Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-30
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Curious Detroit people continue to Won
der what that stable keeper is going to do
with the three elephants he bought at auc-
tion the other day, although he tells them
that he intends to use them 10 the lumber
woods this winter "sWamping out logs"
A bill was passed by the British Psrlia-
ment three years ago authorizing anybody
to open an Institution Of retreat for drunk
ards. Friends of temperance believed that
great good would be accomplished, but the
government inspectors report that only two
retreats have been started, and the inmates
are restricted.
"Oyster betting" is becoming fashionable
at French sesports. The company repair on
a bright morning to the oyster bed, where
the creatures are opening themselves to the
sun. Each chooses his oyster and puts a
Napoleon between the shells, and the fortu-
nate gambler whose oyster first closes upon
the coin nets the whole pool.
The Rev. NJ. Ross, of the Presbyterian
Church at SunburY, Pa, having been forced
by his congregation to resign, prepared an
abusive farewell sermon for delivery last
Sunday, but seeing reporters present, he or
dered them to leave. As they did not do
so, he went out, got another sermon, and
promised to preach the expected one next
week with closed doors.
The Prince of Wales completed his three
weeks course (the usual period Of HON.
burg waters on September 9. He has
strictly observed the required regimen, and
has taken baths and imbibed the usual
tumblers of water from the nauseous
springs with scrupulous regularity. He has
also been aiding his "cure" by keeping
very early hours, taking plenty Of exercise,
and by eating very plain dishes.
Blind people sometimes see their way in
the world clearly enough. The Postmaster
General Of England is blind, and more
clear sighted officer England never had. A
blind man recently assembled Mont Blanc to
take view Of mountain scenery, and q
stone blind man once managed theatrical
company, and played the lovers in the pieces
he produced, but then love is blind at best.
Through these examples the blind may see
a good many ways open to them.
The following touching illustration OF the
beauty of a sympathetic spirit is chronicled
by the Nashua IN. H. Telegraph: "On re-
cent Sunday evening a stranger, tired and
dusty, leaned against a lamp post at Roches-
ter, while he inquired the distance to Farm
ington. Eight miles, said a boy. Are
you sure 1t is as far as thatg The boy, with
his big heart OVERLOOKING with the milk OF
human kindness, replied, We'll, seeing you
are pretty ALFRED tired, l will call 1t seven
miles.'n
During the last six months BOSS horses
have been used for food in Berlin. The
warm saussges sold in the streets at night
are mostly of equine origin. When promi-
nent restaurant keeper failed some years
ago the most conspicuous among his credi-
tors was horse butcher, which throws a
side-light on the "roast beef" that used to
be served up TO his guests. The very poor
are the chief buyers, but there are not few
gourmands who look upon hOrsefiesh as a
great delicacy.
Much has been said Of late concerning the
long discussed notion that malaria is caused
by the multiplication in the human system
OF germs whose natural habitation is in the
swamp air, impure water, etc. Some writers
have even found and described what they
believe to be this germ or bacillus. The
British Medical Journal is not enthusiastic
over the matter as demonstrated fact. In
reply to a recent correspondent, the editor
says: 1.-The very existence OF the bacillus
malar!& is doubtful, and 1t is as yet impossi-
BILE to detect it in drinking water"
1t is reported from Vienna that the En-
press Eugene has bought the chateau and
park Of Wasserberg. in Syria, from Baron
Won Herzinger, for eco, 0O0 ''It is no Sc
cret," says the London Truth, "that the
Empress quilted England in high dudgeon
at the attentions which were shown to Cete-
wsyo, and it is By no means improbable
that she will in future pass most Of her
time abroad. She is not at all delighted
with her new residence near Marlborough,
which cost large sum, and which has
lately been much enlarged, no fewer than
eighteen rooms having been added to the
house."
The anniversary of the battle of Sedan is
still triumphantly celebrated IN Germany.
This year there were joyful exercises in all
the public schools, there was appropriate
music In the town halls, buildings were
decorated with flags, and windows with
busts Of the Emperor and Crown Prince,
societies and corporations had banquets and
commemorative meetings, and the perform
ances in the theatres and other places Of
public resort were all arranged and pre-
scented with reference to the character OF the
day. Berlin, Dresden, Leipsic, Breslau,
L
zest in these festivities.
The bridge which is 70 be erected across
the Forth will be one of the greatest scien-
tiic achievements Of the century. The
main girder will be within few feet of a
mile in length. The bridge is to rest on
round cylindrical piers, each weighing
16, 600 tons, to which must be added 5000
tons, the estimated pressure Oh the top OF
the pier of the superstIucture, roll
ing load, and wind pressure. Tuis
gives a pressure at the base of about
"A, 900 tons, or about six tons per
square foOl. The foundation is clay, and
is considered excellent. Steel will be used
in the construction Of the bridge, the
amount required being about $4,000 tons,
and the estimated cost Of the bridge is
81 SOC, 900.
The large marble tablet, representing the
signing of the social compact in the cabin Of
the MaYAower, designed to be placed In the
base of the Plymouth Monument, has Just
been completed and shipped to its destina-
ton by the Hsllowell (Ae.) Granite Com
panY. This is the finest and most elaborate
piece of work ever executed at Hallowell,
says the Boston Journal, being cut in marble
by two Italians, who have been engaged on
it about SIX months. The size Of the tablet
is about three by five feet. The figures,
IN number, stand out in bold relief.
The expression Of each face is lifelike and
earnest. The large statue representing Edu-
cation, which is to be placed on one corner
Of Plymouth Monument, has also been I'M
pleted by the Hallowell Granite Company
and shipped. 1t is cut from one block of
granite which weighed in the rough state
about one hundred tons, but In its compile
ted condition weighs about twenty tons.
An interesting observation on tree-rings
is recorded by Professor BAchelart in La
Nature. During a visit to the ruins OF
Palenque, Mexico, in 1859, NJ. Charnay
caused all the trees that hid the facade OF
one of the pyramids of the palace to be cut
down. On a second visit IN 1880 he cut the
trees that had grown since 1889, and he re-
marked that all of them had a number Of
concentric circles greatly superior to their
age. The oldest could only have been
twenty-five yeara Of age, but on a section
Of one Of them he counted $50 circles; the
tree was sixty to siXtY-five centimetres In
diameter. A shrub, eigh. cen months old
at most, had eighteen cOncentric circles.
NJ CharnaY found the case repeated in
every species and trees of all sizes. He
concluded that in hot and moist climate,
where Nature is never at rest, 1t may pro-
duce, not one circle year, as with us, but
one month. The age of q monument has
often been calculated from that OF trees
that have grown on its ruins. For Palenque