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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-01


Daily Movements at other Ports.
Galveston-Firm; middhng, 9 7-16c; net
receipts $3.50; gross receipts, $3.50; sales
S72; stock, 23O,2 34.
New Orleans-Firm; middling csc; net
receipts, %, All; gross receipts, %, All; sales
900; stock, 425, 552.
Mobne-Steady middiing, 8-16c; net re-
ceipts, 1854; gross receipts, 1854; sales,
300; stock, SO, 464
Charleston-Firm; middling, 914c; net re-
ceipts, III; gross receipts, III; stock, 22,016
Wilmiugton-Quiet; middhng, 94c; net
receipts 1874; gross receipts, 124; stock, =
80.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling 9 7-16c; net
receipts. $780, gross receipts, $50; sales,
179; stock, S7.47S.
Baldmore-Nominal; middling, 1Oc; stock,
l6,3O7.
New York-Quet; middling, 1Oc; net re-
ceipts, 1,166; gross receipts, 4,536; sales.
2l,225; stock, S2,272.
Boston-Quiet; midding, 10 5-16c; net re-
ceipts, 1,270; gross receipts, 6,275.
Philadelphia-Quiet middling, 1OAc; net
receipts 26; gross receipts, 21S; stock, 4,05S.
Pensacola-Net receipts 225.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns.
Augusta-Firm; middling, 91ac; net re-
ceipts, 24S gross receipts, 24S; sales, rs;
stock, SO, $50.
Memphis-Steady; middllng. 9-16c; net
receipts, 1914; gross Nreceipts, 1888; sales,
100; stock, 1874.
St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 9-16c; net
receipts, 749; gross receipts, 4O4S stock,
73,Su
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, csc; net
receipts, 1,eO9; gross receipts, 1903; stock,
9742.
Houston-Quiet middling, 7-16c net
receipts, 1853; gross receipts, 1913; stock,
1854.
Louisville-Firm; midding, csc.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, r. 1853; con-
tinent 14s; coastwise, 5000.
New Orleans-To the continent, 1900;
coastwise, 1928.
Mobile-Coastwise 1,150.
Savannah-To France, 4SS; coastwise,
1853.
Charleston-C oastwise, 1888.
Wilmington-Coastwi 511.
Norfolk-Coastwise 1888.
New York-To Great Britain, 1,22S;
France, 81; continent, S26
Pensacola-To the continent, 225.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain. 1881; to France,
81; to the continent, 1852
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain. 19,457;
to Franceg 81; to the continent 1921.
Total foreign exports since Sept. !, 1900
To Great Britain 1,63S,5l1 to France,
1865 O90 to the continent, 1,156, 59S.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-01

S41hc. Rosin firm, unchanged.
Wilmington, N. c., Dec. 31.-Splrits tur-
pentine nothing doing; receipts As. Rosin
firm, $1.2OQ1.25; receipts $50. Crude tur-
pentine dull, $1.SOQ2.SO; receipts 80. Tar
steady, S1.SO; receipts 267.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-01

Note.-These quotations are revised
daily, and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices whole
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-01

Conllnuea Qn Elghth Rags.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

Census figures show many peculiari-
ties IN our States, and they develop
the fact that North Carolina Is a State
OF small cities. After a long and hon.
ored existence-belng one Of the or
lginal thlrteen-the State has not as
yet gathered 21,O00 persons under one
municipal government.
Though the State has a population
Of l.6179l7 and 347 Incorporated
places. only thirty-fve Of these have
a population Of more than 1000. OF
these twenty-thrce have less than 5000
inhabitants. six more than 5000 but
less than 10000. and six have more
than 10000
Wilmington leads with 20.0i0 Char
lotte comes next. with 1901 then
follow AshevilIe 1469il Raleigh. 49,
G43. Greensboro. i0O35. and Winston.
l0.O0s
Though the State has increased in
population 2IS197 10 the last ten
years. Il has been quite evenly dis
tributed. and there Is no strong ten
dency Of the growth Of a large city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
A woman and an Umbrella.

'Why is a woman like an umbrella y
asked the exchange editor.
Because she's made Of ribs and at
tached to a stick" replied the infor-
nation editor. why is-"
Wrong. Guess again"
Because she always has to be shut
up when"
Nav You fatigue me-"
Because she stands in the han and
-"
"Nawl It's nothing about standing
In the hail.
"A woman is like an umbrella be-
cause nobody ever get the right one.
Why is"
Ring on That isn't the answer
either"
ats a better one than you've got"
"Don't you reckon know whether
II is or not? Whose conundrum IS
this yours or miner
well she's Ike an umbrella be-
cause-it isn't because she fades with
age is itT7
1Ou ought 10 be ashamed OF your
self"
Il am. Is Il because you have to
put up when its cloudy and threaten
ing-no. that can't be Il. Because she
is good thing to have in the house.
Why is"
You're not within four counties Of
IT,"
Because sou can't find any pocket
Ia either. Why is"
NO choice. Vote again"
Il WON'T A woman isn't like an
There is not the slightest
You 90 on with your
work and let me alone
Il knew you couldn't guess IT, It's
because she's accustomed to reign"
Then the information editor rose in
bis wrath. and they were only pre-
vented from doing mischief TO each |
other by prompt-and wholly unex-
on the part Of the labor
Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

A New York tourist writes 10 a
friend in this country the following ex-
perience with the Russian police, says
the New York Herald.
u arrived in Moscow armed with a
faultless passport. which at once
gave up TO the police, according TO reg
ulations.
"On my third evening in Moscow. at
10 o'clock, a policeman IN plain clothes
summoned me from the family circle
around the Samovar. and told me that
/ must present myself al the police sta
tion at once. l begged my host TO ac-
company me, and told the policeman
that we would come without delay.
But you must come with me- he
replied IL was a formal arrest. then.
AT the station we found the officials
engaged with another case. which
kept us waiting an hour and a half.
Meanwhile / had been ransacking my
conscience, but could remember no
crime that would warrant this mid
night arrest.
many the oAANldi ht tue uteh manu-
ed me my passport with a smile
at is quite correct he said. /
waited, wondering what was coming
next.
" II Is all right, I say. You may
go, the officer graei0usly repeated
Then my anger rose.
=" Did you arrest me at midnight to
tell me thatr / asked
Certainly. We were obliged to re-
turn the passport to you In person
within three days. SO we had to sum-
mon you tonight
Good
Now, just keep quiet, wal your
said the little official. severely
Congratulate yourself that your
passport has been found correct
II retired. gnashing my teeth. In
the antechamber ] found my police
man. who raised his cap and asked for
a pourboire.
Nhatr / yelled in angry amaze
ment
But. little father. took the trouble
TO conduct you here. Are you not
going to give me the price Of a glassg
Il gave IT,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

Few mountainoers go far enough
into the avalanche regions 10 see much
Of them, and fewer still know the
thrilling exhilaratlon Of riding on
them, says John Muir in the Atlantic
In all my Wild mountaineering have
enjoyed only one avalanche ride. and
the start was so sudden. and the end
came so soon. ! thought but little of
the danger that goes with this sort
Of travel, though one thinks fast at
sucE times. One calm. bright morning
in Yosemite, after a heavy storm had
given three or four feet Of fresh snow
10 the mountains. being eager to see as
many avalanches rs possible. and gain
wide views Of the peaks and forests
arrayed IN their new robes before the
sunshine had time to change or rear
range them. / set out early TO climb by
a side canon to the top Of command
ing ridge a little over 5000 feet above
the valley. But ! was not TO get top
views OF any sort that day. but, in
stead of these something quite differ
ent, for deep trampling near the canon
head where the snow was strained
started an avalanche. and / was
swlshed back to the foot Of the canon
as 4 by enchapmept. The ploddlng,
wallowirg ascent Of about a mile had |
taken al day, the undolng descent per.
haps about minute. When the snoW |
suddenly gave way instlpctiyely |
threw myself on my back and spread |
my arms to try to keep from sinking. |
Fortunately though the grade OF the |
canon was steep It was not interrupted |
by step levels or precipices big enough |
to cause outbounding or free plunging. |
On no part of the rush was I buried. |
was only moderately imbedded on |
the surface or a little below It. and |
covered with a kissing hack-streaming |
veil. and as the whole mass beneath or
about me joined in the flight I felt no
friction. though tossed here and there,
and lurched from side to side. And /
when the torrent swedged and came to
rest ! found myself on the top Of the
pile without a single bruise
or scar Hawthorne says that steam
has spiFitualized travel. notwithstand-
Ing the smoke. friction smells and clat-
ter Of boat and rail riding. This flight /
IN a milky way Of snow flowers was
the most spiritual Of all my travels.
and after many years the mere thought
lf II is still an exhilaration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
S-l WOAH AND If
k$Hr5k THEIR W
NR VANS IN
NtAN s. S

Miss Ellen Terry acknowledges her
fifty-third birthday
In the London schools last year 81.
600 girls were taught to cook
Senator Mason's daughter. Ruth. is
to join him and his son in law practice
In 1900 the first patent ever issued
to woman was granted-for straw
weaving.
Forty seven per cent Of the women
students at the Swiss universities are
Russians.
Nine. Patti is especially fond Of
chicken, and has It In various FORMS
from broth to roast, three times a day
on many Of her singing days.
Queen Wilhelmina was lonely
child. Impressed by her own desolate-
ness. she would threaten her dolls, for
punishment, with being kept from hav-
ing anybody to play with.
Colorado's one woman legislator,
Mrs. Evangellne Hearz, does not neg
lect housekeeping for lawmaking. She
cooks well. dresses well and has a tidy
home for her husband and two boys.
Sarah Grand. the novelist, says she
was fourteen years old before she ever
went to school She then made up for
lost time In the rest Of her studies, but
never learned to write a clear hand.
Two girls IN New York City are max
ing a comfortable living keeping a
bookshop They make 1t a practice to
take subscriptions for magazines, and
IA many other minor ways attend TO
the needs Of their customers.
Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton disap-
proves Of the trailing dress, and has
given the elevator boy positive in
structions to show no woman up to her
apartments who is wearing a trailing |
dress. She is probably afraid Of the
microbes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
Small Fires IN mia weather.

Il Is often difficult 70 keep a low nre
in mild weather without ifs OCCASION
ally going out Then. too. with the
range fire. considerable heat Is some.
times needed, but only IN part Of the
stove. We have for years saved coal
and avoided overheatlng and ehe
trouble OF rebuilding fires by burning
a fire oply al one end OF the range.
and az one Side OF furnace and parlor
heating during mild weather
We simply rake ont one end OF side.
leaving the ashes In the other. We
thus practically GET a smaller ire-pot.
In the range we sometimes improve
on this. and obtain an added advan.
tage by letting the fire burn ont at
one end Of the fire-box keeping the
other end IN good shape Then we
thoroughly rake both ends at bed.
time and M with coal.
The fire is all at one end but Il
slowly extends 10 the other eud dur
ing the night. one end burning ai =
time We thus get the advantage of
n self-feeder There IS no danger
OF the fires burning out during the
night although the one end may do
r. Moore, IN The Country
Gentleman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
80. nna 80 b 80.

Bears are still found in France,
their chief haunt being the primeval
forest Of Combe dire. Lake Annecy
in the Alps Summer tourists in that
forest never see them. because they
are then high up the mountains. and
only come down from them when the
SHOWS cover the wild fruits on which
they feast Another Of their haunts
is the forest Of Doussard. From 1857
to 1898 only nine were killed. The
French bear is very large and power
ful with a reddish-grey fur. which IS
valuable as a rug. To the list Of fur
bearing animals in France must be
added the beaver Of the Rh0ne. Very
few Of them are left. but steps have
harn mixer. IN .-.eeesea them from er-
tinction. and even exploit them for
their pelis.-Caseell's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

Mothers wear themselves out and do
an injury to their children In not
teaching them to help themselves and
70 be helpful to others. The amount
Of care that a child requires is very
different from that which it may from
indulgence demand. II the child were
better for it one would not grudgc the
time and WEAKNESS that the mother
Or uurse spends. but the child is de-
frauded IN the exercise Of these pow
ers which can only develop by being
put into USE. it i5 a-*+@+ -4A 4 tllAAu
to 20 to sleep BY itself than when It Is
rocked and sung 10 sleep. but as q gen.
eral thing mothers prefer the bondage
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

SO that m iron ring could be Inserted
between the two halves. An empty
crueible a foot wide and deep hung
in the ring. The forward end Of the
pole held a crcssbar making it, as
it were. a huge T. Two men held
the II part Of the pole, tie third
grasped the rear end. The crucible
hung between. The remainder Of the
molten metal from the caldron was
tipped into one cIucible. and the men
irotted on with it. the two IN front
with strained faces. the man behind
driving them complacently. the oldest
team in the world. He sfeered them
through a doorway, md ii1e7 eihptied
their crucible into small mold. AS
they went they kept step IN an unusu-
al manner Instead Of stepping out
right foot with the right foot the left
mans right leg and the right mans
left leg went forward together, knee
with knee, foot with foot. We asked
why.
That" said our guide. lis to pre-
vent them from tripping If they
should fan you know. that metal
would pour over them"
"Of course such a thing never hap
penedf7
Yes. IL did once One Of the men
went down. The other jumped clear.
but the fellow on the floor swan in
IT,"
"Horriblel or course he died in
stantly poor many
mo. the foreman Of the carrying
gang, taking in the situation, made
several terrific leaps for him. jumped
right into the middle Of it. picked him
up and threw him out Of il bodily
Then he jumped clear himself with
the stun dropping from his shoes.
They both went to the hospital, but
they are all right now. Heroic. wasn't
itf BY the way. that's him. the fore
man, Jim H., over there now. He is
still looking after those fellows"
We looked over TO where a big mus |
cular fellow was directing a gang Of
men manipulating molten metal. He
was not disdgured, and he did not
look like a hero, but hereafter the
CRIME that covered him seemed noble |
indeed. and he would not say a word |
of his feat, when we sought to talk |
with him about IT, But Jim II. will
probably never want for a Job as long
rs Baldwn's is working. Locomotive
Works, in Frank Leslie's Popular
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
IS! &!:z!E!::sI !:zEE!::s :zE!!:!:s: ID

Scallops border many fiounees and
many side trimmings on skirts.
Chatelaines Of chain steel, with or
without fringe are very popular.
Old Flemish lace-grayish white and
coarse in texture-with the design out
lined IN gold threads, promises to be d
favorite trimming.
Parasols are to be tucked and rufled
and the most beautiful ones appliqued
In lace. Both solid colors and howered
designs are shown.
The new silk grenadines are shown
in lovely designs all in black, and there
are all grades, kinds. colors and prices
In the other grenadines.
Outing skirts are considered more
stylish now when made without a
plaid or contrasting color on the IN
der side. The colors have been grow
ing more subdued. and now Il IS con-
sidered in better taste TO have the two
sides alike
The keynote Of the summer frock
seems to be the continued popularity
Of tucks They are Of all widths and
kinds. in vertical, horizontal and dia-
mond lines. and they appear IN every
department Of dresses, well from lin
gerie to hats.
There have never been 50 many thin
materials In white as this season. Nat
urally white frocks are expensive on
account OF the laundering. but on the
other hand they do not fade, which the
delicate shades are apt to do, only
lasting about half the season.
Double roseftes are made Of velvet
ribbon an inch wide, and have only
two comparatively short ends. finished
with some little ornament OF gold or
silver. These are worn lower on the
bodice ct the side when the waist fast
ems at one side over a short vest.
Scarcely a new skirt is made without
the bias founce at the foot. Il is
scant founce. but it must be worn to
stamp the skirt as modish. This fash
ion is better exemplifed in cloth than
anything else but summer gowns are
being made IN this style as well
Rose color introduced IN the hat or
toQue imparts q tinge Of color to pale
compilations Worn below the face
that ls. on the bodice-or. more pro
nounced still. II the blouse OF bodice
itself be rose or red-the effect on nat
srai coloring IS to pale It very consid-
erably 10 appearance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

"--- "e .-t'stt "ft-fH
n MONG those not connected
with the Government service
~ who have received medals
8 -----49E- saEine nr aiding % save
life are a number much younger than
the average age Of this student crew.
One Of the first girls thus honored was
Edith Morgan Of Hamlin, Mich- who
endeaFOred with her father and broth
er 70 row Ii a nOrtherly gale and heavy
sea 70 q vessel capsized three miles
out When the boat was forced back
Edith aided 10 clearing a track through
logs and driftwood for the surf-boat.
which had meanwhile been summoned,
and also helped launch the boat On
a previous occasion she had stood IN
snow six hours helping the life savers
work the Whipline of the beach ap-
paratus.
Edith Clarke. when sixteen years
old, and a pupil in a convent Of Oak
land, Cal, plunged into Lake Chabot
70 rescue a companion. who. in wad-
ing on the treacherous margin, had
disappeared in sixty feet Of water
hditn seized the unconscious girl, and
Keeping her head above water with
one arm, padded with the other and
trod wafer until a boat came to the
rescue.
Marie D. Parsons, OF Fireplace. Long
Long Island, n. u, was only ten years
old, when. seeing a man and a child
swept on q pleasure boat by the boom
and observing thar the child elung to
the man so that the latter could make
no headway, she sprang into a small
boat and reached the spot just in time
TO save these two lives
Maud King. when only thirteen years
old, saved three lives on Castle Pick
ney, the lighthouse depot ia Charles
ton harbor AT the time there was a |
southwest gale and a heavy sea. In a \
furious squall, which added impetus to
the gale, a yawl containing three men |
and a boy was capsized. The boy man.
aged % swim ashore. but two men got
only as far as the piles Of the wharf.
There they hung. too exhausted 10
climb up, while the third man, unable
70 swim, clung to the yawl. Maud.
Notwithstanding her mothers protests,
unaided. TO launch a small
boat IN the boisterous sea. But she
was Joined by her aunt Mrs. Mary
whitley, and together this brave
girl and her aunt rescued the i'm
Derilled men.-St Nicholas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

''You have both my dear violin 50
enjoyed that ! shall one last sonata
play for Us before we together ascend.
viii the fuse light and when it ends
so shall the sonata end
Never more clear-headed than in mo
ments Of great danger. Hardness had
waited until Beilstein was completely
absorbed in bis music. and was now
rolling with the cunning and stealth
Of an Indian. toward the edge OF the
tent. comprehended the prize before
him-a loaded revolver had dropped
from its holster and lay on the ground
near tent-peg.
Sweeter. clearer and wilder grew the
strains Of the violin. A fame Of ecstacy
burned on Beilstein's face. Farther
and farther along the fuse crawled the
Ere.
II was scant six inches away when
the bars Of the sonata were broken by
a report that was magnifed by the
canon. For an instant Beilstein only
drew himself more erect; the strong
chords leaped headlong from the quiv-
ering strings
I thought Harkness's bound hands
had failed him; then Beiisiein sprang
up. staggered and fell ful length
across the fuse His warm body
killed the little Ere that had meant 50
frightful a death. = Clinton Danger
Geld. IN the New Lipplncott
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
Some EngrIsh Tea cosIs..

II has been a pleasure to examine
several genuine English tea cozies.
which Were sent as gifts 60 families
here, where perhaps the beverage is
held In less esteem-for those Who
fully appreciate the use Of a cozy Ne
few. They are pretty affairs. aud may
be a practical adjunct 10 q tea table.
combining, as Is intended ihe aroma
Of the brew, and tending TO keep the
pot and its III at a certain tempera-
ture. The shapes varied. but the aver
age pattern or style was one that adj
justed itself 10 the greatest number
Of teapots. being made in two sections.
each section In the shape Of semi
circle. merely stitched together along
the rounded edge. made OF black cloth.
entirely over in Japan
gold, with gold lacings, tassels loops.
etc. One was embroidered IN white
satin for Dresden china tea set;
some in brocades. both bright and dun.
others IN yelyets.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

keep the house and surroundings
clean, dry and well aired If you want
to keep out pests writes Maria Par
loa, in the Ladies' Home Journal DO
not keep kitchen garbage, wei clean
ing-cl0ths. dishcloths or towels insthe
house. Burn or otherwise dispose Of
the garbage; wash and dry an clean
ing-cloths every day Keep cereals
IN Tin, stoneware or glass receptacless
wood harbors insects. Fill all cracks
IN walls and floors Wash floors. clos
cts and drawers with carbolle water.
II unwelcome visitors appear la any
part Of the house use strong solution
OF earbolic water for injecting into
cracks and grooves; five ounces of
water 10 one Of carbolic crystals"