The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

years. was famous as a deer. slayer He be-
gan killing them when he was II years old
and Is said TO have shot not less than 3000 of
them.
Nine. Patti was considerate enough to wait
till Mr.. Gounod died before INTERPRETING the
Last Rose Of Summer into his Faust" 1t
would come IN more smoothly. however, as
lhe hover song IN the garden scene.
One Of the most interesting things to be
seen in Washington. says the Post. is an old
battered harpoon head. branded with the Iet-
ters Mon I. The history Of the relic is re-
variable. 1t was found bedded deep In the
bouy OF whale killed by the feet after TER
rlhc fight in the Compass grounds, of the
northwest coast. some years ago It was a
great swivel headed spear, we'll preserved,
except where the shank OF the iron had been
eaten away by the salt water down to the
whale body. From the brand on the iron
ITS history could be traced. The mark was
that OF the steam Whaler Montezuma, which
was formerly British man-of-nar, and
nearly sixty years ago was purchased by the
Nantucket whalers and Cruised in the North
atlantic. During the late war the Mon
teZuma, which was then worthless
old hulk, was purchased BY the
government and sunk as a part of the famous
stone feet to cage in the blockade runners at
charleston. From all the facts In her history
II must have been nearly fifty years ago that
she lost the harpoon in the great whale in the
Atlantic and as the humpoack whale never
goes south past the tropics this one must have
worked his way over through the northwest
| passage and under the ice foes to the Compass
grounds OIL the northwest coast, where he
was killed by the San Francisco feet nearly
half century later. This harpoon was long
IN the ONCE Of the whaling company in san
Francisco and was presented Oy Senator Per
k1ns to the National Geographic Society of
Washington.
Farmer Warren Coweu, OF Hiusboro. O.,
while fox-hunting recently. discovered sew
eral ancient graves. They we're situated
upon high point of land in Highland county,
about mile from the famous Serpent Mound.
| where Prot, Putnam. Of Harvard, made in
teresting discoveries OF a prehistoric race.
AS soon as the weather permitted Cowen OK
cavated several Of these graves. He found
that the graves were made of large limestone
slabs, two and half 10 three feet in length
and foot wide. These were set on edge
about foot apart. SiI2ilar SlaOS covered
the graves. single one somewhat larger
was at the head and another at the feet / he
top OF the graves was two feet below the
present surface. Upon opening one Of the
graves skeleton upward Of six feet in length
was brought to light. There was a mum
Der OF stone hatcGets beads and orna-
ments OF peculiar workmanship near the
right arm. Several large flint spear and ar
row heads among the ri gave evidence that
the mighty warrior hGd died in cattle In
another grave was the skeleton Of man
equally large. The right leg had Ceen broken
during life, and the bones had grown together
The rotlberance at the point OF union was
as large as an egg. and the limb was bent like
envy or slave Several pipes and pendants
were near the shoulders In the same graves
Cowen made equally interesting tnds. 1t
seems that this region was populated bv a
fairy intelligent people, and that the serpent
Mound was an object of worship. Near
the graves is large field, in which
broken implements, fragments of pottery
ana burnt stones give evidence Of a
prehistoric village site. Prooa ly the peo-
pie VINO are buried on the hill lived in the vii
lage.
Iron shutters and doors give the factories
and warehouses variable protection from Il re
and burglars says the New York Tribune
but when the former of these two foes OF the
property owner is once fairly established in
side building, such shutters often const tlte
q serious obstacle to the tiremen. w lille
these vigilant, heroic and tireless public serv-
ants are waiting for the metal shields to curl
up tn heat and fall out of the way the de-
Vourlng element rapidly spreads on the other
side of the barrier, and sometimes gets en-
tlrely beyond control. There are drawfac IS to
cutting holes IN the roof in order to get access
to the flames; one OF them being that a draft
Is thus opened, which promotes ComJuStion
and in ;reaS5s the peril. In order to deal wrth
tn difficulty, John G.. Won Hofe. of New York
city, has invented and patented simple IN
apparently effective device He applies
TO the nozzle OF the hose a small water motor.
which under pressure OF seventy-nve
pounds 10 the inch, Is d pablo Of deVe .Oping
about onehalf horse power. and is used to
drive cutting implement at the end OF a
| short hexil lie shait. Two instruments are
| provided for his latter purpose: one, having
a rotary mo ion, is designed merely to CUT a
round hole in the shutter the other is a
| double edged saw, to which re iprocating
motion is impaired. One may tie quickly
| substituted for the other. he rotary tool
| has central point, which drills no Q like a
| glmlet ana serves as guide to an en- ,ircling
band. with tOOthed edges. which later make
| an openinI out four inches in diameter. big
/ enough to admit a stream of water. The an.
paratus weighs about forty pounds. is easily
carried Oh Ire truck or in patrol wagon.
| ana In service Is hung by a snap hook from
| the round Of the ladder. All the different
| parts Of the inventions are old we tested
| appliances. but the combination is new
/ The animal most dreaded in Java. says
| Our Animal Friends is neither the wild cat
nor the black leopard, nor even the rhinoce.
ros, nor the royal tiger all of viii h are to be
| found there; but, strange as it may pear. a
harmless little creature no larger than 4
| common squirrel, which is called by the
| natives malmae, and by English speaking
| people the tarsiuj. 1t is. indeed weird
! strange animal and is regarded with so much
| dread by the Superst1ttous Javanese that
! they Will ABANDON pla~e altogether rather
! than live in its neighborhood. Asst S ddenIy
! appears at dusk, moving noiselessly aoout
! showing its queer face amid the leaves
OF some tree, and peerin< down upon
an intruder with its immense staring
yellow eyes it tsI most unearthly
| looking animal reminding one more of the
gnomeS and lmpS of faCle than of any crea
tnre Of flesh and blood. It makes a snug lii
tie home under the roots of the giant lam
boo canes of Java. where The hUsJaui and
wife, who are ne ,er far part. br4n3 10 their
queer little families. They are very dainty
animals and always make sure that their
food is fresh and good by killing il them.
selves. They will touch moth n that has ree7
partly eaten. They live VI on small lizards
OF which tn y are very fond. but VIII eat
shrimp and insects If nothing better Is 10 lie
had. They never drink a second time from
the same water. Tle tarsius seldom makes
any noise. but sometimes gives a single sharp
shrlll cry. which II does not re peat Durin[
the day it is always fast asleep but at might
appears quite lively, springiug OUT and
climbing everywhere. 1t is easily tanned
and is very gentle. loves TO lie caressed and
petted and in return it Ieks the hands ami
face and ereeps about the person Of its
owner. When stranger draws near its re
it tries at nrSt o stare him out of counteu-
dnNe by hXlng It's great oWl-like ewes up0n
his, and never wlnklng or moving them awav .
II tn S does not answer and the intru Ter con |
tlnneS 10 draw near. he tarsiuS will draw mn /
It's lips and show set OF eautiful regular |
sharp teeth, but it never bites. 1t LAPS water |
like dog or cat. ut much more slowly. ana |
1t eats a great deal for so small an animal n |
has great aversion to ltAht and lives the /
darkest corner, where it win sit no like a |
squirrel, and hold its food a long time in its |
fOrepaws iefOre eating it. some ANNA /
have swftness some have strenQtb SOM.
cunning, and others are clad in coats Of bonv
mail TO protect them from their en- mics.
but the only defense with which tn IA ris,,. e. |