The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

EEoAMHE rae NA@luAlHkh y 1853 AAhN ftt sti"
ter up Numerous mutual organization
have sprung up as q measure ot tthn4.
but these are not under control Of ihe lH-
surauce commissioner. and as result are
run Ia the interest % TIE officers only.
The British embassy a. Washington T.
he.re enlarged and refurushed. Most
~ che material is brought from England
1.-The earpetr the hane.as-s and the furui-
ture-5u- the wall paper g ot American
make The British ANITA sadcr and Lady
Ta1ucsfotc had a large package Of SAM
pies o. wall paper sent from Eng and the
best that IS produced there out nothing
suited taem so well as what t1ey found
ia this country.
John Bunca. a pioneer citizen of Ma
con county. Missouri BE- suing the town
Of Ia Plata for injuries alleged 20 have
been received while 10 che csiaboose NJ
taa' place last August. he was arrested
for some trivial cause ana found on be
ing locked Up that he mad FOR ceImate-
81 active ard exceedingly indignant
hive % bees. The insects regarded hia
az an intruder ard stuug him severely
during his SIX hours 81 confinement.
Those wao wish 10 send magazines and
other reading matter 10 the eoldlers b.
/ me Philippines can avoid transportation
charges by forwardiue the books GO nny
{ comnirsary department o. the army
/ These books must Be u good condition aud
I the literature q q Wholesome character.
+ The books and magazines must ac packed
/ iu substantial boxes hut not a,ldrtssa4
/ % any Individual. They should bc ai-
dreseed 20 hospitals. commands or ubr4-
res.
The conee-srowiug industry in trop.-
/ cal Africu is developing tremendously
+ The seed was introduced into tae corn-
I .sY about fve wears ago 5y some English
+ missionaries with the object Of ascertain.
/ ing whether the resources Of the country
I we're favorable % the culture OF The Ir
/ uc4e The ground appears pecuaaris
I adapted 70 the Industry since taet xear
~ tons % coffee were exported from
ganda alone. ana the result ii this
years prodoetion viii be even greater
--catuemen 10 The vicinity or Klmbal
5 D.. are much exercised over losses of
cattle which have been grazing In aelds
e cornstalks Nearly every cattle raiser
has lost from one 20 twenty he1d. and ex-
animation of the stomachs az the dead
animals shows no unusual conditions
sometimes a steer Will drop de8I almost
immediately after being turned .u amouz
fNn stalks EaerFe.H mv.l~-.fm .....
io-t ~, 60, ,t.' 80 &
Io.hsr ana - - .1-.-
s,i,s ,,,,, $50. -. 80 ~"
owing to 'he high price o. currants
their use ia plum pudaiue ana mince pies
Will o. - sie'liS restricted during the hoii-
Irorer.5 ., - 80 -.
lands. Is a partial f.lura stls ,,.,r sy..r,,
to the attacks of m!lIew Tho only known
specific Tor thts blight is sulphate ~ eou-
per and on account OF the enhanced cost
Of the copper from which IL IS made the
poorer growers Of currauts are unable 10
purchase The suiphate THE price OF the
fruit has Increased by leaps and bounds
uutil to-day it is five times greater than
az this time last year
"' V"e7'4'N "0 q" ""e'"tE 'he OF
spring Of dear persons are likely 90 be-
3eof hos been carefully investigated re-
Gently hy Prof Edward a. Fay ard an
important monograph on the subject has
been published hy the Volta Bureau cf
/ Boston Prof Fay has considered caro-
inlly the data afforded hv statistics of
over 400 marriages of deaf people lu tine
United State. ana HIS research IS looked
upon az tho most conclusive proof So.
advanced that there is no Inheritance of
acquired characters, So far az least as the
iltefit 'iee o. deafness is concerned Prof
marry 10 rot nav. A. -. ~.