The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The juniperus bermudiana Is the only
variety Of tree which grows wild on the
Island OF Bermuda. 1t is a species OF
cedar.
The winter Of 1923 was so severe that
the Baltic sea was frozen from shore 20
shore, something that has not occurred
since.
There is a stone bridge at Lagang,
China, which is six miles in length ana
Is composed OF 3l3 arches each ~ feet in
hight.
The mint officials say that over 10000
coo of the big copper cent-pieces were lost
during the sixty odd years they were a
part OF the coinage.
"A Greek priest who died recently near
Irlkhala, Thessaly, was 20 years old,
and had been in the ministry ninety-eight
yeaE nine months and three days.
Late reports from the United States
bureau Of engraving and printing Is TO
the effect that 100000 2-cent and $50. 90
1-cent stamps are used daily in this cOun>
try.
At Rome there is a tomb bearing this
inscription: Here lies Salvino Arnota
d Armanti Of Florence, the inventor of
ssPectacles. May God pardon his sins
The Arabs and Mohammedans in gen
eral believe that gray hair is due to Sa-
tanic influences, and on that account al
ways dye both hair and beard as soon as
whiteness begins to show.
When Custer county. Montana, was
hrst organized it contained 5000 square
miles and was larger than the combined
states of Vermont New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts, Delaware and Rhode Island.
Rev. c. S. Starkweather. mayor of West
Superior, Wis, is not making much OF a
success as preacher IN politics.. Ills
constituents are demanding reasons for IA
VOrs shown by his administration to gam
blers and saloon-keepers.
The latest novelty in the paper world
is a telegraph pole made Of that very use
full material. These poles are composed of
paper pulp, in which boraX, tallOW, and
other ingredients are mixed. This is cast
in mold in such manner as 10 give II
a hollow center throughout it's entire
length, with a clOse-fitting cap tarred on
the top. These poles are said 10 be lighter
and stronger than similar sized poles OF
wood and to be unaffected by sun, rain
or dampness.
Dogs have strange differences of char
acter, says LOngman's Magazine a friend
had one which was an idiot. 1t had per-
feet health, but could not be taught to
know its own master nor its own homei
and if IL got anywhere out of sight II could
never find its way back. Idiot dogs are
rare, but the writer has had personal
friends among dogs who were obviously
insane. Some of them have a strange
sixth sense and are conscious OF things
ently-which men and other dogs do not
see; canine ghosts, probably perhaps
ghOstly whip. Some dogs are morbidly in
Prospective and very secretive, very like
ly they suffer from enlarged liVer), and
must have a strong sense of humor. An
other friend had one which she firmly be-
lieVed to have the evil eye. The eye had
no effect upon human beings, but on canine
natures it never failed. II belonged to
little black, unhealthy looking dog, not at
all dignified, but when this creature saw
a dog coming ii fixed il with this eye,
ana the other dog would lie down in the
road in a state of partial paralysis. The
effect was only temporary.
In Warwick, Mass, the other day,