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SAW HER OWN HEART BEAT.
Renin rlnl*le Kihi'hltion of llic I’ro
nrpo of ftrlpnpf,
Chicago, April 13.—Bliss Dora B Peters
of 34 Walton Palace, saw her own heart
beat to-day and was convinced she was
not suffering from a fatal malady.
Miss Peters I* lb. years old, and has
a strong constitution, according to her
physician. She was afflicted with sinking
attacks and felt stnw that at such times
her heart ceased to bent. She visited Dr.
J. G. Message, wlin saw that he heart
acted regularly. The difficulty was to
convince the girl. Finally the. physician
adjusted an. X-ray lube, darkened by a
cloth behind her hack. The flurosrope was
placed over her heart and a heavy blan
ket thrown over hi r head to shut out
any light that might find its way into
the room. The girl then held a minor
in front of her heart.
As her eyes, became accustomed to the
darkness she began to discern the out
line* of her heart. Gradually it developed
until she saw it clearly. For several min
utes the girl watched the pulsating organ
and then, turning to Dr. Message, she
satd:
"I guess after ali, It is not my heart that
hot hers me."
MEMPHIS EXPECTS THE FLOOD
lifVPfn Will Ilf S*\er*!y Tried Ik
River Readies* Hlht Prdleted.
Memphis, Tenn., April 26. —The Missis
sippi river here measures 28.2 and is ris
ing slowly. The Weather Bureau and
river men here predict a stage of 36 feer.
or two feet over the danger line. Owing
to the confinement of the flood water of
the levees protecting the St. Francis riv
er basin, where the overplus formerly
found an outlet, the levees between Mem
phis and the mouth of White river on
both sides of the Mississippi will Ik* se
verely tried, if the water should go as
high as expected.
THE BAILEY BREAKS RECORDS.
Torpedo Boat \vcrnge* :i0,2 Knot*
nnd Reached Speed of 31.12.
New London, Conn., April 25.—After
many postponements, til. official speed
trial of the new torpedo boat Bailey was
held this afternoon on the course off
this harbor.
The Bailey eclipsed all records for her
trial, maintaing an average speed of 30.2
knots, during the entire two hours, and
at one time reaching 31.12 knots.
CHINA’S HO AHD OF REFORMS.
Loyal Chinese Are Taking Immense
Tribute to Europeans at Sinn Fn.
Pekin, April 25.—The Imperial decree
recently Issued appointing a board to In
quire fully into the question of reforms
and to report the result to the Emperor,
apparently confers full power for admin
istrative purposes upon the board.
The court, through the minister of Ja
pan, will thank that country for Its Inter
vention In connection with the Menchuria
convention ad will express a hope that
the good offices of Japan may he continu
ed in the future preservation of the
"highest interests of Asia.' 1
Reports from Sian Fri say that the trib
ute being received there is enormous. A
number of carpenters, awning makers
and upholsterers have been ordered to
proceed to Sian Fu to build suitable quar
ters for Ui* residence ? of thp court, If it
should become necoasary to ramain there.
Li Hung Chang received a telegram
from the governor of the prvlnce of Shan
Si asking how the foreign troops should
be received if they entered the province.
•Me replied that the Chinese soldiers
should retire to the interior and should
not attack the foreign trooi>s, owing to
the immense interests at stake.
AMERICAN RANKERS BANQUET.
Executive Council Hn* n Feast at
the I nlon Cluli.
New' York, April 25.—The executive
council of the Bankers’ Association of
America banqueted to-night at the Union
Club. The bankers who sat at the table
came from ail sections of the country,
Texas. Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota.
Colorado and Nebraska to the South and
IVeat and Massachusetts on the North.
Bradford Rhodes, president of the First
National Bank of Mammaroneck, N. Y.,
presided. He presented Myron T. Her
rick, vice president of the club and pres
ident of the Society for Savings of Cleve
land, O. The president, Alvah Trowbridge,
was to have spoken, but was unable to
attend. Others who spoke were George
H. Russell and J. O. Brown, president of
the Citizens’ National Bank, Raleigh,
N. C.
THE SCOTTISH HITE MISOIS.
Gov. Yatca and Many Ollier* Initiat
ed at Chicago.
Chicago, April 25.—The Scottish Hite Ma
sons. who have been in session here for
the last four days, to-day led the largest
class ever gathered in the city into the
mystic rites of the thirty-second degree,
InclYKting Gov. Richard Y ates, tn the num
ber. It concluded its gathering with a
banquet at the Auditorium in the evening.
In which 550 persons participated.
The banquet was In commemoration oi
the organization of the Mother Supreme
Council. A. A. S. H., formed tit Charles
ton. 8. C., in 1801. Among the distin
guished guests were the Sovereign Grand
Commanders of the Southern and North
ern divisions. James D. Richardson and
H. L. Palmer.
A CLOTHING COMBINE ON.
t hicogo Manufacturer* Form an As
sociation.
Chicago, April 26.—Chicago manufac
turers of clothing, representing an aggre
gate capital of *15,000,01X1 to *20,000,000, met
to-day and decided to form an association
which will combine with similar bodies
throughout the I'nited States. The step
was taken a* the result of a visit of
Eastern delegates, who for years have
been trying to effect a combination of all
the large manufacturing houses in the
I'tilted Slat's.
Senator Ethridge (>n*nrei).
Nashville, Term., April 25. The Senate
tonight declared the evidence against
Senator Eld ridge of Shelby county, in his
trial before that body on charge* of hrlb
erjt m l accepting money m connection
Ti% the rack- for assistant clerk of the
Seriale, not antic lent for expulsion. A
resolution 'ensuring the senator wa*
adopted and th* Senate adjourned
I'aintlng Damaged In Earthquake,
Parle. April A dispatch from Home
to )/ So;ell • w Unit tlie n l ent earth
quake tiO' k damaged one <>f tin intuit
ing* by Rap*marl in the %’ath an, ami (hat
a cra<k iraveraes trie picture,
Mbe • uiuH Triple Tailed.
r ~pe Town April 2 -The comet first
•<, btft tide morning is visible on Go
• aaiein aai u It la brilllem and Irlpl*
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V\ AYCROSS NEWS NOTES.
Negroes Outlier and Subscribe g.**,OOt>
to New Town t omiinuy.
Waycross. Ga., April 25.—The prominent
negroes of tlilts city on i section met last
night at the A. M. E. Church here, and
discussed the colony scheme.
There was about $5,000 subscribed which
makes a total of about SIO,OOO in sight.
A meeting will be held' some time next
week at Valdosta to agitate the matter,
and the work of canvassing will proceed
at once all over this section.
The Iract of land they propose to buy
:is very fine, mid well limbered. It in
I only a few miles from the W.iycross Air
Line Railroad, and a spur track will prob
ably he put in to connect the new town
with the road.
The Odd Fellows of Waycross gave a
big celebration last night in honor of the
eighty-second anniversary of that order.
Waycross Dodge No. 37, Deitz Encamp
ment, No. 3, and Esther Rebekah Lodge
No. 6 all participated.
A beautiful wedding took place to-night
at the residence of Hon. \V. H. Miller
on Miller street. Miss Beulah Hilliard,
tin charming grand-daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Miller was united in marriage to
Mr. Joe 8. Malpas. The knot was tied
by Rev. T. M. Christian, pastor of First
Methodist Church. The young people will
reside on Thomas street.
In Superior Court yesterday afternoon
Mr. E. D. Todd pleaded guilty to assault
and was fined SIOO and costs by Judge
Rennet.
M ARRI AGE AT THOM ASV 11.1. E.
Mis* Dni*) Mitchell iin<l Martin
Cooper Join Henri* nnd Hands.
Thomasvtlle, Ga., April 25.—Miss Daisy
Mitchell and Martin Milner Cooper were
married! this afternoon at 4 o’clock at
the home of the bride's parents on Rem
ington avenue in this city, Rev. J. P.
Wardlaw performing the ceremony. Miss
Pauline Mitchell, a sister to the bride,
acted as ntaid of honor, and Mrs. C. W.
Winter, another sister, and Mlsn Nellie
Pringle as bridesmaids. The groom was
unattended.
A reception was given in the evening
to the friends of the young couple at
the bride's home. The house was pro
fusely decorated with flowers and ever
greens. The present were very numer
ous and many of them elegant and costly.
The bride is the daughter of T. C.
Mitchell, the owner of the Mitchell Hojtse,
and is one of the most popular young
ladies of this city, while the groom Is a
prosperous young business man or Jack--
sonvtlle. Fla. The newly wedded couple
will leave at 7 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing for their future home in Florida.
STORE HI RNED NT BAXLEY.
John Ellis Runted Out With Lon* of
Over #2,000.
Baxley, Ga., April 25.—The store of
John Ellis, Jr., was burned this morning
about 2 o’clock. Before the tire company
could get to the scene the fire was un
der such headway that the building was
ruined and the entire stock of goods so
damaged as to be practically worthless.
Slight damage was done to the building
of Mr. Hughes Rogers, whose store was
next to that of Ellis. No other damage
was done.
Mr , Ellis’ stock of goods was insured
fhr S2,WO, which wHI probably cover the
greater part of his loss. It Is not known
how the tire originated, but it Beems to
have caught In a corner where a lot of
matches were stored, and It is probable
that rats set the fire.
IRISH MEMBERS TAIL.
No Reduction Made of Dntlc* on To
bacco nnd Tea.
London, April 25.—At the House of
Commons sitting this evening the Irish
members made an Ineffectual attempt to
get the tea difty reduced from six pence
to four pence. A similar fate was re
served for the attempt of William Red
mond to get Ireland exempted from the
tobacco duty.
It is now asserted that on attempt will
be made to induce the chancellor of the
exchequer to modify the coal duty by
threats of a great strike of miners.
The second reading of the finance bill
has been postponed for a fortnight, and
the Liberal party will utilize the delay
to the utmost In working up an agita
tion against the budget. The opposition
leaders intend to raise "a fell-dress de
bate on the second reading, and then, tf
not before, the chancellor of the ex
chequer, according to the Dally Tele
graph, will announce a substantial modi
fication of his original proposals as to the
sugar duty, in deference to the views of
the grocery trade that the duty will un
fairly tax canned fruits, condensed milk
and the like.
I.AHGKST HF.ET SI OAR CONCERN.
V ytl.Olltl.OOtl ( oilerrn to Be Formed
in Chicago.
Chicago, April 26.—The Tribune to-mor
row will say:
Negotiations have been completed in
Chicago for the formation of the largest
heed sugar concern In the world. A com
pany has been organized with n capital
stock of *6,000,000, to bo known as the Ar
kansas Volley Sugar Beet and Irrigation
band Company.
A number of New Y'ork capitalists, in
cluding the Oxnards. the Cuttings, the
Hamiltons, the lewsons and the Rich
ards of the Mercantile Trust Company,
are interested.
The new concern has purchased the
holdings of the Great Plains Water Com
pany. which comprises about 125,000 acres
along the Arkansas river In Southeastern
Colorado.
Colonization of the lent! with farmers
will be undertaken by die company. Over
*2,000.000 will be expended this year on Im
provements.
H illH IGA Vk RENTER ITB WORK
Fire* on Steamer From Second Story
of Hl* knhmcrgeil House.
New Martinsville. W. Va., April 25.
Just ns dusk was settling over the flood
ed river to-night the steamer
with a party of forty men and women
from Slstersvllle, who were out on a sight
seeing expedition, came to within fifty
yards of the shore here. Harvey Jiarrl
g.m, who was in the second story of hi*
submerged, home, warned the boat away
and when 11 dime on, fired several load*
from his shotgun it the boat The Oene
vleve landed and It was found glass in the
cabin had b*en smashed and that Earl
Wells, It. T. Gregory nisi Capt. Mike
Davis hd been struck, but not seriously
hurt. One load of shot went through the
pilot house Handgun escaped In a skiff
when an officer ivenl to serve a warrant.
6 H iltlll AGE IT I Oi l Mill .
toother I‘orly of Eastern I npllitl
-I*l* 11*11* lltr l l|y,
t’alumbus G., April 26,—I>r. A f*
Hardy and Ml** lain* Mpem * r were mar
i riesl *t I*' Paul's Church to-night, tin
• vwrit being on* of gtagt Inteles* *p so*
' ilsl c|f( le*
tni. 1 1 l-ike. i ngi <* I'll** sod .util
a <lo*lo Heatup < apll*is *<*>-• 1 nr re
I to Infill, making till- I iIM parti f <*’-
rill . aynisitst* <0 *l*ll li/iuwwi doiit.g
; tip airy
I , ntiliael tv itauaS-l St Pauls
m if. del < 'built, eat prei. •*-
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1901.
FLORIDA’S PENSION BILL
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Passed b> Hoih Houses and Is Likely
• to Become a law.
Tallahassee. Fla., April 25.—Governor
Jennings has approved the following meas
ures passed by the Legislature:
An act enlarging chancery jurisdiction
and the appointment of receivers.
Memorial to Congress of the United
States In regard to a waterway across
the peninsular of Florida from the At
lantic ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
An act to repeal an act entitled an act
to organize a municipal government of
the town of Genoa, Florida, same being
chapter 4,311, laws of Florida, and ap
proved May 20. 1893.
Roth Houses have passed a pension bill,
which provides for the following yearly
annuities:
For total loss of sight SIOO 99
For loss of one eye 25 00
For loss of a foot or leg 80 00
For loss of a hand 80 00
For loss of lK>th hands 100 00
For loss of both feet 100 00
For loss of one hand and one foot
of same person ICO 00
For personal injuries, disease or
age whereby the person is unable,
to earn a livelihood by manual
labor 96 00
The widow of any soldier or sailor wno
was receiving a pension under this act,
or from the state by any former act, at
the time of his death, or who would be
entitled' to apply under this act, shall re
ceive such pension during her widowhood,
provided she was lawfully married to
such soldier or sailor prior to Jan 1, 1883.
No person owning property, real or per
sonal. to the value of SBOO, shall be entitled
to the benefits of the act. This bill Is like
ly to become law.
EASTER LILIES AT ORLANDO.
Memorial Day to He Observed—Kis
simmee to Have a Bonk.
Orlando, Fla., April 25.—A year ago the
agricultural department at Washington
sent *to Mr. E. F. Sperry of this place
about two hundred bulbs of the Easter
llily to test them in this part of the coun
try. They are now in bloom, and are
showing as fine blossoms as can be pro
duced anywhere. They were a little late
in opening, and hardly ready on Easter
day. This was probably due to the fact
that the wintep and, spring were cool,
and all vegetable growth was retarded.
Confederate Memorial Day will be ob
served here by religious ser
vices, decoration of graves of
Confederate and Union soldiers,
and by a meeting or Orange county
Camp U. C. V. At the same time the
Daughters of the Confederacy wilt have
placed In position a neat marble sled at
the head of each Confederate soldier’s
grave, which is not so marked already.
They have procured the slabs for this
purpose.
Application for a charter for a state
bank et Kisstmee Fla., has been made
and the advertisement is now being pub
lished. The officers will be C. A. Carson,
president, with J. M. Lee, N. B. Carson,
E. L. Lesley, J. D. o’Bev£i4’, and N. C.
Bryan as director. Kissimmee is eighteen
miles from this place, and has no bank.
C, G. Henderson (colored), deputy in
ternal revenue collector of this place, has
been relieved by n white man named
Sttckney of‘Ocala. There was no com
plaint against Henderson. The change is
due to a cutting down o-f expenses on the
part of the revenue department.
The farmers of this section are planting
n greater area than ever before in for
age crops. They propose to make their
own' hay.
Orange trees are making a vigorous
growth and the prospect for a good Trait
crop is encouraging. . ■:
Tn AIN ROBBER. KETCH CM.
Say* That Certain Men in Peniten
tiary Are Innocent.
Denver. Col.. April 25.—A special to the
News from Clayton, N. M., says:
'fom Ketchum. alias "Black Jack,"
whose execution for train robbery is set
for to-morrow, to-day asked his attor
ney, J. R. Guyer, to write President Mc-
Kinley that "Sen Albertson, Walt Huff
man, and Bill Waterman, who afe serv
ing time in the Sante Fe penitentiary for
the moil robbery of Steen’s Pass, in 1837,
are innocent, and that the robbery was
committed by Will Carver, Dave Atkins,
Ed. Cullin, Broncho Bill, Sam Ketchum
and himself.”
He told where articles taken at the
time might be found to prove his asser
tions.
LOOKS TO YOUNG GENERATION.
Emperor William's Speech to Stud
ent* Last Night.
Bonn, April 25.—Emperor William, in
civil dress, and accompanied by Crown
Prince Frederick William, attended the
inaugural comment of the students’ union
to-night.
Replying to a speech by Gen. Loe, the
Emperor said in part:
“I hope and expect of the young gen
eration that It will place me in a posi
tion to uphold the fatherland in the sense
I indicated yesterday; in its narrow and
compact limitation; in the consolidation
of the German race, favoring none, wrong
ing none; but if we are wronged, I shall
call upon you and look to you not to
leave me in the lurch." (Cheers).
THE HHER IFF TAKES A HAND.
Opposing Railroad Force* Notified
That Pence Most Be Kept.
Salt bake, Utah, April 25.—A special to
the Herald from Uvada, Utah, say* that
the sheriff of Iron county has entered Into
the fight between the Oregon Short bine
and Senator Clark's forces for possession
of the old Utah and California right of
way, and has notified both forces now
within less than two miles of each other,
that infractions of the law will be re
pressed. It Is believed the sheriff's action
remove* the danger of a clash between
the opposing forces to-morrow or Satur
day. Both forces have been largely re-
InforiW.
SERIOUS FOR JAMAICA.
The New Sugar Dalle* Will Fall Y cry
Ifentily an l*c Colony.
London, April 26.—‘Mr. Chamberlain,
the iblonial secretary, discussed the su
gar question at the colonial office yester
day with I'. H. Gideon, a merabir of the
j legislative council of Jnmalru. While ex
| [Weening regret that her was no hope of
! countervailing duties or rebates at the
I present time, the colonial secretary, ae
| cording to the Daily Mail, Indicated that
| in lit# near future there wa* a |.*-|!>illty
j of tile slate of affair* being lea* serious
than the colonist* anticipated.
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Raleigh. , Richmond, 1.
Wilmington. *; Portamout ii, S
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Alexandra and shi collect* boot a and
.dan* of all period* sum by famous per*
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ire lilt.*. Mix worn by Mary <g lent of
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VERY CURIOUS POTENTATE.
PRIVATE LIFE OF ABDUL HAMID,
81 I.TAN Op’ Tl RKEY.
Unlimited Spiritual and Temporal
Power Not a Source of Hnpplnes*.
Hi* Tastes, Terror*, and Harem.
By "A Turkish Exile” in the London
Pall Mall Gazette.
Abdul Hamid, Sultan of Turkey, must
always be a figure pregnant with Inter
est for the world at large. Anew work
shortly to appear in an English transla
tion is from the pen of M. Georges Dor
rys, and is a clear and apparently autheh
tic account of the life and reign of the
only monarch in Europe powerful enough
to successfully withstand the march ot
civilization in his own dominions, whose
temporal authority is without limit, and
whose spiritual sway exceeds, perhaps,
that of any priest on earth. Turkey and
its ruler have bo long presented a vexed
problem, the Issues of which are of such
moment to Europe, that a nearer ac
quaintance with the vie intime of the
sovereign cannot fail to be welcome and
instructive. To Western eyes the Orient
has ever appeared shrouded in a veil of
mystery, and tomanWi which, though
impeding a clearer vision, greatly en
hances the fasclp&tiojv The tortuous
ways of the East are (snt our ways, nor
Is tt possible for i’s & entirely fathom
the workings of'the Oriental mind; there
fore, an fhsight as M. Dorrys gives
us becomes all the more interesting, for
it kelps us to lift the- veil a little and
to pierce the gloom with our own eyes.
The ordinary dally life of the Sultan
seems to be comparatively regular. Rising
at 4:30, or at latest 5. every morning, his
entire day is spent in a ceaseless round
of occupations. That these bear little on
state affairs is proved by the fact that
current matters often drag along for
months, and even years, in spite of the
tireless activity of the master mind. In
fact, most of Abdul Hamid’s time is spent
in his study, absorbed in the perusal of
reports sent by his spies from every
quarter of the globe, for, as it has been
truly remarked, the Sultan's subjects
may be divided into two broad classes—
namely, the spies and the spied upon.
Very opposite traits in this strange char
acter are Abdul Hamid’s extreme credul
ity, and his overwhelming suspicion and
distrust .In proof of the former. It Is told
that all his drinking water must be
brought from Kiathane, because years ago
the Bohemian Aafital prophesied "he
should reign on condition that he drank
no other. On a second occasion he met a
wandering gypsy in his park at Kiathane,
and asked her to tell him his fortune.
Oddly enough she predicted his accession
to the throne, as well as a long reign,
wars, etc., concluding with the ominous
words: “Your death will be caused by an
illness coming from outside."
Like all despots, the Padishah has a
horpor of death, and, consequently, dreads
illness, especially anything of a conta
gious nature. Cholera and the plague have
found him a determined enemy, and if
Constantinople of to-day boasts a per
fect system of sanitation and advanced
colleges for the study of bacteriology, it
owes them to the gypsy’s warning. His
Majesty himself is no mean chemist, hav
ing devoted a good deal of time to the
study of medicine, for, like the wise and
far-seeing monarch he is, he fully real
izes the benefit of being able personally
to analyze such drinks as may appear
suspicious. Moreover, he doctors his own
ailments, and has done so since the phy
sician who formerly enjoyed his confi
dence became old and fell into disgrace.
Fear* nnd Precaution*.
The Sultan’e accomplishments are
many and varied in character. He is an
excellent shot, performing feats with the
pistol that show him to be a marksman
of no ordinary skill. When younger he
was fond of riding, and of boating on the
lake near the palace, but, thinking these
amusements dangerous, he prudently
abandoned them. Then, too, he 1s an as
trologist; he can mold, and even paint.
A clever carpenter, in his youth he carved
with his own hands the woodwork of on
apartment In hie klosque at Kiathane. the
surveyal of which now causes him a legi
timate feeling of pride. As to his musi
cal attainments, he can strum a few
tune* on (he piano. Ills taste* Inclining
toward light alts, such as abound In "II
Troviilore" ami "La 8lcl!a Ardent*."
Classical music be termed "ugly," after
listening to the rendering of a master
piece, Frugality and extreme simplicity
mnrk Ills preference In food, although
the impel lai meals are server! with .1
pmup ami ceremonial fining an important
stale function. Alslul llamul la temper
ate, and auspicious, III* private kitchen
Is a veritable fortress, consisting of a
Mila 11 ch ruber, situated to tile rigid of
t.ie great entrance, and Is guarded by
barred wind' aa ami an armor-plated door
The cook oftb taies under he ever-watch
ful rye of tin Kaiardjtii, oSie of lh< Most
wrlght) functionaries iu Yldlz for Ilia
health, tile vary life even, of Ho Fadiv
hah Is a' lift# inert y. Kh>tt ■ •*•,k. ,| a* a
.fish ff fafep'-d with red wag, tsarina
'hr offu l tl st aj of tip K'latdjiil, and re
mains hermesn ll> I until ths seala
ara luoitu in *h< Sulti ii s oat. present*
Hl Ms est) - lift fas passed Ml a loHg
Ora >f nig neat fruitful soor.rg ofter
lv, w tha -farat.-ss H-di nigh ssss |p*i
f . pssff. a(|| • OffMtut jlMttll #MN> lw
if** fgitn.at a. S) tff Hu point oss pat*
“l am for Men”
sc. Cigar
Smokers wonder why the Henry George is a so much finer smoke than
any other fivecent cigar—We will tell you—THE COMBINATION OF
TOBACCOS WHICH IT CONTAINS IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT USED
IN ANY OTHER FIVE-CENT CIGAR, and is the manufacturer’s secret.
The smoking public get the benefit —Try one and you will join the ranks
of steady Henry George Smokers.
nightly witnesses the miracle of fiat lux,
the brilliancy of the illuminations rival
ing daylight itself. Sometimes the si
lence of a sleeping world will madden
him, and he orders the band to strike up,
or commands the Imperial Guard to march
up and down in front of the pavilion, that
the sound of their measured tramp may
calm his nerves. He retires very la;e
so as to escape sleep as much as possi
ble. His foster-brother, a plain, pale
faced little man, whose duty it is to reaA
him to sleep, resembles him so remark
ably that it Is whispered he personates
him on state occasions when his Majes
ty is indisposed. Abdul Hamid’s literary
predilections are certainly most in favor
of those reports which are continually
pouring in to him, on all subjects and
persons, from his spies. After these he
prefers literature of the melodramatic
school. Particularly pleasing to him are
books by authors like Xavier tie Montepln
which deal in gruesome murders, detective
mysteries, forgeries, outrages, substitution
of wills, revenge, violence, and vice; in
fact, everything tending to show human
nature in its worst form. Among more
serious work of philosophy and politics
His Majesty admires "The Prince," by
Macchiavelli, taking his work of the
Florentine historian as his vade mecum
and guide.
After this insight into his character can
it be wondered that prisoners coming up
for judgment meet but scanty mercy?
These unfortunates are privately exam
ined at Yildiz, Abdul Hamid being a hid
den witness of the proceedings. Much Is
said and talked about the harem system
in Turkey. Asa matter of fact, how
ever, only a few wealthy nobles can af
ford to indulge in so costly a luxury.
The Sultan, being untrammeled by a Par
liament to revise his civil list. Is enabled
to maintain one of unparalleled splendor
and size, numbering over 300 women
chosen especially, when very young, for
their beauty and grace. On entering the
harem they must abandon all idea of
home, family and country, even their
names, for they are renamed according
to the pleasure of their master. A spe
cial training is given them in all the arts
of pleasing, but in everything else they
are most childish and ignorant. Unlike
most Orientals, who admire large, state
ly women, Abdul Hamid prefers charm
and prettiness to regularity of feature.
When not troubled by preoccupations and
anxieties, he pays frequent visits to the
harem, occasionally entering into conver
sant with his favorites, giving them a
supei..clal outline of political happenings,
arid telling anecdotes of foreign courts,
this being the only Idea of history they
possess. Hts Majesty's visits to the har
em only take place when his mind is
free from care. At the first alarming
rumor or embarrassing political crisis ill
his usual habits and occupations are
swept away before the threatened storm,
and he remains for long periods plunged
In thought, his active mind preparing
plans against an enemy, or busily engag
ed conjuring up visions of Imaginary dan
ger. He has been known to remain over
forty-eight hours without food or sleep
when suffering from one of these fits.
Such long watches, together with the tre
mendous mental and physical strain en
dured, bring on nervous attacks of great
violence, which render the monarch per
fectly ferocious, so that while the parox
ysm lasts no one dare approach him. It
is. therefore, not surprising that, in spite
of the cere he takes of his health, and
the precautions with which he surrounds
himself, Abdul Hamid, after a reign of
twenty-five years, looks prematurely old
and broken. His weakness Is extreme,
and his body so thin that it is little
more than a skeleton; in fact, it Is only
by dint of will power and nervous energy
that the Sultan manages to keep up.
A CLOCK WITHOUT A DIAL.
Figure* Show a* lit a Cyclometer.
The Advantage*.
From the Literary Digest.
A reform In our present antiquated
method of time-indication has been Intro
duced by Samuel P. Thrasher of New
Haven, Conn., who has devised a simple
form of clock in which the dial is replaced
with moving figure-wheels. Indicating the
time as n cyclometer indicates miles.
When one thinks of it, our present clock
dial is as mediaval as would be a circu
lar cryptogram for the sign over a store.
I. might do for the days of astrology, but
it ha* survived too long. ’The American
Inventor (March 1), describing the new
form of clock in an article entitled "A
Twentieth-Century Time System," aays:
“Instead of the old way, which does
not tell the time, but presents a group
of signs by which one contrives to cal
culate it, the new dial will actually tell
the exact time without any calculation
whatever. It will no longer be necessary,
many times o day, to solve a mental
problem-the hour and minute hands be
ing respectively In stlfh and such posi
tions relatively to such anil such figures*,
what must the time be fur a glance at
the ch* k shosts the time unmistakably
an noun' rd In plain Arabic numeral*. We
are at# used to the mental calculation*
referred <0 that we hardly trials* thev
are a nuisance There are seven bundled
and twenty minute combinations
Homed oy the passage of the lisntlt on
|t,. dial Mi ue (sosofts never become so
qsr l In t ah'UlsHtg I hem mat they do not
make an appf -table pause before slating
!Hr Isis' igusl nil at ask *s are made as
obeli one ary a |t la twenty-lout mtaulea
purl <l# c. elite II is teaiiy nineteen pari
Hut in leading the ttew t‘i*e k la* one need
pmc-e t aa> mat* at #ntatagas and a t ills)
will tai tc- diffi Oil) IS net' (be Iwmr
uaiMt o! Iha gad laabiMhwi titstspie*.# %m
dangling in one direction between VI and
VII and the minute hand is losing Itself
in another somewhere between XI and
XII, the new timepiece will read simply
and conclusively 6:58. In another minute
the lust Hgurk magically disappears and 9
takes its place, and in another all the
figures vanish, and in their place appears
7:00. That is, time will be told as the rail
road time tables tel) it. And with one
general introduction of this system would
go much bungling expressions—entailed by
the old circular dial-plate with tts wreath
of figures—as twenty minuts past nine,
fourteen minutes of twelve. Instead we
shall adopt the crisp, accurate terminol
jgy of the time-table and say, nine-twen
ty, eleven forty-six.
"Another advantage of Mr. Thrasher's
■lock is that time may be discerned by It
it much greater distance and a more diffi
ult angle. The reason Is obvious. There
ire twenty-eight figures on the ordinary
lial and only one is perfectly upright.
The greatest number appearing on the
new dial is four, and all are upright. The
figures of a tower clock, for example, may
be made several feet long and thus dis
eernable at a great distance.
"The seconds are indicated by a hand
following a graduated arc instead of a
complete circle. The device makes the
figures easier to read than where many
of them are upside down. The second
hand is the only one on the dial.
"Among Mr. Thrasher’s patents are
some covering electrical devices which
Insure greater regularity and accuracy of
movement than has hitherto been at
tained, together with a simplicity of con
struction which makes the consumption
of battery power exceedingly small. More
over, these Improvements in electrical
clocks render it practicable to have a
‘system’ of accurate time-indication on a
scale however great. For example, the
hundred rooms of on office building may
each have its indicator set in the wall,
all controlled by one 'master clock,’ which
In turn Is synchronized from the observa
tory, thus insuring accurate time wher
ever the indicators are placed. Hotels,
public buildings, factories, office-buiklings
and railroads will probably be among the
first to introduce the system.
’’There is a feature in regard to tower
clocks which ought to be noted. Unless
very expensive precautions are taken the
vibration of the tower, changes of temper
ature and other Influences seriously im
pair their accuracy. But by this system
the time mechanism may be located in
any convenient place away from disturb
ing influences, and the figures upon the
tower dial controlled by the electrical con
nections. The inventor believes his scheme
is capable of and will receive great ex
pansion. that the time will come when
large houses will be fitted up with Indica
tors in every room, when the ‘time’ will
be reckoned, among the 'modern improve
ments' aJong with lightihg and heating,
hot and cold water, and rented with the
building. Finally, he expects, a whole
city will be arranged on a ‘time system,’
every building whose owner desires It be
ing electrically connected with the ’mas
ter-clock,’ and Inaccurate time becoming
a relic of the past. This is a Napoleonic
idea, but Is only another step in the pro
cess of organizing the conveniences of
urban life which has long been going on.
It is worthy of the twentieth century.”
SALTING OF GOLD MINES.
Adroit Mean* Employed to Deceive
Unwary Speculator*.
(From the Saturday' Evening Post.)
Probably the most picturesque achieve
ment in mine-salting ever put through
on the American continent was that upon
which a celebrated mine In northern
Mexico changed hand*. The fame of this
find reached the ears of a group of men
in San Francisco—men who had made
fortunes in mining and would have re
sented the insinuation that they could
be caught by any of the tricks of the
trade. They were experienced prospect
ors and operators and some of them at
least had themselves handled the pick
and shovel and washed out many a pan
of pay dirt on a grub stake basis. These
capitalists sent several hixfrly capable
experts down to make a thorough Inves
tigation. Realizing the responsibility of
their mission and befng thoroughly capa
ble anti conscientious in their profession,
the experts carried out their Instructions
to the letter. They took out the samples
with their own hands, put them in small
canvas sacks brought for the purpose and
sealed the sacks with private seals. Each
expert worked Individually and never al
lowed his sample to be handled for a
moment by any person other than him
self.
The mine was located In the Interior
nnd the nearest assay office was on the
coast. Not only was the Journey to the
latter long, tedious and difficult, but also
very dangerous, a* the mountains were
Infested with bandits who asked no lietter
prey than a company of mining capitalists
from the stalt' The samples were bur
densome and the responsibility of keep
ing a close surveillance upon them was
POt desirable.
11l tilroit Swindle.
All these consideration* moved the ex
perts to decide that they would do their
own assaying si the mill connected with
tiie mine. Ivrnilsston to do tide was ob
tained from the manager of the mill, *n4
the espefts engaged several Mexican*,
who were loafing about the place, to
grind <)" sample- As til* weal iter wae
Intolerably pul end tbe work of twite
log ot* rule|/i** to a fine p*<Wd*"t is #•-
... .te.g*i> vigorous **t e< lee ike men
from the stale# Pad no it)t itoattoii US
undertake-' Ibis severe tabor Bar was
there any apt#tent need the! (bey should
SAVANjiAH GH.OCERY CO.
Distributors, - Savannah, Ga.
do this in order to protect the interests
of their employers, for the grinding was
done directly under their own eyes and
In plain sight.
The samples were placed on a flat steel
plate called a "bucking board,” and were
reduced to dust by the rocking of a
heavy, semieylindrtcal piece of Iron. Bach,
expert applied the samples on the buck
ing board, stood over them until they
were ground and then, gathering up the
dust with his own hands, carried It into
the assay-room and Immediately made
his analysis. Every part of the process
was done under the bright sunlight and
clearly within the expert’s vision.
The fact that the Mexicans who work
ed the hammer were industriously smok
ing native cigarettes as they swayed
back and forth above the plate upon
which the samples were being crushed
into powder did not attract the atten
tion of the experts, who naturally ex
pected the proceedings as the usual thing.
Of course, the ashes fell Into the grist
which accumulated on the bucking
board, but this Was deemed of no conse
quence. Although the Mexicans seemed
to take the work in a decidedly leisurely
way. this was charged to the native tem
perament. Had Jhe grinders worked half
as industriously as they smoked their
task would have been finished in half
the time that it occupied.
But the languor which the experts felt
as a result of the extreme heat made
them exceedingly lenient with the Mexi
cans, who were allowed to take their
time and to chatter and smoke as much
as they liked.
Discovered In Time.
After each expert hud completed the
assay of his own samples the entire
group compared the results of their work
and found that the analysis showed a
splendid yield. With light hearts and
clear consciences the young men return
ed to San Francisco and reported to
their principals, giving A careful descrip
tion of the extreme precaution which
they had observed to prevent their sam
ples from being tampered with or salted.
On these reports the veteran mine owner*
paid more than $1,000,000 to the agents
of the original owners. This money was
placed on deposit in one of the California
banks and the new owners took posses
sion of the property. Had they delayed
pushing operations at tbe mine results
would have been far dlffiererat. They
moved quickly, however, and soon dis
covered that In some way either the
mine or the samples had been heavily
salted. Then action was taken to secure
the purchase money at the bank. This
brought to light the fact that the major
share of the funds had been removed to
Europe. However, a sum amounting to a
comfortable fortune was. still in the
{possession of the banking institution
and was recovered.
When too late tbe experts realized that
a score of cigarettes well loaded with
cold dust and smoked above a bucking
board on which samples are being ground
Is an excellent means of artistic salting.
In fact, the cigarettes must be considered
as superior to some other processes, as
the amount of golddust to be dropped
Into the samples by this method is capa
ble of being much more delicately gradu
ated than by a cruder Implement. Asa
very slight variation of the proportions
of gold found in a small sample means
an immense fluctuation In the value of
a ton of ore, it will readily he realized
that the danger of oversalting is very
great and that the men who employ this
method of swindling are quite likely to
betray their fraud by overdoing their
work.
SnnUe* in Anstrnlln.
From The Corah til.
Of reptiles the continent has a wealth
that may come as a surprise to those who
quite erroneously, but none the less po*-
Lively, associate reptile prosperity wl'h
a damp climate. Fortunately, however,
since the venomous snakes are consid
erably In the majority-South Australia
having, for Instance, half a dozen venom
ous snakes to one that is innocuous-*
these anlmaln reciprocate man’s poor opin
ion with such unquestioning fervor s'
to make them extremely suspicious of hi
company. Only once was I divorced from
the saddle, my horse taking su'klen frlgh
tit the sight of a small snake baskuig
on the road just ahead, and some boorleo
"jackases" Intervened from the bram > lP '
of a gum tree, cackling their approve,
and goading my horse to still more a
- eitort* to put as great 11 tlisia' 1 ’
as iKwsihle between himself and my re
covering form. Even Australia s
harbor snakes, beautiful orange-’#' l ' <■
creatures that curl sinuously about "rt *
float, yet exceeding venomous, and. • 1 “
half blinded by the more Intense light 0 -
of water, possessed of a nasty trick
striking desperately right and left. *
ugly speculation that ha* ere now ■
m fl it her man hU hand. Th* uounto #
sects have likewise their own rc.en'r >
tie-* an the new arrival noon rviw
when, having been assured that tu* 1 ’
live bees hsve no sting, iwblch l 1 1
he unwittingly Itand.e* a straying
-,*.*- iimported from Europe) and ■ ■■
awa) **o warm a token of ll* M ”’' "
as to glv# him lor ih# future * 11 >
iiiouau unmerited, baltcf th* l King 1 ’ _
must have apefi*. #>me lime In A"'
lla-
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