The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

~ AANF NANNff ARifNAH " ANNA wv" To-
borer disposcs OF 100 trees In seven months.
securing from 200 to GO kilogrammes of
/ rubber. Of which he gets half from his en-
/ ployer
In the New York Central service TWEEN
/ ~ years ago the aggregate proportion q
men discharged for drunkenness was %
/ per cent. but now with 1900 men IN tho
employ % the company less than ! per
| cent. Is dropped from the rolls for that
I cause.
The town Council Of Bayamon. Porto
| Rico has donated 20 the Christian Wo-
mans Board OF Missions the use OF The old
municipal building for orpharage purposes
I in accepting the property the board
agrees to maintain = orphans and 70 as
sumo entire control Of them.
The present coinage of Spain Is under
the reform law OF isss. which took enect
| the 3ist 81 December. 1870 The law Of
Z ISIS created the monetary unit OF peseta
/ Q92 centsl iu place OF the old unit OF
real about cents and made weights ana
| hneness OF gold ana silver 10 conform
with those Of the Latin union.
Tho Workiugmen's Education So
ciety. representing about 100 unions has
made the first payment Of tli275 for
building site for labor temple on the
ground occupied hy three houses on Fast
I Elghty-fourth street. New York. The cost
al the site. including the buildings which
Viii be torn down. viii BE- $4,000.
In his annual report the British nct-
ing consul az Zanzibar mentions the sale
o. a pair OF elephant tusks l0is feet long
/ from base 70 zip and weighing 80 and "a
| pounds. respectively. lie describes them
/ as probably larger than any other hith-
| erto found In any part OF the world The
purchaser gave 5000 for the pair.
1T r. said we may have a dearth OF
violet powder and all the dainty accom-
paniments OF our toilet tasie that arc
| based upon that fragrsnt powder known
a. orris root For u appears that this
powder. obtained from the root OF the iris.
| which grows Mid around the msrshy dis
tricts OF Florence and Verona. IS the prin-
/ cipai ingredient in violet powder and num-
berless cosmetics. and. sad 10 relate. Il
/ IL said that nearly all this years produce
has been bought up by one firm which is
carefully storing IL up until a big price has
! been reached.
The only log cabin in Philadelphia is
/ 90 b. torn down 60 make way for the
widening OF Mermaid lane near Chestnut
| hill says the Philadelphia Record. The
/ old cabin. which stands az the corner OF
| Mermaid lane aud Germantown avenue.
| has been IN constant use AS a residence
| since IL was erected by Christopher Yeakel
| in l7i3. IL is a one-story structure, built
| entirely Of hcwn logs and for many years
has been one Of the picturesque sights az
/ upper Germantown. 10 is sull called the
feakel cottage. and although more than
| a century and a half old. II has always
/ nd hs,ftralfAs al l. a.
l said 10 he the only survivor IN this part
OF the country Of a style OF dwelling that
| once prevailed almost universally outside
the cities and towns
The Marquis OF Butte. says the London
Chronicle. has been guilty OF an act Of
gross vandalism lie has started TO build
a modern addition in red sandstone 20 the
ruins q Rothesay Castle. ono Of the oldest
and finest remains Of ancient architectura
tn the country. The oldest portion OF the
castle is supposed 20 have been built IN
| l09s by Maguus barefoot. King Of Norway.
and the more modern part dates from the
time Of King Robert II, who used II as
royal palace. The castle has stood many
| sieges. and was even captured hy an Eng
llsh force, who. however. In 1911 surren-
defed Il 10 Bruce Tho renovation which
the Marquis Of Butte has commenced IS Ia
| he northern portion. close 20 the draw
bridge and the modern stone makes
| hi1eously painful contrast 20 the old
structure. The Marquis action is the more
| ncomprch ensible asmuch as he did
| real public service some years ago In
clearing away several tenements Of hous-
Is which almost hemmed IA the castle
from view. aud in re-excavatng ana filling
up the moat across which he caused
drawbridge 10 be thrown.
1t has been reserved for Bradford 10
tackle part Of the problem Of tho direct
control OF licensed houses. says the Lon
don Express The corporation. in the
course OF street improvements. have ac-
qured a public house near the market,
| and they propose spending "A substantial
| sum In erecting a first-class hotel on the
ste. 10 be managed municipality. ana the
| profits thercfrom az any 10 40 toward
| the rates. There are thrifty men In Brad
| ford and we dare swear that some %
/ them have been TO Norway and seen tho
| Gothenburg system IN operation. Hence
this new departure. There is, in sober rea-
son. no logical objection 20 the municipal
izatlon OF licensed houses. II a town or
city can run it's own trans. and 'busses.
and gas works and electric supply for
| the benefit OF the ratopaycrs. why should
/ e not control the output OF drink In the
! same interest? There Is no practical DIFF
! aculty ia this munlcipalizaiion Of licensed
/ houses save that which afises out OF the
differences between the licensing justices
and the councils often the one body is
opposed 10 the other ana this tension
might be an appreciabie factor in the ac-
/ ton Of several Of its licenses. And while
members Of the city or town councils hold
office by the grace OF the electorate. which
| Is against the hope OF a continuous policy
| on such a veNed question as this would
be. the licensing Justices are, for the most
| part. subject only to the Lord Chancel-
/ Tor
Exports OF coal from the United
states during the year 1900 are likely 90
reach 100000 in value against 100000
| IN 1895 and $4,000 IN 1890 The figures
OF the treasury bureau OF statistics show
| that the exports OF coal from the United
| States during che seven months ending
with July. ION. are - per cent. in excess
/ Of those during the corresponding months
OF last year ana double those OF the CORE
| spending months Of 1885. In the seven
months ending with July. 1895 says the
/ Scientific American. the exports Of coli
] from the United states were SIS 45i tons.