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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
FLOATING BUTTON FACTORY.
BOat ON the Mis=i-siprt River with
Everything Needed-PriaetpHI
Material Used.

Taking the factory to the raw
material. instead 81 bringing the
material 20 the factory. is an in
novarion just put in operation on
the Mississippi river by a button fac
tory. aud it is plan that has many
practical advantages, says the New
York Herald
This factory is a boat AZ feet long
and u feet wide. fitted with all Of
the necessary machinery for the
manufacture OF buttons. and provid-
ed with three horsepower engine
for its work.
The principal material used by this
factory - mussel shells. which are
found at nearly all points along the
/ river. and one OF the great expenses
in conducting the business hereto
/ fore has been the cost OF transport
| ing the shells Now the factory has
reversed the operation and Will go
! to the mussels.
When . bed OF the shells is found
the boat viii drop It's anchor aud 20
90 work When the bed il exhaust
I'd IL viii move on 90 new location
/ In this fashion it will go from stat,
TO state. from Minnesota 90 Louis
lana. passing along with the seasons
and always enjoying the most desir
able weather Of the Mississippi val
ley.
On tho boat the workmen have
their home. with all its comforts
and with freedom from land rent an'
the visits of tax collectors.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
EXPENSIVE ELECTIONS.
"a Costs the city OF New York About
SI.II for Each Vote Cast for
Mayor.

1t costs the city Of New York Sill
and some fractions of cent for
every vote cast at mayoralty elec-
tion- That is the money actually ex.
pended by the bureau OF elections for
the Greater New York In rent OF
booths, places for the board Of regis
try 10 sit, polling places. and the gen
eral expenses Incidental TO the collect
ing of votes OF the greater city. Alto
gether S676.0OO or thereabout wa
spent by the bureau OF elections in de-
fraying the cost of the last mayoralty
campaign. snd there Is no reason to-
suppose that the figures will show q
moderate change in this election. say
an exchange OF that city. OF that
amount S55O.OO0 was expended for
clerk hire alone. For rent of places for
the board of registry 10 sit. polling
booths, carriage. and the repairs OF the
election appurtenances Sl2i.OOO was
PAID; $4,000 was spent for the print
ing Of the bailots-and books for regis
tering: SS5.OOO went for advertising ths
official nominations and the various
other matters incidental 90 The tlec
tion regulated 10y state. county ant
city laws; $4,000 was spent in miscel
laneOus rent hire. for extra help. anC
the thousand and one things that lee
come necessary two or three week.
preceding election day. This sum o
S656.o00. divided by the numbt of th.
actual votes cast, makes the cost abou
gill vote.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
ABOUT THE wooDcHUcK.
The Animal D. n Cousin of the sautr-
rcf-SIeeps All through the
Winter.

Perhaps no Wild mammal is more IA
miliar 10 country people u.an the
woodchuck. Every hillside and mead
ow Is dotted with the small piles Of
earth which mark the doorway to his
home. The woodchuck prefers a hill
side or a knoll in which TO dig his
hole. for here he can easily make the
end OF his Gen higher tkan the begin
ming. thus avoiding the danger OF be-
ing drowned out.
What could be more unlike In gen
eral appearance than woodchuck
and a squirrel? Yet they are cousins.
both belong 20 the same family OF
mammals The trim body. sharp claws
and agility Of the squirrels make IL
possible for them 20 lead an arboreal
l.fe. jumping reckiessiy from branch
10 branch. while the fabhy form and
short legs OF the voodchuck better
adapt him for digging than for run.
ming or climbing.
The nature of she food of the wood
. chuck is such. SAYS q writer - Country
I Life I'm America. that BE- cannot lay
up stores as the chipmunks do. nor :,
/ IL OF such a kind that IL can be oh
7 taircd during the winter. The case r.
I this creature during he winter
/ 10 be. therefore. one Of 'sleep lot-
soundlv or starve." During Tho
I ter's sleep oc Information life
esses 20 on very slowly. Brcathl
reduced. and the heart-heats hccom
so slow and feeble that they cauno
be felt. They come from their win
ter's sleep about the tst Of March &
New York.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
WI AS AN ART CRITIC.
rae Nfaf.ser-s 0utseek~R optstoa Of
vos' Portraits ef Chinese
Celebrftfes.

Wu Ting Fang. ire Chinese minis
er. was exploring the Corcoran art
gallery one day last spring. evident
mind the fundamental difference be-
tween the oriental and occidental
brands OF art. says the Washington
Times.
Hubert Vos. the noted Dutch paint
er. happened so have on exhibition in
the Wemicycle a number of portraits
OF representative types Of various
races. Mr.. Nos had strayed far
aheid in collecting his gems. and the
display included the presentments
OF Tibctan Lamas. Indian "a Riahs,
Arabian chiefs. Japanese mobiles, and
Chinese mandarins. Among the lat
ter were the portraits Of Prince
Ching and II Hung Chang.
/ The artist. with the diplomat In
tow. paused before these canvases.
"Who is thate-' asked Mr.. vu.
pointing toward the picture ot
Ching
I THAT is Prince Ching replied
vos.
EFT don't look like him. was his
only comment. and the party passed
on 20 Earl Ii.
Who's that y"
THAT Is III Hung Chang
sit don't hook like him." said the
minister again.
"But it's only three-quarter,
viess. YOU know" said the artist
apologetically
1T don't look threc-quarters like
him." said Wa.
And later. when the remark hi
the chorus Of sweet girl art student
who had been forming an animafr'
background, they retired withou
and giggled.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14

an Exssdttte~ s~@s e. caaaT@R AssA
~ Nsssa D~.G-v ~ WAS
AsAss..

In recent years the catching of wiI,a
animals for geological parks aad cir
cuses has BY no means deteriorase,a
as an Industry. In Juiy of Last yeas
Carl Hagenbe Of Hamburg. ths
Wild animal dealer. seat an exuedB-
tion 40 Mongolia for sps.cinaens of thsa
Wild horse 10 be found there. reports
the New York sun.
The special kind OF wild hosse thns
Mr.. hagenbeek was after waa mora
than usually swift and elusive. ana
To overcome the difficulties In tAo
~ay of it's saptnre his men hired
seven troops Of Kirghix horsen,en.
numbering about s.0OO ina al. ana
mounted on animals aimcst az a~ift
As the wild horses.
The latest reports received hero
are that the agents have xeeurrd "a
soltS, nearly equally divided b~tsyeen
males and females. Brood marrs hass
TO be taken aiong. one for each colt.
to serve as adopted mothers for the
young captiveS.
When the expedition gets out az
Mongolia a viii have Go travel mere
than two months through . ronxh
country before IL reaches the nearesa
station on the Ceatral siberian rail-
way After that the captive horses
viii have 20 travel By rail nearIy :. sou
miles 90 reach Hamburg.
Several Of the eaptives have b-eu
sold already. il Is said. at ahs,ut A. son,
pair. price that will buy q pretty
good blOoced horse OF almost ths
lest domestic stock.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
FREE NEWSPAPERS IN HOTELS
Owasrship UlEht That ws- Net In
derstood ~ a FeEainiae
Guest

what q brute." heard a lady say
as I rose from the dinner table In the
hotel, saws the Chicago Inter Ocean.
I did not know that / was che per
son 20 whom she referred till after
ward, when a friend of mine Who was
sitting at a table near hy spoke OF
the matter.
The lady az your table last night
thought YOU were brute" he re-
marked. laughinVly.
II heard her use the word. but il
never occurred TO me thas was the
person she alluded 20. What did I
do2" I asked.
"You carried OF your newspaper" "
"Wel." / asked. "what OF that2 IL
was mine"
Il gathered from what she said 90
the Vaiter." continued my friend
"that in the town where she lives tn,
hotel furnishes its guests with ths
daily papers. They are placed ON ths
tables in the dining-room and are
free 20 all. She supposed all hotels
f did the same. and that YOU were ear
rying of a paper that was commoi
property. She considered YOU
7 brute. because she was not accus
I toned 20 seeing hotel guests ou.
I their papers"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
COST OF MEERScHAUM.
Ths Expense .. Not fR tAe Raw Ma
teriaf Bet IN the maktag
OF the Pipes.

A Ere in a pi2e-maker's shop the
other day spoiled the proprietor's
stock OF meerschaum. and incidentally
disposed % the idea. common ia most
smokers minds. that this commodity
is very expensive. Meersehaum itself
is not expensive. That used BY the
manufacturers in this country is inn
ported as raw material from Austria.
but most of IL il obtained IN Asia
Minor. Usually there are three or four
different grades. vuaning from the
rough and mixed 10 the pure and fsns-
" grained article. There u no duty
upon H. The chunks. not unlike Can
mel coal in shape. are packed IN OBJ
long boxes. absut two feet and half
long. foot wide. and foot high The
raw material Is quite brittle and has
to be soaked IN water before Il Il used
for modelling.
Meerschaum pipes are expensive.
says the New York Pest. because much
OF the material from which the bowls
are made has 20 be thrown away be-
fore piece Is found that has Ne
flaws In it. TAs sha<ssgs. however. are
rsves wasted. They are used to mako
. chesrer srsts Of Pipes. wkS<h srs
ksows - chip zxsrss&sr1A
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14

AT the begin ring of the thirteeuth
century il occurred 60 some one 20
preserve the E.,eness Of his departed
friend. as well as the symbols Of his
rank and station. says the Gentle
mans Magazine. SO effigies were In
troduced upon the surface of the
slabs aud were carved Hat. but ere
SO years had passed away the art OF
the sculptor produced magnificent
monumental efligies. Knights and no.
bles lie clad ia armor with their Ia
dies by their sides; bishops and alb
bots bless the spectators with THEN
uplifted right hands; judges lie IN
their official garb; and merchants
with the emblem of their trade. At
their feet lie animals, usually having
some heraldic connection with the de-
ceased. or symbolieal of his work; E
=. a dragon is trodden down beneath
the feet Of a bishop. signifyiHg the
defeat of sin and the result Of his
ministry. The heads Of effigieS usu
ally rest on cushions which are some
times supported by two angels.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
WAR ON THE COYOTE.
Ranchmea Find That Greyhound-
Alone Can Run the Pests
Down.

The ranchmeu 90 the west. who have
suffered serious loss for many years
from the deprcdations of the coyotes.
think they have discovered means
for their rminstion. Greyhounds
alone OF an the dog creation are fleet
OF foot enough 90 run down the cow
ardly little pests aud az the same time
brave enough 20 give them battle
Ranchers throughout the country are
paving big prices for blooded dogs.
and the friendless coyote il on a run
for his life. For years the ranchers
and plainsmen have been skcptical of
the stamina and fghung qualities ~
the greyhound ina finish tight with a
coyote. but that idea, unjust 20 the
big-hearted dogs, l. now entirely
eradicated-
Clinton r. Wordcn. an enthusiastic
greyhound man. was the hrst go give
the dogs fair trial. and his experience
showed that greyhounds can run down
and kill singiy and collectively hun
dreds of the marauders of the plains
At close quarters the coyote has not
the ghost OF chance against the grey.
hound. and when a pack OF the dogs
OF a portion Of them overhaul IN,
quarry 10 is very quick time 90 mince
meat for the coyote.
Packs are now being trained oI
numerous ranches. and the sport and
excitement OF coyote chase Will
greyhounds is adding new zest 10 no
on the plains. Incidentally the ranch
ers are ridding themselves Of disagree
q able neighborS.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14

Our garrison towns represent a
state OF things utterly opposed to the
idea Of n vigorous prosecution OF the
war. Numerous officers IN possession
Of staff billets arr snugly eBseOneing
themselves IN comfortable bungalows.
obtaining lodging" instead Of field"
allowance. and drawing ration allow
ances. IN fact. the liberal allowances
70 officers in south Africa seem 10
c0unterbalaEce their desire for the
end Of the war. Sport is all very well
in its way. but on active service the
care OF golf links and tennis courts
should not exercise officers ability and
attention. while the thousands OF
polo and racing ponies kept by Of
fieers throughout South Africa lfsd
on government rations) might prof
itably be used 90 augment the parsi-
monious supply Of remcunts 20 the
mobile columns.--Letter from South
Africa In LSnccn SRscfzfor.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
HAD AvALUABLE REPUTATION
Fame a. "a Liar Makes Newspaper
Reporter secure in HIS
Position.

'You have gaiAsd great reputa-
tion as liar" said the editor 10 the
reporter. according 10 the New York
Sun.
Eyes, sir, realize that, bu- I can't
help H. My reputation is the prod
uct of great memory"
''Indeed?~
Yes, sir. l remember everything I
see or hear. while my companions for
get il. The result is that they dispute
my stories. and the majority being
against me l am convicted of false
hood"
Give me an example" said the ed.
itor.
We'll, sir, the proprietor of this pa
per one day remarked in the hearing
of the gang that you were a man Of
extraordinary ability. 4 month later
in discussing your qualifications for
your position at the press club mem
TONED this remark of the proprietor's 5
and attempted TO prove what he said
by several OF those who had heard il.
They had all forgotten it. however.
and proved by q prePonderauee of
testimony that I was liar"
"Y0u were unfortunate" said the
editor. "But have a cigar, and. by the
way. / have a nice assignment for
yO1 to-day.
Thank YOU. sir"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14

sixty degrees blow zerc IS TIE
frighsfsiiy e1ld Atmosphere n ~AseA
Alaskan gold hunters must oftsn
work They make brepi~ess Of snew
in that dssolate region The snow 10
pressed Into blocks HE bricks and .
fireplace two or three feet square -
built With tksm. Whsa The Ar. Is
lighted ths snow. % coarss. melss en-
the surface but ~bea the sre 10 oxt
this fr--<ss &C lard that the next krs
causes IL ta become Only GsnP. n
sEow hr~Plaee used oniy for cooking
purposes VIII last Ger an entirs ~ia-
ter.
k.y4~rs B~r Us&pssf- &@ss~-4>-
A FreEehrsn lising 81 Gen~sxr. scar
Paris. has an asy lEm For to@<sti< xn<-
nsls- Anorg them ara Ptx ages -.
COW sge< "a ss& male sSe& -
4e --~ s-~- ---
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14

Farmers about Cortland, y. Y a
prohibition district, were puzzled 20
find that their hands got drunk with
out any visible liquor supply. They
finally discovered hat the employees
had tapped the silo fer tie juice of
Al cen cornsfaiks. which. ferment
makes liquor that 10 ple3ssnt, }
ssost terrible,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
TRAPPED OWLS FIGHT.
when Caught They VIII Rite and
Jse Their claws Most
NfcIOusIy.

Owls have a habit of dealing with
game they have killed that leads some
observers 90 think that, like dogs they
prefer fowls that have not been TOO
recently slain. One OF the birds vii
often leave chicken or rabbit for
day or two before eating il. An ole
trapper says he has often had musk
rat traps robbed by owls. only part
of the rat being eaten.
When ne finds trap 80 disturbed the
trapper caves the rat where il lies and
sets another trap beside IL. IN ali
probability the bird will return the
second night. in which case il viii be
more than likely 10 be in the trap when
the owner comes next morning. An
owl In trap wiz offer 10 fight and if il
gets 4 chance viii pa ck at its captor or
his dog numerically.
\ farmer who caught one Of the
birds by setting a trap alongside of a
chicken that had been killed. says the
New York Time 5. injudiciously reached
out 70 catch il by the feet. The free
foot executed movement that was
entirely beyond the farmers compre-
hension and the next minate the latter
found his wrist gripped in a set OF
claws To which the trap was as moth
ing. lie was obliged to kill the bird
and then found that the claws hLd
penetrated TO the bone.
Americans I'm Berlin.
William l.. Curtis writes from Bsr-
lin that there Is a wrong impression
fn regard TO the size of the American
colony in the German capital, and hs
says the colony is not nearly SO large
as everyone here thinks. IL has beer
listed a. having 1000. but Curtis say,
the Americans in Berlin took a censn
Of their countrymen themselves. an,
found just 500. There is many Al
American voting precinct that la
that many Germans,--chisago Bec
ord-Hersid-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-05
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET


New York, June 4.-There was not much
of cotton market this morning, the
only early feature being a little buying
of July, the general list attracting very
little attention, and the sales footing up
quite small. The government shovel
light rains at Vicksburg, Montgomery
Atlanta, Augusta and Charleston, with
extreme temperatures over the entire cot
ton belt of 81 TO rs. Reports from dry
goods quarters were more bullish, show
ing some improvement generally, espe-
cially i'm print goods. While the feeling
here is rather mixed as to the crop out
look, private admissions are frequently
made that the crop is far from doing WELL
This is especially the case in the At
lantic states. and our best information
is that in Texas it is doubtful, some sec
tions showing we'll and the others poor
ly. conservative statement at the pres
ent time as to the general prospect would
be that the crop is doing fairly well. with
sunshine the next few weeks the unsat-
isfactory outlook so far may be overcome,
but independent of favorable weather the
situation is such as to invite support of
the new crop months. The fact that lead
ers of July at Liverpool helped the local
market which gradually rose in the
morning advancing. and at II O'Clock
prices were up 20 points. Liverpool
showed an advance of two to three points
for the near positions. Local shorts COW
cred, and there was a general disposition
to support the market, the weekly bu-
reau report proving as expected rather
bu,lish. Receipts at ports for the day
estimated at 1900. against 5000 last
year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-05
n. g. N. Beer,. Cotton Letter

New Orleans. June 4-As Liverpool adj
vices were more encouraging than looked
for, our market opened to points high
er and advanced 6 to 10 additional on
shorts covering in anticipation of an I'M
favorable weekly weather report. When
the document was issued 1t proved to be
somewhat non-committal, and as fair
weather was general over the belt, de-
sire to realize superinduced a break of
; to from the top, making the net gain
on the day to points. Referring to
the Fall River situation, the New York
Herald of June 1 says: 1.-THE sale OF
scant 100000 pieces of cloth in this mar
ket during the week is a bitter disap-
pointment to manufacturers here, who
expected as a result of the latest cut in
the price of print cloths that demand
would be stimulated to such an extent
that the greater portion of the surplus
stock on hand would be wiped QUE and
contracts for future delivery made which
would keep the mills running al least
during the summer months. II appears
to-day that there is even greater reason
for curtailment than there was last week.
Unless the print price is improved con-
siderably as the result OF boom to the
Industry or otherwise there is certain to
be much curtailment of production in the
mills here during the summer months"
This certainly Is not a reassuring out
look especially as textile trade condi-
tons In oil countries are unsatisfactory.
The movement continues on heavy scale
and weather conditions nave improved,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-05
NAVAL STORES.
Tuesday,

TUESDAY, June 4.
. SPIRITS-The turpentine market open
ed firm to-day at 9214c, with sales of 1,19s.
and closed firm and unchanged, with
closing sales of $50. But for the good
demand which prevailed Throughout the
day the market might have, yielded more
to the pressure put upon 1t by buyers. AS
1t was however. the drop of nc at the
opening from Saturdays price was the
extent of the decline. The receipts were
3,772, and the exports 12,707.
ROSINS-The rosin market opened firm
with declines on w. W. loo, w. G. 10c,
N 15c, NJ 15c, K 1Oc, 15c, H and below
&C. with sales of 8 066. and closed firm at
sharp decline on several grades, with
closing sales of ASP. The close showed
declines from the opening prices of 15c on
W. W., W. G. loo. N 10c K 15c. / 20c. and
II &c. 1t is claimed that the declines are
due to the shipments here from Florida
points of grades not salable there, and
which it was desired to dispose of at the
good prices this market offered. With the
drop that followed the accumulation of
these grades it was talked about that
somebody was pinched. The days re-
ceipts were 1855, and the exports $3.50.
pri0es fOllOWSt
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-05
TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

Irain arrive Savannah as follows:
NO 80 daily from New York and WASH
ington, 500 a. IN.
No 50 daily from New York and Wash
ington, S:O5 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from the
Plant System station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains 80 and "a daily NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestibuled
limited trains with Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah and
NeW York Connects at Washington with
colonial Express for Boston,, Pullman
sleeping cars between Charlotte and Rich
mond and Charlotte and Norfolk. Dining
cars serve all meals between Savannah
and Washington.
Trains 30 and 36 daily, THE UNITED
STATES FAST NAIL, Vestibuled limited
trains carrying Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars between Savannah and New
York. Dining cars serve all meals be-
tween Savannah and Washington. Also
Pullman drawing room sleepins cars be-
tween Savannah and Cincinnati, through
Ashevilie. and "The Land OF the sky
For Information as 20 rates, schedules
etc, apply to
L. S. CANNON. Sd V. p. and G. NJ
s. II. HARDWICK, G. p. A., Washing
ton, d. c.
w. II. TAYLoE, A. G. p. A., Atlanta.
II. c. BLATTNER. Depot Ticket Agent
Plant System station, Savannah, Ga.
JAS. FREEMAN, c. p. & T. A., Savan-
nah, Ca. 141 Bull street. Phone $50.