The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The most curious specimens Of vege-
table or plant life in existence are the SO
called living stones of the Falkland ISL
ands says the ST. Louis Reptile. Those
Islands are among the most cheerless
spots in the world, being constantly sub
jectcd to a strong polar wind. In such
climate IL is impossible for trees TO grow
erect. as they do in other countries, but
nature has made amends by Iurnlsnlns
a supply OF wood IN the most curious
shape imaginable. The visitor TO the Falk-
/ land ISLANDS sees scattered here ana there
singular shaped blocks Of what appear
10 be weather-beaten and moss-covered
powders of various sizes Attempt 10
turn one Of these powders" over ana
YOU viii meet with a surprise, because
I the supposed stone is anchored by roots
Of great strength; in fact you Will md
you are fOOling with one of the native
treec. No other country in the world
has such q peculiar forest growth. and
d is said to be next TO impossible to work
the odd-shaped blocks into fuel, because
il is perfectly devoid Of grain" and ap-
pears TO be nothing but a twisted mass or
woody hbers.
One Of the most ancient industries Of
Great Britain is about to disappear, ex-
tinguished by foreign competition AL
ready in the days Of the PhOenicions,
prior to the Christian era, Britain was
famed throughout the then known world
for its copper and tin, and in Cornwall
workings and likewise implements have
been found which furnish conclusive
proof that this metal was mined even
in prehistoric times. Within the last two
decades, however, the industry has shown
a marked decline, especially in Cornwall,
and what with the fall in the price OF
! tin and the increasing cost of the work
/ ing owing to the great depth to which
/ the shafts have attained, the mines have
/ beeT closing down one after another, the
most famous of ALL the great old "Botal-
l lack, which for two centuries has been
/ one of the sights not alone OF Cornwall,
/ but of the whole kingdom, being now
/ about to follow suit. IL is the last one
/ Of any Importance, is situated at Land
/ End, runs out considerable distance
/ under the sea, and by reason of its ro-
/ mantle situation and of the many Druidl-
/ cal legends associated with the grand and
! majestic headland, has constituted the
theme of many a sensational novel ana
I Of many stirring poem.
Raphael. in his Prophetic Messenger.
! has the following May forecast: The new
moon occurs early in the morning of the
18th ulto., at which time the sign Capri
! corn will be rising. and Scorpio will Gull
inmate; the luminaries will occupy the
/ third house in Taurus in opposition to
| Saturn in the ninth: Jupiter and Mars
/ Will occupy the sixth house. The OppOSi-
ton Of the lights to Saturn is unfavora,
! bic zoo the government for royalty. and
for this country in general, and many
! depressing events will occur. There will
be many disasters in travelling, both by
sea and land Strikes will occur in some
| places, and differences between masters
and men, The public health will suffer,
| and an epidemic of sickness will run
through the land. The map for the full
| moon has Mars just setting. which signi-
fies unfavOrable news from the colonies,
| or threatened disturbance OF the peace
| of Europe Heavy disasters will befall
/ those in power, and death will lay its
| hand heavily upon the upper classes. Mars
in conjunction with Jupiter threatens fail
ures or a disturbance of the money mark
ct. Earthquakes are threatened in many
places about the time of the new and fun
| moon. Serious troubles appear TO pc
brewing in India. and the government will
be wise if it conciliates Indian opinion
! instead of running counter to It, We
I a force
ions upon the inhabitants of other coun-
tries.
-Zadkie the London astrologer, in his
Voice of the Stars, predicts for May as
follows: Mars and Jupiter now form the
quartile aspect with the place of the solar
eclipse of the 26th of March, thereby
accentuating its effects and increasing the
troubles of Newfoundland. Renewed
shocks of earthquake viii be felt in the
south of Europe on the LIST and Sth insts.
The trine aspect formed by Jupiter with
Saturn brings a healthier season, but
still the rate of sickness is in excess of
the average because two great planets are
retrogade and Jupiter is afflicted by
Mars; persons who were born at the lat
ter part of October, or about the 9th OF
November, are especially likely to suffer.
A pretty conjunction of Venus with Jupiter
will be seen. on the 18th inst, in the eve
ming western sky, Mars being elevated on
| ly two degrees above the two fortunes.
The meteor flag of England will be borne
to victory on the high seas, should her
enemies be so rash as to try conclusions
Cancer The French president finds his
path a thorny one, for the anarchists are
reckless and bold again, and foreign ques-
lions occasion grave anxiety. The fleet
ing Mercury rushes through his domnal
! dignity. the sign Gemint, in seventeen days
| thus exciting LOndOners and increasing
their trade. The opposition of the sun
with Uranus on the Sth inst. brings either
| financial trouble or ill-health on those
persons whose birthday anniversary falls
Whereabouts. Those who were born on
or about the 9th of June are now favored
by fortune The nth inst. is a favorable
| anniversary.
The pulse-beat theory evolved by DR..
Bertillon, the French savant as method
! of Identification in handwriting, while
| being hailed by French critics as a re-
| markable and interesting discovery, does
not inspire the confidence Of experts on
, | the side of the water who have examined
the subject. This theory, says the New
York World, is based upon the beating
of the human pulse, which it is said af-
fects our handwriting by the intensity,
| strength and speed of the pulsations-all
having direct bearing upon the forma-
ton of letters. The feeble heartbeat, Il
is said influences a colorless line in the
: writing. letter without shading in va
strength, as indicated in the pulse affect
the writing in gradually stronger lines
until the vigorous powerful pulse in
| duces heavy letter that is solid in APP
pearance, whether small or large. DR..
. Bertillon says that the pulse beats OF
no two people are the same and thar
I
l the character of the handwriting the iden-
tity of the writer can be discovered under
the microscope. DR.. Bertilon has photo
graphed miles of handwriting and claims
that the puise-beat is always visible and
is the same in the writing of no two peo-
pie. There might be something in this
theory if the pulse of an individual never
! varied. AS matter of fact, however,
? the pulse is hardly ever the same, the
slightest exertion sufficing to accelerate
l its beating. Thus after going up stairs,
especially if he ascends two or three
flights. a mans pulse beats at an e1-
tremely, rapid rate. and any writing he
might do after such a feat would show
t nearly twice as many pulsations as his
: writing while in a normal state. David
N. Carvalho. the expert in HANDWRITING.
who has had so much experience in these
matters says that there are many other
conditions which would make the pulse
: beat theory of little practical value as
! means of discovering identity. "A man
writing is never twice alike said Mr.
: Carvalho yesterday. His penmanship is
affected by every movement of his BODY
If he moves his foot or turns in his
e chair little. or crosses one leg over the
other, or lights cigar, or puts on his hat
then he does not write the same as he