The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

EXPERIMENTS by Sarisian scientist have
proved that daylight entirely ceases in the
waters Of the Mediterranean at depth Of 1873
feet.
The NEW LOCOMOTIVE WORKS of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad al Altoona are to have a capacity
Of building sd engines year, and ara so con
struct d tnat their manufacture can be in
creased up 70 1900.
A LADY in the LADIES' Home Journal offers
the authority of "a lady physician Of exten:
sive practice" for the statement that spanking.
from its effect upon the spine, is more inju-
nous to the health OF childrel than cunning
even
EELs IN GREAT NUMBERS are leaving Lake
George through the outlet at the upper falls
A few nights ago they were so numerous as to
clog and stop the water wheel at the pulp mill
IL took several men more than an hour to get
the wheel clear Of them.
FrNANCIER FERDINAND WARD, lac Of Wal
street, New York, has risen 10 the dignity of
being classed as steam JOB printer His little
printing office in Sing Slug prison has recent
boen equipped with an addition To the plant n
the shape of a half-medium Gordon press. II
Is run by steam power, a belt being attac ed TO
the shafting which runs the sewing machines
IN the clothing shop overhead. Ward l. highly
pleased with bis acq .isition, and spends much
time in polishing it up.
WHILE some workmen were putting the fin
ishing touches upon pair of folding doors at
the house of the Monte air club in Newark q
Few days agc, they heard the plaintive cries of
cat. Ths sound was smothered that they
concluded that the cat was in the hollow partl-
ton. One of the workmen found a small hole
In the partition, and looking into it saw two
small eyes cleaning Ike emeralis. 1he hole
was enlarged, and an emaciated cat crawled
out How long it had been imprisoned nobody
could tell.
AN OLD WOMAN who lives near Stoddardsville,
Pa, has great fondness for spiders. Years
ago she set apart small bedroom for the in
sects to make their websin, and from that day
TO THIS not single web has been torn from the
walls andcellng. On the sides and overh lad
every lncn of space is covered with tue delicate
WORK of the Industrious spiders, aud the one
ittls win ow in the room is partially darkenei
by layer after layer of network owe the panes.
Tue numerous inhabitants OF the mass of webs
sem to dwell tog-ther in harm Jny, althou h
the old woman declares That they often fight
like cats and dogs.
A LONDON CORRESPONDENT says: "As result
OF the cyclone on the Atlantic coast several
Sandy Hook pilots were brought over here by
steamships that could not put them off on ac-
count of the storm. The pilot who took out the
Arizona was very mucd pleased at the prospect
OF visit to Europe, as lie had never crosse the
ocean, and particularly as his pay of SIS per day
went on until his return. 1 knew was Ii ely
to be carried away, he said to a passenger,
and told my wife so, and brought some nj lney
Parls Exposition, and spend day or two in
London before the return trip"
COMMODORE VANDERBILT made $4,000 900,
beginning with no money and very little educa-
ton. He could write his name, AMI that was
about the extent of his scholastic requirements
His name, which was good for any amount on a
check, was not much to look at. He coul / not
pronounce the letter V, and always called him
self Vanderbilt A new clerk at the postoffice
greatly annoyed hum by looking for his letters
lnnLg ha
look among the Wees" said the millionaire.
At the age OF 80 the commodore was a match
for the whole street He open d all his own
letters, dictated bis answ on the margin;
spent al hour in transacting business involving
many millions, aud then went TO his stables.
He was very proud of his horses, and liked to
lead the road-and he generally did.
EIFFEL TOWER postal cards bearing a fac:
smile of the pride of the Paris fair in one corner
and containing on their faces the written state
ment that they were mailed ''du second" 'uu
tr"isteme." or on any other story, or etdge. of
the tower. are among the latest Worlds Fair
curiosities received in New York. ut snows,"
said returned signtseer how intimately the
government OF France is connected with the
management of the expos,t ion. You can buy
an write and actually drop these post cards
stories OF the tour EiGel.' The postmen make
their rounds, and collect the mail from the
Ethel boxeS the same as they do in the sire t.
bel eve there will be one, perhaps many a very
great difference between tho Paris ana the New
York fair. The exposition here will not be so
much like a commercial scheme as is that in
Paris. But I'll be satisfied ii ours shall be as al
tractlve to the eye as theirs"
HISTORIAN GEORGE BANCROFT recently wrote
to the venerable widow of President Polk:
| Your birthday returns, and your friends are
| happy in your continued health and enjoyment
| OF life. AS the Oldest Of them, ami as one who,
| If spared, will in few days enter upon his 906h
year, congratulate you on your health and
vlgor. May the coming year be one of perfect
! health and hapl mess to you; you hold the
| aft -ctionate reg ard of your country and the
| esteem and best wishes of nation minist TO
4 your length of days better than all the efforts
and care of the men OF the hea iny art can do.
| There is constant refreshment of life in en-
| Joying the highest esteem and regard of free
pe4itie VINO elected your husband to be Their
| office with the greatest deeds, Live long that
you may more and ore see the astonishing
results of his ad ministratve genius. Count me
| as ever one of the most earnest of your friends;
perhaps the truest. as the oldest, of them all"
FROM all accounts it would seem that the
Paris Exposition sight-seers are having a great
| deal more difficulty in getting back from the
| other side even than they had in getting there.
| The staterooms on westward bound vessels are
understood to be en- aged for weeks ahead, so
| that the traveller with minimum of foresight
| and probably less money is languishing in Lon
| don and 10 lging to be in New York. 1t is esti-
mated hat there are at present 1000 americans
|
| the Atlantic of any ind whatever, Many of
| these are actors and actresses. and a percentage
| of this brigade are reported to be in very low
| water financially and have with characteristic
| improvidence, spent all their money entirely
| oblivious of the facC that they might have to
| stay in London several weeks waiting for
| steamer. Mr.. Dalziels weekly paper speaks of
| q well-known comedienne who got back here
| last week in the Storage, and the probability is
! that many whom she left behind her are con
| templating doing either that or getting back in
| sailing vessels
NEW YORK." said a prominent specialist in
throat and ear affections, sis sort # paradise
for catarrh doctors. How many hundreds of
cases of catarrh do you suppose have been
caused by the ab )minable weather of this
| month of September? 1t is beyond calculation
| catarrhal troubles than all the rest of
from the sea on the suffering Man
hattanese and Bostonese Is, however,
| scarcely as bad as what the Chcagoese have to
| endure when their emporium, as they love to
| call it, is breathed upon by the lake breezes.
Life in Chicago at such time is almost unen-
| durable" patient, or rather q wo .ld-be pa
| tent, entered just then and asked for the doc
| tor. Il could tell you had catarrhal affec-
tion," said the young professional man. ''by tie
| tone of your voice Ah-h docking down the
newcomers throat by the aid of a small, pear
SNAPPED electric burner which enitte p wer-
| full light, Il see the membrane of your throat
is thickened and congested. Besides you pitch