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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
Perfectly Plain,

Uncle 'Rastus, who was seeking in
formation concerning mushrooms, had
been referred by a preternaturally SOL
emn student to the Professor of Bota-
ny, and with hat in hand he was adj
dressing that dignitary, says the Chi
cago Tribune.
Would yo' mind tellin' me, Mistah
Mandrake" he said, "how to 'stinguish
a musharoon I'm a toadstool?"
Willingly" replied the professor. "In
the first place, you must remember
that the amanita phalloides, or deadly
agaric, closely resembles the agaricus
campestris, or edible fungus, which is
our common variety and absolutely
innocuous. Next, it will be necessary
to fix firmly in your mind the distin-
gushing marks or characteristics of
the agaricus campestris which are
these: A pileus not covered with ex-
crescence-like scales; gills of a brown
ish purple when mature; stalk solid
and approximately cylindrical; ring
near middle of stalk; base not Dubious
and not sheathed by membrane. The
distinguishing characteristics of the
amanita phalloides, or deadly agaric,
are these: Pileus destitute of distinct
excrescences; white gills, hollow stalk
large ring, and prominent bulb at base,
with membraneous upper margin.
Bearing these points of differentiation
fully in mind, you will never be at a
loss to determine which variety you
encounter in any given case"
Eyes, subj" said Uncle 'Rastus, turn
ing his hat round and round in his fin
gers. II n'stan' dat all right, but
how's l gwine tell 'em apaht?'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
THE NANCY HART CONTROVERSY.

The Nancy Hart controversy wakes
hot upstate. Was there in reality any
such person? The query is rapidly de-
veloping two camps of partisans, each
enthusiastic in behalf of it's own ideas.
One party. of course, defends the cor
rectness of the history which tells the
story of Mrs. Hart and how she used
to hang and shoot Tories, while the
other asserts that the whole thing is
a myth, having it's origin in the fertile
Imagination of some good story-t teller;
and that because the yarn was good
and patriotic, it slipped into history
The Rev. DR.. Smith of Vineville few
days ago was quoted as saying the
yarn was mythical. In this view he
is supported by Mr.. j. NJ. Bosworth
of Atlanta, who asserts that he spent
a great deal of time, and also sum
of money, in trying to chase to earth
the Nancy stories on their native soil;
that is, in Ebert and Madison coun-
ties. He wished to get some relics of
the famous woman to take to the At
lanta Exposition. He would have &C
cepted a sill from her house, or rock
from her spring, or a cut from tree
on the site where she hanged or shot
Tories. But not an inkling of her or
hers could he discover. He interview
ed a number of old citizens in Ebert
and Madison, but none knew anything
of the heroine, and more than one char
acterized the narrative of her as spur
ious On the other hand Mrs. Loula
Kendall Rogers, of the opposition, or
pro- Nancy, camp is able to furnish a
family history of Mrs. Hart, and to
show that Mrs. Harris son, John, mar
ried the sister of her MRS. RogersO
grandmother. That being true, there
must have been a Nancy Hart. The
movement to throw doubt upon the
reality of Nancy Hart and her heroic
deeds, by the way, recalls the formerly
famous theoretical dissertations of
Archbishop Whately of Dublin on the
/ subject of Napoleon Bonaparte. Dur
! ing the early part of the century re-
Gently ended he wrote book on His
toric Doubts Relative to Napoleon Bon
aparte," in which he undertook to dem
/ onstrate logically that no such person
/ ever existed. II was a humorous, sa-
/ tirical work, but for time it had a
/ great many persons in Great Britain
/ actually doubling that there was a
/ Napoleon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
"a Little More of the Justice. ;,

The Rev. DIR. B was pastor of
the largest Congregational Church in
New York, says the Edinburg Scots
man. Intellectually he was very
strong man, and especially strong in
his opposition to slavery and intemper-
ance. one winter. when preaching a
course of evening sermons on temper
ance, he was invited out to supper to
meet a few friends
Just as the company was beginning
to arrive the lady of the house turned
TO her husband and exclaimed: "Oh.
John. Or. B. is coming and our prin-
cipal dish is brandy peaches"
The husband appreciated the unfort-
innate state Of affairs, but declared Il
was now too late TO alter their ar
rangements. Supper was soon ready
and the lady's heart sank within her
when the peaches were served.
DR.. B. took a peach and swallow
ed a mouthful. washing IL down with
n teaspoonful OF brandy Great was
the relief OF the lady that no remark
followed. Finally the peach was eaten.
"Dr. ," said the lady. "wii! you
take another peach2"
Well 1 think not" said the doctor.
but" be added. III take another
saucerful Of the juice, ~ you please"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
THAT HEMP ENTERPRISE.

Comparatively little interest has
been taken in the investigation of the
Philippine hemp enterprise which the
Military Committee of the Senate is
conducting, because public attention
probably is occupied with the Schlel
inquiry. The committee has adjourned
for a month, and by the end of that
time it is probable that the Schley in
quiry will be finished and then,
will be given greater prominence in the
news columns of the newspapers.
1t does look, from the evidence that
has thus far been brought out, as if
there had been an intention at one time
on the part of ex-Assistant Secretary
of War Meiklejohn, Lieut.. Col. Heistand
and some others to go into combina-
ton for the purpose of controlling the
hemp output of the Philippines. The
man who exposed the affair is named
Hawkes.. 1t is not to be understood
of course that Hawkes. was influenced
by good motives. From what can be
gathered from the testimony he came
getting even with somebody. He
thought he had not been treated right
ly by those whom he regarded as his
partners in the business.
! 1t would have been a paying under
taking If the combination had been
able to control the hemp output of the
islands. There would have been
money enough in it to make all the
parties to it rich in a very few wears.
The impression prevails in Washing
ton that Col. Heistand will be given
slight reprimand, and that it will be
said that Gen. Corbin and some others
withdrew from any connection with the
hemp company before they became
tainted with wrong doing, but what
will the committee say in respect to
Mr.. Meiklejohn? He is now out of of
flee. He resigned, il was understood
at the time, in order to run for the Of
flee of United States Senator out in
! Nebraska The committee therefore
has no jurisdiction over him, but it
may say a few things that would tend
to hurt his political prospects.
The Philippines are full of danger
to this country. 1t will be a most diff
ficult matter to keep the Philippine
civil service free from corrupt prac-
tees. Indeed it would not be surprising
if some of the army officers should en-
deavor to make the most of their po-
stions there for getting rich quickly.
About all Of those concerned in the
scheme to control the hemp output of
the islands are, or were. connected
with the army. There have been sew
eral scandals growing out of our ac-
cupation of Cuba and our possession of
the Philippines and more are likely
to follow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

The announcement that Yale Uni
versity had selected Admiral Sampson,
along with a number of other distin-
guished men, for a degree. has provoked
a great deal of newspaper comment
Of one kind and another. The Sunday
Register of New Haven, a publication
which is supposed to speak for the Yale
Corporation, in an article in its last
issue. in regard to the subject, said:
yale will honor Sampson, not be-
cause Schley does not deserve like hon
or, but because Sampson does deserve
It. 1t viii be given without abating a
jot or title the honor i'm which every
one OF the Santiago captains is held at
Yale and elsewhere. We can merely
suggest again that it would be no more
than fair 10 let Yale conduct her own
business in her own way. Those who
prefer can send their sons TO Sheol in
stead. No one need support Yale who
does not care TO-"
il Is evident from the foregoing that
some hot shot have been fired into the
Yale Corporation. and that its mem
bers are beginning 20 lose their tenn
pers. OF course the Corporation has a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
THE DOCTORS
ARE HERE,
Three Months Services Will Be Give,
Free to All InvaIids Who Call "
Before November

A staff Of eminent physicians and
surgeons from the British Medical In.
stitute have, at the urgent solicitatioD
of a large number of patients pnda,
their care in this country, established
a permanent branch of the InstitutA in
this city at No. IL York St, west in
Henderson Building Rooms l. . i
OPP. Post Office.
These eminent gentlemen have de-
c;ded to give their services entirely FREE
for three months (medicines excepted1
to all invalids who call upon them for
treatment between now and Nov. .
These services consist not only of con-
sultation, examination, and advice bpt
also of all minor surgical operations
The object in pursuing this course
is to become rapidly and personally
acquainted with the sick and afflicted
and under no conditions will any
charge whatever be made for any ser
vices rendered for three months. to
all who call before November 9.
The doctors treat all forms of dis
ease and deformities, and guarantee
a cure in every case they undertake.
At the first interview a thorough ex-
animation is made, and, If incurable.
you are frankly and kindly told so:
also ADVISED against spending your
money for useless reatment.
Male and female weakness, catarrh
and catarrhal deafness, also rupture
goitre. cancer. all skin diseases, and
all diseases of the rectum, are positive
ly cured by their new treatment
The chief associate surgeon of the
Institute is in personal charge.
Office hours from 8 a. m, till D. m
No Sunday hours.
SPECIAL NOTICE-If you cannot
call, send stamp for question blank for
home treatment
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
DANGEROUS OVERHEAD WIRES.

The desirabilty, if not the positive
necessity. of putting all electric wires
in cities underground is being appre-
ciated more and more every day. A
gentlemen who has had a great deal
of experience with electrical appli-
ances remarked, some days since, in a
conversation on the subject, that if the
people knew the danger of sudden
death that constantly hung over them
by reason of the general use of cleo
tricity, they would not rest until every
wire which carried electricity was
placed under ground and every other
possible precaution was taken to pro-
tect life.
A striking illustration of the hidden
danger of the electric wire occurred in
Baltimore the other day. Two men
were walking down the street, and to-
gether stepped upon an iron gutter
plate on the sidewalk in front of a
store. There was no sign of danger
anywhere. The gutter plate looked as
innocent as all gutter plates do, and
had been thousands of times trodden
upon. But the moment these two men
stepped upon il a shock of electricity
sped through their bodies. One of
them, Morris Brodstein, was killed in
stantly, leaving at home widow and
three children who had been dependent
upon him for support. The other man,
Abraham Shear was thrown violently
into the nearby doorway, receiving
painful if not serious injuries. An ex-
animation by linemen soon disclosed
the cause of the tragedy. An electric
feed wire running across the roof of
the building, had sagged and come into
contact with a zinc ventilator. At an
other place this feed wire had become
crossed" with an electric lighting wire
Of heavy voltage. The current passed
from the lighting wire to the feed
wire, from it to the metal ventilator,
from that through the medium of the
tin roof to the rain-spout running down
the front of the building, and from
the rain-spout to the gutter plate. Thus
when Brodstein and Shear stepped
upon the innocent-looking piece of iron
on the sidewalk they We're directly in
the path of an electric lighting current:
and Immediately thereafter there was
a widow and three orphans at the home
of one of them. And the same sort
of thing is liable to occur in any city
where there are overhead wires. The
proper thing to be done is to take all
possible precautions against such acct
| dents, and to do it before there are such
| accidents. Buried wires are incom-
| parably less dangerous than those
| hanging in mid-air
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Georgia Chapter No. 8, R.
A. M; Golden Rule Lodge No. u, l..
o. o. r.
Special Notices-Savannah Building
Supply Company; Andrew Hanley
Company; Ship Notices. Strachan &;
Co, Consignees; Thoroughly Compe-
tent Bookkeeper Wanted; Levan's Ia
BILE d'Hote: Quality and Weight of Our
Candy. Belsinger & Gross; oysters, at
Helmken's Restaurant.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry;
Open All Night. knights Pharmacy.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steam
ship Company.
blications-smart Set for Novem-
Der
Fine Pianos-McArthur & Sons Co.
A $3.50 Gas Heater-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
Amusements - Sol Smith Russell'a
"a Poor Relation" at Theater TO.
night Tomorrow Night and Matinee
at Theater.
Beers-Anheuser-B Busch Brewing AS
ISOLATION.
Company.
Cigars-Cortez Cigars.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos;
Harris Lithia Water.
sauce-Lea & Perrins' Worcester
shire Sauce.
Beef-Leibig's Extract of Beef.
Medical-Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable
Pills; Castoria; DIR. Hathaway Com
pany; Horsford's Acid Phosphate;
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters; Mother
Friend; Heiskelrs Ointment: DR.. Ru.
dolph Schiffman's Asthma Cure; Find
lays Eye Salve: Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets: Stuart's Gin and Buchu; DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16
Stra MSS in Russia.

When Johann Strauss took his or
chestra to Russia he had some unusual
experiences not generally vouchsafed to
those who live outside an autocratic
government, says the Youths Com
panion.
One day he received the Czarina' s
commands to play before her at her
summer resort, and was told, on arriv-
ing there, that he would have to re-
hearse his programme three times be-
fore the performance. He begged to
know the reason for that, but no ex-
PLANTATION was given him. These were
her majesty's orders, and he could
only comply Still his establishment
grew when he saw during the three
rehearsals, an empty court carriage
drawn by a pair of horses slowly go
ing back and forth in front of his or
chestra.
Throughout the final performance
the mysterious act was explained. The
Empress, having a sharp attack of
govt, was obliged to recline in the car
riage, her foot on a cushion, while the
concert took place, and the object of
rehearsal had been to accustom the
horses to a full string band lest they
should take fright and bolt with their
mistress.
At the end of the performance an
exalted dignitary of the court babe
Strauss follow him to a splendid grand
piano, saying:
Now, be good enough to play me all
the newest Vienna music"
Although he was pretty fatigued by
his three rehearsals and state per-
formances Strauss thought it expedient
to comply, but after he had played con-
tinuously for over an hour he stopped,
saying
II presume that will be sufficient
II am not at all tired coolly re-
sponded his excellency.
But 1 ami" said Strauss, and rose
from the instrument.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

There is considerable speculation rel
alive to the prospects for the ratifica-
ton of the reciprocity treaties pending
in the Senate. on Saturday last Sena-
tors Cullom and Frye had a talk with
| the President in respect to them, and
it is said that Senator Cullom is very
\ much in favor of bringing them before
/ the Senate at as early day as posi-
/ BILE after the meeting of Congress.
It is not improbable that he will be
in a position TO exert a good deal of
influence in favor of them. As there is
to no Vice President. Senator Frye,
who is in line of promotion to the
Craftsmanship of the committee of for
eign relations. will be the presiding Of
ficer of the Senate, he being President
pro tenn. of that body. On this account
il is said that he viii, in all probable
ity decline the craftsmanship of that
committee, and remain on the commit
tee of commerce as its chairman. In
that event Senator Cullom will doubt
less be made the chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
That committee has charge of the re-
ciprocity treaties. At the last session
of Congress it was found impossible to
get the committee to make a report on
them. It is Senator Cullom's inten-
tention. if he should be made the COM
mittee's chairman. to do his utmost to
get the treaties before the Senate. If
he should succeed there would be at
least a chance for forward movement
in the direction of reciprocity.
Those who understand the situation,
however, are well aware of the diff
ficulties in the way of getting any one
of the treaties ratified. Take, for in
stance. the treaties with France That
country asks that her wines, among
other things, be admitted to our mar
ket free of duty. The California sem
ators would never consent to that.
CALIFORNIA; wines now are selling at
prices that yield but little, if any,
profit But she could not sell them at
all if the wines of France were admit
ted free of duty. For the last two
years the output of French wines has
been so great that they are almost
given away. II is said that in France
ordinary wines are selling at retail at
about l cent quart. BY the cask
they do not command more than two
cents a gallon. 1t can be readily seen
therefore that if the duty were taken
off of wines the white and red wines of
France of the common kind would re-
tail in this country for less than the
price for which beer is now sold.
This one item of wine is mentioned
to show how difficult it is to get the
committee on foreign relations to agree
to report to the Senate any one of the
reciprocity treaties. To each one of
them there are objections similar to
those urged against the treaty with
France. There does not seem to be
any doubt, however, that the President
will recommend reciprocity. and if he
does there will be an effort made by
the administration senators to get the
reciprocity question before the Senate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

right to honor whom it pleases. but 1t
must admit. that in selecting Admiral
Sampson for a degree at this time 1t
arrays itself on SIMPSONS side in the
Sampson Schley controversy. And IN
taking sides it must have known that
it would give offense to some OF It's
warmest and strongest friends. 1t
seems, however, that the Corporation
has become so irritated by the criu-
cisms which have been heaped upon IT,
that it doesn't care whether the uni
versitys friends send their sons TO
Yale or to a place where the climate
is much warmer. Truly the Sampson
schley controversy is having very
bad effect upon many well-meanlng
people.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

Mr.. Lawson OF Boston. who is some
thing of a copper king as well as a
yacht and race horse owner, confesses
TO a paper loss of some $1,000, 900 in
hammering of prices in the stock mar
kets. But he says he has a plenty
more money; that he is not yet nearly
broke; that he still has $6,000,OOO where
he can put his hands on it. Further
more, he expects copper prices to go
up again. and then he will get back
some of his losses.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

The Prime Minister of Holland, DR..
Abraham Kuyper, has broken the rec
ord by being the first doctor of di-
vinity and preacher to hold that po-
sition. In the British House of Com
mons during the last decade several
former divines have attained eminence.
Thus the Right Hon. H. T. Acland, who
was a member of the cabinet of 1892 '95,
is an ex-clergyman of the Church of
England, and served at one time as
curate under DR.. Creighton, the late
Bishop of London. So, too, DIR. Robert
Wallace, a member for one of the di-
visions of Edinburgh, who was seized
with illness which proved fatal when
addressing the House in June, 1899 in
opposition to the Kitchener grant, was
doctor of divinity, an eminent
preacher and a former divinity profess
sor in the University of Edinburgh.
-Rudyard Kipling's father, Lock-
wood Kipling, who illustrated his sons
book, Kim" was for several years one
of the central figures around whom the
artistic education of native India -four
ished. After teaching the sons of In
dian princes painting, modelling, sculp-
ture and wood working for ten years
or more, Mr.. Lockwood kipling became
the principal of the Lahore School of
Art, where he was also curator of the
museum. He was considered the most
proficient Oriental scholar among Eu-
ropean residents, and is said to have
had most marvellous knowledge of
the dialects of India. Lockwood Kip
ling who was born in Pickering, show
ed keen artistic tendencies from his
earliest years. After leaving school he
went into the potteries, where he car
ried off the Wedgwood Memorial Art
prize. Subsequently he studied at
South Kensington, and his services on
the teaching staff led to his being sent
by the government to Bombay to di-
rect art instruction there.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

Mr.. w. l.. Alden cables from London
the opinion that the time is not far dis
tant when there will be a literary di-
vision between the sexes; that men
will write books for men, and women
will write for women. The women's
books will be love stories, for. says Mr..
Alden. after all the chief business OF
women is love. ana being such love
must always hold the first place I'm wo-
mems novels. The literary pabulum OF
the men is to be. like the men them
selves. OF sterner stuff All OF which
seems 20 show only that DIR. Alden has
grown out OF that happy stage Of life
in which love cuts a very important ig-
ure. without distinction az 20 sex. And,
by way OF prediction, u Is risking moth
Ing 10 say that the day Is very. very
far distant when trousered mankind
.Ayill lose interest IN the love story.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-16

Eight states will hold elections next
month. They are Iowa, Maryland,
massachusetts,. Nebraska. New Jersey.
Ohio. Pennsylvania and Virginia. OF
the number all save Virginia went Re-
publican in the last election. 1t is
hoped and expected that Maryland and
Nebraska will be taken out of the Re
publican column next month. but there
is hardly any grounds for such hope
respecting the others. Time and again
il has been shown that the Republican
machine in Pennsylvania is corrupt
and vicious TO the core. nevertheless
the Pennsylvanians seem to be hope
lessly under the domination of that
machine.