The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-20
ITEMS OF INTER EST.

AdsSdCHusetIS 10 De kept undeC fence as
game preserve. A lake covering JOt
vate stables and cottages are to be
erected.
"A Western passenger agent says that
his experience has shown that Friday is
the best day in the week for railway pas
senger travel and Wednesday the wor I.
Guy hotel people would likely say that
their best days in the week for transient
guests are Wednesday and Thursday.
"A generation ago the universal custom
in Western New York was to make the
Christmas turkey as drunk as possible
Just before he was killed. The brandy
with which the bird was made tipsy gave
flavor unequaled by Italian chestnuts
or any later improvements. and even the
flesh OF the hardened old gobhler became
tender.
Prominent women Of Trenton, N. j.
are interesting themselves In the purchase
Of the old British barracks of revolu-
Itonary date to be converted into a muse
um for colonial and revolutionary relics
The barracks was the headquarters Of
British officers during the revolution and
at present is occupied by the Old Ladies'
Home.
The system of rating on the unirn-
proved and values seems to be growing
In favor with the local authorities in New
zealand. Hitherto the land and improve
ments have been equally liable to be
taxed for local purposes. hut a recent act
OF Parliament made it optional with bor-
ocghs whether they would continue the
old system or adopt the method of tax
ing the unimproved values only.
The navy of Spain is now made up If
one battleship, two coast-detense vessels,
four cruisers of the first class, five of
the second and four of the third, with
an auxiliary fleet of sixty gunboats and
lWenty-seven torpedo boats. Eight ships
are under construction-two second-clas So
and one third-class cruisers. one gunboat
and -FOUR torpedo-boats of the highest
type.
George H. Daniels, general passenger
agent of the New York Central Railroad
expects compressed air to be Of great
value in transportation, but he does not
consider 1t likely that electricity will be
applied to heavy trains. He expects rath-
er to see a higher development of the
steam engine, which will do away with
the present wasteful methods of burning
fuel.
BY act of the continental congress,
passed In 17s5. one-thirty- sixth part of all
the public lands belonging to the United
states were set apart perpetually as an
endowment for the public schools of the
country. Under this and succeeding acts
100000 acres have been granted during
the century for the support of public
schools and 1l65,0O0 acres to universities
and colleges.
Sir James Grant, an English physi-
clan, attributes some forms of muscular
rheumatism to the presence of electricity
stored in the tissues. He AYERS that for
some years he has treated cases of this
kind by inserting fine steel needles into
the muscles, and that, the electricity be-
ing drawn off, relief comes almost in
stantly. The Chinese have an elaborate
system of treatment which utilities this
idea.
The petition to Congress In which 1000
Filipinos have embodied their request
for self-government is unique document.
1t is in the shape of a leather bound
book, which contains typewriter trans
elton In English, then the appeal itself
printed in Spanish, with the signatures
following. Each signature occupies two
or more lines on the ruled paper, and IS
embellished with intricate hourishes. with
out which. apparently, a Spanish sigma
lure is not valid.
Danger of fire from pipes, cigarettes
and other means has caused the Mayor
of New Orleans to issue an order prohib-
lting the presence of cotton on draws in
the streets of that city at night. Es-
pecially are no loaded draws to be left
standing outside the warehouses.
The town Ranhe plain 10 oF, ba~
der line between Vermont and the Cana
dian province of Quebec, the line running
trough the middle of the principal street.
The postoffice for both countries is in the
same building, which was built some sew
enty-five years ago
-Pittsburg has bought a horseless fire
engine weighing 1900 pounds at a cost
of $1,000. Il is 10 feet high, ls feet 6
inches long and feet inches wide, with
throwing capacity of 1850 gallons per
minute. The largest engine now in use
in Ptttsburg has capacity of only I10O
gallons minute. A test of similar en-
CINE threw through fifty feet of leading
hose ga inches in diameter horizontal
streams as follows: One and one half
inch Nozzle, 348 feet; 1%-inch nozzle, 1856
feet; Pinch nozzle, S19la feet.
Two young people of Jersey City, de-
string to marry and not having enough
money. have entered into an agreement,
which was duly drawn up before justice
# the peace, to contribute weekly to the
asing of fund of $1,5G0. Ii in two years
he sum shall not have been completed
he idea of marriage is to be forever
bandoned. 1t IS provided that the wo-
man is to contribute $40 week and the
nan only IS. This is not because his
Incidental expenses viii be greater than
hose of the woman during the two years,
but because he is making only $40 week
while she makes Sl4.
An illustration of the topsy-turviness
which rules in the administration of the
Chinese empire was given in the Pekin
dispatch recountiug the procedure of af-
fixing the imperial seal to the peace nre
iminaries The seal was not, as might
have been expected. in the custody of n
high officer of state. but In the ward of
old woman living in the Forbidden
City, who in turn was in the custody II
the eunuchs of the imperial palace In
order to secure an impression Of the seal
m the parchment on which the peace
conditions were engrossed Prince ChIrg
was obliged to importune the eunu his
and the latter had to coax the Old woman
TO permit the use of the seal Then the
precious implement was swathed again
In its paper wrapper by its queer custo-
liam. OF course. this may be a fairy tale:
hut the more one knows about China the
less incredible will seem the report of this