The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-21
ITEMS or INTEREST.

AT a recent meeting az the valley
Forge National Park Association in Phila-
delphia IL was decided to hold a meeting
in that city OF oil societies interested 10
preserving the historic camp site TWEEN
ty-three organizations have sighlaed their
intention 10 extend financial and her
support 10 the project. Nine Uuncd
States senator's and thirty-slX congress-
men viii also lend their influence ana Il
81 expected that several other members Of
Congress vii interest themselves ga the
matter.
An Old sailor. incapacitated for sea
duty by age and long years or rough SER
vice. was recently appointed sexton 81 the
chapel az the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils. The Bureau OF Equipment and sup
plies az the Navy Department Ia wash
ington furnishes books as we'll as coal
aud salt horse" 20 the sailors. AMI the
new sexton applied there for Bible
There were plenty Of them IN the pews
OF the chapel. but be wanted one for his
personal use. aud specified In hIs appli-
cation that 30 should be "a good religious
E-b.-
THE crew OF the Brtish bark Inver-
cauld had a strange experience On the
voyage from Liverpool 70 New South
Wales. As soon as the customs launch
ran alongside when the Inyercauld en-
tered the port OF sydney. the crew
shouted for water TO drink. and. having
slaked their thirst, told their tale. After
rounding the Cape o. Good Hope they
encountered a northeast gale. ana The
seas broke aboard 50 violently AMI 30
continuously thar the fresh water sup-
plies were rendered undrnkable There
.ar.fas or ~
freshment on board. an inexhaustible car
go OF stout intended FOR colonial con-
sumption For twenty-three days they
drank stout whenever they drank any
thine
--"Apropos % funerals" writcs,a Ion
don CORES ondent OF the Boston Tran
script Il noticed in Holborn a show case
FUN OF strange-looking pictures Upon
inspection they proved 90 De phoiogrihs
OF cadavers laid out lu fun ortuary
splendor' Underneath ran the leEcnd
Economy in funerals Try our fhr g.
guinea respectable interment. one trial
only asked Scarcely less grews0mc was
the display 81 Mr.. smith, surgeon nhst
a few doors beyond. a small show cls'
inclosed a complacent skull. grinn.ng per-
haps 10 think his dental trials We're over.
set with an imposing array OF pink um-
flEHl NEiANHlaA AffNU At 40 E0AAltlNAa ANl"
set over the top 81 the case were pain'-
"a these alIuring words. 'Discoored ani
/ decayed teeth made white and stopped
Science. prompted and urged by the
commercial instinct says the New York
Press. has demonstrated that clsein. from
ordinary COWS milk. Is quite as good for
baking as the finest hen eggs, and
company with $4,000 capital has been
formed 10 manufacture out q 70 sub
stitute for the fresh" ana "stricly
fresh" product 81 the rouitry yard one
pound 81 casein IS equal 20 six dozen
eggs August Belmont Is a large stock
holder In this corporation. which already
though only an infant, puts out about
100 pounds a day. the equivalent OF So
80 eggs. The hens only remaining adj
vantage lies IN the unhatchatlercss u
the rival product and its iucasemcnt in
a box instead OF a shell. She alone can
be the mother Of broods ard focks o.
chickens Casein cannot deprive her q
that cherished privilege. The arildeal
egg IS arrived. but not the artificial brol.-
er. fowl. rooster. etc.
This is a literal copy Of Ahat the
plaintiffs attorney indorsed as a Potion"
against the illinois centeral Raan Road
Companey". u the plaindn m T.. who
sues for as next friende or W s.. who
IS under q years o. age and her Son and
his father Is dead md says that said de-
f,ndany by its agents ana servants or inn
ployees TO Wit. one mr. Taylor did on or
/ about January 1870 arrest or have arrested
and foulcolcy imprisoned Tor him said
| W s. Seivcrol days ana Knights 90 the
| Princeton Jail County % Calwcn Ky 3
days said Companey by its eeent or SER
wants or Employee o. said Compancy or
| defendant illinois cenferal Haal Road
Companey did gave Whlskey % said Boy
w s. and made him Drunk and I'M
comsious and helpless and While ia this
condition put Said Boy in said Jail de-
| IRVING him ofshis free right Of liberty.
and thereby In the damage 10 tho'Piainun
IN the Some or Nineteen numbered dol
| lars"
-X-rays have been subjected to a novel
/ purpose az Calcutta. a thief was supposed
10 have stolen diamond worth 1000 ru-
PEGS and to have cTectualiy secretel Il on
his person by swallowing a. Expert
thieves In India temporarily seorete small
valuablos % this description tn the throat
II Is called ''pouchlug" and the thieves
Undergo special training IN order to rem
der them proficient 90 the art The plan
Is simple. small piece of lead lis at
iached 10 thread. aud this the ncophyte
swallows, tacn 5y tie action Of his tongue
he guides the lead 90 The orihce OF the sac
in the throat The pupil IS prevented
from completely swallowing the lead bv
me pieces q thread which the teacher
holds. when the man has become skill
ihl IN the act of swallowing. the Ioaden
pellet is coated with lime. which has the
eject ~ charging the sac So thar "a be-
comes capable az retaining large articles
In ne cas- OF Calcutta the Roentaen rays
revealed the presence OF some obstacle in
not be gathered.