The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-04
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In a letter written from Florence in 1850,
! Robert Browning spoke in enthusiastic terms
Of the liberal treatment his wife received
from American publishers. They paid her
slUO apiece for her poems, and offered 3 GOO
year for an amount Of labor that would have
cost his wife and himself only single morn
ing week.
According to the Lewiston Journal Maine
lumberman says that the wild lands Of Maine
would make thirteen states as large as Rhode
Island, ITO as large as New Hampshire and
Vermont, and one twice as large as Massa-
ehusetts. these lands are located in the fol-
lowing count es; Aroostock 2.S3S. 6IS acres.
Franklin, $50 962 acres: Hancock, 362. 1913
acres; Oxford. 553 G54 acres: PenobsCot. s2T. 60i
acres, Ptscataquls, 2,0)0,444 acres; Somerset
I.i05,e5S acres; Washington, ga l23 acres
The spruce timber lands Of Name are worth
more today than the pine lands fifty years
ago. This statement is based on the opinion
OF lumbermen who have been engaged in the
business Tor forty years. The value OF these
spruce lands has been greatly enhanced by
the enormous demand for pulp wood.
They imprisoned a genius up in Syracuse
n. "a genius who managed to make a snug
little income from the small toe of his left
foot, says the Philadelphia Record He is
alexander 4. Ward, VINO since IS has in
dustrlously kept at work lnjuring that toe to
MS own proat. but to the discontinue of sun
dry accident insurance companies. among
unem the Commerclal of this city Ward
seems to have been an indefatif aOle sports
man. but an altogether unfortunate one, for
about every lime he went cunning he shot of
the little toe OF his left foot. He couldn't
even 90 fishing without losing the same toe.
and at last the small toe OF his right foot went
the same route, / he insurance companies at
last tathomed his scheme and compasSed his
fall. He had secured from the several COM
panles amounts ranging from $50 to 500 and
aggreatlng fully 5000.
The success that has attended the recent
attempts in England to establish a practical
system of telephone communication without
wires between ships al a distance from each
| other, serves TO recall the fact that about two
years ago an American inventor, DR. Ernst
Huber, secured the assistan. e of the United
states government in the projection Of a
series OF experiments IN deep sea telephoning.
For some reason the experiments were not
made but the device promised well. The
sound waves passing through the water
caused metal stripes TO vibrate and the vi
bratons we're transmitted by wires to micro
phones. which greatly intensified them. An
indicator showed the intensity OF the sound
ana gave an idea OF the distance OF the OBJ
1ect causing them. The direction whence the
sound came could also be determined. The
sounds within the ship were eliminated, and
only eXtraneous noises were recorded. Sound
waves could be thrown out in all directions
| by the ringing Of an electric bell and being
reflected indicated icebergS. submerged
wrecks or other distractions even ten miles
away.
The reduction of the caliber of guns is
necessarily accompanied with diminution in
the weight Of the projectile SAYS a London
exchange. The length of the latter in fact
cannot exceed a certain limit. beyond which
1t would no longer have SUFFICIENT stability in
its trajectory. 1t would therefore be of con
siderable interest to have at our disposal for
the mauufac ture of rife balls a metal of rea-
soma de price and heavier than lead. One of
| the metals upon which hopes may be founded,
remarks the Revue Armes Portatlves ct de
! Tlr, is tungsten. This metal. which is almost
| as haru as steel, has density varying from
r. DH half limos hot r.
! lead. By reason Of such qualities, balls of
| tungsten, Of equal dimensions, possess a
| power OF penetration much greater than that
! OF lead. mus, tungsten tall penetrateS
! steel plate three inches in thickness at a
| distance of t5O yards, while a similar one of
! lead penetrates two and threeq uarter-inch
! plate at 325 yards only. The present obstacle
! to the use OF tungsten is its relatively high
| price, but there are indications that this will
soon be lowered to reasonable figures.
Wine ought to be presented at the proper
temperature, and champagne as cold as it
can be made without absolutely freezing
! says the Wine and Spirit Gazette. No ice
! should ever be used IN champagne or IL
! sparkling wine. The bottle should be put
! upon or covered with ice before serving
! Champagne drank with ice in it is merely
| drinking for show. 1t leaves no pleasant
! taste, makes the wine HAT, destroys its
flavor and depreSSeS its beautiful sparkling
! qualities. Claret and Burgundy. on the con
! trary, should ne drank moderately warm. A
! gentle warmth brings out an appreciation of
! body. dlminishes the astringency, and deyel-
! ops all the finer qualities prominently. IN
| GLIDING that of bouquet, it is surprising
note the careleSsneSS or Grass ignor-
| ance with which good clarets are
| served and drank. White wines. such as
Sauterne and Rhine wines, and others of SINH
| lar character, should be drank comparatively
! cold or cool. While a chilling temperature
| destroys the favor of claret, it has contrary
| effect apparently on white wines, bringing
/ out the bouquet and giving them an agree
| able. fresh, spicy taste Port, sherry and
! Madeira should be Dartaken of at a moder
ately warm degree of temperature, and il
| used in winter should be gently heated
! These wines lose In body and flavor by being
chilled, and port especially suffers most Sc
! verely under such lowering of temperature
| acquiring harsh, then acid taste, nearly
! akin to bitterness
! clever business move has been made by
| bicycle tire manufacturing company SAYS the
| Philadelphia Press. 1t was seeking to turn
! out the best tire in the market, and thought
it the best policy to ties the tires IN which
! they were making changes with a view to
| improvements than run the risk of their
! turning out badly when tested by actual
! work on the road. 1t accordingly constructed
machine by which the ordinary road wear
and tear Of the tire could be duplicated the
main elements desired being pressure and a
| rough surface. The machine consists of two
| radlal arms or beams, carrying bicycle wheels
! OF the ordinary pattern, and shod with the
! tires TO be tested. The wheels being fastened
| TO the middle OF the beams the tires are Sub-
| lected to pressure of about 100 pounds. The
! tires rest on small wooden pulleys across
! whose surface are fastened. at short intervals,
! cleats of wood, to represent the rough surface
! of the road. The wheels are driven by
| belts at speed of twenty-eight or thirty
| miles an hour, so that all the conditions OF
| actual use are obtained. Tne distance run is
measured by cylinder. All kinds Of tires
! have been subjected to this test, and il is
| found that the tire which Will, in actual use
! run from twelve to eighteen months on the
! road, can be broken on this machine in from
I two to three weeks The majority of the
! fabrics tested have run from two hours to one
week tefore giving out. To show the re.
markable capacity for withstanding wear
and tear that is exhibited in the best made
! tires 1t is stated that one fabric has stood a
! test by this machine OF 1900 miles which
would represent several years of use at the
| hands of the average rider This transfer Of
| expense of experimenting from the patron to
| the manufacturer is certainly a move in the
| right direction, and it is to he hoped that
| those who have taken the initiative in the
new departure will meet witn the success
they deserve.
A popularity Of the modern house is the
! absence Of bells, says Harper's Bazaar Many
Of those recently built have no bells except at
the entrance, and the majority are without
any means OF communication from the parlor
floor. A mlshap which might have resulted
in fatal accident happened, not long ago IN
a Brooklyn house devoid of bells and NAV he
a warning 10 others. The mistress not feel.
ing very well thought possibly warm bath