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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23

tain of sympathy, for few months at
least.
But hardened as we are to pathos
real or assumed, it does hurt me to
deal with really nice people, who
have lost everything and must give up
their homes. Not so long ago a refined,
charming family which had lived on
one of the cross streets near Fifth
avenue, was forced to sell everything
to protect the fathers name. Hurt?
1 never saw well bred pride culver
as it did under the visit of the auc-
tioneer, though 1 tried my best to
make it easy and, finally, 1 sent my
wagons and men after dark, so the
neighbors would not see the things
going out and comment upon them.
"The woman who makes it particu
larly interesting for US is she who
does know values when shopping and
has been cheated in consequence. |
once offered such woman two dollars
for mattress which has cost her four
weeks before just eighteen dollars. She
swore it was hair and even showed me
the receipted bill. Without further ar
gument l ripped open one corner and
showed her first a thin layer of hair
and then-fine excelsior. Mad? Well,
it was bad enough for me. There is no
telling what would have happened to
the man who sold it to her, had he
been within reach.
Sometimes we have wildly anus
ing experiences in conducting sales
away from the store. Not long since
l sold out a Twenty third street house
occupied by mother and four daugh-
tiers. We'd just get a desirable article
up and the bidding brisk, when-enter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23

back sobs. Before I knew it, I was
making him prices far above our US
ual estimate, and when we reached the
parlor he was quite broken up.
Here they had spent their happiest
hours That was her favorite chair.
And then he pointed to a certain
square in the carpet and said they had
stood on that very spot to be mar
ried, two big tears did roll down his
cheeks. Broken up? Well, l think I
was, and 1 allowed him Is cents
yard extra on that carpet, just to show
my sympathy. Well, when we had
closed the deal and he had his check
safe in his pocket, we started down
town together, and on the Il station
we passed two as fine looking women
as you'd see in New York. And that
man who had been choking back sobs
and moaning over the spot in the car
pet where he and his bride stood,
grabbed me by the arm with eyes
kindling, whispered:
Look at them man, 1 tell you they
are beautiesl'
Perhaps / did not think of my fif-
teen cents extra per yard. That eX-
perience has rather dried up my foun-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23

James Jeffries, the present champion
heavyweight of the world, and his gal
liant opponent, Tom Sharkey, in the
greatest pugilistic encounter that has
ever taken place, both pursued much
the same course of training, and the
first and most important part of this
training was to get the stomach in
condition, and to keep the digestion
absolutely perfect, so that every mus
Gle and nerve would be at it's highest
capabilities.
This was not done by a secret pat
cnt medicine, but both of these great
pugilists used a well known natural
digestive tablet sold by druggists I'M
der name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets and composed Of the digestive fer
ments which every stomach requires
for healthy digestion.
Champion Jeffries says: "Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets prevent acidity,
strengthen the stomach and insure per-
feet digestion. They keep a man in
fine physical condition" Signed, James
j. Jeffries, champion of the world
The gallant fighter. Sharkey, says:
"Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets remove all
discomfort after eating. They rest
the stomach and restore it to a health
full condition. 1 heartily recommend
them" Signed. Thomas j. Sharkey.
The advantage of the daily use Of
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets is that they
keep people well and ward off sickness
and are equally valuable to we'll per-
sons as to the dyspeptics. Another
advantage is that these tablets con-
tain no cathartics, or poisons of any
character, but simply digestive fer
ments which are found in every healthy
stomach. and when digestion is i'm
perfect it is because the stomach lacks
some Of these elements and Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets supply it.
They are no cheap cathartic, but a
perfectly safe and efficient digestive
and the demand for them is greater
than the sale of all other so-called
dyspepsia cures combined. No remedy
could possibly reach such a place in
public esteem except as a result OF
positive merit.
Full-sized packages are sold by all
druggists at SO cents. and the best
habit you can possibly form is to take
a Stuart Tablet after each meal. They
make weak stomachs strong and keep
strong stomachs vigorous
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23

Domestic troubles throw most of
these things our way. When husband
and wife part, neither seems to care
for the things which will remind them
of the past-and we get the contents
of the fiat or the house at bargain.
Death breaks up a good many MONIES,
but often, then, the family Will try 10
hang together or relatives will divide
the furnishings. Actresses sent out on
the road will sacrifice the furniture
which perhaps only few months be-
fore, they bought with prodigal hand.
Money comes and goes easily with
them, while they are. in their hev-
day.
And lastly, people suddenly deter
mine to re-decorate and re-furnish, so
off to the auction shop go all the OLD
things. For instance, when Harry Lenr
married Mrs. Dahlgren, he decided
that their home was not good enough
for his bride. OF course, it had done
very we'll for Mrs. Dahlgren, but Mrs.
Harry Lehr was another parsonage,
quite. So everything in her house
with the exception of some heirlooms'
was shipped down here, and when tne
news spread we had a regular bargain
counter rush Anything from side
bracket for candles to bedroom suite,
from dining room chair TO a piece VI
bronze commanded a price far beyond
its worth. because it had once been
used by Mrs. Harry Lehr.
There's something odd about rlch
people selling their stuff. They rarely
think of turning it over to poor rela-
tlves or old servants. / had case in
point only last week. A retired mer-
chant. who has lived down town all
MS life, bought a place near the Park
dis wife decided not to move the old
fashioned furniture and sent for me
10 make an estimate. She kept me there
Two mortal hours, haggling over every
piece in the house, and she was sharp
as tack, though old enough to have
one foot in the grave. 1t is against
our policy to make individual prices,
put we offer a figure for the lump.
NOW she was so shrewd that before
knew it she had wormed out indlV-
Nldual prices, and when we reached
the parlor she asked what l would
allow for a yard of carpet, for which
she declared she had paid 81 80. Nine
. zen or twenty years ago" l asked!
oh, yesi'
But she had taken such good care
ol II, with moth balls round the edges
Aho just think! She had married eight
daughter on that very carpet. When
Jailed to see that this added to its
value and offered her fifty cents a
yard' she fairly flew up in the air.
LdLer when l got down among old
1apies and wash boilers IN the base
.hent, the Irish cook who had been
,i'h her eight years managed
give me the tip that l
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
NESMITH NOT GUILTY.
Acquitted on a Charge of Murder I'm
south Carolina.

Acquitted on n CnarGe OF MuFucr N
south Carolina.
Columbia, S. c.. March 22.-At Kings
tree, williamsburg county, last even
ing, Marion Davis Nesmith was ac-
Quilted of the murder of Edward Sauls
on Feb. 2. Nesmith is a merchant and
Sauls was a lumberman. There was
the greatest interest manifested in the
trial and both sides were represented
by some of the best criminal lawyers
in the state. The plea of Nesmith was
self-defense, although there was no
weapon found on Sauls and in his dy-
ing declaration he said that he was UNI
armed. and the assault was without
provocation. The strong points in fav-
of the defendant was that Sauls had
the reputation or being "bad man."
Child Burned to Death.
The little daughter of Section Mas
ter Flowers, living at Florence, on the
Atlantic Coast Line road, was burned
to death last night. The clothing OF
the child became ignited while she was
standing in front of an open fire.
Politics Opening Up.
The first evidence of the approaching
campaign in South Carolina, which
promises to be one of remarkable IN
terest, is given in the call Of Chairman
Jones for the meeting of the Executive
Committee on April 3. This COMMITTEES
will issue the call for the state con-
vention on May Il.
1t is announced from Beaufort that
the Coosaw Phosphate works have sud
denly suspended operations. This is
the largest phosphate company in that
section and employs about 200 hands.
There is a rumor to the effect that it
has been bought by the Virginla-Caro-
lima Chemical Company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
THE CENSUS CHICKEN REPORT

Value of the Americans Farmers
Poultry Crop Nearly Equals That
of the Cotton Crop.
Washington, March PA census
report issued to-day shows that of the
5,739, 637 farms in the United States, s.
096,252 reported poultry. The total
number of fowls three months old and
over reported were as follows: Chick
ems, including guinea fowls, 233, 59S 0S5;
turkeys, 6,599, 1867; geese, $685. $685. ducks
4,S07,35S.
The numbers of nearly all these
classes of poultry are smaller than re-
ported in 1900 than 1890, owing to the
fact that in 1890 they reported all
fowls of whatever age, while in 1900
only those three months old and over
were reported.
The eggs produced in 1899 were L.
293,S19,1S6 dozens, against S19,722916
dozens in 1889. The value of poultry
on hand June 1, 1900, was $S5. 794. 1886:
the value of poultry raised in 1899 was
$136, 1891, S77, and the value of eggs pro-
duced in 1899 was $144, 2S6,158. The to-
tai income of the farmers from THEM
poultry industry in 1899, representing
the total value of eggs produced, as
well as the poultry raised. was $751;
17S,035. This total makes the poultry
industry one of the largest connected
with agriculture.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
THE NORTH AUGUSTA HOTEL.

Contract Signed for $40O,oOO
Structure for Northern Tourists.
Augusta, Ca, March 22.--The con-
tracts were signed up this evening for
the building of the North Augusta Ho-
tel by the Woodward Lumber Com
pany of Augusta. Work will begin
next week, and it is intended to COM
plete the building for next winters
Northern tourist season.
The hotel, when completed and fur
nished, will represent an expenditure
of over $400. 000 1t will be on the high
est point of North Augusta Hill on the
same chain of hills with Aiken and
Summerville and overlooking the city
of Augusta from the Carolina side. Mr.
c. A. Linsley of Mortified, Conn.,, will
be lessee and manager. The Equitable
Trust Company of Augusta will be
trustees for the bondholders and fiscal
and transfer agents for the North Au-
gusta Hotel Company. This is getting
to be a noted point for Northern tour
lists. and the North Augusta Hotel will
be the finest built in this section.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
TWO FINE SPECIMENS
OF PHYSICAL MANHOOD.

No form of athletic exercise demands
such perfect physical condition as prize
fighting. Every muscle in the body
must be fully developed and supple,
and the heart. lungs and stomach must
act to perfection.
Whether we indorse prize fighting
or not, 1t is nevertheless interesting
to know the manner by which men ar
rive at such physical perfection.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
FAILURE AT ST. LOUIS.
Harrison Grain Company Wiped Out
by Decline in Futures.

ST. Louis. March 23.-The w. B.
Harrison Grain Company failed to-
day. making an assignment to A. p
Richardson of the Richardson Grain
Company. Mr.. Harrison is one of the
oldest members of the Merchants Ex-
change. He was a heavy dealer in corn
and oats and he had large Southern
trade.
Mr.. Richardson says that Mr.. Har-
rison's creditors will not lose more
than $4,000 altogether.
Mr.. Harrison states that his failure
was due to a sudden decline in corn
and oats futures.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
Gen. Fitnhugh Lee Banqueted.

Carbondale. ILL.,, March 22.-Gen.
Lee was rendered an elab-
crate reception and banquet in this
city tonight by the Spanish War vet
Grams and the Grand Army post. He
delivered an eloquent address.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
Mr. ManIey pecIinen Po.ition.

Augusta. Me-. March 22.-Joseph H.
Marley to-day announced that for
business and personal reasons he had
declined to accept the position Of First
Assistant Postmaster General, tender
ed him by Postmaster General Payne.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
TWO THOUSAND DIE DAILY.
Plague Mortality at Lahore Reaches
Terrible Figures.

London. March ga dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company
form Lahore says the plague mortal-
ity has reached. 1000 daily. The out
break. which is the worst on record,
is attributed TO the policy OF non-ln-
reference in caste customs
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
TOPICS IN BROWNSVILLE.
Col. EstiII's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Building burned.

Thomasville, Ga, March 22.-The
number of Estill men in Thomasville
seem to be on the increase. 1t is
common thing now to hear voters de-
claring themselves for the man from
Savannah.
The High School building at Meigs,
in this county. was burned early last
night. 1t was new, cost 50, 500 and was
insured for Sl.500.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-23
TO MAKE A NEW START.
Virginia Convention Gets Down to
Two Suffrage plans.

Richmond. Va, March 22.-The suf-
frage conference of the Constitutional
Convention adjourned to-day until
Monday. The only business done was
to wipe the slate clean and start off
anew with only two plans, the COM
promise and Meredith plans. They
win be taken up Monday and discussed
until disposed Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-22
FIFTY PEOPLE DEAD
That Was the Estimate by Fire Chief
Croker at 4 O'clock.
THE PARK AVENUE HOTEL.
The Great New York Carayaasary
Caught on Fire This Morning.
HOTEL HAD SIX HUNDRED GUESTS
Eleven Streams Of Water Put on til,
Fire but TO No Avail.
THE PROPERTY LOSS IS A MILLION
The Hotel Was Fired by Adjacent
Buildings that Were Burning.
Fire Still Burning.
HOTEL HAD SIX HUNDRED GUESTS
Eleven Streams of Water Put on til.
Fire but TO No Avail.
THE PROPERTY LOSS IS A MILLION

New York. February 22-Fire broks oue
early this morning TN the armory OF tho
scventy-frst regiment. New York Nstiona,
Guard, at Park avenue. Thirty.third ana
Thrty-fourth streets. spread IN the Park
Avenue hotel and many lives were lost.
while the damage Is roughly estimated AZ
over 100000. Ono woman. a CUES. O,
the hotel, Jumped from the NTH story ard
is believed to he fatally injured. -Four bod.
les have bccu taken ont up 20 $50 this
morning. but tho only one So far identified
is ssid to be Colonel Pepper of Louisville,
| Nv.
The Park Avenue hotel will, It IS be-
lieved, he a total lOsA Tue sevsnty-Arst
regiment srmory, magnificent granite
structure and one OF the finest in the city,
was destroyed.
The car barns OF thu Metropolitan Street
railway, on an adjoining corner. we're
threatened with destruction, but the good
work Of the Bremen succeeded IN saving
them.
The armoTy occupied an entire block and
was occupied also by the Second battery
and tho First signal corps.
The hre was discovered burning from
window Of the armory on the Thirty fourth
street slde and by the timo tho fremen ar
rived the flames had completely euveiopcd
tho building and appeared through the
roof. shortly afterwards the cartridges and
ammunition exploded.
Shortly after o'clock a thousand pounds
Of powder in the cellar exploded and tho
walls of the buildings wero thrown out.
ward.
BY this time the people living in the
nclghborhood had been driven from their
homes by the heat. The guests Of the
Park Avenue, numbering about GOO, were
aroused as quickly as possible, hut not
without panic among tho women and chill.
dren. The fremen poured eleven streams
upon tho side OF the hotel nearest the
armory, but in spite of this the third aoOR
caught fro and the flames, eating along
the walls Of the hotel, spread to the roof.
The Aremen ran ladders up on every sida
and were driven back by the dense vol,
umes Of smoke again and again.
At O'Clock. Fire Chief Croker an.
nSunced tina, he believes there are dfty
dead in the corridors and stairways 81
the Park Avenue hotel
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-22
ADMIRALTY ESTIMATES
ENGLAND WILL PUT FORTY-NlNE
SHIPS IN THE WATER THIS YEAR.
Sixty viii Be Built Next Year in Addition
to Twenty-seven Others that
viii Be Laid Down.

London, February 2i-The secretary Of
admiralty, II. o. ArDold-Forster intro,
duced the naval estimates for 1902-OS in
the house Of commons today. The esti-
mates show total Of f3l, 255 900, as com
pared with f3O,s750Oo last year. Mr.. Ar
nold-Forster remarked that no thinking
man could have anticipated any reduction
from the estimates Of last year IN view
Of the fact that the army was engaged
In a difficult conflict 700 miles away.
The present estimates, said the secre-
tary, gave the government 100000 for
new ships and # was intended to spend
the money. No fewer than forty mine ships
would be put in the water during the pres
ent year and next year there would be
under construction sixty ships in addition
10 twenty.seyen others that would be laid
down. Besides this large program Of
reconstruction would be undertaken, there
ny adding greatly to the lighting power
of the feet Guns Of more formidable
caliber would be mounted on many vessels
and six-inch guns OF the latest and most
improved type would replace the Al guns.
Unexpectedly rapid progress was being
made with the submarine fleet and that
more vessels would be added 10 this feet.
new type Of torpedo boat destroyer had
been designed, and Il was hoped TO attoin
better results than In the case OF the ex-
isting vessels.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-22
Mr.. BRYAN ASKS A QUESTION.
Editor OF Cormoner Replies to Rulino Of
Postoffice Department.
Especial 10 The post

NPNCidl TO inc POSt.D
new orleans, February GA special TO
me Ilmes Democrat from Washington saws;
william Jennings Bryan has not yer com
pned with tho ruling Of the postofnce de-
pattment that he would have 10 nav post.
Ase on the complimentary copies OF the
Commoner that no is sending to democratic
members Of the congress. MIR. BRYAN met
ths decision OF the department with u
query which. so far as can be learned
mas not been solved. Il viii he rc,ollected
mat tho third assistant postmastcr ren.
erai, Mr.. Madden, notified MIR. BRYAN that
he could not lawfully send compliment ry-
copies Of his papers regularly TO any one
az publishers rates when tho evidorR
reason for so sending the paper was to
advance doctrine. MIR. Madden added
that no objection would he made 10 a pub.
usher sending few complimentary copies.
MT Bryan now wants to know what
number is meant by a Few"
In his reply to Mr.. Madden Mr.. Bryan
says:
The number OF copies sent 10 mem.
berS ana senators is small compared with
ihe circulation, and / would like a CON
Strhctlon OF the word few in this connec-
tloh' Does 7 mean Few absolutely. or
rev relatively? if a publisher having
circulation OF 1000 is permitted TO send
ten complimentary copies, would a paper
having circulation Of 10000 be per
mltted to send 100 times ten? Tho comics
which have sent complimentary do not
amount 10 one half OF one per cent OF
the total circulation OF my paper. ask.
therefore, for 4 ruling that viii enable
me to comply with the wishes Of tho de.
partment'
Mr.. Bryan has announced that whatever
may he tho ruling az tho department he
viii not cut the democratic members Of
congress Of the free list OF his paper,
but that II necessary no viii pay postage
on each copy that goes out.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-22
WASHINGTON CUT OFF.
Rain and Sleet Have Interrupted Tell
graphic Communication.

Rain and SIeet Have Interrupted Tele-
graphic Communication.
Washington, February 21.--A severe slset
storm struck Washington today aud tonight
the National capital Is absolutely cut on
from all telegraphlc or telephone commu-
nicstion north Of Baltimore and il com
PEELED 10 depend on uncertain wires to
Richmond and Atlanta for reaching the
country at large. Aside from damage to
wires. however. the storm did no injury,
the sleet not being heavy enough to do
much harm to trees. The storm came from
the South and IN travelling North the rain
turned into sleet sud snow as it struck
the colder ATTITUDES. II is said at the
weather bureau that It win reach the New
England coast Saturday morning and viii
make it necessary for shipping to lie by.
Clearing weather is expected In washing
ton and vicinity tomorrow
Trains on all railroads entering Washing
ton are from two to three hours late.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-22
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
Tho Committee Engaged In Discussing
Thar Report.

The Committee Engaged In Discussing
THAR Report.
Washington, February 21.--Ths Cuban ~.
ciprooity problem was again before the re.
publican members Of tho ways and means
committee today. who were in private con.
ference for two hours. then sdjourninS IN.
I'll tomorrow without reaching an agree
mcut.
l. developed today that an informal vote
had heen taken carly in the conferonces.
not on any specific proposition, but on the
general question as to whether anything
should be done resulting in an expression
favorable to action so long as existing
American industries were not endangered
by the extent Of concession.
After today's conference it was stated
with much dednitcness by those In posi-.
tioon TO know, that there would be an
agreement later aud the belief was ex-
pressed that the concession TO Cuba would
be about 80 per cent, probably as rebate.