The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-07

ing stand out in relief He found he could
stone.
The perfection of the Argand lamp was
another lucky chance. Argand was busy
one day in his work room, before the burns
ing lamp, while his little brother was anus
ing himself by placing bottomless oil flask
over different articles.
In his play he placed the flask over the
flame OF the lamp, and the flame suddenly
shot up the long circular neck of the flask
with great brillianoy. The hint was not
lost, apd the modern lamp chimney was
the result.
A hen one day went through clay pud-
die and Immediately after left ner tracks
on pile of sugar lying near by. At each
of her footprints the sugsr was whitened.
From this circumstance wet clay came to
be used in refining sugar
Many wonderful discoveries In chemistry
have been the results Of pure chance; and
experiments have often revealed quite IN
expected effects.
1t has been the same In literature. Sir
Walter Scott stumbled upon his forte by
chance. he threw away the unfinished
manuscript OF 'WaverlYn in disgust and
eight years after, rummsging for isning
tackle IN an old drawer, came upon the dis
carded story.
He finished the novel, aud then began
earned for him an enduring fame
Cowley discovered that be had the gift of
poetry after reading the "Faerie Queene;"
and Cobbett owed his birth of genius to a
perusal of Swift's "Tale of Tub"
When Corneille fell in love he found IL
necessary TO relieve his passion 10 verse,
though up 20 that time he had taken no In
terest in poetry.
Triaing accidents have often had serious
results on the fate Of Kingdoms. A glass of
wine too much is said to have changed the
course of French history. The son and heir
of Louis Philippe always confined himself
TO Acertain number of glasses, because he
knew that beyond that number he was sure
to get drunk. One morning he forgot to
count and took one glass more than usual.
He stumbled while entering his carriage;
the frightened horses bolted; and the young
prince, leaping out of the carriage, fell
heavily on the pavement and was killed.
That one glass overthrow the Orleans rule,
and sent them into exile,
The great struggle for Scottish independ-
ence was caused by Alexander Ill having
been. thrown from his horse one dark night
on the cliffs near Kingdom, in Fifeshire.
Had Napoleon not suffered from indiges-
ton on the morning of Waterloo, some his
torians tell us, the fate of Europe might
have been different.
Even the discovery of the new world in
bn6 bpGCAal ClECuulsbduCto WAS bOClueuLdl.
England was deprived of the honor by an
unfortunate mishap.
Columbus, after appling in vain to
number of foreign courts, dispatched his
brother Bartolommeo TO ask aid from Henry
VII, who at that time was rather proud Of
assisting and encouraging daring mariners.
Bartolommeo had the misfortune 20 fall
into the hands Of pirates, and arrived on the
shores of England in such state OF destitu-
ton that he was not presentable at court
BY the time he had earned a little money
he was too late.
Columbus, meanwhile had had his men,
orable interview with Isabella, Queen of
Spain. This meeting was itself lucky
chance. Juan Perez de Marcana, the queens
confessor, happened to be passing the door
of the monastery of La RaDids at the very
moment when Columbus was asking aims
there
The priest was struck by the noble Inca
ments of the ragged beggar, and brought
about the eventful interview.
If his brother had reached England In
time or if Columbus had been a minute
sooner or later at the door of the monastery
Spain might not of had that proud pre-em-
inence and consequent wealth which she
enjoyed for generations. 1t is quite con-
cevable that the fate Of America might
have been different.
The cackling of geese saved the Romans
from the Gauls; a spiders web woven across
the mouth of q cave saved Mahomet from
his pursuers and led TO the spread Of Islam.
and periwinkle once led to the capture Of
Gibraltar.
Seeming misfortunes have often proved
blessings in disguise. Two out Of many in
! stances will serve as illustrations.
A tobacconist's shop in Lundy street, Dub
lin, was once totally destroyed by fire. While
gazing dolefully at the ruin of his stores.
the tobacconist noticed that his poorer
nelghbors we're gathering the snuff from the
canisters. Trying pinch, he was astonished
to find that the heat had increased the
pungencY and aroma of the snuff. He at
once built another store, and subjected the
snuff TO heating process in ovens, gave his
brand a particular name, and rapidly
amassed fortune.
Solthern's famous tripping gait while
acting Lord Dundreary" happened in this
wise: The first night he happened TO trip
while crossing the stage. He noticed that
this excited the laughter of the audience,
and thus it became one of the features Of
the performance