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The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

tho eastern states Il was discovered re-
Gently that the gold-plated hall bushel
standard measure was being used 20 feed
the horse belonging 10 the assistant chief
Of the IRE department. the standard pound
weight was busy holding door open. the
gallon measure found its sphere Of use
fuiness as a cuspidor and the smaller pro
totypes all had Jobs as paper weights. In
another state the custodian bored a hole
In the standard Of liquid measure and fit
ted II with a splRat IN order 10 facilitate
the measuring operations.
Something's the state officials begin 10
suspect Rat their measures are IN need
OF polishing up and they send them to
Washington for renewal Thus weights
which never should be handled except
with specially devised instruments come
In battered and bruised and oorrodcd until
they have not a suggestion OF accuracy
about them.
There is no doubt that the public Is
cheated daily in n thousand small ways
by false weights and measures. There "a
a certain style OF scales IN common use
which the government experts say should
be absolutely forbidden This Is the scale
which has tuo pans supported on uprights
which rise from a horizontal bar balanced
In the middle on a pivot The balance
may be perfect and the weights up 20
standard. aud yet the customer may have
short weight given TO him by the simple
device Of placing the weight on the out
side OF the pan and the merchandise on the
side nearest the pivot Thus one arm Of
the balance r. heightened and the other
shortened IN the interest OF The dealer
Necessity for New standard.
The advent Of electricity and the geperal
advancement Of science has brought new
work 20 the bureau OF weights and meas
ures. II has also emphasized the need Of
adequate legislation under the constitu-
t.onal power TO provide the country with
unform standards. All over the land peo-
ple are paying for electric light. and yet
they have no standard by which TO meas
ure u or 10 gauge the size OF their bills
except the say-so 81 the company which
furnishes g. There h no legal standard
OF measure and the ohm" which Is Dor
rowed from Germany may be a big or a
little ohm ne Il suits the company 10 make
n There "a no standard ''candle-power. -
and there Is no way for a customer 10
know whether hts lamp - Of certain
briIliance OF not The same principle ap-
niles 20 the scale OF electric power for
the running OF machinery. The United
states has bought some testing apparatus
for measuring volts and ohms from Ger
many which Is the source Of all the best
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
MONEY ~ HuoKLEBERRIEs.
pennsylvania Miners Families Clear
Up s2So.O0O a Year.

D.,r.,IvapIa Miners Families Clear
up S25o.O00 "A Year.
From the Southern Farm Magazine
The huokloberry Is a eodsend TO tho
families OF coal miners az and in the viein-
ltv Of Hazieton. returning to them as u
does be,ween 5000 and 10000 every year
during the months that the season lasts
and what IS true Of the mining center u
,rue OF others. for tho mountain regions
~ ,be entire anthracite feld are proihc
IN their yieid ~ this popular fruit SAYS :,
writer al Hazelton. ia. IL i eeiiHai 20
that tho total crop Is worth not Tess than
$40 OOo 20 the mining families. In what -
known az the Diamond addition or tRhel
ion one 81 the handsomest blocks OF hu4i'
inss Is the properly OF miners win'N'
who was leu pennies with three onlAI'h.
an girls. ten years ago. The DOCK was
bnu, ana paId for entirely by the pro
ceeds from the huckleberries picked by TIE
widow and her three children.
q-ba huckIeberry- plckers Of this region
are chiefly the wives and children OF the
Hungarian miners ana italian iapoFeTs'
Eariy every morning during the berry sea-
son every avenue leading 20 inc huehi"-
berry mountains IS thronged with plc'ur-
saqfIa Tarfiss laden WIN HAFh''7f 49,
nails and receptacies OF every kind ma 2
can be- utilized by the pickers In their
work. and hurrying 20 be the hrst az "a
vorite and profitable berry patches lhe
rtalian women and children are the most
an and sklIlful Of the pickers. An Italian
woman can rick easily forty quarts day
which. averaging the season through -
equivalent 20 s. earned. Then these Wo-
-, b.vo each on an average three chh-
drsn Ola enough 20 be ry-pickers, who
ala a. much more 10 the days income.
Every italian woman comes from the Piek-
ing bearing a large box % berries on her
mead and carrying a big paiiful OF basket
al IN each hand, while her children also
are well laden
rstween the hours Of ten and eleven
..-tg..k An the forenoon the berry-pickers
tagin 10 come tn from tho hills, every YES
- overlooking with the wild fruit. a1d
the first picking Of ne day j. teaag % oe
delivered to the dealers some Of whom, 20
expedite the business. meet toe pickera
Win wagons at convenient polnts, where
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

10 cute,
Has climbed up tree with sharp little
claws.
Disilking che dew which has wet her
soft paws.
II, naintinr the apples-weli. all / can say
~ nav one for model. then copy u, pray,
ne sure you don't eat Il before you are
through. 49,,
That would be really "a wrong thing 10
DO
Vow as Tor the leaves on every tree.
Not too bright a green, for IT'S autumn
you see.
And the foliage Is turning to bright tones
Tn. rrass has become quite rusty and
gray.
Ana Dorothy's gown. well. make Il quite
bright
For Inc ribbon on SNOWFALL. the same
shade e. right.
The barrel the ladder. the trunk 81 the
tree,
A dall somber gray will do for aii three.
Make all OF the sky clear even blue
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

sctentisc equipment. but no EFFORT has been
made 40 furnish tho states. The appropri-
ation for this purpose had been entirely
inadequate. a..
There ts almost no occupation where the
mood Of accurate standards Of some KIM
ia not felt For example u - shih ~.
n il almost impossible TO get an aecuf a'e
clinical thermometer. physician nap
rsns 90 have a high registering lns.tu-
-. and al the patients he u called
mon 20 examine show an alarming temper
,ture A surveyor has wrong tape ahn
,eara later the error results Ia law sun
ma great loss. Not long ago a discrephh-
-, amounting TO ATTY thousand ooalaI7
r.tween a bill OF lading and the goo'a
delivered was traced TO defective ny
drometer used 20 gauge alcohohc HI'ai''.
In the governments customs uu's -
sugar the importatious Of which a"'"""N
40 n hundred million dollars year. an
.rror of the smallest fraction IN one ..
- ar,oiest tasks used in the tests VIII
-. a diasrence IN the amount 81 re-
cetnts amounting 60 thousands OF dolarH
.rbe need for uniformity Ia the customs
,s,s recognized Ia 1870 when an inNesu-
cation showed great discrepancies fesu"
49,, an such serious loss 20 the government
,hst the secretary OF the treasury WIS
comneued 20 take action without "a'
ing for Congress.
The question Of establishing an am .,.1n
standarizing Bureau VIII come beio ,,
c.,,ercss AZ next winters session. A BIZ
was introduced last December and was
favorably reported by tho House com
mlttee having Il IN charge. The senate
Committee on Commerce has not YET gwen
/, consideration. II - proposed 20 create
= bureau with authority 20 undertake gu
functions contemplated by the clause IN
the constitution relative 10 "hXinE me
standard OF weight and measures. Ger
MANY has had such bureau COR thirteen
ars and England b not Tar behlno NJ
The United states has been the leaFt ~ ~
,,,esslve Of All the nations In this respect.
H. ellison Gardner.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

win tx - up attractively. allow strangers
20 inspect IL az will 10 show how well
the apartments look when furnished.
agree to have a carriage at the door fire.
quently for them. and commend the apart
ments 20 would-be tenants as the pleas
ATTEST and most desirable they have ever
occupied. and a. cheap at the price asked.
All this will be- done n they can have thu
fiat rent free until some tenant comes
who e. willing 10 pay the price asked for
G., three months At least. perhaps until
May comes around. and there IL another
moving day and another chance to rent.
Tho game works well. the landlord Is
convinced u Is a good thing and VIII help
rent his other apartments and Mr. and
Mrs. Flat opener have another home
without having TO bother 20 pay rent.
There II one couple IN New York who
have been in the business for eight years
the husband the owner Of two apart
rnent houses in Brookiyn--and they have
not paid a cent Of rent during the eight
years they have lived on the upper West
side OF the town as professional dat
openers"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
CHBLE PIHNO CO.,
l46 and las Whitaker ST.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
RELICS IN PATENT OFFICE.
QUEER PROTOTYPES OF CoNTRIv-
ANCEs IN Familiar UsH.

The Telephones Inventor-FRiIed TO
Recognize His own Handiwork
Years Afterward-smalI Beginning
of the Incandescent LiEht-The
Folding Bed, for which Its Inven-
tor Claimed That ~ Could he
Thrown Into several Convenient
and Accommodating Positions"
Copyright 1900 BY r. W. Caldwell
Washington Oct l2-On the shelves al
the patent Office are scores OF modest
models OF inventions the world could not
now do without visit 10 this great
market house for ideas impresses one with
1he knowledge that the model Is no indi-
cation OF the value OF the invention. The
Patent Office is filled with hundreds OF
finely formed and carefully finished models
OF inventions that have not brought the
inventor enough return 20 pay for tho ex-
pense Of preparing the model The great
est inventions have been but the crude
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
WHAT A rLAT-orENEa Is.
scheme That Works Well for Young
and Impeeunlous Couples.

and Impeeunious Couples.
From the New York Times.
''Flat-openers are happy now. Back in
town from the country they md plenty
OF opportunity b prosecute their peculiar
business. There are a host OF new build
ings on the upper West side 81 town whose
owners or builders are anxious 20 have
their new apartments occupied Rents
are Al the top notch. prospective tenants
are not so numerous as iandlords-partfc-
ularly those who have built apartments TO
sell ana not as a permanent Investment
would desire and here is the "nat-open-
ers' opportunity. These well dressed
couples without children, who have hand
some furniture and house furnishings In
storage during the summer. and with just
enough income 20 enable them TO put
on a Roodly amount OF 'front.' and
style" and use a hanson or motor We
hicle when they go TO the theater. dinner.
or to make calls. But that income Is not
enough to allow them to pay rent and
keep n carrige" They look well going
IN or coming out OF an apartment. and
give u a certain prestige with fiat-hunung
tenants. particularly OF the feminine va
riety soft words spoken year after year
IN the same old game convince the owner
that Il would b. a good thing for him TO
have fine looking couple start business
in ono of his finest apartments. They
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
GOVERNMENT STANDARDS.
To weigh a zephry or Measure a
HaIrbreadth.

Copyright 1900, by II. C. Gardner.
Washington. oct. 12.-In the wlndowiess
basement room. originally built for coal
vault Of an old mansion near the national
capitol In Washington Is mounted the
most delicate pair OF scales in the United
states. To these scales are entrusted the
work OF doing the governments. weighing.
They are part Of the equipment OF the
Treasury Departments bureau OF weights
aud measures which IS attached 20 the
coast survey. though why this should be
so nobody has ever adequately explained.
So delicate are these scales that they
will weigh accurately a ten-millionth part
OF a gram. They are so sensitive that the
warmth given on by the body OF a person
approaching them near enough 10 open the
glass case or 60 shift the weights, would
expand the balance arms and produce an
apprecisble error in the results. There
fore they have been so constructed that
they may be operated at a distance OF
twenty feet. II is not necessary 20 open
tho case or to go near the machine even
TO shift the weights Three long brass
rods extend from the base OF the case
containing the scales. and a. the eXtrem-
lty OF each Is wheel. so that by turning
these wheels the weights may be shifted
from one pan TO another. or any other
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. OCTOBER IA. 1900

platinum coil IN such manner that said
coil WIZ always be heated &C. the color OF
a brilliant white flame. which win be- seen
al a great distance through tho unehadcd
central part OF the lantern. aud It's reflect
"a rays through the colored portions Of
the transparent front"
The Folding He'd.
Thousands have used the folding bed
with varying emotions Some have been
Inclined 10 bless others 10 curse the inven-
tor. He. poor soul. was wholly innocent
Of any conception of the instrument OF
torture that has been evolved from hiss ia
vention. tie pictured himself as benefae-
tor and as a student OF economy. 1T can
be thrown into several convenient and ac-
commodating positions" he saii In has
application for a patent and can be
folded up into form easily removable IN
ease OF IRE" etc lie pictured his colap-
slbic bedstoad. when provided with con-
venicnt mattress adjustable as reclining
chair FOR inyaiids. and ia other useful
positions.
Other Familiar Contrivances.
The washhoard was patented by a man
ia Manllus. y Y. back Ia iSkS. He copied
the legs from the old four-postcr hedstead.
Between the posts he put piece OF nuted
sheet metal and got q patented The
model isn't "a thing OF beauty, and u Isn't
much larger than ones hand. But he got
a patent on 10. and hundreds OF other in
ventors have sought 10 improve on his
invention.
Not everybody wears pegged soles But
everybody can appreciate the value OF
such an invention. The idea Is among
the earliest patents issued by the govern
ment. The United States didn't begin
issuing patents until i7eo. ana pogged Shoes
were invented and patented July 81. ISL.
They didn't number patents then. The
patent was issued TO two men, who des-
cribed themselves as being "them=elVes
masters of their art and mystery OF loot
and shoes making"
Their system for making shoes was
practically the same as to-day. Their
pegs were the same 10 size from end 20
end. however instead Of being pointed as
now From this idea were subsequently,
evolved the steel aud iron pegs 50 greatly
in use to-day The two pegge1 shoes
which they sent 10 the patent office 10
explain their patent would pass muster
today They are we'll made and wen
finished one shoe was made on pointed
last and the other on a square one. ana the
shapes scarcely differ form the shoes Of
to-day. The noticeable thing about them
is the quality OF leather. They are OF
finely tanned. undressed calf ekin They
could be nut on and worn to-day without
exciting comment. +. w. Cauld~eh.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
PICTURES OF PAINT-BOx TOWN

Cut out the above picture and paste
Il with -four paste on cardboard. AMER
having painted the picture according TO
the rhymed directions given below. pre-
serve the flushed work. doing this each
week until you have a complete set of
the pictures settling forth the dolngs OF
Dorothy Brown. Finally bind them all
together and you will have a pretty
picture book. and doubly attractive be-
cause you have done all the eolOring
yourself.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

For clouds IN October are seldom ana
few.
Mex, week when ": visit in Paint box
Town
In her kitchen wen nnd our Dorothy
Brown
Douglas 2. Doty.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

~. .tou Piano. style d. No. 2ss7.
.....ne Mahogany Case. double We
.....t inside and out. Largest Size Made;
-. I4rgth Music Rack; Continuous
Images. Boston FAN; Ivory Keys.
Sam our rent stock. IN perfect condition.
r...i .r.v seven months.
r..ular Price $50, Sale Price, 500.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

and Lyre. Slightly used but good a. new.
Overstrung base, finished over az good a.
new With new bass striugA
Worth New. y7jo The greatest bar
gain Ia our store al Sc75
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
Upright Pianos.

........ PIANO. style 80, No 1905
mty figured Oak case, iarsest
m.le. tun length Music Rack Con-
s Nickel Hinges; Boston Fan hAao-
.-.. ruug. Latest Improved Mando-
NJ sraehment From our rent stock
,...t condition Used only six
0 .ulsr Price 500. Sale Price. $50.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Estey organ. No. 1S7ll4. ParIor style.
Music Rack IN top. 3 stops; Walnut
case Swell and Great Organ. Fine tone.
Secondhand but good condition.
Worth New. &c. Sale Price. IS.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
Square Pianos.

J. q c. Fischer Square Piano. No tlsS
Handsome Rosewood Case. carved Lege
and Tyre, Overstrung Bass; Full Sized
Key Board; Ivory Keys elegant toned in
strument. A bargain al So.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

r.rr ~ Piano. style =. No. 1881
v.H.m Size. Handsome Oak Case
rtrsa podals Boston Fail; Continuous
f.--s on Fail Board. Fun Length Music
Rs.. Rented one year. In perfect con
REGULAR Price $500. Sale Price. Ns5.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Sterling organ. No 6iI2. Parlor Style
Heh Tor. Large French Beveled Mir
ior handsome Bracket and shelf work
Walnut Case. II Stops. couplers, Swell
and Great organ.
Worth New. SS5., a bargain at SO
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Worcester Square Piano. No 5aSS
Handsome Light Rosewood Case: over
strung Bass Seven Octaves; Ivory Keys.
Good condition. Nice Tone
A bargain az $50
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

'As price quoted Organs Is Tor
Gosh, but We will sell for same
on lime with addition OF per cent.
ou deferred payments Terms $40
per month or one-haf cash and
'''--alf 10 twelve months
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

absr, Piano. style II. No. 2o3i6.
handsomely carved Mahogany Case.
rarsss, Size Made. Full Length Music
Rsek. continuous Nickle Hinges. Boston
fau Latest Improved Mandolin Attach
rset Used six months. In perfect con-
4.tra.
REGULAR Price 500. Sale Price s2s5.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Estey organ. No. u55si. Chapel Style.
Walnut Case Nine Stops; 5 Octaves.
secondhand. Good condition.
Worth New. so Sale Price. so
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

schubert Piano. Style II. No. 22ssL
Mahogany Case, same as above. slightly
saop-worn. Perfect condition.
Regular Price 500; Sale Price, S535.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

A1san & Hamhn organ. No IS7eOe Par
lor style
Walnut case; Music Pocket In ton; s
SOP. Great organ and Swell; Lamp
STANDS
Worth New. S65 Sale Price. SIS.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Chicago Cottage organ. Style 5.No. 1883.
Par.or style.
French Plate Glass Mirror In top; Wal
on case. 10 stops. Couplers. Swell and
Great organ. Used three months.
Worth New, SIS. a bargain al $40.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Gem Organ. No. 5i5ie. Parlor style.
Walnut case. Music Pocket In top: 10
stops Swell and Great organ. Neat
Case
Worth New. $50. Sale Price. SIS.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

N.mhill organ. No. rt6595. Large Parior
SHit walnut case. Burl Walnut Panels
ia 'front.' high top. 10 stops. Coup.tTs. Swell
ard Great organ. Secondhand. Good
condition
WORTH New. t6. q bargain at SIS
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

DOROTHY IN THE ORCHARD.
Dear little workers IN Paint Box Town.
Here n a picture Of Dorothy Brown
Helping the gardener to gather the fruit
Ripe. luscious apples. and SNOWFALL. -
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

49,. .ton Piano. style A. No 1850.
MEDIUM SIZE. Mahogany Finish. Full
rtrsu Music Rack; Pedals; Boston
palm splendid condition. Rented nine
months.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
New Organs.

sigfty shop-worn. Great bargains al
quoted. These Organs fully guar
Fanny.
CHICAGO COTTAcu nDrAN
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
Grand Pianos.

''a"tO q Davis Concert Grssa. No. 2sOt9.
'''@"una Rosewood Case. Carved Less
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

kH q bury Piano. style D. No. $500
Largest SAFE made Mahogany Case
Double NeneeTed inside and out; Ivory
Key. continuous Nickel Hinges. Full
L.nstl Music Rack; Three Pedals: Bos-
taa Fau; Dulcet M.udle Pedal. Patent
Repeating Action: New Improved Scale.
slgaty shop worn-can hardly be told
from Piano direct from factory.
Regular Price $50, Sale Price S3o5.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

TAYLOR g. Farley Organ. No. 2ss92 Parlor
STYLE.
Music Cabinet IN top: Octaves; s
St0ps Secondhand. Good condition.
Worth New. SIS. Sale Price. $40.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Stein Square .ano
A very fine Instrument
Well worth 500 a bargain at so.
Hallett & Cumston Square Plano. NoN05
solid Walnut Case Ivory Keys. over
strung Bass, Seven Octaves. Round Cor
ners.
a bargain az so.
Wake Square Piano. No. 81 A bargain
CT so
Stoddard & Durham Square Piano No
iSo- A bargain al IS.
Bacon & Raven Square Piano. No. S5lL
bargain at SO
Smith square Piano. No. iilgT. A bar
gain at SIS
Many other bargains IN Square Pianos
Prices quoted are for cash but We will
sell on terms OF sl0 cash and s. per month
with addition of per cent. interest on
deferred payments.
CTRW z DUTNO IN
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Standard organ. No SlS63. Parlor style
Music Cabinet IN top. Octaves. Ivory
Keys. Stops. Secondhand. Good con-
1ltlou
Worth New, $40. sale Price. So
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

k.rgsbury Piano. Style b. No. 1901.
same a. above.
Regular Price. 1910. Sale Price, 500.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

Beatty organ. No. m253 Parlor Style
Walnut Case; - stops. Second hand.
Fair condition
Worth New, so. Sale Price, s9.T5
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
Organs.

Windsor organ, No. i9iTi. Chapel Style
solid Walnut Case. Eleven Stops AMI
Doupisrs swell anc Great Organ. Five
t4tes. Secondhand but IA good con
l.Lpn.
Worth New. s65. sale Price. SIS
Beatty organ. No. 1897. Parior Style.
Walnut Case. p stops. Second an nd.
Fair condition
Worth New, so. sale Price. $.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

tsN@~4a4 49, WV N-'~ 49, w.
kiuesbury Piano. Style B. No. 2sOs.
same az above. except Handsome Bur-
Walnut Case.
Regular Price. 575, Sale Price. $50.
ktngsbury Piano. style b. No. ISIS.
same as above.
Regular Price. $50. Sale Price, SIS.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

NftAH square 4 taNo.
A very fine Instrument
Wen worth 500. a bargain at so.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-09
BRYAN AND HIS SILVER IDOL,
he Thinks there Will be no Considerable
Opposition to tho KeaffrmntIon OF the
Chicago Pin. u.form

LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. 5.-At the
fourth annual banquet of the Ne
braska Travelling Mems Bryan's
Club tonight, at the Lincoln Hotel,
Mr.. William j. Bryan's address was
the feature. Touching on national
topics, he SAID in part:
"We are now near enough to the
National Convention to feel assured
that there will be no considerable
opposition to the reaf1irmation of the
Chicago platform. The late elections
destroyed the last hope of those who
sought to modify or subtract from
the creed enunciated at CHICAGO in
1896.
"The Democratic party still con.
tends for the restoration of bimetal-
ism at the ratio of 1G to 1, the only
ratio advocated by those who believe
in the double standard; it also con.
tends for the greenback as against
the bank notes."
Mr.. Bryan also discussed trusts
and imperialism.