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WATER SUPPLY INCREASING.
THE JEW FLI SIIIMi PROCESS A
GREAT SUCCESS.
Fixe nf tlie A\ ell* Flushed With the
Result of a Total Increase in I heir
Dally Floxv of titxl.ooti Gallona—The
Increase Expected t<i Heaeh Don
ble the- Amount W hen All t to*
Wells Are Flushed—The Flushing
riant and the Manner of Opera
tion.
Tho new flushing pro • - that is now lrc-
Ing tried t th* <d > .- wot' r u tlt' plant
bills fair t.i f.tovt v ty t* : • ■ -1. rio :ar
as the flushing devices luiv. l>een tested
the results hav* proven very satisfactory,
and it is believed that tie pro >ss will
be a peril t success. Thus far’ seven of
the Wills have hi * n flush'd and in* work
Is to lie continued without in :* rrupt>on un
til it li • ■ r ' e ' sevt n
wells t .-.at have Den flush..l. only five
have had their flow of water tested einee
the flushing was done. It lias l>* < n the
great in* r* use uiis* veil in tin 11 w that
has thus far so highly ■ommemli 1 the
pro. - * - ~ It is isitn ted i it t w* i
, - tested will 6 ■■ •
gal’ot s more th in they did before the
flushing wa: done.
The flushing is done at night. Only one
Of tie W* is ■an flushed at .1 tltn** to
secure llv lust results. But as only one
night is r* i tit' 1 for itch wall, there is
no time lost. The work lips bu n going
on nightly now for a week, on* 1 wa ll being
flushed on each night. There I*. Ing twe ve
of the wails, llv* more ntglns will bring
the flushing to*a finish, and the flow of
water will hav* then been increased by
nearly I.2tX>.t' gallons.
The apparatus for flushing the wells con
sists of a line of 8-inch piping running
along Stiles avenue. Thelt is an ofsniug
along this line at each of the twelve wells
and connection is made with the wells by
means of 6-ln. h piping. The Inch main is
connected with the engine at the works.
"When It is desired to flush one of tin
wells, the valve connecting it with the
general conduit that carries the water
from all the wells to the pumping station
is closed. Then the valve in the ti-ineh con
nection with the 8-inch main is opened.
The well is thus thrown out of connection
with the conduit and is connected with the
main line of flushing piping, through
which the water for flushing purposes is
forced by the engine. The same engine Is
used that pumps the water from the sta
tion to *b.' city. When tin- • l's flow is
cut off from the conduit and allowed to en
ter the flushing main, tin- pressure from
the engine a ids to the air* ady considera
ble for*' exerted in flic main by the nat
ural flow of the Will after It has till.-I the
piping for its entire length. The result is
that tin 1 water is under great pressure af
ter the flow has continued for awhile.
This pressuri extends down to the arte
sian water passages, and ill some way
Serve- |o proiluee the desir'd nsiilt. Just
what the pressure does down beneath the
surface, several hundred feet, is not
known, but It is thought that it causes
thp water to penetrate all the adjacent
passages, forced by tho esioppal of the
flow of the Wi ll and the engine, and to
loosen whatever matter may be in the
way to obstruct the flow. Something of
this kind must take place, aa aa Increase
in the amount of water furnish' lis at
once iiercepUble when the connection is
broken with the flushing main and re
stored with the conduit.
This is the first time that attempts to
flush the wi 11s have print n entirely sat
isfactory. They have been dug since 1891,
and the flow has gradually decreased, so
-that some means of restoring it to its
original volume has been greatly desired.
The fire engines have been tried as a
means of flushing the wells but with only
partial success. For some time it has
been thought that this was all that was
needed to restore tit* 1 flow to its original
volume and the success that has attended
the tests that have I sen mad*- demon
strate that the theories were correct.
11l Alt I.EhTO \ til LEIIB IN TOM N.
Chut ham’s Fine Honda Enjoyed Itv
tlie T. C. Club of That City.
The ”T. C." Cycle Club of Charleston
again p.'id Savannah a visit yesterday.
The club, twenty-seven strong, came over
by tin morning excursion. On arriving ,n
the city the members went to the Do Soto,
which til* y made their headquarters dur
ing their day's stay. About three or four
we*-ks ago tin- Chatdaytonians came over
to spend the lay, anil were so greatly
pleased with their visit and the line sue* i*
of Savannah and Chatham's splendid Id
cycle roads that they decided that a repe
tition of the trip would l*e fully worth
their while.
The forenoon was s|w*nt in riding about
the city. A.I the principal strict wa re
tried, and tn the afternoon it was derld* 1
to make the run to Thunderlwlt. The
entire party went out and the trip was
very much enjoyed.
The club's uniform of blue, with yellow
facings, is very attractive, and tin long
eirlng of riders drew the attention of
many as they rasie trough the streets and
gver the '
were Messrs. William Mlnais. S .1. 11 >*i.
our. J. K. Wes’andot'ff, t‘ J. Jatho. J. H.
Hehaohte, .\l. J. Marks, W. Corcoran. O.
F. Wleters, J. McKenna, U. B. Reeves,
J. 11. Mclnnis, W. A. I’endcrgaet. W. M.
Calder, It. 15. Couturier, .1 * k Watts:. It.
Hoffman, F. Oappleinan. 1 >r. c 1! Colton,
John llolst, O. 11. Way, A. IV Owens. N.
‘p. Lyles. J. 1. Hi nson, C. I*. M I Sony,
O. A. Feldman, J. 11. I>. llrunnlngs and
Q. Del (lulilla
Mr. Wither* Is the captain of th* team.
Th*- “T. C.” riders left for their hum
last night, wi ll pleased with their visit
to Bavannah.
Ml AAA I'tis l' OFF 'll* t llllllillSTtlA.
A b. A. 11. Hcnnl*n I" He llebl In
'Mint City To-morrow.
Th* steamer Alpha and |mrt< 1 .ast night
•t U o'clock with an excursion *>f • a >r .1
people hound for Chari* • ton. The <*m ur.
slob was under the auspices of the It. tl,
Bhaw Pont No. ?, of the Grand Army of
the Republic. Then util !>■ at< Uhl >n of
the <>tand Army of th# Repubilt in
Charleston to-morrow, in which ail of the
posts of flout h Curolilnt and a number of
Georgia* posts will tk* part. The Alpha
will stop t Beaufort this morning to take
on hoard the David Hun * r I **st No, !* of
Beaufort, atoi the Abraham Linen.n I'ao*!
N<> 12 of llllton lliail, winch Went over to
Beaufort yesterday,
Th* Bhaw post was escorted by the Lin
coln ijuar Is of this city. it will l.e in* t
in Charleston by the VA', M. It* Id Post No,
LI. There will t*e a parade of the ass fu
lil* I poets of the Grand Army of the He.
publt at Charleston to-morrow.
Ml I It lAn |>lt,
Ti nt t- n we ail druggist-sell drove'#
T** ' ' “ ' 1 1 T*an< for < hills and roa
' (i > iron and quinine 111 a
1 * * titbiren 1" V * It Ad of 11
W.-U* 10 * ““"g"*'** Pries
SHE LEARNED TO LOVE ANOTHER.
\im! \Y*nt A Tiny From llom<‘ to Weil
tlir Oik* Loved Bent.
Pr■■■tty Miss Christine Steinbach, (laugh
v r of Air. Louis Steinbach of this etty,
*binr< f Mr. George Bulwinkle of Charles
ton; • 'harming possessor of countless fem
init • graces, and admired of all admirers
in her wide Ircle of friends and acquaint
•n<left Savannah suddenly Saturday
ait* ii on and was married at Ridgeland,
S. C., it is thought, to Mr. John Spellman,
a railroad engineer of the Plant system.
The r- ason for her wedding under such
run iMd- < ndiiio(iS li- s in the pronounced
i ; sia-.n raised by her father to a union
with the bridegroom. It was simply one
of those rasfs of love laughing at loek
-miths and finding a way. Only the night
before :ii< lliyht of the winsome young
I*. !• her father had made
strenuous protest with her against
i’.lowing the attentions of the bridegroom
o !.*• tuainuod. Th<* father reasoned with
the daughter that her announced engage
mo • to Mr . Bulwinkle of Charleston, who
is >n* of the leading young business men
of that *Uy, should be sufficient to pre
vent her from allowing attentions of other
young men to become *> pronounced as
had t how of Mr. Spoil;:, *n. In vain did
h* impure that ids daughter forbid
further visits of the latter named young
m tn. In vain did he endeavor to coax her
bn k into th* subservience <o the vows
-li* had already made to Mr. Bulwinkle of
<’h.irl* ton, w hose love had been bestowed
upon her in every eonreiveab'e way, and
whose Implicit trust had been placed in
h* r with all the Infinite fervor of an ador
ing heart.
A n*w love had usurped her affections,
and love laughed in mockery at the voice
of reason. Everything w . - changed to her.
Sri* could hear nothing but the lender ap-
P* als of the new love, she had known but
one short month. She was determined after
this last interview with her father that the
only thing left for her was to marry Mr.
S, • liman and many *j ii kly, and contrary
to her father’s will, since his consent could
not be obtained.
A hurried conference with her new love,
a little note to the home folks explaining
where she was going and the mission she
was about, and she was off from home on
the afternoon train of the Plant system
for Uidgeland, S. C. Before leaving the
house she pulled off th** ring In-longing to
her former fiance, laid it aside in her room
together with the other gifts ho had sent
her from time to time as tokens of his
fondness, and wrote a note to her sister.
Mis Alyse Steinbach, asking that th* v
be sent to him in Charleston with proper
e xplanations. When the note was read in
the household, there was consternation
bordering upon distress on tho part of the
father who left that same night for
Charleston, to bring his wife home, she
being on a visit there at the time.
Miss Christine Steinbach, the? bride in
the romantic wedding, is tho second
daughter of Mr. Louis and Mrs. Julia
Steinbach. and is one of the prettiest
young ladies of Savannah. Her parents
reside at 21- Liberty street. Her father is
a m* r- hunt tailor on Congress street.
The bridegroom is one of the be.-t known
ami most popular railroad engineers of
the Plant system, whoso run is between
Savannah and Jacksonville.
IN THE It \ I LltO \D WORLD.
Matter* of Interest In Savannah and
El*f*v* here.
There has been some speculation of late
as to whether the Ocean Steamship Com
pany contemplated the restoration of the
direct line of steamers between Savannah
and Boston. It has la-en reported that
such is the purpose of the company, but
inquiries among the officials do not es
tablish th* truth of the report. In fact,
th** officials are just a uttle bit reticent
about the matter, and do not talk about it
with the freedom that would indicate that
it had yet be* n fully decided just w hat
will Im* done about It. There seems to
exist a probability, however, that th** Bos
ton line direct will not be re-established.
The present line via New York that has
b* < n running since July 1 has given thor
ough satisfa* tion in every way and it i
not likely that a change will b* made.
One of the leading officials, in speaking
of the matter, said that there is no reason
why any one should desire the old line
to l>* restored, as th** present admits of
a much more rapid handling of freight.
“Formerly,” lie said, ‘there were but the
two vessels on the line and the sailings
were consequently infrequent. As it is
now. vv* have the five vessels a week
from Savannah to New York on which
freight can be shipped for Boston. The
City of Macon has the freight transferred
to her at New York. She makes a trip
from each port, Nov York and Boston,
• vary four days, so that freight consigned
from Savannah to Boston, or vice versa,
can be handled much more quickly by tho
new transfer than by the old direct lino.”
The Stone Mountain Company has en
gaged several hundred North Carolina
convicts to w.irk on the toad frera Stone
Mountain to Roaring river, N. C.
The new cars which the Atlanta. Knox
ville and Northern railway Is to build at
its lilue Ridge shops are to he 100 In num
ber atnl specially designed to handle mar
ble tmffic, which on this roa l is very ini—
portant Thy work of building the cars
is just commenced, an 1 the company will
tuin out about t* n cars ta r month until
the entire lot la completed.
The roundhouse of the Montgomery,
Tuscaloosa and Memphis railroad is to
be lo oted at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
There w. re 1,353 miles of government
railways on rhe Cape of Good Hope at
th* l *r, I of Is!-:. The roads were operated
10.-( yar and lit* y. ar before at the low
ratio of 17.1 |m r cent.
It is slat* and that tae Erie road moved
forty-." von special trains into Buffalo with
gran I arm) men this w. ek, be-i les eleven
sections of regular trains,
F nols Central earning* f,.r the first
w■ • k In August shew an Increase of more
than over the corresponding week
*>f lust year.
Mr. John L, Edmonson, southern pas.
settgef agent of the Nashville. Chattanoo
ga and St. ls'Uts, at Ch ittanooga, has
,"iii ir.ui firr* I to Nashville,
Tit. Itailw :y Age sajs "A continuous
railway llm-across Anierlci, Asia and the
continent of Kurop. was dreamed of long
before Alaskan gold s t | iple to plan
ning railways to the Arctic circle. In a
book entitl'd "Th* Cosmopolitan railway
compacting and fusing together all the
werbr- continents," William Gilpin, otnc
k >\ i rnor of Colorado, several j.ars ago
sn I but
wav through British America and Alaska
to Bering Hunts to m**t the then pro
•. I "Russian Pacific railway,” and tints
. tire conn. 'Don with the railway aysn ni
of Europe. The tout** ."Toss Russia shown
on 'll map art re-|#in.ls In the main with
th.*! mr who i th' Ttahs-fllts rian hit*' is
low • in* '•onstructrd uni th* Alaska s. e-
Hon n |>ropo-"l was no mot unprocura
ble than the road* through the Kbmdlk*
a NMW Is I ■ I "I" rous > . Mi
s' ' I* lon paper M intmi . although no
illy Itsimr i >
Hu a* - from either i I*. the Tr.ana-HlhSr*
I tin railway wiil in few learn )* rompt, t.
* l across Xsla !< tie Pa* n. *t Vladivos
tok, and th*t* a jatitiuy around the world
in a tittle m r. I bin thit<> d"> Wiil hate
Is'U'lM ■ psrs.bility.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1897.
GRAND JURY ON DRAINAGE.
GEMEII At. PRESENTMENTS AA ILL BL
UET! RISER TO-DAY.
Tli*■ *•*• W ill n. StM **rl niM.fiitprt* to
tlie Itaruion Committee Report.
1 onvinelutc Statement. I > Truck
Farmer. Coucernln# f!u*l Drain.
ate — Land Owner, and Tenant.
AA In* Ivnnxv AA'hat I'lle y Are Talk
ing About—Cttixeu. Committee to
Continue It. Invc.tißatlnn To-day.
To-day the Brand jury will meet and
hand to the court the general present
ments for the term, bearing chiefly upon
the question of drainage. The jurors will
begin their session somewhat earlier In
the afternoon than heretofore, for tlie rea
son that there are several Indictments to
draw up, and for the further reason that
It is quite probable that there will be
some discussion of the text of the pre
sentments hearing upon the recent Investi
gation of the work that has been done by
•he county, and that which has not been
done.
In the light of all the proceedings on
the part of the grand Jury since the spe
cial Investigating committee was api>oint
( 1 to make a tour through the swamps,
and over the drains of the county, there
is a great deal of interest manifested by
the public in the forthcoming present
ments. The full text of the Harmon com
mittee's report has been already presented
to the readers of this newspaper. A full
review of the minority repart lias like
wise been printed by the Morning News,
showing that two members of the com
mittee of five disapproved of the vast un
dertaking of draining Buekhalter swamp
just at thi* time when drainage is needed
so badly close around the city.
That drainage is needed around the city
has been thoroughly established since the
grand jury sent It# special committee over
the ground. The committee reports sev
eral of the nearest swamps as being in
a deplorable condition. In addition to
this report made officially to the grand
Jury by its committee, the daily reports
of the work of investigation by the citi
zens’ committee, which has visited the
swamps at the request of the Morning
News from day today, have been impress
ed upon the public mind. The citizens’
committee has reported some astounding
results of their investigation, showing that
the drainage has been and is being very
much neglected around the city, while the
bulk of the county convicts are at work
at Buekhalter swamp, far over on the oth
er side of the county.
All of these things are fresh in the minds
of the people of Savannah, and the citi
zens’ committee has not yet completed its
work. The members feel that It is neces
sary for them to make further inspection
of the drains and ditches and canals close
around the city, and they will leav*/ to
day at 3 o’clock from the De Solo hotel
in carriages for the purpose of finishing
their investigation of the condiiion of the
swamps on the eastern side of the city.
They will then go to the swamps above
the city on the Savannah river, between
the river and the Louisville road, where
complaints have been made of the exceed
ingly unsantlary condition of the swamp
and drains there.
When tho special committee of the
grand Jury went out In this last mentioned
region of the city, and also In region sur
rounding the Dundee and other canals,
which discharge ultimately into the Sa
vannah river. It is said that Chairman
Dale of the county commissioners excused
some of the bad places by saying that the
owners of the land had refused to allow
the county commissioners to drain through
them. Mr. M. L. Kxley, one of the rai-ni
b is of the grand jury, who -dgned the
minority reiH>rl disapproving of the drain
ing cf Buekhalter swamp while the
swamps near the city of Savannah reel
ed drainage, with an honest and dutiful
desire to get at tho names of the parties
w ho had made such objection to drainage,
wrote to the truck farmers and planters
near the* city to ask why they should ob
ject to llic drainage that was so badly
needed for the safety and healthfulness
of tli* j city. The replies he received
showd conclusively that the chairman of
th* 1 county commissioners had been lab
oring under a mistake for the men. who
own the lands around the city are anx
ious to have the drains put in good condi
tion.
In this connection it is interesting to
know what the owners of lands around
the City had to say to one of the grand
Jury.
Mr. C. C. Beebe, who is one of th* 1 most
extensive truck farmers in the county,
wrote as follows:
Dear Sir: At your request, as a mem
l>cr of the “committee on drainage," from
superior court, asking for information,
relative to certain drainage on lands sit
uated northwest of the city. 1 will state
as one of the largest "truck growers" In
the section of the county northwest of
city, that at no lime, have I ever objected
to the drainage of any canal# through
lands occupied by me during the year IS!*7,
or at any other time. In faet 1 have al
ways been ready and anxious to have the
canals and ditches cleaned. At present
the canals and ditches in the section
named an* In a deplorable condition. They
arc filled tip with weeds and stagnant wa
ter, and there is no way for them to get
any iietter until thoroughly cleaned. I
was forced to move into the city from
tny farm on account of the foul air and
stagnant a cumulations in the ditches
and canals adjacent to the pi ice I have
been living Trusting that the proper au
thorities will in.ike some effort toward#
having this section of the county prompt
ly ditched and cleaned. 1 remain your
very respect fully, O. C. Bcci>e.
.At Hermitage and City Tract.
Mr. J. L. Butler, another well known
grower of A'egetabb s with many acres un
der his control wrote the following letter
to Mr. Kxley a member of the grand Jury:
D> ar Sir: Your h tter received yesterday.
1 will say in regard lo drainage and tlie
cleaning out of ditches 1 have never re
fus'd to have the ditches In my seetlon
cleaned out at uny season of the year. 1
would only like for them to clean out
sonic of those on my lands. I have never
had the county *o clean out any of our
ditches, though snm of them are very Im
portant to tin* county. I even bad to finish
one of the county ditches at a cost of over
fl.Vi, and hav* 1 had to k* cp it clean ever
since. Hoping this Is all you nc* and to sub
stantiate what you want to know about
dr linage around my place, I am yours
truly, J. L Butler,
Agent for Olivet Brothers.
Dr James It. Head, another of th* 1 gen
tlemen applied to by Mr Kxley in his con
scientious discharge of duty as a grand
Juror and a inemN r of th* commute* on
drainage, wrote as follows
"My Dear Ulr— Yours just r- elved, atnl
I reply ut ones to your reqtiest Ho far
from my making objections to the cleaning
of Dundee * anal or any of the c.mni)
ditches by the < ounty commissioners or
any of their sutstl'uti s, they hav* l left
th* 1 canal wont in bail condition, and in
some pla ea the hank Is two feet under
grade fur at bast three-quarters of a
mil, I have refused to accept u h work
until complete*! m a* 1 ordattc# with the
contract. It *|*t i c|fully.
' James It Rea l
Many other letters of similar tone and
#ita#ctr w-r ledn J iq Mr tSaie),
and in the light of such a thorough knowl
edge of the question cf drainage, it is no
wonder that he was one of thoje who
Signed the minority report to the grand
Jury, which states (hat so long as drain
age is badly needed i Dse around the city,
it is worse than unpardonable folly to be
pursuing the gigantic and atmiess scheme
to drain the distant swamp of Buekhalter
Just at present.
local personal.
Mr. Wl E. Moore of Augusta was regis
tered yesterday at the Fu t.-ki.
Among the city's visitors yesterday was
Mr. J. E. CJoetehlus of Augusta.
Mr. W. G. Morrel arrived from New
York last night on the Gate City.
Registered at the Screv' n yesterday was
Mr. s. T. YVesberry cf Greenville.
Mr. R. F. Burdell returned from the
north by the Gate City ast night.
Mr. A. G. Guerard returned from New
York by the Gate Fit} last night.
Mr. J. E. Lee of Homerviile was among
the arrivals at the Screven yesterday.
Mr. Charles T. Price of Greenville was
among the visitors In the city yesterday.
Mr. N. F. Jackson was a passenger on
the Gate City front New York last night.
Among the guests registered at the Pu
laski yesterday was Mr. W. C. Mcßride
of Newnan.
Registered at the S reven yesterday was
Mr. S. G. Lang, a prominent banker of
Sandersville.
Among the visitors in the city yesterday
was 'Mr. A. S. Jon* - who came ov*?r from
Garnett, S. C.
Among the De Soto's arrivals yesterday
was Mr. Burke Hood, who came down
from Augusta.
Mr. Robert Van Wag,men returned to
the city yesterday, .fter spending a vaca
tion of several weeks in Fauquier county,
Virginia.
CITY It It K A II IKS.
An interesting game was played at the
ball park, between the Western Unions
and Hot Times bail clubs. With score of
17 to 15 in the ninth inning against the
Western I'nions and two men out, they
made a warm finish, winning out by a
score of 18 to 17. Batteries: Western
Fniona, Moskowitz end Barrett; Hot
Times, Kelley and Mcßride.
AN ENGLISH FISHING VARY.
How nn Angler's Last Unit Made nit
I nexpectetl Catch on Dry l.nnil.
From the Fall Mall Gazette.
There are many and diverse opinions as
to which is the best halt to use in spinning
for pike. Some prefer the natural dead
bait, and others use artificial spinners. I
always used the natural dead bait till
last season, but, ow i g to a little incident
which happened to me then, I now more
often use an artificial spinner. Not that
what happened was not very exciting and
very interesting, hut I have a great af
fection for ray rod. and as tackle costs
money I think it best not to run risks.
The pike were feeding freedy, and I had
caught several. During the early part of
the day, I had hail very bad luc k and had
lost all the natural oait I had with me,
except one. This one 1 attached to my
spinning tackle, and went on fishing.
Somehow the fish seemed to leave off
feeding just then, for I fished for nearly
half an hour without getting a run.
1 was casting up along % hank just
whore some reeds gr - w at the edge, and in
one ambitious cast, in which I tried to get
too near to the reeds,. I managed to get
the bait among them.'anil could not get
it free. I laid my rod on the grass and
began to (ill my pipe before going to get
my halt out. While I was lighting my
pile, I was suddenly startled by a violent
movement on the part of nyy rod. I was
using a Notringh tm reel, and had forgot
ten to put the check on it. It had run
round, and the line was in a bad tangle.
Hut the rod now began to move off on its
own account. 1 looked to see what it was.
and saw a cat creeping away up the bank.
1 seized the rod. The effect was marvel
ous—on the cat. It had taken my lasi bait
and when 1 took hold of my red 1 *v: ient
ly suddenly put an extra pressure on the
line, and sent several hooks into the
wretched animal. It gave vent to a ghast
ly screech, got all its legs spread out on
the ground in different directions, claw
ing the earth, and shook its head and
whole body violently, swearing—no other
expression describes so well w hat it did—
as hard as it could st the same* time’. This
state of things dll not .asi many seconds,
for the cat. madd-ned by pain and terror,
began dancing round in a perfectly mad
way. I couldn’t give It any line, as my
reel had overrun at the beginning, and
the line was in a large muss of knots,
which grew tighter at every pull from the
As 1 got more excited the struggles of
the cal got wilder. It looked n( one mo
ment like a glorified starfish, and at an
other like n ball with pile kies all over It.
It used worse language than I have ever
heard from a * u before o£ and at
last lava n tO Work away toward a fence
at the other side of the field, which lior
dored the river. I had to follow It, hoping
every moment that it would break loose.
It went under the fence and straight on
over the next field. When 1 got to the
fence. I felt that the end had come. I
couldn't get under the bottom rail, as It
was too near the ground, and as my line
went under it was im|H>ssible for me to
get over and follow (he cet. so I
stopped. The animal's struggles got more
violent now than ever, It rushed front side
to side, one moment leaving a lot of slack
and at another, with a bound forward,
tightening it up with a Jerk. 1 hail on a
wire trace which did not srcm Inclined to
break, and Jusi us 1 was wondering If,
when the cat got tired a bit, I should he
able to work it down to the water, and
get It in and drown it, ntv line parted
with a snap, and 1 was free. 1 had 10.-t
my last halt, my trace and -pinning tackle
and so went home, tired and disgusted.
Put n Light on (lie Slcriii Roller.
Editor of Morning News: I would like
to bring to light through your paper the
fact that the large steam roller, now be
ing used on the Water's road. Is a very
dangerous thing to lie left as It Is In the
middle of the road after dark, without
any light to nurn one of Its being there.
The small light from a bicycle lamp. Is
too feeble to show it until one 1* very
near when going only at a moderate rate
of speed, to say nothing of coming upon
It with M| speed on at all. Wen a |e r
aon on a wheel or In a buggy to run Into
It, under anv ctrcumsian *• it would
mean loan of life or at the least a serious
accident. All we ask Is that the proper
|a*rson have a lantern put up from either
etui of It after dark, to show us that tin re
is an obstacle to be avoid* I. a wail cost
nothing and may tie the means of prevent
ing some csrioim accident.
A Bicyclist Who Relieves In Having
Plenty Of Light*.
I nr II) ■pepsin
Take llnrsleirel'a trid Pliospliale,
fr. T. II Andrews, late of Jefferson
Medical t'olltl*, Philadelphia, Pa., nays
"v wonderful remedy which gave me moi
gratifying results In the Worst forms of
dyspepsia " ail.
—tlarher ilnslmiallng.yi Your hair
wants • uttltig the worst way, sir.
Houroy tin the chair)-Thai s iht way
you cut It tUv lasi linn -Judge.
TYBEE'S SEASON AT ITS CLOSE
THE LAST EXCURSION TO BE RUN’
NEXT SUNDAY'.
Hotels Have Already Closed and
Only Drinks and Sandwiches to He
Hail Now—To He Only One Train a
Day After Wednesday—The Season
a Good One in Every Respect--A
Good Crowd at the Island Yester
day—Tlie Last Augusta Excursion
to Be Hun Nest Sunday 1 .
The Tybee season is at its close. The
last of {he Augusta excursions will be run
next Sunday and this will close the sea
son. The hotels have already closed down
and only liquid refreshments and sand
wiches can be obtained now. A good
crowd from the city went down to the
island yesterday, but on account of the
fact that no meals were served at the
hotels many who had gone down unaware
of this fact returned to the city on the
early train. Between 2tX> and 300 people
came up on the last train, which left the
island at €:3O o’clock. The tide came in
late, but the surf was splendid and was
greatly enjoyed by a number of bathers.
To-day, to-morrow and Wednes
day there will be two trains
each way, leaving the city
at 9:3) a. m. and 2:30 p. m., and leaving
Tybee at 11 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. After
Wednesday there will be only one train
daily each way, which will be run for the
accommodation of the force at work on
the government fortifications. Sunday a
convenient schedule wiil be run.
There is no doubt but that the season
now closing has been the best in the his
tory of Tybee. The crowds have been
larger, excursions from the interior have
been more numerous and better patronized
than ever before, and the people have re
mained longer, all of which has redounded
to the happiness and profit of the hotel
men and the life of the resort. The rail
road people will not acknowledge that
they have made any money, but it is ob
viously the fact that if they have made
none they have lost less than in former
years.
The hotel proprietors freely confess that
they had a most prosperous season. At
times it has been difficult for them to ac
commodate the guests who sought lodg
ment with them and their houses were full
to overflowing for weeks at a time. It is
true that the repair of damages by the
last storm together with desirable im
iwovements which were made in advance
of the season tend to pretty well discount
the profits, but, with the hope of less
storm damage hereafter, these can be con
sidered permanent improvements. The sea
son itself was thoroughly satisfactory.
The fact that there were two first class
hotels on the island, both managed with a
view to the comfort and pleasure of their
guests, contributed greatly to Tybee's suc
cess and w ill continue to do so. Those who
visited Tybee this summer will want to do
so again.
It is worthy of note that the people who
visited Tybee this year, especially
those who came as permanent guests, w ere
of a desirable class, which shows that the
resort is becoming better known to the
people of the interior who leave home for
pleasure and health during the summer.
The local patronage also was good. Many
Savannahians, who are accustomed to
spend the greater part of the summer
away from home, remained at Tybee for
awhl.e before going north.
For perhaps the first year since Tybee
became a pleasure resort the season pass
ed without a single death by drowning.
Careless bathers had close calls on a few
occasions, but that was all. This is the
best of evidence that the beach at Tybee
is one of the safest on the coast.
With the help of the newspapers and
the railroads Tybee has come to be the
leading summer resort in this section of
the country, and there is no reason why
Its popularity should not continue to in
crease with each succeeding season.
SCHOOL.
Important to Parents.
Few matters are of more importance
than the selection of a school you wish to
attend or send your children, as such se
lection is likely to involve consequences
that are life-long. Such a step should not
be taken hastily. The best way Is to see for
one's self or see someone who has seen.
To this end prospective students of Rich
mond's Business College are cordially in
vited to visit the institution and see what
It is and what it does.
Many pupils who have not succeeded well
In other schools have here achieved re
markable success, much to their own grat
ification and that of their parents.
It Is well-known that the college course
of study furnishes practical education of
great value to those who have either lack
ed or neglected early opportunities, and
who find their Ignorance not only a con
stant source of Humiliation, hut a block of
advancement.
Owing to the growth of the college the
past two years the principal has found It
necessary to increase its facilities and to
that end it will occupy the entire third
floor and a portion of the second floor of
the present po.toffice building, where each
department will have separate rooms and
be in charge of a thorough and competent
teacher.
The English branch department will he
under the supervision of Prof.L.W.Camp
bell, who has for several years been con
nected with one of the leading colleges of
the country and Is a teacher of experience.
The shorthand, typewriting, bookkeeping
and penmanship classes wll. be in charge
of C. S. Richmond, Mrs. C. S. Richmond
and Miss M. E. Ryan. Sen I for catalogue
or phone &76. C. S. Richmond, Principal,
—ad.
Cheap It tiles In Hualdngtnn, l. f,
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road offers a rate of *23.33 from Savannah
to Washington and return Tickets will
be sold dally until Sept. 30, limited to re
turn to Oct. 31. This Is the popular route.
Double daily Irakis carrying through Pull
man sleeeping cars.—ad.
I'nsltlnns 111 llnslness.
The Influence of Richmond's Ruslness
College in the business community and Its
reputation for thorough work enable* It
to help u large number of graduates to
desirable positions.
The Institution Is In constnnt receipt of
applications for thoroughly prrpared
young men and women.
These application Increase In number
year by year as the srhooi grows larger,
and business men find the graduates it
recommends to hi competent. These con.
dll lons It is the purpose of the Institution
to maintain and Improve as far as may
be pos-tble, bend f-r catalogue, or 'phone
57(1 Richmond's Business College, oppo.
site posb'llhe.—ad.
I lirnp Excursion Hates,
On kept. Ist. 2d, M and 4th the Florida
Centra! and Peninsular railroad will sell
tl Kit# HavanMh to Washington. It <•,
Richmond and Norfolk, Vl„ at one far#
for the round trip. Tickets will be lim
ited for return pasaag* thirty days from
data of sale. -ad.
Joy*!
m
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
THE TRADE OF A YEAR.
MORNING NEWS TRADE HKYIEtV
WILL PRESENT IT TO THE
PUBLIC.
Within a few days the Morning News
will present to the public its annua! trade
issue, which, besides being sent to each
subscriber to the Weekly News and the
Daily Morning News, will be distributed
widely by merchants and business people
generally throughout the section tributary
to Savannah.
The business year, which is just now be
ing brougiit to a close, has been a remark
able one in many respects, for while not
in itself a ptosperous season because of an
unsettled political situation, during the
time the conditions were developing which
form the bas's of the present growing
prosperity of the farmer and consequently
also of the merchant. In Savannah, a
city and a port which is never violently
disturbed and scarcely perceptibly agitat
ed by adverse business conditions else
where, the year has been a remarkable
one tn many respects, and it has witness
ed several important business changes.
Particularly important among these are
the Ocean Steamship Company’s change
in its service by which Savannah is given
five steamers a week to New Y'ork, the or
ganization of anew company for export
ing cotton and naval stores to foreign
countries, and the establishment of several
new industries.
The Morning News trade Issue will pre
sent in complete, succinct and attractive
form Savannah’s complete business rec
ord for the year, comparing it, where
comparisons eaTt be made, with that of
former years, and will give full account
of every feature of commercial and Indus
trial progress. It will be a magazine of
the year's business in every line; there
fore, it will be of extraordinary Interest
to every business man from the corner
shop keeper to the large wholesale mer
chant, and from the ferryman to the offi
cials of the largest transportation com
panies.
Presenting these advantages, as an ad
vertising me4ium, it cannot fail to benefit
as widely as it will interest, In every
branch of business and trade. With com
mercial prosperity at the doors of the port
every merchant from the very smallest
on up the scale expects to make the most
of the situation and receive his share of
the benefit which comes to all with the
prosperity of the farmer. The very coun
try in which the Morning News circulates
and into which the trade issue will go, is
that to which Savannah merchants look
for their business, and with such a sea
son as is now before them it is that to
Which they will look for increased busi
ness. To whom does this business go and
to whom will it go? The answer is plain—
to the man who Is not afraid of printer's
ink.
Thousands of buyers throughout the ter
ritory covered by the four large railroad
systems entering the city look to the
Morning News for information concerning
Savannah and Savannah merchants. It
is there they learn how and
where their wants can be supplied, be
cause they know where to write and what
to write for, or wlen they are coming
to the city they know where to go. It is
taken for granted that the merchant who
advertises wants the business, and the
buyer had rather trade with the merchant
who wants the trade than with one who
is Indifferent. Advertisements In Ihe trade
issue will reach thousands of readers of
the Dally and Weekly News In an at
tractive shape and they will be Inserted
at a cost not exceeding the price of space
In either of them. It Is Important that
these advertisements should be In hand
early, th# earlier the better.
Those wanting space In the Annual
Trad# Review can obtain Information at
the office of the Morning News.
Those who desire K will he visited by
a representative of the Morning News,
telephone 21b.
I'rncllrnl I'.iltieni lon.
Our college wae established flfcn
year* ago, and It* succeeding years of
uninterrupted ucc.* demonstrate* the
necessity and demand for the thorough
business training It supplies, that fit*
young tnen and women to achieve success,
which would oltb rwlsc be ,ong deferred'
If not actually unattainable.
We have th* largest, most complete busi
ness college south, arul will b**lad to show
visitor* through our rooms a; any time
our English branch department will n#
under the supervision of I’rof. L. w*.
Campbell, who has for several years been
connected with on# of the baling col
leges of the country, and is a teacher of
experience.
'l‘hnne. 574, or #<ad for one of our cata
logue* C. S Rlobmond, principal, Rich
mond's Business Col eg#.—ad,
Only I'u 11 mi an to I'llli-I nn* 11
ts via th* F C. * l*. and gout hern Hall
ways through Asheville and over Ih# fa
mous gu#n an l Crescent Route, Mavan
nah to Cincinnati dally without change
ads
Ice 15c pec 100 its, deliver
lee Isc pec 100 IPs. delieeied
Ice 15c per 100 IPs. deiiieied
Ice packed In sacks 25c per 100 lbs.
Ice packed in sacks 25c per 100 lbs.
delivered.
Ice packed in sacks 26c per 100 lbs.
delivered.
TITY IT.ICEB.
100 pounds delivered 15c
60 pounds delivered 10c
25 pounds delivered 5c
10 pounds delivered 3c
COUNTRY PRICE.
Ice packed in sacks, delivered to
the transportation lines in this city,
25c per hundred.
The Gorrie Ice Mfg. Go.
Room 12 Provident Building.
P. O. Box 76.
• Telephones 609 and 325.
Startling
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ONE
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ONE
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CRASH HATS Sc, 50c, 73c.
75c NEGLIGEE SHIRT3 50c.
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