The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A well-preserved Roman camp has
been discovered on the right bank of the
Narenta, in Herzegovina. A section %
feet long by go feet wide has been traced.
Part of the walls, gates and towers are
still standing.
The whole increase in all branches Of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for
the year was 90225. The report showed
the relief expenditures by lodges to be 3d.,
126.05O; relief by encampments. $249 7S6, AMI
by Rebekah lodges, $47140, making a total
of s., 422,9S6
in Derbyshire the tourist encounters at
this season the woman guide. Not the
members of the Ladies' Guide Associa ion,
but attractive and capable young women,
who do the honOrs OF stately ChatswOrth
and historic Haddon hall. Their conduct
leaves nothing to be desired. At Chats
worth they are neatly dressed in ordinary
apparel. wearing only a tiny housemaid :
cap, without "streamers." to Indicate their
office. They are young, genteel in ap-
pearance, conduct themselves with great
decorum and are thoroughly self-possess-
ed and dignifed in manner. Not the most
jOcular of American globe trotters would
draw more than suppressed smile from
one Of them.
The recent death in Italy of Giacoma
Naretti ended a most romantic career. The
son of poor Italian parents, Naretti learn
ed the trade of a carpenter and went TO
Africa during his country's early occupa-
ton Of that continent. There his trade
stood him in good stead. He attracted the
attention of Emperor John of Abyssnia,
for whom he built a throne, called the
throne of Solomon. II was a modest wood
en- affair. but it excited the admiration ana
wonder of the dusky King. Later for EN-
peror Menelek he built royal palace, and
was then made a sort of minister of pub
lie works. He married an English wo-
man, got rich and lived in palace of his
own.
In spite of the fact that she is not a
celebrity the portrait of little Roso Mars
ton of New York has probably a wider
circulation and is more highly priced than
that of any of her sisters in the ranks of
the professional beauty. Miss Marston
who is now but 10 years old posed for the
figures which are printed on 81 bills issued
by the government during 1896 As there
were 744OO0 bills of that denomination is
sued during the year it is seen that Miss
Marston's picture is priced and treasured
by many thousands of people, who have
never heard of the young woman herself.
She is said 10 be the most beautifully
income of $50 a week by acting as an ar
fists model. One of her most famous en-
gagements was as a model for the beau
tiful figure paintings which decorate the
walls of the Congressional Library at
Washington.
People, who are called by business or
pleasure to tropical countries for the first
time, invariably lay in a stock of gauze
and silk underwear. When they arrive at
their destination they discover that their
clothes are entirely useless. Every one,
who keeps his health in the tropics, wears
next mis- skin thin f1annels, which are the
best guardian against the various ills due
to the climate If silk or gauze garments
are worn and become the least damp from
perspiration and if a cool wind blows on
the wearer he is certain to get pneumonia
or some stomach trouble. Old-time resi-
dents in the orient wear a thick flannel
and their nightrobes are of a particularly
heavy kind of wool. 1t is for the reason
of protection that the Arabs wear blankets
and burnous of coarse wool which is the
only fabric that let's the perspiration evap-
crate. An important thing in tropical
countries is to protect the back of the
head and neck from the rays of the sun.
and for this reason the pith helmets are
in favor among travellers. Temperance in
the use of liquors and perfect digestion
are OlutI pltSGI dllNtS from SullSlAOhG.
Any stomach trouble is dangerous.
Few people have any idea of the impor-
lance of the kangaroo leather industry
in the United States, and even many peo-
pie in the trade are unaware that during
the past year something like 500 900 kan
CARGO hides entered New York so per
cent of which were tanned in one large
establishment in Newark, " ]. These
hides come from Australia and New Zea-
land, where these huge pOuched mammals
are hunted-in some instances at a dis
lance of $50 miles from the coast-and are
transported in Australia to Sydney and
Newcastle in New Zealand, 10 Masterton,
whence they are shipped. Kangaroo leath-
er is remarkable for its toughness and
density, the latter quality rendering 1t i'm
pervious to water, 1t is largely used in
America, among other purposes for book
binding, as very strong covers can be made
with IL, and is especially suitable for the
corners of large account books. The large
demand in the states for kangaroo skins
mas induced some of the tanners to fit out
hunting expeditions for Australia and
New Zealand, but these have not been
very successful. because it has not been
possible TO properly control the hunters
employed, and moreover, kangaroo hunting
IS attended with great danger to the hunts
men. The animal rushes with lightning
speed upon its opponent, tearing open the
breast with its enormously powerful fore
claws, and so causing speedy death Each
hunting party must consist of at least
eight men, all skilful riders The beasts
are hunted by means of men riding into
their herds armed with spears and clubs
AS soon as one of the animals is killed it
is drawn out of the herd, skinned. and its
hlde stretched upon the ground by means
Oh wooden pegs TO prevent it shrinking.
incense and perfumes have been in use
from the very earliest times. In Exodus
We read: Take unto thee sweet spices
stacte onycha and galbanum; these sweet
spices with pure frankncense; of each
there shall be- like weight; and thou
shait make 1T perfume, a CONNECTION aft
er the art of the apothecary (or perfumerl
tempered Cor salted) together. pure and
molly The Greeks, it is well known. large
~ used perfumes aud ontments of all
Kinds and the immense supply of delicate
pear-shaped bottles of every hue-ranging
from deep indigo TO the most exquisite iri-
descent colors-that are dug UP in such
quantities in every villa and toni, S,or,