The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-06
The Number 8.

From the New York Press.
1t is said the the longest lease ran for
$3.50 years. The granting Of one for 500
years was common enough, while we daily
hear of the limit of 80 years. An unfor-
sunate derelict of Wall street. hanging
out nowadays in the "Morgue," as a part
of New street as called, squeezing now
and then a few dollars out OF a privilege,
has made a study OF the mystical num-
bers-nine. five and three, the diapason.
diapente and dia trion of the Greeks-and
being of a philosophical turn, as we'll as
wise in his own conceit, his discourse is
full of entertainment. He speaks OF n
nine days wonder. nine tailors making a
man, Vulcan falling nine days out of
heaven, Miton's lost angels falling nine
days, the nine rivers of hell the nine
worthless. the nine muses.. Porsena swear
ing by the nine gods, the nine Galicenae,
the nine korfigan, the nine heavens the
nine orders of angels. the nine worlds OF
Niftheim, the nine earths, rugged to the
Mines" Deucalion's ark tossed about for
nine days, cats nine lives. nine points
of the law, the nine crowns In heraldry,
etc.
Shakespeare says: "Ill cavil on the
ninth part of a hair" When man
squints he looks nine ways. There are
nine planets. There are nine ranks OF
mandarins, with nine buttons of official
rank, as follows /, ruby; 2, coral; 3, sap
phire; 4, an Opaque blue stone; 5, crystal;
s, an opaque white shell; Z, wrought gold:
8, plain gold; 9. silver. The button is worn
on the cap. The whole body Of Chinese
mandarins consists of q members--3 times
8. They are appointed for ~ imperial
birth, (2) long service. C0 illustrious deeds,
O knowledge, (5) ability, 60 zeal. Cd no
bihty, 90 aristocratic birth. The nine of
diamonds was the curse of Scotland. Mad
beth's nine witches sang as they danced
around che cauldron. Thrice to thine and
thrict to mine, and thrice again to make
up nine" Nine knots are made in a black
wool string as a charm for a spralned
ankle. We give three times three cheers.
odins ring dropped eight other rings
every ninth night.
Niooes children lay nine days in their
blood before they were buried. To see
nine magpies is most unlucky. III a SER
want finds nine green peas in a pod she
lays them on the Intel over the kitchen
door, and the first man that enters is to
be her steady company" The hydra had
nine heads. There are nine marks OF
cadency. The abracadabra was worn nine
days and then flung into a river The in
strument for Furnishing evil-doers was.
and still Is, cato mine tails. from the
suDerstitious notion that fiogging by a
trinity OF trintles" would be more sa-
cred and more efflcacious. Nine diamonds
were offered as prizes In the Diamond
Jousts" of King Arthur In order to see
the fairies you must put nine grains of
wheat on a four-leaved clover. The Styx
encompasses the Internal regions In nine
circles.
asked a lawyer what he regarded as
mine points OF the law" or what 10
meant by possession in nine points OF
the law" and he answered In this wise.
Success I'm lawsuit requires d. a good
deal Of money (D. good deal Of patience
go a good cause (D a coed lawyer. go
good counsel 60 good witnesses. %
good jury. 81 a good Judge. and 90 good
luck"