The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Ing SnOulQ cOmpulSOrlIy insure the III
ture of their children. She suggests
that 1 cent day would be a SUFFICIENT
premium.
GOV. Van SAINT of Minnesota, to
whom is imputed an ambition to run
for Vice President on the Roosevelt
ticket, is enthusiastic for nominations
by party primaries. That method is
partly in operation in Minnesota.
John S. johnson of Fair Haven.
Conn, and JAMS Gilland of Altoona,
Pa, are the sole survivors of Commo-
dore Perry's expedition to Japan in
1853. Mr.. Gilland, who is now in his
seventy-third year, was with Perry
previous to and through the whole ex-
dition.
Sir w. Ramsay and Prof. Soddy
have found distinct evidence of the
presence of helium in the spectra of
gases emanating from radium brom-
ide. Present observations. therefore,
indicate that radium shines largely by
the Tight of the rare gas helium which
it evolves.
Herbert H. D. Peirse, third assist
ant secretary of state, has gone on a
pleasant trip at government expense.
accompanied by his wife and two chill
dren. He will inspect the principal
American consulates in Europe, visit
ing the leading ports of Great Britain,
France, Germany, Austria and Russia.
The tour will last about two months.
Mrs. Hetty Green never lives long
at the same address. This is chiefly
because she fears to be annoyed by
'cranks" who want her to invest in
harebrained schemes. When she moves
she keeps her new hiding place secret
from even her closest friends Just now
she is somewhere in the country not
far from New York and only visits the
city at wide intervals.
One result of the closing of the
Cornell school of forestry is that
many of the students of that school
will join the Yale school of forestry
this fall The Cornell school closed
because the Legislature failed to APP
propriate for it, and this failure was
due to the strong protest against the
way in which the Adirondack state
land placed at it's disposal had been
managed.
1t is said that daughter born re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dummitt,
who live near Monet, Mo-, has more
living relatives than any other child
in the United States. Among other
kin it has two grandmothers, two
grandfathers, two eat-grandmothers,
two reat-grandfathers, fifteen great
great aunts, nine great-great uncles,
fourteen great-uncles, ten great-aunts,
eight uncles and eight aunts.
Miss Maud Brown, daughter OF
John G. F. Brown, manufacturer of
Washington, Ind, is serving temper
arily as a carrier on a rural mail route
out of that place. The regular carrier
is her bother, Benjamin F. Brown, VINO
is on vacation, and the sister OBJ
tanned the appointment as substitute.
The route is twenty-five miles long and
has sevearl hundred patrons. Miss
Brown makes a trip over the route
every weekday. She is Is years OLD.
Lord Mimic, Governor of Canada,
and Lady Mimic are guests of White
law Reid in the Adirondacks, where
their love for the picturesque in ma
ture is being gratihed to the full. Lady
Mimic is a continual source of wonder
to her sex, being so youthful in ap-
pearance that she and her eldest daugh-
ter are frequently taken for sisters.
The Governor General acts like
grown-up boy with his children, romp-
ing with the nofsiest and always act
ing the part of a chum.
Lady Henry Somerset is withdraw
ing gradually from her career as re-
former. She is very sensitive on the
subject of her hobbies. Her pet aver
sion is William Waldorf Aston, who
once said of her: She must be the
sort of woman who drives man to
distraction" The remark was repeat
ed to her ladyship who has never for
given the Self-expatriated American.
Mr.. Astor on more than one occasion
has felt the weight of her displeasure
never from the noted reformer, but
from her ladyship's friends.
Judge Howe of the Des Moines dis
trict court is making efforts to cur
tail the number of divorces in
Polk county. He finds that while in
1902 a total of 1,240 marriage license
were granted there, the number of d.
vorces was 345, or about % per cent.
of the marriages. The judge regards
this condition of affairs as alarming
and he therefore has decided on strict
est adherence to the law, which re-
quires that persons seeking divorce
shall have actual residence in the
county. This provision has not been
closely adhered to in the past.
There is continued denial in the
state of Washington that Joseph ST.
mon has given up aspiring to return
to the United States Senate. Some of
his frinds say he has no desire for
further honor in that direction, but
those closest to the ex-senator are of
a different opinion. Consequently it
is coming to be understood that the
disappointments he suffered at Wash
ington, the neglect with which he was
treated by party and administration
leaders and the tilt which he had with
President Roosevelt will induce him to
seek reelection as a vindication and a
triumph over his enemies.
In Saratoga they are telling of a
jest perpetrated by John w. Gates at
the expense of John A. Drake. The
twain were sitting on the veranda of
Gates cottage at the Grand Union Ho-
tel when New York letter was hand
ed to Mr.. Drake. 1t was advices from
his broker. Great Scott!" he ejacu-
lated, as he read off the list Of pur-
chases for his account, with the usual
polite suggestion about errors and
omissions excepted, 1--WE got stocks to
burn" Lazily lifting one leg across
the other, Mr.. Gates drawled out:
Don't see how you're going to burn
what is so heavily saturated with wa
ter