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Tlie Weather.
The indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair and continued warm w.-ather, with
■winds mostly fresh southerly; and for
Eastern Florida rain, except fair in ex
treme northern portion, easterly winds,
Idgh in southern portion.
Richard Yates, who was last week nom
inated to be Governor of Illinois by the
Republican party, is not forty years old.
The supreme ecstacy of the Pat is Exp>-
cition will come during the month of Sep.
♦ember. The Czar is to visit the Exposi
tion at that time, and France will, of
course, exert herself to give her al y an
exceptionally brilliant reception.
The people of Georgia are to be congrat
ulated that the primaries of to-day will
settle all local political differences, nrd
that they will not, therefore, be distracted
from business by a campaign lasting all
summer. Registrations have been grati
fy lngly large In about all sections, and the
probabilities are that a very full vote will
be polled.
A professional fighter who attended the
fight between Jeffries and Corbett the oth
er night kept a careful record of every
blow struck. Corbett, he says, reache 1
his man 404 times, w'hile Jeffries succeeded
in landing only 140 times. The receipts of
♦he fight were *32.000. Of this sum the
fighters received *19,0C0. The share of
Jeffries was *14,250 and of Corbett *4,750.
Corbett expresses a desiie for a conecs'
with “Kid" McCoy. Experts believe that
they would make one of the cleverest ond
cleanest fights ever brought off.
Two London physicians are to test the
mosquito theory of malaria on the Roman
Campagtm this summer. * They will occu
py a small wooden building bo protected by
wire screens that no mosquito can enter
They will protect themselves against ioth
lng else. It is their theory that the ma
laria mosquito does not bite in the day
♦lme, therefore they will go abroad a<
pleasure from sunrise until sunset, but
during the hours of darkness they will be
safely housed behind the wlte s rsens
Food, water and all other necessities will
be obtained from the usual sourc s
Controller Color of New York Is so sure
that he has discovered the proper methoi
for controlling trusts that he is in com
munication with leading Penroua s with
u view to having his pan written I ta
the Kansas City platform. Mr. Coer's
Idea Is to place trusts and other ccr o a
tions under the supervision of official . x
amlncrs, after the manner of the supe*-
vision of the national banks by the . n
trollcr of the currency. Should It trove
that Mr. Coler has offered a rorrect s lu
tlun of the trust problem, or even that h
has opened the way for a correct so
lution, it would give him a strong hold up
on the affections of the Democratic party.
LORD HOHEHTS* ADVANCE.
In the opinion of most of the English
correspondents In South Africa, the war
there is rapidly approaching an end. It
may turn out that tht# opinion is correct,
but. as the Times of London says, 1<
would be advisable not to place too
reliance upon It. It is a fact probably
that the rap'd advance towards Pretoria,
which Ix>rd Roberts hod made within the
last few day's, has had the effect of de
moralizing the Boer army. But even in
that case something may occur at nv
time to inspire the Boers with ne*w cour
age. Lord Roberts’ army, which now
numbers 190,000 men, is sufficiently for
mula ble to make the Boers doubtful of
their ability to resist its onward march.
And there are other things which are cal-
culated to dishearten them. One Is the
quarrel between the Boers of the Trans
vaal, and those of the Free State. If the
dispatches state the situation correctly
the Free State burghers have had enough
of war, and are returning to their homes.
The Tranevnal burghers, it is said, be
lieving they have lost their liberty, are
beginning to talk as if they regarded U
as foily to uselessly sacrifice their lives.
If this is the real feeling of the Boers,
or even a majority of them, It will be
only a question of a short time before
Lord Roberts will reach Pretoria, the cap
ital of the Transvaal. As soon as the
Boer lose their energy and determination
•the war will come to a close. The nature
of the country' has aided them wonder
fully thus far in the war, and will con
tinue to assist them, but the chief reason
for the many successes they have won is
their patriotic determination to preserve
their independence, however great the cost
might be. But if they have begun to
regard their cause as hopeless the end
of the war, as stated by the correspond
ents, is not far off.
The question as to the terms Greet Brit
ain will grant to the Boers in the event
she conquers them is already be
ing discussed. There is a strong
sentiment in England favorable to
very liberal treatment of them.
It is entertained by those who
have been known to favor peace over
since the outbreak of hostilities. There
is in fact a peace prty in England, but
it is not strong enough to influence Par
liament. The war party will have the
making of the terms with the Boers, and
it is pretty certain that it will do what
it can to make it impossible for them
to ever again carry on a war against
Great Britain. But it may' be hindered
from going to extremes by the certainty
that if the terms were such as a brave
people could) not accept with hon
or, guerilla warfare might be
carried on for years and Great
‘Britain would have to maintain a large
army in the Transvaal at an enornfous
expense. That would not be agreeable to
British tax payers. While, therefore,
there are no satisfactory reasons for sav
ing that the Transvaal republic is near
its end, it is probable that If the British
are victorious the Boers will be given
better terms than most of them anticipate
getting.
THE AUGUSTA TRAGEDY.
The terrible tragedy at Augusta on Sun
day night emphasizes the Importance of
such conferences as that at Montgomery,
Ala., last week, where an earnest effort
was made to find a solution for the race
problem.
It would be a source of satisfaction to
believe that race prejudice had nothing
to do with the tragedy. The facts, how
ever, as set forth In the dispatches, seem
to justify the conclusion that it had a
great deal to do with it. It is true, of
course, that the immediate cause of the
murder was the objection which the young
white man, Whitney, made to being un
comfortably crowded by the negro, Willis.
But It is evident that the negro was sul
len and ugly, and puipoely made himself
offensive because the white man had re
fused to give up his seat In the street par
to a negro woman who accompanied the
negro man.
The 'Montgomery conference was called
by men who saw that if there was to be
peace between the races something would
have.to be done to check race antagonism.
Although little of practical Importance
was accomplished! at that conference a
beginning was made. The race problem
will occupy the attention of thinkers more
than ever before, and it may be that even
tually a solution of It will be found. There
are of course doubters, who Insist that the
problem will have to work Itself out. As
suming that such Is the case, it |3 evi
dent that there is likely to be some fear
ful tragedies before it does work Itself out.
The Augusta tragedy reveals the feeling
entertained by a very considerable per
centage of the negroes for the whites. It
Is gratifying, of course, to know that ths
great majority of tho negroes are peace
ably disposed and Inclined to be respect
ful, but the number that delight in being
offensive to white people, and who are
worthless citizens, seem to be on the In
crease. And a little education appears to
bring out all of tho bad qualities of the
race. It looks as If there would he a big
crop of race troubles before the race prob
lem was solved.
The suspension of E. G. Rathbone, direc
tor of posts of Cuba, has been lookel for
ward to for some days. There Is ro suggs?-
tlon that he was connected with the N'e -
ley frauds, but his Inefficiency and self.
Importnnce, and the swell stylo in which
he has lived in Havana at the expense of
Cuba, have been the subject of newspper
articles for more than a week. The Jour
nal says that he has cost the Cubans over
S2OtKO a year for his own personal e-ta-
IlFhment and salary. One item In a rece t
bill of personal expenses was S;O9 for Jap
anese lanterns for decorative pu-prs s at
un entertainment given last Fcbr ary.
Mr. Rathbone’s estimation of his own Im
portance and his love of noto-leiy have
amused the American correspondents In
Havana. On a recent oocrsion a st.olllrg
newspaper woman dropped In ip n Mm to
get material for a little article she wl hel
to write. The director of posts shoved her
all over his departtn- nt building, o de ed a
carriage and took her driving urcu and the
city to see the points of interest, the . hind
a yacht and took her around the ha - lor
and to see the wreck of the Maine; mean
while he lot slip no opportunity to Imp e s
her with his dignity and the drsliablllty
of writing him up big in the article.
MICH TALK AWOIT TOWNK.
Mr. Charles A. Towns is now cne of he
most talked of men in the country. Frio*
to his nomination by the Naiional Popu
lists for Vice President he waa <t
only once in a while, ihough in h!s ee'tio *
of the country—he is a resident of Minne
sota—ho is very well know. 1 . L- d.nr
Democrats have been discussing hi* romi
nation by the Populists and spe:ulttinT
about his chances for being nominated for
Yice President by the Democrat*.
The general opinion seems to l.e that his
nomination by the Popuists was a mi-take.
While it is sold hat he will not remain on
♦he Populist ticket, if by jo doirg he will
Interfere with the succfss cf Mr. Bryan,
still it is evident from some statements ha
has made that he would like to be Mr.
Bryan's running mate.
Carter Harrison, Chicago’s May >r, is
quoted as saying: “Mr. Towne is a Repub
lican and the convention in Kansas City is
to be Democratic.” It is true, of coursr*.
that Mr. Towne went out of the Republi
can convention at St. Louis al ng with
other Silver Republicans, but it is the un
derstanding now that he is in harmony
with the party that nominated him in a 1
essential particulars.
But there Is no prospect that he will be
nominated at Kansas City. -A member of
the Democratic National Commit:* e it
quoted as saying, “The candidate for Vi e
President must be an Eastern Democrat,
and a man not only loyal to Dem crat c
principles to-day, but In the past.” If
this committeeman speaks the sentiments
of Democrats generally Mr. Towne will not
be heard of in the Kansas City convent on.
It would not be surprising if Bird S. Co
lor, the controller of New Yo k city, shoull
be nominated by the Democrats for Vice
President. It is claimed for him that he
can carry the state of New Y*_rk, even
against Gov. Roosevelt. If he can do tha*
the Democrats cannot do a wiser thi. g
than to nominate him. He is a man of
ability, and if the Democratic ticket gets
the vote of New York state it will with
out doubt be elected. Besides it is doubt
ful if a better party man could be found
than he te.
He supported Mr. Bryan in 189’*. although
the Bryan ticket did not get much sup
port from prominent Democrats in Now
York. It is evident that Mr. Towne is no:
the man for the position. The Democrats
have vice presidential timber enough with
out going into the camp of the Silver Re
publicans for it.
NO CAUSE FOR LODGE'S ALARM.
The German newspapers seem to be
very much Interested In the speech which
Senator Lodge delivered in the Senate a
few days ago, in which he intimated
that it might be necessary in the very
near future to fight Germany in defense
of the Monroe doctrine. They say that
they have been unable to discover that
Germany has any intention of disregard
ing the Monroe doctrine, and owe of the
leading German statesmen has taken oc
casion to announce that Germany has no
Intention of getting into trouble with this
country over that doctrine. Senator Lodge
did not. of course, mention Germany, but
his reference to German colonies In Bra
zil left no room for doubt that he had
Germany in mind when he said that the
United States might be called on In the
near future to uphold that doctrine.
Asa matter of fact Germany does not
B!em to be making any attempt to get a
foothold in Biazil. Many Germans have
settled In the Southern part of that coun
try, but they seem to be satisfied with
the Brazilian government.
What Senator Lodge was trying to do
was to scare Congress into making an
appropriation for armor plate. There are
two or three warships that are ready for
their armor, but Congress refuses to pay
the price for armor plate demanded by
the manufacturers. It is an outrageous
price, but it looks as if the government
would have to pay it, or let Ihe war ships
wait for their armor for a year or two
with the hope that the manufacturers
will offer more satlofaotory prices.
Senator Lodge believes,of course,that the
warships ought to be finished at once. It
was to get Congress to make the neces
sary approp iaticn for armcr plate that
he male his little bluff about the Monroe
doctrine. He simply followed the example
set by Mr. Root, the Secreta'y of War, and
Mr. Root appears to have got his idea
frem Empercr William of Germany, who
has been trying to scare tho German par
liament Into voting him a big sum of mon
ey for wais’.iis.
Senator Lodge has not yet got an ap
propriation for armor plate, and the Indi
cations are that he will not at this ses
sion of Congress.
”Gov. Allen of Porto Rlc.o will have the
finest official yacht In the world when the
government finishes repairs on the May
flower,” says the New York Press. The
Mayflower, a 2,700 ton craft, was former
ly the private yacht of Ogden Goelet. Dur
ing the war with Spain the government
bought her for $130,000, and converted her
into a cruiser of the third rate. She was
attached to the North Atlantic squadron
urd r command of Commander Macken
zie. For a year she has been lying idle at
the Brooklyn navy yard. She is now be
ing refllted, at a cost of {75,0 0. She will
shortly sail for Porto Rico "to enter the
service of Gcv. Allen." What use has
Gov. Allen of Porio Rico for an "offlclttr
yacht? Is It to be the policy of the gov
o nment hencefirth to supply Governors
with $500,009 yachts? If so, when are w,l
to expect Gov. Candler’s yacht, and Gov.
McSweeney's yacht to arrive at the ports
of Savannah and Charleston? Or maybe
it Is the Intention of the a lmtnlstratlon
to llml the giving of yachts to those party
favorites who are chosen to govern our
"color.l
The necessary qualification for a vice
presidential candidate on the Republican
ticket Is embodied In the question. "Can
he carry New York?” That tea que tot
has been asked with respect to about oil
of the men available who wool 1 a cept t' e
nomination, and in the majority of In
stances the reply has ben In he t eg-live
This doubt about the Emidre S a e Is wo'-
rylng the bosses of the G. O.P. considera
bly.
In New Yerk a trust is seeking to sc
our' control of the fresh milk supply. A
trust alr’idy has control of the ice sup
ply. Universal sympathy shouldjto out to
the babies, especially the sick babies, of
the poor in New York this summer.
TBE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1900.
It may be that a limit of poker winnings
will be fixed In New York. Commission
er of Charities Keller says that If any
body will furnt'h him with Information
to convl-t, be will prosecuts any person
who wins or loses mere than $35 at poker.
New York ’has a law under which the
commissioner of ch'rltlf* is empowered
I to recover ty civil a-’tlon five times the
amount of winnings or losses of players
In such same?. The present commissioner,
by the way, is an admirer of the game of
peker, anl ha-* written a book on the
rules of the game. Nevertheless he af
fi.ms that he will prosecute Mr. Unter
meyer, who is alleged to have won $15,-
099 a few days ago at a sitting, if any
body will give the necessary evidence.
A Philadelphia court has decided that a
wife has a property right In her husband
to the value of $25.000— prov ded the other
woman Is able to pay It. Mrs. Read ng of
Williamsport, Pa., brought suit for
damages against Mrs. Gazzam for havlrg
alienated the affections of her husband.
Mrs. Gazzam, who Is upwards of 60 years
old, Is worth $2,000,000, and Mr. Reading Is
the father of grown daughters. Mrs. Read
ing assessed the value to her of her hus
band at SIOO,OOO, but the court thought that
figure too high, and cut It down three
fourths.
PERSONAL.
—An Illustrated weekly published in
Leipzig, Germany, prints a fairly good
picture of {he Tammany boss, with this
line under It; "Lick Croker, Governor of
New York.”
—Though barely of age, Frank Jay
Gould has been elected first vice presi
dent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and
by resolution of the hoard of directors
at their laot meeting has been put “in
charge of the company’s affairs in the
East, under the direction of the presi
dent.
—After having been forty-four years in
the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company as a telegraph operator, Miss
Elizabeth Cogley of Harrisburg, Pa., has
retired from active duty and will >be plao
ed on the company’s pension list. Miss
Cogley received Gov. Curtin’s first mess
age calling for troops at the outbreak of
the Civil War and sent an answer to the
same. She is 67 years old.
—A silver tablet has been placed in the
Quaker meeting house In Amesbury, Mass.,
where Whittier used to worship. It was
built in 1851, and the details of its con
struction were left by the society to the
care .of Mr. Whittier. The result was the
neat and comfortable, but entirely plain,
house now standing in Friend street. The
seat habitually occupied by Mr. Whittier
was on the right side of the aisle.
—Moses W. Richardson of Boston has
built and equipped a handsome inn in Tem
pleton Center, Mass., which he has given
to the town. He spent his boyhood in the
town and long cherished a purpose to do
something $o benefit it. He found, how
ever, that it already possessed an excel
lent library and school building, so he con
cluded that a model hotel would be most
appropriate. The inn Is one of the hand
somest and best equipped houses of the
kind in the state.
BRIGHT BITS.
—A New Use For It.—" The new lumin
ous paint is a splendid invention!’’ declar
ed the fond young papa.
“How so?’’ asked Mrs. Newlywed.
“Why, you Just paint the baby’s face
with it, and you can see to give him the
paregoric without lighting the gas!”—
Puck.
—His View of It—“I should think a man
would feel very proud to sit in the United
Stales Senate,” said the enthusiastic
young woman. “The mere fact that he is
there is an assurance of his superiority."
"Oh, I don't know,” answered Senator
Sorghum. "It ain’t as exclusive as it
might be. Every once in a while some
body gets In who isn't so very rich.’’—
Washington Star.
—Rapid Development—“ You are in busi
ness in Montana?" asked the passenger in
the skull-cap.
"Yes," said the passenger In the smok
ing jacket.
“Is business good out there?”
"Ye.-. In the last two years cur plant
has Increased In size more than I,(XX> per
cent.”
"Great Scott! What was the size of
your plnnt originally?”
"It consisted of a pair of Belgian rab
bits.”—Chicago Tribune.
—Her Plaintive Wall—A bicycle had just
arrived at the house—one bicycle—and
there were two little girls. They were to
share it between them, but each one was
of the opinion that she would want to
ride it continuously from breakfast until
supper. They will know betttr later. How
ever, it was a novel toy to them, and they
stood looking at it admiringly. Finally
the elder spoke. "Don't you wish, Ella,”
she said in a wistful way, "that you were
an only child?"—Chicago Evening Post.
CURRENT COMMENT.
There is agitation in Virginia in favor
of holding a state constitutional conven
tion. The Norfolk Landmark (Dem.) says:
"The argument for a Constitutional Con
vention may be set down under three
heads—sentimental, moral and financial.
The present constitution was framed by
men who cared nothing for the wishes or
feelings of the real people of Virginia.
That's the sendmental reason for getting
rid of it. This constitution does not pro
vide the safeguard which removes the
last vestige of excuse for bad election
methods and opens the way for an abso
lutely fair ballot. That's the moral con
sideration. In the tremendous waste of
public funds under the system devised by
Underwood and hi* adventurous associates
we have the financial reason.”
Tho New York Journal of Commerce
(Ind.) says: "The Ice Trust Is a very un
popular combination, but we suggest to all
good citizens that they should keep coo!
about It. The proposition that the city
shall establish an lee factory Is most inju
dicious. The next time there Is an ad
vance In the price of beef shall the city
go Into the provision business? If the price
of cool rises shall the city establish a coal
bureau? There is said to be a milk trust.
Shall we have a municipal dairy farm?”
The Newport News (Va.) Dally Herald
(Dem.) says: "This remarkable convention
at Sioux Falls, after great labor, delivered
end nominated a ticket on which are the
names of men who are not of their i>arty.
Tht< is additional evidence of the fact that
the Populist party lias played out and
need give other parties no further con
cern.” >
The Hartford (Conn.) Times (1 San.) says:
“Wharton Barker thinks he can draw
enough Populist votes away from Bryan
to defeat him. The candid disclosure that
the Middle-of-the-Rond Populist business
Is practically an annex to the Republican
party will amuse the genuine Populist
candidate.”
Tlie Reporter's Reasoning.
It is rather an old story, s.ys the
Truth’s Companion, that the path, of the
legitimate nswsgatherer Is scld.m made
easy by laymen, and when a reporter suc
ceeds In rolling a rock or two cue of his
way hl elation—even when he teas pet on
editorial immortality—should ro he cor
demned without hearing his ride of the
story. A case in point Is that related by
!".r Edward Ruseell in “That Reminds
Me .”
"In the year 1864,” says Sir Bdwerd.
"some years before I personally kqew Mr.
Gladstone, I sow him one day walking
along Church street, Liverpool. I wem.
into the office, saw my chief, end told him.
“He was ail excitement. 'Now Is your
chance.’ said he. 'Go 'round to the town
ball, tell the Mayor that Mr. Gladstone is
staying with his brother at Court Hey,
and that, he must get him to speak and to
attend- a banquet.’ ”
This was a strong thing for so young a
journalist to do; but the chief, who never
himself interposed In public affaire, w uld
hear no demurrer. Russell went, and found
Mayor Mozley—then an opulent banker
nothing loath. All was soon arranged,
but a few days later Russell's chief rent
him to the town hall again, having rcc-iv
ed notification that the May-.r wished to
ace somebody about the reporting of the
banquet,
”1 found the Mayor and his son,” says
Sir Edward, "considering the mm ter, and
they told me that the demand had bern so
great for places that they had come to tho
conclusion to admit only a repo ter from
the London Times and one reporter to rep
resent the whole Liverpool press
”1 said, 'Mr, Mayor, you are. perhapi.
scarcely familiar with there things, but I
must venture to tell you that this won t
do. You perhaps don’t know that if a re
porter is to report this dinner he must be
present at the dinner the same aa any oth
er of your guests.’
"The Mayor looked embarrassed, but his
son Brandon cut In, 'Oh, very well; then
they can let it alone!’
“I smiled, and with my best sneer, Slid,
•Periaps there is one person who might
not Be satisfied with that.’
“ 'Mr. Gladstone. You may be under the
Impression, Mr. Brandon Mozley, that Mr.
Gladstone is coming here Just to talk to a
couple of hundred merchants and bankets
invited by your father. That is not so.
He would not come for that purp>=c. He
will come here to speak to Great Britain
and to Europe, and he can only do so
through the press.”
“ ‘Brandon,’ said the Mayor, ‘you are a
little too impetuous. There is no denying
what Mr. Russell says. We must arrange
it.’ ”
And arrange it they did.
Exposing a Hotel Beat,
"I’ve had a variegated experience with
hotel beats in my time,” said a veteran
boniface, according to the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, "but I believe the fun
niest incident in that line that ever came
under my observation occurred some years
ago. when I had charge of a house at a
sister city, not a thousand miles form New
Orleans. One rainy evening, shortly after
the arrival of the Eastern trains, a tall,
good-looking chap walked Into the office,
swathed from neck to heels In a long cape
mackintosh. It was as handsome a rain
coat as I ever saw, nd his fashionable
hat and the expensive alligator skin valise
he carried in his hand completed the out
ward picture of a man of means. He
wrote his name on the register, and re
marking that he was thoroughly fatigued
and not feeling very well, asked to be
shown at once to his room. The clerk as
signed him to quarters on the. third floor,
and one of the bellboys picked up his va
lise and led the way to the elevator. When
they got out the elevator man slammed
the door rather suddenly, and kept on go
ing up to answer a call in the next story.
It so happened that the long skirt of the
stranger’s mackintosh caught on a slight
projection on the ironwork of the door,
and as the car shot upward it stripped the
garment off his back, very much after (he
fashion of skinning an eel, leaving him,
to the blank amazement of the bellboy,
clad in nothing but a suit of red flannel
underwear. I was coming down the hall
just as the accident happened, and I took
in the situation at a glance. The fellow
had expected to gain his room without de
fection, and in the morning would have
claimed that somebody had stolen h’s
clothes, with heaven only knows how
much money in the trousers’ pocket, and
probably a good watch In the vest. Any
how, he was caught dead to rights,’ as the
saying goes, and he was taken so com
pletely by surprise that he couldn’t invent
any story to account for his condition. He
begged piteously not to be arrested, and
I finally told him to get out. but before
he could leave the house he had to have
some clothes, and he swapped his elegant
vanrirr tOi a. pllr ut ffTtfAby uvtjittUß ami a
blue cotton Jumper, belonging to tho en
gineer. I heard afterwards that he hud
caught several big houses on the same
game.”
Help Yonr Fallen Brother,
From the Rochester Herald.
When you've lived your final day, and you
come to pass away,
From this earthly sphere of trouble,
pain, and toil.
When your labors all ore J.no, and your
span of life is run,
And your body has been laid beneath the
soil;
When your spirit takes Its flight through
the realms of endless light,
To the mansion that’s prepared beyond
the skies.
You will know the Joy that waits just be
yond the pearly gates,
If you’ve helped'a fallen brother to arise
As you Journey on through life in this sel
fish world of strife,
Look around and see what labor you
can do;
There are those with crushing loads strug
gling up the rocky roads,
Who are longing for a helping hand from
you,
When you meet with such a friend sympa
thy and aid extend,
And you'll know the peace and Joy that
satisfies.
And you'll hear (he glad "well done,”
when your race cn earth is run,
If you’ve helped a fallen brother to arise.
There is labor here for all who’ll respond
to duty’s call—
Work for earnest, loving hands and
hearts to do;
Seed, that on life's fruitful field, harvests
plentiful will yield,
But the laborers Indeed are very few.
Would you hope and cheer Impart to some
weary, sinslck heart?
Would you know what “love's sweet la
bor" slgnfles?
Watch the eyes that gleam with joy freed
from misery’s alloy,
When you've helped a fallen brother to
arise.
Do not loiter on the way, but make haste,
my friend, to-day.
For the night will come when labor all
* must cease.
Work while yet the day Is here; push
ahead and persevere;
Aid the souls in bondage waiting for re
lease.
When you’ve Joined the heavenly band on
the shining sliver stranl.
You will find awaiting you the goldea
prize.
And a crown of life you’ll wear wl h th"
ransomed over theie,
If you've helped a fallen brother to arise.
—Happy Ignorance—For mercy’s sake,
how many pancakes have you had, Oeor
gle?”
“Mamma, you know I've only learned to
count as far as ten.’’—Cleveland i’lain
, Dealer •
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Building operations undertaken dur
ing -tho first three months of this year in
New York amounted to $16,00,000, as
against 238,000,000 for the corresponding
period lns*_ year. The principal cause of
this large falling off is to be found in
the high price of material®.
—ln starting for South Africa the Duke
of Norfolk carried out the mediaeval tra
ditions of the Howards. Before leaving
London he took his sword to ihe private
chapel in the Archbishop of Westminster's
house, where It was solemnly blessed by
Cardtnal Vaughan, the Duke kneeling be
fore the altar.
-Two years ago Louis Patnaud resign
ed his position as assistant postmaster
of Everett, Wash., to try his fortune in
the Klondike. Three of his friends mode
up SIOO as a "grub stake” for him. No
word came from the recipient until he re
turned to Everett a week ago, when he
divided SII,OOO among the three friends
who had helped him.
—Tho collection of statistics at this pe
riod of the year involves always the puz
zling question of what an ounce of gold
really is, says the Engineering and Mining
Journal. If any one reports ions of pig
iron, pounds of lead or copper, wo know
what it moans; bu-t an ounce of gold may
be anything in value from sl2 to $20.67.
If miners and compmnies would only ad
here to the practice of reporting gokl In
fine ounces—pure gold—ft would save a
world of trouble. Many do so, but there
are enough still giving production in bull
ion to keep the statistician busy.
—There is being constructed at the Wa
terville arsenal a 16-inch gun, which, ac
cording to the engineer’s calculations, will
throw a projectile weighing 2,370 pounds
a distance of 20.76 miles. This enormous
piece of ordnance will weigh 126 tons with
out the carriage, arid will be 49 feet 6
inches in length and 6 feet 2 inches in di
ameter at the breech. Its projectile is 64
inches in length, and will require a charge
of 1,060 pounds of powder. This, however,
would give It tin initial velocity of 2,690 feet
per second, and a muzzle penetration of
41.6 Inches of wrought Iron. The calculat
ed pressure at the breech at the maximum
range and elevation is given as 38,000
pounds to the square inch.
—Young Somers Somerset, the son of
Lady Henry Somerset, who is well known
in Amerlcta, has been deprived of his
chances of becoming Duke of Beaufort
by tho birth of a son to the present hold
er of that title. For years young Somerset
has been the heir apparent to the duke
dom, as hitherto the Duke of Beaufort
had only two daughters. But now, for
the first time in a century and a half,
a Marquis of Worcester has been born,
and young Somerset, during the lifetime
of this young marquis, will never be call
ed “his grace.” Somerset married four
years ago and has a son. Though this
unexpected Marquis of Worcester robs
Somerset of his chances of a dukedom, he
will come In for a considerable fortune
on the death of his father, whose mar
riage to Lady Henry resulted In much
unhappiness and disagreement.
—There has been found recently at the
Mohawk mine in Michigan anew mineral
that is of great interest both on account
of Its novelty and the singular conditions
under which it occurs. It has been care
fully examined end analyzed by Prof.
Koetng of the State School of Mines of
Michigan, and by Prof, Kemp of the
Columbia School of Mines, both of whom
unite in pronouncing it anew species.
Prof. Koeing has assigned to it the name
of Mohawkite. after the mine in which it
was found. Its chemical composition is
Cu 4 As. with about 7 per cent, of the cop
per replaced by nickel, and the mineral
fills a small vein In the Mohawk mine.
Other copper arsenides are known, of
which the neatest are Whltneyite and
Algodonite. but nothing like this has ever
been encountered. All the copper found in
the Lake Superior district occurs in a na
tive state, while elsewhere in the world,
except in the upper parts of veins, copper
invariably occurs in combination with sul
phur, or arsenic, or both. It is for this
reason that the new mineral is of such
scientific Interest, particularly as the sup
ply, so far as now known, is to be meas
ured in ounces as compared with the tons
of native or pure copper that are daily
mined in the Lake Superior region.
—A new nickel, believed to be of great
commercial value, has been discovered in
the copper ore district of Houghton,
Mich., says the Scientific American. It
has been named' Mohawkite, from the
mine in which it was found. It was at
first supposed to be a copper sulphide, but
chemical examination indicated that it
was anew mineral. It possesses a sil
ver}' metallic luster when freshly broken,
with very irregular fractures. Chemical
analysis shows that it is an arsenide of
copper, similar to the domekite, in con
nection with w'hiah is also found an arse
nide of nickel. The possibilities offered by
this combination are very great. Copper
is more than ever a valuable metal and is
now commanding a high price, and nick
el Is now used in a large number of in
dustries where twenty-five years ago a
few tons only were used In the subsidiary
coinage of the United States, so that the
discovery of new ores and new bodies of
an ore of nickel may be regarded as of
the greatest possible Importance. It is
however, in the field of alloys that Moha
kite will probably be more valuable. The
assays, so far as determined, reveal an
almost ideal composition for an alloy at
copper and nickel, for which there Is al
ready a goxl demand. The new mlnerol
can also be turned into commercial prod
ucts from the ore almost without waste.
—Two sensible changes are proposed In
the law governing the mint, says the New
York Journal of Commerce. On Is to re
move the obligation to recoin foreign gold
Much of the foreign gold that c< m-s cere
and Is sold to the mint is wanted again at
no distant day for export, ard ns foreign
coin It Is quite as good for export as do
mestic coin, and for export to London
sovereigns are beletr than eagles. The oth
er Is to leave It optional with ihe Secretary
of the Treasury whether to mike a ehai-ge
for fine gold bars. This charg- w.is Im
posed with the idea that it would prevent
gold from going abroad. B’nt are pre
ferred to coin and It was Imagined In Con
gress that If the bars were made to cest
o little more the export would be re ard and
One effect of charging a commlmiou on
gold bars has been to drive Jewelers to the.
use of gold coin, the striking of which Is
a waste of lobor if the coins are g'lng l ank
Into the crucible. By Paving the matter
to the discretion of the secretary it Is hop.
ed to save some useless coining without
at the same time facilitating the exporf.
—ln a New Orleans court the other day
a lawyer on one side objected to a ques
tion asked a witness by opposing cmnsel.
His purpose In objecting and allowing nr-.
Kliment to Intervene upon the objeetkn
was to break ilie spell which Ihe w tress
on the stand was clearly under. In sub
sequently stating his position the lawyer
said: “The witness was a weak, hve'e-l
cnl woman and the lawyer to whom I :pfer
Is a man of great physical v'go- end a
masterful. Imperious temp'rament. Before
he began the cross-examination he held un
Ms finger ard cried out eie nly: I oak at
mo, madam! Look at me!’ The p or fil
tering witness sinred at him like a fasci
nated bird, and at the exact ‘psychological
moment,' as Zola calls It, when the tkthby
little brain was empty cf everything ex
cept the compelling force of his presence
he fired his first question at her like a bul
let from a gun. Asa matter of cu s
she answered precisely whit he w nted
her to answer, and the whole examination
was a palpable exhibition of hypnotic con
trol.”
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTIcU^O^DEBTOrUaND^CREd:
ITORS.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.--
Notice is hereby given to all persons hav
ing demands against Ella Jones, late of
said county, deceased, to present them to
me, properly made out, within the time
prescribed by law, so as to show their
character and amount; and all persons
indebted to said deceased are required to
make immediate payment to me.
JORDAN F. BROOKS,
Administrator.
Savannah, Ga., May 1, 1899.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY—
Whereas, John C. Rowland has applied
to Court of Ordinary for letters dlsmis
sory as guardian of the property of Flor
ence L. Rowland and Mary Rowland, for
merly minors.
These are, therefore, to cite and ad
monish all whom it may concern to be
and appear before said court to make
objection (if any they have) on or before
the first Monday in June, next, other
wise said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L.
Ferrill, ordinary for Chatham county,
this the 30th day of April, 1900.,
FRANK E. KEILBACH,
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY—
Whereas, James Leonard has applied to
Court of Ordinary for letters of admin
istration on the estate of Margaret
Reardon, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and ad
monish all whom it may concern to be
and appear before said court to make
objection (if any they have) on or before
the first Monday in June, next, other
wise said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton I
Ferrill, ordinary for Chatham county,
this the 30th day of April, 1900.
FRANK E. KEILBACH,
Clerk C. 0., C. Cos.
GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY—
William E. Butler has applied to Court of
Ordinary for ail order requiring Elijah
Jones, administrator estate of Christian
Jones, deceased, to make Utles to north
ern half of lot No. 101, Brownsville, to him.
These are, therefore, to cite and admon
ish all whom it may concern to be and ap
pear before said Court to make objector
on or before the first Monday in. Jure next,
otherwise said order will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L.
Ferrill. Ordinary for Chatham County,
this the 30th day of April, IfflO.
FRANK E. KEILBACH.
Clerk Ct. Ord'y, C. Cos.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY—
Whereas, Mary E. Helllnger has applied
to Court of Ordinary for appointment of
Jordan F. Brooks, county administrator,
as administrator on the estate of Mamie
Stevenson alias Mrs. Meyers, deceased.
These are to cite and admonish all
whom it may concern to be and appear
before said court to make objection on
or before the first Monday in June, next,
otherwise said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L.
Ferrill, ordinary for Chatham county,
this the 39th day of April. 1900.
FRANK E. KEILBACH,
Clerk C. 0., C. 00.
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