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discount for prepayment. ru* FOR ADJUSTING RAILROADS' AND FRUIT GROWERS' DIF FERENCE. New Way Out of the Woods That Has Appealed to >ltj. G. Nl. ilynls aiuf What He Sußgpsts-He Wants the Crowers to Prepay Freight Clmrges and Have the Kallronda Give a Discount, llepresenting Ad ditions Mode for Charges Not Col lected—Plan Would Have Advan tages to Growers Other Thnn Sav ins for Freight—Growers Would Select Fruit Carefully. Maj. G. M. Ryals has returned from the annual meeting of the State Horticultural Society with some new views of the prop er remedy for the correction of the evils now attending the fruit and vegetable in dustries in this state. Moj. Ryals was Impressed with the cor rectness of these views hefore he left Sa vannah to attend the meeting and dis cussed them with Commissioner of Agri culture Stevens and others; after hear ing the arguments of those who propose and urge the adoption of a course differ ent from that he favors, he is more than ever convinced that he is in the right and that his proposition, if favored by the fruit and vegetable growers and the plan it outlines is encouraged by the transpor tation companies, will result in a consid erable amelioration of the conditions now prevailing and of which constant com plaint is made. "Every railroad that handles perishable products,” aaid Maj. Ryals last night, “undergoes every year a considerable loss from the failure or refusal of consignees of fruit and vegetable shipments to re ceive them, the refusal being on the ground that the vegetables have been ruined in transit and are no longer fit for the market. This loss is suffered every year and must be taken into account by the railroads in fixing their scale of freight charges. “My plan is to have the growers prepay the freight upon consignments of perish ables and thu9 guard the railroads against the possibility of this loss. With this element of loss excluded, it seems to me clear that the roads oould afford to diminish their charges by the amount that they add to them for the purpose of meeting it. X regard this as a clear and clean business proposition, that, as busi ness men, the railroad officials could af ford to oonstder. "Certainly, they must realize that their interests are identical to a large extent with those of the growers, and that if the Industry is killed or discouraged, their profits vanish in the general destruction, or are diminished by the extent of the decrease in the fruit and vegetable acre age. I see no reason why those growers, who are willing and anxious to prepay freight, if It will result in any advantage to them, cannot receive from the roads such a discount as is mode to the whole sale merchant who purchases for cash. The discount represents the amount add ed to the net price for the loss Incurred by reason of bad debts, and the railroads might well afford to give to growers a discount, based in amount upon the addi tion made to their rates by reason of the charges they do not collect.” Maj. Ryals urged this plan before the assembled fruit growers of the state at Dublin. The question of transportation was discussed at length, and there was much wild talk of appealing to the legislature and to Congress for remedial legislation. The Transportation Commit tee of the society was continued without change, and the decision of the question reserved for the next meeting. No action was taken, therefore, and the plan sug gested by iMaJ. Ryals suffered the fate of the various others submitted for the consideration of the members of the so ciety. He believes that besides the saving in freight charges that the adoption of his plan would probably effect for the grow ers. it would have other beneficial results. When the growers came to realize that they must pay for the freight on their shipments, whether they brought any thing or not, they would be relieved of much of the temptation to ship Inferior stock. When there is a possibility of the fruit or vegetables reaching the markets for which they are destined at a time of scarcity, whenever inferior stock com mands good prices, the grower will take his chances, if he does not have to pre pay the freight. Consigning a shipment of poor fruit to his representative, he will let the issue rest in the hands of Provi dence. If he strikes a short market, he will make money; if he strikes a flooded market, he will lose nothing but the fruit, that would have been spoiled anyhow by a few more days on the trees, and the packages in which it is shipped. He pays nothing for freight. “If a fruit grower, for instance," said MaJ Ryals, “has to prepay $230 on every carload of peaches that he ships, he will be part cularly careful that the fruit is of the best. He will not ship inferior stock. Asa direct consequence the marke s will preserve a healthy tone and will not be beaten down by an influx of fruit not flt for anything but the crematory or the gartag- pile Seleciieg his peaches with oare, the grower will discard those that are not of the best quality and will in this manner save in expense for packing, leading, packages and freight. For a time this practice may result in a decrease in the vo'ume of th- crop, but it will he made up by the Increase in the crop acre age. that will follow In the v.-ake of the improved conditions it will Induce.” Various proposition's that have been made to the railroads by the growers have not met with a very encouraging recep tion from the former. MaJ. Ryals Intends to submit his proposition directly to the officials of seme of the roads, and he hopes that some modification of it, at least, will receive favorable consideration. UNDER SAME OWNERSHIP. Electric Supply Company Huy* Oat n Competitor. The Electric Supply Company of No. 112 Drayton street, yesterday bought the stock and patronage of the Savannah Elec trical Supply Company, a competitive con cern, of No. 40 Drayton street, and will hereafter operate it. The two will not be consolidated at present, but will con tinue to be operated separately. The Electric Supply Company was re cently tncoporated by Joseph S. Walker and James A. Larkin, who hold all the stock. It has enjoyed a prosperous busi ness, and with its increased facilities and patronage, hopes to continue to do so. The company has Just closed a contract to place 1,000 incandescent lights in the officers - residences and the barracks at Fort Scroven. Mr. Joseph S Walker •tated that the company has other con tracts which It will take some time to finish. AVORK OF THE POLICE. White Man Arrested on Charge of Stealing Clothing. Among the arrests at the Barracks yes terday was that of Tom Williams, colored. Charged with the theft of brass and cop per from the Isaac Josephs Iron Company. J- L. Parker, white, was sent In by De tective J. J. Murphy on a charge of steal ing several articles of clothing from Mr. H. Thompson. The remainder of the arrest* were lor trivial offense* "If I were sick and wanted to get well, Id find out how some one else got well who had the same sort of sickness as mine.” w lf your sickness is like hers, Mrs. Jacobs story will interest you. m!iL W! ? S V K ry 8: k indeed ’’ write* Mrs. Mollic Jacobs, of Felton, Kent Ca, Del aware, and our family doctor said I had consumption. I thought I must die soon for 1 felt so awful bad. Had a bad cough, spit blood, wa very short of breath liaii pains in my chest and right lung and also i “so dyspepsia. Before I took vour Golden Medical Discovery ’ and 'Pleasant Pellets' I was so weak I could not sweep a room, ? n i ?.? w 1 can ‘i o a Sl nall washing, and I feel like anew person. I believe that the Dord and your medicine have saved mv life I was sick over two years. I took 1i bottle* of the ‘ Golden Medical Discovery ’ and four vials of Dr. Pierce’s Pellets.” (< Are you sick? Are your lungs “weak?” Have you obstinate lingering cough, with bleeding lungs, weakness and emaciation ? Thousands in just your case have been cured by the use of R. PIERCE’S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY. It always helps. It almost always cures. Sick persons are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter abso lutely without fee or charge. All correspondence is strictly private. Write and get a opin ion on your case, frae. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. MADE IT THREE STRAIGHTS. Continued From Twentieth Page. Hollowell, c 5 1 0 4 0 0 Ballantyne, s. s 4 2X210 Villineau, lb 4 0 1 8 0 0 Harper, 2b 5 1 0 2 3 0 Holland, c. f. 6 1110 0 Garrett, 3b 3 1113 0 Kaphan, p 4 112 3 1 Philips, r. f 4 114 0 0 Total 38 8 6 27 10 1 Jacksonville— AB. BH. R. I*o. A. E. Harrison, 1. f 3 0 0 4 0 0 Linton, 3b 3 2 1 0 3 2 Conroy, 2b 3 0 1 3 2 0 O'Neill, lb 4 0 1 12 0 2 Abbott, r. f 2 1 0 0 0 0 Hutchins, s. s 2 0 0 1 2 0 Middiebrook, p 4 1 0 0 0 0 Clipper], c 3 0 0 33 1 O'Connor, c. f 4 0 0 2 0 0 B:outhers, s. s„ r. f. 4 1 0 2 2 0 Total 32 5 3 27 12 5 Score by Innings— Brunswick 0 10 12 10 0 I—6 Jacksonville 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—3 Summary— Three-base hits, Ballantyne. Two-base hits, Phillips, Harper. Stolen bases, Abbott, Middiebrook, Wolfe. Left on bases, Brunswick, 7; Jackson ville, 6. Hit, Batman Kaphan, 1; Middiebrook, 1. Bases on balls, by Kaphan, 3; Middie brook, 3. Struck out, by Kaphan, 4; Middie brook, 2. Passed balls, Hollowell, 1; Crlppen, 1. Earned runs, Brunswick, 3. Time of game, 2 hours. Umpire, Mr. Goodenough. Scorer, Mr. Charlton. The Jacksonville players, dlappolnted in not winning any of the games, left last night for home. The Brunswick boys re mained over and will leave this morning. They all had a good time in Savannah. Fernandina and Brunswick will play two games this week in the latter city. The games will be on Tuesday and Wed nesday and will be for $250 aside for each game, so that they will either break even or ope team will win SSOO. Last night Mr. Henry Hirsch, manager for the Brunswick team, and Mr. F. J. Ponce, representing the Fernandina team, posted a forfeit of SIOO for a series of three games at SSOO a side to be played within three weeks In Savannah. LOCAL PERSONAL. Mr. George Nicoll of New York is In the city. Mrs. Clarence A. Coburn is visiting in Dalton, Ga. Mr. T. B. Twitty of Camilla la registered at the Pulaski. Mr. Hunter Pope of Decatur Is a guest of the Pulaski. Mr. C. B. James and wife of Albany are guests of the Pulaski. Mr. A. C. Stanley of Jacksonville is reg istered at the Screven. Mr. Eugene T. Barry of New York is in the city on a short visit. Mr. Frank R. Allen, a well-known bank er of Atlanta, is in the city. Mr. C. A. Williams left for New York yesterday on the Birmingham. Mr. M. J. Solomons left via the South ern yesterday for Waynesvllle. Mr. E. P. Post left for New York yester day via the Seabord Air Line. Mr. M. F. Robinson left yesterday via the Plant System for New York. Mr. Malcolm Goodwin, formerly of thts city, is here on a visit to friends. Miss Nona Wylly left via the Seaboard Air Line yesterday for Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hull left yesterday on the Birmingham for New York. Mr. S. H. Wilcox of Wadley was among the arrivals at the Pulaski yesterday. Mr. W. S. Bennet of Augusta was among the arrivals at the Pulaski yesterday. Mrs. H. C. Ramaey of Grange Is visiting Mrs. D. Newman on Jones street, west. Mr. T. H. McMillan and family left via the Plant System yesterday for Saratoga. Mr. D. W. Krauss of Brunswick was among the guests of the Screven yester day. Mr. E. L. Brown was a passenger on the Seaboard Air Line yesterday for Rich mond. Mrs. C. H. Levan was a passenger of the Plant System’s yesterday for Phila delphia. Xlr. J. H. E. Stalling of Charleston was in the city yesterday, a guest of the Screven. Messrs. Gus Denmark and Peck Den mark of Valdosta are registered at the De Soto. Dr. W. H. Bulloch and sons left via the Plant System yesterday for Gettys burg. S. C. Mr. D. O’Connor was among the pas sengers of the Birmingham yesterday for New York. Dr. and Mrs. B. P. Ollveros were pas sengers on the Birmingham yesterday for New York. Miss Kale McGuillicuddy will spend next week at Tybee, the guest of Mrs. N. P. Co;lsh. Mi-s Ed a Dargan cf Charleston, B. C., is the gutst of Mr. and Mr*. Wlckenberg on Wtjt Jones street. Mr. %. P. Baldwin was among the passendfeA of the Plant System yesterday for Wrlghtsvllle, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. B. Gillespie were THE MOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1900. among the passenger* of the Birmingham yesterday for New York. Mrs. S. A. Einstein and Miss Hannah Einstein on the Birming ham yesterday for New York. Mr. C. G. Godfrey of Atlanta, assistant manager of the Western Assurance Com pany, spent yesterday in the city. Mrs. Joseph Ferst and the Misses Han nah, Gena and Mildred Ferst sailed on the Birmingham yesterday for New York. Mr. W. A. Boyle, chief clerk of the Postal Telegraph Company, is spending a well earned vacation at Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. L. V. Cox will leave on Tuesday for Augusta, whence, after a short stay, she will go to the mountains of North Caro lina. Mr. Frank Zink, accompanied by his •son, Fred, left Monday night for Aspen, Col., his future home. His family will join him later. Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Mr. L. D. Joel of this city, to Miss Pearl Rubenstein of Charleston. S. C. The wedding will take place in Charleston, next Sunday, Aug. 12. Mr. 51. J. O’Leary left last night on the steamship Birmingham for New York, to attend the National Convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Amer ica. to be held at Philadelphia, Aug. 8 to 12. Mr. T. W. Fulton has returned fr m Talocsa Springs, where he accompanied his broi her, Mr. Rufus Fulton, who is but just recovering from an attack of severe illness. The health of the latter has been materially imp: ov.d since he has been at the springs. Capt. D. F. Jack, freight traffic mana ger of the Plant System cf Railways, ac companied by his s*cietary, Mr J. D. Woodrow, will leave to-day at noon for New York, where he goes to consult with President Erwin upon matters connected with his department. Mr. C. E. Fairbanks, formerly electri cian with the Southern Bell Telephone Company and well known in this and other cities of the South, left last night for New [— : ~ I sunshade par excellence for this summer Is identical with the style photo graphed here. That is a light airy f alric is loosely gathered over & taut foundation of silk, with various ornamentations added in ihe way of ribbons, lace, artificial fruits an and flowers. So popular has this become that few of the old-fashioned parasols are seen. York, where he goes to accept an Im portant position in the electrical engin eering field. The best wishes of his many friends follow him to his new home. Rev. W. F. Hollingsworth, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Brunswick, is the guest of Rev. Dr. J. Y. Fair. Rev. John C. Bowers, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church at Washington, D. C., and Dr. L. P. Bowers of Phila delphia, are the guests of Rev. Dr. W. C. Schaeffer. Mr. S. S. Satehwell, for many years connected with the general freight office of the Plant System in this city, and more recently with the government service at Manila, but who is now with the Quarter master's Department at Philadelphia, spent yesterday in the city, and left last night via the Plant System for Philadel phia. CITY BREVITIES. A trolley ride will be given under the auspices of the Trinity Epworth League Friday night. Cars will leave the corner of Whitaker and Liberty streets, at 5.30 P- >n. _ . ,AA tjafer Chinese Superstitions. .From Leslie’s Weekly. An Incident illustrative of the danger ly ing In this direction is related by Mr. Ches ter Holcombe, for many years secretary of the American legation at Pekin. When Gen. Grant was visiting China Mr. Hol combe secured for him a privilege never before that time accorded to a foreigner, the privilege of admission into the sacred precincts of the Temple of Heaven in Pe kin. Now it is contrary to the settled be lief of the Chinese to admit a member of the female sex, old or young, even to the temple ground under any circum stances. It is said that should a Chinese guard venture even to carry a baby girl In his arms within the forbidden lines he would probably be punished with death. Not knowing of these restrictions, a num ber of ladles In Gen. Grant's parly ven tured to follow him when he visited the sacred edifice. Realizing the seriousness of this aJtlon, Mr. Holcombe afterward apologized to the Emperor's representa tives for the conduct of his countrywo men, and was Informed that the intrusion would be overlooked, but must be kept as secret as possible, for should the pop ulace learn of it an anti-foreign outbreak would be likely to follow. They would not forgive such a pollution of their most sacred building. Japanese Blit fur n Huslinnd. From the St. James’ Gazette. This is the form in which a young wo man advertises in a Japanese paper for a husband: "I. the undersigned, am a pretty girl, with abundant hair, flower like face, perfect eyebrow* and a good figure. 1 have money enough to take life easy and to enable me to spend my years with some beloved man who will ever be my companion, and who c*n admire the flowers with me by day and the moon by night. If any clever, accomplished, handsome and fastidious gentleman is disposed to accept this offer J can assure him that I will be true to him for life, and that after life Is over I will be ready to be burled with him In one grave. a\othi:k nec.ro akkbsted. l Aort to Find the Mnn Who Shot I’nllceniuu Lee. Waycross, Ga., Aug. I. Officer Newton McClellan arrested a negro this morning that may prove to b? the one who shot Policen.an Lee Thurs ay night. The ne gro's name i>s Bob Jones. Jones was tak en be ore Cfticer Lee this morn'n?, and while he says the negro looks l.ke the one who shot him he could not posit.ve'y identify him. SheriiT McClellan will hold him for additional evidence. The other negro. Preston Albritton, who was arrested Thursda> night is still held in jail here, es it is though: he may in s me way be implicated in the c*f ihe policeman. Sheriff McClellan has turned out the negro brought up last nigh: from Bladen as he jvvas convinced that he not the man wan.til. Pol.cemnn Lee is doing very well, and bright hopes are entertained for his re covery. Mr. E. Prentice Peabody, district secre tary of the Epworih League Societies, is taking the Initial s*eps looking to <he or ganization of an Epworth League Con ference in the Waycross distret. Rev. W. H. Scruggs reports $42.45 raised in Waycross for the famine sufferers in India. Some days ago. so it is reported here, a fight occurred at a fodder pulling, near Waithourville, and in the melee Jim Wainright go* his finger in the mouth of a Mr. West and as a result he is minus one finger. WAYNE COt'XTY PRIMARY. How the Rnllotlng for Candidates ltesnlted nt Odum. Odum, Ga., Aug. 4.— The Democratic primary election here to day passed off very quietly with a total poll of 108 votes. There were no restrictions placed on the voters. Quite a number of Republicans and Populists participated. The successful candidates were; For senator, G. Odum; for representative, J. R. Thomas; for ordinary, J. D. Crawford; for clerk Superior Court, Ira M. Raybon; for sheriff, W. B. Lena; for tax receiver, D. McGauley; for tax collector, H. W. Harris; for treasurer, D. H. Bennett; for surveyor, R. A. Thompson; for coroner, J. L. Green. It is generally understood that the Pop ulist party will put out a full ticket also, as they hold a convention* in Jesup next Saturday to nominate candidates. WATCHING THE ANARCHIST*. Secret Service Agent* Trying to Un ravel Supposed Plot. New York, Aug. 4.—The Herald to-mor row will say: In the groups of anarchist* scattered about this city and Paterson, N. J., tre pidation prevails, for the police and va rious agents cf the Italian government are constantly searching for clue* which may lead to the unraveling of the plot against the life of the Italian King. Pedro Esteve recognized as the leader of the anarchists here in the absence of Malatosta, of whom he was a faithful shadow, was In this city to-night, and it Is supposed that he was in consultation with the member.* of a Brooklyn group of anarchists which he founded. Detectives to-day were working on the theory that the woman under arrest In Italy le in reality La Belie Teresa, eo well known in Netv York among the Italians. Before she sailed away she announced that she was going to visit a Dr. Morso in Milan, and secret service agents say that a dispatch from Rome shows that the woman in Italy, known as Teresa Brugnoll. was taken into custody at the same address. There is much mystery about the per son of the woman who is supposed to have accompanied Bre*cl. The police think she was Teresa Aghina, popularly known as La Belle Teresa, Persons who dwell in the Italian colony speak of a vi vaelqus and adventurous young woman known by the same name and they says she also bore the name of Brugnoll. The name Brugnoll puzzle the detectives and they are work ing on the Idea that there Jia* been a man of that name to whom Mr*. Aghina had once been married. From another source It was learned to night that Esteve visited Brooklyn every fifteen days and held conferences with the "Parson” group. The name Is taken from that of Parsons, the Chicago anarchist. The funds are raised for two purposes— one portion for subscriptions to El Dos peratoes, and its printing of pamphlets; the other Is dedicated to "the sacred propaganda of the dead.” This lutter portion is dedicated to a pur pose which does not appear. Esteve has always maintained that the anarchists here had nothing to do with sending Bres cl to Italy or to paying hi* expenses. Heplacril !>>• Military Officer*. Lorenzo Marques, Aug. 14.—A1l Ihe cus toms officials and railway employes have been dismissed and replaced by military officer* > TYPEWRITING BY WIRE. WORDS TELEGRAPHED AT HATE OP 114 A MINI'TE. 6*'w Aatmunti,. Device Whirl. Over come. Present Human I.lmita tions—Only ikt Words A Minute Transmissible by tile Mors.' Alpha bet—Possibilities of the Invention in t onueetlnu W ith Newspaper Typesettina Machines. From the New York Post. By the tranfer of three patents from the inventor, the Postal Telegraph Company has just obtained control of anew device lor the mechaukal transmission of tele graphic messages which it is expected will accomplish a revolution similar to that brought about In typesetting by ihe development of the linotype ntaehine. It must be understood that the Morse telegraph key which has served the world for more than forty years, is capable of transmitting about sixty words a minute. T sing full text, that is, spelling everything out. operators have transmit el in the Morse alphabet fifty-thiee i\o:ds a min ute; using the Phillips code, which is an abbreviation of words, the average speed on a good wire with expert operators is about sixty-five to seventy words per minute. The conductor can convey much more than this number of words, and the trouble has been in the physical limita tions of ihe human operator. How to gvt rid of this human limitation has been the study of many inventors, and among all the devices suggested lhat Just com pleted for the Postal Telegraph Company by Dona.d Murray, an Australian inven tor, is considered by far the most promis ing Many attempts have been made, and successfully, to accomplish the transmis sion of message from a typewriter at one terminal which controlled a second type writer at the other terminal. In this way It has been possible to reproduce In print at the second terminal the message printed at the tirt. The device appears more effective than It really is. "It s a comparatively easy matter to make one typewriter control another by electricity," said u noted expert to-day, "hut for tel egraphy the device so far has been a fail ure. Patent offices are full of these de vices. interesting enough os curiosities, but they do not give any greater speed than the Morse key, and they- are, there fore. failure*. The typewriter, In theory, can run off a minimum of one hundred words; hut in wilting messages with the needed care, experience reduces this fig ure to about forty words at the utmost. \le have enough of those affairs; we want something different.’’ Something different Is supplied by Mr Murray s Invention. By this system the message is produced on a narrow paper ribbon by- means of perforations, which correspond to the Morse alphabet of dots and dashes, is then ’transmitted to the re ceiving station, automatically, is there reproduced on a second tape, nnd from that tape Is printed in type by an auto matic typewriter, nt the rate of 114 words a minute, the highest speed yet attained by any automatic device. This speed has many times been attained by Mr. Murray on the Postal wires over a circuit of 388 mile*, to Albany and back, while over the line to Chicago, a distance of nearly 1 000 miles, a speed of 103 words has been ob tained. This new apparatus, which Is now In stalled In Mr. Murray's office, is like many remnrkahle Inventions, very simple in ap pearance, and while its operation involves technical principles difficult for the lay man to grasp. Its outward operation js readily understood. A a first step, the inventor devised a system of perforations for the paper tape to represent the alphabet. The tape used is half an Inch wide, and has In the mid dle a line of circular holes by which it Is kept in place on the transmitting nnd recording machines. In preparing the mes sage at the sending station, this tape is ran through a perforating machine ma nipulated by keys like a typewriter, which In the space of about five-eighths of an inch occupied by each letter on <he tape makes the neoes.enry holes. The tape con taining the message thus indicated is then put into a Wheatstone transmitter. This is a small instrument whose mechanism is driven by a small electric motor kept run ning at a uniform rate by an electric vi brator, which serves the same purpose as the governor on a steam engine. In the transmitter, a number of minute needles slip through the perforations In the tape, and transmit electrical impulses to the receiving station. The receiving Instrument, which is an invention of Mr. Murray’s, Is run by clock work. It receives the electrical impulses determined by the perforated tape in the sending instmment, and on a tape Just like that used at the sending station, re produces the perf rations representing the letters of the message. The receiving tape is then put into an automatic typewriter, which Is one of the most Interesting parts of the whole invention. The tape is kept in place by running over a small wheel provided with metal points whieh fit Into the central line of tape perforations. Against this tape press five slender rods control the operations of the ma chine. As the tape passes these points, some of them slip into the perforations repres-nting each letter. The points which do not enter the tope perforations release the particular key In the typewriter which will print the prop r letter. The tyre writer itself is operated by a hand crank, and in this way the message Is printed fairly on a sheet, the tape running through the machine, with a steady burr and click, and the type-bars hammering out the message at a rate exceeding that of manual operation. Speed In the actual transmission over the wire is of the utmost importance. It might seem at first that this apparatus still depends upon the human operator, but in fact that is not to any important extent the case. In using Ihe Morse key. a message of. fay, 9-0 words occupies an Instrument for thirty minutes. But by the new system this message can be divided among several operators at the perforat ing machines, which work far more rap idly than the Morse key. and the several strips of perforated tat* are then run into the Wheilstone transmitter In the proper order, and the message goes over the wire t n about eight minutes, as against half an hour. Duplex transmission by this method has been accomplished. two sending-ana chlnes transmitting their messages over one wire simultaneously at the rate of over one hundred words a minute. Mr. Murray experts to ultimately to obtain quadrupiex transmis sion, which will secure the sending, re ceiving, and printing In type of telegraphic matter at the rate of nearly 500 words a minute, and this over a single wire. Aside from Its value in the telegraphic device, the perforated tape Is thought to have a future in connection with typeset ting. As every one knows, the linotype machines now used In newspaper offices are operated by a keyboard similar lo that of a typewriter. By the use of the automatic controlled applletd to the lino type. the message contained In the per forated type can be printed automatically by the linotype machine, at n much high er speed than is now possible, A further advantage is that by printing the message on the automatic typewriter, copy Is pro duced which may be cut down in the newspaper office, and then used as n guide by the linotype man. With this In hjs hands, he can make excisions in the tape message, or make additions by interrupt ing the automatic operation of hi* ma chine and using the keyboard. —His Kat<—Pence:—What has become of Bourgall, Ihe critic? Author—He wrote a book and was ,found nut. up DATES OS TURTLES’ BACKS. Romances Growing tint of Them. Grent Age Attained. From the New York Tribune. Indianapolis, July 28.—The great age to which the turtle may attain has recently ltd to considerable dl cussion in the In diana counties lying along the Oh o riv er, and the interest has been lightened and the longevity of Ihe turtle confirmed by a find which lias Just been reported from the neighborhood of Vevay, Switz erland county. J. I). Frotnan and K K. Kelso, both men of veracity, were walk ing along the river one evening and found a turtle which carried on the hack in inscription “C. E. S.. Lamb, lriiti i They threw the wanderer into the river and began an Investigation, with the re suit that they learned tile initials stood for C. E. Simpson, who remembered cut ' ting the letters on the animal when he was quite a young man. A few days later some mowers on the Dugdale farm, near | Vevay. found the same turtle, it having j wandered inland a distance of nearly ten ! miles. Another story which comes from the seme region contains a suggestion of a ro'rance. A turtle was captured by Miss Vary t'onn. and had on its shell nrmT lb. lett r end fioures “M. A B 18t>).’’ Mbs Centt reporeri Ihe Mud o her father, t'e r.e \V. Conn, of Chnr'rs’own. and lie recalled the circumstances nnd r which , the terrapin was marked more titan forty V ars ago. He said thr.t he and Mary A. Hryer were walking along Ihe river bank one night in IS6O. He bad Just proposed to her and had b-en accepted, when he espied the turtle in the sand, tricking it up, he cut Miss Bryer’s initials nnd the date upon its back, and turned it loose. Mr. Conn and Miss Bryer were married, the r diughter was horn, the mother dWd. and the daughter, grown to woman hood, found Ihe turtle Tile turtle was found within thr. miles of the spot where I’ was picked up forty years before, .but that is the only time that it is known to have heen seer), Mr. Conn made an effort to keep >hn wanderer, but it made Its escap l from the pen which he construct ed. and It Is again carrying the romance up and down the Ohio. Quite the opposite of this little romance is a story that has received general cre dence along the river tn Switzerland coun ty. In 1559 a little girl named Jackson taught a turtle in the sand and cut her Initials on its hack, together with the date. Time wore on. and the incident passed entirely out of her mind. She was a handsome woman, remarkably vivacious, and not above the weakness of coquetry. But as the years went by nnd he missed < hanee aftor ehanee to marry she derided that her age must remain in the neigh borhood of thirty. Indeed, she did not look a day older than that It was under such conditions that a voung man came to the town and opened a store. He was not over twenty-five, and it was not long before he was mani festly under the influenee of the charms of Miss Jackson’s accomplishments. Rumor had it that they were about to be mar ried. One evening late In the spring they were walking along the river bank, and the turtle with the telltale date and Ini tials obtruded Itself In their way. The lover saw the coincidence between the ini tials of his affianced and those on the back of the turtle, but the date was whol ly out of harmony with what she had represented Hie suspicions were aroused, and with them came hack the old sar casm which had long heen latent in Miss Jackson’s disposition. She replied with bitterness when he demnnded to know how old she tvos when she rut her ini tials on the turtle's back. Then, there was a quarrel, and then, the young mer chant ceased his nttentions, and the two became an strangers. The. theory that the turtle lives to be one hundred years old does not appeat to be unreasonable In the light of n find which was mode by Carmony, a farmer, of Madison county, a short time ago. He was ploughing in his field, when he discovered a land turtle that had the date “July, 1834.” Inscribed upon Its hack. The marking had been greatly dimmed bv growth, blit the figure* could be traced with ease. There are people still living along the Ohio river who declare they have seen turtles which had been marked by the soldiers of Gen. George Rodgers Clarke when he was holding out on old Corn Island preparatory to marching against the British at Kaskaskla and Vin cennes, and at least one of the terrapin carrled on his back the date of 1787. - | SELLING BY CANDLE. A Quaint Old-Time Question Which Still Prevails In Wnlea. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The custom of "selling by candle," an anctent ceremony, still prevails in several towns In England, notably at Aldermas (on. It is letting land, not selling, how ever, and the property is a piece of mead ow, the “church acre,” which was be queathed some centurion ago to the church. The custom or ceremony is as follows: A candle is lighted, and one Inch below the flame Is duly measured off, at which point a pin la inserted. The bidding then begins, and contlnoea until the Inch of candle la consumed and the pin drops out To the one who Is bidding as the pin drops out the land belongs. Every three years this ceremony is per formed. At Cheadoy the church acre ! let every twenty-one years by this means, and at Tatworth a sale by light candle takes place every year. At Warton the graz ing rights upon the roadside have been an nually let by the same means, a custom which has heen observed since the time of George 111. The one who presides at the auction produces the old book contain ing the record of the annual lettings since 1815. An ordinary candle is then cut Into five equal portions, about one-half Inch long, one for each lot. At the last auc tion, attention was drawn to the fact that the sporting rights over an old gravel pit were Included in Lot No. 1, but unfortu nately there were no fish in the pond. “Get on. gentlemen, please; the light’s burn ing." was a frequent exhortation. At fhnerals in some parts of Wales there is a curious custom. A poor person 1* hired—"a long, lean, ugly, lamentable ras cal”—to perform the duties of sin-eater. Bread and beer are passed to the man over the corpse, or laid on it; these he con sumes, and by the process he Is supposed to take on him all the a4ns of the deceas ed and free the persons from walking aft er death. When a sin-eater Is not em ployed glasses of wine and funeral bis cuits are given to each bearer across the coffin. The people believe that every drop of wine drunk at a funeral Is a sin com mitted by the deceased, but that by drink ing the Wine the soul of the dead I* re. leased from Ihe burden of the sin. In some places it is the custom to send to the friends of a family, after a death, a bag of biscuits with the card of the de ceased. These funeral hiseults—often small, round sponge cakes—were known as arvcl bread—arvel meaning ale. When ar vel bread Is passed around at a funeral each guest is expected to put a shilling on tne plate. Y atm a Boy's Huleitle. Zanesville. 0.. Aug. 4.— Noble Drumm. aged twelve, committed suicide by hang ing in hi grandfather's smokohous at Frazltrsburg roar here. The deed was de -1 beralely planned and Is thought to have been caused either by the fact that he was afflicted with t. Vltua dance In a mld form or because his parents, who hud ben divorced, each remarred, and he was left to live with his aged grandpar ents. Ore Mine* (dosed Don., Mlddlesboro, Ky., Aug. I—The ore mines at Watts Station, belonging to the Vlr girl* Iron, Ccal and Coke Company were elo*ed down to-day. Over production, It is stat'd Is the cause of the shut down. The furnaces probably will be closed within a wssk. Roman Catholics Itv Ohlss. From the Messenger of the Sacred Heayf, It has heen the aim of the patents tn China to have the spiritual. In. lust rial, civil and military forms of ctvlllisetton ga hand in hand, and In our opuikm if h*< Protestant missionaries* had adopted at similar course they would not now be In such terror of the fanatics. As soon as In habitants of a certain district were con. verted to Catholicism the priests* in ad dition to their other missionary work. MM to It that they were familiarized with (he use of modern arms. This was necessary in order that the priests and their con verts might be able to protect themeelvea from the depredations of the numerous robber hands which make frequent raltto upon the domain of Home mandarin against whom they have a grudge. The result has heen that every Chrtwtlan vil lage hus become a sort of stronghold to which ihe peaceable element among the people flees for protection In time of danger. —Patrick Henry is still n factor of more or less interest in the history of America. The next Congress will include two men of that name from Mississippi. The pres ent member from the Sixth District is Patrick Henry, and another Patrick Hen ry will represent the Third District. EXCURSIONS. Moonlight Excursion. An excursion will be given on Aug 8 at 8 o'clock p. m. by Lafayette McLawg Camp No. 59k, U. C. V.. on steamer San lee, which lenves foot of Abercorn street, for a trip around the buoy. Tickets can he obtained from the committee,or on the wharf. Committee—Thos. Kreeger, Jas. T. Theus, W. N. Arnold, Capt. J. V. Tor rent. and G. T. Nichols. AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAYS. CELEBRATED YACHT DRAGOON AT AUCTION. I. O. 1/% ROC UK, /% not ionoer. On TUESDAY, the 7th day of August, 1900, before the Court House door, during; the* hours of sale, I will sell for cash to the highest and best bidder, The celebrated yacht Dragoon, with two full suits of sails, several extra sails, be sides splnnnkor and balloon jib. Fine awn ing. Bhe i fully equipped with every thing necessary for such n yacht. Sho can be made one of the finest cruising yachts ever built in this country. TWO-STORY DWELLING AT AUCTION. I. O. If A ROC UK, Auctioneer. On TUESDAY, the 7th day of August* 1900, I will *ell before the Court House, Dwelling No. 742 Gwinnett street, oast* Ineluding lot 30 feet by 100. This i a nice piece of property. BLACK VELVET RIBBONS, Trimming and Belting Widths. THE BEE HIVE, St. Julian and Whitaker Streets. SPECIAL NOTICED. PAULDING OP LONG ISLAND CELE BRATED PIPPIN APPLE CIDER. This pure cider la served on steamers on the American line, and at the Waldorl-As torla and leading family grocers in New Yoik city. Paulding s Pippin cider is made from the pure Jute, ot hand picked apples from his own mill on the premises. It Is abso lutely pure apple Juice, and all (he efer vracence is natural, and we guarantee R to be the choicest elder in >h. world. leading phisiclans in New York and Brooklyn recommend this cider to their patients, lie perf ct purity Is guaranteed. In Paulding's Pippin cider, only Long Is land Newton’s Pippins aie used. The ap ples are led on the trees untli late in Oc tober when they are hand picked and placed tn a dry room to ripen. Paulding says “the apples are thorough ly crushed in his own mill and the Juloa pressed out and run into sweet clean casks" The difference between cruehlng and grinding apples is very great. You will know the difference between crashed app es and ground apples If you take some stems and chew them, you will find (hat bitter taste which la no*, with Paulding’s crushed apples. This cider has not the extreme ewietness or the Huszel cider, and everyone will find the Pauld <ng's Pippin cider Just right to take with dinner. I.IPPMAN BROS , Bole Agents in Savannah. aUWANEK SPRINGS HOTEL, Huivnnre, Fin. Situated on the banks of the Suwanee river. Climate unequuled No malaria. No mosqui toes Cool nights Most healthful and dellgnt. ful resort lu the houlh. Water cures every known disease Board *lO per week. .Special rale for commercial men or *2 per day, which Includes transfer Table and accommoda tions strictly first-class. For Illustrated pem Shlet address Suwaneo Springs Cos . Suwanee prlngs. Fla. ANDREW HANLEY, Mgr. AT JOYCE’S. Whal will your dinner be? I have fine Ricetteltl Lamb, Spring Chickens, Heavy Beef. All kinds of fln Peaches, tine Melons and Apples. Vege tables, tender and fresh. Orders filled any time of day. Phones 107. JAS. J. JOYCE. P. B.—Remember the fine B. & B. Coffeo, TDK WAY TO CLEAN CARPETS. The only way tc get your carpets prop erly taken up, cleaned and taken care of for the summer is to turn the Job over to the District Messenger end Delivery Cos., telephone 2. or call at 32 Montgomery; street, end they will make you an esti mate on the cost of the work. Prices reasonable They also pack, move end store furniture and pianos. CL H. MEDLOCK. Supt. and Mgr. LARUE WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE lo rent, located head of Broughton street, on West Broad, now occu pied by the Savannah Currlugo and Wagon Cos. As they will give up business In the city on June l, i offer It for rent from that data. H. P. SMART, IJU.MJS LXGCtTEU By Ihe Am' / n an Bonding and Trust Com pany of Baltimore. We are authorised to execute locally (Immediately upon appli cation). all bonds In judicial proceedings In either the state or United States courts. and of administrators and guardians DEARINO * HULL, Agents. Telephone 324. Provident Bulking. PROPOSALS WASTED. City of Savunnan, Director of Public Works, Savannah, Ga., July 21. ISOt).— Sealed proposals will be received at this office until Tuesday, July 31, 1900, at U o'clock noon, city time, to furnish the city of Savannah with supplies until Aug. 31, 1900. All proposals must be made on official forms, which can be secured at this office on and after this daie. Envelopes to be marked "Propo>al for Supplies." The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids Bids to be open'd in the presence of bidders. , GKO. M GADSDEN, Director. 3