The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
ITEMS or INTEREST.

the market. IL consists OF an electric
heater and a blower. The motor is OF the
standard fan type and Is secured 10 a conf
cal metal case. There IS an intake for air
az the hack. The heater consists 81 clay
tubes wound with fine German silver
wire and covered with an insulating a.
OF enamel The tubes are arranged rad
tally and the fan and the heater ate both
closed IN by n metallic casing. The heaie-
can draw air from without the room or
car. or IN cold weather can operate. using
the air in the room or car. Two Of these
heaters will 81 s said. heat a forty-fooi
car 20 the proper temperature. In the or
binary system some Of the persons IN the
ears are uncomfortably warm. while
others are cold. bur with the fan disti-
buting the heat Is positively distributed.
The idea Of combining an ordinary
home exercise with an electric machine.
~ that tho stimulating effect Of cleo
tricky IS obtained In combination with the
muscular exercise. has recently been con
ceived hy "A company in Wisconsin IN
appearance the machine resembles the or
binary exerciser with elastic cords pass
ing over pulieys But the cords serve as
conductors. and the handles as electrodes
Some hat below the middle Of the board
ON which the pulleys are fastened a cell
o. placed. and wired 20 an induction coil.
secured 90 the upper part Of the board
The induced current is conducted through
the elastic cords. 10 the handle and back
again a metallic foot plate, furnished
with the apparatus. can be placed In enc
circuit. 80 that the current may be passed
completely through the body Il desired.
At place called Kotorn. on the
French ivory coast the natives believe
that to cat or destroy a turtle would mean
death to the guilty che or sickness among
'he family. says the New York Journal
The fetish men Of which there are plenty.
declare that years ago a man went 70 sea
fishing In the night his canoe was
thrown upon the beach empty. Three day.
aftcrwnrd a turtle came ashore az the
same place. with the man on hs back
alive and well. Since that time they have
never eaten or destroyed one Of that spe-
cies although they enjoy other species.
II one happens to be- washed ashore there
Is a great commotion IN the town. First.
fhe women sit down and start singing ana
beating sticks. next. q small piece Of white
Goth is placed on the turtles back. food
is then prepared and placed on the cloth.
generally plantalns. rice and palm oil,
then. amid a lot more singing, dancing
ana antics Of the fetish people. " is car
ried back into the sea. and goes on It's
way rejoicing.
The Beriiner Tageblatt. in recent is
sue. referring to the approaching corona
ton Of Emperor William II 81 Germany
as King Of Prussia. states that the royal
castle AZ Kocnigsberg. the second capital
Of the kingdom and the traditional crown
Ing pace Of the Hohenzolern sOvcreigns.
has just been inspected by Count Eulen-
burg marshal Of the Kalsgrs court. and
Baron Won Lynkcr. marshal Of the impe-
rial household The immense Moskowitor
saal. the largest hall IN Germany. where
the coronation takes place was examined
with particular attention. The solemn Ger
emory. for which great coneourEe Of
diplomatic representative and visitors IL
expected from an parts Of the world wi
be PERFORMED with great pemp on Jan Is.
1891. the Kaiser's birthday This date Ia
also coincident with the two-hundreith
anniversary Of tho founding Of the king
dom % Prussia by Frederick I. who as
EiectoE Frederick III 81 Brandenburg.
placed the royal crown upon his own head
at KoonigsbeTg.
The Oherammergau season closed on
the second day OF this month. The LAST
three Passion plays were stlll visited
by about HOO persons. most Of whom
were natives from the adjacent towns and
villages. while among the foreign element
Americans and English preiom!nated
The forty-eight representations. which
took place from May p TO oct .. were
attended by round 10000 visitors The
receipts are estimated at l.eooG0 marks
or 10000. and the total taken by the VII
layers at between 3.oo.o0 and 400 600
marks. still greater profit was made
by the city o. Munich which. owing 10
the afiucnce OF visitors TO the Passion
plays was crowded by tourists from ev-
cry part OF the world The receipts OF
the Bavarian state railways were enor-
mously increased; the augmentation Is cs-
timated az round 6000O0o marks The
remuneration % the actors Is compara-
lively small. Lang. who acted the part
% Christ. will receive about 900 marks.
the other CO or 100 actors and co-workers
VIII be paid in proportion. Large sums
are SET aside for the cancellation Of debts
waterworks. the thcater donations 10 the
carving school etc Many OF the actors
had 20 work hard during the summer FOR
they could not take rest like other actors.
either before or after the play. having 20
care for the comfort Of their visitors. at
tend 10 their business and put the stage
and belongings IN order after every per-
Torrance
William II does mol really read news.
papers nor reviews. says the London Daily
Mail. except on very rare and important
occasions when his interest is especially
excited He has not time. Yet be has
broad and IN some respects minute knowl-
edge OF the more interesting and import
ant articles appearing IN the German and
foreign papers. The explanation e. simple.
There "a IN Berlin q so-called Literary
once" attached 10 the Prussian ministry
for the interior which for the last two
years has been under the management OF
former editor OF the slleslan Gazette.
"a Breslau. His chief occupation il 10
read the newspapers and make extracts
ana cuttings from the whole 81 the home
and foreign press. which are pasted into
"a book. the more important or Interesting
articles being underlined with red or blue
pencil 20 catch the monarch's attention.
This book Is placed on the Emperor's desk
The Emperor watches the foreign press in
Paris. London end New York more closely
than he does the German press Every
one acquainted with the German court
bears witness thar he has perfect
knowledge Of the standing and general al
trude Of foreign newspapers. particularly
Of those countries that interest him spe-
cialiy for political or other reasons. They
are certainly more familiar 20 him than
are the great majority q the German pa
ners. In this AZ IN many other respects.
william II resembles Frederick the Great.
vino Thoroughly rnnafrraA