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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-08

Ben Tillman, the "pitchfork Sena-
tor" from South Carolina, may be
rough, angular and all that, but he can
deal some whitening cuts in repartee.
He may not lay claim to much polish
but he has an originality all his own,
and he uses it frequently with telling
effect.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-08
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-08

Charles Dickens, in his american
Notes" says some very pointed things
about the splitting habit of Americans
as he saw it when he visited this coun-
try. One is reminded of his structures
on the habit by the discussion in some
OF the papers about the laws enacted
against it. In Philadelphia there is a
prohibition against splitting on pave
ments, in street cars and public build
ings. It is taking shape in Asheville,
too, we belieye.
Well, it seems to some like an in
frlngement on personal privilege to say
where man shall or shall not spit
but there is room for some improve
ment. Men spit too much any way. i
man sees a woman constantly splitting
he becomes disgusted. How about i
when the woman sees man doing tht
same thing constantly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
STATE NORMAL COLLEGE.
VIII Not Be Removed to the Arsenal
at Augusta

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. Sit appears to-day
that the plan TO move the State Normal
College from Athens to Augusta and To-
cate it upon the arsenal property there
is out of the question.
State School Commissioner Glenn. who
is member Of the board of trustees of
the normal school. who has been investt-
eating the proposition has received a let
ter from Gen, FIagler chief of the ord
nance department of the army, at Wash
ington, which puts a quetus on the move
ment.
Prof. Glenn, who was very faVorably i'm
pressed with the idea, wrote to the Secre-
tary OF war, suggesting the use of the
arsenal property for the State Normal
School, inasmuch as it appeared to the
projectors of the scheme that the gov
eminent had no use for its Augusta sta
ton. In reply to this Communication
which was referred to him, Gen. Flagler
has written to Commissioner Glenn that
the government considers the Augusta ar
senal an exceedingly important station
ana IN effect he says the proposition to
surrender it for use as a state school
would not be considered for a moment
Prof. Glenn said to-day, in speaking of
his correspondence with the war depart
ment, that it now seemed that the move
ment to take the normal college away
from Athens was likely to come to an end
as Atlanta has not seemed to catch on
and the Augusta plan was disconnected.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06

protected as much as possible from the
ravages of rats and mice
when once a domeeticated breed had
become established in Europe, it would
certainly have been freely crossed with
the wildcat. And it seems highly prob
able that to such crossing is due the
great prevalence of Tables in Europe
previous to the Introduction of the now
fashionable Persian breed The wildcat
having the dark stripes broader. and fire.
quently more numerous, than they are
in the Kailr cat.
"As 20 the date of introduction of the
domestic cat into Britain, the earliest
written evidence of It's existence there oc-
ours in the laws of the Welsh prince.
Howell Dhu, witch were enacted about
the middle of the tenth century. Ger
tain remains of cats have, however. been
discovered in Roman villas in this coun-
try which appear to belong to the domes-
tic breed; and, if these be rightly idenu-
fled, the first Introduction of the animal
must have been at a much earlier date,
the Roman evacuation having taken place
about the middle of the fifth century of
our era.
Although cats of all colors are now
met with, ond some of them, az least,
have been lor> known there, the preva-
lence of 'tabby' is, as already said very
characteristic of the old domesticated
breed of Europe. In Eastern Asia, on the
other hand as was long since pointed out
by that very observant naturalist, the late
Edward Blyth, Tables are unknown, and
either spotted or uniformly colored cats
are DreV9 lent "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
DOGS HEAD ON HUMAN BODY.
Strange Member of IL Chicago Fam
lily Seen BY a Policeman.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Chicago, Oct. 3.-When Policeman
George Riordan returned to the stock
yards police station last night after visit
to the house of Albert Janecko, 4617 Wood
street, he seemed unusually excited. In ex-
PLANTATION he told a story which made the
other policemen laugh, although Riordan
declares il is true.
Riordan was sent to the house to arrest
Mrs. Janecko on a warrant charging her
with disorderly conduct. When he arriv-
ed he says, the family seemed greatly
alarmed and unable TO understand what
he wanted, as no one IN the house could
speak English. He declares that he was
taken to the rear room, where he was
shown a creature with the form of hui
man being, but having a head like that of
a dog. He was told through an interpreter
he alleges that the creature was the child
of Mrs. Janecko and was % years old.
They supposed he had come TO take the
queer being away, and implored him not
to do so. He says he was so affected by
the strange sight and the terror of the
family that he would no: serve the war
rant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
MAGNETS FOR LIFTING BEAMS.
Device of the Illinois Steel Company
for Transferring Heavy Metal.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

FROM tne OnlcagO Chronicle.
Down at Joliet the Illinois Steel Com
pany has rugged up a set of electro mag
nets capable of picking up beams weigh
ing more than five tons each. The mag
nets are used for the purpose of carrying
the beams from one point to another in the
shops. They are among the most powerful
appliances of the kind in the world. But
the amount of the fluid needed to make
them operate is surprisingly small II re-
quires about one tenth the amount Of force
to charge these magnets that it does to
push an ordinary trolley car along the
street. They are horseshoe magnets with
poles seven and one-half inches apart At
the upper end is a plate of soft steel The
poles are ten inches long and the upper
seven and one-half inches long and the
upper seven and one-half inches are
wrapped with insulated copper wire.
The working of the magnet is simple
When plate or beam is lying anywhere
else than where it is wanted the magnet.
attached to the crane tackle in place of
the ordinary sling or hook, is lowered and
its poles placed on the load to be moved as
near the center as practicable. Then the
current is turned on and the underlying
plate or beam is held fast by the magnetic
attraction. The crane is then put in mo-
transferred to the spot where it is want
ed. When it is fairly placed in its new
position the current switch is turned eff
and the action of the magnet ceases The
only reason why such magnets have not
been long in use is because of the fear
that the load would drop if there was any
temporary failure of the current. This is
always possible, though it is becoming less
so every day with the improvement in cleo
trical apparatus.
To guard against accidents the insulated
coils are inclosed in water-tight brass cas-
ing and the whole magnet is covered in
with half-inch sheet steel. If these MAGNETS
prove a success when tested by time larg
er sizes Will be employed When used in
connection with electric cranes, which are
now becoming common, only two hand
switches will be required to move iron
or steel loads. OF course, loads of other
materials could be picked up equally well
by an electro magnet with a heavy keeper
and a hook attached TO it for the ordinary
sling,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
CHANCE FOR AN INVENTOR.
Paraguay People Want Machine
That VIII Crack COcOanuts.

Some of our inventive readers would do
well to endeavor to construct a good hand
machine for cracking the nuts of the cocoa
palm, as, according to a recent foreign
office report, this is a want greatly felt in
Paraguay. AS Col. Holmes points out,
the machine should be constructed to
crack the shell without damaging the ker-
mel, and should be capable of turning out
about fifty pounds of nuts per hour. The
shells should be broken just sufficiently
to enable a man to extract the kernel
afterward with his hands, and at least 80
per cent. of the kernels should issue whole
from the machines, which should be as
simple as possible in construction and
made of strong material. The price ought
not TO exceed $3.50. AS the nut is not of
uniform size, kind of sitter should be in
serted which would convey the large and
small nuts 10 cracks of corresponding
size. A ready sale is predicted for num-
Der Of such machines
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The special board
on the second branch of the work confid-
ed to it, namely, an investigation of the
needs of the existing timber docks. The
work is nearing completion, and it is es-
tmated that congress must come imme-
daJely TO the relief of the navy depart
ment with a liberal appropriation for the
repair of the docks, unless it is prepared
to witness a repetition of the docking of
an American battleship in a foreign coun-
try
The board has made thorough inves-
LEGATION Of the state of the dock at League
another dock is not now necessary at that
point since it is entirely feasible, by en-
larsng the entrance of the existing dock
ANA perhaps making a new entrance of
concrete, to do all of the work that will
be required of a dock as. far up the Della
ware as League Island.
AZ Port Royal, S. c., it has been found
That the needed changes in the dock are
not nearly so many or so extensive as
was expected would be the case BY re-
modelling the entrance slightly and by
cutting away with AIDES the wooden al
Jars, it will be possible safely to dock
the oaitleship Indiana, with her bilge keels
ih place. This cannot be done, however,
uHul the dredging of the channel is com
lIeJed Bids for this work were opened
Today IN the bureau of yards and docks
with the result that the New York Dredg-
lhs company was found to be the lowest
bidder at Is cents to 80 cents per yard
ior inside and outside dredging, respect
lively
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
DANGER IN SODA.
Serious Results Sometimes Follow
Its Excessive Use.

Its Excessive Use.
Common soda Is all right In its place
and indispensable in the kitchen and for
cooking and washing purposes, but it was
never intended for medicine, and peo-
pie who use it as such will some day
regret it.
We refer to the common use of soda to
relieve heartburn or sour stomach, a habit
which thousands of people practice almost
daily, and one which is fraught with dan
ger; moreover the soda only gives tempo
rary relief and in the end the stomach
trouble gets worse and worse
The soda acts as a mechanical irritant
to the walls of the stomach and bowels
and cases are on record where it accumu-
lated in the ntestines, causing death by
inhammation or peritonitis.
Dr. Harlandson recommends as the SAT-
est and surest cure for sour stomach (acid
dyspepsia) an excellent preparation sold
by druggists under the name of Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets These tablets arc
large 2O-grain lozenges. very pleasant to
taste and contain the natural acids, pep
tones and digestive elements essential to
good digestion, and when taken after
meals they digest the food perfectly ana
promptly before it has time to ferment,
sour and poison the blood and nervous
system.
DIR. Wuerth states that he invariably
uses Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets in all
cases of stomach arrangements and finds
them a certain cure not only for sour
stomach, but by promptly digesting the
food they create a healthy appetite, in
crease flesh and strengthen the action Of
the heart and liver. They are not ca
thartic. but intended only for stomach dis
eases and weakness and will be found re-
liable in any stomach trouble except can
Ger Of the stomach. All druggists sell
Stuarts DYSPEPSIA Tablets at 50 cents per
package.
little book describing all forms OF
stomach weakness and their cure mailed
free by addressing the Stuart Company
of Marshall, Mich.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
PECULIAR RUSSIAN CUSTOM.
when a Priests wife Dies the Hus-
band Loses Position and Property.

Frem the American Queen.
1t is said to-day that there is one
happy condition for women In Russia "As
happy as a priests wife" is a common
saying there Strange to relate, her hus-
bands position depends upon her. If she
dies he is deposed He then becomes a
layman, his property is taken from him
and distributed half TO the government
and the other half among his children.
This state of things makes the Russian
priest very careful of his wife, and he
takes great care of her, waiting upon her,
looking after her and keeping her in
health, comfort and happiness. Although
self-interest rather than love underies his
motive of solicitude and consideration, the
Russian woman gains the benefit of this
curious law and it is not surprising to
learn that to marry a priest IS the highest
ambition of a Russian girl. She even pre-
fers him 70 a nobeman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
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DEATH OF MRS. WHITFIELD.
Wife of the State Treasurer of FIori-
distribute of Respect.

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. 5,-Mrs. Whit
ned wife of State Treasurer ]. B. Whit
"''d' died last night at o'clock after a
snort illness. Deceased was the daugh-
Ter Of ex-Mayor John w. Nash, and was
married about year ago.
Inc state officials held a meeting in the
'@eeuu'e chamber to-day and Attorney
General w. B. Lamar, State Superintend-
."' VIM. N. Sheats and Commissioner of
".Iure l.. B. WomLwell we're appoint
e'mmittee to draft resolutions eX-
n''ssi'e of their sorrow end sympath thy
upon The death of Mrs Whitfield.
was also ordered that the several de-
Intnts of state be closed during the
1'' as tribute of respect for the de
and of their sympathy for their
l,l'" oicial in his deep sorrow and sad
"..l 'oa The cabinet also resolved to
''''H" The funeral in a body
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
DREDGING FOR THE DRY DOCK.
s,XANNAH BIDDERS FAIL TO Sc
CURE THE CONTRACT.

&.,v york Concern Bids Fifteen
cents where Others Bid Mors
Than DOIIar-The Dry Dock
uoord Investigating the Existing
Docl>s to Ascertain What They
Need in the Way of Repairs.
Washington, Oct. 5.-The contract
,,- dredging in front of the Port Royal
,-.. dock was to-day awarded to the New
work. Dredging Company of New York,
Of wH..a George w. Gait is president
nd we're opened at the navy department
\, ADMIRAL E. o. Matthews, chief of the
bureau of yards and docks, in the pres
.r,e d.. the rival bidders and their repre-
sentatFes.
savannah was represented by Messrs.
q C Ely. in behalf of P. Sanford Ross;
" f. McCauley and Jacob Paulsen of
fine rannah Dredging Company, and
Rittenuouse Moore, now engaged in the
work on the inside route between Savan-
nah and Beaufort.
Bidders were required to make separate
and distinct offers for each of the follow
inc items of work: Item l, a price per
cubic yard for earth dredged and depos-
tied Oh the station leveled and graded;
item . a price per cubic yard for rock
5rslgeI and deposited on the station.
Ieveled and graded if required; item 3.
price per cubic yard for earth dredged
and not deposited on station; item 4.
price per cubic yard for rock dredged and
NOT deposited on station.
The frst bid opened was that of the
New York Dredging Company. 1t was so
much lower than any of the other bids
submitted that Admiral Matthews after
wards said that it was hardly a case of
competitive bidding, and without delay
awarded the contract to the New York
concern.
The following is a list of the FIVE bids
respectfully submitted on the four items
a. set forth in the specifications:
New York Dredging Company Is cents;
95 cents, Is cents 50 cents.
Jacob Paulsen, $1.75; 81 rs; 81 .25; $1.25.
p Sanford Ross, 81. 40; 81. 40; 81; 81.
Alabama Dredging Company of Mobile
81: 2.j0; 40 cents; 100.
Morris & Cummings Dredging Company
New York, %.45; 81. As; S1.lO, $1.1O.
The low figures of the New ork Dredg-
ing Companys bid was a complete sur
prise to the other bidders, and as soon as
they were announced all of the other COM
pedtors threw up their hands and said it
was all over.
1t appears that Mr.. Gait, president of
Unsuccessful company, visited Port Royal
before making his bid and made a COM
plete survey of the work contemplated. He
was thus enabled to underbid all of his
rivals. The specifications invited all of
the bidders to make such a survey but it
appears that his company alone availed
themselves of the opportunity. Admiral
Matthews says the successful company is
areiable institution, and it will be award
ed the contract.
The Savannah contingent left for home
tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
rottnaIps Superior Court.

T5tt..S,5,.'Il e Ga, Oct. Sat this term of
tbe oa-i superior court now in session,
for H. Of the state against w. w. sWrye
nsss 'e Ailling Of A. p. Stallings at Ma
dest Is, III 1882, which has attracted a good
viii rr lention for the past four years.
of ,,. ABLY be disposed Of Also that
Of bis wood Chance for the alleged killing
us slepfather,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
A CEMETERY AT AUCTION.
""SS' Buck Made the First Move 10
Have the Graveyard Sold.

''''hla, Ga, Oct. "a whole cemetery
sofa at auction here to-day-knocked
VII TO the highest bidder under fore
nv sure proceedings in favor of creditors.
guy of the dead, Hollywood by name,
Flous1y 10000, being purchased by the
1 NATIONAL Bank of Gainesville.
p w." a e. Buck, now minister to Japan,
wa, o' Of the largest creditors, and it
c.' off who made the first move in the
gro, 'o have the cemetery sold The
en- '1 is located several miles from the
'Nird the Chattahoochee river
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
The College at Orlando.

Orlando, Fla, Oct 5.-Rollins College at
Winter Park, four miles from here opens
tomorrow morning under specially fiat
tering conditions. The attendance Will be
larger than ever before in the history of
that institution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
Preferred Death to virginia.

Washington, Oct ga special to the
Post from Warsaw, Va, says: Alexander
Garter, aged Y, a citizen of Port Royal.
Caroline county Virginia, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat with a razor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
Funeral of GEN Neal Dow

Portland, Me, Oct 5.-The funeral of
the late Gen. Neal Dow occurred this
afternoon. Many distinguished persons
were present. In accordance with the
wishes of the deceased, the services were
simple.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06

--Jasper-Wel there is one thing that
the new tariff will give big boom 10.
Jumpuppe-What is that? ITO the manu.
facture Of imported goods.-Iife.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
MRS. LYNESS ESCAPES
The Hospital and a Fearful Operation.

HosPitalsn great sad places visit. Thre
fourths of the patients lying those snow-white be-
are women and girls.
Why should this be the case d?
Because they have neglected themselves Women
as rule attach too little Importance to first symp-
toms of certain kind. If they have toothache,
they will try to the tooth, though many leave
even this too late. They comfort themselves with
the thought that they can replace their teeth; but
they cannot replace their internal organsl
Every of those patients in the hospital beds
had plenty of warnings in the form of bearng-down
feelings, pain at the right the left of the womb
nervous dyspepsia pain in the small of the back til
" blues, or some other unnatural symptom but they
not heed them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06

u TVU
Build
from the hospital 1 wi putne life Unto you
Inc following letter shows
fearful operation Her experience should
HzEAgsssgA other to follow her example She
Pinkham:
Il thank much for
FA.Sg A}3sA done for for had given
Last February had
sinking spells
EV#FE88A lasting sometimes half
could left
anty The doctor called day
fora week weeks
2HJNN0 \ then three times a for four
~ V$EBA II months Finally he said to I'M
J. re- dergo operation Then commenced rng
Lydia f. Pn1ham's Vegetable ound, and
after week
completely
the doctor said would certainly have undergo gaining
and will cheerfuly tell what
LYNEs 10 Frederick ST., Rochester, n. Y.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-29
Base Ball today. Wilkes
Barre VS. Scranton at a. Is.
Admission 25 cents.
CITY NOTES.

A biz against John Mcclure having been
ignored by the grand jury he was yester-
day discharged from the county jail.
new American flag was raised for the
first time yesterday over the Lackawan-
ma avenue station of the Delaware and
Hudson company.
The senior class of the Scranton Train
ing school will have it's commencement
exercises next Monday afternoon at 130
O'Clock at the high school auditorium.
At St. Peters cathedral this morning
a requiem mass will be celebrated for
the deceased members of John Boyle
O'Reilly Council, Young Mems Institute
The four massive pillar foundations of
the front of the new Scranton Savings
bank building on Wyoming avenue, have
been put in place They give good idea
of the striking stability and beauty of the
structure.
Companies c and u, Thirteenth regi-
rnent. headed by Bauer's band and the
regiment drum corp, paraded the streets
Of the city last evening as a meaEs of ad-
Vertising c company's excursion to Lake
Ariel TODAY.
Arbtrators William Curry, George l..
Peck and c. b. Gardner yesterday filed
their award in the case of A. l.. Spencer
and others against the Marion Coal COM
pany. They found for $317S5 in favor of
the plaintiff.
Company C. of the Thirteenth regiment,
will run the first excursion of the sea-
son to Lake Ariel today. Trains will
leave this city for the lake at S.45 a. m,
2.2S, S45, $50 and p. m. The last train
for Scranton leaves the lake at midnight.
The funeral of the late James j. Hughes
will take place from the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick j. Hughes,
of 514 Emmet street, at 8 o'clock this
morning. A high mass of requiem will be
sung at st, Peters hall. Fourth street,
Bellevue. Interment in Hyde Park Cath
olic cemetery.
Court yesterday confirmed the report
of the viewers in the regarding of sum-
ner avenue. The viewers were George S.
Horn, Patrick Jordan and Lorenz Zeldler.
The city Is ordered tc pay damages in the
sum OF 5000 each to Roderick Jones and
Mrs. Clark Goodrich. The bill of the
viewers for $}5 each was also allowed.
Marriage licenses were granted by Clerk
of the Courts Thomas yesterday TO Jacob
Loyiak and Katarina Novobelzka, of CAR
bondale; Stephen Yurka and Selso Ale
chick, Of Scranton; Leahard Savitzski, OF
Greenwood, and Alexandria BownorzSka,
of Scranton; Sabaline Spigerali and Cen
oneffa Norci, of Old Forge; Michael I1a-
herty and Tessie Burnett, of Scranton
Peter Sulkoski, of Scrantcl, and Frances
Grinkoska, OF Lackawanna.
Waldron. the Canadian horse seller
was arraigned before Alderman MillaT
yesterday afternoon charged with max
ing false pretenses. Phillip Swartz was
the prosecutor. Mr.. Swartz purchased a
horse of Waldron for $3.50. The animal
was represented to be. sound and docile
Mr.. SwaTtz. afterward discovered, so he
says, that the horse was spawned and
fiery. Hence he brought suit. Waldror
entered bail in the sum of $500 for ap.
pearance at court