The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-15
ITEMS or INTEREST.

/ gifts OF tobacco instead OF liquor calls
OUT q singular Endorsement from The
Lancet, which declares that abacco. used
/ with due moderation. Is second only in
/ value 10 food itsclf In the case o. men
enduring long labors on short rations.
The Governor Of German East Africa
reports 10 the foreign ONCE IN Berlin that
whilst elephants have almost disappeared
/ from the district under his control. hippo
/ potami, lions ana le0pards Of every spec
/ cies abound. lie says that the plantation
empoyes have 70 take the greatest care
in protecting themselves against night at
| lacks Of these animals
Holy Trinity Church Situated close 10
/ the Tower OF London. IN which is the
| tomb OF one Of Washiugton's ancestor.
/ bearing coat OF arms which Is supposed
70 be the origin OF the Stars and Strlpes.
I is threatened with destruction unless ZOO
IS subscribed for It's repair What makes
| the church Of interest 10 Americans Is the
tablet erected 20 the memory Of Col
/ Legge-who married Eliza Washington
and who died In lG10-surmounted by the
| Washington arms. consisting OF i've al
ternating bars 81 red and white above
which are hvc-pointed red stars These. a.
/ IS said. suggested TO George Washington
the American National nag.
Some time ago. the Philadelphia Rec
ord says, a Philadelphia man moved to
the suburbs and determined to keep
! hens. He went personally TO a dealer
and picked OUT q number OF large. fine
looking ones. thinking with pleasure OF
| the nice new laid eggs that he would
\ aoon enjoy. Several weeks passed. and
there were no eggs. although an the
members Of the houhold were aroused az
dawn every morning by the incessant
Growing Of the chickens. This went on
for some time. and the new suburbanitc
! became alarmed i've been cheated. 90
he thought Then he called IN q neighbor
and was very much amazed when told
that his chickens were an roosiers.
"A cable from Brussels 10 the Chicago
Record says: The castle offered to ex-
President Kruger by NJ oswald d'Au-
merle. a Belgian OF Dutch origin. is stu
ated at Anderlecht a suburb Of Brussels.
II was built by the monks three CEN
| turtles ago. end used as a convent Ia
$50 10 belonged 10 the burgomaster OF
Andcrlecht This official had the honor
Of entertaining Leopold T.. Who spent TWO
nights In the castle. few years ago a.
was bought By II d'Aumerie a wealthy
amateur artist. WIG restored il 10 is
former splendor with al modern improve
n.cnts. II eX-Presidcnt Kruger intends
TO reside In Brussels a wing OF the castle
VIII be set apart for him. The castle.
which is Of the Gothic style. is surround
ed by a splendid park
Jones. Methodist OF Countrywide. No.
a few years ago bet . ,wo-month s-old
calf against a colt owned by smith "a
Baptist. Of the same town, that the
prophet Jonah was a Methodist. The bet
was finally decided IN favor Of Smith. on
the ground that Jonah was imm rsed
Tho same two men made another curious
wager before the election II Decker,
received a majority OF 5000 or less Smith
agreed to become a member Of the Meth
odlsi Church for one year: II Dockery's
majority ran anyw here from 5000 10 TO-
90. Jones was 30 become Bapust FOR
che year. II the majority was over 79o0)
an bets were 20 be Of. In the contract
they agreed not only TO attend the other
church in case the bee was lost but TO
20 through all the ceremonies necessary
TO Join Jones agreed. on becoming a
Baptist. 20 be Immersed. and smith
agreed TO be sprlnklcd when the baptis-
rlal rite was performed.
The National Greek Theater which is
now completed. was made possible
through the literally Of the King, who
viii have control OF its administration in
return for his uberallty. The most mod
ern appliances have been used Ia tho new
building and the stage. illumined by
electric light was designed by the stage
engineer OF the Iiofburg. in Vienna. The
thcater Is ready TO be opened, but the nee
essary actors have not yet been found.
For various reasons the weli-known act
ors OF the day In Greece are not consid-
cred desirable for the new state theater
gagged. A royal college OF acting has been
opened under the direction OF the King
and twenty-four pupils ore 10 be prepared
for the stage under the direction % "a
teacher who has received his education Ia
London and Paris Fencing. dec anna ton.
pantomimo and other branches Of their
art are 10 be taught 90 these young per
sons by Greeks who have studied in
France ard Germany. Every year twenty
five pupils will be taken and the new ma
tlonal theater expects TO be supplied with
a lot OF new national actors within very
short time
According to the latest reports from
France the coal crisis 81 that country
IS rapidly approaching the acute stage.
says the New York Evening Post The
rise IN price Is already cons derahlo. and
with the winter close az hand. the out
D look rs serious ANNH OF the RAILWAY COM
panies has been forced 70 order 5000
tons from America in order 10 rcplenish
the reserve stock. which has become g.,
low that only eighteen DAYS supply wa
available. In the event OF a mobilization
of troops Il would have been impos slble.
& IL said. 60 have found fuel FOR the
number OF trains required. The Northern
Railway Company has also been com
PEELED 70 import coal and Is said 10 have
lost 40o00O francs hy tho rise in p-i-cs.
But railroads are not the only sufferers
Iaundries. washhouses ana baths are In
an espec ally bad way. on account Of The
great increase in working expenses. II g.
feared that a great number OF tac-e
establishments viii have 20 clos throw
ing hundreds Of persons OUT q employ
ment on the threshold 81 winter 'Ahe at
tentlon OF the Paris municipal council
has been directed 10 this imporJ qucs-
! ton. and certain members have sugre. te 4
the abolition Of octroi dues on coal whit
with duty. octrol dues and the freight
coal IN Paris Is dearer. a least by 80
/ francs. than az the pits mouth II the
octroi duty. which Is very heavy. co.ll
he removed, or reduced even temporarily.
the RELIEF 10 tho great mass tf 1907. r
consumers would be great.
a London correspondent Of the chi
cago Post writes. Il recently went with
a party OF English aud American friends
10 see one Of the carniyals felt sud