The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-23
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at Thebes, has been discovered, says
the Times, in perfect condition in the
valley of the Tombs of the Kings at
Thebes, along with the tomb of Thoth-
mes ", which is nearly 1000 years
old.
President Roosevelt has never rid
den bicycle since he has risen to his
present high station, but all of his
children ride, and are often seen
awheeL They are familiar with all the
good rides around Washington, and
naturally attract much attention.
DIR. Van Dyke was one day exam
lining a class of boys on their ac-
quaintance with Bible characters.
"And who was Esau?" he asked. For
a moment there was silence, then the
youngest son of Mrs, Malaprop piped
out: "Esau wrote a book of fables
and sold the copyright to Messrs. Pot
tage."'
-Lenard rays and cathode rays are
regarded as moving electrons-that is,
trains of minute negative electric
charges flying with great velocity.
Roentgen rays are trains of solitary
waves or radiated energy emitted at
stationary groups of electrons, /. e.,
solid matter.
The education side of rural free de-
livery comes out clearly in the statis-
tics of one Western route, on which
there are 100 mail boxes. When the
route was established the number of
daily papers taken in the district was
five. Now the number is sixty-flve,
and most of the papers come from one
or the other of two large cities.
Frederick Remington. the artist,
has been spending some time in the
Southwest recuperating his health
and gathering material for new work.
He regrets to observe that the typical
Westerner" as he knew the type twn-
ty years ago, is now hardly observable,
the cowboy being particularly extinct.
In fact, the old life is almost done
away with.
In the army set are many cyclists,
one of the most enthusiastic being
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the head
of the United States army Gen.
Miles is president of the National
Capital Automobile Club, and takes
a great deal of interest in automobile
in his heart for his bicycle, and uses
it constantly.
The city of Boston has asked Phil
adelphia to lend it the liberty bell
from Independence Hall for display
upon the celebration, on June II, of
the 12Sth anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill. The managers of the st.
Louis fair also desire to have it on
exhibition there. The Philadelphia
custodians are loath to have the bell
go out of their care.
Proposals are before the Depart
ment of Agriculture for seriously reg
ulating and systematizing the con-
sumption of timber in the United
States. Statements by Prof. Fernow,
director of the State College of For
estry Of Cornell University, predict
that according to present statistics the
forests of the world must be entirely
consumed within the next thirty years.
The lady mayoress of London can
appoint maids of honor and a train
bearer, and she has her own private
state carriage and four. At the lord
mayors procession, If she comes direct
from her country residence, a guard
of honor is sent to meet her and to es-
cort her to join in the pageant. The
lady mayoress of York can retain the
prefix of lady" before her surname for
the remainder of her life.
The editor of The Perry (Olxla.) Re-
publican,i is much mixed up over his re-
lationship to various members of his
family, and has let loose a plaintive
wall. He says that he married a widow
with one daughter, and his father mar
ried the daughter and is now his STEP
son, while his daughter is his STEP
mother. The daughter has a son, who
is the EDITORS brother and grandson
and his wife is his stepmother, as
she is the mother of his stepmother
He is certainly his wife's husbands
grandchild, and he may be something
else.
An engineer on a Kansas railroad
has made a request to be allowed tc
run faster than sixty-five miles ar
hour, because a jack rabbit has beer
making fun of him on his runs. A JACK
rabbit is noted for its speed, and this
particular jack, it seems, has been In
the habit of coming out of his burrow
just south of Olathe, Kan, when he
hears the flyer coming early in the
morning, looking up and winking al
Tic SlSlASSI, anu lIlcHs throwing Ddck
his long ears, racing alongside the
track. He seems to know that the
engineer may not run ahead of his
schedule, so he keeps up only a fail
speed, but at that he often gets or
the track in front of the locomotive
and, putting up one foot on his face
spread out his toes and make a sign
perfectly familiar to all small boys
which is expressive of the highest
scorn and derision. This is a true story
and vouched for by a Kansas paper
The most curious specimens OF
vegetables or plant life in existence are
the so-called Giving stones" of the
Falkland Islands. Those islands are
among the most cherries spots in the
world, being constantly subjected to
strong polar wind. In such a climate
1t is impossible for trees to grow erect
as they do in other countries, but ma
ture has made amends by furnishing
supply of wood in the most curious
shape imaginable. The visitor to the
Fa1klands sees scattered here and there
singular shaped blocks of what appear
to be weather beaten and moss covered
powders, in various sizes. Attempt to
turn one of these "bowlders'' over and
you will meet with a surprise, because
the stone is actually anchored by roots
of great strength; in fact, you will find
that you are fooling with one of the
native trees. No other country in the
world has such a peculiar forest
growth, and it is said to be next to i'm
possible to work the odd shaped blocks