Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
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THE STEADY sHRNKAGE of glaciers in the
Swiss Alps has caused severe losses to many
| OF the peasantry BY the drying ~ of pastures
formerly mostened by glacial rils.
DRIVING through Windsor recently the
Queen noticed a cab-horse thrown down and
injured by an accident. AMI forthwith di-
rected that the owner should have new
horse gwen to him from the royal stables
THE salvation Army has retreated in disor-
derby r0ut from Westhe q. Mass, after brief
campa Zn, leaving all its drums, tamborines,
arms, and requirements in the hands OF the
enemY-the sherff's officers-who retain them
to satisfy unpaid bills.
AT LATE MEETING of the Presbyterian
synod OF Dakota the Indian women reported
having raised $500 for missionary work among
! their own people the past year. THIS was
more than all the money raised by their white
sisters lu three societies.
THE Navajoes are temperate and industri-
GUS. mayo Of them welt educated, and nearly
all spe king the French, Spanish, Mexican,
indian and English languages. Although
only &c Wl-clvlilzed, the first squaw IS TO De
vows.
BATES COLLEGE, it IS claimed, was the
hrst co-educational college in New England,
being long pointed to rs the institution that
hau - gger AMI a gal student" II now
mas q women students and raising money
to endow professional chair to be filled by
woman.
TIDAL OBSERVATIONS on the eastern coast
Of America have acquired a new Importance
since the coast survey has confirmed, by re-
cent observations, the older suggestion that
there are tidal huXes in the gulf stream, and
vTiati, as Of its velocity due to half- monthly
change lu the rel alive sea levels of the A tlan
tic AID Gulf Of Mexico.
TIE AUTHORITIES Of the Crchton Royal
Institution for the Insane lately came to the
astonishing conclusion that it would be good
plan to give few Of their choicest lunatics
the diversion of shooting parties. A new
cemer, no Joined one of them, Strayed away
from the party, aud was afterward found shot
through the head. The death is thought 10
nave been caused by accident but 1t led peo-
pie to ask which were the more ln6ane, the
patients or the authorities of the asylum.
REV. EDWARD EVERETT HALE turned a
neat pont IN a very neat manner the other
day at a meeting % the Scnoolm asters' Club
in Boston. He reported a teacher as saying TO
nim just before the meeting; when / leave
The schoo. room | leave the school room.
do 7 pc NIT myself to do anything which
pertain to the s hOol at nome " This was
cry wise thing for The schoolm aster to do,
and very credtable thing for him t. say
The pre- cher simply retorted: "All | ask is,
ito not lay on the boys and girls burdens that
you yourself do not bear"
brought from Greenland by many explorers,
and have in nearly every case been ascribed
to meteoric origin. Steenstrup, in his third
voyage to Observation-Disclosures the ma
tive iron however. IN a bssaitc rock in
rains vrying from fraction of Il MILL
meter to Is mIlimeters. 1t also ccurs on the
western and northern sides Of Disco Island
| ami IN other pla aces. This settles beyond a
| doubt the question Of the origin Of the Green
land native iron. This ore may become of
great commercial Importance.
FIVE NILE BEACH ISLAND, near Cape May.
has an unique and beautiful feature In its
holly groves, which stretch for four miles
along the island. Many of them are very aged
trees. Thrir trunks are more than a foot In
diameter at half their height. The bright
gray bark, with tints Of pale green and
patches Of brown. bring together the hoari-
ness CT age aud the tenderness Of youth. The
moss ms from the bran hes as If the forest
were Southern, while the evergreen leaves
and the bright red berries keep up the illu-
sion Of summer IN the drearier days Of frost.
RICHARD WAGNER generally received his
visitors IN medieval costumes, such as he al
wsys wore when composing. Alexandra Du-
mas, calling on him one day, was highly
amused At the masquerade. "You are all
! dressed up to play Gers err SAID Dumas, with
/ his good natured laugh, which rather hurt
/ the feelings of the author Of '"rannhaustr,"
/ VIII nevertheless returned NJ. Dumas visit
| when mex he Wa at Paris. After some con-
I siderable delay NJ. Dumas appeared at las,
| dressed magni6cently IN dressing gown
| with a large flower pattern. a helmet W e.
/ flying plumes. life-belt round waist, and
| enormous riding cots. Pardon me" said
ne m 'lestically, "for appearing IN my work
| ing costume. l can do nOthi' without being
| dressed IN this manner. Hat of my ideas
live in this helmet and the other MALT are
| lodged in my boots. Which are indispensable
TO me when write my love SCENES"
BY MEANS of simple chemical process a
beautiful eooring of yellow is now given to
marble, without any Injurious effect upon the
polish or hardin 1ss of the stone. Neutral
| chloride OF IRON is for this purpose dissolved
| in o. per cent. of alcohol, and after gently
| heating the marble to be cOlored, the solution
| in question is applied by means of brush, a
! Sprlns er. or by pouring, the strength of the
50 luton he ng. of course. pr0portloned to the
| depth of the color desired, and care being re-
quislte also in regard TO the degree OF temper
/ AZURE. On the marble becoming com ple telv
/ dry it Is m0istened with water or exposed TO
/ moist air when he decomposition OF the salt
| of iron takes place in the upper strata. and
the process of colorstlon is complete, al
inst remains to be done being to polish the
surface, if necessary, or 1t may be simply
rubbed OF with wet cloth. For light tints,
very diluted solutions are applied.
JOHN STEWART. Of Braddock, Pa, received
offers from New York and Philadelphia peo-
pie for a very remarkable relic. lille out
Walking in a grove recently he found what he
I supposed C. be q ''hlng's cup WHICH Is eOilu
liver, about two inches high and one and a
half In ola eter and with but one handle.
There are two bands encircling the cup, with
raised silver p ates and IN those arc forty-hve
holes, which have been lulad with jewels OF
some kind There is a stone in the bottom OF
the cup which resembles diamond. MIR.
stewart say he has had some experts exam
inIng IL aud claims it is genuine The date on
the cup. winch can be seen very plainly with
a = ass. Is 1888. There Is hole cut out OF the
uBper edge which no doubt was made By 4
bullet. Mr. stewart thinks It the same cup
which history speaks OF as having been stolen
from the Fr neh by the Indians over in VIr-
mia and wac lost at the famous fight at Brad
dock.
DEVICE has been brought forward for
protecting water pipes against freezing. the
arrangement b ing based upon the fact that
water in motion Will remain liquid at a lower
temperature than water at rest. One end OF
a copper rod. p ac.d outside Of the building,
ls occurred Co q bracket and the other end IL
attached 90 one arm OF y weighted elbo "
lever. 10 the ether arm ~ the lever - occurred
a rod. wllsl pas.es INTO the bulting and
/ operates q y We in enc water pipe. BY means
~ turn buckles. the length OF the cop
Der rod can be- adjusted so that before the
jcmpcrature reaches the point az which there
would be danger Of the wster in the pipes
freezing. m. valve will be opened 70 allow a
low oi wat,r; beyond this point the valve
OPENING WI Increase and the flow become
more rapid as the cold becomes more intense