The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-08
Attic GREAT EXPOSITION.
OD.aing Of The Diamond Exhibit From
South Africa.

from south Africa was opened this morn
in- Precisely at 10 o'clock Ludwig
Weiner. commissioner for the Cape OF
Good Hope. gave the signal and the ma
cbinerv used in separating the pebbles
fr,m the diamondiferous soil was set in
motion A great throng crowded around
the glass house in the main aisle of Mines
and Mining building and watched the
process Of diamond development as fol-
lowed in the Debeers diamond mines at
Kimberly, South Africa. Many hard
humps of blue clay, of which five tons had
been transported here from Africa, were
dumped into the great crusher Ina short
time the earth had been
washed away and the gem bear
ing clay and pebbles were thrown
upon a long zinc-topped table Then Chief
Siziff, of Mines and Mining, took the sort
Ing knife in hand and went through the
earth eagerly. Soon five beautiful pure
white gems were taken out and the first
one a 4-carat stone, was presented to
Chief Slxiff by Mr.. Wiener in neat
speech Mr. Skiff responded thanking
the commissioner for the gem and praised
the Debeers exhibit as being one of the
most complete and instructive in his de
partment. The gem was then handed to
the tinisher, who will have it mounted in
a few days. The exhibit will show its
working powers four hours daily, equally
divided between morning and afternoon,
but will be closed at night and Sunday.
AN EXTRAORDINARY RACE.
One wore a light-blue suit with black
braid along the edge and had a diamond
in his white cravat, says the Record The
other was much shorter and heavier, with
check clothes and husky voice
When they reached the plaisance and
got into what they called the Aboost"
beer sign charmed them away from the
crowd. After they had fingered for an
hour at the beer place they were in that
tuneful condition which promised no
peace for the foreigners.
Then they found the Turkish settle
ment and the man with the blue suit got
an alcoholic idea into his head. He saw
the sedan chairs and the husky carriers.
Picking out two Turks who were broad
across the shoulders and big in the legs,
he said: 'I'll make book on you, seel"
The Turks didn't see.
"I'll take you two guys and me friend
can pick two more and I'll lay five even
that we beat 'em hands down." he ex-
planned.
I'm go you,'' said the fat man with the
husky voice. Come on here" motioning
to a couple of sleepy men who had tied
their legs together and were baking in
the sunlight.
-Four Turks arose, fixed the harness
around their shoulders and made ready
to work. They knew they were hired,
but they didn't understand that they
We're to go into race
TERMS OF THE CONTEST.
ID H.
and the team that gets there first pockets
two chucks," explained the man in the
blue suit.
The Turks looked at him sleepily and
didn't seem to understand The fat man
pulled out two silver dollars and showed
them to the carriers. An interpreter hap
pened along and explained what was in
the contract. At first they shook their
heads, but after a second look at the
stakes they concluded to enter
The fat man climbed in one chair His
team was rather short and light as com
pared with the other and had thirty
pounds over weight, but he never weak
cned. Get a move on YOU" said the
man in blue clothes, as the Turks laZily
hooked their straps and lifted him off the
ground. They were slow in starting. 1t
took some shouting and little profanity
TO put them in dog trot.
neck, jOlting AT swinging pace and grOan-
ING at every step. A boy ran ahead to
clear the track At the half the heavy
draft team had forged a little ahead. The
fat man leaned his head out of the window
and yelled ut his front Turk. The cross
bars bent and cracked. At three-quarters
of the course the big team showed signs
OF weakening and began to slow up.
TIE FAT MAN WON.
Then the fat man yelled louder than.
ever and went to the front, winning by a
length Two putting Turks received 81
each, and two others were reviled and
called skates " They didn't understand,
however, but claimed part of the purse.
WITH THE JAPANESE.
The little Jap tucked his robe closely
about his knees and leaned against bam-
boo column. 1t was very CHEEKY out
through the court yard of the tea house,
for the clouds and showers of the morning
had been followed by burst of white
sunshine. The sloping lawn, which
reached down to the waters edge,
sparkled and flashed in points of light
like heavy green mantle into which had
been woven stray threads of silver. All
the strange little flowers which had
languished and longed for Toxic during
the winter lifted their gaudy blossoms
around a huge urn. This urn was of many
colors, with queer designs of Tapping
birds, writing serpents and squint-eyed
men
AS the little Jap pushed back his empty
cup and gazed ont on the water he could
almost imagine himself home. The
canopy of basket work under which he
sat was japanese. On either side the
high fence of plated reeds shut out the
view of tall buildings and drifting crowds
Across the glossy stretch of water lay
the quiet wooded islands, fast becoming
one tangled bank of richest verdure The
gondolas which sometimes floated by did
not break in upon the deep japanese peace
OF this June picture.
WAS NOT A PIE STAND.
The little Jap smiled contentedly, settled
little farther down on his rug and made
ready to smoke. Just then he heard
humping football behind him and turned
TO behold a large man with red whiskers,
who planted his muddy feet on the pol
lshed floor of the tea house.
Say, do you sell pie in here?"
The little Jap shook his head sadly and
the large man tramped out. One day
dream had been spoiled japanese poetry
and American pie do not hitch. This Jap
thought, as other people must, that the
exposition would be more enjoyable If it
We're not constantly mixed up with the
problem of plain victuals and drink.
The other day two men were standing
in front of 1.-THE Birth of the PEARL In