The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-18


the second class at 4, 900: and in the first at
900 1t is clearly safer, therefore. TO pay the
higher rates. though. as to the bacteria there
seems TO lie a considerable reduction for
taking quantity.
1t is reported from Oklahoma that the
melon planters of that territory have found
an unexpected enemy in the coyotes that
ABOUND there. On account of the drought the
springs and smaller streams have gone dry:
put the coyotes have found that they can
quench their thirst on melons. When one
gets thirsty he hunts a melon patch, jumps
on melon till he breaks it, and then, thrust
ing his sharp nose into the interior of the
fruit reAales himself with the contents Then
he usually reports to his thirsty comrades.
and brings them in great mum bers to re
neve their wants. A pack of the creatures
Will make havoc of a melon patch In one
night.
Formerly all the mandolins used in this
country were imported from Germany and
Italy now nearly all that are used here. and
a great many are used, are made in this coun-
try. In the past year and d half or two years
the mandolin has become very popular. and
It's popularity shows no signs Of diminishing.
Inc demand Tor mandolins comes from all
over the country, and tits so great that Whole
sale dealers in musical instruments are not
always able to keep up with it promptly. 1t
is said that we make in this country mando-
Inns better than the imported. and the same
is sad OF American guitars, Guitars made in
this country ale now used throughout the
land, and tLev are also exported to all Span
lSh- American countries.
One of the curiosities of trade is shown in
the report of a vessel which recently arrived
at Portland, Me, from Trapani. The bark
had left Philadelphia. some time before
with cargo OF oil, and about thirty cords of
ordinary four-toot tirewoOd, used to stow
the barrels. The captain paid $3.50 for this
wood, but did not sell it at Marseiles
where the oil was delivered, because he ex-.
pected to get more for it at Trlpani. Dealers
there, however, offered only s15 for the lot.
so he brought it back to Portland. Now b..
will take it to England. witt a cargo of
spoolwood, and after sailing over II 600
miles with it, intends TO get two-thirds of his
money back by selling 1t for 4it0 1t will
then have crossed the ocean three times on
its way to market.
People who try to keep we'll up in Ian
guages have something of a task now ahead of
them, says the Philadelphia Times if they
expect to gain even the most superficial
knowledge OF Chinese. 1t differs from any
other known language entirely, and when
written consist Of symbols or phonetic
characters OF viii h there are ] .O9S, q knowl-
edge of which involves no slight tax upon the
memory. including the derivatives from
these are 10 less than 1900 characters,
| though the syllable dictionary of tn late
DR.. Williams contains only l2,a27. Whether
written or spoken it requires not only keen
eye, but what is called "a good ear" TO
fathom the multitude OF distinctions lhatex-
speech. II is more than probable that most
people, outside of diplomats and scholars
having any occasion for Chinese cOmmunica-
ton will be COntented for the time being
with what is known as piugin English"
The state department at WASHINGTON is
considerably troubled with the care Of GER
tain large packing cases piled up in the cellar
| of the building marked The Vatican. Rome
Italy They contain the priceless man.
uscripts and relics OF Columbus, let by his
holiness, the pope, to the Colum Dian exposi-
ton. Through an arrangement made with
! the American minister to the Italian court
| the olumbus cole :tOn was brought to the
! United states on BOARD N American man-Of-
war, and a guarantee was given that it should
/ be returned to the proper place Ill Rome Uy
/ the same m 5thod of transportation I'm
! fortunately, however. il has teen impossible
! up to this time to return these articles Ia
! their rightful owner. from the fact that Amer.
! lean men-of-war have not teen receiving
orders which would take them in the vicinity
OF the historic seven-hilled city Special
| pains and care, however are taken with these
relics and curlos of the great explorer at the
state department. and watchmen have been
detailed to keep constant vigil over them dur.
ing the entire twenty four hours OF the day.
Indian engineering describes a novel er
pedient adopted upon the Calcutta anG South
eastern railroad of India, where it became
| necessary to cross an old river channel at a
place where all the available soil was so alb
sorptive of water as to make a permanent
embankment impossible. At length the en-
gineers, finding that there was no hope of the
earth attaining sufficient solditY to bear the
weight Of the embankment as hitherto at
! tempted, adopted the eXpedient of construct
| ing great float on the same elementary prin
| Ciple. although differently applied in con
| struction, as that adopted with so much sue
| cess by George Stephenson at the Chat Moss
| Two rows OF piles 100 feet apart we're
driven IT. along the sides Of the proposed
| emCankment. across the old channel and
| the earth having been excavateu to a
depth OF three or four feet the base
of the excavation was foored with palm trees
! tied with hoop iron, the extremities of which
laid longitudinaily, and bonded together
were carried round the piles, and thus a fieXi
BILE box was formed on which the embank
ment was TO be raised. The upper and lower
ends of the piles were also tied together, and
with those Of the opposite row with hoop iron
Upon the structure thus formed the earth
was then thrown. The float yielded under
the pressure so as TO take the form Of a curve
but beyond this stood firm, and the emuank
ment was speedily carried up to the required
hight OF twenty feet above high water level
Not less than 100000 cubic feet of earth was
expended on THIS work. or about four times
the amount theoretically required for an EN-,
bankment of the same dimensions had the
| material been OF stable character,
In the train Of modern scientific and indus
trial achievement has come a number of new
physical ailments-the price that civilization
/ appears to oe called upon 70 pay for its al
vancement. says the Western Electrician
Electricity is credited with two or three OF
these recently diagnosed disorders, and ply
siclans are now having more attention than
ever before to the etfect OF the electric cur
rent and electric phenomena on the human
body. Just now, in rance, some OF the doc,
tors are endeavoring to find a remedy for
what has borne the clumsy and misleading
| name of electric sunstroke" This modern
affection frequently befalls workmen EN-.
ployed in factories where metals are fused or
welded by the arc process. The light pro-
duCed during the period OF connection is OF
course, intense, and even at a distance OF
thirty feet the rays produce a painful
hot, prlcking sensation, like that OF
burn on such uncovered portions
Of the body as the throat face
and more especially the forehead. The skin
OF the parts affected is said to become either
copper colored or assumes bronze hue: the
eyes, IN spite OF black glasses, are so intensely
dazzled as to be useless for some minutes
after which anthopsia or yellow vision sets
in, everything appearing saffron -colored; the
conlunctiva are inhamed and there is a gritty
feeling as Of sand under the eyends; there Is
frequently considerable pain, also sleepless-
ness and In some cases fever. The ply sicians
have discussed the effects OF the binding
fash with much learning. but have as vet
proposed no better remedy than that which
would naturally suggest Itself to any laymau
perfect rest In 81 0dued light so long as
the Yoltatc arc Is employed in metal working
II is not likely that any means will ue dscov.
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