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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05
HUNT THE RUSSIAN SABLE.
Peculiar Race of People Who Live In
Northern Mongolia.

FROM the LONDON MAIL.
Up In the great watershed dividing ST.
IBERIA and Mongolia rivers lives a peculiar
race of people, half Chinese, half Thibe-
tans. Few Europeans have even seen them;
In fact, with the exception Of one or two
enterprising explorers or geographical en-
thusiasts who have crossed the Altal
range, European eyes have never gazed
upon the aboriginal syots OF Northern
Northern Mongolia.
Yet these peculiarly clad, peculiarly look
ing people supply a goodly quantity of the
finest sables TO the fur markets OF Mos
COW, st. Petersburg, Paris and London.
Maybe that the very sable skin around my
ladys neck was once the sport of SONS
half-cad nomad and was probably shot
with a gun made from piece Of gasppe
plugged up at one end and the bullets
formed of small stones.
Sable hunting in the Siberian noun
tans and Northern Mongolia is confined
almost exclusively to the Syots and other
native races, and 1t would surprise a good
many fur dealers in England to know the
prices which are paid by the Siberian
traders to these poor aborigines for tho
skins they collect.
The Syots are, with the exception of the
pig-tail and the flowing garments, very
much Chinese. Iney are neatnens or the
first degree, and since their whole life is
spent on the desert or in the tracl1less for
est their numbers are unknown and their
mode of living an equal mystery. Some
how or other, however they begun to
realize that afar off over the belt OF noun
tains there lives a people to whom sable
skins are precious, and here the law of
supply and demand comes in, for the
Syots have established themselves as sa-
bic hunters, and live almost exclusively
on the proceeds of the chase
The Siberian trader, knowing his mar
ket. makes periodical journeys to Mon
golia. It Is safe to say he does not take
kopeck of money with him, but drags be-
hind him a well-stuffed caravan loaded
with tea, tobacco, gunpowder and shot
strings Of beads for the women and rough
ly made moccasins for the men. In due
course he Will come across a Syot en-
campment.
The traders sits in his wagon and bar
tiers cheerfully. With the eye of con
noisseur and with fingers rendered def
| by long practice, he sees and feels tn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

smooth warm skin of the little animal.
This small black one-well, a two-ounce
packet of tobacco is enough for that That
large black one-a handful Of shot and an
equal quantity of gunpowder. A packet
of tea for a lively skin with a long black
stripe down the center. This one, a fms
skin, but a little Bit hurt by the shot en-
terlng the blackwell, say string of beads
for that.
The Syots are jubilant, skin after skin
goes off for beads, tobacco or tea. The
women decorate themselves and danes
with childish glee. The men Immediately
make papiros with their tobacco and
smoke until they reel An old tin can Is
put over the fire, and tea is made. The
aborigine with the powder and shot is tho
envy of his tribe. Everybody Is satis-
fed, and away goes the trader again on
his return journey, toiling for many days
over the mountain passes until at length
he strikes the hard road, and ultimately
reaches some center of Siberian civiliza-
ton.
In their original undressed state it is
safe to say that the skins do not cost
the Siberian trader much more than a
few pence each on the average. AS the
poor sable travels further westward. how
ever, he gets dearer and dearer In Tonsk
one can buy very good sables for some-
thing like or 9 roubles, about 10 shillings.
In Omsk few are sold under 10 roubles--
Il L SHlllHB. IN MOSCOW lUD per cent.
goes on. In st. Petersburg no one except
the middle class or a functionary would
wear sable under IS. In Paris and Lon
don real Siberian sable skin viii fetch
anything up to f20, but the imitation sables
of the present day have done much to de-
preclate this wonderful trade
IL is said that no honest Siberian will
allow a Syot TO get within twenty PAGES
of him. and bargain hunters will frequent-
~ argue with a Syot at that respectable
distance. The reason of this popularity
may be gathered when it is said that no
true Syot has ever been known to wash.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05
NEVER HEARD or NAPOLEON.
Poor Woman Surprises "a Descend-
ant of the COrsican.

From the London News.
Jules Claretie has been paying a visit
to the tomb of Jean Jacques Rousseau al
Ermenouyille, where his very name seems
to be forgotten. A peasant, on being asked
where the tomb was to be found, said.
Rousseau? Oh, yes, know who you
mean. l went to school with him. He
was the best cabinet-maker in this part
of the country" Such is fame. Even
Guy dc Maupassant, who only died the
other day, is so little remembered, de-
clares Mr.. Claretie, that he heard a lady
the other day in the Pare Monceau in
form a companion that the statue Of the
author was that of IAN officer killed i'm
Tonquin." Further, he Vouches for the
fact that the late Prince Napoleon once
met a woman who had never heard Of
Napoleon Bopaparte The prince, as ia
well known, was very proud Of his re-
semblance to his uncle. One day he saw
poor woman in the street and took out
a 5-franc piece of Napoleon /. He showed
the efiigy to the woman and asked her
who 1t was. II do not know" was the
answer. Don't you think it is like me?''f
asked the prince. yes said the wo-
man, "it is" 1T is Napoleon" she was
told. and who was Napoleon?' she ask
ed Prince Napoleon, adds Mr.. Claretie.
loved to tell the story.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

requested to continue its labors. In Sep
tember, 1880 the Union of American He
brew Congregations published the staus-
tics of the Jews of the United States, in
which the total was given at 2SO,257.
in 1888, according to Isaac Markers, the
population had risen to 10000 of which
l25.0O0 were credited TO New York, and
1l4,000 of which landed on these shores be-
tween 1881 and 1885.
THE work of gathering the statistics for
the eleventh census QS9O was committed
to Philip Cowen of the American Hebrew,
and he presented tables showing 53S con-
gregations of Orthodox and Reformed
Jews, with 130,496 communicates The
two branches together have 30l church ed
ihces, with an approximate seating capac-
ity of 1Ss,s24. Besides these edifces 23t
halls, etc, are occupied by congregations,
and these halls have a seating capacity of
2S477. The total value of the synagogue
property is $9,754.275, an increase in ten
years of So, 5i9,697, while the number of
communicates advanced over so, Geo."
Coming then to the Jewish population
of the United States IN 1897, the writer
says:
THE total ascertained immigration since
1885 is 4ll07S, and. adding 1870 given by
Mr.. Joseph Jacobs in the Jewish Year
Book for 1886, the total of Jewish immi-
grafton to the United States since 1881
would be not over 4S5.3S3
Upon the basis of earlier computations.
and with the aid of persons in various
parts of the country, l have prepared the
following estimate of Jews now settled in
the United States. This estimate is. l be-
lIeve, conservative. 1t Is not capriciously
made, yet is put forward tentatively, as
material for criticism and discussion:
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cussion and the elciting of further in
formation, which will eventually result
in securing a comparatively correct cen
sus of the Jews of the United States"
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

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the famous James Jesse Strang, who.
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successor Of Joseph Smith, the Mormon
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

China Tea Sets
China Wash Sets
Pewter Tea Sets
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fireman's Outfits
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Silk Underskirts Belts
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

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The Press., 1897-04-15
Guarding Wells From Contagion.

There is no need of further proof of the dangers which wells present, from the point of view of possible cOntamina- tion with disease germs, notably those of typhoid fever. It is well known how many villages have been decimiated by that terrible malady simply because the wells which afforded the W ater sup ply had received not only water from pure springs, but also drainage from cesspools Dr. Koch, having recognized the positive character of this peril, ad- vises the arrangement in wells of sand Altering apparatus, for which he offers very simple plan. At the center of the well he lowers an iron tube or 8 centimeters (2-12 or 3 inches) in di- ametcr, of which the lower extremity, tightly closed by a metallic plug, IS pierced with a series of small holes that permit the water to enter the pipe In the open space between this part of the device and the sides of the well, which should be well walled up, fine gravel should be placed, rising above the highest level which the water is li- able to attain.
 Then coarse sand should be filled in, even to the mouth of the well, and a pump plunger inserted inside the tube. The water which is pumped is then filtered by its passage through the sand.
 It is not possible perhaps to say that all the bacteria will be arrested. because sand filtration is not recognized as ab- solutely efficacious, but it is at least a great safeguard, and the installation is very simple. It is especially important that fine sand should not be permitted | to enter and accumulate in the body of the pump. Mature.
The Press., 1897-04-15
A Unique Ornament.

Out of Broadway store there stepped lately a tall, dignilied, gray haired woman. She started down town and, stopping to look in the shop windows, immediately became the object of very lively interest on the part of the women around her. They first stared at her cu- riously and then smiled. The women who approached her noticed nothing be- yond the fact that she was handsome, well dressed woman and attending to her own affairs. But the people back of her were smiling, and not all of them could explain the cause of the peculiar sight which excited their merriment. In the back of the woman's hair was a comb, and attached to this was large spider web of green silk. In the center of the web was red velvet spider. The thing must have measured six inches in diameter, but it was light enough to hang readily on her comb People who saw her at distance from the store out of which she had come had no idea Low such decoration could have got on her head.
 Her complete unconsciousness showed that she was quite unaware of its pres ence, and as most of the smiles were be- hind her back she also failed to see them. The people who saw her come out of the store explained the curious sight to their satisfaction. The shop is devoted to the sale of Oriental goods, and many articles such as this staid looking woman had on her head are dis played for sale hung on wires stretched about the store. It was from one of these that she got her green silk spider wet and red velvet srider. Nobody volun' teered to remind her of its presence o1 ask if it was meant to be there. So she continued her walk decorated with the incongruous Crnament.-NewY York Sun.
The Press., 1897-04-15
Barney Barnato's Coed Fortune.

It is better to be born lucky than rich. When Mir. Bar1Iato was at Johan- nesburg, he determined to go to the races. You'll only lose your money, !" said his friends warnintIy. Well, l won't take any with me" :" he replied, "And then shall be all rIght.''
 Arrived at the race couzse, he saw a man with peanut and fruit stall and asked him what he'd take for it.
 "Two hundred pounds, was the re- ply.
 "Done with you,'' said Barnato.
 "WelI, where's the money?' asked the man as Barnato was proceeding to appropriate the stall.
 "Oh, I'm MT. Barnato. It'll be all right
 "Well, that's good enough for me" "
 Within an hour Barnato had sold the contents of the stall for e6OO. He paid the man his e200, staked the balance on the races and won e12,OOO before the end of the day.
 Perhaps it is not generally known now how MT. Barnato came to be mar ried. The beginnings of his fortune are said to have been due to the prudent purchase of diamonds in South Africa These be deposited for safety with z certain barmaid in Kimberley. After g time be said to her: "Give me my dia monds. I'm off to Europe. When I re turn, we'll be married" "I think we'll be married first," sht replied, and those were the only terms on which he could get back his dia' monds. Now this astute young lady ii the present Mrs. Barnato, and her Deby drives along the Kings road at Brigh ton in a silver perambulator.- London EiOarn
The Press., 1897-04-15
Perfume In the OIden Times.

The use of perfume was indulged in to such an extravagant degree by the ancients that some of the more ascetic men had good reason to denounce it. Solon issued an edict prohibiting its sale in Athens. Julius Caesar and Lucinus. who were Roman consuls in 565, pub lished law forbidding the sale of exot ics in that city, and by the laws of Lycurgus perfumers were expelled from Sparta as being wasters of oil and en- couragers of sensuousness. Clearchus wrote against the excessive use of un- guents, and Socrates acclaimed against them in strong terms, preferring, he said, ''the smell of healthy toll and the perfume of good and manly life. " It was customary at festivals to pass round to the guests perfumes served in ala baster boxes and vessels of gold. At one of these feasts Cynulcus, who loved to deride the youth for the use of perfumes, was made a butt for their ridicule. Some mischievous youth anointed the cynic with much ointment, pouring it lavishly over his head and face. When he awoke, he exclaimed in an angry voice: "What is thisP O Hercules, will not some one come with a sponge and wipe my face, which is thus polluted with lot of dirt?''
 At the Syrian banquets it was usual for the slaves to come in with bladders full of Babylonian perfl mes and bedew the garlands and walls and hangings and fill the halls with delicious fra. grance. In some of the more modern feasts statues and ornaments were pro- vided with jets which threw out diluted essences and attars-London Society.
The Press., 1897-04-15
Sa. Patrick and the Snakes.

There is an old legend to the effect that St. Patrick banished all reptiles from Ireland by beating drum, but no one, probably, seriously believes the story. According to the myth, he took his drum out for the purpose mentioned and commenced pounding it so vigor- ously that he knocked a hole in the drumhead, thus seriously endangering the success of the miracle. While pom dering what to do St. Patrick was as- tonished by the appearance of an angel, who immediately set to work to mend the broken musical instrument. After the hole had been mended the angel vanished, and St. Patrick continued the work of serpent banishing, being suc- cessful in ridding the island of every representative of the snake tribe except one old stayer who had lived so long that bis tusks protruded from his mouth like horns. This monster refused to leave the "land of his fathers," and the good saint resolved to practice little piece of strategy. He removed the patch which the angel had put on the drum head and then persuaded the serpent to creep into the drum for the night. When the reptile had done as requested, St.
 Patrick glued down the magic patch and then threw drum, serpent and all into the sea. A sunken powder off the west coast of Ireland is called St. Pat rick's drum. Louis Republic.
The Press., 1897-04-15
His Irrelevant Question.

She had just returned from a visit to Milwaukee, and something had happen ed to displease her.
 'FThe fact of the matter is, she said, i've get swindled in this town and haven't sense enough to know it.
 "You must have run across bargain somewhere, 7" he suggested, for he knew her failing.
 "BargainsI' she exclaimed. "Why, tell you, William, we don't know where to shop to make money. Do you remember that last white shirt bought you?''
 He did. He would have said he did even if he didn't, but it so happened this time that he did, for it had given him considerable trouble ill one way and another.
 "Well," " she exclaimed, "I paid just $1 for that shirt in Chicago, and I saw all exact duplicate of it at a marked down sale in Milwaukee for 9S cents. :"
 "Why didn't you go on to St. Paul?" he asked wearily. Perhaps you could have got the same thing for 94, Tor Winnipeg might have given it to you for 91. One has to go after bargains, you know"
 She wasn't quite sure whether he was making fun of her, but she felt that it was possible and refused to con- tinue the subject ill consequence.- Chicago Post.
The Press., 1897-04-15
Welded Joints.

Some experiments made lately at the laboratory Cf the University of Michi- gan to determine the strength of welded joints are of sufficient practical value to be noted. Tic report shows that of a nun ber of specimens tested not one broke in the weld. As, however. some of these were slightly larger at the weld. another set of specimens was pre- pared and cut taken from each in the lathe in order to reduce the piece to a uniform diameter throughout its length between the jaws of the testing machine, and common round iron was used. Un- der this arrangement three bars of metal were taken at random-dimensions 12 inches long and three-fourths of an inch in diameter-from each bar four speci- mems being prepared-one solid, one lap welded, one butt welded and one split welded. The result was that only two specimens, both lap welded, broke at or near the weld, the fracture being in one case slightly crystalline and the other fibrous, the strength in no case differing much from that of the solid nartS
The Press., 1897-04-15
THEY BOTH GOT MAD.

Mountaineer Visits a POstof1ce and His Experience There.
 He was 8 typical mountaineer from his brogan shoes to his wool hat, and he had walked to 8 neighboring town to visit relatives. It was his first visit away from his home. The second day after he arrived he went to the postoffice to get letter from his girl. He was sure it would be there, as she had tearfully told him she would write him while he was away.
 "Air thar any mail fer me?'' he in- qui1ed of the postmaster.
 "What's your name?" was the in- quiry.
 "Louder.
 "I say, what's your name?' asked the postmaster in little more positive manner. Louder "I say, what's your name?' yelled the postmaster, sticking his head through the window into the face of the young man. "Why, dad drat your ugly time, I've told yer ee times ny name was Lou der," yC4->d the mountaineer, "T. J. Louder, and if yer didn't belong to ther gov 'ment I'd crawl over thar and pick your years. Soon es a man gifts CT gov'- ment job round here he begins to put on airs, and I'm not one to put up with it'' The postmaster fished out letter from a musty hole and gave it to him, although he WAS mad himself. Wash ington Star.