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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
This Makes Dewey an Admiral.

Washington, March 2-Presiden. McKin-
ley, at 11:15 o'clock p. m, signed the bill
creating the rank Of admiral in the navy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03

or any other animal unfit for human food.
This meat business grew and the meat
cake was shipped to various points and sold
by dealers in chicken supplies. 1t can be
bought in San Jose
With the growth of the business there
was larger demand for horses. Agents
were appointed a all bay cities or nearby
points 10 purchase the worthless horses 10
be found in the market
There seems to be some uncertainty
about just what the Petaluna packers paid
Tor the animals. At all events there Is
some difhculty in ascertaining the prices.
1t seems, however, that the scale varies.
Agents pay all the way from twenty-five
cents to $3.50, the latter price only for
large heavy horses. OF course they always
puy them as cheaply as possible, but it
appears they never let a reasonab bly, large
morse go astray until they have bid up to
81.
When bunch of animals have been se-
cured they are taken to Petaluma and de-
hvered. There the skins are taken off and
sold to the tanners, the bones are preserv-
ed and sold TO the manufacturers of fer
uHzers and the meat cooked and pressed
INTO cake" for the chickens,
one dealer on North Market street. in
thls city, says he has sent $50 horses to
Petaiuma during the past few months, and
ne knows that over a thousand have been
sent out of the county during the same
months to the same place
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
LOCAL Personal,

Mr.. c; Beacham of Dublin is stopping
at the Pulaski.
Mr.. John c. Mcdonald of Waycross is
at the Pulaski House.
Mr.. H. NJ. Scott of Graham, N. c.. is
among the visitors in the city.
Maj. w A. wilkins of Waynesboro IS
in the city, stopping at the De Soto.
Mr.. Guy Carpenter of Atlanta was
among yesterdays arrivals at the Pulaski.
Mr.. r. L. Sample of statesboro was a
guest of the Pulaski House on yesterday.
Mr.. J. IL. Petherick of Atlanta spent
yesterday in the city and was registered
at the Pulaski
Mr.. e. w. Brown of Atlanta was among
the visitors In the city yesterday. a guest
OF the De Soto.
Mrs. w. A. Wynne of Charlotte N. C.
Is in the city visiting her brother-in- law,
Rev. Osgood f. Cook. of Grace Church.
Mr. Anton p. Wright Will leave az noon
to-day, on the Tallahassee, for New York.
lie expects to be gone a week or longer.
Mrs. c. II. Strong, who narrowly es-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
CHINESE FASHIONS IN FEET.
The Idea Based Upon a Quasi-Re-
IigiOus Origin.
From the London Illustrated News.

From the London Illustrated News.
''There is one deformity which, regard
ed as a fashion, must have attained a
most respectable age, and whose origin rs
lost in the mists that enshroud the an
cient civilization which gave 1t BIRTH"
writes DR.. Andrew Wilson.
81 allude to the deformed feet of the
Chinese women, known, 1 believe, tech
nically, in the Celestial empire as the
Golden Lily fashion. What happens here is
the bending of the infants toes down.
ward, so that they become flexed on the
sole, causing the future Chinese lady 10
walk on the knuckle joints of the toes.
Viewed from the sole the heel is shaped
somewhat like horseshoe, while in front
is a triangular surface, that of the down
bent toes, a deep ridge separating toe and
heel.
THE amount of distortion which is
brought about by this extraordinary fash
ion is, of course. extreme. The higher
the social rank in China the smaller are
the deformed feet, the practice thus ex-
hibiting grades and degrees in the amount
of distortion which IS produced. The toes
as described by an expert who has stud
led this malformation, are really twisted
round the instep bone of the great toe,
and the body's weight presses on the only
V.
the heel.
THE attitude of the Chinese woman in
walking is, therefore, explained by the
difficulty with which she maintains her
equilibrium. The arms are thrown for
ward SO as to form a kind of counterpoise
to the backward tendency, and the chest
is also protruded, while the haunch is
thrown backward.
Judged by the ordinary standard of
IT ~.
might appear simply as an unreasona BILE
and meaningless deformity and nothing
more. Regarded from the scientific point
of view, the question of its origin pre-
sents a study of a highly interesting ma
ture. There are various accounts of the
evolution of the Chinese foot, but all of
them start from the idea of imitation
of. or homage given to. some superior.
THE religious idea is thus presented in
its very essence in such a view of mat
tiers. 1t is said that as far back as II b.
c., a club-footed child being born TO an
Empress, she insisted on an order being
issued compelling girls TO have their feet
deformed by way of making her child's
abnormally the standard of elegance
There is another explanation, which at
tributes the fashion to the cratic idea
of an Emperor who saw in the deformity
some special feature of beauty, and whose
example in having his wives feet thus
modified was, of course duly initiated by
his subjects.
''There is one point which argues in IA
vor of the esoteric origin of the habit.
and that is the modesty with which the
Chinese woman guards her foot II Is not
an object on which any one may gaze.
save, perhaps. the members of her own
immediate circle. This idea clearly points
to some quasi-religious origin of the fash
ion that finds its expression to-day in the
care with which the deformed member is
yelled from the ordinary eyes,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03

capped serious injury in a runaway We'd
nesday. was reported yesterday 10 he
resting very comfortably. Her physician
states that there are no serious injuries
and that no ~ results are anticipated.
Rev. ". A. Huckabee of the South Gecr-
gia Conference is in the city. Mr.. Hucka-
bee was appointed at the last meeting Of
the conference to be agent for South Geor-
ga and Florida for the South Georgia
Orphans home at Macon. He may be
heard at one of the Methodist churches
Sunday.
Or. James b. Read has been in the city
for several days. attending the lawsuit
which ne has against the street railway
company The many friends of this es-
teemed citizen and distinguished physician
in Savannah viii regret to learn that he
has decided to make his future home at
Green Cove Springs, Fla. the water and
climate of which he has found to be
panacea to his several complaints.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03

your friends. Besides, there will be pro-
motion for those who deserve it--you may
become lance corporal, corporal, sergeant,
and even rise to the rank of commission
ed officer. Remember these words and be
faithful to your country and your khe-
dive"
This Grafton at an end, the business of
the parade is done. Tomorrow the re-
cruits will start for the Soudan, and with
parting Injunction to his subordinate
not to entrain the men at an unnecessar-
ily early hour, as the mornings are chilly,
the STAFF officer takes his leave.
There was a time when the fellah went
whooping into action, but that day has
gone forever. The crude methods of re-
cruiting are also done with, and the Egyp-
tlan receives at the hands of the Christian
consideration that was never shown to
him by men of his own creed. When Bur
ton, disguised as a pilgrim, passed through
Cairo on his way to Mecca there were
rumors of coming war, and the govern
ment armories and arsenals were crowded
with kidnapped Workmen; while, where
ever men gathered together, either in the
cafes or in the mosques, the police swooped
down and captured the able-bodied among
them. These proceedings filled the streets
with "detachments of squalidlooking
wretches marching to be made soldiers,
with collars round their necks and irons
on tnElT W1lStS.
The present lot of the felIah soldier Is
as paradise compared with that of his
predecessors, when they were dragged off
by command of their rulers, to the wars
to be slaughtered like sheep or discharged
hungry and penniless when incapacitated
by sickness or wounds. 1t was not until
the days of Sir Evelyn Wood by the way,
that any one thought of offering leave to
the rank and file. The suggestion was
ridculed by superior persons, who pre-
dicted that once among their people the
men would never return. Sir Evelyn
brushed aside the objections, gave some
1000 soldiers return tickets 20 their native
villages, and ON the day appointed every
man of them was back at his post.
The Egyptian army at Omdurman num-
bered considerably less than 10000 men, in
GLIDING the Soudanese battalions, so that,
compared with the days when Mehemet
Ali thought of enrolling 5000 peasants,
the Consumption is light indeed. The Sou
danese volunteer for service fighting is to
them but a pastime, So long as they are
cheered by the company of their dusky
wives and offspring. And, while the Sou
danese enlists for an unlimited term, the
Egyptian is liable to serve for a period of
six years. But the only son of his mother
can in no circumstances be called upon to
don the uniform of a soldier and to take
his part in the drama of war When the
pashas ruled Egypt the term of service
was not question of years. Only death
or cruel disablement could set the fellah
soldier free.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
MEN LIKE TO SHOW LOVE LETTERS
ReprehensibIe Habit That Is Too
Common, Says Girl.
Erovr, tho

From the Philadelphia Times.
Some men, nay many men, have a most
reprehensble habit of showing the notes
and letters written them by girls not only
to other men, but, what is stin worse, to
women said a bright girl yesterday.
Every woman knows that this is true.
Doubtless there Is not one of us who has
not had submitted to her scrutinizing gaze
an epistle written by some fair maid to
man whom she thoroughly trusted.
Only a day or two ago this breach of
commence on the part of masculinity-for
1t is nothing less-was brought wildly to
my notice by man who handed me three
letters written him by feminine friends, to
read. l know that when he offered them
TO me l should, by all the laws of honor
have put my hands sternly behind me and
said in stilted fashion. L refuse to take
advantage of my sisters
But, alas! did nothing of the sort Eve
left me full heritage of curiosity, and
was just wild to see what was in those
notes. was tempted, and 1 fell l read
them, even criticized them, for, you see,
l am interested in the man. It was alto
gether horrid and dishonorable. but one
thing the incident did for me; 1 resolved
instantly that never would that man get
scratch of the pen from me any more
than an innocent L will be pleased to have
YOU etc. He won't even get that if he
can be reached by telephone. 1 was very
much disappointed in him, for these were
loverish letters, you understand.
Two other men whom I know don't
hesitate to say that they read each others
mail. Indeed, one of them does most Of
the correspondence for the firm, and If his
chum is busy makes a draft of an answer
to the letter which it is necessary should
be responded to Immediately, the latter
copying it docilely at his leisure. For three
weeks in this way the one was writing to
the others fiancee, while she, poor girl
was pouring out her heart to her betroth-
ed, innocent that the outpourings we're
read by this rank outsider, who, having
no sympathy in the matter, must have
had no end of amusement out of it,
II tell you, it's long-headed girl who
never writes anything in a letter to man
that she doesn't mind a select coterie of
his friends seeihg-hancee or no fiancee
There is a general idea that only very
young men are addicted to this custom.
but that is a mistake. I know of men of
33, which is certainly an age of discretion,
who have no more conscience about show
ing letters than boy of IS. It's a shame
but it's true. know because they show
them to me-"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
reflections Of a bachelor.
From the New York Press.

The only thing that keeps women from
starting revolutions is that they have to
go shopping.
A man can't respect woman unless
she Is better than he is; a woman respects
any man who admires her.
When a woman is crossing a muddy
street her ankles are nowhere near as
pretty as the way she punches up her
skirts is ugly.
No matter how much a man loves his
wife he viii sneak out of the room when
he hears her telling how they never had a
cross word.
A woman will walk mile to save 8
cents in carfare and then spend $500 on
a French white thing which would cost IS
cents If she bought the material and made
IL herself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
HORSES For CHICKEN FEED.
They Are Killed, Cut Up and Fed to
Barnyard Birds IN California.
Troln the San Joee Herald.

TON IHt san Jute f1tTdIu.
Over a thousand horses have in the last
few months been cent out of San Jose and
converted into chicken feed. Horses have
never been so cheap since the Americans
came into California as during the last
twelve months. There were two reasons
for this, namely, one the great number
grown on the big ranches and the other
the scarcity of feed. There are always some
old and woTn-out horses.
Petaluma is a great embarrassing CEN
ter. This industry Is carried on there to a
greater extent than any other point in the
state. With the growth of this industry
came a demand for cheap feed for the
chickens, particularly for meat. Men be
gan TO cook horsehesh and then pack 1t in
condensed shape-a sort of meat cake.
2hey bought the old and worthless horses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
WOMEN BLOCK KANSAS EXHIBIT.
jealous Over a Pretty lobbyist, They
Defeat Paris Exposition Bill.

Deieat Rar1s Exposition Bill.
Kansas City, Feb. A.-Because of tho
Jealousy aroused by a pretty lobbyist Kan1
sas will have no exhibit at the Paris Ex3
position.
When the bill appropriating $4,000 for q
state exhibit was introduced Mrs. j. Oh
Thompson, a handsome, stylishly dressed
woman went to Topeka, and registered az
the Copeland. She Immediately began I'd
lobby for the bill, and within ten days, ID
is said, she had the promise of eighty-1veI
legislators to vote for il. This would,
have given it an overwhelming majority,
Mrs Thompsons motive was that she ex
pected to be one of the three commission7
ers.
She did not adopt the usual methods o.
buttonholing members in the halls ana
Hobbies at the capitol but sent them spell
cial invitations to call on her She rel
ceived them In the hotel parlors, in CONF
pany with her cousin, Harry Bone, as1
sistant United States district attorney, aud
treated them so graciously that they eA-
tolled her beauty and manners on many
occasions.
The wives of the legislators became an
cry, and then combined for revenge
Headed by Mrs. w. e. Stanley, wife OF tne
Governor, they commenced a systemaue
campaign against the Paris bill. 1heS
defeated 1t to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
Chem FLYNN squadroons.y

William Goodell Frost in the Atlantic.
Such people are so far out of touch with
modern life that they surprise ana disap-
point some who, without intimate ac-
quaintance, try to give them assistance,
says William Goodell Frost in the March
Atlantic. l recall a breezy mountain top,
and young hunter whose woodcraft had
won my admiration. Delcately l touched
upon the question of education.
can you write numbers?",
The answer came slow and guarded.
Reckon / can write some numbers"
Then on, piece of bark drew the nine
digits. He read them all. Next came
the combination of figures, and / included
the date 1897.
Il don't guess l can tell that thar"
1 explained it. And then q new test
occurred 10 me-
DO you know what 1897 means?"
Hits the year, hain't hit?"
but why is this year called 1897? 1t is
1897 years since what?"
IL never heard tell"
Another instance came to light through
the distribution of reading matter When
! was young in the mountains l distribut-
ed q barrel of copies of the New York In
dependent, and had great satisfaction in
observing the eagerness with which they
were taken. A little later / discovered
that these simple folk could not compre-
bend the high themes discussed i'm that
excellent periodical, and that their eager
ness was only 10 secure paper for the walls
Of their cabins! Yet in many places a
mere scrap OF printed paper will be cher
ished. More than once one OF our extern
sion lecturers has been Intercepted in at
tempting to throw into the fire the paper
which had been wrapped around some
toilet article.
Don't burn tibet thar. stranger, hit
mought have some news on hit"
SO, 10, it is pitiful 10 see how helpless
these people are in estimating the things
of the outside world. The story Is quite
credible of the mountaineer IN Georgia
who inquired why the folks of the county
town were not mare tore up" over the
Spanish war 1T hav been Civ out In
our settlement" said he, that them
Spanish has flynn squadron, and we low
tibet if one of them things should light In
our parts they would be as hard on us as
the rebs.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
reflections of a Bachelor.
From the New York Pres.

t TONI lIIE NOW lVIh T To-
A woman thinks you can burnish up
your heart the same way you pohsh 'He
silver.
When faith is gone love gets as hea,
tile commercial basis as respectaoillly W"
stand.
How can we expect a woman's looklns.
glass to tell her the truth when she won
do IT, hersel-.
Half the women In the world can ~
being better than the men; the other na'-
can't prevent the men from being "oi79
than they are.
II a woman gives a man chance ~ n
had and he doesn't happen to iaAe her
she always goes around warnlhs "a
friends she has heard he is not ni'u y
be trusted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
CITY BREVITIEs.

Ella Hopkins aged years, died OF in
fammalory rheumatism at the Episcopal
orphan Home Yesterday, corner of Lib
erty and Jefferson streets. The funeral
will take place al the home this morning
a 10 o'clock.
Mr. Henry Tubessing whose name IS
mentioned in the Thunderbolt commission
ers contest as one Of those seeking to dis
place the present commissioners, requests
the statement that he has not authorized
the use Of his name for any such purpose.
Mr.. Tubessing further states that he is
perfectly satisfied that the present board
is legal, and that 1t should be allowed 20
serve until its time has expired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
WILL MEET THE b. & o.
New Railway Consolidation Has
That Connection in sight.

New Railway Consolidation Has
That Connection in sight.
The announcement of the purchase of
the Florida Central aud Peninsular by
the Williams syndicate was not a sur
prise mere. The consolids ton of the Sea-
board Air Line, Georgia and Alabama and
Florida Central and Peninsular interests
means system of some thing over $500
miles of railway, with a capitalization of
over 100000. The amalgamation of al
the branches of the Seaboard system, 1t Is
understood, will begin a once. The head
quarters of the system are expected to
be in Baltimore. When the consolida ZION
has been effected, the amalgamated lines
will be one of the strongest railroad sys-
TENS in the South, and will be an active
and energetic competitor with the South
ern and Atlantic Coast Lines.
There Is little doubt among railroad men
that traffic arrangement will be effected
with the Baltimore and Ohio, which Will
be tapped al Washington by the cOnstruc-
tson OF a bridge across the Potomac, and
then by a line eighteen miles long, to
Quantco, the terminus of the Richmond
and Fredericksburg Road. The latter line
and the Petersburg and Carolina Road,
now under construction from Ridgway
n. C., 70 Richmond are TO be the links by
which this consolidated system Of South
ern roads are TO reach Quantico. and
then Washington, where the Baltimore
and Ohio is in position to furnish desir-
able connections West East and North.
Nothing can be done toward the pro-
posed connections with the Baltimore and
Ohio, until Congress reassembles next De
cemher, when the Baltimore and Ohio will
ask for franchises IN the District of Co
lumoia, which 1t has long desired and by
which connections with the new Southern
system Will be possible.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
WIN Not Inspect Fruits.

Berlin, March 2.-The Politische Mach
richten announces that the minister of
finance, DR.. MIGUEL with the approval Of
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor.
has instructed the officials at all places
of entry in Germany that all American
so-called Southern fruits, like oranges.
lemons and raisins, are not subject to the
provisions of the decree of Feb. 2, 1898.
providing for the examination of fruit In
order to determine whether 1t is Infected
with San Jose scale.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-03-10
25o,sso s5

Net amount paid during
the for $S19956 90 $267s29 80 1OS72S6 81
Paid stockholders for interest dividends during
the year 10000 90
Paid for commission or brokerage to agents. less
received reinsurance. 25s7s4 o5
Paid for salaries, fees, and all other charges OF
ocers clerks agents. all other employees 21s2ss 81
Paid for State and local taxes in this and other
States, and internal ......... 1876 20
Paid for rent-companys Of buildings. 84O0 90
All other payments and expenditures. 1727O6 II
expenditures 81 $3.50 IS
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA DURING THE
YEAR
Premiums received (gross) Observation-Disclosures. 22187 81
Losses paid Observation-Disclosures. 1851 IS
Losses incurred 11oo1 90
(Sgned) D. j. STAPLES President.
(Signed) BERNARD FAYMONVILLE Secretary.
California City County Francsco-ss.
Subscribed and to January H. 1899 before
[seal Of Notary.l JAMES MASON Notary Public.