The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-28
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an English town. The dead man, who had been
| the captain of bicycle club, requested. before
hls death. that his body should be conveyed to
the cemetery on bicycles. and to make the event
complete, the members OF the club went on BIZ
| CYCLES.
1T has been suggested that copper might fit
tlngly be- used in place of iron or steel for the
| building OF ships. The prevention Of the adher-
ence or barnacles to a ships bottom would re-
sun sun IN considerable saving in cleaning. fuel
ana tlIne, while the copper plates after years
OF service, would sell for high prices
| SCOTCH ENGINSER is said to have solved the
problem Of making the mill run with the water
that has passed 1t is reported by a Glasgow
paper that resident engineer has devised an
arrangement by which he steam used by an
engine Is returned TO the boiler. AS a result it is
| said that as much energy can BIS gotten out of
one ton Of coal as is now secured by the con-
| sumption OF two tons.
| The following pathetic Advertisement Is from
the London Morning Post: Two lovers pas
sionstely devoted. but undergoing long separa-
| uon from each other, we'll connected, but with
out present means for relieving themselves of
their unhappiness. desire earnestly to hear from
some one willing to hefriend them. Could give
| security Tor loan, and would have lifelong
| gratitude toward their benefactor with whom
| home"
JUST at present there seems to be an epidemic
OF strange happenings, says the New York
| Tribune. At modest estimate there are
| about 100 men rolling wheebarrows In various
parts OF the country as result Of the cleo
| lions. A young man in Toronto the other day
swallowed q knife. fork and spoon Of a large
cSnoer. DE especially regrets the accident,
which he says escaped his notice at the time
| because the articles make such q rattling in his
| stomach that be cannot go out into SCOTT
| without being mortified Twelve years ago 4
screw lodged in the nose Of an Allentown
| Pa) boy without him knowing il, and he
| was very much surprised when q doctor took it
out the other day. Another Pennsylvania boy
| died recently by swallowing some che wing gum.
And man more than 100 years old has been
| discovered i'll Ohio, who is SO feeble that he has
to use cane, and whose eyeSght is so poor
| that ne can hardly read the largest lprint with
| the aid OF glasses. We had almost forgotten
| the fact that the oldest Mason has lust died and
that tho Oldest graduate Of Yale Is stih well
| and hearty, and firmly convinced that Prince
| ton Is not in 1t in foot ball this year
THE only place where any OF the treasure of
the famous pirate, Capt. Kidd, was ever fouud,
says the New York Sun. is Gardeners Island, at
| the east end of Long Island, famous rendaz-
vous for sea robbers. Here were found TS3
ounces of gold G33 ounces of silver, bes de6 SILK
| satin, bullion ana jeo els. But the places where
| Kidd may nave conc led such OF bis wealth as
he and his mates did not drink upi include Lions
| Rock, AZ Lyme, Conn. M0nneRan Island, Ne;
| Appledore. In the isles of Shoals: Gro Nest, on
the Hudson; Money Hill, on Shark river New
Jersey; Sandy Hook ktdd's Tree on the Atlantic
| High snds OF New Jersey; DanaT1scotta faand,
Me-; place on the PisSataqua river; oyster
Point, Md; Dighton Rock, Mess; Msdford
Mass Salem; Mass; Liberty !!slspd New York
harbor. and the east side Of Manhattan Island
IN the neighborhood Of Ono Hundredth street
Enough time and money have been fooled away
IN the search for money At these places to es
tablish many men in bus ness Most of the
spots were until recently regarded as uncanny
for 1t alleged Of Kidd that whenever he
buried money TO killed q sailor TO bury with it,
that his ghost might guard the tTeagure and
scare away lntruders.
VIXEN get rich, said business man to a
New York Sun writer, Il am going to give
away lot Of churches, but shall not give any,
body church unless they will agros to keep ic
open on week days az well as Sundays, There
has been in recent years an increase In the num-
Der of Protestant churches kept open through
the week, but would like to see more OF them,
imagine that one reason why churches ara not
more generally kept open rs the extra expense
attending it, and doubtless many persons think
that people are all or nearly al too busy to
spend time in churches on week
should not stand S me o thu that the
and am inclined to think that the numbersof
those who would avail themselves Of such on
portunity for rest and meditation is greater than
ID generally supposed. | know that 1 have
never entered q church In New York on a week
day without finding somebody there. should
like not only 70 have more of the churches kept
open on week days, but to have more of them
open for a longer period each day; and [
would Ike to keep some of them open all night
IL 10 easy TO soc that there might be some OBJ
lection to this, still would like to see churches
whose doors would be always open to every
wayfarer."
RRoF. L. F. BLAKE Of the University of Kan.
sas, in an article on Safety From Electricity
in a late issue of the Electrical World. saws.
For buildings In cities except Churches and
other high structures, rods think, are unnec-
essary. Lightning strikes seldom in the cities
compared with the country, one reason being
that the many electric wireS-telephone and
telegraph and electric light-are really safe
such wires over it than without OUT
ings may need projection. Our modern OU con-.
captions of lightning Indicate in general some
what as follows: For the rapidly oscilating
current the surface Of the conductor first re-
ceives the ether disturbances and becomes
heated, 30 that the interior makes but lutte diff
terence: A good large surface is needed, and
iron rods are just as good as, If not better than
TO earth. large enough not to become over
heated, would be correct il the lightning
were direct current, as formerly held. But
Tor It's rapid surgings there must not only be
the conductor, but surface to it, aud good
grounds; furthermore. all large bodies Of metal
In the building must be connected to it. or, bet
ter, provided with independent grounds In
fact, there is no perfect safety from lightning.
because OF the large area over which the ether
is disturbed. For the individual the safest place
Is tho center or the room and on the door
There he Is farthest removed from the most d..
rect path OF the ether's violent surging.
IT is thrilling story Of mountaineering that
is told In the current QUARTERLY says a London
paper, to illustrate the danger of m aking diff
cult ascents with a single guide. traveller
fell through a snow bridge. His single Rude
could Just preserve his equilibrium but was
| quite unable TO do more; ne could only hold
| Loyalty by the rope and walt for the event IL
is difficult to conceive a crueler situation or a
more terrible responsibiIity-the very punish
| ment devised by Mezentius-and yet TO decide
| upon cutting himself free. Fortunately, after
| about en- hour-but by the merest Chance
another party came In sight upon tho glacier
and the traveller drawn up in time TO save
his life. II the rule is observed that at least
| three persons must be on the rope no such
| danger can ever occur Though the idea still
| fingers that brandy keeps ouE the cold the
| writer on mountaineering repeats that it has
the opposite effect, and adds that as a cure for
| Riddiness alcohol is also valueless The
broad path is the only remedy Tor
| giddiness. Another which was once tried
| may be eficacious enougy, but Il ia
| only mentioned, without being recon-
| mended, in the following story: A party of
| four we're entering on q narrow ledge when one
| OF the travellers declared he was giddy and
| could not move. The leader, one OF che most
famous Oberland men OF the time (uearly
! thirty years ago. merely turned to the second
| guide with the brief command: Push him
over" His orders we're always beyond oues-
tion and the traveller was straightway lowered
| the DreciDiee and altar a. vl{n, -, A.