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The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-18

You get the best business mans
lunch at the Oasis in the city. IL il
not packing house goods. but specially
prepared imported eatables cooked by
experts. Extra fine whIskies and
wines. Imported goods. The Oasis Is
on Bay, two doors east OF the Custom
House. THE OASIS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

SUPERSTITION.
DR.. Alexander Mentions Some Interes-
ting Incidents and Sets Forth Some
Original Observations.

Editor of The Progressive Farmer
Belief in that which is not real,
that which is outside of nature, is
more acceptable to the human mind
than facts that can be demonstrated
with absolute certainty, There is a
natural propensity for the human
mind to be superstitious.
The idea that so impressed itself on
the mind of the wife of Julius Gaze
sar, that it would be dangerous for
him to go to the capitol during the
ides of March, has been called pre-
sentiment; the same may be said of
the wife of Pontious PLATE, when
Christ was araigned before him in
the Judgment hall. Some minds are
more impressionable than others;
hence coming events cast their shad-
W before.
At the battle of Hanover Court
house a private in Company /, Thir-
ty-seventh n. G. Regiment, asked his
Captain to take charge of some lit
tie things he had in his pocket, as he
knew he would be killed in a few
minutes. The Captain told him he
had as good chance to escape as any
one, and to do his duty. The soldier
replied: watch me; no man will
fight more bravely, but I know l will
be killed in less than ten minutes"
While the Captain was urging his
men forward, he saw his man fall
dead with a bullet in his heart.
There may be difference between
superstition and presentiment, but
they are so closely allied that both
may be classed as psychic illusions.
Superstitions are contagious, and
strongly hereditary. The most learn
ed as well as the ignorant, are sub
ject to superstitious influences. The
Caucasian and African are alike sus-
ceptible, but the African is infuen-
ced to a greater degree. The Cauca-
sian is more subject to presentiments
and probably gives as much heed to
this ~neurosis, or pscychic intelIi-
gence, as the African does to his
superstition. Ignorance and uper
stition have always been classed to-
gether, in the various races; those
possessing superior intellectually
dominating the inferior. Persons
deeply influenced by this occult spir-
itualism, are always narrow-minded,
suspicious of their associates, and
are not to be trusted in carrying out
great enterprises. To be freed from
this baneful influence requires more
than mental training; the affections,
morals, heart culture, must have a
prominent place as elevating prin-
ciples to free the mind from a hered-
itary faint of so enthralling a char
acter. Different people are differ
emily affected, and some to a much
greater degree than others. Very
few persons will admit that they are
at all influenced by this subtle agen-
cy, rel when every one else OBJ
serves it.
A carpenter living in the country
"nr FnA-,,--41- IL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

graveyard rabbit to ward off evil
and bring good luck. As a general
rule when these uncanny sights are
seen, only one person is present, and
being alone he lacks self confidence,
if not really afraid to make the in
vestigation necessary to clear up the
mystery, and the person retires al
most persuaded the phantom is real.
And by the time he has related the
story a half dozen times, he believes
it is really true.
The human mind, like all spiritual
essences, is hard to understand. En-
vironment affects it to a wonderful
degree; as we see in persons of a
nervous temperament a mind more
impressionable than in persons of a
Emphatic diathesis; consequently
this is the class of persons most fire.
~quently visited by preternatural in
fuences. And if there is or can be
a communication between individ-
uals widely separated, we should ex-
pect it to be by the V individ-
uals, or those highly susceptible to
electricity. / do not allude to spir-
itualism as practiced for the sake of
gain, or to make the vulgar stare
with table rappings and pencil writ
ing, but to those instances where a
person is sitting at a desk writing a
letter, or solving a problem, with no
one in ear shot, and it is flashed on
him so suddenly and Enthusiastically
that there is left no room to doubt
the truth of the intelligence COM
m~unicated. This has been done in
many instances where the parties
were long distances apart. I do not
include cases where the patient fixes
the exact hour of his decease, and
then prove it's truthfulness by hav-
ing the corpse ready and on time, as
these cases are due to ~expectant at
tentiOn. But / refer to those per-
sons who receive an unexpected COM
~munication, and are so impressed
with the reality of the message or
vision, they know in their inmost
soul it is true.
This may be classed under the
head of telepathy,. if you please, but
furnishing a name. for this occult
mystery does not in the. least help
us to understand the rationale.
Hence we are naturally led to ask
the question, "Is it possible for one
person to communicate with anoth-
er, a long distance intervening, with
out ostensible means of transmitting
messages? 2" We are living in an g
in which it is scarcely safe to deny
any assertion that may be made; yet
there is so much perversity in u
nature we do not care to admit that
which is contrary to both reason and
common sense. The future is preg-
nant with most wonderful events,
that we have never dreamed of in
our philosophy. For the last few
decades it has been almost impossi-
bic for the ordinary citizen to keep
up with the line of discoveries. thew
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

Negroes future state, how many times
he would revisit his former haunts,
and what paths he would walk, and
what forms he would assume, etc.
Some years ago he was called to
make a coffin for a noted blacksmith
by the name of Nat Caldwell. While
putting up this job, he was very pro-
fuse in his remarks as to the forms
in which Nat would appear while
making his posthumous visits. AT
ter finishing Mats coffin, the sun
already down, and being somewhat
tired, he seated himself on the porch
of the gentleman's house where he
had been called to do the work,
awaited supper to which he had been
kindly invited, chatted away pleas
antly until near 9 o'clock, when he
concluded to strike for home, some
two miles distant. He was familiar
with the path through the woods he
had to travel, but felt a little lone
some, probably on account of the talk
he had INDUCED in with regard to
Mats future pilgrimages, and miss
ing his little fee dog that failed to
start with him on his homeward trip.
He trudged along in uninterrupted
silence for two-thirds of the way,
until he came into an open place by
the side of the path, the moon Civ
ing a pretty good light, although
feecy clouds interviewed. Here he
was startled by an image that caused
his hair to stand on end and icy
streams to chase each other up and
down his back. To his startled vi
sion, Nat Caldwell, the dead negro,
stood in his shroud not a rod from
him, with both arms extended as if
to take him into his cold embrace.
He did not stop to reason or ask,
"Whence came you?" but intuitively
quickened his place, depending on
discretion as the better part of va
lor. He soon broke into a fast trot,
and the perspiration poured forth
from every pore; and to add more
terror to his fright he heard regular
jumps behind him in the dry oak
leaves. He did not dare to look back
for the cause as he felt sure Nat
was gaining on him at every step;
here he stubbed his toe and fell
sprawling in the path; his little dog
that had missed him at the start,
and had been jumping in the leaves
behind him trying to catch up, now
stopped at his side, and when he per-
ceived his true condition, he exclaim-
ed in a happy state of mind, "What
a fool I've beenp A persimmon
bush eight feet high wrapped up
with spider webs, and the peculiar
light of an autumn moon, very read
lily reflected on his excited magma
ton the idea he had conjured up,
that Nat should pay him a visit. We
are not informed whether the black
smith ever repeated his visit to the
carpenter.
A close investigation would dispel
the idea of ghosts, or perambulating
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
TELLER BELIEVES
ELECTION ASSURED
WILL GET THE ENTIRE DEMO.
CRATIC VOTE IN COLORADO
LEGISLATURE AND REPUBLI-
CANS ARE DIVIDED.

Denver December Ex-senator Henry
NJ. Teller arrived here from Washington
today to spend the Christmas holidays
and to look after his interests in the
contest for reelection. In addition to
Senator Teller, the announced candidates
are former Senator Edward o. Wolcott
Frank C. Cloudy of Denver; District
Judge Walter N. Dixon Pueblo, and
Irving Howbert of Colorado Springs.
Teller Claims the entire democratic
vote on joint ballot and will likely get
1t as there is no one opposed to him in
the democratic party. The remaining four
candidates will divide the republican sup
port. A great deal depends upon the out
come of contests now before the state
canvassing board Should the democrats
be seated the house will stand, democrats
80, republicans 80. On the canvassing
board are two populists, elected through
fusion with democrats. Failure to accept
propositions for fusion at the recent cleo
tion held out by populists has placed
ly relationship with the populist party,
and it is feared they will seek revenge
now through their representatives on the
canvasslng board The illness of Repre-
sentative-elect Jones, a republican, at
Hot Springs Ark, also conplicates mat
ters. Should he be compelled to remain
away, the vote in the house would re-
main a tie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
ENSLEY CARS BY
THE NEW ROUTE
FAST SCHEDULE OVER BESSIE
MER LINE AND ACROSS FROM
OLD FAIR GROUNDS - MANY
PASSENGERS YESTERDAY.

Birmingham Railway Light and Power
company cars are now running between
Birmingham and Ensley over the new
route which is via the Bessemer line as
far as the old fair grounds and from
the fair grounds across to Ensley.
This route was opened yesterday and
the cars made schedule time. There are
four cars for this service, and each car
makes the round trip in one hour, the
running time between the two cities be-
ing only about % minutes. The cars leave
Second avenue and Nineteenth street ev-
cry Is minutes. From that point they run
to Third avenue and out Third to the
Bessemer line. The distance from Biz
mingham to the fair grounds Is about
four and a half miles and from the fair
grounds to Ensley about two miles. After
the cars get outside of the city they make
very fast time, something like the rate
of So miles and hour.
The line is double tracked all the way.
The cars on the old route will continue
to run by the existing schedule. The diff
ference in mileage between the new and
old routes is nearly mile in favor of
the new.
Many passengers were carried over the
new route yesterday, but the company
expects the business to be larger after
the public becomes familiar with the
fact that the line is in operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
SERVICES OYER MRS.
GRANTS REMAINS
IN ADDITION TO MEMBERS OF
THE FAMILY MANY PROMINENT
MEN FROM ALL PARTS OF U.
S. WERE PRESENT.

New York, December A.-In the maus-
oleum on Riverside drive. brief and sim
pie services were conducted today over
the remains of Mrs U. S. Grant. In adj
oition to the members of the Grant fami-
ly there were present among the 500
persons to whom invitations had been
sent, Governor Odell, Mayor Low, Sec
rotary of War Elihu Root, Rear Admiral
Barker and staff, Generals James Grant
Wilson, Mr.. Granville Dodge, Horatio C.
King, Charles f. Roe, N. Y. N. G., and
staff, Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie and many
federal and unicipal officers, and Of
ficers of the army and navy stationed in
the city. Gen. Fred d. Grant and the
other families of the family occupied
seats over looking the Crypt. The SER
vices, conducted by Bishop e. G. An
drews of the Methodist Episcopal church
and the Rt Rev. Alexander Mckay
Smith, protestant Episcopal bishop coad-
jutor of Pennsylvania, opened with the
hymn Lead Kindly Light" After
which the burial services of the Methodist
Episcopal and the Protestant Episcopal
churches were read. The services were
closed with a reading of a poem, "The
Land Beyond the Sea-" which had been
a favorite of Mrs. Grants, and the sing
ing of the hymn, abide With Me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
ORDERS TO SONS OF VETERANS.
Are Directed to Discuss Questions at
Each Meeting to Promote Interest.


Waco, Tex, December 4-Commander-
in-Chef Thomas P. Stone has issued an
order to the camps of United Sons of
Confederate Veterans in which he directs
that each camp hold two special meet
ings in every month between January 5
and the general reunion at New Orleans
the meetings to be held on the first and
third Wednesdays. With each of the
meetings It is directed that two COM
rades make addresses on one of the fol-
lowing topics, taking them in the order
in which they come:
/. The moral and legal right Of the
south to seee6
2. The first yattle of Bull Run.
g. Stonewal Jacksons valley cam
paign.
A. The battle of Shiloh.
.. The battle of the Wilderness.
6. The southern man before, during and
after the war.
Z. Southern women before. during and
after the war
8. The histories that should be taught
in our public schools, and CO duty to
that end.
The object is to arouse interest in the
organization.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
Life Saving Crew Made Effort
10 Reach Her But Failed
COULD SMELL BURNING OIL
Two Boston sohooners Passed Within
Short Distance of the Vessel
But Neither Was Able to
Give Her Name.

Gloucester. Mass, December Pit is
believed that a large vessel, either
tank steamer with oil, or sailing craft
loaded with some highly inflamable
material, was burned tonight in Massa-
chusetts Bay, about twenty miles out
side of Boston harbor. A life saving
crew from West Gloscester made a
strong effort to reach her. but stiff
southeast gale drove them back when
they were still ten miles away from the
burning ship.
About 1870 O'Clock tonight two Boston
fishermen came into port and reported
that they passed within two miles of the
burning vessel. but did not attempt to
ascertain her identity. The crew of one
of them which passed to the Reward re-
ported smelling burning oil, and stated
that the vessel was a very large one.
They were unable to say, however,
whether she was a steamer or sail
ing vessel. but they thought the former.
These two fishermen passed the burning
vessel about $50, but at 1880 o'clock she
could still be seen from shore, burning
fiercely.
Inc NtSsGl WdS HAol iiolA1S eAbohb
o'clock this afternoon by Keeper Bailey
of Eastern Point light, at the entrance
of this harbor. At that time the vessel
apparently was enveloped in thick smoke
and Bailey had been watching her for
only a few minutes when there came
sudden explosion. followed by flames.
Bailey notified the Dollivars Neck life
saving crew, who at once started for the
ship But the weather was tempestuous
and after getting some ten miles off shore
and still a considerable distance from
the burning vessel they became exhaust
ed and turned back. Just before they
did so, they saw a small schooner, evil
IDENTIFY a fisherman, run up close to the
vessel and after lingering few minutes
sail away. This led them to believe that
she had been able to rescue some of the
crew.
1t was hoped that this fisherman might
make for this port and clear up the my
stery but she did not.
About 1920 tonight the Boston schoon-
ers Gertrude and Emma w. Brown came
in both having passed within short dis
tance of the burning vessel, but neither
was able to give her name or tell of the
fate of the crew.
Both a9zeed that the vessel was a large
one and THAT she looked like a tank
steamer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
BUBONIC PLAGUE
ALARMS MEXICO
NINETEEN PERSONS HAVE DIED
AT MAZATLAN AND PHYSICIANS
SAY DISEASE is UNDOUBTEDLY
THE ASlATIc PLAGUE.

Mexico City, December 21.-The SUI
perior board of health with offices in this
city have sent a commission to study the
mysterious disease which has SO much
alarmed the people of the Pacific port
city of Mazatlan. One of the commission
ers, Gonzales Fabel, has passed some
time recently in San Francisco studying
the microbe of the bubonic or black
plague. 1t begins to be believed here that
the disease is the plague as stated by
the local doctors in Mazatlan. kilograms
privately received from that port show
that the disease is so far confined to the
lower quarters of the town. There is lit
tie regard for hygiene. Some nineteen
persons have died and the local physi-
clans regard the disease as without doubt
the Asiatic plague, presenting all the
symptoms of the cases which occurred
recently in San Francisco.
Neighboring towns are forming a local
quarantine against Mazatlan, and the
citizens are arming to prevent people from
that port penetrating their towns. The
federal government will maintain the
greatest vigilance to prevent the disease
from penetrating the interior of the coun-
try. There is no alarm here as Mazat-
Ian is remote, and there is little inter-
COURSE, there being no railway commune
cation with that port.
The bill appropriating s2,500OOO for SAN
itizing Vera Cruz and for public buildings
there has become law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
FEDERATION OF CATHOLICS.
Semi-AnnuaI Executive Board Meet.
ing viii be Held January is.

Cincinnati, December A.-The national
officers of the American Federation of
Catholic Societies have decided to hold
their semi-annual executive board meet
ing here, likely January 10. The meeting
will be attended by T. B. Minahan of
Columbus, Ohio, national president; Gen.
Henry Fries of Erie, Pa, the supreme
president of the knights of st. John Of
the United States ard Canada; Thomas
II. Cannon of Chicago, supreme president
of the Catholic Order of Foresters in the
United States and Canada, and other
leaders of the federation movement.
Since the convention In Chicago last
August fifteen archbishops and bishops
have accepted membership, and ten adj
ditional Episcopal APPROPRIATIONS have been
received, making forty.
Among the recent names added are His
EXcellency Most Rev. Diomede Faleonio,
papal delegate to the United States, and
Bishops Mershardt of Oklahoma and
Kelly of Savannah
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
WEALTHY GOLFERS ARRESTED.
Links of Chattanooga Club Raided by
Deputy Sheriffs.

Chattanooga, December 21-(Special)-
The Riverview links of the Chattanooga
Golf and Country club, one of the lead
ing social clubs, was raided this after
noon by deputy sheriffs and six golfers
were arrest ed. All are prominent citizens
of the city of the Weather class, and it
has been customary for several years for
many to play on Sunday on the private
grounds of the club. A test will be made
of the cases. 1t is stated the deputies ex-
pected to capture number of newspaper
men, but all had gone over In the morn
ing. Those arrested included two bank
ers q leading. manufacturer and a rail-
road official
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
CHRISTMAS MAIL BURNED.
Only Twenty or Thirty Out of 100 or
300 Pouches Saved.

Syracuse, N. Y, December 21-Official
report of the burning of a car load of
Christmas mail 7enroute for the west.was
made here at 5 40 o'clock this afternoon
by the crew of mail clerks arriving here
from New York on the fast mail No 8
on the New York Central which left
New York at S:45 a. m.
Only twenty or thirty out of 700 or 500
pouches were saved. the burned mail be-
ing for Chicago and points further west.
Some of the mail was destined for the
Philippine and Fiji Islands. The mail
sacks were in a storage car which car
ried no clerks. The crew was on the car
behind and discovered the fire between
Peekskill and Highland. The car was
left burning at the latter station.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22

Chicago, December 81. - Theodore
Roosevelt as a man is greater than the
government he represents. While the
government of the United States was un-
able to restore peace in the anthracite
region, Roosevelt. not as President. but
as a man. suggested a rational way to
settle the trouble. The man triumphed
and the problem was solved"
Thus spoke Samuel Golden Rule)
Jones, mayor of Toledo. O., before the
Chicago. Peace society today. He sought
to show that force of arms was futile,
that war was inexcuseable. and that kill
ing in battle was murder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-22
Various Goods to Be Shifted
TO New Glass Rating
CHANGES WILL Be NUMEROUS
1t is Stated, However, There VIII Be
No General Increase on Goods
Shipped First of the Year
at Glass Rates.

New York, December 21-The Journal
of Commerce tomorrow will say:
For some time past reports have been
current that. beginning with the first of
the year. railroad freight rates will be
increaned on general merchandise ship
ments, the advance to be made not in the
class rates themselves, but by shifting
various goods from a lower to higher
class rating. which will practically result
in increased rates on merchandise thus
changed.
1t may now be stated definitely, how
ever, that there will be no general in
crease in rates on the first of the year
on goods shipped at class rates. The
new official freight classification sched-
ule of the trunk lines, which will take
effect on January 1 has been completed
and is about to be distributed. A print
ed copy of this revised classification has
been procured by a representative of this
journal and a careful comparison with
the old schedule proves that no general
increase in rates has been effected, and
furthermore, there does not seem to be
any heavy advances on any of the prin-
cipal kinds of merchandise as a result
of transferring goods from one class to
another. There are in all some 200
changes; some of these will impose a
slight increase in freight rates while
many show actual reductions. By far
the greater part of the changes made
consist in fixing a minimum weight on
which a carload rate will be allowed. or
increasing or reducing the minimum
weight already established on certain
kinds of shipments.
Not a few changes leave the classical
tion undisturbed but impose new condi-
lions as to how the merchandise is to be
packed, quantity, dimensions, containers,
etc, in order to enjoy the same rating
as under the present classification.