The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

a piece of lead pipe, a piece of iron
pipe, three copper cylinders and a jar
of water the wonderful substance ap-
parently shining as clearly through all
of these substances at once as 1t did
through any one of them.
Austrian mills use 1S,000
900 pounds of cotton year, two-thirds
of which is American. The cotton IS
shipped from the United States direct
to Bremen or Hamburg. and thence
forwarded by rail or on the river Elbe
to its place OF destination. The highest
wage in the mills of Austria is 81. OF
day, and .weaYers get Al to 81 cents Tor
an eleven-hour day.
in Vienna every mans home is
practically his prison from 10 O'Clock
at night until in the morning. The
Austrian capital is a city of fats. and
at 10 O'Clock each night the entrance
door of each block is locked. Any one
passing in or out after that time must
pay the concierge a fine, the amount
of which is twopence up till midnight
and fourpence from then till in the
morning.
1T seems incredible. but DR.. Gatke
says that many species of birds ordi-
narily regarded as sluggish of wing,
pass, in migrating-even at manifest
slaekening speed-from his observatory
on Heligoland across that island to the
oyster beds. q mile and half distant.
in one minute. When the migratory
flight is at it's greatest speed, 240 miles
an hour he regards as nothing extra
ordinary.
Prof. Curie now announces the
amazing fact that the change in the
rate of heat emission of radium within
the comparatively short distance of alb
solute zero is exactly in the opposite
direction to what might be expected In
view of the effect of low temperatures
on ordinary chemical action, for at the
temperature necessary to liquify n.y.
drogen, the greatest cold yet secured
by scientists, the heat emission Of radi-
UNI. instead Of being reduced. is aug
mented.
An old merchant of New York city
who, as he himself phrases it. has the
misfortune to be named Guiteau, was
returning to his country home on the
Hudson the other evening, when he
was approached by a stranger who had
observed the name on his handbag.
Excuse me, SIR began the unknown,
curiosity and trepidation blending In
brother of the gentleman who-er--er
had a little difficulty with President
Garfield?"
The British government has decid-
ed to be more liberal with it's soldiers
and sailors in giving them sugar and
coffee. Among the experts in such
matters the belief has been gaining
ground for years that moderate al
Iowa of GUaaf Gf1lff and of the
Arabian berry are beneficial to strong,
healthy men who are called upon to
perform heavy tasks and endure hard
ships, while the entire medical profess
sion appears to be inclined to the
theory that weak and feeble men, wom-
en- and children should, as a rule, re-
fuse such indulgences.
Statistics for the year ending Aug.
30 show that automobiles killed as
many persons in England in a week
as railroad trains did in a year. The
accidents enumerated in England and
Wales during the period mentioned
were 1891, the persons injured being
2,991 and the deaths Ali. The figures
show an averages of 1915 accidents
per week, with 57.52 persons injured
and 79 killed every week. During the
last twelve months the total number
of passengers and railway officials kill
ed by accidents to passenger trains on
British railways was 8, the injured be-
ing 224.
"A hollow rail has just been invent
ed by ]. C. Allendorph of Kansas City
Mo. The standard now in use is 51h
inches high, with a 512-inch base, and
is solid. Mr.. Allendorph's rail is 4
inches high, with a siX-inch base, and
is hollow. There is also a device for
connecting these rails which takes the
place of the familiar fish-plate 1t
consists of a plate two feet long and six
inches wide. and carrying an upright
the length of the plate, which fits into
the hollow of the rails to complete the
connection. 1t is asserted that the
danger of spreading rails will be great
ly minimized. The present standard
rail carries ninety pounds to the yard
while that of Mr.. Allenderph is only
seventy seven. At $2S a ton for rails
this would mean a saving of $571.76 per
mile.
in order to determine just what
system of lighting will be most desir-
able for the building of the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, which will be
erected in the course of few years in
that city, between $4,000 and $1,000 is
being spent in the construction of a
DulluIHS OH the very site OF the pro-
posed museum, for the purpose of
making exhaustive experiments with
the different systems which are now
most in favor The building which
has been designed for this special
work is of the most remarkable ap-
pearance, and as it progresses attracts
a great deal of attention because of it's
unique design. The structure will he
finished in the course of a month, and
the experiments will be commenced at
once, and probably last a year at
least.
Folding wood lattice is a recent de-
velopment of the manufactured fence,
which is bought by the yard. The
lattice work, in detail of construction,
is not unlike the platform guards us
ually found on trolley cars in this part
of the country, but, of course, is made
of wooden strips. The adjustable fea-
ture of the lattice work, whereby it
may be folded into a very compact,
flexible roll, very greatly extends it's
usefulness, overcoming at once the diff
tculties or transporting any consider
able lengths. This style of wooden
trellis will last for several seasons,
and owing to it's portability can be
taken down during the winter sea-
son. if not needed and stored for flu
ture use. 1t is specially suitable for
training peas, beans, etc, in garden
use or as a screen for plants against
early frosts. 1t also makes a capital
lawn tennis or croquet ground enclos-
ure, as it can be put to any hight from
one foot to ten feet, and can readily
he taken I'M and down in a fauy ,,o;,,