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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

New York, Jan. 6-Pers teut bear pres
sure to-day caused much stock held fOr
rise 60 Ne thrown over, resulting ia coa-
siderable break IN the spccia.ues and "a
decline Of arOut point in many OF The
railroad stocks. The market was broad
and unusually active during the Aquidat-
iug process. London was seller on ball
auce.
The variations in the early quotations
here were small, but an unsettled feeling
soon set in on evidence that many of the
special dispatches which have recently
been market leaders showed lack of sup
port There were temporary rallies, one
at about midday bringing prices back TO
yesterdays closing figures. Chicago APP
peared TO be moderate seller. while
Washington houses seemed purchasers.
Al one time or another pronounced
strength and material advances were
shown by Colorado Southern. Piusburg.
Cincinnati Chicago and ST. Louis,
Southern Pacific, Noble and Ohio.
Western Union, Colorado Fuel and
Iron, Rubber Tobacco. Sugar Chicago
Gas. New York Air Brake and Manhattan,
although the advance in these stocks
was partly eliminated, while in the case
of Manhattan and Chicago Gas they. de-
chned below Yesterdays close in the heavy
liquidation of the lass hour
Wheeling and Lake Erie aud Ontario
and Western were also strong spots. The
weakness Of the Flower specialties, includ-
ing New York Air Brake. which lost an
early rise of SIX points and Brooklyn
Transit which declined 5ss from the top
Federal Steel ana Chicago Gas. each re-
cedtng two points, were features in the
late decline A disquieting feature Of the
late trading was sharp advance in call
money. which Immediately dropped back
however TO normal figures on the APP
pearance of considerable supply. West
ern Unions strength was accompanied by
gossip that an agreement had been made
with the Postal Telegraph Company re-
gardng rates. Talk about the possibility
of rival refinery closing down because
of the unprohtableness Of present business
was simultaneous with rise Of points
In Sugar
Considerable irregularity prevailed in the
bond market, speculative issues faVoring
lower level in sympathy with the course
OF stock prices. Total sales s. $3.50 600 T.
s. 2's. registered. and SIS coupon advanced
4, and the 3s and IS registered H. The
old As registered declined Is in the bid
price.
The total sales of stocks were 756. 700. in
GLIDING 1880 Atchison preferred: 6.02O
Louisville and Nashville. 30 $40 Manhattan.
II go Missouri Pacific, 5150 Mobile ana
Ohio, 1850 Missouri Kansas and Texas
preferred, $40 Northern Pacific, 80. $50 on
tario and Western, 1920 Rock Island. 700
Union Pacific, l2,250 st. Paul 9. 400 Wabash
preferred, 1885 Wheeling and Lake Erie.
fourth assessment paid 6595 Southern
preferred, $500 Texas and Pacific. $50
Union Pacific preferred 500 Union Pa
cihc, Denver and Gulf. 1900 Amer
lean Tobacco, 1920 Bay State Gas, 81 $50
Federal Steel, 1920 do preferred. 3S 421
Peoples Gas. l1.52O Colorado Fuel and
Iron, SSS5 Pacific Mail, 5H9 Standard
Rope and Irvine. $3.50 Sugar. 500 Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, 17,72O Leather pre-
ferred, 1870 United States Rubber, 81 OOO
Western Union.
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Rope and Irvine, $3.50 Sugar. 500 Ten
nessee Coal and Iron. 1920 Leather pre-
ferred 1910 United States Rubber. 81. GOO
Western Union.
New York Closing Stocks
Atchison 1885 do do "a pref 33Hl
do pref ....... SOS st. L. & S W. ~
Bait. & Ohio e. 67ll do do pref .... 1885,
Can Pacific S5la ST, Paul .... ..120Fs
can. southern 81 do pref ........1661a
Cent Pacific e. 421s ST. 2. e ON. q. 81
Ches & Ohio . 2I7s do do pref .167
Chi. & Alton .179 st. F.. M. & MISC
c.. b. & @. .... 1904 SO. Pacific ..... 1891
Chi. & E. III. COZ So. Railway .... 1OB
do pref ......,112 do pref. ........ 411s
Chi. G. w. ..... 1875 Tex. & Pacific. 1Sl4
Chi, Ind. & L.. ~ Union Pacific -. 1925
DO do pref &c. 80 do pref. ........ 73Ss
Chi. q N. ". ..1413s u. F.. D. & G.. 1917
do pref ......1S5h Wabash .. s
C.C.C. & ST. L. 42le DO pref. ........ 22i5
do do pref .l "a Wheel & l. T. 7si
Del, & Hudson. .l05l2 do do pref. M 28s4
Del, l.. & w 1854 Adams lex. ..102
Den. & Rio G. =. 1872 American Ex. ..142
do pref ....... G9l ". 5. EX. ....... 81
Erie new ,... 1875 Wells Fargo Ex12S
do LIST pref 37l2I \. Coz. Oil ,.... 34as
~. wayne .....It9 DO pref. ........ SIS
CT. Nor. pref lib Au. Spirits .... 1879
Hook. Valley . "a do pref. ...... 37i5
III. Central ..l144 Am. Tobacco 1885,
Lake Erie & w. 1921 do pref. ........135
do do pref. I3la! Cons. Gas ......l92ai
Lake Shore .-,.l9l Com. Gable Colo
l.. q ~ ....'... Ola r & IRON. 342s
Manhattan l. ..1007sl DO do pref. IS
Met st. Ry. ...19lls Gen. Electric qS3,
Mich. Central iii Haw. Com. Co.. 572a
MINI. q 81. L.. S5& lutul Paper i. 68zi
do do LIST pref. 96 do pref. ....... 9ps
No. Pacific .... 44's. La Clede Gas . -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

manship is science, deep lahoriol1s
sc-ehce, for the science of government is
one OF daily study of principles aud po.i-
cles of government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
Plant SYSTEM

Trans o slower Eaae e ~ Time
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-06-12

PPass|9 J Prssa essssss;en.: :''s s' ;.: a; ; !:
Poeta yfsstivo e~scritor don jose Maria .Mongs
= usto Derecho). IN tomo de 1873 paginas:y u
pr6logo de don Nicsnor Bolet Peraza, on pspel
astinado superior, se vende s l peso SO centa,
vos 81 ~eiemplar en- las ibrcrfas de los se6oras
L. SOLO J Compa6ia, doa Francisco J. Mar
saaoA Z jdaa -. sa13.ds vhAyS~s
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-06-12
LA VELOCE=
CoMPAAIH De VapoRES 1TALIAEoS.

Uh vapor Dc eM& Oompania do sxcdentes condolences para pasje, neea4
( Ponce del 8 al 10 de cada mes 4 tomar carga para Saint Thomas
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, G6novax Napoles. VeneGa, Livorno y Trieste; Y ~
saeros dnicamente para SaintThomas, Santa Cruz de- Tener&, Geneva, NJ
polas J Barcslona, via G6nova. Para StThomas n o admite pas@es do 3d. ohsA
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26

this advertisement. to the end that he
might engage and amuse these people
of restless spirit. Others affirm that
the giants arose spontaneously out OF
the soul of the people. They are tie
heroic warriors who have saved the
city, and of whom the remembrance is
perpetuated under this symbolical as
pect.
However that may be, for the most
part the towns of Flanders, Belgium,
have their giant. For instance, there is
Grandfather Giant at Malines, Druon
Antignon at Anvers, who came to take
part in the fetes of Van Dyck; Hercules
at Louvaine, Ommegan at Brussels,
Lideric and Phinart at Lille, Goliath
at Ath, Longeman at Hasselt, The Drag
on at Mons, and, finally, Gayant and
Reuse at Dunkirk. Each one has local
history. The date of birth of others is
unknown and uncertain. They are due
probably to the desire each village had
to make the most droll, most amusing
and most eccentric display, in the words
of the learned M. Theophile Denis, to
amuse big children with playthings.
The willow mannikin, which repre-
sents Gayant of Douai, was constructed
in the year 1880, to figure in religious
procession. Gayant has been repaired
very often since that time, and it is be-
lieved that there exists little of the
original carcass. His wife dates only
since 1864 The children followed
Jacquot, Filian and Binbn. Gayant is
over seven yards high, Nine. Gayant
six, Jacquot four, Filian 3.5 and Binbin
between 2.5 and three. Gayant, the
most beautiful of the giants, who has
figured at Cambria in the procession
of the 18th of August, is costumed az
a soldier of the sixteenth century,
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26

sors. And one day when the door was
shut che INDUCED long-cherished
wish.
She planted her small feet carefully
up and down on the soft grass, walking
on grass as tender and yielding as if
the month were May and not January!
She was very careful when she did
this, because, to Helen's delight, two
lovely brown worms had come to live
in her grass plot. Where they came
from nobody knew, but they were
there! And Helen sometimes consider
ately dropped a few crumbs for them
among the grass, where no doubt the
worms discovered them.
There is some reason to think that
the worms believed that the grass plot
and the sun and the water and Kelen's
bread crumbs were all intended for
their sole benefit, and that to make
them a comfortable home was Helen's
only duty. This was Helen's idea, for
the worms grew quite fat and bold;
and finally Helen was quite willing to
have them put out into the garden to
hide themselves as best they could in a
corner. They were too conceited and
needed punishment. But that is the
way with orms!-Brookly Eagle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
HELEN'S GRASS PLOT.
1t Was Quite Pretty Until Her Pet
Worms Interfered with Her Sue
cess as n Gardener.

Helen loved to play on the grass, and
it troubled her greatly when it became
hard and dry and brown in winter.
How unpleasant it looked! In some
places it was 'frost-bitten," in others
it looked as if "the moths had been at
it." Helen said. There were great bare
places, sometimes as big as your hand,
sometimes foot square, all over the
grass that used to be so pretty last
June. Somebody suggested: why
not have a grass plot in the house?'
That was fine idea! Auntie had
her flowers, mamma had her birds. A
little girl surely could take care of a
grass plot!
A box was procured, about four by
three feet, and in it the earth was care
fully prepared and grass seed planted.
After some days the tiny green spears
began to appear, until, before long
oh, Joy in the house and in Hclen's
window!-there was n lovely green
grass plot. A charming expanse of col
ors, and Helen kept it there in good
condition all winter.
She watered it regularly, kept it in
plenty of sun to "help the water to
make it grow" She cut it at certain
intervals all over with auntie's scis-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
A WEATHER PROPHET.
The Tortoise Knows When II Is Going
TO Rain and Always Makes
for Shelter.

The tortoise is not an animal one
would naturally fix upon as likely to be
afraid of rain, but it is singularly SO.
Twenty-four hours or more before rain
falls the Galapagos tortoise makes for
some convenient shelter. On a bright,
clear morning, when not cloud is to be
seen, the denizens of tortoise farm
on the African coast may sometimes be
seen heading for the nearest overhang-
ing rocks. When that happens the pro-
prietor knows that rain will come down
during the day, and as a rule it comes
down in torrents. The sign never fails.
This pre-sensation, or whatever you
may call it, which exists in many birds
and beasts may be explained partly
from the increasing weight of the at
mosphere when rain is forming, part
ly by habits of living and partly from
the need of moisture which is shared by
all.
If we want to find a country where
nature has turned things topsy-turvy-
that is, according to our notion we
must go to Australia. Many things are
reversed in that country. 1t is summer
there while it is winter In America.
Trees shed their bark instead of their
leaves; fruit has the stone or kernel
outside; swans are black; there is a
species of fly that kills and eats the
spider, and a fish, called the climbing
perch, that walks deliberately oui CT
the water, and, with the aid of its fins,
climbs the adjacent trees after the in
sects that infest them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
THE WAR IN AFRICA.
1t Was Forced Upon the Beers by
Secretary Chamberlain.
Unbiased History OF the Events
which Led to the Ultimatum
of President Kruger-Eng-
lands Ignobfe Part.
Especial Correspondence

Now that state of actual war exists
between the South African republic
and Great Britain it behooves the peo-
pie of other nations to review dispas-
sionately the causes which led up to
the conflict.
Whatever ones personal prejudices
may be, it is always well 10 look upon
both sides of great historical ques-
ton; and in this instance the impartial
observer-be he American or English
mans compelled TO admit that the
Beers were forced into beginning hos
tilities by the hypocritical and unfair
policy of Joseph Chamberlain, British
secretary for the colonies, into whose
hands the Salisbury government placed
the settlement of the Transvaal diff
Guilty.
The original complaint, of which the
present war is the result, was the al
Aged discrimination of the Boer gov
eminent against the 'outlanders,' or
foreign residents, of the republic who
were heavily taxed and yet had no voice
an the administration. OF either local or
general affairs. This complaint came to
the British colonial Office in the form of
a petition signed by British subjects re-
siding in the South African republic;
and was made by Secretary Chamber
lain the pretext for undermining the
stability and independence of the Boer
government, in direct violation of the
convention of 1884, which guaranteed
to the Transvaal absolute independence
In the management of international af-
fairs.
Kruger to redress the grievances of the
dissatisfied foreigners resulted in con-
ference between himself and Sir Alfred
Miner, British high commissioner to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

Buddhist priests are endeavoring to
have their religion adopted as the state
religion of Japan.
Seven Congregational churches are
pledged TO contribute $4,000 each to
the twentieth century fund of that de-
nomination.
In the grammar schools in Chicago
the sexes are about even in numbers,
but in the high schools the proportion
is about three girls to one boy.
The Church Missionary society of the
Established church of England had in
1880 sent out its one thousandth mis-
sionary. 1t has just sent out its two
thousand and third European mission
airy.
Horace Ash, the new principal of the
big Leesburg (Va.) school for colored
children, was until recently waiter
in a Plainfeld On. j. restaurant. He
was bora a slave and served one term as
a member Of the West Virginia legisla-
ture.
The education department of the gov
eminent of Japan issued several weeks
ago regulations for schools of all kinds.
To these the minister of instruction has
added a prohibition of all religious
teachingand religious exercises both in
and out of the regular class hours.
A complete Roman Catholic ritual
and prayer book has been issued in the
Welsh language, and it is said that
Protestant and Nonconformist Wales
is very much stirred up by the well-laid
plans of the Roman Catholics for car
rying forward vigorous campaign and
planting Romanism in the principality.
Wales has been made separate see and
a Welshman appointed bishop.
New York is the strongest Lutheran
city in the world, having "a churches of
that denomination, with 1894 COM
municants, and church property valued
at 81, 100000. This church also controls
an orphanage, two homes for the aged,
three hospitals, six immigrant missions
and deaconess home. Preaching is
done in eight different languages-Ger-
man, English, Swedish, Norwegian,
Danish, Finnish, Livonian and Slavo-
MAN.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
DIVIDING THE SpOILS.
A Lawyer Cleared His Client and His
Fee Came Ont of the stolen
Money.

swell, yes. We come across some
strange cases of mistaken identity at
times said lawyer The other day,
land we are occasionally called upon
to defend persons accused of crime
to which the most unbreakable chain
of circumstantiai evidence seems to
bind them.
For instance, l was once called upon
to defend man against a charge of
breaking ilto bank and stealing $780,
900 in cash. The evidence seemed to
be of the most conclusive nature. He
had not actually been caught red-hand-
ed, but he was recognized by more than
dozen persons as having been seen
prowling around the vicinity just be-
fore the robbery. Immediately after
ward he was seen by as mary more hur-
ryipg from the spot.
r "Of motive there was abundant evil
ttlence, for the poor fellow was penni-
less at the time, although previously
he had been a high roller and had ac-
cuInulated $4,000 worth of debts, the
payment of which the honor of his
family imperatively demanded.
II hesitated to take the case at first,
it seemed so black against him. Again,
his family, although eaten up with the
most extraordinary pride, was as poor
as he, and we lawyers are not in the
business for our health.
at puzzled me to understand how my
fee would be forthcoming. However,
after a short consultation with the ac-
cused, agreed to do my best for him
and for the honor of his family.
Il was eminently successful. proved
beyond doubt that it was clear case
of mistaken identity on the part of the
two dozen witnesses who swore they
had seen my client at or about the time
and place of the robbery. The prose-
cution's chain of circumstantial evil
dence / smashed with the sledge ham,
mer of a cast-iron abb"
"And you did all that without COM
pensation, for the honor of that good
old family" CALCULATED the lawyers
admiring nearer.
Not bit of it, my son." said Mr..
Hummel II got $4,000 fee, and the
honor of the family was satisfied, for
the other $4,000 went to pay the fell
lows honorable debts. IN. Y. Tele-
oraDh
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26

South Africa and the Transvaal
agreed to pass new franchise law and
to refer other subjects to international
arbitration.
Instead of meeting the Beers half
way, Secretary Chamberlain and his
personal representative in Africa, Sir
Alfred Miner, prevented a peaceful set
Element by charging their demands
every time President Kruger made a
concession; and when finally the main
point at issue was reduced to misun-
Outstanding between a five-year and
seven-year franchise law Secretary
Chamberlain, without any provocation
whatsoever, raised the question of
"suzerainty." But before resorting to
this clearly unjust and dishonest dodge,
he had caused the British war office to
dispatch thousands of troops to the
Transvaal frontier.
At no stage ofthe diplomatic transac-
tons between the two countries did the
Transvaal question the supremacy of
Great Britain; its representatives at the
various conferences insisting merely
upon domestic independence, which
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
Bull Defies n LOCOMOTIVES.

While a gang of workmen were re-
pairing the track on the main line of
the Pennsylvania railroad, n large Dull
made it's appearance and scattered
them in every direction. For about half
an hour there was "A running fight be-
tween the men and the bull. He was inn
pervious to showers of rocks and an
occasional crack from a shovel, and
finally the men were forced to retreat
up an embankment. just then a heavy
freight train hove in sight, and the
Sull stationed himself in the middle of
the track. The engineer blew warning
blast; the bull, accepting this as a chal-
lenge, sent back defiant below. Then
there was collision. The train went
on serenely, while the bull-where was
that misguided animal? Then the men
came down the embankment and re-
sumed work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
GIANTS AT CAMBRIA.
Survival of n Peculiar Custom Whieh
Has Obtained in Flanders for
Hundreds of Years.

Eacn year in the middle of August
the parish feasts at Cambria, in Francs,
are concluded with the march of the
giants The cortege was particularly
fine this year. the Gayapt family Ut
Douai and Reuse of Dunkirk having
responded to the invitation of the Cam
brians.
The various programmes published at
Cambria have taken care to recall to
mind the origin of the institution of
the popular giants of Flanders. 1t was
Charles ", said some of these, who en-
dowed the subjects of the north with
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
MY DAYS.

Good days and bad days; glad days and
sad days;
Days when all is mournful, and days
when all is bright;
Days I have a happy heart, and dance
and so a-singing,
And days I've naught but trouble from
the morning till the night.
Up days and down days; wise days and
silly days;
Days lose my playthings, and days /
bump my head:
Days / know my lessons. and jolly times
are plentiful,
And days / cry for nothing, and get sent
up to bed.
Big days and little days: young days and
old days;
Days that come and days that go, a long
and passing train:
And days when l am grown up, like days
when / am little,
Will still be sad or happy, full of SUM
shine or of rain.
Days. days, and more days; my lifetime
will be full of them;
And to make the sunshine brighter, and
the darkness seem less drear;
To make more bright than dark days, more
glad days than sorry days,
I've a stout heart TO welcome them, and a
hearty voice to cheer.
Eva Lovett, In Youths Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-26
WOMEN IN EGYPT.
Their Condition Is Being Improved
Through the Education OF
the Girls.

Woman's position in the Egyptian
capital is materially benefited by the
movement looking toward the educa-
ton of native girls. Twenty years ago
native ladies regarded education as the
learning of sufficient French or Italian
to read novels or follow the plot of the
opera. The last few years has devel-
oped desire among the upper-class
women to have their daughters educat-
ed with as much care as boys are, and
an important adjunct to the household,
consequently, is the European gov
ernesss, most often English. Asister of
the khedive, Princess Khadija, is an
active agent in improving the educa-
tional status of poor girls.
Most women visitors to Cairo are
curious to see the interior of a harem.
But this, as Europeans understand it,
no longer exists in Egypt. Every native
house, however, has its harem division,
set apart for women, as the salamlik
is for men-nothing more. In this de-
partment reside the wife or wives and
children of the master, with the addi-
ton, perhaps, of his mother. In this
case, her rule is probably absolute. 1t
is she who chooses instructresses for the
children, orders the affairs of the
household and even prescribes the fab
RIGS, fashions and ornaments of the
women, who are simply the wives of
his excellency the pasha. 1t is moth
er-in-law rule, literally. The windows
of the harem usually overlook court
yard or rear street, and are screened
with mushrabeah lattices, penetrable
only by the gaze of person within.
To minister to the wants of the wom-
ems division, a small army of serv-
ants-shiny black "slaves" from Nubia
and Berber, and possibly fair Circas-
sian or two, imported from Constan-
tinople-is essential. Slavery" of this
sort is scarcely bondage. 1t is the law
of Egypt that manumsson can be had
for the asking, with little circumlocu-
ton or delay. These servitors are
kindly treated, value their home, and
shrink from any movement toward le-
gal freedom. Except to the master and
sons OF the mousse, the ndreln is clOseu
to all men, but women friends come and
60 freely. The tall, high-cheek-boned
black men guarding the entrance to the
harem, in these progressive days in
Egypt possessing no suggestion of the
houri scene of the stage, are trained
from childhood to keep unauthorized
persons from intruding and have a high
ly developed aversion to sight-seers.-
Frederic b. Penfield, in Century.