Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE use of natural gas in Pittsburg manu-
factories is steadily increasing, and now the
right has been solo to a man who Will Try 10
introduce il into houses for heating purposes.
A SAN Francisco GIRLS claim to distinc
ton rests upon the fact that, at a church fair,
she stood on her head in the guise of a gypsy
boy acrobat. She had q tent to herself, and
each spectator of the feat was compelled TO
pay dollar.
GERMAN commercial papers direct atten-
ton to the increasing development OF the beet
root sugar industry IN Denmark. Formerly
the bulk of Denmark's sugar supply came
from abroad, but for some time past II has
been provided at home.
DIR. G. L. BEARDsLEY reiterates the belief
of many scientific men that death is usually
quite painless, so far as physical sensation is
concerned, and he is also Of the opinion that
mental numbness, or feeling of sinking into
rest, frees the mind of fear.
HAVING lost the whole of both legs in the
war, and subsequently living in poverty for
twenty years on his pension, a Nashville man
hit upon the idea of making slde-snoW
curiosity of himself by attaching deceptive
wax feet to his stumps and figuring as freak
OF nature. He is now prosperous.
IN Mianns, Conn, there is house built %
years ago by a man named Van Nostrand,
who has lived in il all these years without
erection. Only part of the rooms are finished,
and 1t is said that the house was left in that
condition to escape the payment OF taxes.
II 1917 Benjamin Braswell, wealthy citi-
zen of New York, died, leaving his estate of
$4,000 for the education of the orphans of the
county. A condition was annexed that a
barbecue should be held over his grave every
year. The fund has been judiciOusly invested
and faithfully applied during the last 65 years,
b undreds Of orphans having been educated
by it.
A WISCONSIN man Of habltual profanity
has been speeches. since, as he writes out the
account, he uttered some particularly blasphe-
nous words while angered by a refractory
horse. He thinks that he was smltten down
as a punishment, and never be able again
to speak. Others believe that he fell in a
drunken sleep, and dreamed so wildly that
his brain was turned by it, his incapacity
being imaginary.
IN the old parish church of st. Mary's, Lam
beth, England, structure dating from the
thirteenth century, there has been since 1908
a painted window representing a peddler
and his dog. Tradition says that peddler
left an acre Of land to the parish church on
condition that his portrait was preserved in
has been cast upon this story. the fact remains
that 'Peddler's A ere" a piece of land close
to Westminster Bridge, was bequeathed to
the parish some centuries ago by person
be the peddler. Originally the land yielded
only four shillings per year; it now brings to
the parish considerably over fl,OO0.
THE gossips are at sea as to the successor of
Secretary FOlger. Mr.. Window, ex-Secre-
tary, was the last one named for the place
and his arrival in Washington and
denial was not necessary TO stamp
employees who are in fat places re-
joice as the chances of Greshams transfer
diminish. They say Gen. Gresham is NEEDLE
some and disagreeable. He wants to have
personal supervision of every branch of his
department. For this reason Gresham is not
popular man in the Post Office Department,
and as there are good many branches of the
Treasury that would come in for an overhaul
ing under a man like Gresham the fear that
he might get the vacant Secretaryship
created a mild sOrt of terror among the
crowd of petty officials 1t is believed that
both Gresham and Gen. Sharpe have been
offered and have declined the place. The
place goes begging. The time is too short
for any prominent politician or business man
to accept the Secretaryship, as he must go out
on the incoming of a new President. The
acceptance would shelve politician, and no
nee tions for such a short-l lived honor For
these reasons the chances Of Acting Secretary
Coon are considered good. The turn OF af-
fairs in the Post Office Department is being
watched with amusing interest. Frank Hat
ton has informed personal friends that he
will be Postmaster General within ten days.
On the other hand, Gen Gresham says he
(Gresham) expects to be still Postmaster Gen
eral on March 4.