The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
"A Boston man who dimes regularly at


he has been tipping al along owns five
tenement houses at the Hub, all clear Of
mortgages, and that his tax bill is consd-
erably larger than his patrons.
"A contributor to the Homiletic Review
is of the opinion that the comparative IT.
righteousness of the masculine sex is to
be accounted for by the neglect of The
training of boys in childhood. Parents
consider it necessary to protect the girls
from evil influence; but the same care is
not exercised over the boys. Many boys,
the writer thinks, might as well have no
fathers at all for all the attention they
give to their moral training. And again,
while there are many parents who make
some attempt to guard and train their
boys, their efforts are too feeble and tickle
to accomplish much good" The result is
that boys show an aversion to the Sun
day school and then to the church. The
conclusion is that if we would have more
men at church we must begin early with
the boys.
DIR. Bueb, the chemist of the Continen-
tai Gas Company at Dessau, Germany, has
successfully used a method which will alb
solutely prevent the freezing of water in
gas pipes. Where cold temperatures oc-
cur frequently 1t is matter of great con-
Germ to prevent the freezing of water
within the gas pipes, as it will result in
very unsatisfactory supply; and in some
cases gas is altogether cut off. The in
vention of DR.. Bueb consists in the intro
duction of alcoholic fumes into the gas
mains where they leave the gasometers.
The necessary apparatus for the produc-
ton of alcoholic fumes and their introduce
ton into the gas mains is rather simple,
and the quantity of alcohol applied is reg
ulated by the flow of gas, only infinite
simally small quantities being necessary.
At temperature of about Is degrees Fab
renheit five drains of alcohol will be suffi-
cient for over 1000 feet of gas. The first
cost and current expense of adding alco-
hol fumes to the gas will be more than re-
paid by the saving of material and labor
necessary to thaw out frozen pipes.
"A tunnel between the mainland of Italy
and the island Of Sicily is now being &C
lively projected. Plans and a model COM
plete in every detail were executed by the
Italian civil engineer, De Johannis, and
are now on exhibition at the University
of Padua. The principle employed by him
is that of boring in parabolic spiral lines.
After thorough and careful study of the
strait of Messina, its varying depths, the
nature of the ground and all other condi-
tions which might assist or interfere with
the success of the Enterprise, De Johannis
decided to begin his tunnel near San Clio
vanni di Sanitello, at the foot of the As
promonte mountain range, while the
mouth on the other side will be located
on the plain "degl Inglesi." The entire
tunnel will be nearly two miles long and
will consist of two shafts of about 10000
feet each, descending at a grade not ex-
ceeding 80 feet in each 1000. Such a tun-
mel would have to have a span of 1850
feet, and with the enormous strength of
the winds in the strait such an attempt
appears to be exceedingly dangerous. This
tunnel will cost about $3.50 900, 900, but the
money has not yet been appropriated.
The new "Theater Of the West" In
Berlin, which was recently opened, was
built without the aid of women" said its
architect, Mr.. Sehring, the other day, TO
an asesmblage of ladies. Only the cur
tain, which in contrast to older decora-
lions of the kind, was finished through
out in gold and silver embroidery, was
the work of women's hands, The execu-
ton of the intricate design was entrust-
ed to a firm producing embroidery by
machinery. and 1t took fully four months
of hard work to complete the herculean
task. One hundred and forty girls,
working on more than twenty machine,
performed the work Several of these
machines are worked with 400 needles at
once. The number of stitches necessary
Is computed as 27,000,0O0,000. The ground
is orange colored velvet, while the en-
broidery is in silver in Empire style and
all raised. The edge is formed by inter-
woven palmettos, and a chain of laurel
upholding branches rises to golden crown
far above placed on a canopy covered
with silver stars. In the center ten large
laurel wreathS contain emblems repre-
senting allegorically the purport of the In
stitution. The details are beautifully ex-
ecuted, and the general effect is very
tasty and increases the impression of dig
he a,,It
torium throughout. The curtain was EN-
broidered after design by the architect
himself.
II had rather novel experience in the
matter of gathering tables showing the
rise and setting of the sun, the changes
of the moon, high and low tides, etc."
said publisher to the Washington Star,
last year, but l am fixed for this year
In my experience as publisher had print
ed about almost everything that | thought
could be printed. Finally an advertising
concern wanted me to get out an almanac
for them. They furnished all the COPY
for the almanac, except the almanac it.
self-that is. the tables. l supposed l
would have no difficulty in getting them.
but soon found out that l was mistaken
My desire was to get the tables correct
and TO nave them prepared in an author.
tatlve way. After interviewing some of
the experts in Washington l found tina,
they were all disinclined to take anv ouf.
side work. Finally one of them consenr.
ed to do 1t, and he did, charging me $500
for the calculations-$25 for each month
l am about to have a similar work done
this year, and came here for that purpose
out learned that all the calculations a.,
the various patent medicine and MANI
other almanacs are made by a blind MAJ.
IN Pittsburg, Pa, an amateur matbema-
tlcian and astronomer of considerable In.
cal reputation. l sent for the tables ana
nave received them. He charged me ev-
actly 49, or so cents for each month
understand that the actual work lie done
by MS children who write from distafio,,
he tells me that he has supplied the co me
1891" ''i'iidii macs tor
Oysters have a well known habit 90
attaching themselves to any object tbo,
may come in contact with in the wstey
says the Providence Journal An old sboe
or boot, bottle, another oyster mr. a
small quahaug are familiar examines br,
IN almost every instances where an ovster
ana quahaug are found grown m each
other' one is much smaller than the otber
exceptions to this rule are so uncommon
lndl Wnen an OVSfarrnap