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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY i!Ti, 11X12.
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litDfci 10 liEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings— DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. O.
O. F.; Ancient Landmark Lodge No.
231, F. & A. M.
Special Notices—Notice to City Court
Jurors; Andrew Hanley’ Company; Ship
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Auction Sale—Lot 30, Gllmersville
Ward, by John L. Archer, Auctioneer.
How Is This, Ladies? —B. H. Levy &
Bio.
Pianos—McArthur & Sons Cos.
Amusements—Whitman Sisters at
Theater To-morrow Night; Adelaide
Thurston at Theater Friday Matinee
and Night.
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tem k etc., at Fort Bade; Proposals
for Supplies, etc.
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Mineral Water—Runyadi Janos.
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Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
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Tlie Weather.
The Indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather in the west, clearing
in east portions and colder, brish
northwest winds; and for Eastern Flor
ida, clearing weather, slightly colder
in central and northern portions, fresh
northwest winds, diminishing.
Last winter the New Yorkers thought
the climate was changing—getting
warmer Now’ they are sure it is
changing—getting colder.
Yesterday was Miss Stone’s day to
be free in the dispatches. Should she
be still free to-day and to-morrow and
the next day there would be pretty good
grounds for believing the brigands have
released her.
It was Charles L. Tiffany, whose
death in New York the other day
was chronicled in our dispatches, that
first adopted the word "sterling” as a
mark for silverware and the
English sterling standard of 925 fine
ness for silver manufactures. The
mark is now in use practically every
where.
It developed yesterday that neither
the government nor the defense was
ready for trial in the Greene-Gaynor
case. That seems remarkable. Both
sides have had about two years for
preparation. If the court had ordered
the government to proceed with its
case at once, it would not have been
surprising.
It is announced that a big boiler
works is to be removed from Chicago
to Beaumont, Tex. It will use crude
oil as fuel, and hopes to decrease the
cost of production considerably. No
doubt there will be a steady growth of
manufacturing Interests In the neigh
borhood of the oil wells, since cheap
fuel is a great attraction.
France has conferred the grand cor
don of the Legion of Honor on Alfonso
XIII, King of Spain. It sounds a little
queer to hear of a republic conferring
orders on kings; still, the republican
ism of France Is very different from
tb*t of the United States. Notwith
standing France fraa a form of popu
lar government, she is Just as fond of
titles and ribbons and medals as ever
and dearly loves the aristocracy.’
The great sixteen-inch gun, Intend
ed for the New York harbor defenses,
ha* been completed and will be tested
at the Handy Hook proving grounds
shortly. It la the largest gun ever <on
ntrueted in thia country, and in all pru
bubftlty It la the largest that will ever
ha constructed, aince extremely large
auna aia not In u high favor ua they
were several year* ago. Rapidity of lira
rather than size and weight of pro
jectile la now depended upon to do *x<’.
eution upon an enemy, The new gun
ie a few tru tic* leaa than fifty feet totng
and wrelgtia IW.OOO pounda. The pro-
Jectlle |o be filed frotn It Is five feet
and four ttc lie* In length. It woe the
original tntei.tton of the government
to mag* about thirty of the atataen
tnrfc gang but Uu prujtui tim p,
I ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PHILIP
-I’INK QI ESTION.
In the current number of the Sat
■ urday Evening Pont Senator Bacon of
j this state has an interesting article on
the question, Will the* Philippines
Pay? It will be recalled that Senator
Bacon visited the islands last summer
and made a pretty through study of
their resources and of their prospective
commercial value to us. It may be as
well stated at once that he does not
believe that they are a good invest
ment. He points out that they have
already cost us more than $300,000,000
at the very lotvest estimate. Asa mat
ter of fact there are estimates by com
petent authorities which make the cost,
up to the present time, over $400,000,000.
But, assuming that the cost is only the
first named amount, it is easy to
demonstrate that the cost will not be
less than $60,000,000 a year for the next
five years, even if it becomes safe to
reduce our army there to the num
ber of men the administration now
thinks will be sufficient.
The civil administration is costly, and
its cost is steadily increasing. Troops
are being sent home all the while be
cause they become invalids. The cost
o; transportation for troops and sup
plies is very great. Besides, about
every soldier that returns is a fit sub
ject for the pension list, and the pen
sion sharks are pretty certain to get
him on the list. If, therefore, our oc
cupation of the islands should continue
for five years longer we would be out
$600,000,000 on account of them.
Senator Bacon, however, presents the
opinions of well informed army officers
to the effect that we shall want an
army of at least 50,000 men for several
years, not to put down organized in
surrection, because that is already end
ed, but to prevent insurrections, the
people being in anything but a friendly
temper. These same officers predict
that we shall need an. army in the
islands for a generation or more,
though eventually the size of it may be
greatly reduced These estimates are
much greater than those of the ad
ministration.
The inference from what Senator
Bacon says i3 tha.t the islands will cost
us more than a $1,000,000,000 before they
are' self-sustaining, if in fact their
revenues ever become large enough to
meet the cost of their government. As
yet the value of their commerce to us
is so small that it is hardly worth no
ticing. It will increase, of course, but
to what extent no one can say with any
degree of certainty.
In the foregoing no account is taken
of the lives of soldiers that have been
and will be sacrificed in holding the isl
ands. The number is already large.
Diseases, due to the climate, have of
course killed and injured many more
than the Insurgents.
Senator Bacon goes over the argu
ments advanced for holding the islands
permanently and arrives at the con
clusion that they will not have much
weight if the conclusion is reached
that’there is little or no prospect, from
any point of view, That they will be a
paying investment. .He thinks a way"
will be found to get out of them that
will be honorable to the nation. It is
evident, from what he says, that it
would be a wise thing for us to do to
get out of them now. It can be done
honorably at present as well as at
some future time. It must be admit
ted that the Senator presents facts in
support of his.views that are calcu
lated to make the American people do
a great deal of thinking.
THE ATLANTA DEPOT QUESTION.
If the objections which “Observer”
makes to the state's site for a union
depot in Atlanta, in an article which
he contributes to the Constitution of
that city are well founded, it would
seem as if the Atlanta people nave not
given the subject all of the considera
tion to which its importance entitles it.
In fact, the site in question is far
from meeting all of the demands of
the situation. We do not, of course,
know whether or not there is much in
these objections, but some such objec
tions seem to have impressed. Presi
dent Spencer of the Southern Railway
very forcibly.
There is no reason to doubt his sin
cerity when he says he would prompt
ly accept the proposition of the state if
the sacrifice were not too great simply
because he would like to oblige the
people, but if it be true that the site is
not large enough to accomodate all the
roads for many years to come why
should the state waste money in build
ing a depot? The president of the
West Point road, who seems to be
anxious for the acceptance of the
state’s proposition, says that the state’s
site is ample for the present, but he
does not undertake to say that it wouid
be sufficient for the needs of the roads
ten years hence. The inference from
what “Observer” says is that no new
lines could be accomodated, and that
the present roads would be cramped for
rooms if they should increase to any
considerable extent the number of
their trains.
A thing for Atlanta people to look at
is whether the injury which the block
ing of certuln streets would inflict
upon the city would not be greater than
any benefit that would likely accrue
from the,placing of the depot on the
state's site. Of course, as pointed out,
if the depot were the state's property
it would not be taxable by the city.
If it were on property of the ralloads
it would yield, quite a revenue to the
eily. There are some things apparently
in connection with the depot that the
Atlanta people are Just beginning to
think about—at least, that is the in
ference from “Observer's” article.
It is unlikely that Justice Gray of
the United Htates Huprente Court will
nit on the bench again. It will to* re
called that he suffered a stroke of
|iaruly*i tome days ago, and it is said
hi# phyalciana have advised him that
test and quiet arcf nei i-mtary to him.
l ive Justice is nearly 74 year* old. lie
U a Mas*ichusetta niuit, and Maasa
(burette people are la-ginning to ask
rii*tn**lvs who *lia|) be hi* #u> ceaaor.
They ere apparently of the opinion that
it la abeulutely it*-canary to have *
Bay gtate man mi the supreme ben-'b,
other* tee something terrible might
, happen ie the tieiitniueti,
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1902.
WHY AN IN VESTIG ATION t
The New York papers seem to find a
good deal of satisfaction in the an
nouncement that the district attorney
of that city is going to make an inves
tigation of the Park Avenue Hotel dis
aster. Just why there should be an in
vestigation is not wholly apparent.
About all of the facts that will be
brought out in an investigation are al
ready known. The landlord of the ho
tel admits that the law was not com
plied with in the matter of fire es
capes for the reason that it was
thought that the hotel was fireproof.
He also admits that there w’ere no ap
pliances in the hafls for putting out
fires. In fact he praotically admits that
all laws and regulations for protecting
gtiests in the event of fire were neg
lected. What more is wanted?
The New York people are great for
investigations after disasters, but re
cent occurrences show that very little
attention is paid to the enforcement of
laws made foy the prevention of dis
asters. Not long ago there was a great
explosion of dynamite in front of one
of the largest hotels of the city. An
investigation was at once demanded,
although no doubt the officials, whose
duty it was to see to it that no more
than a certain amount of dynamite
kept on hand at any one place, knew
the law was being persistently violated.
If the officials had done their duty the
explosion would not have occurred, or
if it had the damage would have been
slight. _ i
Last month there was a great disas
ter in the tunnel through which the
trains of the New York Central Rail
way System reach its station in the
heart of New York city. The cause of
the accident was of course known from
the first, and any intelligent man could
have put h>s hand on those to blame
for it. Still, there was a demand for
an investigation. The newspapers
seemed to think that it was necessary
to bring out in an investigation facts
that were already known.
Jt really looks as if an investigation
were for the purpose of giving public
indignation a chance to expend itself
and the people to forget the disaster
rather than to find evidence on -which
to punish the guilty parties. If the
punishment of the offenders against
the law was the object aimed at it
would seem as if the facts in hand
would be utilized, and indictments
found without waiting the result of a
long inquiry.
FI,OWE ns NOR II AND SOUTH.
The Philadelphia Times the other
day printed a page illustrated article
on “Winter Luxuries that Cost Small
Fortunes.” Xwo of the pictures should
be of especial Interest to persons in
this section of the country. One pic
ture shows a Philadelphia florist pack
ing blooms "for the South;” the oth
er one shows the florist arranging
white lilacs "to be shipped to Flor
ida." The idea of sending flowers to
Florida eeems quite as paradox
ical as sending coals to New
castle, yet the Times says ti“
florists of Philadelphia do a
flourishing business with tihe South
and especially with Florida. Violets
are In great demand, it is said, and
sell in Florida at prices ranging from
$2 to $lO per bunch, according to the
variety. Lilies of the valley are said
to be “very popular with the belles
of Florida," and are grown in Phila
delphia and shipped South. A bunch
of them “about the correct size for mi
lady to carry to the ball” costs about
$25. The demand for Northern hot
house roses is very large, and good
blooms readily fetch as much as $5
each. Practically throughout the win
ter Philadelphia sends weekly and of
ten daily shipments of flowers to the
Florida w’inter reisorts. The sum of
money that changes hands during the
run of a season, for flowers at fancy
prices, must be very considerable.
Why doesn’t Florida raise her own
flowers? It certainly isn’t 'because she
cannot do it. She ought bo be able
to beat Philadelphia, or any other
Northern city, in the business, and at
a lower cost. In the North hothouses
must be kept heated during the long
cold months. In Florida there wouid
be comparatively few days when arti
ficial beat'would be required. If, with
heavy -coal bills, the Philadelphia flor
ists find profit in raising flowers for
shipment to Florida, florists in Flor
ida ought to find a great deal more
pro,fit In raising flowers not only for
home consumption but for shipment
North. Evidently Floridians are not
utilizing to the fullest extent their op
portunity for making money out of
their Northern visitors.
Senator Tillman said, in the course
of his so-called apology, in the Senate
lhe other day: "I had never had any
legislative experience when I came
here, and my previous service as Gov
ernor of South Carolina for four years
had unfitted me to enter this august
assembly with that dignity and regard,
proper regard, I will say, for its tra
ditions and habits and rules that is de
sirable.” What a reflection upon the
office of Governor of South Carolina
and the people of the state! The state
ment Is open to the Inference that In
order to be the Governor of South Car
olina a man must be something of a
tough, and that his environments in the
office unlit him for association with
gentleman of Intelligence and refine
ment. Of course nothing could \>e fur
ther from the truth, as is very well
known by everybody who is Informed
with respect to South Carolina. Hut
there are some sei tlons of the country
in which that desirable Information is
not general, and In sueh sections Till
man's statement Is likely to prove
hurtful to the state's good name.
An odd clrcumstanee In connection
with the Liverpool bank robbery, In
which law,ooo was stolen through the
means of forged checks, Is that the
clerk, Ooudle, who did the work, got
only $A a week out of the ateallnga
while the rest went to Burge the prise
lighter and his “pals” who used the
clerk as a tool. They worked on his
passion fur gambling
■HU I Q ■ -
Prince Henry has determined that he
will speak only English doting his
visit Mhould he adhere *o that deter
mination. they misfit have some dilti
* oily in undsr standing him in CM
i
Thirty-one vessels of the navy are
now lying up “in ordinary” because,
there are no officers for them. And if
there were officers, there wouldn’t be
enlisted men enough for the ships. The
senior class of the naval academy^at
Annapolis is to be graduated two
months ahead of time and the officers
on duty there are to be sent to sea, bqt
that will only partly relieve the short
age. And then there are a number of
new vessels to go into commission with
in the next year's time that will call
for more officers and men. Congress
has failed to make provisions for man
ning the ships as fast as it builds them.
However, this shortage Is nothing new.
Indeed, it is rather a chronic condi
tion.
The New York Sun prints an elabor
ate study of the suicides published in
its columns during the year 1901. The
total number was 569, of which 402 were
men an 167 women. The favorite
method of self-destruction employed by
the men was shooting, and of women
poison. There were more suicides be
cause of sickness and physical ills
than any other single cause. Love
episodes caused only thirty-nine deaths
of the large total. More than twice as
many men than women killed them
selves for love. There were but thir
ty-five suicides of persons under 20
years of age. The period of life in
w’hich the desire for self-destruction is
strongest is between the ages of 25 and
34 years.
For two days Philadelphia w T as prac
tically cut off from telegraphic com
munication w’ith the outside world by
the breaking down of wires in the city
from ice and snow. It seems strange
that in the flush of the progressive new
century, any such thing could have
happened. The method of stringing
wires employed in Philadelphia is as
old as telegraphy itself. Had the wires
been underground neither ice nor wind
could have injured them, and there
would have been no interruption of
communication. Many of the smaller
cities have adopted the modern method
of disposing of electrical wires, but
Philadelphia, one of the great cities of
the country, clings to the obsolete
method.
PERSONAL.
—The growth of Dawson City is in
dicated by the fact that the First
Methodist Church of that city has
called to the pastorate Rev. James
Livingstone of Windsor, Ont., at a sal
ary of $3,000 a year and a parsonage.
—The cremation of the body of the
late Dr. Robert Grimes of Cheyenne
has revealed the bullet received by him
at the Meeker massacre, where he dis
tinguished himself, as in many other
Indian engagements, as “Fighting Bob,
the Doctor.” Then it was thought the
wound would be fatal, but Dr. Grimes
recovered, and for twenty years car
ried the missile which the surgeons
were unable to locate. The lead but
ton weighed more than the ashes of
the deceased.
—Artists in Chicago ' are circulating
a petition praying the President, Con
gress and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
to reconsider the recent order requiring
the red men of the West to cut their
hair and abandon the custom of paint
ing their faces. “We protest against
such an order,” says the petition, “as
being a measure calculated to stamp
out the distinctive customs of a peo
ple who now constitute one of the
most vividly Interesting and truly ar
tistic elements of our Western coun
try.”
BRIGHT HITS.
—A Poor Heater —‘‘There doesn’t
seem to be much warmth to her voice.’’
“No. they said it had such a good
range, too.’’—Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin.
—A Matter of Course —Mrs. Haus
keep—Goodness! I don't know- any
thing more surprising than the way
our gas bills run up.
Mr. Hauskeep—Oh, it isn’t so sur
prising when you consider how many
thousand feet they have.—Philadelphia
Press.
—How Thoughtful—Mrs. Upton
*Flatte —Norah, will you try to have the
steak a little more rare, after this?
The Cook (bristling up)—ls it findin’
fault wid me cookin’, yen are?
Mrs. Upton Flatte—Oh, no, no. no!
John and I thought you might object
to remaining over the Are so long.—
Puck.
—The Devout Little Flirt—" What are
you going to give up in Lent?” asked
the assistant rector. She pondered the
matter deeply for a moment. "I’ll give
up one of my engagement rings," she
said at last. “I don’t think it's very
nice for a girl to be engaged to two
men in Lent, do you?”—Chicago Even
ing Post.
CIIHHENT ‘COMMENT.
The Charleston News and Courier
(Dem.) says: “No punishment that
the Senate could inflict upon the South
Carolina senators would be 100 severe
for their outrageous conduct.”
The Hartford Times (Dem.) says:
"The Populists of Kansas, having gone
entirely to seed, are now anxious to
combine with the Democrats of the
state, and are even willing to be
merged In the Kansas Democracy.
With characteristic modesty they only
ask that the Democrats will put up
for the principal state offices men of
their choice. Although comparatively
few in number, their original pre
dilection is still strong—to take noth
ing they cannot reach.”
The New Orleans Picayune (Dem.)
says: "The Senate has the power to
punish its members with expulsion, or
other penalties, and it is certaiu that
some action will be taken in the pres
ent case, but just what doe* not yet
appear. A two-thirds vote is required
for expulsion. The Picayune cannot
too severe ly condemn the ruffianly be
havior of the two offenders, and it here
expresses Its profound sympathy for
the humiliation that ha* been brought
upon a proud state by it* representa
tives in the upper house of the national
Congress. ‘
The- S| ingfleid (Mass.) Republican
(Imi ) says: "The coronation embassa
dor’s London correspondent now contra
tore aid with the truth of the matter.
The Britisher could not be allowed to
test exactly where the Kaiser left him
i In the soup and therefore, It should
Is understood that he realty did per
form a great service to the I'nited
I eta tee doting the Kpiiiish wsr, al
though no demonstration at it stt
1 ’Vci Is offered As the c orieepond* nl
says ’The truth csnmxt Is- t< id ’ Sn
d<s uineiitary evidence can ever Is* j t
I du< cd ’ I'iet old Knglaao ' Thare Is
I nothing to <lo, then, hut wsvn pvet the
tods of republic*."
A Preacher’s Rebuke.
"In New York several months age
I went to hear a well-knowjj. preacher,
who delivered a remarkably eloquent
sermon.” said the travling man, ac
cording to the Philadelphia Times.
“Just is the minister was in his perora
tion he suddenly stopped, took off his
spectacles, and, in a voice of censure,
remarked:
“ 'I will be very much obliged if that
young man lli the rear •'part of the
church will cease his conversation.’
“He then replied his spectacles and
proceeded with his sermon. As I hap
pened to sit in the rear part of the au
ditorium, I felt rather surprised at the
interruption, for, while there were
many young men present in that part
of the edifice, I did not notice the least
conversation.
“Not long ago the same preacher was
invited to Philadelphia to preach on a
special occasion. I went again to hear
him. To rny surprise, ho took the same
text and delivered the same sermon. I
was more than surprised, as he reached
his peroration, to see him remove his
spectacles and give expression to the
same rebuke in exactly the same lan
guage as he had done in New York. I
could not help arrive at the conclusion
that he had a place marked somew'here
in his manuscript for administering a
rebuke whether it was needed or not,
and that perahps his intention w r as to
attract particular attention to some
thing he W’as about to utter.”
Heard In the Kindergarten.
One day while stringing popcorn.the
children w'ere informed they might eat
some every once in a while, says the
Chicago Tribune. The teacher noticed
George was not eating any. When
questioned whether he liked it, he an
swered :
"Sure I do, but I can’t tell when
every once in a while is.”
The teacher in the first grade was
developing the word “breakfast.” By
way of introduction she addressed the
class thus: “What is the first meal
you eat in the morning?”
“Oatmeal,” promptly responded John
ny.
After a hard thunder shower in the
springtime we all went out of doors to
view a most beautiful rainbow’. Our
pet cat was scampering about when
suddenly he climbed to the top of h.
tall tree. Little Clarence exclaimed:
“Oh! Miss L., Tom has run the tree
to thunder!”
The story of “Ruth” was listened to
with deep interest by all the children
until it came to the passage w'here
Boaz watched daily for Ruth to ap
pear. Then a child piped out:
“Well, I think Boaz was just an old
rubber-neck.”
The land of the Eskimos was being
reproduced on the blackboard by teach
ers and children. A tiny chap made
this startling announcement:
“Miss Alice, you have made an ice
berg, but I have made an ice burglar.”
Tllden’a Sixty-six Thousand Letter*.
It was Mr. Tilden’s faith in the
pow'er of the people to form) q correct
judgment on any question submitted to
them that led to his final triumph, says
the Utica Observer. “I have spent
over $2,000 for postage in this cam
paign,” he. said to a young man after
1574. “Do you mean to say that you
sent out 66,000 letters?” asked his
astonished visitor. “That’s about the
number,” answered Mr. Tilden. “But
where did you get their names?” “My
long connection with the Democratic
State Committee had familiarized me
w ith the chairman of the County Com
mittee in almost every county in New’
York. To him I therefore sent for a
list of names of men in every village
in his county ” ‘“And did you send
printed letters to them?” “Better than
that,” Mr. Tilden said, while his gray
eyes twinkled: “I sent each of my cor
respondents a lithographed fac-simile
of any own handwriting.” “And how
did it work?” "Splendidly,” he an
swered in conclusion. “After I w’as
elected and had gone to Albany oc
casionally I’d have a call from a citizen
who would introduce himself to me by
means of one of my letters to him,
and who would say: ‘I didn’t think
you knew me, Mr. Tilden, until I got
this.’ ”
Luck Vs. Brains.
Ex-Gov. Upham of Wisconsin told a
good story on himself yesterday, says
the Washington Post.
“I was once intorested in two lumber
deals,” he said. “I had offered a valu
able piece xtf property at $60,000 and at
same time I was trying to buy a tract
of pine trees. While the deals were
pending I ran across a gypsy fortune
teller in the woods and I asked her to
tel! my fortune.
“ You will be very lucky In your
deals.' she said.
“ ’That's good,” I ramarked.
“ Yes,’ continued the fortune teller,
‘your luck will beat your brains.’ ”
Gov. Upham says that the woman
spoke the truth. A few days later
the syndicate which held the option of
$60,000 upon the property he had offered
at that price decided not to acept it,
and it was not long before he was able
to sell the land for almost double the
amount.
Old Case of Hew Diplomacy.
Years ago there was a brusque old
Admiral upon whom many stories were
told—in most cases true ones, sajre
Lippincott's.
At one time, when the warship of
which the Admiral was in command
was off the coast of Portugal, the King
of that country expressed a desire to
visit an American man-of-war.
The Admiral received the party with
great cordiality, but, instead of ad
dressing the royal visitor as “Your
Majesty” or "Your Highness,” he in
variably called him “King."
It was, “Step this way King,” "Look
out for your head, King,” when show
ing him about the vessel, and before
His Majesty departed, the Admiral
convulsed all within hearing by saying
hospitably: "King, come down in the
cabin and have a drink.”
Electrical Current* Nut tin ngrron*.
It is well known that electrical cur
rents of extremely high frequency can
be passed through the human system
without any dangerous or any percep
tible effect, where, as currents of one
tenth the voltage would be fatal. This
was Tesla's famous discovery. It has
been suggested u:-i an explanation of
the paradox thnt the electricity passed
over the surface of the body without
penetrating It. M. Borciler and M. Lc
comte have Investigated this subject
and reported upon It to the French
Ac ademy of Sciences. Their finding is
against the explanation suggested. Ex
periments showed that high frequency
cut rent* were fatal to the rabbit, the
guinea pig and tho rat, though in
nocuous to man.
—1 e i
Artificial India Huh her.
The Kooky Mountain grease-wood
plant has a milky wap and the old wood
it resinous gum which Is soluble In
c-arlsm bisulphide and In other known
hydrocarbon solvents cf rubber, From
the tutp It I* possible to make artificial
India rubls-r. The plant, brulaed Ire
tween rollers, Is exposed hr the a. lien
of c arbon bisulphide, naphtha or other
solvent of India rubber The solution
la evapr/relrd ands gum rentalna of
u blew n color. Highly H> glide and elas
tic', c oil-bustltde and |rosa- oeljtg (he
• bars' trrts'b-s if India cubic i The
gum cwri be vulcanised by Ihe addin m
of u*ibut In lb* .aloe lug a ml' *• tj-c
I roles tub belt j
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—An instrument has been perfected
by a Jamestown, N. Y., man for signal
ing between trains on the same rail
way track. It is based on the wire
less telegraph principle, and signals
automatically, when two trains are
within 2,000 feet of each other. It also
indicates in which direction each of the
two is running, or if one of them is
standing still on the track.
—Charles T. Yerkes, who will equip
and operate the new underground elec
tric railway in London, believes that
one of the chief factors in the solution
of electric traction Js the use qf fire
proof cars. Such cars Have never yet
been used for pasenger service. Mr.
Y’erkes has practically invented such a
car with which his London road will he
equipped. These cars will make impos
sible a repetition on our line of the re
cent accident in Liverpool, in which
several persons were burned to death.”
—A new reredos, which has been de
signed for the Church of St. Agnes,
Bristol, as a memorial to the boys of
Clifton College who have fallen in the
war in South Africa, is a remarkable
one, .inasmuch as it contains the figure
of Earl Roberts. Instances are on re
cord of the faces of bishops and other
ecclesiastical dignitaries appearing in
painted windows, but this is, perhaps,
the first time that a soldier has been
sculptured on a work of this kind. It
shows the commander in chief in a
kneeling position, as if in the act of
prayer. Behind him stands Dr. Browne,
the Bishop of Bristol, and, what seems
still more strange, there are figures of
a nurse and a football player.
There arc now 60,000 colored inhabi
tants in New York city and the ex
cess of colored women over colored
men as shewn by the last federal cen
sus is 6.000. The overwhelming ma
jority are not natives of this city or
state, but come from the South. The
great bulk of colored residents of the
city of New York come from Virginia,
Maryland, North and South Carolina,
Georgia and Missouri. Mississippi, in
which colored residents predominate,
has sent only 366 colored persons to
New York, Texas 713, and Alabama 636.
The increase of colored population,
however, is only through immigration,
for though the birth rate is fairly high
the colored death rate is unduly so
—The Interurban electric railroad has
“come to stay.” It can hold its own
with the steam railroads in any con
test of rate-cutting which the latter
may Imitate and earn a profit from a
scale of charges which would make it
cheaper for the steam roads to go out
of business. It represents a more eco
nomical expenditure of power In the
movement of a given weight, a given
distance, and until these conditions are
changed competition through rate-cut
ting will do the steam railroads vast
ly more harm than It will the electric
roads. For the past year the average
earnings of the steam railroads of the
United States are estimated at about
*1,674 per mile, and those of the inter
urban electric roads at about $3,800 per
mile. Those are grand averages. In
many instances the earnings of the
electric roads are much higher.
—The principle upon which electric
fountains operate is very simple. Un
der each nozzle or jet is a heavy plate
of clear glass, and under this, in turn,
an electric lamp so situated that a
powerful beam from it will shine out
through the opening from which the
water emerges. So long as the jet of
water remains solid the light is re
flected along stream forming an ab
solutely perfect reflector and allowing
none of the light to escape sideways.
Whenever the stream is roughened in
to ripples or breaks into drops, how
ever, the imprisoned light escapes.
Sheets of colored glass are used to
vary the combinations of hues, and by
changing the form and pressure of the
jets and their color extremely beauti
ful effects may be produced. The
municipality of Toledo, Ohio, has re
cently installed an elctric fountain in
the Court House Park of that city.
—Some time ago Prof. Dolbear made
the statement (hat he had invented
wireless telegraphy, and that Mr. Mar
coni was infringing on his patents.
Now we hear that Prof. E. S. Wiggins
of Ottawa, Ont., claims that the Ital
ian inventor has stolen his ideas. He
says that he announced in a Brooklyn
newspaper in 1884, that the world is
enveloped in electricity, and he planned
to use this current of electricity, which,
he says, was east and west, to tele
graph around the world, using the
summit of the Rockies as a sender sta
tion. The professor says: “Mr. Mar
coni does not even know this, for he
says he does not know how his mes
sages are sent. You see, I built the
railway, and Marconi put on his en
gine without my leave, and then apolo
gizes by saying he thought it traveled
through the air. He must not be sur
prised if I ask him to pay at least for
the right-of-way.”
—The most remarkable- characteristic
of the water of the large inland lake
which receives the river Jordan is its
great density, which far exceeds that
of any commonly known natural water.
This property has attracted the atten
tion of every traveler. Sir John Maun
devllle, for instance, whose "Travels"
were published between 1357 and 1371,
alleged that “if a Man Cast Iron there
on it will float above, and if Men Cast
a Feather therein it will sink to the
Bottom, and these be Things Against
Nature.” Lavoisier found a gallon of
it would wetgh approximately 12
pounds, as compared with ordinary sea
water, a gallon of which weighs about
K>H pounds. The density of the water
is due to the saline matter in solution
—24.46 per cent., as against about 3.5
per cent, in sea water. This large pro
portion of salts is due to continuous
evaporation of the water and the in
troduction of fresh quantities charged
with mineral matter from the sur
rounding soil.
—By far the largest and finest vessel
ever built for the New York and Glas
gow trade was launched Saturday,
Feb. 22, on the Clyde for the Anchor
Line. It Is named the “Columbia," and
Is 500 feet over all, 66 feet moulded
breadth and 36 feet deep, with a gross
tonnage of B, ton tqns, and when loaded
her displacement will be fully 15,000
tons. "The .Columbia” was christened
by Lady Balfour, of Burleigh, wife of
Lord Balfour. Secretary of State for
Scotland, and is a strikingly handsome
and imposing looking vessel, with a
straight stem and elliptical stern, hav
ing two steel polo masts for fore and
aft schooner rig and throe funnels.
The vessel Is divided up, so as to In
sure safety. Into nine water-tight com
partments, and has six decks. First sa
loon Is amidships, with accommodation
for 216 passengers on the bridge and
main deck. Ht ale-rooms on the bridge
deck are luxuriously fitted with
couches, folding wushatanda, ward
robs# and dec trie lights: have large
Hiiuure ivlmlctus til led With ornamental
shutters that cun he adjusted at wMI.
I he main saloon Is on the upper deck,
a very ha ml wane apartment; the deco
rs t loti* o-e bright and artistic, furni
ture and general afi|M)lnUri*nta are
very handsome. There wilt be a num
ber of small tables in the main kml<sici
for i*. i ofniisc.betion of family parties.
Miove till Itl.iln sales*ll on the budge
de< k la the library, a spacious. w||-
PP*anted room, M feet by M feet (
lb- promenade dreg there is * |uau
rtu*l) tilled smoking ■> >‘xm with dome
skylight and large window*, malting it
s biigm-snd itr i cheerful pt<- j
HOW 10 BE SUCCESSFUL
Experiences o’ Some o[ Ot
Wealthiest ta-fieod Healti
the Keynote,
Success does not follow ill health oaiu
contrary, it takes good health to make,
successful. A good appetite, ability to si*®
soundly all night long, and arise te!?-
rested and refreshed, with a body that!*
no pains or aches, and a dear brain fa!
vim, ideas and insight into business ’is*?!
make success. The Vanderbilts ’goJX?
Astors, Ilavemeyers, and a long 2
others that we could name, attribute
wealth and success in business to l
hours and hard work, which were
possible by good health. Bad health is th
cause of more failures in business th °
anything else. “ Blood Wine” keeps
health good. It cleanses every particle o
blood that flows through your veins i
abstracts the impurities and germs fore*
them out of the body, and leaves o’ulv th!
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tissues, and keeps one in good health
“ Blood Wine ” will give you a clear brain
so that you can think, reason, plan aa
succeed. It enables you to grasp a situs
tion quickly, to understand clearlv
takes every ache and pain out of your ,
tem, and transforms every organ of you
body to its normal healthy conditioi
Blood Wine contains no wine or opiate
simply medicines of wonderful curatii
characteristics that never disappoint
In the business world “ Blood Wine ” is
great favorite with both men and wom
Storekeepers, clerks, stenographers, bool
keepers, lawyers, clergymen, and all r<
quiring a powerful agent to clear the brail
and aid them in business, take it.
Mrs. Annie Morgan of Waterville, Mt.,l
says: “ I think it is my duty to let you
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y our “ Blood Wine. ” I have taken one i* I
tie and a half, and feel wonderfully better. I
My appetite is improved; I do not suikrl
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seemed clouded. Your “Blood Wine”ias|
benefited me so much that I feel rratehll
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mend it to any one who is suffering from!
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and a run-down condition in general.” i
“ Blood Wine ’’ costs fifty cents a bottle,!
but you can sample it free of charge ill
Lippman Bros.’ drug store. I
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NETTINS
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• FENCING.
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—WHOLtartAI.E
Fruit, Produce,
Grain, etc.,
122 BAY STREET, WEST.
Tel*pbon* IK.
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—DEALER IN—
Paints, Oils and Glass, Sash,
Blinds and Builders’ Supplies. Plain ajj
Decorative Wall Paper, Foreign Mj
Domestic Cements, Lime, Plaster
Hair. Sole Agent for Abestlne
Water Paint. .
20 Congress Street, West, ana 11*
Julian Street. West.
—
General agents for Colts
Patent Firearms and Brad
ley & Vrooman’s Paints.”
j. and. weep & co.
KEPPARI), SNEDEKER & CO"
ItoiiKh and Dressed Lanil’"'
Mouldings, Laths. Shingles, Scr“
Sawing. Turned Balusters, t-Olu
etc. Stair Building and Office i
in Yellow Pine or Hardwood.
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