The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
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chair, which was once the property OF
Roger Sherman, one of the signers OF
the Declaration of Independence.
Cardinal Clasca's recent death in
Rome makes a total of 1856 members of
the Sacred College to die since Leo
XIII began his reign. 1t now consists
of thirty-nine Italians and twenty
of other nations, with five vacancies.
Too Previous.-The Subject (after
the sitting)-"I hadn't sat for a picture
before in ten years, don't you know.
and I'm deuced glad the worst is
over" The Photographer (innocently
enough)-"But you haven't seen the
negative yet!'-Puck.
"A wedding without a ring seems
incongruous. but in Cadiz, Spain, no
ring is used. After the ceremony the
bridegroom moves the flower in the
brides hair from left to right, for in
various parts of Spain to wear rose
above your right ear is to proclaim
yourself a wife.
The beautiful Sevres fountain
which was so much admired at the
Paris Exhibition, and which has been
practically destroyed by vandals since
the close of the show, will shortly be
replaced with one of more elegant and
substantial design, also the work Of the
famous potters of the Seine.
The Vienna Mint has undertaken
the production of the new money for
Brazil, and has already commenced the
delivery of part of the coinage. The
money, consisting of 100 relS and 200
relS pieces, was packed in bags, seven
of such bags enclosed in casks lined
with sheet iron, secured at the top
and bottom with lead sealed screws.
Six wagons were necessary for the
conveyance of these casks en- route to
Rio de Janeiro.
The latest thing in strikes is a
strike of barristers. The barristers of
Alencon, France, have objected to
regulation by which their vacation was
to be curtailed. They struck not for
more money, but for more holidays.
They said the proposal to open the
courts early in the season was bad
one, as the roads were excellent, and
they wished to do more cycling. For
this remarkable reason the business of
the courts was delayed until the roads
became bad.
During forty-eight-m wind out
in Washington last month a section of
wharf in Old Tacoma was washed
from it's piling and floated out to sea.
On the wharf stood small grocery
store, owned by man named Johnson.
The proprietor and two customers were
in the store at the time the wharf
hoated away, taking the building with
1t. For several hours the groceryman
and his customers were at the mercy
of the waves, but the wharf did not
overturn, and finally was captured by
tug, brought to shore and safely
moored.
A fast New Jersey Central
passenger train that had never
before stopped at Coalport, Pa,
was brought to standstill
that had never before stopped at Coal
port, Pa, was brought to a standstill
last Saturday at that point by prayer.
A clergyman who had been called to
attend funeral at Coalport was told
that the latter was no stopping place.
Then I'll pray for the train to stop"
said he; and he did so silently. AS the
train approached Coalport Engineer
Lowder slowed down and brought the
train at standstill at the station. He
said a secret influence impelled him to
stop there.
Ambassador Cambon, when in AL
bany the other day was talking poll
tics with Assemblyman McKeown, and
asked him: How much in the mi
nority are you?" ooh, so much that
the Speaker can run the whole thing"
said Mr.. McKeown. well, in France"
said M. Cambon, when the deputies do
not like the ruling of the presiding Of
ficer they have a very forcible method
of expressing their disapproval" How
do they do it?" asked McKeown, with
some eagerness and a beam of hope
'They have desk lids which make
very loud noise when slammed, and
they slam them until the Speakers
gavel oftentimes cannot be heard
above the dim
There is most peculiar story go
ing the rounds in Austin, Tex, to the
effect that young girl has attempted
suicide by the smallpox route. Her
lover died almost year ago from
smallpox, and she has wilfully exposed
herself to that disease. In small hut
in the settlement known as Mexico"
in the southern portion of the city, a
Mexican woman has been sick with
smallpox. This young girl went to the
shanty, and at first was refused ad-
mittance, but was admitted later when
she represented that she could cure the
patient Once inside and in contact
with the victim, she told of her real
purpose and sad story. The Mexicans
tried to persuade her to leave, but she
would not go, instead lying down on
the pallet with the patient and spend
ing the night there.
There are many billiard tables in
the stately homes of England to-day
that have cost their owners sums of
$500 and upward, says Tit-Bits. The
Hon. F. Rothschild possesses one that
cost ES0O; but with his usual simplicity
or taste our King who as Prince of
Wales was an enthusiastic and skillful
cuelst-is the possessor Of a table
which cost the more modest figure of
$500. The billiard room at Sandring-
ham, which the writer once had the
pleasure of visiting, was furnished in
the most quiet and transformations
manner, though the Kings sporting
tastes were evidenced by the nature
of the pictures adjoining the walls.
one of the most remarkable billiard
tables in the world is to be found in
the billiard room at Windsor Castle
1t is truly a table with a history. This
unique table is built entirely of wood
recovered from the wreck of the RovaI
George, and was one of the most prized
possessions of the late Queen Victoria
The wood of which this table is built
is still we'll preserved, notwithstand-
ing its long immersion at the bottom
of the sea.
-PeOnle in tho TTn;+a5 c4..