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The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09
BLAND POSTMASTER BAXTER.
lie Also Rams a store and Goes After
the Cows at Milking Time.

He Also RIMS store and Goes Affcr
the Cows at Milking Time.
From the Minneapolis Tribune
lie suens. MIN. Nov. B.--T-he little Wiz
lage Of Lexington. on Clear Lake. Ise
sueur county. MINI. claims !, has the
only blind postmaster IN Minnesota, and
probably the only one In the United
States
For more than thirty years Hiram Bax-
ter has served the people Of the village
and surrounding country 10 their entire
satisfaction aud nearly all OF this time
ne has been blind He also has small
general store and an TIM. where he keeps
tho Traveller who needs a meal or nights
lodging He has a wonderful memory and
can always cell n there 10 a PAPER or
letter Tor anyone who calls. HIS wife or
bic son calls on tho names when the
mail Is distributed and a letter may lie
In the ONCE for two weeks. but when the
proper person calls. he remembers &. He
can put hls hand on any one OF the I'D
boxes ard give the name Of che owner.
In the store he has a more accurate
knowledge Of where everything is than
n son VINO tsAf FFNl II HAahNa 10
ence what you ask for. he can put his
hand on Il n Il ls IN stock and will meas
ure ten yarda o. calico or a Eahou OF
Oh with equal facility. and VIII not mako
"a mistake ia weighing a nickeia worth
of candy or a dollars worth OF sugar.
His hearing has been cultivated Until he
knows every one Of bis regular custom
ors by their voice and when one OF them
calls out ANY mali for me-" he answers
yes or no with as much Insurance as X
he saw them. In money matters he favora
coin and can count II almost as RAPIDLY
o. a person with good sight
lie keeps several cows and cares for
them himself Each COW wears bell
and BY this means he hnds and drives
them up from a large woodland pasture.
They seem % realize that he Is different
from other people and no matter how
much he runs against or stumeles over
them they never move.
He Is wonderful example % what
man can 90 in a business way who has
lost his sight.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

we're encouraging on the whole There
were lively times. ana highly complicated
mlx-up at LaosgS Two bundled and forty
s.N citizens qualified as voters one hun
dred and Ninety -four Of them ran for
office: most OF them for member or the
council As councilman gcts ~ pay o.
allowance Il would seem that some strong
fascination must inhere in the once
Every candidate got at least ono vote.
II didn't lake much more chan tnat 20
elect. The Election Board had the time Of
us life try ne 10 determine which Of me
Two leading candidates for Alcll14 was
elected. They had identically the same
name. Officially they were Designated as
First and secord. but this was rather 100
ine Obstruction for some OF me voters
and 70 Will never be known certainty winch
was the peoples ehoice
Ii f. custom OF the country 70 speak
OF a man By his lrst name and very often
the rest OF his name Is not known. For
example Aguiraldo t. generally known 10
he people By his hrst name. Emilio, and
many are ignorant of MS surname Inc
Two leading cand dates above mentioned
had each the same given. middle, ana sur
name which rigttfuliy belonged 90 chem
INIT besides they had various honorary
ma family appel lations. one OF thcm re-
eSivra votes under nine different names,
,ba innocent elector writing down the
name with which he was most familiar
imagining in his simplicity, that The fe-
turning bard would know FOR wnom ne
intended the vote Under the circufnfian noes
h was an imposs.iilty 10 deiermnle whl :
~ the Two should have the oenent OF
some q the votes.
owing 10 the scarcity Of troops In SoFlh-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

ual and one noted analyst. Abel has de-
nons;rated TO his own satisfaction. at
least that the solution Is impossible
Equations are divided into two CLASSES
numerical ana literal. and a general equa-
ton OF whatever degree Is an equation
whose eoefiicients as well as the abso-
lutte term are literal.
In the history OF mathematics Il took a
long time % obtain general solution Of
an equation Of the third degree and at
ter repeated efforts and many failures the
general solution OF an equation OF the
fourth degree was effected by several Off
fereut mathematicians. and here general
solutions have been At a standstill more
than 90 years Horners method was such
an Improvement over all former methods
that as soon as Il became known It took
high rank and Il is the simplest yet dis
covered
Recently a new dlscovcrer has appeared
and he handles numerical eqnations with
a. eaee and precision that relegste Hor
ner's method 20 the department Of an
clent history. This author is Prof. NJ. 4.
McGluu.s Of Neosho No. In book OF
is5 pages Prof McGinuis presents HE
system The key 20 the discovery con-
s.sis Of certain definite relations that the
ceefncients OF the unknown quantity bear
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09
FILIPINoS HOLD ELECTION.
me FIRST EXPERIMENT ~ LOCAL
SELF GOVERNMENT.

pttncult 20 get the FillPinos started.
rhry Fear the Vengeance of the
t>atipanan society Upon all who
r.llor American Meth
where the First Election was
Held. Produced 2OT Votes out OF "a
popuIation OF 2O.OOO-Fev Resi-
dents FULFILLED the Requirements
,,r suHraEe-The Newly-Elected
.iealde Gave Bis Constituents n
shock by Announcing Honesty as
His Policy.
copyright 1900. by J. G. Ballanee)
gan Island OF Luzon. r. l.. oct -
When Il became evident that the Filipino
s, nod OF eleetlng local officers was not
INK 70 be a success under che United
-.ates Army administration this city was
-ted as the place for the experiment
an American election Vigan Is the
-fal OF South ilocos. about 80 miles
.sr,a Of Manila, and although not the
..rses.. Is probably the richest AMI best
..... ei;y IN Northern Luzon II Is an i'm
f.rsant seaport with a large export trade
.a tobacco hemp. sugar, indigo and other
e.oducts The Bureau OF Information
gives i,s population at nearly 5000 II Is
Ito scat OF the Bishoprie OF New segovia,
6 a college for men. and a seminary
f-- eirls. has been designated as per-
r.auent military post. and IS the head
a4a-ters OF General Young the District
-ammandsr. On these considerations. the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09
CENSUS IN MATHEMATICS.
Missouri Man Has Discovered New
Principle In Equations.

Principle In Equations.
From the Kansas City Star.
When William @. HoFner Of Bath. Eng
an obscure school teacher. IN 1873 made
known to the world his method OF solvins
numerical equations Of any degree the
discovery was viewed with suspicion By
nearly an the alSebraists OF Great Bri-
tain The Royal society OF Great Britain
had che luck" so Prof Augustus de
Morgan says in his budget OF Para
doxes." 20 accept Horners celebrated pa
per containing the method which Is far
on the way 10 become universal. but they
refused The paper In which Horner de-
veloped his views OF this and ether sub
itcts II took more than twenty years
Tor Horners method % get a foothold n
the University OF Cambridge The pTofes-
sors and tutors In that stronghold OF
mathematical learning never used It til
students coming in from the most pro
81 essive preparatory schools employed Il
IN their solutions OF cubic equations, and
AZ first they we're criticised because u
was out Of the usual line Of work. al
though q was ten times as simple as the
methods Of approximation then In vogue
All attempts 10 solve general equation
OF the NTH degree have proved incifect-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

that che Minister might have a pleasant
visit home. took his leave.
The ono line 81 purchase IN which the
Chinaman doesn't bargain, Is IN the mat
ter OF his prayers A big business Is done
in the Flowery Land. by shopkeepsrk
who keep what ars known a. prayer
shops Ia would take John Chinaman far
too long 10 offer the many thousands OF
prayers prescribed by HE faith. In fact
were he 20 do so he would have no time
for work and 80 he compromises mat
ters by buying these little slips Of parch-
ment. which have prayers written on
them by tho priests. from the prayer
shops. and burning them. believing that
as the smoke from them dispersea In the
atmos Nere. 70 his prayers ascend 10
Heavta and are received by The Deity.
Whatever the prayer-sellsr asks for the
slips Of paper John pays uneomplainingly.
He considers that be Is getting his
moneys worth there
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

oolored me beach. when the tide falls
they issue forth from the wss sand In
search o. food With remarkable rapidity.
The old adaEes about the aiownens Of
snails would not apply 10 the purple ones
on Snan Isle. They have elongated bodies
and can crawl almost a. rapidly as small
crabs. They are delicious udbits when
daintlly cooked ana after the suggestion
Of Captain Allen We hse many Of them
Their shells are elngularly beautiful
when FIRST secured. but soon fade into a
dun gray color
There are many beautiful islands
along the Gulf coast but none has for
me The httraetIon Of SnAll Iale."
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

From the Augusta CGa.) Chronicle.
An Augusta gentleman states that he
once cured q gastric trouble by eating
a. supper q plentiful supply Of eucum-
bers and cold blackberry dumping. and
yet. IN his case. nothing would have SEEM
ed more pernlclous. Proctor. the astron-
omcr. suffered from excruciaung head
aches He was satisfied that they came
from some error Of diet. and 50 he drop
ped from his bill OF fare one thing afie~
another until ne concluded that nothing
else was left for experimentation. Ia
had forgotten one article, however u
was butter. He abandoned that and ate
everything else and never suffered from
headaches again 20 hls dying day Mon
is wonderfully made end 80 10 tho stom-
ach. Remedies for dyspepsia are numer-
Gus You may pay your money aud taks
your choice.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

tors possessing the foregoing qualinca.
tions. When the Election Board had an
ished Tvs work q was found % the amaze
ment OF all. that out u stated popu.a-
ton Of near 00lo Vigan had regisiered
only 80 voters There we're "a few who
could nave qualified and dld no,, sut there
were probably not over 20 men In the en-
tire city who possessed the prescribed
qualifications
The election was held on July 4th 50
that the Fnipinos mlght have. here
after, a double celebration In a single
day Two hundred and seven votes were
cast The ballot was as secret as pos
sible. each voter handing his folded vote.
written OUT By himself TO the president
q the board who placed u IN a locked
hallo, box. The writing out Of The hal
lots was necessary. as no printing press
was available. Every step In the voting
was supervised by an army officer ana
this satisfied the native that they had
had really fair election In former
times. they had simply gone through The
form OF an election. by being permitted
20 cast vote for the person whom the
oncials decided beforehand was 20 be
elected
An Alcade, Lieutenant Aicalde. Treas
urer ana Attorney. and IS members q the
council we're chosen. II is very hazardous
20 venture positive opinion on a FIN
pino's allegiance. or sincerity. but the
men chosen seemed a. a body 20 be a
superior class OF loyal officials The in
auguration ceremonies, which we're elsho-
rate. were accompanied by the Inevitable
Filipino banquet. followed BY a dance. the
music Tor which was furnished, 20 the
vast astonishment and admiration OF the
natives. by a phcnograph
FFsf.m
surprised his incredulous constituents.
by stating that he iEsnded 10 admins
ter the affairs OF the city honestly
Under spanish rule. the sten3ard OF ex-
cellence IN an Alcalde was graded ac-
eording to tho amount he exacted from
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

ton ensued. IN which the Minister learn
ga chat while he had theoretically put
three hundred Mexican dollars into his
candelabra there was not an ounce OF
silver " them.
The British Minister'S Had Bargain.
In a great rage al the trick that had
been played upon him. the Minister sent
for the original silverEmith. when the
following dialogue took place. II may
be stated that II IL considered mark
Of respect for a subordinate 20 repeat
the words. or the sense Of them. sd-
dressed 60 him By superior before
answering him.
The British Minister: you infernai
scoundrel' DIDN'T make a bargain
with you three years ago 20 make pair
% solid SILVER oandelabra, ana didn't
furnish you with 20 dollars.
chnrse sllversmith. You internal
sooundrel' Didn't make bargain
with YOU three years ago % make . pair
Of sold silver candeiabra. and didn't YOU
furnish me with 90 dollars Tor them
Yes. your exceiiency"
ms British Minister: And aren't
hose your work, and there isn't an
.unce Of silver in them
Chinese sllvcrsm3th: And aren't
hose my work AMI there isn't an ounce
r silver IN them? Most true. your
sxceilsncy"
The British Minister. You barefaced
hlef, n before sunset you don't bring
ne every dollar ! gave you. III send
you 70 prison Get out Of my sight"
Chinese silyersmith You baFefaced
theft II before sunset don't bring
your exceilency every dollar your ex-
cheney gave me- you viii send me 70
prison. Quite right your eNcellency"
The siiversunifh bowed and departed.
he returned IN half an hour with the
money. which he handed % the Minister.
and with many assurances % his dis-
tiuEulshed consideration and best wishes
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

sum o. offered. the driver nies into
rage. because Il isn't stu bigger. throws
toe money on the ground, ara threat
a arpell % the police or an haur Argu-
ments Is necessary before quict Is re-
stored
A friend OF mine. on q journey around
the world stayed FOR few days a.
Pekln and complained bitterly 10 me OF
the high prices charged by Chinese Inn
Keepers for rooms. He had, 80 he said
offered Two dollars IN payment for "a
small room without bedding or furniture
In a wretchcd inn The landlord demand
ed i've dollars for single nieht 4 long
wranTie ensued. and finally the gentle
man offered two dollars and half which
tho landlord. az Ter more words consent
"a 20 accept The customary price Tor
such a room. food not included. q twenty
ave cents night. and II my friend had
oHeeed this sum II would have been ac-
ccpted without much discussion.
Johns Genius for Trfckery.
hoot might be written upon the
more palpable frauds ara III ~ - Mh4cn
he Chlnese trader IS quilts. Vita %
qooss-oun he blows up his mutton
mar he veriest old carcass looks q
and tempting lie puts stones into b.
beads OF cabbaFe. which he sells BY ~
notiud ffc sells dwarf oganTe-treef load
81 down wl.h fruit nlne-tcuthh OF "nl.
u cleveriy wired on e. branches VII.
re,,er fea and developed ~. or n. b.
accident a hole has been knocked y
Inc side u az Old porcelain vase. ~
rrirdr the hole into some sort Of shape
cisverly grinds hts and CLUES any BIZ o.
GA brick into the opening, ana then %
accurately rsprodudes IN every detail ana
shade o. color the outside decoration ani
glass that by the application Of acid
glona can the fraud BE- detected. The
smairess ~ the profit % be derived from
The frsud never dsters him. he seems
TO cheat Tor love Of cheating.
ono OF the abloss British Ministers 10
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09
SNAIL ISLES QUEER BEACH.
n Changes Color with the Rise and
FaIl Of the Tide.

Y
Fall of the ride.
From the Denver Post
"a days sail from New Orleans iies
Snail Isle. a strange and lonely island.
with q broad. low. sandy beach that
changes color with every flow Of the tide"
said Y. Burne zelieks. OF the Crescent
City Mr. zelsks IL = man % wealth and
leisure. whose chief delight Is yachting
and the outlines Of his stanch and hand
some yacht. the Sea Gull. are familiar 20
Geafaring men in Southern waters lie is
fond Of the Gulf Of Mexico. and spends
his winters cruising along ss shores
snail Isle. as the sailors call a." said
Mr. Zellcks, is scarcely more thon two
miles long. Half covered by the warm
waters o. the Gulf at high tide. n seems
70 bear q charmed existence. Other
isls nds. larger and higher shan u have
been swept away by the heavy storms
Yes the little. low lying island Il as large
to-day as Il was fifty years ago. the old
sailors tell me
''Its sands are % a golden yellow color.
and when the rising tide spreads over
the wide shell strewn beach the guided
bits o. earth glissen IN the sunlight But
when the tide Gibbs y marvellous change
purple. a. n BY magic. Men who see Il
for the fret time. rub their eyes. lest they
be dreaming A. the eide reccdes the
purple deepens and the once bright. gilt.
tsring beach becomes dark as the royal
robes Of an empress. Old sailors who
have sailed around the world gaKe 81 the
beach In bewiiderment. They have never
seen tts like before. II ia a sight never
% be forgotten-an astounding spectacle,
Scientific men are startled.
From The deck Of the Sea Gull ] watch
81 the beach change color one winter af-
sernoon. The spiendor OF tho Southern
sun shone over sea and land. The sands
OF the isle seemed more TRULY golden than
any ] had ever seen before. The tide.
which had been at q standstlll for q few
moments began 10 turn back 10 the ocean.
Fascinated by the beauty Of the beach
with is waving fringe Of Rreen-,eaved
palms. I stool By the bowsprit gazing
shOrcward. Suddenly the color seemed
20 dnrken. Astonished, l glanced more
keenly az the scene. over the broad er-
panse Of glimmering sand a purple wave
was sprcn ding. What can be-? won
dered Richer and richer grew the purple
hue. and I realised that my eyes were
not decelving Besides me. smiling with
satisfaction. a. my astonishment. stood
our pilot Bob Allen. In answer 20 my
haaty question, he ordered the sis lowered
and silently stepped into the boat fol-
lowed and away We we're swiftly rowcd
toward The shore A. We drew near l
beheld upon the beach myriads % little
crawling purple objects springing ashore
g. the boat touched sand I picked up one
o. the tiny spots Of color. Ia was snaA.
Wonderfully purple IN hue and as large
IS peanuts. the strange crusiaceans haa
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

China. ana a hne scholar Of the language.
n his bachelor days made q contract
with a sllversmith - Pekin. by which
the Minister was 20 furnish Mexican dol
lars which the silvoramith was 20 melt
and make inso a pair OF candeiabra,
reserving three per cent. % the silver for
his labor. In due time the candelabra
were delivered and gave great satisfae-
ton 70 the Minister. Having used them
several years and being about 90 return
70 England he decided 70 sell them. and
called IN. as It happened. another silver
smith who. after examining them care
fully. offered los for them. A converse
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

western Luzon. and tho resulting unset.
ted condition OF the country, and the
feeling OF insecurity among the Teople.
4. has not yet been deemed advisable to
hold elections IN other towns but the
system viii gradually be extended a.
soon as the arrival OF more troops. or tho
passing OF time. gives che people feel
irg or confidence and security,
Maj John Green Balance. 18th T. 5.
Infantry
Civl Governor OF Northwestern Luzon
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-11-07
a48; Alemania, 1874; Russia 200; 1ngla

348; -Alemania, 1874; Russia 200; lngla
terra 2O8.
Ell resultado no dejara de preo
cupar los manufacturers ingleses
quienes hasta ahora, estaban acos<
tumbrados capturar Ia mayor par
to de los premios en- las Exposicio-
nes Universities; y vendra a hacerles
palpables e1 hecho que la Gran Re.
p1blicaS del Norte esta arrebatando
a. Reino Undo Ell dominic comerclal
de que hasta ahora gozaba.
Con un desarrollo prodigiosa
mente rapido, los Estados Unldos Sc
han colocado en- primera Inca entire
las Potencias industriales y conner.
ciales del mundo. Ell famoso viaje
del acorazado <Oreg6n. durante la
guerra Hispano- Americana, demos;
tr6 al mundo 10 que ell ingenio y ell
empuje yankee 'pueden hacer en-
cnanto a la construction de maqui'
narias.
Mas de un ferroca1ril ingles,
rueda hoy sobre rieles de manufac
tura Norte Americana; y puentes
delineados y construidos en- talleres
yankees SO extienden hoy sobre los
rios de la Gran Bretafa, que hasta
hace comparativamente POGO tempo
surtfa este pals, como al resto del
mun1o, de toda clase de artefactos.
ST tomamos en- consideration los
enormes recursos de esta naci6n tan
joven y tan vigorosa, impossible SO '
ra preveer hasta donde llegara su
desarrollo comercia] 6 industrial q.
va hoy asombra al mundo.'
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-11-07
Torrenloto
en- Venezuela,

De una carta 1ecibida por nues.
tro amigo ell Sr Diaz Lecuna extrac'
tamos 10 siguiente:
Ell temblor principle las Gin
CO menos cuarto de Ia maf1ana del
del lunes % v con una duraci6n de
40 q 30 segundos, y de una intersi-
dad mayor que el del af1o IL,
"a pesar de todo, Caracas ha
sufrido POGO; SO casas caidas y 400
y pico en- estado ruinoso, no es mu
cho para una poblaci6n de 1900
casass
<La direction de la onda pare
ce haber sido de Norte a Sur 6
norue noroeste, pues el foco parece
que fue Macuto, ell cual ha queda
do totalmente destruido 10 mismo
que Guatire y Guarenas. La on
da sefsmica recorri6 una d;stancia
inmensa, pues Q sintio hasta en-
Apure GOO leguas distante de Ca
racas)
EN- los tres dias siguientes
al terremOto siguio temblando, 10
que ha mantenido la poblacion
en- constante alarma hasta ell pun
to de quo todo el mundo duerme
en- las plozas y las afueras. Ha.
CO va mas de "a horaS que no
tlembla (fecLa 2 de Noviembre)>
<Nuestra casa ia Sufrido un
POGO por la parte de afuera y to
da la famiia duerme en- la plaza
Lopez donde tenemos tiendas bas.
tante espaciosass
eLas perdidas materiales' SON.
de consideration,
"a mi me parece one el tenn
blor fuerte no repetira y creo que
despues de este estamos en- salvo
por muchos amos 81 hemos de YER
la historic; los dltimos terrem otos
en- Caracas han sido en- 1850 1912
es decir, con un intervalo d Q so
amos, con cuyo respiro nos confor-
mamos hasta recibir otro,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-11-07
Ponce Branch Woman )
AID S.!iieI y.

Ell 90 de Octubre, en- la elegan-
te lnOrada de los esposos Cintr6n,
tuvieron efecto las eleaciones para
nombrar nueva DIRECTIVE, confor
me al capftulo 3, artfculo 6, de su
reglamento que as1 10 ordena.
Y Sc cOnvinO en- ofrecer a Mrs
Lugo Vifa, la Presidencia, tap prom
to regrese de su viaje los Estados
Unidos. Confiando la Association que
dicha Sra que tan gallardas prue =
bas de su amor los desamparados
tiene dadas en- San Juan, prosiga
desarrollando la fuerza de sus ener
gfas y actlvidades, en- obsequio de
la ePonce Branchs, con su, proven
bial habilidad, y a su direction SO
entrega con ciega confanza. Aun.
que la Sra. Casals no pudo asistir q
la reunion, comis1on6 la Sra. Ma
laret, para que la representase. Y
aunque de t0das las Sras. preseutes
era conocida su irrevocable resolu.
c'on de no aceptar cargo algupo,
porque urgentes ocupaciones, &C,
tualmente Sc 10 imped1an, y porque
mas tarde tijara su Residential en-
Nueva York; teniendo en- cuenta su
adhesion d la Sociedad, y sus senti.
mientos caritativos, Sc acord6 pedir
le continpase en- la Presidencia, in
term regresa Mrs. Lugo Vina, no
dudando sus compaferas que las de.
jara complacidas.
Para Ia Vice presidencia qued6
nom brada la sef1ora Carmen Anton.
santi de Cintron, la queen union
de su Sra. madre Mrs. Antonsanti-
fue la fun 1adora de la Institution
<Patri6ticas, que realiz6 varios ira
bajos importantes en- la primera epo
ca de su vida, entire otros, sus ges
tiones Sc debe la Ia <Escuela anne
ricana,, que ha tenido Ponce, Gu
yos resultados podran apreciarlos
cuantos Sc dirijan cen ingl6s, a
cualquiera de los 800 nif1os, que asis
ten a sus classes. Lo oomprenden, 10
leen y 10 escriben, y algunos 10 ha-
blan. <La SOciedad Patri6tica, que
ell General Henry, les coroneles Bel
hap y Castleman, y un ministro pro
testante, cuyo nombre no recorda-
mos, ten1an bajo su otecci6n,
que familias respetab'"s como las de
los Sres. Matienzo :'"rrata, mu
chas otras que deja 0"s de nom
brar por no hacer erminables
estas notas lie prestabau su apoyo,
Sc refundi6 en- Ia <Ponce Branch, &,
desde ell mes de Octubre de 1899. Y
la nueva Sociedad! dedic@ todos sus
entusiasmos esta mission principals: