Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

row is commended by the TadusIrilI4ss for
eorging himself with l7-year locusts.
ALEXANDER L. KIELLAND, Norwegian
novelist. represents one of his characters,
j urneyman printer on his way to make pro-
posal Of marriage, as having a red cotton
ylcKet handkerchief adorned with Abraham
Llncoln's portrait
john DUNLAP, farmer, has been foun
guilty OF perjury at Youngstown, o. He
7w0re that the moon was high in the heavens
] O'Clock Oh the morning of Aug, IS, 49,
"hlle d a manae sh wed that it set u few
minutes alter Midnight.
THE Dyacks here" writes Joseph Hatton,
with refsre ce to the hunters of Borueo, "all
eat monkeys, the skins OF which they tie roun
halr walls =, letting the tails hang down be-
hlnd This. no doubt, is the origin of The re-
Jorte' eNlstence OF men with ans"
TEE Chicago board of education orders that
the teeth u pupils in the public schools Of the
rity be examined by the local dental society
IN the interest of science" The exam
ION Is to be m tde without cost to the chill
dren, ana without interference with their
studies.
TIE valuable apiary Of a lady living near
Petersbu g, Va, has been ruined by the es-
ablishment OF a fruit distillerv in the neigh
n'rhood. to which the bees fly, getting bees
drunk. IL mas not yet occurred to their dis
Susted owner % SET them to making honey of
tlc DSdCu anu SORT.
The MILITARY BALLOON invented by the two
French officers, NM. Renard and Krebs has
been very prominent object in the sky above
Paris lately. 1t is the most extraordif AIRY
looking thIng that it is possible to imagine
when seen in the air. It is by no means I'm
ke whale miraculously raised above the
earth.
Mr.. STEWART, the Boston florist, uses ice IN
the boxes when sending noses to great dr.
lance, even in cold weather. 1t keeps the
temperature uniform and prevents overhead
ing when the packages are set too near the
stove or course, the ice in the box does moi
Increase the danger of freezing in cold
weather.
THE amount Of crude opium produced in
India in 1888 is stated in recently published
statistics to have been s,07l, 100 pounds. TIL
number Of ares of land used in its culture
&lVen at61d,4 4. The use Of opium among the
poorer classes is said to be rarely excessive
but the well to-do people suffer greatly from
pVerlL diligence in it,
SERIES of experiments were lately car
ried out upon the NOrth sea trawling vessels
with view to lighting them by electricity.
The attempt on the whole was satI factory
The introduction Of electric light into fishing
'oats would prove invaluable, but the heavy
expenditure involved in such scheme would
prevent its general usage.
WHEN the great and gallaft Jumbo was
Killed the earlier kilograms mentioned that
Barnum's trick elephant, which ms gr at
comrade had heroically hurled out of the wa
was so sew l. injured that he had TO be sh t
winch he lllustrlous Snowman wired his
agent: stun he trick elephant at once" e.
which the fai hful agent replied: II am al
ready stufdng him with oats and hay"
CITIZENS in Kansas Citv t axe to wonderful
schemes in order 10 show great gains in pop
dlstion. In one case the commissioner found
he name of a man he knew to be dead. A
Investigator was sent TO MS former rpsiden e
ana the query was pros ounded to his wife i
her husband was not dead. Yes" she said
ne died almost year ago, but all my inter
ests are at take in Kansas City and I CAV,
you his name to swell the population"
THE delivery of natural gas from wells in
Warren county, Pa, thirty miles distant, at
JamestoAn, n. T., is now an accom-
plished fact. The gas when admitted to the
pip was thirty minutes in expelling the ar
aud forcing its way 10 the point of delivery
Bectat1on that gas NAV be readily delivered
through pipes at much more considerab dis
tances from the places where it is obtained
with no other motive power than the enor-
nous pressure under which it escapes from
the earth.
LAST SPRING great indignation was aroused
by the exploits of a few labor vessels from
Queensland, VIII Oh deliberately kidnapped
manv natives of New Guinea and the ada
cent islands, and took them to Queens and to
work on the sug r plantations A number of
white men who we're involved in thI. outrage
have recently been sentenced O long terms ri
lmpr nment, and all the stolen natives ex-
rept few, who said they ware willing to re-
main in Queensland, have been sent back to
fheir homes. The practical labor traffic for
the benedt Of Queensland and Fiji islands
planters has probably seen its last days.
WEEK OR TWO AGO the annual Lion ser
mon was preached in one of the London
churches. The origin of this service datos
back to an adventure of Lord Mayor while
raveing IN Eastern lands two and n ~ n
centuries ago. The city dignitary while a oi Q
and unarmed was suddenly confronted by a
furious lion, and, seeing no escape he ieli
upon knees in prayer. According to the
legend, the king of beasts Their upon, having
taken quiet survey OF the worthy knight,
turned d fastened awav leaving him nm
harmed, an in token Of his detiverance he
made bequest Irsll u.ing this service.
which has ince been held yearly.
MRS. JESSE JAMES, who il starring at La.
vie, is on in Ifferent ms with the critic of
the Chronicle, aud one night recently, latter
greeting the audience with nauseating.
to Ithless smile" offered 500 for the privil gs
IT sh' oilng a cigar out of his mouth. The
crtic offers to stand the test il she can hor
row the money, the shooting to take place in
private ga lery IN the presence of the Sheriff
Cry Marshal and District Attorney. He ia
confident that h will escape uniniure for
o use his own woT g, he has ia ssed success
fully through the Ordea's of Leadville's fortv
roo, ana is proof against everything save
natural taking on, such as designed not by the
hauginan, but by the One above."
ALGERIA "a arising into importance as
vine and olive growing country. Large mum.
bers OF vine growers from the south Of France
are emig atng and setting up vineyards in
or near Oran. They have great dificult, in
getting SUN lent help, almost the ONLY lab
ers avail bic beIug the native Kayeles. no.
always To he relied upon. These pc pie mn
distlngu shed from o. G nOmauic Arab-
Tae kayues are accu4tom d to tow lie.
lake kit TO improvements, send their CHI
dren to lo" and save money. They lo.k
upon the French rs nsnrpers however. hold
tenaclOnsiy TO their sht- and privilege
and associate with the "conquerors" as little
rs possible.
TIE Paris Municipal Laboratory has re-
ceived report concerning an epidemic e
lead-p o'-oning which recently happened on a
Norwegian vessel coming from Cadiz. Sew
crAl oi the crew exhibited symptoms of lead
poisoning, and the vessel was put into ort in
New YORK. The "a tain and several ~ his
men were sent 20 the hospital at Coney island.
NV" men dted; the o. her, rskJter,.'i ID Ter
suffering severely. Tho affar was inveeti.
gated, AMI II was asc rtained that impure
urlnklng water WAS the eau e u he ratt-t ro.
pine. the shlpa tax was painted inside ~ ith
fcu eau the waiet became OF yeliowish
color. The Municipal Laboratory has isaupd
IA ~ an 4Fts q. laH4