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SCHOOLS READY TO OPEN.
Tbe Attendance Expected to Be Larger
Than Ever Known.
Most of the Teachara Homs From
Their Vacations—Supt. Baker Op
posed to Any Chance in the School
Year— Forty-one Applicants in Yes
terday’s Examinations lor Teachers’
Places.
The public schools will open for the
jeer on Monday morning. Supt. Baker
said yesterday that he expected the at
tendance would be fully as large as last
year in the grammar schools. Tue at
tendance in the high school is expected to
be largely increased on account of the
fact that tuition will be free. The in
creased attendance may be so large as to
require increased room, and the superin
tendent said that in all likelihood the ser
vices of another teacher would be re
quired.
Nearly all of the principals and teacti
ers are back from their vacations, and
the few still remaining out of the city
are expected back by the end of the
week. Principal Train of the high
school and Mrs. Cotchett, principal of the
Barnard street school, arrived back this
week from High Bands, N. C., wnere
they spent the summer. Principal
O'Brien of the cathedral school arrived
Sunday from Boston. Miss Mustin,
principal of the Barnard street school,
ami her sister, Miss M. E. Mustin,
teacher in the sixth grade of
the Massia school, returned from the
north yesterday. Principal O’Hara, of
St. Patrick's school was expected to sail
from New York to day, but probably did
not do so on account of the storm. Prof.
Cannon returned yesterday* Principal
Spencer of Chatham school No. 1 is in
Atlanta, Principal Way of the Massie
school is in South Carolina with his wife,
and Mr. W. S. Wilson, the newly elected
principal of Chatham school No. 2, is in
Effingham county at his old home. AU
three are expected here by the end of the
week.
Supt. Baker and Assistant Supt. Fereu
son have spent the summer quietly in the
city with the exception of an occasional
outing along the coast. Mr. Hartridge,
the newly-elected teacher of mathematics
in the high school, and Misses Harden
and Dorsett, also of the limb school, are
in the city, where they have spent most
of the summer. Mr. Otis Ashmore and
wife, who were last heard from at Detroit,
are expected back in a day or two. as is
also i’rof. (iamion, who is now with his
wife at Asheville.
SAVANNAH’S SCHOOL TEAR.
In speaking to a Morning. News re
porter yesterday, Supt. Baker said that
the impression that the public school year
at Savannah is not as long us at other
cities in the state is wrong. While the
Savannah schools, he said, begin their
year nearly a month later than those in
the northern portion of the state, the Sa
vannah school year continues nearly a
month longer than that o{ Atlanta and
Augusta. The exact number of weeks
taught last year, after deducting alt the
time allowed for vacations, was thirty
seven.
"if any change at all should be made in
the time of the beginning and ending of
the school year,” said Mr. Baker, "it
would tie much better to continue the
school year until the middleof duly rather
than to begin it in September, it is
simply out of the question for the schools
to begin in Savannah on Sept. 1. and I
should oppose any move to begin in Sep
tember at all. Not only are there a very
large number of parents and children out
of the city during September, but Septem
ber is one of toe sickliest months, and
the latter I think would prove a greater
drawback than the former. With par
ents keeping children away from the
school on account of sickness, and
others returning to the city after
the schools had begun, we would have
great difficulty in beginning the school
year properly. 1 have always thought
that our vacations were too long. Three
months vacation is too much in summer.
If the hoard should decide to continue the
schools to the middle of July I would re
gard it as a wise move. There would be
no e.vtra expense uttachod to this. The
school year in the northern states is ten
months, while with us it is only nine
months. While Ido not think it advis
able, on account of our climate, that our
school year should be as long as it is in
the north,-1 think we could very well
make the school year uine full calendar
months.
FORTY-ONE WOtTLD-BE TEACHERS.
An examination was held at Chatham
academy, between the hours of 9 and J
o’clock yesterday, of applicants to fill the
vacant position of teacher in the Fifth
grade of the Barnard Street school and
other vacancies which may occur during
the year. The examination was con
ducted by Superintendent Baker and
Ale-srs. Saussy, Myors, Denmark and Es
tiU of the board of education.
in spite of the storm which was raging
at the time, the Tium her of applicants was
very large, the examination being under
gone by thirty-eight ladies and three gen
tlemen. The ladies, most of whom are
graduates of the Savannah schools, were a
MEDICAL.
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hut the itching and annoyance I
which they cause is at once re- ■
Hcved by an application of Pain- H
Killer. For this use alone a hot- H
tie is worth ten times its cost. But u
Foim-KiUerf
cures all kinds of bites arid stings, B
all sorts Sf cuts and bruises, all 0
forms of cramps and colic-all pain.l
A I)ottle should be in every home, B
every trunk, every gripsack. It#
is always ready, always reliable. H
It means comfort for everybody, B
for one thing is certain, Pain- I
Killer kills pain: Sold everywhere. 0
I J SC. and 50c. per bottle. Bottles I
j now contain double the quantity, C
I without increase in price. •
Prepared only by 1
f PENHY DAVIS A SON,
remarkably bright and intelligent looking
The presence of three younfr hjc*u
amontr the applicants was especially
noted, as male appiii ants for positions in
tsae schools have been very rare. After
the examination papers have been passed
nj on by the board the applicants will be
notified of the percentages obtained by
them. Many of the applicants acquitted
themselves very creditably and stand
Pood chances of obtaining positions in the
schools.
Local Daily Weather Report for the
Morninsr News.
Local forecast for Savannah and vicinity
till midnight, Sept. 27. 18SH: Rain; fol
lowed by fair weather Thursday afternoon
and night: Dorthwest to west winds diminish
ing in forvc by noon Thursday; warmer.
For Georgia: Generally fair; high north
winds diminishing.
Coini arison of mean temperature at Savan
nah. civi.. on 26, 1804, with the normal
for the day:
I I Accumula-
Tempf.ratuhe. Excess ted excess
for i since
Normal. Mean. • this date. Jan 1.1804.
W . $!• | 1? I hop
t Comparative rainfall statement:
i Departure Total
Amount j from the depart; re
Normal, j for : normal. since
pept.26,*V4 -;-or Jan. 1.1804.
Maximum temperature. 3 ; minimum tem
j perature. 59°.
i he bight of the Savannah river at Augusta
( at K a- m. (75th meridian time) yesterday was
! 5-2 feet a fall of 0.3 feet during the preceding
twenty four hours.
'i he Cotton bulletin for twenty-four hours
ending 6 p.m., Sept. 26, 1894. 75th meridian
time.
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations:
Districts. j AveragiT
Names. Max Min. Raln
] tlon.j Tem -j Tem ( fftU -
Atlanta n TV 5s .00
Augusta 11 66 58 .2.'
Charleston 3 70 1.70
Galveston £1 84 ,58 .00
Little Hock 12 82 52 .00
Memphis 14 78 ? .00
I Mobile 10 82 54 .00
Montgomery 7 8a 60 .00
I New , rleans 13 84 54 .00
Savannah 12 74 61 .50
Vicksburg 7 80 52 .00
Wilmington 10 e 6 58 12
STATIONS or MaxTMiu. Haiti"
Savannah District. |Tem. lem.j fall.
Albany 76 62 . 00
Alapaha. i 74 58 .32
Amerieus 74 52 . 00
Bain ridge 80 62 .0)
CorJele 72 62 .to
Eastman so 60 .00
Fort Games 78 62 . 00
Gainesville, Fla
Milieu 63 58 ,t)0
Quitman 74 61 66
Savannah 63 59 2.78
Thoinasville 72 64 U 0
Way cross 74 68 2.24
Observations taken at the same moment of
t ime at all stations for the Morning Nsws:
Rainfall
Velocity.
a
> Direction..
Temperature..
Name
OF
Station.
Boston 518 E 8 OoClo dy
New York city... SjNE'luj .(K) Cloudy
Philadelphia 60 NE l l .Oo Cioudy
Washington 61)1 N , 8i .0) Cloudy
Norfolk 7bl E |ip I .22 Cloudy
Tlatterae 72; E 24 .96 teaming
Wilmington 70 N E .2 .68 Raining
Charlotte 64;NE26! .(fi Raining
Raleigh 58 NE,lB| .01 Raining
Charleston... ,70 E [3O 4.76 Raining
At'anta 70 N 16! .On Pt’ly cloudy
A g rta 58 N 62Kainlug
ba.annah 62 N s ;-t6!2.85 Raining
Jacksonville 64 W 21 5 46 Raining
TliU'-v'tlrt
Jupiter
Key West
Tampa
Pensacola 76 N 6 Oil Clear
Mobile 74 NW 10 Oo Clear
Montgomery 74 N ,L .00 Clear
Meridian 72 N [l, .00 Clear
Vicksburg 72 V L .00 Clear
New Orleans 73 NW L .10 Clear
Fort Smith 72. E 6 0u Clear
Galveston 78, N L .00 Clear
Corpjs Chrlstl... 80 E 10 .00 Clear
Palestine 71 NE L .OOClear
Memphis 68 1 N L .OOClear
Nashville 70 NW L .OOClear
Knoxville [ j J
Tndlannpolis 66 S L .OOClear
Cincinnati 61 E 6 i0 Clear
Pitts urg ! 54 s> E 12 .00 Pt lv cloudy
Buffalo 6. S 14 .OOjClear
Cleveland | he S E 16 .(KbClear
Detroit j 58 S E 12 .OOiClear
Chicago 6l; S 124 .OOClear
Marquette |.. I
St. Paul ' 74 SE'Li .OOClear
Davenport 06 ■> El 6; .OOClear
St. Louis 70S E 8 .OOClear
Kansas City 72 S ; 6’ OCjCiear
Omaha 78 S [L] .OOClear
North Platte 72 S E 10 .OO.Clear
Dodge City 78 S E| 61 .OO Clear
Bismarck | |.. | |
P. IT. S.WVTH,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
U. S. DnrAKTMENT OF AOHICCLTURB, )
Weatbeb Bureau, V
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2(5, 10 p. m., 1894. |
WKATffEH SYNOPSIS.
The tropical storm at 8 o’clock to-night
(Wednesday) was central off the coast east
of fcai annah and south of Charleston. It
will probably strike in on the South Caro
line coast and move northward over
North Carolina. The storm covers an
area of about 50U miles in diameter.
At 8 o'clock p. m. cloudiness prevailed
along the New Kngland and Middle At
lantic toasts and throughout the South
Atlantic states, with rain falling in North
Carolina. South Carolina, Eastern and
Southeastern Georgia and Northwestern
Florida. The following heavy rainfalls
were reported: Jacksonville 5.46 inches.
Charleston 4.76 inches, und Savannah 2.89
inches.
The following are the maximum wind
velocities reported up to 8 o’clork p. m.;
Hatteras,36 miles per hour; Wilmington,
HO miles: Charleston. 52 miles; Savan
nah, 4b miles and Jacksonville, 46 miles.
The northwestern high area, or cold
wace, is now passing off the New Eng
land coast.
Generally clear weather prevails in the
Ohio valley and Tennessee, in nearly all
sections north of the i hio river, through
out the Gulf stales, throughout the Mis
sissippi valley and in the section of coun
try lying between tne lOJd meridian and
the Mississippi river.
During the twenty-four hours ending
at (i o'clock p. m. to-day fair weather pre
vailed throughout the cotton belt, except
iu the Savannah. Augusta, Charleston
aud Wilmington districts.
P. H. Smyth.
Observer, Weather Bureau.
How ths Eng lih Court Mourned.
A supplement to the Ixmdon Gazette, is
sued Sept. 11, ron tamed the tollowing:
"Lord Chamberlain's Office. —Orders
for the court going into mourning this
day for his late royal highness, the Comte
de'l’aris, cousin to her majesty, the Ouoen
- namelv, the ladies to wear black
dresses," white gloves, black or white
shoos, feathers ;i4 fans, pearls, dia
monds. or plain gotff or silver ornaments.
Tho gentlemen to wear black court dress,
with black swords und buckles. The
court vb change the mourning on Tues
day, the leth iust. The ladies to wear
black dresses with colored ribbons, flow
ers, feathers, or ornaments, or gray or
white dresses, with black ribbons, tow
its. feathers, und ornaments. The gen
tlemen to continue tho same mourning.
And oil Friday, the 2lst, the court to go
out of mourning.”
"Do you believe In the force of habit'" said
o, "Kiipiißtloatly," sfpllsil the other. "Her
bert said 1 was ho ktdnnlng in toy riding hault
that lie couldn t help proposing. —Washing
ton Star.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1594.
ANNIE ABBOTT IN GOTHAM.!
Sbc Mystifies and Pleases the Wise
>’ew Yorkers.
Forces Ken to Lose Their Strength
and Tug at Mere Trifles—Makes
Atoms Seem Like Tons.
From the New York World.
A little slip of a woman, who weighs
ninety-eight pounds, stood in a parlor of
the Sturtcvant house last night and
played the very mischief with the law of
weights and several other laws, to the
consternation of many distinguished phy
sician), who were as completely at a loss
to explain the exhibition as were the lay
men who saw it.
Mrs Annie Abbott is so small in ap
pearance that it seemed that any able
bodied man could lift her from the floor,
but if Mrs. Abbott doesn’t wish to be
lifted she is harder to raise than a car
window. This strange and inexplicable
power which she possesses has made
her famous in other parts of the world,
but it has never before b§eu seen
in New York, in Germany she has
stirred up a line row among wiso pro
fessors, and to-day she saiis for Europe
to help some of the prolessors out, for
they have gone to law over a book written
about her !She intended starting sooner,
but her departure was delayed by a
nervous attack, and Or. Thomas H.
Bailey of No. 1 East Thirteenth street
was called to attend her. He was so
completely flabbergasted by Mrs. Abbott
that he decided, in the interest of science,
to make it pleasant for his learned
friends who laughed at him when he
told them about the strange woman. So
he arranged for the exhibition of last
evening.
MANY DOCTORS PRESENT.
Among the doctors who were there
were Charles L. Lana. John A. Wyeth,
A. L. Hanney, W. K. Townsend, Andrew
R. Kobinsou, Thomas K. Pooley, Henry
G. Piilard, Edward J. Birmingham,
Henry D. Chapin, Guy Bailey and H.
Frauentbal.
Mrs. Abbott has a thin, worn face, with
a suggestion of prettiness about it. Her
blue eyes are very bright. She has brown
hair. Last night she wore a gorgeous
evening dress of black embroidered satin
and green silk trimmed with ostrich
leathers. She wore many diamonds, for
she has made a deal of money by exhibit
ing her powers. She made a lii tie speech
to begin with. She said she wouldn't call
it anything; she would make some tests,
and those who saw it could call the power
what they liked. And if they
could explain to her just what it
was she would be very much
obliged. Some of her tests had been sug
gested by Or. Cbaroot. He thought the
power was hypnotism. German scientists
had called it something else. A good
many people said she was a magnet. She
dosen’t think she is. Others said it was
a trick, and if it was she was sure every
one would agree that it was a good one.
She didn’t know anything about magne
tism nor hypnotism nor electricity nor
occultism. She was an ignorant country
girl, born In Georgia, who had married
when 18, and all the education she had
she had picked up herself. She explained
the broad platform which had been
placed in the room by saying that she
could not work on carpets or metals.
COOL'D NOT LIFT TUE CHILD.
Then Mrs. Abbott started right in. She
called her daughter, who is 12 years old,
and who wore a yellow dress, and asked
a doctor to lift the little girl. The doctor
who came forward was a big man. He
picked up the child without dnllculty.
"It is easy to lift her,” said the wise
man.
"Now we will try the experiment,”
said Mrs. Abbott, smiling. "1 will place
one hand on her spine, between the shoul
ders. Place your hands underneath tho
little girl’s arms so that your flesh wall
come in contact with her’s. t will place
my other hand on yours. Now, then!’’
The doctor drew a long breath and be
gan to lift. The child was slightly raised
aud then sank back aiain. The man
tugged and pulled harder than ever.
“Lemme get a better hold,” he said
breathlessly. Then he clasped the girl
about the waist and pulled harder than
ever. Suddenly the child shot into the
air.
"The doctor’s hands came in contact,”
explained Mrs. Abbott. “When that oc
curs I no longer have any control.”
They tried this experiment and demon
strated its truth. Three soiled, grinning
urchins from -the street were brought
upon the platform. They and the little
girl clasped hands and four strong men
gathered behind them. On was Or. O'Sul
livan. The men made individual attempts
to lift the youngsters. It was a fine
sight to see Or. O'Sullivan get down on
his knees and boost. He could push that
little street arab o ver, but he couldn’t lift
him with all his strength.
MEN T UOOKD IN VAIN.
"Now, then, all together,” said Mrs.
Abbott, and four other men began to tug
away at the children, who had clasped
hands. No one little foot left tho floor,
although the men tugged until their
faces looked like lobsters.
Mrs. Abbott said she wanted' fiftoen or
eighteen men to come on the platform.
So Or Bailey and his wiso brethren,
some of whom weighed more than 250
pounds, stood up. She arranged them in
a line, one man grasping the man in
front by the coat collar, while the other
hand was placed in the small of the
back. Mrs. Abbott placed herself at the
head of the line, which looked as if it
was about to break Into the lockstep.
She placed her hands on a physician's.
"Now, push me through the wali, if
you can,” she said.
They did their level best They came
down on her like a line of foot ball rush
ers, and it seemed that she must be
driven clear through into the street. But
the line collapsed like a jackknife. Mrs.
Abbott scarcely budged. The physician
upon whom she placed her hands said he
felt no pressure whatever. When this
was over everyone gathered about Mrs.
Abbott and looked upon her with open
mouths. It was a little uncanny, but It
was as nothing compared with what fol
lowed. A pair of ordinary platform scales
was brought in from the storeroom of the
hotel. Tho storekeeper came along to do
the weighing.
SCALES WERE KNOCKED OCT.
"Wc’U have my weight the first thing,”
said Mrs. Abbott brightly. She stepped
on the scales, tne storekeeper began to
fuss with the weight. He moved it oacK
and forth in the most eccentric fashion.
He became nervous and the perspiration
dripied from his brow.
"What docs she weigh?” asked an im
patient man.
"1 don’t know,” was the reply,
“Can’t you weigh her;”
“Sho weighs anything from seventy
pounds up. She can weigh anything sho
wants to,” declared the store keeper, and
Mrs. Abbott laughed. Or. Townsend
came forth to assist in the test. He was
found to weigh 195 pounds. A board was
placed over the scales. The doctor was
told to plucu bis bare hands no Mrs.
Abbott’s neck and then bear upon her
with all his w eight while she stood on tho
seales. He did so and the combined
weight of the two wus less than lUO
I i>ounds. A man took Mrs. Abbott's place
j and then tbu weight was 280 pounds. Or.
j lownscnd climbed upon Mrs. Abbott's
I back while she was on the scales. The
combined weight was 140 pounds. Now,
how in the world can a woman who
weighs ninety-eight pounds and a man
who w.-lghs 195 get on an ordinary pair of
scales and weigh only 140 pounds; That a
State
of
Weather.
MEDICAL
Locomotor Ataxia,
Epilepsy . . .
AND ALL
DISEASES
OF THE
SPINAL CORD
FIND READY
AMELIORATION FROM
THE USE OF
MEDULLINE,
THE EXTRACT OF THE SPINAL CORD OF THE OX,
PREPARED UNDER THE FORMULA OF
Dr. WM. A. HAMMOND,
IN HIS LABORATORY AT WASHINGTON. D C.
Dose, 5 drops. Price, two drachms, Jx.go
Columbia Chemical Cos.,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
• CND fon BOOK.
LIPPMAN BROS., Agents for Savannah.
just what every one who saw the test
wants to know.
HIS POWER WAS WEAK.
Then another man, who was also big
and powerful, tried to lift Mrs Abbolt
while she stood on the scales. He
couldn’t budge her. although he' lifted
hard enough to burst a blood vessel and
did sacrifice several buttons. The more
he lifted the more Mrs. Abbott weighed.
With the man lifting at least 150 pounds,
the seales showed that Mrs. Abbott
weighed 180 pounds. L.ater on Mrs. Ab
bott placed Or. Townsend on the scales
and told him to lay his palms on hers,
fcihe made bis weight 210 pouuds. Then
without moving her position she mpde
him weigh IsO pounds. At least four
sceptical men did the weighing.
Mrs. Abbott told about the frightful
nervous attacks from which shesuers.
This, she thinks, comes from the noises
in her head. She placed a champagne
glass under her back hair. In the silence
came a sound like that heard in the re
ceiver of a telephone when the bell is be
ing rung at the other end. It was dis
tinct twenty feet away. Mrs. Abbott
3a.\ s she will give SIO,OOO to any one who
will cure those noises, and if peoplo had
any idea of the suilering it caused her
they would understand that it would bo
cheap at the price.
Then came the last test. A little chap
weighing about thirty pounds was plaoed
at the other end of the room, a distance
of about thirty feet. The boy s sleeves
were rolled up and he was told to grasp
a chair with his hands. “Can you See
me;” sheasved, “Very well, I can’t see
you. Now don’t you let that man raise
you from the floor. Keepyour toesdown."
That man tugged until the blood seemed
about to burst from his veins. He could
raise the child on his toes, but the toes
would not leave the Hour. Dr, Frauentbal
tried. He could do nu better. No man
there could lift the little chap free of the
floor.
After it was all over the doctors
gathered about Mrs. Abbott and talked it
over. When they were asked n their
opinion they spoke as did Dr. Bailey;
"1 can’t explain it. There isn’t any ex
planation. You can’t doubt the evidence
of your own senses, but you can t explain
it in any way. it simply is, and that is
all any one can say.”
PECULIAR POW-WOW.
The Animal Spirit Delve of the
Jffojane Indians.
The Needles, Cal., Eye publishes the
following account of the annual pow-wow
of the Indians of that place last week, in
honor of those who died during the pre
ceding year:
Beaching the ground, after much hand
shaking and patting at each other, us
many as could do so squatted on the
ground under the shelter of the pole and
brush house, which was 80x100 feet in
size. The chiefs and medicine men took a
position near the middle of the house and
addressed the multitude, which at 8
o'c.ock must have numbered over 1,500.
At times there were two, and sometimes
four and five, speaking at once, while
above it all was heard the wailing of hun
dreds, pitched in discordant keys that
only natives can imitate.
While this was going on—and the wail
ing continued until sunset—a number of
old Indians were busy arranging the rods
used in the spirit drive, which was to oc
cur after sunset. Eight willow wands,
some ten feet in length, were sharpened
at each end and feathers attached, each
feather representing one who had died
during the past year. Each of tho rods
was ir charge of a chief mourner, and as
a featner—the quill of which had been
wrapped with red cloth and a streamer of
long string left with which to fasten it to
the rod—was handed in an outburst of
moans proceeded from the relatives of
the deceased. About twenty-five feath
ers were attached to each of the rods,
from which it is seen that the deaths
during the past year were 240.
As the shades of night,fell, eight young
braves, dressed in only an undershirt and
breechclout. who acted as bearers to the
rods, attended by two braves corrving
bows and arrows, took their stations for
the spirit drive. The two braves witfh
the bows and arrows wore immenso head
coverings of feathers that reached far
down their hacks Also accompanying
these ten were two young squaws The
eight rod-bearers occupied a position in
the middle, the archers at either end, and
just behind the archers, or at their sides,
the young squaws. In front of them, as a
leader, was an old buck, dressed in regu
lation breechclout and carrying a very
large bow and an immense quiver full of
arrows; he also carried two arrows in
his hand, reedy for the foe.
After considerable exhorting by a med
icine man a peculiar wax-note by the
leader and a yell by the braves with tho
rods is sounded, an echo by an old squaw
stationed at some distance from the Start
is given, and they dash away abreast. A
run of about ‘2OO feet and they turn about,
another owl hoot, a yell from the braves,
an echo from the old squaw and they race
back to the starting point, near tho
mourners. This chasing the spirits awa.v
is repeated eight times, then the rods are
stuck in tho ground, a short rest is taken,
a talk is given by the medicine man in a
giboerish that is understood only by the
medicine men themselves, an exhortatiou
by the chief mourner, and then the spirit
chase is repeated. This was kept up all
night with only slight intermissions.
Mummv Grain Not Always Reliable.
From a Cable In the New York Sun,
The belief in the vitality of mummy
wheat is so persistent that it probably
will not be overthrown by tho result of
careful tests this summer on lx>rd VVin
ch elseas farm. Every visitor to Egypt
is besought by the Arabs to buy wheat
which is declared to be a veritable por
tion of the grain Joseph stored in
Pharaoh’s granaries, but which are
really gathered in tho nearest wheat
field. The Arabs have even been impu
dent enough to offer Indian corn, which is
of American origin, to credulous tourists
as "trom a mummy," A few months ago
l.ord .Sheffield, on his return from Egypt,
gave laord Wtnchelsca a handful of wheat
which fie had himsoif taken from a sar
cophagus containing a mummy. A hun
dred of those grains were carefully
planted under a glass frame. After some
weeks it was discovered that the seeds
had rotted away.
SNAKES OF SOUTH AFRICA.
The Deadly "Poison Spitter” Skins
Its Victims.
From the New York World.
The rattlesnake of America is looked
upon as one of tho most venomous of rep
tiles. but on account of its rattle its in
tendeu victim can often escape. Not so,
however, with some of the deadly poison
ous snakes of tsouthern Africa. In the
thick bush and undergrowth of the low
countries on the east coast, probably the
most treacnerous of African reptiles has
its haunts.
The "rong-garslang,” or "poison spit
ter." is an ugly looking black snako with
light green rings around Us body, and is
about five feet long when full grown. I's
method of catching its proy is to coil
its. If up under a low bush, and when a
hare or bush rabbit or a small buck,
called a dyjken, comes along, it will
fasten his eves upon his victim's, and,
without moving from its coils, will sud
denly spit forth its poison, which, striking
the animal in the eyes, completely blinds
it, and enables the snake lo dash forward
and fasten its fangs In its neck
While its prey is still warm the poison
spitter will pull the skin and hair off in
huge pieces, and then, crunching the body
in its folds, will swallow it whole. This
snake will often He in an old road or path,
and has been known to completely blind,
almost at the same instant,a pairof mules
that were being driven along the road at
tached to a wagon. They can e ect this
poison und' hit their object a distance of
thirty feet.
Another terror to the natives and trav
elers is the “boomslang” or "tree snake.”
It is about 9 feet in length and from 3 ; a
to 4 inches thick in ils middle. When in
search of proy, it coils its tail end around
the bough of a short, thick oust) or tree,
and when a small "bleshok” or other
small antelope passes under the tree it
will drop on- it, coiling itsolf around and
around with its lody, and, getting a pow
erful leverage with Its tail-end around
the tree, will crush the animal into a
jelly. After the buck is dead the snake
will roll it over und over on tho ground.
This has the effect of taking tho hair off,
and, after covering the animal all over
with a thick slime, the snake devours it
in mouthfuls. I nlike most reptiles of its
kind, it does not swallow its food in one
piece, but will eat it all up in separate
pieces. Then it goes to sleep for three or
four mouths.
The Kamrs dread this reptile more than
all others, as it looks so much like the
bough of the tree upon which it hangs.
Many a poor native has fallen a victim to
it while traveling through the bush.
Tho well-known "putt adder,” also found
in India, abounds in southern Africa. It
likes to be near deep water, and is found
chieilv ue.-tr deep pools of muddy water,
where it lies in wait for frogs aud water
rats, upon which it mostly feeds. Us
average length is four feet and it has a
yellow body with black rings. It is tho
most venomous of ail African snakes, but
not tlie most dangerous. With its smaller
pray it darts right out with lightning ra
pidity, aud eats immediately whatever it
catches, but with animals that
come in its way, or to attack a person, the
reptile will stand on its tail and throw it
seif backward, burying its fangs as soon
as it strikes. When disturbed it will give
chase. In such an event it is very diffi
cult to get away from, as the snako
throws itself backward on its tail.
The natives of Natal aud i’ondoland
catch these puff-adders and after cutting
out their fangs release them around the
kraals to kill the field mice and other
small troublesome animals.
Killing snakes in Africa has come to be
quite a lucrative occupation, as tho colo
nial and Boer governments offer big re
wards for all snake skins brought in. The
well-known Himpopo river explorer, John
Balkie, killed over 7,000 snakes in one
year, for which ho received a sum of
money equal to *15,000.
SOMETHING IN HIB NEOK.
’Twas a Piece of Steel From a Cir
cular Saw, and He Didn’t Know It.
From tho Galveston Dally News.
Orange, Tex., Sept. 17.—0n Monday,
Aug. 27 last, one of the inserted tooth
edgersaws at the D. K. Wingato Lumber
Company’s mill got into a bad way, and
during tho early morning of that day cast
several of the half-circle springs that
hold the teeth in. The men about the
edger were on the watch and kept to ono
side. William Litchfield, head edger at
the machine, had Just walked up, and
while talking of the ugly behavior of that
particular saw, was knocked down by a
lick on his throat. Just under the angle of
the right Jawbone, beneath his ear. The
gash was not more than half an inch in
circumference. The wound bled freely
for a few minutes, but by the time ho
walked 400 yards to the the drug store it
had ceased to bleed. The cut was a
smooth one, and as there was not tho
least sign of the presence of any foreign
substance beneath the skin, the patient
was dismissed with a simple lotion with
which to bathe the wound occasionally.
A few days ago a lump appeared on the
skin two inches below the the point first
injured and the attending physician
lanced it. This seemed to relieve him, but
last Saturday he began to realize that
there was a hard substance just under
tho skin, immediately over his windpipp,
and to-day he came to Drs. Hadra and
Kowsou and told them there was some
thing in his neck. They made an in
cision and found a piece of metal, but
being uncertain as to its shape they
stopped to ask the patient to describe it.
Litchfield told the doctors lie could not
give them an accurate des riptlon, but to
Just stop the bleeding a minuto and he
would go to tho mill and get one of them.
This was done, aud he marched off to the
mill, nearly a quarter of a mile, and re
turned in twenty minutes with a half
circle of steel, half an inch wide and two
inches from point to point, tbre-sixteenths
of an inch in thickness, and weighing
fully one ounce. The doctors began feel
ing lor the lost spring, and finally mapped
it out, cut in, and brought forth a dupli
cate to the piece that Litchfield held in
bis hand.
As soon as the operation was per
formed and the incision dressed the
patient went home and got his dinner, but
fie was in town this afternoon, looking
better and more cheerful than he had
at any time since the piece of stoci
forced its way into his neck.
Manaolcd Skeletons Found.
From the New York Post.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 24.—A number of
skeletons, with manacles attached'to the
arm and and leg bones, hate been found
burled close to the surfa oof the court
yard of the custom house hero, A similar
discovery was made few years ago,
almost at the same place, but upon the
former occasion Instruments of torture
were also discovered with the skeletons
It is stated that a secret chancellery of
the tyrannical Regent Blren. the favorite
of Empress Anna, was situated where the
skeletons were found.
Prevention
better than cure. Tutt’s Liver
Pills will not only cure, but if
taken in time will prevent
Sick Headache,
dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, torpid
liver and kindred diseases.
TUTT’S Liver PILLS
ABSOLUTELY CURE.
IG U E RS|
Trinity Station, Morgan Cos., Ala.
Dr. R. V, Pierce: IV.ir SI) —In the fall
tof last year I sulfer
*-<1 from rheumut ism
In my left shoulder
and elbow. 1 tried
a great many mi ill- :
cim"* but they all
failed to afford re-
Bei. From the time
1 Ix-gan Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Dis
eoverv, until I felt
that I was cured,
was a period cov
ering four or live
months. While the
attack lasted, 1 suf
fered a great deal.
Rev. W. Williams. anJ "“ not dr{ '
or undress myself.
Although I am 711 year# old. 1 now regard
my health as splendid. I had K|>ent a great
deal of numey previously, in various kinds
of medicine, but the “'Discovery,” from
the day 1 commenced until I was well, cost
only four iKii.i,Aits.
Accept my gratitude, and I )>eg to sub
scribe myself. Your friend.
Rev. WILSON WILLIAMS.
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Anybody who has any want to supply, any
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modal lons to secure: Indeed, any wish to
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PERSONAL
CHILDREN'S hair culting" In the lost
V and most leooming alylo at the
Broughton atreet Hair Store i.verv child
having us hair cut ihcre w.ll l e presented
free ol charge a nice noto book full of valu
able Information.
VTOUR FEE r—Lem Davis surgeon chimp
* odist, re,, pert fully informs his patrons
that he is prepared lo attend to their feet,
cure ingrowing nails, removes corns, bunions
etc.; he will call on those who require Ills
services Orders can be left at VVheelor s
I‘harmucy, corner Bull and State streets.
HEFORK you buy or sell property consult
Ko ert 11. 'lntern, Real 1-stato Dealer.
No. 6 Bull street.
d* 1 T.| i FOR an overcoat: 100 unredeemed
•T’ 1 overcoats at ,1 sm;ii h: M 0 at -2
each; unredeemed clothing also for sale
cheap. All kinds of unredeemed pledges lor
sale at less than half the original cost, at the
Old Ke11... le Pawn! roller House. 179 Congress
street. K. Miihlberg. Manager.
HELP WANTcD.
\\J ANTED agents. Hustlers can malic
i ▼ Mg money Apply room I, Mechanls
National Hank, between 10 und 12 u m
WANTED, several salesmen; good thing
v V for right parties. Plymouth 110. k
Pants Company.
WANTED, general agent for Savannah
ir and vicinity to handle our improved
wall paper and fresco cleaner, tllg Induce
ments. quick sales. The Hallman Manulao
turing Company.
AIT ANTED, good men to place Equitable
it Building and Loin Association stock
in Georgia; loans promptly made. George A.
Smith, general manager, Exchange Bank
building, Maeon. Ga.
WT’ANT. a partner In a general mercantile
ii business; rice, milling, truekln, and
canning business, with about 45.000. Address
Box 7, care News.
\\7 ANTED, good reliable young baker who
it can work for small salary. W. J.
Small, Jasper, Fla.
Y\TANTED, first class salesmen to carry
i v side line pooular cigars and chewing
tobacco; big pay. Dixie Cigar Company,
Wlmton, N. C.
\\T ANTED, salesmen to sell our cigars as
i t a side line: valuable premiums; big
commission. Winston Manufacturing Com
pany. Winston. N. C.
V\7ANTEI>. a lew persons In each place to
v do writing Seud stamp for 150 page
book of particulars. J. Woodbury, 127 W.
4 2d street. N. Y. City.
SALESMEN, we send samples, allow lib
eral salary and expenses or commission
to proper applicants, staple seller, tbree
stores out of five will order. Address with
stamp. Lock Box 421), New York city,
ROOMS WaNTED-^U^
WANTED Immediately, flat of four or five
▼ V rooms In good locality, with privi
lege of bath. Address Immediate, Morning
News office.
EMPLOYMENT WANTED.
\\J ANT position as clerk In grocery store;
i t can furnish any reference required.
Address I-., care this office.
VI7ANTED, situation by Oct. I with some
v V good house; am willing to do most any
thing: have had twelve years experience In
rice milling and shl. plng: can furnish best of
reference from last employers. Address B,
New- ii-mCc
HOOMS TOJRENT
JiTOR RENT, parlor floor; every convenience
lor housekeeping. 103 South Broad
street.
fTORRF.NT, pleasant rooms; gas, bath, hot
and cold water. 61 Liberty.
fTOR RENT, one or two furnished rooms to
young men only; private family; exeel
lent neighborhood’ good homo. Address
Lox 114. Morning News oil ce.
IC LEG ANT rooms on tho first floor; large
XLi ball, third floor, in Lyons block. John
Lyons.
HOUSES ANDSTORtS FOR RLNL^
LffOß RENT, house, 215 Jefferson; all coa
x’ venienoes. Louis Vogel, 2;.0 Jeffer
lilOR RENT, dwelling, No. 200 Montgomery
X street; possession Oct. 1. Geo. w. I’ar
tsh. ______________
FjffOß RENT, Oct. I. two six room houses,
’ with all modern improvements: good
nehrhi orhood- convenient to business. Ad
dress lloaiii, Morning News office.
IjffCß RENT, store corner Drayton and
I Broughton, and four Doom* upstairs;
possession immediately. John L. Archer. Ils
Bryan street.
SEVERAL elegant houses in best locality
at low rent, with modern Improvements.
Salomon Cohen.
riffO RENT, four story house 164 Gaston
X street, on lot sixty feet front; nice
flower garden out houses, etc. Apply to
Edw. F. Lovell.
IAOR RENT that desiraole residence, 161
•T Taylor street, mortheuct corner Bar
nard;> stationary wash stands; two bath
rooms Apply to Edward Lovell • sons.
IOOK at this. Desiring to invest the capl
-J till wanow have In other business, o<r
complet- aToek of general merchandise, in
tact, Iso ereu for ten days with privilege of
store and livery stable If desired. For full
Ia 1 titulars upply at once to Cubbedge a
Qrovenstlne, Guyton. Ga.
lAOR RENT, store ut northwest coiner of
* Broughton and Barnard streets. Boa
session given immediately. This is one of
the bent business stands in the city. Apply
toll. L. FerriJl.
UOI REN I, store 196 Broughton street,
r plate glass front, from Get. 1. Apply to
Edw. Lovell s Sons.
CTOR RENT dwelling No. 3*4 r.lierty
I ireet . possession Get. 1 John T Row
land. 1)6 Buy street.
PICK KENT, two desirable residences Noe.
lis and fit) I avlor street between Als-r
corn and Drayton streets. For particulars
apply to S Guikeuheimer 4k boiis, Buy and
Jefferson streets.
IjffGK It 'INT. 6 room house. Barnard and
Anderson streets.
17n new HOUSTON street for rent.
XI" Newly built, all modern improve
ments, a peaking tubes, e ectrlc lights etc.
A] ply l.k New Houston street, or Appel k
Schaul.
AUCTION SALES.
SPECIAL IMPORTANT SALE,
J. H. OPPENHEIM & SOU. Auctioneers
Will soil on MONDAY, Oct. 15,
at 10 o'clock *harp.
and continue from day to day until every
thing on the premises is sold.
Tin ENTIRE CONTENTS of
MARSHALL HOUSE,
constating of 100 rooms and containing
Handsome Parlor Suites Fine Plano.
Draperies Fine Farpets and Lace Cur
tains. Mirrors Ho Fine Bedroom Suites.
Including ( arpets I'hamtv'r s**ts Win
dow Shades etc ; 5 Handsome Walnut
Wardro os :Sco Mattresses Pillows and
Holsters 5 pair Blanket*. SOO sheets and
Pillow Cases IOJ dozen Towels. luO Cots
and Mattress vs. 100 Bed Springs. Din nf
Room Furniture, consisting of Taoles,
Chairs, Crockery, (glassware and silver
plated Ware. Kit* hen Uteusils, Stoves
in 1 lkUngcH, Ice liokes. etc.
Office Furniture cons sting of Iron Safe,
Desks, Chairs, Settees, Clocks. Move.eio.
Billiard Hoorn contents, containing
4 Brunswick & dalke Fine Billiard
and Pool Ta )Ibs.
Pale positive anil wiiho it reserve AU
artfi-Ins soi l lo Is) riolli c, ud Imnieff lately
alter the sale. 1 >ut of town shipments
made when dcslro.l. TERMS CA ill.
HOUSES AND STORES FOR RENT.
New Houston street; three room deep
OO house! and stable; modern improve
ments. Salomon C hmi.
pffOß RENT, eight room house 173 G wiunett;
■ all modern conn monies Apply u>
William G. Cooper. 23 vVhitukor street.
~ FU 'Li.' L;
SALK, one ot Iho beat saloons In th*
oily; centrally located: efi lug good cash
business. Ad iress A. /. . care Morning Neon.
/ lows J. Edgar l’oag haudlos more much
V 1 cows and springers ilian any dealer on
Charleston, s. C. market ana would bo
pleased to have your order for any number
you wish J. E. Poag, Cl a leston.
pYI’KESH SHINGLES for Tytee and
Yy other coast, points 1 :st longer and are
cheaper; boats can load ut the mill; puces
lire reduced lo #2.25 and #1.60 per thousand
Vale Royal Manufacturing Company.
LUSf
IOST a brown collie puppy; nose and one
4 fore piw wh.t ; reward If returned lo L
Cm. Haas, S3 Das’on street.
IOST. fox terrier puppy, color all white,
except one brown ear. Reward If re
turned to 64 Barnard struct.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
X -pREtTT'ENrT'pro fi^bTweekiy^iTUlTTibO
*'# capital, l’rospectus. Iteuilved statistics
free, Benson & Dwyer, 831 Broadway, New
York.
fcDUCAUONAL ~
Bookkeeping, xiiormund mow and easy
system.ltypowrltlng, telegraphy. Tuition
46.00 a month. Day or r.lghl session. Geor
gia Business College, has removed to post
office building.
MISS M. B. MIDDLETON'S primary school
will be opened at 115 Barnard street,
October f.
MISS CAMPBELL opens hrr school first
Monday In October; 111 Henry street.
Apply 41 Duffy street.
H OTRIJ,NG._~7_T- ~,
JJOOMS and board. 56 Barnard street.
PROPOSALS.
US. ENGINEER'S OFFICE, St. Augus
• tine. Fla , Sopt. 25. 18.14.—Sealed pro
posals. In duplicate, will be received at this
office until 1 2 o clock noon Oct 25, 1894, and
then publicly openml, for delivering 10 Ox)
tons, more or less, of granite or other hard
and durable rock upon the jeitv at the north
west entrance to Key West harbor. Fla. All
Information will bo furnished on application
to this office. THUS. H. HANUBURY, Major,
CorpH of Engrs., U. S. A.
XT S. ENGINEER OFFICE. Savannah,
J•On . Aug. 29. 1804.- Seal) and proposals for
constructing jetties at Cumberland Sound,
Georgia, will be received here until 12 m., city
time. Nept 21), lss)b and then publicly openei
All information furnished on application. O.
M. CARTER, ( apt. Corps of Enginetrs.
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