The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-06
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ore averaging one ounce thirteen pennyweights
to the ton.
NoTwITHsTANDINe the fact that the Western
Union Telegraph Company has over $4,000
miles of wire and nearly 81 200 Offices, it opens
an average OF 600 new offices annually.
IT Is STATED that in England those parts OF
loccm olives which are liable to rust are made
OF galvanized iron, and that this includes the
inside of tender tanks and also the coal spaces.
IL Arizona. a short distance east of the Tue
son and Oracle stage road is a rock which bears
q striking resemblance to a camel. II is about
sixty feet high and no effort of the imagination
Is required to perceive the wonderful similarity
OF the rock to camel
JOSEPH ScHIEssF r. of Oakland, CAL. thinks he
has solved the problem of Arctic travel by
means of device which puts petroleum en-
CINE on a sled and makes the engine drive a
series of spurs which take hold OF the ice and
force the sled forward.
THE Oldest ornaments among the household
goods of the white house are two gold-bronze
candelabra that stand on the ends of the mantel
in the red parlor. They are six feet tall and
were presented to President Jackson during his
occupancy Of the white house by Gen. PatJer-
son.
AN IMMENSE walnut burl, weighing over 5000
pounds, was discovered in Grundy county. Mis-
souri,, recently. The finder expects to get a
big price for it. The burs are sliced into thin
sheets for veneering, the beautiful markings of
the wood making it especially handsome and
valuable.
ACCORDING to tradition, the test Of the ancient
japanese sword was even more rigid than that
Of Saladin's blades IL was enough il the latter
would cut in twain at O single blow downy
Iillow thrown up in air, but the Japanese blade,
Suspended horizontally beneath a tree. must
sever any leaf that, failing, should accidentally
Light Upol the edge OF this weapon.
JOHANNESBURG, in the Trausvaal, is a wonder
full little town. It is but five years of age and
the inhabitants number 10000. It stands upon
a gold reef, and upon tins reef fifty companies
are at work giving employment to 1870 white
men and over $4,000 natives The town has gas,
water tramways and handsome buildings,
wnIle for twenty miles east and west the fun
nels of mining works can be seen.
The New York state library has in its pos
session one Of the smallest books in existence.
It contains fourteen pages, each of which meas
ures / q inches On the tiyleaf are the words:
Life and service OF Gen. Pierce Respectfully
de Heated to Gen. Lewis Cass. Concord Press.
1872 from It's text II would seem that the
little book was a vest pocket campaign docu-
ment issued during the Pierce campaign.
PERHAPS the most remarkable electric street
railway bridge in the country, its roadway be-
ing l55 feet high and $50 feet long, or 20 feet
higher than the roadway o. the Brooklyn
| bridge, was formally opened by moonlight OF
Pittsburg last week. 1t spans Jacks run, and
| I
| from Pittsburg and Allegheny into Bellevue and
| Avalon, and later to Sewickly, along the hills
and banks o. the Ohio river.
THE Fiiians believe that in case a marriage
| able youth or maiden dies without having gone
| through with the elaborate nuptial modifying
| ceremony of the islands his or her soul is
| doomed 30 wander about forever In an inter
mediate region between heaven and he'll. When
| any one dies, man, woman or child, whales
| tooth is placed In the hand of the corpse, the
70 at
| guide post to point Out the road that leads to
| heaven and the one that leads TO hell.
DURING a cruise Of the ships Of the American
navy the guns are fred with full charges once O
month. But IL costs hundreds Of dollars to do
| this, and for purposes OF drill between times a
block is fitted into the barrel Of each gun. This
! block is perforated with a bore not much larger
| than rifle barrel, and to fire blank cartridge
| through that costs only a cent. At the same
time all the mechanism of the gnn has to be
used. as in firing heavy charges, so that the
| sailors get the benefit OF the practice
Grief JUSTICE FULLER, having gone to his
doctors house recently In preference to sending
| for the physician, found that gentleman absent
and was invited into the library to await his re-
| turn. The attendant who ushered the visitor
in was ignorant of the latters station, but rec
| oRnized him as man Of culture and kind i'm
| pulses. This was evident from the surprising
| request that the chief justice would improve
| the time by writing love letter for the man
|
were proffered, and without hesitation the favor
| was granted, the missive being completed be-
fore the physicians return.
| IT rs HARD to follow all the advice which the
health-food people are in the habit or giving
says the New York Tribune. BE sure and
| boil milk and water before drinking them" is
| the exclamation of one wing. when milk and
| water are boiled. their most valuable nutritive
| properties are destroyed" reports the other
! wing. MELT butter TO the boiling point, before
/ incrt ,nof L.
| ''for there may be more bacli in a piece of
| butter than there are inhabitants N Europe {"
Don't eat butter that has been cooked, for it is
deadly poison in the system" earnestly ex-
| claims Il heath-food journal
THE FEAR expressed among naval officers that
they may be- out of pocket il foreign navies
take part in the proposed ColuIn bian naval re-
| view is based upon some experience abroad,
| where United States officers with no govern
| ment appropriation for social entertainment
| found it necessary to return the courtesies of
| foreign nRvies To cruise in the Mediterranean
! with rich admiral commanding the flagship ia
regarded as privilege by most naval officers.
| for the admiral bears the expense of any elabo-
! rate entertainment, and the shpsIexchange
| civilities with the navies of all nations, The
! Russians are still esteemed the most dangerous
! hosts OF guests upon conVivial occasions
| IT often happens that when the master OF a
! ship serves out an exemplary punishment at the
! beginning of voyage he has little occasion to
repeat it, for the crew realize that he intends to
| boss" On recent cruise Of one OF the ships
of the white fleet sailor was to be punished for
| disobedience, and the crew lurked about the
J deck to learn what would be done with him
! The captain lowered the offenders grade thus
reducing his shore leave, then ordered him to be
| put in the caboose. AS he was being led away
! the captain added, "in solitary confinement for
| five days" moment later, ION bread and
| water, and finally. as the culprit reached the
hatchway, cut off his tobacco" The men
were awed by the severity of the old man."
and there was not another arrest, on the voyage,
even though the captain relented and freed the
man after the first day OF his confinement.
WHY does not man weigh pound more i'm
mediately after eating pound weight of foodf
The Million says: A little reflection will readily
explain this apparent mystery. During the
process of mastcation, deglutiton, etc,
certain muscles brought into active
Ilay, and the exercise Of any muscle neces-
states temporary waste OF it's tissues, and
certain amount OF carbon is eliminated and
passed Off during the course of the meal.
with that due TO respiration and
perspiration, both of which are increased dur
ing the various operations OF making q meal.
The length of time one may take to consume O
pound Of food makes but little difference to
those losses for II it is eaten lei urely there is
but slight increase OF respiration perspira.
ton, whereas IL It is hurried through both are
abnormally accelerated. Hence, by the time
the pound is eaten the consumer has lost APP
preciablY in moisture and carbonic acid.