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CROPS IN GOOD CONDITION.
Bfeent Cold mid Front Did !Vo Ap
preciable Damage.
Although the farms adjoining Savan
nah have been visited several times
by frost, and though the mercury fell
below the freezing point on the 17th.
the farmers report that none of their
crops have been damaged.
The only crops affected are the tops
of the sweet potatoes and the Irish po
tatoes —though the tubers themselves
were not affected —and the snap beans,
of which nearly all had been picked
before the cold weather came. On the
whole, said Mr. M. L. Exley, the fall,
with the exemption of the drought, has
been an excellent one for the truck
growers. Continuing he said that the
only crops that can be hurt now are
the cabbages, beets and turnips but
that all of these are fairly hardy and
will not be hurt to any extent unless
the thermometer should go below 20
degrees. ,
The weather so far this month has
been about normal, the average mean
temperature being slightly in excess of
t>o degrees. The highest point recorded
during the month was SI degrees. _ on
the Ist. and the lowest. 21. on the 57th.
The rainfall, to date, is .98 of an inch,
a deficiency of slightly over 1 inch. The
maximum temperature yesterday was
66 degrees and the minimum 36, mak
ing a mean of 16 degrees, 8 below the
normal.
The forecast for the state to-day and
to-morrow is: Fair weather; warmer
to-day. To-morrow, fair; fresh north
to east winds.
THE BANANAS WERE GOOD.
Jury In City Court Gave a Verdict
for Full Amount.
In the City Court yesterday the trial
of the case of Connor, McConnell &
Cos., of Mobile, against Collins, Gray
son & Cos., resulted in a verdict in favor
of the plaintiffs for $266. the full
amount for which suit had been
brought.
The plaintiffs sued for the value of
a carload of bananas, shipped the de
fendants two years ago. The value
of the consignment as listed was $266.
but it was the contention of the de
endants that the fruit was not first
class, in many cases was badly dam
aged and that the larger part of it
had to be sold at a sacrifice. A tender
of $144 was made and refused.
There was considerable evidence in
troduced pro and con during the morn
ing session of the court, some bananas
being brought into the court room to
Indicate what was meant by banana
classification. The jury agreed with
the position sAnd contention, of the
plaintiffs, and a verdict for the full
amount for which suit had been
brought resulted. The plaintiffs were
represented by Garrard & Meldrim
and the defendants by Osborne & Law
rence.
THREATENED THE TURNKEY.
W. J. BrHt Wan Fined sls on Two
Charges of Disorder.
W. J. Britt, white, well known in the
Tenderloin district and in police cir
cles, was tried by Recorder Myrick in
Police Court yesterday on two charg-ik
The charges were consolidated and the
prisoner was fined sls or thirty days.
Britt was arrested by Patrolman
TJmbach tor being drunk and cursing
and striking a woman named Helen
Miller. He was also charged with re
sisting the officer. The prisoner was
not at all pleased with his treatment
after he was corifined, and cursed and
abused Turnkey Brantley. He threaten
ed the officer and suggested that he
might be found lying in some place
other than Colonial Park, mortally
■wounded. Officer Brantley entered an
other charge against the man. who
professed to be sorry for all that he
had done, after his arraignment in
court.
RECEPTION TO MISS HITE.
Mas the Client of tlie Sacred Heart
Catholic Church Choir.
The choir of Sacred Heart Church
gave a reception last night to Miss
Laura Hite, a well known singer of
Pittsburg, who arrived in Savannah
a few' days ago to take part f in the
musical part of the services of the
"Forty Hours Devotion,” held in Sac
red Heart Church.
The reception was given in the home
of Mi's. George Gallagher, Henry and
Drayton streets. During the evening
an informal programme of music was
given. Miss Hite will remain in Sa
vannah until next week. Sunday she
■will again sing at both the chief ser
vices at the Sacred Heart Church.
WIIL HAVE ARTIST CONCERTS.
Savannnh Music Club Receiving
Many New Members.
The Savannah Music Club gave one
e>f its semi-monthly concerts last night
at which an excellent programme was
rendered. The concert was followed
by a business meeting, during w'hieh
a number of new members were re
ceived into the club.
Owing to the excellent work of the
committee appointed for this purpose
large accessions of members have re
cently been made; so many, in fact,
■that the "Artist Concerts" that the
club wishes to give during the present
season are now assured, and the ques
tion of what artist shall be invited is
now being discussed.
BACK IN OLD QUARTERS.
Office Force of Fair Aasorlatton Re
moved From Fair Grounds.
The office force of the Savannah Fair
Association has returned to the old
quarters In the Board of Trade Build
ing, where the affairs of the State Fair
will be wound up. Checks are being
made out and mailed to fortunate ex
hibitors In payment of premiums, and
diplomas are to be written for those
to whom they were awarded. All ex
hibitors will receive everything from
the Fair Association to which they
may be entitled.
Funeral of Mrs. Gardner.
The funeral of Mrs. Solomon Gardner,
whose death was announced in the
Morning News yesterday, will take
place from her late residence, No. 108
Harris street, west, at 3 o’clock this
afternoon.
WEAK KIDNEYS.
When you have pains In the hack
and are unable to sleep your kidneys
are weak Heed these danger signals
by giving nstuie the aid ehe requires.
Th best medicine to do this Is Hos
teller's Stomach Bitters Try It for
Indigestion. Dyspepsia, <’onsupatlon.
Liver and Kidney Troubles, or Ms
lans Our Private Die Stamp Is over
♦he n*< k of the bottb
tiOSTETTKK'S
THE OLD WAY
Of Treating Stomach Trouble and
Indigestion, a Harliarona
and 1 sole** One.
We say the old way but really it is
the common and usual one at the pre
sent time and many dyspeptics, and
physicians as well, consider the first
step in attempting to cure indigestion
is to diet, either by selecting certain
food and rejecting others or to greatly
makes an appearance, is a course of
taken.
In other words the starvation plan,
is by many, supposed to be the first
essential in the cure of weak digestion.
The almost certain failure of the
starvation cure for stomach trouble has
been proven time and again but still
the usual advice, when dyspepsia
makes an appearance, is of course of
dieting.
All this is radically wrong. It is
foolish and unscientific to recommend
dieting or starvation to a person suf
fering from dyspepsia because indi
gestion itself starves every organ and
every nerve and fibre in the body.
What is needed is abundant nutri
tion. not less, and this means plenty
of good, wholesome, well-cooked food
and some natural digestive to assist
the weak stomach to digest it.
This is exactly the purpose for which
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are adapted
and this is the way they cure the
worst cases of stomach trouble.
The patient eats plenty of whole
some food, and Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets digest it for him.
And this is in accordance with nature
and common sense because in this way
the whole system is nourished and the
over-worked stomach rested, because
the tablets w ill digest the food, whether
the stomach works or not One of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
1860 grains of meat, eggs and similar
food.
Any druggist will tell you that
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is a remedy
of extraordinary value and probably
Is the purest and safest remedy for
stomach troubles.
_ Mo—-person—suffering from —pwr di
gestion and lack of appetite can fail
to be immediately and permanently
benefited if they would make it a prac
tice to take one or two of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal.
LOCAL PERSONAL
Hon. Livington Kenan of Darien is a
guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. W. A. Rhudy of Atlanta is a
guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. George E. Youle of Atlanta is a
guest of the De Soto.
Mr. J. A. Adamson of Morrison is
a guest of the Pulaski.
Mrs. C. B. Drane of Beaufort is reg
istered at the Screven.
Mrs. D. W. Zipperer is very ill at her
home at the Hermitage.
Mr. John M. Waddill of Greenville is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr. George V. Hurt of Atlanta is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr. J. A. Faust left via the Plant
System yesterday for Tampa.
Mr. J. O. Mitchell left for Live Oak
yesterday via the Plant System.
Mr. S. A. Forston of Augusta was
In Savannah yesterday, a guest of the
De Soto.
Mr. D. S. Howe was among the Plant
System's passengers yesterday for Fay
etteville.
Mr. D. Holmes of Fitzgerald was
among the arrivals at the Screven
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sutton were passen
gers of the Plant System yesterday for
New Orleans.
Mrs. Maggie Brown was among the
passengers of the Plant System yes
terday for Tarpon Springs.
Mrs. Isaac Wlnship of Macon arrived
last night, and is stopping at the Pu
laski. She is visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. P. Merrihew, who is critically ill.
Rev. Dr. I- P. Mepdes will deliver
a lecture on“ The Need of the Hour.”
at the Temple Mickva Israel. The
service will be begun at 6 o’clock.
Mr. Pardon S. Kaull of the Warren
Bros. Cos. of Boston and formerly chief
of police of Newport, R. 1., is in the
city. He was a visitor yesterday at
the City Exchange and at police head
quarters.
The many friends of Miss Josephine
Fair and of her brother. Rev. Dr.
James Y. Fair, pastor of the Independ
ent Presbyterian Church, will regret
to learn that the former is desperate
ly ill at the Savannah Hospital. Dr. T.
J. Charlton and Dr. H. H. Martin are
the attending physicians, but there
were five in consultation yesterday.
Some trouble with the brain, necessi
tating trepanning, has placed the pa
tient's life in grave danger.
Capt. Wade Hunter was in command
of the steamship Savan, which was
in port a few days ago. In conversa
tion with a gentleman while his ship
was coaling, he remarked that he
thought he had some relatives In Sa
vannah or hereabouts. He knew that
his brother, the late William Hunter,
had resided here, and thought It prob
able that his family was still in Sa
vannah. This led to Mr. Charlesw'orth
J. Hunter being acquainted with the
relationship, and he paid Capt. Hunter,
his uncle, a visit. The latter had seen
his brother. Mr. William Hunter, but
once to recall him. as there were thir
teen years difference in their ages.
When Mr. William Hunter was gradu
ated from college in Ireland, he re
turned to his home, and it was that
trip that the younger brother recalled.
This was Capt. Hunters first voyage
to Savannah, though he has followed
the sea since he was 15 years old. His
acquaintance with members of his
brother’s family may ripen through fu
ture trips he may make to this port.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Savannah Morning News can be
found regularly dn sale at the Colum
bia Hotel news stand. Columbia. S. C.
Thomas A. Houlihan, the mall car
rier who was shot several days ago
by John F. Wheaton, continues to im
prove at St. Joseph's Infirmary and is
believed to be out of danger.
Violet Harris, a 16-year-old girl, was
arrested yesterday by Detective Mur
phy for the larceny of a pair of shoes
from M. Cantor. The theft Is alleged
to have been committed in the store
of the prosecutor.
Joe Simmons, Joe Green, Joe Small.
Prince Cummings and C. Judge were
arrested yesterday by Mounted Patrol
man Cronin for cursing In a house In
Gordon street lane, near Price street
The prisoners >vere arrested at the re
quest of Ben Nelson, colored, who al
leges that the most profane language
was used by the accused
John Calloway, a negro laborer em
ployed by Capt Ar, Churchill was
painfully Injured yesterday while at
work on the Ocean Steamship Com
pany's wharves. The negro was unload
ing a car of cotton, when the car door
fell off striking him In ihe face The
man’s Injuries were dressed by Dr. J
J. Kelb-r and he was removed to his
home, No 847 Factory street, in the po
lice ambulance.
The bridled force that is within the
atrongly Inflated tire of a bicycle was
Illustrated yesterday In front of Ihe
Morning News office by the explosion
of a tire that was not proof agalust
the tnnnndoua |>r *un that was ex
erted upsi it The i Ider had left his
mount while he at tended to business
In the office While he was away Hie
, Ufe explode* W ith *M‘ h force that the
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22.1901.
wheel was jammed down at least tw'o
ff?ches among the cobblestones.
A meeting of the Council Committee
on City Lots was held yesterday after -
noon, when details regarding the lands
recently purchased by the city for
opening streets were considered. Al
derman Thomas, chairman of the com
mittee; the Mayor and the city attor
ney, Mr. S. B. Adams, attended the
meeting. No new business was taken
up. the committee, the chairman said,
having confined its work to the con
sideration of the titles for the tracts
already purchased.
There were no new developments
yesterday in the killing of Samuel T.
Baker In Colonial Park. The police,
however, say that they have not given
up and are still at work. Mr. J. N.
Baker of Beaufort, nephew of the de
ceased, called on Mayor Myers yester
day and asked that the city offer a
reward for the arrest of the murder
ers. The Mayor doubted his authority
and stated that he would refer the
matter to City Attorney Adams. Mr.
Baker will remain in the city for sev
eral days, and probably until the ques
tion of offering a reward is settled.
Mrs. Bertha Goodman of No. 133
Farm street swore ’out a possessory
warrant in Magistrate Bevans’ court
yesterday for nine cows, which she al
leged are being held illegally by a ne
gro named Corrish. The complainant
stated that her cows got in the ne
gro's turnip patch, but did little or no
damage. She stated her willingness
to pay 50 cents a head for them, but
the man wanted $1.50 and
refused to surrender the an
imals for any smaller sum. The re
lease of the cows on the warrant will
probably be followed by a civil action
to recover damages.
MASV NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
Hell Telephone People ratting in
Phones All Over the City.
The Southern Bell Telephone and Tel
egraph Company publishes in the
Morning News to-day a numerous list
of subscribers to its Savannah tele
phnne service, whose subscriptions
have been secured since the last Issue
of the telephone directory.
Under the management of Mr. J. R.
A. Hobson, the telephone service has
not only been very perceptibly Improv
ed, but large additions have been and
are still being made to the list of sub
scribers.
OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
Mr. Patrick Kelioe Snecuinheil to
a Long Illness.
Mr. Patrick Kehoe died in St. Jo
seph’s Hospital yesterday afternoon,
after an illness of several weeks.
Though not a native of Savannah, he
has lived here about forty-five years,
and was well known. He was 75 years
old. One relative survives him, Mrs.
J. H. Lorimer, his daughter. The fun
eral services will be held in the Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist to-mor
row morning. The interment will be in
the Cathedral Cemetery.
Looking After the Steamboats.
Supervising Inspector of Steam Ves
sels J. W. Oast, of Norfolk. Va., was in
the city yesterday on his way to Flor
ida. During the day he visited a num
ber of steamers. The policy of the
steam vessel inspection service is for
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25. ”A Cigarette Maker’s
Romance ”
By Marion Crawford, author of “Via
Crucis,” “Saracinesca,” etc.
A Russian Count fell in love with this
beautiful girl while exilid in Germany.
Their pathetic life is in great contrast to
the happy ending.
27. ”Captain Shannon”
By Coulson Kernahan, author of
“ God and the Ant," etc.
This popular English writer gives us
the best story on the “ Sherlock Holmes"
order read in a long time. It ferrets out
very cleverly a great anarchistic plot.
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a more rigid enforcement of the navi
gation laws, and the steamers are be
ing more closely watched now with a
view to requiring a full compliance
with the regulations of the supervis
ing inspectors.
Morning News Thermometer at 11
p. m ,43
Morning News Barometer at II p.
Forecast for Friday and Saturday:
Georgia and South Carolina: Fair,
warmer 'Friday. Saturday fair; fresh
north to east winds.
Eastern Florida: Fair Friday;
warmer in northern portion, probably
showers at. night or Saturday; fresh
northeasterly winds.
Western Florida: Fair, warmer Fri
day; fresh to south winds. Saturday
fair.
Yesterday's Weather at Savannah-
Maximum temperature 3:30
p. m 56 degrees
Minimum temperature 7
a. m 36 degrees
Mean temperature 46 degrees
Normal temperature 54 degrees
Deficiency of temperature .. 8 degrees
Deficiency since Nov. 1 76 degrees
Deficiency since Jan. 1 381 degrees
Rainfall 00 inch
Normal .07 inch
Deficiency since Nov. 1 71 inch
Deficiency since Jan. 1 12.34 inches
River Report—The hight of the Sa
vannah river at Augusta, at 8 a. m.
(75th meridian time) yesterday, was
8.4 feet, a rise of 0.1 foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo
ment of time, Nov. 21, 1901, 8 p. m., 75th
meridian time:
Name of Station. | T. | V. | R.
Boston, clear 40 Lt .00
New York city, clear .... 38 12 .00!
Philadelphia, clear ....... 38 6 .00
Washington dry, dear.... 34 Lt .00
Norfolk, clear 42 Lt .00
Hatteras, clear 44 24 .00
Wilmington, clear 44 6 .00
Charlotte, clear ", 46 Lt .00
Raleigh, clear 42 Lt .00
Charleston, clear 48 8 .00
Atlanta, clear 48 Lt .00 |
Augusta, partly cloudy .. 42 Lt .00
Savannah, clear 48 Lt .00
Jacksonville, clear 46 Lt .00
Jupiter, partly cloudy 68 22 .00
Key West, cloudy 74 8 .00
Tampa, clear 56 6 .00
Mobile, clear 52 Lt .00
Montgomery, clear 50 Lt .00
Vicksburg, pt cldy 54 6 .00
New Orleans, clear 52 6 .00
Galveston, partly cloudy.. 64 10 .00
Corpus Christi, cloudy 68 8 T
Palestine, cloudy 58 14 .00
Memphis, partly cloudy ... 50 8 .00
Cincinnati, clear 40 Lt .00
Pittsburg, clear 38 Lt .00
Buffalo, cloudy 40 22 .00
Detroit, clear 36 8 .00
Chicago, partly cloudy ... 44 20 .00
Marquette, cloudy 38 6 .00
St. Paul, clear 42 Lt .00
Davenport, cloudy 48 12 .00
St. Louis, cloudy 50 10 T
Kansas City, cloudy 54 12 .00
Oklahoma, cloudy 56 14 .00
Dodge City, cloudy 48 Lt .00
North Platte, cloudy 46 Lt .00
H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Official.
THIS WEEK'S NEW ADDITIONS ARE:
THE PRESIDENT’S WAY.
How He Gets Hid of Bores and
Speech mu kers.
From Philadelphia North American.
Washington, Nov. 19.—Gradually the
public Is awakening to the realization
that President Roosevelf nas a pic
turesque way of meeting embarrassing
problems. Various politicians are learn
ing the same thing suddenly, and to
their own discomfort. Stories are told
of ttvo Incidents which occurred re
cently, one illustrating the President's
bitter contempt for threats, the other
His impatience with unnecessary dis
cussion of matters that are practical
ly settled.
Lemuel Eli Quigg, regarded as one
of Senator Platt's chief lieutenants in
New York, made himself an unhappy
object lesson in the first instance. He
called on the President to plead for the
retention of George R. Bidwell as col
lector of the port of New York and was
listened to with courteous attention.
But apparent success made him rash,
and he began to Insinuate that the
President, by removing Mr. Bidwell,
might incur reprisals from the "or
ganization.” He “began,” and that was
all. For, as the story is related, Presi
dent Roosevelt fairly jumped from his
chair and told the astonished Quigg
that he was not conducting- the public
business in the interests of any cabal
and cared naught for threats.
Interview Ended Abruptly.
“And if you came here to threaten,”
he is said to have added, "I will ask
you to withdraw immediately and lei
me continue my work.”
Mr. Quigg's attempted apologies were
cut short, and he withdrew as request
ed.
A few hours after the Quigg incident
was closed the President was visited
by a delegation of Chicago business
men, who had come to Washington to
ask him to recommend in his message
to Congress the establishment of anew
executive department of the govern
ment, to be presided over by a secre
tary, of commerce. As it is well known
that' the President heartily favors this
proposition, and his determination to
urge it upon Congress, those who know
him best realize that he does not want
his time taken up in further consider
ation of it.
But the Chicago men had selected a
sitokesman, who had prepared a per
suasive oration, and when they were
admitted to the President’s room he as
sumed a grave oratorical pose and pro
ceeded to discharge his fine speech.
Unspoken Chicago Oration.
“Mr. President, we have come to you,
sir, all the way from the magnificent
city of Chicago, not as politicians, not
as office seekers, but as,” began the
painstaking orator from the Windy
City, whose flow of eloquence was
abruptly cut short by the President,
saying:
“Yes, yes; I know you. I know youi
are all from Chicago, and”—
At this moment the orator, determin
ed to fire off his speech, began again:
"Mr. President, we have come to you,
sir, all the way from”—
“Yes, yes; I kng-w, I know,” snapped
the President.
"The magnificent city of Chica”— the
somewhat embarrassed but still un
daunted orator persisted.
”Oh, yes; ah yes,” exclaimed the
President, again interrupting. “But
pray, let’s get down to business.”
“As I was saying,” bravely the Chi-
26. “Dr. Dodd’s School”
By James L. Ford, author of “Hyp
notic Tales,” “The Literary Shop,” etc.
This has been called the American
“Tom Brown’s School Days.” It tells
the true spirit of the American youth in
the best style of the popular New York
writer.
28. “Ashes of Empire”
By Robt. W. Chambers, author of
“Outsiders,” “The Red Republic,” etc.
The romantic adventures of two
American war correspondents and their
sweethearts during the siege of Paris in
187a
The Sauonnah Morning Nows*
Morntiitf \<*h* UiilMuig, hin unuuli, tiu
cago orator roared, this time with his
face the color of a tropical sunset at
sea. “Mr. President, we have come”—
“To see you about the establishment
of a Department of Commerce,” whis
pered one of the delegates Into the
President's ear.
President Thought So, Too.
“Well, well,” fairly screamed the
President, half petuantly and half good
naturedly. “I am glad to learn that
Chicago favors that proposition. 1 do,
too; so there’s nothing for us to talk
about on the score. Delighted to meet
you. Come again.”
And with this the President gave his
visitors plainly to un'aerstand that the
interview - 'was at an end.
The orator, however, stood his
ground courageously, for when the
President snapped out his final word he
started again at the beginning of his
speech, and was restrained from de
livering the whole oration only by his
companions bearing him along in their
movement out of the -door.
But the oration wasn't wasted, just
the same, for it was telegraphed cut to
the Chicago papers that night for home
consumption as though it had actually
been delivered, word for word, in the
White House.
How Deboe Was Sliat Off.
From the New York Evening Post.
Washington, Nov. 18.—The person
ality of the new President continues to
interest all who come in contact with
it. Nearly everybody comes away from
the White House with anew story to
tell of his aggressiveness or readiness.
For example. Senator Deboe, who is a
heavy Kentuckian, both mentally and
physically, may well explain to his fol
lowers how- he happened to get "trick
ed” into submitting so affably to the
resignation of his friend Sapp, the no
torious spoilsman, when he had come
on here to do just the opposite—to se
cure Sapp’s retention In office. The
plan was for Deboe to go to the White
House with Sapp’s resignation in hand,
to show that the collector was a sensi
tive soul who would brook no reflec
tion on his character, but before sub
mitting it make such argument in
Sapp's behalf that the .President would
change his purpose, and allow the
Louisville office to continue to be run
on what Deboe happily designated
"business principles.” The Senator had
won in some hard cases before, as
when he had the widow with several
children turned out of a postoffice
where she had given entire
tion, and although he was himself re
sponsible for her appointment four
years before —just because “her influ
ence had changed.” So he expected to
have Sapp.
This plan in mind, he approached the
President with what was to have been
a long and earnest appeal, beginning
with an unfortunate choice of words:
”1 have Collector Sapp's resignation in
my pocket, Mr. President, but ”
“You have?” cried Mr. Roosevelt.
“Good! I'll take it. Here, Mr. Cortel
you! Wire Mr. Sapp that his resigna
tion has been accepted, and ask him
to turn the office over to his first dep
uty at once. Have somebody telephone,
the Treasury that this transfer will be
made to-day. That’s all right, Senator:
everything will be promptly attended
to.”
The rest of the speech of the Senstoi
was never heard of anybody except
I S ’op's riends, to whom it was proba
bly recited as a sample of what he
would ha ve said had he found a chance.
It is believed that Deboe is at heart
rather doubtful whether that young
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( ) “Simon Dale”—Anthony Hope
( ) “A Puritan’s Wife Max Pemberton
( ) “ A Fair Barbarian " —Frances H. Burnett
( ) “1. Thou and the Other One ’’—Amelia E. Barr
( ) “ American Wives and English Husbands ’’—Atherton
( ) “ Bonaventure ’’—George W. Cable
( ) “The Splendid Spur ”—Quiller-Couch
( ) “ Face to Face ’’—Robert Grant
( ) “The Rudder Grangers Abroad’’—Frank R. Stockton
( ) “ The Herb Moon ’’—John Oliver Hobb*
( ) “ The Heart of Toll ” —Octave Thanet
( ) “ Free Joe ’’—Joel Chandler Harris
( *) “ Tales of Our Coast S. R. Crockett
( ) “ Sevenoaks ”—J. G. Holland
( ) “ Within the Capes ” —Howard Pyle
( ) “ A House in Bloomsbury ’’—Mrs. Ollphant)
( ) “The Uncalled ’’—Paul Laurence Dunbar
( ) “ Across the Chasm ’’—Julia Magruder
( ) “Young Blood ”—E. W. Hornung
( ) “The Last Meeting”—Brander Matthews .
( ) “Driven Back to Eden ’’—E. P. Roe
( ) “The Ught of Scarthcy ”—Egerton Castle
( ) “ A Cigarette Maker’s Romance ’’—Marion Crawford
( ) “ l>r. Dodd’s School "—James L. Ford
( ) “Captain Shannon”— Coulson Kcrnahan
( ) “ Ashes of Empire ’•—Rob’t W. Chambers
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man Roosevelt will make a success of
his presidential office.
A few days later a white man of ex
cellent standing, personally and polii
ically, consented to accompany a col
ored politician of somewhat doubtful
record to the White House. Ten Ju:
tiees of the Peace were to be appoint
ed, and in the District of Columbia this
is a $3,000 office much sought by as
piring young lawyers. Two justiceships
or more would obviously go to colored
men, so the one in question became an
applicant. Hardly had be begun to
speak when the President interrupted
him with:
“Mr. X, haven't you a jail record?”
“That was a case of persecution, sir,
as I can prove to you,” answered x'
"and when you hear how it happened
you will be glad to give me a vindica
tion. Mr. President.”
“I can’t do anything for you: r
haven't time to review the action of th.
courts. Plenty of men who haven't
been in jail want offices, so no mat!
who has ever served a jail sentenc
need apply for an office from me.
Good-day, sir.”
The President has been warned that,
if he stands by this policy, he will lose
the ex-convict vote in 1904 to a man.
Rate Adjustment—Coal to Dublin.Gn.
Editor Morning News: I notice in
your issue of Nov. 19 an article from
Dublin under date of Nov. 18 referring
to certain reductions recently author
ized in rates on coal from Alabama.
Tennessee and Kentucky "mines to
Dublin in. connection with the M. D.
and S. Railroad.
While the matter is of no particular
consequence it is well enough to bo
correct and if consistent, I would lik
for you to state that the tariffs re
ferred to by your correspondent were
issued simply to bring the Southern
Railway rates In line with the reduced
rates issued from Alabama mines to
Dublin by the Central of Georgia in
connection with the Wrightsville ami
Tennille Railroad on Jan. 16, 1901.
Vide Central of Georgia Railway F.
Rate No. 6448, dated Savannah. Ga.,
Jan. 16, 1901, effective Jan. 22, 1901.
E. K. Bryan, Jr..
General Freight Agent WrlglUsvilit
and Tennille Railway Company.
Dublin, Ga., Nov. 20.
—“Human vanity to human misery.”
according to a South German contem
porary, one of the large hospitals at
Rio de Janeiro bears on its front the
above inscription in letters of gold.
And the following is the Interpreta
tion thereof. The Emperor Dom Pe
dro of Brazil, who was the friend of
the poor and the suffering, wished to
erect a hospital for the benefit of the
indigent Invalids in the capital of his
empire. Hence the public were In
vited to subscribe to such an Institu
tion. But there was hardly any re
sponse. Then the Emperor made it
known that the title of “Baron” was
to be conferred on every subscriber
of 100,000 milreis, and that of “count”
on every subscriber of 250,000 milreis.
And lo! and behold, a stream of money
began to pour into the coffers of the
building fund. The misery of the poor
had not touched the wealthy, but the
appeal to their vanity had not been tn
vain. The great day of the opening
of the hospital came. An enormous
crowd was gathered together. Every
body was gazing up to the gable of
the new building which was to be “un
veiled.” When the cover was with
drawn the newly-made “aristocracy”
read their Emperor’s estimation of
themselves in the inscription “Human
Vanity to Human Misery.”
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