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The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05

students of the highest intellectual
standing. The distinguished dramatic
Victorien Sardou, whose fame has en-
circled the civilized world. has let it be
known for years that he is a convinced
believer not only in spiritualism, in
the possibility of holding conversation
with - departed, but also in what is
more commonly known here as the
urgy, that is the possibility OF trained
adopts. under supernatural control,
performing feats of magic. violations
of all the known laws of matter The
brilliant Madame Augusta Holmes, the
Franco-Irish musical composer, once a
friend of Victor Hugo, and to-day one
OF the queens of Paris social and ar.
tistic circles, goes even further than
the great dramatist who is
ing salon. In all the impor-
tant affairs of her life she con-
around and set I'm more toward land,
the open space was closed up, and by
one last almost superhuman effort the
sick. stiff and shivering group stag
gered to snore. Two died from the ef-
fects Of the exposure and suffering.
And what is the Compensation for
such hardship?
IL varies from a few cents to as high
as six and even seven dollars per day.
vi fldyHdVs IL II uDlIllB DuL ~ DdQ cola
and a frozen ear. There are two fish
companies in Buffalo which handle the
bulk Of the catch. Each concern han
dies about a ton of fish every day.
They pay cents per pound and take
all that is offered. Some of the men
have customers In the city from whom
they get the retail rate OF II and IA
cents, but the time spent I'm peddling
them about offsets the difference in
price. 80 that most OF the catch. Is
turned over 10 the dealers.
These companies also furnish bait.
consisting OF ninnows. at 10 cents per
pint The bait question Is sometimes
problem, especially on Sundays and
holidays, when over thousand men
go out. The companies get the min
noWs IN bushel baskets and the source
Of supply ~. as far as possible, kept a
secret.
The most important part Of The fish
ofman'H OUTFIT Is his dog team Dogs
Of every size, style and description arc
used Somc arr fine fellows ana woll
mated The great majority. however,
are luFf dogs. There are no adieuiives
a. describe thcm technically for the
clairyogant doeg not live who eould
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
KANSAS TELEPHONES.
Congressman CnIderhead Tells
Tbey work in Farmers Homes.

Congrcssmnn CnIderhead Tells
Tbey work in Fnrmers' Homes.
From the Washington Post.
1t does not seem so hard to have to
live i'm rural Kansas after one has
heard Representative Calderhead dis
course on the modern conveniences and
the money making proclivities Of some
of his own constituents.
There is a little town named Bre-
men a few miles from where | live"
said he yesterday. "A few English
families live there, but most of the
people are Germans, and thrifty and
respectable community they surely are.
! had a rural free delivery mail route
put on for them. The day the route
started there were three subscriptions
for daily papers; not long afterward
there were log. All around in that sec
tion, as elsewhere in my district, the
farmers club together by ten and fif-
teen to have telephones. They erect
line TO the nearest railroad station. The
rates to the cities are pretty steep, but
il is no uncommon thing for our farm
ers to telephone into Kansas city to
learn If 1t is raining there and also
how the prices for cattle are running. q.
Il have in mind a German boy from
this little town of Bremen, who, like
many OF his neighbors, was in the habit
of telephoning TO Chicago daily to learn
the corn quotations. He went into the
corn market and cleared 81 900 in few
days on the Chicago Exchange. These
things just raise your hair. I remem-
Der when he was a barefooted boy.
"Thc prettiest thing ] ever saw in
the way of rural telephoning," resumed
the Judge, one Of the most stately men
i'm the national House, was at Con-
cordia There / saw some little chill
dren climb upon chair and call to
their cousins some miles farther out in
the country. One of the little young
sters at the distant end of the line
brought his fiddle to the phone and
played for the delectation of his Con-
cordia cousins the latest tune he had
learned"
Modern country life certainly is
more comfortable than 1t used to be-"
commented Henry G. Smith of Michi-
gan, who had listened with some won
der to the Judges picturesque morning
story.
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Filipino visitors Impressions.
From the washington Post.


Senior ]. Fernandez OF Manila, Philip
pine Islands, a native Filipino, is in
this country for pleasure, having re-
Gently made the trip from San Fran
cisco to the East, stopping along the
route at points of interest Senior Fer
nandez is engaged I'm making a tour of
the world. He expects to spend few
days in Washington, Philadelphia, and
New York, and to sail for London about
the first of the year. Although this is
his first trip among English -peaklng
people. Senior Fernandez is able 10 car
ry on an extensive conversation in
English. 1t took me about year
to learn a little English" he said last
evening" Il could talk to your people
then, but ! am still learning. II is
much easier for you 10 learn Spanish
or Filipino than for me TO learn Eng
lish. | am going to New York in a
few days. That Is a city for fun Then
I go TO England and Europe. notice
many men smoke cigarettes here. MY
people. the poor classes. all smoke ci-
garettes, but the better classes smoke
cigars because they cost NOR. DO !
think the Americans are improving the
Philippines? An. u is not for me- 10
eny J ann not politician The poli-
ticiuns tell YOU about that I am just
10 some business in Manila"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
Father of All Typewriter Girls.

From the New York Press.
1t is acknowledged that Francis E.
Spinner, whose signature was so pc
culiar and so easily initiated, first in
troduoed young women into the de-
partments in Washington as clerks,
but the claim that Thomas G. Shear
man is the father OF all typewriter
girls in New York meets with resist
ance The lawyer. however, believes
il TO be well founded. In 1876. he
says, the daughter Of a deceased friend
appealed to him for counsel as TO what
she should do for self-support. He ad-
vlsed her to study shorthand When
proficient he undertook TO find en-
ployment for her in the office Of one
Wall street friend after another. No
body would think Of having a woman
about. All asked him the same dues-
ton. "Why not hire her yOurself2'
As a. last resort he did this. paying
her Ss n week. In less than two years
tho very men who had refused 20 cm-
plOy her were making places for other
Girls 100 their offices Mr.. Shearnan'F
nrotego climbed up 40 salary Of $40
week in Chicago. married her enl-
ployor. and now lives in Paris, pros
porous and harry.
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attempt has ever been made to hold
up one of these wagons. Nothing less
than an artillery company would have
much chance of success, as the wagons
are practically fortresses as we'll as
safes.
The guarding of the national treas
ure, in which such a marvellous pre-
cautionary system is employed, in real
ity commences at a point in the gov
ernmental money-making long before
the currency has come into existence
as such. The mill at Dalton, Mass,
where is manufactured the distinct
I'VE paper on which the United States
currency is printed, is hedged about
with safeguards designed to prevent
not only the theft of the precious fabric
but also to insure the secrecy of the
chemical and mechanical processes
whereby there are provided the two
lines or bands of loose colored silk
tlbre which appear in each specimen of
paper money and upon which the gov
ernment relies largely for protection
against limitations. An amazingly in
tricate and complex system of safe
guards prevails at the Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving at Washington,
where are printed all the currency,
government bonds and other securities,
particularly as regards the engraved
bank notes would be a small matter
compared to the loss of plates which
would print the face and reverse of a
bank note, and which would confer up
on their possessor a virtually mex
haustible fount of riches.
The responsibility for the safety of
the printing plates really rests upon
three men,. Each OF the large doors OF
the vaults contains three combination
locks. one of which is operated by each
members of the trio of trusted en-
ployes. 1t is necessary that all three
men be present in order to open any
door and should one of them be alb
sent all work in the big printing es-
tablishment would be at a standstll
unless he had deputed some
person to represent him, and informed
him of the combination of the lock
over which he has custody. In more
than a quarter of a century not sim
gle plate in use at the Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving has been lost, but
a few months ago some persons sue
ceeded in securing several sheets of
printed currency, and it has not been
possible as yet to apprehend the cuI-
prits However, in view of the relent-
less, untiring policy which the United
States Secret Service always follows
in such cases, 1t may be taken for
granted that il will only be a matter
of time until the thief Is placed behind
prison bars. Waldon Fawcett.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05

building where money is stored are
sufficient weapons to arm over thou
sand men and quantities of ammuni-
tion. The interior Of the building is
also honeycombed with wires to facil-
itate quick communication and should
any foolhardy robber attempt to IN
timidate the treasurer, assistant treas
urer or cashier. the official would only
have to press button under his hand
to bring an armed force to his assist
ance in less than thirty seconds. At
o'clock each day all the doors of the
Treasury Building are closed, save
those at the main entrance, and by s
o'clock every person save the watch
men must have left the building and
the keys to all the various
doors been delivered to the
ing the guards on the inside are
a number of outside watchmen sta
toned in sheltered posts or watch
houses, SO disposed as to command
every foot of the exterior of the build
ing and its approaches.
The transfer of the newly printed
currency from the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving to the Treasury Depart
ment and the dispatch of consignments
of bank notes from the national treas
ure house to the railroad stations is
characterized by watchfulness equally
thorough. Some of the wagons en-
ployed are virtually great iron safes
on wheels. Two guards occupy the
seat With the driver, two others have
places on top of the van, and n trio
Of employees stand upon a broad step
at the rear. All are. of course, fully
armed. For the delivery of express
shipments of coin and currency there
are employed wagons with heavy iron
screens and these like the vans just
mentioned. are protected by armed
guards on the inside and outside. No
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
NINETY MILLIONS IN MONEY.
Rank NOTES THAT THE
VAULT JUST COMPLETED
WILL HOLD.

rdinary Precautions Taken
AGAINST Robbery by Stealth or
,...,cL nv FOrce-The Location OF
49,, vault Cannot BE Determined
from 0utside-It Is Guarded With
=. md without bS Armed Men.
construction Is So Massive As
90 Defy Anything short of Dyna-
mite. and 1t Is SO Connected by
su.cieI wires That Mt short No.
tce United states Infantry Cav
,Irv aud ArtiIIerS Could BE Called
ia Its Defense.
ror,-riaht, 1902, by Walden Fawcett.
washington, Jan. 3.-In the panic of
,,oq there was a sudden call for bank
.,te= from banks in all parts of the
.,rrtrv. The demand. beginning in
,,odsrste terms. presently increased TO
e,ormous proportions. 1t wiped out
,1e S. 900 900 supply of bank notes in
tho treasury vaults in no time, and
s,ul The call continued. The issue di
vision Of the Treasury Department was
set 10 work double tides in the effort
n keep up the supply. 1t fell behind
bonelessly from the first, and at one
time there were frenzied requests for
some thirty million dollars more than
could be supplied. Naturally this in
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
NJ. SANTOS DUMONT.
IJow the Famous Acronnut Hap
pcncd to he Mistaken for a Valet.

pencd to he Mistaken for a valet.
New York, Jan "a gentleman, at
present in New York, who has known
Nj. Santos Dumont intimately for sew
eral years, speaking recently of the
world-renowned aeronauts personal
characteristics, remarked that NJ. Du-
monts extreme reserve of manner, and
what a casual observer might almost
mistake for timdity of temperament,
would certainly not lead one to imag-
inc him capable of possessing a great
intellect for invention and courage to
navigate the air.
AN extremely quiet, reticent little
man." said the friend alone referred
to- nearly always to be met with
automobiles for his principal topic of
conversation and apparently his chief
hobby. Upon his real work, the sci
ence of aeronautics, it is almost inn
possible to get him to say a word; as
also, perhaps naturally, upon the ro-
nance of his life-his attachment to
Miss Towers. the daughter of the well
known American hotelkeeper in Paris.
There is no doubt he felt keenly the
refusal OF his parents in Brazil to give
their consent to his marriage, which
was the only reason for it's being
broken off"
Occasionally il seems M. Dumont
would invite a friend or two to accom-
pany him on his automobile excursions,
and hence a little story is told which
emphasizes a certain phase of his char
acter.
The "Trip in question was to place
some thirty miles from Paris at time
when automobiles had not reached
their present state of perfection AS
in many similar instances the machine
broke down hopelessly by the wayside,
and 1T had to be towed to the nearest
railroad station. There it was found
the party had to wait several hours
for the next train back to Paris, and
the question of dinner became all i'm
portant. So to the village auberge NJ.
Dumont and his friends repaired, and
ordered the best repast which could be
served. In the meantime M. Dumonts
friends proposed a stroll through the
village, but on the plea that he wanted
to think about something, M. Dumont
remained at the inn.
The friends had not left the inn long
before the landlady hustled into the
room to lay the table, and finding the
quiet little man alone mistook him for
| "a servant or a valet of the party. Be
ing short handed and not a little per-
turbed by the arrival of such unusual
guests. she requested his assistance in
| properly serving up the meal. Without
| a word of protest, as ii was subse-
! quently disclosed, NJ. Dumont oblig-
| ingly shouldered a napkin and, under
the landlady's direction, set TO worl
placing the knives forks and plates
In the middle of this unusual occupa.
tion he was surprised by his astonishea
friends. who begged to know the rea-
son why he had taken upon himself
| the office of waiter.
"Oh. welll' Nj. Dumont replied, non
| chalantly. IT'S so much easier TO dc
what you are told than make explana-
| tions" +"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
PERILs OF THE ICE ANGLERS.
HARD LIVES OF THE LAKE ERIE
FISHERMEN.

Up Mt Five O'Clock in tho Morning
and on for Ten or Fifteen Mile
Sled Ride Behind Their Dogs, Re-
fore They Reach the Fishing
Banks-Thcy Must Tend n Number
of Lines. Keep the Fishing Holes
Free From Ice, and Preserve
Themselves from Freezing, and
Then Perhaps Make No Catch at
AII--Sometimes They Arc Caught
in billiards. and wander About
the TracISIcss Ice Desert Until
They Become Numb and Lie Down
to Die.
Copyright, 1902. by Bisscll Brice.
Buffalo, Jan. S.--When winter seals
the streams and lakes the follower of
old Isaa1 Walton puts away his tackle
and sighs regretfully because his sea-
son of sport is over. But for the lake
fishermen, who follow angling not as a
sport but for a livelihood. the period of
bitter labor and hardship sets in when
the ice forms thick from shore to
shore. People must have their fish in
winter as in summer. and so the win
ter fishermen Of Lake Erie hardy
Bedouins of the white desert face
constant suffering and the Imminent
peril of life and limb to fill their little
dog sleds for the market. The lake
ports are full of men who lack an ear
few fingers, or a foot. The eXpa-
nation is simple: Lost on the ice
over night" Sometimes it is d more
grisly fate and the victim is not dis
covered until the ice breaks up in the
spring, ana some floating island touches
the shore with its CHASTITY freight
They must needs be brave men as we'll
as hardy, who handle the frozen lines
son Lake Trie's surface.
IT is 6 o'clock of a still January
morning. The thermometer marks T
below zero. OF on the edge of Buffalo
a cluster of unpainted frame houses
deep in the drifts piled up by the fierce
lake winds, show signs of life. A door
opens in one of them, and in the broad
swale of lamplight appears a man, fol-
lowed by two shivering dogs. You
might think that the man was MEM
Der of one of the laWlesS organizations
that wreak vengeance by night on per-
sons mourning their dislike, for he
wears over his face a white mask
with holes for the eyes. This is not
for concealment, however, but for pro-
lection. The sinking dogs have no
such protection. They must rely on
their own fur, and on exercise for their
warmth, and OF exercise they will
presently get plenty. Drawing forward
rough box sled the man twists it
around and gives his sharp orders:
powers over unknown forces of nature,
just such powers as those by which,
as Herodotus tells us, the Egyptian
hierophants of old defended the sane
tity of their temples in remote oases
of the desert from the attacks of con-
quering armies. They tell wonderful
stories of feats of magic the Count
performs before those who CONSENT to
become his disciples and embark on Il
long and severe course OF study and
will training under his guidance. Ac-
cording to one of my infOrmants he
possesses powers that would make the
late famous Madame Blavatsky green
with envy; solid oak tables seem to
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05

frame werk of steel, which is built
iHte the masonry, ALL the pigeon holes,
nearly six Thousand in number, are of
steel and there is not an inch of in
flammable material in the furnishings
of the vault.
This receptacle of the nations wealth
is doubtless an object of deep longing
TO some thousands OF gentlemen who
make living by helping themselves
to other peoples money in ways not
sanctioned by the law, but ii would
be d very remarkable cracksman, or
array of craftsmen. for that matter.
who should get anywhere near the
$90O0O,O00 secuely nested in the new
vault. This new vault can be entered
only through the old vault, and its
1rom the outside of the building. The
government has even gone So far as
TO put in false windows heavily cur
tanned to deceive anyone who might
Try to determine the resting place of
the treasure from outside. Two special
guards who have for years done sentry
duty over the bank notes guard the
new vault as they guarded the old
But even If these guards could be over
come the bank robber who had reached
the entrance to the Vault-Which he
could never do, by the Way-would be
able to get no further, for the doors
are practically impregnable. 1t was not
so always. There was time when a
committee of Investigation invited a
delegation of bank burglars to expert
ment on the doors. The committee be-
heVed that the place was pretty Sc
cure. The gentlemen of the jimmy ox-
amined the situation carefully. smiled.
did few minutes work with their
tools, and said to the investigating
committee. After you, gentlemen" as
they bowed before the opened en-
trance. Now there are duplicate locks
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05

We also have a nice line of
finer quality, and can please
you.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05

trace the pedigree or name the breed
Shaggy, disreputable looking brutes,
these are. There is little style or at
tempt at matching of yoke fellows
either as to size or color. Anything
with hair on that can bark and pull is
acceptable.
rises and in February shows a strong.
bullish tendency dog sale is re-
markable sight The merchants are
sharp fellows and clever jockeyers,
and their remarks regarding the pull
ing qualities and sprinting propensities
of some hulking. homely brute of un-
certain extraction and ownership,
which they are trying TO sell to the
fishermen. would make a horse trader
feel like a kindergartener.
RisseIl Brce.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05

creased the panic, and aided in bring
ing about disaster, and the authori-
ties a Washington came in for severe
criticism Their answer was that the
&G000O0 in bank notes on hand took
up all the space available for such
storage. Provide more space, then, :"
said the banking interests, and the
government set about it.
The result of that complication is a
wonderful new vault. just now COM
peted, which will store $4,000, 600 in
money. With this enormous sum on
hand it is not probable that any de-
mand will he able to exhaust the i'm
mediate resources. The new vault is
twelve feet sqaIIre and its walls rise
TO hight of twelve feet. The lining
of Uncle Sans new money chest is
composed of Bessemer steel plates
three -eighths of an inch in thickness,
and these are securely fastened by
means Of huge screws and bolts to a
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05

on those doors. and the whole con-
struction is so compact that nothing
but dynamite would have much effect
upon it.
Aside from this passive protection IN
all its various forms, the gigantic store
house of wealth opposite the White
House has the benefit of one of the
most complete systems of guards ever
devised. About seventy watchman are
employed and they work in three re-
liefs, patrolling the entire building at
all hours of the day and night. In the
office of the captain of the watch are
recording instruments to which each
watchman must send an automatic re-
port once every half hour while on
duty The captains office is continue
ally in communication with the Chief
of Police of Washington, the Com
mandant of the Washington Arsenal,
50 that in the event of an emergency
the police or a cavalry or artillery
force could instantly be summoned
Stacked in the various parts of the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
ECKSTEIN'S
Embroideries
The Town Talk.

Of course, EVERY one
knows that EVERY Dry Goods
store in the city sells En-
brOiderieS, SUCH AS THEY
ARE, but when you want full
value for your money, latest
patterns and finest materials,
you naturally turn to us to
supply your wants. Now, we
sell you the best goods ever
offered
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
Ready=TO-Wear Goods.

The Goods must be sold.
Price no object. We make
any alteration necessary and
guarantee a perfect fit.
$3.50 Dress Suit for $1,000
$500 Dress Suit for $500
$3.50 Dress Suit for $500
LADIES 3-4 Length Raglan,
Black and Tan.
$500 Value fOr........$ $1,000
$500 Value for. $500
$4,000 Value for. $500
Ladies Ready-Made Skirts:
$4 Value Rainy Day at $2.49
So Value Dress Skirt at $4.98
Silk Waists and PetticOatS,
worth $3.50 fully, for $4.98.