The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

"A gavel made out of a piece of the
old mulberry tree which stood on the
bank of ST. Mary's river, and under
which Leonard Calvert held his first
conference with the Indians, has been
presented TO the Maryland Chapter of
the Daughters of the War of 1872.
Lord Avebury of England is quoted
as saying that 'if municipalities persist
in embarking on commercial undertake
ings, they will, I am persuaded, in
crease rates, check progress in scientific
discovery and stide, if not destroy, that
spirit of private enterprise to which in
the past our commercial supremacy has
been mainly due"
English exchanges note that Admit
raj Sir Henry Keppel, who is taking
winter holiday in warm climates, ar
rived recently at Singapore. 1t was
thought, when the admiral came into
the world, that he was a still-born
child, and preparations had actually
been begun for the funeral, when signs
of life were seen. Sir Henry is now
"a years old, and in fair health.
The most peculiar feature of the
doll trade is that no one factory
makes the entire doll. A toy turtle
with clock in it's chest; has to pass
through the hands of three men and
thirty seven girls before it is ready to
be put on the market. Some doll maxi
ers employ many hands inside the fac
tories and send the different parts to
the homes of the workers to be COM
pleted there.
"A decree of very great rigor has
just been issued by the general COM
manding the Italian corps of carbl-
neerS, in Rome. This is nothing
less than an order prohibiting officers
from smoking in any place on duty or
while wearing uniform. They may
only use tobacco in their own homes or
quarters. This is leveling the officers
down to the rank and file of the corps,
to whom smoking in public has been
forbidden since 1922.
Whenever prosy orator begins to
bore the Missouri State Assembly his
brother members have an original
method of inducing him to end his
speech. Beside each desk is a castirOn
spittoon so shaped that it may easily
be raised by a shoe toe. When thus
disturbed in chorus they make a deaf
ening clatter and it is impossible TO
detect the offenders. There are 142
members, and when a few score toes
get to moving the orator of the occa-
sion needs more than ordinary deter
mination to keep him on his legs.
Nicotine interferes with growth,
and it's effect in that regard is very
measurable, says the Worlds Work.
At Yale during the four years course
the non-users of tobacco, although tall
er when they enter, gain "a per cent.
more in hight and &c per cent. more
in girth of chest than do the habitua1
users. DR.. Hitchcock of Amherst Col
lege, found even greater differences.
The difference in the lung capacity is
very striking in the two classes, and
has been noticed by all observers. 1t
shows the effect of tobacco on the res
piration, nicotine being a potent de-
pressor.
The Russian Ministry of Agricul-
ture has just decided to found an ag-
riculture high school for women, which
will be the first institution of the kind
in Europe. The women who pass
through this institution will enjoy the
same rights as successful male stu
dents. They will be deemed eligible
to fill various posts under the Ministry
of Agriculture, and will be further en-
| titled to hold the position of adminis-
| traitors of the crown domains and of
teachers in the intermediate agricul-
| tural schools. Three hundred and
twenty young women who have had
an intermediate education have an
nounced their intention to continue the
course.
About the famous Roquefort
| cheese the following legend is told
shepherd lad, having more luncheon
than he could eat, laid large portion
| of his bread and cheese upon natural
shelf in one of the caverns near by.
He forgot all about it until several
| months later, when he found the
cheese, instead of being dried up or
| rotten, was rich, moist, creamy and
| streaked with greenish- blue veins. He
! shared his pieces of cheese with 9TH
| ers, and the villagers were quick to
recognize the improved texture + and
! quality. Henceforth all their cheeses
were taken to these caves to ripen.
The caves are now owned by COM
pany, which employs 500 women to
tend the cheese.
Admiral Ii Chou, of the navy of
the Chinese Emperor, has adopted a
new weapon of wharf.-the camera, no
less, that terror of civilized countries
Piracy is rife on the Canton river The
admiral of the river. impressed by his
government with the necessity of
keeping stricter eye upon the enemy
has in consequence imported So, 900
worth of Photographic apparatus. He
is spending his time snapshotting his
men in attitudes which make them
look sufficiently fierce. Whether he
intends to distribute the prints among
the pirates does not appear The other
day his men failed to answer his
summons to attend the camera. Find
ing them busy gambling, he seized a
handy pole and half killed as many
as could not escape. While this gall
liant officer is busy with his lenses and
chemicals, the military commander of
Canton has engaged a young man of
approved ferocity to take command of
two cruisers. manned by forty men
each to tackle the pirates. The men
have double pay to stimulate their
courage, and promises of blood
money" prizes.
The National Government Is now
building a first-c1ass up-to-date bat
tleship to be named Rhode Island, says
the American Syren and Shipping. This
decision of the naval authorities was
just. 1t is proper that the colony that
originated the navy, built the first YES
sells, furnished the first manner. The
first settlements at Portsmouth and
Newport were apprehensive lest the In
dams or some INSCRIPTIONS trader
pirate, or other enemy might take sud
den commanders, and won the first VIC
tories should be remembered in some
substantial advantage of their isolated
position and so plan to do them a N in