The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

tnat canal between the Day OF Bis
cay and the Mediterranean would be
a profitable investment in many ways.
1t would be 300 miles long, cost s0O,-
100000 francs and save 1900 miles for
vessels going from the Atlantic to the
Mediterranean. 1t is computed that
the canal would pay 10 per cent.
The postmaster at Keokea, Island
of Maue, Hawaii, has resigned, and
the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral SO far has been unable to find any
one who will take the place. The sal
airy is 81 a year. The retiring official,
David acknowledgements, is a
lineal descendant of the great King
Kalitapoka mikokiweatoha, who, &C
cording to tradition, was very fond of
missionaries" and partook of a good
many.
-Twenty-six German titles are worn
by American girls who have married
abroad and twenty English peerages.
There are three French DuchesSeS and
five French countesses of American
birth. Seventeen italian noblemen and
six Russians of title" have laid their
coronets at the feet of American brides.
Holland has two harnesses, American
born; Bavaria, one countess. and the
sovereign princess of Monaco closes
the list.
The secretary of the Thomas JEFF
ferson Memorial Association of the
United States has sent a circular let
ter to the theatrical managers of
America asking if they will devote to
the Jefferson memorial fund 1 per cent.
of the gross receipts derived from the
theatrical performance on Monday,
April 10, the 16Oth birthday anniversary
of the author of the Declaration of In
dependence. A facsimile copy of a
letter from Joseph Jefferson is attach
ed to the circular, warmly approving
the suggestion.
A new form of Noah's ark is one
of the latest mechanical toys. The an
imals are attached to arms on rotat-
ing shaft; a turn of the crank sets the
shaft spinning, and the child looks
through the doorway to catch a glimpse
of the animals which it can not see
properly till the shaft stops. Only one
animal can be seen at a time at each
stoppage, and the chances against the
same animal stopping opposite the
doorway twice in any given time are
very small. Thus the child is always
wondering how many animals are in
the box.
Until a comparatively few years
ago Fez, the capital of Morocco, had
practically a monopoly in the manu-
facture of the Turkish national head
dress named after 1.-THE 'fez"-as it
was supposed that the peculiar dull
crimson color of the tasseled skull cap
could only be obtained by using the
dye made from a certain berry largely
grown in the neighborhood of the city,
which is also much used in the dyeing
of morocco leather. Now, however,
France and Turkey, and to a certain
extent, Austria, actively compete with
Fee for what is still very lucrative
trade.
The center of the mother-of-pearl
industry is Singapore. The shell oys-
ter is six to ten inches long, the larger
ones weighing as much as ten pounds.
1t is found on hard bottom channels
between islands when the current is
strong. In gathering it diver takes
with him a bag of coil rope one-fourth
of an inch in diameter, made in large
meshes, which. while suited for hold
ing the shell, does not impede his trav-
cling along the bottom. The apparatus
for diving has not been introduced in
the Philippines although Manila shell
brings the high price of dollar
pound.
"A French postal clerk has evolved
a simple apparatus for dispensing with
the postage stamp and enabling any
one to get his letter ranked after Office
hours The apparatus can be affixed
to any pillar box; coin is dropped into
a slot, the corner of the letter is in
serted, and the machine stamps the
envelope with the amount paid All
you have to do, then, is to drop the
letter into the pillar box for collection.
The electric fan is increasing in
popularity as a purveyor of comfort,
both at home and in the equatorial re-
gions, so that the American output for
the coming summer is estimated by
Electrical World at $50, 900. Not only
does it serve to mitigate the heat in
summer, but in a great many instances
1t answers the purpose of sanitation
and ventilation so economically and
efficiently that few other appliances
can compare with it.
A Chicago trust company recent
ly offered a series of money prizes for
the best thoughts on the subject, Why
ought you to save money and how
you can do it." There were 541 com
petitors, of whom 100 were women. The
drst prize was awarded to Louis A
Bowman, of that city, and his thoughts
on the theme are undoubtedly of true
and universal value. Saving" he
says, produces a peace of mind I'M
know to him who in time of misfor-
tune must depend on the bounty of
his friends. Determine to save. for
will power is the prime essential De-
post regularly. Lay aside some por-
ton of each weeks or months in
come. Deposit extra and unexpected
receipts" These are sound precepts
for the promotion of frugality, worthy
of general heed. and Mr.. Bowman no
doubt banked the money prize he re-
ceived for their formulation as soon
as he got hold of it.
Americans, says the London Daily
News employ the word "Britisher,"
which they invented, in a contemptuous
sense. 1t was a certain PHILADELPHIA
wit who is said to have asked his
friends what a "Britisher'' would mean
to convey by the written word
hphtheightteeau." He had to
explain to them that, according to the
genius of the English language. it
meant potato" thus: gh-p, as in
"hiccough;" ough-o, as in dough"
phth-t, as in ''phthisis;" eigh-a- as
in neighbour" tte-t, as in gazette"
and eau-o, as in beau" This was at
least as pulling as the livery stable
keepers bill which contained the two
items
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