The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-08
TIE VS. or INTEREST.

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less than s % each iuhahitant, showing
that either a vast amount Of business Is
done IN Boston BY mail. or else the social
correspondence r. much heavier than else
where Boston. with 100 90 less than half
uG many inhabitants as Philadelphia.
shows postal receipts only S2ii.oco less than
the latter. Bostons receipts are 81 9oeoo
more than St Louis although the latter
city Is the larger by 1900.
Some time ago a rural paper printed
the following: Last week a barn In Buck
county was struck by lightning. set on
FIRE and burned 20 the ground. This makes
the NTH case Of inccnflarism IN the dis
trict this year" This reminds the London
Daily Chronicle OF an account published
some years ago In a weekly Journal n
Scotland OF damage done 20 the steeple
Of n parish church by lightning. part
Of which read thus: This, the act OF a
wise Providence that cannot err. might
have been avoided II the stoeple had been
prov ided with a lightning conductor. a.
Il ought 70 have been"
A story is recalled about Gen. sher-
man when he visited West Point some
years ago for the graduation exercises.
10 accompanied the commandant on his
sunday morning tour OF inspection OF bar
racks. and on entering - certain room he
walked over to the mantelpiece. Stoop-
ing down he pried up a brick from tn
middle 81 the hearth with his sword scah-
bard. and revealed a hollow space about
a foot square IN which was nicely packed
a considerable quantity Of tobacco and
other contraband articles. Meanwhile the
cadets occupying the room stood by mute
ly watching. and wondering what sort o.
a man the General was 20 have been able
20 discover the only cellar OF rs kind
ia the barracks" Turning 20 the com
mandant the General remarked: Il have
been wondering n that hole was still
lived IN this room
Perhaps China IS not so far behind rs
ia its Industrial development. az
ter an. says tho New York Post
We have before us an account OF a cotton
factory owned by IA Hung Chang. sheng,
and other Cinnamon. with "A capital OF
2.OJo,0oO taels. This mill would be enor-
nous ia the United States: us buildings
are said 10 cover n acres. its employees
20 number 5000 and its product TO he 100
pieces OF cloth and 5000 pounds OF cot
ton yarn every - hours The factory l.
run day and night. each shift OF work
men working eleven hours and a half The
mill has % looms and 5000 spindles. and
Is as up 10 date a. any Massachusetts
factory" The cotton used In this mill Is
grown in China At present there are IN
operation in China 81. 900 spindles. with
the prospect that many more win be sci
running in the immediate future. The fac
tory girls earn the equivalent In our money
Of about fourteen cents a day. The &C
count warns Americans that they must
study the market II they are going 10
compete successfully with the Chinese and
japanese cotton factories. as the people
have peculiar tastes. An American cot
ton exporter sent over a lot OF handker-
chiefs with the Chinese character OF good
luck stamped In the corner. These did not
SOL. greatly 10 his chagrin-because tn
Chinese have a certain reverence Tor their
good-luck character. which they thought
vas put to a disgraceful use.
The appearance OF the little maid who
goes TO school has materially changed o.
recent years and as all because OF the
passing Of the pinafore AZ least that's
What some observers decided the other
day. says the Baltimore News. A short
time ago. viewed from the standpoint Of
one who has reached maturity. every girl
che met with shining morning face going
to school. not unwilling al all. but quite
as n she liked H. wore the crispest and
ruffiiest OF pinafores. IL was n source OF
pride to her. this spotless apron. and II
didn't make much difference TO her what
sort Of a frock she wore, so long as u
was imma cuate and much betrimmed.
Not until the age OF IL or thereabo
was reached did the schoolgirl stop wear
ina the apron on the street and then she
carried Il 10 school IN a parcel and as
sumed Il when she was secure from pry-
ing eyes within the walls Of the academy.
Q Tfaa n
OF evolution. First the pinafore then the
bib apron. then the one without a bib.
that was like mammals. and the small
lady who appeared AZ school without an
one ~ these was often sent home for II.
hut now Miss Ten-years-old esteen1s her
self too grown-up 10 be 50 protected.
"Pinafores are for babies" she says,
scornfully II can take care % my frock
without one" And that's the reason that
ne crisp white apron Is 80 inconspieuous
~ the groups OF lassies that one meets
vending their way to school these fine
October days
since the story OF william Tell has been
declared a myth and doubt has been cast
upon Homer and Shakespeare rs literary
creators. n Is n satisfaction 20 know that
Annie Laurie was a living reality and
not merely a poets dream. says the Chi
Sir Robert Laurie and was horn IN Max
welton house which stands on the famous
"braes" The St James's Gazette Is
authority for the statement that her birth
IS recorded IN the Bariorg MS: AT the
pleasure Of the Almighty God my
daughter. Annie Laurie. was born upon
the 18th day or December 1852 years.
about six IN the morning and was baptized
by Mr. George. minister OF G.encairn. "
II g. singular that her grave has. remained
an these years without a maidstone for
In the long drawlng-room Of Maxwelton
house her portrait IS still seen and the
place echoes with memories Of this win
some girl william Douglas Of Kirkcud-
world famous ballad. but whether Annie
Laurie anticipated the views expressed
by ihsen IN his Loves Comedy" and was
surer of holding her lover hy not marry
Ing him. or whether she was practical
enough TO marry prosalc rather than
poetic husband. the fact remains that
Annie Laurie married country laird
her cousin. Mr. Alexander Ferguson
They lived al CraiedBrroch house. FIVE
miles from MaNwelton. when Annie died
she was buried w the beautiful glen of tho
cairn Lady Scott spotiiswoode who died
recently. Is responsible for the modrcn
version 81 the song.
The German ma * manufacturers oghIs
one sheet Of q specially prepared paper.
wet It. ana mold Il BY hand over n face
form. II 81 then dried by ARTIFICIAL heat