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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Ex-Maj. Count Esterhazy of the
French army. who became notorious in
connection with the Dreyfus case, and
was discharged from the service in dis
grace for his consummate rascality, is
said to be in the Boer army, He was
serving at or near Magersfontein up to a
short time ago He was sent on to the
Beers by DIR. Leyds, the European agent
of the Transvaal and arrived six or
eight weeks ago. It is in keeping with the
character of Esterhazy that he should be
found fighting against the nation which
afforded him shelter ana safety when he
was forced to leave his own country.
However Esterhazy is Soldier of for
tune" and as such sold his sword where
there was a market for it. The British
would not have accepted him in their
army.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day are
rain, with warmer in eastern portion, and
fair for Eastern Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

ment and her charming manner by the
meled. She is allowed almost every lib /.
erty. land takes the others and thus
grows up natural; the only woman with
whom man may feel perfectly at his ease,
a sort of fascinating good fellow, retaining
all the best attributes of womanhood."
80 much enchanted with American woman
Is our friend that he would really be one
them If he could Had he had to come
upon earth again, and it were permitted
to him to choose his sex and place of
birth, he AYERS that he would call out to
the Almighty at the top of his voice, 20.
please make me an American woman!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Nashville American Dem) says:
The beauties of the Dingey tariff are
well illustrated in a common article like
salt. That article of diet and commerce
is only so per cent. higher now than be-
fore the imposition of the tariff"
The New York Tribune Rep) says:
'Ladysmith is in a place familiar with
bloodshed. 1t was near by that the infa-
nous Chaka had his chief kraal where he
used to order the butchery of thousands
in day, just through sheer lust of blood.
one would think the soil must long ago
have been satiated with blood. But there
as elsewhere where human passions rage
its thirst is iusa table"
Commenting on the dispensary leglsla-
ton in South Carolina, the Columbia State
Dem) says: Instead of requiring the
State Liquor Commissioner 20 be a total
abstainer the Legislature should require
him to have large tankage capacity and
10 sample all the liquor handled in the
dispensary, in order that he may detect
the presence of ground glass or dead rats
and protect the innocent consumer Real
~, as a matter of good faith, the commits
sioner should be made to drink of the stuff
he ships"
The Charleston Post Dem), says: THE
Kentucky Republicans have lost their
grasp of the situation since the shooting
Of Goebel They have made several false
moves and final collapse of their position
is in sight The appeal for federal aid is
their last effort and is a confession of
weakness which viii not only stimulate
the Goebciifes, but Will drive away many
of h.fp N-a hnr Will 1rNI.
ably be .ong period of anxiety and ex-
element in Kentucky but the end of 1T
VIII almost certainly see the Goebelites
installed in power"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Received for premiums. 1856. s07 a
Received for interest and rents. 3,4S0.1o4 u
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Surplus Observation-Disclosures. 4,579OlO 81
Surplus by Legal Standard of
N. j., N. Y, etc, based on
market value of assets and
per cent. reserve. s 625 500 %
Policies issued and revived
in 1899, 1926, insuring SAL
S47, 346.
Policies in force Jan. l, 1900,
106,17S, insuriug 1886, 266, 269
DIRECTORS.
Fred'k. NJ Shepard ALBERT B. Carlton.
Edward II. Wright, Rob't F. Ballantine,
Benjamin c.. Miller James B. Pearson
Franklin Murphy, Marcus L. Ward.
AMI Dodd, Eugene Vanderpool.
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HOPKINS & VAN WAGENEN,
AGENTS,
10 Bryan Street, East.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
1900
1900.
55th ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF THE
Mutual
-
Benefit
Life Insurance
Newark, NJ. Company,
AMZI DODD, President.
REGENTS in 1890.

AMZI DODD, President.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Yuletide Amid the Snow.

There is a special charm about the cele-
bration Of Christmas in the Alpine dis
tricts, where the roar and rumor of the
outer world is forever shut out by tower
ing hills. In the princip al room, on the.
big table, spotless as driven snow, stands
an altar made Of amulets and holy i'm
ages and a number of blessed wax can
dies The farmer and the head servant
having chanted hymns here, go from room
to room, the former carrying incense, and
the latter bearing a vessel full of holy
water, with Bosom to sprinkle it. Thus
the pious pair make the round of thu,
house and outhouses, smothering the Evil
One with the fragrant incense and
spreading Gods blessing by means Of the
holy water. The spell, however, is brok-
en- if either the farmer or his lad speaks
a word, or even looks backward In somt.
districts ''crib burning is Christmas
eve custom, which all families with
grown-up daughters, and many without
any. deem it their duty to keep. Three
cradles are solemnly and silently taken to
a lonely meadow, burnt away, and the.
ashes strewn upon the heads Of young
girls who are languishing after loves
Young dream.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Cocaine Debauchery in the South.

1t seems that addiction to cocaine has
become alarmingly prevalent among the
negroes and the lower-class whites in GER
tain sections of the South. so prevalent,
indeed. that apothecaries who ordinarily
carried drachm of the drug as the stock
on hand have increased the amount to
ounces: AID even to pounds. We learn
that there is locality in Chattanooga
known to the police as ':Cocaine Alleys a
den of vice and filth, extending for about
four blocks, in which, as a citizen of
Chattanooga writes, there will be found
at night about three or four hundred peo-
pie, mostly black, but with fair sprink-
ling of whites. all 'snufting' cocaine and
lying around in all conceivable attitudes
and conditions" The local authorities
have passed an ordinance forbidding the
sale of cocaine except on prescription,
but. unfortunately, it is difficult to pre-
vent prescription from being filled re-
eatedl y, so that one prescription can be
made to serve the purposes of horde of
debauchees. 1t is probable that state
legislation will be required to put an end
to this foul state Of things.-New York
Medical Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
HISTORY OF THE COFFEE TREE
AbySsinia Said to &c Its Native Place
Carried from There to Java.

II. Witte, u well-known horticulturi<t
of Leyden, gives kaffra. in the southern
part Of Abyssinia, as the native place Of
the coffee tree, says a writer in Meehan'S
Monthly. He mentions Arabian legends
us samples OF strange customs in cOnnec-
ton with it's use. 1t was not till cen
turtles after it's use that it was carried
to Java, from whence the first samples
were received in 17O6. a tree from
Java was then sent to the Botanic gar
den in Amsterdam, and when it lowered
and ripened seeds a young Seeding was
presented to Louis XIV. From this
plant seedlings were sent to Martinique
and from these plants, again, seedlings
We're sent to Jamaica, Cayenne and st.
Domingo: while from Amsterdam plants
were sent to Surinam. In fact it was
from the one plant sent from Java in
the beginning of the Eighteenth century
by Gov.-Gen. Van Hoorn that every
thing in the French possessions and the
West Indies has sprung. In this way
has travelled the progeny of the original
coffee plant introduced from Arabia
through Burgomaster Nocoloos Witsen,
at the end of the Seventeenth century.
Is it not remarkable that we should
owe in this small beginning so much to
the wealth and prosperity OF the Neither
lands and it's possessions, Java, Sumatra
Celebes, etc.-tO say nothing of the indus
trial development and prosperity of the
whole world! In the Dutch dependencies
alone the annual product is estimated ut
about IO.OOOOOO kilOS (DOunlS).
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
MARCONI'S GREAT TASK.
He Seeks to Communicate Across the
Atlantic Without Wires.

He Seeks to Communicate Across the
Atlantic Without Wires.
In his Dorsctshire laboratory, week in
and week out, works Marconi, the ma
gician Of wireless telegraphy. He only
visits London to attend meetings of the
board of directors. and. thrice happy, b..
is spared the reading of all save the mos
pressing business letters. His discovery
has been patented in every civilized coun-
try, yet Marconi is aware that COMPETE
tors are running him hard in the race
for improvements and consequently he is
never content with what has already been
done.
I'VE have proved the efficiency of Mar.
cOni's invention for a distance of ninety
eight miles, said Maj. Flood Page tn,
secretary of the MarcoEi company "ani
| wish YOU could tell us how to cross til"
Atlantic."
1t is the solution Of this distance diff
fculty which is now taxing the ingenious
brain Of the tircess Marconi. The curya-
turc Of the earth over so many miles Of
sea causes the trouble. 10 speak to OS
tend, over forty miles Of water. neceS>i-
tates the erection OF mast of commune
cation 10 feet high, which is at the rate
OF foot OF mast per mile OF distances.
BY this calculation. wireless teegraphy
between Southampton and New York
would require on either side mast meas
uring about 5000 feet in height-nearly
as high as Snowdon and nineteen times
the height of the Nelson column. But
Marconi is sanguine of his ability to solve
the mast problem. though it will OF
course, take some high thinking and deep
reaection.-London Express.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
OPERATIVE WORDS"
What They Mean in Legal and Bust
ness Transactions.


Cooperative words,' said member of
the district bar to u Star reporter, ''arc
OF the utmost Importance in legal docu-
ments and in business affairs.
Probably the most seriously important
operative word in human affairs is COM
posed Of but three letters and it appears
in print thus: Yes When she says
yes to a man it means that she trans
fers her heart and hand and formerly
to be, etc. This little word establishes
the most important contract of society.
and while this contract may afterward
be dissolved by mutual consent, if one Of
the contracting parties dCmurs and backs
out, a suit for damages is open to the
other.
in auction sales the property put up is
anybody's until the auctioneer says gone
or sold and the hammer drops. No
much the parties would like to retract it.,
it stands and the courts will sustain it,
bequeath.' Real property is devised
and personal property 'bequeathed.'
I'm a note the borrower must prom
ise' to pay, and in bond he must bind
himself
I'm some states in a deed certain
words are necessary to convey real
estate. The courts have held generally.
however. that the word grant will carry
a good title. In New York, for instance.
the operative words constitute quite a
formula. and are grant, bargain, sell, as
sign. transfer. set over and convey
That's the old form. Now the words
grant and release are sufficient.
I'm a lease the word let must be used.
They have an odd formula in New York,
used for centuries probably, consisting Of
grant, demise and to farm let,' and it
applies to all kinds of property. In a
quit-claim deed the words quit claim
must be used"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Specialists Required in War.

Gradually, as the science of war has
extended to the more minute details of
military activity. the success of this
training and education has given birth
to a number of special schools in Ger
many. In addition to the numerous ca
Diet schools there have been established
in recent years large number of tech
nical academies devoted entirely to the
training Of soldiers in some particular
branch Of the service. For instance
there is the shooting school for infantry
at Spandau. the fancing school for Off
GERS in Berlin, and in various parts of
Germany, the several artillery schools
larger weapons of war. In short. there
are schools for everything from field sur
gerry to horseshoeing. Finally there is
the Kriegs Academic, sort of war col
lege, such as is now proposed to estab-
fish in the United States, where officers
are trained in the strategy and policy of
high command.-Munsey's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
NEW USE FOR WOOD SHAVINGS
Baskets and Bric-a Brac Made OF
Hitherto Discarded Veneers.

Hitherto Discarded Veneers.
A great step forward was taken when
the veneering machine was invented. 1t
enabled the joiner to convert a log of
fine cabinet wood into fifty or 100 sheets
with which to cover cheap lumber, says
1.-THE New York Post. The next step was
when bright Yankee glued these We
necrS together so as to form chair seats
and barrel heads, thereby securing a
maximum strength with minimum Of
material. Another inventor made still
Toned the wooden butter plates, baskets
and kitchen ware which is now so COM
mon. The cost is insignificant, and the
convenience so great that the demand
gives employment to thousands. At this
point the men ceased making improve
ments, and the women took up the task
They found that these venecrs, or shaw
lngs, could be woven into basket work
and curled and twisted into all sorts of
dustry which is now pursued by several
hundred people in New York, and by
many thousands in the country.
All sorts OF wood can be used-in fact,
any kind which when green or when
boiled or steamed is not brittle The
tools required are a sharp knife, pair
of shears. a pair of pliers and sometimes
small rivete:. With this apparatus the
women make baskets. ships, birds and all
sorts of figures which they sell to the
florists, who cover them with flowers.
paper baskets. bonbon boxes bureau
cases and stationery holders. The more
enterprislng fill orders for ambitious de-
signs. such as fire screens, veranda cur
talns. rustic portieres and basketwork
panels tor summer cottages.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
SOMETHING NEW IN CHICKENS.

rom Lawrence county comes a tale,
ana mans surprise it Quickens,
ADOut freakish breed Of fowls
NOW named ''asbestos chickens''
Inc pioneers of this strange flock,
so runs the queer narration,
Fed on asbestos till at last
Inere came transformation.
The hens continued laying eggs,
ana just as proudly cackled,
But there was CONSERVATION great
- When these same eggs were tackled.
1Rey wouldn't boil, they wouldn't fry,
None e'er saw eggs to match them,
And as they were not fit to eat
Inc hens were forced TO hatch them.
The chicks came one, and, stranger still!
instead of feathers shaping,
Upon their little backs was stuff
Like fine asbestos scraping.
or course the mother hens took charge
And soon their locks were leading
I0 those old piles of shop refuse
Where they had long been feeding.
The little chickens thrived and soon
pN were 81, plump mn enough e for eating,
Against all forms Of heating.
They wouldn't fry, they wouldn't boil,
Ana all IN vain was cooking,
For when removed from hottest fire
They just the same were looking.
The Hs owner of of these Ss fFeaksa fowls
And he is puzzled what to do
With his asbestos chickens.
They can't be boiled, they can't be burned,
He knows no way to end them,
And if h. could off to Old Nick
He'd very quickly send them.
-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Christmas Decorations.

Few. people who live in cities realize
how rich the country is in evergreens,
bright berries and russell leaves during
the winter. We are so conventional in
town that one prescribed way of doing
things extends even to our Christine as
IN the same way each year-to rope the
pine stltt1y and to hang immortelle
Wreaths in the windows, tied with the
homogeneous red ribbons.
A few branches, with the. spiEit of the
woods still in them, are much more eff
fective and pleasing, and will bring more
OF the winter holiday feeling indoors than
VIII the stripped pine tied into hard
ropes.
If one is but thoughtful enough to
gather and press autumn leaves and wild
ferns, one has then at hand material for
most beautiful Christmas trimming. But
the season for these is likely to be passed
before we think or plan for the holidays.
The brown leaves of the white oak, how
ever cling to the branches all winter,
and the scrub oak can also be gathered,
as these great tanned leaves are prom
inent and bright in the snow-clad woods.
The sumach is to be found late, and the
holly is always available in market.
These. bright colors, with freshly cut pine
branches, are most manageable in home
decoration.
Il Ae uceuleS VI TIC norway pine 40 not
fall as quickly in heated rooms as do
those Of the hem lock. The cones of the
hemlock and of the larch are indispensa-
ble
The manner of distribution of the
greens and leaves is important to the
artistic effect. Avoid trimming pictures,
except, perhaps, lightly on the wires or
back of the frames. 1t is better to let
the furniture alone and confine the dec
grafton to architectural features. Al
ways trim the windows, because in this
way the cheer is shared with the passers-
by, and some part of the home bright
ness is extended even into the street.
Holly wreaths tied to the window bolts
are pretty, but little thought and time
will do much more for the windows.
With the wreaths in the center of the
windows, frame the glass just within the
sashes with pressed ferns or leaves, or,
if these are not to be had, with small
sprays Of holly or hemlock fastened with
pins. The leaves do not need to be per-
feet specimens; when the light shines
through them it increases their bright
ness, so they are as brilliant as when just
gathered.-The Ledger Monthly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
LL0YD'S UNIQUE SPHERE.
British Agency that will Take a Risk
ON lmost Everythine.

Most of the members of Lloyd's carry
on business as brokers or underwriters
on their own responsibility. AS cor
poration Lloyd's assumes no financial La
bility for the failure Of any of it's men,
bers or subscribers. But it admits to
membership only men of reputation and
means, who must deposit a pecuniary
guarantee in order to become an under
writing and nonunderwriting member.
an actual subscriber, or an associate. An
underwriting member must deposit with
the committee of Lloyd's $4,000 or $4,000,
on which he receives interest and which
may be returned to him three years after
he ceases to be an underwriting member
tie pays an entrance fee of f4OOO and
an annual subscri ption of 20 guineas.
An annual subscriber pays no entrance
fee, but an annual subscri ption of I
gulneas; an associate member paws )
guineas.
There were in It'll only 70 subscribers
to Lloyd's. There are now nearly 1000.
The subscribers in the olden time, as
now, did not contine themselves to ma
rine insurance. They were willing to
take risk OH almost anything. There
is still preserved at Lloyd's poll
cy on the life of Napoleon Bona
parte for one month at premium OF 3
guineas per cent. Bank deposits are in
sured in Lloyd's, also race horses and the
lives of threatened monarchs. An odd
case was the covering of risk on a
glass bed packed in twenty cases for Il
certain Sultan. Lloyd's insured the
Prince of Wales jubilee stamps guaran-
teeing that the issue would be success
full.
The voice of the prima donna has been
insured. A tradesman in London
street, who has the impression that a
monument may fall on his shop, has TAX
en- out policy at the nominal premium
Of 2 shillings and sixpencc per cent. Gate
money for cricket and football matches;
animals of all sorts ashore and afloat
are subjects for insurance. Lloyd's is
sues insurance: against burglary. Ell.
ephants are insured regularly. The
life of the great Jumbo, who came to
New York on a Monarch line steamship
was insured in Lloyd's for the voyage to
New York.-Ainslee's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Hints on Watering Flowers.

In potting the plants a quantity of
bro ken pottery, brick or any similar ma
terial should be placed in the bottom of
the pot for drainage, and some sand in
corporated in the soil. This will prevent
the soil from becoming soggy from over
Watering or any water remaining longer
tom of the pot. Each time YOU water
give sufficient to saturate thoroughly all
the soil in the pot, then do not give any
water until the soil at the surface be-
gins to look somewhat dry. The habit
of giving little water each day, wheth-
err necessary or not. is detrimental to the
health of the plant. Plants will dry
out quickly in the house, especially if
the temperature is little higher than
is best. To avoid this, set the pots in
saucers in which there is about half an
inch of sand.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28

again" -Phiiadelphia Press. A D'Ae
Oyster Bay Schoolboy-'sDid you know
about. that baby that was fed on e!e-
phant,s milk, and gained twenty pounds
Oyster Bay Schoolmaster Gndignantly>
NO didn't: Whose baby was it:
Answer me or I'll thrash you''
The Schcolboy-'The elephants baby
The Schoolmaster.
His One Regret. are you grum-
bling about?" demanded his satanic mai
esty. We've got lots Of people here
quite as good as you, who are perfectly
satisfied
''Oh, don't mind being here: it's a
very interesting place" replied the emf
nent explorer, but what Jars me is that
[ can't go back and lecture about it.
Philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Khartoum to Become Health Resort

For the coming season, and as LONG
hereafter as fashion may decree, Khar-
tOum will be the winter rendezvous Of
the most aristocratic. This will have the
effect of transforming the place. AS Il
matter of fact, there is not a single no.
tel there at the present moment One
large and palatial building is in course
Of construction, and it is hoped that it
will be sufficiently finished by Christmas
to open its doors to visitors The num-
Der of Americans who have already tax
en- their tickets for Il Gaze's or a Cook :
tour is very large. 1t is, perhaps. not
far out to say that the competition Of
Egypt has affected the popularity of the.
French and Italian Riviera far more adj
versely than political or any other nti,l-
ences have done.-London Express.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Watching the Wasps.

Among my favorite insects, writes
Charles B. Bennett in the st. Nicholas,
are the common social wasps, especially
those that do not make any coverings
over their nests. One reason is because
l like to study insects in their wild state,
and the social wasps are almost the only
active insects that can be kept, and vet
remain entirely free.
BY carefully bringing a nest, with all
the wasps on it, to a good place for OBJ
servatlon, as just outside of a window
which is seldom opened, the habits of
the Wasps can be easily watched without
contlnlng these insects at ALL And there
we may watch them without any danger
of getting stung. The wasps that do not
make any covering over their nests are
preferable to those that do, because then
we can see SO much more of their hab-
it's; then, in fact, all of their domestic
habits can be easily seen, which is not
the case with most insects.
Wasps also have the advantage of not