The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

uNc COlltStS ana the AIcChS nave NcH- ne
Choctaws have no colleges. but have 100
common schools in which the higher
branches are taught. The expenses of cd
ucating the Indians are borne by the fed
eral government.
japanese clerks are now employed in
a considerable number OF London stores,
and give satisfaction Manufacturers who
have given the Japanese a trial, however.
complain that they are wasteful of mate
rial and have no idea of the value of ma
chinery. They seem to spend all their
spare time studying the English language.
For the first time in its history the
actual sea levels. mileage. ATTITUDES and
longitudes of the Mississippi river are be-
ing determined. The work is in the hands
of the Mississippi River Commission, the
board of army and civilian engineers
charged with the duty of improving this
vast water course. AS years of expert
ment and more or less defined effort at
improvement have not resulted in perma-
nent good all along, the commission has
wisely decided 20 survey the entire sys-
tenn and trianGulate every foot of its
course.
Although the Paris Exposition is not in
commemoration of a national event, the
French government deals with 1t very lib
orally. Among the special appropriations
are $4,000 additional to the President,
to enable him to do the honors to distin-
gushed visitors; from $4,000 to $34, COO for
the same purpose to each of the cabinet,
$50 600 to be used in welcoming French
associations and s256,O00 for extra police
service. In the French budget recently
adopted ii is estimated that the exposition
will bring the government increased tax
alton amounting to 100000 from rail-
roads, postoffices, telegraphs. telephones
and extra duties on wines, spirits, sugar
and tobacco.
1t Is said the concession by the Chi
nese government. allowing steamers of the
river type to navigate the inland waters
of the empire, has proved worthless. A
dispatch to the London Times from
Shanghai states that the Shanghai Gus
toms Taotai have refused to permit a
British vessel to trade between that city
and the Chusan Islands, only a few score
miles distant form the mainland. This Is
only one of many similar refusals, with
the result that nearly all of the steamers
that were specially built and sent to China
for coastwise and interior trade either re-
main tied to their docks or have been
sent back to England by their British
owners.
An incident that recently occurred In
Austria, in which the principal parties
are the Archduke Frederic and a Hun
garian colonel, has had the effect of at
tracing general attention to the question
of the enormous fortunes that exist in
Austria. One thing that became evident
by the episode was that Archduke Fred
eric, heir of the old Archduke Albert is
richer than the Emperor In fact, in
point of worldly possessions. Francis Jo-
seph ranks only third in his empire. The
fC fhn
richest of all is Rothschild. The death
of Baron Hirsch advanced both members
of the imperial family one grade The
illustrious philanthropist was noe so rich
as the head of the, Austrian Rothschilds,
but he was far in advance of both i'm
perial millionaires.
Human nature says the Baltimore
American, rs the same in a farmer that
it is in anyone else. with. perhaps, a lit
tie more of the real human nature and
less of the artificial. On that account
the farmer will always trade with those
who trouble themselves the most to help
him in the disposition of his own agri-
cultural products. The city which, by the
various business ways of the present time
goes down to the farm and helps prepare
the conditions by which that farm will
yield better profits. Is the city which will
win that sections favor. That Is why
some regions have attached themselves
to a totally alien city. Discerning bust
ness men have long since learned that the
best way to win the good will of the farm
er is TO lock hands with him and help him
in the problem OF developing his affairs
One Of the most peculiar courts of JUS
tice in the United Kingdom, says the
Golden Penny. is the Beth Din, as it Is
called, over which Very Rev. DR.. Adler
chief rabbi of England, who completed his
61st year on May 3d. presides. 1t is he'd
once week in a building near Leadan-
hall street, city and there the Jewi~h
people submit their quarrels and cases TO
the arbitration of DR.. Adler and Two 9TH
ers. 1t was in the same way that Moses
used to adjudicate upon the differences of
the children of Israel! OF course. the dici-
sions of the Beth Din are not legally bind
ing. but all who come before the court are
asked to sign form accepting the deci-
sion of the judges as final. DIR. Adler
was born in Hanover and has been chief
rabbi since 1891 when he succeeded his
father, who had held the position for for
ty-six years. He was educated partly in
England however. and was at University
School with John Morley and the late SIR
Julian Goldsmid, the Jewish millionaire.
Greater New York has trading people
who actually appropriate public sidewalks
LOT tLelt own private uses. Inc New \ Ork
Times says: People who have occasion
TO traverse the sidewalks around the Astor
House will heartily commend the bureau
of encummanoes for taking steps to miti-
gate the nuisance that has long existed
there. But other sidewalks are daily OBJ
Structed as much as those have ever been
and whoever chooses to do so can find
places where the habitual infringement of
| public rights is even more glazing Take
for instance the north side of Beekman
street, just east of Nassau. Several whole
sale paper dealers do business in that
neighborhood. and their big boxes and
bundles throughout most of the daylight
hours are piled high on both the inner and
the outer edge of the narrow walk Room
for single foot passenger is indeed usu-
ally left free, but that is not enough.
and vast amount of annoyance results.
Similar violations of the law occur all
! through the business districts, and spo-
radio raids are not what is needed Such
raids, as a matter of fact, often look a lit
tie like persecution since the victims can
not see why they should be selected for
punishment out of hundreds and thous-
ands fully as bad themselves A thor
ough enforcement of the ordinances would
remove the appearance of unreasona BILE
or too reasona INSTRUMENTATION"
1t has always been known, saws the
London Mail, that there were valuable
archaeological remains in Crete hut &C