The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Premier Crispf OF Italy. Il is interesting
10 know, has recently made Preparation
10 defend himself against possible ass;is-
sination, says the New York World. Ever
since the last attempt upon his life this
eNeltable prime minister has been in
constant state Of alarm, and he fears
dagger OF a bullet at almost every corner
and upon every occasion. To ease his
mind he has lately had made for him
coat or chain mail such IS the chevaliers
wore in the middle ages. which he wears
under his outer shirt. Il is very light.
exceedingly solid and double thickness
over the heart. Its power Of resistance
is such that not only will II AFFORD pro-
lection against the slenderest stilettOs nut
a revolver bullet cannot penetrate IL. IN
workmanship il is a beautiful piece CT
construction and so flexible and easy 10
wear that il occasions no discomfort 10
the noted man who dOns il. Probably II
Is the finest coat Of mail ever manufacIur-
cd, Tor II has all the improvements or
modern armor combined with the utility
and strength of the medieval metal gar
ments- The cleverest Of the clever armor-
ers OF Naples tWhO, by the way, should
henceforth be known as the .'Armorsuit
foole } constructed it and only charged
the prime minister Gl0 francs (Sl20). mar
Nelously low price for such unique gar-
ment.
"A majority of the judges Of the common
pleas court of Philadelphia have decided
that the judges of the court shall wear
black gowns. 1t is also expected that the
judges Of the quarter sessions will soon
vote TO wear scarlet gowns Some of the
members of the civil courts are so entnusl-
aStc on the subject that they may make
an effort 10 gown members Of the bar who
appear in the courts The question OF
wigs has not yet come up. Il was one
OF the starters of the agitation, says
Judge Breezy, "and l was prompted by
what might be termed the lack of dignity
and respect to the court. / have noticed,
While sitting on the bench hearing cases
that witnesses. and some of them have
been men of wealth and intelligence, come
into court, and while on the stand have
oh !. tarne
carelessly, and appeared utterly inditfer-
ent to their surroundings. Now, II judges
on the bench wore gowns, / am convinced
that II would add a dignity to the court
which would not only more strongly i'm
press upon witnesses and spectators the
respect due to the law, but would produce
better results from Witnesses, and, in fact,
add decorum TO the court, which II now
greatly lacks. | am heartily in favor, not
only of the judges of the civil courts wear
ing black gowns, but also of the judges OF
the criminals courts appearing in robes OF
scarlet. In fact / would like to see all of
tho members of the bar gowned."
An interesting parsonage in the de-
partment of state is the venerable com
missions clerk, says the Baltimore suns
Washington letter lie has in his keep
ing the great seal of the United states,
which he attaches to various commissions.
He jealousy guards the seal, ana no one
can obtain an impression of 1t upon any
prcteXt. He will take an impression OF
the seal show it to visitors and then care
official is George Bartle, a native of Nir-
ginia. He has been an official in the state
department for fifty years, having been
appointed assistant messenger by James
X. Polk in 1915. Previous 10 that time Mr..
Bartle had lived in Alexandria, Va. His
father subscribed to the Sun when it first
started, and Mr.. Bartle has been a reader
of il during most of the years of his long
life. During his official career he has, of
course known all the secretaries of state.
Daniel Webster was a warm friend of Mr..
Barte, and he now has among his treas
ures memento Of that great man, which
Mr.. Bartle showed to the Sun cores
pendent. He says that Mr.. Webster asked
him one day what were his initials. Upon
being told &c. B." Mr.. Webster handed
him a small pearl-handled knife and &C.
sired him to have his initials engraved
on 1t. When il was done Mr. Bartle eX-
pected to receive he knife, but Mr.. WeD>
ster put it in his pocket That was the
last time Mr.. Bartle saw him. Shortly
afterward he died, and upon Mr. Bartle's
request TO the executor of his will, the
knife was given to him. and he has it yet
The Nile valley is the great bird road
running north and south, says Arthurs
Home Magazine. The heron fishes in Cv-
cry shallow. The ibis haunts the banks.
The pelicans stand in rows at the time
of the inundation. Eagles, kites, and os-
preys are common. On every sand bank
black or black and white Vultures hop
about and flap their outspread draggled
wings. a k1nghsher, more common and
more soberly clad than ours, performs
wonderful teats of diving within a few
snlpe and the true snipe prevail, and
the quail visits the country in immense
numbers in the spring. owls haunt the
palm trees and ruins, and pigeons which
are reared in every village Tor the sake
of the manure, are probably more numer-
GUS than in any other country in the
world. 1t is delightful to note the tame
ness Of the birds in Egypt. They enter
rooms and houses through windows or
creVices left for ventilation, and once in
side, hop fearlessly about the floor pick
/ "a I'd Ia
sight was pretty One-a sparrow perched
on the corner of a table during the prog
ress of crowded hotel repast! and it
IS not uncommon to see them fitting
across the ceilings of drawing rooms at
Luxor. All birds, from largest to small
est, go unmoested unless they are def
nitely useful for food. The great brown
kite sits fearlessy on the roofs of Cairo,
hard by his cousin, the crow, which is not
black, like our crow. but IS black and
gray, and might easily be taken for a
pigeon. Every garden-at any rate, in
upper Egypt-haS its owl frequenting a
tall palm tree, and hooting or whisting
as nature guides it.
1t seems absolutely impossible, saws
the Engineering Magazine, that wheel
80 inches in diameter, with a wood rim
and wire spokes, so light that the whole
structure weighs only 20 ounces should
sustain without permanent distortion the
weigh of four men standing on its side
with supports of four points only under
the rim, and no hub support whatever
1t also seems incredible that a cycle cap
able OF carrying man of 100 or 175 pounds
in weight can be made so light that the
whole structure weighs less than nine
pounds. Yet this has been done; even al
the roadster weight of % or a pounds.
the cycle carries a greater load with
safety than has ever been put on any
other vehicle. The influence of the cycle
on social life is already great and will
probably constantly extend, as it provides
an outdoor sport and amusement for
women which did not previously exist in
any form in America American women
are not walkers, but the cycle is perhans
even better suited to woman's use than
mans and seems destined to add an ont
door element to the life of woman the
world over, which was not possible with
out the winged wheel" The miracle of
the bicycle lies in its birth, death and res
direction; in its incredible load-bearinp
power in proportion to weight; in its dis
Placement of the horse as means If
pleasure, and in the selection of its me-
chanlcal details of compressed air SIM
port, tubular framing and chain driving
All or these are details often before in
troduced in machines, but never before
permanently retained That these cast
offs are undeniably power savers is 60
Vincingly proved by their continued Dsa
under human muscle driving power III
naIly, the one great achievement Of tho
plcycie IS to increase the human pOyvers
OF locomoton so that the slow-footed
man IS made one of the swiftest of ali
running creatures - al