The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-12

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The London correspondent Of the Boston
Pilot says that the bus drivers OF London are
keen politicians Yes said one q them
John Morley was on the bus Yesterday"
In this 'husi" echoed. nnding this a some
what startling statement Yes, sir. IN this
bus lie came on Just like any ordinary
gent, thinking maybe nobody'd twlg MIN.
But Jln lthe conductorl twlEged hln. he
rose hinside, not hout Paid s fare Ike any
one else. wanted to buy the penny on Jim.
faint every day cabinet minister rides IN "a
mans bus ana Johns a good un. But jim s
ley penny in his bag with all the others, and
then couldn't tell which was which.
The Boston Transcript Listener" doesn't
like mourning paper. II is, he says satire
in Itself. II wears the deepest possible black
margin for the first six months, say. Then II
grows little narrower. Is that q sign that
you are not mourning so much as you were
during the first half year, Next year II IS
narrower still The grief is greatly mtti-
gated. The third year il is mere streak
your sorrow does not amount to much now!
The next year the black border has entirely
disappeared Does that mean that you have
forgotten your bereavement That would be
the logical Interpretation and yet, in the case
of how many whose mourning in stationery
has gone through this diminishing per
spective to the vanishing point, the sorrow
has been even more bitter after years, per
haps than IL was at first.
Although many flowers owe their names to
famous people, there is only one instance
known when a man and flower received a
title at the moment. When Neil, brave
French general was returning from the scene
of his victories In the war between France
and Austria, he received from peasant who
wished to honor the hero, basket Of beautt-
full, pale yellow roses. One of the stems,
which happened. to have roots clinging to
it. the general took to a florist in Paris, in
whose IL remained until II became
thriving bush covered with blossoms. Mel
then took the plant as gift to the Empress
Eugene She expressed great admiration
for the exquisite flowers, and on learning the
rose was nameleSs said significantly: Then
will name it. 1t shall be the Marechal Neil, -
and as the same moment she bestowed upon
the astOnished general the ieweled baton
that betokened his promotion TO the high
office of marshal of France.
Some interesting experiments were made a
few days ago at Civita Fecchia, the seaport Of
Rome, with submarine vessel invented by
Sig. Balsamello, an0 Italian engineer,
which he calls bala nautica, on account of
its spherical shape. In its Interior there is
room for machinery, which is said to be able
to prOpel steer, sink and raise the vessel to
the surface with perfect ease. Moreover, the
craft Is fitted with lenses enabling those in
the interior not only to see their way but to
perceive submerged objects at a considerable
distance. The experiments were held by or
der Of the minister of marine and the minister
present, as we'll as several engineers of the
civil and military corps, and members of par
lament The trial was successful, although
the sea was rough Notwithstanding the fact
that the vessel is round, she can be propelled
In a straight line, and turned at will Iron
weights we're thrown into the sea, and the
vessel sank after them, and by means of
grapnelS brought them back to the surface.
Several engineers who we're in the hall during
the experiments expressed the belief that the
machine is well adapted for recovering treas
from the 6OtfOm Of the and that il
may prove valuable engine of warfare.
There are 100000 old copper pennies
One the most remarkable and puzllngz
cases of somnambulism is one told by the
bishop Of Bordeaux, and reproduced in the
Globe-Democrat. The subject was young
ecclesiastic at the seminary. The bishop was
so deeply interested that he went nightly to
the young mans chamber He saw him get
out Of bed secure paper, compose and write
sermons. On finishing a page he read il
aloud. When word diSpleased him he
wrote a correction with great exactness. The
bishop had seen the beginning Of some of
these somnambulistic sermons and thought
them we'll composed and correctly written.
Curious to ascertain whether the young man
made use of his eyes, the bishop put card
under his chin in such manner as 10 prevent
him seeing the paper on the table before
him, but he still continued to write
Not yet satisfied whether or not he
could distinguish different objects
placed before him, the bishop
wrote and substituted several other kinds at
different times. He always perceived the
| change because the pieces Of paper we're OF
| different sizes. When piece exactly like his
| own was substituted he used it and wrote his
! corrections on the places corresponding to
| those on his own paper. 1t was by this means
| that portions of his nocturnal compositions
| were obtained. His most astonishing produc-
| tion was piece Of music written with great
| exactitude, He used a cane for a ruler. The
| clefs, the fats and the sharps were all in
hni rilrhf FNlq "a a do
| as circles and those requiring II we're after
! ward blackened with ink. The words were
! all written below, but once they were in such
! large characters that they did not come di-
| rectly below their proper notes, and pereeiv
| ing this he erased them all and wrote them
| over again,
accounts straight
Charles f. Sawyer, young man 81 years Of
age, lies on a cot in ward of the City and
| County hospital minus a piece Of his skull
| about three inches in diameter, says the San
| Francisco Examiner thin plate of alum
| inium has taken the place of that part of the
skull which is missing. Seventeen years ago
! Sawyer. while attending dance in Chile be-
| came involved Ia an alteration with q native
1 and was struck on the head with a wagon
| spoke. He was treated by physician who
! diagnosed the injury as merely a slight con-
cussion Of the brain, and in day or two the
| patient was discharged as cured Ever
| since that time at intervals Sawyer was sub
| ject to epileptic fits but physicians
! the true cause Of the trouble until lately. At
| the City and County hospital DR.. r. A. Nc
| Lean, learning OF the blow the man received
| years ago, made an incision of the scalp and
| found an extensive fracture, which had I'M
| doubtedly resulted when Sawyer was hit on
| the head at Chile. A small circular piece of
| bone half an inch in diameter was taken out
to relieve the pressure on the brain, and the
| patient put TO bed to await developments.
! Soon after another fit occurred, and another
piece of bone was removed. The same result
! followed the second operation, and then 1t was
| determined to effect a lasting remedy So
| SAWYER underwent still another operation
| and since then no evidence of a return Of the
| affliction has been manifested Instead of
| placing a silver or gold plate over the cavity
| Dr. Mclean concluded that a plate made of
! aluminium. because of its extreme lightness
! would be best, and one as thin as paper and
| perhaps as light was used. There is no
| further weight on the brain at that point and
! since the last operation Sawyer has been in
| almost perfect health, and 1t is thought by
| surgeons epilepsy will trouble him no more.
1t is a coincidence in Kansas history that
! two of her citizens who afterward became
| United States senators-Senator John Martin
| and ex-senator John J. Ingalls-originally
| settled when they entered the territory and
towns which afterward fell into decay and
| have since been obliterated from the man.
! says the Kansas City Star. john Martin east
| his lot with Tecumseh in Shawnee county, a
| settlement of much promise, the child of the
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