The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

American reciteS this fact and ADDS
that the lost power from three such
furnces would be capable of pumping
back all the water used by the Niagara
Power Company.
The latest craze in New York
among the very wealthy men is an ex-
travagant style of invitation card. Not
long ago the wife of millionaire or
dered 200 of these from local firm and
they cost her just $40 each. The cards
were made of ivory edged with gold,
the name of the guest and hostess be-
ing lettered in gold on one side, the
other hand painted. Cards at So each
are quite common.
The number Of Europeans who
speak English has doubled in CEN
fury, SO that 81 per cent. of the popu-
lationS of Europe is EngliSh-speaking.
There are far more English-speaking
people outside England-in the United
States, Canada and Australia-than in
England: and now that English has
been made compulsory in India about
10000, 900 people have been, or are in
process of being added.
The most notable recent biblio-
graphic find is a second copy of Shell
ley's Original Poetry by Victor and
Cazire." Shelley's Proposals for an
Association of Philanthropists" sold
last spring for $3.50, and as the vic
tor and Cazire'' is not only rarer, but
has the distinction of being Shelley's
fetch something like $4,000 when it is
offered by auction this month.
For her farewell tour of America,
the Chicago Tribune suggests the fol-
lowing programme for Adelina Patti
Farewell Forever" Say Au Revoir,
but Not Good-by," How Can L Bear
to Leave Thee?" "She Said Good-by,"
Bid Me Good-by and Co. Il Don't
Care if You Never Come Back" Tosti's
Good by, Fare Thee Well, for 1 Must
Leave Thee" Take Your Clothes and
Co." and II Will Return Again"
An important industry of Para
quay is the extracting of essence of
Strange leaves and exporting it to
France and the United States. where
it is used in making soap and per-
fumery. There are immense orange
forests in Paraguay which grow from
seeds planted $50 years ago by the
Jesuit priests, and scattered through
the forests are small factories where
the essence is taken from the leaves.
In addition to exporting it, the ma
tives use it as healing ointment and
as mar tonic.
in one year a hen eats food equal
to sixteen times her weight and lays
eggs equal to about siz times her
weight, says the Kansas City Jour
nal. Her food costs about l cent a
pound, while her eggs bring about 16
cents. An average hen will produce
240 eggs year. Her food costs about
so cents and her eggs will sell for
cents each-or $3.50. Farm hens which
are allowed to run at large cost the
farmer from Al to SO cents year for
food. The first year is the most profit
able age for hens.
The Seychelles Islands, which now
form British colony, formerly be-
longed to the French, who transplant
ed on Maize, the chief of the islands,
cinnamon, cloves and nutmegs from
Mauritius in the nope of wrestling the
lucrative spice monopoly from the
Dutch colonies. When war broke out
between England and France in 1888
the Governor of the islands gave or
ders that in the event of an attack
the spice plantations were to be de-
troyed. Soon afterward French ship
from Madagascar visited Maize to take
in wood and water, and the captain,
fearing the English might be in pos
SGShlOils 1uOpIGu the IQSG VI IlOlSllllS
the English flag. The result was that
the officer in charge of the island, hav-
ing no troops for it's defense set fire
to the whole of the spice trees, which
had previously been surrounded with
infiammabIe material. 1t was not un-
til 1894 that Maize was. captured by
the British.
Think of a man learning how TIC
spell three times and then not being
able to spell correctly" said an OBJ
servant man who takes an interest In
subjects of this sort, according to the
New Orleans Times Democrat, land
you will have my case summed up eX-
actly. l am not what you would call
bad speller by any manner of means
But I stumble now and then, and
stumble badly Why is it? 1t is the
simplest thing in the world. 1 grew
up in the country, attended a country
school, and my first spelling was I'M
der the rules of the old-time school
teacher. 1 learned how to spell on my
feet. 1t Is a curious fact that for q
long time 1 could not spell the SIM
plest words unless 1 stood UP. Stand
ing 1 could spell anything, and in fact
was always the winner in the spelling
bee. No one could turn me down. as
we used to say in the country. Well.
dllSI lIl4S Heartfelt ilOW 10 SDen Will
my pencil. All my spelling talent
went into the pencil. My tongue for
got the art, and whether standing or
sitting, I could not spell a word unless
it belonged to the simplest kind with
out using my pencil. Now l began to
use the typewriter, and consequently
1 had to learn how to spell again. Ask
me how to spell a word now and
will have to go to the typewriter unless
the word is a very simple one. My
tongue won't spell it and my pencil
will refuse to write it. So I have
learned to spell three times, and as l
said before, 1 am not a good speller
YETI
Near the Prussian town of Magde-
burg lies the little village of Strobeck,
which has earned for itself an interest
ing celebrity, says the Chicago News.
The village contains 1900 inha bitants
who are one and all chess players. They
may be said to learn the game in their
cradles, for among the first lessons
taught to a child by it's parents are
the moves in chess and the first play
things 1t receives are chessmen. The
smallest children are to be seen in
their playtime sitting quietly together
with chessboard before them grave
ly considering the moves, and in the
evening the old people meet to play
their favortte game. At stated times
in the year there are chess tourna-
ments in which both the grown-up
people and the children take mart,
prizes being given to the victors. Many