The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The latest Holman bon mot was perpetrated
by young Western girl, who declares that the
judge carries his economy so far that he talks
through his nasal passages to save his voice.
THERE comes from Sweden news Of the con
struction Of a locomotive steamboat. 1t was
built for use on chain Of small lakes in Sweden
which are separated by waterfalls, and to get
around these the steamboat has been fitted with
wheels like those of a locomotive, and on leav-
ing the water runs smoothly along on the land
on tracks.
The Russian railways were guarded by
soldiers at every twenty yards whenever the
emperor went to Copenhagen, and no fewer
than $4,000 men were needed to cover the whole
distance. All villages and towns in the neigh
borhood OF the lines were watched, and every
stranger was compelled to give q good account
OF himself or be arrested
AUNT HITTIE SrRoUT of Harrington, Me-, now
IS years of age, is the daughter of David Brown
who was three times married and was the father
of twenty-five children. The last four of this
interesting family were born at one birth and
were named Europe, Asia, Africa and America
respectively. The quartet died in infancy, and
Aunt Hattie is the sole survivor of the twenty
five.
The custom of adoption Is universal in Japan ,
where it is practised to keep family name
from becoming extinct. Indeed there is
scarcely family in which it has not at some
time or other been practiced. A person who
has no male issue adopts a son, and, if he has a
daughter, often gives her TO him in marriage
A youth or even child, who may be the head
of the family, often adopts, on the point of
dying, son sometimes older than himself to
succeed him.
SPEAKING of the differences in length of miles
of various nations, Fact, a London paper, says:
The Irish mile is 9, 24o yards. the Swiss mile is
90,l56 yards, the Italian mile is ,76G yards the
Scotch mile Is 1884 yards, the German mile
slO6 yards. the Arabian mile is
2 l43 yards. the Turkish mile is 1926 yards,
the Flemish mile is 1896 yards, the Vienna post
mile is 8 1896 yards, the Werst mile is l. 1877 miles
or 1887 yards, the Roman mile is ,62s or 2,5O2
yards the Dutch and Prussan mile is G. $50
yards, the Swedish and Danish mile is 1851 5
yards, the English and American mile is / 200
yaras.
WEST VIRGINIA comes TO the front with a
natural wonder. In Noble county there is, &C.
cording to local paper a fathomless sea com
posed OF salt water aud oil, from which gas es-
capes with a tremendous roar. Nearly twenty
years ago well was drilled there to the depth
of 1900 feet, but as no results were apparent
1t was abandoned. Some years after
water and gas escaped from the hole
with great pressure, tearing out the tub
ing and cutting a cavern apparently hundreds
OF feet deep and forty feet in diameter.
After some years it ceased to flow, and farmer
named Martz filed it up and built barn over
IT, resting one p lar on the filed ground. few
days ago terrific report at the barn announced
the explosion Of the well, and oil and water
poured put in abundance. In short time the
pillar under the barn began to sink and was
soon out of sight. In the course of O day the
hole had become fathomeSs aud again nearly
forty feet wide.
e ACCoRDING to a st. Petersburg newspaper. an
Englishman, Capt. Southman, is about to I'm
dertake very remarkable and daring enter
prise lie has had boat constructed which
he can transform easily into sled. He will
start in his boat with two or three companions
from Tobolsk, and will descend the Obi river TO
the ice sea north of Siberia. Along the coast
reaches Cape Tcheluskin, the most north
ern point of Asia. He thinks it prob
able that there he will find the Arctic ice fast ON
the coast, and it is his intention to make an ex-
curSlon to the north on ics How far be will 90
is not known, and apparently he has no idea
himself but his expectation seems to be that
his journey may result in the discovery of some
new Islands. This may be classed among the
occasional exploring enterprises that are merely
foolhardy projects, with very small means to
carry them out. The possible gains are usually
by no means commensurate with the suffering
and risks involved
In ANSWER to the question what is the aver
age life of New York and Chicago limited
train, Pennsylvania railroad official SAYS. &C.
cordinR to the Philadelphia Record, that it "a a
tritie over six months and the fact that such
a train goes to the shops to be thoroughly over
hauled and refitted twice a year will show hou
careful the great railroads are to keep up their
standards. Very often the trains show but
little wear, and only here and there can
the results of six months nsa
be detected, but they are, nevertheless
ordered to the shops, stripped Of their interior
fittings, reprinted, gone over by the workmen
OF every department. that took hand in origi-
nally constructing them, and then restored To
the cabinet makers and uphosterers to be
turned out again practically new cars Another
interesting point was that these trains are NOT
patched up with new car now and another
new car again, but are always sent Que in com
plete sets of cars from the shops and when this
Is done the train is taken off to give place to the
new one Is used for some less distinguished
run,
. CURIOUS LAWSUIT has just been tried in the
Bolton county court, England A short time
ago boy named HoGsley met with a severa
accident, which necessitated the amputation If
one of his arms. The lads father demanded
the severed member from the surgeon Of the
local intirmary who performed the operation
but they refused to surrender it, on what
ground does not appear. In the course nj"
few days the boy, who never rallied from the
shock, died, and his body was sent to his narentc
but without the amputated arm Therennon
the father sued the house surgeon for the
value of The missing member, which he sat or
80. The Judge held, however that he had no
case, and non.sulted him. saying that whatever
the interest of the dead boy may have hean in
the arm it could not descend TO anvbodv aIs a.
To the lay Mind this decision is bv no nneans
convincing Human limbs have money valve
for dissectlng purposes, and il the boy had sold
his arm his heirs surely would have heen in
titled to the amount paid for it, What rigbt
the surgeons hadto appropriate it is dificult tn
imagine.
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