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NEGRO MAY BE IN SAVANNAH.
TRIED TO MI'KDER WOMAN WHO
WOULDN'T MABRY HIM.
J* Chairman of Republican Execu
tive Committee of Tnlgga County
and a Negro School Teacher—Wo
man Says SUe Was Taken to De
serted House. Shot and the Build
ing Fired—She Escaped and Spent
Night in Swamp.
Macon, Ga.. Nov. 25. —Henry R
Stevens, chairman of the Republican
Executive Committee of Twiggs coun
ts, and a school teacher, has escaped
from the officers. He is wanted for
trying, it is alleged, to murder a wo
man who was trying to force him to
marry her. He Is supposed to be in
Savannah. A warrant was issued for
him here to-day. The woman is named
Hattie Furlow. According to her story
he shot her in the head and while she
was unconscious set fire to the house.
It occurred near Swift Creek Station,
close to Macon, Friday. She regained
consciousness and escaped from the
burning house. He fired at her twice
as she ran toward the swamp, and
thought he had killed her. She re
mained in the woods near the house all
night, and next day went to her fa
ther. Stevens attended a teachers'
meeting at Jeffersonville Saturday, hut
when the officers went after him to
day he was gone.
OPPOSED TO MANY CHANGES.
Tlic Plan to Alter Tenth District to
Be Strongly Fought.
Atlanta, Nov. 25.—The House Com
mittee on Congressional Reapportion
ment made one change to-night in the
plan that has been proposed. It de
cided to leave Douglas In the Fifth,
thereby making no change in that dis
trict nor in the Seventh. There were
three votes against the plan as pro
posed, and Mr. Simmons of Glynn, will
make a minority report on the ground
that there should be no changes at
all. The effort to change the Tenth by
removing Lincoln and adding Emanuel
and Johnson will be fought on all
sides and Senator Sullivan, of the
Eighteenth, who is from Augusta, de
clares no change will be made in the
Tenth.
THE SANITARIUM TRUSTEES.
Gorenor Names New Board to Serve
for Two Years.
Atlanta, Nov. 25.—Gov. Candler to
day named the new board of trustees
for the state sanitarium at Mllledge
ville to serve for two years from De
cember 5. There are only two changes.
Thomas G. Lawson of Putnam and
John A. Cobb, of Sumter, taking the
place of J. T. Oglesby of Henry and
W. W. Pilcher of Warren. The board
as named to-day is as follows: Dr.
Eugene Foster, of Richmond; Hon. Joel
Branham of Floyd: Hon. J. R. Van
Buren of Jones; Hon. Thos. G. Lawson
of Putnam; Hon. J. 8. Montgomery of
Thomas; Hon. John A. Cobb of Sumter;
Dr. W. S. Elkin of Fulton; Hon. J. T.
Brantley of Pierce; Hon. Moses W.
Harris of Hancock; Dr. George D.
Case of Baldwin.
HELD PRISONER IN ASYLI M.
Proceedings Began to Show Cncon
stltat tonality of Georgia Law.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 25.—A writ of
habeas corpus was signed by Judge
Emory Speer in the United States
Court to-night, in behalf of Samuel
H Evans, one of ihe leading bankers,
warehousemen and farmers of Baldwin
county, who is confined in Dr. Allen’s
private sanitarium" at Mllledgeville. Mr.
Evans’ wife has kept him in the sani
terium. it is claimed, against his will
r.r.d without any legal process. Under
the Georgia law a private sanitarium
can detain a patient and treat him
without consent. The proceeding in
the federal court is to show that this
law is unconstitutional.
ALBANY’S FIRST PRIMARY.
J. S. Davis for Mayor and Rawlins.
Jones and Ebrlieh for Aldermen.
Albany. Ga., Nov. 25.—Albany tried
her first white primary in municipal
politics to-day. Joseph S. Davis, for
Mayor, had no opposition. For the
three vacancies to occur Jan. 1 on the
Board of Aldermen, there were five
candidates, tv. W. Rawlins, R. L.
Jones, D. Fleming, N. F. Tift and Jo
seph Ehrlich. The contest between
these gentlemen has been exceedingly
lively, and no one could foretell the
result.
The count of ballots showed the nom
ination of Davis for Mayor and Raw
lins, Jones and Ehrlich for aldermen.
TO OPPOSE MR. STEVENS.
Either Stnlibs or Johnson to Make
the Race Against Him.
Atlanta, Nov. 25.—Representative L.
Q. Stubbs of Laurens, said to-night
that he had under consideration the
question of making the race for com
missioner of agriculture against Hon.
O. B. Stetens next year. He will con
ier with Hon. M. L. Johnson of Bar
tow, and he says it is more than like
ly either himself or Mr. Johnson will
enter the race.
Both of them are farmers.
Where the Cash Came From.
New York. Nov. 25.—At the custom
house In this city it was explained
that the 118,669 was the sum recently
collected from H. 8. Black of this city,
whose wife recently returned from
abroad with a valuable necklace on
which no duty had been paid.
Hanrahan Defeat* Jimmy Handler.
Louisville, Nov. 25.—“ Wild Bill" Han
rahan of New York won from Jimmy
Handler of Newark to-night, Handler
throwing up the sponge in the
eighteenth round.
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outside of
those who have learned from bitter ex
perience know anything of its nature or
characteristics. At first a little ulcer or
sore appears, then glands of the neck or
groins swell; pimples break out on the
breast, back or some other part of the
body and fill with yellow pustular matter;
the mouth and throat become sore and
the tongue is at all times badly coated.
Headaches are frequent, and muscles and
joints throb and hurt, especially during
damp, rainy weather. These are some of
the symptoms of that most loathsome of
all diseases, Contagious Blood Poison.
_ This strange pois-
Contagious ou does not affect
Blood Poison.
eaten up with it within a short time after
being inoculated, while others show but
slight evidence of any taint for a long
time after exposure, but its tendency in
every case is to complete destruction of
the physical system, sooner or later.
S. S. S. is a "safe and infallible cure for
this bad disease—the only antidote for
thisspecific poison. It cures Contagious
Blood Poison in every form and stage
thoroughly and permanently. S. S. S.
contains no Mercury, Potash or other
harmful minerals, but is strictly and
entirely a vegetable remedy, and we offer
$i, 000.00 reward for proof that it is not.
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manage your own case and cure your
self at home.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta. Ga.
PENSION SWINDLER ARRESTED.
Deluded Florida Negro** With the
Old Slave Fake.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 25.—One of
the most unique instances of pension
swindling on record was brought to the
attention of the Federal authorities
through the arrest of Robert Wilkison
or Dr. Wilkison, Jr., a swarthy half
breed. who was arraigned to-day be
fore United States Commissioner W.
M. Archibald and held in SSOO bail for
trial. Wilkison has been operating ex
tensively among the illiterate negroes
of Columbia county as a pension at
torney, claiming that all persons held
in this country as slaves were entitled
to a pension dating from their birth, if
born in slavery, up to the time of their
emancipation. He also claimed, it is al
leged, by witnesses who gave testi
mony at the preliminary hearing, that
negro babies bonn an hour before
emancipation were also entitled to a
pension. So far as know at present
his operations were confined to the Co
lumbia county negroes who eagerly bit
at the bait offered them and readily
paid the fees demanded by him.
BURNED HIM IN EFFIGY.
Conduct of t nltcd States Commis
sioner Arnuifi Indian Territory.
Guthrie, O. T.. Nov. 25.—United States
Commissioner R. S. Denne was burned
in effigy to-night by an assemblage of
500 people of Rolf, X. TANARUS., and vicinity.
This action was caused by Denne's dis
missal of a negro prisoner, Jeff Walk
er. who seriously stabbed a white man,
W. L. Robertson, in Hoff, last Satur
day. An attempt was made to-day to
lynch the negro. George White, the
mob’e leader, is now in Jail at Ardmore
for severely threshing Denne after the
latter had liberated Walker. White was
immediately arrested on Denne’s order
and sentenced to three months’ im
prisonment and $250 fine. A mob was
formed and is now looking for Walker,
whom they declare they will burn if
found. Robertson will die.
ELLIS’ LAAV SCHOOL BILL.
Mercer Student* Jubilant at It*
Prospective Defeat.
Macon. Ga.. Nov. 25.—A delegation of
Mercer’s friends returned from At
lanta to-night very jubilant over the
unfavorable report that they had se
cured from the sub-committee of the
Judiciary committee as to Ellis’ law
school bill. They think there is no
doubt that the bill will be voted down
in the House if it comes to a vote.
A KILLING AT STARKE.
Frank Bennett led a Knife on
Charles Yarn.
Starke, Fla., Nov. 25. —Charles Varns
was killed at Raiford, this county, last
Saturday by Frank Bennett. A knife
was the weapon used. Both men were
somewhat intoxicated. A preliminary
examination will be held before Judge
Gardner Wednesday. Self-defense will
be claimed. Bennett is in jail, no bail
being allowed.
North Georgia Conference.
Rome, Ga., Nov. 25. —The most im
portant appointments ol' the North
Georgia conference were as follows:
Athens District—W. P. Lovejoy, pre
siding elder; First Church, J. T. Daves;
Washington, E. R. Cook.
Atlanta District—lt. J. Bigham. pre
siding elder: First Church, C. W. Byrd;
Trinity, H. S. Bradley; Grace Park
Street, L. J. Johnson; Merritt Avenue,
Alonzo Monk.
Augusta District —J. R. King, presid
ing elder; St. John, J. H. EaJtes, Mll
ledgeville. M. L. Underwood.
Dalton District—B. P. Allen, presid
ing elder. First Church, T. J. Chris
tian.
Elberton District—L. M. Underwood,
presiding elder; First Church. Ford
Mcß.ee; Griffin, W. T. Irvine; Marietta,
S. R. Belk.
Rome District—W. F. Glenn, presid
ing elder: First Church, B. F. Frazer;
C'edartown, Fletcher Walton.
Dr. Wadsworth of Rome First Chruch
was transferred to Church street in
Knoxville.
Arthur Holton of Toronto Missing.
Boston. Nov. 25. —On the arrival of
the Dominion liner Common-wealth at
this port to-day Capt. McCauley re
ported that Arthur Bolton, said to be
long in Toronto, Ont.. had been miss
ing since last night and that he is
supposed to have been washed aboard
I by the heavy sea* or to have commit-
Pltlebnrg switchmen to strike.
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THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 26.190f.
WAYCROSS NEWS NOTES.
W. C. Lett Win* in Contest for West
Point ( ndetsliip.
Waycross, Ga . Nov. 25.—At the ex
animation held here to select a eandi
date for the cadetship V West Poln
from the Eleventh district, Mr. W. t
Lott of Wayoross carried off the plum.
He made 74 points out of a possible
100. Mr. Ira Wilrox. a son of Cap
Jeff Wilcox of Willacooehee, comet
next as alternate. Mr. Lott is a son
of Hon. Warren Lott, ordinary of
Ware county. The examination was
conducted by Profs. E. A- Pound of
Wavcross. G. M. Guilliams of Douglas.
W. B. Merritt of Quitman and Dr. J.
L. Walker of Waycross. The appoint
ment, is to be made by Congressman
W. G. Brantley. The present cadet from
the Eleventh district is Mr. Cooper,
who will graduate next June.
Union Thanksgiving service will be
held Thursday morning at one of the
churches, probably at Trinity Metho
dist.
Dr. Taylor, superintendent of the
Baptist orphange, at Atlanta, preached
two strong sermons at the Baptist
Church yesterday In the afternoo.i
he spoke to the Y. M. C. A. boys at
their rooms on Plant avenue.
W. R. Mattan and family will leave
in a tew days for their future home in
Dothan. Ala.
Mr. V. L. Stanton, chairman Of the
Citizens' Club, calls a meeting to be
held at the court house Thursday
night to take such action as may be
necessary in reference to some local
bills now pending before the Legisla
ture, affecting our municipal affairs,
and to discuss other matters of local
Interest.
Mr. Joe Reynolds has received in
formation of the death of his wife':
uncle, Mr. T. U. Waller, at Salmon.
Ga. Mr. Waller leaves his niece prop
erty valued at about $4,000.
Earl H. a son of Mr. B. 1,. Herrin,
died yesterday at Manor of scarlet
fever.
THE RACES AT DENNINGS.
Two Hornes Caught in the Tape an-.
Left at the -Post.
Washington, Nov. 25.—Blanche Her
man and Extinguisher were the only
winnling favorites at Bennings to-day.
One side of the barrier refused to work
properly in the third race and Wonder
ly on Bessie McCarty and Slack on
Tyrshena were caught In the tape and
left at the post. Lamp O’Lee ran sec
ond In the fifth race, but was disquali
fied.
First Race—Seven furlongs. Welles
ley, t to 1. won, with Rabunta, 15 to 1,
second, and Flara, 15 to 1, third. Time
1:34.
Second Race—Five and a half fur
longs. Blanche Herman. 1 to 5, won.
with Lemoyne, 10 -to 1, second, and
Chiron. 10 to 1, third. Time 1:13 4-5.
Third Race—One mile and fifty yards.
Ohnet. 2 to 1, won. with Anak, 15 to 1,
second, and Fonsoluoa, 2 to 1, third.
Time 1:51.
Fourth Race—Five and a half fur
longs. Extinguisher, 7 to 10. won. with
White Owl, 60 to 1, second, and Wa
swift. third. Time 1:11 2-5.
Fifth Race-One mile and a six
teenth. Wunderlich. 30 to 1. won, with
Lamp O’Lee, 13 to 20. second, and Sur
mise, sto 1, third. Time 1:55. Lamp
O’Lee was disqualified and Lee King.
5 to 2, given third place.
-Sixth Race—One mile and a hundred
yards. KingsteUe, 5 to 1, won, with
Balloon, 2 to 1, second, and Bounteous,
30 to 1. third. Time 1:56.
FBENCH PRIESTS LOOTED.
Gave Soldier* and Sailors Big
Check* for Helping Them.
Paris. Nov. 26.—The Matin and
other morning papers publish to-day
alleged extracts from the confidential
report of Gen. Voyron which the gov
ernment refused to communicate to the
Chamber of Deputies during the dis
cussion of a bill authorizing a bill to
reimburse the treasury for the ex
penses of the Chinese expeditions. Ac
cording to these extracts French mis
sionaries looted the palace of Prince
Li, securing an important sum in silver
bars. They appear to have been as
sisted by French soldiers and sailors
whom they rewarded with cheeks
amounting to 50,000 francs, which Gen.
Frey subsequently forced the men to
return to the missionaries^
A Theater Manager Skip* Atlanta.
Atlanta. Nov. 25.—E. A. Paul, man
ager and owner of the Star Theater,
has left the city and his disappearance
is said to be due to the fact that he
was deeply in debt here. Proceedings
were instituted against him in a jus
tice court, and he is now under bond
for his appearance there. The theater
has not been doing a paying business.
Extraordinary Cure
A Statement Given by Thos.
C. Hall of Belle view, Fla.,
the well known Merchant
and firm of Hall Bros.
This is to certify that I have been
afflicted with a very severe case of
stricture for the last twenty years and
have suffered untold misery. I have
been treated by over fifty physicians
in the states of Florida and Georgia,
some of them recommended to me as
being the very best physicians in the
South. They have used all forms of
treatment, some of them even operat
ed upon me and came very near kill
ing me. At last they gave me up and
I started for New York to have a sur
gical operation performed by a spe
cialist who was recommended to me by
these different phystetans. While in
Savannah I was recommended to con
sult Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, a spe
cialist of that city, before going to
New York. I did so but with little
faith. However, after talking with the
doctor I somehow felt as if he were the
man I had been looking for. as his con
fidence in his ability to cure me seem
ed to be sure and positive, so I placea
my case into his hands for treatment,
and to my surprise and delight in a
very few days I commenced to get bet
ter and after about two month’s treat
ment I was discharged thoroughly
cured and have not had any trouble
whatever since that time. The pleasant
part of the treatment was that I was
not under any surgical operation,
’ neither was there any amount of pain
■ aused by the treatment. This. I con
sider. wonderful, and I certainly be
l|e\e If all persons who sre suffering
! with stricture could avail themselves
| of the skill of Dr. Hathaway that they
i would save themselves much suffering.
, beside* a great deal of expense. 1
was advised by g large number of reg
! ulat physician# that Dr Hathaway
I could nut do anything for in*, thete.
' fore, while I bad heard of his I sputa
lion I would not come to see bl* ha
'Hu** - oi i hflr iitimijittiu I %tmu.
however, how that t had gone to him
when I fleet beard of Iris reputation.
I write tins taaUmoeiay fot pur
pose of bn#tin fcoMMftr. regardless
SHE WAS DYING! \
All Run Down and Overworked
—Cured With Blood Wine.
in Appeal to the Women of This Citj
Which Should Not Go Unheeded. 4
MRS. G. G. HILDRETH.
1 The following expression of gratitude
Ought to interest every person in this city,
particularly the women. It is an open
letter from Mrs. G. G. Hildreth of Wor
cester Mass:
“It gives me great pleasure to testify
to the phenomenal success that I have had
with Blood Wine. For some time I wag
all run down. Had a dragged out feeling.
Couldn’t sleep. Was losing flesh and my
appetite. I felt overworked, yet didn’t do
hardly anything. My color was all gone,
and my cheeks had a faded, sickly appear
ance, that made my friends all tell me I
was going to die. Yes, I believe I really
was in a decline, for I was a mere shadow,
and the world seemed to hold no hope for
me. I was sad, melancholy, ana cried a
great deal. I spent all the money I could on
doctors, and got no relief. One day I went
to the proprietors of “Blood Wine’’ and
told my story. I asked if they could help
me, and they told me to call again in three
days. This I did, and they encouraged
me, and gave me two bottles of medicine,
which I took and felt relief at once. I
continued the treatment, and one by one
the different symptoms disappeared. I have
just reached the point where I feel entirely
well, and will discontinue the medicine. I
am now a stout, healthy woman (as my
picture will indicate) and owe it all —my
life —to “ Blood Wine.” It is the grandest
thing I ever saw, and no woman (or man
either) should be without it in the house.
I will gladly substantiate this statement in
a personal letter to any one interested,”
Try “Blood Wine” today. “Blood
Wine” contains no wine or opiates, —iust
powerful medicines, many of which are new
to medical science. “Blood Wine” costs
fifty cents a bottle, but you can sample it
free Of charge at Lipman Bros.’ drug-store.
MR. HOGG ON OIL.
The Weighty Texas Statesman Pro.
mnlgates Some Astonishing Facts.
From the New York Tribune.
There is a ponderous individual, over
six feet tall, and with a breadth of
beam which chokes the entrance of an
ordinary doorway, who is now to be
seen several times each day in the cor
ridors of the Waldorf-Astoria. Op his
approach strangers stop short, first to
refrain from getting in his way, and
second, should they have such ‘‘bad
form,” to take another look at the
giant. For. like Niagara Falls, such
a natural phenomenon fails to elicit
an adequate appreciation from the be
holder at first sight.
Thus it was that last week a shad
dow fell across the threshold of one
of the doors of the Waldorf cafe, and
the huge figure of this modern Gulli
ver appeared in the doorway.
"Why, hello, Hogg! How are you?”
exclaimed a quartette of men who were
sitting around a square top table,
whose surface had been polished to a
high degree of mirrorlike smoothness
from the constant friction of the wait
er's towel.
The newcomer smiled an expansive
smile, which spread from one feature
to another like a ripple over the sur
face of a millpond, and as he was about
to speak one of the four arose from
the table, and. bowing to one of his
companions, said:
“This is ex-Gov. James Stephen
Hogg of Texas, and at present one of
the oil kings of Beaumont.”
The man to whom the big Texas oil
borer and legislator had been intro
duced was Lewis Nixon.
Another chair was brought up to the
table, and after Mr. Hogg had extend
ed his huge hand to Mr. Nixon he set
tled down slowly into the seat. There
was a series of creaks, much like those
heard in the beams of a building when
anew safe is being put into place. Af
ter the ex-governor had further tested
the staunchness of the chair by bring
ing his fist down on his knee, he ex
claimed:
"Well, boys, I didn't expect to find
any one I knew when I rambled in
here. Just got in from Texas, and I
intend to take a rest of a couple of
weeks or so. Say. but it was too lone
some out on my farm for me. I couldn’t
stand it."
"You don't look lonesome now," said
Senator Swain. Mr. Hogg’s partner in
his oil business.
The big Texan laughed with a hearti
ness which again started the chair to
creak.
"I’ll tell you how it was.” he said
after a moment. “After my family
went away from my farm, near Aus
tin. and the children were off to the
boarding school, why. 1 tried to stick
It out there by myself. But I want
to tell you right here that I didn't nave
the gumption to stay there more than
wo or three nights. I’m no believer in
spook* or hobgoblins—not on your tin
type; but I can’t stand for a howling
dog or any other animal a-crytng when
It* feelings are hurt.
"You see. I had a couple of dogs that
were (lead devoted to my girl, the one
that 1* in a boarding school here In this
town. Weil, she couldn’t bring those
curs on here. The boarding school
| teacher wouldn’t stand for that kind
of a stunt, so I said I'd give ’em their
bones at home Weil, the first night
after my dsughter went away the doga
how lad so that the house was as bad
aa haunted. Nothing that I could do
would hush ’em up. The second night
the howl* had grown u> shriek* And
ao I got iny duds out and emigrated
here.
A* the ex-Governor said "emigrated ‘
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The Savannah Morning News,
Morning: News Building, Savannah, Ga
country that you have made $2,000,000
or $3,000,000 out of your oil wells." said
a. tihird member of the quartette. "Is
that possible?”
Mr. Hogg calmly surveyed the speak
er, as if the latetr was a pretty mat
ter of fact kind of a man, and then he
said:
"Well, now, I’ll let you figure it out
yourself. There is one of our wells
which can fill fifty-eight trains of
twenty cars each in a day. And that is
only one of half a dozen. I don’t wiant
to tell you about the amount of money
that, can be made in oil down there,
because you would say that I kas giv
ing you a fill.”
"But I am very much interested in
your country," said the third member
of the group again.
“Well, then, here are a few facts,”
replied the Texan, and he wiped from
his smooth face several huge drops of
perspiration which the subject of oil
had started from it.
"Spindleton,” he continued, “where
the big gushers are, and which is near
Beaumont, is the greatest phenomenon
thaj. was ever discovered in the world';
far exceeding the wealth of a dozen
Klondikes and several dozen Cripple
Creeks. For instance, we have eighty
five gushers down there. By ’we,’ I
mean the people of Beaumont. None
of these wells will produce less than
40,000 barrels each a day. Many of
them will spurt 70,000 and some shoot
out of the ground 200,000 barrels a day.
Now. your mind is knocked out by such
figures, the same as a contemplation
of the distances between the stars of
the Milky Way. On an average the
wells down there give a daily output of
5,950,000 barrels, or a yearly supply of
over 20,000,000,000 barrels. At 20 cents
a barrel, this would make an annual
yield of over $4,000,000,000, or more than
double all the money in the United
States and England.”
The Texan oilborer stopped for a mo
ment to take breath, when he per
ceived that the man who said he was
so interested in the oil trade was
shaking his head.
"That’s the way with you Northern
fellows,” said the ex-Governor, quickly.
“You can’t believe it till you see it.
You are all like Thomas of old. But I
want to say this: The time is coming
when oil will be used instead of coat
for the generating of power, the pro
pulsion of railroad trains and steam
ships, and for heating purposes. Oil is
superior, and it can be squirted into a
tank right here in this city at 4 cents a
barrel. Three and a half barrels are
equal in heat producing power to one
ton of your best coal. Down our way
we’re using it for almost every purpose.
It makes cooking a cinch. You can
cook a Thanksgiving dinner with it for
a two-cerit postage stamp.”
The big Southwesterner here brought
his fist down-on the table with a blow
that almost upset all the glasses, nd
then, turning to the fourth member of
the group, who had said that he was a
Tammany man. Mr. Hogg said:
"Now, what do you think of a coun
try that an produce weath equa to
all that of the United States and Eng
land combined In one year, eh? What
do you think of that?”
There was a momentary pause, and
then No. 4 replied, solemnly:
"That’s almost as good as Tammany
Hall before the Low landslide."
But Mr. Nixon did not laugh.
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THE SEVEN SENSES OF FISHES.
Evidence That They Have Two More
Thau Man.
From the New York Sun.
The opinion expressed by the Ger
man naturalist. Dr. Edinger, that
fishes have no memory and few of the
senses possessed by creatures of a
higher organism, and none of .these in
an acute degree, opens an interesting
subject, as to which there are many
curious theories, both professional and
from the standpoint of the layman.
For instance, Matthias Dunn, the Corn
ish naturalist, after life-long study of
fishes declares that they possess not
only the five senses belonging to man,
but two additional one without which
even man, although he were equipped
otherwise for life in the deep sea, could
not under take those mysterious migra
tions which many kinds of fishes an
nually accomplish as a nepessary part
of their life plan, and which they would
still accomplish if they were indeed
bereft of sight, hearing, feeling, smell
or touch.
"Fish have the homing instinct as
well as man," says Dr. Dunn, "and
have their summer and winter homes,
often far apart. If man had no better
mental activities or senses than • he
now has the worry consequent on
following these weak sensations would
be a thousand time* more perplexing
In the sea than an land,” and the in
tricacies and difficulties and obstacles
of the sea depth would ’ make ‘the
neighborhood of the home at times a
most embarrassing place to find.’ But
the migrating fish goes to it aa an
ew ervingiy as the needle points to the
Pole, and it is virtually a needle point
ing to the pole that forma the one
sense which Dr. Dunn declare* enables
the fish to locale its destination and
piocted onward to It with steadiness
and persistency. This sense Dr. Dunn
■ alia the magnetic dermal sene*, a*
distinguished from its oilier alleged
additional sense, the electric derma
Dr. Edinger In his paper on the me
mory and feeble senses of fishes re
fers to the naturalist Stahr as authoni
ty for the statement that the sense
of hearing in fishes is the sensation
imparted by the influence of the lateral
line. This lateral line is one of th®
most-interesting parts of piscatorial
anatomy, though not one non-scienti
fic person in 10 knows what it is. It
is well described by Dr. Dunn as
“consisting in some instances of two
tubes close together and in others of
two- far apart; and in more than on
of the Qlupea (herring) family there
are several such lines along the sides
of the flaj}. .In their construction they
are. divided .into cells,' consisting of
jelly or mucus,.having patches of sen
sitive hairs in them here and there. In
most fishes these lines are seen run
ning from the' brain down the sides
and meeting at the tall.” Dr. Dunn
says further that, the cells are of the
same character as those in tne electric,
or stinging ray, and declares that "they
ure electrical implements, pure and
simple, inclosing the whole body of
the fish."
It is on this hypothesis of electrical
affinity in the lateral line that Dr. Dunn
r bases his theory of the two additional
! sensea/ln fishes. The brain of a flsli.
he says, is a magnet polarized by the
Influences of the peculiar structure of
- the lateral line and acts In response
| to the magnetism put forward by th'-
rpyk* or sands at or about the destin' and
point °f fish's migration. Thus tins
magnetic dermal. sense, the creature of
natural laws and not Instinct, guides
the fish on Its journey as the needle
: guides .the mariner‘on his course above
! the fish, with this added security and
infallibility of guidance that the At>
could not disregard its compass If It
would. But fewer of the fishes would
arrive at their destination, according
to Dr. Dunn, if it were not for th it
forupeulon sense, th* electric dermal,
which invadWy warns them of deiu -
t|ve elemental disturbances.
