The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-12
ITEMS OF INTER EST.

having spell OF remarkably good behaV-
Tor. The grand jury at Hawesville adj
Journed after weeks session after re-
turning but one indictment, and that was
against man for whipping his mule.
j. Auriol Armitage reports in an Eng
fish medical journal the results of the
use of the electric bath in cases of lead
poisoning. The patients are all in lodgings
practically outside of control, so that late
hours, drink and standing on the damp
ground at foot ball matches have caused
not a few relapses. Many OF them hav
ing wives and families practically desti-
tute, have insisted upon returning home
before they were completely cured Not
withstanding these drawbacks there were
81 cures either partial or complete, out of
40 cases. The author gives the details of
the treatment, and full reports of typical
cases.
AThe captain of the Ostend mail steam
er Princess Clementine, which is fitted
with wireless stelegraph apparatus, re-
ports, says the London Electrician, that
when on the voyage from Dover to Os-
tend the French lightship, stationed %
miles off Dunkirk to mark some danger
Gus sand banks, signaled the mail boat.
1t was then learned that lighting apparat-
us was out of order, and the lightship
would be unable to show a light that
night unless assistance was promptly
sent. The mail boat at once dispatched
wireless message to La Panne, whence
telegram was sent to, Dunkirk, and IN
a short time tug was>sent out to the
Ishtship TO effect the necessary repairs.
w. Duddell. an electrician of London,
has discovered method of producing
musical sounds from the electric arc, and
recently gave a lecture upon these inves-
legations befor the London institution of
electrical engineers. 1t is only the solid
carbon, that which is homogeneous in it's
nature, that is capable of producing these
unusual sounds. The cored carbons are
absolutely silent. Not only is it possible
to obtain musical sounds, but they may
be varied so as to produce tune, and
to exemplify his thesis the inventor play
ed a popular air. The variations in the
sounds are accomplished by a bypass or
shunt placed across the carbons, and
which have the same effect as the fingers
and keys upon flute.
There is curious superstition in
Italy that there is something very lucky
about wine that is upset by a guest, and
that ever one at table should promptly dip
his finger In the flowing liquid. A we'll
other evening, says the London Chroni-
Gle, when he was dining at a ducal table
and was so unlueky as to upset a glass
of wine on the cloth. He instantly dipped
his finger in the wine and made the sign
of the cross on his throat, explaining TO
the company why he did So Every one
present dipped a finger in the wine and
made little cross, "for luok,' even the
Duke himself. The singer crossed his
throat because his fortune lay in his voice
but his strongest point must surely be
his tact.
Miss Charlotte M. Yonge, whose death
has recently closed a literary career of
amazing fertility. will principally be re-
membered by 1.-The Heir of Redclyffe'-a
mid-Victorian novel seldom read now,
says Freeman's Journal. At one time,
however, the whole feminine population
OF the United Kingdom was mingling its
tears with those of Amy" whom a con-
| temporary novelist might justly have
called "demd, damp, moist, unpleasant"
sort of heroine. Some 10 years ago a re-
viewer, who was holidaying at the sea-
side, elected to occupy his vacation reck-
oning up the number of Amys tears ana
F1rived at the sum of 1863 fits Of weeping.
Allowing half a gill for each weep it be-
Genes obvious that this queen of mid-cen-
fury heroines must have shed, in round
numbers, IS quarts of tears in the course
of her three volumes career. 1t is COM
puted, however, that Susan Warner
ELLEN Montgomery" in THE Wide, Wide
World" exceeded this record, as the
American heroine's emotions made up In
violence of hydraulic pressure what they
lacked in relative frequency.
Probably the latest in horseless car
riages in the turnout which has appeared
in Paris. Miss Laura Rienzo astounded
the French capital few days ago by
driving about the city behind two trot-
ting cows harnessed tandem, to pretty
cart The animals are small, black and
fiery, but they obey the reins perfectly.
The police were greatly worried over the
fact as to whether or not they should
permit the driving of the tandem cows.
Miss Rienzo gracely informed the inspec
tor that other sorts of horseless carriages
were permitted on the drives of Paris,
and she did not see why her carriage with
it's queer motive power should be barred.
Miss Rienzo belongs in Bahia, and her
father is one of the wealthiest citizens
of Brazil. Rienzo pere. who is devoted
to his daughter, had the two cows, which
she is now driving trained in Rio Janeiro
and shipped to her in Paris as a birth
day present. The owner of the Nouveau
Cirque offered $4,000 for the team, but
Miss Rienzo Indignantly spurned the Of
fer and every day drives out in state
with her two cows, spinning at a cow
trot down the boulevards.
Fencing for ladies is rapidly growing
more fashionable ever day." says the
Paris Heralds London correspondent,
land at the smart fencing schools one
meets no end of we.l-known people. The
King has always been devoted to this
graceful accomplishment. So highly does
he think of ii that all his daughters have
received instruction from well-known pro-
fessors and now that the doctors have
ordered gymnasiums and other hygienic
exercises for women as well as men the
schools are crowded every day. The best
lady fencer in London is Miss "Toupee"
Lowther, the lady champion of England.
She has on more than one occasion given
an exhibition of her skill before the King
and Queen. Mrs. Arthur Cadogan, sister
in-law of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
is now reckoned second best to Miss
Lowther. Lady Juliet Lowther, the tail.
handsome daughter of Lady de Grey, may
also be numbered among the ranks of fair
swordswomen. Lady He.en Grimston,
who Is a daughter of Lord Veruiam, has,
during the last few years, taken fencing
up as an amusement and is reckoned very
good
Much interest has been awakened IN
England as to the working OF the plan
a.