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A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall** Ureal DUrovery.
On* small bottle of Hall'* Oraat Dis
covery cure* all kidney and bladder
trouble*, removes (ravel, cute* diabetes
aantlnal mission*. weak an l >">•• l'a<%
rheumatlain and all ImgularlU-s of the
kidney* aad bladder In both nim and
women. rngulai.s bladder trouble* In chib
dran If not soil by your druggist Wl *‘
be rant my mall on receipt of t\ Ont
email bottle | iw month* ir-atm-nt
and will < ure ant <-aa ilwte mi'
l>r E W Hall, sole manufacturer. F. O
Box *js. tit. l-oul* Mo •*> tor t*tl
monlal* Hold by all druggists end B" 1 * -
•non* Cos., ba.annah. On.
(trad Thl*.
Dr E W. Hall. Bt. tern!*. Mo Dear
fttr—Please ship me three dotten Hair*
Great Discovery bv flrrt expreea. 1 have
•oid over one (roe* It glvs< p-rfect sat
isfaction. and I recommend It to my
customers. Tours uul.,
II C. OROVBB.
Prop Anti Monopoly Drug Store.
Ocala. Fls . Dec. 11 .
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
KEWI AtD VIEW * OF TUB DAT l>
TWO STATES.
A drarvlan Killed hj mn Alabama
Krgro lnmhrouitli Convicted,
tlnga In (olnmlma —At na*fc
I*ow Tax Halt- I .llm rt
Farmer* Are Glnomv-IIIK \ml
Niire* < nnipnnr at Tampa—lVn*
rola lla* an Annexallu t*imil
tee—Darla on t apltal Removal.
Rea torn Fimbr>ugh. charged with the
killing of Charles Austin at Jx>ng Oik,
W alton county. Fi b. 24. thl.** year. has
been on trial for hi* life in Walton Su
perior Court Ihr past week, ami the Jury
impanHhl returned a verdict of volun
tary tnuDnlaugh:! r .t .in • rly hour t* *i
day morning. Kimbrough’* lawyer* will
probably apprai for anew trial.
Aluftrogee'a lam Tax Hate.
The Muscogee County Commissloner*
Thursday Hard the tax rate for that
county for 1900 at I- V> on Ihe $1,060. Thla
Is one of the lowest tax rates In Georgia.
The rate last year was merely nominal,
being only 94 cents on |l,tW> The county
had accumulated consbb ruble cash In
hand, and decided to si nil It. and Im
pose only a nominal taxation foT a year.
It still has some IlMwu cash in the bank.
An "1 nlnlnlnl" Otnskr.
Henry County Weekly: Charley Brown
killed a Jointed snake out at Umon't
pond last Monday. It very much resem
bled the large scorpion, bus was loiib
and slender After being killed a short
while the body began to writhe, arid In
n short while came In two about midway
and tho tall end moved off some distance.
This was captured attain and also came
Into several pieces, the whole forming
quite a phenomenon.
Gaskin's SnrlßK t amp Meeting.
This Is camp-meeting season In South
Georgia. The tlrat one Is at Gaskin's
Spring. In Coffee county, beginning Fri
day night. Aug. SI. and to continue one
week. Waycross will be represented by
a number of ministers and lay mcmters,
ns well. A little later the annual camp
meeting will be held at Homervllle. Tills
as well as the one at Gaskin's Spring. Is
In the Waycross district and will be un
der the direction of the presiding elder.
Kev. E. M. Whiling.
All Exonerated from Illume.
Investigation Into the death of the con
vict In a camp In Elbert county has been
completed and exonerates all parties from
blame. The result Is generally satisfac
tory. The camp has not been In exist
ence very long, but Is on> of the best
In the state. The peculiar circumstances
surrounding the convict's death gave color
to the rumors which brought aliout Ihc
Investigation, hut which rumors were
without foundation Theonanager* of the
ramp are among Elbert's tesl clltxens.
Elbert Farmer* Art Gloomy.
The hot. dry spell StHl consumes i < El
bert county. I’p to date rain has been
very scarce, and now the best farmers
eay It could do very lltlle good. Such
a spell hac never been known there be
fore The cotton had not matured bc
fore It began to rapidly open, and the
corn Is slmoat burned up The farmers
are extremely blue over the prospect, and
sec little In the crop for them this yo.ir.
Broad and Savannah rivers are b*tcr
than for many years.
Green tin** In t olnmbns.
Columbus F.nqutrer-Sun: The green fly
nuisance has made Its appearance In Go
tumhus again. Thousands upon thou
sands of these little files, or twigs, can tie
seen In the evenings around the lights.
They penetrate the hotels and stores, and
make them-elvea generally unpleasant, ll
Is almost Impossible In some cases to do
office work at night with the windows
open, as they swarm In atv I till the Ink
wells and almost covt r the po|cr Tney
■re not so had as they were here two
years ago. however, when a drug store
had to close one night on account of them.
t rump'* Fate I* Ascertain.
Ths friend* at Cochran of Corpl. Oscar
Crump of Company K. I’nlted States In
fantry. now stationed In the Philippine
Island*, are In receipt of a letter from a
member of hi* company, staling that In
had b.-en captured hy the natives, and
that they have utterly failed to secure
hi* r“lease, snd that hi* fate was very
uncertain, as the prisoners heretofoire
captur'd by the small squads were given
hut llf.le consideration. His capture Is
due Vi the fa.-a that he was cut off from
his company during a fierce fight with a
hand of guerrillas. Crump Is a Pulaski
county hoy. ami has a large number of
relatives In that section. A* a soldier
his comrade# apeak highly of him.
Murdered tn Alabama.
The remain* of Mr. C. M Smith were
brought to Macon Thursday afternoon and
shipped to his former home at Haryon
dale. Mr Smith was murdered Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, four miles
from Geneva. Ala., hy a negro roamed
Jlarvle Woods. Mr*. Smith ami her three
children and Mr. C. I*. Chilly accompa
nied the remain* ion their way home yes
terday. The killing was the result of an
effort to make the negro, a gambler, leave
Mr Smith's place. For several years Mr
Smith was a prominent turpentine man of
Bulloch county. He la about <0 year of
ttge. and leave* a wife and three lltlle
phlldren. He had 63.000 Insurance on hi*
life and considerable property. Mr. Chll
ty war firmly convinced that when he re
turned to Geneva he would find that Ih*
negro had be- n lynched He eaUl that
there was llttl* disposition on the part of
the other hands around Ihe mill to make
any trouble, and all of them exforeseed the
hope that Woods would be captured.
FLORIDA.
Jasper News: Gainesville wants to be
th* state capital, and In enumerating Ihe
advantage* of that etty alatet that It Is
a fine market tor mules. The legislators
of this state should not construe this ar
gument sis personal affront We are
quit* sure It Is not so Intended.
An Annexation Committee.
Pursuero. to the action of the Toung
Men * Burmese lswgu* of Pensacola, au
thorizing the president to appoint a com-
mil tee of three to Investigate and re
port on the advisability of annexing West
l .orWta to Alabama. Messrs. T. E. Welles
Richard 14. Pries and J. J. Sullivan have
Nt-n appointed by the president. Ttie
Young Men’s lltisiness I#rague ms the
first body to take ■<t>un on the annex***
non qinetlon. and |t ex** td that an
Interesting: report will In* made by the
• mmlttee at the next regular m* • ting
Order from the Government.
Hon. Frederick R. Morse of Miami. h
Jret secured an order from the United
States lieisirtment of Agriculture for 1.-
<IOO real Rinnith and 960 Golden Queen
pineapple plants, to be *h||ifd to Wash
ington. I). C. The Indication* ww are
chat there will he a large, full crop of
vegetahksi plantcft in the Bis* ayne bay
country. Already many of the farmers
~r. plowil god will i
more than usual care in the praparatlon
of the soli. Pepper ami eggplant sc**|-
l*erkf, as a rule, .ne in first-class condi
tion. and the plants are healthy and
i strong. Planting will commence about
I the Ist of September.
Phosphate •‘hlpmrnts.
' W G. Batey, who Is now in Pensacola,
j in the interest of the Tennessee Phosphate
Company, stated that his compnny wPh
in tip- past three months, bad loaded at
ifl, fourteen large steamships with
J phosphate r* k. which amounts to 2.1
* irload.-. Tiie shipment* were made io
j (taints nil over the world. iut the larges*,
j ji kM‘I went to idv* rf M *>i and Venice
' Two big steamers are hieing loaded by th
i ompany here, each taking about 3.500 ton*
• noli, the value being fcil.fluu. In adiltion
| to the above another firm at Mt. Pleas
ant. Tenn.. tins made numerous shipments
' through tli.it port, nnd the phosphate ship
-1 pmg business there this winter promises
to l<e unusually active.
A Neutral Altitude.
The Jacksonville Tmes-1 T nion and Clt*
xen Is taking a neutral stand on the qtie*-
i ti n of capital removal. Over Its capital
removal column It says: “It Is Intended
that this column shall be set aside for
the di ii as lon of the Issue of raplt&l re
moval. i>• * l l by the respective associa
tions and the friends of various localities.
| Th Time In ion and Cltls*n shall main
i tain a neutral position In the OOOteat. and
; those sec tions desiring to r< ach the peo
pie through our columns are Invited to
j use this spare In presenting their claims,
j We shall rJ. a all communications hav
ing a tendency to *Wml in acrimonious or
vituperative comment. f*r It Is the earli
est deslrp of the Tlmes-l’nlon and Cttlgen
that all section* in thb* controversy shall
maintain a broad, friendly spirit to the
end, so us to enable the |*ufle to decide
lids momentous question without passion
or bitterness.**
A Ills India*!
The turpentine operation* of the firm of
Weal. Vartwdoo A Sanderson In tha east
ern portion of lllllshotough county are
assuming Immense proportions. The com
pany now owns about 30.000 acre* of land,
and ha* options and leases on 60.040 a res
more, all of which will be eecured and
worked. Sevenieeti mile's of telephon*
wire Is being pul up. and six Instruments
will connect the various stills and camps
with each other amt with the telegraph
lines. The wire connects Valrleo, Sydney.
Turkey Greek and Alafta with Plant City,
and enable* the central management to
keep advised of all that Is transpiring
at the various points where work Is
going on. There are six Instruments In
use. The coni|ny le operating three
stills and employing 300 men. and thla
force will soon lie doubled or more. The
men managing the enterprise are ener
getic and experienced operator*, and they
will make the most rapid progress possi
ble, A great deal of money will be spent
by them In this section of the county
where tlay are at work.
Davie I* Hold and Fearless.
Gainesville Sun: There ls no more
bold, fearless or popular representative
of the people than the Hon. Robt. Vv
lin vis. He Is noted for his frankness.ln
giving expression to hit* opinions, which
are ulways on the side of the people. He
la by no means re kies* in his assertions.
On the contrary, he always thinks before
Ip speaks. The Jacksonville Metropolis
furnishes the following interview between
Mr. l.ivis and a business man of Jack
sonville on the capital removal queatlon:
"How ito you stand. Colonel. on the
capital removal question?"
"1 am glad'" answered the < 'ongresaman.
"Iha* von have asked me that question,
I have always come out In the open and
declared tins* U on all Important ques
tion*. 1 Ihink that every public official
should let he i*-ople know Juat where he
Is. ami I want to go on record
"Well," inquired the business man.
“what city do you favor for the capital?"
"Now. my dear friend, I have cautious
ly studied the situation, and have come
to the conclusion that the capital ought
to be removed from Tallahassee.
"I hove considered Ihc claims of Jack
sonville St Augustine. Ocala and Gaines
ville. and I think either of these enter
prising cities will prove of great advan
tage to the state If selected as a site for
the capital."
"But which one do you prefer?"
"Now. my dear friend, that question
Is a most difficult one to oapswer. I have
studied Ihe situation and And that all of
them are he ated In the Second Gongres
stonal I list rid. anil are therefore most
excellent places for the seat of the state
government. 1 believe that Ocala, Gaines
ville. Jacksonville or St. Augustins will
win. and 1 am. of course. |n favor of any
of them to defeat Tallahassee, which, as
you know, ls In tha First Congressional
District."
Ml HDEROrg HI.OVA UN THE HEAD.
Our Mill llnml I -ll* Another tilth a
Hlon front a I ant-llaak Handle.
Tlfton, Ua„ Sept. I.—Sherman Harris,
colored, struck Jim Williams, also color
ed. on the head thla morning with a
cnnl-hook bundle, producing a wound tha
will prohatffy result In death.
The two negroes are employed at Ihe
saw mill of 11. H. Tift, and quarrelled
thla morning. Harris claims that Wil
liams first struck him with hi* fist, and
that he then hit him with he cunt-hook
handle, a heavy piece of black gum. that
was lying within reach.
Williams fell like a log when hit. and
blood began oozing from hi* ear. Harris
stood and looked at him awhile, and.
then, deciding thnt he would probably
die, ran for the woods.
A crowd of negroes, with pistols and
clubs, followed him. nnd hr was over
taken near the cotton factory, where he
was hauled out from beneath n pile of
brick and brought to tow n Here he was
turned over to the marshal and lodged In
Jail. Harris hears rather sn unsavory
reputation, and if Williams dies, which
he will probably do. the affair will give
his neck a close call.
Phil Prolho. colored, wanted In Griffin
for Ihe murder of his wife, about two
weeks ago. was arrested by Marshal Mr.
Gulrt In Tlfuon yesterday morning, ns he
was preparing to hoard the north-hound
Georgia Southern train. The authorities
at Griffin were notified hy wire, and sent
for th>- man last night. Protho admits
th* killing, hut says It was an accident.
Lotos Scliiaol at Athens.
Athens. Oa., Sept. I.—Prof. Sylvanua
Morris, dean of Ihe University Law
School, has returned from hla summer
home at Clarksville, and said yesterday
that so far more applications for law cat
alogues hid corns In than ever befo.w In
the history of the school. He confidently
experts aeventy-flv* men to attend the
ichoal.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1900.
SCHOONER DISPLACING SHIP.
EVOI.ITIOA OF MIiIAHK AAD
Ni IIIIOM.H HIGH ED VKHCU.
vhnoiirr* Arr Mare ErOßnlr*li
<il**rr Ilia **(. Before Ihr Mind,
null Half a* Man* Arc Hrq*lrrU
In Handle a “Fare nnd Afl-r" n* t
Ship f Ihr Mane M*c. nnd e**cl*
of the Fnrmcr lllu Arc Gradually
lro.villnu ihr (Hhrr* out.
By MORGAN ROBERTSON.
Author of "Hpun Yarn“ Where Angrl*
Ke.ir lo Trr.id." Etc.
(Copyright I#> by Morgan Robertson )
New York. Auk SO.—ln am lent lime* nil
craft were laieeu rigged—a Hr still In use,
and practlc*! enough for small versel*.
thoußh unfllied for Urxe. Ai hulls urew
larxer Ihe lateen nail ohanued In ehajie.
kxUriK a email trl.mgje from It# forward
end. which allow..*! the yard lo rle from
the deck In thl* stage of development It
had become the anil now use*! on Malay
proa* nnd pirogues. Time passed, and Ihe
long, slender yard shortened to a small
spar. Ihe sail received more hoist, and the
lug-sall aua evolved. <
From this wall sprang two varieties, Ihe
square sail of ihe Viking ship, and. Inter.
Ihe nameless, though familiar, form us.el
aa Ihe principal sail of schooner* and
sloops—ihe first best in running before the
wind, the other bed In lacking—lh
square sail obtaining favor In large vessels
from Its convent, n e of handling aloft. Ihe
schooner sail—until lately—r-l. gated to
•anail craft because of Its swinging gaff,
which left Ihe upper,’ and af.' eorhai
of the rail unrestrained by anything but
the after leach, or edge. Avery large sad
of Ihl* pnltern rook! not be handled with
an ordinary crew, and a series of small
salts, set one above Ihe other, could not
lei controlled by any system of gearing.
f o*l HAM MAINMAST HIZIUIMAM 4PANUtftAST Jt&CiftMAST DHtVIftMAIT
■W9- 1 * The biggest Schooner afloat.
Hence the continuance of the square rig
In large vessels long after seamen knew
that a schooner could head two points
closer lo the wind than n ship, was
speedier and more easily handled In all
l>otlions except dead liefore the wind
and was much cheaper to equip and
maintain.
Comlilnstlnn Ittua.
For this last reason, however, the
schooner rig was combined with the square
when practicable. Small ships became
barks, small barks he time liarkrnllnes.
the brig evolved Into the hrlgentlne, which
Is now adopting the heller features of the
topsail schooner—and the original topsail
schooner long ago atavistic-ally sent down
her yards and relapsed into the parent
type.
Bui In spite of the advantage gained In
apeed. convenience and economy, Ihe grad
ual drift toward the schooner rig has been
held in check by the undisputed necessity
of dividing a large sail area Into part*
small enough io lac handled, and, perhaps,
also, by the one strong |*ilit of Ihe square
rig-safety In running before a heavy gale
and sea. Brigs and topsail schooners have
about dlsapiM-ared: but ships, barks, bark
enllnes and brigantines are still being
launched; and II will so continue until
ship owners and builders realise the su
periority of the one craft yet designed
which can cbmpete with a large ship In
had weather Ihc- multi-masted schooner,
with Its five, six or seven short masts
supporting an aggregate sail area equal
to that of a ship, and hut two stories high
within roacn of the deck.
This type of vessel can he hull! aa
large as Ihe largest ship; II can be man
aged by half the men required aboard tha
more complicated square rigged craft; It
can take to the high s-ea and keep It; It
ran heat to windward in a sea that would
throw a ship to leeward; It can go about
—head lo wind- In a sea that would force
a ship to wear; and It can wear, by mean*
of Its numerous points of wind conlucA.
nearly a* safely as can a ship. 1 say
"nparly as safely," because the rig has
a weak point which assert* Itself In wear
ing; It Is. that the largest sail aboard la
placed upon the mast fartheresl afl, a
weakness which has bc*-ri peculiar to the
schooner rig since the day wihen the large
sloop drvekqied Into tha two-masted
schooner Inst*ad of the evenly balanced
and convenient yawl, which carries her
hugest mast Just abaft, where a schoon
er's foremast is placed, and. well aft, a
small mast called the Jlggc rmast. That
this trethe*! of betl.incliig foro-and- aft
canvas Is the best known Is evidenced by
ths fact that tender racing yachts adopt
the rig In crossing the Atlantic.
But the early builders of s hooncra, for
some Inscrutable reason, per petuated the
larg- mainsail; and when Ihe three-mast
ed schooner was born. Instead of shift
ing the twee masts forward and raising a
third smaller mast aft, which would have
abolished the weakness, they spirad them
n|**rt and placed a mast between them
of a length Intermedia's be'we n the two.
still keeping th largest sail aft. and the
fashion, having b n thus established,
has been adhe:ed 10, even In the sparring
of four, five and six masted vessels.
Evolution on the Great lake*.
The Immense traffic on the Great lotkcg
and the mere frequent action ef the low
of survival coming of th fierce gates In
the fall—which destroy whole* fl-eta of In
ferior craft -has. In the c nruiy now end
ing. forced the evolution of the primitive
sailing craft through all the var oua com
promise* until li has finally 1 doted In
the steam vessel. In Ihe early part of
the century they were full-rigged shlpa
and brigs on Ihe lake*, with the origi
nal two-masted schooner and Inrge sloop
The last two, fltied to survive In shal
low waters, can sll|l b- seen; but. with
■ ba shora nil ah ut them the early ship
and brl-f and sapp a ed. leav ng barks
larkrntlnra. brigantines and the small
ehooner cf two masts. Then died Ihe
hark; later the brigantine, and from the
barkentlne w-t* evolved the three-masted
schooner with short mizzenmast, which,
Apr ■ time, r tamed one- feature of bar
parent rig. • for* yard and bracing
tq tai* ii I above wild) alt* carried a
triufguior sali call and a raff'* This rig
l*M*d partly through th pit and Of and
- tllowlr g th" panic of 1673: but.
* m- nmy cf man-poxrcr. ar.d th* uuwield
in* of lit* heavy yard on tin- grosltw
v !•-.1 la. gv* It the blow, and flu
idly the last yard was s r ick—often,
though. In company with the topmast*.
Y, hen the cruft b -came a tow* barge.
Then, until their final going town In
the v mpetition with *tm. stated the
finest )|* of large sailing craft ever de
sign* and oak-built. cilpp*r-bow<d. thr***-
masted. cm. erix.nrd sch ones -with short
low♦ rtnaati, long topmasts, heavy boom*
an) Ight itafla Tlidr mafia v*r* pro
|h rtlot** and Ilk* *h>ss f it si.lp. retaining
t i< fea <trc through the graduations ot
ba k and birk<niinc In the few four
tn .*t*r* evolved In their short life, the Jig
*. • mast was at l air all r than tbs- ml
fr\ and in the cue flve-mater, the
si ink* r mast wa smaller yet.
Ili progri as ceased wl h Ih® rioe of
the steam* r. and to-day thcr Is hardly
a large acho ner on the lakes that has
not If im* <ow large and the fresh
water sailor* the be*t helmsman, the most
Intell sent and t type of able oea
m n In tie world ba lea n* Ia trad*'
on uto'e, or l.aa and generated Into a deck
hand.
It is a pity that the deep waterway now
contemplated between the lakes and tho
soaboard could not have Iven in operation
before the extinction of ihese splendid ves
eids—so that .i few. coming down to our
s* ports, rouM hove been by
the more conservative salt water builders
to the Improvement of thetr minds and
metboda: for. In the rig of the freeh water
schoon* r. the weakness of the salt water
schooner—the difficulty of jibing the
spanker before a strong wind—was re
moved Th small mixxen—es the spanker
is called on the lakes—though email
enough so be handled aft by one watch,
wis still large enough te becalm, by
skillful steering, the large mainsail Just
l>efore It. which also becalmed the foresail.
Beginning with Jibe, all the bccwlnml for
ward canvas could h** h-itiled over hy the
watch on deck; then, to finish, but a few
strong pulls oil the light rnixxen sheet
were and the job warn done.
ME A IMI.AYD t'OTTOY GROWBM
llavr Tnl*n Mi l Orunnlir for
Thrlr PrairrllM.
Yalfloala. Ga., Bc|>4. I.—An Important
movement on the t>art of the wa laland
cotton grower* was inniltolrd here to-tlay
In the formation of the era Island Cotton
Grower** Aoaoriation.
A large and enihuniaattr meeting of far
mera w hrkl In the Court Houae and
*ldre!*e were made by Col. Robert Oua
ley, Hon. B. I*. Jonea and Banker F* W.
Lane.
The object of the neoclatlon la to pro
tect the Intrrerta of the nea laland cotton
grower*, nnd It will work in harmony with
the aaooctttfton formed in the abort cotton
belt. Effort a nre to be made to perfect
the organisation In all of the counties
where long staple cotton U grown and in
Florida.
Resolution* were offered fixing the price
of No. 1 nen Inland cotton at cents a
pound an a heals. Ilcports from the ana
/ SfjW'li wmK ifi Tenure Haste*
Usegesoonta
Island belt Indicates s short crop nnd the
growers believe that by organization they
can save much money In marketing 11.
A thorough canvas of Ihe entire sea Isl
and belt is to be made for the purpose of
organizing.
AX? AIT.TED A DEAF MITE.
Two Negrnea Sent to Jail for an Oat*
rageoas Crime.
Mtlledg’evlllc, G*.. Sept. I—Soros days
ago there came into this city ■ deaf mute,
who was paralyzed on his left side. He
dragged himself through the street* In n
must pitiful manner, peddling pencils and
such other light stuff as he could. In his
feeble condition, carry about with him.
The symiwthy of the people was greatly
aroused and the tmrilyse-l tramp did a
good business. When he was found knock
ed oti the head nnd robbed, and left In
nearly a dying condition on the street,
Ihe people were disturbed at the dastard
ly deed A reward was offered, and ex
tra vigilance was used to locate the cul
prits.
roHcemen Lawrence and Terry located
and arretted the two negroes to-day. At
the commitment trial of the two negroes.
Wnlker Denton and Will Watson, charged
with assault with Intent to murder. Judge
Roberts, before whom the trial was heid.
placed their bonds at IS*' eacn. and they
were placed lo Jail to await trial to Jan
uary.
SOME ROA9S TO KNOWLEDGE.
KATTAkTIO METHOD* KOM HI Nil.
KHIILAHI.
Popnlarlfr *•*• "Irlpln* krhool'' In
Hip Motif Ii Fifty Vfsrs Ago—Tin-
May Mhrpnd I annrptlrat Tnnkpps
lnlro.larp.l llnglni and I'luilna
Grafftrapliy llssis* Alone With
l.lelitulne Arlthiuptlp and Mad.
I.arg, Mains of Hsnrjf In thr Rural
District a.
K.lly yi\*r ago the ‘‘yelpin■ achooT'
aas common throughout rural districts
south of Mn-<m and Dixon's line. Nsai
.lay* It exists among the mountaineers,
even there only In the remoter, more se
questered coves, where railways and sum
mer tourist* *lo rsxt penetrate. Tho yel
pliV s. hool la a variant of tne old Itekl
school*, which the free schools have
driven out of existence. The name cotne*
from the fact—the pupil* not merely study
out loud, but are taught to pitch their
voice* In a high, droning key. In*b*-I.
the acholnr who yelps loudeaf and shrill
eat la thought lo tx-et dtschnrge the whole
duty of a pupil. One who mumble*, or
<vlileper*, | In danger of a thrashing, and
one who tiiee to learn s.lently foreo: da lived
to the dunce-cap.
The yelper* do not lt Mill. I net end, they
march U| and dawn the floor, book Itt
hand. Intoning the l.esoti, and occasion
ally closing the book lo rap the akle of
(he head with It. Seven limes In nine II
I* a spelling book. Spelling books are
Ihe only ones Imperative. Every pupil,
from least to greatest, spell* morning and
evening. Hchool begin* close to ennrlse.
and Inst* until sumlown. Very few of
the pupils hive more than two school
looks—the etH'ller. and grammar, geog
taphy. reader or history. The master
himself often owns Ihe only arithmetic,
and set* sums out of It for nil the big
hoy*. Orally, he drills them In the four
rules, end since they ere for the most
fieri quick and keen at figure*, turn® them
out met heme tlciarm well able to count nil
the money they are likely ever to handle.
The true glory of n yelpin' e<'hool. how
ever, |s at the school turn-out—then every
tody. Mg and little, come* out on the
platform facing a big butdi arbor, end
yelis* in concert, without any prompting
whatever. Mistakes ere rare—if they were
ni.uk* nobody could hear them Fortified
by this heppy cone-clou*ness the ydpera
get through with a rueh and swing They
sway their bodies lightly in time to the
>e|plng. as later when the mountain ffd
dl makes e mimical interlude, both them
selves end the audience keep time with
head ami hand
l.ilcHlnlnw I rarujr.it.
Various end sundry enterprising citlxens
have seen millions In the potentialities of
rural Ignorance and rural deutre for knowl
edge. For example, the man who sixty
years heck traveled all about, proclaim
ing that he uiught arithmetic to the rule
of three. In just wix lessons. He had a
system of ready reckoning that kid truly
wonderful Ho himself could rattle M off
Ilk** the alnd, but to th lay mind It
seemed that the differential mlculus was
chltd's play In comparison. The pn.e wax
low ftiouKh to Insure plenty of scholar*.*
only n dollar for the course. Hut after
4he last lesson. when the pupil* were
hopelessly befogged, the prof-*sor ex
plained that they only needed hi* chart
to clear up everythlng—and that the chart
wa* to be had for the turn of IS Of
course, he did not sell a chart to every
pupil, but enough bought them to keep
the professor In clover for several year*.
A Geography Game.
Another person tried to aet the whole
country playing geography. Ilia achetne
lO have each school district aet up.
what he atyled a radiator—that I* to aay,
a hall, full of chairs and table*, where
old and young could congregate to In
struct themselves In the facts of hlstory
and geography. He had woo*len maps of
all countries, pierced with small holes at
the cities, or Untied* Ids. or wherever any
specially striking event had taken place
In playing geography pure and almple the
group about a map. divided In
half, under rival captains, then
each of the captains drew from
a pile at one tide • tiny wooden block
with a pin In one end. with tha name of a
oily upon ona of Ita four sldea, and the
leading facta about that particular city,
printed upon tha others. Ona city so
drawn marked the beginning of Journey
•cruet tha map—the other the end of 1L
Players on each side drew In turn further
block*, and tuA them In their respective
bole- The aim was. as In ih# children's
game. “TH. Tal. To." to keep the attack
ing capiolr. from reaching the city of hla
destination. Chance hud something lo do
With result*, but attention and a quick
ipprehen*lon of distance* and direction
very much mure. Notwithstanding the
fact that playing geography was Instruc
tive, llte public .lid not ink. to It.
Minulug Schools.
It was In every way more valuable,
however, than the erase (or “singing ge
ography." which In Ihe lain thirties
swept the country districts like wildfire.
The men responsible for II were from the
nutmeg state, and allied themselves
•htewdly with the then universal tin ped
dlers. Tbu# they and their system were
transported ala low coat to the very re
molest part* of the rural district*. They
had well oiled tongue*, and plausible
manners, so they had little difficulty In
getting around leading dtlaens every
where. getting further free use of churches
to serve as school rooms, and thus start-
Ing out with a deal of prestige and
mighty llllle expense.
The y had books, of course—hooka fearful
and wonderful. These they did not offer to
nail. Instead they rented them to achol
ara, saying with transparent candor that
the school would not lasi long, and after
It was over the laroks would be needed for
fresh pupils In anew place, but would bo
of no earthly use to the graduates. The
teachers went about In pair*. While one
was on the platform leading the singing
■ho other distributed the books, kept an
eye on the laggard, and the slothful, und
ear to anybody who hud trouble with a
name, so Intricate he could not readily lay
his longue to It.
Thl* Is the way It waa Impressed upon
the plastic mind to the tune of “Old Hun
dred:"
"New England, home of pilgrim race.
Between six stales divides It* space.
New Hamiehlre. Massachusetts. Maine,
Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island.
Boston, on Massachusetts ly.
O'er Massachusetts state hold sway;
Montpelier. Vermont. For 1 1 and. Maine;
Connecticut has capitals twain—
Hartford, New Haven, each a town
Of credit, and of far renown;
Rhode Islam) likewise doew divide—
Providence and Newport are her pride."
The Middle States—New York. New Jer
sey and J'en/sylvanla—were sung to a
lilting, rollicking tune, then very popu
lar. the air of a song which celebrated
Ihe surrender of the British warship
Guerrlere. Capt. Dacre. to the American
Constitution, Copt. Hull. One verae of It
ran—
" When proud Deere came on board to de
liver up his sword.
Ha was loath to part with ft. tt looked
so handy, O!
11 <o ( keep your sword 1* says Hull; 'What
makes you look so dull?
Come, cheer up and let's take a little
brady, O!
For my Yankee boy* a-flghgtng are the
dandy. O!' *'
Hence Ihl*:
"New York slate I* big and old. by Ihe
Hud*on river bold,
With New Jersey lying south, so flat and
sandy, O!
With th* slate of William Penn, who
waa brother to all men.
From the pauper to the prince, lying
handy. O!
Pennsylvania. Keystone atale. lying
handy. O’"
There wan a similar verse to Ax the
capital* and chief cities in memory. The
Southern stales were sung to the tun
of Yankee Doodle, and the utter rout of
meter, rhyme and rythm. After the
songs left these United State* they did
not bother themselves with details, nor
very much with rhyme. The name of a
country shaped a sort of droning recita
tive. the capital came after as a chorus
thus—
British America! British America!
Klngs-ton! Klngs-ton!
A tuning fork In the hands of the man
on the platform gave the pllrn. His
helper on the floor caught B. and began
lustily lo run over the roll of foreign
countries. Ten lesson* were supposed to
Imprint all es*entl:il geographic lore !n
--delllbly upon ihe mind. After them the
philanthropic projectors went on In eearch
of fresh wood* and pastures new. Al!
that remains of them ami their work Is
a smattering of grotesque tradition, and
snatches of sill! more grotesque rhyme.
Yet behind the grotesquerlo there I* n
shadow of something that may one day
be worked out greatly lo the relief of
a world's memory now sadly overtaxed.
Dtt. IIFI.A I A K AMA DE AD.
He AA a* Quarantine officer at SI.
Helena Sound.
Beaufort, 8. C.. B>pt. 1 —Dr. Melvin
Sams died at lha residence of his son. Mr
Btomy Sams this morning. Had the doctor
lived until October, he would have l>een
K years old. He has-been quarantine of
ficer at Bustard's Island In St. Helena
Sound ever since the station was estab
lished at ths close of the Civil War. Dr.
Sams was one of the best clttxens In this
section, and his death Is greatly deplored
by his wide cltele of friends. Ills funeral
occurred this afternoon at St. Helena's
Episcopal Church
More damage was done hereabouts by
lightning during the thunder storm las:
Thursday aft- rnoon than was at nr.'t sup
posed. A negro man was struck nnd In
stantly killed at the Khett place, on Port
Royal Island, and an aged negro woman
shared a similar fate near hy.
The Vlrglnla-Garollna Chemical Com
pany's works at Baldwin, Pair miles from
Here, was also struck by lightning, but
escaped a, rtous damage
Mias M tudr Odell, the eminent actress.
Is visiting her mother at the Sea Island
Hotel Miss Odell Is a Beaufort girl, nnd
her many friends here, who have known
her all her Ilfs, feel very proud of the
laurels she has won In her chosen pro
fession.
VALDOSTA’S HI FLIC TRAM
Coming to Savannah Lowndes
I mint) Cotton firower*.
Valdosta. Sept. !.—The target firing rm
from the Vaklosta Vidette* wfll leave for
Savannah Sunday to enter the contests
there next week. The team will be un
der command of I.leut. Oodwln ami will
consist of Scrgt. Smith, Myddelton, Hen
ry Jones. John Kverett and Gordon Cas
well The young men have been prac
ticing for several wick* and have mode
a very tine record. They do not propose
to rapture all of the prises. Inn they ex
pect to make It Interesting for some of
the other teams.
The cotton growers of Lowndes county
will hold another meeting here on to
morrow to perfect I heir organization and
to Join hands with their brethren In other
parts-of the state to protect their Inter
est against the fraudulent statisticians
and speculators.
The new artesian well here has reached
a depth of 231> feet and the work of bor
ing It Is moving rapidly. A strata of
quicksand gave the contractor* a good
deal of trouble last week, but It Is be
lieved now that there will be no more
trouble of this sort.
RURAL DELIVERY IN IRWIN.
Free Hoots from Flfsgerald May be
Started bona.
Fltxgerald. Oa.. Sept. I—J. W. Arnold,
special agent of the post office department
at Washington, was here yesterday, and
together with Postmaster Huggins, went
over the proposed route for the rural de
livery system. He was very well pleased
with the routs and Informed the poet
master his report would be sent In to th-
Io Ih? Weak and Weary, Faded,
.Nervous Women of
'Greeting.
SOMA
Is Nature's Handmaid,
Perfect Physical Development is a Twin
to Perfect Health—There Are No
Devious Byways io Na
tore's Domain.
If you ara In possession of comp, tg
health and a terfectly davelop <1 body ,
ar that which n-iture rejoc. s in ~ny
constantly so- ka to adorn with new tv , u .
lie*. When either of these erudition- „
absent you hava hy aome mean*, povsti.iy
unknown to yourself, hi ought about
plight which nature abhors and which hs
will slrtva lo th- extent of her tow. ,
overcome In Ihe wmlt of r< *eue, w ,
dictate and decay have scixcd upon at),
tim. Homs I* nature s chosen handmol 1.
With a directness of action that ram..’
be denied ihe work of restora;ton and
veiopment Is Instantly begun win n S.-t,,,
la called to tha assistance of t.alur. ill
repairing and rebuilding the shatt- :
citadel of woman'a health and beauty
It Is not given to all womrn to po- ,
perfrcl b auty of beth face and r-qns. bit
the woman does not live who can all r 1
to be lias than the very pinnacle of that
which tho posslbill'y wlthtn herself w; !
make her. We assume that you ire i
ail thwt you would like lo be; that th re
are hlghts of Imagery In the way of p. r
fectionof charms to which your eve- I iv
longingly turned, but which you f. t v r.>
above and beyond your physical ability m
ever reach. Hwppy Is that woman woo
fe Is within herself that she pn* ~n
that can be g.ven to a perfect ; ~ -i ~i
structure; thrice happy Is she who uni’ s
with the unalloyed blessing of
hiolth and glorious gft of beaut wh -n
radiant fare and *|Mrkllng eyes ar.- b it
the Jeweled crown of a divinity In form,
that make* strong men tremble In ..
ration and s'lr th. souls of artls:- VI. u
ous youth, brauty, and strength of mm
hood snd w. manhood have c-ared te ovist,
save as swret memorfe* In the min t of
our falh.r* and nr. thers Instead of . r -
bust man of a general,on ago. tltanl lo
his strength, we have to-day n pitched up
piece of anatomy, lamenting a oatarrh .1
head, an ulcerated throat andabs.nt 1 u.
a wasted stomach, and enf-cblol h
and for the bloom.ng maUlei of ha f .
century ato. with her roaehusd cheek,
sparkling eyes, developed flgur -what
have we to-day? Go In-o the sireet- pub
lic gatherings, our home*, and y-ad ths
answer Decline, physical degeneration,
I* the morster we must face at .vrv
stop. How sad I* this. Beyond th < tr. <*
of man Is It not so? The birds each day
till the air with ih Ir wanted music, plum
themselves ov*r and over again with th. r
nomi.il beauty; the beast* of the held
run th> Ir cycle* of time, strung-r* to
erepltude. to unseemly bodies; ttv earth
maintains her ravishing beauty, move, ~n
In her resistless sweep, tilting spm - w th
the hatmony of h.r music, tho fragrance
of her fluids and flow- r*.
How .IIIT-rnt with women and srer of
to-day. Thrlr song Is the low wall of d!-
tres*. Inst, ad off b su.y and Mr r.gfh.
ever and nnon putting on fresh beauty
and strength, the Irrelentlees destroyer I.
falling energy, on. down and still down,
to a complete less of every element that
Inspires ths Joy of living Thu far w*.
hive been genera! In our remark Pl -.*-i
~e-mlt for a few moments to ta k to >ou
familiarly, personally. We begin by ask
ing of you. as a woman, your hecr swells
with fondest hop.*, your breast fllkd wl'h
sweevest dream.-, of fu ure. fragran wth
Iwitqiliieas. have thought of It. that noth
ing await* you but tho vision of faded
prospect*, the |**ng of dying hoi e*. the
rending of sweet. M l<*. un|. ss >ou can
by some means e*al! back the .1. part 1
vigor of your body anl, as a consequence
•he rose of health to your cheek*, t'rs
sublimity of we manhood to your b.
the divinity of outline’ to your form.
Health and beauty go I Kin/! In hand. Thev
re the two graces that cannot tv torn
from each other's cotnrwny. shoe tncrrv
voces are alw’ays mingled In beautiful,
sparkling laughter.
First cf all, above, you want back your
health, the lost vigor of your body, at I.
with this, will come rejoicing over >">ir
nfewfoum! beauty. Have you ever thought
of the- stgnltU-ane-e. the power, of beauty?
We are not talking about It* metaph -
cal aspects. We care not Whether It be
objective or subjective It I* with tha
fact of beauty, entrancing In Us ctytrm..
omnipotent, almost In It* power. .ir
dealing Don't misunderstand u ""
don't m. an beautiful costume*, beautiful
Ir ll*. snd large, beautiful touch s. bth'
and shades of paint and powder We i.-
talking to you about the b.aultfui wo
man. tho emblem of nature's grandest
triumph, the brightest star In all the
firmament of creotlcn. Her throne Is pow
er. her kingdom the heart of man U--r-i
she rules supreme; she has only to -)> <k
end It Is don , to command and It stand*
fast. What an enviable poeltlon thl wr it
more could woman desire than to be ahb>
to call forth aid hold forever In ihr p" 1
of her power Ihe nob!el quality ot man.
Id* affections, and thus crown hi "'
h-r own life with happiness and useful
mas?
This cen be done bv healthy women
only. In the beauty of her face. h*r rtg
ure, her mind, Ilea th** aeciet of thi- pow
er so potent; the guarantee cf all wH
being; your health la going or gone and
with It your beauty. Thia robs you o
vour right arm of i*ower, your hope of
a happy and useful life.
You reallx* this to he your desoiata
estate and am wondering In pathetic si
lence. baptised with saddest tear- of re
gret. who! to do To-day we bring to V i
relief, we extend to you th<- magic ■>' '
with which you can coll back to >”
body the thrill* of a now life, the buss
ing of vigorous heil'h. the enchantli -
glories of your womanhood, and hi I V" 1
take from the wlUowa your harp and at
tune It to not.* of gladdest Joy. of -wee
cat song. In nil the world there Is but *'"J
unfallli g ire an* to secure the pinnacle e
that which ev. ry woman m--*' dtelr
From out of the forest of the dr. amy.
mysterious east 1* given the woman o.
the new west ft magic elixir which car
rie* within It* liquid d*pths the power '<*
create a radiance of beauty, a symmetry
of development, a Messing of hea'th.that
will give to womankind a Joy that h'
not Ixen upon th- esirth since the dav
when disease and decay were first atray
ei against ths eltad-1 of health. That po
tent elixir Is marvelous 8-mia. the. frc >
Jult e of th* giant Soma |Hnt n f * n "J"
. ontroled, sold and prescribed only >md r
the direct supervls on of the Abbo Ins'
tut*. H IJhrrty street, west.
department at once and In all probabllltts*
the route would be established In a short
lime.
Statesboro News Vote*.
Statesboro. Ga., Sept I.—Mr. M. C.
Smith, a well-known turpentine man for
merly of this county, wa* killed In Ala
bama on Thursday last by a negro. Mr
Smith left here about a year ago and
started business at Genera, Ala. Mr
Smith's body was brought here and burled
yesterday. *
Rev. J. A. 8c sr boro, who was so serious
ly hurt May 2 laot In hi* brick frttl. w*
driven up town yesterday, th# first tim*
he has been out since he wws hurt H*
Is unable to walk yet. but Is Impf'd' lo *
He will be a permanent crippt*.