Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-11
ITEMS OE INTEREST.

A RAILROAD in which the cars run astride
a single rail has been so successful in Africa
that one like it is to be built in France.
THE parents Of Berlin girl attempted to
blackmail two artists for whom she had been
a model, but the charges did not brighten the
painters, and the liars have gone to prison.
A VIOLENT conjugal dispute in Paris termi
mated in the husband ejecting the wife from
the window; but the crowd, who had over
heard the row, received her on their hands,
and she was not hurt.
BISCUITS without leaven could be made
light and delicious of dough mixed with the
fresh-drawn water from Congress Spring,
Saratoga, years ago, since when IL mas lost
some strength Of eflervescence.
THE Aztecs, before the conquest OF Mexico
by the Spaniards, recognized the value Of
trees for the maintenance of moisture and
the promotion Of irrigation. Prescott tells us
that their law contained severe penalties
against the destruction OF forests.
"HUNDRRD-LEAvED roses are very common
this summer" says the Santa Barbara tCal.l
Press, sand several gigantic samples left at
this Office outmeasure in circumference ordl-
nary desert plates. They lack the delicate
preftiness of smaller roses, but are very fra
grant"
THE Lord Mayor of London is so pious that
he could not bring himself to do as all Lord
Mayors have hitherto done, and go to church
in state on Sundays, as It would take ms car
science permits him to give banquet TO the
notorious Duke OF Beaufort.
THE bridegroom in an Oregon wedding was
10 and the bride 46. Moreover, the man was
handsome and the woman plain. But he had
been for a year a herder on a lonely range,
without feminine face OF any KIND 70 look
at, and when she visited the place WIG some
4he W ranIH L
ant.
THE Bishop Of Chester remarked on late
occasion that he was quite sure there were
more good books written in German than in
any other language. To which the Pau AaH
GGsette adds: "There are probably more
readable books written in French than In any
other language; and as Tor ourseIVes-Mell,
there is probably more trash written in Eng
lish than in any other language"
IN THE TEMPLE, London, where lawyers do
mostly eongregate, barrister's life was made
a burden by the man who lived over him play
ing the trombone as late as midnight, his
stock piece being 'My Grandfather's Clock"
At length message was sent up asking MIN
kindly TO return word who was his music mas.
ter, az the inquirer meant to learn music, and
had chosen the gong as the instrument. The
trombone player moved.
ONE OF the French Deputies, NJ. Joseph Fa-
bre. proposes that a national fete be estab-
lished in France in honor Of Joan Of Arc. He
desires that his idea become widely known in
England, as he is persuaded that lt VIII re-
ceiye the moral encouragement OF the enlight-
ened classes there. As soon as Parliament
adjourns he will make tour Of England and
deliver lectures on the subject. Two hundred
Republican Deputies of all shades Of opinion
have signed q paper favoring the proposal.
The day fixed upon for the annual festival Is
Nays.
JAPANESE journalism has developed with
great rapidity during the last ten years. In
1875 the Japanese empire counted only So
periodical publications Of all kinds. To-day
there are published within Its boundaries at
least 1900, counting periodicals OF all kinds.
The KsransDO the Official organ, is modelled
exactly upon the French Journal O5Sciet. Mr..
Yano's paper, the Hotchishfeaboun (sehteHo0i.n
means a iournal) contains four pages, and Is
sold for cents. Most Of the japanese news
papers, however, are sold at halfpence.
They are mainly modelled npon tne pest
European dailies. They contain leading ar
ticles, news paragraphs, money articles mar