The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

means. They have been practically
dictators, and their rivalries have kept
the country in a state of turmoil.
Soon after the initial message
around the globe, sent by President
Roosevelt in ten minutes, the Paris
Temps made a more instructive trial.
When the Presidents message was put
on the wire every operator was on
the qui vive. The Temps's circular
message took the ordinary course, and
made the Circuit in six hours. 1t was,
Temps, Paris and cost $1.66 a word.
An Italian authority finds that
when hens are fed on food containing
a large percentage of iron the eggs
also reveal the presence of iron in the
very digestible form Of the illuminate.
Such eggs exert a tonic effect on per-
sons who eat them. The case illus
trates the fact that all eggs are not
alike by any means, and that, accord
ing to the food fed, they may vary
greatly in dietic value and effect.
"A transcontinental flyer on the
Missouri Pacific Railway made a stop
not on its schedule the other night for
the benefit of a squalling baby. The
infant and it's mother, a young Ger
man woman, were both in tears be-
cause it's bottle of milk had curdled.
Sympathetic passengers urged the
conductor to stop the train at Ottawa,
in order that a fresh supply might be
procured. He approved the PROPOSE
ton, and the train was held while the
relief committee visited an Ottawa
hotel kitchen, where the nursing bot
tie was scalded out and filed with
sweet milk. When the train resumed
it's journey everybody was feeling bet
ter.
"A newspaper published at Siegberg,
Germany, has distinguished itself by
bestowing upon the Pope five Chris
tan names which his holiness does
not possess. His baptismal name is
Joseph, but according to the journal
referred to, the Ponuff, at the time
OF the conclave's decision, was Siegfried
Adam Richard Theodore Otto Cardinal
Sarto. The Independence Beige eX-
plains the mystery. The Frankfort cor
respondent telephoned through to his
paper the result of the election, from
the Frankfort Gazetts, and in SPELL
ing Sarto he gave after each letter
a name of which it was the initial
All the names got into print. The
Siegberg paper pointed out the coinCi-
dence that the initials of the Chris
tan names made up the patronymic of
Plus X.
-Four dwarf chameleons" have just
been presented to the zoo, where they
will be popular on account of the ease
with which they can be kept, and their
bright colors, says the Westminster
Gazette. Green with brick-red patch
upon the sides is the general pattern
of their hues. which is only varied to
duller tints when the animal is vexed
in any way. This smallest among the
tribe, called by Mr.. Grant Allen the
"Reptillian Vicar OF Bray" is only five
inches long, including it's relatively
long and prehensile tail. The little
creature has a grim look when seen
full face, by reason of the serrated fold
under the throat. which suggests
fiercely untrimmed "Newgate fringe"
There are very many kinds of channel
cons; but all of them, like the present
species, have an inordinate desire for
mealworms, a slow and meditative
gait, and eyes which move languidly
up and down in a manner reminiscent
of ducks that die in tempests."
-Radium. discovered in 1898, was
valued at 100000 a pound, says Har-
per's Weekly. Its estimated value has
since been reduced to $2721, $50. 80
pound, which is a very material reduc-
ton, but the price is still high. We
read with interest that a Buffalo man.
Mr.. Stephen T. Lockwood, expects to
engage in the manufacture. or extrac-
ton, of this interesting substance, and
hopes to lower the price still further.
His hopes, as recorded in the papers,
are based on the possession of certain
deposits of carrotite in Utah, from
which he has been able to extract ra-
dunn and which he believes can be
induced to give its radium up some
what easier than the pitchblende from
which the radium so far obtained has
been extracted. We hope he will sue
coed. Radium is the most interest
ing substance out, and. dear though it
is, a very little of it goes a great ways,
and lasts, apparently, forever. We
want more of it, for. unlike LIQUID air.
it seems really to be of use for some
thing besides amusement and specula-
ton.
Have you ever noticed how few
people walk straight ?" said the man
who finds fault, according to the New
YORK Times Il am not speaking in
spiritual sense, neither do l refer to
their gait, which is certainly bad
enough; but to the crookedness of their
path. A straight road is not at all
times possible, 1 admit, and when the
excusable for darting around any old
way, but when given a clear sidewalk
l can't for the life of me see why he
cannot walk straight Watch anv
man-and women are just as bad
who starts out from home at an bour
when other people in the neighborhood
are busy on their own doorsteps and
give him clean sweep Since there
are no distractions in the way there
is no reason on earth why he should
not proceed in a straight line to the
nearest corner, but instead of pursu
ing that undertaking course he zigzags
most susplciously. Now he is perilous-
~ near the curb now brushing against
the area railing, while occasionally he
eNens things up by taking a few steps
IN the middle of the pavement. The
people who thus WAIVER in their gait
are perfectly sober and would be sur-
prised If anybody should show them a
diagram of their tracks Naturally
all that veering and lacking appreci-
ABLY increases the distance travelled
which is another reason why neonIe
in hurry should learn to walk
straight"
In Fee, the capital of Morocco, most
of the houses consist of several sto-
ries, each being provided with a light
Veranda running round it and connect
ing the rooms, says the Chicago News
All the windows and doors open ont
into the patio, or court yard. the win
DOW openings in the upper stories he
ing covered with close trellis work. An
the houses have fiat roofs, with a wall
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