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"GITMHEREBAND STAY THERE!"
LAST WEEK WAS A HONEY, SO TO SPEAK.
On account of too many goods, prior to our annual inventory, we
decided to reduce same by one of the GREATEST CUTS IN FINE
CLOTHING for Men, Boys and Children EVER ATTEMPTED IN
SAVANNAH IN THE HIGHT OF A SEASON. The Savannah
public, knowing us to be always up to statements, expected big bar
gains, and they were not disappointed. We have now but SIX more
days before Christmas, and if possible we desire to sell in the above
time twice the amount of CLOTHING, HATS and MEN’S FUR
NISHING GOODS than all balance of our competitors. And we
ought to do it, too. Why? Simply because we can make it to your
interest to buy them of us. We guarantee tosellthem to you cheaper
than any other house in the city, and all we ask you is to call and con
vince yourselves. Our stock was never more complete. Our assort
ment of holiday goods, suitable for gifts, was never so extensive.
Ills. I Epf It 1 I [ll I HOLIDAY NOVELTIES I|[ f| |MB 11
159——APPEL & SCHAUL. 159
CRIST OFJTHE COURTS.
Mons Argued Before Judge Robert
Falligant.
Will He Give the Plaintiffs in the Ep
stein ds Wannbacher Suit the
Funds Before the Supreme Court
Has Decided the Case P— The motion
Argued Yesterday—Criminal Cases
in the City Court.
Things were quiet around the court
house yesterday and, as is usual on Sat.
urday, there was a change of venue.
The city court which does civil business
almost all the week, disposes of its crimi
nals Saturdays and the superior court,
which, at the beginning of every term,
has quite a string of criminals on hand,
daily takes a rest from this work on Sat
urdays and transacts a little civil busi
ness. .1 '•
The greater part of the day in the
superior court was consumed in arguing
' he motion filed in the Epstein and Wann
bacher case by Messrs. Denmark &
Adams in behalf of Mr. S. Herman and
v lrs. Joseph, which asks that the court
'urn over to them the proceeds from the
property now in the hands of the receiver
but which have been awarded to them by
the court. The money is being held by the
1 ourt pending the decision of the supreme
1 ourt in the case, which has been carried
thereby Messrs. Boykin, Seddon & Cos.,
md others who did not come in as pre
ferred creditors.
Under the verdict and Judgment ren
dered in this case Mrs. Joseph and Mr.
Eierman are entitled to the fuuds in the
hands of the receiver, less his compensa
tion, and the ground on which they ask
that the money be turned over to them is
that while the bill of exceptions has been
bled to the supreme court no supersedeas
bond was given, and it seems that the
code provides that a hill of exceptions
*>ball not operate as a supersedeas unless
a bond bo given or a pauper affidavit filed
m lieu of a bond.
The attorneys for these parties there
ore claimed that under thQ code and the
decisions of the supreme court the judg
ment in favor of their clients is payable
jn the absence of a superseaeas, and that
'he cases where parties proceed on a
udgment that has not been superseded.
a re not uncommon.
The attorneys tor the other side claimed
T*at the decree had been superseded, but
mat it had not been necessary to give
cond, as the money was in the hands of
he court, and was perfectly safe. The
uoiion was resisted by Messrs. Saussy &
•'aussy. Harden. West & McLaws. and
bharltou. Mackall &. Anderson. Judge
alligant took the papers in the case and
reserved his decision. The Epstein and
1 annbacher case is before the supreme
Tart, but will not come up for a hearing
"store that tody until the March term.
I u the case of William Gorman, trustee.
‘ the Coast. Line Railway' an order of
court was taken, requiring the master,
Mr J. s. Schley, to take testimony by in
on oratory and extending the time for
Tie final report until such testimony could
ho taken.
The New England Baby Carriage Com-
P a,i .v was admitted as a party complain
••nt to the suit of the Man
• acturiug Companv, vs. the A. J. Miller
Company.
In the City Court.
1 he da.v in the city court was occupied
mostly with petty criminal business, there
"ring quite, a number of cases to dispose
o*
! lie vagrants and pistol toters aro
N"-cial pets of Judge MaeDon&U. and he
•way* gives them a good showing when
they come before him, Arthur Haigh
and Spencer Moore could furnish no sat
isfactory' evidence to the court that the.v
had any regular employment, or that they
did anything but live in idleness. They
were given the choice of paying $lO each
into the court's treasury or going to the
gang for three months. John H. Cutrio
and James Wright were given *25 or three
months on the gang for carrying pistols
where they could not be seen.
Edward Dancey was fined SSO or sen
tenced to serve six months on the chain
gang for selling lottery tickets. The fol
lowing were acquitted. Dennis Brown,
concealed weapons; Joseph Christian,
simple larceny; C. S. Killen, concealed
weapons; Pat Hayden, vagrancy, and
Emma Mungin, simple larceny.
AN OFF WEEK IN SHOWS.
“Ole Olson” the Only Attraction Be
fore Christmas.
This week will be an off week at the
theater.
The “Ole Olson’’Company is the only
attraction. It plays a return engagement
Friday and Saturday, with Saturday
matinee. Doc. 23 and 24.
The compau.v was here one. day' last
week and gave a very delightful enter
tainment.
“The Honeymoon ers” had bad matinee
weather yesterday', but in spite of it there
was a good matinee audience. Few more
charming operas have been heard in Sa
vannah. and Miss Hall and her company,
except for the weather, would have had
large audiences, “The Honeymooners,”
a comic opera which consists of some
thing comic and an opera of some lively
lyrics, merry music and jovial jokes, with
scenery', costumes, physiological confir
mations, etc. The piece has caught the
favor of the audience wherever it has
played and has made one of those hits
which aro dreams and the desire
of the managerial fraternity. It
has the go and life to it and it is not won
dered that it has made the hit it has.
For the Storm Sufferers.
A meeting of the relief committee of
colored citizens engaged in the collection
of aid for the sea island sufferers will be
he*d to-morrow night at Xo. 6 Abercorn
street to map out the week's work. The
committee is gathering ail it can for the
suffering people on St. Helena and other
islands and it hopes to send a supply by
the next steamer to the committee on the
islands which has charge of the distribu
tion. Collections of provisions and old
clothes are being made at W. IT. Ro.vaU's
undertaking store on South Broad street.
Headache
Indigestion. Hllliousness,
Dyspepsia
And all Stomach Troubles
Are Cured by
P. P. P.
[Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium.]
V>. p. p. is a sure cure for Rheumatism,
Syphilis, Scrofula. Blood Poison. Blotches.
Pimples and all skin and blood diseases.
Cancerous sore on face, years of skin trou
ble. Glandular swelling, sufferer renders
thanks to P. P. P. for its great cures.
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint cures all
Corns Warts and Bunions.—an
Any New Yorker who will may dine every day
certainly for a fortnight and perhaps for the
better part of a month, after the manner of a
different nation. After that he may. if he will
take a month of dining at a different French
restaurant every night, and another month at
a different German restaurant. He may then
takeuphall a dozen other nationalities, ant
dine for a week with each, at a different res
taurant everv night. If he shall survive all
this he may. by dllligent search, even further
diversify his gustronomle experience.
Mr. Allan G. Thurman, the “Old Roman,''
still looks on the bright side of life. He re
cently subscribed *25.000 to aid the building
fund lor anew opera house In Columbus, O.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1893.
THE NEWS IN POOLER.
Busy Preparations For the Holidays
There.
Mr. B. Rothwell has commenced moving
his brick machines and mill to a site near
Skinner avenue, close to his clay pits.
Contractor Clements will have the new
school house completed to turn over to
the board of education at the end of next
week. This will be good news to the par
ents in Pooler, as they have been obliged
to keep their children home cold days.
The Pooler Light Infantry had its first
instruction of setting up exercises Friday
night. A large number was present.
The boys seem to be very anxious to per
fect themselves in drilling since the in
spection of Lieut. Smith.
Mrs. Mallory, of Buck Creek, Screven
county, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Burford, this
week.
Mr. J. C. Williams was visiting among
his friends in Pooler last week.
Mr. H. H. Collins left Pooler last week
to make an extended visit among relatives
in Bulloch county.
M. H. Sharees has just completed a
large addition to his residence on Skinner
avenue.
Mr. W. Ham has commenced the erec
tion of a cottage on his lot on Rothwell
street, and when finished will have a very
pretty home.
R. ,T. Turner Lodge, Xo. lIG F. and A.
M., held its annual communication
Wednesday evening. The following offi
cers wereelected for the ensuing year and
were installed: IV. W.. R. F. C. Smith: S
W. S. H. Collins; J. W.. J. B. Horning;
treasurer, Solomon Sheftall: secretary,
D. L. Christian; S. D., J. W. Lee; J. D.,
J. W. Heidt; tyler, G. W. H. Richardson.
Chatham Lodge No. 46. I. O. O. F., held
its election of officers last Monday even
ing. The following officers were elected:
X. G-. J. A. Kissmuu; V. G.. G. B. Jones;
secretary, John Smith; treasurer, J. B.
Xewton. The officers will be installed by
Deputy Grand Master J. B. New ton at
the next meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Symons, of Savannah,
were visiting at the home of Mrs. Symons
on Rogers street last week.
Mr. H. Thomasson, accompanied by his
niece. Miss Amelia, was visiting among
their friends in Pooler last week.
Mrs. W. L. Bodell was a visitor to the
home of Mrs. Grady last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dome.v celebrated the
fifteenth anniversary of their wedding
last Tuesday evening at their residence
on Skinner avenue. A large number of
their friends were present, and partook
of the good things provided, and all had a
very eu,,oyable evening.
Rev. W. R. McConnell has returned
from Atlanta, and will hold services at
the Episcopal church to-day.
The Pooler Rifle club held its regular
monthly meeting at the home of Mr. E.
Cartwright last Thursday evening. It
was decided to have a turkey shoot on
Christmas da.v. An invitation from the
Vernon rifle club to spend New Year's
day with them, was read and laid over
until next Tuesday evening, when a
special meeting will be held to consider
the invitation. It was resolved that a
vote of thanks be extended to the com
mittee of ladies who provided the dhmer
for the club on Thanksgiving day.
The Citizens Bank's Christmas.
The Citizens Bank has declared a divi
dend of $3 a share, payable on and after
Dec. 21. This is the semi-annual divi
dend usually paid in January, but the di
rectors of the Citizens Bank have made
an innovation so as to give its stockholders
a Christmas present.
Miss Daybyc -I shall nevermariy.
Miss Blojm Don't say that: someone may
leave you a fortune some day.—Brooklyn
Life.
THE TAX ON THE POLES.
It Will Probably Be Fixed By the
Conniil This Week.
Manager Polk Says the Telephone
Company Can't Stand It—An Aider
man Explains the Purpose of the
Law It is Intended for the Telegraph
Companies—lte Effect on the Street
Railway Companies.
The move on the part of the city to en
force a tax upon poles, as authorized by
the last legislature, is creating considera
ble agitation in the minds of the street
railway, electric light, telephone and
telegraph men.
There are about 6,000 poles in the city,
it is estimated. Of this number, the
Southern Bell Telephone Company lias
nearly 1,000, the two telegraph companies
between them about the same number,
the electric light company about 1.000.
and the two street railway companies
about 1.500 each. A tax of three to five
dollars on each poll, which is about what
council proposes to put on, would add con
siderably to the amounts now contributed
to the city by these companies.
can’t pat rr.
“We simply couldn’t afford it,’’ said
Mr. Polk, manager of the telephone com
pany, When approached on the subject yes
terday. “We should probably appeal to
the courts. The Telephone company is
now paying the city a license of S6OO an
nually for the privilege of doing
business here, and SIOO city taxes, besides
SSOO state tax, and SIOO county tax.
in all $1,300 on a plant valued at only
$6,000. We have about 000 poles in tho
c'.ty, and a tax of $3 each would make
$2,<00 to be added, to our burden, or a
total of $4,000 a year for all taxes. These
figures, alone, 1 think, are sufficient to
prove the injustice of the burden, and I
do not believe the council will impose it
upon us.”
“I do not think tho object of the act
authorizing the city to place a special
tax upon poles is generally understood.”
said an alderman last night. The reason
for securing the passage of the act was to
get at the telegraph companies, which
have successfully avoided taxation by the
city for a number of years. The city tax
ordinance requires a license of
S6OO per annum from telegraph compan
ies doing business in the city. The com
panies have refused to pay this license,
however, and the city has been unable to
collect it because of decisions of the
United States supreme court to the effect
that corporations doing an interstate
business, such as railroad and telegraph
companies, could not be compelled to pay
municipal license.
THE ctTT'S WAT Or GETTING AT IT.
There is nothing, however, to prevent
the city exacting a license or rental for
each pole erected in its limits, provided
it has the authority to do so. Every cor
poration doing business in the city should
contribute its fair proportion toward de
fraying the city's expenses, and the tele
graph companies are the only corpora
tions I know of whicn have succeeded in
evading their share of the burden. If
they will not pay tho license
they can be made to pay a tax
on poles, and it makes no difference to
the city whether the money comes from
poles or license, so the companies are
made to contribute their share.
“I do not think it is the intention of the
city to increase the burdens of the street
railway and telephone companies. While
they might be compelled to pay a tax on
poles, they could be relieved of other
taxes, so that it would amount to merely
readjusting tho burden without increas
ing it.
THE STIIEET UAII.WATS’ SIDE OE IT.
The street railways already contribute
LADIES AND GENTLE- MEN: lam going to give you
a lecture entitled, “Git There,” with the Eli off. You know I
am constitutionally opposed to slang, and that's one reason
why I left the Eli out. An- other reason is, because here
in Savannah I find good cause to substitute a better word for
the “Eli—that word is APPEL JSjT SCHAUL. So my speech
will be on “GIT THERE, AP- PEL & SCHAUL,” and I want
you all to keep your clothes on il JKyl and listen to me.
With these opening remarks ft i J your humble servant will pro
ceed to discourse upon the sub- jectin the head line. Anticipat
ing him somewhat, allow us to kar'S outline what he will probably
say about us: “Appel & Schaul, rightfully called Savannah’s Greatest Cloth
ing, Hat and Men’s Furnishing House, have got there in great shape. Starting
in a modest way, seven years ago, they now have one of the handsomest
clothing establishments in the South. Investigation shows that the reason
for this is that they sell honest goods at honest prices. They run no FAKE
schemes. They always treat a customer so that he will come back. They
always give the greatest values for the price. They carry the finest stock in
all their lines. As they got there, so they’ll stay there, and they’ll be there
and flourishing when the fakes have all fled the town. Appel & Schaul are
getting there now in their great mark-down sale, preparatory to annual in
ventory, which takes place on December 30th.
their full share toward the city’s ex
penses. They not only pay a license for
conducting their business, but in addition
a license of $25 for every car the.v run,
and in addition, the city tax upon the
assessed valuation of their property,
amounting in itself, I believe, to about
$1,400 for each railway.
It is well known that the street rail
ways are making no money upon their in
vestments, but if anything are running at
a loss. The.v are owned largely by citizens,
whose enterprise lias given us the best
street railway system in the south and
I, for one, am opposed to increasing
their burdens at present. I do not see
that the pole tax need be applied to street
railways anyway, as they conduct an en
tirely different business from the tele
phone aud telegraph companies.”
The council has not yet fixed the tax
upon poles, but will prooably do so at a
meeting of the committee of the whole to
complete the budget, Tuesday night.
OCALA ITEMS.
The Orange Growers Depressed by the
Low Fries of the Fruit.
Ocala, Fla., Dec. 16.—A search war
rant yesterday sworn out by George
Clements, revealed the fac* that Tom
Bostwiok and Sarah Moore had secreted
the bodies of four hogs and burned the
meat of others. They are now held for
trial.
Dr. Allen ICennard and wife, of Orange
burg, S. C., came in last evening and are
stopping at the Frederick house. They
are looking for a location.
Elder M. B. Ingle, state evangelist of
the Christian church, is nolding a series
of meetings this week and drawing good
houses. Dr. S. V. McCorkle will preach
his farewell sermon Sunday morning.
The congregation will elect anew pastor.
Tho low price of oranges continues the
theme of talk among the fruit growers.
Col. Jenkins, who came to Florida and
fought through the Seminole war, and
has been living ever since at Homossassa,
is very ill, and not expected to live.
Mr. Eph Cooney, of Lake Weir, will be
come a winter resident of Ocala.
Mr. Frank Ross, one of the thrifty
farmers of Marion county, has been un
der treatment for cancer at Dr. Brown’s
for a month, and went home to-day al
most well.
A BAD CONVICT.
He Escaped a Day or Two Ago and
Has Been Recaptured.
Blacksbear, Ga., Dec. 16.—Harrison
Graham, the convict whose escape from
Offerman convict camp was reported in
to-day’s Morning News, has been re
captured. When he escaped he went to
Jasper Raulerson’s, about nine miles from
the camp, and-there stole a horse from T.
J. Raulorson, Jr. As soon as the horse
was missed Mr. Kaulersou und M. Har
vey followed his trail, and as the negro
did not know the roads, and made poor
progress, they pursued him so closely that
he abandoned the horse and attempted to
escape on foot, but Raulerson and Har
vey overtook him as he was trying to
get the ferryman to put him across tho
SatUlo river at Strickland’s ferry, aud,
covering him with tlieir rifles, forced him
to surrender. He had a pocket knife,
which he had offered to the ferryman to
carry him across the river, and a cold
chisel. He was brought here to-day, and
turned over to W. S. McMillan, city mar
shal, who will carry him to the camp to
night.
Little Johnny—Mrs. Talkemdown paid
a big compliment to me to-day.
Mother -Did she really! Well, there's
no denying that a woman has sense. What
did she say?
Little Johnny—She said she didn't see
how you came to have such a nice little
boy as 1 am.—Tit Bits.
FLORIDA ORANGES.
The Fruit Bringing Good Prices in
England—The Home Market.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 16.—A cable
gram this morning to the fruit exchange
from Liverpool states that the last lot of
Florida oranges sold for 11W15 shillings,
and averaged 14 shillings. In all the mar
kets in this country yesterday prices wero
ruling strong, with better sales than in
weeks, due to the holiday demand. Ship
ments now would be too late to meet the
holiday trade, and, as considerable fruit
is likely to be left over, it is not advisable
to make large shipments now, or at least
until the holiday fruit is worked off. The
home quotations are steady, but un
changed.
Ye Christmas Time.
And now comes Christmas, bearing
gifts and words of cheer! Let us haste
to open our hearts to all its cheering and
cheerful influences. There may tie many
festival occasions, but there are none to
equal tho long-observed Christmas time.
Let there be no in a mile of
anywhere to-day.
Shake off, O m,y friend, the gloom that
may have held thee in its clasp these
many weeks, yea, as many months, per
haps. Make up your mind to let Joy pre
vail this glorious era of Christmas time.
It has been twelve long, wearisome
months since last it gave us occasion to
mingle together in pleasurable rejoicings.
It will be as many months before it comes
again. Let us make the most of it. Re
joice, O iny soul, and teach others to re
joice, despite the hard times.
It was intended that the heart of man
should “rejoice.”
Sordid and selfish is he who would be
grudge the pleasurable hours that are in
cident to it. For nearly nineteen hundred
years it has been the right and privilege of
mankind to keep Christmas. As long as
time lasts the Christian world will ob
serve it with rejoicings. Let us observe it
in a proper spirit. It is an occasion when
we should get pleasure from giving pleas
ure. This, after, all is the only true source
of pleasure. The mere gratification of
the senses cannot be regarded as afford
ing true pleasure. Let conversion come
to the long-indulged selfish heart and it
admits that it lias experienced little of
genuine pleasure so long as self alone was
gratified. True pleasure should be sought
after hy every man. It
is a legitimate object of pur
suit to every human life. There are
false pleasures and there are truo pleas
ures. Let us not make the mistake of
ehoosing amiss. Pleasure is a necessary
reciprocal, says my Lord Chesterfield; no
one feels who does not at the same time
give it. To be pleased one must please.
No period of the year affords so glorious
an opportunity for pleasure as that that
is now upon us—the merry, merry
Christmas time.
l>et us open wide thedoors of our hearts
to the gracious influences. This last of
the fifty-two weeks of 1893 we will mako
the bright oasis spot of what may have
been a desert year. It Is the fountain by
the roadside at which we will refresh our
selves for the further continuance of
life’s Journey. Drink and pass the cup.
Give all the Joy thou canst.
Thou mayst not Jtave an
opportunity again to give pleasure to thy
fellow voyager upon the sea of time.
Hand the cup of refreshment to someone.
It may be thy brother, thy wife or thy
child, or merely thy neighbor, not related
by ties of blood. It matters not so thou
offerest the cup of pleasure to someone.
There are but three rounds in the lad
der of human joy, pleasure, contentment,
happiness. True pleasure brings con
tentment, contentment implies happi
ness. I At t thy soul rejoice on this occa
sion and let it teach others to rejoice.
Thou canst not rejoice alone. The divine
giver of joy decreed it so..
“Nature In zeal for humanity
Denies or damps an undivided Joy.
Joy is an Import; Joy is an exchange!
Joy tUes monopolists; it calls tor two.
Rich fruit! Heaven planted I
Never plucked by one."
It is utterly impossible to be joyous
alone. Pleasure, happiness involves the
presence, the consideration of someone
else.
I/Ct us remember this. Tt would he im
possible to forget it, in fact, when once
reminded of its truth. Pleasure must,
have its “reciprocal.” Tho giver and the
givee must be present on the occasion-
Is not the great object of life happi
ness! Is not that the pursuit of all
mankind? Let us find it.
"But know all the good that Individual* And,
Or God and nature meant to mere mankind.
Reason’s whole pleasure, all the joys of sense
Lie In three words—health, peace and compe
tence;
But health conslts with temperance alone,
And peace, O virtue! is all thy own.
The good or bad, the gifts of fortune gain:
But these, less taste, than as they worse ob
tain."
De aoon Simpson Home from the Fair,
H. S. Keller, In the Chicago Herald.
Polly Ann. tt seems to me
Things haln't as they useter be.
This here steak Is pesky tough,
Nuthin' like the sorter stuff
I’ve be n failin' to out that
Tendin’ the Chicago Fa r.
An' yer coffee's mighty slim.
Haln't got half the sorter vim
Of the stuff In Ole Veanne
This haln't fit fur dog ner man
You must brush up. I’ll be dernt"
Fur thar’s lots fur you to le’rn.
Seems to me yer bread has fell
From the stan'ard. I can tell.
Fur my taste is polished down
An' I know things dun up brown-'
’Cause I’ve rubbed ag’ln ’un thar
'Tendin’ the Chicago Far.
What’s the matter, Polly Ann,
With yer Agger? How you Stan’!
Haln't no grace ner nuthin' like
Them are furron gals we'd strike—
Turkey kritters wearin' pants
Dances in that are Playzance.
Oh I you've he’rd about them folks,
Be'n a readin’ paper jokes.
Wuz they half undressed or not!
Well, I've really furgot,
Fur that place they call Playzanc*
I jist give a pausin’ glanco.
Spendin' money all the while!
Well. It sorter shrunk my pile.
Went around the Ferris Wheel?
Twice it made my senses reel.
Glad I'm hum with common grub?
Well, you see that is the rub.
,Fur this sorter stuff you set,
Cuts no Agger, fur I've e't—
Hrushln' glu the folks that flies
Royal purple fore yer eyes,
Spendin’ dollars jist like cents—
Ar.’ this come-down discontents.
’Bout that inor gage—don't you flmg
'Fore me that are fresky thing.
Had to do it if 1 went—
Don't I sorter like repent?
’Course it s tough -but that Playzance
Made my ole narves fairly dance.
Jimson (who has read Bret Harte and
is now registering for the first time at a
far-away western hotel)- Say, stranger,
if you hev a corner where I can bunk up
fur the night, which the same I’m mean
in’ to do, fix er up while I takes a swig of
tanglefoot.
Clerk of the Far Western Hotel—
I beg your pardon, iny dear sir,
but I do not quite comprehend your mean
ing. Just wait till I ring for our inter
preter.”—Chicago Record.
“Mamma,” said Willie, looking up from
the letter upon which he had been Indus
triously at work for some time, "how do
you make an X ! T want to write the word
vaccinate.”—Chicago Tribune.
Sir Henry Bessemer, the great Intcntor,
who is now In his 80th year, is writing an au
tobiography.
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