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8 RICE PRICES BETTER BECAUSE OF A SHORT CROP IX TEXAS A\D LOUISIANA. WHOLE CROP HARVESTED AND SHOWS SHORTAGE IX THOSE STATES OF 4,000,000 BUSHELS. Crop on Atlantic Con.*t Also All Out of Field*—ltcanlta 1. naatiafactory. Dry Weather Ila\inu Canted the Yield to Be from 7 to IIS Pounds Lighter to Bushel Thun V'anal. Higher Price* Now Paid in Louis iana and Tows With Demand for Fancy Grade* l'nati*Bed. The rice crop of the Atlantic coast, from Savannah to Wilmington, N. C., has all been harvested and the excep tionally good weather that has prevail ed all through the season has enabled the planters to take it from the fields in good condition, but despite the promise of a fine yield, made in the earlier part of the season the crop, eg harvested, has proved a disappoint ment, being from seven to twelve pounds per bushel shorter in weight than is the case with an ordinary crop. The only explanation offered for this fact is the unusually dry weather that was had generally over the en tire rice growing territory on the At lantic. The outlook for the rice business dur ing the coming season is an excel lent one, in the opinion of the best authorities. A Savannah dealer has only recently received a letter from a friend in Beaumont, Tex., informing him of a record sale of rough rice at that point a short time ago. The amount sold in one lot consisted of 40,000 bags of rice, which brought 35 cents a bag more than any other rice that had up to that time been sold during the present season. ltecoi'il for liicc Belt. The further information was given that there were many bidders for the lot—in fact, that the better grades of rice are much sought after. Such a sale as he reported has previously been unheard of in the rice belt, the writer stated. He said further that the Na tional Rice Mill of New Orleans is open to buy 400,000 pounds of rice and pay a premium above the market prices If the rice can be had. The reason for this extraordinary demand is not hard to find when it is known that the Texas and Louisiana crop for the season just over is short 1,000,000 bags, or 4,000,000 bushels, as compared with that of the season be fore. This shortage has caused prices to stiffen materially, from 35 to 55 cents a bag in the rough. , Advance in Price* Certain, According to persons best posted on the rice situation fancy grades of the cereal, which are those most scarce, will advance from % to 1% cents a pound; that medium grades being the most plentiful will not show such large gains, but that is there is room for the low grades to go % a cent higher end still not be on a parity with the prices now paid for the rough. b nfortunately for the planters in lo cal territory, the greater part of the rice produced on this coast is of the medium grade, which means that even with the promised advance, the price will be less attractive and remunera tive than could be wished, considering the unprofitable years that have pre ceded the season just closed. THE OLD CHINESE CALENDAR. How Ita Error. Were Rectified By a Jett nit A Mronomor. From the Living Church. In the old Chinese classic. The Rec ord of Yao, we are told that "he bade Hi land Ho reverently to regard the signs and respectfully give the times of men.” Hi, Ho and two others of their respective families were ordered to the four points of the compass to determine the equinoxes and solstices. The bird, supposed to be our Cor Hy drae, was to be the star of spring; An tares (Alpha Seorpii), of summer; Beta Aquaril for autumn; and the world renowned Pleiades the sign of the winter solstice. "Oh. You Hi and Ho. the old document continues, "all around there are 366 days; use the extra moon, order the seasons and perfect the year. Faithfully regulate the hun dred offices and all the works will be perfect.” Thus was formed the first Chinese calendar about 2300 years ago before the Christian era; and its regu lation has always been an object of care and interest to the Emperors from iao down to the present day. Practically no changes were made In it until the mission of the Jesuits to Peking In the seventeenth century. The help of Mohammedan astronomers had been sought, but they were unable to cope with the difficulties which pre sented themselves; and the Emperor, . ’^ as thank *“l to let the Jesuits take the lead in all astronomical re searches. He built them an observa- L at P ** ln ?” which Father Verbiest fitted up (in 1668) in thorough "up-to *ty e ', , Tbe . er rors of centuries had accumulated in all departments of *•"**•. *? and \ he foreigners had f.J’fr 1 taßk to eliminate them and IwhfilT European improvements without exciting hostility. The ac curacy of their calculations soon in spired such confidence' that Father \erblest was appointed President of the mathematical tribunal. He soon turned his attention to the calendar rectifying the errors, but not making many changes beyond introducing the twelve signs of the zodiac, and divid ing it Into 360 degrees instead of 365 as was the old Chinese division. The reformed calendar went into many de tails and the calculations were given d °?7? l V he year 2020 A. D. It vu published in thirty-two volumes aiTd £ onor of the Emperor, "the Kar 'B-Hi Perpetual Calendar." The solar and lunar years are both used, and a combination is effected be tween the two by adding seven extra moons during the period of the lunar cycl that is, 19 solar years. The civil year commences with the second new moon after the winter solstice, and consists of twelve months or moons, which are called large or small, ac cording: to whether they consist of twenty-nine of thirty days. When an extra moon is to be used a thirteenth month is not added, but one of the months is doubled. The rule that the winter solstice shall be kept In the eleventh moon is never departed from As our weeks is not used, except among Christian converts, the Chinese are accustomed to count by the days of the moon. Certain days are consid ered specially sacred; such as the first and fifteenth of each month, and the dates on which the numbers are doubt ful ** the 3d of the third month or the 7th of the seventh. Particular attention Is given, In the calendars for general use, to the lucky and un lucky days—sometime* even to the neglect of astronomical Information and prediction*. Some editions com bine rather poetical matter with ths practical and super s tit Sous notes, giv ing the date when the rainbow will FREDERICK THE ORE AT Statue Unveiled at Washington Last Weeh first be seen, the time for the open ing of certain flowers and the migra tions and songs of birds. The official calendars are issued an nually, after they have received the Emperor’s approval; and, although filled with superstition and inaccurate in many particulars, they are most interesting and instructive and present a good example of the lore and science of the Chinese people. CRIME TPEATEDTs A DISEASE. Scientists Propose to Doctor Wrong doers anil Tarn Then Into Good From the London Express. News h’as reached us from America of a surgical operation that gave an incorrigibly criminal boy mental and moral health. More than two years ago similar successful operations gave an impetus to the suggestion that there should be scientific inquiry into the state of the criminal mind. Asa result it is now accepted data that injuries to the brain through ac cident or war, through the careless ness of drunken ptarents or nurses, or received by children at play, are fre quent causes of the development of criminality and desperate homicide. Science, with faith in this new belief, set to work, and has now proclaimed that criminal m'ankind can be redeem ed. This marvelous discovery has set forward the need of further research and demonstration, which is as impor tant as the finding of the cancer mi crobe. An appeal has already been made to the world's governments—governments spending millions a year in the up-keep of criminal establishments—to Inaugu rate laboratories for the individual in vestigation of criminal propensities. Surgeons and scientists Wave found in the course of their research that many criminals'—in fact, the worst cases— show a good aptitude for study, prov ing conclusively that the criminal de fect is due to depression on a particular spot of the brain. Up to the present our very system of fighting crime is one calculated to defeat its own end. Thus far the re formatory, the criminal asylum, the prison and the scaffold have been the alpha and the omega of the criminal’s career. An initial step in the right direction has alrdady been taken by the opening of defective schools where chil dren are medically treated and scienti fically trained. In the next generation that should show a beneficial result in the worst quarters of crime. The blood with imperfect or sluggish corpuscles has much to answer for. The lazy, incorrigible tramp is possibly lazy and incorrigible through blood de ficiency or want of mental balance. He HEART, STOMACH, LIVER DISEASES PROMPTLY CURED. Any derangement of the important or gans that are constantly in use is a t menace to the entire human system. Many people make light of liver trouble, stomach trouble or a weak heart, and yet it is no trivial matter. It is just from such slight causes that some very serious diseases often arise. Surely there is no graver danger than an affection of the heart —the very center and life of the body, the organ which gives the first indication that the child is alive as well as the organ that gives the last note that the body has ceas ed its life. Therefore do not ignore a fluttering or palpi tation of the heart, a weak heart that leads to sudden fainting spells, a heart that is so enlarged that It presses on the lungs and deprives you of a Just amount of fresh and free air. I can cure these symptoms, indicating or ganic heart trouble, and if you will call on or write me I shall prove It to vou. The CURE OF ORGANIC DISEASES J.Newton Hathaway is an important purt of my specialty. I can show you the . ... names of hundreds I have cured of these diseases, com- ObS2t^fh.l£ e d ° ubtlesß very " ,mllar y-urs. and I feel con ed ami Be ' 1 can cure you. Stomach trouble, for example, no ui.t.. matter ln what lnaple form you think it is, should never able Specialist be neglected. Yet it Is folly to suppose that vou can cure an actual disease of the stomach by a simple pill or laxative. Such methods are well enough for temporary relief, but it Is certain that vou will be in as bad condition a day or two afterward. Then why bother with them’’ What you need is a thorough course of treatment for your very condition, and that Is what I will give you. Chronic cprmtpntion. chronic dyspepsia, chronic liv er trouble, catarrh of the stomach, biliousness, bile. Jaundice, etc need the attention of a physician for a permanent cure, the only way you can hone In future to avoid constant medicine taking. Tpiis of thousands of pills and things are sold annually for stomach and liver complaints, which proves that certain people buy them time and again, and vet I know positively that If they would allow me to cure them they would not have to spend money In this way, fou I will cure them permanently. Not only this but I will cure them of all complications as well —sluggishness, nervousness vertigo plies, female frigidity and sexual weakness In the male, which invariably rel suit from diseases of the heart, stomach and liver. ' NO CHARGE FOR CONSUI/TATION. Call on me at any time It suits your convenience, and I will make a thor ough examination of you and advise you Just whnt to do, without rhorglnir you one cent. I will give you the address of hundreds I have cured of slmllaT diseases I will let you use my medical equipment without charge mv electrical, magnetic and vibrator apparatuses. In case you live too far away to call In person right now, send me it few word* explaining your condition and I will give you advice by mall. I will also send you u Self-Examina tion blank and booklet on the subject of your disease, free of cost What I want to do I* to get In touch with men and women who need the knowledge I posses* and the skill I have In curing these diseases ns demonstrated i,v my numerous cure* In the past. Whet hei y, )U call or write. „iy permanent address I* J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M U„ 2C A Bryan street fix Vann all Oh. office hours; ta, in. to 12 m„ 2 to 8, 7 to p. tn. Hundu'ya 1 u. m to 1 p. til. , SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1904. spends half his life at the expense of the rate-payers, and the other half in disseminating disease and corruption throughout the length and breadth of the land. Every emotion, every physical exer tion, rests on the blood pressure. Some times certain nerves fail to react, and then there is sluggishness of circula tion, and the neciessary result on the brain. It has been found that in the case of the insane if the circulation can be stimulated the mental power Is sometimes increased. Therapeutics does not mean nowa days merely the admipistration jof med icine and drugs. It includes the toning up of the entire system by bringing the nervous system into play. Further investigations of criminal instincts prove that crime is pretty much the same in all countries, but that a race free from crime when in an agricultural state can become most criminal when ’ concentrated in cities, while in se,aport towns crime reached the highest percentage. Scientists further conclude that crim inals have not only more left-handed people among them, but they are also more expert with 'both hands than people in general. The mystery of lying has also claim ed the attention of the mind specialist, and here again defective circulation may be traced as the cause. Police records prow conclusively that certain hypochondriac persons, will confess to committing crimes of which they are innocent, for the mere sake of noto riety. It is the same disease that makes ■boy burglars and causes mere chil dren to commit horrible crimes. The worth of man is the amount of work he can do, and surgeons and sci entists are studying the best method to not only find out a man’s deficiency, but how to develop him to the high est plane of usefulness and efficiency. It is, too, a subject that appeals to the intelligence of lay mind, and is of paramount importance to all the world. THE COAL BLACK LILY. Curious Specimen of Vegetation Re ported From the Philippines. From the Scientific American. Two American teachers in the Phil ippines, while walking some time since in the fields in the vicinity of Nueva Caceres, in Southern Luzon, came across a peculiar specimen of the lily family of plants which has not yet ap parently been noticed by scientists. It was while passing through a dense cluster of undebbrush that the gentlemen noticed a remarkably strong HIDES. WAX. FURS. SKINS. Highest Market Prices Paid. A. EHRLICH & BR0„ Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLY CO.T 126-130 Bay Street. West JOBBERS. BATH ROOM FIXTURES, SANITARY PLUMBING GOODS. WROUGHT IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All supplies for STEAM, WATER and GAS. Solo Agents for the celebrated HUXL-EY VALVES. Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins. Write for Prices. D. KIRKLAND, FINE FURNITURE Not for many seasons has there been such a demand for the finer qualities in housefurnishings. This de mand finds a ready welcome with us, as our stock is made up of what is best in the furniture and carpet world. The tasty buyer will find right styles in the fine line we show in SOLID MAHOGANY DRESSER CHIFFONIERS SIDEBOARDS AND DINING TABLE3 BRASS BEDS. LADIES’ DESKS. PARLOR FURNITURE. RUGS AND DRAPERIES This week a lot of Wicker Work Baskets, £i.so value for 98c. LINDSAY & MORGAN Savannah Fair, St. Louis. Via Cent, of Ga. Ry, W. & A. R. R., N. C. and St. L. and I. C. R. It. THE MOST DIRECT AND PICTURESQUE ROUTE. Daily. Daily. Lv. Savannah.. 7 :OOam 9:oopm Lv. Atlanta... ,B:3opm B:2sam Lv. Ohat’nooga.l :15am I:2spm Lv. Nashville. .7:ooam 8:00pm Ar. St. Louis.. .s:4opm 7:oßam Nice wide vestlbuled Draw ing Room Sleeping Cars and elegant Parlor Cars all the way. Free Reclining Chair Cars Nashville to St. Louis. Make Sleeping and Parlor Car reservations in advance. Battlefield Route, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Cumberland Mountains. Double Track Railroad. Dining Cars, Buffet-Libra ry Smoking Car. For Tickets, Sleeping Car reservations. World’s Fair Guide Books and any other in formation in regard to your trip call on J. S. HOLMES, C. T. & P. A., C. of G. Ry., 37 Bull street, or address FRED D. MILLER. Traveling Passenger Agent Illinois Central R. R., At lanta, Ga. N. B.—Ask for tickets via The ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. odor of decaying flesh which seemed to emanate from the ground close by. Suspecting the presence of some grew some thing concealed in the bushes, they commenced to search. They were assisted in this by the presence of numerous "blue-bottle” flies, which seemd to be buzzing about some object half concealed under the dense vege tation. The strong smell of rotten ness given off by the plant attracted all manner of Insects, which was not surprising, as the odor was so strong As almost to repel investigation. The plant is called by natives Bieols "borac sa Mayo," that is, May flower. It blooms only during the month of May. It Is no doubt a member Of the order Lilaceji. more commonly known as the lily tulip fam ily. It has the large bulb, the incon spicuous calyx, the pronounced stig ma, und the characteristic structure of lilies in general. The remarkable features of this particular variety of lilies are that it has such a pungent odor and that it has absolutely no leaves at the time of blossoming. These appear later, when the flower has died. The blossom rests imme diately on the ground, and Is not more than eight or nine Inches high. The calyx often measures a foot in di ameter. After the blossom has disappeared the leave* begin to sprout from the bulb. These often grown to the hight of three or four foot. Their genercl shape a similar to that of the leaves of the cnlla lily, but they are divided Into an irregular number of lobes or fronds. The corolla and the remarkably ex aggerated stigma exude a clear vis cous fluid which seems to be the cause of the offensive odor. This fluid at tracts the flies, thus insuring the transmission of the pollen front plant to plant. The large bulb, In fact all parts of the plant, have the peculiar acrid j Juice which Is so poisonous, a trait common to the filaceous order. Ttc acrid taste and the poisonous effect of the Juhr are lost upon cooking for several hours. During the period of 1 froudesccnvs liters is no odor present. HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS. Hotel Highlands Ninety-first St., Near Lexington Aye., NEW YORK. o A High- Class Souse at Moderate Rates. Comfort, Repose, Elegance, Economy. — “~ Depots, theatre!, shops, 15 minutes by Broadway, Lexing ton Ave. Line, Mad ison Are. Line, Third Ave. Line and Third Ave. Elevated Road (89th Street Station). Beautiful Ro o 1 Garden and Play Ground. Special ( ,loors reserved for Ladies’Parlorsand nirSfcuJSji Boudoir, Library, tjv *•. Writing and Smok- Ing Rooms. High est point In City; pure air, perfect drainage. Near Central Park. On same street as the mansions of Carnegie, Van derbilt, Sloane, Burden and Belmont. Cuisine noted for particular excellence. 400 Rooms; 100 bath rooms; 100 telephones. All night elevators. Room and Bath, |1 up, daily; American Plan, room, bath, board, *2.50 to $5.00, daily ; Room, Bath and Board, $ll.OO to*2s.oo,weekly; Suites: Parlor, Bedroom and Bath at pro portionately low rates. Being conducted by the owner, not by a lessee, very moderate rates are possible. Write for City Guide and Map. (Gratia) DE SOTO HOTEL, SaTnnnah, Ga. Open all year. Large airy rooms; 7,000 feet piazzas; 100 rooms with pri vate bath. Telephone service in every room. Liberal inducements to fami lies desiring permanent board. WATSON & POWERS. Proprietors. LEGAL NOTICES. I, the undersigned executor of the estate of William H. Potter, late of the state of Pennsylvania, county of Philadelphia, city of Philadelphia, hereby give notice of my intention to transfer six shares of the capital stock of the Augusta and Savannah Rail road, as required by the laws of the state of Georgia. W. HUBLEY - POTTER. Executor of the Estate of William H. Potter, Deceased. ®Bi( • ta m nou-vnwoocta rmwtjr tor GonorrtKin.Ulor. perniatorrhiM, Whit**, UD - atursl dtacharesa, or any iflamniutlon, irritation of Iteration of mucoui mam bran... Non-aatringrnt, Bold t>, Druggists. or aent in plain wrapper* by expraaa. prepaid, lot • I 00. or 3 bottlea, K.M. Circular out oa raeomA Imported Molasses. Ml Puncheons. 24 hogsheads. 1* barrels, Muscovado Molasses re ceived by bark Letlr.la. For sale'bv C. M. GILBERT & CO. IMPORTER& This plant Is not used for food by the nsllves where it la found, though there are several other species of tin- r.ion' order Which are highly sstcviutMi hv thwui as fowl $32.00 NEW YORK And Return —VIA— SEABOARD 2 OLD DOMINION Air Line Railway D Steamship Company. SCHEDULE Lt. Savannah...l:ls p.m. or 12:10 a. m. R. R. Time. Ar. Norfolk 8:00 a.m or 5.30 p.m, Eastern Time Lv. Norfolk 7:00 p.m. M *• Ar. New York 2:30 p.m. •• •• By leaving Savannah on the 1:15 p. m. train yo can spend the following|day at Norfolk and Old Point Comf< t by leaving on the 12:10 midnight train yon make direct connection with the steamship. Tickets at above rates are on sale daily; and are limited for return six (6) months from date of sale. Full information, reservations; etc., at City Ticket Office, No. 7 Bull street. Phone 28. CHARLES F. STEWART, Assistant General Passenger Agent. The Last and Best Month to Visit the WORLD’S fair; ST. LOUIS. Southern Railway Is the Only Line Offering Through Sleeping Cars from Savannah. Excellent Dining Cars, Round Trip Rates from Savannah: $32.00 $26.05 Dec. 15th Hfteen-Day Limit Limit 520.10 Ten-Day Limit, sold each Tuesday and Thursday in November. For information, reservations or literature apply City Ticket Office, 141 Bull Street. E. G. THOMSON, C. P. and T. A. 135 Minutes Saved to New York BY TAKING THE Atlantic Coast Line Florida and West Indian Limited, Finest all year round train between the East and South, leaves Savannah daily at 2:if p. m. (city time), arrives New York 1:53 p. m. following day. Pullman Drawingroom Sleepers and Dining Cars of the highest standard of excellence. For Pullman reservations, rates, schedules, etc., apply Ticket Office, De Soto Hotel, Both Phones 73, and Union Station, Bell Phone 235, Georgia 911. ONLY ONE NIGHT OUT EN ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, MO., -VIA SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY. Direct connection ln Union Depot, Montgomery, with through sleep er for St. Louis. LOW EXCURSION RATES ACCOUNT Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 15 day, 60 day, and season tickets on sale daily. Very Low Rate Coach Excursion Tickets, limited If days pom date of sale returning, will be sold each Tuesday and Thursday during month Full Information upon appUcmtion to any agent Seaboard Air Una Railway, or to CH >RLES P. STEWART, Asst. G. P. 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