The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST,"

given in the Cheyenne CVTyo) Tribune
Assays were made in Denver that gave
returns, it is alleged. Of $4,000 per ton
In gold.
"A bear being raised on North Island.
California. disappeared. The whole island
was beat over for him, when the tired
party found him asleep in bedchamber
OF residence. where he had played
smash and gone to sleep on pillow be-
meath the bed.
"A Boise, Idaho. man having advertised
he would not be responsible for debts
contracted by his wife. she retorts that
he never paid any of my bills for my
clothes or anything else in the nine
teen years l have been married TO him.
He Is now walking around town with
suit Of clothes on that l paid SIS for"
According to a Berlin newspaper the
body Of the Prince of Orange has disap-
peared from its grave in Padua The tomb.
over which is a magnificent monument by
Canova, was recently opened by the Off
Gals OF Padua and no trace Of the coffin
could be found. The grave contained few
animals bones and the remains of a fe-
male skeleton. no clew can be found to the
mystery.
When the equestrian statue of En-
peror William I of Germany was unveiled
recently by his grandson, William II, at
frankfort, on the anniversary of the
treaty OF peace with France. a grave de-
feet in the statue was overlooked. But 1t
has been noticed lately, and, perhaps,
some modification will be ordered to be
made by the sculptor. II appears that fine
Old emperor does not hold the reins of his
horse according to the regulation of the
German cavalry.
AT Grass Lake. ILL.,. is situated the
most extensive lotus bed on the American
continent. 1t covers an area of not less
4 ~ H.
doubtedly the genuine Egyptian lotus This
Is the season of blossom, and the aroma
from the millions of flowers is so strong
That It can be detected more than a mile
from the beds. The leaves are light green
in color, and average over two feet in di-
ameter. The blossom is about the size of
dinner plate, yellow in color and ex-
haies strong but pleasant perfume.
"A Swedish woman in Chicago has
started the somersault cure for women
who desire to improve their figures.
sometimes" she says, cit takes logic
ana patience to persuade a stout, digni-
| ned lady to turn a somersault, and in the
preliminary trials difficult object has to
be helped over. At forty-five, you know
such an action seems an awful and awk-
ward enterprise, but once you learn how
to turn sOmersaults, even at fifty, the ex-
hilararion of 1t grows on you. and its eff
fects on ones girdle measure are simply
astonishing. The somersault does more
can recommend.
"A straw which points to the future de-
velopment of a remarkable source of econ
omy in freight railroad traffic is the utili-
cation of the weight of the freight which
| is proposed on a new road in Northern
/ Michigan. The road runs from Lake Su-
| perlor fifteen miles inland to the mines,
| and in this distance the total grade
/ amounts to a rise at 800 feet. The freight
! Will be almost entirely iron ore, which is
| brought down in special cars, which are
| returned empty to the mines. The cars will
| be run in trains of ten each. each train
| being supplied with an electric genera tor,
| connected with the axles. The grade is
such that the loaded cars run by their
/ own weight, and the dynamos generate a
current which is taken off upon a trolley
| wire and used to haul the empty cars
bark.
-One of the latest developments Of the
bicycle craze, says the New York Sun,
| is a restaurant on wheels that is con-
structed to serve the bicyclists. 1t is
| neW-style carrier tricycle., and the man
| who runs ii expects to follow the roads
| frequented by bicycle riders and serve
| to them hot meals. A desk-like affair is
| built between the two rear wheels, with
several drawers, containing dishes and
| food supplies. A gas range with three
burners surmounts this, and is connected
| by a series of pipes with a gasoline tank
| about foot long. In the open space in
front of the tank frying pans are tucked
| away. a canopy of canvas covers the
| Kitchen, and attached to the side sup
| ports are framed cards on which is print
ed the list of dishes served over good
roads the man who runs this machine
! can make excellent time. 1t has been
| suggested that many of the bicycle clubs
| that make excursions into the country
| may md II convenient to take along with
them tricycle. restaurant that can serve
not meals whenever a stop is made. Car
rier tricycle. of various kinds are now
| very common, and many of the florists
and laundries here find them of use in
| delivering goods By doubling up the
| power on one of these carrier tricycles a
bar for the sale of cool drinks might also
be provided.
-Archduke Karl of Austria has lust
died from drinking the waters of the river
Jordan, says the New York Tribune. That
is what the Danubian doctors who at
| tended him say, and the dictum is sun
ported by a microscopical examination
of the fluid 1t is found to contain a large
| collection of animals, with more legs on
one side than the other, and wearing gen
| orally the most unwholesome aspect. The
| waters of that sacred river have. been
| held in much esteem for baptismal pur-
| poses, and have in recent times been
shipped all over the world in block tin
| cans bearing the consular seal and certi-
| ncation, constituting an important ele-
ment in Syrian commerce, but the 9cca-
! sions upon which piety has impelled tns
|
| are few-in tact, none are recorded ex-
| cept the one which had SO calamitous an
| issue in the case of Archduke Karl It's
chemical analysis supports the testimony
of the microscope in regard to its m
| wholesomeHess. and it is found to CON
| SIS largely of sewage, with taste Of
| fossil frogs and salamanders. It is really
| no wonder that the archduke died, and
however sacred the associations If ;hat
venerated river it is apparent that its
wa ters are rot fit to drink, even as an act
| of devotion. OF their baptismal efica "
the"s is no occasion to express any doubt
ami it Is strongly believed in by many
people, both of the old and of the new
dispensation. Talmage believed in it, and
| baptised a kansas man in it's foods. Sc
lecting spot consecrated by the most
tered associations which can be c1n-
ceived II is not known how the Kansas
| man turned out, nor whether he swal-
| lowed any of the water, but the evidence
that Talmage did not does not admit Of
| dispute. The Archdukes of Austria have
| poor constitutions anyhow, and if any Of
| them are moved to take Jordan water
/ hereafter II shnnld be Under rnadinal ra IL