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The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

these enterprises is the building of what
is known as the Central, or Backbone
Railway which will connect Havana with
Santiago, at the southeastern end of the
island, and which will have branches
running to the ports on the north and
south coasts. This has been undertaken
by Sir William Van Horne, who carried
out the project of the Canadian Pacific
Railway. He is supported by American,
English and Canadian capitalists. IN
enterprise of this kind could be promoted
only by men of large means, but in time
the men of smaller means will be bene-
flied. for they too will have the chance
to acquire lands, and will be assured of
the means of getting their products to
market. Railroad building is only an IN
cidental feature of the Van Horne pro-
ject. Sir William told me that the imme-
date purpose is to open up the undevel-
oped resources by establishing sugar plan
to lions, fruit farms and the like. The
scene of operations will be in the eastern
part of Santa Clara province, and in Puer-
to Principe and Santiago.
While, as 1 stated, this railway will
be of great, benefit to Cuba, and while
later it will be means of encouraging
American immigration, for the immedi-
ate future 1 should not advise those who
depend upon it. They will do well to
keep close to the cities and ports which
are within reach. Naturally this means
that they will have to pay more for their
lands than by going further into the in
terror, where the country is yet entirely
undeveloped; but I think that they will
succeed better. l believe a man with five
thousand dollars capital will be able to
turn it over quicker In a part of the
island where land may cost from fifteen
to twenty-five dolors an acre than by
going to the undeveloped section, where
he can buy 1t at from three to five dollars
an acre. That is to say, two hundred
acres in the more settled section will
yield him better for the first few years
than thousand acres in the undeveloped
regions.
About the climate II is now possible to
speak with more certainty than a year
or two ago, for there are many Americans
who have passed their third summer in
the island. Their general verdict is that
the climate Of Cuba need not bar persons
from Northern countries from settling in
the island. After a few years, they will
not work with the same fierce energy that
usually character'zes them when they ar
rive from the temperate zone. but they
will know how to adapt themselves TO
the citrate and to the tropical modes of
living and working. There Is everything
in that knowledge. 1t is harvest season
all the year round in Cuba, and work
can be done in the fields in the early
morning almost every day in the year. On
the suger plantations the workers are
ostir at four or five in the morning. ana
they are able 10 put IN half a days work
before the sun becomes too hot for COM
fort. That IS the real secret OF working
In the tropics to DO II at the right hours
OF the morning and evening and 70 work
quietly and steadily. but not az driving
pace, which destroys the energies without
increasing the output OF a mans labor.
Charles N. Pepper
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27
VAUDEVILLE PERFORMER
Bill Comprises Sixteen Turns and
Costs About $1,000 Week.

Richard Duffy in Ainslees.
THE vaudeville performers are GER
tainly the oldest collection of entertain
ing talent ever collected in modern the
alter. The roster reaches from a TRACE
dian in a twenty-minute snip of Shakes
peare to a lady with trained lions. There
are three shows each day in the continu-
Gus houses. These are, the afternoon
show, the supper show, the night show.
The first begins in the various houses from
1870 to 1890. This show lasts until 5
o'clock and it employs the full strength
OF the bill. The supper show runs from 5
O'Clock almost till 8, and consists only of
the minor features of the bill. The need
of the supper show is a mystery even to
some managers; but they will continue it
as long as there are so many people who
seem to take their supper at noon. The
night show comprises the full strength of
the bill and lasts from s till 1920 or a
quarter before eleven.
THE weekly bill of vaudeville theater
usually represents a fair proportion of
striking individual turns to a balance of
general variety. Dramatic sketches or
acrobatic acts which require. the full stage
alternate with monologists and singers
that need only the space of the first en-
trance In this way changes of scene are
made without delay. For from the mo-
ment the house has no audience-and
there is always a crowd waiting before
the doors are opened-until the last pic
ture is shown on the biograph at night,
some act is going on. A bill contains six
teen turns. only eight of which appear
in the supper show. Here is an outline
of the contents of an average bill:
Two dramatic sketches.
Two teams of acrobats
1.-TWO vocalists zone in character, one
straight.
Three or four song-and-dance comedy
duos, If sufficiently varied.
"One or two monologists.
Two single singers.
Two teams OF talking Comedians.
Two teams of musical specialists
''The average cost of such a bill is
$500 for the week If a manager is
spending $500 a week for acts, he must
do rushing business. At S.. 200 he is safe
from worry. One of the best known vau-
deyille theaters has a seating capacity of
1900. On ordinary days the house is filled
in the afternoon and in the evening. The
supper show audiences run much lighter.
In the lightest business we do said
the manager, we turn the house over
twice and half. In heavy business we
turn 1t over three and half times. on
Saturdays and on holidays we have four
aud FIVE full houses
mo seats are sold, only admission; and
YOU are entitled 10 a seat when the usher
can find one. Admission costs from Is
cents to 81, according to the part of the
theater. 1t is not hard to see how the
manager may safely invest 200 a week
In the selection Of his bill. This theater
IS open every day In the year except sun
day"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

According to the Catholic Directory Just
issued the Roman Catholic popula ton of
the United States is 10,7749S7. Compared
with the figures in the directory for 1900.
this shows a growth in a single year of
6i5.3l2 The statistics for 1901 show that
there are at present In the Catholic
Chu Oh in the United Sta es thirteen arch
bishops, one of whom is a cardinal. and
eighty bishops. The number of priests is
II 9S7, of whom 300 are members of relig-
ious orders, such as Jesuits, Dominicans
and Franciscans. and S97 are secular
clergymen. There are 6,127 churches with
resident priests. 351S missions with
churches, and LIZA chapels. There are
eight Catholic universities and seventy
six seminarles. in which 1886 candidates
for the priesthood are being educated.
The colleges for boys number 1873, and the
academies for girls 6T. In the 1872 paro-
Chial schools 9O3,9S0 boys and girls are
pupils.
The PAT orphan asylums shelter 35.0S4
orphans, and the charitable Institutions
number SS5. In all che Catholic institu-
lions in the United States there are l.
05j, 632 children.
The Archdiocese Of New York, over
which Archbishop Corrigan presdes, is
the most populous and the richest Cath
ole see in the United States.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

At the Christian Church, Disciples OF
Christ Pastor w. F. Watkins will preach
at II O'Clock a. m. on "A Life Pattern"
and al p. m. on Are You Ready?" The
Christian Endeavor meeting will be held
at 7:15 .. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

At st. Philips A. NJ. e. Church, Rev.
c. C. Cargile, the pastor, will preach at
II o'clock a. m. and at s p. m. The Sun
day-school will meet at p. m, and the
Christian EndeavOr at 1. This is Rally
Day; all the members are requested to
come prepared to pay up.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27
SMedenhorCinn.

At the Park New Church, morning and
evening services will be conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Alexander Henry, at II
o'clock a. m, and at p. m The subject
Of the morning sermon will be Keeping
the Commandments" At che evening SER
vice the pastor will begin a series of lee
lures on The Six Days of Creation"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

when she presented the infant Jesus in
the Temple.
A principal part OF the celebration is a
procession with many lighted candles, and
those required for the service Of the en-
suing year are also on that occasion con-
secrated; hence the name Candlemas
Day.
In the Roman Catholic Churches in Sa-
vannah, the day will be observed only by
the blessing of the candles for the use of
the coming year, which will take place
about a quarter of an hour before the
early mass
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

At the Christian Science Church, Love"
will be the subject of the sermon at Il
o'clock a. m. The Sunday school. Will
meet at noon. All services are held a.
the Metropolitan Hall. The Wednesday
testimony meeting will be held at $3.50
p. m.
The reading room in connection with
the church is located at No. 10 Perry
street, west, and is open from 3 10 6
p. m. daily, except Sunday.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27
Presbyterian.

The usual public services will be held
at the Independent Presbyterian Church
at II o'clock a. m, when the pulpit will
be filled by Dr. w. II. Venabe. medical
missionary to China, and at p. M, when
the service viii be conducted by the pas
tor of the church Rev. DIR. j. Y. Fair The
other services of the day will be as usual
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

AT Christ Church Rev. Robb White. rec
tor. there will be a service at IL o'clock
a. m, with sermon by Rev. DR.. A. S.
Lloyd, secretary of the Board of Missions.
The Sunday-school will meet at p. m.
"A mass meeting of st. Johns. st. Paups,
st. Michael's, St. Andrews and Christ
Church Sunday schools win be held at
40 0. M, and will be addressed by the
Rev. Lloyd.
At 81. Johns Church, Rev. Charles Fl.
Strong rector; Rev. ]. Herbert Wood
ward, assistant, there will be morning
prayer and sermon at II o'clock. The
Sunday-school meeting promptly at
o'clock. will march to Christ Church to
be addressed by the Rev. DR.. Lloyd.
At the evening prayer at o'clock, the
sermon will be by the Rev. DR.. Arthur 5.
Lloyd, general secretary, Missionary So
ciety of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States.
The ladies Of St. Johns ChanceI So
ciety request ell having tickets out for
the concert last week, 10 make an early
report to Mrs. A. c. Harmon, Bull and
Liberty streets.
The services at St. Michaers Chapel will
be as follows: Morning prayer at II O'Clock
evening prayer at Slot sunday
school at .. m. The scholars of the sun
day-school win unite with the scholars
of the other Sunday schools in a mission
airy service that will be held at Christ
Church at 4:SO D. m.
The confirmation class will meet with
the rector during Sunday-school hour.
The visit of the Duke of Newcastle and
his friends Clifton Kelway and the Rev.
Harry Wilson, and their effort to estab-
fish on this side of the Atlantic an edi-
ton of the English Church Review, has
stirred up vast deal of interest among
High Church Episcopalians. This Church
Review. in which the Duke of Newcastle
is only slightly interested, is a very old
publication, that of late years has taken
up the extreme cause of the English rit-
ualists. II has a very small circulation,
and its extreme views are declared 10 be
shared by few. An American ed tion is
sought for business quite as much as for
church reasons. The Duke is not urging
st as an investment. but Clifton Ke.way.
the editor, is seeking to pace $4,000 cap
ital stock of the concern here. On his
way to Florida the Duke is being used
TO lend standing to the undertaking, but
has several times since his arrival, de-
clared his very slight interest in the mat
ter.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27
Roman Catholic.

Services at the Cathedral OF ST. John
the Baptist will be as follows: First mass
at o'clock a, m; second mass at 3; also
a children's mass in the basement.
followed by Sunday-school at the same
hour; high mass and sermon at 1880,
and Vespers and benediction OF the
Blessed Sacrament at o'clock o. m.
Weekday services will be: First mass
at $50 o'clock; second mass, of which
tho Bishop will be the ceebrant. at T.
and third mass at 1880 Confessions are
heard each Saturday from 4:3O D. m. un-
I'll o'clock.
At St. Patricks Church services will
be held as follows: First mass at 7
O'Clock a. m; second mass at $3.50, ana
high mass at 1880. Vespers and bene-
diction will be celebrated at p. m.
AT the Sacred Heart Church services
will be as follows: First mass at z
o'clock a. M; high mass at 10. Sunday
school at $3.50 p. m. Vespers and bene-
diction at S.
A solemn pontiical mass will be oele-
brated IN St Agnes Church, Lexington
avenue and I'orty-third street, on sunday
Jan. a. In observance OF the feast Of 81
Agnes. Rt Rev. Benjamin J. Kelley
Bishop OF Savannah, will ponuhcate
Archbishop Corrigsn presiding IN the
sanctuary. An e.aborte programme OF
music will be rendered
Saturday will be Candlemas Day, an
ecclesiastical festival, observed in honor
OF the publication Of the Virgin Mary,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

There will be preaching at the Lawton
Memorial at II O'Clock a. m. and at s
p. m. by Rev. w. A. Nisbet, the pastor
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

At Wesley Monumental Church there
will be services to-day at Il o'clock a. m
and at .. M, by Rev. Ed. T. Cook. the
pastor The subject Of morning sermon
will be: What Is the Sabbath Question?
or Why Keep Sunday" In the evening
the pastor will commence series Of SER
mons of special interest to young men
and young women. The topic of tonight
will be: THE Volunteer" There will be
a devotional meeting of che Epworth
League on Tuesday at SIS p. m; a prayer
meeting and Bible study class on We'd
nesday at the same hour, when will be
continued the History OF Joseph" Cen
esis; Chapter, 44-5o. The Junior League
will meet on Friday at .. N.
The services OF Grace Church will be
conducted al II o'clock by Rev. J.. A.
Smith Of Epworh Church. His theme will
be The Christian Sabbath, the Mark Of
Superior Civilization" He will proba-
bly, refer to the Sunday concert move
ment Al 8 o'clock Rev. John A. Thomp-
son. y. d. win preach. This Is his FIRST
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

Did 1t Well-Chawley Gotrox-I think
it's delightful to have nothing to do.
Dolly Dimples-And you do 1t so we'll,
Charlie.-Ohio State Journal.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

Rev. Father r. F. Kennedy returned
TO Savannah yesterday, after a pleasant
visit of a few days TO Brunswick
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

AT the Lutheran Church OF Ascension
there will be preaching by Rev. DR.. w.
c. Schaeffer, the pastor. at II o'clock a.
m. and at p. m.
AT st. Paurs Lutheran Church Rev
Nj. j. Epting, pastor. there will be a
morning service and sermon at II O'Clock.
Sunday-school al p. M, and evening
service and sermon at clock
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

The ladies OF St. Johns Chancel So
ciety request all having tickets out for
the concert last week, TO make an early
report to Mrs. A. c. Harmon, Bull and
IiherfX streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

Saturday will be Caudlemas Day, an
ecclesiastical festival. observed in honor
Of the publication Of the Virgin Mary,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

"a liberty Street, West.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

There will be preaching at Trinity
Church at II O'Clock a. m. and at p.
m by the pastor. Rev. Bascom Anthony
ne sermon at night will be on "A Poor
Life and What Makes 1t Poor" and viii
conclude the series for the month. The
Sunday-school viii meet at p. m,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

The many friends Of Mrs. osgood F.
Cook win regret 40 learn that she has
been quite sick. She was somewhat i'm
proved yesterday.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

A careful estimate places the number
of churches in America in the year 1870
at 2S40 and the total value of all of
them did not much, if any, exceed $780,
900. The number of churches in America
in 1900 is 49,, 4S1, and their value is T2i,-
971 S72
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-25
Improvement in Dining Car Service

The Lackawanna railroad is plan
ning still further Improvements in its
dining car service. Having equipped
its through trains with palatial din
ing cars and opened an elaborate res
taurant at its HOboken terminal. it
IS now arranging to supply a buffet
service on through express trains be-
tween New York and Plymouth, Pa,
Via Scranton. This service was
started on Wednesday. Jan. %.
The train leaving New York at 4
,. NJ. will be equipped with n vest-
buled buffet, drawing-roGm parlor car,
enabling patrons to secure dinner be-
fore reaching Plymouth. The cores
ponding east-bound train. leaving Ply
mouth at 7. 05 in the morning will be
similarly equipped.
Not only will the parlor car pas.
sengers have the benefit of the new
service, but arrangements have been
mare whereby the occupants of the
coaches may also enjoy similar SER
vice. A portion Of the coach nearest
The parlor car on each train has been
ftted up with four tables suitably
screened by headboards and a special
waiter will be detailed for the buffet
car, so that patrons of both are as
sured prompt, efficient and satis-
factory service.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-25
Silk Mill Hands on Strike,

The employees of the Klots silk mill
at the corner Of Poplar street and
Monsey avenue, are on strike for
shorter hours and an increase in wages
The demands made by the strikers
have been refused by the operators.
and the mill will be closed and the
goods shipped to fredericksburg, Va.
A union has been formed among the
silk workers, and they are determined
10 remain idle unless the demands are
granted. About $50 hands are affected,
most of them being girls.
They work from Z a. M. to D.. H.,
with one-half hour for dinner. Their
schedule OF wages in the past has been
as follows: Winding on the spool, five
cents pound; placing on skeins, 81 a.
week: winders, 81 and SO a week: sec
ton ladies, 81 a week; lacers, 81 a
week: boys carrying reels, ninety cents
day.
The following are the demands made
by the union: Twisters. $3.50 a week;
reelers, $3.50 a week: lacers, SO a week !:
boys carrying reels. 81 week; section
ladies'. s. a week; placing on skeins,
$3.50 q week.
The following statement was issued
by President Klots:
Scranton, Pa, Jan. ~. 1901
nhc people employed here left the mill without
notice and without stating any grievance on
Wednesday afternoon.
Today, Thursday, they demand an advance Of
about 20 per cent. in wages. This company has
always paid the highest price TO help in this
section, as the hands will acknowledge. Tho
system OF paying enables every industrious hand
t. gain extra wages, in addition to the regular
amount, already greater than in other mills
The committee appointed by the hands can
tasily verify the truth OF this statement
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-25

The Dickson Manufacturing COM
pany is breaking ground In the rear OF
it's foundry, on Vine street. for a large
addition to its machine shops. 1t will
he 50x115 feet and 81 feet in the clear.
built of steel and brick and fitted with
a large and powerful crane.
The new building is to be used eX-
clusively for erecting and assembling.
The demands on space made by the
many modern apputenances of a ma
chine shop have so crowded the pres
ent quarters that the men found them
selves cramped for room when any
large machinery was being erected.
and, 10 relieve this the new shop is
being constructed.
1t viii also facilitate the assembling
work and obviate the necessity so often
encountered. Of leasing small work
when large work was being assembled.
The new shop will have no new tools,
with the exception of the crane.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-25
This and That.

|. A. Daniels was yesterday APP
pointed night yardmaster at Taylor
yards, Vice Robert Flynn. transferred.
l.. r. Beardslee. chief stenographar
to General Superintendent r. Il.
Clarke. of the Lacka wanna railroad,
resumed his duties yesterday, after an
absence of several days, spent in Day
ton o., where he acted as grooms-
man at swell society wedding.
Another stereopticon lecture setting
forth the advantages Of the air-blake
system for handling railroad cars,
was given in the hall of the Railroad
Young Mems Christian association
under the direction Of the instructors
of the International Correspondence
schools.
A. V. Bower will speak ON THE
Life and Times OF Jesus" ilustrat-
ing his talk with steroopticon pic
tures, at the Railroad Young MEMS
Christian association next Sunday af-
ternoon at 3.45 o'clock. Railroad men
ard their families are invited to these
meetings.
Lackawanna conductors We're noti-
fled yesterday that the complaint is
again made that trains are block
ing the road crossing at the west end
OF SpragueVillr yard All concerned
must thoroughly understand that the
state laws and rule 81 Of the current
time table must be complied with To
prevent unnecessary delay to travel on
highway in question.
All LaCkawanna trainmen concern
ed have been notified that the speed
of irregular trains between Pocono
summit ana Spragueville. Lehigh and
Scranton, clark'S Summit and Nichol-
son, and Clark's summit and Scran-
ton, must not exceed fifteen miles per
hour. Enginemen must know abso-
lutely that they have control of train
and in case of the least doubt notify
conductor and demand the necessary
assistance from trainmen to enable
him to handle train safely.
The annual meeting Of the publica-
ton committee of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian asCocation will be
held this evening in the association
headquarters on lower Lackawanna
avenue, at 7.30 o'clock. Prior to the
meeting, the annual dinner will be
enjoyed at Hanley's dining rooms at
the Lackawanna station. The officers
and members Of the committee are as
follows: President. T.. NJ. Rine; treas
urer, ID. 4. Swartz; l.. Stuart Stark,
W. w. Adair, j. X. Troch and W. A.
Barton. Reports of the officers will be
received and the plans for the COM
ing years work will be outlined,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-25
DEAFNESS Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the car There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by constit,,s
tionai remedies. Deafness IA caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF The
Fustachian Tube When this tube Is inaamed
Won have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when 1t is entirely closed, Deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal eondi-
Eon. hearing will be destroyed forever. nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which ia
nothing but an inhsmed condition Of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
oi Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free
Sold by Druggists, 76c
Halls Family Pills are the best. 80