The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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Interest in Spanish currency has been slim
ulsted by the announcement that the govern
ment has claim Of 2! .0,C0) pesetas against
| Spain for customs duties Illegally collected
4 In Cuba on United States exports There is
a gold % peseta piece worth 10 pence less than
an EngIlsh pound. and silver peseta equiva-
| lent TO about "a pence Upon the gold basis
| our claim Will approximate 81 $4,000 in
American eagles.
| Within few months Pekin will be united
by wire with ST. Petersburg. and in conse-
quence. with the telegraph system of the en-
| tire civilized world According to the latest
| issue of the Turkestan Gazette. the telegra ph
line from Pekin has been brought as far west
| as the city Of kashgar. The European end of
| the line is at .Osh and a small stretch of
ABOUT I4V mics now aIone breaks the direct
! telegraphlc communication from the Atlantic
/ to the Pacific.
1t is considered remarkable that the Jew
| elry found recently in an excavation near one
of the pyramids of old Memphis. Egypt ex-
| hibits about as much skill in working gold
| and precious stones as now exists. though the
articles found were made 1890 years ago
| are described as exquisite and anotomicaily
correct The gold is skillfully worked, and
precious stones are let into it so as to give
| the effect OF enameling. Egypt has, evil
| IDENTIFY. forgotten more than it now knows.
The best existing map of the moons sur
face, one devoted especially to the mountain
Gus regions. shows 1872 $50 crater-shaped pro-
| Jectlons of which number upward OF 10000
| may be seen BY aid of a telescope of only
| medium power. The origin of these craters
| has been the subject of much discussion of
4 late among the astronomers, 1t being the
| opinion Of many eminent authorities that they
| were caused by the lunar surface probably
| at a time when 1t was IN plastic State) being
| bombarded with aeroltes or meteorites. DR..
i Gilbert was the first geologist of high stand
| ing to favor this curious opinion-basing the
| idea on the fact that one of the craters in
! Arizona was actually formed by the falling Of
| such stone from the heavens.
The inhabitants OF Stratford- on Avon are
indignant at a matter which has just come to
| light. One of the church wardens has sold as
4 old lumber the ancient carved oak and ian
| eled doors OF the north porch Of the parish
/ church. celebrated as the burial place Of
| Shakespeare. The vicar and other church
| wardens knew nothing of the matter until the
| sale was effected The doors were erected a
century before Shakespeare's time, and re-
! Gently were temporarily removed to disclose
| some old carvlng and peculiar holy water
| stoup in the porch The doors weigh half a
| ton, and are in perfect condition. The church
| warden thought they might be converted into
a little ready money, and 1t is stated that the
| purchaser intended to use them in the con-
| struction OF pigstye
After several years enthusiastically
! deliberate consideration, the Dutch govern
ment has at length announced its determi-
| nation to undertake the reclamation of that
| immense bay or inland sea known as the
| ZuYder Zee, says the New York Tribune.
/ The colossal nature of the project will be
| understood when it is remembered that the
| sheet of water is about 90 miles in length and
! 20 in circumference. OF this it is proposed
| TO reclaim 100000 acres. the value of which
| Is estimated at about $50, 900 00J, a consider
able moiety of which VIII be paid as compen-
| sation to the Zuyder Zee fishermen deprived
| Of their calling The Dutch are famous for
| their reclamatory work, but the draining of
| this inland sea promises to surpass all pre-
| vlouS achievements.
Il met Marcus DAILY, of Montana, In New
York the other day" said Congressman Dun
ply at the Arlington, to the Washington
Post. and he asked me what portion of the
| city represented. gave him the boundaries
| of my district, and he observed that every
| foot OF 1t was familiar to him. Forty years
| ago 1t was commonly designated the swamp
and about that time Marcus DAILY, with no
visions of future financial grandeur was one
of its humble deniZens. He was stout lad
and worked in a tan yard, he told me- for the
| lucrative salary of 81 week. Out OF this he
| saved % cents every week and when after
| two years hard toll he was promoted to $3.50
| he laid by % cents weekly. AT the end of two
| more years he concluded that the west Of
| fered superior advantages TO a youth willing
to hustle, and he spent all of his earnings TO
| pay his way across the continent day he
| is the copper king of America. and $50 900 O)O
| is low estimate of his fortune. -
| LOOt bpll pay Ing Ny lLLG Dlluu SOuuuS some
thing like novelty, and writer in the New
castle Journal, on visit to the Royal Vic
| torla Blind Asylum. Newcastle, a few DAYS
| ago, had the pleasure of. watching two teams
| OF blind boys engaged in hot game. The
| ball with which the Youngsters Dlav The game
| is made of wire, and the inside is fitted with
| bells, so that wherever the oval goes 1t can
| be followed by the sound. The goal-posts are
! flags, upon which are also number of bells,
| and 1t was very rare for the boys either to
| lose the ball or to kick in the wrong direc-
ton. They enjoyed the fun immensely and
when goal was scored it was the signal for
| loud cheers. Perhaps one OF the most anus
| ing parts of the scene was the way in which
| the little blind girls stood around the foot
| ball ground and interested themselves in the
progress OF the game. laughing when the
players laughed and cheering when they
| thought the occasion demanded 1t.
An instance of the use Of photography in
important legal matters is given in what is
| known as the famous Stubble aeld-Mupford
controversy. 1t involved the ownership OF
| l,5CO acres of valuable land in Fayette connty
ONO. During Monroes administration this
tract was w1lled by one of the old Munfords
| TO his five heirs, and the present suit was
| brought on the deed OF sale signed by them
The Munford heirs decided the land to Stub
| bleheld who afterward sold parts of it to
| different parties, who had to pay twice for
| their land. The. deed Of sale, discolored and
| yellow with age, showed only four sig
| natures and space for fifth. and the
closest scrutiny could not discover the fifth
! On this signature turned the question at is
| sue. 1t was finally decided to photograph
| the signatures and see IL the course could dis.
| close the fifth name. This was done under
| the direction of the court by Photographic
| expert named Spencer, and under the closest
| watch OF the clerk of the court. who could not
! allow the original 10 leave his hands On the
| plate he saw traces of the signature and on
| charging the negative ten times the entire
| name was as plainly seen as when written.
Every few children know how to wash
their hands" remarked an experienced
mother in Israel to the New York Tribune
'lhey are genrally supposed to learn how 10
| to do it by instinct, and are seldom
| If ever taught that. like everything else. no
IN tier how simple. there is a right way and
a wrong way. In the first place they Should
| be educated to think a nail-brush as neces
| sary concomitant as soap, and to know,that
each set of knuckles should be scrubbed. and
finally, the nails themselves, inside and out
Then the brush should be rinsed from soan
shaken and laid aside, and the hands rinsed
And now comes a really important part
which will affect materially the future beauty
of the hands, and that is the drying After
the whole hand is dried, and while the fingers
are still comparatively moist the skin on
dry towel. ana then rubbed across: this will
entirely prevent anv growth on the nail itself
ana remove superfuous thickness Of skin
Then with pointed edge of the towel drv
the inside rim of the nail: this win prevent
roughness and the dust adhering. and keen
them clean, Finally, when all is done wine
each anger separately to a point with smart
pressure. II a child is educated to wine her
hands invaribly in this way she is almost