Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ELLA F. KIDD, of Keene, KY, has just fin
ished a crazy quilt containing 100000 pieces
and nearly 1,O00,O 900 stitches.
DOCTORS say that the people who left of
drinking beer and took to tea have, in many
instances, abused the latter, and are troubled
with what is known as 'tea dyspepsia"
AN almost perfect skeleton of mososaurus
has just been found in a quarry near Mons. 1t
has the extraordinary length Of ffty-fve feet
nine inches, and will be preserved in the mu-
scum at Brussels.
THE bicycle is to be officially introduced
into the Bavarian army. A number of soldiers
of the garrison Of Munich are at present doing
orderly service for the purpose of trying the
practlcability OF the wheel"
THE seal caught at Saybrook and placed in
the Hartford Comm reservoir caused so much
trouble by getting out and walking over the
nelghboring fields that it was taken back to
Saybrook and loosed into the river there.
SToATs and weasels are still being sent to
New Zealand in large numbers. They are
purchased in England at from 81 to 81 80 each,
and many English farmers, unable to realize
from the usual crops, have turned their atten-
tlon 10 Weaeel raising.
The birds of Louisiana, papers of that State
say, will soon be extermlnated. The colored
people there not only make birds an article of
AOOtls buJ nave Deku0 TO use J0elf eggs LOT tne
same purpose The eggs of partridges, robins,
wrens, hooking birds and ali others that they
can get their hands on are eaten.
THE French Captain who on the march at
While tied a private to a mules saddle has
been cashiered for year. and the govern
ment journals quote this punishment as evil
dence that torture is not tolerated in the
French army, although the opposition prints
affirm that 1t is frequently inflicted.
L.
10000 acres Of land are uncultivated in Berk-
shire, in the neighborhoOd of Lambourne, and
within sixty miles Of London. 1t has hitherto
cost ~ much to convey corn from Lam bourne
to London as from Chicago to London. but
new railway line now building through the
district Is expected to effect change.
TWO YEARS AGO several large iron spikes
were for some purpose driven into a very old
apple tree near Clyde, n. Y, that for years
had nearly been barren. Last year it was filed
with large fine apples, and now the blossoms
are plentiful enough to warrant a good sup
ply of fruit. The owner believes that the
spikes restored to the tree its original pro-
life qualities. and is now trying the expert
ment on other trees in his orchard. He is
likely to be grevOusly disappointed.
TOURISTS who visit Leipzig should hesitate
before ordering sausages. A LeIpziger the
other day purchased a so-called liver sausage,
and on arriving at his house was induced by
its peculiar OdOr to analyze its contents. He
found thNt more than so per cent. consisted of
cheap tallow and rs per cent. Of other adul-
terants. Being determined, however. that
his investment should not prove dead loss,
be put a wick through the sausage" lighted
it, and found that it made frst-rate candle.
ADJT. GEN. DRUM has completed the COM
pilatiOn Of very interesting statistics of the
Federal army in the late war. He finds that
the aggregate number of deaths was s69,406,
of which %, 49S were of Union soldiers held as
prisoners of war. The total Der of troops
furnished by the various States was 2,772,408.
AS some of the returns were duplicated, it is
estimated that the actual number was about
2,500, 600. These figures are especially valua-
bic. because they are the most authentic
gathered.
AT AIRDRIE, In Scotland, recently, thirteen
Orangemen were charged before the Sheriff
with ''uttering party expressions, and playing
tunes known as 'Boyne Water and Kick the
Pope which airs were calculated to make
the religions and party opinions OF Roman
Catholics the subject OF derlsion.' The Sheriff
said that the playing of party tunes in
neighborhOod where these tunes were apt 10
cause disturbance was not TO be tolerated,
and proceeded TO vindleate the majesty of the
law by sending the defendants to prison for
sixty days apiece.
THE Honolulu almanac and directory for
the current year, which contains official, sta
10 the progress Of civilization in the Hawaiian
Islands, states that the mice and rats long
the scOufge Of the farmers, have been sue
cessfullY dealt with by the INTRODUCTION of the
mOngOose. Thirty pairs of this animal
were imported from Jamaica two years ago
into the district of Hilo with the result of in
stantly clearing 1000 acres Of cane Of this
nuisance. &he proprietor OF one plantation
estimates his saving in cane from this cause
last year at about $4,000.
ABOUT two years ago, when the German
language was made obligatory in the Assem-
bly, Of the imperial provinces. a great cutlery
was raised and one member of the Reichstag
even asserted that Of the hfty seven members
IN the Alsace Lorraine Assembly, no more
than eight. or at most ten, would be able to
take part in the public debates From the
list OF the speeches made at the recent ses-
sion (the twelfth) is is now seen that thirty
four members, including four from Lorraine,
took prominent part IN the proceed ngs, and
that with an eloquence and readiness OF re-
partee IS 10 prove that the use OF the German
language IS anything but an ''odious him
drance' TO them.
AN old lady over so years OF age, and who
was once a great beauty, died recently IN
Paris, leaving amer her a diary in which she
endeavors TO show up the alleged vanity OF
women. From tho acre Of 20 10 90 she spent
for the period year 81 days and hours en-
plOyed in dressing her hair, oWdering her
cheeks, and painting her lips. From. 80 10 50
she toilet iabore amounted 10 dvs hours day,
the extra houT1 being cdnsecrated 10 the
covering Of the trackA OF time, including the
obhteration OF crows feet and other Necessary
filling In and grading. Time, 4 years and %
days. After 30, her edorts Ind 70 be re-
doubled. To the last she resisted the effects of
time.
THR contents Of the sharks stomach, as de.
scribed by William TO Gnatbrain in the play
Of "Black- Eyed susan,n were many and
strange, but even an Admiral's cooked hat
aud a telescope might be more easy OF diges-
ton than some Of the articles found in the
stomach Of the dead dromedary lately belong
ing 10 WOmbwelfs Menagerie. A pOst-m NOR
TEN examination discovered that the animal
had swallowed, among many other things,
upward OF pound of iron nails, fourpence
half penny In oOppers, a block OF NJ arble twas
II a tombstoneY), and large quantity Of sand
and ashes. Perhaps the story itself will be
found n little difficult TO swallow by some
readers, but the provincial press vouches for
It's accuracy,
The eight tons OF cherries shipped from Cal
iforDia 10 Chicago few days ago sold at an
average of Is cents per pound. The cost OF
placing them in Chicago is put at or 10 cents
pound. This leaves the grower a profit Of
or cents per pound, or 500 a ton. The san
Frapclseo buliefR remarks: fWhile this
profit 10 not a large one when the cost Of Guilt
walton and the value Of the land are taken
into account, n IL still "A better profit than is
ever derived from wheat farming, On a
thrifty cherry orchard In full bearing the re-
turns would range from $3.50 TO $1,000 an
acre" The orchardists Of Alameda county