The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


One of the many natural wonders Of
Arizona scenery just made accessible by
the opening up OF new rail and stage
roads Is a remarkable natural bridge,
I IN the IOntO basin, not far from Flag
stan. The bridge is $50 feet long, and
I spans canyon some 200 feet deep. at the
] bottom Of which flows the river The
! bridge IS OF rock, and is perfectly pro
] poruOned. The under side is gracefully
I aFcned, and the upper perfectly level.
I "A retail hardware dealer in England
\ says that 80 per cent Of the files he sells
! come not from Sheffield. but from Ameri-
] ca, and he explains the anomaly in the
I lrOnmOnger. The American manufacture
/ ers. II seems, keep large stocks in Lon
i d0n and NIL orders with great prOmptness.
! Inc American price lists give exact in
! FORMATION regarding sizes and grades and
| promise Gehyery in three days from Lon
| 0ou- Sheneld price list requires pro-
! longed study TO comprehend H. and when
/ an order IS sent TO Sheffield. il may not
/ be hlled for four weeks or even eight
weeks. This hardness in Milling orders.
I the writer says. has been a matter of
| weekly experience for the past twenty
| years.
1t is in Egypt that the lentil crop
IS of the most value, for in the land Of
the Pharaohs the lentl forms one-sixth of
| the food of the people, besides being eX-
/ tenslNely exported TO other countries. 1t
/ IS well suited to the soil and climate
as II requires little irrigation save what
/ the Nile provides The Egyptian lentils
are reputed the best and most nutritious
! IN the world. From Cairo to AssOuan
| me farmers of the Nile valley regularly
/ rotate the crop with wheat or maize
/ gathering it in about the end of April
/ Every peasant grows enough for his own
/ consumption, making IL into porridge
/ winch he finds both wholesome and sus-
| tanning. and the cheapest food he can OBJ
| tain. In Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Suez.
! Port Said ar the other towns the con-
! sumption IN ~OUD is large Most nf
| the export goes to London, there to be
| converted into invalid or patent" food
under some fanciful name at a fancful
price.
An American who has visited and de-
| scribed the public markets in German
cities. says the cheese section is a terror
| to the uninitiated. One kind is an unsalt-
| ed curd. much like what is known as cot
/ tage cheese to an American. This is in
| large TUBS, and looks palatable enough,
| but the laudkaese" is what causes ones
| heart almost to fail him. This is made
up IN SOY disks or long rolls, with cara
way seeds, and the worst specimens look
| as If they had met with an accident on
| the way and fallen into a mud-puddle
| UI ndu IAN forgotten in garnet, collect
lHs me aust OF years, so grimy and unin-
| Vltlng are they in appearance These,
| HnoreoVer are sold in large quantities,
| though the atmosphere is so strong near
| by that the person who has not grown mn
| with them rushes out of it as speedily
as possible. All German cheese, of course,
= ~ iNpuASiNEs Dul these TWO KINDS
/ are the most common of the peasants'
! booths. Ottentimes there are other cheese
b b005ns ,, not kept by peasants, with the
nome products, together with those of
foil .'''''- anu I rance zone up neatly IN
In the matter of perfume" said a
horist to the New York Tribune, II have
| learned the Importance of what seems a
| trivial thing by catering to the tastes
OF Drides., When woman is going to be
| IN to hff~, ~,
| OF nervous excitement, and an extra Whit
! OF perfume will sometimes cause her 10
! rant; Don't put in any flower with an
0uoI, IS frequently the instruction / get
| Tor bridal bouquet. This is the cause of
the great demand for orchids, expensive
as they are, for brides flowers Even
| me subtle, hardly noticeable perfume of
! the lilies of the valley, which are charm
ing ior shower bouquet, is objected to
| Dy some. In Paris orchids, and orchids
alone, are used for a brides bouquet
put such bouquet as they make there
T%VH d here. would cost over 800.
we generally manage to put in a little
| spray of orange blossoms in every brides
| bouquet, unless expressly desired not to
| 90 so, put the chief place in which or
| ange blossoms are used now is in the
| newspaper accounts of weddings The
! reporters conclude that brides ongbt 10
| wear orange flowers, if they don't Bride
roses, white and scentless, are popular
| Tor bridal flowers, but lilies of the valley,
t uhn3iDtrusNe and delicate, slipping out of
| their little green sheaths, with a few
orchids grouped with them, to give the
whole form and character, are in ex-
| quisite taste"
Ed Owens, well-known engineer, run
ming on the Lexington division passenger
train, is exhibiting among his friends an
| egg that has photographed upon its she'll
| with true outline and perfect distinct
| ness, locomotive headlight saws the Ash
| land (Ky) News. The other morning
| while going out the road beyond Alden
| Springs, the engine pulling at the usual
speed, owens ran down flock of chickens
that were scratching upon the track One
| OF these, hen, was struck by the pilot
| Knocked ahead upon the track and later
run over AS any railroad engineer win
| tell you, such an occurrence is an un-
usual one, for hen, of all things, can
most successfully get away from a loco
motive When Owens left the cab at Olive
walked forward and discovered between
the strong wooden gratings of the pilot
the egg in question. 1t had fallen into an
aperture Just large enough to hold it with
out allowing 1t to roll either way, conse-
| quently had not broken. On the remain
der of the run into Lexington Owens and
| the fireman discussed AT length the pc
culiar making of the, egg, and it is a
matter of doubt whether the egg was
the product of the hens last effort or
whether 1t was placed there by some prac-
| teal joker. At any rate, Owens is holding
| the specimen as a curiosity that he values
| at its weight in gold.
-Trilbyism will have the good effect
of benftting our feet, says an exchange.
| "A 1OuuOn man mas invented what he calls
| a toe-post. 1t is a thin, vertical steel
plate, covered with leather which rises
| from the sole and separates the great toe
| from the one next to it. This claims
the inventor, will prevent the twisting
around of the great toe, which so dis
hgureS the foot; A little over a century
ago all England raved over the foot of
! the Duchess of York, just as the world
| to-day raves over the wonderful feet of
| a mythical Trilby. The business was a
| daughter of Frederick William II of Prus-
| sld, ana married the Duke of York, son
of George III, in 1871. They did not hit
1t off and soon separated. the lady retir-
| ing to Oatlands park, Weybridge. where
she. amused herself with her pet dogs
| and died in 1920, seven years before her
| husband. Her shoe was a marvel in min
iature. 1t was made of purple Spanish
leather with pink rose and tambour
| front, Yariegated with white, green and
pink. The heel was also pink its hight
being 21s inches. The tread of the heel
was nearly an inch in the widest part
and was shaped somewhat like a horse,
shoe; the Is widest ,,s part of the sole did not
! largest part of the foot was eaL inches