The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

mine, near Barstow, CAL, is working
the sand and dirt from deserted claim
with dry washer and succeeds in get
ting from Sc to 81 worth of gold dust
every day. She uses the washer as
effecCually as her male companions,
who are also engaged in the same prof
liable occupation there. She can
sharpen and temper her pick as well
as any experienced miner.
There has just been completed at
the Charlestown navy yard for one of
the new battleships of the United
States navy what is probably the larg-
est forged anchor that has ever been
made. The anchor, which weighs 49,,
500 pounds, is resting now on some
wooden supports outside the forge and
anchor shops of the equipment depart
ment at the yard awaiting assignment.
One of the novelties of the season
does not seem to meet with wide en-
couragement. Reference is made to
business and visiting cards of alumni
mum. They are nearly as light as or
binary cardboard, and the name in
black letters should look loud and
strong. 1t is possible that this inclina-
ton to loudness and strength renders
them Objectionable. The advantage to
business men is that such cards at
bidSI dtteHtiOH anu impress the MEM
ory of possible customer or client.
Tourists in Europe this year have
been admonished to remember that
matches are a government monopoly
in France and are liable to be taxed
at the rate of a franc per match If an
attempt to smuggle them in is discov-
cred, writes a Paris correspondent.
These government monopolies lead
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childish tyranny. In Italy for instance,
where salt is monopoly. and is con-
sequently at an exorbitant price, it is
punishable offense for the private in
dividual to extract it from the sea wa
ter.
Mount Mckinley, says the National
Geographic Magazine, with an altitude
of 20464 feet, is the highest mountain
in North America and forms the CEN
trail point of an enormous and surpass-
ingly grand mountain mass. situated
at the head waters of the Sushitna and
kuskokwim rivers, in Alaska. Mount
Mckinley was known to the Russians
settled about the head of Cook inlet
nearly 100 years ago and was called by
them Bulshaia-that is, Big. The first
American to see and publish an ac-
count of it was prospector named w.
A. Dickey, who gave the mountain its
present name.
The name of Gibraltar is a syno-
nym for impregnability the world over,
so far as an attack by navies is con-
cerned, but it has until lately been
open to the assaults of an enemy that
it seems almost ridiculous to mention
along with the heavy guns of modern
ships. That insignificant but yet pow
a NTh
warfare is waged by the deposit of
| disease breeding germs in the immense
water tanks that have been cut in the
sides of the rock. In those tanks are
stored millions of gallons of water for
use in case of siege, and to keep the
water free from mosquito contamina-
ton coverings have been made of wire
gauze, just as we keep the pests out
of our houses by the use of wire
| screens.
Reports to the War Department
from the military authorities in Alaska
indicates that there will be a great
extension of the Geographic service in
! the territory during the present sea-
| son. Capt. William r. Abercrombie is
engaged with large force of men in
constructing the proposed military road
| from ValdeS on the southern coast to
| Circle City on the Upper Yukon, near
| the boundary of the British North
west territory. At the same time the
military telegraph line is being ex-
| tended along that route, and it is ex-
| pected that even before the compile
| ton of the wagon road the telegraph
| facilities over the entire distance, from
| the Gulf of Alaska to the Yukon, will
| be in operation. While this work is
| going on large attachments of men are
| extending the telegraph along the Yu-
| kon, so that the means of communica-
| ton between all the military posts in
Alaska from east to west may be COM
| plete before winter sets In.
"A motion has been unanimously
passed in the newly formed Australian
, House of Representatives directing
that each of it's sessions shall begin
with prayer, and it is expected that
| the Federal Senate will enact a sim
liar act. 80 far, good" says the New
York Evangelist, but in the endeavor
| to secure form of words that will be
| acceptable to the various religious ele
| ments of the new commonwealth there
| appears to be ample opportunity for
| differences of opinion. 1t seems to be
necessary to have a written form, the
| legislators apparently fearing the
dreadful consequences following the
practice in this country, where the
chaplains of the House and Senate
| pray without reference to form. One
of our Australian contemporaries sug-
gests that the committee of Parliament
adopt the Lords Prayer, but there inn
mediately arises the question as to the
| particular translation. Will it be
| debts or trespasses,' daily bread or
| supersubstantial bread? Truly the
endeavor to satisfy all shades of opin-
ion is wearisome."
| Three highly interesting and valua-
BILE curios have been presented to the
| Free Museum of Science and Art of the
! University of Pennsylvania by Garrett
G. Neagle of Philadelphia, says the
| Philadelphia Ledger. They recall the
lives of three of Americas early paint
| ers, and are regarded by Curator Stew
! art Culin as among the most import
| ant gifts made to the museum. They
| are the sword cane of Thomas Sully
| the cane of Gilbert Stuart and the
mahl-stick of John Neagle. All are of
malacca wood. The sword cane of Sui
| ly has a bookhorn knob and a silver
| plate with Sullys name engraved
| thereon. The mahl-stick has an ivory
| tip. All three show usage. 1t is said
| they were among the most cherished
| possessions of these great artists. All
/ three men were eminent in their pro-
| fession. and were identified closely with
| the early art life of Philadelphia. Sui
| ly is famous for his portraits of JEFF
| ferson, Lafayette, Commodore Decatur
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