The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-16
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dict" They went into the Jury ROOM
whence the opening and shutting of doors
and other sounds of unusual cOmmotiOn
We're presently heard. At last the jury
came back into court, when the foreman
announced. I'VE hab looked eVeryWhar
judge, for dat verdict-in de drawers and
behind De doahs, but il amt nOwhar in
dat blessed ROOM
ON calm days the crew of the light
ship anchored three miles off the mouth
Of the Columbia river. Oregon, are able
at ebbtide to lower a bucket over the side
and bring up water fresh enough for
drinking purposes This fresh water
spreads out over the surface Of the ocean
IN the shape of a fan, the apex being the
mouth OF the Columbia. 1t is only about
allowed TO sink below that depth the
water with which it is filled is strong
ocean brine. There are not many rivers
IN the world with strength sufficient to
SEM their waters SO far out to sea, the
principal exception being the Amazon,
winch treshens the ocean for twenty
mics Off its mouth, ships having hlled
their casks with fresh water from the
Amazon when out of sight of land.
-Ihe most peculiar clock in the world
says the 81. Louis Republic, is that in
tower IN The courtyard of the Palace of
versailles. 1t has not single hand, and
IS known as lie HOrloge da Ia Mort du
kqi to the French people, and to all
otner Europeans by words which signify
clock Of the Dead Kings" it has no
works but consists merely of a face
and single hand. the face being'an imi-
Europe the hand is set at
the moment of his demise. and remains
IN that position until another king passes
away. This curious custom is saia to
nave originated in the time of Lous Kill
The CLOCK of the Dead Kings" is about
the only relic of royalty in Versailles
that escaped the furious mobs of the time
OF the French revolution.
The neighborhood of the Wee or West
Skerries (three large rocks on the north
west coast Of Scotland is in the opinion
OF seamen, the most dangerous place on
the whole coasts of the British Isles, and
many vessels have been wrecked there.
Powerful tidal streams are constantly
running either from or towards them,
and they are surrounded on every side
70 a considerable distance seward by
breakers and hidden rocks. The Skier
RES themselves, except on dark nights,
can easily be seen, but strangers would
never imagine that dangers of no ordi-
nary character existed for a distance of
more than mile on every side of them.
The Wee Skerries have been dangerous
10 shipping at all times, but 1t is only
within the last fifty years that attention
has been drawn to their real character.
For centuries they were to the natives
OF that district a source of revenue. A
wreck was TO them what the richly laden
caravan was to an Arabian tribe. 1t sup
pied timber for plenishing and furnish
ing the houses of the rich, and very Of
ten put other Valuables in their way: and
It also furnished the poor with boats, and
oars, and whatever articles of wood they
might require. , was not until 1871 that
the inhabitants We're taught that a ship
did not belong to those on whose shores
il was wrecked
That the fools are not all dead is evil
denced by the crowds that are fiocking
before one Schlatter, an alleged "healer."
VINO is doing land Office business in
Denver. says the Philadelphia Record. 1t
IS represented by him or Tor him, accord
ing to reports, that he performs won
drous cures by reason of divine gift.
The clergy of Denver very wisely counsel
| their congregations to put no faith in the
claims of supernatural power put forth
respecting Schlatter's performances
When "A man has a lawsuit on his hands
he very properly retains the best lawyer
lnat ne can secure. so also, when a SEN
sible person IS i'll, he procures the ser
vices of good doctor. Quackery in medi-
cine has ilOurished for ages, and in some
countries is exalted to the post of honor.
For example, during the war with japan.
the Chinese army was provided with no
medical supplies reliance being placed on
ORGANIZATIONS and other absurdities to aid
the wounded. Throughout the western
| cities of the United States ignorant China
men are doing a large business giving
medical advice" to white patients, lax
| legislation and negligent police permit
| ting this abuse. Elsewhere faith cure
| or Christian Science adherents have de-
liberately violated quarantine regulations
ana placed the public health al jeopardy.
Such practices should be speedily ended
Austria proposes to deal with per-
sistent drunkards by treating them as
mentally incapable, and OBTAINING them
| years says the New York Medical Rec
| cord or on cOmpulsion, but cannot leave
| cord or on compulsion, but cannot elave
| at VIII until their term has expired, eX-
| cept in certain cases, on probation. Per-
| sons may be sent to the retreat either by
| the order of magistrate or on the pc
| tition of the parents or children, or of the
| husband or wife or trusete, or of the
| chief of lunatic asylum in which the
drunkard may be detained. Inebrates
| may further be assigned to retreats by
/ the mayor of the town or village in which
| the habitual drunl6ard resides In all
| cases the inebriates must be legally tried
| and convicted, the court being bound to
| hear witnesses, including the drunkard
| himself as well as the doctors, more es-
peclally experts on mental diseases. The
! term of detention will be generally for
! two years, but the patient may be re-
leased on leave after one year, but will
| be confined again in case he relapses into
! his former bad habits.
| The results of observations of light
| ming and the damage and destruction It
| causes are given in pamphlet issued by
! the weather bureau at Washington saws
! the Syracuse Journal. Among the cuTious
facts noted is that the old theory that
! lightning never strikes twice in the same
pace ooes NOT hoid good Many instances
/ are cited where lightning has struck in
! the same place not only twice, but several
| times. Another singular fact is that barns
| in the country, which appear to he ia
VOrite marks for lightning are seldom
| struck at the season of the year when
| they are empty. but suffer most when they
] e4 uiltu just dllGE harvest time. 1t is
/ shown by the records that in June. 1894
/ SO persons Were killed by lightning in this
/ country and 1872 severely Injured while
numerous cows sheep and goats were
! knocked down and property DESTROYED
| worth S250000. But in November of the
| same year only one dwelling was struck
| The hot summer months are the favorite
| seasons for the lightning to play Some
| states are more affected than others. New
/ York state leads in the record of barns
/ struck during 1892. Pennsylvania coming
! next and Michigan third. In 1892 the dam
| age from fires caused by lightning amount
! ed to nearly 100000 in the United States
| and in no single year since the figures have
/ been kept has the loss been less than ST.
/ 100000. During the five years the weather
/ bureau has been keeping these records
/ 1920 persons have been killed by lightning
| in this country, making an average, of 25i
per year. During ten years 129 churches
4 have been struck. The fact is noted thar
/ a building may be seriously damaged with
/ out having been struck at ALL This is done
! through electric induction, and the case
| of the Hotel de Vile, at Brussels, is cited
/ as a ire was caused there by Lightning
/ when it was supposed to he the best pro7
! tected building in the world