The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

prevalent there il has been decided to To-
cate the power station in one of the best
protected positions on the rock. This is
what is known as the Kings Bastion, cut
out of solid rock, and formerly used as
an artillery barracks.
The Philadelphia Record says: when
the tidings was carried to John Wana-
maker on Thursday night that fire was
raging at Thirteenth and Market streets.
in dangerous proximity to his big store,
the messenger, who was badly fiurried,
found him engaged in conducting services
in the Bethany Sunday school building
He received the message without change
of countenance and calmly continued with
the service. Another mueh-excited mes
senger arrived a few minutes later with
the information that the fire was spread
ing rapidly. In what building did the fire
originate? asked Mr.. Wanamaker gently
placing his hand on the excited mans
shoulder to quiet him. When this was
told him he remarked coolly, Well, then,
guess I'd better CO. He then inquired
if his carriage had arrived yet. 1t had not
and with the remark, oh, well, then, let's
continue until the carriage arrives he
proceeded with the service. When he ar
rived at the scene he was the calmest per-
son there"
"A Washington dispatch says: Consul
John c. Covert has written from Lyons
to the state department an interesting let
ter upon the new uses of glass. In it he
tells of pavements of ceremic stone or de-
vitrif1ed glass which have been laid on
principal streets in Lyons and which, I'M
der heavy and continuous traffic for sew
eral months, have shown no greater de-
terioration than marks the similar life Of
stone pavements. He also says glass in
being made into material known as &C.
ramo-crystal and is being widely used for
buildings and interior decorations, such
as cut stone. The new material possesses
all the intrinsic qualities physical and
chemical, of glass, except the transpar-
ency, and at the same time is made TO
resist crushing, frost, heavy shocks and to
stand usage. A proposition to erect
glass house or luminous palace at the
Paris Exposition next year will likely be
pushed and the building will present com
pletely the possibilities of glass as a struc-
tural material.
The application of the Roentgen rays es-
pecially in the domain of medicine and
surgery, are of constantly widening use
fulness, although one hears less of them
in the daily presses, now that the keen
edge of novelty has been blunted by
worlds appreciation. Two fields of ex-
pioration made possible by the flourescence
OF vacuum tubes and recently entered
are of noteworthy promise. One is the ex-
animation of lung tissue in the case of con.
sumption. The healthy lung gives com
paratively little shadow in the sciagraph.
while the diseased tissue has a much dark
er appearance in the picture. It is thus
possible to ascertain exactly the part af-
fected and to attempt palliative or rene
dial treatment accordingly. The other re-
cent use of the Roentgen ray of especial
value Is In observing the movements of
the stomach and its contents in the prelim-
mary digestive process. By mixing submit
trate of bismuth, which is said to be a
harmless powder with the food, the move
ments of the stomach may be seen by
means of the Horoscope under suitable
conditions.
"A company is being formed In Brussels.
under the name Of the international cleo
trio post system, to erect electrical central
stations for charging accumulators at diff
ferent points on good driving roads, where
automobile vehicles, particularly of tour
lists, would be likely to travel. The plan
provides for establishments where not only
accumulators may be charged, but accom-
modations, supplies, and repairs provided
for bicycles and all forms of auto-car-
tors office on the premises, and probably
in direct or near connection hotel or inn
where travellers may put up for the night
1t is intended that the first system shan
be operated on the road between Brussels
and Paris along the Mouse valley. Event
ually the system will cover all the we'll
travelled roads of France and Belgium. and
1t is believed that sufficient patronage win
De given tho wayside stations by the large
nnr sAf
these roads, to afford them support untiI
the practice of travelling by electric or
other self-propelling carriages becomes
firmly established.
THE Chicago Avenue Church Of Chi
cago," says a correspondent, sis common
ly known as 'Moody's Church. Some few
years ago its officials were accustomed 10
distribute cards on the streets, earnestly
urging people to come to the Sunday serv-
ices, even if they could stay only ten min
utes.' Crowds accepted these invitations
and often stayed only ten minutes SO that
there was constant coming and going.
especially at the evening service, much to
the annoyance of the speakers and the
discomfort of the regular worshippers.
Even Mr.. Moody's attractiveness did not
break up the bad habit Of the disturbers.
At length he determined on heroic meas
uISb. coming forward TO the edge of the
pulpit platform one Sunday evening.
little before he was to begin his sermon,
he took the audience into his confidence
in this way: My friends, we all know that
bellboys and chambermaids who work in
second and third-class hotels have to be
up very early in the morning, and they
are, therefore. obliged to go to bed In good
season. So you will excuse them If they
leave the church before the service closes.
But If any of them are obliged to go to-
night, will they please just go while we
sing the next hymn, and then they won't
disturb the sermonp 1t is needless to |
say that there were apparently no bell
boys or chambermaids in the congregation
that night, nor ever after. And the I'M
fortunate invitations Were withdrawn"
Treating of the electric utilization Of |
water falls, L. D. W. Mogie says in Cas-
sier's Magazine: Generally speaking, other |
things remaining equal, generating plants |
the power house, hydraulic and |
electric machinery, as a whole cost less
as the head Increases until certain limits |
have been reached. When the head is |