The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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cred and compiled statistics which show
that of $1,000 students in nearly 200 col
! leges and universities in this country
nearly 2lO00 are from the agricultural
classes.
The authorities at Greenwich obserVa-
tory, at Kew. are greatly agitated for fear
the construction of the electric lines in the
neighborhood. which have been authoriz d.
should disturb the magnetic recording in
struments.
An expert has risen to explain that
stage fright really comes from disorder
ed stomach. He argues from this that per-
sons meditating public appearances should
be careful of their diet and adhere to reg
ular habits.
The sacred fires of India have not all
been eXtnguished. The most ancient.
which still exists, was consecrated at Vod-
wada twelve centuries ago in commence
ration of the voyage made by the Parsees
when they emigrated from Persia to India
For the contemplated telephone con-
nection between Berlin and Paris, two
lines are to be constructed. one a direct
line from Berlin TO Paris. and the other
by way of Frankfort, so that a complete
breakdown of the service between the two
capitals will be a remote contingency.
People marvel at the mechanism of the
human body, with its 1872 bones and 60 ar
teries. But man is simple in this respect
compared with the carp That remarka Die
fish moves no fewer than 1885 bones and
muscles every time it breathes. 1t has
4,320 veins, to say nothing of It's 80 muscles
A Minnesota man captured a kingfish-
er when it was young, made a pet of it.,
and trained the bird to capture fish and
lay them at its masters feet. In summer
the bird is taken to the river, where fsh
are known to abound, and set at liberty.
1t poises high in the air, and suddenly
dropping, grasps its victim and promptly
delivers the fish to its master.
big Ben" the huge clock which
strikes the hours for the British House of
Parliament was stopped not long ago for
a time. because its ponderous notes greatly
disturbed woman who was lying i'll in the
vicinity. People of the neighborhood
We're so delighted at the silence that sew
eral of them have asked that the giant
clocks striking be always stopped at
night.
AT the present time there are between
500 and 900 men in New York who are
worth a million dollars or more In 1915,
when New York had population of no.,
coo, there were only nineteen men who
were assessed at 100000 or more, and the
highest assessment was only 100000. In
the list the names of John Jacob Aston,
Jacob Lorillard, and Jonathan Ogden are
prominent.
Before the end Of the year four new
torpedo boats of great speed will be added
to the United States navy. Each of the
four will have a speed of thirty knots an
hour. The Dahgren and T. A. VI. Craven
are twin boats 147 feet long, while the
Bailey which Is really a torpedo boat
destroyer, is 205 feet long, and the String
ham, which has already been launched,
measures 225 feet over all.
The Countess Festetics Of Austria,
who, with her husband, has just escaped
from cannibals in the South seas, is a
California girl being the granddaughter
of J. B. Hdggin, the copper mine owner
and horseman. She married Count Feste-
tics in 1892 and the couple have spent most
of the time since in cruising on their
yacht in the Pacific. Last December the
Count tried to enter Manila bay with his
yacht, but needed a warning from Admir-
al Dewey and remained outside.
A strange story comes from New
Guinea of the loss and recovery of gold
worth fl.4OO. \ party of miners returning
accidentally allowed three bags of gold to
fall overheard when thirty miles from
port. on their arrival al Samarai a reward
of 10 was offered, and lugger ana a cut
ter went in search OF the lost gold. After
diving for some time in four fathOms wi h
out result, the owner of the cutter gave
orders 10 heave up The anchor, and when
the anchor came up one of the bags of
gold was found stuck in the fukes. TIE
other bags were then soon located and re-
covered.
An automobile street sweeper, the in
vention of NM. Thomas and Lerocher.
has recently been approved by the head
Of the street cleaning service of Paris, and
will doubtless be in general use before
the end of the present summer The pro-
Teling machinery of the new automobile
is placed in front while underneath and
behind are a tank and the sprinkling de-
vices; for the wagon sprinkles the streets
as wei as sweeps them. The brushes
come in the rear, and can be raised clear
of the street while ii is being sprinkled
The design is to run the car over the
street to be cleaned, first sprinklng it,
and then passing over it again to sweep
the dust into small piles. 1t is the in
tenton of the Paris authorities to also
have electric wagons to remove the dust
after 1t has been gathered into heaps
A railway in the Congo State in the
direction Of the Nile has recently been pro-
jeeted, and the Congo government has
authorized the preliminary study for the
construction of the new branches which
will connect the region of the Welle and
the Nile with that of the Tanganvfka
Leaving Stanley Falls, a port open at all
seasons to the largest steamers the main
line will be constructed about 800 niles in
an eastery direction to the plateau near
the Upper Ituri. From this point one
branch will be constructed north toward
Lake Albert Nyanza, while the other will
extend southerly toward Lake Tansan-
yika. The cost of the entire railroad 1s
estimated at between $4,000. 900 and $40 -.
oooeo5' and a reconnaissance is being made
under the direction Of NJ. Adam. who pre-
pared the plans for the Matadi-Leopo.d
Vile Line.
Among the other botanical curiosities
OF Colombia is singular tree known as
'leche miel' by the people and as ..Iac-
melles edulis" by the scientists save
William f. Curtis in the Cb;cago -,