The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

AN Indiana paper found it necessary to pub
lish the following correction: For Burglar
Meeting in the heading of the article In our last
issue relating to the proceedings OF the town
council read Regular Meeting.
MANY PERSONS" says Chambers Journal.
must have been struck with the awkward be-
ginning of the line in the Tooth Psalm: For
why? The Lord our God is good The truth is,
popular acknowledgements In this case per-
haps by the printer-has taken the liberty OF
changing the old word, forwhy,' meaning be-
cause which gave good sense and translated
the original. but which had fallen out of com
mon use, into the modern for whyT Surely the
restoration of the word might still be attempted
before it is too late"
SEEDS Of trees taken by birds or by winds
frequently lodge in some decayins mortar crack
on the tops of high buildings and will grow out
and make quite large trees One OK these, says
Meehan'S Monthly, is In the city OF Utica, N,
Y, where on tho top OF a city church tower is
mountain ash which about fifteen or sixteen
years ago probably sprouted. 1t still continues
to grow and has now reached q hight of about
seven feet. The roots push their way into the
cracks and crevices of the mason work. During
the last TWO or three years 1t has blossomed and
borne clusters of scarlet berries. 1t Is said by
friend to be one of the interesting sights OK
Utica.
AT PrrrsF1ELD, Me-, on Friday, Charley"
an elephant belonging to Forepaugh's circus,
escaped and tore through the town. Several of
the keepers mounted trained elephants and pur-
sued the animal He was finally induced to re-
turn after hard chase and hoodwinked into
being led into a car, where he was securely
fastened On Monday he broke away again
while the show was performing at Bucksport,
Ne. In the morning he was again captured,
and i25 pounds Of chain we're used TO make a
martineale to hold his trunk down, and to
fasten him to a tree He pulled up the tree
and broke the paddock on the chains, cleared
himself and again got away: He is stu at
large and is playing sad havoc with things IN
the neighborhood OF Bucksport.
TIE last In England of the monastic 1.-THE
barns, the edifices in which the medieval alb
bots we're accustomed to gather the tribute Of
those who owed Thorn rent and service, Is
in process of demolition. II Is the survivor of
the two that were built at Peterborough, and
dates back to 1907. 1t is long and narrow
structure, with low walls and massive oak
frame supporting slgular beautiful roof OF
bailding stout wooden pegs being used through
out. The historic edif1ce was bought by
builder for IS, 500, and vain endeavor was
made by local antiquarians to have 1t preserved.
But as Peterborough cathedral had just ex-
pended $4,000 for a new and very modern
marble floor, there was no money left for senti-
ment of that sort, and commerce claims one
more conquest of antiquity.
A VETERAN SAILOR the other day made these
observations to Philadelphia P ess writer:
III those people whose business requires them
to handle ropes and tacklings would only learn
the true art of tying knots many serious acct
| dent in life might be averted. There is not q
single child In the land but should be taught in
early life to make at least couple of scientific
bitches. This is one of the first duties of a
| sailor, and his selection of knots covers the
whole field of entanGlsment. The novice is
| hardly shipboard and out the sight OF land
when he is called up to tie together at the end
| Of rope his soiled shirt and clothes that
need a good securing and is directed
into in the briny element for a good dousins.
| II the knot is not properly tied he loses them
| Il may seem trifling thing, but it is just as
| important to know how to tie a correct knot as
| to DO a good swimmer"
AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE Ia a Hartford
church last Sunday, says the Post, was an ex-
hibition with cards, roulette and faro para
| phernalia by reformed gambler IS q warning
| to the young. After a hymn had been sung by
| the congregation the convert was introduced
! He displayed his old tools of trade on O stand
| near the preachers dosk, aud then addressed
| his audience He prefacsd his remarks by say
professional gambler, and only saw the error of
| his ways after he had served a term OF imprison-
ment. to which he was unjustly sentenced for
| engaging in ''bunco" game: Then he dealt
| some faro hands and showed how the cards
| could be manipulated at will out of the dealers
) box. Next he produced pack of iAnocent
looking cards and gave out poker hands to the
members Of the congregation. explaining that
the back of each card told the professional
gambler what It Illustrations with the
roulette wheel followed, and the skillful re-
|
| wheel SO as to place the ball on a red or black
pocket, as he close professional gambling"
| he said, lis not even game OF chance 1t is
nothing else than systematic robbery"
To SAVE the beaches at Coney Island and
Long Branch from devastation by the sea by
spreading oil upon the surf as it PUSHES upon the
| sand. thereby preventing the waves from break
| ing against the shore, is the ambitious project
| of Everett D. Moore, a Baltimore inventors. His
| plan is to station cannon along the beaches Is
| soon as the stormy weather sets in, and when
ever the waves become dangerously high, to fire
| seaward from these guns oannisters filed with
| oil, which are constructed that they will
| begin to leak as soon ss they strike
| the water. By this means the sea will
| be covered for long distance off shore with
| film of oil that may prevent the waves froLn
| breaking on the sand. Each of the proieotiles
will be attached TO line by which It can be re-
| loaded and retired Its return course will thus
| be marked by an oleaginous water which, the
| inventor says. will greatly add to the value OF
the operation. Another uss to which the APP
| paratus can be put will be to smooth O way
| through the angry surf when lifeboat Is about
| to be sent off to a shipwrecked vessel. From
| experiments made at Old Point Comfort, Va
Ocean City. Md, and other points last viater
| the inventor is convinced that cannon stationed
| every half mile and firing gallon of oil every
four hours will be sufficient 10 protect any beach
from the ravsges Of the heaviest winter gale.