Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-07
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bEEk maue Oh Dandnas is now useu IN INC
Congo region as q preventive of malarial
fevers.
THE latest theory in veterinary science is
that shying in horses is caused by near-sight-
edness.
THE skull of Douglass, the Ute Indian war
chief, is used as q paper weight by the editor
Of the Glenwood, tCol.) Echo.
THE smallest book in the world is half the
size of postage stamp, and is an edition of
the sacred book Of the sikhs, belonging to the
Earl Of Duferin.
A BOOK recently published in Paris Is "The
Sad influence of the Pianoforte Upon Must
cal Art" and the aim is to disestablish the
sovereignty OF that instrument in the homes
of the land
THE INVENTOR Of a process for refining
sugar by electricity at an expense OF 4Oc. a
ton has appeared. and asks $4,000, 600 for the
| patent. ~ II said that the process Is TO be
tested in England.
RUMoRs have been widely extant Of a $780,
600 fee paid to the Pope for granting Marie
dOrleans permission to wed Waldemar of
! Denmark, who ls a Protestant. in fact His
Holiness did get fee, but 1t was not quite as
| large as the above named, being just 81 S112.
TIE duties of hospitality all fall upon the
Montenegrin woman. 1t is she who unlaces
the boots of the stranger when he arrives, and
! VINO washes his feet, who serves at the table,
ana holds the flaming pine kRot by which the
| others see to eat. The husband does not even
notice his wife, unless it be to request some
mental service of her.
AN English traveller proposed to make a
walking tour In the neghborhood of Vichy.
! Upon inquiry he found that the only food he
| could expect to find at the village inn was a
p0td0e made of cabbage, q few slices of bread,
an onion or two and a piece OF lard. This was
| the habitual food of the peasants, and there
| was nothing else to be had except black
! bread. The intended journey was not taken.
THE mineralogists of Washington are keep
| ing careful watch upon the progress Of the
| great water works tunnel which traverses
| the rocky highlands in the northwestern part
| OF the city, and a series Of specimens is to be
| gathered, at intervals of so feet, throughout
Its entire length OF q, 400 feet, for preserva-
ton In the National Museum. Already many
minerals hitherto unknown IN the District of
Columbia have been brought TO light.
] OWING to the low price of Indian hemp, the
gania smokers are becoming very numerous
and troublesome In Bombay. One of the ha-
bitues recently discarded the classic method of
running down peaceable people wllh knife,
and tOOK to grabbing up children by the an
| kles and dashing their heads upon the ground.
! The man was sentenced to only six months
| imprisonment. Indian magistrates are ten
| der toward the men who create good mar
| S1NAA WV
TIE legacy of f2,OOO which Victor Hugo
eft in one OF his wills to the poor of Paris has
the curious informally of lacking his sigma
ture, although the clause is written entirely
with his own hand. The executors and heirs
will, of course. treat it as a legalized bequest.
| A remarkable sign of the raDidlty with which
the poets work was increasing in money
value is the fact that Of the f2e0,O00 to which
his fortune amounted, E44, 900 had been pro-
duced in 1884 alone by his authors rights.
The party at Miss Furtis' barn, at Lenox,
Mass, which was given by two young Phila-
delphians, was successful. The decorations
bore somewhat of the harvest hume character
and in the case Of pumpkins, car rots and
potatoes distance certainly lent enchantment
to the view. But the white and purple grapes,
! golden rod. evergreens and scarlet berries
| cOunteracted the more prOsaic fruits of the
| earth, and were so advantageOusy disposed
! as TO give the barn quite the appearance of a
fairy bower.
One of the most obstinate duels ever fought
was between the Earl of Lonsdale and
Capt. Cuthbert, of the Life Guards, in June,
1892. They fred together. Lord Lonsdale's
shot passed through the frill of his opponent
| shirt. The seconds having endeavOred to ad-
just the matter, but the principals remaining
obstinate, they again fred, but with no
effect. The seconds then insisted that as
neither would make the first concession, the
| principals should advance toward each other
step for step, and both declare in the same
! breath that they were sorry for what had
happened. This ingenious plan was agreed
| to.
A LARGE part OF the population OF the city
of Algiers is composed Of Jews whose ances-
tors came from Palestine IN times almost pre-
historic. The Jewish women of all classes
are still singularly oriental in dress and ap-
pearance. Their principal articles OF attire
are robes of rich silk figured or some solid
color destitute OF the hustle, ana therefore
falling simply and not ungraciously about the
| person; a richly figured shawl and a hand
some silk handkerchief bound over part of
| the forehead and top of the head in the man
ner of a skull cap, the ground always black
and the border beautifully figured and gath
cred about the knot of hair at the back of the
head.
WHALE fishing in small steamers off the
coast of New England is getting to be busi
ness of some Importance, four steamers for
merly catching menhaden) having been
steadily engaged during the past season. They
cruise of the Maine and Massachusetts, shores
as far south as Cape Cod. A bomb lance, fred
from gun held at the shoulder, is the
weapon employed in killing the whales, about
| 90 of which have been taken this year. They
Will average 80 feet in length and Is tons in
weight. Each one yields about 20 barrels OF
oil. barrels of meat, tons of dry chum, and
tons of bone, the value of which amounts TO
about $500. As the men became expert in the
more in deep water. This will be fatal to the
business as at present conducted, since q
dead whale usually sinks, and can hardly be
recovered from depth OF more than "a
fathOm.
PASSENGER ELEVATORS in New York are To
be subject to official inspection. The iuspec-
ton is to he under the direction of the Bureau
Of Buildings. One of the rules is, that any
person employed to run an elevator shall have
at least months training under the instruc-
ton OF competent person, shall be at least
IS years old. and sober and Trustworthy III
found incompetent or disqualified, the super
intendent must advise his employer of the
fact, upon whom thencefOrward the reapon-
sibllty for his acts will rest. In addition Ia
this every passenger elevator shall have the
weight II can carry prominently displayed on
a metal plate, with raised letters, and II will
he the inspectors business tOexamine il care
fully at least once in three months, and report
IS condition. IL Ia estimated that there are
az least 5000 buildings that will be brought
under this rule.
MANA, the Apache chief recently reported
killed in Chihuahua, was at least 90 years old.
and had five daughters married to chiefs OF
the Apache tribes. lie was very shrewd and
well knew how to maintain his supremacy
with his people. IL was stated that while
Capt. Crawford had charge Of the San Carlos
agency. 10 which Mana had been brought nv
Crook, that the chief walked into CraWfOrdis
quarters one day and Indignantly demanded
10 know why it was that the soldiers Of Craw
ford = command did not salute MIN when they
met him. Crawford affected surprse and
rising from his seat, said: "Well, Mana they