The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

at an Office fitted up on the second stage of the
Eitfel tower.
The stradivarius violoncello which belonged
to Davidow. the violinist. is reported for sale,
and the price asked is $500
The importance Of the single vote was illus
trated at the recent election in Rhode Island.
three towns, Richmond. Exeter and North
Kingston giving that majority against the
amendment.
TIE Royal Meteorological Society of England
is making a collection of photographs of light
ming flashes. On each photograph is noted the
time OF the flash, and the interval between it
and the thunder.
CITIZEN of Virginia is seeking to have the
sulphur springs Of that state indicted as a
nuisance injurious TO public health. He has
lived near one for three years, and he says that
Strawberries and dead dogs now smell alike 70
him,
In the Dutch portion OF BorEeo the natives
used TO adorn their huts with human heads, and
they were not particular whose head it was
Over 1900 of them have haf to be killed in
order to put stop to this practice, which is
now absolute.
THERE is larger proportion Of the boys and
girls of New Jersey than of any other state in
the union, who go to Sunday school. It appears
by statistics recently taken, that there are just
about $4,000 children in the 1897 Sunday
schools of New Jersey.
News comes from Toungu, Burmah, that Koh
Pal Sab, timber merchant there, has founded
new religion, which is described as a sort of
mixture of Buddhism and Christianity. The
disciples, who number several thousands keep
tine Christian Sunday and abstain from strong
drink.
CAT in Falkirk, Scotland, is bringing up a
brood of chickens. But the prize cat is to be
found in the hamlet of Trinity Gasl. Perthshire
lie fad ~ bar hot
having been deprived of her kittens, she caught
| mouse, which she adopted, and is now moth
er1ng with great tenderness.
For the convenience of those wishing to
punch two big turtles that are displayed in front
| of store in Punxsatawney, Pa, the owners
have placed some large sticks beside it, 1t an
| noyed them greatly to see the expression of
pam on a man S face who stopped there to look
at the turtles and could not find stick to prod
| them with.
TIE Psychologists of Norway have pursued
researches into the early population of the
| country as far north as zoo 49, The results
show large poplution in prehistoric times but
one not given to agriculture. No bronze objects
are found, and the conclusion is reached that
1ne men OF the early iron age were the first to
| aIIect them, those OF the bronze age never
having reached the northern parts.
GUIDE TO THE CHURCHES OF LONDON /"
shows that the number of metropolitan
| CuuIFl udVe increased between 1883 and 1883
from 92S TO 1,0l6. Altar vestments are now the
rule In 81 churches as against 81 in 1888 altar
Il nights In ll9 as against ga in 1888, and the
eastward position" in 396 as against 304 in
| 1850 Ia the same period the number of
| churches IN which the communion is eel brated
In the evening has decreased from 2S9 TO 272.
The total coal consumption of the world is
said to amount TO upward of 1000, COO ouintals
per hour. OF this quantity about 2IGOO0 orin-
IaiS are REQUIRED per hour in order to heat the
oolers FOR stationary and marine engines, loco
mobiles, locomotives, etc. The production of
| pig iron absorbS 100 900 qulntals and that of
| other metals $1,000 quintals per hour. The
| average hourly consumption of household coal
is reckoned at 100000 quintals, but the total
production is estimated at $1,000 900 to 5000
900 per diem so that it still considerably exceeds
| The consumption.
WHILE President Carnot was visiting Bethune
| during his recent tour through the North of
France, he observed that a certain society
formed or the leading people of the city had
prominent place at all the ceremonials and in
the professions. The society is called Lies
Charitables," and its members wear on public
occasions, uniform composed as follows:
mantle and cooked hat. Their principal func-
ton is to act as pail bearers at funerals and to
bury the dead. The society was founded in the
eleventh century. and is always recruited among
deputies, lawyers, notaries and journalists.
THE city authorities of Louisville, XIV. have
lite blocks, 10000 lneal feet Of granite curbine
and $4,000 lineal feet of granite tagging for
cutters Representatives of twenty-five of the
leading granite companies of the country were
present at the opening of the bids. All the bids
were lower than heretofore made the last
granite purchased by the city costing SIS IS per
ton. The award was made to the Mount Poney
Quarry Company of Culpeper county, Virginia,
at 80 80 per ton for Virginia granite. The Mai Re
and New Hampshire granite was offered at
SO 40. Georgia at 81 43 and Arkansas at 81 IS
per ton.
ST. LOUIS PAPER offers a prize for the best
list of ten books for boys and girls The com
petitors must be under 16 years of age TWEEN
ty-fve lists are published and they make inter
esting reading. On the twenty-five lists the fol-
lowing authors are mentioned: Bunyan,
times; Mrs. Burnett, II times; Miss AIcott 81
times; Hans Christian Anderson. times; De
Foe, II times; Shakespeare, times; Dickens 10
times; Grimm, i y the Bible, 8 times. Here is
enc of the lists fFom Bonham, Texas): The
Bible, ''Tifany's Diamonds ''Peter the
Wha1er, :" ''rhe American Orators Hume's or
Goodrich's History of England ''Ivanhoe-,
Shakespeare, Bayard Tayior's Travels,
Frederick the Great Robinson Crusoe."
Comparatively few fairy tales are mentioned
THE ancient City of Aleppo SO renowned in
story, though situated in one of the most fertile
province of the Turkish empire, is In wretched
state of poverty and industrial decay owing to
the mingled neglect and exactions of the gov
eminent. Only three years ago cereals to the
value of 81 300 425 were exported. but last year
only 100000 was sent abroad, although there
were splendid crops, and grain rotted in the
granaries for want of sale. The chief reason
of this falling off is a want of TRANSFORMATION
facilities. 1t is only seventy seven miles to a
seaport, but the roads have been allowed to fall
into ruin, and the expense of transportation is
very great Besides this, the exactions of the
imperial treasury have so depleted the city
funds that all transportation, both in matters of
law and sanitation, has almost ceased to exist.
It is impossible to recover debts, and fevers
ravish the city.
THE famous London companies of guilds have
met in convention to consider the plan of the
city's county council for dividing up their enor-
nous wealth. The original purposes of the
served, and their usefulness has passed The
gross value of property vested in seventy-four
companies is estimated at 615,0J0,000 with a
probability of a lar e increase during the next
quarter of a century. The available revenue is
taken at 9440, 900, and the actual expenditure at
E425, 900. of this revenue, larger than that of
many German grand duchy, the companies
spend el50.000 year on objects of public use
or benificence akin to the charitable trusts of
which they are the almoners, One hundred
thousand pounds goes for "banqueting and
another 100000 on management, that is for
salaries of officials and the court fees PAYABLE
to members for attendance at meetings.
A SPECIAL DIsPA III from Lake Hopatcone.
N. J., states that the dam combining that great
body of water has been the cause of great
anxiety since the Johnstown disaster. 1t has