The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-22
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ANNeH o. we @AANAtsNA EHetA1 $780,
DIR. Il. II. Kane. a well-knOwn horse
man ARD member OF the Brooklyn
branch Of the Society Tor the Prevention
OF Cruelty 10 Animals Is advocating tho
e.t.hfshmeut Of a home for Old horses
which have given faithful service all their
useful days He also thinks mat there
should r. cemetery for such horses ana
Tor al other animals which have been
faithful companions % man
Near Hamiin. IN Brown county. ssys
the Norsonvine okanl News. the religious
sart known a. the Holmes People have
nainted Scripture texts on barns and other
buildings on o bridge north 81 Hamlin
they painted the following Heaven or
hefI-whfeh 40 you cnoossT' Then a sign
writer came along and finished out the
line with this inscription; See Aost'
Hiawatha. log your collins and caskeis.
a returned traveller from Porto Rico
notes that the shopkecpers Of San Juan
are taking kindly 70 the English. A pla-
card la leading cafe notified patrons thai
thsv may obtain soda Wat and "Sh8ked
MIA" "a grocer sdyertses that he has
constant stock OF groceries" and makes
a great speciality o. Preach and spanish
preserves" and q real estate broker has
an "ausf 20 e." Many stores hotels aud
casinos have taken names connected win
the American occupation q the islsni'
such a. ''TWentv-nfth o. july. 'lncle
Sans House" etc.
A brigadler general OF major general
is entitled 10 the keep Of three horses
az Uncle Sans expense; colonel, heu-
tenant colonel. major or captain - Two
only The forage allowance Is often CON-
lr1H.a - q
quarfermaster. and this practice once be-
frayed = Suspicious new member OF the
House into curious blundeF Tie an
nounced that he had discovered that ON
GERS OF the army are selling forage al
Owed % them. and one such case / am
prepared 20 cite from the records % The
war department-a case IN which the oats
and hay were transferred. doubtless Cor
a consideration. 90 a person named q
~ Corral" There was an exchange OF
looks and winks among his astouished
hearers and then an Old member kindly
ros. and said. Il presume. Mr. Speaker.
that the memorandum referred 20 by my
distinguished friend refers 20 transfer
Of forage, IN the ordinary course OF bush
ness. 10 the quartermaster's corral"
The new tendency in railroading IS 20
iengthen the rail The present standard
aHAAAM aH tHAEAN AtNNs anu II Sixty ~AVNA tHAt
has been tried In SIS stead. This length
showed good results but did NOT AFFORD
spaces enough for expansion In hot
weather. The longer the rail the fewer
Joints IN the track and the fewer jolis.
But the matter Of expansion IN hot
weather e troublesome. and Il is believed
that the standard length will be forty-five
feet AS 40 weight. the ioo-pound rail Is
found not 20 possess the advantages ex-
pected OF H. and a lighter ran will take It's
place. II Is believed now" says rail-
road contemporary. that hereafter no 100
pound steel ruils will be generally adopt
81 The big rail wears entirely on the
tread and on curves lasts no longer than
the s0-pound rail. After the tread and the
ends are worn or battered the great bulk
OF material is useless except for scrap
IL Is believed BY many railroad men that
the 5-pound-to-the-yard rnil. forty-five
feet in length. Is she coming standard.
-Ararat. eioshed In us robe OF Biblical
tradition. Is one Of the mos, imposing sum
mits in the world. and worth climbing
occasionally. even n the adventurous
climbers bring back no important mes
raEes from It's hoary top. says the New
! York Tribune Since It's lspse as a port
% can Il has had few visitors, but has
not been wholly without attention. Tout
nefort tried 20 scale u H. 100 and failed
Ia the two centuries intervening con-
siderable number 81 more fortunate eN-
plorers have tried 70 and succeeded. A
| Russian geographer popgenpohl hy name
! Is the last one 10 make the ascent. and
though his onicisl report Is not yet sens
in. there is little reason 10 imagine that
10 will odd materially 20 existing knowl-
| edge concerning that venerable and sa-
cred pinnacle II g. roe expected 20 yield
up further relies % the Ark. and from
/ its icy nakedness no token Of other kind
could IN the nature ~ things be recovered
/ The aspiring gcoErapher was lucky 10
get down from such perilous ascent in
safety. which some OF his predecessors
/ failed 10 do.
Among the types Of many nations
brought together la the great exposition
Of iso there ore three unique characters
To- the East Indian section The person
ages are Sindur Chand kunH Lali. his
nephew and their specimen printer. Ga
| mesh IAii. They represent the house Of
sUmer chand and sham Lall. OF Faruk-
habad. India. GaneEh. says the Paris
American Register. sits cross-legged all
| day. printing cloths with movable pictured
blocks. All this work Is done by hand.
| These men are manufacturers OF Chuddan
shawis some OF which can be drawn
| through "A finger ring also OF curtains
table covers and draperies. printed Ia fast
colOrs in designs Characteristic Of their
country. These men belong 20 the pccu-
liar religious sect Of the sadhs. They be-
! lleve that they should not bow or incline
the head 10 any one except God. They
do not eat meat OF any kind whatever.
They do not smoke tobacco. nor do they
drink any Intoxicating beverage. Their
| food consists OF vegetables aud cereals
and rs daily prepared by a servant OF the
same caste. whom they have brought with
| them from India for that special purpose
/ Their costume S. unique and their courte-
Gus manners attract many people TO their
booth.
Consuming eN-President Krueger's
personal courage there can be no aues-
ton. for he has been fightcr-of Zulus
Britishers, progress and manifest destiny.
to mention only a few OF his foes-through-
out the greater part OF a long life. says
the New York Times. His flight into Por-
tuguese territory az time when his re-
sources Tor continued opposition to the in
evitahic we're by no means exhausted
shows. however that IN hts case. os IN
that OF the other Beers. the personal cour-
age Is rs no means OF the utterly desner-
ate sort. and Is combined with a large
amount Of highly judici0us caution. THE
Boer fights. ana fights well. for a non-pro-
fessional. but he invariably looks core
fully after his line Of retreat: and when
ever, IN his very excellent judgment. he
decides that further contention would re-
suit In more injury TO himself than to his