The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

1t - sdio tndt western nrm recently
adopted the rather unique name of 1.-THE
Flying Squadron The people of the
town could not figure out what it meant
until the first of the month, when a lot
| of bills came due. Then the store was
| found closed and brief note tackled on
! the door read: Ordered TO the Philip
pines" That, of course, explained mat
! ters.
A woman returning from a stay in
England is authority for the statement
! that il is not uncommon over there for
| the owner of a handsome suburban resi-
'dence TO receive for pay an autumn or
winter house party She will act as chap
! eron, If desired, or will efface herself in
| her own quarters, directing the manage
| ment OF the servants to relieve the tenn
porary hostess from all care of that sort.
Spokane, Wash, is now factiously called
the CITY of Busted Milionaires." The
beautiful residences Of the town were
built on bluff overlooking the river, and
were originally designed for two classes
OF citizens-the real estate men and the
bankers They are now said to be prin-
cipally occupied by the lawyers who acted
as receivers for the banks or who other
wise helped to conduct those and other
institutions through insolvency.
Nantucket, Mass stin has a town
crier who is engaged by the merchants
to announce their auctions and by sum
mer visitors to call attention TO social
events. Once in while he has to spread
the alarm when a child is lost. On his
own account he meets the steamboats,, gets
the newspapers and runs through the
streets calling out the principal headings
| The old residents can keep abreast of the
times merely by listening to his cries.
The Greek government has prepared a
bill to establish an "antiquities-gendar-
merle" the special function of which will
be the guardianship of the national Greek
antiquities, including places where no ex-
caVauons are at present in progress, in
the interest of the Greek people Every
man who shall be admitted to this corps
is to possess certain degree of necessary
culture, in order that he may understand
what is confided to- his observation and
protection.
bee culturists are now puzzling over a
new subject. These are numerous enough
to have a newspaper Organ of their
| own, and are filing It's columns with in
| cidents to prove that bees will quickly
! attack a man with black hair or wearing
| black hat veil with black spots or
| black gloves on his hands than those who
go to the hives as blondes or wearing light
colors. Evidence seems to be pretty con-
| elusive too that bees have a color sense,
to certain extent, at least.
Mosquitoes have discovered that foggy
England is admirably suited to their tastes
and the newspapers reeound with letters
| OF complaint from indignant readers who
! ascribe the pest to the introduction of
| tropical palms, to the return of Indian
| nabobs with their baggage fun of mos
! quito eggs, etc. The past summer has
| been exceptionally hot and the insects
|
| will be a good chance to study the con-
| nection between mosquitoes and malaria.
-Workmen on the conduits for the un-
foreground trolley line in West Broadway,
| New York. have uncovered an interesting
relic in the form of wooden water pipes
| that were laid in 1884, The pipes were con
| structed from logs about the size of or
| binary telegraph poles. The bore is about
three inches in diameter. That the pipes
would still be serviceable if they were
| large enough is shown by the fact that
the wood is decayed only to the depth of
about half an inch from the outside sur
face. Otherwise the wood is perfectly
! sound.
Harry F. Watson, a blind newspaper
man of New York, has opened an exchange
| for the blind, in the hope of bringing the
| afflicted and the public closer together. 1t
| is Mr. Watson's intention to show that
| blind people would rather work than ac-
| cept charity. The field for labor will, of
| course, be somewhat limited, but 1t is easy
| to believe that work can be found even
for the unframed blind. This philanthroplc
| enterprise is especially important in New
| York, as there are at least LOCO blind
| people wholly dependent at present on
charity.
The mural tablet which is to adorn the
the interior of the state capitol in Column
bia, S. c., has just been completed in that
city The necessary funds for the work
were raised by a group of women of whom
| Mrs. 5. Reed Stoney was the leading spirit
| The tablet is of white Vermont marble,
eight feet long by four feet wide At the
/ top 1t Is surrounded by a beautifully CHS
| eied state flag and painted tree On its
| face is the ordinance of secession. with all
| the names of the signers The whole let
| tering consists of more than 5000 words.
! With appropriate ceremonies, the tablet is
| to be unveiled on Dec. 20 next, the ami
versary of the passing of the secession
| ordinance
Theatrical managers in Havana are ar
ranging for American attractions. Inter
prefers are brushing up their English and
| anticipating rich harvest Hackmen
! nave reprinted their more or less dilapi-
| DARED vehicles, express wagons for the first
1ime wear coats of scarlet. that Amert-
/ OdAAS may Know LOT what they are intend
| ed, and while the general public is eager
| ~ patronizing teachers of English and pre-
| pairing for the Americans in every posi-
! Die way, officials are seeking to accumu-
| late every cent which can be grasped I'M
| der the color of law or government author
| lty, so that they may live on the proceeds
when the base of supplies is cut Off
"A telegram from Dallas says: Com
pany X, First Texas Cavalry, which is
reported missing mysterlously from Camp
| WikoH, and for which the war depart
| ment has had out tracers is scattered
through Texas. Seven of the company
| arrived here tonight The soldiers say
that they went through the Cuban and
Porto Rican campaigns and were then
sent to Camp Wikoff. There were no
rents Tor them and finally they were
placed in tents vacated by sick soldiers.
The army surgeons came around and, sup
posing they We're i'll, gave them fur
loughs. They said they did not complain,
so they took their papers and cuiatlv