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SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1900.
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TWENTY PACES
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Sponlal Notices—Dividend Savannah
Gas Light Company; What Dr. E. 11.
Nichols Says of Buwannec Springs Water;
On Deck Again, and Malt Mead, Otto W.
Nell; Malt Mr ad, Geo. Meyer; Notice,
Ludden & Bates, S. M. H.; One of the
Nicest Residences in the City For Sale;
tho Wreck of the Burned House-Boat Cai
man For Sale at Auction; Houses and
Flats For Rent, Estate Salomon Cohen;
Former Plumber Inspector’s Advice, W- H.
Cosgrove; Young Lady Wanted, Address
Drug Store; Bargains in Fans, Electric
Supply Company; Notice to the Public,
Lamar M. Kennon; Fresh Tennessee But
ter, H. H. La-Far; Greene & Cos.; Annual
Picnic, Savannah Council, No. 1; Order
of American Firemen, Hotel Tybce, July
37; Auction Sale of Bicycles, Thomas’ Bi
cycle Emporium; Good Beer, Jung Brew
ing Company; Levan’s Table d’Hote; No
tice to Superior Court Jurors; Park Ave
nue Pharmacy.
Business Notices Summer Toilets,
Theus Bros; Savannah Steam Laundry;
An Aesthetic Feast, Hunter & Van Keu
ren.
Laundry—E. & W. Laundry.
Challenge Sale—A. S. Nichols.
Always on Ice—/Munster’s.
The Elk $3.50 Shoes for Men—Charles
Marks.
Financial—F. A. Rogers & Cos., New
York.
Why Not Please Your Feet—Globe Shoe
Company.
The Big Bargain Sensation of the Times
—Foye & Morrison.
New Line Horse Nets—Leo Frank.
Picnic—Grand Picnic by the A. O. H. at
Tybee Island, July 24.
Kodaks, and Frank’s Rheumatism
Remedy—At Livingston's Pharmacy.
Midsummer Necessities—Leopold Ad
ler.
House Cleaning Sale—At Byek Bros.
Something Worth Talking About—Walsh
& Meyer.
Its Right Here That the Low Summer
Prices Meet You—Daniel Hogan.
Prices That Talk For Themselves—At
the Bee Hive.
Driving Is Pleasant Cohen-Kulman
Carriage end Wagon Company.
Auction Sale—’’Old Hoss" Sale. Central
of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship
Company. J. W. Comer, P. A.
Financial—The Yankee Consolidated
Miners'*, Milling and Tunnelling Company,
Denver, Col.
Hot Weather Garment*— At Gutman’s.
Remember* That Tinner—R. C. Clancy
& Cos.
Now That Ice Is Up—George W. Allen
A Cos.
A Nursery Refrigerator—Thos. West A
Cos.
No Use Talking—The Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Low Prices the Rule—At I^ttimore’s.
We "Raised Cain" Last Week—B. H.
Levy A Bro.
■Waists Almost Given Away—At Eck
stein’s.
Summer Snaps—B. H. Levy & Bro.
Hot Weather Garments—At Gutman’s.
Educational—Emory College, Oxford,
Ga.; Elizabeth Colleges, Charlotte, N. C.
Beef—Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Postum .Food Coffee— Postum Cereal
Company.
Medical—Munyon’s Guarantee; S. S. S.;
Coke Dandruff Cure; Hood's Sarsa
parilla; World’s Dispensary Preparations;
Mother's Friend; Bar-Ben; Peruna; Hath
away & Cos.; Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy;
Bloat’s Vegetable Bitters; Soma.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Warned; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Weather.
The Indications for Georgia to-day are
for generally fair weather, except rains
on the coast, and fresh southerly winds,
and for Eastern Florida local rains and
thunderstorms, with light to fresh south
easterly winds.
The treasury department at Washington
haa ruled that tips to sleeping car por
ters, given by officers of the government
traveling on duty, are a legitimate ex
pense and may be charged against the
government.
It Is not likely that the missionary work
In China will be resumed for some time.
The I’ope has been besieged by volunteers
who desire to be sent to China to take
the places of the missionaries who have
fallen victims to the Boxers, but he will
not hear to any proposition looking to the
of other missionaries to China
wbo < 'ie ace Bnc * have been secured,
recently '’babllltles are thnt the Powers
a comer 4Ult any attempts at new mls-
Tbat pries lot some time to com*.
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Following the lead of the President, the
Republican politicians and organs are
trying to make silver the issue of the
campaign. Postmaster General Smith Is
out in an interview, in which he says
that silver will be the great issue of the
campaign because the Democrats have
made it so by their platform declaration
in favor of the 16 to I ratio. He Insists
tha/t there is no such thing ns imperial
ism, and that the people cannot be made
to believe there is. He admits that there
axe problems connected with the Spanish-
American War which will be discussed
during the campaign, but say® they bear
but little relation to what is called im
perialism.
It Is clear from the position that the
silver question is given in the Democratic
platform that it is not the purpose of
the Democrats to make silver the lead
ing Issue. They consider imperialism the
most important question wtth which the
country has to deal. They' are ready,
however, to meet the Republicans on any
question in which the people appear to be
interested. It looks as if the people are
more interested in imperialism than any
other. That being the case, the. Republi
cans will And 14 Impossible to interest
them to any very great extent in silver.
Mr. Hanna tried to make the issue in
the campaign of 1896. He was timid In
respect to sliver, and he endeavored by
all means in his pow'er to lead the peo
ple to accept the tariff question os the
paramount issue. They refused to follow
his lead in that matter. They insisted on
thinking and talking of the silver Issue.
So it will be this year. Mr. Hanna
wants to make the silver question the
chief one. He thinks that with that is
sue the Republican party can win an
other victory. The people, however, are
not particularly interested in the silver
question. They regard It as practically
settled for some years to come. The
sensational statements which the Repub
lican leaders and organs are making,
namely, that If Mr. Bryan should be
elected the chances are. that he would
soon have a Congress that would legis
late in harmony with his silver views, do
not disturb them in the least. They are
confident that the Senate will be against
disturbing the gold standard law for the
next four years, and they believe that
even If both the House and the Senate
should become Democratic within the
next two years, it would be impossible
to get Congress to pass a bill repealing
the gold standard low. Tho fact that
the majority of the Kansas City Conven
tion was against making anew declara
tion In the Democratic platform in re
spect to silver satisfies them that even
a Democratic Congress would not enact
hasty and radical legislation in respect
to silver. They are, therefore, willing to
let the silver question rest for awhile
and give their attention to another and
more pressing question, the question of
imperialism.
If Postmaster General Smith is sincere
in thinking that there is no such question
as imperialism, and that there can be no
such queation, he is going to be disap
pointed. If he and other Republican lead*
era are preparing themselves to make
speeches against the 16 to 1 Idea they are
wasting their time. They will not be
called upon to attack the position of the
Democrats on the silver question, but to
defend their own party against the
charge of imperialism. Unless all signs
fail, Imperialism, not silver, will be the
paramount issue.
CI’BAN IXDEPENDENCE.
Directly after the Spaniards had been
driven out of Cuba, it mi the Quite gen
eral belief In this country that the island
would never become an independent coun
try, notwithstanding the declaration of
Congress to the contrary. It is even
probable that some Cubans had their
doubts about the matter. Now It is quite
generally agreed in this country that the
declaration of Congress will be carried
out to the letter, and Cubans have about
got rid of their doubts that this country
intended to act in good faith towards
them.
The question of annexation will, of
course, be discussed In the Constitutional
Convention tvhlch the Cubans are soon to
hold, but it will be found that the ma
jority of the delegates are in favor of
independence. There is no doubt that
about all of the people, except the prop
erty owners, wa.it an independent gov
ernment. It would be a mistake there
fore to throw anything In the way of their
having It.
The chances are that after a few years
of Independence there will come a very
strong sentiment in favor of annexation.
But this country may not be as fav
orable to annexation then os It is now.
It Is certain that when the Cubans flnl
that they do not enjoy as favorable a po
sition In trading with us as Porto Rico,
they will come to the conclusion that in
dependence Is not as attractive as It ap
peared to be before they had It.
There is no doubt that the Cubans will
be an independent people; and they will
be given control of their affairs sooner
than they ought to have It, because there
is ample evidence they are not yet ready
to put their best men at the head of af
fairs. They will doubtless pay dearly
for experience. Unless all predictions fail
Cuba will have a pretty heavy debt very
soon after her own people take charge of
her government. That is their affair,
however. They will have to bear the
burden.
The Charleston News and Courier cov
ered Itself with glory, and woodcuts, dur
ing the meeting of the National Educa
tional Association in Its city. The for
mer, however, was no novelty, since It
covers itself with glory 3f> times every
year, barring leap year, when It adds one
more to the number of times. The wood
cuts, however, were a novelty, for the
News and Courier; especially the full-page
decoration with which it greeted the edu
cators on the first day. It Is to be noted,
by the way, that there was no printing
of the portraits of medicine tasters, mem
bers of the Legislature end "other dis
reputable persona." and labelling them
with the names of the teachers, as was
done when the members of the Gridiron
Club visited Charleston some time ago.
A queer suit Is pending In a New York
court. A clairvoyant Is suing ihe admin
istrators of the estate of one Wilmer for
*1,300 which she says is due to her be
cause of a wager which she made with
Wilmer respecting the probable time of
his death. She foretold the time of Ills
decease accurately, which he had wager
ed she could not do; and since Wilmer
4ied on time she wants her mom y.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY,’ JULY 15. 1900.
THE SITt ATIO> IN CHINA.
What little reliable news gets out of
China justifies the opinion that the eitua
rion there is steadily becoming more se
rious. The story that the Russian minister
was tortured before being killed and that
his wife was subjected to the
most horrible Indignities may or
may not be true. It would not be at all
surprising if it were true. The fact that
communication with Pekin is cut off opens
the door, of course, for all sorts of ru
mors, but if it were not true that the min
isters and ail of the other foreigners had
been killed what reason would there be
for not permitting the ministers to com
municate with their respective govern
ments?
The long communication which the Chi
nese minister at Washington received from
the Pekin government last week makes it
clear that the Chinese government Is able
to communicate with the outside world.
Of course there is o chance that the mes
sage that the Chinese minister received
is not genuine. He believes it is genu
ine, however, and it seems that the Presi
dent and Secretary of State Hay believe
It is. If they had doubts about the matter
Secretary Hoy would hardly have sent the
message he did to Minister Conger through
the Chinese minister. If it is possible for
the Pekin authorities to send a long mes
sage to tho government of this country
and to the governments of Europe through
ministers stationed in foreign capitals, It
is possible for them to oi**n communica
tion between the foreign ministers at Pe
kin and their respective governments.
Affairs in China are rapidly commanding
the attention of the entire Christian world
to the exclusion of nearly all other public
affairs. In this country politics is regarded
as of only secondary importance and in
England the Boer war is overshadowed by
the tragedy that is being enacted in
China,
The government at Washington and the
governments of Europe are profoundly dis
turbed by what Is taking place in that
ancient empire. They are forwarding
troops with the hope of saving the lives
of their official representatives, if they
are still alive, and of protecting the thous
ands of Christians who are scattered
throughout the empire. At the same time
they see the possibility of a great war
with China and of complications of the
most serious kind between themselves.
These disturbances in China may be the
beginning of the breaking up of that em
pire, and, at the same time, the efforts
to suppress them may lead to wars be
tween the Powers that may be extremely
costly and destructive. It is hinted in the
dispatches from China that the Chinese
hope that the Powers will got to quarrel
ing among themselves. It certainly will
require the exercise of a great deal of
good judgment and much forbearance on
their part to maintain harmony. Jn the
meantime the news from Pekin and other
parts of China is awaited with the most
intense interest, because, while the Chi
nese uprising may be suppressed and the
integrity of the Chinese empire maintain
ed, a great world drama may be just be
ginning.
A CENTURY OF LEARNING.
Dr. Draper, President of the University
of Illinois, thinks the century now draw
ing to a close will be known as the Cen
tury of Educational Advancement. Not
only has the process of the dissemina
tion of knowledge been wonderfully im
proved, but the sum of our knowledge
has been very greatly added to. At the
opening of the century there was not In
the world any such thing as a national
system of schools for the masses. There
were schools, of course, but they were
for the classes and the masses were shut
out from Iheir privileges. Now, at the
close of the century, there is not a civil
ized nation which has not Its system of
free schools or is not moving towards
such an ideal. The United States were
the pioneers in this great work for the
common people. What has been accom
plished is to be seen on every hand.
Within the reach of practically every
home in the land there is an elementary
free school, in every town there is a sec
ondary free school, and in every state
there are free colleges or universities, or
both. There Isn't any Insuperable reason,
therefore, why every child may not at
tend school and secure at least'a common
s hoot education. This provision for the
children of the poor, without making any
distinction between them and the child
ren of the rich in the common schools, is
the greatest step in educational advance
ment of the century, and no greater step
is likely to be made in any century.
While the schools have increased and
multlplli and, and systems of leaching have
been simplified, the stock of knowledge
has b en added to in a manner that must
surprise the intelligent person looking in
retrospect to the commencement of the
century. Particularly is this true of the
scientific brandies. A hundred years ago
electricity was a most profound mystery
to all save a few persons, and they knew
mighiy little about it. To-day hundreds
of free schools and coileg s are supplied
with apparatus with which applied elec
tricity Is demonstrated so c early that the
student of ordinary capacity readily mas
ters the principle of it and the wonders
of the electrical current become quite
commonplace In the medical science the
strides of advanct ment have been prodig
ious. Bleeding and leeohts have long
since bt en tabooed, and aseptic surgery
and modern practice are saving precious
liv! s which under the old schools of med
icine would In all probability have bren
lost. Our knowledge of the earth and its
furthermost parts has been extended.
Many f arless explorers—Franklin. Kane,
Livingston, Stanley, Greeley, Nansen,
Ftafy and others—have dared death that
they might give us further Information
respecting our planet. A hundred years
ago the Interior of Africa and the polar
regions were as seahd books. It Is true
that these’ hooks have not been fully
opened ye*, but at the end of the century
we know Infinitely more ' respecting
them than was known at the
beginning of It. What has been
achieved along the line of educational ad
vancement. Dr. Draper says, Is not ihe
result of accident, but lias hern achiev'd
by the hard w ork of acholats in literature,
art and the sciences Their efforts will
enable the dying century to leave a rich
heritage of knowledge and educational
methods to the new century.
The wife of Baron von Ketteler, the Ill
fated minister of Germany to China, wne
an American woman. The wife of Baron
von Schwurxenslein, who Is to succeed
von Ketteler, Is an American woman, a
native of New York.
Webster Davis, formerly a Repub.ican
"spellbinder/’ who could say more hard
things about the Democratic party in a
given time than any other man on the
stump, has renounced his former allegi
ance and become a Democrat. James M.
Beck of Philadelphia, formerly as ardent
a Democrat as Mr. Davis was a Republi
can, who was United States District At
torney under President Cleveland, has
taken the opposite course and become a
Republican. The Baltimore Sun suggests
that It would be interesting to arrange
a joint debate between Davis, the former
Repuoilcan, and Beck, the former Demo
crat, and hear what they could say about
the parties with which they were at one
time associated.
Mrs. James Brown Potter—or as she
Insists now' upon being called, Mrs. Cora
Urquhart Potter—announces the probabil
ity of an American engagement next sea
son in anew play which David Belasco
has promised to provide for her. When
Mrs. Totter heard of the granting of the
decree which divorced her husband she
was overjoyed, and danced and clapped
her hands. Now, she says, it is her am
bition to be considered merely as an art
ist; and she intends to make America ac
knowledge her ability.
PERSONAL.
—A souvenir of Mr. Gladstone’s hobby
as on amateur woodman, consisting of
chip from an elm which he felled at
Hawarden In 1880, was sold for five shil
lings In a London auction room the other
day.
—Dr. James M. Safford. who ha? been
professor of geology in Vanderbilt Uni
versity for many years, has Just retired
at the age of seventy. For half a cen
tury he has been State Geologist of Ten
nessee.
—Lieut. John M. MacKinley, of the Ar
gentine navy, who lost his life in Cam.
baceres bay during a squall, was n Cana
dian, and has relatives living in Kings
ton, Ont. A Buenos Ayres paper says
the government has been asked to have
the name MacKinley given to the bay in
which the fatal accident occurred.
—A correspondent of a London paper
says that there is a particular spot in the
palace at with a pedestal upon
which are miniature busts of the Prince
and Princess of Wales. It was there that
the King of the Belgians introduced these
royal personages to each other, nnd his
Majesty considers that Incident one of the
pleasantest reminiscences of- hie long
reign.
—Englishmen who were with Lord
Charles Beresford at Alexandria, will re
member Maj. Waller, commanding the
United States marines in the relief of
Tien Tsin, says the American correspond
ent of the London Standard. Lord Charles
Beresford assigned to Maj. Waller the
duty of clearing two sides of the princi
pal square. Waller instructed his men
not to shoot without orders, and then to
shoot to kill. He took a place behind
the ranks, saying that he w’ould shoot
the first man firing without order®. His
command did its work bloodlessly, and
at the opposite side of the square met
that of Lord Charles Beresford, which
had also been successful kn the task,
though after firing several volley®.
BRIGHT BITS.
—Towue—He’s got an awful cold in hts
head. Browne—Severe, eh? Towne—Well,
I should Bay. It wea so severe yesterday
It cracked his glasses.- Philadelphia Press,
—Simply Had to Do It.—" Why is it,"
they asked, "that you have changed from
Irish to Scotch whisky?" "I have Joined a
golf club," he replied.—Chicago Evening
Post.
—Midget—l wonder how the Circassian
girl ever got such long hair? Giant—She
says that when a child her nurse told her
a hair-raising ghost story.—Philadelphia
Record.
—Suspicious.—"l have strong doubts
about Tenspot’s being a genuine fisher
man," said Cumso. "Why?" asked Cawk
er. "He never refers to trout as speckled
beauties.’’—Detroit Free Press.
—An Explanation.—Undertaker (to by
stander at funeral)—Are you one of the
mourners? Bystander—l am, sor. Under
taker—What relation to the deceased? By
stander—None at all—but he owed me $5.
—Chicago News.
—"Did you have a good time at your
9 picnic?" "I should say we did. When we
reached the picnic grounds we were so
afraid of snakes that we came home and
had a perfectly lovely time in our back
yard.’’—Chicago Times-Herald.
—A Wesleyan Definition.—" What Is co
education, my son?" "It is a looiish sys
tem of education, father, whereby the
male students are perpetually condemned
to see themselves crowded from first hon
ors by an inferior sex.”—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
CI'RREST COMMENT.
The Philadelphia Ledger (Ind.) says:
"One passage in Bryan's Lincoln speech
deserves to be printed on every campaign
document sent out by ony party this year.
It Is: 'I want every citizen to vote as he
would if he knew that his vote would de
termine this next election. Remember
what it means. You vote in Nebraeka,
and your vote may determine the result in
this stale on the presidential election, and
your state may determine the result.
When you go to the polls to vote, remem
ber that you are an American citizen.' If
every voter, whatever his political
views, would adopt that policy, we should
soon have an ideal republic.”
The paucity of anti-imperialism argu
ments available for use by the Republi
cans is made evident by the following
from the New York Press (Rep.): "We
assert that no nation can long endure half
republic and half empire,” says the Kan
sas City platform. "What right has aschool
teacher to go to the polls and vote as a
sample citizen of the republic when in
his school room he is an emperor? Yet
Horace Mann used to call school houses
the fortifications of the republic."
The Nashville American (Dem) says:
"When the discussion came up concerning
Mr. Stevenson at Kansas City there was
a suggestion that he was too old. But
one vigorous man sized It up this way,
and his diagnosis was accepted: 'lt de
pends,' he said, 'on what you expect a
vice president lo do. If you are looking
for a dancing man, Stevenson's too old;
but he's young enough to preside over
those moss-covered reminiscences of the
Senute.' Adlol is ail right. He performed
the duties of the office very gracefully for
four years, and he will do It all right
again.”
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.) says:
"President McKinley's reply to the speech
formally announcing to him the news of
his renomlnatlon hi smooth and smug, but
not Impressive. When he talks of honor
and duty (he words have a reminiscent
unpleasantness of Interpretation. With
President McKinley (hey sometimes mean
one thing on Tuesday and another thing
on Wednesday. He intend*, no doubt, to
be honorable and to do his duty every day;
but he is weak and at the mercy of ad
visers who measure honor and duty by
tiie standard of political expediency."
History Hepeats Itself.
"Why it's old Dlogenee!" cried Sklnine,
according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
as the ancient philosopher, lighted lantern
in had, plodded slowly down the street.
"Hullo, Diog," cried Patroclus in banter
ing tones, "found that honest man yet?"
The sage stared up at them.
"Honest man!" ho grumbled. "I’m not
looking for an honest man. I gave that up
long ago."
And he turned to hobble away,
"Then whet are you looking for?" cried
young Herc Mus.
“I’m looking for a hired girl,” he growl
ed, "ours left yesterday."
Not Exactly a Compliment.
Not long ago Senator Vest was seriously
ill, says the Saturday Evening Post. At
times he was petulant, even with his
friends, but aeldom was he in a state of
mind that a god story was not forthcom
ing. One afternoon, In talking with Maj.
Dickinson of the recent volunteer army,
he fell to discussing the vanities of life.
"I once met a good old lady out West,”
said he, "who evinced great surprise of a
not very complimentary sort when she met
me.
“ ‘And so you’re Senator Vest, the great
Senator?’.’ she asked.
" ‘l’m Senator Vest/ I replied* bowing.
"Well, well!’ she exclaimed contemptu
ously. ‘After all I’ve heard about you, I
never’d a thought It!’
"At another time I met a farmer trom
New' Madrid county.
" ‘l’m glad to sea you, Senator/ he said.
’You see, wre like you out our way. In
fact, you're gettiiY mighty notorious in
New Madrid county.’ ”
A Diplomatic! Librarian.
When Mr. Putnam was the head of the
public library In Boston a ward leader
of that city called on him to recommend
a henchman for a place In the library,
says Collier's Weekly.
There was no reason why the librarian
should not have refused at once and per
emptorily to appoint him, but he chose
to follow anoiher course.
After a few’ minute’s talk with the poli
tician Mr. Putnam asked him whether he
had ever been through all the departments
of the institution.
"I never have, but I'd like to see It/’
replied th# politician.
"It will give me much pleasure to go
with you," said Mr. Putnam.
Mr. Putnam took him behind the coun
ters and through the building from top
to bottom, explaining the character and
the magnitude of the work in detail. He
further pointed out,without seeming to do
so, the varied duties of the employes and
the attainments they must possess to do
the work. When the tour was ended Mr.
Putnam said:
"I’m pleased to have had a chance to
show’ the library to you, and if your
friend will fill out an application blank
and send it, and if he pass“ the neces
sary examination, I think there will be
no difficulty in placing his name on the
waiting list."
The politician, how’ever, had seen
enough of library work to convince him
that his constituent could find no place
on the staff, and the blank w as never
filled out. But to the day he'left Bos
ton Mr. Putnam had no warmer admirer
In that city that this same ward leader.
Keep a WhiaTln’.
From the Denver Post.
Don’t you never weaken, neighbor,
When the world s a lookin' blue,
When the days are day s o' labor
Bringin’ no results to you.
Keep a clSm-bin' up the ladder,
If you git a tumble, rise—
Keep a whis'lin’ till the shadder
Ups an’ scurries from yer skies!
Don’t you let yer courage flicker
When yer battlin' with despair.
Meet yer troubles wtth a snicker.
Give the laugh to every care.
Trouble ofn Is a bladder
You can prick with enterprise—
Keep a whis'lin' till the shadder
Ups an’ scurries from yer skies!
Keep yer pot o' nerve a b'ilin’,
Keep yer energy on tap,
When yer downcast, go to smilin'
Like you didn’t care a snap.
On the top o’ fortune’s ladder
With Its glories fix yer eyes—
Keep a whis'lin’ till the shadder
Ups an' scurries from yer skies!
Everybody has their troubles.
Some are mighty hard to bear.
Some are only flimsy bubble*
Stuffed with nuthin’ wuss than air.
If yer sad, you might be eadder;
Don't set 'round and bellow* sighs—
Keep a whis'lin' till the shadder
Ups an' scurries from yer skies!
Every lane must have a turnin’
An’ you’ll reach it by an’ by;
All the luck fur which yer yearnin’
’LI he yours afore you die.
Don't you wince beneath the gad, or
Smother hope until it dies—
Keep a whis'lin' till the shadder
Ups an' scurries from yer skies!
Ultiffed by a Woman.
Mrs. McClellan Brown told a good
story the other day at a reception on
Price Hill, says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
in which Senator Foraker's name figured
as a talisman. The incident occurred dur
ing one of her visits to Europe. Being
tveary with much speaking and enter
tainment she broke away from friends
and started from Edinburgh for Birming
ham. where she might rest with friends.
She "booked” by the Midland Railroad,
and, comfortably seated in a first-class
coupe, quite alone, she fell Into a deep
sleep. How much time and distance
elapsed she knew not. The "guards''
opening the doors at a station called out.
"All out here for London.” Mrs. Brown
remarked: “I am for London by wav
of Birmingham on a stop-off."
"Get out. theni Get out!" he command
ed. in stentorian manner. "You are fur
and away beyond where you should have
changed.” She stepped out and stood
gazing gt the departing train In a dazed
state of mind.
"Well, Mr. Guard, where is my ticket
to London?" she asked. The guard
shrugged his shoulder and sid: "Oh,
that's behind you.” "But when and how
nm I to get to Birmingham?” she asked.
Another shrug was the only answer.
"Is there not a manager at Ihis sta
tion?" inquired Mrs. Brown, observing
the many buildings about the place. "Yes.
over there in that office you will find one."
Mrs. Brown found the manager and told
him the situation, specifying carefully the
fact that she had "booked" first class and
put herself in care of the company, giv
ing up her ticket when asked to do so.
She had not been told that she should
change at Carlisle. The manager very
emphatically shrugged his shoulders anil
spread his hands In answer. "There’s
nothing to do but wait till next day at
10.”
Mrs. Brown remarked; "In my coun
try when one puts himself In care of a
railroad company an officer attends to see
that he is set down at the destination
called for by his ticket," and drawing
from her portmanteau a small silk flag
and a large letter, she said: "I am an
American citizen, and I am not here to
be black-mailed by an English railroad
company," whereupon ahe spread before
the manager the large letter, bearing the
formidable name of Joseph Benson Fora
ker, Governor, accompanied by the great
seal of the state of Ohio.
The manager's stiffness thawed Instant
ly. He could not have read the letter
In hts utter confusion. He beckoned to
a brass-luttoned attache, to whom h*
gave some instruction aside, and then
said: "This man will show you to a hotel
where you will be well provided for dur
lnr the night, an<) to-morrow wt will
•end you to Birmingham
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—The health authorities of Owen coun
ty, Indiana, are having difficulty in con
trolling an epidemic of measles, because
many parents purposely carry their chil
dren to infected houses, believing that
it is advisable for them to have the dis
ease in infancy.
—Ten days ago the Union Traction Com
pany of Anderson, Ind., issued an order
that all employes should be vaccinated.
One thousand men have sore arms now*
and the affliction iff so serious that the
construction crew on the line between
Anderson and Muncie was compelled to
quit work, being unable to handle tools.
—A marriage ceremony was performed
In Toronto recently with a substitute for
the ring which, though odd nnd amusing,
was appropriate for the occasion.* The
couple went over from the American side
of the St. Lawrence river, but fot-got to
rake a ring. As there was no ring to be
had in the house, the resourceful clergy
man cent for his wife’s sewing ecissors,
and with the linger clasp, completed the
ceremony.
—The following curious advertisement
recently appeared in a London paper: "Old
False Teeth Bought—Many ladies and gen
tlemen have by them old or disused false
teeth, which might as well be turned into
money. Messrs. R. D. and J. B. of
(established since 1833), buy
old false teeth. If you send your teeth to
them, they will remit you by return post
the utmost value; or if preferred, they
will make you the otter, and hold the
teeth over for your reply. If reference is
necessary, apply to Messrs. , bank
ers, Ipswich.’’
—“The Krupps beat the world in making
light field artillery," said one of the Eng
lish officers in New Orleans looking after
stock shipments to a newspaper man of
that city. "I don’t know any good reason
why the Germans should surpass the Eng
lish or American mechanics in that re
epect," he continued, "but the fact re
mains that tliey have set the pace ever
since the modern light, quick-firing gun
was developed. The very latest piece they
have turned out is a wonder. It is an
Inch and a half calibre field gun, built on
the 'take down’ principle. When a bolt is
drawn it comes to pieces and makes a
load for three mules, one carrying the
gun proper, one the wheels and one the
trail and r< co 1 cylinders. The piece can
be re-assembled without tools in less than
iwo minutes. The breech mechanism is
extremely ingenious. One jerk of a lever
throws it open, ejects the empty shell
and pushes in a fresh cartridge which
lias been deposited on a sort of carrier
in the rear. All the gunner has to do then
is to shove the lever back into place and
pull the trigger."
—The boat in which the adventurous
Bowst" went through the Niagara rap
ids on Monday was a pioneer in its class,
but it was not the first vessel to accom
plish the dangerous navigation of the
Niagara, says the Philadelphia Ledger. As
long ago as 1861 the little steamer Maid
of the Mist was taken through the rapids
from the fcot of the falls to the placid
waters of Lake Ontario, and in 18S3 her
successor, another Maid of the Mist, ac
complished the same feat. Nor is “Bow
ser's" individual bravery without prece
dent. Not to mention the large number of
men who have tried to swim or float
through the rap ds and lost their lives
by so doing, several men have passed
through safely, though, we believe, never
before by using a boat. In July, 1886, C.
D. Graham navigated the rapids in a
barrel of his own construction, and came
through alive, though very much ex
hausted. In 1888 Charles A. Percy passed
safely through them, and the following
year Walter S Campbell swam through
in a cork jacket. So it has been demon
strated that the passage of the river,
whirlpool and all, can be accomplished,
at favorable limes, if one has luck. but.
as "BOwser” remarked, it is not likely to
become a fashionable route for summer
tourists.
—A new method of making joints in
heavy wires and cables is explained as
follows: Sleeves of soft copper long
enough to receive the two cable ends for
a distance about twice their diameter are
provided, the walls of the sleeves being
sufficiently thick, so that the sleeve con
tains as much metal to the running inch
as the cable, or more. The two ends are
butted in the sleeve, and the jaws of a
hydraulic press of considerable power, but
lighter weight and small size, are set on
the Joint. One squeeze at a pressure of
about forty tons to the square inch welds
the sleeve and the cable into a solid mass,
so that if the joint is sawed apart, it is
Impossible to tell where the metal of the
sleeve ends and that of the cable begins.
-An Italian electrician has invented an
electric cartridge, which he offers as a
substitute for dynamite and smokeless
powder In mines, rock blasting and for
heavy ordnance. The composition used
In the cartridge is made up of carbonates
of potash and chloride of ammonia, the
proportion varying according to the use.
The discharge is effected by an electric
spark, which produces electrolytic effects
upon the chemicals. The inventor claims
that the 'artridges, until subjected to the
fffect ot electricity, are entirely inoffen
sive and perfectly safe; so that there will
he no necessity for isolating the magazines
where they are stored.
M 1111 am T. Fee, United State* consul
at Bombay, India, has the following to
*ay on the question of electricity In In
dia: “In all India, Madras Is the only
city where elecrieity is used as a power
for street railroads. Bombay's tramways
are run by horse power, and the city Is
lighted by gas. Electricity Is used only
in a limited way; in some of (he better
houses and bungalows and on an occa
sional fete or holiday, a public park may
be lighted by a portable electric plant
The general merchant and dealer is no*
sufficiently acquainted with electric man
ufactures to make a successful agent
and, besides, the demand for goods of
this line Is quite limited. Bombay is an
immense city, with laud and sea shipping
equal to the best. I. has large commerce
and trade and manufacturing interests
Its buildings are said to be the finest in
India, and much wealth is centered here.
The appalling density of Its population and
the exorbitant rates of rental must find
relief in cheap and rapid electric transit.
Electricity as motive) power and fight
must come soon, and I hope our manu
facturers and capital seeking new fields
of profitable and safe Investment will
look well to this opportunity. The Bom
bay Tramway, an American company
with head office In New York city some
time since applied to the municipality for
the privilege of converting Its power into
electricity. This has not as yet been
granted. The municipal commissioner W
L. Harvey, has declared his Intention of
giving the city electric lighting, and the
matter Is now open for bids and offer*
Three or four local firms have tendered
bids. These firms, I understand, are sim
ply representatives of European capital
ists and electric-construction companies
I might further say that India possesses
an inexhaustible supply of coal and
while It Is Inferior to the Welsh' coal’
yet It Is correspondingly cheaper and con
sidered very good for steam purposes It
sells at this port for from 13 to 1 ru
pees (14.25 to *5.25) per ton, according to
the quality. The cost of transportation of
electric supplies and apparatus from our
shipping ports to Bombay could bo great
ly lessened by freighting In sailing ves
sels around the Cape. This would also
avoid Suez canal tolls, and. by Judicious
management In shipping, the extra time
taken would not be felt. Under tin- In
dian tariff code, a large proportion of an
electric plant would enter duty free
However, the question of tariff would not
figure In competition for the contract, as
All companies are treated equally.
Jos. A. Magnus & Cos.,
CINCINNATI, O.
SUMMER lIESItaTS.
Heal Plume aal Mil
GO TO
ill 11
Magnificent mountains 1,200
feet ab<?ve sea. No malaria;
excellent mineral waters;
ball room, billiard and pool
tables; splendid music.
Reached by Southern R’y.
B. B. Abernethy, Prop!!
SARATOGA.
THE GRAND UNION
Open until Oct. 1.
Special Terms per Week or Season.
For Illustrated Booklet address
WOOLLEY & GERRANS. Proprietors,
Saratoga Springs, New York.
HOTEL NORMANDIE,
BKOADWAI & 38TH STS., NEW YOKE.
ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF.
EUROPEAN PLAN.
COOLEST HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY
Located in the liveliest and most in'er
estlng part of the city; twenty principal
places of amusement within five minute*
walk of the hotel
CHARLES A. ATKINS & CO.
Summer Resort—Ocean Hotel. Asbury
Park, N. J. GEO. L. ATKINS & SONS.
BLOWING ROCK.
GREEN PARK HOTEL
Summit of B:ue Kidge, 4,340 feel. 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 ridgo; large ball room,
band and other amusements. Postoffic*
and telegraph in hotel. Opens July L
Write for leaflet and rates to
Green Park Hotel Cos., Green Park. N. C.
Hotel American-Adelphi,
Finest Location In
SARATOGA SPRINGS.
Near Mineral .Spring* nnd ttiitha.
OPEN JUNE TO NOVEMBER. ROOMS
EN SUITE. WITH BATHS.
GEO. A. FAK.MtAM, Prop.
IN THE CHEAT NORTH WOODS.
HOTEL DEL MONTE,
SARANAC LAKE, N. V.
OPENS JUNE 2">. under entirely new mannee
ment; newly furnished and renovated through
out; table and service first-class; near lake
•ind Hotel Ampersand; golf, tennis, billiards,
boating, fishing, driving and bicycling; livery.
For booklet address J. HENRY OTIS, Sara
nac Lake. N. V.
Greenbrier White .sulphur Sprint*.
Went Virginia.
Representative resori of the South. Open
June 15. $-iO,OuO In improvements. New
sewerage, plumbing, lights, private baths
and toilets. Orchestra of 16 pieces. Fam
ous Sulphur baths. New 9-hole golf
course, 2,700 yards. Professional in charge.
Write for illustrated booklet. HARRING
TON mills. Manager.
HOTEL DALTON,
DALTON, GA.
Popular summer resort. One of iht
most popular summer resorts In Nnh
Georgia; climate delightful, beautiful
drives, brick hotel, hot and cold baths n
each floor; elevator, electric bells, good
tables. Special fates to families. Further
Information given by D. L. Dettor, Prop.
In the cool mountains’
The Swannanoa Hotel, Ashevil.e. N. <
Under new management. A high class
family and commercial hotel, with table
of superior excellence. Casino, music ri<l
dancing. Centrally located; good bees,
cool rooms; rotes modera:e. Write to
BRANCH & YOUNG. Proprietors
CATSKILL MOI’STA'S HOUSE.
July daily rate Unsurpassed scen
ery. Railway fare reduced. Stations, Otn
Summit and Kaaterekill.
CHAS. & GKO. H. BEACH Mg
Catskill, N- T.
ROC K LEOklk
ASHEVILLE. N. C..
In the Mountains. The pa e to si e-d
your vacation. New house c'ol ro m v
m’odern conveniences; on Cattery P k
hill, near postoffice. Free from n< Ce an 1
dust; excellent labb ; moderate rate.
MRS. L. COLE
MELROSE, NEW YORK —7B Madison
Avenue, corner 28th st. Rooms wi!b ° r
without board. Rooms with board $7 \>*-t
week; $1.25 per day and upwards. Send '.or
circular.
soda water”
Soda Water, Ico Cream and Sherbet*
made of The b at fruit and cram by a
professional dispenser. Sent to any prr
of the city. S tin lay orde* b soli lb and
Cream and sherbets 5 c nts.
donnellv pharmacy.
Phone No. 678. No. 421 Liberty *t, east.
J. D. WEED ft CO
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Leather Belting Steam PacliiD.il & Hose.
Agents for NEW YORK HUBBUB
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