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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12


owners and the public will be bene-
fitted.
Demand for Industrial stocks.
A member of the Stock Exchange
Just back from a four weeks tour,
which included many leading Western
cities, says that he met inquiries about
industrial stocks at every stage OF MS
trip. The universal interest in these
securities was all the more marked by
reason of an apparent absence of GU
riosity as to railroad stocks. The per-
son addressed was led by this to the
conclusion that the West is still loaded
down with industrials, and to the FUR
Their conclusion that there is ground for
fear of additional liquidatiOn and slump
in this class of stocks unless business
improves and earnings increase.
A specialist who is exceptionally well
advised on the subject said day or
two ago that to his certain knowledge
several independent iron and steel man
ufaeturing concerns established during
the last two or three years, were maxi
ing money at the rate of Is to ~ per
cent. on actual cash invested. He said
that the returns on capital invested IN
this line of industry was probably en-
ployed and was likely to continue to be,
regardless of the fate of over-capital-
ICED combinations. The trouble with
the big steel trust. he said. is not that
it is not making money, but that 1t is
unable TO earn dividends on wildly in
flated capitalization. Fifteen per cent.
is regarded as very satisfactory re-
turn on a manufacturing proposition.
To keep ahead of the hounds the steel
trust must earn 35 to 40 per cent. on a
"red flag" valuation, he said.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12

MY
F.
Albany N. Y
CURED MARINERS CURE.
prescribed
of
1 n condition of Kidneys
particles
Of to
healhfuly
a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
Oldest Man Is $50.
prom the LiverpooI Post.

In Germany there are us persons
who claim TO be 100 years old or more;
in France there are 213; in England,
LAG; in Scotland, 46; in Norway, %;
in Sweden, 10; in Belgium, 5, and Dem
mark, 2. In Switzerland there is not
one centenarian, but, on the other
hand, there are 401 in Spain, and as
many as SIS in Servia.
The oldest man in the world is said
10 be Bruno Cotrim of Rio Janeiro,
authentic documents showing that he
is now in hts 150th year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
FLORIDA.
STEAMER LINE ASSURED,

Tampa Morning Tribune: The new
steamer line between New Orleans and
Tampa is now a certainty and Tampa
will obtain the benefit of additional
water transportation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
SCOTT STILL MISSING.

w. C. Scott is still missing from
zebulon, and the mystery of his dlsap-
pearanee is no nearer solution than at
first. The theory that he was murdered
and carried away by unknown parties
is the most popular of any advanced.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
MELTON NOW AD. ID.

At the close of the commencement
exercises of Mercer University at Ma
con, Vice President Fitzpatrick con-
ferred the degree of doctor of divinity
on Rev. Sparks w. Melton, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Augusta.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12

MY strength oil
minished and il
seemed to me that
| could not get
we'll unless some
relief was quickly
found. Interested
friends brought
w a + n e rs safe
Cure to my atten-
ton, and told of
perfectly wonder
full cures I h e y
knew of among
{ h e ir acquaint-
ances. There being
no objection, and
all hope having
been despaired of,
/ procured t h e
first bottle. After
a few days there
W e r e some en-
couragin indica-
tons. The slight
improvement not
ed continued, and
l gained rapidly
in strength and
health. To-day /
am in perfect con-
dition; not even a
trace of kidney
trouble left.
/ owe my health
20 Ho r,,iIfnn CT
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12

The son of the late Verestchagin is
an artist of some distinction. Two
wars ago ne modelled bust of Ma
noleon which attracted considerable
attention. Verestchagin left to his
heirs a picture valued at $4,000 and two
yillas--one near st. Petersburg, the
other in the Caucasus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
FRUIT MEN NOT SATISFIED.

A dispatch from Fort Valley says:
The decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission in the case of the
Georgia Peach Growers Association
against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
way Company and others, while on a
first reading might seem to be vic
tory for the growers, the points decid-
ed in their favor are generally recog-
niZed to be of minor importance and
the decision will prove of little practi-
cal benefit to the growers.
Senator II. A. Mathews, who is a
member of the Georgia Fruit Growers
Association, is of the opinion that the
decision is a decided victory for the
railroads. The question of recovering
actual damages. regardless of the VAL
uation placed upon the car at the time
of shipment is of little Importance. The
valuation placed upon a car of peaches
has been practically fixed by the rail-
roads at $500. There has never been
car of peaches shipped from this point
where an excess In freight has been
paid on account of the valuation placed
upon it. The freight being the same
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
Fries Development.


Mr.. Underwood. president of the
Erie road, has been in the saddle for
two years or more and every mo-
ment of his time has been devoted
to perfecting plans for a grand de-
velopment of that system. His back
ers who are the controlling owners
of the road, do not look for the full
fruition of his efforts for ten years.
At the end of that time they expect
to have a grand property in superb
physical condition. giving satisfaction
to an army of patrons and bestowing
fat returns to stockholders.
An experienced railroad magnate
upon obtaining control of one of the
minor railroad systems of the Middle
West, placed a frst-elass operating
man in charge, with Instructions to
spend six months in getting aequaint-
ed with the road before making any
report upon 1t or offering any sugges-
lions as to what ought to be done
to bring it into first class shape.
Since his installation as president of
the Rock Island, about six months
ago, MIR. Loree has been constantly on
the go, yet he has not nearly COM
pleted what he considers a careful in
spection of the lines. It would take
a man nearly two months to merely
casually visit every point on the Rock
Island system, travelling night and day
and having the right of way.
An endless array of facts might be
presented illustrative of the slowness
with which practical results are OBJ
tanned in the way of economies from
the reconstruction of railroad proper
ties now going on. Years must elapse
before the wisdom of the expenditures
will be fully reflected in financial re-
ports, yet these results are as certain
as any forecast can be based on hu-
man experience and judgment. The
railroad homogeneous of to-day rep
resent all that has been learned
through sixty years of amazing evolu-
ton in the field of practice. They are
applying to the operation of their
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
Refused Life Insurance on Account of Brights Disease

William Albany
hnSsd Lie nsrFane on Account OF Brght DISEASE but After
Mr. Montgomery
kidney member
"
interesting docto adv
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Wall Streets Business
AT a SfandstiH.
Traders Waiting on the Crops and the National
Conventions.

BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

possibly another 100000, 900 in the nev
securities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
GEORGIA And FLORIDA
MYERS AND ROADS.

Thomasville Enterprise: Mayor
Myers of Savannah is gaining to him
self little notoriety, if not fame, for
his advocacy of a system of state ROADS
running from Atlanta to Savannah and
Augusta to Columbus. The Mayor mas
struck an off tack, but a bunch of
little folks through the state are jump
ing at his scheme and scrapping over
the possession of a bone that will never
reach the size of a respectable ROSTERS
small toe joint. The day for system
roads is past. People don't travel
from Atlanta to Savannah by wagon
these days. 1t costs them immensely
less to ship their wagon and pay their
own fare in a sleeping car. In fact,
if the family is large, 1T might prove
saving in the end to charter a special
train. We want government aid in
the building of roads and we are will
ing for the state to chip in, but we
want this money spent where 1t will
do the farmer, not the millionaire au-
tomo bilist, the most good. Where the
farmer needs a good road is between
his farm house and the nearest town,
and not between two large cities. Mayor
Myers might make himself solid with
the automobile club by getting his
scheme through, but he would have to
travel many long days before he would
meet an emigrant travelling down his
pike. 1t is not more roads, but better
roads, that we need so badly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
SHE FIRED ON A NEGRO.

Miss Matte Cochran. the attractive
1S-year-old daughter of w. d. Coch-
san. who resides near Barnett. re-
Gently defended herself very effectively
from possible harm by emptying the
contents of her fathers shotgun at a
negro intruder in her home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12

Copyright, 1904, BY william rhorr
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12

properties every scientific principle at
their command. Inevitably both the
owners and the public will be bene-
flied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

laughed. all laughed-except Arten; he did not
laugh-yet.
Meanwhile the soldiers and the boatman had
been yelling and shouting at the brigands as they
kept pace with the shore. AS they spoke
Kurdish we could only wait developments and
were unable to know what negotiations were going
on They were fine set of men-dark. handsome
wei set Up their long, black curly hair worn down
and armed TO the teeth with long knives and pis-
we had got into faster bit Of Current and the
men had to run to keep up with us they seemed
one by one they dropped behind, and finally, with
oafed on Indignation Sweiied In my veins *
said. in & voice struggling with emotion, they
ge dn tfn ana s6of She ss5 fey ana not try to
burst our skins / sulped X tried to take a cheer
full view of the situation Never mind she said
h SaeS ou 9 eP egu hfye aqhr chance we
y turned m TO, t9 the soldiers and demanded full
officer. it is merchandise they want: they dare
t I'VE are loaded with mn Use Eend said
IIIgggage and that II they took it. the English
all Yes broke f in the other Solder and
swore that his excelency the English Consul was
come out with his great weapon and blow them all
beame s with radiant smiles Ah the English are
great people. he said; with you English we are
ana always at this psce have been ROBBED You
s s% ne nn there tn Signal Sben the n Were
coming; If You see a woman alone on a bank you
know what you are IN for. The river here Is mar
row and the current slow-you have no chance; on
side the banks are low. and they can draw the
RATS on shore and unload the merchandise while
the men on the other side high up on the cliffs
with their guns
" why do you not carry arms? said The
smiled sadly. 'Pacha, what are we against
these men? If float they sink the raft by
shooting at the skins till they burst. and lose
raft and merchandise and all: II we submit quietly
Should fire back at the men the low bank
within our range, are at the mercy OF the men
the cliffs who have good ambush. No. Allah
wishes it; why should we resist? There was
silence for a few minutes; the Orientafs first
refuge from the ills of the world is in his sub
servience TO the will Of Allah; his second is in his
tobacco our boatman slowly rolled up cigarette
1T IS not you English they will HARM he said,
they are afraid of punishment 1t is poor ones,
who get no retributon. They take our little
all and know must submit, and they are safe.
Surely you appeal to the local authorities
persisted The man laughed low. quiet laugh.
The Governor! he said, poor mamie is no better
off than the rest Of US. He has no authority over
these Hamidiyeh. Only last week he
and robbed himself by a party Of them. They
stripped him and threw him over n bridge; he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

each opening thus made. The bolis that have been
pierced soon wither and fall to the ground.
II these discarded squares happen to drop upon
moistened or well shaded ground. where the sun
cannot dry them thoroughly, Larvae soon hatch
from the deposited eggs. These grow rapidly. and
In 8 few days become pup9. and thence, by an
other transformation. emerge full grown beetle.
The transition from egg into a weevl takes
about four weeks. The half grown bolls seem the
safest breeding place. These remain upon the
stalk and the soft, milky Interior protected by the
leathery burr, affords ideal feeding place. These
are frequently found TO be literally swarming with
hungry larvR.
To obtain the most effective and practical method
of destroying the boil weevil. the government has
set up a number OF experimental farms in local-
ties adjacent TO infected areas, well as ground
going on, embOdying the most up 10 date and
exhaustive remedies known to science These are
being applied with encouraging results. In the
hope Of discovering points hitherto unnoticed that
might be OF in fighting the pest. a special abo-
ratory has been established to study the life
history OF the weevil BY improved methods the
division OF entomology has succeeded in proving
by several striking illustrations that cotton may
still be produced in Texas probably, in spite OF
the boil weevil. In OF the experimental fields,
aggregang 55S acres the crop only fell little be-
about half bale to the acre. In ty-five
experimental field a bale to the was
picked. This performed upon land that had
been in cotton continuously for five years and the
weevl had been present in the neighborhood for
eight years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
RARE INDIAN POTTERY.
Fine Specimen Recently Found Near
4dirOndackS.

An ANTIQUE FAR Of Indian manufacture was lately
discovered in the foothills Of the Adirondacks The
materia! is of blue clay mixed with sand the jar
probably having been baked in the after receiv-
ing thin coat OF dull pink silt The implements
manufacture were evidently Of the most prfrni-
tive character the wheel and the furnace being
unknown to the makers. It IS singular fact that
fragments of prehistoric pottery found in Europe
and used by the Celts and Teutons were OF the
same general character similar articles found on
prehistoric Indian village sites in the Mohawk val
ley. even the rude Ornamentation being similar
Max Reid. of Amsterdam. ". Y, owns forty rag
ments OF as many different vessels. all Of which
bear the general character OF Ornamentaton
which is alternate diagonal and straight lines and
ndentations made with the finger nail or some rude
implement. Some of the lines waVerfng, as
though made by an unsteady or inexperienced hand:
others show straight lines and regular distances
apart as though executed by a rude though ex-
perienced artist
Although many fields yield up fragments. II is
rarely that an entire vessel OF large size Is found
owing to deterioration and accidental breakage. A
few have been discovered in caves or caverns OF
generous proportions. and others have been found
BEEN rHI found in New-York City in Harlem one OF
which is said to have been feet high ana RinS
mond. OF Canajoharie. secured one that had 1een
rondack guide which IA inches high and -
inches in Its greater diameter
Lake Pleasant, and although the commentator aGa
method of manufacturs appear to be practically
the same as those OF the Richmond jar MS
vessel which has been named the Hanson jar
was discovered buried in the sand on the shore OF
the lake by an Adirondack woodunan named
Charles II. Haskell. from whom J: Howard Han
son. OF Amsterdam, secured it, Having been in;
adequately packed for transportation. IL was found
TO be broken into sixty pieces when II arrived at
Amsterdam. Through the kindness OF Mr.. Han
son w Max Reid came into possession OF the
fragmeuts and after a week OF careful labor sue
ceeded in restoring its original size and shape
The size OF the far is 1874 inches in height u
inches In its greatest diameter, the mouth being
contracted Oh inches. The top IS scalloped IN
broad segments of a circle. the inside edge being
ornamented with shallow indentatiOns. The mouth
IS formed by n band 2is inches wide, whose lower
edge is garnished by nOtches broader ana deeper
than around the top edge.
Around this band is a series OF straight and dag
onal lines IN the irregular regularity which Is
marked characteristic OF the fragments OF pottery
found on prehistoric sites Of Indian castles In the
Mohawk Valley. which. from the entire absence OF
objects OF European manufacture, must have been
when Jaccues Cartier met the Nohawl6s at Hoche
Iaga on the island OF Montreal. whence they were
driven by the AlgOuQuins and Hurons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
RETENGE OF H WAITER
He Care a Tip Because a Tip Had
Not Been GiUen to Him.

Tips regarding prospective smugslers come to
the customs officials in strange ways and from
peculiar sources. One of the queerest was a cable
dispatch from Bermuda, received a few weeks
ago. II read.
Customs, Ncw-York;
Watch Green-bicycIe trunk-from Bermuda.
There was no signature, and the officials. utterly
puzzled as to the source Of the message, awaited
the arrival Of the Bermuda boat with interest
Sure enough there passenger named Green.
and among his luggage bicycle trunk
lie made the usual declaration that he was
bringing in nothing dutiable
What is in ths?' asked an inspector. tapping
the bicycle trunk.
My bicycle, OF course
Suppose you open it, said the Inspector
Mr.. Green was sorry. but he had lost the key
Then they broke it open and found it packed
with expensive cigars. which were promptly con-
hscated.
The mystery of the cabled tip cleared up
by a passenger who had stopped in Hamilton at
the same hotel with Green. IL sc emed that Green
never tipped hotel servants One OF them dis
covered that he packing the bicycle case
with cigars and told his fellows. They Clipped IN
enough pay for the cable dispatch. and In Civ
ing the tip had revenge for tips not given
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

taken occasionally in connection with great pub
lie buildings and private houses. for the constrUc-
ton OF which the funds ample. Models pre-
pared 10 a scale are relatively expensive and
church building committees usually willing
20 omit this item from the cost and decide from
the plans. The model made by Joseph G.
Loester a sculptor OF this city
The edifice itself is 10 follow the style Of the
Mahometan mosque of Saint Sophia, at Con-
stantinople and the Romanesque churches Of
Salonica, Southern France Spain and Italy. The
building is TO be structure Coz the application
OF the principles Christianity along modern lines
well as for preaching them. Some of its
features win be a Christian Endeavor assembly
capable Of seating 26o persons, equipped with
wall maps charts. etc; a primary class room with
a capacity for 200 children. Sunday school room
with a gallery and twenty radiaS-ng classroons.
with total capacity Of nearly 500 and equipped
for graded Sunday school work; kindergarten
nursery where. children be cared for while
their mothers attending the church service;
parlor with space 10 seat go for the use Of the
women's organizations Of the church; room for
the meeting OF committees and the reception OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

picked up half dead by passing caravan next
day. Aman-it is tho will OF Allah, and he took
long, puffs at his cigarette"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
SWALLOWS PINS.

The village Of Florida has a wonder in the way OK
a fourteen-months-old boy baby who during ths
last six weeks swallowed far known. eighty
ors small pieces OF brtc-a-brac and then
elected them from his stomach by the vomiting
process
The baby is a son Of Mr.. ard Mrs. Ernest He'll
man. Last week he elected four needles and q
shiuEie nail. During the last six weeks. the t0I-
lowing list has from the babes stomach.
Forty-one pins. four pennies. twenty needles. h's
hairpins, five safety pins and sningle nail.
All these articles have been seen 20 come from
the child How many more various articles are nov
in the baby's stomach is beyond computation. u
Haue Of Florida. has examined the baby and pro-
nOunces il a sound child in good health The paF-
ents keep a close watch the child, but It seems
10 get the articles IN some manner.
The boy Is being studtOusly looked after now.
Il is thought other implements may appear 4.
any time.-Reury County (Ohio) Review
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
PERIL ON II RAFT.
VOyagerS on the Tfgris Beset by
Bandits.

I'VE had been floating down the Tigris for many
days; Bagdad was our destination. Diarbekr had
been our starting point" says Louisa Jebb, l
'Jongmans Magazine eve were still in the land
of the Sultans irregular troops-the Hamdiyeh
Our friends had been decidedly encouraging as
babe them goOdby: You will probably meet with
Kurds.' they said, but IL they do shoot at you
II will only be for the fun Of sinking the raft they
may rob you and strip you. but II you don't resist
they won't kill you We drifted on: the whirls
OF slight rapid caught us-the top end of the raft
where we lay dived suddenly into the water and
then rose again: the bottom end followed suit:
became bowed for second; then fat
once more. and loose things which had started
jumping about lay still. / shook the water off my
sleeve; y. stretched out hand. without turning
her head. to feel whether the Oxford book Of Eng
lsh had been washed away 'Mashalah!
The pachas like water. volunteered our boatman,
little round faced Kurd IN flowing garments. The
pachas are English answered Hassar the Turk
ish dragoman in a tone OF dignihed rebuke; the
English fear nothing: why should they fear water?'
silence reigned again-ony the splash of the
oars was heard and the beating of the water
against the skins. There were go sheepskins in
the raft. blown out and tied with bits of string
two layers Of poplar poles fastened together
crossways At end of the raft the
huts which served shelter made OF felt stitched
across upright poles; at the other end bags
Of merchandise which served as ballast. and
these we stretched rugs and lay all day. Moth
Ing broke the monotony; the river wound its way
slowly in and out round mudbanks; the country
as far as one could see was unbroken, endless
mud: the water drank and washed in ana
fioated on was diluted mud; the occasional village
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

on the shore haillng US. and boatman
shouting back vociferously. Pachas,' said Hassan
in a solemn voice, put your hats slowly woke
to the situation ] obedienty donned the insignia
or our nationality. There were men each bank;
they were armed men, and their arms pointed
at US. The river had become very narrow though
the current was slow; the could keep pace
with us at walk. I gathered my wits together
and debated on chances. The Kurds did alarm
me. but cast nervous chances at Hassan *
said at last, If Hassan fires that blunderbuss he
cannot fail to hit either you me- Y. surveyed
the situation critically. I don't think 1t will fire.
she sad he trying to shoot with 1t one day
and it would not so off, I breathed more freely
'Effend.' said Of the soldiers to Hassan tell
the women to go into the hut Pachas.' said
Hassan, you would be out of the way in the
hut y laughed. Hassan laughed, the soldiers