The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

letter pillar boxes, says a Sidney cor
respondent. The usual horse van takes
three hours and half. AS a result of
this successful trial motor cars are %
be utiliZel at once for the collection of
letters in all large centers. 1t is i'm
tended further. to use the automobile
for the conveyance of mails between
the cities and suburbs, and to intro
duce it for long distance carrying to
outlying districts that are not served
by the railways.
These peoples banks, the most
benefcent outgrowth thus far of the
cooperative idea in the United States,
have increased in fifty years to over
5000 associations, distributed through
out every state and territory, and rep
resent savings amounting to over ST.
900, 100000, says the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. Laws regulating their manage
ment differ in different states; but
however their external features may
vary, the great principle of cooperation
mutual helpfulness by the working
together of individuals for joint benefit
or common good as opposed to selfish
competitive individual effort-remains
unchanged. Investment in a build
ing and loan association is as nearly
absolutely safe as il can be- to quote
sociations of this country published by
the government. to be had for the
asking; for the monthly dues and ac-
cumulated profits, which give the ac-
tive capital of the association, are
loaned as fast as they accumulate
There is quite difference in actual
worth between the early crowns of
England's monarchs and those of later
hn Snfn A
Probably Queen Victorias imperial
crown was the most expensive ever
made. King Alfred's crown, which long
ago disappeared, was mentioned in
early works as being worth SPAS
10 shillings. Compare with this Queen
Victorias magnificent crown, SO spark
ling with brilliants that the crown
itself is scarcely visible. There are by
actual count 2.7S3 diamonds in this
crown, some of which are large hand
some stones, and Others mere chips,
but all cut and set to form a compile
picture of wonderful brilliancy. In adj
dition to the diamonds there are 277
pearls, 16 sapphires, IL emeralds, and 4
'rubies, besides one large ruby and
sapphire of remarkable value. This
large ruby is the great spinal ruby
which belonged to the Black Prince
in 1867 and it has been said to be
worth 100000. The big sapphire is
also an historical gem of almost price
less value. 1t was the one worn in a
ring by Edward the Confessor and
buried with him at Westminster. These
two stones alone make the crown OF
both historic and intrinsic value far
beyond that of any other crown in eX-
istence.
BY the ordering of that Providence
which shapes alike the destinies of
men and nations, says Leslie's Weekly,
the three leading Powers of the world
to-day-the United States, England
and Germany-are under the supreme
executive guidance of comparatively
young men. These three, the President
of the United States. the Emperor of
Germany, and King Edward of Eng
land. together WELD a tremendous
power, and should they choose to act
together in any given line of policy
not all the rest of the world united
could withstand their will. Together
they rule over nearly one-half the pop
ulation of the globe5 or more than $685.
100000 people of every race, color and
+ creed, scattered over a territory of not
less than Is 900 900 square miles extend
| ing into every CLINE in every corner of
| the earth. These three young men, the
rulers of England and Germany, and
our President, are Saxons of the pur-
est and sturdiest type. and they rep
resent that Saxon civilization which
stands for the highest, noblest, and
most brilliant achievements of the hu-
man race, the freeSt forms of govern
ment, and the most exalted standards
Of human conduct a civilization which
is destined yet to lead the whole world
| up to a higher range of life and ac-
ton.
In an exceedingly entertaining
article on the blue laws of Connecticut
in Leslie's Monthly for November Mr..
/ B. ]. Hendrck speaks of the difficulties
attending their enforcement. Thus,
says Mr.. Hendrick, one John Jenner, a
New Havener. accused in 1910 of be
ing drunk with strong waters" was
acquitted because of the extreme cold
ness of the weather. Thomas Frank
| land, however, did not get off so easily.
| For entertaining disorderly persons
into his cellar to drinking meetings"
| he was whipped, fined twenty shillings
| and deprived of the cellar and lot, the
| privilege of staying in the plantation
being granted to him only upon his
| good behavior. Cellars, apparently,
became the scene of so many disturb
ances of this kind that we find an or
| ulHdHCe passed requiring lndt all per-
| sons living in cellars should move
| three months being given them to find
quarters elsewhere. Cellars, however,
continued to be used for this unrighte-
Gus purpose. Thus the records contain
n detailed account of the saturnalix
of one Joseph b. and Joseph C.-evi-
! IDENTIFY the John Doe and Joe Roe of
! this generation In court the former
penitently confessed that they had
drunk sack in his fathers cellar, out
of the bung. with a tobacco pipe and
in the chamber out of a bottle. 1"
Against them appeared one Sister
Linge, who testified to the disgracefuI
behavior of the young men after these
| potations, and "the court conceded
that they deserved to be severely
whipped
Among the various old customs.
uses and abuses to which conservative
! England tenaciously adheres, despite
her constitutional liberty and in def
ance of better conviction, is the con-
| tinuance of Imprisonment for debt
The report of the British Prison Com
mission just issued records the as
founding fact that in 1900 there were
1888 persons imprisoned as debtors
or on civil process and 1889 in default
of sureties. The large ma jority of these
debtors, as it appears, were not ar
rested for fraud or malfeasance, etc,
as provided by the act of 1868 $50 and
| 81 Wet, G. 62). but, it would seem, in
| direct violation or misconstruction of
the law. Without commenting on this
! remarkable revelation of English pro-
| cedure and justice we merely subjoin
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