Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| new House of Parliament in London. The
weight OF this bell is more than thirteen tons,
ana It's height is feet 101@ inches, and its
| diameter at the mouth 81 feet
| THE number of banks IN different Estates
varies greatly. Thus, in Arkansas. with n
counties there are only IA banks. while in
Kansas, with 81 counties, each county has q
bank. lG should be remembered IN this con-
nectlon, however, that Kansas has 10000
squareNmlleS more territory than the other
State, and over 100000 more population.
| able.
1T is reported that in a recent article in one
OF the leading papers of st. Petersburg there
is an argument in favor of a Russian political
alliance with the United States and France, in
the course OF which this republic is spoken of
| In terms OF the warmest praise. One state
ment admlrlngy made is that no one dares to
attack the United States or to touch Ameri-
can ciIlzens, who are engaged in business in
every part of the world'
IF 1t were possible to rise above the atmos-
phere which surrounds the,earth we should
see nothing but an intense and sharply de-
hned ball of fire. while every thing else would
be wrapped in total darkness. There could
De no diffusion of light without an atmos-
phere or some similar medium for it to act
upon, but il the air around us extended to
nelghth OF 200 miles the rays of the sun could
not penetrate 1t, and we would be left in
udrknesS. AT q depth OF 700 feet In the ocean
the Hgnt ceases altogether. one-half of the
ilgnC being absorbed in passing through
seven feet of the purest water.
ONE OF the most interesting stations of pre-
historic man in France Is found at Solutre,
and, while containing numerous human re-
mains, with stone implements, etc, is chiefly
remarkable for the enormous deposit OF horse
bones accumulated about the Stone hearths.
A wall feet high, IL to Il ards long and Az
feet wide is composed carbohydrates equine
remains. DR.. Cartailhac estimates that 4O, 600
skeletons might be reconstructed gtEom the
bones, and he assumes that the horse must
nave reached It's greai est, Developments and
served IN place Of all other game az the time
when the ancient hunters left the aeeHmula-
lions at this place. f6"94 sdJ 10
A BOSTON phlanthropist and student of
human nature bought d dozen cheap umbrei-
las had nickel plate inserted In each handle
on which was his address, and the request
that the umbrella be returned. and on the first
rainy day went out on the street and handed
one TO each umbrellaless woman that he met.
All were returned within week but one, and
IN place OF that came note saying that 1t had
Deen stolen and that the writer would pay for
IL. Ihe next rainy day he handed the UNI
orellas TO twelve unprotected men. He never
saw but one Of them again, and that was
brought in by friend " no said he had stolen
IL at church festival.
The situation of the Jews of Servia has
much improved in recent years, and NAV be
considered as favorable. A few years ago
Jews -ere allowed to live only in two or three
cities, now the whole country ia open to them
King lillian gran e them the same rights as
other citizens, anu the Jews show themselves
worthy. They make considerable progress
and are looked upon as brothers by their fell
low citizens. They fought bravely in the last
two wars, and several became officers In the
army. There is hardly any government Office
Where Jews are not employed. In Belgrade
are two Jewish judges. and two Jews are
members of the Skuptshina. Recently jew
became Secretary General of the Ministry of
the Interior.
WASHINGTON is said to be swarming with
bridal couples, chief among whom are Judge
Paxson, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylya-
mia, and his wife. She was the widow OF
Congressman Bridges, and at her wedding to
Judge Paxson, on Dec. l, the guests present
are said to have formed the most dis
tipguished social assemblage ever known in
Pennsylvania. Judge Paxon is reputed to be
the richest man who wears the ermine in
this country, and the p0mp and ceremony
which attend his bridal tour certainly give
evidence of large wealth. He and his bride
have private car with a French chef a
valet, maid and one or two incidental SER
wants. This retnue will soon go South W ard
Judge Paxson Is cousin OF Justice Mat
thews.
ACCORDING to the statements made bv
Prof. Bonafoux, a powder composed of canal
parts of colophony, carbon, and gum arabic
possesses very great degree of hemostatic
power, and is cap able it is said, of so arrest
ing the bleeding OF large arteries, as to prove
decidedly serylceable in important surgical
operations. The first experiments msde nv
Prof. BOnafouX with this composition were
on the brachlal artery in man, and on the
smaller vessels, on the carotid of the horse
and other vessels of the same animal-all of
these being attended with marked succeas
In the prevention OF consecutive hemorrhnge
it also proves entirely satisfactory. The an
plication can be lifted in the course of two or
three days, when the vessels are found to he
completely obliterated.
THE inhabitants of the moon, if there are
any, behold much larger and more luminous
moon than the inhabitants of the earth do. IT
is thirteen times larger than ours and. tbere-
fore, thirteen times more luminous IL hanoa
in the armament OF The moon without apps-
rent change of place. but not without change
of surface. for this great globe as it turns ON
its axis presen Is its oceans and continents in
grand succession. In q word, in twenty fonr
hours this great rotundIty which we mortals
tread turns its pictured counterfance to the
NOON and grandIy repays the 3Ystenin0 or
gazing lunarians by repeating to tlbstn. with
the best of its ability. the story OF It's birth
Whether there are lntelligencea, IN the n0on
whose capacities enable them 20 read the story
IS question Tor philosophers and Astronomers
to solve. san BITS
KANSAS CITY has a law requiring all cIer-
gymen. judges and justices to return to the
clerk of the Board of Health the names of ALI
persons married by them. After NOTIFYING
these pprsOns time and again of TIN L. =