The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19
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switching and handling heavy freight.
1t is supposed by some that when a tree
IS struck by lightning IL is torn not by the
electricity. but by the explosion OF water
suddenly converted into steam by the heat
Of the arrested current.
1t is said THAI the wild lettuce is zone
Of the two well-marked compass plants %
ana that II has the property of twisting
its leaves until they point straight upward,
with the edges directed north and south
A pair of wrOught-iron tongs, or a
piece OF hoop heated and bent until the
ends form circuit like the feet Of tongs
VIII magnetic knife blade laid upon
them and rubbed with another piece of
Steel Inc cause is not yet satisfactorily
explained.
Many germs are less than the one
twenty-thousandth OF an inch. In the
words Of Prof. Percy F. Frankland. one
OF our first experts on this subject: -Four
hundred millions of these organisms could
De spread over the square inch in a single
layer. thus We could have a population
one hundred times as great as that of Lon
dOn settled on an area of a single square
inch without any complaint of overCrOwd-
ing, ana giving to each individual organ
ISM not three acres, which certain poll
tlclanS tell US are necessary for the indi-
Nidual man, but one four hundredth-mil-
Month OF square inch, which is quite
adequate for citizen in the common
wealth OF micro-Organisms."
Among the strange customs in Korea.
says the New York Tribune, is the privi-
tege accorded TO the women to walk about
the streets of the cities and towns after
dark, while the men are strictly confined
to their homes and subjected to imprison-
ment and hOggings If caught abroad dur
ing the so-called "womens hours" The
only drawback to this custom seems TO he
the presence of tigers. which abound in
Korea, and seem to render themselves
quite as Objectionable to the feminine
Promenaders as the typical New York
dude on Broadway or Fifth avenue makes
nlmself TO the unescorted daughters of
Uncle sam. Still, as we have no tigers
mere. save very sick one in the form of
iaInmany, might 1t not be well to intro
duce the Korean practice by Wav of ex-
pertinent in New York?
London Illustrated News: NJ. de Morgan.
director OF excavations and antiquities in
EGYPT, mas recently discovered some rare
treasures in the tomb of an Egyptian nrin-
cess. me one that in the general opin-
ION OF those who have seen them in the
n me IS crown of wild flowers formed
OF lacework of golden threads studded
with little flowers which resemble forget
me-nots. Some of the flowers are of Egvp-
Ian emerald and others are of comedian.
Each intersection of the lacework is fin
lshed with two beads of lapis lazuli Six
ansated crosses which are composed of
lotus flowers string together in gold and
precious stones, divide into equal parts the
laceWork of gold and thread and forget
me-nots. Another splendid work of art is
a beautiful dagger, with a handle studded
with precious stones The end of the han
die is of lapis lazuli. The blade. which is
OF oronze is attached to the handle by a
socket of gold. There were tiger claws
IN gold set with precious stones. beauti-
tul hawks heads with eyes of garnet and
ultures in gold, all exquisitely designed
The Memphis car and foundry works.
says the ApDeal-Avalanche is building a
circus Train OF six cars, which. when com
pleted, VIII make a train as long as two
ordinary trains of that size. There are
one elephant car and five fiat cars in the
course OF construction. They are nearly
ftna HfuNr. ~
bers and the irons are much heavier in eV-
cry re. Dect. The elephant car is remarka-
Die. This animal is said not to be savage
put OF an inquiring mind He wants to
know what is going on without and he
frequently thrusts his trunk through and
rps open the side of a car and views the
landscape at his Will until the keeper can
nave him more securely closed in The
builders fatter themselves that Jumbo's
KIN VIII not let himself out of this car
IL IS eight feet clear on the inside and is
hfty feet long. It's sides are of double
thickness, The outer wall is of cypress
ana the inner of smoothly-dressed oak.
There Is not a bolthead nor bar that he
can get hold of TO twist out with his trunk
me barred windows are covered with
wrought iron bars that are fastened I'M
der the walls with bolts.
"A unique kind of wood pile" Is do
scribed as having been resorted to in one
or the Lead City gold mines 1t is com
posed OF timbers about the size of railroad
Ties; which are used in supporting the
walls and roofs of the drifts and tunnels
of the mines. A narrow gauge railroad
brings the logs. which have been sawed
nat on two sides, to a point on the moun-
tam slope about six hundred feet above
the valley, and they are then thrown into
a wooden chute about four feet wide and
Two feet deep, the inside surface being
Kept smooth and slippery by a small
stream of water. The point considered is
that II the logs were allowed to run direct
~ to the ground they would speedily ex
cavate an enormous hole besides DANA q
NE themselves. so the lower end of the
chute Is curved upward, and the logs
leaVe " at an angle of about 60 degrees
with the horizontal, and rise from 40
to 200 feet in the air turning over nd
over ana hnally landing on the enormous
Plle dlready there a useful outcome also
accompanies this method, namely the logs
sort themselves in the pile according 70
Ihelr slze-that IS, the heavier ones. having
greater momentum. are all found at the
she turthest away from the chute
-Ihe empire fan still holds its SWAY saws
Ine new FORK Sun. 1t is too small 10 he
1 ;rI Inuch use but that fact seems of little
importance. a year or two ago we sold
1anS OF this size exclusively for children >
s4lu salesman in one of the big shops.
put now women turn away from the
bigger fans and demand these little ones :"
me empire fans are very pretty with their
copMep insertions, spangles, pictures,
MISPs Oh lace, and inlaid sticks of pearl
ana tortoise shell One superb sDecIn9on
that would make a gift for A Gueen is
made entirely of rare white Venetian noint
Iace- me sticks are of mother of pearl
The pattern of the point lace is renrodnce5;
IN nllgree work on the lower part Of tbe
ian, and a diamond rivets the COSTLY
sticks together. The price of this fan is
SIOO. Other beautiful fans are of sill
gauze, hand painted, and having sticks of
smell or pearl overlaid with gold and siIver
or fretted with mosaic work These come
az prices ranging from $50 up to $500. The
pictures on such fans are signed by Hougb
ton, Nannter RavauX and other 3rtisfs
VINO nave become famous as fan nafntere
Inc heavier gauze on which the scene IL
painted blends impreceptibly with the lace
foundation, so that the effect is sinpnIa RI,
light and graceful A UNIQUE black Loco
ran with sticks of amber has a bit of will
WOOD scenery painted on it, the colors no
ing as soft and harmonious as the tintine
or nature Other black fans have scenes
or peasant life from French villages and
phases OF court life during the first ON
pre- are also depicted. Ladies in bali cos
tune gentlemen in fine raiment lovers in
picturesque attitudes, and NAPOLEON ana
Josephine at various stages of their %
reer are repeated in infinite VARIETY Fane
like these are objects of art.
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