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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
OSSIFIED MAN A TAX ASSESSOR.
Lower Half of William Harper's
Body Turns to Bone.
From the New York Journal

From the New York Journal.
Birmingham, Ala, May civilian Har-
per, tax assessor of Cleburne county,
Alabama. is perhaps one of the few ex-
amples on record of a mans body becom-
ing ossified while he still lives. The low
er half OF Harper's body from his waist
down, and the muscles OF his legs are as
hard and iTiiiez;S:s as G. 5c.c, .-s &c ell
appearances they are bone.
Harper eleven years ago had a long
spell of pneumonia and for several weeks
his life was despaired Of Finally, how
ever, he recovered, but when he was able
30 get out OF bed 1t was found that he
had lost the use OF his legs and that the
lower part Of his body began to harden.
Perfect use of the upper half of his body
and his arms was restored as soon as the
effects OF the disease had left him.
He is unable to move himself about and
is trundled around in an invalid's chair
when at home, but while making his
tours Of the county he travels In a buggy.
1t was eleven years ago that he had the
pneumonia and as soon as he was able to
attend to business he opened a small
store at Edwardsville, the county seat of
Cleburne county which he conducted with
the dbSlsldnce OF ms wire and a small
son, until his election as tax assessor in
1896. While making his rounds over the
county listing property for taxation he
carries a line Of handkerchiefs, table
linen, suspenders collars, cuffs, hosiery
and similar articles, which he exchanges
with the country people for chickens, eggs.
butter, etc. This produce he takes back
10 town with him and sells to the mer-
chants and to other customers. The
profits he makes out of these and the
commissions he receives as tax assessor
have brought him a handsome income.
and in four years time he has succeeded
in saving enough 20 build and pay for a
handsome residence which he and his
family occupy.
Mr.. Harper is 49 years old, and has
been married twice. He has nine chill
dren, all by his first wife. He was re-
Gently renominated by the Democrats of
Cleburne county for tax assessor, and will
have no opposition in the August election.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. MAY II. 1900

met with all sorts Of creatures. About the
only animal that likes him is the tree
toad, although among some peoples sailed
cockroaches are a great deicacy. l can
not say If they are really very good. /
never tried. l should think not, though,
for eockroach tea and cockroach pills
are used in Russia as remedies for dropsy.
People are not accustomed 10 make medi-
cines out of goodies.
"Cockroaches have the habits of con-
firmed tobacco chewer and expectorate
freely In safe run-ways, PROBABLY 10 mark
the places for Identification. They nave
glands that secrete what they think is
perfume and it is so lasting that it ruins
articles of food, especially coffee, to he
left on a shelf where reaches run. Moth
ing but boiling water and soapsuds can
remove the faint.
Because Of this, and also because 1t is
a scavenger for all despise the truly econ
omicaD, the roach is unpopular The
variety called the Croton bug, because of
its early recognition of the value of a
= system of waterworks by following the
pipes of which it could reach the homes
of all and attain warmth and moisture
almost equaling the long-lost days of the
Carboniferous era, the vanished Eden of
the cockroach, is really a German impor-
tation. Although ftsdoes not bear the la
bel Made in Germany it is named Ecto-
bia Germanica, and is much smarter than
the others of its race. Yet in North Ger
man kitchens 1t is called a Suabian, IN
South Germany a Prussians in East Ger
many Russian, and in West Germany q
Frenchman. Sometimes it is also n Span-
lard or a Dane, but never, never does a
countryman of Wild Will admic that Ec-
tobia Germanica, is German, East,
West, North, South, High, Low or Middle.
They wash their hands of the whole tribe
and would like to wash their cupboards
of them, too"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
PARACHUTE FALL.
Circus Man Says II lis Gentle and Not
Extra Hazardous.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
looming down from the clouds in a
parachute is like a dream" said a circus
balloon artist. Ever dream of falling
from high place? You come down,
alight quietly, and awake, and you're not
hurt. Well, that's the parachute drop
over again. No, there is no danger. A
parachute can be guided readily on the
down trip, but you can't steer a balloon.
To guide parachute out of harms way
a practiced hand can tilt it one way or
the other srill out air, and thus work
II to where you want TO land or TO avoid
water, trees, chimneys or church spires.
Circus ascensions are generally made In
the evening. When the sun goes down
the wind gees up. The balloon then shoots
into the air and the parachute drops back
on the cirlu us lot. or not far away a
bal Don is made of four-cent muslin and
weighs about 500 pounds. a parachute is
made OF eight-c,nt muslin.
There is much more danger in coming
down In a balloon. When II strikes the
earth it's like a big ball. and bounds up
ogaln, taking you with II. Not long ago
in McKeesport, Pa, l came down In a
balloon because the parachute would not
let go. nearly came down in a big stack
of blast furnace, but the hot air drove
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
MedlnevaI Plague instruments.
From the BrItlsh Medlcal journal.


In a lazaretto Of Frloul, near MarseHles,
there Is a collection of Instruments for
merly employed as part Of the equipment
of quarantine when persons suffering
from or suspected of plague were isolated
there Among these are gigantic caval-
ry sabers and pixies which were used TO
open buboes al a safe distance, and long
silver rods. by means OF which the last
sacramento were given 70 the dying.
There is a formidable looking apparatus
which might be taken for an instrument
Of torture used by the Holy Inquisition;
this is a gigantic pair Of pincers. in
shape resembling the claws of a lobster
known as the corpse tongs;i with these
the bodies OF chose who died of the
plague were consigned to the waters Of
the Mediterranean. The depressing eff
feet of these CHASTITY relics is somewhat
mihgated by others of a less funeral
kind. Among these is the sedan chair
Of the Duches Of Angouleme, who, in 1920,
was in quarantine az Frioul on her re-
turn from Naples.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism and all Irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in chill
dren. If not sold by your druggist will
be sent by mail on receipt of 81 One
small bottle is two months treatment.
and will cure any case above mentioned
DR.. Z. w. Hail. sole manufacturer. p. O.
Box 629. St. Louis. Mo Send for .testi-
monials. Sold by all druggists and Solo
mons Co., Savannah, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11

kill such reaches and Norfolk Towards
as may have Matched out since.
1.-THE Mexican remedy 1 particularly de-
sire to bring to the attention of those
who recognize the power of the mind over
material Ills. 1t is the simplest of. ALL
Catch three cockroaches and put them
into bottle. Take the bottle to cross
roads. Turn it INSIDE down, and while
the reaches are dropping out, repeat three
Credos aloud. All the cockroaches IN
the house from which these three were
taken will instantly pack their things
and go, so it is said.
1
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
Read This.

vicksburg, Miss, Jan. s. 1900.
I have used Halls Great Discovery for
bladder and kidney trouble, and would
not take a thousand dollars for the bene-
fit received from using one bottle. 1 feel
that 1 am permanently cured. l make
this statement from sense of duty that
l owe to those likewise afflicted, and trust
that they will take advantage of the In
formation and realize the truth of my
assertion G. ~. Foster.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
All Fever Is Durable.

VIII butt
Fever
fever quickI
had
WIN PAIL F1emi Ala
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
GTEl a MSHIR L4NES
STEAMSHIP LINES.
NO BALTIMORE.

Tickets on sale at company's offices to
the following points at very low rates;
ATLANTIC CITY. N. ].
BALTIMORE, MD. BUFFALO. N. Y.
BOSTON. MASS; .Nn =
oAA0A ERIE. PA.
HAGERsTOWN. HARRISBURG. Pa
HALIFAX, N. s.
NIAGARA FALLS. NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA.
pIT~rsBURG. PROVIDENCE.
ROCHESTER,.
TRENTON. WILMINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
First-cqass tickets include meals ana
state room berth, Savannah to Baltimore.
Accommodations, and cuisine unequaled.
Freight capacity unlimited; careful ham
ding and quick dispatch.
The steamships OF this company are APP
no5nted to sail from Savannah to Balti-
more az follows standard time):
AILEGHANY, Capt. Biiiups. 5ATUfs-
DAY, May Il. 500 p. m.
NEW ORLEANS, Capt. Eldridge. TUES
DAY, May Is, 500 p. m.
D. II. MILLER. Capt. Peters. THURS
DAY. May II, 500 p. m.
ITAsCA, Capt. Diggs, SATURDAY. May
10. TOO q. m
AI1.EGHANY, Capt Billups. TUES
DAY. May o. 1900 noon.
NEW ORLEANS. Capt. Eldridge.
THURSDAY, May "a. 100 p. m.
d III. MILLER, Capt. Peters, SATUR-
DAY. May rs, 200 p. m.
ITAsCA, Capt. briggs, TUESDAY. May
20, 500 p. m.
AILE3HANY, Capt. Billups, THURS
DAY, May 81, $50 p. IN.
And from Baltimore Tuesdays, Thurs
daye and Saturdays at 400 D. m.
Ticket once 80 Bull street.
NEWCOMB COHEN, Trav Agent.
]. J. CAROLAN, Agent,
Savannah, Ga
w. p. TURNER. @. p A.
A. d. STEBBINS. A. T. M.
7. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
S@'u! !!!!d
Ocean Steamship Go.
FOR
New York, Boston
AND
THE EAST.

unsurpassed cabin accommodations. All
me comforts of a modern hotel Electric
lsnts. Unexcelled table. Tickets include
meals and berths aboard ship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
PaSSengeT FaTeS from Savannah.

TO NEW YoRK-FIRST CABIN, $50:
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, 1872; IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, SIS, INTERMEs-
DATE CABIN ROUND TRIP. s2A
sTEERAGE, So
TO BOSTON = FIRST CABIN, s2s:
IEhMEDIATE CABIN, $17; INTERME-
DATE CABIN ROUND TRIP, SIS.
STEERAGE, $1175.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed TO sail from Savannah, Central
(soth) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, FRIDAY.
May II, 2:3O p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett.
SATURDAY. May 10, 800 .. M
NACooCHED, Capt. Smith, MONDAY.
May H. 4:S0 p. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESsE, Capt. Hanlon.
TUESDAY, May Is, 500 D. M
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg.
FRIDAY. May Is, 700 a. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher. sATUR-
DAY. May 10, $3.50 D. m n
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Dageett.
MONDAY. May q. 1000 a. IN.
NACOOCHED, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY.
May %. 500 D. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE, Capt Hanlon.
FRIDAY, May rs, / 80 a. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg.
SATURDAY, May 26, 800 D. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher. NOM
DAY. May 2S. 4;30 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett.
TUESDAY. May %. $50 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BosToN-DIRECr.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, THURS
DAY, May II, $50 p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY, May "a. 100 p. m.
CITY OF MACON Capt. Savage, THURS
DAY. May 81, 700 p. m.
This company reserves the right tn
change Its sailings without notice ana
without liability or accountability there
for
Sailings New York for Savannah daily
except Sundays and Mondays $50 o. m.
Sailings Boston for Savannah We'd
nesclays from Lewis wharf, 1900 noon.
w. G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent. 1U Bull street, Savannah.
p. w. SMITH, Contracting Freight
Agent. Savannah, Ga.
r. c. IRRELEVANT, Agent, Savannah.
Ga.
WALTER HAWKINS. General Agent
Traffic Dept, 224 w. Bay street, Jack
sonville, Fla.
e. II. HINTON. Traffic Manager. sa-
vannah, Ga.
p. E. LIE FEvRE, Superintendent. New
Pier IS. North River. New York. ". Y.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22

Preachers Discussed Revival Work
Almost the entire session OF the Preach
ers Association this morning was spent
in discussing revival work. A committee
was appointed TO draft resolutions of re-
spect on the death Of the Rev Howard
Beivie. pastor Of the Swedish Church.
and also resolutions expressing sympathy
for the family Of Or. waddell. who is at
present in a hospital.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
Famous Church 10 oeIebrate

Frederica, Oct 22.-On Sunday. Oc-
tober 2S. the one hundred and twerA
tieth anniversary Of the organization
Of Barretts Chapel. will be held. the
Rev. W. G. Koons, of Bridgeville, be-
ing the preacher.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
Notes About Gumboro Folk

special TO the f4Nenlub JVuiiui'
GumborO, oct. 19.-Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Donaway have been visiting
On Berlin, Md.
Mrs James w. Short and two chill
dren, Of New Church, Va, are visiting
Mra Elizabeth G. Wootten.
NJ. Harvey Brittingham and sons, OF
Whitesville, a village about five miles
from here, are building a crate and
basket factory.
Miss Clara Daisey is employed as
assistant teacher i'm the public school
at Blackwater.
Miss Dcllie Hudson is visiting In
Philadelphia for an indefinite period
Robert w Smith has returned from
Salisbury, Md
Everett s. Messick has gone to Niagara
Falls.
-s
For a Cold in the Head, Laxative
-Quinino Tablets.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
R0BELEN
piano CO.,
7lO MARKET STREET.
Bet ON NIcI1inIcy's Election

William II. pierson. clerk at the
Lafayette Hotel, made a bet upon the
election with George j. DOhrty, Pier
son taking the Mckinley end Of the
proposition The winner OF the best
must haul the loser on a wheelbarrow
in Market street, from the Market
street bridge over the Christiana TO the
Market street bridge over the
Brandywine and back to the Hotel
Iafavette.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
Ynnnr WIG stnbbed

Mrs. Annie Whitcraft, 20 years OF
age. rs lying at the home of her father.
John Cadcll at Fourteenth street and
Railroad avenue. at the point of death
as a result OF being stabbed under the
heart on Saturday evening at Tentf
ana Spruce streets. 1t is alleged tha
the stabbing was done by her hus
band. John Whitcraft, with whom sh'
has not lived for some time.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
Democratic Registrars Indignantly

Democratic Registrars Indignantly
Democratic registrars and assistants
are indignant because warnings were
sent to them by the Business Mems
League on Saturday. In the letters the
Democrats were cautioned not TO at
tempt to Illegally enter the names OF
any person ON the registration lists
Ons Democratic registrar said this
mCining that he considered the act
intimidation. since Republican Officers
had NOT received any such letters.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
ueavy Foo DELAYS Tralns

Conductors on the Maryland division
of the p. W. g. B. railroad complained
of the heavy fog between Baltimore
and Bush River this morning. All
trains were late, owing to the thick
weather.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
pnint for RalIwar Cars

The Wilmington City Railway
Company's cars in the future
will be painted yellow and
white, the same as the new
cars on the Darby line. The new cars
of the Wilmington and Brandywine
Springs Company and the Peoples
Railway Company will be painted yell
low and green.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22

Father McGoldricIx Says First Mass
In St. Peters Pro-cathedral the Rev.
Charles J. 1lcGoldrick celebrated his first
mass yesterday.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
No chnnre In coal PrIoes

Although the coal strike settlement
has been delayed. there has been
no further rise in the price Of anthra-
cite coal In this city. Dealers are
about out Of Coal. and soon will be
unable to quote prices.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
ThnnILs to lhe Firemen

Mcdaniel Brothers express their sim
cere thanks to the hremen who worked
so heroically at the fire IN their stable
No. 1i2 West Eleventh street, last even
Ing.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
EranI.lIn nam DO PractIee

The manager of the Franklin foot
bali team requests the players to re-
pom at Front and Union streets
grounds this evening at 7.3O O'Clock
for practice.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
A D Y
- = = : ! I !

The musical season has
opened very auspiciously with
cool October weather, and we
wish to announce TO the good
people Of Wilmington that we
are fully prepared to meet all
demands in the line Of music
or musical instruments, III
Evening journal., 1900-10-22

Endeavorers to Meet I'm Iiewes
on October "a, % and 26, the annual
stated convention OF the Delaware
Christian Endeavor Union will be held
in Ilewes.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
FeII From a Car

John Collins, residing at No. lli9 Davis
street, fell of a street car at Eighth and
Church streets Saturday night and Sc
verely injured his back.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
Pianos.
Pianos

Our list of manufacturers
comprises the pioneers of Piano
manufacture and we are in
position to supply auy of the
finest Pianos manufactured at
prices to defy competition.
The latest styles Of our
regular line Of Pianos are the
work Of the best designers and
are the most artistic, and the
musical qualities perfect, the
result Of a half a century of
experience and critical inves-
tigation.
All this and more can be
said Of the manufacturers here
named and their product
Vim. Knabe & Co., J. & c.
Fischer, Kroeger Piano Co..
Haines & Co., Raymore Plane
Co., Ivers & Pond, Behr Bros.
Geo. P. Bent Crown, Schu
bert Piano Co, Franklir
Piano Co.
Good secondhand uprigh
and square pianos at price.
ranging from $25 to 5000.
Time sales, So to $40 pc
month.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
VIII study PrschoIocr

Miss Edwina B. Kruse. principal Of the
Howard school, has organized a class
among the teachers for the study Of
psychology.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
Rnrn nestrnred hr rlrn

Fire yesterday destroyed the barn ana
hay ricks on the farm Of Clement Reeves
near Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J. Sterling have
returned from their wedding trip
Evening journal., 1900-10-22

For a Cold in the Head, Laxative
Bromo-Qulnine Tablets.
Evening journal., 1900-10-22
Keystone State
MandOIinS, Guitars and BanjOS.

Stella and Olympia Music
Boxes, Cases, Music Rolls,
etc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-22

If it had not been for Republican ex-
pansion" Hawaii would not have become
part Of the Union; If Hawaii had not
become a part of the Union, Hawaiian
delegate-at-large would not have sat in
the Democratic convention and been a
member of the platform committee; if it
had not been for the vote of this Hawiian
member of the platform committee, the
l6 to plank would have been beaten de-
spite the telephone orders from Lincoln;
il this plank had been beaten, Bryan, ac-
cording to his own words, would have
refused to run for President. How,
therefore, can Bryan logically inveigh
against expansion, in view of the fact that
he himselfis a derivative from it?
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-22
The Buffalo Moth,

A correspondent writes as follows to
the Derrick concerning the new house
pest known as the buffalo moth:
Much consternation and interest has
been created by the appearance of the
buffalo moth in various sections and this
may be of interest TO your many sub
scribers. The "buffalo moth" gets its
name from our Western buffalo; the
moth has bunch Of hair across its back,
the same as the buffalo, or is lion-like. l
heard an Ohio damsel spread herself on
the subject, and few people in Oil City
have heard of him and are using the nec-
essary precaution to exterminato tho
critter. He is ten times as destr uctive as
our common white moth and more pro-
lific-will destroy carpet in less than
week. His nature is TO eat in straight
lines instead of holes and he will start at
one end of garment or carpet and travel
its entire length. thereby leaving the
garment utterly worthless. He crawls
more than flys. The only peculiarly
noticeable about him other than his great
destructiveness, is that he seems to be
partial to "red' in color and will, as a
rule, choose red before other colors. This
moth eats cotton garments as well as
wool, where our ordinary moth favors
wool almost wholly. The moth is said
to have originated in Maine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-22

Mr.. BRYAN did not close his predict
ing department when he received the
election returns of 1896. After his defeat
he issued an address in which he said (:
Before the year 1900 arrives the evil eff
iects of a gold standard will be even more
evident than they are now, and the peo-
pie, then ready to demand an American
financial policy for the American people,
will join with us in the immediate resto-
ration of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the present legal ratio of l6 to
l." Has anybody noticed great rush at
the realization entrance of this predic-
tion9
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-22

DIR. LEvERsoN, who says that he was
one of the first members of the Boston
Anti-Imperialist League, is very proud
of his infamous and reasonable corre-
spondence with the Philippine rebels,
captured and exposed by the War De-
partment. He says that he has written
many such letters, and other anti-im-
perialists have done the same thing, and
that they are now in correspondence
with the agents Of the rebels. Leverson
practically acknowledges that his work is
reasonable, but says the Government
"dare not arrest him." He probably re-
lies OH his insignificance to protect him.
He is fine specimen of the men who
gathered in convention in Indianapolis
to indorse Bryan. Another illustration
of that gathering may be gained from the
names of the members from Washington
of the Resolutions Committee. Al were
former clerks in the departments who
lost their positions, One of the speakers
was DR.. l.. w. Habercom, of Washing
ton, who lost his place in the Treasury
Department under this Administration.
Great and conscientious men are these
anti-imperialists.