The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-07

THE BOYS in a PARK row Office have HIT upon
new method of removing nuisances, says the
New York sun, which the new head of the
street cleaning bureau may or may not view
with favor. A trap whica stands behind the
desks in the Office is kept perpetuay /, AIDED
for rats, and manages to catcl one every twen! Y
hours or there abouts. Wnen the o lent is d 4al
the boys place the body cqr.f lly In a paste
board box, fold it up neatly in paper. tie and
seal the luile, mark it C. O. D. in some
imaginary sam, address it TO )me distln yuisre
citizen. aud drop it on the sidewalk where they
can have tie tun of watching it.. Then the Q
comes lE panora ic OBJECT lesson in
human nature. One tbru Is the bundle eagerly
un'ier IA = coat ana darts over To the postOilice
to examine hi treasure there, or turns the first
cp'uer t. S Eek niiinS place. Another tucNs
il care u!lr iutO the rear pocket of bis coat and
ia ,es a car ana rides o to enjoy his spoils at
hIs leisure 4 third darts down Broadway to
seek the 1ilic of the political celebrity to whom
the bundla Is addressed, TO claim the reward of
his honesty. Thus far none OF the bundles have
been heard from officially. an the office bows
in question arc delighted not only with their
panoramic stu1ies but with the success Of their
new method of getting rid Of vermin.
THE amount of the queens civil list $685.
0O0J," says Labouchere, editor of the London
Truth IN no way represents the cost Of royalty
The maintenance of palaces is q most costly
item, for it Includes not only the palac 4s in.
nablted by the sovereign, but a vast number of
houses in which she lodges her relatives and
friends. One of these houses has actually been
given to the Due de Nemours, son of Lou S
Philippe, and one of the wealthiest of the Or
leans family. Beside this, there is the building
and keeping in repair of royal yachts and vari-
Gus other such costly items. Incomes, too, are
voted to the sons and daughters of the
sovereign and to other of her relatives
In addition TO the revenues of the Dnchy
of Cornwall amounting to about 10000 per
annur, an income of $4,000 per annum has
been voted to the Prince of Wales, and 9lO 900
per annum to the Princess of Wales The
younger sons of the queen have been voted in-
comes of $4,000 per annun, portion of which
devolves upon their wives If they survive them
The daughters of her maiesty have each an in
come of 5000 per annum, aud In addition to
this the Empress Frederick of Germany re-
ceiyed a sum of 100000 on her marriage. The
Du6e Of Cambridge cousin of the queen
has t12,000 per annum, and his two sisters have
severally an income OF 5000 and $1,000 per an
mum,
The first historical mention of rings is in tho
book of Genesis. and then ring was
not a mark of serfdom, nor mere ornament
but badge of authority. We read how when
Pharaoh contiied the charge of all EgVpt to
Joseph he took his ring from his finger and gave
il to the youth as a token of the authority he
bestowed upon him From prehistoric times
sisnet rings of silver, gold and bronze were part
of the apparel of the weather Egyptian, and
even the lower orders Wore rings to ivory and
blue porce ain. Rings are not mentioned in
Homer and do not appear to have been intro
uuCtu INTO GT6tC5 unLH later
age, says the Illustrated american.
Herodotus tells US all the Babylon ans
used to wear rings. and the ia shion soon spread
from the east into Europe. In the time of Scion
every freeman in Greece wore a signet ring,
either Of gold silver or bronze. To prevent
counterfeits a law was passed forbidding any
seal engraver TO keep the impression of any
seal ring that he had cut for O customer. Rings
soon became fashionable. however, as orua-
mentS, precious stones was engraved In them,
and danGes wore two or three at the same time.
Their use gradually extended to women, who
wore them of amber and OF ivory The Spartan
rings were of iron. as consOrted with the stern
simplicity they affected. The use of talismanic
rings appears to have been general among the
ancieuts as charms against disease, personal
danger, wtchcraft, etc, bIedicated rings were
also believed to cure divers complaints and to
counteract the effects of poisous, etc.