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NEELY’S GREAT GENEROSITY. HR GAVE TUB GOVERNMENT HUT Ol' WHAT HE TOOK IX. i His Monthly iTCMiite Said, to Have Keen About #l7,ooo—Recommenda tion for the Vue of Forma l'liceoo lioled by Neely—Steal Will Amount to About 1100,00(1 —This Does Xot Cover the Large Item of Surcharge St n nips. Havana, June 4.—Acting Director of Posts Bristow to-day ascertained that ths amount of postal funds taken by C. F. W. Neely In May, 1899, was *31,312.93. Neely’s monthly average was about $17,- 000. His system (ft bookkeeping was sim plicity itself. Apparently he merely di vided the amounts received, taking one haif for himself and accounting for the other. This morning the examination of Estes G. Rathbone, former director of posts, was continued. It lasted more than four hours. The most startling fact developed was that on May 2d, lafet year, Mr. Rath bone ordered Special Agents Leatherer and Sullivan to examine the accounts. They found a shortage, but It was net thought that anything had gore wrong. They reported, however, that there was no check upon the bureau of finance, and they recommended that certain blank forms be made, which would answer the purpose, such as all postmasters use when making their reports to the department monthly. Mr. Maynard, then chief agent, indorsed the recommendation and for warded it to Mr. Rathbone. The latter approved it and sent it to Auditor Rie.es. who initialed and forwarded it to Ne;ly. After he had initialed it, Instead of put ting the scheme into operation, he quietly pigeon-holed it, and it did not see the light until May 15 of this year, when the plan was put Into effect. Mr. Bristow says he is almost sure that the extent of the steal will amount to something between SBO,OOO and SIOO,OOO, but that this will not touch the Item of sur charge stamps, which Is $411,000. As to how many of these were burned and how many sold It is Impossible to obtain definite information. As many have been traced, it is known positively that all were not destroyed, but If Neely sold, say, $30,000 or SIOO,OOO worth, It would not be surpris ing, Mr. Bristow thinks, to find them scat tered all over the world. The postal inspectors say It is astonish ing that a system so rotten could have been concealed beyond the first month. Every day only adds to the surprises. Lieut. Col. Burton, Mr. Jones, the special prosecutor, and Mr. Stevens will leave to night for the United States. Lieut. Col. Burton expects to return hero in about ten days. Hopes are expressed by some of the local pa|*ers that, as Gov. Roosevelt has signed the extradition order, no further time will lie wasted in bringing Neely to trial These Journals point out that “Neely’s con duct has disgraced Americans iq the eyes of Cubans," and they declare that “the best way for the Americans to redeem themselves is to bring him to a prompt EXERCISES AT THE CAPITOL. Celebration of Jeffernon Davln Birthday. Atlanta, June 4.—Appropriate exercises were held at the capitol this afternoon lo celebrate the ninety-second anniver sary of the birth of Jefferson Davis, the only President of the Confederacy. Yes terday was the date of Mr. Davis' birth day, but being Sunday the event was postponed. Gov. Candler Issued an order for all of the state house offices to be closed to-day. The exercises were held under the au spices of Camp 159. United Confederate t p'erans H E. W. Palmer delivered the at dress of the occasion. SI GAII COMPANY DIHECTORS. Believed Quarterly Dividend Will He One Per Cent. New "York, June 4.—The directors of the American Sugar Refining Company will meet to-morrow and take action on the quarterly dividend. Opinions as to what action will be taken Is about evenly di vided some believing that the same rate as the last dividend will be announced, other ß that the quarterly dividend will be 1 per cent. Raw sugars were advanced 11-16 of a cent a pound to-day, with no change In inc price of defined produJls. I,ON DO ENJOYED A HOLIDAY. Not burdened by Descriptions of South Ifrirnn Fights. London, June 4.—London Is to-day en joying Whitsun Monduy, a bank holiday, undisturbed by descriptions of engage ments between the British and the Boers in South Africa, and the public here is °J‘ confidence of Lord Roberts enter- I rctoria before many hours have elapsed. In the Orange River Colonv the nurghers are reported to be keeping a close watch on President Steyn, to pre vent him from leaving the commandos in a lurch. , , • MORE BUSINESS FOR MUNSON. '■(►liile and (nlinn Steamship Com puny to Bo Absorbed. Mobile, Ala, June 4—The Munson Me rush p line, one of the largest of 'm rican steamship compapies has con t lot.d with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad company to absorb the Mobile and Cuban ' bamshlp Contrary. The Munson Company will take charge .‘ f 11 agrtes to Increase the facilities , a "° ‘° <*o hus ness out of Mobile to ! ml f of n'her port* In the Islands, “nil in South America and Mexico. Ml YKANTINE at key west. Proviso Removing It Five Miles Wits Omitted. " nshlngton, June 4.—Among the Items “greed to in the partial conference rerAt f ‘ n ,he sundry civil bill, is that for a quarantine station near Key West, omlt ''’s the proviso that it shall not he within lve miles of Key West island. The Elections in I Inly. t.ome, June 4.—Officials returns of the 'actions just held show that 271 mlnls criaiists, elghty-nlne of the opposition to he constitution, sixty-eight of the ex eme left and eight independents were I'Cted. In thirty-three districts the re mits are uncertain, and In tlhrty-nine dis * Gets a second ballot will be necsesary. A Diploma Mill Huided, Chicago, June 4.—Government officers 10-<la.v invaded the Metropllltan Medical College, an alleged “diploma mill,” and ecrested the officers. The men are charg 'd with having used the mails lo de fi.usl and It Is said their receipts amount ip many thousands of dollafs. OFFICIALS OF PORTO RICO. Nomination** Sent to tle Senate by the President. Washington, June 4.—'The President to day sent the following nominations to the Senate: Jose Severo Quinonos of Porto Rico, to be chief justice of the Supreme Court of Porto Rico; lui9 Sulzbacher of Missouri, Jose C. Hernandez of Porto Rico, Jose M. Piqueras of Porto Rico, and Rafael Noeto y Abeille of Porto Rico, to be associate justices of the Supreme Court of Porto Rico; William H. Holt of Kentucky to be United States district judge for the dis trict of Portd Rico; Edward S. Wilson of Ohio, to be United States marshal for the district of Porto Rico; Noah B. K. Pett ingill of Porto Rico, to be United States district attorney for Porto Rico; Joseph j F. Daly of New York, Leo S. Rowe of Pennsylvania, and Juan Hernandez Lo pez of San Juan, Porto Rico, to be mem bers of the commission to compile and re vise the laws of Porto Rico; Jose C. Barbosa of San Juan; Rosendo Matienzo 1 Cintron of Ponce; Jose de Diego of >Maya guez; Manuel Camunas of Fajardo, and Andreas Crosas of San Juan to be mem bers of the Executive Council of Porto Rico; Martin Grove Brumbaugh of Penn slyvania, to be Commissioner of Educa tion of Porto Rico. The Senate to-day confirmed E. R. Stackable to be collector of customs for the district of Hawaii. MISSISSIPPI DISSENTERS. They Will Hold Their Convention nt Jackson To-day. Jackson, Miss., June 4.—Delegates are arriving in the city on eveay train to attend the “dissenting" state convention, which will assemble to-morrow morning to select delegates to the aKnsas City convention and nominate a presidential electoral ticket. The dissenting movement is the out growth of the meeting of the State Execu tive CommUtee on April 30, at which an order was issued for a pluarity primary on June 21, to select the national dele gates and the electoral ticket. The order did not meet with general approval, ah up to the present time twenty-six of the seventy-five counties have refused to make provisions for the primary. Two weeks ago an independent call was issued for the convention which assembles to morrow. The prospects to-night are that about one-half of the counties will be represented. It is expected that the con vention will re suit in closing the breach in the party and prevent the expeoted factional diversion. DEMOCRATS OF LOUISIANA. Convention Chose Delegate!* and Indorwed llrynn. New Orleans, June 4.-p The Democratic State Convention at Baton Rouge to-day elected the following delegates at large to the Kansas City Convention: Senator S. D. McEnery, Senator-elect Murphy J. Foster, Justice N. C. Blanchard and ex- Mayor John Fitzpatrick. District dele gates were also chosen. The convention adopted a platform re affirming allegiance to the Chicago plat form of 18 6; instructing the delegates to vote for Bryan; debouncing the imperial istic policy of the present Republican ad ministration; condemning the annexation of the Philipp.ne Islands; declaring for the freedom of Cuba, denouncing trusts and combinations, opposing wars of con quest and favoring >he construction of the Nicaraguan canal exclusive American control. Sympathy with the Boers was express ed. STOCKS SOLD IN OSEN MARKET. Ituuior* of .Liquidation" of Price, McCormick A Cos. Collateral. New York, June 4.—There were rumors in Wall street to-day that a large amount of the collateral held by the banks for loans made to Price, McCormick & Cos., had teen liquidated in the open market. This was denied by some of the officials whose banks made the loans, but it was admitted that there had been some liqui dation of stocks. It was also reported that the firm had offered to settle with their cotton ex change creditors on the basis of 50 cents on the dollar, but this was not confirmed. Assignee Curtis announefd that he was not yet able to make public a schedule of the firm’s assets and liabilities. The settlement of Seymour, Johnson & Co.’s affairs are said to be progressing satisfactorily, and Assignee Hayes will probably file his bond to-morrow\ Before the end of the week there will be publish ed a statement detailing ihe basis of set tlement. TEACHERS INSTITUTE MEETS. Important Gathering \mv in Ses sion at Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald. Ge„ June 4.—The teachers combined Institute, comprising the coun ties of Dodge,’Telfair, Montgomery, Wil cox and Irwin, opened here this evening at the opera house with a grand reception by the people of Fllzgerald. Hon. Thomas Wilson, Mayor of the city, made the prin cipal address, with responses lrom Profs. Smith and Miller, and County Commis sioner Dickson. The experts in charge of the combined institute are Prof. Euler B. Smith of Athens, and Prof. W. D. Miller of Fitzgerald, assisted by County Commis sioner M. Dickson of Irwin count}'. An excursion train on the Georgia and Alabama Railroad brought in a party of 125 teachers (his afternoon, and more came in on the regular train. It Is estimated that 300 teachers will be In attendance. COTTON EXCHANGE OFFICERS. Annual Election of That Great New York Institution. New York, June 4.—The annual election of officers of the New York Cotton Ex change was held to-day. There was no orpositlon to the regu ar ticket, which follows: President, Samuel T. Hubbard; vice president, J. Temple Gwathmey; treasu rer, George Brenneeke;, board of mana gers, G. W. Baily, F. A. Fachire, Her mann Hagodorn, G. F. Jones, B. P. Mc- Dougall. J. F. Maury, D. H. Miller, E. E. Moore, Hermann Norden, M. J. Par rott, William Bay, R. H. Rountree, Wil- Ilahm Tubbs, Frederick Van Roper and H. H. Wheeler. The proposed amendment to the com mission laws of the exchange will come up for a vote next Wednesday. lilnrrird at Gi coin's lledslit*. Columbus. Ga., June 4.—Richard M. Mc- Farland, a mechanic who came here re cently from Birmingham, and Miss Mary l|'ood of this city were married this after noon under rather unusual circumstances. Their appointed wwilling day found Mc- Farland sick in bed. The ceremony pro ceeded, however, the young man sitting up in bed and the young lady standing by his side. A justice of the peace mar ried them. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1900. (Sained 43 Pounds “DEAR MRS. PINKHAM f was very thin and my friends thought I was in consumption. “Had continual head aches, backache and fall ing of uterus, and my eyes were affected. “Every one noticed how poorly I looked and f was advised to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. “One bottle relieved me, and after taking eight bottles am now a healthy woman? have gained in weight from 95 pounds to 140? everyone asks what makes me so stout."— MRS. A. TOLLS, 1946 Hil ton Si., Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs• Pinkham has fifty thousand such tetters from grateful women • WILL REPLACE VOLUNTEERS. REGULAR TROOPS TO RE SEXT TO THE PHILIPPIXE9. Volunteer Army Will Have .to Re Mustered Out by June HO, 11101. Tills Is a Tremendous Task Be fore the War Department—Object in View Is to Send Enough Regu lars to Leave MacArtliur a Force of 40,000 Men. Washington, June 4.—ln order to pre vent misapprehension as to the future policy of the war department respecting the military forces in the Philippines, Adjt. Gen. Corbin made a brief statement of the facts In the case to-day. He said there had been no change of policy since the departure of Gen. Otis and that none was contemplated. Under the law the entire volunteer army now serving in the Philippines will go out of existence June 30, 1901, and the problem before the war department Is how to get the 31,000 men of that army heme from the Philippines before (he date named, at the same lime relieving them with other troops of' the regular estab lishment so far as possible, without loss of military prestige In the Philippines and without material disturbance of the pres ent military organization. Gen. Corbin says it is proposed to main tain an army of 40,000 regulars in the Philippines so long as required and to do this it will be necessary to draw upon the troops now in Cuba. The army in the Philippines at present numbers about 62,- 000 men equally divided between regulars and volunteers. All the volunteers are to be brought home and mustered out at the place of enlistment, June 30 of next year, and in order to accomplish this with certainty and with the least embarrass ment, the homeward movement will be gin early in the coming November. As was the case with the volunteers for the Spanish war, they will be brought home so far as possible in the order of their departure from the United States. To do this will tax the transport service to Its utmost and a good margin of time will be allowed so os to guard against any possible disarrangement of plans by unforeseen and unavoidable delays. Tha plan is to have; all the men at their homes and their accounts with the government closed on the last day of their term of enlistment. This is a tosk of enormous proportions and will tax the powers of the entire military establishment to the utmost from now until It is fully accom plished. Will Send Hegnlarii There. In order that there may be no Imme diate reduction of the force under Gen. MacArthur it has been arranged to send regular troops to the Philippines as rap idly as possible to take the places of the departing volunteers. Orders have been Issued for the assembling of the Sixth Cavalry at San Francisco for transporta tion to Manila. One detachment of that regiment will leave about the 15th instant, and another about the first of July. It is believed that many of the troops In Cuba can be relieved from duty In that country soon after the elections there, which take place on the 15th Instant. In case the con ditions justify it these troops will be> brought home and assigned to home sta tions. in order that these garrisons may be utilized In recruiting the army In tje Philippines. Gen. Corbin says It is incorrect to state that time of the volunteer army is to be extended or that reinforcements are to be sent to the Philippines, the fact being Sim ply that the volunteers are to be brought home -for disbandment and enough regu lars sent there to take their places to give Gen. MacArthur 40,030 men to assist in maintaining the supremacy of the United States and to carry out the plans for civil government determined upon by the Taft Commission. MERCER IN A FINE CONDITION. Reports of the Ollleer* Made a Splendid Showing. Maeon, .Tune 4.—The trustee* of Mercer University met this morning and heard reports from Treasurer Huguenln and President Pollock. Each report showed that the institution is in an exceptional ly fine condition. Some changes were recommend in the affairs, but nothing of special pubHe Interest. To-morrrow morning another meeting will be held to dlscqss measures for securing a large en dowment for the college. To-morrow afternoon, from 6 to 8, the alumni will give a banquet In the new college butldlhg. Preparations have been made for a large gathering. Presi dent W. J. Northen came In to-night and will preside at the banquet. Several speeches have been planned for the occa sion. WAYCROSB AIR LINE ROAD. To Be Extended to Fitxjrernld—Other WaycroAs News. Waycross, Ga., June 4.—There was quite a gathering of prominent railroad men this morning. A month or so ago a pirty of railroad men took a trip over the Air Line Railroad up to Douglas, ar.d from there drove overland to Fitzgerald. It was thought at the time that some kind of a deal was in the wind, but the gentle men would not give out anything fo£ pub lication. The import of that trip Is now apparent, and before long the Waycross Air Line Railroad will be one of the important line in Georgia. The company has ter some time been contemplating is ext n sion to Fitzgerald, but has not been pre pared to do the work. The people of that enterprising city have been very anxious to secure the road, and have held several consultation* with its officials. At the meeting held here this morning it was decided to push the line through as soon as possible. Arrangements were completed by which the entire present in debtedness of the Air Line Railroad Com pany was paid off, and ample funds pro vided for the further and immediate ex tension of the road. William G. Raoul. Samuel M. Inman, George Dole Wadley and J. F. .Minus are now' interest e 1 in the road. Work will begin immediately building the line to Fitzgerald, new coaches and rolling stock will be put on and many other improvements made. Mr. W. E. Finn, the venerable father of Water Works Superintendent B. D. Finn, died last night at 10 o’clock, and was buried this afternoon at 5 o’clock. About two weeks ago the old gentleman was hauling some garden truck, when tbe horse became frightened and ran away. One of the wheels struck a stump, and the wogan was demolished. Mr. Finn was thrown out. One leg was broken, his jaw was shattered and he received severe in ternal injuries, from which he died. He came to Waycross from Pennsylvania about two years ago. The school term of 2899-1900 comes to a close this week, and commencement ex ercises of the class of 1900 will be held in the High School auditorium next Friday night. The sew'erAge dispute has not yet been settled, although a meeting of the Board of Health, the Water Works and Sanitary Commission and the City Council will be held to-night to discuss the matter. The Sewerage Commission is determined to dump the sewage into the canal, inside the city limits, notwithstanding the Board of Health and every physician in the city arei opposed to it, and say it will cause sickness. Mrs. Mary Thompson Dead. Colquitt, Ga., June 4.—Mrs. Mary Thompson died last at 11 q’clock, of typhoid fever. She is a relative of Judge C. C. Bush of Colquitt and Col. I. R. Bush of Camilla. The First Watermelons. Tallahassee, Fla., June 4.—The first wa termelons qf the season came into this market on Saturday. They w'ere grown by A. R. Grey, living seven miles west of Tallahassee. Nerr York Produce Exehanpre. New York. June 4.—Officers w'ere elected to-day at the annual eleotion or the P/o --duce Exchange as follows: President, Elliott T. Barrows; vice pres ident, Frederick H. Andrews; tieasurer, Edward Rice. GAMBLING FOR MINING STOCK. Amount Won in One Ppt Turned Qut Latter to P T ‘ orth *280,000. From i .v York Sun. “Speaking of ,>oker .games," said a Westerner to a party of friends, “I guess I sat, at least for a short time, in as big a poker game as was ever played in this country; though, to tell the truth, the players did not at that time have any idea of the value of the chips they were using so freely. „ “It was In 1882 that the town of Carbon ate Camp almost in a night, grew from one cabin located at the point where the Spearfish ditch crossed the sawmill wagon road, about fourteen miles west of Dead wood, to an enterprising city. The light ning change was caused by the diseovery of high-grade ores carrying gold and sil ver. The exclteVnent became intense anil town lots were surveyed for miles, while log and frame houses were being built every day. "At that time many of the mines which have since become famous were merely prospects, and the owners were trying to raise money by stocking the enterprises. So it came about that nearly every man in camp had mining stock to burn, all beautifully engraved and much more at tractive in external appearance than Un cle Sam's own bills. The snow that win ter was unusually deep In the mountains, and as the work in the new mines was almost altogether on the surface, opera tions were suspended until spring and all buoyancy was taken out of the stock, much of It being looked on during the winter as worth scarcely more than the paper on which it was printed. “One of the favorite recreations of the miners was gambling, and as mining stock was much more plentiful than currency, it was largely used for stakes in the games. The most common stock of all was perhaps that of the Rattler Gold Mining Company. In fact, everybody had Rattler stock and wanted no more. “One night four men and myself startedi a game of poker In the Lone Star saloon. We all had plenty of Rattler stock, and it supplied the stakes In lieu of money. The blind was 100 shares, and It took 200 Shares tb play. We were playing Jack pots. Rattler Bill, one of the owners of the mine, opened the pot for Its full val ue of 5,000 shates. He had three jacks and sat to the left of the dealer. The next man had a four-card flush and stayed, with a raise of 5.000 additional. I was the next man, anti, as my supply of Rattler stock was a little shy, I dropped out. The next player, Morris Welch, saw both raises, and BUI stayed In, making a total of 50.000 share* before the draw. The fifth player, the dialer, dropped out. “On the deal Rattler Bill drew two cards and got another Jack. The second player filled his flush, and Welch stood pat on four kings. Rattler Bill led the play with a modest bet of 5,000. The sec ond player saw the 5,000 without raising. Welch saw the bet an 1 raised it 20,000, Rattler Bill saw the ra’se and raised t 20.0C0 more. The second player dropped out. Welch saw Bill’s raise and made It 40.0 r 0 more Bill saw the raise and called. The hands were laid down and Welch raked In the pot. “Nothing was thought of the size of The game at the time by the other play ers. who had happened to be temporarily short on Rattler stock, as th6re was ab solutely no market for It. But within a month the snow disappeared and work was resumed with great activity. Strike after strike was made In the Rattler, s-nding the stock hounding toward par. Within fO days It had reached 80 cents, and Rattler Bill's lucky companion sold his stock, his winnings for the poker game netting him slßo,ooo.’* Duffy’S MALARIA, _ • Fevers, thills. Coughs, tJjiytJ Colds, Dyspepsia of what -1 Ulw ever form, quickly cured M.ll by taking DUFFY’S Malt, flresjjj A tablespoonful in glass of tail a a water three times a day. ytfnielf Alf All druggists and grocers. 71 iildnvj Beware of iutiUUous. ** -RYE-RYE-RYE -1 01d Jit Crow Rvo I>UMIAogfUJuU IV4M £ % Y fooIDCROW 11,11 ~ie wortl HWEI RYE RH.B.Kirkr.fi’Aj (In red. is on each and •i’TiTJ'.ni 'xJ every bottle, otherwise ..‘.‘j." 1 you do not Ret Old Crow Rye w. A. GAINES & CO., Woodford, Ky„ are the distillers. H. B. KIRK & CO., N. Y„ have sole control of the RYE—hove had every bar rel made since 1872, and have contracted for many years to come. It is a Ken tucky HAND-MADE, SOUR MASH, sold only In bottles. Guaranteed by W. A. Gaines & Cos., Distillers. H. B. KIRK & CO.. N. Y., SOLE BOTTLERS. S. GUOKENHEIMER’H SONS, Distributors, Savannah, Ga. AMENDMENTS CONCURRED IN. HOUSE COXSEXTS TO SEVERAL SENATE PROVISIONS. The $5,(881,(810 Appropriation for ihe S. I.oulx Exposition anil tlie Miss issippi River Item Agreed to. House Heady to Adjourn To-mor row—(Question Raised as to Why Several \Vldo,vs Were Removed From Pension Rolls. Washington. June 4.— The House to-day agreed to the Senate amendment to’ the sundry civil bill appropriating $5,000,001 for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. •There was not a word of debate on con currence In the amendment. Its opponents contented themselves with demanding a roll call, which resulted 127 ayes to 75 noes in favor of the appropriation. The House also agreed to the Senate Item for the Mississippi river, with an amendment reducing the appropriation to $2 230,000, and adding a provision for the preparation of a comprehensive report on the levee system by the Mississippi River Commission. With these exceptions the Items of the sundry civil bill still in_dis pute after the adoption of Ihe partlial con ference report were sent back to confer ence. The disputed items of the District of Columbia appropriation bill were agreed to and the bill went to the President, leaving only four appropriation bills still in dispute between the two houses. Mr. Tawney of Minnesota, Is making an effort to delay final adjournment unless action is had on the Grout oleomargarine bill, but he met with no success to-day. Eveiything, so far as the House Is con cerned, indicates final adjournment on Wednesday. Widows Cut Oft Pension List. Mr. Miers of Indiana, as a matter of privilege, moved the adoption of a resolu tion of inquiry calling upon the Secretary of the Interior for all reports relating to the dropping from the pension rolls of cer tain widows, especially such reports and correspondence from Special Examiners William Goodlove. W. S. Harris, A. W. Room and J. H. tStibbs! He understood, he said, that there were more than thirty widows dropped from the rolls upon the report of Mr. Goodlove, who, he was informed, had asked the wid ows questions which could not be repeat ed in the House. He also was informed, although, he did not believe It. that the Commissioner of Pensions had authorized this infamous line of questions. Mr. Harris and Air. Room, he was In formed, had made special reports upon Mr. Goodlove’s action for which both had been reduced. The line of inquiry com plained of had reference to the chastity of the widow slnde her husband's death. Mr. Ray of New York, criticised the resolution as being indefinite and unintelli gible. Who were the widows, he demand ed to know. Mr. Miefs said he would respond to this challenge In his own time. Mr. Ray said it was a covert assault on the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Pensions. The chair held that the "pending ques tion was to discharge the committee from the consideration of the resolution and not on the adoption of the resolution, and that the pending question was debatable. Miers’ .Motion Lost. This decision cut off debate and the question was put. The motion was tost, 114 to 131. This left the resolution stiil In possession of the committee. Mr. Canon, chairman of the Appropri ation Committee, presented the confer ence report on the sundry civil appropri ation bill. Mr. Cannon then moved that the House Insist on Its disagreement to the other Items. The amendments on which seperate votes were demanded by members were considered in their order. The emergency river and harbor bill was sent to conference. Saturday, Dee. 8, was set aside for pay ing tribute to the late Representative Harmer of Pennsylvania. At 7:05 p. m., the House adjourned. I'AIDiIH/OGY. W lint the New Science of Child Study Teaches. From the Chicago Record. Anew science has been launched. It Is called paldology, which means the study of children. The only serious and continu ous work In this line has been done In Antwerp, Belgium, where there Is a labo ratory under the direction of the munici pal government; In Chicago, where Dr. Christopher Is working under the direction of the board of education, and In Wash ington, where Dr. Macdonald, of the bu reau of education, has been engaged In the pursuit of Information In the same line. "It Is anew field of Inquiry.”, said Dr. Macdonald, "Involving great labor and the exercise of patience; hence it is a little slow, but we are making satisfactory prog ress and securing Interesting results. From a practical point of view any facts about children are Important—Just as Important os facts about rocks, or the north pole, or the vegetable kingdom, or animals, or music, or art—although we have not yet gone far enough to determine how this Information may be most usefully applied. There is no doubt of the practical Im portance of a scientific Investigation into the health, habits, tastes, vices and other characteristics of both normal and ab normal children. “The only laboratory of the kind in the world where the physical and intellectual activity of children is a matter of seri ous study is in Ihe city of Antwerp, which has recently conferred upon me the de gree of 'correspondent du service pedol oglque scolaire.’ It Is the only laboratory I know of in Europe, and is making in vestigations of great value to the parent, to the teacher, to the medical profession and to everybody that takys an active interest in childhood. It is particularly important to know the physical and mental defects of children In order that they may be corrected. Their menial condition and their Intellectual processes as well as their likes and dislikes furnish a field of inquiry that is full of useful possibilities, and the laboratory at Antwerp Is taking the lead In this direction. In Chicago, Dr. Chris topher is doing fine work and developing a wide field of usefulness under the aus pices of the board of education. Chicago Is the first city in America, and the only city In the worn! except Antwerp, as far as I know, to appropriate money for the study of childhood. "I have examined 20.000 children In the city of Washington, and have acquired many valuable facts which have been classified, and suggest the great benefit of extending the Inquiry through the en tire country. For example, it has been clearly demonstrated that the children of the laboring classes—that Is, of parents who are engaged in manual labor—are not so sirong. either mentally or physical ly. as the children of the professional, mercantile and clerical classes which are not engaged in manual labor. This may be due In a measure to their food, their habits and their manner of living. "We have found out. too, that girls ore generally superior to boys in their studies, although there is greater degree of adapt ability in boys than in girls. In other words, girls learn more quickly and show higher percentages in the studies, but the boys get more out of them. “Children of the non-laboring classes show greater ability in their studies Ilian those of the laboring classes. Children whose parents are of different nationali ties show less mental ability than the children of parents of the same race, which demonstrates that a mixture of races is not favorable to menial devour ment. “Bovs of the non-laboring class nre more susceptible to sickness than boys of the laboring class. Defects of speech are much more frequent In boys than In girls. “Boys show a much greater percentage of unruliness and laziness than girls. Dull boys are more apt to be unruly than bright ones. “Boys are less sensitive to pain and heat than girls, and children of the laboring classes are less sensitive than those of the non-laboring classes. Colored chil dren are more sensitive than while chil dren. “Colored children have keener percep tions than white children. Colored girls have a larger circumference of head at all ages than white girls, and slightly ex cel the boys in the same particular. In colored children Ihe perceptions grow keener and the mind brightens with age. which is the reverse among white chil dren. “The 20.000 children who were examined In Washington were divided Into three classes—bright, dull and average. There was a higher percentage of MfhtMM among the white children of early age than nmong the older class, while the percentage of brightness increases with Ihe age of oolored .children. “Children who have long heads rather than broad heads have less mental abil ity; where the head is very long the child is usually dull. “Bright boy* are generally taller and heavier than dull boys. While children not only have a greater standing hlght than colored children, but their sitting hlght Is still greater. Relatively to their bight, while children have longer bodies than colored children, yet colored chil dren have greater weight than white chil dren. "For a certain period before and after puberty girls are taller and heavier than boys, but at no other time. Dull-colored girls show the highest percentage of slck nesp. White boys of American parents of the non-laboring class show the highest degree of nervousness. The highest per centage of defects In eyesight oecur In white boys of non-laboring parents and the lowest pereentnge In colored children and bright oolored girls. “Girls in private schools, who ars gen erally of wealthy parents, are much more sensitive to twin, heat, etc., than girls In the public schools, which proves than re finements and luxuries tend to Increase sensitllveness, but there seems to he no necessary relation between Intellectual de velopment and pain sensitiveness. The left hand is more sensitive; toi pain than the right hand. While girls are more sen sitive than men, they can endure more pain.” All Fever is Curable. There are very lew people In this world who are ao well but that a bottle of Johnson’! Chill and Fever Tonlo would not make them feel better. This Is a great medicine. It enrea fever quickly. It sharpens the appetite. Fata the liver In the brat possible condition. Tnke a course of Johnson’s Tonic and feel yonng again. Price 50 cents It It cares. “I have sold all of Johnson’s Tonic that I had on hand except four bottles. It acted like a charm. Every bottle has given entire satisfaction. It broke Into fevers of the highest type where doctors had failed. I recommend Johnson’s Tonlo to be the best fever medlolne on earth. It goes like hot cakes when fever la ao hand. WM. PAUL, Fleming. Ala. ®A “Sweeping” Statement Not one woman in fifty pays any attention to the broom she buys. She ought to. It is as necessary in its way as any other article in her home. There are some women who do give this article some attention. They -use Antiseptic Brooms be cause they are economical, are strongly made, wear better and, above all, sweep chemically clean. The old-style broom has none of these good qualities. Ask your dealer for Antlaoptlc Brooms. You will always use them. For sale everywhere- FINE GRADES OF WHISKIES. WHISKIES. WHISKIES. The R. G. Whiskey gallon $2.00 Glendale \Vhiskey gallon $2.50 Crystal Spring Whiskey gallon $3.00 Golden Wedding Whiskey gallon $3.50 IN CASES OF \2 LARGE BOTTLES: The Antediluvian Whiskey bottled by Osborne of New York 816-60 The Peerless Whiskey bottled In bond In Henderson. Ky 812.00 The Peoria Whiskey bottled In bond by Clark Brothers 812.00 Meredith Rye Whiskey, bottled at their distillery In Ohio 811-50 Golden Wedding Whiskey, our bottling 80.50 LIPPMAN BROTHERS, Lippman Block, - Savannah, Ga. Alter Sickness the strength you are so much in need of will rapidly come, if you use Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract. It is a real nourishment for the body and nerves; it makes diges tion perfect, and thereby helps you to secure the full value of your food. Dr. 11. B. Bnlerbaugh, Indians, Pa writsa: “Have used JOHANN HOFF'S Mali Extract with very satlalactory results. I hav* one patient who began to use It about six weeks ngo. His weight than was 9S lba. He now weight 148 Ids. and la strong and healthy." Beware of cheap substitutes put up In bottles similar to Jonann I loff’a. Get Johann Huff's and you will not be disappointed. JOItAXIf HOFF : Berlin, Faria, Yl.au., New York. THE PEANUT AXD ITS USES. Marseilles, Strange to any, file Cen tral Market of Hie World. From the Philadelphia Manufacturer. Americans have come to look upon the peanut chiefly as an article of food, asso ciating it with circuses, country fairs, and the Bowery. Its employment for food purposes is, however, one of the least Im portant of Its uses. Although Europeans seldom eat Ihe nuts, Marseilles Ib ihe pea nut center of the world. In 1899 that city Imported 61,241 tons of unshelled, and 9,579 tons of shelled peanuts, and that was not on unusual year. Bordeaux also uses large quantities every year, but the first named city stands In Europe at the head of the production of vegetable o1!b from oleaginuos seeds. The chief sources of the city's peanut supply are Bombay, Mozambique, and Senegal, although large quantities are received from other places. In the Marseilles crushing mills for handling peanuts, ihe shells are broken by means of toothed rollers, and the ker nels separated by a system of winnowing machines such as are used In flour mills. The Inside red skin Is then removed by revolving sieves, and blasts, and the kernels are ground, after which they are ready to be pressed. The pressing lakes place In the same manner In which other oleaginous seeds are pressed, the meal being enveloped In strong fibrous mats and subjected to hydraullo pressure. The resulting cake Is then roground, the oil remaining In the meal secured as In the first Instance. The oil Is graded accord ing to first, second, or third extraction. This oil, afler being clarified by filtra tion and the admixture of fuller’s earth. Is pul on the market, and used as an 11- lumlnant, and more extensively as an adulterant In olive oil. In whlob latter fields Its chief competitor Is cottonseed oil. The oaks left Is sometimes chemically treated to secure the oil that may have es caped the presses, but whether thus treated or not, It Is valuable as a food for cattle; The husks are sometimes used for fuel, and they have some value as fodder, although goats are about the only animals thp.t will eat them when not mixed with the peanut cake. ■ In the United States, the raising of these mils Is not extensively engaged In, except In Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, although a good many are grown In all Ihe Middle Southern States. The crop for Ihe entire country In IS. was about 4,500,000 bushels, of 22 pounns each, which was an Increase of about 1,000,000 bushels over the crop of 1898. There are some twenty plants for grind ing peanuts In the United States, these being chiefly situated In the states where the nuts are extensively grown. There 1* a single factory In Tennessee which handles five tons of peanuts dally. The output secured at this rate of consumption Include* 235 gallons of refined oil, which sells at $1 per gallon; 175 gallons of crude oil at 50 cents, 3,680 pounds of flour and meal at 2 cents, and 3,300 pounds of stock feed at 60 cents, per 100 pounds, making the gross receipts about $415.90 per day, and at this rate the annual profit Is said to average $19,725. These figures may be open to some amendments and modera tions, but there seems to be no doubt that many of these plants are yielding a large return for the small amount of cap ital Invested. 5