The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
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passing through swampy regions supplied
all their station houses with mosquito
nets. In consequence. mere has been such
a diminution in the number Of cases OF
malaria that other lines in Italy and in
Sicily are about to adopt the same meas
ures.
Australian rabbit exporters are dissat-
shed with tho methods of the colonial
government toward exterminating rubbits
An expensive department - said. Is
unclaimed for the purpose Of poisoning the
animals. whereas trapping would be equal
~ cfficaciOus and would bring IN a reye-
nue. Of $4,000. There N now large trade
IN frozen rabbits and exporters would be
willing TO pay reasonable prices for them.
The introduction OF trolley roads has
roo seriously disturbed she business OF
steam roads. as was predicted. Trolley
lines are especially numerous In Counecti-
cut. and the Hartford Courant makes
study OF their workings IL finds by an
analysis OF official reports that while the
trolley relieves the steam roads OF some
local travel IL adds 70 che growth OF cities
and towns and largely Increases the
freight Uaffic.
There are many simple tests for fctiE
tious bank notes. The most difiicult fea-
ture to initiate In our somewhat cumber-
some paper money is the water mark:
hut this can only be initiated properly by
placing the forged bank note under a
heavy die. Forgertes OF this kind are de-
tected by damping the note with a sponge.
II the note Is a genuine one the water
mark will stand out clear; II a "dufer'' II
will almost disappear
The largest part OF the worlds supply
OF platinum comes from the Ural noun
tains perhaps as much as IS per cent. OF
the platinum used fn the arts being found
In the Russian and Siberian mines or
placer deposits Of that range. The metal
IL found la grains and nuggets IN the
sands Of river and creek deposits and in
Tho uloraines OF glaciers. and Is either
quite pure or IN the form OF an alloy with
iridium or some Of the allied metals OF
the platinum group.
Large crowds are being attracted 10 a
Havana theater where a play IS being pre-
scented. having the Independence of Cuoa
Tor les subject. .Its title Is "Ei Sueno del
TIC sam" or Uncle Sans Dream" First
Cncle sam promises Cuba her iniepen-
dence. then. persuaded by Evil Genius
he decides 90 retain g. He falls asleep
and dreams how great thing Il would
be 10 own all America. Finally, however
Uncle sam wakes from his dream and de-
clares Cuba free and independent.
Raising sunnowers rs paying enter
prise in Russia. The seeds are salted and
regarded fascinating edible. At street
crossings in all the provinces OF Russia
there are stands where peddlers with big
baskets sell the sailed product OF the big
sunfiower. good crop OF sunfowers as
Il stands in the ield Is worth SIS an acre
While working on the highways at
Nellie near Client. Belgium. recently the
laborers employed iu improving the road
unearthed "a quantity OF human bones
and bones OF horses. together with an
Client arms and cannon balls There was
a battle at Nellie IN i745. between The
French and English. and Il is supposed
that the relies found there are OF that
date.
That the mutton sheep was driving out
the wool sheep In this country our De-
par,ment OF Agriculture has more than
once pointed out. says the New York
Journal OF Commerce. with the growth OF
population. and perhaps some change in
the taste OF the peope. for many years
ago mutton was little esteemed In this
creased and the sheepmaster has found 10
his advantage 20 meet IL In spite OF All
legislative efforts TO keep M the price
OF wool IL Is rather more singular that
some such change has been going on in
Australia, an don a very large scale in
Argentina. the largest sources OF the wool
supply. The process OF refrigeration has
enabled these distant countries 10 shin
meat TO England. and the mutton sheen
has at once taken more prominent posi-
ton than Il formerly occupied.
The connection OF electromagnetic
phenomena with such forces as gravita-
ton. inertia and chemical affinity Is ran
Idly becoming more intimately associated
In the minds ana writings Of the foremost
physicists and electricians OF the day. In
the Electrical World, Professor Reginald
a. Fessenden. who has been pre-eniuent
In theoretical work along these lines. ad-
vances a simple but satisfactory bvno.
thesis. which accounts for the laws OF
graviiation by a secondary electric eject
Prominent In the foundation work OF the
new conceptions Is the recent discovers
OF J. J. Thompson 10 the effect that the
atom Is not really the smallest pariIcle
Of matter that can exist. a. has bosn
heretofore taught. but that each atom A.
made up Of great number Of corpusclea
each or which possesses It's own electro
charge. After developing his theory math-
ernatically. Professor Fessenden rcrnarls.
since ! have now found that the insrt,,
and gravitational forces are also elected.
phenomena, Il Is evident that we are ,o.,
reduced 70 deal with but two things. viz
the electric charge and ether. The eleg'
tFician' modern Aaron. is bu, now COM
INTO me presence Of the elder maei. yet
his subtle and profoon s..,..... -
ready swallowed theirs. In our text-boot.
We may now logically take a. our go,
Ing point the four electrical equationSa