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USDEX 10 HEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings—Savannah Lodge No. 183, B. P.
O. Elks; Georgia State Board of Embalm
ing.
(Special Notices—Still Better, B. H. Levy
& Bro.; Cooking Class at the Woman's
Exchange; For Quick Desserts, A. M. &
C. W. West; Levan's Table d’Hote; The
Steamer Santee, in the Yacht Races,
Thursday, George C. Schwarz.
Business Notices—Harvard Beer, at
(John Lyons & Cos.; E. & W. Laundry;
The Meat for Warm Day Meals, the S. W.
Brandh Company; Your Watch, Hunter
& VanKeuren.
Cheroots—Old Virginia Cheroots.
Auction Sales—Real Estate, by I. D. La-
Roche, Auctioneer; Two Nice Lots, by
Robt. H. Tatem, Auctioneer.
Brooms—The Antiseptic Brooms.
(Legal Sales—City Marshal’s Sales; Chat
ham Sheriff's Sale.
Legal Notices—Notice of Incorporation
of the Real Estate Company of Savan
nah.
“Whiskies—Duffy's"'Pure"” Malt Whisky;
Hunter Baltimore Rye Whisky; Old Crow
Whisky.
Cuban Water Monkeys—Edward Lovell's
Sons.
Btoves—Wickless Blue Flame Oil Stoves.
‘‘Aertex’ Cellular Underwear—B. H.
Levy & Bro.
Medical—S. S. S.; Lydia Pinkham's Veg
etable Pills; Horsford's Acid Phosphate;
Warner’s Safe Cure; Hood's Sarsaparilla;
Castorla; Pond's extract; Coke Dandruff
Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personol; Miscellaneous.
The Weather.
The indications for Georgia to-day are
for partly cloudy weather, with showers
iti northern and westernportions, and
variable winds, and for Eastern Florida,
fair weather, except showers on the <at
coast, and light to fresh southerly winds.
The Democats are afraid Senator Han
na will not be the chairman of the Re
publican National Committee In the ap
proaching campaign, and the Republi
cans are afraid the Democrats will not
make free sliver the leading plank of
their platform.
It Is possible that the abdication of the
Queen Is nearer at hand than most per
sons imagine. Her eyes are said to be
giving her much trouble, and so poor Is
her sight that she can scarcely read at
all, even with the aid of powerful
glasses. The only writing she does now
is to sign her name to official papers. A
famous eye doctor has lately been con
■ulted, but he Is able to hold out no hope.
The ship subsidy bill will go over to
the next session of Congress. Meanwhile
all of the American shipyards are work
ing up to their capacity building new ves
sels, and new steamship lines between
American and foreign ports are being es
tablished. The Hamburg-American Line
is shortly to put on three 6teamers a
month from New York to Haytl, Jamaica
and Colombia. Does this look as if there
Were any need for a subsidy?
—♦ ■
The great merchant milliners of New
York, who do 90 per cent, of the feather
trade, have agreed with the Audubon So
cieties—twenty-two strong In twenty-two
states—to stop the killing of American
birds for their wings. The milliners have
agreed not to buy or to have killed any
bird that is not suitable for the table, re
serving the right to sell such stocks of
feathers as they now possess. They agree
to use feathers only from game birds,
domestic fowls that are used for. food,
and ostriches. also agree to a'd
in the prosecution of persons who may
be caught violating any of the American
bird laws.
The Vienna Academy of Science’ Is go
ing to establish a hall of phonographic
archives, In which will be preserve.! word
of-mouth records of life at the end of
the Nineteenth century for the benefit of
posterity. Specimens of all the mod rn
languages will be preserved, and dis
tinguished men will make stitement* to
phonographs of their specialties. Thus
Capt. Dreyfus might explain his murtyr
dotri lor the benefit of future generations
President McKinley might way why a
tariff was imposed on the Porto Ricans
In defiance of "plain duty," and-Chauncey
M. Depew might entertain an after-dinner
party In the-year 2090 with a choice as
sortment of chestnuts of the season of
1840.
THE YACHT R ICR.
Lovers of that clean, legitimate, gentle
man's sport, yacht racing, look forward to
a series of interesting and possibly excit
ing contests on Thursday and Friday, and
possibly Saturday, also, between yashts
representing the Charleston and Savannah
yacht clubs. Our visitors are here with a
line and swift craft, and an nble crew, de
termined to regain the challenge cup
which they held so long in their posses
sion, and which through their generous
courtesy two years ago we were enabled
to win. The action of the Charlestonians
in loaning us a boat, which won the
cup for us, infused new life Into the Sa
vannah yachting world, and last year we
met them with a craft of out own which
handily defeated the Charleston represen
tative and left the cup In our hands. Nat
urally, our friends, ' the enemy,” were put
upon their mettle, and ordered built a
yacht which should be able to defeat the
Savannah champion. Their new craft, the
(Maris, Is now here, ready for the fray.
The spirit cf friendly rivalry Is strong;
and not only Is It felt among the yachts
men, but the public of the two cities have
become Imbued with it. Especially Is this
true of Charleston, which has always been
fond of aquatic sports. In that city it Is
said one can hardly hear anything else on
the streets, in the clubs and even In the
homes, but yachting talk. The person who
Is not In a position to discuss club top
sails, flying jibs, close-hauled mainsails,
toppin' lifts, gaffs, and other nautical
matters, receives but small attention In
Charleston these days, and Is seldom In
vited to splice the main brace. Of course
thf! loyal Charlestonians are all “rooters’’
for the Marls. Several hundred of them
will attend the races, hoping to see their
fond hopes of a clean-cut victory realized.
Our friends have got a boat worth
whooping for, and we are gjad they are
doing It. Their enthusiasm will warm ours
up. We, too, have got a good boat. She
Is not quite as big as her rival, but the
time allowance will even that up. And
smart! There isn’t anything smarter in
Southern waters. Her record shows that.
With skillful handling—which she will cer
tainly get—there does not appear to be any
reason why she should not give the
Charleston boat all that she is looking for,
and maybe a little more. The probabili
ties are that the speed of the boats is
about equal, considering time allowance,
and that the contest will hinge upon the
skill of the crews. That being true, Sa
vannah has nothing to fear of the out
come. We raise as good sailors here as
they do In Charleston.
Meanwhile, we bid the visiting craft and
crew a hearty welcome and say, "May the
better outfit win!”
THE COTTON ACREAGE.
If the estimates made by the correspond
ents of Latham, Alexander & Cos. ore ap
proximately correct, the increase in the
cotton acreage is not nearly as large as
it has been thought to be. That firm sent
to its correspondents in the cotton states
inquiries as to the increase. It sent 4,300
letters, and up to Moy 24 had received
2,577 replies. These showed the greatest
increase lo be in Florida, an increase of
17 per dent., and the least in Texas, an
increase of 2 per cent.
Reports from all of the cotton states
slmwed the total increase of the cotton
acreage to be 5.4 per cent., or 1,222,-
574 acres. The inquiries further stated
that the planting in all of the states was
late, the average being about fifteen days
later than last year.
Unless the season should be an excep
tionally good one the Increase In the acre
age would not result in such an Increase
of the crop as to materially affect the price
of cotton. No doubt there will lie efforts
to lower the price all through the season
by those who are in the service of the
spinners, particularly the European spin
ners. (Such efforts are made every season.
They were made last season, and misled
the European spinner* to such an extent
that the}’ refused to buy cotton until they
became alarmed by the steady advance
in the price. B’inally, they found out that
the crop was actually a short one, and
that It would have to be brought promptly
to ovoid paying a price that would make
It difficult to compete successfully with
spinners who wisely bought early in the
season.
The cotton planters would have shown
greater wisdom if they had not Increased
their adreage. A crop of the size of the
one of the present season brings them
more money than a crop two or three
millions of bales larger. And It costs less
to raise and handle a small crop than a
large one. If the cotton farmers would
cut down their cotton acreage a fourth,
and bring their land up to a high degree of
fertility, they would make a great deal
more money than they do.
What ts wanted here in the South Is in
tensive farming. The farmer who raises
a bale or a bale and a half of cotton on
an acre, gets ahead In the 'world much
faster than the one Who makes a bale on
three acres, and yet on most land, it Is
possible to raise a bale to the acre. The
quantity per acre depends largely upon
fertilization and cultivation. The planter
who plants more acres than he can prop
erly fertilize and cultivate usually finds
himself in debt at the end of the year.
How difficult It Is to get the better of
the trusts has been freshly Illustrated in
Texas. That state has a stringent anti
trust law, under which a few months ago
a suit was brought against the Waters-
Ptcrce Oil Company. The court declared
that under the law the company was a
trust, and issued its Injunction perpetually
enjoining the Waters-Pierce Oil Company
from doing business In that state. In
obedience to the letter of the law the
company was dissolved, and anew com
pany, composed of identically the same
persons, with the same officers, having
, the same properly and doing precisely the
same sort of business, was organized. As
a matter of fact the new company Is mere
ly a continuation of the old one under a
new charter. And the new company has
been Issued a permit to do business In
Texas by the Secretary of State. In order
to restrain the new company another cost
ly prosecution would hove to be begun and
carried out, with the probabilities In favor
of another reorganization In the event of
a second adverso verdict. It is a very
easy matter to "control or destroy" the
trusts In a speech or on paper, hut It is
an extremely hard matter to do either in
THE MOIIMNG NEWS: TUESDAY; JUNE 5. 1900.
THE CEMETERY' QUESTION.
It is evident that there Is a great deal
of opposition to the purchase of the Gar
rard tract for a cemetery site. This op
position la due mainly to the belief that It
Is not suitable for cemetery purposes. The
Morning News has pointed out many
times, during the years the new cemetery
question has been under discussion, the
objections to It. These objections were
reiterated by Aldermen Tiedeman and
Wells, and by a number of citizens, In In
terviews published last Sunday.
The land Is not easily reached. It Is
a long wpy from the heart of the city,
and there is no street railway leading So
it. It is too far away <o be visited by’
women and children, except In carriages,
and the percentage of those who are nble
to hire carriages Is very small. Even
men would hesitate a long time before
undertaking to walk there, except when
the weather was exceptionally fine. But,
as Alderman Wells points out, the great
majority of those who visit the cemeteries
are women and children. They are the
ones who are particularly Interested In
caring for the graves. That fact should
be taken Into consideration In selecting a
site for anew cemetery.
The location Is not one that Is Inviting
to women. It Is in a lonely part of Hie
county. Very few white people live In
Its vicinity. The residents of the neigh
borhood are mostly negroes. For that
reason women would hesitate to go there
as freely ns they now visit Laurel Grove,
Bonaventure and the Catholic cemeteries.
It Is true that a good road leads to it, but
it is not a road on which there Is a
great deal of travel. Much of the land,
as pointed out by Alderman Tiedeman,
Is low ground, In which water Is found
near the surface. It Is a question whether
the low parts of the tract can ever be so
drained as to make them available for
cemetery purposes.
The cost of Improving the land would
be very great. It has been estimated to
be at least SIOO,OOO, and it might be double
that amount. If any citizen desires to
satisfy himself as to whether the land
In question Is suitable for cemetery pur
poses he can do so by driving along a
new road which the County Commission
ers have had constructed through It.
The Morning News has opposed the pur
chase of this land because it has been sat
isfied all along that it Is not what Is
wanted by the city for a cemetery. If
the land could be reached easily, and
quickly, and at small expense, and were
in other respects suitable, there would
be comparatively little, If any, opposition
to Its purchase. The objections to It are
so strong, however, that the Council ought
to hesitate a long time before even
thinking seriously of closing a contract
for It.
Asa matter of fact the necessity for a
new cemetery Is not so very urgent. There
Is still considerable land at Laurel Grove,
and a large percentage of the iriterments
now Is at Bonaventure and Catholic Cem
etery. There is plenty of time for the
city to secure a more accessible and de
sirable site nearer the city.
A mistake In connection with this cem
etery matter would be a costly one. If
the site should not prove to be satisfac
tory, the city would not be able to sell
lots. The money spent for the land and
improvements would, In that case, be
practically wasted. Before taking action,
therefore, in this Important matter the
Council ought to be sure that what it
proposes to do has the approval of the
great majority of the people of the city.
THE FLORIDA GOVERNORSHIP.
The approaching State convention of the
Democratic party in Florida promises to
be one of the most Interesting that has
been held in that state for a long time.
And it is by no means certain whet the
outcome of the contest for the guberna
torial nomination will be. Each of the
candidates has a very devoted following.
The indications are that there will have
to bo quite a number of ballots before
any one of the candidates will be willing
to retire. It would not be surprising if
the contest should be a prolonged one.
Some of the delegates have expressed the
opinion that the convention will find It
self unable to make a gubernatorial
nomination. This, however,, is an ex
treme view. It is hardly probable that
the delegates will go back to their con
stituents without performing the duly for
which they were chosen. The candidate
having the smallest number of votes will
be dropped after each ballot, if necessary,
until only two remain, and then the con
vention will make a nomination, In all
probability, without much trouble.
It Is by no means certain that the
gubernatorial candidate who has the most
pledged delegates will be the nominee.
Opinions differ widely as to who the nomi
nee will be. In one part the state a
different opinion is held from that enter
tained in another part. This means, of
course, that the friends of the various can
didates are doing very earnest work for
their favorites. One thing is admitted,
and that is that there is very good ma
terial from which to make a nomination.
If any one of the candidates Is chosen,
Florida is certain to have a good gov
ernor.
Menelik, Negus of Abyssinia, has pro
hlbted the importation or use of tobacco
within his dominion. Old Menelik, it is
said, likes to be considered a father to
his people, and therefore ho never permits
the introduc'tion of any innovation until
he has tested its merits himself. One day
he saw some English tourists puffing con
tentedly at their tobacco pipes. Thinking
possibly smoking might be a good thing
for his subjects, as the Englishmen ap
peared to enjoy it, he borrowed a pipe and
had it filled with strong, black tobacco.
For ten minutes, or such a matter, he pull
ed at the pipe faithfully, when It fell from
his nerveless grasp and the old sovereign
felt that he would be better dead. Upon
his recovery from the nausea he issued a
proclamation forever prohibiting tobacco.
There was only slight falling off in the
number of new cotton mills projected in
the South during the month of May. The
new Spindles announced amounted to 100,-
000, suggesting an investment of approx
imately $2,000,000. One striking fact of
the month’s mill news is that seven es
tablished companies have decided upon
erecting additions, entirely new mills,
whose spindles will nggregate 58,400. This
Indicates whether or not the larger mills
I are finding business profitable.
It is a little singular that abaut the
only mention of the name cf Beveridge
that has been made In the papers recent
ly occurred in a Manila cable, saying that
copies of the Senator's speech had been
found In the saddlebags of a Filipino offi
cer, supposed to have been Aguinaldo,
who was killed or seriously wounded by
Maj. March’s men. Beveridge, by the
way, appears to have been one of those
lights that failed. When he first entered
the Senate great things were predicted of
him by his friends. II was Intimated that
by his eloquence and erudition he might
be expected to take not only the Senate
but the country by storm. There were
those who looked forward to him as a
vice presidential possibility, if, indeed, he
did not put himself Into the line of pro
motion as the successor to McKinley. But
Beveridge encountered Senator Hanna
some time back, and the great boss put
his extinguisher upon him; therefore, the
young Demosthenes from Indiana lan
guishes In obscurity.
Another old custom has been revived In
New Jersey. It is the adorning with a
coat of tar and feathers of an objection
able member of t'he neighborhood. Many
years ego tar and feathers as a punish
ment by the mob were quite common, and
generally were accompanied by riding on
a rail. Of late years, however, the mob
has usually not been content with any
thing so mild. Flogging, shooting ar.d
hanging have been the vogue. It Is inter
esting, therefore, to note that New Jersey
has revived the old practice of larring
and feathering men who beat their wives.
The sign is hopeful. Maybe after a while
we will get to the place where Infrac
tions of the law will be dealt with by
th. law. From the lynch noose to tar and
feathers is a slight step In that direction.
In New York state a man has been sent
to an Insane asylum because he thought
he could furnish power to machinery by
snapping his fingers. In Philadelphia
some years ago there was a man who
claimed he could start and run machinery
with sympathetic waves from a violin
string. The Philadelphians did not send
him to an asylum. They subscribed
thousands and thousands of dollars to a
company which he got up, and kept him
In luxury for many years. His name was
Keeley.
PERSONAL.
—The Democracy of McLean, county Is
preparing to launch the boom of ex-Vlce
President Adlal E. Stevenson for Gov
ernor of Illinois.
—Goodman King, of St. Louis, a member
of the Missouri Commission to the Paris
Exposition, has accepted an invitation to
serve as one of the Exposition Judges of
awards. He will sail from New York on
June 7.
—ln 1842 a signed portrait of Cowley, the
authdr, by Lely, was sold to Sir. Robert
Peel for ten guineas. At the recent sale
of the Drayton Manor collection (his same
picture brought £7(18, the bidding having
started at 20 guineas.
—The Rev. L. L. Conrardy, M. D., who
lived for eight years among the lepers of
the Hawaiian Islands, sailed yesterday for
Rome. He has been visiting in Philadel
tfhfa. Dr. Conrardy served with Father
Damien and took up his work when he
died.
“—Frederick Washington Atkinson, prin
cipal of the High School at Springfield,
Mass., is studying the methods of the in
dustrial schools of the South preparatory
to taking up his new duties as the first
American Superintendent of Public In
struction in the* Philippines.
—At the annual commencement of Co
lumbian University, Washington, on May
3, the degree of LL. D. was conferred up
on Commander Richard Walnwright. Sup
erintendent of the Naval Academy, Com
mander Walnwright delivered the address
to the graduates of the university.
BRIGHT BITS.
—Benevolent Lady—"Y'ou say you have a
Beggar—“l'm all alone. My boys are at
wife and six children? Where are they?”
Harvard, my girls are at Vassar, and* my
wife is in Paris visiting the exposition.”—
Judge.
—Mrs. Gallagher—”An’ phwat’s Ol do at
all, Molke? This machine only goes up to
fifteen shtone, an’ Oi’m sixteen shtone if
Oi’m an ounce.” Gallagher—" Get on
twoice. Bridget, an’ add up th’ totals.”—
Glasgow Evening Times.
—A Falling Out.—"And why did you
leave your last place?” "Cook an’ me had
a failin’ out, mem.” “I don’t see why you
should leave for a little thing like that.”
"But we fell out o’ th’ third-story window,
mem.”—Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
—Rroof.—“Did you soy that Trusts were
the means of raising wages?” “Certain
ly,” answered Senator Sorghum; ”1 know
the president of a combination who has
raised his salary four times in the last
two years.”—Washington Star.
—Brown—“That Is a beautiful medal,
Smith has.”
Jones—”Y'es; that Is for beating the bi
cycle record.”
Brown—“ What Is his record?"
Jones—“ Ran over seventeen men In a
week.”—Harlem Life.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
The Indianapolis News (Dem.), says:
"On the general strike question we think
It is coming to be felt more and more
that the parties to it must settle their
controversies without inconvenience to the
public. A few years ago only two parties
were considered—the strikers and their
employers. Now, as we have said, it is
recognized that the people generally have
rights, especially when the Industry af
fected Is of a quasi public character."
The Mobile Register (Dem.), says;
"Some Louisiana politicians propose the
repeal of the clause of the constitution of
the state requiring the payment of poll
tax as a prerequisite for voting in that
state. It is said the object is to get the
negro back into politics; that the negro
is useful; he can be voted or counted if
the poll tax is lifted; and the politicians
have need of hlnV’
The Hartford Times (Dem.), says: ‘ Dur
government ts going to have a difficulty
about church property to solve In Cuba
as well as In Luzon. Much controversy is
feared, A Havana letter says that Bishop
Sharrcttl has told General Wood that he
estimates the value of this property at
$35,000,000, but Secretary Tomayo claims
that the State really owned much of the
property claimed by the Bishop.”
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.), says:
“The Republican party may believe in
anti-trust legislation, but anybody who
doesn’t see lhal it is opposed to applying
such legislation to the suppression of
monopolies must bo singularly obtuse.”
Being Polite,
Does It pay to be polite In this day and
generation? My dear old friend, Mr. John.
A. Morris, of blessed memory, never inter
fered with a laboring man on land or
sea, but mode way at all times for (he
worker, says Victor Smith in the New
York Press. His instructions, for ex
ample, to the captain of his steam yacht,
the Cora, were: Charlie, we are on picas*
ure bent; don’t demand any right of way.
but give these working folk plenty of
room. Get out of their path If you have
to steam around Manhattan Island.” This
spirit of courtesy nearly cost him his life
and the loss of his yacht one day, when
the boom of a lighter swept the Cora’s
deck clean. Yesterday I hopped off the
sidewalk into the gutter to make way
a hard-working, honest-fisted son of
toll who was struggling with a heavy box
of goods. Instead of appreciating my i*>-
liteness and consideration he fell upon me
with his filth and seriously eoiled my
clothes by the contact. "My dear fellow.”
I exclaimed. "I am trying to help you.”
“Help and be damned,” he replied; "why
don't you go on about your business^”
Royal Denier In filaiuondi.
Few folk are aware that the German
Emperor Is the owner of some profitable
diamond mines in German Southwest Af
rica, says the Golden Penny. Here is an
Interesting incident anent the splendid
black and white gems which have recently
been brought from those mines. The first
parcel of precious stones reached the Kai
ser last autumn, and he turned the choice
contents of it out on to his library table.
Then he sent a message to his lady rela
tives. whom he invited to come and see
“a little surprise” he had In store for them,
but without giving them any hint as to
Its character. The ladles arrived, gazed
at the miniature m%und of costly gems,
turned them over carelessly a few times,
and appeared someVhet surprised.
“Why have you sent for us to look at
such trifles as these?” asked one of the
sistVrs, evidently ignorant as to the In
trinsic value of the "trifles” she toyed
with.
"These are some of the choicest black
and white diamonds from my own mines
at Barsebaland, and the handful you now
hold is worth at least £15,000,” replied her
royal brother. Then he smilingly added:
"Now, as you have been handling my
diamonds, you must go irtto my ‘search
ing-room,’ according to the rule which
governs all who enter my mines or stores.”
After which explanation the ladles
evinced a sincere and enthusiastic! Interest
In the shining heaps which they had ig
nored.
Swimming In Great Salt take.
Robert Bridges of Boston, yesterday at
the Hotel Manhattan told of an experience
he had onbe Ira the Great Salt Lake of
Utah, says the New York Tribune. ”1
was staying at Salt Lake City with some
friends,” said Mr. Bridges, “and one day
they Invited me to go out to Garfield
Beach for a swim. After checking our
valuables and, donning our bathing clothes
we assembled in the Pavilion ard made
our way to the water: Up and down (he
sides of the inclosed space were run
ways leading to the water, ard
at each' was a card showing (he
depth of the water at that particular
point. What depth will you go into?’
asked my friend, and being a six-footer
and a guillion also, as It turned out, I
chose five and a half feet and turned off
at that passage. At the end of the run
way steps lead down Into the water,
and when I was In waist deep I -started
off with vigorous strokes, Intending to
swim up and Join my friends. Never was
man treated to a greater surprise. I lay
on top of the water, and as I could get
neither feet nor hands down It was with
great difficulty that I made even the few
feet In the landing stairs. Once there I
hastened to rejoin my party, only to be
greeted with derisive jeers and inquiries
as to how I enjoyed my swim. It is great
fun, though, for you can lie on your back
and smoke or read as comfortably as
when in your bed, and it Is exhilarating
also. The only way to propel yourself is
to lie on your back and paddle with youf
hands. Any other mosje of swimming fa!l=.
We waded out and found that at about
four and a half to five feet we could not
keep our feet down.”
Tile Doctrine of Despair.
From the Denver Daily News.
I’ve heard—who has not?—the disciples
of death,
Who preach from the gospel of gloom;
Who argue that Jife Is a dust and a
breath
And ends with the door of a tomb;
Who find in their ultra-material scheme
No place for a whence and a hence;
Who figure that God is a myth and a
dream,
Because undlscerned by the sense;
And often I’ve thought as I’ve heard
them declaim,
If what they predict should befall.
If this little world be the end of the
game,
That what is the good of it all?
‘Tis progress, you say? ’Tis the bringing
to birth
Of our kind? ’Tis transmission of lore?
But what will It be when this dying, old
earth
And our human race are no more?
Are all of our struggles and dreams to
achieve
No goal but In ashes and dross?
Where, goes our experience? Can you
conceive
A universe ending in loss?
If love, aspiration, the lessons we learn,
Our hope and our wisdom must fall,
If these treasures die in the coffitA or
urn.
Then what Is the good of It all?
Are those that we love, who have van
ished from sight,
The child or the wife we adore,
The mother, the sweetheart, who’ve
passed through the night
To meet us and greet us no more?
Away with this soulless, illogical creed,
This damnable dogma of doubt,
That gives to the torn heart of solace In
need
A quibble, a sneer, or a flout.
If life and the blessings It brings to our
view
Must end with the shroud and the pall—
The loving and beautiful,--nobleand true—
Then what is the good of it all?
The mind of the human is filled with a
dream
Of life In some fair by and by.
It is not a part of the Infinite scheme
To place In our spirits a lie.
The poets, philosophers, sages and seers
Have told us the glory to be;
A strain of sweet music floats over the
years.
That’s wafted from far Galilee.
And added to these is the voice of the
soul
That speaks from the Silence its call.
Assuring us itfe while the ages shall roll;
And this Is the good of It all.
I’d far rather have the sweet faith of a
child.
The open-eyed wonder of youth,
With reason unwarped and with mind un
defiled.
Believing in goodness and truth.
With visions of splendor enchanting and
rare
And learned in the lore of a dream,
That versed in the modern cult of
despair,
The science of things as they seem.
I’d far rather trust in the ultimate right
Than build up my doubts ns a wall
To shut from’my sight that fair kingdom
of light.
Revealing the good of Hall.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Burglars who represented themselves
as church officials stole all the movable
property In a Denver church recently oni
pawned It, asserting that they were en
gaged In raising funds to defray expenses
of their religious organizations.
—lrrigation is of the utmost importance
In Persia, as cultivation depends upon it,
and water is extremely dear. It has been
suggested that artesian well manufactur
ers might find an excellent opening once
that the success of these wells was as
sured.
—A German statistician has estimated
that beneath every square mile of e-.a
there are about 120,000,C00 fish. There a:e
occasions, however, when It would be dif
ficult to convince deep sea. fishermen that
the calculator’s figures are within 119,-
999,999 of being correct.
—An undertaking establishment In
Chicago offers to conduct funerals on the
Installment plan. It Issues policies which
amount to SSO when paid up, and which
entitle the holders or members of their
families to a decent burial when such per
sons may require post-mortem offices.
—The common German hen lays about
500 or 600 eggs in ten years. In the first
year the number is only from ten to
twenty; in the second, third and fourth
years fropi 100 to 135 each, and thereafter
it rapidly diminishes. In the tenth year
the ordinary hen lays but ten to twelve
eggs.
—A recent rearrangement of the ex
hibits In the Agricultural Museum of the
University of Illinois brought to light an
old ox yoke made by Abraham Lincoln,
which was presented to the Institution In
1871. By order of President Draper the
yoke has been Inclosed in a gliss case the
framework of which was made of boards
from the old Lincoln home at Springfield,
111.
—Latest accounts from Samoa state
that Malietoa, who was declared to be
king of Samoa by Chief Justice Cham
bers, has asked for a Europ an education.
His request was forwarded by Consul-
General Osborn, now at Apia, to Secre
tary of State Hay, who has approved It,
and has suggested in a note to Germany
and Great Britain that the three Powers
pay the expenses cf the young man while
he attends a school In Europe.
—At a recent dinner in London the
Prince of Wales Inaugurated a custom
which may become popular at large pub
lic dinners where the guests are so num
erous that they can scarcely recognize
each other. With his coffee and cigars
the prince's special attendant brought
him a huge pair of field glasses, with
which he carefully scrutinized the long
tables and the galaxy of bejeweled wo
men who filled the balconies in ofder to
hear the speeches.
—ln the Paris salon of 1900 the jury has
awarded the first medal to M. D. Despra
delles of Boston, professor of architecture
and design at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. The subject of M. Des
pradelles’ design is of especial interest to
Americans, being a monument "dedicated
to the glory of the American nation,” and
it is said to be a grandeur of conception
and of a daring in execution almost un
paralleled. Its tide, "The Beacon of Pro
gress," indicates the character of the com
position, the height of which is enormous.
The award of the first medal crowns a
labor of almost six years.
—A Norwegian vessel has just brought
to Philadelphia a load of purple ore taken
from the site of the ancient city of Tel
messus, in Asia Minor. The boat was
lfladed at Maori, or Makree, a smell port
near th site of Telmessus and about fifty
miles from Rhodes. The cargo, which will
be used In the manufacture of paint, was
dug from the great amphitheater of Tel
messus, which historians say had a seat
ing capacity of 20,000 persons. A volcanic
eruption destroyed the ancient city, and it
is said that the earth in the vicinity was
transformed into a mass of ore, for which
there is now a demand from all parts of
the world.
—Muzaffer-ed-Din Mlrza, the Shah of
Persia, who is making a tour of Europe,
will arrive in London about July 2, and
is to be the guest of the Queen at Buck
ingham palace. Many stories are told of
his predecessor's memorable stay in Eng
land. While on a visit to Newgate prison
he expressed a d-slre to see an execution.
He was courteously informed that at that
time there was no one under sentence.
The Shah swept away these trifling ob
jections with a wave of his hand. "Take
one of my suite," said he; “any one will
do.” And he was woefully disappointed
because the offlc'als on the spot declined
to comply with his request.
—An interesting exhibit prepared for the
Paris Exposition is a complete set of bed
hangings manufactured in Madagascar
from silk secured from the halabe, an
enormous spider found in certain districis
of the island. Aside from being so un
usual, this exhibit seems to indicate that
there is a future for silk manufactured
from spider's web. The matter has re
ceived the attention of M. Nogue, the head
of the Antananarivo Technical School,
who has already achieved wonderful re
sults. Each spider yields from 300 to 400
yahds of silk, which can be taken from
the animal every ten days, it being set
free In the interval. The silk of these
spiders is stated to be finer than that of
the silkworm and of an extraordinary gold
en color. It Is extremely tenacious and
can be woven without the slightest diffi
culty.
—A Kensington dentist, who is likewise
a pillar of the church, consulted the
sdrlptures some time ago in search of a
suitable passage to advertise his business,
says the Philadelphia Record, and came
across the following from the Song of
Solomon vi. 6: “Thy teeth are as a flock,
of sheep that go up from the washing,
whereof every one bearerh twins, and
there is not one barren among them."
This quotation he emblazoned on his sign,
and when his pastor remonstrated with
hirti the dentist explained that the lines
were applicable, as the teeth he referred
to were “sheep teeth,” or the first teeth
that grow in a child’s mouth, every one
of which is succeeded by two other teeth
of ihe second growth. The dentist is au
thority for the statement that there are
only two other references to teeth In the
Bible.
—Twenty-five years ago, says the New
York Press, no responsible engineer on
any division of railroad In the United
States, no master of transportation, no
general manager, would recommend the
substitution of steel freight cars for the
old familiar wooden ones. The capacity
of a wooden car was about 20,000 pounds,
and when it. was wrecked 14 went into
smithereens. The wrecking crews liked
it because It could be thrown in the ditch
and burnetj. The steel car in a wreck was
• a frightful thing to handle. Bars and
beams, rods and braces, became so entan
gled that 10 clear them away was a tre
mendous labor, tedious and expensive
But now, prejudice having yielded to com
mon sense and economy, the demand for
steel cars is so large that the great man
ufactory in Pittsburg cannot meet It run
ning overtime. The capacity of such a
vehicle as the Schoen car is anywhere
from 60,000 to 80,000 pounds. Its life Is
about thirty years, as against fifteen for
the wooden car, and Its cost Is much less
In proportion 4o its carding capacity It
Is the car of the future.
; Triumph of Worth.
jWTY| The very hearty re
“ and ceptlon accorded to
ijrayupßa Pure Rye Whiskey
l&UßiMjfjifgH Is Indisputable in
dorsetnent of its
excellent quality.
L U L ray Hill C,Ub
Goods sold at a rea
sonable price—a pre-eminent whiskey
wdthout a rival. It is listed by all the
leading Clubs, and served at the
most exclusive functions. Sold by
first-class dealers everywhere.
JOS.A.MAGNUS&CO,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
SUMMER RESORTS.
IKld Street unit Muilinon Avenue
NEW 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 RATES FOR THOSE
MONTHS. Correspondence invited.
F. ASHTON, Proprietor.
TiOTEL NORMANDIE,'
BROADWAY' & 38TH STS., NEW YORK.
ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF.
EUROPEAN PLAN.
COOLEST HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY
Located in the liveliest and meet in (cr
esting part of the city; twenty principal
places of amusement within five minutes’
walk of the hotel.
CHARLES A, ATKINS & CO.
Summer Resort—Ocean Hotel, Asbury
Park, N. J. GEO. L. ATKINS & SONS.
IN THE GREAT NORTH WOODS.
HOTEL DEL MONTE,
SIHANAC LAKE, N. Y.
OPENS JUNE 25. under entirely new manage
ment; newly furnished and renovated through
out; table and service first-class; near laks
and Hotel Ampersand; golf, tennis, billiards,
boating, fishing, driving and bicycling: livery.
For booklet address J. HENRY' OTIS, Sara
nac Lake, N. Y.
BLOWING ROCK.
GREEN PARK HOTEL.
Summit of Blue Ridge,, 4,340 feet. Scen
ery and climate unsurpassed, so say glob©
trotters. Hotel first-class in every respect.
Only house on mountain with plastered
walls; excellent livery; 45 miles turnpike
roads on top of ridge; large ball room,
band and other amusements. Postoffice
and telegraph in hotel. Opens July 1.
Write for leaflet and rates to
Green Park Hotel Cos., Green Park, N. C.
Hotel American-AdelDlii.
Finest Location in
SARATOGA SPRINGS.
Neux .Mineral Springs and Baths,
OPEN JUNE TO NOVEMBER. ROOM3
EN SUITE, WITH BATHS.
GEO. A. EARN HAM, Prop.
White Sulphur Springs Hotel,
WAYXEVILLE, N. C.
50 acres beautifully shaded lawn, wonder
ful mountain views, cool nights, froesione
iron and noted sulphur springs. Fine or
chestra daily. House remodeled and newly
furnished this season.
COL. F. A. LINCOLN, Proprietor.
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
AVent Virginia.
Open June 15, to Sept. 15. The great cen
tral point of reunion for the best society
of the North, South, Eat and West. $40,000
worth of improvements for this seasoi.
New nine-hole golf course. Write for il
lustrated booklet. HARRINGTON MILLS,
Manager.
SWEETWATER PARK ~ ~
HOTEL AND BATHS,
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, Propr.
Also Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
New Hotel Bellevue
Earopenn Plan, Central Location,
Itcncon St., Boston.
HARVEY & WOOD. Proprietor.
HOTEL FITZPATRICK,
WASHINGTON, GA.
Th© nicest hotel in th© best town in the
South. Fine Mineral Springs. Large ball
room. Cultivated society. An kleal
for the summer visitor, near the great
Hillman electric shafts. Special rates for
families. Address
W. G. THIGPEN, Proprietor.
Mill Men and Others.
40-horae power Boiler, but little
used In good shape, only taken out
to make room. Price S4OO, delivered
at any railroad In Savannah. Ad
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J. H. ESTILL,
Morning News,
* Savannah, Ga.
Drugs and Seeds.
TRUSSES A SPECIALTY.
Mail orders receive prompt attention.
DONNELLY PHARMACY,
Liberty and Prioe street*
Cash orders receive discoutiL