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The state herald., 1901-04-05
AMENDMENT BY CONVENTION.

AAf-NIhEHi bi No.N H<.N Ac.N'
Article V. OF the federal constitution
provides: The congress. whenever
two-thirds Of both houses shall deem II
necessary. shall propose amendments
TO this constitution. or. on the appli-
cation OF the legislatures OF two-;hirds
o. the several states. shall call a con-
yen,lon for proposing amendments.
which, IN either case. shall be valid 10
all in,en;s and purposes. as part Of
this constitution. when ratified by the
legislatures OF three-fourths OF the
several states. or by convention In
three-sourths thereof. as one or the
other mode OF ratification may be pro-
posed by congress
The above mentioned provision
makes 4, possible for the states 10 take
the Initiative IN securing an amend
ment TO the constitution and is an
other illustration OF the foresight OF
the early statesmen. For nearly ten
years the people have been trying to
secure an amendment providing for
the election Of senators by a direct
vote OF the people. In the ffty-second.
af,y-,hird and hfty-siS,h congresses
the necessary resolution passed the
nohrF OF ltpFS>'HNANif'hs puR uA'u u
the senate.
No, oniy did the resolution pass III.
house. hu, I, passed each time by more
than tso-thirds vote.
Among the people there ls practical
ly no opposition 20 this reform, but
the senate deliberately refuses to per-
mi, this change and dcaes public sen
,imsn, The time has come for secur-
inT the amendment; IN spit. OF the son
ateis opposition. The voters. irrespcc-
tive Of party. should demand Of the
state legislatures such action a. will
result In compelling congress TO call a
convention. When :wo-,hirds o. tho
states presen, their demand In a for
mai manner. the sssate will yield and
the victory Will be complete. Now IL
the time for action.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The clouds tha; float above US. come
and go at their pleasure-it is not
within the power OF man to control
them. Not so with the war clouds: +"
these seem to be manipulated by for
eiEn correspondents and are used TO
relieve the monotony OF market re-
ports. Ever and anon we are startled
by the announcement that some Euro
peon nation Is about to engage In war
with some other nation. but In a few
days the rumor Is denied and the ex-
element subsidies. A short time ago
England and Russia were about TO
clash over Chinese territory. but now
We are assured that the lion and the
bear are entirely harmonious and are
going to withdraw from China to-
seiher. So let II be.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

A watch, blieved to have been lost
some time about 1897, which has been
found on Poverty island, at the mouth
OF the Connecticut river. is attracting
great attention from antiquarians. The
watch is large silver one, and on the
inside OF the outer case is engraved a
name which cannot be made out. and
the date, 1921.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

In the postofioe OF some Of the large
cities there is an unknown clerk whc
for several weeks has been stamping
religious texts on the envelopes OF the
mail that passes through his hands.
Business men Of New York. Philadel-
phia and Chicago have been finding
lately printed in purple type acres;
their correspondence such admonitions
as Prepare to meet thy God" o.
-No man knowe;h the day or the hour
when his soul shall be requirsd o,
him"
The state herald., 1901-04-05

One Of the Zionist movements in VI
enns is an effort TO establish industries
in Palestine. Among those being con
sitered are fez and basket making and
the manufacture OF textile fabrics.
clothing. paper, chemicals. matches.
machinery, bricks and tiles. The pro-
duetion Of wines has been one OF the
Zionist developments and has proven
successful, large quantities OF Pales-
,inian wine being exported annually.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

Austria and Mexico have resumed
intercourse for the first time since
the execution OF Emperor Macmillan.
Emperor Francis Joseph has appoint
ed Prince Khevenhuller-M -Metsch 10 rep
resent him at the dedication of mem
orial chapel to his brother on the spot
at Queretaro. where Maximilian was
shot in 1867.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The Chinese minister. WI Tng-
fang. was one OF the eulosists OF Abra-
ham Lincoln a; the late birthday eel-
ehration. Il do not look on Lincoln. +"
said he, "as belonging TO America
alone. The world claims him as a
benetaetor o, mankind" The simple
fact that the representative o. China
thus claims share in the interest.
common TO all lands. which eenie-s in
Lneolr's person and work Is one an
swer to the question. Does the Celes.
ual Empire make progress.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

when weyler adopted the reconesn.
,rAao policy every nsv.papsr In the
United States denounced I, as brutal.
Nos iha, a similar policy has been
adopted By the United States in ,hr
Philippine islands the Administration
organs only look wise and talk about
the duty o, Christian nations"
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The Vieksburg national park will
soon be complete as far as the acquisi-
ton OF land is concerned. II will COM
prise in all 1881 acres. It is proposed
to restore all military features that
marked 1t in the struggle OF 1858. and
all the regiments and batteries that
had part to play then will be asked
to aid in the location OF the historic
objects and the marking OF historic
spots.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The fspof; iha, kerosene on the wa.
ter In sWsfnps aud morassss will re.
move the mosquito pos, explains ssv.
.ral mysteries. II explains why the
Standard OIL company can declare
such his dividends. and also explains
Why that company organized under the
laws o, Sss Jsrssy.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

As a curiosity of the recent German
census. the "Gaulois" records that the
returns showed the village Of Reuten-
Sourg contained 444 inhabitants, 222
being of the masculine and 222 OF the
feminine gender. The "Gaulois" thinks
auadrilles ought to flourish in Reuten-
bourg.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The hrs, year OF the Twentieth cen.
turs Will make NJ one Of the hlaeket,
pages in the history OF civilization.
Well armed and disciplined troops
routing and slAuEhtsrinE unarmsd.
tiinorous and fleeing Chinese may BE-
var but men responsible for that kind
Of warfare will have 20 answer for
murder 10 the husi Judgment.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The Paris correspondent o, the Lon.
don Standard writes: The Fins; Cham.
Der OF the Appeal Court has Jus; given
a decision which Is o, considerable In.
terest to splriiuAlists. Madam RIVAL
widow o, Allan Kartec. LET, will be.
oueaihlng her considerable forum. &c
a spirl,ualis;!e society and person.
connected with that belief The vii
was attacked by Madam RiyAirs natu.
raj helrs. and the court has given ,
verde, In ,helr favor. annulllnr II,
will leaving the money TO the spirit.
ualls;ie society because Il Is a soeie;,
which has been effectively declared
null and void In the eyes o. the law
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The advocates OF municipal owner
ship note with pleasure the resul; OF
the election for members OF the city
council OF London A majority OF the
members OF the new council favor the
municipal ownership OF municipal
franchises. When the larges; city In
the world, especially in England. can
undertake this reform the republicans
will hsy. 20 speak respectfully OF the
democrats and populists. who objec,
20 bcstowing valuable franchises upon
private corporations In this country.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

Republican logic IL a queer thing.
When asked for a defense OF this re-
ppblie's un-Ameriean policy in the
Philippines the republicans will quote.
My country. may she ever b. right:
hut right or wrong. my country ''
Then. when asked why they sym.
pathiEs with England and denounee
the pcerp they asscr; tha, the Dosr-
arc in the wrong
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The Rev DR.. Macarthur OF New York
is going to open his church to a meet
ing at which the Chinese minister, WI
Ting Fang, Andrew Carnegie. Booker
T. Washington, the negro educator.
and two Jewish rabbis will speak And
this combination attracts as much at
tention as II 1t had not been 1900 years
since Christ began preaching the
brotherhood OF man.
The state herald., 1901-04-05
ACker's
English
Remedy

will cure your cough and thus pre-
vent Pneumonia. 1t will heal sore
lungs and it will positively cure
Consumption. Always sold under
a guarantee.
Write to us for testimonials and
free illustrated book on Consump-
tion.
Sold at 2So, SOC and ol.oo bottle.
II you srs mot sAtisfsd return the bottle To
yesF druggist. and get your money back.
". H. Hooker . Co.. Proprs.. Bu6aio. n. =.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

Deaf mutes are on the increase in
Germany. There are no fewer than
Sass persons in institutions where deaf
mutes are specially instructed.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The Chicago Record asserts tha,
Canada viii rely on its ,aris TO pre-
vent monopoly by trusts In the domln.
ior. The lawnskerr responsible for
that policy are evidently striving for
regulations as humorists
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The only argument, advanced for
making the salaries Of the Judges In
the Philippines 10000 q year is that
the salary mus, be large enough 20 in.
sure honesty on the part OF the judges.
Why no, discourage horse stealing By
giving everyone several hortesf
The state herald., 1901-04-05

A smallpox scare a; LoyAlsyiile. Pa.
10 responsible for queer election
mutdle- The day before election 4,
was found that Thomas J. Bryan. In
whose s,orr the poll was located. was
ill o, smallpox. His house and storC
weN Guaranteed. and the election
board hired hail Tor a polling place
The smallpox scare KEEP; the country
voters a; home. only forty out o, .ss
coming 10 the polls All n. eandi.
da;es chosen we're residents OF the VII.
iase. and nov the country voters have
begun 10 contest the election. holding
tha; the board had no FiEht 10 change
the polling place wi;hou; an order
frum court
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The Indian census Jus, completed
shows ;hs; The famine cos; over LOO. 9.
900 lives. or more than ave times the
population of the tvo nocr republics.
Thi, famine was purely a matter OF
money: there was plenty Of food in
the country. but the people died be.
cause they dli not have the means 10
buy I, and the British Eoyernmtn, had
other uscs for ia own one-tenth Of
the money spcnt In bringing 900 900
reluctant noers inio the empire would
have prevented over ave times their
number o' Bhl,ish subjects from going
out OF u by the road OF death.
Captain William Foster. who died
recently a, Mobile. Ala. brought the
las, cargo Of slaves 30 the uni,ed
States For thirty years he had been
engaged In the hazardous business Of
bringing Africans 20 this country and
ssilinE them AEains; the advice OF
his friends he commanded the Clio.
tiida. the vessel that brought the las;
cargo Of slaves 20 America. Tho Noys
age was full OF danger and hslrhfeaiih
escapes. and mors than once Captain
Foster was In imminent danger of be-
inE hanged by the Union authorities
or slave trading.
The state herald., 1901-04-05

The man who stops TO throw a stone
~ every cur tha, snaps AZ his heels is
not n good man 10 send for the doctor
when member OF the family !s ser
iously III
The state herald., 1901-04-05
Inflammation Of the
Lungs it used to be
called. 1t is now
called Pneumonia.

If you have a cough you are in
danger. If you survive Pneumonia
your lungs are weakened and Con-
sumption easily fastens itself upon
The state herald., 1901-04-05
mn. A-.iuss Approval

Tie following hills have bccn passed
by both branches ~ the legislature
and afp In The hands ~ the governor
April :uii Esnitinr bis approval
=. u - hy 1anquary. giving en-.
ployr. the dEbi TO sue employers for
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07
The REAL PROBLEM
ruvo FILIPINO SECRET SOCIETIES,
SAYS GEN. YOUNG.
KATIPUNAN AND SAMARITAN
ONE DOES THE FIGHTING, OTHER
FURNISHES SUPPLIES.

THE influence of These Organizations
widespread and the Utmost Sc
crecy Governs Their WOrk-COIO-
nixation the Only Solution, He
Thinks-AguinaIdo's Capture Will
Have some Eject, But Gen. Tinio
Is still Holding Out.
chicago. April 6.-Maj. Gen. S. M. B.
Young. recently commanding the north
arm part of the Island of Luzon, arrived
IN Chicago, en- route from Manila to
washington to-day.
.'The most formidable problem confront
ing the United States government in the
philippines to-day is presented by the tw
great native secret societies, the Kati
human and the sandathan," said Gen
Young.
1.-THE first named is distinctly military
IN its character and numbers among its
members the real leaders of the insurrec-
tion. The second is civil and embraces
every native in the islands who is in
sympathy with the rebel cause. The Sec
ond secures funds, provisions and arms
for the first and informs it's members of
all movements of the United States troops
The influence of these two organizations
is widespread, and our means OF ap-
preaching the prime movers are limited.
The utmost secrecy governs the work of
these societies. They are crafty, skill
full and we have found to our cost, treach-
erous. Their hatred of our people Is as
bitter as it is groundless, and in my opin-
ion the quickest and best, if not the only
way to wean them from their prejudices
Is by means of American colonization of
the islands"
viii Aguinaldos capture have good
effect on those still under arms?" was
asked.
Eyes; it will probably lead many to
submit to what would appear the inevi-
table, but just how wide this effect will
be ! am unable to say"
Gen. Tinio, the most formidable gen.
eral in the north, is still holding out, but
through hope of reward he may follow
Aguinaldo's example. He commands an
uncertain number of guerillas, perhaps
5000, who are independent in character,
much as Mosby's men were during the
Civil War. We have tried to catch IT.
MO again and again, but he is as Slip
perry as an EEL"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07
-S-<,-s--
THE CHINESE DENTIST.
The Practitioner After the Fashion
of His Ancestors

From the New York Evening Post,
American industry is playing havoc
with all time-honored institutions Al
one time the dentists formed an impor-
tant guild in China, but In the past thirty
years hundreds of bright young Mongo-
lians have picked up more or less knowI-
edge Of the profession from American
practitioners abroad, and are, now doing
business according to modern scientific
methods. In San Francisco the new school
has almost driven the old one to the wall
Nevertheless, three or four of the latter
pursue the calling in the same manner
as their ancestors did for thousand
years. AZ least one OF them visits New
York every year, and stays two or three
months until all of his customers have
had their teeth put In ORDER
His work is curiously primitive. For
extracting he relies upon his fingers, and
with these he does marvels. With thumb
and foreinger he will pull a bicuspid or
molar on which an American operator
employs powerful forceps. This dexter
ity is the result of years of practice.
From boyhood to manhood he is trained
to pull pegs driven into a wooden board.
Three and four times a day, a half-hour
at a time, he drives pegs into the holes
of his practice board, and then pulls
them out again. He lifts in similar fash
lon teeth to which are attached heavy
weights. This special training changes
the aspect of the hand. The spare flesh
vanishes, and the blood vessels and ten
dons seem to double in size. The fore
arm grows I'm girth and becomes as hard
as wood. The apprenticeship period lasts
u.
a finger grip which Is a wonder. It's
strength is equivalent to a lifting power
of three and even four hundred pounds.
Besides extracting, he cleans teeth with
a preparation containing ground cuttle-
fish, using brushes made of split bam-
boo. For toothache he employs opium.
peppermint oil, cinnamon oil and Glove
Oil. Sometimes though rarely, he fills
teeth, but does it so ignorantly that the
filling comes out within a few months.
Through all his practice runs a laugh
able element Of superstition. According
10 his system oil toothache and other den
tai woes are produced by tooth worms.
The nervepulp Is such a worm, and Is al
ways shown to a patient whenever the
decay Is great enough TO permit OF ITS
exhibition. To satisfy others, he carries
about IN a pocket some white grubs about
as large as an ant. when he extracts a
painful tooth he uses little legerdemain
and shows the sufferer one Of the white
grubs as the cause Of all his pain. For
neuralgia toothache he employs counter
irritation and sedatlyes, rubbing the gums,
cheeks ana neck just below the condyie
-Isddsd puu mnuupnul 70 aIuixIm ulfA
mint OIL ana pinching The skin until the
blood 10 almost forced through the pores
he ~ not highly regarded By biz country
men, his social position being halfway be-
tween those ~ . barber and u laboror
Ia New York he Kets 70 cents for renew
Ing q tooth, and FOR other services pay.
menis ip pfopoftion.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07
NO SETTLEMENT REACHED.
and the Trainmens' Committee
of New York Central.

New York, April 6.-From early in the
morning until late this afternoon the con-
ference of the joint committee of the va
rious organizations represented among
the employees of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, and the five big chiefs" of
the national brotherhoods of railroad
employees were in continuous session al
the Grand Union Hotel. Then the confer
ence was adjourned until Monday morn
ing.
While all concerned agree that the hap
penings of the day have not tended to wild
en- the breach between the railroad COM
pany and the employees, it was admitted
on the other hand that the difficulty was
not single step nearer it's adjustment
than on the day when the conference be-
gan. This situation will remain unchang-
ed until Monday. That day will bring a
new conference and until that goes into
session truce has been declared.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07
GOOD PEOPLE AT BUFFALO.
IncorpOratOrs of Pan-American Ex-
position Subscribe Over $780,
600 Inside of nm Hour

Buffalo, N. Y, April 6-At meeting of
the incorporators of the Pan-American
Exposition this afternoon President ].
G. Milburne submitted a statement to the
effect that the funds of the Exposition
would meet all obligations covering the
completion of the Exposition with the
exception of about $4,000. After the
recent failure of Congress to grant a loan
OF 100000 to the Exposition, Director
General William I. Buchanan stated to
the Associated Press that this action
would in no way affect the carry
ing out of the Exposition in the
fullest details as planned. This assertion
was justified by the results of the meet
ing of the incorporators to-day, when
within an hour over 100000 was sub
scribed. President Milbun expects that
the remaining amount necessary will be
raised the coming week, especially in view
OF the fact that the citizens of Buffalo
are DESTROYS of making unique record
In the history of international expos1tions
the Pan-American Exposition Company
having received no financial aid from
either the national government nor the
state of New York
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07
NEW DEPARTURE IN MAsTs.
The Herreshoffs' Defender to Have
Hollow Spruce Spars.
From the Springfield Republican

From the Springfield Republican.
The THRESHOLDS are making new de-
parture this year, inasmuch as some Of
the upper spars of their cup defender will
be of hollow wood. Three of these identi-
cal spars are in course of construction:
Three topsail yards are from 40 to 60 feet
long. The round spar is about so feet
long and is practically completed. Spar
No. is undergoing the process of hav-
ing the diameters accurately proved up.
The long, square stick is also for top
sail spar in the first work of rounding.
The great advantages of these hollow
spruce spars are that they are built by
a peculiar method While being practical
ly of the same diameter as ii of solid
wood, they are from so to 60 per cent.
lighter, as well as much sitter and equal
ly strong. Such a saving of weight aloft
is of enormous benefit, greatly increasing
q yachts stability, hence materially add
ing to the speed
The shells of the spars will vary from
three-fourths of an inch to Ia inches in
thickness, and are built in two longtitu-
dinal pieces, square on the outsides, each
of which is grooved out, every precaution
being taken to keep the interiors abso-
lutely true in cycle and taper. The four
edges of the cylinders are then cemented
together, after which the same expert
care is exercised in rounding off and truc-
ing up the outisdes, so that the shell is
vigorously kept to its true tapering thick
ness throughout. A highly important facI
tor toward the success of these spars Is
the cement or glue for Joining the two
longitudinal pieces, as well as another
hardening and stiffening preparation
used on the inside of the cylinders. J. G..
Fraser, after many years of experiment
ing, perfected a composition known to
himself only, and which he claims is the
only thing of its kind embracing all the
requirements for hollow wood spars. Not
only is the cement absolutely waterproof
but is imperishable in all climates, and is
not affected by the twisting and bending
strains to which a yachts spars are sub
tected This cement, 10 all intents and
purposes, becomes part of the wood IT.
self. and to such an extent that 1t is Of
ten impossible. without an exceedingly
close examination, to find the seams II
joins.
Till quite a short while ago hollow spars
were not attempted on anything much
larger than canoe or skin, bus the pres
emf date finds them on most OF the sue
cessful racing yachts, not only In Ameri-
ca. but In Europe-a result principally
due 40 J. g. Fraser. When Naval Arch
fleet william Fife of Scotland designer
OF Shamrock u was here IN 1899 he was
40 IMPRESSED with these hollow spars that
he ordered SCI Tor trial on one Of his
small yachts. Those were SO eminently
auccessful that he 10 now using sDah-
ings spars on most Of the racing yachts.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07
SOMETHING ABOUT POTATOES.
They Are a Sort of vegetable Cam
cer'' of the Roots of the Plant.

They Are n Sort of vegetable Cam
GER" of the Roots of the Plant.
From the London News's Paris Telegram
M. Noel Barnard. a French botanist,
Gays: You think its edible root is an
organ Of the potato plant. Not bit OF II;
the potato is disease. 1t is no more a lie e
climate offspring of the potato plant than
the oak apple is of the oak" Your first
impulse on hearing this, particularly If
you have made a study of botany, is to
write down M. Bernard as a crank. Pos
sibly, however he is right and you are
wrong. The potato is a disease, a sort
of cancer OF the roots, caused by a fun
gus, the "fusarium solani," which -four
ishes abupdantly on diseased potatoes,
but is found on healthy potatoes. NJ. Ber-
nard took sixteen tubercles of the varie-
ty called In France Marjolin, and planted
them in flower pots filed with fine sill
clous sand. Eight flower pots were put
aside under a glass frame. The other
eight pots, In the soil of which a few
chips Of potato had been sown bearing
fusarium fungus, were placed in another
framehouse. Every one OF the latter lot
brought forth potatoes after a couple Of
months. while the eight flower pots OF the
first were found 10 contain long, slender
roots. Persons who have experience in
potato-growing are aware that the tuber-
Giles usually make their appearance In the
first year without having Powered. NJ
Bernard says this probably happens be-
cause potatoes. being grown all over Eu-
rope, the soil Il everywhere infested"
with the fusarium soiani Bot this was
not 30 when the potato was first brought
to Europe. IN a book printed IN 1902,
"Bariarum Piantarum Hiatoria," the au-
thor, De fEscluse, says that II n Inn
possible 70 count upon potato seeds 20
propnEate that plant, and he adds this
most remarkable passage; II sent seeds
20 several persons, They grew and flow
cred 30 tho course n the yeaf. but no 20
tnfoes ever came" ~ d suggested that
Gerry potatoes might be obtained - SOW
ING fhs sQl With cultures u tbs fasanum
f0lenl