The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

are turned out each year, and up 10 l65z
ten tons of diamonds, valued at f50WOV0O
had come from these mines.
AT Mooresville, Ind, a carpenter work
ing on an old building once used as the
postofice found seventy-six letters and
postal cards that had been dropped down
under the letter box and had failed to
reach their destination. Most of them
bore dates of 1874, 1875 and 1876, and some
as far back as 1871.
of pins it is said that some Of the
large department stores often order 100
cases at time. Each case contains los
dozen papers and each paper holds $50
pins, so a little use of the multiplication
table will show what an immense tong
even the one order means. The yearly out
put of pins from the largest factory in
the United States, it is claimed, would,
if placed end to end, reach three times
around the world.
One of the queerest of the heavenly
bodies is the satellite that is nearest to
Jupiter, says the Pittsburg Dispatch
Though it is bigger than our moon its
substance is less than half as light as
cork. 1t is also believed that 1t is cut in
two; and that instead of one moon, it is
really two and they floating so close to-
gether that the inhabitants of either hemi-
sphere-if there be any nhabitants-may
almost talk to each other. They are, at
least, so close that it may be possible to
have arranged a telegraph system be-
tween the two. Prof. Barnard says if the
satellite is not in two parts, there must
be a light belt around it, which is very
much like that of Jupiter itself.
The largest ruby modern discovery has
known was brought from China, and is
now part of the Russian crown jewels
1t is about the size of pigeons egg.
The finest rubey ever offered for sale in
England was dropshaped and weighed for
ty-seVen carats. 1t was exhibited in Lon
don and finally sold on the continent for
$4,000. Some of the most celebrated
stones are not rubies at all. The great
ruby in the maltese cross of the British
imperial crown is really a spinel, a coun-
terfeit ruby. Burmah is the only country
in which genuine rubies have been found
in any quantities. Some of those found
in the United States are of the finest
quality, but they are few in number. They
are also found in Madras, Mysore, Cey-
lon, Afghanistan and Australia.
The royal crown of Portugal is the
most valuable in the world. 1t is valued
at SS,0O0000. The next in value is the
crown OF Russia, valued at $2,500OO, and
| Great Britain. S2.OOO,0O0. The Portugal dia-
dem is of solid gold and precious gems,
and weighs about three pounds five
ounces, troy. The Jewels consist of dia-
monds, rubies, pearls, sapphires and em-
eralds Many of these are historical relics
of Portugais former greatness. They
were brought to enrich the crown of
Portugal when the wines of the Indies
and Brazil were a the disposition of that
valiant little country. Four of the dia-
monds are of enormous value. Portugal
is now a very limited territory, but the
imposing titles of former days are still
continued by the ruling monarch. Don
Carlos cOnjures as the king of Portu-
gal and the Algarves, within and beyond
the seas IN Africa; Lord of Guinea and OF
the Navigation and Commerce of Ethio-
pia, Arabia, Persia and the Indies"
Mrs. Kate l.. Glasford of Muskegon
county has the unique distinction of hav-
ing had five husbands, each of whom was
a war veteran. She is a Well-preserved
woman of 81 years and of exceedingly at
tractive appearance, according to the Chi
cago Chronicle. Her first husband, Will
lam c. Simmons of Fort Kinney, Neb.,
was a member of the United States dra-
goons, and she served as a nurse. For
meritorious services at Harrison's land
ing, she was presented by President Lin
coin with a gold medal. She was on the
field at Gettysburg, where the soldiers
knew her as the lady in gray" Simmons
was soon after taken prisoner and she
never heard of him again. At Marshall,
Mich, after the war closed, she married
Andrew ]. Harrington. Divorced in 1876,
she married John White, from whom she
also obtained a divorce. For a while she
nursed yellow fever patients in Florida,
| receiving a gold medal from the govern
ment for her heroic work In 1889 she
moved to Muskegon county and married
William Fowler but she could not get
along with him, either, and after a short
time was legally free again Then, after
a time, came her present husband, Glas-
ford. Mrs Glasford has been collector
of customs at Port Sherman and post
mistress at Button.
1t is perfectly safe to say that the ow-
ner who maintains a completely appoint
ed stock farm, another where the year
| lings are handled from June until October,
and which becomes the winter quarters as
soon as the racing season is closed, and a
stable of horses in training besides, must
win each season $4,000 to 100000 before
he has made a profit says Leslie's Week
~. OF course he has his fun and the en-
jOyment of seeing his home-bred horses
beat those of other breeders, but most men
like a substantial profit as well, as some
compensation for the risk they have as
sumed. II no crack jockey is retained,
but chances are taken on securing the
| services of the free-lance jockeys, Of
course a material saving Is effected; most
owners take these chances because of the
| uncertainty of the true racing form OF
their 2-year-olds, for nothing is so CALLING
as to see your jockey getting his $1,000 or
$1,000 year, standing on the ground, with
no horses you can give him a mount on.
What the gentlemen herein referred to
desire above all things Is to win with
horses of their own breeding, and to main
tain the dignity and high reputation of the
sport of thoroughbred racing. The decls-
ion by the courts of this state has settled
once and for al that racing is a legitimate
sport and thus gentlemen and ladies' can
enjoy the sport Of kings and not feel them
selves outlaws.
AN interesting phase Of the Klondike
craze Is the frantic determination OF many
young women TO go. All the expeditions
are bcsiegcd by women applicants. A wo-
man who has roughed II on the Klondike
says that her sisters who go 20 the far
north will need the following OUTFIT, ac-
cording TO the ST. Louis Republic one
medicine case filled on the advice OF a
good physician; two pairs OF extra heavy.
all-wool blankets; one small pillow, one
fur robe, one warm shawl one fur coat.
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