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10 “THE HEN” IS NOW THE UNCROWNED QUEEN. “Errs to Pick, Fki; to Roll nnd Err* to Kntthr Slogan. The hen is queen, especially at Eas tertide, and the erstwhile "Bird of Liberty," known as the great "Ameri can Eagle,” has for awhile flown to parts unknown. These are times indeed, when the Juvenile mind turns to eggs, which rival the rainbow in their colors. Eggs to roll, eggs to pick, and finally, after all, eggs to eat is the slogan of this festine holiday. The present season sees the product of the hen in steady demand. Whole salers are quoting the “fruit" at from 16 to IT per dozen, and the market as “steady." There is also a good demand for the emblem of Easter, and the receipts on the Savannah market aggregate about seventy-five to 100 cases a day. A well known wholesale grocer said yesterday: “The Easter celebration always has a tendency to increase the demand for eegs from 40 to .TO per cent. This year is no exception to the rule, but happily the market is capable of sup plying all demands, and there will be few if any left on next Tuesday. "I do not,” he said, "anticipate any rise in eggs on account of the exces sive demand, but look for prices to remain as they are to-day, which is about the same price they were bring ing at this time last year.” RICE MEN SAY THAT OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY. One to the ( nprolltahle Sen.oii .Inwt Passed. "The rice outlook is gloomy,” said a well-known rice man to a Morning News reporter yesterday. “In the first place,” he said, "the acreage will not be over 65 per cent, of I hat planted last year. "This condition is brought about by the fact that this year's crop was re markably short, owing to Ihe rainy weather in the early spring, and cool nights in the harvesting season." Rice men report that the weather conditions are extremely good for all fields contiguous to Savannah, which includes the Savannah, Ogeechee, Al tamaha and Satilla rivers. The planters are said to be using the very hest seed, and are looking after the cultivat'on of the product with renewed interest, notwithstanding the unprofitable crop of last season. Some little rice has already been plant ed. and it is safe to say that some 800 acres are now under cultivation. About 8,000 acres were planted last year. EXCHANGES TOOkIhoLiDAY. Both the Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade were closed yesterday, on account of Good Friday. The bulls and bears will take another holiday to-day, but the naval stores men will continue to do business at the old stand. SEA ISLAND. I There was practically nothing doing In the sea island situation during the week just passed, and quotations were unchanged. The spinners are still holding off. and are buying no cot ton. There was a decrease of 10,818 bales to domestic mills and 15,954 bales to Great Britain, as compared with last year. The total crop in sight to date Is 72,- 638 bales, as against 98,906 bales last year. Prices about as follows: Fancy Floridas 28 Extra choice Floridas 37 Choice Floridas 25 @26 Fancy Georgias 27 Extra choice Georgias 25 @26 Choice Georgias 24 @25 Extra fine Ga.'s and F1a'5...23V4 Fine Ga.'s an.! Fla.'s Nominal Sea island report week ending April 1: 1904. 1903. Receipts gross 51 471 Receipts net 51 471 Sales 179 3.921 Shipments 955 1,578 Stock 11.911 13,308 Receipts since Sept. 1. gr 05548,933 72.553 Receipts since Sept. 1, net. 47,449 70,469 Domestic, via N. Y 105 1,553 Inland 850 To Havre, via New York 25 Total 955 1.578 Charleston, S. C., April 1. —Sea is land cotton, receipts, none; sales, none; exports, none; stock, 63. DRY GOODS EXCHANGED. New York, April 1. —The dry goods market has shown little change and the outlook for continued apathy is general. "Certain concessions are re ported, but no increase in activity is reported as a consequence Buyers have been very few in number during the last two or three days and the weather has been a further handicap to favorable business. Curtailment Is still going and this it is generally believed will do much to relieve the situation. KAVAI STORES. Charleston, S. C„ April I.—Turpen tine and rosin, nominal. Wilmington, N. C., April I.—Naval stores market closed to-day. Receipts were: Spirits turpentine, 6 casks; rosin, 293 barrels; tar 95 barrels; crude turpen tine. 26. LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET. The following are the Savannah Cot ton Exchange quotations: DOMESTIC EXCHANGE—Buying at 50c discount, selling up to $25.00, 10c; $25 to SSO, 15c; SSO to SIOO, 20c; SIOO to S2OO, 25c; S2OO to S3OO, 30c; S3OO to SIOO, 35c; S4OO to SSOO, 40c; SSOO to S6OO, 15c; over S6OO at the rate of 75c per SI,OOO premium. FOREIGN EXCHANGE Market weak. Commercial demand, sterling, $4.64.25; sixty days, $1.80.75; ninety days, $4.79.25; French, 5.22%; Belgian, 5.23; marks, sixty days, 94 3-16; ninety days, 93%. Unnk Stocks. Bid. Asked. Citizens Bank 150 151 Chatham Bank 77 78 Commercial Bank 106 Chatham R. E. and I. Cos. .. 53 53% Germania Bank 147% 148% Southern Bank 180 185 Merchants National Bank.. 105 106 The National Bank of 5av..165 170 Oglethorpe Sav. and Trust.. 125 •People's Savings and Loan .102% 103% Savannah Bank and Trust.. 130 132 Savannah Trust 102 103 “Plus dividend. itailrouils nnd Iniluat rlnla. Bid.Askcd. Augusta and Savannah ....113 113% Atlanta and West Point ....153 do 6 per cent, certif 106 103 Central Ice 95 100 Chat, and Gulf stocks 109 130 Georgia Telephone and Tele graph 85 R Georgia Brewery 92% 100 Macon Ry. and L. pref 76 77 do common 21 25 Georgia Railroad common ..249 Planters’ Rice Mill 90 95% Propeller Towboat 95 100 Savannah Elec, preferred ... 85 90 Savannah Elec, common .... 14 15 Savannah Hotel Company ... 65 68 Southwestern 112% 113% Southern Railway preferred.. 85 86 do do common 22 22% Savarnah Brewing 103 105 Savannah Cotton Exchange.. 60 65 Honh*. Chat, and Gulf R. R. 5 per cent. Ist mortgage 102V* IP3V4 C. of Ga. con. ss, 1945. M. and N * 10554 106V* C. of Ga. Ist incomes 67 70 do do 2nd incomes 29V4 30 do do 3rd Incomes 18 2 ; J C. of Ga. (M. G. and A. Div.) 5s 105 106 G. S. and F. 5s 112 Georgia State 3V4S, 1930 106 110 do 3V>S, 1915 M. and N 103>* 104'j do 4t*s, 1915 113V* 114V* Macon Ky. and L. bonds ... 89 90 Jacksonville Electric 5s 90 92V* Ocean Steamship ss, 1926 ...108 110 Savannah city ss, 1913 10SV* 109V* Savannah city ss, 1909 104 104% S. A. L. common 9% 10!j do do preferred 17 17‘* Savannah Elec. Cos. 5s 90 92 Middle Ga. and Atlantic ....105 106 i Eatoinon 105 106 RANK CLEARINGS. New York, April 1. —The following table compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clearings at a number of the principal cities for the week ended March 31, with the percentage of in crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year. Sixty-three other cities are included in the totals: New York $1,069,574,572 dec. 28.4 Chi. ago 162.237,158 dec. 2.6 Boston 106,172,279 dec. 19.1 Philadelphia 95.066,208 dec. 18.4 St. Louis 47,135,395 inc. 4.7 Pittsburg 35,551,765 dec. 31.9 San Francisco.... 25,670,300 dec. 19.4 Baltimore 20.164.301 dec. 2.0 Cincinnati 20,987,800 dec. 4.5 Kansas City 19.080,778 inc. 3.0 New Orleans .... 19.085,478 Inc. 49.1 Louisville 8.869,476 dec. 23.2 Memphis 3.302,413 dec. 16.8 Richmond 3,809,729 inc. 10.7 Washington 2,446,084 dec. 39.8 Savannah 2.461,490 dec. 26.1 Fort Worth 2,180,080 dec. 34.1 Atlanta 2,461,712 inc. 22.8 Nashville 2,054,517 dec. 22.8 Norfolk 1.651,975 inc. 13.3 Augusta, Ga 1,065,248 dec. 29.7 Birmingham 1,242,249 dec. 14.2 Knoxville 1,023,412 inc. 25.8 Little Rock 808,011 dec. 2.4 Macon 1,135.000 inc. 40.8 Chattanooga 692,867 inc. 29.3 Jacksonville, Fla. 731,137 inc. 116.9 Galveston 7,378,000 dec. 11.5 Charleston, S. C.. 910,965 dc. 12.1 i Totals U. S 1,798,479.978 dec. 22.0 Outside N. Y 728,905,226 dec. 10.1 Totals Canada .. 40,425,323 dec. 23.7 MONEY MARKET. New York, April I.—Money on call, nominal no loans Prime mercantile paper, 4V4@5. Sterling exchange, nomi nal, with actual business In bankers bills at $4.87.30@4.87.35 for demand and at $4.84.75@4.84.85 for sixty day bills. Posted rates, $4.85@4.85V4 and $4.88. Commercial bills, $4.84V4@4.84%. SAVANNAH’S CURRENT MARKETS Note—These quotations are revised daily and are kept as near as possible in accord with :he prevailing whole sale prices. Official quotations are not used when they disagree with the prices wholesalers ask. POULTRY—Market, good demand; springers, 40@45c per pair; three quarter grown, 55@65c; hens, BO@9oc. EGGS—l6@l7c; steady. BUTTER —The tone of the market is firm. Quotations: Extra Elgins, 60 tubs, 26@27c: choice Elgins, 24@25c; renovated butter. 20c. CHEESE—Market firm; fancy, full cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 13c; 30 to 35-pound, 12%c. WHITE PEA BEANS—S2.SO bushel. POTATOES—S3.OS. ONlONS—Native, barrels, $4.50. TURNIPS—S2.2S. CRANBERRIES Cape Cod, $2.75 box. llreadatuff. Hay and Grain FLOUR—Patent, $5.90; straights, $5.60; fancy, $5.50; family, spring wheat, best patent, $6.55. MEAL—Pearl, per barrel, $3.25; per sack, $1.37%; Pierce's wnter ground, $1.40; city grits, per sack, $1.40; Peari grits, Hudnut's, per barrel, $3.25; per sack, $1.45; Savannah Milling Com pany, meal, $1.32%. Grain Markets. QUANTITIES— Jobs. Cars. No. 2 white corn 73 70 Mixed corn 72 69 OATS— No. 2 white clipped 61 58 No. 2 mixed 57 54 Texas rust proof oats, bright 71 68 BRAN— Pure wheat bran $1.25 $1.20 Mixed bran 1.25 1.17 Vi Cracked corn 1.35 1.28% HAY— No. 1 timothy 1.00 92% No. 2 timothy 90 85 RlCE—Market steady; demand good; fancy head, 6c; fancy, 5%c. Good -'5 @5Vi Fair 4%@4% Common 3%®4 Fruits nml Nnts. APPLES—S4.7S@S.OO; choice, $4.00. BANANAS—SI.SO® 2.00. ORANGES —Florida, $2.76@3.00; Cal ifornia navel, $3.00 a box. LEMONS—New Massinas, $3.00@3.25. MALAGA GRAPES Heavyweight, $5,004(6.00 per keg; mediums, $4.25® 4.50 per box. PRUNES —20s to 30s, 13c; 30s to 40s, 10c; 40s to 50s, 8c; 50s to 60s, 7%c; 60s to 70s, 6%c; 70s to 80s, 6c; 80s to 90s, 5%c; 90s to 100s, 4%c. PEANUTS—AmpIe stock, fair de mand; market firm; fancy hand-pick ed Virginias. 6%c; N. C. peanuts, 6%c; ex. Virginias, 5%c. NUTS—Almonds, Terragona, 14%c; Ivicas, 13%; walnuts, French, 12%c; Naples, 14%c; pecans, 10c; Brazils, 9%c; filberts, 11c; assorted nuts, 50- pounds and 25-pound boxes. 12c. Dried nnd Kvupornted Fruit*. APPLES— Evaporated, 7%c; sundried 5%c. APRlCOTS—Evaporated, fancy, 13c; choice, 10%c. RAISINS —L. L. 2-Crown, $1.85; 3- Crown, $2.00: 4-Crown clusters, $2.75; loose muscatells. 8c; 1-pound seeded. 10-liC; imperial cabinets, $3.00 per box. PEACHES— Evaporated, peeled, 16c; unpeeled, B%c. PEARS—Evaporated, 10%c. CITRON—A. S. drum, 14%c; fancy Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, 14%c. CURRANTS—BarreIs. 7c. augur. Cut loaf 5.87 Cubes 5.42 XXXX powdered 5.32 ‘Fine granulated 5.17 Confectioners' A 5.02 White Extra C 4.82 Golden C 4.62 Coffee. Java 24 c Mocha 23%e Peaberry 13 c Fancy No. 1 12 c Choice No. 2 11 c Prime No. 2 10 c Good No. 4 9%c Fair No. 5 9 c Ordinary No. 6 B%c Common No. 7 8 c SALT —Car lots, 100 pounds burlap sacks. 36c; 100-pound cotton sacks, 38c; 125-pound burlap sacks. 45c; 125-pound cotton sacks. 47c; 150-pound burlap sacks, 54c. DEMERE £, HAMMOND, Brokers, Phones 1505 Office No. 24 Bryan street, East. COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Direct Private Wires to Leading Exchanges. LOCAL SECURITIES A SPECIALTY. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, APRIL 2. 1904. Hayward, X/iok: Sc Cos., COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND COFFEE. New York Correspondents, .1. 11. PARKER A CO. Chicago 4 orrcs|(undents: BARTI-FTT, FRAZIER A CARRINGTON. New Orleans Correspondents: HOME OFFICE. BOTH TELEPHONES 530. With our Private Wires to New Yoi k, New Orleans and Chicago, we can execute all orders on the several exchanges with unequalled dispatch. ,1. 31. McCORD, Manage r, 104 Bay St.. East, Savannah, Ga TRADE IS A BIT OFF. Wlint Dun A Co.'s Review Says ot tile Condition., New York, April I.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade to-morrow will sav: Much deferred Easter business was transacted during the last few days, and some sections report satisfactory results, but at many points the weather is not yet normal, and, on the whole, the season's trade thus far compares unfavorably with last year's volume. Manufacturing returns continue con flicting. iron and steel plants are gain ing ground, footwear exhibiting the natural reaction from an unprecedent ed production in 1903, while textile mills have much idle machinery and little forward business to encourage opera tion. Lumber and building materials are In better demand, although floods at the West and labor troubles at the East retarded structural work to some extent. At Baltimore the general situation is satisfactory, despite the fact that re building of the devastated district is hampered by efforts to secure It gisla tive enactments regarding the ar rangement of streets. Transportation is still interrupted by scarcity of cars, although in the coke region there is less congestion and railway earnings thus far reported for March are but 1.2 per cent, smaller than last year. Agricultural prospects are unchang ed, better weather conditions at some points being offset by less favorable news from other regions, and the price situation is extremely irregular. Sell ers of cotton have counted on a liberal supplementary business, owing to small initial purchases, but thus far buyers have been able to confine operations within narrow limits. Insofar as any change is perceptible In the market, the tone Is slightly weaker, and lit tle forward business is reported. Trade in woolens continues dull. Commercial failures this week are 208, against 173 the corresponding week last year. HlDES—Market, firm; dry flint, 14c; dry salted, 12c; green salted, 6%c WOOL—Firm; prime Georgia, free of sand burrs and black wool, nomi nal at 21c; black. 18c; burry, 10@12c; wax, 26c; tallow. 4c: deer skin, 24c. Hardware and liuilding Supplies. LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND CEMENT—Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand and sell at 85@90c a barrel: special calcmed plaster, $1.50® 1.65 per barrel; hair, 4@sc: Rosedale cement, $1.20@1.25; carload lots, spe cial. Portland cement, retail, $2.65; carload lots, $2.00@2.40. LUMBER—Market firm. Quotations: Sawn ties, per M feet, $10.50@I1; hewn ties (7x9x8%), 42c each; hewn ties (6xß), 28c; switch ties, $11.50; mini mum. easy size yard stock. $12@14; car sills, $14@16; ship stock. $22. Oil. Perfection Signal Oil 42 c Pratt’s Astral 17 c Aladdin Security 16 c Water White 16 c Standard white 15%c D. S. Gasoline 16%c D. S. gasoline in drums 14%c 86 degree gasoline in drums 19 c SHOT —Drop, $1.60; B. B. and large, $1.75; chilled. $1.85. IRON—Market firm; refined, $2.25; Swede. sc. NAILS—Cut, $2.50; base wire, $2.40 base. BARBED WIRE—S3.IS per 100 pounds. GUNPOWDER—Per keg, Austin crack shot. $1.50; half keg, $2.50; quar ter keg, $1.40; champion ducking, quarter keg, $2.25; Austin smokeless, half kegs, $3.45; quarter, $3.40; three pound, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 30 per cent, on smokeless. Cotton IJauKing nnd Tie*. BAGGING—Market firm; 1% pound. 7%@8%c; sea island bagging. 9%®10c. TlES—Standard 45-inch arrow, large lots, $1.03@1.10; small lots. $1.15. TWINE—Per pound, or hank, 14® 15c. HAMS —Sugar cured, 13%®14%C; pic nics. 7%e. D. S. butts 6% D. S. plates 7% Western heavy bellies 8% Eastern light bellies 8% Eastern medium bellies 8% Eastern heavy bellies 8% D. S. C. R. sides 8% Smoked C. R. sides 8% LARD —Pure, in tierces, B%c; 50- pound tins and 80-pound tubs, B%c; compound. In t'erces, 7%c: 50-pound tins and 80-pound tubs. 7%c. Mt nee lln neon*. FlSH—Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 1, $10.00; No. 2, $8.50; No. 3. SS.OO; kits, No. 1, $1.40; No. 2. $1.30; No. 3. $1.10; codfish, 1-pound bricks, 6c; 2-pound bricks, 5%c; smoked herrings, per box. 19®20c; Dutch herrings, in kegs, $1.10; new mullets, half barrels. $4.00. SYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and Florida syrup, buying at 22@23c; sell ing at 26®27c; sugar house at 16%@ 18c. HIGH WlNES—Basis. $1.28. HONEY —Fair demand; strained. In barrels. 45c gallon. Dll Yon Feel Tired t This is the time of year when nine people out of ten feel broken down. They feel tired after walking a block. No appetite—peevish. It is worth a great deal to be relieved of these ail ments. And there is no sense in hav ing them if they can be relieved. Now, Graybeard is specially recommended in these cases. It tones up the system. Gives you an appetite. Relieves the ail ment. Graybeard is found at all drug stores, $1 a bottle. 6 for $5. Graybeard Pills— little treasures —25 cents.—ad. Atlantic Coast Line gives benefit of a short line mileage detachments be tween Savannah and Augusta, 132 miles.—ad. W. S. DAFFIN, COTTON BROKER, 839 Gravler Street, Now Orleans, I,a. Member New Orleans Cotton Ex change. Savannah Cotton Exchange. Special attention given to the execu tion of contracts for future delivery. Spinners orders carefully executed. MEMBERS: New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Future Brokers As’n. New York Cotton Exchange. New York Col Tee Exchange, Chit ago Board of Trade. Associate Member Liverpool Cotton Association. GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TAKING FIHST STEPS. A called meeting of the stockholders of the Macon Fair Association has been issued for next Friday night, to hear the report from the committee of five appointed in February last to make an examination of the association’s properly. Preliminary arrangements for the fair of next Octobee have al ready commenced, the exhibition to be in conjunction with the State Agricul tural Society. TOOK FRENCH LEAVE. Macon Telegraph: Four inmates, all boys, of the Georgia Industrial Home, have taken French leave and disap peared entirely. They are Ines Thomp son. wearing knee pants, florid com plexion, blonde hair and very stout; Alex Nabors, very cross-eyed, brown hair and florid complexion; Sidney Holder, sparely built, sandy hair, prominent front teeth, and Iverson Me- Ginnes, who has a dark complexion. It was stated by Dr. Mumford that all of them wore overalls when they xeft the institution. HANK KEPT AT WHIGIIAM. Daniel R. Johnson, a merchant of Whigham, has filed a petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court tt Macon, for voluntary bankruptcy. Tne petition shows that Mr. Johnson has liabilities amounting to $2,322.49, with total assets amounting to $1,200. SMOKED TOO MICH; BLIND. Arthur M. Baker, one of the most popular young business men in Troup county, has gone to Atlanta, to have his eyes treated. For the past week he has felt that his eyes were growing weaker, but Wednesday morning on awakening his sight was totally ob scured. The cause of his temporary blindness is supposed to be the result of smoking, as he is a constant smoker. His services In the Philippines may have affected the optics. SI ES FOK SjCI.n.OOO. A suit has been filed by Rufus Hughes of Brunswick, against th? Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad Company for $25,000, for injuries re ceived on the Brunswick and Bir mingham in an accident several months ago. FLORIDA.' IN AN EASTER DRESS. The Miami News has appeared In a handsome Easter dress. The edition exploits interestingly the advantages of Miami and Us section. POLICEMAN DISAPPEARS. Tampa Herald; D. J. Woodard, formerly a member of the local police force, left the city recently suddenly and without giving notice of his in tention of resigning and departing, ex cept by sending his badge and other implements of office to the police sta tion by a friend. Woodard, it is 90,000 People being vantages. Here are a few: To sleep like an infant, undisturbed. To awaken in the morning fresh like the flowers. To feel kindly towards all mankind. Cheerful, hopeful, happy. That’s how a Specimen lives. Would you like to be a Specimen? Are you willing to invest so much as SI.OO to feel about foo per cent better than you do? . It’s easy if you trv—lmpossible unless you try. . J h 7 h 1S not ° ne So , u l°i the 7*°° Wh ° are not s P ecimens > who would not be vastly improved by a course of Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. y A trace of malaria in one’s blood reduces the vitality and elasticity about one half. 1 coo 000 germs P tlme ’ Under favorable conditions, be multiplied into indlcated by lack of P inkness in the skin, might produce headaches in sTWwjKU'ffse i “'* doy “ * **• —” “* No" .it the beginning of Spring is the time to eradicate every trace of Malaria kill every Grip Germ and stimulate a sluggish Liver. Use Johnson’sTon'c Use nothing'else! Yours truly, A- a, CIRADEAU. understood, left for the Everglades, go ing south in a boat purchased by him self. and has not been heard from re cently, as a resuit of which uneasiness is felt for him at police headquarters. Woodard, who will be remembered as the officer who shot himself accidental ly several months ago, Is said to have had several thousand dollars with hint when he left. HI RGLARS AT I.AWTEY, When the clerk of the F. A. Fisher’s Company store at Lawtey opened the place Wednesday, he found that the safe had been blown open, the large outer door lying on the ground in frag ments, while the Inside door was en tirely destroyed. The combination of the inside vault seemed to have been to much for the burglars’ skill, how ever. The burglars then apparently left the store and went back into D. R. Edward's office, but before they be gan operation on his safe, they must have got scared; for they left their tools lying beside the safe. No signs were visible of their having even tried the lock. All they got was S4O, which had been left In the cash drawer. TO LAI Nf If THE FLORIDA. This morning at the Merrill-Stevens ship yards at Jacksonville, the steel hull of the dredge Florida will be launched. She Is 131 feet in length, and has a 28-foot beam. She will be completed about Aug. 1, and will be turned over to the government. The Florida is being built for use on all of the rivers of the state. THE 31 AILS TO DEFRAUD. Tampa Morning Tribune: I. E. Harding of Brooksville, was before Commissioner H. L. Crane yesterday for a hearing on the charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Ow ing to the absence of District Attorney Stripling and several witnesses, the preliminary hearing was continued to Saturday. Harding's scheme, accord ing to the government authorities, was an extensive one, involving the solicit ing of subscriptions for a people's bank, to be located at Fort Payne, Ala., with SIOO,OOO capital. FACTS ABOUT JAPAN. Japan with her 40,000,000 population has 4,302,623 pupils in her elimentary schools, or ninety-one in every thou sand; while Russia, with 130,000,000 population, has only 4,193,594, or thirty two in every thousand. Similar dis proportion in favor of Japan applies to secondary schools and universities. Japan has 4,852 postoffices, equal to one postoffice for each 9,700 people; Russia has only 6,029, or one for each 21.500 people. Japan bought of us last year $21,- 000,000 worth of goods, while Russia was our customer for only $17,000,000. Japan has a commercial marine of 734.413 tons, against Russia’s 633,822 tons. That is, 100,591 tons more for 83,000,000 less people. Japan has about the same area as Montana, with more than half as many people as there are in the whole United States. Japan raises sufficient agricultural PLAIN TALK TO THE SICK. tMEN and WOMEN, who suffer from any chronic dis ease, should call or write me and learn of my suc cessful treatment of these troubles, before placing their case in the hands of a specialist. I have just recently made a thorough study of chronic cases and have every modern appliance such as X-RAY, VIO LET-RAY, VIBRATORY and ELECTRICAL MAS SAGE aparatuses, and have effected cures with them in many cases that other physicians considered hope less. Consult me to-day in regard to your case. I charge nothing for consultation. Medicines are fur nished in each case, without extra charge DR. J. T. CAULT, 15 Board of Trade Building, Savannah, Ga. EGGS! EGGS! EGGS! Georgia people boy Georgia Eggs. Tennessee adi s nothing to Georgia’s welfare. Trade supplied. ACUDI IPU 9 DDfl Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers i LflnLlUn 06 DllUi 9 11i-il3-115 Bay Street, West. products to feed her own people and leave a good quantity for export. Japan had a foreign commerce In 1896 of $115,000,000, while in 1903 It was $313,000,000, more than 100 per cent, in crease in seven years. Japan has gold, silver, copper, lead, tin and mercury In abundance, besides coal and iron. Japan has every kind of manufac turing—cotton goods, telescopes, mi croscopes, watches, knives, spoons, electric machinery, matches, clocks, woolen goods and a host of other lines. In 1870 manufacturing in Japan was almost nil: now- she has over 8,000 fac tories of various kinds. Japan has railroads gridironing the empire, electrip light plants in nearly all the cities, and telegraph lines all over the country. Japan did not have a single battle ship in 1895, while now she has six of the first-class and many war vessels of inferior classes. Japan has facilities for making everything necessary for the construc tion and equipment of railroads ex cept locomotives. Japan runs her railroads with native labor entirely, from the general sup erintendent down, including the train dispatchers. Japan has over 3,000 miles of rail way and 1,500 miles of telegraph lines in operation. Twenty-five years ago not a mile of this system existed. Japan is mining over 2,000 tons of coal per day, nearly 1,000,000 tons yearly, and the supply is of fine qual ity, apparently inexhaustible. Twen ty-five years ago the out-put was only 300 tons per day. Japan has 201 cotton mills, with 887,000 spindles. Including cotton growing, this industry employs 1,000,- 000 people. The average cotton pro duction is 300 pounds to the acre, against 250 pounds in our Southern states. Japan does weaving in 664,408 dwellings or establishments, contain ing 924,123 looms and employing 1,- 042,866 persons. The weaving is done in cotton, silk, and silk and cotton mixed. Japan has 573,000 men in its regular army, besides an Immense number in the reserves and militia. Japan has pluck, energy, thrift, in dustry, loyaity, ambition, and is the coming power in the Orient. Walter J. Ballard. —A Household Hint—The films of your photographic failures make fine thickening for soups.—Cleveland Lead er. Any Time's the Right Time. The fine mellow flavor of Cream of Kentucky Whiskey radiates the genial glow of health. Comforts and sootnes. Ask your dealer. I. Trager & Cos., Dis tillers. Office Cincinnati. O. Announcement Extraordinary Southern Railway, Special Rates for Special Occasions During Summer Season, 1904. We will sell reduced rate tickets for the following special occasion* during the summer of 1004, in adp. tion to regular summer excursion ti- k! ets to summer resorts and for oth r occasions to be announced later, , ln( j will be glad to have you patronize our line and v-e will afforn the very he 8t possible service and accommodations. TO BUFFALO, N. Y., AND RETURN. International Convention Y si C. A., May 11-15, 1904. Tickets on sale May 8, 9 and 10. good to return leaving Buffalo until May 23, 1904. One fare plus fifty (50) cents for the round trip. TO NASHVILLE, TENS., AND RETURN. Annual meeting Southern Bap. tist Convention and Auxiliary Societies. May 12,-18, 1904. Ons fare plus twenty-five (25) cent* for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 10, 11 and 12, good to return ten (10) days from date of sale. By deposit of tickets with agent at Nashvilge and pay ment of 50 cents tickets may be extended for return passage un. til June 6, 1904. TO CARTHAGE, MO., AND RETURN. Annual meeting German Bap tist Brethren, May 19-27, 1904 One fare plus fifty (50) cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 18 to 24 Inclusive, good to return until May 30, 1904 By deposit of tickets with agent at Carthage tickets may be made good to return until June 30, TO KNOXVILLE. TENN., AND RETURN. Summer School, June 2 8-Aug. 5, 1 904. One fare plus twenty-five (25) cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale June 26, 27 and 28. July 5,6, 11, 12. 18 and 25 good to return fifteen days from date of sale. By deposit of tick ets with agent at Knoxville and payment of 50 cents final re turn limit may be extended until Sept. 30, 1904. TO ATHENS. GA., AND RETURN. Summer Scnool. July 5-Aug. 6, 1 904. One fare plus twenty-five (25) cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 2,3, 4, ll and 18, good to return 15 days from date of sale. By deposit of tickets with agent at Athens and payment of 50 cents return limit of tickets may be extended until Sept. 30, 1904. TO DETROIT. MICH. AND RETURN. Baptist Young People’s Union of America, International Con vention, July 7-10, T 904. One fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale Julv 5, 6 and 7. Final return limit Julv 12, 1904. By deposit of tickets with agent at Detroit and pay ment of 50 cents return limit may be extended until Aug. 13 1904. TO ATLANTIC CITY, N. AND RETURN. Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mvstic Shrine, July 13-15, 1904. One fare plus SI.OO for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 10 and 11, good to return July 23. 1904. By deposit of tickets with agent at Atlantic City and pay ment of fee of 50 cents return limit may be extended until Aug. 3, 1904. TO LOUISVILLE. KT, AND RETURN. Biennial Conclave Knights of Pythias, Aug. 16-20, 1904. One fare plus twenty-five (25) cents for round trip. Tickets on sale Aug. 12, 13, 14 and 15, good to return until Aug. 25, 1904. By deposit of tickets with agent at Louisville and payment of 50 cents return limit may be ex tended until Sept. 15, 1904. TO ST. LOUIS, MO., AND RETURN. World’s Fair, April 80 to Deo. 1, 1904. Special low round trip rates will be announced later. TO SEASHORE RESORTS: Virgina Beach, Old Point Com fort, etc. Summer Excursion rates to be announced later. TO MOUNTAIN RESORTS: Lake Toxaway, “Sapphire Coun try.” Asheville, “Land of the Sky,” Country nnd Virgina Mountain resorts. Summer Ex cursion rates will be announced later. The SOUTHERN RAILWAY Is the best way. Superior passenger accom modations. Best coaches.. Most con venient through sleeping car service nnd the best dining car service in tbs world. For information apply to E. G. THOMSON, C. P. & T. A„ Hi Bull street. DR. 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