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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20
ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N. Y.

to preserve the home and devote 1t 10 the
purpose for which it was intended Ivy its
builders, the people of Georgia. l am now
in receipt of letter from Chairma Cal
noun stating that he has sent cop les OF
our correspondence to the other cor. mis-
sioners and expressing his personal l cad
mess or the approval of the court can be
obtaiued) to sanction a transfer of 4 he
property to the Daughters of the Confe l.
eracy provided they can raise the amour
OF the indebtedness on the home, some
thlng over 5000, before the day of sale,
and pay off the debt, and agree TO open
and maintain it as a Confederate Soldiers
home, upon proper conditions, the prop
erty TO revert to the trustees in case of
taiiure 70 open and maintain for said pur-
pose With only three weeks to raise
the necessary amount the task assumes
tremendous proportions, but my faith in
the true-hearted, loyal Georgians will not
allow the belief that they win suffer the
nome TO be sacrificed, when they learn
that there Is plan by which it may be
saved.
with this view we now appeal to the
journal and other papers of the state 10
, zen the people of our purpose and invoke
4 theT aid for its successful accomplish
ment. Mr.. Henry ]. Gignilliat of South
carolina is the first man to proffer a sub
scriptlon to pay at once SO to raise S1O,-
VJo SO as 10 pay off the debt of $4,000 leaV-
ing $5,V0 as nucleus to start the perma-
nent endowment. He will then be one
OF l,OUO to pay SO each, making $4,000
more, which added to the 5000 will give
Sl6OOO for the first years endowment He
viii then obligate himself to pay $40 a
year for ten years to run the home if 500
other Georgians will do the same Several
have already agreed to unite with Mr. Gig
hlillat on his first prOpositoin, but a lady
MRS. r.. A. Galloway of Willard, Ga, Is
the hrst to respond with a promise to join
hm in each proposition he has made. We
now ask you to publish the plan and start
a subscription list in the Journal, not only
for those who will join Mr.. Gignilliat in
giving $40 or more, but for those who will
give 81, or So or S.
And don't forget the Children. If ev-
cry child in Georgia could give but pen
ny or nickel our treasury would be much
enriched, and the children would be hap
pier for having helped the homeless and
helpless old soldiers of the state
Trusting that you will lend us your val
liable aid in this work / remain. with
much respect, Halle A. Rounsaville,
president Georgia Division, United
Daughters of Confederacy.
Mrs. James A. Rounsaville, Rome Ga"
Mr.. Smith replied by telegraph that he
would be glad to see the movement sue
coed and that he and the Journal would
subscribe to the fund.
The Charter Chapter of the Daughters
of the Confederacy of Savannah are re-
CURED to raise a portion of the required
amount by ApriA5. Any contribution will
be gratefully accepted by them.
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POPCORN ron GAY "PAREE."
Novel Industry of Former vice
Consul General.


From the Atlanta (Ga) Journal.
J. s. Colyar formerly the proprietor of
a soda fount at 50 Whitehall street, is now
selling popcorn on the Rue Montmartre,
Paris. In connection with the popcorn in
dustry, Mr. Coyar is trying to educate the
French TO the use of chewing gum. 1t will
be news to the people of this city TO learn
that an Atlanta man is at the head of
new enterprise in Paris. The enterprise is
backed by Mr. Clyde Shropshire, formerly
vice consul general at Paris. Last Septem-
Der he sent Mr. Colyar, together with the
young man who was his assistant at 60
Whitehall street, TO Paris to introduce the
popcorn. Two tons of the cereal were sent
over with the men, and since that time
three more tons have been used. Popcorn,
an innovation in Paris, has met with
ready sale and The enterprise is already on
a money making basis. Mr.. Shropshire was
seen to-day by a representative of the
Journal. At first he was not inclined to dis
cuss the matter, but consented finally to
relate the reasons which had led him to
back the enterprise.
in the fall of 1891 Buffalo Bill visited Pa
ris with hts Wild West show. One of the
attaches of the show brought several bar
rels of popcorn with him, which met with
a ready sale. The Parisians from the very
first seemed to take fancy to it, They
had never seen any popcorn before and
from the start, the sweetened balls met
with popular favor. At first they were sold
for five sous each. Al first price was rails
ed and until the popcorn price reached one
franc a ball. Mr.. Shropshire was in Paris
at the time and upon returning to this
country was struck with the possibility of
exploiting pODcOrn In that country. Last
September he engaged the services of the
two Atlanta soda water men and sent them
abroad with two tons of the corn. This
was soon sold out at eight sous-the equiv
alent of eight American pennies-a ball,
and three more tons have been sent. The
Parisians having never seen such a thing
as chewing gum, Mr.. Shropshire decided to
ship a large quantity of that also. To the
Journals representative he stated that it
had been found difficult matter to intro
duce this article. The French at first in
sisted on swallowing it, and it was finally
found necessary to give printed directions
for its use Several thousand pounds of
chewing gum have already been given
away at the cafes, clubs and hotels in the
effort to introduce it to popular favor. Mr..
Shropshire believes that after the French
people have learned the use of chewing
gum il will become as popular as popcorn.
He is now negotiating for the exclusive
rights to both articles at the worlds fair
to be held in Paris, and hopes to secure
tho cOncessi0n
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Georgia Politics.

Adoiph Binder of Atlanta, young man
about is years Of age wants to run for
the legislature. He has even announced
himself. had his campaign cards printed,
and says he will make hot race. He is
under age, and Is not qualified to hold
legislative office Were he elected
The Tallapoosa circuit win witness a
race for the 1udgeship when Judge Charles
G. James term expires. He will be a can
didate for reelection and Price Edwards
OF Haralson county. and Bartlett of Pauld-
ing, viii also be in 1t.
Atlanta Constitution: The last leeisla-
ure created a new judicial circuit out OF
The old eastern. The new one comprises
Liberty. Mcintosh. Bryan and Emngham.
Capt. W. c. Cam, one OF the candidates
for judge Of that circuit. was here yester-
day. lie will be candidate from Bryan
county. Aeneas Way of Liberty IS an
other candidate and there viii be one or
two others. Capt Cam. by the way. is
the crack rifle shot of America. He was
ON the Savannah team which won the
championship at Sea Girt last year Capt.
Cam ista successful lawyer and win
make strong race for judge.
Robert Bruce Is the latest entry into the
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THE LEVEL OF THE LAKES.
The Waters Rising After Nearly Ten
Years of Subsistence.

From the New York Evening Post.
Chicago, March Fin 1925, the level of
the Great Lakes. after nearly ten years
of steady recession, reached a lower mark
than ever before since a settlement &C.
cupied their shores except in 1918 and 1877.
Vessel men took alarm, not because of
any fear that there might not be water
| enough in the lakes themselves for naviga-
ton, but on account of the growing shall
lowness of the harbors. There are no
good natural harbors ON the entire chain
of the lakes except at the head of Lake
SuDerior. where nature has formed n
large bay. All the other commercial har-
bors have been dredged by the government
out of the mouths of small rivers and
creeks that are rivers only in name. The
harbors of Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland
and many minor ports were made in this
way Originally they were adapted in
oepth to the small vessels In which the
commerce of the lakes was TRANSPORTED
until recent years, but the constant ten
dency towards increasing the size and
oraught of lake craft has called for large
expenditures in deepening them from wear
10 year. Lower water in the lakes of
course, produces lower water in the har-
bors and this is the serious point in
Volved
In 1895 the Vessel Owners Association
appealed to the government for a scientific
investigation to determine the effect on tha
AXE levels that would result from taking
100000 cubic feet per second out of Lake
Michigan and carrying it off to the Miss
isslppl, through the great Chicago drain
age canal A board of engineers was an
pointed and directed to study the nroh-
lem and make a report, but the report
when it came, was inconclusive, the board
saying, in substance, that it would he
impossible to tell in advance what would
be the effect on the lake levels of the
current which the canal would carry G.
the matter rested, but fortunately. before
the opening of the canal the lake levels
are beginning to rise. There was a large
gain during the year 1897, and il is NOT i'm.
probable that in a few years the Old hi gf,-
water mark will be restored. so thar there
VIII be water enough and to spare before
chicago taps the head of Lake Michigan
with her big sewer.
The rise Is accounted for bv the bea,yv
snowfall of recent winters. and the ra,,'
IAN during 1887 The annual rainfall ON
the surface of the lakes averages from
forty TO nifty inches, ana the summer evan
GRAFTON is about foot and a half The
remainder of the gain from precipitation
and from infiowing streams goes of
through the st. Lawrence to the ocean.
There used to be theory that there Is a
regular periodicity in the movement of the
lake leVels-that the water rises for seven
years and falls for seven years but this
has been exploded by observation. and n
Is not now claimed that there is any wav
OF predicting the years of gain and loss
The rainfall Is as capricious as the winds.
There may be many successive years of
drought or of unusual precipitation, or dry
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political arena. Mr.. Bruce viii be can
didate before the Democratic primary for
coroner Of Fulton county.
There will be a lively race in Madison
county this year for the nomination for
senator. II is Madison's turn. Hon.
Dave Meadow says that he does not think
he will enter the race but he will go be-
fore the people two years hence for the
nomination for solicitor general.
DR.. r. p. SOrrell has announced as a
candidate for the Senate from Madison.
DR.. Daniel will probably be candidate,
and Julius A. Green, the county school
commissioner, is being urged 10 take a
hand in it.
Representative Dodson of Sumter is put
ting his friends on notice that he will be
IN the case for president Of the Senate.
Hon. William Clifton, recently appointed
Secretary of state to fill Col. Gamblers un-
expired term, may be a candidate for the
Senate from his district, which is compos-
ed Of Mcintosh. Liberty and Tattnau. Col
Clifton was born In TaUnall and has lived
in both the other counties. He is now a
resident of Mcintosh and it is that coun-
tvs turn 10 name the senator 1t is fur
Their whispered that If Col Clifton Is nom
mated for the Senate he win be a candi-
date for president of the body.
A rm.c p g,mbo cmfwyp shrldu cmfwyp
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and wet years may alternate. Biologists
all know that back in prehistoric times the
level of the lakes vas very much higher
than at present. ms is strikingly shown
along the Southern shore of Lake Erie
where three old beaghes can be distinctly
traced at intervals OF a mile or two apart.
paraleling the present shore line. These
old beaches are locally called the North.
South, and Middle ridges and they now
form excellent country r1ads. Much of
the early settlement of Nlrthern Ohio. in
the first two decades of thu century, came
by wagon along the Middle udge road from
Western New York. Sine observations
OF the stages of water have been kept up,
however, no permanent suhidence of the
lake level has been noted, and the fanci-
full predictions of writers, Who imagine
that Lake Erie will soon boone a vast
meadow with river running through it,
have no basis in fact.
The drainage area of the Great Lakes is
remarkably small Rarely il the water
shed found more than fifty miles back
from the lake shore. In Ohio there is a.
court house in the town of Ravsnna forty
miles south of Cleveland, where the rain
fall on the north side of the root runs in
TO Lake Erie, while the rainfall on the
south side drains into the Ohio river. In
New York the sources of the Mohawk,
which flows into the Hudson, are only a
few miles from Lake Ontario. In Illinois
the Illinois river heads close to Lake Mich
igan. The hight of land north Of Lake
Superior is less than 100 miles north Of
that lake, and beyond the hight the waters
all flow to Hudson's Bay. No large riv-
er flows into either of the lakes. The
course of the small streams that empty
into the lakes is peculiar. Trace one of
them on the map and you will find that
only a few miles back from the lake il
makes sharp turn, and that its upper
course is parallel to the lake. One OF the
largest of the lake affluents is the st. Louis
river, which empties into the head of Lake
Superior; but sixty or seventy miles from
its mouth, in a fat, pine-covered country.
are the lakes that form the sources of thu
Mississippi.
By the time the drama ge canal is opens
ed next year, it is probable that there will
be high stage OF water in Lake Michi-
gan land that the people of the cities along
the lakes will have ceased to worry about
the shallowness of their harbors. Ship
builders have reached the maximum size
in the construction of the big propelers
and barges that take wheat corn, and
iron ore down the lakes and bring back
coal. The capacity of the locks in the
Saulte Ste. Marie ship-canal regulates the
draught of all lake craft, and the new
locks just finished win have to answer for
a score of years to come Eventually, the
great lakes may dry up, just as many small
lakes have done already, but that will be
in such remote ages that the present gem
Grafton need not worry about it. Per-
haps human life will have disappeared
from the globe before that times comes.
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ShTppine Memoranda.

Charleston, $. c., March 1g.-Arrived.
bark Iona (Nor), Olsen Goole; United States
steamer Armenia, Wright, Savannah, etc.,
bound New York; United States steamer
Fish Hawk, Swift, Adams Run, S. c.,
bound Aveco, N. c.
Cleared, schr Adele Thackera, McKeen,
Baltim ore.
Sailed, schrs Sarah Potter, Farnham.
New York; John c. Gregory, Hutchinson,
New York; j. II. Parker, Hammond, New
York; B. 1. Hazard, Blatchford, New
York; Warner Moore. Crockett, Richmond;
John G. Schmidt. Norbury Philadelphia;
barge Carrie l.. Tyler, Jones, Norfolk, in
tow tug John Hariin; steamer Agnes
(Nor). Cornedlsen, Honduras
Pensacola, Fla, March 19-Arrived.
steamship Cairncraig (Br), Gibson, New
Orleans: barks Horwig (Ger), Stellman,
Limerick; Louise (NOr), Andersen, Lo-
renzo Marques; Lareto QtaD, Consigliero,
Rio Janeiro.
Sailed, steamship nIaro Br), Venice, via
New Orleans
Cleared, barl1s Atlantic (Swed). Solder
strom, Rochefort; Herlof Herlofsen (Nor).
Kroger, Brake Kaiserhohn; Lacy (Nor)
Utstern, Santos; cshr Napoleon Boughton,
Stiles, New York.
Fernandina, Fla, March 19-Sailed.
steamer Nerbena QD, owen, stettin.
"iita GO'Na, Id, Mdrcu lS-Cleared,
schr Vanlear Black. Lacey, Wilmington,
N. c.
Port Tampa, Fla, March 19.-Arriyed.
schr Charles K. Soul, Hall Tortugas.
Sailed, Steamship Florida, Allen, Mo-
bile
Philadelphia, March 19-Arrived, schrs
r. d. Spear, Farr, Pascagoula; Mary Lee
Patton, Steelman, Charleston.
Delaware Breakwater, March 19.-Ar-
rived, schr Mary A. Hail. New York, for
Jacksonville.
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BRUNSWICK CUSTOM HOUSE.
The Democratic Force Resigns to
Make Room for Republicans.


Brunswick, Ga, March 19.-The Demo
cratic force of the local custom house,
which includes every officer and employee,
have resigned. 1t consisted of Mallory P,
King, special deputy collector, c. W
Deming, inspector and deputy collector
No. 2, John p. Twomey, boatman. They
will be succeeded by Eugene r. Belcher,
deputy. salary $1,000 per annum; Frank
A Dunn, inspector and deputy. salary
sl095 per annum; Atwell Braxton, boat
man, salary, 800 per annum The resig-
nations handed in were purely voluntary.
Deputy Kings term had expired and he
was not protected by the civil service,
Deming and Twomey were protected by
the civil service, but declined to serve I'M
der the proposed change in deputies.
Eugene Becher, colored the new dep
uty, is chairman of the Eleventh district
Republican executive committee and serv-
ed as deputy under John II. Deveaux,
BrunswiclS's collector four years ago In
spector Frank A. Dunn. a son of the
present collector, Hon. Henry r. Dunn,
is second lieutenant of the Brunswick
Riflemen and very popular young man.
Atwell Braxton. colored the new boat
man, is chairman of Glynn county's Re
publican executive committee, and was
a staunch supporter of the new collector.
Col Dunn took charge of the Brunswick
Office March l. No changes were made
until to-day. although they were an
nounced and expected at any date after
he assumed charge. The retiring Demo
Gratis accept the situation and leave the
service with friendlest feelings towards
Col. Dunn. There being no eligible list
to select from the new appointees will
be assigned a special non-competitive
civil service examination
Friends of Judge Spencer r. Atkinson
here are well pleased at his efforts to Sc
cure joint debate among the guberna-
torial candidates. They feel that the vot-
ers deserve to hear from the candidates
and accept joint debates as the most feas-
ible PLAN Judge Atkinson is a splendid
stump speaker and will please audiences.
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Receipts at Railroads.

Per Central of Georgia Railway, March
B.-49 cars lumber, COS packages merchan-
disc, 122 barrels domestics, l car grits, l
car curbing stone, IA cars COAL % tons
pig iron, car packing house products.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad, March 19.-146 barrels rosin, Y
casks spirits turpentine, 10 cars vegetables,
10 cars cabbages, 1 car celery u cars mer-
chandise, 1 car machinery 1 car Oil, car
live stock, l car clay, 2 cars household
goods, 3 cars brick, IL cars wood, 1 car
coal, l car wheels, 16 cars lumber, cars
ties, car moss, l car empty barrels,
car hay, cars grits. car stone, cars
fertilizers, cars cotton seed, 2 cars poles
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway,
March 1915 barrels rosin, TIA casks
spirits. 40 cars lumber, IA cars merchan-
disc, cars corn, 5 cars hay, cars bran.
cars meal, 2 cars flour, 1 car rice, l car
oats, car meat, car oil.
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OFFICIAL G. A. r.. ROSTER.
The Roster of Officers, Department of
Florida, G. A. r., Is Now Complete.

The Roster of Officers, Department of
Florida, G. A. r., Is Now Complete.
Tampa, Fla. March 1S.-Commandcr
Packwood has established his head
quarters in this city, with Col ParseH as
assistant adjutant general and made his
appointment of staff officers of the depart
ment for 1898. The complete roster is here
given: Commander, George H. Packwood
of Maitland; senior vice commander. Ed
win Kirby of F'ruitland; Junior vice COM
mander, H. f. Dutton of Gainesville; med
ical director Dr. ]. K Rainey of St. Au-
gustine; chaplain, Rev. J. b. Shoup of
Mikesville; judge advocate s. Herbert
Lancey of Maitland; inspector George H.
Norton of Eustis; chief of staff, Samuel
w Fox of Jacksonville; assistant quarter
master general, Walter w. Hunt of ST
Petersburg; chief mastering officer, George
W. Farnham of Longwood; assistant adj
jutant general, Frank G. PARCEL of Tam
pa. The new commander starts out with
over $500 in the treasury and system of
economy that promises 10 hold the present
membership and bring back Old members
dropped for non-payment of dues The
per capita tax Is reduced from 50 10 80
cents, and the salaries (combned) of paid
officials from SIS to $40 The commander
gets $50 instead of $1O0 for expenses to ma
tiona encamDment. There is a prospect
of new posts being organized at Miami
and Palm Beach, the latter having paid
for a charter. Altogether the new year
opens auspiciously, with old and expert
enced officials in all the department offices.
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island cotton, 1863 bales domestics and
yarns, 50 barrels rice, ia sacks clay, go
barrels spirits turpentine 24S, 244 feet lum-
Der, bales hides, 10 turtles, 30 barreis
fish, $50 barrels cotton seed OIL boxes
fruit, S31 barrels vegetables, 1895 crates
vegetables, 100 tons pig iron, 300 sacks red
chaff 172 bales cotton sweepings, 54 bales
moss, 50 case cigars, l refrigerator straw
berries, AS packages merchandise
Per steamship Itasca for Baltimore-S90
bales upland cotton, $40 barrels rosin, 80
barrels turpentine, 112,S45 feet lumber, SIG
crates vegetables, SSS barrels vegetables,
l75 barrels rosn oil, 60 barrels cotton seed
oil, 103 cases canned goods, 16 casks clay,
242 sacks clay 800 packages merchandise,
2l9 bales hides and wool, So packages do
mestics and yarns, 80 bales sweepings, As
oak logs, so barrels pitch.
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A GEORGIA SOLDIERS HOME.
The Plan To Purchase the Soldiers
Home at Atlanta.
From The Atlanta journal.

AoitA ttiC AtidAld journal.
Mrs. James a. Rounsaville of Rome has
written letter to Mr.. Hoke Smith sug-
costing a plan for saving the soldiers
home, which is advertised for sale.
She proposes that the property be
turned over to the Daughters of the Con-
federacy, who 1t is suggested. viii raise
the $1,000 now due and a sufficient sum
to pay for the care of the old soldiers
who may become inmates.
The letter Is as follows:
Rome, Ca. March II. ls9S.-Mr. Hoke
Smith, Atlanta: Dear Sir-The Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy in Georgia ask
your help and that of the Journal to save
the Soldiers Home. AS the representative
OF the Daughters have, since the adver-
tisement Of the sale appeared, been In cor
respondence with Judge Calhoun. chair
man of the commissioners, with the hope
that we might make some arrangements