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AMERICAN CIRCUS IN ENGLAND
ITS PRODIGAL BIGNESS GIVES JOV
All) .M)EH TO THE BRITONS.
Hcraldril With Proclamations, Ntl-
AAitli C itlnnimi of Frfe
Heading Notices. Discussed In
Dninlntt Hoorn*—llow Canon
licrforee I hose a \(‘iv Name for
Frrnkn-Thr Typical English Cir
cus Crowd find How It Nets— Money-
Making Abilities Grenter In Eng
land Thnn In America—May Sever
Return to Tbl* Country.
New York, Dec. 22.—A1l things American
are popular in England just at present.
Perhaps the most popular of them all is
the American circus. Ily this designation
do the Britons everywhere refer to our
dear old “greatest show on earth" with
its forty horses, band wagons and "per
formances In three rings proceeding at one
and the same time." and all the rest of
the familiar phrases. "The" American
show, they say, confident that even this
country of big things cannot have pro
duced another entertainment caravan of
such proportions.
It Is upwards of two years since the
Barnum and Bailey aggregation left the
Bulled States. At the time of its depart
ure the move was considered a doubtful
venture. For some time even after Us ar
rival In London the circus did not attract
extraordinary attention.
It was not long, however, before the
Londoners began to realize that this was
not as other circuses. If, as some of the
skeptical ones alleged on viewing the lith
ographed glories of the arena, it was a
case of American “bluff." at least it was
worth while to see what an American bluff
was like. It was not long before the cir
cus became a center of attraction and
there were crowded audiences at every
performance. Following the I,ondon sea
eon the circus set out on a tour of the
provincial towns and cities. This tour has
lasted now for eighteen months and has
taken in all the principal towns # of Gr*at
Britain. In the words of Col. “Tody"
Hamilton, whose fame has now spread to
two continents, It has been "a grand tri
umphal procession received with universal
acclaim.”
Truth to toll the Englishman takes kind
ly to the circus. He is fond of exhibitions
of wild animals and displays of marvelous
horsemanship, while as for clowns . If
anybody thinks that a British crowd
doesn't know how to laugh he should hear
the guffaws of the shilling ticket holders
ovgr the antics of the circus clowns.
The circus is an old. old story in Eng
land. but the ordinary British circus
would not make even a respectable side
show to the "greatest on earth.” Perhaps
It is the superlative degree In which every
thing pertaining to an ordinary canvas
covered entertainment Is to be found In
this' particular American circus that
proves Its chief charm in the eyes of the
Britishers. As an Aberdeen workman ex
pressed It:
“Wy, mon, for a matter of a shillin' ye
can aee sutn'at to boast of and tell lees
about all the rest of yir days."
How the Circus Plays the “Sfwn
paper Game.”
If Great Britain has taken kindly to
the American show it is no less true that
the circus Itself is delighted with its new
field. He promoters are delighted witn
the readiness of toe British public and
the British press to accept it on the basis
of Its own claims. The readiness with
which the blandishments customarily ex
tended to the newspapers are accepted is
especially pleasing to the press agents. In
their minds it contrasts delightfully with
the stony-hearted indifference of the or
dinary American reporter to newly discov
ered wonders. As one of the assistants
In this department expressed it:
“The newspaper game Is the easiest
graft over on this side.Why.they print the
•tuff as fast as we can turn it out, and
we have had to take on two new men
and half a dozen typewriters to keep up
the supply."
The amount of space devoted to the cir
cus really Is astonishing when one con
siders how little attention they ordinarily
give to local news. A railway accident
in which a score of persons are killed will
be dismissed with a uuorter of a column
or less in some inconspicuous section, of
the paper. Other local news is slighted
In proportion. There are only Iwo occa
sions when the British newspapers break
Over this rule. One of these Is a visit
from royalty and the other Is the coming
of the American circus. Pages are will
ingly devoted to these subjects, and It
must be presumed from the fact that the
same thing is done In every town of the
United Kingdom that these are the two
events which arouse the greatest interest
among their population.
Their readiness to print anything that
can be said about the circus has almost
overtaxed the energies of those genial
young men who are known as the “press
representatives” of the show. England
has not been acquainted with the press
agent, at least not In the highly developed
form In which he flourishes on the Yan
kee side of the Anglo-Saxon pond. It
must be said, however, that they have ac
cepted him as a recognized institution
promptly and enthusiastically. On the
the other hand, the press agents them
selves, finding here a verdant field, have
not hesitated to make the most of it.
All the soul-stirring tales accumu
lated since the original Parnura first be
gan his career have been revamped and
served up to our British cousins. More
over, they have been received with relish,
too. The old story of the living skeleton s
hopeless love for the fat woman would
hardly stand service in the United States
in the year 1899, but It “goes” with the
British provincial ptess. Then there Is the
familiar plan of having the Oriental giant
or the glass eater or some other of the
attractions dine with the dignitaries of
the town. This rteter falls to “make
good."
A blew Annie for Freakl,
But the coup de main of the press agent,
the achievement In which lie even permits
himself to take pride, and the thing that
has done more than anything else to spr,a 1
fame of the greatest show, on earth
through Great Britain took place In Lon
don. In fact it formed for a time the
chief topic of public Interest, to Judg?
from the amount of discussion devoted to
It orally and In ptint.
This clever enterprise was the conven
tion of the various human wonders of the
cirfius in which they troltmnly protested
against being known by the name of
Ireaks. Their resolutions set forth the fa-t
that the name was a harsh one, that It
hurt their feeing* and caustd them to be
looked down upon by ordinary persons
while engaged In the occupation that af
forded them the only means of etrnl. g a
living. Thereupon the proprietors of the
cirrus gmeroufly announced that the.-
did not heist upon ihe name of freak. They
were willing to subs itute another piovid-
Ing somebody would suggest a suitable ti
tle ,
There is nothing else that so delight
the soul of an Englishman as an oppor
tunity to write to the neper*. This w • a
go-den oppertunity which he could not lat
pass. Therefore suggestions by the scorn
poured Into all tile newspapers offices an t
were published from nay to day until the
affair assumed In the public mind tin
proven Hons of a question of s ate. At
length Canon Wiiherforce suggertel that
• lie freaks should be iienceiorth design.) t.
ed as pjtsJigi'.s. The freaks tiieror-lvt*
'SR* Southern Railway.
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City Time.
Schedules In Effect Sunday, Dec. 10. 1899.
to thL east. [j read up.-
~No::2 ~NV3I jKo 36~ || No. 35 fNoTS3 | No.'ll
i t | | || (Central Time) [j T =
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5 2 4 17pmi 4 15am' Ar Black vil,e Lv j 305 am 1 12pm ' EZ
c * 5 53pmi 5 55jm Ar Columbia Lv’j 1 3pam;il 35am o-2
h T 9 10pmI 9 40am. Ar Charlotte Lvj|lO 00pm 8 Mam ®
-3- |U 44pm 12 23pm Ar Greensboro Lv|| 7 10( m! 5 48am aJ*
a h ] 8 25atn;...7'.~'.f. Ar Norfolk ~.... Lv|[ | 8 35pmf c i
M S |l2 Slam, 1 38pm Ar Danville L*|| 44p81| 4 Mmm § a
o 3 | 6 Warn; ti 25pm Ar Richmond Lv 113 01pm1 11 00pra| 2§,
„ 8 Warn, 343 pm; Ar" Lynch burg EvjT 3 52pm;'2 60am &
I 4 35am; 5 45pm Ar Charlo tesville Lv 2 06pm 12 Ham _ g
is 2 7 3Satn| 8 50pm Ar Washington Lv U Kamj 9 50pm S'a
Is 9 15am 11 3jprr.; Ar B i 111 more Lv i 6 22am' 8 27pm 2S'
j=„S U 35amj 2 E6am,.Ar Philadelphia Lvjj 3 Siam 6 05pm -
PI. 2 03pm 6 23am Ar New York Lv 12 10am 325 pm i.
8 OOpmjiAr Boston Lv|j 5 00pm 10 OOam 5 3
No- 36 ,| TO THE NORTH’AND WEST. " II No. IS
|| (Central Time) " ~ j
4 02pmI Ar Hot Springs Lv 11 45am
7 20|>in| Ar Knoxville Lv 8 25am
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solemnly adopted this title and the Inci
dent was finally clo*etl—afler It had serv
ed Its purpose admirably.
While these devices served to attract at
tention to the American circus, of coursa
the show has had to depend upon its in
trimsc merits to sustain a continued suc
cess. There is no way to explain its re
markable popularity except cn the groun-l
that It does appeal strongly to the Brit
ish workman.
Ibnv nn Kttulish Circus Crowd Looks
To the American as much fun as the
circus Itself affords is provided by watch
ing the crowds that gather to view it, es
pecially those that assemble In the Mg
munuLicturlng towns where the coming
of th" circus means a holiday for the
workmen, the running of special trains on
the railways, and the Influx of all the ru
ral population for miles around.
As the crowd gathers along the line of
the procession, disbe if In the premised
glories of the show is loudly expressed by
many of those gathered In the throng.
Hut when the forty hors.- team sweeps in
to view, all doubis are settled. After
that one could not tell of any marvel that
would stagger the belief of the crowd.
The scale on which everything is pro
vided is a source of unending wonder. The
idea of having thirty elephants Instead of
two and three rings Instead of one,
strikes the audience ns an example of
American extravagance by which they
profit, getting more than their money’s
worth. Another thing that surprises
them Is the fact that the performance
moves at top speed. They can not accus
tom themselves to the fact that the horses
gallop Into the ring at full speed and that
the performers run in anrl out. The ways
of the British circus have always been
more leisurely.
As for the circus Itself it has been
changed somewhat since It reached Eng
land. On account of its popularity the
department devoted to the "prodigies" has
been enlarged. The familiar living skele
ton, the tatooed man, the bearded lady,
the fat woman and the Circassian girl are
retained, but a large number of others
have been added.
There is an Egyptian giant eight feet
tall of whom the English papers grave
ly publish the statement that he drinks
four quarts of w hlsky and smokes twenty
boxes of cigarettes in a day. There is
Tomasso, the human pincushion. If such
excellent news sheets as the Aberdeen
Gazette are to be believed, Tomasso can
control the circulation of his blood at will.
Likewise there Is the human ostrich, the
man with an elastic chin and others too
numerous to mention.
Latest Fashion In Freaks.
One of the most unique of the recently
acquired prodigies is Jo-Jo, the human
sky-ierrler. Of Jo-Jo it can only he said
that he looks the part. Another Is Mile.
Ivy, who is described as “the moss haired"
girl. But the pride and Joy of the circus
Is the pair of Chinese twins, who nre
united much as were the Siamese twins
and who bid fair to become ns famous ns
that celebrated pair. They have been with
ihe circus only a short time, having been
obtained from the city of Wau Kong by
one of the Barnum & Bailey agents.
According to Col. Hamilton the British
take a greater interest in gazing upon
the freaks and abnormalities of nature
than do Americans. For this reason the
number of prodigies has been Increased.
Aside from this the performance has not
been changed except by the addition of
trapeze and other aerial acts and by tak
ing on a number of English clowns. The
two latter features have also found espe
cial favor In England.
It is difficult for an American to appre
ciate the weighty importance which is
given to all the movements of the cir
cus over here. On the day of a parade it
is customary for the Mayor of the town
in which It takes place to issue a proc
lamation which is reprinted and distrib
uted about the streets. The proclamation
usually leads something like this:
“By virtue of the authority reposed In
me. I. the undersigned Mayor of the city
and county of , hereby give notice
that no carriage or other conveyance shall
be allowed upon the streets herein named,
from the hour of 9 a. m., until after the
parade has passed, etc., etc.”
Not only are persons summarily warned
off the streets in this manner, but other
orders are Issued giving the exact points
at which omnibuses shall be permitted o
take up and set down passengers for the
circus. Railway superintendents l“su-- sim
ilar long winded orders for the moving of
the special trains, giving directions evn
as to the manner of coup’ing cars fitted
with American couplings. The consequence
of all this fuss and feather* is natu-ally
that everything proceeds in the most or
derly manner and that. In Ihe language
of the land from which the circus conies,
It "owns the town" during ihe period of
Its stay.
Since Great Britain has taken the circus
so warmly to Its heart it seems doub ful
whether it will ever return to Ihe United
State*. Recently it wa* forme-1 Into a
British limited company, so that it I* now
a full Hedged Engll-h Institution.
It 1* said by the directors of the circus
that the money making abilities of th*
►how are greater on this *td>- than In
America, la-cause of the longer season
during wlil h it can exhibit under canvas
and also because of the stioiur distances
bet wean that towns In Which It exhibits.
in the nettling spring me circus w-U I
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1899.
years an<i for ‘he next few
hkeiy that Europe has* r 8 rnore lhan
the United Scales of ThT man<ntly robtw 1
earth. f the wettest show on
" VS n,ST nESS OF WHITE HOtlE.
Old Lady Aon I-Ivln* |„ „ le Loullln
Home nt Washington.
Washington. Dec. 22,-Living quietly in
he b,g brick I>ulminK know ||
Louisa Home, In Washington, D. c„ la a
hlte haired woman who was the mistress
o the White House more than half acZ
Y ag °' By ‘he world at large her
would 6 ,?‘ enCe haS •**" f -*o‘ten nor
would , he mention of her name, Mrs Le
•hia Semple, recall any memory what
ever to the ordinary reader. It was as
lX ,i flm y be r eam a 8 t k he Wh “ e hHir '' d ol ‘i
socletv tn the T n ” Wn to Washington
ara ed n ‘h n v I* feW fl ” e public b lhnJ A* l
a,reeheß of nearly bottom!
of J? Bhe W!,s ‘he second daughter
of President John Tyler and she wa* a
ih 1 ” 8 11* be , lle in thc ‘lays when that was
lltle lo hemny that could be
bestowed in this country
Jl'r* *<l ministration seems a long wav
think thaTh. ° f U - , U Keems Btra "e to
think that his serene faced woman who is
ihw 'il 8 '" 1 vigorous, knew and talked
he ,U el T' er , aml C,l and Calhoun and
Zl e ? ler ‘ ° l that ~erlod which was
so prolific of great men. Webster she saw
often and she describes him as a man of
imposing presence which made its power
feU In any assemblage.
tb ® u ™ e o£ ° u, ‘ coming to Waehlng
\Yhii Mrs ' Sem P'o- in recalling her
uhite House experiences of fifty years
ago, “my mother s health was too’ poor to
admit of her taking active charge of the
duties naturally devolving upon the wife
of the President. My elder sister and my
self had our newly made homes in Vir-
Kinia to supervise and-my youngest sister
was only child. Therefore, by common
consent, the wife of our brother. Robert
became the mistress of the White House
so far as the public side of the life there
was concerned. However, my other sis
ter and myself were there a good part of
the time.
"This arrangement continued until after
my mother's death, which occurred! in the
White House. Then my brother estab
lished himself in law practice In Philadel
phia. and his wife wished to make her
home there. Meanwhile my husband had
been appointed a paymaster In the navy
and as that led to his being away from
home a great part of the time, I came here
to take charge of my father’s household
and remained until 1841.
"There were no great social entertain
ments In the White House during my fath
er's term. My mother’s ill health and
later her death forbade that. For the
most part we lived openly, hospitably and
unpretentiously, in fact, just as we had
been accustomed to do at home in Vir
ginia.
“I remember that 14 was customary dur
ing the sessions of Congress to entertain
guests at dinner In the White House twice
a week. The former of these was usually
attended by about twenty prominent pub
lic men. the personal and political friends
of my father. The second was on a some
what larger scale. It usually included
members of the diplomatic corps and the
number of guests was generally about
forty. But these dinners were always
very simple affairs and they ended at
what would be considered now a ridicu
lously early hour.
Then on other evenings it was custom
ary for the President's family to be in
formally at home, 4hat is, to receive calls
from friends and acquaintances. But
even on these occasions the visitors al
ways departed before 10 o’clock. At that
hour the White Housq was closed and the
family retired."
Although Mrs. Semple in nearly 80 years
old. she takes an active Interest in all
current affairs. She receives many invi
-4atlons from people in public life in Wash
ington and although she is of course un
able to accept any of these, she I* very
pleased to have them as a proof that she
is not forgotten by those who are in and
of the world In which she was once a
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TIME TABLE EFFECTIVE NOV. 20. 1898.
All trains dally except 40, dally except Sunday.
NORTH AND EAST. NORTH AND NORTHWEST.
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Ar Fairfax 2 lip; 1 54aj 9 35p Columbia • *
Ar Denmark 3 OOpi 2 42a|10 600 Ar Spartanburg 10 2oa
Ar Augusta I 9 45pi 6 55a! Ar Asheville 2 35p
Ar Columbia 4 38p| 4 36a| . . Ar K noxvll,e 7 50p
Ar Asheville f j top ' . Ap Lexington 5 10a
Ar Charlotte .i 9 lOpI 9 40a 1 Ar Cincinnati 7 45a
Ar Danville J 2 51p! 1 35pj!!!!!!. Ar Loul-v.||. 7 50a
Ar Richmond | 6 OOa! 6 26p| ; Ar Chicago - 5 Esp
Ar Lynchburg 2 40a| 343 pi Ar Detroit 4 OOp
Ar Charlottesville 4 35a 5 45p ' Ar Cleveland 2 55p
Ar Washington 7 Ssa 8 50p' Ar Indianapolis 11 40a
Ar Baltimore 8 lSajll 35pj!!!’.’... Ar Columbus U tta
Ar New'Yo. p kM a; l south and Florida points.
Ar Benton | 9 OOp; 3 30p| pgfc —| 33
WST DIVISION AND N. O.
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j s — I B 1 80 Ar Brunswick | 8 34aj 6 41p
LV Savannah 3 o7pj 5 08a Ar Fernandlna | 9 30a| 9 05p
Lv Jacksonville 7 45p| 9 20a Ar Jacksonville j 9 10aj 7 40p
A L ake City 9 35p|u 23a sAr St Augustine |lO 30a|
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Ar Madison 1 19p Ar Gainesville 12 01n|
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Ar Quincy 4 39p Ar vVlldwood 2 32p[ 5 40a
Ar River Junction 5 2j p Ar Leesburg 3 10p| 4 30a
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Ar Mobile 3 03a Ar Plant City 4 50p| 5 2Sa
Ar New Orleans 740a Ar Tampa 5 40p| 6 SOa
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RANK IN WASHINGTON.
NEW PROBLEMS TO BE DEALT
• WITH IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES
THIS SEASON.
Mr*. Admiral Dewey's rinoe In the
Line—Mr*. Ilrinlinm I* Antoornt a*
to Government Uonqnet*—Mr*.
Hnuna'M Good Office* for Mr*. Mr-
Klulej.
Washington, Dec. 22—There arc some
new and interesting questions of position
and precedence in that complicated organ
ization known as official society. One of
these Is suggested by the recent matri
monial departure of Admiral Dewey. It
is long since Washington society has had
a fell-fledged admiral to deal with and
there has been some misapprehension as
to the exact niche in the social structure
his wife is entitled to. It has been said
and published frequently that on account
of her husband's exalted position, Mrs.
DeweV would take precedence of the cab
inet ladies and rank next -to Lady Paunce
fote, the wife of the British ambassador.
This is a mistake. It has been decided by
the powers that be that Mrs. Dewey will
hold only the place which belongs to her
husband by reason of his position at the
head of the navy and which Is no greater
therefore than has been held formerly by
Ihe senior rear admiral of the service.
Accordingly Mrs. Dewey will be out
ranked, not only by the wives of ambas
sadors and cabinet ministers, but by those
of foreign ministers and the judges of the
Superior Court. Except on occasions when
her husband is the guest of honor her
place will be pretty far down the line of
reception.
It was suggested also that the recent
transformation of the British ambassador,
Sir Julian Pauncefote, to I>ord Faunce
fote might affect the social position of
his wife and daughters. Inasmuch as am
bassadorial rank Is determined
by seniority of position and ,ns
Lady Pauncefote was already at
the head of the diplomatic circle,
this Is not the case. In fact the death
of the Vice President and the consequent
absence of Mrs. Hobart from society,
places Lady Pauncefote next 10 Mrs. Mc-
Kinley on all occasions of official enter
tainment. At diplomatic dinners in the
White House, for example, President Mc-
Kinley takes In Lady Pauncefote and Lord
Pauncefote accompanies Mrs. McKinley.
The only exception to this rule of prece
dence is in the house of a foreign repre
sentative. There the Secretary of State
takes precedence over all others and con
sequently Mrs. Hay for the time being out
ranks all the other ladies present, no mat
ter if the whole ambassadorial corps is
represented.
The death of the Vice President will
have no other important effect on the
regulation of official position. It is true
that Mr. Hobart’s place as presiding offi
cer of the Senate will be taken by one
of fhe members of that body, but the lat
ter will not be entitled to the social posi
tion usually occupied by the Vice Presi
dent. His wife will merely rank ahead of
other senator’s wives in official func
tions.
The regular order of precedence sanc
tioned by long usage In Washington, Is
us follows: The wife of the President, the
wife of the Vice President, the wife of the
senior ambassador and then the other five
ambassadors in order of seniority, the
wife of the Secretary of State and the
other ladies of the cabinet in order, the
wives of foreign ministers In order of
seniority as determined by the husbands’ |
service, the wives of Supreme Court
Judges, the ladles of the army and navy
and then the wives of senators nnd
representatives. The latter, as is generally
known, are so far along the line that un
less they have special soeial/recommenda
tions they never "arrive” to use a tech
nical society expression.
Among those in the senatorial ranks
who arc expected to take a prominent
place in the lighter life of the capital this
winter are Senator Depew and Senator
Hanna. The Hannas have heretofore lived
in u hotel during their stay in Washington.
Consequently their opportunities for en
tertaining have been decidedly limited.
For this winter, however, the Ohio senator
has taken a pleaaant and roomy house
which Is expected to be the scene of nu
merous functions. Be.-kles the well under
stood friendship between the Hamms and
the President's family guarantees the for
mer a place of certain Importance, and It
la understood that Mrs. Hanna will take
over from Mrs. McKinley'* shoulders a
portion of her unofficial noclal burdens.
A unique position In Washington society
Is that occupied by Mrs. Brigham, whose
husitand, Cot Brigham. U. 8. A.. 1* Ihe
superintendent of the government grounds
and btilkfing*. The ineumlwnt of thi* po
sition Is rscoßiilzedl as u sort of social us
tJsiant to Ihe President's wife, since her
position brings her lino more or lea Intl
maie relations with the occupant* of ths
Whit* House. For example. It 1* the cus
tom to asnd out each day from the Whits
House conservatory a number of bouquets
which nr* distributed among ths Utiles in
0^
NKrtYfia /
Schedules Effective Nov. 8, 1899.
trains arrive at and depart from
Central Station, West Broad, Foot of
Liberty street.
90th Meridian Time—One hour slower than
city time.
Leave Arrive ~
Savannah: Savannah:
' |Macon. AugustaTAtlanta. *
S Lam,Covington, Mi.ledgeville *6 GOpro
I land ail intermediate points.
I Augusta, Macon, Mont
„ Komery, Atlanta, Athens,
9 wporColumbus, Birmingham, • 00am
I Americus, Eufaula and
i (Troy.
j tt> POpmi Dover Accommodation. - jt7 48am
t 2 00pm| Guyton Dinner Train. |t4 6)pm
•Daily. tDally exeept Sunday.
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE.
76th meridian or Savannah city time.
Leave Savannah Sunday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday, Friday and Saturday 9:36 a m •
Monday and Thursday 8:25 a. m.: dally
8:06 p. m.
Returning, leave Tybee Sunday. Tuea-
Wednesday. Friday and Saturday
10:30 a. m.; Monday and Thursday 7 IS a.
m.; daily 5:30 p. m.
Connections made at terminal points
with all trains Northwest, West and
Southwest.
Sleeping cars on night trains between
Savannah and Augusta, Macon, Atlanta
and Birmingham.
Parlor cars on day trains between
Savannah, Macon and Atlanta.
For complete information, schedules
rates and connections apply to
W. G. BREWER, City Ticket nnd Pass,
erger Agent, 107 Bull street.
'' R - McJNTYRE, Depot Ticket Agent.
J. v. HAILh, General Passenger A trout
E H HINTON. Traffic Manager.
john'm' ,? en ' ® u Perintendent,
JOHN M. EGAN, Vice President
Savannah.’ Gs.
offleal society and the making out of
these lists devolves upon Mrs. Brigham
Many other little social duties fall to her
lot, stlch as the task of making introduc
tions to Mrs. McKinley at receptions. In
common with Mrs. Porter, the wife of the
President's private secretary, therefore
Mrs Brigham occupies a place of consid
erable influence and importance. As both
Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Brigham are per
sonalis- attractive and pleasant, they are
popular with Washingtonian*.
COSY COLD SIGHT SI'PPERS.
Fine Appetising Di.he* For Little
Spread* at Home After the Thea
ter.
The time has come for cozy hot suppers.
Marrow bones, if properly prepared, are
savory and nourishing and to many will!
have the charm of novelty. The butcher
should be Instructed to saw the bones Into
pieces six Inches long. Before cooking cov
er the ends of each bone with a stiff paste
of flour and water to prevent the marrow
from wasting. Place the bones upright In
boiling water and. keep a kettle at hand
full of boiling water to replenish as need
ed. Keep boiling for two hours and serve
on nicely brown toast. Nut pickers, or
bone sticks, to be had for a trifle at Japan
ese stores will answer to take the marrow
from the bone, it Is then spread dn a
mouthful of toast and sprikled with pep
per and salt. The marrow Is sometimes
spread on toast before serving, but half
the satisfaetkm otf this “snack'’ is lost In
this way, as there Is the same fascination
in taking this from the bone as in picking
the meat of nuts from their shell. A dol
ley folded around the bones greatly im
proves the appearance of this dish and is
of service to protect the lingers which
have to be used to some extent.
Href Fillet*.
At a delightful little dinner given by
an Anglo-American who has resided In
Lond-n for flftren years, the beef was serv
ed in such a novel and dainty manner
that one, ut least, of the guests ventured
to ask for the secret of the preparation
Each plate contained a thick. jlcy piece of
tenderloin, cut round in shuts placed on
toast of the same size and shape, and In
the center a mushroom, not or the tough
button varety, but tender and of good
vise.
For these who do not cara for tender
loin. either os r.'gard* ptlew or flavor, a
less expensive piece may be “improved"
aflor the French method and trea,l e
sclly as dr'enbed above, Fur this cWesj
a place of the lop side of the round end
Plant System.
Trains Operated by 90th Meridian Time—One Hour Slower Than City Time.
READ DOWN\ f] Effective Dec. 10. 1899. j'| RISAD UK
| 38 ~ 132 |' 8 |7B || NORTH and EAST. |[ 23 |35 |' 37 | 15~j ~
8 23a1 1 08aj]Ar ... Baltimore ... Lv;| 2 soa| 1 46p i
1 OSpj 6 53a;|Ar ..New Y#rk ... Lvl| oop| 9 00a | *
8 30pJ 3 00piiAr Boston Lv|[ 1 OOpjlJ n’t i... ‘
SR. ACL I B.R. ACL || -SOUTH- | ACL | B.R. ACL Sit *
15 33 35 | 35 23 |1 | 78 |IS 34 32 £6 ‘
5 00p| 325 pl 7 40a; 5 20a 2 35a||Lv ... Savannah ... Ar| 1 15a|10 2ba|l2 10p l 2 20p,1~ F.
8 OOP! 5 snp| 9 50a; 7 26a 5 OOajAr .... W rycross .... Lvj 10 35p| 7 05a; 9 55aT0 05a' 9 ' ,1,
10 00p| 7 40p111 50a: 9 25a 7 30a Ar ..Jacksonville.... Lv; 7 4Spj.s 00a| 8 00a! 8 00a! 7
12 47a;12 47a| 2 00p|ll 50a 11 SOaj.Ar Palatka .... Lv' 6 05pl 2 40a, 2 40a. 2 40a 6 •
3 52a; 3 52a 5 20p 5 20p | Ar ..Winter Park... Lv! 1 33p|U 29p,U 29p 11 29j>; ]
4 01a| 4 Ola| 5 30p t 5 30p |jAr .... Orlando Lv|| 1 31p 11 20p|ll 20p 11 20p ! j "r
4 34a| 4 34a| 6 Oip 6 04p |!Ar .... Kissimmee ... Lv|[l2 44p|10 44p 10 44p 10 44u l-i Vu
| 3 33p] 2 25p: 2 23p||Ar .. Gainesville.... Lv|| 1 00p| . j; ( 1
| 6 56p 3 lOp 3 10;> Ar Ocala Lv, 12 15p , 12
| 4 55pj 4 55p||Ar Leesburg.... Lv||lo 25a ,'j 10
- -
- 'Zr
7 00a 7 00a | 8 40p! 9 55p; 9 BSp||Ar Tampa Lvj|lo 10a 7 85p 7 35p 7 35pio to,
7 30a| 7 30ai 9 lOpdO 30p;10 30p!!Ar ....Port Tampa.. Lvjj 9 -!0a 7 OOp 7 OOp 7 00p, awl
3 00pj 3 00p;12 40a|12 40a|12 40a;jAr ..Punta Gorda... Lv|| 335 p 335 p 3 35,,
| I 5 15p|]0 S0a;10 JOa'lAr -.St- Augustine... Lv!| 6 20pi
NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST - -
j S.R.l'l Via Jesup. j fS.R. |ACL.||~VIa Montgomery |i
15 |BS || jI6I 36 15 |35 || 16 1 %H
--6 00p| 5 20a||Lv. Savannah .Ar| 10 25a 11 59p 5 00p! 7 40a jLv. Savannah Ar 10'>'7
665p| 8 36a| Ar.... Jesup ....Lvj 815a|1030p 1 50a| 1 80p |Ar Thomasvlile Lv 2 00., iu"
3 00a 115pi|Ar... Macon ...Lv; 100a 2 30p 8 10aj 9 30p!|Ar M’tgomery Lv 7 45nii
5 20a| 350 p Ar.. Atlanta . .Lvj 10 45p 12 05p 7 10p| 6 50a||Ar. Nashville .Lv 90,’,', 7.'*
9 45a[ 8 40p|j Ar Chat'nooga Lv| 5 50p|6 45a 2 30aj12 25p||Ar. Louisville .Lv 2 53a : <)'■>!!
7 30pj 7 45a! iAr. Cincinnati .Lvj 8 30a| 8 OOp 7 06a | 4 05p!Ar. Cincinnati .Lv H oopi f,
7 30p| 7 50a|jAr. Louisville .Lv 7 45a| 7 45p 720a| 716p;,Ar.. St. Louis ..Lv 8 55n
7 04aI 6OOpjlAr.. St. Louis ..Lv] 915pj 8 08a | || (L. & N.) *
7 15a| 510pj|Ar.. Chicago ..Lvjj 8 80pj 9 00a 7 22a| ||Ar. St. Louia .Lv S OOp
Tloal 4 15p! bv ..Atlanta.. ArjjiO 3-p|H _ 30a I II <• & °-)
8 06p| 7 15a! Ar ..Memphis. Lv| 8 20a 9 OOp _ 8 09a l 9 lop||Ar.. Chicago ..Lvi 7 OOp' 1
9 45a| 7 lOajjAr KansasCityLv|j 6 30p| 9 45p 4 12p| 8 06a||Ar... Mobile... Ev||l2.',Bd i-xt
BRUNSWICK VIA JESUP. 8 30p| 7 40a|| Ar N. Orleans Lv[| 7 53a 7 ttj
3 2SpjV2oß'i : Lv.'"Savannah Ar||lo 25i|if59p 5 00p| 7 40a; Lv. Savannah iAr 'W 2 ,
4 E4p 6 30a|Ar ... Jesup... Lv|| 8 15a|10 Soo 2 05aj12 BOpcAr... Tlfton ...Lv|| 115a| 5 2(lp
6 55p| 8 46a iAr Brunswick Lv|| 6 10a| 8 30p 3 43 a| 2 10p! Ar... Albany ...Lv||U 15pj 3ijn
—■■ ■ | 6 20p|]Ar. Columbus .Lv|| ]lO Xij
All trains daily, except No. 15, between
Jacksonville and St. Augustine, and Nos. No. 82 leave Thomasvlile 5:00 am r
-15 and S. R. 33, between Bartow, Fla., rive Savannah (as No. 32) 12:20 p. m.
and Punta Gorda, Fla., dally except Sun.
THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR SERVICE TO NORTH. EAStTaNd
WEST, AND TO FLORIDA.
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. ’
Mon., Thurs., Sat., nodpfn.;!7v Port Tampa Arl 2 30pm. Tues., Thurs., Surf!
Tues., Frl., Sun., 300 pm.lAr.. Key West ..Lv] 930 pm. Mon., Wed., Sat.
Tue.., Frl., Sun., 900 pm.jLv.. Key West ..Ar! 730 pm. Mon., Wed., Sat.
Wed.. Sat., Mon., Gooam.|Ar... Havana .. .Lvjl2 30 n’n. Mon., Wed, Sat.
H. G. Haycraft, Trav., Pass.. Agt., De Soto Hotel. E. A. Armand, City TlckeTAgt
B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager. Savannah, Ga.
Georgia and Alabama Railway,
Passenger Schedules effective Dec, 24, 1899.
Trains operated by 90th meridian time—one hour slower than City Time.
READ [j || READ""
DOWN || || UP
No. 19|No.l7|| |]NoJB|No
6 3flpf7 25a: ji-v Savarnah Ar|j 8 25p! 8 ia
7 lOpj 8 08aj]Ar Cuyler /. Lvj j 7 43p] 7 57a
10 21 pj 7 48aliAr Statesboro Lvjj 5 45|> 50a
8 46p] 9 45aj]Ar Collirre Lv|j fi 09pl 6 35a
10 SOpjll 46a,;Ar Helena Lv|| 4 05p; 4 40a
5 05aj 4 15p Ar Maeon Lv||ll 20a|12 55nt
6 20a 7 35p;]Ar Atlanta I-vj| 7 oOallO 43p
9 45a 1 OOajjAr Chattanooga Lvj! S 05a| 6 oip
8 03p; |Ar Fitzgerald Lv |l2 Bop]
1 40pj[Ar Cordele Lv j 2 lOpj
11 35a|12 25nt|Ar Birmingham Lv | 4 40p
4 12p| 3 05a Ar Mobile Lv| 12 20ntl
8 30pj 7 40aj Ar New Orleans Lv 7 45p|
7 30pi 4 05pj]Ar Cincinnati j Lv I S 30a
7 20a) 7 16p!|Ar St. Louis Lv | S 65p
All trains run dally.
Mogniflcent buffet parlor cars on Trains 17 and IS.
CONNECTIONS.
AT CUYLER with Savannah and Statesboro Railway.
AT COLI.INS with Stlllmore Air Line, also with Collins and Reidsvtlle Railroad,
AT HELENA with Southern Railway.
AT CORDELE with Georgia Southern and Florida Railway; also with Albany
and Northern Railway. * (
AT RICHLAND with Columbus Division.
AT MONTGOMERY with Louisville and Nashville and Mobile and Ohio Rail
roads. i
For rates or anv other Information, call on or address
W. P. SCRUGGS. C. P. and T. A., Bull and Bryan streets.
WM. BUTLER. JR., T. P. A., Bull and Bryan stret*.
A. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
CECIL GABBETT, Vice President and General Manager.
McDonough & ballantyne, V
Iron Founders, Machinists, a. I
niuckiimitlin, Boilermaker*, nianiifacturer* of Station
ery and Portable Engine*. Vertical nnd Top Hunnlng
Cora Mills, Mill and Pans, Shafting, Pulleys, etc.
TELEPHONE NO. 123.
“Improve" as follows: Mix tcge.her four
tafcfespoonsful of olive oil, the juice of
ha fa lemon, two tablespoonslul of chop
ped parsley, two bay leaves, two onions,
cut In thin slices, and pepper and salt to
taste. Spread half of t Is mixture over the
meat and put the rest on the bottom of a
plate in which the piece is to stand all
day or over night. In this casa the cut
ting must be done at home and for this
the rounds must fitst be marked with, for
instance, the cover of the flour dredger,
llrst dipped in flour and then the meat cur.
with a sharp pointed knife. If possible
cook before the lire and baste often with
the “improver," the top of a very hot
oven is next to be cho.en, if the lire can
not be raked down.
Cliee*e Froth.
Nothing is more appetizing In cold
weather than ccokeJ cheese, and the home
caterer needs to be reminded that if she
keeps with her condiments a little car
bonate of potash she need not deny this
savory dainty to children or people with
delicate digestions. It Is well to remember
that this alkali is as simple as bicarbon
ate of soda, if the proper use of it is un
derstood and that in this case also its
presence can neter be detected. The fol
lowing recipe for a delicious “fondu" may
be cooked in individual small earthen
ware, shallow dishes or In an ordinary
baking dish, in either case, before pouring
the mixture in. the dish must be hot
enough to causje the bit of butter put in
llrst to "sizzle.” To a quarter of a pound
of gra'ed purmesan or good variety of
Ameucan cheese,add half a cuiful of milk
in which llrst disso've enough bicarbon
ate of potash to lightly cover a ten c nt
piece (live cents of this may tie bought at
any druggist's ar.d will bo sufficient? for a
long time.) Mix gradually with the milk
two tablespoonful of flour, tlrst baked
brown, a teaspoonful of mustard, a pinch
of cayenne and a saltspoonful of white
pepper, a little grate 1 nutmeg and two
tables pool isful of butter. Stir ail carefully
In a suit ( pan over the tire un 11 the ch ere
has melted. B< at three eggs In a bowl and
stir the hot mixture slowly into them, In
this way the eggs w.ll never curdle as they
would II s'lr.e I into the lot siuff. Pour
uti into the hot baking dish cr dishes and
lake In a mrxlerate oven, with the out
side and sh p a.e,| in a much linger on** tid
ed wl h cold water. About twenty to thir
ty minute- should s#rve to make this a
•mooih custanl Ilka cotta!stancy within,
and ntcefy Ir-wi.ad m op. Crl.p three
waf.r* or “mu.lln" „„ t (Wutl , r
allot a of stale bread browned quickly on a
hot pt.it in a brl-k oven and sent at
lv laUe) should be aalcit with this.
R B. Ns At, F. P. Mir.r.ATtD,
President Vice President
Henry Blv>, Jr Sec y and Tress
NEAL-MILLARD CO.
Builders’ Material,
Sash, Doors and Blinds,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass and Brashes,
BUILDERS' HARDWARE,
Lime, Cement and Plaster,
Our mma Wkllskn Street*.
SAVANNAH, A
i-PAINT-I
Rem nres all Corns, Banioi.f and Warts,
pain, spoadlly and permanently#^
I m All DnifYtsts sell AsaoTT’S x AV.
iUut IHUIAH OoaM I'Aa>X
~ M. O MAHA & C()f
Lata of O'Mara Foundry and Macbm* Ctx,
Brass Founders,
uoiretoti irtieet aou )*<> ‘•‘“'T
liHAt AND URUNZE
CAR IIKANNKH A fFBCIALT*.
•CRAP iJHAIM WANT* >