The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Baptists Of Oceano. Cal. use for
/ baptismal purposes a natural lake Of tepid
water. near the town.
| Stockholm has the largest death roll
from alcoholism OF any city in the world
Ninety in 1000 die from the excessive use
/ Of intOxicants.
In France, IL a structural effect in a
Dlcyeie causes an injury to the person US
ing II, the manufacturer is legally &C
countable for damages.
| The prime of life in a man of regular
habits and sound constitution is from 30
70 % years OF age; Of woman, from "A TO
. TO about 40 years Of age.
| in 1880 no gentleman. either in Eng
| land, France or Germany. thought for a
| moment OF going abroad without his
cloak, even in hottest days of summer.
About 1641 the apron was an indispen-
| sable part of every lady's dress. It was
i made of all sorts Of costly materials, and
was generally bordered with fine lace.
| Cambria was first Introduced into Eng
land during the reign Of Queen Elizabeth.
| The first piece imported was presented to
| the Virgin Queen, to make a run for her
| neck.
The widows cap is as old as the days
of julius Caesar. An edict of Tiberius
| commanded all widows TO wear the cap
| under penalty of a heavy fine and impris-
| onment
| "A duck in East Bluehill, Me, was
| struck by lightning last week and lost one
| eye and a part of its head, but is now
I
and goes around with wary look in its
weather eye.
| During the twelve years the Brooklyn
1 bridge has been opened to the public il
| has been crossed by about 26OO0O,O00 peo-
1 pie on an average of 10000 600 a year. The
| total earnings from traffic have been more
| than ST, 100000.
In Malta bees are plentiful and bee
| stings are in such repute as a cure for
| rheumatism that resort to this primitive
method of incubation has been in com
| practice in severe case for generations,
the results, IL is said, having been most
| satisfactory for patients.
| In the cities of Japan there is a large
! class of women who make their living by
| furnishing amusement to ennuied pa
| irons. They are well educated, can con-
| verse, recite poetry, tell stories, sing
songs, play the guitar and dance for the
| entertainment of those who send for
| them.
"A new type Of vessel is to be added to
the British navy. a fast combined gun
boat and torpedo boat destroyer, pro-
| PEELED by electricity and with submerge-
| able hull 1t will be built at Chatham.
| will be 210 feet in length. with narrow
| beam, and is TO make thirty knots an
hour.
As a flower giving greatest diversity
| in shG6es of color the carnation is per-
haps unique, having flowers of self or
| low, bun, terra Gotta, pink, rose, GRIM
son, brilliant scarlet red, maroon, brown,
blush purple, gray, and all intermediate
| shades.
Chinese pheasants were introduced
into various parts of Oregon a few years
| ago for game purposes. The birds have
| thrived wherever introduced and this sea-
| son has been especially favorable, so that
| there is every prospect of an abundance
| off sport in this line in the near future
when the period of restriction shall have
| expired.
| When young lion reaches the age of 2
| years he is able to strangle or pull down
horse or an OK, and so he continues to
grow and increase in strength till he
| reaches his eighth year. when he grows
no more. For twenty years after his fangs
and talons show no signs of decay but
after that he gradually becomes feeble
and his teeth fail him.
The roar of the lion can be heard fur
ther than the sound Of any other living
creature. Next comes the cry of the hy-
ena and then the boot of the owl. After
these the panther and the jackal. The
donkey can be heard fifty times a far as
the horse, and the cat ten times as far as
the dog Strange as it may seem the cry
OF hare can be heard further than that
Of either the dog or cat.
The meteorologists have been figur-
ing on the rainfEi of the various coun-
tries, and reducin! these figures to tables,
| which show the horsepower eXerted by
the falling drops during the year. Fig
ures thus reduced show that the annual
rainfall of the United States is equal to
400 600, 600 horsepower; that of Great Bri-
tain, $500, 600; that of Germany H. 500, 000;
of France, 100000 and that of Russia
about 70,O00,OOO.
"A recent article by an chronological
authority contains the following: THE
tarantula of the west and south, the red
belied spider of New Zealand. the hepata
} of Italy and several other species of the
spider have the reputation of being deadly
venomous. The fact is, all spiders are
more or less poisonous but none of
them are deadly. ! doubt If there is an
authentic case on record of a healthy
human being dying from a SPIDERS bite.
-Thomaston, Me, has been invaded by
an army of black worms WHICH seem to
have taken complete possession ct the
town. The worms have stripped the foil
age from the elm trees that border the
streets, we'll as from the apple trees
bare as in midwinter Pedestrians are
obliged to carry umbrellas as protection
from the worms, which fall from the
trees. The most singular feature of the
visitation is thaWno other town in the
country has been thus invaded.
Edward Holland of Elizabeth town
ship, near Galena, ILL.,, went TO his barn
yard the other evening to collect eggs for
marketing. says the New York Times On
one nest he found a turkey hen, evident
ly very much perturbed and on a second
glance he found that the fowl was held
charmed by snake which lay coled in
the grass before her. He killed the snake
and drove the turkey from the nest Then
he discovered that the egg that had Just
been laid was drawn out at one end in
perfect simi1tude TO the body and head
of the snake. So perfect was the impress
sion that the eyes and mouth were plainly
discernible.
Two elephants fought over a peanut
and nearly scared the life out of Is 600
people at Lawrenceburg, Ind the other
day. 1t was during circus street parade
There are six elephants in the show, and
one of the two big ones, named Prince,
was offered peanut by bystander In
stantly his mate Diamond, rushed at him
trumpeting wildly. Prince knocked Dia-
mond down and the fun commenced. The
tigers, lions, and hyenas added their
outcries and beat the bars of their cages.
Patsy Forepaugh and Johnny Kelley, the
elephant keepers, rushed on the
big beasts. Diamond caught
Forepaugh and threw him thirty
feet away against boxcar.
rendering him unconscious and bruising
him terribly. Kelly was knocked down
by Prince The four other elephants were
then called in to capture the two rebels.
They crowded upon them, and after ter
ribe struggle, knocked the offenders
down and held them until they were
chained. They were punished in the
most severe manner for three hours be-
fore they cried for relief. Several people
were bruised and knocked about in the
melee. One circus man had leg broken
| and hurled SeVentV-fiVa feet In tho