The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
When the late Sherin Clancy died. says the
New York Sun, a majority OF the papers
which undertook to publish his portrait gave
| instead, the portrait Of Daniel W. Voorhees,
OF Indiana. When the Tammany county con
Ventlon met IN October last Mr. Clancy was
put somewhat Unexpectedly on the ticket
ana as no portrait OF him was aYaila lie one
OF senator voorhees, was used There is no
J particular resemblance. the Indiana senator
being tall and thin, whereas the late sheriff
was rather short and very fat Some weeks
later, when Mr.. Clancy died those newspa-
perS which had used the portrait OF Senator
NCorhees, not DESTROYS of making public their
error, produced the VOORHEES, picture a sec
ond time.
the ivory question is important, because
ivory is the wealth Of the slave trader far
more than are his slaves, says the Edinl u-g
Review. Ivory is now found almost exclusively
In tue Congo state. he elephant is extermi-
mated in Uganda and in Nvasaland Some
oO tons OF ivory reach London yearly but the
supply is decreasing. 1t is estimated that
5000 elephants are being killed every year.
and, II TINS Is true, even the Congo herds can
not long survive such slaughter. 1t is gener-
ally creed that, as the she elephant has only
one cali every two or three years. the destruc-
ton is going on much faster than the breed
Ing. Meanwhile il is 10 lie remembered that
ivory Is essentially a slave-trade product, and
comes from the lands of Tippoo lib. The sale
ON all sides. The sale of spirits offers less.
temptation 10 the European trader. because
these Arabs are Moslems, and do not drink
There is little green card in use by the
postofice departments that Is terror TO care
less letter carriers. This card is dropped in
letter box. On II is marked the time when
1t is put IN and when it should lie taken out
record is kept at the office, and If that card
does not turn Up when due IL is clearly to be
seen mat the carrier has not taken the mail
N a
complaint on the part of the citizens about
the hardness of the local mails the tell-tale
card IS dropped in one or more boxes in the
districts from which the complaint comes
II Is however, not necessary that there
should e complaints. for frequently the
cards are put IN the boxes OF efficient men OF
course they are happy when they discover
them When box is missed in which there
IS green card, the carrier is tound to get
into trouble, and very serious trouble at that
This card has heen in use for a good many
years in all parts Of the country.
DR.. Ellis. superintendent Of the insane
asylum at Singapore, India, has made a Gu
rious report on the peculiar form of insanity
winch causes the patient to run anuck Re
marking that fright, grief brooding over real
or lmaginary wrongs, the sight of blood and
especially that Of the patient himself, and a
Pecullar state OF nervous depression, have
been noted as the exciting causes Dr. Ellis
raises the question as to how far a man can
be helu responsible for his actions when in
such state He says that there is intense
muScul tr spaSm and unconscious paroXVsm of
homicldal mania, during which paroxysrp the
aHected individual will rush through the most
crowded streets, Stabbing right and left at all
coming In his way; after such a demonstra-
tlon, the duration of which may be from a
rev hours only to a few DAYS, the patient
cannot remember anything that took pla,
during the attack, his usual explanation being
that his head was giddy and that all subiects
appeared red or black.
cirpuIar hoe hao, ise,,a,5 s.z-- A. nil,
Colonial office concerning the practice OF
using 'surcharged" postage stamps and the
ulncultleS the poStotices have with STAMP
collectors and dealers. Wholesale STAMP
deaIers nave agents all over the world.
When they hear there is a limited stock of
stamps OF particular value in some OUTLYING
place they buy up the stock and ask for more
Inc colonial officials TO avoid the DELAY of
sending home for fresh supplies print on
stamps Of different values of the figures rem
resentfng the price of those desired.
Such stamp is "surcharge'"
one, and is sought for eagerly by
collectors. So the dealers buy them
all also. Some dealers keep small
sums deposited all over with local postmas.
ter', with the instructions to forward tie
value OF any surcharged stamps whenever
issued stamp collecting, however, adds CON
SIDERABLE revenue to the various colonies
The Republic of Liberia depends large y on
recelntS from postage stamps wifi h ~ ma
Deautnully e1gray in Len lon. mostly for
that Liberia, being unable to give any money
to delegate OF the Chicago exhibition, gave,
large supply of postage stamps. For every
stamp used in the Cook Islands PROBABLY
couple OF hundred are sold abroad, Fno1gh
In gained In this way almost to pay the gov
eminent expenses.
On the wall Of the south aisle Of Hereford
cathedral, accessible to the visitor at all
times, IS preserved the celebrated 'Mappa
M Nun date cirea 12s2-l3oOl, says an Eng
slas3ic, who is supposed to be represented in
the right hand corner on horseback attended
by MS page and greyhounds. He has com
memorated himself under the name of Rich
ara de Haldingham and Lafford in Lincoln
shire, His real name was Richard de la Rat
tayle or de Bello. He held prebendal stain
In Lincoln cathedral, and was promoted to n
stall 10 this cathedral in 1905 afterwarJ he
coming archdeacon of Reading. During the
troublous times OF Cromwell the map was laid
beneath the floor of Bishop Audlay's chanel
Wnere 1t remained secreted for some time In
1900 1t was cleaned and repaired at the Br fish
museum. This is allowed to be one of the most
remarkable monuments of its kind in exist
ence, being the largest and most intercstirg
OF al the OLD maps, drawn on single sheet OF
stout VelIum. The world is here represented
as round, surrounded by the ocean AT the
top CT the map (the east is represented Par
adlSe with us river and tree also the eating
OF the FORBIDDEN fruit and the expulsion Of
our first parents, Above is a remarknhIe
represen tatiOn Of the day of Judgment with
the Virgin Mary tnterl eding for the faithful
who are seen rising from their graves and
being led within the walls of heaven, he
map is chiefly hlled with ideas taken from
ancient historians. There are numer Gus tic.
ures OF towns. animals. birds and fish win
grOteSque creatures. The four great cities
are made very DrOminent-Jerusalem Bahv-
Ion, Rome and Troy In Great Britain most If
the cathedrals are mentioned
Though the Turks cannot be called lazy
yet they like to take their time Patience
they say. belongs to God; hurry to the devil
Nowhere is this so we'll illustrated AZ in the
manner Of shopping in Turkey, saws a writer
in the Century. This was brought particn.
larly to our notice when we visited the SiVos
oazaars to examine some inlaid silverWare
for which the place is celebrated The ems
toner stands in the street INSPECTING the
articles on exhibition; the merchant sits on
his heels on the booth floor If the customer
is OF some position in life he climbs nm and |
sits down on a level with the merchant r.
he is a foreigner the merchant is ouife |
deferential. A merchant is not a merchant
at all but most entertaining anest
Coffee is served, then a cigarette rolled nm !
and handed TO the guest: - while The varif |
Gus social and other local topics are freeIv
discussed. After coffee and smoking the |
question of purchase is gradu llv an. |
not abrupt Y, as that would IN !
volve loss OF dignity, but cireumsaectIv as |
II the ouytng OF anything were mere after. |
thought. Maybe, after half an hour the ems
toner has indicated what he wants ana AZ |
ter discussing the quality of the goods the |
customer asks the price in an ff-hand NOV