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An Alabama goat the other day ate the
speech of a Populist politician. The goat
is still Intact. The incident leads a con
temporary to the conclusion that explos
ives in the interior are not necessarily
fatal, and that possibly the Maine was
blown up from the outside, after all.
A London reformer proposes to save the
birds in a unique way. He would have
men refuse to marry women who wear
birds on their hats, and women refuse
to marry men who "crunch birds at din
ner.” The reformer is probably a dys
peptic -who cannot enjoy "a bird and a
small bottle.”
The Queen is said to be in better health
than for some time. Her general condi
tion is much improved over what it was
during her Jubilee festival. She has not
only made the record reign, but seems dis
posed to set the peg at so high a notch
that no successor of hers will ever
reach it.
A hay trust Is one of the newest things
in the trust line. This is a monopoly which
the South can defy, if it will. There is
probably not a farmer in Georgia who
could not raise every year twice as much
hay as he tvould need for his stock. In
stead of buying hay, Georgia should ship
thousands of bales of it to the North ev
ery season.
Every cit.izen of Savannah desires that
♦he city shall be made as beautiful as
possible—and there is no city in the coun
try with finer possibilities in that line. In
order to achieve beauty, it is necessary
that certain regulations be followed. A
rule-of-lhunyb system of building and im
proving will not give the best results. At
Its earliest convenience City Council
should fix rules governing the building
lines, the stoop lines (if ihe building of
stoops taking hf If the u i.nii of the Bide
walk is to be long, r permitted), and the
various other details incident to building
which now seem to go by personal choice
or convenience.
During ai! of the turmoil with regard to
the Maine affair, and the De Lome affair,
there has been just the barest mention of
the name of John Sherman; merely . nougb
to let the public know (fiat he is still in
the office of Secretary of Slate, it would
seem that the old gentleman Is not id
Into the government's secrets; he does
not know what is going on in his depart
ment; nobody ever goes to him for in
formation or advice; he Is only a figure
head. Mr. Sherman has been one of the
great men Of his party. It Is a pity that
the Ohio politicians will not li t him retire
to that rest to which his long und emi
nent services entitle hito.
The Cuban Problem.
A question which is receiving a good
• il of attention is to what exfent will
the Maine incident assist in solving the
Caftan problem? There are reasons for
thinking that it will assist greatly. There
are very few. outside of the faqatics, who
lielit vo that the Spanish government had
anything to Jo with the destruction of the
Maine, but there is a very general belief
I hat the battleship was destroyed by a
torpedo or a submarine mine. If this be
'i-f should prove to be correct the United
States would, ir all probability, demand
from Spain a very large indemnity on the
ground that the Maine was in a friendly
Spanish harbor and was therefore under
:n< protection of Spain—Spain being re
sponsible for the action of her citizens or
for acts of violence committed in her ter
ritory.
If Spain should refuse to admit her lia
bility the I’nited States would probably
take steps to compel her to admit it and
pay the indemnity demanded. That course
might result in war, which would not end
until indojiendence was granted to Cuba,
or independence might lie granted to Cu
ba without war. In either event Cuba
would be benefltted.
But suppose Ihe; investigating board
should report that the Maine disaster was
Ihe result of an accident! What then?
Cuba would still tie benefltted by that dis
aster. because it is almost certain that
Congress would insist tthe war in
Cuba should come to an end speedily.
There are, reports ready to semi to Con
gress showing a deplorable condition of
affairs in Cuba—a condition of affairs
which the United States cannot very well
afford to permit to continue. These re
ports tell of the starving of thousands of
people and of the brutal methods which
Spain is using to compel the Cubans to
recognize her authority. With such re
ports before it and a strong public senti
ment behind it Congress would most like
ly pursue a course that would lead Spain
to recognize the necessity of abandoning
Cuba. It is hardly probable that Spain
would sell Cuba to the United States even
if they were willing to buy the island,
but she might agree to Cuban indepen
dence if Cuba should agree to pay her
a part of the losses she sustained In
trying to put down the insurrection—the
payment to be guaranteed by the Unified
SlatO*.
By the time the investigating board is
ready to make its report the United States
will be in a much better condition for war
than they are now. Their fortifications
are being strengthened all along the coast,
and the army and navy are being put in
readiness for hostilities with great rapi.
dity. Congress, knowing the United States
to he pretty well equipped for war, would
not hesitate to take a very firm attitude
in respect to Cuba. It would be far more
aggressive than it has been at any time
since the war In Cuba began. Under the
circumstances Spain might not be so ad
verse to parting with Cuba, provided she
could get a price somewhere near the
amount which she has expended in trying
to re-establish her authority In Cuba.
No doubt there will lie a good deal of
war talk during the next few months,
but it is pretty safe to say that there
won’t he war between the United States
and Spain. The latter would make every
reasonable concession before she would
engage in war with the United States.
Cuba, however, .is certain to be benefit
ted: whether the Maine Incident is settled
peaceably or otherwise. In fact, is would
not be surprising if Cuba should have her
freedom before the end of the present
year.
A Timely Suggestion.
The suggestion, published in the Morn
ing News yesterday, relative to the space
to be left around trees in the concrete
sidewalks, which are now being put down,
Is well worth the careful attention of the
Park and Tree Commission. It has been
shown by experience, so a Washington cor
respondent states, that where the streets
are asphalted and Hie sidewalks are paved
with a material which does not allow wa
ter to pass through it easily, trees, in or
der to flourish, must have spaces around
them which will Insure them a sufficient
supply of water.
It may be that the Park and Tree Com
mission has given attention to this mat
ter already. If it hasn’t it ought to do so
without unnecessary delay. Trees have
been set out in front of Chatham Acade
my. It would be folly to so construct the
payment as to kill the trees. A little care
now might save a great deal of trouble
and expense.
Trees are expensive, not only because of
the difficulty in protecting them until they
get a good start in growing, but also be
cause of the long time it requires for them
to reach a size when they are both use
ful and beautiful. It would be a great mis
take to so construct the Chatham Academy
pavement, that it would retard the growth
of the trees in front of the academy, and
perhaps kill them within a few years.
Now is the time for the Park and Tree
Commission to decide how much unpaved
space is to be left a round trees when a
new pavement Is laid. The probability is
that new sidewalks will be put down in
many parts of the city in the near luture.
Therefore there ought to be an understand
ing, relative to the space to be left unpav
ed about the trees, at once.
European insurance companies have ad
vanced the rates of marine insurance on
merchandise shipped In Spanish vessels to
Cuba. It Is said that American companies
have done likewise in the matter of insur
ance on freights for Cuba in American bot
toms. The advance, however, has been
only slight so far, and is not regarded in
the nature of a war risk. The companies,
it seems, are just a little timid, and are
taking steps in anticipation of anything
which may transpire.
Raiding deputies of the internal revenue
service are now selected by competitive ex
amination. These deputies are the officers
who go Into dangerous places in search of
illicit distilleries and contra bant) liquors.
The examination, therefore, has not so
much to do with orthography, syntax and
arithmetic as it has with a concise knowl
edge of the rights of an officer, good Judg
ment and a quick aim.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. MARCH 1. 1898.
t The Flmli Commission.
The United States Fish Commission !s
one of the most unique bureaus under the
government. It is not connected with
either of the great departments repre
sented in the cabinet by a secretary. It
does not even re;>ort to the President, but
to Congress directly, hence it may be said
to be in a class by itself. The reason for
its isolation is not hard to find. It was
intended to be a strictly scientific bureau,
and it was desired that it should be as
far as possible removed from anything
like partisan politics. The wisdom of this
purpose is shown in the fact that the
commission now stands at the head of all
similar enterprises m the world, and has
occupied that position for the past seven
teen years. At the International Fisheries
exposition in Berlin in 1880 Prof. Baird,
the head of the commission, was awarded
the grand prize as the "first fish cultural
in the world. Three years later at a similar
exposition held in London, the United
States won the grand prize over thirty
five other national exhibits in competition.
Since then, at the Chicago, Atlanta and
Nashville expositions, the exhibits of the
United States Fish Commission have been
sources of wonder to all observers nhd of
pride to all Americans.
The commission may be called the crea
ture of Prof. Baird’s genius and devotion.
He was a scientist of acknowledged ability
and resources, and his assistants and suc
cessors have been such men. They have
perfected delicate apparatus with the aid
of which millions upon millions of fish
are annually added, by artificial propaga
tion, to our food fish supply. Through
scientific research we' have been put in
possession of facts with regard to fish life
and fish habits which, if utilzed to proper
advantage will assure to the people a
never failing store of cheap food in the
rivers, bays and streams. Last year not
less than five hundred millions of fish eggs
of all kinds were hatched and distributed
in various parts of the country. Since the
habits of no two species of fish are pre
cisely alike, and as each kind must be
treated in a special manner, it can be
comprehended how much scientific knowl
edge, and what degree of care, must be
exerqised In order to make the work of
Ihe commission successful.
This is the bureau which President Mc-
Kinley, at the solicitation of “Steve" El
kins of West Virginia, has removed from
its high position and placed in Ihe list
of the spoils for political workers. This
is the bureau to the head of which the
President, at the solicitation of Elkins, has
appointed a man whose only recommenda
tion is that "he is a bright sort of a fel
low, and will catch on."
A Cemetery Scheme.
The city isn t in need of another ceme
tery just yet, and if it were it would hard
ly go four miles out on the Ogeochee road
for land for one. It is said that the price
of the tract of land on the Ogeechee road
which is offered to the city is $25,000. That
is a pretty stiff price for a cemetery site
in that locality. It would probably cost as
much more—it may be twice as much more
—to make the necessary improvements
upon the tract.
There is still considerable room in Lau
rel Grove cemetery, and there is adjacent
land that can l>e taken in. Before think
ing about another site it would be advis
able for the city to find out what addi
tions can be made to Laurel Grove, and
how long it will likely be before the ac
commodations of that cemetery ore ex
hausted.
If anew cemetery is necessary imme
diately, why not consider the advisability
of purchasing Bonaventure? That is a
magnificent cemetery and has vast possi
bilities for improvement. It contains
eighty acres, and only about ten acres of
it have been sold. If a larger tract is
needed there is adjoining land which could
be secured, in all probability, upon very
reasonable terms.
That cemetery was offered to the city
once, and it is highly probable that it
would be again ot a satisfactory price if
the city should manifest a desire to pur
chase it.
Bonaventure has now a national repu
tation. It could easily be made far more
attractive than it is. It has natural ad
vantages which no place on the Ogeechec
road possesses.
It is quite l safe to say that
If the city should indicate a
purpose to put $25,(100 in land,
four miles out on the Ogeechee road, for
a cemetery, there would be a pretty
strong protest sent to the Council. If the
Council is wise It will not be in haste to
give its approval to the Ogeechee road
cemetery scheme.
Once more our old friend the report of
German antagonism to American petro
leum makes its appearance in the nows
columns. It is now stated that an in
quiry is going on by German officials into
the merits of our oil, w-ith a view to de
termining whether it shall be shut out.
It is not suspected that our petroleum is
bug-eaten: there are no bacteria on It.
but the Germans allege that it does not
come up to the standard test, and conse
quently makes a poor light. When the
Emperor William tackles petroleum, by
the way, he will find something stronger
than American apples. The oil business
of the world is principally in the hands
of three great corporations, which work
in concert. Should the three turn their
oil hose on William, he would probably
have to move.
The Cuban debt amounts in round num
bers to $600,(0.000. Should Spain release
Cuba, she would have to assume that
debt, with only her own resources to draw
upon to pay it. Should Spain reduce Cuba
to submission, she would require the island
to pay Ihe debt, besides furnishing con
siderable revenue for the home govern
ment. That stack of l>onds, therefore, is
what is causing Spain to hold on with
such a terrible grip. If Cuba wore freed
through her own efforts she would decline
to pay a cent of the debt; If she were freed
through American intervention it would
give Spain an excuse to tell the Cuban
bondholders that they must look else
where than to Ijer for their money.
The Chicago Times-Herald furnishes
what may bear. Insight into the remark
able patriotism (?) displayed by cert-sin
New York newspapers, which have i>-en
howling for war instantly ever since
the misfortune to the Maine. The Timts-
Heraid's story is this: “The proprietor of
one of the saffron sheets of Gotham tele
graphed to his Washington correspondent
for the details of a wild rumor which was
flying about. There is no truth in the
story,’ wired the correspondent. ‘D— the
truth,’ answered the New York publisher,
‘give us something that will sell the pa
lter.’ " It is possible that the story is
literally correct. But whether it Is or not,
there is no lack of evidence going to show
that the saffron sheets have proceeded up
on the identical idea said to have been
voiced by the New York publisher. It is
gratifying to reflect upon the fact that
persons who “d— the truth,” whether they
be newspaper publishers or others, soon
lose the confidence and respect of the
public, and are accepted only at their real
worth.
I’rof. Sanarelli, the yellow fever expert
of Montevideo, who went to Brazil some
time ago for the purpose of making ex
periments with n curative serum, is re-
Itorted to have met with gratifying suc
cess. There is an epidemic of the
at Sao Paulo. Prof. Sanarelli, according
to the advices, secured ten patients whose
cases had been given up as hopeless by
the attending physicians. These patients
he inoculated with his serum. Of the ten,
six recovered. None of these cases was
treated by him until tho ordinary treat
ment had been fried without avail. The
particulars with regard to Sanarelli’s
treatment and serum will be awaited with
eagerness by American physicians and
health officers.
A preacher should never Bea jingo. He
should ever bear in mind what Gen. Sher
man said, namely, “War Is hell.” It should
be the business of the preachers to lead
their followers in the other direction.
PERSON \1„
—Dwight L. Moody has admitted that
In recent years, though his meetings have
been as largely attended as ever, their re
sults, as shown by statistics as to addi
tions to church membership, are far from
satisfactory.
—ln a private letter from an American
woman traveling in Europe occurs the
following; “Last night w-e went to Monte
Carlo and saw Lily Langtry in low-neck
ed white satin and diamonds playing
heavily and winning all the time. The
Duke of w.-is watching her,
and so was everybody else.”
—Miss Nellie I. Taylor and Paul D.
Quiggs of Fargo were engaged, and Nel
lie was out of town for a few days. They
exchanged the following telegrams and
thoughtlessly signed them by their initials
only: “Dear Nellie; Come home to me.
P. D. Q.” “Dear Paul: Am coming, my
love. N. I. T.”
BRIGHT hits.
—Hicks—l felt so queer last night after
I went to bed. My head was spinning
around awfully.
Wick*—You probably slept “like a top."
—Boston Transcript.
—Bones—Williams is bound to gqt on in
life. He has a will of his own.
Morgan—Yes, but he wouldn’t mind be
ing mentioned in somebody else’s.—Tit-
Bits.
—A Reasonable Supposition—“ Potter
Palmer is going to build a home that will
cost $2,000,000.”
"That looks as if the plumbing was in
cluded.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
—A New Y r ersion—Jakey Isaacs—Fader,
vas it a disgrace to fail in peezness and
not make anyding?
Mr. Isaacs—No, Shakey; it vas better
to have failed undt lost dan neffer to have
falledt at all.—Puck.
Cl KRENT COMMENT.
Cotton Seed and tlie Hog.
From Wilmington <N. C.) Star (Dem.).
Some of the friends of the Western hog
complain that cotton seed is knocking him
out and that the hog-raising industry has
fallen off 33 per cent, within ten years in
consequence of the large amount of cot
ton seed oil used as a substitute for lard.
We have no disposition to hog it, but we
may incidentally remark that the cotton
seed has not yet fairly begun to assert it
self.
Russell Sage’s Patriotism.
From the Springfield Republican (Ind.).
The yellow journals, which are conduct
ing the nation through the present crisis,
have produced a man who will lend $5,000.-
000 to the government in the event of
w;ir. It is Russell Sage. His terms are
not given. That would make some differ
ence. Patriotism as he understands it
would best be suited with n 6 per cent,
gold bond sold to him at a discount of (0
per cent, from par. He would bleed for
his country on those terms any day.
llarke oa the .lingo.
From the New York Tost (Ind.).
But I cannot conceive any existence un
der heaven (which in the depths of its wiv
dfinr tolerates all sorts of things) that is
mote truly odious and disgusting than an
impotent, helpless creature, without civil
wisdom or military skill, without a An
si iottsness of any other qualifleolion for
power hm his servility to it, bloated with
pride and arrogance, calling for battles
which he is not to fight, contending for a
violent dominion which he can never exor
c se, satisfied to be himself mean and mis
erable. in order to render others con
temptible and w retched —Burke, L tter to
the Sheriff of Bristol.
Tlie South Would Sailer.
From the Birmingham News (Dem.).
Tn tho event of war with Spain the
brunt of the burden, which such n con
flict would entail, would fall upon the
South. A war with Spain would be in tho
nature of a naval conflict, and it would
occur in Southern waters. Our Southern
ports are poorly fortified and every one of
them would be exposed to the guns of the
enemy. It would be impossible lor the
American navy to prevent Ihe Spaniards
from doing more or less damage along
our Southern coasts, even though the war
were brief and terminated in American
victory, os It surely would. The South’s
commercial and material Interests would
suffer very heavily at all events. This is
a phase of the situation which those at
home who are clamoring for war should
seriously consider.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Large deposits of Roman coins, silver
and gold, have recently been unearthed
in Spanish towns. One, found in the vil
lage of Santiponce. was contained in a
copper vessel, and the gold coins bore the
\srlous imprints of the Emperors Nero,
Galba. Yitellus, Vespasian, Tilths, Doml
tian, Trajan. Hadrian, Sabinus, Antonius
Pius lir.d Marcus Aurelius, and of Faus
tina Senior and Luetlla. There are also
some of the time of the Emi>eror Otiio,
which are extremely rare and valuable.
Half the value of these coins goes to the
finder, and it is a pathetic touch that the
only concern of the farmer's wife was
whether the sum they would receive would
buy her son out of the army in Cuba.
—The trolley car ha? been utilized for all
sorts of local announcements, with excel
lent results, especially in small communi
ties, doing in its way much of (he work
that the old bell crier was supposed to
exist, for. says the Pittsburg Dispatch. On
r.dry days a village car will often save
the school children a useless tramp by
carrying a placard with the inscription,
“No school to-day,” and in some places
the local weather bureau now notifies the
road of prospective meteorological changes,
and the cars, as they go out of the car
barn, mount the appropriate signal in the
shape of a flag, flying between the trollev
pole and the car. People can thus tell
by a glance at the passing car whether
to carry an umbrella or not, and what
sort ctf an overcoat to put on.
—The budget of the gambling establish
ment at Monte Carlo is instructive reading,
os showing how ruinous a course of punt
ing must be to the ordinary gambler,xvho,
if he may once in a blue moon "break the
bank,” is doomed by an inexorably logic
of matherrtatios eventually to be “broke"
himself, says Household Words. Last sea
son’s expenditures of the principality,
apart from maintenance of the Casino,
which was C 830.000, amounted to £130,000, of
which sum the Prince of Monaco had £50,-
000; the courts, police, etc., £20,000; clergy
and schools, £9,000; charities £6,-
000; prizes for sports, £11,000;
and the postoffiee and losses, £2,000. The
dividends on shares absorbed £578,000, mak
ing a total revenue of £1,540,000, which the
"fools of the world” left at the Monte
Carlo gambling tables.
Few persons are aware, the Northwest
ern Lumberman says, of the vast ami in
creasing amount of wood which is used
up in Industries that cannot properly be
classed as lumber business, but depend cn
tho latter for raw material. Inlaid work
Is among these—a small Item, compara
tively, unless one hecomes acquainted with
its extent by a study of its details, figures,
etc., win i its importance is made appar
ent. An Industry of this character is the
manufacture of parquet floors, or wood
carpet, and, though one of comparatively
recent date, now reaches, It is said, to the
sixth figures in the value of business trans
acted yearly; in fact, millions of feet of
lumber are used from all parts of the
world, and one Chicago firm that con
sumes more than 6,000,000 feet of strips
annually in the manufacturing of the
flooring ships its products to almost all
countries.
—lt is only a few years since the manu
facturers of cork stoppers and life pre
servers threw away their chips. Now
every particle of the refuse is carefully
saved and utilized, first having been pul
verized by special machinery, says the
New Y'ork Tribune, In fact, owing to the
constantly increasing number of uses to
which this stuff can be put the price of
which was once a waste product is stead
ily rising. One of the ingredients of lin
oleum is cork. The latter is also employ
ed extensively in filling the hollow walls
of refrigerators. The manufacture of a
light porous bicycle handle opens still an
other field of usefulness, and it is now
proposed to mix pulverized cork with
plaster of pans in moldings in order to
render the latter cheaper and lighter. The
article is placed on the market in about
half a dozen different degrees of fineness,
ranging from a flourlike powder up to
grains as large as split peas. The price
varies from 3 to 8 cents a pound, and
depends on the fineness of the product.
—An apparatus for purifying the air of
buildings by means of what is termed the
plenum system has been brought to pub
lic notice by the inventor, Charles J.
Woodbury, of Lynn, Mass., says the Nevt
York Sun. In such a system the external
air is drawn into a flue by means of a
blower to a box of heating coils, and
thence forced through a hot-air shaft,
whence it is conveyed to the various rooms
of the building. The arrangement for car
rying out this principle consists of an air
cleansing apparatus composed of one or
more vertical portable tubes or bags pav
ing walls of a porous fabric located at
the entrance of the air flue, the upper
end of each tube being open to the exterj
nal air and the lower end being closed, so
that the air will enter the tubes and pass
through their walls Into the flue. The up
per end of each tube is distended by means
of a frame and held to the under side of
a frame secured to the sides of the verti
cal of the flue. Each tube is dis
tended near the lower end by a hoop and
maintained taut and steady by cords,
which hold the lube to a cleat at the bot
tom of the flue. When the air enters and
passes down a tube it, with any foreign
substance, as dust, lint or carbon particles
from coal smoke, strikes against the in
ner wall of the tube diagonally; the air
passes through, while the foreign mqtter
drops, by its gravity, to the bottom of the
tube.
—Friday is, by a great many people in
America, regarded as an unlucky day.
The Spanish, however, look on it with
very different feelings; Columbus sailed
from Palos on Friday. Aug. 3, 1492; the dis
covery of the new world was made on
Friday, Oct. 12, 1492, and many of Spain's
noted victories in war have been achieved
on this day of ill-omen. Columbus start
ed on Friday, the fourth of January, 1493.
on his return to Spain, to announce to
Ferdinand and Isabella the glorious result
of the expedition, and on March 15, in the
same year, also a Friday, he disembarked
in Andulasia. He gained his first view of
the American continent on Friday, the
Ihiiteenth day of June, 1498. Americans
might with good cause regard the day as
one of good luck. Instead of bad, for many
stirring and- happy events in our history
occurred on that day. On Friday, Nov.
10, 1620, the Mayflower first disembarked
a few emigrants on American soil at
Provincetown, and on Friday, Dec. 22, 1620,
her passengers finally landed at. Plymouth
Rock. On Friday, March 5, 1497, Henry
VII of England gave to John Cabot his
dispatch for the voyage that resulted in
the discovery of the continent of North
America; George Washington was born on
Friday, Feb. 22, 1732; the union of the
colonies was made on Friday, May 20,
1775. The battle of Bunker Hill was fought
on Friday, June 37, 1775, and the surren
der at Saratoga took place on Friday, Oct.
17. 1777, which event resulted in France’s
acknowledging us as a nation, and offer
ing us material aid and encouragement.
On a Friday was discovered the treason of
Arnold. Another ever memorable Friday
is that of surrender of Y'orktown, and
on Friday, June 7, 1776, Richard Henry
I>>e read the Declaration of Independence
to the Continental Congress.
won
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Housedeaning Time,
when spring’s fresh verdure, and the
early primrose and violet on the lawn
shames your old carpet, and makes you
revolt at relaying it, is the time that the
soul of the housewife longs for something
new and fresh for her floor covering!
When we are soiling new and handsome
styles in rugs and matting at such low
prices is the best time to secure them.
J. W. TEEPLE.
SCOTT & DAVIS,
219 Henry, Bast.
If you get your Groceries,
Meats atul Vegetables here
you may know they are
good, for the best the mark
et affords is always in stock.
Orders filled and sent to any
part of the city.
siviiNNiH emus siiwa
Congress and Drayton Streets.
Brick, Lime, Cement, Wail Paper, Paints
Glas3, Mantels, Fireplace Fixtures.
BUILDING SUPPLIES GENERALLY.
Every stroke of the paint brush, every
broken glass replaced, every worn out grate
fixed means
Money Well Invested
You select the material, we furnish it and do
the work.
Happy ft£ew Year
will be all the happier if you don’t let
small things trouble you. Just telephone
or drop us a postal when you want oil or
gasoline and you will be surprised how
quick we will serve you.
91 1 ID GASOLINE DEM,
P. O. Box 19. Telephone 46L
Also OAK and PINE WOOD.
Pine 75c; three cut 80c.
Mixed 90c: three cut 90c.
Oak $1.00; three cut SI.OO.
J. P. CORDRAY,
Broughton and Price.
CITY AND SUBURBAN AND SA'
VANN All, THUNDEHUULT AND IsLL
OP HOPE RAILWAY.
Winter Scedule—Commencing Oct. 1, 3597.
Leave | ,j Leave |
| From |j Isle of j Into
_Clty_j || Hope. |
6uo am, Bolton tit. |, 000 am j Bolton St.
700 am|BoUon St. || 710 am Bolton St.
900 amjSecond Ave.|| 8 10 amjSecond Ave.
1037 amjßolton St. || 945 am|Bolton St.
230 pmiSecond Ave.;| 100 pm|Second Ave.
400 pmjßolton St. j| 400 pmßolton St.
530 pmiSecond Ave.|| 500 pm;3econd Ave.
630 pmißolton St. || G3O pnij Bolton St.
730 pm Bolton St. |] 730 pmjßolton St.
830 pm;Second Ave.|| 9 00 pmiSecond Ave.
“Saturday nights only 11 p. m. from Bol
ton street, cars leaving and arriving into
Bolton street. Passengers change at
Thunderbolt.
For Montgomery 9 and 10:37 a. m. and
2:29 and 5:30 p. m.
Leave Montgomery 7:30 a. m., 12:20 and
4:15 p. m.
For Thunderbolt cars leave Bolton street
depot on every hour and half hour during
the day and evening.
A CAR LOAD OF
GARDEN TILE
JUST RECEIVED,
COTTON AND RUBBER
GARDEN HOSE.
GARDEN TOOLS,
FOR SALE BY
ii mu sis
OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 for 25 CEDts, ||
Business office Monting News.
Ocean Steamship Col
FOR
New York, Boston
—and—
the east.
Unsurpaa-ed cabin accommodation*
All the comfort* of a modern hn.2
Electric lights. Unexcelled table Tlckeu
Include meals and berth aboard ship"
Passenger Fares From Savannali
TO NEW YORK—Cabin, S2O- Excuri „
2; Intermediate, sls; Excursion S
Steerage. $lO. ' *•'*'
TO BOSTON-Cabin. $22; Excursion *36-
Intermediate, sl7; Excursion. S2B
- $11.73. ’ 1
PHILADELPHIA (via New York,-
Cabin, $22; Excursion, $35; Intermedia:,,
sl7; Excursion, $27; Steerage sl2 *
The express steamships of this line ate
appointed to sail from Savannah, CeqtrJ
(30th) meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK
KANSAS CUPY. Capt. Fisher, TUESDAY
March 1, at 2:00 p. m. ’
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Cam Pta
FRIDAY, March 4, at 4:OoTm 6S t '’
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt R u „
MONDAY, March 7, at 7:00 a. in. g '
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, TUESDav
March 8, at 5.00 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. As kins, FRinty
March 11. 9 a. m. lUAI ,
K V>’ SAS CrTY - Ca P‘- Fisher, SVITi-
DAY, March 12, 7 p. m. U
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett
MONDAY, March 14, 12 noon. ‘
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Bm •
TUESDAY, March 15, 1 p. m. 31
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, FRimy
March 18, 2 p. m. 1
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, SATI P
DAY, March 19, 3 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY, March 3, at 4:00 p m ’
CITY OF MACON, Capt. SaLa-e
THURSDAY. Mareh 10. at 7:00 p m
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY, March 17, at 4:00 p m
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage
THURSDAY, March 24, at 7:00 p m ’
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewi,
THURSDAY, March 31, at 2:00 p. m . '
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
6 p. m. daily except Sundays, and Boston
for Savannah Wednesdays at 12 noon
W. G. Brewer. Ticket Agent, 39 Bull" si
Savannah, Ga. *
E. W. Smith. Con’t Frt, Agt., Sav Ga.
R. G. Trezevant, Agt.. Savannah. Ga
E. H. Hinton. Traffic Manager!
Jno. M. Egan, Vice President.
MERCHANTS AND MINED?
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
TO NEW YORK—Steamer and rail—
Cabin, limited 4 days, $18.30. Cabin un
limited, $20.30. Excursion, limited 4
“unths, $32. Second class, limited 4 days,
TO BOSTON—Steamer—Cabin, limited 1
days, $22. Excursion, limited 6 months. *36-
Second class, limited 8 days. sl7.
TO WASHINGTON—Steamer and rall-
Cabin, unlimited, $16.20. Second class,
limited 5 days. $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIA—Steamer and rail
—Cabin, unlimited, $17.80. Excursion, lim
ited 6 montne, $29.00. Second class, limi
ted 4 days, si?.’so.
TO PHILADELPHIA— Steamer— Cabin,
unlimited, sl7. Second class, limited 4
days, SIL6O.
TO BALTIMORE—Cabin, limit 3 days,
sls. Excursion, limited 6 months, $25. In
termedlate, limit 3 days. $12.50. Interme
diate, excursion, limited 6 months. $22.
Steerage, limit 3 days. $lO.
The steamships of this company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti
more as follows (Standard time):
ESSEX, Capt. Billups, WEDNESDAY,
March 2, at 2 p. m.
ALLEGHANY’, Capt. Nickerson, SATUR
DAY', March 5, at 4 p. m.
ITASCA, Capt. James, WEDNESDAY,
March 9, at 6:00 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAI
and FRIDAY.
J. J. CAROLAN, Agent,
Savannah, Ga
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBIN9, A. T. M.
J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORK—SOUTHAMPTON (Lon
don—Paris).
Sailing every Wednesday at 10 a. m.
PARIS Mar, 2INEW YORK.Mar. 23
ST. PAUL....Mar. 9 ST. PAUL....Mar. 31
ST. LOUIS...Mar. 16 ST. LOUIS....Apr. 8
RED STAR LINE.
NEW YORK-ANTWERP.
Sailing Every Wednesday at Noon.
Noordiand Mar. 2 Westornland..Mar. 23
Friesland Mar. 9|Southwark Mar. W
Kensington... Mar. 16;Noordland Apt. 8
International Navigation Company.
Piers 74 and 15 North River. Office 8
Bowling Green, New York. . Whitehead &
Cos., A. E. Horrocks, Savannah, Ga.
FRENCH LINE.
Campagnie Generale Transatlantique.
Direct Line to Havre—Paris (France).
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m.
From Pier No. 43, North River, foot Mor
ton street.
La Bretagne.Mar. t or 2 La Champagne. .Mar S
La Gascogne.. Mar. 127,a Hourgoyne. April)
La Normandie, Mar. Itt|La Bretagne.. ..Aprils
General Agency for U. S. and Canada,
3 Bowling Green. New York.
WILDER & CO.
For Blufffon and Beaufort, S, C,
Steamer Doretta will leave wharf foot
of Abereorn (Ethel’9 wharf) street at .? P.
m. for Bluffton dally except Sundays and
Thursdays. Wednesday’s trips extended
to Beaufort, leaving Bluffton Thursdays
at 8 a. m. Returning same day.
FOR BLUFFTON AND BEAUFORT
Steamer Clifton leaves from foot Burl
street Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at
10 a. m., city time.
U. S. WESTCOTT, Agent.
Hotel Majestic
NEW YORK.
Central Park West and 72d to 71st St.
The Elite Hotel of America.
One of the largest and
finest—best located, thor
oughly lighted antf ventilat
ed hotels, with a cuisine of
highest order.
American and European Plans.
ALNSLIE &■ WEBSTER