The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


they could not agree on a name for their
baby daughter. From that time neither
spoke to the other until last week, when
both happened to attend the same re.
vival meeting in a local church. The ex-
element at this gathering broke the long
period Of silence, and now they are fully
reeoncied.
India is rapidly becoming an impor-
tant factor in the coal market. The out
put last year was nearly 40 per cent in
excess Of that of the year before, and a
still further Increase will be seen this
year. Expectation of coal from India
has already begun. The coal is found
over wide-areas and the growing short
age in England may be re'.e ed by the
expansion of the mining industry in In
dia and the United States may find in
that country a serious competitor.
The official flag of the pan-American
exposition at Buffalo was selected from
300 designs, and is the production of
Miss Adelaide ]. Thorpe. In the upper
corner is a single white star on blue
field, typify ng North America; en- red
field, in the OPP site corner. are four
stars, representing the southern cross
constellation and South America. The
center of the flag is diagonal white bar
bearing the golden eagle of liberty, with
green scroll in its talons inscribed
Pax, 1901
The West Chester and Philadelphia
Street Railroad Company a few days
ago received a contribution to its con
science fund" accomp MED by this let
ter: ''Sir: Enclosed find a 50 bill to pay
fare l did not pay in the go s. To get
right with God. Sir, are you right with
God? Get ready for the Judgment day
get ready, man; do you hear?" The
president of the road intimates that the
unknown writer must have tough con-
science. considering that 1t stood the
wear and tear of wrongdoiug for some
thing like forty years.
If a recent report from Chicago is to
be believed that city is the home of one
Of the strongest men in the country. The
Dispatch referred to asserted that two
burglars drove up to the door of the res
idence of a millionaire banker in u cut
ter, and while one of them held the
horse the other climbed up the front
porch pried open a window and carried
out a S0e-pound safe. Chicago may wei
be proud of a man who could hold 800
pound safe under one arm while sliding
down a veranda post.
The following is Prof. Huxley's defini-
ton of a church given in his Life and
Letters: "A place in which, week by
week, services should be devoted. not to
the iteration of abstract propositions in
theology, but to the setting before mems
minds of an ideal of true, just and pure
living; a place in which those who are
weary of the burden of daily cares should
find a moments rest in the contempla-
ton of the higher life which is possible
for all, though attained by so few; place
in which the man of strife and business
should have time to think how small, af-
ter all, are the rewards he eovets, COM
pared with peace and charity"
"A laxative waiter is thus quoted in
the Philadelphia Record: "You always
like to sit at side table, don't you, sir?
Yes. sir. Well, most people do. and
could never understand why. Can you
tell me? No, sir: I didn't think you
could. None of them can, sir and yet
they all do it. I'm glad I haven't the
middle tables to wait on. It's less work,
to e sure; but it's also less tips I've Of
ten noticed that those who do sit at the
mitedle tables are shy on tips, sir, begging
your pardon for mentioning this. But
it's fact, sir. I've seen regular GUS
toners of the place come in, and if the
side tables were all taken go out again,
although all the tables in the center were
empty. I've seen this happen lots Of
times, and I've often wondered why it
was. The salt? Yes, sir
"A London cable says: To a little dog
belongs the sad distinction of receiving the
last token of tenderness which Queen
Victoria bestowed on any living creature
outside of her family. 1t was a snow
white Pomeranian, the favored one Of her
many pets. In those days so near the
end, the tiny creature with seeming per-
ception of the coming event, kept near
his royal mistress with a pathetic devotion
that won her heart. On that Thursday
when the shadow of death was at last ac-
knoWledged to De lowering near, the
Queen stroked the silky coat of her dumb
friend again and again. 1t was almost
her last effort. The creatures about her
were ever her personal care. The High
land pony she rode took IT'S sugar from
her own hands. Every dog about any
or the royal residences had its mark Of
attention and love. The parrot that fig
ures in so many of her early drawings
is an indication of her love for pets.
To her children she transmitted her fond
ness for animals. King Edwards love OF
horses Is well known. His love of dogs
Is no less strong. The history of his
favorites is a long one. With his daugh.
tiers and their dogs he is seen at his besr
and happiest.
Cheap opera glasses are an abonina-
tion," said an eye specialist, according 70
the Philadelphia Record There is no
doubt about this, have made a special
study of the matter Lots of ewes are
nearly ruined by them. I find this mar
ticularly true of young girls who eo a
great deal to the theater, and who seem
to think they must have opera glasses.
TO their way of thinking an opera glass
is an opera glass. and that's all there is
20 it. So they buy cheap ones, and then
wonder why their eyes are giving them
so much trouble. and why they have surh
headaches. Unless the very best lenses
are used, should advise everybody to
taboo opera glasses. The further from
the stage one is the better and more ner-
feet the glasses should be. Exactly abe
reverse OF this is actually the case for
The people who sit in the rear seats or in
the balcony are usually the ones who have
the poorest glasses, A performance view
ed with the naked eye is much more sat
isfactory, to my way of thinking An
opera glass gives but a limited view. ana
only the one object on which IL is focus
sed is visible. ] don't see why people use
even the best of them"
Nj MERCER, OF St. Aubin du Condrait.
describes one of the most SINGULAR 6ehire,