The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

lost aeronaut, who was charged with
setting fire to her husbands house, has
been found to be insane.
Among the courses at an official
dinner at Berlin, in honor of the Kais-
er's birthday, were ribs of beef with
Victoria sauce" sweets labeled Under
Venezuelan PALMS. and "German-Eng-
lish Siesta at La Guayra," and ices
called Caracas Bombs"
Prof. r. II. Dabney of the Uni
versity of Virginia, is going to write
a history of reconstruction. The pro-
feSsOr asks the people of the South to
help him in his task He asks those
of them old enough to remember the
reconstruction years to write out their
personal recOllections for him.
A manufacturer in the west of
England, anxious that his hands should
keep Christmas in a proper spirit, told
them that if they went to church on
that day they should receive then
wages, just the same as if they had
been at work. Shortly after the ad-
dress a deputation of solemnfaced
employees waited upon their chief.
Were willin' to attend church"
said the spokesman; and if We can
see your way to payin' us overtime,
we're within to attend the Methodist
chapel in the evening"
In one way Francis Joseph, the
Austrian Emperor, fulfills the old
fairy book ideal of a sovereign-he is
always ready to see and help his sub
jects in person. Their letters asking
for an audience are sent in to the En-
peror's private secretary, inquiries are
made as to the truth of their contents,
and if satisfactory the writer, of what
ever rank he may happen to be, is
granted an interview with his sover-
eign alone. Nothing has done more to
endear the Emperor to his subjects
than these Informal audiences, through
W hich countless wrongs have been
quickly redreSSed.
At a meeting the Gardeners So
ciety of Berlin, held recently a solemn
warning was read by member against
the primula Obconica, d pale lilac va
r1ety of the popular winter flower. 1t
seems that this particular variety,
which is very prolific in bloom, has
tiny hairs underneath the leaves, and
when these hairs come in contact with
the human skin the cause inflammation.
A member said that his daughter had
suffered for three years from this in
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hair so much that she became bald. The
only alienation known for the infiam-
NATION is a detection of creotin.
Some time ago a beauty show was
organized at Milan, which was we'll
patronized, and eighty-three young
ladies were judged to be the standard
of beauty, which entitled them to be
prize winners. But no prizes We're
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an announcement was made by the
promoters of the show that they had
now opened a lottery for men only,
the condition being that the drawer
of the winning number must marry
one of the prize winners in the beauty
show, who would in turn receive a
proportiOnate share of the proceeds of
the beauty show as a dowry. If there
are no marriages the promoters are
to have the proceeds of both shows.
The Greek Archaeological Society
has decided to restore the Doric Tenn
pie of Jupiter, at Nemea, situated near
the haunt Of the famous Nemean lion,
the Staying of which formed one of the
feats of Hercules. The edifice was
overthrOwn by. succession of earth
quakes, and only three columns are
now standings but the fallen shafts
that lie around the temple are so little
injured that it is believed it will be
possible to re-erect them and the fall
en- entablature without much difficulty
or expense, and without having re-
course to new material. AS soon as
the ground around the temple has been
cleared of the litter of fragments that
now incumber it, the Greek govern
ment intends to begin excavations on
the spot, and hopes to make valuable
discoveries.
AT a recent test in Germany of the
Pollak-Virag system of telegraphy a
speed of $4,000 words an hour was at
tanned. In transmitting, this system.
like other fast systems, uses a strip
of paper previously punched with holes
representing dots and dashes. The
most novel feature of the system is
the method of receiving. The incom-
ing electric impulses cause a thin strip
of metal, resembling telephone
diaphragm, to vibrate and thus move a
tiny mirror attached thereto. A slen-
der beam Of light from an incandescent
lamp falls upon the mirror, and is re-
heeted thence to strip of photo
graphically sensitive PAPER, which is
steadily unrolled by elockwork when
messages come. Chemicals for de
Velopment' being applied the paper
exhibits continuous dark line, with
upward projections for dashes and
downward ones for dots The message
must then be decipherad and the
translation must be written out
The sight of full grown centipede
is said by travellers in tropical lands
to be enough to affect the strongest
nerves, according to the Springfield
Republican. Ten to eleven inches is
the average length, although larger
ones have been seen. Lafcadio Hearn.
in Two Years in the French West
indies" says that the vitality of the
centtpede is amazing. He kept one in
a bottle, without food or water, for
thirteen weeks, at the end of which
time 1T remained as active and dam
gerous as ever. The hen attacks the
centipede with delight, and often swal-
lows him, head first, without taking
the trouble to kill him. The cat hunts
him, but Is careful never to put her
head near him. She has a trick of
whirling him around and round upon
the floor so quickly as to stupefy him
tnen' when she sees a good chance.
she strikes him dead with her claws.
IL you Kill a centipede you are sure
10 receive money soon, and even If you
dream OF killing one it is good luck |
at least, so local tradition says.
1t was about six years ago. saws
the New York Tribune, that church |
congregations in this citv and else
Where listened to discourses by their |
pastors On the Jonah and the Whale |
Miracle" The summing up of the ma |
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