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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

like the doctor was too busy to crafty
his liking.
You see," said the waiter. "I work
in this restaurant till 4 o'clock every
afternoon and then l begin another
days work"
How is that?" queried DR.. Funk.
We'll, sir, I'm a stevedore by trade,
and 1 have to work at the trade. At
least 1 unload four or five schooners
every afternoon and evening of my
life.
Unload four or five schoners alone
every day of your life?"
why, yes, sir" said the daring
waiter, -four or five schooners of
beer, sir. And it don't hurt me bit,
sir"
The waiter feared that the great pro-
hibitionist might be little offended
at this piece of restaurant pleasantly,
but he wasn't.
For the benefit of readers who may
not have read the dispatches closely
it may be explained that DR.. Funk S
spiritualistic experiences referred to
above, include, first, the receiving of
a message from the late Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, respecting a borrowed
coin which DR.. Funk had forgot to re-
turn to the owner, the whereabouts of
which no one now living, not even the
doctor, was supposed to know about
the spirits told him where it was; and,
second, a face to face meeting with the
astral or second body of Mr.. Beecher
himself
1t is fair to suppose that the pres
ent prosecutions of his Christian sub
jects by the Sultan of Turkey will
cause the immigration 20 this country
of many more of them than have hith-
erto fled to these shores.
There will probably be more Armen-
ians than any others. They are here
already in noticeable numbers. Their
percentage is not large comparatively
nor would it be if the whole race
should come over in a body, for they
are not a numerous folk, but their
personality is so pronounced that the
general mass cannot help but take
note of them.
Unlike most nationalities from
Eastern Europe and Western Asia,
the Armenians in New York have pre-
empted no special quarter of the city.
Their old world neighbors, the Syri-
ans, together with a few Arabs, have
taken possession of the southern end
of Greenwich street and the east and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

At cost of $4,000 for land and
building the Southern Express Com
pany has recently completed one of
the largest and most completely equip
ped stables in the city. 1t is located
at the foot of Stewart street, conven-
lent to the Union Station, where so
large a part of the company's business
is handled.
The building is of brick and is two
stories high in front. The rear, where
the stables proper are located, is but
one story, but has a very high roof to
secure perfect ventilation. The sta
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

mems song.-Whistle of steamboat
heard in the misunderstanding APP
proaches and passes flatboat.-Old-
fashioned buck dance.-The boat is
again hailed.-Answer. "Alls well" and
disappears in the darkness.
Concert solo, Grand Amen" lizard
ing).
Overture, "Florodora" q. Stewart).
March, 1.-THE Invisible Eagle" (Sou-
sa).
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

At the first sitting of the Alcohol
Congress at the Galeric des Machines,
Paris, NJ. Mougeot, French Minister
of Agriculture, delivered an address in
which he dealt with the history of al
cohol as fuel. In the course of his
remarks he said that the great ques-
ton to be decided by the congress
was to devise a means of fixing the
price of alcohol. This point, he added.
was of great Importance if the pro-
duction of denatured alcohol was to
become one of the great French ma
tional industries.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12
NEW YORK TOPICS
GOSSIP AND CURRENT COMMENT
FROM THE METROPOLIS.

DIR. Funk's SpirituaIistic Expert
ences More Than a Nine Day
WOnder-A Wealthy Publisher
who Was a Methodist Minister in
His Younger Days-His Career as
Publisher of The Voice, a PrOhi-
bitiOn Weekly, which, at One
Time. Had a Very Large Circuka-
How He Showed Up the BibuIOus
Tendencies of the students of a
Great UniVersity-HisB Big DictiOn-
airy Venture and Its Financial
Success-Dr. Funk's Personality.
How a Favorite Writer Played n
Little Joke on Him.
New York, April 11-Dr. 1. X
Funk's astonishing statements con-
corning his experiences at divers re-
cent "spiritualstic" seances are still
causing a good deal of talk here,
though they have been before the pub
lie for some time. Evidently they are
going to be much more than a nine
day wonder.
To those who know the Doctor well
the greatest wonder is that he has
r'taken up" spiritualism at all This
is as true of his spiritualistic friends
as of any others, for his temperament
is of just the sort that, one would
suppose, would preclude his giving
any amount of time and attention to
anything whatever in the occult
line.
DR.. I. K. Funk is somewhat rising
of sixty. He was a Methodist minis
ter by profession during all his early
manhood. He became a pronounced
prohibitionist and established in Chi
cago weekly total abstinence news
paper, called The Voice. Some time
in the eighties his firm, Funk & Wag-
nails, removed TO New York.
The Voice was published in this city
until three or four years ago, when
Funk & Wagnalls sold it out, and the
company, which under a similar name
succeeded the firm, has devoted itself
ever since to the general publishing
business. In this the concern has
been highly successful, and DIR. Funk
is now in excellent condition financial
". Twenty years ago he would have
been termed rich" Even in this day
of miNionaires his fortune is respect
able.
Dr. Funk's general business shrewd'
ness is the quality which would seen
TO initiate against his present investi-
cations OF spiritualistic phenomena
He is a born journalist, as was shown
in the conduct of The Voice in its
plamiest days. Nearly every one oil
his publishing ventures, since the dis
position Of The Voice, has been sub
Etantial success.
Though you would hardly look fol
the development of journalistic talent
from the modern newspaper viewpoint
in prohibition" periodical. DR.
Funk showed such development in
marked degree, and it was this which
brought his newspaper a larger cir
culation at on etime than was ever en-
33oyed by any other similar publica-
ton
Unlike other total abstinence news
papers, The Voice was never content
Win simply advocating it's principles
used TO drive its preaching home
WIN the most startling news stories.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

There is a little postoffice in Wales
that rejoices in the short name of Liam
acknowledgement go gerychyrndrob will =
Llantysiliogogogoch AS a rule, natives
abbreviate this all-day-and-night name
to Llanfairpwlwyngyll although it is
considered great fun by occasional
tourists to send kilograms and letters
to their friends in which the whole
name is written. However, the British
Postoffice Department, which controls
telegraph lines, charges 10 cents addi-
tional on kilograms bearing the COM
plete name.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

line portraits, mostly of column width.
for it was before the days of big pic
lures in the newspapers, were won
ders in their way and were to be
found in the columns of journals in
every part of the United States. This
man scorned to take a salary and
never seem to work hard, vet to
my personal knowledge his earnings
piece work-for several years were
from $3.50 to $500 a week. Duane.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

PIONEER.
Bri&ht's Disease and Diabet ties
Are Positively Durable.

When the San Francisco business men were
Investigating the Fulton Compounds they
heard that Dr. C. D. zeile had both Bright's
Disease and Diabetes. and was given up as in
durable, and they waited on him and got him to
take IT. Now for the sequel. This letter Was
written months later:
"5s2 Pacific St., San Francisco Sept. a. 1901.
Dear Sirs have conducted my own phar.
macy on my own property on Pacific ST. for for
" eight years, hence my associates number
some OF the best old school ply sicians had
chronic Bright's Diseas and Diabetes of long
standing, which got so serious that in October
last the judgment Of my medical friends was
that three months would see the end We al
looked upon the mere suggestion OF q cure CS
empirical and visionary. But yielded TO the
earnestness OF the parties, and the insistency
OF one OF my family and went on the Fulton
Compound for Bright's Disease as a test. The
first week improved but thought ii a coinci-
derce. But every week thereafter the improve
ment continued. The time for the fatal end
passed and was still growing stronger. This
continued till July, when the last trace OF both
aloumen and sugar disappeared. 1 suppos
all reported favorably. However unreasonable
u may appear, the cure has been fouI {.
II those interested care TO call at my drug
store will be glad 70 tell all know concern
ing this important matter. The discovery is
second only in Importance to the discovery
"CARL D. zE11h"
Medical works sgree that Bright's Disease
ard Diabetes are incurablc, but 81 per cent. ara
positively recovering under the Fulton Com
pounds. Common forms Of kidney complaint
and rheumatism offer but short resistance
Price. 81 for the Bright's Disease and q 50 for
the Disbetic Compound. John ]. Fulton Co.
go Montgomery street, San Francisco, sole
compounders Free tests made for patients
Descriptive pamphlet mailed; free.
Livingston Pharmacy Co.,
Sole Agents, Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12

Bile will accommodate thirty horses,
though but twenty-four are now quar-
tered in it. The stalls are each six
feet wide. The floor is of brick and ce-
ment, with a cement drain located be-
tween each row of stalls. This is
graded and can be flushed whenever
desired by hydrant located at the
higher end.
The lower floor, in the front of the
building, is devoted to a harness room
and the storing of the wagons Here
is room for several more vehicles than
those now used by the company, four
teen. The upper floor is used for
storeroom for feed. The stable has
been occupied since Jan. Is.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-12
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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
Throwing Rice at Weddings.

Like roast pig, the origin of throwing
rice at weddings is Chinese, and the
legend is scarcely less worthy Of
Charles Lamb: "a famous sorcerer
named Chao became jealous Of the
power of another sorcerer, a woman
and. conceiving plan to destroy her,
he persuaded her parents to bestow her
upon his supposed son. The crafty
Chao chose the most unlucky day for
the wedding, the day when the Golden
Pheasant was in the ascendant, so that
when the bride entered the red chair
the spirit bird would destroy her with
his powerful beak. But Peachblossom
gave directions to have rice thrown out
at the door, and she passed out un-
harmed while the spirit bird was de-
vOuring it,"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
Scholarly Men and the Pulpit.

If scholarly men more and more re-
ject the church as the means by which
they will influence opinion and con
duct and replace it by educational, ed
itorial and administrative agencies. the
next century may be altogether guided
in its intellectual decisions and in
those of it's actions which depend on
intellectual judgments by forces out
side the church. Our grandfathers
looked to the minister for advice not
only upon religious beliefs and moral
practice. but also upon most matters
outside their own direct acquaintance.
The minister prescribed for the educa-
ton of sons, solved social problems
and acted as the source and judge of
truth in matters of general knowledge
Our sons seem likely to regard the
ministry as body of men fitted to
deal with mems religious welfare, but
less fitted to be generous mentors in
others. The direction of the people in
other than purely religious activities
may pass wholly out of the hands of
the church.-Professor Z. L. Thorn
dixie in Century.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
Taking Life Too Seriously,

Taking life too seriously is said to
be an especially American failing. This
may be true; but. judging from ap-
pearances, it would seem to be world
wide, for go where you may. you will
find the proportion of serious, not to
say anxious, faces ten to one as COM
pared with the merry or happy ones.
If "the outer is always the form and
shadow of the inner and if 1.-THE pres
ent is the fullness of the past and the
herald of the future" land how can we
doubt it,? how many sad histories can
be read in the faces of those we meet
every day! The pity of it is, too that
the sadness is a self woven garment,
even as is the joy with which it might
be replaced. RuslSin says "Girls
should be sunbeams not only to men,
bers of their own circle, but to every
body with whom they come in contact
Every room they enter should be
brighter for their presence" Why
shouldn't all of us be sunbeams, boys
as well as girls, all along the way from
twenty-five years and under to eighty
five years and over?-SuccesS.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
A Woodland Echo.

AS became the idle man having the
time of his life in the primeval forests
Of the Temagamie reserve in Canada,
the clerk of the New York court of
special sessions was graciously inclined
to instruct the workers in camp. These,
says the New York Tribune, were two
young, unknown men who, with a
canoe and a camping outfit, were like
wise seeking Lakewood experience.
He came upon one of them baking
bread in portable aluminium oven
before smoldering log fire.
"Ah," said the clerk. assuming re-
clining position of graceful ease, "bak-
ing bread, see"
Eyes. 1t doesn't come up for a cent. "
"You see" continued the clerk. with
rising wisdom, 1.-THE baking powder,
which contains cream of tartar liber-
ates when heated a certain amount Of
carbonic acid gas, which,
ooh. don't talk shop! interrupted
the cook. Il hate it out here!''
ooh, you do"' the clerk observed, as
tonished. what business are YOU in.
may l ask"
I'm an assistant professor of chem
istry at Yale"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
A TraEic Wedding Ring.

A tragic story of a forgotten we'd
ding ring is told in the Lives Of the
Lindsays." He should have been at
church when Colin Lindsay, the young
Earl of Balcarras, was quietly eat
ing his breakfast in nightgown and
slippers. Reminded that Mauritia Of
Nassau was waiting for him at the al
tar. he hurried to church, but forgot
the ring A friend present gave him
one, which he, without looking at.
placed on the brides finger.
After the ceremony was over the
countess glanced at her hand and be-
held grinning deaths head on her
ring. She tainted away, and the omen
made such an impression on her that
on recovering she declared she was
destined to die within year, a present
iment that probably brought about it's
own fulfillment for in few months
the careless Colin was widower.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
A Cheerful Expression.

II wish l could always look as cheer
full as you do said the sweet young
thing as she dropped down beside the
attractive widow.
"There are times when it is embar-
RAISING, that cheerful expression of
NINE" said the widow Let me tell
you. When my husband died, l was
journeying alone to his home, where he
was to be buried. l was much annoy
ed at the persistency with which the
man across the aisle attempted to flirt
with me. Finally he took a seat in
front of me and said, I beg pardon.
but thought I'd like to talk with you
awhile because you have such cheer
full eXpression.'N
"And there I'd been weeping my eyes
out for two days. So don't cultivate
that cheerful look too much or you'll
find some one accusing you of looking
happy at funeral" New York Times.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
Irritation and Pain.

A sharp definition should be drawn
between irritation and pain. Irritation
is not pain. but only a frequent cause
of it, Thus crumb lodged in the
larynx near the vocal cords produces
violent irritation and prolonged cough
ing, which often result in actual pain.
So, too, a speck of dust in the eye sets
up violent irritation and Inflammation,
followed by acute pain. OF the sur
face of the body the finger tips and the
end of the tongue are most sensitive
for instance, a burn on the fingers is
back would be, while one on the tongue
would be more painful still. Deep
wounds are not painful, as rule. save
as regards the surface injury.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
PUZZLES IN SPELLING.
They ArN Liable to Catch You In n
Nest Mysterious Way.

What queer Quirks good and ODE
dent mind will sometimes take! A
clergyman of exceptional scholarly at
tainments tells me that he once wrote
what he at the moment conceived to
be the word "rghteouS.' The nature
of his calling ought to suggest that of
all words this one should be among the
most familiar to him. and indeed it
was. Yet when he had written it it
did not look right. After puZZlng over
it for some time he concluded that it
must end with ''ious" instead of "eous,"
as he had written it. Finally in a
mental muGdle he went to his una
brdged dictionary. but was amazed at
finding no such word there. Deferring
further search for the nonce, he COM
plcted his letter and then opened the
dictionary again. This time he found
the word all right and in its proper
place. a fact which. he said. would
been Il drinking man.
The explanation of it was that by
some unaccountable freak he had got
it into his noodle that it was spelled
"ritcheous.' He had spelled it so in
his letter and had of course looked on
the wrong page of the dictionary for it
in the first instance. BY the time he
looked again the crotchct was out of
his mind, and he knew how to spell the
word as we'll as Webster did.-Brook~
lyn Eagle
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
HIS PRIZE ROSES,
A Little Secret That Was Confided to
the Wrong Man.

An amusing incident is reported in
connection with small flower show
in the north of England. One of the
classes-cut roses-was open only to
cottage gardeners within a certain ra-
dius, and the winner turned up in
laborer whom we will call Sandy. The
lucky individual was in high feather
end hung about near his exhibit all the
afternoon receiving the congratulations
of his friends.
Beautiful roses" remarked a we'll
dressed stranger to Sandy. "They tell
me, however, that if Briggs had been
qualified to enter he would have beat
en- you"
Now, Briggs was the rose grower
par excellence in the neighborhood;
but, unfortunately for him, he was
just outside the radius
Briggs be hanged"' calculated San
dy. He amt got no better roses than
them!'
''That's nonsense-' retorted the
stranger. Briggs roses are the talk
of the district"
Sandy still stuck to his point and be-
came quite confidential. Between
you and me-" he whispered eventually,
briggs amt got no better roses than
them, COS them's mis-! He couldn't en-
ter himself so he gave me the pick of
his garden
The stranger was satisfied. and II
was only afterward that Sandy dis
covered to his cost that he had con-
fded his secret to member of the
show committee.-London Tit-Bits.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
A Medieval Survival.

1t may interest some of your readers
to know that the archaic method Of
reckoning by TALES is still in vogue in
Pau While there l saw bundle Of
tally sticks there called tailles) sus-
pended in a bakers shop, and on in
quiry l found that most of the poorer
country people thus registered their
purchases until they We're able to pay.
The tally stick is cut down the center,
the baker and purchaser each retaining
half, and when Il loaf is sold the two
halves are fitted together, and a notch
is made across them, the purchaser thus
keeping an exact check upon the bak-
er's score. Upon any payment being
made a corresponding number Of
notches are shaved off.-London Athe-
nHum.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
PRESENCE OF MIND.
The Duke of >EellingtOn's Expert
ence With n MurdcrOus Maniac.

S"Sc WIN u MurucFOuS NWUulAc
One day as t.ae Duke of Wellington
sat writing at his library table quite
alone his door was suddenly opened
without a knock or announcement of
any sort, and in stalked gaunt man.
who stood before the commander in
chief with his hat on and Il savage ex-
preston of countenance. The duke
was of course a little annoyed at such
an unceremonious interruption. and.
looking up. he asked. who are you?"
Il am Dionysius.' was the singular
answer. We'll. what do you want"
Your life" My life?' Yes; l am
sent to kill you" Very odd said
the duke, sitting back and calmly gaz-
ing at the intruder. Not at all, for
am Dionysius," said the stranger, land
l must put you to DEATH Are you
obliged to perform this duty today?'
asked the commander in chief Il am
very busy just now and have a large
number of letters to write. 1t would
be very inconvenient today The WIS.,
itor loked hard during moments
pause. Call again. continued the
duke, cor write and make an appoint
ment." You'll be ready?" without
fail" was the reply. The maniac.
awed doubtless by the stern old SOL
der. backed out of the room without
further words and half an hour later
was safe in bedlam.