The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-04
ITEMS or INTEREST.

! Han Of San Francisco believes it possible
I 10 bring $4,000 acres Of land, nov useless
under cultivation
! Henry Avery Of Springfield has in his
{ possession large collection Of the Valu-
able and somewhat rare Old New Eng
I land almanacs, including the years 1lsQ-
Z 1919, without break The volume for
I 17s0 contains a sketch of the immortal
George Washington
"A young girl in some of the Persian
[ tribes costs her first husband 100 tomans
I or about 500 Should the first husband
/ die. the second sutton must pay 300 tomans
before he can make the widow his own,
and so on each time she married, UP to The
tenth time This ascending scale Is be-
cause her value is supposed to increase as
she gains greater experience as a carpet
weaver and housewife. The money is
paid to her father, and if he is not liv-
ing to her nearest male relative.
-BHxts confession in the Hayward case
Is said to have been brought about in a
peculiar way. The terrible strain after
the murder made the man very uneasy
aud finally his wife suggested he go 10
the Bible for advice. reading the nrst
verse that came under his thumb. He
dit so and read Mark, xiii chapter ana
nth verse, as follows. But when they
shall lead you and deliver you up, take
no thought before hand what We shall
speak. neither do We pref editate; but
whatsoever shall be given you in that
hour. that speak We. for il is not We that
speak. but the Holy Ghost BliXt then
decided to confess
no fewer than 1900 women caught every
year in stealing during their shopping
expeditions. habit euphoniously STYLED
kleptomania The number of titled ladies
seized with this strange malady while
examining the fashions of Paris, he tells
us, is almost incredible. Among the most
recent culprits were a Russian duchess,
French countess. an English duchess and
the daughter OF a reigning sovereign. AS a
rule, these more distinguished offenders
are let off on the payment of round
sum for the relief of the poor, when the
shOplifter is known to be rich, the sum
eNacted rises to as much as 10000 francs.
The police authorities consent to this sort
of conformation.
BY means OF an Improvement just
brought forward by a foreign inventor, it
is made possible to print various colored
designs on calico or on other textile ma
terial. with a smaller number of engraved
rollers than heretofore, but with equally
satisfactory or better effects. This new
plan consists in the employment of an or
binary calico printing roller, on which is
engraved the groundwork of the subject
to be printed, the shadingS and shadows
l being likewise produced on the roller by
stippling or line engraving, thus forming
complete design in itself. and which
can be printed as a single-color pattern.
This engraved roller serves to print the
outline and also the ground shades and
shadows of the subject, and one impress
sion leaving the various cOlors and t1nts
which II is desired to give the subject to
be applied by a separate roller for each
color, these latter having the same tone
as that produced by tints that have been
repeatedly applied, one above the other,
by number of rollers, in order to give
greater prominence-no less-to certain
portions of the design and insure the rec
uisite shade. This method has been sue
cessfully carried out in The case Of block
printing.
One of the United States army veteri-
nary surgeons stationed a FIT Sheridan
reports the following to the HOrseman;
while enjoying a sleep known only TO
the righteous, l was awakened about |
a. m. the other morning by a guard
from the QuaTtermaSter'S department in
an intense state Of excitement summon
ing me to stable No. 60-the mule quar-
ter-where, according to his version, one
Of Uncle Sans best mules was in proba-
bly, his last proNysm OF tetanus' hydTo,
phobia, or some other equally DREADED
malady. Upon reaching the stable
found the mule lying broadside In his
spacious stall, and to a casual observer
he appeared to be in great distress, but
after watching him carefully for rev
minutes l noticed his antics to be of
regular movement, as though walking
increasing in action, then decreasing; az
about regular intervals. concluded 10
get him up If possible, and make care
full examination; so giving him stroke
he arose Immediately. looked around in
a bewildered way. and proceeded TO eat
hay. on finding his pulse, temperature
etc, normal, and being informed that
he was one of the mules used daily in
the tread power Of the saving machine
/ diagnosed it to be a well-denned case
Of sOmnambulisIn-and we an smiled.
1t was discovered some time ago. says
the Paper Trade Journal that efficient
heavy guns could be made ont of a COM
position composed largely of leather. Now
IL has been discovered that good paper
can be used for the same purpose. The
process of making the gun Is as follows;
A special grade of paper pulp, in which
the fiber is long, is selected and well
agitated. The usual hardening and tough
ening ingredients, consisting of Htharge,
wax, tallow white lead and blue, are IN
troduced. The pulp is then run into
mCQds and cast of the proper size. The
steel core is then put in; wire is bound
round the exterior; brass or steel bands
are securely set about the whole, and the
parallel rods are applied. The rods, be-
ing of steel, possess degree Of spring,
and as they are fastened to the bands the
result is a gun wnich VIII give way
slightly at each discharge, yet cannot
burst A person may make his muscles
rigid and fall to the ground, in which
case he is likely to receive a broken
bone but if the muscles are relaxed the
bones viii give somewhat ana VIII not
break. The same principle is possessed
by the paper cannon. The pulp, although
exceedingly durable, Will give way enough
to prevent break. The layers OF WIRE
the binding of steel bands and the parallel
rods add strength. In war times it is easy
to batter down a brick wall or stons
foundation. but a protection OF bales or
hay. bags of sand or similar substance is
not affected, as the shot is simply I'M
bedded in it. The chief points of the pulp
gun are elasticity and lightness. Being
lighter. it follows that transportation Will
be easier 1t is said that the leather pulp
guns which if made of metal would re-
quire derrick to move, are readily trans
ported on light wagons. Paper pulp is no
heavier than leather pulp.
1t is frequently asked: Where do cold
waves originate? The coolest portion of
the North American continent. says the
Washington Post, is, in all probability.
in the Saskatchewan Valley, east of
Mount Hooker and Mount Head, both Of
which are situated in the Rocky Noun
tain range that divides British Colum-
bia from the valley and the Alberta coun-
try. The hight of this mountain range
prevents the eastern trend or flow of va
por from the Pacific ocean from crossing
over into the valley as it would were it
not for the presence of this high range
of mountains. Yet it must not be sup
posed that extreme cold always prevails
here. because at certain intervals the va
por from the Pacific flows east by way of
the Alaskan pennsular, through the upper
valley of the Athabasca river into AL
berta and the valley Of the Saskatche-
wan and there meeting with a more
southern and eastern How of vapor that
flows through the gap in the mountain
range, made by the Bay of San Juan. it
warns and expands the atmosphere F..
crosses the path OF the cold wave, and a
warmth of from 20 to 40 degrees is the /
result as we often see geographically !
marked on the wea Their man by red dots
here and there on its surface But this