The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-29
NATURAL FRUIT HNoRS.
ITEMS OF INrERE ST.

THE CIGARETTE has been put to new use A
gambler in Cheyenne smoked them necessarily
while playing and so marked the backs of the
cards with nicotine stain that they could
| readily be read by his confederates. The little
scheme was discovered after three weeks of
play, and now the gambling rooms have signs
conspicuously posted stating that cigarette
smoking is barred.
STILL another African traveller, Capt Binger,
has gone through the savage regions of the
west coast of the Niger without an escort, and
in safety. This Frenchman says that the ma
tives were everywhere peaceably inclined to-
ward him, and be was surprised at their hon
esty. At one place he found five or six sheds
filled with merchandise, and nobody was needed
TO guard them, as there were no thieves among
them.
AT the last meeting of the Royal Society there
was shown oyster she'll from Thursday Is
land in the Torres Strait, upon which a bright
and splendid pearl had been produced by arti-
fetal process. The process itself was not d.
vulged. Photographs Of flying bullets showed
that pistol bullet Travelled $50 feet a second;
Martini Henry bullet $50 feet; new English
magazine rifle bullet with smokeess powder
1000 feet, and an aluminium bullet under SIM
liar conditions, 1000 feet.
PARIS ANARCHISTS are now diligently cult
waiting the art of dining for nothing. Bands Of
them, it is said, now enter eating houses, call
| Tor substantial repasts, dispatch them and then
refuse to pay the BILL When the landlord re-
monstrates these free dishers-out" threaten
to blow up his establishment with dynamite,
and most OF the bonifaces give in through fear
! of meeting Very's fate. This kind of freeboot-
ing is called restompdoe in Paris, and like most
other things Partisan it is highly artistic.
AS THERE are 1fty-two vacancies in the grade
| OF second lieutenant in the army, with fair
prospect of two or three more, and as there are
| only sixty-two members of this years gradual
ing class at the military academy, with the
| possibility of slight decrease in the number
of those who will meet the f1nal requirements
| there Will be fewer graduates than usual this
| year to begin the service in the army as add-
tional second lieutenants, and to be compelled
! to await vacancies in the various regiments to
secure assignments.
A CURIOUS LAWSUIT is engaging the attention
of the court at Ecja, Spain. The suit is over
the sum Of 100000 pesetas and a baby. A
stranger some time ago handed the railroad
station master sealed letter and heavy box
| On opening the box he found baby, and at
once handed it over TO a switchman and his
wife When the switchman's wife undressed
the infant for bed she found rolled up in its
clothing quantity of bank notes, which, as the
paper stated, were to be applied to the child's
| education. The station master demanded the
| return of the baby, but the switchman refused
| holding that it was given him without reserva-
! ton,
| MANY people will remember the gift Of a
! Jersey heifer to Mrs. Grover Cleveland by
! George w, Childs during the bicentenniaI in
| Philadelphia, says the West Chester pa Local
| NeUs. The heifer lived ana grew TO cowhood,
| and her descendants are living to-day and hap
| PLY enjoying the fine pasture on the farm of
! George b. Roberts, president of the Pennsyl-
| vania railroad, at Bala, Montgomery county
! Mr.. Cleveland gave the daughter of her live
! gift to Mr.. Roberts, and he still owns her. now
| q COW, and her calf is in the possession of E @,
| Lewis, formerly of Chester county, who is Mr..
| Roberts manager. These interesting animals
| both fine Jerseys are named respectively
| Frances Cleveland" and Baby Ruth" The
latter is about the same age as the original Baby
! Ruth, and her owners waited until the latter
! was named, that hers might be the same. Tne
two are now enjoying life in neghboring fields
on Mr. Roberts place.
WILLARD A. SMITH, chief Of the department
| of transportation exhibits, has issued the fol-
lowing circular: At the request OF the depart
| ment of transportation exhibits of the worlds
! Columbian exposition, Mr.. George de Haven
| general passenger Agent of the Chicago and
West Michigan and Detroit. Lansing and North
| ern railroads, has consented to undertake the
| work OF making historical collection of rail-
way tickets. Mr.. de Haven has in the past
given much attention to this subject and has
| accumulated large amount of valuable data
Railway men and others having In their possess
sion old, rare and curious railway tickets.
passes, time tables, etc, are requested
to communicate the fact to Mr.. de Haven, He
will also be glad to receive infoi nation as to the
existence of objects of this kind In public or
| private collections anywhere. Objects loaned
for this exhibit will be shown in specially pre-
| pared cases, and will receive the greatest care
so that no damage can occur to them. General
passenger and ticket agents of railway and
steamship lines throughout the world and manu-
facturers of every description of tickets are in
| vtted to correspond with Mr.. de Haven as Il IA
the intention to make the most complete EXHIBIT
possible of the tickets passes, etc. used In all
| countries Mr.. de Ravens address is Grand
Rapids, Mich.
BoNFoRT's Wine and Spirit Circuldr. which
is trade publication, has just issued a remark
| ably interesting table, showing the wine pro-
| duct1on OF the principal wine growing countries
OF the world from 1875 to 1891 inclusive Iii a
was employed upon its preparation for more
than six months, while every assistance
was given by the governments Of
leads all other countries, shows a remarkahle
variance in the production of different wears
the number Of gallons in 1875 totaling the fabu-
ious numb r Of 22l3, 15s 500 while in 1889 it was
but gig l02, 800. Last year 1t rose
enteen years tabulated Francs s9o seven SSH1
times exceeded the 1,o0o; 100000 gallon
the exception of Italy, which produced over l.
/ lOOOO0,OOO gallons in 1882, and over / 700 600
gallons -, IN IL, 1883 Last Las oo year Italy stood
| second with 900 100000 gallons, aud France
| third with the figures gave you above. PortII-
gal was fourth with 1i5, 600, Austria Hungary
| nth with ss,OOO,OOO gallons, and the United
States fifteenth with no less than 1900 OOO pal
| Ions. We produced 100000 in 1875. "a DO
OO0 in 1850 then 1t fell of to average of 49,
600 600 until 1887 when it jumped to q, OOO, 600
| gallons. The largest production was In 1888
| when nearly 81, 900, 900 gallons were produced'
| and the last three years each showed decrease
| The average production of those countries that
| rank ahead OF the United States. exclusive of
| those mentioned, are Russia rs, 200 600 Servia
100000, Bulgaria 20, 600 900. Turkey IS 900 OoO
| Roumania $1,000 900. Argentine Republic 40, o00,
600, Greece 100000 and Switzerland 29O0O-
900. All the countries mentioned last wear NJ
| duced the splendidly damp total of S,47s,00O
| 900 gallons OF wine. ri. O'