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18DEI 10 SEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings—Savannah Benevolent Asso
ciation; Zerubbabel T<odge, No. 15, F. &
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Meal Biscuit, A. M. & C. W. West.
Auction Sales—Finest Lot on the Mar
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tion Monday. June 10, John L. Archer,
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Auctioneer; Administrator’s Sale, by C.
H. Dorset*, Auctioneer; Administratrix
Sale, Insolvent and Doubtful Accounts,
by C. H. Dorset!, Auctioneer.
Coffee—Lion Coffee.
Paste—Stearns’ Electric Paste.
Hotel—Hotel Victoria, New York.
Whiskey®—Murray Hill Club Whiskey;
Old Quaker Rye Whiskey.
Steamship Schedule—Merchants’ and
Miners’ Transportation Company.
Boytf All Wool Knee Pant*, Suits—l,eo
pold Adler.
Grape Nuts Food—Postum Cereal Com
pany.
Medical—World’* Dispensary Prepara
tions; S. 8. S.; Castoria; Tutt’s Pills;
Dr. Hathaway Company; Peruna; Pyra
mid Pile Cure; Thacher’s Liver and
'Blood Syrup; Get It At Rowllnskl’s,
Pond’* Extract.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
Thp Wrathrr.
The Indications for Georgia to-day are
far fair weather, variable wind*; and for
Kaatem Florida, fair weather, warmer In
northern and western portions, variable
winds.
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Mr. Frank TlWord of New Tork city
will present to every public school In that
city a llfeealze bust of George Washing
ton, to be set up In the school building.
He thinks the busts will aid In teaching
patriotism to the children, Mr. TUford la
descended from colonial atock, and some
of his ancestors fought with Washington.
According to an Indiana court, It le no
violation of the law to open a Jack-pot
with a coainferfeU coin. The case was de
cided by a jury. Judge Baker of the
court, who evidently was well poeted, ob
served that while the Jury (had said it was
no ('rime to pass counterfeit money In
breaking a Jack-pot, from his own knowl
edge of Jack-pot* he eras Inclined to con
alder K a very serious crime.
“Little Rhody” has the distinction of
being not only the smallest state In the
Union, but the moat densely populated,
her citizens averaging 407 to the square
mile. In density of population Maesachu
setts of.me* second and New York third.
If Rhode Island were ns l.lg aa Georgia
and the density of her population the
same aa It is now, she would contain one
third as many people as there are in the
United States.
They arc great experimenter* In Kan
sas, At Wichita thirteen married men
have formed a club and signed n pledge
that they will not kiss their wive* tor
one year. The argument Is that kissing
1* a menace to health, and should be
abolished. The women are said to be not
o well pleased with the oluto, hut they
think they can stand it as long aa the
men can. 11 the Nub members eat onion*,
drink beer and chew tobacco the women
have probably get the better of the ar
rangement.
There is much cudgeling of wits In edi
torial sanctums In New York for a term
to apply to the Porto Rican* in view of
the recent Supreme Court decision. It is
difficult to define the relation of the Isl
ander* to the United States. They are not
“oltizana," because they do not enjoy the
right* of cltlaena of the United States;
they are not "auojecta,” because they are
not “under authority of a ruler and gov
erned by hi* law*;" tljey are net "vas
sal*.” because they do not hold the ItiMi
of a superior to whom they are required to
do homage; they could hardly be celled
“wards," the term so frequently applh-d
to the Indiana and misapplied to the ne
groaa. since thay occupy a position that
l ( altogether different from that of Hk
rods and blacks of this country. Under
ths Nrcurostanos* w shall probably have
to continue to call them Porto Ricans, end
let U go at that for the time being.
ANOTHER Sin PRISE?
A Washington dispatch In the Morning
News yesterday stated that the Supreme
Court had another surprise In store for
the country. It will, says the dispatch,
decide the Philippine case in favor of the
government.
Would such a decision be a surprise?
It seems to us that it Is expected. The
country would be surprised if the Philip
pine case should be decided against the
government. It is not probable that the
court would reverse Itself within six
months without a re-ergument of the
questions involved, and If it did not sup
port the government in the Philippine
case it would reverse itself, because prac
tically the same questions are involved
in that case as were decided in the Porto
Rican cases.
It is pointed out, however, that the
United State-s have never declared their
intention to retain permanent possession
of the Philippines—that, in faot, the only
declaration they have ever made In re
spect to them was In the direction of
temporary occupation. Admitting that
Congress has not announced any policy
in respect to the islands, there has never
been a doubt worth considering that It
is the intention of the Republican party
to retain permanent, possession of them.
Congress, which meets in December, will
make that party's intention clear. It will
so legislate that it would be a difficult
matter to undo its work even if a sub
sequent Congress of different political
complexion should desire to undo it.
It is also intimated that the Philippine
case may be decided without any refer
ence to the question as to whether the
constitution follows the flag, because the
duty for the return of which demand is
made was collected before the United
States had actual possession of the isl
ands. That is not anew point. The
Supreme Court had it in mind when it
decided the Porto Rican cases. Mr. Jus
tice Brown, who read the opinion of the
court, woe careful to call attention to the
importance of both "cession" and ‘‘pos
session."
It is somewhat remarkable that the
court did not decide the Philippine case
at the time it decided the Porto Rican
eases. That it had reasons not yet dis
closed for its course there is no doubt, if
the decision of that case, therefore, should
be a surprise, it would not be because
it was in favor of the government, but
because of the ground on which It was
based.
TUB DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO
LEADERS.
The difference*, between Mr. Bryan and
Mr, Watterson ns to the course the Dem
ocratic party should pursue in preparing
for the next presidential contest Is at
tracting considerable interest among pol
iticians. It 1* evident from the fW>sftlon
that Mr. Bryan has taken In regard' to
the Supreme Court decisions and from
various articles which have appeared in
his paper, The Commoner, that he in
tends to use all of his Influence to hold
the party to the declarations made In the
platform adopted at Kausas City. He Is
an ardent advocate of everything which
that platform contains. He does not be
lieve in abandoning a single one of Its
demands. He would ruther lose the next
presidential campaign than to seem to
admit that the party had been mistaken
in any one of the positions it occupied
in the last national campaign.
Mr. Watterson, If we understand his
position, believes that it would be ad
visable for the party to recognise the
fact that certain things are accomplish
ed facts and to shape the policy of the
party accordingly. For instance, he be
lieves that the Unite,! States will have
possession of the Philippines a hundred
years hence. He does not believe that
the majority of the people want to give
up those islands, now that they have
possession of them. They might not
have wanted them, if the question of
their possession had been presented to
them before the Spanish-American war,
but being possessed of them as one of
the results of that war they see no way
of getting rid of them that would be for
the best Interests of this country or the
Filipinos. Therefore he thinks the Dem
ocratic party ehould recognize it aa set
tled that the Philippines are to be a
permanent poasession of the United States
and should shape its policy In accordance
with that view.
He also regards the silver question as
settled,and also some other matters which
played an important part in the last na
tional campaign. In other words Mr.
Watterson take* a practical view of the
political situation. He does not think It
good political management to Insist upon
demands which the people have twice re
fused. He believes In applying Demo
cratic doctrines to existing conditions. In
that way the party will have a chance
for getting Into power. Out of power It
can accomplish nothing, and It seems
that he thinks that It is likely to re
main out of power a long time unless It
accepts certain things as settled.
The young men of Princeton and Cor
nell colleger concluded fbelr field games
Saturday. On the sumo day the young
women of Vassar concluded their field
games. A comparison of results achieved
by the men and the women shows t hot man
retain* hi* supremacy In the matter of
athletics. He can Jump seven feet further
and a foot’and a half higher, can pul *
shot seventeen feet further, and run 220
yards in eight seconds less time than the
woman. Meanwhile, It may be aaid tht
the women have established a very fair
record, one of which they have no need
to be ashamed. They can run and jump
and throw shot quite will enough for
practical purposes. Athletics in modera
tion are good, but to carry them to
excess in an effort to duplicate the feats
of the men might be a very bad thing.
The country Is not In need of women
record breakers In games of strength
and endurance. What is wanted Is sound
bodies for sound minds, und moderate
physical training will suffice.
New York has anew health fad. It is
on organization that proposes to do
away with sicknew and physicians by
keeping people well and hearty all of the
time. 11 will take hold of physleally
sound person* and keep them In that con
dition, II says, by employing "nature's
system* of hvalt-h." One grewt difficulty
tnr organization will lave will he In get
ting hearty New Yorkers lo stand still
long enough 1o racehs th* "n*l ore's sys
tems” of treatment The New Yorker la
always on the jump until hs gets 100 sick
W walk.
THE MOKNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1901.
IS THIS MoLAUH IN’S FLAN t
Is It the plan of Senator McLaurin of
South Carolina to resign Just before the
meeting of Congress with the expectation
that Gov. McSweeney will appoint as his
successor a senator in harmony with the
political views of Senator Tillman, and
then to make a fight for the senatorshlp
against this new appointee? That Is the
plan outlined In a dispatch from Bennetts
ville. Senator McLaurln's home.
Assuming that the dispatch contains
correct Information it would seem that
Senator McLaurin doubts his ability to
beat Senator Tillman in a square fight.
He thinks doubtless he would stand n
better chance of carrying the state In n
contest with a man appointed senator by
the Governor. Of course he would have
to fight Senator Tillman, even If the lat
ter were not a candidate. Senator Till
man intend® to exert himself to the ut
most to eliminate Senator McLaurin from
South Carolina politics.
There Is no doubt that Senator McLau
rtn would come much nearer being
elected if he ran against anew man. be
cause there are thousands of voters who
might not take the trouble to vote at all
if Senator Tillman were not a candidate,
but at this time there are no signs to
Justify the opinion that he can be elect
ed whether he runs against Senator Till
man or anew man. Of course there Is
ample time for a great change m public
sentiment in South Carolina before the
time for choosing a senator arrives, but
it will take a great amount of political
work to bring about even a perceptible
change.
Senator McLaurin Is reported as saying
that he has as much right to define Dem
ocratic principles as have Mr. Bryan and
Senator Tillman. There is no doubt
he has, but he has to take the chances
of getting outside what Democrats con
sider the breastworks of the Democratic
party. If Mr. Bryan or Senator Tillman
ever got outside of the breastworks when
reaching out for the good will of the
Farmers' Alliance or the Populists they
were careful to get back before charges
were made against them that they had
gone over to the enemy. Now they are
standing squarely on the Democratic na
tional platform. They do not need to
interpret Democratic doctrines. They
have only to point to the declarations of
the last Democratic national convention.
Senator McLaurin has the misfortune
not only to repudiate certain Democratic
declarations as genuine Democratic doc
trine, but to actively support certain Re
publican policies. Under the circum
stances he will have an up-hlil fight, in
whatever shape the battle may present
itself.
FARM FIRE INSURANCE}.
Farm property is not considered a good
risk by Are insurance companies, and
where policies are written on such prop
erty higher rates are charged than for
city insurance. Notwithstanding the
higher rates, it is said that farm Insur
ance has been generally found unprofita
ble by the companies. Farmers very nat
urally look with disfavor upon the dis
crimination in rates against them, and
are Interested in any plan which promises
to afford them tire protection at reduced
cost.
Along this line on interesting experi
ment la being made In the state of Massa
chusetts. The Salisbury and Amesbury
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, one of
the oldest mutual organizations In the
commonwealth, has just passed under the
control of the State Grange, and will be
used by that organization In covering the
risks of its members, The company was
organized in 1865, upon the old plan of
mutual insurance. In which the penson
desiring protection paid down at the time
of taking out his policy a small sum as
his share of the current expenses of the
company, and gave his note for a percen
tage of the amount Insured, in lieu of a
cash premium. These notes constituted
the total liability of the members. They
were likewise the capital of the company.
Whenever a toes occurred, the notes were
assessed each for its proportionate share
of the indemnity promised. If no fire
brought loss to the company during the
life of a policy, there was no assessment
upon the note of the policy holder, and
the total cost of the Insurance was what
the Insured had paid towards the fund
for meeting current expenses. This sum,
usually, was very small.
There were many companies organized
under that plan in Massachusetts, but all
save six of them have gone out of busi
ness. One of the elx Is the Salisbury and
Amisbury, which has passed to the con
trol of the farmers. The plan has been
modified a little, but Its original salient
features are preserved.
In his annual report the Insurance Com
missioner of Massachusetts refers hope
fully to this transfer of the Salisbury
nnd Amesbury Company. He does not
say that the farmers will succeed In in
suring themselves at less cost than others
will do It for them, but he saysthe ex
periment will prove a fair test to the
question whether “farm property can be
Insured In a mutual company carrying
only farm risks for a less rate than that
fixed by the companies that have been
covering property of that character In con
nection with protected risks." Should
the enterprise prove successful, It ought
to be gratifying to the insurance compa
nies. who say they are making no money
on farm Insurance, as well as to the far
mers, who claim that they are paying too
high rotes.
A London Cable the other day reported
that English manufacturing concerns had
refused orders for locomotives, on the
ground that thrlr hands were already full
of orders. This was based on a statement
by Lord George Hamilton. A British
trade journal points out that what Lord
George aaid waa true enough as far as
it went, but It did not compos* tho whole
truth. The British factories are busy,
but It Is guns and projectile* that they
are making; and Americans are building
tho locomotives In consequence. And an
other thing, "the American manufacturer
Is never so busy that he cannot take
more work, even If he has to build anew
chop to do It In."
“Corn King” Phillips ha* succeeded Joe
letter In the affections of the farmers of
the West. Letter. It will be remembered,
sent the price of wheat up to $1 per bushel
three seasons ago, ami the grateful farm
ers got to naming their babies afte* him.
Phillips ha* boosted the price of corn,
by engineering a corner In It, and the
National Farmers' Association will ten
der him a banquet during it* annual con
vention in St. Paul week after next.
Loitering on the streets and gathering
In "gangs” tn the vacant lot* at night
breed vicious tendencies in young boys.
If these tendencies are permitted to go
unchecked they develop rapidly from
mere loaferlem and bullying to vagrancy
and criminality. Parents take fearful
risks When they send their children into
the street* "to play" after night for the
purpose of getting them "out at the way"
so as not to be annoyed with their bois
terousness. It is far better to keep them
In doors, it Is found nece-ssary to
regulate their noise and behavior by a
Judicious administration of the slipper. A
good spanking at the right time is a pow
erful 'deterrent of annoying mischief.
Mr. Watson, the designer of Shamrock
11, says he had on eye to the sailing con
ditions in American waters, and not con
ditions on the other side, when he
planned the boat. He was In favor of
sending her right across the Atlantic as
soon as lauuched, to be tuned up here.
But Sir Thomas Llpton wanted the trials
in the Solent, seeing that only by such
trials was It possible for him to have the
King as his guest. Now, was it for the
purpose of "lifting” the cup, or entertain
ing the King, that Llpton went so ex
tensively into- yachting? And has he not
already won his prise?
The coal operators of Alabama do not
seem to be greatly worried as yet about
the Texas oil discoveries. The oil may be
all right for fuel, and ft may be largely
employed In certain Industrie*, neverthe
less the Alabama coal men remain con
fident. They have established a market
for their product at New Orleans, Mo
bile, Pensaoola, Galveston and other Gulf
ports, and they propose to hold on to
that market as long as they can. If it
comes to a fight, well, the fight will be
a good one.
The Kentucky appetite for things that
are Strong enough to burn does not de
teriorate with age. At Ashland the other
day Peter Stroiger, 65 years old, drank
a pint at whisky, a pint of turpentine and
are two ten-cent plugs of tobacco.
When he repeated the feat he
was seised with cramp colic and was
seriously ill for almost five minutes. A
quart of hot water and mustard put him
in fine shape for supper. The feet was to
decide a wager.
PERSONAL.
—Sir Thomas Lipton soys in a recent in
terview: “I don't believe I have beerl to
a theater a dozen times In my life. Work
necessitates early hours, and for diversion
I stick to gardening and yacht racing.”
—Peter Poetell, who died at Hopkins
ville, Ky„ the other day, was said to be
the richest negro in the South. He was
60 years old, had been a slave In his youth,
and has left an estate valued at *500,000.
—The Germnn Empress begins anew
Alary every year, and locks the one for
the year preceding in a safe. Her journal
is said to be a most intimate one, and
even the Emperor is not permitted to
read it.
—Mrs. Ann Meyer, whose father was
captain of the Clearmont, Robert Fulton's
first sreamboat, on her initial trip from
New York to Albany, in 1807, died at Eliz
abeth. N. j:., the other dKy. at the age of
91. Her father was aw' officer in Wash
ington’s army.
—The Czar when a youth showed a ten
dency to lassitude, which pointed to a
want of physical stamina. This disincli
nation to physical exertion showed itself
when he was visiting the late Oueen at
Balmoral, and the royal keepers were a
little chagrined at Jhe lack of enthusiasm
which he displayed with regard to the
deer stalking arranged for hts diversion.
BRIGHT BITS.
—Old JYike Over Again—“ Did you ever
hear that George Washington bad an
impediment in his speech?" “Why, no.
Dtd he?" “Well, they say he couldn’t tell
a lie.”—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
—Grounds for Suspicion—Bank Director
—What reasons have you for suspecting
that the cashier's accounts are crooked?
President—He says he can't afford to
take a vacation this year.—Chicago News.
—"The Sins at the Father,” Etc.—Tom
my (studying his lesson)—<l say, pa; where
does the Merrtmae rise, and into what sea
does H empty?
Pa—l don't know, my son.
Tommy—You don't know, eh? And to
morrow the teacher will lick me on ac
count of your ignorance.—Harlem Life.
—Revenue—Mr. FIJJH—I thought you
said our new neighbors would not let
their children play with our Tommie; I
sec him with them now.
Mrs. FiJJit—Yes; but their parents don't
know it; Tommie is Just getting over the
measles, and I want their children to
catch 'em—the stuck-up things!—Ohio
State Journal.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Th* Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
"Sunday laws for th* regulation of bar
ber shops have become a 'fad' in many
states. The Illinois statute on the sub
ject was declared unconstitutional. Our
Supreme Court held that for a barber to
shave a man in his shop was not such a
disturbance \>f the peace and good order
of society by labor’ as the statutes for
bid. A more stringent law prevails in Tex
as, where all Sunday labor, except that
of necessity dr charity, 1* prohibited. The
Supreme Court of that state has decided
recently that to ehave a man is not a
work of either necessity or charity. Un
der this rule a law to prohibit men from
.washing their face* on Sunday might be
valid.”
The Springfield (Maas) Republican
(Ind.) says: “It Is pointed out that Sena
tor McLaurln of South Carolina can
scarcely hope to have the active support
of the cotton mill Interests against Till
man, owing to the manufacturers' fears
of reprisals In factory legislation by the
Legislature, which Is completely under
the control of the TUlmanltes. There is
already under consideration a bill prohib
iting child labor In the mllla, a measure
that the manufacturera have strongly op
posed. Under such conditions the mill
Interest Is likely to be cautious In the
maelstrom of South Carolina politic*.”
Discussing condition* In Porto Rico the
New Orleans Picayune (Dem.) says:
“There la no Inducement for laborers to
emigrate from this country to the Island.
When capital shall take charge of the
various Industries, and railroad building
shall be extensively engaged In, there will
be a demand for engineers, machinists
and other skilled mechanic* at good
wages; but until then there Is little op
portunity for them In Porto Rico.”
The Nashville American (Dem.) says:
Henator Fairbanks’ presidential boom
h.is feloasotned early. There will be sev
eral frost* liefort It ripen* The Roose
velt boom will not wander from Its own
rtii-slde until the Christmas tree has
yielded at least two more harvest*. As
for the Mark llatina boom. will prob
ably rasuaiu in eoid storage lndetlnutiy.'
No Carpet, In Servant.
Flatbush has provided another novelty,
says the Brooklyn Eagle. Not long ago
it furnished a mild sensation when a
man named Smith was mistaken for his
own hired man. Now it has produced a
servant girl who refuses to "worruk" un
less a carpet Is furnished for her feet.
She arrived a few days ago at one of
the residences In Central Flatbush, and
Immediately expressed a desire to Inspect
the premises. If they suited her it was
to be presumed that she would stay, as a
special favor. She did not stay, and it
was all because of the laundry.
“Now,” said the head of the household,
when she had shown the new servant the
mantel ornaments, the curtains, portieres
and the like, “now we'll go down stairs
and see the laundry. You’ll find it well
appointed and all our washing and iron
ing is done there."
To tell the truth, the people in that
house were rather proud of the laundry.
It was down In the basement, it is true;
but it was neat and clean, airy and com
fortable.
“This is the laundry," said the head of
the household.
“Is thot so?” mused the maid, medita
tively; "Is thot so? The laundry. Is It?
Pwhell, pwhere is the carpet, ma'am?
Surely, yez don't explct a dacint gurrl to
worruk widout a caarpet benayth her fate.
Sure, in me little fiat, pwhat Oi uster hov,
I hod caarpet in lv’ry room. Pwhy hava
yez no caarpet here? Are yez too poor?
Av course, if yez are, I understand how
it is, but, thin, pwhy don’t yez git some
linoleum? The idea of makln’ a dacint
gurrl stand atop a hard floor. Sure, iO
nlver did It an’ I won’t, pwhat’s more.”
There was a silence, more impressive
than eloquent.
"Do I git me caarpet?”
"You do not."
"Will, thin, I don’t stay.”
Exit. Anybody having a section of car
pet suitable for the floor of a laundry may
keep it.
Considered it n Triumph.
A farmer was so desirous.of being con
sidered infallible that he often would suf
fer great Inconvenience rather than relin
quish his claim, says an exchange.
"John’d rather have his own way than
eat when he’s hungry,” said his wife,
who, after long years of contention and
final yielding, had learned to know him
well. One day he injured one of his fin
gers so severely that he tvas obliged to
leave his work and go home and have it
dressed.
"I tell you what it is, Jane," said he to
his wife, “that finger will have to come
off."
"No, ’twon’t, either, John," said she
soothingly. 'l've seen plenty of injuries
worse'n that.”
"Jane, I tell you ’twill. Don’t you
s’pose I know what to expect of my otvn
finger?”
The dispute ran high, and, as usual, the
husband had the last word. Days went
on, and the finger grew worse rather than
better, until ot last it reached such a
state that the doctor was called. He had
not been In the room fifteen minutes
when John summoned his wife.
“Jane,” said he. ’’come here. What do
you s’pose he says?”
"Well, I should think by the way you're
smiling he says it’s all right,” said Bhe,
a’.no beginning to smile in relief. "1
must say I’m glad. Your forefinger, and
the right hand—it didn’t seem to me I
couid be reconciled if it had to come off.”
"But that’s just it,” interrupted her
husband, still smiling in triumph, and
looking at her with sparkling eyes; "it's
got to come off, and I told you so.”
The Hilt and the Title.
There is an amusing English definition
of "gentleman,” says the Youth's Compan
ion. It is "A man who wears a silk hat,
and if he has no other title Insists upon
having ‘Esq.’ added to his name When
letters are addressed to him.”
The west end Londoner of social pre
tensions accepts this definition in prac
tice. Summer and winter, in rain or shine,
he wears a high silk hat in the streets of
London and Carries it into the drawing
room when he pays an afternoon call. It
is only when he takes a train for the
provinces or for the continent that he
ventures to use more comfortable head
gear.
He also expects to have the distinction
of “esquire” when a letter Is addressed
to him and Is highly offended if he finds
on the envelope the prefix “Mr." Asa
matter of fact, the number of English
gentlemen who are legally entitled to the
mediaeval honors of “esquire" is insignifi
cant. It is a self-assumed title, which
signifies nothing that is substantial in
rank or privilege.
In common use In London “esquire”
simply means that the person so addressed
does not chose to be associated with
tradesmen and ordinary working people
and that he is a “gentleman" who invari
ably wears a silk hat.
Westerner nt Coney.
His home was In St. Louis, and he had
traveled to Coney Island because a phy
sician had told him that sea baths were
necessary to restore his health.
"Don't go into the surf at first, but
throw a pail of the sea water over your
self ttwice a day for a week, in order to
get accustomed to It,” advised the phy
sician.
Having secured quarters In the hotel, he
purchased a bucket, marched down to the
beacll, accosted the life guard and said:
“Can I have a pail of water?”
The sea was high on the beach, and the
guard had only to take a step forward
to scoop up a pailful. The St. Louis man
asked the priee of It, and guard, alive
to the opportunity, said the regular price
was 25 cents a pail.
Later in the day the St. Louis man
went after another pall of water. The
sea had receded and the visitor from the
West noted that fact immediately. A® the
guard walked back with the pail of water
the St. Louts man, looking up and down
the beach where the surf had been break
ing only a few hours .before, raised his
hands above his head and said, fervently:
"What a business! What a business!”
Compressed Truui-illes.
Of the “compressed tragedies” sent In
by several correspondents, says the Lon
don Globe, the lollowing, perhaps, contains
fewest words and most horror:
"Cook Marla,
Kitchen tire.
Wood green.
Kerosene;
Kltehen fire,
Splendid light;
Cook Marla,
Angel bright.”
This "compressed tragedy” is daring in
theme and scansion:
Boy,
Filers,
Electric wires.
Blue flashes,
Boy ashes.
Can any of our correspondents supply a
more compressed tragedy than that Indi
cated in the well-known lines:
Boy,
Gun;
Joy,
Fun;
Gun bust,
Boy dust?
Thing* Arc Not What They Iwm,
, ”1 never saw anything quite so mortify
ing.” severely commented Mr. Ferguson
after they had left the church door and
started homeward, according to the Chi
cago Tribune, "a* that performance of
yours In applauding the preacher. He
wasn't saying a word at the time, either.
He was merely looking at Id* watch.
Didn't you see how everybody stared nt
you In s horrified way when you clapped
your hands?”
“I wasn't applauding the preacher,
George,” replied Mra. Fergueon. ready
to ery. “1 waa trying to kill a moth.”
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Typhoid fever is again rampant In
Philadelphia and the number of deaths
from the disease may warrant the state
ment that it Is epidemic. For years the
disease has raged In the Quaker City,
but with the procrastination which at
tacks communities as well as individuals,
little or nothing has been done to remedy
the evil, although the source of the dis
ease has been rime and again traced to
the water supply. The fever is more prev
alent in that part of the city known as
West Philadelphia, and there it is pro
posed by the Board of Health to inves
tigate the sewers. An inspection of such
sewers may be all very well in its place,
but with the actual source of the dis
ease known it seems but another c'ase of
procrastination.
—A Chinese funeral never proceeds
straight from the house of mourn
ing to the graveyard, says an ex
change. The devil is always on the look
out for funerals and follows them to seize
the soul of the dead man, so, in order to
outwit the evil one, the bearers take up
the body and start with it in a brisk
trot, while the packs of firecrackers and
pyrotechnics emitting a dense smoke and
vile smell are set off just as the proces
sion starts. Having thus deceived Old
Nick as to the direction taken by the
'bearers they run as fast as they can
with the body, then suddenly turn a cor
ner and stop while more fireworks are
'burned. The devil cannot turn a corner
easily, and so, If really In pursuit, he
shoots on by, and by means of a good
deal of sudden tunning and stopping and
a lavish expenditure of fireworks the
funeral procession generally gets to the
grave in safety, while the Old Boy, con
fused by their movements and half suf
focated by the fireworks, is still wander
ing about in the city. The Chinaman who
dies in the country is not In suoh good
luck, for there Is less chance to outwit
the enemy, but by many detour3 it can
very often be done. *
—The little brass cash, the Chinese
coins, are the lineal descendants, in un
broken order, of the bronze ax of remote
Celestial' ancestors, says the Cornhill
Magazine. From the regular hatchet to
the modern coin fene can trace a distinct,
if somewhat broken, succession, so that
it is impossible to say where the one
leaves off and the other begins. Here is
how 1 this curious pedigree first worked it
self out: In early times, before coin was
Invented, barter was usually conducted
between producer and consumer with
metal Implements, as It still Is In Centra!
Africta at the present day. At first the
Chinese in that unsophisticated age were
content to use real hatchets for this com
mercial purpose, put after a time, with
the profound mercantile instinct of their
race, it occurred to some of them that
when a man wanted half a hatchet’s
worth of goods he might as well pay for
them with half a hhtchet. Still, as it
would be a pity to spoil a good working
implement by cutting it in two, the
worthy Ah Sin ingeniously compromised
the matter by making thin hatchets of the
usual size and shape, but far too slender
for practical usage. By so doing he in
vented coin, and, what is more, he in
vented it fat earlier than the claimants
to that proud distinction, the Lydians,
whose electrum staters were first struck
in the seventh century, B. C.
—"Americans who go abroad must ex
pect to be robbed right and left,” said a
young man who recently returned from a
brief European tour, says the Philadel
phia Record. “One expects to be held up
for all sorts of tips, but when the beggars
follow you home you can’t help feeling a
sort of admiration for their Ingenuity. I
went over on one of the Red Star Line
boats, and the first thing I did on landing
at Antwerp was to go to the cable office
and send a message to my mother, an
nouncing my -safe arrival. I [raid the toll
and thought no more about It until I got
home, when, among my mail, I found a
letter 'from the Antwerp operator, ad
dressed In earet of my mother, saying that
through an error he had not charged me
enough for my cablegram sent on such
and such a date; that he had been obliged
to pay the difference out of his own
pocket, and as his salary was very small
and he had a large family and all that
sort of thing, he felt sure I would reim
burse him. The amount was a trifling
one, and I did send him a foreign money
order. I have since learned from experi
enced travelers that I had been made the
victim of a systematic form of robbery,
and that scarcely a cablegram Is sent
from the other side unless it is of a busi
ness nature, that Is not foltowed by some
such plea from the European operator.”
—“lt is certainly extraordinary,” said a
New Orleans collector, according to the
Times-Dcmocrat, “how an entire edition
of a book, running up into the hundreds
or even the thousands of copies, will dis
appear In toto from the face of the
earth, but the ways and chances by
which odd volumes are occasionally pre
served from destruction are equally re
markable. Some years ago, to give you
an illustration, I attended the sale of a
private library that I felt certain conceal
ed some good things. It was wretchedly
catalogued and toward the end the auc
tioneer put up what he describe-! as a
'package of old maritime reports.’ The
bundle was enclosed in heavy wrapping
paper, tied with Btout manila twine, but
a torn corner showed what seemed to be
a lot of statistical 'pamphlets, dating back
to the '4os. I bid them in for 25 cents,
and when I opened the package at my
office was astonished to find that it con
tained a perfectly fresh and unhandlcd
copy of Hawthorne’s "Grandfather’s
Chair,” printed in 1841. The volume wns
carefully wrapped in brown paper, and
I feel sure that it was just a It came
from the booksellers. My theory Is that
Its owner," whoever he may have been,
tied it up with tjie nautical pamphlets
and then forgot what he had done with
It. The package was probably tossed
aside and if anybody ever undertook to
Investigate its contents one glance at
those ponderous nautical Htatlstics proba
bly instantly sickened him at heart of
the task.
—ln an article on the stings of wasps a
r.rttish medical Journal cites the two fol
lowing cases which have come under its
notice: A strong, healthy girl of 27 was
stung on the neck by a wasp and fainted.
On regaining consciousness she complain
ed of a general feeling of numbness and
partial blindness aid vomited. She recov
ered In the course of a few hours. Two
months later she was stung again, this
time on the hand, tier face became flush
ed, sho again complained of numbness
nnd blindness, suddenly became very
pale, fainted and died twenty-live minutes
after she was stung. Another case was
that of a girl of 22 years, who was stung
by a wasp behind the angle of the Jaw.
The sting was at once extracted and am
monia applied. In a few minutes she
complained of faintness and would have
fallen if she had not been supported. Her
face assumed an expression of great anx
iety. and a few minuteis later she was
tossing on the bed, complaining of a hor
rible feeling of choking and of agonizing
pain in the chest and abdomen. Brandy
gave no relief. There was nausea, but
no vomiting. She rapidly became insen
sible and died fifteen minutes after re
ceiving the sting. The most probable ex
planation of such cases seems to lie in
what Is known as Idiosyncrasy—that la.
abnormal sensitiveness In particular In
dividuals to certain toxic agents. It is
well known that drugs vary much in ac
tion on different people. What Is a safe
dose for one Is dangerously large for an
other. The Inability of some people to
eat strawberries or shellttah is another
instance of the same phenomenon. The
active agent of bee stings Is generally
believed to be formic edit. It therefore
seems very desirable that we should have
more accurate Information regarding the
action ai this drug on different species
of the tower animals and through them
on man himself.
HOTELS AND Sl'MMEii RESORTS.
THREE MILLION-DOLLAR HOTEL
ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF:
PARK AVE. HOTEL,
Park Ave. (4th ave.) 32d to 33d St.,
NEW YORK.
One of the Coolest Hotels in New York
city, having a beautiful
COURT GARDEN WITH FOUNTAINS,
FLOWERS AND MUSIC.
Travelers from the South take 23d street
cross-town cars and transfer to Fourth
avenue ears direct to the hotel.
American Plan, $3.50 to $5.00 per day.
European Plan, SI.OO to $4.00 per day.
REED & BARNETT, Proprietors.
Miller’s Hotel,
37, 39 and 41 West Twenty-sixth Street.
NEW YORK.
This house is located between Broadway
and Sixth avenue, one block from Madi
son Square. It is in the very center of
the shopping, amusement and hotel dis
trict. The Broadway and Sixth avenue
lines of electric cars, with their transfers,
connects with all ferries, railroad depots
and other parts of the city. The house is
fitted up with all modern conveniences,
and for years has been the home of
many prominent people from both South
and North.
Rates—Single rooms, with board, from
$2 to $2.50 per day. Double rooms, with
board for two, from $4 to $5. Special
terms for a stay of two weeks,
W. M. HAIGHT, Proprietor.
A
Thousand Island House, Alexandria
Bay, N. Y., among the far-famed Thous
and Islands, will open for business on
June 22. For booklet and terms please
send two 2-cent stamps to STAPLES &
DeWITT, Alexandria Bay, N. Y.
Hotel Victoria
if Broadway, sth Avenue
tsT and 27th Street,
dragl NEW YORK
$m Europan Plan
nTirTrß- Ah In the centre of the shop.
41 I Sir ' ping and theatre district.
||sr It Absolutely Fireproof
A Modern First-class Hotel
in all its appoint
ments. Furnishings and decorations new through
out. Accommodations for 500 guests; 150 suites with
baths. Hot and cold water and telephone in ever*
loom. -Cuisine unexcelled. s*
GEORGE W. SWEENEY, Prop.
BLOWING HOOK,
GREEN PARK HOTEL,
Summit of Blue Ridge, 4,340 Feet.
This popular resort will open on 15th
June, under the management of Frank P.
Morton. Scenery and climate unsurpassed
In the world. Hotel first-class in every
respect. Patrons say they get more for
their money here than anywhere else, and
that it compares favorably with four dol
lars-a-day-hotels. Superior roads, excel
lent livery; all the usual amusements.
Postofflce and telegraph In hotel. Write
for leaflet and rates to
GREEN PARK HOTEL,
Green Park, N. C.
"THE winola.
This modern hotel Is beautifully situa
ted with full lake view on an eminence
of ground overlooking the main body of
water 150 feet away. Pine grove of large
trees surrounds hotel. Orchestra will
furnish music at stated intervals during
day and evening. Cuisine first-class;
rates reasonable. Located on the direct
route to the Pan-American Exposition.
Illustrated booklet and other Information
on application. C. E. FREAR, Prop.,
Lake Winola, Pa.
Greenbrier Mile suibbur springs.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The representative resort of the South.
Open June 15. New lights, sewerage, and
private baths. Also sulphur, Turkish,
Russian, and spout baths. In charge of
professional. Orchestra of 15 pieces.
Write for illustrated booklet. Address,
until June 1. Harrington Mills, Mgr., the
Grafton, Wash., D. C.
Fauquier White suipbur springs, Virginia.
Open June 15. Elegant modern brick
hotel and cottages, with baths and sani
tary plumbing. Fine livery, golf links,
boating and fishing. Large, beautiful
grounds; good orchestra. For booklet,
address, E. B. MOORE,
The Savoy, Washington, D. C.
Mountain l*ark Hotel,
HOT SPRINGS. N. C.
The healthiest place in America. Re
duced rates for summer—July 1 to Oct. 15.
Mineral baths. The medicinal virtues of
Its waters are unexcelled. Swimming
pool, riding, golf and tennis. For booklets
address JOHN O. RCMBOUGH, Prop.
~BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS.
The Favorite Summer Resort of
THE VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS.
Twenty-ninth Consecutive Season under
the Management of
_ PHIL F. BROWN l
The Queen of the Mountains.
PORTER SPRINGS, GA.
Open June Ito Nov. 1. Board 125 per
month. Hacks up Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. Fare $2. Southern Bell Tele
phone Office In hotel. Dally mall. Addreas
MRS. FARROW, Porter Springs,
or H. P. FARROW, Gainesville. Oa^
MELROSE, NEW YORK.
fg MADISON AVENUE, corner 28rh A
Rooms, with or without Board. Rooms
with Board, $7 per week. *1.25 per
and uwards. ’ Send for circular.
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Charnel Bolts, Rods, Weights, Tanks,
Towers, etc. Steel Wire snd Manila R°r*'
Hoisting Engines and Pumps, Jacks, Der
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Cast every day. Make quick delivery.
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