The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-17
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him. Many a time. says the Bangor Com
mercial, he would be seen upon the road
with an animal whose condition would
" variant the Intervention Of the society
with a long name one dav he appeared
upon the street with a nag which would
hardly serve for the crows, and was ac-
costed by a fellOwtOWnsma with:
That's a pretty good-looking horse, you
have there, Uncle Simeon Yes, re-
piled the driver. I've decided that there's
no money in these 50-cent horses, and have
decided 70 have no more 10 do with them
paid 81 for this one"
A novel means Of aerial navigation by
means Of kites is suggested by Lieut.. B.
Baden-Powen says an exchange. He
points out as greater hight above the
earth 8 surface is reached the force OF
the wind nearly always increases At
l."D yards its velocity IS often three tunes
that near the surface. The lieutenant
proposes to take advantage of this diff
ference by sending one kite to the upper
atmosphere and keeping another nearer
the ground These two kites would be con-
nected by a long line. and the weight 10
be carried would be attached to the line
at point nearer to the lower kite than
10 the higher. The lower kite would thus
act as a brake or an anchor and the ef-
feet would be the same in principle as
If the upper kite were retarded by a string
and the lower kite were towed through the
air by a boy running with the string in his
hand.
News con cs rom England that is like
" to start afresh the old and interesting
discussion relative to the disappearance
of the blonde says the New York Tri-
bune 1t is in effect that the ruddy-faced,
faNen-haired dolls made in Germany now
hnd no market in England, the demand
at present being for brunette dolls, which
the German manufacturers show them
selves disinclined to furnish to the British
trade. Ten years or so ago some very
instructive statistics were printed tending
to prove that as a result of the mixing
man was multiplying and the blonde was
being crowded TO the wall The popular
ity of brunette dolls proves something
about this. but what is proves depends
on the way the statistics are used. In
Spain, for instance-a land of dark faces
"A blonde foreigner enjoys great pOpu-
larity with the ladies.
An odd hunt for buried treasure has
been in progress lately in the little noun
tain town of Chilli, forty miles east of
Albuquerque, N NJ. says the New York
Sun. Ruins of Spanish and Indian settle
ments have been found in several places
thereabOut. Some weeks ago a band of
gypsies came to Chilli, and the chief told
the MeXicans there that by digging in a
certain place they would come upon a ce-
dar post, and that the cedar post was a
guide post from which he would be able
to locate buried treasure to the value of
some 5000, 600. The gypsy told the Next
cans to dig until they found the post and
then await his return. Then, with his
Quivera. The Mexicans dug for
day or two, and finally
came upon the, cedar post, just
unable to curb their curiosity. they kept
on digging and have been digging ever
since. They have unearthed several
heavy walls and other remains of build
ings which indicate that the place is the
site of Spanish or prehistoric city. Now
every one who can get pick and shovel
IS digging for dear life. The gypsy hasn't
Gil fe ffv-e-N
The following from the Philadelphia
Record shows how trees are cared for in
that city: Although the appropriation
ordinance for the department of public
SAFETY contains an item of 81 800 for the
salary of city forester, no appointment
has yet been made. The delay is caus-
ing some uneasiness to Chief Eisenhow-
er, of the bureau of city property, be-
cause the trees of the city are in need
OF immediate attention, but the law re
quires civil examination. and Secre-
tary Neal of the civil service board is
confined to his house because his two chill
dren have the diphtheria. As soon as he is
released from quarantine the eXamina-
ton VIII be held and the man appointed.
One of the first duties of the forester
VIII be to prevent the recurrence of last
summers caterpillar nuisance in the pub
lie squares. Chief Eisenhower believes
that the cocoons should be destroyed at
once and all prospective caterpillars thus
put out OF existence. Another problem
have been inclosed in recent years by
asphalt pavement and their existence thus
threatened. Expert foresters agree that
full-grown tree needs air more than
water, and that is the paVements are
broken away for a short distance about
the trees they will continue to thrive as
IN the past. Trees have been one of the
chief ornaments of Philadelphia, and the
city forester will find plenty of work in
preserving the trees already planted.
"A robust yarn of a boatman's sticking
in a quicksand with the tide rising until
it flowed over mis- head and his breath
ing through a piece of gas pipe for three
quarters OF an hour, until the tide receded
and then being rescued, alive and we'll is
told by some sailormen of Everett Wash
who offer attidavits to go with it, SAYS the
New York Sun. The hero was James VIII
son or the steamer Florence Henry. Cant
Fairbairn. While the steamer was an
chored in the SnohOmish river last week
wilson started to go ashore. He pulled his
boat TO shallow water and then Waded He
stuck in a quicksand, and sank to his arm
pits His mess mates came to his rescue
but all their efforts to extricate him failed
The tide was coming in fast and his case
Seemd hopeless. Then an insDiration came
TO one of the sailormen. He procured a
piece OF iron gas pipe, several feet long
one end was stuck in Wilson's mouth.
ana he steadied it with his arms Then
ms mouth around the pipe was plugged
with Oakum and layer of white load W.
lald over the packing, making it a water
similarly plugged, and then Wilson conf
dent of safety and of release when the tide
ebbed, calmly waited the incoming of the
water. The tide rose until the ton of his
mead was six or eight inches under water
HIS faithful companions stood bv in a
small boat and encouraged him as hest
they could. In three-quarters of an hour
the tide had receded below his chin and
the pipe was taken out of his mouth An
hour later he was dug out of the sand and
was taken back to his ship in triumph,
The most precious of all Pacific coast
furs is the sea otter, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle There was time when
this animal was very plentiful off +ha
Callfornla coast. The Russians are large
ly responsible for their destruction at fba
time they founded a settlement at Fort
Ross, at the mouth of Russian river in
Sonoma county. Some sea otter are still
captured off the California coast and
there are a few small vessels especially
engaged off the California coast sea-otter
hunting, but Alaskan waters are the chief
sources of supply of this class of fur
bearing animals. Sea offers are ALWAYS
found at1oat, and the hunter can caDt11re
them in no other way than by shooting
The deeper and colder the water they are
found in the better the fur and the higher
the price the hunter secures for the pelt
A hrst-class sea otter skin in the raw is
worth $500 to the hunter. The best sea