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The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel. cures diabetes,
seminal emissions. weak and lame backs
rheumatism and all irregularities of the
Kidneys and bladder in both men ana
women. regulates bladder troubles in chill
dren. If not sold by your druggist VIII
be sent by mail on receipt of 81. One
small bottle is two months treatment
and will cure any case above mentioned
Dr. Z. w. Hall. sole manufacturer, p o.
Box 62s st. Louis, Mo. Send for testl-
monials. Sold by all druggist and SOLO,
mons Co.. Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

Covington, Ga, July %, 1888
This is to certify that I have used Dr.
Halls Great Discovery for Rheumatism
Kidney and Bladder Troubles, and will
say it. is far superior to anything l have
ever used for the above complaint. Very
respectfully,
H. l. HORTON, Ex-Marshal
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

wall and remained there until the moon
rose.
There had been several discussions as
to the best way 10 get the lariat up, as
it was agreed that, whether carried I'm
coil over the shoulder or wound round
the body, 1t would hamper the climbers
movements. The question was finally
solved by his taking a coil of thin hide,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
ROYAL AND DEMOCRATIC ANTS.
The Big Black Ants Are GreEarious
and Feed and Range Together.

The big black ant is one of the very
few creatures that once provided with
serviceable wings voluntarily sheds them.
and goes about ever after solely by help
of its slender legs. A light of the south
ern springtime, and the surest sign that
danger frost Is over, is the coming out
of the flying ants. The nest is nearly
always either under or in decaying tim
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
Old Maryland SuperstitiOns,

Witch Killing. If horses are so bad
ly bewitched that one dies. the follow
ing will deprive the witch Of her pow
err: Take the dead horse out into n
field and burn the carcass beside a
tree. First cut a cross in the tree,
then drive a nail in at the cross. Now
take your rifle, which must be loaded
with a silver bullet choose a position
SO that the fire is between you and the
tree, and shoot over the fire at the nail.
When you hit the nail. the witch will
lose her power, and you cannot miss
with the silver bullet.
To Sell Oneself to the Devil.-Go to
the crossroads ut midnight alone and
play on the banjo. If you really want
to sell yourself. two black dogs will
appear and will dance as you play.
Then you promise something fearful.
Any one who thus sold himself was
said to be able to outplay and Guidance
any competitors.
a Method For Girl to Try Her For
tune.-Put an egg to the fire and sit an
hour. The wind will howl and the
dogs bark, and the man you are to
marry will come In and turn the egg
around. If the egg bursts. you will die
Tor possibly. my informant adds. you
will never marry).-Baltlmore Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

"There is something absolutely baf-
fling to understand" said a theatrical
manager about the perfect regularity
of the sizes Of audiences for any given
play. You know | manage two thea
tiers here in New York One of them
holds about 1000 people and the other
holds about 1000 people.
''Now, when we have a play that is
what we call a great success at the
small theater-such a success that we
have to turn people away every night -
it is almost invariable that the number
turned away Is not far from 80 each
night-that is to say. 1000 people come
and get in and 80 come and cannot get
in. And when we have n similar sue
cess at the large theater the average
number OF people turned away is just
the same-about 30-that is, 1000 peo-
pie come and get in and 80 come and
cannot get in.
Now, to all appearances the one
play has made just as big hit as the
other, so why is it that just about 1,03O
people want to see the one every night
and just about 1000 people want to see
the other every night? Why do the
2O3O never come TO the small theater?
They never do. Such a thing was new
er heard of. It's n little section in the
law of averages that never could I'M
derstand. York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

"That man will not live to be DID,"
remarked a scientific man to the writ
er, indicating a man who was standing
near.
"Why, pray" the writer queried
wonderingly.
well, he has not single physio-
logical index of long life. His head is
narrow; he has narrow eyes and nos
trils and a long, delicate hand. all of
which augur i'll for length of days.
IF you observe carefully. you will
find that, with rare exceptions. which
only serve to emphasize the rule, men
who live to be old have wide heads
above the ears and wide foreheads.
Large and wide nostrils are always
evidence that those two important or
gans, the lungs and the heart. are good.
The ears in old men are almost invari-
ably placed low. Again. long lived
people usually have broad and short
hands-inelegant, 1t may be. but still
an indication of long life.
"If. therefore, you see man who an
swers these physical conditions, you
may safely, barring accidents, of
course, predict for him length Of days."
New York Telegram.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
The Land of the Guitar.

In Portugal men play upon the gull
tar as naturally as Yankees whistle.
The peasants are universally given to
the instrument, chiefly as an accom-
paniment to the voice. In towns and
villages the artisans are often expert
guitar players and walk in groups TO
and from their work. enlivening the
journey with music and song. The
carpenter who comes to your house to
execute a small job brings his guitar
with his tools. and the blacksmith is a
far better performer on the guitar than
the anvil.
When the Portuguese day laborer or
workman has finished his long days
toll, he does not HE him to a wineshop
to squander the few cents he has earn
ed; he does not even lean against a
post and smoke or white stick
while swapping yarns with his fellows.
If he did not bring his guitar with him,
he goes straight home and gets it, rests
and comforts himself with the music
while supper is being prepared. After
ward he spends the evening singing
doggerel songs to a strumping accom-
paniment, tilted back in chair against
his own house or on the doorstep of a
neighbor. -Philadelphia Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
The First War Correspondent

AS far as can he gathered, the first
recognized war correspondent to q
newspaper was a man, whose name,
unhappily, has sunk into oblivion, at
the siege of Antwerp in 1881 Much
earlier in the century. though. there
was in an informal and unrecognized
manner a witness named Peter Finner-
ty-one can make a shrewd guess at
his natiopality-"who on his return
from the Walcheren expedition told
the British public a good deal more
about that unfortunate naval and mill
tary blunder than the British govern
ment of the day cared to have publish
ed. There was, too, some really adj
mirable pen and ink work about the
Carlist war in the London papers, not
ably by Frederick Hardman and G.. l..
Gruinesen. Mr.. Gruinesen fell into the
hands of the Carlsts and was about
to be shot when he was rescued from
his impending fate by the intercession
of the late Lord Ranelagh. who had
taken service in the cause of Don Car
los de Bourbon.-LOndon Post
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
Industry and Success.

There's nothin like farmin on a hill
side" said the man with the faded hair
pause i'm the conversation, "if
you pick out a good location"
do you mean to say" they asked
him, that you ever worked on a hill
side farm or anywhere else?"
"Who said anything about workinY'
he rejoined. IL said hillside farmin
was all right if you picked out a good
location. | had location right down
below 40 acre farm where a Teller
put in one whole summer raisin melons
an pumpkins. When they got ripe,
they broke off FIN the vine an rolled
down on to my land. 1t was n good
deal of bother to gather 'em up. but
done it. Made a pretty good thing out
of it too
1t was narrow escape and nearly
cost him his reputation as the LATEST
man in the crowd.-Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
Chinese Leather.

The process by which the Chinese
leather acquires its peculiar character
istics is described as follows:
The skins are put into tubs contain
ing water, saltpeter and salt and after
80 days are taken out, the hair is shay
ed off and the skins well washed in
spring water Each hide is then cut up
into three pieces and we'll steamed,
which is done by passing them several
times backward and forward over n
steaming oven. Further, each piece is
stretched out separately over fiat
board and secured with nails, SO as to
dry gradually and thoroughly in the
sun. The smoke of the oven makes
the leather black, and if it is desired
to have it of a yellow appearance it is
rubbed over with water in which the
fruit of the so called wongchee tree has
been soaked.
OF the offal glue is made by heating
1t in pans for II hours over a slow fire,
and the glue so obtained is poured into
rough earthen vessels, where it re-
mains three days in order to coagulate.
The solid mass is cut into pieces with
sharp knives and carefully laid upon
gratinglike trays TO dry, the time taken
in drying varying from days, with a
northwest wind, to 80 or 40 days with
a southwest.-Boston Transcript.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
a Tob.ccoless Tobacco Heart.

"You have" said a physician, "the
tobacco heart" The patient made an
swer, Doctor, never smoked but
once. and that was when l was boy"
This happened In Germantown. Both
men laughed, and the physician pre-
pared to examine the patient again, so
as to make another diagnosis.
After a half hour of hard work the
tobacco heart still seemed to resemble
the mans disease, ana the physician
said, what do you do for a livingT'
The man replied, IL am tobacconist."
"Well, then, of course, you've got the
tobacco heart, whether you're smok-
err or not" said the physician. "All
day long you breathe In tobacco. The
dust of 1t fills your lungs, circulates
with your blood all over your body and
is digcsted with your food. | have had
a number of cases such as yours, and
prescribe eight hours a day in the
fresh air. You'll find it hard to follow
this prescription. Away from the to-
bacco laden air of your shop you will
have the uneasy, restless longing to
get back to 1t which the smoker, after
a few hours Of abstinence, has for a
cigar. That is strange. but you'll find
1t true. You have unconsciously &C.
CURED the tobacco breathing habit
and it's a habit harder, believe, to
break than the smoking habit ITSELF
Philadelphia Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
One on Him.

swell, bless my soul" exclaimed one
of the first citizens of Chicago, that
breezy metropolis on the banks of Lake
Michigan. when did you hit the
town."
IL have not hit it at ALP corrected
the man from Boston. 1.-The largeness
of the area and the absence Of a def
mite personality preclude such action"
That's So" assented the Chicagoan,
his cordial hilarity little less marked.
by the way. where are you stoppingp"
I'm not stopping at all, my dear
friend"
mot stopping at all? Why. what
the
mo. but I'm staying at the Palmer
House. Deuced expensive place, I'll
say"
That's so! Well, it's too bad"
TOO bad! How's thatT'
"Well, | was going to invite you to
come on out and put up at my house
while you were in town, but since
you're staying at the Palmer House, /
suppose it's no use"
And off he walked.-Kansas City In
dependent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
His Pnraphrase.

"You often see the phrase Memphis,
the Queen of the Valley, God bless
her," remarked "A newspaper man the
other day. 1.-THE birth of that express
sion was the wherefore of one of the
wittiest things Ned Carmack ever said.
'It was in the lifetime of The Appeal
Avalanche and while Mr.. Carmack was
editor of The Commercial. There was
a municipal election of minor impor-
lance on hand, and the editor of The
Avalanche was just happy enough to
do a two column editorial Of gush con-
corning the life and death issues Of the
election under the sentimental headline
Memphis, the Queen of the Valley,
God Bless Herr
"Mr. Carmack came out in the morn
ing paper with no other comment on
the all important subject under consid-
GRAFTON than this epigram, which COM
pletely covered the case and made the
phrase immortal, BLANK, the fool Of
the Valley, God help himP memphis
Scimitar
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
Poorness of Blood
The Cause of Exhausted Nerves
and All the Ills of a Weak
ened Body.
Or. a. w. Chase's
Nerve and Blood Pills
MAKE RICH, RED. HEALTHY BLOOD
AND STEADY NERVES.

Let the blood get thin, weak and
vatery, and every part of the body is
exhausted for want of proper nourish-
ment. The digestive system fails to do
its duty, and there is Indigestion and
dyspepsia the liver and kidneys become
clogged and inactive; there are pains IN
the back, sides and limbs; headache
and neuralgia; the nerves become ex-
hausted, aud there is nervousness, sleep
lessness and irritability, female COM
plants, lassitude and dependency.
To rid the system of these distressing
ills, caused by weak and impure blood,
there is no preparation so effective as
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve and Blood
Pills, the prescription of Americas
greatest physician, Dr. A. w. Chase. :.
DIR. A. w. Chase's Nerve and Blood
Pills increase the number OF corpuscles
in the blood, and so nourish and in
vigorate the whole system. They gently
regulate the bowels, make the kidneys
and liver active, tone the stomach and
digestive system, and give new energy
and vitality to every organ OF the body.
Eminent physicians who have pre-
scribed DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve and
Blood Pills pronounce them the greatest
of restoratives for weak and impure
blood so cents box, at all dealers, or
by mail on receipt of price, by DR.. A.
w. Chase Medicine Company, Buffalo,
N. Y, On every box of the genuine
will be found portrait and fac-simile
signature of DR.. A. W. Chase.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
AF.,ro,ten Counter.ign.

"War with raw recruits in the begin
ming is apt to lead TO many amusing
experiences" said the old army officer
who saw service In Cuba. Now, you
couldn't ask for better soldiers than we
had in Cuba. but "A large number OF
them were new TO the business and had
much to learn, and much to their cred
1t, 1t can be said that they soon learned
ii.
81 had occasion to leave our lines one
night soon after we arrived in Cuba,
and upon my return 1t suddenly struck
me that | had forgotten the counter
sign. / puzzled over it for some time,
but for the life of me | couldn't recall
the word that had been given out.
While | was thinking 1t over l heard
the command:
"'Halt! Who comes thereT
"'Friend,' | answered, thinking that
the countersign would come to me In
moment.
".Advance friend, and give the coun-
tersign,' said the sentry.
"As the countersign had slipped from
me completely walked up to him and
said sharply:
"'Call the corporal of the guardv
"'Gosh, answered the sentry, L
knew it was something like that, but
I'm derned If | hadn't forgotten it,!
Mosey onv
II 'mosied,' but took the trouble to
look up the corporal Of the guard and
have him give the sentry further in
structions regarding the duties Of a
ntry."-Detroit Free Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

During one of the earliest visits OF the
royal family TO Balmoral Prince Albert,
dressed In simple manner, was cross
ing one of the Scottish lakes In a
steamer and was curious to note every
thing relating To the management of
the vessel and. among many other
things, the cooking. Approaching the
galley. where brawny highlander
was attending to the culinary matters,
he was attracted by the savory odors
of a pot of 'hodgepodge." which the
highlander was preparing.
"What is thatT asked the prince,
who was not known TO the cook.
"Hodgepodge, sir" was the reply.
"How is 1t nader was the next
question.
"Why, there's mutton intipt and tur-
nips intil't and carrots intirt and
"Yes. yes" said the prince; 'but what
is intil't?"
The man looked at him, and, seeing
that the prince was serious, he replied:
"There's mutton intil't and turnips
intilt and
Eyes, certainly. | know" urged the
inquirer. "but what Is intl't-intilt|
"Man." yelled the highlander, bran
dishing his big ladle, 'am no tellin We
what's intil't? There's mutton intiPt
and
Here the interview was brought to a
close by one of the princes suit, who
fortunately was passing, explaining to
his royal highness that ''intil't" simply
meant Into it, and nothing more.-Ex-
change
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

A North Columbus woman has a
charming little daughter who is very
indiscreet The other day in the midst
of reception the little girl cried on
account of the toothache. Her mother
tried to console her.
There, my darling, don't cry. Your
toothache will pass away"
"How will it go away" replied little
Edith, her voice broken with sobs. Il
can't take my teeth out like you can,
ma."-Ohio State Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

Ii has been shown by Koch and 9th
ers that soap Is microbicide, or germ
killer. and. according to Professor Sera-
fini, soda or potash soap is quite n good
disinfectant, not only because of the
alkalis, but the combination itself.
Heating the water fayors the effect.
Resinous soaps are not the best disin-
fectants. Marseilles soap is very good.
A solution OF or per cent kills the
most resisting microbes. Washington
Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
InsuIted.

Troubled with insomnia, are your"
said DR.. Paresis after listening to his
patients tale of VIDE. Tried all the
usual remedies, have you? Well, now
suppose you try to read The impress
sions of Bohemian It's a new book,
just out. | tried to read IT last night
and was asleep in three minutes"
"Sir," replied the patient. with freez-
ing dignity, Il am the author of that
book. and have the honor to wish you
a very good evening"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
Mnny Fraudulent Claims.

All the big life insurance companies
spend lot of money each year to pre-
vent fraudulent claims from being
paid, and the ingenuity with which
some of these claims are planned calls
for the very best detective service that
the companies can command. They
are willing to spend good deal more
than the amount of the policy to ex-
pose these frauds. indianapolis News
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

Stage Manager-You say you have
had some stage experience?
Miss CUSHION, yes, indeed took
the leading part in our church cantata
at home once, and-well, to tell you
the truth, everybody said just played
my part too lovely for anything.-Co-
lumbus (O) State Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

According to The Hawaiian Gazette,
there are ordinarily from 80 to 40 vari-
cites of fish in the Honolulu market. A
large percentage of the natives make
their living by fishing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05
Human Nature.

81 can't understand jenkins. When
my salary was raised from SIS to $40,
he was the first to pat me on the back
and congratulate me-"
"WellY
"Now that I'm getting $50 he hardly
speaks to me-"
well. you know Jenkins is still get
ting 25."-Philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

The Detroit Journal, semi-weekly
and the BANNER one year for $l.70.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

Nine times out of ten II is over the
Bridge of Signs that we pass the mar
row gulf from youth to manhood.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

Don't suffer with indigestion. Rex
Tablets will digest what you eat. Ask
your druggist for them. Take no other.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

The cheese mite is more tenacious Of
life than any other insect.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

That sour stomach may be instantly
relieved by Rex Dyspepsia Tablets.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-05

There are no microbes on the Swiss
mountains at an altitude OF 1000 feet,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-04
TENNIS EXPERTS.
Hall Defeats Larned in Middle States
Tournament.

Hall Defeats Larned in Middle states
Tournament.
The middle states championship lawn ten
mis- tournament was continued at the Orange
Lawn Tennis Club grounds Orange, n. j.,
yesterday.
The feature Of the day was the victory
Of E. L. Hall over W. A. Larned in the
first round of the championship singles.
Larned was thought to be almost invincble
this spring. but he met his Waterloo at
the hands of the veteran crack, who made
his temperance in tournament play three
weeks ago. when he won the New Jersey
state championship.
Hall lost the first set by Go. and in the
second Larned led up to A. Hall finally
pulled out the second set, after Larned had
been within a game of it at ct In the third
set Halls play became still more aggreS-
sive. In the lead he held the advantage up
to So Then Larned made one last effort
to turn the tide of defeat and after win
ming the next two games came within a
stroke Of tying the score at Sail. Hall was
too steady for him, and his nerve held on
to the end, finally winning by G|.
E. P. Fischer was beaten in straight sets
by Holcomb Ward of Harvard.
The scores were as follows:
Championship singles (flrst round)--J.
Parmly Paret beat H. NICK. Jones by de-
fault: Beals C. Wright beat John s. Nor
ris, 6t3, 6-3; Richard Stevens beat DIR.
Larkin w. Glazebrook g. c.; Dwight
F. Davis beat Edward P. Larned. Go, 6-1;
Holcomb Ward beat Edwin P. Fischer. CO,
e.; Edward L. Hall beat William A.
Larned 2-6 IS, g.
Championship doubles first round)-
Dwight F. Davis and Holcomb Ward beat
]. Parmly Paret and John c. Davidson.
e. 90: Everett R. Colby and Gerard P.
Herrick beat Howard A. Colby and ]. F.
Talmage, jr., Ga, 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-04
THE COMMERCE OF CUBA.
Report for the Various Ports of the
Island for May.


Island for May.
The division of customs and insular af-
fairs of the War Department gave out for
publication today the statement that 23S
vessels of tonnage Of 246,5S7 entered the
several ports of the Island Of Cuba during
the month of May, and that 236 vessels Of a
tonnage Of 24O3O7 cleared from those ports
during the same period.
During the month Of May 1O1 vessels
carrying the American flag entered the sew
eral ports of Cuba, of a tonnage of 1o3,515,
while 1O2 vessels of tonnage of 102, 161,
carrying the American flag. cleared from
the several ports of Cuba during the same
period.
The remaining vessels which entered and
cleared at the several ports OF the Island
of Cuba during the month Of May, 1900.
were: Entered, British. 40; tonnage, 4.OI6;
cleared, As; tonnage, 43.742. German, en-
tered, Il; tonnage 1850; cleared. 10; tom
mage O,361. Spanish. entered. 10; tonnage.
80 21S; cleared, Is; tonnage, 32,923. French.
entered. 2; tonnage, 1898; cleared, 2; ton
mage, 1898 Norwegian, entered, "a: ton
mage, d 4S; cleared, 40: tonnage, 31,1+0.
Cuban, entered, 7; tonnage, 4.S4; cleared,
9; tonnage, 3,s42 Haitian. entered, 4; ton
mage, 3O4: cleared. Z; tonnage. go. Uru-
guayan, entered. 1: tonnage. 3S; cleared.
none. Venezuelan. entered, none: cleared.
l; tonnage, Doh Swedish, entered, none;
cleared /; tonnage. 391, and Danish, en-
tered. 2; tonnage, 607; cleared. L: tonnage,
3l5