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Tlie Weather.
The lrvhoatlone for Georgia to-da y are
for threatening weather and probably
showers. except in southeast [>ortk>n, with
winds mostly fresh southerly; and for
Eastern Florida, partly cloudy weather and
fresh easterly winds.
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It may not be the case that Japan and
Russia are preparing to fight each other,
nevertheless it is a fact that selections ore
being made at Washington of United
States military attaches to watch the op
aratlons of such a war, should one break
out.
The record price for a clock was offered
In Paris the other day. The timepiece
■wanted was a "pendule in white marble,
sculptured by Faleonnet," and the price
offered was a quarter of a million dollars.
The owner, Comte de Camondo, declined
to sell, but will present the piece to the
Louvre museum.
The Atlanta Journal says: “Rev. S.
Porter Jones preached at the Baptist Tab
ernacle yesterday morning.” S. Porter
Jones! Can it bo possible that this Is our
old friend, plain “Sam” Jones, who, hav
ing acquired fame, avolrdupoSs and a
competency, has at this late day adopted
the English style of parting the name on
one side? We do not believe that S. Por
ter Jones could ever have won the noto
riety that the Sam Jones did.
The monitors Monterey and Monadnock,
which were sent to Manila to reinforce
Dewey's squadron, will probably never be
seen again on this side of the ocean. They
are said to be the most uncomfortable
craft in the W’orid to live on. especially In
a hot climate. They ore laid up in ordinary
al Manila, and will probably never be ac
tively in commission again, except In the
event of war.
R. M. Johnston, Esq., the distinguished
editor of the Houston (Tex.) Post, was in
the city yesterday. He was en route for
Florida and Southwest Georgia after a
vir 1 to Chicago and Washington. Mr.
Johnston Is accompanied by his daughter,
and wi.l visit Jacksonville, where he was
married, and where Miss Johnsto-n lias
large family connections. From that city
they will go to Bginbridge, where Mr.
Johnston was born. The Morning News
was pleased to receive a visit from Mr.
Johnston, who, thirty years ago, was a
member of Its local staff; and It congrat
ulates hi m upon the su.ces3 that lias
brought him to the front rank In Journal
hull, ■ .
PRDSIDKXT KRUGER WOLDS OUT©
The impression gained from the dis
patches le* that the Transvaal governna-ent
would ask England for terms of peace at
once if President Kruger would consent.
He is stubborn, however, and refuses to
admit that the war is near its end, and
that the Boer cause is practically lost.
If the situation is as It is presented in
the dispatches It is folly for the Boers to
continue the war. It seems that the Boer
general has reported to President Kruger
that he cannot get his men to make a
stand against the advancing British. The
Boers do not lock courage. They have
proved their bravery on many battlefields.
They have done as good fighting as was
ever done by any people, but they do not
believe there is any use of sacrificing their
lives whfn nothing can be accomplished.
They can see that it is impossible to re
sist the British advance. They have not
the men to hold in check such a force as
Lord Roberts has at his command. And
they know there is no source from which
to get them. If the entire British army
should be destroyed Great Britain could
and would put another in the field. On the
other hand the Boers have no reserves.
Their entire available force is under arms.
Besides, according to the reports, trouble
has grown up between the Orange Free
State and the Transvaal. The two* peoples
are no longer acting in harmony.
The outlook for the Transvaal Is gloomy,
and It is sad that it is so. At the begin
ning of the war President Kruger felt cer
tain that if he made a brave fight help
would be sent either from someone
,of the nations of Europe or from this
country. He knows now that there will be
no Interference in the war to aid him,
Great Britain is to be permitted to carry
on the war without any hindrance from
the Powers.
It would be> folly for the Boers to resort
to guerilla warfare. It would only result in
the loss of life and property and would
not, In all probability, affect the result.
The Boers can accept terms of peace with
honor. They have mad# as brave a fight
as was ever made for independence. They
have won the respect of the entire world.
There is no reason, why they should sacri
fice their lives and homes to simply keep
up the fight a little while longer. If there
were a chance for them, to drive the Brit
ish out of the country they would be jus
tified in continuing the war, but there does
not appear to be any such a chance.
It is probable that the British would
grant better terms now' than they would
if the Boers should hold out until resist
ance w r as no longer possible. There
would be so much sympathy for the Boers
that the British would not dare insist
Upon harsh terms, for fear of being gen
erally condemned throughout the world.
CANDIDATES FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The time for the meeting of the Republi
can National Convention is close at hand,
and the date for the Democ-atlo Na
tional Convention Is not far away. Thera
Is about as much uncertainty, however,
respecting candidates for Vlce-Presid nt
as there was months ago. The Republicans
have not reached any conclusion in the
matter and the Democrats are entirely in
the dark. Both parties are apparently leav
ing the choice to be made at the last
hour. Having settled on the candidates for
President, they seem to think they can af
ford to wait until conventltn tree s
before making any special effort to decld '
upon candidates for the second place. It
is important, however, that men of first
class ability should be given the second
place on the ticket. Although the Vice-
President Is regarded as a very unimpor
tant official In the government, there s
always the chance that he will be ome
President before the end of his term. A
man of the highest ability, therefore,
should be nominated for Vice-President.
Some of <he Vice-Presidents who have be
come Presidents have done great injury'
to their respective parties and to the
country.
It does not look now as if the candidate
for Vice-President on the ticket of either
of the great parties w'ould be a man hav
ing a record for brilliant service in either
the army' or the navy. Gov. Roosevelt has
declared that he would not accept the Re
publican nomination if it should be offere 1
to him. Admiral Dewey, who has b ei
mentioned as the nominee on the Demo
cratic ticket, has dropped out of sight.
It seems now to be understood that he
was never seriously thought of fer the
position.
"t he man who appears to be in favor with
the Republicans for the second pia e is
Jonathan P. Dolliver of lowa, and the
Democrats are regarding George B. Mc-
Clellan with great favor. Both of these
men are young, and well equipped men
tally and in every other respect for the
position. Mr. Dolliver is an orator and a
scholar and Mr. McClellan is said to be
one of the brainiest y'oung men that evtr
entered public life from the city of New
York. Dolliver is 42 years of age and Mc-
Clellan 35. The former is serving his
fourth term in Congress and the Utter
his third.
If Bryan and McClellan should be the
Democratic ticket it would appeal strong
ly to young men. If enthusiasm for the
Democratic ticket should be aroused
among the young men the chances for its
success would be greatly Increased.
Not even the eclipse of the sun could
prevent New Jersey from ending May
with a snake story of wonderful details.
The story comes from West Orange. The
snake, which was chased into a tree by
Us discoverers, had legs and feet and
scales, and leaped like a kangaroo, in
stead of crawhng like a well ordered ser
p nt should. At the end of the chase the
snake climb'd straight up the trunk of
a birch tree, as a squirrel might have
done. Do they mix absinthe with their
apple-jack in Jersey these days?
At the beginning of the war in South
Africa, the British complained, that the
Boers would not fight them fairly; that
they hid lliemselve© behlrgi rocks,
and'otherwise put the British at a disad
vantage. Now, it appears, the Boers are
complaining that the British are not
fighting fairly. They do not like the way
Lord Roberts has of "eternally turning
them by flank movements.” It is only in
the prize ring, these days, that men
stand up face to face and do battle upon
their merits.
FAILURES OF COTTON BROKERS.
The failure of another firm of New
York cotton brokers was announced In
our dispatches yesterday. The firm was
not so large a one as that of Price, Mc-
Cormick & Cos., w'hieh failed lost week.
The failures of these firms indicate that
New Yoik cotton brokers do a good deal
of speculation on their own account, or
else they do business on too sniall a
margin. The probabilities ar?, however,
that they speculate. It was said that
Price, McCormick & Cos. tried to corner
the market for May. It takes a great deal
more money than the average firm of cot
ton brokers controls to cornpr the cotton
market, even at the tail end of the cot
ton season.
'There have been no published reports
that Southern men were losers by these
failures. It is the understanding that a
good deal of next season’s crop has been
sold for future delivery. Assuming that
such is the case, it is not probable that
those w’ho have sold cotton have suffered
financial loss because of the troubles in
New York.
Asa matter of fact, the present cotton
season has been a pa~t?cularly good one
In the South. The farmers have sold their
cotton at prices far abov*- what they ex
p eted to get when planting season be
gan. and it is th* general understanding
that those who dealt in cotton contracts
made a great deal of money and met with
bur few losses.
The Scuth is therefore in a much better
financial condition than she has been in
many years. And the outlo k for the
future is extreme’y ere u aging. While
the acreage that has been planted Is larg
er than usual, the indications are that a
Mg crop will be necessary to supply the
demand. The stock on hand is small
much smaller than usual at this time of
the year—and consequently at the opening
of the new seas n the and mand, both for
foreign and home consumpti n, is likely
lo be large. In that case the price is cer
tain to be a remunerative one. It may be
as high as it has been at any time dur
ing the present season, though much will
depend on the crop outlook when the cot
ton begins to come to market.
There are two things which wMll have
decided Influence on the market next sea
son. One is that so much yeliance will
not be placed on the crop reports of Mr.
Nel 1. Owing to the fact that his reports
were far out cf the way in the early
part of this season cotton m n. quite gen
erally, have lost confidence in him. It is
now known that he has no superior means
for determining whether the crop will be
a large or a small cne. The other thing
is fl at the farmers will not rush their
cctton to market as rapidly as heretofore
in the early pail of the season, unless the
price offered is a tempting cne. Most of
the farmers are In a goed financial con
dition on account of the fine leturns they
ieeive<l for their cct:cn this season, and,
besides, they will not find it difficult to
get financial assistance if they should de
termine to hold a part cf their crop. If
the crop this year should be large, and
the price as satlffac ory as it has been
this year, the Scuth would be about the
most prosperous section cf :he country.
The e would not be la icing capital with
which to increase greatly the number of
co ton mills. If the price of cot on should
keep up it would not be so very many
ye *rs before the South would have enough
mi Is to take the biggest part of her.cot
ton. In that event th** price of cotton
would not be made in Liverpcol. It would
be made near \he cotton fields
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN NEW
YORK.
There appears to be a contest in New
York between Ex-®enator Hill and Mr.
Croker respecting the leadership of the
Democracy in that state. Mr. Hill, it
seems, while favoring the nomination of
Mr. Bryan, Is against sending an instruct
ed delegation to Kansas City. On the
other hand Mr. Croker, acting through
his lieutenants, will send a Tammany
delegation to the state convention in fa
vor of instructing the delegation.
Mr. Hill’s strength is of course in the
country districts, and he is understood to
be working hard to get a majority of the
state convention. The convention tpieets
on June 5.
It is not believed that the state con
vention will instruct the delegation to fa
vor reaffirming ihe Chicogo platform.. Mr.
Hill Is against that platform, and it is not
known Just how Mr. Croker stands in re
gard to it. It is probable that he will not
raise any opposition to it, hoping that the
silver plafik in it will not be brought
prominently to the front in the campaign.
It would be a great mistake to give
prominence to silver in New York. The
feeling against it there is as strong) if not
stronger, than in 1896. It is evident
now that thert 1 will be a large percentage
of the delegates to the Kansas City con
vention who will be against the free coin
age of silver. The number will not be
sufficient, however, to prevent the reaffir
mation of the Chicago platform.
It Is believed that Mr. Croker is aspir
ing not only to the leadership of the
Democracy of New York, but also to a
very high place In the councils of the
National Democracy. It Is thought tnat
he would like to manage the campaign
for Mr. Bryan. If he carries a delegation
from New York to Kansas City Instructed
for Mr Bryan and pledged not to make
trouble about the platform he will get
pretty nearly nil he asks for. The contest
between Mr. Hill and Mr. Croker for su
premacy in the party in New York will be
watched with Interest In aji parts pf the
country.
The railway sensation of the day is the
Adams "wind splitter" train on the Balti
more and Ohio. This train Is cigar
shaped, with no breaks between the ctars
and with sides covering the wheels and
leaching almost to the track. The rear
car comgs to almost a sharp point. The
idea is to overcome, or rather to avoid
wind resistance to as great an extent as
possible. A 58-lon locomotive .drew the
train of six coaches from Baltimore to
Washington the other day, forty miles, In
thirty-seven and one-half minutes. Includ
ing slowdowns of two miles in each city.
This was accomplished with a consump
tion of doal smaller than would have been
necessary In pulling three ordinary coaches
over the same distance In slower time.
The inventor, F. U. Adams, is an ex-news
tuaer reuortur.
THE MORNING NEW S: WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1900.
We printed yesterday a London dis
patch giving Julian Ralph’s humorous
and esc rip* ion of his sufferings in South
Africa While at the fron g tting the news.
It uaQspirfegi that all of the humor con
nected with Mr. Ralph’® condition is in
his writing H. Ik *s practically a phy
sical wreck from his African experiences,
and will prOtfcrtfiy lose a ieg in conse
quence of a wound. At best, he will carry
a dozrn scars to his grave, to which it is
likely he will go on crutches. Mr. Ralph
Is one of the brightest and best Informed
of American newspaper correspondents.
He has been connected with the Harpers
and other leading publishers for years,
and has delighted millions with his wis
dom and wit. His readers everywhere will
sympathize with him in his sufferings.
A congressional party went down to Old
Point Comfort to view the eclipse. "Uncle
Joe’’ Cannon of Illinois was in the party.
“Til tell you,’’ said the venerable chair
man of the afrpropr ations committee, "an
eclipse may be a wonderful thing, but it
does not come half so near the supernat
ural as Senator Foster, of Washington,
did on the way down last night, when he
held up an ace and a ten of hearts, and
drew the king, queen and jack of the same
suit."
The Winnebago Indian, Tom Thunder,
who thirsted for the gor of "White
Buffalo," the Chicago Irishman who had
been elected chief of the tribe, has been
appealed, and- no blood has been shed
and no tomohawk lifted. The Chicago
Times-Herald says: " ‘White Buffalo’
s.mply walked up to T'm Thunder, gave
him half an hour’s blarn y, a chew of to
bacco and a brass eh k good for a 5-
eent drink at 'Red-Nosed Mike’s place,
and the dud was oft."
Forty-four years ago Dr. Edgar M. Levy
was char lain of the Republican National
Convention which met in Philadelphia
and nominated Fremont for President. It
is probable that I)r. Lvy will be the
chaplain of the convention that is to meet
In Philadelphia on June 19. The reverend
gentleman, by the way. Is a Georgian by
birth, having first seen the light at St.
Ma ys, in this state, on Nov. 23, 1822.
The largest wheat crop that Kansas
ever rak<d was 82 000,000 bushels. State
Giain Inspector McKenzie says that the
crop of the pres nt yar will be consid
erab’y larger. He p ac s the probable fig
ures at 85.0C0.001 bushels. Some railroad
men. however, are of the opinion that the
total will bo nearly 5,000,000 bushels
greater than Mr. McK nzie’s estimate.
BRIGHT BITS.
A Steady.—Housekeeper— 1 "I don’t believe
you ever did a stroke cf work in your pie ’•
Tramp—"l was six years in one place,
mum." "Indeed! How did you happen to
leave?’’ "I was pardoned out, mum!"—
New' York Weekly.
—ln Utah.—"lt was a great mistake,"
said the Mormon, referring to his third
marriage; "I should have lest well enough
alone." "You were happy when you had
two wives?" asked his friend. "Oh, yes!
When I had two wives I held the balance
of power."—Puck.
—Fasts in the Cose—-Smiles: “I’m glad
I wasn’t Shakorprare."
Giles—" Why are you?"
Smiles—" Because I should be dead
now.’’
Giles—" Yes, that’s true—and Shake
speare would be forgoften."—Chicago
News.
—A Misunderstanding.—Mrs.A—"lt’s re
ally extraordinary* My nurse tells me that
gentlemen are always stopping her in the
streets to admire my little girl.” Mrs. B.
—"How lovely she must be!" Mrs. A.—
"Oh. I don’i. know. Of course, I think
her pretty, because I am her mother."
Mrs. B.—"Oh, I meant the nurse, dear!"
Punch.
—A Simple Deduction.—Stupor—"Here’s a
nice letter for a man to receive! The
scoundrel who wrote it calls me a blither
ing idiot!" Teeple—"Whai’s his name?"
Stuper—"That’s just what I’d like to find
out; but there’s no signature." Teeple—
"Don’t you recognize the writing? It must
be somebody who knows you.’’—Life.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The New Orleans Picayune (Dem.)
says; “While the German meat restric
tions will undoubtedly hurt this coun
try', they will in no sense stop the export
of meats. Geimany does not produce
enough to support her population; hence
she Is compelled to buy moat and other
things abroad. Since American meats
are to he excluded, Germany’ will have
to purchase from her Immediate neigh
bors, who, having none too much Cos spare
themselves, will in turn be compelled to
buy from us, so that indirectly, at least,
we will feel the effect of German con
sumption of meat products. While the
action of Germany is cause for sincere re
gret, it by no means warrants reprisals
on our part."
The Helena (Mont.) Independent (Dem.)
says: "There is no more argument for
paying a subsidy to ship owners on the
plea that foreigners charge less than
Americans than there Is for paying a sub
sidy to every American railroad because
the Canadian Pacific hauls for less. There
is no more reason why a bonus should
be paid ship owners, than there is why a
bonus should be paid owners of stage
coaches, whose business has been ruined
by the competition of railways."
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) says:
"The story goes that the National Con
vention honor which Gov. Teddy Roose
velt really wanted was the opportunity to
make the speech renominating President
McKinley, but that job had been already
promised when Teddy went to Washing
ton after it ret'entfy. It would be dread
ful If Teddy should get angry and re
fuse any position whatever and leave the
Republican party In the lurch.
The St. Louis' Globe-Democrat says:
"For some unaccountable reason, unless
it Is because of the general rise In prices,
the value of arms and legs in Texns is
advancing. Damage suits against rail
roads for Injuries ask 50 per cent, more
than they did two or three years ngo."
The Chicago Tlmes-Herald (Dem.) says:
"The Chicago Democrats who warn to
send George Dewey, Jr., to the Legisla
ture may simply bo working to bring the
blush of shame to the cheeks of those
New York Democrats who talk of sending
Pugilist Corbett to Congress."
The Dublin (Ga.) Courier-Dispatch
(Dem.) says: "Savannah desires a naval
station. There is no good reason the
government enn odor for not locating one
in that city. Savannah is by long odds
the chief South Atlantic port and ought
to set whatever she wants."
Another Kruger Story.
One day Oom Paul hod to travel from
Pretoria to Cape Town in a company com
posed in part of Germans, in part of Eng
lish. He said to his secretary:
"Hoe ver is het'van hier?"
An Englishman and a German com
pleted each the sentence according to
his vernacular, each thinking the Presi
dent had suddenly tried to speak German
or English, and had no* quite but nearly
succeeded. The German said:
"Herr President, you almost speak Ger
man. Wei welt isi es von hier?"
The Englishman put in: "How far Is it
from here? Mr. President, you speak al
most excellent English, but you must
avoid getting the American accent."
Depew Having the Time of His Life.
It is? worth all the rest of the show' to
see Chauncey M. Detfew in the role of
United States senator, says the Wash
ington letter of the Chicago Journal. It
is like an Irishman doing a san 1-dance,
a colored person & cake-walk, a German
d.inking be r, or a small boy eating stol
en apples. It is done with zest. Any one
can s*c at a glance that Chauncey is
having the time of h : s life. The cares of
state do not sit heavily upon him. He
does not make serious business of legis
lation.
The rfst may have their intrigues, their
deals, and may scramble for patronage
or struggle to keep in the public eye. Not
so Dep w\ It is all a b autiful game to
him. a lcng vacation, a post-prandial re
laxation. He has gone in for the social
leatuns He has l egi n to acquire che
fascinating game, of golf. And for the
latter purpose he has put himself under
the tutelage of cne of the prettiest girls
in Washington, Miss Merriam, daughter
of the census director.
Th re is no hair-way business about it
e th r. FenaDr has assumed the ha
-1 Aliments of the sport, and appeas on the
links in knickerbockers, a negligee shirt
and a coot that would make a turkey
g bblcr drop dead. But that is another
story. Senator Depew has been giving
"dinner dances," attending theater par
ties, dining out, and so on to the full ex
t nt of the law. And he never gets gouty,
or stou\ or has attacks if indigestion. H?
just grows younger every hour, and the
gMs a ore h m.
In the Senate he has acquitted himself
creditably, but has not occasioned the
services of the fire departmen*. He has
tossed off one or two speeches to crowd
el galleries. They were a bit of a disap
point ment, for they were not funny like
his after-dinner utterances, and they did
rot scrape the firmament like those of
Betendge. But they w\r? creditable and,
like Mercutio’s w’ound. suffic'd.
And all the time the S na’or fr m New
has done nothing but beam. His
face radftut s joy and satisfaction. He is
I leased with 'he world, and with the
Senate and with himself.
A Midnight Mistake.
An Indiana avenue wife has advanced
ideas regarding purlficat'on, rays the
Chicago News. The other day she read
In a sanitary journal that a saucer of
charcoal placed in the rifrigerator would
puiify the a'r. Not knowing exactly
where to purchase charcoal, she begged
a f tv lump3 f om th° Pal an o:r the cor
ner. They were the kind he used as fuel
In his peanut roaster.
, "1 want this for my refrigerator,” she
explained, and then b-ught a dozen
or rg s to even matters.
That night her husband cam? in late
and stumbled up to th" refrigerator. It
was his habit to eat a celd lunch before
ret ring. He neve- troubled himself to
s rik • a llphi, dqev pg cn tn'te to dls
t nguish the cold dishes iff: over from
dinner. He four and a few potatoes and then
his hand came in contait with the sau
cer of charcoal. He drew forth a lump
and sampled it. The rasping sensation
a ai s', h's teeth caused him to drop th?
lump and hasten out in ihe hallway. One
glimpse of himself in the mi ror was
i nough.
■ Ella,” he shouted, rushing wildly up
stairs, “it is all up with me. You have
annihilated the roaches and a husband
at the same time.’’
“What ire y:u talking about, Henry?"
yawred his wife.
“You have put poison to kill the roaches
and I have eaten a pjund of it. Get up
and heat some milk. It is the only antt
foto. Hurry, woman, ar: you going to lie
ihere and see me writhe in agony?”
“But, Henry, there are neither roaches
nor reach poiton in the house. Where did
you get it?”
"In the refrigerator. Thought I was
eating a co’d biscuit or a potato. I am
turring black!"
“Henry, you must have been drinking,
net to know chare:al frem poison."
"Charcoal?"
“Yes, harmless charcoal. I placed a
saucer full in the refrigerator to purify
the air. Why, Henry, it will whiten your
teeth."
Repressed Genius.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
I thought I was a writer born.
To rhyme was my delight; >
I scribbled verse at early morn
And often late at night.
The muses sang within my soul
In pure, sweet harmony,
I hoped some day to reach the goal.
When famous I would be.
One day I wrote my masterpiece—
At least I thought it so—
And flung my banner to the breeze
Where muddy waters flow.
It was a welcome greeting ode
To our great Admiral,
And not the croaking of a toad
From some dug-out ear.al.
. M
I sent it to a magazine,
Inclosing my address;
I underlined the words therein
On which I laid great stress; •’
I told them to wlthold my name
Until such future time
When I at last hod won my fame
In lyric song and rhyme.
I waited for a week ar two—
My blood in fever heat—
I could no engineering do,
Could neither sleep nor eat.
Each day I called to get my mail,
But found no answer (here;
Would I succeed or must I fail
In my new chosen sphere?
At last It came—the envelope
With trembling hands I seized;
M.v heart beat fast with fears and hope,
Pulsation almost ceased;
With feverish glow my eyes did burn,
I read the note in haste,
Which said: "Your MS. we return;
It lacks In rhyme and taste.”
“Oh, cruel and wicked world!” I cried;
"Your prejudice I scorn;
My sacred muse you shall not hide,
For I'm a writer born;
My effort spurned 'ere iong you'll see
In leading magazines;
I’ll write ads In sweet poetry
For patent medicines.”
—According to the Western Electrician,
tha woman telephone operators in the
Paris exchanges are being displaced by
men. This Journal says that women have
hitherto been universally employed be
cause their voices are lighter and carry
belter and also because they have more
patience and diplomacy. In spite of these
qualifications the women operators must
go, because “all beseeching and disciplin
ary measures have been powerless to pre
vent girls from' chattering among them
selves instead of devoting their sole at*
i tention to the subscribers."
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—lt Is interesting to note that not so
long ago, in County Donegal, Ireland, the
market price for knitting a pair of socks
used to be one penny, and women worked
cheerfully for that sum.
—The demand for oat meal throughout
England is increasing every year, and the
quantity used atnong the millions of Lon
don w’ill soon exceed In ratio the consump
tion in "Ault Reekie" itself.
—Four miners were entombed for
twelve days in the Matspyasu colliery
in Japan lately. They did without food
all the time, and for most of the time
without light, and were none tlie worse
when dug out.
—Among the beggars and vagabonds of
Breslau, Germany, 70 per cent, of the
men have been found unfit for military
service, while the figure for the popula
tion in general does no* exceed 9 per
cent.
—Cups and saucers are never used for
tea anywhere In Russia. The teacup is an
unknown article. The drinking vessel
for tea is the "stakan,” a glass tumbler
In a silver holder. No Russian ever
drinks milk in his tea.
—The higher classes of machinery and
tools used in Russia are from Great
Britain and the United States. At pres
ent there is more demand for common
sorts. The finer sons are used in bicycle
factories, marine machine shops, etc.
—The sexton of a church in Denver re
cently found that all the movable prop
erty had been carried off. He traced it
to a pawn shop, where it had been left
by burglars who represented themselves
ns deacons eager to raise funds for the
church.
—Statistics compiled by the German gov
ernment show' that the onk is more likely
to be struck by lightning than any other
tree. The bee*"h is the most seldom struck,
and next in exemption is the pine. Of the
lightning-struck trees upon which the cal
culation was based 58 per cent, were oiks.
21 per cent. firs. 10 per cent, pines, and 7
per cent, beecnes.
Fish are great gluttons. That is probably
the reason why fine looking bait tempts
so many of them to destruction. A single
bluefish has been known to kill and devour
ten cod each as big os himself in rapid
succession. Birds are also blessed with fine
appetites. The robin can easily devour two
thirds of his weight in earth worms- in a
day, and the ordinary pigeon can get away
with his own weight in grain between sun
rise and sunset, and then go to sleep hun
gry.
—The lighting of stores and shop window's
by incandescent lamps is by no means a
novelty, and yet it is the exception rather
than the rule to see such work properly
done. The lamps should always be con
nected from the street side of the win
dow and the surrounding reflectors should
be so placed that no shadows are cast
on the gcois in the window. A suffused
glow’ of soft light is what should be
striven for, and the nearer thi3 is ap
i roache l the better will be the effect
produced.
—The newest and probably the best
equipped elect!ically, of the world’s fleet
of cableships is the Yon Podbielski, which
has jusr been finished on the Clyde. She
was built for a Cologne, Germany, firm,
of cablemakers and layers, and is 255 feet
long between perpendiculars and has a
moulded breadth of 35 feet. When fitted
out for sea her dead weight carrying ca
pacity will be about 1,309 tons. She has
three cable tanks and her main deck is
flush from stem to stern to facilitate
handling the cable.
—Edward Tho ndike sums up his con
clusion on the subject of mental fatigue
as follows: Mental work is not a simple
matter of mental energy, of quantity of
positive or inhibitory nervous discharges,
but of their direct! n as w 11; mental
fatigue is not like physical fatigue and
requires different treatment; i’s warning
signs are m r re comp icated less effica
cious, and ther fore more often neglect
ed; the warnings that we do have are not
measures of tire d-gree cf inability, but
indefinite and at present ill-understood
signs of dagger; th* degree of mental ln
ab 1 ty dees not vary proportionately to
th? amount cf work done without suf
fic enr rest, but increases much less
quickly up to a certain amount of mental
work, and then may increase much fast-
r. so that one straw of mental work may
th n break the camel’s back.
—An ingenious automatic electri al fire
alarm has been produced by a New Zea
land inventor. It involves the "sagging
wire" principle' heretofore used in many
oletrioal measuring Instruments. Near the
ceiling of the room to be protected a fine
copper wire is stretched between a stud
and nn adjustable strainer. At the mid
point of the wire is attached a contact
rod working vertically in a glass tube.
A corresponding contact is fixed at the
l>otiom of the lube and is connected
through an alarm bell and n battery by a
two-wire circuit. The action of the ap
paratus is extremely simple. In case of
fire a slight rise in the temperature of
he stretched wire causes a large move
ment o-f the contact rod which touches the
lower contact in the tube, thus completing
the electrical circuit and ringing the alarm
be.l.
—lndigestion In Its various forms, say?
a contributor to the M> dtcal Record, is
considered a most common cause of sleep
lessness, and flatulence, esp dally gase
ois dlsteniLn of the stomach, is looked
uptn as one of the most active factors.
In addition to treatment of the funda
mental conditions, a glass of hot water
at bed-time may be effectual in prevent
ing Interfer nee withs eep. Should this
not he sufficient, it may be preceded by
aroma*lc spirit of ammonia and sodium
carbonate, or an alkaline carminative
draft may be given. Sodium carbonate or
su’pho-carbclate, with aromatic spirits of
ammonia, compound tincture of carda
mom, or ether and peppermint water, or
camphor water, and sometimes sodium
bromide or ammonium bromide, may be
added with advantage for a time. Friction
over the abdomen or between the shoul*
c ers may aid in dissipating flatulence.
This treatment should, however, not be
persisted In longer than necessary. When
t?a or coffee give rise to sleeplessness,
its use should of course be abandoned.
—The cause of bronchitis, says a writer
in Health Cure, ts the effort of the organ
ism to establish an additional channel of
depuration for the removal of an excess of
waste which, the eliminative organs—skin,
lungs, bowels tied kidneys—have been un
able to carry off. Medical treatment of this
condition is most unsatisfactory. It is,
however, very tractable when treated by
hygienic methods. This plan of treatment
ts to limit the amount of food taken and
to accelerate the depurating function. A
fast, or restricted diet, will accomplish the
first. The Turkish or vapor bath, free wa
ter drinking, the use of enemas and deep
breathing will secure the second. The vain©
of deep breathing In bronchitis is rot gen
erally appreciated. The lungs present a
thousand square feet of surface, and their
depurating power Is enormous. The fol
lowing exercises, taken out of doors or In
a Well-ventilated room, will be found a
most valuable factor In the treatment.
Stand erect, weight forward, head and
chest up. Take slowly a full, deep breath
Then, without retaining It, exhale gently
until the lungs are a? nearly empty as pos
sible. Do this from four to ten times, de
pending upon your strength, and repeat
every hour. If possible.
fjadway’s
n phis
Purply Vegetable, Mild and Rellahl,
CURE ALL DISORDERS OP th
STOMACH, DIVER. BOWELS. *
SICK HEADACHE. BIDIOUSNFSS
INDIGESTION. TORPID LIVER
DIZZY' FEEDING. DYSPEPSIA
One or two of Radway's PilL, taken dtlly
by those subject to bilious pains ~and
ptdlty of the liver, will keep the ’
regular and secure heatlhy digestion
OBSERVE
The following symptoms resuming from
disease of the Digestive Organs; Con- in',
tion. Inward plies, fullness of the 1 1-. lt .
the head, acidity of the stomach, r.ause;
heartburn, disgust of food, fullness’ o!
weight in the stomach, sour eructa’ on
sinking or fluttering of the heart oh kiri
or suffocating sensations when in it h im
posture, dimness of vision, dizziness o n' ris
ing suddenly, dots or webs before th".
sight, fever and dull pain in the head , V
ficiency or perspiration, yellowness of T e
skin ar.d eves, pain in the side. ,
limbs, and sudden flushes of heat, bun i
in the flesh.
A few doses of RADWAY’S PIDDS wi 1
free the system of all the above nam and dis
orders.
Price. 25 cents per box. Sold by drug
gists, or sent by mail.
RADWAY & C0.,55 Elm Street,New York
R B. Neal, F. P, Millard
President. Vice President.
Henry Bunt, Jr Sec y and Treas ]
NEAL-MILLARD CO.!
Builders’ Material,
Sash, Doors and Blink, j
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass and Brushes, j
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, !
Lime, Cement and Plaster,
■wr aad Wkltakn Street*.
UVAMM, Uk
LIPPMAN BROS., Proprietors,
Orupglsts, Llppman’s Block. SAVANNAH, G
Howsjrour
M^^feSiomacK'
\gm/gs® Dyspepsia?
This most distresting of maladies, re*
vfagfir suiting in constipation, biliousness, palpiU-
Sfr/ tion of the heart, disnrdars of the kidneys,
JKU piles and generally impaired health, ran tie
I W Quickly and Permanently Cured by Burk's
Dyapepaiu Cura Tablata -promotes appetite and
V digestion—can have them always with you Com*
piete directions with every box. Equally efficient m
jjrv Acute or Chronlo Caaea.
D Trice, 50c per box. "All Druggists ”
LOU. BURK A CO., Rlooreington. 111.
LADlES’remedy
A safe and powerful remedy for functional
troubles, delay, pain, and irregularities, is
APIOLINE
(CHAPOTEAUT)
Successfully prescribed by Specialists for Dis
eases of Women. Price sf.oo of all Druggists,
or by mail. P. O. Box aoSi, N. Y.
SUMMER RESORTS.
HEALTH. PLEAS IKE. REST.
White Cliff Mineral Springs Hotel,
WHITE CUFF, TBNN.
The Great Summer Report of the South.
Everything first-class. In the mountains
of East Tennessee. 3,C<X> feet above hI
level. 3,000 feet higher than Lookout Moun
tain. Cool dayp and nights; piiro fresh
air; medicinal waters. Write for Illustra
ted pemphlet free, if you mention Savan
nah News. J. B. WILSON.
Manager, White Cil/f, Tenn.
HOTEL DALTON,
DALTON, GA.
Popular summer resort. One of the
most popular summer resorts in North
Georgia; ciimate delightful, beautiful
drives, brick hotel, hot and cold baths on
each floor; elevator, electric bells, good
tables. Special rates to fafnilles. Further
information given by D. L. Dettor, Pi op.
Ronuoke Rel Sulphur Spring* >'i*
Sulem, Va.
Open June Ist; elevation 2.200 foot;
Sulphur, Chalybeate and Freestone
Waters; delightful summer climate; resi
dent physician; one of the best family
resorts in the state; terms reasonabi*.
Write for descriptive pomphlct.
J. H. CHAPMAN, Manager.
BOARD AT TRYONrN. C.
A limited numbe r of hoarders can Ik * ■
commodated. Children not solicited. (Soon
(able. Cool rooms. Location near depot.
Rates J 7.00 per week. Address
MRS. H. E. MARKHAM,
Try on, N. C,
HOTEL FITZPATRICK,
WASHINGTON, GA.
The nicest hotel In the beat town In the
South. Fine Mineral Springs. Large b.il.-
rootn. Cultivated society. An Heal spat
for the summer visitor, near the great
Hillman electric shafts. Special ratea (or
families. Address
W. G. THIGPEN, Proprietor.^
„ WARM SPRINGS, I4
RATH lui.Vn, VIRGINIA,
are now open for guests. For circulars
and terms address
EUBANK & GLOVER.
Warm Springs. Both County, Va.