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The herald., 1897-12-11
THE SMOKING HABIT
Statistics as to It's Effects Upon the
Health of Young Men

The vice of smoking Gf it be vice) is
thought to be rather decreasing in Rus
sia. Certainly there is a very general
impression that the number of non
smokers now met with is considerably
greater than it was few years ago,
when smoking was practically universal
among the so-called upper classes. DR.
Mendelssohn publishes number of OBJ
servaton which he made q few years
ago upon the effect of smoking on the
health of students, and the statistics he
gives are not without interest. In 1896
a circular form was sent to every student
in the Army Medical academy in St
Petersburg and in the Technological in
stitute containing a large number OF
questions which the students We're asked
to answer, and 1911 replies were received
Among the medical students 54.66 were
found to be habitual smokers, and
among the chronological students only
47.1S. Juvenile smoking must be com
mon in Aussia If we are to accept tht
table Of returns of the age at which thest
students began to smoke. Two We're re.
turned as beginning the habit at the ag,
at which these students began to smoke
Two were returned as beginning tn,
habit at the age of six years, 8 at the ag'
of nine years, II at the age Of ten years
at the age of eleven years, 27 at tn
age of twelve years, and SO on, the max
imum being reached at the age of seven
teen years.
The average number of cigarette
smoked daily by medical student wa
1864 and by a chronological student
22SS Russian cigarettes are more thai
half paper mouthpiece, and therefor
much smaller than English cigarettes.
But the most interesting figures ar
those which deal with the effect of smok
ing on the health. OF the smokers 16.O
per cent were found to have some affec
The herald., 1897-12-11

William Pool, a citizen Of Limestone
Hill. Wood county. W. Va. has in his
possession q powder-horn which was
given to his grandfather by George
Washington. The former M. Pool and
General Warrington were adjoinfna
neighbors and very close friends.
According to the London News the
newly appointed German secretary OF
state for foreign affairs, Mr.. Won Buc.
low. 10 a man Of the world and diplo-
matist above everything. He 10 ex-
tremely amiable. but his brilliant con-
versation always reminds one Of Talley-
rand's arhorism about the purpose OF
language
The herald., 1897-12-11

trio papers reveals the fact that those
countries are. Il any thing. ahead OF ~
In the way they are adopting electricity
In small towns. ~ we'll a. lareo. 60.
pecially for traction purposes" Well. We
are glad to hear 1t. 1t takes European
countries . long time to get out Of the
time-worn ruts OF custom. In point Of
progress In the useful arts and sciences
Europe, not excepting England herself.
Is too conservative" by half. Instead
Of 940 miles of electric traction In all
Europe. the great city of London alone
should have nearly that many miles OF
civic conveniences for her perambulat-
Ing ,citizens.
From all accounts our neighbor, Mexi-
CO. Is prospering and enterprising be-
yond any former experience Of that
country. American capital has been in
vested there to quite a large extent,
with benefit both to the investors and
to Mexico. Among the industries of that
republic. the production Of sulphur il
receiving much attention. A trial con-
signment Of sulphur was received re-
Gently at Yuma from the mines Of Lower
C"HHOAA AAus sAAiO 0ASpOScu VI WltH I6VOTa.
bic results. Hitherto the supply Of that
mineral came from the crater Of Popo-
cataepetl. but in quantities not m0e
than sufficient for local consumption.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
tells US that the sulphur mines Of Lower
California are being exploited by an
American company, and that an aerial
tramway to bring sulphur on a large
scale from the summit Of Popocatepetl
to the foot of the mountain Is in con-
temptation. We hail with pleasure this
additional evidence Of the thrift and en-
terprise Of our southern neighbor.
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The Electrical Review Is reponsibie for
the statement that the cities Of New
York. Brooklyn and Jersey City use for
building and other purposes as much
as 5000 tons Of sand every day in the
year. The denizens Of those towns
ought to have sand in their gizzards.
J. c. NJ.
The herald., 1897-12-11
Ants Used to Cure Wounds - Savage
Surgery

A wounded Brayilian Indian allows cer-
tain species Of large ant to fasten It's
mandibles on either side OF the cash. A row
OF these unites the sides Of the aperture az
eftectually, 80 travellers say. a. would the
needle and thread Of the surgeon. This
must be terribly painful. but not SO e1-
cruciating as rheumatism. which is easily
eradicable at the outset with Hostetter's 9
Stomach Bitters. Poisons like colchicum
and others sometimes administered for this
trouble are dangerous to experiment with.
The use Of the Bitters Il not dangerous
experiment, but safe and pleasant GER
tainty. Dyspepsia constipation, bilious
ness. kidney and bladder complaint and
nervousness are among the bodily troubles
remedied and prevented by the Bittrs.
1t also renews the appetite and promotes
sleep Convalescence Is promptly con-
ducible by its use, Physicians commend II,
and the press echoes the sentiment Of the
profession In regard to It.
The herald., 1897-12-11
Because the United States
Backed Down
PRESIDENT SANS ASSERTION
RAISES THE COURAGE OF THE
SPANIARDS
The Haytien Incident Taken by Euro
peans as Abandonment of the
Monroe Doctrine
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-A Madrid spe-
cial says that the official note of Presi-
dent Sam of Hayti, saying that he was
ready to resist German imposition but
that the United States failed him is pub
llshed here tonight, and 1t has made a
great impression. The morning papers
Ell Impartial among them, will publish
articles on the subject declaring that
It Is once more proved that the United
Safes never dares anything against a
powerful or resolute enemy, and that The
proper course for Spain to pursue is to
prove by its acts that American inter-
vention in Cuba means war, as is really
the case.
kilograms from Berlin and Paris are
The herald., 1897-12-11
THE DURRANT MURDER
Blanther's Attorney Is Evidently
Seeking Notoriety

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 10.-Judge
E. NJ. Merriman of his city, who once de-
Tended Jose Z. Blanther, under the name
of Forbes, was charged with crime i'll
this city, gave out public statement
today in which he reiterates his previ-
Gus expressed belief that Blanther and
not Theodore Durrant murdered
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams
in San Francisco. He declares that the
execution of Durrant will be Judicial
murder. He insists there can be no ques-
ton but that the confession produced
in Texas is in the handwriting OF Blan-
The herald., 1897-12-11

An American girl who recently had an
interview with Mr.. Gladstone says that,
though he Is older than the queen he
looks much younger and still carries
himself as erect as most men twenty
years his Junior
The herald., 1897-12-11
Struck a Sand Pile

SALINAS, Cal, Dec. 10-A. A. Packet
workman at the Spreckels sugar factory
while working on the immense smoke
stacks, fell distance of forty feet. In the
fall he struck the second platform, midway
to the ground, turned two complete somer-
saults, and aighted on his feet in pile
of sand, and sustained no injuries,
The herald., 1897-12-11

protection of national industry and the
defense Of the national honor and terri
tory"
Weyler tries thus to secure the support
of the Protectionists.
The herald., 1897-12-11
The death of Rev. edward Rradle,

The death of Rev. Edward Bradley
at New y ork was remarkab BILE for the
circumstance that he was curate in an
Episcopal church of which his son. Rev
Edward a. Bradley, is vicar. The curate
was nearly 19 years old, and did not
enter into the ministry until he was So
For the last six years he has been his
sons assistant at st. Agnes chapel on
Ninety-second street, a mission of Trim
ity church.
The herald., 1897-12-11
A Stanford Editor

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. TO-
At the students election today o. c. Les
ter. 90, OF Portland. Ore. was elected
editor-in-chief OF the Stanford Daily Palo
Alto.
The herald., 1897-12-11
Veteran Bandit Dead

SANTA ROSA. Dec. lo-D. Barnet. a
prominent capitalist and politician, a un-
ion veteran and a director Of the Soldiers
home at YountvillA died here this after
noon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
BATTLING WITH INSECTS.
Noisome Pests EHectuaIIy Stamped
out in Hawaii.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
A remarkable example OF the conquest
OF science is found in the Hawaiian Is
lands. which have been plagued by the i'm
portation Of injurious insects to such an
extent as TO cause the abandonment OF the
cultivation o. coffee at one time en- i'm
portant export, and 10 threaten serious
ly the destruction Of cane growing, orange
raising. etc. The government and planters
engaged the services Of Mr.. Albert Koebele
an eminent entomologist. who has com
bstted the plague in che extremely novel
fashion Of introducing other insects which
kill or destroy the injurious kinds. For in
stance. the coffee trees were attacked with
a blight which was pronounced lncura-
bic, but by the Introduction Of the insect
known popularity as the ladybird or lady
bug, which multiplied enormously with
Ia a year OF two tho blight had entirely
disappeared and become quite rare, while
with the decrease OF the natural prey Of
the ladyblrds they likewise decreased in
number. In n similar manner a cater
pillar. the larvae OF an insect that attacks
banana and palm trees, became a serious
menace. but has been kept IN hand by the
introduction OF insects from China and
Japan, which multiplied enormously az the
expense Of these caterpillars. Again, with
IN the Last few years Lamellicorn beetle
has been introduced from Japan. This in
sect multiplied prodigiouFly, and soon
destroyed every rose tree in Honolulu, and
subsequently attacked the foliage OF
many other trees. The cultivation OF roses
once an important feature OF the city. be-
came impossible. while rem
edy seemed hopeless. One day
however, Mr.. Koebele rlscov-
cred a parasite fungus. and BY cuti-
walton OF this and injecting healthy bee
ties soon spread Il far and wide This
fungus has proved very successful. and
often the ground under a rose tree "a H.
orally covered with dead beetles. killed by
the fungus. This IL the largest scale on
which an attempt 20 combat Injurious In
sect life by beneficial insects has ever
been made. and the character OF the coun-
try has been particularly advantageous 70
re successful operation Some attempts on
a small scale IN this line have been made
in Southern California. but not with the
marked success achieved In Hawaii
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
TRAIN FALLS INTO A TORRENT.


car, went down. The sleeper was thrown
under the chair car and the baggage car
was thrown almost on end upon the top
of the other cars at an angle of fully 80
degrees, as if hoisted to that position with
a derrick.
THE scene which presented Itself was
an absolutely indescribable one. The cries
OF the wounded were frightful Fortunate
ly the agony of fire was not added to the
other horrors of the OCCASION
The number Of dead is estimated at from
nine to twenty-five The known dead num-
Der nine. Their names are:
CHARLES c. COPELAND of ST. Louis,
conductor of the train.
EDWARD GREIDRoD of St. Louis, ex-
press and baggagemaster.
c. NJ. SMITH OF St. Louis, postal clerk.
FRANK w. BRINK of St. Louis, postal
clerk.
SAUL WINTERS of St. Louis. postal
clerk.
w. S. MILLS of ST. Louis postal clerk.
GUS SMITH of St Louis, postal clerk
c. P. GREASLEY of st. Louis, brake
man.
TRAIN BOY, name unknown.
The following is a partial list of the in
jured:
MRS. S. c. PRATHER of Columbia, Mo.
head, shoulders and neck very badly in
jured.
ARTELIA PRATHER of Columbia, Mo-,
s years old, head and face cut.
w. H. WILKINSON of Kansas City
shoulders injured and head and face COW
cred with cuts.
MRS. w H. WILKINSON of Kansas
City, right arm broken. head and face cut
MISS ALICE DUSK of Kansas City
head badly cut, both arms sprained; side
injured
MISS NELLIE MERRICK of Carrollton
back badly hurt.
MRS, SALLIB MATHEWS of Kansas
City, side hurt.
EDWARD DILLON of Holiday, Kan.
head bruised and knees sprained.
DIR. GRAY of Prairie Hill, Mo, right
knee and both elbows injured.
j. W. HINTON of Mexico, Mo, both legs
badly bruised
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
mo DeIIcIous GaInea PIg.
From Chambers Journal.

From Chambers Journal.
We do not yet appreciate the tailless
cavy as an article OF human food. In
France they sell them for rabbits; and
there are three farms In this country
where they are reared. and which export
them TO France, one farmer alone export
ing over 10000 OF the little beasts The
flavor OF tho meat Is said to be Identical
with that OF rabbit meat These animals
need constant attention 70 keep them out
Of mischief. as they are little demons TO
fight. and they have a habit OF chewing
ND whatever fragments they hnd scatter
ed about an they die Of gastric conges-
ton In their habits they are subjects TO
unaccountable panlcs, and often rush
about squeakng. and then huddie together
quietly for the rest OF the day They are
very prolific. and the young are not blind
like the young OF rabbits, and often when
only two days old. Il is said will eat grass
and sop.
on the farm they are fed on sop MADE
OF milk and stale but not sour bread
along with green stun. barley and hay.
In guinea pig farming as In quall farm
ing. Il IL admitted that large profits are
made-due, no doubt, to the fact that
there is 90 little competition. Probably
the rabbit you 70 much enjoyed az your
hotel dinners when touring IN France was
simply the humble cavy dressed up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27

From the Cornhill Magazine.
The first duels were fought in Italy ac-
cording to Millingen, who speaks of a
manuscript discovered at Cassel and des-
in the reign Of the Emperor Theodore.
When Charlemagne forbade wager of bat
tie among the Lombards he e. countered
the fiercest opposition from the mobiles.
Early in the ninth century De Medicis, a
knight defeated la single combat the BAN
dit Mugel, who devastated the Florentine
district now called after him "Mugello."
Ohio H. granted the prayer of the nobil-
ity for the establishment of wager of
battle in go. Women and priests were not
compelled to accept it. The Normans show
ed less gallantry. With them woman had
to accept, nor could she name a champion.
Her male opponent, however was buried
TO his waist in the earth. Armed with a
club, he tried to strike her as she clrcled
around him, his weapon being a ball Of
iron at the end OF cord. If he failed 10
touch her at the third attempt, he was
vanquished, which meant to him death
with dshonor.
Beccarin says that the reason so many
duels were fought in Italy In the early
days is that where the law does not afford
protection one must look 20 single combat
to retain the respect Of ones fellow-men.
In the middle ages the ferocity of Italian
duels passes belief. ANY way OF putting
an enemy to death COgni modo' is good
enough" says one Of their writer's. when
an Italian spares his vanqushed adver-
sary" says Brantome che mains his
arms and legs. and gives him, as a me-
mento OF his kindness and generosity a
hideous cash across the face" Lampag-
nauo practlced on painted model OF Cal
eazzo Sforza before he stabbed him. Duel
ing was called La scienza caValleresca."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
REBELS HOLD UP A STAGE,
Thirty Persons in the Coach slaiT
With the Machete.

OAeOhS IA AAG LUNCH Slslfm
With the Machete.
Havana, June ga stage coach from.
Havana for San Jose de Las Lasnas, a
near by settlement, was stopped on the
road by a large band of insurgents, who
killed with their machetes the eighteen
scouts who were eseorting the coach, six
guerillas, one Spanish officer, a doctor. Il
carpenter and three other passengers who
attempted to save their lives py hga.
The only occupants of the coach who were
not killed by the insurgents were a wo-
man and child, VINO were among the
passengers.
The bodies of the persons slain were
stripped of their clothing and eft lying
alongside the road. The insurgents cap
tured considerable amount Of plunder,
$1.700 worth of medicine, and s., 900 in cash.
They also secured two cars laden with pro-
visions and supplies.
Capt. Gen. Weyler has liberated fourteen
women and fifteen children, who were TAX
en- prisoners in an insurgent camp.
The town of Las Boncas has been raid
ed by insurgents, who sacked a number
Of stores. A hot fire from the fort and
the arrival of reinforcements compelled
the raiders to retire from the town.
According to the latest information re-
garding the last engagement in the Can
delaria Hills, which is wired direct from
Madruga the Spanish troops failed to cap
ture the position of the insurgents on the
mountain nights
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
SENSATIONAL DIVORCE SUIT.
Daughter of Sam Small to Be the
Defendant.

DEFENDANT
Richmond, Va, June 2s.-Mrs. Loretta
S. Ford daughter of the famous Rev.
Samuel Small. is again to figure in a di-
vorce suit.
A memoranda was to-day fled in the
law and equity court by the counsel of
her husband, Stuart H. Ford, asking for
an absolute divorce from the lady.
The bill containing the declaration and
cause of this proceeding will be submitted
in the case later.
Mrs. Ford was married to Mr.. Jackson
of Knoxville, Tenn, from whom she was
divorced a short time after her marriage.
Her last marriage was romantic one.
The lady met Mr.. Ford at Old Point Com
fort, and, after four days courtship, the
couple came here and were married. The
marriage was celebrated in historic St.
Pauls church. one Of the most fashioua-
Bile congregations IN Richmond
The husband is a son of A. J. Ford, the
proprietor of Fords hotel, one of the best
known hotel men in the south.
The counsel of Mr.. Ford, and that gen.
tleman himself. allege that the grounds for
divorce are sufficient.
The husband also declares that Rev.
Sam Small the wfe's father, has recently
telegraphed him that if he attempted to
injure or reflect upon the good name of
his daughter. that he would come here
and shoot him.
The case, when it comes up for trial,
promises to be one of the most interesting
heard here for a long time
The plaintiffs counsel are two of the
best known republican leaders in Virginia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
BOUTONNIEREs ON BLUECOATs.
AtIanta's Chief Orders His Men to BE
Neat, But Not Too FIOwery.

Atlanta, Ga. June 26.-The policemen of
Atlanta seem, according to the notion of
their chief, to be getting entirely too gay.
An order has been issued prohibiting them
from wearing ornaments not prescribed
by the rules. The blow, it seems, is lev
eled at button-hole bouquets. Their "best
girls insist on sending them, and the sus-
ceptible patrolmen on wearing them. They
are Furthermore ordered to use their raz-
ors with diligence, or the razor of the de-
partment will be used to cut their official
threats. Chief Connally's motto seems TO
be Meat, but not too flowerY"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
sHERMAN's REPLY TO JAPAN.

1t Is So Diplomatic and Obscure That
1t VIII Prove a Puzzle.
Washington, June 26.-The reply of the
Secretary of State to the protest of the
alton of Hawaii has been forwarded to
the japanese legation here, and by them
cabled to Toxic. The legation probably
will file a supplemental statement upon
receiving instructions from the home gov
eminent. 1t is expected that this will take
some time, as the note of the state de-
partment is worded in most careful and
diplomatic manner, and its meaning is
somewhat obscure as to the points raised
by the japanese officials.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
PETTIGREW RALLIES.
He Felt n Little Weak Last Night,
But Chatted with Friends.

Washington, June Ex-senator Petit
grew, who lost his power Of speech in the
Senate to-day, rallied rapidly and this eve
ming chatted pleasantly with his family
and few friends. who called at his home
He was still little weak from the effect
of the attack, but was greatly improved
and said he felt quite well. There was
no fever nor any unpleasant symptoms
growing out of the attack and he wanted
his friends assured that he was not In a
dangerous condition. His physician antlc-
ipates no serious results.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27

An intimate friend Of Munkacsy declar-
cd the other day that II that artist had
been 30 inclined. he might have earned a
biz fortune. American dealers. In partie-
ular, offered him big sums n he would
paint such and such a picture. But he
preferred 10 follow his own Ideas, bis one
ambition being 20 paint a picture that
would win him lasting fame.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
looking on while the war clouds hover over
the Queen Of the Antilles.

looking on while the war clouds hover over
the Queen Of the Antilles
Ihere has been a great deal of gossip over
the bicycle race of the policemen recently.
They cannot say Savannahs policemen
are dead slow any longer now" one man
was heard to say yesterday, for the reas-
on that We have the police record here of
man going on a run and making six
miles IN about eighteen minutes. would
ike to know where there is a chance for
culprit to escape so long as our police
men rank in the three minute class"
1t Is gratifying to note with what rapid
strides the towns and villages of South
ern Georgia are going forward In the
march of prosperity" remarked Mr..
CHARLES N. Kight, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Georgia and Alabama
railroad, yesterday. There is marked evil
dence of advancement everywhere in the
southern part of Georgia. The people
have made the best of hard times, and
the country is smiling under the manipu-
lations of scientific culture. Truck farms
have done well this year, the watermelon
crop is now about TO be put on the mar
ket, the fruit crop will be fairly good, and
If the prices will just hold up the truck
farmers and agricultural people will be
decidedly on top
What has become of the Cherokee
roses?' asked an old-fashioned citizen
yesterday, talking about the good old days
that are dead and gone.
1 well remember in the old days how
great was the fad so to speak, of having
hedge of Cherokee roses around the
house. There seems to have been a gen.
eral Willingness to let this flower take a
back seat. In the old days every farm
house of the barons of the soil was sur
rounded by a world of Cherokee roses.
In the up-country, particularly where the
flower flourished on the red hills of Geor-
gia, the lanes leading for nearly a mile
up to the princely dwellings of the old
planters were completely embowered with
this pretty wild flower. 1t was mark of
aristocracy, seemingly, and the baroniaI
mansions were not complete without
them. But, where do you ever see Chero-
kee roses these days"
Somebody wrote an article not long ago
in one Of the magazines, entitled Where
Have the Mocking Birds Gomez" Perhaps
he can tell the Savannah Cavalier where
| the Cherokee roses have gone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
REV. 0. 5. BARTEN DEAD.
lie Was Rector For President Davis
While a Prisoner.

Norfolk. Va, June 26.-Rev. o. s. Barten.
D. D., rector Of Christ church, died here
this afternoon, aged g. years. DR.. Barten
was one Of the prominent divines in the
southern diocese. He had been rector of
Christ church since 1865 and was rector
for Jefferson Davis during his incarcera-
ton AT Fort Monroe Immediately after the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27

washington. June 26.-The Senate TO-
day confirmed the nomination OF J. =. I'm
cor 20 be postmaster at Columbia, s. G.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27

war were ready. aye ready" that after
all, what the people came out to see was
the triumph of peace, and the glory of
the queen"