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6 THOUGHT HE FELT A QIAKE. Two ShockH Dioturhfd Workman nl Pnrk. Two distinct earthquake ehorics were at Greenwich Park yesterday morn ing about 9 o’clock, says Mr. A. J. '' h* son, who is engaged in bui.ding Mr S. P. Shot ter s new house. The first shock Mr. Wilson said, was about ft o’clock and lasted for about a minute With some forty-five workmen. Mr. Wilson was on the building, about twenty feet from the ground, and says he distinctly felt the Fhock. He at first attributed it to the possible ’shaking of the structure by the handling of the building material, but about ten minutes later while in the office whL*h is a wooden building and in no way connected with the house, another and similar shock was felt, though it last ed for only a few seconds. workmen at the Park bear out Mr Wilson’s statement. No report of the shock being felt in the city or any other port of the surrounding country has been received. BOM) MADE LIEI TENANT. First Sergeant of Company C of the Guard* Goe* t p a Grade. F:rtt Sergeant J. Sullivan Bond was regularly and unanimously elected last night to fill the vacant commission in Company C of the Sovrfr.nah Volunteer Guards, caused by the resignation of Sec ond Lieutenant Walter P. Ott. The election was held in the company room of the Guards’ Armory, and was presided over by Lieut. R. G. Tunno. ot Company B. and Lieut. VV. L. Pritchard of Company D. The polls, under the reg ulations of the state service, were kept open from 8 until 10:30 o’clock. The newly chosen officer of Company C served with it during the Spanish-Ameri can War, entering th< service os first sergeant and being mustered out as sec ond lieutenant. In fcoth capacities he was one of the most efficient as well as one of the most popular officers of the regi mem. doing his full duty and maintaining at all limes good discipline, while at the same time retaining the esteem, admira tion and liking of the men. DARIEN MAN A BANKRUPT. Meyer IHnenfein Filed nn Applica tion for ft Discharge. Meyer Blue&tein* of Darien filed his application for discharge in bankruptcy In the United States District Court here on yesterday. Bluestein failed in Thom asville in 1894. and it is of the obligations of the-=e debts that he wishes to relieve himself. His liabilities amount to some $3,000, while his assets are nothing at all. The petition for a discharge was filed by Mr W. M. Heyward. There are no Savannah creditors of the bankrupt estate. ♦ DILL AT THE BARRACKS. Very Few Arrests Made Yesterday by the Police. An unusually small number of arrests were made by the police yesterday, up to midnight only three prisoners having been brought in. Of these the only one of any importance was that of Watson Cohn, colored, charg ed with the theft of $34. He was arrested by Detective Murphy. LOCAL PERSONAL. Mrs. B. Dunham and family have gone to New York. Mr. John C. Ruse of Atlanta is a guest of the Pulaki. Mr J. H. Spencer of Lakeland is a guest of the Screven. Mr. C. R. Davis of Albany is a guest of the De Soto. Miss May Mathews of Newnan is a guest of the Pulaski. Mr. D. S. Ferguson of Dawson is regis tered at the Pulaski. Mr. W D. Bryant of Fernandina is a guest of the Pulaski. Mr. William M. Wilder of Albany is a guest of the Pulaski. Mr. W. T. Sadler of Albany is regies tered at the De Soto. Miss E A. Mills of Atlanta is regis tered at the De Soto. Mr. George W. Macon of Macon is reg istered at the Pulaski. Mr. John H. Stephens of Jacksonville Is a guest of the Screven. M.r. W. A. Walker of Quitman is reg istered ai the D eSoto. Miss Howell left via the Central yes terday for Birmingham. Mr. R. M Hull left for the North yes terday on the Kansas City. Mr. G. Hoffman left over the Plant Sys tem yesterday for Norfolk Mr. Albert Smith will leave via the Southern to-day for Asheville. Mrs W. F. Cummings of Manassae ie in the city a guest of the Pulaski. Mr. George Dole Wadley was in the city yesterday, a gueet of the De Soto. Mr. Thomas Halligan left on the Kan sas City yemerday for New York. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Clarke left for the North yesterday on the Kansas City. Mr. P. W. Williams of Hagan was in the city yesterday a guest of the Screven. Mia# Am* Black of Pacolet wras among the arrivals at the Pulaski yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clancy will sail for New York to-day on the Birmingham. Mr. W. L. Clay and family will leave to-morrow via the Southern for Saluda. Mr. H. C Btringfiel<J left via the Plant System yesterday for Wrightsville, N. C. Mr. J. H. Johnson of Postal was in the city yesterday and stayed at the Pulaski. Mr. Hewett Hill left via the Seaboard Air Line yesterday for Gainesville, Fla. Mr. Sidney H. Weis left via the Sea board Air Line yesterday for New York. Mr. W. F. Noble of liushnell was In the city yesterday and stayed ot the Pulaski. Mr. H. M. Comer. Jr., is h passenger on the Tallahassee due from New York to day. Mr. Julian Schley was a on the Kansas City for New York yester day. Mr. A. R. Sullivan of Rome was 1n the city yesterday and stayed at the De Soto. Mr. G. Noble Jones ie a passenger on the Tallahassee to arrive from New York to-day. Mr. A. L. Laird was among the Kan sas City’s passengers for New York yes terday. Mt. Frank T. Schnell of Columbus was among the arrivals of the Pulaski yes terday. Mr. W. B. McPhaib of Moultrie was among the arrivals at the Pulaski yes terday. Miss Ida Montgomery of Moultrie was In the city yesterday and stayed at the Pulaski. Mr. Fred Wessels, Jr., will be among the pawsengera of the Southern to-day for Asheville. Mr Isaiah Solomons wl.ll be among the passengers of the Southern to-day for Asheville. Mr. W. Klexner was among the passen gers of th* Plant System yesterday lor IXsilUiV 111* . Ml L* R Conunt mim] child ui4 Mho Luun* will Ifettve for Saluda to-day vU the Bout hern. Mr. ii. U. Sghaui it a pamngtr on the Tallahassee which sailed from New York for Savannah Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Coney and family will be imotig the passengers of the Southern to-morrow for Saluda. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lippman and the Misses Eunice, Gladys and Doris Lippman will sail for New York to-day on the Birmingham. IN THE RAILROAD WORLD. 'latter* of Interest in Hnvnnnah and I Use where. It Is expected that the Second Avenue* Elevated Railway, in New York, wi.i te ready for operation by electricity on Oct. 1. Power will be supplied by the Metro politan Street Railway Company until the completion of the new power house. The third ruii is being la 1.1 in 60-foot lengths, welded together in 300-foot lengths. Six < ar train.- will be run. with mo.or cars at both ends of the train. Each motor car will have four 100-horse power mot ora, a total of So(* horsepower on each train. E.ectricity will he used to opeia'.e biakes. lighting, signal and headlights. The New York Railroad Commßsion has just published its report on tests of street car brakes, made during list year. The report states that whi.e nothing has b<e.i brought forth that will revolutionize 'he manner ot stopping a car, the opportunity Is afforded to show what the best appli ances known to-day can do in the matter of stopping a car quickly. While the re sults are very satisfactory, there Is still 1 room for much improvement.and the board feels that its action in holding a public • est will result In still further improve- j men is in brakes or in new inventions, i which will reduce the distance within which the car can now be stopped; and it has the satisfaction of knowing that it has done all in its power to bring about the adoption of better brakes than ’those j now used by the majority of roads in the j state, and thus reduce the number of I accidents. Nebraska state officials have renewed their attempt to collect an immense sum as penalties—footing up Sl.4Ro.ooo—from the railways for alleged violations of the max imum rate law of 1803. CITY BREVITIES. The steamship Tallahassee, Capf. As kins, arrived from New York this morn ing. A Savannah letter in the New York Commercial says that a movement is on foot to re-establish the Savannah Bureau of Freight and Transportation. The regular dance and guessing contests will be given at the pavilion of Messrs. Barbee and Bandy to-night at Isle of Hope. It is expected that an unusually large crowd will be in attendance on ac count of the hot weather. AT READYILLE TRACK. Every Incentive Offered at the Grand Circuit Meeting;. Boston, Aug. 20.—There was every in centive for good racing at the opening of the Grand Circuit meeting at Reedville track this afternoon, for the weather was superb, the going very fast and a big field in each event made the heats inter esting. Although two favorites lost, the winning of the big stake, the Blue Hill, by Annie Burns and the fact pace by Gyp Walnut evened up matters to every body’s satisfaction. Summary: 2:30 class trotting. Bine Hill, puree $5,0(0. Annie Burns won first, second and fifth heats and race; Dillonite, second; Oracle On# ward, third. Dillonite won third and fourth heats. Time, 2:l4Vfe; 2:144; 2:14; 2.12 clasa, pacing, purse $!,000. Gyp Wal nut won first, third and fourth heats and rare. Lift e Frank, second; Early Bird, third. Little Frank won e ond heat. Time. 2:10%; 2:13%; 2:102:14^ 2:17 class, paring, purse SI,OOO. Gentry’s Treasure won three straight heats and rice; Fred £. Wedge wood, second; Ituna third. Time 2:11; 2:10; 2:11. Foals df 1697. purs* $2,000. Major Delmar won second and third heats and the race; Emma Winter, second; Iva £>ee, third. Emma Winter won first heat. Time 2;15; 2:15; 2:16%. T • PHILOSOPHY OF THIRST. Thin Sound* Dry, But a Dinquinition on Dog Day Drink* I* Seasonable Heading. From the London Globe. Popular notions about the dog days are a 11 tl tague—like the drinks. Probably Byron had them in his mn 1 when 1# spoke of “The English winter ending in July, To begin again in August.’’ At all events, they fall within the pe riod thus indicated, in spite of which foi o knowlfdge most of us make but scant pro v.s on against their inconveniences. We muddle through th*m n the proper Brit ish fashion, growling and going on. and going on growling without abating a Jot the temperature. That alusion seems nat urally to suggest the dog. Now the Ro mans used to sacrifice a propitary dog to Canicula, the dog star, (which we call Sirius,’’) lest he should make the weath er too hot to ho and them in M di erranean latitudes. Perhaps, also, to avert the per nicious influence# which this ominous star was suppos and to shed. For the rising ond setting of the dog star with th* sun was regarded, not only as the cause The Oldest and Best S. S. S. is a combination of roots and herbs of great curative powers, and when taken into the circulation searches out and removes all manner of poisons from the blood, without the least shock or harm to the system. On the contrary, the general health begins to improve from the first dose, for S. S. S. is not only a blood purifier, but an excellent tonic, and strength ens and builds up the constitution while purging the blood of impuri ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases of a blood poison origin, Cancer, Scrofula, Rheumatism, Chronic Sores and Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles, and is an infallible cure and the only antidote for that most horrible disease, Contagious Blood Poison. A record of nearly fifty years of successful cures is a record to be proud of. S. S. S. is more popular today than ever. It numbers its friends by the thousands. Our medical corres pondence is larger than ever in the history of the medicine. Many write to thank us for the great good S. S. S. has done them, while others are seek ing advice about their cases. All letters receive prompt and careful attention. Our physicians have made a life-long study of Blood and Skin Dis eases, and better understand such cases than the ordinary practitioner who makes a specialty of no one disease. We are doing great good to su flaring humanity through oil r consulting de partment, and invite you to write us if you have any blood or skin trouble. We make no charge whatever for this service. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, A. THE MORNING NEWS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21. 1900. If you will buy three Old V lrginia Cheroots! and smoke them to-day you will get the greatest amount of comfort and : satisfaction that 5 cents will buy m I a smoke, and get it three times over! ( You haven’t any idea how good they ' are and cannot have until you try them. Try three to-day instead of a sc. cigar, j Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. „ I of excessive heat, but of many calamities. With the advent of our d> g days we al o revert to some superstitious usages, among which is the suing up of the “cool tankard’ as an appropriate svmhol It : th* office of the devout professors of thirst to keep tnis vessel c:n*tan*ly re plenished. And with such cheerful alac rity is the duty fuelled that not a few brothers of toe order appear to drink, not because they are thirsty, but “lest they should be by and by.” The philosophy of thirst is a dry sub ject It may, however, be treated with humidity and an open mind—say in the calm and shaded library', an iced hock and seltzer being within easy reach. Other kinds of philosophy may be discussed on similar terms, which have the advantage of constituting each moralist his own “ar biter bibendi.’’ But the really thirsty man recognizes that he is an animal. A deep, deep draught of something cool, homely, mildly fragrant, and almost neu tral in point of flavor best fits him. This is no time for finicking drinks. Water, how r ever pure, is not universally whole some or aceptable. It needs a something —a medlator--to turn Its crude and assert ive edge. Now, for bare thirst-quenching qualities fow beverages Cnn equal draught of oatmeal water, with a squeeze of lemon. It is not a full-dress drink; it has no pretensions to elegance; and it is so dreadfully cheap that no modern res taurateur could dream of taking it up. It is only wholesome, refreshing, and suffic ing; that is for mun, the animal. In which chai*icter some people have even called this drink sublime. Of course, It all de pends upon circumstances. A man in a frock coat and a top hat must not go about seeking for unsophisticated drinks. His character is at stake. What should be do with a pitcher? He might as well go in for a brown “toby'.” Nor can he carry his own oatmeal and enjoy himself at a drinking fountain. Eccentricity is perhaps a worse social malady than down right lunacy. So he samples the bowls of vapid claret cup; wearies himself with lemon squashes—“cigaretto obligato” ac companiment—toys with various special “mixtures,” including probably one of his own, and finds that is more uncom fortable than ever. He has only estab lished the truth of the proposition that “there may be intemperance with diluents as well as with sttmulants, bringing on dropsy instead of delirium tremens.” Water Is a good servant, but a bad mas ter; nor is the case altered when it Is fro zen. Iced “quenchers” are a contradic tion in terms; while oobblers. Juleps and all such plausible impostors are nothing le#s than incendiaries. They are violent delights which have mostly violent end*. Many of them are “heady,” while yet more of the so-called summer drinks are too syrupy and luscious to be really re freshing. But led astray by their allure ments we crunch their icty particles, and allow’ them to scald our throats. In more point of temperature—“the” point in hot weather—the ideal of an bev erage h> that it should suggest the cellar, and not the refrigerator. One of the most romantic of poets has set up the true sci entific standard when he thirsts for a draught. “Cooled a long ape in the deep-delved earth.” That -is easily’ realized at the foot of Mount Parnassus, as In the most limited and prosaic of city gardens. But there Is no earth to delve in Flatland. And its only cellars are coal cellars, so there must be refrigerators. Still, a little understand ing of their purpose and discretion in their use will work wonders. Our bever ages, then, should be cool; not lcte cold. A wonderful little feat of parlor magic may be performed by simply wrapping a wet cloth round bottle or vessel of earthenware, and standing it where you can establish n thorough draught. A leafy tree makes a splendid natural refrigerator, which will never go beyond the Judicious mark. And even sunshine will not hinder the process provided that the wrappings of the vessels are kept constantly w’et. Thus treated, such home-made refreshers as natural lemonade, apple drink, and a score of others, are perennially welcome. It need scarcely be said that afternoon tea is now properly Included in the list of “coolers.” Though by no means perfect, our sys tem of summer drinks is certainly a great improvement on that which contented our ancestors. Their Jolly good ales and heady ciders were quite as unreasonable, and pro'ably nor dangerous, than our ove-- do: e “cup” drinks. At all events, we have a number of light and tonic bpv rag s which they would have scorned. We im bibe more wisely, If not quite so well. And we have discovered that one of the best means of irrigating the human sys tem in hot weather is by Judicious “top dressings” of fruit and salads. No less than 96 per cent of the constituents of the lettuce are water, and when it is crisp cool succulence r ot grateful to the paiate? The cucumber holds Just the same pro portion of water, while the tomato yields about 90 per cent. Most of our fresh fruit and vegetables con an something like 80 per cent, of wat*r. This suggests nat ural form of vegetarianism, which hap pily reels i.o proselytism. And we have n* t a lew popular and delightful summer and i* ks, which a teetotaler may trace to their source without so much as blinking. Rut after nil the only true temp* ranee consists in “n >t too much of anything”— even of unfermented beverages. Nor is It wise to set up the ice idol as the great object of worship in the dog days. LAND-Lt HIIEKS AT SEA. Nnvnl Olllcer Tell* of III* Experience With tlie Militia. From the New York Times. “Speaking of naval militiamen,” remark* ed a well-known naval officer the other day, “reminds me of the fun the officers and men of the regular service had only a few years ago with the members of this now trained and useful branch of the na tional defense The seasoned auxiliary sailors of to-day were then taking their very first lemons in the business of the sea, and the Incidents accruing during a practice cruise of a naval Initiation on a regular man-of-war furnished material to make a 'regular* smile even to this day. • i suppost* (he miJUmllUii tht*mel V***, in the light of present experience. must re member, with u greal deal of mirth tit 4hUr own *ihhuhj, soma ol their doing* when they were rank landsmen.l was at tached to the Sen Francisco when she took the Boston Naval Militia on i week’s cruise in 1893—the first they ever made. We transferred the greater part of our regular crew to the receiving ship in order to make room for the new comers, leaving only the petty officers and a small company of able seamen besides the engineer’s force on board. ‘AA ell, it was a Noah’s ark of a we had, although the ameteur? did their very best. Many of the members were wealthy young men of leisure and there were many professional men of high standing. They came on hoard, however, prepared to 'rough it’ with a vengeanbe and to live exactly the life of u sailor. Now. r sailor in the navy lives pretty much as n man on shore in the same walk of life. He eats from clean table ware. sleep? under a plentiful supply of bedding, end even has little luxuries as other men. But these tars remembered the sailors of fifty years ago and each tar came aboard with but one small tin dish, ° tin cup. and a formidable clasp knife. All their food was dumped into the tin plate and the ameteur salt helped himself with his fingers, while the regular men-o wars- men at near-by tables dined in state, with knives, forks, cups, saucers, and, in fact, all the comforts of home The newcomers hn<i the regulation can vas hammocks, but. thinking that the regulation sailor man scorned the use of mattress or covering, brought none, and almost froze during the cool, gusty nights at sea. “They stood watches manfully, as near ly like seamen ae possible, but some of the ’breaks’ made in miscalling names, etc., almost doubled us up, but we did not dare smile openly. For instance, a lookout at the masthead in there for spy ing out lights, passing craft, and reporting his observations by singing out to the of ficer of the deck on the bridge below. The usual cry is “ight ho;“ or “Sail ho!’ a the case may he. The reply is a query from the officers: ‘Where away?’ To this the lookout replies 'Three points off the starboard bow.’ ‘A point for’ard of th port beam,* ‘Dead ahead,’ etc. How They Stood Watch. “My first watch on the bridge was from 8 p. m, to midnight, and the lookout sent aloft to the masthead was a well-known Boston dentist. As soon as he got aloft he startled me by singing out lustily, ‘Two ships ho, and three light hoe. sir!’ ‘Where away?’ I shouted back as soon as I could master myself. ‘One light Is nearly behind us, sir.* he yelled. ‘The other two are in close proxi mity over toward what I should think was in the direction of Boston. One, I suspect, is the rising moon. Will tell you about the ship ho later. “But the funniest incident occurred at the very outset of the cruise. Among the old salts left on board was a grizzled old sailmaker’s mate Aleck Foley, who had an inherent detestation of anything amateurish. When the student tars tum bled aboard, looking mighty clean and slick and innocent in their new uniforms, and eager for their first cruise on a real man-o’-war. ‘Old AJeck’ was disgusted on general principles and crawled, goferlike, down into his little sailroom below on i the berth deck. I “When the forward berth deck had be came Jammed with strrgg ing, shou ing law r ye s, dentists, physicians and profes sors ‘ringed’ out in sailor men’s clo hes, Mika O'Toole, the bo’sun’s mate, after taking good cere that no officers were about, blew his whistle and roared out: ‘A-a-a-11 h-a-e-ande lay f-o-r-r-a-rd and pass yer whisky bottles into the sail-mak er’s mate for safe keepln’. Men, step lively there.’ “In obedience to this authoritative sum mons, there was Immediate and exc ted in quiry set on foot by scores of ilie new arrivals as to where the sailmaker’s mate# room was, and a rush was made for i r . ••Old Aleck” Liked It. " ‘Old Aleck,’ being busy at the time whirling a set of hammock e’ews down in his little cubbyhole, had not beard the summons, and when a man appeared at t*e little hatch above his head and hand ed down leather-covered Task to him, j le wa6 surprised but gra ified. He accep- I ted it with awkward thank.-. He was ! more surprise! when another hand was extended down to him bearing a flask la bled ‘Old Bourbon. ’B2.’ This was quickly ! followed by pints, half-pints quarts, silver-topped flasks, leather-cove red flasks and tin flasks of rum, gin, brandy, bourbon, rye and cordial? of various brands and aces, all of which were accepted in the spirit in which they w’tre terd red and n - asked. The deluge of intox can s swept down through that hatch for an hour, and before it ended ‘O’d Aleck’ was caught in the tide and overwhelmed and carried off his feet by It. “The mistake was not di ; over and by th® Innocent cm s until the next day and was not discovered by ‘Old Aleck’ for fortv o'ght hours, for when he was found by the master at arms h** was peacefully sleeping n a pile of old hammock bags, literally covere 1 with liquor .He was sim ply lectured, as the fault was not alto gether his own, but for several years he maintained thit the members of the Bos ton Naval R?serves were ‘a fairly decent I lot of fellows,’ which was as near as he ever came (o a compliment." LIGHTNING’S LO*G LEAP. Two and One-half MlD** Aero** a Clear Sky. From the Lewiston Evening Journal. A singular phenomenon was witnessed by a party of W’aterville people yesterday forenoon while on the way to East Pond Over the north of Rome and across Smith field a thundeistorm was in progress, in that section where tbe party was at the time the phenomenon cc ur ed the >un was- shining brightiy and the southern . dge cf the rain belt was afterward deter min’d us three and a half miles away. The party was Just driving down a hill and tbe country for s veral mile# was stretching before the party and !n plain view. The rain fell in torrents along the ridge three inlbs away and fh. I gh’ning flashed every few seernds. To the u-t --ward are th * farm bul •lings of Howard Sin th. on the rlflge aero a ih* valley and in the aunshin ar the t tne The budd ings are one mile nor h of where th** par ty wa** riding. A holt of lightning wan suen to i#v the heavy hank of clouds at the top of the hftl or zi lge which was being deluged by the s4orm, and. zig zagging its course across the clear space for a prance of at lease two and half miles, strike t-.e tarn of th a Smith place. A cloud of what was supposed at the time to be smoke but what afterward proved to have been nothing hut dust aro-e and th® ladies ond gentl-rmn in the arriage supposed that the great barn woVi’d be destroyed by fire. Tin party at once changed its course for the purpo-e of going to <he assistance of the farmer. When the Smith home was reached it was seen the holt had torn an irregular course from one end of the ridge pole diagonal y down the rocf to t 1 e low er corner ai the farther end of the bam, th to a fence, splitting rails and lost*, bouncing over to the well curb and up setting that, finally spending itself along the ground In the direction of the high way. Mr. Smith’s damage will amount to not mere than s>. and that will be tak en up entirely in replacing shingles. A visit was paid to the barn, in which there were two horses, the rest of the stock being in th? pasture. The horses were trembling with fear and wh n s.ok en to bv th# owner uid not appear to noti e h m. T*ets were made and it was detormir.el that the horses w’ere sti 1 sturned from the shock, and that their hearing had b on affected. Mr. Smith un hitched both hors sand by speaking to them tri-xl to drive them from their stall;* hi t i was in vein, the horses paying no attention to him. The horses were at last hd cut of the born and walked <b ut for . in e Then Mr. . m h .* t p>ed le ini !h m ro nv* i-t&nce and spoke to them. Tie antm.il> at once turned around and v m to him. Chickens that were about the yard at the time the bolt fell were rend red unconscious, and for more than an hour, although alone and wande*ing about, were still sc* dazed that th y woulJ run agairsi obstacles In the yaid. The of th • bole in the earth was not w der than two inches and did r.ot pene trate the ground at a greater depth. When the bolt arrived at the highway it must have, taken a flight into space, as the T rail stops suddenly with no indications f the bolt having gone into the ground. Mr. Smiih said that at the time th bolt struck his barn he was observ ing the progress of the storm west and north, and that the eastern edge of the cloud, near the northern extremity, seemed to be afire with lightning, and that the thin streaks of fire darted out of the edge of the cloud far in o tbe cle.r section every few seconds. A MAN-EATING SHARK. A Story Told by n Pilot on the Mis- River. Will a shark bite a living human being? The question has been debated hundreds of times, and came up for discussion the other night among a little party a< a sub urban resort, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat. “In spite of the current legend," said one of the group, “I don’t believe sharks will attack a living per son. T have spent my life near the sea, and have heard a hundred stories of swimmers being killed or bitten by the monsters, but all the tales were either at second band or were so vogue that would never have passed for evidence in court." “Well, sir,” said another of the party, “I believe sharks do kill men. and I have the best of reasons for my belief. I wit nessed such a tragedy with my own eyes.” The speakers was Cap 4. McLaugh lin, one of the oldes-t and best known bar pilots in the Mississippi river service. “It happened twenty-one years ago last April," said the Captain, when pressed for the details, “but the circumstances are as distinct in my mind as if it had occurred only yesterday. I was out look ing for ships wbh my partner, Capt. Tom Watson, and the usual crew, and about twelve miles off South Pass we sighted a large sailing vessel, which proved to be the Zephyr, from Bath, in charge of Capt. Switzer. There was a rival pilot boat near by .and we both made a rush for the ship to get the job of taking her in. “Our parry was nearest, and Capt. Wil son and two sailors put off in a small boat near by, and we both made a rush they made a miscalculation and were struck by the bow and capsized. It all happened in a flash, but Wilson and one of the sailors were lucky enough to get hold of the overturned boat and hang on. The other sailor was thrown some dis tance away into the water. “He was a big. brawny six-foot Swede, named Gus Ericsson, and when we saw him come up one of the crew tossed him a circular life buoy, which he seized al most immediately. The buoy was amply sufficient to sustain him.and he put his arms noros* it and held himself out of the water fully breast high. We had another small boat, and started at once ro pick up the three men, making for Ericsson first. "When we were less than a hundred feet ntVay I saw a gigantic tiger shark rise and start toward him. and at the next instant the poor fellow shot down out of sight, life buoy and all. like a man going through a trap. We were so horrified that we simply sat still and star ed. and what seemed to be two or three minutes elapsed. Then the life buoy sud denly appeared. It must have risen from a great depth, because it bounded at least four feet into the air and fell back with a splash. Of Ericsson we never saw a trace. He went into that shark’s law as sure as two and two make four.” “We rescued the orher men all right,” said Capt. McLaughlin, in conclusion, “and Capt. Wilson is still alive to bear out what I say. That, gentlemen, is my reason for believing that sharks will at tack human beings. However, if any one can tell me what became of Ericsson, I am open to conviction.” -There instill living In the town of San Saba. Tex., an old man. unhonored and unsung, who at the age of 16, captured, with the assistance of two comrades the Mexican General. Santa Anna. and so largely assisted in gaining the independ ence of Texas. In 1819, Sion R. Bost wick was born in Alabama. A few years later his parents moved to Texas, taking their family with them. Young Sion grew up on the Texas frontier and became an expert horseman and rifle shot. When, in 183i, the Texans revolted against the tyranny of the Mexican dictator, Santa Anna, young Bostwlck became a member of one of the companies of Texan Rang ers and saw hard fighting. The next year after the fall of the Alamo, he took th* field again, and it was on this expedition, while serving as a mounted scout, that he, with two other soldiers, had the good fortune to capture the Mexican General, who was dressed at the time in the uni form of a private soldier. Their pris oner was taken before Gen. Sam Hous ton. who spared his life and persuaded him a few weeks later to sign a treaty of peace, in which the independence of Texas Wits conceded. At the age of 81 Mr. Bost wlck is still strong and In robust health, although the first fifty years of his life were largely spent in fighting either Mex icans or Indians. DR. STEDMAN S Teething Powders The Z-'amous Aid to Safe and Painless Teething:. rvrf by mothert the u'orld Over for nearly M year. PH. HTKDMAN having opened u brunch office in America, considerably reduce* the coat of tbe*e Justly celebrated powder*. Tb*y are* put up in yellow wrap per*. Tin* trade mark, a gum lancet, TRAD E M AR K 4XSBSSBS& Ir on every packet and on every powder, without which none I* genuine. A packet containing nine powders. 'ift cent*. At your drugglNt •. or mailed postpaid on receipt of price. Send for booklet Stetlnuin t Xutaery Duetur. ' AudiHM J. Id. Mm Vi % I.TIIt, ft'eat JoUasaa It., lierssaalawa, Hhlia, I’t. SolU by UITUA.N BROS., Ssvanuab, Oa. Pond’s Used Internally and Externally M CACTIOS! Refuse tbe weak, watery Witch Hazel flf-feji H preparations represented to he “tbe.tameas” IK).VD’S fqwr'c ' ■ EintiCr, which easily- soar nail generally contain B “woorl alcohol,” a deadly poison. POSD’S EXTRACT y— Sj -- S E is sold O.VZ.V in SEALED bottles, enclosed iu buff -2 - I FOND'S EXTRACT CO, ~r J The People Appreciate Merit , , t We judge so Irorn the way they snap up our Bargains, and still “great crowds” show ut> every day. There is no fiction about tbe Bargain! offered at Eckstein’s. The Goods sold here are al ways “The Best," and we sell as we promise and allow no misrepresentatioa. A RUN ON SHIRT WAISTS. The 50c and 75c Shirt Waists marked this week at 25c The 75c and Si Shirt Waists marked this week at 39c The S2 and $2.25 Shirt Waists marked this week at 75c The very best and very nicest White Waists ih tOWil $2.50 A DROP irl WASH SKIRTS. The 59c and 75c White Duck Skirts selling now ac 25c The SI and $1.25 Linen Crash Skirts selling now at 50c The $1.50 and S2 Linen Crash Skirts selling now ac 75c The Best Plain and Fancy Skirts selling now at Si. oo Tiress Items lean Bargains 1 Tnrv -if £2 r% 50c Ohildreen’s Parasols down to 260 Jd P* 1 atlS at 75c Children’s Parasols down to S&c •1 r t> O -f *7 $1.50 Children’s Parasols down to 85c TOC Dcluj v>2.pS at •••••• / C $1.50 Men's Gloria Umbrellas down t • ‘jSc -j - -r-j $3.00 Ladies’ Fancy Parasols down to $1 50 oDC DOX X a per at IVC $5.00 Ladies’ Fancy Parasols down n> j 2.56 T3 I o . - s7.o*' Ladles’ Fancy Parasols down to $3.50 X aCK ooap at ...... 1-iC The very best Fan'y Parasols down to $. r ' $7 Taffeta Silk Waist $3,98 J 12.00 Ladies' Tailor-made Suits at....*3.44 R n l| pr Tnwptincrs nt 1 r $20.00 Ladies’ Tailor-made Suits at $7.88 AVOII6T at *tC $7.50 Ladies’ Taffeta Petticoats at.... 53.88 qi • • t-> • a - < SIO.OO Ladies’ Taffeta Silk Wai-ts at.. 55.98 x TltltS vll tC $5.00 Imported Marseilles Quilts at.... 53.39 TT . i • r . $4.00 Pure Linen Dinner Napkins at.. 52.50 XiailClKCrCillClS at * ••)C StOO Snow White Wool Blankets at $2.69 tt> T 4- 1 $5.00 Ladies’ Rubber Coat, with cape, $3.23 -P ailCy a*. ....... .. oC SB.OO *SS: Blankets $3,99 10c Percales 6%c Single Bed Sheets 35c I Nice Wash Rags 5c 10c Ginghams 6V*c largest Size Sheets 50c 1 Pure Linen Doilies ....5c 15c Percales 10c Hemstitched Sheets sßc' Yard wide Bleach 5c 12c Dimities 7c 15c Art Scarfs, stamped 15c Fine Sea Islands oc 190 Piques 10c SI.OO Scarfs and Squares 69cj Fine White Lawns 5c 15c Ducks 10c 10 yds of 24-*in. Diapers.ssc j Nainsook Checks 5c 10c Laces 5c R’dy Mosquito Canopies 75c i Batiste Mulls 19c 20c Lucas 10c ( 8 yds pc. Mosquito Nets 35c j 25c Check Dimities 15c A SALE “MEN'S SHIRTS.” Men’s cool, nice Fancy Shirts, worth 69c; selling lI3W Ut 39u Men’s cool, nice Fancy Shirts, worth 65c; SlilllU lIOW Ut 44C Men’s cool, nice, Fancv Shirts, worth $1; SJll'.h; lIOW at 65C Men’s best S.iirts, stiff and soft finish, selling now at Si FRUiT l LOOM BLEACH “e teo 7c Mail Orders Filled of above bargains this entire week. GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN & GO. JUST RECEiVED, Fire-Proof Safes; From the inont celebrated iminutnetnrerß, both tire-proof and | liurxlor proof nnfes and vault doors. We carry an inline nine stock of Fire-proof Safes. Onr fttoclc eui braees n very decant line from 700 to 4,000 pounds, inclusive, single ami double doors, and a visit to our establishment to in spect these elegant safes will be a source of much profit and in struction to onr friends. Tlic price will be as low as any really Fire-proof Safe can be made, and onr motto Ls Uuality and Safety of the first import ance. .Send or call on tin for further particulars, and prices. LIPPMAN BROS., Wholesale Agents for Manufacturers of Fire-Proof Safes. < FRENCH CLARET WINF2S, and GERM AN RHINE and MOSi:LLE WINKS 1 and FRENCH COGNAC BRANDIES. - J All these flue Wine* and Liquors are Imported by us lu glass direct fio® 2 the growers In Europe. , Our 6t. Jullen Claret Wine from Everest, Dupont & Cos of Bordeaux, a France, Is one of their specialties, and one at extremely low price. The Chateaux Leovllle, one of their superior Claret Wines, well known all < over the United States. 4 We also carry In bond Claret Wlnos from this celebrated firm In casks Our Rhine and Moselle Wines are lrjported from Martin DeuU, /rank- J fort. Germany, are the beat that come to the United Stales. 4 BODENHEIM ls very fine and cheip. .4 NIERSTEIN also very good. 4 RUPESHEIM very choice. ■* RAUESTHAL. selected grapes, very elegant 4 LIEBFRANMILCH. quite relebnted. 4 MARCORP.TNNKR CABINET elegant and rare 4 YOHANNISBURGEP. Is perfection. SPARK DING HOCK SPARKMNO MOSELLE. BPARKUNO MUSCA e TELLE, und FINE FRENCH r'OONAC BRANDIES. e Special Brandies are Imported direct from France by us, in cases and oa ks 3 LlFFyy\/\IN BROTHERS. IF YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL AND WORK ORDER YOUR LITHO GRAPHED AND PRINTED STATIONERY AND BLANK BOOKS FROM THE MORNING NEWS SAVANNAH. GA