The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-29
ITEMS or INTEREST.

AT Gaithersburg Maryland Is located
one OF the six stations FOR the inVesiiga-
zion OF the variations Of latitude. which
have been established by the Central Blu
reau der Internatiouslen Erdmessung. OBJ
servauons will BE- made az this ooserva-
tory by DR.. Herman S. Davis. recently
expert computcr OF the United states
Coast Survey. and who was associated
wish Prof J X. Res IN tho variations
of latitude observations made IN New
York az the Columbia University Other
stations where observations viii be made
are az Mizusawa. japan. carioforte,
Italy. Ukiah. California. Cincinnati, and
point On Russia.
Some months ago" says the Youth
Companion. "a New England society Tor
the prevention Of cruelty 20 animals sent
20 Porto Rico large number Of circu arr
4 special paragraph referred 10 the cucl-
IS Of using a frosty bit in horFes mouths,
and advised warming u carefully. ints-
much as most OF the people had never
even seen ice the advice was somewhat
misplaced A good many years ago some
clever YANKEE built house IN sections,
took Il around the Horn. and set z 40
] tn Hawaii over a carefully made cell1~
/ The cellar Etiil exists. monument 20 ihe
/ Inappropriate IL b "A good place for cen ].
peies 10 build their homes. but beyond
that as useless as an Ice chest ia Green
land"
--Apropos Of the first divorce suit in
queen vIctoria's immediate family. viz.
the proceedings TO dissolve the marriage
| OF Prince and Princess Arihcrt of AnhoU.
/ tho latter q crandchId Of the English SOW
erclgn there are reported IN German pa
4 pcrs some singular.y interesting remarks
which the ola Emperor OF Austria, Fran
/ els Joseph. made during his recent visit
/ 90 Count and Countess Lonyai formerly
/ Crown Princes Stephaniel. II believe
/ he said. 'iu love matches among royal
/ percentages 4 have come 20 regard mar
/ rnges arranged for as undesirable. moi
l only for the parties concerned. but also
/ for the countries which they are destined
/ 20 govern. ! consider that members Of
royal families should marry for love"
An interesting report was recently
/ presented before a meeting Of the Insu-
/ tuition Of Mining Engineers OF Great Brit
ain. IN which the condition Of a mine aft
/ or being lightly closed for fifteen months
was described. A. the reopeniug OF che
mine The ar was analysed and was found
20 contain 50 per cent. Of nitrogen. T. per
1 cent. OF nrc-damp. and per cent. Of
| carbon dioN.de. These gases were great
4 ly compressed. and Il is believed that
| about 20 90 cubic feet escaped from the
/ hrst hore-hole In twensy-four hours The
condition OF the contents OF the mine was
found 10 be practically the same and no
damage could be- traced to the gases
Bread was dried hard like biscuit hut
| cooked bacon was as fresh as when left
and the water for che horses had not
eyaporated Iron had not been attacked
by rust, nor was the fodder Ia the stables
in any way changed.
The brothers Andreas and Anton
Lang who acted the rarts Of Christ and
tho High Priest a. the recent Passion
Play at oberammerEau. were lafeIy n
Rome, where q IS reported. sinFu1
incident occurred. The TWO brother - az
70 visit the Vatican in their rasnecti .
costumes. and on arriving at the door o.
the Swiss Guards 60 request an audience
OF the PoDc. the super titious guards
we're completely taken back. some OF
them believing Andrew 20 boz the Christ
In person, actually ure. emitting arm
They were finally admitted ana Cardln \
Rampolla presented them to he Popc.
who received them smiluely. and would
not allow tho representative 81 Chris %
knccl before him. Leo XIII convers j
with them over quarter OF an hour an a..
on leaving. gave a gold medal % "a %
when they raised ost through the poltl-
co OF the Vatican the people througcd TO
see ana salute them.
"A TILE hitherto unknown to military
record unless we except that Of our own
"genera4 or colonel" created by tho
pleasure Of some state Governor 10 hon
or his frleuds-was for the ~ time be-
slowed hy the government OF the republic
OF Argentina upon a German colonel. nov
in IT'S service when col Aren't. some
time ago. was called from the ranks OF
the Prussian army 10 become director o'
the academy for officers az the general
stan OF the American Republic, he wss
| promised TO be shortly made general
when. after six months. his Advancement
was sin kept 20 allegiance de took occa e
ion to remind the authorities Of his con-
tract slipulatious The answer Was b5is-
ferrous protest on the part of the military
party, and the government was in great
dilemma. IL the Germans petition was
granted an avalanche OF resignations
would have come from the officers. II not
there would have been nothing else left
Tor him but 10 give up his .tion Of di-
rector So the administration Of the re-.
public fell upon the queer experiment OF
appointing Col Aren't general honoris
causa."
/ - NNAaAtt 'AA hNt iAtt hNNhu as Ing
lish Jack. has lived for many years IN
a liule house which he calls The House
That Jack Built" In the White Hills. near
Portland. Me. lie has been in turn hurter
guide, fisherman ana seller OF Indian curl
osties, and holds aloof from the toll and
turmoil of life. lie loves most 10 look az
the hills and the sky. and whsle silently
/ smoking think u the wonder and haautv
Of nature He clugs." says the Portland
Telegram with chlldukc cduhdsnce "a
tho lnfnite Goodness. and knows no fear
once minister was talking with him
concerning religious things. and happen-d
20 say that he should be afraid there iu
the mountains alone. with God2' aekol
Jack With surprise. Summed up in a Few
words the creed of the old man IS that i
want 20 be honest 1 want 20 help every
one I can. I must nor KIN any beast. nsl
or bird unless I need food. ] must think
no wrong OF anybody. and ] must envy
nobody ] must use the men about mo
as ! want 10 be used. Having done an
this, I want 10 be stu aud Mt trouble
myself about the future n S.. 80 = an
Stanley said Of that q Charles Dickens.
a simple. but all sufficient creed lie
lives upto g."
The report that the Emperor n japan
or. as his subjects sometimes oil him.
The Son Of Heaven" IS to visit the We,
D rawt ,sror ain 10 a. a. A..