Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

HOP VINES. usually waste product IN inns
country. are said TO have proved not only goo1
stock for fine paper. but the bes' substitute
yet obtained for rags IN French paper mlAs'
SAN FRANCISCO has a lumber boneyard'
IA place where he extensive syndi ate which
controls the greater part Of the lumber cut on
the Pacific coa-t sends any cargo that may
arrive which appears To De in excess or nome
demand. and 6t the FIRST favorable opportu-
ulgy ships 10 20 any part OF the world.
G-S. CHARLES p. STONE, who has the Bar
thqidi pedestal in charge, has ordered the
stone cutting to recommence. aud viii prob
ably b'gi laying course next week. With
to- subs rjpInns obtained by the New York
ttofiH There Us noe -u.0lj on hant. ana the
rrosatet are oOj 70" obtaining the amount
o.. funds needed to complete the work.
ON Maya T-uuga nd ustri4l exhibition
waf BE o. ned 10 Pesta. and the site chosen
for it is thu stsjtwail. one If the finest parks
OF Euro0e. which rss- ug 5lcs the Bsis de Bou-
:. 51e at PSri4. wltu It, lrscs AMI its avenues
~ r-a,. There is a central budding forming
-t TER OF 1909 square yards, situated on a
l4,.a, ami surrounded biz fine old trees.
4mnaE tle tree, ~ The park there are ninety
q c1t smaller buildings devoted to special eX
atUtI5ns.
a GOOD int:s tag Of lluloid may, accord
iaE 90 Enrop7 an journal, be made from pc
.-pPHg The node Of preparation is SIM
afs. j ,2s3eS after beng peeled are boiled
.1i' sEg"ral hours in v Ster con aiming per
c-.f. 10 7llpnuric q q. The resulting pasty
mass l- then dee-Ived Of ais Ndherent moist
ul- Uy pr ~~Ere. and is afterward moulded
nto any required form. II rs sad that good
uii lafO balls can be made Of this substance,
and ih pipe bowls manufactured from 1t are
difficult 20 distinguish from meerSchaum.
\ LOTTERY at 100 francs per ticket Is about
70 be organized in connection with this years
Paris salon. The enterprise is under the pat
ronage Of seyeraleading French painters. and
the profits viii be applied TO the purchase OF
tle works OF deserving Artists hose labOrs
have been OVerioOkc1 owing to the great de-
probation IN the market W lue Of works Of
arf in recent ye@rs The committee of the
lottery VIII make no dlstiRc ion as regards
thu national Is of those who accord their sup
por and the names OF subscribers Will be
published.
THE fast mail train put into operation on
Monday by the Pennsylvania Railroad short
ems the time between New York and St. Louis
To- twenty nine hours. It is estin ated that
tire extra mail laclli les thus Afforded will save
The BAN ers AMI merchants of st. Louis. in
Interest upon the rcmittance~. about $50 600 a
wear. The mail is now TOO late for the meet
ing VI the clearing house on the dag or its
arrival. and 1t has 70 await tine next days
clearing. Under the new arrangement the
remlijaucp7 VIII pass through the clearing
house the day OF their arrival. and one days
u
Louis business men.
A SPECIAL a gent Of the Car Of Russia has
been visiting SAN Francisco, and is now on
lie WY to Ala ka upon mission connected
with the relations between the Alaska Com
merca Company and the Russian Govern
mtnt. Ii appears that in $50 the fur mono
loly. not content with the possessions held
under co tr &C with tn United states. Sc
cured a tWent. vears' lease OF the Behring
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opposition part has eprung up IN St Peters
burg against renewing he lease viii grants
''c company the night to kill @ seals per
a0uum, and tue Gar has appointed com
missioner TO invest gate the matter.
THE fa cy Of the widespread belief that
ivy trained against the walls Of dwelling
house is productive of damp walls ana general
unheai thfuncss is being arg ed. 1t is said
thatthe very opposite of this is really the case
II any one Will carefully examine an 1--WE adj
So ID ai az Shove of rain. he viii notice that
while the overlapping leaves have conducted
after from pOIut 10 point until it has
reached he round. the wall beneath is per-
ie"tiy dry and dusty. More than his, the
tlirs shoots winch force their way into
every crtvlce OF the structure which VIII af-
ford firm h0ld. act like suckers in drawing
udt auT ptrlIc es of m0l-tur. for their own
uaErlshment. he ivy. in fact. acts ike q
-reatcOaI keeping the house from wet. and
warm into tl- bargain. One more virtue il
green beauty.
SEVERAL very efficient electric gas lighters
have for some time past been before the pub
lie. To one of these a button is pressed. which
Sc 10 motion vulcanite arrangement, there
by exciting FRACTIONAL electricity and causing
. tram of spdrss 70 appear at the top of the
instrument. These sparks will readily fire
me gas. Another con rlvarce contains within
III Oar OF zinc and one Of carbon, together
VITA am exciting fund, which is only brought
INTO couiac "a ID JhCm when the instrument
ls lnyeri d. Directly his occurs. a thin plati-
mum " lre bee mes red hot. and the gas can be
igute3. A mod ticatiou OF this latter arrange
ment l- t1r he purpose Of detecting gas es-
cape> Isl hOut the usual catastrophe. 1t con-
-i-f- of a mi ar platinum wire enclo-ed
Wlthln safety envelope Of WIRE gauZe. When
ruu-ht INTO gaseous atmosphere the tenn
per.iurc Of the platinum is much increased
and warning bell Is set ringing.
When she visited Victoria, British Column
bic, few years ago. the Princess Louise was
i'm On habit OF taking every morning. simply
atiired, walk through the city. often She
entered stores ana made On chases xvithonf
being recognized. One morning. il is said. s
she was pass nc little toy shop she saw two
poorly -clad ufcAlns gazing longiugly at the
uiur ments ln the ehoW window. She stnpped
ana Inquired what they particularly wished.
adding That # they would tell her She would
buy lt. Two cheap and gaudy dolls had AT
trrted the chIldreHs attention, and the
3 III. q SIS iptd iH-itt the shOp TO make the
purchase. The amount was twenty five cents:
Din the Princess had left her purse al home
and the uttle chlldreu's aces began TO fan a.
they = vs. their prospect growing fainter An
uo1tQ at the owe rel 90 t. She turned the sbOp-
mln and asked man % DE would trust her for "A
little while The o.d shop ceper. all unaware
OF identity OF lbs custom r. scanned her
r fully and dnal y remarked: We'll yes
ga have an honest face, and -uess il Is safe
enough"
kANGAROOING is the most interesting snort
20 Australia. and is one Of the most exciting
IN the world. Large meets are Organized.
parties of from twenty TO thirty Joining IN
these hunts. They ride to the Kangaroo
grounds, and rs soon as an animal Il sighted
the Two dogs are released and The h rses are
given their heads. II {. e Australian horse il
Wril up ln ms business, ud iI Won len him
taae You, instead n your trtiug 10 take him
He WIll carry you safely, avoiding trees and
uudefhrusu. 4 gH.u, stroug Kangaroo will
give You p long cNH-r, and very often the dogs
cannot follow hm. Ia ms Gaze, when the
hor-eman gets up To the KANGAROO he takes
oI he st'rrup tnd strap and knocks the ami
msI over the head. winch en ctuaIIv stuns
him. tie is tneA killed ami Skinned. The
AiAd qNati.r- are kivcn TO tue dogs IL ia
t'nd en 'uth Tor cutiHg. ont too strong To be
saiaicHUr Go Those Of delicate taetp The
t1li' Dh the contrary, % considered delicious
81 hen made into soup. The average .ze ~
th' kangaroo j. 1bHUs three amt a half feet
y tN' bnt tine old mNn kangaroo "a often six
Ie. T. ana Is VERY fierce wn.u coruered. he has
'n 'ytn SHOWN o. rir men open with u sim
gle blow iroH Que oil his hiud legs.
AMonE remarkable journey than that Of
Mr. Gould crossing The Atlantic IN his own