The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

build his malgerS,
In the Stae of Maine there are $4,000 pounds
of ground wbod fiber and $4,000 pounds of
chemical wobd fiber made daily.
THE bar seward of the steamship Alaska
saws that on one trip from the United States
| last summenhis receipts netted s., 500 in seven
days
| VERMoNri MAPLE SUGAR CROP this spring is in
quantity and quality above the average, owing
| to recentlt introduced improvements in its
manufactub. The yield is estimated at b. 900, 900
! pounds.
A CURIOUS Jewish tradition reports that Adam
was entray clothed in hard horny skin, and
only lost il and became subject to evil spirits
| losing PaEldise.
For the past ten months the railroad acct
dents in this country have averaged one for
| every fv, days, and two-thirds Of them have
| been the Jesuit of careleSsness.
TRACHioToMY was performed ON a London
car horse The operation proved successful,
and the animal is again at work, giving as good
| service az when in the best OF health.
THE late Count Corti. the great Italian diplo-
matist, ID his WILL declared on his honor that
he had served his country with fidelity and
love, and with no regard for personal interest.
NEARLY all of the United States Senators are
large mei, their average weight running close
| to $50 pounds. Their entire weight according
to statistical correspondent, is nearly $4,000
| pounds.
WOMAN in Canada, who was out in the
woods after roots, saw dog and whistled to it.
| The dog turned out to be a catamount, and he
| bit and claWed the woman until her lie was de-
| SPARED of
GEORGE JACOB HoLYoAKE, the English re-
| former, is over 70 years old, and his friends
| mean that his old age shall be passed in peace
and dignity. They are making up fund with
| which to purchase for him an annuity.
A MUSE recently cleaned a glycerine bottle
with nitric acid, and the bottle exploded inhict-
| ing several severe injuries. Nitric acid and
glycerine form lively compound called nitro
| gycerine, which won't be pounded with i'm
| punity.
CHICKEN was killed at the farm of Mr.. Nc
Fadden, on the Big Potlach, near Cameron,
Idaho. last week, and when the craw was opened
piece of gold was found about the size of a
pea. turkey was also killed having pieces of
| gold in its craw.
THE first Wisconsin man to be killed in the
war of the Union was Myron Gardner, who was
struck by 12-pound shot from a rified cannon.
| The missile came into possession of his sister.
| Mrs. T. A. Simpson, of Arcadia who kept the
| grim relic for twenty-five years and recently
| gave it to the Wisconsin State Historical So
| ciety.
SAYS Washington correspondent: "There
is no reason for the absurd reports that Chief
| JUSTICE + ullor VIII nave TO SnaVo on MS dig,
| beautiful white moustache in order to meet the
| traditional wishes of the Supreme Court Mr.
| Justice Matthews, Mr. Justice Field, Mr.. JUS
| tice Lamar, of the present court, all wear nous
| tacheS.
| AT Black River Falls, Wis, a 14year-old girl
and 16-year-oid boy were married, with the
consent of the parents. At the hour fixed for
| the wedding the bridegroom was playing ball,
| and the ceremony was over he went
| back to his game, while the bride resumed her
| uninterrupted play with some of the neighbor-
| ing girls
! IT has been the custom for small vessels
known as "copers," loaded with all sorts of
| grog, to cruise about among the North Sea fish
| ing fleets selling liquor to the sailors. Five
| European powers have now entered into an
| agreement for the suppression of this business,
| and have declared rum selling illegal upon the
| high seas.
THE plans for the hull of the battle shin
Texas have been received at the Navy Depart
ment, Washington from the Barrow Ship Build
| ing Works, England and are being duplicated
| by ''fiue print y AS as this is done it is
| said they will be sent to the naval constructor
| at Norfolk, Va, with orders to begin work on
| the ship Immediately
| A CHICAGO INSURANCE AGENT says that several
of the large dry goods houses of that city have
each a special employe who does nothing but
] attend to their insurance. And it keeps him
| busy, too, for the average line of insurance
carried by one company on any one risk is
| 5000 while many of the dry goods firms have
an insurance of 81, 100000 or over.
ANTHONY ]. DRExEL of Philadelphia, who is
| considered the richest banker in the United
| States is man of extraordinary modestv. and
| is rarely seen in public places. He is man of
| medium size, with dark eyes that are brilliant
| when he speaks During banking hours he
| works as hard any of his clerks, and many of
| his employees are better dressed than he is
BATES is the name of a Harvard freshman
who has startled collegiate base ball circles this
| year by his remarkable pitching. In a recent
| game he struck out sixteen Princeton giants
| This is no time for Harvard to war against
intercollegiate sports. The Cambridge JJmver-
| sity may yet develop a pitcher who will be
sought after by every professional team in the
| country.
| A FEW DAYS AGO, while John VI. Held, of Sew
mour, Ind, was digging well on his farm. four
miles south of that place, he struck well of
| boiling water at depth of seven feet, which
continues to bubble up to the top. A quantity
| of peculiar sand thrown up was taken to Cincin-
| natl, where it was examined by the State (ieoI-
| ogist, who found small pieces of rubes, dia-
| mond dust and loadstoEe.
A NEW HELMET for firemen has been invented
in Bremen. 1t consists principally of a conner
mask, which is very light The wearer's nose
mouth ana eyes receive through an India rubber
tube constant stream of pure air. which leaves
the helmet by an opening opposite the eyes
and prevents the entrance of smoke The
helmet has been practically tested, and is to be
used by the Berlin firemen, it is said.
THE Chief United States Commissioner II
the Melbourne International Exhibition and
the secretary of the commission will sail from
San Francisco for Melbourne May 81 The LAT.
| ter will continue to receive applications for
| space from those intending to exhibit goods
His address will be No. 1926 Pennsylvania ave
nue. Washington, D. c., I'm il May 20. and after
that date Care of United States Consul Gen.
eral Melbourne, Australia
The new "reminiscences of the Great Duke nj
Wellington give some idea of his wonderful
activity when in the field. "For many wears in
the peninsula" he once said, II undressed sci.
dom; in the first four years never | slept FIVE
or six hours: sometimes two or three In Tnoia
it is not the custom TO undreSs: / never did In
Spain never marched the soldiers more than
tw nty-tive miles in a day: in India | once
marched the troops seventytwo miles in a
day"
AssHEToN SMITH is commemorative Queen
Victorlas jubilee in a remarkable manner. He
has caused to be planted on the slopes of Noel
| Rhiwcn Mountain In Wales, a plantation com
posed of several thousand trees Nearly 300
| men have been constantly employed since the
jubilee in planting the trees, which will be sd
| arranged as to represent the words Jubilee
| 1857 Each letter measures 200 yards long and
| % feet wide. The first tree Of the letter j was
planted on jubilee day.
c. H. SCHULTZ, a German chemist, of Man.