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The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-14
savannah Almanac, 18TH Meridian
Time.

Sun rises at $3.50 a. m. and sets at
$40 p, m.
High water at Tybee to- day at 12:07
q. m. and 12:40 D.. m. High water at
Savannah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-14

SUICIDE NEAR CAIRO.

II. d. DOyCAs
Local Forecast Oficial.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-14
Plant System
of Railways.

Trains Operated by sOth meridian
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-14
THE WEATHER.
Morning News thermometer at II

Morning News thermometer at IL
y. III. ........-.. ..-.....-..-.--- o.
Morning News barometer at IL
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday
Georgia: Cloudy Monday, probably
showers. Tuesday fair; variable winds,
becoming southwest.
Eastern Florida: Fair in south,
showers in north portion Monday
Tuesday fair; variable winds, becoming
fresh southeast.
Western Florida: Rain Monday and
probably Tuesday: fresh northeast
winds becoming southeast.
South Carolina: Cloudy Monday
and Tuesday. probably rain in south
portion Monday; light variable winds.
Special Forecast
Warnings of heavy frost in Utah and
Western Colorado have been issued.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
southwest Texas coast
Yesterdays Weather al Savannah:
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-14

Parlor Cars on Trains II and 70.
Close connections made at Montgomery
for Mobile, New Orleans and all points,
in the Southwest Close connections att
Cuyler for Statesboro and at CordeleI
with G. S. e. F. for Macon, Atlanta and
Chattanooga.
Train No. 81, the FLORIDA AND
METROPOLITAN LIMITED, solid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

OF st. Paul ever think of their father
land with the deepest love and pray to
God to unite the old fatherand and
the new home In firm bonds Of friend
ship. After the reading of the address
the prince expressed his appreciation
and intimated his desire to meet the
members of the Governors staff. This
so pleased the Governor that he
slapped the prince and invited him to
step forward.
Gov. Samuel r. Van SAINT, who has
thus come into temporary notorety, is
a typical westerner-the scion. of an H.
lustrious Dutch ancestry and of revo-
lutionary forefathers. He was born at
Rock Island, ILL.,. in March, 1914, and
was educated at Knox College, Gales
burg, Ill. For three years he fought
In the civil war as member of the
Ninth Illinois Cavalry and after the
war was engaged In boat building on
the lakes and the Mississippi river In
1871 he went into the towing business
on the Mississippi and is still engaged
therein. He has been member and
speaker of the Minnesota Legislature,
was prominent in G. A. Il. and fra
ternal circles and is now Governor of
his State.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
PARIslANs NOW SMOKE COFFEE


Leaf of the Tree Made Into Mixture
for Nontobncco Users.
Coffee cigarettes are the newest sort
of smoke here. says the Paris CORE
spondent of the London Telegraph.
They have been invented by intending
benefactors of the human race, who
consider that nicotine is deteriorating
the modern man, and wish to cure him
of the supposedly nefarious habit. Fl;
should be explained that the new
cigarettes contain not compound
made Of the ground bean, as might be
imagined, but OF the leaf of the tree,
fine, coarse or navy cut, or manipulate
ed after the bird's-eye method, accord
ing to taste. Coffee-leaf smoking is said
to be not only perfectly harmless, even
If INDUCED in to the widest excess.
but to possess the property, deemed by
the inventors an unquestionable ad,
vantage, of imparting to those who
practice 1t an intense and lasting dis
like for the flavor of tobacco.
Your correspondent, while freely ad
hitting that perseverance with the
new weed may very possibly breed dis
taste for the old, has not made suffi-
GENTLY prolonged experiments in coffee.
smoking to pronounce from personal
knowledge on the question, but can at
all events vouch for the fact that the
hygienic cigarette is not unpleasant.
1t draws satisfactorily, and can be
smoked with comfort, II not with in
tense delight, to the end. The scent
and flavor are sui generis. though
vaguely reminding one of some Belgian
tobaccos. The owner of the chemists
shop where the coffee-leaf cigarettes
are to be had says that there is quite n
run upon them, and that he had some
difficulty in keeping abreast with the
demand. The fact that the new smoke
is chiefly favored by women, however
hardly points to the conclusion that the
most abject slaves of my lady nico
tine" have yet entirely fulfilled the ex-
pectations of the inventors by welcom.
ing thankfully the coffee cigarette as
an Instrument Of deliverance from
their bondage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
DOING UP STORE BUNDLES.
An Old-Time Fine Art that Has Yer
Nearly Disappeared.

An Old-Time Fine Art that HIS Very
Nearly Disappeared.
Somewhere and somehow the world
of trade has lost the art of tying up
bundles in grocery stores, dry goods
houses, hardware stores and even in
the drug stores.
The paper bag seems to have been
the beginning of 1t. Before its coming
even a crossroads grocer could lay a
double thickness of brown paper Oh the
counter, empty a dollars worth of
Coffee A" sugar upon it out of brass
scoop and tie the package up as smooth
and tight as block Of planed wood.
How many clerks in Chicago corner
grocery could do 1t now?
In the old days in some of the small.
er towns the purchaser carried his
sugar home on his arm, and in consid.
Grafton of this the brown parcel would
be rewrapped In a thinner, lighter
sheet Of paper, which was supposed ia
make more comely package.
1t was remarkable what u neat-look.
ing bundle grocer or hardware dealer
could make Of several odd-shaped bun.
dies or packages. In some of the "gen.
eral' stores a coffee mill, bag Of sal,
and tin dipper could be tied into a
paper SO skillfully that nelghbor
across the street seeing the head of the
house come in with it would be left in
deep wonderment as to whether 1t was
new suit of clothes or n bolt OF "do,
nestle"
With the perfecting of the paper bag,
however, slovenliness began to mark
the wrapping in stores. At first a bag
was filled. the top folded into place
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
Where the Trouble Was.

Modern children, whose education is
In the hands of Advanced experiment
talists, are the victims of every kinder
garten fad and new-fangled method
that pedagogy can devise. A boy who
had been the patient of some school
teachers nonsense was brought by his
mother to consult an oculist. The ply
sician, says New York paper, went
about In the usual way to discover deA
fects Of vision.
He placed chart before the boy The
first word was chat"
Now read this word" said the doc
tor.
Misunderstanding" gursled the boy.
Then try this" said the doctor,
pointing to big"
"Buh-ih-guhhh," was the suffering
attempt.
Madam" said the physician, "there
is some trouble here that has nothing
to do with the vision. The vocal or
gans seem to be affected"
"Oh, no." answered the mother, che
pronounced those words correctly"
Pronounced them correctly?"
Eyes; that was all right. That is the
phonetic method he Is taught in school.
He used to speak and see as other peo
pie do before he began to learn this
method"
Madam" said the doctor. gravely,
"send him to good school or take him
out of school and put him to reading
good books in clear type. Then there'll
be nothing the matter with his sight or
his education, and he won't talk like a
bullfrog. Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
Evans wouldn.t BE Hoodooed,

Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans was
one In the lighthouse service. In "a
Sailors Log" published by the Apple
tons, he tells of one of his experiences,
as follows: II found most of the light
house keepers In Virginia waters were
colored men, put in office by Gen. Ma
hone and his followers. Many of them
had to be removed. generally because
they would go to sleep and neglect
their lights. One of them had to re-
move for, very curious offense. or
rather he removed himself when he
found l was going to do it. visited
the station where he was on watch. and
was inspecting when noticed that he
followed me about splitting frequently
when he thought was not observing
him learned from the principal
keeper, cclored Methodist minister
that tn fellow was chewing herbs and
splitting around me as hoodoo to pre-
vent me from reporting the various ir-
Irregularities discovered. When he
found that had reported them all and
asked for his removal rs well he jump.
ed overheard and was not seen again. +"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

state is reached, 1t Is considered the
best thing to simply put on good lay
err of entirely new stone; roll 1t down
and new road is the result.
Wide tires should be used on all
heavy vehicles which traverse stone
roads. A rold of five inches thick
ness VIII last longer under wide tires
than road double that thickness I'M
der ordinary tires.
1t has been found desirable to plant
trees by the sides of stone roads, but
they should he placed at sufficient
distance so that their roots may not
extend under the cutters or roadway.
They should also be planted far enough
apart as to admit wind and sunshine.
The chestnut. which sends its roots
downward. is best adapted to this pur-
pose. Along the roads of Germany,
France and Switzerland fruit and null
berry trees abound.
The improvement of country roads Is
chiefly a question of economy, princi-
pally as regards the waste of effort In
hauling loads over bad roads as COM
pared with the saving of money, time
and effort in using good roads. the ini-
tial cost of making good roads and the
difference in cost of maintenance. AS
to the first proposition, conclusion is
very easily reached. The second, that
of cost in changing to good roads. de-
ponds upon the cost of materials, ma
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

neatly. and tied as IL 1t were open pa
per. The grocer, especially, compro-
missed by twisting up the mouth of the
bag and rolling 1t down onto the con-
tents, using no string whatever.
To-day wrapping up bundles is lost
art. Nobody carries neat bundles any
where. An ordinary package of some
solid object Is laid down on piece of
paper, and as it is rolled up the ends
of the paper are tucked Into the bun
die. leaving the wrapper to tie string
around the center of the roll. With
many small objects no string is used,
and person with several of these
bundles, starting home from down.
town, is not likely to get there.
In many things the druggist Still
does neat wrapping, as In the case of
bottles. packages, and even powders.
But to buy from his general stock of
toilet articles and kindred goods he
makes as ugly bundle as the grocer.
In most cases, too, he uses some hide
ously colored wrapping paper which
simply flares with the Intelligence"
to the public that you or some of your
family is sick.
The ordinary bundle today Is neither
neat nor pretty-whlch may be rea-
son why more than ever before people
Insist on having all goods delivered
In the rear."-Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

upOu u lOuHuutIOn OF loose or wet clrtl,)
STORY showers. Travel over such roads
as are found In every part Of the Uni
ted States, is, Mt almost any time Of
year, a matter of discomfort.
In the construction of country road
the macadam Idea Is the one which,
perhaps, should be more generally en-
ployed than any other, though the tel
ford method is very close second to it.
both in point of expense and utility.
There is in reality, but very little diff.
ference. The macadam road is laid
upon dirt foundation which is rolled
until 1t is very firm and hard. while
the foundation Of the telford road is a
layer OF large stones. In both. the up
per surfaces are exactly alike.
In making macadam road, the first
and most important requisite is that
the stone used be of good quality.
While 1t is true that the softer brttler
material will break more easily and
pack more quickly, it is also true that it
Will wear out much faster, besides hay
ing greater tendency to 'rut." There
are several agencies which must be
considered in making the road. Frost,
! water. wind, the grinding of the par
ticles against each other from the i'm
pact of wagon tires or the feet of ami
mails and atmospheric conditions of
all sorts. come in for attention in OBJ
tanning best results. 1t is therefore
necessary that the stones with which
the roads are surfaced be such as are
least liable to be affected by these con.
aitions.
Granite is undesirable, for the reason
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

that, of the three parts which compose
1t, one is brittle, the second of quickly
decomposing nature, and the third
scaly. Varieties of slate stones make a
smooth surface which is easily affected
by water, sandstones are utterly use.
less and the soft limestones not much
better. The harbor varieties of lime
stone are very good.
The very best material for surfacing
macadam road is, fortunately, often
closely at hand. Trap-rock, cobble-
stones and 'niggerheads." when prop.
erly broken, are uueXcelled for this
purpose In fact, are unequalled. These
particles. when rolled thoroughly, con-
solidate into hard, smooth crust
which is mpewious TO water and their
dust Is so heavy that 1t does not read
lily wash or blow away.
1t is true that, because of the diff.
Guilty encountered in breaking them,
these stones are more costly than those
which are softer. but their cost is much
more than balanced by their superior
wearing qualities.
In the construction of macadam
roads, however, the question of econo-
my usually forces the use of the ma.
terlals at hand, whatever their quality.
Often field stone and stone gathered
from the beds of creeks are quite de-
sirable, as many OF them are of the
trap-rock variety. In addition. they are
usually of size convenient for hand
ling or breaking. 1t is comparatively
simple task to break stone nowadays.
The crusher, the first cost of which
may seem somewhat heavy, is capable
of being moved from place to place,
or district to district. as required, and
Its purchase is. in the end. much cheap
er than having the work done by hand.
But whether broken by hand or ma
chine It should be remembered that
the pieces must not be larger than two
inches in diameter. Indeed, general
rule which may be employed is the one
which limits the size of the pieces to
the dimensions of an English walnut.
AS between the macadam and telford
systems, the former Is preferred in
most instances, though it is, perhaps,
better to use the latter in swampy
places, or localities where the founda-
ton Is likely to become soft
In making macadam road. the first
operation is the preparation of the road
bed. This surface must first be graded,
having for Its contour the exact out
lines of the road when finished. Pre-
viously to this, the ground, to secure
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
TOO LAZY TO LIVE OR DIE.

The Champion Lazy Man and Some of
His Best Qualities.
He is a lazy man; he admits it him
self. In fact, he rather prides himself
upon his laziness.
Really" he said one day, cit is too
much trouble to live.
Naturally the assertion surprised a
large number of people. They admitted
that 1t was occasionally difficult for n
man to live the way he would like to
live, but there were few indeed who
objected to the trouble Of living at all.
Still, the aim is to please.
why don't you die?" they asked
TOO much trouble" replied the lazy
man.
why, you can lie down most any
where and die" they said.
That's where you're wrong" return
ed the lazy man. IF lie down here
in the street the chances are that some
body will catch ME by the collar and
yank me to my feet, and then police
man will come along and run Inc in.
Think of the amount Of trouble that
would be-"
You might stop eating." they sug-
gested
Trouble! More troubled" he replied.
Somebody would find II out and I'd
have no peace at all. It's easier to eat
than 1t Is to go without
"Shoot yourself" they persisted
"Too much trouble to go after re-
volver, and then I'd have to be lodging
around to find Il chance to do the job
without having somebody yank the
pistol away from me-"
AT any rate" they asserted, you
can throw yourself from the top Of
some building"
TOO much trouble to climb up to It,"
he answered. mo gentlemen, there Is
no hope for me. If could stand here
and fall up into space might try, but
until that can be done I'll have to keep
on living. It's hard, very hard. How
ever, If any of you happen to have a
cigar and match and will stick the
cigar In my mouth and light it for me,
you may go on about your business
with the consciousness of having done
a graceful and praiseworthy act that
will have tendency to reconcile the
LATEST man on earth to his surround
ings for few minutes longer"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
cHILDHooD's LOST WISDOM.
I once knew all the birds that came
And nested in our orchard trees:
EnP ovRrv An~,ou Z H..

i once knew all the birds that came
And nested in our orchard trees:
For every flower had name
MY friends were woodchucks, toads
and bees;
Knew what thrived in yonder glen;
what plants would soothe a stone.
bruised toe
Oh, was very learned then
But that was very long ago.
! knew the spot upon the hill
Where the checkerberries could be
found
knew the rushes near the mill
Where pickerel lay that weighed n
pound!
knew the wood-the very tree
Where lived the poaching, saucy CROW,
And all the woods and crows knew me-
But that was very long ago.
And pining for the joys of youth,
! tread the old familiar spot
Only to learn this solemn truth;
have forgotten, am forgot.
Yet there's the youngster at my knee
Knows all the things used to know.
To think once WINS wise as he'll
But that was very long ago.
] know It's folly to complain
Ut whatsoe'er the fates decree,
Yet were not wishes all in vain
tell you what my wish would be:
I'd wish to be boy again,
Back with the friends used to know:
For was, oh! 80 happy then
4. But that was very long ago,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
Minor State Matters,

A double brick block with opera house
in the second story will be built at Bode
this spring.
The new Christian Science Church at
Burlington, erected at cost of $1,000
has been dedicated.
The section hands on the Illinois Cen
trail between Waterloo and Raymond
struck for higher wages.
Missouri Valley will add several thou.
sand feet of water mains to its water
supply system this spring.
Charlton officers raided the illegal liquor
joints at Cleveland and secured a wagon
load of wine, whisky and beer.
Students at the Amcs Agricultural Col
lege will attempt to raise $4,000 for the
erection of n Y. NJ. c. A. building.
The Mayor of Davenport refused to
allow a travelling hypnotist to bury
man whom he had placed in trance.
Marshalltown's water supply will be
increased by the addition of twenty
wells, at a total cost of about $4,000.
Albert Smith, negro, aged 20, was
the second degree for killing Bruce Mar.
tin in saloon riot Feb. 2.
The available resources Of the Dubuque
municipality for the present year are
S2S5.00O, while the estimate of appro-
priations is fixed at over 100000.
A resident of Mason City has offered
to donate to that town twenty acres Of
land for public park, if the city will
agree to properly care for the same
The sum of $500 was raised in four
days fair of the Oakland Monument AS.
ISOLATION. The proceeds will be used in
the erection of soldiers monument.
Jesse James of New London was Sc.
rieusly injured by the accidental dis
charge of a revolver with which he was
fooling. The bullet lodged in his hand.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
chinery and labor, with method of
construction and depth and width of

chinery and labor, with method of
construction and depth and width of
road desired.
OF gravel roads, first-class ones have
been built in many places, at cost
varying from 5000 to $1,000 mile.
The material in these roads is clean
gravel of medium coarseness put on
in two layers and rolled until it is of a
uniform depth of eight inches. The
foundation is prepared in much the
same way that that of the macadam
or telford road.
Coming back to the macadam road.
which is much the best, of course,
New York State has roads of nine to
twenty feet in width, built for 1000
TO $4,000 mile Fourteen to 19-foot
| telford roads. of thickness of 10 to
IL inches, have been built in New Jer-
sey for $4,000 to S9500 Connecticut
roads of the same variety vary from
$4,000 to $4,000. Rhode Island macad-
am roads cost $4,000 to $4,000 mile,
While Massachusetts, has some which
cost $4,000. On the average, II mile
of macadam road costs $1,000 mile
| more in Massachusetts than in New
Jersey. This is partly due to the fact
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

ond, then, speechless with rage, swept
out with the air of tragedy queen
Poor Nell. the laughter fled from her
face. and deep concern took It's place
as she turned her eyes toward Eu
gene.
"Oh, shall die! Believe me, never
dreamed Maude would act like that
Poor little girl" and Eugene strok
ed the brown curls; at was all my
fault, too-but then" teasingly, "what
can one expect Of an idiot? AT any
rate have your sisters candid opin
ion at last"
"Oh, Mr.. Lattimer.' in shocked
voice. "how could she!''
WELL" roguishly, II believe she Is
half right. My actions in the pas,
merit such an opinion"
Your behavior is quite natural
when one is in love- Nell paused
abruptly, blushlng rosy red. "One is
not accountable" finished Eugene
'But is 1t possible to rise from the
depths to. the surface SO easily? In
stead Of being miserable l never fel.
happier in my life.'
Nell. with averted eyes, remained 81
lent.
'Erell me, Nellie. may l hope your
sister was right, and that you would
not treat me so:"
Still no answer. Eugene drew near,
er and peered into the downcast face
81 know it's taking an unfair ad
vantage. but" persistently, "answel
me. Nellie"
Not tonight unsteadily; think
what you are saying and ask me again
some other time"
Next evening Eugene received Ills
answer. Great was Mr.. Monteroy's
establishment when Eleanor and Eu
gene presented themselves for his
blessing. but his God bless you, my
children" was none the less fervently
given.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
that Massachusetts is blllIer than New


that Massachusetts is hitler than New
Jersey and partly to the difference in
prices of materials, labor, etc. New
Jersey Is building more and better
roads. at less expense, than any
other State IN the Union. The aver
age cost last year was 90 cents n
square yard. for roads averaging eight
inches In depth. At this rate, a single
track road, which is perhaps the best,
all things considered, costs about ST.
300 mile A road four inches in depth,
which is sufficient in most cases, costs
$1,l70 mile for an eight-foot track.
while l4-foot track costs about 3d.
coo.
The cost of maintenance varies with
the cost of the road itself. In compar-
ison, 1t may be stated that all money
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
oldest Organ in America.

The organ in the chapel of the Epis-
copal church on State street in Ports
mouth, n. H., is to be taken to Boston
to be placed on exhibition, being the
oldest in America. The organ was
brought from London in 1913 and
placed in Kings Chapel, Boston. While
1t was in Boston Benjamin Franklin
was the organist. 1t was sold to New
buryport some years afterward, and in
1886 it was purchased by the Rev. DR..
Charles Burroughs and presented to the
chapel in Portsmouth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

Probably the oldest dwellings
occupied Indians
Ing house the obway Chippewa
fastened with leather
door. hole let's
one ROOM occupied in by families of twelve Indian
is busy with the household dntes Frequently inside sitting
elegant than the and rank the Indians
these dwellings, according old Indian which
hold tribes
fall upon member of the family within the ensuing