The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-28
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held conference over the SITUATION and tool
testnony At last conclusion was reached,
Suey on longs have killed two Hop sing Tons
men, and have lost one of their Highbjnders
mus leaving them one ahead For the odd man
several thousand dollars
Fox MANY YEARS Paul Du ChaiIu's stories OF
nus travels in Africa were discredited, to a large
extent, because he reported remarkable things
ABOUT gorillas and dwarfs which many learned
men declined to believe. A few montns ago
oNarts ike those he described were disc Jvered
| JUST nortn OF the region ne visite1. and other
| recent explorations have completely relieved
pu Chaillu from the undeserved stigma OF
craving the long bow in his descriptions of
| ire IN the African forests. Probab V no fam
| GUS traveller of recent times has suffered more
| than ne from the ilLfounded incredulity of
Intelligent readers, and it must be particularly
ing 70 MN TO Sc that important journals
winch mad called i'm unreliable are now admit
| ing that the progress of knowledge has justi-
| ned his descriptions.
An ISOLATED MOUNTAIN called Jebel Naiba,
about 5000 feet high, situated near Bona.
Algeria, is found to be rapidly decreasing in
algnt, a considerable cavity having already
formed around its entire base. The whole mass
| OF the gigantic peak is evidently SINKING into
the earths crust. Evidence adduced almost
within the very limits of Bona show that a
| similar phenomenon had taken place there
| prot aoy centuries before. Lake Fezarra, a
| oody or water OF some thousands of acres in
| extent lying between the mountains and the
| city. did not exist in the time of the Roman
! empire, and recent investigations seem 10 havs
| settled the fact that it now covers what was
once large fortified Roman CITY, When
strong southwest winds blow tor days in sue
| cesSI n, towers and walls may be seen far ont
In the deepest part of the lake.
GROWING ABUNDANTLY on the plains of Texas
is curious plant known among the stockmen
| as the loco" plant or CRAZY weed. and
| sometimes, it is said, the Devils cattle" 1t is
| a small plant, with glaucus foliage minute
saoS , REQ MOWERS, and single, oval-shaped
| seSu VeSsel. III possesses strong. but not dISa-
greeable, odor, and, it is claimed, has strange
| erect on cattle producing a lassitude and
| weakness which lasts for several days, and
| causes otten also partial or even total blind
| ness Strangely enough, it is said that cattle at
| nrst reject the plant, but finally contract an
| apparent fondness for it, habit of which it is
almost Impossible to break them. Il is some
| times used by the cowboys themselves in place
of tobacco, although, it is said IN cases of weak
heart It's use has caused death. Among botan-
ISIS Cne piant Is known as GStrdtdglLS RlOiIisSi-
| mus.
DID you ever see a spider change his skins
IL is an interesting sight, that will well re-
pay any one for the time lost in waiting for the
| novel event to take place. When preparing
for the change the spider stops eating for
several days and makes bis preliminary arrange
ments by fastening himself by a short thread
OF WEB 10 one OF the main lines of his snare
dress. First the skin cracks all around the
thorax, being held only by the fore part Next
tne abdomen is uncovered, and then comes the
struggle to free the legs He works and kicks
vigorously, seeming to have a very hard time
OF 1t. Fifteen minutes of continued perseve.
rance, however, brings him out o; his old dress
t iife struggle causing him to appear limp and
lIeleSs Tor some time after 1t is finished.
Gradually he comes back to life, brighter and
| more beautiful than before the trying ordeal
was begun.
HE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, it is stated has given
! orders for two of the new gunboats now build
ing to be fitted with captive balloons The prac-
tical advantages of the balloon were demonstra-
ted du' ing the recent maneuvers of the French
| teet IN the Mediterranean. The Formidable one
| OF the most powerful of French battle ships is
| furnished with one Of these balloons. When the
| vessel is steaning it is towed behlud being at.
| tached with block and tackle to the deck It
| can therefore be drawn down aud manned and.
| on the connection with the deck being severed
| 1t aScends, but is sti he q captive by
| rope made OF silk for hghtness. fixed on one
| or the military tops. This con nection with the
| military top is always maintained. The balloon
! on the Formidable has 1900 cubic feet of hy-
| drogen gas and ascends $50 feet or so. The
French officers report that objects twenty five
| miles distant can be seen from tn balloon
whereas from tie deck the horizon line is not
more than eight miles distant Says the WASH
Ington ar: zone other feature brought out
by the { lals was that observer in the balloon
| was able to follow the movements of the sub-
marine boat Gymnote without losing sight of
| it for single instant, although it was a very
| considerable distance below the water level"
A MEDICAL MAN, whose practice is around the
| lower end OF the park, in New York in what is
known as the apartment house district. re-
marked that he believed the general tendency
| to stoutness, which is shown by women who
have lived IN flats, was due to their lack of ex-
erclse. nave many patients now" the old
| ooct r said, who were with me when they
OF rIc oOdI bo,, u
that nearly all of those who have lived confirm
| ally In flats during the past five or six years
| nave grown unusually ST Jut, and are constantly
complaining of the discomfortS of increased
weight. There is no doubt thai the
life Of the average woman in a fat
is an indolent one She has no
space to move about in; the elevator carries her
up and down stars, and the whole tendency of
nat life is toward inertia Again, the apart
ments are usually so small that they do not
I AFFORD any real opportunities for work even to
women who are naturally industrious In
house certain amount of activity is necessary
at all times, and there is an endless amount of
climbing up and down stairs, looking after
rooms on various floors, and so on, which keeps
woman young SUI pie and vigorous. This is
particularly the case ii the house is a new one
and It's tenant is just settling down. Everybody
knows that 1t takes thirty years for woman to
get settled In house of her own"
The ROMANS deemed # an ill omen to meet
certain animals while on the way to have the
a
hare, dog, cat, lizard or serpent
were extremely unlucky animals 10
meet upon such occasions. A wolf, toad, OK or
horse were lucky In Greece the groom is
sprlnkled with water on leaving home to meet
his future bride. The bride must visit the oven
in company with her father and mother If she
would have happy married life In France
during the middle ages, ring woven
from straw, or one made of horseshoe
nails. was placed on the BRIDES finger at the
conclusion of the marriage rite The coup'e
also stood in a ring five or six feet in d-
ameter made of mistletoe straw. In China. a
girl who is partaking of the last cal she is to
eat in her fathers house previous to her mar
ria e, sits at the table with her father and
orotherS only but she must not eat over one
half OF the bowl of rice set before
be followed by continued scarcity IN
the domicile she is leaving In Scotland it was
formerly particularly ominous to meet a funeral
while on the way to be joined in wedlock. The
bride or groom was GRAIN to die soon as the
sex Of the person being taken to the graveyard
was male or female The Swedish bride seeks
TO catch a glimpse of the groom before he
sees her, hoping thereby to gain the future
ma terry. She also places her foot before his
while the ceremony is being performed and sits
down first. While the words are being said she
stands near the groom, so that in the future no
one will come tween them In Brittany if
the wife hopes to rule she must take care that
the ring, when placed uDon her finger. shall sin
at once to its place without stopping at the
large second Joint In Russia the bride must
not eat of the wedding cake unless she wishes to
lose her husbands love. If dog belonging to