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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
PER S0NAL.

"A most remarkable exhibition of the
of one Luke Green, a traveller in Rho
desia, who asserts that he drove off
troop of five lions and many hyenas, which
had attacked him and were not frightened
by his gun, by firing English periodicals
at them.
Gen. Alexei Nicolaievich Kuropat-
kim" says correspondent of the Chicago
Times Herald, who it is said will be sent
to China as the commander-in~chief of the
Russian forces, is the Russian minister
of war. and is probaly the most trusted
most powerful and most faithful servant
of the Car Long ago. when Kuropatkin
was young man. he was sent TO Turkes-
tan with the Russian advance, and spent
his youth in high adventure and in win
ming for himself honors, decorations and
promotion. When he had served his ap-
premiership in the marches and bivouacs
OF the East he returned to Europe and
resumed his studies In the schools At
Paris he won the Legion of Honor, and
was the first Russian officer to do so. This
was In 1874. The following year he went
to Kokand, fought In the Pamirs-the
roof of the world'-and in the country
of Kublai Khan. He rode $500 miles on
horseback, came back, wrote book and
won the gold medal of the Geographical
Society. He entered the war with Tur-
key as a lieutenant and emerged from it
a colonel. For God, the Gear and coun-
try was the motive of all his deeds, and
this faithfulness was not without its eff
feet. Slowly he rose on the ladder of ad-
vancement until in 1898 he was made alb
solute master. under the Gar of the ar
mics of all the Russias. Kuropatkin's
rank will probably give him command OF
the allied forces in China"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
AN OCEAN GROVE INCIDENT.

Ocean Grove, on the coast OF New Jer-
sey, like Asbury Park, is patronized large
ly by church going people. The Methodist
denomination has an auditorium there 1t
has been dedicated as church. but is
used for lectures and concerts that are
in harmony with the work of the church
Albert Armstrong, a Boston Sunday
School superintendent, was engaged by
the management of the auditorium to give
his lecture last week on THE Little Min
ister." The lecture consists of stereopti-
con reproductions of photographs of
scenes mentioned in THE Little Minister"
together with Rotations of portions of
the text of the celebrated story. The story
is clean and wholesome enc and carries
good moral. There is no possible objec-
thon to it from any point of view.
The committee that had the matter in
charge advertised the lecture las a pic
ture play" Some one called the attention
OF the Devotional Committee-the commit
tee which decides the charscte of the en-
tertainmeuts that may take place in the
auditorium-to the advertisement, and
tldt DOuy at once Qeclued tnat the lecture
could not be given in the audftorium-not
because there was anything objectiona-
BILE in it, but because of the word
ing of the Observation-Disclosures the
lecture was advertised las a picture
| play" A member of this committee is
one of the best known bishops of the
Methodist Church, North. The action of
the committee was sustained by the older
element of the religious people at Ocean
Grove, but was severely and adversely
criticised by the younger element. The
latter element constitutes at least three
fourths of the church going people at that
popular ssa side resort.
The question which presents itself is
this: Was the cause of the church of re-
ligion helped or injured by the course pur-
sued by the Devotional Committee? Was
the younger element drawn closer TO the
church by the act of the committee or
| was it repealed? This is a question that is
worthy of careful consideration, because
| it is being claimed that the religious feel
ing among young people is not as strong
now as it was a quarter of a century age
that 1t is becoming weaker. Is the policy
that is being pursued by religious guides
| judgments and conscienciences of young
people or does 1t impress them as being
| too narrow?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
WHY NOT DO THISf

1t is very probable that the City Coun-
ell will grant the application of the Sa-
vannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway in the matter OF double-tracking
Barnard street and running cars both ways
on Whitaker street The company would
be serving its interests and those of the
public at the same time if it should re-
store the old big belt" by connecting the
Montgomery street and Habersham street
lines by a track through Twelfth, East
Broad or some other street. These lines
were once part of the big belt" The
| Montgomery street line is now run as a
| short spur line, and the Habersham street
line. while it is long one. does not APP
pear to be a popular one. Roth lines how
ever, traverse sections of the city which
were growing rapidly when they were op-
Grated as the "bg belt" and were well
patronized. Apparently, neither the Mont
gomery street nor the Habersham street
line, under the present mode of operating
them, does much business. The city is
growing southwark, and every house that
| is built means contributions to the treas
ury OF the street car company. 1t is
therefore to its interests to en-
courage Improvements. The people
of Savannah are liberal patrons OF
street cars. 1t is said that more people,
in proportion TO the population. ride here
than in any other city in the world. And
with more facilities there would be still
greater traffic. This matter should re-
caiva the thou1htfuI attention of the
managers of the street car company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
PEACH CROP PROFITS.

The peach crop in this state has been
marketed and the growers are not salts
fed with their profits. In most parts of
low what it was expected to be. The
unfavorable weather caused the fruit to
rot on the trees and to decay quickly
after being picked. Because of the lat
ter tendency much of Il arrived at the
point of distribution in an unmarketable
condition.
If reports are to be depended upon
many of the peach growers made very
little money. They are disappointed and
disposed to find fault with the transporta-
ton companies. In their opinion the rates
of freight are too high. and il is prob
able that a determined effort will be
made before the next crop is ready for
shipment to secure a reduction of them
The transportation companies are, of
course, claiming that for the kind of SER
vice they are rendering the rates are as
low as they can afford.
The only solution of this freight rate
problem that we have seen is that pre-
of Mr.. Mark Hardin. According to that
report, transportation costs him only Is
cents a carrier, while 1t costs other peach
growers so cents. IL seems that he uses
an improved carrier of his own devising,
by which he gets 1900 carriers in car,
while other growers get in only 6o0 1t
would seem as II other growers would
adopt the carrier used by Mr.. Hardin as
Stunning, of course, that the report made
in respect 90 1t is in every respect cor
rect
Mr. Berckmans, the well-known nursery
man, made a statement at the meeting
OF the Horticultural Society in Dublin last
week, which ought to arrest the atten-
ton of peach growers. 1t was that some
growers. during the present season, sent
their fruit to market in an unfit condi-
ton. II was not at the right degree Of
maturity and was not properly packed.
lie warned the growers that It was in
their power 10 destroy the fruit industry
of the state by sending fruit to market
that is not wanted. The effect OF such
practice, he said. is to destroy the
reputation Of the fruit of the stale and
to make ii impossible 10 get remunera-
tive prices
Il is evident that there are good many
things to be learned in order 90 succeed
in growing peaches. There is money to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
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A Great Dukes Economy.

The Duke of Portland is what the Scot
fish people call "a full man." he knows he
is the Duke of Portland and is proud Of
his position in the world without being in
any way conceited or naughty, says the
Saturday Evening Post. Always exquis-
itely groomed, he is most polite and affa-
BILE to all, and consequently is popular
with prince and pauper alike. In front
of the press box at EPSON seat runs
along, shot out, as it were, from the mem
bers' Enclosure. On Derby day the end
position this bench is Invariably eeea-
pied by the lord chief justice. Next TO
Lord Russell Of Killowen usually sits Lord
Rothschild, and then comes the Duke of
Portland, who for wealth is nearly the
peer of Rothschild himself.
During the hour that interviewed between
the previous race and the classic Derby
the Duke, the stump of cigar in his
mouth, turned to a newspaper man and
said: "Can you oblige me with a ma tch?'
The journalist slipped his fingers into his
pocket and pulled out his last two wax
matches.
"Oh. l may have the two, may I? I am
exceedingly grateful to you, said his
grace, gratefully.
With the first match he managed to
light the cigar Then, slipping his fin
gers into his WalStcoat pocket, ne brought
out an exquisite gold matchbox. opened
it-and every one present, including Roth
schild, the lord chief justice, and the news
paper man. saw that Ii was half full of
matches. But the Duke slipped the jour
naist's last match in with the others and
put the box back into his pocket.
That's the way to get rich and to keep
rich whispered one of the onlookers,
and the absent minded Duke could not for
the life of him make out why every one
in his vicinity was grininng.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
HOT WEATHER STORIES.

Sun spots are said to be responsible for
heat waves, and heat waves in turn for
peculiar alterations in mankind and
queer doings in beasts, birds and reptiles.
Whether this theory accounts for the
many queer animal and snake stories that
are now finding their way into print may
be a question:; but there is no question
about the abundance of such stories. 1t
may be that high temperature has put
the "beases" up to all sorts of FRANKS,
or it may be that it has merely developed
talent of the kind formerly employed at
Mole St Nicholas, and which is now max
ing itself conspicuous at Shanghai Nor
does any section of the country seem to
be exempt from the strange departures
of both higher and lower orders of ami
mate life from their usual customs From
Maine, where an enormous bull moose the
other day invaded a populous city and
paraded the main street for an hour or
two, to Florida, where dog that dives
into the water and catches fish has been
discovered, there appears 10 be an cpl
demic Of freakshnes s-to judge from the
stories.
In Atlanta, a day or two ago. for in
stance, a king snake and q rattlesnake
were put into pit together, for the pur-
pose of demonstrating that the two species
are deadly enemies. perpetually thirsting
for each others gore. According to the
popular theory, as soon as each snake saw
his mortal enemy he should have been
seized with a reptilian frenzy of anger and
eagerly rushed TO the duel. But the At
stretched themselves along the ground
and positively refused to rupture the en-
! tente cordiale.
From Missouri come two snake stories,
In each of which, however. a woman is
the central figure. In one case the wo-
man. picking berries, stepped on a rat
tier. Before he could strike she pinned
his head 10 the ground with a forked
stick, and then went on picking berries
until she had her plggin full, when she
man stumbled into "a nest of rattlers.
killed forty-seven of them with a hoe and
was then paralyzed by the poison float
ing in the atmosphere.
The chief goat stories of the week two
in number. come from the mining dis
tricts Of Pennsylvania, and both involve
explosions. In the first instance a goat
tried to chew a dynamite cartridge, and
was distributed over space in the form
AZ rain Of flesh. The other goat swal-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
The MORNING NEWS Is published

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$500 for one year.
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Transient advertisements, other tnan
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
A vital Question.

yes. I'm back" snapped Grumpy, says
the Detroit Free Press. Went away fer
months vacation and got enough Of il
in a week. Allowed myself to be film
TANNED by an old jay in the country
who advertised all the comforts of home
at reasonable rates. My wife thought It
would do the children a world of good
to ger taste of the country, so we left
our comfortable hcme with the idea of
speeding four weeks communirg with ra-
tu-e.
The old farmer with whom we stayed
seemed to be good-ua,ured and took TO
The children, teaching them how to weed
onions, feed the chickens, and pump wa
ter fer the stock. He offered to teach me
how to hce cabbages, but l declined with
hanks. When | think of it now 1 see
that the old man was not as big a fool
as he Looked and that he succeeded in
getting his city boarders 10 do about two
thirds of the work on the farm.
"One Gay the children were hunting
eggs, and 1t aWcke the memory of my
youth when did he same thiag myself.
and l joined them just to show them that
I hadn't forgotten how.
"T'll show you where they arep
shouted as 1 climbed into the hay NOW
Just keep your eyes On your dad and get
a few pointers!
II never thought could get SO excited
ever so small a thing as hunting eggs.
I've found oner | shouted moment
latr.
Just then my foot slipped and I si1
dow n the hay head first into a hay chute
and brought up a moment later in one
of the managers below with q jar that
threatened to break every bone in my
body.
while lay there wondering whether
l was dead or alive the old farmer rush
ed up and with voice that thrilled with
emotion he gasped:
Did We break the egg?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
A PULLING SITUATION.

1t is not clear yet what the policy of the
! Chinese government is in respect TO the
ministers, or whether it has any policy.
In fact, it is not isfaoorily settled
whether the government is In the hands
of the rightful rulers of the empire or is
under the control of a mob. The mes
sage amounting almost to a declaration
of war. sent by Secretary Hay to it last
Wednesday. remains practically unanswer-
ed. In that message, which was delivered
10 Ii Hung Chang. to be transmitted to
his government, 1t was stated that the
United States would not enter into any
negotiations with the Chinese government
until the ministers were allowed free
communication with their respective
governments and all danger to their
lives and liberty was removed. 1t also
contained the statement that free COM
munication with Minister Conger was
demanded as a matter of right. and re-
fusal to grant it would be regarded as
an unfrlendly act.
The only reply that has been received
to this is an evasive one from Ii Hung
Chang making an effort to bring about
further discussion
1t looks as if the Chinese government
were in the hands of a mob or preparing
to make strong resistance to the advance
of the allies on Pekdn. The impression
that is made by the dispatches is that the
Chinese believe that they can overwhelm
the allied forces by their numbers, and
are now trying to gain time to get their
armies well placed between Tien Tsn and
Pekin. According to the figures given in
the dispa tches the allied forces do not
amount to more than about 1900 men.
Suppose that little army should be con-
fronted by a quarter of a million of we'll
armed Chinese Would 1t not be over
whelmed and cut to pieces before the
Powers could send it assistance? A SCOUT
ing party of japanese. a day or two ago,
found out that the Chinese are prepared
to fight, and will fight.
Is there any chance of saving the min
listers except by making concessions to
the Chinese government? 1t is clearly
the purpose of the Chinese TO hold the
ministers for the purpose of secur-
ing tttHlS VI cOhtlchChN WEN
the Powers. The United States have al
ready announced that they would enter into
no negotiations until the ministers were
given their liberty and assured of safety.
That means that the advance on Pekfn
will be continued. And does it also mean
that the occupants of the legations will
be given over to the mob if the allies sue
he lie ~
nese capital? A peaceful settlement may
be made, but the outlook is for a great
war in China.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

lowed pint of nitroglyeerine, which was
detonated by rock thrown by an angry
miner Both occurrences were in the
neighborhood of Hazelton.
At Middletown, n. Y, cloud of small
yellow moths settled down, and for twenty
minutes endeavored to ill every ear and
nose in the place. and 10 tumble into ali
open pitchers and other vessels containing
liquids 10 be drank. Then the moths
sailed away and disappeared
At Bridgeport. Conn. a parrot stopped
a prayer meeting by screaming "Lucys in
the water The congregation ran down
the banks of the Housatonic, intent upon
saving the valuable life that seemed to be
in peril. But there was no Lucy" to be
found in the water. Finally the parrot
was discovered, "rubbering" her neck
about as if enjoying the scene she had
caused. Then the prayer meeting was
resumed At Newport. r. l., Mr.. Boch-
terie was awakened in the middle of the
night by his parrot screaming shut your
id mouth" Upon investigation he
learned that a burglar was in the house,
and had bumped Polly's cage and ava
kened her in an angry mood. The screams
were repeated. louder each time, in rapid
succession for minute or Two; and while
they were profane, they awakened The
householder, frightened the burglar ard
earned Polly the gratitude of her master
and an extra allowance of sugar.
In Florida a hen has hatched out a
brood of young allgators and is being a
mother 10 them. In Maryland a hen has
laid an egg the shell of which bears a fair
outline sketch of the face of Chauncey NJ.
Depew.
In several states there are donkeys run
ming for public office.
All Of which goes to show that things
are happening right along elsewhere than
in South Africa, the Philippines ana
China, although they may not make much
impression on the public mind.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
TWENTY PAGES
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-House and Sign Paint
ing. Etc. VIM. T. Leopold; Acute Inham-
nation and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured
BY Suwanee Springs Water, Suwanee
Springs, Fla: Fancy and Re-Pressed
Brick, Savannah Building Supply CO..
Around the Horn; Malt Mead, John
Lyons, Grocer; Malt Mead, McGrath
Ransford; Malt Mead, at Conida's; Malt
Mead. the S. w. Branch Company; Malt
Mead, John Sullivan. Grocer; Malt Mead
at Livngstons Pharmacy; We Buy ana
Sell Real Estate, Etc, w. c. Fripp
Co.; Moonlight Excursion, Lafayette Nc
Laws Camp, U. C. "; New Mouldings,
Green & Co; The Time of All Times, Ma
tional Mattress and Renovating Company;
Auction of Bicycles at Thomas Bicycle
Emporium; Levan's Table d'Hote-
Business Notices-A Pointed Statement,
Hunter & Van Keuren
New Mackerel-At MINISTER'S
Laundry-E. & w. Laundry.
Keep Your Horse Cool and Comfortable
Leo Frank.
Black Velvet Ribbons-At the Bee Hive.
We Commune L ms WSOh ONi OAS~e
sales-Daniel Hogan.
Wire Wheel, Rubber Tired, Ball-Bear-
ing Observation-Disclosures Carriage
and Wagon Company.
Only Twenty Days Remain-P. T, Foye.
Auction Sales-Celebrated Yacht ORA
COON. by l. D. LaRoche. Auctioneer; Two
story Dwelling, by l. D. LaRoche, Auc-
tioneer.
Railroad Schedules-Southern Railway.
This Don't Go" in Our Store-Byck
Bros.
Put Up Fruit While It's cheap-Thos.
West & Co.
August Closing Sale-Chas. Marks.
Because We Are Quoting Prices Abso-
iutely Low-The Bee Hive.
The Summer Heat Distracts-Leopold
Adler.
Annual Midsummer g Per Cent. Dis
count Sale-At Levy's.
A Rush-At Eckstein's.
What We Advertise We sell-At Gut
mans.
The Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light Com
pany.
Corsets-Thomson's Glove-Fitting Cor
sets.
Postum Cereal Coffee-Postum Cereal
Company.
Finencial-F. A Rogers & Co., New
York; Lewis c. Van Ripper New York;
The Yankee Consolidated Mining, Mill
ing and Tunneiling Company. Denver,
Col.
Midsummer Clearance sale-walsh &
Meyer
Worth while-Wm. & II. H. baltimore.
Antitrust Tin-George w. Allen & Co.
Beef-Liebigs Extract of Beef.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies; Hoods
sarsaparilla; DR.. Hathaway Company;
Tynedis Dyspepsia Remedy; Peruna; S. S.
s.; Worlds Dispensary Preparations;
Munyon's Blood Cure; P. P. p; r. R. r.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; PERSONAL; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

Rudyard Kipling's excoriation of some
OF the medical men with the British army
in South Africa, will meet with general
approval. Mr.. Kipling says that the poor
soldiers who were suffering with fever
were given but little attention, fevers be-
ing such lingering and bothersome things.
But if there was a leg to be cut off, or
a soldier 10 be carved. the doctors were
ready for him. The surgery cases offered
a varied and attractive field for the young
doctors, but a mere fever case aroused
no enthusiasm at all That, he believes,
is one reason why the fever hospitals
were so bad, and there were so many
deaths in them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
the south.


This Is the season of vacations Manv
people who live hundreds Of miles away
will visit the city either 10 enjoy its sum-
mer pleasures, to visit friends or to spend
a day or two en- route to other vacation
resorts
To all such who are in need of medical
assistance-who suffer from any form of
chronic disease, I extend an invitation to
visit my Office. They can, all and every
one Of them. have the benefit Of my TWEEN
ty years of practical experience in
the matter of diagnosis and advice
without any cost whatever.
When you visit this city you can regard
yourself as one of my Office guests. What
ever service can render you is yours FREQ
ly for the asking. Because of this You
place yourself under no obligations 20
place yourself under my treatment
If you have VaricoceIe, 1 can cure.
IL you have Structure, 1 can cure
you.
Doth, by my exclusive method of
home treatment, without any opera
ton, or pain, or detention from
business.)
If you have any Nervous Weak
ness or Disorder, can cure you.
If you have any form of Urinary
or Genital Disease, I can cure you.
If you have any Blood Disease, In
whatever stage, I can cure you.
If you have Catarrh, Asthma or
Bronchitis, L can cure you.
IL You have any form of Chronic
Disease. 4 can cure you.
This Is no boast; 1t is proved by the uni
form record of cures have made for
twenty years.
j. NEWTON HATHAWAY, NJ. D.,
DR.. Hathaway & Co.
% a. Bryan Street, Savannah, Ca
Office Hours: TO II m, 2 to and to
9 p. m. Sundays, 10 a. m. to l p. IN.