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

A WRITER in Science denies that the letter v
is a lineal descendant from the Roman Y which
IN the time of Cicero, was borrowed from the
SreeS elphaDet 70 represent upsilon in the
translation OF Greek names. The latter is only
used, ne says, ks vowel to transliterate upsi-
lon In loan words, either direct from the Greek
or indirectly through Latin or French In A
great majority OF cases the English y lie q semi
consonant, corresponding In value with che con-
tinentalj. Along with the other Roman letters
y was adopted by the Anglo Saxons from the
Latin alphabet, with value approximating to
that or !. In fact, he claims that there is not a
hneal descendant Of the Angio-Saxon now In
existence. The letter in modern English
words is. curiously enough, he claims not a v
at all, but a lineal descendant Of the Anglo
saxon q, which was the Roman G., evolved by
the Romans out OF an earlier O.
SCALES are now made of such nice adjust
ment that they will weigh anything. to the
smallest hair plucked from the eyebrow Thew
are trlumphs or mechanism, and are inclosed
In glass cases, as the slightest breath of air
would impair their records. The glass cases
nave sndlng door, and as soon as the weight
Is placed In the balances the door slides down
Inc balances are cleared again and made ready
Tor further use by the pressing Of q button,
~ %n nsrs sS9 9 faises the beams Two pieces
scales, and an autograph written in peucH on
either piece will cause the other side to ascend
and the needle. which indicates the division of
weight, oven 20 the ten-mihionth part of a
pound and less, viii move from It's perpendicu-
lar. signature containing nine letters has
been weighed and proved to be exactly two
mlllgranmes, or the It, 6oOth part of an ounce
troy.
OMAHA has judge that evidently does not
believe in waiting on the slow processes of the
law to avenge his private wrongs Charles
Ogden is his name. few DAYS ago he and =
friend were dining at q restaurant, when George
Mills, g local capitalist came Ia full Of election
nuo ana began TO express sentiments derog-
atory OF everybody in the house. Finally Be
came to the table whore Ogden and his friend
we're seated and began 20 vent his splseu on
them. They endeavored to persuade him TO 20
away, which only aggravated his abuse aud
nnaly ne applied very opprobrious epthet to
the Judge. There followed a sudden mixture of
affairs. in which it was difficult to distinguish
ogden from Mills, but presently it was over
judge quietly resumed his dinner at che point
where il had beep interrupted This 10 said to
be the second time within q week IN which the
Judge has ministered summary justice. The
other occasion was when q neighbor Kicked bis
favorite dog.
VS. Are sofu Of rather original idea on the
part OF q society girl who frankly enjoys her
littls fad, says the New York Tri6uns. She has
had made for her twelve pairs of bonnet pins
and she wears each set one month Of the year
The stones are chosen to symbolic as nearly as
possible the characteristics of the month. For
January, pearls represent snow; rainy Feb
ruary has aQuamarine; March has purple
crocus- co4ored amethyst; April. daffodcol-
ored topaz; the young green of May is repre-
sented by emeralds. and June roses BY pink
pearls; sunshiny July has diamonds, and deep
blue sapphires represent the summer seas and
cloudless skies of August; september's early
changes are represented by cats eyes; garnets
typlfy October; the gray skies. cold looking red
sunsets and wood fires OF November are shown
by opals, while the glowing red fires of Deem
ber with their Christmas cheer, have the ruby
as the emblem of the month. Il is pretty con-
ceit, and like many anosher little oddity gives
an expression to what might otherwise be COM
monplace.
DR.HRIDsIEcK of Breslau Germany, was finet
the other day for doing what the public prose.
cutor admitted was public service. DR.. EeEf-
seek has published a pamphlet exposing the
outrageous crueties practiced on the inmates OF
the deaf and dumb asylum at Welsenfes. The
proof OF the charges made was unQuestionable
Witnesses testified that In the classes for
instruction In oral language the pupils hands
were tied behind their backs, and they were
continually fogged with heavy canes and rulers
On one occasion twelve OF them came out of the
class covered with blood. The teachers, in en-
deavoring to induce their pupils to pronounce
sibilants forced instruments into their mouths
which made the tongue bleed, and, in order to
make the children open their mouths, pinched
their noses 80 hard as to cause the blood to flow
Moreover, both director and masters were ac-
cused OF striking the pupils indiscriminately
with their fists. For publishing these facts DR..
Heidsieck was prosecuted for Islander, and the
public service, yet It was technically a SANDER
and the author was sentenced to pay q fine of
10 marks
NEW mental contsgion that is sure to spread
transatlanticwards is keeping England awake O.
nights, says g London cable dispatch. 1t is
what is known as the missing word comperi-
lions of the penny weeklies. The editor prints
a paragraph with the last word, usually an ad-
jective, missing. He invites his readers co
guess the word at a shilling try Then he
divides the pool among the winners The
scheme is by no means as petty as It appears
In one OF the competitions, closed this week
the pool contained more than ST., 900, and each
of the forty odd winners received almost $500,
There are nearly dozen such competitions
weekly, and the craze Is spreading at an
enormous rate. Booksellers cannot keep
Eaoe with the demand for dictionaries
and books OF synonyms. Boarding
house and restaurant life has q new
terror added. for the beseechings Of young
women and others for suggestions, or to join
my syndicate" are becoming unbearable
One virtuous Journal takes the curse of the
gamble by announcing that one fArthing will
be deducted from each shilling In it's pool for
the benefit of destitute children's society and
by making q clergyman the agent of the spec
ulation. IL has already been found necessary
TO employ additional clerks In the money order
department of the postof1ce Only postal
money orders are accepted by the managers of
the scheme, and the regular force is unable to
handle the recent increase of more than $50, 900