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died from her injuries. JOHN* €H’ CM Alt I.TUN KATA!<Lt HIHNK.O. uar Nrsrn hhont* (nnllirt at AAay* rr ne— Another t hrlatmn* Vhmil. Ins hretlnn Foreman IHbaon |>ea,l—F irfUlnr Medicine ! om|ian< H nd Mr. John M. Com to F.rrrl tlulldlnu*. Vayoro**. lia.. Pee. 2S.—Several dar ago Mr*. Grorg* John* of Chariton > ounty am* workln* about her home. whro It i* preaumod *h fainted and fell In the nra. at tra*t ao near 10 It that her cloth ing caught tire. Her |M!on when found would Indtcatn thl*. Nearly all her noth in* ee hurtled from her body, and aho •a* fearfully Wintered by the tire Every thing that could h* done for the unfor tunate lady to relieve her Huffering* was done by her husband and those about her. but In vain, and yesterday afternoon he died In area* agony. Mr* Johns *> Mlea Vina Crews daugh ter of Mr. Sam Crews of Charlton, and w IS about 3S years of age. DTlIe. a aon of Crawford Smith, wa* run over by a wagon loaded with a party of pleasure seekers and painfully Injured. The W ay roes Waterworks Commission has had anew pump placed In position at the water station. It hae a capacity of 2..V*i h .Horn* per minute. Henry Monlgomery shot Henry May thre limes. The ahootli.g occurred In a house near the cemetery. May aske I admlsalon to the house and was refused. He Insisted, and Montgomery ehol him. He ran and Montgomery lire two more shots. Inflicted painful wound* Muring the Christmas Jollification here. Ttlden Smith ms* shot In the rollarhone by Simon Murary. The ball ranged up ward around the shoulder and was re moved by Or. Morrison. Mr. Thomas H. Morton, the former l'opulla* Ware county leader, killed a big porkar this week It weighed ' Jf> pound*. O J. Allen, local reporter of the Way cross Evening Herald, leaves Jan. 1. to aeiept the pcislilon of solicitor on the Tamf*. Kle . Tribune A sad ilmlli occurreil here a few days *p J T. Oitwon, a section foreman on the Wave-roe* Air lane road. a* 2*. died fiom continued fever after an Illness of about sen days The young mans liody was taken to ftlo.ln.ein for Interment. The Excelsior Medicine Comrwtiy will *rlve out the contract early 111 lt*d for the erection of their large three-story hr! -k building on Pendleton street. There will tie three stores on the ground floor. John M. Cox, the liroker. will ereci a lnrge brtok warehouse on his lot east of the ITice-McCutley Company's warehouse, now In court* of construction. Night before last, ee Dr J If Krdling wen: Into eee a patient, his liorse broke loose and went off In the direction of Wareshoro. The buggy was found near Hast town, but tho horse has not been found yet. A LARGE HOtMC I'tllTl. Mr. and Mrs. James Matt of Thomns v I lie Entertain. Thof.tasvllle. Ha., Deo. 24 —Mr and Mrs. Jamon Watt are giving a large house party at their elegant home on Hansel! street. In honor of their son*. Messrs. Will nnd Hansell Watt, who are at home from college, spending Christmas. The party Is composed of Mlese* Carrie Belle Tucker, Carrie Ellen Bird and I-et’le Girardeau of Monticello, Fkt., Misses Hat tie and Mollle Newcomb. Bessie Denham and Etolse Bloke* of Savannah. and Missr-e Euclle and Leslie Butts ot Bruns wick. A brilliant entertainment was g.ven at the Wait home this evening. < ompllmenlary to the guests of the house party. I A. I- Richmond of Tampa, Fla., an I Miss L H. Baggett, of this county, were recently married In this city, at the home of Mrs Bearden, Rev. E. D. McDougaM performing the ceremony. The horses are rapidly getting accus tomed to the automolitlc in Thomasvllle. as Ihrea of these vehicles are now seen dally on the streets here No accidents hava occurred on that account. The owners say their machines are per fectly successful on the rooel* tif this section. Thev glide easily over the worst sand beds. Thomasvllle voters will be called upon to decide the free school giieMlon on Jan 11. next. The community appear* to lie largely in lavor of the free school sys tem. MAIL* I Hit THE HAHAM V* Tost timer Department Anntinnres Menmer Jteretee Vl* Miami. Washings on. Dec. M-The Postnfllce De partment has snnouncsd that beginning yesterday an exchange of malls became operative between Miami. Fla., and Nas sau. Nw ITovidence. Bahama*, by steam er. sailing direct, this exchange, to con tinue until the last of April nexl. amt perhaps later, will embrace all mall for the Bahamas, except parcel* post pack ages. which will continue to be forwarded via New York, as al present The new service calls for mail dispatcher from Mi ami Mondays and Thursday* during Jan uary. THK NSW BALL I/KAIK. Thr \Vfitrn Association Fwmpii nl Chli-npo. Chicago. Dec. M.-At * meeting to-night •he Western Association of Professional Bate twit Club* wai formej. Ofßcera will be lecled Wednesday. The member* of the association ao far determined upon are: Kanaa* City. Mtn • eapoll*. Detroit, Louisville and Toledo. Klghi club* In all will comprise the aa so elation. The management of the association will be under the patronage of the American league. WILL KMOAAA IMKATOB DMI). tVm. AYeatlnkr. At ho Held Orer MW Patent* Die* In Brooklyn. Chicago. Dee. —A private telegram an nounce# the death at hi* home In Brook lyn. N Y., to-day of William Weetlake. one of the founder* of the Adam- ami Westlake Company, and widely known a* an Inventor Mr Weetlake hel l over MO pergonal patenta, among the beat known being *h* open top hand lantern which made poaalhle the ayatem of lantern slg t ailing, unlveraally ue<l on railroad*. ALABAMA'S NIAKIUL Pnont CTh. I.oad, Coke and Iroa by the Million* nt Ton*. Birmingham. Ala.. Dec. Secretary (•neon of the Commercial Club, aecured statement* of the mineral production of Alabama for the preaent year, which es timate the production of coal, coke, ore end iiik Iron aa follow*: ('Owl, k.npi.iwn lona: coke. 1.150.<n ton*. Iron ore. 2,<Mo.i*t> too*, pig Iron production. I.!*!.n<lo ton*. Tokarro Barker* nn a Iflrlke. i iv - **- reoplr employed in Ihe atemmery of the continental Tobacco Company went on •trike thie afternoot:. They demanded sn advance of 24 cents a hundred for atem ntfig A little seltzer,on the. side wit Yellow Label WHISKEY /> I mjka a drink fit for Kings And Potentate*, pa mellow, velvety, to everybody’s t**tr -that's Ywllow label. Sure to please you too. 'The best Rye distilled.) Ink * 'nil far it trhrrrfer flntfUim liquor arr sold. WE’LL TREAT "tit difference . jerxt between thiv and I l— ordinary whiskey; to show the difference will send you sample bottle free, 00 receipt of tic. to defray packing, etc. V jff Addrass, CHAB. M. PFgirtA A CO., 47 Main St., CIKCtf’MATI O. Is sxosa.sTOas os tms saria aeaineia Diinursr. SECRETARY LONG DINES. Talk* of < nnintrr*lnl l-h|ianaton and Makes n Pteaaaat BpotrN a* I •uni. Boston. Dec, 28 retiry of tho Navy John IV Lous was tho central figure as a banquet *t the Algonquin ('tub to-night when hli ac hievtrncnt* In public life were the thetne of many distinguished sstesk er*. Tho ho#t* were nieml>er* of the Commercial Club. Bc*r*’ry !ong pictured tho expansion of the common Uil interest of tho coun try. eulogized Htcretary Hay for the work of the St.it** Department In thin direction, pointed the free trade theory *• demolish ed. he|*ok* a modest wort! for the nary, arul closed wkth m tribute to the lute ex* Oov Roger Wolcott. He wild that thl* w,.* th*- senson for the celebration of the Unite* of the Pilgrim father* and pro cfeU and to eontrevt rt the plea iha* their* wh entirely a rcllglouc exodu* by as serting that their* wa a commercial ven ture with h view to developing the New* World** raeourct* and In a thrifty way to profit by nn exchange of it* product* with the Old World. Tin* secretary Mid: "Th* Ptlgriinn were goo>l ho*ine* men. a* shown by the far* that In m fetr yeors they lought out their promoter*. They w ere exp malonlst* reaching well out from their own border* *’ The e<*retnry itontlnuesl "Tue re ent unh*pp> tumult In China I* only the effervescent arrnmiMniment of the buri<tli g of the *e< luntofi of that un- t.ffj ;>* and It* r r a tlon with the work! at large. It I* Inter esting In thit clo*ing hour of the cen tury to compare the commerce of th* world In ItOO. which wa* aomethlng like f 1 with le* <H>mmer<:‘e In 1900, which I* eomethlng like 9>>.oou.ono.o>v>. AMFRICA'k HMAVK SAILOR!!. Rescued French Ucntnnn nnd Risked Idles for *itinll-pom Pnflent. Washington. Dec 29.—The nnvy received to-day re|>ort* of not* of hnroiam ly American sailor*. Oapt. Chester of the Kentucky forwarded the letter of Rear Admiral Rcrvan. commanding the French naval force* in Algiers, speaking In wirm prabe of the heroic conduct of Paul Au*- *eree* and Hugh Patrick Mullin. In res cuing n French seaman In the harbor of Algiers while the Kentucky wan there laieut. Commander Je**f M iuier of the J*<*rel teli* hw H. J Cox. iHplial steward. D. J. Fuller. 8 A Courser, R A Parson* and J. Ward, sailor*, risked their lives on board ship in Manila bay. A smallpox patient was taken on hoard a hulk and attended night and day by the hospital steward The sailor* then served a* a funeral party nnd were obliged to undergo thirty kiy* quarantine and to have all their clothe* destroyed. Acting Secretary Haskett sent to each one of the men named a testimonial of the apt>rec!a tlon In which iheir arrvlcea are held by • ie department 'HOCKED CAT TO DRITN. Electrician Then ftrnnahf Her Hack to Mfr. St. Joseph. Mo.. Dec. 2f —N Bchelllnger. an electrician of Chicago, to-day, In the presence of a number of person*, sho k'd a cat i|g*irenily to death. anl when the heart of the Animal had long ceased to best, Mr. S b**Hinger reversed the cur rent of electricity and the shock restored the heartbeat*, although they were very feeble at first. Several physicians examined the cat and all agreed In pronouncing It dead In five minutes more an alternating current of low power wa* started and in the course of a few second* th** heart action com rienced. PMectHcian flliellinger say* there I* no doubt that any person who ha* seemingly been killed by an electric shock can be restored If Intelligent action Is followed on the line* adopted by him to day. and If the victim can receive such Attention within a few minutes after th* accident has occurred OKA. COLAILLE AH It I \ K*. He Will Demand I ourt-ai* rl la I In Itefrrenee to Llndley Dlaaaler. London. Dec. 3—A dlepatch from Ply mouth announces the arrival there of Mai Gen Sir Henry Colville, whoae rea- Ignatlon baa been demanded by the war olllce. but who ha* refuaed to resign ami hae min' to Knitland from Gibraltar to demand a court-martial with reference to the responsibility lor thr Yeomanry dla a*<er at Undley last May ('(Pr. Pb: OH.AM tPPOIATBD. To He Aaalatant tienernl k*a**rr of •iaathrra Hallway. Memphi*. Tenn. Dec. 2*.—Capt. ft. B. I’egram, division superintendent of the gotdhern Hallroad at thl* point, ha* been appointed assistant general manager of the Southern Hallway, with headquarter* at Washington. D C, He will lave on Sunday for Ms new pool. THE RULE HWI IMIWI. It net nu % (loss eil on Chicago and at. I.,tills Track* April I to Aar. ML Chicago. Dec. IS—By the rloae vole of 7to the Weateru Turf Congress decided to-nighl to rescind the rule limiting rac ing on Chicago and St lajula tracks to date* bet wen June 10 and Nov. IS. The old rule allowing racing between April 1 and Nov. l* now In force. Hi. J. r.. BIRTH DKAD. W ne < kapMa AA Ith aionewnll Jack, son Darina Civil \Anr. Clarksdnlc, Mias Dec. 2* -Rev J T. Martin pastor of St. Luke* Church, of Jackson. Tenn.. died here to-day. He waa ehsnlain with Stonewall Jackaon In iho „f Virginia during the Civil War. l-reaeh t onet *wcpl by *torm*. Par!* I*c. J -fltorm* of eitrem* vlo have aw.pt the .rat and nortnwe.t at France. There hap been some £T, of life, together with considerable daman<' to shipping. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20. lOOa ANN HARBOR’S CONFERENCE. hi'AnoniUta and Miatortan* DUraM Political. Hlatortcal and Other '1 t*te of Interrat. Ann Hatiaor. Mich. le>- 31 President Angell of the I'nlvemlty of Michigan ex tended a w.irm wehbme to the eronomti** ami hiatorian* wh*> • .ime here to-dey to hold joint acaidon* of the Americgn Hl tori al and the American Ki'emxnlc AuMk'lailon, Prof. Paul 8 Retnarh of the Unlveridty of WlncomMn, w*aa unihte to he preaent. but hi* patter A>n the "French Experiment* With Polit ical Aaelmtlatlon* In the W*et Indie*," wa* re*l by hi* colleague. Prof t’harle* H liiwktn* of the *ame unlvereHy. ITof If. Mor*e Stephen* of Pornel! gave a brief talk mi the ' Turning Point* In the Hl*tor fof FirltUh Admlnletratlon in In dla " Prof Jonn If Finley of Princeton, die* . w*x*d the Porto Rican |*olicy He argu*d if a Inst the complete I impendence the island or It* admlneion a* a state H * *l*oke from |>er*oniil ob*ervatk>o on the Island. Thl* afiernoor Prof Edmund J Jamr* of the rnlver*lt> of rblcaio. read a p-*- pet on "The Rel.itloti of the l-’nivemltle* to rommercial Kdu uiion " A paper by Prxf b M K.*by of Bryn Miwr. on "The Rtudy of Economl • Geography/' w * read, also a paper by Prof Charle* W. Haakm* of New# York on "The Science of Account* In - giate t/ommerclal Education/’ !>I\E KEEPER* IMU(TF.I). (‘hlcaan’a Itrferni Moaeairnt \\ ork- Lnu " Ithoat a HilrH. i*hicago, I>ec. 29.—Keeper* of fourteen "dives" anl gambling house* were Indict ed by the grand Jury neday as the re sult of the Inquiry into crime and vice In Chi ago. The work will be tontinued tomorrow Of the fourteen indictment* four were aaatn#T keepers of gambling house* and ten ag ilnat pro prietor* of tiaxement and other resort*, on the marge of disorderly bouse*. One • tate senator, nnd an ex- ity detective were among t!>o*e hit by this first hatch of indictment*. Thoee indicted on the charge of keep ing common gaming house*, are Btnte Henator John Hroderlok Ijoui* Frank and Julius Frank. Dennl* Foley and A Bern stein . It wa a*aer:ed to-night that the voting of indl. tment* agAiiiMt divekeeper* I* but i preliminary ac tion toward returning true bill* against a number of prominent mu nicipal offWt* wlm are responsible for the enforcement of all law* and ordl naneto Forcmati McCoy of the jr> bad only this to say to-night: "Only the question of the liability or Ihe police and other munMpal ofTb-er* wa* ptit over until to-morrow " Till''. 11.1.1N01X nKHOI H IT*. Stale Irnlrnl I’ommlllw Na; Klrrl Mnii I halriuau. rhic.ißO, Dec, 2#,—A call ha* hen Is sued for a meeting of the Illinois Stale Central Committee to be held at Spring field on the evening of Jan. 7. Thin rett iteia practically certain the alctlori of John P Hopkins of Chicago. who waa chairman of the Illinois Gold l>emocrattc State Committee In 183*1. aa chairman of the State Central Committee. The Hop* kins faction has slshcd for a meeting upon this date, while the antl-Hopklns people have made strong efforts to have the meettnif positioned uimll Jan. 10. Mr. liryan 1* to In* here on Jan. 8 and hl friends are anxious that the aeteetton of a state chairman tie postponed until after hl visit The call Is sinned by 21 nut of a total of 31 members, all of whom will vole for Hopkins Among the signers of the call Is Thomas Gahan. Illinois mcmlter of the Democratic National Com mittee. Till: Hi ll hi: H SHOE TUI ST. Ilepresetttallves of < ompanlea to Confer Monday lo >r York. New Y'ork. Dec, 2*.—Referring lo a dispatch primed to-day regarding the formation In the near future of anew f&.Sai.OOA company, which will be a con solidation of the various rubber boos and shoe manufacturing Interests under the l ulled States Rubber Company, Charles It. Klim, to-dav gave out the following s'atemcni: "There are fourteen companies outside the I'nhed States Rubber Company which are engaged In the extensive minufac ture of rubber boots and shoes The companies have been considering the Idea of uniting' under Ihe name and style of the Standard Rubber Shoe Company. Representative* of Ihese outside compa nies are to meet in this city on Monday next to decide as to the formation of the new company." HHDOM6-F-TIIE-IOA3HM. Will t osier I poa Their Future Policy To-day. St I-outs. Dec a—A conference which will afTect the future policy of Ihe middle of-the-road PofMillsts will be held at the SI James Motel to-morrow The confer ence was called by Jo A. Parker of I-only, vine, Ky.. chairman of th<- national com muter of the party, aixl will tm-ludc not only mlddle-of-the-roniiera, but reformers of every description who desire to affUtatr with the party. It Is not known whether Wharton Raker, the late pres dentlal can didate. will he present or not. but other national leaders are expected. I* Is ex pected that ISO gentlemen will attend the conference. _ Whltecaps Ward for Humuara. Indianapolis. Dec. 2* —D. A Jennings of Columbus. 0.. has tiled suit In Ihe t'nlted States Court against about twenty cltl i*ns men and women, of Washing on county. Indiana for I3W>.W)O damages Hr claims they whltseapped him on Jan. 30, im> ami persecut'd him and his family until irfey wern forcedwleave the state. Coffee Klfhasge <• Close. Nnl York, Dec. -Of the several exchanges In the financial district, only one-the Coffee Exchange-will bo cloned on Monday, next, Tha others will -lo wutineaa as usual. The Greatest Clothing Offer Ever Heard of in Savannah! OVER 1,000 SUITS ON SALE! Now on sale a magnificent line of Men’s Suits. Two lots as follows: LOT NO. l--About Six Hundred Suits, SB.OO to SIO.OO 4!/L 4^ values, at LpO.l'xJ LOT NO. 2- About Five Hundred Suits, $ll.OO to $14.00 O QE values, at kpW THIS sale covers an advantageous purchase made some time ago to close out .several manufacturers' ends and reserved for an after Christmas treat, to enliven the lull usually intervening between Curistmas an l New Year's. Thcce handsome suits need no commendation bey on 1 their own appearance and impressive value. See examples in our Eastern Window. This sale appeals to the most economical as well as to those able to gratify their tastes without stint. B. H. LEVY & BRO. VFU Rtl IIIVI.K HI LF.V I on.nll.laf.l TnUr* Action Aaaln.l "lltacrctlnnor," Itrnkcra. S. w Votk. Dec. The loord of dire.' lor* of 'he -oMK>lMat> Exchange ha* odo|>ied an ameii<tnie*ii to (he hy-Janc'. whirl! *aya that any member who ai- 'T - buahie** from the *n-.wlle< ".llwrelton ary ' broker* or "advisory *-ht*. or from anyone eoli'ltbig da* returnsrv • * count* through the mall*, or by advertt m, ahnll be deemed aullty “f “* “ cl uetrlmerilal lo the Intereef of the ex change WEW MI9I9TKII 9*ROH %llalsfer for Foreign %ifalrs Seal lo This 4 W*.hlhto*i. De.- 3-fnlted Slate, Chare* d'Affaire* Heauprle at Bo*oia. Inform* the Bt*i DepafAmenl Ihnl carlo* Martlnex Btlva. Colombian mini*, ter for forelan nffalr*. ha* bmn aptHitm ed mlnl*ler to the Butted Biaie, and will Mil few hi* new pout In the eourae of two week* Thoma* Hrrran ha* twen at>- iMdntrd eerretary of |e*citlon at Wuah ln|ton. THIS ROY NOT KIOYYPBD. Hid la a Huy !•• Mu V ’‘ r, Urrf Frwl-Hlll**w. Fort Dodge la Dec. 23-johnny Ton hose, the R-year-old son of Mr. ami Mrs Lew Tonhoae of Judd. la., who woe sup posed to have been kldnnt>ed ten days ago. was found to-day hiding In a hav mTT” The hoy had lived on vegelablas. Which he had taken from the cellar. His feet and leg* were frostultten. KY-tOYYIITf DEKPEHVIC WORK. Fatally Wounded Two Men and la we ill Fighting. gt. Joseph. Mo.. Dec 2-Roherl Martin, xho was shot it a dance by ex-Convlct Charles May near DeKalb last night, died this evening Robert McGee will also die 'lay waa surrounded In the brush near the ecene of his crime this evening and fought a posse until dark He will either be killed or captured to-morrow Tin: report yt thi e. Healed Thai oa V\ alderaee and Herman Minister Have Differed. Berlin. Dec. 28 -An official denial has bacn issued here of the report Issued from Pekin, published In a New York paper, that differences have arisen between Field Marshal Count von Waldepaee and t*r Mum,u von gchwarxensteln. tlie Herman minister at Pekin, in question of pre cedence. I,OH H RORBRTS AT GIHIt ALTAR. It see Iced a l.real Ovation Tkere at Noon Yeaterda*. Gibraltar. Dec. 2*-The steamer Can ada with lgrd Roberts on board, arrived here from South Africa to-day. fti- Real marshal landed a, noon and recelvd s great ovation. Negro Murderer Hanged Danville, Vi., Dec. M —Vestsr Griffin, who shot and killed Georgia King on the night of July last, was hanged here to day Orimn and his victim were negroes |.rri William Hrreaford Head. London. Dec 2. *a. m Don! William 1-enUe de lo I'oer Here-ford died at mid night Ha waa born July 30. IM7. PI I I VI tN EIT ITT, GROWS. Yaaeta laerraard gtt.lMMt.tMMI Stare Heath of Maunnle. ChlWgo, Dec 2* A-cording to a report tiled to-day by the execulom of tin- estate of the late Oeorge M Pullman. Ihe assets of Ihe Puliman family Imre Increased $6. ONOOO since the death Of Ihe sleeping car m.iguate a little over three years ago. The w-i-uuntliw made to-day lo the Pro- Imle Court shows that ilie estate Is now valued at 3li.txw.tssi. aa again*: ta.uiu.tsv at the- time at waa turned over to the executors. Tha tremendous Increase Is largely due. It Is said, to the lm rea-e In the value uf stocks, bonds and similar property daring that |x-rlod. XYI.OON MIST VAt YTK. Mast Not Oeeupy I hureh Properly, Xaya Archbishop Keane. Minneapolis. Dec. 28—A Times st>eclal from Inibuque. la., says: Archbishop k, am . since his appoint ment to the gee of Dubuque has taken a stand against the use of Intoxicants, on several occasions li has preached strong temperance sermons. An exten sive liropertv on Seventh and Main streets Is longing to the church. Is occupied by various tenements, and among them Is i iloon. Tin latter has been nerved with notice to vacate as soon as possible The Xrrhbishop says no property belonging t-i tbe church can”bc used for a saloon MAHHIKD TV J AII. IIIHIt. broom Leaves for aisle's Prison lu a Few Hays. Munne. Ind . Dec 28 Miss Bertha Ar thur of Anderson was this afternoon mar | rled to "Dubbar" Rlchy. an Inmate of I the county Jail, who will In a few tbiys , he sent to stnta's prison for Ihe robbery lof the. Howies dry -good.- store a few n'ghts ago. The bride returned horn*- this evening til lI.TY OF TAKING HM IBEX. Cleveland flly leisrll tantlrla Three of Its Members. Cleveland. O. Dec 2*-The City Coun cil to-night, with only thirteen of the Iwenty-onc member* present, flnl-hed Ihe irlal of ihe memlier* of aiceplln# bribe* With no prosecutor present. Ihe ,a-es of It, 11. flteurer. A. W Henry and Dn* Purdy were taken up Within flfteen mtnuies all were found not guilty of Ihe charge* against them. uni i uatrlhate to Galveston Xrknsla. Toronto- Out-. Dec 28.—A reques- from the Galvestoti Rchool Hoard, asking that a contrituitlon be taken up ,n the To ronto schools for I lie rebuilding ami re pairing of tne Galveston sr hool* dam. ge-l In ihe recent dteaster. ha* l-een granted by- the sctiool board. Ilassrr la Prarils. From the Weslmlnrier Gtgette. Lead pencil* are th*- latest subject for condemnation by the English doctors, or rather the method of u-lng lead pencils In M-bool- Tnere have heen outbreaks of skin snd other ntlmeni- In a number nf school* lately which have pusxlrd the doctors, aixl the school medk-xl Inspec tor*. after con-xlerable Inquiry, now aa ert thl the achool pencil* are to blame The practice. I* appear*. 1* that pencils are provided for Ihe a-hole school, ami are collected at th" end of each day and redistributed next morning. In Iht* way a single pencil makes a tour of the daas and I* sucked In turn by most of the children The moral of the discovery la: “On* child, one pencil.* KhYPri OMRPT MAN. N Nes tfuinsq al the Hellish M*e aai Preserved From Preklatorle Time. From The Sphere The Egyptian Gallery at Ihe ftrlllsh Musrtif has Just come Into possession of ihe mummy of a man which may well la the oldest known laxly of any human be ing The fa-ts concerning It are briefly slimmed up in the following inscription reproduced from the case containing Ihe mummy: “liody of a man who was hurled In a shallow oval grave hollowed ou, of sand stone on the west hank of the Nile to rpper Egypt. IP-fore burial Ihe laxly was treated with a preparation of bitu men and was arranged In Ihe posture In which i, rd lief, on Its left sidr. with the hands before the face and the knees drawn up nearly on a level with ihe chin. The grave I which has been roughly Im- Matrd by Ihe model here exhibited) was covered with slab, of unworked alone, and In li beside the laxly were disposed flint knives and a number of vase* purity filled with Ihe remains and tlusl of funer al offerings The man probably belonged lo a fair skinned, light hatred race, which may he reg.inled as one of Ihe aboriginal slocks of Kgypl. whose settlements are usually found on the west hank of the Nile. The style of the flint Implements found In Ihe grave Indicates that the man lived In Ihe later neolithic period of Egyp, that I- In remote ages long be fore Ihe rule of M*,ie- the flrs, historical King of Egypt.” The grave was flrsl seen by a wandering Arab; he reported his discovery to a British official, who Immediately sent a couple of Egyptian soldiers lo guard ll day and night until M could be safely re moved The bodv Is no, a mummy of the ordinary hlstorb Egyptian period stx-h as that of flam**** 11. the father of Ihe Pharaoh of the Exodus It was never bound up In linen or caned In any painted coffin, out was merely coated with a prep aration of bttumen. the Arabic word for which Is mutnl.i 1 hence our word mummy. To reach the period when this man hunt ,-d along the banks of rhe Nth- It Is necea , its-.- I is. gwant ' i ••-' '■ Ihe modern period since Kltx.tbeth, through Mediaeval Europe, through the whole history of Rome and Greece, pas, the time of Ihe earliest mummied king the museum possesses, past even Menes. the earliest king to whh-h Egyptian rec ord-. make reference, who. according lo Malle,te. ruled about iSd ft, C Then we are among two prehistoric race, one the conquerors and the other the conquered, out or which sprang the Egyptian race of the earliest dynasties It la with these remote stocks that this man la con nected CoosOderlng the ondttlons In which he was found It Is evident that he Was associated with, a late period of the new Hlone Age of Egypt. He Is burled In e characteristically neo lithic grave 11 he graves of till* |*-rhf are < overed with rude ela of stonei ami his neolithic feits and fltm Implemetits heshle him. They ore like other neolithic pats oml chipped flint westerns end knives f.. ole! Mi Other parts of tne wotld T X tine thin flint knives were perhaps pla< .1 in the grave as part of a funeral ritual They should be compared with the Egyt -11,1, film- In Ihe prehistoric aedlon of the nnmrum. they are almost slcntl.nl tvMh those found In the grave There Is, o' course, no inscription of any kind -m .v— --s- Irnlvss or arave. all havlua been roach- long tiefore Ihe Invention of a writ ten language. It Is curious to note tha: certain ancient Egyptian documents men tion tradition* of a race called the Tre -1,-.,trio, w/xi hmt red hair and blue eysa Tds man ha* dlsclnctly auburn hair. H* was buried on the western shore In later lime# every Egyptian was burled on that side of the river, and Egyptian mock els of the death howl* on which the bodies were ferried over Ihe stream may be seen In the Egyptian Gallery. BRADSTREET’S REVIEW. \\ EEH KITTING I MHR TO A VIS AH OF URK AT ACTIVITY. < krlatmaa Trade Man Generally Ex cellent. Hat-apt la Porllaaa at Nurfkvveet, and All l-laea show a Tendency lo I tnitrov e— Blearing linm Has Larer lluslaraa la l-lg Iron I silrr I onslderatloa—lflks Prices Yre llelaa fat—Business Fallarea for the Week Italy 813. New York. De:. 23 -Tlradstreat'a to ntorrow will say: A lilting close to a year of egceptloaa) .itel In some reaperT* unpre<-sdentd activ ity 1* furnished by Ihe very general re port ot large holiday business In Ihe past week. The best rejiort* aa to this sort of trade come from Ihe southwestern sec tion. but except In some parts of the spring wheal and lumber belt of Ihe Northwest, satisfactory advances are quite genera! Heavyweight clothing, too, has t-een measurably helped for the same reason, hut despite a good business In Ihe past two weeks, the fur trade h** appar eirtly logged somewhat, owing to mild weal he i In wholesale trade business hag been of seasonably small proportions, hut reports from leading line*, such aa iron and steel, shoes and leathtr. lumbar, glass ami spring dry goods, hava beep encouraging, eh tally, of oourse. a* regards the views entertained a* to Ihe outlook, rather than a* lo new huslneas actually accomplished, B,ock-taking la now In progress. Hpe. ulstlon In cereals ha* been light, and Increase* In supplies and large sur plus report* from Ihe Argentina have atilt further depressed the long Intercat In wheat. Com has sympathised with wheat, and country offering* and receipts have been heavier, though complaints a* to quailty are still more universal. The corn tArup is the fourth largest In our history, snd oat# I# nest to the larg est ever known. World's wheat supptlas are about on a par with those of m year ago ami Amerkon supplies are actually smaller. Prices, e e rule, are steady and changes are few The conspicuous advances era 111 refilled petroleum on r a port account and some satn is noted In Ho on the week, although In* done Is below Ike highest. I ‘offer I* fractionally higher. lord .a weaker, hut by far the largest list af staple* I* unchanged. Cotton ha* been dull on slightly larger receipt*, rotten grsxl* have been quiet and clearance axis, by Jobbers are features. Wool has been quiet, hut steady. Fair orders for Wo men's *lre** goods for spring are noted. 8 ho- manufacturer! report mills busy tuul some are indifferent to new orders .1 present prices Net* business In (ran aixl steel W.l* Well sustained and quite good for the period under review. Tha itniirreslon prevails that *n Immense amount of heavy material will ha needed next year From Rlrtningham come : Dims t lon* that a large hunlnesa In pig Iron l under consideration and may be announced next week I'okr price* promise to he lower, some cut* of 39 to to cent* being already announced. Export trade la out star, a ra. flection of the continued decline b prt a abroad. Estimates of pig Iron production are that the aggregate will he IMtl> below 14.OOU.itV tor,-, and therefore slightly In ex cess of IB*. Iron ore shipments by lake routes will run nearly ls.wn.ajo lons, tha largest ever recorded Wheat, In. htdtag flour, shipments for Ihe week mitre gates t.*II.WS bushel*, ag.ilnet 4.123,i las, week; l.tto.ie? bushel- In the corresponding week of IN*. ÜBAR In UN: AMRMI la U; and A.TOT 7*> In ltt. 5