The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IT Is NOT every hunter who has the nerve to
take careful photograph of bear that is ap-
preaching him before shooting it. Lieut.. Col.
Everett of the queens service is authority for
the statement that this feat was accomplished
by military friend, who carried kodak In
one hand and rifle in the other
SEVEN YEARS without birthday" was the
record of Scottish clergyman who died nearly
thirty years ago. A similar line of missing
dates is soon to return; and indeed there are no
doubt some readers of this page who will have
only one birthday to celebrate for nearly twelve
be found in the fact, which does not appear to
be widely known, that the year 1900 was not a
leap year and 1900 will not be.
TURNER, the naturalist, declared that he once
saw, upon the coast Of Brazil a race OF gigan-
tic savages, one of whom was l2 feet In hight.
NJ Thevet of France, in his description of
America, published at Paris in 1875 asserted
South American which was II feet inches in
length. The Chinese are said to claim that in
the last century there were men in their coun
try who measured is feet in hight.
AMONG the curiosities in the Maine state
prison is a dress that one of the prisoners, who
attempted TO escape recently, had made as
disguise. At different times the man, who
worked in the carriage trimming shop
secreted small bits of flannel, which he sewed
together. from which he fashioned a most
LCAuhI hoDlo SOHn Win d DIX DOW at the OK
by way of adornment. The buttons are made
from harness trimmings and bits of leather.
THE HIND legs of an unusually large horse
slipped into a man-hole, 2 feet inches in
diameter. in New York on Tuesday, and in
struggling to get free worked itself deeper and
deeper, until the entire animal passed through
the small circular hole and fell into the sewer
beneath Here the animal worked itself along
space only feet 6 inches high for several
hundred yards. After tearing up large sec
ton the horse was rescued, but it died few
minutes after.
In the windows of fashionable stationers in
Paris rows of sealing wax of all hues and shades
are ranged in order like the colors of the spect
rum. A meaning attaches to each of tness
coloTs. Thus, white sealing wax means pro-
posal of marriage; black, a death
violet. condolences. Invitations to din
vermilion is used for business business letters tiers
ruby color by fortunate lovers Green means
hope; brown melancholy, derived possibly from
brown study" blue. constancy; yellow,
jealousy. Pale green conveys q reproof; pink
is used by young ladies; and gray between
friends.
AN old New Yorker, who takes snuff regularly
wrote to Sanitary Superintendent Edison a few
days ago to complain that some snuff which he
had been using had caused infammatory symp-
toms which suggested poison. DR. Edison ex-
amined the sample of snuff which was sent
with the complaint, and discovered that chro
mate OF lead known to the trade as chrome
yellow" had been mixed with the cyuff to
brighten it. He next ascertained S1nre the
snuff was manufactured in the city. and called
the manufacturer for an explanation Subse-
quently the manufacturer declared that he had
USED the poisonous color In the snuff by mis-
take, supposng that he was using a harmless
means of improving the appearance Of the arti-
cle- He promised to stop using chrome yell
low, and also consented to destroy some of his
stock which had been coIored with it. Several
years ago DR.. Edison destroyed large Quantities
of candy which had been colored with "chrome
yellow" and compelled the candy-makers 20
stop using the poison.
"THE glare and heat of civilization have
killed more Indians than have the bullets of the
pioneers, says George H. williamson of Indian
Territory in the st. Louis Globe De mocrnt
THE Indians blood from a long line of ances-
try is tainted with scrofula, and the ease and
comforts of the white mans life vitalize this
scrorulous tendency. To make plain what I
mean will tell you what observed at the gov
eminent school at Lawrence, Kan. a few years
ago. The government heated the quarters of
the pupils by steam, and In a little while the
Indians began to die off like sheep from con
sumption until the steam pipes were removed.
The lno1aD needs hardy, rough life on the
plains. Under such conditions he thrives and is
healthy, but just as soon as you confine him to
the limits of warm room pulmonary tuber.
culoss seizes him and carries him off Heat and
ease set the scrofula in his blood to work with
disastrous effects. That's the reason the Ameri-
can Indian will soon be reminiscence-his
constitution can't stand the civilization of the
pale face"
MISS MINERVA EARLE, aged IS years and 2
days, died on Saturday in this city, saws the
Niles (O) sun. She was born in Buffalo, N. Y.
April 2 1906 and lived in that city until she be-
came resident OF Niles in 1928 Miss Earle
was in her younger days the belle of her ma
tive city and possessed remarkable beauty al.
| lied with an Intelligence and wit that was ex-
csptlonal. In the years Immediately preceding
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come the bethrothed of Millard Fillmore at
that time rising barrister in Buffalo For a
number of years the betrothal was CON
tinued, but was broken upon Miss Earle's
removal to this city. After she became
resident of this city she was visited
by Mr.. Fillmore. but would not for reasons un-
known, return to her old home as his wife
Willard Fillmore, at the time of his visit, was
becoming prominent in politics, and was after
ward elected Vice President of the United States
and became President upon the death of
zachary Taylor in 1850. Miss Earle was never
married, and to mourn her departure from this
life are left number of relatives, Including
one sister, Mrs. Harris of Detroit. She lived at
the home place, where she died. for the mast
fifty seven years, known aud reverad by eli as
Aunt Minerva"
AMONG the delicacies which await soldiers who
engage in the next war is frozen meat. Ac-
cording to the Revue du Service de L'Intend
ance Militaire," the French ministry of war has
been engaged for more than year In making
oAPoIiuleuUs III Ine preservation OF meat The
experiments have resulted in the discovery that
frozen meat can be kept for eight months with
out any change IN its appearance or powers of
nourishment. The meat can be carried also
on the railroads for four days without detri-
ment even in the hottest summer weather In
all probability, however, the frozen meat will
not be used in the field to any great extent, as
the difficulties of transporting it to widely sepa-
rated armies would be almost
insurmountabe. But the French gov
ment intends to provide its forts with large
quantities of it. Great freezing chambers are
to be placed as soon as possible, within the
forts Of Paris and other important places OF de-
Tense. These chambers will be kept filed in
days of peace, 50 that in case of a sudden
declaration Of war, the garrison will be pro-
vtded with food. In the French budget Of
1693-94, an appropriation of $1,000, coo francs
will be asked for, according to the military
journal, for the purpose of carrying out the
plans of the ministry of war. Other European
countries will adopt the same plans. in all