Savannah morning news., 1885-06-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

I
ern principles was established two years ago
III Japan, and now has over 5000 members.
EIGHTY-NINE out of ninety one members Of
the Cork County Club voted for the expulsion
Of Dr. Charles Tanner for displaying black
nae, during the recent visit of the Prince OF
Wales. sE eH4 -Qs E
IT is stated that an amateur not long since
had some plants of lady slipper orchid sent
MN from India, and as they resembled, the
orulna green -leaved type but little notice
was taken of them. On Towering the variety
WAS new and beautiful, and one plant was
sold Tor more than $400. rY go.
A FARMER near Washington, Pa, having
occasion TO take his horse from the field to
the stable, owing TO the animal suddenly be-
coming sick, unthinkingly left his dinner bas-
ket behind, which he was surprised TO find on
returning several days later had been care
fully guarded all the while by his dog, which
would not move from the vietuals, although
several neighbors tried to frighten and coax
him away. y q Iara p
PEOPLE with very large noses nay be inter-
ested to learn that an English doctor claims
to nave discovered method of reducing that
organ. The process, which he calls multiple
punctlform scari6cation," consists in rapidly
prcklng the nose with q number of minute
double edged steel blades fixed in a handle.
from 5'O To 5000 punctures are made at a sit
tlng, ana the operation is performed every
week or two for some months: meanwhile the
organ Is kept well anOinted. At frat sight
the operation does not seem attractive, but
the doctor says it lis not painful
SOME curious rumors are afloat in India
concerning the Maharajah Of Cashmere,
whose loyalty to England, it is limited, Is not
above suspicion. No tangible reason is as
signed, but the ruler of the Happy Valley was
not one of the great chiefs who were present
to meet the Ameer at the durbar at Rawul
q uraz agci rnaIa ag uhar
but Ill health Is a well understood plea in
Oriental as in other courts. The Maharajah
has always had difficult card to play, owing
to the proximity of his territory to the
frontier upon which Russia Is approaching,
and owing to his knowledge that both Rus
SLAMS and Indians cOvet his beautiful country.
DIR. KLETBER, of st. Petersburg, has just
published the results of Investigations by him
self and DR.. Keller on the amount by which
the earths mass is increased each hour by the
neteors Falling upon the globe from space.
ON an average IL Is said that a single observer
viii see about ten meteors per hour; II single
| observer however, does not command the
whole of the sky above his horizon, actually
only about % per cent. of it. But, com bining
series OF separate deductions, ii would ap-
pear that about 100000 meteOrs fall on the
surface of the whole earth each hour. The
average weight OF meteor. it is shown, may
be taken at five grammes whence it Follows
| that the earth receives hourly not less than
1850 pounds Of foreign material.
THE European governments that are ap-
propriating large slices of Africa, and es-
pecially Germany and Belgium, are inviting
| important native chiefs to visit Europe and
see what civilization is like. A party of
twelve Congo negroes, including King Mas
sala, the ruler of large district near Vivi,
two lesser chiefs, and several members of
their families, arrived in Belgium last month
to visit the Universal Exposition at Antwerp
rs the gueets of King Leopold. Last January
the French Government handsomely enter
tained IN Paris an important pers mage from
Ilmbuctoo, the first native Of that city who
has visited Europe. The German Government
is about TO try the experiment Of taking
young negroes to Germany to train them
there to hold minor official posts in its Afri-
can possessions.
A WORKING MODEL of an invention intended
to ''perfect the system Of elevated railroads
Is on view IN Boston. Mr.. David MOulton, of
Maiden, the inventor, eleyates his track on
single wrought iron posts, supporting a single
girder. The wheels of the car pass below the
large longitudinal girder on either side, and
rest on fiat rails three feet below the girder.
Each car has two trucks of four wheels each,
and all the wheels are upright. On these
wheels the car trucks rest, and project over
them on each side, supporting the entire
width of the cars. Each truck has lateral
wneels which are alleged to prevent friction
and and in going around curves. The car can
not get off the rails, and If a wheel breaks the
car rests on the girder, but can't fall off. 1t
is claimed that the single line of posts reduces
the ob-tructing and darkening properties to
the minimum.
ONE of the most charming social elements
IN New Orleans, says a local writer, are the
quiet people. They never figure in the
society world, and live in very quiet,
modest way, being as a rule Of small means
and ante-bellum wealth. They have an air
of peace and repOse about them the fercelv
gay know not. There is refinement without
display, intelligence without pedantry, com
fort without show, and sOciability without
many doves IN a dove cote. The young men
are steady, manly, attentive to business well
bred and fully informed. The old folks are
hospitable and solid The matrOns particu-
larly free from the fretting, anxious. pushing
characteristics of their wording sisters, and
altogether they form bedrock of good
sense, good manners and clean lives hard to
beat.
IL A. d. 975 the last Empress of the famous
Tang dynasty, who was the most beautiful
woman Of her time, had dubbed feet. she
bandaged and Ornamented them so success
fully that the fashion Of cramped feet spread
through the whole empire. The Emperor
kang-Hi, the founder of the present Manchu
dynasty, IN 1852, made great effort TO sup
press foot binding. After issuing one edict
that proved Intellectual he prepared another
accompanied with most stringent and severe
pena ties; but his advisers warned him that
If he persisted it would probably cause a re-
belliOn. Thus the conquerOrs of China were
conquered by the women of China. They set
their tiny feet on Princes necks. On the men
he imposed the shaved head and the cue, and
also the dress they had to wear: but when he
tried TO suppress this practice the women de.
fed him. The fact taat all the Expresses of
the Manchu dynasty have large feet is too
| frequently overlooked.
Mr.. LINCOLN said one day to a Senator who
called upon him: "These military men. it
seems to me, will keep me ia trouble all the
time on their account. One day Senator Lane.
of Indiana. calls on me and asks me why
don't give Lew. Wallace command feiI
him that Halleek says Wallace is Of no ac-
count and ought not TO have a command. He
goes at me then and says Halleck Isn't worth
a cent, and onghtn't 10 have a cent. Halleck
wants 10 kick Wallace ont, and Lane wants
me TO kick Haeck Out" "Well" said the
visitor, "l'll tell You how 10 Ok il 10 the salts
faction of both partesp "How is that2" in
CURED the President. why. kick 'em
both out" was the reply. "No," said
Mr.. Lincoln, ''that won't do.
think Halleck Is good man lie NAV not
be. or course. / don't know much about
such things. / may be Judge OF good law
yers, but don't know much about generals,
Ihose who ought TO know say he's good"
"Well" said the visitor, ''if YOU don't know
you ought 70 know; and II the people don't
know mat Haeck Is u fool they think they
do, and IT'S all the same"
ONE of Thomas Joheraon's grandchildren
was born IN the White House, one OF Tyler's
and hrec Of Andrew Jackson's. They were