The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


policy In existence, or ever written. is
mat covering the property OF the santa
r. taIifOad company. II was issued
Dy the Phoenix fire OF London. England,
Is IN amount OF SlZO0O000. and takes .. pre-
MUM Of $4,000 to carry.
An English judge recently fined a dog
Iancier = fore rOpping bullterrier's ears
He held that the custom was a criminal
one, nor could he be moved from his de-
termination TO discourage the cNtirpatio
OF outlying bits Of animal anatomy even
by the ingenious argument advanced in de-
Tense OF the eXtirpatOr that " man DIDN'T
cut on bull-terrier's ears, some other
/ bull-terrier might bite them on In a Who'll
" careless and unscientific way. The
learned judge. II is reported. made
sWer that 1T is better TO let the dog take
the chance of having his ears bitten on
by a brother dog, with d chance Of a bite
on his own account, than TO expose him
10 the certainty Of having them ampu-
tated by a highlander, without a chance
Of returning the compliment"
They are 50 alarmed in Germany for
fear the next child soon to be born 10
the emperor and empress viii be boy
that prayers have been offered in some Of
the churches by the superstitiOus, not to
say unscientiflc. subjects of the empire to
avert the calamity says the Boston Her
diu According to an old prophecy, the
Hohenzollesn dynasty viii surely fall
when an emperor has seven sons. As
VILLAIN is already the father of six and
but one daughter, IL will be understood
that mate for the little girl is more
desirable than the unlucky number seven.
family TO open the, eyes Of the German
empire to the rude pace its ''God-apppoint-
ed ruler Is going at the present time, for
surely the sex of an infant can have little
70 DO with the discomfort and the alarm
that are now animating all classes
II is not of these shipments that in
curry should be made, however 1t Is a
matter OF current comment that the bulk
OF this white earth shipped north Is
consigned to confectiOners IN this city.
| They are reported to mix il in about
canal with fnsair.
facture of cheap candy. such as the
small boy purchases from the sidewalk
peddlers and in the small shops. This
adulteratlon does not, according to those
interested in handling it, in any way
endangers health. though not going TO
the extent OF claiming that what does
not Kill you Will make your fat A well
known physician, when spoken. to on
the subject would say no more III the alb
sence of a professional investigation than
that the less OF any kind of earth per-
son took into his stomach, swee tened
though it may be. the better
From time to time among the cargoes
discharged from the Charleston steamers
the pier under the Brooklyn bridge are
immense casks containing what the lay
man might mistake for an inferior brand
of -four says the New York Advertiser.
II the board of health would make note
of the persons TO whom these casks are
consigned, and then pursue some inquiries
/ interesting data would no doubt reward
them. The contents of these casks Is
variety of chalk which is found IN great
quantities around Aiken, S. G. Visitors
to that balsamic region will doubtless re-
call great torrent-washed hills and cliffs
of snowy whiteness. These are composed
of kaolin, and in the hand it reduces to
| powder as soft and as free from grit
as any preparation that graces the cheek
of any lady in her boudoir. Great guam
titles are used in the immediate neighbor-
! hood, where several potteries have sprung
up and are in fiourishing condition, turn
ing out brownstoneware. Recently sew
eral of the potters about Trenton have
| taken an interest in the valuable clay
formations and a number OF shipments
of kaOlin have been made TO the home
plants in Jersey for experimental pur-
poses.
Possibly as ludicrous a thing as ever
happened was the experience of my
friend, Prof. Roswell Park of Buffalo, n.
y, writes DR.. George NJ. Gould, in Mean
ing and Method of Life" A mans life
had been saved by the beautiful surgi-
cal skill of a successful laryngotomy.
When health had been restored my
friend proposed to his patient the inser-
ton of an artificial larynX, so that vowel
tones, or true voice could be added to the
whisper that necessarily resulted firm the
absence of the vocal chords. This APP
parently highly desirable thing was
done, but the tone, of course, uni
form; there was no change of pitch
possible to the mechanical larynX and eX-
preston, mOduldtiOn, timbre-eVerything
that makes voice pleasant and more than
useful was absent. The man could
speak, convey ideas perfectly, but when
ingS, diverse meanings, and especially
when he trieq to express emotion, anger,
or resentment, there was only the monot-
onOuS drone and squeak OF the intolerable
machine. Nothing could control the con-
Vulsive laughter of the surgeon and as
sistants- The poor mans Indignation
sought outlet in speech, but the very words
of wrath were turned to outrageous alb
surdity by the Internal device. In a
spasm of ebullient rage he tore the mech
anism out of his throat, cursed the man
who had saved his life, Ind is probably
running and hoarsely WI. 5ering invec-
tives at him still. He neveA came back.
Postmaster Hesing of Chicago has under
consideration a plan of conveying mails by
wire, which is the invention of local
electrician, says the New York Post. The
postmaster thinks well of it that he
talks of the abandonment of mail wagon
service and the substitution of electric
carriers. In brief, the device is to distribute
mail matter over the roofs of buildings
by electric cars travelling on Il wire ca
BILE. The inventor says he has discovered
a new principle of Harvesting the electric
current without the use of a return wire.
He declines to explain the popularity of
his motr, which, he says, does away with
the necessity of a return wire or storage
batteries. He has succeeded in conyinc-
ing the postal authorities that his plan is
practical, and an experiment will be made
at an early day, permission to string a
cable for the purpose having been granted
by the city council. 1t is estimated that
a saving i'll time over the present method
of fifty minutes in every hour can be
MADE. me cost OF construction Is nut at
$3.50 a mile A description of the motor
and carrier by the inventor is as follows:
THE whole arrangement weighs thirty
two pounds. The motor alone weighs
eighteen pounds and its strength is one
fourth horsepower as provided by actual
tests. 1t will be operated by a single wire
without a return circuit. All parts of the
carrier except the motors are made of
aluminium. The cars are detachable from
the frame, and can be taken out and
changed in ten seconds. The motors will
climb an incline of 20 per cent. The speed
is regulated before the carrier is started on
its trip by simple attachment 1t will
run no faster down grade than up. 1t
cannot jump off the wire even at a speed
of 100 miles an hour. 1t runs on a four
inch sheaVe wheel with deep fianges. The
wheel is furnished with ball-bearings
The power required to operate the car
riers at a speed of sixty miles an hour is
exactly the same as is required TO run an
ordinary arc light. A current of 10 volts
is used A heavier cable is used than is
necessary to sustain the weight as meas
ure of safety
PRICES BAKING POWDER.
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