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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
BARNUM'S GREATEST FAKE.
Celebrated ShOwman's Japanese
Mermaid and It's Origin.
From the Washingtnn Pos

From the Washington Post
Every Washingtonian is familiar with
the Hancock tavern on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, between Twelfth and Thir-
tenth streets northwest, which is one
of the remarkable old curiosity shops
in the city. The establishment has
been running since 1912 and during that
time three generations of Hancocks
have made point of collecting things
rare or curious or likely to be of in
terest to future generations. Among
these is one which cannot be dupli-
Gated elsewhere and which deserves TO
be preserved as a curio that is a land
mark in the history of frauds and
fakes. The object is nothing more or
less than what in the past has been
variously known as a japanese mer-
maid" Fiji mermaid" Chinese mer-
maid" etc.
For ages the Japanese and Chinese
have been experts In the making of
monsters and fabulous animals. Give
a japanese the tail of a dried fish
some monkey or pig skin and a little
wood or cotton and he will turn out
a mermaid which. II found lying on
the beach by one unacquainted with
its history, would be taken for the
dried remains of just such a creature.
Several centuries ago. when Euro
pean ships first found their way into
japanese waters. the japanese heard
deal Of mermaids and mermen from
the superstitiOus Portuguese, Dutch
and English sailors 80 much that final-
~ one day, a shrewd workman con-
strucsed Of piece OF dried FISH and
part Of mOnneys skin and skeleton
what looked for all the world like n
dead mermaid that had lain on the
beach for several weeks. until the skin
ana body were thoroughly mummiaod.
THIS o. course made a great senHa-
ton among the ignorant and super
Htitious European sailors, who pur-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
AN AUTOMOBILE HOUSE
A MILLIONAIRE'S FAD
Biggest Machine in the World Is Being Con-
Structed in Cleveland

of mahogany. upholstered with
leather. With this equipment, it VIII
be possible to carry on long tours,
party of ten people, and while on a
tour this section will be their nome.
Nor will there be any necessity OF the
guests sleeping in blankets boxed IN on
the seats or cramped up i'm the bottom
of the tonneau. Not alone upon the
great size of the interior is reliance
placed for ability to furnish sleeping
room for the members of the party,
but there are berths, regular sleeping
car berths, separated from each other
by curtains and divided off from the
middle aisle in the same manner, IN
regulation Pullman style. There VIII
be no more inconvenience attending
sleeping in the automobile than must
be endured by the passenger on
Pullman sleeper.
Every comfort and convenience that
ingenuity and modern science can de-
wise for the enjoyment of travellers
has been provided for. A seven-horse
power dynamo, driven by an auxiliary
engine, supplies current for heating
and lighting, and manipulates the
steering gear as well as the incandes-
cent lights. Electricity has been APP
piled in so many ingenious ways, that
the difficulty of handling so ponderous
a machine has been largely obviated,
and a baby's strength is sufficient 10
handle the steering apparatus, so deli
cately adjusted is it.
The kitchen compartment is only to
be used temporarily for such purposes
as usually fall to the lot of the cut
sine. 1t may be easily transformed
into a buffet. The dining room lies
Just aft of the kitchen buffet. Col
lapsible tables. which possess the most
mystifying ability to be folded and
slowed away apparently into no space
at all, spring up from somewhere
when the right combination levers are
worked, and from capacious cupboards
secreted beneath the seats dishes and
other paraphernalia indispensable to
dining are produced at will.
Schoenberg and a party of guests
will begin a tour through the West in
about a month.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
NO CHANGES IN
PLAYING RULES.
All Baseball Leagues Will Adopt
Foul strike CInuse.

All Baseball Leagues VIII Auopt
Foul strike Clause.
There will be no change in the play
ing rules the coming season by either
the National, American or Southern
Leagues.
The foul strike rule is still a fixture
for another season at least, and the
chances are that it will be perma-
nent
This was established at a joint COM
mittee meeting on playing rules of
the leagues held in New York last
week.
There was considerable discussion
over the much-talked-of foul strike
rule, and several American League rep
resentatives argued strongly for its
adjustment, noticeably Somers of
Cleveland. 1t was advanced in the
argument that James A. Hart OF Chi
cago had promised to vote for its
elimination in the spring in case the
rule had not proven satisfactory. but
it was the consensus of opinion that,
while the rule had not given the best
of satisfaction in few cities. still
the large majority of baseball enthus-
lasts throughout the country desired
its continuance. Then. again, 1t was
thought by the majority of the COM
mitteemen that too frequent changes
in the playing rules puzzled the pub
lie and were consequently. detrimental
to the game. The decision of the COM
mittees will meet with general APP
proval.
The committee did permit of one
innovation by allowing two coachers
up. Heretofore but one coach has
been allowed when there was but one
runner on the bases; under the new
rules, two coachers can be up what
ever the number of base runners. II
is expected that this will put more
life into the games. And surely II
will, and it will also allow of an over
flow of baseball persihage that is moi
always agreeable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09

The biggest automobile in the world,
an auto with sleeping and eating quar-
tiers, parlor observation section, buff
fet and kitchen, furnished with every
modern convenience and ready for
thousand-mile tours over all sorts of
roads, is the latest acquisition of a
Cleveland millionaire, and was con-
structed by a manufacturing plant of
that city. 1t cost the owner just $685.
of automobile construction embodied in
this huge machine. but full equipped,
it far outclasses any heretofore at
tempted. In length the auto is TWEEN
ty-four and a half feet over ALL 1t
will accommodate twenty-eight peo-
pie, twenty-four in the tonneau, and
four in the driving compartment for
ward An engine of 30S-horse power
will drive the immense car at a rate
OF 100 miles an hour if desired. Up
TO the appearance of this ma
chine, the highest powdered auto
mobile was the famous Mercedes racer,
which boosted of ninety horse power.
This mammoth among automobiles
stands as high as the ordinary street
car and presents much the same APP
pearance, but notwithstanding its APP
pearance, the multiplicity of mechani-
cal devices which it will carry the
dynamo, electric heaters, complement
OF appliances for the convenience of
passengers and the weight of the tires,
by no means inconsiderable, this land
going yacht will weigh only $500
hounds, so exact and scientific is the
plan of its construction. 1t took twen-
ty-four beeves to furnish leather for
upholstering the seats in the touring
body, so large was the area to be COW
cred.
There are three bodies which be-
long to the machine the touring body,
the racing body and the Pullman body,
it is in this third body, which is not
yet completed, that most of the inter-
est centers.
The interior of the Pullman body is
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09

market where products are dealt with
on an exchange. The increase in the
consumption of cigar leaf in tn. last
decade. as shown in a previous issue
of this paper, amounted to nearly 49,
100000 pounds. and this was an official
showing which is short by many mil
lions of the actual consumption, and
I'm no year since 1898 has the produce
ton kept pace with the increase in con-
sumption. Suppose a tobacco exchange
had these facts to gamble on, what a
harvest they would have furnished for
the bulls to feast on If the gamblers
on the various exchanges had but an
mixing OF the condition OF the lenf
market they would hardly hesitate very
long 10 organize a tobacco exchange
and transfer their operations 10 one Of
the most speculative products OF the
country. And then prices would jump.
IN comparison with which the excite
ment on the Cotton Exchange would
be only a tame affair.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Best bargains in city property by w.
j. Miscally, Jr., 20 Bryan street. You
will consult your own interest by see
ing him for full particulars.
If you are hard to please in having
your pictures framed. take them to
Ladeveze's where expert workmen are
employed Prices the lowest known.
II Congress street. west
Knight & Co.. 1102 West Broad, ia
making a fancy country sausage that
is unexcelled; made of choice meat only
and sold 10 an exclusive trade; costs
more than others. but nobody who
eats Knights objects to price; both
phones
For rent, three large rooms, over
grocery store, on Ninth and Lincoln
street Terms s.. In advance. Apply
20 Gilbert W. Allen. real estate. agt,
p East fsay.
Winkler's celebrated Dixie sauaaRes
are made Of pork and are ln every
way excellent. Try them for break
fast Telephones 266.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
Might Gamble in Tobncco.
From the Tobacco journal.

Because the government crop reports
show a shortage of about million and
a quarter bales in the cotton crop the
cotton market has gone crazy on tho
advance of the price of cotton, which
amounts ANYHOW to but a few cents
But what would the state of mind be
of spectators in cotton and cereals If
they had to reckon with such shortages
as existed in the cigar leaf market for
the last few years, and may last some
years more? Su2erlative "luny"-the
least. The non-existence of a tobacco
exchange is no doubt responsible for
the lack of speculative fever and fren-
~, with their ups and downs that
would otherwise dominate the leaf mar
ket just as wen as they do in every
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09

with Yellow Hammer, to 2, second
and Colin George, so to l, third. Time
1:47 3-5.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Carl
Kahler, Is to 5, won, with Palmist,
8 to /, second and Neither One, 5 to
/. third Time 1:13 As.
Third Race-Selling, 2-year-olds, four
furlongs. Stella Allen, to 5. won, with
Falbala. to l, second and Miss Gal
vie, 10 to 1, third. Time :49 rs.
Fourth Race-Hdndicap six and one
half furlongs. Lev Dorsey. Is to l, won,
with Vestry. to /, second and Morn
ing Star, to 2, third. Time 1920 2-5.
Fifth Race--Selling, six furlongs. New
Mown Hay, IL to 20. won, with Wreath
of Ivy, to 2, second and Komombo,
10 to /, third. Time 113 49,
Sixth Race-Selling. mile and quar-
ter. Tancred. 2 to l, won, with Lou
Woods, 10 to 2, second and Circus Girl
80 to /, third. Time 2:0S 3-5.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
WILL OPEN APRIL Fl.

Memphis, Tenn. March ga schad-
ule for the Southern League OF base
ball clubs for the 1904 season. was
adopted at meeting of representa-
tives of the league held here to-day.
The schedule provides for 140 games,
as against 126 last year. The season
opens April q, and closes Sept. 2s.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09

Hot Springs, Ark, March Sum-
mary:
First Race-Nile and an eighth
Satin Coat. to 5. won. with Welcome
Light. 10 to l. second. and Cruchan. so
to /. third. Time 1861.
Second Race-Three and one-half
furlongs. Bologna, Is to 1, won. with
Charley's Aunt to 4. second, and
Wood Claim, to /, third. Time AZ.
Third Race-Mile. Honolulu. l to 3,
won. with Duelist, to /, second, and
Stand Pat, 10 to 1. third. Time 1:40%
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. Sam
Houston. to /. won, with Mike
Strauss. Z to 5. second. and Marco,
toll. third. Time 1:14h.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. Lillian
cite, to 5. won. with Eddie T.. to
1, second. and Aegean, to l. third
Time 1:16.
Sixth Race-Six furlongs. DR.. Burns
4 to l, won, with Dusky Secret, to 5
second, and BSrney Dreyfus. Is to
third. Time / 10.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
NEW ORLEANS RACES.

New Orleans. March S.-Favorites to-
day had much the worst of very or
binary days racing.
First Race-selling. mile and seventy
yards. Port Warden, IS TO s. won.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09

Artists models ln Berlin have
formed themselves into trade 70 pro-
tect their interests.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-11
THE CITY
See Jones-W. g. Jones.

See Jones w. @. Jones.
For wall paper see J. a. Hoff,
Miles block.
Standard canned fruits 10
cents per can at Nangle s.
Ed O'Brien, of SolWay, was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
Clair Craig, of Blackjack, was
a guest at the Markham yester-
day.
M ,e powerful then Svengali's
hypnrtii power is Marks Lung
Balsam.
Mrs. r. F. Mute, who has been
very i'll for some time past is now
convalescent.
Fruit is our speciality Big
gest and best stock always at
Peterson's.
Clerk Of Court Rhoda Saturday
issued a marriage license to j..
Bigelow and Madg Albums.
Alderman Bowser left last
night for Chicago and New York
on his annual spring buying trip
which will absent him from tho
city for several weeks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-11

Strawberries and vegetables
every day at Peterson's.
Willis and Cahill write fire in.
surance in reliable companies.
3. M. Horton of Park Rapids
lis, one of the guests at the Mark
ham today.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Russell and
two sons returned yesterday
from Crookston, where they have
been visiting with friends and
relatives for several days.
A. r. and A. B. Forte left yes.
terday morning for the Pacific
coast country. They went from
this city to Oregon. and will spend
some time in looking that section
over and if favorably impressed
may decide to locate there.
q z
County treasurer French is
home from his trip to Redwood
county, where he was called by
the serious illness of his aged
mother. Mr.. French left her
somewhat improved batsher con.
dition isserious owing to her age.
Her recovery is not expected.
Nero fddled while Rome
burned. We cannot believe,that
anyone will fiddle away Their
chance to cure a cough when il
is 50 easy to get Marks Lung
Balsam.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-11

r. r. Hagadon is down from
Tenstrike.
DR.. Gilmour is at Crookston on
professional business today
Lettuce, radishes, onions and
cabbage 1.-THE Princess Grocery.
J. A. Middaugh has accepted
a position at the Markham club
room.
We. are in business for your
health. Be convinced by using
Marks Lung Balsam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew War
field left Saturday for a several
weeks visit with relatives at
Princeton, Ill.
S. w. Fisk Of Northome who
has been in Bemidji for some
time on business returns to his
at Northome tonight.
The city council has a regular
meeting tonight and an unusually
interesting gristof business is to
come before the session.
George Scott was at the Mark
ham yesterday. Mr.. Scott had
just GOMEZ in from the camps at
Mallard Lake and reports that
work is very nearly over.
Sheriff Thomas Bailey is ex-
pected to return tomorrow or
Wednesday from his trip to the
Baudette country where he went
on official business last week.
Rowe McCamus has taken a
position on the Beltrami County
News and s.Dad" Palmer leaves
tonight for Kelliher take
charge of the Kelliher journal.
Matt Mayer goes to ST. Pau
tomorrow where he will be
joined by Ted Smith and the two
will meet with a committee of
the state ail#liquor dealers-te
decide on the dates for the BE
midi meeting. The dates at
present being considered arc
June IA, Is and 16:
Engineer John Cannon, wht
has been taking lay of has re
sumed his old run on the Saul
4 Center line. The Great Northern
is soon to put on its lake runs be
tween Minneapolis and Mime
4 tonka and there will be sevcra
changes in the train crews which
will affect this line.
!! The Ladies' Reading club me
this afternoon at the--library
rooms at the court house. TIL,
afternoon was spent in catalog
! ling the books and getting read,
for the formal opening o
4 the library which will-eecu
Wednesday. Miss Clara Baldwin
of the state library com mission
will formally open the institution
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-11
A Remarkable Case,

Thos. Reed, of Neillsville, Wis,
Your White=AsSs fine=ot. Far S ,srllp is=the
best medicine for@the# lungs that has
eyerzheen sold in this=eotlnty.=sf k
own=zeS experience. Ithinkz it
has twice saved my lie when sllifer5
ing from a disease OF the throat and
lungs. II cured my ncighbor, MIR.
Doves, Of asthma that had afflicted
him for years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-11

Lettuces, radishes, onions an
ca bbage at the Princess Grocery
j. f. Reed, of Blackjack, is a
the Markham.
If you want-the best field anl
garden seed go to Nangle.
George Young now presi DIES a
the cashiers desk at the Bazaar
store.
/ Lieutenant Mason is up from
Duluth today on his regular
weekly visit to the local recruit
ing station.
hos. Bailey j l., leaves tonaor;
ROW for Ashland, Wis, where he
has accepted a position as travel
ling salesman for the Ashland
Cigar Co.
The Kirk & Smith logging
cana at the head Of the lake has
been broken uptand most of the
outfit was brought into Bemidjl
yesterday
-Ted-Snlith=we t=to-DuHuth@to.
day to join Mrs. Smith who has
been occurring on spifitualism
there for some time past and
who will have surgical operation
performed at q Duluth hospital
before returning to Bemidji.
Edward Peterson and Oscar
Solberg, whohaye been employed
lat the Markham hotel for some
time past have resigned their
positions and both gentlemen
went to Crookston yesterday
where they both expect to be
employed at tic Hotel Crooks
ton.
A number of the members of
the local lodge of Royal Neigh
bors very pleasantly surprised
Mrs. S. G.. Bailey last Saturday
night. The party gathered at
the hall and went in q body to the
Bailey home. 4 very pleasant
social evening followed. Mrs.
Bailey was presented with q sill
yer cake service by tho guests.
The recruiting Office today
shipped a squad Of six men to
Manila, where they will be as
signed to duty in the coast artil
lery service. The men were
shipped direct from this city to
Manila and thosein the company
were Charles and John 'Thayer,
Frank J. Bailey, e. q. Sansaacie,
John Haberer and Frank w.
Russell.
The Great Northern passenger
train. service has been consider.
ably delayed for the past several
days. a number Of reasons
combine, but the chief cause is
the slow orders that prevail on
nearly all the divisions owing TO
the condition ofthc track in some
places incident to the breaking
upof winter.
Sam Sutor, of Cass Lake, we'll
known in this city has been ar
rested by deputy game warden
for violations of the game law
committed in taking large
muskalonge out.ot seasonin Gass
Lake. A game warden was in
this city last night and went to
ECass Lake today to cause Nh.
Sutor's arrest.
Attorney Henry F'unklcy is
down from Blackjack today. Mr..
Funklcy has been retained by =.
j. Artz, to defend him il the
shooting Of Peter Weilander.
Mr.. fFunkley will rcnfaiii-rt1 Sc
mimi until after the inquest to.
highland the preliminary hearing
tomorrow.
Expects Big Business.
Il Col. G. - 81 Billiard, . the state
ACCOMPLISHMENTS a t=ls2.afk
!. RAPIDS last week and in an inter
view with the Enterprise states
] that he expects the largest in.
/ hux Of visitors to the park this
year that it has ever had. The
colonel says he is receiving more
4 inquiries this year about tho
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-11
Expects a Big Business.

Col. g. Billiard ) the state.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Park
Rapids last week and in an inter.
view with the Enterprise states
that he expects the largest IN
hux Of visitors to the park this
year that it has ever had. The
colonel says he is receiving more
inquiries this year about the
park than ever before and he
thinks it's popularity as summer
resort will Increase from this
time on.
The bee., 1904-09-29
HAPPENINGS
IN KENTUCKY.

Mrs. w. A. Hunter, the beautiful
daugh ter-in-law of Former Minister
to Guatemala w. Godfrey Hunter,
died in Louisville Sept. 25th, of
blood polsion believed to have been
caused by wearing high heeled
shoes.
Williamstown, Sept. 26.-Chester
Hensley, serving three months jail
sentence for stealing chickens, tried
to hang himself. He tore strips
from blanket, twisted it in the
form of q rope, one end of which he
tied to an iron beam and the other
around his neck, then jumped from
q chair. Another prisoner called
jailer, and Hensley was cut down.
After hard work a physician re-
vived consciousness.
Springfield, Sept. 26.-J. G. Taylor
was arrested in Waverly, ILL.,, and
brought to this city and lodged in
Jail. He is wanted at Danville, KY,
on the charge of obtaining by fraud
1926 from a bank there about two
years ago. Boyle county officers are
on the way here to take him to Ken
lucky.
Paducah, Sept. 26.-James Toll
bert, a plumber of Bellefontaine,
O., was run over by an Illinois Cen
trail train and killed. He was sup
posed to be stealing ride. The re-
mains were found four miles from
the city.
New Haven, Sept. 26.-HOrace b.
Gregg, a brakeman, on freight train
80, while trying to get ON fell under
the cars and had both legs cut off
below the knees. His home is
Lebanon Junction.
Henderson, Sept. 26-James G..
Smith, Assessor of Henderson coun-
ty, died suddenly from heart
trouble, which was the result of a
protracted illness of last year.
Lexington, Sept. 26.-Albert Hays
was arrested by Capt. Jenkins and
Detective McCarty on the charge of
being fugitive from justice. He
was arrested on receipt of telegram
from Boston that he was wanted
there for the theft of S2,846, which
had been stolen from the Puritan
Trust Company, of Boston.
The bee., 1904-09-29
Illinois Central Railroad Co.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Public notice is hereby given that
the regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company will be held at
the Company's office in Chicago, IL
linois, on Wednesday, October 10,
1904, at ~ o'clock noon.
To permit personal attendance al
said meeting there will be issued to
each holder of one or more shares OF
the capital stock of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company, as register
ed on the books of the company at
the close of business on Tuesday,
September ~, 1904, who is of full
age, ticket enabling him, or her, to
travel free over the Company's lines
from the station on the Illinois Gen.
trail Railroad nearest to his or her
registered address to Chicago and
return, such ticket to be good for the
journey to Chicago only during the
four days Immediately preceding
and the day of the meeting, and for
the return journey from Chicago
only on the day of the meeting and
the four days Immediately follow
ing, when properly countersigned
and stamped during business hours
that is to say, between 8 a. m. and
5 p. MIN the Office of the Assist
ant Secretary, Mr.. w. G.. Bruen, in
Chicago. Such ticket may be OBJ
tanned by any holder of stock, regis
tered as above, on application, in
writing, to the President of the Com
pany in Chicago. Each application
must state the full name and ad-
dress of the stakeholder exactly as
given in his or her Certificate of
Stock, together with the number and
date of such certificate. No more
than one person will be carried free
in respect to any one holding of stock
as registered on the books of the
Company. A. G. HACKsTAFF,
Secretary.
The bee., 1904-09-29

General Hays. 1t will go to the
Court of Appeals. The Chill
dren's Home Society is doingsa
magnificent charity which has
now grown to such proportions
that there is no hope for its
maintenance except t hroug
State aid. The institution de-
serves better than to be crippled
upon a mere technically.
The bee., 1904-09-29

Daily action Of the bowels is neces-
sary. Aid nature with Ayers Pills.