Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

PEnclOs " hose skin was the admiration Oh
benOlders. TO use rain water eXclu-Nely'
CHILDREN grow taller, it is said, during an
acute sickness, such as fever, the growth of
the bones being stimulated by the febrlle con-
dtiOn.
A ROOM at Harvard is decorated with the
handkerchiefs snatchet by the Harvard boys
in the Blaine torchhght pro ession from the
hands OF the girls on the sidewalk.
COMPANY. cultivating $500 acres of vine-
yard IN the foothills of Sacramento county.
Cal, has abandoned the ne of irrigation for
wine grapes. The company has plenty OF
water at all times, but experience has con .
vnced the management that the best WINE IS
made from grapes not irrigated, and that the
vines thrive without irrigation.
THE Danish Prince Valdemar has returned
after visit to the Orient on board DAM h
man of-war. The DANISH papers recall the
fact that il has been 500 ears since the last
% nsh Prince, King V ldemar Atterdag
again a day., visited Jerusalem, and nearly
s Y. airs since Queen BOdil, wife OF King Frlk
Ejr god grandson of Cauute the Greats SIS
ter, was buried there.
MRS GEN. CUSTER sent to the management
of the Soldiers Home Ca~nlyal at Boston the
first flags of truce used at the AppOmatiox
during The negotiations leading to the final
surrender of Lee. The Dag sent by Gen. Lee
was AN ordinary crash towel. and the one re-
turned by the Northern force- was linen
handkerchief marked "M. Zuelle They
have been IA the Custer family or years
THE Church OF st. Peter at Rome, stands
upon the supposed grave and near the site of
the martyrdom Of st. Peter. Constantine
founded the original church in $40, and
ChaTemague was crowned in it in 500; but
that ilhce hal fallen to decay. In 1880 Pope
Nicholas V had the foundations land FIR re-
buI ding the church. when he died. More
than fifty We rs l506-POpe Julius IL.
laid the corner stone Of the present structure.
AT the recent royal drawing room recep-
ton in London black was the prevail gcolor.
The Princess Of " ales looked much better IN
her sombre to let which set of her magnif-
cent diamonds very well indpedl than in the
Wh tie dress which she ore at the first draw
ing room. The Queen was arrayed entirely
in black having discarded the white veil e
has hitherto W0t n for one of black tulle. and
Wore only jet ornaments. Princess re trlce
was i'm mauve and violet, ami displayed many
more diamonds than she has ever worn be-
fore.
THE mere weight Of rails. sleepers and
plates required in the construction of the
Berber-Suakin Railway is $1,000 tons, which
must be conveyed on an average 100 miles
Assuming a camel-load to he one firth OF q
ton, N a camel To arch ten miles, it would
require 1900 camel To- d. daily to complete
The carriage within the year. Morrow r.
there exists nothing but the rOughest anerOid
survey of the section of the country to be
travf rscd. In the tir-t sixty miles there Is an
ascent o $50 fe r. while in the rem lining 1870
miles hare is "A descent of 100 feet, but the
ascent aud descent are by no means continu-
GUS and gradual.
THE papers quote what others say about
Gen. Grart refusing to receive the sword Of
Gen. Lee 1T the surrender" said ex- GOV. Hoff-
man, of New York. Il have no doubt he did,
and think. but am not sure. he told me so. |
r. col ct h~ HId once, in giving me a detailed
account Of tn evpntful dav. tell me, among
9th things. that ~ the morning when he re-
celvei Lees message asking a meeting he was
sun ring from SICK headache. which almost
disabled hun; that the headache left him ~ he
mounted his horse; thar when he reached the
place of meeting he found he had left his
sword hIrd, VIII le Lee wore his and was in
fun Uniform. When he said this he smiled,
and have always suspecte he went without
his sword so that he cOu have go ID and
delIc te reason for not accepting that Of Gen.
Lee. 1t was just like him"
DR. MARK L. NARDYz, who organized the
Assoc tie society of the Red Cross in Phila-
de phia was asked recently whether, in the
event of war b, tween Russia and b. gland
the services Of the society would be brought
INTO action YES" he replied. there are
branch cIeties in st Petersburg and in al
the cities of Europe, and they viii have their
hands fun ln loo ing after the wounded and
df ing. The assOcia alton is int rnatiOnal in is
character. IL, br ely. TO nder TO the ex-
rent of IT'S al lily prompt aid, in material and
mon y, and to furni-h nurses ana other per-
70 al assistance, when necessary, in case of
punllc calamltT by war, pestllence, fire, fam
lie. Il l0dS ana other causes. 10 "a llcct and
hold IN res rye funds and material for imme-
diate use IN calam ties; the recruiting of an
ambulance rps and the opening OF different
1 deparimr nts tor pub lc Instruction in the care
OF the sick and W unded."
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exist than that along the southern shore of the
/ Baltic No fences mark the bOun aries of the
/ fertile farms which stretch away over the
rolling hills to the distant horizon, all aglow
/ with yellow grain. At intervals a clump of
/ trees, often seen intensely dark against the
I RYE grain. shows where a farmhouse stands,
aad giant windmllls sw ng their sails on the
i highest hillfops. The highway, a fuzzy built
ch6UNS'e, leads straight across the country
only curvIng to pass through some village
] Noun ain ash, b rch and cherry trees border
I the road Ia an unbrOkeL rank. In the bitches
ava by me roat ide grow countless varieties
OF via hoWers-a perfect paradise for the
I bofa lst. From the hlg est hill the eve meets
! to the south succession Of grain fields 10
the north, beyond the soft undulations Of the
! cultivate hills, the Baltic shinm ers in the
/ strong sunlight narrow line. sharp at the
horizon. the dimensions of the brick barns
/ prove the accu toned magnitude of the
! harvest: the luxury Of the farmers, housps
! tells OF inherited success.
THERE are a few gentlemen in New York
who are able to wn steam yachts. They are
men who are oblig cd to express their wealth
IN seven figures. Scarcely anybody worth
/ less than million would think of owning so
costly a playthiug as a steam yacht. Just
now every body interested m steam Yachts is
/ Ia King about what the Cramps. of Philadel-
phla are doing. 10 see ms that these shin.
builders are constructing a steam Yacht 1871
/ le u long, mat IS intended TO attain a eed of
! ~ knots an hour. This 1t is said, will "lav
i over" anything previously achieved in the line
/ of yachts. Mr. GOull's famous chit the
/ Atlanta, ls ABOUT 100 feet longer. but h,r
/ great. 81 speed Is Il knots, So that the new,
! yacht, If n doe an that is expected of her
/ would leave the ATLANTA clear behind in n
! trial Of speed. Few as are the number of
/ those able 20 own steam yachts they are
numerous en- ugh TO form a cub OF Their
/ own, rms Cub Is now engaged Ia arranging
/ Tor a grand regatta this sumner, and Tho
! mon bers nope To make It an international
/ al lr. the intention being to invite tho
! Owners OF yachts abroad to participate.
/ eommJtee Il now engaged in securing
/ designs Tor silver cup g. ne worth 4 900
ami 10 be offered as a prize to the fastest
yacht.
PROF FISHES LECTURE in New York last
Wednesday morning was devoted 10 the trea.
son Of Benedict Arnold. The lecturer has
already bestowed such high praise upon Ar.
nold's gaiiantry and generosity that many OF
his hearers felt already a deep interest in the
traitors character. while in no wav palliat-
ing runif'~ trplehprv hut ot, tho -.