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The Washington times., 1902-06-23
Important Revision.

The most important revision, and one
taat was indo-scd by the entire com
mittee, was a rule providing that the
opposing teams should change sides
after each touchdown scored or field
goal kicked. This rule will prevent one
team from having an undue advantage
due to wind. sun or condition Of the
turf. 1t will also give spectators oc-
cupying seats near the end of the field
an opportunity TO see mere OF the game.
The other change is in the kicking IF
a goal from touchdown. The new rule
provides for the bringing cut Of the bail
as heretofore to kicking distance, say
twenty yards from the goal posts: that
this point shall be a line of scsiuna ye
and the try for the goal can be made by
swapping the ball either for place
KICK or drop kick behind the line of
scrimmage
1t is suggested that the opposing teams
shall line up together or not farther
than five yards apart. so the defending
team snail have an opportunity to pre-
vent the goal
Goals to Be Difficult.
A.-4S ~" Au2C VIII SUdl klsRl02
from touchdowns most difficult feat
instead Of the comparatively easy task
it has formerly been, and will add con-
siderable spectacular interest to the
game
The other changes apply to swapping
the ball back to a player who is off
side. This rule vas changed so as to
penalize the offending team five yards
instead Of forfeiting the ball. The PEN
atty for tripping or tackling below the
knees is changed frcm FIVE TO ten yards. |
II the ball is passed. thrown. or batted
toward the opponents goal the penalty
is changed from forfeiture of the ball |
TO penalty of ten yards.
In the case o. unlawful starting be- |
fore the bail has been put in play the |
penalty shall be ten yards instead OF the /
of the ball.
In addition to the penalty provided in |
the rules OF last year for side-llne |
1t was decided to add the fol- /
lowing note: The football rules COM
mittee OF the American colleges feels
that side-line coaching is harmful to
he game, and should be viewed as thor
,ughly underhand and unsportsmanlike
conduct"
The Washington times., 1902-06-23

'Ritchey out for interfering with bat
ted ball.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
Ancient Liege Lords Had Also to Fay
Big Dressmakers' Bills.

From the Chicago Record-EIerald.
What may we'll be called ''the old
eat dressmakers' bill In the world Is
a tablet which was lately discovered in
Chaldea This remarkable and unique
document is believed to have been writ
ten nearly 5000 years before the be-
ginning Of our era. 1t was the custom
of the Babylonian kings to present to
the temple sets of robes for the use
of the priests and priestesses. This
was usually done every year. Many
CT these lists are in the British muse
UNI. The Oldest hitherto known has
been that of king about 1450 B. C..
The document now discovered is, how
ever, much older. The tablet is OF
limestone and was found in the ruins
of q temple in the city of Nipur, in
Southern Chaldea. This temple was
dedicated to the ghost god" and had
\ large priesthood attached to it,
From the style of the writing, which
iE extremely archaic, and from the Gu
rious system of numerals employed.
the tablet, IL is said. cannot be of later
date than $500 b. G..
1t contains list of ninety-two vest
ments which were presented to the
temple by the king. The name OF the
king Is, unfortunately, omitted. The
inscription enus with the WOruE: I'M
all, ninety-two vestments. the bill list
of the temple for the priests this year"
Many of the words are unknown and
are doubtless technical terms employed
by the modistes of that period Among
the items are twelve white robes Of
the temple, eight robes OF the house
of his lady, ten collars Of the house
OF his lady, ten pure gold collars, two
white robes" An item toward the
end Of this curious bill-"four scented
rohes'-is suggestive Of the passage
the robes redolert of 'fnyrrn and a2oes
and cassin, II was evidently the che
tom In Babylonia TO perfume the robes.
as II - at present In India and Per-
STA. This document Il OF value as
showing the great development which
had taken place In this TEX az arts IN
chaldea even at that early period
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
CHINA WORTH FAR MORE
THAN ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD
FveToed Dragons SxeenPea ChrySanthemumS Give Te
mendous Value to Any Bit on Which They Appear.

He figured out that 1t cost him less
than cents.
In a year or two the owner decided to
dispose of his curios by auction. As
his collection was well known, many
people came to inspect II before the
sale. HeWas then not little surpris-
ed to be asked by an apparently much
interested person whether the saucer
would be included in the sale, as 1t
was not entered on the catalogue. The
saucer had been entirely overlooked,
but II was finally decided to include II
in the sale, though II was not
supposed the piece would bring 10
cents.
SO, after the important numbers had
been disposed Of, the auctioneer put UP
the saucer, with a few preliminary
facetious remarks. He asked II any
one would bid cents for the saucer,
and cents was promptly offered. Then
came a bid of rs cents capped by an
other of 80. and, between two competi-
tors, the price rose briskly to $40. AT
1913 it was finally knocked down. to the
establishment of all the uninitiated
PRESENT. But the two bidders happened
to know the value of a five-claw drag
on when they saw one, at any rate on
a saucer. The subsequent history of
the saucer, too, was not uneventful. In
a
auction, and was then bought by a
dealer at big advance on the $23. BY
him It was taken East and resoid into
one of the finest collections, where IL
now reposes in handsome glass case.
or the imperial Japanese porcelain
there are perhaps twenty-five or thirty
pieces known to be in the United
States. An American woman who,
short time since, returned from Japan,
was fortunate enough to secure dozen
saki cups and saucers bearing the COW
eted sixteen-petaled chrysanthemum.
How she managed II is a story she will
not disclose, as few vacant positions
in the imperial household might result
in consequence.
1t will thus be seen that IL you should
discover in your china closet a saucer
with a five-claw dragon on 1t. or a lit
tie bowl bearing a sixteen petaled
chrysanthemum, you have a treasure
whose proper place in your reception
room.
In connection with this much covet-
ed imperial porcelain there is a crack
ed plate somewhere that would be
worth $500 to a fortunate discoverer.
When the famous Royal Worcester
dinner set was made for the English
crown service three plates slightly
damaged were rejected, but by some
oversight not destroyed. Two of these
plates found their way into a private
collection, and are so treasured that
$500 each has been offered in vain for
them by the Lord Chamberlain's de-
partment. The third plate has disap-
peared but even If found in pieces the
offer of $500 still holds good.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
TOO GREAT EXPENSE
Not the Reason.

1t is not because Pyramid Pile Cure
Is so expensive that many people de-
cine to give it a trial, but because
they find it too great a tax on their
credulity to believe that the published
letters bearing testimony to the merit
OF this remedy are genuine and bona
noe; especially to those who have reali-
ized the suffering incident to piles is it
incredible that anyone who has been
aifiicted twenty-five and thirty years
with the worst forms of protruding
ana bleeding piles should be cured by
the application of a simple remedy,
Wnen their physician has assured them
mat the only relief is in a surgical
operation. This is rightfully viewed
with dread by all those afflicted, as 1t
means at the least a great shock to
the nervous system, with more than
possibility of utter collapse and death;
In the majority of cases, too, there is
return of the complaint, owing to the
1act that the cause is not removed.
The proprietors of Pyramid Pile Cure
agree to forfeit one thousand dollars to
anyone who will show a single pub
hshed testimonial to be not genuine and
unsolicited; this latter feature is most
gratifying, inasmuch as these letters
are written solely out of gratitude, and
with the hope that those who are af-
I'icted as the writer's have been may
learn that relief is at hand, at COM
partively trifling expense. Pyramid Pile
cure is for sale by druggists at fifty
cents package, or will be mailed by
me makers to any address upon re-
Oelpt of price.
Mr.. VIM. Lichtenwalter, head of the
Idrgest printing house in Canton, o.,
says: 1T is with the utmost pleasure
ana satisfaction that can say / be-
tleVe L am cured of protruding and
breeding piles, after suffering more
man man twenty-five years. l have been in
ped for two weeks at a time. 1 have
lot suffered in the least for over a
year and I used only three fifty-cent
DoAes of Pyramid Pile Cure. ] advise
very person suffering with this dis
tIessing and painful complaint to give
ms remedy trial. 1 have every conf
SGehce in it," Write the Pyramid Drug
20 Marshall, Mich, for their book on
'"e causes and cure of piles.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
THE PURCHASE EXPOSITION.
Governors and state Representa-
tfves Present at Space Allotment.

Governors and state Representa-
tfves Present at Space Allotment.
st. Louis, Sept. 90.-The governors
of nine states, the accredited repre-
sentatives of the national government
and of twenty or more states and ter
ritories are here to participate in the
allotment of sites for buildings at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, the
ceremonies for which began to-day. De-
spite the threatening weather the at
tendance was large.
At 10 a. m. members of the national
commission of the board of lady man.
ayers of the state commissions. of the
board in charge of the United States
government exhibit and other invited
guests assembled. After breakfasting
at the country club the party pro-
ceeded to the Worlds Fair site, where
the ceremonies began with the allot-
ment of the ground on which the gov
eminent building will be erected. Then
Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Illinois,
South Carolina. New York, Arkansas,
Kansas and Montana received possess
sion of their respective sites, each
state being represented by the governor
or state commission, or both. Speeches
of presentation and acceptance were in
order in each instance.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01

AN EYE-OPENER,
Didn't Believe ii Possible That Cof-
fee Was at Work.

People often attribute their I'll health
to some indiscretion in eating, and
change diet in the hope of recovering
their wonted good health; finding no
change for the better in their condition,
they are at loss for the cause, never
for a moment thinking that the cup Of
coffee which they take in the morning
is the true source from whence all their
ills have come.
A lady In Philadelphia had her atten-
ton called to the pernicious working Of
coffee on the system by reading a little
book on How to Live" She says
1T was truly an eye-opener to me. All
the many symptoms of the nervous
stage under which had been Iaboring
so long were here directly traceable 10
coffee drinking. Especially was Il
shown TO be responsible for the conn
plete breakdown Of my nervous sys-
tenn which had ascribed 20 many diff
ferent causes. and which had Seeome SO
great that my hands shook like that
Of topper whenever I carried things 20
my mouth Or reached out 20 grasp any
thing. | found myself subject 70 FREE
quent spells Of dependency and gloom,
a feeling of emptiness, with constant
sour tons.
Now, like every slave to an inordi-
nate appetite, I was loath to believe
lHul my AdNDfiie InOFHlHB ana midday
beverage was the true cause of all this
nervous wretchedness.
Having noticed the advertisements
of Postum Food Coffee, / determined TO
test 1t, and purchased a package and
had some prepared carefully as dIrec-
ted. / enjoyed my first cup immensely,
and Postum has been my favorite drink
ever since, and that Ia a year and
half ago. / had barely used 1t week
when realized general 'tone-up' Of
my system. First, my appetite i'm
proved; next, had no feeling of de-
preston for days together, and SEN
sation Of comfort, especially Of my
stomach, was noticeable. After a month
! was aware that my hands no longer
trembled, my nerves were improved.
and this Improvement continued until
entirely recovered my health.
Whenever / learn Of case of nerv-
Gus prostration, dyspepsia or stomach
trouble among friends and others, at
once urge the abandonment of coffee as
a beverage and the use of Postum in
its stead, and / have yet to learn Of a
single case in which 1t failed OF its
effects" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek. Mich.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
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CORRALLED LABORERs.
Negro Arrested for Doing Work
without License.

without License.
Columbia, S. c.. Sept, 30.-Anderson
Slower, negro who gives Knoxville,
Tenn. as his home, has been in An
derson several days trying to employ
negro laborers to go to Knoxville to
work on a railroad said to be under
construction near there. He distributed
circulars which promised to pay $1.25 to
common day laborers and held out
other fattering inducements. Slower
met with success and had arranged for
party of so or more to start for Knox
vile yesterday. Just before the depart
ure of the party Slower was arrested
for violating a city ordinance, distri-
buting circulars without a license. the
real object of the. arrest being to stop
the proposed exodus of the negroes.
There is considerable building going
en- in Anderson Just now and contrac-
tors could not afford to give up their
laborers.
Fitz Mckay, of this city. who was
employed in the train service of the
Seaboard Air Line and lost a leg by
being run over in the yards of that
company in Savannah. has brought
suit against the Seaboard for $50, 900.
Hon. Hoke Smith of Atlanta is leading
counsel and Col. P. H. Nelson of this
city is his associate in the case. Mr..
VIM. H. I.yles will represent the Sea-
board Air Line.
Mr.. Mckay is the son of Mr.. Doug
lass Mckay, a well known grocer who
has been identified with Columbia's
commercial interests for many years.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01

II you happen to possess a cup or
saucer with a five-claw green dragon
on it, or a porcelain bowl decorated
with a sixteen petaled chrysanthe-
mum, though perhaps you are unaware
Of the fact, you have a treasure that is
worth it's weight IN gold. But however
richly decorated the piece of porcelain
may otherwise be. unless the dragon
has five claws and the chrysanthemum
sixteen petals, no more and no less, 1t
has no value in one particular respect.
Now, the reason why a dragon with
five claws or chrysanthemum of six
teen petals makes a very ordinary look
ing cup or saucer worth so much Is
this: A green dragon with FIVE claws
Is the crest of the Chinese Emperor,
and Ii is only porcelain manufactured
for his special use that is permitted to
bear that device. Indeed, In China the
severest penalties are enforced against
any one even found with such porce-
lain in his possession.
For similar reason search through
all the bric-a-brac stores in the United
states for a little cup with a sixteen
petaled chrysanthemum on 1t, and the
chances are a thousand to one you will
be disappointed. Cups, bowls and sau-
GERS. you will, of course, find in plenty
with chrysanthemums on them, but on
close inspection you will discover the
flower may have almost any number of
petals but sixteen. AS a five-claw
dragon is the crest of the Chinese En-
perior, so a sixteen petaled chrysanthe-
mum Is that of his imperial majesty of
Japan, and porcelain so decorated rs
also for his use only. To prevent any
of this porcelain reaching the outside
market the greatest precautions are
taken both in the factory and at the
palace. All pieces not in use, or re-
jected at the factory as imperfect, are
at once destroyed by officers appointed
for that purpose. But in spite of PEN
alties and precautions, a few pieces of
both do occasionally escape official
vigilance, and these are likely to be
found in the most unexpected places.
Here, for instance, is the story of
fve-claw green dragon saucer which
was picked UP at a sale for less than
two cents.
A few years ago a curio hunter bid
in a Job lot at an auction on account OF
an old pistol which was offered with
several other apparently worthless OBJ
iects But in the lot was q saucer with
a single green dragon on the inside
surface 1t was rather a quaint look
ing piece, but as the curio hunter ex-
planned subsequently, he was not par
ticularly interested in porcelains, and
at the time would have readily made
it a present to any one for the asking.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
THE CUTTERS FEAST.
rovr Hundred Covers Laid mt Eng
fish Banquet.

hundred Covers Laid at Eng
Iish Banquet.
cheA7eld. Eng, Sept. so.-Four hun
dred covers were laid at the Cutters
eaast which was held here to-day. The
,,rincipal guests of the occasion were
- Kitchener and Ambassador
rsoa+e. Gerald w. Balfour. president
.ha Roard of Trade was also present
- RaIfour. in an address. referred
~ =. considerable length to the Atlantic
o,.i1ning question. He said his de-
roent had opened communication
I'm Baron Iverclyde. chairman of the
C1nard Steamship Company, and with
D Morgan. representing the ship
I'm, combine, and that it was the
Est Justice to both these gentlemen
"a saw they had shown the utmost
rsadiness to meet the wishes of the
government.
Mr.. Balfour said an agreement had
hen arrived at with Mr.. Morgan, I'M
a.. which British vessels in the ship
s,inq combine would remain British, not
i,nerely nominally, but in reality. A
ma iority of the directors of the new
nonobine were to be of British nation
oIitv the vessels were to fly the Brit
isb Gag. their officers were to be Brit
isb and a reasonable proportion of
their crew would be drawn from the
same nation. while the combine had
undertaken that at least half of the
tonnage hereafter to be built for it
should be British built, and fly the
british flag. Further, in the event of
the combine pursuing policy hostile
10 the British mercantile marine, Mr..
Ralfour said the government was en-
nowered to terminate the agreement,
which was for twenty years time, and
renewable by five years notice from
each party to it.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
NEW ORLEANS STRIKE.
No Effort Being Made to Move Car,
and Strikers Are Quiet.


and Strikers Are Quiet.
New Orleans. Sept. 3O.-To-day's
conditions OF the strike of the en-
ployes of the New Orleans Railway
Company, inaugurated Sunday, as
considered by the peace authorities.
were satisfactory. No difficulties oc-
CURED, being due, it is believed, to
the fact that no effort was made to
move any cars other than those car
rying the mails. Several mail cars de-
livered mail to the sub-stations with
out difficulty in the quarter below Ca
nal street. On the uptown lines, re-
ceiving power from the Arabella street
barn, nothing could be done with mail
cars on account of trouble on the wires.
A mail car left the magazine barn and
went to the Custom House, but could
not be returned. as there was no pow
er. Wagons were forced into requisi-
ton.
This afternoon Acting Postmaster
Kursheedt said that he had been fur
nished sufficient cars and wagons to
attend to the distribution of the mails
to and from the various sub stations
throughout the city. He said that
none of the cars were being inter-
fered with, and everything in 50 far
as his department was concerned was
moving along satisfactorily.
Mayor Capdevielle and others are
still making every effort for a settle
n1ent of the strike. Six Of the sixteen
members of the car mems union
against whom affidavits had been
made charging interference with the
delivery of United States mail have
surrendered and furnished $500 bail
The sympathizers of the strikers who
had INSTRUCTED the mail cars and as
saulted policeman in the upper part
of the city have been arrested by the
local police authorities.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.
New Companies Chartered-New Con-
Eressional District Campaign.


gressionaI District Campaign.
Tallahassee, Fla. Sept. S0.-The w.
P. Lee Company of Jacksonville has
been incorporated with a capital of
10000. to deal in wood. lumber and
crossties. W. P. Lee. W. F. Coachman
and ]. c. Little are the stockholders.
r. G. Weisbrodla, corporal in the
general recruiting service OF the Unit
ed States, has opened a recruiting Of
flee in room No. Postoffice building,
and will enlist men for any branch of
the service.
Jim Elliot of Chaires. who murder
ed his wife last July, and escaped to
Georgia, was arraigned before Judge
Whitfield on Monday for a preliminary
hearing. He was held without bail.
Butler, a young negro man, pleaded
guilty to carrying secret weapons, and
was given 80 days on the county chain
gang.
The new members of the Democratic
Committee met at Tallahassee on
Monday for the purpose of reorganiza-
ton.
There was a full attendance and
Chairman Griggs and Secretary DIAL
emberte refusing to stand for re-elec-
ton, Hon. John Neal of Wertville was
elected chairman and Hon. N. r.
Walker of Crawfordville secretary.
The chairman and secretary were ap-
pointed a campaign committee to con-
suit with Hon. William B. Lamar, the
Democratic nominee for Congress, with
reference to arranging and announcing
times and places for speaking through
out the Third District during the cam
paign.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
II Will BE Built.

Barlow. Fla. Sept. SO--while no
positive information is given out in
regard to the building Of the Atlantic
Coast Line Extension from Punta
Gorda to Fort Myers, it is contended
that the road will certainly go through.
1t is thought by those who seem to
know that ii will certainly be built
within the next twelve months.
Assistant Superintendent John Brad
ley of Port Tampa has closed a. con-
tract with Menge Bros. to con-
tinue their steamer the Thos.
A. Edison eight months longer,
which is taken as an indication that
the Coast Line expects to be in posi-
ton to handle the business by rail by
the end of the time of that contract.
1t is not considered probable that the
Coast Line people would build or pur-
chase new steamboat for this line
at this stage of the business.
A gentleman who claims to know,
says the line from Myers to Punta
Gorda will be ready to handle next
years orange crop.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-01
A CHASTITY FIND.

Nude, Armless, Head1ess Body o:
Young Woman Floating in East
River.
New York, Sept. 30.-The headless
and armless and almost nude body of
young woman was found to-day
floating in the East river. There was
nothing about the remains to give any
clew to their identity. The police are
not prepared to say that the woman
was murdered because the dismember-
ed portions of the body may have been
torn from it after the remains had been
driftin- about. The woman was
about 20 years old and weighed about
100 pounds. She was five feet five
inches tall.