The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, September 08, 1900, Page 4, Image 4

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4 Pc fHornino JCrtos’. Moraine hews llnllrtlag tatmnali. Ua, DtTI HIUT, •BPmiDKII *, IIKW Ragisiared at Uta huioffltt In Savannah. The MORNING NEWS | published tvary day in Ilia ytar’. and la eerved to subscribers in tho city, or acui by mail, al No a Douih. M.tv for au nwniha. and |MO lor out year. The MOHNINO NFJWS, by mall, ala times a week (without Sunday laiut). ihraa mouth*, Rub, )U miailha W.W, ona year fi-SO. The WEEKLY NEWS. 1 laauaa a week. Monday and Thursday, by mail, ona year. M.ao Subscriptions payable In advaoce. Re mil by postal order, che :k or registered letter. Currency aent tor mall al rlak ol emdera. Transient advertisement*, other than special column, local or reading notice*, amusementa ami cheap or want column. U cents a line. Fourteen lines of agate type—equal to one Inch square In depth la the standard of measurement. Contract rotes and discount made known on appli cation al bualnrsa office. Orders for delivery of the MORNING New# lo either residence or place of business may be made by postal card or through telephone No. *lO. Any irregular ity In delivery should be Immediately re ported to the office of publication. Loners and telegrams should bo ad dressed "MORNING NEWS." Savannah. Ga. EASTERN OFFICE. S Park Row. New York elty, H. C. ef'nulkner, Manager. LNDtX 1U MW &DVfcfiTISEJIEIT& Special Notice*—Fine Goode al Low Prices, C. A. Drayton Grocery Company; Wall Paper, Paper Hunting Savannah Buliding Supply Company; Urtck. Andrew Hanley Company; Notice of Transfer of Stock of the Merchant*' National Rank of Savannah; To Water Takers; For Sun day's Dinner, John T. Evans A Cos.; Rids Wanted for Assorting Garbage Pile. Geo. M. Gadsden. Director; Order Your Rlee fleld Limb To-day, Jar. J. Joyce; Whole some Food at San Francisco Restaurant; RlceAeld Limb at Gardner's; Levan's Ta ble d'Hote; Extra Fine Meats. John Funk. Business Notices— E. 4k W. Laundry. Amusements r "McFadden's ltow of Flats" at Matinee and Night. Auction Balee—Trustee's Sale, by Plat ■bek A Cos., Auctioneers. Grape-Nuts— Poetutn Ceres! Company. Biscuit, Etc.—Uneedn Biscuit, Etc. Corsets—C. B. ala Sprite Corsets. Cheroots—Old Virginia Cheroot*. Medical—Dr. Williams' Pink Pltlr; Hood's Saroeparlila; Tutt'a Pills, Poml'a Extract!. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral; Lydia Ptnkbam Vegetable Pills. Cheap Column AdvcrtUements—Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Bale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous. thr Unlh'r. The Indications for Ge-orgla and Eastern Florida are for rain, with brisk easterly winds. Sriwor Hanna live* in one of the IwM houses In the *rlli'S section of the city of Cleveland. Ills (KHue overlooks Iks Lika, and his grounds are very- spacious and banstsumo. The hmam probably cost several hundred thousand dollars, while the grounds are worth more than pi/sto per acre Nevertheless Senator liannu s home Is tsied upon only *J3.00, The understandlna Is that the Puke of Marlborough will la- appointed laird Lieu tenant of Ireland, to succeed Karl Ca-lo gn. In that event, there will be two American women In Ilrttlah viceregal po sition*—the Jiuchess of Marll-orotigh, for merly Miss Vanderbilt of New York, In Ireland, and lsdy Curaon of Kcddleston, formerly Miss Letter of Chicago, In India. Gdorgla newspaperdom sustains a marked loss in the withdrawal of Joel Chandler Harris from newspaper work. On the other hand, ihu lilerary world Is th# Rain- r. since the talented writer will have more time to give to the production of such charming stories and sketches as have mads his name a household word" wherever the Kngltsh language Is aftoketi. The Philadelphia Record has this com ment. along a line whk-b we have touch ed upon frequently: ‘ Big gifts continue to go to the negro educational institutions in tbs South from Northern rich men. hut the higher School] for Southern whites are compelled 10 worry along with merely local aid. Yet the education of the young while men of that section Is Important to the whole country.” Within Ihe past few days cotton has sold at 10 cents a pound In the Interior of both Georgia and Texas. The fact seems In be that those who have contracts are finding It difficult to secure the cotton with shIA to till them. Kit her the sea son la lata und the crop short, or the planters are holding the eta pis back. It may he that there Is something of aach of these reasons In the situation. The American Society or Professor* of Dancing, an organization which exercises a censorship over :he light. fantasMo steps which dancers are to trip during aacfa succeeding season, has decided that "raj lime” must go. Now, If the thitic tng masters prove tbemeelvu* able to make it go, the general public will lone upon them aa benefactors. “Hag time" niuaic and “cakewalk" sup* have become e nuisance and a bore. flam. Wheeler la to return to hia home In .TTnbama next Tueadagr. Ha hue mil been among hia home people aince the begin ning of the Hpanlah-American War,' ex cept for a day or two when be Went to l*ry hi* eon Thom aa, the naval cadet who wa drowned at Montauk Point at the time the American troop* returned from Cuba. The people of Florence are mak ing preparations to give lh gallant little general auch a welcome aa be will never forget. The census showing made by Lincoln, Neb , la even poorer than that made by Omaha. The latter showed a decline of per cent., and It was thought that she would surely win the booby prize of the notion under the lateat enumeration. <>ut Lincoln comes up with a loe* amount ing lo *7.17 per cent. Evidently there was a lot of watering of census statistic* to Nebraska ten years ago. In view of the showing made by the two Western cities. Charleston need nut feel badly over her LM per cent. Strange as It may seem, tbeic are Uea progressive place* than .she la. tißitmaws wnum. Germany refuses to agree to Russia's i proposul to withdraw from Pekin, and the refusal causes rejoicing In London. It may be eonrUtered as certain, therefore, that England will not agree to the pro posal. France Is willing to withdraw, and so Is Japan under certain conditions which could easily be compiled wllh. Aus tria and Italy can lie depended upon to take the view of the matter that Ger many has. It Is hardly pro ho hie, tinder the circum stances, thut any Of the Powers will with draw. Gen. Chaffee has been making his preparations for wintering his army In the Chinese capital. He might us well con tinue Me preparations. The Fulled Slates will not withdraw If all the other Power* remain. The prospect of an amicable adjust ment of the trouble with Chin* Is not prumLing. Tho chances are In favor of the Pow< r getting Into trouble with ra h other. That Is what the Chinese diplo matist* are hoping for. It would be re markable If the Powers should te able to agree ujojii any line of action In respect to China. It Is evident that Germany In tends to pursue a very radical policy, or a* least to advocate a policy that will hardly meet the approval of the other Power*. Her excuse will be Ihut If she does not punish China for the assasslna lion of her minister she will l>c so dla credited In thecyee of the Chinee# tha* she will not have any Influence Iti the empire. England's Interests In Cny a are greater than those of any other Power. She has ! given no Intimation a* yet as lo what policy she thinks ought to be adopted, I hut It can be stated the* she will Insist upon a course of action that will Insure ; protection to In r commercial interest*. It will be known before very long prob ably what the purpoM of each one of the Powers Is. It would not he surprising If j It should appear that each alms to gain some special advantage, and that the | welfare of Chinn is a mutter of minor i onslderatlon. In that event the Power* will never be able to act In harmony, be cause M will be Impossible to agree upon a satisfactory division of benefits. An Interesting question that will soon arise I* this. The fighting being over, will Count Waldersee remain the com mander of the oH'ed troops, and will the negotiations with the Chinese government have to bo conducted through him? Probably the arrangement In respect to (\>unt Waldersee will be limited strictly to tho command of the allied troops, and M may be revoked altogether. It is evident that there Is grave danger of a hasty tangle In the Chinese matter. It will require tho nicest kind of diplomacy to get the Powers out of China without trouble among themselves, and. at the same time, to effect a settlement with China that will be acceptable to each one of them. %\ i:\nmiiiii of THi* ••APATHY." The Republican leaders are complaining that there Is apathy In I heir parly, ami they attribute It to over confidence. The explanation Is not satisfactory. If they should my that It was due to boss Imp they would come nearer to hilling Ihe nail on the head. There was no enthusi asm In the convention which nominated Mr. McKinley. And why? Simply be cause Buss Manna had everything cut and dried before Ihe convention met. The convention hod nothing to do but meet and ratlfyTlie nominations ami the plat form Which hod already been fixed up. There was no enthusiasm In Ihe Repub lican convention which met at Saratoga this week lo Dominate a governor and other Fate officers for New York. The reason was that the nominees had been decided upon and the platform written long before Ihe convention mat. Boss Platt had made the ticket and the plat form. The convention met to confirm what he had dome. The nominee for governor Is Mr. Odell. Ihe chairman of the Republican Buts Committee. It has been alleged many limes that he Is a dreature of Boss Platt. The platform dodges Ihe two Issues In which the people are the most deeply' In terest el-t he ennui and Kamapo Issues. It has tern asserted that Mr. Odell, more than any other man. is responsible for the defeat of the autl-ltamain legislation In the Legtaiature last winter. livery body In Ihe slam who Is not a Mind follower of the point.id bosi.es- Rosses Croker and Platt—know* that If Ihe Democrats were lo nominate a fear less, Independent and thoroughly consci entious man for gove roor they could csAry Ihe stale. Knowing Mr. 08*11 as the peo ple do. only blind partisans would vote for him. But. will tho Democrats nomi nate such s mon? The chances are they wilt not. They will follow the lead of Boss Crbkcr, ami nominate a man of the Odell si amp—a man that will allow his party boss to dictate to him. In that event the chances are that Mr. Odell will* be Ihe next governor of New York. Is It any wonder that there is political apathy. Why should llie iwople be en thusiastic when they have pracl Ically nothing to ik> with making nominations and platforms? It la but natural that they should be apathetic over platforms made and cundtdaies named by the bosses. It la estimated that more Ilian 30ft ships, .ill told, have beesi diverted from com merce-carrying to transport troops and munitions of war to Bouih Africa. Chltn and the Philippine 1 stands. The proba bilities are that the majority of these ves sels will be released from their emergency cneagements within a year and return to ths carrying of the freights of trade. .Meanwhile there Is a great stringency In freight room from American ports to Eu rope. Europe wants nail, and wants It icidly, but there are practically no slugs avatlalde for carrying tt across tun ocean. Owners who have vessels for char ter In the deep sea trade Just now, are In fortunate position, and are able lo demand more than ordinarily prolhuhle freight rates. There seems to be an Issue of veracity between the President’s commissioner to China. Mr, W. W. Itockhill, and the Hhanghat correspondent of the Associated Press. The correspondent some days ago sent out en interview with Mr. Rocknul In which a number of undiplomatic ex pressions of opinion were made. Mr. Koekhllt denies the correctness of the re port. and the Associated Press says that on* of its most trusted staff correspond ents sent It. Thus arises the Issue. Hhould ft transpire thn* the Interview wns au thentic, Mr. RockhlU's usefulness ai a commissioner to China would probably be brought to an cud and he would have to ouens horn*. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. 1 SEPTEMBER 8. 190a FlUjm IhTli LIVE. It t* a tale prediction that tf Mr Bry an hould announce In hi* letter of ae ' r-ptanre that be would not attempt to : overthrow the geld standard by Indirect 1 mean*—that I*, that he would not at t. nipt to Interfere wllh that standard ex ; cept through Congress—he would get nlne tenth* of the votes of the Gold Demo crat*. Mr Richard Gluey, who wa*. perhap*. | the ablest man In Mr Cleveland's Inst i cabinet, tia announced hi* purpose to suppert Mr Bryan. There wa* no more In fluential Gold Democrat in the campaign of l*!*t than he The letter be published ' the othi r day will be worth thousands of votes to Mr. Bryan. Mr. Wilson, who w is Mr. Cleveland’s Postmaster Genera), hns j declared In favor of Mr. Bryan. lie was •me of the toller* In 1896. It Is confidently j t(ell, v. and that Mr. Cleveland will publish \ i lvtirr with n * few days declaring hi* | purpose to vole for Mr. Bryan. A letter Horn him In giving h * reason* for •land ing by hi* party In this campaign would strengthen the tide already running kl Mr. Bryans favur. It I* true Mr. Cleveland, a few day* ago. refus. and to commit himself as to hi* course In the present campaign, but since that time Influetn ea have ten brought to bear to set an expression of opinion from him. The b< lief la that he determined to sup -1 ort Mr Bryan a* soon as th# latler had I e, n nominated, but hesitated to announce the fact because of the criticisms hi* ac tion would ba sure to call out. He would t> asked to explain why he had changed til* position In view of Ihe fact that the Chicago pat form had been re-affirmed The whole country know*, however, that lie does not approve Mr. McKinley's Phil ippine policy. There la no reason, there fore why he should hesitate to aay he support* Mr. Bryan. With such Gold D- raoerat# as Mr. Cteve. land, Mr. Oln. y and Mr. Wilson ranging themselves under the Democratic stand ard there *ll he but few Gold Democrats Iti the McKinley camp when the day of election arrives. It Is •stimated that at least half n mil lion Gold Democrats cast their ballot* aga.nst Mr. Bryan In the election four years ago. If that estimate Is correct, and the great majority of them side wllh II Hr party this year. Mr. Bryan will be elected by a handsome majority. A VAMtKltlllt.T IS POLITIC*. The nppenranre of a Vanderbilt—young Cornelius—ln the politics of New York has aroused more than ordinary Interest. He was a delegate to the Republican State Convention at Saratoga, where, It Is said, ho was shown especial ami obsequious at. tendons by many of the party leaders. The “practical politicians" of the conven tion, Indeed, ore said to have figuratively licked their chops. In anticipation of Ihe Juicy finaikfal morsel promised by the advent of the young mUllonalße Into their company. Members of the Vanderbilt family have not heretofore appeared personally ami actively In politics. It Is not that they have had no connection with politics In former times, for It la known that they have been eonlrtlHiiors to campaign funds, state and national, while occ-asstonally they have wanted something from the Iscglslature—which they knew how lo gel, through third parties. The late Jay Gould, who never appeared actively in politics, used to make eome pungent re marks about the power of money in con trolling legislation. Tho elder Vanderbilts were contemporary with Mr. Gould, and presumably Ihe "Lltllo Wtxard of Wall street," did not know u great tn.tny tricks about the manipulation of legislatures whklt tho Vnnderbllts did not know as well. However, that la all of tho past. Young Cornelius is said to have taken to politics enthusiastically. He thinks It Is a great game. He ts bubbling over with patriotism and a desire to further the public, interests. All of which Is re marked with real pleasure by Ihe practi cal politicians who have taken him In hand to give him a political education. It ts easier to draw money out of an en thusiast than a pessimist. "No matter how rich or how poor u man may be," salt young Mr. Vanderbilt to an Inter viewer at Saratoga, "he ought to take on Inters in politics. It ts an absolute ne cessity that every rtttseo should take an Interest In public aff sirs.” Continuing, he said: "I llihik I shall like polities. Poli ticians teem lo be a Jolly lot of fellow*, and they have lohl ms* many Interesting things." Kvldently the "boys" had hen regaling him with anecdotes In Ihe cloak room. This apitears plainer In view of the fact that Cornelius himself cracked a Joke, al which the listeners laughed loudly. And this fit his Joke: "A man told mo to-day," said he," "that at Republi can conventions Che dining rooms of the hotels are always full and the barrooms empty, while at Democratic conventions the liarrooms are always full and the dining rotsqs empty. I thought that clever. It speaks well for our party, any way." la there not In this the ear-murks of the Depew tutorage?- Notwithstanding the young gentleman Is merely a novitiate In politics. Ihe office bee Is already bussing In tils bonnet. "I might like to go lo Congress after a while, but I’m not In politics long enough lo Ihtnk of that yet," he said. Never tholes* some of bts handlers are making plans lo draft him as a candidate for Congress from one of the uptown districts of New York city. Having made a can didate of him. the politicians will, of course, proceed to "pull his leg." And then young Mr. Vanderbilt may find him self under Ihe necessity of revising his opinion of New York Republican politi cians. Would It not be to the Interest of the taxpayers If the County Commissioners would put the convicts to work cutting away the weeds and undergrowth on the vacant kinds near the city, and the coun ty leamtt to hauling the stuff away? The city health authorities say that weeds In the vacant lots In tbs city are prejudicial to the public health. Are not the weeds on the vacant lands around the (tty etm j llarly unhealthful? The coffee weed seems to be more prolific this year on vacant lands than ever before. In some Instances innklng rbada that are seldom used almost Impassable. There Is no better service that the County Commissioners can ren der than to aid In protecting ths health of the city. / Mr. Kryan made a trip through Ver mont last February, speaking at several point*. The decrease In the Republican vote and the Increase In the Refnocrutfc vote at the recent election iudl.atc with '■That effect he spjko We invite the a ton* lon of those North ern persons nnd iwper*. that are fond of erittoedng the South In the matter of the negro question, to the case of Napoleon A ruler son, of Wilkinson county, an ac count of which appeared In Dublin anl Macon dispatches In the Morning News yesterday. A rater son la a farmer, and Is known us o good and honest man hy bis white neighbors. He had planted n patch of sugar cane. Two white men. United B lures officer*, went Into his pat h without permission and cut some of Ihe cane. In other words, the charge ts that they stole tt. Anderson had them arrow ed for the theft. This arouses! their ire, nnd when they hid given bond, they r -r* Med hltn for "Interfering with officers In ihe discharge of their duty!" Upon this very flimsy charge they started *o haul him olt lo Macon, handcuffed, to answer before a United Htates commis sioner. But. our dispatch * tys, "Via while men of the county rose up in arm* und refused wllh forts* to allow tho ne gro to be taken away without duo pro fs of law." The officer* gave ihe negro up ami went to Macon, where they took warrants for many of the white ctttxen*. 'These cltlxens," ‘continues our Macon dispatch, 'Time in to-day anti brought the negro wuh them, and announced that * s *>e had led an exemplary life In their midst, every dollar in the county would lie used to see that he was not Imposed upon." Is there a county in New York, or Pennsylvania, or Illinois, whose elU xiiw would declare their intention of put 'ing up "every dollar In the county” for Ihe purpose of securing Justice for a negro? This Incident, by the way. shows how ihe honest, indtoetrlou* bio k man !• regarded in the South. PE H SOMA L. —Quaen Margherlis Is going to the Alps as usual this month. Her Majesty Is u great climber, and has even made the as cent of the Un it horn—a mountain near Zermatt. 13,68a fret high. —Jullon Ralph, the American war corre ipoildotii, has been obliged to decline nti Invitation to lecture on the war with the Boers, because he says that his nerve* "are like fleas and are jumping about all ovpr hia l>ody." He adds that his ex perience In South Africa was "like a Jour ney to Hade*, from which M takes u long time to come hack. -John J. Ingalls' eulogy of Ben Hill Is declared to be as fine a piece of agnostic oratory a* was ever uttered, and contrib uted In no small degree to his retirement from public life. At the time It was de livered Kansas had a great deal of re ligion to the square mile, ami here was a senator from the state who was not cer tain as to heaven and even showed sum*' doubt as to tha existence of hell. The Kansas religion of those days could not ktand that und Mr. Ingalls suffered ac cordingly. —The Duchess of Cleveland, mother of Lord Rosebery, Is one of the most re markable octogenarians In English socie ty She ran remember every Incident of ibe Queen's welding, where she offi ciated a* bridesmaid, and her memoir*, should they ever be published, ought lo prove one of the moat fascinating Looks concerning Ihe social nnd political life of the Victorian era. A* Is natural In the mistress of Rattle Abbey, she has long been a leading authority on the Battle of Hastings, and some years ago site pub lished a voluminous work dealing with all those familleb who can trace their de scent from William the Conqueror's knights. lißlCiiT hits. —Johnny's Current History—The tcAcher asked tho scholars to write a sentence In which the word "chaste" was used. John ny Wise, who keeps posted on current events, wrote 1 : ''Agulnaldo Is the most chaste man there lg."—Baltimore Ameri can. —roliilc.ll Psychology—" How Indignant Simpkins Is that everybody doesn't indorse his estimate of Bryan.” "Yes, but I know Simpkins: he Isn t Indignant that Bryan Isn't Indorsed—he’s Indignant that people disagree with him."—lndia nap-fils Jour nal. —The Cure—" Did you ever experiment with the Kneipp cure?" asked one of Ihe Inmate* of Ihe convalescent ward at the hospital. "Only for poverty," answered the other, a large, frcekUd-faeed woman "1 always went barefooted when we liv ed on the farm."—Chicago Trltnine. —Tho Only Complaint—" What kind of a climate have you here?” "It's fine." answered ihe reiddent. "The only trou ble Is that the weather gels discouraged and quit* too soon. The summer* are too sh >rt to posture bananas and pim-applr*. and Ihe winters aren't long enough lo raise polar hears."—Washington Btur. —Physician—“My dear, sir. you want sleep. Tell me. -lo you sleep well al nlghi?" Patient—" Doctor. I have not had night's sleep for eleven years." Physi cian—“ Why, It Is wonderful you are not dead or Insane. Does il Interfere with your business?" Patient—"No, dor-tor. not a bit.” "Indeed! What la your occupn tk>n. may I ask?" "I am Ihe editor of a morning paper."—Harlem Life. CI’HKKVr tow MUST. The Crescent Ctly (Fla.) News (Rem.) says: "Hon. Frank Clark has nude a six column speech on capital removal nt Rclamd. He argued for Jacksonville. A great many people seem to think that Clark Is the original and only capital re moruler, hut that Is s mistake. Agut naldo had removed several times before Ctark got the notion, and Paul Kruger no sooner thought of the srheme than he acti*l. Qiirk comes In third, with the old girl over In China a goes! fourth." The Nashville American (Rem.) says: “From our knowledge of "Mr. Rryan’s character we think he Is falsely Judged, anil ate convinced he would do nothing so radical as to attempt the reorganiza tion of the Supreme Court, but politically It would lie llte prudent thing for him to speak out definitely. It would win him thoosanda of votes In the close stales where he most needs them.” The Springfield (Mass.) Republican (Ind.) soys: “While the Fall River col ion mills are shutting down lo check over-producllon, nine new mills In the South are about to begin operations. A pretty serious situation for this Industry Is |tresrnted In the recent nolultic rush of capital Into new mills In the Caro'.ln is, Georgia, and, Indeed, throughout Oral sec tion." The Philadelphia Record (Rem.) says: "Some months ago the Republicans were boasting of the thoroughness wlili which they had established the gold standard. Now even Secretary Gage la amhltloua to prove that the Republican enactment Is so IImiIt! tt :1 c • Id - ■ i : , 1. nmi .! by a Democratic secretary of tbe treas ury." The Washington Post (Ind.) says: ‘Tt In the Ron. John M. Thurston who thinks the presence of Toro Reed on the stump would do more harm than good. Evident ly the Nebraska min fears that If Tom should begin to talk be might glvs ex pression to hia thoughts.’) A Fateh Somewhere. A middle-ag* n woman called at an In surance agent's In a provincial town some time ago to unnounce that she want ed to lasute her house, says the Leeds Mrr. ury. "For how mu h’" asked the agent. • Oh, for about fSOO." "Very well. I'll come up and Investi gate It." "I don't know much about Insurance,” •he said. "IF* very simple, ma'am.” "If I'm insured for £3OO and the house Is burnt down, 1 get the money, do 1?” •'Certainly.” "And they don't ask who set It afire?" "Ob, but they do. We shall want to know all about It” "Then you needn't come.up.” ahe said, a* she ro-c to go. “I heard there was some catch about It somewhere, and now I see where It Is.” A tirntlrman In Illsanlse. Borne years ago Ephraim Mariner tried n case In the Circuit Court for an eld Irishman, says the Philadelphia Call. The suit was again, i the brother of Mr. Mariner's ellem. D wan fought bitterly, and there was a great deal of feeling dis played during ihe course of the trlat, ea there always Is when relatives get io fighting each other. Mr. Mariner won the ase. Hl* client was In a stale of exulta tion. lie thanked the lawyer again and again. When he reached the south door of Ihe court hou.-e he paused before going down Ihe step*, and slapping hi* lawyer a vigorous blow on the hack, said: "We bate them, didn't we. Ml.-ter Mar iner?" "Tea, Andrew, It came out as I said It would.” r> piled Mr. Mariner, quietly. "Mister Mariner.” said the old man. his voice trembling wllh emoilon, "youTOa* gentleman-in disguise." Mind va. Matter. Prof. Countemfasl Is a small man with a large mentality, says London Answers. Hl* wife is ~ tall woman, who believes In tho power of matjer over mind. The profes.-or hid been absorbed she whole evening in a profound paper on the men tal churacteitstlc* of people who were un happily married. Suddenly looking up he remarked; "My dear, are you aware of the fact that a man’s brain weighs about three and one-half pounds?" "Humph! You've just read that, haven't you?" "Hr—es—why— er—oh! yes; certainly; of course.” —“Well, that article says a woman's brain Is not so heavy, eh?” "Er—er—yes. It certainly docs, but " "And It tfiso states that a woman's brain Is of much liner quality, doesn't It?" "Er—er—well, yes; you are quite right, my dear.” "Now. listen to me. Just concentrate your three and one-hnlf-pound brain on that scuttle and figure out how much If will weigh after you bring It full of coal from the cellar." Tho professor nuekly how. and his great head, and, as he depart ed for the lower regions In search of ab stract Inform,!lion, he murmured: "The man who th.nks that mind Is su perior to matter Is an Illustrious Idiot!" Tales of Two Governor*. William Allen was kn-uvn as the "Iron Governor" of Ohio, says the Denver Times, not because he hail been an Iron king or anything like that, but because he had noi the slightest sympathy In the world for a criminal, and whenever at: application sas maile lo him lo pardon an erring one he was as "Iron" and .uia not lie moved, so he was called the "Iron Governor." One Thanksgiving eve he was applied to for executive clemency by the wile of a notorious horse thief, and one who was serving II third time at that, lie sat at his desk, hi* back turned on the tearful pb a.k-r, not even i <khl< sending to look at her. Hhe hail brought with her a 0- !ear-obi gtrl, who hail been quietly watch ing. Suddenly tho child went to him, and, pulling his coat tall, said: You mean old thing, I want my piu>a.'' And the "Iron Governor" •natchcl'licr up. kissed her smack In the mouth, und **ld: "And you shall have him." True to his word, later that day the wife and child come away from the prl-cwi with the pardon'd hus I Kind and father. Gov. Boh Taylor of Tennessee was Just o*t tly opposite to Gov. Allen, with as tombi a heart as a woman, nnd the say he pardon, and out convicts was sometbliig awful. He was watted upon by a *om mlttee of the legislature, who very flat ly nnd In no uncertain way told him that this "wholesale pinioning must stop." "Gov'ner Ih.b" looked at the commit tee. tapi-d n licit. ask*d for his pardon Merk. und when he came sukl: "Make out pardons for every man In the penitentiary." > The Clerk bow ( -d nnd withdrew. Then the Governor looked nt the committee, who were staring aa If they thought he was going mad. "Gentlemen," he said, finally, "I am Governor of Tenaessee. and If this com mittee or any other ever again seeks to Interfere with my constitutional right to pardon f'H sign every one of those par don# which the clerk Is making out. Good morning.” The Man Who kmm a It AH, From Ihe Denver Kvenlng Post. You bump against him everywhere. In Country and in Town. Upon hls sadly swollen head bo wears the knowledge crown. Ills hump of self-esteem stands out like knot upon a log, Hls egotism never yet was known to slip a cog. Hls self-assurance has Its stamp forever In hls eyes. No gray and i>atr!archal owl could ever look so wire. He Is a constant sufTrer from enlarge ment of the gall. And petrifaction of the cheek, the man who knows It all. Ho has an unimpeded flow of language at command, Hls active, tireless tongue ts of Ihe au tomatic brand, Hls nasal organ be Inserts In every one's affairs. He sows the grain of knowledge while hls neighbors sow Ihe lares. No matter what the theme may be, he's posted up to dote. The Information that he hears would wreck a common pate. He thinks without bis guidance this ter restrial whirling ball Would cease lo lake Its dally spin, the man who knows It all. You never hear him aay, "f think,” lie's far 100 wise for that, ’TU knowledge far ultove dispute that trickles though hie hat. He'll meet your solid argument on any point with sneers. And pound his views with stroke* of tongue Into your weary ear*. No word of contradiction or correction will he brook. Hla statements are Impregnable—he's talking by the hook. He'll take a etand aa solid as a rock conatrunted wall. For what he know* he knows he knows, the man who knows It all. He'll tell you how the President should guide tbe ablp of state. What wise and ever-needed laws our Congress should create. How generals in time of war should move against the foe. And Just the very point as which to strike the vital blow. He cannot be accounted for. save on the theory Thai when the Lord created him for some Strange reason He Deprived him of a eet of brains, but gave him double gall. And lllled hla head with “crasy bones," the man who knows M all. ITEMS OF ISTEHKBT. —An Englishman recency v.h*l frlen tg In lonesxi. Ireland, and wa* w .rmly re ceived by them. Going lo bed shortly af ter his arrival he dropp'd Ms watch Into * handsome pocket above hi* pillow. Not till morning d!d he .lnever that there was water In the ree.ptac e, which, in deed. was uoi a watch po het at all. hut a place (or holy wafer. The watch was ruined, but the owner has a valuable hint lo give lo Brltl-h Protestants who visit Catholl ' friend* In Ireland. —A thirteenth com ury prophet of th ■ au tomobile hns been found In Roger Bacon, who wrote: "We will be able to construct machines which will propel ships with great! r speed than a whole garrison of rower.*, ai l which will need only on* pilot lo guide them; we will be sbl- lo propel carriages with Incredlbl • Sliced without the Aid of nay animal." We hove not qulie overtaken the sanguine dr* am.- of the old philosopher, for be go * on to say: “We will be gThle to make machine# which, by means of wings, will enable u* to fly In the air tike birds." —Now that the rem >val of the prohibi tive lie nse for "drummers'" In Hawaii Is a fact, the enterprising salesmen have begin to Invade Honolulu and oilier town* Previous to annexation each drutq mrr bud to pay the town list) for the priv ilege of tailing goo Is there. This was rather dlicoursglng and kept American firms from doing much buln*s- by a travel ng representative. Drummers now fr.e-ly go and com, and tnuny good order* n c-rtatn tin-a are b lag placed In Hono lulu, —Paterson, N. J . where the anarchist* come from, is watching a sort of poker game between Mr, Hie n and his neigh bor. Mr. Potts. Mr. Breen built a fence, which Mr. Potts thought was too high, so Mr. Potts built a higher fence himself cn his lot. Mr Breen raised bis fence a foot and Mr Polls, whose name, hy the way. Is Ja k, saw him and raised him six Inches. Breen ra!s.d hack next day. and so It has gone on until the partition I* thirty feet high and tho lumber market Is booming. —The four scurfs Her Majesty recently sent out to Bouth Africa, knitted by her own hands, have been presented to the most dlsrlngtiLhed private otoldlers of each of the following colonies: Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Fape Colony. The fortunate reclper.ts are Privates Du frayor. New Soufh Wales Mounted In fantry: H. D. Courts. New Zealand Mounted Infantry; It. Thompson. Royal Canadian Regiment, and 1,. Chadwick. Roberts' llorxp. Each of these men has p rformeil acts of conspicuous gallantry ■luring he campaign. The scarfs have V. R. I. emhrotderled In silk. During the Egyptian campaign In IXB2 the Queen made nn*l presented a quill to one of the military hospitals In Cairo. The privilege of having the quit! for n covering was at first much sought for. but when It became generally known that H was con ceded only to men who had small chances of recovery the quilt was eventually re garded as tho harbinger of death and shunned nccordingly. -If one will visit Walkervllie, Shelby county. Missouri, says Ihe St. Louis Re public. gather together a circle of the old settlers of that mos: pieturesque and in teresting neighl-trhoo-l and let them get wound up to story-telling, one may hear m.iqy amusing anecdotes and bit* of In teresting local hlet,cry The following ac count of the origin of the familiar expres sion "Gone up Halt River/’ was gleaned from this fertile field during a recent visit: Many year* ago, before, the war. Ir. fact, a politician and office-seeker living In Pike county, through which the Halt river find* its way to the Mississippi, was a can-Mdute for the legislature, living de feated at the election, he moved Into Rail*, the next county up Ihe river, where he again tried hi* fortune at the polio, was again defeated an-1 again mm—l up the river. In Monroe county he was a tnlid time defeated, but nothing daunted he can vassed Snelby county tn hls next attempt, with as little success as he ha-1 achieved lower down the stream. From Shelby county he moved to Macon, with the same result. When anyone made inquiries a* to hls whereabouts, he was said lo have "gone up Salt river." —The German court* have lately been much exercised as to the meaning of the Yiddish word "Salamasel." A Jewish woman, having had a quarrel wllh a Christian shook caper, sent her husl-and lo call the Christian lo account. After a long altercation, say* Ihe Jewish Work!, the Jew declared In a loud v-de that the Shopkeeper was a "Shtamaw-I." The Chris tian did not know Ihe meaning of ihe word, but from the tone In which II uttered felt that II was an abusive ep ithet. He thereupon good the Jew for It hel, and the magistrate, though confessing ht* Ignorance of the signification of the expression, held, from ihe circumstances of Ihe ease, that It was ustd allusively and consequently fine! the offender, in appeal, however, this Judgment was quashed, the court observing that as none of Its members knew Ihe meaning of "flhlamaeel” or whether It had any tag i tall. It dr In. ~1 to . .nil). Ills. lt to <1 Statement #- lo w tether l> was abu sive or not. “Shlamasel" Is a <-omlilnatlon of the German wand "sehllmtn" (bad) and the Chaldee "maxiol" (stir or luck), and means “had luck” or "misfortune.” —White donkeys have been quite the rage in Paris during the past season. The cafe ehantant has distinctly made a mark by Its relays of donkey surprises. The players, sny* a Lon-ton paper, would sit tn the stalls, and would then suddenly and often unexpectedly pas* right through the large and cheering audience ns they made Ihelr way lo the stage. The grrated scene of enthusiasm, however, occurred when about a dosen of them eonretvrd the Idea of riding up Ihe aisle of a cafe rhan tant with dazzling Jewels and ornaments, In short skirts, with large picture hats, and seated on donkey*. 'Hte sensation this scene created In Pari* had not died away when the city was still more agitated by wring Mile. Lise Fleuron singing her song on the stage as she sal on the buck of n donkey, which had been her pel for some lime and which wa* In glittering harne-s and flower bedecked for the great event. This whir* pet donkey of "ht belle Fleu ron." wlthm a short time beeame the talk of Paris and Is now almost as celebrated among the frequenters of the French cafes chanlants as Its well-known mlrtr.■**. In deed. It Is questionable which of the pair gets the greatest reception before and af ter the performance, the pel donkey or Its mutrees. —Our namoan possession. Tutulla. hi* Just passed through an exciting political, business and social crisis, culminating In the award of tbe contract for the laundry work of the commanding officer of th l ulled Plate* collier Aharenda. All Dago Pago was rent over this important mat ter. The daughter of the chief, Fagalogo. a* being nearest the coal station. **rur<d the prixo. It was claimed by the daugh ter or the head chief of the whole hoy. on the ground of sut>erior rank. Th democratic decision of the commander docs not please the friend* of the dlsap- Imint'd princess, who Is now circulating stories that her eucce-sful rival doesn't know a white dock suit from a canvaa twek duck. Another bit of Samoan scan dal Is to the effect that Vaenga, the young chief of Villon. Is courting To. musti. the belle of Tutulla. tn a very cheap way. He never kills more than a score of pigs for a day's banquet, and the board of aldermen who have the disposal of Te munti's hand and the no of p,go Pago have begun to turn up their noses , „ lover no Mggardly as that. M.unga. formerly his royal hlchm-s. may no* have heard of Flanaem of Texas, nut l*:.!’ 1 fob f postmaster as !fJ h * ,? m * * * hal! * created He ■ta exerting all bis pull to get the place. DR. STEDMAN’S Teething Powders The I'amoui Aid to Safe and PainleM Teething;. rv*f by mnthera th* *rr*rt& (H'w for n*nriy v PR. HTKI'MAN hftvltti; operMNt a bnocboftet in a.cqnftktermfeLr rwiuea* Ibtcowof Ibenjntj. cpiebruH |*iwdrr* Tlxry put up In jnrifcm wru. pn Ttif lrui m*rk. acusu Unoei, TRADE MARK Iw nn *T*rr packet mid on ererr pnwdwr. wtthnnt which immm Iw gertmlie*. A rontAlnifiK rtn powder*. Vt <t-niA At yuur drugKiwt w. vt uuktisni oowtpwh! on remript of price. h*i! |Vr Ijooklut - **lPr. i Snrt*r\ Addmw J. . lie. M U ri K. 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