The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

tried in salt Lake City, and are said to make a
good roadbed.
In boring an artesian we'll at Eureka, Cal,
workmen found charred wood at a depth Of so
feet. and at $50 feet took out shells and a por-
OF the skeleton Of bird
Daniel Lockwood. nominated by the New
York democrats for lieutenant governor, is the
man who presented Grover Cleveland's name
for the nomination for sheriff OF Erie county in
1870; he named him again for the mayOralty Of
Buffalo IN 1881; he presented Mr.. Clevelands
name at the state convention in 1882 and finally
named him for the presidency.
Among the victims Of the cholera in St Pet
ersburg is General Count Paskevitch, one Of
the imperial chamberlians. and a man known
/ throughout Russia. In Paris, under the
ond empire, he a popular figure. His
/ wife, one OF the most beautiful women in the
/ foreign cOlonly of Paris at the time, eloped
/ with Lord Hamilton, Of England.
! The wide vogue Of "Trilby" bids fair to give
a new lease of life to the famous song Ben
/ Bolt" which shared the honors OF popularity
with Kathleen Mavourneen" during the last
generation. The author of the song, Congress
man Thomas Dunn English. is now welpre-
served man OF 20. IL Is noticeable that despite
! Du Maurier S fOndness for the song he does
| not put the correct words OF il in rrilby's
mouth
Bishop William Boyd Carpenter Of Ripon,
England, is the court preacher. A story is told
Of him that when he was asked how he managed
/ TO address so eXhalted person as the sover-
! elgn and yet maintain his composure he replied
| that he never addressed her at all. He knew
| there would be present the queen. the princes.
the household, the servants, down to the soul
/ lery maid. And. said the bishop. 4 preach
TO the scullery maid and the queen under
| stands me-"
Although the youthful Khedive of Egypt does
| not smoke, and Is strictly obedient to the
koran's injunction not to use strong drink, he
do runx of hfr,oza Ora IL
| In LIS yachts, of which he has four. the largest
| being about as big Us an ocean liner. Under
his rule woman's position is fast improving in
| Egypt and harem life is disappearing. By the
| Mahometan law an Egyptian is permitted to
have four wives, but at present it is considered
| bad form for man to have more than one
| helpmate
The Philadelphia Record says that Gen.
Daniel H. Hastings the republican candidate
for governor of Pennsylvania, possesses a
memory for faces and names that is nothing
| less than marvellous. As adJutant general OF
/ the state, in his many campaign tours, and in
his business relations, he has been brought
| into contact with great numbers of persons,
and to a friend he recently remarked that he
/ To most people 600 names would he a burden
on the memory, but the general carries his CO.,
90 with an ease that astonishes his friends.
According to recent statistics there are
about 1000 women practicing medicine on the
continent OF North America. of whom 1870
L
| tltloners but among the rema nder are 20 hos
| pital physicians or surgeons. IS professors in
the schools. 6lO specialists for the diseases of
women, 20 alienists IS Orthopedists. 40 oculists,
and aurists, and finally 80 electro therapeut-
lists In Canada there is but one medical
school exclusively devoted to the training of
medical ladies', but in the United States IN 1893
there were ten, one of them being a homoeo-
! pathlc establishment.
Could there be a greater contrast in impress
sions" Of America than Max O'Rells happy-go-
lucky observation OF us, and Bourgeois fine
analysis? Every body will read what the keener
| Frenchman has to say, for if he does not al
ways hit the pupil of the bulls eye. he gives
more margin for argument and more room for
denial. M. BourRet is never witty, but he
appears the more sincere for that, and taxes
the country au serleuX, which is hattering to
our self-esteem He remarks on the fine ami
malism' OF the American woman, and the
shining whiteless of her teeth, which, II filed
with gold, is 80 much work of artas to cause
the ''tnhrmlty" to c forgotten. What an I'M
American dySpeptc Of other days! Care OF
health and not abuse Of wealth has produced
this new woman, worthy OF being called new
without cant or prejudice. That she should be
recognized as type, by stranger, only shows
to what physical perfection she has been
brought under the present regime.
The Ferris wheel has been a sort of white
elephant on the hands of the owner ever since
the world S fair. 1t paid very well there. but
since they have not known what TO do with it,
1t is now proposed to take it to New York and
turn 1t into sort OF gigantic elevator to carry
people to "a roof garden and skating rink,
which VIII be the highest in the world. The
plan Is to erect the wheel as it stood in Chi
cagO Outside of the wheel and trelliS work
will be four steel columns These columns will
run closer together as they ascend until the
top is reached, 290 feet where a steel platform
POO feet square, will be constructed. Ascend
ing from tour corners Of the platform will be
four more steel columns, running up forty feet
to pyramid tower, protected by railing
which will serve as an observatory. In sum
mer the platform will be open and used for d
roof garden. In winter 1t will be closed in with
glass and heated with steam. Mr.. Ferris be-
neves the platform will be sufficiently large to
allow room for a stage and an orchestra when
it is desired 20 use it as a roof garden.
The German empress continues her good
work in behalf of the construction of more
churches in Berlin and other parts of Prussia
During the last FIVE years fifteen churches have
been built or renovated and enlarged in Berlin
alore, involving an expenditure of 1900 900
marks, and just now seven others are being
completed in this city. Eighteen more churches
are to be built, besides the above, during the
next five years, and thereafter two new ones
every year to provide for the increase of popu-
lation. Among the new churches lust being
completed is the Emperor William memorial
church, magnificent structure, for which B.
100000 marks has thus far been spent and
whose interior decorations are the finest and
costliest in any Berlin church The orthodox
clergy. though, severely clitize all this splendor
especially because among the statues of saints
and apostles and early martyrs in this church
there will also be a perfect statue gallery
as they term it-of the Hohenzollern ancestry
the latter. in fact, exceeding the former in size
and artistic value
When James X. Polk ran for governor OF
Tennessee about the year 1870" said A. G.
Selby of that state, to the Washington Post
against the Hon. James c. Jones' the future
President OF the United States, got licking
His successful opponent, who was Familiarity
/ known as Lean Jimmie Jones, WASH much of
an orator and didn't make any great preten-
sions TO scholarship, but he was a man OF the
neODle. at bo
polls. During his campaign with Polk for the
governorship. the latter the occasion of a
Joint discussion, made long ana exhaustive
speech on the tariff, which was a credit to his
ability and research. but was rather prosy
somewhat worrying the crowd When Jones
turn came 10 SPEAK he paid a compliment to
Mr.. Polk S address, but dismissed the tarin in
snort order.
" 'Mvfriends he said, this tariff question is
really not the intricate matter it has been rep.
resented; in fac, it is as simple as the alpha
bet. Now, what would l do in regard to the
tariff Why simply this: If the tariff Is too
high I'd lower IL. but II it was To low I'd hist il
1t was such an easy solution of the matter that