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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

Atlanta does not believe In one-man
power. therefore she has placed It IN the
power OF two men TO say whether the
Mayor shall continue in ONCE to the end
Of his term
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Washington Post und) does not
regard Hanna. Plat and Depew as the
proper tutors IN politics for young men.
II says: Young Cornelius vanderbIn Is
a delegate 20 the New York Republican
State Convention az Saratoga. The fact Is
taken 20 indicate his intention TO enter
po,itics actively. II that be true n Is 10
be regretted Mr.. Vanderbilt has invented
a most clever locomotive nrebox. He has
been considered an estimable and useful
citizen IN other respects. He should Ice
content TO let hts reputation rest upon his
mechanical ability and his social qualities.
n he gets into politics he viii be tempted
60 associate with Thomas c. Plat Mark
Hanna and Chauncey NJ. Depew. He II
old enough 20 know that that would mean
moral ruin. He should desist before Il
Is too late"
The Charleston News and Courier
CDem). commenting on the Presidents
letter % acceptance. says: "TAe presl-
dents theory seems to be that the viii OF
the American people as expressed by the
President and his administration should
be the law and gospel 20 all people whom
we can buy or conquer. and chat II IL an
objectionable Gin that the Fiiipinos, whom
we have bought. will not allow US 10 con-
quer them and convert them 20 our own
ways OF thinking ana aching"
The Philadelphia Record (Dcml says:
THAT Secretary Cages alarm over the
consequences OF a Bryan victory 20 the
gold standard a for campaign use only r.
shown quite conciusively by the fact that
less than two months ago ne made this
statement 40 the Washington correspond
ent Of the New York Journal % Com
raerce: I am satisfied that the new law
establishes the gold standard beyond as
saut unless II Is deliberately violated. "
Tho Chicago Tmes-Herald Repl says:
Mayor Harrison's brother Preston says
the Porto Rieans are mad at the United
States because they al expected TO be
made rich as soon as their island was an
neNed. IL Is evideni that the Porto RI
cans have a good deal Of human nature
ike that possessed by tho man who found
a SIC bill and cursed his luck because Il
wasn't SO"
The Chicago Chronicle CDem1 says:
THE race question is drawing unpleas-
antiy near 20 Chicago. Several times OF
late conditions on the public highway have
seemed 20 be fife for an outbreak similar
70 those at Akron and New York. Good
luck may not always intervene in The In
serest Of order and our good name"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

Chicago paper says that Russell Sage
Is 50 certain q the reelection OF President
Mckinley that he does not feel called upon
60 contribute his customary % cents TO
the Republican campaign fund.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

The Indications for Georgia to-day are
for fsir, continued warm weather. with
light east 60 eotth winds: and Cor East
ern Florida. partly cloudy weather. with
showers ia eastern and extreme southern
portions. and fresh easserly winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

The Gordian kno, which formerly tied
cotton. wheat and silver together seems 20
have been severed by supply ana demand.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

with cotton at ten cents a pound. the
farmers Of che South do not care who dts
covers the North Pole
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

II y an anomaly OF politics that the RE
publican party. the party OF protection. Is
now making love 10 the free-trade Brit
fishers.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

The next time Charleston viii see TO "
that there Is an excursion IN town when
the census r. taken.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

Serofula is but modified form Of Blood
Poison and Consumption. The parent
who Is tainted by either will see in the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

There Is considerable doubt as 20 how
che bubonic plague was imported into
GLASGOW but there is no question that
the outbreak occurred in one OF the dirt
iesi sections OF the city and that the dis
ease has been confined 10 those places
where sanitary precautions are most
wanting. The hrst case was found In
dilapidated old tenement IN Thistle street.
IN which number OF families were
crowded. each family occupying one room
and kitchen. And the spread OF the dis
ease has been almost wholly among sim
liar houses. The authorities agree that.
while the plague may sometimes elude
the most vlgaant sanitary Gordon. IL mus
have dirt In which TO germinate The best
safeguard against IL. therefore. Is clean
uncss.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

suggested cooperation by addressing a
circular letter 10 the lot owners. suggest
Ing 10 them what trees TO use. how 10
plant and care for them. ard the prob
able cost The woods around Savannah
are fun Of beautiful. healthy, vigorous
young trees. OF hardy and Quiek-growiug
varieties In nearly, n not quite all in
stances these young trees may be had for
the asking. hence the removal and trans
planting Of them would be the only ox-
pcnse Involved
II this project were taken Up at once
and pushed vigorously. IL is not taking
much risk 20 say that within a year or
two there would be trees IN front Of about
every lot between the business section
and Twelfth street. A little encourage
ment ana information viii set the lot own
ers interested. by the adoption OF the
scheme outlined above the Park and Tree
Commission could set an immense amount
Of help in Its work Of beauufying the city
from private sources
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11
ABig Little Thing

Convenient in size and arrange
ment. VIII help to All the inches in
your geographical knowledge. VIII
Toxic but n small space on your desk
or shelf. But viii show what yes
want.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-11

makes new and pure
blood TO nourish and
strengthen the BODY.
and Is a positive and
safe cure for Scrofula
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17

foreign commerce of the fiscal year
1900: First, it exceeded that of any pre-
ceeding year, and for the first time the
grand total of imports passed the two
billion dollar mark; second, manufac-
turers' materials formed a larger pro
portion of the imports than ever be-
fore; third, manufactured goods
formed a larger proportion of the ex-
ports than ever before; fourth, exports
were larger than ever before, and were
more widely distributed than in any
preceding year.
The imports of the year were $780,
941,184, against $685., las, 4S9 in 1899, an
increase of 1852, 1925 95. This large in
crease, however. is chiefly in manufac-
turers materials.
The total exports of the. year were
valued at S1,394, 483, O82, of which
$3.50, 763, 571 were of domestic produc-
ton. Of this vast sum manufactures
formed 31.65 per cent, against 28.2t per
cent. i'm 1899, 2370 per cent. in 1895.
and 1887 per cent. in 1890.
The commissioner general of immi-
grafton, in the annual report Of the
operations of his bureau for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1899, submits tab
ulated statements showing the arrival
in this country during that period of
448,572 alien immigrants, 425, 372
through ports of the United States and
$4,000 through Canada. Of these
304, 148 were males and IA ,424 females, ,
54,624 were under IA years of age,
$40, 1872 we're from IA to As years old,
and 1856 were IS and over.
The secretary then takes up the ques-
ton of reduction of the revenue, which
promises to show an excess of receipts
for the coming year of S26,0OO,O0O over
the expenses of running the govern
ment.
The report, in closing, urges action
by congress to further strengthen the
currency laws. The operation of the
act of March IA last is praised, but the
secretary thinks that there appears to
be lacking sufficient mandatory re-
quirements to furnish complete conf
dence in the continued parity, under all
conditions, between our two forms of
metallic money, silver and gold Upon
this point further legislation may be-
come desirable
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17

THE SQUIRE'S DARLING.
Continued.
BY BERTHA III. CLAY.

NOuL1n0OOs
There came an answer from the
squire, telling her he sent his pardon,
and his blessing to go with her over
the wide waters, but his VOW he could
not break. From Irene came a loving
letter. that was like balm TO the ach-
ing heart. 1t contained, besides, a
check for fifty pounds the
elder sister had saved by degrees for
the child she loved so well. 1t was
meant for herself, but Lyster clutched
it eagerly; the very sight of it did him
good-it seemed a promise OF more to
come. He enjoyed himself thoroughly
for two days and two nights with it,;
made Mile. Coralie parting present
of pretty opal ring, and never noticed
until they were on board, that his wife
had no decent shoes to wear.
So they left England, and went to
begin another life in the world called
New"
She went without hope. She knew
him to well for that, now. She saw
before her long years of pain, of suf-
fering, and sorrow. But the childish
heart was growing strong, and learn
ing to place it's hopes on that bright
home where the wicked cease from
troubling, and the weary are at rest. "
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17
ENGLAND's RESPONSIBILITY.
Terrible Charges Growing Out of the
India Famine.

There are Englishmen," says the
Boston Herald, who do not hesitate
to charge home upon Great Britain
the responsibility of the terrible fam
inc in India. The average annual per
capita wages of the 250,000,000 of
people in India is reported to be ST.
If the population be underestimate at
this figure, as some assert, then the
average per capita wages is less. Eng
land taxes this people at the rate of
$25O,0UO, 900 a year; that is one-seventh
of their entire earnings. The bulk of
this taxation is laid on land. The
result is that the peasant agricultur-
lists are forced to sell nearly all they
can raise to pay their taxes, and in
the most prosperous years they have
scant store of food for their support
England maintains in India about Is
600 officials, who are paid $97, 900, 900,
while only 100000 is paid to ma
tive officers. Public improvements
prosecuted as measures of famine re-
lief are not planned for commercial
purposes and to facilitate transporta-
ton of food products to striker PROV
inces, but for strategic military
purposes to strengthen England's
domination, and they benefit the
Indian people only in an Incidental
way. Hence the support OF such lines
becomes an additional charge upon
the poor people without any CORES
ponding benefit. These are serious
charges, but they are boldly made in
England. If they are true, or true in
any considerable degree, they make
England's acceptance Of charitable
contributions from other nations for
saving the lives of her subjects appear
to be a mighty mean and avaricious
proceeding"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17
That Barefoot Boy

No weight of ages bows him down,
That barefoot boy with fingers brown,
There's nothing empty in his face;
No burdens of the human race
Are on his back. nor is he dead
To joy or sorrow, hope or dread
For he can grieve, and he can hope,
Can shrink with all his soul from
soap,
No bother to the OK is he.
He's second cousin to the bee.
He 1oosens and let's down his jaw
And brings it up-his gum to ''chaw."
There's naught but sweat upon his
brow,
'Tis slanted somewhat forward now.
His eyes are bright with eager light,
He's working with an appetite.
All, no! That boy is not afraid ~
10 WELD with all his strength his
spadel
Nor has he any spite at fate
He's digging angle-worms for bait.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17
CLANS FROM DEEP SEA.
Tons of Them Washed Up on Jersey
Coast. Recently

Coast Recently.
Recent severe storms along the
Jersey coast in one way have been
bonanza to the shore clam eaters.
The great seas caused by the long con-
tinued ard heavy gales have tumbled
out upon the beach enormous quaint
ties of the big sea clans, which in calm
weather are almost rarity, and even
when the sea is ordinarily rough are
by no means plentiful.
Not for years has there been such a
harvest of this variety of sea food as
within the past ten days. Farmers by
the score from far back in the country
have been driving to the shore and
gathering up wagon loads and taking
them back to their homes for their
family use or for distribution among
neighbors who either had not time or
facilities for getting to the beach and
helping themselves. The CLAIMS have
simply been gathered in by the ton,
for, of course, the beachcombers
themselves were on deck and took
care that all the clans did not go in
land.
Torn from their beds far out from
the shore, the big shellfish were
caught up by the huge, incoming
turf until thousands of them were left
high and dry upon the sand. But the
biggest finds were in the undertow,
where men and boys stood in high top
rubber boots scooping out the big fell
lows with crabnets. Those who were
in the business for keeps had to have
assistants standing back of
them on the sands, to
| to whom they tossed their finds
as they gathered them out of the surf.
The assistants piled them up in heaps
and watched over them until there
was enough for wagon load, when
the clam fisher quit and gave his place
to somebody else.
The big sea clam, Macira gigantea.
although not so sweet as the soft clam
from the mud bottoms. when properly
cooked is an article of food that is
by no means to be despised. You will
not, perhaps, have quite so keen an
appetite for him if you see him when
he is taken out of the shell. for he is
not handsome to look at. To be sure,
he is like any other hard shell clam
for that matter. for. like the massive
woman aesthetic in Patience there
is too much of him. He gives a gen
eral soft. porky, fabby impression
which is not inspiring.
| Often the solid meat alone taken
from between the enormous, smoothly
rounded shells of a single clam will
weight nearly. if not quite, a quarter
of pound. The Jersey housewife
usually chops the clam into small bits
in wooden chopping bowl. and when
he is served, rolled in nice egg batter
and fried, well. there are worse things
for breakfast than deep sea CLANS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17

he was reading, then Brought the con-
versation round to his own life
Il used to be ambitious for you,
years ago" she said, and believed you
would do great things. Will all the
rest Of your Iife,-forgive me for
speaking so-will all the rest of your
life be spent in mourning for dead
loye?"
"My love is not Dead" he said gen
tly, his noble face bent over with it's
kindliest expression. MY love is my
life, Violet. How good you are to take
such an interest in me! How can I
reward your"
She looked up at him, her woman's
soul shining in, her beautiful face.
HAS it never struck you," she
asked, breathlessly, why I take such
an interest in your"
He looked at her in surprise, won
dering at the flushing and pallor on
her countenance, her humid eyes, and
trembling lips.
"Have you never wondered why /,
who have many lovers, never mar
ried?"
mo-" he said, 81 have not thought
of it. Violet, why is it,"
II must tell you," she said. cit is
because I have been waiting, hoping,
and praying that in the years to come
I might cannot say the words, Il
might console you, and make up to
you for all you have suffered
The words were said, a burning flush
covered her face She buried it in her
hands, and would have given worlds
to recall them.
my dear Violet" he said, in great
distress, chow kind and good you are
to me! I did not know. I never dis
covered"
"Of course you did mott" she inter
rupted 81 will tell you all my secrets
now, Sir Rupert. have loved you all
my life, and IL care SO much for you,
I would rather have the dead ashes of
your love than the devotion of any
other!''
"My dear Violet" he said, II am SO
very grateful to you! You are noble
and truthful! Your love might bless
any man; but even the dead ashes are
not mine to give! I loved that bright,
fair child, Sybil, too well ever to for
get her! must be true to my love
for her as long as I live!'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17
FRED FUNsToN's PIN.
Lost in Alaskan River, 1t is Found in a
Washington Hall.

Lost in Alaskan River, 1t is Found in a
Washington Hall.
Captain Charles w. Filler of the pen
sion Office has been the means of re-
turning to General Fred Funston, the
gallant Kansan of river-swimming
fame, a lost fraternity pin under con-
ditions as peculiar as they are mys-
FERROUS.
The pin is the emblem of the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity, and was lost
two years ago by the capsizing of a
boat while General Funston was in
Alaska on a government mission The
pin was attached to vest, and the
boat upset Funston and his Eskimo
companion saved themselves, but all
their belongings were supposed to be
at the bottom Of the river
One day last summer workmen were
tearing up the floor of the old ice
rink in Convention hall, and a negro
found peculiar badge with the name
Frederick Funston" engraved upon
it's back. Captain Filler heard of the
incident on the very day that the
story of Funston's swimming episode
was given to the world. The identity
of the names struck him as peculiar,
and it occurred to him that the pin
might belong to the Kansas fighter.
When he heard that Funston was re-
turning to the states, he wrote letter
that met the General at San Francisco.
In this letter was a pencil sketch of
the story of how it was found.
Captain Filler received no answer to
his letter, and had about forgotten
the circumstance, until a few days
ago, when a letter reached him that
bore date of last October. 1t had been
returned through the dead letter Office,
and Mrs. Funston had made inquiry as
to who Captain Filler is, and redirected
it. The letter was from General Fun
ston, and was as follows:
"The badge of which you speak in
your recent letter was lost by me in
Alaska several years ago. It is GER
tainly very much of mystery how it
ever reached Washington. / recog-
nize it from the description you have
given me. It is the badge of a college
fraternity to which I belong. I would
be under the greatest obligation to you
if you would get hold of it and send
it to me; even if it is necessary to pay
something to the man who now has it,
although he is in no way entitled to
it, and has no right to wear the badge
of society of which he is not mem
Der. Thanking you most sincerely for
your kindness, I ann
Captain Filler hunted up the negro
who had found the pin, and secured
possession of it by paying him So. It
is now on it's way to General Funston.
How it found it's way from an Alaskan
river to Washington skating rink is
a mystery that may never be solved
Washington Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17
Satisfactory.

Before give my answer" said the
careful parent, 81 would like to ask a
question. Can you support family? ''
II can, sir" replied the trembling
sutton.
"That settles it. Take. her at once,
my boy. Her mother and will move
in as soon as you set up housekeep-
ing. -Philadelphia Record.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17
CHAPTER XXI.


Sir Rupert Dacre turned gently to
the beautiful woman by his side.
'You have always been kind to me,
Violet" he said. Long as / remem-
Der anything, you have consoled and
cheered me. | am grateful to you.
offer you my sincere friendship. /
have nothing else worthy of your ac-
ceptance; all the love in my heart
went from me years ago"
Her face had grown white as mar
BILE, her lips cold.
Il shall never forgive myself" she
said; my secret ought to have died
with me. I ought to have died myself
rather than tell it."
May" he said, gently; 'the noblest
and proudest of women have offered
their love before now to comfort the
men they pitied. I shall always bear
your words in grateful memory. I
know the world holds no gift like pure
true love-"
She rose and pushed the laburnum
branches impatiently aside.
''Try to forget it, Sir Rupert" she
said, ''as I shall. I have made great
mistake. I shall leave Glynn tomor-
row, and not return for many long
months. have life all before me !;
but is it possible that you will waste
yours in dreaming over that most I'm.
happy child? She is not worthy of
it,
"Hush!'' he said, gently. "You mis-
take. See, Violet. She is in sorrow
and deep distress, know, though no
one has told me so. I could no more
think of love and happiness while she
was miserable than I could fly. Do
you not understand"
YES she replied, slowly. 81 I'M
derstand. One woman in a century
perhaps is loved so-not more. For
your sake, if ever I can befriend her,
I will. Good-by, Sir Rupert. l shall
not see you again tonight, and you
leave Glynn this evening, I believe"
He held her hand for one minute,
looking into the magnificent face,
longing to say more to her, yet not
daring, wishing everything had been
different, and that she had been happy
in her love.
Then she turned slowly away, and
walked through the fragrant flowers
alone.
Sir Rupert Dacre sat thinking for
some time how wonderfully everything
seemed managed in this world. Vic
let loved him-he loved Sybil; Sybil
loved Lyster Ayrton, and he did not
doubt but that Lyster Ayrton in his
turn, loved some one else.
He sat until the stars began to
shine, and the dew fell on the flowers.
1t was mystery; but the bright skies
shone above him, and he knew that in
another world all would be made clear.
Another year, and the skies that
shone so brightly on Glynn looked over
lonely Australian wastes and forests
where the foot of man had never trod :;
over the vast gold diggings, where men
thronged to seek that they love best:
over the small town of Witana, where
Sybil Ayrton dragged out the long day
in unutterable misery.
She had been so tenderly loved and
cared fort was as though some brill
liant, dainty bird had been carried
from the sunshine and flowers. and
placed in dark iron cage, against
which he beat his fragile wings in
vain.
To be continued.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17

Here in chapter three, madame,
you say that the heroine's heart was
in her mouth. Don't you know that
the human heart is quite too large to
be inclosed in an ordinary mouth ?"
If you had read the first chapters,
sir, you would know that this is a st.
Louis girl. "-Cleveland Palm Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-17
ESTIMATES ON RECEIPTS AND
EXPENSES FOR COMING YEAR.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Action Urged to Further Strengthen
the Currency LaWs-Reduction of
the Revenue-Foreign Trade Great
est in the Nations History-Many
Facts of Moment.

The annual report of the secretary Of
the treasury, as usual, is a most vol
luminous document, filled with figures
of the years operations, the estimates
for the coming fiscal year, and facts
and recommendations touching the fis-
cal administration of the government,
as well as the operations of the various
departments under the authority of the
secretary.
The revenues of the government from
all sources for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1900, were 1868, 595, 431.18, in
Guiding from internal revenue
$295, 1927, 926.76, from customs 1898 .164,-
S71, .16, and from postal service $102,-
354, 1929.
The expenditures for the same period
were:
For the civil estab-
+ lishment including
foreign intercourse,
public buildings, col
lecting the revenues,
CUC. .............. 9So,04A, 41I.o1
For the military es-
adjustment, includ-
ing rivers and har-
bors, forts, and ex-
penses Of the war
with Spain and in
Philippines ..... 134,774, 7e7. 10
For the naval estab-
lishment, including
construction of new
vessels ...... 1888, 077.72
Indian service ........ 1O,175, 1O676
Pensions .......... 14O,877, 316O2
Interest on the public
debt ............... 4o,16O,S33.27
Deficiency in postal
revenues 80. 800. 1920, 1881
Postal service 5000. 1O2 1854, 1929
Total expenditures $500, 068, 81 90
Showing a surplus off,. $79,527. csc. IS