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THIRSDAY, JULY lt>, 1900.
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INDEX TO KEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings—Members of (he Bar; Golden
Rule Lodge No. 12, I. O. O. F.
Military Orders—Orders No. 19, Irish
Jasper Greens; Oglethorpe Light Infan
try.
Special Notices—Original Anniston Lime,
Andrew Hanley Company; Fancy and Re
pressed Brick, Savannah Building Supply
Company; Why Will You Die With La
Grippe? Suwannee Springs Company; No
tice to Superior Court Jurors; Ship No
tice, Chr. G. Dahl & Cos., Consignees;
Levan’s Table d'Hote; Cakewalk Carnival
at Hotel Tybee This Afternoon.
’Business Notices. —E. & W. Laundry;
Coffee Connoisseurs. The S. W. Branch
Company; When a Man Is Properly Dress
ed. Hunter & Van Keuren.
See! Stop! Look!—B. H. Levy & Bre.
Auction Sale—Sundries, by A. K. Wil
son, Auctioneer.
Steamship Schedules—Ocean Steamship
Company; Compagnie Generate Transat
lantlque. _ ..
Grape-Nuts—The Brain Food.
Salt-The Perfect Table Salt.
Cheroots—Old Virginia Cheroots.
Medical—9. S. S.; Castoria; Mother’s
Friend; Hood’s Sarsaparilla; Lydia Pink
ham's Vegetable Pills; World's Dispen
sary Preparations; Bar-Ben; Pond’s Ex
tract; Tutt's Pills; Horsford’s Acid Phos
phate.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personel; Miscellaneous.
Tlie Wnthrr.
Ttie indications tor Georgia to-day are
tor partly cloudy weather, with light to
fresh northerly winds; and for Eastern
Florida fair weather in northern, local
raine In southern portion, and light to
fresh southerly winds
It is a nerk-and-neck slow race between
the Greene-Gay nor case and the Neeley
case to see which won't get Into the trial
court flrat. /
The Chinese are famous for their pow
er* of Imitation. Having got the models
and formulas of modern guns and ammuni
tion, they are now making them for them
selves. There Is a great arsenal at Kalng-
Wan, near Shanghai, covering many acres
of ground, where rifles up to nine
inch bore are being manufactured. The
arsenal has a capacity of about five tons
of ammunition daily, and for many months
It" has been working on full time.
That wealth cannot bring happiness
seems to be abundantly Illustrated In the
Havemeycr family. It is recalled by the
New York World that ten tragedies,
counting divorces as tragedies, have oc
curred in the family In thirty-eight year*.
It Is not known that Mrs. Natalie Have
meyer-Mayer committed suicide, as her
brother Charles did a short time ago, but
there are suspicions that she desired to
remove herself from surroundings which
had grown disagreeable.
A correspondent of the New York
World has taken the trouble to analyse
President McKinley’s speech to the noti
fication committee, with this result: The
President devoted 7,074 words to money
and silver, 313 words to imperialism and
the Philippines, 242 words to praise of the
Republican par,y. 126 words to protection.
82 words to China, 75 words to the Hague
Conference, 96 words to Hawaii, 57 words
to the Spanish war, 23 words to Cuba and
Porto Rico, and 0 w ords to the trusts.
The Pope, according lo a letter from
Rome In the Baltimore Sun, is particu
larly grieved because of the destruction
of the new Catholic Cathedral in Pekin,
it was a handsome building, and had
been erected at considerable expense. It
seems that the cathedral was an object
of offense to the Dowager Empress, be
cause its spires overtopped those of the
Imperial palaoe. To satisfy her objections
the Archbishop of Pekin acquiesced in
various changes In the plan of the build
ing, but apparently not even then was the
antagonism of the Dowager and the Box
ers appeased.
The Engineer ng News says that any
steamer on the Atlantic, once afire, would
burn as did the Saule and the Bremen, at
the Hoboken docks the other day, and
Imprison passengers and engine bandß for
a like terrible fate. The modern steam'er,
this authority say*. Is a steel shell full of
Inflammable material, whose volume and
Inflammability are Increased by the craze
for decorations, carving, paneling and the
like. It urgrs thut. as on ships of war,
iron ehould be substituted for wood In
partitions, all wood covered with fireproof
paint, decoration restricted and fire doors
and flreways provided. It asserts also
that there Is no reason in ship construc
tion why the portholes should not be large
enough to let human beings escape
through them.
| THE QI/KSTrO* OF AS EXTRA
SEStIOX.
The President and his cabinet have de-
I cided that the condition of affairs in Chl
j ns does not yet make an extra session of
Congress necessary. They Intend to get
along without an extra session If possible.
They are afraid probably that 1f Congress
were called together It would devote most
of its time to the discussion of public
questions involved in the presidential cam
paign. Indeed, It is probable that they
think a session of Congress at this time
would be. hurtful to the President s polit
ical prospects.
The effect a war with China would have
on the Presidential election Is receiving a
good deal of attention. There is a differ
ence of opinion, of course, at to whether
or not such a war would lessen Iho Pres
ident’s chances for re-elect lon. Some of
the ablest politicians think it would, be
cause the tendency of it would be to ac
centuate the charge of imperialism which
has been made against his administration.
It Is a very wise man, however, who can
correctly forecast how certain events will
effect a political situation. The reason is
that it is impossible to foresee all of the
factors of the situation. For Instance, r.o
one could foresee what effect a war be
tween the Powers and China would have
on the money market. The money market
is certain to have a great influence on the
election, whether there Is war between
the Powers and China or not. but if there
should be war its influence would be very
much greater.
There la no desire for war by the lead
ers of either party. The President and hie
advisers will do everything they can to
prevent war, and it Is certain that the
Democratic leaders will do nothing likely
to bring it about. The United States
have nothing to gain by a war with China.
On the contrary, they have much to lose.
Therefore, the United States will not ac
knowledge that they are at war withChlna
if they can honorably avoid doing so. At
the same time they will not shirk any
duty or responsibility which rightfully de
volves upon them. They will not permit
themselves to be drawn by European
Powers into positions intended to benefit
these Powers rather than themselves.
There Is a hope that the troubles In
China can be settled without a war be
tween the Powers and China. It is evi
ident that the Influence of some of the
most powerful of the Chinese viceroys will
be exerted in the direction of peace. It
will be definitely known within a few
days whether or not the President will
have need of the assistance of Congress.
NOT A FINANCIAL RTCESS.
The Paris correspondents of the news
papers of this country are making it very
clear that the exposition is a financial fail
ure. It is regrettable, of course, that those
who are financially interested in the insti
tution ore to suffer losses, but it is doubt
ful if the announcement that the number
of exposition visitors is not nearly os
great as was expected produces sorrow in
this or any other country outside of
France. From all accounts about
everybody in Paris who caters in
any way to the public has played
the gouge game from the very beginning
of the exposition. The prices of every
thing have been placed far above what
is reasonable. Hotels and restaurants
have adted on the idea that they have
struck a gold mine, and that they have a
chance to get rich quickly. Extortion has
been the rule everywhere. The conse
quence is that the movement to Paris has
not teen anything like what it was ex
pected to be. The steamship companies
are preparing to cut rates for the fall and
Paris hotel and restaurant keepers are de
nying In New York papers that the rates
charged are exorbitant. The attendance
was expected to be about double that of
the 1889 exposition. Asa matter of fact,
it is very considerably below it—3o,ooo a day
below it. It is evident from these figures
that somebody stands an excellent chance
of losing a good bit of money. Asa mat
ter of fact the exposition is far from being
as fine a sthe Chicago Exposition was.
There is no very good reason, therefore,
why Americans should pay twice what it
is worth to see the Paris Exposition.
CHINAMEN HERE NOT HESiPONSI
RI.E.
Chinamen in this country are not re
sponsible for the outrages which have been
committed In Chine within the last few
weeks, and which are still being commit
ted. The great majority of them are
from the southern provinces of China, and
are not only Inoffensive, but regard with
feeling* of horror the outrages which
are being committed by the Boxers. The
race to which they belong is radically dif
ferent from that which produces the Box
er*. The 'Boxers are Manchus, who in
habit the northern provinces, and who
are much more warlike and cruel than the
people of the southern provinces.
There seems to be a disposition in som
parts of this country to ill-treat China
men on account of the outrages of which
Christians in China have been made the
victims. In a number of small towns the
laundries of Chinamen have been stond,
and in a few Instances the laundrymen
themselves have been assaulted. It Is
gratifying, however, that the persons who
hove been guilty of these outrages, have
been rough*. No self-respecting person
of influence has been guilty of these bar
barous acts.
The authorities in towns in which there
are Chinamen should make it a point to
see thnt Chinamen within their Jurisdic
tion ore not molested. If Chinamen In
this country should be assaulted and oth
erwise 111-treated, simply because Ameri
cans have been massacred in China, the
American people would not have any rea
son for holding that their civilization was
better than that of the Chinese. Besides,
If the United States should ask for in
demnity for American victims of Chinese
violence, China would have an offset—site
would demand Indemnity for the Chinese
victims of mob violence In this country.
Irresponsible persons In towns and
cities, who are always on the lookout for
opportunities and excuses for committing
acts of violence, should be promikiy and
sternly repressed by the anthorltles If
they should manifest a disposition to at
tack peaceably disposed and Inw-abiding
Chinamen. The toughs should not be
permitted to decide the character of the
treatment Chinamen In the United Btates
are to receive, pending the unhappy condi
tion *f affair* in China.
Eighty per cent, of the people of this
country, Mr. Richard Croker say*, are
governed by 20 per cent. It should be the
duty of the Democratic party In this cam
paign to arouse the 80 per cent, to a
greater Interest In their government.
THE MORNING NEWS; THURSDAY,’ JULY 10. 1900.
AVn-AMBHICAY FEELIJtG IN HA
VANA.
The Cubans do not feel grateful to the
Americans for releasing them from the
yoke of Spain. If they had the power
they would drive every American off the
Island.
We published some days ago the fact
that on July 4 many American flags were
displayed upside down from Cuban resi
dences It is well understood there was
no mistake by the Cubans In thus dis
playing them. And these are the people
for whom the United States have given
millions of their wealth and thousands of
the lives of their best citizens.
We published a dispatch from Beau
fost yesterday, In which there was an ex
tract from a letter from Lieut. Elliott, a
son of Congressman Elliott, of South
Carolina. Lieut. Elliott Is at present with
his company in Cuba. He recites in his
letter that the Cubans have no love for
the Americans and that they take every
favorable opportunity to show their con
tempt for them. Of course Americans do
net feel greatly disturbed by exhibitions
of Cuban contempt, but they cannot help
seeing that the Cubans are not grateful
for the great service which they have
done them.
There Is no doubt that It is the purpose
cf the American government to carry out
ihe pledge of Congress, namely, to give
the Cubans their Independence, but it
would be an Injustice to the Cubans to
turn the island over to them before they
are ready to administer ils affairs; in
fact, before there is any civil government.
Still, they take into consideration only
one thing, namely, that they want the
offices. Unless they are Judged wrongiy,
the chief purpose of those who are lead
ing them is to get control of the Island,
set up a government and issue a vast
amount of bonds. They do not take Into
account the fact that they could not sell
Cuban bonds except at a great sacrifice.
The United States will turn the control
of Cuban affairs over to Cubans Just as
soon as Cubans ought to have control of
them, and not before. They have some
thing at stake The wars In Cuba have
been troublesome to them, and they do
not Intend that there shall be other wars
there in the near future if they can pre
vent them. Therefore when Cuba Is
turned over to the Cubans, the island will
have an enlightened and stable civil gov
ernment.
UNQUALIFIED DEM OCR ATS.
Gen. Buckner, who ran for Vice Presi
dent on the Gold Democratic ticket,
thinks there should be no such ticket in
the current campaign, but that those who
voted for PaJmer and Buckner, three
years and a half ago, should be left free
to vote as they choose. The opinion will
be very generally agreed with. There Is
neither room nor reason for any such
thing as a qualified democracy in this
campaign. Ex-Mayor Hopkins of Chi
cago said the other day: “There are no
Gold Democrats this year. The man who
does not support the Democratic party is
a Republican.” The issues are clearly
drawn between the two parties, and there
is no middle ground. Those, who profess
to be Gold Democrats are as a matter
of fact supporters, directly or indirectly,
of the Republican party, while those who
claim to be Silver Republicans are as cer
tainly supporters of the Democratic
party.
There may he differences of opinion
among the members of the Democratic
party on minor points; but do such dif
ferences warrant giving aid and com
fort to the enemy? In religions it fre
quently occurs that there are points in
rituals with which certain individuals
among the church membership are out
of consonance; but the individual remains
a Methodist, or Presbyterian, or Catho
lic, notwithstanding the minor objections
to the creed. The sum of good contained
in the creed so incalculably overbalances
the petty objections that it is accepted as
a whole. And so it will be with Demo
crats this year. There may be some
things in the platform which some of
them could wish otherwise, but taken as
a whole the platform is so good and so
strong that they will forego their objec
tions, and support it. For more than
three years the Republicans have insisted
that silver is a dead issue. The Demo
crats do not eay that it is defunct, but
that there is a greater Issue—the preser
vation of our form of government. The
situation is clear on that point. Impe
rialism threatens to supersede republican
ism. The Republican party stands for
the former and the Democratic party for
the latter. With that issue squarely be
fore the country, there can be no qualified
or hyphenated Democrats. They must
be just Democrats, nothing more and
nothing less.
Several farmers who attended the recent
wheat convention In Macon reported a
scarcity of labor in their seotions. Mr.
Willis, of Walden, In Bibb, said that the
labor question was becoming really se
rious with him. It was the supposition of
many of the farmers that the colored la
borers had left the farms and gone to the
elites. While that Is In a measure true,
no doubt, It seems that In some of the
cltlee also there is a scarcity of labor. In
our Atlanta dispatches of yesterday it was
stated that a railroad company construct
ing a line around that city Is finding
It very difficult to secure laborers. So few
men are offering their services as labor
ers that the construction of the road has
been delayed donslderably. Presumably
fair wages are offered by the railroad com
pany, and if large numbers of negroes are
leaving the country for the cities, Atlanta
ought to be receiving a fair proportion of
them. It is possible that the lumber mills
and turpentine farms, which are very
busy just at this season, have absorbed
more than their usual quota of laborer*.
Our royal fellow countryman, the Sul
tan of Sulu, is said to be likely to act
ugly before a great while, unless he gets
a raise of salary, or whatever else It Is
that he warns. He has s-nt word to Maj.
Sweet of the Twenty-third Infantry that
he must stop drilling hls men In practice
marches within the territory of the Sul
tan’s Jurisdiction. Hls royal majesty
says that he is able to take care of hls
subjects without the Interference of the
Americans, and that If the foreigners do
not keep mighty quiet there is likely to
be trouble Maj Bweet, It Is said, replied
In “a diplomatic letter. In which he sa)d
he hoped that no complications would
arise from any misunderstanding," Sweet
probably has not men enough under him
to teach the naked savage high muck-a
muck better mannera than to try to bully
I American soldier*.
Two billions, two hundred and forty-four
millions of dotlais is stated to be the value
of the foreign business done by the United
States for the fiscal year ending June 30
last. The exports amounted to $1.400,000,000
while the Imports were $850,000,000, leaving
an apparent balance of trade In our favor
of about $545,000,000 In round numbers. This
makes anew record for foreign trade. In
money values we have never in any year
before exported American products that
came anywhere near the figures of the
year Just ended. The other records are
a hundred millions or more behind the
one under consideration. It is said to be
doubtful if Great Britain has had a great
er total of foreign trade during the same
period.
According to Shanghai advices, 100,000
Chinese troops, armed with Mausers and
modern rifles, are encamped at three points
within forty miles of that city, ready to
descend upon it in the event of an attack
upon the forts. These Mausers and mod
ern rifles are European-made weapons,
and European officers have taught the
Chinese how to use them. It was prob
ably European-made weapons that were
employed in battering down the legations
in Pekin and killing the ministers, the
missionaries and the converts. Europe has
been doing a big business in arms and
ammunition with Asia durthg the past sev
eral years. The commercialism of the
West has sown dragon’s teeth in the
East, and now the harvest is on.
The idea of mob government of city
councils seems to be spreading. Some
time ago people gathered In the Council
Chamber In Chicago and displayed pieces
of rope, suggestive of a lynching if a cer
tain ordinance should be passed. Then In
Atlanta there appeared a newspaper ar
ticle illustrated with a lamp post in
which it was suggested that lamp posts
had been ornamented in other cities with
persons who had committed less serious
offenses than might be commuted by
counciimen if they voted a certain way.
And now in Cleveland, 0., one alderman
has made a public speech in which he ad
vocated the rope for other aldermen if
they voted to pass a certain franchise
measure.
PERSONAE.
—Admiral Sir Charles Ommaney, who
has just received a Greenwich Hospital
pension, is 86 years old and entered the
British navy in 1826. He fought as a mid
shipman at Navarino, served in Sir James
Ross’ expedition to the Arctic regions in
1835 and was the tirst to discover traces
of the Franklin expedition in 1850, In the
Crimean war he commanded in the White
Sea.
—Thirty-five years ago all England was
ringing with the name of Gov. Eyre; now
he has completely passed out of public
memory. This former Governor of Ja
maica, whose suppression of a revolt in
that Island created such a ferment In the
England of the sixties, is not only alive,
but hale and hearty, in his Devonshire
retreat. He is eighty-five and has been
enjoying the pension of a retired colonial
governor for twenty-six years.
—After an interview of three hours and
forty minutes with the customs officers
J. J. Van Alen, returning from Europe,
succeeded In landing himself and party on
terra firma at New York Saturday. His
party consisted of himself and two daugh
ters, their two maids and his two valets,
and, exclusive of the property of the four
servitors, the baggage consisted of fifty
trunks, fourteen valises, two hat boxes,
three bundles c-f merchandise bound up by
straps, a bunch of bed slats,a tin bathtub,
a bicycle, a demijohn and a steamer chair.
Because he forgot to mention in his dec
laration thirty costumes of his daughters
Mr. Van Alen had to pay $4,400 and submit
to a thorough overhauling of each of the
above enumerated pieces of baggage.
BRIGHT BITS.
—An Irishman on weighing his pig rn
claimcd, “It does not weigh so much as
I expected, and I never thought it would.”
-Tit-Bits.
—Credulous Being.—“ Does your wife be
lieve all you tell her?” asked Mcßride.
"Does she?” repeated Darley. "Why, sir.
my wife believes all the weather man
says.’’—Detroit Free Press.
—“lt must he conceded that modern war
fare is far less Inhuman than th/ fights
cur ancestors, used to have.” “Yes,” an
swered Com Paul; “I don’t believe (he
proudest Warriors of Greece or Rome ever
enjoyed the luxury of retreating in a pri
vate car.”—Washington Star.
—“I can recommend the traction cars as
health restorers,” said the lean man, "I
got ini one this afternoon, and In a half
hour’s ride Increased my weight considera
bly." “How do you account for it?’’ "Well,
for one thing, I tendered the conductor a
two-dollar bill and received a bushel of
coin in exchange.”—Philadelphia North
American.
—At the Boarding House.—The conversa
tion had assumed a literary vein when the
dressmaker entered. The drug clerk, wish
ing to draw her into the discussion, asked;
“What do you thing of ’Excelsior,’ Miss
Stitcher?” "Oh. my!" she said; "Excelsior
Is out of date long ago. Braided wire is
the favorite now,” As no one knew who
wrote Braided Wire, the conversation went
back to ’Quo Vadis.’—Baltimore American.
CURRENT CONI WENT.
The Norfolk Landmark (Dem.) says: "In
his article In the June number of the
North American Review, Mr. Bryan was
careful to give free silver first place
among the political issues of the day. He
arranged his topics thus: Free sliver at
16 to 1, anti-imperialism, and trusts. Since
his nomlnationat KansasCiiy he has made
two speeches. In each of them he has
devoted nearly all of hls attention to anli
tmperialism and trusts, in the order nam
ed, while he has had little or nothing (o
say of silver. This is sound politics and
tends to Improve the Democracy’s pros
pects in the campaign,”
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
“ ’Trade follows the flag,’ repeats the
Republican platform! imitating tha pre
cept and example of a monarchy that has
slave territories In Asia and Africa. ‘Trade
and the constitution follow the flag,’ de
clare the Democratic platform and Wil
liam Jennings Bryan. Which is the true
American doctrine?”
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) say*:
“Ted Roosevelt musn’t think he has ab
sorbed all the heroism of the Spnnish-
Amertcan War. Let It he remembered that
Mr. Bryan headed a Nebraska regiment as
colonel and that he didn't see actual ser
vice was no fault of his.”
The New York Sun says; “That Geor
gia may not be represented at Sea Girt
will be deplored by those interested In the
development of rifle shooting, os the men
j from that state have made their mark at
former meetings."
The Washington Poet (Ind.) says; “Ell
Perkins Is grinding out campaign material
for the Republican ticket. Ell should be
j placed in charge of Roosevelt’s famous
4 capture of San Juan HUi. ’,
She Was a Smith I'rom Alabama.
A young lawyer here In town has a wife
who happens to belong to one of the most
famous families in the South, says the
Washington Post. She Is a Smith of Ala
bama. let us say, and she never forgets
it. The Smiths of Alabama have always
had violent tempers, and she is a true
Smith in that regard. The Smiths of Ala
bama have always been in the habit of
having their own way about everything,
and she’s as Smithy as the Smlthiest
when it comes to that. To eay that she
has Jed her husband a life Is putting it
mildly. He hasn't been able to call his soul
his own since he’s been able to call her
that. One night not many months ago he
announced his intention of going to the
club. The Smith of Alabama partner of his
woes and joys, declared he shouldn't go.
He said he would. She said if he did she’d
stand in the middle of the floor and scream
till he came back. He told her she might
stand anywhere she liked and do any
thing she pleased, for all he cared. He was
going to the club. He did go, and the
Smith of Alabama stood in the middle of
the floor and screame4 with all the con
centrated fury of a long line of Smiths
of Alabama. She screamed herself into
hysterics, and when the husband came
home she was in convulsions. He was
terrified at that, and sent In mad haste
for the nearest doctor. The doctor came,
examined the patient, and pronounced her
on the verge of collapse. Chloroform
alone could calm those Smiths of Ala
bama nerves. Milady roused at the word
of chloroform.
"I’ll have you know, sir,’’ she shrieked,
"that I am a Smith of Alabama. I won’t
take chloroform. W Smiths never do
lake chloroform.
“What did you say you were?” asked
the physician.
"A Smith of Alabama,” said she proudly.
The doctor took out a note book.
"This is Important,” said he. "I have
given chloroform to Englishmen, Irishmen,
Frenchmen and Italians, not to mention
cats and congenital Idiots, but I never be
fore had an opportunity to give chloroform
to a Smith of Alabama. I shall write a re
port of the operation to the medical jour
nal. A Smith of Alabama! How remark
able! Let me make a note. What is the
day of the month, please?"
But somewhere in the depths of her na
ture the Smith of Alabama had a pinch of
the saving salt of a sense of humor. She
lose promptly from the floor, where she
had flung herself, and dashed out of the
room. Her husband has been to the club
many a time since then, but though he
walks warily and seems a bit uneasy. I
think he feels confident that the Smith
of Alabama isn't screaming at home.
He Wanted Trunks.
The tall floorwalker found him wander
ing around the big store as though be
wildered, says the Chicago News.
"Have you been waited on, Bir?"
"No; I would like to see some trunks."
“Trunks? Y’es, sir! Simmons, take this
gentleman up on the elevator and show
him our new display of trunks.”
Simomns, a smart clerk, with a chip
diamond and a ten-story collar, piloted the
customer to the trunk department.
"Here they are, sir," began, Simmons, in
a rapid-fire tone of voice. ’’Everything In
trunks that a person could possibly wish.
We carry exclusive styles and sell more
than any other house in the city.”
"I am afraid'you do not understand me."
"Oh, yea, I do. How's this trunk over
here?”
"Really, sir, I ”
”Oh, 1 see; you wish something larger.
Going down to the sea, eh? Well, I wish I
had time to go. But what do you think of
this 6ize?”
”1 do not ”
“Still wish something larger? Well, I
guess you are right; a man cannot he
too careful with his stiff hats. etc. Ever
hear that joke about a man buying a
4x6 trunk to carry bis toothbrush in? But
how is this trunk?”
“If you will only ”
'I-et you do wour selecting? Of course I
will! I have been presumptuous in even
suggesting. But what do you think of this
white enamled trunk? Isn't it a beauty?"
“1 do not "
"To fancy-, eh? Well, guess you are
right. Something durable would suit you
better. Here is something that will defy
a railroad collision.”
"If you will only listen ”
"I guess you don’t wish this old-style
round top?”
“I don’t wish any—”
"Then you’d like to see some satchels?”
"No, sir. I don't wish to eee any satch
els.”
“Well, sir, I always try to be courteous,
but there is a limit to patience.’’
"There is a limit to mine. I have been
trying to tell you that I wished to see
some bathing trunks for the last twenty
minutes,”
"Bathing trunks? Well, to think that I
have been standing here all this time for
nothing," and then the smart clerk turned
on his heel and left the customer to find
the bathing trunks in the "gents' furnish
in’ depart.”
FrHbie's Sad Experience.
“Did you hear of Frlsbie’s sad experi
ence?” asked Maddox of Gazzam, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"I did not,” replied Gazzam. “What was
it?"
“Well, he was going along the street
the other day and he came to one of these
street stalls, do you mind, where tne
man sells writing paper and ink. What
docs Frisbie do but pick up a bottle of
black Ink and a bottle of red ink and
put them in his coat tall pocket and run
off. Well, the stall-keeper yelled ’Thief!’
and a policeman took after him and col
lared him, and ran him to a patrol sta
tion and rang for the hurry-up wagon.”
"I see. That was bad."
"That was bad, "but there was worse
to fellow.”
"How could that he?”
"Well. Frisbie tried to get away from
the officer, and the officer had to comb
him down with tv's club two or three
times to quiet him, and In doing so he
smashed fhe Ink bottles, and pretty soon
there was red and black Ink oozing
through Frisbie’s clothes and running
down the pavement. That frightened the
officer, you know, and then he rang- for
an ambulance instead of the patrol wa
gon. Well, they both came running up at
about the same time, and both wanted
to take Frisbie, the one to the police sta
tion and the other to the hospital, when
the ambulance surgeon got to looking
around, and he discovered that the red
stufr was not blood hut ink, and he went
off in a high stale of mind and the hur
ry-up wagon took Frisbie. But the am
bulance surgeon was in court next day
tp tell the Judge all he knew about it."
"And what did the Judge do with Frls
bla?”
“The Judge told Frisbie he was a dou
ble-dyed villain and sent him to Jail for
live years.”
Better bate Than Never.
J I'. Tool* was once acting In the prov
inces when one of hls company failed to
come In answer to Ills cue, says London
Tit-Bits. Amazed at hls non-appearance,
Toole commenced to gag and then repeat
ed the last line of the original script with
great emphasis. Still no actor; so, turning
to the house, he remarked, coolly: "As
my friend T does not seem In the
slightest way anxious to turn up, I will,
with your kind permission, sit down and
rest awhile."
Then, amidst (he roar of laughter which
followed the speech, Toole calmly took a
chair and seated himself. A second later
the tardy actor dashed on to the stage,
taking up the cue, now long gone by, with
the words: “I was detained "
"Thou sayest not so," remarked Toole,
gravely, rising, “I should never have
thought It. Well, since you are here, we ll
continue."
—A movement 1 on foot In Tennessee
to have the state purchase the old home
of President James K. Polk, in Nashville,
Tenn., as a governor’s mansion,
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—The larynx of a man In Sydney, Aus
tralia. became useless through disease,
and he lost his voice. Prof. Stuart of the
■University of Sydney, is said to have
made an artificial one, and it can be so
regulated as to make the voice soprano,
tenor, contralto or bass at will.
—A fat citizen of the sea coast town of
Lubec, Me., went down a ladder at the
side of a schooner to get a hammer he had
dropped overboard. He Inserted hla body
between the rungs of the ladder, that he
might reach down and get the hammer
from the shoal water, and become alack
there. The tide was rising, and he was
rescued three hours afterward, just in time
to save him from drowning, the water hav
ing reached within two inches of his
mouth.
—Prince Oukthomsky sent his celebrated
collections of bronze Mongol idols to the
Russian Asiatic section of the Parts ex
hibition. They remained on view for a
time, but some of the figures shocked even
Paris ideas of decency and complaints be
gan to come in. Having been accepted,
the exhibit could not very well be return
ed, so the officials picked out the worst
specimens, packed them in a box of Asiat
ic appearance and have placed this Jn a
conspicuous position, with the label,
“Mongol Idols.’’
—Joplin, Mo., comes to the front with a
new idea, which, however, is not likely to
come into general favor. A fancy saloon
has just been opened there and its fittings
and furnishings are said to surpass in ele
gance those of any wet goods emporium
w-est of St. Louis. Monday night it was
thrown open, not to the general public,
but to “the ladles of Joplin." For two
hours nothing was sold, and only "ladies
and their gentlemen escorts” were admit
ted. The common herd was kept out un
til the next night.
—England is going to Inaugurate meas
ures Insuring the safe and pleasant trav
eling of canine pets, for whose comfort
a sort of special palace ear will be. added
to every train. Each dog will have a
species of loose box constructed on highly
luxurious -and hygienic principles, provided
with running water, elegantly nickeled
food receptacles and even thick and vel
vety mats to lie down upon, while plate
glass windows will allow them to admire
the landscape as they are carried along
at full speed.
—Early one morning last -week the police
of Jersey City captured an illicit still and
a quantity of whisky in a cellar. There
were two stills, in fact, and two furnaces
in full blast. It is not quite so romantic
to make whisky in a dirty cellar in New
Jersey as among the mountains of Somer
set county. Pennsylvania, or in the fast
nesses of Tennessee, but the whisky in
Jersey City probably brings a higher
profit as well as a readier sale. The stuff
captured was of the genuine Jersey light
ning description.
—Push-cart men are to be excluded from
the business districts on lower Broad
way, New York, and the adjacent streets.
Mayor Van Wyck has signed an ordi
nance which banishes the peddlrrs from
Fulton street. This is to he followed by
another ordinance which will drive the
push-cart men out of the whole lower
business district. Including Wall street
and ether thoroughfares In the financial
section. The fakirs have held possession
of the sides of the streets where business
is always on a run for so long that they
doubt the power of the administration
to banish them. So there may be a fight
in the courts over the ordinances.
—ln 1864, New Orleans received from
Simon V. Sickles, a druggist, a fund cf
$16,844 for the establishment of a dispen
sary to furnish drugs and medical advice
free to the poor of that city. Until 1877
the Income of the fund was used for the
designated purpose, but the City Coun
cils, finding that the expense greatly ex
ceeded the receipts, voted to stop the dis
bursements until the time when the fund
should have so increased that the city
could equip a free dispensary and thus
carry out the testator’s dqsire to the let
ter. The amount of the fund is now
$83,053.61. When it shall have reached
SIOO,OOO the plan wiil be carried out.
—Of the 6.000 and odd New York, Wash
ington, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston and
Baltimore families who have given their
addresses to (he Social Register, 3,150 are
l'catod inland and 1,f83 are at the sea
shore Of these latter 325 are at Newport
and 221 at Bar Harbor and vicinity. Six
hundred and five families are on Long
Island, of which the Hampstons claim
175. and 197 are on the Connecticut shore
of the sound. Since May 1 there have been
204 marriages, a decrease as compared to
last y<ar, and 75 men and 63 wo
men have died. Five hundred and
sixty-six families have gone abroad and
may be reached through their foreign
barkers. This is a slight decrease as com
pared to last year, notwithstanding the
attractions of the exposition.
—The consolidation of the two great
sleeping car companies made necessary a
vast amount of work, says the Chicago
News. The word Wagner had to be paint
ed out of 720 cars of that company. Of the
cars operated by the Wagner Company 502
bore the same names as 502 of those be
longing to the Pullman Company. A list
of these duplicate cars was made out, and
the day aJter the transfer painters went
to work changing them. The first Wag
ner sleeper had its name changed from
Java to Paltava. The Pullman standard
look Is being plgced in former Wagner
cars, thus causing a change of 40,000 locks.
The bed linen, blankets, towels, doormats
and the glass in those windows containing
monograms, will have to be changed, and
it may take many months before the al
terations are completed.
—The largest contract ever let by a
mining company In the state of Colorado
for the delivery of ore to reduction works
or smelters was made last week when
Dudley M. Gray of Cripple Creek closed
a contract with the Independence mine
management for the delivery of 200 tons
of ore per day from that mine continu
ously for a period of five years. The work
of breaking ore at the mine for transfer
under the terms of the contract agree
ment with the reduction firm has been
begun. Outside of the immense magni
tude of the contract in the matter of the
ore tonnage which It involves for the
whole period stated, it also represents
the greatest amount of value In ore pro
duction for any like period of time which
has ever been made from any exclusively
gold-producing claim containing the same
amount of productive territory within Its
prescribed limits.
—The Instinct of animals in the matter
of self-preservation is curiously illus
trated, says the New Orleans Times-Dem
ocrat, by the fact that several dozen cats
found refuge during the Ottawa fire In
a wooden house which, although the build
ings on each side were burned down, re
fused to eaoh fire, and remained Intact.
Oats have a peculiar gift In this direction,
aince, In addition to their reputed nine
live*, there is a popular superstition that
they will only eat what Is good for them.
This may or may not be a fallacy; but
the instinct of self-preservation. which Is
common to all animals, except perhaps
horses (who, being very bags of nerves,
wMI during a Are behave with suicidal
obstinacy), has been proved time and
again. The rats which, In practice a* well
as theory, desert the ship which 1* no
longer seaworthy, are a notable example
of It; and there ore many animal lovora
who would not consider It In any way ex
travagant to suggest that’the quacking
of the geese In the capitol was due o a
knowledge on their part of the facta that
the entry of the enemy would mean the
cutting of their throats, while the rousing
of the Romans would earn them a debt of
gratitude and perpetual Immunity from
iho poulterer'! shop window.
Jos. A. Magnus & Cos.,
CINCINNATI, O.
SINMISH HBSOIiTS.
OTELN dTe, ~
huUAhV.At & 38TH STS., NEW YORK.
ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF.
EUROPEAN PLAN.
COOLEST HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY
Located In the liveliest and most Inter,
estlng part of the city; twenty principal
places of amusement within five mlnutear
walk of the hotel
CHARLES A. ATKINS & CO.
Summer Resort—Ocean Hotel, Asbury
Park. N. J. GEO. L. ATKINS & SONB.
BLOWING ROCK.
GREEN PARK HOTEL
Summit of Blue Ridge, 4,340 feet. Scea*
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. Postofflcs
and telegraph in hotel*. Opens July I,
Write for leaflet and rates to
Green Park Hotel Cos., Green Park, N. C.
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia.
Representative'resort of the South. Open
June 15. $40,000 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. HARKING*
TON MILLS, Manager.
White Sulphur Springs Hotel,
AVAYNESVILLE, N. C.
50 acres beautifully shaded lawn, wonder
ful mountain views, cool nights, freestone
iron and noted sulphur springs. Fine or
chestra daily. House remodeled and newly
furnished this seast^n.
COL. F. A. LINCOLN, Proprietor.
~IN THE COOL MOUNTAINS.”"
The Swannanoa Hotel, Asheville, N. C.
Under new management. A high class
family and commercial hotel, with table
of superior excellence. Casino, music and
dancing. Centrally located; good beds;
cool rooms; rates moderate. Write to
BRANCH & YOUNG. Proprietors.
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN HOUSE.
Location beautiful and sanitary. Hotel
comfortable and homelike. Rates from
$7 00 tQ SIO.OO per week.
MRS. GEO. E. PURVIS,
Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE.
July daily rate Unsurpassed scen
ery. Railway fare reduced. Stations, Otis
Summit and Kaater6kill.
CHAS. & GEO. H. BEAUH. Mgrs..
Catskill, N. T.
ROCKY RIVER SPRINGS,
Stanly County, N. C. t
Open Jnne 1.
Finest mineral Table supplied
wtth the best. Band of music. Daily
mail. 'Phone connections with all adjoin
ing towns. Climate unsurp tssed. T<-u 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.
SEA GIRT, NEW JERSEY.
Beach House, right on the boach. Al
ways cool. Fine accommodations. Dining
room service first-class. Rates reason*,
ble. Send for booklet. Sea Girt is the
first stop ma<l£ on the coast by express
trains from Philadelphia to Asbury Park
and Long Branch. COAST COMPANY.
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, eulphur
and chalvbeate water. Reasonable rate*.
Address Miss C. CROZIER, Lithia, Grain
ger county, Tennessee.
GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL,
Virginia ave and Beach,Atlantic City.N.J.
sth year. Most central local ion; highest
elevation, overlooking ocean; 350 beautiful
rooms, many with baths. The terms art
reasonable. Write for looklet. Hotel coach
es meet all trains. CHARLES E. COPE.
COMFORT
For your stock The fly sea eon is now os
us and the time to use
Tough on Flies,
a lotion when applied will prevent youf
horses and cattle hem being pestered. Trjj
It and be convinced.
HAY, GRAIN. BRAN, COW FEED,
CHICKEN FEED. etc.
T. J. DAVIS.
Phone 223. 118 Bay street, west.
BRENNAN BROS.,
WHOLESALB
Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc.
122 BAY STREET. W**t.
Telephone BSS.
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