Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE revised edition Of the Old Testament is
likely to be out in less than SIX months.
FORTY FIVE thousand workmen are engaged
in the matchmaking industry in Switzerland.
MICHIGAN raises nearly one-half of the
worlds crop of peppermint. The annual
yield OF oil varies from 10000 to 10000 pounds
A YOUNG girl of Manchester, Eng, recently
swan 6O9 times around the bath house in
test, while the best male swimmer made but
504 rounds.
NEW WORKERS are buying cream and max
ing their own butter, so great Is the oleo-
margarine scare, and the churning is a fash
ionable amusement.
APAUPER died in the san Francisco aims
house few days ago. He had lived in that
institution for fourteen years. After his death
slS3 in gold coin was found IN his pockets and
a bank book showing that he had 1898 deposit
ed in q French bank.
Hog SKIN is used extensively for saddles, be-
cause it is the only leather that all the stretch
can be taken out of, and there is no other
leather that viii stand so much friction and
wear so we'll. All the straps are made Of
dressed COW skin. There is no strength in hog
skin, so it cannot be used for straps.
THE custom of smuggling instead of cutting
the hair is becoming somewhat popular. The
theory is that it seals up the ends and pre-
SINCE an no good all. You no SINCE maca-
rome. SINCE all make all place all smell up
like an Limburger. Not ah, much ah; no
SINCE all"
''THE Indian girl Of Eurka, New" says the
san Francisco Chronicle, ''who had been given
all the benefits OF civilization, including
dresses Of the latest style, and who recently
cast them aside and went to live in a wickiup
with Piute buck, has repented Of her pas
sion for savage life. Recently, after drinking
bad whisky all night, he arose in the morning
and began to beat and kick her. She escaped
to town and has once more donned the garb
of civilization.
GOOD STORY is told Of the watchfulness
of the officers Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Recently a letter was received by one of the
first officers of the corporation. 1t was well
written and well worded The writer said
that on a certain day, in certain car. on the
PENNSYLVANIA Road, he lost a s. bill. He
wished, il found by the company, 1t should be
returned to him. The official drew 50 note
from his pocket, wrote a reply, saying that
the money was recovered and Is herein en-
closed.
DIR. JOSEPH HALLER has just published, at
Ratisb0n, collection of 555 Spanish proverbs
OF the time Of Cervantes. Mr.. Halter has not
only given the popular text. but has added
all the synonymous Spanish phrases, with the
analogous aphOrisms in Greek, Roman, Ger
man, Romance and Basque literature. Each
Dr0FGrD Il accompanied 4 commentary.
explaining the historic, geographic and
linguistic peculiarities of the saying. and the
whole, text and commentary, is given in both
Spanish and German.
40, the poor Indian! how rapidly he is be-
ing wiped out" said friend yesterday at a
dinner table. ''Let see,' said his Uis-d-Uis,
THAT is true, and it is not true. When Jeffer-
son was President there were more than a
million Indians in this country; now, accord
ing TO the best statistics we can gather, there |
arc only $4,000. Yet it is true that despite |
all their disadvantages and the raVages of the |
small pox and the white man, there was an
increase in our aboriginal population between
1870 and 1880"
FROM 1876 to 1882 the population of Norway
increased lo4, 900. There were 10000 more
births than deaths, but 81 900 individuals emf
grated during that period. Up to 1850 the av-
erage increase was $4,000; but in that year 1t
only reached 1900, while it is calculated that
il, in 1881. VIII amount to nothing, and that
the year of 1882 viii show a decrease of 1000.
IL is the first time since 1914 that the pOpula-
ton Of Norway has been decreasing. This is
caused by the increasing emigration, almost |
entirely TO the United States, amounting, in
1850, to p 600; in 1881, to 2G,O00 and in 1882 to
., 600.
THE papyrus collection recently purchased
by Archduke Reiner, is now being examined
under the direction of Herr Karabaczeh, at