The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-22
Personal.

Gen. Boulanger is to become a stage
hero in Paris. in a political drama en-
titled, "A la Vie! A la Mort!'
Samuel D. Babcock has the reputa-
ton of being in more directorates than
any other man. Russell Sage is a very
close second, and at one time Samuel
Sloan was a good third.
Maj. Mckinley will succeed the TWEEN
ty-third man who has held the office of
President of the United States, but his
administration will be the thirty-second
in the history of the country.
John L. Sullivan is growing whiskers
Of the Dundreary type. When asked
about his reasons, he replied: II don't
know that l have to give any reasons.
I've often had worse things on my face"
Emperor William is probably the only
European monarch who carries a revolv-
err. Firmly convinced that he is going to
die by the bullet of an anarchist, he is
determined to fight for his life, if nee
essary.
President Diaz, since his recent fifth
inauguration, has been on tour of the
country 1t was a triumphal tour. for
everywhere the popular president was re-
ceived with great acclaim by assembled
thousands.
One of the most influential of the re-
bells in the Philippine Islands, Juan Luna
Noricis, is a painter well known in Ma
drid, Rome and Paris. He is a Malay by
birth, and went, when young, to Spain,
where he studied art to such purpose
that he won a scholarship that enabled
him to prosecute his studies in Rome. His
Malay blood broke. out SO violently that he
murdered his wife and mother-in-law. He
was then lost to view, to reaDpear as an
insurgent leader. The town council of
Barcelona has ordered his first picture
which hangs in the town hall, to be
draped in Grape.
An attractive substitute for pearl can
be produced by chemical means. Nitro
celluose, dissolved in alcohol and ether
or in soda or potash soluble glass, is
spread over a. surface or wood, paper,
glass, porcelain or metal, and the solvent
being allowed to evaporate, the film re-
mains and has the beautiful appearance
of mothers-of-pearl. The desirable pro-
portions for this purpose are as follows:
One part of nitro-eellulose, rs parts alco-
hol in so to 100 per cent; and q parts ether,
with the soluble glass as solvent; 10 parts
of this to 30 parts of water are employed.
The nitro-cellulose may be pure or in diff
ferent stages of nitrification as gun cor
ton, etc Varying the degree of concen-
tration also changes the results.
Somebody has been investigating the
relations of tho number 10 with the career
of Nansen, says the New York Tribune.
Among the facts he presents are the fol-
lowing Thevexpedition numbered a first
twelve men. till a thirteenth was picked
up in a port on the way north; no one of
the thirteen. however, lost his life. On
March 49, 1885, Nansen decided to leave the
ship himself and press north with one
NssatrN h.
she gained free water and Nansen reach.
ed land again. On Feb. 10, 1896, the false
report was telegraphed that he had been
seen in Siberia. Three times were filters
Of thirteen pups born IL Nansen's pack
of EsQuimau dogs, though it is rare that
more than six appear in a litter. And
finally it is said that just thirteen pub
fishers attempted to secure the publica-
ton of Nansen's book, giving his report of
his adventures.