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2 THE STATE HOAD LEASE. THE HOrSE MAKING FURTHER FRCGRESS WITH TK2 BILL. Considerable Discussion Over the Eleventh Section—An Amendment Prohibiting Sub-Letting Meets With Strong C —A Bill to Create a State Beard of Labor Arbitration Introduced In the Senate. Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 19.—Considerable progress t' made with the lease bill In the House to-dav. TheHoute adopted without amendment the ninth and tenth sections providing how the lease ontract shall bv drawn up bv the attjrnoy gene ala id ex ecuted, and the de visit of bonds by tne lessees as -ecurity fir its faithful perform ance. Rime discussion arose over the eleventh section. The section provides that the new lessee of the company shall pay tbeTe nesseetax 'S and a tax on all property owned in Georgia n-t receive 1 from the state, and the income tax as required from the Central md other railroads exempt by their charter. Mr. Glenn ofTored an amendment that the road s all not b" s iblet or any part thereof to any other company, corporation or pnrtv. Mr. Hand, of Mitchell, moved as a fur ther amend nent: “Nor shall any snares in said lease tie s >ld or tra isferred s ■ as ti de feat or lessen competition or encourage monopoly.” This ame: dment met strong opposition. Mr. Felton said it >vas directly in the in terest of the L iuisvi‘l > and Nashville syn ii cate, and atte nptel to tack on to the lease the w rst lea ures of the O ive bill. Pend ing this discussion the committee rose. THE COMMITTEE’S SUBSTITUTE FOR TUCKS BILL The following hill which is of interest to cott n merchants at the sea p >rts an lin the interi *r has been read the second tim) in the House. Section 1 providesthat whenever any vessel loadi g or loaded within the waters of tnis state is damag 'd bv fire or water, or both, while within the waters of this state, the owners or insurers of such cotton or mer chandise, or the agents of eifher or any of them, shall e authorized to take possesion of and control such damaged c itton • r mer chandise, and use. ma age and dispose of the same for the protection of the interest of such owners or insurers in such property, auy law, usage, custom or anything in the con tract of affreightment wit i the owner, master or agent of such vessel to the con trary notw 1 1 hs tand ill g. Section 2 provides that nothing herein shall be construed to relieve s ;cb ow ier or master of such vessel from taking proper care of such damaged property iu the event that the owners or insurers, within a reasonable time after such damage, fail to take control of such cotton or merchandise. In the senate. Senator Rice introduced a bill to-day to create a state board of meditatio t or arbi tration to take cognizance of such contro versies as may arise between employers and employes, wnen the same do not involve suits at law. It is proposed that the board shall con-ist of three members, iw > of whom shall bo appo ntod by the governor. Due shall bo an employer and one a member of some labor organi zation. The third member shall no ordinarially selects 1 by theotnertwo, out in case they fail to agree up >n a thi and tier son withi area onable time, the governor shall complete the hoard by appoint ment. The Senate pa sed the bill to cro.te a County c nrt in Scriven, and also, without adissentiig vote, the House bill to re orgamz • the board of trustees of the uii - versity, abolishing t o present board, a id proviiing one from each congressio ml dis trict and two from Athens, all to be ap pointed by the governor. PASSED BY THE HOUSE. The House passed the bill to abolish Jef ferson county court and to incorporate the town of Lovell. I aureus county. Mr. Howell of F ilton intr duced a reso lution t at tie g ivernor Lie authorized to draw Lis i* arrant on the treausurer for $5,019 59 in favor of Atlanta, in full pay ment for the state’s pro rata share of the c ist of per nanentlimproving the streets abutting property owned tiy the state. On account of an accident ronderin; it impossible for Gen. Pail Cos k to act as appraiser for the property of the Savannah, Flori la and Western railway ex-Senator Wofford was tnis morning appointed by Gov. Gordon to act in his piace. BRUNSWICK’S WIRE BUDGET. The Report of a Riot Denied—A Store House Burned at Sterling. Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 19—Dispatches received here from Lumber City' deny the reports of a riot there yesterday. The News correspondent secured his nows from reliable sources. He first heard that it was at Scotland, but later at L imber City. In coming passe gers and railroad men were seen and they corroborated the rumors. Toe impression here is that a riot did occur lid four men were killed, b it , here the trouble occurred is not positively known. Fire at Sterli ig station to day destt-nyed a store house and several hundred dollars’ worm of g iods belonging tc T. Curry. Tne Insurance i- light. A WATER FRONT PURCHASED. The East Tennessee r is ! his just com pleted a trade with tbe Brunswick Com pany for 1,000 feet of water front on Turtle river, adjoi mg their now docks. Tne price raid was $12,500. The Empire Lumber Compa iy is nego tiating for a 50,000-acre tract in Catnd in county. If secured they will erect saw mills and build roads through it. Tho price offered is not known positively, but is ma y thousand dollars. Track laying ou the South Bum-wick terminal road begins t i-morrow from t ie YYaynesville end. No display will be node but rails will be laid at the rate of half a mile po- day. FIRE AT MILLEN. The'Residence of E. B. Atwell Burned with Its Contents. Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. 19.—Fire at Millen yesterday morning about daylight destroyed the re idence of E. B. Atwell, ■with all his furniture and household goods. The members of tne family barely escaped with their lives. The lost is estimated at $2,0U0. There is no insurance. Mr. Atwell is a merchant of Mills i. The fire is sup posed to have been of incendiary origin. A Passenger Kuna Down a Freight. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19. —Just below Newnan this morning tue incum ng passen ger train on the Atlanta and West Point iuilroad ran into the rear of a freight t ai ~ aery badly damaging tnere of the freight cars. The passenger engine was also much injured and the c.inductor considerably scratched. A Boy Stabbed by a Druggist. Jasper, Fla., Aug. 19. During a per sonal encounter thi' afternoon lietween Dr. C. B. To upkins and F. B, Swee* ad ug gist, Wilmer, the son of Dr. Tompki s, made an attack upon Hweet, who, while defending himself cut young Tompkins iu the side, iuflicting a dangerous but not necessarily fatal wound. A Car of Melons for New Orleans. The only shipment of melons over the Rav nunn, Ki - ida and Wester - road yes terday v a a carl ad to New Orleans. The saw is Uwgely used now instead of the ax * n bringing down the giant r dwoods in California. The tree is sane 1 partly through, and then is forced over by wedges. PHYSIC AT THE ZOO. How 81ck Animals in Captivity are Doctored. From the Baltimore Herald. One of the most troublesome problems with which the at a zvoh-gical garden have to struggle is the treatment of sick animals and how to help the poor creatures to fight against the enervating infl uenres of their confinement. To-day it is a dyspeptic elephant that must bo physicked, and to-morrow it is a monkey With a bad tooth, while birds, beasts and reptiles with ad zen different disorders demand at ention at all times. Few, if any. wild a unals can be indue rl to take medicine by itself without disguise, and tne m *t c unm in mem and of treatment is by t e insertion o: doses of medicin iu the animal’s regular food. So long as a lion or tiger will take f aiir-gularly the keepers can always fi id a way t > disguise ad ise of medic; in within a ehu k of meat, and thus treat the patient with little trouble. Ordi narily the kee er pre iares two bits of in ia of the same size and anpoaraiiCb, in one of which tLo medicine is concealed. The plain piece is thrown to the hung y animal, who g dps it down with hardly a bite, and the medicated follows so quickly tiiat it is in his stoimch before ho has time to think about iho possib lity of his keeper having played a trick on him. If a Hon has lost lis "appetite and will not touch his usual food it then lieconi is necessary to to opt him back to his regular diet by means of delicate morsels. A *iivo sparrow will often stimulate the flagging appe ito of the big nea-t and tempt him to try a rabbit, and a taste of the warm blood will make him na ker for a Guinea pig. Oil is the particul ir aver ion of the lion, and tbe administration of even a minute dose is a matter that requires much in ge >ui.y and c ref 1 manip llation. If even afe w drops are placed on a chunk f meat the lion detects it at once and scornfully re jects the proffered bit. If, owever.tha oil es capes bis notice at first he is su e to become aware f his presence the mo neat it passei dow i his throat, and then there is fun for the spectat 'rs. Lao first expresses u.io i his usutlly dignified oounwna ce a look of suspicious disgust, and as it dawns upo i him that he nas been fooled and trieko 1 into swall nving a dose of the obn >xio is oil he makes uo a hideous face, ope s his mouth an 1 lashes his tongue from one jaw to the other. CLIPPING A leopard’s INGROWING CLAWS. All the cat-like creatures in captivity are more or less troubled with ingrowing claws. In their wild condition traveling over tne rocks and trees is sufficient to keep their claws worn down, but within their cages tbe hooks grow so rapidly that they pene trate the ball of the foot and c mse groat pam, and it then becomes necessary to snip off the oods of the da vs. A black leopard was operate 1 upon in this manner: Several nooses of rope were thrust upon the floor of the cago, and th • first me iuto which the leopard s epped w is pulled laut, and the animal wascaugnt by one to >t. He was dragged lothe bars, vhore it was an easy matter t i slip r >pes around his other feet and his neck. One of the keepers held a piece of soft pine for the leopard to bite upon in his fury, a id thus prevent breaking his teeth on the bars if Ins cago. One by one the paws were pulled betwojn the bars, and with a stout pair of piucers tae ingrow ing claws s upped off. A NICE DISH FOR THE ELEPHANTS. Rheumatism is the co nplaint to which elephants are most susceptible, and they have some mighty aches iri their b g bodies. T.ie ailment ofte i strikes to the heart and suddenly stops the workings of the great blood pump. The keepers a -cept the theory that rheumatism is caused by iac tof acid in toe system, a ,and they and >ct >r rheu matic ele > ia its bv feeding the n.ou lemons, of whicu they are verv fond. For many days a i elephant sfilleted with rheumatism wasted wi h lemons, .is daily dose being a box of five dozsu. Every now and tnen the elephants are washed and scoured within aid without. Wnen the elephants are overfed with pea uts and Cakes, and their digestive apuarat s b-- comes sluggish in its action, they ar i given ago and dose of physic. Castile nap is used for the purpose, and as the elephants are very fond of it they will eat a large bar without hesitation. The soap suds loaned inside the el ptia its sc ur them out in a most thorough manner. With their tough hides thoroughly scrubbed ad painted with a coat of neatsfoot oil they are then as gooi as new. DOSING A CAMEL FROM A LADDER. Camels, naturally accustomed to the dry, sandv soil of Arabia and African deserts, are afflicted with diarrhoea when compelled to live on damp ground. Medicine is gen erally given them m dates, of whicu they are very fond and eat freely. Occam nally, however.it is necessary to a Imiuister medi cine direct aud without emcaauneut. Tue keeper then cli nbsthehig i|fonce!with a b t tle in his hand and pours the cholera mix ture down the Uu up-bacxed creature’s t roat. Sometimes a i obstreperous animal refuses to go near tho fenc, ad then a ladder is put up against his side, and the keeper climbs it, medicine ia ha id. The rhinoceros has a t mc.i of Brig it’s disease, or some other kidney trouble, at times, but after eating a few pecks of juni per berries he comes urou id all right gain. Most of the cattle, and zebras as well, nave hoof troubles of some kind. Sian li ig on soft soil tue r hoofslgrow to i fas , and have to be trim ned do vn. Zebras caunoi bo thrown to have their hoofs cut without daugor of an in or al rupture, as they struggle very violently. Rough a.ties are st e - il along one side of their iuclosure,aud the zebras run up a id down tbe strip, aud thus wear and >wu their hoofs. The wolves and buffaloes are the most hardy animals in the Z >, aud are rarely troubled witu auy complaints. DEER AND ANTELOPES DIE OF FRIGHT. Two-thirds of tho animals in captivity die of neart disease, and there is no t-llicie it method of treating this ailment. In the deer and antelopes this disease is agg uvated by de active vision, which is one of the piculiar results of their captivity. Na orally timid aud nervous, they start in fright at the approach of objects that the cannot discern clearly. They will even floe from their keepers before they a; proaeh near enough to be distinguished. Sudden frig ts of this kind are liable to cause death by heart disease, and Mr. Byrues says that if a small dog should ru . ih ough the deer aud aniel po pens it would be likely t > kill every one of these nervous animals. W hen in good condition the snakes shed their skins every three months. If for any reason their skins fail to come off the snaues are thrown in o a fever and their mouths grow so sore with canker that they cannot swallow. It is almost impossible to cure this canker, and the snake . pine away and die, some of them living a long time in ago iy, however, before the end comes. One diamond rattlesnake is known to h tve lived two years without eating anything because of this complaint. Moist eartu, sun baths, choice bits of fo id, and an oc casional bath in warm milk are the meas ures used to promote shed ling of t e skin. Tho keepers say that nearly all of the snakes at the Zoo a: e near-sighted to a greater or less degree. Tho Art of Eating Watermelons. From the Baltimore American. Eating watermelons is an art, learned only by experience. Asa dessert it is nut a success, it falls to • heavily on a diner. Like a pretty girl, it is best by itself; it loses half its charm by being mixed iu a crowd. The melon should he coid. It should be line. Ls flesh saould blush like a graduate. Its heart should glow like a sun kissed cloud at close of day, and its tempera ture should be as chilly as the smile of a Bosto i belle. When you get such a treas ure do not bother with other food. Open it, gaze on it, bury your face in its sweet ness, and let you ■ approbation run riot. The largest ship in the British navy, the Tra falgar, launched two years ago, lias at last started her engines with success. She is 315 feet long 73 feet beam, aud 12,218-horse power drove her 17.23 knots. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 20. 1889. A PETITION FOR POUTER. HE RESIGNS RATHE:'. THAN GO TO jackso • barracks. The People of the Florida Towns Send a Monster Petition to Washington ABkintr That He Be Allowed to Re main and Be Placed on the Retired List. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 19.—Dr. J. G. P rter, state health officer, to-day se it his resignation to President Harrison as an officer of the marine hospital service, because the government insisted on bis gang to Jackson barracks, Loui-iana Dr. Porter was retired from active service at Brownville, Tex., in 1885, and had been re ceiving half pay a> a reti ed officer ever since. A few months ago he . created state health officer at $3,005 a year, and now sime influence has been ight to bear in Washing:.-net > deprive him of his army inc une. Dr. Porter is popular here, and a in n ter jiorition has been forwar.lel to VV’ashing'on from all the principal cities in the state requesting the Presi lent % i re ~>k- thajrder f >r him to go !> li.iana, ad retire bim on half pay. DR. PORTER’S STATEMENT. Dr.Porterthinki no has bean ill-used in the matter by the government, and makes the following state uent: “In 1884, I was out on artny duty at Brownsville, Texas, and got very ill with heart trouble. So bad was mv attack that my friends thought I was going to die, and I was ordered home, a surg on bei ig de ailed to accompany me. I recovered and returned of my own volition to my post, but it wai seen that I was uo’ able to stand the work, so the army board officers decided that I sbou and he retired, and an especial order was issue 1 bv the war depart ment Juno 15. 1885, giving me this r leasd. It was only a question of time before I should be placed on the retired list. This was tne r lati n I bore to th'array, an 1 altnougb I had never been cal ed on since my retirement by the govern me it I have volunteered my ser vices, ami in the Key West, Tam a a id Jacksonville epidemics endeavored tod i my duty, and now I think it very unjust, without a Word of waning, after all these years, to order me, with >ut a mome t’s no nce, away to another state, especially after I had b on told I was never to go iuto active duty again. NEVER A LAGGARD. “Ot course, had 1 10 co mt. y been at war I would not have hesitated a moment, but in these times of peace it is different. There is something about this matter that I ca i’t understand. Evide itl/ some iafl lenco lias been at wok, thoug i what and why I can’t imagine. On Saturday I wired a long teleg am thoroughly explaining tle circumstances to Surgeon General Mo ire of the army, but the Secretary of War refused to revoke the order, aud the i, finding there was no other c ursa aud feel ing that I owed more to my state, whic i at the present needed mv watchful services, 1 sent in my resignation t >-d v.” THE REQEST WILL BE GRANTED. Washington, Aug. 19. —An effort is be ing made on the part of the people of Flo ida to secure the revocation of the army order detailing Rarg >o i Poi ter to proceed from Jacks nville, Fla., to Jackson Bar racks, La., “if his health would permit.” I)r. Porter, on account of ill health, is not held to active service, and is now awaiting retirement, an examining board having found bun inca acitatol by reason of h'-art trou fie. He is st to health ofiic -r of Florid i, and tne po - pie the e have great confidence in his ability to deal with a y tnreatened enideinic of yellow fever. They are especially- desirous ill t he should not lift removed at this time, ns lie has had en ire charge of the precau tion ry mec-ures taken to prevent a Tem pura ce of yellow fever this season. Mr. Go dried, who was one of the repu - 1 lean candidates for congress from Florida iu the last election, ca ne on here to pre s>ut the matter to tne departine it, and it is said has obtained assurances from Snore tary Proctor that Surgeon Porter will nor, be distur ieil. It has been suggested that Sur geon Sternberg, who is now n C din, might be detailed to proceed to Louisiana iu tue place of Dr. Porter. ON THE DIAMOND. Results of tbs dian Between the Oiutitry’a Leadla? reams. Washington, Au ;. 19.—Base ball games were played to-day with tho following re sults: At Phila lelphia— Philadelphia 0 1 0 4 1 5 3 0 o—l 4 Was ungton 1 0000000 o—l Base hits: Philadelphia 16. Washington 3. Kr rors: Philadelphia 3, Wasaington 5. Batteries: Casey and Sohriver, Person and Daly. At B i ion—Game called o j account of darkness. * Boston 0 01002010—4 New York 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0— 4 Base hits: Boston 5, New York 9. Errors: Boston 3. New Yorn 5. Batteries: Clarkson aud Bennett, Crane and Ewing. At i cimiati — Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 00 1 0 1— 3 Columbus 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 x— 4 Base hits: Cincinnati 10, Columbus 5. Errors: Cincinnati 2, C lambus 4. Batteries: Krnith ami Keenan, Gasri ,ht aud O’Connor. At L uusviile — Brooklyn 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 x— 9 Louisville.. 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0— 8 Base hits: Brook yn 15, Louisville 17. Errors: Brooklyn 4. Louisville 3. Batteries: Lovett, Carutuers and Reynolds; Ehret and Smith. At Indianapolis— Indianapolis .0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0-3 Chicago .1 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 x—lo Base hits: Indianapolis 13, Chicago 14. Er rors: Indianapolis 3, Chicago 1. Batteries: Boyle aud Buckley, Guinbert aud Darling. At Cleveland — Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 Pittsburg 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0— 4 Base hits: Clevelands, Pittsburgh. Errors: Cleveland 1, Pitt burg 1, Batteries: Bakeiy and Zimmer, Morris and Carr.ill. SPEED OF THE STEEDS. Results of the Six Events of the Day at Saratoga. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 19.—T0-day’s racing eve ts hero ware as f illows: First Rack—Five furlongs. Objection won, with Lady Pulsi.er second and Lucan third’ Time 1:02W. Szcoxn Race—Five furlongs. Deer Lodge and Boccacio finish'd head and head, botii poczet ing. Hararaboure, who came fast on the last furlong, third. Time !;03li. Third Racs—One and one sixteenth miles. Brown Prince s won, with Duke of the High lands s-eo and ami Knig Crab t ird. Time 1:48. 4 . Fourth Race—Four furlongs. Rainbow won, with Major Tom second aud Nannie P third. Time sh4j. Fifth rac*—Six furlongs. Ben Harrison won, wit" Gypsy Queen second and Bonita third. Time 1:1514. Sixth Race—One mile. Fonso won, with Mirth second and Redligbt third. Time 1:43)4 JEWS OF J '.RUSALEM. The Chosen People Returning- to Pales tine and the Holy City. From the Baltimore Herald. Jerusalem, July 20.—Thirty thousand out of the 40,000 pe pie in Jeru alem are Jews, and the Israelites bid fair to become the predominant iieuple in Palestine. The Ttiirkish govornraet t, which has forages prohibited them from living longer than j three weeks at a time in the Holv Land, is, j under the influence of the foreign govern ment, relaxing its restnc.io s, and at j pre-ent the Jews are coming here by the hundreds. Tuey are engaging in business, and they now control a great part of the trade of Jerusalem. Some of them feel I hat the day w hen the prophecj r of the Bible tha they shall again inhabit their laud shjll 1 e fulfilled is at hand ami one CUI ions tribe from Southern Arabia clai is to have re -elved a revelation that they mu-t leave their desert country and | come back to Palesrine. Tuese Jews have lived in Yemen Arabia for the past 2 53J : years. They are of tie tribe of Gad aud j they f.Uvtine too years before Christ was born. They are bringing with them many value le old documents which prove their origin, and not a few of them are e i- j gaged iu agneu ture near Jerusalem. The persecuti mof the Jews in Russia and Aus tria is driving many of th un here, and here are large numbers of Polish and Spanish Jews in Jerusalem. Our American emeu!, Mr. Gilman, tells me t :at there are about 200 America iJa s in Jerusalem, .and he says that t e great number of Jewisn immigrants is the w n der of the people of tins part of the east. He says that the removal of the restrictions on Jewish immigration has taken place during the past 3 or 4 years, and that wheD he came he e it w.is the policy of the for eign gnvernme its represented at Jerusale n to aid the Turks in duelling the Jews. He was advised shortly after <.is arrival tmt some American Jews were overstaying their three weeks’ time iu Palestine and was re q lested to direct them to leave. He replied that such action was enti ely co itrary to the spirit . f our g ivernment which is founied on religious and r ce freedom, and after some neg nations the American Jews were allowe ito remain. Shortly after this the British consul, under instructions from the British mi ,i-ter at Constantinople, took the s one grounds, ad lam told that the G riria i and t.ie French governments have followed suit. The time of Jews remaining in Palestine has bee 1 extended, aud the re strictions upon thi.r residence m Jerusalem have been practically removed. A half century ago there were only in.rty-two Jewish families in all Jerusalem, and the number in Palestine wis only 3,000. Now there are nearly 50,000 in the Holy Land, and t ireo-fourths of the population of Jerusalem is made up of them. A curious people they are. Like no other Jews on the face of the earth! They are nearer the tyue which existed here in the past, and thev have a prescribed dress, and their appearance is like that of no other people of the Orient. Tue boys and man wear long c >a -like gowns which reach without belts from the neck to the feet, and which show other g .win beneath t .e n at the front. Their heads are covered with cloth or velvet can*, bordered with long br wn fur, which stands stra ght out, form ing a wide fringe about the head. HANDSOME HEBREWS. None sh ..ve a.d all who can, wear beards. Each face is framed in two long curly locks of hair which come out just in front of the ears and in ma iy cases reach do wn to the breasts, in acc irdance with an injunction of the scriptures stating that “tuou must not mar tne corners of the beard.” The Jews have never cut their hair in front of tue ears, and I have seen boys with the hole of the rest of the head shaved and thee two loess left. The Jerusa em Jews have fine faces with the olive complexion, which are common to their race the world over. They have hair of ail colors from black and white to a fiery red, and there are men among them with bea ils of silvery whiteness. Jerusalem is to the elderly Jew of Europe what Benares is to the Hindoo. Ho uopes to come lore to die, and I am told that s >me of the race have a belief that if they die ii other lands t ey will be dragged under tha earth through the globe from whence they are lad until ti.ey come out upon tha Mount of Olives. The side of this mountain is covered with Jewisn tombstones, and soil from it is sent to Jews iu many parts of the wo Id in order that it may be put into their coffl is at burial. Q lite a number of the Ameri can Jews here are oid men. Few of them, .lOivever, are of American birth, and very few speak English. Tuey have acquired in some way a citizenship in America. But they are not of the nigh class < f their rac * in our country. Am ng t iem are some old men who have go ie out of business or nave given their business over to t.ieir sons, and who live here up man allowance from tue u. The Jews of Je usalem have some poor among them, and their condition is worse than that of au.v of their race the world over. The numb rs who have be -n forced here by p- rsecution are supported almos n.irelybythe different Jewish churches o er the world, and the numbers of differ ent denominations of Christians also who are so supported have made Jerusalem a city of mendicants. At certain hou s of he day bread ia given away at certain places, and ihe people come to these in crowds. The Jews themselves in tie fewest of cases c’aa go . heir religion, but thediffer- eat denominations of begging Christians move about from church to ehu eh as tne supplies rise ir fall, just as tie bad b>y cnatiges his Sunday scuo 1 accordi g to the pro pec is of presents at time of Christmas. Such giving nas made Jeru alem a hot-uea for the propagation of beggars; ad this is true of other people than tne Jews. One of the great sightsVif Jerusalem is th Jew’s waiting place, where every Friday certain ects meet on tne outside of the walls of the mosque of Omar, which occu pies the site of Solomon’s temple, and with .heir hea l bent against the stones sorrow ver the loss of Jerusalem and p ay God to give the land buck to bis chosen people. This custom has been observed since tho days of he middle ages, and it is one of the saddest sights, I visited it last week. In a arrow alley surr mnded by miserable h rases—on st me fl igs which have been worn with the bare feet of thousands of Jews —against a wall of great blocks of man le, which reached for 5J or more feet above them, a long line of men in long gowns aud of wome i with snawls over the.r heads stood with their bends bowed pray ing and weeping. Many of tbe men had white beards, and the Img curly locks which fell down in frout of tueir ears were of silver. Others were just in their prime, and I c uld not but wonder when I saw tue forms of these at times almost convulsed with emotion. Each had a well-thumbed Hebre . Bible ii his ha and and frome tune to time tbe party broke out into a kind of c ant, n oid g.ay-haired man acting as leader, and tno rest coming in ou the refrain. The chant was in a str .nge tongue, but as trans la ed it is as follows: Leader—For the place that lies desolate, Response—We sit in solitude and mourn. Leader—For the wahs that are de stroyed. Re ponse—\Ye sit in solitude and mourn. Leader—Fjr our majesty tnat is de pa- td, Response—We sit in solttmle and mourn. Leader—For our g-eat men who lie dead, Resp mg'—We sit in solitude and mourn. Leader—For our priests who have stum bled, Response—A Ye sit in solitude and mourn. Leader—For our kings who have de spised him, Response—We sit in solitude and mourn. Th effect of this chant cau not be appre ciated without hea iug it. The old men, tue weeping women who kiss the stones of the wall that separates them from what was once tue site of S lomon’s temple, and which is even holiest part on the earth to the Jew. the genuine feeling ex pres ed by ail aud the f ; th t at they sho v iu thus coming here week after week and yea - after year, is wonderfully impressive. It is indeed me if the strange sights of tals strangest of cities. Not Docked for Time Spent In Fits. A gang of men were at work on a city street when a siig it, beardless youth laid down his pick, and, approaching the foreman, said to nini: "Fan I take a fit, sir?” “Take what? ' asked the foreman. “A tit -I feel one corning on,’’ replied the young man without emotion. “Why, certainly,'' said the foreman. So tne young man walked over to a bit of grass under a leafy tree—it was anew street in tne suburbs—and.had a tit. Then iie went and washed his face, came back to his place m the line, took up his pick, and struck in to work. After the day’s work was over the young man said to the foreman: “You don’t mind my havinz fits?" “No, I gu-ss not, if you do a fair day’s work.” “Well, you see, I used to work for a butcher, an’ he wouldn't let me take fits—said it inter fered with business—xu' I thought you might feel the same way about it.” And that young man works hard with pic; and shovel aud tAkes a flt once in a while, as you or 1 might take ad ink of water. The pouc* and tramps fraternize because botu are ou the beat, —Pittsburg Chronicle-t ele graph. THE DECAY OF GREATNESS. Tha Village Big Man Goes to See the Postmaster General. From the .Yet/: York Sun. The village of R was dissatisfied with its postmaster. Several petitions wire forwarded to Washington, aud as thev were not immaliately acted on, it was de termined thai the big man of the town snoull proceed to Wasaington and lay the case before the Postmaster General. The big man of the town lived on the in terest of his money. He was called “Judge.” M ist of his letters came addressed to the “Hon.” So-and-30. He ran a church and a school, always headed every subscription, bossed the Fourth of July, dictated the policy of the village trustees, and was the only min who subscribed to a Now Yurie daily paper and talked stock. Ihe big man had never been nominated for govor or, hue that w.ts tjecause-he didn’t want office. It was pretty generally understood that he could have a cabinet position anytime he desired, ad that he somehow i fluenced all the political ap pointments in six c lunties. “Gentlemen,” said t.e big man, as he swelled up, “I will go down to Washington aid arrange this matter. You can rest easy.” It he had told us that he was going down to washingt m t > secure an act of congress to remove the Bn -ker H.ll mouuuieat to Chicago we should have had faith in him. He dep irted. The band was at the depot to honor his departure, and the few citizens ho deigned to sh ike hands with at once gained five pounds in avoirdupois. The train had scareel v moved off before our b.g man beg in to decrease in size. There was a general in the car; also a rnillioaair-: also a senator. No one knew our big man or pud any attention to him. Wheihe reached Washingt >n his hat was a whole size too large for him. Wht-u he was pu in a back room on the fourth floor his chest measure decreased two inches. The name of our big man on tho hotel register produced no commotion. There was no rush of cards to his room. If the ad lustration knew of his arriv .1 it didn’t call. In the lobby he iieard me i addres ed as “Senator,” “Judge,” “General,” “Colo nel,” and so on until her felt tnat his coat was too big ior him. Next morning when he started ont to call on the Postmaster Gen ral, uo band playo I. Tuera was n i send-off. N > one in Washington know whether he was our big ma i or oar cobbler and no one seemed to ca e. Eve y rod he traveled seemed to produce a shrinkage. Ho had always supposed that he was a big ger man than the eapitol building. One gla ce satisfied him that he had made a mistake. Our big man intended to talk very plainly to the Postina tor General. He would look very se ere when ha inquired why this thing was thus. He inquire! his way to headquarters, but ha 1 no sooner reached them t ia-i he fou id himself weak l i the knees. His hut was now two whole sizes too large, aid his vest wou’d have pi ined over two inches. He half h >ped hat the postmaster w uld be out, and he was gratified. The postmaster was notout, but the lies nan who t-o c his card and looked him up and down in a suspicious way' soon returned to say: “Very busy, sir. Leive your papers and call again. Call next week or tue week after.” “But I have no papers, aud lam Mr. Smith of Smithville,” protested our big man. “Yes, but the Postmaster General is very busy. Have to call again, sir. We never heard of you, s r—never heard of you n ir your town. Better make vour written application for the post office and mail it.” Our big man return?d homo. He was wabbling in his cl it tes. Ho had paper in the lining of nis hat to keep it ro n fading over his ears. His heels aid toes had an inch play in his shoes. His lordly stomach nad wilted away, and his autocratic bear iig had goue he ce. Onr Big Man had mat the enemy, aid he was theirs. He had traveled beyond tha co fi es of our village, and his greatness bad melted away like a Sentoniber frost. FOR SALE. Silo of foiiaty Bonds. Office of Commissioners of Chatham Cocn- 1 tv, Geohg.a, _ Savannah, Ga.. August 6, 1889. ( CEALED BIDS will be received at this office O until e o'clock p. m. on TUESDAY, Septem ber 10th prox., for the purchase of tne bondsof the county of Chatham, issued in striat com pliance of law to Ouild the couuty court ho se The issue is SIOO, 00. divided into 10.1 bonds of $10) each, 80 bonds of SSOO each, and 0 bonds of SI,OOO each. The bonds are dated July i 1889, and mature July 1, 1919, ad bear interest at 5 per cent, per annum, payable January aud July. After ten years fro n date of i sue $5.0 0 of said bonds are redeemable annually, to ie'de termined by lot if n cessary. Bids must be male with accrued iat-rest. and will lie received for any amount from SIOO up to $ ,00,000. The rigid, is reserved to reject any and all bids. By order of the Commissioners of Cauthnm county and ex-offlcio judges. JNO. R. DILLON, Oierk. RAILROADS. Savannah aaJJyb Fy, SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUG. 19th (STAND ARD TIME). Trains leave Savaunah daily except Sundav 9:30 a. M . 2:30, 5:40. 7:40 p. m. y Returning, leave Tybee depot 7, 12 a v 6:10,9:00 p.m. SUNDAY SCHEDULE—Leave Savannah 9:3) *11:40 a. M., 2:00, 3:15 and 7:45 p. m. Returning, leave Tybe- depot 6:45, 11:00 a. m.. 5:30,6:15, 9:25 p. m. *To Tybee Depot only, Au gusta Fast Mail. No stop between Savaunah an t Tybee Depot, Will await the arrival of Augusta train. Music every day. Trains leave South End 15 minutes earlier than time of leaving Tybee depot, R. E. COBB, Supt. H. IL WOODRUFF, G. F, and P. Ae nt Fitlli Tfiii AMD hOOajolaoii,, Vl QF.T YOl'R BLANK BOOKS p BETTER THAN THOSE MADE BY j > HE HAS TUE BEST PAPERS J JN STOCK, AND YOU OAN MAKE YOURSELF AND HIM ip jptppy IF YOU WILL QNLY GIVE HIM AN ORDER FOR A SET-N^ OOTS OF BANKS AND BUSINESS HOUSESQ, CEND TO HIM FOR THEIR BOOKS. 98 ~ BAY ST. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR REAL THE STORES NOS. 135 AND 137 BAY ST L. J. MYERS. GRAND SUCCESS ov— HOME ENTERPRISE. THE COOLING. STIMULATING. INVIGOR ATING PILBEN BEER. FRICE $2 25 PER QUARTER BARREL. SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY. N. B.—Our bottling department will be in operation in a few days, when we shall be able to fill the demand for family consumption. Qhae- CENTS A WEEK pays for the t—v daily morning news, deiiv —J f Jered EARLY EVERY MORNING * CTS w m any part of the city. MEETINGS. OGLETHORPE LODGE NO. 1, I. O. O. F. A regular meeting will be held in the new hall, in second story of lecture room of Trinitv churehTHlS (Tuesday) EVENING at 8 o'clock Entrance corner of President and Jefferson street. Tne Second degree will be conferred. Members ot sister Lodges and transient brothers are cordially invited to meet with us. JN<>. A. HUTTON. Noble Grand. J. H. H. Osborne. Secretary. EXCELSIOR LODGE NO. , K. OF I*. Th ■ members of Excelsior Lodge are notified that a regular meeting will beA hell THIS ITuesdayi EVENING at sJ" o'clock. Members of si3ter Lodges cor dially invited. J T. WELLS. C. C. Georgs Keith, K. of R. and S. m!Sir “ 1 1 1 I'w.i ■ i .i imi > ■■ms asm i SPECIAL NOTICES. Advert ite ment* t nseriel under "Special Notice*" will be charged SI 00 a Square each insertion. L o t^T:^ INVEST YOUR MONEY IN LOTS. It will pay you much better than a Savings Bank. 8 50 EACH. 83 CASH AND 82 A MONTH Until paid for. NO INTEREST. These lots are high and dry; all e'eared up and ready to build on. and are within a few minuies’ walk of the Belt Line. They have a front of 40 fe6t on a 50-f ot street, by a depth of 100 feet back to a lane. We have only a few left, so come early if you want one. ROWLAND & MYERS, Real Estate Agents, CHEAP LOT S! For Sale. 102 Eligibly Situated Lots. Just the Property for Beginners to Invest In. Small Cash Outlay. Easy Payments. No Interest. No Cha ge For Papers. Near tne City. Near the Street Car Lines. And Bound to Increase Rapidly ia Value. No s nail investment will yi Id larger returns. Lots in tbe imme date vicinity have been sold wnhin tbe past two months for larger amounts cash than lain asking for these on long time. After Sept. 10 no sale will be made for less t can 25 per cent, advance on present prices. They will bring more money next spring. Don’t delay. W. K. WILKINSON. BASE BALL. Last game of the eason between HENDYS AND KIEFFERS, At new park on Bolton street. Game called 4:30 p. m. Batteries—Wescott and Horngan, Ro-siter and Ham. Admission 15c., grand stand 10c.; ladies free. SPECIAL NOTICE. Passengers and shippers are notified that on and after THIS DATE steamer; KATIE and ADVANCE will occupy the Deßenne wharf, be tween Drayton and Abercorn streets. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. FRESH SHIPMENT OF MY FINE CANDIES Being opened this morning. JOHN J. REILY, Importer and Specialist, 30 Whitaker stre t. Telephone 165. WANTED. A few more purchasers for Lots just south of the city. 85 0 EACH. $2 Cash and t 2 a Month Until Paid For. No luterest. Only a Few Left. ROWLAND & MYERS, FOR FALL PLANTING. FRESH BEAN, CABBAGE, TURNIP SEED From reliable growers at Low Prices. THE G. M. HEIDT COMPANY, Cor. Congress and Whitaker Sts. NOTICE All persons are hereby notified not to cash or trade for a draft dated Aug. 13, 1889, drawn on the S., F. and W. railway for $409 17 and pay able to order of WILCOX & BREEN, on ac count of same bring lost. Doctortown-, Ga.. Aug. 17, 1889. BUST TI'RNIP SEEIL •Inst received, a Full and Fresh Stock of BUIST RUTA BAGA, FLAT DUTCH, and all other varieties of seasonable Seeds, and for sale at lowest prices. E. J. KIEFFER, Druggist and Seedsman, Corner West Broad and Stewart Sts. THE ART OF MAN ICC RE. We have, direct from Dr. J. Parker Prayl, manicure specialist: ROSALINE, a cosmetic for tinting the nails. Rl-ritV ENVMEI " for Polishing. 1 • ALiNfor removing superfluous flesh. LMERi BOAKD, for rounding the edires CUTICLE AND NAIL SCISSORS. FILE, in steel and ivorv. BUFFERS or POLISHERS. In fact every requisite for beautifying tbe nails. Something new in Manicure Sets, complete, just opened at BUTLER'S PHARMACY, Corner Bull and Congress Streets. Tl LLAN SCHLEY. HAUIT. SCHLEY & H.ACPT, General Insurance Agents, 116 Bryan Street, Representing the following old reliable com panies: Lite, Fire, Marine and Accident insurance: Oid reliable Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Philadelphia. Pa Purely mutual. Largest dividend anility and no discrimination. Georg a Home Fire Insurance Company, of Columbus, Ga. Reliable home company j Capital and assets, $750,000. Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Company, of POila lelphin. Pa. Good, strong and reliable’ ; American Mutual Accident Association, of i Nashvill-, Tenn. The best and cheapest insur ance to be had. Indemnifies the insured for 200 weeks iu case of injury. Wo solicit a share of tha patronage of our friends aud the public generally-. SPECIAL NOTICE. In compliance with the requests of many small investors, the Savannah Cotton Mills Company have decided to offer the stock of tbe company to the public on the installment plan Tbe shares will be SIOO each, payable in ten (10) monthly payments. More than one-half the stock has been already subscribed and the company will organize and begin work a; th - balance is taken. The subscription books can be found at the office of L. M. Warfi-ld, corner Bryan and Dray ton streets (over Citizens’ Bank), between tne hours of 10 a. u. and 2 p. m. GIVE IT A TRIAL. I have suffer'd a great deal from derange ment of the liver. Tried ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR and derived great benefit. Mp.s. ELIZABETH S. JORDAN. Greene County, Georgia. Recommended by prominent physicians and awarded highest prizes over competitors. Ask for ULMER’S LI f Kit CORRECTOR and take no other. Prepared by B. F. ULMER. M. D., Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga. Price $1 p?r bottle. If you cannot obtain tbe “Corrector” from your druggist, send jour order direct, and it will be forwarded by ex ! press, freight paid. AMUSEMENTS. SAVANNAH THEATEh A notable event THURSDAY, Aug. 22nd, BySp D MR. LAWRENCE HANLEY SUPPORTED BY—. Tlie CP orcLg WILL APPEAR IN THr _ Third Act of Jaii US Caesar And Dion Boucicault's Comedy Drama, True Friendsaipj Or the Long StriU. PRICES: - ■pARQUETTK and Dress Circle . P . "'"““v-- -£?:-My Grand Sliolgim TomiienL SAVANNAH, GA, AUG. 26. 1889, Given by G. S, McAlpia FIRST MATCH—lnterstate Chairmiee.v, fora handsome flag 10x5 feet: each S?, 1 ' states of Georgia, South Cnrohnm V, t , Ca'' lma, Flor.da and Alabama will be allowed Y enter as many teams of three men each a-tte w sh eac i man to shoot at ten single and pair double clay pigeons; no entrance- tocovlr ex,>mos for birds, etc., each team wm SECOND MATCH—Nine single clav nteen*. Entrance *1: sls guaranteed. 5 THIRD MATCH—Six single and three na> double clay pigeons. Entrance $2; S3O Z aiiteod. v o uar * FOURTH MATCH-Nine single clav pigeon, Entrance $2; S3O guarantee I. MFTH MATCH—Niue straightaways Fn trance $2 50; S4O guaranteed. S y ' E Other matches to be made on grounds Sweepstake match open to ail. American Association rules to govern exrnt as to classing shooters. ' Clay pigeons 3 cents each. Shooting to begin at 9:30 o’clock sharp All purses divided into three moneys For further information address G. S. McALPIV educational. LaGRA NG2J FEMALE COIZeGB^ ya — LAGRANGE. GEORGIA, ■jgg JR Thorough teachers, |LuJ| oiete con rses.best book, IPvCimt iti'm&i ir h iVsSe d. Voice cul- BißrfMjHUiygg-3L 'M ,re * specialty. Bno.v ceding and light sing in.'s io, ...ca. Growth 18K')-6. 1886-7. FB7-S. Enrolled 104 14; 173 Boarders . 40 52 (q Music Pupils 68 72 is? RUFUS W. SMITH, President. Euler B. Smith. Secretary. UNIVERSITY® Annual Session of This School for Boys begins the first Mon-lay in October. Tnorough pr-pa rations for University of Virginia. L adir-g en gineering School and United States Militaryan-1 N ival Academies; highly reeonim'-uded by fo ulty of University of Virginia; full staff of in structors: situ ,tion healthful. Early applica tion advised, as number of boarders is strictly limited. For catal -gue, address W. GORDON MeCABE, Head Master. Wesleyan Female GoDin MACON, g-a. Fifty-second annual session berms October 2J, 1889 Unsurpassed for health, safety, comfort, and advantages in Literature. Music and Art. Special rates to clubs. Address W, C. BASS, Pres,_ Bellevue High School, BEDFORD CO., MRGIXIA. A Completely Equipped School of High Grade for Boys and Young Men. The 23d Session will open September 15th. For catalogue or information apply to W. R. ABBOT, Principal. P. 0., Bellevue. Va. Til l IN ITY HALL BEVERLY, NEW JERSEY. A HOME SCHOOL of the highest order for young ladles. Solid culture m E K!l ®“' Music, Art, Languages; careful training i n:1 ““ ner, mind and heart. Twenty sec. nu y ear w gins Sept. 20. For circular address Miss RACHELLE GIBBON HUNT, Principe __ St. John’s Academy A MILITARY SCHOOL AT ALEX ANDRIA, VA, Has Some Special Advantages. Sand for Catalogue. . RICHARD L. CARNE.A. M., Principal; Virginia Female Institute, ST\UVTO\* VA. Mrs. Gen j. E. B. STUART. Principa’ FALL SESSION ooen, September 1-. un closes June 11, 1890. Full corps ” £ £ with unsurpassed advantages in , ev !f*J,„„rfnr ment. Board, etc.. with full Karhsh eours-te entire session, £250. Accomplish o *® s For full parttc liars apply for catalog • LUCY COBB INSTITUTE, ATHENS. G-A. . A BOARDING SCHOOL FOR jl V teachers. All denominations r , c i e tiei. Board, sls a month. No “ST ttrin com- Health record unsurpassed. r& 11 menees Sept. 25, M nUTIIERFO^ Staunton Male Academy> STAUNTON, VIR'-p'IV UD? Men A Military Boarding School i > ( - 3td ]ogtie and Boys. Handsome mailed on application. TT' SfTJOHN’S MLJTARY SCHOOL MANLIUS. N. Y. rUVTL ENGINEERING. ClaMics, ” Jin t SOUHU.I HOME SCHOOL FMJ® 915 and 917 N. Charles street, B*} Fren cl >%£ i^-tSHSSfekigg* PANTOPS ACADEM i> Near CiTARLCTTESVILLE. *£,*♦ I For Dovnaud \ ountf Men- ;> r iua?®L- j OHX R. SAMPSON. Notre Dame of Maryjan^ 0., three miles from Baltimore. 3. jr bv the Sisters ol Noire Dame.. en - .. vgeliix-'*- Maupin’s UniverslD ELLIOOTT CITY, YJJL m her. F- 1 T7 1 GUT II session opens 1. th. 31 *■ I ; terms address l liAl MAN- - lm-ip.i'. il I7RIENDS SCHOOL, u cjhjß 1 both s-xec Founded in home. Student r from IS state . ■ lions. Thorough work P nr Clashes. Music and Art. -,E J-*' H to college. Address ALGO-a*' ■ LL. B. ■