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GEORGIA'SENCAMrMENT.
THE LEGISLATURE TO BE ASKED
FOR MORE MONEY.
The Amount Wanted Is $7,500
Cavalry and Artillery Companies to
Be Included in the Las: Weeli-
Chlckamaufira "Won’t Be the Per
manent Site—A Realistic Sham
Battle.
Atlanta, Ga., July 6. Adjt. Gen.
Kell says that as soon as the legislation
convenes an appropriation of about $< ,oDO
will be asked to continue the encampment
one week longer. This last installment of
the militia includes cavalry and artillery as
well as infantry, and the expenditures will
be larger thau for any other one week be
cause the cost of trausoortation is heavier
for these troops. This $7,500 does not con
template an appropriation for aoy negro en
campment. Cant. Kell adds that Ohicka
mauga will not be the site for the permanent
encampment. The water, he says,
was found enervating. Cbickamauga
is too far from the centre of the state, and
too much Georgia money goes into Tennes
see from there for supplies drawn from
Chattanooga. “Chickamauga ain’t in it,
if the adjutant general is correct.
The Atlanta Rifles decided to-night to go
into a week’s encampment on their own ac
count. They leave to-morrow evening for
Cumberland, carrying their own tents and
camp equipage. They are to carry seven
fours.
A SHAM BATTLE.
©HiCKAMArOA, Ga., July 6.—The last
sham battle of the encampment was held
this afternoon iu the ram. It was different
from any fighting ever seen on the battle
field of Chickamauga, and was conducted
according to the latest infantry tactics.
Squads would rush forward, fire a volley
and lay down, the idea being to decei e the
enemy as to where the real line w as located.
The battle was quite realistio, and delighted
a large crowd. Private Briscoe of the
Clarke Rifles and Private Baker of the Hal
ton Guards had their faces painfully burned
by powder. The surgeons sty their faces
will not be scarred for life. They were
escorted off the field with their faces
streaming with blood. Second Lieut. Ale-
Candle of the LaGrange Guards also suf
fered a painful accident this morning while
training a skirmish line for the sham
battle. He hurriedly ran across
the front of the line and in
doing so, slipped and fell on his sword, cut
ting a severe gash three inches in his fore
head. In the tent of Col. Jones the officers
of the Ninth regiment passed resolutions
complimentary to Capt. Field and Lieut,
batteries, the United States army officers.
They will be presented a handsome testi
monial. Quartermaster General West in
formed the News correspondent to-night
that the tents would be left standtug for
the Augusta and Atlanta companies. Tne
Ninth regiment leaves at noon to-morrow.
THE CAMP AT CUMBERLAND.
Ikunswick, Ga., July 6.—Brunswick
i umberland are working earnestly to
cure the encampment of the soldiers left
cot at Chickamauga. Several companies
wired for rates and wore offered free trans
portation to and from the island, and to-day
the High Point Cumberland Island Com
pany authorized the Morning News cor
respondent to announce that they would
give an encampment grounds and sink two
wells to supply pure water for the soldiers.
This company owns thousands of acres of
land on Cumberland, which they are rapidly
improving. High Point is situated at the
steamer landing, aid the grounds offered
covers twenty acres, partly shaded.
A BIG FIRE AT GRIFFIN.
The Chair Factory Burned With
30,000 Chairs.
Griffin, Ga., July fi.—The burning of
the old Georgia hotel on North Hill street at
1 o’clock this morning, removed one of
Griffin’s oldest and best knowu landmarks.
It has not boon run as a hotel in several
years, though for the last twelve months it
has been occupied by the Osoorne & Wal
cott Manufacturing Company as a chair
factory. There were 30,000 chairs stored
away in the building at the time of the fire,
which are a total Lss. The building itself
was a large three story frame structure,
and with the chairs made a hot fire that
every one expected would consume the
whole block, including the livery stablos of
Carmichael & Griggs. The firemen by
heroic work succeeded iu cuifiniug the
flames to the h tel building. The firm es
timate their loss at $15,000. They have no
insurance. The origin of the tiro is un
known, but it is generally supposed to be
incendiary.
BISHOP TALBOT ASKS TIME.
Be Wants Opportunity for Quiet
Thought and Consideration.
Atlanta, Ga., July *>. —The only official
communion'ion yet received from Bishop
Talbot came to-Jay in the shape of a tele
gram to Z. D. Harrison, secretary of the
standing commit ec. It reads:
Laramie, Wy., July 4, 1891.
Z. Z>. Harrison:
Just reached home. Your com ni unicat ion
overwhelms me with a sense of responsibility.
Ask time for quel thougnt and consideration.
May 1 beg your prayers. Await letter.
Ethelbart Talbot, Rißhop.
Mr. Harrison adds that he believes Bishop
Talbot wi.l accept.
CROPS IN THE STATE.
The Average Condition of Cotton
Pretty Low.
Atlanta. Ga., July 6.— The crop report
for June is being made up. “The cotton
crop is of aii sorts,” says Dr. Hunnicutt,
the assistant commissioner, “good, bad,
indifferent aud ‘turned out to grass.’ There
is no general difference in the conditions of
the crop in the various sections of the state.
Tr e average is pretty low.”
The wheat yield will be fine, but not
much wheat is planted. Fall oats are in
good condition. Corn is late' but this crop
is very promising all over the state.
Atlanta’s Chamber cf Commerce.
Atlanta, Ga., July 6.—The annual elec
tion of the chamber of commerce was held
to-day, resulting in the re-election of all of
the oid officers. They are: Ex-Gov. R. F.
Bullock, president: R. D. Spalding, first
vice president; E. P. Chamberlain, seem I
vice president; S. F. Woodson, third vice
president; Paul Romane, treasurer. The
directors are; R. J. Lowery, J. G. Oglesby,
A. D. Adair, Aaron Haas, W. Y. Zachery
and George W. Sciple.
Sumter County’s Teachers.
Amkricus. Ga., July 6. The white
teachers of Sumter county met to-day on
call of County Commissioner Moore and
organized a county institute. Tne first
meeting will be held on July 18. The
institute will be in session one week in
August. The teachers of the city schools
will help to make the institute a success.
Gilmore as an A’lianceman.
Blackshe.ar, Ga., July 6.— Rev. J. L.
Gilmore of Manassas, Ga., the official lect
urer of the First district, 6poke about two
hours to a large audience of ailiancemen
and citizens at the court house here to-day,
discussing at great length the principal
alliance issues of the day.
Capt. Marsnal II signs.
Americas, Ga., July 6.—Capt. W. N.
Marshall, superintendent of the Savannah,
Ameiicus and Montgomery railroad, has
tendered his resignation, to take effect Aug.
L Capt. Marshall is a fine railroad man,
and bis many friends will regret to see him
leave Americas.
MURDER IN DOUGHERTY.
| A Negro Quarrel Ends in Death and
an Exciting Chase.
i Albany, Ga., July fi.—This m rning
about 4 o’clock Char.ie Randolph icolored)
shot and instantly killed lngie Williams,
another negro, on the Jessie Mercer planta
tion, about eight miles from the city, in
East Dougherty. The trouble grew out of
negro women's talk. Randolph’s sweet
heart lived at Ligie Williams’house, and
Williams’ wife said something about Ran
dolph, which finally brought the men
together in a row. Vi illiams quarre ed
I ft little with Randolph and then leit
! him. Randolph was not satisfied, but
followed Williams up sad killed him. Af
i ter the killing Charles Blaylock, a negro
bailiff, deputized Peter Tift, another negro,
to go with him in pursuit of the muruerer.
[be two I ailiffs ■ asad Randolph into a
swamp, and upon overtaking him he fired
at the officers. Tift returned the fire with
a pistol, hitting his mark twice. Thev then
gathered up their game and brought bun
I to the city, painfully hut not serioudy
wounded, and lodged him in jail, where
: Dr. W. L. Davis gave him proper surgical
attention.
RYAN’S ASBETS.
A Claim That He Has Failed to Ac
count for $500,000.
Atlanta, Ga, July fi.—The Stephen A.
Ryan contempt case, the basis of which is
Mr. Ryan’s failure to deliver ail the assets
claimed by the receiver, came up to slay,
but was postponed until Friday. The dis
crepancy for which Mr. Ryan failed to ac
count is put at $500,000, of which $310,000
was cash, which he had oheoked out of the
bank, and the balance was cash taken in for
goods, of which no record was kept.
A Converted Lawyer to Lecture.
Atlanta, Ga., July 6.— lt is announced
that Hinton P. Wright, the onoe notorious
ami recently converted Atlanta lawyer, is
preparing to enter the lecture field as an
evangelist. His first lecture will be upon
the subject of "Redemption against the
Devil,” to be del.vored in Atlanta within
ten days.
A Whipping Bose Suspended.
Atlanta, Ga., Julv 6.—A. J. Grey, whip
ping boss at the Walker county camp of the
Chattahoochee Brick Company, was sus
pended to-day by the governor for one
month. He had been reported for inflicting
undue and unauthorized punishment upon
a negro in the convict camp.
Florida's Encampment.
Tallahassee, Fla., July 6.—Gov.
Fleming has ordered the Florida state
troops, eleven companies of infantry and
one battery, into annual encampment at
St. Augustine from July 21 to 28.
BRIGHTON’S PURSES FATTER.
The Association Increases the Amount
to be Given Away Dally.
Brighton Beach, N. Y., July fi. —The
experiment of hanging up large purses has
been so successful that it has been decided
to increase the daily amount from $4,800 to
$5,500. The latter amount will be given
away every day during the meeting. To
day’s events were as follows;
First Race— One mile. Firefly won, with
Long Island second and Henry George third.
Time 1:14 Qj-
Second Race- Half mile. Guilty -.von, with
Cold Wave second and Azrael third. Time 0:51.
Third Race Six furiongs. Eclipse won,
with Civil Service second and Strldeaway third.
Time 1:511*.
Fourth Race— Purse $1,200, a mile and
three-sixteenths. Tea Tray won, with Tam
many second and Cynosure third. Time 2:02.
Fifth Race One and one sixteenth miles.
Virginia won. with Rambler second and Long
ford third. Time : 50*4-
Sixth Race For 2 year-olds, five furlongs
Refraction Ally won, with Zorling second and
Circular third. Time 1:021$
Seventh Rack— Five furlongs. Lizzie won.
with Kitty T second and Volunteer third. Time
1:0244,
EVENTS AT CHICAGO,
Chicago, July fi.—A light shower set in
at noon, but lasted only a few minutes.
The track was not in record breaking con
dition. Following is a summary:
First Race— live-eighths of a mile. Minnie
Cee won, with Maud Howard second and Ollie
Glenn third. Time 1:02.
Second Race-One mile and 100 yards. Sun
nybruok won, with Tom Hood second and San
Babat third. Time 1:481$.
Third Race—One mile and seventy
yards. Yirge lVor won, with Aloha second and
prince third. Time :47.
Fourth Race— One mile Fanfox won, with
Guido second and Whitney third. Time 1:4144
Fifth Race —One and one-eighth miles, ban
Chief won. with Pen P. second and Ed Hopper
thud. Time 1:5444.
Sixth Race— Five-eighths of a mile. Lom
bardy won. with Barn Farmer second and Gev
ertou third. Time 1:0194.
Seventh Race—A mile and 100 yards. Bob
Forsythe won, with Labold second and
Churchill Clark third. Time 1:47.
Eighth Race—A mile and seventy yards
My Queen won. with Take Notice second and
Clio third. Time 1:46V4.
A WEE CHINESE MAIDEN
Arrives in Washington-Too Young to
See Visitors.
Washington, July 3. —The advent of a
little stranger in the family of the Chinese
minister has been the subject of general re
joicing at the legation for ten days past,
where the tiny maiden is kept in strictest
seclusion until she will have completed the
first month of her existence. This is in ac
cordance with the laws of the Celestial
Kingdom, which also require the seclusion
of the mother for the same period of time.
When the child was 3 days old, which was
on Saturday last, she was decked out in the
finest of the curiously-fashioned garments
which compose the layette, and carried in
state to the large parlor on the first floor,
where the members of the legation were in
vited in to pay their respects to the tiny
atom of humanity. Quite a large number
of friends who had been notified also called
at the legation with presents. The minister’s
wife, though forbidden by the custom
of her country from seeing any one, was on
that day served with nee aud various dain
ties to tempt her appetite. In the after
noon the baby was given back into her
charge, aud now, as already stated, will not
be allowed to be seen, even by members of
the household, until she is a mouth old. The
minister has already selected a name tor bis
daughter, but until the expiration of a
month this will be kept a profound secret.
The only semblance of a baptism will be
at that time, when formal announcement of
the name will be made. This only is the
•ecoud ohild ever born to the family of
Chinese nobility in this oountry, aud, like
its predecessor, first saw the light of day in
the legation ou Dupont ciicle. The first
child was named Mea—which, translated,
means “beautiful American”—and was the
daughter of the present minister’s aged
predecessor in office.
COMPENSATION FOR BLKINS.
The President to Recommend an Ap
propriation of $250,000.
Washington, July s.—Stephen B. Elkins
docs not allow his disappointment and re
sentment at President Harrison’s interfer
ence with his taking 60,000 seal skins this
year to affect his relations with members of
the cabinet. Indeed, he is more of a Blaine
man than ever.
It is said that Harrison has offered, or will
offer, by way of conciliating Elkins, to
recommend very strongly in his next
message to congress that the Elkins com
pany be compensated by congress for the
damages it claims to have incurred. He
will not, it is said, recommend the appro
priation of the $61X1.000 demanded by the
Elkins company, but will suggest the appro
priation of $450,000 by way of compromise.
Belts and sashes, all colors and widths, at
LaFar’s.— Ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 7,1891.
THE SIGHTS IN TUNIS.
YOUR TYPICAL MUSSULMAN !
LOVES ELEGANT LEISURE.
Beautiful Women Must be Fat-Cft
tails of the Wierd Performances of
Native Snake Charmers.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Tunis, June 15.—1 thought in Italy there
was a good deal of "elegant leisure, as
Howells elegantly expresses it, but it cannot j
hold a candle to the leisure of an oriental
city. An English Egyptian paper lately
hail an article on the decadence of the Mus
sulman race. It gave the reason a good j
ono- that while the European works the
Mussulman squats on his haunches and
gives himself up to contemplation.
It is wonderful, this contemplative life
led by a great many of the Arabs. One
afternoon, in sketching outside an Arab
cafe, a grave Mussulman squatted cross
legged on a bench alongside of me and for
three mortal hours did nothing hut contem
plate. The Arabs have a word in their
language which Is wanting in ours—che
masses, those who live by the sun. Along
a sunny wall, when the celestial orb is not
too hot, you can see dozens of ohemasses
wrapped up in their bernouses. some prone
on the ground and others oross-legged. You
cannot distinguish face, bauds or feet, for
the bernous envelops each completely.
When sufficiently roasted in the sun they
adjourn to the shade to cool off.
THE WEATHER IN AFRICA.
It is getting to be real roasting African
weather. In the morning at 8 o’clock it is
as hot as at midday in the United States in
the middle of summer. For two hours at
midday a dead silence reigns in the city.
Everybody is taking hm siesta. The in
habitants of Tunis adapt themselves better
to torrid weather than Europeans or Ameri
cans, and a great many of the juvenile pop
ulation run around the street in a state of
primeval nakedness and many only bur
dened with a siugle overall. If you are
poor in Tunis your tailor’s bill does not
amount to very much.
The Arabs make their bread at home and
take it to the bakers to be baked. Each
loaf bears some distinguishing ornamenta
tion enabling the owner to identify his
loaves when baked. The interior of a bake
house is very picturesque, with the innu
merable flat loaves on wooden slabs strew
ing the floor, and two Arabs are pitching
the loaves to the other like so many bricks,
to be shoveled into the oven by a long
handled apparatus. The natives bring their
variously-shaped loaves to the baker’s on a
wooden slab, which they carry on their
heads.
Africa is a country full of pitfalls for the
uninitiated. I was lately in the habit of
taking an afternoon stroll into the country
outside Tunis and spending the afternoon
sketching, or, if inspired, i would lay down
under the shade of a cactus hedge or olive
grove to read and dream. One day, under
the shade of a cactus hedge, I was horrified
to see an immense speckled snake of a
venomous variety coiled among the cactus
a few feet back of my head. 1 need hardly
say I quickly made noiseless tracks from
the vicinity of my speckled friend. In re
lating the fact at dinner I learned I had had
a very narrow escape.
DANGERS AT THE CITY GATES.
Occasionally a lion comes ms far as the
city gates, not to mention panthers, wolves
and other minor animals. There are also
myriads of venemous inseois.and the bite of
the scorpion here causes death in a few
hours.
The Tunisian girl has no chance of mar
riage unless she tips the scales at 200 pounds,
and to that end she commences to fatten
when she is 15 years old. She takes aperi
tives an 1 eats a great deal of sweet stuff,
and leads a sedentary life to hasten the proc
ess. .Up to 15 she is very hand
some, but at 20, ye gods,
wbat an unwieldy mass of fat she be
comes! She waddles, or rather, undulates,
along the street. Her costume is very
picturesque, especially if she be of the
richer class. They are clothed in fine silks
of resplendent hues of a bright red, yellow
or green, and wear a sort of comical-shaped
hea idress, from which depends a loose,
white drapery. Turkish trouser* and
dainty slippers, the heel of which barely
reaches the middle of the foot, complete the
costume.
In the public squares the negress bread
venders squat in front of their pile of Pass
over-shaped loaves ranged on a broad board.
Some of them hide their ebony visages from
the public gaze with black veils, just as the
houris of the harem do. They wear gar
ments w hich vie with the rainbow in bright
ness and variety of color.
EXHIBITIONS BY THE SERPENT CHARMERS.
The serpent charmers of the nomad
tribes frequently give exhibitions in the
streets of Tunis. There are generally about
a dozen in each band—three or four musi
cians, the serpent charmer himself and the
women folk and children. The musicians
iquat on the ground and play shrill flutes,
ami beat drums formed by stretching
pieces of parohment over the bottoms of
earthenware jars. The serpent charmer
is usually the most fanatical-looking
individual conceivable, bareheaded
atul barefooted and wearing long
linen overalls, from which issue
attenuated brown spindle shanks. His
head is closely shaved, with the exception
of a circular spot on the crown, from whioh
depend a mass of coal-black ringlets. The
Arab expects to be pulled into heaven by
his top-knot. His small eyes are wild,
dark and piercing, as befits a charmer of
serpents. After collecting a sufficient num
ber of “karronbus”—copper coins—the
music strikes up and the serpent charmer
opens a pillow like bag lying on the ground,
and two or more speckled serpents issue.
Now and then the music ceases, the
charmer takes a whisp of dried grass in his
hand, places some small pebbles in certain
positions on the ground, addresses some wild
words of incantation to the tribe, musicians
and all, and then turns to the serpents and
squats on his haunches. The serpents raise
tueir heads viciously, flatten their necks to
an extraordinary width, protrude tfceir
fangs and viciously dart at the charmer’s
head, to which he viciously responds. He
tnk' B one of the serpents by the nock, stares
at him with his wild fanatical eves and
strikes him against his forehead. The cer
penta are decorated with glittering coins
which hang from their heads like earrings.
Occasionally one darts out amoug the crowd
and creates a panic. < >ne French youth of
the audience of which I was a member one
day had a colossal mastiff by his side, and
the mastiff, seeing the serpents raise their
heads, became excited and darted into the
ring to gobble them up. The charmer tried
to charm the mastiff, but the mastiff would
Dot charm.
The serpent charmer, on this occasion,
concluded his performance with a most dis
gusting exhibition—nothing less than eating
one of the serpents alive. But such a diet
is as enj yable to him as roast beef to an
Englishman. This exhibition was held in
the Arab quarter of the city, and the au
dienoe, who were almost all natives, were as
interesting as tho troupe.
nailed in a box.
An Alleged Joke Resulted in a Man
Dying a Raving Maniac.
Cobydon, Ixd., July s.— lsaac Mont
gomery, aged 22 years, died at New Am
sterdam, this county, this morning, as a
result of a foolish prank played upon him a
few nights ago. Some of his companions
nailed him in a box and told him they were
going to throw him in the river. When ho
was released it was found that he was
badly hurt by having a nail driven in one
of his shoulders. Next morning be had
lost his reason, and before he died became a
raving maniac.
Old newspapers—2oo for 25 cents—at
business office. Morning News.—Ad.
Elastic team drawers, gauze underwear in
variety, at LaFar’s.—Ad.
IF MEN WERI BUILT THAT WAY.
He Could Do Wonderful Things if
Constructed on the Frog Han.
From the Washington Star.
Osteologist Lucas of the Smithsonian In
stitution was on his way thither yesterday,
holding by one hind leg a large bullfrog
which he had just captured at the fish ponds
with a seductive bit of red flannel on a fish
hook, when he was accosted by a Star re
porter, who asked for what purpose the
speoimen was intended. In response it was
shown that the captive was a curiosity in
the anatomical way, having three forearms
on one side of its body, all of full size,
though the creature was not otherwise re
markable in any respect. The intention was
to dissect him for scientific purposes, and it
was explained that the freak was very likely
due to the animal’s having started in life
as two individuals, which had become mixed
up.like children of "Little Buttercup,” at an
early stage of thair being.
“The frog bag been called the ‘victim of
science,’ because ne is always being dissejted
for the purpose of seeing how ne can get
along without his most essential organs,
how his blood circulates, and how his
nervous system acts," said Mr. Lucas. "He
is selected for such ends not, as is commonly
imagined, because his structure is at all
human like, but for the reason that he will
endure being chopped up to such a remark
able extent and still retain life. You can
remove his brain and he will get along
fairly well without it, swallowing whatever
is put into his mouth and otherwise
behaving as usual, though in
an automatic sort of fash
ion. In fact the animal will live Indefin
itely under such conditions, as experiment
has shown. If you cut out his lungs he
will not die for a long time, because he can
breathe very well through his skin. Human
beings breathe through the skin all over the
body in a small degree, the blood in the su
perficial vessel taking up a certain amount
of oxygen, but the function is exercised
more satisfactorily by the frog. Besides,
his nervous system affords an interesting
study under ingenious torture by the anato
mist, and the corpuscles in his blood being
remarkably large, that fluid serves for the
instruction of the seeker after medioal
knowledge.
"No, It is not customary to adminifter
anaesthetics to frogs while undergoing vivi
section. They wouid render experiments
on the nervous system unsatisfactory. Does
not the animal suffer much! you ask. Per
haps. It is impossible to know how much.
A great scientific authority has said that
death is the only measure of palu. A cer
tain amount of pain in itself will cause a
man to die. Chop off a man’s leg and he is
likely to give up the ghost. Cut off a frog’s
leg, and, if bleeding is stopped, the creat
ure’s general health is not apt to be seriously
interfered with. Descend lower in the scale
ami pull off the leg of a crab or starfish; it
will grow another. A turtle is likewise a
victim of science, because it will live
through all sorts of dissections, and its heart
will pump salt and water through its veins
as if it were blood. Varnish a frog, without
cutting out its lungs, however, and it will
die promptly.
"The frog’s bony system is very simple.
It has only nine vertebra- In its backbone—
fewer, I believe, than any other animal—
and it possesses no ribs at all. Thus it is
obliged literally to swallow by gulps the air
it breathes instead of Drojecting its chest as
wo do and creating a vacuum for the atm s
phere to pour into. Its hind legs are very
peculiar in one respect, the two bones which
form the heel in man being greatly
elongated, so as to give an extra joint in the
midale of the big ’splay’ foot, besides the
pelvis hinges on to the back Done so as to
give a joint in the middle of the back.
How much these extra hinges assist in leap
ing you can see if you will take a strip of
stiff paper and fold it several times.
Press the folds together and you
will find that the paper strip
has a spring to it. Three or four folds give
a certain amount of Bpring, five or six
folds make the spring mucu stronger, and
every additional fold adds so muoh spring
power. It is the same way with the frog,
which, besides having enormously long and
muscular hind legs, is assisted in jumping
by a hinge iu his back aud another in his
foot, which you and I don’t have. If you
were built like a frog you would think
nothing of leaping across Pennsylvania
avenue at one hop. In the scieutiiic phrase
the frog is ‘modified’ for jumping, that be
ing his method of progression. He has no
knee pan, the bones of the upper and
lower leg being connected by a hinge
or cartilage merely. On each hind foot
ho has a sixth toe. that has bocome rudi
mentry. The fore feet has only two toes
each the thumb being absent. Evolution
ists say that in the development of Bpeoies
the thumb is the first digit to disappear,
next goes the little finger next the fore
finger, and lastly the fourth or “ring”
finger. Thus they assert the horse originally
had five toes on each foot, loosing four of
them, one after another until now only the
middle toe is left, upon the nail of which
ttis animal walks. Similarly to tho cloven
footed beasts have come down to two toes.
“The frog has a huge skull with a very
small brain cavity, and an enormous mouth
for the purpose of swallowing fish, small
ducks or any other prey of size, whole. Dan
Beard, the artist, tells a story of a pet frog
he had in an aquarium that attempted to
get away with a baby alligator newly im
ported from Florida. On coming home he
found Mr. Frog, who had taken down the
small saurian head-first, jumping against
the glass sides of the aquarium in vain
efforts to drive down the tail of the victim,
which was too long to Anil room inside for
its accommodation. The frog like,the toad,
has its tongue fastened in the front and
loose behind so that it can capture in
sects by whipping it over and outward
ly. Unlike the toad, however, it has teeth
in its upper jaw. The toad is a higher ani
mal than the frog, because it gives birth
directly to little air-breathing toads,
whereas the frog lays eggs that produce
fish-like tadpoles, subsequently trans
formed into the final shape. The tadpole
breathes through gills like a fish, has a
tail and no legs, and is a vegetable feeder.
The metamorphosis it undergoes is one of
the most marvellous things in nature. If it
were not so common it would astonish the
world. Think of a vegetable eating fish
with tail and gills turning into an air
breathing land animal developing teeth,
and becoming a carnivorous quadruped.
Isn’t it amazing When you come to consider
it? A wonderful beast is the frog, truly.”
IT PUZZLES COL. CLEMENT3.
William Ransom, Reported Killed in
1863, Draws a Fat Pension.
Chicago, July s.— Pension Agent Isaac
Clements is now debating with himself
whether one of his pensioners, William Ran
som, is flesh and blood, or the ghost of a
soldier killed at Vicksburg in 1863. The
case is a most curious and puzzling one.
The records of the adjutant general for the
state of Illinois show that William Ransom,
private iu Company G, Ninety-ninth Illi
nois infantry, died at Vicksburg, Aug.
19, 1903. The pension rolls of Col. Clements'
office show that V ilfiam Ransom, private
in Company G, Ninety-niuth Illinois in
fantry, is now living, and is drawing a pen
sion at the rate of sl6 per month.
His pension began Aug. 11,' 1863, just
eight days before the army records report
him as dead, and it has continued
ever since. Ransom's pension was recently
increased from #8 to $lO per month, and he
got $1,041 27 back pension. “It is a mighty
curious case, but I believe there is no fraud
attached to it,” said Col. Clements to-day.
“The discovery was made by another Ran
-1 som to whom the postmaster sent a voucher
by mistake. The rolls of Ransom's com
pany report him dead, but my belief is that
he was wounded and was reported from the
hospital as having died. Wo will look up
the facts and learn whether Ransom is still
in the flesh before we pav him any more
money. If it is his ghost that's drawing
the money, why it will have to go to work
for a living.” Ransom enlisted from Pitts
field, Pike county, and now resides at Nebo,
this state.
WONDZRFUL ROCKING STONB.
It Weiirh3 800 Tons and Moves With
the Pressure of the Hand.
From the yew York World.
Taudil is located 180 miles from Buenes
Ayres. I came to Tandil, and after a break
fast on pachero, the invariable native dish,
mounted a Spanish horse and rode a league
up the hills to the moving rock. It is of
granite formation and weighs, according to
the estimate of scientific authority, about
800 tons. It is poised on the sloping side of
an enormous rock, which is several hundred
feet long and which rises high above the
ground. The surface of the latter is
smooth; in the vicinity there are
signs of the Dassage of a glacier. The point
on which it rests is about eighteen inches in
diameter, and the stone was poised so ex
actly by flood or the ice, which left it in
position that by a pressure of the hand I
was enabled to stir it with a swaying mo
tion amounting to at least four inches. The
wind was calm and insufficient to move the
Wjavy mass, but when the blasts sweep
down the Sierras and impinge of the
boulder it rolls to and fro. Gen. Rosas,
during his dictatorship of Argentina, made
a wager that he could pull the rock from
its position by attaching 100 horses. The
attempt failed, and Ilosas, becoming in
censed. swore that he would overcome the
monster anyway. The number of horses
was increased to 500; the rock, however,
went to the limit of its motion and no
further.
WITH AN IRON SKIN.
Motionless and Helpless but Other
wise in Good Health.
From the Philadelphia Record.
New York, June 28. — There is at Belle
vue hospital the remarkable case of a man
gradually turning into a statue. His skiu
has gradually hardened until it is now like
a covering of sheec-lron. He is as helpless
as though he really wore a statue. He can
not move hand or foot, but his health is
good, and he may live for many years.
The disease is a rare one, aud has been
diagnosed as scleroderma, or hide-bound.
There is no known cure for it. The most
that can be done for the patient is to rub
him from bead to foot every morning with
goose grease.
The straugely afflicted patient is Patrick
Wood. He is 43 years old and a painter by
trade. For seven years he has lain on a cot.
He weighs probably 200 pounds and is as
good-natured as he is portly. He spends
much of his time reading and chatting,
and seems to enjoy life as well as any ous.
He says he experiences no pain. Wood first
discovered his condition seven years ago.
ONE ENJOYS
'Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta
fently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
aver and Bowels, cleanses the sys*
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Byrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and $1 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it- Do not accept any
substitute. f
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KV. HEW VQFtK. W.V-
SPECIAL NOTICES.
AUSTIN It. MY RES,
BROKER,
Stocks, Bonds and Real Estate,
At 114 Bryan Street,
Has for sale a line of fine Investment Securities.
Parties with securities for sale are invited to
list them with me.
NOTICE.
Mr. W. K. PEARCE has this day been ad
mitted as a member of our firm. The firm
name will remain unchanged.
BALDWIN & CO.
Savannah, Ga., July 1, 1891.
SUMMER BOARD
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FREID & HICKS’.
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FREID & HICKS’.
FOR SALT WATER BATHERS.
The Submarine Bathing Cap is made of pure
rubber, and is the only device that will posi
tively •
KEEP THE HAIR DRY.
It is decidedly “nobby” in appearance After
bathing it is a great luxury to use a Compressed
Face Sponge. MELDERMA is a Toilet Powder
that instantly removes all unpleasant odor aris
ing from perspiration.
SOLOMON & CO.’6 TWO DRUO STORES.
Market Square. 92 Bull street.
FOB MARRIED LADIES ONLY.
Japanese Cream removes stains, spots, grease
and dirt. Renovates and brightens all fabrics.
Cleans everything. Harmless as water. Price
25 cents only, by
ROWLINSKI, Pharmacist,
Broughton and Bray ton streets. Telephone 465.
NATURE'S TRUE AGENT
Is the celebrated
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER.
A large shipment received direct from the
Springs.
BOWDEN LITHIA,
From Lithia Springs. Georgia, is fast attain
ing a splendid reputation. Headquarters for
Mineral Waters
BUTLER’S PHARMACY.
Corner Bull and Congress streets,
FUNERAL INVITATIONS. j
READICK.-Tbe friends an<i acquaintance of
Mrs. A. E. RrxDK’K and family are respectfully
invited to attend her funeral from residence
Second avenue, near Burroughs street, at 4:30
o’clock THIS AFTERNOON. Interment at
Laurel Grove.
MEETINGS.
alpha lodge no. i.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Freemasons.
The regular meeting of this Lodge will be
held at Odd Fellows Hall in the Encamp
ment room, THIS (Tuesday) EVENING at 8
o'clock.
TV. S. ROC KWELL, V. M.
Joh.vS. Haines, Secretary
SAVA A\ A H CASTLE AO. 8, K. C. E.
A regular meeting of this Castle will be held
at K. G. E. hall over Chatham bank), Congress
and Bull street, THIS (Tuesday) EVENING at
7:30 o’clock. Members of sister Castles and
visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend
O. T. SHAFFER, N. C.
Attest: V. E. Bt. Cloud. M. of R.
SAVANNAH LODGE NO. 1 S3, B. P. O.
ELKS.
A regular session of this Lodge will be held
THIS (Tuesday) EVENING, at 8:15 o’clock, at
Elks' hall. Visiting brothers are always wel
come. JAS H. HUNTER, E. R.
W. R. Thigpen’, Secretary.
THE GERMAN AMERICAN MUTUAL
LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
The fifty-eighth (58th) regular monthly meet
ing of this Association will be held THIS (Tues
day) AFTERNOON at 5 o’clock, at the office of
the Secretary. H>7 Bay street.
By order the President,
JOHN SCHWARZ.
S. L. Lazaron, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICE!*.
On and after Feb. 1, 1890, the basis of meas
urement of att advertising M the Borjxiwo
Nswe mR be agate, or a4 .he rate of )1 40 an
inch for the frst insertion. -Vo Special Notice
inserted for less than $1 00.
TO-DAY!
SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY’S*
GALA DAY!
—THB—
SECOND ANNIVERSARY
—of THIS—
YOUNG AND SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE
—WILL be—
CELEBRATED BETWEEN 2 AND 7 P. M.
—AND—
OUR FRIENDS
—ARE—
CORDIALLY INVITED
—TO—
SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS
—AND—
SAMPLE THE SUPERIOR QUALITY
—OF THEIR—
HOME PRODUCT.
Respectfully,
SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY.
LAST NOTICE.
City Marshal’s Office, 1
Savannah, July 4, 1891. f
On TUESDAY NEXT, July 7, I will sell the
Real Estate of all persons in arrears for Taxes
for 1890.
ROBT. J, WADE, City Marshal
NOTICE.
All persona are cautioned against allowing
Mrs. VAUGHAN to contract debts in my name,
as I will not be responsible for any debts con
tracted by her. T. W. VAUGHAN.
July 3, 1891.
CHATHAM HEAL ESTATE AND IM
PROVEMENT COMPANY.
Savannah, Ga.. July 1, 1891.
The Board of Directors have declared a divi
dend of One Dollar and Seventy five Cents
($1 75), series A, per share, being at the rate of 7
percent, per annum, payable on and a.ter the
15th inst. Transfer book will be closed until
after that date.
M. J. SOLOMONS.
Secretary and Treasurer.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
City Treasurer’s Office, )
Savannah, Ga., July 1, 1891. J
The following taxes are now due:
Real Estate, 2d quarter 1891 ;
Stock in Trade, 2d quarter 1891;
Money Solvent Debts, etc., 2d quarter 1891;
Furniture, etc., 2d quarter 1891;
W ater Kents, six months in advance from July
1, 1891, to Jan. 1, 1892:
Also Ground Rents in arrears for two or more
quarters.
A discount of ten per cent, will be allowed
upon all of the above (except Ground Reutsi if
paid within fifteen day s after the first of July.
C. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer.
USE DR. ULMER’S LI\EH CORRECTOR
FOR INDIGESTION, DY3PEPBIA,
AND ALL
LIVER COMPLAINTS.
SILVER MEDALS AND DIPLOMA
Awarded it over ail Liver Medicines.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
Freight Prepaid to Any Address.
C ALL ON “UNCLE ADAM”
At No. 2D Jefferson street, corner Congress
street lane, if you are short of ready money.
He will advance you cash on your diamonds,
watches, jewelry, clothing, musical instru
ments, tools, etc. Open 6 a m. to 9p. m.; Sat
urdays to 11 p. m. NEW YORK LOAN OFFICE.
20 Jefferson street, ADAM STRAUSS. Man
ager
BOLTON STREET,
Double cottage, north side, between Abercorn
and Linooln. For sale cheap. Address
WALTHOUR & RIVERS,
Savannah, Oa.
ONE OF OUR MANY TESTIMONIALS.
Butleb's Pharmacy, I
Savannah, Ga., May 26, 1891. f
-Messrs. A. 3. Bacon rf Sons , Savannah , Oa :
My Dear Sirs—l enclose you my check here
with in payment of invoice for fixtures for
BUTLERS BRANCH PHARMACY, Abercorn
and Henry streets.
Let me thank you for your promptness in
finishing this work and for the beautiful execu
tion of designs which you furnished us. The
fixtures have been very much admired by every
one who visits our store, and much praise has
been heard of their beauty. Yours truly,
1 BUTLER & CO.
HEIDT DRUG COMPANY
For reliable drugs, fancy articles, fine candies,
soda, mineral waters. Reasonable prices. Pre
scriptions a specialty.
HOUSE FURNIBIIING GOOD-.
YOU WANT
TO SEE ME
WHEN YOU WANT
STOVES, RANGES, GAS AND
OIL STOVES,
REFRIGERATORS,
ICE CHESTS
CREAM FREEZERS,
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
CROCKERY, CUTLERY, Etc
TIN ROOFING,
GRATES AND MANTELS.
BOTTOM TRICES.
Corner Barnard and Broughton Lane.
SUCCESSOR TO J A. DOUGLASS & CO.
JAS. DOUGLASS.
CLOTHING.
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Perhaps you cannot escape high tem
perature, but yon can always be ready
to meet it. You can get a summer suit
almost for a song It will keep you as
cool as the proverbial cucumber, be
cause it happens to be built that way.
The cost is a mere bagatelle. What Is
the use of perspiring profusely every
time the sun glares at you when, for
$lO, you caD get as natty and comforta
ble a suit as ever defied the close and
sticky weather of a hot summer? Our
stock is light in weight, and. as we want
to make it light In quantity, we will, for
a few days, give special inducements to
clothing buyers. THIS WEEK a little
money will buy a great many good
goods. Money is what we are after, and
it you want to save 25 to 30 per cent, go to
“THE FAMOUS”
CTOTHING NOUSE,
148 Broughton St.,
Savannah. Ga.
BENNETT UYMES, Proprietor.
FREEZERS.
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BANKS.
u6s. iv‘ WEED.™" m. U iMLM
Presideot. Vice President.
JAR H. HUNTER, Cashier.
SAVANNAH BANK 4 TRUST Cd
Savings Dep’t
ALLOWS 4%
Deposits of Si and Upward Rooftived.
Interest on Deposits Payable Quarterly.
DIRECTORS:
Joseph D. Wmo, of J. D. Weed A On.
John C. Rowland, Capitalist.
C. A. RaiTzx. Exchange atul Insuruoe.
John 1,. Hahdu, Capitalist.
R O. Ebwim, of Chisholm. Erwin A daßlgwoa
Sowaho Kaaow. of Strauss & Cos.
Isaac O. Haas, General Broker.
M. Y. Maclnttsc, of M. Y. & D. L If sain tyre
John Lyons, at John Lyons A 00.
w Ai/rns OomiT. of Paterson, Downing A 00.
P U Baqqn, Lumber
PAINTERS.
' Broiln Bros. Ko,
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Glass, Etc.
Agents for F. W. DEVOE‘B READY-MIXED
PAINTS. House, Sign and Decorative Paint
ing* Wall Paper and Interior Decorations.
42 and 44 Barnard Street.
SHOES.
-A.T LAST !
An Excellent Shoe for Gentlemen*
A GENUINE CALF GOODYEAR WELT,
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GEIL & QUINT,
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NO. 21 BARNARD STREET.
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