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The age-herald., 1900-05-27
TREE UNDER WHICH POE WROTE

From New York Letter.
 The old cherry tree under which Edgar Allan Poe used to sit, and in whose shade he is known to have written at least part of "The Raven," is to be cut down. It stands in that suburb of New York called Fordham, near the little house in which Poe lived, and which is known as the Poe cottage" There are to be street improve ments made in the neighborhood and the cherry tree is in the way. Wood choppers have the contract for cutting it down, and it will soon be laid low. Dr. F. J. Chau- vet is the owner of the tree, and he may have it preserved in the form of many relics, or move 1t bodily to some other spot. The tree has been dead for years, but it still stands.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27
HOW PETTUS KILLS TIME
From the Washington Post.

From the WaShlngtOn POSt.
 Like the ancient philosopher who drew circles in the sand with his sword, Sena- tor Pettus draws circles on the senate carpet with his leg.
 Whenever the debate gets dull and stu pid-which is never the case, however, when Tillman is on the floor-Mr. Pettus falls upon his favorite amusement to di- vert his mind. Stretching out his leg to it's farthest extremity, he plants his heel in the carpet and then swings himself around in his chair Through dint of con stant practice and much exertion he has now become so expert that he can de- scribe radius of about 9S degrees. Back ward and forward his leg swings for an hour at time, and it won't be long be- fore a groove in the carpet marks the movement of the senator's heavy heel.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27
BIvoUAC ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE

Walt Whitman.
 halting, Below a fertile valley spread. with barns and the orchards of summer Behind, the terraced sides of a mountain, abrupt, in places rising high, Broken, with rocks, with clinging cedars, with tall shapes dingily seen; The numerous camp-fires scattered near and far, some away up on the moun- tain; The shadowy forms of men and horses, looming, large-sized, flickering, And over all the slzy-the sky. far, far out of reach, studded, breaking out the eternal stars.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27
RESTRICTIONS OF A BACHELox
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Men are bachelors from principle wo- men are old maids from practice.
 A man is never really ugly till he is so ugly that it is becoming to him.
 When a man dreams he proposed to a girl he always wakes up flat on his back.
 When a man is first in love he never imagines that the girl would ever insist on wearing an old pair of kid gloves to bed with her.
 No woman ought to be allowed to get married till she has learned how to make bread and has forgotten all but three ways of making salad.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

From the Chicago Times Herald.
 It is a common saying that the Methodist church breeds good politicians. Some of the most successful and resourceful men in public life were nourished at the breast of Methodism. It is a great church-great in it's militant power and evangelical virility Behind it's conferences and legislative councils there is ofttimes more clever log rolling and sagacious political generalship than is developed at a national republican or democratic convention
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

I had something to say about Clark How ell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, last Sunday Since that time I have been in. Georgia and learned something of MT Howells political and other ambitions. He is to be president of the next Georgia state senate, and the politicians say he will sue ceed Hon. Allen D. Candler two years hence as governor of Georgia. It is hls purpose, I understand, to continue the edi- torship of the Constitution, even though he be elected governor. MT. Howell is fortu- nate in having very strong and thor oughly equipped corps of assistants on the Constitution, headed by Joel Chandler liar ris, P J. Moran and Julian Harris, the lat ter being city editor.
 The most important news in connection with MT. Howell right now is the fact that he is to be married in July to Miss Annie Conner of Savannah, daughter of the late H. M. Conner, who was for several years and until his recent death president of the Central of Georgia railroad and one of the ablest and wealthiest business men in the south. She is niece of Mir. B. B. Conner of Birmingham.
 MT and Mrs Howell will visit Europe, spending a few weeks at the Paris exposi- ton on their bridal tour.
 Birmingham has waited long time for a new hotel. It has needed one badly. I understand now that there are to be two handsome new hotels erected very soon one on the Methodist church lot, corner of Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue, and the other a block or two above and nearer First avenue. It is said that both are to be very handsome hotels. One, l under stand, is to be conducted on the European plan and the other on both the American and European plans. Each one is to cost in the neighborhood of quarter of a mill lion dollars
 Birmingham is to float an issue of bonds Something like $3O0,000 of interest coupons on the bonds issued a dozen or more years ago have remained unpaid, on account of the tax rate of Birmingham having been insufficient to meet the inter- est account A new issue of $e0O,C00, to take up these interest coupons, is, there fore, to be foated The board of alder men has decided to make these thirty-year per cent. gold bonds and have resolved not to sell them at less than par With city tax rate of 1 per cent, provided for by the last legislature, the revenue of the city will be amply sufficient to pay inter- est on all the bonds, as well as meet cur rent expenses. There should, therefore, be no difficulty in floating this new issue at par Other southern cities have recently fioated bonds at a much lower rate of in- terest than this. Notable among these cities is Augusta, Ga, which recently fioated an issue at 31A per cent.
 The average rate of interest on the pres ent outstanding bonds of the city of Bir- mingham is within a fraction of per cent. and some of the outstanding bonds draw per cent. interest. But, it is true that some of them in the past have drawn very little interest Under the recent act of the leg islature and the new charter however, Birmingham's credit should now be as good as that of any city in the south.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27
SCANTY

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 Neither the tailors nor the ready-to-wear people will build any castles the profits realized on the wardrobes of Uncle An drew Carnegie and Uncle Russell Sage.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

MT. and Mrs. Dewey are about convinced, after looking the country and the white house over, that they do not desire to make a change of premises next spring.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE


 'Visit thy friends, and ask favors."
 Heavy losses threaten thee in thy busi- ness; avoid speculation and ri six. The young will court
 "A child born on this day will be we'll conducted, steady, and much respected, but not fortunate. If female, she will have much trouble in money matters after mar riage.'
 The sun will rise tomorrow morning at 454 o'clock, and one hour and fifty-four minutes later, or at 6:4S precisely, the eclipse of the sun by the moon will begin. There will not be absolute totality as view ed from Birmingham, but at thirtythree minutes and thirty seconds after ' o'clock the eclipse will appear to be practically total, and so appear for about one minute. The shadow will pass from the earth at eighteen minutes past o'clock Field glasses, operas glasses and ordinary glass smoked will be found serviceable in view ing the phenomenon. As the sun will be nearly two hours high when the eclipse begins, there will be no necessity for the inhabitants of the valley to greet jocund day upon the misty mountain top. There is no telling what the clouds will do; but if the morning sky be clear the spectacle of the shadow on the sun will be sublime, and none should fail to witness 1t.
 'If by chance or otherwise you ever come upon a wildcat still, or rude distil- lery of the 'moonshiners, you can have good time, if you begin properly" said the colonel. 'The first thing to do, If you are not shot before you can do it, is to stir the fire under the kettle, as if you meant to keep it brightly burning. Then take the wooden paddle you will see and stir the steaming mash, and follow that act Of courtesy and guarantee of good faith by pouring water into the proper receptacle for the still. These acts make you guilty of illicit distilling and place
 YOU before the law on an exact footing with the owners and work CTS of the still, the moonshiners themselves. They will at once perceive that you are not revenue raider nor a spy, and that you are merely a friendly visitor desiring to be on friendly terms with the boys, and that in court or out of it you will not testify against them. They will be disarmed of all suspicion, and then proceed to make you have the jolliest and best of good times You will be expected to make yourself at home, and you cer- tainly won't disappoint them by falling short of their expectations"
 "Once upon time, not a thousand years ago, I was entertained by some charming 'moonshiners not thousand miles from Birmingham; and recall no experience of mine more enjoyable. After had initiated myself into the brotherhood by poking the fire, stirring the mash and pouring in wa ter, was gladly greeted, and at once taken into the house and given a long, strong and steady pull at jug of the | finest mountain dew that ever made man | happy without the after penalty of a | headache. It was real nectar for the gods. | Supper was served about dark and such a | supper! There were barbecued birds, bar | becued fish, barbecued squirrels and barbe- | cued chickens, and batter-bread and ash cake and hoecake and griddlecake. and big
 foamy biscuits. On the table was big
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

The man of the town and slag dumps scarcely knows how green and positively beautiful the country is at present.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Senator Hoar is so grieved over the sup posed fate of Aguinaldo that he declines to crate on the Fourth of July.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

The Turk Is buying Krupp guns instead of paying that $9O,000 bill His attention should be called to the discrepancy.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

While the congress of mothers was in session at Des Moines the fathers rocked the cradle without careing a fig about rul- ing the world.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

MT Mckinley has not fully succeeded in finding a scapegoat in that nasty Cuban business, for Mark Hanna is doing all the scapegoa ting he can stand up under.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

In Chairman Smiths address, printed in yesterdays Age-Herald a distressing typo- graphical error occurred. The campaign committee was made to say that consti- tutional convention will and can never be called, whereas the sentence in question should have read: Under the constitution no constitutional convention will or ever can be held except by vote of the people"
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Major Rathbone cannot shock the coun- try by disclosing the manner of Mark Han- na s election to the senate.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Dr. Oswald has started the one-meal-a- day fad in this country, when he should have started it in Mafeking.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

While Lord Roberts advances upon Pre- toria Web. Davis proclaims that "the Boers must win" One is wind and the other fact.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Brer Nicely of Havana will not partici- pate in this years republican campaign. He has been active and strenuous in its behalf and his own since he was of age.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Horsehead porrdge may be nourishing and even appetizing, as Lady Sarah Will son says. but thus far its adoption has not spread beyond Mafeking.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

The Boer envoys will have to be content with the glad hand, for Secretary Hay has nothing further in stock.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Alfred Austins poem is coming over in sections in the hope that a wrecking of the cable can be avoided.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Poet Laureate Austin needs relief of some kind but the case is clearly beyond military skill and the fool-kller is over worked
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Tammany, as the ice man, has become a great and overwhelming issue in New York
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Nicely knew when fortune knocked at his door, and he flung it wide open.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

The frosts in Europe will not affect the French wine crop in California.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Colonel Baden-Powell has demonstrated that man may part his name, as well as his hair, in the middle and yet become great
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

Twenty-one newspaper correspondents have been killed or died of disease in the South African war, and the London Daily Mail indulges in the strange boast that it was privy to the death of ten of them.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

The relief of Mafeking has not affected the prices of horses or mules.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

The senate has bores enough of its own.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27
CHURCH POLITICIANS

oom Paul is moving up to his mountain resort in the winter time.
The age-herald., 1900-05-27

The Turk Is buying Krupp guns instead of paying that ssO,00o bill His attention should be called to the discrepancy
 The man of the town and slag dumps scarcely knows how green and positively beautiful the country is at present.
 Senator Hoar is so grieved over the sup posed fate of Aguinaldo that he declines to crate on the Fourth of July
 Dr. Oswald has started the one-meal-a- day fad in this country, when he should have started it in Mafeking.
 Major Rathbone cannot shock the coun- try by disclosing the manner of Mark Han mas election to the senate.
 Alfred Austin's poem is coming over in sections in the hope that wrecking of the cable can be avoided.
 Tammany, as the ice man, has become a great and overwhelming issue in New York
 The frosts in Europe will not affect the French wine crop in California.
 Nicely knew when fortune knocked at his door, and he flung it wide open. 
 The relief of Mafeking has not affected the prices of horses or mules.
 Oom Paul is moving up to his mountain resort in the winter time
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15

an unusually small percentage Of this
years new cotton was received in August
Speaking roundiy, Il may be said that the
bureau report indicates a commercial crop
OF about l0.95o 0Q bales.
Stocks we're generally weak early. with
a few issues under special pressure. par
ticularly People Gas and Northern Pa
cine. Gas was depressed 10 siN by Thurs
day. but by Saturday had sprung up
about points on reports u settlement
OF the gas war IN Chicago. Toward the
end Of the week. sentiment became moro
bullish ia the whole market owing large
ly 20 a more cheerful view OF The imam
cial situation. aud nearly an stocks fol-
lowed more or les sthe strong head OF
Peoples Gas. Northern Pscinc and To
bacco being prominent features. Tho
bank statement showed a decline In the
surplus Of only A.55oOo0 with gold i'm
ports on the way, ana this being better
than expected. caused a strong close.
Prices may be- higher early Ia the week
hut u Is hardly time set for any big up
ward movement. ana purchases are not
advised except ON good reactions.
Wm. r Williams
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15

Elirida CBr. l.i54 tons Redeem SID Tyne.
SEPT Z.
Hedwig Ger. l.54O tons. Yensen. due oct.
for Manchester.
Helga (Nor i.S75 tons. Roiahl. sid
Shields. Aug 90
iiurworth tBD. 1881 tons. Keith. sid.
shields. Sept q
Homeric lBn, 1883 tons. Kerr. posted al
Cotton Exchange
Jacob Bright OBn. i.7i3 tons. Anderson
sid Tenerire. Oct
Juanita North (Br, 2.235 tons, az Coronel
Aus. II.
Juno CBr). -- tons. MeCracken. due Oct
IS, for Reevl and 81 Petersburg. sid
Hamburg Oct. 3
Man,inea (BO. 1871 tons kehoe: due oct.
81 for Bremen
Miguel NJ Pinnlos Cspanl. 2iss tons.
Camps due Oct IS for Barcelona
Neptune (Br. ans tons az ST. Michaels.
Sept. 20. Tor coal: due oct. Is
Ormesby (Brl. LES tons. Robinson. due
Oct Is sid Tenerine. Oct .
Orion (Br), 2.oS7 tons, Watts. SD. New
York. oct. 3
Piatea CBr). 2Oit tons Purdy: sid Liver
pool, oct 3; due oct. IS. for Manche-
ter
pydna CBr). ISIS tons, Crossey: sid elias
gov. Sept y. due Get Is Tor Liverpool.
Ratio (Bn. 2.7i7 tons. Nisbet; sid Sour
Sauna CNor). goo tons. wahlberg; sid.
Hamburg Sept q
Thirdly tBr), LIS tons. -; cid Middles-
bono. Oct Z
wnitred CBr. l.t55 tons Clark. sid Ham
burg Scot 81
wastwater (Brl. i.s4 tons. Stephen; sid
Manchester. Oct 4
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15
shipping Memoranda

Charleston. s. c.. oct. H-Arrived.
f.amers Algonquin. Platt. Jacksonville.
90 dproceedsd 20 New York. Seminole,
hflrse. Jacksonville. and proceeded TO
Boston, iroquois Kemble. New York, had
head seas. viii proceed to jacksonville at
m.iright Manningtry (I3rl. Taylor. st.
Lucia schooner Adele Thackera. McKeen,
Newport News.
Sailed steamer Pareth (Br). Mckenzie.
teUandina; schooners Annie c. Grace.
EskridEe. Bridgeport: J. II. Parker, Ham
nond New York; island city. Henderson,
Philadelphia.
ffrnaudins Fla. oct. H--Arrived.
steamer Herald. New York
sailed schooner Lizzie y. Wiley. Wald-
emar New York: Florence k Hewson.
Preston. Georgetown.
Key West, oct N-ArTived steamers
.s"lck, Lodge. Norwich; Ollvette. Smith
fofi Tampa. and sailed for Havana.
sailed. steamer Miami Delano. Miami.
tel sacola. Fla. oct. N.-Arrived,
Mangfove Seymour. New or
'-ahs bark llis GtalD. Beuadl. Tenerife
Eefms aip Pensacoh. Simmons. Galve ton.
rai'd steamer Capenor CBr). Rodham.
Bremen
f'iticuia. Eta. Oct. i3.-Arrived. steam
f.p Pacia tspanl. Cerarda. Cienfuegos
'"led. steamship Minerva (span). Fab
-' h't'erinm. otto (Nor.). Bruins. &c
i2i and Malaga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15
The Old Reliable.

blocks OF him ~ the approach ~ O'Clock
A. exactly half-past three Jim rouse'
himself from his lethargy on the bottom
Of hts tank and begins 20 swim vigorously
on the surface when be reaches the cor
ner from which the cock g. visible b.
pauses a minute. sticks his head out OF
water and delivers vigorous appeal "a
the clock to hasten the movement Of the
hands on lie face.
Sometime Jim rises almost bolt up
right In the water. ana shakes fiipper al
'he minute hand. Hurry up" he says q
b. and barks again. With the approach
90 O'Clock he becomes more excited. A
Aiail and Express reporter was watching
'the time teller yesterday Just as
o'clock arrived
Jim" had in his 90 cult 3. q 90 ca the Toint
FOR his howl when he realized the hour
lie closed his jaws, gave q Zap OF his tai
and crawled on 70 fhe platform az the end
81 tie tank where be- patiently awaited
the cells ana raw nsh that we're thrown "a
him q
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15


Bravo (Norl 900 tons. Andrtassen; aid.
London. Sept. 20
Colin Archer CNor). $50 tons. Martlnsen /;
cid Cork. Sept. q.
Cousglia Galstola QtaD. 5si tons. Ambro-
sano. cid Alglers. Aug. %
Emile Marie (NoD. SO tons, Tohnesen.
sd. Runcorn. Sept. s
Elsa Ger iis0 tons. Springer: sid
Bremen. Sept g.
Francesca dtaD. i.0S3 tons Bancolari: sid.
Rotterdam. Sept y.
Gazelle (Br). zee tons. Green; at Rio jan
Giro. Sept. 3
James A. Wright. s. 7tons. English; sid.
Phiiadeiphla. oct. 8.
Maria Adelaide utaD 40 tons. Olivari,
sid Genoa, June 6, pd Tarifa. Sept II
Pietro Accame dtaD, SIS tons, Costa. cid
Hamburg. Aug. Il.
Prince George (Nor). AVS tons, Hansen
sid. Fowey Sept. 10.
Paola Madre UtaD. 1,03s tons schiahino;
sid. Genoa. Oct. ?
Oct. 3
schwanden tNor), I7 tons, Erickson; sid
Table Bay. Aug p
Veronica OBJ. i0a3 tons. Mcleod; az Wa
terford Sept q.
james c. Pendleton (Nor.l. SO tons, Mich
olaisen: sld London. Oct y.
F'ristad (Nor). 1915 tons, Jacobsen; pd.
Lundey Island. Oct Il.
Blandina p (Aust). 7si tons, Rosmanich.
at Marsellles. Aug. q.
Stella del Mare utal). iiS5 tons, Lavagi-
nus. sid Genoa, oct. :
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15
TINS SEAL TELLS TINE.
Jim Knows Exactly when His Meal
Hour D. at Hand.

Hour D. at Hand.
From the New York Mail and Express.
"Quartor before 1. only two hours more
10 quitting time" said the policeman who
stands in front Of the aquarium. at the
Battery. He did not look at his watch as
he said II. nor even glance at the clock on
tho Produce Exchange tower. His remark
was based entirely upon series Of sounds
from the aauarium's interior; long. reso-
nant and piercing. they were on the Dor
der line between a bleat. q shrek aud a
bark
Jim the time teller" was reminding
his Keepers that mealtime was approach
Ing. Jim il the aquarium biz seal, which
for more than a year and half has oe-
cupleA the tank at the south end Of the
building.
All the aouarium's residents are FED al
o'clock IN the afternoon. For the hrst few
months OF his captivity Jim barked inter
mittentiy during the afternoon. and mani
tested no especial interest In any particu'
lar hour OF the day but as he grew FAINT
liar with the 4 o'clock idea he developed q
desire 20 be able 20 distinguish u. Jim no
ticed that Superintendent Spencer ana th'
keepers invariably studied the elcck Just
before 4 o'clock. lie initiated their exam
pie, and began q study OF the hour and
minute hands II is visible from only on
corner OF this tank. For hours Jim would
lie In that corner with his head raised
silently etuuying.
One afternoon about two months ago
when the hands pointed 90 hnlf-paat three
he gave a terrific 'T-have-foun3-it' yeli
ard dived triumphantly back into his tank
That yelp marked the point where Jim be
came the time teller" Every day since
that he has notified people within twS
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15
WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW.
Cotton Weakens on the bureau Re-
port-The Indicated Crop-Stocks
Rallied.

Cotton Weakeus on the bureau Re
port-The Indicated Crop-StOcks
Rallied.
Anticipation OF bullish bureau report
kept the cotton market firm early In the
week and prices advanced some 25 points.
Some OF this advance had been lost, and
January was huctuating around i0c when
the report came. proving a good deal less
bulllsh than had been universally expect
81. Prices broke sharply. and after va
rious nervous fluctuations. the market
closed weak at net decline OF about IS
points January. s.53c.
The bureau reported the October con-
dition at ST., which was about 5 points
higher than generally looked for. II may
not be amiss. at this time. 70 endeavor
10 see what sort OF a crop this report in
dicates: and probably the safest method
t. by comparison with the average Of
a number Of preceding years.
For the six years Immediately preced-
Ing the average crop Is a trihe over 2.
10000 bales. II we call this years acre
age increase s per cent. over last year.
which Is perhaps not far wrong. II would
make the increase just about iiia per cent.
larger than the average Of the six years.
according to accepted figures. The average
October condition for the six years. was
"a. so that this year Is % below the aver
age. Now, 20 compared with 6s.4. Is about
80 per cent with these explanations, the
following calculation Will be quite clear.
Average crop. six years ........... 10000
Add for acreage increase .......- ll"e"
100000
Deduct Tor lower condition ....... 1Scto
Indicated crop. iso-0i ....,........ S-o.ool
1t is understood that the actual result
may be somewhat larger or smaller ac-
cording as killing frosts are later or ear
lier than usual The commercial crop may
prove slightly smaller on account OF the
unusually close marketing OF the on
cotton" last summer This. however. y
partially offset by the circumstance that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-15
The vI.IbIr SUNNY OF Cotton.

From the New York Commercial and
Financial Chronicle oct 10.
The visible supply Of cotton to oct l.
as made up by cable and telegraph, Is as
follows Continental stocks. as well a.
those for Great Britain and the afioat. are
this weeks returns. ana consequently all
European figures are brought down 90
Thursday evening. But 20 make the total
the complete figures Cor tonight tOct 10
We add the item Of exports from the Unit
"a States. including Ia IL the exports OF
Friday only.