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MARCH 13th and 14th.
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N. B. F. CLOSE ELECTED.
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cancy cased by the death of Miss Clag
horn. Miss Margaret Fishburn was ap
pointed to the position for the remainder
of the school year. Miss Fishburn is at
present the assistant teacher in the An
derson Street School. Her new duties will
begin on April 1. Miss Clyde Schuman
was elected to All the vacancy caused by
the promotion of Miss Fishburn.
On motion of Capt. Blun, the board de
termined to pay to the widow of the late
Mr. Glenn his salary for the month of
February, daring which month he died
The Finance Committee presented to
ihe board its budget for 1902, which had
been sent to the County Commissioners
for thcl- consideration. The report was
ordered spread on the minutes of the
board.
The president reported that Capt.
Purse, president of the Merchants
and Mechanics' Band Company,
had informed him that Ihe rchool
house at Thunderbolt was built on por
tions of two lots. Instead of on one. The
company was willing to give ihe addition
al lot to the board, but wished to have
them both marked off. so that no question
on the. subject could orise in the future.
The matter was referred to the Commit
tee on School Houses.
The board adopted the recommendation
of the finance committee that hereafter
the fiscal year begin on January 1. Some
inconveniences have resulted from the
plan now In use and it is believed that
these will be obviated by the change.
IN MEMOItI OF “SAIAD DAYS.”
Ilattcry B Presented a Sliver Service
to Mnj. Screven.
Maj. Thomas Screven was presented
last night with a handsome silver salad
sei of fourteen pieces. The occasion was
the recent retirement of Maj. Screven
from the command of the Savannah Vol
unteer Guards’ Battalion nnd his mar
riage: the donor was Battery B of the
Guards, which he commanded for a num
ber of years.
The presentation took place in Battery
B's room at the arsenal, after the meet
ing and drill. Maj. Screven was escorted
from the De Solo to the company room"T>y
a committee, and was met by the mem
bers of his old command, drawn up to re
ceive him.
The presentation, on the part of the
battery, was made by Sergt. Edward C.
Ryals. Sergt. Kyals alluded to the con
nection of MaJ. Screven's family with the
Guards, his father and grandfather, as
well as Maj. Screven himself, having been
commanding officers of tho battalion.
Some pleasant references were made to
Maj. Sere van's long term of ser.ica as
captain ol Battery B and the memories
that servr'e furnished both Maj. S'reven
and the members of the battery. Sergt.
Ryals concluded by presenting the ser
vice, on behalf of his fellows, "in mem
ory of our ’salad" days, when yoj and
we were young together.”
On a card accompanying the gift is
the following Inscription: "To Maj.
Thomas Screven, from Battery B, Savan
nah Volunteer Guards: His comrades,
whom for many years he commended and
who have shared with him the pleasures
and some of the hardships of a soldier’s
life, wish him. In that gentler service In
which he has enlisted, the share of hap
piness that ought to follow duty well ptr
formal' 1
MaJPScreven responded feelingly to this
evidence of the kindly feeling that existed
between him and his old comrades. He
said that the battalion, and the battery in
particular, had always been very close to
his heart, and that he wished the mem
bers to think that In the future they could
count upon him for any assistance he was
able to render.
These formalities concluded, the mem
bers of the bnttery und some of the offi
cers and veteran honorary members of the
Ivattallon partook of Maj. Bcrevcn's hospi
tality. In Artillery Bunch the health of
his bride and himself, and several other
toasts beside, were drunk.
FAIR TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
Mart'll Minns Deficiency In Until
Ibiin nnd Heat.
The mean ' temperature yesterday was
again above the normal. The maximum
was 68 degrees, and the minimum. 51 de
grees, thus making a mean of 6f>, while
the normal for the day Is 58. The month
thus far shows an accumulated deficiency
of 14 degrees, while for the year the de
ficiency Is 152 degrees. The rainfall was
only a trace, too small an amount to be
recorded. For the month the record shows
an accumulated deficiency of .82 of tin
inch, but the yeur has so far an accumu
lated excess of .56.
The Washington forecast for the atale
to-da.v Is "Fair, with rising temiierature
Id the northwest half; southwesterly
winds, fresh on the coast. To-morrow, fair
In the southeast half; rain in the north
west.
<iiwin i tamped C C. C. Never sold In bulk
Ikwftr* of the dealer who trie* to nil
tomethinf "|ut m food.
FAI’LTS OF CHILDREN,
How to Correct Them Discussed by
Sllss Uncivil*.
At the fifth lesson in “Child Study" at
the Philbrlck Kindergarten yesterday,
Miss Backus began with the contents of
ihe question box, taking one by one the
slips, answering first the question, “What
do you consider your child’s worst fault
and by what method are you overcoming
it?"
As no one knew whose child was be
ing discussed, everyone felt free to com
ment, and an Interesting discussion took
place. Some of the mothers seemed a
little astonished to find that the much
talked of kindergarten discipline was
only the most common sense way of
dealing with a particular fault.
The kindergarten method of arranging
things to "let the deed recoil upon the
doer" was found to be a system of very
practical punishment, fitted to the espe
cial fault, and likely to make a lasting
impression, and it was recalled with
much satisfaction to a visitor to last
year’s class.
A mother who has brought up a large
family In a most successful way gave
■lnstance after instance of her own meth
ods of discipline, which, at the time, were
considered unique, but which were only
the practical outcome of Froebel's phl
losopy, of which, at the time, she had
never heard. One of these stories ts so
good that It must be told: Among the
children was one who would tell tales,
a thing that his mother abhorred. After
trying different things, one day she said
to him, "My son, he who bears a tale must
wear a tail,” and she forthwith pinned
to the back of his coat her umbrella cover
stuffed with cotton. He went off and hid
in the garret, and when called down, the
tail had disappeared. "My son, did you
dare to tnke that off?" his mother de
manded. "No, ma'am, but you didn't
say it must show,” he sobbed, and hold
ing up his Jacket, disclosed the tail care
fully tucked up his back. It was taken
off, but the disgrace of tale-bearing had
sunk in, and the lesson never had to be
repeated.
ihe study of the central nervous sys
tem was begun, with the help of colored
charts of the spinal cord and brain, be
cause "we must know our machine before
we are capable of guiding the machine
ry." This part of the study was based on
"The Education of the Central Nervous
System,” by Prof. R. P. Halleck, of Yale,
also on the Physiology of Prof. William
James of Harvard.
For tho benefit of those who wish to
take this course, and have been prevented
special arrangements have been made, al
lowing persons to Join for half the course
beginning with the sixth lesson. The
classes are held at the Philbrick Kinder
garten. No. 302 Hall street, east, Mon
days and Thursdays, from 11 to 12 o'clock,
by Miss Backus, superior of Kate Bald
win Free Kindergartens.
SAII,OI(S FOUGHT THE MATE.
Tronble on Itnard Burk Record
Caused Arrest of Seamen.
There was trouble on the Norwegian
bark Record, at the Plant System
wharves, early yesterday morning, and
live members of the crew are in jail on
warrants charging them with insubordi
nation. They are Andres Jonson. Haber
Elshelro, Godfrey Sell, Alfred Swenson
and Fritz Hollendorf.
The men got Into some trouble with the
first mate, and a free fight followed. Sev
eral of‘them were cut and bruised, and
nil left the bark after the trouble with
the officer. During the morning the mate
called at Magistrate Reynolds’ office and
had warrants Issued for all of the sailors
who had been engaged In the trouble.
Four of the men were arrested together,
and Hollendorf was found later In the day
with a badly cut arm. His wound was
dressed by County Physician Chisholm,
and he was confined with the other men!
The sailors say that they were only hav
ing a little fun. and that they (ltd not as
sault the mate. The Record Is loading
with naval stores.
< ll\lO.l'.n WITH lIOIIIIKHT.
Shoes .Stolon From P. Tuberdy's Store
Recovered by Poller.
Hubert Ruffin and James real, two nr-
Rro lads, will appear before Recorder
Myrlck In Polio© Court tills morning on
a charge of burglarizing the shoe store of
P. Tubcrdy, on Whitaker and St. Julian
streets. The robbery was committed last
week, and four pairs of shoes were stolen.
Detective Murphy went to work on the
ease, and recovered all but one pair of
Ihe shoes. Hurtin say* that he Is Innocent
of the charge entered against him, .an.) i
declares that the shoes were given him
by Peal, Peal sajs that he knows noth
ing about the matter, and Recorder My
rick will have to declds which of the ne
groes Is telling the truth.
Ilea 111 of Mrs. M. 10. Edeuflrld.
Mrs, 8. K. Kderifleid died yesterday at
the home of her on, Rev. I), 8. Kdrn
fb Id, ut Barnard and Thlrty-flflh street*,
after a long Illness. Hbe was 57 M ils
old, and leaves a large family. lief fun
rfsl wlh wile plan- at ilg. Bn.ith Sl;e
Itaptlst Chun h at a o'clock Ibis mnintng.
Inline, tinli ly after the services tin re
main* will b taken to Hylvanlg lor in
ter met, t.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1901.
ONE SHOT: ANOTHER OCT.
Two < nlimcn Done Up Near Harrla
Street Hall In General Fight.
Henry Harmon, a negro cab driver, was
shot in the abdomen last night In front of
the Harris street hall and is at his home
on Oglethorpe avenue, near East Broad
street, in a serious condition.
The police charge that Gus Burk fired
the shot and he Is held at the police sta
tion to await the result of Harmon’s
wound. Charles Jackson, another negro,
was also arrested by the police and is
charged with assaulting Harmon with a
rock and with being dlsoredrly in the
street.
A church festival was in progress In
Harris street hall and It seems that a
free fight between cabmen was precipi
tated on the outside shortly before mid
night. Just what started the trouble the
police were unable to learn and the crowd
scattered after Harmon was shot. The
wounded negro was placed in bis cab and
taken to the office of Dr. R. S. Kenan,
but was later sent to his home for treat
ment. Hie wound is considered a dan
gerous one.
Shortly after the shooting of Harmon,
Lymus Wright, another cabman, was cut
at the same place. It was stated by those
in the neighborhood that Wright had
taken some part in the first trouble and
that the cutting followed an expression
concerning the Harmon shooting. Wright
was taken away In his cab and this as
sault was not reported at police head
quarters and no arrests were made. It is
not known whether Wright was seriously
cut or what became of him after the
trouble. Several patrolmen were hurried
to the scene of trouble, but the crowd had
scattered. The police were informed that
the two assaults were the result of a
trivial argument between rival cabmen.
TO HELP CHARITY WORK.
Entertainment to Be Given at the
Oglethorpe by the Kings Bang-liters.
The King’s Daughters will give an en
tertainment this afternoon at the Ogle
thorpe, Bull street and Oglethorpe
avenue, for the purpose of raising money
to carry on their charitable work. The
suffering among the poor during the re
cent cold weather, as well as the many
cases of sickness among poverty-stricken
families, has almost depleted the treasury
of the Daughters, who hope, however, by
this entertainment to secure sufficient
funds to continue their good work.
Among those that will take part in the
programme are Mr. John Taggart, Mr.
A. B. Green, Master Herman Lang, and
Miss Epstein, who will recite; Mr. Edwyn
E. Woodhams, pianist; Miss Lyons, man
dolin. And Miss Cosens. Miss Bulloch,
Mrs. Barbour, Mrs. Clark, Miss Schwarz.
Mr. John Banks and Mr. W. A. Reaves,
who will sing.
LOCAL PERSONAL
Mr. Augusta Hines of Macon is reg
istered at the De Soto.
Mr. A. Bluthenthal of Atlanta was at
the De Soto yesterday.
Mr. Alexander C. King of Atlanta was
at the De Soto yesterday.
Mr. C. lilies left for Norfolk yesterday
over the Seaboard Air Dine.
Mr. S. P. Shatter left yesterday over
the Plant Dine for Newr York.
Miss M. Walker left yesterday via the
Seaboard Air Dine for Norfolk.
Mr. G. D. Apple left for Nasasu over
the Seaboard Air Dine yesterday.
Mr. J. Kassel left yesterday for New
York via the Seaboard Air Dine.
Mr. S. Morris left for New York yes
terday over the Seaboard Air Dine.
Mr. J. T. Smith left for Wilmington
yesterday by way of the Plant System.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Brinson of
Stillmore are registered at the De Soto.
Mr. John Gorley left yesterday for
Montgomery via the Seaboard Air Dine.
Mr. I. Hinds went to Washington by
way of the Seaboard Air Dine yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dunning left over
the Plant Dine yesterday for Wilmington.
Mr. A. Walbert went to New York
yesterday by w r ay of the Seaboard Air
Line. v
Mr. and Mr*. S. Schwarz went to Su
wanee Springs via the Plant System yes
terday.
Mr. E. B. Stanley left for Oakland,
Cal., yesterday by way of the Seaboard
Air Dine.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sperry went to
Norfolk yesterday by way of the Sea
board Air Line.
Mrs. Andrew Hanley and Miss Bessie
Hanley left yesterday by the Plant Sys
tem for New York.
Rev. W. E. Cook, who has been se
riously ill for some weeks at the home of
his son, Rev. Ed F. Cook, was much im
proved yesterday.
The reception following the Henges-
Kuck wedding to-night will take place
at the Guards’ IJall, instead of at the
Knights of Pythias Hall.
Miss Brodnax Robertson and Miss
Marlon Robertson have returned home
after a pleasant visit to Washington,
Cures Made Everywhere.
Every Form of Piles Yield to It.
In spite of the fact that the Pyramid
Pile Cure Is so well known as a certain
cul-e for every form of plies, there are
still many people who think surgical
operation the only sure cure.
Hundreds of thorough trials in the
hands of physicians and patients have
proven beyond a doubt, however, that
surgical operations for piles are unnec
cessary, cruel, many times dangerous to
life, and a relic of barbarism. The Pyr
amid Pile Cure will cure any form of
piles effectually and without a particle
of pain or Inconvenience, at slight ex
pense and no danger whatever, as it ia
perfectly harmless. The way it effects
patients who use It may be inferred from
the following from Mr. E. Crook of Wat
erloo, Ia: Gentlemen—l have used the
Pyramid Pile Cure and It Is out of sight,
the best thing I ever tried, I think it
has entirely cured me. 1 have told Mr.
Knapp, our druggist here about It and
Tie has ordered some. This remedy is a
great thing for piles.
From. Mrs. C. G. Spillman, Huntsville,
Ala.: Not long since you Rent my hus
band some of your Pyramid Pile Cure
and It did him so much good that I want
to write to you and tell you about It as
he suffered very much and nothing
seemed to roach his case until he tried
the Pyramid.
From J. D. Roberts, Mt. Moriah, Mo.:
“I have used the Pyramid Pile Cure and
results have been entirely satisfactory.
There ran he no question but that It is
a certain and lasting cure for piles, at
least It has so proven in my case.”
Miss Easter Nunley of Tracey Otty,
Tetin.. writes: “The Pyramid Pile Cure
has done my sister more good than ony
thlng she has ever taken. I have noth
ing hut words of waYm commendation
for It.”
The Pyramid Pile Curt has become rec
ognized ns tb© only standard pile cure
strictly on Its merits and what it has re
peatedly don© In obstinate cases, both In
private practice of reputable physicians
and In Individual cases.
It l so cheap as to be within the reach
of all classes of people, and druggists ev
i riV her© state that it gives universal
H.itlsfa<-tton, which ran hardly be other
wise when It I* remembered that It |s
' ompused of the treat reined!©* known to
the meitleal profeeslon 111 treatment of
if lil diseases It Is pr©|*ired by the
Pyramid feu* < ‘nenpany. Marshall, Mich .
i and far sal* by all druggist*
The Grip Leaves Thousands in Its Path
UIKE A DEMON, grip has crossed our
country, leaving behind scores of
physical wrecks.
Victims of catarrh of the head, ca
tarrh of the throat, catarrh of lungs,
catarrh of the stomach, catarrh of the
kidneys, catarrh of the pelvic organs,
are to be counted by hundreds of thou
sands. Grip is epidemic catarrh, and
sows the seeds of chronic catarrh within
the system.
is so true that few grip sufferers
are able to make a complete recovery
until they have used Peruna.
Never in the history of medicine has a
remedy received such unqualified and
universal eulogies as Peruna.
A New York Aldermnn's Experience.
Hon. Joseph A. Flinn, alderman, Fifth
district, writes from 104 Christopher
street, New York city, as follows:
“When a pestilence overtakes our
people we take precaution as a nation ta
preserve the citizens against tire dread
disease.
"La grippe" has entered thousands of
our homes this fall, and I noticed that
the people who used Peruna were quick
ly restored, while those who depended
on doctors’ prescriptions spent weeks in
where they were present at the inaugural
ceremonies.
Mrs. E. A. Neill of Washington. D. C.,
and Mr. Plant Fitzgerald, son of Capt. J.
w. Fitzgerald, left yesterday for Tampa,
Fla. Mrs. Neill is the wife of a Southern
Railway official, and has been the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Fitzgerald for a
day or two.
Mr. Frank A. Hooper of Amerlcus. so
licitor general of the Southwestern Cir
cuit, Senator J. E. Hays of Amerlcus,
and -Mr. J. Felton, a prominent attorney
of Montezuma, were in Savannah yester
day morning, but left at noon for Ossa
baw Island, where they go for a bear
hunt.
The many friends of Mr. George Rich
ter will learn with pleasure that he is
on his way home from the Philippine®,
where he went sevral months ago as a
member of the Taft Commission. A ca
blegram received by bis family in Savan
nah stated that he had sailed for home,but
it is not known just when he will arrive.
CITY BREVITIES.
W. A. Woods and: N. L. Nelson, both
white, and Felix Marks, colored, all boys,
were arrested yesterday afternon on a
charge of larcepy. It is alleged that the
boys stole shoes and fruit from H. A.
Fountain.
The Savannah Rifle Association will
meet this afternoon, at the office of its
president, for the purpose of discussing
the coming season with a view to an in
crease of interest and membership in the
organization.
The tourist travel during the last few
days has been quite heavy on all of the
through lines. An unusual feature of it
is the fact that there are still as many
people coming to the. South as there are
on the return trip North. .
The Third Division of Naval Militia,
under Lieut. J. H. Kinzie, had its new
one-pounder machine gun out In the Park
Extension for practice drill last night.
Several rounds were fired, the reports
waking the echoes. The men were made
to readily understand the mechanism of
the gun, and they will soon be proficient
In handling it. Instruction will be given
until this proficiency Is attained.
AT THE THEATER.
The Peters Comedy Company opened a
week's engagement ot the Theater last
night to a big audience. "Finnegan's
Duck" was the bill.
The entertainments which the Peters
Company give are certainly good. There
Is more specialty In them than In any
other popular price company that is seen
here and its performances are meritorious
At the matinee this afternoon anew bill
will be presented and to-night "Mugg's
landing" will be the play. The company
will present a change of bill at every
performance. %
Gorton's New Orleans Minstrels will be
here Thursday night. No minstrel show
comes better endorsed than Oorton's
especially in the music line. Joseph Gor
ton k) one of the lending band music com
posers, and the Gold Hand will give thetr
noon-day concert under his direction. A
spiclal feature this year Is the reduced
prices of 50 and 75c. The baicony will be
reserved for colored people.
Hire I'lnutrr* lluay,
Rlre planters are now busily engugt and
In breaking up. harrowing and preparing
to plant their Dial*. They will begin
putting In their crops about April 1. A
prominent rtc© broket said yesterday
that It cannot now la told how tits
it, reage this y or Mill compare with that
at forum grata.
recovering, leaving them weak and
emaciated.
"I had a slight attack of !a grippe and
at once took Peruna, which drove the
disease out of my' system in a few days
and did not hinder me from pursuing
my daily work.
"I should like to see our Board of
Health give it official recognition and
have it used generally among our poor,
sick people in Greater New York.’’—Jo
seph A. Flinn.
D. L. Wallace, a charter member of
the International Barbers’ Union, writes
from 15 Western avenue, Minneapolis,
Minn.:
“Following a severe attack of la grippe
I seemed to be affected badly all over. I
suffered with a severe backache, indi
gestion, and numerous ills, so I could
neither eat nor sleep, arid I thought I
would give up my work, which I could not
afford to do.
“One of my customers who was great
ly helped by Peruna advised me to try
it, and I procured a bottle the same day.
I used it, faithfully and felt a marked
improvement. During the next two
months I took five bottles, and then felt
splendid. Now my head is clear, my
nerves are steady, I enjoy food and rest
THE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.
It Is Not In Very Good Shape in
South Carolina.
Beaufort. S. C., March I}.—ln a recent
interview had with a prominent phos
phate man here your correspondent glean
ed some interesting facts relating to an
industry that has for almost a genera
tion past been the chief source of sup
port to this section.
"The supply of phosphate rock in the
navigable streams hereabouts,” said the
gentleman, "Is nearly exhausted. There
remain deposits In such depths of water
as to render mining It at the present
low price of the rock impracticable. In
fact, It would require very expensive and
complicated machinery for dredging this
deep water rock, which is in layers that
would require blasting with dynamite
before it could be brought to the sur
face. The decline of an industry that
has in the past twenty years realized mil
lions of dollars to its promoters. In addi
tion to a handsome royalty to the state,
is greatly to be regretted by the people
of this section, many of whom have,
until recently, enjoyed liberal salaries as
employes of the various concerns here.
“The Virglnia-Carolina Chemical Com
pany will close down on April 1, when
its brief shipping season will have ex
pired. end there will then be only one
plant of the six big concerns which have
been in business here for many years.
The Central Phosphate Company, which
was acquired by a French company with
in a year, will continue operations a
while longer. There are probably half a
million tons of phosphate rock in the
dry sheds of the several concerns here.
The Coosaw Company alone has 80,060
tons on hand, which It Is Impossible to
dispose of to advantage, or even at a
figure that would equal the cost of min
ing It.”
B. A B.'S GENERAL MANAGER.
Col. V .J. McDuffie, Formerly With
Brunswick and Western.
Brunswick, Ga., March 11.—Col. J. A.
McDuffie was appointed general man
ager of the Brunswick and Birmingham
Railroad to-day. He will arrive shortly
from New- York to assume his duties.
Col. McDuffie was formerly general
freight and passenger agent of the
Brunswick and Western Railway.
Tl RPE\TIAE NEGROES Kll, BED.
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Recent Murder of Sheriff Mntthls
Supposed to Be the Cnnae.
Branford. Fla., March 11.—A mob of
unknown men fired several volleys Into
a negro camp at the turpentine works
of H. K. Sears & Cos., at Call, Lafayette
county, and killed onp and seriously
wounded three others. Feeling against
negroes on account of the recent mur
der of Sheriff Matthis Is supposed to
have been the cause.
\ ELECTRIC PASTE
1 kills RATS. MICE. COCKROACHES I
/ and all other VERMIN, leaving I
I no odor. At fj>
h Bugs
■I SWo..’ IWk rw<*. It* •* I
well. Peruna has been worth a dollar a
dose to me.”—D. L. Wallace.
Mr. O. H. Perry, Atchison, Kan.,
writes:
“Again, after repeated trials of your
medicines, Peruna and Manalin, I give
this as my expression of the wonderful
results of your very valuable medicine
in its effects in my case after repeated
trials:
“First, it cured me of chronic bron
chitis of fifteen years’ standing by using
two bottles of Peruna, in January, 1894,
and no return of it.
“After I was cured of bronchitis I had
la grippe every winter for several win
ters. But, through the use of Peruna it
got gradually weaker in its severity un
til it dwindled down to a mere stupor
for two or three days. Now the stupor
does not trouble me any more."—O. H.
Ferry.
Mr. Nicholas F. Rossiter, care Cleve
land City Waterworks, City Hall, Cleve
land, 0., writes:
“This winter I had a severe attack of
It grippe, which compelled me to leave
my office and seek medical asisstance.
Although I followed the doctor’s advice
faithfully, I felt no better, and reading
in the paper that Peruna would cure it I
A Milllon-Dollar Mistake.
(Special Correspondence Leslie's Weekly.)
Washington. D. C., Feb. 22.—Either a re
markable lack of foresight on the part
of certain naval officials ten years ago, or
political engineering to confer benefits on
a South Carolina sea town, will cost the
American government a pretty penny, for
the South Atlantic Naval Station, at Port
Royal, S. C., is to be abandoned. Accord
ing to the programme already formulated,
Charleston, on the ocean edge of the Pal
metto State, is to replace Port Royal as
a haven for the fighting ships of Uncle
Sam.
The Port Royal station was begun ten
years since, and nearly a million dollars,
has been spent to build and maintain it.
It is said that the site was originally'
recommended by the late Rear-Admiral
Porter, but the fact of its adoption and de
velopment from ye3r to year, with an
enormous expenditure of money, indicates
that the directors of the American naval
establishment considered the place fit and
the project a good one.
The naval appropriation act of 1800 au
thorized Secretary Long to appoint a
board of officers to examine into the
expediency of changing the Port Royal
station to some other point in the state
of South Carolina, at or near Charleston.
Rear-Admiral Frederick Rodgers was
made the president of an inquiring board
of seven members, which held sessions
covering a long period, made trips to
Port Royal and vicinity, took testimony
pro end con, on the removal proposition,
and finally rendered a favorable report on
the transfer last month.
The counts against Port Royal are:
That the costly dry-dock is in bad con
dition and has never been perfectly satis
factory; that the battleship Indiana
grounded In the river in 1891, after leaving
dock; that there Is a dangerous bar to
pass in entering the channel from the sea,
which makes it unsafe for navigation by
large and heavy fighting vessels of the
present type; that much expensive dredg
ing would be necessary to make it a safe
accommodation for warships; that there Is
only rain water available as a supplj- for
the station; that the place has no direct
railroad connection, and that the supply
of skillful labor in the event of emergen
cies is not sufficiently abundant.
The board admits in its report favoring
abandonment that the naval station Is ap
praised at $819,u00-the dry dock alone be
ing valued at 8518.000. and that. In the
event of a transfer, this would be use
less.
Smart Messengers' Speculations.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
During the carnival time the messen
ger boys made a big thing out of the
war-tax stamps," said a New Orleans ho
tel clerk the other day. "For some reason
or other a carniv&l crowd always does
a tremendous lot of telegraphing and to
ward the windup of the festivities Is cer
•eln to draw several bales of checks and
drafts. Each of these documents requires
a stamp, and it Is a well known fact that
no human being ever had such a thing In
bis possession w-hen he wanted it. A
gut st In such a dellmma naturally applies
to the messenger, and this is about the
conversation that ensues: ‘Hello, Kid'
gotta rev'noo stamp?' 'Yep,' says the boy]
but I was n-savln’ it fer dat gent over
yonder, writin' a telegraf.' 'Oh I well,' says
the first guest, who Is always In a big
hurry, 'let me have this one and you
go and hustle him up anoth.r! Here "
end he slips anything from a dime to a
quarter Into the messenger's grimy paw
The boy appears reluctant, and If he
thinks the coin Is too Mtnall he decline*
pant blank, upon which he I* pretty cer
tain to get s raise. Then he Ashes a
revenue stamp from a pocket where he
I.l* several dozen planted, and Is ready
to do the same thing all over again. 1
Watched this little comedy at least a hun
dred tlmee during the Carnival season."
the hotel clerk went on, “and was great
ly amused i*! tbs tact and threw Ones*
sent for some. I began to mend In left
than three days, and, although I was
still very weak, I felt that I had the
right medicine. In ten days I was back
at my desk feeling better and stronger
than I had in some time.
“Peruna not only cured the grip, hut
it improved my general health, increas
ing my capacity for physical and mental
exertions.’’—N. F. Rosslter.
A Congressman’s Experience.
Hon. M. W. Howard, Congressman
from Alabama, has the following to say
in regard to Peruna:
"I have taken Peruna now for two
weeks, and find I am very much relieved.
I feel that my cure will be permanent.
I have also taken it for la grippe, and t
take pleasure in recommending Peruna
as an excellent remedy to all fellow
sufferers.”—M. W. Howard.
Congressman Howard's home address
is Fort Payne, Ala.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full staement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman. President of
the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
shown by some of the youngsters in
'working' the good natilred visitors. They
got rid of their bank-check stamps by
keeping their eyes open and being on the
spot when one was needed. The boy
were passing continually In and out o'
of the lobby, and when a man wrote a
check or draft at the counter one or two
of them were almost certain to be in
sight. ’Where in thunder can I find a
documentary stamp?' the stranger would
psk, addressing himself to space, and the
messenger would appear, like a good
fairy, with one in his hand. To get a
stamp so opportunely and, above all. a
stamp of the right kind and denomination
w-es certain to be worth a quarter and
sometimes more. On Mardi Gras eve a
very pompous-looking gentleman, was
given a bank stamp by a small, freckle
faced urchin, who didn’t reach up to the
top of the counter. ‘Are you positive this
Is the sort that goes on checks? asked
the pompous gentleman, examining it
critically. ’Sure,’ said the kid; ‘I just put
de mate of it on one of me own.’ The
guest thought he was being guyed and
was getting mad, when I pulled out the
drawer and showed him the identical
check, stamp and all. I had cashed it
myself, for I happen to know that tho
freckle-faced kid has a nice little ac
count at one of the savings banks. When
the pompous gentleman heard the story
he shed some of his pomposity and got
human long enough to pat the boy on the
head and give him a five-dollar bill to
attach to the bank account. That’s tho
most I saw paid for any one stamp,”
Fined for Being Alive.
From the Philadelphia North American.
The British vice consul, Capt. Clipperon,
fined John King 10 shillings for being
alive yesterday. At least, that is the
way it appeared to King and to the spec
tators who flocked to the consulate yes
terday, attracted by the rumor that a
supposed dead man had returned to life.
King, who Is a storekeeper on the Brit
ish steamship Georgian Prince, was or
dered before the consul by Capt. Flett.
He had been missing since Wednesday
night, and was supposed to be somewhere
under the hull of the steamship. In con
sequence, the consul refused the clear
ance papers until the accident could be
Investigated.
"You don't mean to say,” the consul
exclaimed, addressing King, that you are
the man who was drowned?”
King explained that he had been report
ed as such, but that the truth of the
matter was he had simply gone on shore
to purchase a piece of tobacco and had
"stayed a little longer than he counted
on.”
"Is that so?” queried the consul, testily;
"then, I will fine you 10 shillings.”
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