The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

eleven for the ear seventeen for the mo-
tons of the head and neck, one to move
the hairy scalp, one for the eyebrows.
in France the state has a monopoly
for the sale of matches and tobacco.
Nearly 35,0OOO 900 matches were manufact-
ured in France during 1897, and about
100000 were brought from other coun-
tries. About 800 matches per head is the
estimated annual consumption of matches
in France. The profit upon these was
nearly 100000.
The fastest reports concerning the
Anglican Church in Hawaii, which may
be transferred to the American Episcopal
Church, show that here are in the islands
seven clergymen, seven churches and a
membership of 800, of whom fifteen are
Hawaiians. There are 5000 Congrega-
tionaiists and 5000 Roman Catholics in
the island.
Every one who has been In a CONT
mental city at carnival time has seen the
confetti" which are thrown about in
mimic warfare in the streets. The max
ing and selling of these tiny paper pellets
constitute an industry of some little i'm
portance. 1t is estimated that the Paris
ians alone spend $780, upon them every
year. The total weight of confetti sold
in Paris in year has been estimated at
10000 kilogrammes, or more than 1000
tons.
Emperor Williams journey has called
out the usual exegetes, who find his trip
to Jerusalem forecast in the Bible, nat
Crally in Revelation, which has been the
favorite book of the seers and mystics OF
al times The particular verse
that is supposed to fit En-
peror Williams venture is the sec
ond of Chapter XII of Revelation, and
reads But the court which is without
the temple leave out and measure it not
for it is given unto the Gentle; and the
Holy City shall they tread under foot for
ty and two months"
1t was Frederick II. Emperor of Ger
many, and sometimes also known as Bar
barossa, who in the sixth crusade, lasting
from 1928 TO 1923, achieved the first real
German triumph In Palestine. Jerusa-
lem was yielded to him by treaty and
without a battle. But when he desired
to be crowned King of Jerusalem he was
compelled TO perform the ceremony him
self as no priest dared anoint a prince
who had been communicated by the
Pope. The kingdom Frederick attempted
to found was only ephemeral, however,
All traces of German power soon dis4p-
peared, and William II will find nothing
now to remind him of the event. But
it is not improbable that in making his
request of the sultan for a cession OF ter
ritory he may revive this shadOwy claim
and seek to renew the brief authority of
a German emperor exercised nearly 100
years ago.
"A weaving machine has been invent
ed in Verviers, France, known as the
Millar, which gives most satisfactory re-
suits. The machine lends itself readily to
weaving yarns of different color and quail
sl,n loo1.I, T..
piled according to taste. Raw material of
inferior quality can also be used, as there
is little strain on the thread in this mode
of weaving, the welt thread floating like
that of a knitter. The production is aston
ishingiy rapid; 120 to 200 meters can be
woven in a day Of ten hours. There is
also great economy of hand work one
workman being able to oversee six ma
| chimes. The motive force is perhaps one
! half thai demanded by the ordinary ma
! chine, the NIillar having the motion of
| sewing machine or of knitting needles. 1t
| will be advantageously used in the manu-
| facture Of plain stuffs, drapery and velvet.
1t is not very well suited to novelties.
| Without reVolutiOniZing The weaving pro-
| cess, it Ie9lizea an ingenious idea in the
| line of simple mechanism.
Spain possesses one of the largest
building in the world. 1t is at once, says
the New York World, a palace, museum
library, picture gallery, a monastery,
| a church and a burial place. This wonder
| full edifice is called the Escorial, although
| the name Is very generally corrupted both
| in England and America into "Escurial."
| The Escorial was commenced in 1868 by
order of Philip II of Spain and was in
! tended partly as a royal burying place for
! the kings of Spain and partly as d com
memoration of Philips victory over the
French al st. Quentin in 1857, II is built
| entirely of granite, and measures 744 feet
| in length by $50 feet in breadth. AT each
corner is a tower 200 feet in hight. The
| building is supposed to represent an enor-
nous gridiron lying upside down, and this
| shape is believed to have reference to ST.
| Lawrence, who was martyred on a grid
| iron. Twenty-one years were spent in
building it, and it cost $12,000,000 II has
| been twice partly destroyed by lightning
and was sacked by the French soldiers
in 1905 There are 1900 doors and II 1000
windows.
| Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept by
man was a wasp which Sir John Lub-
book caught in the Pyreness and resolved
| to tame. The London Chum
| says he began by teaching
1t to take its meals on his hand
! and although the tiny creature VASE at
! first shy of going through its table d'hote
| on such unusual festive board, in a
very short space of time it grew to expect
! to be III that way. Sir John preserved
| this yet with the greatest care. True, it
! stung him once, but then it had every
| excuse for doing so. Sir John was exam
| lining it on a railway journey, and the
| door being opened by ticket collector he
| unceremoniously stuffed &c into a bottle
| and the outraged Spaniard, not feeling
| quite at home during the process, gave
| him a gentle reminder to the proper
way to treat guest. The wasp was a
| pet in every sense Of the word, and be-
| came so fond of its owner that it allowed
| itself to be stroked. 1t enjoyed civiliza-
! ton for just nine months. when it fell
| i'll, and although Sir John did all he could
| to pr0long its life it died. Many wasps
| have teen under Sir Johns observations,
but he has never had such a genuine pet
as this one.
In a recent newspaper paragraph CO.
| caine was recommended as a remedy for
| the sting of bees or wasps. In regard to
| the application of this drug an Oxford NJ
| d. now says that it is never entirely free
| IL til.