The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-30
ITEMS or INTEREST.

Scientific American. has just been put IN
nositian al Pos-dam. IT. g. duplicate in-
strument. being COMPOSED OF two tubes,
Side hy side the large one for photo
graphic purposes ana he other b. 20 he
used vlsuauy and as an aid 20 keeping
The star images stationary upon The plate
during long exposure. The Photographic
one has diameter % % inches and q io-
cal length OF 40 feet The visual ohiee-
tive Is slightly longer Ia focus. being
gis feet ana 81 - inches in diameter.
For this instrument. which viii be- em-
pioyed 90 determine the motion Of the
stars iu the llue OF sight by means II
the spoctroscopc, special dome has been
built
--pllmistry bong frowncd on by the
law. we must tan characters In another
way Why not study nccksg Thus. accord
lnu 90 writer iu Saudows Magazine,
the most stupid animals ANA birds. such
as che giraffe the ostrich. the swan und
tho goose. have tho longest nccks; whore
as the most d1c.le Of brutes. the sie.
plant for eX1mn.c. possess the shortest
Those again. which are the most power
fui. have the tnickest nscks. the most
feeble generally possess che slcudcresi.
"A fine. strong and powerfully outlined
neck De- that OF L1fd Roberts II tells ~
dignity. self-rcUlrce. nrfnncss ana RESI-
luton. This is the neck OF man who
Will see "a Job right through 20 the bitter
end who would never cringe nor crawl
and whose motives are " the most I'M
mpcachahe kind No man devoid OF ~.
hizh moral and mental qualifications .
'Bobs' over possessed 50 upright and wen
developed a neck. No one dare take aim
by the throat with 4mpunity.
Lady Butte. with her daughter. her
eldes. son. the young Marquis. ami her
voungost son. Lord Colum Edward the
second son being on his way from Russia
TO po.u thcmi. ana accompanied hy Mgf.
Turner. the Roman Catholic Bishop OF
Galloway. have arrived nt Jerusalem from
England bringing with them the hea-i
q the late Lord Butte Tor interment or
che Mount o. olives, in compliance with
his wishes. The party on their arrival
proceeded 20 the Holy sepulchre. where
they offered solemn prayers FOR the re-
pose OF the soul Of the deceased peer, The
burial OF the heart OF the late Marquis
OF Butte will. ! understand. take place
Within the next few days. Ia strictly
private aud simple manner. IN the pres
ence Of the members Of the family only
ard the utmost secrecy viii be observed
IN the selection OF the spot which 4 a.
desired should remain unknown TO the
world ana consequently not 20 be .--en.i-
fed with the event Lord Butte VINO visit
- jerusalem in me year 1872 and ia 1872
o~ned large landed property N and
around the Holy CITY. which property ne
has LEFT by his will to his only daughte.
Lady Margaret Stuart
A speed OF ninety miles per hour was
recently made by the Black Diamond
Express OF che Lehigh Valley Railroad
says the Railway Review The train con-
sisted OF four Pullman cars and an AT
antlC' type engine This train was tr!r-
teen minutes late az Rochester Junction.
and on this ran 20 Manchester an attempt
90 make up the lost time was made. ana
was more than accomplished. one section
Of the road q distance OF 81 miles was
made in exactly three minutes ami forty
one seconds For the last ! $40 feet Of
that distance tho brakes were applied
slowing down for a train order board.
The first four and three-quarter miles
by actual blue prime measurement was
run in three minutes ard eight seconds
This speed was timed by three watches
which never icft the hands Of the men
holding them. The total distance was
covered ut an average Or eighfy-eight
miles an hour. and the rate for the
hrst four and thrcc-qulrtors was exactly
ninety miles per hour on the same run
che distance between dorchester Junction
and Manchester 01 miles was covered
IN nineteen minutes and ten seconds. This
time was taken from a standing start az
Manchester the speed being reduced 10 a
rate Of twenty-five miles per hour through
the Manchester yards.
Speaking OF the brceches buoy says
the author OF capital article on "Ilfs
Saving len tho Christmas ISSUE OF Frank
Lesl.e's Popular Monthly. one of tho
most remarkable rcscuos ever made with
b. either on fresh water or sill. was thar
Of the passengers and crew Of the steam.
er City Of Duluth. wrecked while attempf.
INK to enter the harbor 81 81 Joseph IN
a westerly gale on tho night Of Jan.
iAss Navigation was closed EXCEPT Tor a
very few steamers PLYING across Lake
Michigan. and the rurfmen Of the II
Joseph Life Saving station mad been lald
on FOR the winter. but the keepe~ baatitv
called them together. and with *he her
OF small army Of volunteers thav a.
~ their Lyle Gun ana apparatus on me
end 81 the long. ice covered harbor piar
inc hrsi snot fell short but the secop1
was successful. Thirty-ninc times the
buoy went out 20 the steamer b-irgi,,
IN Al
lately passed through a surgical -,
alton. had 10 he carried ashore IA lie
arms or surfman. Another. rs wears ~
age was slightly injured by q large pjer.
p. Hlft ICE, as the hawser sagresI ana
ilpp'd her in the water But 40 one ~
crowned aud no one was sarlosislv h,,-,.
ana next dav % was better 10 wear No.
savers uniform in 81 Joseph than ,,c
sweater OF victorious football te4r -,
mo night after q college match
4 movement is on foot IN 81, r.
cisco for the gathering under one roa, :,
an the special AMI technical llbr,rl.s !,
the city a. also ihc several siths.rg-.,,.
hpraries There are in tho rftv -,
htltntihc 30 ictles struggling. .gai,st ~.
olus or rent. taxes and other lnevi. ahio
eNpenditures that would welcome sn,.
reasonable proposi' ion Tor a consoli14fior
which would relieve them from 49,
burdens ono library, the Mechanics. ~
slltute. DE- expected TO take the iriffstIee
To me movement It's rosourres ,vo,,,,
warrant action hy &c. Having an er4o,.
meni estimated az 10000 h l. ablc 20
erect a building ample 90 meet a. .,,,.,
needs ana That az tho several sfrtl.,eli,,-
societies As basis for tho ineorf.,-,
ZION 81 affiliated societies. areorlin. -
the tentative pan. each so-iet,, ,..,.,i5
resolve Do. quarters free o. chsr~.
posting an i.s books In Tho -, =,
apart FOR It's use. These books v.o,si.t n,
considered "a part Of tho Institute til,r,r,
ana would De enumertfed ia lts catafaxoes
ihe Incorporated eocicty 10 IS eon.fFer.i
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