Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-26

advantageous to revive some of those italian
operas which, very successful IN their day.
have not during the last twenty years or more
been heard.
An EXPERT in coal mining says that at the
most dangerous points IN the workings earthen
vessels filed with chloride Of lime should be
placed. BOulders Of rock -alt should also Be
scattered at intervals throughout the mine.
The chlorine gas evolved from these mixes
with the defiant gas OF nre-damp and pre-
vents II from accommodating n sufficient guam
tlty 10 reach the exploding point, Wnlcn i
attained when one volume OF gas combines
with seven Of air. Such precautions as these
however, are costly. and other and cheaper
methods Of avoiding dre-damp are preferred
4 PAPER recently read before the French
Academy OF Medicine expressed the writer's
conviction that one in every 5000 persons is
buried alive. This estimate. however exag-
gerated. Is not calculated 10 allay an appre-
hensiOn which is conspicuous among the
French people. and which was lately brought
10 public attention by the declaration Of the
President of the Chamber Of NOtarles- that
express Instructions are given IN one VIII
out Of every ten to have the testatOr's heart
pierced BY qualified surgeon before the lld
OF the coffin Is screwed down.
THE reluctance Of the late Prince Albert 10
disburse money was only equaled by his
eagerness 10 obtain It, according TO the Ion
don Truth. II Is not generally known that he
uc4Q Llt loiiAldl ptel loN AtiEA ~ NRAAt
5lelchen for many years. and, although IN re
ceipt Of an annual allowance Of $4,000. ne
regularly drew his salary Of e. 200 as Cover
nor Of Windsor Castle down 10 the very last
hour Of his life The value Of his estate has
never vet transpired. nor have the Provisions
Of the Princes viii ever been made public.
Ii Is not easy to understand why Queen VIC
tOrla should have made such a profound mys-
terry Of the natter but il is q fact that the
most stringent precautions were taken, ana
have been continued. to keep everything con-
nected with the Princes property and its dis
position dead secret.
Who wrote the first letter and what burn
ing message did it contaius asks a correspOn-
dent Of the Cleveland HeraM. Surely some
pressing secret or compelling motive forced
its expression in that epiztle-sOmething more
than the pictures and symbols Of Egypt could
convey or the flowers Of Persia reveal We
search history in vain for the event or the
moment when the world was enriched by the
gift Of letter writing. The brain that con-
ceiyed the happy thought Of personal CORES
pOndence. and the heart that first cOmfOrled
itself IN its delights. have left no record OF its
achievement. The first eplstle OF which there
Is historic mention was sent from the Samari
tans to AuuOchus, in which they ask IN state
ly. but lmpOrtunate terms 10 be permitted to
follow the customs Of the Greeks. and call
their temple at Mt. Gerrizim the Temple of
Jupiter Hellenlus. But this, like all CORES
pOndence Of ancient history, related only to
public matters. Before that date all cOmmu-
heralds.
Is the early and flush period OF the great
carbonate camp at Leadville, when fortunes
were made IN day almost, a Jealous
Christian, in search OF subscriptions to build a
house Of worship. dropped into Pop Wyman's
club room one evening, and there found large
number Of the newly created bonanza kings
enjoying themselves ID the usual way. Think
ing the opportunity favorable for his purpose
ne made an appeal To Charley H., an ac-
quaiutance of his, whom he induced 10 call an
impromptu meeting and lay the matter be-
fore 10. Charley made such an eloquent
speech that it resulted in raising all the
money asked for in less than fifteen minutes.
This success warmed up Charley. and he
moved that further subscription be taken
up and presented to the church for the pUr-
chase of a fine. large chandelier. This motion
was strenuously opposed by Dutch Gus. who
said: - drinks dot we gives bentY already. by
shimmey. py dot meetin haus; und den sub
bose you gots dem 'shandler, vat good Is 1t: ]
know dere is nobody in de camp vot can blay
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