The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

thing unknown in Great Britain. There are
no less than twenty-one such firms IN the
United States.
A near-sighted man alighted from train
al Binghaul:on. and mistaking sausage for
a cigar attempted to put it in his merchaum
holder and smoke il. He was arrested for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
The table upon which President Lincoln
signed the emancipation proclamation is now
the property of United States Treasurer Nor
gan The table was presented by President
Lincoln to Louis BurgdOrf, a clerk in the
treasury department from whom Mr.. Morg an
obtained II.
A new Pompeii is said to have been dis
covered IN Guatemala. According to La
Union hero Americana, the remains of a
very old city have been discovered IN a vii
lage named Pompeya, and excavations have
been begun. At depth varying between
fifteen and nty feet we're discovered large
quantities Of domestic utensils. pieces OF
furniture. war weapons in slick perfectly
made, and many articles used by the Indians.
There are also idols IN stone ornamenJed
with turquoIses, fine pearls and other precious
articles.
Paper telegraph poles are the latest devel
opmeut of the art Of making paper useful,
says the New York Tribune These poles are
made OF paper pulp, IN which borax, tallow,
ETC. are mixed 'nSmau quantities. he pulp
is cast in a mold, with a core IN the center,
forming hollow rod of the desired length.
the cross pieces being held by key-shaped
wooden pieces driven in on either side OF the
pole The paper poles are said TO be lighter
and stronger than those of wood, and to he
unaffected by sun, rain, dampness, or any OF
the other causes which shorten the life of
wooden pole.
The first installment of money contributed
to the striking potters of America by En-
glish workmen has been received at East
1 IL n
The trades union of the Stafordshire pottery
district in England have levied an assess
ment of "a cents per week on lourneymen
workmen and IL cents on apprentices and
women for the beneut of the American Strik-
erS and will send the contributions every
week TO East Liverpool and Trenton The
Stanordshlre district has ABOUT $4,000 pottery
workers and the amount contributed to the
relief fund from this source is estimated at
- per week to each striking lournevman.
A new kind of thermometer is advocated
by Mr. Crosse, of Ilmenau, Germany, who
has taken out patent, or rather a trade
mark for the new instrument, in which toluOl
is to be employed, instead of mercury or alCo-
hol. as al present. According to the special
organ. Les Inventions NouvelleS " the ad-
vantages OF the substitution are numerous.
In the first place, tOluOl is liquid of dark
color which would render the column more
easily seen; in the second place. the freezing
point and the boiling point Of that liquid are
far apart; finally, its price is not so high as
that of mercury, and its manipulation does
not present any danger to the health Of the
workmen.
Judge David McAdam defines drunkenness
as disorder of the faculties, caused by
some intoxicant," says the New York Re
COrder, and insists that when one drinks for
the love OF the thing he is a dipSOmaniac. his
morbid impulse being an evidence of disease.
and not being morally responsible for his
acts, must be controlled by others. He draws
very interesting distinction between drunk
enness as a crime ana drunkenness as a folly.
For instance, man Is permitted to drink in
his own room as much as the Will inclineS and
circumstances permit Private intoxication
with no act beyond, Is not an ofenSe by com
mon law or by statute. a person found drunk
in a public place is deemed guilty of disor
DERBY behavior, which is an OTense, and, con
seQuently. crime.
One of the pleasant sights Of Central Park,
on pleasant afternoons, says the New York
Press. is to see the procession Of women BIZ
cyclists, who ride in boomers. and seem to
rejoice in their emanc patton from skirts.
They have ceased to excite establishment and
almost comment and certainly demonstrate
the common sense and appropriateness of a
dress that is not only cool, sensible and COM
Portable, but modest and becoming. The
latest bicycles for women are now being made
without the drop bar, and we may expect to
be able to discriminate between the sexes
when on wheels. only by the fullneSS of the
trousers and the character of the back hair
An authority on the SUBJECT, VINO rlQeS every
day, tells me. however that the majority of
women will always prefer the drop bar as be-
ing more distinctive and feminine"
Experiments with glass building bricks
were begun in 1894 by NJ. Falconier, an
architect of Lyons. says an English paper
These bricks are hollow. oein{ blown like
BOTTLES, and are given forms such as cubes
heXagons, etc.-that permit Of ready laying
A bltumlnouS cement, with base of asphalt
is used with them. The bricks serve as
double windows, giving protection against
both cold and heat, they are good inSulatorS
Of humidity and noise, and they lend them
selves readily to the decoration OF buildings
either by their form or color, Many appli-
c ltlons are foreseen. The bricks are heater
than marble in meat markets. and especially
adapted for bath halls, hothouses hos
pitfalls. refrigeratlng establishments and
buildings in which absence of windows
would be an advantage. A dollhouse OF glass
bricks is about of ordinary cost, saves fuel
anu reslsts hail.
BY whom CT when the use of tea for drink
ing purposes was first discovered is lost. in
antiquity. 1t is spoken Of as a famous herb
in Chinese literature as far back as 2.OOl
years b, c.. at which time its cultivation and
classification were almost as thorough and
com plete as they are to-day One ofthe ancient
legends says that its virtues were accident
ally learned by King Shen Nung She the
Chinese monarch who is also known as THE
Divine Husbandman whom the record saws
uOuTlSneu IOFIy centuries ago, he was en-
gagged IN boiling water over a nre made of the
branches OF the tea plant and careleSslv al
lowed some OF the leaves to fall into the pot
I he liquid which he expected to come from
the vessel simply as steriiized water was
mlTaculouSlY converted into an elixir of life
by the accidental addition of the tea leaves
Soon after il became highly esteemed in all
the oriental cities, and was used q a royal
gift from the Chinese monarchs to the poten
tates of Southern and Western ASIA This
same King Shen Nung She not only earned
the title OF respect by which he was known
through the discovery of the virtues of tea
but because of being the first to teach his
people how to make and use plQws and many
other implements of husbandry.
For many years man has attempted the
construction Of a successful road machine to
be propelled by the rider says the Scientific
American. The first signs of real success came
IN the application OF crank propulsion to the
old vcloclpede. The next development was
the introduction Of elastic tires of Indian
ruDher. Then came the last and greatest i'm
proVementS the pneumatic tire. Meanwhile
the proportions and details of the machine
were constantly changing. until the wheel OF
to DAY was evolved, with its ball bearings
wherever possible, and with air inflated
tires. Where he has to propel himself, man
naturally has done v5r7thing to facilitate the
work. Ind principal hearings of a bicycle
all except those OF the chain gearing. work
on hard steel balls running with minimum
OF friction and readily adjustable for end
shake. The old solid rubber tire enabled the
average rider to make high speeds; the
modern pneumatic tire adds three
rate. But while man has effected these
improvements where his own Individual av.