The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-11
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HUNTERS near Caledonia. Pa, are excited over
snow-white dear seen several times recently
in the mountains. 1t is said to be a large buck
with spreading antlers and as feet as the wind
A party of hunters who saw the animal last
fired at it, but failed to hit it.
THE practicability of telephone communica-
ton between an army and its advance scouts
in times of war has been thoroughly estab-
lished, and an army commission has been ap-
pointed TO carry out further experiments. An
apparatus used in these tests is a light, st rong
reel upon which !, ZOO feet of telephone cable is
wound The cab @ is Of unusually small di-
ameter and weight, the whole contents of the
reel frame itself less than two pounds. The
wires from the cable are attached to a flexible
connecior, which brings the conductors in
electrical connection with the bearings at
either end or the reel head telephone con-
nected with the bearings completes the 8p-
parRtuS.
Mrs. POTTER PALMER, president of the board
of lady managers and Archbishop Ireland have
agreed upon plan Tor securing for the worlds
fair exhibit Of the work of the Catholic
women Of the world. This project has the
special approval Of Pope Leo XIII. as indicated
by the letter sent from the vatican In reply to
one by Mrs Palmer, and also by assurances of
Archbishop ireland who has just returned from
Rome. The archbishop will issue an address
urging Catholic women to show the results Of
their work in benevolent, educational and other
indicating what description Of exhibits are
especially desired and these two together with
the popes recent letter OF approval will be sent
to the sister superior in charge of all CONVEX ts
in America, England France Germany Italy,
Spain, Mexico. etc. 1t is believed that the col
lection of very notable exhibit will be the re-
suit.
TX a carefully prepared editorial the New
York Sun few days ago gave the result Of a
thorough investigation Of the extent OF the
wheat crop OF the whole world for 1892, The
worlds wheat supply furnished by the matur
ing crop is far smaller than that of 1891 in the
United States, and in other countries the
average will be about the same. The total out
turn Of wheat in the United States will be
about 400 900, 900 bushels, In 1891 it was about
6l2 900, 0C0 bushels. showing a decrease this
per cent. The country will eat 100000
bushels more this year, thus making the ex-
portable supply 140, 10000 bushels less than
that of 1891. India has crop about 80, 100000
bushels below that of last year; South Amer
ica's yield equals that of 1891 as will Aus
tralasia's. The harvests of Italy, Hungary
Spain and Portugal is from 10 to 10 per cent
below the product of 1891. In Great Britain
the product will be about 10 o)O 900 bushels less
than last year Russia. France and Belgium
will have larger crops than last year. Amer
ica's crop, although far below last years yield,
is about the average product based upon the
harvests of the past twelve years.
THE various governments of the world. says
Electricity, own together $50 cables, having a
total length OF 1880 miles and containing 2l,-
500 miles of conductors The French govern
ment, which takes tho lead as to length of
ables has S4e0 in 81 cables. As to number
the Norwegian government comes first With
255 cables, having total length Of 245 miles.
Finally, as to the length OF conductors, the
English government comes first with 5,4S6
miles of co duCtCrs divided among l15
| cables having total length of 1898 miles,
| PrvaU> companies to the number OF 2S
ONn cables, having length OF 126 1914 miles
and containing 1889 miles of ConiLctCrs
The French companies, only two in number
the Compagnie Franchise du TeIeKraphe. de
Paris New York, and the Societe Francois,
des Telegraphea Sous Marina have IL cables
with total length of 2, 249 nautical miles. The
most important Of the private companies is the
Eastern Telegraph Company, which operates
rs miles, with total length of y, 341 miles The
total number OF cables in the werld is 1I6'
with total lsngth Of 1904 miles, and $40. ! 3
| miles of conductors. This is not sufficient to
reach to the moon, but would extend more than
half way there.
The REASONING BUMP in a rats head s not as
distinctly visible as the same protuberanoe in an
elephant, yet the rodent occasionally shows
fair supply Of horse sense. Mrs. James How
lett Of this place. says Somerset CKy.) GORE
spondent Of the Globe Democ ut, recently wit
messed an exhibition of intelligence on the part
of a couple OF rats that raised the genus Ia her
estimation. Mrs Hewlett has for some time
been missing little cakes or cookies from the
pantry after her Saturdays baking. She kept
these cakes in an old soup tureen,
and would carefully plaoe the cover
on. Size would invariably find this cover
raised out of the groove in which 1t At tightly
and turned crosswIse over the tureen. At
last she determined to wait for the depredators,
and this is what she saw: First an old gray rat
came cautiously on the shelf where the tnreen
sat. He reconnoitered, then made slight
noise. and another rat appeared. One of the
rodents went to each end Of the tureen and
backed up against the sides Of the cake box.
Their tails were then wrapped around the
handles on each end OF the cover and at a
given signal the rodents pushed upward to-
gether and the cover was raised. 1t was on
easy matter after this to turn the cover so as to
rest crossways on the tureen. This left an
opening at both ends, and the rats went in and
! helped themselves
SUNDAY is the great day for the incoming
transatlantic voyager, as Saturday is the popu-
lar time for departure, says New York letter
in the Philadelphia Ledger Sunday is there
fore generally very busy time about the steam
ship docks AS soon a steamer gets in the
law requires that the bedding of the immigrant
passengers shall be destroyed. They usually
have cheap straw mattresses. IL used to be the
custom to throw them overheard as soon as land
was sighted. Now they are sent down into the
furnace rooms and fed TO the fires that turn the
big twin screws. The change is a specially good
one for the health of the city and the good or
der OF the beach along the ship channel The
cheap tin dishes and table furniture that are
used in the steerage are also thrown overheard
before the dock is reached and
the cleaning-up process begins 1t takes about
100 men two days to make an ocean liner in the
condition necessary to load up again with pas
sengers after a voyage. A constant complaint
of the present style OF steamers Is the lack of
seating accommO datlons on deck. Every cabin
passenger is supposed to bring along chair
and from 300 to 500 of these usually litter mn
the decks. The aOsurdlty of this has often been
poin,e out but no company has vet been per
suaded to supply these necsSsaries as part OF
the steamers outfit. new departure in this
line, it is expected, would be found profitable
to the company making IL.