The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

to Boston school children this year at the
city's public bathing places. Any child IN
der Is years of age is entitled to the ben
eft of this teaching, which viii be given
two hours daily a the bath houses, and
one hour before and one hour following
high tide on the beaches. The instructors
have been appointed under the merit sys-
tenn, and Boston children, therefore, may
be expected TO learn scientific methods of
swimming. No attempt will be made to do
more than to teach a plain swimming
stroke, enough to enable the little ones TO
save themselves from drowning. Later in
the season instruction In life-saving work
will be given.
The effect of slow cooling on the size
of crystals was well shown at a recent
tearing down of an open-hearth furnace
which has been used in the manufacture
of railway rails. At one time a large
quantity of steel broke through the bottom
and the repairs were effected without the
removal of the metal, giving it chance
to cool very slowly. The crystals found
were OF extraordinary size, one measur-
ing one and three-eighth inches in length
by five-eighths inch in breadth. Had the
steel cooled in the, ordinary way the crys-
tails would have been extremely small no
larger than a few hundredths of an inch
in each dimension.
Comparatively few of those familiar
with 'he names OF TWO OIL Burn Heioes-
Tam OShanter ana Souter Johnny-are
aware of the actual names OF the two
m0i 1 g'iies VI 90 80, nor
divided, for they sleep not far from each
other in Kirkoswald church yard. The
stone which marks the grave of John Dav-
idson (Souter johnny has fallen into de-
cay, yet the name is legibie. The monu-
,fT Ton n
was erected by him to the memory of his
SON. who was followed by Helen McTag
CART Clans wife). Souter Johnny died
in 1906, aged 70, and Tam in 1911, aged Y.
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says: Ihere was milo sensation the
other day when the little town of Gaus-
bach. district of Rastatt. Baden. publish
ed its annual financial statement for the
wear 1898. The towns citizens have to pay
no municipal taxes. Gausbach IS not only
ont of debt but is in a position to pay
! bonus of Sl3S5 to every male citizen and
to every widow in town. Besides this.
| every one gets his fuel free from the vast
| forests belonging to the town | have
| Investigated the matter and found that
st,e 5;,io t ~ ,ast t1a,,t1, a. tbjr-
| ~ wears has asked no municipal taxes.
! has Maid the annual ner canita bonus and
| has given each citizen his winters supply
of fuel There are good many people
in Germanv who would like to be cIti-
zans of Causharb
!
| Tucked away in quaint old-World cor
| ners we find some of the most odd per-
| .opacoz cave Teslie's Weekly Such is
! he orsat art.fciaI-eI-e maker and naint-
| or 4 NIu,Iar T+jnner In ouaint J.auscha
! in ,bo 1or,, bcart Of old Tburingen's dense
| rorasls ora bigb mountains he sits and
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! Hinnar he defflv mixed 5ifferent colored
glasses over his gas-lamp and within a
hal1 ,hour brought !oIln perIect repre-
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