The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-10
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a consequence tailors are doing well.
But wine merchants are passing
through a period of depression, for 1t
| is noticeable that society men in Eng
land drink a good deal less than for
merly. Champagne no longer holds
pride of place, mild hook moselle, weak
whisky and water, or even aqua pura,
being the limit with men who a year
or two ago were accustomed to drink
| regularly and valiantly. Barley water
is the popular brew in the Bachelors
Club.
Monkeys have repertory of pas
times to while away their days in cap
tivity as changeable as a continuous
| show. They are wonders in develop
ing ways and means for mischief, as
We'll as entertainment. They are past
| masters in the art of stealing and are
| as restless as the waves of the sea. If
| there is any good in physical culture
monkeys, because of their tireless ex-
ercising, ought to have the contour
and strenth of perfect animals. Some
how or other this does not follow.
Their arms do not get bigger, nor do
their legs, and the deep breathing ex-
ercise doesn't seem to make any diff
| ference to their lungs. They are al
| most as sensitive as a flower and
wither in draughts as easily. But they
take a cheerful view of life and cut up
| all kinds of didos from morning until
night. They try to make life one
round of pleasure, as If they appreci-
ated its shortness.
do birds commit suicide? 1t would
seem from circumstantial evidence that
they do, says Forest and Stream. This
morning while passing a large sycamore
tree in the State University grounds,
l happened by some chance to look up
into the tree. and there I saw q robin
about twenty feet from the ground
hanging to a string by the neck. Each
end of the string was wrapped around
limbs about eighteen inches apart, and
the middle was wound around the rob-
ms neck so that it was hanging about
midway between the two limbs. 1 at
first thought it was dead, but while
looking at it. 1 saw it's wings move
when rushed into one of the buildings,
got ladder and soon had it rescued
Its life was nearly gone, but after a
little while it revived and flew away
A partly built nest in the tree would
indicate that it was carrying a string
to put in with its building material
ana in some way became entangled in
the string with the above result.
Minister WI recently attended the
meeting of an association in Canton,
composed of Chinese and foreigners,
called the Natural Feet Society,"" 1t
was like this irrepressible humorist to
begin his speech by solemnly assever-
ating that he had never allowed any
daughter of his to bind her feet, ad-
uniting, however, that he had no
daughters. To be sure, his wife has
small feet, but he confided to his hear
ers that he deferred marriage three
years, hoping for a wife of suitable
rank with natural feet, but when his
parents could find none he had to
marry one with bound feet or remain
single. His wife now thinks as he
does about the folly of the ancient Gus
toms. But it is very difficult to I'M
loosen feet once bound, though 1 can
tell you sub rosa my wife is trying to
unloosen her feet When she heard
OF this meeting she urged me to come,
and she has authorized me to say she
will give small contribution of 500
to the society"
For years, says the Booklovers'
Magazine, the country boys have been
dcserting the farms for the village, the
town boys have been winning success
in the cities, and the city boys have
been making their mark in the metrop-
oils. The process, however, threatents
TO leave the farm without it's Workmen.
AS the urban population which must be
fed from the farms increases, the till
ers of the soil become fewer in number
ana poorer in quality. Those who re-
main to care for the crops have one
fault which the city dweller is quick
to notice. The worker somehow does
not put the spirit into his tasks that
the eight-hour-day man in town ex-
hlbits. The city boy grows up in an
atmosphere of hustle. With his ability
TO make every moment count, the city
bred man may get out of a farm i'm
nfeasurably more than the average ru-
raj resident Agricultural schools and
business instinct and training are
not bad substitutes for farm breeding:
and 1T will not be surprising if the next
few years witness an exodus of citv-
bred workmen, filled with spirit and
speed, to the districts which produce
the original matter for all the break
fast foods.
An instance of the respect In which
Journalism is held in Latin America
was furnished recently by the immense
demonstration at Buenos Ayres in hon
or of newspaper of that city. LA
Prensa," and which is described at
length and with great satisfaction by
every paper at hand from South
America Those of the Argentine Re
public sent delegates to the capital
to figure in the manifestation in which
the population of the city participated.
as an expression of gratitude to Senior
Ezequiel Paz, the editor and owner
of La Prensa." La Prensa" has a
daily circulation of about 100, 900 copies.
and in its building at Buenos Ayres
there are Offices where physicians and
lawyers give gratuitous public consul
tations. There are free baths, free
courses in languages and in instru-
mental and vocal music. The pupils
of these latter courses took the initia-
tive in the demonstration, in which
the people of Buenos Ayres Joined.
crowding all the streets near the Ave-
nue. of May, where Is the beautiful
building of LA Prensa." It is APP
parent that the South Americans can
teach the editors of this country sew
eral things about running a popular
newspaper.
Tt may seem odd to you," said a
man who has money enough now to
buy a dozen cemeteries If he wanted
them, according to the New York
Sun, 'but the first great feeling of re-
lief and qualification that came to me
with my first little accumulation of
money sprang from the realization
that now. for the first time since 1
had been married, we had money