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The Bulloch Herald. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. PUBLISHTICD THURSDAYS. Entered at the postoffice at States¬ boro, Ga., as second-class mail matter. Statesboro, Ga., July 26, 1899. In the last three years the United States have sold abroad $1,300,000,000 more than they have bought. Medical men now regard typhoid fever as a disease so preventable that, as one of them declares, “for every case of typhoid fever somebody ought to be hung.” A writer in the Lancet says that “there is undoubtedly a good deal in the open-air treatment of consump¬ tion, but the way it is being at pres¬ ent ‘boomed’ by people with ready pens, but with no medical training, is calculated to make men who are ac¬ customed to look at things from a sci¬ entific standpointrather than critical. ” Perhaps the best indication of the trend of prices is Sauerbeeks’s index figures, based on the prices of 45 leading commodities. In that scale the average from 1867 to 1877 is taken as 100. For a long time the average or index figure has been in the sixties. Now it is crawling back towards sev¬ enty. At last accounts it was 66, which is the highest average since 1893, the year of the great panic. From a recent table of statistics, published in the foreign journals and taken from official sources, it appears that there were at tlie end of 1898 2,029,893 miles of telegraph and tele¬ phone lines in use in the world, of which 167,800 miles were submarine cables and 382,417 were for the tele¬ phones. The corresponding figures for the mileage of the wires as distin¬ guished from the lines are as follows: 8,285,400, 169,600 and 3,202,950. We are far from believing that be¬ cause certain conditions always have been they necessarily always will be, says the Independent. Universal peace and a reduction of armies and navies to a mere police footing maybe possible as a result of patient effort aud ratioual processes of world-educa¬ tion throughout a long period; but no sudden lift of enthusiasm can do the work of centuries, sacrifices, compar¬ isons of experience and the slow un¬ derswell of increasing human self-un derstandiug and universal sympathy and charity. In not expecting too much we shall avoid despair, and so feel able to continue patiently work¬ ing for the right. The three chief facts about Profes¬ sor Hadley, the new president of Yale university are; That he is only thirty three years old; that he is not a cler¬ gyman—the first exception to the sup¬ posedly ironclad rule as to the qualifi¬ cations of a president of Yale; that lie is not a professor of Greek or Latin or philosophy or any of tlie so-called “culture” branches of education, but of political science, the science of gov¬ ernment iu its broad sense, which in¬ cludes all kinds of public action. Thus one of the greatest and most conservative of America’s old univer¬ sities has at one stroke broke from those time honored traditions. President W. C. A. Hammel, of the Audubon society of Baltimore has compiled some statistics upon the loss of bird life in this country that are really startling. Iu the last fifteen years the percentage of decrease in Maine has been 52; in New Hamp¬ shire,32; Massachusetts, 27; Vermont, % 30; Rhode Island, 60; Connecticut, 75; New York, 48; New Jersey, 37; Pennsylvania, 57; Ohio, 38; Indiaua, 60; Illinois, 38, Michigan, 28; Wis¬ consin, 40; Ipwa, 32; Missouri, 36; Nebraska, 10; North Dakota, 68; Dis¬ trict of Columbia, 33; South Carolina, 32; Georgia, 65; Florida, 77; Missis¬ sippi, 37; Louisiana, 55; Texas, 67; Arkansas, 50; Montana, 75; Idaho,40; Colorado, 28, and Indian Territory, 75, making a general average of 46 per cent. The figures were obtained from government reports aud the rec¬ ords of Audubon societies, aud, while a bird census is 1 impossible trained ob¬ servers can at least compare present with former conditions aud work out fairly reliable percentages. ) Rcfw \ V [Vv^ THE TORNADO. All day the angry jlouds had swept Athwart a saffron sky, Al! day the restless winds had wept To nature’s tearless sigh; ’Twas eventide, ai d eager eyes Still watched tb i brazen west With fearful gaze; while aching throbs Filled every anxious breast. Then, suddenly came from abovo A thing of awful form, The rolling chariot of Jove, The monarch of the storm; With thunderous and deadly roar And black as Satan’s frown, On came the raging, baleful thing That doomed the happy town. “Fly for your lives! ’tis coming down!” The people wildly cry, But roar on roar their voices drown— Those luckless ones must die. The coursing couriers of the air, . The storm king’s midnight steeds, Come thundering down the raven sky, And naught their course impedes. Now round and round, in mazes dart The whirling monster goes, ' And from the inky heavens’ vault Ab, A shrieking hear hurricane blows. the screams of wild despair, And see—that mangled form Goes hissing through the angry air— There’s murder in the storm! With crash and roar the houses fall, Or soar aloft on high, To mingle with the blackened smoke That tills the weeping sky, A moment, and the monster’s gone— We pause to gain our breath, While o’er that smoking ruined Dath There broods the flush of death. The widow’s sob, the orphan’s cry, The groans that fill the air, The trembling hand, the tearless eye, And Bespeak supreme despair. all night long the faithful toil Beneath the ruined heap Until each mangled form is found, And then sit down to weep. •-John It. Musick, in Kansas City Inde¬ pendent. governing |^|r. |$urgatrotjd BV KATE MASTERSON. OU see they I were having tea and con¬ fidences be¬ l fore the fire in the twi¬ U light. “Whatever became of that nice man that used to send you the violet » asked the widow. “Which?” said the girl with the dimple, coloring as though she knew. “Why the man who gave the theatre party the other day, and sent those beautiful rubber-tired, electric cabs.” “Oh, you mean Mr. Murgatroyd?” “Yes, that’s the name. What has become of him?” “Oh, we drifted apart somehow. You know he lived iu Brooklyn?” “But he was so unusually nice. Don’t you remember that princely supper he gave us after the theatre— and the flowers and all?” “Yes—he was very nice—but do you know—he tfas—you must never tell—but he was—an undertaker?” “An undertaker? Ugh!” /“Yes, I felt that way at first—but do you know, Leila, I wouldn't have minded it so much if he hadn’t insisted on talking shop—and—even obtrud¬ ing his horrible profession into his social life in the horridest way. I really liked him, and after the first shock I made up my mind that it w-asn’t a bit worse than booming bi¬ cycles or automobiles or any of those other things.” “You poor dear! Td me all about it.” “Well, I didn’t even suspect it at first, but lots of odd things happened through his peculiar way of looking upon his—profession—as an ordinary, everyday one. He did not seem to realize how uncanny it all was. You remember that house party down at the Van Smartes’ place on Island?” “Why, yes—you met him there, didn’t yon?” “Yes, we met there, and the Van Smartes had arranged for a lot of old fashioned games to bo played in barn. One of these was forfeits. We had great fun, and when Mr. Murga¬ troyd was caught he dived down in his pocket for a forfeit, and what do you think he gave us? “Leila, it was a screwdriver! like a carpenter’s, but quite small a nickel handle. I thought it odd at the time, and later on he stepped on my gown while we were dancing and tore the duchesse lace flounce—you remember that white gown? “He was dreadfully sorry, and in¬ sisted that he must replace it, although I tried to laugh it off as one does, you know. I was pinning it up when sud¬ denly he took a little tope measure out of his pocket and measured the torn part. It wasn’t like any other tape measure. It was white, with black figures, and I asked him to let me see it. It measured about three yards! “Then came the theatre party. There were fourteen of us in all, and he a cab apiece for us. When I was thanking him for the 'delightful even¬ ing I spoke laughingly about his ex¬ travagance in sending such a lot, and remarked that his cab bill must have been enormons. Then he told me that he owned them. I thought this the strangest thing! Fancy owning four¬ teen cabs! But I supposed he was immensely wealthy and that it was a fad. “About two weeks after that he asked me to go driving with him, and he drove up with the dearest, little snow-white team of horses and spider phaeton. We enjoyed a pleasant drive through the park, and when we reached Riverside, I begged him to let them out. I love to have horses go fast. “He explained that the funny little jog trot they went at was their fastest gait; that it would spoil them for busi¬ ness if they went faster. Then I asked him plumply what bis business was, and he toldj me. Leila, they were hearse horses! “I didn’t see him when he called after this. It made me shiver to think of it. Of course I did not let him know how I felt, for he seemed per¬ fectly unconscious of anything odd in the matter. But one day—it was a glorious winter day—the first really deep snow of the season—I was sitting at the window thinking what a jolly thing a sleigh ride would be, when Mr. Murgatroyd drove up in a beautiful sleigh, with buffalo robes and bells and two horses—black ones this time —that looked as though they could go. “I weakened and accepted his invi¬ tation to go sleighing, and we went through the Park and along the Boule¬ vard, when suddenly he turned into a side street, I asked him why, and he said if I would excuse him he had to stop a block down. So he went on and came up to a little cottage, where he drove up and went in, leaving me in the sleigh. When he came out he had the most solemn sort of a face. I thought something dreadful must have happened. What do you think he did then? “He plunged under the seat of the sleigh and brought o ■. a little package and went up to the door and tacked some crepe on the bell. Then he got in the sleigh again, and we drove off, and he was just as jolly as usual. I hardly spoke all the way home, and he couldn’t imagine what was the matter. I told him I had a toothache. “I didn’t see him again for months. Then I met him accidentally one day while I was at lunch down town. He told me he had bought a new four in hand, and was getting up a coicliing party. He wanted me to ask a lot of girls and a nice chaperon, and he was going to have some men we all knew, a party of about sixteen in all, and he had planned a most^ delightful trip, changing horses along the road, you know, until we reached Germantown. I was so enthusiastic about it that I forgot all about the other unpleasant things that I have told you of, and I promised to go. ‘But why German¬ town of al! places?’ I asked him. ‘Why not go on to Philadelphia?’ ” it i We shall go on to Philadelphia later,’ he said; ‘but the fact is, Miss Madge, I shall have to stop at Ger mantowm; I am taking a body on there —it will only be a slight delay.’ “After that I decided that he was simply impossible. I liked him very well, but I thought that a man with a nature so insensible to feeling must be lacking in some way. So we drifted apart. I saw him driving with Miss Jordan the other day. She is one of those girls that don’t care. Have an¬ other cup of tea, Leila.”—The Cri¬ terion. Experiments in I>entlgtry. It is claimed by a Moscow dentist that he has solved the problem of sup¬ plying the human mouth with false teeth—such, namely, as will grow in¬ to the gums as firmly as natural ones. Dr. Zamesky, the operator, has been quite successful in this way, in the case of dogs as well as human beings. The teeth for this process are made of gutta percha, porcelain or metal, and at the root of each holes are made, and holes are also made upward into the jaw, the tooth being then placed in the cavity. In a short time a soft, granulated growth finds its way from the patient’s jaw into the holes in the tooth, and this growth gradually hard¬ ens and holds the tooth in its desired position. Great confidence is ex¬ pressed as to the practical value of this method, and it is stated that it does not matter whether the cavity in which the tooth is to be placed is one from which a natural tooth has been drawn recently or whether it has long been healed.—Nciv York Tribune. Too Many Fell Dead in Sham Battle. “A peculiar thing happened in Nash¬ ville once during a sham battle,” said a Memphian who was once a State militiaman. “In order to make the drill realistic it was given out that some of the men should fall as if shot, but no certain ones were specified. It was a very hot afternoon, and it struck me that it would be a good thing tc fall in a shady spot and rest while the other soldiers drilled and perspired. The first shady spot we reached I fell all right, but the same bright idea had struck every member of the company, and the Captain suddenly turned and found his entire command ‘killed.’ He fined us $5 each, and we came to life again and finished the drill.”— Memphis (Tenn.) Scimitar. Happenings In the State of Inter¬ esting Import, Clerks Can Be Garnisheed, The state supreme court handed down a decision declaring that the salary of a railroad clerk, whose duties required a large amount of copying with pen and ink and other clerical work about the office is subject to gar¬ nishment. This decision is one of vital inter¬ est throughout the state, as there aTe thousands who have been inclined to take a different position and have be¬ lieved that the contrary was true. The decision also reversed Judge Lumpkin’s court, which held a con¬ trary opinion. Coinmisstoner Steveiti’ Report. Commissioner O. B. Stevens has is¬ sued his partial report of the work ac complised in the department of agricul¬ ture since last fall, the time of his as¬ suming the duties of commissioner. The report in full is of considerable length, and is devoted principally to fertilizers and oils. The report, which is in the nature of a-monthly talk to the people of the state, urges upon the farmers a con¬ tinuance of the reform system of farm¬ ing and states that everything used upon the farm should be raised at home. The commissioner further urges that the cotton crop be made a surplus, and calls upon the farmers to make one more desperate effort to raise their own provisions. Will Shoot at Seagirt. The programme for the 1899 meet¬ ing of the New Jersey State Rifle sociation has been received at nah. The members of the team is practicing for the events are in¬ specting the programme with great in¬ terest, as there are a few changes adopted for the meeting this year with which they wish to become thoroughly familiar while engaged in practice and before leaving for the Beene of action. ♦ * * The Georgia supreme court has de¬ cided that the charter of Edgewood, in DeKalb county was valid and that the general assembly had the right to approve the charter under the general law, which has been in force. This brings to an end a very interesting case which has been agitated for some time past. Interest In Gold Wining, InteroGt in gold naming in Oeorgia is on the increase. There is no doubt that the revival has arrived. For past years interest in mining for the yellow metal has flagged in this sec¬ tion. In 1897 there was general ac¬ tivity. The following year many pros¬ pectors came and there was a great deal of work. But last year the war came and the gold belt was quiet. This spring interest revived and the gold field is again lively. * * * Tax Commission Havd at Work. The legislative tax commission, which has been holding daily sessions at the capitol for the last three weeks, will probably not complete the busi¬ ness in hand until the middle of Au¬ gust. The object of the commission is to frame a general tax law for the consideration of the legislature and senate, and it is probable that what¬ ever action is taken will not be made public until the complete report of the commission is presented to the senate and house. At the first session of the commis¬ sion it was decided to hold all the meetings behind closed doors. The only objector to this was Senator W. A. Dodson, president of the senate, who contended that the matter before the commission was a public one and of considerale interest to the people of Georgia. Hon. Roland Ellis, however, took the position that the work of the com mission could be better accomplished by executive sessions, and this met the approval of the other members of the body. While no official informa¬ tion has been given out concerning the action taken by the tax commission, it is generally understood that the mem bers __ have been active in pushing mat¬ ters to a close. Will Meet August 9. Mr. Samuel Hape, Secretary of the Georgia State Agricultural Society, has given notice that the meeting of the Society will be held at Quitman on the second Wednesday, August 9th. * * * Will Teach Army Officer*. Hereafter the officers of the army and navy of the United States will be allowed to take the courses of study at the Georgia School of Technology free of charge. This important step was taken at the last meeting of the board of trus¬ tees, and President Lyman Hall was authorized to act iu the matter for the '“W loW” ^4 lU f t aru1 J” * equipment of the school •' 1 J 3asset p mt few of the largo . gmeenng schools m America, and }^V high ni9lr grade. " ctl0 » There 18 thorough are always and some of young officers near Atlanta purnjw» or anxious to pursue scientific courses of study,and, as in the ease of Captain "Wales, who received his degree i n June, they will take advantage of the opportunities offered. * * * Hon. Thos. W. Fain Dead. Hon. Thomas W. Fain, the present member of the lower house from \\ hit e county, died last Thursday. This He had been ill several weeks. was Hr. Fain’s second term Many in the legislature from White. years p g0 k e represented Fannin county. Mr. Fain was known as a conscientious, honest man. He was loved by all who knew him and his death will be universally regretted. New Foe to Farmers. The farmers of Troup couniy hav e found a n«w adversary, a tiny worm that is feasting upon the cotton bu<l 8 and blooms before the boll is formed and as a result the cotton is fruitless and the • v op without promise. For several weeks this worm, un¬ known to the farmers, has been prey¬ ing upon the cotton, robbinc it of it 8 life and bloom, and they decided to have the wonn investigated and sent an urgent letter to State Entomologist Scott, asking him to visit their farms and make an investigation. The letters received by the state entomologist state that hundreds of acres are without any bolls whatever. Depositories Changed. Governor Candler has issued an offi¬ cial order to the tax collectors through¬ out the state requiring them to make their future deposits in the state de¬ positories which was designated in a proclamation accompanying the order. The needed changes made in the banks so be known as state deposito¬ ries were occasioned from the fact that many were considered difficult of ac¬ cess by certain tax collectors in a num¬ ber of counties, and the new arrange¬ ment is thought to solve the problem. The banks named as depositories in the official proclamation are as near the center of certain sections as it was found possible, and the change will be of considerable assistance in the fu¬ ture to the state tax collectors. Captain Satterlee Dead. Captain Charles B. Satterlee, of the Third United States artillery, is dead. The war department has notified Mrs. Charles B. Satterlee, of Columbia, S. C., wife of the famous officer, that his death occurred in Honolulu on July 10th. Captain Satterlee was under orders 4 to proceed to Manila when he was attacked with brain fever, result¬ ing from exposure under tbs tropical sun. It was this fever that subse¬ quently resulted in his demise, although the immediate cause of his death, as announced, was congestion of the brain. Captain Satterlee was well known both in Atlanta and Georgia. He was stationed at Atlanta as assistant adju¬ tant general of the state for som^ time, being the first regular army offi¬ cer to hold such a position in Georgia. Band Grant* Awarded. days Secretary of State Phil Cook, a few ago, gave two land grants in Charlton county aggregating 772 acres. They were given under the Headrigbt grant and were for unclaimed lands on the Satilla river. 384 Henry Prescott received a grant of acres of pine islands and swamp muds, and J. B. O’Qnin received 388 acres of similar lands. The grants, in accordance with the law, were signed by the governor, the secretary of’ the executive department, and the secreta¬ ry of state. The method of securing lauds of this character is very simple, and the expenses of getting them is small. Entitled to Fees. According to a decision handed down p y )iv J .Neil, R M Pre of t ffie the C0Urt Atlanta ’ 8olici city ^ James court • is entitled criminal to the same fees as the solicitor general of the state. The case* is of mere than ordinary interest and the decision of the su¬ preme court settles a point of consid¬ erable importance. The case grew out of the petition filed by clerk G H. Tauuer more than 11 J ear ft R° iu which i he contended , . , that the solicitor of the criminal court was entitled to the same reduced felony fees as the solicitor general, but that the only fees be was entitled to were those for misdemean¬ ors Solicitor O’Neil, however, held hat he was entitled to the reduced felony fees and iu consequence a bit ter light was inaugurated. STRIKERS BIS A RLE A CAR. Drove the Motnrinan Off and Smashed Mechuiijgm Xo the At New Piece* York, Thursday afternoon EiVhtV 1 ° f Rtn king motor *Ken of the Eighth avenue line , attempted to wreck a car, after driving the motorman from the platform A mob had been tying in wait and climbed aboard when the car stopped to take on a passenger. They seized the mortorman and tore the controller bar out of his hands The strikers then proceeded to smash T h b ° X above the platform wuv be co V trolIer handle with crowbar battered and a man a the controller to pieces Policemen dispersed the crowd and made several