The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, July 31, 1900, Page 6, Image 6

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6 CROPS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE COMMISSIONER OF AlittKl LTf RE ON THE OUTLOOK JM GEOIIGIA. He Will Submit His Report on Cotton Crop to the Ralrich Convention Next Month—'War Wftli China He Doe* *ot Think Will Serlonaly AJTec* Market ior Cotton nnd It* Manufactured f'roducts—AYHl At tend State Horticultural Society Medina at Dublin Thin Week. Commissioner of Agriculture O. B. Stev ens r achfd Savannah yesterday by the Kansas City from Nw York after two weeks spentt in the North, principally in New York. Philadelphia and Washington. The trip down th coaot was the first Commissioner Stevens had ever taken at sea When a-ked about the* cotton crop of the state. Commissioner Stevens said that having been away lrom home for two weeks he could not say just how it is. but winn he .started on. his trip it was in very gotd -condition and hade fair to turn out a both! ten and a half mi-lion bales. During ills trip there have been no decided changes in the weather or any other circumstance of which he was aware that wouYd materially affect the crop or cause him to change his estimate as to the probabbe yield. Commissioner Stevens will have ready his report of the cotton crop by Aug. 28. when it will be read at Raleigh. W. C., at the semi-unnual meeting of the commis sioners of the eleven cotton-growing state*, of which Mr. Stevens is president. The report will then be printed, eind will be for general distribution about fiept. L Referring to this meeting: of the Commissioners, Mr. Stevens said it will be one o.t the most important that has been held, as through his effort* each commiseiomer of a cotton grov4ms **tate will make a tabulated statement, showing the numba- of acres of cotton p.a<ated in his state. %(ho amount and kind of ferti lizers used, and the average cost of raising the crop. .Such a table has neve r been made before . and will prove of Inestimable value to ail persons interested in the pro duction. manufacture, or sale of the sta ple. How cloite a watch is kept on this and other crops of his own state by the com missioner i shown by the fact that in the 137 coun ties of the state there are 1,200 correspondent!* making frequent reports. The prnspe stive war with Chiraa. Com missioner Sit wens thinks, will luve lit tle, if any efttect, on the price of cotton, or its manufactured fabric. Th* mills of the country, he thinks, will take at a good price all of the cotton that is mar keted. and *their output will in turn find a ready market, for though Chirm may be at war, she will need is much cot ton good® at ever, end possibly more. The commit sloner also spoke encourag ing of the otfc'er crops of the state, par ticularly so. of wheat, which he said is now more planned than it hes been since the war, and winch is proving to the far mere quite a profitable mop. Sugur cane, also, he says, has materially in creased in acreage, and bid> fair to be come even more popular with farmers. The only thing thntt is needled to make this one of the mo* important crops in the state, he said, is the reall wtion of its value by the planters, and thie introduc tion of improved machinery fitr the mak ing of sugar. He is convinced, he says, by his trip to Louisiana last year, that Georgia cane contains more twear mak ing material than does the Louisiana product, and that oil that is needed to make it possible for this state to compete with 1 Louisiana as a producer of sugar. i.<f r*he- increased acreage of canr*. and the proper mills for making the syrup and sugar. Conditions favorable to the de velopment of the industry, he says, are gradually being brought about, and in Southwest Georgia, many small mills are being put tip for grinding and converting into sugar this year's crop. Referring to the recent comparative fail ure of the state's pooch and watermelon crops os money makers for the growers, the commissiameU accounted for It on the grounds that both fruits, at about the time of maturity, were subjected to so much rain that, -they were too watery to ♦Hand the transportation wcessary to get them to the Northern markets, and con sequently brought lower prices than- would otherwise have been the case. Mr. Stevens, though he spent much of his time in New York says that he> spent no lime in looking into national politics. He was more interceded in the industrial questions. The business outlook, he says he has never seen better, trade is good all over the country, money is easy and everything points to a most prosperous year. Mr. Stevens will spend a day In the city and to-night in company with Maj. G. M. Ryals will leave for Dublin to attend the meeting of the Georgia State Horti cultural Society which meets there to-mor row. IX THE RAILROAD WORLD. Matters of Interest in Snvnnnali nnd Elsewhere. Mr. R. W. Hunt, traveling passenger agent of the Southern, with headquarters at Augusta, and Mrs. Hunt who have been staying some time at Tybee have re turned to Augusta. The Merchants and Miners Transporta tion Company will give up the office that it now occupies at Bull street and Con gress street lane and, beginning with to morrow. will occupy the premises at No. 112 Bull street. The company has been in list present quarters Binee Feb. 1 and will move only because the lease of the office is up and cannot be renewed. It is said that a cigar •tore will be ojiened at the present office as soon as ihe company moves out. Another change that will be mode In the office of ihe Seaboard Air Line to-morrow will be the appointment of Mr. Wm. But ler, Jr., to succeed Mr. F. V. Peterson as traveling passenger agent. The change will go into effect at once. It is reported that Mr. Peterson will be given a position In some other department of the road or probably n similar position in some other city. He was out of the city yesterday, however, and Ihe report could not be veri fied. The leak in the conduit near the water works has not yet been repaired. A force of hands is still busy upon it. Not the slightest inconvenience has been suffered by consumers on account of the work, and it is not believed there will be the least trouble. OFFIt EMM DISAPPOINTED. Tliey Regret n Portion of flit* Mili tary Pnnl Will He lflell I p, News of the government’s appropriation for the state, troop* being less than was anticipated was received by officers in Sa vannah with general regret. Capt. G. P. Walker and the officers of the Chatham Artillery felt the keenest disappointment, as their command will not be nb:e to got the new held battery for which they had hoped. All officers had expected the ad ditional appropriation would mean more and better equipment. Norsford s Acid Phosphate NERVOUS EXHAUSTION. A wholesome tonic and nerve food, im parting vigor and strength to the entire system. Induces refreshing sleep. —Gcmnpc bean name Hqrsfokp’s on wrapper. If an Honest, Straight Whisky r is not better than “doc tored up” ones, then why should we be particular to get pure milk, honest but ter, flour, tea, coffee, su gar or anything else? OLD CROW IwUmAoorr: Juit irn yOLDCROW j RYE ie positively STRAIGHT iff and is made by the small DyCl tub, HAND-MADE SOUR ** „ I MASH process, using the HBiGrk&CoJ James Crow formula > it which render* competition I •iWir.M. flj cr hopeless. H. B. KIRK &. CO., Sole Bottlers. New York. S. GUCKENHEIMER’S SONS, Distributors, Savannah, Ga. lUG BtXCII BEFORE RECORDER. Saturday nml Sunday’s Haul Dis posed of In Many Way*. Recorder Hart ridge disposed of a docket of thirty-Bix prisoners yesterday, the net catch of the two preceding days. In the bunch were prisoners charged with nl! grades of crime from the plain drunk to burglary, and assault with intent to mur der. On this last charge Lindsay Richardson and Nancy Legree, both colored, w T ho had gone for each other Sunday night with pieces of rod iron, were given thirty days’ on the gang in lieu of S2O apiece, which they were unable to pay. John Henderson, colored, charged with being the burglar of Christopher's bar, was turned over to the Superior Court. Aaron Davis, colored, who. on Sunday, cut another negro named Shell man, and later was captured by Patrolman M. Davis, with the bloody knife still in his possession, was remanded to the City Court on the change of stabbing, not in his own defense. Alice Stewart, a white woman, arrested on a charge of being drunk and disorder ly on the street, was given thirty days on the gang. The woman had been up on a similar charge before, and had then received a sentence of sixty days, whicn was afterward remitted, with the under standing that she leave town. This it stems she did not do, or if she did she did not stay away, so the Recorder had no alternative, hence sent her to the gang. O. Clements and William Wilson, w r ho were charged by Patrolman F. T. Wall with having cursed and abused him, were given sentences of $lO or fifteen days, and sls or twenty days, respectively. John Moody, the maimed bootblack, probably the most confirmed and reckless drunkard, with whom the police have to deal, was up again for the usual offense of being drunk and disorderly, and got the usual sentence of thirty days on the gang. LOCAL PERSONAL. Mr. Wm. M. Wilder is the guest of the Pulaski. Mr. J. R. Hall of Valdosta is the guest of the Pulaski. Mrs. W. S. Beel of Albany is the guest of the Pulaski. Mr. C. H. Wilkes of Macon is register ed at th De Soto. Mr. W. F. Hauser of Macon is regis tered at the FNilaski. Mr. John M. Hell of Dawson is the guest of the Pulaski. Mr. L. A. Judkins of Atlanta is the guest of the Pulaski. Mr. C. D. Dickinson of Atlanta is the guest of the Fulaski. Mr. and Mrs. John Saverese are the gues's of the Pulaski. Mr. C. W. Burkett of Atlanta was at the Pulaski yesterday. Mr. S. Marvin Booth of Hagan is reg istered at the Pulaski. Mr. C. J. Keefe of Jacksonville is reg istered at the Pulaski Mr. R. E. Wicker of Coleman. Fla, is the guest of the Pulaski. Mr. Oscar McKenzie of Montezuma is registered at the Pulaski. Mr. A. Minis will sail for New York to-day via the Nacoochee. Miss Anna Guerard left via the South rn yesterday for Brevard. Mr. E. Schwab of Port Royal register ed at the Pulaski yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Keen of Atlanta are the gusts of the Pulaski. Mrs. M. H. Schaul left Sunday via the Coast Line for Liberty, N. Y. Mr. G. W. Dwell* v Jr., left via the Southern yesterday for Saluda. Mr. F. P. Gallagher will sail via the Nacoochee to-day for New York. Mr. J. R. Stokes of Augusta was among the arrivals at the Pulaski yesterday. Mr. J. Brnnnan of Rome was among the arrivals a.t the De Soto yesterday. Miss Winnie Seckinger has left for Da rien and the Ridge to spend her vaca tion. Mr. T. H. MacFarland of Darien was in the city yesterday the gueet of the De Soto. Mr. W. E. Guerard was among yester day’s passengers of the Southern for Bre vard. Mr. C. H. Arthur of Dawson was in the city yesterday and stayed at the Pu laski. Mr. J. E. Smith of Waycross was in the city yesterday and stayed at the Pu laski. Mr. W. H. Patterson and Mr. Baxter Patterson of Atlanta are the guests of the De Soto. Mr. and Mrs. John N. King of Rochel'e were among • lie arrivals at the Pulaski yesterday. Mrs. Arthur Overton will be among the passengers for New York to-day on the Nacoochee. Mr. W. R. Kavanaugh will be among the passengers of the Nacoochee for New York to-day. Miss Mary Hamilton Sfurgls rf Augusta is visiting Mrs. Windley, at No, 210 West Wayne street. Mr. Charles M. Gilbert has returned from the coast, where his family is spend ing the summer. Mrs. W. E. Swanson and Master Er win Swanson will have to-day for Balti more via the Miller. Solicitor General H. Livingston Kenan of Darien was in the city yesterday the guest of the Pulaski. Miss Viola Baldwin was among the passengers of the Plant System yester day for Mayesville. N. Y. Mrs. John Sullivan Schley nnd children we:e among the passengers of the South ern yesterday for Brevard. Mr. Janus Mcßride. Jr. will leave to day via the Nacoochee for New York, where h' will spend the next month. Miss Pearl Thompson has returned, af ter a pleasant stay at Rincon. She is* accompanied by her cousin, Miss Dette Seckinger. Miss Maude G. Witkowski will leave in a few days for Asheville and Greenwood, where she will spend the remainder of the summer. Mr. Ray Miller, who represents the Pos tal Telegraph Cable Company, al the Cot- THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 31,1900. ton Exchange, is going to Cleveland, 0., to spend his vacation. During his ab sence Mr. William Hughes of Augusta, a son of Mr. P. H. Hughes, manager of the Postal Telegraph office, will be in charge. CITY BREVITIES. Among the arrests made by the police yesterday was that of George Glover, a 9 year-old negro, who was s* nt In by Pa trolman Cameron on the charge of shoot ing another negro, Edward Clark, with a sling-shot. Mr. Peterson did not receive a telegram announcing that he would be succeeded by Mr. Butier until Sunday. A report published the day before, was In advance of any information he had gained of a change being in contemplation. Barbee & Bandy advertise another en tertainment at Isle of Hope to-night, which promises to be as interesting as ary they have previously given there. The usual guessing contest will take place followed by a fish supper. An orchestra will furnish music for dancing during the evening. THE STAGING OF SHAKESPEARE. >lr. Beerbohm Tree** Defense of the Public T ste. From the Fortnightly Review. “Sir,” said Dr. Johnson, “I have not even mentioned 'Little Davy’ in the pref ace to my Shakespeare. “Why?” ventured Boswell, “Do you not admire that great actor?” “Yes,” replied the doctor, “as a poor player who frets and struts his hour upon the stage—as a shadow.” “Bui,” persisted Boswell, “has he not brought Shakespeare into notice?” At this the immortal lexicographer fired up. “Sir, to allow that would be to lam poon the age. Many of Shakespeare's plays are the worse for being acted.” Then Boswell. Scotchman that he was, once more replied with a question: “What! Is nothing gained by acting and decoration?” “Sir!” replied Dr. Johnson, breathing hard; “Sir!” he thundered, as he brought down his fist with all the energy of his rotund and volcanic personality: “Sir!”— and for once there was a silence—the only silence that is recorded in the life of that masterful personality. In this brief conversation is raised the chief question which has divided lovers of Shakespeare for three centuries past. Ought his works to be presented upon the stage at all? Strange as it may seem in an actor, I am bound to say that I can understand this attitude of mind, which was shared by many thinkers of past ages. lam not astonished even that such acute nnd genial critics as Charles Lamb nnd Wordsworth—tha such serious lovers of Shakespeare as Hazlitt and Em erson—held the opinion that the works of our greatest dramatist schould not be seen upon the stage. We ore told that under the present sys tem it is no longer possible for Shakes peare's ploys to be acted constantly and in their variety, owing to the large sum® of money which have to be expended, thus necessitating long runs. Of course, if o large number of Shakespeare’s plays could follow’ each other without intermission, a very desirable state of things would be attained, but my contention is that no company of ordinary dimensions could possibly achieve this, either worthily or even satisfactorily. Leaving out of con sideration for the moment all such ques tions as rehearsals of scenery and effects, it is Impossible for one set of actors prop erly to prepare one play in the space of a few days, while they are playing an other Qt night. Those who have had ex perience of rehearsing Shakespearian drama In a serious way will bear me out that a week or a fortnight, or even a month. Is sufficient to do the text any thing like justice. And even when at tempts of this kind have been made, can It honestly be said that they have left any lasting impression upon the mind of the fancy? I contend that greater ser vice for the true knowing of Shakespeare’s works is rendered by the careful produc tion of one of these plays than by the in different—or. as I believe it is now fash ionably called, the “adequate”—represen tation of half a dozen of them. By deep ly impressing an audience and making their hearts throb to the beat of the poet’s wand, by enthralling on audience by the magic of the actor w r ho has the compell ing power, we are enabled to give Shakes peare a wider appeal and a larger fran chise—surely no mean achievement. Thousands witness him instead of hun dreds; for his words are not only, or pri marily, for the literary student; they ore for the world at large. Indeed, there should be more joy over ninety-nine Phil istines that are gained than over one elect that is preserved. I contend that not only is no service rendered to Shakespeare by an “adequate” representation, but that such performances are a disservice, in so far that a large proportion of the audi ence will receive from them an impression of dullness. And in all modesty it may be Claimed that it is better to draw multi tudes by doing Shakespeare in the way the public prefers than to keep the theater empty by only presenting him “adequate ly,” as theee counsels of Imperfection would have to do. I take it that Ihe proper object of put ting Shakespeare upon the stage is not only to provide an evening's amusement at the theaier. but also to give a stimulus to the further study of our great poet’s works. If i>erformances, therefore, make but a fleeting impression during the mo ments that they are in action, and are forgotten as soon as the plaj’house is quitted, the stimulus for diving deeper in to other plays than those that we have witnessed must inevitably be wanting. For my own part. I admit that the long run has its disadvantages—that It tends (un less fought against) to automatic acting and to a lessening of enthusiam. passion and imagination on the part of the ac tor; but what system is perfect? It is a regrettable fact that In all the affairs of life, whenever we strive for an abstract condition of things, we are apt to come into collision with the concrete wall which is built of human limitations—as many an idealist's battered head will testify. In making a choice one can only elect that system which has the smallest number of drawbacks to lis account. The argument that the liabilities involved nowadays in producing a Shakespearian play on the modern system are so heavy that few managers care to face them, and that therefore, unless n change In sych system takes place. Shakespeare will be banished from the London stage altogether—is in my opinion a fallacious one. Again I apologize for intruding the results of my own experience, but I feel bound to state —if only for the purpose of encouraging others to pul Shakespeare on the stage as magnificently as they can afford—that no single one of my Shapesperian productions has been unattended by a substantial pe cuniary reward. Teething Powders The Famous Aid to Safe and Painless Teething. Vied by mothers the world over for nearly M years. DR. HTKDMAN having opened • brunch o flics in A merlon, considerably reduces thecostof tbes# Justly celebrated powders. They nreput up In yellow wrap pers. The trade mark. a gum lancet, TRADE^ MARK Is on every packet and on every powder, without which none Is genuine. A packet containing nine powders. cents. At your druggist s. or mailed lostpaid on receipt of price, send for booklet— **J>r. Med man's Avrsery Doctor. •* Address J. ii. Ma-W ALTER, West Johnson St., tlrmnnlown, Phlla., Pa Bold by LIFTMAN BROS., Savannah, Ga. The Quakers Are Honest People. §The Quaker Hrl Tonic is not only a blood purifier, but a Blood maker foe Tale. Weak and De bilitated people who have not strength nor blood. It acts ae a tonic, it regulates digestion, cures dys pepsia and lends strength and tone to the nervous system. It Is a medicine for weak women. It Is a purely vegetable medicine and can be taken by the most delicate. Kidney Dis eases, Rheumatism and all diseases of the Blood, Stomach and nerves euon succumb to its wonderful effects upon the human system. Thousands of people in Georgia tccommend it. Price SI.OO. QUAKER PAIN BAUM is the medicire that the Quaker Doctor made all of his wondsrtul •(ulclc cures with. It's anew and wonderful medicine for Neuralgia. Tocthacho. Backache, Rheumatism Sprains, Pain In Bowels; ,n fact, all pain an be relieved by it. Price 2T>c and 50c. ; QUAKER WHITE WONDER SOAP, a medicated soap for the skin, scalp and complexion. Price 10c a cake. QUAKER HEALING SALVE, a vege table ointment for the cure of tetter, ec zema and eruptions of the skin. Price 10c a box. FOR BALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. SECOND PLOT DISCOVERED. ANOTHER SCHEME TO BLOW UP WELLAND CANAL LOCK. Wallet Found With n Letter Which Is Considered Proof That n Second Plot Haw Been Formed Forties Concerned Were Designated in the Document by Numbers Plotters Are Evidently Strong Friend* ot the Boers. Buffalo, N. Y. t July 30.—A Tonawanda special to the Courier says, that e wallet was picked up at the central station in that city to-night, which had evidently been dropped by a passenger, and which, when examined by the police, disclosed two documents which ere considered a proof of a second plot to blow up the Welland canal. According to the special, Boer sympathy is regarded by the fron tier police as the motive. The most pronounced document is os follows: “Comrade No. 7: Greeting—As agree! before you left on your mission, I now. by order of the chief comrade, transmit to you in Buffalo, directions to govern your conduct in the discharge of your duty. “In the Hotel Shelton, in the city of North Tonawanda, N. Y., on the 31st day of this year of our brethren’s suffering and humiliation in the liberty-loving Transvaal and Orange Free State, at the hour of 3 p. m.. you will meet Comrade No. 13. You will recognize him by the usual recognition mark and after giving him the prescribed test, you will exhibit this, your warrant and receive from him a sealed package. You will use all speed and secrecy in, delivering this packet to Comrade No. 21 in the Palmer House, Toronto, Ca He will recognize and , test by the means prescribed in your in structions. After delivering the package you will hold yourself to proceed under his order at any moment to rendezvous, which he will name near Welland, On tario. with such instructions as he may send to Comrades Nos. 27 and 29. “Be careful and zealous in the per formance of your duty, for on you depends much. You will assist Comrades Nos. 27 and 29 in carrying out our patriotic pur pose to smite our enemies. “God save Kruger and Steyn and all our noble patriots. The oppressor shall be stricken through her cub. Yours in the cause of vengeance “Comrade No. 14.” CORBETT TO MEET MeCOY. Will Fight Twenty-live Hound* the Lost Week in Angnxt. New York, July 30.—James J. Corbett and Charles (Kid) McCoy have been matched to fight twenty-five rounds be fore the Twentieth Century Club in Mad ison Square Garden in the last week of August. This announcement was made from the Garden arena to-night just before the Mo- Fadden-O’Brien fight, and it occasioned an unusual amount of interest. Corbett and McCoy have been talking at each other for a long time. A match between them was announced several weeks ago, but Corbett promptly denied it. Then there was quiet, and finally they met a few nights ago in Corbett's saloon, where a wordy combat enlivened matters for a time, ending in the ejectment of the “Kid.” McCoy, suffering from the affront and not being, as he himself put it, “a bar room brawler,” let himself out with the following telegram, which reached Cor bett in the course of time: "I have posted $2,500 with Al Smith to fight you at your own terms before Sept. 1. If you are not a coward you cover it. “Kid McCoy.” The former heavyweight championship was engaged and declared that although he hod barred all men but Jeffries, he would fight McCoy before the Twentieth Century Club, provided there was enough money in the proposition the club might submit. Evidently the club has met Corbett's wishes in a satisfactory way, because of the announcement which the manager was able to make to-night. Corbett asks 60 per cent, of the gate receipts. IMG DAM MAY GIVIS WAY. Would Damage Colorado Spring* nml the Knllrond Track. Denver, Col.. July 30.—A special to the News from Monument, Col., says a land slide to-day damaged the reservoir dam. A small stream is now running through, ard it h fea el the dam moy go out. j The res rvoir covers seventy acres, is t<n I to forty Let deep and is now bank-full Monument is on high ground, but shou and j the dam go out, Colorado Springs, twenty I miles south would be damaged, and itie | Denver and R o Grande Railroad would sustain Injury to its tracks. __——■ ■ / —ln London there is an odd fmilantlirople enterprise called the Spectacle Mission. It was founded by Dr. E. J. Warner over ten years ago. and provides spectacles for poor working people suffering from defec tive sight. Last year over a thousand spectacles were given away by the mis sion. A subscriber of five shillings re ceives four spectacle cards for distribution; a ten-shilling subactiber ten cards, and so on. The eyes of each applicant are care fully tested and the spectacles are new. of good glass, w ith steel frames. Many poor working man and woman has been ena bled by tan* mission lo retain employ ment* THE OSPREY AND ITS NE9T. Int creating Ways of the Largre Fiah- HawkM. From Forest and Stream. The genius displayed by fish-hawks in nest-building time is often wonderful, leading persons io suapect that the me chanical calculations of the bird are equal to iho.e of the average human being. The hawks frequent forests and groves* fring ing the waters of Narragansett bay to ob tain mater.al for building new nests and repairing old ones. Rouen limbs of trees high over one’s head are heard snapping and cracking. This snapping of sticks is caused by fisli-hawks. Mechanically they examine and bre:k off the limbs by sheer force, something that is unique in the character of birds. A hawk flying about wheels short on its wings, having select ed a decayed s-tick that is suitable, on some oak tree. Something after the fash ion of tom-pegging the hawk charges past and just above the bough. Just as he is passing the limb, with great dexterity lie hooks his claws upon it, and without stop ping in his flight, and with wings flapping furiously enough, bang goes the report of the breaking ot the roiten limb, and tri umphantly the feathered wonder carries to the nest the stick, sometimes four inches in diameter and 4% feet long. Al though as a rule the birds break oil the limbs at the first attempt, they have been 41 to try the operation on the same ©tick ivvo and three time© before being success ful. In case the stick is not uroken off the first time, they do not lost their hold, but unceasingly flap their broad wings in the air, exhausting every measure toward accomplishing their purpose. Ordinarily their bodies are not so heavy as to cause one to suspect that they could break off such stout pieces of boughs, but the momentum carried in their flight as they hook on to the limb without stop ping almost invariably causes their ef forts to be crowned with success. The loud snapping noise of the breaking of tree branches by the hawks would lead a person not accustomed to their habits to suppose that an elephant w r as running amuck through the forest. Of about four feet in width and of a very compact structure, the nests can with stand the fury of severe storms. The fabric is so woven and bound crisscross fashion that case© have been known of the nesis remaining intact even after the wind felied the tree or pole and threw the nest violently to the ground. A severe storm blew down a flsh-hawk’s nest at Warren a year ago, leaving the nest bottom up. It was discovered several days later, with three young dead birds inside. Being im prisoned, they had died of hunger. The inner edges of the nests are woven with light sticks, cornstalks, pieces of cloth and dried seaweed. The fish-hawk lives to a good age. On one of the eastern Rhode Island headlands a Mr. Anthony tells of an incident that happened 20 years ago near his home. A male fish-hawk was brought to the ground by a gun in the hands of a boy. Mr. An thony cared for the wounded bird in his barn, picking out grains of shot and stop ping the flow of blood. All the time the hawk fought him with its uninjured wing. In a month’s time the wound had complet ly healed and the bird had become quite tame. It would not eat anything but fish, however. The wounded wing was stiff when the bird was given its freedom, and the peculiarity of this stiff wing is noted every season by Mr. Anthony in a bird that located near his home. He is con fident that It is the bird that was wounded near his home 20 years ago. The watchfulness of the fish-hawks over their nests before the young leave the shell is a great boon to other smaller birds. A singular trait in the charaerer of the osprey is its toleration of sparrows, crow-blackbirds and grackles to build theirs nests in among the outer sticks of which its own nest is constructed. Hike vassals to a chief, these smaller birds lay eggs and hatch them in perfect security, and in mutual harmony with the larger feathered creatures. Often there are from twenty to thirty nests of small birds in the rounded outer sides of the fish-hawk’s nest. From long acquaintance with the fish-hawk the sparrows and crow-black blnls have no fear of them, and they have learned that as the fish-hawk during in cubation constantly is on guard, their nests are doubly secure from feathered in truders and from the inroads of the com mon crow, the bird that they most fear when their nests contain eggs. When the young fish-hawks come forth from the shell the constant guard of the nest by male and female is gradually re laxed. The female leaves the nest at in tervals in quest of food, soon flying back with a fish caught in harbor or bay. A noticeable feature about the mother hawk is her mode of feeding the young. Return ing with a shad cxr porgie when the young are only a few days old. the mother bird tears the fish in pieces with her claws and bill, giving a strip to each young bird. When the bird© become a week old, or about that age. and thereafter during the season, a whole fish is given to each young fish-hawk by its mother. It is Interesting to watch the young hawks when they are fed. They will cry for food when hungry, but, unlike the progeny of all other feath ered tribes and land animals, they will not fight for food. The mother bird selects the young one to which she will give a fish. The rest of them remain sitting beside their more fortunate companion in the nest, but beyond uttering plaintive cries make no effort to get part of the fish for themselves, simply waiting in patience until their turn comes, which circum stance may prolong for quite a length of time. The young birds catch no fish the tjrst year of their lives. Their food is pro cured by the parents. As soon as the young brood become a few weeks old the mother throws off quite a piece of the top o* the nest to the ground. This enables Contagious Blood Poison There is no poison so highly contagious, so deceptive and so destructive. Don’t be too sure you are cured because all external signs of the disease have disappeared, and the doctor says yon are well. Many per sons have been dosed with Mercury and Potash for months or years, and pro nounced cured —to realize when too late that the disease was only covered np • and driven from the liko Bogota Uko. surface to breaU out again, and to their sorrow and mortifi cation find those nearest and dearest to them have been infected by this loath some disease, for no other poison is so surely transmitted from parent to child as this. Often a bad rase of Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula or severe skin disease, an old sore or ulcer developing in middle life, can be traced to blood poison con itPcarly TH ° S,n ot th ° Paront. life, for it remains smoldering in the sys tem forever, unless properly reatcd and driven out in the beginnitt',. S. S. S. is the only antidote for this peculiar virus, the only remedy known that can over come it and drive it out of the blood, and it does this 60 thoroughly and effectually that there is never a return of the disease to embarrass or humiliate you afterwards. sA. cures Contagious Blood n flsT/l Poison in any and all s tagei; contains no k Wt, mineral to break down your constitution ; it it purely vegetable and the only blood puri fier known that cleanses the blood and nt the same time builds up the general health. Our little book on contagious blood poison is the most complete and instruc tive ever issued; it not only tells all about this disease, but also how to cure yourself at home. It is free and should be in the hands of everyone seeking a cure. Send for it - . t, THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. QA. Cigar Dealers Like to have their regular customers smoke Old Virginia Cheroots because they know that once a man starts smoking them he is “fixed,” and that he will have no more trouble with him trying to satisfy him with different kinds of Five Cent cigars. Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this ye:r. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. 9 REMOVAL NOTICE. We move back to Broughton street Oct. 1. Our lo cation will be 112 west. We don’t want to spend much money on drayao-e, Therefore have decided to sell entire stock at ZERO PRICES FOR CASH, and will make accommodating terms to time purchasers, Our summer specialties are Awnings, Mosquito Nets Odorless Refrigerators, the only kind; the Puritai Wickless, Oil Stoves (Blue Flame) for cool cooking. You know where to find us. M^LiNDSAY&Mqmiji the young to see their surroundings, and less obstacles are in the way when they first make attempt to fly. The young bills do not take readily to flight. They are fully feathered, and yet make no attempt to leave the nest. Gen erally their initial attempts to rise on wing are begun about July 10. Flying up from the nest they fall back upon it again from a hight of about five feet. They make attempts in turn, with like results. The young hawks are very timid about flying away from the nesis. and it devolves upon the parents to drive the young forcibly off in order that they can fly. Great is tno screeching and loud are the cries of the birds on such occasions. At last one of the young hawks will make an attempt 10 reach an object fifty yards away from the nest. These efforts are generally awk ward. and it is not uncommon to see the fledgling tumble in somersaults earthward. The mother hawk, ever on the alert, rushes to its rescue, and shooting under the. young bird catches it on its back and wings before it tumbles to the ground. MRS. AGIIXAI.DO'S LIFE AT MANILA She Is Under Strict Oversight of the Military Authorities. From Harper’s Bazar. The few Americans who have called up on her in Calle San Jose have found a good-looking Filipino woman of about 30 years, clad in the graceful dress of the islanders, and resembling thousands of her less prominent race sisters. She is bettor looking from the Filipino standpoint than from ours; she is plump, pleasarrt-faeod. and, to her countryfolk, distinctly attract tive. She will not talk Spanish with a foreigner; it is said she can speak this language, but does not care to do so. To hold converse with her it is necessary to enlist the services of a Tagalog interpre ter. To-day “la Senora Fresidente” has the appearance of a woman who has suffered, nor is- the term of her unhappiness yet past. Her eyes, with their expression of sadness and dejection, show her distress of mind. For this there is due cause. Her husband is probably a fugitive, hiding in the mountains, and every day lessens his chances of ultimate pardon at our hands if we capture him. He may be dead; if he still lives he is in danger every minute of the day, wherever he may' be. Ido not believe Mrs. Aguinaldo herself knows where he is, nor that she has heard from him since she came to Manila. She is fully' aware of the dangers which surrounded him in the Igorotte country when she left him last Christmas, because it was the unmistakable hostility of these same Tgrottes that decided her to seek the pro tection of our lines. She lost her infant daughter last November, and later her 3-year-o!d son died in Baeoor. The death of her son is an established fact, but for the present those who surround Mrs*. Agupilado have defined it wise to withhold from her the confirmation of this news. She has heard that Miguel died in Baeoor, but the assertions of her friends to the contrary are half convim ing, so she broods on the matter, wandering why the child is not brought from the country to see her. In a couple of months the rea son for this present secrecy will have passed; there will then have arrived anew member of the Aguinaldo family, and the mother’s attention will be diverted from the children who have died. During the long weeks that Mrs. Agui naldo was under guard she cou’d receive no visitors; her mail was withheld, and only one member of the household was allowed in go out to do the daily market ing. The provost marshal of Manila said to Mrs. Aguinaldo that this was done in order to protect her from annoyance of any' possible unpleasant occurrence. But In spite of ihls precaution, she never con sidered such protection necessary; she has many friends and relations In and about Manila, and she has never been appre hensive that they would annoy her in any way. Before the guards were removwi from their house the women were warned by the provost marshal to be most careful to observe a strict neutrality tn word as well as in deed. They were particularly cautioned against talking to correspond ents of American newspapers, and it was made plain to them that their present lib erty was dependent up a close observance of these warnings. They are afraid the guards may be sent back to their door any day, and they are consequently most care ful to respect the provost marshal's admo nitions at all times. A Oeltclortn Smoke. The Herbert Spencer Is on e’.eeant cigar and is truly u delightful enjoyment to Inliale the fumes of this fine tobacco; It la exhilarating and delicious *see that the name of Herbert 9per.cer Is on every wrapper of every cigar, with out which none are genuine. The Herbert Spencer cigars art only sold by the box of 60, Conchas at $3.50, and Perfectos. $4.00 at Eippman Bros., whole sale druggists. Barnard and Congress streets, of this c’ty.—ad. —Where She Is Wise.—“ Why do you consider woman more Intelligent than man?” “Because she has sense enough not to show nil that she disbelieves. Chicago F.venlng Poet. ALWAYS ON DECK. The Singer Piant of Chicago, 111. This SINGER PIANO Is sold by man of the leading dealers In the Unite States, such as Wm. Steinert Sons Cos who have the largest establishments i Boston, New Haven and Providence. Ala the SINGER PIANO is sold by Wn Knabe Cos., having the leading houses i Boston, Baltimore, Washington and N York city. There are a large number < leading houses handling SINGER PiAN( too numerous to mention. The SINGER PIANO is evidently one < the best pianos in the market, or it woul not be sold by these leading houses. It has an elegant singing tone, muc finer than most pianos, and about one-ha the price of other instruments. Call and see, and examine the SINGE PIANO and save a good deal of money o your purchase. Same guarantee is e: tended for the SINGER PIANO as any < the leading pianos of the day, and a sa Isfactory price will be given to all on a| plication. LIPPMAN BROTHERS. Wholesale Agents, Wholesale Drugg'st Barnard and Congress Streets, Savannah, Ga. j HOSE SID REELS. j EDWARD LOVELL’S SOSS. . 113 Broughton Street, West. BRENNAN BROS.. WHOLESALB Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc. 122 BAY STREET. Wsst- TcltpboneSSl. COMFORT For your slock Th fly season Is now of us and the time to use Tough on Flies, fi lotion when applied will prevent you horses and cat tie from being peatsrsd. Tr It and be convinced. HAT, GRAIN. BRAN. COW FEED CHICKEN FEEI>, etc. T. J. DAVIS. Phone 223. 11l Bay street, west JOHN G. BUTLER, L'bt A 1.11. Aw *e>| Faints, Oils end Qlsss. ash, Doors, Blind, and Builders' Supples, Plsin and Decors live Wall Paper, Forel*n and Dome. Cements, I.lme. Plaster end Hair. > Agent for Abestlne Cold Water Pain JO Congress street, west, and 1* St. street west r.U?,Z YOURSELF! Can SIK tor un llfu-hurgefl, Inflammation* rotations or ulceration >( ruucous njoinbranw I'sldlom. and not aetrlD , eet or poieonou.. ■eld by Drsitwa or sent In plain wrPl*' by exprew. prpptt|d, I SI .00. or 3 bottle*. lo.Tft. Circular aeot on request M Morphine and Whlekerhe* It. treated without pair 01 mmm