The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

ing one-third of cubic foot of hydro
gen gas. Despite this constant activity
the salt apparently remains just as
potent as it was at the beginning.
Senator Carmack used to be fond
of 'stringing" people, but gave up the
habit because of an incident in the last
campaign in Tennessee. A friend ask
ed him one day: How is Capt. Pierce
this morning." referring to a mutual
friend. Dead" said the Senator
sepulchrally and passed on. That ev-
ening, having forgotten all about his
Joke" in the meantime, some one call
ed him up and asked if he had heard
of Capt. Pierce's death. The Sena-
tor much shocked at the alleged news,
hurried to the Captains home in the
suburbs and found him in excellent
health. Mr. Carmack foreswore all
such Joking forthwith.
What is thought to have been the
first initiation of Catholic priests into
the order of Elks has taken place in
New York. The Rev. William Fl. j.
Reany, chaplain, U. S. N, and the Rev.
James Byrne, who has a Staten Island
parish, have Joined the secret society
which is favored especially by theatre
cal people. There has never been any
opposition on the part of the church
" Tile tdlly JOlIltllS Tie E@1hS, AWiltCH ~
regarded in the light of u fraternal So
ciety, and it is well known that thou
sands of Catholics throughout the
country are members of the order, but
this is the first instance, as far as
known, where priests have become
members.
"A correspondent of the London
Mail at Dresden writes that the Ger
mans are far in advance of some 9TH
er people in caring for the wild birds
in their towns. During the winter shell
ters from the snow are erected in pub
lie parks and private gardens for them,
and plentifully supplied with food of
various kinds, including mountain ash
berries for thrushes and blaclzbirds
and other seeds for the smaller birds.
This mixture is sold at very cheap
rate in shops for the purpose In
springtime one may see many birds
nesting in special wooden boxes placed
in the higher trees, out of the reach of
cats. The boxes are of different sizes,
to suit starlings, sparrows or tomtits.
The story Of the Indian who, SEN
fenced to be hanged for murder, was
allowed his freedom without bonds up
on his promise to appear at the
time and place fixed in the decree for
his hanging, a promise which was
faithfully kept, is matched by another
which comes from the same section.
The Territory of Oklahoma having no
penitentiary, its criminals are cared for
by its neighbor Kansas. A man walk
ed into the prison at Lansing a few
days ago and presented a letter to the
warden, which said the bearer had
been convicted of manslaughtor and
sentenced for term of four years. AS
he was known to be honest, the serv-
ices of sheriff were dispensed with on
the ground of economy.
The quaint annual ceremony, CEN
turtles old, in honor of the "Biddenden
maids took place recently, according
to The London Chronicle, in that quiet
Kentfsh village, which for once was
crowded with visitors on foot, on bicy-
Giles, and in motor cars. The maids"
were born together in the year HOO,
and were Joined together at the hips
and at the shoulders. Thus they lived
for thirty-four years, and then died to-
gether. They were noted for their
charity and by their will they left
piece of land, which has since in
creased beyond it's original value of
forty guineas a year, to provide on a
certain day bread and cheese for the
poor and cakes for strangers who come
to the parish. Yesterday a huge crowd
of strangers gathered to see two hun
dred loaves and two hundred pounds of
cheese handed by the churchwardens
from a window in the old workhouse,
and struggled or bargained afterward
for the cakes stamped with a picture
of the maids"