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discussion of industries.
LABOR and negro questions de
bated AT CHATTANOOGA.
question nn to Whether Satisfactory
j /n irM Can lie Passed for the Ad
justment of Labor Problems—The
Strike anil H'oycott Questions—The
Knee Problem Alto Gone Into by
Speakers A\ ho Believe Industrial
Education Is the Proper Solution.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 17.—Imme
diately after the meeting of the Southern
Industrial Convention this morning, Pres
ident MacCorkle tendered his resignation
because of pressing business engagements,
aid Hon. H. H. Hargrove of New Or
leans, was elected.
president Hurgrove at once addressed
himself to the business of the convention,
an d introduced J. W. Faxon of Chatta
nooga, who opened the subject of "Com
pulsory Arbitration in the Settlement of
differences Between Laborers and Em
ployers." The following are extracts
from Mr. Faxon’s speech:
“Every American citizen should be a
zealous patriot; devoted to his country,
and its established order or custom; an
upholder of its laws, and a sustainer of
its civil policy—those avowed honest prin
ciples which lie at the foundation of all
human institutions.
“Investigation proves that there has
been no perfect unity in the combining
of the laboring classes. The madcaps of
their organizations, frequently taking into
their own hands, troubles that arise, and
utterly fail by endeavoring to bring about
an individual agreement with the em
ployer. When this course occurs, it is
almost an impossibility, for these two
conflicting bodies <o concur in anything
that is reasonable. Strikes, lockouis, or
boycotts are the natural sequence. Stub
b :nness is the foundation of these dis
agreements, and the public and individ
uals suffer from the burden of their con
tentions.
•*js (his permissible in a government that
p et-n Is to protect the rights of the pej
pl Are those quarrels and bickerings,
frequently ending in the disruption of all
business interests, and sometimes in mur
• r and arson, to be <olerated merely
from the fact that two contending forces
have no means cf arbitrating their differ
ed >? Is it not absurd to i suppose for an
instant, that the employer wi;J permit a
c-immittee from the labor organizations,
t • dictate terms of peace to him? Would
ih. laboring man listen to conciliation,
coming from the friends of their employ
e 7 How can such matters be settled un
less we resort to compulsory arbitration?
"Toe legal authorization of a board of
arbitration, in order that there may be a
way established, compulsory if necessary,
to adjust these differences, would be not
only a happy solution of these vexed
ou s!ions, but a step toward placing the
working man and his employer upon a
more elevated plane.
■Mutters to Legislate About.
‘‘While ro board of arbitration, and no
legislative body, would have the right to
establish a rate of wages for workmen,
or fix the price of manufactured articles,
for the reason that they are both gov
erned by the law of supply and demand,
or to compel the employer to employ, or
the workman to work, there one so many
supposed- or real grievances, or causes for
difference, arising between the employer
ani employed, that an authorized board of
I arbitration should have a constitutional
right to interfere and to compel, as an
ultimate means of relief, an amicable set.
t ement. These objections are such as in
terfere with the rights of the people, and
are named under the rulings of the United
?’ates Commissioner of Labor at Washin
t n. which are as follows:
The rieht of employes to refuse to work
d'her singly or in combination, except
’ '•> n terms and conditions satisfactory to
themselves, is ba’aneed by the right of
employers to refuse to engage the services
cf anyone for any reason they deem
proper.”
The rights of employes to refuse to
w °rk. either singly or in combination, px
<*Pt upon terms and conditions satisfac
tory to themselves, is balanced by th*
risrht of employers to refuse to engage the
? ivices of any one, for any reason, ihy
•ip'-m pro]ier. Thi Is a principle fixed by
l-iw. There can be no effective law pass
fl that can compel any man or body of
mpn to work for fixed wages.
“The appointment of a compulsory board
°* arbitration should be made from nun
oui of politics, and in no way connected
* the employer or the employed. The
oid prosperity o i our whole coun
' depends, to a certain extent, upon the
harmony and oeaceful relations, existing
l a* n an employer and the employed.
Ii railroad lines, the most important arte
ri-- of trade, bodies corporate, created by
r ’ Mate, principally for ihe benefit and
convenience of the public, can be blocked,
'“ die detriment of the business interest*
(> ' ihe country, at the mere say-so of a few
workmen, or the unjust rulings
of the rrilroad companies, innocent people,
especially those engaged in commerce, will
aiin\ r the heaviest pecuniary loss.
The employer has equally the right to
strike against the arrogant authority of
a labor organization, as the employe has
10 for any cause he may name,
ag inst the corporation or firm he has con
tr.u'bd to work for.
Wh. ro will these strikes end unless the
laft-niukirg power of the country comes
to the rescue? Where does the law-glv
lrW power rest but in the hands of the
People? How long will the people submit
to such a stigma upon a nation which
before the world as a free and en
iighfened government, where every man
s supposed to be protected in his individ
ual rights.”
( k-n. John T. Wilder of Knoxville fol
lowed Mr. Faxon- Gen. Wilder did not
believe that laws could be framed to give
•u'isfaction that attempted to enforce the
souiem. nt of quesione between employer
anl employe. He doubted whether arbi
tration laws would ever be enforced be
(he inalitician would stand in the
way.
< ompiilnory Arbitration.
fiio discussion of the question was con
>n k<! by x. F. Thompson, of Huntsville,
n spike on “Compulsory Arbitration.”
11 following are extracts from his ad
la as:
and I dared to permit .myself to utter
prediction of the possible down-fall
f0 I'"uetry, l '"uetry, I would say it would
• 'hroigh some such Internal sources
K’upiion and danger as those which
- r 1 utdons are bringing upon us. The
.. l " ri y of strikes and the p-rnicious
of “boycotts” are real dangers
} ov rnnvnt, which no words of
' ;in unduly magnify or over-esti
^lil
blood and revi
'tt tnlizes the entire
* J, * t * rncure3
uses it need
Constipation,
Dys P epsia or
*1 Biliousnss.
mate. They a e weakening the ties cf
citizenship among thousands cf our peo
ple; they are creating wide-spread disre
gard for the rights of others, equally as
entitled to the protection of organized so
ciety as their own. They are destroying
respect for any and all authority, save
that embodied in the commands and de
mands of labor leaders and labor organi
zations. They are educating the employ-d
against the employing classes, creating
antagonism where mutuality of interests
demand the utmost harmony and friend
ship; they are demanoing of state ar.d
frd-ral authority s, class legislation and
(lass discrimination, contrary to the very
fundamental p inciples on which this gov
ernment was founded and. last, but not
least, they a r e bringing reproach upon
the judicial tribunals of our country, the
only safeguards of a free people.
“There has been a saying so long accept
ed. that many would as soon doubt holy
writ, as to question its soundness, which
is, ‘competition is the life of trade,’ hut
it is not as generally known that “exces
sive competition' is -the death of trade,
and yet this fact, more than all others,
gives force and effect to the claims of
labor unionism. It is to free labor from
this ‘excessive.’ competition that enables
labor union organizations to hold their
membership together, and inaugurate
strikes and boycotts. Now, here we have
in every truth, n ‘trust’ formed for the
identical purpose it is charged egalnst
capital, that their industrial corporation
are formed. Both have for their prime
objects, the minimizing of competition, or
to do away with excessive competition,
which they have found from experience, is
destructive to both.
“There is no legal or moral argument
against the one that does not apply with
exact and equal force against the ocher.
There is no legal or moral obligation rest
ing on the government to regulate and
control the one that does not apply with
irresistible logic to the regulation and
control of the other.
“It is about time these truths were made
clear to the public, so that in the evolu
tion of our governmental progress, -the
rights an l obligations of all classes mov
be fully understood nr.d properly protected.
“We have labor on the one hand, claim
ing all rights for itself, with capital com
bining on the other for its sole advance
ment and protection, until there is grave
danger that the superior rights and claims
of the public will be lost sight of in this
struggle for supremacy between the two.
This is why I advocate compulsory arbi
tration for *he settlement of differences
between labor and capital, because the
public have the supreme right to demand
that the disturbances constantly occuring
from strikes and boycotts shell cease. We
are so inter-tvoven into this great govern
mental fabric of ours, that not one thread
that enters into the woof or warp can be
broken or misplaced, without effecting,
more or less injuriously, the entire product
of civilized humanity around us.
“Now the South can successfully handle
this question, and on a basis of exact
justice to both labor and capital, which
ore Integral and equal factors in our in
dustrial life. On that basis, and no other,
would I wish to see the recommendations
of this convention go forth for the creation
in every Southern state, of such a boarrl
of arbitration os will render strikes, boy
cotts and lock-outs an impossibility in the
South, and when we do this, we will
point out to <he North the proper chan
nels through which labor troubles can and
will bo settled. This is not sectionalism,
but the very broadest of Americanism, and
on that platform alone, do I stand. In
working to benefit the South. I believe that
an equal benefit in this respect will re
sult to the North, and I hope that our
Northern friends, who ore here to-day,
will view our action from that stand
point.”
Chairman John P. Coffin of the Commit
tee on Industrial Interests submitted the
report of his committee indorsing the proj
ect of the Southern Industrial Expoeit on
in Now York city In 1902 and pledging (he
influence and support of the Southern In
dustrial Convention. fThe report was
adopted.
The report of the Committee on Educa
tion, which recommends the appointment
of a board of education to carry forward
the work of publication was heard and
adopted. The president appointed as thi=
board, V. W. Grubbs of Tex a*, president;
Cyrus Kehr. Knoxville, TVnn.; J. N.
Sheets, Gainesville. Fla.; and A. S. Kia
camon, Columbus, Miss.
The Race Problem.
Dr. W. T. Cole of Waco, Tex., opened the
discussion on the race question. He said,
in part:
“So far a* I know, there is not an indus
trial pursuit in the South that ist not more
freely open to the negro than it is in ihe
North. I hope lo aee the time when In
dustrial schools will be found all over the
South, so that every youth, both black
and white, will be skilled hi seme trade,
and when idleness shall be punished as a
crime, and when economy, frugality and
temperance, and the cardinal virtues,
truth, honesty and charity, the basic prin
ciples of every religion, shall be taught
and enforced by the state. Give to every
youth a trade and the elements of charac
ter, aixd then, if he is so depraved that he
will not use them for himself, force him
to use them for the state.
"The watchword of the South should be
education, practical, scientific, industrial
education. The South is overcrowded with
schools for the higher profession* of law
ond medicine. We need schools in every
county in the South whers.our youth will
be taught to control and utilize the God
given forces of nature, for after all this
Is the grandest education that a man can
obtain.” .
Prof. W. H. Council, principal of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College for
n gross at Huntsville, Ala, followed on
the same quedten. He said In ccn-lusion:
“The proper education of the n.gro will
overcome all objections to him as a la
borer. Education, like righteousness, ex
alts a nation; but ignorance, like sin, Is
a curse to any people. There Is no kind of
service which will not be more satisfac
tory when performed by intelligent ser
vants. Educated farm hands, mechanics,
domestic servants are a hundred fo and bet
ter for the South. Intelligence swettens
toil, when the teller knows that there is
no more honorable station in iifo than al
the top in his chosen field—whe her po.v
nian or Congressman, whether queen in
lho kitchen or mistress of the White
House. Instead of degrading common la
bor by leaving it to the nv-st ignorant
part of our population, and then d'stion
orirg tho human soul by leaving it down
in ignorance, let us lift up man and he
wi'l lift up labor. Instead of materializing
man, let us spiritualize matter. Det vs
fill all human efforts wi'h tha sublime
heroism in wh'ch the wis st ond best finds
♦he sweetest blessing in the humblest sor
vii e. The common labor by the common
people will woik out a 'New Heaven and
a New Fault.' Tile light cf love and in
dustry will drive out want, misery, in
justice, riot and bloody strife Then will
prace and prosperity spread their whi’e
wings over our blessed Southland for
ever.”
The Committee on Industrial Develop
ment presented a report recommending
"that every possible means shall be used
lo educate the public sentiment in rega and
to the negro as a factor in the upbuild
ing of the South, and that as such we
should use all possible means to make him
as efficient os possible and pledge him tire
fullest guarantee of earning a living In ev
ery honest field of iiur.nn endeavor."
The report was adopted.
Mnhlon H. Kline of the Trrdei Leagues
of Philadelphia opened ihe sublect of ih"
coastwise trade of the South ard how it
may be advanced.
Mr. Kline paid a generous tribute to the
ability of the negro as evidenced by the ad
dress of Prof. Counclll and explained the
plans of the Trades League for Increasing
trade with the South.
Other speakers were H. T. Kelly of
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and the convention adjourned sine die.
RESULTS ON THE DIAMOND.
Hrouklyn Won Game From Cincin
nati in First Inning.
Cincinnati, May 17.—With two out In the
fifst inning Brooklyn scored four runs civ
two bases on balls, a triple and a double.
After that Hahn was invincible. Kitson
was hit hard all through the game, but the
marvelous work of the visitors infield cut
down many hits and stopped the locals
from scoring. Attendance, 900. Score:
R.H.E.
Cincinnati ....1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 o—2 10 2
Brooklyn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—t0 —t 8 0
Batteries—Hahn and Reitz; Kitson and
McGuire.
Hoar Pittsburg Lost,
Pittsburg, May 17.—Chesbro loftthegame
In the first Inning by letting in three run*
on three hits, a wild pitch and a base on
balls. Waddell kept Philadelphia gut . s_n-f
for the balance of the game. Piatt was
hit hard, but at wrong times. Attendance.
5,400. Score: R.H.B.
Pittsburg ...0 1000200 0-3 11 3
Philadelphia 30001000 o—4 G 1
Batteries—Waddell and Chesbro and
Schriver; Piatt and McFarland.
St. Louis, May 17.—N0 ball game—rain.
Chicago, May 17 Boston-Chlcago post
poned, wet grounds.
American League.
Indianapolis, 5: Kansas City, 0.
Cleveland, 14; Minneapolis, 0.
Buffalo, 3; Milwaukee, 6.
Eastern League.
Hartford, 4; Rochesltr. G. V
Toronto, 3; Springfield, 2.
University of Pennsylvania, 11; Brown, 2.
Races nt Churchill Downs.
Louisville, May 17.—There were five
starters in the mile free handicap to-day.
The race was a fierce duel between Tom
McDowell's 3-year-old colt, His Excellency,
and the great handicap horse, Batten,
4-vears-old, lately sold by Mr, McDowell,
for *IO,OOO, to S. S. Brown cf Pittsburg At
the weights, the two seemed matched on
even terms and at the finish they were
'fighting it out for a sixteenth of a mile,
nose to nose. Summaries:
First Race—Six furlongs. Crinkle, 8 to 1,
won. with Brlghtie 8.. 7 to 1 and 2 to 1,
second, and Acushla, 3to 2, third. Time
1:149!.
Second Race—Five furlongs, selling
His Eminence, even, won. with Poyntz 8
to 1 and 2 to 1, second, and Bill Massle, 314
to 1, third. Time 1:0294.
Third Race—Seven furlongs. Flaunt, 1 to
G, won, with The Lady Blue. 6 to 5 and 3 to
6, second, and Lake Fonso, 15 to 1, third.
Time 1:27>,4.
Fourth Race—One mile, handicap. His
Excellency, 2% to 1, won, with Baten, 1 to
2 and out, second, and Compensation, 15 to
1, third. Time 1:40.
Fifth Race—One mile, selling, ’Possum, 5
to 1, won, with Aureole, 6 to 5 and 1 to 2,
second, and Plantain, 7to 1, third. Time
1:4244.
Sixth Race—Six furlongs, selling. Len
nep, 6 to 1. won, with lsoblndn. a to i an t
8 to 5. second, and Gibraltar, 3 to 1, third.
Time 1:14%.
Rainy Day at Morris Park.
New York, May 17.—1 t was raining at
Marris Park to-day, and the track was
deep in mud. In consequence of the mist
in the second race, down the Eelipso
course, no lime could be taken. The fin
ishes wore close and spirited. Two stakes
were decided, the Van Nest and the Clare
mont high weight handicap. Only one
favorite finished first. Summaries;
First Race—Six furlongs, selling. Exit,
20 to 1, won, with Sparrow Wing, 5 to 2
ond even, second, and Buffoon, 4 to 1,
third. Time 1:1*.
Second Race—Five furlongs. Billionaire.
6 to 1, won, with Maximus. 3 to 1 and 0
to 5, second, ond Fleet Wing, 4 to 1,
third. No time.
Third Race—Van Nest, six and a half
furlongs, selling. Native, 4to 1, won. with
Hesper, 13 to 5 and even, second, and King
Bramble, sto 1, third. Time 1:21*4.
Fourth Race —One mile. Withers, 9 to
1, won, with Radford, 5 to 2 and 7 to 10,
second, and Petrucio, 15 to 1, third. Time
1:44.
Fifth Race—The Claremont, high weight
handicap, six and a half furlongs. Belie
of Lexington, 5 to 1, won. with King Bar
ley Corn, 5 to 1 and 2 to 1, second, and
Meehanus, 8 to 1. third. Time 1:22%.
Sixth Race—One ond one-eighth miles.
Rnffaello, 5 to 2. won, with Maximo Go
mez. 15 to 1 and 3 to 1, second, and Kriss
Krtngle, 9 to 10, third. Time 1:57%.
COTTON SAID TO III; INFERIOR.
Dalian Morelinnds Are Clalmling a
I.os* of 70.000 Kruno*.
Galveston, Tex., May 17.—Italian Consul
Nlcolinl has received for investlgillon pa
pers relating to two shipment* of cotton
made from Mount Pleasant, Tex., in last
December, which, it is claimed, proved
grossly inferior. Firms at Milan and Pin
erolo bought the cot'on on sampbs. The
drafts with bill* of lading attached W”ie
paid on presentation.
The firms now complain (hat the cotton
upon arrival proved to be pickings, c con
yard sweepings and ragiall, and they
claim a loss of 70,000 fgrancs. The original
samples and sample taken from Ih •
bales upon arrival at Milan have beei
turned over to the Galveston Cotton Ex
change-
Liverpool Cotton Statistic*.
Liverpool. May 18.—The weekly cotton
statistics: Sales of all kinds, 55,000; sales,
American, 61,000. English spinners inn
ings. isitt/o Total evp t, 900. Impart
total, 39,000; Import, American, 29,000.
Stock of nil kinds, 625,000; slock, Ameri
can. 519,000. Quantity afloat, all kinds.
63,000; afloat, American. 40,000. Total sales
on speculation, 1,400. Total sales to ex
porters, 1,000.
HARDEST HEAD IN THE WORLD.
t
Dentil of Abe Hunter, Centenarinn,
Whom* Head Made Him 9'amoun.
From the Springfield Union.
Williamstown.—Abraham Parsons, the
famous old negro, known throughout the
country as ‘‘Abe Hunter,” died at the
town poor house, fur miles south of
here this aft m.on. He had been 111 sev
eral weeks with pneumonia, and for the
last week had been apparently dying
every minute. He clung to life with a
persistence that was sustained by a tre
mendously si rung constitution, surprising
the physicians in attendance.
“Abe Bunter," as he was more com
monly called, had long been a character
of note in the college town. Born of hum
ble, and probably slave par. n s, for noth
ing of his ancestry is known, he suddenly
came into great prominence by the won
derfully developed head which he carried
enrtiis shoulders. It was the development
of the outer part of the cW negro’s head,
rather than that of Jthe inner, that
brought the darky Jatf> the ranks of fa
mous men, and made the name of Abe
Bunter known all through the state, and
for half a century he has enjoyed the un
disputed honor and distinction of being
the hardest-headed man in the Bay state.
He had a head that could have competed
successfully with a stone crusher, if it
had been applied to that lino of work,
and will never be known what would have
been the limit of his accomplishments had
he engagi and himself absolutely in the vo
cation for which his head was seemingly
intended. The only known instrument chat
ever made any impression upon Ids head
was the sharp edge Of an ax. That wea
pon in the hands of a mighty and angered
son, gave proof that it was a little too
hard for the old negro’s pate, for in a
family row, in which the son and father
became involved. Abe was laid low. He
r covered qui kly, however, and his only
admonition to the son was chat he ought
to be careful lest someone should be
hurt.
It was not the whole of Uncle Abe’s
head that was so hard, but simply a knob
or bunch about the size of the half of a
hard-shelled clam. It rose on the front
part of his head, exactly ir. the position
to make it possible for him to bunt to
the best advantage, and for Abe it made
a living, such as it was. The old negro
became cognizant early in life of the
value of the hardness cf his head, and his
accomplishments with it, accoi ding ,t,o his
own stories, were exceeded onlY by his
imaginative powers. There was nothing
too hard in Abe’s way of thinking for that
h* ad to break, and from all reports, none
of which has ever been contradicted, the
old man thought about right. Certainly no
one ever became convinced that he had a
head sufficiently harder to challenge Abe
to a bunting match, though Abe was al
ways anxious to find syrh a man.
Kitchen dances and cider-drunk parties
were common in those days, and at one
of these revelries, held in White Oaks,
Abe was invited to furnish the amuse
ment for the occasion. Abe possessed
an ancient violin, which, when in motion,
sounded like the bellowing of a cow in
distress, and he was very handy on his
feet. He went prepared to give one of
his “break-dow'n” entertainments, for
which he was famous in those days, and
to "fiddle” for the dance. But a much
easier task had been assigned him, and
none was more pleased than he. The
stories of the wonderfully hard head on
the’shoulders of the old negro were then
the source of much amazement, and the
festive youths who ' arranged the party
decided that no better fun could be had
than to sound the hardness of the old
negro’s head, and by flooring him detract
from the fame w'hloh w r as then becoming
widespread. To make a long story short,
Abe’s part of the programme was to
stand perfectly still, while the men pres
ent engaged themselves, in splitting tw ro
inch planks over his head. This was fun
for Abe and he stood the onslaught with
little concern, until one youth, incited by
an over-indulgence in the fermented juice
of the apple, struck him with the edge
of a plank and laid him low. Abe jump
ed back upon his feet instantly, and turn
ing to the youth, said: “Look
heah, young man. yo’ can hit me all yo*
want wld de flat side, but if yo’ take
that corna agin I’ll put dis yere head
right thro’ dat pesky body of yo’fl.”
Another instance which gave Abe great
delight to have mentioned in his presence
was the tale of his smashing in a door at
a Are. The door had withstood all at
tempts to force it open, when Abe hap
pened on the scene. With the strength
of a Hercules and the ram’s mode of at
tack, he heroically went at ihe door,
which after two or three cracks gave
way amid the cheering of a large crowd.
The. breaking of a grindstone find
been substituted for a cheese in a bag by
Williams students without the knowledge
of the old negro is another worn-out
story', but one that was always new' to
Abe. He was always a great favorite
with Williams men, and few- there were
who graduated from the Berkshire col
lege who did not become acquainted with
Uncle Abe during their college course.
Until a few years ago he spent much of
his time about the college and enjoyed
the extremely difficult teste to which his
head was subjected by the students. The
grindstone Incident was thoroughly pleas
ing to him, and he always boasted of it.
The agreement, w'as that he should have
the cheese if he broke it. The trick might,
have killed a man with an ordinary skull,
but it had no effect upon the hard head
of old Abe. Other exploits, when Abe
battled to victory with rams and bulls,
attacking and conquering them In their
own mode of fighting and on their own
ground, were told by Abe with a confi
dence that every w r ord he said W'as be
lieved, and any evidence of doubt on the
part of his audience aroused a feeling of
anger beneath that dusky skin as noth
ing else would do.
His exact age Is not known, but every
one spoke of Abe as being a centenarian.
He claimed to be 107 years old and said
that ho could prove It by his “mnssa’s
books.” These w*ero never placed on rec
ord, however. He arrived In Williams
town about a half century ago, and soon
after Ms arrival became acquainted with,
courted and wedded Elsie, who has been
his life partner and who survives to
mourn his death. With the exception of
occasional uprisings, when the furniture
flew' like kindling wood and the life of
both was In Immediate danger, their life
has been one sweet song. Their abode
was a little log cabin, which stood be
neath a hill In White Oaks. With an an
cient, half-starved resemblance of n
horse, six or seven cats and twice ns
many dogs, and perhaps one or two chick
ens, Abe and Elsie spent their time in
contentment and happinees, until one day
a member of the board of selectmen drove
to the door and informed the old
couple that it had been decided best to
take them to the town farm. A hard
blow It was for Abe and Elsie, but they
could do nothing but obey, and they be
came Installed at the town farm, which
proved to be a home, fit for a queen. It
was there that Abe breathed his last.
Nervous Exhaustion.
Horsford s Acid Phosphate
Acts as a tonic and nerve food, im
parting vigor and strength to the entire
system. Induces refreshing sleep.
Genuine bean name Hossrost/s on wra|>pcr.
All Fever Is Curable.
There are very few people in Hit* world nlio are so well bat tbat •
bottle of .Icrlmson's Chill and Fever Tonio wonld not make them feel
better. Thla Is a Keen, medicine. It cures fever qnicgily. It sharpens
the appetite. Pats the liver In the best possible condition. Take a
coarse of Johnson’s Tonio and feel young again. Price DO cents It It
enres.
“I have sold all of Johnson’s Tonic that I had on hand except four bottles.
It acted like a charm. Every bottle has given entire satisfaction. It broke into
fevers of the highest type where doctors had failed. I recommend Johnson’s Tonic
to be the best fever medicine on earth. It goes like hot dakes when fever is on
hand. WM. PAUL. Fleming, Ala.
GIRL’S STRANGE PETS.
ORANG-OUTANG AND ANACONDA
MABEL BUCK'S PLAYMATES.
She Kondje* Monster Snakes—Romps
With n Monkey ll|s Enough to Kill
a Man— How Tills El ve-year-old
Tenches Her Pets Manners
From the Philadelphia Press.
All the children around Tenth and Bain
bridge streets wlldy envy little Mabel
Buck. Although but five years old, Ma
bel has the strangest playmate* of any
youngster in the wide world. Of course,
there are lots of ghosts, spooks, and just
plain “haunts” in the gloomy and ram
bling mansion, and Mabel isn’t at ail
afraid of them. But these are not genial
and responsive playmates, and are rather
kept for show when She pilots etrangers
through the empty upper chambers and
tells them hairraising stories.
But lion cubs, anacondas, monkeys,
bears and beasts from all Ihe world around
are no more than playmates for this child,
who has lived among and with them all
her little life. Mabel’s best and Jolllest
companion is away on a starring tour and
she is inconsolable. This is the wonder
ful orang-outang, Mr. Murphy, who
knows a good deal more than some peo
ple, so his intimate friends declare. Ma
bel struggles bravely along with a pair
of 10-foot anacondas, which she ties in
knots around herself, and has tamed
completely, and other conspicuous in
mates of the menagerie, but life is a good
deal of a hore without Murphy to “ploy
house,” with.
Snakes Her Hobby.
Not long ago the writer eaw Mabel very
busy in the Impromptu role of an infan
tile snake-charmer. She didn't have an
idea of doing anything for show. She
was amusing herself with several yards
of anaconda as tin ordinary child would
lug out its doll’s kitchen or express wagon
to pass away a rainy day. She danced
into her father’s office and reception room,
itnd, happening to overhear a scrap of
business conversation, shouted:
"Oh, papa, have you really got some
new snakes? Where are they? Please
ler me see 'em.”
The day being chilly, two recently ac
quired anacondas, each more than three
times Mabel's length, were inclosed in a
gunny-sack behind the store. The caller
scuttled nervously toward the outer door
as Mabel dove gleefully toward Ihe prize
and plunged her arms into the tangle of
snakes, and tenderly pulled out one of
them, hand over fist.
This one she wreathed around her waist,
fold on slowly waving fold, and hauled
out the companion, who was slung over
her little shoulders. But he dangled to
the floor, and sftth his last yard or so
got a double twist around the child's leg.
She wasn't in the least worried, and sang
out to the agitated caller:
“Please pull him away. I can't get at
him way down there. He's awful heavy.”
Being somewhat entangled, She was get
ting out of trouble, when the Jocular con
strictor got another double hitch around
her other chubby calf, and she had her
hands full for a few minutes Bhe had
never these l)ig snakes before,
which could have squeezed the breath out
of her. But she has that mysterious and
rare ability to handle lower animals, so
that their blind anger is soothed, and
they become harmless With these snake*
she' knew instinctively how gently they
must be fondled, with some vague but as
tonishing magnetism In her little finger
tips, which seemed to charm and hypno
tize thtn.
Htdeona Playmate.
It Is extarordinary to think that
Mabel's best beloved playmate Is a full
grown orang-outang, powerful enough to
crag a 200-pound man all around a room
by grasping the arms of his chair. She
doesn’t see any r-aSoti 'for surprise in
this. When she fell to talking about him
she said:
“I’m lonesome without Murphy; he was
always so good-natured. He Just loved to
play with me. He used to cry when I
was away frem him long. He was lovely
to play house with. He couldn’t talk
much: but I knew some of the things he
said. It was like playing with a deaf and
dumb child. I could te l when he was
asking for a drink or something to eat.
or wanted to go to bed, and lots of oth
er things. He had sound* for telling me,
and taught them to me after awhile. He
was such fun dressed up for dinner at my
dell’s table.
“Murphy would get dreoed all up in his
best suit of clothes, and his little stove
pipe bat to come to a banquet with me.
Mv, he was proud! Then he’d sit across
fhe table and play being company. He'd
tuck his napkin under his chin, and use
his knife and fork and spoon Just as nice
as grown folks. I never have to send him
away from the table for forgetting his
manners. When bed-time came, Murphy
would undress himself and get into his lit
tle night-shirt and crawl into his little
white bed, and look so funny with his
head sticking out of the sheets that I
hod to laugh when I was singing him to
sleep sometimes. A lot of children come
in to play with him. He’s very fond of
company, Murphy Is. He gets dreadful
homesick when he Isn’t having a good
time playing.”
Blsrdr Steed.
There will be great Joy in Mabel’s house
when the distinguished Mr. Murphy re
turns from his visit to the Went, and he
will do the honors at a specially elaborate
banquet in the playroom with several
youthful guests from the neighborhood.
Mabel's account of bin Intelligence Is a
very conservative one. He goes through
all the busy routine of piny housekeeping
with her and enjoys it hugely.
When the little matron wishes to go out'
for a drive, or to pay calls, she hitches
"Jovls” to the family carry-ail. "Jovis"
is a giant boarhound, big as a young
calf, and a more reliable guardian than
a platoon of police. If nny one threat
ens to strike Mabel or her father, he sim
ply knocks them down and awaits fur
ther developments beforo resuming hos
tilities. He makes an admirable family
steed, pacing along with huge dignity. On
such occasions Mr. Murphy Is coach
man. He mounts the front seat of the lit
tle express wagon and takes the rein3,
looking Immensely grave and preoccu
pied. He does not allow his attention to
he dtstrsc*ed, and If “Jovls” is inclined
to loaf or converse with other dogtt on
the sidewalk. Mr. Murphy rmneks him
sharply with a whip or the slack entl of
line*. The turnout is the greatest sight
of *he neighborhood, und there arc lleely
doings when Murphy is a* home.
Her father Is nvrr worried when Malic:
is playing wilh ihe gifted orang-outang,
which i’.kes nothing so well as <o he with
children. The animal can unlock any
door after the trick has been once shown
him, and therefore has the rtm of the
house. He makes his wlshe* dearly un
derstood, and generally gets what he
wants. He has a certain amount of reas
oning power, as tins been shown time and
again, and Mabel views him In general an
a rather backward child who hasn't learn
ed to talk. Mabel explained very careful
ly how he had been taught to be a good
boy and know his manners.
Teaching Murphy Manners.
In teaching him how to use a spoon his
food ns placed in a very deep cup. His
natural intelligence at once showed him.
the use of a spoon in getting at his dinner,
but at first he eomndttod Ihe breach of
raising his provender with a spoon, then
laying the stuff on the table and grabbing
it with his fingers. So a hungry monkey
was placed beside him at the table. When
ever Murphy would lay his food down the
greedy one would snatch it away. Where
by Murphy saw the point, and foiled the
thief by conveying ihe edlblea directly
from the cup to his mouth by menus of n
spoon The accomplishment once acquired
he needtxl no more coaching.
Murphy was taught the value of clothes
by being left for n time in a cold place
and afterwards taken in and warmly clad.
In this way the desirability of wearing
civilized garments was figured out in his
mind, and he. soon would put them on
himself. What caused much perplexity
was how to get Murphy to wear u hat or
cap of his own. free will, for he seemed to
have a violent antipathy to any kind of
headgear. The trainer wus in despair,
when he noticed, on one warm day, that
the flies were greatly annoying the orang
outang. When they were partlclarly fierce
he would pull his coat collar up around
his poll. Inspiration cheered the trainer.
Dashing a little molasses on Murphy’s
head, Ive left him in torment for a lime,
ami then placed a cup on his head to
show hfm how useful the covering was.
Murphy has worn headgear without pro
test ever since, and evidently thinks It’s
fly-time all the year around.
By such methods and appeals to Mur
phy's intelligence, Murphy lias been train
ed and educate,l without the use ,f the
whip or the sllghest harshness. When ho
Is playing with Mabel he will pick up a
dozen new tricks In a day of his own ac
cord. He dresses himself without any
assistance, putting on his shoes and stook
ings as carefully as an orderly boy; car
ries his chair to the table at meal times
and going through the family bill of fare
with the utmost decorum, like a little wise
old man. At njght he sedately removes
his clothing and climbs into tils white en
ameled bedstead, to dream blissfully of hln
emancipation from the ignorance of his
ancestors. Ho understands many things
said to him, and not long ago Mabel was
overheard giving him such commands as
these in play time:
"Murphy, get me the broom. There It is
over in the corner.
“Bring me a chair. A chair, I tell you,
silly!
"Where's that dustpan gone to? I want
the dustpan. Murphy. I guess it’s In the
other room.’’
And Murphy did as he was told and hust
led about fetching one thing or another
like a model servant, working for the love
of it. He Is only two years old now, anti
how much useful he U to Mabel than a lit
tle brother would be at the same age! She
has great hopes of teaching her playmate
to talk when he returns from a well-earned
vacation.
Making; a Hmulred Dollar* a Minute.
From ihe Saturday Evening Post.
The largest sum for the briefest service
recently received by the most liberally
paid of all professionals, the prlraa don
na, was given Mme. Nordlea on Ihe occa
ulon of her appearance in a concert at
the Meiropdlltan Opera House, New York,
several weeks ago. Fdh tt*o songs which
required (Ive minutes each to sing she re
ceived $1,900, or at the rate of SIOO a min
ute. The songs were Grieg’s "Swan”
and a serenade by Richard Sfrauss. The
occasion was the first American appear
ance of Herr von Sehuch, conductor of
the Royal Opera, Dresden.
Mme. Nordics, among the soloists oriw
lnally announced, was taken suddenly ill
during a performance of Tristan und Is
olde at he Metropolitan the Saturday
previous to the concert. With her cus
tomary pluck she finished the perform
ance, but was obliged to take to her bod
as soon as it was ended. There she
was forced to remain until next Thursday,
when It was time to dress for the con
cert. She appeared a* the Metropolitan
on time, sang her two Songs and was
persistently recalled for an encore. Her
strength not being equal to a response
abe bowed her appreciation ar,, l flnnlly
took Mote- Patti’s method of positive re
fusal by returning lo the slag* wMh her
carriage clo#k about her shoulders. Once
home rhe found she had no alternative
but to return to the bed she had left to
sing. But In the short tlrre of her ab
sence, In addition to keeping faith with
the public and adding to the brilliance
of the concert, she had received SI,OOO
fori ten minutes’ actual work. For her
first concert engagement, Mme. Nordica,
then a girl of 16, received $lO. Now In
the zenith of her powers the largest Bum
received by Mme. Nordica for a single
concert was $1,700. This latest achieve
ment of SI,OOO for ten minutes eclipses
even that.
Current of Air Take* Off n Man’s Arm
From the Kansas City (Mo.) Journal.
A brief telegram the other day recited
that one James McMull-n had lost an arm
in a wringing machine In a laundry at
Hutchinson. Here is the remarkable story
related about the accident by (he Huti h
leson News: “McMullen stepped at the
wringer and held his hands over it to
dry them. He get one hand too low so
that the air suction caught It, and his
arm from the elbow down was taken off
as by a miracle. The wringer is a
large clrculor iron affair, with a smaller
bowl inside it In which the clothes are
placed. The smaller apartment is per
forated with holes upon the sides, and the
whole thing revolves at the rate of sev
eral thoutand revolutions a minute. The
effect is that the air currents within Ihe
wringer are as terrific In ehdr power as
the center of a Kansas cyclone. When
a cyclone strike* a brick building and
I url* It to atoms th” force seem* appall
ing ar.d Inccmpreh nsible. The accident to
Mr. McMullen was equal y mystifying.
The lnsiant his arm came into contact
with (tie current of air It was parted at
tbe elbew. One part lay on the clothes
that were in the machine and the other
t angled firm his si ouldsr. There was
nothing about the machine to give hltn
ren a scotch. The nerve exhibited by
McMulhn was wonderful. ’lt never touch
ed me.’ was the first tiling he said. The
girls in the room wre scream ng and Mr-
Multi n calmly Informed them rhat it was
not his head tba" was taken off and told
them to be *til. He was taken to a hos-
I ttal and his arm was amputated close to
the shoulder.
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—AND—
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Unsurpase**! cabin accommodations. All
the comforts of a modern hotel. Eiectrlo
lights. Unexcelled table. Tickets include
meals and bertha aboard whip.
Passenger Fares from Savannah.
TO NEW FORK-FIRST CABIN, 520;
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, $32; IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, sls; INTERME
DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP. s2l
STEERAGE, $lO.
TO BOSTON - FIRST CABIN, $23;
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, $36. IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, sl7; INTERME
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STEERAGE, $11,76.
The express steamehlpw of this line ara
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
C9oth) meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW tOKK.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg
FRIDAY, May 18, 7:00 a. m.
KANSAS CITY, Cupt. Fisher, SATUR
DAY, May 19, 8:30 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett.
MONDAY, May 21. 10:00 a. m.
NACOOCHEB. Capt Smith, TUESDAY,
May 22, 11:00 a. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE.Capt. I lon low
FRIDAY, May 26, 1:30 a. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg.
SATURDAY. May 26. 33)0 p. ra.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Flshar, MON
DAY, May 28, 4:80 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
TUESDAY, May 29. 6:30 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON—DIRECT.
CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt Lewi*.
THURSDAY, May 24. 1:00 p. m.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage,THURS
DAY. May 31, 7:00 p. m.
This company reserve* the right to
change its sailings without notice anti
without liability or accountability there
for.
Soiling* New York for Savannah dally
except Sunday* and Monday* 6.00 p. m.
Sailing* 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, Contrasting Freight
Agent, Savannah, Ga.
R G. TREZEVANT, Agent, Savannah.
Ga.
WALTER HAWKINS, General Agent
Traffic Dep’l, 224 W. Bay street, Jack
sonville, Fla.
E. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager, Sa
vannah, Ga.
P. E. LE FEVRE, Superintendent. New
Pier 36. North River. New York. N. Y.
MERCHANTS AND MINERS'
TRANSPORTATION CO.
NTfcIAIMMIf LINKS.
SAVANNAH TU IMLTIHORE.
Tickets on solo at company’s offices to
the following points at very low rates:
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.
BALTIMORE, MI). BUFFALO, N. T.
BOSTON. MASS.
CHICAGO, ILL. CLEVELAND, O.
ERIE, PA
HAQERSTOWN. HARRISBURG. PA.
HALIFAX, N. S.
NIAGARA PALLS. NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURG. PROVIDENCE.
ROCHESTER.
TRENTON. WILMINGTON,
WASHINGTON.
First-class tickets Include meals and
state 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):
ITASCA. Capt. Diggs, BATURDAY. May
19. 7:00 l>. m.
ALLEGHANY. Cap* BUlups, TUES
DAY, May 22. 12.00 noon.
NEW ORLEANS. Capt. Eldrldga,
THURSDAY. May 24. 1:00 p. m.
D H MILLER. Capt. Peters, SATUR
DAY. May 26. 2:00 p. m
ITASCA, Capt. Drlggs, TUESDAY, May
29. 6:00 p m.
ALLEGHANY, Capt. BUlups, THURS
DAY. May 31. 6.00 p. la.
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. HTEBBINB, A. T. M.
J. C. WTHTNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offieee. Baltimore. Md.
FRENCH LINE.
COIPAGNIE GcNERAIE TRAN MIL ANTIQUE.
DIRKIT LINE TO HAVRE—PARIS (Franos)
Sailing every Thursday at 10 a m
From Pier No. 42, North River, loot Morton it
L'Aqoltaini' May 24 La Gascoyne June 14
La touralne May 31 La Champagne,June 21
La Dretarne June 7|L'Aquitaine ..Juno 28
First Bailing of new twin-screw express
Steamer La Lorraine from New York
July 12, 1800.
General Agency, 32 Broadway, New York.
Messrs. Wilder & Cos.
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’ Must Be Sold Within 30 DaysT
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first year; well equipped and running
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