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The Weather.
The indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, with warmer in west
ern portion and winds shifting to brisk
northeasterly, and for Eastern Florida,
fair weather, with winds shifting to brisk
southerly.
Admiral Dewey will now need to get his
life insured and have his somewhat sus
ceptible feelings Harveyized.
Irish chivalry may lx? depended upon to
protect the aged Queen from any manner
of indignity" during her visit to Dublin.
“When you get a genuine orator,” said
Senator Pettus in his now celebrated
6peech the other day, “he is absolutely
absolved from all rules of logic or com
mon sense.” The Senator was shying peb
bles at Senator Beveridge of Indiana; but
the Chattanooga Times calls attention
to the fact that the same pebbles hit Mr.
Bryan, since Mr. Bryan is conceded to be
one of the orators of the day.
Gov. Gen. Davis of Porto Rico. ha3
lately been writing and cabling some
strong arguments from Ponce in favor of
the Republican bill to impose 15 per cent,
duty for that island. Gen. Davis, it trans
pires, is a Democrat, and was Secretary
of War Lamont's military secretary under
the Cleveland administration, and the Re
publicans are taking a great deal of com
fort out of that circumstance. But how
the Republican party is relieved In any
■way thereby of the onus of its burden
Js not readily apparent.
Mr. J. H. Hale of Connecticut, who
owns extensive peach orchards in this
state as well as In Connecticut, told a
newspaper man a day or two ago that he
looked forward to the biggest peach crop
this year that the country had ever seen,
He has inquired into the conditions in all
sections and found that the trees have
come through the winter better than ever
before in his recollection. There is no
considerable section in any state where
the growers are complaining. In so far
as his own orchards are concerned, Mr.
Hale says that botlf North and South
they are In the finest condition and prom
ise exceedingly well.
It Is difficult to believe the report from
South Africa, to the effect that Capt.
Carl Relchman of the United States
Army, who Is with the Boor army as a
representative of this government, led the
Eoers In their recent fight with the Brit
ish at the Bloemfontein water works.
Capt. Helchman lias the reputation of be
ing a level-headed and very well informed
young Officer. It may be true that, be
cause of his German birth, he is in sym
pathy with the Boers, Hut it Is highly
Improbable that he would so far forget
hi* duty as an American soldier as to take
part In a war against a Power with which
the United States are friendly and u t
peace. Should It prove tru that Capt.
Ileichman led the Boer* while In the ser
vice and uniform of the United Stuios.
It la likely that he would lie dismissed
from the service In disgrace ul'ler a
courUnartlal,
DEWEY A CANDIDATE.
What has occurred to clause Admiral
Dewey to change his mind about being a
candidate for the presidency? It has not
been so very long since he announced that
he did not think that he was qualified
to discharge the duties of that high office,
and that he would not under any circum
stances permit his name to go before a
nominating convention. Now it seems he
is anxious for a presidential nomination.
Was his mind changed by his visit to the
'South? Was he told while in this section
of the country that he could depend upon
the support of the Southern people if he
should become a candidate?
We ask these questions because this an
nouncement of his willingness to become
a Candidate was made isoon after his re
turn to Washington from his visit to the
South. It is doubtful if anything has oc
curred in that city to cause him to change
his mind about the presidency, because
he is not very popular there.
The Admiral does not say whether he
is a Republican or a Democrat. He is sin
gularly silent, on that point. Even when
asked he refused to give any definite an
swer. It can hardly be that he stands
ready to a vepi a nomination from any
party’ that will off*r it to him. He wants
not only to be nominated, but also to be
elected. But would he n ‘oept a nomina
tion from the Democrats as readily as from
the Republicans? Would he be willing to
stand on the platform the Democrats will
adopt? Would he accept free silver coin
age and independence for the Filipinos?
The understanding is that his sympathies
are with the Republicans. Some things
he said on his return from the Philippines
seem to justify the opinion that he is a
Republican. It may be thai he has heard
of the, dissatisfaction there is in the Re
publican party with Mr. McKinley. The
opinion is getting abroad that the Presi
dent has no policy in respect to any’ one
of the important questions before the coun
try. He announced a policy for Porto
Rico, but he failed to insist upon it. When
he found a considerable section of his
party against it he abandoned it. His
action in the matter injured him greatly*
in the estimation of some of the leaders
of his party. Still, he is strong with the
Republican masses and Admiral Dewey
would not find it an easy’ matter to get the
Republican nomination as long as the
President is a candidate for it.
There is something mysterious in this
sudden ambition of Admiral Dewey to
become President. If the ambition had
shown itself immediately on his return
from the Philippines it would not have
occasioned much comment. Some time ago
there were rumors that Mrs. Dewey was
ambitions to be the first lady of the land,
and it may be (hat she has persuaded him
to make the announcement which has tak
en the country by surprise. Or it may be
that he is acting under the advice of
shrewd and far seeing politicians, who
have plans which they are not yet ready
to make public. Doubtless it will be
known in a very few days what the true
inwardness of the announcement is.
If the people had been asked to name
a candidate for President on Admiral
Dewey’s return from Manila they would
have named him. His popularity has
waned considerably aincte then, and, al
though a great deal of enthusiasm could
be worked up for him, it is far from cer
tain that there is a strong desire through
out the country to see him in the White
House.
POLITICS l\ LOUISIANA.
At the last session of the Legislature,
when the bill to disfranchise ignorant ne
gro voters was being Considered, we took
occasion to say that Just as soon as the
negro voters were disfranchised the white
voters would divide, and that there would
be two strong parties in this state. What
we predicted would take place in this state
has practically taken place in Louisiana,
whose franchise law it was proposed to
copy in this state.
A New Orleans dlspatjh of April 1 says:
“The political situation here is one of ex
citement.” And it Is not to be wondered
nt that it is. The Republicans, Popu
lists and Independent Democrats have
combined against the regular Democratic
party. It is a little remarkable that in
Louisiana the Populists should have Join
ed hands with the Republicans, while fn
about every other state they are In alli
ance with the Democrats. But the most
astonishing thing is that there are so
many Democrats acting in opposition to
the regular Democrats. If we are not
mistaken the gubernatorial candidate of
the fusionists is a Democrat. He is a son
of United States Senator CafTery.
It is too soon of course to give anything
like a reliable estimate of the strength of
the opposing parties. It is probable, how
ever, that the fusionists are strong enough
to give the Democrats some uneasiness.
If the number of Democrats who have
Joined the fusion party is large, it means
that the Democratic party is going to
have a hard time in future to retain con
trol of the state, assuming that they will
win the approaching state election.
The black vote, being thrown al
most solidly for the Republican tick
et in all elections held before the
new franchise law was adopted,
served to keep the white vote solidly Dem
ocratic*. Now that there is no longer fear
of the black vote the white vote is divid
ing. To what extent white voters will
leave Ihe Democratic party cannot now
he stated, but It is probable that the ap
proaching state election will furnish data
on which an estimate can be based that
will be pretty nearly correct.
It is a good thing to get rid of Ignorant
negro voters, but in getting rid of them a
pressure is taken off the white voters and
the way opened for vigorous opposition to
Democratic supremacy.
There is said to be a well defined move
ment on the part of Boss Platt of New
York to drop Gov. Roosevelt, both as a
candidate to succeed himself In Ida pres
ent oflice und us a presidential candidate
four years hence. But, like the cockle
bur In the sheep's tail, “Teddy'' will prob
ably not be so easy to drop.
We have noticed wlih regret several
departures recently by the Charleston
Post from its former policy of dealing
honestly, fairly and candidly with matters
relating to Savannah. Let the p<wi re
am to Its lines of originality and It will
ho appreciated in Charleston,
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, APRIL 5. 1900.
OIK >H'NIf IP A L GOVERNMENTS.
We are undertaking to teach the Cu
bans, Porto Ricans and Fiiipinos how* to
govern their cities, and every day we
are having evidences that we do not know
how ro govern our own citigs honestly and
economically. In our dispatches yester
day there was an account of the manner
in which a number of business men, all
of them being taxpayers of South Town,
a section of Chicago, were treated by the
thugs and heelers of that borough.
It seems, from the story told In the
dispatches, that three officials of the town
being about to retire from office, voted
themselves $23,000. Tuesday there was a
meeting of the Town electors to ratify
their action. These officials hod taken
care to fill the hall with their supporters.
A number of business men and tax pay
ers were present <o protest against the
alleged steal. They were hissed, hustled
and robbed. They were not given a
chance to say anything. Not only were
they Utterly thrown out of the Town hall,
but the pocketbooks of some of them
were taken end the watches and scarf
pins of others were grabbed by the toughs
who packed the hall in the interest of ihs
salary grabbers.
What was done in South Town on a
small scale is being done on n large scale
in many of the large cities, only a little
more decently. But the time may nbt be
distant when, in the great majority of
the cities, then will be witnessed scents
similar to those which occurred in the
Chicago suburb. The taxpayers will be
robbed openly, and the money turned over
to the thugs and heelers of the political
bosses who run the municipal govern
ments.
It would he an easy matter to find in
most of the cities of the country evi
dences of the use of the public money for
the benefit of members of the faction in
power. Prices are paid for city supplies
much above those which prevail in the
markets, political heelers aro rnrried on
the pay rolls, though rendering no ser
vice to the public, purchases are made
of various things in order to fill the pock
ets of an influential official or one or
more of his friends, and in a hundred
other ways the city’s money Is stolen
under thr forms of law. It is not to be
wondered a< that there are so mar.v
schemes for the better government of
cities. It is certain that the problem of
municipal government has not been
solved in this country, and yet we are
trying to show* the Cubans and the Fili
pinos how solve It. It would not bent
all remarkable if our efforts should fail.
How can we teach others to do what we
cannot do successfully ourselves?
IILI NDEHING INTO DEATH TRAPS.
The war in South Africa is being pro
longed by the blundering of the British.
The cutting to pieces of the column of
Col. Broadwood has revived the hopes of
the Boers. After the surrender of Gen.
Cronje, President Kruger asked the Brit
ish on what terms peace would be grant
ed, and the Boers were returning to their
homes by the hundreds. They were dis
heartened. Many of them regarded the
war as practically decided against them.
Now they are again hopeful. They are
again beginning to believe that, although
greatly outnumbered, they can hold oil*
against their enemy, owing to the defen
sive advantages their country possesses,
until outside help is offered them, and
they are convinced that such help will b*
offered.
The disaster which overtook Col. Broad
wood was due to the failure of his scouts
to do their duty fully. Owing to their
lack of vigilance the column walked into
a death 'trap. It was similar to half a
dozen other death traps into which the
British have walked since the South Afri
can campaign began. The British do not
seem to be able to learn by experience.
They are as careless as they are brave.
Had Col. Broadwood’s scouts done their
duty the disaster would not have occurr
ed. They thought, however, that there
was no possibility of the enemy being so
near the headquarters of Gen. Roberts.
And so the scouts permitted the column
to walk into tnc trap which the Boers
had set for them. The blame, of course,
rests on Col. Broadwood, because he did
not see to it that the scouts were on the
alert. Doubtless he shared with
them the belief that there was no danger
to be apprehended in the position in
which his column was at the time it was
attacked.
If the British had not been surprised a
number of times by the Boers since the
beginning of the campaign there would be
some excuse for Col. Broadwood, but
knowing how wily the Boers are, and
knowing that there was probability of a
Boer force being hidden wherever tllere
was a stretch of country offering an op
portunity for hiding, there is no excuse
whatever for the disaster which the col
umn under his command suffered.
it is*not to be wondered at that the
British people feel that they have cause
to complain of the officers of their South
African armies. The successes their
armies achieve are clouded by reverses
which could easily be avoided. If ordin
ary precaution had been observed the
disaster to Col. Broadwood'a column would
not have occurred. If Gen. Roberts’
subordinate officers continue to blunder—
to refuse lo obey orders in the matter of
taking precautions—it will be a long time
before he will march into Pretoria.
Senator Mason's suggestion that with
the possession of our newly acquired
Insular territory we are in position to cre
ate and grant titles of nobt'.lty without
violation of the constitution, ought to be
a matter of very great interest to our
moneyed families who have heretofore
been forced to go to Europe to secure
their titles. Indeed, the administration
might arrange a nice little list of nobil
ity. the titles to he disposed of for the
benefit of the campaign fund, or same
other charity.
The city of Aurora, Ind., receives an
nually about $36,000 from liquor licenses.
The fact of deriving this amount of rev
enue from licenses has heretofore bten
one of the strong arguments employed
in favor of the license system. The tem
perance neople of the city are now try
ing to rnlst this sum to be paid Into the
city treasury, on the condition tliat no
licenses for the sale of liquor lx- issued.
This is one of the most novel b mp* ranee
sifhemvs that has vet been tried.
Gen. Miles is an enthusiastic good roads
advocate. He looks at them chiefly from
the point of view of a military expert, of
course, but at the Fame time he recog
nizes the immense value they would be to
commerce. He iat the head of a commis
sion to . report on the feasibility
of a national highway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and! he
l>elieves that such a road will be built
before a great many years. At a meet
ing of the Automobile Club of America in
New York the other night Gen. Miles
said that there was the present and great
nee<l of a broad, well built highway, to
connect the cities on the Atlanric coast
from Boston as far South as Savannah.
Such a road, as a matter of fact, ought to
continue South to Jacksonville. With
suoh a highway, automobile and bicycle
touring between the North and the South
would become popular, the farmers along
the line would be immensely benefited by
reason of the cheapening of transporta
tion, and in the event of war the move
ment of the military would be greatly
facilitated.
In his speech on the Porto Rico bill
the other day Senator Depew dwelt par
ticularly upon the point that the taxes
under consideration had been collected
from the Tobacco Trust and the Sugar
Trust, whereas they were o be given
back to the Porto Ricans,,who had not
paid the taxes. Is not this in direct op
position to the old Republican claim that
the foreigner pays the tax? The Porto
Ricans he foreigners) raised the sugar
and the tobacco upon which these cus
toms taxes were levied and collected, and
the products were shipped to this coun
try; and w*e have the word of the senator
from New York for it that it was not
these foreigners who paid the tax. The
old-line Republicans in the Senate must
have winced w’hen the New York man
rubbed that sore spot.
The bureau of construction of the navy
department is giving its attention to a
proposition to’ construct a ship to be pro
pelled by electricity. The vessel in con
templation will be a small one, of only
about 300 tons displacement. But it is
claimed that the system of electrical pro
pulsion which is proposed for this craft
can be applied to even the largest cruis
ers and battleships. It is probable that
Congress will be asked for an appropria
tion for experimenting with an electrical
war vessel.
President Stevn of the Orange Free
State is a barrister of the London bur, be
ing registered at the Inner Temple. He is
also said to have his private fortune on
deposit in a London bank. Whether the
fact that he has made war against the
government and people of Great Britain
will change h-i etatu;s as a barrister in
the English courts and give the govern
ment the right to confiscate his fortune
seems to be a mooted question.
PERSONAL.
—ln his proclamation appointing Fri
day, April 13 (Good Friday), os a day of
fasting and prayer Gov. Lounsbury of
Connecticut, says he does so “in accord
ance with a custom instituted by a gen
eration which feared God and kept his
commandments.''
—Dr. Charles F. Mason, a volunteer
army surgeon, writes from the Philip
pines to the Medical Record that there is
danger of the communication of variola
and smell-pox to friends of soldiers in
this country through souvenirs sent to
them. He says that these diseases are
almost universal there among all classes,
and that tile people have their own looms
in their hemes, and manufacture many
varieties of fine "Josi” und "pine" cloth,
which are much sought after by American
soldiers and by them sent through the
mails to their friends.
—Charles T. Caldwell, one of the best
known and most distinguished members
cf the West Virginia bar, created a sen
sat on in the Circuit Court at Parkersburg
a few weeks ago by appearing in skirts.
1 His reason for assuming feminine attire
| was that he desired to impress upon a
jury tr> ing the damage suit of a woman
against t e Elec to Railway- Company hjw
easy it was for a woman's skirt to catch
upon the car brake, and how ihe brake
dog would twist the skirt in such a man
ner as to pull her violently- forward in
stead of tripping her fe 't from under her.
Mr. Caldwell, who is a large man and
| weighs in the neighborhood of 3'o pounds,
wore a dress much too small for him. and
I bis appearance totally disrupted the dig
nity of the court. The trick won. however,
} and his client was awarded substantia!
i damages.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says: *‘The
war revenue act was not passed for the
pujyeee of accumulating immense sums
to be paid out in subsidies. It was prom
ised when these taxes were imposed, as
the Tribune explains, that all of them
should be temporary. The most onerous
and vexatious should be repealed now, as
to keep them in force is no longer neces
sary, and it is in violation of all the recog
nized principles of political economy and
business common sense for a government
to impose taxes in excess of its needs
and create a demoralizing surplus. As
the Tribune says: ‘An army of lobbyists
is devising ways and means to eat up the
surplus. The administration, instead of
giving aid and comfort to that army,
should do what It can to keep down the
surplus by urging Ihe repeal of unneces
sary taxes. A needless tax Is an enemy
of the public welfare.’ ”
v
The New Orleans Picayune (Dem.) says:
"The main trouble with the national
guard heretofore has been that it was
organized for state purposes only, and
not with a view to employment for na
tional purposes in the event of war. The
national government did little for the
militia, and, as a consequence, had no
moral or legal claim on its services. It
is the purpose of Mr. Hay's bill to
change all that, and provide for a more
liberal contribution by the general gov
ernment to the maintenance of the na
tional guard, without taking its actual
control from the states.”
Trfe Memphis Commercial-Appeal (Dem.)
sayS: “it Is bad enough to have a lobby
In Washington working for the ship sub
sidy steal, but it is Intolerable that this
lobby should capture the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries. The
raids on the public treasury ure Increas
ing in number, and this one can be check
ed if taken in time."
Thd Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.)
says: “Presidential candidate Debs is en
gaged In making speeches on Sunday. He
will go a long way toward securing for
giveness if he will rest the other six duys
of tjtc week.’’
Mr. Hcttey's “April Fool.**
Mr. Betty did not arrive at the office on
April 1, until nearly noon, says Harper's
Bazar. Then he appeared in an extremely
ruffled state of mind and threw himself
into his chair, violently compressing, as
he did so, the wet sponge which his fel
low clerks had placed on the cushion
thereof in honor of the day.
“Who was the intellectual individual
that put that th ng on my chair?” he de
manded, throwing the offending article
across the office. Receiving no answer, he
continued: “I give all you would-be come
dians fair warning that the person who
plays any ’April fcol’ games on me does
it at his peril. I’ve had enough April fool’
to last me for forty years.”
“Who’s been abusing you, Bet?” inquir
ed the head bookkeeper.
"That idiot of a servant girl we’ve got.
She is so green that the stove smokes
every time she goes near it. You know
that we’re li\ing on the old p’.ace in Jer
sey that belonged to my wife’s grand!a
tlier. There is an old-fashioned well cn
the premises that contains the finest wa
ter in the stab. Clear and cold. Whew! I
tell you it is cold!
“I rose early this morning and went out
there to get a pitcherful for breakfast.
The wind.ass was broken, so I tried to
reach down and dip up some water with
the pitcher, and I'm blessed if the old
boards at the edge of the well didn’t give
way, and in I went.
“Lucky for me the well was full, and
when 1 came up I could just catch hold of
the beams at the top with one hand. I
yelled for help 1 ke an Indian, and 1 g.ve
you my word that my teeth chattered so
with the cold that my chin churned the
water into ape feet froth.
“After I had howled fer about a cen
tury Bridget came out of the house and
locked down at me.
“ ‘Phwat d’ yez want?’ she asked.
“ ‘Help me out quick! I'm drowning!’ I
gasped.
“Would you believe it, that incredible
imbecile grinned and said, ‘Ah. no! yez
on n’t Apiil fool me!’ and went off and
left me!
“If my wife hadn't appeared in a mo
ment or two I should have been a ‘goner.’
‘April fool!' Pont ever say April fool’
to me again."
And Mr. Betty savagely dipped bis p n
imo the mucilage bottle and settled him
self for work.
Tested by Trifle*.
Flies are great tests of character, son.
writes Robert J. Burdette in the L*os An
geles Times. A man may be cool as an
iceberg under extraordinary circumstances
of danger or times of intense excitement;
he may be calm when, at another man’s
order, he is facing a six-gun battery and
getting ready to try if he can push a bay
onet through a cannoneer before the gun
ner shoves eight pounds of assorted iron
mongery through him; he may assume
command and act nobly and quietly when
the ship is sinking; he may preserve an
even mind when the hotel is on fire; he
may even speak gramaticallv when the
ghost enters his room at midnight. But
let that man upset a very small inkstand,
with only a very little ink in it. on his
desk. He upsets his chair on the office
cat ns he leaps to his feet with a howl like
a wild Indian or a baseball coach; he
makes a desperate grab at the inkstand
and swoops it half way across his desk be
fore he sweeps it off into an open drawer
full of unanswered letters; then he claws
after his papers and drags them through
a little puddle of ink that wasn’t doing n
bit of harm before he mopped it zigzag
and erooktd all over everything with his
white handkerchief; and finally, after he
has smeared the top of his desk, his
hands and his gray pontaloons with ink,
he discovers that at the first dash he has
knocked a much larger bottle of red ink
clear off the desk onto the floor, where it
has lain draining its crimson life away in
the very heart of the lightest figure on
n blue and white carpet. Then he says
things at the flies of life, and wonders
why a man always makes an idiot of him
self when he upsets a little bottle of ink.
And he may keep on wondering. Because
he will never know' why. Nobody knows.
He just does it; that’s all.
The Bullfrog's Tale.
From the Chicago News.
Dis is de tale <Jat de bullfrog told;
Told to de lizard so lean;
Told ns he blinked on de grass heap mold—
De tale ob how he got green.
“Once on a time”—en de frog look sad,
En de teah drops staht to flow—
“De only two frogs in de wide worl’ had
Suits Jos' as white as snow.
“King en Queen wuz de lone two frogs.
King en Queen ob de place;
En dey built dah throne on de cypress
logs
En ruled de reptile race.
“Ruled dem all, en ruled dem gran’,
Ruled by dah suits ob white;
De only two t'ings in de great swamp lan’
Dat could be seen at night.
“But one fine day, Ah b'lieve 'twas spring,
De frogs wuz sittin' on de throne;
When dah crawled along de strangest
thing.
Dressed up in rainbow tone.
“Hit had sky blue on de top ob hit's haid,
En a palh ob glint pink eyes;
En it had big spots ob de brightest red,
En a yallah streak crosswise.
"De frogs look hahd en try to see,
En dey hahdly b’lieve dah eyes;
Dey say to dah self de t'ing mus' be
A rainbow dropped fum de skies.
“But when de snake gib his haid a reab,
'Twas mo'en enuf to convince;
En tie frogs tuhn green wid envy right
dah
En dey bin dat way ebah since.”
All Slic Asked.
“And you say you would die for me,
George,” said the maidep, according to the
Buffalo News.
“Die for you? Yes, a thousand deaths.”
“You are a noble man, George."
“My darling, you do not know me yet."
“Well, dear, I do not with you to die
for me, but I will tell you what you can
do for me to show your affection.”
“What is It? Shall I pluck the stars
from the cerulean dome? Shall I say to
the sea, 'Ha! ha! cease to flow, for my love
wills It?' Shall I tell yon bright and in
constant moon that is glinting the hill
tops with her light that she must not
shine on thy face too roughly?—ha!"
"No, George, no!" she smilingly said, “I
do not wish you to attempt such Impossi
bilities. All I ask of you is this ’’
“Yes?"
“All I ask of you is this—don't call
again.”
Kitchener Devoted to "Bobs."
Here Is a little story, said to he true,
says the London News. On the steamer
whih conveyed him to Gibraltar, where he
was to meet Lord Roberts. Lord 'Kitchen
er was accosted by an officer who intro
duced himself with the reminder that he
had once been intrusted by Col. Kitchen
er with a message to the then command
cr-ln-chief in India.
"It was fifteen years ago or more," said
his friend, "but I remember It. You ask
ed me, if I, had the chance, to speak to
Lord Roberts on your behalf and beg him
to find you a 'job in the East, near him
if possible. You told me to gay you would
black his boots or do any earthly thing
for him then."
"I've no doubt I said that," replied Lord
Kitchener, “for I would black his (toots
or do any moral thing for him now."
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Venice’s famous doge’s palace is be
ing endangered by the weight of 200,000
volumes which have been in it since 1812.
The Italian government has appropriated
funds for their removal.
—•New periodicals to the number of 276
were started in the United Kingdom last
year, and 132 publications were discon
tinued. London’s newspapers, magazines
and miscellaneous periodicals at present
number 2,240.
—One of the boxes of chocolate which
Queen Victoria sent to the soldiers in
South Africa has already been the means
of saving a life. At Kstcourt a Mauser
bullet struck the box which a private n
the Second Lancashire carried in his
haversack, and remained imbedded in the
chocolate.
—After South Africa is conquered Great
Pritain is going to offer to each of her
soldiers whose time has expired 240 acres
of land there, provided they will occupy
it for ten years, as an inducement to set
tle in the country. All the* officials and
all the mining and other companies con
cerned are favorable to the plan.
—lt is curious to note that the last
three theaters burned in Paris hove all
been state or, as they are called irt
France, “subsidized” houses—the opera
(1873), the Opera Comiquc (1887) and now
the Francais. But whereas twelve years
elapsed between the burning of the Opera
Comiquc and the rebuilding, the Francais
will. It is said, be reopened by the middle
of July.
—lt is stated that under the American
plan the school attendance in Cuba has
been raised from 4,0)0 to 80X00 pupils, with
2,000 teachers. Although English is taught,
the teachers employed are Cubans. No
local school taxes are raised. The school
expenses, which it is expected will this
year reach four million dollars, are paid
from the island treasury. The teachers’
salaries are higher than those paid in tha
United States.
—Congress is to be asked to appropriate
a considerable sum for he Philadelphia
mint, including boilers, engines, dynamos,
pneumatic tools, lifts, telephones and ma
chine tools, coal handling machinery, mo
tors. etc., as well as a fine equipment of
machinery connected directly with the
coinage of money. It is thought that
in a few years the mint may be relied
upon to produce most of the machinery
and appliances for all the United States
mints.
—Population of the four greatest cities
of the Russian Empire is given as follows
in the figures cf the recent census: St.
Petersburg, 1.132.677; Moscow, with its two
suburbs, 988.614; Odessa, 40", Oil (a great in
crease since 1892), and Warsaw, 626,072.
Contrary to what is observed almost uni
versally throughout Europe, the men out
number the women in the three first-nam
ed communities; while in the last, War
saw. the proportion of women is but
slightly superior to that of men.
—Says Ainslee’s Magazine: “The cost
of constructing a cable system is about
$2,000 per mile and the total amount in
vested in sub-marine lines at present is
upward of $200,000,030. The. value of the
land lines is of course, much greater in
the aggregate. The largest company in
America has done a capital of $126,000,000,
pays out yearly between $8,000,000, and
$10,000,00') salaries, and last year carried
over 60,0.0,000 me-sages. These figures are
inadequate, but they serve to show that
telegraphs form cne cf the world's great
business interests.”
—A Bridgeport (Conn.) gun club has
ordered sixty dozen live quail from Kan
sas, and proposes to liberate the birds
at various points in the surrounding coun
try. They cost $4 a dozen. It is expected
that w’hen liberated they will be easily
able to maintain themselves, and will
mate during April and May. Each pair
will produce two broods of ten or twelve
birds each during the summer and early
fall, and it is expected that about 60
per cent, of the young will survive. When
the “open” season shall arrive, in the
fall, there will probably* be at?out 5,000
quail for the sportsmen.
—We are apt to consider that stage ef
fects are an invention of the present cen
tury, says an exchange. This may be so
in seme eases, but many of them are ex
tremely old. The limelight is probably
the most valuable accessory for modern
stage effects. It was introduced some time
around 1837 or 1838 and was regarded as a
great curiosity. Its expense, how’ever,pre
vented its being used to any extent for
a long period. In 1810 intricate machinery
was regularly used in religious plays for
the simulation of various natural phe
nomena. Earthquakes always seem to
have b en the most pleasing and taking
of effects, and we hear of them as far
l ack as 4692. when Evelyn refers to a pup
pet show in which an earthquake effect
was used. The old paper snow for winter
effects is largely abandoned and in Fr nc*
waste clippings of glove manufacturers
are used instead. The white-glove clip
pings fall better In the. air than small
pieces of paper, and they cling better to
the scenery and to the actor’s garments
as they descend. The ordinary nautical
effects are of considerable antiquity. Full
rigged ships were in use in Paris as far
back as 1713.
—Ancient tradition—which, unfortun
ately, we have no means of verifying
ranks woman pre-eminently as an inven
tor, and the Chinese continue to worship
Siling-chi, the goddess of silk worms, In
commemoration of the discovery of silk
by one of their empresses 4.000 years be
fore the Christian era. In India there is
a temple, known as the Light of the
World, dedicated to Nourmahal, the gift
ed Princess who first gave to the world
cashmere shawls and the perfume attar
of roses, says Frank Leslie's Monthly. It
is also alleged that*gauze was first invent
ed By Pamphile, a woman of Cos, in the
time of the Roman empire, and that (of
more recent date) Mme. Bessani, a work
ing woman of Italy, received a patent for
the first Venetian point lace. Peruvians
maintain that the mother of'lncas discov
ered cotton and taught them how to
manufacture it. The first Englishwo
man's invention on record is patent No.
87, granted to Sarah Jerom in 1635, for
"an engine to cut timber into thin pieces
for making band boxes,” and many years
elapsed before an other patent was grant
ed to a woman applicant, viz, No. 182,
issude to Rebecca Croxton, in 1675, for
weaving point lace. In the United States
the first invention ever made by a wo
man was a method of weaving silk with
straw, devised by Mary Kies In 1809. and
six years passed before a second Mary
((bearing the surname of Brush) produced
a corset in 1815. Pour years later So
phia Usher claimed the honor of making
anew carbonated liquid cream of tartar,
and, after another quaternion Interval,
Julia Planton broke the silence by assert
ing her invention of a foot for a stove.
These were the pioneers among feminine
claimants in the realm of Invention. Fol
lowing them through the first three de
cades which exhibit their new talent wo
men produced twelve other more or less
useful novelties, viz: A method of weav
ing grass for hats, a method of accelerat
ing spinning-wheel heads, a mode of
manufacturing moccasins, a sheet-iron
shovel, a method of whitening leghorn
straw, a g.ohe for teaching geography,
a cook stove, a bellows, a balsam lav
ender, a calash balloon for ladles, a meth
od of cutting straw and fodder and n
mode of manufacturing external libers of
asclepius syrluccit
: Infrequent aM
\ Improper
j Shampooing
i are responsible for dry, scrawny and
I variable colored hair. Many people
! have a goodly supply of hair, and it
would be beautiful were it not that
i dandruff had destroyed its life and made
i it lustreless. Everyone's head should
i be shampooed once a week with some
| non-injurious and health-giving wash
ggy Sutherland Sistnr*
M Scalp Cleaner
does not rot and bleach the hair, like
soda, ammonia, etc. Aid the scalp
cleaner with the •• Hair Grower. ’
They contain nothing but what is good
for the hair and scalp.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS.
Ocean SteainsliiD 6a.
—FOR
ftlew York, Boston
-AND
THE EAST.
Unsurpassed cabin accommodations All
the comforts of a modern hotel. E ectrie
lights. Unexcelled table. Tickets includa
meals and berths aboard 6hlp.
Passenger Fares irom Savanna!
TO NEW YORK—FIRST CABIN S2O
- CABIN ROUND TRIP $32 IN I
TERMEDIATE CABIN, sls; INTERME
DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP a*.
STEERAGE, S3O.
TO BOSTON-FIRST CABIN, $22;
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP $39 IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, sl7; INTERME
DIATE CABIN HOUND TRIP, S2S
STEERAGE. $11.75.
The express steamships of this line ar
appointed to sail from Savannah. Central
(90th) meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
KANSAS CITY, Cap*. Fisher, FRIDAY,
April 6, 10 a. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett.
SATURDAY, April 7, 11 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, MONDAY.
April 9. 1:30 p. m.
DA GRANDE DUCHESSE, Capt. Han
ion, TUESDAY, April 10, 2 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Berg,
FRIDAY”, April 13, 4 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, SATUR
DAY, April 14, 4:30 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
MONDAY April 16, 5:30 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY,
April 17, 6:30 p. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE, Capt. Han
lon, FRIDAY, April 20, 8 a. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Berg,
SATURDAY, April 21, 9:30 a. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY,
April 23, 11:30 a. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
TUESDAY. April 24, 12:30 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, FRIDAY,
April 27, 3:30 p. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE, Capt. Han
lon. SATURDAY. April 28, 4 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Berg
MONDAY, April 30. 6 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO HOSTON—DIRECT.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage.THURS
DAY, April 5, 9:00 a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis,
THURSDAY. April 12, 3:30 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage,THURS
DAY, April 19, 7:30 a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis,
THURSDAY, April 26, 2:30 p. m.
This company reserves the right to
change its sailings without notice and
without liability or accountability there
for.
Sailings New York for Savannah dally
except Sundays and Mondays 5:00 p. m.
April sailings Boston for Savannah Wed
nesdays from Lewis' wharf. 12:00 noon.
W. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent, 107 Bull street, Savannah,
Ga.
E. W. SMITH. Contracting Frelgm
Agent, Savannah, Ga.
R. G. TREZEVANT, Agent. Savannah,
Ga
E. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager.
JOHN M. EGAN, Vice President.
MERCHANTS AND MINERS'
TRANSPORTATION CO.
STEAMSHIP LINES
SAVANNAH TO BALTIMORE.
Tickets on sale at company's offices ta
the following points at very low rates:
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
BALTIMORE, MD. BUFFALO, N. Y.
BOSTON, MASS.
CHICAGO, ILL CLEVELAND, O.
ERIE, PA.
HAGERSTOWN. HARRISBURG, FA.
HALIFAX, N. S.
NIAGARA FALLS. NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA.
PITTSBURG. PROVIDENCE
ROCHESTER.
TRENTON. WILMINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
First-class tickets include meals and
•tale room berth. Savannah to Baltimore.
Accommodations and cuisine unequaled.
Freight capacity unlimited; careful han
dling and quick dispatch.
The steamships of this company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti
more as follows (standard time):
ALLEGHANY, Capt. Billups, THURS
DAY, April 5, at 10:00 a. tn.
BERKSHIRE, Capt. Ryan, SATURDAY,
April 7, at 12,00, noon.
MILLER, Capt. Peters, TUESDAY, April
10, at 2:00 p. m.
ITASCA, Capt. Diggs, THURSDAY, April
32, 3:00 p. m.
ALLEGHANY, Capt. Billups, SATUR
DAY, April 14, 4:00 p. in.
BERKSHIRE, Capt. Ryan, TUESD-f,
April 17, 6:00 p. m.
MILLER, Capt. Peters, THURSDAY,
April 19, 7:00 p. m.
And from Baltimore Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, at 4:00 p. m.
Ticket Office 39 Bull street.
NEWCOMB COHEN, Trav. Agent.
J. J. CAROLAN. Agent,
Savannah, Ga.
W. P. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINP. A. T M.
J. C. WHlTNEY.'Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
FRENCH LINE
COIPAGNIE GENERALE IMNMTLMTI9II
DIRKCT LINE TO HAVRE—PARIS (France)
Sailing every Thursday at JO a m.
From Pier No. 42. North River, foot Morton st-
Aquitaine ...April 12 I.ti Bretugne May l
La Gascogne. ..April 18 La Champagne, May 10
l.a Tom ame ... April 20 La Gascogne . May If
Accommodations reserved in the Grands Ho
ti'lsdj Trocndero during the Paris Exposition.
General Agency for United States and Canada
82 Broadway New York. Messrs. Wilder ACo
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