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18 Monday Might—'Thr Hussars' Min strel. Tuesday Mhl-"Tlif Rnoaway Girl." M'rdnparfar Nlalil—'"Other Pro plr'a Mono." Thursday Mh Blark Paul T ronliiulora. Friday M lit—"Authan Hair.” Saturday Mallnrr and Night— '■Tlip Honrry Altff Hark." This will hr • full week a# ih Thmter and a vary r 1 on , too Tbe Ilus-ars' Minstrels will open thr weak and it.* entertainment which l* j>rt>inis*d will without doubt br an."tut the brat im|. tcur entertau men a of th araaon “Thr Runaway Girl" wa* otir o# thr m.-rrl< at and brat things hrrr latt irmon and. with good company—wWrh tt no doubt ha*—thr pircr ta bound to be funny and bright. "Nathan Hale." wi.k-h comrt Friday night la a play by Clydr Fitch which Nat Goodwin and Masn* L-.lllott Oral produced a frw sea-ona ago. The company which will proaent II la aald to br strong. Ul Nanortle Com'ta k. a ending womat. of .lbUdy, head* thr Uat. “Merit Invariably begrta sucee*#" ta an old and trtlr raying Thr truth of tht* haa been lllua rated by thr 9 .cess of • f >moua mu . m dy, “a Runaway Girl." whrrrvrr and wbutevrr li baa brrn AItTIII R Dim la ”A RaaKiray Girl.” prearntrd Thr rrcord of It■ reception In every city wl re t baa tie. n played la the Fame Such result# are only obtali able by merit, and tbla quality "A Runaway Girl" pore.ae.a. When or.e takes Into consid eration the varied features of neieaa.ty contained In a musical comedy, and the extreme difficulty experienced In suc cessfully preaenalng a thoroughly harmo n’ous produ-t on. one ran fully appreciate the algnlffeanee attached to the proeper- Ity attending “A Runaway Girl." Augustin Paly's company la thr organ isation presenting the play. It Is com p.a .1 of a number of artlsta. of that ex perience snd ability ncreemry to give a finished performance. There are sixty members in the c mpany at the head of whkh Is Mr Arthur Dunn. Mr. Dunn. “ | WISH LIFE WERE ONE LONS RECESS." M the part of "Flipper." ha* • character that t* peculiarly Hurd 10 hl versatile Salem*. an<l la taken full a dvantagc of by thlji capable atllat. One of the excellent feature* In the make-up of the company w the chorus. Pretty hare*, trained ami mu weal Yotcea. graceful .tancer and handsome draaaera. ara It* distinctive puaaeaaton*. The aecond annu.nl performance of the Huasar Mtnsttel Company w1!l be irtven at the theater to-tnorrosr nlaht Re hearsals have brer In progress for the peat ala week*, and the company cape ’t* to ecllpee It* very successful performance of last year. The performance will be irlven for the herein of the r>ay Nursery and Freeh Air Fund, both enterprise* of the King's Raoehters of Savannah. The advance M | or • ate h already been very targe, and It la expected that the aecond apiwar ance of these talented amateur* will be greeted by a parked house. The dm part will he an especially gor geous affair. It Is referred to on the programme ae "A Ragtime Reception.” end those who will take part In It arc aa follows: Rone*—Messrs. Bryan. William*. Pal mer and D flarke. Tambos— Mesati Moran. Brady, Sul livan and Connerat. Vocal Choir— Messrs. Goodman. Banks, flnospellua, M aine. White McCardel. H. O. Clarke P-tpy, Black, Holcomb Boy ’*’ ers Water*. Snow. Thee. Pearaon. Falllgont Btothart, Mur ray. Page*—Master* Bryan, Connerat. Petti er". Drum Maine—Master Hanlon. ''nke Walkens—Misses lianks and Shaf tall. Host-Mr Edwin C Ryai*. Outing the first part the vocal ae.ee tloos eIU ue rendered aa followa: •'Way Down Yonder In the corn Field." Hussar Mlnatril Cdmpaiti quartette. "You're Talkln. R.igume." ' D.ir ,! j~ of Seville," "You r.' the Only On*." "Yl* Tiger Ll!y." company. "Good Night. Sweet Dieama." Mr. Goodman "Pliny, Come Kiss Your Baby." Mr. Williams "Wloi I Think of You." Mr Black "Thai Mln trel Man of Mine." Mr. Mo ran "Mi IdUlc Ilellr Creole •• Mr Hanks. “The Sou** Girl." Meaars. Clark* and Cos nnersl. Jii- lb . ausr Phe Made Dem Goo Goo K\r " Mr I'. Clarke. "I'm King O'er Land and Sea,” Mr M-Cardel. Ail Birds lxmk Uke Chlckena 10 Me." Mr (’onneni ' Holdlcrr CThorup." rompADjr. Tiiuie. In a<* olio. MaMer Pr#itofi a •tated by the Hu*ar M*n#irel Company Boy Choir, will ulnjf on- of the latest of the popular #ucr #"•■♦•* “I>e Pride of N* *-• paper flow " Mr Churiw D McCardkd wl.l fol ow wl’h tho •'Armorer'* Bong." tom "KoWn Hood.** The non* will he mine with auch Reenlr arvl #iaic#-m# hin icol <1 evlcea as a company lla production In tha opera. A theatrical event of considerable 1m portan c this week a til be the* proiuc tlon ,f Clyde Fit h a Revo utks ary play "Nathan IIale.” shleh had such a *u - reaafjl run ai the Knickerbocker Theater In N. v York All the beautiful c..a tumea ar.d effective scenery of the New York production will be brought here en tire and the . omp.my which will Inter pret the play haa been ponouneed by the author brilliantly adapgcd to their task In "Nathan Hale" Mr FI ch has con structed what must be regarded ss an eminently representative Amerlean pity. H. bus taken a* his hero that t o!> e young American who la one of the p o id em figures of which our bD'ory can boast Nathan Hale la .tear lo the hearts of all Ame bans Sentenced to desth st the early age of II years, af er having been trapped by the British wnlle fulttll- Ing ihe ungrateful though neces ary mis sion as Revolutionary spy. he stand- as a pre-eminent motel of all that Is noble self-sacrificing and patriotic. Peih'pa the moat no .-worthy thing about Mr Fitch * dramatisation of this young m r tyr—a dramatisation to which the author h natu.aily taken the liberty of adding material not hts'orlcai —la the utter aim p.blty of Its comedy and pithos. Mr Fitch hJS feu re i oul that gre ait momenta Hi lives do not call forth speeches fash ioned upon the Fourth of July orations— but merely a few heartfelt words. It la this and the kill with which the miln actors bring forth the .hamsters of Na than Hale and Ills sweetheart In the trag ic Intermingling of the bv.-a . f these |e-r --aooagea that are laeg.lv aeeotwtabta for the success of this pro Diet 100. that can not fall to make a better American an I Qltlxeii of every one who wltnes-e- It Mr Howard Kyle and Mias N.inne t Comstock two leading actors, wlil pf t ay reaperrively ihe valiant hero spy and hts sweetheart. Alice Adpms. "All coons may look, alike." hut "all shows are not alike” This suggestion I* apropos to the coming of the Black I*attl Troubadours. Through the talents of Its versatile members. Ihe extraordinary ex .silence of the wage performance snd Its phenomenal popularity. It has become one of th* mre-t valuable pieces of theatrical property In the country. Messrs Voelckel and Nolan, the founders and promoters of the enterprise have realized a hand some fortune from their Investment. They ara exts rten. • and showmen, and seem to have struck the right lead In the Riark l'atti Troubadours Manstlel.l s imwluc'lon of “Henry V " Is said to have coat 840000 before the first cumin went up. and the operating ex pense* of such a company must he ap pulling to the commercial managers. John Drew has one more month at the re as the dashing young Marylander "Richard Carvel.” Mr Crane as David llarem reaches lire century notch st the Garrick on Dec. 17 Almost onc-half of the play* In New York at present will give place to new one* within the neat month Maude Adam* w II remain at the Kniekerlwvcker as long aa John Drew t t the Umpire. The sucres* of th French version of L'AtKlon. Instead of hurling Mias Adam# flnanctnlly. ha# In creased tlic lnterc-t of the Kngllsh ver sion. Annie Htis**l enjoys the rare dla tlnctlon of passing the holidays in town. Capt. Marshall, the slecer author of "A Royal Family.” ha* recently met with another success In Ismtlon. It ia called "Be,-oral in Command." "Foxy Qu.ller n Corsica” soon leave* New 1 ork. In thl* comic op ta Jerome Svke- has add l murh to hi* rrput.it.on a* a funny man. ’At the Victoria the August* continue to hurl lighted lamps Mttd tureens of Issu ing soup at each other with a certainty and abandon that delight <i breathless throng who expect i very m nute to hear the crush—which doesn't happen. Not much novelty Is outlined at the vau deville houser. At the New York Mtss Loul*e Hotldel dtsp'sys her dimples, and some fetching gowns n sn operetta called "Sweet Jessamine." Is b He llrquhart I* at Keith'* In her fam.l ar farce. "Even Stephen," and Marie WaintrrigM play* •'l.stlv I ex'* Kscapa le” at Proctor's Pal ace. Theee are the moat conspicuous con tributors to the "continues” This week Miss M iry Manner ng begin* her metro politan stelhr career at Wallack'a In "Janice Meredith." Despite his age "The Man of Fifty" !* bolding his own with the matinee girls at leitv■ s i. ‘ I ■ Frohmatt Stork Company have cool parts and, though the play is a mild success, several p ecus are be Ing reh*’ir*-l us a possible successor Btuge version* of "The I'Jdueati'on of Mr. Plpp,” "A Kush for a Ttuoue and "dophla” sn among them. * THE MOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER lfi. 1900. HISTORY IN CALENDARS. PKATt HBH OF TIME !t FXW IIATE IIOOK* FOR 180 I# Tke lIRtION NnMirrf Hr IHP f#ns# of Fori Moalirlr Mdf Jrrla of lllualratKWl—Flr#l bert? Uni Mm%* llrm 'I hut of ■ N<*grt—< Rlrndnra Mumluai *•*#- C#ut Jnaprr Mnlalni lb* Finn nl Fori Mouliri# UlMribulrd lo tfcr ***li*ol * hllilrrn—■Thr Mutiial Laifr lllußlralra tlie I m|r(w* mrnl In Methods of Tran*|*ort<illan. Th# ai#*n.J ir* for #r# out. and th# Insurance % mic. who for the rno#t part supply thU demand of modem civtiUn* lion, are. a# usual, eendinf out fin# ape.4* me(ii> of combined ar:t of the jirinter. th# Uthofraph#r and the engraver. The poo aluiliit## in ihe way uf new and hiiKlaome c.tiandar* seem to have been a.mo*; **• nausted in foimer ”#jone. snd tno** now t*er* inutd for 11W1 #r* mostly ol tn# oonvrnUunAi type, though ha<d ouuly got ten up. Th Mutual Utr Insurants# Company of New York repeat# ita pti formal** of last year In g#t;ing out an eiutxxaie calendar, the Uluatravions in that for 19)1 conaist u.g of scrr.e# comi>ii.in| ancient an 1 mod ern m*ihod# of transportation. The In dian i>a k, tn# old oa-aied, the pmlrtv aohooner, the old-time nd the old giM. -wru-t i 4v*r #• amera are sbuan a*un ; with lUuatra.iona of :he raonain Aiunuc liners, veatlbuied tnilna and autocnooik*. A feature of aotne of um ca-maais axe th# historic incidents lliuatrateO and de scribed The N#w Kngliuid Mmuel kite has a har.daomc; card cw.endat wi h a .arge Illustration of the HwKun mweaa cre. whil'd look place March b, 177 u The picture fthow* th* Brulsh trogp.- di.ng upon the mob. with Crlepua At tuck# in trie from, iaklt-g an he hats receive*! his ■ ki..h Wound Attuck# Is piclurnd In the engraving; hm a r;egrx The oAatoiles anl i describe idm as m "mulatto, or rvwlf o!o<d Indian.“ S*roi- of the cur rent itUtur.es apeak of At tuck# as a ne gro. and this gives he negro ground o < Wim that of the first blood shed in the cause of American liberty, one of ihe three nun k.Hed wa# a negro bvtn lhi> patriots of Boswn, however, did not ahogether approve of the con duct of the nob. and the •oldtcrs. who were given a trial In tht court?*, were defended by John Adams, ih* n and af terwards one of the leading patriot* ad later president of the thni uiUx rn re publlr. Tlw soldiers were acquitted Th* feasure of th# but neat cal endar gotten out by the (*ont nivitial Fire Insurance Onmjany Is thai of the replat'Jig of tne flag by Bcrgt. Jaapw at Fort Movltrt# in '’ns rl*-ton harbor J he breastworks l>e *r ng he lettered lw - tleflag in hi.** arms, while the British ships In the harbor are pouring their ehel.s upon the fort The scene Is ©entitled the ’•Defense of Fort Moultna." and ihe fol lowing axx#int Is given erf the Incdent: “On June 1. 177 news was brought to Charleston, H C. that the British fleet of sail were som# twenty miles north of the bar. Work had bean pushed vigor ously f# the defenses, and especially at Bulltvan*a Island, w hen- a fort of |,:nv • to w'uori wv built and manned under the direction and ootnm ind of William Moul trie, Continental trnopa arrived from the North. Also came (Jen. Charles I^e. to whom gr-at deference ■> paid on ac count of hta rank In the Continental army and mill more Iw.ause h waa an Ea|- llehmart He made an early visit to Sul livan a Inland, pronounced the frwt u-e- IcMi and advl-ed lla Bbinlonment Moul trie. a very quiet man of few words, re rtled that he thouabt he could hold he fort l.ee. who took tb* British view that British soldiers were Invincible, then pro ceeded to do everythin* In his |*>wer to make them so. and belli* unable to In duce Hulled** to order the abandonm n of tb* Wand, he withdrew nine of lh troops and then devoted himself to ur*- In* Moultrie to bill and a bridge to retreat over. Moultrie, however, had eotne to tight, not retreat, and he went n hulldln* his fort and paid lltlle attention to the matter of the bridge. A month elai>red before Admiral Parker of the llrlt sh fleet a'ta.ked. but he at laet tiore dowm toward the fort on June 28. The attack began about 10 o'clock In the morning The palmetto logs stool the Shota admirably, for the balls sank into the soft wood, which neither broke nor splintered, and when the long, hot day drew to a cto e. Admiral Parker wlth iltew h fle-ri. A1 ogr her. the British lost yr, men killed and wounded, and one man of-war. The Americans lost eleven men killed nn.l had twenty-six wounded It was a very w.ll-fought action, and Ihe honor of the day belonged to Moultrie, whose calm courage and excelten: dispo sition* enabled h'm to Iv Id the fort and heat off the enemy. It was during this engagement that Scrgi William Jasper performed the daring feat pictured above. At the commencement of the action, the flag-wtafT "a* cut away by a ball from a British ship, and the Crescent flag of South Carolina (shown above as the original American flag) fell outside upon the bra h. Jasper leaped the para i*s. walked the length of the fort, picket up the fl*. fastened it upon a sponge staff, and In the mldat of the iron hall pouring upon the fortress, an-1 In sight of the wrhole fleet, flaed the flag flimly upon the bastion Cheer* greeted Ms as he ascended to the parapet snd leaped, unhurt, within the fori On the day after Ihe battle. Gov Rutledge re nal ded Jasper for his vaior by present ing film with hi* own handsome small sword, and thanked him In the name of hi* country He offered him a lieuten ant commission, but our hero, who could neither read nor write, honeatly refused It. saying "I am not flt to keep officers' company: I am a sergeant." Mr A. C. Harmon, the company'* agent at Savannah. has distributed about 1.008 of these ea'endar* among tho school chil dren of Savannah. The Columbia Bicycle Company ha* got i ten out Its usual pad calmdar with a sep- I urate sheet for <vch day In the year Many of the local firms have gotten out a lenders, some of them very handsomely gotten up. which they are now distrlbut j tug to their customers. The Kills-Young i Company Is sending out a very handsome lithograph. Il'tyal allows Here. The Great Rho-lg-Royal Shows arrived In Savannah over the Plant System I vat | night and are located at Bolton and Kast Broad street*. The tenta wlli be open to i the public on Monday and Tuesday and I two performance* will hr given dally. The afternoon exhibition will start at 2 o'clock and the evening at S o'clock. The aggregation comes to Savannah well recommended and the shows wlli no doubt do a big business during their stay of two davs One hundred acts are iwomlsed. Including Mmr. Hoy.il, the great petit*, and ('apt. Sharp and his de tachment ot Bough Rider*. Judging from the "layout" of the mtn- I Mnation It I* all that It It represented to i be and the public will have no ground for I disappointment. The Rhode-Royal show* will give per j formatters at the usual place. Bolton and Kast Broad streets —"I wish u wouldn’t try to atop stnok ; in*." remarked bis builnesg tpbvlals. I "Why?" demanded the man who was re i formirg. "Because when you undertake to atop you are afraid to buy any cigars your ■ self lor fear you will smoke 100 many. ( end ao you simply help yuurttdi to UUDe. J —C tacago Boat. The Quakers Are honest People. §Th* Quaker Herb Toi.lc la not on.) a bkMF.I p irtfier Out a Id' Weak anJ Da. M.l ftlr* prop.a who have not lr*r.th nor t.lood. It act. aa a tonic. It regulatea pepetti ar.d I' <l* • trength and tone to tha nervoua eyet'-m. It ta a m*a:clna for weak woman. It ta a purely vegetable medicin* and can *>, taken by tb* m< at delicate Kidney l> a ew e. Khcuma tam ”ff elieoa-oa of Ihe Blood, Btomaoh and rtervea noon euccumh to Ha wonderful cffecla upon th* human ay Mem Thouaanda f people tn Georgia recommend It. Rrlca ll 06 Qt’AKKR FAIN BALM la tha medic ne that the Quaker tax or made al ol hie wonderful quick cures with. It'a anew end womlerful medlclr.o for Nauru gt*. Toothache. Rackache, RheumaHMi*. Spraina, Pain In BonaUi In fact. ai. pa n can be relieved by It. Price 2a: and A'* QUAKER WHITE WONDER BOAP a medicated aoap for th* akin. o p arid omplxim.. prica io> a cake. QUAKER HEALING SALVE, a veg-- labl* ointment, for tn* cur* of tetter, .c --zema ar.d eruptions of the akin. Price 10c a box FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS WILL HEIM ROOSEVELT** SPEF.IH. To Br Brad In V. M. C. A. Through ont th* 1 oniitry Dec. .'MI. We PTcaldetit-e.ee t Rooeevolt'a rya* kmdkvl aa ho listened to the llet of rail road men. college men, evening otiidcfite. young bualneae. nnd profeeoiotial men. men tn mecnanical pursuits, army and navy, man of th* Young Mans Christian Association, who asked him recently to address them. "1 will do It!” he said, striking hla hat Into hts palm. "I'll do It! I've sonvcihlng to say to such men And tha p.an wa* assured. iixaev'k will address the young men of the continent at the opening of tne new century, eetting a stan-lard of man hood and citizenship with hla unique ekiU and forcefuln.se. and tha Young Men a Christian Association. with It* unrtvul'd equipment for thr purponr, wit. give him Ihs giesteal audience of men ever nddr*..**d oy any man fti ihe history of thr country. He wl.l speak ai Cat ■ : egl* Hall, In New York. Hunday. De •o at 1 o . lock, undet the auspice* of the Kiernauonai Commuter, which wl.l. in advance, tend printed copt.-s of hie ad iiee to a.I the assoc union* of the I 'nltol j.aies and t anada. tn ho read elmu.ta nrously at their meetings In every cny • rid lown evoperatton of the lending men \ a 111 hr had an., some prominent clllxeu I >ll. read Gov Roosevelt's a.elresa. Tha message will br strictly withheld Hom the press until It has been d< live red o ihe national audience of young men. I • ti II will appear tr. all the new-papers of Dec. 31. The nueniatlonal officer* of th* Young .\l.-t.'r Christian Association have ap pointed a strong oinmitlee to put Hie pan Into affec., Mr. Clrvel.inrl H. Dodge aid other promlnetit mm are enthuslas .tcally Indorsing It. and the honored Chris tian merchant, William E. Dodge, win preside at the Carnegie Hall gathering To par* from one century Into another la no event experienced bu: once In n life time: to pass from a century of such marvelous achievements as have been v-Unesred In the nineteenth. Into a cen tury of such vast promise as the twen tieth. Is an experience for this genera tion alone. Young mm are suwcepilble a. such a time to uplifting inffuenaaa ami worthy leadership; Just now by reason o! he history of the past few > run., and owing to various forces that are ai work they are particularly suoceptlble. and th. usMK-lailon* wlil exert themselv.e to tbi utmost to make this an event of helpnu ness and spiritual significance uniarallel • and In the history of the association'* work. TUB lilt too* FLY. One of tbe Gnmeat Fighters of the Insect W nrld. From th# New Orleans Tlmcs-Democrol "Do you know that the dragon ffy“l9 one of h* earnest lighter* stive." said a young railroad man. who has Just return ed from a week’s sojourn at a ashing club across tha Uke. "Every evening, out ai our place, we have been having great aport watching pitched battles between big brown ‘mosquito hawk*.’ as the nw lives call them, and a emaller Insect of the same species, that can be distinguish ed by lla unusually targe head and long, tapering, dark blue wings For some mysterious reason there seem* to be a deadly feud between the two tribe*, an.! s meeting 1* always a signal for mortal combat Hefore dusk deepen*, when the> are still easily dlacernlhle again*! the sky. It la very Interesting to ree a couple of the** little gladiator* gel down to bus'- nea*. A* soon aa they can catch sight of one another they charge, fun tilt, th# ob ject of each tighter being apparently to land on the back of the enemy, right be hind the head. If a dragon fly succeed* In seising hi* antagonist at that spot. It I* all over with the victim. They flutter stowly together to earth, an.l tlie under fly I* always left dead where he falls A* nearly as I am abw to discover, the vic tor ntp* him through the neck with hi* powerful msndlblca. The most exciting part of the tlgh', however. Is when thy min she first plunge. It I* wonderful then, to see how they will charge and countercharge end maneuver to and fro In lightning circles, without leaving a *pac# that could be almost covered wt'h th* br tn of a s'raw hat You iml wline one of these battle* royal to get any Idea of their ferocity an.l swlltnem. As ;i general thing, the little blue fellow* were the conquerors, and sometimes there would be a* many as twenty-five or thir ty encounter* In the space of an hour. I never before had O"ca*!on to exam nr a drugon fly cloeely, and I was astonaihed to see what beautiful piece* of living mechanism Ihey really are Both species tha# frequented our n- ighhrrhood have four wing*, otic pair directly behind the other, and their entire contour 1* remarkable for Ita rletxler elegance. Th* wings are semi transparent. und are traversed by tiny. Irregular ills., like a stained glue- win dow. The lodles of Ihe Iduc flics nre deep, mottled purple, with buff heads, and th* brown winged fellow* are other wise a velvety black with a yellow spot between the eye*. They are the swirtc,i and hand*on*t creature* that Inhsbh i our Southern air. and, by the way, thetr reputation aa mosquito hunters has not been In the less# overdrawn. They k pt our victnpy free from the peat*, which we trrquently sag them pursue and devour." glmpllrlty and Oalrntatlon In Fune ral*. From the Jewish American. The simplicity which marked Ihe an virtn Jew sh by riot ceremonies ha t mu h tn commend It, even to us. The Inexpen sive coffin oral the uniform lirer> shroud served lo emphsHxe the equality of all in death. As things arc to-day the rich tax their hralna to Invent new funeral finer** and their wimp vrrtgh Uiemslv.a to keep up with th- tr wealthier neighbors. IT'S PUT TO MANY USES. HOW Tin: \l MfIKH OF lI.LKPIKWK < 41.1*4 YAHIK9 Ol HIM* TUG DAY. A iiood Indlriuui of th# 44 my •* th# Tlwi# Bta### I# Trss#Sf(Ml In 4vriionli—i.on Tftt# !■ at 11:110 O’clock 1 th# Morning. 4% hm for n fin If Hoar or *lor# Th#rr I# l.lt tl# Doing nt fh# ICsrhnngr* lltiirhrr* Ar# thr Flrnt to 44ak# In th# Horulug From lO to 11 O’clork fh# Operators Ar# Halr#f. Manager folk, of th# <eorgl* < ompnny. Tell# Hun Ihe Thus# 1# L ard. Th# numler of csUls over the telephone systf-tns ct P iv nnah att rl# an el eilent meh.dl erf deterrm- in* when the business of the merchants on I otb re is done The tide of tei#fh nic eonv* ration #hbs and fl with the varying activities of tht hours of the day and night. Hefw<w 3 and 4 o'clock in th# morning tn# number of ca.l s rea he# Its lowest point. At that hour good clt.aens and bad. except thoa# who have to o awake and burglars, are all asleep and the operators at ihe exchanges have but little to do About t o'clock there la on Increase In the number of calls, though tl# reooon for It Is not readily apparent Along about 4 the butchers begin to from their ■ lumbers ] they call up the pocking houses and order t.heir suppl es for the day. From 5 o'clock on thtsr# is a and | rapid nerm-e In the use of the telephone. All over the city there ar# scattering calls for telephonic commut lea:ion snd at 6 o’clock the bualnea# of ?b* day 1# b *f nnir.g io require add tonal operators iid mor# concentrated attention at th* exchui.ges. At 7 o’clock the housewives begin to ord r nit#' from the tut hers and !c* frem the gro!ers. and within half an hour the business men. In one calling or another, are reaching their oftl #a and h rg rjt up their coa'# ter the day They get and wn to ral busi<es b#twe#f’ 4 4) nd 9 o’clock and between 10 srd 11 the high water mark in the number of | con vernations over the wire is readied Than business all over the city is at |r | f ; er ,• a,r and iam -rou# and mauds for 4-11-44 and other oomblnatl ns of numerals arc* j mad# upon the operators Between 11 and : - o’clock th# number of calls per hour does not gr##tly vary, but at 2. wh#t Biivannah horn# t dinner or luncheon, there Is a sudden lull. It contlr ues until nearly 4 o’clock, when thr buslrusa men begin .igain to roach their oftl.-** Bi-twAn 4:SO an<l S 36 In the nftemoor the telephones nre K.#>l n* busy nlmnst they are at any other Mme during <h* flay Abou# this lime the bualneas for the Any Is being r|n#*A up. o-flers are htirrle.l In ar<l tne nee of the phofies Is In onrretent requLlt on At * o'clock the sire of the phones by business houses oeaee* almost com- 1.-lely Put from the residence sections of f u e city there I* anew flemanA that etifll *■ a'mnw to till the vttlA Perhaps tt !* b'- oauee the wearieA business or p-o's s'oni man now fln.ls h'mself wt le’sur* anfl tn .1 position to approot.it* the a'trie t*.ns of a conversation at long dl-tanre i hat so many .-f the-.- occur. At any rale. It Is not until 11 o'clook there 1s any marked Aecroa-e In the number of these call-. At 11 the tide begins to ebb with very up >t rapl.lHy. After that hour th* call* are prln.-tp-iliy for phvslolms or for sone of the railroad offices. After midnight there 1* a stUI more profound stll no*, broken only by the*e emergency calls and >n ova-i nal demand from the Morning News for "Double S," the number of the phone* nt the police bar arks ar.d the hospitals, rail o and offlo*.* and hotels. "It Is somewhat curious to note to whst varied puri>oses the 'phone Is pul," said Mr. B. 11. P.Jk general manager of the Georgia Telephone Company. “There are some IH-rsors on our list who ask to he wiled every morning at a stated hour, and they ,r.. ro t ..I with a pun- tuattty that rDal? that of " alarm oek. As the telephone he’d continues to ring until It Is answered, there la no ohanee for the drowsy to roll over and go lo sleep again He has to get up an.l answer ihe call, and once up he is likely to stay up. li heats fhe alarm e.o, k sy stem all to pieces. "Every now and then the night opera tors are asked to And out If one of the night trains is on time and to call a sub scriber In time 4o reach It She culls up th. station, g.-ts the Information about the train and If It happens to be an hour late, gives the subscriber Unit much long er to eb-ep "As you have noticed, the rails during the late hours of the night are not very frequent, bui 0.-raslona:iy this, state of iftulrs Is cna.g*d tn a trloe. Thle hap pens when there I* an alarm of Are in he business section, and every subscriber who Is Interested In a building anywhere near the box sounded becomes, anxious to know wh.it la afire. The Insurance agents feel a Uke Interest In the mutter and It sometimes happens that for a IKlle while Ihe service la congealed In a few min utes the excitement wears off and the lull monotony of these midnight hours be glow again ” Mr Polk said lhat twenty years ago when he first entered the telephone busi ness. I; ivas considered quite s good day's work for an operator to moke 200 connec tions. The primitive appliances of that period were exceedingly cumbersome, an-! the operator walked about five miles, from one end of the room lo the other, tn the course of his day's labor. With modern apparatus li 1s possible to make 236 con c.s-tlon* an hour, though W). prv>bab!y about as many as can be handled prop -rly by n single operator. Often, how ••ver, during the busy hours of the day, !Ms number Is exceeded. Y. M. T. AdS YEW YEAR HHrEPTIOE. Will Consist of a Mapper and Enter tainment br Indira inxlllarr. The New Year’s reception at the Young Men's Christian Association has berom- A Attire The one to he given this year will, from all account*, prove a thorough ly enjoyable affair. The Ladles' Auxil iary of the assocla t lon will, as usual, give an excellent supper to ihe young men from * until * o’clock. The supper Is for young men only, but for the remainder of the evening or for the second part of the evening, the young men are expect ed lo bring their lady friend*. The nature of entertainment la un known It will be known os "A Surprise Programme,” and wlil commence at 3:lo o'clock. This much, however, is known ■that some twenty persons will uke pa t. -Ylre inform itlon than this will not be given out. It can be said, however, that It will certainly he novel and highly ln leroatlng. Those arranging ihe pro gramme feel confident that It will prove a great success. The ssrocialu n nae in pnsg years Is eued novel Invitation*, auch aa "a fire cracker," “capsule." ' 'subpoena." etc and this year will 1* no exception Tie general **ore'.ary, Mr. 11. M. Johnson, de sire# that m.-mhers send In the name* o' those h.y want Invited at once, so that Invitations can be sen! to th-m. —Hard Lino*—"We.l. said he. anxious to twteh up their quarrel ol yesterday, “aren't you curious i Knot.- what a hi tht* package?" "Not very," his wife, stl.l unrelenting, replied Indifferently. "li* -omethlns for th- on. I love best In ad the world." *'Ah! I suppose lt' those sus penders you said you needed. ’— Fhlladci ( phta X’rca*. HOGAN'S Holiday Suggestions. Dolls, dressed and undressed. Pictures and Pic ture Frames. Fancy Clocks. Soaps and Perfume. Handkerchiefs, silk and linen. Flower Pots. Toilet Sets. Fancy Pm Cush ions, Fancy Pm IM7S. Fancy Sofa Cush ions. Manicure sets. Fancy Hose an and Half Hose. Ladies’ and Gents’ Ties, new lot. Fancy Pillow Shams and Lambrequins. Fancy Towels, new line. Silk Umbrellas, beautiful hand les; they are new arri vais. Silk Suspenders. And numberless other Xmas trix. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY FOR NEW YORK. BOSTON AND THE EAST. T’n!Mirp! , i ,, 4 < *bm comm l lonf All the comforts of a modern hotel BJac trie UgtA*. Unexcelled table. T.cktta Include meal* and bertha aboard ahtp. PASSENGER FARES FROM SAVANNAH. TO NEW YORK First Cabin. S2O; P.rss Cabin Round Trip. 131; Intermedi ate Cab n. 115 00; Intermediate Cabin, Round Trip. 314.00 Steerage, 110. TO BOSTON—First Cabin. 312: F.rst Cabin Round Trip. S3n Intermedia;# (Mbla 117 80; Intermediate Cabin. Hound Trip. 32t.'A). K:eerage, 311.75. The express steamshtpe of thla line are appointed to sail from Savannah. Cen tral (00th) merid.an time, as follows: SAYASX IH TO HEW YORK. KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. TUESDAY, Dec. IS. 1:00 p. m TALI-AHASSKE. Capt. Aaktr.s. THURS DAY. lies'. >i. 3JO p. m. •CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Berg. FRIDAY. Dec. 31. 3:00 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt Daggett. SATURDAY'. Dec. r. 5:00 p. m. •NOTlCE—Steamship City of Birmingham will not carry pasaenffers. Steamship C.ty of Macon, Capt. Savage, will ply between New York and Boa ton on the following scnedule: Leave New Y'ork for Boaton (from Pier 35. North River, al 12.00 noon). Deo. 33. 39. This company reserve* the right o change Its sailings without notice and without Hahlllty or accountability therefor. Ballings New Y ork for Savannah Tuesday*. Thursday* and Saturday*. Ip. W. G BREWER. City Ticket and Passenger Agent. 107 Hull street. Savannah. Ga R. G. TREZEVANT, Agent. Savannah, Ga. P. E LKFEVRE, Manager, New Pier 38. North River. New York. THE CHEAT RHODA ROYAL SHOWS. Savannah. Monday and Tuesday, DECEMBER 17 AND 18. GROUNDS BOLTON STREET AND EAST BROAD. OINE HUNDRED ACTS, Including MADAME ROYAL, the GREAT PETITS, and CAPT. SHARP and his detachment of Routfh Riders. Two Exhitions Daily at 2 and BP. M. A WRESTLING COI XTE*. Loses One Slntch and Wins Another In Faria. From the New York World, Dec. The young rootless* Pe Becker I* the heroine of an episode which i ha* been excitedly dteeutsed In the most ! exclusive Franco-Amerlcan set. A tnll blonde, the Comtesse is very fond of her reputation ns an all-around ath lete. She was formerly Helene Klrhmau of Detroit. Two year* ago ehe divorced i her titled Viennese hiislwnd. lastely. her strength being challenged hy her fiance, she offered to wrestle hut* before twenty Intimate friends of both exe*. Ills victory wn* stubbornly dt*. ! puted. The first bout muted twenty m o. ute* and the aecond bout fourteen. The i Comtesse ** defeated twice. She wore a , suit wht'-h •>* atartlngly practical After the necessary toilette the wres ! tier* ami the crowd adjourned to a sup per In a private room at the Cure An- I Blais, where In the course of i Joyous I leost the Ctomlesse wos taunted upon her i defeat She promptly Challenged the main offender. Count Dv laiutree, at.l iefeated him In two minute*, proving that It took a r.mlly strong msn to beat her Parisian society 1* making such a pro tewt over the Comtesse'# actions that she 1 may make her residence in London hero after. I.IKOS BLACK W ITH SOOT. 1 nnnppi Cnßiiitinn f the Oeiiisn of Chlcnao In HU Nanoky city. From the Chicago Trltiune. 1 Chicago's smoke and grime amt toot and dirt aa the apecHlc cause of malfor mation* In the lungs of every pwsou a Ho Black and Colored Serges and Fancy Plaids, |2ic Black and Fancy Serges in p’ain an 1 diagonal effects, good colors, only 15c. Granite Cloihs, Mixed Nov elty, • • - 25 c 45-inch Henrietta, in black and colored. 38-oich Novelty, a 50c value, only 35C. All-wool Ladies’ Cloth, Black and Colors, Two-toned Granite Suitings, silk an 1 wool Novelty Suitings to go at 45c. Hemstitched Linen Table Sets. Plain Linen Table sets to go regardless ot profit. Just arrived, a new line of Blankets and Comforts. DANIEL 1101,AX, Cor. Broughton and Barnard. NACOOCHE& Copt. Smith. TT'BSDAT, Dec. 25, 7.30 p. m. KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. THCRS DAY. Dec. 27, S.UO p m. TA UI-A H ASSKE. < Y>pt. Atkina, SATUIU DAY. Dec. 28, 1100 p. m. Leave Boston for New York (from LewtY Wharf, at 1200 noon), Dec. I*. 2*. E W SMITH. Contrue!,!:* Fretrht Agent. Savannah. Ow WALTER HAWKINS. Gen<rl Agent. Traffic Department. 22t W. Bay St.. Jacksonville Fla. W H. I'LKASANTS. General Fre ght and Passenger Agent, New Pter 35. North River, New York. has breathed Its atmosphere for any con s.dorahle period may be a revelation in most people outside of the medical prof*** slon. Yn there are thousand* of in'* and women In Chicago* down-town street* whose lung tissues are a* black from coal soot as soot will make them •So black." save Dr. A. R. Edward*, "that In a post-mortem examination, t* lay the himd across the new-cut surfscs of a transverse section of the lung would blacken the palm almost as black a ■* put It wot into a pan of Boot.” Dr. Edwards long has mad* the pc* l ' mortem examinations at the Cook Hospital. With a corslderabie d#gte* * certainty he can pick out the Cato**® resident-subject by the blackened vnd>- ilon of lit* lung thisues. while, as coa l ' pared to these, the lung of a farmer or villager I* a* day unto night. The effect of all this’" repeated I’ r Edwards In arawrer to a question. "In * * more aggravated rases the physician ni ' n mark'.l thickening of the lung tit*"** and a consequent lessen ng of air cap*'' tty. With a diminished lung capa.-My an utmoaphere weighted with the p® 1 * ous gases from the smoke and the gr. soot particles that a company k. rV,n layman can mike a good guee* as *° effect on the system Thete is marked Irritation In th* ''"Jr of course; but with llte purifying P® '' of the blood Interrupted there Is * "'J' tton on the heart Itaelf. a loss of ' and finally a paalble lowering of yltaiury an.l gerietal fsiwer of realalaltc* bat greater titan the mere local the bronchial tube* and In tn* ' '. "It ta not 100 nsucii to aay lba< 1 " feet of the rnioke and dirt of „, *•/ .„ shortening ami weakening the Ilf" t tsople, ia Ini im urably of more ' than are Ita effects upon every other luriaj UUug lit be couaiduccJ.