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PAKT TWO.
Victory Belongs to the Challenge Sale!
We have outpointed all competing craft, in the great race of the past two weeks. The goal was—supplying the public
?vith certain necessities, at prices never seen before, in this quarter of the globe. We have speeded past all tacking boats
)n the course, and the public, who are the judges, have decided that our victory is complete, and continue to award us their
ipplause and their presence. 1 hey cheer us on as we turn the buoy into the third week and enter on the homestretch. And
nothing has won this race but truth and pluck. Truth in every statement we made to the public, and the pluck to carry it out honestly
every detail.
lif 11 iiFiini ■! cf i wimrnrMri f m
You Could Afford to Pay Railroad Fare to Get These Prices.
SENSATIONAL HOSIERY SALE.
The great Hosiery Sale inaugurated last week was a success in the strictest
sense of the word—the sensational values surprised the keenest economical shop
pers. We propose to eclipse last week’s record and establish our reputation for
value-giving for all time to come. To the 25c lot we will add this week 65c and 75c
values, w'hich will be sold at 39c. or 2 pair for 75 .
Ladies’ Hermsdorf Dye Plain Black Lisle Hose. Richelieu and Rembrandt Ribbed
Hose. Polka Dot Hose, Colored Striped Hose, Plain and Ribbed Tan Hose. Bal
briggan Hose. Bleached White Hose. Fine Black Cotton Hose 25c
Superior Lisle Hose, plain and ribbed, in the new tans and Hermsdorf dye black;
Fancy Striped and Piaid Hose. Black Boot Patterns, with fancy top Hose, Silk Plat
ed Hose, 50c and 75c values, 2 pair for 7o<\ or each, C9c.
GAUZE UNDERWEAR.
LADIES’ FINE SILK LISLE VESTS, low neck end sleeveless, worth 75c. at 500,
LADIES’’ RIBBED LISLE VESTS, low neck ami sleeveless, white and colored,
regular made goods, 50c grade, at 35c.
LADIES' BLEACHED JERSEY RIBBED VESTS. V-shaped, sleeveless, low
neck, cuff sleeves; also high neck; these vests are sleeveless, worth 35c, at 23c.
LADIES' BLEACHED JERSEY RIBBED VESTS, low' square neck, sleeveless,
silk taped, crochet at neck, arms and skirt perfect fitting, worth 25c, at 15c.
GRADUATING YOUNG LADIES FIND A PREPARATORY COURSE IN OUR COMMENCEMENT ATTRACTIONS A NECESSITY.
Coke's Dandruff Cure. Why not cure this annoyance, when it can be done for 590
Mennen's Boraied Talcum Powder—Keeps the skin healthy and pure and beautiful , 13a
Woodland Violet Ammonia—This is universally popular. Try it ......................
Tooth Brushes, good Bristles—The Handles do not discolor, nor tho bristles fall out 5c
Woodbury's Facial Cream—Even the bcoming belle can't get along without it 19c
Colgate's Shaving Soap—Every man knows how the face burns from poisonous common soap 4e.
Butrin's Violet Powder—Delicate, sweet and dainty j<J c
Raub’s Egg-White Soap—Makes like ala raster, even an olive complexion
Cosmo Buttermilk Soap—'Makes skin impervious to all microbes
Packer's Tar Soap—A healthy purifier for all tropical climates 17c
Craddock's Medicated Blue Soap ioc
(711 White Rose Glycerine Soap n c
Tooth Powder—Nothing so preserves the teeth as acidity removals =<.
Allen’s Foot-Ease, cooling to the feet, because of its absorbent properties 19c
A few Dadtes' Black Figuied Brillitn ine Skirts—These are really worth $1.30, but to close 75;
Indies' Percale and Dawn Wrappers, odds and ends, some worth $1.50 and $2.00
Cambrki Corset Covers 15c
adies' Grey and Tan and Black Home, pun and Cheviot Suits; Coats Silk Dined, a ppliqued. box plaits SWIOI
Startling Values in Silks.
25 PIECES FOUDARD SILKS, French Dyes and French designs, including every -
hlng desirable in this season's styles and colorings, 75c and 85c values, never been
ffered below these prices; will go on sale to-morrow at
DECORATION DAY FACTS.
i
IRST OBSERVANCE OF THU DAY
AT COLtMUIS, GEORGIA.
oduta P. Benjamin'* Construction
of the I.atr Relative to Brigadier
General* An Extract From the
Message of an Alabama Governor.
Georgia'* Representatives nt West
roint—Other Matter* of Speelal In
terest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla., June 9.
In his syndicate Memorial Day article.
n. Joseph Wheeler was correct in stat
-115 that the inauguration of Decoration
lay preceded that of Memorial Day, and
as brought about by the. patriotic wo
len of the South. But he errs in locating
a first observance of the Southern Deco
on Day in Alabama. That honor be
s to the late Mrs. Mary Ar.n (How
i > Williams, and her associates of Co
imbus. Ga. It was their early patriotic
ibors for thy dead soldiers of the Con
ideracy that inspired their sisters in oth
r states to similar efforts and finally
lade Decoration Day a sacred memorial
'easion throughout the entire South. The
morial Day of the North was instituted
tme. years later by the Grand Army of
h* Republic with Gen. John A. Logan,
• its commander in-chief. Tile recent ded
ation of monuments and Battle Field
arks to the soldiers of both the North
rn and Southern armies. Gen. Wheeler
try properly thinks, ought to foresha
' the near approach of a united Mem
rial Decoration Day on which loving
and* sha'l decorate al.ke the graves of
le Blue and the Gray as brave American
'idlers.
The Mornings Jtews' correction of the
nnomattox apple tree surrender error of
- idem McKinley reminds me that such
>rs are even found in historic* and
Ifh.-lal records. It seems impossible t
e ify 1 such errors, and so we read of
lr handing his sword lo Grant, who
m gnanimously returned It; of Lei- as a
nr-nber of Gen. Scott'* staff, holding on
tiger inside facts before he resigned; that
leu. C. W. Field is Fields; that Gen.
ia.ly, long dead, was to be at the Louis
jille reunion; that Albert Sidney John
|oi was Sydney Johnson; that Jefferson
Itvls sought to escape dressed in female
,p*rel; that the "first” man and the
3sc man" were Mr. So and So. The most
this kind of errors arc* the result of
reiessness. while many other kinds may
credited to a lack of proper invtst(ga
in •
I e War Department at Washington,
C.. has officially settled some dispute 1
cations, and the public will do we 1 to
eke a note of the fact. The last white
it nteer organization Itt the Civ.l W. r
Jut toted out of service was Company B
( the First New Mexico Battalion. Nov.
i, 1*67, and the last colored one was lie
ne Hundred and Twenty-fifth United
t| atys Infantry. Dec. 39. 1867. The last
mmissloned officer of volunteers mus.-
ired out was Maj. Calvin Holmes, pay
iftir. July 1. 1869. The lost enlis'ed
,n in the volunteers mustered out w*
rlvaie William Sadler, of Company R of
inth Veteran Reserve Corr*. a mes.-en
•r in War Department, on Oct. 4, 1868
hit* Judah P. Benjamin was Secre-
Ir of War of the Confederate states In
inutrv, 1862. Tn reply to an inquiry from
i* chairman of the Military Committee
' Oorgress. he announced that the con
tuctl-ui placed bv the war department
the lew 'sal, that brigadier general*
jlatenml) Jlcrfnittg Mtto#.
were not officers, generally, independent
ly of any particular command; but on the
contrary, under section six of the act of
March t>, lStil, "hold their offices only
while the brigades are in service."
According to this ruling not a few so
called brigadier generals lost their rank
and title when not in service with a brig
ade. "in practice." added Mr. Secretary
Benjamin, ‘th* assignment of brigadier
ger.e a's lias been made by the President
where the body of troops did not exceed
the number sufficient for a single brigade;
as. for Instance, Gen. Withers, at Mo-
Idle, or Gen. Law on, at Savannah. * *
* A brigadier g neral is never appoint
ed without ascertaining in advance that
there are a sufficient number of regiments
ready to form a brigade for the general
' so appointed. '
In a recent letter of mine, headed “A
! Fine Military Institute,” the great bene
j tits of such an institution were briefly
l discussed. Since that letter was publish-
I cd I have come in;o possession of one of
' Gov. A. B. Moore’s messages to the Ala
bama Legislature during the Civil War,
and in it find a hearty commendation
of the military schools of that period, and
as his sentiments are also applicable to
the present day, I commend them most
earnestly to the thoughtful consideration
of ait Governors whose slates are slow
to appreciate and encourage the military
feature in public educational institutions.
■ The University of Alabama,” says Gov.
Moore, "and the other military institu
tions of the state have been eminently
successful, and have borne ample‘testi
mony to the wisdom of the Legislature
in introducing this branch of education
into our colleges and In giving special
aid lo a certain number of poor young
men from each county in the state. For
the amount of money expended the, stale
has already been amply compensated by
I the services of the cadets. Many of them
have been engaged during the summer
| and fall in drilling volunteer companies
I for the Confederate service, and many
j more ore in the army, some ns privates
and others as officers. Their skill and effi
ciency are Invariably' acknowledged, and
| the beneficial results erf their instruction
and example ore seen and felt. These
institutions deserve and should receive
the special care and encouragement of
the state.”
Georgia has always been fortunate, with
hut few excepiions, in sending a fine class
of voung cadets to West Point Military
Academy. The first cadet was William
W. Gordon, who graduated in 181.1. follow
ed by Robert M. Forsythe and Robert
VV. Pooler. Her graduates have honored
all branches of the services and reached
the highest ranks. Even since the Civil
War her graduates have won distinction
in the Indian frontier battles and in the
Spanisb-American War by gallant service.
One of the most talented and meritorious
young officers In the United States army
from Georgia, Is Lieut. Cornells deW.
Wiilcox of (lie Artillery Corps, a son of
tlie late Prof. Wiilcox of the University
of Georgia. ' In an illustrated article for
tilt May issue of Munsey's Magazine will
be found evidence that Lieut. Wiilcox has
been a close and successful observer and
student of "Modern Engines of War,”
which is the title of his valuable contri
bution to current military literature. His
purpose is to show how science serves
the soldier of the present day, especially
through wonderful and destructive elec
trical oppltances. The Illustrations In the
article show the uses of the modern arm
ored railroad train, the army bicycle, the
war balloon, the movable field telegraph
and telephone systems, the latest plans
for rapid bridge building, etc. The en
tire article reflects great credit upon
Lieut. Wiilcox. and his Georgia relatives
and friends will he Justly proud of his
success In military scientific studies.
I am more than surprised than even one
SAVANNAH, GA M SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1900.
Confederate at the Louisville reunion was
found to oppose a veto of thanks to Gen.
Dan Sickles for his tribute to the South
at the meeting recently held at Freder
icksburg. Va., of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac. I was present there and
at Lee and Picket Camps' reception of
the Society at Richmond, and heard all
the speeches, as well as making one my
self. and I am positive that a more cor
dial, patriotic, sincere gathering of the
Blue and the Gray was never before seen
in th s country. The survivors of the two
grandest armies that ever met in con
flict, made up that gathering, and they
clasped hands on soil made sacred by the
hlcod of nearly half a million brave men
on both sides. And the united sntlment
of all was. "One Flag, one Country and
one God," Gen. Sickles' tribute to the
valor of the Southern soldiers was grand,
hut his picture cf Southern recup'ration
and future leadership in iron, coat and
cotton, was one of the strongest features
in his admirable address. The one dissent
ing vote at Louisville matches the one
inharmonious voice of a Union soldier at
Germantown, Pa., in protest against the
erection of a monument over the graves
of Confederate soldiers bt*fied th£re. The
monument will be erected, and the man
who dares to b'ow It up with dynamite
will find himself blown up by a cyclone
of public contempt and condemnation.
As early as August, 1861. a negro regi
ment was tendered to the war and pertinent
of the Confedeiat” states, and In reply
the Rev. Dr. A. T. Bledsoe, an eminent
Methodist divine (although a distingulsh
<d graduate of AA’est Point Military Acad
emy, and at ore time assistant secretary
of war. sent the following letter, which
will he read with great interest even at
this late day by Morning News patrons
in Georgia.
Confederate Slates of America,
War Dept , Richmond, Aug. 2, 1861.
W. S. Turner. Helena. Ark: Sir—ln re
ply to your letter of the 17th of July, I
am directed by the Secretary of War to
say that this department is not prepared
to accept the negro regiment tendered
by you, and yet it is not doubted that
aimost every slave would cheerfully aid
his master in tiie work of huffing back
the fanatical invader. Moreover, if the
necessity were apparent there is high ati
thorlty for the employment of such forces
Washington himself recommended the en
listment of two negro regiments in Geor
gia, and the Congress sanctioned the
measure. But now there is a superabund
ance of our own color tendering their ser
vices to the government In its day of
p-ril and ruthless invasion, a superabund
ance of men when we are bound to ad
mit the Inadequate supply of arms at
present at the disposal of the govern
ment. Respectfully, A. T. Bledsoe,
Chief of Bureau of War.
It Is hardly necessary to say a word to
old Confederates who have attended any
of Ihe reunions in commenda
tion of Maj Gen. George Moor
man, the zealous and efficient adju
tant general for Commander-In-Chief
Gordon. 1 witnessed the presentation to
him at the Charleston reunion last year
of an elegant banner from each state or
division of the United Confederate Veter
ans as a tribute to his*patriotic and In
valuoMe services, of which it may be said
that they have virtually created and kept
tn a state of prosperity and growth that
grind organization.
Gen. Moorman did not reach a high rank
In the Confederstc army, beesuee. like
other valuable and needed staff officers,
his promotion would put him into a lees
important station. In 1864, at Benton,
Miss., Brig. Gen. W. H. Jackson of Belle
Meade Farm, in Tennessee, paid this fine
tribute to young Moorman: “At his own
request, and on account of injury to his
eyesight from constant' writing, 'Capt.
LIKE THE MARIS, THESE FIGURES WALK AWAY
FROM ALL COMPETITORS.
Fast Colors Scotch Lawns, regular price 5c 2'^c
Printed Cotton Challles, regular price S'c or
Printed Colored Batiste. light and dark grounds, regular price 10c (Pic
Sheer Lawns, solid colors, pink, blue, nlle green, red and black, 3 to 10 yd. lengths.
regular price 12'4c $c
CG-lnch Percales, mill ends, regular price 12Hc 6'*c
WHITE GOODS.
White Indian Lawns, regular price 5c 31^0
Corded Checked White Dimities, regular price 12'4c jc
Sheer White India Lawns, Saiin Stripes, r.gnlar price 10c t;> t c
40-inch Victoria I.awns, regular price 12Y4c ’ 71 - c
Sheer India Linen, regular price 15c ltv”
White Corded Pique, regualr price 15c. >1
To close out our entire line of imported White Piques, in fancy cords, checks V
Canopy Nets, ready to hang, regular price $l.OO 79c.
Yardwide Fruit of the Loom c,\ c
$lO.OO
LADIES’ MODEL
HATS,
(TO CLOSE) FOR
$3.00.
George Moorman Is hereby relieved from
duty as assistant adjutant genera! of this
division. . • • • In parting with Capt.
Moorman, after so long and very pleasant
social connection, the brigadier general
commanding takes this occasion to tender
his warmest thanks for the able manner
in which he has discharged every duty,
and desires to express his high admira
tion of his many soldierly qualities. The
general regrets the separation and com
mends Capt. Moorman to the considera
tion of his superior officers for zeal, in
dustry, energy, close attention to busi
ness, efficiency and gallantry on the field,
which qualities, added to his pleasant ad
dress ss a gentleman, eminently fit him
for any duty or any position to which he
may be assigned," And it is the posses
sion of all these excellent qualities in a
rare combination, that makes Gen. Moor
man so efficient and popular to-day.
Sidney Herbert.
FATE OF CONGRESSMEN.
How Some of Them Take a Down
ward Course.
From the Boston Transcript.
We hear much of the members of Con
gress who are expected to go up higher
In public life—to advance to greater hon
ors. Just as much has been heard In the
past of those who have found the national
House of Representatives but a etepplng
etone to greate, and better things. But
little Is known of the other side. There
are Just as many men who, honored by a
seat In the Congress of the United States',
henceforth go down steadily to a very ob
scure place in the world. Congress as a
toboggan chute Is quite as interesting as
Congress as a stepping stone, although
comparatively unheard of.
In the pension office at Washington may
he found a former member of Congress
of considerable prominence, and still only
a middle-aged man, who is now employed
as a copyist at S9OO a year, and'it Is whis
pered that he might not hold even this
place but for the sympathetic interest of
some of his old associate:*. He did not
drop from Congress directly to this de
clivity. having first been a high-salaried
law clerk, but was gradually "demoted”
for what was regarded as a good and suf
ficient reason until ho has now reached
this placg. He was once a great factor
In. the politics of a Mississippi valley
state.
11l the death a few days ago of former
Congressman Clover of Kansas, another
illustration is afforded. He Rame injo
prominence through the Farmers’ Alliance,
and was a leading candidate for Governor.
Just falling in that, he was nominated and
elected to Congress, defeasing Bishop W.
Perkins, who was soon after appointed
to the United States Senate. But Clover
did not prove a great statesman, and was
soon forced into retirement, from which
he emerged a few years later to announce
hi* abandonment of Populism and ills re
turn to the Republican party. When the
Republican* came Into power in Kansas
he was. after some delay, rewarded with
the position of farmer at one of the state
reform school*, for which his salary Is
said to have been only $29 a month. Even
this he soon lost at the next overturn of
politic*, after winch he drifted Into the
hotel business in a small town and had
been practically forgomcn when the news
of his death recalled his strange .ureer.
Wh n ihe Detr.o ra'i made so surpris
ing a sweep of the country In 1890, a
simple-hearted country s hcol teacher tn
a Western state found himself elected to
Congress When nominated he and those
who Joined In according him this honor
had no more notion thet It would mean
anything than they now have that Whar
I.arge Size Fancy Shape Pitchers and Basins—These sell for, and are worth 9Sc everywhere Sftc
Mason's Fruit Jars, pints or helf gallon—Bell everywhere 7c. and 10c .. 3c
Split Bamboo Porch Awning Best things for your piazzas. Sure get one $1.75
Zephyr Ginghams Pl aids, Stripes' ird Checks—These have always heretofore sold at 25c 19c
Silk Zephyr Ginghams—To do • cut ti Is -mall lot. and some have sold at 39c and 45c '
Bodies' Tailor-made Sub* u Cheviot and Venetian Broadcloth—for seaside or mountain, worth 327.50 315 0)
Turkish Bath Towels, sold always for 35>—They are certainly cheap for 13;
Some New Designs in Stamp ,1 Binen.Centre Pieces— They are ornamental and pretty —10 c
Wool Challies. light grounds—Superior in quality, dainty in design, to close 35c
All of cur Imported Swlssc... worth ssc and $l.OO, embroidered and extremely rich 50;
$3.00 and $l.OO Silk Crepons. in b.ls'ered stripes and ribbon effects, (only few left) ...31.90
Ladies’ While Pique and Dawn Waists, nicely made, and have sold at $2.00 $l.OO
Odds and Ends Ladies' Fntrimm and Hats. (In this lot are some $l.OO hatai 35c
One Lot Children's Untrimmed Hats. (These are all marked 50c). (o oh.se 19c
Ladies' Kid and Patent Oxfo.d Ties, with vesting tops; (always $2.25) $1,19
A few still left of those Ribbon and Lace Waists. (They are worth and sold for 35.00) $2 99
Men’s Madras Shirts, (novel in design and dainty In pattern, and worth $1.00) ®o
Go-Carts and Carriages reduced 50 per eent. A pretty $5.00 Cart reduced to $516
ton Barker wifi be elected Presldeht of ]
the United States. Th y simply put his
name on to liil out the ticket In a hope
lessly Republican district, for nobody else
wanted the honor. When Congress assem
bled he hired a frame house about four
miles out of the city of Washington and
there installed his family. For his eldest
son he secured a $1,200 position at one of
the doors at the Capitol, and every morn
ing f thrr and son teg ther walked Into
the city to attend to their respective du
ties. carrying a luncheon, which they
shared in one of the cloakrooms at noon.
It was estimated that this congressman
saved his entire salary—slo.oo9—the money
received for his sen's services, with the
oidinary perquisites, amply supporting
his mod; st establishment. Of course lie
was not re-elecled. but on retirement
hardly liked to re urn to his district
school ar.d so became a hook agent. Not
hating read Bareus' celebrated "Science
of Selling," he is sai l to have made little
headway in encouraging literary tastes,
and when last seen by one of his old as
sociates was in hard lines and gave evi
dence of bat ing lest a good share of the
snug fortune accumulated in congression
al service.
Nor are such cases confined to the
House of Representatives A former Unit
ed Sia'es Senator who was impecunious
and looking for something to do not long
ago found a dotrke per's psition within
reach. He a'ked his rid colleague, Senator
Vest, of Missouri, if there would be any
derogation in dignity in h’s accepting ft.
Vest rrplird; "No s'r; not in the least.
I have sen ex-Unlted Sta'Ph senators
swreplrg out the corridors,” In which he
was doubtless emphasis ng his views by
a little Judicious ex gg< ration. A familiar
s ght rn Washington st.: e*s is said to be
an old man se'lirg pups which he carries
ar-und usually in a s-n ewh it dilapidated
baby carriage. He used to b at the head
of one of the important finance divisions
of the treasury In fact, a young man
whom fortune comp lied to exist one win
ter at an exce. dlngly low-priced Wash
lngt n board ng ho se reported to his
Iritnds afterward that he ta i never l>e
fo e been in such aristocratic company,
that everybody at the table had seen bet
ter days, and m ny of his associates even
had been persons tf g rat prominence.
Indr in Queer Animal*.
From the Chicago News.
There Is no branch of the animal k ing
dom, nor any corner of the world, that
is not ransacked and exploded now tdays
for the purpose of collecting natu al his
tory curiosities to supply the comunr’ial
demand. Firms dealing In such
merchandise in a large way are o
cated In most big cities bo:h In this coun
try and abroad, anti, Judging from ihe
comprehensiveness of their catalogues. It
would scent as If there was ro'l.ing 'll t
filea or walks or swim* that itt
prepared to furnish on short nctleuat fist
prices.
One of these catalogues advertises a
large assortment of "live material," as It
is termed. From this document, lays tie
Saturday Evening Post, one l ams that
he can obtain large bullfrogs at s:i n dozen,
alive and kicking; medium-sized bullfrogs
are cheaper, . osilng only $1.75 for twelve.
Turtles are $2 a dozen for "adults," and
small ones for aquaria are offered at t>
cent* each. Pond snails "in assorted lots"
are listed at 25 cenis a doz<n; crayfish
cost $1 a'Uozen, and newts are 15 o nts
each, In ordering crayfish, it Is requested
titat a few days' notice be given in which
to secure them tn case the stock hould
be low. No such reservation, however. 19
made In the case of earth worm*, which
come at 69 cents a dozen. It Is, safe to ray
that any small boy will furnlrh earth
worms under rhls rate.
-Crab* are not offered alive, but in t.l
11 111 Cl
IBIS IPit.
Fine White pin-dot Swisses. 50c value 330
6S-inch White French Organdie. 50c value 39c
6S-inch W hite Wash Chiffon, $l.OO value 60c
48-inch French Nftinsook, 59c value 33c
34-inch Persian Lawn. 40c value 23c
Sheer Sea Inland Batiste. 14 yards, in box. worth $3.60 $2.98
Real Valenciennes and Mechlin Laces and Inserting?, to trim graduating dresses.
$1 Oil and $2.00 dozen.
White Silk and Gauze Fans, with suitable decoration for graduating 75c
White Lisle Riche.pu Bibbed Hose f*)c
White Silk Hose, plain and Richelieu Ribbed 98c
Examine These Silks, That’s the Test.
0 4 f\f- IMPORTED NOVELTY SILKS, IN
STRIPES. CHECKS AND SEEDED EF
$l.5O FECTS. NEW DESIONS AND LATEST M M M
01 T/T COLORINGS, WILL BE PUT ON SALE m. Wm W
THIS WEEK AT
cohoi. and In this shape one can buy sand
crabs, blue crabs, spider crab*, fiddler
crabs, mud crabs and hermit crabs at
prices running from 10 to 75 cents apDce,
spider crabs being the dearest. Insects,
similarly proservtd, arc so cheap as to
tempt purchase. Squash bugs cost only
50 cents a dozen, while giant water bugs
come at only half that pi ice. Earwigs a e
quoted at 50 cents a dozen, and lions at
10 cents each, crickets at 50 cents a dozen,
seventeen-year old locusts at 10 cent*
apiece and June bugs at 50 cents a dozen.
Horseflies invite the buyer at only 10 cents
the fly, "true wasps" may he obtained f r
ihe same price, and bumblebees foot tie
lis( at 6 cents.
11l London, which is tHo great bug mar
ket of the world, auctions of insetes are
held every year, and startling prl.ee are
paid sometimes for tare specimens. As
much as.sßoo has been brought by a single
butterfly, while an out-of-the-way luetic
ma.v be valued at many times Its weight
in gold.
Hamburg is a great market for wild ani
mals, largely from Africa, that city hav
ing an important trade with the dark con
tinent. To London comes much mateili!
of the same sort from Australia and New
Zealand, and many rare creature* are ob
tained from sailors who feich them from
Various parts of the world. An Anv* lean
dealer, not long ago, made a special trip
to White Bay, New Zealand, for the pur
pose of procuring a kind of lizard call'd
the "sphenodon,” which is regarded by
scientists as a wonderful curiOfity, inas
much as it is Ihe only survivor of an
entire order of reptiles, all the other
genera and species having long s nc“ l?-
eome extinct. This lizard, which is kn iwn
to the native Maor.s as the "tuaterj.” is
about a foot and a half lona, and, oidiy
enough, seems to have affinities with the
crocodile. Of course, all the kangaroos,
wombats and flightless birds come from j
Australia or New Zealand.
DOU N CAME THE FALSE WORK.
Qniek Method of Removing the Scaf
folding From Convention tliill.
From the Kansas Ci y Scar.
The false work that has been used In
putting up the big steel trusses for Con
vention Hall was dropped this morning.
The big limbers were taken down, not as
they went up, piece by piece, but the
whole were cut loose and at 9 o'clock
several tons of timbers dropped to the
ground at the north end of the build-
ing.
The mass of tangled timbers, some
broken, some so big, that they wouldn't
have broken if they had fallen from the
clouds, was Immediately set upon by a
dozen men with teams and tools, and by
coon most of the big timbers had been
hauled away from The building. By night
the north end will be clear, and the Idg
iron pillars, which will hold up the north
end of the roof, can be put Into place to
morrow. The workmen who are putting
in the 10-Inch sewer pipe and building
rite waiis for the air duets to connect
with the heating apparatus, call go to
work In the north end, where they have
thus far been afraid to go, because th"
dttpping of th" false structure would
have ruined their work. ,
Letting down the false work means that j
•he steel and its appur ensnees are all In
place and that the Glllette-Herzog Com
pany has made a. record for quick work
on this building that It can boast of any
where In the United States. The con
tractor* for the roofing have seen the suc
cess of the Iron work company and will
go one better tf they can. .They arc put
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ting up the big eight-foot panels of corru
gated iron that will hold the roof tile*
at the rate of 10,000 squares a day. Be
fore noon to-morrow the cement covering
for (lie corrugated iron will be going-on
rapidly. I< would have begun this morn
ing, but the teams hauling out Ihe falsa
work took up ail the room not already
occupied. The Portland cement and cin
ders are waiting. The tiles are piled un
der arches on the east side.
Walter 8. Haillwell. who is furnishing
the or men', and cinders, predicted to-day
that the roof, except perhaps about forty
feet on the north end, woud be flnlthed
by Sunday night. He laughed when th*
fact wa recalled that no longer than elk
weeks ago there was talk of a false roof
of word for the Democratic Nation*' Con
vention. Once the roof has been finish
ed it-will not make so much difference
whether rain shall fall or not. Ftr thts
week the hall needs fair weather, and so
da He farmers, and there is not. much
danger that either will be disappointed.
The corrugated steel Grips on which th*
solid work of the roof will rest has been
perforated and little strips of steel ahoqt
half an Inch long point upward. They
will hold tbe cement itt place as lath hoitja
nlaGcrlnr and prevent it from slipping.
The hew steel I beams which will
hold tip the gallery are going up slowly
o* the west side of the. building. The
workmen have worked their wav slowly
to7/,ifrt the north end of the building and
ate new more than half-way to the north
west corner.
Tallest Alan on Earth.
From the Golden Penny.
The biggest living man Is Lewis Wit
kins, who Is now arousing great Interest
In the scientific crc es of Kurope.
Wlklns was horn on a farm near 9.
Paul, In 1874. When he was but 10 years
of ago he measured 6 feet In hlgljt, and
now has grown io the tremendous hlght
of 10714 Inches—Just three-quarters of an
Inch less than 9 feet—and weighs 364
pounds.
There have been other tall men and
worm n before Wilkins, and sc entists haw*
striven In vain to account far these freaks
of nature. Only lately a plausible story
haT been'put forward by a French phy
sl lan. Dr Marie, who says that gigant
ism is noth ng mor.* nor ess than a dis
ease. This disease generally occurs In p
tl nts between the age of IS and 35, and la
tlrst call and ‘'acromegaly'” (from two
Greek wbrds meaning "enlargement of
the extremities.") If the patient Is not at
tack until after he Is 18, the ends of tha
bones In the aims and legs are enlarged
and prolonged slightly, but If this disease
has a tacVd a chi and a: cr soon after
blr h. gigantism Is the result. The bones
are prolong'd all along tlvlr length, grow
unnaturally. snd the result U a giant.
When you see a big man. It Is therefor*
a question whether he Is unusually strong
or whether he Is a sufferer from acrom
egaly. All giants have not been acrome
galic. according to Dr, Marie. He mem-
t'ors two giants In the French army who
did not belong to this class. One w*
Charles Freuet.a cavalry soldier, who wag
6 feet U Inches, and another was Marnat.
a drunt-majer In the Ninetieth' Regiment
of. Inf intry. who measured 6 feet 9 Inches.
Perhape the greatest giant who evejr
lived before W ilkins was Charles Byr'fie.
an Irls man. He m-asured 9 feet 3 Inghei.
His ekeleion Is still preserved, proving
i beyond question his enormous size. H
Iwas probably *-romeg*!lc.
Other giants are Constantine, born St
Zurich, in Switzerland} 8 feet 1 Inch; Her
old, born at Leipslc, 7 feet 6 Inches, and
Lady Emma. 8 feet l t^ch