The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-09
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layas and water power o. abundant nero
rene IL used Al tire present time.
The Frussian minister Of railways re-
ceived petition IN July from telegraph
operatorr who wanted their salaries raised
The result was thai he engaged IN tAe.r
places a large number OF women at 70
cents day.
the Philadelphia grand jury. in iis
presenfment on Friday. recommended the
restoration OF the whipping pet for wife
heaters and likewise the substitution OF
the lash In place OF the reformatoTy Cor
youthful offenders.
An examination Of the oensus returns
shows that the greatest growth in the
population OF the country has been In the
Eastern states and that most Of the cite
which have had the largest percentage Of
increase are In New England.
In houses Of the London nobility and
AZ ali the court functions at Windsor or
any Of the palaces the labels OF the cham
payne bottles are all removed IN order
that no person may he able 90 say chat
this brand Of wine or the other Is drunk
there
More books are published In France
each year than In Great Britain and the
United States c5mblned-more books Of a
serious nature especially since France
publishes only a quarter as many novels
as England and only half as many as the
United States.
The friends OF the dead IN China beg
permission 10 burn quaint pasteboard
images Of men and cattle shaped In
crinkled paper on the spot where the
A. a. IA a IA mark Of
spect and Is believed also 20 ace as a
sedatiye on the departed spirits.
AT wnkesbarre. Pa. three wel-known
citizens who had been INDUCING in spree
were brought before the Mayor the other
dag to be disciplined lie sentenced each
to saw up five railroad ties for the miners
widows. who have no wood ana who apply
at the wood yard each day for fuel.
The present orthodox church OF Rus
STA Is divided into g. eparehies. including
one In Alaska and - vicarial seats OF
bishops Russia has now III archbishops.
including three metropolitans. 81 eparchial
vicarial archbishops and - bishops. Most
Russian hierarchs have attended the sem
inaries and academies.
A speculative Scotch gentleman want
81 TO dispose OF some bees. 50 TO attract
purchasers. he printed the following. 'EN-
iensive sale o. i've stock. comprising not
less than l{0O00 head with an unlimited
right 20 pasturage" The ingenious trick
succeeded 20 admiration. for his stock
brought high prices
The library Of the late Prof. Bunsen.
the great chemist Of Heidelberg. will prob
ably be brought to this country. as Il was
recently sold TO Gustav Teck. an extern
sive dealer In old books ia Leipzig. who
Is the German agent for the libraries Of
several OF the large cities and UNIVERSE
ties tn the United States
There s. a strong movement In Greece
in favor OF the Swiss military system in
place OF the German The latter absorbs
three entire years OF the life Of young
men, whereas the Swiss system calls for
only 100 days OF drilling in the first year
and twenty days every second year there
after until the age Of % is reached
Down In Southwestern Missouri a
preacher announced that in the near fu-
ture he would discourse on "Heu and who
will 20 there" The good man has been
somewhat puzz ed on receiving several
letters from parishiouers threatening an
kinds OF vengeance II their names are
mentioned in the forthcoming sermon.
Smoking Is so common in Japan that
all men and most ladies smoke. the girls
beginning when they are about 10 years
or age The ladies have pipes with longer
stems than the men and II one of them
wishes 10 show a gentleman a special
mark Of favor she lights her pipe. takes
whiff. hands II TO him and let's MIN smoke.
-Kafir beer IS made from Indian corn
which IS worked into q pulp with wooden
stampers. sufficient sugar and water O.
added and the climate does the rest
When the beer u ready every hut will
receive Ns share. and a certain quantity
will be put aside Tor the beer drink "
a sorry but a gigantic kind Of feast.
The British admiralty g. introducing
new weapon into the British navy. II
is a mobilization OF the HotchkIss, but
instead OF being qulck-hring. the brec h
mechanism is self-feeding end automatic.
The gun throws a three-pound shell at
the rate OF 80 per minute u will prob
ably be officially designated as the three
pound automatic gun.
Capt Bernier has proposed chat the
Canadian government build a vessel suit
able for his intended North pole expedi-
tion out OF the grant that has been prom
tsed. He claims 10 have offers u as
sistance. exclusive OF the government
grant aEgregating $500 and says thas
the merchants Of quebec will donate sup
plies worth 5000 or 5000.
A new methcd has been discovered
whereby balloonists may communicate
while at an altitude OF over $500 feet with
those on the ground. The method consists
Of a huge drum placed some nifty feet be-
low the car which is beaten by electricity
The dots and dashes OF the Morse tele-
< aphic code have been adopted with com
plcte success. This will prove a great adj
vantage IN warfare. Hitherto ballons have
becn limited to an ascension OF Loo TO
100 feet On account OF their telegraphic
wires. and have thus been unable 20 es-
cape the range 81 IRE.
In Italy the persons arrested as an
archists after the assassination OF the
king numbered nearly 200 In addition to
these scores Of persons were thrown into
prison for speaking ia apology OF Rre4-
els deed. Arrests Tor this offcnsc con-
tnue 10 be made daily an over Italv. fol-
lowed IN due course by trial and sentence
During the month ~ August the tribunal
OF Ancoua alone tried i2 persons for
speaking apolcgefically OF Brescls crime
aud passed sentences aggregatinn ftg
years Of Imprisonment as well as fines
10 the total amount OF $4,000 francs AMI
Ancona is only a small town Of s5.00 in
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