The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Dlete EXHIBIT at the WOrld S talr IN
Louisiana's state mining exhibit.
The Agricultural Society of bon-
hardy has decided to found and main
tain in Milan a trial station for the
testing of agricultural machines.
Agricultural implements, in the
strict sense of the word. are admitted
free of duty-that is, such implements
as plows, harrows, spades, hoes, rakes,
etc, pay no duty on entering Vene-
zuela.
Every man, woman and child in the
United States took, on an average, six
ty-three rides on the street cars last
year, according to a recent report of
the census bureau. That was thirty
one rides more than they had taken in
1899.
The roads of Venezuela are not
suitable for American styles of vehi-
cles, and draft animals are rather
small for any ordinary vehicles for
freight. The lighter kind of pleasure
vehicles could be used if the roads
were not so bad.
TO remove mildew from calico:
Mix soft soap and powdered starch
with half the quantity salt and the
juice of a lemon. Lay this mixture on
the calico with a brush, and let the
linen lie on the grass for few frosty
nights and the stain will disappear.
The demand for white corn in the
Transvaal is now very great, and as
Mozambique corn can be imported into
the Transvaal free of duty, while corn
from other countries is taxed, the cul-
tivation of corn in this province is
becoming a very important industry.
If you want to shut off the view
from any window, you can do it very
cheaply by dissolving in a little hot
water as much EPSON salts as the
water will absorb. Paint this over
the windows while hot, and when dry
you will have very fair imitation of
ground glass.
The total production Of pig iron
in Canada in 1902 from Canadian and
foreign ores amounted to 357,90S tons,
valued at $4,243,545, of which it is es-
timated II, 665 tons, valued at 81, 043,011
should be attributed to Canadian ore
and 2S6,23S tons, valued at SO, 200, 534, to
the ore imported.
Costa Rica is deficient in good
roads. Outside of the towns and
away from the railroads the common
means of conveyance for passengers
is horses and mules; for freight, OK
carts. The roads during the rainy
season become very bad, and in places
almost impossible.
Costa RIGA is mountainous coun-
try, and consequently some portions
are not naturally adapted to machinery.
In the level parts the land needs to
be cleared Of rocks and the roots of
trees, which in this tropical climate
grow to a great length and make it
necessary to use great care in break
ing up the soil to avoid running the
pillow.
The transportation Of Mozambique
agricultural products from the farms
to the towns is generally effected by
native porters, by river boats, and by
small steam craft, though the large
ocean steamers that trade along the
coast are now doing quite a business
bringing corn, etc, from the north
ern ports of the port of Louvenco Mar
quiz.
Secretary Barton of the American
Board, says that the American colleges
in Turkey are the best possible safe
guard to the political existence of the
empire, inasmuch as they teach Turk
ish subjects to be upright, self-respect-
ing, law-abiding citizens, able to re-
spond to the needs of the government
for responsible service, both at home
and abroad.
The Espana Economica Finan-
ciera of July 26, 1903, a Spanish pub
LEGATION, says that in the first six
months of 1903 SPANS imports, ex-
elusive of gold and silver, were valued
at $76,061,S 800. For a like period in
1902 the importations amounted to
$2,12S, 600 less, and for the whole year
1902 to only $5,519,SOO more than for
the first six months of 1903.
--Smokeless powder, machine guns
and quick-firing rifles tend to make the
attacking of small states by powerful
ones more and more impossible. Sue
cessful attacks on countries like France.
Germany, England or the United States
are now quite out of the question For
merly 1t was considered sufficient if
the attacking party outnumbered their
opponents by two or three to one In
South Africa it was demonstrated that
the proportion must be more than ten
to one.
"A student of music of the aborigi-
mes, Mr.. Farwell, states that the In
dams have innumerable songs which
conform to a definite melodic system.
Many persons have been led to believe
that Indian music consists wholly of
drums, whoops and yells but, in the
face of twenty years serious study of
the matter and thousands of phono-
graph records, this belief is fast disap-
pearing. These melodies are all indis-
solubly linked to legends, myths, cere-
monials or religious rituals of the great
est poetic and dramatic beauty.
A lawyer reports a queer case
about which he was consulted profess
slonally. A woman left certain town
thirty-seven years ago without paying
grocery bill, not accidentally, but
Intentionally. This action of hers had
weighed on her conscience all the time
TO so great an extent that she became
morbid, and could not get sleep at
night. Why she did not send the money
to the grocer does not appear, but fin
ally she consulted the lawyer, and.
on his advice, she paid the debt. That
night she went to sleep early. and did
not wake until about noon the next
day.
The General Electric COMPANY Of
New York is to furnish the railroad
shops of the Natal government 11e mo-
tors, dynamos OF 300-horse power each.
electrical cranes and other appliances
Another United States firm has received
an order for seven locomotives for the
cape Colony railroads. The nunicina1
hn aif