The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-19
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In garden near the Coliseum in Rome
Roman calendar has been dug up, which,
i is believed, is of the time of Tiberius.
There is an inscription that recalls the
honOrs rendered Augustus in the four
teenrh year of the Christian era The cal
endar Is said to be in good preservation.
1t is said by a writer in the American
/ lsraelite that when Mr. Edwin Einstein,
the poular jew, was nominated as the re-
publican candidate for mayor of New
York. he did not get the vote of the Jewish
democrats; and that so. in like manner, if
Mr.. Nathan Straus had stayed as demo-
cratic candidate for mayor, he would not
have got the vote of the Jewish repubh-
cans.
Wire seats are, says an exchange, being
eXperlmentaly introduced by the North
BRUSH railway into a numb of their
carriages. The seat is composed of a Sc
ries of specially manufactured steel rings
Knit together and firmly stretched, the
chlef features claimed being comfort and
durability. although an important point is
the Facility with which the seats can be
rugged up, thereby materially expediting
the process of coach construction This
system of metallic seating has already
been used everywhere, we believe, both in
england and abroad with certain meas
ure OF success.
An electrical machine for closing shut
ters of factories in case of fire has been
invented by Mr.. Samuel II. Curwen, a
salem electrician, says the Springfield Re-
puphcan. The appliance consists OF a box
| resembling the ordinary fire alarm box in
appearance. 1t is placed on the outside of
a bug, and contains a battery con-
nected by wires with each shutter on the
building. If a fire breaks out anywhere
| about the building or on adjoining prem
| lSeS, and 1t is found necessary to close the
shutters for safety, all the operator has
| to do is to break the glass in front of the
box, pull a hook and eE-%y shutter Is
| instantly closed. 1t is CLAIMED that the
/ apparatus will close 200 shutters in this
/ way IN one minute.
! Japan possesses what is undoubtedly
/ the Oldest wooden structure in the world.
1 II contains the art treasures OF the MI
/ kadO, and is situated at Nara, which for
! some years was the imperial residence,
! says the New York World The build
! ing is obIOng in shane and is built of tri-
! angular logs of wood. 1t rests on piles.
/ The wood used is of native growth and
/ shows extraordinary lasting power, con-
! sider1ng the trying climate which 1t has
! had to endure for over 1900 years. A
/ peculiar feature about the logs Of which
! the building is constructed is that in
| the parts most exposed to the weather
| the logs are thinner by several inches
! than those in a more sheltered position,
! the wood having gradually worn away.
| The treasures which the storehouse con-
| tains are of great antiquity and have only
/ been seen by Europeans during the last
/ three years. They consist of rare and
! beautiful fabrics of Persian, Indian, Chi
! nese and Turkish manufacture, and an
/ cient articles of 'vertu" from all parts
/ of the world. Among the objects of in
/ terest is the earliest known specimen of
/ japanese printing. Even to-day many
] Ol lilG WOTQS are easily QeCiDneraDle. Inc
! treasures nave remained undlSturbed
| in the same building for /, 200 years. and
/ despite the troUlous times through which
/ it has been in existence it has never been
/ injured or disturbed MANY Of the treas
! ures are still packed up in the storehouse
/ chamber underground, where they have
/ lain for hundreds of years, and when
/ they are brought to view some new light
| may be thrown upon the early history
! OF the country. They may, and probably
/ Will, disclose much valuable information
about other ASiatC countries, because
/ the collection is Culled from ali parts of
/ Asia, and it is to treasures such as these
/ that we are indebted for most of our
! knowledge of the early nations of the
/ east
! Shell-bark hickory provides caskets,
/ whip handles and the back bows of Wind
sor chairs, says Illustrated CARPENTER and
1 Builder The pig-nut hickory is preferred
/ to any other for axle trees and ak handles
! Ihe sugar maple is used by Wheel-wrights
IOf axle trees ana sDOkes, and for lining
/ the runners of common sleds. Doewood
! IS used for the handles of light tools,
/ such as mallets, small Vises etc In the
country it sometimes furnishes harrow
| teeth to the American farmer, also lining
/ Tor the runners of sledges. The mountain
/ laurel IS selected for the handles of light
looIS' Smali screws, boxes, etc, 1t most
/ resembles lockwood, and is most proper
/ to supply its place Bowls and trays are
] made OF red birch, and when Saplngs of
/ hickory or white oak are not to be found,
/ hoops, particularly those of rice casks
are made OF the young stocks and
!
/ eter. Its twigs are exclusively chosen
/ Tor the brOoms with which the streets
and country yards are swept The twigs
being less supple and more brit
/ tie, and not proper for this use Shoe
lasts last are made from birch, but they are
/ less esteemed than those of beech I'm
/ mense quantities of wooden shoes are
made in France from the wood of the
european alder, which are seasoned bv
/ IRE peIore they are sold. The wood of
/ the locust is substituted for box bv the
/ turner's IN many species of light work
sucn as salt cellars, sugar bowls candle
! sticks, spoons and forks for salads hoves
ana many other trfiing objects which
! are carefully wrought into pleasant
| shapes and sold at low prices The olive
| is used to form light ornamental articles
/ Such as dressing cases, tobacco boxes
/ cue. inc WOOD of the roots, which is
! more agreeably marbled, is preferred and
/ Tor lnlaylng it is invaluable. OF persjm
! mon, turner's make large screws and
! turner's mallets. Also shoemaker LAST
/ aTemade OF 1t equal to beech and for.
shafts OF carriages it has been found
! preferable to ash, and every species Of
european elm is used for the carriages
I OF cannon and for the gunwale, the blocks
/ etc, OF ships; 1t is everywhere preferred
| Dy Wheei-Wrights for the naves and fei
/ loes of wheels and for other obiecfs-
/ Nhlte cedar serves many subsiJi9TZ,
/ purposes From it are fabricated nails
] MasntuDS, and Churns of different f6tn1e
/ inc ware is cheap, light and neatly r,ade
! ana instead of becoming dull like tb9t
VI OJieT WOODS, It grows whittier and
( sinoolher by use. The hoops are made
/ OF young cedar stripped off the bark and
/ spit INTO two parts. The wood also SIN sin
/ P pin, good charcoal The red cedar fur
I nl5hes slaves, cigar boxes. ston-cocts
I stakes and is also used for collins
Some very interesting facts were n,,t
/ {o8gIner ~ Sir Thomas Sutherland in
/ lecture which he delivered the otber
/ cay 10 illustrate the growth and i'm
! BroEement of steam NAVIGATION in on,
I gay, says an exchange. The voyage from
/ new York to Queenstown is now, a.
! c2mph$5hed at the rate of twenty-fVe stat
ute miles an hour; the run from So3tb
ampton to the cane has been r,ade IL,
/ fourteen and half days. and FnpIieb
! ina4ls nave been conveyed between Cbar-
! ms cross and India in thirteen DIS
J indeed, jules Nernes dream is ridiC,I3.
iouJly out of date, for the great pIobo
| user can now be circumnavigated in IeSe
! IMAM nifty days. Nor has the Inj+ ~,
/ Ssny means been reached. In Sir Thones
| sutherland opinion, great advance VII
! ye[ he made and the long result Of tiy5 I,l
VIII add, IN this as in other respertsi ~
All the wonders that will be Ana It,bo ~
IS very gratifying is that. with AM ~
/ accelerated rate of travel and tho rrov,tt
| OF the mileage of our fleets. there Lo
! neen no increase, but an actual derreaef
IN lhe loss OF life. Speed is a GOOD thing.
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