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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

way impede the coinage or circulation Of
good money.
We can conceive that in certain cases and
under certain conditions n vitrntorv move
m"nt, a ray, a current more or less intense.
issues from one brain and strikes another
brain. thereby conveying 20 IL a sudden ex-
citemcnt which IS translated into a sensa-
ton of hearing or of seeing. The nerves a.
such times receive n shock I'm some specific
direction. In one case the person will be-
lieve that he Sees and recognizes the be-
loved being from whom the excitement has
come; IN anIttcr case the person Will be-
iieye thGt he hears this beloved being.
Moreover. cerebral excitement will give rise
Ia a belief IN an Illusion OF sound and In
the movement of objects. All these impress
siots. however. take place IN tho brain OF
the person who receives them. Just as they
take place when ne IS dreaming.
Is the material brain. which r. localized IN
the skull. an organ from which such cur
rents erIanata" Is II n focus. which casts
rays around It. like a he'll which vibratea, or
Ike 4 center OF light or Of heat. and does II
send forth physical waves analogous TO
those Of light" Or is The mind n center OF
another order. more ethereal. of q psvch,.
nature. and does II send forth invisible
waves which are II great power and which
ar" able 10 transport themselves TO vast
distances In order 70 explain The facts
winch fiHe been observed the theory OF cur
rent emaTEstinC from a -hinkin: being. e-
Their from the mind or brain. seems ne~es-
say. Does this ray ar radiation take the
form Of spherical waves? Does II project
Itself in the form OF rectiIjTsar sprays" Is
electricity at Play here tE.IeCt-icity surely
exists Ia N" human organism: a hundred
times / received proofs thereof) We can
only ask the question. The fact. however.
mat the soul does act At a distance has
Row been demonstrated. and | request my
readers not to make me say ANYTHING .y-
r"pt what | write here. | simply put for |
ward explanatory HYPOTHESIS in the form Of |
questions \ hundred years ago the theory |
. emission was accepted and taught by sci
'ntlsts To-day II is abandoned in favor OF |
10" theory OF ethereal uuiuI.tlons. Yet
mere l. no proof that the latter theory
an explain everything. and especially facts
Al "A psychic nature IL IS net at all nece.
9aTy 10 explain a thing in order to accept
II as a fa't. For example. you receive n
'lG!ent blow from n fist: You turn around /,
mi yoI! $e~ no one. Nevertheless. sou have
erefved The incxplicat!e blow and Won are !
compelled ~ make a note Of the fact Tho
value OF this book lies in the fac. thar
: contains proofs " the existence OF such
things Invisible and unknown 10
=, which Not have their place In the visible
nj kr VII world. and that f. shows how
Veil worthy Q; careful study are these IN !
.uUwn things.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

The sct'on OF one human being on an
Other n a distance Is "a scientif. fact az
certain as the existence Of Paris. o: Ma
poieon. OF oxygen or II Sirius.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

tDL 10 cfillClze r1S.lE.
II is admitted IN physics that ether the
imponderabie fluid which IS spread through
out space. trayerses ali bodies. and that
even in the most dense minerals the atoms
co not touch each other. but float IN som.
way IN ether. This fluid transmits through
boundless space unGulatory movements
which are produced by luminous vibrations
If the stars: It transmits Hight. heat. artrac- I
Ton to considerable distances. Now. why
may we not suppose that. as # vibratss
through our brains. II also transmits 10 q
distance the currents which surround mr. |
heads. and establishes a true exchange NJ !
~sympathies and IDEAS between thinking be !
ings. between Inhabitants Of the same world |
and perhaps even between the earth ard tha /
sky2
There are many proofs that the IDEAS aad
the opinions Of persons who exercise a mag
retic influence over others can be perceived /.
hy Their patients or subjects. For example.
IT has been noticed that somuambui!sts who |
have beer put TO sleep by tho same person
have the same ideas in regard 20 magnetism /;
and that their ideas on the subject are the
same as those Of the person who has op-
Grated on them Thus. when an operator VIII, ,
IS convinced of the existence OF a magnetic
tuid. asks his patient II he feels the ac-
ton OF this fluid. tho latter replies tina. he
feels t. and. Furthermore, maintains that
he sees around the operator a luminous at
lnOsphere, which is brilliant at one time. OF
an azure hue at another time, and so forth,
on the other hand. persons put To sleep by
operators who do not admit the existence
of any particular fluid do not hesitate to
say that there IL no such thing IS a mag
netic fluid Again. those who have been put
tn sleep by sUpcrstitious persons, SEQ de-
mons and angels. who communicate with
them. and who reveal secrets to them. The
~s0mnambulists studied by the SweGenbor-
gian Society OF Stockholm believed that
hey were all Inspired by spirits who had
returned from the other world, and who for
some time had inhabited human bodies.
These ghosts brought news % what was 20
ing on IN heaven or he'll. and they told a
thousand stories. which filed with a holy
admiration these who heard them. Cath0-
les. who believe in purEatory. see souls
asking for masses and prayers. and theY
r1nverse with them 10y means Of magnetism
and spirituaIisIn- PTotestants never see any
such things.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
ARR VAN wINKLE's LAND.
The Portuguese Colonies in Africa
in a backward state.
From the London Leader.

From the London Leader.
The Portuguese colonies in Africa are
the Rim Van wrinkles land of reality.
After three centuries of white dominion
thew remain pretty much in the condition
in which Da Cana and his bold success
ors left them.
In the years report of our consul for
Angola these Portuguese peculiarities
stand out strongly.
Thus, from Loanda, the capital, to cape
Town is about sixteen hundred miles, and
the Journey should take about six days.
What actually happens is this: You first
take a trip of three thousand miles 10
Madeira, where you waylay the next
mail steamer, and then complete the ex-
cursion by another journey of 4SC0 miles
to Cape Town. In short, 1900 miles have
to be Travelled to cover distance of 1,6O0
miles A letter between Cape Town and
Loanda takes about two months.
Here Is a picture of what trade means
in the favored region of Cabina Bay,
where there is a single white trader, who
occupies a house of three rooms, with
| "shop" of twenty feet by eight feet at
| tached The place is stocked with punch
| cons of some vile stuff called rum,
which are exchanged for palm kernels.
Knots of natives from the interior viii
| lagos with loads of Kernels begin to pre-
sent themselves at the shop by a. M,
| ana WDcn the tIdNST al last lutlhSS Tvs dp-
pearance there is a noisy crowd of kernel
Esellers and thirsty hangers on.
The exchange of rum for kernels Is
| quickly effected, and by 9 o'clock in the
| morning the entire population may he
seen lying under the shelter of the cocoa
nut palms, either stupidity drunk or nois-
| lily quarrelling.
The mingled uproar and snoring lasts
till about noon, when there is a sudden re-
turn to sobriety and the crowd clears
away to the villages to collect the means
| for another carousal.
On good" day, which is often enough
Sunday the trader a Cabina Bay gets ril
of about 1870 gallons of rum. And he ayers
that the scene described is repeated every
day In the year.
Next to rum and civilization" the
| greatest curses of West Africa are small
pox and the sleeping sickness. From this
| last no case of recovery has ever been
known. and so conta gious is 1t that in the
native Christian communities every COM
municant has a separate vessel from
which to partake Of the sacramenta wine
| 1t is true there are labor arrangements
| which look uncommonly like slavery-but
| then, so there are in Rhodesia, and some
are gieefully anticipating the time when
| johannesburg will be no better.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
ALBERT VALE WON BUSH CUP.
some Unsatisfactory Racing on the
New Orleans Track.

New Orleans Track.
New Orleans, March 1.-THE Bush cup,
which. although an after-thought this
year. will take its place among the South
ern turf classics, furnished an unsatis-
factory contest to-day.
Iomond stumbled at the start in the
second race, unseating Frost. Seden-
baeh's race in the steeplechase was I'M
satisfactory to the stewards, who sus-
pended the owner, trainer and jockey
Stewart indefinitely, pending an investiga-
ton.
First Race-Six furlongs. Triaditza,
even and / 10 4, won, with Himtime, to 5
and 1 to g. second, and Maggie Davis, il
to !, third. Time liza.
Second Rdce-One mile, selling. Lovabie,
6 TO ] and to 3, won, with Belle of Or
leans, to l and even, second. and Miss
Dede, ? to ], third. Time Lao.
Third Race-ShoTt course, steeplechase,
handicap. Van Brunt, to / and to 5,
won. with Jim Hogg. 3 to 2 and 7 to 10,
second, and Seidenbach, % to !, third.
Time 3;11l2.
Fourth Race--Two and a quarter miles.
The Bush cup. Albert Vale, to and 3
to 3 won. with Mailer, to 10 and to 8,
second, and Donna Rita, to 10, third.
Time 1861.
Fifth Race-One mile, handicap. Hurri-
cane, to 2 and to l, won, with Flori-
dear. 10 and to 5, second, and Lady
Callahan, 5 to 9 third Time lao.
Sixth Race-Six furlongs, selling. lola,
2 to / and to 8, won. with Mouseltoff, 10
to / and to /, second, and Kilt, 5 to l,
third. Time 1:lr2.
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SAPPHO is NOT IMMORAL.
That Is the Decision of Recorder
BroyIes In Atlanta Case.

Atlanta, March 14.-Recorder Broyles
this afternoon dismissed the case against
Harry Silverman, the newsdealer, for sell
ing "Sappho.' taking the ground that it
was not any more immoral than the works
of Shakespeare, Byron and other stand
ara authors, and that II likewise pointed a
moral
There were a number of prominent peo-
pie as witnesses pro and con, the bulk Of
those for the prosecution being minis
tcrs.
Silverman's attorneys argued that the
book was not more immoral than many
works now in private and public libra
ries, all over the country, and if this work
was outlawed many of the standard pro-
auctions would come under the same ban
Many of the prosecutions witnesses ad-
mitted they had only read the objectional
passages isolated from the general run
or plot of the story.
a newsboy. running out of Atlanta. says
he has. sold 4Sl copies Of the book IN ten
days and could have sold two or three
times as many If his limited supply had
not run out each day. The book will con-
tinue on sale at the news stands
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Interviewing Havemeyer.

From the New York Press
Mr.. Havemeyer has an unfortunate habit
of deceiving newspaper men, and in con-
sequence thereof is one of the less popular
men in commercial life among the gath
erers of news. His heart Is full of evil
suspicious, and even the confidential
clerks in his office are always going broke
on Sugar tips that emanate from him.
What sweeter pleasure could a millionaire
have than paving the way TO fortune for
the men who serve him faithfully
straight tip 10 the booklSeepers and clerks
AT No. III Wall street with a guarantee
from Henry Only-Me, would not cost the
Sugar trust a cent but would enrich the
staff To newspaper men Henry Only Me
is impairment, insolent. impudent! His
manner is the antithesis of frankness.
What a different sort of man do We
meet in Honest John" Mackay whose
latest happy thought was TO offer Com
mercial Gable stock 90 800 employees at
par. when the market price is $175 a sharel
The only philanthropist that can beat this
performance is Mr. James Gordon Ben
nett who had decided TO give the Herald
TO his reporters and compositors. Mr..
Bennett is a director in the Commercial
Gable Company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15

"A grateful public" says the Drug
sists' Circular, will put It's hand deep in
to is pocket for a contribution 10 a fund
for erecting monument to the man or
woman who will devise some wav or
rpeans Of remedyiug the clothes mangling
evil. We have laws prohibiting the use
Of citric acid in lemonade or soda water
ard that acid Is made from lemon juice.
and in the small proportions used in bev-
erages Is quite harmless Why not have
a law against the use OF chemicals IN
clothes? If "A man steals a shirt he is
Rnt TO the penitentiary for a year or so.
" he destroys is usefulness and returns
the remains he lies out OF responsibility
and chuckles In his sleeve at the helpless-
ness of his victim"
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and former Senator Faulkner of Virgin
in defense of Senator Clark.
The. Dedf Congressman.

Representativ Ketchem. the dean of
the New York delegation in the House of
Representatives is generally believed TO
be exceedingly deaf aud those who con-
verse with him are required to repeat their
questions to him sometimes two or three
times before he athers the full meaning
of what Is said to him. Some of the
friends of the foa veteran from Dover
Plains hint that ne is not as deaf as he
appears to be and is inhrmity is affected
on appropriate occasions. A few days ago
a typical wandering Willy claiming 10
be a constituent of Mr.. Ketchem called at
the Capitol and sent his card in to the
Dover Plains statesn IAN. Mr.. ketchem
came out into the LOBBY and greeted mis-
seedy looking visitor with his usual cor
diality. The visitor proceeded to explain
that he was in hard luck, was stranded in
Washington and needed small loan 70
enable him 90 return home. He thereupon
requested Gen. ketchem 10 loan him 50.
Mr.. Ketchem placed his hand TO his ear
and grunted his characteristic WHAT
The visitor: Il said will you loan me
S1O?"
Quick as a flash the deaf Congressman
replied, you said s. first" And thus the
interview was ended.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
STOVE FOUNDERS IN SESSION.
Wage Scale Was Most Important
Matter Taken In.

Atlanta March 4.-Representatives OF
The Stove Founders National Association
and delegates from the Iron Molders'
Union OF North America met in conner
ence here to-day with all the large stove
manufacturers Of the country.
Heretofore the conferences have always
convened IN Chicago. This year. how
ever, several Of the leading conferees
were spending the Water in Florida and
the meeting was held here.
The most important question consider
ed was the wage scale. The conferees
were in executive session for nearly two
hours ana nothing was given out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15

Louisville, March 1.-THE following
stake dates are announced by the New
Louisville Jockey Club
Kentucky derby, 3-year-olds, May g.
Debuntante stakes, 2-year-old FLIES,
May .
Turf Congress handicap, 3-year-olds and
upward, May g.
Blue Grass stake. 3-year-olds. May 7.
Mademoiselle stakes, 3-year-cld FLIES,
May 9.
Clarke stakes, 3-year-olds, May TO-
Frank Fehr stakes, S-year-olds and up
ward, May y.
Wenonah stakes, 2-year-old colts May
"A.
Premier stakes, 9-year-olds, May 16.
Juvenile stakes, 2-year-olds, May IS.
Kentucky Oaks, 3-year-old fllies, May
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
WAsHINGTON's EXPENSES.
Curious Items in Bills Preserved in
the Treasury Department.

From the Washington Post
Miss Brady, the keeper of the precious
old Washington papers on file in the treas
ury department, is troubled with frequent
requests TO be shown them. They have
become so valuable that it requires much
red tape to gain access to them. For
twenty-five years she has been their keep
err The rubber bands. so disastrous to
valuable papers, have been done away
with, and the inevitable red tape binds
them together.
These heirloons to posterity are kept in
a small tin box in one of the strong rooms
of the treasury, where the most consp.cu-
Gus sign is mo smoking allowed The
papers contain much valuable information
relative 10 Gen. Washington. on top of
the box is the inscription, almost effaced
by time, that announces the contents as
File No. 500. His EXcellency Gen.
Washington's accounts and vouchers for
contingencies during his command of all
armies, comm encing June, IT'S, and ending
December 1888" The box is fastened by
a hasp and lock of ancient pattern, while
across the end is printed in large charac-
tiers, mo. 500.
WashingtOn's board Bill.
These old accounts, bills and vouchers
lie in their original wrappers of time-worn
paper Besides the yellow bundles of pa
pers there are three quaint blank books,
one which bears the daily accounts of Maj.
Gibbs. the credits" of which are vouch-
ers for Gen. Washington's charges, Valley
Forge 177S-l779. The expenses Of his
excellency George Washington and family,
from the time of coming to New York,
the 18th day of April. 1776,' fills another,
while the curious old accounts of Mary
SIGNED nv her and supposed to be
for board, bears this inscription: Head
quarters, New York, 18th July, 1776. This
day reckoned and settled with Mrs. Smith.
And there remains to his excellency
George Washington, f2I2:1. Errors ex-
cepted''
Most of the accounts are made out on
large sheets of fine linen paper, in neat
handwriting and with ink of brownish hue
that shows no sign of age. There Is but
one printed biEhead among The papers.
This is superbly engraved on fine paper,
and reads
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
Duffy's Pure
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CURES

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Please send me two more bottles
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Government stamp marks the genuine.
Druggists usually sell II. II yours does
not. a bottle will be sent you, prepaid, for
81; six for s.. Valuable book Of informl-
ton sent free on application.
Duny's Malt whiskey CO., Rochester, y. :,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15

River Report-The hight of the Sayan-
nah river at Augusta, at a. IN. Goth me-
ridian time) yesterday, was 100 teet
fall of is feet during the preceding TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations. Savannah,
Ca, March IA, 1906 p. m, 18th meridian
time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15

Many interesting items are woven in
here and there that bring us close 10 the
daily life of George Washington. A small
slip of paper tells that he Bought of John
Head a travelling hair trunk for his eX-
cellency George Washington, f2:16" While
another small account reads
Paid for a box of Lemons. f3.15
Paid Edward Hunt, for going to engage
them, shillings s pence.
doz. patty pans 6 shillings pence.
y bushels Billingsgate oysters, IL, "a
pence.
First Fourth of July.
There are homely little notes here and
there of how. on "Jan'y 7th, 1776," there
were bought "a pair of breeches 0eans)
for the servant Jack, e." And for Sweep
ing the chimney" shilling was paid. An
other entry announces that Peter bought
a cotton shirt" which, according to prices
to-day, was little of a bargain for Peter.
Our great National holiday was duly cele-
brated for the first time in royal style, and
the menu reads:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15

Nor was this the first record of good liv-
ing, for in December of IT'S there We're
bought two gallons of brandy and five
gallons of cherry rum, besides ducks
geese (of which, TO judge from the Cen
erals accounts. he was very fond, NUT
ton, pork, butter, turkeys and fish. The
fact is recorded that at New York
month of July, IT'S, Mrs. Thompson came
to keep house for his ExceIleucy, Gen
few days before Mrs Smith gave her final
rendering" Accounts IN some instances
were kept after Indian fashion, for an en-
try says: "Pd Kate shillings the day
that Mary came" but as no record Is kept
OF the day Mary came, one must surmise
The date upon which Kate was paid for
her services. Dozens of mentions are
made of the purchase of lemons and lines
while there appears after them "a pair of
silk hose" Picked walnuts and mangoes
as well various kinds Of nuts, are fire.
quently mentioned.
Fond of Good Liquor.
some idea Of the great Generals CON
vivial tastes Is displayed under the lid Of
the old tin box, and very frequent and
very large orders of liquor are found. In
one bill of July Il. 1852, punch occurs ten
times with beverages in between. Dur
ing 1851 there are receipts for barrels
Of porter gallons of rum. records of hot
punches, bowls OF gin toddy. etc. Later
on a bill reads: Two barrels spirits, "a
casks of Madeira wine, ] barrel Of bis
cults, dozen wines. box claret. English
checses, bag hlbert nuts, barrel coffee
kcg raisins. one-quarter cask Madeira
wine, ! pipe Of ditto, ? barrels hams"
And many like things. In travelling there
are ''2 bowls hot gin toddy, 2 nips gin
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Thursday and Friday
Georgia.: Rain THURSDAY; colder in
northern portion. Friday rain; colder in
southen portion; winds becoming fresh
northery.
Eastern Florida: Cloudy Thursday. Fri
day fair in southern; rain in northern por-
ton with colder in extreme northern ror-
ton; fresh south to west winds.
Western. Florida: Rain and colder
Thursday Friday fair in western, rain in
eastern portion; winds becoming fresh to
brisk northerly
South Carolina: Rain Thursday; colder
In western portion Friday rain; colder IN
eastern and southern portions; winds be-
coming fresh noTtherly.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum Temperature, 3:4O
p. m. ..'............''.... oV ueslees
Minimum temperature, mid
night .'................. So degrees
Mean temperature ............... So degrees
Normal temperature ............ 90 degrees
Excess of Temperature .......... IL degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
March ..,......... ............. 7 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. ! .............. ......'''..''loo degrees
Rainfall ............ 90 inch
Normal .................. 10 inch
deficiency since March ...... SO inch
Defeiency since an. .......... 21S inches
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Bought of Joseph Stansbury,
At his Store Of China, Glass and
Earthenwares,
Opposite Christ Church, in Second
Street Philadelphia,
Where Merchants. Country Shop
Keepers and others
May be supplied on the shortest
Notice and at the Lowest>Price