The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-22
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/ NAAAAN " spent LN the MNfhliA NAAsHfN anu
s. 90. 10000 by the rest Of tho population
OF England IN ways that do lttle or moth
Ing toward making life noblcr or truly
happier.
The remains OF on ancient galley were
recently found six feet below the surface
at Touenham marches during the exca-
vations for the new reservoirs Of the East
London Water Company. IL Is supposed
70 have belonged 20 the Danes, who were
| defeated In Lea Valley by King Alfred
IN So A. d.
The Bolivian government has appro-
priaied about $4,000 Tor the preliminary
surveys Of three railway lines-one from
oruro 70 LasPaz and Lake Titicaca. an
other from Oruro 20 Cochahamba. and the
third from Challapata 20 Colqueschaca. A
road 10 run from Pot0si 60 the Argentine
boundary Is also projected.
There are three claimants Of the re-
wand OF $50 which WIS offered BY the
city Of New Orleans for the capture. dead
or alive, or the negro Robert Charles,
whose murder of policeman pTecipitat-
ed the recent race conflict In the Crescent
city. Arbitrators will be asked 20 decide
which one Is entitled 10 receive the re-
ward
One OF the skyscrapers in New York
has daily population Of 500. and the
mail sent out from Il averages is.ooo pieces
a day. Every fOrty-nve minutes mail
wagon from the postoffice carries away
from this building about seventy-ive
pounds Of outgoing mail. Another New
York Office building sends out $500 pieces
Of mail every week day.
An undertaker's business Is advertised
for sale in an English newspaper in terms
which are hardly such as TO encourage
any one TO become a permanent resident
OF the locality After stating that he Is
retiring from business altogether the ad-
vertiser praises the town thus: Sanitary
arrangements much neglected; mortality
from fevcrs excessively high. total death
rate i0I higher than any town within
radius OF fifty miles; one trade competi-
tor carpenter only. Excellent opening for
energetc man willing TO put his heart into
the business"
-Keunckuk, a posioifice in Jacks m
county. Kansas. which has just been dis
continued by the government. was promi-
nent as a stage station on the old over
land route In the later 40s Il was named
after chief OF the Kickapoo Indians
and mas been listed among the postofiiccs
] VI AAt AtAlth Elutes TOT more IMAM fAtN
/ years. The hotel az Kcnnekuk was built
in $50. and its register contains the sig
natures OF many prominent American
among them those OF Abraham Lincoln
ana Mark Twain. The latter mentions
kennekuk In his "Roughing tt
John Mcdonald. Kansas journalist
who Is touring Scotland, says in letter
70 one OF the papers Of the sunnower
State thai he recently went into a store
In little Highland town and inspected
the goods displayed for sale. finding
among them the following American prod
ucts: Corn -four. canned beef. canned
peaches canned apricots. canned pears
soap. rolled oats washboards churns
cheese. hams. -four. salmon. apples. forks
hoes. axes. hammers. saws. joners' tools
| braces and bits This partial list OF
things used IN Scotch mountain village. %
says Mr.. Mcdonald will give some idea
OF the immense trade between the United
States and Great Britain"
Tho Secretary Of State Of the United
states Of America must be rich man. It
will be recalled that Secretary Day retired
from the office largely owing 10 his fnan-
I cial inability 20 meet It's demands OF en-
l tertanment and social expense. Former
Secretary John w. Foster has iust pub
Z lished through Messrs Houghton Mifflln
I q Co. a Century OF American Diplo-
macy" In the course OF which he touches
upon the duties Of the Office. the demands
upon is incumbent's pocko. and the in
| csitable effect Of this upon the future Of
/ the country. The present salary OF the
I Secretary % State Is 500. which is en-
I tirely Inadequate 10 meet the necessary
! expenses Of the position" writes the for
I mer secretary Other cabinet officers may
I follow their own pleasure or convenience.
I IN great measure. as TO their style OF liv-
ing but theN are certain requirements
MS 20 the entert ainmcnt OF the diplomatic
corps, international commissions and Of
/ fetal foreign visitors, which the head OF
the state department cannot omit without
serious Injury 70 his usefulness and the
credit OF his government. The social de
mauds - the position are such that no
/ public man not possessed OF private for
tune can afford 10 accept and continue In
the office for any great length Of time.
The places OF honor and influence In re-
public should always be open 20 men Of
merit and talent. whatever their financial
standing II VIII be a sad day for the
country when It's high Offices can be MI
ed only by rich men.
Former Secretary Of State John W
Foster. in a Century Of American d.
plomacy." which has but Just been pub
llshed for him by Messrs. Houghton Mi
fin q Co. exhibits two interesting tabu-
iations of the growth % the United States
or the continent Of North America. and In
IT'S insuiar possessions. According 20 tho
first Of these. the growth In area OF the
United States on the continent OF North
America. as computed by the commission
or Of the General Land ONCE May 2. 1919.
is as follows
So Miles
Territory Of the original
thirteen states $500. 5000. go $50
louisiana purchase. ls03.... s7B0l5
Florila. under treaty isig.. 7Oi07
Oregon under treatv.isis 2sS $50
Texas annexed 81 1915 ..... 2so. ms
Coded hy Mexico. ists .... .53sg
Coded by Mexico, ls53...... 1921
go sas
Alaska, under treaty 1877. $50 ass
Total continental territory 1889 100
The insular territory acquired in Isgs
as computed hy the superintendent Of me
Coast Survey, May, 1850. is as follows.
So Miles
Hawaiian Islands ...................... 67p
Porto Rico ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3S2l
Philippine Islands ......................i22 g3i
buam ...- .... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs
Tutuila. Samoan group .............. 5.73i
Total insuiar territory ..............iss.5 so