Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-15
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The giant lily. now on exhibition at the
American Institute fair in New York, is 20
feet high and VIII bloom before the exhibition
closes. 1t grows at the rate Of inches year
and VIII not bloom again till l9o4
A NEW Kansas town was recently named
Tranquil" But after a cyclone struck the
place and moved the houses into the next
county. the residents petitiOued the Legisla-
ture to change the name TO almost anything
else.
In Nepaul. India. there is a class of natives
who serve As saddle men," and take the place
Of saddle horses. Strapped around the waist
and fitting into the curve OF the back is a
padded ledge. Il Is supported vertically by
shoulder straps, and on II the rider sits.
CHLORIDE OF LINE should be used with
care. A young lady recently put large
quantity in a clothes press where there was
mustv smell. The bad odOr was entirely de-
strOyed by the chemical. but silk dress OF
pale blue color was bleached to a dirty gray
hue and rendered almost useless.
THE remains Of an English traveller had
been exhumed for interment in the family
vault. When the colin was opened the spec
tators started back in alright. "Why, these
appear to be the remains Of lion Yes"
replied nephew of the deceased. with a sigh,
that's the lion that ate him up: uncle's inside
OF him."
THE chief impending marriage in Paris is
that Of the daughter of Worth with the son Of
the tailor DeIbalke. an arch millionaire, who
has palace in the Avenue du Bots de
BOulogne. and famous art collection. The
newspapers. giving q long catalogue OF
wealthy Partisan tradesmen, declare that the
sceptre Of the day Is needle. and that the
millionaires are tailOrs, dressmakers and
milliners.
THE city OF st. Augustine, Fla, the oldest
- eLo T-,f4oE Grataz will celebrate IN March
q. the anniversary Of the landing Of Ponce dc
Leon in 1872, and at the same time will COM
memOrate the founding of the city by
Menendez in 1865. Ponce de Leon named the
land Florida, not because Of its being land
Of flowers. as generally believed, but because
he discovered il on the day of the Feast OF
Flowers.
THE arrangements for the establishment of
an Irish colony in Utah are now all but COM
plete. 4 tract OF 100000 acres has been Sc
cured, and all that is wanted now is that the
water rights should be guaranteed. Mr.. John
Dillon. late NJ. p. for Tipperary, who accom-
panied Mr.. Parnell through this country, has
thrown himself into this scheme with great
viCOr. At first 1t was intended that the set
Element should be exclusively devoted to
Irish immigrants. That scheme has been
abandoned now. All poor people Of all ma
tionalities will not only be welcomed. but
will be assisted until they obtain a footing,
and be allowed TO pay for the land they &C.
cupy ''as soon as they can"
A PHYSICIAN of Brighton, England, hit
upon an ingenious method Of making himself
popular among the middle-aged ladies who
visit that watering place. Until mis- idea took
possessfon of him. and he carried il out, he
trudged on foot 20 his patients who generally
resided in the back streets IN the hlllY part Of
Brighton. but now he drives one OF the best
brOughams seen along the KING road. This
eminent gentleman announced that ne mad
made a profound study of the effects Of tight
laeing. and the conclusion he had arrived at
was that for middle-aged ladies, especially
uncer his treatment, tight laelng Is positively
beneficial both to the health and the com
plexion. He is now the fashionable physician
on the south coast.
THE largest exploring party now in Africa
Is that Of Mai. Carvalho, who was finely
equipped by the Portuguese Government last
June, and dispatched from Angola with
force Of 400 native carriers TO visit the domin-
ms OF the Muata J anvo. about 500 miles
sonth of the Congo. He is the bearer of splen-
tate, and hopes to open up his country, which
Is said TO be as large as Germany. to travellers
and traders. Only two educated Europeans.
Drs. POgge and Buchner, have succeeded IN
reaching kawende, the capital Of the Muata
Nanvo. who would not permit them TO pass
through his country. but compelled them 10
retrace their steps. Three hundred chiefs
owe him allegiance. In territorial extent his
empire IS the largest in CENTRAL Africa, but il
Is not so densely populated as Mtesa's Uganda,
and is supposed TO have only 100000 inhabi-
tants.
TIE question as to long or short rails has
been much discussed. 1t is stated that the
first railway line in France, viz, from st.
Etienne to Andrezieux, had rails only feet
II inches long and weighing As pounds. This
was in ISIS: but in 1891. on the line from St.
Ftienne to Lyons. the rail had increased in
length to about IA feet inches. and 10 10
pounds weight. Various increases continued
inns To he made in France, until the length
reached 10 feet 6 inches. England adopted
rain measuring from 81 to p feet, with weight
OF 10 pounds per 80 running inches. The