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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
MANY BIG GAMES TO
BE PLAYED TO-DAY.
Continued from Third Page.)

more than even the heavy men, per-
haps the heaviest of any team in the
country, could stand.
Sympathy of those who have no in
terest personally in either team is per-
haps with Columbia, for she has made
such a brilliant record this season, and
deserves all the encouragement that
she will get.
At Princeton the Tigers are all ready
for the coming of the Ithacans, and
every one is confident that the yellow
and black will be supreme. The Ii
gers have shown more improvement
in the past two weeks than any of
the other teams, and Dewitt will not
be the only star in to-days contest.
The Tigers have almost been ignored
in the calculations of those counting
on championship honors, but they may
yet upset all plans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
MISSIONARY socIETY's WORK.
Increased Appropriation Made for
Its General business.

Increased Appropriation Made for
Its General business.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 30.-The
third days session of the board of
managers of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society was we'll attended. de-
spite a heavy downpour of rain. The
meeting was devoted principally to
the reading of reports from mission
aries and to committee work
The Committee of the Whole on APP
preparations voted $91, 900 for the gene
raj work of the society. This is
$4,000 more than was ever before APP
propriated. In addition, special ap-
preparations for specific lines of work
will be made later.
Reports on the condition of several
industrial schools operated under the
auspices of the national organization
were read, and a plea for larger APP
preparations for the schools was en-
tered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
CLIMATE NOT CHANGING.
At Least the Weather Records Do
Not Indicate 1t.
From the Boston Globe.


From the Boston Globe.
The climate Of any place is depend
ent upon four causes, says j. w.
Smith, government weather forecaster.
Distance from the equator, distance
from the sea, elevation above the sea
and the prevailing winds. In the pres
ent epoch of the worlds history these
conditions have remained practically
unchanged. True, like seasons of DIFF
ferent years show marked fluctuations
in the amount of precipitation and de-
grees Of heat, but it is not safe to par
ticulariZe one season, or one storm, or
one hot or cold day. as being the most
exceptional that has ever occurred,
for in nearlv all cases the records will
show that its counterpart has existed
at some time in the past.
Man is prone to magnify any sensa-
tion that has strongly appealed to him.
The apples of boyhoods days were
more rosy and juicy and the tarts mora
palatable than those of to-day. SO
were the winters SHOWS heavier: so Is
the summer past the coolest that ever
occurred. A mans personal equation
enters largely into his estimate of mat
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31

In the game Of indoor baseball at
the Young Mems Christian Association
last night the Buds were victorious
over the Skinadores by a score of 13
10 8. A large number of ladies were
among those present to witness the
game
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31

was among those who registered yes
terday at the Pulaski
Mr. p. c. Koerber of Jacksonville
was among the Florida arrivals yes
terday at the Screven.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31

tiers, and your physical condition may
have been such that a certain spring
season affected you most unpleasantly,
While to me it's effect was beneficial
and the recollection of 1t pleasing. You
would not, however. be justified in
saying that the winters formerly never
overlapped spring, and that there had
been a radical change in climate in the
past fifty years.
One who closely follows the weather
from year to year must necessarily ar
rive at the paradoxical conclusion that
extremes and variability in weather
conditions are the rule, and that a year
that followed the averages closely
would be a notable exception. 1t is
unfortunate that instrumental data are
not available for much over 300 years,
but when there are eliminated from
the records all probable errors of In
struments and of exposure. there re-
mains the indisputable fact that there
has been no appreciable change in the
seasons during that time. and it is
probably safe to assume that there will
be none until there occurs some atmos-
pheric or geological revolution as that
by which the greater portion of the
earth was transformed from an Icy
waste into garden of Eden.
AAa-y. y
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31

John Brown of Lake City, Ia, who
claims the distinction OF being the
shortest United States soldier living to-
day, is a Scotchman and came to this
country in 1850. Mr.. Brown, whose
hight is 4 feet inches. has in his
possession an affidavit which proves
that he is two and one-half inches
shorter than any other United States
soldier who served in the Civil War.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
DISCOVERING A MAN.
The story OF Tramp and a Home
less, FriendIess Dog.

less, Friendless Dog.
From the Detroit Free Press.
A tramp came slowly up the village
street and stopped to lean against a
post. We looked him over in his rags
and dirt and general toughness, and
wondered whether there was any ten
der sentiment left in hos soul. One
thought of him as having craving
for strong drink-of being ready with
a lying tale of distress-of adding to
his degradation day by day.
No, such man could have no senti-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
Money Orders Sold at

Express Office, 70 Bull street
Express Office, Union Station
Livingstons Pharmacy Co., 20
Broughton street, west.
knights Pharmacy Co., corner Ogle-
thorpe avenue and Drayton street.
]. T. Shuptrine, Druggist, 229 Con-
gress, west, corner Jefferson.
A. L. Ford & Co., Druggists, 351
West Broad
Savannah Bank and Trust Co., Bay
and Drayton streets.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31

Frankly, l don't think
ever saw the man would marry!"
Kitty-"Oh. well, dear, have patience;
he may heave in sight, you know
Boston Transcript.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
HIGH CLASS DRUGGISTS
AND OTHERS.

druggists everywhere scientific attachments integrity,
odevoch n
enediG o n
lway
They with when anything their line which usually includes
and medical usually
reward dmanyh o
excellent
O
live and
o
be
sell the Such
sometime o
N
Cop
because sell the limitations
find Misrepresentation deception whenever dealer
it
il he
health happiness
reliable the demand
fifty BOTTLE exceptions
them
or
eand % of
JA as ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
The Pulaski House.
CHAs. F. GRAHAM. Propr.
Service unsurpassed.
Table a speciality.
Rates $3.50 and up.
PROPOSALS WANTED,

FORT MoULTRfE. s. G., oCT. 70,
1903; sealed proposals in triplicate will
be received until IL a. M. Nov. Q,
1908, for constructing subsistence store
house here; information furnished on
application; envelopes containing pro-
posals should be marked, Proposals
for Construction" addressed, r. L.
Buck, O. NJ.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
RATES ARE as FOLLOWS.
SHIP YOUR GOODS

which operates on 10000 miles Of frst-cla@
routes, with connections with other COM
panies, to all points accessible by express.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
Minimum
BUDS WERE VICTORIOUS.

Average, Nov. IS ....2S.S Gas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

floor, hopping around like birds as corn, peas and
other grain thrown them by the women and
hospitality and gratitude that the feeding Of feath
cred creatures is propitious and religious act.
To show their appreciation the bird maskers APP
proach the women and children and rub their
The animal and beast maskers crawl around
the room on all fouTs and make sounds repre- S+
represented To these the women and children
give meals Of all kinds and deck their bodies with
flowers and feathers. The meats given the mask
ers are saved and used for making soups for the
great feast Before the feast comes off it is the
custom Of the Indians Of the various clans to for
get and forgive past differences, and make prom
lses that they VIII endeaVor TO i've through me
The great feast might well be called big family
reunion It is regarded by the Indians as the great
est day Of the year"
The masks used by the Indians are called go
centuries or ancestors Ihey are MADE OF wood'
followed out and carved into any image desired,
and feathers of birds. In the collection is one sup
posed to represent a white mans face. and this is
that each mask is endowed with or possesses some
mystic o properties a9d , there rs strange WISH
violent illness attacks an Iroquois who is a mem
at his bedside and the mask medicine man i'm.
plores it TO take away to absorb the poison ana
disease which affiict tho sick Indian. After this
ceremony the mask is scraped and cleansed. and
frequently buried. to let out the poison and sick
Of the Iroqu IS can handle live Goals with i'm
punity. While these are glowing IN his hands ne
part Of the sick These ashes from the live
critics. but after being used once must be placed
of sight of human eyes. or else the good they
ease will return with greater danger than If
the owner of q mask behaves badly during the ad-
and the mask taken away from him. Not only
this but the mask IS punished. this being accom-
plished by taking II and wrapping it in a skin
and hanging IT In dark place until it has thrown
out the evil conditions of its owner The time Tor
Troquois that is venerated much the
cestral mask
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

point regarding the figure Of Fame, which
stands on the globe, is that the point of the big
toe of the right foot which her weight is
supported. touches the exact spot in the outline
of the North American continent occupied by
the city of Little Rock. On the front of the
pedestal is the inscription, ITO the Soldiers Of
Arkansas" and the design of the whole is en-
titled, The Defence of the Flag"
The monument and figures are the work Of F.
Wellington Ruckstuhl, the New-York sculptor
who designed the massive memorial recently
unveiled at Baltimore, and ]. & r. Lamb, of
New-York; and the site is an elevated mound
in a commanding position in the Arkansas cap
ital, it will be a prominent feature in the city's
adornment
Exhibition Of the work in the Paris Salon of
1904 is provided for in a clause Of the con-
tract. and 1t IS expected that 1t will attract
much attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

next world. The mother wears It suspended from
her neck after childbirth a sign Of gratitude TO
the Great Spirit for the gift OF q life.
The bird and animal masks figure in the dance
OF thankfuness TO the Great Spirit the gift Of
game. During this thank dance the head maskman
touches with his staff each individual in the room
this being the form Of invocation used. II any
individual refuses he is caught by the arm and
pulled 10 the floor. Should further resistance be
shown, the Indian is roughly handled and thrown
out OF the house not being permitted TO return or
10 take part in any OF the ceremonies and festivi-
ties. and during the year is not permitted asso-
caate with the devout Indians. He has the full
twelve months TO repent Of his acts.
These false faces are privileged for the entire
day OF the dance AS each one enters the feast
or long house he roars like bear. hoWIs like a
woif. grunts Ike hog. bellows like a seal or
cries or whistles like bird. thus representing
bis own totem. Each and all of these calls or
cries are answered by some brother menb Der of the
clan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
RELICS OF REVOLUTIONARY DAYS.
Two Flintlock Pistols Unearthed at Fort
George

An interesting find made short time ago at
Fort George at e-hundred-and-ninety- first-st.
and Amsterdam when one of a gang of labor
ers digging the excavation for a new music hall
unearthed old hardwood chest. The chest itself
was badly decayed, but inside were found. in a
remarkably good state of preservation two old flint
lock pistols of the type used in the Revolution Their
good condition is accounted for by the fact that
they had been wrapped in several thicknesses Of
some homespun material The workmanship on
both pistols indicates that they were probably
owned by an officer, for they are decorated and
inlaid in elaborate style. On the butts are two
depTessons in the wood where plates bearing the
name CT the owners We're evidently fastened That
these were ripned off hurriedy is shown bv the
tact that the little nails with which they are
fastened are still in the wood. The pistols are Of
English make, and it is believed that thew were
buried by some British or Tory officer on the In
Vason of WashingtOns forces "
in the DoX TOUR coins We're also found two conner
ones or English coinage and bearing the image Of
George III larger one of gold, bearing what is
supposed supp to be the image Of Caesar and badly bat
Identification. % ~ uety
The chest was three feet below the surface and
line. ave- SuIO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

expeditions over the wild thckly wooded noun
tains overlooking his home. The Volscian Noun
tans and the rugged scenery OF his native nils
seem to have had the same influence in framing
his firm and lofty character which 1t undoubtedly
exercised the hardy and liberty loving NOUN
taineers centuries
The Pope never forgot incident of his youth.
when a seminarist he had to make speech De-
fore his predecessor, Pope Leo XII Qnade Pope
1929 Although painfully nervous, the clever semi
narist recited his Latin speech with so much feel
ing and spontanety that the Pope rewarded him
with silver jubilee medal, and patting his sue
cessor on the head spoke words of encourage
ment and praise to the delighted philosopher" as
his comrades had nicknamed him. From that
ment the sensitive. ambitious schoolboy resolved
that should his ecclesiastical be crowned
by the tiara he too, would adopt the name of Leo.
Seventy-fve years after this momentous event in
his early career Leo XIII, announcing his inten-
ton of procatming jubilee year. told the
sembled cardinals of this secret vow, and tears
dimmed the brightness Of his intelligent restless
eyes as he repeated. almost verbatim. the words
which had sunk deep in his schoolboy heart three
quarters of a century ago-(The Sphere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES
Their applicability to Use IN Coal
and Other Mines.

Electric locomotives are already IN extensive M.
IN coal mines for hauling cars to and no. II Ia,
been felt however. that there was room for I'm,
provement in certain features OF such machines a
type has now appeared whose advantages. viii =
quickly recognized
Operation with storage batteries aIone IA ba-5r,
practicable. Attempts to use them IN combination
with an overhead wire are common. but that plsD
Is said to be costly and complicated. Not onIy ia
the deterioration OF the cells serious matter bD.
IN Oruer 10 MAINTAIN Uniform voltage is neca7-
sary to multiply meters and switches Then ~,
with every shock, the acid Is liable 20 be spilled
ana tne IuIneS are d1Sagreeable TO The operator IN
say nothing of the waste of material '' -
AGAIN. even the overhead wire alone has It's draw
packs II takes up a good deal OF rooul-thar h
more compact arrangement is that which was
Engineers This paper on the subject has jlst
appeared IN Engineering News
Cable that supplies the The reel Is Iargs
consumes less valuable space than the oI9 Ma
MI. Clarke did not say exactly how much -wirs
could be cotled UP In this fashion but ne remarked
Slidt Ine strain Kept on It, both In unwndiug and
winding, was thirty pounds. That was enough To
prevent kinking. 81 y"
The speaker laid great stress on the superiority,
OF electricity over compressed air for hauling coal
ana ore In mines. The length of run is Irifei bv
the charge which the tank OF a co110TaSss5 a.
motor can carry around with fr Wien ira Is
exhausted. the engine must go back 10 "A som
pressed air tank FOR a fresh one. With the eectr,
IS the efficiency. mechanical enefnee-s eZnres.
IL, OF the two systems AR Clarke estimates L1F
OF the power expended by a steam e-ry1e II .-I,
pressing air for il Is realized He puts rbe mower
81 az eietIIc engine at 90 per cent Finally it ia
asserted that the first cost OF the plant REQUIRED
Tor compressed air service is two or three -irrss
as Iarge as that OF an electric plant performing tia
settle ~OLA lnOush the statement is applicants
perhaps only to the operation OF mine cars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
THE DEFENCE OF THE FLAG"
Monument for Little Rock, Ark, in Memory
of Those Who Died for the Confederaoy.

Through the efforts of Mrs. Rufus J. Polk,
secretary of the Confederate Monument Com
mittee Major General B. W. Green chairman of
the executive committee Of the United Confed-
crate Observation-Disclosures; Adjutant General
Frank T. Vaughan and other prominent people
Of Arkansas, memorial to the Confederate
dead is to be erected next summer in Little
Rock which will be a notable addition to the
growing list of memorials in the South. The
monument, which is over thirty feet high will
stand on a base of Arkansas granite II feet
deep and feet inches wide. and will have
pedestal of French stone modelled after the
Rochambeau monument in Washington The
globe and figures are Of bronze. and peculiar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
Masks USED By INDIANS.
False Face" Day at Their Annual
FeGStS.

Washington Aug l (SpeciaD.-The mystic cee-
braions of the Iroquois and other tribes Of North
American Indians inhabItirg Northwestern New
York and neighboring portions OF Canada
tain one day which belongs to the mask
false face society. which at this time is gov
erned under the supervision of one Of the aged
''no-non- di-out'' or priestesses.
Through the courtesy of Professor o. T. Mason,
Of the Smithsonian institution photographs of a
group Of these masks were secured. There is a
fine collection Of these masks in the National
Museum. each supposed by the Indians to be en-
dowed with mystic properties, and the hideOus
representations bear histories of strange beliefs
and superstitiOns.
In the early morn Of the first day Of the new
year" said official who has given his life to the
study of Indians. the Iroquois and kindred tribes
place these masks their heads. and 20 from
house door to door, soliciting donations for
their great feast They walk many miles covering
large territories, taking with them large baskets
an which place whatever may be given them.
Il is seldom that the maskers turned away
empty handed for it is the belief of the Indians
of these tribes that refuse contributions for the
purpose named would be to bring misfortune for
ti,e remainder OF the year So strong is this belief
that Iroquois win give his last bowl of corn
meal his last pound CT meat
ION their feast day the procession Of maskers-
the false face sociey-enters the feast house, pre-
ceded by the leader. who carries a small mask,
about inches long, suspended from the tip Of
q crosEpece Of a stripped pine pole ten or twelve
feet long This mask is of importance it de-
notes maternity. and always has precedence in the
ceremonials. The Indians show it the greatest
reverence. but 10 do otherwise would result in
bloodshed. This mask is supposed to be of stone,
but oftener wood is the material used. It is the
guardian OF birth. and is frequently found IN burial
mounds where It has been placed to protect the
dead infant from evil spirits on the trail to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
PENSIONS FoR COLLEGE nRnzEssoao

An excellent and most praiseworthv Dlan Il .b.+
proposed by Cornell University for pensloning off
IT'S professors who are retired after reaching the
age OF seventy years. One hundred ana aftv
,-oNiu collars mas been given the University for
this purpose. and this amount will he 80, ~ -
compound interest until 1914. when it win amount
10 Sz0o'"VV Each professor retired will receive an
annual pension Of $500, three-fourths OF which
"t1 De PAID from the pension fund and one-fourth
OF winch VIII be contributed by the professors II
is expected, however that professors who reach tho
age limit before 1914 will also receive the benefits
OF the pension scheme. The salaries paid in even
our largest and wealthiest universities are
e9tnpareo with those received by OF no greater
a31Hlly engaged In mercantile pursuits and this
taken together with the social and other 6ernaDiS
mace upon the professors, makes it almost impos-
s4oie toF them 10 save anything-(Leslie's Weekly
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terfere with the railroads business. With barges
loading and unloading only a few feet below the
temptations to thieves would undoubtedly become
overwhelmingly potent. In OF fire, too, there
would be great danger TO life from panic ME
promenade on the roof OF the marginal building
win be accessible from West-st by means OF flights
of stairs at either end.
When the Jersey CentraPs roof promenade proves
Its usefulness Mr. Hawkes. expects that the other
wharf properties OF the city will he put to similar
company to permit the people also to use the roofs
Of its ferry and freight houses The city now has
eighteen miles of such marginal property In Man
haitian alone, and could its roofs all be thrown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

was struck with its extraordinary likeness to the
work Of PraXiteles. Closer study convinced him
that the head. which had been fastened to a body
reconstructed from fragments must be the work
OF that period and school, DR.. Waldstein's argu-
ments in favor of the Praxitelan origin of the
head have. however. been attacked by certain
critics. The modelling of the mouth is especially
beautiful. and should be examined with a magni-
tying glass The exquisite moulding of the locks
ana features and the refined finish of the marble
point to the fourth century B. c. as the date of
the work.-(IIustrated London News.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
GROUP OF POPE AND RELATIVES

An interesting group shows Pope Leo XIII in
the midst of his family relations before he be-
came Pope. When this early photograph was
taken he was plain Monsignor Pecci. As a boy he
was known as Nincenzino He was a bright in
telligent child, and showed more tendency 10 dis
unguish himself mighty hunter" than as a
fisher Of men," and was never so happy as when
allowed to accompany some local nimrod on long
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

freight piers extending 200 and $50 feet respec
lively. into the river. The southery pier
Will be 50 feet wide and workmen are now busy
driving piles for its foundation The other pier,
which will be next to the ferry slips will have only
a 50-fOOt width. Both will be freproOf and lighted
by windows in the lanterns of the roofs.
The public promenade Will be the roof OF the
so by 800 foot structure. which will stand on the
edge Of the shore 1t will skirt the river. there
fore, instead of projecting out into it. It has not
been thought advisable to the roofs of the
freight piers themselves, because this might in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
WORLDS BIGGEST vlNEYAaD,

LA Geographic april. 1909, in an article on
agricultural Economy in Portugal" by NJ Oh
Flahault, prints striking view of the largest vine
yard in the world, a Poceirao It contains 4OO
hectares loyer nine square milesl, which are
planted 5000, 600 vines, annually producing more than
0000 hectotres about ESQ 900 gaons) of red and
white wine.-(Buletin OF the American Ceograpbi
cal Society.