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4 gTfje fiiofniug fseto£ Morning News Building Savannah, Ut\. S ATI HD AV, JtT/l' 14. If>oo. Ratfistered at the Postoffice in Savannah. The MORNING NEWS 13 published •very day In the year, and is served to subscribers in the city, or sent by mail, at 70c a month. $4.00 for six months, and $B.OO for one year. The MORNING NEWS, by mail, six times a weak (without Sunday issue), three months. $1.60; six months $3 00; one year, $6 00. The WEEKLY NEWS, 2 Issue* a week. Monday and Thursday, by mail, one year, $3.00. Subscriptions payable in advance. Re mit by postal order, check or registered letter. Currency tent by mail at rißk of senders. Transient advertisements, other than special column, local or reading notices, amusements and cheap or want column, 10 cents a line. Fourteen lines of seat* type—equal to one inch square in dep h— 1 la the standard of measurement. Contract rates and discount made known on appli cation at business office. Orders for delivery of the MORNING NEWS to either residence or place of j business may be made by postal card or through telephone No 210 Any irregular ity in delivery should be immediately re ported to the office of publication. Letters and telegrams should be ad dressed “MORNING NEWS,” Savannah. Ga. EASTERN OFFICE. 23 Tark Row, New j York city, H. C. Faulkner. Manager. INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Special Notices—Temperature at Suwan nee Springs. Thursday. July 12; Fancy and Repressed Brick. Savannah Building Supply Company; What William E. Gomni, M. D., Writes of Suwannee Springs Water; Fruits, AVgetoblea. Gro ceries, Drayton Grocery Company; Ex tra, M. S. Gardner; At Joyce’s; San Francisco Restaurant; Table d’Hote; Prime Native Beef, John Funk, City Market. Business Notices—A Good Dinner, John T. Evans & Cos.; Health Foods, The S. W. Branch Company. ♦ Summer Resorts—The s*wannanoa Ho tel, Asheville, N. C. Headquarters For Builders’ Hardware- Palmer Hardware Company. Grape-Nuts—Postum Cereal Company. Cheroots—Old Virginia Cheroots. Corsets—Thomson’s ‘'Glove Fitting Cor sets. Cigar*?—Tom Keene Cigars, J. Plnkua eohn & Cos. Legal Notices—Citations From the Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham County. Auction Sale—Old Hosa Sale of Savan nah, Florida and Western Railway, Un claimed Freight, by I. D. Laßocht, Auc tioneer. Prunes—At Munster’s. Salt—The Perfect Table Salt. Petitions For Incorporation—Savannah Union Station Company. Mineral Wafer—Apolllnaris. Medical—Dr. Williams' Pink Pills; Lydia Pinkhom’s Vegetable Pills; Hood’s Sarsa parilla; Dr. Hathaway Company; Bar- Ben. Cheap Column Advertisements—Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous. The Weather, The indications for Georgia to-day are local rains on the coast, fair in the In terior, with light to fresh southwesterly winds; and for Eastern Florida, local rains and thunderstorms, with fresh south easterly winds. During the fast two weeks China has been more of a “dark continent” than Africa. The darkness of China has been practicably Impenetrable, notwithstand ing It is one of the most populous coun trlts In the world. There is to be a Salvation Navy, as well as a Salvation Army, it seems. The nu cleus of the navy was fitted out in New York the other day. It will be the busi ness of the navy to operate along the wa ter front as the army does on the streets. It may be well enough to have an ex planation of why the Income tax plank was left out of the Kansas City platform. Committeeman Morse of Indiana says the omission was Inadvertent—sn oversight. However, it is not likely that Mr. Bryan will loose a dozen votes because the plank was not Included. He Is pretty much a platform himself, with every plank In place. The season of freak bets on the election Is now about fairly opening. In New York two men have agreed that the loser on the election shall ride on the back of a horse drawing a Jaunting car up Broad way, while the winner shall ride In the car. The loser is also to pay for a SIOO dinner. After a short while the wheel harrow bet and the egg-rolling bet will be recorded. Ex-President Harrison Is quoted by the Helena (Mom.) Post as expressing the opinion that the Democratic party has a better chance for carrying the election this year than It had ip 1896. He said, ac cording to the foregoing authority, that the Republican party had not pursued the right course with respect to trusts, and that h would not be surprised to see In diana go Democratic In November. The Republican administration, be said, had made a number of serious mistakes In Its handling of the reins of government. Gov. Roosevelt has been credited with harboring the desire to be the first gov ernor general of the Philippine Islands, and recently a report was current to the effect that If he should be elected Vice President he would resign that office in order to accept the Philippine governor generalship. The Governor hue denied the correctness of this report. He does not deny that he would prefer the activity of governing the Island* to the biactlvlty of presiding over tha Senate, but he says that If the people elect him Vice Presi dent he will feel In duty bound to serve the term. It ha* been recalled. In this connection, that only one Vice President has ever resigned. Two month* before the end of hts term John C. Calhoun re signed th* vie* presidency to enter the Senate 4 SCARCITY OF LABOR. There is almost constant complaint ‘ among the farmers of this state that they ar* unable to get all of the labor they ne*d to plant, cultivate and harvesi their erops. They have not been able to give the attention to their cotton fields since the June rains fhat the cotton requires, end the consequence is that the cotton crop promises to be a very small one in most parts of the state. In Middle Geor , gia some cotton fields have been aban ' doned altogether to the grass. No doubt there Is the same scarcity of ♦obor in most of the other Southern states that there is in this. It is no4iceable that in Alabama there has been a rise in the wages of laborers in minea and at the mills, and when it was announced a few days ago that labor agents wore on their way from Hawaii to New Orleans, in search of laborers for the Hawaiian sugar plantations, it was said in that city that no laborers were to be had, either in Louis iana or Texas. In this state the scarcity is due largely to the extraordinary labor demand at saw mills and on turpentine farms. The rise in the price of iumber last year cause*] hundreds of small saw mills to be established, and the high prices of naval stores have greatly increased the labor demand of naval stores operators. The small saw mills are still being operat ed notwithstanding the decline in the price of lumber. Better wages are paid at the saw mills, and on the naval stores farms than on the cotton and grain farm". That accounts in a large measure for the scarcity of labor from which the Geor gia farmers are now suffering. But there is another reason. Avery large percentage of the negroes born in the country' ore not remaining there. They are seeking the cities. In all of the cities there are thousands of them who are barely Able to keep from starving. In this city, for instance, dozene of them arjp sepn sunning themselves in comforta ble places on pleasant do vs. It is no se cret that they are kept alive by the oc casional meals handed to them from the back gates or kitchen windows of the residences of the white people. They get a little work occasionally, but thvsy do not want steady employment. They’ have no ambition to improve their mate rial condition. All they’ seem to care for is enough food to natisfv their hunger, and clothes enough to hide their naked ness. Of fhis class of people Prof. Brok er T. Washington, in his address in this city on Thursday, said: “Every’ idle person in this community’ is supported by' the community'. That is true and the people who work are sup porting the idlers. You never eaw a starving colored man. Somebody' feeds him. There are a lot of idle negroes in this town who get their food out of the white man’s kitchen, and the white peo ple are largely responsible for this state of affairs. They should cut off the sup ply. l*t them lock Iheir kitchens and their pantries and make the idle scoun drels go to w'ork. Our women want to stop supporting these idle rascals. Let them cease this sort of thing and there will be. less idleness and less immorality'.” There ought to be some way of getting idlers from the city into the Vountrv, where they are needed. The change would be better for the city, the country and for the idlers. Here in the city they furnish most of the criminals, and are a heavy’ burden on the taxpayers. In the country the great majority of them would be workers. There would be no one there to feed them out of back gatea and kitchen windows, and they’ would have to work. Besides, there is a steady demand for their labor in the country, and there is not in the cities. The supply’ of lat>or In the cities greatly exceeds the demand. INHARMONIOUS t I.LIES. The dispatches are beginning to show the real reason why the allied forces at Tien Tsin are accomplishing so little. There Is a lack of harmony among them. There ts no real head to the combined army. The commander of the force of each nationality does what he thinks is best. There is no concert of action*. If the Russian or British commander does not think the course advised by the French or German or American com mander is the right one he takes no part in the active operations. The command ers appear, however, to be on good terms With each other. They are simply jealous of each other's authority, and each one thinks he knows better what ought to be done than any of the other commanders. The consequence is that little or nothing is being done in the direction of moving on to Pekin. The commanders of the allies say they are waiting for reinforcements—that it would be madness to attempt to reach Pe kin with the small force they now have. No doubt they are right about that, but when they are provided with the neces sary reinforcements there will be the same disorganized condition of affairs as there is at present, unless the Powers come to an understanding as to who shall have supreme command of the allied forces. But will the Powers ever agree upon a policy for checking the disorders in China? Recently they agreed that the first thing to be done was to relieve the legations at Pekin and afford the foreign residents protection, but somehow or other they seem to be extremely slow In carrying out that policy. Of course it is necessary to wait for reinforcements, but if there were blit one commander at Tien Tsin it is probable that the operations of the aides would be so aggressive and effective that the Chinese would lose confidence in their ability to prevent an advance on Pekin. The Chinese are meeting with so much success now, however, that they are be ginning to think that they can success fully defy all Europe and America. In proportion as their confidence in their ability to defend the empire against inva sion increases the difficulties of rescuing foreigners and checking the disorders of the empire will increase. It may he that the Powers have not yet been able to agree ns to who shall com mand the allied forces or that they have considered It advisable to wait until rein forcements reach Tien Tsin before set tling that question. From the point of view of an outsider, however, It looks as If a commander of the allied forces should be selected at once. The colored soldiers of this country In the Philippines are said to be proving themselves exceptionally good fighters. It has no; remained, however, for Ihe Phil ippine campaign to prove the fighting qualities of the American blacks. The ne gro soldiers ot .. .. Ji,„;i 11111 won high 41 stlnc* loK THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1900. TflE STATE FAIR. ! Valdosta is to have the state fair this 1 year, and is to provide SIO,OOO for pre miums. Whatever Valdosta undertakes to do in connection with the fair she wjll do well. The amount of money she agrees to furnish for premiums will be forth coming, and it is safe to say that the fair under her direction will be as suc cessful ns it has ever been at either At lanta or Macon. South Georgia is about the best section of the state, being es pecially rich in agricultural resources. The farmers are well-to-do. and take an interest in fairs. The people of Valdosta are enterprising and energetic and will make a special effort to show the Agri cultural Society that It did not make a mistake when it selected their town as the place for the fair this year. The. policy of selecting a different town each year for the fair would be a good one. It w’ould have the effect of stimu lating interest in the fair. A rivalry be tween the different towns would spring up. with the result that the fair would steadily’ gTOW in importance and useful ness. There is no doubt that it can be made of great benefit not only to farmers, but to all other classes of the people. Waycros? is an ambitious city and will he an applicant for the state fair. And it is safe to say that Waycross would make as great a success of it as Valdosta will. There is a fine farming country within easy reach of that city, and the people are believers in fairs. The Way cross fair, which takes place in Novem ber, will indicate what that city is capa ble of doing in the way of a fair. Valdosta is growing so fast that she is beginning to think she is capable of financiering any sort of a public enter prise that stands a chance of being handled successfully in the largest cities of the s<ate, and it is but fair to admit that there 1s good ground for th* confi dence she has in herself. It is a safe prediction that the state fair this year will be a satisfactory one from every point of view. Valdosta is to be com mended for her pluck and enterprise in seeking the fair and her success in get ting it. The fair has been kept up-state and in the larger cities long enough, anyway. It is high time that it w'ere coming into the w'lregrass section, and that the smaller cities should have a chance at it. For several seasons the eftief features of the stare fair have been the sideshow’s, the balloon ascensions, etc., to the detriment of the agricultural and mechanical side of the affair. By’ holding the exhibition away' from the more ous centers, for a time at least, and running it upon its original lines rather than as a mone>’- maktng scheme, the character of the fair will be restored and the Interest In It re vived. THE COTTON CROP. It seems to be admitted that the cotton crop will be a short one, notwithstanding the fact that an increased acreage was planted and an unusually large amount of commercial fertilizers was used. There has been very little favorable weather since cotton was planted, and in large arenas of the cotlon section the w'eather | l as been so unfavorable that the cotton has b< en damaged beyond complete recov ery. It seems to be the opinion that in this state the crop will not be nearly so large as that of last year. The fact that there is a steady rise in the price of cot ton indicates pretty clearly what the opin ion of the crop’s prospects is in cotton cir cles. If it should turn out that the permanent damage to the crop is as great as it is now believed it is, the price of cotton is going to he a great deal higher than it is at present. The mills which have been selling cotton because the price enabled them to get a better return for it than they could by manufacturing it will, in all probability, regret having done so. The last crop was a short one and the wr rld’s visible supply at the prrsent time is onlye about one-half what, it is usually k' this sejson of (he year. Europe is buy ing cotton oagerly at present prices. Her spinners are afraid that they will not have a chance again in months to get it as low* as it can be purchased now. If the damage to the crop Is very great a good price will be necessary 1o enable farmers to come out anywhere near even. A couple of months ago the farmers thought that if they got 8 cents a pound for their cotton they w’ould be fortunate. It looks now as if Ihey were certain of 10 cents and there is a possibility that they will get 11 or 12 cents. U NCONFIR ME D n I’M OR S. Very little confidence Is placed in the Pekin news. Yesterday It was stated that an official dispatch had been received In London from Pekin, in which it was stated that the ministers and all other foreigners in Pekin had been killed, but It was im possible to find any confirmation of this statement. It is even doubted that the paper which Minister Wu Ting Fang at Washington delivered to Secretary Hay last Wednesday, and which was published on Thursday, in which there was an elaborate defense of the Chinese government and an announcemet that on June 29 the ministers were safe, was sent from Pekin. It was a most remarkable paper and contained much that was recognized as true, but if the Chinese government is acting in good faith and was able to get such a lengthy statement from Pekin to the outside world, why was It that our minister was not permitted to communicate with his government by the same means? Why were not the other minister* permitted to send messages to their respective govern ments” There are*no answer* to these questions. News from Pekin will -ontlnue to be regarded as unconfirmed rumor until something is received that Is known to be reliable. Prince Tuan, It seetna, has started to run the gamut of disaster* and death so often traversed of late by the Dowager Empress ond the Emperor Kwang Hsu. A late report says that he has become Insane. Presently, in all probability, wo shall hear that he has committed sui cide, then that he haR been as'a-slnsted, and later that he Is In good health at the head of his Boxers. There are. evidently some yellow journalists at work In the yellow kingdom. According to th* New York World, Miss Helen Gould went “fishing in her sunbon net” the other day and caught a four pound trout. Her luck was better than that of the well-known youngster In the rhyme who went fishing "for to catch a whale, and all 4h* water that he had was Li hi* mother’s pall.' According to the Information of the New York World, the Incorporation of the Na tional Telephone and Telegraph Company In Now Jersey, the other day. was the ini tial step towards the consolidation under one management the Western Union Telegraph Company, the Postal Telegraph Company, the Commercial Cable Company, the Bell Telephone Company throughout the world, the Telegraph, Telephone and Cable Company of America, and the Na tional Telephone and Telegraph Company. The merging of all of these vast Interests, the World says, would mean a corporation whose capitalization ivould run into the thousands of millions of dollars, and would create a monopoly of the telegraph and telephone business more absolute than any now existing. The specific object of the new corporation, It Is said, is to buy up or otherwise absorb every one of the small independent telephone companies which cropped up throughout the country when the Bell telephone patents expired. W-hen these companies have been absorb ed, the big corporation will bring pressure to bear upon the Bell people and convince them and the other corporations named of the desirability of a single huge com bination. If the can’t-got-aways would sometimes take the trouble to look at the weather reports and compare the evening temper aterfs cf Savannah with these of other ciths they would find much to consoles th<m. It may be hot here during the hours of sunshine, but it is almost invariably the case that the evenings and nights are cool and pleasant. Savannah, indeed never becomes and rota ns distressingly hot fer twenty-feur or more hours at a time, like Charleston, for instance. Here the streets are very wide and are shaded by magnliicent trees. The luxuriant fol iage prevents the pavements from becom ing storage batteries of keep the air broiling hot duting evening and night hours, as is the case in less favored cities. Besides our wide beautiful and well shad ed streets we have the numerous parks, the lungs of the city, and many fresh, green grass plats, all of which help to re duce the temperature quickly after the sun goss down and make life in Savan nah a Joy to those who are fortunate enough to live here. A New York newspaper regards it a matter of important news that Count Boni de Castellano appeared at a ball In Paris recently in knee breeches, wig and buck led shoes. Why, George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jeff r son used to dress like that years and years ago, and nobody ever thought of putting it into the papers; and, they were bigger men than Boni will ever be. PERSONAL. —Under the terms of of the late Rev. Dr. Samuel M. llaskins, who for fifiy-nine years was rector rf St. Mark's Eplsropal Church in Brooklyn, all of his manuscripts of sermons except tho e which the members of his family espe cially desire to preserve are to he con sumed in the furnace of the church. —Mon doubt sometimes the genius of M. Thiers for foreign affairs, but he cer tainly had a rare insight into th** posi tion of foreign states, says the S,* ior In January, 1871, he told his friends that they were ail at sea as to the resources of Groat Britain, which he maintained had in India a separate reserve of strength, and ventured upon this most re markable prophecy; "When ver England Is in conflict With a foreign Power. Eu rope *will see he.r colonies rally round and co-operate with her. Without the slight est expense to her th y will equip their soldiers, their only ambition he n; to show their close union with her and to demonstrate that their strength and en ergy are at her disposal, just as her enor mous resources are at theirs. I predict this in spite of your smile of incredulity, and although perhaps none of us will li\’e to witness It.” • BRIGHT BITS. —Mr. Gaswell—"Are you familiar with the acts of the Peace Congress, held at The Hague?” Mr. Dukane— "To some ex tent.” Mr. Gaswell —"Did that body for bid the use of Dum-Dum firecrackers on the Fourth of July?”—Pittsburg Chroni cle-Telegraph. —Far From It.— ,r What did Scummins say when you told him of our scheme to make him Alderman?" asked the political leader. “It took; him clean off his legs," said the faithful henchman. “He wanted to think about it.” “In a quandary, was he?" “No; he was in a saloon."— Chicago Tribune. —The New War Play.—Hamphat— En gaged yet for next season? Futlites—Yes, I go out with a road company in anew war drama. Hamphat—Comedy part? Futlites—Double up. I play the comic cr poral in the first act and chairman of the investigation commission in the last Philadelphia Press. —Bighead—“lsn't It strange the way the nations are acting? Americans express sympathy with Kruger, Canadians with Aguinaldo, and Russians with Cronje." Wiseun—“Oh! I don’t know. That is about as close as Christian nations can get to the divine command. They love one another’s enemies.”—Puck. CURRENT COMMENT. The Hartford (Conn.) Times (Dom.) says: “Another harmless little reclproc iiy treaty, such as the Dlngley tariff act (section 4) provided for, has been nego tiated by the McKinley administration. It 'abates' the duties on a few things im ported from Germany, including argols. If the American people can onl? get their argols cheap enough Mr. McKinley will be satisfied. It is worih mentioning that neither the Philadelphia nor the Kansas City platform has a word to say about the reciprocity treaties with France and the British West indies, which Mr. Mc- Kinley negotiated and which have been put to sleep in tlie Senate Foreign Affairs Committee." The Richmond Dispatch (Dom.) says: "Mr. McKinley assured the country that It was not his policy to make our last war a war of conquest, but what did that assurance amount to? Let the Fili pinos answer. He assured the country that his policy whs to follow the "plain duty’—and the constitutional duty—of giv ing Porto Rico free trade. What did that assurance amount to? Let the Porto Ri cans answer." The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says: "Essentially, Imperialism Is arbitrary power exercised over a people without their concent. It Is the power thnt the British government asserts in many places, though In general it exercises the power with such moderation that the peo ple over whom It is asserted are prac tically self-governing. At botiom it is s flat denial of the right or self-govern ment. 0 The Nashville American (Dem.) says: "The Democratic platform favors com mercial expansion, but opposes Imperial ism. On* is American, the other la not." Accepted Long Cl-eill*. A discharged soldier recently returned from the Philippines tells a tale of a shirt which Is too good to be lost, says the New York Tribune. His company was returning from a long and tiresome seout istg trip, in which most of the men had lost the greater part of their wearing apparel, when he saw on a clothes line In the grounds of a residence adjoining a big stone church two very good shirts hung out to dry. As he had at the time only half a shirt to his back, he pro ceeded to help himself to a whole oije, whereupon a woman came out of the house and said to him. in passable Eng lish. “You will pay for that on the Judg ment Hay." "Madam.” he replied. "If you give such long credit I will take both shirts," which he proceeds to do. A Good Illustration. Thomas Sheridan, the Irish clergyman and grandfather of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the dramat'st, had a grtat dis tant - for metaphysical discussions, where as his son Tom, the actor, had a great liking for them, sayp the Argonaut. Tom cn* day tried to discuss with his father tr e doctrine of necessity. "Pray, father," said he "did you ever do anything in a statu of perfect indifference—without mo tive, I mean of some kind or other?" Sheridan, who saw what was coming, sad, ' Yes, certainly." "Indeed?” "Yes, Indeed." "What, total indifference—total, entire, thorough indifference?" "Yes, total, entire, thorough Indiffer ence ’ "My dear father.” said Tom, "tell me what it is that you can do with (mind!) total, entire, thorough indifference?” "Why, listen to you, Tom,” said Sheri dan. A Largo Party of One. ‘A Coney Island excursion steamer was leaving New York with but few passen gers aboard, says Collier's Weekly. The boat had Just cast off when a stout gen tleman with a very red face rushed down the pier and, flourishing his stick, shouted: "Hey, captain! Put back—back her quick. Here’s a large party wants to go." The daptain was at first derisive, but finally shouted from the pilot house; "How large is the party?” For an instant the fat man hesitated. Then he yelled back: “Between sixty and seventy." As soon as the captain heard this num ber he instantly ordered the steamer back and made fast again. The fat man wad dled across the gangplank, and, picking out a nice deck seat, fanned himself with his straw hat. Meanwhile the captain and his crew waited for the party to arrive. After waiting live minutes and more, the enptain turned impatiently toward the stout gentleman and said: "Where’s your party between sixty and seventy? This boat can’t wait all day for them.” "Oh, that’s all right,” replied the fat passenger, with a bland smile. "I’m the party; 65 to-day, sir.” The captain’s face grew redder even than the passenger’s as he furiously rang the bell to steam ahead, but the fat gen tleman at oncq became the hero of the boat. It Wn* His Wife. Therp was a young man on a Liverpool tram some days since who had good rea son to be a very angry man indeed, says London Tir Bits. The Irani was crowded, when a corpulent German, accompanied by on equally corpulent wife, elbowed his way inside. The woman was not pretty or attrac tive, arid most of the male passengers did nor even report 10 any of the familiar tricks of the experienced passenger when be conveniently wants to overlook the fact thU a lady is holding on to the top rail while he enjoys a comfortable se^t. But a well-dressed young man arose and. touching ihe woman’s arm to at tract her attention, politely said: “Here is a seat for you, madam." The woman started toward the vacant seat, when her obese male companion, with a sigh of satisfaction, settled down into i.t before her. j The young man was surprised, but his astonishment soon gave way to anger. At first lie was Inclined to be ieve that the puffing old Teuton hid made a mistake, !>♦♦ he t-oon became convinced that the notion was intentional. Tapping the old man on the shoulder, he said, quietly: “I beg your pardon, sir. hut I gave up my seat to this lady, and not to you.*’ “Oh, yaw\ dot is all right, mine friendt,” blurted out the old fellow'; “she vos mine vife." The young man grasped the top rail for support, and for a moment was too full for utterance. A riot was imminent, hut a the next crossing several passengers alighted and b’oodshed was averted. Poetical Hnrglnr*. Quite recently, pays London Tit Bits, a countess who had been despoiled of her jewel-case, containing diamonds to the extent of £5,000, received that article by parcel post along with the following: So sweet, so sweet, the diamonds in their settings; Bo sweet the pearls, oh Countess B ; So blithe and gay I'll live upon their “gettings,” From pub to pub I’ll drink the health of thee. A thief who broke /Into a nobleman’e mansion near Maidenhead and stole a quantity of silver plate, besides drinking a bottle of port wine, left, with charac teristic effrontery, a rhyme, written In chalk on the dining-table, which ran: Your silver makes me jump for joy. But joy soon turns to sorrow; Your port is hod, methlnks that I Shall feel a pain to-morrow. i Not long since o burglar who ransacked the house of a magistrate, while the in mates were asleep, composed the follow ing little rhyme: So snug and peaceful in your Clapham home, While you’re asleep. I’ve peeked to roam. Good-bye, mv lord, I may not tarry. So now' no more from Burglar Harry. It seemw strange that In the dead of night n burglar should draw a picture, but not long since a man who robbed the j house of a prominent pro-Boer drew a by no means badly-executed sketch of his victim, below which he added; “Stop the war! Stop the war!’* Is your persistent cry. Your politics are shocking, they make mo pipe my eye. You may stop the war, you may stop your chat, But you can’t stop me, though I’ve got your hat. Borne months ago a convict, who struck his gaoler insensible and then escaped, robbed a house of a suit of clothes, a hat, and a pair of boots, ami left his prison dress hanging up on the hat-rack in the ! hall, with a facetious message attached to it, which ran: Although good name T once did lose, I step In yours, a good man’s shoes; My character Is had, I *ti true, But I leave my clothes, ns they may flt you. —Do you really think it’s necessary to j have the. Emperor assassinated again?” asked a member of the Chinese Imperial family. ‘ I do,” was the answer. “Well, you know wc must economize. Perhaps It would be cheaper to employ ■ regular nssassln and keep him on the payroll Instead of having the work done I by the job, ms heretofore.”—Washington Star, j ITEMS (VF INTEREST. —An excursion steamer has been fitted up by a New York vaudeville manager as a floating roof garden. Brilliantly lighted up with electric lights from stem to stern. It is the most noticeable object on the bay while making its evening trips. —E. H. Town, who lives at Chubbs Crossing, comes to the front with prob ably the longest unbroken row of corn in the state of Vermont. On his farm is a big, cone-shaped knoll. Commencing at the base, Mr. Towne drilled around and around, corkscrew style, clear to the summit, to so get one continuous row that covers the whole place. —The tail feathers of the feriwah, a rare member of the family of Paradisei dae, or birds of paradise, are the most ex pensive known. Indeed, their price may be called prohibitive, for the only tuft existing in England—probably in any civ ilized land—was procured with such dif ficulty that it is considered to be worth $50,000. It now adorns the apex of the coronet worn on state occasions by the Prince of Wales. —lt is probable that a grand ceremony will take place in Paris during the expo sition, in connection with the transfer to the Pantheon of the remains of Diderot, Balzac, Renan, Rude, Ingres and Dela croix—that is to say, of three famous writers and of the same number of cele brated artists. To this list it was pro posed to add Lamartine, Michelet, Quinet and the painter David d’Angers, but the descendants of these great men refused to allow their bones to be disturbed for the sake of posthumous honors, however splendid. The heart of the first grenadier of France, La Tour d’Auvergne, is also to go to the Pantheon, there to join the rest of his body. —lt Is not quite seventy yeSrs since there was no school in the limits of Chi cago. The first school house was built by a woman, at 'her own expense, in 1831. Ten years later there were four district schools, with four teachers, each receiv ing S4OO a year. For the last school year the total appropriations were over $7,000,- 000. There are 250 public school houses, with 5,000 teachers and over 253,000 pu pils, Including eight high schools, with B,SOO pupils. There are three universities, one of which has an endowment of $4,000,- 000, and another of $11,000,000. Nearly all the leading denominations* have theologi cal seminaries there, and there are a large number of technical and special schools. —The Russian government is experienc ing great difficulty in its efforts to restrict the almost universal use of liquor among the laboring rlasses. The Minister of Finance says the government is anxious .Abo save the population from the baneful influence of the innkeepers, who in order to make large profits adulterated their spirits with noxious and deleterious sub stances wdiich were proving ruinous to the lower classes. The average peasant was not content with remaining in a pub lic house until he had spent his last far thing, but often pawned his clothes, fur niture and future crops. The public houses were acknowledged to be the most power ful agents of ruin and disorganization in the economic life of the Russian people, and threatened the impoverishment of the whole agricultural population.” —Chicago is to have e parental school for the reformation, of truant hoys with some novel features. It is to be situated on a forty-acre tract in the suburbs, and Is to be conducted on the cottage plan, with twenty-five boys in each cottage, un der the constant supervision of teacher. While life in the parental school is to be made reasonably pleasant for the boys, the conditions are to be such that they will be glad to go home. They are to he kept busy from the time they get up until they go to bed, with practically no time that they- can call their own. They will he required to work in the garden, make beds, wash dishes, sweep floors, and do a hundred and one things. The boys will not like such a life, and if they promise to go to school and do better they will be al lowed to go home, but upon pa role Monthly reports will be received concern ing their conduct. If the reports are not encouraging the boys will be brought back. —The camphor production of Japan has fallen off rapidly, and that of China was never large. Formosa has become the great source of supply and the Japaneses government has established a monopoly of it, says the New York Journal of Com merce. A guard of 1.500 armed men wiii protect the forests and the workers from the savages. The government will pay sls per picul of 133 pounds for the crude gum. 'This price ie intended to be low enough to check the production. The government has for the present fixed the amount of production at a little over five million pounds. An English firm has se cured the distributing agency by offering the best terms. It agrees to maintain offices in New York. London, Hamburg and other leading markets*. The govern ment tviil receive from the selling agents $42.50 per picul for the crude and $47.50 per picui for "A” grade of refined cam phor, and will sell for $42.85 crude and $03.92 “A” grade, free of duty. —Some curious facts about the racial affinities of the Afghans have lately been communicated to the Anthropological In stitute of London by Sir Thomas Hol diteh. The Afghans call themselves Ben lsrael and claim to be descended from the tribe which was carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar. This has been thought by some ethnologists to be a pious delusion, since they speak Pushtu like the Pathans, among whom they are cast, and have hitherto been classed among the Aryan races of India. But Col. Hoklitch thinks there is something in the native tradition, Judging from the frequent oc currence of Jewish mimes among the Af ghans, and the observance among the Yusufznis of the Feast of the Passover. After all, there is nothing very impos sible in the theory of some admixture of Jewish blood. The Persians, who suc ceeded to Nebuchadnezzar’s empire, ruled as far south as the Punjaub, and forced migrations of their subjects were at all times common. —Writing oil the city of Pekin, The En gineer says ilial Ihe walls of the Tartar city are of an average higlit of fifty feet. Their average width is about forty feet, but they have been built so lrregulirly that in some places n width of fifty-seven feet is found, In others a width of only twenty-two feet. The outer face of the wall Is perpendicular, while Its inner face slopes In some places very considerably. Parapets are erected In both Inner and outer faces of the wall, that on the latter being loopholed and crenellated. At In tervals of about fifty or sixty yards are large buttresses, every sixth being of much larger size than the others; the smaller ones are about fifteen feet to twenty feet square. Pari of the inner brick lining having fallen away from the north wall, an opportunity was afforded of observing Its construction. Near the gates the walls are occasionally faced with stone, but In other parts by immense bricks, which boar a strong resemblance to stone. The space between the facings is filled up. first by a splld foundation of concrete of some ion feet in depth, then by a layer of well rammed earth, another layer of concrete and another of earth succeed, the latter being paved with large blocks of granite, which form the terre plelr,. The earth-to fill In Ihe wall was taken from the ditch which surrounds the city. The concrete resisted all the ef forts of our sappers to form a trench on the lerreplein during the last war. Each of the gales has a buttress on each side connected by n semicircular wall, which thus forms an enceinte. That of the ten tral south gate is larger than any of Ihe others, and Is the only one with thie e entrances, the central gate being for the ue of the Emperor or his family alone The arches of the gateway are well built. SUMMER RESORTS. HOTEL NORIiiANDIE^ bttUADViAI & 3STH STS., NEW YORK ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF EUROPEAN PLAN. COOLEST HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY Located In the liveliest and most Inter esting part of the city; twenty prlnclMi places of amusement within five mining walk of the hotel w CHARLES A. ATKINS & on Summer Resort—Ocean Hotel Ash,,.. Park, N. J. GEO. L. ATKINS & SON& BLOATING ROCK. ” GREEN PARK HOTEL Summit of Blue Bulge, 4,340 (eet. Scen ery and climate unsurpassed, so say globe trotters. Hotel first-class in every respect Only house on mountain with plastered walls; excellent livery; 45 miles turnpike roads on top of ridge; large ball room band and other amusements. Postoffice and telegraph in hotel. Opens July t Write for leaflet and rates to Green Park Hotel Cos., Green Park, N. C While Sulphur Springs Hotel, WAYNESVILLE, N. C. 50 acres beautifully shaded lawn, wonder ful mountain views, cool nights, freesione Iron and noted sulphur springs. Fine or chestra dally. House remodeled and newly furnished this season. COL. F. A. LINCOLN, Proprietor. ROCKY RIVER SPRINGS, Stanly Connty, N. C., Open June 1. Finest mineral water. Table supp’twi with the best. Band of music. Daily mail. ’Phone connections with all adjoin ing towns. Climate unsurpassed. Tcu ist rates Southern Railway and its branches, and Atlantic Coast Line. Write for cir cular. Address R. B. Beckwith, M. D., Silver, Stanly county, North Carolina. IN* THE GREAT NORTH WOODS. HOTEL DEL MONTE, SYR AN AC LAKE, N. Y. OPENS JUNE 25. under entirely new manage ment; newly furnished and renovated through oqt; table and service first-class; near lake and Hotel Ampersand; golf, tennis, billiards, boating, fishing, driving and bicycling; livery. For booklet address J. HENRY OTIS, Sara nac Lake. N V. SARATOGA SPRINGS HOTEL LAFAYETTE. NOTED FOR CHOICE LOCATION. LIBERAL TABLE AND EXCEPTION ALLY LOW RATES. Addresn JAS. M. CASE, Proprietor. THE BRISTOL, 13 AND 15 EAST 11th St„ NEW YORK. SELECT FAMILY HOTEL. MODERATE RATES. IN THE COOL MOUNTAINS. The Swnnnanon Hotel, Asheville. N. C. Under new* management. A high olass family and commercial hotel, with table of superior excellence. Casino, music and dancing. Centrally located; good beds, cool rooms; rate*s moderate. Write to BRANCH & YOUNG, Proprietors. CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE. July daily rate $3. Unsurpassed scen ery. Railway fare reduced. Station*, Otis Summit and Kaaterskili. CHAS. & G*EO. H. BEACH. Mgrs., Catsklll, N. Y. AVONDALE SPRINGS. On Knoxville and Bristol Railroad, five miles west of Tate’s, at the base of Clinch mountains; one of the most delightful re sorts of East Tennessee. Lithia, sulphur and chalvbeate water. Reasonable rates. Address Miss C. CROZIER, Lithia, Grain ger county, Tennessee. SEA GIRT, NENV JERSEY. Beach House, right on the boach. Al ways cool. Fine accommodations Dining room service first-class. Rates reasons, hie. Send for booklet. Sea Girt Is Ihe first stop made on the coast by express trains from Philadelphia to Asbury lark and Long Branch. COAST COMPANY. GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL, Virginia ave and Reach,Atlantic City.N.J. sth year. Most central location; highest elevation, overlooking ocean; 350 beautiful rooms, many with baths. The terms are reasonable. Write for booklet. Hotel coach es meet all trains. CHARLES E. COPE. MELROSE, NEW YORK.—7B Madison Avenue, corner 28th st. Rooms with or without board. Rooms with hoard $7 per week; $1.25 per day and upwards. Send for circular. 1.81. Of HOPf R'Y mC.B S. R'T. SCHEDULE For Isle of Hope, Montgomery, Thunder bolt, Cattle Park and West End. Dally except Sundays. Subject to change without notice. ISLE “OF HOPE! Lv- City for I. of H.| Lv. Isle of Hope. 630 am from Tenth | 600 am for Bolton 730 am from Tenth | 600 am for Tenth 830 am from Tenth j 700 am for Tenth 9 15 am from Bolton | 8 00 am for Tenth 10 30 am from Tenth |lO 00 am for Tenth 12 (W n’n from Tenth |U at am for Bolton 1 15 pm from Bolton |ll 30 am for Tenth 230 pm from Tenth | 200 pm for Tenth 330 pm from Tenth | 240 pm for Rolton 430 pm from Tenth I 300 pm for Tenth 530 pm from Tenth | 400 pm for Tenth 630 pm from Tenth | 6CO pm for Tenth 730 pm from Tenth | 700 pm for Tenth 830 pm from Tenth | 8 00 pm for Tenth 930 pm from Tenth j 900 pm for Tenth 10 30 pm from Tenth 10 00 pm for Tenth |ll 00 pm for Tenth MONTGOMERY. Lv city for Mong'ry. | Lv. Montgomery. 830 am from Tenth | 715 am for Tenth 2 30 pm from Tenth | 1 15 pm for Tenth 6 30 pm from Tenth | 000 pm for Tenth CATTLRPARK. Lv city for Cat.Park| Lv. Ca4tle Park. 6 30 am from Bolton | 7 00 am for Bolton 7 80 am from Bolton i 8 00 am for Bolton 1 00 pm from Bolton | 1 30 pm for Bolton 2 30 pm from Bolton | 3 00 pm for Bolton 7 00 pm from Bolton j 7 30 pm for Bolton 8 00 pm front Bolton | 8 30 pm for Bolton THtJNDERBOt.fr „ Car leaves Bolton street junction 530 a. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter until 11:30 p. m. Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m and every thirty minutes thereafter until 12:00 midnight, for Bolton street junc tion. FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR This esr carries trailer for passengers on nil trips and leaves west side of city market for Isle of Hope. Thunderbolt and all Intermediate points at 9:00 a. m.. 1:00 p. m., 6:00 p. m. Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt, City Market and all Intermediate points at 6:00 a. m.. 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m. WEST END CAR. Car leaves west side of city market r n West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40 minutes thereafter during the day until 11:30 p. m- Leaves West End at 6:20 a. m nrl< */ ery 40 minutes thereafter during the a y until 12:00 o’clock midnight. H. M. LOFTON, Gen. Mg* SODA WATEkT Soda Water, Ice Cream and Sherbets made of the beat fruit and criam by • professional dispenser. Sent to any pan of the city. S unday orders soil' R f ' a - Cream and sherbets 5 cents. DONVELLY PHARMACY. rhono No. 678. No. 421 Liberty st, e*t- M Morphine end Whiskev hs£ Its treated without P alt