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4 me ißomiag JCetoe. IHvrttiai Mvildlar MOMMY, fRrTKVBBH 24. }Uclb(mnl ai ue Vmtmrnm in Aavaonab Ihe UORMN*i N'EWI t put,..***.! rury day in lb y<r, r*d m ervd u> kubtcribcfi in ih* city, or wot b> *•*. Hi 70c m mouth, $4 m) for an mur.ib*. mmd 1+ w (or our j *O4 The MuHMNvi KDWO, by mill, i* a wick tAllbout PuwUy iurre mom L*. $}M. •* bauu oua year k iv Tnt WEEKLY KBW*. 2 lauaa a w#*k iiu*.day And Thursday, by tw.l. ooe year UM. Out# rtpdOIMI lATlbl* In aIVAiCA Hr. mil ly portal onkr. ctirck or rnAtrrl kUir Currency ec( by mail At rtofc oi Mwkri. TrulMt Advrrtkrrmrnt*. otbrr than #pe ai roiiiim* local or reading *>otrr. •ouirmratl and cheap or want column. 14 cent* a line. Fourteen ltnw of ••• type—equal to one inch aquara In depth— li the ttarMlarcl of meaauraniml Contract ra.ti and Ute x unt nu> known ou Appl iat.cn at Uiamean ott. e. Urikri for delivery of tha MORNING hrwm to either re>uknra or pla of hunnew may be made by poe’il card or laroufh trkphon* No 214 Any trreirular tty in delivery ihould be tmmMlately ra portrd to the oftl a of publßAtloe. Letter! and |t>|nm* ehould be at drcaaul “MORNING NEWS. * Savannah. Ga EASTERN OFFKT. 23 rar* Row. New York city. H C. Faulkner. Manayer. INDEX 10 JiEW ADU.RIISLHESTS. Meetlr.gw— Magnolia Encampment, No 1.1.0. O. F. Special Notice."*—Fancy and Repressed Brick. .*av.niij(i Budding Supply C**m puny; Paint*. Varnleht*. Etc., Andrew Hanley Company; Ship No:lce, Htrachan A Cos.. Coulinm. Ship Notice. J. F. Mini* Ar Cos.. Comdgnee*. llusm< * Not). . .—K & W. Uunlry. Harvard lie* r it De Solo. Aotur-emtau*— The Itotwon Theater Com pany at Matinee mol To-night. Brer—Anheurrr-Huacii Urraiof Associa tion. Foatum Coffee—Po*tum Company. Stenmehlp Schedule—Merchant*' and Winer*' Transportation Company. Stove* anti lUiutn —Wm. A H U. Lat timore. Waxhlng Pow.ler— Pearline. Medical— Hostel ter'* Stomach Bitters; Castorln; Ayer'* Pills; Hood* Piila. Cheap Column Advertisement*—lldp Wsniol. Employment Wanted; For Hret; >v.r Hale, last. Personal. Mtacelianeous. The Weather. The tndlealiona for Orarfli and Kast ern Florida to-day are for fair weather, with light variable winds ♦ I Edward Bw-hi niter, who Is stippneed to have been the premier of petty thieve* of Pennsylvania, committed suicide at lan caster the other day. He was known to have romml’ted and hei prosecuted for upward* of 380 small roliherie*. Northern paper* herald the fart that P**rry Rockefeller. non of the Standard Oil matwii", having Just left college. will go to work for a living. It l. to be hoped that he will prove u better sticker than Potter Palmer's eon, who "worked" for u dollar u day Just six week* "The Concatenated Order of Has-Beens" t# a n* w aortal organization In Cleveland. O It* membership ts composed of di vorced men. who take this mean* of help tng each other to forget the homes they have lost It ts surmised that classes for sewing on buttons and darning socks will be Instituted at the club rooms The Hoard of Supervisor* of Klrrtlon of Baltimore, acting upon the advice of conn lei. has decided that natives of Porto Itleo who have resided In the state for a year and In the county for six months, when otherwise qualified, may vote In the elec tions. that they are otic, ns of the United State*, and a* such an- required to con form to the lo<tl tsws only The odds on McKinley are growing less. When the campaign opened liet* were made at five to one A week ago the odd* were generally two and a half to one. On Friday and Saturday two to one wus the figure. The New York betting Is referred to There doe* not seem to be a great deal of money anywhere else that Is seeking investment on the political rate. The iiemoerats could hardly ask any thing better than that Senator Hanna should continue on the stump Ills i air-t brutality and hi* perversion of (arts are good vote-makers for the opposition to the Republican party. Congressman tUilnr* of Tenncw- points out that while Sena tor Hanna now denies the existence of trusts, the Congressional Record for the recent session, on page SSI. shows not only that Senator Hanna recently recognized the existence of trusts, hut Indorsed and advocated them a* good things for the country. A Pennsylvania whisky distiller has copyrighted the seals of Yale. Harvard, the Vnlvrtwßy of Pennsylvania, and sev era! other great colleges, a* a trade mark, amt under the law he Is the only person in the United Stoles entitled to use those oral* for business purpose*. It seems that the colleges hnd neglected to protect thtlr s* als by legal process, hence the distiller had a right to make use of them and to copyright them It Is believed that the colleges will object to having'lhrlr seal* on whisky tenth and will bring suit* to have the copyright annulled, on the ground of public policy. -mplalnts have from time to time been h ard that the trusts of this country have been favored by the Commissioner C; tieral of tb> United States at the Parts Exposition. hence It is no novelty when •tc complaint 'inns from lndpendent f.|r writer manufacturers that they have bean given a fair deal at the exposi tion, an 1 that the typewriter trust has s ired all of the honors. The Independ ent manufacturers have registered a kick a Washington wlln respect to the mat tar Hut they have no hope that their gr.evs.ncc* will b, adjusted, since they are well aware that the trust Is a liberal contributor to tbc itepublicao campaign fund. 1 WKKI.Y** Thvr* ha* bcnt©foc** br*n ah aiemert *>f km£it at to Imw K. W' N**uy. of Miincl*. limJ nMiuxnl to s>• l into th** f'uban pr(al atrrlrv That h k in. and iwitK in frvMc)s*t to hH| htm If Jib<?r .•tly to the fun b* b-*lof irtn fa thr *nrvlc*. art* facta kridto of .ill man Jr>JMl. hr I'rovi and him - • If on* of tha nmoothcat .n*l fiKV-t "!om hin* of all I ha* oarpel hoggem thal • v*r h*M ofT)’** under the pilriWiii l of th* pow* r af VV.iMitnfton Uut urn I is ihiu th* |m-( I* w di)> It bin h*ii pra • ually la|uv!tb:e to atcMoi for Nealy u a *aUMtory tn inn* r .4.*ro*- L*ht h-.wrs'f i- Ihtown am * :t** hi# offlrv iioHißir <wre*r h> WxrhlAiion dlH*af< h piil4i.htl itt ihe N York Even* In* 1*01! Th* diopAlch in qunMion quoits llw f-4lowing letter l*o>tofh *e Ik |Mrim r.f. Fr*t A*tat.int FoatoiAAler (Si’i: ral. Wu4ilnfloi), |>* 13. JM* -My l> ar Mn)x I im*fvl*<i t •ay to you a hen you wr* lr* iral fhere I# on** man. Mr. fh*nr F \V N**ely, of Mum le Itnl who wafile (o o into the < übar) mail e* rvh •. In wlnan I am more tfit'Teated ilan any other nan .itnonx IhouMnd! of <ap|*-iunt fr-t of that chara rcr ll* h> nn* ie-p.i|* r writer and publisher, nr J about j yearn of an* , *d atci. a hustler. . man with th* very be#! hatitt#. uni a*> loyal •< l*s alty If elf He woukl m*k a srand *r fl'ktiilal nan f*r you I wtli writ* *r*] a#k him to go and sea you Thle iw a man >ru will warm t* to. and wivuld Ilk** to havea .* <Vicni>Antof) • well w# an rse* u* live ofll er YcMirs latthftilly. JVrry 8 Hrath Fir*! Aaaletrint FufUm -:r General MaJ E. Ci Rathboi**, Hamilton. O Assuming that the letter l>* authentic— and It a[fHar>* m u r* wafa|H-r uliof re llabi.ity i# iotn **led-Hl flo<wl of light Is I* t In uf>> th* ofh* i| n- tu-eta of Ne#*i>. Miid Incidentally upon the bar a c tar of at bast a one of the men called to Wa hire ton to ho hi high of!lv uhlm the McKinley administration For It Is etrain ing no point to say that P rry it Heath, formerly First As#lstant Postmaster G*n eral. and r ow manager of the Republican • ampaign literary bureau. Is a man rep resentative of the administration's politi cian*. It Is not reasonable to suppose that Heath would hav* given Neely any rush recommendation uit#a he knw his man wII H ath Is u disbeliever in utMi an ofifEMient of the merit sysUm in th** gov> ernm* nt service. He Is an advocate of ttt* doctrine of ‘conthlenllal relations' 1 be tween *mplo>*-s and Iw ads of departments, snd the administration That he had correctly estimated Neely Is apparent from eut*#equent,dev* lopments. As ti “hustler. ’* Neely has few equals He had not ben In th*- Cuban postal ser vice many weeks befor*- hi* began to “hus tle*' for the “rake-ofT,** or the "naif," or whatever ojss* the results of ofTb-tal iwrulatlon may le called In th vernacu lar. That Uathi>oAe “warmed up to" him Iw also evident, from the manner In which the dire* tor feaeral of Cuban post* “O. K*d“ his bills and accounts, and per mit teal him full swing while the sHaling waw go*l Asa “confidential man.'* he was no doubt “grand.” as the First As sistant Foot master General said he would bt* Heath's Idea of "personal aelet tlon'* as superior to selection for merit must have been vmdi. a ted Neely, th* prole u* of Ifrath. Is now un der Irwilctment for stealing public funds Rathbune, Hwth’s friend to wham Neely srov so highly and tonfidenttally ream m*-ndJ for his - ompanionahle qualities. Is Involved in the Neely scandal And Perry Heath Is In Chicago engaged In campaign work, urging voters to vindicate the administration, which include* a vin dication of hlms |f and his r*cotnrn* rela tion*. ( IMI’AILN I,IKg. What Is the purpose of the campaign lie’ Is M to amuae the people? It certainly does not Influence voters. Asa general thing It Is so easily detected that no one regards It seriously. Doubtless campaign committee* secure the services of those who have a talent for manufacturing lies respecting the Op posing candidates or the opposing party, and pay them in accordance with the suc cess with which they discharge the duties required of them. Now and then a cam paign lie Is set afloat that Is really In jurious So the opposite party, and then there 1* a great effort to counteract Its ef fect. Usually, however, no attention Is paid to campaign lies, and they are for gotten utmost a* soon aa they appear In print. One was published she other day that attracted som* attention for the reason that the Republican campaign manager* douhtles* made a special effort to have It circulated. The purport of It was that ex-Oov. Stone of Missouri had made a bargain with Mr froker. In which the latter agreed to raise a campaign fund of tiOO - <VO. to he used tn carrying the state of New York for Mr. Bryan, on condition that Mr. Droker to have absolute control of federal patronage of New York and ex-Benator Edward Murphy. Jr was lobe made Secretary of the Navy in the event of the success of the Demo oratic ticket. It la not necessary to say that Mr. Stone and Mr. Croker made no such bar gain. It I* doubtful If Mr. Hryan has 'Ha nsard the question of patronage, or cab inet positions, with anybody. Not long ago he said that If he were elected ITrsl dent It woukl ts- without pledge- or prom ises of any kind other than those con tained In the Democratic national plat form He la not the sort of a man to make promises of places and patronage to get campaign fund* or vote*. A 111 RKAt OP’ ITASDAHDt. The fr.imer* of the const I lot lon regard s'. th< matter of standards of weight* and no asures a* being of *o much importance that they vested In Cotigress the powi r to tlx such standard*. It was no doubt their Intention that the standanls fixed by Congress, or by a bureau through Ihe authority of Congreatg should govern throughout the United Bute*. Hut no standardising bureau ha* ever been cre ated There is, It i true. n Office of Standard W*iglH* and Measures In Wash- Ins ton, but It* ftinetlon* ire limited and It* appropriation* are always meagre. It* authority, too. is practically nothing Toe result la that there are many departure* trom uniformity In the weight* and mea sure* lit the country. It I* sakl that while the Office of Weights nnd Measures has ftitnlshesl to each state a set of standards o, the most used weights and measures, in many Instances they have never been made use of. In some cases Indeed the weight standard* have been made to per form service as pbper weights, door weights, etc., and one instance bat been THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY; SEPTEMBER 24. 1000. kr own u> which a standard hwlf-toualfeal | vnrasare wa* na ed *d> in a ssable as an 01*4 by tne s:ate ofhtials who re Th* t'n.ud S*(ate- have row no off.*dal i . .i.uai.i of measurement of light, el* 1 * * I tficlty. n. ignetism. temperature, nl* pre*- ! .nr* . i\, i muiW deptiMl upon Kuropea i I< m. tal bureaus for such standards i Tloue inls of complex irel dels.-ti!e mstru i menf- f**r a aim; quult!) volume, ki -1 far - or * at** ty are now si. sir ue of m the operations of * ver> dav life; ao*l for n nv •*( them It le difficult (O <tuan a*i a ' duidy irucw.irtiy stm*lrd. Te- •* of miw n. tr ntaiv* * mall wth an ir,-trum it called i*<.in- .!•• Th* gv erment levww Ms duty on >ugar aceord- Jiig to the \ irious d'-cr***** shown bv th* 1 |m> iri o|** test. It* *a •* *n inetrum* nt m: ore *4 *h*- prin i"i i*ori *>r entry for .-agar e.M>u*d • nrua'. t is ec.-y to see he w grave injurti * • wouJd bw done • Mher i* the government or to the importer T*wts ai spirits arc m at* with th* hyd rometer. anl af> unreliable Instrument would it her <k tnJsMu s to the govern n• nt or the own*r of the spirits. The importance of having every instrument of ’h kind thoroughly teMtsd Is therefore apparent A bill to rreuse a bureau of sturwlird weights and measures Is to be tntm*iuc<-d * the next session of Congrcw*. It is proposed that one of the *lutles of the iairc-au *4iall tm> the organization of a!| eSMte rw| iiiy aewlrr.- Their standard would be compared fr.wn time to time wPh those of !h* government, and kept in adjustment. MM. t IllUUdl \\ |\|x IT 4|,| #> A Pittsburg dispatch state* that Mr. Carnegie Is planning to build a railroad from his great Iron works in Western IVnnsylvanU to lid* water. It is men tioned that he has two routes in view, one having an outlet at Philadelphia and the other at Norfolk ITitll both routes ire surveyed, and the chances for getting terminal facilities Inquired into, it will not be known which route will be chosen. It is the understanding that Mr. Carne gle will not form a syndicate to build th* road He will financier It himself. He has mon* y rtiouKh to build it. though it is probable that h* will dispose of some of th*- securities. The reason Mr. Carnegie is going to build a railroad to tidewater Is that he is intending to greatly it* robs** his ex port trade, and he is not satisfied with the r.tMroad ralew from his great steel manufacturing plant to the seaboard. In other words. Mr Carnegie wants !ow*-r rates than nre given to other shippers, and because he c annot get them he pro poses to build a railroad of his own With a railroad to tidewater he can undersell hs competitors and run them out of business. He ran also punish the railroads for not favoring him by paralleling them and thus Injuring their business. But ought the states through which Mr Carnegie wants to build a railroad grant him a charter? Is he not miking aw much money as one man ought to make'’ It was statedsom* ttffi* ago tha* ac cording to the estimates htw iron company would make sc.tUfitn this year. He Is by f.r the largest stockholder In the company. Why should he be permitted to ruin the property of others in order that hr- may becom** richer? Why should he. by means of privileges grantfd by tha state, be allowed to put himeelf In a po sition to undersell other companies which compote with him? It iw probable, however, that Mr Car negie will get a < barter for a railroad arid will thutf have additional means for greatly in rrasmg Ida already vast for tune. FACTORY lIU lIt.MKSTIC WORK. A number of factory girls are on strike In New York Many of them are saki to be upon the verge of starvation At best, when the girls are at work upon full time. Iftclr wage* are small They earn barely enough to meet their urgent wants. Meanwhile there I* a heavy demand for ■tone Stic help, for which the supply la totally Inadequate Why do not the strik ing factory girl* go Into domestic ser vice? The wages are as good In the home as In the factory. If not bet ter. and the work Is no more exacting. Indeed, In domestic service an honest and capable girl would And the life easier and the temptations infinitely fewer than In the factory. Many girl* have the Idea that aa do me-tics they would he "looked down up on." They assume that working In a fac tory or a shop, at wages pitifully small, la more "honorable" than working aa a domestic servant In a family. Thev have an erroneous Idea of the real dignity of labor. Asa mutter of fad, no work which a woman can tki la more honorable nnd more dignified than housekeeping Why It ever should have been thought that atlendltiH to a machine In a factory was more genteel than making tut lor and bed room tidy Is a mystery. If the pay for the former were better, or the work lighter, or the hours more convenient, the pref erence for the faeiory might be account mi tor reasonably. But such ts not the case. A domestic servant who under stand* her business ha* no difficulty tn ob taining a place where wages are a* good as or better than those of the factory, while the surrounding* are much more re fined and less dangerous. As u domestic the careful and conscien tious girl not only earns as much a* nr more than the faeiory girl, but she fits herself to make a happy and prosperous home of her own tn after years. Am a ser vant she comes Into contact with and solves problems In domestic economy, ac quiring experience and tnfonnallon that will be of greater benefit to her when she become* the mistress of s household. In the factory the Influence* are too often vicious; in the household they are act ilotn ao. It m.y be that many ladles-of-lhe house. who awl be pleased by <hc 'lo mcsiic*. are querulous. 111-tempered and unreasonable. Hut the majority of them an- not The average woman it Vie head of a household ts disposed to tie reasona ble, Just and kind. If she see* the domes tic making efforts to do what ts rlgnt and render satisfaction, she may usually be depended upon to encourage and help the girl In every way possible. It l> the prejudice against domestic service that keeps girls out of It. It would be better for them If that prejudice were overcome. The Republican platform racognlze* the existence of ttusa* Urestdent McKinley'* letter of acceptance recogntzsa the exis tence of trusts. Yet t'hairman Hanna says there ur uo trusts m the United Staten A few day* ago a Bible was found on the dealt of Senior Hanna at Repub lican headquarters. The discovery creat ed something like onsternatton among •be MafT of th* oflU. Fred Gibbs, on# **t Hanna's lleiiten.<nta w. so mo h sur prised and agitated that he atjrted an tnv* Htgaftan to ascertain where the book bad moi* from llunn i saUI that Joe Mar.- I y of Main* was resfomstble for it. ard M tnley d*>Ur*d be could prove an aßbt Tb* only way he touhl account for it was that It had possibly • on** in from the room of the local commute*-. Emuel Eli Quikk was wiled into consultation, and admitted that It mljjhi have been pi* -ent * i lo him .it the tim* he was piling as a reformer, but wild his memory on h*t lr>int was treacherous. Finally the vol ume w is removed to a high shelf, where the sight of it would not disconcert tl.e Republican commit teemcn. Mark Hanna is an impressive person age. wo long as he keeps hts mouth shut Bus whn he opr ns his mouth he puts hJf foot in it. and becomes ndUuious. PKRmti4L —Olive Bchreiner says the children of the Boars carry off all she school honors in Routh Afrlra. They get most of the priges, aim! t Boer is at the b* ad of every class. —W. 8 Hi rat ton of Colorado Hprlnrv on* of the dir* tor** of the Coior.uio R hool of Mines, has Ju>t given f23.*k to the school for th** erectlott of a building. This Is bis third large donation to the Institu tion. Maj Marchand is to be accord**! an honor which Is not usual y hextowed by France on her great men until after their death. The Bat of the streets of Paris will Include in future a Rue *Ju Commandant Marchand. —President Gilman of Johns Hopkins I’nlverslty writes more letters than prob ably any other college president in the t’nlfed States. These are on every concelv able topic connected with his manifold In terests wrul often number a hundred a day —Rev William I* Brett. S J the new president of loyop College, Baltimore, was professor of philosophy %nd theology at the Jesuit <V>llege. Woodstock. Md . and afterward was an officer a George town and at Bt. Joseph s College in this city. —Prof 8. A Knapp, of Louisiana, who was sens as an offl ial expert by the de partment of agriculture to examine the igriculiural possibilities rind resources of Porto Rico, and to arrange for the es tablishment there of one or more ,igri rultural exi>erlment stations, report* earnestly against any attempt to increase th* area devoted to the raising of sugar cane on th* island. He says that such an Increase would he greatly against the in terests of the Puertoriquenos -Prof. C F Wheeler and R H Pe*tl. botanist and entorn-dog Ist rcsiectlveiy of th* Michigan *xp*rim*ntai e'ailon. have juat r* turned to Ihe Btat- Agrk uitural ol lege from an extended collecting trip to the upper peninsula and the Reav*r isl ands B*ah made Inrge and valuable addi tions to the college ml entitle collection* In* ludlng several specimens not hereto fore known In the state. Among other things Mr. Pettit secured a chipmunk and a frog rhas are new to th* state, and Prof Wheeler found a species of mistletoe that has been located In only three other place* In the FnM*-*! Htatew It Is small mistle toe that attacks and kill* *he black spruce and Is reported by Prof Wheeler to ex tend over the area from 8t Ignace to Munitflng. a distance of over inn miles. lilt It. li t II ITS. flitter logic Small hoc (In fish m ir kaii—"Have you any dry fish?” Fisher man—" Yes. sonnie." Hmn.l Boy—" Well, give them a drink then.'*—Harlem Life. —A me of Quality.—" This Is certainly the great American novel*" "You don't soy to!" "'Yes, its view of Washington life could not possible be more distorted!"— Detroit Journal. —The Dashing Explorer —Polar Explor er—What shall 1 call my new hook? "A Dash for the Pole'?" Publisher—No. Call It "A Dash for the Lecture Platform.”— Itattlmore American. —A Test —Edith Ho Ethel, who has Just returned from Europe*—O. Ethel, were you seasick? Ethel—Beas|ck! Why. Edith, I wen, Into the stateroom and sal down on my best hut—and I didn't care—Life. —Hopeful Outlook.—" The weather man's numerous promises of rain have failed." remarked Mrs. Hcruggs "Well, he can make plenty of other promises Just as good,” added Mr. Bnaggs— Pittsburg Chronlele-Telcgragh. Ethel—When a man talk* all by him self. what Is that called? Mamma—Why, that's called a "monologue." Ethel—Oh. I see When the eats get to talking on the bach fence, that's a "catalogue," Isn't It? —Philadelphia Record. —The Minister—l'm sorry tae hear, Jock, that you're nil on strike down at the autd town. I'm surprised a# ye. Dinna ye k'-n that the Apostle Paul says. "Servants, obey your masters In all things?" The Elder— Ay*. I ken. but that's Just where me and (he Apostle Paul differs —Moonshine A New Trick—Old Fogy Proprietor— •'Why did you treat that shabbily dressed woman so coolly?" Bharp Clerk—" You noticed I sold to her. didn't you?" "Yes " "And the article didn't really suit her." 1 noticed that " "She bought It because she thought I thought she couldn't afford to."—New York Weekly. CI'KHMT COtUtKXT. The Springfield (Muss.) Republican (Ind ) says: "Holland's government per forms a graceful ael In offering trans portation tn Paul Kruger from Bouth At rt U to Europe on a Dutch warship There I* a stately >t melancholy sicnltl slice moreover. 111 the act. htslorU ally i-onsld cred Kruger (ought the last tight of the Dutch race In Africa against English domination, and he would have won had the mother country. Holland, been able to aid her offspring commonwealth." The Isoutavllle Courier Journal (Dem I say*: "McKinley, Roosevelt and Hanna all pooh-pooh the Idea of there being trusts. Perhaps they will do the same a* to such protest* as are no* being made against the coal trust in Pennsylvania They may prove like the fellow who be littled the deluge when It aet In and mid It was merely a shower." The Cincinnati Enquirer (Pent I says: "The Anangnla Standard brightly sug gests that If Mr. McKinley will waif a few month* longer Mr. Bryan will ap point him to the Arbitration Commission himself, but he should not rely on It Mr. Hryan will put only true friend* of the republic on guard." The Pltt*turg Post (Dem ) *ays; "The Indication* are that Hryan will carry the mountain stale* as he did In IS**. These Include Idaho, Colorado. Montana, Ne vada, Utah and Wyoming. Koorevtlt was cent West In the hope of revolution izing them, but It la a ccrtaMt'v ha will be disappointed." i • Mr. H u’■ lona lllf n m*m- W onlng. How the Chin* e minister at Washing ton. Wu Ting Fang, secured, when a young man and about to he married, the unusual privlkge of seeing, before the wsk!ing day, the girl who was to le his wife, was told by him to several friends a few days ago. says the Saturday Even ing Post “In China our young men do not select wives for them *lvc*. but leave It to their parent?.'* he Haul “We know that our parents want us to b* h-*ppy and we are willing to let them Judg' who wl!l make i good wife The youi man I? n* ver i* rmitt*"*! to se*- be fore thv -*remv*ny, th*- or** wnom he i to marry. “W have few tmhavxpy marriages in China. himl |w rbaps that is because we do itl s|*enl all th* aff* tain before mar- Has* ie It seems to me the young people In Amerb a ?om* tim* s 10. “I was very anxious to s*-e the girl my parents had * ho**n for me. but they told me it would is- imtxM-i.de to hav* an In* t. rvlcw or even a formal m-< ting, and tiio! 1 coubl not even see her Hut after 1 had !>• gged very har*l they fin illy con sent* *1 to let m* have one look at her. and tb** |h rmif.uon ov rJoyed tn* S**, one day. I sat by a window, behind a biin*l win b * ntlr* .v hid m*- After wait ing a long tim**. three young women *.*me down the street and 1 was told that tne of them was to b* my future wife. 'But which or * ’ Which oth Is she?* I demanded eagerly and when I was told that It was the one on the outidde 1 look 'd at h r harder and wl*h gnwter delight that I * v* r lonk*l at anything else either before or win* e.** Th minister was silent for a f**w m*- m*nts md his mind was evidently busy with ih* peasant gw-t. Then he said with a holf-chu* kle iiat I w,i-i • urious to know, but rou.dn't find u whether th** future Mrs Wu kr* w I wa- Jooklhg at her. Oh. it w.*s entirely *ntrary to t'hinese eti quette cnllr* i> -but I shall never forget hom 1 •ldv I Lit as my bride-to-be cam*, so prettily up the Street!" —— Ihr IHnr, nt , Hina. Thf diary of XVI I, preserv'd In jn Iron . heal In the French National sreh iV-e S.I). Ihe Philadelphia Times II es i-r.rt from the lieslnnlnn of the year 17TC l ’ ,hr * < l July. ITS” |0 dnys before the kirw f I. ihronement and his Incar ceiatlon In the temple, which he never >fi until he was led lo the staff old The entrle, for the most |*rt are eslremely laconic, and Ihi majority of them refer to hiimlna parties, walks, and driver Of ten ther. |, only the word 'Tien' (noth in,). which ntttat be taken lo mean thal nothink ef poll'leal importance occurred on that ily It merely m<ana that the Kitut did not hunt nor drive. N w and then we find a cross marked oipo.lt. a la'e which rlknltles that Ills M tjesty attended mare Home of the en trl*. relate to brief journeys. A special list of dates Is Indorsed: Suits que j'al cotiche dehors de Ver sitlles depuls mnn marrlase jusqul' ala mort dti Rot . ' (Ntahts isuol away from Ver-ai.l. r after my marrlaite up to the time of the Kings death I Two . ntrles chronicle the birth of chll dr*ti the DtK-hess d'Anyottlene. in 1775, and the unfortunate lamls XVII. In 17*1 These are th- only events, emrept hunt ing parties and Ihe like, that I,ou!s XV! thought Important en rugh lo tlnd a place In his diary. It Is like the record of a stable boy. and ••ne is not surprised to find on Julv || ;?. the day of ih storming of the Bas tile. the Simple entry: "Itlen " -*lld Tomport. There are many ways to comforl Ihe un fortunate, says London Answers. One of the most onkln.it of them Is recorded by Sir David Dund.is. once a Circuit judge of England. In Ihe earlier half of Ihe century. In many of the rural districts, there was but one session of the court during the year. It ronsequently become the Judge's duty to moke a clean sweep of the prisoners' casts before a session t nded. Sir David hud jusl finished a session at Scarborough!, and the court is about to be dosed, when the Jailer approached. “What, your honor.'' said he. "Is lo be done with Ihe man who Created n disturb* slice in rottrl l ist (year? Your honor will recollect that you committed him for con tempt." "Hood heavens'" exclaim'd Sir I>nvld, who had. of course, only .ommltled Ihe prisoner for the day. "Has the man heen confined it year? Helen se him at on’c," The J.tiler |erform's| hie mission, and then Ihe Judge anxiously Inquired what the man hod sold. "Well, your honor." drawled Ihe Jailer. "I told him I hod known many a man transported for much less—and he was very grateful!" „ anhl ng inn and the t orporat. With great trouble a small body of men wire busy hoisting a heavy log to the lop of a blockhouse that was being repaired after an assault tn one of the campaign* of the war of American Independence, say* an exchange. By and by there rode past an officer In plain ciothes. who asked the little man why he did not help the other*. "dir," was the pompous reply. "I'm a corporal!" "Indeed," said the other: "I did not know that; 1 ask your pardon. Mr. Cor poral.” Dismounting without further ado, the offUer lent a willing hand till the Job was done. Then. wiping the honest sweat from off his brow, he turned to the little man and remarked: "The next time, Mr. Corporal you have a hit of work like that in hand, and two few men to do It, send for the comma Oder - tn-chlef, and I'll come again and assist you." With which offer and rebuke fjen Wash ington left the astounded corporal to hi* own reflections Me Is Bttll at large. This la an English story, and. strange a* It may seem. It made a hit when It was told at the lambs' Club the other day. say* the New York Telegraph It a* perpetrated by Lawrence IFOrsay the English actor. Several members of the club spun yarns of dubious merit when Mr D'Orsay, in hie peculiar way! began: "Now, gentlemen. I'll relate a story " One man present |>ulled out Ills Watch, .md they all thought it was going to he ,i serial. One or two started to go, but the actor stopped them by hi H assurance tint the story wouldn't be very long "There Was a friend of mine in London." he said, "who was an Incessant cigarette smoker. Finally he lost hi* memory. Then he forgot to smoke cigarettes, and he got well again." Mr. D'Oraay effected his escape through the assistance of friends who knew him when he didn't tell such stories. Satlnsi of Children. Here are *otne more seylng* of ehll dren. _ gathered by the Chicago News "When small Hobby had worn hi* flr*t pair of trouser* for an hour he went to his mother and begged to have on hi* kilt again 'What for?' lie s*kisl 'll.- cause,' replied Hobby, "I feel so lonesome In pant*.' " 'Oh. dear!' exclaimed little Nettle who had (Alton in a mud puddle and 'Mil i her new dress. 'I wish I were a nun ' 'Why do you wish that, dear?' queried her moth er. sympathetically. "Hecauae," replied Nettle. 'II# women can't express our thoughts like the men can " "A mother recently had occasion to leave her little 4-year-old son alon. home while she made a brief call In the neighborhood Did you get lone seen ■ dear?' she asked upon her return 'Ye*, mamma," replied the little fellow. T lt ji /jet Ilk* • widower without you.' " ITFN* OF IATKHKST. —Mosquitoes seldom trouble Ihe lower part of New York, but this summer they appeared in all iirts of the city, day and night, atvl In some way or other unknown have reached the top stones of the tallest hotel*, apartment houses and office build ings. Such thing was never known be fore. -Women are now qualified to enter as "•Indents at the faculty of arts at the Vi enna I'mverslty on Ihe same terms as men and the professors In the faculty of law in Vienna have petitioned the ntlnlttry of education fo allow women to enroll them selves regular students In that branch of learning also. of the features of California's scmt-cetitennlal festivities last week was the presentation of a magnlAcent marble music stand, costing fHM.US). which ha* tw 'ii erected In tloldrn date Park In Han Francisco. It Is the gift of Claus ftpreck els. and It Is sakl to sbrpasc In beauty and elaboration anything of the kind In Christendom —ln order to facilitate t omtruntcallon between the German soldiers In China and their homes, the government has contriv ed a special t ode of about Ino Important sentences and reduced the rale from a word to the same charge for a telegram of nny length from a commissioned offi cer and to 75 cents for the messages of lower officer* and privates. —The new German code of civil law de fines the rights of a husband as being su preme in most social affairs. He may pre sertbe the hour for dinner, the manner of serving 11. the number of servants and may limit the quantity of linen lo lie pur chased In Ihe year, hut he may not open hls wife's letters under any circumstance* without her expressed permission. —This Is what John Kuskin thought of ihe bicycle; “Some time since I put my self on as an antagonist of the dev il's own toy, the bicycle. 1 want to re iterate. with all the emphasis of strong language, that I condemn all manner of bl-, trl-. and 4-. 5-. ti-. or 7- cycles Any connivance or Invention Intended to su persede the use of human feet on God's own ground Is damnable. Walking, run ning leaping and dancing are legitimate and natural Joys of the body, and every s(tempt to stride on stilts, dangle on ropes or wriggle on wheel* Is an affront lo Ihe Almighty. You can't Improve on God’s ap pointed way of walking by substituting an Improved cart wheel." —The Queen of 81 tm has had three very smart carnages built for her In England— a landau, a victoria, and a soeiahle- tiiat would create a sensation at Newport. If the good lady should elect to show them there, says the Boston Herald. The w-ork manshlp is solid, and there Is none of the gewgaw generally seen on Ihe equipages of Indian princes. It Is much better or denng carriages than guns anti ammuni tion of European makers. The Bt.imese Queen has also a bicycle; but whot she really ought to possess. If she desires to he in the procession. Is sn automobile Doubtless this will come next, for the rosds In Bangkok are -aid lo he a great deal belter than those In America or In England For the present the three new carriages will serve lo keep her lktle dark-eyed Majesty busy showing her am iable Khnulalonkorn's suhjecls how sweet she looks enthroned on the hack sea’s The frown Prince of 81am. now being ■■ducated In England, will probably send bis parents an "auto" next Christmas ll* Is a very Intelligent, progressive young ster. —A. M Thaekera, the American consul at Havre, says: "The market In Franc* for the sale of steel rules, eaitper gang' s and graduat'd scales Is an open one—tint Is to say, It Is not controlled or regulated l-y aay particular house or syndicate. There Is. tn mv opinion, a good opportun. Ity for the Introduction Into France of this class of American made tools; and the Americans, with their extensive and pra< tical knowledge and th Improved methods they use In manufacturing thetr goods, should l-e able to command the lion' rhate of tlie trade Of course, the scale* must in every case be metrical, as no other system of measurement Is used tn France. In this r, spect, at least, the French lead the way; and It ts to be ffo|>e.| that Am* ih a will not be long tn follow ing suit, as m one can di-pute the fact that the metric system excel# all others In * mpllclty snd practical usefulness Its grratal adoption by all countries Is tn be great y desired by these who wish to fos ter and extend the commercial and Indus trial huercourae between the various na tion*." —Graphic evidence of (lie rapid growth of the cotton mill Industry In the South Is furnished by a comparison of the cot ton consumption, says the New York Host. During the year ended August XI. last, the Northern mill# purchased X.tMfl.- 090 hales against In I*9l. while the takings of the 8 .ij'hern mills were 1,M7,- one against sot.(ton In 191. This would seem to Indirate that Northern consumption re mained stationary as compared with ten y.-ir* ago, while Southern consumption In the same pet tod much more than doubled Hut, great as has been the increase tn the South, the growth In the near future will be even more rapid. East year >90.000 new spindles were put tn operation tn the South, and 1.418,000 additional spindles are In course of erection This means that within a year the South will have In oper ation 29 per cent, more spindles than it now has. and 5e per cent more than It had a year ago. And this In turn means— assuming that the new mills will spin yarns of the present aveiage number— that In another year tin- Bmth will be • onsumlng approximately as much cotton as the North —"The rock salt deposit of Southern Louisiana Is one of the most remarkable In the world." said an expert In the busi ness, acconiltig to the Times-Democra;, "but the great trouble In mining It Is tn keep water out of the shaft. The hot Ilea from sixty to eighty feet below the surface, and. when a shaft Is sunk, water t.i certain to accumulate IxHween the earth and the *alt. Unless |t I# cheeked It will run down Into the diggings and soon honeycomb the great crystal mass to such an extent that the tunnel roofs will cave In of (heir own weight. In a salt mire perfect dryness Is absolutely essentia'.. As long as the water can lie kept out, the bed may be pierced with Innumerable gal leries, nnd they are as safe as if driven through solid gianlte; but the slightest sign of moisture Is a signal of danger, and In twenty-four hours the labor of months will probably is- reduced to a heap of ruins. A great deal of money ha* been spent In fighting this enemy and a plan has bean nt last devise,] liiat promise* to be perfectly successful. As the shaft is sunk a huge sheet-Iron cylinder will be fltiwl into It. section by •' 'ton. and a few feel below the tap of tin deposit a deep groove wlil he cut all the way around In the ootid salt. This groove will lx- tilled with cotton, satu to ed with alcohol, and tvhen set on Are the effect Is to make deep crack* In the r> slatline substance. Melted pitch will ih.n l*e pouted In. and, running to the extremity of all the crevi ew, will form a l rfe, t seal against encroaching water In order to get further down the water will have to wind It* wav In amt out oroiind all the plb-h-fliled seams, and lx fore that I* done t. will he so saturated with -nh that It will lose it, power of further dl-*oivint To make assurance doubly elite, several groove* will he cut In the shift at Interval*, and the sheet- Iron casing rontlnuad. of course down to the mum where the Side tunneling will •en In this wav It (. hop a, | that some vcri extensive mining ean he .tone In the car future Taiulslana has enough rock salt to supply the satire world It Is supe I rmr , r , v ln partly, and it. production i Whi certainly davelop mto one of the I great,,t indu,ule Of Use •out* *1 Ocean Steainsdii) Go. -Fon- IMew York, Boston -AND THE EAST. t'nMirp.i***<! cabin acrommorlADona. A t tha comfort* of a nioUarn hotel. Eiactr Itrhta. I’urxrflLd (able. Ticket a iuciuU* meals and bertiaa Aboard mill*. Fassto*er Fares trom Savanoili. TO NEW YOHK—FIKHT CAUIN. E FIIUiT CABIN BOUND TlllF. t£l. IN TERM EDI ATE CABIN. li>. IKTtßML diate cabin bound trip, bc BTEEHAOE. *lO. TO BOSTON - FIRST CABIN. K- FlttST CABIN BOUND TRIP. > 1\ TEItMEDIATE CABIN. *l7; INTERME DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP. H STEERAGE. *ll 75 The express steamships of this line are appointed to sail from Ba\ annah. Central l9Mh> meridian time, as 'ollows: SAYA.VNAII TO NEW YORK. KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, MONDAY, Sept. 24. f.;s> p. in. TALLAHASSEE. apt. Aaklns. TIP It DAY, Spt 27 30 p nt CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Da mi. RATOTDAY. Sept. SI h (l> p m NACOOCHEK. t ipt, Smith. TUIvSI'A Oct. 2. lLflt) tt. itt KANSAS CITY Capt. Fisher. Till DAY. Oct. 4. I “> p. m. TALLAHASSEE. Uipt. Asking. BAT' l:- DAW Oct. H. 5( f m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Divot", TUEDBAY. Oct. . p. m. NACOOCHEK. Capt. Smith. THURSDAY. Oct IT. 7:00 p m KANSAS CITY', ( apt Fltth*r. SA t'R. DAY, Oct. 13. ;(*• p. m TALLAHASSEE. Capt. A.-kina, T Us DAY'. Oct. b*. 11 "i a. m CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. D. THURSDAY. O. t 1 I <*! p m NACOOCHEK. C.ipt Smith. SATUR! Oct. 20. 3.> p nt KANSAS CITY .Capt. Fisher. Tt DAY. O.S. 23. 43" p m. TALLAHASSEE Cipt Asklns. THURs DAY. Oct. 25. S Vi p. m CITY OK AUGUSTA Capt. Dagg SATURDAY. Oct 27. 7CO |> m NACOOCHEK, Capt. Smkh. TUESDAY. Oct. Y>. 10.01' p. m. \|;U YORK TO IIOSTOX. CITY or MACON. C apt 8a age, MON DAY. Sept "4 nnon C7TY' OF MACON, capt Savag , FRI DAY. Sep'. S*. n-mn CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, WED NESDAY'. Oi l. 7. noon. CITY OK MACON. Capt Savage. MON DAY. Oct. 8. noon. CITY OK MACON. Capt. Savage. FRI DAY. Oct. 12. noun CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage. WED NESDAY. Oct 17. noon. CITY OK MACON. Capt. Savage. MON DAY. Oct. ft noon CITY OK MACON Capt Savage. FRI DAY Oct. 2>7 norm. CITY OK MACON. Capt. Savage, WED NESDAY. Oct. 31, noon. Thl* company rea rve. the right to change It* .ailing* without nolle- and without liability or accountability there for. Silling* New York for Savannah Tue*- ,)>*. ThurwUy* n*l Saturdiy* .':<*) p m W. G BREWER. City Ticket and P.> * enger Agent. 107 Bull street. Savannah. Ob. E W. SMITH. Contracting Freight Agent. Savannah, Ga R. O TREZEVANT. Agent, Savannah. Oa t WALTER HAWKINS. Genera! Ar-'t Tram- Dep't. 224 W. Ray atreet, J* k eonville. Fla E H. HINTON. Traffic Manager, S* vnnnah, Ga p E LB KKVRF Manager, New Pier 35, North Ittver. New Y'ork, N Y'. MERCHANTS ANO MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO. aTtuAMsilll* 1.1.>12 a. SAVAJIN AH TO BALTIMOMK. Tickets on sale at company’* oUKa' to tb. following t-riota at v ty low ra;ae ATLANTIC! CITY. N J. BALTIMORE. MD BUFFALO. N Y. POSTON. MASS CHICAGO. ILL CLEVELAND. O. BiUK. FA HAGERSTOWN HARRISBURG. PA. HALIFAX. N S NIAGARA FALLS. NEW YORK. I'lil LA DEI.PH I A PITTSBURG. PROVIDENCE. ROCHESTER TRENTON WILMINGTON. WASHINGTON. Flrat-elasa ticket* Include meals and •tata r-mm berth Savannah to Btltlm re Are-'tnmodn'l m* and cu*ina unequalM Freight capacity unlimited; caraful l.aa lir.g and qu - k dispatch. The steamr-hlpa of thla company ar e|>- p-dnto-l > fc°") Savannah to B iltl more follow* (standard time) I> H. MILLER, ( apt. Peter*. TUESDAY, Sept. 21. 6:00 p. n) ITASCA. Capt. Diggs, THURSDAY'. S< | l 27. 8:01) h m ALLEGHANY'. Capt. Fotder. SATUR DAY'. Sep 2!' '.e.tn |. tn. And from RaUtmora Tuesday*. Thuro da> and Sasurlny- at 4:00 p ui Ticket tiffi.H2 Bull atteei NEWCOMB COHEN. Tnv. Agent J. J C A ROLAN. Agnt So" annah. Ga W P TURNER., G P A A D STERP.INS. A. T M J. C. WHITNET Trim- Manaxar Oenerwl Offtcea Raltlmorp. Md dflp^EK? IIPPMAN BROS.. Proprlotorp. WOgl*l, Llypmin't Block. ItVMIUH. G BRENNAN BROS.. WHOLESALB Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc. BAV STREET. Wo*. TafcplMM IU. Empty Hoflstieads. • ■PI Uuluiia UaagahMd* *•' C. M. GILBERT 4 CO.