The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


AN ASsoN1A COMM DRUGGIST has an electric
bell IN cabinet containing poisons. When the
door is opened the bell rings, reminding the
compounder that he is handling poison.
NJ FALIIEREs, minister of education in
France, has ordered all references to the reign
OF Henry ". to be omitted IN the history books
and the vacant spaces filled up by dots.
The STATEMENT is made on the authority of
private detectives employed by licensed retailers
that there are nearly 1000 unlicensed grog-
ceres IN operation in the city of Philadelphia.
WE KNEW that the Emperor William had
abolished the menu in favor of the Speisekarte:
put 1t is only lately that we have learned that
ne mas abolished French champagne from his
table and substituted sparkling Muller wine.
The sudden appearance Of a mouse on the
floor of the English House of Commons, a few
nights ago, upset the dignity of the eminent
gentlemen near it, and led to little panic that
made 1t necessary to drop business for awhile
THERE are four lakes within two miles Of
CIarksville. Mich, and not an inch of ice in
either of them, while Lake Odessa, only six
miles east, has five inches of ice, which the
people are putting up in lively manner while
1t lasts.
IT IS TOLD of prominent clergymen, at pres
eat holding federal office in Kansas, that in
delivering a sermon recently to the convicts at
Ine penitentiary at Lansing, he introduced his
discourse by saying: my friends, am glad to
| see you all here"
PRINCE BISMARCK is fond OF walking, and
Whenever his health allows he still goes out on
foot always accompanied by his big dog and
wears his military cap and tunic; but instead
of dangling a sword, as few yeart back he
now leans on cane.
DR.. ROGER WILLIAMS of St. Bartholomew's
hospital, London, has found that out of IL, 1863
cases in which chloroforu, nd tbaro baa,, ,,,oJ
during the past ten years, ten had resulted
| fatally, while there had been only three deaths
| out OF 1851 cases in which ether had been
used.
In FRANCE, during 1885. official figures show
that the unmarried represented SO per cent. of
the entire population. Celibacy continues under
the republic as under the empire the strongest
factor in the progressive diminution of the
population, tracsable also to intense selhshneSs
and penuriousncSS.
THIS BIT of advice was given by one of the
speakers at gathering of trotting- horse breed
ers the other day: 'Many stake has been won
by inferior colts because the owner of the bet
ter one was timid, was afraid of being beaten;
IN snort, gentlemen, you must exhibit more of
what is called 'sand.'''
THE GERMAN WAR OFFICE has issued general
order that in the future officer is to be served
before dinner at military club with more than
one small glass of spirit or LIQUOR and absinthe
| is absolutely prohibited. 1t has hitherto been
the practice OF officers to stimulate their appe-
titles for the heavy early dinner by locations of
kummel or kirsch cognac or gin.
THE new cantilever bridge across the Colorado
river, 10 miles below Needles, Cal, will REQUIRE
3,NcOO0 pounds of iron to complete it, It rests
upon two massive stone piers that are IS feet
below the bed of the river, and the center span
is the longest unsupported one in the world
$50 feet between the cantilevers The contrac-
tors expect to have the bridge finished by
May /.
The LARGEST GUN in existence, and the heaviest
ever made by the Krupp works, has recently
been completed and sent to Cronstadt, where it
Will be mounted. 1t is of cast steel and weighs
235 TONS The caliber is 1914 inches the barrel
is 40 feet in length, and has a maximum diane
Ter OF 6z2 feet. The weapon has range of
eleven miles, and the mechanism is so perfect
that two shots minute can be fired, each shot
however, costing from 1880 to 81, 800
AN EXTENSIVE SOCIETY in Vienna, devoted to
pan-Germanism, is engaged in diffusing the
German language among the opposing nation
alities of the Austrian empire It's efforts are
at present being concentrated against the Slavs
or Bohemia, Moravia and Syria. as it was
found necessary to abandon the attempt to
eradicate the Italian language in those of the
empire S provinces where its vitality has always
been strong and is now increasing
AT THE Winnebago paper mills, in Winconsin
snow from off the roof. In Jumping from one
roof to another he aighted on a skylight which
was hidden from view. He fell 20 feet and
cropped INTO the working parts of 300 horse
power engine. The horror-stricken employees
rushed to the spot to recover enough of his
corpse for burial, and as they looked they saw
him creep under crank shaft and walk out un-
injured
Mrs A. F. WooD, of Kennebunk, Me-. a lady
who had been lame for several years, went to
the barn loft to gather some eggs, and In slid
ing down upon the hay. with her lame ee.
hearing something crack, she felt she had
broken some bone. She called to her husband
for help, and when he came and helped her nm
she found she could walk better than before
The hgaments which had adhered to each other
py hon-use were broken apart, improving her
lameneSS.
PHILLIPS Brooks is drawing great crowds TO
monday meetings held in Trinity church, New
York. Women are turned away, to say nothing
of men anxious to hear his remarks designed
for men only The location of Old Trinity. in
the heart of the busiest part OF New York draws
to such an orator as the great Brooks extra at
tention at the recess hour. In the rapidity of
his utterance he almost defies stenography,
while long hand reporters, charmed by his
words forget to take notes.
HERR GERHARDT RoHLFs, the African tray
eler, publishes in the Kolnische Zeit,lno an an
peal to the German public for about 5000
marks (Sl25, O00) for a new Emin Pasha expedi-
ton. With this SUN Emin Pasha could ha
says, equip himself and return through the
German sphere of interest to the Uganda and
Unyoro, where his appearance would be sniff
Gent to regain for him the provinces formerly
governed by him German East Africa would
thus acquire an outlet into the interior and
Emin Pasha reconquer his province. which
Egypt abandoned long ago.
A YOUNG WOMAN in Waterbury, Conn. at-
tributes her loss of sight to coal gas, which es
capped from a stove in her bedroom during the
night. Before retiring she removed the lids
from the stove, and the next morning she awoke
with the sight of the right eve much dimmed
As the day wore on the sight got weaker. and
at p. m it disappeared entirely Then the
left eye began to grow weak in sympathv
Physicians were summoned but thew were
powerleSs to check the departing power of the
eye or give the suffering girl relief in anv way
It is feared that the young woman's sight is lost
forever.
LONDON MEDICAL MEN will not hear with much
satisfaction that the president Of the Institute
of Actuaries proposes to dispense with their
service in examining for insurance. Not in all
cases, but in as many as like to come before n
certain insurance company and prefer to make
statement before a responsible officer. Need
less to say, this change is based upon the calcu-
lation that thousands of people in good health
will not insure because they have to PASS
through the Doctors surveillance Under the
new conditions ''she assurance will run for the
first five years as savings fund, with compound
interest Of per cent"