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, * il* rot ion. anl for fttirh action nr It
n *,\ iVftn
I renew tho rccommcffihitlon In
, special meiiguge of FVh 10. 1N99, nit
f ( h, uc-■*•??! ty for cable commuiiu -at tan
tvtw**<i tho United State? and Hawaii.
v t xtension to Manila H.nee lhn elr
;n?tftiice? *hav ?irkingl> nu|iluolid
, Hurvi*)> Imvi' *hovvn flu* Plltlr**
, of a chain of cubic* wmch it
, ? topping place ahall touch on Amer
,i territory, so that the ?y?tem ah ill h©
i ,ur own complete control. Manna
within telegraphic reach, connection
li nuw ?yit#m? of the A ala a tic coa.t
i > oia*n lnervanl huii protlui -le opp.x
for * mur<' direct cable rout- fr*n
, * chorea to the Orient thin la now af-
I iy the rrun?-Atlanti Continental
, ,t *n-Aala UtH*a. 1 urge attention to
important matter.
•Mrriniili of the Army,
present personal ftrength of the
. fl! . | t i'h,uoo men. 65,0nn regular? and
volunteer?. I’ruler the act of March
v on the ;oth of June next, the prc
v. i ,nleer force will be dtachftrged an.l
f army will la* reduce*! to .*.417
, and 29.665 enilated BMC).
H )Mard of officer** convened by
. lent Clcveaind. adopted a compre*
I u * 'i< tin of ro.iit defence foriifl*
i • which Involved the outlay of some
i over one hundred million dollar.*.
(■•••• |vtd the approval of the
• and aim** then regular upprw
,ii? have I wen made, and the work
i ti it lon ha? ateudily progrw.-ed.
than I*o .UW.Crti hive he on iiive|4<|
. t? number of forts and guns, vvrni
inp.h ated and *eeinlfic tnachin*
i; i trhai nppdunces co ee try for
Tue proper care of thi- defen
i i ninery require* men trained in ita
I"fit num H>r of men necessary to
•iin the- duty alone is i'ert.m> and
> • VNar Department at u minimum til-
I *v . • to oe
r* ar fifty-eight or more military
nine United S iea other than the
. • iiefenae fortification*.
number of these po?i is he.ng con
• in leased by Congress. More than
• have been *x|ended In building
shipment, uhl they can only be cat*.l
> h* regmar urmy. The post* rum
x - ence and other* to he* built provide
i > inmodatkm* for. ami If fuilv gar.
I require 96.ww troops Many of
► are along our frontier or at
r. >unt str.ftegie point?. the cK’cu|*ation
ti Is necessary.
■ ive in Cuiu bet ween §.<wi ind >*
t For the pr* sent our troops in
'land cannot In- withdrawn or in*
•* > Imitnahed and certainly not un*
on* lus ion of tne la'tor? of the con
itional convention now In session.
* i government provided by the new
i titutt*i. shall have been * dahlieh
• f*l fi ? stability assured
if Porto Rico we have reduced the gar
rison * to 1.636. which Include native*
t'oops There is no room for further r. -
•" i ti.n *re \Vi will b required t.. k> * j
n niiM*h*nth|f'lorcs in the Philip] lne Isl
and* for some time to come From ihe
t* ? Information obtainable u. shall ne**d
thrr** for the imni* diate future from oO.n
to * men I .mi sure the number may
U reduced as the insurgent* s.;all ram
i'' .i knowledge the authority of the In :.
# : S •"s. of which there are aasuting in
dications.
lrn> viionltl ll* lit*renMed.
It must Im ;*f>| a rent th.it we will requlr**
an army of ulmut tiU.oiM. and tnat during
Pr;t condition* In t'ubu and the Phil
ippines the President should have author
ity to increase the for • o the present
nin iMt -f hh.'tO. Included in this ntimber
authority should h given to rais*- native
up* In the Philippines up to K.OOO,
si i. t the Taft Commission he!i*ve w ,11
ts •fTtctiva In detecting and suppressing
t.< rn l. assassins and i.drun% 4 s than
our ewn soldiers.
T-full discussion of this subject by
' ret ary of W.n in his annual rv
p f i* called to your earnest attention.
I renew the recommendation made in
i ist annual m< : age that the Congress
I vide a spe. ial ni< iul of hon r for tin
tv in leers, reguiats. sailors and marine
c iuty in the Philippines, who voluntar
i i l * (named in the service* after their
•in** of enlistment h <1 expired.
: vor the recommendation of th* Bec
r tary f War foi ii • det ill of officer.-*
i in the line op-umy when vacancies
t ur In 4h* Adj ,*.iq Oeiieial s l>eiKir*
irient, lns| -*tor general’s doparUttSfi'..
. -•*rtermaster general’s dsparttnen:.
s. sis tepee uitnicit. iay *k*-
jHiriment. ordnance de*,rtm*nt and slg
i.4 cerps Tin* army cannot be too huh.y
iurm-ndd fr its faithful mimJ cfft'Othe
vie*- in active military opertHlens .n
* ti* Id and the diflicull work of civil
j !min*tration.
The PoMtnl **yteni.
1" • f’ontmuMl and rapid growth of the
!• t i syssem is a sure index of the great
I in* teasing business activity of the
in try. Its* most striking n*w develop
rra-rt! Is the ext* naloii of rural free dc
•ty This has come almost wholly
n the lum y. r. At :•• beginning
< the fiscal year JWktdU). the number of
n in ration was only 391, and
•* t of these hud lM*en running k*.***- than
'•lve months. On the l’th of November,
*•• th* number had ln<*t>Mse| o 2.614.
• lur.g Into forty-four ?*tat— and t* rr 1-
uti>. and tcrvliiK a |K)pulatlohn of 1.-
*1 Tiu number of appHcatlotis now
i iliac nl iwalllng action nearly equals
fhe-e grante*! up to *ht* jirtsHil time.
a d by (!••* close of the current fiscal
• r .ilhvui 4.UOU routes will have been
* 'shUshed. providing for the dally de
-1 ery of mails at the scattered homes of
out ihre* ami a half millions of rural
1 i ml* ilon.
his -ervice ameliorates ihe Insolation of
ii life, rondts-sM to guoit roads and
Vd ken* and extends the tlissemtnatlon
g*t>er.il Information. Experience ihtis
It- h- ter* . and t** allay the apprehension
1 m it would la so expensive as to for*
•I ii- k- • ral adoption or make it a
trtou butd i). It* actual application has
"W n the It Inr reuses |oeial receipt*.
• an ! .mp.nle<l by reductions In
oihr brut of the service, so that the
* nm-M. venues and the accotn
together materially rc
th *st. The evidence which
1 in's to * conclusions 1 presented
detail he annual report of the
1 Mm.i neral. which, with Its re -
onm, i.d *. recommend* and to the
'i-i l* r. , f the Congress. The full
'••lopnc nt *>l tills special service, how
r • ‘juires such * large outlay of
*> . it |( should Im un*lerlaken only
• * r *r. fil study and thorough un
• • ling of all that it Involve*.
••till lent service has been rendcre*!
•h navy in connection with the in
r ion In ih<* Philippines and the re
t d.Murbance in China
'v ry it is factory settlement has leen
b of the long-iiitsling question of
manufacture of armor plate. A re.-
ti ible pr.'ee has been secured nd the
• ’*>*> for a government armor plant
oidcd.
\ esaels for the \*v>.
approve of the recommendations of
H.- r.-tary of the Navy for new ves
nd for additional oflTcers ;n*l merf
i tHe nquired Increase of the navy
**• nnmry. I commend to the
orable action of the t'ongress the
*r* now pending for tho erection of
‘•u. to the memory of tho late David
Porter. I commend also, the eetab
ment of a national naval reserve, itnd
' h * grade of vice admiral. Provision
•i made, as recommended by hr.
tary, for suitable rewards for special
' Many officers who rendered the
distinguished service during the
't w*r with Spain have received In
no i. -ognltion fiom he Congress
total area of public lands as given
he secretary of the Interior Is p
-{ ’ mately t.071.tt1.662 acre*, of which
Agn acre- are undisposed of and 154.-
ure have been reserved for various
*♦'*' Th* public Iftnih disposed of
g the year amount to 13.453 857.9 G
Including 62.433 acres .of Indian
*' n increase of 4.571.474.80 oxer the
ding year. The total receipt* from
“ *!• of public lands during the fiscal
year were $4.J7f.7M.10. an Increase of $1 -
ASMvh*76 over the preceding y*-ar.
The results obtained from our forest
policy have deni*n.*(ir.ited Us wi*im anl
the necessity In tips Interest of th** pub
lic for It* continuance and roniimnd ap
propriations by Congress for currying on
>f ih* wfk *in J tnir 3* lis.ii th r w.e37
re*.rvcs. crv.t*d by Presidential
pructa mat loot* undr *•. turn :: of the
a t of March 3. lMtl. embr i lug an nr* .
of 46.425.523 acres.
During the i*a*t year the Olympic
reserve. in the state ,*f w^h-
Ingtofi, w.is reduted J6.’. acre*,
leaving Its present are* at l.td.fdh acrt*s
The Prescott reserve* in Arison* was ln
ereased front acres to :i -.v* . i
- the Idg Horn resarvt in Wyoming
was Increased from 1.127.69 U ad* * to 1.1M*.-
acre**. Anew reserve, the Santa
Yn * in <'aliforni*. embracing in area of
UVm*i *rr** was creatcsl this \e.*r
t>n Oct. 10. ,l *o. the C'r-w t*r*ek forest
reserve, in Wyoming, w * en tted. with
an area of r.*. 'j* acre*
* The tiroitiiis l'eii|Ht It oil.
At the end of the ti.- *il y* ir there were
on the pension roll r.an -. a net
Increase of 2.010 over the fisiui >ear Jhit.*.
The nuniU r added to the roll- during the
year was 45.344 The amount dlshurs*l
for army pension* duhru the year wa*
|i7*'.597 24. an*l for navy pension** 4 - 7.1,-
533.41. a total of 4134,4*-2.130V-. leaving an
un* \|m iml 1 halunct* of 3. 512.76s 25 to be
covered Into the treasur\ which cm*n
an increa** over tf- previoti- year’* x
-l* ndlHH** of IU7 *7T.7* Tl**t w* re 6-*
names aided to th* roll* during the year
by s |avial a*Vs pa*M*d at the first se**-
sioii of the Fifty-sixth *ongres
Tiie p t of May. • among oth* r
thing*, provide- for an xtension of In
come to witiows |M-n>tou I under raid act.
to 32&b |h r annum. The H* creiar> of the
Interior believe.- that by the >|* rations
•*f thU act t o mini - r of p* i>n- fwn
slonerl under it will increase and the In
r. a>**l onnii.il payment for iH-nsions will
-*e t.etw.* n | •■**•* and 44.' •**>.
To** go\'ti.rnent Justly it* -t; e
services of ii* soldiers an*l sailors, hy
making pension payments liberal Ireyotul
precedent t* them, their widow- and <>r
ph.ins.
i• i •
iiuiu.g r*i.-- j* - nd <U *\n' . durn .. :h*-
fiscal year ende*l June .“o, fi**; l,g6u trail**
marks. 6V2 labels and 93 prints reglmere i.
The numluT of patent w ilch expired was
19,944.
Th** actual re**eipts for patents were 41.-
> 224 The expenditures were 41.217,-
527 53. showing a surplus **f 11U,40h.77.
The attention nt the Congress is ailed
to th-- rcjvrt of th* Secretary of the In
terlor tou !ilng the n**ossltv for th. fur
ther estaollshmcnf of s. hools in the ter
ritory of A. i-kn. an*l favorable action i~
Invite.l thereon
*lli* llaiiiiliar* l%li**l.
Much Interesting information is given
in the ref*orts f th** Governor of Hawaii
a* to the progress itnd development of tiie
islands during the ierlod from July 7, 149>.
(a the dale of the .tpproval of the Joinl
re-dutlon of tU’ Cngn*S' proviling tor
ih* tr annexation, up to April 30. 19m). the
it* <f th< approval of the act provid
ing for a government of the territory
thereafter.
The last Hawaiian census, taken in ih*
year 1< gives a total inqxeation orf 19 -
of whl-h 31.<d9 were native Hawaii
an- Thf 'Tmmlier of Americans reported
was B.4k'> Tn result? of the federa. cen
i- taken this year, shows th* islands
*o h*v* a total popn .itlon of Kd.ool. Htiw
ing an in that flpOflCd Hi 1896
0
Ther* h*- been market progr* >s s In tli<-
• Jucational. agri* ulturai and railroad *1 -
♦••lopments of the Islands
In the territorial nt of April 3*. 1900.
e*tlon 7. of -a I*l act, repeals chapter 31
of the civil laws of Hawaii wherebv the
government was ii **-i*t in encouraging
and developing tin* agricultural r^oui•***
*>f the republb . * | lul.> lrr gallon. The
Governor oi Jiiiwali re *mmends legisla
tion looking i*> the development of such
water supply as may exist on th* public
tnde. with * view of pronuking land set
tlement Tin* earnest consideration of the
txigress is Invite*! to this Important rec-
others, us • niNsiistl in
tin report of the 8e i* tary of the Interior.
The Tclfiti * riu.
The director of the census state- that
the work in conn* cion with
tin twelfth census I- progressing
favorably. This national undertaking ar
d* red by the Cong res-
linally result**l in the collection of an ag
gregation of statlstl'.il facts to del* rmln
th** Industrial growth of the country, its
manufacturing and m* iuml 1 r* -uir *
it- richness In mines in*l f.-r*-t.-. ttc
number of Its agriculturists, their farm*
and products. Its educational and relig
ious opportunities, as well a* que-tion*
lertainlng to ?o*'iolofieal conlition-
The labors of the ofiblals in charge of
the hur-.iU Indicate that the law of March
:. 1899, requiring: th* completion oft!•
four Important and most deslrc-1 suf>Je*ts,
namely, population. crl<*uli ural manufac
turing an*l vital statlsti* will be com
plete I within the prescrllMfsl limit
The field work incident to th** above in
*|tilries Is now practically finished and as
a result the poptilatlnn of th* states and
territories. Including Ih* Hawaiian I* -
and* and AUeki. ha- Ik • n announ -* 1
The growth of population during th* list
d*vade amounts to over thirteen million,
a great* r mini* r • *ll Increa ** ban In any
prevbwis * enaus In tin* history of the
country
Hulletln* will be issued as rapidly a*
possible, giving the population bv state*.
*nd territories, by minor civil division*
Several announcem*.nt* *>f this kin*l have
already been mile, and P is hope.l that
th** list will be completed by Jan 1 Other
bulletin* giving th** lestilt* of th** man
ufacturlng and agrl ultural inquiries will
be given to th* ptihlb* as rapidly as cir
umatancea will admit.
Th** dire* tor. while ronftdent of hi* abil
ity to complete th* different bran h* -of
the undertaking in the allotted time finds
hlinoelf embarrass*- I by th** la k of
trained force proporly equlpi***i f t•-
tlsdcal work thus raising th* question
whether In the Interest of economy nn*l
a thorough execution of the census work
there should not he retained in t!* gov
ernment employ a certain numb-r **f ex
perts. not only to aid In th** prallmtnarv
organisation prior to the taking of the de
cennial census bit In ad lit ton to have
the advantage In the field and offi e work
of the buranit of tr.*ir*e| assistants to fa
cilitate the early completion of this
enormous undertaking
1 recommend that the Congress, at it*
present session, apportion representation
among the several slates as provided by
the constitution.
|)f|Mirlm*at of %a rl<*ultore.
The Deivrrtment of Agriculture has been
extending its work during the past year,
reaching farther for new varieties *f seed?
and plants; *aenpera Ing more fully with
tiie Map' * terrltorlei In
along useful lines; nuking progress In
meteorological work relating to lines of
wireless telegraphy and forecast* for
rv'caii-going voam-ls; continuing inquiry as
to animal disease*: looking into the e%-
tent an*l character of fo*l adul
teration; outlining plans for the
car* , preservation nnd Intelligen? h ir
vesting of our woo.llm l . ► udying soils
that pro*iucer may cultivate with l**t.*r
kn**wle*ige oi condition- and helping to
clothe desert places with gras?*** suits
tde to our arid regions Our Island pos
aesstons are being considered, that their
peoples may be helped to produce th**
tropical products now so extenoively
brought Into the Untied B*nles Inquiry
into methods of improving our roads has
been active during the year: help ha* been
given to many localities, and scientific n
-vestlgatlon of material In the states and
territories haa bean inaugurated Irrlga
tfon problems In our semi-arid region are
receiving careful and Increased con4dera-
U Ari extensive exhibit at Paris of th** pro.
ducts of agriculture has madl th* pe* |4
of many countries mors familiar with th*
varied product* of our fields and their
comparative excellence.
jte collection of sUUiticg regarding our
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1000.
crops Is being Improved and w>ur*es of
Information or. taing enlarged, to the end
i .at prudticvrs mi> hav* th*- earliest .*l
vtcee regarding crop condition* Then*
has never been * time when those for
whom 1: w a established hav< shown mr.
appreclaibm of the services of the de
partment.
In my annikil message of IH* 5 189s.
1 called attention to the n--esstty f>r
some amendment of the alien contract
.aw There stl I remains imp>rtunt fea
tures of ih* rlgntful appll at lon of the
eight-hour law for the benefit of tabor and
of the principles of arbitration, and I
again * ofnm* n ! these *ut>Jects t*> the . r
ful attention of Congress.
I'htUppine tl% 11 trniee.
That there may he secure*! the l>e?t serv
be iHtssihlo in tho Fhlfipplii*' Islands 1
ha\* issued, ui i* r dat* of Nov I>. I9i*
ih* following order;
The Uni ltd Slates Civil Service Commis
sion is directed t*> render such assietan* •
us may be prnctlc ible to the Civil S* rvl* **
**rd. create*! utsler the a t f the t'nit.
*• Ktates Phl.ippu.e i 'onimissioii. lor th**
• -i.iblisnm*nt util maintenance of an
b- nest and efficient civil servi* *• In th*
I’htUppine Dlands, and for that pur|tor to
•I**o4 ! * vamlnu’lon* for th** eivil serv -
U* of the Philippine Islands, upon the re
qu**si *f Hi* civil servle* licMtd **f sa|*l
islands, an*) under such regubilious a
may Ih .ikuol iqioi) by sold hoard an*l
the .“.ild Unit.d States flvU 8* rvlc* Com
mission.
I h Civil S*rvi<*** i mn.: |*n in gr* atly
UiUura--.*! in Its wo k f*r w.* i *i ri
ai* tjaani* |M*rman* nt force for del leal
and other * li? ne*is **r* fully
sei forth hi Rs re(Hrt 1 invite (Mention
n the report, and esp**ially urge i*<iii the
t’ongr*?? that this important bureau *f
lb* public service, which passes u|mmi th*
<|uaUrtcatlon and character of s* larg*
i mini **r of tiie offic* i** anil employe? of
tl government, shoull Im supported by
■ill needed appropriation I • scur
promptness an*i effi* in<*y
I am very mu**h Impressed with th*
statement made by the heads of all the
departments, of ti.*- urgent r* *->lty of
a ball of public record* In every de|*art
tmnail building In Washington, s* far a
-1 am infornn and, th< spa*-. f*r offi. .ai r*-
< o.*!>- i> not only exhausted, but the walls
or r- i n an bind with shelves, the ml*!
i • fij*>r space of many rooms Is fil.ed
with file c*se* and g.rr*ts and basament.-*
wid h were never intend* and. and ur* un
<ed for thefi accommodation, ai
W and W* I ! |rn A.**l*le from tee
nveni* nee t ictuj.- kj>ui (king* r not only
from fire, but fium the weight of the?*-
r* ur ! up* ri timber? not intended for
i* ir su(*|ort There hniM i* a separa**
building cs(m*c tally designed f*>r the |ur
lom of recelv nr and preserving the an
nuully accitmiilaTng archives of th* sev
eral executive departments. Such hall
n* rd not be a costly structure, but should
I*.* so arranged a? to admit of enlarge
ment from tlm* t* time. I urgently re
commend that the Congress take curly oc
t: ii in this matter
1 transmit to the emigres.-* .
adopt***l at ar* nt me* tu gof the AmT*
an Her Association . on* * rnin* tho pr-
I 1 *d4T: I lion f J * at* Mir?ha.l da\
F* b 4. !••! Fitting exercls* ? have been
arrang'd u. l It is earnestly desired bv
the .irntniM** that F>ngre-.- may portlet
pal** In this movement ti honor th* mem
ory of the great Jurist
The transfer of th*. government to thi*>
chy Is a fa* t of great historical interest
Among the |>e*p!e tier* is a feeling of
g. inline prl.l* In the capital of the repub
lic
The C.>rwrress having proylded for "At*
approprtat* national e* l*br itlon of
. j. centemdal anniversary f
the establishment of the seat
of government In the District of
Columbia.” t commktt***? authorised "%•
it have prepared • programme for th*
12th of I)**.amber, 19rt. which *lie hae
)m * u ?* '.* a..| is the unnlvers.irv day
D *-p Interest has be* n -hown in the or
rang entente for th*- cel* .ration hy the
mend*er> *f the commit tind *f the
h’efiat** and House of Representatives,
the Committee of Governors ui*po|ni*?l >
the President an dthe committee appoint
ed by the cltlsens anl Inhabitants of the
District of Columbia generally. The pro
gramme. in addition to n reception and
other exet ise- a tie executive mo ns ion.
provkt* s commemor-tlve ex r .** •* to I*'
held Jointly by the .Senate and House of
Representative In ih** hall *>f tn llou?
-r R‘|*r*'.*-entatlv* , s. hii*l h re* *ptlon in the
• veiaiig m th* Cor-■•ran Gallerv >f Art
in honor of the Governors of the stub?
and territories
In our great prosperity w must guard
against the danger it Invitee of extruva
g in •• in government exp**nditures sn*l p
propriati*Hi?: and th* chosen representn
tv* >of th** p*fl** will. 1 *l*Mibt not. fur
ri>*i mii examjde in their egb*lnon of
that whi i in a -*.is*.n and
plenty huban*ls f*r th** future. In tins
era of great busin*-*.** activity jn*l *|*pot
tunity cautbm ’> not untimely. It will
not ah*te. but strengthen * onfid*n* *- It
will not r* i iil. nut promote l*gitiiKtic
industrial iiil *omni**rcial * ximmsioh. Our
growing power brings with It temptation?
and perils requiring contrtant vlgiiance
!* avoid. It muat not Ik- iis**<l to Invite
cmillets nor far oj pr* .-ion, but for th*'
rnor* effective malntenan* ** *t tho?** priu-
Ipb ? of -qußllty amt Justi* *• upon which
air institutions hi.*! happlne*. *|.*|Ka.d
X.*• t ii- keep always in mind that the foun
ation of our government I? liberty; Its
supers* ruettire peace.
William McKinley
Executive Mansion. Dec 3.19 m.
a* (-:■:** *•-.* t* i> fiui iikk.
t
t •*****! and 111 I.ue|% Frequent I y %•-
clnfed Willi >n in her*.
From the l/m*lon Globe.
Xohody hi v **r sai|sfnctorll> • count -
e*l for th** popular partiality for odd num
bers ' This I? th* third tlm*." exclaims
Falvtaff. on the invasion <>f crisis In
his r*latlon wiih on* of th "Merry
Wlv* lof Wln*l*Kr " ”1 hoi?* h**l |u< k
lie? tfT odd number They say then’s n
divinity In o*l*l numlvers, either In nativ
ity. chance or death." And it Is scarcely
nr.. .-ary to v trait the belief is much
older than 8!r John Faleiaff Three, seven
and nine appear to hav* hern the favorite
numbers ail the world over. Th** ancients
oad three fates, three furies snd thre*
graces; Neptune’s trident had three
prongs. Jupiter s thun*l< rho t t three forks
and Cerberus three head?. An English
■ rowd show? Its Joy by three cheer? on
any ordinary occasion, and. extremely ex
cited. as. for instance, outside Mr*. Ba
*i**ii-powellv hous**. 4 Mafektt might.
I*v three t.mes thre**. Wo have thr*e ?-
* t**s of the realm, a man who ac.ept* a
bill has three days’ grace, aral (*er
sons congregated together may make a
riot. Shak*?peare wa? well aware that he
must have neither mors nor l*s* than
three witches in "Macbeth." and th.*l th**
brindled cat must m* w- thri • an ! our
(Nqiuiar folklore Insists upon thre* m rry
nt* n. three Mind mice and thr*e wise men
of Gotham Three meal- a day I? the Eng
lishman’s usual scale of feeding, and. if
hi? <1 rinks run to a large and more tn
i finite number th y are at *ny rate fre
i . fitly ohtatne*l at the sign of th* Three
*■< if.pisM”**, th<* Thr< • JoMy Uillors. the
Thr** Bal.s, th* Three Tun- or the Swan
With Tlire* Necks
t nlui’li * for Ibqnlllri.
Baring Gould tell? us that this signifi
cant thre** has played havoc with tho
royal line of England. A*9*rllnir to an
old Norman legend, we were *1 <mol never
to have more than Ihroe prince In sue*
'eeslon on the English throne without
suffering a revolution and the fact? square
with this theoc\ in a very curious fash
ion. After William J. Wiliam II and
Henry 1 came the revolution of B'ephen
After Henry 11. Richard I and John we
had the Invasion of La>ut* Dauphin of
France who claime-1 the English crown
After Henry 111 ami Edward I. !>lwerd
II was datroned After Henry IV Henry
V an.l Henry VI the crown passe*! to the
house of York. After Edward IV. Ed
ward V and Richard 111 the crown was
won by Henry Tudor After Hatiry VII.
Hetiry 1U and Edward VI catno the ueur-
IMtkN) of Uly Jan** Grey After Mary
Mi.d Ediabetn the crown pt??ed to th**
b•’“-• of Htuart Aft**t Jam -i and
Charles 1 mm* th** Puritan revolution.
After Charle? 11 and Jam** II cam** the
invasion of William of Orange And after
MilUaui and Mary and \nn* the crown
luiM-d to the ln>use *>f Brunswick Biu*v
that time Impflly. revolution in this
country has gone out *i fashion.
Of a more mystical chaia ici than t*%• •*
I- Hu figure seven, m ■ an> i*t fi ha*
larger number of religious applicatbxi?
Nigh had seven l*ys‘ w nlng of Ihe
*>>mtng of the flootl; and when it cam** h**
t**k fowl? by sevens and *!.m l**a?ts ly
► evens Into the ark. tb ark touched t*n
Mount Arara; In th.- - venth month, an*l
after seven days a dove wa * -rnt out.
foil*)wcd seven lays after by another In
I‘inirunh’f* dream th**r** wt>r* .-♦•%* , i fat
and seven lean kin** which Josejgi Inter
preted to mean seven \- u? **f j lcntv and
seven year? of famine At th** destruc
tion of Jericho ?*-\en priest? bore ven
trum|*ets sewn days, and on th* seventh
day thev walk***! roun th** city seven
times after which th** wall? fell.
\i*. 7 In Prophecy.
In the Apoetlypse aim ut everythin* i*
►even, except the nuvit *r of the b**a?t
Then- ar* seven eliur* he . ?**\ 'n gol*l* n
candles ticks, seven taiiu*?. Infer** \ u
spirits, the book wiih -* v*i s**als. the
lamb with seven horn* n*l -ven >•
?*v*n angel? with s**veti seal-* sev**n
kings, seven thunder?, seven thou# m l
slain, the tlragon wit m-vi hea*l nd
•c\i!' cmiwi’s. sg\ *n -*>-■*•! 1 rrlnvinc
s'v**n plagu*.*. and ?cv*-n vial- *>f wrath.
In ni* l> secular imt*-r* wvrn * •u
lr.pieiitl> cnougi' Wc hav* -e\en son
*!* : - **f the world, i* v* n champion? *
ChMtHcnk*m. se\*- si* •\* w is* in* ii
s**\en planets, seven *l ally sin
ages of man. and our or* 11 nary Ii a?e? are
mad*- for seven or a multiple *f sev**n
j year?
"lint, however m\ ticaUv **l gnfllc •nt
thr*** and -even may I***. th‘*> < om *i v
].im t• u\ -ik h |?***u! trill**. *-’ are tin*
pro|***riy of the figure nin Tht Hi
ancienti* tia.l nlrn mu?* . nine river? In
the infernal regions, a hydra wiih nin**
heads and nine g**ls for Er> I* r-in
to sw*ar by, or that in modern tlm ? <
at h.i* nine lives, or that po -* - **n .
I nine |M>tnis of the 1w r* f* 1 ? th.it pb*
into signlficanri ifte m* hi" m *t
down with tencll and p.ijier t** Investi
gate some of the spe 111 p*> uli.irld* * ; •
t *:• fig ir* Will*- For Ii ‘n* * If V • fil’d
tlply nine by any other number yon will
find that th** figure? cmt*o- n;r the pro
dll* when added to:.** t ur. will always
amount to nin**. Thu*
9x2—lk and l plus 6—9.
9x ! 27 an*! 2 plus * ’•*
9x4—26 ..lid 3 pi ts ♦’> 9
And so on to any *xt i.t On irrivlng t
eleven tlm* - nine w* find wait appoir
to lc an **x option, for the digit? tin* tv
nin** equal eighteen But it will l* <*-
ssrvHl that eighteen c* a multipn nin*
an*l. momivi r. thai tin figure > •itnimsing
it add up nine.
tn **l*l < Ircum*lame*-.
Another p* ulhirlty *f this figure is *ll*
• over**! by ;.tktng any number **f iw**
figur* ? of which the flit figur** *• of
. r i’-r value than tf * second. rv* t-•
these ftgur* # and then suldr icfing lb*
number thus obt lined from the origin *
nuni)•< r What' ver figures w* may tak*
llk* r**a lit will always be nin* of s*>rn
ivm.tlpl* of me* Tin sinitlt* -t I"'? dd>
number of *w figure? of which tiie first
figure Is larger than <n* second t? twenty
one. Reserve th** ftgr.r***-. and We get
twelve. Subtract iw>iv* frm twenfv
one ind tb* remain l* r e nin* Tie
larg. -t similar numN r I? n'nety-eight
Beyers** th* * and w. g*i eighty nin.
Subtract *ig a\-Him from ninety , oil'
and again th* r<*malnler 1? found to lx
nine.
. Or let us take a case m which nin* com
bines with th** myall* \ n Th* number
iX'y-ttV** i- U'l dl i'-abb b> lilt*. Uu
lf w. add - .‘ii to it. *itfi* *n t* *
w hen it make? 76- or In the middle wlen
ir mukr* 6k*. or at tha* nd. when It ink* ?
6T.7. we shall find tb.u every on* of the?
numbers 4? divisible ly nine It b *"
every number which on thus la* *i I*
vvtfh! ami the reg*ler may fit i on even
ing's entertainment in trying t* puaxl*
out the re.mon why An example f •
higher numb- r 'may b- given by w y of
a Ikil** .*st?:ane Eight hundred ami
ninety-six thouswnd five hunir*<l ai.l
seventy-three Is n*i! dlvlaihl** by nine, bur
If the mystic a* ven be add* 1 to It, either
in front, where it r.U •• the amount bv
7 0 o.lo*. o” in any other f*osPuni, **ach
one of the eight varlou- amount** w ifi* *
may thus h* ol>’aln*-*l liecotn* ? divisible
by nine. Tiie fact can I*** verlfle*! by any
ehllri who ha? mastered ih* fimt f •
rules of arlthipetlc. but the . xplnnation
of It J? anoth**r matter. To ? nk>r wrang
|er? or ven to Junior of Himes Ih* r* niav
Ik* not hit.g very myst*rlou alsnit all thi
And If may 1?* that If .any of u** would
only put himself through n anr.“* of tb*
higher algebra. dig.M th** Integral • *1
erfius and master i* few amusing tna'ls -
•n ihe theory of differen***- *ll that n.w
s* • ms ti* perplexing In the matter would
| N vomo as plain 9? th** multtpilca***'
laid*. In th** nnoniltn**. to adopt Mr
Kruger's word, w* ar* "stagge#*d.”
oint i %i..
ARREARS FOR GROUND RENT
<"lly of Knv.intmli.
ofTloo flly Tr>#urvr, J*i- I. I*>i
The following loin ari- In rriMi s for
ground rtuf, of which own.-m r. hr mt.y
nollflrd. *' H ilnrdc*-,
City Tri.*urer
Hrown Ward—lt 51. 2 quarters.
•'Mllniun W.iml Mi llie *j lot 14. II >|iter
tr: caat S °< w,t *y lot !l. 2 jtiart*re.
lot 23. 2 utnirlrre, lot 24. 2 qinirteT*. I*et 11.
2 quarn-re; lot 4\ 2 i|uri>*re
Charlton Ward—la? I. 2 quarter*; *ast M
lot 2J, 2 quart, re
Chatham Ward—Kart ti lot I. 2 quat
ter*; middle l -, lot 12. 2 quarter*; ear:
h lot It. 2 quart ■ ■ • I '■ j
ter*; ea*t lot 2lt, 2 quart, re
Columbia Ward ll W. 2 q.tarl.-r; e.iei
fa.rt lot 31. 2 quarter*. M 23. 2 quarter...
tort lot* T< and 30, 3 quarters; w*t ' oi
f.ihi rert lot J'. 2 qiutrter*
Crawford Ward—Weal 1 lot H. 2 quar
l>r*. lot 33. 2 quarters; lot 31. 2 quarter*
|. I J 9, 2 quarters, lot •“ 2 quarter?, ii .rih
H'.**t p;irt lot 2 quarter*
Crawford Ward. Kaat—lllddl. |rt lot
J, 2 quarters; i-art lot la. 2 quarters; |>rt
!<d 15. 2 quart. * lot 1, 2 quart, i •
Elbert Ward—West >* lot ]. 2 quarter
•qjltheunt part lot 2*. 2 quarters; ea t -
let 22
Forsyth Ward- leu ts. 2 quarter*
Fr mklin Ward—Lot 2. 2 quarter-, east
lot 27. 2 quarter*.
New Freinklln Ward—Bast <4 lot I*. 2
quarter*; “' IU I*. 2 quarter*
Green Ward—Kan H lot 3. 2 quarters
ea*t part lot I. 2 quarter*, aouih lot I*l
2 quarter*; north, .st > lot 2*. 2 quarter*
Jaek*on Ward—Lot 23. 2 quarters; m*l
Mle t, In* 32. 2 quarter*.
Jasper Ward-lot 2. 2 quarter*. • t H
lot 3, 2 quarter*, lot 36, 2 quarter*; lot 13.
2 quarter*: west H lot K 2 quarters. e*s'
Is lot W, 2 quarter*
LafayeMo Ward —West H lot I, 2 quar
ters, w. at H lot , 2 quarter*, lot tt, 2
quarter*.
Liberty Ward-Lot 4. 2 quarter*; lot #.
2 quarter*; lot * 1 quarters; lot .10. 2 quar
ur*; ...St |art lot I*. 2 quarters; ea-<
lot 36. 2 quarter*; e**t V, lot J. 2 quarter*,
lot 35. 2 quarter*.
Lloyd Want-West hi lot 41 2 quarter*
lot 52. 2 quarters; wet H let W ■! quar
ter*
Monterey Ward—Baot 2-5 lot 10. 2 quar
ter*; lot 27. 2 quarters; lot 26. 2 quarter*
I‘ulaskl Ward- Lot 2 quarter*, kit It
2 quartets, south l , lot 23 t quarter*
Reynold* War l-Truet lot U. 2 quarter*
Troup Ward—!. 15. 2 quarter we*t
part lot 35. 2 quarter*: lot 31. 2 quarters
north H lot 17, 2 quarter*, oost % of ?uth
H lot 17. 2 quarter*; M 40, 2 quarters, west
IMtrt lot 29, 2 quarter*
Warren Ward West H lot 10. 2 quarter*
lot W, 2 quartet*
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* * ***~ > ‘ ▼y J bltmtl, ?*Twugt uuf imp ir. tb u. l bi.*.wl If you are
jffKaMulHwJl Jf ! \ m wi l.u.e.'uue il.mi!an,| t„' ' ufl. ml one**. "Grayb rd
|i% Vu Wa cur**? When vrything •!?• fill?'
OwwWM(MMWiMWWWWWMI% *'*' tIRAVUi:\RH COMI’OCNII I sold N all K |.„
.... rrrnc rui* nn . 1
11 PLhDS I III: BRAIN* j ,ru,r "*' *, *, * ,o * h '" >
" ,i, kcapeas Drug Cf>.. Owners,
, Savannah. Ga.
Oi l It I % la.
i .*.?t :.>t u. 2 iuar
Hr- w* * t. lot 14. 2 i|iiifii*rH
~|. \\ ,i ) a '. it ll 2 ipigrirr?
A|| ih .t. - li.iVi- . ait* • ! In thcobovo
lot? .ue 1.4 cbv I..min <\ that If the
amounts i.ow due .. t.. t paid I ■ the rlty
tri l** fort Dee ttl? . '
will |,rM > • lon tiie it. ridiifc of I*’ ' 14 1 *
(titer a.cordimt to la*
J.illN' I'idVKlt
.'in Mir 1...1
I.ItJIGR I.U'KNSES
City of Siv.mii .li, < 'th t 'le. k elf COmt
,- ( | t ,<nannei. .1. . Nov t" I*** l I to- fol
'..wi,, ,*,,, .ii.M.s to r- lull l.qiso during
t \...r ltsd sh 1 i* - i. • ! *d
C.nim .No\ .* I ** l .tud referred to the
' n.imltt. of • l*’ u •
V\ 1- Halley
Cl. rk of Courx-H
Audio Tim- It* Rr>n reel, west
v, ... J. -I |d> N . No ;w Ramlolpa
et ree l.
\ i I ch.i , southeast comer Hay and
Alai.on. street*.
M. wan J. o , earner Hull and Red
streets
id. oho- o. J II . No 523 W. t liroad
In in, II N C . No 32T. fvuet Broad
* t eel.
Connery C 1* . No 11<) Bt. Jullin
Street West.
lienin.rk J. M N-> 147 Farm stre.i
l.lers- Win. C. No ; :;t Whituksr
street.
| my,< M J. Market Sm|U arc
Ii . ?.* \\> + t Kroail ?tr c!
Mi,. am, norihcmt corner Liber
ty ami \V#mi Bro*4l ?irccti
1., i Im.i i . A H . N* 7U* E?t Bro*l
Ntrccb 14jr’6*r ti wit.in 11 rc*t
1... n.')*. E. nt w* *i cnirr latberly
?tr tot lane amt East Hid.?l ?li ct?.
la. ,:h. s* hg. No b*l2 tVm*lt*ry strec'
drove M i "ithwia mnur Bartwhl
ami In *an ria I >
tSiUb a. N*4i No l. i Broughton street.
• 1(l .
Galina. J A No 9 Drayton street
GcfTken. Ilarman 11.. No. 422 Broughton
street, east
licimkia J. II soulh ?*t corner Uher
tv ai.il Whit ik *r street?
Man. Fr.iii'b, So ll Jeflsfson street
Ileinnan J I*’ So 6T4 l*r*-l.bni street
lit mann a* Beren? elm. No 16 Barnanl
•Iftrt.
K a Herman N * lit Bryan street
, y t \ T lhy l in* ne*r Hull stre*(
IsViui, John A Cos.. r>*rtheai4t comer
Brought™* ami Whitaker street?
lam* N . No. 15 Broughton street, ea?t
Ik van II . No. 11l Congrt"
rtlref w*t
’Pi, n , I A. So TX\ Bryan St reel,
w -t
Manning I* . No 23 Bay street, east.
Morrison* Horuh. No. frto Oglethorpi
avenue. * ••?*
\|. v *r J F , No Ml Him? street
\! Xlp n. T E . N. 34 I'ri— street
1
w*?t.
O'vuik. tv . S)ttfi)(fl)M corner Ogte
thor|?‘ avenue hi*l Reytaohl? streets.
ohufk J-- ii. I; •rths?t comer Itsv
i.l West Brusd siriM-te
I •,.{,.( Fr#*<i. noritwast conar Bur*
xougha anl l*ark avenue.
It.-fi v. I* . Bryan street, west.
Itoerrtseh. Martin IV *’o., N* 226 Brough
ton street. west.
It / }•• **b*v A C. A- Cos., No 216 Bry
an street, west*
Itehm. I* C. northeast corner J< ffertnn
atwl Alice tresis
Tt* j>k**. John No 229 Ihrsvton street.
Ilo’ker. I W. Bro . southwest corner
\\ .*?t |lroHt nn i Josf# Street*
Ha-kin. H . fxwner Wc?i Itro.ol mi?)
Gwinnett streets
S imps'.ti. I* 1 Brian street, west,
s- w irx. George. 317 Congress starl
west
8t inmon. Bros., No 44 West Briml
str#"t
jf* ff’ Harry. East Bt<M<l srttl < gi*
t hot i* avenu*
H iw.irx. G*or- C.. farmer Congress and
VVhlUkcr srets.
8* hmar?. H J. No •*•! Wllwm street
i (1.. No 14k I’Tice street
Jr v* r J H . 12*7 Wr?i Broel street,
gf ihmer, Jolm. -24 Bryan ntfeet. wet
*j* ~n ,i • f liie . N *"2 < >glet fiot |*
avtnti*
Tien ken. Kre<l J , No. 63H I*lherty
east.
Veruk!. Eli. No. 42 Marniol street
Voll* i \V *uth • corner Taylor
llifi We •! Ilrooil at I eel.
Witt* It., norhwest -nier East Broa*|
nil Harris streets
William Ac Gflcc. No 340 \V>st Ilroa 1
*t reef.
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Lace Curtains, Silk Lambrequins,
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Il?r Jnt r err I veil aomr •I'uhiii ones llh ranoplra. Uarth hiokiiig
a# r%i* |f > i ili nil %%aat li lm>, Won’t I’harar inu h real ti liol%.
DINING ROOM FURNITURE.
We lino* n llplii> the let nssortnieat of ?4lrlirils. ( liinn I low*
e#. Emlrnslon Table* mol I laalra ihnt you 11l ever have the clianee to
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•*\4t bi flieMp I* toil. I*wl how a'****) kla*l, M at Ihe sautt* price nml olten
less limn >ou art Hie Inferior kuhl< at 4||ier alorea.
BEWARE OF BAITS.
One tiling etieap, anil make •( up un Hie next tlilna >ou bay. We lo
not sell itiMids for eost. tmi l pay expeoses If we 111. No oar else ran
eflker. bee the polntf If >ou loM’t, eittne anl are as and we will e
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