The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-25

and Pasadena Southern California, there
has been constructed an overland path
for toe exclusive, use of cyclists. The path
Is BUILT ~ wood varies from three fccs
10 dfty feet BOB hight and has an average
gradient Of one Co ciEhiy Tho path ac-
commodatos four machines abreast and j.
ut thoroughly by electric light
Tb-sa are families and remnants Of
famlics in Galveston. proud people and
once wen 70 10. who lost their homes.
their furniture. everything in the storm.
ana hv necessity live In tents some Of
them have been so'proud they would not
60 to the committee for money sent for
their relief and have only taken their
share whom lt has been forced upon them.
Tho brig Niagara. which was Commo-
dore Porys second flagship during the
battle 81 Lake Erle and upon which he
wrote that famous message TO Gen. Har-
rlsou. "Wc have met the enemy and
their ours" 81 a. De raised from the sands
OF Lake Er.c whore she has lain since
1896 81 Representative Davenport Of Erie
con persuade Congress 20 pass the bill he
introduced Ia she house last week.
The fastest time ever made on a Ca
madam railroad was that Of Lord s,rath-
cona.s special train on the Canadian Pa
clue from Montreal 10 Ostowa on Nov.
i1. when tho distance OF li9 miles was
covered in no minute or. deductiug ten
minutes Tor stopparcs and slowdowus IN
100 minutes. This was good speed for
So long a ran. especially IN view Of the
fact that che run was made in a heavy
snowstorm.
Tho steamer Rosetd brought 20 New
York last week cargo OF l26o0 bags or
coffee from santos. Brazil Twenty years
ago the usual Santos cargo did not cN-
coed loa an bags and Rio seldom sent more
than 31W bugs in ono vessel The Rio
and Santos crops. which averaged 5.0oO-
ono bags from lsS2 % 1896. Increased 20
9ooWD bag This year ana viii De much
larger next year Tho cargo OF the Ro-
SETH was Valued at over $4,000
Unique indeed. was the dinner given
in Philadelphia tho other day where a
Justice Of the Supreme Court whose hobby
Us historical portraits was Invited to sit
Gown WIN -,vt- - ...,-t- ,..-. e..
whom rides his own particular hobby.
one hobby was engraving. another's
was autographs. another Wns precious
stones. anothers was original manu-
scripts. another was stamps. and 50 on
through the whole category Of hobbies
Recent scandals in connection with the
police administration in Berlin have d.
rectel attention 10 the low salaries pad
to responsible officers Thus. one o. tho
Implicated officials. Commlssary THE.
who has "a wife and three children. Is
paid salary of only 3.9lo marks $500 Der
annum, together with an allowance OF
o. IFla
marks $50 for room 20 be- used as an
office in his house. The highest salary
paid 20 an officer Of the criminal depart
ment % the Berlin police Is S2000 year
While oarolessly handling a bag Of
mail IN the Milwaukee postofice clerk
suddenly became conscious OF an OYER
po"erlns Offensive odor He dropped tho
pouch and the odor increased In power
Eventually 10 was discovered that the
tremendously emphatic e0luyia arssa from
ne oroaknge Of two-ounce bottle ~
oil extracted from that sleek hut
exceedingly odofiferous animal tbe
skunk. Who sent the stun
through the mails Is not known. but before
nisht many Milwaukee man knew
through The medium OF rank-smclllne les
tors that O. had been sent.
Prot tombstone stoney. In devolo,lng
hls theory % the escape OF gases from,
planetary atmosphere depending uro, ,hs
iorce OF gravity of the particular planets
concerned. mas concluded that heliurn n,
present Us slowly escaping from the earth
anu ~ distant past time h probably os-
capped much moro rapidly From NJ.
hc says. water vapor must have -,
with about the Same readiness as boit,,,
Ned from tho earth. and accordingly ~
variable white patches about the poles az
Mars are rot snow. but probably froz,r
carbon dioNide. other nupearare.s o.
qucnuy observed on Mars are due b.
thinks 20 iow-lyinE fogs of carbon dioxlde
vapor shifting alternately between tbe
pole and the equatorial regions.
AT the recent meeting OF the British
association. 4. S. Davis OF Leeds showed
a most interesting barometer A si,ss
tube ten Inches long ana au inch In diam
eter ends in a bulb below and reacbe,
above into mercury basin The rnerctr,.
uoWs Gown the tube. COMPRISING, the air
When not in use the barometer vyftb A..
stand Is kept upside down. Il f. inver,e.i
FOR use. aud reading quickly taler
"heu The column has come 20 a sford-
siHh "nen me ordinary barometer rises
this oue falls. The tube ls watar.f,.l,t,i
and e calcium chloride tube n tnsert. a
10 dry the small quantity OF air siickeJ
IN The readings are said 10 he ycry
accurate Enough the range Of eacb a.
strumcnt q small.
When enc government wants soldiers
writes San Domingo correspondent .,
ihe New orleans Times Democrat "a,
simply sends OUT into enc country district.
ana se.zcs them. AT nrst thc men s.,z,,i
ar itte disconnected hut whom th.,,
nud ihht they can DO nothlrg 1, a.
army better than In their ordinary haun,s
ana That there r. pale. Intellectual ray
OF glory attached 10 the carving % .
gun ana cartridge belt. thew sake \
Piid" in their new dignity. Each MAJ
A furnished with one suit Of ciatbeg
y,'i' aut as time prosre sses h. gambles
away bus buttons hts coat. his tr,mser.
nnA ms hat keeping only his pun ars
his ne.t A. she army. except on the arr,
on me year is always composed OF sol-
mers in the different stages o. gav,ttt,..
away their WARDROBE. they make dI.tlnrts
picturesque display az they march |
lnt'1fh the streets on state occaEion
lHe government guarantee then, scyr
meals day. but often forrets ip ~. |
srtai heat ~ that climate. 10 ke., ~ its 1
guarantee The shoes furnished are snr,-
losfd % b. leather. Ia reality the,, 49,.
phFfr board, but as the soldier &c.. - /