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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNfNCJ, D’STJfSS'R 25, 190Jf. '
THIS IS MERRY
CHRISTMAS DAY
Despite the Bain Hundreds |
Made Merry Last Night 1
BIG CROWD SATURDAY i
Police Thank Boys for Refraining from !
Firing Fireworks in That Part of I
Town Where Bales of Cotton Are |
Piled—Special Services at Many of
the Churches This Morning-Tomor
row Will Come the Real Fun.
Christmas morning was ushered In
by an accompaniment of dull clouds
and a fine misty downpour. Christ
mas eve weather was as disagreeable
os the opening hours of the day Itself,
but the rain and fogginess failed en
tirely to quench the spirit of the oc
casion and hundreds of men and boys
paraded the city thoroughfares until a
late hour, making merry with long tin
horns, cap canes, and other noise mak
ing devices. The crowds were good
natured and gave the city authorities
no trouble. Those who kept indoors
were busy with preparations for the
next day. There was lots to be done
after the children had been put to bed
and so no time was lost. Christmas
trees by the hundreds were put in
place, thousands of stockings were
crammed full to overflowing, and
presents were placed In positions upon
the trees and upon tables and chairs
close by.
The shopping season closed last
night and with the merchants and
store keepers it was a busy day. Every
department Of each Macon store was
called upon hundreds of times during
the afternoon and money by the bushel
went for presents. Those who had
coin spent It unstintedly. Along
Cherry and Third streets In the shop
ping districts yesterday afternoon the
throngs were such as to make good
the predictions of the city merchants.
All afternoon these thoroughfares
were packed to the curbs by shoppers.
At times the streets were congested
and all the while the shoppers were of
th best humor and seemed to qot mind
the rain and nasty weather. From
every direction the people came, pur
chased, looked Into the windows,
watched the crowds, and then left for
their homes. Not one minute of rest
was alloted the shop girls and mer
chants, in fact it was one continual
Jump from noon until time came for
the closing of the doors. The Jewelers
and the dry goods stores, the con
fectioner and the haberdasher, all
reaped a harvest.
After dark the young men and boys
who were kept at work In doors dur
ing the day, were upon the streets.
Up and down the main avenues they
paraded and made merry with trum
pets. Every minute or two a dull
boom announced the explosion of
giant cracker while the popping of the
Smaller fireworks was continuous.
Chief of Police Conner’s request
that people refrain from discharging
fireworks along the cotton-laden
streets was respected. The police have
been Instructed to keep a strict watch
over the discharge of fireworks along
Fourth, Poplar, Second and Third
streets where the warehousemen have
the bales of the staple plied and sum
mons or arrest anyone who breaks the
ordinance.
The sales of fireworks went on all
day Saturday and late into the night.
Many a boy of the city made enough
money from his sales to laMt as pocket
money for many weeks. Nearly every
street corner was the scene of a stand
behind which boys of 12 and 15 sold
the liolse-maklng goods.
At the express offices Saturday
proved as busy a day as It did with
the workers at the postofTIce. Both
forces were kept on the Jump every
minute of the day and night. Pack
ages of all sixes ana letters by the
thousand kept continually pouring in
to the city. Thousands left for other
cities. At the express office many
bulky packages were shipped off
labelled with the words “Don’t open
until Christmas.”
Today specla! services will be held
In many of the churches.
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you know why.
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BIBB’S PRISONERS
ENJOY CHRISTjMAS
Arrangements Have Been Made to
Furnish Special Dinner and Fruits
and Boxes are in Abundance at the
Camps.
Bibb's 107 convicts will be partak-
s in a merry Christmas today and
tomorrow. Arrangements were made
yesterday afternoon for a dinner of the
choicest provlsons nt the camps and In
addition to this Superintendent Wlm-
bush of the roads of Bibb sent oranges,
apples, bananas and other fruits to the
camps In profusion and the usual
Christmas festivities will be enjoyed
by the prisoners.
There will be no work done by eith
er the force in the city or the force on
the roads tomorrow. AH prisoners will
remain In camp and take the day of
rest provided for them.
Numbers of the prisoners have re
ceived boxen during the latter part of
the week and these will be spread to
day along with the other good things
In hand. The scene will be one of mer
riment among the prisoners for two
days. All preparations have been
made to enjoy the time and yesterday
It was evident that Bibb’s prisoners
would be among the makers of fun
and frolic.
There were some whose time would
have expired during the holidays and
Superintendent Wlmbush released
those who would have been out of
prison tomorrow nt the close of work
last night. He gave them the remain
ing two days as a Christmas present
and allowed them to go.
Christmas Carols
Carols were originally accompanied
rlth a dance, and this carol dancing
is part of the rhythmic movement of
the Oberammergau play, as well aa of
the dances of the Shakers of Lebanon
In New York state.
The first Christmas carol In history
Is the ’’Gloria in Excelsls” found In
the Roman mass, and in the Episcopal
Book of Common Prayer. It is ascribed
to Telesphorus, bishop of Rome, about
the year A. D. 130, and is common in
both the eastern and western churches.
An old English carol begins with the
notable words:
Behold a simple, tender babe
In freezing winter night,
In homely manger trembling lies,
Alas, a piteous sight*
The "higher critics” have -wondered
how the shepherds could watch their
flocks by night, even In winter in Judea,
but this presented no difficulty to Rob
ert Southwell, the author of this quaint
carol, who as a Jesuit was imprisoned
In the Tower of London, and, after
j during the tortures of the rack, was
executed in 1594.
A popular carol among the Germans
one written by Martin Luther for
his little son Hans. It begins::
From the highest heaven I come
to tell
The gladdest news which e'r befell.
A very sad story Is told In connec
tion with this carol. In order to give
realistic often* in a certain Lutheran
church it used to be sung by a boy let
down from the roof of the church
dressed as an angel. But one day the
rope broke, and the boy was killed.
This put an end to a very beautiful
but dangerous Christmas custom.
. time when the liturgical ami
Biblical plays were popular the Christ
mas carol was an important feature.
In Italy In the time of St. Francis of
Assisi, In order to instruct the people,
the villagers came to the church carry
ing lighted torches, and there they
saw the scene of the manger filled
with hay, and the ox and ass standing
In their places near the Virgin and
Child. Then it was that St. Francis
and Ills friars stood by the manger all
night long, giving God thanks that by
this means the hearts of the people
had been touched.
'Rare old Ben Jonson,” In the days
of the “Good Queen Bess,” wrote a
carol which begins "I sing the Birth
was born tonight.” And about that
time appeared ft very popular carol
which Is sung in “Merrie England*
even to the present day, the first line
of which is “God rest you, merrie
gentlemen.” Some old Christmas car
ols have come down to us In half Latin
and half English. Among them Is a
carol which appears In the collection
for Grace Church, New York City, this
season:
JUSTICE COMMISSIONS.
Nine Justices of Peaco Soon to be
Sworn Into Office in Bibb.
The commissions of the recently
elected justices of the peace In Bibb
arrived at the office of Col. C. M
Wiley yesterday and within a few
days theso officers will be sworn In,
They will have taken the oath before
Jan. 1st.
Ordinary Wiley stated yesterday
that he was awaiting the nrrlvalofthe
Justices at his office to administer the
oath of office and turn over the com
missions. Nine Justices in Bibb will
go Into office for the new term of four
years.
Homo Destroyed by Fire.
ATHENS, Oa., Dec. 24.—Last night
nt 10 o’clock the home of Mr. W. B,
Hosey In East Athens was totally dos
troyed by (ire. The cause of the fire
unknown. Tha roof was falling In
when the fire was first noticed and It
required quick work to save the three
little children who were asleep In tho
house at the time.
OFFICERS MAKE GIFT.
Members of Police Force Presented
Chair to Mayor Smith.
The members of the Macon Police
Relief Association presented Mayor
Bridges Smith with a valuable leather
cushioned office chair yesterday as a
present from this body of men for
Christmas. The chair is a costly one
and one, of the best to be secured In
the city.
Officers Bryan and Plunkett of the
police force made the selection and
officer Bryan, who Is president of the
association, presented the chair dur
lng the afternoon. It now graces the
office of the mayor at the city hall.
Jones-Johnton.
Mr. J. Henry Jones and Miss Hattie
Bell Johnson were married at the
home of the bride’s parents, 764 An
derson street, on the evening of De
cember 22. 1904.
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Jeannette Thorner announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Helen, to Dr. Julian Morgansiern of
La Fayette, Ind. At home on January
1, 1905.
ANOTHER MRS. CHADWICK.
ness Men Victimized by Forged
Notes.
STROUDSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24
Mrs. Linda Brown, once owner of
large hotel at Canadensis, and one of
the best known business women of
Munroc county, was found guilty to
day of forging the name of Elizabeth
Bornhoeft to a note at the First Na
tional Rank of Stroudsburg. Mrs
Brown has been called the Mrs. Chad
wlek of Monroe county.
The testimony showed that Mrs
Brown had signed the name of Mrs.
Bornhoeft to 20 notes for sums ag
gregating nearly $5,000. Three of the
four Monroe county banks and several
business houses and private bankers
hold the most of them.
Mrs. Brown’s defense was that Mrs.
Bornhoeft, who Is per sister-in-law
gave her permission to sign her name
to the notes. Mrs. Bornhoeft testified
that she never gave such authority,
Mrs. Brown had intended to plea
guilty, and preparatory thereto she
went to Philadelphia to have a look
at the Eastern penitentiary. Then
she changed her mind and employed
State Senator David 8. Lee to defend
her.
When the verdict was announced
Mrs. Brown was apparently as uncon
cerned as any one In the room. Motion
was made for a new trial and she was
released on $1,000 bail.
GLAD HIS THROAT WAS CUT.
Can You Walk?
Uk your limb., hud. end tea! Hire you
RHEUMATISM
in the Skouldos, Back, Modes or elsewbrm?
MULLER’S
gt Famous Ifisi
Prescription ■
will cure it It’s a treatment without irritot-
inm dmgi and without opiates. Absolute se
curity. TJus * little time, bat it eons.
One bottle often works wsfcders with light
esses. A few more for the worse kind.
At Druggists, 75c Bottle.
Write for Booklet.
ynL a. UVUJOL, Colrmity pure, jnswioBK.
Surgeon Did It With Penknife When
a Big Oyster Chocked Fay.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24 —T never
wanted my throat cut until yesterday,
and I was a happy man when Dr. Hup-
pert cut my throat.” said James Fay, a
patient In St. John’s Hospital, Long
Island City, whose throat was cut last
night with a penknife. In order that be
might not suffocate.
Fay was eating oysters Friday ev
ening. A large one lodged In his throat
and he fell choking from his chair.
Drs. Huppert and Winn were called,
apd with a small penknife Dr. Hupert
Cut Fay’s throat. As the air rushed
through Pay's lungs the oyster slipped
into his stomach. The wound was
sewed up and Fay was noon able to
talk.
The physicians nay that If pneumonia
does not set in Fay will about in a few
days.
•'It’s fine to have your throat cut
when you are choking." said Fay yes-
When Christ was born of pure Marie
In Bethelem, that fair citte,
Angels sang with mirth and glee
In Excelcls Gloria.
In this “Grace collection” there Is
carol commencing “Over the world on
Christmas morn,” by Dr. Mackay
Smith, now bishop coadjudicator of
Pennsylvania.
The uncouth carol of the sixteenth
century has given place to the populnr
Christmas hymn of later days. Wher
ever the English language Is spoken
Charles Wesley's, hymn "Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing" finds a place In
the sanctuary. It is also translated
Into the languages of India, China, and
Japan. Its author was tho brother of
the four tier of Methodism. He was
true poet and a perfect hymn writer.
masterpiece Is the beautiful hymn
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul," which was
sung by the Princess Alice at the
deathbed of the princa consort of Eng
land, thejamented husband of Queen
Victoria.
“’Come all ye faithful” Is the "Adesto
Fldeles” of the Latin, and same origin
ally from the pen of Aurelius Clemens
Prudentlus, a native of Spain, who
flourished about the latter half of the
fourth century. There is another hymn
by tho same Latin author which begins
with “Of the Father’s live begotten.”
We have two well-known Christmas
carols by American writers. "A Little
Town of Bethlehem” was written by
the popular Boston divine Phillips
Brooks. “Shout the Glad Tidings, Ex
ultlngly Sing” was composed by Dr.
Muhlenburg. the founder of the Church
of the Holy Communion, St. Luke’s
Hospital, and other charities In New
York city.
“Angles From the Realms of Glory*'
Is by the great hymn writer Jamea
Montgomery, who for thirty years
edited a Sheffield newspaper In Eng
land. He Is often confounded with
Robert Montgomery, who was ridiculed
and denounced by Macaulay.
“Sing a Sortg This Blessed Mom'
was written by Bishop Christopher
Wordsworth, nephew of the great Eng
lish poet and father of the present
Bishop of Salisbury. Dr. Wordsworth
was Master of Harrow, Canon of West
minster, and Blahop of Lincoln.
“While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night” Is the Nahum Tate,
poet laureate, associated with the Tate
and Brady veralon of the Psalms. He
died when in prison for debt.
The popular hymn "Christians
Awake, Salute the HAppy Morn.” waa
written by John Byrom, a lanchaslre
man, who was esteemed a good scho
lar and pfcet In his day. He was born
In Manchester In 1691.
The two eminent sweet singers of the
church, John Keble and Reginald
Heber. Bishop of Calcutta, have writ
ten Christmas hymns, but they lack
those elements of popular song which
constitute the Christmas carol Keble
sweetly sings:
Like circles widening ’round
Upon a clear blue river,
Orb after orb, the wondrous soun
Is echoed on forever,
Glory to God on high, on earth be
peace.
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A Word to and About Our
Advertisers
The Telegraph takes this occasion to publicly ac
knowledge its appreciation of the generous pat
ronage extended it by sagacious advertisers dur
ing the year.
Truly a city is judged by its newspaper, and the
character and class of its paper is largely dependent
upon the patronage accorded by its advertisers.
The Telegraph carries to the world every morn
ing the claims and offers of Macon’s business
houses; and their character, stability and good
faith is judged by the appearance and style of the
advertisements as well as the paper.
The Telegraph has made an earnest effort to give
the very best possible service to its advertisers,
the one idea prevailing in all depattments to make
the advertisements profitable to the advertisers;
Macon merchants have stood by The Telegraph
nobly, and by their co-operation have helped to
build a paper that bespeaks Macon’s progressive
ness in the world of cities.
A factor not to be overlooked in this connection is
the public, who, after all, constitute the court of
final appeal. The public has grown into the habit
of looking to the advertisements for everything
wanted. If a business is not advertisod it does
not exist, is the way newspaper readers are be
ginning to reason it.
A dollar spent in The Telegraph is a dollar laid
out in advancement of not only your own inter
ests, but that of glorious and grand old Macon.
“Here is to your good health,
And your family’s good health—
May you all live long and prosper,”
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The line* of the gentle Heber have
their lereon in thee day, of commer
cial unreat:
If gayly clothed and proudly fed.
In dangerous wealth we dwell;
Remind ua of thy manger bed
And lowly cottage cell.
Women Set Good Example.
From the Buffalo Express.
Women In a Massachusetts town
actually hava compelled the alreet
railroad company to tncre.ee iW
number of car, at butty hour, by re
fusing to pay fare, when they could
get no Mata. Thore are some thing,
that woman can do better than men.
The I
! Damaged.
nU r±J"? U - fcnttlmbip Iowa while _
og docked ataahlp yard pier here today,
xmetn .Wx*nt contact with the .troct-
he pier. The s.h • hut. and
■ .tried assy
Moultrie.
MOULTRIE, On., Dec. 24.—The mar
riage of Mlsa Tor, Crane and Mr. J.
O. Macon occurred Thureday morning
at the residence of Mr. and Mra. J. A.
Heard. Tha ceremony waa performed
by Rev. J. C. Hander, of the Method-
let church. The wedding gown waa
champagne crepe de chine, with coi
nage of blue panne velvet. Thla waa
changed for a traveling dreaa of
brown prunella cloth. The brlda la a
daughter of Mr. and Mra. E. J. Crane
of Dixie, but haa apent much of her
time with her plater, Mra. I. A. Heard,
at thla place, where aha haa many
friend,. The groom la a young man
aplendld business qualification*,
holding n position with the Colquitt
Lumber Company. Mr. and Mrs. Ma
con are spending their honeymoon In
Florida und will make Moultrie their
home.
One of the affairs of the holiday
aeaeon Is the houae party at the Col
quitt hotel thla week given by Mr.
C. C. King In honor of Mlaa Vallla
Alexander of Berkeley. The gueata
are Misses Alexander, Joel. May Jones
of Berkeley, Eddie l’erklna of Thom-
aaton. May Allen of Thomaaton, Eu
genia Huntley of Albany, Louise Brer-
ton of Bnlnbrldge and Fannie Htalllngs
of Amerloua. Theaa young ladles are
all graduate, of both the musical and
literary department, of Hhorter Col
lege. They hsva been the recipient,
of many social attentions and many
affairs are to he given tn their honor
during the week following. Mrs. IL A.
Woods 1s the chaperone.
Mr. and Mra. Paul C. Jock enter
tained a half dosen couple, at cards
Tuesday evening at their borne on
West Broad street.
Mra. Robert U Hhlpp will have aa
her guest at the Oaks during the hol
idays Miss Edith Lockhart of Balu-
b ridge.
Mines Marla and Duane Culpepper
were hostesses at an Inform.I recep
tion Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John Oordon Flrnh and little
daughter. Hlxabet, of R.mr-e-n, Ala-
are spending the holidays with Mrs.
If. E. MeKenXle.
Mias Lena Rhedus of Shannon,
Min- la tha guest of Mrs L L
Dougherty.
Min Ltzxle Henderxon la 3 | horn,
from Athena spending the holidays.
Mluaa ECle Dukes sad .Vc;.k limit*
ore at home for the holiday, from Col
lege Park.
Mlaa Sara Evan, Is spending some
time with her parents.
Mrs. R. If. Dean of Plains, who
hna been visiting Mra, Warren Culpep
per, has returned home. '
Mra. M. M. Stnnaland la In Boston,
tho guext of relatives.
Mlsa Benia Malhewa leave, tomor
row to be the guest of a friend In Bir
mingham, Ala.
Mlsa Beulah Pldeock and Mlu Mat-
tie Cola Morton were gueata of friend.
In Albany thla week.
Mlaa Arm Henderson, who has been
spending the winter In Florida, will
be at home this week.
Mrs. W. H. Bridges haa returned
from a visit to her mother In Tlfton.
She Meant Wall.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal,
“Now, Tommy," aald Mra. Bull, “J
want you to be good while I’m out."
‘Til be good for a nlckle," replied
Tommy.
."Tommy,” said she, "I want you to
remember that you cannot ha a son of
mine unleu you are good for nothing."
Mrs. Emm. O. K.nly.
WILMINGTON, N. C„ Dec. 24 —Mr..
Emma O. KenJy, wife of John R. Kenly,
fourth vice-president and gm.ral man
ager of the Atlantic Coast Line, died and.
d.nty tonight at acute Indigestion.
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It always
MRS. BEOINGFIELD,
Private School of
Shorthand & Typewriting
THE BEGGAR TRU8T.
How New York Pen-handlers Worked
Together in a Powerful Corporation.
Several years ago a one-legged youth
named Kemptnn who had left a com
fortable home to engage deliberately
In begging, conceived the Idea of or
ganising a community of Interest
among the pan-handlers In the Park
Row district. He picked out strategic
spots throughout the otty and selected
a man to beg In eech. These men were
always particularly well adapted to
their posts, a blink (blind man) here,
a crust-thrower there, a maimed youth
somewhere else. In order that the
beggars might not be molested by the
police, a look-out wes appointed for
each, and In order that the syndicate’s
Interests might be conserved, Kemp-
ton employed roundsmen to ^observe
how faithfully the beggars Attended
to business, and to collect hourly the
es/nlng* of each. In case of arrest
each member of the bend was assured
of legal representation, to be paid for
eat of the earnings of the pool.
The scheme thrived for many
months, and at one time there were
thirty men In the combination, which
became a close corporation of profit
and power. There is no knowing to
what extent It might have expanded
nor how Influential It might have be
come nt last had not the nature of the
organisation given It undue promi
nence, and caused It to fall directly un
der the ben of the mendicant squad.
One by one the members were captured
and sent to the Island, and In the end
the gang waa broken up.
“Money should never be given to
street beggars,” says Mr, Watera “It Ir
Impossible for the average person to
discriminate off-hand between the gen
uinely needy and the professional pan
handler. There are many over-kind
people who prefer to give to all rather
than that one go hungry, and If there
were no depots of Immediate relief
such aa I have already described, this
might prove a good rule. But In the
existing conditions the possible conse
quences are too fraught with danger
to the genuinely unfortunate for the
practice to be continued by any right-
thinking pereons.
■ The danger of giving the unfortu
nate money off-hand In that you may
force him Into the ranks of profession
al beggardom. However, honest he mey
be In first intention, unless be have a
thir
p In
definite goal before his eyes—n
who are down and out seldoi
such—he will more than lik-ly
to the same free fountain at w
so easily quaffed hls Initial
There are inuny coses to prove
know of one man who until a y
owned a protable little fruit-sh
side-street tnr down town. On
having locked up the shop and b
ready to stnrt home, ho found bin
by accident without money to pay
• ir r * I« II- II i ii,’i m tin
street and ssk**d him for flvs c**ntn
got It so • YiNlly that h<- determ
next day to tell tho story often and
many nickels. He did so. and the p
tire became so remunerative that
spite hls wife’s pleadings and proi
he sold the little shop and becan
regular beggar.”
npbell>
Too Modern for
When ono sees Mrs
bell in “Tho Borccres
to reflect how super
Bernhardt bo In the
dou created for her; i
of the scenes, Mrs.
beauty—there’s more «
used tn bo er.«l :-.ho Infinitely love
lier—and her real talent an an ju tres«
make her highly effective. In the gr*».it
climactic seen* , however. wh*re Zn-
raya Is on trial before tin- Bpnnlsh In-
quisltIon, Mr* Campbell dosg r<>' re« 4 n
the possibilities of the rote. Sh*» In no
ntlally modern In temperament
that fierce, elemental i”‘->*ten in beyond
her rapacities. Mrs. Campbell ar«UN**a
admiration wlu*r*> Bernhardt would
thrill her audter.<«* to wild enthUHiaam.
“The Flayer*,’’ Everybody’s Maga
zine for January.
Major W. B. Pruitt.
ATHENS,
lng at half
home In th!
passed away after
rh»umattwn. lit- w
of age and leaves i
He was a member t
Guards during the
.Major W. H. I»i