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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09

cells. each a tiny algal plant. Thus
fungus and alga live together In most
intimate connection.
II may be asked how fresh mamma
lichens arise, seeing that it is difficult
TO imagine frequent coincident meet
ing of particular fungus and par
ucular green plant. But. granted the
meeting has taken place, the rapid re-
production is easy to understand.
At certain times in the year yellow
ish dust appears in little green cups
growing on the surface of the plant.
and each of the grains of dust is
minute bundle containing a few of the
whole filaments and a few of the green
cells wrapped up together so that
wherever this dust may fall each grain
can become a new manna-lichen.
There is, moreover, a second method
of reproduction in which the fungus
alone takes part and sends out tiny
offsprings to take their chance in the
wide world of finding a suitable host
as their parent has done, but the le-
tails are complicated and at present
involved in some obscurity.
Thus the Lecanora- escdlenta-nanna
lis in its very nature one of the most
remarkable phenomena in the vegetable
world. 1t is found over great tracts of
Southwest Asia, near Constantinople,
in the Crimea, the deserts of Arabia.
in the Sahara and the deserts of Al
geria.
1t is easy TO pass IL by unnoticed, for
il is grayish-yellow in color. and grows
on gray limestone rocks and frag-
ments of rock in the form of a wripk-
led crust, which seems to a casual OBJ
server part of the very rock itself, and
needs care 10 distinguish it,
Cut through, 1t is white like corn
within, dry and powdery II is, more
over, extremely light In weight. 1t Is
obvious that there is not much nour-
ishment to be obtained from the bare
face of the limestone rock-hence all
the sustenance of the two plants must
be obtained from the atmosphere and
the rain by the little green plant.
which must thus work doubly hard to
be able to pass on sufficient food for
its partners living, in addition to pro-
viding its own.
BY degrees, as it grows older, IL he
comes loosened. or even detached from
the rocks, and then. when the sudden
whirlwinds and violent storms which
effect many of these regions below, the
featherweight pieces of lichen crust are
torn up and blown into the air at the
mercy of the wind. and carried 1t may
be. for immense distances.
The rains. too, that descend with
such sudden yehemence, sweep it away
into water channels, where 1t is borne
along on the stream and deposited in
hollows, and left there in heaps when
the water subsidies.
At times, too, a waterspout will
gather it up, carry it along and ulti-
mately deposit II In place where hIth-
erto it had been practically unknown.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09
The summer of 1916.
From the New York sun.

II the recollections Of the Danville
Qll) News are not at fault, that sum-
mer cannot. strictly speaking. be said
to have ever set In. Along In April,
when the garden should have been ex-
hibiting signs OF active life the snow
on the ground was from four to six feet
deep. and frozen solid for half its
depth. In May only the surface of 1t
had melted, and the ground could not
be reached for planting purposes ex-
cept by tunneiing. In June the snow
had disappeared, but the ground was
still frozen hard, and along toward the
latter part of that month another fall
occurred which made sleighing good in
Danville and vicinity for several days.
On the morning OF July water froze
in the wells and pitchers OF the early
settlers, and there was excellent skat-
ing on the neighborhood ponds. Snow
fell toward noon, and the usual indie.
pendence Day exercises were held In a
church warmed by blazing log fires
and were participated In by men and
women in mid-winter clothing.
The spring. when II came In reality.
was so short and severe that no vege-
tation could thrive in II. In August
the. corn, which had struggled against
adverse circumstances, went to tassel
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09
Irish BIackberries and Fruits.

Correspondence New York Sun.
When ! read In your paper Cur
teen's' denial of my statement that
children were forbidden to eat black
berries, ] was just willing to let II go
at that and hold my peace. but as
your correspondent in East Orange
says ] am right, and that the subject
has human interest, / venture again
to say something about Ireland. and its
natural products. In spite OF CUR
teens" denial Irish fruits are really
wonderful in the qualification of the
sense of taste and smell. ! have never
seen any American applies, plums,
pears, goeseberries or Strawberries that
equal the Irish fruit In flavor. The
American fruits are handsome, and the
berries are very large. but alack-a-
day. they have mot the divine taste.
And therein is, ! believe, the real cause
for the blackberry being neglected as
an edible fruit In Ireland; II is the
poorest of all our berries. and believe
am right in saying that II Is the
poorest of all American edible berries
AS to the Irish Strawberries. they
stand alone. In my judgment. An
American who has not eaten Irish
Strawberries does not know the full
pleasure OF life. Indeed. I know of no
country that 1t would pay our Ameri-
can to become acquainted with better
than ireland. The great stretch OF
arabic land known as the Golden Vale
being in the counties Kerry. Cork. Lin
erick and Clare. is never very cold In
winter nor very hot in summer. The
turf is green in December and June. It
is very rare to see black frost in that
part OF the country. During the win
ter months light boar frost gives a
beautiful simmer to grass and hedge
that soon vanishes under a mild and
moist atmosphere. And the summer!
lack words to describe the beauty Of
an Irish summer twilight. The yellow
aura of the atmosphere, the hum OF
insects, called corn creaks. the scent
arising from the hedge rows. and the
great high wheat in the fields are
things never to be forgotten. and are
worth a pilgrimage to see and enjoy
Indeed, the difference between Irish
farms and American farms Is very
great. In Ireland you see no ragged
fields. A field of clover is all clover,
every bit of IL. Likewise wheat or any
other growth. They are full grown;
there are no bad shots. How different
II IL here any observing warfarer can
see. ] sincerely wish that Ireland ana
the Irish people were better known to
the American people. IL would be well
for all of them, ! know of no place
equal TO the Golden Vale for the in
valid suffering from wasting disease or
that large class of urban people who
are overweight, and ! firmly believe
II will eventually compel attention. IL
has all the climate conditions that are
outlined In your editorial of to-day
upon the best climate for consumptives
Above all, when you go TO Ireland
drink its milk eat OF it's potatoes treat
yourself 10 It's matchless honey. and be
glad you have lived to see the Green
Isle. Ma Book Liah.
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1t goes toward the bridge All, sir,
see galloning policeman beyond the
bridge. He comes fast. His helmet
shines In the sun. The men have now
stopped to take breath. They cannot
see the policeman. He gallops like
mad, sir. Now-now. there comes an
other towards the bridge-and yet an
other behind. That was Quick work.
sir"
II will take the telescope now" said
the professor, land tell you the story.
All, the polioe There are four there.
They stop the carriage, They go on.
Are they lost? All, Kittsge, they go
IN the wrong direction and the men are
frightened. They're running with the
woman, dragging her cruelty. She is
certainly drugged, Kittsge. Run you
down and telephone again that the po-
lice are in the wrong direction but,
no! now, now they are right-now they
advance! They see the men far away.
All. the men drop the girl and they
Zee! tbs a crime, a crime that this
good telescope has thwarted."
kittsge stood beside the table, his
face working.
Have they found her YETI"
They see her prone on the sand.
They gallop towards her-they are
there-one jumps off, and another.
They lift her.
rs she dead?"
"Ah, no. nor
''They lift her to the man on the
horse-they go toward the carriage.
Come, Kittsge, we shall go, you and 1,
to the headquarters Aye, and the 9TH
er two policemen now have the men.
One with beard, one bare of face.
Come, Kittsge, we are needed"
An hour later a strange group was
gathered in the room of the chief of
police. The professor and Kittsge, a
portly man of evident wealth, several
pale women and two Greeks one old
and one young.
ut is somewhat a family affair, you
see," said the portly man, coolly, land
done with Demari's own ideas of re-
venge on me, l stole his daughter in
Crete 20 years ago. She became my
Wife. and now he seeks revenge by kid
MAPPING my daughter. Demari, if you
and your son, Carl, will leave America
at once, will try to arrange this mat
ter. If not, you can take your deserts.
You shall have money and must prom
Use not to return. If you do, will pros
ecute you"
A growing and whispering consulta-
ton took place between the prisoners,
1--WE CO." announced Demari, I'VE go
for $1,000 to take to Crete"
1.-TWO thousand and go hang your
selves" retorted the millionaire, that's
all. l know how to treat you beggars.
And my daughter shall now know all.
and be able to defend and guard her
self always"
Another growing consultation and
the terms were accepted by the uncle
and nephew.
And now, professor" said the ia
ther, even more coolly, I'VE owe you
and your telescope a great deal more
than we can ever repay. Will you and
your friend here do me the honor to
dine with us tomorrow, and let my
daughter Stella thank you in person %
The professor bowed and smiled
awkwardly. He was thinking.
stella" he muttered to himself,
stella? A new star"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09

so early that ii was useless except as
fodder. Corn from other parts of the
country brought unheard of prices, and
for seed to be used in the spring OF
1917 farmers were obliged to provide
themselves with corn grown in 1915. All
breadstuffs went up, and flour a year
afterward sold at $i7 barrel.
As a matter of fact, there was no
summer In the vicinity OF DanYille in
1915 and the files of the Danville News
for that period prove that the weather
experts in those days attributed the
extraordinary meteorological conditions
to spots on the sun, just as they are
doing now.
The winters preceding and following
the severe summer were intensely cold,
and, as the people in those days knew,
none of the conveniences of steam
heated fats and were wholly ignorant
of comforts derived from contact with
the modern janitor, their sufferings. it
will be supposed, must of necessity
have been intense.
The public health was never better
There were the usual cuttings and log
raisings everywhere. Although the
crops were failure, the spirits of the
people never dropped. and their conf
dence in Illinois as a corn producer
never weakened. The sturdy pioneers
and first settlers went about their bus
mess, just as usual.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09
"HYPNoTIo SUICIDE"
Hypnosis Considered as n Means of
Murder.

From the New York World.
If Charles Jones should die, as he be-
lieves he will, from some murderous
hypnotic influence exerted by Albert
Patrick. the unpleasant theory of the
possibility of Hypnotic suicide" will
have received some confirmation.
According to DR., John d. Quacken-
hos, There is such a thing as compul-
sorry hypnotism, which can be applied
to any person without his consent. 1t
is possible to break a human will as
you might break q vase.
Can murderers avail themselves of
this frightful, intangible weapon of
death? Can one man, wishing anoth-
er's death, cunningly plot to avoid the
discriminating aids of knife of pistol or
poison and by fiendishly concentrating
his evil thoughts kill his distant vic
tim without moving from his chair?
This hideous possibility has often
been suggested, but from its very ma
ture 1t is practically impossible to
prove.
DIR. Spitzka, however, claims to have
know in Europe many mysterious
deaths which he explained in just this
fashion.
DR., George Shrady told not long ago
of a case in Hamburg, Germany.
where a young wife, whose life was in
sured for large sum in her husbands
favor, was beset by Authorizations i'm
pelling her to kill herself. II was final
ly discovered that her husband had
hypnotized her and commanded her
while in a trance to poison herself at
the expiration of a certain time.
"Unquestlonably suicide Is often
communicated from one morbid mind
to another" says DR.. John III. Girdner.
The case some three years ago of the
suicide of Miss Leila Herbert, daughter
of the Secretary OF the Navy, is well
remembered. II may not be as well
known, however, that Miss Herberts
death was Immediately followed by
that of her most intimate friend, Miss
Anna Wells. Miss Wells shot herself
in less than a week after the death OF
her friend. In this case II was not hyp-
Motto suicide, but suicide by sugges-
ton, another curious phase OF this
mysterious subject.
There is a communlcableness OF sui
cidaI emotion" says Or. NJ. Eleasear-
ian. mot a few susceptible natures
are subject to the Wills of others to
such a degree that they may be led
TO attempt suicide through an Impulse
iIi-definable and scarcely understood by
the most learned"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09
Our Daily Short Stories
FINDING A NEW STAR.
BY ELIZABETH CHERRY WALTZ.
Copyright, 1901. by Authors syndicate)

-. fondled with love and care the
It new telescope which had just
taen set up and which three cloudy
.,tobts had prevented him from using
80 explore the heavens.
oyou will know. after ten years
oro study, just how 1 feel towards
+sIs beauty" he said to Kittsge, his
Student and assistant.
I-ittsee. who was woefuly nearsight-
- actually trembled with pleasure.
I'VE might look over the flats a lit
Ala unused the professor, working at
.orous and table busily. 'it is not pos
s,ble to understand these adjustments
too we'll, my friend"
Kittsge, who never saw much only
.nrough the wonderful eyes near him,
could not speak for Joy. His red,
.,orse hair bristled about his forehead
and his long, sharp nose was very near.
nstand back a trife." said the pro-
lessor. land l will first observe yen-
aer hill across the stream. All! What
. focus! Would you like to see cabin
IN the woods? There, see even the
dweller sitting on stone in front of
his door. 1t must be miles away"
After Kittsge had seen his long fill,
,be professor adjusted the instrument
again.
NOW for the flats. All, how the peb-
bles shine along the iake!- 1t is beauti-
ful A boat far. far out. Fishermen,
a steamer, You shall see the sight in
a moment, Kittsge. shall first dimin-
fish the focus. There-O my soul! Why,
what's this!
He hastily made new adjustment
and looked again.
"Tis true, tbs true! A man, nay.
here is another, carrying a woman
from a carriage to a boat on the shore.
Her yellow hair hangs. She is young
she is finely dressed. A crime, a crineI
And we are miles away"
Kttsge forgot his reverence.
Let me see, let me see, SIR"
Yes. my good Kittsge, see that you
also have the story. And ] will run to
the telephone and have the police go.
Keep your eye there and move not,
move not, my very good Kittsge."
The professor ran down the ladder to
the rooms below his voice dying away.
and she is young-her hair is yell
low"
Christopher Kittsge looked and trem-
bled, Far away, miles across the flats
in singularly isolated and dreary
spot, carriage stood and still further
away sailboat waited on the lake
shore. The men half dragged, half car
RED the woman. Kittsge reached his
hand uernniD DIV lAod nd
made unseen scrawling notes on a bit
Of paper on the stand. Astronomers are
used to doing that.
Up came the professor in long jumps.
How far to the boat, Kittsge?"
"A quarter of a mile, sir
headquarters will reach them by
telephone and the mounted police can
make it. You can watch until get my
breath Is she conscious, think your"
NO, sir; her hands hang limp"
rs the carriage there?"
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Florida Dates.

Correspondence New York Sun.
As to the date; thirty-fve years ago
there grew at the mouth of the Mana
tee river in Southern Florida. two date
palm trees. The date palm is dioecious,
and so by good fortune, as they hap
pened to be of opposite sexes. one bore.
The spathes were loaded with fruit.
but IL never became sweet. / suppose
that II the climate was dry like North
ern Africa the fruits could have been
cured into something palatable, But It
is said that the Seeding trees vary In
quality and possibly this tree might
have borne poor fruit even In Egypt.
Speaking OF the trees wanting water
at the roots. ] was told by a gentle
man who wintered once at Cairo that
date palms grow on the flats of the
Nile, where for months their trunks
are deeply submerged In water.
There lived In the village of Manatee
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09
THE KAIsER's SECRET.
Why He Was Not Deeply Attached
to His Mother.

why w IN MOI DGeply
to His Mother.
From the Philadelphia North American
London, Aug. 6.-The dominant topic
in London to-day is the death of the
Dowager Empress Frederick of Ger
many
1t is well known that the great Bit
terness of Kaiser Wilhelm's life is his
vithered arm. For years he succeeded
in cOneeaiing its existence from all but
the immediate members of his house
hold. Even the officers of his army
We're not aware of it. as the same or
derby, highly trusted servant, was al
ways present to assist him in mounting
his horse.
One day the story of the withered
arm got into an American paper. 1t
was cabled back to London. Then 1t
spread to the continent of Europe. All
France laughed at it, and the carica-
tursts of that country did not smother
any of their Latin brutality in depict
Ing it to the French nation.
It was the choicest bit of gossip OF
the time, and it had the great advan-
tage of being true.
His dislike of his mother, his I'M
natural neglect of her, his failure to
comfort her, to visit her even, while
she lay dying in the agenies of the
dreadful disease of cancer, may per-
maps be attributed to that withered
arm.
For Emperor William is the man on
horseback" and to him the man on
hoFsehack is the personification of true
military glory.
physician who attended the En-
Press two years prior to her marriage
10 Crown Prince Frederick of Ger
many, afterwards Emperor, advances
curious theory to account for the
~ithered arm.
one day the Princess was sealing a
ieuer She held a candle in her left
hand and stick of sealing wax In her
tgnt hand. While turning to greet one
~ hef sisters the candle came in con-
tact with her right sleeve, which burn
u TO the shoulder before assistance
me Princess arm was severely i'm
5yuIed and she suffered great pain
neie was left a permanent scar from
fne elbow to the shoulder, which the
Impress always tried to conceal, just
90 ner son did his withered arm.
Is understood that the death of the
ttbmpreSs will cause no postponement of
'N coronation of King Edward.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09

An Edible Liehen That II stin Found
I'm Parts of Asia and Africa.
From the Sunday Magazine.

From the Sunday Magazine.
1T is mammal" exclaimed the people
of Israel as they gathered the food
which seemed so miraculously to ap-
pear at their very feet In answer to
their cry for sustenance, but though
they ate and were satisfied, yet. we are
told, they twist not what II was"
And during the ages that have pass
ed since it's first appearance on that
memorable dewy morning in the will
derness of sin. men have declared again
and again that they twist not what 1t
was" that thus fed the Israelites in
their need, though numberless conjac-
lures have been made and discussions
held on the matter.
The chief opinion which had sway
for q long time was that mama was
the sap of the tamarisk; but now au-
thorities, seeing in the light of widen
ing scientific knowledge, declare that
mama was without doubt a certain
lichen decanora esculenta,l
This is borne out by the fact that
we'll authenticated rains OF mama, abb
solutely believed by the inhabitants to
be showers from heaven, have been Ie-
ported at least six times duFingt the
past century by reliable travellers In
the East, and the descriptions of the
deposit given In precise present-day
language leave no doubt upon the
point.
II piece of mama be examined un-
der the miscrocope its peculiar conf
pound structure can be clearly seen:
there is delicate network of interlac-
ing fungai threads ghstening In the
light, while Enclosed In their meshes
are a number of round, bright green
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near these trees a man of some note
who thought that the cultivation of the
date might help the country, OF which
he was an enthusiastic advocate. and
he got some trails of dates, and sold
them ali over the country. The seeds
are just as sure to grow as grains Of
corn. and there are many date palms
all over this country, but, SO far as /
know, no dates.
The date palm Is not quite so hardy
as the palmetto. The leaves are digi-
tate instead of palmate like the latter
and send forth suckers from the root.
Unless these suckers are removed there
is little beauty about the tree. The
ccaoanut palm is free from this habit,
but is great deal more tender to
frost.
I think that no part OF the South
western United States is suitable for
the growth of dates and only the less
frosty parts for date palms.
John G.. Webb.
Osprey. Fla AuR q
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THE FOUNDER" WAS SPANNING.
." lie Gave Asbury Park Bad
Fright.
From the New York WORLD

From the New York World.
dreadful rumor shocked Ashbury
ark N. j., yesterday. 1t was de-
Jared by many reputable citizens that
-" living synonym for sobriety.
Ouhder James A. Bradley, had az
,ually been seen riding about in a
.'oek at night, lolling on ire seat end
o~porting himself as does a mar af-
~ .,I consuming liquid Jersey lightning
~ what! Father Bradley drunk! The
h. I'm who paled with rage even when
On saw hock-beer sign" exclaimed
'ne admirer.
"a Bradley loadedl Why he never
aro., saw a drunken mani" shouted
another citizen.
e. heard he would talk nothing but
itor. '"'u tli'ilu new 10TH VIE
en- was not until late in the day that
NE. ruth came out. Founder Bradley
&C. only Stimulating a roysterer to
ny II the members OF his police force
s,,r.u the anti-liquor laws and dealt
e5unarily with violators.
sun, s9lhe one told Mr.. Bradley that in
reo,este d persons were not being ar
-eS'ed and that the police were not