Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IL the Montana cattle towns, newspaper,
a shave and a glass of whisky all cost the same
price, namely, p cents.
A SPLINTER OF a deer's hoof, with powerful
microscopes and polarized light, isas wonder
full to see as a raintow.
LARGE quantities Of African peanuts are
imported into France, where they are used in
the manufacture of olive oil.
TIE latest freak for female head gear in
New York is called the pen wiper bonnet. 1t
has a huge rosette, Stimulating pen wiper,
on the top, and is affected by fashionable young
ladies.
THE blaze of gas well near Pittsburg has
iured as many a. ffty wild geese and ducks to
an untimely death. The light deceives the
poor birds and they fly into the blaze. The
heat is so interse that not even charred bone
is left.
AMERICAN FARMERS seem to have good rea-
son to scan with some anxiety the increase Of
the expectation Of frozen meats to England
from Australia and South America. In the
first nine months of 1882 those countries sup
Piled 8, 206, 800 pounds of frozen meat.
The railway up Vesuvius has alrea dy paid
for itself; the trains, which ascend night and
day, are well patronized by native and for
eign sight-seers, all strangers ascending now
sdays, whereas formerly foot ascent was so
irksome that only the daring undertook the
round trip.
As an example of their stoicism, it lie said
that during a fight with our troops in the
West an Indian woman concealed her little
girl in a barrel, telling her to remain per-
fectly quiet, whatever happened. After the
battle the child was found with her arm shat
tered by mimic ball, but she had uttered no
sound.
DURING the past summer 1900 Mormons
have crossed over into Arizona, so that now
we have about 5000 Of these outlaws in the
Territory. They have all taken up govern
ment land. They locate in colonies" and,
in many wards and precincts, hold the bal
snce Of power and elect their Justices OF the
Peace. these are but the advance of the
hordes that are to follow.
A CRAZE for flats has sprung up in San
Francisco, and as fast as the buildings are
finished they are filed up with tenants. The
demand for apartments in them this fall is
very great. There are now several hundred
Of these houses in the city. They are mostly
of two stories, the style of enormously high
buildings prevailing in the Eastern cities be-
ing avoided for fear OF earthquakes.
THERE are great differences in the average
growth Of some Of the more common trees.
In twelve years white maple increases foot
In diameter and 80 feet in height; ash. leaf
maple, or box elder. foot and 30 feet; white
willow IL feet and so feet; yellow willow
u feet and 81 feet; blue and white ash, 10
inches in diameter and % feet in height: Lom-
hardy poplar, 10 inches and 40 feet: black
walnut and butternut, 10 inches and 20 feet.
TIE Journal of Ine6riety gives the results Of
DR.. Napier's inquiry into the nature of diet,
the object Of which was to solve the question
of how far certain foods encouraged or pre-
vented the craving for drink. He concluded
that macarOni, beans, dried peas and lentlls
antagonize in a marked degree the desire Tor
alcohol. In the treatment of alcoholism fari-
naceOus foods should be used in preference to
all others.
THE University of Berlin has narrowly es-
caped the scandal Of a duel between one of its
professors and the Rector Magnidcus. The
challenger was DR.. Schwenniger, who sue
ceeded in making Bismarck thin, and was
appointed professor extraordinarius in conse-
quence. He has been vigorously boycotted by
the rest OF the professors, and the rector,
among others, having failed TO return his
visit, was challenged to duel, but declined.
THE Archaeological Society, of Athens have
recently had their efforts crowned by success
in the excavations conducted at it's expense
at Epidaurum. Besides the stadium, the
Temple Of Esculapius. the Abaton, the Tholos
OF POlyclete, and the Temple OF Artemisia,
mentioned by Pausanias, have been discover
ell. Many other valuable specimens of Greek
sculpture have also been disinterred in two
small statues of Victory. several male torsi OF /
great beauty, and statue OF Esculapius, be-
longing to the Roman period.
THE extraordinary proficiency OF the Dutch |
Beers Of South Africa in craftsmanship makes |
them DREADED enemies. An Englishman who |
has been hunting among them lately says that |
he saw one fire hastily at a bustard which |
was flying about two hundred yards distant, |
and send rifle ball through its body; but, as
this did not wholly stop the bird. which
Tapped rapidly along the ground, the Boer
fired a second time ana cut on us head.
British soldiers dread, with good reason,
therefore. TO face these sharp shooting bush
lighters, animated by the idea that they are
defending their fresides. I