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T wentieth Centuiy Clothing Sale—Metro
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Tile Weather.
The Indications for Georgia to-day ore
for fair weather in northern, occasional
rains in southern portion; winds generally
north to northeast, brisk on the coast;
and for Eastern Florida, occasional rains
probable, colder In northern and central
portions, fresh northeast to east winds.
At the beginning of the next century
Savannah will probably have under
ground rapid transit from One Hundredth
street to the river, and half a dozen great
staid ■ bridges to that section of the city
tbit is now Hutchinson's Island.
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/Among the early literary features of the
Tew century in London will be the pub
lication of a Journal devoted exlustvely to
poetry. A thousand editors of other
perlwlicals In that city will rise up and
call the promoters of the enterprise
blessed.
Mbs Elizabeth Shaller of Tylervllle,
Conn., who has lived in threo centuries,
i gives this recipe for living 100 years;
1 “Take exercise, trust In Uod, and don't
worry." That is probably one of the
, simplest and best rules for longevity ever
i formulated. Worry fills more untimely
j graves than work.
j If It Is true, us has been stated, that
there is no law in the state of Nebraska
; under which the Cudahy k!dna|>ers could
• be convicted, it would be interesting to
' know what Mr. Cudahy and the Omaha
•City Council would do with the mls
. creams if they should catch them. Would
| they slap their luces and let them go. or
lynch them?
I The Naval Rt -deter for the year 1901
livid show that tha navy has had remnrk
iuble growth during the past 100 years.
' From a few officers and still fewer ships
th* navy l:.i crown to a • : I of
'■ officers and nun, with 231 ships of ull
} classes, wkh sixty-one others under con
*;stfuction. Ttie highest grade in the navy
f©f lot) years ugo was that of '©mmodore;
Jtli- highest grade now Is that of admiral.
Compared with foreign naves, wo hold
as high a position as we did in 1800.
', p>‘ew Yorkers continue to ae tho best
•vi 'ers of “gold bricks” in the coun
‘tr . Only a few days ugo three men “Uv
jtn ■' lea* than 100 miles from Wall street,"
jits the Tribune puts It, nec. pted a Con
|*fc Urate lICO treasury note without ques-
Itiotl. "Possibly these men do not yet
HatOw that the war Is over “ comments
Tribune, “and vot'd for Andrew Jack-
Wall at the Itn-t election" Neiertheless the
w.'wthirn paper* sometimes rt fer to the
k m- let of Igno ante and ci-ilul ly la the
Buutlu
MORE TERRITORY.
It is stated that an agreement has been
reached between our government and that
of Denmark for the sale to the United
States of the Danish West India Islands.
In our dispatches yesterday, however,
there was a statement to the effect that
no sale had yet been made, and that if
there should bo the United States would
be the purchaser.
It Is, of course, reasonable to suppose
that there are gtyxi groumfs for the pur
chase of the islands by the United States,
though it Is not entirely apparent what
they are. It is said that our recent ac
quisition of Porto Rico makes it import
ant that we should have the threft Danish
West India Islands, namely, 9t. Thomas.
St. Croix and SI. John. But that can
not be the reason for seeking them at
| this time. More than thirty years ago
the United States negotiated for them,
but the Senate would not ratify the bar
gain made by the President.
Asa matter of fact. Denmark has
wanted to sell the islands for more
than forty years. They are not profit
able to hef. For several years she
has had to take money out of her own.
treasury to meet deficiencies In the bud
gets of the islands. And she gets very
little of their trade, the most of it com
ing to this country. It is not to be won
dered at. therefore, that she would like
to sell them.
Hut for practically unprofitable prop
erty does it not seem as if she wanted a
pretty big price—s*,soo,ooo? If the United
States wait a little while they may be
able to get them for nothing. There is
no fear that any other nation will pur
hase them. It is against our policy fj>r
any other nation to have them, and it is
not at all llke'y that any European Power
will take the risk of Incurring the Ill
will of the United States. They have be
come too powerful to be offended with
impunity.
It is not probable that the State De
partment would close a bargain for the
islands until It was definitely understood
whether or not the Senate and the House
would approve the purchase. Both
branches of Congress must be consulted
about the matter—the Senate, because the
purchase must be in the nature of a
treaty, and a treaty must be ratified, and
the House, because no expenditure of
money can be made without its consent.
And there is another thing that will
likely precede uny negotiations for the isl
ands, namely, the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Porto Rico and Philippine
eases. Congress would like to know just
what the rights are of the inhabitants
of territory annexed to the United States
by treaty or otherwise. There appears
to be doubt as to the status of the
Porto Ricans and the Filipinos. It is
safe to say that this doubt will be cleared
up before a bargain is struck with Den
mark for her West India possessions.
%OME BANK CUEiAH A\( KS.
Any one reading only the Atlanta news
papers would get the Idea that the bank
clearings of that city for the past year
were so phenomenal as to attract the at
tention of the entire world. They have
been presented with enormous headlines
arid with statements approaching the sen
sational. We have no doubt that to the
Atlanta newspaper mind the banks of At
lanta handled a vast amount of business
during the year 1900, and we are willing
to admit that for Atlanta the amount
was large, but It does not seem to us that
it was large enough to Justify headlines
covering a big section of a page.
Atlunta’s clearances last year were not
quite $15,000,000 above those of the pre
vious year. They were in fact $97,946,251.04
while those for the previous year were
$93,058,397.11. These clearances do not come
any where near those of Savannah. The
increase in Savannah's clearances last
year was übout $108,000,000. That was
greater than Atlanta’s entire clearances.
Savannah’s clearances were $246,344,466.92.
Still Savannah has not made half ns
much hurrah over her year's bank busi
ness as Atlanta has. She does not do
things that way. She does not run to sen
sationalism. When the facts are called
for, however, she is never found wanting.
CHINA'S ACCEPTANCE.
It seems that In diplomatic circles
China's acceptance of the demands of the
Powers is not regarded as unconditional.
1 1 is not believed that China Is yet ready
to abandon hope of getting n modification
of them. What her position is will no
doubt appear within a day or two, but
there seems to be no reason to doubt that
the worst of the trouble is over, nnd that
details will be arranged along the lines
laid down in the note containing the de
mands. it can hardly be otherwise than
that China will accept the demands just
us they are if she cannot get a mollifica
tion of them.
There Is one thing connected with Chi
nese affairs which Is said to puzzle offi
cials at Washington, and that is the an
nouncement from Si. Petersburg that an
armistice has been declared. Ii would
seem to be about time that something of
the kind was declared. According to the
dispatches the- Germans have hem making
raids Into various sections of the country,
killing the people and looting their dwell
ings. And this has been done notwith
standing the fact that the Chines.' have
been offering no resistance pending the
peace negotiations.
Simply because the Chinese are unable
to protect their own Interests and compel
the Powers to deal with them fairly they
have been treated as If they had no
rights. They are yielding because they
have no alternative. There is no doubt,
however, that their hearts are full of bit
terness, and that they ore hoping the time
and opportunity will come when they will
be able to visit upon their oppressors
greater indignities than those from which
they have been, and probably still are,
the victims.
Prof. A. B. Hart of Harvard, discuss
ing the lynching question before the Amer
lean Historical Association In Detroit tie
other day, asserted that public opinion
ought to tlx the legal sentence to be im
posed in cases of heinous crime. If the
people demanded burning at the stake as
the penally for such crimes, he said, then
the state should make burning the legal
penalty. In this manner the community's
sense of Justice would lie preserved.
Beginning yesterday Quay’s fight for
the Pennsylvania senalorshlp is on. It
promises to he a hot contest from begin
ning to end, with the Democrats and antl-
Quay Rept lit 'i i acting together. The
senatorial matter will no doubt overshad
ow all other business before the Legisla
ture.
THE MORNING NEWS; WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2, 1901.
THE CUDAHY CASE.
OraaTSuTF ahntsCirovi’T'the Cudahy kid
naping ease. If the brigands who kid
naped Mr. Cudahy’s boy should be caught
the probabilities are that they would be
lynched.
On account of the threat, conveyed In a
letter, that the kidnapers would again
seek out the boy and kill him unless Mr.
Cudahy withdrew the $25,000 reward, the
City Council has offered a reward of that
amount, and has begged Mr. Cudahy to
withdraw his offer. He announces, how
ever, that it is not his purpose to do so.
He has no fear that the kidnapers will
tarry out their threat. It is evident that
they are too badly scared now tJ under
take any other crime.
It is the belief that the kidnapers arc
in hiding somew here in Omaha, nnd that
as yet they have not had a chance to en
joy their ill-gotten wealth. The detec
tives have been searching for them dili
gentlS', and if Mr. Cudahy doea not with
draw his offer of $25,000 the total of the
rewards will be sufficient to Induce the
most capable detectives in the country
to take up the case. There would be
general rejoicing over the capture of the
criminals. Parents who are known to
be rich permit their children to go Into
the streets with .fear and trembling. It
would be just as easy in any other city
or in any part of the country to commit
a crime similar to that committeed in
Omaha. And a crime like that is likely
to be repeated. It has not been so very
long since the robbing of express cars on
the railroads began. Now it is not an
uncommon thing for a robbery of that
kind to be committed. /
The readiness with which Mr. Cudahy
yielded to the demands of the kidnapers
Is likely to influence ether criminals to
attempt to make money the same way.
Of course Mr. Cudahy is not to be blam
ed for pursuing the course he did to get
his boy. He did just about what any
other tender-hearted father would have
done, but if he had resisted the demands
of the kidnapers the chance of a like
crime being committed soon again would
be much less. No doubt Mr. Cudahy re
called that the father of Charles Ross
refused to comply with the demands of
the criminals who stole his boy, and
that he never saw his boy again.
EVILS OF BOSS HI LE.
The evils of boss rule in municipal af
fairs is shown In many ways, but chiefly
In the increase in expenses. The increase
Is not due to the amount of improvements
that are made, but to the number of polit
ical friends of the boss who are taken
care of—whose names are carried on the
pay roll.
A few days ago the governor of New
Y'ork removed from office the district at
torney of New Y'ork city. It is unneces
sary to state what the charges we”".
The man put in his place is a Democrat,
though it is understood that he is not a
friend of the boss. He found an ap
palling condition of affairs in the office.
One of the evils he set about correcting
at once was the extravagance in connec
tion with the salary list. He found that
'.here were about twice as many
deputy assistant district attorneys as
there was any need for—that there were
dozens of officials who had practically
nothing to do, but who were friends of the
boss and were being taken care of at the
expense of the taxpayers.
The expenses cf the office are $230,000 a
year, when, as a matter of fact, they
ought not to be more than $150,000, or at
most $200,000. The new district attorney
promises to have the pay roll reduced to
the latter figures in a very short time,
but will he get any thanks for his ef
forts in behalf of the public? It is doubt
ful. Those who will be turned adrift wrll
abuse liim, and so will their friends. They
may even have influence enough to turn
public sentiment against him, and make
the public believe that his sole purpose
is to make places for his own friends or
to get a reputation for economy with the
hope of holding on to the office.
It is probable that if a thorough inves
tigation were made of the pay roll ir.
every department of the municipal gov
ernment of New Y'ork it would appear
that millions of dollars tire paid annually
to persons who tender little or no service
to the city—whose services could be dis
pensed with without injury to any public
welfare. And this condition of affairs is
to be found in a very large percentage o'
the cities of the country. The public
• oney is wasted in taking care of the
fr.ends of the political boss of the muni
cipality. New York's budget calls for
nearly $100,000,000 this year. It is not sur
prising <hat it does in view of the Pact
that the number of the city's employes is
quite 40,000.
We noted a day or two ago that In In
diana a woman had succeeded In get
ting damages of $4,000 for the loss of hi r
husband by mob violence. Now I). A.
Jennings of Columbus is suing a number
of men and women for $20n.000 damages
alleged to have been sustained by him at
the hands of a mob in January last. Jen
nings was the editor of a newspaper at
Salem, lad.. In which he had $13,000 in
vested. Some people were not pleftsed
with the policy of his sheet, and wreckel
his office and drove him out of town. He
seeks non to secure Jegal redress. If a
way can be found to make the participa
tors in mob outrages go down in their
I rockets and pay heavy pecuniary dam
iges. a long step will be token toward
the checking of mob rule. The pocket
nerve Is a sensitive one.
The candidate fur cup-defender honors
that Is being built by Mr. Lawson of
Boston is likely to develop into a diffi
cult proposition. Mr. Lawson is deter
mined to have the best and fastest yacht
that skill can create and money can buy,
and he has engaged Capt. Hank Half as
his skipper. Capt. Haft is one of the
most skillful and experienced yacht
handlers In the business, and has won a
dray lead of prizes for his employers. It
is certain, therefore, that he will get out
of the new boat all of the speed there is
In her; and If she doesn't win the covet
ed honor of contesting with Sir Thomas
Lipton's craft, she will certainly not miss
It far.
The New' York Sun Is so unkind as to
warn Mr, Bryan to be careful that his
in wspaper The Commoner, does not de
genefati Into ttyo Communist. There was
no need ,fpt. such a warning. Mr. Bryan
Is capable of fighting the battle of the
plain people against plutocracy without
lecoming a eommimfst. He has never
asked anything more than simple Justice
for the masse.', and the Sun ought not to
complain at (tuQ
Asa consequence' of the s'nke of oa
kers in New Y'ork the residents of that
' city are being given some delectable in
formation with respect to the places i
which their bread is baked. Among their
other grievances the strikers declare that
the shops in which they work are dirty
and unhealthy, swarming with vermin enu
charged with filthy odors. Many of the
shops are in damp cellars, where no light
or fresh air ever enters, from the be
ginning to the coding of the year. Yen
tiiatien is unthought of, and such a thing
as a cleansing with soap and water the
places have never known. And that is
where the bread for a considerable part
of the population of New Y'ork is kneaded
and baked.
There is a comely widow in Newhurg.
Ind., who desires a husband. It Is well
enough, however, for prospective candi
dates for her hand to be told that she
has already had eight husbands, all cf
whom are dead. Two of her husbands
died natural deaths within a year after
their marriage, three of them obtained
divorces within one to two years, be
cause they could not live in peace with
the woman, and later died naturally, and
three others committed suicide. The three
suicides each chose jumping into a cistern
as the means of their exit. Last week
when she had buried No. 8 the widow in
timated that she might try the venture
of matrimony again if the right man
came ulopg.
A certain secret society in Indiana has
as a part of its initiation ceremony the
striking of the candidate with a broad
paddle. In the paddle is embedded a
blank cartridge, so arranged that tnere
will be a loud report when the paddle is
brought down. The stroke is only heavy
enough to detonate the cartridge, hence
does not hurt. Some time ago a candi
date had got around to that part of the
ceremony. Unfortunately the wielder of
the paddle turned the wrong side, and the
wadding from the cartridge-was shot into
the candidate’s hip. Blood poisoning de
veloped shortly, and the man died. His
widow sued the order foR damages, and
has just been given a verdict of SI,OOO.
The long-headedness of John Wana
maker, the great merchant, has been
freshly exhibited in New Y'ork. For some
little time past he has been quietly purchas
ing real estate at Broadway, Fourth ave
nue, Eighth and Ninth streets, until he
has practically secured the whole block.
This is the block adjoining his store. His
foresight consists of the fact that in the
plan of the underground rapid transit
system a station will be placed at that
point. Mr. Wanamaker will build an ex
tension of his store on the property newly
acquired, and thus have a rapid transit
station right Under and opening into his
place of business.
Dr. Cortland Myers, of the Baptist Tem
ple, Brooklyn, said in the course of his
sermon the other day that “since the days
of Wesley and Whitefield” Protestant
Christianity had gained 345,000,0X1 souls
“The dawn of the twentieth century,*'
he said, “is the brightest hour in the
kingdom of God. In 1800 the total num
ber cf Christians was 200,000,000; in 1900
above 000.0C0.0C0.' In this country the
census of 1890 reported a church member
ship of 20,000.000, a gain of 34 per cent.,
while the population had gained only 13
per cent.” He expressed the opinion that
the progress of the coming years would
be still greater.
Once more there is talk of establishing
a closure rule in the Senate, for the pur
pose of shutting off debate and bringing
bills to a vote at the dictates of the par
ty bosses. Republican senators are
quoted as expressing the opinion that
when February has been reached, with
no action taken on some of the important
bills, “the limit of patience will be
reached, and that a way of shutting off
filibustering will be found.” Talk like
that has been heard many times before,
but it has never amounted to anything.
Still, one can never tell what a legisla
tive botfy dominated by the Republican
party will do.
The other day an expressman rang the
bell of Senator Mason's house in Wash
ington and deposited a box, on the steps.
At first the Senator thought it might be
an infernal machine, but upon closer in
spection he was sure that it was not; it
didn’t smell like one. Opening the box, it
was found to contain n young mountain
lion with Its tail tied in a knot. Senator
Mason is so fond of twisting the tail of
the Rritish lion that some wag of a frien 1
took this method of complimenting him.
The Senator is now pulling out his hair
by handfuls while trying to think up
some way of disposing of his lion.
A case of what is believed to be In
sanity developed by vaccination has oc
curred in Brooklyn. The victim is a
young Mr. Witherspoon, connected with
the Kentucky and South Carolina famil
ies of that name. The day before Christ
mas he had the virus put Into his arm by
a doctor, who was his friend and with
whom he was boarding. Two or three
days later he began to act strangely, and
finally became so dangerous that he had
to be taken to a private asylum to pre
vent hint from doing violence to himself
or others.
Those Armenians who ore appealing to
Uncle Sam to lay a restraining hand upon
the shoulder of the bloody Sultan of Tur
key. should know that their geographical
IKisition is against them. We resdued
the Cubans and the Filipinos from the
tyranny of Spain for humanity's sake;
but then we expect to get a itowerful lot
of trade from them as a sort of com
pensation. The Armenians are not so sit
uated ns to do much for us In that line,
therefore our humanity cannot be
stretched to cover them, quite.
CIKHIAT COMMENT.
The Louisville Courier-Journal, (Dem.)
says; "Tho man who acquires property
has given a bond to respect his neighbor's
rights. It Is the great oommorc'al nations
that are foremost in all the work of civ
ilization. There must be accumulated
wealth before art and science can be en
couraged. for without wealth there can
lie no leisure suitable to the encourage
ment of Intellectual or artistic pursuits.
At the same time riches can bo abused
and In the pursuit and in the use of them
the worst ixt.-slcns of the heart are dis
played.
11l fares t!e laid to hssLnlng Us a prey.
Where wealth accumulates and men
decay.
Only when men ileeay, however. The
Anglo-Saxon race Is the leader In cora
moree and Industry and gainful pur- j
suits, yc neither here uih in England
la the mental or the Intellectual vigor of
the people impaired. The race for wealth
Is mad one with them, hut thuir tie-,
vtxlon to liberty is so great and their
sense of right so strong that plutocracy
has an unequal struggle. The love of
money is great among them, but as yet
It is far from being dominant.'’
The Springfield, (Mass.) Republican,
ilnd) says:" The plight of the earl 01
DulTerln, the well-known diplomat and
hrracr governor-general of Canada, In
connection with the collapse of the Lon
don nurd Globe finance corporation, calls
fresh attention the English custom of
making noblemen of high rank the figure
heads of speculative companies, in order
to give them prestige and tone with the
Investment public. The earl, whiile noml
rally chairman of the company, was in
no sense a financier or manager of spec
ulative enterprises. The blow is a hard
one to him, coming as it does on the heels
ot his family sorrows in connection with
the Boer war.”
The Galveston News, (Dem.) says:" Mr.
Bryan spoke seriously of the growing
tendency towards plutocracy In this coun
try. The warning, if he intended it that
way, was well timed. The plutocrat who
has lately sold his cotton for 9c and 10c
In Texas will hardly give even half of
the road. If this conduct keeps up the
common people of the state will have to
drive their vehicles through the brush,”
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Baroness Cederstrom (Adelina Patti)
says: “Happiness is the true keynote and
secret of beauty.” She declares that she
has, therefore, deliberately banished care
from her life, because care means wrin
kles.
—A Roumanian has discovered a pro
cess by which photographs can be per
manently printed on the skin, and it is
becoming quite . a fashionable craze to
have tiny portraits printed on the wrist
or arm. The processes not in 'the least
injurious, and, unlike tattooing, is not
painful. The little pictures are as clear
as those which are seen in photograph
ers' windows. The operation takes about
theee hours to complete.
—According to the Electrical World. W.
S. Burnett and W. H. Goodhal of Mil
waukee, Wis., are the inverftors of a
device which permits the calling of any
subscriber on a party telephone line with
out disturbing the otner subscribers on
the same line. The apparatus is called
the multiplex telesig. It is said to be
possible by the use of the new device
to maintain on one circuit telephone ser
vice, station signalling on railroads, po
lice and fire signalling, messenger ser
vice, etc. A number of submarine mine:
may be placed in circuit and any of them
exploded without affecting the others.
—Plans for the new' botanical school
which is to be erected in Schenley Park,
Pittsburg.at the expense of Henry Phipps,
have been completed. Work on the insti
tution will begin as soon as the weather
shall be favorable for excavating for the
foundations. This school will be the
only one in the United States devoted ex
clusively to the study of botany, and is
to be so located with reference to the
park conservatory that the plants there
can be made use of for purposes of in
struction. The institution is _ intended
for the benefit of the pupils of the public
schools ns well as for that of private
classes.
—A number of men met in Chicago the
other day and resolved that “the United
States of America, through the State De
partment thereof, be requested to imme
diately strive to negotiate a treaty with
Great Britain for the peaceful cession of
both Ireland and Canada, and that the
said proposed treaty be In lieu of the Hav-
Pauncefote treaty now pending, and that
the refusal of Great Britain to respond
to these just demands be considered as an
unfriendly act on the part of Great Bri
tain toward the Unted States, justifying
the immediate recall of the American am
bassador from London and the direct for
mation cf a treaty offensive and def n
sive with France. Russia. Holland, SaP
zerland Change Free State and the peo
ple of Ireland and Canada.”
—Near the tor/n cf Baku, in the Russian
Caucasus, are several tracts of land
whereon no cattle would feed, although
they were covered with unusually rich
herbage, says the Chicago Record. The
superstitious peasantry declared that an
evil spirit had bewitched the meadows in
question. By and by there happened along
a practical, matter-of-fact Englishman,
who started to investigate the phenome
non. He quickly discovered that, although
the grass was undoubtedly rich and suc
culent. it tasted strongly of paraffin, a
substance the flavor of which is intense
ly repugnant to nearly all animals, but
especially so to cattle. Such was the ori
gin of the discovery of the Baku vitro,
leum deposits—deposits , W'hieh have al
ready yielded millions of pounds' worth
of oil. and which show no signs of be
coming exhausted.
A Washington dispatch says: "Vico
Consul William H. Hunt, at Tamatova,
Madagascar, In his last letter to the
state department, discusses the staple ar
ticle of commerce of the island, rafla
fibre. The Hovas, he says, use the un
der part of the leaf spilt very fine as a
warp with a weft of white silk, produc
ing an article called silk lamba, which
brings fancy prices in Europe and Amer
ica. The coast tribes. Mr. Hunt continues,
use it for clothing, but of mediocre fine
ness, with dyed stripes of Indigo, saf
fron, black, and a dirty green. It is a
cold, comfortless looking material and.
refuses to adapt itself to any folds that
a sculptor would care to copy, and when
two natives come down the street clad in
brand-new rafla shirts, they produce a
noise similar to (hat of two wire meat
covers rubbing V>gether.’ "
—The age of trees has been under dis
cussion for some time past in the scien
tific Journals, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, The giant “red woods" of the Pa
cific slope ore often assumed to lx- at
least five thousand years old. One whioh
was twenty-five feel in diameter and three
hundred feet in hight was shown by ac
tual count to have one thousand one
hundred and forty-seven years of age by
its rings. Historically, the famous Bo
tree of Annradhapura, Ceylon, likely holds
the record, ft tvas planted in the year
288 B. C.. being a slip of the tree under'
which Sakyn-Muni became a Buddha. Lit
erary texts numbering twenty-five or
more accurately trace it down to the
present day. At present the trunk is
surrounded and supported by masonry,
and the branches which extend beyond
the inclosure are supported by solid
props. To this tree Journey each year
numerous pilgrims, who deposit offerings
of fruit and flowers on the altars under
its mighty branches.
—Mr. H. P. Morton of Manchester, who
was bitten by a mad dog two weeks ago,
returned Wednesday from North Carolira
Where he went in search of a mad-doim
■-ays the Hlchmond Times. "A week i-o
Monday night." Mr. Morgan says, •wiidn
1 left here I was almost on tile verge of
insanity, whether from the effect of thf
bite or the horrible mental strain 1 hid
been in since the occurrence I know not.
but 1 felt as though I would go mad. On
Thursday, and about noon, the stone was
applied. It was a small.flat stone, red in
appearnnee and about the size of a half
dollar ' said Mr. Morgan,* "and wh tt
placed on the wound Immediately he:)
fart; there was no shaking t. off.' it
.remained for 138 hours, at the expiration
of which time, having tfbsorbed all the
poison in the wound, It dropped off." Mr.
Morgan says lie suffered little or no piin
during the time. He has with him a
small madwtoue, and has since his return
Hi piled It to the wound, but. there Win?
no poison in bis sycL-m, it falls to bold.'’
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Purely vegetable, mild and reliable.
Regulate the Liver and Digestive organs.
The safest and best medicine in the world
for the
CURE
of all disorders of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Dis
eases, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Consti
pation, Eostiveness, Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Fever, Inflammation of me Bowels,
Piles and all derangements of the Internal
Viscera. PERFECT DIGESTION will he
accomplished by taking RAHWAY'S
PILLS. By so do'ng
DYS PEPSI A,
Sick Headache, Foul Stomach, Biliousness
will be avoided, as the food that Is eaten
contributes its nourishing properties for
the support of ihe natural waste of the
body.
Price, 25c per box. So'd by all druggists,
or sent by mail on receipt of price.
RADWAY & CO.. 55 Elm st„ New York.
IT’S fl CERTAINTY
THAT
Smith’s Chill Tonic
A
TRADE MARK.
WILL CURE
Dengue, Typhoid,
InteriTiiltent, Malaria,
And All Forms of Fevers.
ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT ON A
GUARANTEE.
—Manufactured by—
COLUMBIA DRUG CO.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
THE PLACE
TO BOY
Hot
Stuff
—AND—
Puritan Gil Heaters
—IS AT—
ALLEN’S,
THE CORNER STATE AND BARNARD
STREETS.
REDUCED PRICES ON OUR REGU
LAR LINES ON ACCOUNT OF CLOS
ING OUT BUSINESS.
B. R Neat. F. P. Mtli.ard,
President Vice President
Hiskt Bluw, Jr Sec y and Treas.
NEAL-MILLARD CO.
Builders’ Material,
Sasli, Doors and Blinds,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass and Brushes,
EIUBFRS’ HARDWARE,
Lime, Cement and Plaster,
".r end WMlakn Streets.
UfAMU, U.
Dr. Lyon’s
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of a century.
for ANA-IMIA, POORNESS of the BLOOD,
CONSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESS,
SCROFULA, Etc. ,
None genuine u ned " BLAXCARD"
ALL DRUGGISTS.
E. EOL'OERA & CO., N. Y., Agents for U. S.
i Anirc’ sArE
LAUILo remedy
The most powerful remedy for pain and
irregularities peculiar to the sex.
APIOLINE
(CHAPOTEAUT).
Superior to Apia), Tunny or Pennyroyal.
Price, S’- 00; a bottle of Capsules lasts 8 months.
Druggists, P. O. Ilox aiOn, X, Y,
Empty Hoflsheads.
~ui|itr llolaitni Uugalicaili o
•die by
C. M. GiLBERT & CO.
I T. 8 I. OF HOPt R’Y !D C. 8 S. R'f
StUEUILL
For Isle qf Hope, Montgomery. Thunder
bolt, Cattle Park and West End.
Daily except Sundays. Subject to change
without notice.
ISLE OF HOPE.
Lv. City for I. of H.j Lv. Isle 'of Hojpe~~
6 30 am from Tenth | 6 Wnm for Bolton
7 ..0 am from Tenth 1600 am for Tenth
830 am from Tenth | 7 00 am for Tenth
9 15 am from Bolton | 8 00 am for Tenth
10 30 am from Tenth jio (X) am for Tenth
12 00 n n from Tenth jll 00 am for Boltou
1 15 pm from Bolton jll 30 am for Tenth
2 30 pm from Tenth | 2 00 pm for Tenth
3 30 pm from Tenth | 2 10 pm for Bolton
430 pm from Tenth | 300 pm for Tenth
F< 15 pm from Bolton |
530 pm from Tenth | 400 pm for Tenth
6 30 pm from Tenth | 6 00 pm for Tenth
730 pm from Tenth | 700 pm for Tenth
830 pm Bum Tenth | 800 pm for Tenth
930 pm from Tenth j 900 pm for Tenth
10 30 pro from Tenth |IC I Ou , m for Tenth
Jll CO pm for Tenth
MONTGOMERY. "
Lv City for Mong'ry.j Lv. Montgomery”^
830 am from Tenth | 715 am for Tenth
230 pm Bom Tenth 1 1 15 pm for Tenth
t> 30 pm from Tenth | 6 00 pm for Tenth
CATTLE PARK. '
Lv city for Cat.Park| Lv. CaUle~Park~~
6 30 am from Bolton | 7 00 am for~Boltoi>
< 30 am from Bolton | 8 uo am for Bolton
■i ™ P ‘“ F rom £ oUon i 1 pm for Bolton
-■ 1,111 J om Bolton |3OO pm for Bolton
7 * mi I*'°™ Bolton |730 pm for Bolton
b 00 pm from Holton j s 30 pm for Bolton
THU NDERBOLT. "
Car leaves Bolton street junction 6:3J
u'nth" u^o eV m.' y lhllty mi “ Ults
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m. and
every thirty minutes thereafter until
Uoi? midn ‘ ehl, for B °lton street June
freight and parcel car
This car carries trailer for passengers
on all trips and leaves east side of city
market for Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt
tfnd all intermediate points at 9:00 a. m..
I. p. m., 5:00 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt,
City Market and ali intermediate points
at 6:00 a. m.. 11:00 a. m.. 2:40 p. no.
WEST EN D c r Ap” ""
Car leaves west side of city market for
West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40 minutes
thereafter during the day until 11:30 p. m.
Leaves West End at 6:20 a. m. and ev
ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day
until 12:00 o'clock midnight.
H. M. LOFTON. Gen. Manager.
SSS IlSPOfirt
Steamship Lines
To Baltimore & Philadelphia
Tickets on Sale to All Points North and
West.
First-class tickets Include meals and
berths Savannah to Baltimore and Phila
delphia. Accommodations and cuisine
unequaled.
The steamships of this company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah as follows
(Central Standard Time):
TO BALTIMORE.
TEXAS, Capt. Eldredge, THURSDAY,
Jan. 3. 4:30 p. m.
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Feters, SATUR
DAY, Jan. 5, 6:30 p. tn.
ITASCA, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, Jan,
8. 8:00 p. m.
CHATHAM, Capt. Easter, THURSDAY,
Jan. 10, 9 a, m.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
BERKSHIRE, Capt. Ryan, WEDNES
DAY, Jan. 2, 3:30 p. in.
ALLEGHANY, Capt. Foster, MONDAY,
Jan. 7, 7:30 p. m.
BERKSHIRE, Copt. Ryan, FRIDAY,
Jan. 11, 10:00 a. m.
Ticket Office No. 112 Bull street.
J. J. CAROLAN, Agent.
NEWCOMB COHEN, Trav. Agt.
Savannah, Ga.
W. P. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. M.
J. C. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
Bone Meal
For Chicken Feed and Fertilizer.
NITRATE OF SODA
Invaluable for “home-mixed" fertilizer.
The cheapest and most concentered on
the market. Send for particulars.
HAY, GRAIN, COW FEED, HR AN, ETC.
SEED OATS AND RYE-
T. J. DAVIS,
’Phone 223. , „118 Bay street, west.
BRENNAN BROS,
WHOLESAL3
Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc.
>22 BAY STREET, Weft*
Telephone S3 V
jga CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
Pennyroyal, pills
D Original and Only tifßulne.
WJ Always reliable. Lh<ll®. ntk Drufgiit
jL i( CHICHESTER’S ENGLISH
in KI2D an 1 fciold metallic boxes, seeled
— •T'ifc Jz) with blue ribbon. Tukeno other. Refuse
■W Oaufferoutt hubstltution* and Imlta
|*] (TT tluna. Huy of your Druggist, or send 4*. ia
I W dr stamps for Particular*, Testimonial*
V W jCy and "Relief for Lad Ira,” in lettmr, by re.
w f/ turn Mall. 10,000 Testimonials. Sold by
N '—*-'■ 1 all Drugging. Ctilebcster C hemleal (Jo.,
Mention this paper. Madison f">qnare. Pill LA., FA,
Bold by L. N. Brunswig A Cos.. WUoie. Druggists, Sew Orleans,
JOHN (i. BUTLER^
-DEALERS IN—
Paints, Oils and Glass, Sash, Door*,
Blinds and Builders’ Supplies, Plain and
Decorative Wall Paper, Foreign and Do
mestic Cements, Lime, Plaster and Hair.
Sole Agent for Abestlns Cold Water Paint.
20 Congress street, west, and 19 St. Jultaa
Btreet. west.
MINGLE DORFF SCO.
MACHINE BLACKSMITHS
AND BOILERMAKERS,
Telephone 653,
510 Indian street, Savannah, Oa.
We Save You Money
-ON-
Fire Works, Toys and dolls; see us quicK,
’Phone 6TB.
DONNELLY DRUG CO„
Liberty and Price streets.
J. D. WEED & CO
UVAMAU, OA.
Leather Belting, Steam Packing & Hose
Agents for NEW iuKK HUisßLtt
BELTING AND PACKING COAA’Pai> U
Hot Air Furnaces.
We make a specialty of repairing Hot
Air Furnaces. Your orders will receive
prompt attention.
. E. C. PACETTI & SON.
rhotie Gil. HO Whltakg*