The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TEE LARGEST sheep ranch in the world is in
the counties Of Webb and Dimmett in Texas.
IL contains as many as 10000 acres and
generally pastures 800 900 sheep
PROBABLY the oldest train boy in the world is
in active service on the Derby railroad. between
New Haven an 4 Birmingham, Conn His name
is Henry Warren. and he is in his SD year.
The LARGEST FORTUNE ever accumulated in
one Of the learned professions is said to be that
of Sir William Gull, toe noted English physician
VINO died recently. Sir William left behind him
nearly g, OOO,OJO, ami the entire sum was earned
IN the active practice Of medicine.
The LATEST EXPERIMENTS made with carrier
pigeons in connection with various European
armies show that the normal velocity of the
carrier in calm weather and for a short dis
lance Is about 1910 yards a minute With
very strong wind in the direction of the fight
olrd has reached 1850 yards a minute.
CHARLES HIGGINS of Mapleton, Me- who is
more than 81 years of age has been in a
wood choppers camp all winter. where DO held
up ms END IN hard work with the other young
fellows. Mr.. Higgins favorite breakfast is pie
ana FORTHWITH dozen or so 'hapjacks" thrown
IN; and TO that simple and austefe fare he at
tributes most of his present vigor.
In WESTMINSTER ABBEY the other day one of
the solemn factotums told me that very
wealthy but very singular American gentleman
from Chicago named Eden offered to give him
rs note if he would clip of one of Henry VIII. s
mustaches for him. what did YOU saw to himY'
l asked. "Wet did l soyf' echoed the man.
why, sir the VERY thought of such lawful
tnlnk made me so hill that l couldn't soy
nuthink
The EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA is building herself
magnificent Pompeian palace at Corfu, which
will have cost nearly 81, 100000 by the time it is
ready for occupation. IL is on a charming site
on top OF steep hill and is being constructed
of marble brought from Carrara, while the in
terror is to be decorated with the rarest woods.
the gardens will be laid ont in terraces. with
fountains, and both the house and grounds are
to be Illuminated by electricity. Trree hundred
men are now employed on the building opera
tions
Two YOUNG LoNDoNERs have just returned
home after years walk around Europe. They
first walked to Dover. where they took the
Calais boat, thence proceeding along and near
the coast OF France to Spain and Portugal, leav-
ing Spain at Barcelona by boat to Marseilles.
Then the route lay via Italy, Austria, Poland,
through Moscow and St. Petersburg to the
Baltic, which was crossed to Sweden. then Ger
many. Holland and Belgium, leaving Europe at
Ostend. stick and a knapsack formed the
travellers luggage.
The MEGARGEE FAMILY of Mermaid avenue,
near Stenson Avenue, Chestnut Hill Philadel-
phia, have in their possession rifle that was the
property of Francis Daniel Pastorius. also silk
dress over 100 years old. This dress was worn
by Miss Anna E. Bringhurst at a party given in
honor of Gen. Gorge Washington at "Stenton,"
the Logan residence, in the lower end of Ger
mantown. They also have the waffle irons
| used to make the waffies at the above entertain
ment, and also the cap worn by Mrs. Th0pham,
who made the waffles.
ONE of the secrets of Stanley's wonderful sue
cess must be his ability to consecrate all of his
| energies, mental as well as physical, to the mat
| ter in hand. For three years he was under a
tremendous bodily STRAIN and, once out of
Darkest Africa, he applied himself with
equal energy to the writing OF the narrative of
his adventures, which he accomplished within
remarkably short time He isolated himself at
| a small house in Cairo, and there worked from
early till late debating from his voluminous
notebooks and arranging for the Illustrations
| and maps that will be in his work.
THE sentiment regarding the young Duke of
| Orleans martyr will lose some of its force
| after the publication of letter to him from the
French physician, DR.. Mare: IF you have the
honest desire to wear the uniform of the French
soldier and share his meals you can easily have
| that distinction. You need only follow the ex-
ample of Archduke john of Austria. Renounce
your privileges and claim to the throne. You
will then be the equal of every Frenchman.
You will then have the right 10 be proud of that
motto which serves as the inscription upon our
public monuments"
YOUNG ELECTRICIAN of Omaha has very
ingenious way of killing rats. The rodent is
caught in an ordinary oval trap. the bottom of
which is covered with tin. One WIRE connected
with dynamo, is fastened TO the tin lining of
| the trap, and another is thrust into the prise
ners CELL The we'll known propensity of
Gagged rat to do battle asserts itself, and he
seizes the wire between his teeth. In doing so
he makes the mistake of his life. The circuit is
completed, his jaws close on the wire with
death grip, and, without squeak and almost
without culver, he passes into a state of
eternal deSuetude.
LIGHT we now learn not only has sound. but
| can be heard. beam of sunlight is made to
| pass through prism, so as to produce the solar
| spectrum This is turned upon a disk contain
| ing colored silk or wool, and as the colored
| lights of the spectrum fall upon it sounds are
| given by the different parts of the spectrum,
and there is silence in other parts. For in
| stance, II the green light flashes upon red
| worsted, loud sounds will be given Only feeble
sounds are heard when the red and blue parts
| of the rainbow fall upon the worsteds, and
| other colors evoke no sound at all. Green silks
| give sound best in red light. Every kind of ma
tera gives more or less sound in different colors
| and no sound in others.
| ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of the United
| Shirt and Collar Company, composed of five
| large Troy mills, have been filed with the sec
| rotary of state at Albany. The capital stock of
| the company is 81. 00e, 600 and the shares are
| distributed among the members of the late
| firms comprising the combination, in proper
| tion to their interest. 1t is said that the new
| concern is not trust nor monopoly, and that
1t will not result in reduction of the prices of
| labor nor an advance in the cost of shirts col
| lars or cuffs. The real object of the new con-
| Germ is said to be to secure a uniformity of
| prices. Each mill is to retain its own trade
| marks. At present the united firms have offices
| in New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and
| San Francisco.
| Ten THOUSAND DOLLARS is now the highest re-
corded price for a violin. The Alard Stradi.
varius has passed from France to England for
| that sum, to go into the collection of a Scotch
| man. 1t is dated 1716. 1t is described in the
| catalogue of the South Kensington exhibition
| of 1872 as the only in condition of perfect
| preservation 1t was bought in 1850 by an
| Italian amateur, Count Cozio di Salabue after
whose death it was purchased in 1924 by a
| famous collector, Luigi Tarsio. Tarisio hid it
away, refusing to let any one see it. till his
| death in 1854. A year later IL was purchased by
| Vuillaume. Its condition of preservation led to
! the belief that it had scarcely been PLAYED upon
| during the whole $50 years of its existence
| Vuilaume left IL on his death to his son-in-law
| Alard, who has just sold it.
The handsome gold link bracelet which the
| Countess Pappenheim gave to her husband as a
/ souvenir of their engagement day, which &C.
Cured on Lord Cromaties yacht last August
has never been taken off since il was nut on nv
her fair hands, and the count says il never will
The chain is a MASSIVE one, nearly as large as a
mans thumb and has a beautiful uncut san.
phire on it The date of the engagement and
the name of the yacht are inscribed upon it,
The chain IS very long, extending around the
count S wrist twice, aud is fastened by a golden
locket. i'll which the sapphire is SET The count
wears it on his left wrist, and when the arm is
raised it is clearly visible He iS fond Of bou,