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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

mother Of several children. But she was
not discharged from the service Of Mr.
Bufdnc Indeed, during the last two years
OF his life, being old ana feeble and unwel,
and no other porson living n the farm
house, he slept much Of his time In Nan
cy'a house IN the yard. lie was waited on
aud cared for by her. and she managed
hts COWS. kept the keys u his granary ana
crib. and looked generally after things
around the house. he died IN 1897.
Nancy brought suit 10 enforce the con
tract by which the farm and bank stock
were to 10 Hiveu 70 nor mother ANA her
SELF on NJ Burdine'a death
The lower court decided against Nancy
but the Supreme Court Of Appeals. Ia an
exhaustive decision by judge Buchanan.
holds Nancy entitled 20 the properly which
AR Burdine agreed 20 devise her, ana thai
the personal renr. Hcutive OF her mother
is entitled "a the bank stock mentioned IN
the contract The court futher holds that
the rights which the second Mrs. Burdine
acquired through her marriage are subor-
dlnate % those Of the complainant. &C.
auired through the recorded agreement
10 make the devise and that. therefore.
she IL not entitled TO dover IN the land
which ~. r. Burdine agreed 20 devise 10
Nancy.
The case ia remandei 70 the Circuit
Court. II being impossible 70 enter hnal
decree
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
FORMER SLAVE WINS SUIT.
she L. Awarded a Valuable Portion
of the Masters Estate.

From The Richmond Na) Dispatch.
The Supreme Court OF Appeals has not
In a long while decided mo.e interesting
case than that 90 Burdine ST.. Bufdiuos
executor. ia which au opinion was handed
down at Stauntan list week.
The decision. Go erect gives 20 colored
woman large portion OF thc estate OF a
prominent citizen ~ Russell county, and
denies the claim of the widow 70 dover
right therein. a more lntalss.il Ink case of
the KIND has not arisen IN virginia since
the celebrated case - me years ago Of Bet
Gle Thomaa Lewis fcQloredl Of henrieo.
who sued for ard secured the greater por-
ton OF the estate az her natural father,
AR william a. Thomas. a man on wealth.
In the ease iu question, n y. hurdiue or
Ht~ssE county ana two Of his former
slaves. Roena aud Nancy Bufdlnc. mother
aud daughter. entered into q contract. EVIL
deuce by writing put upon record, where
by tho two negroes were 90 live with and
serve him while hc lived. and were 10 re-
ceive in return az his death d farm. 500
h ne Bank 81 Abingdon and $50 cash 70
be paid 90 Marcy BurAinc
The ntgfots had resided with Mr Bur
dine from The time they were frccd until a
short time before the fofcgoiug contract
was made. lu iss1 To- that year koena
went 10 Washington County % live. but
OWING " the severe illness 81 Mrs Buraine
Marcy Nculd not 80. but remained 90 care
TO- her ola mistress Mr. hurdine waa
very anxious to have the mother nAeh.
She had long been a faithful ana trusted
servant There was evidence 10 show that
Ar HurI.ne admitted being Nancys Ia
ther IS Roeua Ne made the contract
mentioned TO induce Roena 20 return She
came back when notified Of the contract
The agreement was signed only BY Mr.
Burdlne
No her and daughter served the Buriine
family until Roeua death. IN i@5. Nancy
continued 20 live with and served them
until the death Of Mr. Burdinc. Nr Bur
dine married %. ond time. and the Sec
ord wife and Marcy not getting along
well together, the ssgresa Was removed 20
a house On the farm Her fetidence was
several times changed hy Air Burdine,
bur sho always remained on the place.
Nancy was not married, bat became the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

His signature Is one OF the clcarest and
most carefully written OF any % the cab
inet autographs.
An Agricultural Autograph.
Mr.. Wilson. the Secretary 81 Arricul-
ture. says good humoredly that he signs
his name Just Ike a farmer" and just
as he was taught 20 do la a country
school house years ago lie never in
duiges in flourish except In raising n per
pendicular line when he finishes up the
W. % hts name and be usually iorgets
20 dot the g. IN hts last name.
The record in the United states. ana
probably in the world Of the rapid sign
ing of the name consecuiiyciy many times
Is held iu Washington ana the dlstine-
ton belongs 20 Col J g. RcWet During
President Folks administration Col ber-
ret was connected with the treasury de-
partment Bonds 20 the amount OF $751;
Uoco were issued. and 80 was necessary
ior either the secretary 81 the treasury.
r. J Walker. 10 sign them. or Tor some
one Ia bis stead. He delegated Col Berret
90 afiX his signature 20 each ono OF the
forty coupons Oh each bond. i2Hp1 cou-
pons in an Col Rerret signed his uame
900 times the first day Of the work aud
kept this average up every day, complet-
Ing his task la thirty days.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
PLYING power Of 1he Hummins BIRD.

From the Popular Science Monthly.
The humming bird flies as the Irishman
played the nddle-by main strength--the
frgate bird relies on his skill In taking
advantage OF every varying current Of air.
and the skeleton Of the one indicates great
muscular power while that OF the other
shows is absence. No Other bird has such
proper tionatcly great muscles as the hum
ming bird, the keel Of the sternum or
breast bono from which these muscles
arise runs from one end OF the body 20
the other while "a the same time Il pro-
Jects downward like the keel OF modern
racing yacht These muscles drive at
the rate OF several hundred strokes a
minute a pair Of small. rigid wings. che
outermost homes OF which are very long.
while the inncrmost are very short. fca-
ture calculated 20 give the greatest
amount OF motion at che tip Of the wing
with the least movement OF he bones OF
the upper arm. TO which the driving mus
cles are attached. Another peculiar fea-
ture Is th.., che outermoat feathers. the
flight feathers. or primaries, are long ana
strong. while the innermost. those attach
ed TO the forearm. are few and weak. 20
far as fight Is concerned, the bird could
dispense wiki these secondaries and not
feel their loss. Finally. the heart. which
we may look upon as the boiler that sup
plies steam for this machinery. is large
aud powerful. as IL necessary for such a
high pressure engine as the little hum
ming bird
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

private ONCE and starts 70 sign. Knex.
ns that the use OF the blouer would de-
Wv" me ink 0f rs gloss ho uftg each
commission BY one corner ana LOSSES h
up IN the air. allowing n to float gently,
20 we moor When he gets done The noor
= literally earpeted With these comma.
slohs strewn about with only such care
- prevents one from falling on ton OF
we other' and hlurring the signature OF
,he u"aer commission. on completing his
"ofk hc Secretary carefully picks his
way across the commission streW,p e,or
70 the door Of hts office. Then. al he goes
away 20 luncheon he direct. his private
secretary TO pick up tho commissions ar
yer the signatures have been allowed 10
dry for hftecn minutes.
The Attorney General n stIckIer for
Form.
ferhaps the most particular Of any OF
the members OF the cabinet as regards
the mode Of expression OF his official cor
resrondence Is Attorney General Griprs
lie - s'ickler for exactness OF style and
v prone 10 alter adjective and adverbs.
substituting carefully and with conslder,,-
toa other words which suit him better
The mail vouchers which require his sie-
nature are never brought 20 him until ne
touches certain buxton In his desk which
sets gong 10 ringing "a the ofice OF the
chiet clerk. II IS called the mail hell''
and Immediately the clerks from the dir
terent divisions hasten TO the office OF the
chief clerk with everything requiring che
signature OF the Attorney General Mr.
Griggs has the peculiar faculty OF being
able 10 sign his mail very rapidly. an tho
time talking on any topic desired, but new
er missing the contents ofrhe letter His
ONCE displays on SIS walls an unusually
extensive f'morRuc" which Is tho official
slang Tor the portraits On OH of those who
have held the ONCE under past admins
iraiions. done at government expense His
chitf clerk suggests that the surveillance
OF che score Of faces which look down
upon him NJ his work gives him q sense ~
responsibility even in the smallest details.
Trouble with the Name of smith.
There has been much discussion as to
which OF the members OF the cabinet g.
required TO sign his name most frequently.
hut there Is a disposition TO conccde the
palm 60 the Postmaster General A sim
sic item among the scores which are in
ciuded In his allotment Is the signing OF
the commissions OF the fourth-class post
masters. There are 70oN Of thMc alone
and. as changes occur which resu9 In has
being Obliged 10 sign two or three com
missions for some OF the offices 10 Is con
servative 90 say that for this feature Of
his office duties alone 1Ooo signature
are required annually. when MIR Smith
became Postmaster General and the busI-
ness OF the Office was turned over TO him
he was asked what style Of signature he
would adopt Promptly enough he said
he would always sign his name In fun
Charles Emory Smith" His predecessor
In Office veutured the prediction chat when
he learned the extent OF che daily tasks
Of afHNing signatures 90 commissions and
official documents he would surely shorten
the signature. The Postmaster General
reached "a similar determination IN few
days. hut in mock despair declared thas
the name smith" was one witch muse
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

know that never could have recovered
rom the shock. Tor my conscience wouiA
have accused me OF having oeen tAf
.euse OF mis- death II was all nrousnt
about bv a Jest / loved Fred-ioved him
well enough To- marry him-but 70 hsd not
occurred 10 me that the proper untn'h'
mad arrived for me 20 admit the fact 70
him. He was SO awfuily persistent ana
his love making was always accompanied
hy such a woe hegone look snat someho"
foolishly enjoyed bis great pcrturDt-
ton. Fred aud had strayed away from
tho crowd and while / was askins qu's
tons abou the great bridge ne was 'pH
stantiv annoying me with earnest protes-
atoms Of his passion. Finally in play
f1i M Of mock anger J said on frcd
cane YOU talk about something eisef You
bavs are an alike. You have the same Old
story 10 ton WHY don't you do something
10 prove an this stun you are couiinnally
,wha, shau I dor he asked re-
niiea. oh ] don't know. There arc
mo- lions here to kin. Go TO war or jump
on that bridge up there
Il well remember now how he looked
though I thought nothing OF IL ~ tho
time when he said; Lena would You
marry me n ] we're 20 jump on that
I raflMrr mn ENiAhliaih atAfFftfff
course I would AZ that moment our
chsp,ror called us 90 come 20 camp ara
1 thought no more 81 the matter until ~
missed Fred Jpon looking around one
of our party exclaimed. Why. yonder is
FRED ar on the bridge" A premoniiion
Of something terrible 20 once arose in my
mind and felt choking sensation in my
throat.
"Au eyes were a. once turned toward
the dizzy heights - the bridge. ana YOU
car Imagine our feelings when We saw
Fred throw on his coat and hat aud step
an an me railing ] saw him waving his
hands and throwing kisses toward u.s.
ana I barely caught glimpse OF ms
form as he plunged hcadiong through me
air Ntv ewes closed in terror ana teh
,,r,r the earth senseless."
Another member Of the party. Ar. Jonh
Addison who was present. tells che re-
,,,,ip.ier Of the story. Tie says saw
p,rmon Jump from the bridge sup
,.o.sa that be had suddenly BECOME ~
49,. and / stood naralyzed With terror.
s..,ttnr on the railing more thaH one
,,,,,,,t-s.i wards above the water ne lookea
~ n,,le boz or 3 years Old. IN de-
seseAine through the air bis BODY appe.I-
IA 10 double up and Tor a second OF more
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
OWED FROM pEoos BRIDGE.
Fred Darmon WAS Challenged 10 Do
IL ~ Proofs az Bis Love.


From the St. Louis Glohe-Dcmocrat
Fort Clark. Textile great bridge
constructed by the Sunset Railroad across
the Pecos river. in Western Texas is very
nearly the loftiest structure Of the kind In
the world A few days ago This Pccos
bridge was che scene OF one OF the most
remarkable occurrences over witnessed.
Miss Lena Riners the only daughter Of
- prosperous ranch owner and cattcman
IN the Rio Grande valley. is one % che
prctucst girls IN Western Texas and has
many admirers. Among tho young men
who were attracted by the beauty and
many accomplishments OF this very lively
Texas girl none was more earnest and
persister' In pressing his suit than Fred
A. Darmon. who h. very respectable
cow boy OF the Western plains. On last
SUNDAY some nfteen or twenty young men
and young girls the sons and daughters
OF raurhcrs In the neighhorhood. went 20
the Pecos river bridge for the purpose OF
enjoying "a picnic. Among the gay crowd
were Lena Riners and several OF her adj
mircrs. The young girl on this occasion
was in one Of her happiest moods and es-
peclally attractive. Fred a. DarmOn had
failed TO secure the enviable favor OF cs-
corting the young lady 20 the picnic
grounds. but he kept close enough 20 her
to annoy q more fortunate rival and 81
was not long before he found an orportu-
nifty 90 press his suit. Miss Riners her
self. with great earnestncss and without
reserve tells how IL an hapepncd, for she
has not vet recovered from her fright
u was in the utmost terror she says.
for "a long time after the dreadful occur
renee. for fear that Fred had suffered
some fatal injury. II be had been killed
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

DOROTHY GOES A-GoLFING WITH
HER PAPA.
OF all the young golfers In Paint Box
Town
There's none half 90 clever as Dorothy
Brown.
Least 20 her fond father has often told
Me,
And there's no better Judge OF his daugh-
ter than he.
what beautiful times as these two have
together
Most every day IN this cool autumn
weather
They drive" ana they loft" III with
checks ali agiow
They march home 10 lunch and mother
cries. "OhW
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

consult frequently. he does not send his
messenger for them. but with sudden en-
- pushes back his chair and darts
o'Nn me broad halls Of the State. War
e'a NaYy building with short quick nerv-
80 steps that push the ordinary individ-
sai 20 dog trot" 20 keep pace with
IN ne never loops over the bottom OF
- and tho final ~" Of his signature
t.ls in a straight line with a little book
slllsfed az the end
~ me Treasury Department che clerks
~ ta4i Mr Gage has the "sassiest'' sig
'''ir in the cnhinet Just what they
&c" NY That only the clerks known. Mr.
saA uses blunt pen and always rolls
Ntn1 over so les weight rests on his
~" nnger. He gets a firm grasp on his
, nnolder hy thrusting Il between his first
second finger and closing his thumb
my over s. Although Mr.. Cages sig
1'F s perhaps the most ornate On the
~" OF his colleagues can beat him
i'eiN signinE. II IL claimed by hts
-ecretary that the size OF the loops
-'t and y " and &c" Indicate the
80 az good humor he enjoys on "a
N gay When matters In his depart
- are moving smoothly and 10 his
Non and the same thing Is true Of
:, .'.'s'iNe apparatus. he uses big and
N'tH IN N4N signature. Nneu
are IN m unsatisfactory stste he
,"'f with the loops and makes them
t.-,n,i lean 'hings that hts messenger
aF1If has 20 blot.
snow storm by Secretary
Root.
-. Hoo' the Secretary OF War. comes
81 ADOPTING the new style OF ''verti-
n, ''lus. now being taught IN the
r. schools than any Of the cabinet
-, ne always Joins his first name
49,. "si ana u there r. room on the
~ commission or communication. he
ina oi making a single looped flourish
,-... N7 name. lie never accepts the
,r.- or private mark OF clerk or AZ
t..,' pr private guarantee or the con-
&, ~, ieuer on the contrary unless
ts,s- import 4 known TO him he sus-
a. ,ufther work. he sets the electric
ga attached 10 his desk 10 going
him UNIONS the heads ~ divisions 20
por, ~ has satisfied himself on the
ss,t..-" aouht Mr.. Ro1ts method Of
e, a., me thiek parchment commission
trs,l ofieials Is odd and original He
fss uses . special Ink which leaves
Ca ~. Filing the commissions on his
o4nishes everyone else from hls
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
A CABINET OF AUTOGRAPHS.
~ATuRrs or TBE MEMBERS or
,,.rsIpENT mcKINLEy's CABINET.

Hour a Day OF Name Signfng.
some Phases OF Character as Re-
ated nv the Chirographie styles
-, che Writers-secretary Hay
..rxous MrIier-Eneet OF Circum-
,0ce. on Secretary Cages Pen.
,,o,, the Secretary of War Goes
r,roush His Commissions-Attor-
NV General Griggs signs Nothing
that Isn't Correct 90 the Letter.
,mentabIe Results OF Too Much
Pspmanship Upon the Name OF
charles Emory saith.
,-.,yr,eh, 1900 by s. s Mcclure CO.
ws.,,nrton. sept 2s.-If YOU are well
..,.,n,ea with a cabinet officer the best
- 20 see him Is when he is engaged
:. .,.,ips his mail. OF course. messen-
=, I'd private secretaries viii not allow
=, a. pass the entrance to private offices
-. you are known 10 them. But once
-, are received and they learn TO know
.o,r features. find out what time the
.,,ret ofiicer signs his mail and you are
sure OF a daily interview.
p.w people unacquainted with govern
..,,t methods realize the time spent by
a. heads OF the different departments In
ascending their signatures TO public doc
nreuts and letters. In each department
-. .xaet hour at which the head will
,,,, mail and documents n known ana
Ar the i've minutes previous 20 the hour
stream OF messengers pours out Of the
oei.es OF the different bureaus and down
tbe long marble corridors, converging at
b. ONCE. The documents and letters are
taken in charge by a private secretary
.rA bv him CLASSIFIED. lie also informs
time.lf OF the nature OF each. Then the
Signing begins The private secretary sits
beside the cabinet officer indicating to him
che nature OF each letter or document
A messenger also stands beside him and
a. each signature IL appended the NEE
senrer ufts letter or sheet and with pad
carefully dries the ink. With this assis-
tance Il Is surprising the number OF sig
natures than can be appended In an hour.
There are few days when a cabinet ON
GER spends less than that time at the task
The work becomes more or less mechani-
cal and that Is why the cabinet officer
will talk TO you while engaged In It.
swift siGners Are Secretaries Hay
aud Gage.
The Secretary OF State has a signature
which his messenger and secretary de-
clare Is made always with a single nerv-
our dash OF the pen. That is way Mr.
Hay has OF dong things II he wants TO
zee the Secretary OF War or Secretary OF
en- Navy. with both Of whom he has to
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

have a distinguishing Christian name 20
90 with IL. IN view OF the large family Of
smiths in the country. Then be tried &c.
p.nory smith" but after n day or two
decided that che style OF signature was too
much affected by cockneys. Then ne tried
- = smith" but Immediately there
came 20 hime the protest against his drop
ming the family name Of Emory AZ last
~ 4 anai resort he adopted his present
stvie Of signature. "Ch Emory smith,
SURFING the Emory - as 70 greatly
shorten a. when Mr. Smith entered me
cabinet hc had one Of the elenrest ana
most lcgihle signatures. certain amour,
m nervous energy and the pressure OF
official routine has altered 'he
10 what 20 Is now.
rhe IIIrgibIe Navy and the LeEibie
Interior signature.
Fow cabinets IN the past have contain
"a a less iogihle writer than Mr. Long
the Secretary or the Navy Washington
,,,,,,o. has Il that he was Obliged 20 have
,be name John u Ions" placed az 'he
INNER ieft hand corner Of all the denaFt-
mont and even cf his private stationery
l,erauae OF the illoCibilIty Of HE SIGMA
,ure Mr. Long Is originll IN most INNS
re differs from his colleaeues To Inc can
ne, b. well as his predecessors ~ nus
wav n conducting his denariment his
manner OF signing his mall, documfn ms
,rd commissions indicates this orig lnail'y'
Az one side of his private office he mas
haa a small walnut stand with s,Ana.
,ua ton erected. It's top IS az such h'eht
,rat he can stand erect and leaning
as,t,s, the desk sign his mail shelf
~ 40 adjusted that he can raise MS ieit
90, and rest IL there The thick walnut
s1ah ~ which IL Is made has long been
urorn deep with the imprint % me sec
rotar,.s boot. He g. particular about the
Wv bfs tvpewriiing BE- done and viii re-.
,,ci n letter because two letters in worn
are transposed =, ,ho
I4ke Secretary Root Secretary 81 me
Inferior Hitchcock is very parueuia .
about understanding every phrase 81
,nv communication 70 which ne Signs ne
rsne and II there Is any DOUBT m ms
mind always lays aside anything NOT tully
,,.'terstood bv him. signs up the balance
- 80 mail ana then sends for the ehiei
~ clerks responsible. Dir. hitchcoeN les
scsses an mantle capacity for detalH ~
~onsaauenre Of his years OF business
,ratning. and never delegatea % anoln l,s
= ,ask which ho can dispose Of himself
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

when she sees what terrible appetites
they
Have discovered while golnng and
brought home that day.
But. really. she's pleased and smiles in
her cup
As father and daughter eat everything upl
And when they attempt 10 tell her the
score.
She laughingly cries. Il knew II beforel
And Dorothy's score Is really first rate.
"irs a pair ~ red checks and a big
empty plate.
And your score my husband" laughs
sweet Mrs Brown.
rs the gain OF a laugh and the loss Of q
frownr'
Douglas Zabriskie Doty.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
PICTURES OF PAINT-Box TOWN.

Cut out the above picture ana paste u
with -four paste on cardboard. After hav-
ing painted the picture according to the
rhymcd directions given below. preserve
the finished work. doing this each week
until you have complete set Of The pic
lures setting forth the doings Of Dorothy
Brown. Finally bind them all together
and you viii have pretty picture book.
and douhly attractive because you have
done an the coloring yourself
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
THE ANGLo-FRENCH PROBLEM.
A Suggestion of Further steps To-
ward international Amenities.

From the London Westminster Gazette.
The main thesis OF Lord Avebury's ar
gament IL sound-that n Freedmen and
Englishmen take 10 paying each other cut
for what they deem 90 be objectionable.
they may DO so at the expense OF their
bread aud butter A disregard for the
material might in certain cases be high
~ commendable. but IN this particular
instance IL Is az 20 the good that the two
countries should BE- reminded that they are
good customers. rather than traditional
opponents OF each other.
Let az hope. too. that the visit o. the
Lord Mayor aud Of the chairman 81 the
London County Council 70 Paris Will also
tend % the SANE direction. The hosts IN
this case are the Municipal Council. and
Gas a correspondent has already painted
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

For furnlture-try a mahogany stain:
l'll tell you just how that effect 10 at
tain.
Take burnt sienna and mix q well
through
Some Chinese vermillion-a small dab Of
blue.
a delicate green for The stripes on the
wall.
Ola blue for the carpet r. incest of all.
delicate cream for the woodwork is
right.
no get f. use yellow and Chinese white
Next upholstcr the chairs tn dun green
or hlue
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

QUO tho English guests will have 20 take
care 20 put themselves right with tho
French government. between whom ana
tho Municipal Council relations are not
OF the best The Municipal Council has
sent the Invitations as ian expression OF
appreciation on the par, OF the mucipaii-
ty OF Paris Of the assistance given BY the
people OF London toward the success OF
the exhibition. and with View 60
strengthening the bonds uniting the two
cities 81 London aud Paris" We wish
that the assistance had been more sub
stantlal. but these International amenities
are distinctly TO be encouraged Nor
should IL be forgotten that there u plenty
of time to go 90 Paris TO see the exhibit
ton. Il Is a unique and beautiful show.
which cannot and will not again be called
into being Tor q good many years 70
come.