The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-21

Stephen u. White. THE Deacon" as
he called lu Wall street parl1l7t-
comes from old Nort1 caroline tles-r
Stock. tie arrived I'D NeW lorf D. ls3-
Since then he has made and io=t bis mill
lions. AMI thoroughly typines class of
men VINO don't know when they are
whipped.
An attempt will be made early ID the
spring bg three acronaurs 10 cross me
continent from New York l1 balloon.
their Intention being 70 make landing
somewhere in California They are 4oI-
timer 81 Kin. Leo Stevens and Don carlos.
an experienced hallooUlsts So no have made
ascensions in various parts O.; ne ceun-
try They conceived The i4td OF Ltate-lii-
f TO san Francisco. and arranged Tor
generator weighing bul ~ pounds anu
generating 5000 cubic feet ot gas an
hour, 10 bs made, FOR "A balloon when
they are building after their own model.
/ The new balloon Will hold h.HH Ieet OF
gas. and Is being made 81 an especi,al-iy.
I constructed cloth, halI in-n dno ha5L
/ silk. thus giving all the strength. with
/ extreme I-htuess.
The strongest wood which grows within
I tne units OF the 1 uie4 states ls - -
{ known as nutmeg hlekerH, Wnlcl h2II-
ishes on the lower Arkansas river The
I most elastic is tamarack. the black. or
I shellbark. standing not 1ar below 4ne
/ specific srayiry IS the FIscus aurea The
f wood Of the highest SPECIFIC gravity Is the
/ blue wood Of Texas and Mexico me
4 heaviest Of the foreign woods are the
/ pOmesranate and the lisnUm Vitate, and
/ the lighreSt is cork Four hundred and
] thirteen different species of trees groW IN
/ the various states and territories, and Of
/ this number sixteen. when perfectly sea-
/ soned, VIII sink in water. These woods OF
/ arid regions of New Mexico, Arizona and
/ Nevada.
4 statistician in the employ of the Ger
/ man government three years ago determi2
] ed to make a careful Investigation of the
/ superstition regarding Friday as an IN
/ lucky day As result of his exhaustive
/ labors, he has given the world book Of
/ queer tables and figures which prove that
4 IL is Monday, and not Friday that is the
I most fatal or unfortunate day of the
| week. But all the proofs to she contra
4 ~ which may be offered viii not make
| Friday popular with those inclined TO be
/ supcrSuuOuS. But there is something
more than superstition against Friday. II
| Is a prejudice which a murderer has
! against that day and all other days SO
/ deep-rooted that he begs that he may
/ not assist at making Friday a lucky day
| for the community in which he lives by be-
ing hanged on Friday.
one Of the most dangerous Of all explo-
/ slNeS is black powder called iodide or
] nitrogen, says the New York Advertiser.
. When it is dry the slightest touch VIII
/ often cause 1t to explode with Great VIC
lence. There appears to be certain rate
or vibration which the compound cannot
resist IN experiments to determine the
! cause of its excessive eXplosveuess some
damp iodide of nitrogen was rubbed ON
1 the strings OF bass VOL IL is known,
says the Youths Companion. that the
strings of such an instrument viii vibrate
M i an So 81 similar Iue4'' nay
In This case after r. et,ldei1-l H.. = Io.
come thoroughly dry upon the strings
~ rt~t- - ' - i0ol 90 CO
mote M iodide m, ~ ,rod ~. - t
! ment exploded. To was found that tn ex-
plosion occurred only when a rate of vi
/ bratOn of sixty per second was COmmuni-
/ Gated TO the prepared string. Vibration
or Jhe g STRING caused an explosion, while
Gums ma" no el4e1''
l-SpeI llileIitS ana observations recently
1 mace seem 10 snow that trees carry i'm
IntH trunks Il record OF the weather con-
dltlons thal nave prevailed during the sue
tsSSlNe ears OF thelr growth. Several
tITts t3cn more tnah i5U years old, We're
IeIleq, ana the order and relative width
OF the rings of growth in their trunks
We're found TO agree exactly This fact
showed lhat an the trees had experienced
me same stimulation in certain years, and
assuming mat the most rapid growth had
peeh m wei years and the least rapid in
- , gelI :, 1ue Years. represented by them
We're SeNerallE categoried as extremely
Msl EGIy wet dry, very dry and
extremely dry 1t was found however.
that records of rainfall running back to
19tV uiu not Wholy agree with the records
o. eld,lIh9 trees ana the conclusion was there
IoIe reached that the record of the rings
CoHtdlileu more ln~n mere index OF the
eharacteT of he ' sssnn s Sed %na5 me
sunshine. temperature. evaporation. re-
ularity, or irregularitv of the supDI,, M
moisture, and the like
ONld tens US that the first temple of
eSta at home was constructed of waited
wills anu rooted with thatch, like the
PLlHluNe nuts or the inhabitants, says the
W ashlIsIon P0st. 1t was little other than
a circular nreplace' and was tended by the
unmarried girls OF the infant community
~ served as me Puble hearth of Rome
allu on IL gloWed, uneXtnguished
LtIouSHoul lne year, the sacred fire which
Ms W supposed to have been brought from
t, ~, aHu Ile con llnuance OF which was
ttnousHL 70 De mixed with the fortunes OF
me cIty. me name Nesta is believed tC
~ HeLINeu rom me same root as the san
f5CIbl az, WnIch means TO dwell, to in
dao', anu 5u SHOWS mat she was the god
gs its 81 fa nome ana nome mad the hearth
49, 10 ~ foCI7. Town, a state, IS but d
Ia L.allIy ana what the domestic
~, ,ia III Mas 20 the mouse that the temple
or ~ rudi ne became 70 the city. Ev
beartb and ii ~ Ees5a or common
$50, - e'iu W colohIes derived their fire
ta ~ ~, "a ilU II Hedflh. SnOuld yes
etne7i,5 iIoW me sacred nre 10 become
Ssr1n5 Suite ms was Deaten by the
- -. an ~ ~ Ltr pIQod moved, ano
/ r116ti,7o| tr1o+t "a 90eie5llIliy I-hildleu pA
| focI1ssi7,o- - - - u u Wool OF by
he borro, az me In Ldy9. IL might moi