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JESUPUNDER QUARANTINE.
Tk Hcaltb Hoard's Investigation oi
the Fever There.
No Cavannah Trains Allowed to Stop
but Will Pass With Closed Doors
and Windows -Guards Stationed to
See That the Order is Enforced—The
Information That Led to the Dis
covery of the Fever.
Savannah lias quarantined against
Jesup No trains on the Savannah, Flor
ida aud Western railway for Savannah
will stop at Jesup h reaftor until the
quarantin ■ is raised.
The arrangement was agreed to by
Superintendent Fleming of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway yesterday.
This shuts off all communication be
tween Jesup and Savannah for the time
being. The mails, too, will be shut out
unless some arrangements are made for
disinfection. There are said to be large
quantities of cotton at Jesup awaiting
shipment to Savannah. This is shut out
now for a month at least.
It will probably be ordered to Bruns
wick. where some business is still being
done in spite of the fever, and it ran tie
shipped from that poiut to European
ports.
Dr. Brunner received information Sat
urday night of a reported death from yel
low fever at Jesup. He at once conferred
with Mayor McDonough and put himself
in communication with Surgeon General
Wyman and the surgeons at Brunswick
aud the detention camp.
MAYOR STEELE’S ANSWER.
Mayor McDonough telegraphed Mayor
Steele of Jesup for full and exact informa-
tion. Mayor Steele replied that the death
reported to have occurred from yellow
fever resulted from malarial fever and
was so declared by the attending physi
cians. He asked the authority of the in
formation received bv the Savannah au
thorities and requested if they were not
satisfied that they send a yellow fever ex
pert to Jesup to investigate.
The information received by Dr. Brun
ner was so direct that he did not propose
to let the matter drop without an official
investigation. Several telegrams passed
between him and Surgeon Carter at the
surgeon general’s office, Surgeon Murray
at Brunswick and Surgeon Geddings at
tho detention camp. Surgeon Carter
promised that he would order the
case investigated, and fit 1
o’clock yesterday morning a telegram
was received from him saying that ho
had ordered Surgeon Murray from
Brunswick to investigate immediately.
The result of Surgeon Murray’s inves
tigation was shown by the following tele
gram received at 8 o’clock yesterday
morning:
Jesup, (la., Oct. 1. 1893.—Dr. Brunner, Sa
vannah, Ga.: Death was from yellow fever;
proved by all tests and agreed on by all doc
tors. Murray, Surgeon.
THE QUARANTINE ORDERED.
That settled it, and a quarantine was at
once ordered against Jesup. The only way
in which to enforce a satisfactory quaran
tine against that point without, prohibit
ing all trains on the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway passing that point
from entering the city, was to prohibit
the trains from stopping at Jesup at all.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway officials announced themselves
agreeable to this arrangement. All
trains, both freight and passenger, on
that road will now pass Jesup at full
speed with all doors and windows closed.
Policeman Floyd and cx-Policeman
Neve were sent te Jesup yesterday with
orders to soo that no persons board tho
trains bound for Savannah at that point.
Mr. C. K. Warren, whose death oc
curred from yellow fever at Jesup, was
deputy sheriff of Wayne county. He had
not been in Brunswick since July,
and had not spent ten days at the deten
tion camp as reported. The only manner
in which he could have caught the
disease, according to reports, was from
infected passengers or baggage allowed to
stop at Jesup.
NO FEVER IN CAMP.
Dr. Brunner said yesterday that the
reported case of yellow fever at the de
tention camp had proved to be only a
case of malaria and that of a mild form.
A telegram was received
from Surgeon Geddings yesterday
to this effect, and saying that the patient
had already recovered.
Telegrams to the Morning News this
morning report cases of yellow fever at
St. Simon's and .Tekyl islands, both su
burban resorts of Brunswick, which
have been freely resorted to during
the epidemic. The sanitary authorities
will probably take steps to-day to pre
vent any communication by water with
those places.
In case of any further spread of yellow
fever in the towns along the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway it may be
taken for granted that an embargo will be,
placed upon traffic by that line, and all
trains prevented from entering the city
The officials of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway have given the au
thorities every assistance in their power
in preventing the introduction of the
disease into Savannah, and the necessity
of such action would be greatly regretted.
A SUNDAY WITHOUT DRINKS.
Saloon Keepers as Well as the Mayor
Laying Low.
Mayor McDonough's recent attention to
the saloon keepers had its effect yester
day. The town was tightly closed up and
even old stagers had trouble in getting a
drink. Some of the places which have
been running all summer were closed yes
terday. The city detectives will probably
have a ease or two to add to the list to
come before the mayor to-morrow morn
ing.
Some of the saloon-keepers seem de
termined to sell, no matter what the
cost. Mayor McDouough followed the
example of Brer Babbit, and laid low for
awhile this summer, and the result is
that there is a long string of eases to be
docketed, the evidence in which has been
quietly collecting for several months.
It is said that some saloon-keepers have
from ten to twenty-five violations of the
law booked against them. The guilty may
well shake in their slioesat this announce
ment. They know the mavor's record
and what is likely to be their fate when
they come before him.
CAPTURED A SNEAK.
Detective Bossell Lands John Bryan
in the Barracks.
Detective Bossoll arrested a negro
thief named John Bryan at Wayne and
Tattnall streets night before last. Bryan
is a well-known thief of various kinds,
uud lias served a term in the peniten
tiary for horse stealing.
This time he was wanted for placing
the role of the sneak About three weeks
ago he entered the residence of Mr Bvcl:
on Duffy street and cleaned the hat rack
of everything on it. He was dl.covered
by the servant, who chased him and
made him drop everything he hud taken
but made good his > u|h
the si rvant gave the negro's descrip
tion to Detective Bossell, who recognized
In"i/, < Vi,* 0 n !: SS i *** took him
in to the barracks.
Tho many truthful testimonial, in be
halt of li Sarsaparilla prove that
H'miics (Jcmc evoa vrnen *U otbara fail.
. it bow. —ad.
ANOTHER OFFICIAL OUT.
Barney Cubbed** Succeeds W. C. Ep
person as Trainmaster.
Conductor Barney Cubbege has suc
ceeded Mr. W, C. Eppecson as trainmas
ter of the main stem division of the
Central railroad. Mr. Cubbedge assumed
charge yesterday. This change was very
sudden and unexpected, and is a great
surprise to railroad men
To none was it more unexpected than to
Mr. Epperson, who is now sick at his
home in Clarkesville, Tenn. Mr. Epper
son left Savannah several weeks ago for
the world’s fair, intending to be abseut
about two weeks. Ho was taken sick
in Chicago and was unable to return to
his duties, but went to his home in
Clarkesville to await the result of his
illness. About 111 days ago he felt suffi
ciently recovered to come to Savannah,
but spent only two days here, suffering a
relapse and being compelled to return
home.
It does not appear that Mr. Epperson
was given a chance to resign as the first
intimation to him of the change was a
telegram sent him yesterday by a friend.
Mr Epperson has been one of the most
faithful of the minor officers of the road
and lias made a good record during a
long term of service in the employ of the
Central. He is a son of Superintendent
B. C. Epperson of the Southwestern Rail
road. He was superintendent of the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Rail
road until that branch was consolidated
with the main stem division of the Cen
tral by Superintendent Wadley, about a
year ago, when he was transferred to
Savannah and made trainmaster of this
division. He has many friends in Sa
vannah and among the Central railroad
employes throughout the state. A young
man so well up in railroading as Mr. Ep
person, however, will have no difficulty in
securing another-position.
Mr. Cubbedge, who now occupies the
position of trainmaster of this division, is
one of the best known and one of the
most popular of the employes of the Cen
tral. Ho lias been a conductor on tho
main lino for several years and lias spent
almost his entire life in the employ of ttie
railroad. "Handsome Barney’’ as Mr.
Cubbedge is known from one end of the
Central to the other, is known and liked
by every patron of the road, and every
body along the line as well, from Savan
nah to Atlanta. The ladies always look
out for "Burney” when they travel, and
they will regret greatly to hear that ho
is no longer on the road.
Mr. Cubbedge was a conductor on the
Southwestern railroad when Major
Kline was superintendent of that division
several years ago. He has hundreds of
friends who will be glad to hear of his
promotion.
Mr. Cubbedge's long experience in rail
roading is sufficient guarantee of his abil
ity to fill his present position.
A ROW IN SMITHVILLE,
A Negro Baa His Face Ripped With a
Knife.
A white man and several negroes got
into a pretty lively row in Smithville Sat
urday night or early yesterday morning,
and as a result several negroes came near
being seriously carved up.
The row is suirposed to have grown out
of the election and some of the mean
liquor which was drunk on that occasion.
At any rate, two white men, William
Moore and J. H. Waller, got into a melee
with Jake Hazzard and Ben Cusput.
Huzzard got the worst of it tic fore the
fight was over, and his face was cut open
across his lip almost from one end to the
other Hazzard was so badly cut that he
had to be taken to the Georgia Infirmary,
w here he is being treated for his wound.
Cusput got off much lighter, escaping
with only a beating about the head and
face with an ax handle. It is said that
the men also attacked C’usput's wife.
The police were at once notified Qf the
fracas and began a search. Detective
Bossell aud Mounted Officer Murphy
found Moore and Waller in a house in
Smithville about 2 o'clock yesterday
morning and at once placed them under
arrest.
They were brought into the barracks,
where they are held now for safe keep
ing, subject to warrants for assault with
intent to murder, which will probably be
sworn out this morning. Waller is said
to be a bad customer, and has figured in
more than one shooting scrape in and
around the city, while Moore has a very
similar reputation.
THE BALLOON WENT UP
But the Aeronaut and His Dog “Rags”
Didn’t.
The advertised “grand free balloon as
cension and double parachute leaps” by
Prof. J. S. Ilolleman and his dog aero
naut “Rags” opposite the wheelmen’s
park yesterday afternoon proved to be a
grand fake. A large crowd gathered to
witness the ascension. They were vvofully
disappointed. Prof. Holleman, with the
assistance of about twenty-five small
l>oy volunteers aud several em
ployes of the Electric Railway, in
haled his balloon very nicely. He then
coolly gave the word to let go and the bal
loon shot up in the air minus parachute,
aeronaut and dog.
Prof. Holleman did not appear to bo
greatly disappointed and the general ver
diet of the crowd was that he had no in
tention of going up. He explained the
failure by saying that he had forgotten to
connect the parachute attachment with
the balloon.
The general opinion of the crowd was
that the free show had been advertised
merely to draw a crowd out on the rail
way. As it was about 6 o’clock before
the balloon was ready to ascend it may
have been that the "professor” was
afraid to go up at so late an hour. Tno
wheelmen, it may be said, had nothing to
do with the show and it was not on their
grounds.
FOR BRUNSWICK SUFFERERS.
The Catholic Churches of the Diocese
Take up a Collection.
Collections were taken up at all three
of the musses at the Cathedral and the
other Catholic churches hi the city yes
terday for the benefit of the Brunswick
sufferers from yellow fever.
The collections were not counted yester
day and there was no way of ascertaining
what they amounted to. but Father Caff
trty, who has eharge of them, says that a
considerate sum was raised. ■
Collections for the same purpose were
also taken up at a good many of the other
churches in the diocese yesterday, and
those of the Catholic churches which
have not made such contributions will
do so at an early date.
The Catholics have been quite liberal in
their contributions, and a large amount
of the money, food and provisions which
have been sent to the infected district
cun be attributed to them.
HOKSFORD’S ACID PHOSPHATE.
For Impaired Vitality
and weakened energy, is worderfully suc
cessful.—ad.
To Parents and Guardians.
You will find at Estill's News Depot,
No. t’ljy, Hull street, u full liuo of school
books and sehool supplies.—ad.
For the brain, blood aud nerves
Take Phospbatique.
For sale at Red Star Drug Store.—ad.
To Parents and Guardians.
Nou will find at KstUi's News Depot,
No .i- . Bull street, a full line of school
•*nok uud school supplies,—ad.
THE MOHXIXG NEWS: MONI)A\, OCIOBEK 2, 18D3.
BACK 10 BOOKS AND DtSkS.
Savannah’s Public and Private
Schools to Reopen To-Day.
A Large Increase Expected in the At
tendance of the Public Schools—More
Cards of Admission Issued Than
Ever Before -The Night School to
Reopen To-Night.
The public schools open to-day for the
session of 1893-94. Tho teachers are all
back after their three months’ vacation,
and bot h teachers and pupils appear eager
to resume their duties.
According to all inn.eations there will
be a large attendance U|ion the schools
this year. More cards of admission
were issued last week than on any
week previous to the opening of the
schools, and there appears to be a large
number of new beginners, children who
have just reached school ago being
in the majority among the
beginners, though there appear to be a
large number of children of parents who
have recently made their homes in the
city.
The attendance at the opening of the
schools last year was 4,250, which was in
creased considerably by the end of the
week. The attendance to-day will proba
bly be at least 4,500, and in ail probability
it will go to 5,000 inside of ten days.
MANY STILL ABSENT.
There are a number of children still ab
sent from the city with their parents, who
are remaining awa.v longer than usual this
year, and this will have some effect in
keeping down the increase for awhile.
All the children will be back by the end
of the month, however.
The additional rooms of the East Broad
street school will be ready for occupancy
some time this week.
The night school will open to-night in
its rooms ou the top floor of the Whitfield
building. Profs. Gillespie. O’Brien and
Falk, who were in charge last year, will
continue in charge this year. The attend
ance on the night school is expected to
average over 100 per night.
Prof. Crouther’s school for boys, on
Macon street, and the Savannah Acad
emy, under charge of Prof. Taliaferro, on
Bull street, will open tor tho year this
morning. Both are well known institu
tions and largely patronized. A number
of other private schools of the city will
open this morning.
THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Among the private schools which will
reopen to-day arc:
Miss AI. E. Ryan's school for boys and
girls, 49 Huntingdon street.
Miss A. Willink's school, 38 Abercorn
street.
Mrs. and Miss Wilkins’ classes for
drawing and painting. 171 Jones street.
Miss DeLettrc's primary school,
Henry street.
Miss Noll Gaillard’s primary school,
corner Henry and Barnard streets.
Mrs, Speight’s school for young child
ren at 202 State street.
Miss E. M. Kelly’s school, 149 New
Houston street.
Miss Josephine Hill’s school for giris
and boys, 115 Abercorn street.
Miss May B. Middleton’s primary
school, 174 Wayne street.
Miss Maccaw's kindergarten and pri
mary school, its Harris street.
Miss Moßory’s school, 116 Lincoln
street.
Miss Woolhopter's primary school, 96
Bolton street.
Miss Campbell's school, No. 60 New
Houston street.
Misses Harris and McAlpin’s primary
school and kindergarten will ro-open
Wednesday at 152 Taylor street.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Dr. J. D. Paige has returned from the
north.
Robert R. I-okey of Atlanta is registered
at the Pulaski.
Mr. McQueen Mclntosh of Augusta
spent yesterday in the city.
J. R. Saussy, Esq., left for the north
yesterday on the Kansas City.
Mrs. I{. R. Dancy left for the north
yesterday on the Kansas City.
Mr. Jos. A. Roberts is spending a few
weeks near Lookout Mountain.
Mr. William G. Morrell has returned
from his trip to the world’s fair.
Mr. R. M. Demere and Houston Demere
were passengers on the Kansas City for
New York, yesterday.
Mrs. D. Farmer, accompanied by her
two children, has returned from Clarks
ville, where they spent the summer.
Mrs. R. R. Dancy, with Masters Roy
and Hibbert, left on the Kansas City yes
terday for a mouth’s stay in New York
city.
Dr. S. Latimer Phillips, who has been
spending his vacation at White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia, has returned to
the city.
Rev. Dr. Dripps Dripps have re
turned to the city from their summer out
ing. Dr. Dripps conducted services in his
church, the Independent Presbyterian,
yesterday.
Mr. H. (1. Kent arrived yesterday from
New York, and will remain here
for a few days. Mr. Kent is proba
bly the best known steamboat agent in
the south. He has successfully arranged
excursions here for the last five or six
years. His management of the Gov. Saf
ford’s excursions last season is an evi
dence of his popularity. He has been so
long identified with the steamboat busi
ness here that he practically belongs to
Savanna h.
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
The Railway Agents’ Association,
which embraces all railroads, has begun
an attempt to rearrange station agents’
salaries. The association does not be
lieve in strikes, and will make no attempt
to secure their wish other than by argu
ment. One plan proposed is to make the
rearrangement at no greater cost to the
railroads than at present. In brief, it
proposes to classify the stations, paying a
higher or lower amount to the agent in
each class as his station has made more
or less money. It this way, the agents
say, the amounts the stations cost the
railroads would be no higher, but the
agents, by various economies, could in
crease the amount they earn, and prob
ably do their work much better.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Georgia Historical Society will
hold its October mectiug to-night.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9,1. O. O. F. meets
to-uiglit.
Philip R. Yonge Dead.
Philip R. Yonge died at his home at
Tenth and Jefferson streets last night at
the age of 06 years. Mr. Yongo had been
in the employ of the Central railroad as
conductor since 1800. He was in the
blockade business during the war as chief
engineer of the Hattie aud steamers ply
ing between Charleston aud Jacksonville.
He leaves a widow aud three sons and
two daughters and one sister, Mrs. Chas.
C. Miller. The funeral will take place
from the Duffy street Baptist church, of
which be was a member, at 4 o’clock this
afternoou,
Forinsomuia take Bromo-Seltxor
Before retiring Trial bottle tOe.
Also cures disordered stomach.—ad.
To Parents and Guardians.
You will find at Estill’s News Depot,
No 31H Bull street, a full line of school
hooks aud (kIioo! supplies.—ad.
NOT FAR OUT OF THE WAT.
September Was About an Average
Month, the Reoords Say.
September taken as a whole was not so
far out of the average, meteologioaUy
speaking, as many people supposed it was.
The cool weather of the last week reduced
the average in temperature. There was no
rain after the 14th. and that rut down the
average of rainfall. The average tempera
ture for the month was 78°. which is only
two degrees out of the wa.v. Taking the
records of twent.v-two years as a basis.
The rainfall was 2V 4 inches more than the
average.
The hot spell’ began on the 15th and
lasted until the 96th. During that time
the temperature was above 98° every day
and went as high as 97’. which is the
highest ever reached here in September.
The lowest temperature was 59\ last
Thursday and Friday.
Tho total rainfall occurred during eight
days. The greatest fall was 4** inches
on the 9th. On the 14th the fall was a
fraction over inches. Since then, for
the last three weeks nearly, it has not
rained. The total for the month was a
little more than 8’ 4 inches. The mean
temperature, compared with that of previ
ous Septembers back to 1871, is as fol
io vvs:
1871 7211883 75
1872 7f, I*B4 76
1873 76 1885 76
1874 75 1886 77
1875 7! IMB7 73
1876 784888 73
1877 76,18811 75
1878 76.1890 75
1879 7) ism 7C,
18811 7f, |B9‘> 75
1881 Bii | mm3 78
1882 7,-J
The September rainfall for the last
twenty-two years is as follows:
1871 6.42 1883 2.55
1872 3.52 1881 4.55
1873 4.03 1885 12.00
1874 8.89 1886 1.64
1875 3.95 1887 1.97
1876 2.63 1888 10 34
1877 8.92,1889 4.68
1878. 7 20 1890 16.58
1879 5.54 1891 2.69
1880 4.65 1892 10.95
1881 3.09! 1893 8.C9
1882 7.42 j
There were nine clear days during the
month, twelve partly cloudy days and
nine cloudy days.
The prevailing direction of the wind
was south. The total movement was
4,543 miles. The highest velocity reached
was twenty-six miles from the northeast
on the 17th.
These figures are taken from Observer
Smyth’s monthly report, which he com
piled yesterday, and which ho will for
ward to the weather bureau at Washing
ton to-day.
The hydrographic office issues the fol
lowing weather predictions lor October:
Frequent gales between the New Eng
land coast and British Isles, and as far
south as the 40th parallel. Occasional
tropical cyclones or hurricanes probable.
South of 40° N. aud east of 60° W.,
weather generally moderate. Fog in
diminishing quantity on tho Grand
Banks. No ice south of 50th parallel, but
a few bergs probable in the viciuity of
Belle Isle.
To Parents and Guardians.
You will, find at Us till's News Depot,
a full line of school books and school sup
plies. Don't forget the No.—2lW Bull
street.—ad.
AT THE THEATER.
McFeeof Dublin, To-morrow Night’s
Attraction.
John T. Kelly will present the new
comedy, “McFec of Dublin,” written by
Charles T. Vincent and Mr. Kelly, here
to-morrow night. The piece lias already
acquired a considerable reputation, and
as “McKee,” the bogus lord, Kelly has
one of the best opportunities of his pro
fessional career, to display to advantage
his abilities as a fun-maker. Unlike most
comedies of the present day, “McFee of
Dublin" has an interesting story running
throughout; tho complications, situations
and specialties bringing out the humor of
the play. Mr. Kelly lias an enviable rep
utation in the character of an Irish
comedian, his methods being original and
legitimate, and his brogue mellow and
striking. The scenery aud costumes are
new and elaborate, one scene, showing
the Palisades on the Hudson river, being
particularly attractive.
Lawrence Hanley.
The sale of seats for Lawrence Hanley’s
engagement will begin to-morrow morn
ing. Mr. Hanley will be seen in the pro
logue of “The Player,” Wednesday night
in “Romeo and Juliet,” Thursday matinee
in “Lady of Lyons,” and Thursday night
as “Othello.” His southern tour lias so
far been a remarkable one. He has re
ceived ovations wherever he has appeared.
There is little that need be said here
either of Mr. Hanley or his play. Both
are well known. The play was seen here
at throe performances last season. Since
then, however, it has been revised and
greutl.v changed. Mr. Ilaule.v will arrive
here Wednesday morning and will bo
given a reception on his arrival by his
friends.
To Parents and Guardians.
You will find at Estill's News Depot a
full line of school booto aud school sup
plies. Don’t forget the number—2l>£
Bull street.—ad.
IRON HALL HAS SOMETHING.
Receiver Frailey Has Over 5700,000
Put Away in Bank.
Savannahians and a good many others
who are interested in the order of Iron
Hall have been waiting for the past year
to hear something about the condition of
the defunct concern. The fight between
the two wings of the order has kept mat
ters in an unsettled state. During a hear
ing of the case in Indianapolis last week
Receiver Frailey filed his first report. He
has n net cash balance of $715,105.84 on
deposit in Fletcher’s Bank and the Mer
chants’ National Bank, Indianapolis.
The assets not converted into cash are:
notes, bonds and securities to the
amouut from M. C. Davis, appraised
value, $5,702; from branches, face value,
$28,321.18, a total of $34,023.68. There is
still remaining due and unpaid of the re
serve fund held by the various branches
an amount of $1,238,043.18.
Claims against the Mutual Banking,
Surety, Trust aud Safe Deposit Company
of Philadelphia amount to $713,333.70.
Claims against the New Jersey Trust and
Safe Deposit Company of Camden, N. J.,
for money deposited with the said banks
foot up to $2,237.73. Of the expenses with
which the receiver has credited himself,
$20,843.73 was for attorneys’ fees and
SIO,UOO for his own services.
A Snake That Was a Snake.
L. W. Clarke, colored, killed a rattle
snake on Dr. Tatem's place, about three
miles southwest of the city, yesterday
morniug, which was five feet long aud
had thirteen rattles and a button, show
ing him to be in bis 14th year, according
to the general reckoning. He was evi
dently an old veteran. Clarke was pass
ing through the field and came within six
inches of stepping on the snake, which
was stretched at full length enjoying the
sunshine. He brought the body to town
and afterward skinned it. saving the skin
and rattles
The rattlesnakes are moving about not*
and sportsmen will do well to wear lieavj
boots or ieggins and to look out for their
dogs.
BAKiWS rOWuth
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
Dr\Vsl iddiig
I.N Powder
ABSOiB/fEDf PURE
FAKIRS AT TIIK BIG FAIR.
Unsuspecting Victims as Numerous as
the Visitors.
The Plaisance, the Fakir’s Original
Home on the Grounds—Good Imita
tions of Foreigners Mingled With
the Originals—The Greater Part of
the Midway Run on the Bunco Plan.
You Pay for What You Don’t Get.
The Howling Fakirs, Silenced, Put
up a Dumb Show—Water the Only
Cheap-Luxury to be Had.
If anyone expects to visit Chicago and
see the fair without being “taken in.” as
the saying goes, by some of the many
arts and devices that are there for that
purpose, lie may as well unpack his grip
and stick to his own pocket borough.
This was the experience of a Savannah
man, who recently visited the fair.
Everybody knows that there are hun
dreds of people, and perhaps thousands
there for the purpose of making a living
easy, and perhaps getting rich, at the ex
pense of the unwary and unsuspecting
visitor, and everyone who goes there gen
erally goes with the idea, if not the reso
lution, that he will not be “played for a
jay,” or that he will always get the
worth of his money when he spends it.
Worthless resolution, made but to be
broken, knowingly sometime perhaps,
but broken nevertheless and the fakir gets
the benefit of it. Some people spend
their shekels knowing that they are
being taken in, but when they do, value
received is a second consideration, as
compared with the curiosity they feel
to know what this or that building
contains. Knowing this universal trait
of human nature, the fakir plays upon the
of his fellow man to see what
is on the inside.
ON THE MIDWAY.
The Midway Plaisance is the original
home of the fakir at the fair, and there is
where everybody expects to find him.
They are there in all shapes, conditions,
and from almost all nations, for America
though foreigners think it is, is not his only
home. You can find them there, all the
way from the man who pretends to give
you value received for the money
you spend with him. and in many
instances even more down to the confi
dence man and woman too. for that mat
ter, and the stecrer of bunco, who has
left his original home in New York to
play his subtle games in anew field and
among a changing population.
As you go down that immense street
with towering buildings on either side for
half a mile or more, surrounded by the
varied architecture, you imagine iyourself
in a mosaic of nations, and you have only
to turn here or there to be in Vienna, in
India, Java, China, Siam or almost any of
the numerous occidental nations. You
see the quaint and varied colored cos
tumes, the gilded exterior of the build
ings and you imagine if the interior is
all that the exterior gives prom
ise of its being you will
be well repaid the price
of an admission. But you are in the
midst of fakirs, people who are there for
the purpose of getting your money by
giving you a3 little in return for it as pos
sible. Some of the shows on the Midway
are, of course, worth the time and money
spent in seeing them, but unless you have
questioned closely those who have been
there before you. and know well what
you are doing, you are certain to be
taken in.
W*AT YOU DON’T SEE.
You pay 50 or 25 cents for the privilege
of entering one of the numerous foreign
villages on the Midway and when you get
in you see no more than you have seen
outside. You have the privilege of paying
for your lunch or glass of beer at what
they call a Javanese restaurant, or a
Moorish restaurant, and you get the same
kind of a glass of beer and the same kind
of a lunch that you get at the German or
the plain American restaurant. Then you
can pay 50 or 25 cents more and go into
what they call the Javanese or ((Chinese
theater where some foreigners dance a
can-can or some such dance in their na
tive dress, and with a rather fertile im
agination you may be able to think that
you have been spending your time abroad,
until the illusion is quickly dispelled by
the numerous people in your own costume
that you see around you.
Then, too, you have the privilege of buy
ing any of the various and numerous
trinkets from the far east that you see
inside that may strike your fancy, for all
of which you pay double duty because it
is at the world’s fair. Further down the
Midway you can see the ostrich show for
a quarter. You see fifteen or twenty big
birds, such as you can see in any zoologi
cal garden, walking around feeding on
grass. When you come out you hear the
fakir across the way crying:
THIS WAY TO LAPLAND.
“This way to the Lapland village! Ad
mission only 25 cents. We don’t have any
barnyard fowls inhere!” And then you
feel a little as if you had been takeu in.
But you are on the one and only Midway,
and everything goes.
The foreigner is there for the money
and he is making it. Here and there
such as in the Ferris wheel, in the Moor
ish palace, or in Hagenbeck's museum, aud
one or two other places, you feel satisfied
that you have got your money's worth,
but everywhere else you are followed by
grave doubts, which on serious con
templation become dead certainties.
You can run across a foreigner almost
anywhere that is a fake in himself.
There are a number of Americans on the
Midway who have studied a little broken
English, learned how to urrav them
selves properly in the various and fancy
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colored garments of the east and pass for
Turks, Persians. Moors, Syrians and in
habitants of other eastern nations.
Knowing the character of the Americans
they are the best fakirs in the
lot, aud they know best how to
work on the weaknesses of the un
tutored and the uninitiated. A fairlv
good apparent representative of the Turk
ish nation was made to confess that he
was nothing more nor less than an Amer
ican mulatto, and he said he bad been
getting rich off his imitation. The genu
ine foreigners, and there are plenty of
them for the purpose, are no less fakirs
than the imitations, and they are doing a
good business. The imitations are chiefly
among those who are on exhibition, and
many of the Moorish and Persian dancing
girls could easily be duplicated on an
hour's notice within the city of Chicago.
THE FAKIR'S PARADISE.
Until recently these various shows had
one of their best fakirs stationed at the
entrance to cry the merits of their dif
ferent productions and attract the numer
ous visitors along the midway. You could
hear them ail the way down the line, and
blended with the noise of the surging
multitude, there was nothing but one im
mense confusion all day long. A week
or two ago, however, the man
agement of the fair decided that
this was too much of a good thing,
and put a stop to it altogether. One orig
inal genuis still kept his stand, however,
and cleverly served the purpose for
which he was put there, without dis
ooeyiug the order to stop the crying. He
would exhibit a sign to the crowd which
gathered around him on which was printed
the various good qualities of his show, and
then by various forms of jiantomime and
ingenious motion he would tell you as
plainly as if in words that his circus was
the best on the Midway and motion you in.
Asa general thing this dumb exhibition
constituted the most interesting part of
the show. Within a week most of theso
fakirs had resumed their old stands
and dumb shows could be seen all the
.way down the Midway.
While it is their original homo at the
fair, the Midway is not the only place
where the fakirs are found. The grounds
arc full of them, and if not on the alert
almost anyone is liable to be taken in. In
some of the foreign exhibits you imagine
you are getting articles without paying
any duty on them, but none of the articles
for sale were allowed to come into the
United States without the duty first be
ing paid on them, and when you purchase
them you pay this in addition to what
might well be called the world's fair
duty besides.
A WORLD’S FAIR DUTY.
This world’s fair duty is paid almost
everywhere and on everything. You
must pay it on almost everything you eat
and drink. Sometimes you may run
across one of the uniformed boys who has
scratched .the price off a guide book, and
if you are unobserving you pay double the
regulation price for it. You can buy all
sorts of souvenirs from pretty girls who
smile on you while you are examining
them, and when you make your purchase
you pay also for the smile.
Water is the only cheap thing on the
grounds, and you can get this and the
smile too if you are sharp enough, for one
cent a glass. ’This .you are always ad
vised to do. unless you want to get hold
of some of the fever germs which are
said to be lurking in the free water hy
drants. Those who expect to rub up
against the fakirs know from ex
perience that they must have a well
filled purse, otherwise they can get along
on a very moderate amount. But what
would the fair be without its fakes and
fakirs! Might as well not have had it.
Meeting of the Presbytery.
The Savannah Presbytery will meet in
Marlow Thursday, Oct. 12. The Presby
tery is composed of the following
churches, most, if not all, of which will
be represented: Savannah, first and sec
ond churches, Bryan Neck, Walthour
ville, St. Mary’s, Wayeross, Hazlehurst
Mt. Horeb, Caroi, Pleasant Grove. Vida
lia, Adel, Dorchester, Darien, Waynes
viille, Boston, Mt. Vernon, Valdosta,
Faceville, Bainbridge, Landsburg, Pooler
Flemington, Brunswick, Blackshear
Poulan, Quitman. Thomasville, Mineral
Spring, Bushey Park, Statesboro, Mar
low.
The Presbytery will hold business
meetings morning and afternoon, Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14.
A New Brokerage Firm.
C. B. Huiet & Cos. will start in the
brokerage business to-day in the board of
trade building on the Bay. They have a
leased wire from New York, Chicago and
New Orleans, which will be in charge of
the well-known operator, Mr. George W.
Spaid. Mr. Huiet is a sou of Mr. John
H. Huiet, the well-knowu South Carolina
banker.
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or blister, but soothe and relieve while
curing, and can be worn without causing
pain or inconvenience.
Do not bo deceived by misrepresenta
tion. All other so-called Porous Plasters
are imitations, made to sell on the repu
tation of Allcock’s.
Ask for Allcock’s and let no solicita
tion or explanation induce you to accept a
substitute.—ad.
To Parents and Guardians.
You will find at Estill's News Depot,
No. Bull street, a full line of school
books and school supplies.—ad.
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Bargains for Cash.
OPEN FOB IBIRir DAYS,
SEE THE PRICES.
$235 m r,i M£?s‘sSV G c^ u ffivw
finished, combination .men ami !
frets, rich design, splendid tone, nmdaril
Case a tr;Se chocked in ilnish. othsrwise .
good as now.
$235 st *r Un SiCabinetGnwTui^iGj^r;
' * ovt., Mahogany case, iden’tie ij
same as above described in size, style ,' L V
tone, condition, etc. * 1 Dniatl ,
Mason & Hamlin Upright" p ,-AT
P*>—) 7*4 oct., style 10. Ebontzed
open and engraved fret bands, grand
board, three unisons, overstrung scale ~
stringing device, full tone, splendid (L-Ln
(treat po*er, charming instrument. a '
Mason & Hamlin Upright Platin'^
r .. oc ‘“ S L yle ,p - Khonizodcose “din
tically same as above described in stvln Ai.
finish, tone, condition, etc, y ’ S1M '
$335 Mathushek Upright Grand, 5 ~77
*PG.AU hlionized case. 7‘i oct nris.i™
carved pilasters, recess desk, carved ” rus Jl*
bushed tuning pins, open fret bands Y> r .
large and ornate case. Tone very sweet f l
and powerful. lui *
$3 I ( > “ a v thu , sh< \ k Upright
1 V Ebonized case. 7‘,i oot.. handsome
dosign of case, large size, open frets. c ar “?s
action 8 ’ bUShea tun,ng pUs ’ Cne tone, goal
$325 Mathuß * lc ’f Upright Piano. 7^T
very handsome <ase of natural
Rosewood, showing all the handsome lie,„■
on grain characteristic of this favorite
and selected wood. Recess desk, carved c™
soles, pilasters and trusses, open frets' ow
gcm ry ’ swoet “ ad puro ’ action delightful. I
Plenty of other styles if these don't suit
Come in and see us AT ONCE, as these insmt
ments are going fast.
IIIIMISJI
CLOTHING.
Used ~
To
Was.
See the stylish suits now
selling for $5 to $lO. We
used to sell same quality at
$8 to $lB. You want to
see us.
HARDWARE.
Smith Bellows! ~~~
English Anvils.
American Anvils.
Bench Vises.
Hand and Sledge Hammers.
Portable Forges.
Hand Blowers.
Bar Iron.
Cast and Machine Steel.
Mule Shoes.
Putnam Horse Nails.
Write for Prices,
Nil 111 ft
Bay and Jefferson Streets.
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GofNG° U TO BUILD ll
WINTON & BURGESS,
Contractors and Builders. 7% Whitaker st.,
y ciVE estimates on work of all kinds, and I
R execute jobs with perfect satisfaction.
We can save you enough
on your Children’s or Boys’
Suit to buy them a hat.
Come and convince yourself.
Our variety and prices will
certainly surprise you this
season.
Book out for our souvenir
day. The ladies as well as
the little ones have not been
forgotten by us this season.
GROCERIES.
fie Ceiißies Case ill w.
SI PER DOZEN.
California Claret $3 per doz
California Sauterne- •• • 3 per doz
California Riesling. ••• 3 per doz
'1 bene wines wren year* In wood.
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