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The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
TO MAN WHO PLANNED THE
CAPITOL OF THE UNITED STATES
District Of Columbia to Do Tardy Justice to the
Memory Of Peter Charles LEnfaut.

proper that he should receive the re-
ward of his past services. The Presi-
dent thinks of 81, 500 or 5000, but leaves
the determination to you" LEnfant
lived and died within sight of the
dawning city of his love, which he
had himself created-but though I'M
honored and unappreciated, he never
sought to do it or its projectors amy
harm. He was loyal to his adopte
government, but to his last breath
chung to every atom of his personal
claim upon it, as pugnaciously as he
chung to his maps when commanded
to give them UP. He lived for many
years on what is known as the Digges'
farm, about eight miles from Wash
ington, near the present town Of
Hyattsville. He is described as "a
rather seedy stylish old man, with a
long blue or green coat, buttoned up
to his throat, and a bell-crowned hat;
a little moody and lonely, like one
wronged." He was buried in the Fam
lily burial ground, in the Digges' gar
den. When the Dlgges family was dis
Inferred his dust was left nearly alone.
And so it has remained nearly 100
years, without honor and almost for
gotten. The perpetually glowing splen-
dor of the city which he planned, soon
to be one of the most magnificent capt
tails Of earth, is his best monument.
Inc last Congress, in its closing
hours, passed this provision of the
appropriation act: That the COM
missioners of the District of Column
bia are hereby directed to report to
Congress at its next session a plan for
the removal to a suitable place within
the city of Washington. of the re-
mains of Pierre Charles L'Enfant and
erecting proper monument over them,
or erecting such monument where they
are now buried, as may seem to them
most desirable"
The commissioners are now consid-
ering the matter. The popular opinion
appears to be that his body should rest
in some relation to the mall, which is
so distinctly connected with his name
and which is about to be improved
by various splendid public edifces.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

A statue to DR.. Rush, the Revolu-
tionary patriot and signer Of the Dec
laration of Independence, was recently
dedicated in Washington. 1t is heroic,
stands upon a pedestal of Indiana lime
stone ten feet high. Upon the front of
the base Of the monument which over
looks Twenty-third street there is the
inscription, "Dr. Benjamin Rush, Ply
sician and Philanthropist, 1745-1S1S."
The inscription on the other sides
speak of some particular part of his
lifework. one side reads, "signer OF
the Declaration Of Independence"
Another side bears a scroll. a pen
and a wreath with the words. THE
first American alienist." The remain
ing panel bears the caduceus, or staff
of Mercury. with asps upon IT. and
the quotation, "Studium Sine Calamo
sumnium."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

MARKS OF ILLNESS ON NAILS.
How Accident and Great Mentaf
Anguish Are Also Indicated

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
zone who makes a close study Of
finger nails will find many curious
things about them to excite his wonder
and interest" says M. +. De Donate,
who is an expert on such matters, but
none more so than the stories OF phys
ical condition told in their growth.
you know the nail of a person in
good health grows at the rate of about
one-sixteenth of an inch each week
slightly more than many authorities
believe-but during illness or after an
accident or during times of mental de-
preston this growth is not Only az
fected and retarded so far as its length
Is concerned, but also as regards its
thickness. The very slightest illness
will thus leave on indelible mark on
the nails which may be readily detected
as the nail grows out. II one has
sudden attack. sucn SIS acute rheuna-
tism, which sends the temperature
bounding upward to l04 or 1903 within
the space of two Or three hours, It Will
be found on the nails, indicating the
difference in thickness of growth be-
tween the time when health was en-
joyed and the thin growth of the Ill
period.
IF the illness is one that comes
gradually, like typhoid fever for ex-
ample instead of a ridge a gentle in
cline will appear on the nails. Should
one have an arm broken the thick ridge
can be seen only on the fingers OF the
one hand, but in all cases Of general
sickness the ridge or slope appears on
the fingers of both hands. When one
has passed through a period of ex-
IRENE excitement or mental depression,
the fact will be imprinted on the nails
either with an abrupt ridge or a gentle
slope, according to the acuteness OF
the mental influence.
I'm no instance can the marks Of ILL
ness, accident or mental condition be
clearly seen on the nail until after the
growth has carried the line beyond the
white or half moon portion of It. but
week or two subsequent TO any OF
these things the ridge or slope may be
found on the nails, usually readily ws-
ible to the eyes: but II not, the mark
may be found by running the tip OF the
finger down any Of the nails"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
MCNALLY
On the Cultivated Voice.
BY Lawrence Porcher Hext.

MY Mary Ann" said Pat O'FIynn, lis
larnin' how to sing;
Tn music teacher says her voice con-
tains tn proper ring"
i hope he's right" responded Mack,
''th' naybers will rajoice
II Mary Ann can cultivate tn music
in her voice.
That Mary Ann is full av song. have
no right to doubt.
But all tn naybers kick whin she be-
gins to let it out;
They say tn music in her soul Is
where 1t ought to stay
Perhaps, they think it is unsafe to let
1t git away.
They say that jist becoz her lungs is
healthy, good an strong,
She thinks she was ixprissly made f'r
music an FIR song;
They are unkind enough to swear that
ivry time she sings
She mixes up tn notes so bad she busts
her cosset-strings.
But shure, I'm tellin' jist tn things
ye do not care to know:
Ye think tn naybers have no right to
talk about her so:
we've grown accustomed TO tn noise
An think she has a vocal gift that no
wan can mistake.
we've watched her grow from baby
hood but still We niver knew
That singin' was tn virry thing that
Mary Ann could do:
She niver tried to sing, ontil she
reached a certain age,
An thin she thought tn only place rr
NJ gfa
"She thinks that she can sing her way
to forchune an to fame
An shure, IL seems she's turned yer
head an made We think tn same;
She's sung into yer foolish ears, ontil
We have no choice,
Ixcipt to put tn money up to cultivate
her voice.
She's seen tn singers on tn stage.
an heerd thin win applause;
She's read about tn wages that a
famous singer draws;
II is not hard fr her to think that she
can 60 as well,
An so, she's strivin day an night TO
cultivate her yell.
But don't We think that Mary Ann has
made a sad mistake?
'Tis wrong to rile tn nayberhood, an
keep thin all awake.
TIL world is full av folish folks, that
nyer do a thing,
Ixcipt TO try 20 train a voice that was
not made TO sing.
III she would learn 70 cook an sew,
an leave her voice alone,
She'd learn TO give tn song av life
a sweet an wholesome tone,
An though she would not grace tn
stage. mr. travel wit a show,
Shed be some good, whin she knew
how TO darn an mix tn dough-"
"Ah, we'll" said Pat. "ye do not care
fr music an fr song,
An so We think me Mary Ann has
tackled somethin' wrong"
mot that" said Mack, Il only fear
she's made a foolish choice.
FIR single men are shy about tn cul-
tiyated voice"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

to be painted by him. The most strik-
ing portraits of Bismarck are those of
Franz Won Lenbach. He painted the
old Emperor Wilhelm, and most of the
rulers of the German states.
Wagner, Pope Leo XIII, Gladstone.
List, Emperor Wilhelm H.. Emperor
Franz Joseph of Austria, Won Moltke
and many more sat for him and heaped
him with honors, the Emperor of Ger
many elevating him to the nobility
When this son of a poor mason died,
he dwelled in one of the most beauti-
full houses ever built-a palace erected
by himself in Munich, and so exquisite
in design and furnishing that it is
considered one of the great sights of
artistic Germany.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

When a native lady enters a Jap
anese railway carriages she slips her
feet from her tiny shoes, stands upon
the seat, and then sits demurely with
her feet doubled beneath her. A mo-
ment later she lights a cigarette. or
her little pipe, with holds just tobacco
enought 70 produce two goods whiffs
OF smoke. All japanese people cit with
their feet upon the seat Of the car,
and not as Europeans do. When the
ticket oollector--attired in a blue uni-
form-enters the carriage, he removes
his cap and twice bows politely. He
repeats the bow as he comes to each
passenger 20 collect the tickets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

Nav York, July 2.-The stock mar
%.t Is sitting under the shadow of the
g. Louis convention. The profession
al element has apparently made up its
mind to do nothing until after the DEM
ocrats name their presidential ticket
and adopt their platform. A three
days' holiday Immediately preceding
che convention intensifies the dullness,
end makes more marked than would
otherwise be the case the indisposition
IN enter into new commitments. Deal
,ngs on the Stock Exchange have been
reduced to the lowest point in years,
end daily fluctuations are for the most
mart insignificant and representative
merely of the operations of the room
traders in pursuit of fractions.
The street is Anxious.
1t is useless to disguise the fact that
Wall street is deeply concerned in the
outcome of the Democratic National
Convention. There is a feeling that
the Democracy is likely to put itself
into a position to command the respect
and consideration of business interests,
but on that point there is sufficient
uncertainty to inspire caution among
operators and investors. There are
features of the Republican platform
which are in themselves somewhat dis
ouieting and to that extent disappoint-
ing to the big interests. Whether or
not added trouble is to ensue as re-
suit of the st. Louis gathering re-
mains to be seen. The financial dis
trict while hoping for the best, is not
entirely satisfied with the outlook.
People who ten days ago were quite
certain the presidential campaign
would drift quietly along without un-
due excitement have modified their
opinions. They are now inclined to
the view that the contest may become
too heated for comfort. 1t contributes
nothing to the calm of the situation to
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

Testimony in an English eoGrt the
other day showed that there is no
chocolate IN cheap chocolate" candy.
A substitute consisting Of an extract OF
cocoanut oil is used for the cream
and the outside Is made from the
ground husks Of the cocoa bean, SUI
gar and sage.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
Harriman's Interview.

Harrimnn's Interview.
Previous to his departure for Eu-
rope Mr.. E. r. Hartman permitted
himself to be interviewed to the eff
feet that business conditions are in the
main satisfactory, and that he per-
sonally is conservatively bullish on
stocks. Mr.. Hartman expects to be
gone about two months, combining
business with pleasure. 1t is surmised
that he will endeavor while abroad to
place with foreign holders some of the
securities in which he is interested.
Hartman and Morgan will cross each
others paths on the high seas. both
having sailed from opposite sides of
the Atlantic on the same day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
Stock Market Hardening.

NNO~
Meantime the foundations of the
stock market appear to be steadily
hardening. Every week gives increas-
ing assurance of good crops and to
that extent fortifies the bulls in their
belief that better times and higher
prices are ahead. Reports from indus
trial centers are rather better in tone,
although commercial and mercantile
advices are not wholly satisfactory.
Railroad earnings show some improve
ment, both in gross results and in the
operation of economies put into effect
which show in met" Money is still
abundant and lenders complain of
difficulty in placing it as they would
like. Syndicates and corporations are
doing most of the borrowing and they
are getting better terms than were OBJ
tainable a few weeks ago. It is be-
coming apparent that if conditions
get no worse railroads will have but
little difficulty in financing themselves
through the next year or two and
placing their bonds to advantage. The
supply of gilt-edged bonds is practical
ly exhausted and the inquiry for me-
dunn class bonds continues to improve.
The testimony on this point is almost
unanimous and extends clear through
the list of bond houses and bond DEAL
ers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

learn that important men have been
looking up the personal record of the
leading Democratic candidate, and that
in consequence they are not quite so
sure as they were at first, that he is as
safe and sane" as represented, and
that he might not after all be as en-
tirely satisfactory to the financial COM
munity as his sponsors would have
people believe. This discovery adds to
the general uncertainty of the situa-
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
Treasury Statistics.

Treasury Statistics.
Statistics of the Treasury Depart
ment show that exports of manufac-
lures for the fiscal year ending June 30
with June estimated), approximate
S450,000,000, an increase of about $40-
100000 over the last preceding year,
and the largest on record. The volume
of our foreign commerce for the year
just closed will reach the enormous
total of 81, 4S5, 000,O 900, nearly $4,000, 900
more than the year before. Imports
are rather less while exports are con-
siderably larger.
Savings banks do not appear to have
suffered by reason of the low rates of
interest prevailing in Wall street AL
most without exception the larger saw
ings institutions of New York have
raised their interest rate on deposits
to the old figure of 4 per cent. Over
$1,000, 100000 is on deposit in the saw
ings banks of Greater New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
Comparatively BuIIish.

The tenor of most of the advices go
sng out of Wall street these days is con-
servatively bullish. Very few look for
radical advance in prices in the near
future, but four out of five express the
view that the market will show grad
ual improvement through the summer
and fall. A great many supplement
this view by the further prediction that
II the elections turn out satisfactorily
there will be another boom in the Sc
curity market before the end of the
year. Experienced people in Wall
street cannot see where there is serious
oanger Of further liquidation, and they
hnd comfort in the historical fact that
great bull movements are almost in
Variably preceded by excessive apathy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
WALL STREET WAITING ON
THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
democratic Platform Expected to Command the
Respect of Business Interests.
BY w. @. NICHOLAS.

handled by members with the ap-
proval of the authorities of the ex-
change.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
Stock Exchange stiu "Purifying."

The board of governors of the New
YORK Stock Exchange continues it's
work of purifying" the institution
and raising the standard of business
morals of members. Every day or two
announcement is made that certain
members who have been under the
narrow of discipline, are Offering their
seats for sale, or have made arrange
ments to sever connections with the
exchange. Down to date several of
those whose telephone connections
with the exchange were summarily
cut, nave quit, and other are sched-
uIed TO walk the plank to avoid public
scandal. The investigation which has
been going on under the auspices of
tne board of governors for many weeks,
mas brought to light the fact that If
Teen or twenty members of the ex-
change have been secretly identified
win forbidden interests on the out
SS,ue. It does not transpire that they
ndVe been guilty Of anything neces-
~ wicked, but 1t is enough for the
governors TO learn that they have
proken the rules Of the organization.
friends Of the victims of the latest
crusade against vice." as it is call
90, set up the plea that the board OF
governors is thus harshly disciplining
.uinof oHenders and at the same time
permitting rotten stocks to be dealt
~ on the floor are "straining a gnat
S Sna swallow camel" They say that
put Tor the Endorsement given stocks
~ allowing them to be traded in on
lie exchange, the public would have
io.. hundreds Of millions of dollars
Lost during the last two years on de-
o.ines IN watered securities. There is
n IN this criticism 10 make the
Svsfnors feel uncomfortable. but II
80 rot appear that any steps have
--A tAksn to revise the list OF stocks
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

piONaI VI the dulnoIlJleS OF the eX-
change.
George GOuId's Foreign Mission.
1t is said that one of George Gould's
missions abroad will be to obtain from
his sister, the Countess de Castellane.
authority to continue the trusteeship
OF her estate and to transfer it to
one of the great trust companies un-
der the control of the Standard Oil
and Gould interests.
Since the Countess de Castellane's
fortune was put into virtual trustee
ship few years ago to save it from
further raids by the little French hus-
band of Annie Gould, the debts against
1t nave been pretty well wiped out.
and the value of the property nearly
doubled 1t is now said to be worth
well on to $4,000, 0OO-quite enough to
keep the wolf from the door.
'Pennsy" and the Brooklyn Transit.
The report has again cropped out
that the Pennsylvania Railroad.
through one of it's auxiliary properties,
the Long Island Railroad, is about to
conclude lease of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, which owns and controls the
elevated and street car lines of Brook
lyn and its suburbs. The report has
not been confirmed although it is well
known that negotiations to that end
have been under way for a long time.
1t is only natural that the Pennsyl-
vania shoEld want to secure this inn
mensely valuable property which would
mt it beautifully with its plans for tun-
mel building expansion. The extent of
the development of the west end of
Long Island will for an indefinite
period be limited only by the facilities
given the people for getting to and
from that portion of New York cover
ing Manhattan Island. With the COM
pletion of the tunnel under the East
river and the third great bridge, which
has already been begun, facilities will
be given for the expeditions movement
of 100000 more people daily than can
now travel back and forth. Real es-
tate enthusiasts expect to see the pop
ulation of Brooklyn more than doubled
within the next twenty years.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

f'r music an fr song,
An so We think me Mary Ann has
tackled somethin' wrong"
mot that" said Mack, Il only fear
she's made a foolish choice.
FIR single men are shy about tn Gull
tiVated voice"
The colored American., 1904-02-27

United States Consul at Vladivostak,
Russia. 1t looks very much as if the
battle between Japan and Russia would
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The anniversary of the death of the
great Frederick Douglass, the match
less orator and prominent statesman,
was honored by the race; society, in
it's churches, its schools, and in its lit
erary and debating societies. The
race is not ungrateful to it's great
leaders.
DR.. 1. B. Scott, Editor of the South
western Christian Advocate, Is not
only an eloquent, but a very witty
speaker. The pages of the Advocate
fairly sparkle with the wit and wis
dom of his pen and brain. He pays
the following tribute ito the waste
basket: after all, the waste basket
of an editorial Office is a great insti-
tuition. 1t is not only the friend of
the editor but of many of his cores
pondents. If many of them realized
how often it saves them from expo
sure they would think better of it,
The colored American., 1904-02-27
A POPULAR DIVINE.
Continued from page 1.

o DO with who attends the Conference
Uut from racial standpoint we have
much to do with it so far as creating
wholesome public sentiment in favor
of sending the very best of the race
to sit with those great intellectual
giants of the white race in their de-
liberations.
A Negro pigmi among them would
pain any race loving man be he saint
or sinner
Virginia Negroes, regardless of de-
nomination, would be delighted to see
the brethren of the Washington Con-
ference send DR.. Withrow to the Gen
eral Conference. He is young, vigor-
GUS, gifted with a brilliant intellect,
eloquent, a clean Christian gentleman,
cultured and refined. The race would
feel safe to have him represent it in
any religious gathering in the world.
There is not more capable man for
the honor in the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The colored American., 1904-02-27

De fought very near Vladivosstock ano
all OF the important news of the Con
Sular service will be attended to by
Prof. Greener.
The race has reason to be proud of
us corps Of able men who are repre-
senung Uncle Sam in many parts of
the civilized world. We have them ir
france, In Madagascar, in Germany, IL
Africa, in Paraguay, in Brazil, in Cuba
IN the Philippines, in Hawaii, Yves.
indies and other countries and Rev
Z. II. Payne U. S. Consul at St
Thomas, OWL.
The colored American., 1904-02-27
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The colored American., 1904-02-27
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of the colored people of the country.
We admire push, energy and good
common sense and wish him success
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