Newspaper Page Text
8
GIVEN TOO MUCH POWER.
Mayor McDonough's Objection to the
State Board of Health Bill.
The Bill, if It Becomes a La*, Likely
to Injure Savannah—The Jurisdic
tion of the Board Should bo Limited
to Land Guarantee— The Mayor’s
Conference With Representative Os
borne-
Mayor McDonough had an interview
with Representative Osborne, who is
down from Atlanta, yesterday, on the
subject of the bill to provide a state
board of health, which is now before the
legislature. Mayor McDonough stated
his objections to the bill to Mr. Osborne.
He considers that if the bill becomes a
law in its present shape it will be inimi
cal to the interests of Savannah.
“I am in favor of a state hoard of
healtn. if given proper powers and prop
erly supported by the state," said Mayor
McDonough. "1 do not beiieve, however,
that the state board of health should
have anythint: to do with the maritime
quarantine, except perhaps in a general
way. If the bill becomes a law neces
sarily the majority of the mem
bers of the board will be from
the interior, and in all likelihood men
who are unacquainted with the conditions
surrounding maritime quarantine. Con- |
sequently they would be unfit to provide
suitable regulations for such a quaran
tine.
OI’ENS A WAT TO INJURY.
•‘While JJdo not apprehend that there
would be any effort by the state
board of health to injure Savannah or any
other port, it is possible that the board
might pass such regulations as would
hamper our commerce and thereby do
great injury to the business ol the part.
A state board of health might do good in
the interior in various ways if properly
supported by the state. The appropria
tion of RIO,OOO proposed by the bill is en
tirely inadequate, however. Jt would be
a mere bagatelle in the cost of handling
any epidemic that might occur, and the
state would be forced to the humiliating
necessity of calling upon the general gov
ernment to take charge of the work
which it had first undertaken.
THE GOVERNMENT QUARANTINE.
“The national government already pro
vides sufficiently stringent regulations
for the conduct of maritime quarantines.
These regulations are stringently en
forced at this port, and in addtion every
precaution is exercised which is recom
mended by practical good judgment and
modieal science. The national govern
ment has shown a disposition to take
charge of the, ftitire coast quarantine, and
this will very likely' be the case in a few
years from now. There is certainly no
need of state interference.”
Chatham’s representatives will proba
bly oppose the state board of health bill
for the reasons given by Mayor McDon
ough.
THE SQUARES ABE THEIR’S.
The Boys Can Do as They Lika in
Them TMe Month.
Mayor McDonough says the boys will
bo allowed to build their bonfires and ex
plode their fireworks in the public
squares this Christmas just the same as
in previous years.
The mayor does not believe in restrict
ing the privileges of the boys, and he does
not propose that they shall be deprived of
any of their customary prerogatives dur
ing his administration. The boys have
no votes, but Mayor McDonough intends
to guard their privileges just the same.
A Morning News reporter put the
question pointedly to Mayor McDonough
yesterday:
“Will the boys be allowed to build their
bonfires and burn fireworks in the squares
this year as usual*”
“They certainly will,” replied Mayor
McDonough “The do\ s will be allowed
the same privileges on tho streets and
squares south of Liberty street during
the holidays as heretofore. They may
have just as many bonfires as they please,
so they keep within the limits of the law.
Why should they noli"
“A good many people are complaining
that the bonfires damage the squares by
burning off the grass and injuring the
trees. Do you not think there is ground
for the complaint*” Mayor McDonough
was asked.
“Not a bit of it,” he replied. “This
talk about the bonfires injuring tho
squares is all poppycock. The boys have
been having their bonfires in the squares
every' Christmas since I can remember
and the grass comes out as pretty as ever
in the spring. In fact " m a
few weeks after Christmas you
can not tell where the
bonfires were. Instead of killing the
grass the fires appeared really to benefit
it.”
“You can just say,” said the mayor,
that the hoys can go ahead and have all
the bonfires they want to. So they keep
within the law they will not be troubled.”
The indications are that the boys intend
to exercise the holiday privileges allowed
them to the fullest possible extent this
year. Thousands of barrels and boxes
have been stolen and hidden away in
back yards, and it will not be long before
every square will be ablaze at nightfall
with the bonfires of the boys.
A BATCH FOR TEE CITY COURT.
Fourteen Gamblers to Be Transferred
by the Police Court This Morning.
The police court will have a goodly
number of cases to turn over to the city
court this morning, most of whom are
gamblers. At that variable huor indiffer
ontly known as early Sunday morning, or
late Saturday night, fourteen gamblers
were pulled while operating in a house in
the neighborhood of East Broad and
Jones street lane. Most of them were
unable to furnish bond for their appear
ance. and on that account all but three or
four of those arrested are stiil confined in
the barracks. The names of those ar
rested were as follows: William Smith,
Taylor White, Daniel Bates, Spencer
Harris. Charles Tracey. Abe Goldwlre,
Joe Garrett. Lewis Butler. Mac McLean,
John Bollard. Andrew Mitchell, Charles
Sims. Warren Edwards and ~ Eddie
Mitchell.
Robert Williams, a one-legged shoe
maker was taken to the barracks last night
•or assaulting and biting Ben Johnson.
Williams runs a shop somewhere in the
neighborhood of Lincoln and Liberty
street lane, and got into a quarrel with
Johnson, who didn't strike him on account
of his infirmities Williams bit Johnson
badly on the arm and wrist and will an
swer to the recorder for it this morning.
COLLARED A SNEAK THIEF.
Mrs. Bube Captured Him as He Was
Walking Off With Plunder.
Mrs. Bubo, who keeps a boarding house
on Montgomery street, near Gaston, col
lared a sneak thief yesterday morning
alone. The fellow, a negro. W. G Gill
was discovered by Mrs Bube walkingout
ot the door of her house with a coat and
vest belonging to one of the boarders.
.She grabbed him and brought him along
box at the corner, whore she
held him till an officer arrived, who tele
phoned for the patrol wagon. Gill was
taken to the barracks.
Rheumatism originates in the morbid
condition of the Ldood. Hood's Sarsapa
rilla cures rhoumatism. Get only Hood's
ad.
BACK FROM DARIEN.
Judge Falligant to Convene the
. Superior Court this Morning
Judge Robert Falligant and the party
' who went down to attend Mclntosh
superior court at Darien, returned to the
I city yesterday afternoon on the steamer
Bellevue. Besides the judge, there were
in the party Messrs. Francis P. Salas. J.
F. C'ann. Livingston ivennan. W. F.
Stubbs and Mr. and Mrs. William Cliff
ton.
The Mclntosh court transacted an un
usually large amount of business at this
term There were twenty-three criminal
ca c es disposed of and aliout as many civil
suits were under consideration, some of
them being disposed of also. The jail was
entirely cleaned out. Out of the criminal
cases there were four acquittals. Mr.
William Clifton and Mr. Salas did the so
licitor’s work for the state, and the com
monwealth was well represented.
The grand jury in its general present
ments recommended against the estab
lishment of anew circuit. The jury didn’t
object to its establishment if Mclntosh
was to be left in the same circuit with
Chatham, but otherwise opposed to it.
Judge Falligant will convene the
superior court for the December term
this morning at 10 o'clock, and will
charge the grand jury and call cases for as
signment. He goes up to Augusta to-nignt,
and will be back for court Wednesday,
which will be a divorce day. The crim
inal docket will be reached towards the
end of the week.
TOOK LAUDANUM TO DIE.
An Erring Woman’s Rash Attempt to
En<| Her Life.
A white woman living on Price street
attempted suicide yesterday afternoon
by taking the contents of a phial of laud
anum. She would probably have suc
ceeded in her intention had not a negro
woman in the house discovered what she
had done and frustrated the attem pt by
administering strong coffee.
The woman was said to be conscious
last night, though in considerable pain
No physician had been called
up to a fate hour. The laudanum was
probably a weak article, as otherwise the
woman might have been more successful
in her attempt. The party who reported
the ease at the barracks refused to give
the woman's name.
The woman, it was said, deserted her
husband several months ago and came to
Savannah to lead a life of shame. She
soon repented, however, and was anxious
to return to her home. The husband came
to Savannah in search of her several
weeks ago, but failed to find her.
He had quite a sum of money
in his possession and announced his will
ingness to receive back his erring wife.
Yesterday afternoon the woman had a
quarrel with the man whom she has been
partially supporting, and the result was
she determined to end her life. She said
last night, however, that if she recov
ered, she wquld return to her husband if
he would receive her.
AFRAID IT WOULD FLING HIM.
A Savannah Young Man’s Experi
ence With a Gondola.
The friends of a young Savannahian
who visited the world's fair in Chicago
are telling a good joke on him. The young
man went to the fair with the intention of
seeing it all. and he is very fond of telling
his experiences. Ho stopped at a private
boarding house while in Chicago, with
another Savannahian. The landlady took
a great interest in the young men and
made a point of calling tlieir attention to
various features of the fair.
‘■Did you ride ou the gondola?” she in
quired one day at dinner. The young
man had never heard of a gondola, but he
was not going to acknowledge his ignor
ance.
"No ma'am.” he replied. “I was afraid
it might fling me.”
The landlady said nothing, but some of
the boarders snickered.
"What’s a gondola anyhow?” asked the
young man of his friend after they had
left the table. His friend explained that
it was a species of canal bout very popu
lar in Venice.
■Huh.” he said, “I thought it was one
of those new-fangled flying machines.”
He denies the story now, but the boys
have the laugh on him all the same.
A FIRE IN WEST SAVANNAH.
Benj. S. Harris’ House Burned Yes
terday.
A one story frame house in West
Savannah about two miles west of the
city’belonging to Benjamins. Harris, a
pattern maker at Kohoe’s foundry, was
burned about 7 o'clock yesterday morn
iug.
Mrs. Harris bad just made a fire pre
paratory to getting tho family up for
breakfast. Shortly afterward she dis
covered large quantities of smoko up
in the ceiling and an investigation showed
that the entire roof was ablaze. The
family barely had lime to get out of the
burning building before it was one mass
of flames, and beyond a few articles of
furniture little or nothing was saved.
Some of them did not even have time to
save their clothing, and they had to seek
shelter in a neighbor’s home.
The total loss, it is said, amounts to
about $2,000, as nothing of any conse
quence was savc-d. The house was in
sured for SSOO and the furniturc also for
SSOO with Mr. John T. Rowland.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
B. Burgh Smith, of Charleston, is at the
Pulaski.
K. L. Brooks, of Folkston, is a guest of
the Screven.
C. D. Woodard, of Cochran, is registered
at the Screven.’
Mr. and Mrs. William Clifton and in
fant are stopping at t.,e DeSoto.
Mr. H. T. Kstill and wife returned from
New York on the City of Augusta yester
day afternoon.
CITY BREVITIES.
DeKalb lodge No. 9, 1. O. O. F., meets
to-night.
The Georgia Historical Society will
hold its December meeting to-night.
The renting of the pews of St. John's
church will take place to-day between 10
and 2 p. m. at tho church.
The Genuine and the Sham.
Every good thing has its host of imita
tors; every genuine article its counter
feits. The imitators always choose the
most valuable and popular article to
counterfeit, so that when they claim their
sham to be equal, or as good, or the same
as “So-and-So's” the public may depend
upon it that "So-and-So’s” article is the
best of tho kind. The sham proves the
genuine merit of the thing it copies and
never has this been better illustrated
than bv the imitations of Allcock's
Porous Plasters.
Allcock's Porous Pi aster is the
standard of excellence the world over,
and its imitators in their cry that theirs
is "as good us Allcock’s” are only empha
sizing this fact and admitting "All
cock's" to he the acme of perfection,
which it is their highest ambition to imi
tate. The difference between the genuine
and these imitations, which ropv only
general appearance, is as wide as that be
tween copper and gold.
The only safe way for purchasers is to
always insist upon having Allcock's
Porous Plasters. They are tho only
perfect plasters ever produced —ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1893.
WONDERS IN BIBLE DAYS.
Rev. J. J. Lanier Discusses the Rela
tion of Miracles to Religion.
The Word in the Old and New Testa
ments as Interpreted By Medieval
Theology-Some Things Not Gener
ally Understood About Miracles—A
Series of Sermons On the Subject.
Rev. J. J. Lanier, rector of St Paul’s
church, preached the first of a series of
sermons on “The Relation of Miracles to
Religion ” yesterday morning. His subject
was the meaning of the word miracle in
the Old and New Testaments, as inter
preted by mediaeval theology. His dis
course next Sunday will be the "Relation
as Interpreted by Modern Theology,” and
the Sunday following,the "Relation of Re
ligion to Miracles.”
Mr. Iginter’s sermon yesterday was
deeply interesting. His text was from
Judges 6:13: “And Gideon said unto
him. O my Ixird. if the Lord be with us,
why then is all this befallen us? And
where be all his miracles which our fa
thers told us of, saying, did not the Lord
bring us from Egypt? But now the Lord
hath forsaken us and delivered us into
the hands of the Midianites.”
“If I treated this chapter of Judges in
the way 1 shall generally treat such pass
ages in the future." said Mr. Lanier, "I
sliail entirely ignore the question as to
whether it is historically true or not, and
use it to teach and inforce spiritual
truths; true in the past, now and in the
future; true upon the earth, Mars or Ju
piter; true anywhere in God's universe,
but 1 do not so intend to treat this chap
ter.
THE SUBJECT OF MIRACLES.
It is stated that the Midianites con
quered the Israelites because they had
sinned against Jehovah. This is denied
by many. They say the Israelites
were scattered throughout an agricul
tural country. The Midianites sud
denly appeared, swooped down upon
them and conquered them. This would
have happened whether they hud sinned
or not. The Midianites coveted their pos
sessions and took them as we have those
of the Indians; as the English have those
of the Zulus in South Africa. As to the
appearance of the angel, that
is put upon a par with
the Arabian Knights' tales and those
from the Koran, excellent tales for chil
dren. As for the story of the fleece it
fares no better. For the present Ido not
give you the reason why these assertions
of Scripture are denied, nor do I give you
the reason why they should be believed. I
simply note the fact that among people
who think and those who do not think;
among people iu the church and among
people outof the church, unbelief in mi
racles is widespread. In fact it has been
said that if the church ever fails it will
be because it insists upon a belief in
miracles. This shows the gravity of the
case, and all the greater necessity that
we should clearly grasp the idea of a
miracle in the Old and New Testa
ments, as interpreted by mediaeval
theology; by modern theology; and the
relation of religion to miracles.
THE WORD MIRACLE.
After treating of the derivation of the
word miracle and its use, Mr. Lanier
took up its use in the Bible.
"The translators of the Revised Ver
sion,” he said, “do not use the wordmira
cle at all in the Old Testament; in the
New Testament they use it only nine
times, while the authorized Version used
it thirty times. Many of the translators
did not wish to use the word at all.
Wherever it is used the marginal reading
is much better.
Now, we know what the word miracle
means in the Bible. It means one or all
of these: A sign, prodigy, wonderful
deed, or power in nature or in man,
wrought directly of God.
“The question now arises, what is
the significance of these wonderful
things? How did they affect the religious
life of the Hebrew race? How did they
translate them? Explain theml Wha t
was the message they told to their race?
“Before we can attempt to answer
those questions, we must find out, if pos
sible, their idea of tho universe, of the
author of the universe, and his relation
to the universe and to the Hebrew race.
This will give us tlieir philosophy of tho
kosmos. This will enable us to answer
these, questions. The first chapter of
Genesis will give us this philosophy,
which is as follows: There was a time
when there was no existence except God.
"In the beginning (when that was we
are not told) He created the heavens and
the earth. How he created the earth wo
are not told, but all other things he cre
ated by word of mouth. The last of all
to be created was man, and ho in
the image of God. God saw that every
thing he had made was good. To do all
this took six days. On the seventh day
he rested. Here we have clearly stated
what is called now "tho carpenter theory
of the universe,” a machine capable of
running itself, all forms of life having the
power of propagating themselves per so.
God niighl die and the universe would
run itself, provided it did not get out of
order. Man was lord of the world, all
things subject to him. Man received tiis
orders from God. and so long as lie obeyed
them all would be well. Perfect happi
ness reigned in the Garden of Eden, and
would so continue unless man disobeyed.
Man disobeyed and was cast out. How
ever. they were still in the presence of
the Lord, but Cain committed murder and
went out from the presence of the Lord.
Only a small remnant remained then to
Klohim. Most of mankind udde<j sin unto
sin. Deluge came; only one faithful fam
ily left; Noah's, saved in the ark.
Apostacy again, only Abraham called,
whose seed alone would be Jehovah's
people henceforth forever.
THE JEWISH IDEA OF GOD.
“Thus,” said Mr. Lanier, "I have very
briefly sketched the Jewish idea of God,
his relation to the universe, his relation
to them. But how did they know that
they were his especial people? By signs,
prodigys. wonderful deeds, what we call,
in technical language, miracles. If tilings
went along in the ordinary way, that
was the world running itself. If any
thing ’extraordinary occurred in nature
that was the interference of God with
His world. For if it turned out ill because
they had sinned if it turned out ill. What ?
for their benefit, so they translated it.
Jehovah had nothing to do directly with
the ordinary man of strength, but if a
man of exceptional valor arose, as Samp
son. ho was directly gifted with this
strength by Jehovah. Jehovah had
nothing to do with the man of ordinary
intelligence, but if a man arose
like Moses. like Samuel, God
directly revealed to them their
knowledge. Jehovah only spoke to
His people through Ilis prophets. Hence
you see their philosophy was thatGodhas
nothing to do directly with tlie ordinary
in man and in nature, but the extraordi
nary : the sigus. the prodigies, the wonder
ful deeds, he does directly or indirectly
enables man so to do. To these thing's
they appealed to prove that they were the
especial people of God. Their accredited
teachers must be able to wake them, or
they could not get a hearing, they were
not sent of God. These wonderful things
that are recorded in Scripture either
happened or did not happen: or they were
partly truth and partly error. To the
ancient races living in the midst mar
velous. these things were not hard of be
lief. They all recounted as part of this
early history what is commonly called
marvelous legends. The gods had ap
peared to some of tho more favored and
talked with them face to face. 1 say thou
was a time when these things were
universally of easy belief. But in the
iourse of the development of the human
race there came a time when this belief
was to receive a severe shock. It was to
come from the Japhetic race, and.
especially from the Greeks, the fathers
of science and profane learning. Having
themselves largely outgrown the belief in
their own legends, they did not believe in
those of others. Philosophy and science
was to take the place of religion.
A MORTAL CONFLICT.
When the Greek and Hebrew met there
was mortal conflict. The Hebrew slid
God was to be known only by revelation
—that is, by signs, prodigies and wonder
ful deeds. The Greeks said he could be
known by philosophy, that is. reason ; by
study ing his works, that is, science. Alex
andria was the principal scat of the con
flict. Which prevailed ? Did either com
pletely prevail? It was a compromise.
The Jews were forced to allegorize their
scripture. The Greens gave up polythe
ism and accepted a theology revealing
God. as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
philosophy, science, religion kissed each
other and made peace. These choice
spirits were led by Clement and Origen.
The reconciliation was God above all.
through all. anil in you all. They were
men born out of their time. The world
was not ready for them. The thousand
years reign of a false theology with its
anthropomophic idea of God, frenzy for
rule and carpenter conception of the"uni
verse was to bind the fetters again upon
the world. The night was lone and
dreary. But at last the world awoke
from its slumber, drugged with wine.
The world shook itself and began to
think. The antagonism between religion
and science again arose. This theology
had all along been appealing to miracles
as the proof of religion.
But again theology met its old Greek
foe, now stronger than ever in the revival
and popularizing of learning and science.
In the combat theology was
handicapped with tradition and error.
She felt compelled to defend the tradition
and error, as well as the truth she hold.
She did not know how to distinguish the
church defined, science defined. The com
mon ground between the two was the
"Carpenter theory of the universe.” Then
they parted company. The church was
sure her religion was true: that God had
revealed himself to the Jewish race. Her
proof was miracles. Science demanded
that she define miracles. Her definition
was thus: Supernatural operation that
can be performed only by the power of
God. In nature it was either contrary to
the laws of nature, violating, changing
them, or exceeding the power of nature.
It was something showing the presence of
the Diet.v. In man it was such works as
the omnipotent power of God alone
could do.
GOD’S LAWS NEVER CHANGE.
Science denied that God over changed
any of his laws. He had made the
world so perfect that he did not need to
change his laws. If anything extraordi
nary happened, it was anew law they
had not taken note of. it also asserted
that the church had wrongfully inter
preted these extraordinary occurrences.
Science based itself upon the fact that
tlie laws of tlie universe are unchange
able. If it found tlit in in operation to
day, that was proof positive that they
had been in operation yesterday, would
be in operation to-morrow, as long as the
universe had lasted would last. If this
dogma of science was not true, then
science fell to the ground. Her greatest
achievement was made when she proved
that the Mosaic cosmogony, as'interpreted
by mediaeval theology, was partly in er
ror. She thought tli.it religion was over
thrown. The church vehemently denied
this. The miraculous was denied in man
upon about the same ground.
Man cannot work those marvels now.
therefore, ho never did then. This belief
was greatly strengthened by the compar
ative study of ancient history and relig
ions. They all had wonderful marvels.
Why accept the marvels in tho history
of one and not in that of the others ? If
one were true, all were true. If one were
false, all were false. The church ex
plained, the miracles of the ißblo are to
be believed because they attest a higher
spiritual truth. Science answered. You
reason in a circle. You prove your re
ligion by miracles, and then miracles by
your religion. You beg the question—
No; miracles are legends or myths. The
result of this belief of miracles was two
fold. One class rejected all religion and
became atheists; another class became
deists.
Who was wrong, science or religion?
Was one or both wholly right or wholly
wrong? Or each par: right and part
wrong?” Where was tho error? llow
was it to be discovered
Were religion and science ever to be
reconciled, dwelling in peace and unity?
Tho answer to-day is. yee: Was the war
fare the fault of religion or the fault of
science? It was the fault of neither. Tt
was the fault of theologians and scien
tists. How? My next shut non will show.
Troubles Threatening tie Kidneys,
Although they are grievous and very often
fatal If disregarded, may be prevented by a
timely resort to this admirable safeguard of
health, Hostetters Stomach Bitters, a genial
promoter of activity In the. renal organs, the
stomach and the liver. E/re inaction of the
kidneys develops into Bright's disease, dia
betes or other dangerous disorders, recourse
should he had to the Bitters If th e sugges
tion is followed, tho happiest outcome of the
earlier symptoms may i c anticipated with
conrtdor.ee Check a devoi jptnent of * hose inal
tidies at th< outset oy the means Indicated,
since at their maturity they arc hard indeed,
to conquer. Dyspepsia, rheumatism, insom
nia. nervousness, constiliation. malarial com
plaints arc era heated oy the liitters. a medi
cine of comprehensive usenud prompt clients,
—ad.
AT THE THEATER.
"The Vendetta” to Be the Next At
traction,
The sale of seats for "Tho Vendetta" at
the theater Wednesday might will begin
this morning. The company carries nearly
all of its own scenery, together with cal
cium and electrical effects. The scenic
display begins with the second act, which
opens with tlie interior of the Toulon
prison, dark and dismal. Thoro is an ex
plosion and the walls crumble, transform
ing the scene in an instant to an exterior
among wreck and ruins. The Conserva
tory Casino at Monte Carlo is shown
in the third act. The fourth
opens on the main deck of an
ocean steamer; soon another steamer
is disclosed by the lightning's flash
drawing nearer. Then comes a crash,
and the vessel is dashed to pieces in a col
lision with the second. The hero jumps
overboard to rescue a woman, and from
tlie deck of the second snip, now riding
on a heavy sea and completely filling the
stage, the electric searchlight is flashed
until they are locate! and rescued. The
last act introduces a scene of the burning
of Paris, which forms a background for
the action of the play.
“I think that a quarrelsome disposition
must run in King Lohengula s family,” re
marked Hiland.
'What makes you thin! that?” asked Din
wtddie.
“I see by the papers that one of his nieces
is a member of a native African church choir
which is now making a tour of this country."
—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Editor—This account of an accident to the
midnight express is very well done. But.
say; how did you get it in so soon? It's only
11:30 now:
Reporter—Why. lout the trestle myself,
and unless souie meddlesome trackwalker
rtnds it out in time u> stop the train, the
sum-imp's bound to happen just tf.e way I
wrote it up.— Ihe Bulletin.
Rose—Couldn't you get up a lottery for the
benefit of the church v
Dail;y A lottery ? Our minister is so op
posed to lotteries that he has conscientious
scruples about performing the marriage ser-
I vice.—Times Democrat
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
R}wdcr
ABSOIJUYEItf PURE
BRING THE VIKING SHIP.
It Would Bea Big Attraction For
Excursionists.
A Move For the City and the Ex
changes to Extend Capt. Andersen
a Formal Invitation to Visit Savan
nah With His Historic Craft.
The proposition to bring the famous
Norwegian craft, the model of Lief Ericc
son's ancient historical craft, the Viking
ship, to Savannah, through invitation ex
tended to Capt. Andersen, who is in com
mand of her, is looked upon with much
favor by every one, and there seems to be
a universal desire to have her enter Savan
nah's harbor on her way north up the At
lantic seaboard.
Mayor McDonough has indorsed the
project, as lias also Capt. D. G. Purse,
president of the board of trade, and Capt.
Andersen's countrymen in Savannah,
some of whom know him personally, say
that he will gladly stop into port here if
the invitation be extended him.
There remains but one thing to do then,
and that is to extend Capt. Andersen and
his crew a cordial invitation to visit Sa
vannah on his way by. He is still some
where up at the head of the Mississippi
river and will not be around this way be
fore some time in January, but the re
quest would have to reach him before he
left the Mississippi.,
It would be well if the Savannah mer
chants could arrange to have one of their
excursions from the surrounding country
at the same time, as there are large num
bers of people who would be glad of an
opportunity to came to Savannah to see
the strange Norwegian craft, which
elicited so much admiration and wonder
on account of its long and dangerous voy
age from Norway to Hie world's fair at
Chicago. Everybody would welcome his
visit here, and there is little doubt but
that he would be as much pleased
with Savannah as Savannahians with a
sight of his craft and ciew.
STATES WELL REPRESENTED.
Almost Every Governor Has Ap
pointed Delegates to the Farmers’
Congress
If all the delegates who have been ap
pointed to the National Farmers’ congress
come to Savannah next week the United
States will be well and fully I’epresented.
Almost every state, with very few ex
ceptions, have appointed delegates equal
in number to their representatives and
senators in congress. In other words,
eacli district is represented on this truly
national body, and the states are also
represented as such.
There is scarcely a state in the union
that has not some interest in agricultural
matters, and all are alive to agricultural
progress and development. The con
vention brings all diversified interests to
gether. where they can in common discuss
matters, agricultural and otherwise,
which pertain to and affect all interests.
The states, no doubt, will all be well
represented. Alternates as well as dele
gates have been appointed in all of them,
and the governors of the different states
have brought their appointments to the
attention of each of the delegates.
It is expected, too, that the politician
will be on hand. This affords him :v good
opportunity to learn how the land lies,
and if there is anything in it for him, he
is almost certain to come. In addition to
the list of delegates given yesterday,
Capt. Purse lias received tlie following
lists not mentioned yesterday:
NORTH CAROLINA.
J. J. Laughinhouso, Grimesland; J. M.
Forehand, Amboy; Calvin Barnes. Wil
son; Yancey Ormon, Snow Ilill; B. F.
Ayeoek, Fremont: Joel Khem, Newborn:
J. B. Phillips, Battleboro; G. W. Nor
wood, Raleigh: Col. J. S. Cunningham,
Cunningham; Daniel Richmond, Milton,
Person county; Capt. T. M. Norment,
Lumberton; Charles McDonald, Concord;
Dr. W. B. Means, Linwood; Dr. W. L.
Crump. China Grove; W. A. Graham.
Mvcpelah: W. W. Lenoir. Boone; Gen. I{.
B. Vance, Alexander: A. H. Hayes, Brid
town; R. C. Tillery, Tillery; W. p.
Shaw, Winston; J. B. Holman, Iredell;
David Alexander, Bay.
Nebraska—H. E. Heath, Lincoln; C.
H. Barnard, Table Rock; I. H. Markell,
Omaha; K. Daniels, Gilmore; Mrs. A. m!
Edwards, Freemont; W. R. Artman,
West Point; J. B. McDowell. Fairbury;
W. Dobson. Germantown: Smith Cald
well. Edgar; J. B. Dinsmore, Sutton: 1,.
B. Carey, Sidney; W. L. Delano, Leo
Park; ex-Gov. Furnas, Brownsville; S.
M. Barker. Silver Creek; G. 11. Cutting,
Kenny.
Kansas—Hon. A. W. Smith, McPher
son ; Walter N. Allen, Meriden; D. 11.
Heffiebower, Bueyrus; George S. Currier
Garritt.
West Virginia-Hon. R. G. Hammett,
Snlama; Hon. E. W. McNeil. Old Fields’
Henry M. Clak. Mount Morris; Jacob
Bumgardner, Elizabeth; Mr. Perry G
Cunningham, Walton; Col. R. P. Chew
Charlestown.
Wyoming—G. W. Forney, Saratoga;
Hon. John McCormick. Sheridan.
Pennsylvania—J. B. Kirk bridge, Bastle
ton; R. W. Jackson, Fraukford : W. B
Harvey, West Grove; I. P. Jackson, Kel
ton; W. Keuderdine, Lumberville; Dr
G. W Heston, Newtown; Randall Bri
bing, Minsi; Richard Krecht, Stocker
town: W. O. Moore, Womelsdorf; W. K.
B. Johnston, Allentown; J. B. McSpanau
Furniss; H. M. Engle, Marietta; \ c’
Sisson, LaPlume; H. W. Northup’
Glenburn; W. Penn Kirkendall, Dal
las: W. H. Stout. Pine Grove-
O. D. Schoek, Hamburg; S. F. Barber!
Hamburg: F. McKechan, Ferguson: A
Codding, Towanda: C. I). Derrah. Can-
_ BAKING POWDER.
Fair,
!7p3ltt,Baking
USJaaPowdei:
The only l'ure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum,
Used in Millions of Homes— 4o Years the Standard
ton; P. D. Rexford, Mansfield; Peter
Reeder, Hughsville; Hon. E. M. Tews
bury, Catawissa; F. Cummings, Sun
bury; W. C. Patterson, McConnellsville;
D. B. McWilliams, Walnut; It. H.
Thomas, Mechanicsburg; J. A. Stahl.
York; Hon. John J. Thomas. Carroll
town; G. W. Oster, Osterbur;
S. S. Blyliolder, cyi Leecliburgg;
W. Ramaley, Cochran’s Mills;
J. L. Moore, Farentum; W. H. McCul
lough, Farentum; W. G. Berry. Houston
ville: G. Hopwood, Uniontown; R. S.
Sterling, Beaver; John McJunkin, But
ler; W. P. Powell, Shadcland; A. L.
Wales, Corry; V. A. Brooks. Sinnama
honig; Peter Phipps, Kinnerdell: Matt
Savage, Clearfield; Henry Cyphert, Kings
dale; Hon. Leonard Rhone, Center Hall;
M. W. Oliver, Conneautvilte; Jason Sex
ton, Springhouse; Prof. S. B. Heigcs,
York.
Nevada—Marion Little, Carson: Geor
gia Lovelock, Lovelock's; Steve Kinsey,
Genda.
South Carolina —Hon. W. D. Evans,
Bennettsville; Hon. J. William Stokes,
Orangeburg; E. U. Walter, Orangeburg;
11. B. Watson. Ridge Spring; Prof. J. S.
Newman, Clemson College; Col. J. D. M.
Shaw, High Point; T. F. Cunningham,
Chester; Josephs. C'antey, Summerton;
H. R. Thomas, Statesbure.
Tennessee—A. S. N. Dobson, Lime
stone; Nathan Gregg. White Store; J. K.
I’. Wallace, Andersonville: Charles F.
Vanderl'ord, Knoxville; Paul F. Kefau
ver, Madisouville: W. R. Rankin. Jasper;
David Chcnault, Castalian Springs; Caleb
White, Echo; J. M. Wilson. Fayetteville;
John J. Gill. Shelbyville; V. L. Kirkman,
Nashville; G. H. Slaughter, St. Bethle
hem :J. H. Burrow, Lymansville; B. S.
Thomas. Columbia; John A. Greer, Jack
son; Samuel Caldwell, Paris; Aaron
Walker, Brownsville; H. R. A. McCorkle,
Newborn: N. C. Perkins, Jr., White Sta
tion; Dr. John Kerr, Hickory Wythe;
Horatio Berry, Hendersonville; 1). G.
Godwin, Stewartville.
Texas.—M. M. Felder, Chapel Hill: W.
J. Hood. Savoy: R. E. Steele, Cotton Gin ;
J. A. Boggess, Anderson; W. F. Murchi
son, Grapeland; B. F. Rogers, Palestine;
T. ,T. Tilson, Merit: J. S. Spinks. Overton;
T. W. Templeton, Winnsboro; W. P. Car
son, Leesburg; T. J. Self, Windom; R.
New Johnson, Pilot Point;.!. F. Rowland,
Richardson: J. D. Pitts, Sr., Mt. Calm;
K. B Smyth, Mexia: R. Y. King. Belton;
B. Wohlford. Cressen; M. M. Hancock,
Mullin : Norton Moses, Strickling; I. C.
P. McClendon, PriDping Springs: T. J.
Hamilton, Matagorda: Louis Cobolini,
Galveston; H. S. Hastings, Nocuent; J.
H. Moore, Thomaston; J. Frazer Brown,
Cherokee; M. G. Jackson. Ixme Grove;
B. C. Rhome, Rhome; M. D. Lankford,
Seymour.
BIRDS IN GREAT NUMBERS.
More of the Juicy Quail this Year
Than Ever Known.
Quail are said to be more plentiful this
season than in any previous year in the
recollection of the local hunters. From
every direction come reports of the
success the hunters are having. Any
body who knows how to shoot at all can
go out with a dog and gun and knock
over a dozen or two in a little while, and
good shots can kill as many as they can
carry. Two parties of hunters who went
out from Savannah Thanksgiving day re
turned with 120 birds each.
It is not only in this immediate neigh
borhood that the quail,are so plentiful,
but it is said to be the case throughout
the whole adjoining section of Georgia
and South Carolina. The reasons for the
unusually large numbers of birds this
fall are said to be the unexceptionably
favorable breeding season during the
summer and the abundant pea c rop this
fall, which supplied the birds with food
and kept them in fine condition. Hunters
are noting the fact that nearly all cov
eys are “double,” that is containing
twenty or more birds, instead of ten or
twelve only, as is the usual rule in ordi
nary years.
The unusual supply of the birds is
shown in tlie low price at which they are
selling. Ordinarily they bring from
to 15 cents apiece. This week the price
dropped to 10 cents, and Saturday they
were sold as low as li cents. The restau
radts have all the birds they can use. and
epicures have no difficulty in supplying
their tables at small cost.
"There is always a big demand for
quail in Savannah.” said a restaurant man
yesterday, "but this year the supolv ex
ceeds tho demand. On the two days
after Thanksgiving I received over 4( o
birds, the result of the Thanksgiving
shooting. This was not hunters’ work
either, but birds sent in by genuine
sportsmen mostly, who used all they
wanted and sent the surplus to market.
The shipments came from all around,
from Fleming and Mclntosh on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
Henderson and Lyons on the Central rail
road, Scotia, Fairfax and other points on
the South Bound railroad and Kidgeland
and alluileville, on the Charleston and
Savannah railroad. We received very
few birds from Savannah hunters, how
ever, nearly all of them being shipped in
from the country. The birds are fat and
in good condition. There will be a let up
in the supply now that Thanksgiving is
over, but t here will be enough coming in
to supply the market,”
The lady had given the small boy an apple
"W* J l3ll nothing In recognition.
What does a little hoy say wlu u he gets
an’ thing: asked the lady insinuatingly.
He hesitated a moment Some little
t oys, he said, “says thank you ; some says
much ohliged. and some just keeps thinkin’
how much better orange is than an appel.”—
Detroit Free Press. H
Manager What’s the matter with the mer
maid.' she is not here to-day.
• Oh. she was caught out in' the rain, and is
sick from getting her feet damp.”
HORSFORD’S ACID PHOSPHATE
For the Tired Brain
From over exertion. Try it.—ad.
LUDDEN & BATES S. M. H.
WEATHER
Rain, followed by elearine dciid-rt )ND , AY :
followed by freezing to-ni-ht hiehn s
winds, moderating this evening SU n °rth* ei ,
PIANQS.
ORGANS.
EXCURSION DfiY SALET
SPECIAL.—Your chance lor a bar
gain. Special inducements
Wednesday and Thursday. Trices
cut to excursion sts- Railroad larc
saved ten times over.
A visit to our mammoth Temple o!
Music will pay you. Our suoirh
Instruments, our Low Prices,
Special Excursion Drives, our’ Easy
Terms: Each and all will
make it worth your while to ~spend~a
half jlay with us.
Come in and be filled with a Piano
or Organ and take it homo wltiTyoui
We keep all sizes and we pay thi
freight.
lUDDEN X BATES
L SOUTHERN M ISIGIOBSE. :
___ CIOTHING ~
Cut
Rate
Week.
Our prices on FINE CLOTH
ING, OVERCOATS and FUR
NISH INGS this week will aston
ish even those accustomed to
our COMPETITION-KILLING
PRICES.
CLOT HINgT^
K@>MIL>EIR 5 S
Hi©m Ait
Jjl_
liT
SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS TO DAY IN
FINE OVERCOATS AND BUSINESS
SUITS. ALL OUR SANITARY UNDER
WEAR AT POPULAR PRICES.
11l
ITT
s€®MlL>®ir§„
l-*0 BROUGHTON ST.
BUILDERS.
SSf~£ oIJ TO BUILD!
WINTON & BURGESS,
Contractors and Builders, Whltakerst..
CSVE estimates on work of all kinds, and
execute jobs with perfect satisfaction.
CLOTHING.
We will pay you
$lO.OO IN GASH
Ik TOC WILL PAT US $20.00 FOR ONE Of
oor $lO.OO Suits, asd still wb caX
SAVE YOU $5.00 ON TUB DEAL.
If tou do not understand it, comb
AND SEE US AND WE WILL EXPLAIN.
Agents for toe Dr. Jaeger Sani
tary Underwear and tiie Miller
Hat.
--, , _ GROCERIES. ,
ARRIVING DAILY,
Christmas Luxuries of every Description.
Now Is the time to
Hake your Fruit Cake, which should
contain the best materials.
We keep the best at lowest prices.
JAS. McCRATH,
19 AND 1914 WHITAKER ST
■"lf You Want Good Material and W° r^
ORDER YOUR
Lithographed and printed
Stationery and Blank books
FROM
morning news.
Savannsh, OS*