The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-05
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seen at vast distances the vibrations of light
( being transmitted through a wire.
/ MANY of the shade trees in Port Jervis, n. Y,
seem 10 be in a dropping condition. The Port
Jervis UaioH says that most of the affected
trees are in the vicinity of electric Ii ghts, and
/ suggests that the darkness of night /, as need
tul 10 trees for rest as it is TO human beings
A WONDERFUL MAP of O'Brien county, Iowa.
has been made and wi be on exhibition at the
state fair at DesMoines next week The map
! Is wholly composed of corn grains each town
and township being distinguished by different
colors; The railways are marked by rows of
/ olue- black "squaw corn" and the wagon roads
with pop corn.
ESTHER L. DANFoRTH brought suit against
Z l. Hartman in San Francisco. alleging him
to be her runaway husband, and claiming to be
aoIe 10 recognize him by the scar from wound
received IN the war AS Mr. Hartman was only
small 10Y when the war vas fought, and as
ne bore no tell-taie scar he was able TO convince
AiFs Dantorth OF her error. Sue apologized in
| published card
In ord-r to test the quality of the bayonets
now being served out to the English troops, a
number of weapons were indiscsiminately Sc
iected from among those in use by the lnnis-
Kllen Fusileers, and some sensation was occa-
stoned IN the garrison when the rep TT from the
yes ing experts in London was received, declar-
! ing That 90 per cent. of the bayonets were to-
tally unfit for use.
ANinteresting discovery was made recently
while excavating in London Wall in that por-
ton known as Bell alley. A brown glazed Jug
was FOUND IN almost perfect condition. 1t is
OF the Norman period with a thumb modng
at a. the base. Tnere was also found stone
houlan oeli Unfortunately it was struck by
PICK add two portions of the base are gone It
Is unSlazed, and ligat stone brown in color.
t. &. STANPER, near Etnlary Ore, cut down a
nr tree on his farm. He got Sf2 for the bark
From the lumber he built a house IA by 20 feet
8 feet high; shed kite aen feet wide and 90
t ieet long; woodshed y b. 20feet, and had 500
boards inches wide and feet long. He also
cut 334 railroad ties and Is cords of wood-all
this from one tree
HE subject for prize competition of essays
has just been announced by the Dutch Scientific
society in Harlem. 1t is Critical review and
exhaustive description of the different kinds of
bacteria contained in drinking water before
anu aIter us hltratIon through sand, and of the
methods OF determining the characteristics of
every KIND The successful competitor will
receive gold medallion or $50 Dutch gulden.
WHEN the steamship Anadyr, of the Messag-
cries Martimes was sunk the other day in col
llson of Alden with the Oxus of the same COM
pany, she carried down into seven fathoms of
water. ia cases of silver ingots valued at
GoOOoO francs, which were destined for the
lndo-Chlna Bank. 1913 cases of gold wire for
Madras. lib cases of watches, several cases of
1eweiry for Sago. valuable woven stufs for
China, 800 sacks of Bord aux wine and 100 cases
OF champagne.
ONE of the most curious passages in Motley's
very bright and interesting letters is the &C
count, as given by Lady Duff~rin. of Mr. Dis
raell attire when he first entered London So
ety. She met him at a large dinner party and
this was his costume: He wore black velvet
coat iined with satin, purple trousers with a
gold band running down the outside seam a
scarlet walstcoat, long lace ruffies falling down
TO the tips of his fingers white gloves with
several orllliant rings outside them, and long
ders"
The REPORT that a "two-ton man-eating
shark" had been caught at Santa Cruz. Cal
leads an old fisherman to write to q San Fran
cisco newspaper that the shark was not man.
eater, but basking or ground shark. The
inan-eater seldom weighs over 1,500 pounds; but
tDe ground shark often weighs as much as
ntteen tons, 30 the old fisherman saws and
sometimes its liver wei chs two tons They are
the slowest fish that swim the seas. NO one"
writes the fisherman, need have any fear of
them or anything else that carries a liver that
weighs one-sixth of its body"
AMONG the modern Mysteries of Paris. " saws
the London Figaro, is a shop devoted to the
sale of tea at the retail counter real live
prince may be seen any day weighing up pack
etS OF The leaf which cheers but does not inc
pirate. This prince is the son of a Furonean
general, whose name is we'll known throuphout
the continent, and who is related to some of the
most aristocratic of the families of Paris The
; SECOND conlnls, or assistant counter
jumper, of the establishment is a baron in his
own right, while the proprietor of the shop is a
solder who has served with distinction in the
French army. - W
Rev ELLIS HOWELL of Marshall. ILL.,, who is
now in his s5th year has just married his l. OOOtb
couple. He is native of ales, and came IN
this country in 1874. preaching one year at
P ply KUN o., and the next thirteen years at
Riley, jackson county, Ohio, which last posj-
ton was secured for him by Dr. Scott. Prasi
dent Harrison's father-in- law then a profess
IN Little Miami University at oxford, o. He
went 10 Clark county, Illinois, in 1887 He is
still hale and hearty old man He is alresd,,
engaged to marry his 1,00lst couple at TnscoIs
some time next month.
The people of Gottenborg, Sweden. will lono
remember the family of old Gust. Swanson on
account of the curious case of coincdent Attic
lon winch has at last removed the last one of the
family from the face of the earth Old Gust
his wife and their three children were all horn
on Aug. ID Gust. had his ewes ruined nv a
powder explosion Aug. 10, 1879 Dirkie and
Altze, the two daughters, became insane smnl
saneousiy on aug 10 year later. and have
since dled. Peter the son, was killed with a
plle-driving machine Aug. 49, 1888 and now old
Gust. and his wife have both been killed Inv n
Tram while crossing high trestle near their
home on Aug. ID. --
NATURAL gas as a tueI has been in use about
fifteen years There are now empIoyed in ito
transmission for fuel purposes q. 350 rniIas of
pipe MAINS In Pittsburg al ne there are 400
miles, and the consumption of gas there renre
SehtS an annual consumption of $50 OO) TONS
of coal. The head of a Pittsburg pas and oil
firm said recently. durin discussion of mis-
question: Eastern people are still afraid that
natural gas will play out. So far there 10 NO
indication of II, though when we first com
menced to use it in Pittsburg four or five wears
ago-that Is using it generally-thera were
many people who id not look for it to last
more than six months or year Now that II
has been In generaf9use for several wears and
the supply keeps light up, there is not much nm.
prehension at home, but / meet it @ ervwhara
outside. The sct;nce of natural gas is not fully
una una yet, and no one can ,ell how long it
IT WAS THOUGHT until recently that Miss Claro
Barton was the only American woman who had
received the decoration of the Iron Cross of
Prussia but it has come to Ii hit that the sarna
honor has been conferred upon a lady who
resides in Boston. Though an American. her
name is Mary Won Olnhauser as she married a
Prusslan, who is now dead Mrs Won Olnhauser
served In the civil war as g nurse and later
servei IN the same capacity for the Prussians
IN the frauco-Prusslap war. For her skill and
bravery Emperor William the old emperor1
gave her an autograph letter of thanks and
three decorations. among them being the
famous Iron Cross. This is Maltese cross Of
iron. narrow border of silver is seen A short
distance from the edge, Within the border the
cross Is enameled. Upon the diverse side is n
raiSod in SiIvar M