The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, October 03, 1900, Page 6, Image 6
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CITY’S FINANCIAL STATUS.
BTAfIfDIYG OF DEP VHTWE.\T T
EMI OK THE Tllinil I IRTM.
The Third Qmrlrrlr statement. ss
Prepared hr I lerk of io„n rl l fur
fabmlMlmi to f out,,-II I'n-nlubi.
Thr llr|Mirfmrnl ttiiilgrte \\ ill In
Maad-KImU sail Inara and I'm
ins lludarla art 111 list# I na.lilrr
ablr aii in Their I mill In spit#-
of Aapnrral r.irron-thr seiner
Appropriation Srrnm likely to linn
abf.
At thr mrrtlng of Cii> Council to-night
Clark \V l*. H.iilry will suemtt hU third
quarterly statement for thr year, show
lng thr rn|'. n in: it - *.f thr *H> depsrt
mrntr from Jar,, IloOt. I. Thro quar
trrly aiat.mrnta arr always of Interest#
na showing o thr public, aa well as Ih*
member! of the Hoard of Aldermen, Ilu
financial standing of thr various de|arl
ments. ai well as thetr ir.pr-tlvr cost of
malntenam r.
The follow In* are he figure* ns made
up yesterday by thr clerk. Su h altera
tions. If ar.y. as may be mate to-day. will
hardly • hanges thr standing of any de
partment more than a few dollars either
way.
Balance
Expendl- or over
| tures drawn
fioard of Health ... I 17.51S 50 $ 2.425 '•
City clocks I 152 ' 9# Oj
Colonial I’.irk. tlefer
red payment m.d In
terrat UTS < 85
City lamps 27.1** .1# 9.SM 42
Crematories# ... 3 Alt 71 3.491 I’ll
Xllapensary 1.1*77 47 1.222 33
b niMK>* and d r y < ul-
Cure *>-111 51 4.6*4 19
Vlre uniforms 1.2*1 *5 175**5
Fire department
maintonanev .. 55'30 *7 13 MV 13
Flrn department, new
Improvement# 4,00100
Fire deparlinent, de
ferred payment, en
nine house. No 33 .VC 17
Hailmr and wharves 33."* 4! 524 30
Hospitals s.fit OP 2.40t* in
House drainage. *pc
clal maintenance.
no appropriation ... 34*> is* pi 0*"
House drama** 94 79.’01 1t,782 01*
House drainage notes
(Rotirke. M. A I> 4 447 fV> *•
Incidentals 2 41.1 53 1 3WI 12
Interest bond'd debt 131,4 V 44 41. mi .51
la.lt el Orave Ceme
tery 3>n S3 1.590 77
Market 39 v 115 1.29* 95
Opening streets. In
truding deferred
payments Xl.7*>s 37 1.29143
l ark-- and Hquarrs 5.769 74 3 23' 24
Paving street# ... 3>951 41 10.9>l *l*
Police *>5.433 73 14.537 37
Police reserve, white
military 1 194 09
Police* uniforms and
overroata 2 66S 61 1.331 74
Printing and sta
tionery 7.077 31 432 44
Public buildings 1.445 39 51 41
Quarantine, no ap
propriation I*o b> lio few
Rtorm sewers (8 49 4 It* 51
tialarles 30.553 4* 5.706 52
Scavenger d-part-|
ment 14.7 C 15 9.37 55
Pink deportment,
<O. E. Ml 4.990 07 2.009 9S
Sinking fund 23.444 > 33,3*4 00
Streets and lanee ... 37.99’.' m>
Sidewalks 14.907 73 3 39: 17
Water works RIM :.ot* U
Water mains exten
sion 3.500 00
Taxes, no appropria
tlon t 744 9* 744 94*
Police Court, refund
tng VerukPa tine.
no appropriation 100 ot>
Plumbing Inspector.
•fecial appro IX2 45 47 35
Admiral I u-wey enter-j |
talnment. special!
appropriation 443 45
New city map. spe
cial appropriation WOO
Sheriffs and Chiefs
convention, special
appropriation j 30>i on
•Overdrawn.
Some of the appropriations have been
heavily drawn upon. The Board of H<a Ih
had extra expenditures to meet this year,
and the ext css in hour* drainage appro
prkitton has already been explained The
figures. 330,951.41. for street paving repre
sent the total expenditure* for that work
end do n**t make allowance for lh- assess
ments levied against propert- owner#, ptrl
of which ha# already lieen collected. While
the appropriation I# < *g - * and he total
expenditure 139.951.(1. ‘Wwing an appar
ent egcee* of 319,951 *|. the city's portion of
the sum expended Is only 313.754 47. which
shows a credit still remaining to this do
partment of 36.215 53.
In the same manner the pi reels and I. ine
Department has n better standing than
would appear from small balance to Its
credit. Out of Its appropriation of 157..Mt*
for the year. 337.999 *0 has le< n expended
for afreet and lane work, and 314.997 73 In
laying sidewalk# There was no appro
priation for sidewalks a* the cos# of this
work Is collected haek from the property
owners. With other rharges for work
done for property owners the street and
lane department Is entitled to a credit of
314.41* 55. most of which has be* n collect
ed so that Its actual standing Is 321.211 32
to the good
The Fire. Pollee and Water departments
are evidently running well within their
budgets The salary appropriation seem#
to tie somewhat overdrawn, the expendi
ture# running at the rale of something
over 310.990 per quarter, while he appro
prlatlon t* only 334.'.49. leaving 3.5.706.72
with which to complete the last quarter
Jnstlcr Nnughtln's V less ■■( It.
Justice M Naughttn ha* r#turr,#<l from
New York where he spent the last two
week* on a buslnesti ami pleasure trip
While In New York Mr Naughttn pal l
considerable attention lo Ihe |io!ti|ral sit
uation and Is convinced that wnlle New
York city may go Democratic Hie state
will go for McKinley and Roosevelt.
Y M. C. A.*o City t'ounell.
The Y M. C. A. City Council met for
ths first time lal night at the a**<v tatlon
rooms to hear an addre-s on i tty govern
ment, which was given by Mr. 8 H
Adam,
pitiii
I Dizzy? Then your liver isn’t
I meting well. You suffer from bilious-
I ness, constipation. Ayer’s Pills act
I directly on the liver. For 60 years
I the Standard Family Pill. Small
I doses cure. 25c. All druggists.
jrour m<miA#lt *,r l**-*xU a bMtttlial
bf twu nr rich hltck? TNn uw .
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE VK&,
w i- *• jwt":n " -—!i**#
AT THK THIUTCR.
Field'* Mlnatrel* rinvnl to *tJillnii
Room Out). t
\I (J Fl*•*s’• minftr'l* play**! to *Lirwl*
' \r4 owm only 4a*( night Every eegt If*
' ihe T/iekter nr* Mkt KlekTi minrtrel*
nri* the moM ftopul.ir that fom*- to Haviin*
r.iih. ami thry arr alwa> well patroii
lied
It ran hardly be *.id that Fie.#! h xkl
-much that la ne* ui hi* i# pretty
•tifti*• uli thing to do In inti orHv * ■**
dayi Nearly ail of the uell known n im< *
which have been <i ***>!• fed with FlaW*
tor yearn ar* Mill to be found on the p-o
--iramme
The prat part . en;Mled “A Night at the
l*ir,jd Hx|9<j*t(Uh> * rhowli ti the arri it
of ihe mlnres* uni a military p#t* nt
Tommv Itor.nelly -1:15 toon pori;%
.nti H*fw rro*P r r.ina For l>*\e Alon*
n •} M\ IJttie Helle Frank
Berry rm*V ,1 f.it attti ’Fvery Race Htv
#• i ti** Hut the t ex* 1 ’
The dan inr of ’ iw Quiffl* y. the •* -
centrl dancer with the nomed-. |e* **
the protff unrm- a|dly put> It wnc one of
the mo- lauaha >( an*! entert il ihK fe,
lure?* of the ehow \r:hur Tule mnk
"The Holy t*ity" and The fa m*. ' b <ti
of which beautiful i;.were m * *
•*nj**\# l Arthur Rig wttr hia
fJ i \ nr.*l Tha* Mlnetrel Man of Min'
am) a < lever monologue art wax well re
ceived.
The Fron* Porch rampalgn”—n poiiti
burlesque on tlje presidential ramiwlaii.
waa funn>, fa#<wiei in a rohatir and
contortion work wan great, and there
weie many other little entertaining think*
1 049 numeroii* to mention
The Moork 1 MamHukee a ever a I of
v horn lookrl etispicloufly llk- Japanes*-
on eluded the f#erfrm ir e with fevfn •'
stretig:h and agilltv. nil ot, tvhioh #*
\er> clever but harfi\ new
‘The Belle of New York will be the
attiactlon to-nigtit The ellr of the piav
Is Ml*a fteulah I>dg4., nil artr -- ri4*w to
American audlet s- who |!ays the Salva
tion Artnv lass w}h a <iemur fa s 4 m n
poke bonnet. Miss was formerlv a
schorl mat.' and chum of Miss Kdn \
May. and I? 1- remarked that she resem
be* the (lr Kdn.i In many respect* Ml-a
lA*>dge is pretty, wins me. at 1 posse--#*
an nttractlve voice, and it is s fe to I*l
dir: tlt a Y *he wil! make a r;ew record !n
the part of the Salvation Arm) lassie,
wh! h was trade f*mius hv K ina May In
London There will he n new ‘Klfl'’ in
the percn of Mae Hwllor K J Connelly,
wh 1* w4ll known a the original Joel
Gate* cf Shore A re* fame, will lin
personate th* part if Elder Bronson. tl*
part fotmerly played hy Mr I>an I>a.v
Josept Kane wi.l be seep aa the polite
Lunatic.
Mistakes Will Happen.” Charles D! k
son's far* t* ermHy, which will he seen
Frldnv 1 IkM. t If* a storv more interest-
It K than is ustj il y to'd by far#*e come lie.
A young actor. Tom Genoa in Its- mar
tl'd i leading lady of Ills cempany. Dor
othy May land Ti elr marriage ha- been
kept .i secret as their manager will not
allow m.rriei |9#opie t wotk for him
Genowln has also written n piav and Is
Icoklr.g for someone to pr<xluce it Beg 11-
fir producers have all failed him It Is
ne# essary to n and what, In iheatri* l par
■ ance is termed an ’*arge!.” The heaveti
• V 'ldtor seems to tn.iteri.daee o both
husband and wle to tic actor In the
shape of it soctrfv woman who wish**- m
I ‘ v "mr an a. tre-s and to the n *r * in
the * ,>>• worn in's hu-ban l. who w hile
writing highly moral literature. I- *u*t as
human as those w iio make fewer nr • n
-slons Ea h arty agr* es upon the same
place ss being suitable for . reading *f
the play, and when they unexpectedly
ctme together, there nr# many an 1 nfiius
ng ompli. atloiii* <f course, the j !a\
turn* out right and the llier.irv genius
protluces It Chare* Dickson, who en
a :s fhe leading role of Tom Genowm. Is
one of the few clever legitim ite come
dian- of the day
TH AH II %*TKVt IIK %| I*HIK RK*|<;\k.
Horrrrilnl on the Vrslinnril Air l#lne
•*v k. ||. Ileimett.
Mr. W. B Besupric hi- resigned ss act.
kng trainmaster of the Seaboard Air Dine
find has gone away for Ids health. Mr.
Beauprle was rondmasier of the Gaorgwi
and Alabama before the consolidation
with Yhe and formerly was dl
vision superintendent on the Southern
Railway, with office at Atlanta
Mr. H B. Bennett succeeds Mr. Benu
prle at Btvannah. Mr. Bennett has )eep
assistant trainmaster, headquarters i
Amerh us. managing the Georgia and Ala
bama division. Mr. XV A Siocum goe<
o Amerlcus to take Mr Bennett’s place
Mr Slocum was formerly trainmaster of
the Georgia and Alabama, anil, therefore,
will Iw* bm k In his old pin e.
M FT. V. K. MrfKK IIKHB.
n. A . Is. General Superintendent
Looking ti*rr the Terminals.
General Bur>erlntendent V. K Me Bee of
the Healvoard Air Line h is been In the ck>
for two or three days look.ng over the
terminals. Mr. Mcßee was well pleased
with the evidence of the great business
that Is being done by the Bcabor<l at Sa
vannah. which has considerably exceeded
the expectation* of the nffii lals Mr. Mc-
Bee i necompanted by Mrs. Mcßee and
their daughter.
With His Father’s Hotly.
Mr. W A Hlocum. assistant trainmas
ter of the Beaboard Air Line. In charge of
the Georgia and Alabama division, left
yesterday morning on a sa4l mission for
Ashland. O Mr Hloeum's father, an
aged gentleman, died the day before in
Savannah, and the son returned to the
obi family home with the remains
Mr K Berkeley, superintendent of the
A'lanta division of the Healvoord Air Line
was among the visitors In the city yes
terday.
Mr. S P. BoylMon. well-known In R
vannah nn ihe former K'orMa Ontra!
in.l I>nln*ular tick*! ngem h#re, ha *
brcn dnnfffmuily 111 from malarial f#ver
it Jncknonvlllo. wh#w h lit • mployetl a*
chief clerk to the local num* of hc
Plant Hyptem. Mr. linyltnn‘ii friend**
will le pbaaed to know ihnt hi* Improve
ment Ip reported
I
FINK* IVKHR NOT FUIITHI M I Mi.
t'hnraee %wnlnf Officer* of tlir
I Itatlmm Infantry U Itlnlrim n
Deaplte the outlook for a email c- uri
that appeared up to midnight Mon.l \
there un ao erent n number of nrr
between that tlm* anl th. next morning
that when the Hecordrr convened c urt
there were eighteen mc to 1> heard
These unfortunates were dealt with
with no light hand, either, three of them
for disorderly conduct were given ea h
thirty daya. Three other iirlaonert w.-re
g! ven lhr option of paying II" or npendlng
twenty dy* in confinement Tlir*#* w. in
Kdw.nd Robinson colored, fur disorderly
conduct on the Clifton. J .1 Scott, colored,
for cursing Tosher llnntll. on. and .ton
Hick* for attempting to aojiull the *am<-
platntlff Thr other cases were of .■ mi
nor nature. Thr fines impos'd amounted
to |Tti of which at quite .1 tale hour yer-
Irrday afternoon only M had been paid.
The docket ease of Walter Suite, and
C. O. Ijisseter. white. against the offi
cer* of the Chatham Light Infantry wnoai
they charge with having collided c;•
thttn on Montgomery street l.i l'i m
port of September. *a not heard a.* the
charge* were withdrawn befora the matter
wu brought up.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1000.
STANDING OF COMPANIES.
Fltil MI'S l*F VIFIUT 19 R1F1.16 1*94 At
THK l> F1449T INKA-TM9.
I.rsd Ms# Tail'll by 14' xsis.ssh
< nl**ls— Mrroril. f lb*- Twelve
I iimpaslr# lr the l*.l -es.'in ns
tb.inli li, the tte|,nrt al I #9l. 4*.
11. Itli'hnrtlsnn, trllag ln.|,eetnr nf
It, He I'rarllre First Hsttsllnn
l.esil* the Three—Mvl>-I'Hir slinrp
■ bnnt'rt In the II e|, I men t H"#t
mrndntlnns Hegsrdtsg Hllle l,rnr
tlee Mmle lit I opt. It lehnrrf.on.
The Individual figure of merit attained
h> the Hu; Infantry, <|rir*U d’.ste
Tro ip*. 'luring thr |a: *e,.. n of rtfl*
,iraotl*o # 32 I. an It,- rex*e of 52 I per
cent over the figure of merit of the rea
son of !*9 Ahhougn tn figure of merit
lor# not equal those attained tne reg
iment in 1'94 and 1497. <‘ap C. H Rl’h
arJ- n, aeting Insp* etor of rifle tira* t|ee,
in I.l# re,art. dtreet# 111 entire to th" faet
that th eommand ha# been IneraMed
from sevtn , * twelve niti,#nl#f. thu# In*
erea-lirg vei> m.itertii> *he number of
lower etas# men, and ile rra.-lng the |,os
#:tlllty for a higher flxure of merit. The
figure wout I hove been higher, too, had
n t #■> many men shot who are ssrvln*
under the flr#t enlistment, being, there
for. a# a rule. Indifferent rhxts f.-.pt.
It char Inn l.alleve#, though, that the ea
has hroug.u great xuceess, and that
the lntre#t and enthuslarm arou#e,i will
n suit-In advantage for rifle prartlre In
aearons to come
In order of rank the companies of the
regiment tland a follow*.
Figure
of rm-rt;
Company K Savannah Cadet# 113.5
Company H, Savannah Volunteer
(luat’ih* . 59.5
Company H, tlerman Volurreers 39 i
Company I <*Bleihor,v* l-lght Infan
try 31 5
Company L. Irish Ja'jier Oreens . 30.2
Coni,siny A. Savannah Voluntw r
tiu-arde 37-4
Company C, Savannah Volunteer
tlunid- 83.7
mpai y M Republican Blue# 13 2
* 'umpu ny I>, Savannah Volunteer
tluards 13.1
Company F. K*-11 Rifles Statrehoro... 11 :
i ntnivinv ,i. Brunswick Rifle. ... 9 6
f mpanv E Burke I-lght In'sntry,
Waynesboro |.{
The tlgure* of merit .Maine I hy the
Held and utaff a# *i4 It, thl* being the next
bet of the #>a#on and the best ever at •
tirlned by the oflloers Tlie battallone
stand as ful .
Figure
1 cf
merit
First Battalion # 43 3
Seeon I Battalion 2
Third Battalion 9 9
The Frist Hat’alton shows the least
number cf fourth class men these being
53 out of 29U rlafsltleil. yvhll the Second
Itat’alton sttows ll,e gmq’eit, be ng 94 out
■>f clarsllteil. the Third ila'tallon sh ,w
--•lg only 67 out of ISt classified These,
•vlth two on the tlei.l and tnfT make a
total of 2!i tuif of 459 rlussffi'tl. or a per
eentag. of 32 7 f. r the reg.ment The num
ber * f sit Itpehootrrs qua Ifled was 44. or
nearly in ,e-r e-r.t of the elnaelfled shots
The number of maiksmen in the regiment
as 25.
t'apt Richardson directs attention to
the Interest displayed bv the out-of-town
■omt'sntes. all thrs> of which sought • au
tl urlird ’ ranges at a distance from their
home Station* In order to get In rifle prac
tl C He also rommerds the promt>tness
with which company commanders sent In
their u p r' of rltle shooting for the sea
son
As 11 rr-ommendatlon. Cnpt Rt-hsrdson
sugge##. that It would he better for com
pany I.m . rs to go to work early In the
season, gelling their men to visit the
range and shoto. Home oflleer* seem to
have great faith In having a number of
’heir men qualify on the oeraslon of their
annual contests, hut egperlen e tearhes
1 ho# this expectation I# not realised A
ten.levy on the part of many men to re
main too long at the short ranges, 299 and
39U yards before going up I* noted by
Cnpt. Richardson, who says It would be
better for them to go on to th" longer
ranges wlh moderately good score*
Instruction os to the part* of ihe rifle,
the use of sights aod wlndgoug# and oth
er Important features of shooting Is com
mended during the wlner months, iui
many men who appear on the range show
aVoa Ignorance of these details.
Cap! Rl. hard-on favors the Hrmlnatlnn
of the rifle season upon the date estab
lished. a* he regnrd extensions of the limit
as dnmagtng to the figures of merit nf
. ompan’es Green men are being enlisted
In Pep,ember, and their poor records pull
(thwn the genera’ record.
MHF.TI\G IHI IIK r<yTl*Oi|El.
t.enrgl* *nw Mill 4s>aclatlnn Will
Meet at Valdosta I’rnbably Oet. -TO.
The October meeting of the Genrgln
Sawmill Association, which was to have
been held at Valdosta Oct. 14. will prob
ably not he held until the 90h, os there
are a number of the mmher* who will he
unable to attend on the date originally
set. and they have requested the presi
dent. Mr. J T Tift of Tlfton to pos#pone
the meeting until the Sn-h He has not
yet been henrd from on the matter, hut
theie Is little dnuh that he will grant the
request
Mr William B Stillwell of the Southern
fine Company 5.,1.1 yesterday that there
Is really no reason why the meeting should
not be postponed, as the lunibt r business
is a whole I*, eompared with the earlier
liar# of Ihe season. In -a very good condi
tion and It t* dally growing better. Thl#
doe- not mean, however, that It Is In a
satisfactory condition, on th# contrary,
there I# still a great diwl of room for !m
--provemeni. for during th# earlier part of
the season it was In so unsatisfactory a
condition that there would have to be a
most decided rise In both prices and de
mand before It could be called In any
thing like a normal slate
The r.wson# assigned hy Mr. Stillwell
for the recent small demand I# the fact
that tonnage, loth foreign and domestic.
I scarce and In consequence much higher
than ii-it.it. In the foreign shipping this
■ an readily he accounted for hy the foot
that o gn-at many of the ships formerly
engaged In thl# and kindred trade# are
now being used ns transports to flouth
Africa and China. Another reason for
the poor condition of the |iimh-r n, irke;
Mr. Still think* to tie the unsettled state
of most Industries during a presidential
■ lecilon year. He lias Iktle douht that ths
hitstness will show a most decided Im
provement ns soon ns polities havs hern
retired for another four vesirs.
IIOI.MI’S 11 tVTS A MVTt'H.
lustration lloxer I.onklng for n
Set-to.
Cockney Holmes, an Australian hn*er
who will he remembered hy those who pa
tronlxe the fights In the old Pastime Ath
letic Club of which Joe riman was in#
main cheese, drifted Into town yesterday.
ttru leaving Savannah Holmes has be-n
•o Australia. Houth Africa. England and
oil over this country ard has turn In acv.
er I contes s He la here now for ths
purpose qf getting on a match and any
one who cares to take him on at 122 txet-ds
wait probably be accommodated <
y that Is curing women . /y' p
I J Mrs. Watson tells B
/ / men how she was
‘ / j cured and advises p
H J J * hern her p
vfii W / J Here is her first letter
jj| r9m Ptokham; I
*’: * ■ '*Bjjjt months. I hive a continual pain and soreness in my jj^|
down or sitting in an easy chair. When I stand I suffer
l - / —&' ‘vw ->CsV ' v ’-' V. rlfl with severe pain in my side and hack. I believe my
* SI troubles were caused by over-work and lifting some
giving
0 \ recommended to me by a friend, and 1 have made up my mind
ipijj * ’JT. " I write this letter with the hope of hearing from you in
W\ Mrs. Pinkhatn p s ad vice was
promptly received hy Mrs.
i Watson and a few months later fl
I she as I
■ t.i ■■
in ovary. I used your medicine for four months and was so
much better that I could walk three times the distance that H
Mrs - Watson’s letters prove that Mrs. Pink - E
ham's free advice Is always forthcoming on
roguoa* and that It Is a sure guide to health.
These letters are but a drop In the ocean of
Yggfl evidence proving that Lydia £. Pink ham's Vege- B
9 tebl ° Cosm P° unc> CUf tEs the tils of women.
No other medicine in the world has received such
No othor medicine has such a record of cures of ET
. w female troubles or such hosts of grateful friends.
r Do not be persuaded that any other
0 % medicine is just as good. Any dealer who BB
v t \ suggests something else has no Interest In
your case. He is seeking a larger profit. B
of women whose letters
# , Pinkham’s B
Compound |
oKRte, RriA/ADn Owtog to th# fwt thst some -kmtk at tawfl# hsr# from lim# i,. nn.. .i.i5.i......t
ME2WSKiS*4H? S # M M m w m M 'I I— WV F* IT L/ thr g#ni nsuss- . f IS# t<-tini n . Inters #rr .ouu# tlv publishtnc w#
A4issAj|.‘fgK'JP I MM ■■ m - ; h## .Irpntitefl With Ihe N#tK.n#! Citv lunk, Lynn. Ma- 3, <wx which Will QU|EB^p4
W M be P*l<l to SOT person who will show that the three lestimonisU see nm genuine or were nuhlishe<l before
*3 Vky,-.- W 'mi*' obtaining the writer’s #penal permission LTDU II PINKItAM MKUICTNK CO . Lyns. Mass. ■
Sonic Trick* of the Trade.
Harve> Sutherland In Aln-.ee'a.
“If I hod room to describe a!! my ex
perience.- with there modem wltchew 111- 1
wirarde I should like to tell you about
the amiable old fraud that tat my horo
*co|ie lie lt* la en to i ate’* prison far
1 swindling. hut he advertise - in * '1- Sun
day paper.* just the same as tistiol. ..nd
hie office |s full of people wbos. dol.ar*
burn In their pocket*. I ahoutd like to
describe the doctor with three framed
diplomas, two medical hook* and a half*
Iflnt of pill*, that wen; ktto • trance for
me hardly distinguishable from the wirly
stage* of a fft Hie wrtl shook like a tid
<l.t r'* playing fknuberf* ’Serentsh*.' and
ht* < ye* rolled up till they lesutesl Ilk*
It ird-hoUd <ggs with the ehell off I
- hoot.l Ilk,- to tell uoout the ‘peych. me
dium that did u little miracle for tn. ,11
the way of reading the answers to my
question* through the envelope In whim
they were *ealxl I could explain how
he gave me a dummy to hold while he
opened th real envelope under cover of
washing-hi* hand* I should like to tell
how wroug In every particular •* me
,ady that read my palm by the light at
pure wclence. Xo for lune-telHng ahottl
it. oh, dear, no.' 1 ahould like to tell
about the 'true and reliable fortune-tell
ers' that ran the card* for me. nnd saw
trouble front n dark man unat luck In the
lottery w-lth the number k, or t*s>. or k.ijnr>.
>nd how there tt money coming to in-
In a letter front a.-roee the water. (It
ha* to come to me *hat way or I could
bor |mv the grocer, for I live ! Urootc
lyn. nnd Hrookiyn t* on l*mg Island, and
n’V Wills girl ho* Ju*t come home from
school with the information that an I*l
- u a body of land onm[i)ftly ur
rounded by water. I had *u.-pectsl •*
much.)’’
tale Innkrr l.lghtnlnu.
From the New Tork Press
The lewrat yam from Connecticut
nlnatw Interesting Rer-ntly Itghtnmk
■truck a barn there and set It on Arc
Jpst a* the dames were gettl -a *"j
hold a *econd I olt struck a tank
on the r.of and krncked It to flu <*•* * n ‘'
the water put the lire cut. Lightning UP
In Connecticut *ema to he almo t • '*
UDlgant aa a NtwXHindlawf dog.