The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


President Cleveland is said 70 be ap-
parently in better health at present than
Tor several years past There Is an eX-
preston OF content on his expansive
race, and IN place Of his former irritation
OF manner he displays q cheerfulness
that approaches arniability In other ways
ne shows signs Of return OF good health
Inc statement % correspondent that
worry over congress is not making him
lhin ls doubtless true. 1t would take an
inmeasurable amount Of mental disquiet-
ude 70 accomplish that esult.
Mr.. George T. Kunz. writing to the
american Journal Of Science, says: in
july 1898, "a new locality OF true erner-
aIas was discovered BY Ar. J. L. Rori-
son, miner OF mica and Mr.. a. d. Bow
man. on the Rorison property near Ba-
kersFllle, Mitchell county, \. q Here
a an elevation of SEQ feet a. L., on Big
CFdo free Mountain, occures a vein Of
pesmatlte some fave feet wide, with well
deuned walls ia mica schisc This vein
carries variety Of minerals besides its
component quartz and feldspar, among
tnese beng garnets, translucent reddish
ana Dldck fourmallnes. the latter hl1nd-
am IN slender crystals; white, yellow and
bdie green Deryls, and the emRralds. These
latLsf are chiefly small. I TO 10 nm wide
~ 70 = nm long. but some have been
iolnd Two or three times larger than the
larger named. They are perfect hexS-
gonaI prisms, generally well Terminated
ana are clear and Of good color with some
promise Tor gems. They very strikingiy
Arendal. -
Jules Curzon. Polish mechanic. who
VS. presented with gold medal for MS
lhfenlons, performed a most eZtraordi-
nary thing when he succeeded In manu-
recurring a complete watch in ihe space
~ eisAt hours, ana from materials on
Mhlch any otner matchmaker would have
looked ccntemptuOusly. SAYS Household
Nords. IL appears thar the car of Rus
STA, hearing Of the marvellous invertiv
sehlus OF CurEou, determined TO put MIN
to the test, and forwarded to HIM a box
containing rev copper nails. some wood
cnlppliigs, a piece. OF broken glass, an old
cracked emma cup, some wire, and few
cribDage board pegs. with the request that
ne should transform them into time
piece. Nothing daunted, and spreceiyine
at the court, CurZon set about MS task
with enthusiasm, and in the almost in
credibly snort space Of eight hours had
dispatched q wonderfully constructed
watch TO the car, VINO was so surprised
ana deiighted at the work that he sent
for the maker, and conferred upon him
several distinctions, as well as gran Gins,
him q pension. The case Of the watch
was made of china, while the works were
accompanying the old cup. Not only AID
Il keep good time, but only required wind
ing once every three or four days. This
rema rkable watch is believed to be still
family
If Havana is not the vickedeet citv in
the world il is not the fault of the Spanish
government or the Spaniards, saws the
Louisville Courier Journal The main pIlr-
pose OF the government in Cuba seems to
pc 10 get revenue for Spain and fat pick
tngs FOR the officials, both high and low
sent out from spain. LITTLE seems to- be
done to better the condition Of the Deople
or in the way Of restraint or educa tiou-to
promote the morals OF the community
The Standard seems to have little interest
In permanent improvements or in the
moral we'fare OF the community. There
Is more visible vice In Havana. PERTAINS
than in any city OF the world. Nightly in
a theater in the center of the citv dances
ha p II Inn
in the Midway Plaisance at Chicago. that
80 shocked Americans. would be almost
prudtsh. There are MANY streets in the
city where immortality ana vice are ex-
posed to the sight of every paSeer-tv
Doors and windows are open. displaying
70 every one in the street arrays of Gis-
solu-e women, often IN extremely scanty
costume. A strange thing 10 a foreigner
is that vice often makes its abode in the
midst OF the homes of respectable fami-
lies. No one seems 10 care Dtssolute v.o-
men are not Permitted to solicit on the
streets, but In return for that deprivation
Trey seem 10 he given liberty to mo Ike
their business as public as possible The
literature displaVed for sale most con-
splcuousIy at book standS Is Of a kind that
would be suppressed in the United States.
Everywhere there IS a suggestion Of an
Vnwholesone life. The statistics Of birth.
da.iy published in tee newspapers. show
q marked disregard Tor morality. At least
half the births reported are illegitimate.
Among the poorer classes there Is 4 grea
DISREGARD OF the marriage custom. Men
and women live together rs long as their
fancy and convenience incline them to do
SO.
A drainage scheme on a colossal scale
has been brought to the attention Of the
california LEGISLATURE for its Endorsement.
1t is proposed to reclaim all the lowlands
Of the Sacramento Valley north Of the
Montezuma hills, at a cost of $4,000, CO., TO
meet which the entire district must be
bonded. One has to 20 70 Holland to
find a reclamation work of equal Tnagni-
tudA. powerful lobby, managed by q
| United states senator, is said to be behind
the bill providing for legislative sanction