The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

VOLUME OF the poems OF Frederic 1ennySoD,
eldest brother of the poet laureate, is among
the reprints in contemplation in Lon1on. tn y
have become dlT1icdlU - procure.
The Congo district appears to be developing
as producer of tobacco. Brussels tobacconists
say that its leaves are remarkably well adapt. d
for cigars, being Of exceedingly cool flavor and
very supple.
PREPARATIONS are already being madein sew
eral German university towns to celebrate next
year the 3OOth anniversary of the invention Of
the micr scope. Zacharias Jansen of Middle
hurg put together the first microscope in
1880.
NEW USE for rabbits has been found by the
physicians Of theBrningham, lEngland) Luna
tic asyiu Il. A number of wiid rabbits have
been turned loose on to the fields adjoining the
insti' utiJn, so that The INN ates VIII ue amused
py seeing e rabbits ruu about AMI to divert
the minds OF the patients is one of the great OBJ
JectS of the institution.
TIE sheep is usually considered a stupid ami
NAL, but his environme t il Colorado has
brghte rel even his dull wits Purchasers OF
sheep that have been brought from that state
say that the animal no DIS his head more erect
than those which come fro II other states, and
S ~ that this haoit is caused by the sheep being
IN constant peril of being assaIled by some wild
animal.
A REMARKABLE TREE is told of by a JamesbIrg
IN. j. paper: 1T stands in the rear of the tele-
graph station at upper ia nesburS. and pro-
duceS three different kinds of apples and
kind Of pears. The apples are red astrac lan,
fall plppin and Smitl's Tier. Indicating that
the gralters uad practical turn and were en-.
deavoling to get the greatest amount of good
out OF the tree, for one crop follows another
throughout the summer"
The POPULAR CEGsUs of Spain has just died
in the person of the Marquis de Urquljo. His
executors have paid INTO the Spa ISL treasury
succession duties amounting To &9j,0J0 on his
fortune which exec sded &50O0,000. This wa
galned IL fifty years. 7 re owner had begun
lie as Ia que village lad and iii ID a senator
grand ., and eX-mayor of Madrid He left
tloO,CO in BEG .ests to charities in his native
province, many OF which he founded himself,
aAd ED,OUO Tor masses for himS Ii.
\ REMARKABLE sight was witnessed at the
Bailey Gepot, i'll Cass county, Missouri, on
recent evening. The sun was getting low when
train pulled in, and the engine began to let off
steam. AS soon as released the steam began to
form, and in short time complete rainbow
could be seen few feet above the engine aud
reaching to the ground Oh either side. 1t was
beautiful sight, anu remained as long as the
engineer released steam from the engine.
PEDESTRIANS on Eighth street. Philadelphia
were amused by the sagacity Of dog The
animal was trotting up street when suddenly
his muzz.e fell to the sidewalk He stopped
iooAed at it, and after few attempts again
got his lie al into the cage Bat just as h.
started on a trot it fell off q second time. TGis
was repeated four times. Tlen the dog, appar-
emily realizing that it was beyo I'd him to taSten
the muZGie took it between ii s teeth and ran
on his looks indicating the pride he felt in mas
tering tue difficulty
For eleven years a Biddeford, (Me) man has
be n at work with his jack knife making a mu-
scum Of wood GU los ties He has done nothing
else, although his jack-knifery has brought him
W small
exhibitions. lie has male animas, tools &
violin case comp lSet of 1897 Diec IS of wood OF
Jos different kinds, a yoke of oxen and a car
put together in glass jar with a small neck.
VI any OF his carvings are orn 4mental, and
others would find rea ly sale as toys, but he will
not set price upon anything or parr wit any
article, and his collection is consequently In
creasng all the time.
D. 9. HosKINs, chief engineer of the long pro-
J-cted North river tunnel, declares that the
great undertaking will be completed in 1892, in
time for the worlds fair John R. Dos Passos,
the attorney of the company, confirms this pre-
dlctiOn and adds that the money needed to
complete the work is secured. This tunnel viii
be 10 two dlvisi MS, each $500 feet long, with
approaches each three-quarterS a mile on eacl
81 10 Of the river, these being SPAWNED by a sin
gle arch. About 1000 feet of the north division
nave been completed and 5S5 feet on the south
division. There has been no work on the tunnel
sluce 1882 until this week, when operations
were resumed.
SOCIETY has now become so large in London
that it is surprising no org cation has vet
been started to maxi the labors Of entertainers
less arduous by having some central place.
where Information mi ght be obtained as IT, the
names OF eople in town for a long or short
period, their addresses aud any information
which would enable a hostess to get I'D a dinner
or entertainment at short notice, with less
fatigue and uncertainty than nowadays must
necessarily be expected. 1t is intend d to start
such an agency at once in a central position and
under the management of people in society
VINO can furnish Information from the best and
most trustworthy sources
THERE are some interesting items on Eng
lands civil pension list. Sir Richard Owen has
had 81 900 We since 1872 an Lord fenuyson
the same since 1915. The widow of Kitto the
lblica cyclop dist gets $3.50 and the widow
OF Haydn tof Gue Dictionary of Dates'O $500
Inc daughter OF Douglas Jerrold gets $3.50 Mr.
Gerald Massey, because he is "a lyric poet
sprung from the people," gets $500 wear: the.
same sum is AWARDED to William Ai!ingla n.
Mrs Ollphant, Robert Buchanan, the widow OF
george Cattermole. aud the Rev. Dr. George
Macdonald. FarldayS niece gets S.5J MIR
Topper 5000, the widow of Charles Kingsley
$1,000, two ladies directly descended from Def e
$40 each, the VIZ dow of Richard A pr ctoI
500, the sister of Keats $500, Philip James
Bal9y $500, and the daughter of Nelson's
adopted daughter Sl,50l
THERE has been rude awakening in France
IN regard to the aims aud character of the
"brav General Boulanger. Tho Paris Fiqnro
erstwhile one of the most enthusiastic admirers
OF the great ''Strugg e-for-ifer," makes an
honeSt confession that itself and everybody
else have been victims of ''comprehensive
swindle. 1t says: The Due d'Aumale was
dupeI IN believing i'll his protege Jules Ferry
was duped in making Bouanger commander in
runs. Clemenceau duped in believing in
his war minister, the Fream asons in belle Inr
MN au enemy OF the c.ergy; the clergy in be
hevinS him friend of thu true faith. the
decent pc )ple, the ChauvniSts, the Count of
Pans Prince Victor, the Prince of Wa,eS-all
have been dipped. Noblemen and citizens
peasants and workngmen, without exceDtion
OF party, all believed h " could make nse of
TINS man. he alone has mad use of the whole
world. WHAT az awakenn -
The forthcoming annual report of the Score
tary of internal affairs wild contain a graphic
map of the great storm that caused the Johns
town flood. as well as a full statistical descrin-
ton OF it, both prepared by L9rn Bodget. Mr..
blodget VINO has made the weather a speciai
study for many years, declares that il was the
greatest 81 orm IN the history of the country
ne regards It as phenomenon by itself aid
offers no expanat on of it. TnA map SHOWS n
large area or greatest precipitation avera ring
eight inches and extending over II OO0 SQUARE
miles OF coultry, from the northern line of
PENNSYLVANIA down through Western Maryland
and INTO Virginia. 1t is shaped ike an ARTISTS
palette, the indentation being at Lock Haven
anu, curlOuSly enough. the Sama indanta+io,,