The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

What is said to be the smallest electric
light installation in the world is to be
found in the village of Bremen, near Dorm
bash, Thuringia. 1t comprises a single arc
lamp Installed in a church. the lamp be-
ing operated by a small dynamo driven by
the wheel of the village mill.
"A doctor in the Highlands of Scotland,
whose patients are scattered over a wide
district, takes carrier pigeons with him on
his rounds and sends his prescriptions by
them to the apothecary. He leaves pig
cons, too, with distant families. to be let
loose when his services are needed.
-Confectioners use a great number of
nuts, but it is surprising to learn that in
France these are generally purchased al
ready cracked, the peasants in village IN
the southwestern department of the lot
making it an actual business to shell nuts
with marvellous rapidity for the market.
Scotland claims the credit of having
the smallest burial ground in the world.
1t is situated in the town of Glashiels.
between Bridge street and High street. 1t
measures 'only 221s feet by 1412 feet and is
surrounded by a rickety wall about seven
feet high. 1t has been closed as a burial
ground for many years.
From RowelTs Newspaper Directory
for 1896 it is learned that there are about
fifty Jewish periodicals in the United
States. Forty of them are weeklies, ten
are in Hebrew or jargon. and both New
York and Chicago have a daily jargon
newspaper. Lots of the Jewish newspa-
pers in this country are shortlved.
Paper telegraph wires are now manu-
featured in Norway and in Germany To
give the pulp the necessary consistency,
certain percentages of boraX salt ana
other substances are added, and the form
of a hollow cylinder is given to the pulp
in a very powerful hydraulic press. 1t
seems that the paper telegraph poles are
much preferable to the wooden logs, not
only because of their infinitely smaller
weight, but mainly on account OF their
superior resistance to atmospheric influ-
ences.
According to the Catholic Review of
New York, the colcred Roman Catholics
in some of the larger cities of the country
number as follows: Baltimore, $4,000;
Charleston, 800; Chicago, 400; Covington,
40; Galveston, $50; Indian Territory, 200;
Kansas City, 25O; Little Rock, 100; Mobile.
$500; Nashville 800; Natchez LOO; Match
itoches, 5000; New Orleans, 5000; New
York 5000; Philadelphia, 1900; Pittsburg.
savannah, l,GpU, OdIl AlllOulOs 1tAoOs
Wilmington, 400. Thirty-one priests are
now laboring and thirty-seven churches
have been erected by colored Catholics.
One of the features of the flag cele-
bration at Monterey, Cal, the other day,
says the New York Tribune, was the for
nation of United States flag by arrang
ing 200 girls in appropriate costumes. The
red and white stripes of the living flag
were made of gowns of those colors. The
blue field was similarly secured, and the
white stars were placed on top of i'm
mense fat-topped hats, which the girls
wore When the 200 girls lifted their
voices to sing Tine Star-Spangled Ban
ner' the applause awoke the echoes of the
hills surrounding Monterey and drowned
the music for several minutes
The popular excitement aroused by the
official prohibition of the slaughtering of
bulls at the local bull fights has led to Sc
rious rioting in the Marseilles bull ring. AT
a recent fight in which the performers In
the ring were all women the spectators.
not content with the somewhat unusual
sight, clamored for the espadas to kill
the bulls. In obedience, however, to the
decree recently issued by the project, the
women declined to kill the animals, ana
the people, incensed at their refusal,
wrecked great part of the building anc
ended by setting fire to the arena The
structure was completely destroyed, AMI
Marseilles is likely to go without bull
fighting for a time at least.
When a nobleman at the court of
Louis XIV once assured his friends that
in his country home, at Landerneau. the
moon looked considerably larger than at
Paris or Versailles everybody had good
laugh at his expense, and he was called
right, however. A short time ago Mr.. LIE
Brero made careful observations at Port
Launay near Finisterre, the westernmost
point OF Brittany, and states authorita-
lively that the apparent diameter of the
full moon is decidedly larger as seen from
that part of the country than in other
parts of France. He ascribes this differ
ence to the larger quantity of humidity in
the air in that section, which to the eye
would determine that increase in the size
of the moon.
For stopping runaway horses many de-
vices have been patented. says Good
Words. One had an elaborate arrange
ment whereby the increasing velocity of
| the wheels so wound a spring as to tight
en- the bit and bring the animal to a due
sense of dignity; another. for guiding the
wheels to prevent collisions; a third n
disconnect the Carriage from the shafts
by an electric button and also by a lever.
but there is none for insuring cool and
| decided action on the part of those in the
carriage. The latest. however, is to tickle
the horses ears, and, presumably, its at
tention, by electric current. This might
indeed excite female curiosity and prove
effective, pretty much for the same reason
OF nature as was urged as objections BILE
! in the case of the hunter mare which ner-
sisted in admiring herself in every puddle.
AT the first vice regal ball given in the
government house at Melbourne by Lori
and Lady Brassey. this season. an unusual
feature, In the form Of a musical ride on
bicycles, was introduced. The ball room
OF the official residence is probably the
largest one in the world, and it inmenss
size may have suggested the idea. Barr
! ing the fact that the novelty proved I,
great success and attracted widespread
attention, no details of the affair have vet
been forwarded. 1t might be interesting
| to know how the queens subjects in Ana
tralia reconcile their natural prelude.
| in favor OF the costume of the ball room
| demanded by etiquette with a,r,,, -