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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
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PSYCHIC LIFE OF FISHES.
English Scientist Finds That They
Can Feel, Learn and Think.

English Scientist Finds That They
Can Feel, Learn and Think.
From the London Standard.
The old question how far fishes can
feel, learn. and. after fashion, think,
is discussed by Mr.. e. C. Sanford in
the new number of the International
Quarterly. His article, which bears the
somewhat formidable title of 1.-THE
Psychic Life of Fishes" though not
containing any original work, gives an
interesting summary of a series Of ex-
periments, chiefly conducted by Mr..
w. Bateson, which have previously
been described.
1t is doubtful, of course, as Mr.. Sam
ford points out whether we are justi-
fled In interpreting the action of crea-
lures so very different from ourselves
as indicative Of the same mental pro-
cesses-whether. in fact. we can say
they perceive and reason because they
do things which, In our fellowmen or
animals near in organization to the
human species, would be regarded as
consequences Of brain action. That.
obviously, is a metaphysical inquiry
which cannot be settled in a few words.
Still, there are certain facts which,
however we may look at them, may be
accepted as established. Most fishes,
but by no means all, seek their food
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
ACTOR GOES TO JAIL;
CRITICISED EMPEROR.

Berlin, Aug. 21-Konrad Won Fielitz,
an actor, was to-day sentenced to nine
months Imprisonment on a charge of
lese majestic in libeling the German
Emperor in his jokes at the theater.
Fielitz was engaged at the German
theater at The Hague at the time that
the Emperor was honoring Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts in Berlin. He sang
couplets voicing the feeling among the
Dutch against Emperor William.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
TIN PLATE COMPANIES
FROM BIG COMBINE.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 21.-By the
merging of a number of sheet and tin
plate companies in the Pittsburg dis
trict an independent combine has been
formed. The United Sheet and Tin
Plate Company, with headquarters in
Pittsburg and Columbus. has just
been organized with an estimated OUT
put annually of 10000 to $4,000 tons
of billets, sheet and tin plate bars,
and 10000 tons of black sheets.
M. F. Straus, of Philadelphia is
president of the new combine.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
Dr.. Perkins,
American Herbs,

The standard Blood Medicine of the
world Builds up the entire system
Blood, Liver, Lungs and Kidneys.
Cures rheumatism and Asthma, and
all Female Troubles. Mail orders Allied
at $1.10 per box, 200 doses in each box
guaranteed. Send for book of cures
and endorsements. Enclose 2 cents for
mailing book. Worth it's weight in
gold to every family
PROF. r. L. GENTRY,
No. II York street, east.
References among good citizens OF
Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
FAVOFtS MANY NEW PLANS.
TFans-Mississippi Congress Has Ad-
jOmrned.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 21.-The Trans
Mississippi Congress adjourned to-
night after adopting the following res
olutions:
Favoring statehood for Oklahoma and
indian Territory combined; a terrific
rial government for Alaska; an Amor
lean merchant marine; closer trade re-
4ations with Canada-placing the con-
sular service under civil service: fav-
oring more stringent pure food laws;
recommending the construction of an
tribunal as a court of last resort. and
oiscountenancing the sale of large
tracts of Philippine lands, and the in
lands.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22

Mr.. Edward Prendergast died yes
terdav afternoon at St. Joseph's Hos
pital at the age of 7e years. He had
been a resident of Savannah for over
ffty years, and was a long time IN the
drayage business for the late s. z.
Goodwin. His only immediate surViv-
ing relative is a daughter. Miss Annie
prendergast. The funeral will take
Mace from No. 223 Waldburg street.
east. at 4 o'clock, this afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
WHERE LIFE IS CHEAP.
The Asintic Conception as shown Mt
Canton.

The Asintic Conception as shown nj
Canton.
Canton (China) Correspondence Bos-
ton Transcript.
The cheapness of Asiatic life is the
impressive fact in connection with the
news Of the day in this most popu-
lous Of Chinese cities There is a ter
rible famine raging in the West River
district, but nobody seems greatly dis
turbed. Two Chinese villages near
here went to war with each other a
few days ago, killing off a part of the
population, but the imperial govern
nlent Of the Son and Heaven does not
seem to care SO long as its own au-
thority and revenues are not curtailed.
This contrast between the cheap life
of Asia with the valued life of Amer
lea accounts for most of the irrepress-
ible conflict between the Orient and
the Occident.
The California labor unionists want
to kill out the Cantonese Chinaman
because he values his hours, which are
the measure of his life too lightly, and
he in turn wants to tear up the steel
rails wherever capitalists of the West
ern world succeed in laying them, be-
cause these things allows one man at
the lever of an engine to accomplish
too much, to go too far, to carry too
many passengers. In America the real
economy is to save time; in Asia hui
man labor, or the spreadout lives of
men, need be little more regarded
than the water that runs through a
faucet, where the city supply never
gives out, and meters are unknown.
Commodities are everything; life is
nothing.
blindness Viewed Calmly.
The tourist in this strange city is
taken to a jewelers. shop, where little
fleece feathers are worked upon metal
with such extreme delicacy that the
occupation is said by the guide to pro-
duce blindness in four or Ave years.
At least, this is what the shopkeeper
himself explains to prospective custom
ers, pointing to the young men at the
benches, who, he says, will not be able
to see in a few years. 1t Is incom-
prehensible TO the Chinese mind that
the Western world would not enjoy or
naments known to be made out of the
eyes of men. During the present fam
inc, fathers have brought their 13-year-
old daughters down to Canton to sell
to any purchasers, haggling over prices
as if dsposing of a basket, and on
the completion of the trade, parent and
daughter part without the slightest
show of feeling. They have both been
reared in traditions which make this
perfectly in order. Among the twenty
four famous examples of filial piety
is that of the man who was about to
bury alive a 3-year-old daughter be-
cause he could not afford to keep her
as well as his old mother This virtue
was rewarded by the unexpected dis
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
JAMAICA SEEKS LOAN
OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Fruit Companies Suspend Opera
tiOns for a Year.

SuHpChu OPCAaA~
tiOns for u Year.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. H.-Gov.
Hemming has asked the Imperial au-
thorities to advance the colony loan
of $1,250, 900 to assist the banana grow
ers in restoring their plantations. The
government is supplying work temper
arily to hundreds of unemployed, and
local charity is relieving others, but
the distress is still great.
The ST. Mary Fruit Association has
dispatched the steamer Astrea, to Bal
timore with 10000 punches of bananas.
The president of the association an
nounces the suspension of operations
for twelve months.
All the United Fruit Company's
steamers except the Admirals have
been withdrawn and several hundred
employees have been discharged.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
FELTZ WILL FIGHT NEIL.

Clever Bantams to Try Conclusions
Oct. IA.
Chicago, Aug. 21.-Frank c. Neil of
San Francisco and Tommy Feltz were
tonight matched to fight on Oct. IA
before the Metropolitan Athletic Club
of Detroit, Mich. The management
calls for lis pounds at o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
IivernooI Statistics.

Liverpool, Aug. 22-Following are the
weekly cotton statistics:
Total sales of all kinds, &c, 900; total
sales, American, 10000; English spin
ners takings, $4,000 total exports 49,
900; import Of all kinds, 10000: import,
American, 1000; stock of all kinds 290,-
900; stock, American. $4,000; quantity
afloat. all kinds 10000; quantity anoat,
American, 1000; total sales on specula-
ton. $500; total sales to exporters, g.
900.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
Leo,s Condition serious.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Aug. IL
Antonio Leo, who was shot through
the body here last night by Robert E.
Jones of Birmingham, Ala, is in a Sc
rious condition, but hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery. Jones is still
at large
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
Textile workers strike.

Crimmitzchau, Saxony, Aug. 21.-
About 1900 textile workers of this dis
trict have struck for shorter hours of
labor. The police broke up four meet
ings because nonresident officials of
the textile workers union addressed
them. A fifth mass meeting was al
lowed to continue.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22
SHOT AT BIRD; HIT A MAN.
Ten-Year-oId Boy May Cause Death
Seventh Cavalry at Rome.


seventh Cavalry at Rome.
Rome, Ca, Aug. 21.-J. E. Wilson
of Cedartown was accidentally shot to-
day by Frank wilbur, the 1O-year-old
son of ]. B. Wilburn, superintendent of
the Chattanooga Division, Central Rail-
way. The boy shot at bird, but miss
ed his mark, and shot Wilson, who was
passing nearby, behind the ear, in
flicting a serious injury. Wilson is
about 40 years of age and is well known.
He was shot with a 22-caliber Winches-
ter rifle, and a difficult operation will
have to be performed upon him.
The third squadron of the Seventh
Cavalry arrived here this morning, and
are camping at Modify Park. Tonight
a public entertainment was given the
troops, at which hundreds attended.
There are about 300 men in the squad
ron, and they will leave for Chicka-
manga tomorrow morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-22

Don't you think we had better
tell the public that you are opposed
to the Trusts?" What for?" answer
ed Senator Sorghum. THE time for
that has past The public won't be-
lieve 1t and the Trusts might. wash
ineton Star
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
HAVE a CLEAN ! KNIFE
sow a Little Cnrolcssness May r'fovS
y CoatIy to the Farmer. ~ s

stow n Little Carclcssncss May Prove
CoatIy to the Farmer. }S,
r. ia tho common practice OF farinerss
in this locality and probably In all 10.
calitics to themselves attend to the
castrating of their young animals,
writcs w. j.. Craig Of Ohio in Stock.
man and Farmer. Sometimes tho young
thing dies, and 1t Is said that tho oper.
ation was performed ut tho "wrong
time of the moon." There is no doubt
that often the bungling mslsillfulncss
Of the operation is the cause Of death,
yet we have known instances where
the unclenn condition of the knife used
was the cause, and we think this Is
frequently the cause OF trouble that Is
unlustly laid to the moon.
Two years ago q nclghDor taStrutcu
forty young lambs and one calf for us
We had employed him for years and
knew him to be skillful, yet in two
days after the operation fourteen lambs
were dead and tho rest were stuntcd
for life. There was much discussion In
the neighDorhood as to the cause Of the
trouble, but when 1t was found that
the Sign was III the heart" that set
tied 1t. We were not satisfied with this
explanation, and 1t took us two weeks
to remember that the knife that had
been used In the operation had been
In contact with Il small but virulcnt
sore found OH the first lamb caught
Blood poisoning killed the lambs, anu
tho small amount Of virus that re.
manned OH the knife from the sore had
done the business. =,
The knife had been thoroughly
wiped, but wiping does not answer. al
ways before any Instrument Is used
surglcally OH an animal 1t should be
held in the flame Of a lighted match
This Is simple and convenient means
Of cleansing the knife or instrument
and doing so may save considerable
loss many times.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
FREE TO THE BABIES.

The Eastern Manufacturing Co., of
Chicago, will present to every baby,
under one year of age, in this county, one
solid silver baby spoon with the baby's
given name engraved on same. You do
not have to pay one cent nor buy any
thing to get this spoon. The Eastern
Manufacturing Co. are large manufac-
turers and jobbers of jewelry and
si1verware, and have taken this method
of advertising their goods. Instead Of
spending thousands of dollars for
magazine advertising they have decided
to give it away direct to consumers.
The undersigned firm has been
made distributing agent for this
locality. Bring your baby to their
store and give its name and age and
you will receive one of these beautiful
silver spoons all engraved free of cost.
This is not a cheap article, but solid
silver of elegant design. Don't fail
to look over the elegant line of The
Eastern Manufacturing Co. IS goods on
display at
r. G. CARTER, Liberty, S. C..
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
Decline of Oriental Art.

The future historian Of eastern cul-
ture will have n somewhat melancholy
chapter TO write OH the decline and fall
Of oriental art. He Will show how the
western nations. among which machine
work had destroyed handicraft, filled
the east with Brummagcm manufac-
lures. He will explain how the west
dealt the east still more crippling
blow by requiring Of the eastern artist
the work Of the western machine. The
people Of the nineteenth century, he Will
say, asked Of China, Japan, India, Per-
sia, Asia Minor, not their best, but
their worst-anything, so 1t bore the
tag oriental. Under this foolish de-
mnnd, he will explain, the art Of rug
making virtually disappeared from the
Asian villages, while the potterles Of
Japan gave themselves to carIcatures,
"for export" of their older and finer
products, and Japanese painters cast
away the beautiful linear symbolism to
the perfecting of which centuries had
gone, and gave themselves to mean
ingless imitation Of the painting of
Parls.-Nation.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
KING MARVJE.

strong animal. lie IL owned by EtZler
Il Moses of Ohio and Indiana. Con-
cerning the development Of their
bonrs, Mr.. Moses says to American Ag-
riculturist:
In raising our boars we feed mid
dlings, bran and chopped feeds which
are rich in protein III order to build up
strong muscular body. Milk Is one
OF the best things any one could possl-
bly, get. as Is also clover pasture dur
ing the summer. Chopped clover hay
soaked and warmed is most excellent
for winter diet when no green food
can be had. We consider corn poor
feed IF used very extensively for tho
building Of a large frame, so we feed
1T sparingly.
The boar pigs should not be allowed
to run together after reaching the age
Of five months, rs they begin to fret
and worry one another and will not
develop properly. They should be put
In an Isolated place with no other
hogs. While feeding fine young boar
his toes should be kept trimmed close
In order to aid him in standing erect
and firmly on his feet
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
Halt IN the Wool MnrIk ef.

Some weeks ago we called attention
to some Of tho obstacles to higher
prices for wool and ventured to sug-
gCst that the limit Of the advance was
not far away, says Stockman and
Farmer Subsequent events have vert
fed this. Recently the trade has been
rather dull, but the prices have been
well sustained. The market has re-
ceived check, but not setback.
Whilo 1t will be hard to put prices
much higher than the current level,
there Is littlo reason to anticipate u Sc.
rious break. The worlds supplies are
not excessive, though tho attractive
prices have drawn wool from all cor
ners. The new clip will come to mar:
kct this year with little Of the old In
the country, the supply mostly in sight
at market points, and the buyer can
operate with more confidence than
usual In view Of this fact.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
Child Insurance In France.

In some parts Of France there Is a
regular premium OH infant mortality,
owing to the custom OF child insur-
ancc. Not only the parents can insure
their babes, but third person can do
so without the knowledge Of the par
ents. AT n recent meeting Of the Acad-
emy Of Medicine M. Budin cited the
case Of nurse who was thus enabled
to "lose," one after the other, seven
children who had been confldcd to her
care and to draw seven insurances.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
FATHER SUED FOR SONS WAGES.

An interesting case, that of Ray
vs.. Clifton Mfg Company, occu-
pied the entire time of Magistrate
Garris' court Thursday. The facts
In the case are as follows: The
plaintiff brought suit against the
cotton mills for some forty odd
dollars which he as father claimed
to be due him as the wages of his
son who is a minor. The cotton
mills claimed that the money had
been paid the son, all that Was due
him as wages. The court declded
in favor Of the mllls.-Spartanburp
Journal.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
ENDS LIFE WITH POISON.

Maggie Moore, a resident of
Augusta, Ga, committed suicide
Tuesday night in her room by
taking morphine.
An epidemic of suicide seems to
be raging in that quarter, this be-
ing the third attempt within a
week.
The dead woman was a member
of one of the leading families OF
Columbia county, and Was a re,
markably handsome woman. Sht
had been in i'll health for some
time, which is supposed to be the
;use of her suicide.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
An Eccentric VIII.

An eccentric bachelor in Bavarian
town left the bulk Of his fortune,
amounting to 100000, to his two nleces
on condition that they should spend a
year rs common servants. One Of tho
Sirls. his sisters daughter, accepted tho
conditions. The other, his brothers.
Slaughter, has brought suit to contest
The will on the ground that the testator
vas Of unsound mind.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
Scientific study OF Wells.

A division Of NEUROLOGY has been or
ganized in the photographic branch Of
the United States geological survey. a
special feature of its work will be the
study of wells and Of water bearing
strata In the earths crust. All prob
lens relating to underground water
will be within the scope Of the new
division. Not only the western states
and territories where irrigation Is re-
Qulred are to be included In the field
Of active work, but in every state Of
the Union special studies will be made
and trustworthy information collected.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
Our Internal Commerce.

In view Of the establishment Of the
department Of commerce and labor, it
may be interesting to note that the in
ternal commerce Of the United States
last year has been estimated by the
government statistician at $20,O00,O00,-
600. Fifty years ago 1t was only $2,-
OO0,000,000. The manufactures Of tho
United States are nearly double those
OF Great Britain and Ireland and about
equal to those Of France, Germany and
Russl0 combined.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
XYATCHNIAN MURDERED.

Leroy Masterson, foreman at
the steel works, at Pueblo Colo ,
was murdered shortly after mid
night Wednesday night while lying
asleep. Sixteen of the gang who
had worked for him have been ar
rested on the charge of completely,
as it is alleged there had been
trouble with them.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
SHOUKED by LIGHTNING.

During a severe lain and thun-
der storm at Covington, Ga, We'd
nesday evening lightning struck
the residence of G. III. White, dam
aging the house and severely shock
ing Mrs. White.
She soop recovered from the
shock, and is all right now.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
LIGHTNING KILLS A MAN.

gilman Duncan, young white
man of Spartanburg was struck by
lightning and Instantly killed last
Tuesday night while seated at a
table in his home OH Austin street.
His mother who was at tho table
with her son was uuinjured.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
loN TnE PROCESSION an plekEns aual5r ls -
oaARaED w1TH plaAuY.

Gene Gilley, a young man who
was raised in Carroll county, Geor-
gia, is in Jail, Ho was Indicted for
bigamy at the Apri! term of Carr
roll superior court on presertment
of citizens, his first wife not push
ing the case. .. g..
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
NOTICED

The books will be open for sub
scription to the capital stock Of the
Bank Of Central Tuesday Aug sust II,
1908 10 the Office OF T.. b & j. N.
Morgan, Central, S. O.
i. b. MORGAN,
Is 0Ss For Board Corporators.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
SNAP SHOTS.
ms Of interest and Terse Comment.

t'NWS VI ihteTtSt anu leCSe COI1Hent.
The race suicide question has re-
~ we'd itself into race war,
It is never too late to mend, but
nc wives find it too much trouble.
Some more fools are planning to
q, earth the buried treasures of Cap
in Kidd. ......
With the assistance of the family
lysician New York's 400 has some
hat increased OF late.
The tramp fraternity is just now
aunning Kansas as if the land were
filictod with pestilence.
If you want to get the best of a
oman in an argument just intimate
tlat her hat is not on straight.
IA. Western editor declares that all
I the babies are born at night now
n order to find somo one at home.
II Cuba wants loan of $35, ,000,-
100, we might as we'll buy the
'lamed island and be through with it.
We admire the sagocity of the pro-
essor who remarked that "a flying
Machine if properly conducted should
ly."
The lynching pastime goes mer-
lily on. Last week Tennessee wSs
before the footlights with few spec
isltIsA
The steefstrust might exchange
somo of it's depreciating stock for Ia,
dium, WHICH is selling for $4,000 an
A Government expert asserts that
the devil turks in soda fountains. In
that case we are all dead willing to
go to the devil.
A-a-If-1lloro arc any men left in the
postoffice department who are not
under suspicion, they should DO tick
eted with a red ribbon.
Things got so rotten in Chicago
last week that the heavens opened
and the hail fell and smashed all the
windows and few plug hats.
With the college boys at work in
the harvest fields and the girls at
work in the kitchens, who cares
whether school keeps or not?
The hens OF the United States last
year laid 10000, 100000 eggs, worth
in the market $l50.OO0,0OO. Who
says the hen is small chicken?
An exchange containa long ac-
count OF chow wo feed our army"
AS matter Of fact, wo don't do it..
The Government does tho feeding
not.
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The president is credited with bo.
ing extremely anxious to end the pos.
tai investigation. The public will
have no objections-after the guilty
are punished.
If Roosevelt and Cleveland should
happen to be opposing candidates
next year, the manufacturers of baby
carriages would have to contribute to
both campaign funds.
The crimes for which negro lynch
ing seems to be the penalty are alarm
ingly on the increase, and seems to
be more prevalent in the north than
the south of late.
Booker Washington was hissed by
negro audience in Boston because
he advocated respect for law and do
cency. Another link forged in the
chain OF coming strife.
A suicide in Paris left this world
because he said tho weather was toe
hot. Since then he has failed to re-.
port on conditions prevailing in his
present abiding place.
5{fi{sS< s4j.s X X
The owners Of watered Wall street
stocks are having their troubles, but
tho general public cares but little
4 about their losses, so long as the
present prosperous conditions pro
yail.
***
Charles M. Schwab, tho Presidep,
& Of the, steel trust with million dol
lar salary is said to bc somewhere
4 in Tho West. Bnt tha Waat ;en'