The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-24
TIE S OF INrERRSr.

Al u C. . Op AN hb no I.
A WAGNER was one day driving his team
along the road in the gold fields, when his
wheel, in turning up the soil, suddenly exposed
to view considerable lump Of some shining
matter The wagner stopped to pick it up,
an1 by dong SO became the owner of a nugget
which proved to be worth 81, 800.
THREE Of the assistants of the Lick Observa =
tory, Prof. Keller. Crew and Burnham, each
made discoveries of Importance before they're
signed. Prof. Keeler work was with Saturn g
rings, Prof Burnhams with dou BILE stars and
Fror. crews in spectroscopy. The San Fran
cisco Examiner declares that Prof. Barnard
who has just found that tiny satellite of Ju-
plter, was compelled until recently to confine
himself TO the use OF the i2-inch ass and did
no consecutive work with the big 36-inch equa-
torial until about month ago, when Director
Holden was overruled by the board Of regents
on Prof. Ba"nard's appeal Within fortnight
he discovered that the new variable star in Au-
riga is nebula, says the Examiner. and now
he makes still more important contribution
to science.
The only subsidized inn, perhaps Is on the
Island of Capri Mine host, grateful for the
long continued patronage of artists, who are
the CHIEF foreign residents of the island, and
knowing that they are far from ricn left the inn
TO MS heirs with these curious conditions an
nexed: The charge per day, two bottles of
red Capri wine included is never to be more
than francs Il any artist is too poor to pay so
Inucn ne snail pay what ne eau, and paint q
picture upon some wall space, receiving all the
accom- modations accorded to those paying the
highest price; il any German artist who has
failed as student of art in Italy shall come 10
the inn he snail be accommodated, and shall re-
ceive the amount Of his fare to Germany upon
his promise never to return to Italy. The pro-
visions of the will seem to have been carried out
faithfully, for the prices are moderate, the red
wine is always obtainable, and the walls of the
inu are covered with paintings. the work of i'm
pecun Gus artists.
That William II is at this moment the richest
sovereign of Europe is the opinion OF London
Society. AS emperor of Germany he does not
receive a thaler towards his expenses. The
Reichstag. however, votes MIN every year a
sum of 1900, 900 marks under the heading,
Funds placed at the disposition of the emperor
for distribution" OF this amount and accord
ing to minute calculations which have been
submitted to the Reichstag 2.4G7,000 marks are
given to invalids who did not receive state pen
sionS after the great war of 1870. As King of
Prussia he has had until recently RPS, 296
marks year, derived from two sources-vlz
i,7lO295 marks, revenue from crown lands and
forests. and 1850, 900 marks voted by the cham
Der as necessary to tue maintenance of royal
dignity. This sum was quite sufficient for
William !, but his grandson has larger views and
oanno5 do with his grandsire's allowance; so
the Prusslan Landtag has given him a supple-
nentary $4,000 mar"s, making his civil list
in all tSO0,0O0
ONE of the most curious of the many occupa-
lions followed in New York is that of embalm-
ing flowers. Formerly the popular taste ran to
wax flowers, and the choicest parior ornament
OF the well-to-do country resident, even yet, is
often vase OF wax flowers But wax flowers
gradually gave way to embalmed flowers. The
! original way Of embalmlng the flowers was to
coat the leaves and stems with a secret prepara-
ton, of which wax was principal component.
The present process is Of French origin. The
: flowers are taken apart and leaves stems and
petals are separately soaked for many hours In
a chemical Dr-naratiDn. heated to a cartain da-
gree. Other preparations are then applied, and
the flowers are put together They keep in this
way for many years, preserving all their brill
liant tints and colorings. For embalming q large
floral piece the price varies from $75 to 5 so
while single flower can be embalmed for S..
The easiest flower to embalm is the violet, the
most difficult is the laponica. Leaves are hard
to treat, as they so frequently crack, shrink or
lose color.
The recent hanging Of the Virginia desperate,
Talton Hall, has brought into prominence a
remarkable little town called Big Stone Gap,
situated among the mountains, twenty miles
from Wise Court House. 1t furnished the
courageous judge who tried Hall, eight Of the
| jury who convicted him and the captain and
two-thirds OF the guard that saw his sentence
executed. Three years ago Big Stone Gap was
the worst spot in this bad region. 1t was set
tied then by young bluegrass Kentuckiaus and
eastern Virginians, "furriners, " az the noun
| tain people call them. They represent the best
blood in both states and most OF them are gradu-
| ates of the three big eastern colleges and one
southern university. 1t was the habit of toughs
| to come into the town and gallop through the
streets, firing their pistols right aud left, while
the storekeepers shut up shop and went to the
| woods These young Kentuckians and Virginians
| settled at Big Stone Gap, organized themselves
| into volunteer police force, equipped with
revolvers, billies and whistles. They fought the
| toughs with Winchesters and pistols and for a
time street fights came daily. They maintained
| the law, however. To-day a whistle anywhere
| In the town, at any hour of the night or day
= To ha SIM in ANA INV
I minutes 1t is the one place in all the Cumber-
land range where a feud or fight is now i'm
| possble-the only one place where the law is
/ lntorced with Spartan sternness, and in which
there reigns the peace Of Quaker town.
| JACoLLIoT, in his 'Bible of India" and
Ramatsariar's TEXTS and Commentaries on the
! Vedas" give the Hindoo legend of Adam and
| Eve in substance as follows: In the beginning
| God created Adima, the first man, and Heva,
the first woman, which completed life. He
placed them on the Island of Ceylon and com
lnanded them never to quit their place of abode
! but to remain and propagate their kind In the
course of time in wandering over the island
| they saw most beautiful land connected with
| theirs by lofty peaks and ragged rocks. The land
/ beyond was most beauteous to behold being
covered with stately trees, whose branches
| huGR with fruits Of every variety. Many
| colored birds fitted from bough to bough and
made a perfect din OF ever-changiug music
Adima mote that this is directly opposite to our
| biblical accountl tempted and induced Heva to
! violate the command Of their Creator and &C
! company him to the paradise across the rocky
peaks. When they had crossed the narrow neck
| of land which connected their island heaven
| With the mainland, they heard q loud cracking
noise and looked around just in time to SEQ the
| isthmus break in two and sink beneath the
waters of the ocean. When it was plain that
their way back to their island paradise had been
cut off they turned their attention to their new
home and found it a land of sand thorns, rocks
and brambles, its supposed beauty having been
but a mirage raised by Rakckasos the spirit Of
l axrfl v,raff han to hadi ~ 10
act they we're doomed to perpetual labor and
final death.