The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

because once, many years ago, japanese en-
peror bathed there and the waters have since
been held sacred.
SEARCHING the old Eecords in the court house
at Youngstown, says the Pittsburg d spGtch, a
petition was found drawn by member of the
Pittsburg bar that is unique. Mrs Mary Camel
wanted a divorce from Peter Camel and the
petition says: ''She was married to Camel in
Ireland in 1913, and shortly thereafter, with an
ticipaCions bright, they left downtrodden Ire
land and set sail for the land of the free and
the home of the brave; that from the time of
their union they lived together joyous and free,
and no fugitive cloud of adversely dimmed the
vision OF their 1nnubial felicity until Nov. is,
1851, wfel Peter deserted the sacred hearth OF
his family; that said Peter has gone glimmering
with the things that were, and no hope fingers
Of his return; also how vain are all things
here below, how !alse and yet how fair" The
petition did the business, and Mr.. Powers Sc
cured a divorce for his client.
DR.. LIVINGSTONE, in his hitherto unpublished
letter. warns his friend, DR.. Hamilton, against
accepting too readily stories Of caunibaiSm
among African tribes, says the Lon1on Daily
NerS. the Manyuema, among whom he had
then been living for many months, nre reputed
TO be cannibas, and the people themselves be-
ing "a laughter loving" race, appear to enjoy
the joke of hoaxing the white man on this sub
ject. One showed DR.. Livingstone the head OF
"a recent human victim" but it proved to be
the skull of a gorilla. Dr.. Livingstone pers
veringly tried to get sight of the cannbal or
gies which the traders professed to have seen
or heard Of, but IN vain. He offered goods of
the value OF 81 to any one who would call him
to see human flesh cooked or eaten, but nothing
came of the offer. Livingstone contrasts this
absence OF evidence with the terrible traders
tales he bad heard at Ujji aud the Information
given by adjacent tribes. If had believed"
he says, "a tenth part of what heard should
never have ventured hither"
AN INTEREST," exper ment is 10 te tried at
Union Springs, N. Y. y committee Of prom
inent residents, including the Episcopal and
Catholic clergymen. II TO assume the exclusive
sale OF liquor This COMMITTEES has published
the following statement: I'VE will allow no
man to pay for another mans drink. We will
permit no drunkenness, nor any approach to It.
We viii allow no one apparently under the legal
age within our doors. We will sell to no man if
by the proper person we are forbidden so to do.
To certain other persons, their names to be
passed on by majority of the committee we
will not SSH at all Ne will not sell spirits IN
lar er guam ities than 4 single glass except on
physicians order, and Of all such sales we will
keep a record. These and such otaer wholesome
rules as from time TO time we may deem d sir
able we shall enforce. Our entire profits which
will be large, will be handed over az frequently
as possible TO the town authorities with the un-
Outstanding that they will be used for the pur-
pose of reducing the taxation OF the town"
BURTON tells US in Anatomy OF Melancholy, :"
part 8, section 3, that comp arsons are odious "
| and when it comes TO comparing a man TO n
flea il is not to . denied thar he old the truth
| In this case, however. 1t is the flea that should
| sue for Hoel. Tor The comparison is one OF
! strength, aud after it las been made "thers will
| be none found 10 take the side uf the man ~
| Years ago some one ACCIDENTALLY remarked hat
man, were his muscles and limbs as well set
| for jumping and sprluRlug as those OF a flea
! coul stand on the done of the capitol at Wash
| ington aud mako one swoop that would send
! him three and haR times around the earth
Late chronological experiments have given us
corning the strength OF. this OBJ
noxious little Hercules To be brief and to
the point 1t has been proven that a flea can
carry weight 1858 times greater than tnat of
! his own body. At this rate man of the aver
| age weight Of 1871 pounds could shoulder a
| 'mogul' locomotive of 60 tons and run across
the country from New York to San Francisco
! In less than an hour and half.
| VALIANT is the name chosen by W. K. Wander
bilt for the new steam yacht being built for him
| by Messrs. Laird Bros. at Birkenhead, England
| says the New York World She will be the
| largest private yacht af1oat when completed
Her principal dimensions will be: Length be-
| tween perpendiculars $40 feet extreme beam
| 1913 feet, depth 20 g feet, tonnage about 2 O
| St Clare Byrne, who designed the Alva for Mr.
| Vanderbilt, is also designer of the Valiant
Carte blanche has been given in the construction
/ Of the yacht, and she will be fitted and fur
| nished with ali the modern appliances such
as steam steering gear, steam capstans, ice
machines, fresh water condensers. two power
| full search lights, and complete electric light
| plant in duplicate. The Valiant will have two
sets Of triple-expansion engines to drive her
| power will be 5000, this great power being
| necessary to drive her eighteen knots whel
| loaded. seventeen being her qua -auteed speed
| at sea with moderate forced draught. Without
| forced draught she is expected to go fifteen
| knots. Sne will carry about ZOO tons Of coal
| and 200 tons of water ballast when required
| 1t is understood that under the recent ruling of
| the courts the Valiant will be allowed to fly the
J stars and stripes without paying any duty as
/ she is simply yacht.
| THE confederate bazar TO be held in Rich
mond, Va, beginning April II, promises to be a
most successful one 1t will be, as has been
previously stated, under the direction
OF the Ladies' Hollywood Memorial Assoc
citation, aided BY the junior HOLLYWOOD HT the
| Oakwocd aud Hebrew Memorial associa-
| tions and all the confederate veteran camps
| The object is to raise funds for the monument
| to the memory Of the private soldiers and sail
| ors Of the confederacy, and for the confederate
| museum to be established in the house in mic h
| Jefferson Davis, president OF the confedsracy
lived during the war. This house has been
! given to the ladies by the city of Richmond
| and they propose to fill IL with relics and make
| it a permanent monument to the confederacy
| An encampment will be represented, with
a tent for each state in the
confederscy with one for "Tne Solid South. !"
| This one Will be in charge of the Junior Holly
| wood Memorial Association, a band of young
| people who have undertaken to care for the
! soldiers graves in the Hollywood cemetery
| Each tent and table will be made as distinctive
! as possible The lady in charge OF each table
| will be either native born, a descendant or
! allied by marriage in the state she represents
| Among the articles got up especially for the
| occasion will be confederate souvenir spoons
| with enameed flags on the handle, scarf pins
| and buttons representing confederate flags q
| scrap book containing the farewell addresses of
| different commanders, Gea. Less speecn &C
| cepting the command of the Virginia fore s.
the parole OF the army of Northern Virg mia
order Of reward for the arrest of Mr.. Davis, the
order foroidding the wearing of the gray, etc.