The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
HozsEsHoEs of compressed paper have been
introduced into the artillery and cavalry Of the
German army. The shoe is made Of sheets Of
parchment paper cemented with preparation
OF turpentine. Spanish white lac, and boiled
out, cemented. and consolidated By a hydraulic
press When dry the shoe ia rasped TO dt each
horse.
Dr.. FURSTvALL, in speaking Of Ruskin as he
appeared forty years ago, says: ST never met
any man whose charm OF manner at all ap-
doubt; but the delicacy, the sympathy, the
gentleness. and affectiouateGess Of lis way, the
fresh and penetrating things he said, the bOyiSh
fun, the earnestness. the interest he showed in
al deep matters. combined TO make a whole
| nave never seen equaled'
THE Brunswick Germany TaoebIatt says that
Count Civry has just discovered among the
archives Of Kensington palace long lost docu-
| ment whereby Charles, second Duke of Bruins
WICK, recognizes the Countess Civry as his
| daughter. The IdGebtdft reDroduceS the docu-
menr, which is dated Dec 81, 1926, and it may
play an important part in a suit which the
| countess intends 70 commence against the city
| OF Geneva for the restoration OF her heritage.
Miss LILLE KINNEY, one Of the most beauti-
full girls in Parkersburg, W. Va, and a lady
| noted for her refinement and accomplishments
| has Just been received into the convent in that
city. Her future name will be Sister ANGELA
her parents, who are Professionals, sent her to
| the convent to be educated and when she had
| finished her education she was so Impressed
| with the life therein that she renounced the
| world and Joined the sisterhood. 1t is also
| alleged that unrequitsd love partly actuated her
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| 1T Is AMAZING, but nevertheless true, that
| Charles keene, who within the memory Of
man, never treated himself to a new coat
| whose sole indulgences was the art club and the
| snag tobacco which he stuffed into his little
black Guilty, and who had no shyness in owning
| tnat he did not spend goo year, has died,
| worth no less sum than $40, 600 His executor
| is his nephew, Mr.. Corbould, and the legatees
are that gentleman and Kesne's brother and
ms Two sisters, one OF whom is unmarried and
the other widow.
QUEEN VICTORIA. in consequence of the recent
duel between Count Deym and Count Luetzon
| Of the Austrian embassy in London has asked
Lord Salisbury to request foreign governments
| to refrain from appointing so many honorary
| tomary for many continental countries to
| allow members OF distinguished families to act
| as honorary attaches to their embassy during
residence In foreign capitals The queen has
| decided that in the future diplomatic privileges
| shall not be accorded to such attaches in Lon
| don.
ONE of Senator Vance's peculiarities is that
he smokes thirty strong imported cigars day,
| ten of them before noon. He rises every morn
ing at o'clock, and smokes three cigars before
| Dry of Andrew jackson. 'Since l have been in
| Washington" he said the other day to Con-
gresham Mansur of Missouri, 81 have not failed
| single morning on getting out of bed at the
| HI Sgs house, where live, to light a cigar, walk
| over to Lafayette park, pause in front of the
| equestrian statue of Andrew jackson and rev
| erentially lift my hat"
THE largest bell in America is that of Notre
Dame cathedral, Montreal, which hangs In the
south tower. 1t is feet high, feet inches in
diameter, and weighs "a, 790 pounds. 1t is orna-
mented with images of the Blessed Virgin and
| 81. Jonn the Baptist, together with emblems OF
| agriculture, cOmmerca and industry. Ii was
| cast In London in 174T. In the opposite tower
hangs chime of ten bells, the smallest weigh
ingsSg7 pounds the largest COL; total 21.696
pounds. The largest bell in the United States
| in the alarm bell on city nall, New York, which
| was cast by Blake Of Boston. 1t is feet high
s feet in diameter and weighs %. 900 pounds.
DR.. NACHTIGAL. the celebrated African ex-
plorer, was once the guest of rich Hamburg
merchant. The merchants SEN a young man
OF somewhat sentimental temperament, said
that his dearest wish was to ride across the de
| sert on the back of a camel. He thought such
ride must be very poetical indeed. MY dear
young friend, replied the explorer, II can tell
| you how you can get q partial idea of what
riding camel on the desert of Africa is like
Take an office stool, screw itup as high as pcssi
bic, and put into wagon without any springs;
| then seat yourself upon the stool and nave it
driven over uneven aud rocky ground during
the hottest weather OF July or August after you
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four hours, and then you will get faint idea of
how delightfully."- poetic il is to ride on a camel
in the wiids of Africa
A FEW WEEKS AGO German physician. bear
ing the name Of Koch, innocently subscribed
his name in the register of a hotel in Milan,
Italy. A few minutes later wise Italian made
an interesting discovery-the great Prof. Koch
was visitor in Mianl The news spread with
marvellous rapidity. An hour later the dignifed
officers of the city drove up to the second-class
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Crowds soon flied the little square in front of
the hotel; hundreds of cards were sent 70 the
poor mans room. 'Evviva KOCH" "Evviva
Kochn' echoed and re-echosd in the street. In
vain did the owner OF the hotel declare that
Prof. Koch was not hts guest The assertion
only excited the people the more. and they de-
nanded the privilege of seeing the renowned
physician, Not until the police appeared and
ordered the throng to disperse did the people
believe they had been mistaken. What will
| become OF the poor man, asks a Milan Journal
| in writing OF the incident, IF he really attends
the international medical congress, to be held
| In Rome in 1887"
SARAH BERHHARDT, Immediately prior TO her
departure from Europe for the United States,
told one of the editors Of the Echs de Paris what
remuneration she was 30 receive during her two
| years tour OF the new word. 81 shall have -
said she, 5000 francs 5000 per representation
and also third of the receipts which will give me
an average OF 1000 francs (S1. 200 per represen-
tation. shah have besides 1000 francs $4,000
per week for hotel expenses This viii give
Sarah the sum of $1,000 per week, princely pay
| no doubt, but not too much when it is consid-
cred what amount of cash the greatest living
actress in the world can put lotto the man
| agerial treasury in the same time When
she played in Philadelphia last, at the Chest
nut Street theater four years ago. her receipts
were as follows: Original engagement of seven
performances, $2l 900, the highest rate charged
for seat being %; return engagement in June
| two nights, prior TO sailing for France, So 600
Taking S2l, 600 week as the average of Bern
hardts draft in this city, her share weuid be
$500, leaving 81, 200 for Nixon and Zinner-
man, and $4,000 for Messrs. AhbAy and Grau.
| out of WHICH, Of course. the tropics expenAes
would have TO be paid, probably 81, 600 ali told.
So Sarah, while in Philadelphia, would put into
Abbey and Grau's pockets clear gain of $1,000
per week. Good pay that in these DAYS of
| theatrical uncertainties.
A SPECIAL PALACE POULTRY CAR is a new
wrinkle in transportation business The first
one of these cars that has come TO Indianapolis
was loaded at the Bee Line freight de-
pot to-day. 1t is intended exclusively for
the shipping of poultry. Hitherto poultry has
been hustled into wooden coops and placed In
} an ordinary stock car. The new Jenkins car. in
a general way, represents an ordinary freight
ear. Its sides, however, are fitted with wire
screens of texture just fine enough to prevent