The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Mexican Herald does not believe
that the Mexican dollar can be driven out
of the East The big business houses of
the Far East" it says, land the Chinese
compradores, always accustomed to the
Mexican dollar, give it the preference
Few other coins have been better receiV-
ed in any part of the world. And any one
who knows the intense conservatism OF
the Chinese may well doubt if, even in
the Philippines (where there are not
few Chinese traders), a new dollar can
wholly drive out the time honored Mex
lean coin. On the mainland the Mexican
dollar is a standard of value, and the
Chinese are marvellously well acquainted
with every feature of it, and can detect
a counterfeit in the dark"
Until within the last few years, says
McClure's, the highest temperatures at
taina BILE We're reached by the aid of the
so-called compound blowpipe, which is an
intrument for burning hydrogen, or some
other combustible gas, under pressure. By
the aid of this instrument platinum was
melted, and, in one case, silver was boil
ed. But now the introduction of powerful
electric currents has made the production
of much higher temperature possible. and
marvellous results have been reached. NJ.
Mossan of Paris has for some time been
engaged in studying the chemical effects
of high temperatures and to him we owe
almost all we know of chemistry at these
temperatures. He has made use of a sim
pie contrivance, which he calls an cleo
trical furnace. In this he has subjected
many things to temperatures as high as
from 5000 to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit.
In London it was noticed that when
the streets were muddy there was a mark
ed dminution of diseases that We're preva-
lent when dust is blowing, says Leslies
Weekly. Catarrhal troubles are plentiful
when people are compelled to inhale dust.
Consumption, too, often gets its start
from the breathing of flying particles of
filth Add sufficient water TO transform
the dust into mud, and the power for
harm is gone, for mud is not inhaled. The
germs that infest dry dust become inert
in mud, because these germs, vicious as
they are, are too lazy to go anywhere I'M
less they are carried. Moreover, mud is
very likely to get ultimately into the
drain pipe. and the germs are carried off
where they can do no harm. Even when
mud dries on the clothing and is brushed
off the dust that arises therefrom does not
appear to be as dangerous as that which
has not been recently wet.
Harry Lehr, Mrs John Jacob Aston :
private secretary, mas uHlOlNeu Il HdIIllS
entertainment scheme to members of the
Four Hundred, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch, Lehr proposed dance, which
shall be an exact copy, in character and
surroundings, of the Moulin Rouge of
Paris. The entertainment will be given
n one of the uptown restaurants and a
wealthy matron has consented to act as
hostess. Mrs. Aston herself refuses to
be Identified with such entertainments,
hut has consented to lend" young Mr.
Lehr to some of her friends, who are en-
chanted with his suggestion. A large ball
room will be transformed into the long
hall of the Red Mill" and have in it
the dance floor, shooting galleries, vaude-
vile compartment, drinking stalls and
even the India gardens that are features
of the real Moulin Rouge. Quadrilles will
be danced on the floor while around on
raised balconies, tables where drinks will
be served are arranged for. The other
evening Disguised critic asked young
Mr.. Lehr why lin Heavens name" he
did not do something original This is the
result.
Gen. Charles King, a graduate of the
class Of 1866 of the United States Military
Academy at West Point and one of the
most distinguished of American authors
and soldiers, is throwing side lights upon
West Point which We're not seen in the
official Investigations recently carried on
there. Gen. King passed through the
mill, took his punishment and accepted
il as a philosopher. 1t is in this spirit
that the articles are written In the
course Of the installment in this week
issue Of The Saturday Evening Post is
the following: Cadet ethics have. or
had, their peculiarities. To lie. to sneak
or to steal are crimes unforgiveable. The
lad guilty of any one of them-goes.
Even though court-martial should hesitate
to convict; even though the maturer
minds of commissioned officers sitting in
judgment give the accused the benefit
Of a possible doubt and refuse to dismiss.
the Corps knows no such sophistry. Cut.
ostracized and held in contempt. the Gull
prt dwells one, The Corps gives him
silence that some few may stagger
under to the day of graduation and then
live to redeem their names. but in most
cases the silent ostracism OF the battal-
ION Is SUFFICIENT to crush and the lad re-
signs. When marked copies OF papers
begin to come from that fellows con-
gressional district, ana West Point ls held
up FOR all manner OF crimes. IL Is not hard
TO tx the authorship. II may De re-
membered that when "A British officer ran
away Ia south Africa ANA left the young
Prince Imperial 10 his fate. a court mar
tial had 20 acquit him because of a tech
nlchlity but when his comrades sent him
10 Coventry hc resigned