The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Representative Cabaniss OF Georgia has
received from J. F. Zahn OF Toledo. a Bible
which he carried during the war and lost
on the battlefield of Carrick's Ford in
1893. Mr.. Zahn. having obtained posses
sion OF the Bible about one year ago. ad-
owner.
At Ludlow, Vt, there is a curious look
ing tomb, which has been erected by a
Weil-knOWn miller Of that place 1t is in
the exact shape OF a milestone, and stands
on Tour granite supports, designed espe-
ciaily Tor that purpose. The owner. Who
expects TO be buried in IL sooner or later
is 50 proud Of his monument that he eX-
niolts an exact model of it every year
al the country fair
The division of the mean dav into TWEEN
ty-four hours Of sixty minutes each or
lginated with the Egyptians then uaeseI
10 Babylon and Greece. Why divided
into twenty-fOur, instead of some other
number OF hours ii is impossible 10 saw
me chinese and q few other Oriental
natons reckon but twelve hours to the
ddy ana nlght-evidently making the
whole to correspond with the apparent
passage CT the sun over one Of the zodiac
al signs
Whether real kissing should be allowed
on the stage IS the question that is now
asAdtlng vienna. In "A play given lately
az the Ralmund theater a good deal ~
kissing was required in the most i1nnor-
tant scene; the actress subjected to il held
out for ten performances. When her hus-
Ddnu lnIerfered and insisted that the kiss
ms eAAOuAtA ne lIldht-De lAENg. Lne manager
refused to yield, and dismissed the actress
VINO IS pretty and poular. ThereupCn the
freudenbiatt collected the opinions of all
Wen known German. French and Hun
garlan actresses, and found that nine
tenths of them were in favor of the real
KISS. The men were not asked.
a summer and a winter in an exposed
position on the campus north of the U-ni-
versity of Pennsylvania library. saws the
Philadelphia Record. has severely tested
the enduring qualities of the statue Of
Benjamin Franklin, which during the
world fair graced the main entrance to
the electricity building. The extremes Of
heat and cold have fractured the philos-
opherS right leg just above the ankle,
the seams of the coat are burst open i'm the
back and his neck is encircled by mar
row hssure. But the most severe trial
Almanac" is that last summer some chill
dren, in climbing up TO get a better view
OF Franklins face broke his left arm
near the shoulder, and now that limb is
supported in wire sling.
Miss Lily Marshall, an English girl.
who has studio in New York is the
inventor of the line iridescent effects i'm
BRASS work the secret of that process
being known only to her brother and her
sell. All the work exhibited including
many articles of silver, as well as Of
brass, is done entirely by hand, and com
prlSeS trays, plqueS, candleSticks. loving
cups, porrinsers ana fight bowls, to-
Sether with a nOt.ceably artistic piece
OF silver, Queen Anno's salt cellar.
Miss Marshall has becn but seven years
in this country The invention of the
iridescent brass was achieved just five
years ago, after much labor and effort.
At the recent worlds fair, held in Chica-
go, she was awarded a gold medal for
excellence and originality of design.
1t is supposed that Trumbull drew the
face from life as on several occasions he
spent some time i'm Paris. where he en-
joyed the friendship of the best people
in official and artistic circles. He dined
with Talleyrand and sat at table next TO
Lucien Bonaparte, cOnVersng with him
on the subject of his brothers wonderful
success. When the reCoution was at is
hight and all strangers were under sus-
picon, Trumbull was helped to a passport
ana safe conduct out of France by his
intimate friend David, the famous artist
The portrait OF Napoleon lately came to
! light and its history for some years is
obscura but experts to whom it has been
submitted agree in pronouncing it a gen
uine bit Of Trumbulls work. Ii is need
less to say that the price Of this relic is a
fancy one. to be leisurely deliberated upon
by the aspirant for its possession.
The sailors on the Ammen ram are very
wary says the Lewiston (MeD Journal.