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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11

raise large areas of grain the labor
problem will confront him, though the
harvest hand" problem has already
been worked down to a fine point in
some great grain raising communities.
System in Wheat Raising.
In Kansas there is quite as much
system about the harvesting of the
great wheat crops as there is in the
turning out of steel from the mills of
the Pennsylvania iron region. The
laborers of the field need not be
skilled to perfection like those of The
shops, yet harvesting requires no little
training, and the most strenuous phys
ical eXertion.
David w. Blaine, a farmer of Pratt
county, Kansas, Mas arranged a Tlan
to furnish twenty thousand extra men
every year to the Kansas farmers His
scheme is simple and has already
proved valuable, though it has been
in operation only three years. In 1901
alone it save several hundred thousand
dollars to the farmers of Kansas and
better results are expected the present
season. This saving has been accom-
pllshed by securing help in ample
time.
Mr.. Blaine began three years ago by
advertising through the daily press Tor
harvest hands" to go to his home
community, Pratt county, and assist
himself and neighbors in caring for
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no sense a political organization, 1t is
a power in politics. There has been
no time since it's foundation that IT
has not been prominently represented
in the city government. Aldermen,
heads of departments, commissioners,
inspectors. the policemen and firemen
by the score, il has had. Its present
chief representatives are Alderman
.Gillen-newly elected from Brooklyn,
and. one of the finest amateur hand
ball players in the world-and Under
Sheriff Dunno of Kings county, an
old-timer, and for years doubles
champion of the world with Phil
Casey. Unquestionably the reason
for the clubs success in politics lies
in the fact that hand-ball, as 1t is
played at Phil Casey's. brings out
those qualities which fit man to con-
troll himself and get along with other
men. This is largely due to Casey's
own dominating influence. He is
born trainer of men, and not physi-
cally alone. The club is made up of
rough material--la borers, policemen,
firemen, and the like-nine-tenths of
them hot-headed Irishmen. The game
is of the most violent and exciting
kind, yet you never see one of Casey's
men lose head or temper; you never
hear a kick against the umpire's rul-
ing-a foul word or oath by players
on the floor, nor is drunkenness per-
mitted. The rule of Casey's IS hard
~ fair play, and good word from
the conquered to the victor. If there
is the slightest appearance of hot
Medicines a word from Phil is
enough. Phil himself is physical
marvel He is more than sixty years
old yet II is doubtful whether any
man in the world can beat him at "A
short natch"-hve games. He Is a
good runner and jumper, an expert
wrestler. and a formidable boxer. For
some time he was John L. Sullivan's
trainer. The clubs court abounds in
extraordinary players. The writer, at
A time when he was playing a fairly
good game. has run up against defeat
at the hands Of a ffteen-year-old boy
and then sat IN the gallery and watch
ed the boys grandfather (aetat 40
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11
BY w. r. Draner.

The demand for labor in the great
wheat belt of the West promises to be
quite as great during this years har-
vest time as ever and the problem of
meeting the demand is already occu-
pylng the minds of those directly in
terested. Less than a score of years
ago few farmers would think of SOW
ing more wheat or corn than their
own regular help could gather at har-
vest time. The most a farmer in any
community Would do was to call few
OF the neighbors to assist, if the grain
threatened to ripen too fact during the
cutting of the same. The importing
OF labor was unthought Of
But to-day the wheat belts of the
Northwest and the Southwest afford a
striking contrast to the relatively
small industry of those days. Hun
oreds of acres in one field, one FARMER
operating twenty-five binders and en-
poylng hundred harvest laborers,
Was beyond the widest dreams of the
va time aericulturist. Yet this is
common enough in the wheat growing
districts to-day. And just so long as
the individual farmer continues to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11
NEW YORK TOPICS.
DRIFTS AND UNDERGRADUATES OF
THE METROPOLIS.

Fu'Hing Vacations in the Meteor
oiogY of the City's Excise Laws.
Mike" Dady Offers His Advice as
fhrt of n New Move in the Munich
PAL Game of Freeze Out-McGurI<.
me Notorious, Drops OUTFLOW His
Ilace Came to BE Called "Suicide
halI'-MarcOni's Successor WIN
Miss HOlmnn-YOunG Sampson and
'he NaVy-WalI Streets Latest and
nSantfc Bubble Whose Bursting
HAS Rained Destruction Broadcast.
New York, May eff Solomon had
AVed long enough he might have add
gu 10 his three inexplicable things
ourth-the way of the New York po-
nee department in excise matters. The
'atest inside order" is that our Sun
udys shall be alternately moist and
Wy Yesterday was one of the wet
OHes' What the object of this move
'ieht is nobody knows, probably not
wen the master mind that devised it.
Ohe conjecture regards it as merely a
NNld illustration by the police that
eHey can enforce the law if they wish.
Nut everybody knows this. so where is
"e need of illustration? What a pity
81 Is by the way. that the police have
"o' saving sense of humor to keep
'" making themselves ridiculous!
1S'erday Capt. Price arrested the
''Namrock Harriers in the course of
regular weekly cross-country run
rl.o.llsh the open country in the far
ra- OF the city's limits. because they
Dare-legged. Meantime there were
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open violations of the excise law all
along the route.
A new and interesting figure in the
police situation is Col. Michael ]. Dady,
commissioner of elections, and a
shrewd "insider in local politics. Col.
Dady thus announces himself:
There is no more powerful organiza-
ton in the world that the police here.
l am convinced that they have a secret
organizations which sets at naught all
the efforts of the present officials.
Furthermore. Col. Dady says that he
has good detailed evidence of black
mailing in the police department and
that Commissioner Partridge also has
this evidence. Col. Dady thinks, now
ever. that the right sort of man at
the head of the department could clean
il out. and adds ignificantly-whlle
disclaiming and desire for the commits
sionership-"If 1 was police commits
sioner for six months and couldn [ con-
duct the department l would get out.
No longer is the name of McGurK
Identified with the dive life of the
Bowerv The successor to the ILL
fame of Billy McGlory has gone out
.of business. Three weeks ago the
Hoffman Garden and the Merrlmac
Hotel McGurk's places on Third aV-
enue received and spewed out their
chastity and painted denizens for the
last time. Now Suicide Hall" most
famous-or infamous-of all, has closed
its doors through inability to get its
license renewed And, since its car
Ger of degradation and pollution Is
passed, there falls TO be related the
true story of how 1t gained It's Ill
onnened name The story has never
before been printed.
When McGurk's first won its reputa-
ton as a place Of enticement for very
Young girls. there was detailed 10 pol
ice headquarters young reporter for
one Of the morning papers. Something
OF the influence Of Jacob A. Riis still
fingers about the dingy quarters IN
Mulberry Street where for 30 many
years he showed what a mighty power
Tor reform a single-minded reporter
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can be, and this young man worked in
somewhat the same spirit. A drunken
stabbing ARRAY called him to McGurk's
one evening. He took note of the six
teen-yearold girls there, some already
sunk to the lowest levels, others not
yet so degraded, still others who were
ncvices in vice. 1t seemed to him that
any means would be justtfiable that
would close the joint. Not long after
his first opportunity came. A seven
teen-Year-old victim of the place
poured carbolic acid into her whiskey
and died there. He wrote a series of
articles about the place. It's political
protectors only laughed at him. An
other unfortunate committed suicide
on the sidewalk in front of the con-
cert hall. This time the reporter
called the place Suicide Hall" The
name stuck-the proprietor brazenly
accepted it and put a barker" out-I
side to announce to the Bowery that
this was the only genuine Suicide
Hall" There followed an epidemic
of suicides among the fallen women
of that locality Few of them We're
actually identified with McGurk's
place, but the young reporter organ
lied a campaign among his followers
at police headquarters, and every one
of these deaths was laid at the door of
2S5 Bowery One newspaper did more
than its share by printing each article
about the suicides under the abrupt
and forbidding headline, "McGURK."
Public opinion was aroused; the pro-
prietor and his hackers became
alarmed The conduct of the place
was modified. 1t lost its distinctive
qualities, and the end came slowly
but surely Casuists may find food
for discussion as to whether the re-
porter was justified in perverting the
facts to gain this end.
Have you ever heard OF Phil Cas-
ey's2 Probably not unless you are a
handbsll player. Its real name Is the
Brooklyn Handball club but II is
known among its members by the
name Of It's founder and owner. The
curious part Of il Is that, though IN
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11

all, fond of their father, and full Of
the navy.
when 1 get to be a big man." said
the boy who has just failed to pass,
Il am going TO command a big ship
like my papa, and I'm going to die an
admiral. You just wait and see"
This ambition was fully shared by
the mother, who seemed almost as
proud of her boys Juvenile aspirations
as of her sailor husbands achieve
ments.
If the still unshorn lamb possesses
in any degree the faculty of taking
warning, Wall street will experience a
loss of green money" for a time
rs the result of last weeks operations
in a certain power company" stock
Without apparent assets this stock
scared upward S120 a share. Then the
bubble BURST. the bottom dropped out
Of the stock, there is talk of Search
ing investigation. and of arrests, and
even a little political scandal to round
the thing off. Other related stocks
did smaller gymnastics, several houses
suffered heavy losses, and for a time
the whole market was affected. The
lesson-which the lamb probably won't
learn-is that certain elements in Wall
street can, and on occasion will, juggle
prices without the least basis of value
and cheerfully gamble with ruin and
disgrace on the inevitable turn of
card. The somewhat cautious feeling
in the market has been increased by
these evidences of rottenness in the
general structure. Duane.
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guished

wallop the victor with distinguished
ease.
No little surprise has been caused
here by the announcement of the en-
gagement to Miss Josephine Holman
which has recently been announced in
Paris. Miss Holman, it will be re-
membered. was to have been married
to Mr.. Marconi, but the engagement
was abruptly broken off last winter.
Miss Holman met Mr.. Marconi on the
way across the Atlantic, and the at
tachment dated from the shipboard ac-
qua!ntance That she should have
met her present finance under similar
conditions suggests a new peril of
transatlantic travel. The. supplanter
of the wireless telegraph expert is
Eugen Boross, a young Hungarian,
who is well known in this city and in
Washington. He was a passenger on
the ship on which Mrs. and Miss Hol-
man sailed Immediately after the
breaking of the Marconi engagement.
They saw much of each other in Paris
and the engagement was announced
there.
It was said at the time of the rup-
ture between Miss Hilman and Mar
conf that the trouble was caused by
the attentions paid by the famous
young man to an American actress
then playing in Canada. A New York
paper even printed a scandalous story
about it. The fact is that Mr.. Marconfs
entire acquaintance with the actress
occurred in a quarter Of an hours
chat with her while he was awaiting
to go on the stage As TO the after
theater supper, OF which too much was
said. he was not even present The
real reason Of the breaking Of the en-
gaeement, so say those who are in
position TO know, is that the scientist
was too engrossed in his experiments,
and his finance. being a rather high
spirited young person, experienced a
charge Of mind
Speaking Of Marconi brings 10 mind
a recent joke Of the kind which has
made the sun Office famona IN neMa-
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Aunt Maria and cousin Sue.
Doctor Boneset-the minister too
All are striving with might and main,
Tired muscles and weary brain,
Gasping, painting and short of breath.
Staggering stamping. done to death
All the evening and half the night
Waging a helpless. hopeless fight,
Urging others to join the hunt.
Hearts of granite and feelings blunt
Duty, service, and work forgot
Dusty, thirsty, disheveled, hot
Chasing the creature-rapt, intent
While over the stricken land is heaF
The horrid boot of the Ping-Pong bi
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11

Sunday excursions to Charleston via
Plant System, viii be resumed. COM
mencing April Is. Round trip tickets
81. limited to date of sale. Sunday
trains for Charleston leave Savannah
at 500 a. nj. city time. arrive Charles
ton 1880 p. m. Returning. leave
Charleston p. m. eastern time)
Tickets good also TO return on train
No 20, leaving Charleston 1885 D. m.
I'D.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11

There's an awful creature that f1ies by
night,
Seeking the gas or candle light,
Dumping and banging here and there
Under the table, behind the chair,
over the sideboard, against the wall,
Down the dumb waiter, into the hall,
Backward and forward, to and fro,
Upward and downward. fast and
slow
In every household in every town.,
People hasten to hunt it down.
Father, mother and Uncle Ned,
Sister, brother and little Ted,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-11

On Seaboard Air Line Railway trains
II and p, between Savannah and
Montgomery. Leave Savannah ITO
a. m No change of cars. Ticket Of
fee. corner Bull and Bryan streets.
-ad
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paperdrom. A certain reporter, Mr..
D, who was going to dine out. had
brought his evening clothes to the OF
fee. and went into the telephone booth
to dress. Another of the Suns bright
young men" saw him there, without
himself being seen, hurried around TO
the outer phone, called up central,
and announced that Mr. Tetla would
like to speak to Mr.. D.-Tesla, by the
way. is in frequent communication with
that office and is personally known TO
many of its men. The following con-
versation ensued:
"Fello, is this the Sun? 1 want Mr..
D."
This is Mr.. D."
Mr.. D, this is Mr.. Tesla. | wish
to test a new telephone contriVance
which 1 have just perfected.
Yes. Mr. Tesla, anything that l can
do"
This is an apparatus for transform
ing telephone vibrations into light
waves"
Yves. sir"
1T means that. if achieved. we can
see as we'll as hear by phone. l VIII
now test it. Are you not now in your
underclothing?
D. then he caught on. My dear
Mr.. Tesla" he added suavely. Per
init me to congratulate you on your
truly wonderful invention. Now that
YOU have perfected it, kindly call up
Satan, turn your gaze on warm cor
ner of Hades, engage it, and chase
yourself BY the way, Mr.. Tesla, you
got my name wrong. This is Mr..
Marconi talking"
The failure Of Admiral SIMPSONS
son to pass the examination at An
napolis is a great surprise to the
friends of the family as we'll as dis
appointment to the boy himself 1t
has been the ambition of both the
Sampson boys ever since they were
able to have an ambotion to be naval
men like their father.
At the beginning of the Spanish war
when the Sampson family lived at
Glen Ridge. New Jersey, a few miles
from New York city, and the Admiral,
then Captain Sampson, was In COM
mand of the feet having headquarters
at Key West, the writer paid the
Sampson home a visit. The boys We're
then in knickerbockers, bright. lively
chaps, fond OF most everything that
healthy boys are fond Of, but above
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a recent joke OF the kind which has
made the sun Office famous In news
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-08
PACIFIC CABLE PLANS.
Efforts Nov. :.",n8 Made to Select II
Landing Place.

Efforts Nov. :,sina Made to Select II
landing Place.
San Francisco. April S.-George &.
Ward of New York. vice president of
the Commercial Cable company. has
arrived here to select Il landing place
for the projected cable between this
coast ana the philippines. Mr.. Ward
is accompanied by Charles Curtiss, the
companys chief electrician. While
here Mr.. Ward will consult with John
w. Mackay, president of the company.
Mr.. Ward said
1--WE are going to build the cable ir-
respective of congressional action. The
first link between San Francisco and
Honolulu will be completed by the end
of next October. The cables will be
shipped from England next July, 1t
has not yet been decided where we
will land on this coast. 1t will either
be at Monterey or this city, probably
the latter:' ,Arsr..
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-08
NOW IT TICKS AGAIN.
B ut Ii Wanted Winding. 20 Do 9th
or TInepieces.

Or sUU0PS0CoOs
When turn in" for the night !
wind my watch and put it on little
table at the head Of the bed. The
other night I awoke and failed to
hear it ticking.
"What!'' said 1. lis it possible !
forgot to wind it?" put it to my ear
Going still? Yes, going still; but
very feeble and family. I wound it
at once, Of course.
That other watch-the watch In
your breast - the heart. All! ii
doesn't do to let that run down. 1t
does more work than any other organs
in the body. 1t hammers away, year
in and year out, day and night and
work days, holidays and Sundays.
1t is kept going by the blood and the
blood is merely digested food.
We are glad to announce a new and
efficient medicine for all ailments and
diseases Of the nerves and irregular
tiles Of the heart. 1t is from the
hand Of that widely known physician
and surgeon, DR.. David Kennedy, OF
Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y, and
is called Calcura Solvent. 1t restores
digestive power, pnrifies the blood,
nourishes the nerves and confers
health and strength upon the multi
tude OF sick ones for who % fear and
anxiety have painted future in
black. All druggists $1.00.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-08
Wants TO Help Others

l"I hadlstomach trouble all my.life"
says Edw Mehler proprietor Of the
Union Bottling Works, Erie, Pa,
"aud tried all kinds Of remedies, went
to several doctors and spent consider.
able money trying to get moments
peace. Finally read Of Kodol Dyspep.
STA Cure and have been taking 1t to
my great satisfaction. 1 never found
its equal for stomach trouble and
gladly recommend 1t In hope that l
may help other sufferers. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure cures all stomach troubles
You don't have diet. Kodol Dysp-
epsia Cure digestswhat you eat. E "A.
Drown,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-08
MILL HANDS MADE HAPPY.
ThOusandS of New England Work.
ers Now Get Higher Wages.

ThOUsNnUS OF view r.Hk1Hnu "OTA-
ers Now Get Higher Wages.
Boston, April s.--A general advance
of about 10 per cent in wages of the
cotton mill operatives in the southern
half of New England has gone into eff
feet in practically every mill town in
the territory named with the eXcep-
ton of Fail River, where the increase
was given last month. About 10000
employees have begun to earn higher
wages and, added to some $1,000 in
Fall River. more than $4,000 hands. or
nearly half the entire mill force in New
England. have already shared in the
present change in pay schedules.
The manufacturers of Maine, New
Hampshire and northern Massachu-
sets have not posted notices. AS re-
suit many Of the employees are dissat-
isfed. The managers of mill interests
in northern sections maintain that CON
ditions governing the industry there are
not the same as those in southern New
England and that an advance is not
warranted at this time. On the other
hand, the union officials assert that a
reduction in FAN River. New Bedford
and Rhode Island would have been fol
lowed by similar action elsewhere.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-08
THE PECK FARM.

To close the estate this splendid
property consisting Of some fifty acres
Of land located in the City Of Barre,
and only one mile from the Post Office
is now On the market. The property
includes modern built house, with
horse barn attached, together with
other farm buildings.
THE LAND is in high state of
cultivation and produced enough hay
to winter some fifteen head of cattle
and several horses for the past few
years. This land is equally divided
into pasture and tillage land; is all
fenced in good shape; has running
water to tub in pasture. The land
slightly slopes to southern exposure.
No BETTER PLACE IN NEW
ENGLAND FOR A VEGETAB BILE
OR POULTRY FARM.
THE HOUSE has eleven large
rooms and could easily be arranged for
two splendid tenements. Some Of
the rooms have waxed hard wood
floors and the castings and wood work
throughout the house are in the best
of shape. The house has all modern
imprc vements, including water closet
connected with sewer, also bath-tub
and set bowls, The house has only
been built short time, and cost over
100000 and is In as good shape to-
day as when built. There is the best
of spring water running to house.
The large lawn in front OF the house,
together with the loction and
pleasant surroundings make 1t most
desirable home.
THE HORSE BARN was built at
the same time the house was and is
attached to same. 1t is 24x30 in size
and has three stalls, and is in the very
best OF shape.
THE FARM BARNS are located a.
way from the house, and are in good
shape. They consist of several build.
ings and have accommodations for the
keeping of twenty cows and four
horses, together with smaller cattle.
There is running water to these build
ings.
This property is the safest, surest
and most profitable investment ever
offered In this city. There has been
more money made in real estate right
here in Barre than in any other place
in New England and the chances are
equally as good to-day at they ever
were. The value Of this property is
bound to increase rapidly because
there is very little land Within the
same distance that can be bought at
all. There have been building lots
sold and buildings erected on same
within few rods Of this farm.
LOOK THE PROPERTY OVER.
CONSULT YOUR BEST INTER.
ESTS BY CONSIDERING THIS.
COME AND SEE ME.
PRICE 100000
THOS. H. CAVE, Jr., Administrator
Zebitha Peck Estate.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-08
Saved Many a Time

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if it is spring. Such cases often result
seriously at this season just because
people are careless A dose OF One
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danger. Absolutely safe. Acts at
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Group, grip, bronchitis, and other
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One Minute Cough Cure several
years." says Postmaster c. .. Daw.
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cough medicine on the market. 1t has
saved me many severe spell Of sick.
ness and warmly recommended 1t
1.-THE children.s favorite'
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