The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

! The way IN which blind horses can go about
without getting into more difficulties than
! they ordinarily do is very remarkable. They
rarely. II ever, hit their heads against a fence
/ or stone wall. They will sldle of when they
/ cone near one. 1t appears from careful OBJ
/ servation, that it is neither shade nor she. ter
/ which warns them of the danger. On an ab-
/ soIutely sunless and MINDLESS day their be-
hdYior is the same. Their olfactorv nerves
DOUBTLESS lecome very sensitive for, when
/ driving them, they VIII poke their heads
downward IN Seach Of water fifty yarus be-
/ fore they come to a stream crossing the road
! way. u cannot be an arEOrmally developed
I sense OF hearing which leads them TO do this,
! for they will act alike though the water be
stagnant pool. Men who have been blind for
any great length of time develop somewhat
similar instincts to blind horses.
/ So rapid has been the growth Of the Ger
man capital that the municipality of Berlin
already finds its spacious town hall made
/ quate 70 It's needs. and an ad ent plot of
/ ground has been p IrChased at "a cost of 600
| co. marks for the erecto / of new offices. On
the other hand. says the Chicago Tribune, the
scheme for LAYING out and embelllshing the
surroundings OF the royal palace has cen re-
| Jec.ed by the city elders. and the tone of va
1 rlous inspired articles in the semi-oficial
/ press proves thAt considerable annoyance is
/ telt IN court circles. Should the munich palitY
| persist in its present unfriendly at.itld5 it Is
] plainly limited that the court will shorten its
! annual stay at Berlin, and perhaps ultimately
] make POtsdam its permanent residence Al
/ though of costly character. the palace
| scheme which has just been rejected. falls
very much 81 ort of the more ambitious one
| which was originally contemplated by the
| emperor, who has very exalted views Of the
| requirements of imperial state.
| A Greek engineer, who received his profess
sional iucation in America, has, according
/ to the Westminster Gazette just elaborated
/ the great project OF lighting by means of the
/ electric light, the whole of the town of Con
stantinople, all the BOsphoruS. from CaVak as
| far as the historical village of san Stefano.
| upon the Sea of MarmOra, by means of
/ three very powerful ma hines to e erected
/ upon the three points OF the BoSphorus where
! the current has an extraordinary force that
| is to say, at Arnaoutkeui Candily and at
SERIAL BournOu, at the entry of the coast port
| of the sea of MarmOra. The project has APP
! peared to be so practical and realiZable that
! company OF capitalists has been formed,
! the necessary funds su Jscri0ed and a demand
| OF concession has been addressed to the
! Turkish government The latter. on the other
| hand. has taken the project into serious CON
! sideratiOn, and, without losing time, has
| nominated a commission ad hoe to examine
! the details and draw up an official detailed
! report.
| An old woman in a village near Salzburg re-
| Gently died says London exchange Her death
! gave great satisfaction to the other villagers,
| for she was looked upon as witch and feared
/ accordingly. After the funeral, several Of the
! chief inhabitants repaired to the Wirthschaft
| to celebrate suitably the relief experienced at
/ getting this dangerous person safely under
! ground; but while they were sitting drinking
pleasantly, in came messenger to say that
! the cow Of one of those present a neighbor of
! the deceased, had died suddenly without any
! apparent cause. i he meeting, hOrror-strick-
! en-, Adjourned in body to examine the cow
and unanimously agreed that the animal had
| been hewitched No doubts were entertained
| as to the perpetratCr of the deed. Evil
IDENTIFY burying was not enough to stop
! this dangerous old lady. and it was de
! cided, after earnest discussion. to adopt the
| old plan OF making horse jump over the
witch grave and thus put an end to her
] powers. A horse was accordingly fetched,
| but strange to say. nothing would induce him
! to Jump over the grave. 1hiS lncontestable
! proof OF the unholy influence emanating from
! the spot caused the public excitement to in
crease. The mayor Of the village decided to
use somewhat drastic means, much in favor
In the middle ages, viz: to staO the witch
! body with a red hot pitchfOrk The body
! was eXhumed, the fork heated. and the
! whole ceremony carefully carried out. But
! by the time the company had finished their
/ work and gone back to refresh themselves at
| the Wirthschaft, the authorities of the neigh
/ boring town had heard OF what was going on.
/ party of mounted police were sent to the
! village and all those who had been CON
cerned in the affair were taken into Gus
| tOdy.
SO aggressive is the plakat, a little fish
from Siam, that the entertainment il affords
, has become a national pastime. but not
very credltable one, to say the least. The
! fishes are trained to go through regular bat
| ties, and are reared artit cally for the pur-
| poses while the license to exhibit them TO
the general public is farmed out and brings
large amount OF money into the royal cot
| fers. Says aneEnghsh weekly: They are
kept in aQ uariumS quilt for the purpose and
led upon the larvae OF mosquitoes and every
possible care taken OF them. Several wears
ago few of them We're presented to an En-
glsh gentleman by the King of Siam. When
the nsh Is In quiet state with the fins at
| rest. the dull cOlOrS are not at ali remarkable
| But II two are Fought together or within
| sight OF ca n other. or even if one sees its
own image in looking glass, the little crea-
ture becomes suddenly excited The fins
are raised and the whole BODY shines
with metallic luster and colors of dazzling
beauty, while the projecting gill membrane
waving like black frIll round the throat
makes grotesque the general appearance In
this state of irritation it makes repeated darts
at It's real or reflected antagonist. If now
two are placed together in tank they rush
at each other with the utmost fury. The bat
tie Is kept on until one Is killed or put to
night, but not until tEeT are entirely SeDa-
rated does the victor shut his gaudy fins, that
IKE dagS OF war, are never lowered until
peace has been declared. In South America
there is small fish that not only attacks it's
fellows OF the sea and river, but is greatly
dreaded by the native, who, during certain
seasons have to ford the streams in which
the carbitos is found Bathers are often at
tackled by them, the sharp, chisel shaped
teeth taking bite from the flesh wherever
they attack. They are perfect scavenrers
eating the animals that float down the river
deal or alive.
The bath tub from which age and constant
use have worn away the brightness is the
despair OF the model housewife, who wishes
to have everything about her home show
traces OF cafe on the part of herself and her
domestlcS, says GOlden Days. How dis
| tressed she is when, after several ineffectnaI
attempts to FURNISH up the metal lining. the
dull; worn look remains, and the unwelco me
| truth bursts upon her that it's .DolisbIng
days are over, and there must in the future
mover ABOUT the tub the air of dinginess and
| neglect. To avoid this sort of trouble an IN
genlous idea Is on the wing, which will as
IlIne advances gam IN favor. Who does not
| admire the porcelain tubs in which fortune
p@ampe r)teges take their daily dip? 10
| thoSe but ll2ntly endowed with worldly goods
| the poss ession Of one of these luxurious fan
| cleS looks to be an utter imposSibilitv nm
| IN, r is a mel rs by which the mother and
her brood may secure a tub, which if II is
not quite up TO the mark IN point of
| quallty. Is certainly as daintilv At
tractlve in appearance as that of porcelain
| his IS the era Eeled Iath tub When the
zinc or tin lining grows shabby give il a coat
| OF white paint. After this has dried annI,y