Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-21
ITEMS or INTEREST.
BANGOR, Me-, has again voted down stand

BANGOR, NE, has again voted down stand
ard" time.
\ BOY was sentenced by a Laporte (Ind.)
jury to four years imprisonment at hard labor
for stealing a suit Of clothes. jury in the
same town and on the following day gave
Henry Augustine only five years imprison-
ment for the murder Of his uncle and cousin.
THE electric light in the libraries and dining
room Of the House Of Commons having proved
satisfactory, the Edison " Swan Company has
increased the lighting accommodation to $50
lamps. Careful provision has been made
against any failure Of the light from accidents
10 the engines or machines
is A long communication to the French
Academy Of Sciences NJ. Paul Bert. a high
authority. testIfies to the excellence Of s
grammes OF chlOrOfOrm vapOrzed in 100 htres
OF air az an anasthetic. His experiments were
made on human beings Of both sexes from II
months upward. The mixture is not disa-
greeable. Some rather liked It. Insensibility
resulted in six or eight minutes, and in one
case was maintained IA hours. There was no
nausea.
Mr.. GUsTAvE TROUyE, OF Paris, has adapted
incandcscent electric lamps Of four volts
power to brooches, breast and hair pins, and
the knobs of walking sticks. These are set
with diamonds and rubies, true or false. a
large diamond is said to project sufficient light
to read by, and the light may be shown or not.
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Is connected with a small battery, carried in
the pocket, and capable Of maintaining the
incandcscence for full half hour.
ONE Of the most curious customs that at
tract the attention of strangers IN Panama is to
see the native women walking along the streets
smoking long, slender cigars, in much the
sauop fashion as men do here. 1t is the custom
OF the people there and especially of the
women. TO gather in the public markets as
early as sunrise to gossip, talk over affairs
while enjoying their morning smoke. As
there are few newspapers IN Panama and
proDOrtiOnatcly small number Of readers, the
market is the place where the news Of the
town Is to be learned.
FIRST class steamship property in England,
owing TO the scarcity OF ocean freight. con-
tinues depressed. Messrs. Angler Brothers,
Liverpool, in their latest steam freight re-
port observe that there is hardly a voyage
In any trade which at present rates does more
than cover bare expenses, without a cent for
contingencies, accidents wear and tear.
Builders are Offering to construct and deliver
early large vessels at GO per ton carving
but in their opinion, there Is little prospect Of
a good business for boat purchase, even on
such advantageous terms.
IL regard to further experiments made with
the dust collected from snow, Mr.. Joseph
Wharton writes: 81. found lin the snow fall
Of January goth particles having the charac-
teristics OF volcanic glass; 2. l found in the
pumIce from the Indian Ocean near kralkO-
toa closely similar traits to those Of the snow
dust: 3 found in the furnace dust strongly
marked dissimilarites from the TRAITS OF the
snow dust and the pumiee. The probability
of that snow dust being Of volcanic origin is
of course greatly enhanced by these com-
parisOns."
THE dwarf trees of China are curiositles of
forestry. Every child knows how the Chinese
cramp their women's feet by bandaging them
when they are infants, and thus render it i'm
possible for them to walk. 1t is, however,
wonderful to see miniature oaks, chestnuts,
pines and cedars growing in flower pots, so
years old and yet not foot high. To do this
take a Young plant, cut off its tap root, and
place it in basin in which there is good soil
kept well Watered. If it grows too rapidly,
dig down and shorten in several roots. Every
year the leaves grow smaller, and the little
dwarf trees make interesting pets.