The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

Y, has been invited by the archbishop or
Canterbury to preach the opening sermon
in St. Paurs cathedral, London at the BIZ
centennial of the Society for the Propaga-
ton of the Gospel next June.
According to the Engineer the daily to-
tai of water supplied 10 London during
last November was POI, 2S1 664 gallons for
a population estimated at 6,015lH, repre-
sent!ng a daily consumption per head of
1874 gallons. A large percentage of the
water was obtained from the Thames.
"A French naturalist quoted by Popu-
lar Science News asserts that eff the
world should become birdless, man could
not inhabit it after nine years time, in
spite of all the sprays and poisons that
could be manufactured for the distinctions
of insects. The bugs and slugs would
simply eat up all the orchards and crops
in that time"
The use of photography in surveying
was the subject of paper recently read
by Col. Lausiedat of the French army,
before the Paris Academy of Sciences
Speaking of the excellent results obtained
by this method he referred to the work of
Russian engineers in surveying the line
of railroad intended to connect Tiflis vita
Kars and later to run to Teheran. In less
than a year the Russian engineers have
been able to make the exact survey of
about 800 square miles of the most irreg-
ular land in the world and a an average
of IS per mile, while the usual system Of
survey would have cost three times that
amount.
"A scientific statistical work just pub
lished fixes the population of Europe at
38l 100000, an increase of $4,000, 900 since
1870 or an annual increase of about three
millions. The average density of this
DODnidtiOO iS qiuap a. ipba h
ants for every five-eighths of a square
mile. Belgium presents the most thickly
settled state, with 224 inhabitants for
every square kilometer. Then follow
Holland with 1872 Great Britain with 127.
Italy with III, the German Empire with
81 Switzerland with &C. Denmark with So,
etc. The. least crowded countries in Eu-
rope are Russia with 81, Sweden with II,
ana Norway with inhabitants per
square ktlometer.
1t Is possible that Sierra Leone will
be good source of supply for India rub
Der. The native collectors in their en-
deavor to increase the yield of rubber are
now frequently bleeding the roots of the
trees as well as the body. This is said
to be fatal to them, and at the same time
the rubber gathered from this source Is
of inferior quality. 1t is suggested that
this inferior root rubber should be re-
fused altogether by buyers in the local
market and in turn by the foreign mar
kets, in order 10 prevent the destruction
of the forests. Unfortunately the demand
for raw rubber prevents this being done
The government and officials are foster
ing plan for planting rubber trees and
vines in the colony.
The English khaki tunic has two large
!, outside breast-pockets, each with flap.
These are really double pockets, for they
are subdivided so as TO hold a store of re-
serve ammunition in addition to the hand
kerchief and any small personal belong
ings. The ordinary supply of ammunition
is, of course, carried in the bondolicr
which is of brown leather to match the
khaki. There also two small skirt
pockets One holds a card with name
number and statements as to the next of
KIN OF the Wearer the other a supply of
lint for first aid. The old serge tunic
which the khaki has ousted, was designed
to serve for either home or foreign SER
vice. But the two outside pockets were in
the skirt instead of the breast And the
flaps were sewn down so that the pockets
could not be used. The two pockets on the
inside, for the card and the lint existed in
the same rudimentary condition. 1t was an
easy matter, however, to bring them into
use when on active service by simply rip
ping up the stitches.
Testing butter and limitations of but
ter, by photography, is a plan devised in
Minnesota to lessen the sale of the lat
ter by insuring the conviction of those vi
olating the law. Oleomargarlne is gener-
ally detected without much difficulty but
even the chemist with his liquids his
test-tubes, and bis minute apparatus has
found it difficult to draw the line
between creamery and renovated butter.
and has found it more difficult to convin
a jury with his chemical formulate With
photography, however, the state chemist
says that he can show the difference he
tween butter and pseudo butter to even an
inexperienced eye. The simple fact to be
considered" he says. 'is that pure butter
as made in the diaries or at the creamery
contains only amporhous fat ANY heat
ing process such as is followed in renova-
ton and running in of milk immedia tely
generates fat crystals. In the oleomarga-
rine, the crystals from the meat fats add
ed to cottonseed oil are very thick" Light
passed through pure butter appears duh
and translucent, but when there are crys-
tails in the substance under test bright
and dark spots will appear, forming pc
cularly shaded picture.
The navy department has bought the
submarine torpedo boat Holland for $780,
co., and will ask authority from Congress
to obtain from eight to ten additional
boats of the same type. The present pur-
chase is made under the last naval appro-
priation bill, which carried 1920 900 for two
submarine torpedo boats. For the last
three years the utility of the Holland
boat has been a subject of controversy in
the navy department The various boards
appointed to make investigations have re-
ported favorably. Admiral Hchborn
chief of the construction bureau, has from
the outset maintained that the boat was a
success. Adverse influence however, pre-
vented the purchase. 1t was not untl
the war department officials determined 10
take up the Holland boat and make L a
part of the seacoast defense that the navy
department people were spurred TO favor
able action. Admiral Dewey has frequent
ly spoken in favor of the Holland, and has
said that if two or three of these beats
had been in Manila bay his entrance might
have been prevented, and that every har-
Dor in the United States should have two
of three of them.
Referring to the expected visit Of the
Prince of Wales TO the Worlds Exposi-
ton. a writer in La Patrie Of Paris passes