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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03
MAKING GOOD USE OF HER PASS.

MAKING GOOD USE OF HER PASS.
One of the islands in Panama Bay
used to belong to an enterprising old
woman from Connecticut, the widow Of
a sea captain, and she lived all alone
there In little cabin for several years
after her husband died. In the course
Of time--that Is, about ten years ago
the Pacific Steam Navigation company
desired that particular island for ware
houses and repair shops, and when 1t
came to make the purchase the ancient
Yankee dame drove very hard bar
gain She made it condition of the
sale that the company should give her
life pass upon its steamers between
Panama and Valparaiso for herself and
maid, to be used at her pleasure.
This was done without misgivings.
The manager Of the company thought 1T
was only right to give the old woman
sea voyage now and then, but expert
ence caused him to think differently,
for as soon as she had conveyed the IT,
tie to the property and had received a
card signed by the president and gene
raj manager granting her passage at all
times on their line, she calmly moved
aboard their best steamer, selected a.
stateroom and cruised up and down the
coast for several months. At Guaya-
quill, Callao, Valparaiso and other Of
the large ports she would go ashore
while the ship was loading and unload
ing, but she always left most OF her
traps in the stateroom and came aboard
again before the sailing date.
When she got tired of one steamer
she would try another, and was not
contented with getting her living free Of
cost but attempted actually to make a
profit out of the arrangement. The old
woman had never enjoyed the luxury
of maid in her life before she entered
into this contract with the steamship
company, but on several occasions
brought woman aboard whom she in
troduced as such, and she demanded
that she be allowed free passage. The
officers discovered that she
was collecting fare from these women
that Is, scalping her pass-and declined
to carry any more of them. The old
woman made a terrible fuss about 1t,
and threatened to sue the company for
its agreement, but a lawyer
she consulted advised her not to prose-
cute the case and she reluctantly aban-
doned It,. She continued to live aboard
the Pacific steamers until her death, a
few years o.-Correspondenc of the
Chicago Record. Il
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03
HIGHLY ApPRECIITED.

Some years ago David Highly Of
windfall, Indiana, fell in love, and he
fell in deeply. He told his beloved that
she was dearer to him than anything
else and all else in the world. She be-
lieved what he said, at least enough of
It to marry him. We don't know wheth-
err the wedding was "a quiet home we'd
ding "a pretty wedding" or "a we'd
ding at high moon" but it was all right
whatever it was. After the wedding the
happiness of "the happy couple" ap
pears to have been as conspicuous and
as lasting as ueual. AT any rate, when
Mr.. Highly thought he was going to
lose his wife she seemed valuable to
him. Awhile ago he and his wife were
driving over bridge across Pike creek
after nightfall, when the structure gave
way precipitating the horse and buggy
and Highly and his wife into the middle
of the stream Highly managed to
reach shore, but his wife was carried
down stream some distance, where she
luckily caught the limb of a tree that
extended above the water. The hus
band, in the meantime, was running
frantioally up and down the bank call
ing FOR help, TWO men named Rethcr-
ford and Miller, residing near, heard the
cries of distress and rushed to the scene
to learn the nature of the trouble. When
they arrived Highly was Offering $1,000
to any one who would take the risk and
rescue his wife Rutherford and Miller
braved the waters and succeeded in
Mrs. Highly, and brought her
to shore. Some time afterward Rether-
ford called on Highly for the reward, as
offered, but he refused to pay, saying
he was excited at the time of the acct
dent and did not really mean to offer
81 900 reward. A suit followed, and
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03
BELT AND ROBINSON.
Two Pretty Interesting "Kaffir' Mil
lionaires

Two Pretty Interesting "Kaffir" Mil
lionaires.
Alfred Belt is beyond question the
most remarkable millionaire in the
world, and the greatest proof of his
skill is found in the fact that hardly a
man outside of South African circles
has heard his name.
He is practically unknown In Lon
don not one person out of hundred
thousand would recognize his photo
graph Yet, though to-day only forty
six years old, he has accumulated a for
tune beside which the dreams of the
Arabian Nights" seem trivial He is
probably the only living Millionaire;
and, though unknown and unseen, his
power is felt all over South Africa and
the far east of Asia in a thousand ways.
He holds a thousand strings in his
hands, and pulls them none the less
surely because he remains behind the
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03
lte Iulrrmal and Wuurter
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small
Advertisements, One Cent Word each In
sertion. Five Cents Word for full week
fseven times).
Display advertisements. per inch, one IN
sertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion Az
cents; one week, $500; one month, $40; one
year, $40.
Obituary Notices, In prose or verse; 10
cents per line. Notices of Births, MarTi-
ages, Deaths, and Funerals, so cents each'
Local Notices, Is cents per line. .,
own immediate business (all matter 10 pe
unobjectionable), and their contracts 90 ho'
include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03
FASHION NOTES.
GoIfnnd Bicycle skirts Shorter.

GOII nnU 1ICy CIt NKIT'b SHVT'VH'
Skirts pleated all around increase IN
numbers, and naturally are ERECTING
radical change in the appearance OF
fashionable woman below the belt.
Above this point there are minor
changes a-plenty, quite enough to en-
sure degree of variety that Is rarely
excelled. Yet but one Of these many
new notions is of character to count
as radical change. One does just that.
1t is the bodice belt, which appears in
several forms, often taking peasant
shape and again, usually when worn
beneath loose Jacket fronts, having a
distinct waistcoat effect. The model
gown presented here indicates that the
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

Baldwin City, Kansas, is good place.
It's local papers say that in ten years
there have been only two attempts to
hold dance In the town, and those
two failed. There is not a single place
where one can play cards or billiards,
and the town is also noticeable for the
absence Of tobacco smoke.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

For the second time the Salvation
Army has failed to get foothold in
Mexico Mexican laws forbid all religious
professions in the streets Of cities.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

Chaplain T. G. Steward of the Twen-
ty-fifth (coloreD infantry gives what
appears to be good advice in a. letter
to the Independent: 1.-THE Episcopali-
ans, Presbyterians, Young Mems Chris
tian association are all at work in and
around Manila, almost altogether among
the soldiers and foreign residents. The
Methodists, however, have a Filipino
mission started, with over eighty men,
bers and a native preacher in charge
If they are wise enough to ordain this
highly qualified man, and not place. over
him a white American, whom he must
obey and instruct at the same time,
their mission has before it a bright
future. White supremacy is it's dan
gerous rock. and upon it, if it should
drift, its progress will be stopped, or l
greatly mistake the temper of the
average Malayan. The Filipino ap-
pears not so trustful and is not likely
to leave the tutelage of the Roman
Church to come under that of the
Protestant, unless he shall see his own
people taking liberal share in the lead
ership.'
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

It will cost 100000 to put the old
rrigate Constitution in such condition
HAT It may be used for a training ship,
r in some other service Of which 1t is
capable. The money Is practically
pledged by the Massachusetts society
Of the United States Daughters Of 1872,
and the work will be done at the
Charlestown navy-yard SO soon as the
necessary amount shall be subscribed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

A member of the Civic club, of Phila-
delphia, the other day brought to light
the interesting fact that the first willow
trees In Philadelphia grew on the site
of the custom house, and resulted from
an accidental discovery on the part of
Benjamin franklin. He found wicker
basket, which had been thrown in a
damp place, sprouting. He was much
interested, and gave some of the cut
tings to Charles Morris who planted
them on his place. The stalks took
root readily and thrived, and number
of fine willow trees resulted.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

The Mitsui Ginko Is the oldest bank
ing establishment in Japan. 1t was
founded more than 200 years ago, and
Is now strong partnership corpora
tion, in which eleven members of the
Mitsui family assume unlimited liabili-
ty. Its capital Is 100000 yen, and it's
reserve fund amounts to 3,7s9,OOO yen.
Its offices are now in a temporary loda-
ton, while an immense edifice, "the
only steel building in the east" is in
process OF erection. The site covers
two and one-halt acres; the building
area is $500 square yards and the struc-
ture will be three stories high. 1t will
be provided with two electric passenger
elevators, hot and cold air blasts and
electric lighting by an isolated plant.
1t will have a steel skeleton, with gram
tie and glazed brick walls, 1t will be
completed In 1903.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

According to the German newspapers
there is hardly any branch of industry
in Germany which has not been made
the subject of a trust, in order to con-
troll prices and guard against the re-
suits Of unrestricted competition. Re-
Gently, the German manufacturers Of
bandages met at Berlin to form an as
ISOLATION. It was also proposed to es-
tablish supervision Of the production
by medical officers of the government,
so that complaints from physicians,
dealers, and the public might be avoid
ed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

italy intends that italian shall be rec
ognized as an international language
on the same footing as English, French
and German. DR.. Baccelli, the Minis
ter OF Education, has directed delegates
to International congresses to demand
that papers shall be read in italian, and
that italian delegates shall employ their
own language in the discussions, in
stead Of using one Of the three Ian
guages now usually admitted.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
A FIsHERMAN's EXPERIENCE.
sungaree's Liver a Sure Cure for
Stfngaree's Sting.

savannah has many fishermen and they
experience the usual number of fishing
mishaps. Every saltwater fisherman is
aware of the unpleasant consequences of
coming in contact with the business end
of a stingaree, and everyone of them will
be glad to learn of a remedy which is
easy of application and affords quick
and certain relief.
A gentleman, who is very well known.
but who requested that his name not he
mentioned, gave a Morning News reporter
yesterday a recent experience of his in
this line, for the benefit of other fisher
men. In the first place he exhibited a
forefinger which looked as If il might
have been caught under falling window
sash or had some other unpleasant expe-
rience.
"A stingaree did that" he said 81 was
fishing at Wilmington a few days ago
and had my usual luck in catching sting
arees. One of the rascals got me I
had a duh knife and when l undertook
to cut off his tail the danger end rose
up and caught me in che end of the right
forefinger. My, but it hurt. The pains
started in the finger spread rapidly to
the hand and on up the arm clear to the
shoulder. l applied the usual remedies,
but without effect For three hours I
suffered torture. Just at this time a
negro came along and inquired the cause
of the trouble. l told him.
81 can cure that, boss he said.
How l inquired.
Why, don't you know the liver of the
stingaree what stung you will cure the
sting, he replied.
LOOK here" I said There are three
stingarees on that stump. Take that
knife and get me a liver right away
He did as 1 instructed him, and in a
short time had the liver of a singaree
nicely bound to the end of my finger. You
may think it strange, but in two minutes
after the liver poultice was applied the
pain had ceased. and ] have not expert
enced the slightest pain from the wound
since So many people are injured by
these stingarees while fishing on our coast
that / think my experience ought to be
published for the benefit of others. l have
tried the remedy, and will guarantee it,
The gentleman is well known and en-
tifely responsible for any statement which
he may make. 1t is an old Indian tradi-
ton, Inherited by the negroes that a snake
bite can be cured by killing the snake
which bit you and applying its liver as
a poultice to the wound. An approved
practice among old Southern planters as
a remedy for snake bites was to split open
a freshly killed chicken and apply warm
intrils and all, to the wound. Mai. NJ
o. Tilton, who heard the experience mar
rated above. said that he had known rat
tlesnake bites cured in this manner The
fresh, warm flesh seems to absorb the
poison from the wound.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
MATTHEW'S ON THE WAY.
Dcfnultlng Manager of Murphy & Co.
Left Portland sunday.

W. c. Matthews, the defaulting manager
of Murphy & Co, cotton brokers in the
Board of Trade building, will reach sa-
vannah in charge of the detectives who
captured him. Sunday or Monday. The
local manager of the firm stated yesterday
that the officers left Portland, Ore, with
their prisoner Sunday. which should put
them in Savannah in about a week.
Ii is pretty certain that summary JUS
tice will be dispensed to Matthews. He
was rendicted by the present grand jury
this week, so that there will not be any
delay in getting his case into the Superior
Court. The victmized firm offered a re-
ward for the capture of Matthews, and
will probably not spare any means in
prosecuting him. II is said this is one of
the first defalcations the firm has suffer
ed in long time, and it is intended to
make an example of Matthews.
After leaving Savannah Matthews kept
the officers in pursuit of him guessing
and in every case when a clue TO his
whereabouts was obtained, further inves-
tisation revealed that "the bird had
flown" He was heard of in Knoxville
Term, where he was said to have spent
few days at the Flanders Hotel Before
the Knoxville police received the mailed
description of Matthews, however, he had
proceeded out West. The story of his mi
grations and his efforts to evade the off,
GERS will doubtless prove an interesting
one
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
BETWEEN FATHER AND son.
Jury In the Bourauin Case Divided
the Property.

The fourth trial of the case OF Polignac
Bourquin against Gugie Bourquin was
brought to conclusion in the Superior
Court yesterday by the rendition of
verdict. partly for the plaintiff and partly
for the defendant.
The plaintiff sued his father in eject
ment for the possession of certain property
in The city limits and for another tract
which is situated in the country. The
verdict OF the jury gave the city property
to the son, with mesne profits at the rate
of $3.50 a year FOR twenty-eight years, less
the claim of the defendant for taxes, i'm
provements and repairs, amounting to
S2,Sol.7l. The country property is given to
the defendant.
The value of the mesne profits, less the
amount Of the taxes improvements and re-
pairs, is about $1,l0O, which is also about
the price paid for the country property
when It was purchased by the defendant
1t was possibly some such consideration as
this that induced the jury 10 make the dis
position that they did of the two pieces
Of land that were in dispute. II may be
shat this verdict will end the case.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
DIRECTOR j. III. FALL.
Financial Review Speaks Highly of
the Nashville Man.


The Financial Review of New York, in
commenting approvingly upon the recent
election of the Nashville Gas Company,
has the following to say of a gentleman
well known in Savannah:
1T has been commented upon in the
business world of this city that among the
directors is ]. H. Fall. a prominent hard
ware merchant there, whose experience
has admirably equipped him to cooperate
with its colleagues in this particular Mr..
FalFs career is one 10 which he may prom
erly point with pride, for it has been sue
cessful only through his own exertions and
his understanding of business principles.
II Is asserted, and his record shows the
truth OF the declaration, that for his age
ne is one of the ablest fnanciers of the
South. He is vice president of the Fourth
National Bank, head of the hardware
house OF j. II. Fall & Company, Incorpor-
ated, and member of the Finance Com
mittee of three, of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railroad Company.
one OF the largest and best-managed cor
porauons in that section. He is of force
full character and those in this city who
nave come in contact with him speak in
high terms of his general ability"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
MANY AWAY ON VACATIONS.
But Estimates of the Number Are
Usually Too High.

Savannah makes fair exchange for the
many visitors that are sent her from other
cities during the winter. This is the sea-
the resorts of mountain and sea, when
the balance is established and payment in
kind made for the tourists that come dur
ing the winter monhs. The hegira of
summer travellers has been on for some
time, but it is now at its hight.
1t would be difficult to even approx
mate the number of Savannahians who are
away. Varying estimates would follow
questions as to opinions upon this, and 1t
is probable that most of them would be eX-
cessive Some have said 5000 when asked
how many people are away from the city
on summer jaunts, but second thought US
ually resulted in the estimate being re-
duced.
The ticket agents of the railroads and
steamboat lines reaching the resorts and
the cities visited for vacations can an
swer most accurately when asked for es-
Inmates. They know about how many
tickets have been sold, and can approx
mate the number that have returned.
They allow a certain percentage for chill
and figure out that there are not more
than about $500 Savannahians, all told,
out of the city. This estimate, of course,
does not include those who are spending
the summer at their places in outlying
resorts, such as Isle of Hope, Montgom-
cry and White Bluff.
The railroads have had very good sea-
son thus far, and ii is expected that it will
continue. Cheap rates to the mountain
resorts are effective, and the limit upon
the tickets purchased does not expire I'M
til Oct. 81. Taking Asheville as an in
stance to show how cheap the rates are,
S142O is the round trip fare charged with
the limit as indicated. A rate even further
reduced will be offered soon. 1t will be an
excursion rate of $50, with a limit of
some days.
Many of the leading business men are
away, a fact that is patent to others who
remain. Often it is found a little discon-
certing, for efforts to find them for the
transaction of some business or other
prove fruitless. The extent TO which the
going-away craze has developed may be
understood from the great difficulty that
has been experienced in securing a quo
rum for a Council meeting, majority
of the aldermen being now out of the
city.
The North Carolina resorts have borne
off the palm in the matter of Savannah
sojourners. Those of North Georgia have
also received many visitors from the city,
but Asheville, Saluda, Blowing Rock.
SWannanoa and other places in the Old
North State are very popular and never
fail to attract.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
AS IN NORTH GEORGIA.
Horn Provided in the Bank to Sig
nal the Elevator

mai the Elevator.
Tied up with blue ribbon and adorning
the elevator shaft on the third floor Of
the Citizens Bank building, there is a
toy horn, and thereby hangs a tale. -
The horn is a joke of the bank manage
ment that came as an answer to protest
against the bells that would not ring for
the elevator.
A few days ago the bell system got out
of order. Then would-be passengers had
to shake doors to make clatter or shout
up and down the shaft to attract the At
tentlon of the elevator boy. This pro-
voked humorous protest from a legal
gentleman on the third floor, and his kick
was answered with the horn
The gentleman addressed a letter TO
the bank suggesting that il would he
well, in view OF the trouble with The
bells. to tie up horn on each floor of the
building in order that It might be blown
for the elevator. In North GEORGIA. he
continued, there are streams that can be
crossed only by ferries, and hanging TO a
tree on the bank a horn may often he
found. A blast from the horn attracts the
attention of the ferryman, and over the
traveller goes.
Recalling the scene OF his native part of
the state, the gentleman thought this
would be good plan for the bank TO fol-
low. Reminding the institution that the
system of bells and wires, working as ad-
mirably as II then was, might just as well
be in the British legation at Pekin. the
gentleman closed his letter, and the horn
was an early reply Hanging upon the
shaft 1t inspires no little comment and
though the bells have been fixed and re-
spond to the touch, the horn is a source
of perennial JOY to the office boys. who
now scorn the use of the bell