The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-06
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4 pltals are accused Of having made "a pfac-
/ ticc OF giving tips" 90 undertakers when
I patients were nbou, 10 die In some eases
the undertakes arrived 20 prepare the
bodies for burial before the patients were
dead.
An extraordinary record has just been
completed by the death OF an aged priest
In the diocese Of Rosenau. Hungary. tie
was one Of half a dozen young ecclesias-
tics who. over sixty years ago on tho
same day. completed the theological
course OF The seminary. They were or
daiucd priests on the same day. and Tor
sixty years lahofsd together IN the do
c.ec United they had been In life. they
we're hardly separated by death. for In
the short space OF two months ali six
have died. their ages being 50, 50, IS, ~,
80 and 81, respectively.
The missing link has again been
found this time IN Java. where Or. Du-
bais has uncarthed certain fossil remains
uf such an interesting character that
Prof Hacckcl. the celebrated German
biologist. mas determined to 80 there him
self and investigate Dr. Dubois Is firmly
81 opinion that the bones belong TO
species intermediate between the highest
ape ana prehistoric man Ills views have
been recsived with favor by many scien-
t.hc men. among them Prof Hasckel,
who fas never ceased 20 advocate the
Importance Of making further excavations
In the district Of Java where DR.. Dubois
found the remains.
1t Is said that the Japanese newspa-
per reporter has reduced the interviewing
branch OF his profession 10 science. lie
wastes no time over pleasant introduc-
tory remarks wuen assigned TO interview
a foreigner arriving In japan. but pro-
ceeds at once 20 casechse the victim, be-
ginning with questions as TO the latter's
age. place OF birth. etc. and gradually
wringng from him the whole story OF his
life. The final question. according 10
recently returned traveller VINO Is quoted
by the Washington star. Is generally
something ike this II anything OF in
icrest has ever bcfallen YOU upon your
travels az home or abroad. please give me
tull information now"
-Plagucs OF insects are raising hob in
various parts OF the country just now.
Black heas that defy an defensive effort
are devastating Long Island. Merchant
Vile, Pa. Is vainly scratching after az
insect equally malignant In It's depravity
In some parts Of Northern Indiana and
Southern Michigan black crilkets are
making life a burden. Houses and stores
at Kalamazoo swarm with the pests and
there seems 10 be no way OF getting rid
of them. They even clogEed the typeset-
| ting machines IN the Gazette Office there.
II has been piously decided by the Men
| nonitcs OF Elkhart. Ind. that the cricket
visitation Is a plague sent TO punish for
/ their wickedness the various communl-
| ties afflicted. and that unless the warning
Is Needed there IS worse yet 10 come.
THE sacredness Of the cow" says The
| Congregationalist. has been enormously
costly In India this famine year when
/ the rains failed and the pastures dried up.
instead OF killing and curing the cattle Tor
| food. as our Americans Indians would have
/ done. and 20 helping to tide over the fam
| inc time. the cattle starved with their
masters. And now that the rains have
/ come again the vital question OF plows.
AZ The Indian Witness calls IL comes up.
/ The cattle are dead. and unless the land
/ can b. plowed there can b. no harvest.
| IL has become necessary 10 ind plows
/ light enough 10 be- drawn by men The
/ government agents and agricultural eN-
pertinent stations have addressed them
selves TO this need and put on sale such
light plows."
Hay fever Is becoming more prevalent
annually IN Germany. and after carefully
I o0NHluffMh the uihtt'i NNhaiAAtNH 81 ANAA
/ country have selected the island Of He'll
/ goland as the most suitable resort for
such sufferers. Hitherto patients have
/ been most frequently sent 10 the noun
/ tains, but the benefits Of such a change
/ have hardly been commensurate with the
/ cost. Investigation cOnvinces tho medical
men that Heligoland has many OF the
| curative qualities which hay fever pa
| tients have found IN Northern Michigan
] .ua rrf. Of
mas accordingly been formed. with head
/ quarters in Hanover The union IL rap
/ idly gaining members. particularly Ia the
| northern aud eastern sections where
grass AMI hay grow In abundance.
The system OF colored signal glasses
used on the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad has already passed the
| experimental stage and IA pronounced -
complete success. For the signal lamps
red glass IS used for danger green for
! safety. and yellow for caution. The
\ lenses OF a given color are carefully test
/ ed and uniformity Is demanded before
they are put in service. The engineers
can thus calculate the distances 20 the
| lights readily. as In the same atmosphere
/ the signals show alike and can be seen
/ from one 20 three miles. The change
/ from white TO green for the safety sig
nal was adopted on account OF the fire.
! qucncy with which new white lights
/ were placed along che lines Of the rail-
| way. serving 10 perplex the engineers
| The change 20 uniform glass b also
/ much appreciated by the engineers, as
with the glass formerly used with vary
| ing degrees OF transparency and color Il
1 was not possible to estimate distances.
a clock that has licked out each sec
ond and each minute OF the existence OF
the nation is owned by A. c. Egbert. OF
/ Poplar Bluf. Ark This old timeplece
which stands nearly feet IN hight with
I wooden wheels siill ticks away and re-
| cords every passing moment as faithfully
as II did In July. Inc. when Il came into
| the posss ssion Of Paul Egbert at Trenton.
\ y. J. The clock has kept pace with the
events OF the nation II may truthfully
be said that its duties commenced when
I the thirteen original states threw OF the
4 yoke OF oppression and the United States
was born. for It's frst owner. Paul Egg
I bert. was a witness OF the signing OF the
! Declaration Of Independence. and 20 com
mcmorate that event he purchased tho
/ clock a. an heirloom TO be handed down
from generation to generation. That same
\ day the timepiece commenced It's regular
I duties, and sdil continues 10 tick away.
I never falteriug and never having 20 be
repaired Upon Mr.. Egbert's de9'h u pass
Y "a 60 his son. and on down TO The present
D ssls - o.. 81 Of