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MERRY CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
joyous Songs in the Churches To-day
and To-morrow.
Programme* This Year Kora
Elaborate Than They Have Been for
Many Christmases Most of the
Churches to Hold Festival Services
To-day—The Programmes for To
morrow.
Each successive Christinas finds the
music in the churches more joyous than
that of the Christmas before. This year,
with Christmas following Sunday, there
will be two days upon which the festival
music will be rendered.
The choirs in all of the churches have
been rehearsing for weeks, and the pro
grammes, both to-day and to-morrow,
will be of the most artistic character.
The decorations in most of the churches
re already in place, and will serve both
for to-day and Christmas, the services,
both on Christmas eve and morning, be
ing in many respects much the same.
Most of the Sunday schools will hold
their festivals to-day. Among some of
the evangelical churches the seryices to
day will take the place of those usually
held on Christmas day.
Independent Presbyterian Church.
The services at the Independent Pres
byterian church to-day will be appropri
ite for Christmas both morning and even
ing. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Dripps, will
preach and the music under the direc
tion of Mr. W. N. Smith will be of a very
high order, suited to the occasion, and
has been very carefully prepared. The
regular choir will be assisted by some of
the leading talent of the city, sixteen
voices in all.
The evening service will be specially
interesting. The order of exercises will
be as follows:
• MORNING.
Opening Anthem—Bethlehem Beach
Doxology.
Invocation.
Hvmn 320.
Reading Scriptures.
Anthem—J erusalem Parker
Solo sung by Mr. J. A. Bates.
Prayer—Notices.
Offertory—Nazareth Gounod
Solo sung by Mr. W. N. Smith.
Hymn 326.
Sermon and prayer by Rev. Dr. Dripps.
Hymn 322.
Benediction.
EVENING.
Hymn 206 “While Shepards Watched,” etc.
Choir and Congregation..
Anthem—“ Sing, Oh, Heavens ”..........Tours
Sung by Miss Georgia Howard and chorus.
Hymn 80 “The Sweetest Name”
Prayer.
Hvmn 256 “Never shone a Light So Fair”
Anthem—“ Sing Unto the Lord” Novello
Ladies’ chorus and full choir.
Christmas Eve. Lesso.vs from the Scriptures
Hymn 31)4 "Ring the Bells of Heaven”
Hymn 253. .‘‘Conquering Now and Still
Christmas Eve Address.
Solo snd Chorus— Oh. Holy Night"...Adams
Mrs. Wickenberg and choir.
Hymn 66 “Let the Savior In"
Doxology and Benediction.
The regular choir of the church is com
posed of the following well-known
singers;
Sopranos—Mrs. Wickenberg, Miss
Georgia Howard. Miss Carrie Ratz; altos,
Mrs. G. M. Williams. Miss Christine
Dykes; tenors, Mr. P. M. Dougan, Mr. S.
M. Gibson: basso3, Mr. E. Demond, Mr.
W. N. Smith; Mrs. W. S. Harrison, or
ganist.
The choir will be assisted by Miss Marie
Lesesne, Alice and Julie Bates, Miss
Stella Pease, Messrs. J. A. Bates, A. F.
King, Thomas Dykes and Mr. Robinson.
First Presbyterian Church.
At the First Presbyterian church there
will be the regular morning service, with
extra music, and in the evening a praise
service will be given. For over two
months the choir has been rehearsing, and
something of an advanced order of music
may be expected. The following are the
programmes for morning and evening:
MORNING.
Voluntary Organ
Gloria Choir
Anthem, “A Saviour is Born” Choir
Doxology Congregation
Prayer Pastor
Reading of the Decalogue.
Hymn No. 234
Scripture Pastor
Prayer Pastor
Processional “Wonderful Birth”
Hymn .’. No 253
Sermon Dr. Vass
Offertory “Hark! the Holy Voices ’
Hymn No. 63
Recessional.. Organ
EVENING.
Voluntary Organ
“Gloria Patri" Choir
Anthem, “Glory to God,'' Choir
Prayer Pastor
Hymn No. 23rt
Scriptures Christ Prophesied
Sony Star o{ the East
Scriptures Christ s Birth
Alto Solo and Chorus "Behold”
Prayer . Pastor
Processional “True Xmas Cheer”
Address Dr. Vass
Trio “Saviour, Breathe a Blessing"
Hymn No. 407
Ooxology Congregation
Recessional Organ
The choir is as follows;.. Sopranos, Mrs.
Wells, Mrs. Cowan, Miss Launey t altos,
Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. Bishop: tenors. Mr.
William Harden, Mr. William Lindsay;
bassos, Mr. J. Harden, Mr. J. E. Benson;
directress, Mrs. W. A. Bishop: organist,
Mr. E. B. Whitehurst.
Wesley Monumental Church.
All of the services of the Wesley Mon
umental church to-day will be of special
interest. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Dowman,
will preach his farewell sermon this
morning before leaving for. his field of
labor as presiding elder of the Americus
district. The order of services both
morning and evening will be as follows:
MORNING SERVICE.
Voluntary-' Hallelujah to the King." Gabriel.
Hymn—“ Come, Thou Almighty King.”
Prayer,
Anthem—“O Come Let Us Sing” Danks.
Responsive Scripture Reading.
Hymn -“To Us a Child of Hope is Born."
Offertory—The Christ—DeKovan—Miss Marie
[Lesetno.
Sermon Rev. C, E, Dowman, D. 1).
Hymn—“ How Firm a Foundation.”
Prayer. “ a,.
Gloria Patrl :..Danks.
Benediction.
Choir—Sopranos, Miss Lesesne, Mrs.
Sipple, Miss Paeetti: altos, Misses Pease
Murphy; tenors, Messrs. Brooks and
Weber; bassos, Messrs. Woodberr.v, Car
tin and Wright; organist, Miss Weeks.
At the evening service, special exer
cises will be held by the Sunday school;
consisting of music, recitations, etc.
Trinity Church.
At Trinity Methodist church the ser
vices to-day will appropriate to the glad
festival season. The music will be as
follows:
Te Deum In Eflat. ....Thomas
Gloria in Excelijls Bailey
All Hail to the Son" Murray
'entte— “O Come let us Sing" Milard
"Glory to God in the Highest"
fj'ron “Joy to the World"
S n n "To Us a Child is Born”
■ * n "In the Cross of Christ I Glory”
The services will be conducted by the
Tu ilr ' Mingledorit, of Savanuab.
ihe following will compose the choir:
\iu C. Lyon, soprano: Mrs. Charles
“toilette, alto; W. E. Swanston, tenor;
!; V; Swanston, basso, and Mrs. D. G.
Utidt, organist.
Grace Church.
At Grace Methodist church the ser
vices to-day will be of special interest.
There will be three services during the
day. At 11 o'clock this morning Rev. \V.
v Smith will preach on the "Birth of
Christ." The singing will consist of
‘‘Glory to God,” a voluntary; and hymns
67, Antioch ; and 66, Laban.
This afternoon at 3:30 o’clock the
children of the Sunday school will have
their Christmas service.
To-night, at 7:30 o’clock, the subject of
Mr. Smith’s sermon will be “Divine
Love.” The singing will consist of
“Wake, the Song of Jubilee,” and hymns
139, Ariel; 132, Coronation; 167, St.
Catherine.
The choir is composed as follows: Miss
Rena Gnann, Miss Pauline Arnold, so
pranos: Miss Eula Thorpe, alto; IV. A.
Cumming, D. B. Rustin, tenors; W. L.
Cumming, A. \V. Mingledorf, bassos.
Miss Irene Miscally will preside at the
organ.
The Lutheran Church.
At the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
the Ascension the morning services to
day will be of special interest. The fol
lowing is the order of services;
Voluntary.
"And There were Shepherds” Millard.
Gloria_ Patri Danks.
The Kyrie. Lester.
The Gloria in Excelsis Gunter.
Hymn “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.”
Sermon.
Offertory ."Hosanna in the Highest”. Danks.
Hymn, ‘‘Joy to the World,the Lord Has Come”
Pastor, Rev. W. C. Schaeffer.
Will have service Christmas morning.
The Christian Church.
[nstead of the regular night service at
the Christian church to-night there will
be a children's meeting of Christmas ex
ercises, consisting of singing, recitations
and addresses.
By special invitation of Rev. T. H.
Blenus, pastor of the church, the young
people of the Savannah Orphan Home will
be in attendance and take part in the ex
ercises. These exercises are now a feat
ure of the Christian church Sunday school
and are largely attended and highly ap
preciated.
The Cathedral.
At the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist, first the mass to-morrow morning will
be at 5 o’clock. Other masses follow until
10:30 o’clock, when high mass will be cele
brated by Bishop Becker. The music
will be as follows:
"Kyrie”. Chorus and Tenor Solo
Mr. Donovan.
“Gloria" Chorus and following Soloists
“Et in terra" Trio
Mrs. SiU, Alto; Mr. Donovan, Tenor, and Mr.
Opper, Bass.
“Laudamus” Chorus and Basso Solo
By Mr. Opper
“Domine Deus” Duet
Mrs. Gaudry and Mrs. Sill.
“Qui tollis ’ Chorus and Tenor Solo
Mr. Donovan.
“Qul redes et Quontam" Duet
Miss Nolan and Mr. Daniels.
“Cum Sancto” Chorus
"Credo’ Chorus
“Ed Incarnatus” Soprano Solo
By Miss Nolan and Chorus.
“Sanctus" Duet and Chorus
“Agnus Del” Tenor Solo
Mr. Donovan.
Alto Solo Mrs. Sill and Chorus
“Adeste Fidelis,”will be sung at the offer
tory.
The mass will be sung by the following
voices: Sopranos, Mrs. Gaudry, Silva
and Miss Nolan; altos, Mrs. Bailey and
Sill; tenor, Mr. Donovan; bassos, Messrs.
Daniels and Opper.
St. Patrick’s Church.
Masses will begin at St. Patrick’s
church at 5 o’clock and will continue until
10 o’clock in the morning, when a high
mass will he sung. The celebrated mass
of ‘Milliard in G with Novello’s arrange
ment of the “Adeste Fideles,” will be
rendered in a style in keeping with the
reputation of the choir. Benediction will
follow the high mass.
The music for the high mass is as fol
lows :
Adeste Fideles Novello
Mass.
Kyrie Milliard s In G
Credo Milliard s In G
Sanctus Milliard's in G
Agnus Die Milliard's in G
Benediction.
Ave Veum Gounod
Tantum Ergo Bergo
Choir and Chorus.
The following are the members of the
choir:
Organist and leader. Miss Mary Walsh;
soprano, Miss Marie Lamotte; Mrs. E.
Masterson: Miss Margaret Clarke; alto,
Mrs. Charles Gailmard; Miss Agnes
Walsh ; tenor, Mr. Joseph Nolan; Charles
Gailmard; basso, Mr. Emile Gailmard;
William Morrell; Antony Ybanez.
The Sacred Heart Church.
At the Sacred Heart church Rev.
Father Donlan will celebrate high mass
at 10 o’clock. Steam’s mass in D will be
sung as follows: “Adeste Fidelis,” by
Novello, sung at morning services.
“Roseing’s Musical Vespers” in evening.
Kitzig r’s “Tantum Ergo” and Millard’s
“O Salutaris” will be sung at benedic
tion (after mass.).
The choir is as follows: Mrs. F. Bar
bour, soprano; Mrs. H. A. Dumas and
Miss Maggie O’Brien, altos ; Messrs. H. J.
Winkers and John Mcßride, tenors, and
H. A. Dumas, bass.
St. John’s Church.
The music at St. John’s church to
morrow has been chosen with a view to
the importance of the festival and will be
in accordance with the service of the
Episcopal church. There will be no ef
fort at display in brilliant music, but a
devotional service will be the result
sought for.
The following is the choir: Mr.
Rebarer, director; Mrs. Burke, organist;
Miss Wakeman, Mrs. Schriener, Mr.
Dykes. The choir will be assisted by
Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Park, Miss Hamilton,
Misses Courtenay, Miss Chipman and
Messrs. Hatch, Bennett, Courtenay and
King. The programme is as follows:
Processional—“ The Birthday of a King."
Neidlinger
Venite—Chant Rebarer
Te Deum Best
Jubilate Mason
Adeste Fideles
Gloria Tibi Chant
Hymn—"And There Were Shepherds,”
Hollingsworth
Offertory— “ Nazareth” Gdunod-Buck
The venite was written for Mr. Rebar
er for the occasion.
Christ Church.
At Christ church Christmas services
will be held at 11 o’clock. The music will
be as follows:
Prelude—“Adeste Fideles" Guilmant
Anthem— "Brightest and 8e5t”...:... Mars ton
Venite—Plain Chant.
Te Deum puck
Benedictus .Buck
Offertory—“ Child of Bethlehem" Salter
Julian Walker.
Communion Service •••••• . Tours
The music will be rendered by the fol
lowing choir: Mrs. Finney, soprano; Mrs.
Hunter, contralto; James P. Dacey, tenor;
Julian Walker, ba3so; Miss Emma Co
burn, organist.
Services will he held at St. Michael’s
chapel this morning and evening. Sun
day school will be held at 4 o’clock p. m.
The Christmas tree and festival will be
Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock.
No Services at St. Paul’s.
Owing to the illness of the rector, Rev.
J. J. Lanier, there will be no services at
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1893.
St. Paul's church either to-day or to
morrow,
The New Colored Baptists.
Special seryices will be conducted at
the Russell Street Baptist church to-day
by Rev. M. W. Gilbert, president of the
Florida Baptist Academy’, of Jackson
ville. President Gilbert is one of the
leading colored ministers of the denomi
nation. He was the first colored gradu
ate of Colgate college. New York and
won the first Kingsford prize in oratory.
He was class historian during his senior
year and graduated with the degree
of A. B. in the class of 1887. He was
elected president of the Florida Institute
at Live Oak, on the recommendation of
the American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, and secured the removal of the in
stitute to Jacksonville.
THE COTTON FULLY INSURED.
Messrs. John Flannery & Co.’s Loss
About 10 Per Cent.
The loss by fire on the cotton in the
Ocean steamship warehouse No. 1, be
longing to Messrs. John Flannery & Cos.
will be about 10 per cent, of the total
amount contained in the warehouse. Al
together the warehouse contained about
8,000 bales, but only between 1,600 or
1,700 were burned or damaged by water
and fire.
The cotton was insured in forty differ
ent companies, represented here by four
teen agents, and the total amount of the
insurance was $335,000, which was dis
tributed as follows:
Charles F. Prendergast’s Agency—
Norwich Union $ 10 (100
Queen 10 000
Home of New York 15.000
Phoenix of London 12.500—$ 47,500
R. E. Pepper's Agency—
Liverpool & London & Globe # 25.000
Scottish Union & N 15,000
Westchester 5,000 48,000
W. H. Daniel's Agency—
American of New York $ 5,000
Commercial Union 5 000
Hartford 10,000— 20,000
R. J. Davant & Son's Agency-
Continental $ 5,000
Macon 5.000
Caledonian 5,000 15,000
J. T. Rowland's Agency-
Mechanics and Traders $ 5,000
Merchants 5,0C0 10,000
G. C. Myers’ Agency—
Western * $ 5,000 5,000
J. T. Stewart & Son's Agency—
London and Lancashire $ 15,000
New York Underwriters 5,000 20,000
Wilson & Grady 's Agency-
Royal $ 27,500
North America 12,500
German American 17,500 57,500
Julian Schley's Agency-
National of Hanford $ 15.000 16,000
John Sullivan & Co.’s Agency-
North British $ 10,000
Lion 5 000
cEtna 20.000
Lancashire 6.000 40,000
Bearing & Hull's Agency—
Atlanta Home $ 10 000
Hanover 6,000
Guardian 5,000 20,000
M. A. Cohen's Agency-
Orient $ 5.000
Georgia Home 5,000 10,000
A. G. Guerard & Son’s Agency—
British America $ 5,000 5,000
John F. Wheaton & Cos. 's Agency—
Delaware $ 5,000
Pennsylvania 5,000
Fire Association... 5,000
Lancashire 5,000
Connecticut 5,000 — 25,000
Total $ 335,000
The loss on that burned will be about
$30,000 or nearly 10 per cent., as has been
estimated both by the insurance agents
and the firm. This will make the propor
tionate loss which will fall on each com
pany very small. Messrs. Floyd Bros, are
managing the salvage and they had about
200 hands at work on it yesterday pulling
out the smouldering bales and extinguish
ing all the fire. They were taking out
the burned cotton also, and from the re
sults of their work it looked as if the sal
vage would be fully 50 per cent.
The insurance agents wish to specially
commend the work of the fire depart
ment, which they say, for promptness
and efficiency’ in extinguishing a cotton
fire, has never been beaten. The fire was
well managed by the department, and
there was plenty of water on hand with
a good pressure, which was a great help
to the men in getting it under control.
The firemen did noble work, and caused
the saving of a large amount which
would otherwise have been burned.
THE COLORED MASONS.
A Public Installation Ceremony
Wednesday Night.
Eureka Lodge No. 1, A. F. and A. M.,
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing Masonic year:
W. M. —P. M. Sol. C. Johnson.
S. W. —James R. Grant.
J. W. —Richard G. Adams.
Treasurer—P. M. James Andrews.
Secretary—John F. Andrews.
S. D.—James B. Lewis.
J, D. —J. R. Gadson.
S. S. —Robert Sales.
J. S.—A. L. Mongin.
Marshal—L. J. Jones.
Chaplain—Frank B. Harris,
Tyler—E. W. Green.
These officers, along with those of Hil
ton, Pythagoras and Mount Moriah
lodges, will be installed, publicly, Wed
nesday night at the lodge room at Bay
and Lincoln streets by P. G. M. James
M. Simms. An address will be delivered
on the same night* by Rev. Alexander
Ellis.
Mount Moriah Lodge No. 15, A. F. & A.
M.. has elected the following officers:
W. M.—Glasgow W. Williams.
S. W.—Joseph N. Chisolm.
J. W.—Will Young.
Treas.—Abraham Barnard.
Sec. —Thomas Screven.
The following are the appointed offi
cers:
S. D. —William E. Jackson.
J. D.—William Loyd.
Chap.—Richard Wright.
M.—P. M. Hunter.
S. S. —Robert Noles.
J. S.—Parker Jones.
Tyler—Jerry Davis,
CHRISTMAS CASUALTIES.
Two Men Get a Bullet Apiece About
Midnight.
Tom McDonough, a young white man,
was shot in the abdomen in York street
lane, between Price and Habersham
streets, last night about 11 o’clock. He
reported to the police that a negro shot
him, but that he did not know his name.
He was able to walk to his home, at Price
and Charlton streets.
There was a general row on the canal
bank at West Broad and Boundary
streets, last night about 11:30 o’clock.
Willie Jones was shot in the leg by Sam
Lane, but was not seriously hurt. Lane
was arrested and lodged in the barracks.
All the parties to the row were negroes.
A white man by the name of Heyward
was picked up by the police at Bull and
Barnard streets about midnight in an in
sensible condition. He had apparently
fallen and struck his head on the curbing.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
The following boys are down from the
University for the holidays: E. C. Ryals,
H. Richmond, George Beckett, Elton Os
borne, Robert Butler and others.
Miss Maria Naughtin, of New York
city, a sister of Justice Naughtin, is
spending the holidays with her sisters,
Misses Teresa and Katherine Naughtin.
The Sage— ln choosing a wife, young man,
you must not look for beauty alone.
The Youth—Of course not. It Is the other
kind of a girl that one may expect to had
alone.—lndian journal.
HOLIDAY WEEK SHOWS.
Minstrelsy, Melodrama and Opera on
the List.
Richards & Pringles’ Minstrels Christ
mas Matinee and Night—“ Lost in
London” Wednesday Night and the
Algerian Opera Company and Marie
Tempest Friday Night.
The theater will be open three nights
this week.
Monday matinee and night—Richards
& Pringle's Minstrels.
Wednesday night—“ Lost in London.”
Friday night The Algerian Opera
Company.
Christmas matinee and night Richard’s
& Pringle's Georgia minstrels will hold
the boards at the theatre. The following
is clipped from an exchange on the per
formance given by the company:
There was an outpouring of people re
sembling a cloudburst to see Richards &
Pringle's Georgia Minstrels. It was the
first entertainment of the season, and the
management of the house found
itself overtaxed by the unexpected
crowd; but every one was polite
and obliging, aud a little expe
rience will remedy all the causes for com
plaint. The minstrels gave an excellent
performance, free from the lower order of
jokes, and the audience were well satis
fied with the performance. Billy Ker
sands was, as usual, a small army in him
self, and received loud encores.
“Lost in London” is not new to Savan
nah theater-goers. It has been seen here
before and always with pleasure. The
play is a simple story of woman's weak
ness and man’s devotion told in good
English, with an easily defined plot. It
gives, however, a faithful picture of
English north country life. The special
features introduced are strong aud orig
inal, making the entertainment doubly
interesting and attractive. The special
scenery of this production will be placed
on the stage as advertised, and a
thoroughly satisfactory entertainment is
guaranteed.
“The Algerian.” the latest successful
operatic production, is the attraction
Friday night. The interest that must
certainly center itself on “The Algerian,”
which is given by Glen MacDonough and
the favorite American composer, Reginald
De Koven, of “Robin Hood,” and '‘The
Fenoing Master” fame, will be doubly in
teresting from the fact that in this
charming and melodious work, will be in
troduced to Savannah theater goers that
dainty and delightful Dresden China,
prima donna, Marie Tempc-st.
“The Algerian,” Is in three acts, and
comes here after a most successful run at
Daly's theater. The same attention to
detail and finish, that characterized its
run in New York, will be as closely at
tended to during its engagement here.
To Alphonse Daudet, Mr. MacDonough,
the author of the libretto of "The Alger
ian,” gives credit for the incident that
suggested to him the story of tho opera
book, which was conceived after the read
ing of that famous master-effort of hu
mor “The Tartarin of Taraseon,” and Mr.
MacDonough has made out of it a coher
ent story, bright and crisp in dialogue
and full of original and interesting situa
tions.
The music, by Reginald de Koven, com
poser of “Robin Hood.” and “The Fencing
Master,” must at all times demand ad
miring recognition for the fluent grace
and sinuous characteristic rhythm and
appropriate melody which he has put into
“The Algerian.”
Marie Tempest, is of course, tho center
of attraction. She is decidedly ravissante
in her dainty costumes, and sings and acts
her role—that of ex-opera bouffe singer—
with delicate and artistic method.
The supporting company includes Adele
Ritchie, Clara Thropp, Bertha Bayliss,
Julius Steger, Joseph Herbert, Fred
Frear, Ben Lodge, James Mafflt
and others. Tho chorus is composed of
girls of exceeding comeliness, and
unusual vocal strength.
The ball and concert of the Gesang-
Verein Frohsinn, at Chatham Hall, next
Tuesday evening, promises to be one of
the best given by the society. An excel
lent musical programme will be rendered
and fine refreshments served at reasona
ble prices. The following music will be
rendered:
Overture—“Arion" Von Ritter
By Prof. Boon's orchestra.
Song Frohsinn
"Festival March” By Either Club
Violin solo By Master Raskin
Song Froshinn
Greetings By Zither Club
Song (selected) By Miss Mamie Nolan
Duet By Zither Club
String Quartet Messrs. Hubner, Leon, Lage,
Kranich and Steeg.
Song Frohsinn
Supper will be served and dancing com
menced immediately after close of
musical programme. The Zither Club is
composed of two ladies and five gentle
men. Master Raskin, a pupil of Prof.
Hubner, is reputed to be a fine performer
on the violin. The vocal part of the pro
gramme has been rehearsed under Prof.
Hubner’s careful direction, and Miss
Mamie Nolan's solo will be rendered in
her usual fine manner. A twelve foot
Christmas, tree imported from the Father
land, will be on exhibition, and will groan
under a choice assortment of toys and
sweetmeats.
The following committee will be in
charge: J. F Tollee, chairman; H. Ber
gen, J. H. Sellm ideberg,> G. Fosterling,
F. H. Opper, Ad. Goss, J. Wolf and J. C.
Rendant.
CITY BREVITIES.
,T. J. Sullivan, as usual on Christmas,
will devote the receipts of his cafe and
restaurant to-morrow to the orphan asy
lums of Savannah.
The John Flood ease was continued un
til Wednesday by the recorder yesterday
morning. The case will be finally dis
posed of then, and a close hunt will be
made for Charles Gooseberry in the mean
time.
James Blue, colored, was arrested yes
terday afternoon on a warrant issued by
Justice Waring Russell. Jr., for simple
larceny. Blue is charged with stealing a
cow, valued at 175. from Mary Rodney,
with whom he lived.
Early yesterday morning three negroes
entered the store of Baker Isadore Got
lieb, at Jefferson and York streets and
run off with a large fruit cake while the
clerk's attention was called to something
else. They were captured by Officer
Sheehan.
There will be a Christmas tree and
magic lantern show in the basement of
St. Patrick’s church Thursday afternoon
and night. Father McMahon got the af
fair up for the little ones of the parish,
to whom gifts will be distributed. The
proceeds will go to the poor of the parish.
The time for the trial of the two Meyer
murderers, to whom anew trial was
granted by the supreme court, has abso
lutely been fixed by the court, and Hey
ward and Blois will absolutely appear be
fore his honor on a charge of murder a
second time. Thursday, during the first
week of the March term of the superior
court.
Criminal cases, these days, are disposed
of with remarkable neatness and dispatch
in the police court. Four white men,
John Keenan, John Robinson, Archie Mc-
Farland and Edward Morgan, were bound
over by Recorder Wilson to the city court
yesterday morning for vagrancy. In the
same afternoon the men had been
sentenced by Judge MacdouoU to two
months, and on their way to the
convict camp.
Ovide Musin will appear at the theater
on Jan. 22 with a flue company of artists.
Musin has won favor in Savannah on his
previous visits and will be sure of a tine
audience on his reappearance here.
The carcass of a big black bear, sus
pended to ati electric light pole, on tho
west side of the market, was one of the
noticeable features of that locality yes
terday. The bear was killed in this
county, near tho Charleston and Savan
nah railway crossing of the Savannah
river, on Thursday, i'he bear was chased
through the swamp by dogs until he took
to a tree, when he was killed by the
hunter with a ball from a Winchester
rifle. A Mr. Adler, living in that neigh
borhood, was the successful hunter.
Mrs. Fahey, who figured so promi
nently in the police court last week, was
Mrs. Florence Fahey, and not Mrs. Anna
Fahey. Mr. Michael A. Fahey, Mrs.
Anna Fahey's husband, who lives four
miles out of the city, was in town yester
day and requested the Mohnixo News to
make this statement. Mrs. Fahey, who
was before the police court, gave her
name as Anna, who is really another
person. Mr. Fahey regrets the promi
nence given tho matter, inasmuch as his
wife had nothing to do with the case.
THE HOLIDAYS AT FOOLER.
Everybody Having a Good Time in the
Little Village.
Mrs. Annie Cooper will spend Christ
mas at the home of Mr. T. Richardson.
H. N. Robinson is visiting at the home
of H. G. Burford this week.
There will be services both morning and
evening at the Baptist church to-day.
Mr. Small was visiting among friends
in Pooler last week.
Mr. N. Reede is visiting at the home
of Mr. J. P. Ham.
W. L. Courtney, express agent at
Pooler, went up to Pembroke last week
to take charge of that station for tho
Christmas holidays.
Miss Alice Metzger, of Effingham
county, arrived in Pooler on Saturday
and will spend the Christmas holidays at
the home of Mrs. Symons on Rogers
street. *
Dr. Eason, of Tattnall county, was a
visitor at the home of Mr. D. C. Newton
last week.
Mr. A. Phillips was visiting among his
friends in Pooler last week.
Mr. E. P. Everett, of Statesboro, spent
Sunday at the house of his sister last
week.
Rev. G. W. Reverie, who has had charge
of the Methodist church for the last year,
has been returned by the conference for
another term.
The Busy Bee association will give a
Christinas tree for the children at the
new school ixouse Wednesday evening.
The committee has been working hard to
make it a success.
At the special meeting of the Pooler
Riflo Club Thursday the club decided to
accept the invitation of the Vernon Rifle
Association to shoot with it New Year’s
day. The club also decided to postpone
the turkey shoot Christmas day and have
a practice shoot instead.
The Episcopal church will hold its an
nual Sunday school festival Tuesday even
ing. The children have been practicing
for the last three weeks.
President James Welsh and Treasurer
John Smith are issuing invitations to
their friends to the reunion of the I. O.
K. I>., which will take place Monday af
ternoon next.
Behind the Scenes.
The Jane Company has had many quaint
experiences, and several times scenes have
been saved by rapid thinking, says the Chi
cago Tribune. One hot night last August, in
Fresno, Cai., when Miss Yeamaqs wus sing
ing her song the other players went out into
tho street from the stage door to get a breath
of air. There was a runaway on tho street,
and in the excitement it was forgotten (hat
Miss Yeamaus was alone on tho stage. The
actress finished hei song and waited in vain
for Mr. Jackson, who appears at this time.
The actress improvised lines and prayed for
some relief. As the seconds passed and no
one came, Miss Yeamans realized that siie
must do .something that would enable her to
hold the stage for some minutes.
"Oh. my,” she exclaimed. 1 haven't read
that letter from William yet.”
She took a piece of paper from her apron
pocket, talked for five minutes and kept the
audience In the best of humor. Those who
hud never seen the plav before hfflioved that
tile letter reading episode belonged in the
play.
The first night Miss Yeamans played Jane
in New York her makl neglected to put the
“prop " marriage certificate in her pocket.
When Mr. Allen said:
"1 don’t believe you’re married at all,” Jane
replied:
Yes, we are. and here's bertlllcate.” She
made a move toget the puper and soon ills
covered that it was not In its usuul place.
“I have the certificate,” she quickly re
plied. “hut I've hidden It." Miss Yeamans
ran off the stage, grabbed a piece of paper out
of the hands of the stage manager, hastened
hack, and saved the scene, the amusing fea
ture of the accident was that it was the
stage managers board bills Miss Yeamans
grabbed.
Made a Bill of Particulars.
A French scene painter, who had been em
ployed to touch up the paintings and decora
tions of an old church in Belgium, was re
fused payment until he had rendered a bill of
particulars, savs a dramatic exchange. Ac
cordinging, after going over his work in the
most conscientious maimer, ho sent in tlie
following bill:
Corrected the Ten Commandments, *5.12.
Embellished Pontius Pilate and put a rib
bon on his bonnet. $5.02.
Put anew tail on a rooster of St. Peter and
mended his comb. $3.20.
Re plumed and gilded the left wing of the
guardian angel. S4.IH.
Washing the servant of the high priest and
put carmine on his cheek. $5.12.
Renewed heaven, adjusted the stars, and
cleaned the moon. $7.15.
Reanimated the flames of purgatory and
restored souls, $3.00.
Revived the flames of hell, put anew tall on
the devil, mended his left hoof anddtdsev
eral jobs for the damned. $7.17.
Rebordered the robe of Herod and read
justed hts wig. s4ls.
Put anew spotted sash on the son of Tobias
and dressed his sack. $2.
Cleaned the ears of Baalam's ass and shod
him. $3.02.
Put ear rings In the ears of Sarah. $2.04.
Put a stone In David s sling, enlarged the
head of Goliath and extended his leg, $3.02.
Decorated Noah's ark. $3.
Mended the shirt of the prodigal son and
cleaned his ears, si.
Total, *>0.15.
Sectional Reciprocity.
From the Washington Evening News.
Now doth the southern farmer
Pick oranges from the trees,
And pack the top part of his box
In layers just like these.
o o o o o o
The northern farmer wotteth not
And huyeth the fragrant fare,
But when he delveth dooper down
Heteareth at his hair.
O o/o o o o o
Then doth the northern farmer
Search orchards everywhere, ,
* And nail his apple barrel top
On mellow fruit so rare.
o o o o o o
The southern farmer wotteth not
And buyeth the apples fair,
And this is what his anxious gaze
Dlseloscth down in there.
o o o o o o o
Herr Professor—You have a most remark
able voice, my (rent.
Amateur—Yaas. Do you think it would fill
the University hall?
Herr P.—Vill der University hall? Oh. my
freut it vouldt not only fill dot hall, but it
vouldt empty it as veil.
"Why do you take your laundry to a China
man?' asked the man wh > has prejudices.
■ • Because he doesn t wear my kind of shirts, ’ ’
Washington btar.
LIVINGSTONS PHARMACY.
LIVINGSTON’S PHARMACY.
Just received to-day, a beautiful line of Fancy Packed
Boxes and Baskets of the Original
A. M. TENNEY'S CANDIES.
The Only Place to Get the Genuine is at
Livingston's Pharmacu
SOLE AGEINT,
Congress and Bull Streets. Telephone 293.
THE EMERALD EYE.
A PERSIAN FAIRY TALE.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
It was even as the parrot of the Per
sian merchant had promised; the beauti
ful emerald which the bird had carried
away from Hindustan as a present for his
master brought its owner constant good
luck and shielded him from all harm.
All his business enterprises succeeded
and everything he touched seemed to turn
into gold. When the plague raged in Bag
dad, as it ofteu did, none of the mer
chant's household ever caught it; when
lire burned up many of the houses
around, as it onco happened, it passed by
that of tho merchant and went on to the
next; when tho hot winds of the Persian
summer blew, they seemed to avoid tho
courtyard and garden where the merch
ant’s little son Hafiz played, and where it
was always cool and shady.
The merchant pondered all these things
and catno to tho conclusion that ono of
tho spirits of Ormazid was imprisoned in
the “emerald eye,” and he took good care
to do nothing that could possibly offend
it. Ho treated his good fortune as a gift
from Ormazi himself, and was humble ac
cordingly. Every day, too, ho and his
little son, Hafiz, stood at the courtyard
gate and distributed bread and meat to
the poor people who came to ask for food,
and if he could help them in any other
wav he was careful to do so. One thing
only troubled him; ho could not read the
artistic writing on the back of his beauti
ful jew’d, and lie very much desired to do
so. He took the gem to tho wisest of all
the wise men in Persia, • but he either
would not or could not decipher what it
meant: All he said was: “Some day you
will find out, but you must wait. Mean
time, guard it as you would your own flesh
and blood eye.” And with thut the mer
chant had to be content.
But ofteu while looking at the stone ho
would sigh and wislt vainly for his bird
friend, the parrot, who was so old and so
wise, that he felt sure he could tell him
the meaning of the symbol. But the par
rot wus far away in Hindustan, and no
amount of wishing could bring him back.
And so it went on until his little son,
Ilattz, had grown into a beautiful 7-year
old boy. Hafiz was also a very wise child
for his years, and when he was born tho
wise men who read the stars told how he
would one day be one of the most learned
men in all Persia. Already, indeed, the
little bov could understand the language
of the flowers, of the birds aud bees and
of all animals, so that lie could talk to
them, as he often did. hours at a time,
and understand all that they said in re
turn.
When Hafiz’ seventh birthday eume
round his father sought him in tho
garden anil found him talking earnestly
to the bright goldfish swimming about in
the fountain.
The merchant approached him and
saitl: “My dbar little son, dost thou not
know this is thy birthday? Thou art
now 7 years of ago to-day, and yet thou
hast not asked me for a gift. Tell mo,
now, what wouldst thou like for a birth
day present?”
The little boy saluted his father re
spectfully, and answered:
“Dear and honored father, I lack noth
ing, and the only favor I crave of thee is
this: Let mo for this .one day wear tho
beautiful jewel hidden in thy bosom, the
stone thy bird friend, the |>arrot, brought
thee from Hindustan.”
“But thou knowest not how precious it
is,” argued the merchant, fearful lest the
child might lose the wonderful gem. “Be
sides, why wishest thou to wear It?"
“Most honored father,” replied little
Hafiz, “only just now the fishes in the
fountain told mo if so be thou wouldst
grant me this favor, the secret of the
writing on the stone might be revealed to
me, and thou knowest how great is thy
wish to understand the meaning thereof.”
'l’he merchant thought a while in si
lence, stroking his long beard, and trying
to make up his mind wisely. “Why not
grant the favor? Tlic sjiirit of Ormazd
might indeed speak into the ears of an in
nocent little child, and it may be the
fishes are right.” Reflecting thus, he ile
docided to gratify the child's wish for
that day only. Then he took little Hafiz
in his arms and hung the shining jewel
around his neck, saying:
“So be it, my son. Have thy desire,
but see that thou go not out of garden or
house lest thou lose the stone.”
Overjoyed, the child kissed his father
and thanked him. after which the mer
chant left him to attend to his business at
the bazar.
Then Hafiz ran to the fountain and
called out to the fishes:
'“I have it! I have it! And now what
shall I do to read the writing on the
stone?”
“Seek first the dark!” answered the
oldest, a big sunfish with golden fin?,
“and then thou shalt see what thou shalt
see, and shalt hear what thou art ready
to hear,” and with this the fish dived
under the water and disappeared.
Now Hafiz remembered a certain dark
room in his father's house, shut away in
the thick wall, as a hiding place in time
of danger, and into this ho lot himself
secretly—for he had seen his father enter
and knew the way. Then he laid the
emerald eye on the floor ahd Bat down be
fore it and waited for what might happen
next. And first the stone began to glow
like a .light fly, and then it shown like a
star, and finally the light from it filled
the room with a soft, green splendor in
describably beautiful to behold. And as
Hafiz, looked, he saw coiled in the depths
of the stone a tiny snake of vivid fire. On
this the serpent raised its head and
asked:
"What wouldst thou have of me, son of
a mortal?”
And the child answered, “I would that
thou wouldst tell me the secret of the sym
bol on thy back.”
“That 1 cannot do,” replied the snake,
“unless thou lettest me out.”
“And how can I let the out?” asked
Hafiz.
“By pronouncing the word thou shalt
see on tho back of the stone in which I
am imprisoned.”
Then the child began to tremble, because
he hud heard before of the mystic word,
to speak which meant death to the un
worthy, or the acquirement of magic and
terrible powers.
“Fear not,” said the serpent, “thy soul
Is yet unstained and no harm can corns tm
thee.'’
“But,” said the wise little one, “if I let
thee out wilt thou return ! If thou didst
not, then would my father's stone ba
nothing worth.”
“Am I not thy servant? and canst thou
not compel! For even so all spirits of
Ormazd are obedient to man.”
Then Hafiz waited no more. He turned
the stone over, and on the back of it, in
letters of fire, was written the mystic
word! Filled with awe, the little boy
reverentially covered his head with his
robe, and softly pronounced the magio
syllable. Then the room blazed with a
sudden glory of light, and the house
shook with low thunder, and the child
hearing, durst not raise his head through
fear.
Then, “Hafiz! Hafiz!”
Surely someone was calling his name!
And gathering courage, he threw aside
his robe and looked up. And there before
him stood a shining human shape of a
radiant emorald hue, and from wrhose
form there flashed an exceeding bril
liancy of many colored lights !
At this the child clasped his little hands
in astonishment and delight.
“Art thou the serpent in the gem?” ha
asked. “What art thou?”
Then through the luminous cloud
around the shape, there shone a face of
exquisite loveliness, and tho Genius re
plied :
“1 am a Ray, Hartz, tho emerald ray
shot from the torch of Ormazd, which
thou seest day by day, in the sky above
thee. 'l’he stone is my prison house; the
snake is my symbol; ask what thou
wouidst of me.”
Then Hafiz rojicated his question:
“I would understand tho writing on the
stone.”
At this the face smiled : "Behold, thou
hast already learned its meaning! The
symbols there do but mean the all-power
ful word. He who knows that, in its
fullness, knows all. Tho good man who
wears it as a charm, even though he un
derstand It not, is thereby protected
from all harm. This is the secret of
th.v father’s good luck. To the evil man,
however, it bringeth misfortune and
eternal death. Thy father, therefore,
does well to guide his steps in the unsel
fish ways of brotherly love and peace.
Him tiiayest thou tell thus much, but
unto none rnayest thou impart the secret
of the word. And lest thy childish mind
forget, lo! I will seal thy lips with si
lence; and only untome shalt thou repeat
the mystic namo.” So saying, there shot
a fiery flame from without the radiant
cloud, aud for a fleeting second it rested
upon tho lips of the child. But this the
child feit not, lor the touch of It was as
light and as soft and cool as that of a
midnight summer breeze. And then tho
shape grew more and more resplendent,
until the child was dazzled with tha
emerald-tinted glory thereof.
“Little lord and master,” said tha
voice, “for to thoe being given the
mystery of the namo, for me it is to serva
hast thou naught to ask for thyselff
Behold, whatsoever thou dosirest, that
can I do, or get for thee.”
Then Hafiz reflected upon that which ha
should ask. Of gifts ho had plenty, and
of nothing could he think that he desired.
Of the wonderful things tho eurth con
tained, being yet so small a child, ha
knew not of them enough to chAose.
“Choose, thou, for me, I pray thee,” ha
said at last. "What is there that thou
canst irivo me as a birthday gift?”
“And the Genius answered: “How
wouidst thou like the magic wishbone?”
“And what is the magic wisliboneT
Never have I heard of such a thing as
that,” said liaflz.
“Knowest thou not of the great bird,
the Roe? Behold, within its breast is tho
boric I mean; and ho who has it and under
stands the secret of it can go ujion it
wherever iie desires.’’
“Well, then, dear, good Genius,” said
Hafiz, “please bring me the wishbone of
a Roc!” Wliat happened then, Hafiz
hardly knew for all of a sudden he found
himself alone in the dark, and in the dark
there seemed to be floating the echo of
the spoken words, “Wait here, little
master, till I return!” And then the
darkness over (lowered him, and he fell
asleep. How long he slept he knew not,
hut a sudden blaze of light awakened him,
and looking up ho beheld once more tho
shining form.
“Hast thou got the wishbone, dear
Genius!” he asked, looking eagerly around
as he spoke.
“Thou will find it by the fountain in
tho garden. Speak but the mystic word
when thou desirest to use it, and, sitting
astride of it, thou wilt be borne wherever
thou shalt will to go.”
Then Hafiz, hearing this, was in a great
hurry to get out into the garden, for he
longed to see this wonderful present. But
first he thanked the beautiful Spirit of
the Stone, and asked him if he would not
then return to his resting place in the
heart of the Jewel.
1 “Speak but the word and I obey,” an
swered the radiant friend, “but grant mo
this once a year, at least, on thy birthday
as now, call me thence so that I may fora
time mingle freely with my brothers in
the White Ray of Ormazd. the Eye of the
World.”
And Hafiz promised; and then again,
covering his head as before, he uttered
the all-powerful name; and as before,
there was a fearful blaze of light and low
thunder that shook the bouse.
Then Haflz took up the wonderful em
erald eye, hung it around his neck, and
leaving the secret chamber, ran out into
the garden.
And sure enough, there by the side of
the fountain was a gigantic wish-bone,
the two arms of which measured some
five feet long. And then the big sun fish
popjied his head out of the water, and
called out to the happy boy: “Didn’t I
tell you so?” And with that he popped
under the water again and swam away.
Fattl’s Price for a Glass of Milk. *
A story of Mme. Patti comes from Cralg-y
--nos. aays Black and White. She stopped re
cently at the door of a little cottage to drink
a cub of milk, while the lady of the house re
galed her guest with fabulous stories of Mme.
Patti. Then the mistress of Craig-y-nos made
herself known. "I am Mme. Patti,” said she.
The rustic gammor was delighted, and with
charming naivete, answered. “Oh. then, will
you be kindly pleased to sing me a song?'*
“Very well," answered the other, shut tho
door, and I #lll sing.” Tho door was shut,
and Mme. Patti sang “Home. Sweet
Home.” In other words, her glass of milk waa
paid for with notes to the value of about
moo. The eld Welsh body should ben proud
woman.
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