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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

Secretary Lee of the Pennsylvania
Board Of Health says there are two
reasons why smallpox increases in
winter. One is that heat destroys the
virus. as il does also the vaccine virus.
and the other is that the houses Of
the sick IN winter are closed so tight
that the atmosphere becomes impure.
THE makers Of vaccine virus direct
that 1t be kept in an ice box" he says.
80 that its potency may be unim-
paired. Next to heat. fresh air is the
deadliest enemy of smallpox virus"
Patients. therefore, should have all the
fresh. pure air possible The doctor
further declared that smallpox was not
necessarily filth disease, but that IL
would flourish among the clearly and
wen-to-do quite as we'll as among
those who live In crowded and foul
tenements. Vaccination nc pronounced
TO be the only safeguard against the
disease
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07
Had an Eye to business.

Ex-Congressman Gable of Illinois
has a charming young daughter who
is receiving her education in France.
When she was several years younger
than she Is now her father took her
on his knee one day and said to her
To-day a man asked me If would
not sell little brother. He said he
would give me "A whole room fun OF
gold. Shall 1 let him have little BROTH
er?"
The child shook her head.
But" persisted her father think
how much money this room full of
gold would be. Think how many things
you could buy for IL. Don't you think
ia better let the man have little
brother?"
NO" said the daughter: let's keen
him all he's older He'll be worth
more then"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

Petty courts Of Continental Europe
never hesitate to soak" a rich Ameri-
can when they get the chance. A New
York merchant at Carlsbad some time
ago slapped an impertinent German
policeman, and was fined 81. 900. "a few
days ago Mr.. w. X. Vanderbilt was
fined $500 by a French police court
because his automobile had bumped q
Frenchman's dog cart on the public
road. AT every turn in Europe the
American is confronted with the po-
lice and a fine; nevertheless rich Amer
leans think they are duty bound to
spend much of their time and money
IN Europe.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

The report from Washington is that
the Schley Court of Inquiry has made
up its verdict, which viii be delivered
TO the Navy Department by the mid
die of next week. While the nature
of the verdict is unknown, Rear Ad-
that ii is a vindication.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

German presidential boom is said
to be in process of incubation at Wash
ington. Among those who are giving
it their best care and attention are
Senator Bailey of Texas. Representa-
tive Richardson of Tennessee and Rep
resentative Bankhead of Alabama.
Manifestly the Democratic party is not
going to be short of frst-class mate
rial in the next campaign. with Wat
terson. German and Hin already IN
sight
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07
The weather,

The indications for Georgia to-day
are partly cloudy weather light east
TO northeast winds; and for Eastern
Florida, partly cloudy weather, light
TO fresh northeasterly winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

The new Governor of Oklahoma, ap-
pointed the other day by President
Roosevelt. is a Democrat, and was
minister to Norway and Sweden under
President Cleveland.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07
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Send 10 cents in stamps for copy SO.
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

Jersey justice is sometimes very ac-
conmodating. At New Brunswick a
man convicted of criminal libel and
sentenced to pay a fine of 1894 has
been permitted TO discharge the obliga-
ton on the instalment plan. He has
given a note covering the fine, and
will pay it at the rate of 81 per day.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

Ohio politicians are somewhat dis
turbed by the information that Mr..
Taft, at present civil governor of the
Philippine Islands, is coming home.
The rumor has gone abroad that
President Roosevelt desires to confer
with him respecting the Ohio situa-
ton. and that Mr. Taft's recommen-
dations in regard to federal Offices
will be given precedence over those of
both Senator Hanna and Senator For
aker. In short. the belief is that the
President is working to build up a new
machine in Ohio. and that MIR. Taft
will be placed in charge OF it.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07

Two foot bail bills have been intro
duced into Congress. One, by Repre-
sentative Wachter Of Maryland. pro-
poses that games between the cadets
at West Point and Annapolis shall be
absolutely prohibited. The other by
Representative Metcalf of California,
proposes that regular annual games be-
tween the army and navy college shall
be made obligatory. II this diametri-
cal opposition of opinion shows any
thing, il is that the members of Con-
gress might find something better TO
do than interfere in the college sports.
--e-o~e--
Col. Moses c. Wetmore OF st. Louis
is still the mortal enemy of the trusts.
He persists in his effort to Kill them
by over feeding. For the second time
he has sold out his tobacco business
to the trust, receiving a good price
therefor. II Col. wetmore can keep
on organizing tobacco companies I'm OPP
position to the trust and then selling
them TO IL at large profit. manifest
ly he viii gorge II to the point where
II can swallow no more.
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Young at a Hundred,

If the present increase of the aver.
age age of man continues, we will be
in our youth when we are a hundred
years old. We who are now living will
not realize this condition unless we
experience another incarnation or two,
but when the time for it comes-un-
der the conditional "if"-there will
likely be mortals enough on earth with
hopes, fears, trials, tribulations, pains
and pleasures the same as we have.
The thought Of centuries staggers us,
and millenniums are beyond our COM
prehension, but little things like these
do not bother nature, with whom a day
Is as thousand years and a thousand
years as day. And she does not con-
slider whether she is dealing with US,
with the peoples of thousands Of years
ago, or with those who will be here
in q thousand years from now.
The average age Of man has been
increased seven and a half years in the
last century, and at that rate the aver
age length Of human life will be about
one hundred and ten years in ten cen.
turies.-New York Herald.
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THE EMPERoR'S ROBE.
Recently Brought to San Francisco by
Returned Soldier.

Recently Brought to San Francisco by O
Returned Soldier.
One Of the royal robes Of the EN-
peror of China is in the possession OF
Lieutenant Charles Kilburn, Of the
Fourteenth Infantry, who s home on
sick leave, says the San Francisco EX-
aminer. The garment was brought
from Pekin, but its value was not
known until a few days ago, when
it was examined by some Chinese
scholars, who recognized prominently
among the figures Of the embroidery
the fve-toed dragon and the seal OF
Emperor Kwang Su. AS no one but
persons Of royalty are permitted to
adore their garments with such figures
of the dragon and only the Emperor
can decorate his clothing with his
seal, there is little doubt as to whom
the garment belonged before the Box
ers began their revolt.
The robe was given to Lieutenant
Kilburn as he was leaving Pekin by
one of the soldiers Of his regiment.
With many other articles it had been
saved by the troops from a burning
building that had been fred by u band
Of Chinese, who during the excitement
Of the entrance Of the allied forces
into the city had raided, pillaged and
burned many Of the houses Of the
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Camp-Fire UtensiI Holder.

It is so easy to tip over the coffee'
not or to spill the contents of the
other cooking utensils when placed on
the ordinary campfire that the utility
Of the device shown herewith will I'M
mediately become apparent, and. as
it also has cheapness and small bulk
to recommend it, there Is little doubt
that it will form a part Of many a
camping outfit the coming season. The
holder comprises q metal tube, length
of gas pipe answering the purpose
nicely, and a series Of brackets, with
straight, narrow shanks, which can be
inserted in the oblong openings cut
in the tube for this purpose. The stake
is driven firmly into the ground in the
place selected for the fire, and, after
the brackets are once in place, the
wood can be laid up around the stake
and the fire lighted. A sufficient mum.
Der of slots is provided to allow the
placing of brackets so as to utilize
nearly all of the heating surface pre-
sented by the blaze, and after the
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One ingenious farmer. for instance,
bolted the axle of an old wagon, with
hub and wheel intact, to the beams on
the side of barn, and nailed fans to
the spokes, thus making mill that
served its purpose admirably.
But the commonest types are those
with a set turbine and many fans
they are inseparable features of every
landscape out West. In any town
thirty or forty may be counted; in the
country twenty or thirty mills are Of
ten in view at one time.
And still the development of the
windmill goes on. In some places the
energy generated Is transmitted long
distances, from field to field and over
hills.
During the windy hours Of the day
the surplus energy of the wind is bot
tled-that is to say, the windmill com
presses the air into stout iron cylin
ders, from which 1t may be drawn of
when desired.
The windmill enthusiasts Of the
West are pointing to the fact that ir
many countries old and advanced II
the arts the use Of the windmill Is un
known, water is raised by hand, gralr
Is ground by horse power, water power
or hand, machinery is driven In muct
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The Crusade In Erief.

In Sweden, the home of the Gothenburs
system, cars are provided for drunken per-
sons.
Vernon Township, in Crawford County,
Ohio, has declared in favor OF no license
after bitter contest.
Drunkenness is the greatest evil of this
nation, and it takes no logical process to
prove that drunken nation cannot long
be a free nation.
Men are not in the liquor business for
fun nor for their health. Give them to
understand that the people have stopped
fooling with them and there will be
change brought about as far as they are
concerned.
The Belgian Government has offered a
prize for the best picture showing the evil
effects of drunkenness.
There is more rum swallowed in this
country. and of worse kind. than was
ever swallowed since the first distl!lery
began its work OF death. Where there
was one drunken home there are ten
drunken homes. Where there was one
drunkard's grave there are twenty drunk,
ards graves.
The Supreme Court Of Vermont mas de-
ciarcd constitutional the law which pro-
yides that a United States license for the
sale of liquor is prima faaie evidence thas
the holder is a COMMON liquor seller, anu
may be punished for violation OF the STATE
prohibitory law within: proof that sales
have actually been made.
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6lEEA

midship section of the Independence.
showing the interior Of the Boston cup
defender in her widest and deepest
part. Here there is not room for q
man to stand up below the deck.
The distance between the floor Of the
yacht and the deck is hardly more
than a mans height. This, however,
would not be so bad if it were not for
the braces and cross beams which cut
up the interior Of the yacht from stem
to stern. Steel braces cut up the cab
in room at angles of forty-five degrees
every few feet. 1t is impossible for
two men to walk abreast inside the
yacht anywhere between the bow and
stern.
Under these circumstances the con,
struction Of q cabin or Of comfortable
quarters for the crew is impossible.
all that the inside Of the modern rae
ing machine is good for is, therefore,
to store spare sails, blocks, spars, tar
Oaulins, etc. With boat of this kind,
requiring q large crew, it is impossible
to 60 on a cruise, no matter how much
1er sail area may be reduced, for there
would be no comfortable quarters be-
:ow deck.
The old fashioned yacht, on the 9th
.r hand, was most comfortable for
he owner and his guests and the
crew, and indeed the pleasantest part
If the craft was below deck. where a.
,osey cabin with ample room afforded
every facility for enjoyment Of llfe.-
New York Herald.
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Census Oddities in Germany.

In taking her census Germany dif-
:ers from other countries in that she
8 not content to number the people
>nly. For some time there has been
cattle census, and on this occasion
here was a further extension Of the
scope by the institution of fruit-tree
census. Fruit as an article Of food
and as a luxury has been steadily
growing in favor for long time, and
The Government considers it advisable
hat it should know it's resources in
his respect. a record Of forest lands
S also kept, and yearly return has
20 be made Of the number Of trees
:el!ed or otherwise destroyed and of
:he young trees planted in the forest
nurseries to replace them.
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Cup Defenders Worthless For Cruising

Cup Defenders Worthless For Cruising.
Very few people realize how utterly
worthless for all purposes excepting
racing is the ordinary cup defender.
AS a matter of fact craft of this kind
are not entitled to be called yachts"
at all. They are racing machines pure
and simple. This year, more than ever
before, they have reached the limit.
The two boats now being built to de-
fend the cup are enormously expensive
to construct, equally costly to keep in
commission and worthless for cruising
purposes or for any Of the uses to
which the ordinary yacht Is put. They
have no cabin room and require enor-
NOUS crews. We print herewith q
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l(s=df$fM 81 |(fKMe. Metst
Farmer the Region Uizes WndPower to gae His
Land Supply His Home With Water-Western
Windmils Are the Queerest, Most Interest.
ing Useful In the World
BY wa1don Fawcett.

to throw the water above the house
tops the tanks are placed on high
ground or on high towers.
The newest use Of the windmill,
however, is the most important-its
use in irrigation.
The homemade windmill is having
an appreciable effect on population.
There are many regions where good
grazing may be found and where great
herds of cattle may be fed free Of cost,
summer and winter alike. If the cat
tle-men and their families are to live
here, however, they must have at least
q fertile acre for their own uses-this
the whirling mill now makes possible.
There are almost as many different
types as there are mills. Many are
homemade, though manufacturers de-
sign types to meet all possible require
ments. But often the farmer and his
sons prefer to build their own mills in
unemployed hours.
Almost any material that comes to
hand will serve the purpose-odds and
ends of hardware, old wire, bolts, nails
and poles-even neglected moving ma.
chimes, reapers, planters or old bug
gies and wagons.
There are "go-devil" or "jumbo"
mills, "nerry-go-rounds," and "tur-
bines," each class represented by in
Vulnerable types.
Jumbo windmills are like paddle
watermills. The larger kinds are
placed on the ground-baby jumbos
are put up on high towers. The cost
averages about 81, and some develop
as much as two-horse power.
A boy in Nebraska built baby jum-
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the age Of eighteen Shenandoah
could neither read nor write, but had
O. natural talent for mechanics, and
after be had seen steam engine for
the first time he went to his home and
built one out Of such material as he
could find. He became q student at
Hampton Institute and after seven
years of work was graduated, but re-
NAMED at Hampton as an assistant
In the machine shop.
When the war with Spain broke out
he enlisted in the navy and served at
first as q fireman on the San Francisco
and later on the New York under Cap
tain Chadwick. He was mustered out
of the volunteer service when the war
was over, but re-enlisted at once and
was assigned to the Atlanta, on which
vessel he is at present.
The Indian sailor Is described by
his friends as q fine, stalwart fellow
of whom his tribesmen have good
cause to feel proud.-New York Her
ald
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sign Of progress as is the railway loco

sign OF progress as is the railway l0cO-
motive.
Throughout almost the entire terri
tory between the Mississippi and the
Pacific coast the supply of water is so
hscanty that it is impossible to store it
N reservoirs, or to make elaborate
- Taterworks.
A small amount of water is available
hmost everywhere-and it is due to
The successful experiments of the Uni.
ted States Government in utilizing the
. ever-present force of the wind that
sTindmills dot this region as thicily
Government experts estimate that
roughout at least one-fourth Of the
tates windmills must ever be INSOFAR
bly connected with the development
the country.
The windmill was popular in this
Western country as means to raise
water for domestic use long before 1t
vas used to irrigate the land. Giant
rindmills have enabled farmers on the
|plains to introduce town luxuries into
ltheir homes, hot and cold water baths,
lawn sprinklers and systems of fire
protection. The windmills feed q
steady stream Of cold water through
the milk house to the stock trough.
Cool water Is allowed to play around
the milk-cans. for it has been found
that it will cause greater percentage
Of cream to rise to the surface than
would otherwise be the case-natur-
a,Iy q matter of considerable impor'
tance, as the butter products of this
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than any erected since the days Of
Don Quixcte. They are among the
greatest curiosities of the continent.
The chief use of these ingenious
structures is to furnish an adequate
supply Of water to farms. More than
one-third of the area of the States is,
or was originally. arid land, and is
habitable for man and beast only
when subjected to the magical 'influ-
ence of irrigation-hence the windmills.
The windmill in the Great Plains re-
gion Of the West, is as distinctive a
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A GIANT TURBINE.

bo which pumps ten gallons Of water a
minute, supplying the needs Of large
boarding house.
The merry -go-round pattern mills
may be made in any size, with unlim-
tied power-may attain a diameter Of
twenty-four feet and pump an eight
inch stream Of water. Their fans re-
volve about q vertical axis, and look
not unlike the showman's merry-go-
round.
The turbine class includes "battle-
axe" and "Holland mills" The dis
tinguishing feature of the battle-axe
mill is tower supporting horizontal
axis and crank, to which are attached
arms with fan-like blades at their ex-
tremities. A fair-sized Holland mill
will grind 300 bushels Of grain in a
day.
Among these Western windmills
many are extremely primitive.
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Truth Will Out.

A bookstall clerk at a big London
terminus was recently deputed to
write label for a bundle Of detective
stories. The label was duly written
and affixed to the books. 1t was then
discovered that intending purchasers
were Informed that the books consisted
of defective stories by well-known
writer's"
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A Notable Resolution.

The Lodge resolution passed by the Sen:
ate reads thus: "That in the opinion OF
this body the time has come when, the
principle, twice affirmed in internationa
treaties for Central Africa. that native
races should be protected against the de
extended to all uncivilized peoples by th,
enactment Of such laws and the making O.
such treaties as will effectually prohibit
the sale by the signatory Powers to abor
iginal tribes and unciyilized races of opium
and intoxicating beverages"
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A Nofahln SundaY.SchOoI. !.

The largest and oldest Sunday-school
the world is that of Stockport, Eng
and, large borough town not far
rom Manchester. 1t has this year
he names Of 332S pupils on its books,
If whom 1914 are boys and 1864 girls.
About this parent school ale grouped
,our other affiliated schools containing
'3O4 pupils. The school has staff of
% men and 21G women teachers
# Bits.
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Earnest Words.

In 1875 the Catholic bishops Of Ireland,
in national synod, put the following earn.
est words into an address issued to their
people: Drunkenness has wrecked more
homes, once happy, than ever fell beneath
the crowbar in the worst days OF eviction;
it has filled more graves, and made more
widows and orphans than did the famine;
it has broken more hearts, blighted more
hopes, and rent asunder family ties more
ruthlessly than the enforced exile to which
their misery has condemned emigrants.''
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and almost wholly unknown to the
world at large, are the strange, wind
propelled machines of our Western
States.
Yet the Western windmills are inf
nitely quainter and more interesting
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rich Chinese, who had fled at the ap'
proach Of the soldiers.
The robe is magnifcently embroid'
cred. 1t is arranged with many
pleats, and the figures are so designed
that with the pleats opened or closed
the design is continuous and complete.
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the same way, while the wind, with
all its potential energy, is neglected.
In this matter Of windmills the pro.
gressive Western States lead the world.
-Pearson's Magazine.
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ARIOUS an d
many stories
have been writ
ten about the
picturesqueness
of the windmills
in Holland. But
unframed by
song and story,
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territory amount to many millions OF
dciiars annually.
I In many progressive towns and vii
la res in the West the windmill has TO-
tally displaced the town pump and
wind!propelled machinery ana iarse
storage tanks now supply all the wafer
REQUIRED by the public.
In order to insure sufficient pressure
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Some men spend the last half of their
lives discovering mistakes they made in
the first half.
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AN INDIAN IN THE NAVY.
Chapman Shenandoah, an Oneida, Is o
Member of the Crew of the Atlanta.

To the United States cruiser Atlanta
belongs the distinction Of having in
It's crew Chapman Shenandoah, the
only American Indian in the navy. He
IS an Oneida, and was born on the
reservation twenty-nine years ago. He
s the grandson Of Shenandoah, "The
Deer" who, in his day, was one of the
most notable men of his tribe. At
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There are nearly 1000 miles inlar;
NAVIGATION In England and Wales.
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cooking is finished the food can be
moved to the upper brackets to keep
warm until wanted. The patent on
this utensil has been granted to
Charles E. Bond.