The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-07

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 The Georgia Federation of Womens Clubs has recently issued a brochure urging school teachers not only to cul- tivate that saving sense of humor" in themselves, but to train their pupils to an appreciation of the funny side of life.
 After prolonged negotiations the French and German governments have agreed to open telephone communica- tions between Paris and Berlin. The distance between the two cities is about 750 miles, and the dine covering it will be begun at once.
 Brooklyn has been called the City of Churches but the Rev. Dr. J. VT. Car son says that of the 100000 popula- tion oftthat borough at least 60O,000 are not reached by either the Catholic, Protestant or Hebrew churches and that, generally speaking, "The church Is not reaching the people,
 A German authority on agricultural matters, Dr. E. Hahn, suggeste that the government should send an expedition to Bolivia and Peru for the express purpose of studying the potato in it's original home, where many varieties unknown in Europe are grown. He be- lieves that some way could be found of improving the potato so that it would not deteriorate too soon.
 A curious figure in French politics has disappeared from Paris. This Is Mime. Bastien, who was charwoman at the German embassy. She used to en- Yer the building at in the morning and empty the contents of the waste paper baskets, coat pockets and any drawers she could ransack into re- ceptacle, which, was handed over to another agent of the French espoinage department. Mime. Bastien could neither read nor write, so the second agent sorted the papers. This went on for many years and the Germans had not the slightest suspicion of the truth
 The report of Georgia's State treas- urer, just handed to Governor Candler. shows a remarkable increase, not only in the number of State banks in Geor- gia, but in the business they have done in the last year By comparison with the statement of 1899, it seems that the volume of business has increased $4, 565,37612, thes howing being the best ever made by the State banks. Last year there were 119 State banks in Georgia, while this year there are 139, during that time The total resources of all the State banks aggregate $37,- 577,933f0. The figures also show the cash on hand at the present time to be $2,S41 OS3.75 The total liabilities of all the banks is put down at exactly the figure of that of the total resources
 General Davis, in command in Porto Rico, says that he needs one thousand tons of provisions every week to relieve the distress, which in many places comes nigh to starvation. General Davis adds these directions: Rice, beans and codfish or bacon are the cheapest and most acceptable food ma- terials, and these people do not know how to manage other materials. Hun dreds of tons Of four have been sent | down, the baking of which the people | generally know nothing, and to utilize | which has been found most difficult. | People at home should be made to un- l are trying to save from starvation are | a primitive race. They live in huts of | bark and thatch, and eat the simplest food. I sincerely hope that your com mittee will bear in mind that food is the first requisite, and the people can live in Porto Rico without anything else. but that without food they must die.
 A German, Joseh Vollmer, has in- vented what he calls the Motor Vors- pam. that is finding acceptance every where, and seems destined to play an part in putting the horse out of business. It is simply a two wheeled automobile, driven by gasoline or electricity, but useless unless it takes the place of the two front wheels of some vehicle. In that case, the cost of the change, which can be made in few hours for most vehicles, is confined to the Vorspann and the cost of mak- ing ready for it by taking away from the vehicle it's forward running gear, and substituting therefor the motor. l By this simple substitution, new or
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