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SATIHDAV, MAY 20, 1900.
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The Weather.
The Indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, with fresh north to east
winds, and for Eastern Florida showers,
partly cloudy, with showers In central and
southern portions, fresh north to west
winds.
The mere mention of the name of some
prominent Democrat In connection with
th - presidential nomination Is sufficient to
•end some cf the anti-Bryan newspapers
Into a piroxyem of double-leads.
If ex-Oov. Campbell of Ohio was ever
m Democratic vice presidential possibili
ty, he erased his name from the list with
W tongue at that Queen's birthday din
ner in New York on Thursday night. His
anti-German expressions were wholly
gia'ultous and In very bad ta-de.
While T'ncle Ram is prodding the Sultan
for the payment of that little debt of s9fi,-
000, he should not forget the fact that he
Is himself mighty poor pay. Ho has at
this monmnt got millions of d'd ars In .his
treasury belonging to his own people, and
they have been unable to get It from him
notwithstanding the most strenuous ef
forts.
It is probably a good thin* that Nealy
was found out as soon e.s he was. A dis
patch from Havana says he had formed a
•theme for buying the Isle of Plnrg. Sine,,
it is not quite clear whether the Isle of
Pines is Cuban or American territory,
Neely might have got us Into trouble with
the Cubans, by endeavoring to settle the
question to suit himself after he had ac
quired control of the 500,000 acres compris
ing the Island.
Thomaaton. in Upson county. Is directly
in the line of totality of the eclipse, and
the citizens are preparing to make the oc
cation memorable in other ways than te
cause of the celestial phenomenon. A
number of scientists will be loca'ed ai
Thomarton to observe the eclipse, and iho
mayor of the city has exiended Invita
tions to a number of prominent men of
the elate to lie present. The probabilltl a
•re that the town will be full of visitors
next Monday.
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The proposed plan for selecting anew
Democratic Executive Committee In his
county appears to boa fair one. it
will be gratifying to the great major
ity of the people of the county If a mo
plan con be agreed upon for selecting a
committee that will not involve a hot po
litical contest. They are tired of so much
factional lighting, it ie very complimen
tary to Mr. Cunningham that he is acre, t
able to both factions. His ability and fair
ness are unquestioned.
THE STRIKE PROBLEM.
The nf*w*papers are all the time dieu*s
ing the race problem, the trust problem,
the railroad rate problem and various
other problems, but they have little or
nothing to soy about the strike problem
The reason is probably that so many ef
forts have been made to solve that prob
lem and without success
There is a great street railroad strike at
present in St. Louis, and the labor unions
in Chicago are still at war with the
1 uilders and contractors of that city.
There have been about a hundred strikes
cf one kind and another in this country
since the beginning of this year, and now'
that prices are taking a downward turn it
is not improbable that there will be a hun
dred more before the end of the year. In
the St. I.ouis strike th<re has been a
deal of violence, and a number of persons
have been kbbd. The courts have issued
injunctions and the Governor has threat
ened to call out the state troops to pre
serve order. He may succeed in putfing an
end to the strike, but soldiers and in
junctions are not the means by which
fctrikes can be prevented.
There ought to be, however, some way
in which they could be prevented. It
would s em as if more could be accom
plished by compulsory arbitration than in
any other wny. In one of the papers read
at the industrial convention recently hold
at Chattanooga, this method of dealing
with labor troubles in the South was re
commended. It might be advisable to give
it a trial. The main objection to it is the
difficulty in getting arbitrators in whom
both sides have confidence.
It is evident that steps of some kind
ought to be taken for the prompt settle
ment of labor troubles. Here in the
South these troubles are not as frequent
as they are at the North, but the time is
approaching when the South, In all prob
ability. will have Its full share of them.
The building of factories of one kind and
another is going on at a rapid rate, and
as the wage-earning population increases
differences between employers and em
ployes will become more frequent.
It will not be so very long before this
country will have a population of a hun
dred millions. When that time comes it is
pretty certain that there will be more
strikes and bigger strikes than there are
ar present, though they are alarmingly fre
quent and big now, unless some way is
found for the prompt settlement of labor
troubles. The United States are destined
to do the manufacturing for a very large
part of the world. Her workmen are mor<*
Intelligent than those of any other coun
try and they will continue to be so. They
will meet intelligence with intelligence in
labor w T ars.
In view of the danger to the whole
country there is in strikes. No effort
should be spared to find means
for avoiding them, or at least
for settling them promptly. The
apprehension that was caused by the
great railroad strike in the West during
Mr. Cleveland’s last administration is not
yet forgotten. Had not the government in
terfered and sent troops to Chicago, where
the rioting had assumed a very threaten
ing phase, there would have been a con
dition of affairs in many parts of the
country verging on civil war.
The strike problem is becoming more im
portant every day. It is much more im
portant than s me of the other problems
to w'hich great attention is being given.
A mistake is being made in dejiending
upon the ordinary means for settling
strikes as they occur. Efforts ought to
he marto to find some way of adjusting
labor troubles that would be acceptable in
all parts of the country.
POI)H COTTON RENT TO J APAN.
The Philadelphia Record takes occasion
to criticise the shipping of 15,C00 bales of
■‘trash” cotton to Japan. The cotton was
shipped from Galveston. The Record is in
doubt whether, this ooiton was the kind
that was ordered by the purchaser In
Japan or whether inferior cotlon was
palmed off on him. It takes the ground
that as Japan is a comparatively new cus
tomer for American cotton care should be
taken to send her only a grade that would
be certain to give satisfaction.
It is probable that the Japanese pur
chaser got Just the kind of cotlon he paid
for, and that he knew what he was to get
when he made his purchase. The Japanese
are very shrdwil traders. It Is not an easy
matter to get the best of them in a bar
gain.
We do not of course know that the agent
of the Japanese purchaser was a Japanese,
and that he was at Galveston and insp ct
ed the cotton that he bought, but we as
sume that he was a native of Japan an 1
that he saw all of the cotton which he
bought. There was a Japanese buyer at
this port last winter. He came here from
Galveston. It was the undestanding that
he expected to make large purch is s n
that city. If he bought; any cotton in this
market the fact was not generally known.
It was the understanding, however,.that he
was well able lo take care of himself In
the cotton market. It is not at all probable
that Inferior cotlon was shipped to Jai an
at the price of high grade cotton.
■While it would be better from every
point of view to have cotton of g, od qual
ity go to Japan the wishes of the purchaser
must be consulted in the matter. It is to
be supposed that he knows what he wants.
The price of good cotton was higher prob
ably than the Japan purchaser wanted to
pay, and he concluded that the "trash”
would answer his purpose.
It is understood that last week Mr.
Cramp, the Philadelphia ahlpbuildtr, cs 1-
ed on Secretary Hay and presented docu
mentary proof of his ability and readiness
to pay the *56,1100 indemnity due to the
missionaries by the Government of Tur
key. The offer was declined. Mr. Cramp
would have gotten his money back, of
course, through contract* with the Turkl-h
government. The latest demand upon the
Sublime Porte, it is said, is calculated to
dispel all idea in the mind of that body
that it will be permitted to pay the indem
nity in any other manner than openly and
above board, through the regular and plo
matlc channels.
The Connecticut man who advertised
for a thief to take chatge cf li s farm hat
ruined the renting value of his property.
Re cannot now get anybody to take the
pl.ee, s nee to do so would put the tenant
Into the position of saying to the com
munity, “I am a thiol.”
THE C%*TEE\ QI ESTIO*.
A Washington dispatch soys that the
Presklent has changed his position on the
question of the canteen in the army, and
that it was through his influence that the
House Committee on Military Affairs re
ported not only in favor of abolishing the
canteen, but al.*<7 prohibiting the sale of
liquor in all government public buildings.
It is not the general understanding that
the President has particularly desired
that the canteen should remain an army
institution. When the question was raised
as to whether the law passed by the last
Congress required the closing of the army
canteen, he submitted the matter to the
Attorney General, and that official gave
an opinion that permitted the retention
of the canteen. It may be that the Pres
ident is of the opinion that the canteen
is a good thing for the enlisted men.
That is the opinion of the great majority
of army officers. Army officers say that
there is a deal less drunkenness at
army posts where there are canteens than
where there are none, because the drinking
is confined to beer and light wines, and
Is under the eyes of the officers. When
there is no canteen at a post the soldiers
get liquor at saloons. They not only get
bad liquor, but they are enticed to drink.
It may be that the President has
clded to lake a stand against the canteen.
It would not be surprising if he had. He
does not like being criticised. The Gen
eral Conference of the Methodist Church,
North, the church with which he is con
nected, has had under consideration a res
olution condemning him for not overrul
ing the opinion of the Attorney General
on the canteen law, passed by the last
Congress.
If an anti-canteen law Is passed by this
Congress it will be* so carefully framed,
in all probability, that it will not be pos
sible to find authority for the retention of
the canteen. And the probability is that
a law' of that kind will be passed.
THE NAVAL STATION >1 \TTER.
The conferees having In charge the
naval appropriation bill, in which appears
the provision for removing the naval sta
tion from Port Royal to Charleston, do
not seem to be taking into account the
cost of getting deep water on Charleston’s
bar. Unless we are greatly mistaken, it
would cost many millions of dollars to got
the depth of water on Charleston’s bar
that Port Royal has on Its bar, and after
the depth had been obtained, if it could be
obtained, it would cost an enormous
amount annually to maintain it. No doubt
the Secretary of the Navy would take this
matter into consideration if Congress
should pass the bill as it now stands, but
would It not be the part of wisdom for
Congress to consider it now?
It is claimed by those who are trying
to get the station away from Port Royal
that a mistake was made In putting it
there. If our understanding about
Charleston’s bar is correct, would it not
be a still greater mistake to' designate
Charleston os the place for the station?
It is asserted that naval officers are
against Port Royal because there is not
enough society for them there. If it
would cost millions of dollars to get deep
water on Charleston’s bar. and other mill
ions to keep the necessary depth of water
there, it would be cheaper to move some
of Charleston’s society to Port Royal once
in a while, by means of a government
yacht maintained at Charleston for that
purpose. Seriously, however, the question
whether deep water can be obtained anJ
maintained on Charleston’s bar. at a rea
sonable cost, ought to be settled before
Cdngress votes to move the Port Royal
naval station there.
STRIKING AT TWO EVILS.
The grand Jury of the Superior Court,
In the general presentments which It
submitted to the court yesterday, called
attention very pointedly to the extent to
which gambling is carried on in this city,
and also to the reports that there was a
great deal of bribery at the recent prim
ary election. It stated that It had at
tempted to make a very thorough Inves
tigation of both evils, but had not been
able to do all it desired lo do on account
of want of time. It expects its successor
10 take up the work where It left it.
There Is every reason to believe that
there Is a great deal of gambling going
on in the city. The policy shops are the
wqrst feature of It. These shops attract
a class of people that can ill aff rd to
lose their earnings The grand jury is of
the opinion that the punishing of those
convicted of gamb'ing by lining them will
never result In putting a stop to the evil.
11 thinks that if a severer .punishment
were inflicted the evil "would cease at
once. This view, if we are net mistakiti.
was advanced by a previous grand Jury,
and has neen presented through the news
papers.
A recommendation in the presentments
is that a special officer he provided for
the use of the grand Jury. He would act
under ils instructions and assist it in get
ting evidence on which to base Indictments,
At preesnt the grand Jury is practically
without the means of investigating re
ports of violations of the laws. The rec
ommendation appears to he a good one.
and will probably be called to the atten
tion of the legislature. Judging from its
presentments the grand Jury discharged
its duties with a great deal of earnestness
and thoroughness.
Reverting to "historical fakes." Om
poetical stories of Barbara Freltchie and
"Sheridan's Ride" are far from blng
alone in the class. There are many other
"takes" In the history of the War cf fie e<-
slon as it has heretofore been taught iha'
will have lo be edited out by future his
torians. Prominent among (hem. and one
which has been assiduously taught to th*'
negro until be believe* it to be true, is
that President Lincoln’s emancipation
proclamation sprang from his Inborn phil
anthropy. True history shows th.v he
had no Idea of freeing the slaves until hr
he became afraid that his re-nomina'oi
would t*e opposed by the tailed Republl.
cons. The emanctaiion proclamation was
a political-war measure, and rot the act
of a philanthropist. Its purpose was to
assure the election of Mr. Lincoln over
Gen. McClellan. The story that Is,taught
to the negroes of the South resp otirg
the proclamation, and which is bcl eved by
incorrectly informed people of the North,
is a greater "fake" than either the story
..of Barbara Freitchle or Sheridan's ride.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1000.
The Chinese Minister at Washington has
asked Surgeon General Wyman to have
the inoculation cf Chinese In San Fran
cisco with antl-[l-gue s-rum stopped, ant
he Intimates that If it is rot stopoed he
may have to make re, r sentatlcns to the
s ate department Minister Wu says that
while the serum may be a good thing for
Americans, it is a \ery tad thing for
Chtnefe. whose food is of a different char
acter and whose b dies are not so strong.
He fears that If ccmpulsory inoculation Is
continued, there will be serious rioting In
Ran Francisco. Meantime the Minister
should not lose sigh; cf (he fact that the
authorises of San Francisco are responsi
ble to the rest of the country in this mat
ter, and that It Is their duty to put an
erd to the visitation cf the plague at the
very earliest possible moment. If it
should be deemed necessary to inoculate
the Chinese In order lo check the dread
ful disease. the Wa hirgton government
would uphold them in doing it, to any ex
tent that might be necessary.
Before the people of Kentucky have had
Hme to cool off from the excitement of
their last gubernatorial campaign and the
tragic events which followed It. they will
find themselves In the midst of another
state campaign. Under the Kentucky law.
when the Governor dies the Lieutenant
Governor holds office only until the next
election, which occurs In November. Had
Gov. Goebel lived, bis term would have
expired in ISKB. The Democratic Conven
tion which has been called to meet at
Louisville on July lb, will nominate a
candidate for the unexpired term. It
Is probable that Gov. Beckham will be
the nominee.
The parcels post scheme in operation
would go a long way towards driving
the small merchants out of business and
building up great mail-order houses in
the leading cities. It would also hit the
manufacturers, because they cannot .get
as good prices for their wares from the
great department stores, and mail order
houses as they can from small merchants.
I) seems that the trusts have left us few
enough small dealers now, without Con
gress passing postal law-s calculated to
still further reduce their number.
A speech 240 miles long Is decidedly out
of the ordinary; yet that Is the kind of a
speech a number of railroad men In New
York the other night listened to from
Senator Depew. The Senator was In
Washington, while his auditors were at
a banquet at the Hotel Manhattan. The
long-distance telephone was called Into
requisition, and, with a receiver provided
for each of the listeners, the Senator was
able to keep a string of rich, warm chest
nuts constantly on the way from his
library in Washington to the banquet hall
in New York.
There has been a great and unexpected
falling off In trans-Atlantic travel during
the past two weeks. The reason is said
to be in the fact that the Paris Exposi
tion Is still in an unfinished condition,
and will continue Incomplete for a month
or two longer, and that the Parisians are
charging exorbitant prices for rooms and
all other accommodations.
PERSONAL.
—Miss Helen Gould has been made an
honorary member of this year’s sen or
class at Wellesley, and has accepted an
Invito lion to be the- guest of the class at Us
commencement exercises next month.
—Rev. Dr. George C. Lorlmer, pastor of
the Boston Tremont Temple, is still In
doufit as to whether he will accept the
presidency of the Columbian University,
Washington, D. C., which was offered him
last week.
—Queen Victoria has a walking stick
which once belonged to Charlea 11, to
whom it was given by a citizen of Worces
ter. It was originally a part of the tree
in Boscobel in which Charles I hid him
self when pursued by Cromwell’s men.
—A New York model says that C. D.
Gibson is the easiest of all the artists in
that city to pose for. He never allows a
model to stand for more than ten minutes
without a rest. Is most considerate and
very rapid in his work.
—Seven presidents of the United Slates
were members of the Masonic fraternity—
Washington. Jackson, Polk, Buchanan.
Johnson. Garfield and McKinley. Washing
ton was master of his lodge at A’exandrla,
Va. Jackson was at one time Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of .Tennessee an and
Buchanan was Deputy Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Cl ’WHEAT COMMENT.
The Boston (Mass.) Herald (Ind.) says:
“Almost every Republican senator is to
be a delegate at large from his state to
the National Convention. They are the
ones whom Hanna has selected to do the
work of Ihe convention. He knows them
and can depend upon them. Hanna seems
to have a poor opinion of members of the
House. He cannot manage (hem as easi
ly as he controls senators. Some of them
feel obliged to consult their constituents.
If (here were no House of Representa
tives, but only a Senate and a president,
Hanna would be quite happy. Then he
could govern the country with facility and
dispatch."
Discussing the failure of the Nicaragua
canal bill the Memphis Commercial-Ap
peal (Dem.) says; "If the people sustain
the Republican party in its submission to
the moneyed interest they have them
selves to blame for it, but unless we are
more than a little mistaken the choking
of this canal legislation will be resented
by the country and assist materially in
Republican defeat." On the same subject
the Norfolk Landmark (Dem.) says: “In
voting down the Hepburn bill, the Senate
did not put itself on record against an
isthmian waterway; It put Itself on record
against the Hepburn idea of ignoring
treaty responsibilities and playing Ihe in
ternational hog.”
The Washington correspondence of the
Chicago He ird (Ind.) “The cre
dentials which Senator Clark presented to
the Senate from the lieutenant governor
of Montana bear evidence lo sustain the
theory that the appointment was the re
sult of a conspiracy. The body of the
document is written with a typewriter;
(he date is tilled in with pen and ink, and
it was evidently prepared In Washington
and sent to Helena, ready to be used
when the opportunity offered.”
The Hartford (Conn.) Times (Dem.) says:
’’Everything that has gone wrong in Cuba
would have gone right enough if the fool
ish officials at .Washington who drew up
ihe instruction* to Rathbone & Cos., had
not been intoxicated with the spirit of Im
perialism when they prepared those ex
traordinary documents.”
Her Own Selection.
Her name was Mrs. Smiley, and shy
wished to see soose tables, says the Chi
cago News. The dealer in old furniture
led the way through his dingy shop.
"Here Is a very pretty affair for the
parlor,” ho said, pointing toward a center
table with gilded legs.
"Too small.” responded Mrs. Smiley.
“You see, I want something large enough
to hold a case of mounted birds and a
stack of books."
"Then how' about this mahogany wool?”
"I did not wish a round table; but how
much is this table over here?"
"The one in the corner?”
"Yes."
"I don’t think you want that," and the
dealer smiled grimly.
"I asked you how much it was?”
"Twenty dollars.”
"Well, you may send it to this address.
I have an elaborate cloth that will fit it
exactly. I will just pay you now.”
"But you are not going to put that ta
ble In the parlor—l—”
"Certainly! Why not? It Is a little
worse for use, but then the top will not
show.”
"Madam, that table is a—"
"Do you wish to sell It?”
"Well, I suppose if you Insist I'll
have—’’
"Then please send it home at once."
That evening when her husband came
in he found her busily engage.! in load.ng
down the newly purchased table.
“Oh. Hen," she greeted; "just come In
and look at the table I bought this after
noon.”
She noticed that he gazed strangely at
her purchase.
“What do you think of It, Hen?”
“Lift the cover a minute, Em.”
She obeyed.
"Em. do you know what kind of a ta
ble that is?”
“What?”
“A dissecting table. Part of it Is miss
ing.”
With a scream she rushed from the par
l°r - The denier was finally persuaded to
take the table back for $lO.
Old Geronlmo in Captivity.
"There is no truth in the story that old
Geronimo is losing his mind," sold on
army officer from Fort Sill, Okla., who Is
spending a few- days at the capital, ac
cording to the Washington Post. “He Is
as alert mentally as he ever was, but ttje
wily old rascal would like to be consid
ered non compos, as It might make his
guards relax their vigilance and give him
a chencq, to escaper He is not confined
to a cell now, but is allow-ed to go where
he lists on the reservation, though always
attended by guards. The officers allow
the old chief- to have a six-shooter, but
take good care that it is not loaded. He
has come to be regarded as the champion
poker player of the fort.
“One Sunday recently I saw him break
about a dozen of our soldiers at the se
ductive game of draw, and then after
relieving them of all their cash he started
In to play with his fellow-Indians. In
less than two hours he had won numer
ous blankets, plumes, and other finery,
and to-day he has a greater wardrobe
than any redskin on the reservation. It
is marvelous to see him shuffle the cards.
I don’t believe there is a professional in
the land that can do it with greater dex
terity. It can be put down to his credit
that he almost invarlabliy gives his win
nings at poker or monte to the children
of the civilized Indians in order that the
young ones may acquire an education.
Though Geronlmo himself can not read
or write, he Insists that the youth of his
race should be instructed after the fash
ion of the whites. His advice to his own
people is: -Better follow white man's
trail, Apache trail no good any more.’ ”
He Wanted "Urawln’ I’owah.”
A big negro swaggered into the Thirty
seventh street police station a few nights
ago and announced that he had been rob
bed. says the New York Sun.
“Well, if you know who robbed you,”
advised the sergeant at the desk “get a
warrant for him, and we'll do the rest ”
“That's jest it, sahgent, I don’t exactly
comprehend jest who de man am at pres
ent, but I could find out if I only had de
drawin' powah.”
“The drawing power?” queried the ser
geant, looking up from the blotter.
“Yes, suh, de -drawin' powah. You see
it am like this: Fo’ nighfs ago some
mun entered my room while I was asleep
an’ extracted ten dollahs from my clo’e*’
Night ’fo’ last he came again an’ took
ten more, an’ last night he only got five
’cause dat was all I had left. Now if i
only had some money to place in my
clo’es to-night to use as drawin’ nowah
I reckon that black niggah 'd come again!
an I could stay awake an’ intercept
him.”
“Oh, I see,” said the sergeant, feeling
in his vest pocket. “Just how much do
you think you need? One dollar? Five?
Ten?”
The negTO hesitated a moment as if
weighing the matter carefully.
“Well,” he said, finally, “ob course I
don’t want to seem Imposin’, but nachuly
de stronger de drawin’ powah, am, why
At this point on explosion of language
from behind the desk brought negotia
tions to a standstill and the negro was
glad to make his escape in safety with
out his “drawin* powah.”
Tillman Indulge* In Poetry.
There was laughter In the Senate the
other day, says the Washington Post,
when Mr. Tillman quoted the satirical
lines of “Pinafore” and recited, with hu
morous effect, the lines of Sir Joseph,
who never went to sea, and was for this
reason made admiral of "the Queen's na
vee.” The climax came, however, when
he ridiculed the proposition to commis
sion the cadets before they had ever
gone to sea. It reminded him, he said,
amid much merriment, of the famous
childhood rhyme—
" Mother, may I go out to swim?”
"Yes, my darling daughter;
But bang your clothes-on a hickory limb,
And dont’ go near the water.”
This was funny enough, but when Sen
ator Caffery of Louisiana, whose solem
nity Is monumental, took the verse very
seriously and entered upon a long ex
planation to show that the cadets really
did know how to swim, ihe grave and
reverend senators made the usually se
date chamber echo with their hearty
laughter.
Where n Wife 1* Needed,
Twice the Dowager Empress of Russia
has saved her husband’s life, says Tit
Bits. One day, when in the Emperor's
dressing room, she observed that on his
dressing table lay a curious looking Jewel
ease. Something about Its appearance
aroused her curiosity, and, taking It up,
she became aware that it was extremely
heavy. Without saying a word, she went
into her room and placed It carefully in
a basin of water; then, sending for the
prefect of point, whose duties kept him
much about the palace, she begged him
to have It examined, and It was discovered
to be one of tile most marvelous Infernal
machines ever Invented by the Ingenuity
of man. The second occasion on which
the Empress was directly instrumental in
stopping murder occurred in the winter
palace, when she heard a slight noise
which Indicated the presence of some
stranger In the Czar's study. Without be
traying the slightest anxiety, she begged
her husband to come and speak to one of
the children. He did so. She locked the
door, and only gave up the keys lo a party
of soldiers, who found that someone hail
Just escaped through the window.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Greece and Spain Intend to establish
nat onal theaters. King George has prem
ised to j rovide the money for the Greek
Their r at Athens, and is drawing up the
regulations for It.” The Spanish MU
of Fine Arts proi o s to encourage a na
tional theater at Madrid by having the
state offer MO,OOO a year in prizes for plays
and operas.
—Mayor Hart, of Boston, has issued or
d rs abolishing the City Record, a week
ly paper which was started under the ad
min’s/ration of ex-Mayor Quincy. The
Journal was devoted to news and Infor
mation concerning the several city de
partments. and. being useful only to a
Ami ed numb r of persons, had but a
small pail circulation.
—Among the features of the St. Louis
exf>ositbn to be held in 1903 will be a mam
moth watch, which will lie flat cn its
tack. It is to hav a pfi shed metal cas
just like that of rhe ordinary w'atch, and
will be so large and roomy inside that
people will b? able to walk around in it
among the moving wheels. The diameter
of the mammoth timepiece will be 75 feet,
and its bight thickness 40 feet. The bal
anc * whe 1 will weigh a ton, and what is
calkd the “hair-spring” in a small watch
wil! l>e as thick as a man’s wrist. The
length of the main-spring will be 300 feet.
—The Oxford (Kan.) Bee has adopted a
decidedly original method of increas ng its
circulation. It says: “A dozen eggs are not
worth mu^h—lo or 12 cents—but we will
take the proceeds of them for a year's
subscriptif n to the Bee. Set a hen on a
dozen iggs. and, good luck or bad, we
agree to give a year s subscription co the
Bee for (he chickens that hatch and live
to be thirty days old. and trust to your
honor net to cheat us. In some instances
we may get eight or ten chickens, and
asmin we may get none, but we will take
the chances; so come in and give us your
name and try the plan once for luck.”
—Dr. A. Bloch, the French anthropolo
gist, attacks the theory that thick lips
are a denotement of sensuality, while
thin and delicate lips denote spiritual
ity', firmness and elevated character, says
the Providence Journal. In a recent pa
per, the scientist claims that the shape,
size and color of the lips are purely race
characteristics, and that in the hybrid
• peoples of Europe and America, where
there has been such a general interming
ling, of races, a child may' well inherit
from not very' remote ancestors lip forms
that completely' belie the actual charac
ter of the child, as indicated by the lip
theory. Dr. Bloch’s investigations satis
fy him that really ttyick lips in the white
races are always anomalies or freaks of
nature.
—Martin Maginnis of the green
above the red, says the New York Press.
McGinnis would do just as w’ell for Ire
land. There are already' six Macs in the
Senate of the United Slates, and all w'ere
born In this country except McMillan of
Michigan, who comes from Canada. New
Jersey had a Mac in McPherson. New
York never had a Mac. Pennsylvania had
two Maclays and o McKean. Massachu
setts, Maryland. Maine, New Hampshire.
Vermont. Rhode Island, Connecticut, Del
aware, Virginia. North Carolina. Georgia,
Tennessee, Texas, Ohio. Kansas and Mis
souri never sent a Mac to the Senate.
South Carolina had her McDuffie, Alabama
her McKinley, Mississippi her Mcßae and
McLaurin. Louisiana her Magruder, In
diana her McDonald, Illinois her McLean
and Mcßoberts, Kentucky her McCreery
and California her McDougall.
—A correspondent of the Indianapolis
Press writes from Yokohoma, Japan:
“April 8, Buddha's birthday, Is celebrat
ed In all the temples by bringing out the
images of the infant Buddha, placing
them in a large bowl and pouring over
them licorice tea with a ladle. On this
day, 1900, a great multitude of women
and children flocked to what corresponds
to the parish house of the Episcopal
Church, which can be entered without
removing the shoes. Each child had a
bamboo cup, and when this was filled
with the precious fluid it walked away
sipping it with great satisfaction, for it
is believed to be a remedy for worms and
other internal disorders. The mothers
had bottles of the same, which they wrap
ped up to take home, to place near the
pillar of the house to keep away ants
and other insect pests. The crowd was
most good natured, pushing and jostling
to get near the hoy priests that filled
their cups and took thir money. The
temples, like the American churches, are
most frequented by women.”
—Senator Clark of Montana Is far and
away the richest man in the Senate, says
the Cleveland Leader. According to a
careful estimate his income approximates
*30,000 per day. Next to Clark. Kean of
New Jersey is perhaps the rlc'hest man
in the Senate. His fortune Is estimated
at, approximately, *10,000,000. His income
is *2,000. Next in rank comes McMillan
of Michigan, with a fortune of perhaps
*5,000,000. Safely and profitably invested
it probably nets him *1,200 per day. Elkins
of West Virginia, with a fortune of, some
say, *5,000,000, and still growing—certain
ly *3,ooo,ooo—with an income of perhaps
*I,OOO daily, Hanna of Ohio, estimated
wealth, *3.000,009, income probably/ *BOO per
day; Depew of New York, fortune more
than *1,000,000. income probably *SOO per
day; Aldrich of Rhode island, fortune ap
proximately *1,000,000, Income likely *3OO per
day; Wetmore of Rhode Island, fortune
approximately *2,000,0®, income probably
*OOO a day; Fairbanks of Indiana, fortune
more than *1,000,000, daily Income perhaps
*300; Scott of West Virginia, fortune over
*1,000,009, income estimated *3OO daily; Hale
of Maine, fortune estimated at *1,000,000
daily income calculated at S6OO.
—There are cook books world without
end, says a writer in the New York Press,
and every cne tells you lo put in your
bread, pie, pudding, cake, etc., so many
teaspoonfuls or tablespoonfuls or cupfuls
of this, that and t’other, without remem
beiing that there are many different sizes
of spoons and cups. Possibly this is de
signedly done, as cook books are notor
iously useless In detail. All they are fit
for Is to convey a general Idea;'the rest
must be left to the coqjc. Sixteen young
women, as clever as they make them, had
a cooking contest the other day at the
heme of Mrs. Greenough. Bread Was the
foil. Identically the same Ingredients were
us and by all and one choice recipe was fol
lowed. Result—sixteen different kinds of
bread. The baking was done by one ex
pert. An experienced cook tells me that
thrse arc the measures indicated hi the
books: 2 cups mtan 1 pint: 1 cup of butter
Is half a pound; butter size of an egg is j
ounces; 1 cup of granulated sugar is half
a pound; 2 tabkspoonfuls (liquid) are
equal to 1 fluid ounce; 2 wineglassfuls are
1 gill; 1 teaspoonful of salt is a level tra
spoonful; 1 teaspoonful of sugar Is a
rounded teaspoonful; 4 teaspoonfuls (li
quid) equal to 1 teaspoonful ;1 heaping ta
blespoonful of buter is 1 ounee;2 heaping
tabb spoonfuls of flour are one ounce
cupfuls of pulverized sugar are 1 pound* '
—The first doll known to history, savs
the New York World, was made for the
simple-minded monarch Charles VI 0 f
Fiance. It was a wax figure made to rep
resent Poppaea. wife of the Roman Em
peror Nero. Poppa, a Roon became popu
lar with the members of the court and
many wax figures were ordered. They
were called poupees, a corruption of the
first name and the modern Fren- h word
for doll The old English word is "pop
pett" or "puppet,”-
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SUMMER RESORTS.
the^shtoiThotel
93d Street and Madison Avenue,
SEW YORK CITY.
Up to Date, Strictly Fireproof, Family
Apartment Hotel.
Three minutes from and overlooking
Central Park, situated on the highest
point In the city. This hotel Is specially
attractive, to parties visiting New York
for the summer months.
Suites of from two to five rooms and
bath. Every room an outside one.
Electric trolley cars pass door.
Public telephone in every apartment.
European plan during June, July and
August. SPECIAL KATES FOR THOSE
MONTHS. Correspondence Invited.
F. ASHTON, Proprietor.
HOTEL LEYDEN,
PEACHTREE STREET, ATLANT A. GA.
HIGH CLASS SELECT BOARDING.
$1.50 TO $2.50 PER DAY.
SWEETWATER PARK
HOTEL AND RATHS,
LITHIA SPRINCS, CA.
This well-known and popular resort is now
open. All modern equipment. Cuisine ana
service unexcelled. Write for illustrated
pamphlet. JAS. E. HICKEY, I’ropr.
Also Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
Lake from Hotel li coles
Among pinee; black bass flßhlng; boating,
bathing. New Yorks greatest health re
sort; one hour from city. Furnished cot
tages on water *3OO to *SOO a season. Send
for illustrated catalogue.
L. A. MONKETRICK, Prop, and Owner,
Lake Ronkonkoma, L. 1., N. Y.
Hotel American-AdelDhi.
Finest Location in
SARATOGA SPRINGS.
Near Mineral Spring* find Ilntliw,
OPEN JUNE TO NOVEMBER. ROOM3
EN STITE, WITH BATHS.
GEO. A. EARN H AM, Prop.
HOTEL FITZPATRICK,
WASHINGTON, GA.
The nicest hotel in the best town in the
South. Fine Mineral Springs. Large bah
room. Cultivated’ society. An Meal spot
for the summer visitor, near the great
Hillman electric shafts. Special rates for
families. Address
W. G. THIGPEN, Proprietor,
LONG BRANCH.
West End Hotel nnd Cottngew,
Situated on bluff facing ocean. Cottages
open Saturday, June 9. Hotel opens
Thursday, June 21. New York office, 115
Broadway (Room 76).
W. E. HILDRETH, Mgr.
New Hotel Bellevue
European I*lnn, Central Location,
Ilcucon St*, Boston.
HARVEY At WOOD. Proprietors.
IN TIIE GREAT NORTH WOODS.
HOTEL DEL MONTE,
StHANAC LAKE, N. Y.
OPENS JUNE 25. under entirely new manage
ment; newly furnished and renovated through
out; table and service first-class; near lake
and Hotel Ampersand; golf, tennis, billiards,
boating, fishing driving and bicycling; livery.
For booklet address J. HENRY OTIS, Sara
nac Lake. N. Y. i
Greenbrier White Sulphur Spring;"*
Wfl Virginia.
Open June 15, to Kept. 16. The great cen
tral point of reunion for the best society
of the North, South, East and West *10,01)0
worth of Improvements for this season.
New nine-hole golf course. Write for Il
lustrated booklet. HARRINGTON MILLS.
Manager.
„ WARM SPRINGS, ~
RATH cot NTs, VIRGINIA,
■re now open for guests. For circular*
and terms address
EUBANK & GLOVER.
.Warm Springs, Both County, Va.