The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The hill near Jerusalem, where the
crucifxion of Jesus occurred, is formed
of limestone. The shores of the Dead sea
are lined with pumicestone, shoWered out
of some volcano that destroyed Sodom
and Gomorrah, which cities finally sank
beneath the waters of the Dead sea.
Lake Rikwa, or Leopold, between
Lakes Tanganyika and Nyassa, in Central
Africa, which when first discovered, for
ty years ago, was $50 miles long by 80
broad, is reported by recent travellers to
have closed up completely. The bed of
the lake is now plain covered with thick
woods.
There are in Germany no less than
1000 women marble workers, S79 feminine
blacksmiths, 800 petticoated masons 147
female timers, besides 80 roadmakers. SO
skaters, 10 clockmakers, Z armorers. all of
the gentler sex, also lady chimney sweep
ers, and number of quarrywomen and
female workers in sewers.
In the Protestant Cemetery at Caen.
surrounded with yew and cypress trees.
there is a tomb which has just been re-
stored. The stone bears these words: "In
memory of George Brummell, ESQ, who
departed this life on the 18th March, 1910.
aged 81 years" The tomb contains the
remains of the noted favorite of George
".
Love me-" Make me merry. Warm
me up" and You don't expect it," have
been registered by the German patent Of
flee as trademarks for alcoholic drinks.
Salus stomach is accepted only be-
cause 1t is Latin, while zone before break
ing or and 1.-THE very last are reject
ed as being expressions in too common
use.
FLOATING bogs' are found in the Lake
of the Woods and other waters of Mime
sofa. The boys nourish a large number
of plants, shrubs, and even small trees.
as well as little animals. They drift about
with the winds, and sometimes. get caught
IN sheltered coves where they remain and
become fixed to the bottom.
"A yellow light has been obtained with
incandescent gas burners by German in
ventor at Krefeld. He alters the burners
SO that the gas is supplied at a pressure
OF three and half atmospheres. A SIN
gle jet Of ordinary size then emits light
OF more than 1000 candle power, by which
hne print may be read at a distance of 15O
feet from the light.
Paris Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has received a legacy
of 100000 francs from Nine. Chassegros
who was noted demimondaine under the
second empire. The conditions attached
are that precautions shall be taken to pre-
vent the i'll treatment of horses and an ef-
fort made to improve the condition of tHe
public pounds.
The Houston CTex.) Saengerbund re-
Gently celebrated fools night" The OBJ
servance of fools night by the Germans
of Houston is a unique ceremony of fun
and merriment. Every member of the
Saengerbund wears a false nose and Cog
giles and is provided with German long
pipe, and he who is able to make the big
gest fool of himself is the lion of the oc-
casion.
American type, although 30 per cent.
dearer than English, is used in half the
display work in Indian printing offices,
which an Anglo-Indian publisher says lis
hardly to be wondered at when each mail
brings beautifully printed prospectuses
from America, while the printer is hardly
aware that an English typefounder or ma
chine manufactures exists unless he sub
scribes to trade journal"
A new twenty-franc gold piece is to
be issued in France, and specimens have
already been issued to a favored few. On
one side is the Gallo cock, for which
reason they have already received the
name of louis au co., This fact has
opened up afresh the old controversy as
to the origin of the emblem. Some writ
ers have made out that the ancient Gauls
were the first to adopt it, but this. has
never been confirmed by any archaeology
ical discovery. The best opinion is that it
originated in mere pun, the Latin word
"gallus' meaning either a cock or an in
habitant of Gaul j. e.. France. The earl
lest known use of the device is to be
found on medal struck in Italy to cele-
brate the birth of Louis XII.
Another notable find has just been
added to the long list of historical mar
wells in the buried city of Pompeii, In
Southern Italy, says the Pathfinder A
house of exceptional beauty has been I'M
earthed. 1t is called the Domus Vittio-
rum. In the hall affairs, statuary and ia
bles remain almost as they were on the
fatal day, Aug. a. A. D. 70, when the
ashes and lava of Vesuvius cut the thread
of the busy and luxurious life of the civ
Among them four marble tables have
been especially well preserved, and at the
base of the columns in several places the
little affairs yet support the figures of the
gods and goddesses, Jupiter Venus. Bac-
chus and Cupid, to whom they We're dedi-
Gated. All the rooms opening from the
halls are richly decorated in the manner
peculiar to the Pompeiians, with sculp-
ture and paintings in colors, which are
yet almost as they were when first laid
The practice of removing all portable OBJ
jects found during the excavation from
the places Of their discovery to the Ma
tional museum of Naples. has been dis
continued by the Italian government, and
steps have been taken to preserve the
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