Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-21
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SrRAwBERRIEs were picked g late as Nov.
l in Chester. Eng. The weather is still de-
| lightfully mild.
LARGE quantities of African peanuts are
imported into France. where they are used IN
the manufacture Of olive OIL
TWELVE uetrifed clans were found at a
/ depth Of 20 feet. a week or 50 ago, while
boring for oil al Purissima, Cal.
THE cataracts Of the Nile are due to granite
veins. which the river. while working a way
through the sandstone. had been unable to de-
stroy or remove.
THERE Is a fireman who, except for 4 short
time. has been continuously employed al the
Executive Mansion since he first went there
in FillmOre's administrator.
AZ elegant house on West Twenty-eighth
! street. View York. has been fitted up as a la
dies billiard paTlOr. 1t Is patronlzed only by
those known II be strictly respectable
THE Methodist Conference in Dakota de-
| clarcs soIemnly that It wil never consent to
| the adoption Of a constitution for the future
state Of Dakota which Goes not contain consti-
tutIOnal prohibition
\ VILLAGE in Leiccstershlre, England.
claims the coming g~iantess. Although just j
wears Cd she l. SIX feet five inches IN height,
weighs - pounds. and has apparently only
just begun 10 develop
8 DRUGGIST explains that the main cost Of
q preparation i not the material use. but
the time spent in preparing 1t and the expense
of Keeping a large variety Of drugs IN stock,
with very small sales Of any one article. sur-
thrrmore. 10 the cost Of drugs generally the
Internal revenue on alcoholic liquids Il the
chief contributor.
ASCIENTIFIC OBSERVER claims that the fiat
ness Of the earth al the pole brings the polar
ocean thirteen miles nearer than any other
portioDs Of the globe 10 the central bali Of fire,
nuou which he believes the earth 70 be built.
Consequently. the heat Is 50 great that the
water could never freeze over, and II there i
a sea al that spot at al II must be an open one.
SOM OF the Rhine wine supplied to the i'm
perial table at Berlin comes from private eel
lars at Cloister Erbaeh, and the price Is fixed
bv sworn appraisers. 1t sometimes costs as
much as s. a bottle. but having regard 10 the
labor expended in us PRODUCTION, the caFeiul
selection Of the grapes bv skilled hands, ETC.,
the price j. not very high.
Al LOADS Of young carp are beng taken
every week from the propagating ponds Of
Washington and sent 10 al parts Of the coun-
try. over 1900 applications were on fle at
the commencement Of the distribution. and
thew will all De supplied before Christmas.
Carp Is now beginning 10 be utilized as a food
snrTlT. and some which were sent 10 the New
Yore market brought . cents a pound
Hrav wheat train pulled into Fargo by
one engine. a few DAYS ago, on the Northern
Pacific Railroad. consisted Of 10 cars, loaded
with wheat. This would make, allowing 20
bushels 10 the car. n weight Of S.6So-o0
pounds. while the csrs weigh z,tZ,V1 POUNDS.
making 6.SS0.O0O pounds pulled by one locono-
tive. or over 3.l90 tons. The train was over
t-hree-ouarters Of a mile in length.
THERE is not. according to Col. Scott, 8
single bird OF beast protected By game laws
for which England was not originally in
debted 10 some foreign country. The hare
rawe nom Northern Asia; the rabbit from
Africs. whence he crossed into Spaln: the
uhqazanr from the river Phasls. IN ASIA Minor,
from which he derives his name, ana the par
fridge from Scandinavia and Northern
Enrope.
A NAN has walked on the waters Of the
Seine. He a each foot in a small triangular
box. securely fastened with straps around his
legs. and in his hands he carried q long bal
ancing pole. similar to those used by rope
dancers. except that al each end was attached
a large inflated bladder. When getting OF
his balance. he dipped the end OF the pole, and
the resistance caused By the bladder touching
tie water restored him 10 his equilibrium.
II is a weII-known fsct that when hounds
get close on to their quarry they are insensi-
bic 10 all else that IS going on. Lately Sir n.
de ROthschIld's staghouuds bad a narrow es-
cape on the London and Northwestern Rail-
Wav. The train was entering q deep cutting.
looking out 10 ascertain the cause Of the
stopDage. the passengers were surprised to
see s full-gr0wn stag rushing along the line
with the park of hounds IN fun pursuit.
which would certainly have been mangled II
| the engineer had not stopped me tram