The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-27
NATURAL FRUIT FlkNoRS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

NOT all the millions of sheep which have been
brought into existence IN Australia the hunting,
shooting trapping and poisoning, have served to
stamp out the patient kangaroo, and, given
little encouragement, little respite of peace
and security, the animal of Australia will in
crease and multiply once again.
A RULE has just been introduced at all the
theaters of Italy by which performers are for
bidden under pain of fine to receive flowers
during a representation, or to notice in any way
the presence of the audience. This will no.
put an end in Italy to bouquet throwing in the
middle of scene or at the end of a song.
MUCH of civilized history could be written in
lace. More than almost any other luxury it
has been the burden of statecraft, the concern
of kings. The Moors brought it into Spain
along with other arts. 1t is Colbert's glory to
have planted it securely in France, whence the
HuguenOts took it to England, Belgium and
Flanders.
A REMARKABLE INVENTION has been patented
by a Japanese gentleman. 1t is little instru-
ment which enables the possessor to send "a
cloud of binding dust" into the eyes of a foe at
distance of twelve feet. 1t is said that the
poor foe" is thereby absolutely deprived of
sight and therefore, OF course at the mercy OF
bus aS5ailant.
A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE of the enduring
qualities of the daguerreotype is to be found in
the old graveyard at Waterford, Conn. In the
the headstone that marks the grave of woman
who died NOSE than forty years ago her por-
trait is inlaid, covered with movable metal
shield. The picture is almost as peri ect as
when it was taken.
DIAMOND is used to cut diamond, and with re-
gard to the first process of cutting, two dia-
mords ere mounted on sticks or holders. The
operator, taking one in each hand. uses an angle
of one gem TO cut off or reduce the angles of
the other and in this way the natural angles of
the stones are removed the dust being caught
up for subsequent use.
IT IS RELATED that in 1893 a mermaid
swimming in the ryder Zee during period Of
tempest and very high tides was carried
through a hole in broken dyke and could not
find her way out again. She was captured and
taken to the town OF Edam, where she was
washed and cleansed from the sea moss which
had grown about her. She then appeared like
any woman of the land, adopting poorer dress
and partaking of ordinary food.
A CORRESPONDENT inquiries what is the differ
ence between crossing and hybridizing, The
terms, as used, by those who improve fruit and
flowers, are defined in this way: That crossing
is only used where one variety is mixed with
another variety of the same thing; for instancte
one apple used to fertilize another kind of apple
would BE- called crossing; but if attempt
were made to cross fertllize the apple and the
pear, that would be called hybridizing In
other words, crossing refers TO varieties of the
same species, while hybridizng is used to desig-
nate that kind OF crossing which is between dis
tinct species.
AN IMPROVEMENT in embroidery machines en-
| abes different kinds or varieties of work to be
produced with equal satisfaction the plain
embroidery stitch, twisted cord embroidery a
/ raised braid embroidery, and a twisted cord
with a wool thread core. In this arrangement
| there is mounted on a hollow sleeve of the
needle bar spur vince! carrying brackets on
| its under side for Oue or more threads, the lat
| ter being led through guide eyes to the hooked
| needle, and each OF them is attached to the
| fabric by one chain stitch. The movement is
| simple; the spur wheel carrying the bobbns
! is rotated by pinion and train of gear from
! the driving shaft
DID you ever notice how, after long and
happy life, husbands and wives almost grow to
| look elke2 People wonder at It, but it is really
| the most natural thing in the world. With the
| same thoughts always on their minds the same
/ interests, hopes and DESIRES it seems astonish.
| ing that their mentality does not in more
| marked degree affect their faces and make the
| resemblance more striking. OF course il is
| only in expression; the features cannot change
by this force, but they do change by time and
while they are in the transition stages is it not
probable that the same influences acting on
| both should mold them after the same patternf
This is not a loss of individuality, but an &C.
| centuaton of the individuality of each.
SPEAKING of masonry executed in very cold
weather, the Deutsche Bduzeitu1O says that
| at Chrstiania, in Norway, building operations
are successfully carried on at temperatures as
low as @ Fair, and that the work executed
under these conditions compares favorably with
summer work In fact, the Chrstiana builders
maintain that it is superior. The secret of sue
cessful work under these conditions is said to be
| in the Of unslacked lime in mixing the
mortar in small quantities at time being
made up Immediately before use. The mortar
must be put in place before it loses the heat due
to the Stacking of the lime The lower the tenn
perature the larger the quantity of lime re-
quired, SO that below 12o FAIR. the work cannot
be carried on prohtabIy.
You OFTEN hear some one who thinks himself
cute" telling how sailors in circumnavsatins
the globe gain" day, says the st. Louis Re-
public. Such persons almost invariably mention
the"gain :" but it is seldom you hear OF the 'lost"
day, which may also be dropped out Of exist
ence in making trip around the world. The
facts are these: II he goes to the east he gains a
day; to the west he loses enc. 1t comes about
in this way: There are 360s of Longitude
in the entire circle OF the earth. AS the world
rotates on It's axis once in each twenty-four
hours, one twenty-fourth of 360o which
equals 150, corresponds to q difference OF
one hour in time. Now. imagine ship sailing
from New York to the eastward. When it has
reached a point l50 east Of the starting
point the sun will come toits meridian, or noon
line, one hour sooner that it does at the point
from which the ship sailed. When the
ship has reached place 800 east of the sailing
spoint it will be noon two hours sooner on ship
board than it will 30o to the westward, and so
on until when the ship has reached point 1902
from the place OF sailing 1t Will be o'clock.
say Tuesday morning with the people in the
ship when it is only o'clock in the afternoon
of Monday with the people at home; in other
words the ship has sailed just one-half the dis
lance around the world Q80oL and has gained
exactly twelve hours Double this and you can
readily understand how the day is gained in
sailing around the world to the eastward. Sub
tract an hour from the calendar for every i50
of longitude crossed in travelling around thu
world to the westward, and you will soon find
the root of the mystery OF the lost" day which
is dropped out of the calendar by person who
crosses the total 1900 with his face constantly