The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-11

or are your" Kitchener looked at him,
recognized the breed as one after his
own heart, nodded approval and went
away.
"A curious feature of the fireworks
programme during the dedication cere-
monies at the Worlds Fair st. Louis,
Will be the release of large balloon
made of the finest silk and lightest Gil
silk, and filled with the best quality of
hydrogen. To this balloon will be 1T
tached, under proper safeguards to
prevent injury, notice directed to the
finder that on return of the notice to
the exposition officials d season pass
to the fair will be given. 1t is esti-
mated that the balloon under Incder-
ately favorable conditions, will travel
a thousand miles before returning to
earth 1t is likely that much interest
will be displayed on the night of the
balloons release as to the direction of
the wind and that localities in the
fortunate direction will be on the look
out for the treasure-laden messenger.
Statistics which have just been pub
lished in France show that the State
sold during the past year over $780,
600 kilogrammes weight of cigars and
100000 of cigarettes, the quantity of
tobacco disposed of amounting to
about 34000,00 kiogrammes. The
inhabitants of France smoke annually
at the rate of a little over two pounds
of tobacco per head, with an average
expenditure of IL frances for each. But
addition to the narcotic, varies in diff
ferent localities. For instance while
the population of the Department of
the Nord contrives to get through up
ward of $500 grammes per head in the
| course of a year, that of the Lozere
uses only an average of 400 grammes.
The Parisian's average expediture on
smoking comes to nearly 20 frances a
year.
The creation of a theatre popu-
laire," a theater especially for the
popular classes, under the auspices
and maintenance of the government,
formed one of the principal topics dis
cussed in the report submitted by
Deputy Simyan to the French Cham
Der, in the name of the BeauX Arts
Commission of the Budget. This ques-
ton has been agitated for many years
in France, where some theaters were
always practically supported by the
State, and it has been presented to
The Legislators With persuasive elo-
quence in the report of Deputy Sim
yam, which proposes also several i'm
provementS in the management of
public museums and schools of arts.
His ideas and suggestions relative to
the present dramatic and artistic ques-
lions in France have been approved
by the great majority of the French
press DR.. Simyan represents in the
Chamber the town of Cluny, so fam
Gus in the Middle Ages for it's Abbey
of Benedictines, at which Abelard re-
sided. and. which was at that time
the great literary centre of Europe.
Where did that very common word
fudge come from, and what does it
really mean? The antiquarian of 1.-THE
Boston Journal says the first appear
ance of the word in literatute is in the
description of the call of Lady Blair
ney and Miss Carolina Wilhelmina
Amelia Skeggs on the Vicar of Wake
fields household But previously l
should have mentioned the very i'm
polite behavior of Mr.. Burchall, who,
during this discourse, set with his
face turned to the fire, and at the
conclusion of every sentence would
cry out "fudge!" an expression which
displeased us all, and in some
measure damped the rising spirit of
the conversation" Does the word
''fuche"or the Low German "futsch"?
100 quoted by the elder DIsraeli:
There was, sir, in our times one
Captain Fudge, who always brought
so much that now aboard the ship.
lie told, cry out, You fudge!"