The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

city clearinghouse in New York the other
night was one woman over 60 years old
who was clothed entirely in newspapers.
In some places the paper was two lncneS
thick
"A large Glasgow Scotland, tea chest
company has purchased 10000 acres of for
est land in North Carolina, with rs O0O,OOl
feet of stumpage, to use the lumber for
the veneering of tea chests. factory 10
prepare it will be built at Wilmington.
A movement is under way to have the
national rowing regatta brought to the
Harlem river next year, and the speedway
course has been favorably considered.
None of the twenty-seven annual regattas
of the National Association has been held
in New York.
1t is said that a new industry is that
of lullaby singers. Young women who are
studying vocal music often turn their
growing talent to small account at least by
going to nurseries two or three times a
week to sing to the children at bedtime
hour soft, grooming lullabies.
Since the Senate decided to pay for all
kilograms sent by its members says the
Brooklyn Eagle, the operator at the SEN
ate wing of the capitol has been kept con-
stanuly busy. One day last session Sen
ator Quay sent 240 dispatches to Altoona,
the expense for which was paid by the
Senate
The Fenian bogy has started Canada
to counting up her military resources, and
it is reported the dominion could muster
up $1,000 trained troops within short order;
that she has 80 900 men who have done SER
vice in the militia and that her citizens
available for military duty number more
than 100000
Queen Victoria has on her estate at
Balmoral a number of rustic retreats
erected designated "teahouses,' each dec
grated in a style peculiar to some foreign
country. The one representing India is
done in bamboo and mating. 1t is now
the intention 20 erect another teahouse 10
represent America.
1t has been found possible to make a
thin, smooth and strong paper of ashes
tos, which can be employed in the man
ufacture of paper lanterns and other ar
ticles which need to be at the same time
light and freproof. The asbestos paper
can also be made waterproof 1t is pre-
pared with the same machinery used for
making ordinary paper.
There is a man in California who
makes it a business to produce new
forms of plants and fruits. He decides
what he wants, breeds to produce the re-
suits desired and when he obtains some
thing possessing qualities that will rec
ommend it, he disposes of a Seeding to
some nurseryman and then resumes his
work for new results.
1t will be news to many people to
learn that thousands of Cubans are Pro-
testants. DIR. Landurm. a prominent
Southern Baptist clergyman, who is ia
miliar with missionary work in Cuba
says there is one congregation of that
faith in Havana which has about 1000
members all Cubans There are also
prosperous Baptist churches in Matanzas,
Santa Clara and Cienfuegos.
Experiments are to be made in Ha-
wall with a new leprosy cure, which is
aaA-.1s.x.1.. sssss xzs--.ished RENAL kable re-
SUITS 1t Is the PfD-.I'-c 'A.41Ss $1,000
shrub, the culture of which has been in
PRODUCED in the islands under the care of
DR.. Carmichael of the United States Ma
rine Hospital, who has been directed by
the department at Washington to make
experiments with it.
William A. Munsey, an ingenious New
Highlander. has constructed remarkable
model of Boston as it appeared in 1875 1t
consists of a large relief map of the city.
upon which are placed in their proper posi-
tons accurate representations in miniature
of over 200 buildings which figure in colo
NAL history. The historical research nee
essary for the preparation of the model
occupied several years.
The latest Issue of a tIade paper de-
voted to the burial, embalming and coffin
industries has what is doubtless regarded
by the publisher as telling frontspiece
There is represented an arch of military
and naval triumph. sdrmounted by the
words. THE days of adversely are past;
unity victory and prosperity" On one
side of the arch is a squadron of warships
and on the other large body of soldiers
marchng-presumably to the Philippines
"A disappointed North Carolina editor
thus takes his readers into his confidence:
Three weeks ago we had the good for
tune to have our left leg cut off by a train
on the Short Line road-running between
here and the sawmille region We fully
expected to get big damages from the
road and pay off our debts with the same
but, TO our great sorrow, the miserable
road went into the hands of a receiver
three days afterward. and here we lie with
one leg gone and not cash enough on hand
TO buy wooden one!"