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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
FINE ART IN FEl.O De Sc.
Barry Pain, in the Chicago Times-Herald.
The advertisement in the newspaper ran

Barry Pain. in the Chicago Times-Herald.
The advertisement in the newspaper ran
as follows:
Suicides Commencing-These should
write for appointment 10 Rex Blake, Y
Uppingdon gardens, South KensingCon."
Herbert streuth artist. received an ap-
pointment for 2:90 on Wednesday after
noon. He called at the South Kensngton
address and was shown into a solidly fur
nished library, where a podgy, little, Old
gentleman with white hair shook him
warmly by the hand and babe him to be
seated.
II am very pleased to see you, Mr..
streuth; and I trust that 1 may be of serv-
ice to you; in fact, that we may be of some
service to each other. But 1 must begin
by asking you a plain question, which you
will answer truthfully and in one word Is
YOUR intended suicide conr ected in any way
with severe poverty or Overwhelming finan-
cial losses?"
mo" said Streuth, 81 am considered, 1
believe, TO be fairly wei off"
delighted 70 hear it," said Mr.. Blake,
rubbing his chubby hands together. NOW
we will proceed. I tell you frankly that
with me this thing is a business, and moth
ing but business. IL you decide chat /
can serve you / shall expect a moderate
fee. Now, what are the principal objec-
tions to suicide?"
'The law does NOT permit it," said
Streuth.
Precisely. but in the case of the sue
cessful suicide the law is not asked It
says that you may not take your life away,
but. If you do, il cannot compel YOU to
take Il back again or punish you In any
way. We can leave the law out"
There is also the religious objection, .
said Streuth
MANY very religious peoD,e" replied
Mr.. Blake, have not found 1t cogent
Take the case, by no means an uncommon
one. where the death of one man may
be an inestimable beneht to many to whom
he Is really sincerely attached. Is an act
of self-sacrifce to be regarded as a crime?
No; 1t seems to me that each suicide must
be Judged on its own merits, taking into
consideration the motives and beliefs OF
the person suiciding. Any other opinlon?"
II know of none" Streuth answered;
I'm fact, ] have not been thinking much
about It, ! want to get out Of things. l
don't ask myself " there are any objec-
tons or not Don't care d-n If there
are any objections"
you surprise me-" said Mr.. Blake; you
are an artist, and yet II has not occurred
10 you that the manner Of the suicide is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
STAMPS BY THE MILE.
Millions of Them Were Printed Last
Year.
From the washington Star.

From the Washington Star
Uncle Sam printed just a few postage
stamps during the year 1898. The number
of two-cent stamps issued during the year
was about two billion five hundred million.
Such a number, obviously, is beyond the
grasp of the human mind, but perhaps The
matter may be made more clear by put
ting 1t otherwise.
An ordinary two-cent stamp is exactly
one inch long. From this fact, by a little
calculation it is easy TO discover that the
number of stamps of this denomination is
sued in 1898, placed end TO end, would ex-
tend a distance considerably exceeding
thirty-nine thousand miles In other
words. they would make continuous strip
of stamps each one adorned with the head
of the Father of His Country stretching
in a belt more than once and half around
the equator.
OF course, though the two-cent stamps
are those principally used there are 9TH
ers Enough one-cent postage stamps have
been issued during the year 1898 to stretch
from New York city. by way of Europe
and Asia, to Bombay India, If similarly
arranged in one strip. All other stamps. as
10 production and sales, are of minor i'm
portance. comparatively speaking, but it is
interesting to know that almost exactly
one mile of 81 stamps were manufactured
for one demand of 1888 OF s. stamps the
PRODUCTION was equivalent to a little more
than half a furlong or about one-fifteenth
Of a mile.
Now, if an the postage stamps printed
bv the United SKATES government in 1888
were placed one on top another, as nearly
as might be without putting them under
pressure. how high 90 you suppose the pile
of them would be? There is no use guess
ing. you would never get IL nearly right,
unoss YOU went to work to calculate II for
yourself. The so, 100000 stamps of all de-
nominations printed the current year-the
statement. OF course, is approximate
would tower to an elevation of twenty-one
miles. This IS more than three times the
hleht Of the highest mountain In the world
i Noun Everest, n The Himilayas If the
,one n1rib9r Of stamps was Piled up in the
fJltn # tie ordinary sheets Of one hundred
zach. IL follows tnat the stack would be
oyer q nslh e a mile hish
Duinc tie year 1898 The number Of spe-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07

cial delivery stamps sold was about 300
coo. 1t is only reasonable to suppose that
the average journey Of the special deliv-
cry messenger is haf a mile. Indeed, that
is an absurd undert stmate, but let il go
at that. On tn assumption The total d s.
lance Travelled for special delivery in 1898
was about 2 $4,000 miles That IS a very
considerable space TO traverse, as may be
realized when it is considered that a mCs-
senger boy, in order TO accomplish the TO-
tai distance, would have 10 go about eleven
hundred times ar.und the word, or five
times to the moon and back.
ii appears from figures furnished by the
pos Office department that the average per
son in Massachuse, nc I'd ng men, w1-
men and children. spend $50 for p ST. g
per annum. New 9ork comes second, with
an expenditure of SET, and the District of
Columbia third. with $21G Colorado is
fourth with $1.93, and Connecticut is fifth
with 81 so. The states ranking lowest in
this regard are South Carolina, with %
cents per capita; Mississippi, with "a cents;
Alabama, with So cents; Arkansas, with 81
cents, and North Carolina, with Al cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07

to be our most dangerous enemies. When
we came within three thousand yards OF
the destroYeTs these guns began to play
rapidly IN our direction. Their fire could
be traced by the splashes of the projectIles
coming closer and closer to us. When they
began to fall about twenty yards from us,
and the water was stirred up as IL a hall
storm was raging, the fire suddenly ceased.
Had these guns secured our range, the ex-
ecution on board would have been terrible.
and the Gloucester would have been dis
abled If not sunk.
When within twelve hundred yards or
,iered the two siiaE Colt rifles 20 open FIRE,
Paymaster Brown had been given charge
OF these guns at the beginning of the
cruise, and he had worked over and fired
them until they became formidable weap-
ons In his hands. He, with one gun, and
Chapman with the other kept a stream of
small bullets pouring on the enemy. After
the action our prisoners spoke of the dead
ly effect of these guns.
Toward the end of the action we were
making over seventeen knots and closing
In on the destroyers rapidly. The remand
err OF the enemy's vessels had rounded the
point ahead, and our rear vessel. the Indi-
ana, was just rounding this point. Huse
called my attention to the Teresa and the
Oquendo, heading In toward shore. We
thought they were attempting 10 escape
our vessels by running 1naldo or fnem ana
making for the harbor. Should they do
this we would be exposed to their rapid
fire battery at close range, and would be
destroyed. There was only one thing to
do: close In with the destroyers, so that
they would be sunk with us by their own
vessels. As we found out later. the IRON
clads had turned In 10 run ashore.
Shortly after this could see that tho
Pluton was slowing down, as the distance
Iessened between her and the Furor, and
1t soon becane apparent that she was dis
abled Up TO this time the forward guns
had been firing on the Pluton, and the af-
ter-guns on the Furor. / now ordered
the battery to be concentrated on the lat
ter boat. We were within COO yards Of
her and every shot appeared TO strike.
And now came the most exciting moment
of the day; the Pluton was run on the
rocks, and blew up; and at the same time
the Furor turned toward US. 1t appeared
TO be a critical situation. She might sue
coed in torpedoing us, or she might escape
up the harbor. But as she continued to
circle, 1t became evident that she was dis
aDled, and her helm was jammed hard
over. Our fire had been too much for
her
AS the Furor turned toward us, the flag
ship New York. coming up from the east
under the fire Of all the batteries let drive
two or three shots at her l holsted the
signal, "Enemy's vessels destroyed" She
gave us three cheers. and kept on under
high speed after the big vessels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07

over the world, so that 'the sun never
sets" on the Queens dominions so English
has words taken from all languages.
We have noticed that some of the Ro~
man soldiers words were left in common
use among the Brltons of the first CEN
fury; these were adopted. in turn, by the
Anglo-Saxons; and as the Romans said
strata via for a paved way 50 the Anglo
Saxon said straet, and we say street"
| wonder If Caesar would recognize the
word! In 5T some Christian missionaries
went over from Rome, and many more
Latin words were adopted by the Saxons-
priest" church. psalm also words
for plants and anima.s-"llly," pea"
lobster" trout"
In the ninth century the Danes invaded
England, and left some OF their words.
In the eleventh and twelfth centuries
France and England were closely united
the English King and court being for
long time French and English
then adopted a multitude of French words
which, In their beginning had been, most
of them, Latin.
And since that Zine English has been
taking words from Greek and Latin. from
French, Spanish and Italian from Ger
man, Dutch, Russian-even from Hebrew
FeTsian Arabic, Turkish and North Amer
lean Indlani
the close of prayer, we are using a word
taken straight from the ancient Hebrews
When we say telescope" we are using
the words Greek boy might have used
1900 years ago: "Tele skopeo"-'I see al
a distance" When we call a certain study
geography" we are putting together two
words that to the Greek boy meant writ
ing OF the earth" When we name GER
tain formation of land a peninsula, we
al foK ffol.,
land"
When we say "boudoir," we use an old
French word that meant a place TO 20
and "pout" in. And If we call a certain IT.
tie animal a squirrel" we are speaking.
also with the old Greeks, of little crea-
ture Sitting in the shadow of its tau."
Ought we not to remember always that
even for our language We owe so much to
those that have lived before ourselves
some In distant centuries, and many In the
far-off centuries, even before history be-
ging2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
THEY PLAYED GOOD BALL.
End Infantry and Michigan Game a
Tie After Twelve Innings.

End Infantry and Michigan Game a
Tie After Twelve Innings.
An exciting game of baseball was played
yesterday afternoon, at the Bolton street
park, between the teams of Company L.
Second Regular Infantry, and of the Thir-
ty-frst Michigan. Twelve innings were
played, and at the end of the game the
score stood to I.
The game was a pitchers battle, the
batteries for both teams doing excellent
work. The pitchers received good sup
port and the game was clean, snappy
and hard-played throughout The band of
the Michigan regiment furnished music
for the occasion, and the game was wit
messed by about 500 people. 1t was quite
the most successful exhibition of amateur
ball that has been seen on the local dia-
mond this year. The pitcher of the Mich
isan team, Frank Owen, is a son of the
surgeon of the regiment, and has played
ball on the Detroit National League team.
1t is possible that these teams will meet
some time during the week and play off
the tie of yesterday and it is certain that
several other games will come off this
week at the Bolton street park. The pros
pect for professional ball seems to have
about vanished and the people who care
TO see the game at all will have to con-
tent themselves with the amateur imita-
ton.
The Michigan team and a picked team
from the city will play at the park next
saturday for the benefit of "Bub'' Har-
per- local ball player who went off to
'he war with the Chathams and con-
tfacted malignant fever from which he
mas not yet recovered. The Savannah
team Will comprise several of the players
on the old First Georgia team, against
Whom the Michiganders played at Knox
ElHe' The game will be interesting and
Ilatpers friends, who have il in charge,
truSt that the public will patronlze 1t lib
crazy Before the game is played the
sIahdstand will be rooted and made COM
4 Portable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
THE GLOUCESTER AT SANTIAGO.
Mhat She Accomplished In Her
Fight with the DestrOyers.


Lieut.. Commander Wainwright makes a
spirited, but modest report In the May
Century of his brilliant achievement at
Santiago, where he commanded Mr.. Pier
pont Morgan's yacht Corsair. which had
been converted into a gunboat and has
become famous as the Gloucester.
AS we neared the destroyers, the shot
and shell began to whistle about us in a
lively fashion. ] can remember my aston
ishment at not seeing any wounded or any
sign Of blood when / looked about the
decks. The shell from the batteries on
shore also fell about US A shot from any
one Of them would have ended our useful
ness
| did not see man who was not doing
his best to serve the guns or one who
wasted any lime watching the enemys
shot Bond the chief boatswain's mate
fired the forward three FOUNDER and e
was a cheering sight to see how coolly he
took aim, and what beautiful shots he
made. Green, a young quartermastcr, who
gtcored the ship dur ng the action, was as
cool as al driH and never made a mis-
take When the hring-pin Of one Of the SIX
Founders dropped out IN the heat OF the
action, the breech-block was removed and
the pm replaced by Bee, chief Gunner's
mate as rapidly as II at dril.
The Maxim automatic one-poundcrs from
the Pluton and tie Furor appeared likely
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07

quire your way. You cannot miss 1t; the
plan is on large scale and every possible
landmark is indicated. When you reach the
furnace (Which is supposed to be used in
connection with some brickworks) you will
find a deaf mute as night porter in charge.
Hand him the ticket and he will show you
by signs what 10 do"
streuth took the ticket and pran, shook
hands and went out.
He was a passenger in the last train to
Weybridge that night.
Three days afterward, Streuth, with a
smile on his face, called once more on
Mr.. Blake Mr.. Blake did not seem at
all surprised to see him.
Let us speak plainly" said Mr.. Blake
Were you afraid of the fire?"
Il was" said Streuth.
Everybody is. 1t is the most awful
clement, having in it something of the
Supernatural. l have sent 175 suicides to
that place, and only three handed their
tickets to the night porter"
And did the three commit suicide?"
mo! They came out again. Not one of
them has committed suicide or ever will
You went, for instance"
mo" said Streuth, common sense has
dawned After ALL" he muttered, "she is
not the only girl in the world"
MANY OF my clients" said Blake, smll-
ingly, give me some little present, some
trinng souvepir, on their return"
Streuth put his hand into his walstcoat
pocket As he fumbled with the coins he
sale: Suppose that one of those three
who did give uD his ricket to the porter
had committed suicide, you would have
stood fair chance of getting yourself
into a devil Of a mess"
met at all" said Blake, genlally, mot
at all TO prevent the possibility of ac-
cidents, there isn't any furnace"
He swept the sovereigns from the table
into the palm of his hand.
nMnst Nheral of Won. I'm emra %
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
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,BBITRATIoN NOW THE LAW.
.ur RAILROAD FREIGHT CLAIM
ASSOCIATIONS WORK.

onestions Discussed at the Mobile
,Ieeting-The Central of Georgia
uouored by the Election of Its
claim Agent, Mr.. j. l.. Graham,
President of the Association.
The Next Meeting in Washington
in October.
The annual meeting of the Railroad
er.iel,t Claim Association, which was held
u Mobile last week. was one Of the NEST
;orortant in the associations history. The
f-sigbt claim department has come to be
r..,opnized by the leading transportation
lines. not only of the United States, but of
canada and Mexico, as a distinct bureau
~. danartment, dealing with differences be-
tween the lines and their patrons on ques-
t;ons of freight transportation.
The Freight Claim Association
&c the result of consolidation
If the various smaller asso-
oistions Of the country, and deals with
the methods of adjustment of differences
between the lines and their patrons, and
also The arbitration of differences between
tho various lines interested in the same
claim This latter feature of the associa-
tion's business is in the hands of the arb-
tration committee. The arbitration of diff
fsrences between the lines interested in a
crainl is in fact a leading feature in the
associations work. Nearly every important
railroad in this country is a member
of the association. About one hundred rep
resantatives were at the Mobile meeting,
the remainder Of the lines being represent
osfr, fc1 larv
and during that time the railroad men
were Hospitality entertained by the rail-
roads and citizens of Mobile.
The lines centering at Savannah were
represented by Mr.. j. L. Graham, claim
agent of the Central of Georgia, and Chief
Clerk George Haygood of the freight
claim department of the Plant System. In
the election for officers Mr.. Graham was
honorod with the presidency of the asso-
citation. The honor is not only Mr.. Ora
hams, but is also shared by the Central
of Georgia, which has always recognized
the freight claim department as an impor-
tant bureau. The full list of officers OF
the association is as follows:
President-J. L. Graham, freight claim
agent Central of Georgia
First Vice Presldent-R. L. Russell,
freight claim agent Philadelphia and
Reading.
Second Vice Presidential. L. Becker,
freight claim agent Wabash Railroad.
Secretary and Treasurer-Warren P.
Taylor, traffic manager Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac.
Arbitration Committee-G. c. Arnold,
Chairman, freight claim agent st. Louis
n Southwestern; D. Mowat, general freight
agent Toledo, Peoria and Western; T. F.
Lips, Merchants and Miners Transporta-
4 ton Company.
The standing committees on constitu-
ton and bylaws, loss and damage rules,
overcharge rules, uniform blanks and car
seals will be announced by the president
this week. Mr.. Graham was vice presi-
dent of the association in 1894, and has
always taken an active interest in its af-
\ fairs. The semi-annual meeting will be
held in Washington in October.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
SOME VERY OLD WORDS.
The Debt of the English Language
to the Greeks, Romans, Etc.


Jessie A. Chase, In ST. Nicholas.
When Caesar went to Britain, in IS 3.
c., (and that Is the first time that we hear
of the Britons In history, there was no
such thing as the English language. No.
II Is only about twelve hundred years old.
And for the first hundred years or 50 IT
was a baby language! For II did not grow
10 look and sound at ell as 1t does now I'M
til after 1900 A. D. But where and when
was 1t born?
The Romans from Caesars time on,
ruled large part OF Europe. Spain and
Portugal and France are stil called
Latin" countries, as well Is Italy, be-
cause in all these regions tne Latin race
and the Latin language became supreme
Not so with England. In the fifth CEN
fury the Roman soldiers gave 1t up and
left Britain. The people had adopted some
Of the Latin words, but the language OF
the natives was old Celtic. This, how
ever, was not the mother-tongue of Eng
lish; the modern forms of Celtic are
scotch-Gaelic. Irish, Welsh, Manx
No; our English is the child neither OF
the Latin nor Of the Celtic. but Is de-
scended from an ancient Germanlc Ian
guage brought to Britain In the flfth and
sixth centuries by some tribes from the
shores of the Baltic seattle Angles Sax
ons, and Jutes. The dialects of these
tribes were much alike. and were gradu-
ally woven into one language, called An
glo-Saxon al first, and afterward Old
English from the most powerful tribe
the Angles.
But surely, when we study Latin and
French. we find a large number Of words
that look like English words OF the same
meaning Where did these come fronir
Eng sh has always been great borrow
er; and just as England has colonies all
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
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