The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

40 bIuSn IL lenSthWayS, but to hold the
ends OF the hair, If it is long enough, and
simply scrub the scalp with the brush.
This process promotes the circulation Of
the blood and eXcites the pil-glands to az
ton. After the hair has been thoroughly
brushed in this way, it should be then
finished with a few vigorous strokes
lengthwise of the hair"
DR. Andrew Wilson is of the opinion
that so-called strong men might follow
the advice given to the sluggard, and go
10 the ant, with the possibility of learn
Ing much. He has been writing recently
of the wonderful strength Of some Florida
ants, known locally as 'racehorse ants"
They are about one-eighth of an inch long,
and 1t takes 162 OF them to weigh one grain.
Yet forty of them were able to push
chameleon across the floor, though the bur
den was nearly 1900 times their weight.
II men were as strong as those ants,
score of them could pick up a big church
and walk off with it, or half a dozen fish
ermen could shoulder a whale and carry
it home. A man weighing $50 pounds
would be able to lift three and three-quar-
ter tone.
Dreams are curious things, says the
Philadelphia Record. About week ago
a West Philadelphia girl dreamed THAI
she lost her watch, and in the morning
SlC AOOhGQ III lIlG pace WHERE SIlC c4N dy
put her timepiece, to discover that it was
gone This, of course led her to believe
that some one had actually stolen it, and
that she was not dreaming but was mere
ly in half-sleep. With this dishearteu-
ing suspicion the crestfalen young woman
told her brother of the affair The brother
had to visit various pawnshops and sta
ton houses, give a careful description of
the costly article, and was kept hust-
ling around about three or four days,
vainly endeavoring to get a clue. But he
finally abandoned all hopes of recovering
the lost treasure. In the evening of the
very day that her brother discontinued the
search the fair loser of the time-piece
had another dream. This time she dream,
ed that before retiring she had hidden her
watch in shoe in the bottom of a closet
After rising next morning, merely out or
curiosity, she went to the place desi1s-
mated in her dream, and to her amaze
ment there beheld the innocent time
piece.
"A man or woman imprisoned for life
is practically dead-actually dead. the law
says, as far as any outside obligations
are concerned-and the husband or wife
of the prisoner, after going through a
certain form, may legally marry again
says the New York Times. But, strange
as 1t may seem, this is never DONE There
is no record of a case where a husband
and wife have legally separated on ac-
count of one being imprisoned for life in
this country or on the other side" saws
Lawyer Abe Hummel IF a man is a
thief or forger, his wife goes home to
her family disgraced, but if he commits a
crime for which he IS imprisoned for life
only sympathy for him is felt 1t is
living death. have seen people who were
widely separated-as widely as could be
brought together at such a time. The
only feeling is one of pity. and then there
is always the hope OF a pardon" Adolph
Hirschkopf, called the "Kink of Firebugs,' -
who was sentenced to Imprisonment for
life few months ago was granted per
mission to remain in the Tombs a week,
to give his signature and consent to a
religious divorce, according to rabbinical
law, which was necessary before his
wife could marry again. But the wife did
not take advantage of the opportunity.
The statement has been made, says the
Boston Transcript, that the head of the
Boston fire department proposes to add TO
the equipment OF the service two self
propelling steam fire engines. The idea is
not new one, even in this city. A nun.
Der of years ago the department had in
service such piece of apparatus. lis
mechanical record was fairly good, but as
1t frightened all the horses on the streers
through which it passed it was relegatad
to private corner long before it was
worn out, and it has never been in servl,a
since, at least in this city. This was he
lore the time of horseless cars and If is
possible that the familiarity of our equine
population with the electric cars NAV have
prepared their minds for a philosonhicaI
reception of the self-propelled engine
StlILho do not take kindly to the steam
roller, and if they should see it pIen-.
ing madly along our congested streets "a
a three-minute gait, belching smoke ana
name, their fears would not be likely to
De De much ailayed. The self-propeller on
It's travels bears a close resemblance IN
the steam roller. The only CITY thar 1sas
TINS style of engine to any considerable
etent IN the east is Hartford. Conn Her
Jumbo is well-known to fire departments
all over the country. 1t is nearly twio.
the weight and size of an ordinary en-
glne, though its water-throwing canacit,
pears no such ratio Of increase.
When Ii Hung Chang was in Moscow
a few months ago to witness the czar,s
coronation, says the New York Tribune
he paid $4,000 for a suite of six roonae
ana the socialist press of Paris waved
FURIOUS because the French ambassador
IOuHu II necessary to expend 5000 for
t 1liree sInaIl rooms in house near the
kremlln and $1,000 more for the nri,i1ege
OF having two windows in a street tbrougb
winch the procession was to pass Pnt
now Parisia1s seem to have adopted Moe
COW methods Of extortion. For Windows
commanding view of the entrance 70
the Russian embassy where the car will
stay, 10000 francs are demanded while
the prices of balconies and windows along
the route of the procession are relativeIv
as high. At No. Rue Saint-Simon for
example there is a broad terrace canabIa
OF accommodating twenty-five persone.
this has been rented for Oct 6 for ooo
francs. In this street and in the Rue AZ
Grenelle janitors are reaping a rich bar-
vest by letting the unoccupied flats 90 |
the apartment-houses in their charge ond |
IN many cases the tenants themsel,,es
with true bourgeois foresight. have taI,on !
cheap lodgings in distant parts Of III
city for the nonce, having first disnosad |
or their rooms at respectable prices And
now it will be interesting to read VIII
La Sociale and similar organs of discont
tent will have to say about 1t. They sbonid |
be philosophical and declare that Partisan.
are getting back a portion of the 5o ooo |
francs expended by their ambassad or ~
Moscow, but It is not likely that thew viii
do so. ny VIII