The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01


that high forehead is a proof of superior
intelligence. To the large hind head has
been attributed an unusual degree of ami
malism. DR.. c. Blapham, an anthropolo-
gist of high repute throughout Europe, has
given arguments in favor of the posterior
lobes in a recently published paper which
shows that man, of all creatures, has the
most highly developed posterior lobes and
that the ablest men and races have them
in the highest perfection.
According to German authority, the
fact that the locust tree attains in % 10
So years the same thickness as the pine in
so, and the oak in 100 years. has led 10
some Valuable Investigations as to the
industrial value of this variety in wood;
the conviction was particularly strong on
the part of L. Kauch that acacia wood has
an important future, especially as regards
its employment for mining purposes. The
same timber is also foand TO excel in the
properties of firmness and durability, and
is, therefore, well suited for many other
mechanical uses, such as wheels, bungs,
ladder steps. etc. 1t is we'll known, of
course, that the tree in question ,thrives
in the poorest soil, even in the rubbish of
stone quarries and slaty declivities.
Some of the New York papers are
again agitated over the proper naming of
men who have studied at Harvard and
Yale says the Philadelphia Press. One of
them says it has never been reconciled
to 'Yalensian' (small wonder), and sol
emily declares that the word is Strain
ing after effect" 1t might also have add
ed "a straining after-effect' II recon-
mends "Yaler''-not to be called "yaner''
and says that 'Harvarder' is the proper
thing for persons from the Cambridge col
lege. Some people take these things so
seriously. But the subjects of the discus
sion do not. Did you ever hear a yale
man" speak of another as anything else?
L never remember having done so. l GER
tanly never heard a Harvard man" use
any other phrase but Harvard man."
They would laugh at anything less simple,
and they would be right in so doing. Sure
ly they have a right to name themselves.
in her ''West African Studies" Miss
Kingsley tells this story about the famous
driver" ants: 81 was in a little village.
and out of a hut came the owner and his
family and all the household parasites peiF-
nell, leaving the drivers in possession. but
the mother and father of the family when
they recovered from this unwonted burst
of activity, showed such lively concern,
and such unmist akable signs of anguish
the hut, that I thought it must be the
baby In him far corner for hoorr
shrieked the distracted parents, and into
that hut l charged. Too truei There in
the corner lay the poor little thing, a mere
inert black mass, with hundreds of cruel
drivers already swarming upon il. To
seize 1t and give it to the distracted moth
er was. as the reporter would say. the
work of an instant She gave a crv Of
low nd n -
barrel, where her husband held it down
with hoe, chuckling contentedly. SILVER
not, my friend, at the callousness of the
Ethiopian; that there thing wasn't an in
fant-it was ham!
Admiral Dewey's brother, Charles, is
the president of a Vermont life insurance
company, and when, the other day. there
was circulated some advertising matter ex
plotting this relationship in a decidedly
offensive way a good many people who
happened to see 1t were disguised and an
CRY, says the New York Times. OF course
nothing could have been in more deplor-
able taste than an attempt to make can
ital out of a brothers fame as a nation al
hero, and equally. of course, nothing could
have been more injudcious than to offend
such OF the insurance companys possible
patrons as were also persons with some
regard Tor common decency. 1t is there
fore pleasant TO learn that when the ad
verusements in question were brought for
explanation and defense to Presidant
Charles Dewey he instantly denounced and
disowned them, and proceeded to investi-
gate their origin with a stern vieor that
was ominous for the originator He was
soon discovered in the person of a fresh
and foolish youth, very recently added RI
the companys staff of employees IN this
city. The idea was his own, and no had
put IL in print without any consultat ton
with mis- superiors. AS many as possible
OF the OFFENDING circulars were inmedi-
ateiy destroyed, and there the matter ends
except, possibly, as regards the fresh and
foolish victim of misguided enterprise
New York city's fire department will Ia
the first TO have fire engine propelIed hv
air, says the New York Mail and Exnress
The New York Autotruck Comnanv is
now building an engine for the danart
ment, which, if successful will eventnaI,,
result in the retirement of all the horses
IN the service. Fire Commissioner. Scan
neil will give The new engine a tboroueyb
test, and Il IL does half what its designers
claim for it the machine will he nur-
chased by the department In comment
ing upon the horseless engine of long ago
which was propelled by steam. Chief r2on-
ner said: This city had four horseless en-
gines, furnished in 1874, and continued m
use them for several years. Our exnar,-
ence with this class of engine was found
to be that they were difficult to manage on
narrow thoroughfares and with consider
able risk connected with carving ion
pounds or more of steam in the boiler
while proceeding to alarms of fire. They
were unreliable in winter with snow or
ice on the ground. They did not comnare
favorably with the horse engine. II was
therefore, deemed exped ent 10 change and
We have had no experience since with This
class Of engine" The great difficulty with
the horseless engines of a quarter NJ a
century ago was the fact that they were
compelled TO carry 100 pounds OF steam
They 80 heated quarters during warm
weather as 10 cause great discomfort 70
the firemen. II Is pointed out. however
by high officers of the force that quarter
OF century has elasped since the intro
duction OF the horseless steam engine. ana
great improvements have been made IN
even this machine. The air fire engine is
expected 10 be a great step in the progress
OF hre lighting. II the test Of il Is sue
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