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SOCIETY.
FROEBEL CIRCLE TEA.
Attractive Affair That Will Be Given
for Chrlilmw Charity.
Invitations were sent out yesterday
by the Froebel Circle to a silver tea
to he given at Miss Pape’s home
Tuesday afternoon. There is. per
haps, no charitable society of the city
whose particular work, caring for lit
tle children among the poor, appeals
to people as strongly or as generally.
The Fresh Air Home at Tybee, sup
ported by it in the summer, is a con
stant beneficiary at the hands of the
kind hearted. But the Froebel Circle's
charity is not confined to the three
months of summer. Every Christmas
there are many cheerless homes bright
ened and many childish hearts made
happy by its gifts.
To raise the necessary amount for
the work this year the tea next Tues
day is being given and, if past bene
fits can be taken as assurance, it will
lie a very successful affair. Besides
being for such a very appealing
charity, the entertainments of the
Froebel Circle have gotten the repu
tation of being most agreeable social
ly, offering the too tare chance of do
ing good and- enjoying onesself at the
same time. The tea is being looked
forward to with no little pleasure.
The invitations are very prettily
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THREE PRETTY TAILOR-MADE HATS.
These three pretty tailor-made ha ts will all be popular styles this winter.
It is as necessary to have a tailor-made hat in the winter as it is to have a
shirtwaist hat in the spring and summer. The first is of red felt, slightly
turning up all around and fitting closely to the back of the head. The trim
ming is a large white bird, with a red comb and whose plumage hangs down
over the back of the hair. These conventional birds can be had in most of
the shops.
The second hat is a white felt, slig ghtly turning up all around and bound
with black velvet. Its sole trimming is a band of velvet around the crown and
a flat bow on the left side. It has a g reat deal of style.
The turban is made of graceful fol ds of beaver cloth and faced with vel
vet of the same color. The rosettes o n either side are made of bias velvet
gathered in around a cut jet button.
written in verse by a Savannah poet
ess, and read as follows:
"We’ve something; to tell you—a bit
of good news!
We're sure, when you hear it, you will
not refuse
To give us the pleasure, of coming to
Tea,
Receive a warm welcome —a hand clasp
—but we
Will promise more good things (you
know us of old!)
So half the inducements will only be
told.
The month of December, the very first
day,
We wish all our friends, in an infor
mal way
To meet us on Harris Street at Twenty
West
The old Proebel Circle will then do
their best
To make those two hours, a charming
surprise!
To more sights than one, we will open
your eyes
And show you a way to bring bright
ness and cheer
To others, whose hearthstones, alas!
are so near,
Where Poverty’s hand holds the doors
grim and tight
And all is in darkness, where there
should be light.
So bring all your dollars, and nickels
and dimes
Let's fling wide those Portals, these
next Xmas times,
And take to each household a chare of
the light
Which glows in our hearthstones on
eaoh Christmas night.
It goes without saying—you'll come—
so at four
We’ll be there to meet you, and greet
you, and more,
We’ll give you the pleasure, we truly
believe
Brings a blessing to each of us —Give
—not Receive."
SATURDAY CMJB REORGANIZED.
The Saturday Morning Euchre Club,
w 'hlch was to have been reorganized
last Saturday and postponed its meet
ing on account of the bad weather,
met yesterday morning. The names of
several new members were proposed
and invitations to Join will be ex
tended to tehm. The club will be en
tertained for the first time this sea
son by Miss Eliza Lamar Hull, Satur
day, Dec. 12.
Those present yesterday were Miss
Helen Denham, Miss Marion Mat-lean.
Miss Isabel Shotter, Miss Caroline Mel
ttrim. Miss Frances Meldrlm, Miss
Kliza Lamar Hull, Miss Bessie Den
ham. Miss Mary Wayne and Miss Em
ma Huger.
CARLSOX—BEASLEY.
A quiet but very pretty wedding took
place Wednesday evening at the resi
dence of Mr. F. A. Doyle, No. 518
Gwinnett street, east. The contracting
parties were Mr. Victor R. Carlson
and Miss Katie Olivia Beasley. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. M. J.
Epting, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church. The bride's dress was of
white organdie trimmed in valencienne
lace, and her maid of honor wore a
suit of white batiste and lace. The
suit of white batistie and last. The
best man was Mr. Oscar Carlson,
brother of the groom. Quite a number
of friends made up the wedding par
ty. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson will reside in
the southern section of the city.
PEOPLE COMIXG AX'D GOIXG.
The Misses Chittendon of Florence,
Italy, who have been in the city for
a few days, have gone to Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Habersham Clay
have moved out to Strathy Hall, their
country home in Bryan county, for the
winter.
Miss Nan dußignon and Miss May
dußignon are members of the Young
Ladies Basket Ball Club in Atlanta.
The club has just been reorganized,
meeting at the dußignon home for the
purpose. Its other members are Miss
Florence Jackson, Miss Josie Stock
dell, Miss Rosine Raoul, Miss Nita
Black, Miss Roline Clark, Miss Sarah
Peel. Miss M. A. Phelan, Miss Effle
Beale Phelan, Miss Julia Porter, Miss
Bob Venable.
Tea at the Golf Club this afternoon
will be served by Miss Bessie Den
ham and Miss Edith Warfield.
Miss Miildred Cunningham, who is
attending school on the Hudson, is
expected home for the Christmas holi
days.
Miss Helen Binswanger will entertain
the Wednesday Euchre Club next
week.
Miss Eliza Lamar Hull expects to
spend the Christmas iholidays at Tate
Springs.
A meeting for the organization of
the Woman’s Club of Savannah will
be held this morning at Mrs. Demere’s.
The Tuesday Euchre Club will be
entertained next week by Miss Lily
Weiohselbaum.
Mrs. E. S. Gustin has returned from
New York.
Mrs. J. E. Delannoy, who has been
visiting her mother in Brooklyn, has
returned home.
Mr. Auvergne d'Antignac of Sunny
side is in the city for a few days.
Miss Edith Thiot entertained infor
mally last evening.
Easy on Buttons,
Gentle to the Back,
Kind to the Shoulders.
PRESIDENT
SUSPENDERS
Trimmings esnnot rust. Gu'.ran
, teed. If ■PrttiJtnt" is on buckles.
50c t dealers or by mail postpaid.
‘v • CDOARTON MFO. 00.
OX 4s Shirley. M/ass.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1003.
ECONOMICAL
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USE
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Cocoa and Chocolate
Because they yield THE
MOST and BEST FOR
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Trade-Mark
The Finest Cocoa in the World
Costs less than One Cent a Cup
Our Choice Recipe Book, lent free, will tell you
how to make Fudge and a greet variety of dainty
dishes from our Cocoa and Chocolate.
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f Established 1780
DORCHESTER, MASS.
/. ft HIGHEST AWARDS IN
EUROPE AND AMERICA
A FAMOUS BOUNDARY
REMARKED.
Survey of Miixoii and Dixon's Line
Completed.
Philadelphia letter in New York Post.
Mason and Dixon's line has just been
surveyed for the first time since the
scientists whose names it commemor
ates traced it, 140 years ago. The
work now completed was done under
the directioi of a joint commission rep
resenting Pennsylvania and Maryland.
This line, which became historic as the
division between the slave states and
the free states, was originally marked
by stones or other designations placed
one mile apart. But in the course of
time many of the markers disappeared,
and disputes as to local boundaries
arose. Pennsylvania and Maryland
each appropriated $5,000 for anew sur
vey of the line, and work was begun
in April, 1901, W.* G. Hodgkins of the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey being in charge of the corps of en
gineers. „
As was the case with most of the
land grants made by the British crown
in the seventeenth century, William
Penn and Lord Baltimore found that
their respective provinces of Pennsyl
vania and Maryland apparently over
lapped each other. For fifty years
much lawlessness prevailed along the
border because of the boundary dis
putes, and the settlers did not know to
whom they owed allegiance. Finally,
in 1760, the proprietaries of the two
provinces employed Charles Mason and
Jeremiah Dixon, two celebrated astron
omers of London, to fix the boundary
line. They began work in 1763. In
June, 1766, when the party had reached
the top of the Little Alleghany Moun
tains, 160 miles from the starting point,
the Indians assumed a threatening at
titude. Although the surveyors seemed
to be peaceable, the red men could not
understand why the palefaces should
cut this road through the forest, or
why some of them spent much of the
night in gazing at the stars through
brass cylinders. Finally the Indians
forbade further progress. Then at a
cost of £SOO a council of the Six Na
tions was convened in New York, in
June, 1767, and permission was secured
to continue the work. The council sent
a party of braves to act as escort to
Mason and Dixon, and the survey was
resumed; but in September, when the
Monongahela was reached, the Indians
grew restless, and Mason and Dixon
were obliged to abandon their task
twenty-four miles from their goal. In
1779 other engineers completed that part
of the line between Pennsylvania and
what was then Virginia, but is now
West Virginia.
Mason and Dixon were both elected
members of the American Philosophical
Society. They returned to England,
and later were sent to the Cape of
Good Hope to observe the transit of
Venus. Dixon died in England in 1777,
but Mason came to Philadelphia, where
he died in 1787.
It is the portion of Mason and Dix
on’s line that extends as far as the
western limits fo Maryland, which has
just been resurveyed. Some of the
original boundary stones were found
to be still in place. They had bec-n
chiselled in England from limestone,
and weigh 500 pounds each, being four
and one-half feet high and one foot
square. On one side is the letter "P,”
and on the other the letter ''M.” Every
fifth stone bore the coast of arms of
the tro propi ietaries.
Mr. Hodgkin's men endeavored to
trace the stones that were missing, and
succeeded in recovering a large num
ber. Some were doing duty as door
steps, some were in bakeovens, one
served as a curbstone in Clearspring,
Md., and two had been used in build
ing a church along the national pike.
The old markers in many instances
bore curious inscriptions, some carved
by soldiers of the Federal and Con
federate armies during the campaigns
of the Civil War. Every one of these
stones that could be secured was plac
ed in position on the boundary line.
If broken, the pieces were clamped to
gether, to guard against future re
moval.
In a few localities a half-dozen or
more of these stones were found in
proximity. This leads to the belief
that possibly they were not put to
actual use as boundary markers. It
is known that the full number of
stones required by Mason and Dixon
was imported, but in conveying them
westward through the forests, so many
difficulties were encountered, it is sup
posed, that a portion of the consign
ment was abandoned along the road;
and in the course of years settlers
found these stones useful for a va
riety of purposes other than that for
which they were intended. This the
ory is substantiated by the fact that
the western part of Mason and Dixon’s
line was found to be marked princi
pally by mounds or wooden posts, few
stonces being discovered.
Sufficient of the original stones were
recovered to mark the entire line, with
the exception of about seventy-five
miles. Where none of the old mark
ers was available, new marble mon
uments were erected.
During the survey many Interesting
stories come to light in connection
with Mason and Dixon's line. In Hart
ford county, Maryland, where one of
the stones was found to be broken, it
is generally believed by the people
that the stone was suddenly severed
on the day when South Carolina se
ceded from the UnioD
AT THE THEATER
One of the most interesting theatrical
events of the season was the appear
ance of Mr. Charles D. Coburn last
night in "The Christian." Pride In
the young Savannah actor, who is fast
making a name for himself, drew many
to the theater, and his first entrance
on the stage was warmly applauded.
But this very natural outburst of per
sonal friendship soon changed to en
thusiastic appreciation of his remark
ably fine acting. Those who had seen
Mr. Coburn before only in light com
edy parts were amazed at his work.
His interpretation of the part of John
Storm was sympathetic and strong,
and full of magnetism. He presented
it with a polish and ease that would
have been admirable even in an actor
older, both in years and experience.
If the John Storm of Hall Caine's book
is an impracticable idealist, a fanatic
with whom one has very Jittle patience,
the John Storm of the play is quite a
different sort of fellow—an idealist,
indeed, but one who turns his visions
into realities, and is noble but very
human. Mr. Coburn got all there was
out of the part, balancing very nicely
the dominating love for the woman
and the religious passion for humanity.
There are some very dramatic scenes
in the play, and in none was Mr. Co
burn found lacking. The same may,
indeed, he said of his support, which
was excellent. Miss Catherine Angus
as Glory, in a part almost a difficult,
deserved as much praise as Mr. Co
burn himself. Each supplemented the
other perfectly, giving a delightful
harmony, to the piece, so that one
might forget it was acting. Except
for the picnic scene in the prologue,
which was very clever, Miss Angus'
part was nearly all emotional, and she
was skillful in showing varying shades
of feeling. Upon these two central fig
ures the chief action of the play de
pends, though much interest gathers
about the minor characters, which were
very well sustained. The women's
roles were particularly good, especially
those of the music hall singers. Miss
May Tully as one of them. Betty, was
very clever, although her part was
small.
The introduction of John Storm's
proteges, men and women of the street,
made a dramatic incident of the play.
Curtain call after curtain call was
responded to, and Mr. Coburn, after
bowing his thanks repeatedly, spoke a
few words of appreciation, expressing
his pleasure at being in Savannah, and
the hope that he would have the privi
lege of appearing here again at
no distant date. His return
will be a matter of congratu
lation, not only to his friends,
but to tlieater-goers generally. The
performance of last night was one of
no ordinary merit, and establishes Mr.
Coburn's ability as an actor. As such,
he will be warmly welcomed here
again.
■Mr. Coburn's present tour ends here,
and he will return North in a day or
two. Next season he will have his own
play. Mr. Coburn's friends are grati
fied, though not surprised, at his suc
cess. His talent was recognized before
he left Savannah, but he had not then
attempted any pretentious work, and
his ability had not been put to the
test. He was given warm welcome
among his friends during the day. He
is th“ guest of his sister, Miss Emma
Coburn, while here,
The sale of seats for Louis James'
and Frederick Warde’s production of
"Alexander the Great" Monday
night began yesterday morning. Fifty
people will be used in the production,
and the company includes such players
as Norman Hackett, Wadsworth Har
ris Thomas Cooke, beautiful Mar
garet Bourne, Engel Sumner, Aphie
James, Elona Leonard and Sterling
Whitney. The orchestra prices are
$1.50; balcony, sl, 75 and 50 cents, and
gallery, 25 cents.
The attraction following “Alexander
the Great” is “The Burgomaster” next
Thursday night. The company num
bers over 100 people.
"A Chinese Honeymoon" will be sung
next Friday night.
SIR ORACLE ABASHED.
The Experience of Visitor In a
Village School.
From Macmillan’s Maga*lne.
Visitor—Now, my boy. what do you
understand by a miracle?
Boy, looking helplessly at visitor,
makes no answer.
Visitor (triumphantly, to head mas
ter) —You see, it’s as I've always main
tained. Scripture must be explained
and illustrated if any comprehension of
its meaning is to penetrate this sort
of skull. He can't tell me what a mir
acle is. Now hear me make him un
derstand.
Headmaster (with sarcastic incredul
lity)—-If you do, sir, you’ll have
wrought a miracle yourself. I haven't
a duller boy in the school. If you'd
question some of the others
Visitor—No, no; I’ll show you what
I can do with this one by using com
mon sense methods. Now, my boy,
pay attention to me. You don't know
what a miracle is, eh?
Boy confesses It by his silence.
Visitor—Now, listen to me! Suppose
you got up in the middle of the night
and saw the sun shining, what would
you say it was?
Boy (promptly)—l should say It was
the moon.
Visitor (argumentatively)—But you
couldn't, you know, if you saw it was
the sun.
Boy (doggedly)—l should see it
wasn’t.
Visitor (recovering from a discon
certed pause)—But suppose someone
told you it was the sun.
Boy (emphatically)—l should say he
was a liar.
Visitor (angry at such persistent
stupidity)—But suppose I told you that
It was really the sun, and not the
moon, that you had seen shining in
the middle of the night, what would
you say then? You wouldn't dare to
tell me that I was a liar, would you?
Boy (hesitates a moment; then, in
accents of conviction) —I should say
you was werry drunk.
The visitor abandoned the Socratlc
method.
—"That boy of yours has disgraced
his self in school,” remarked Farmer
Thorpington, as he tossed the latest
letter aside. "Laws sakes! What’s he
done now?” inquired his better half.
"It ain't what he's done; It's what he
ain't done. This here letter says he’s
been in five football games an' come
out without a scratch!"—Baltimore
News.
K
High Class Druggists
AND— OTHERS.
The better class of drugßists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high integrity,
who devoto their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and
purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians’ prescriptions and
scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies, but
always under original or officinal names and they never sell false brands, or imitation medicines.
They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includes
all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and
best of toilet articles and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appliances.
The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits
conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually their greatest
reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. They all know that Syrup of
Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it gives universal satisfaction, and therefore they
are selling many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choicest
remedies, and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing the full
name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Cos. —printed on the front of every package.
They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliousness and*constipation and
of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or
over-eating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as
Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction.
Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it gives and the
immense demand for it, imitations have been made, tried and condemned, but there are
individual druggists to be found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles
of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, and who do not hesitate
to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. Such preparations
sometimes have the name—“ Syrup of Figs”—or “Fig Syrup” and of some piratical concern,
or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of
the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of the package. The imitations
should be rejected because they are injurious to the system. In order to sell the imitations
they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a dealer passes
off on a customer a preparation under the name of “Syrup of Figs” or “Fig Syrup,” which
does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Cos. printed on the front of the package,
he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his
establishment, whether it be large or small, for if the dealer resorts io misrepresentation and
and deception in ono case he will do so with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of
physicians’ prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness.
Knowing that the great majority of druggists are reliable, we supply the immense demand
for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may be purchased every
where, in original packages only, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptions
exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return
any imitation which may be sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company—
California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the
article and to demand the return of vour monev, and in future go to one of the better class of
druggists who will sell you what you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonable prices.
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CHARLOTTERUSSE
DELIGHTFUL IN FLAVOR,
at 60c a dozen.
ICE CREAM (gallon) $1.15
SHERBETS (gallon) 90c
CANDIES, pure and fresh, made
daily.
Special reduction from these prices
for large quantities.
JERRY GEORGE,
Both Phones. West Broughton.
DALLYING WITH DICE.
(Continued from Sixth Page.)
a great deal of practice, however, be
fore the movement can be made so as
to defy detection.
“The great point in the sharp's' fa
vor in this, as in all other manipula
tions, is that his victims are not ex
pecting trickery and, consequently, do
not look for it.
"The sharp who has mastered the
knack of 'securing' and 'ringing in’
does not need to practice any other
form of manipulation. He Is well
equipped for a campaign, and if he
uses his gifts modestly and does not
resort to trickery too often in the
same game he is pretty sure 'to last.’
It is the greedy Sharp that Invariably
comes to grief. Your genuine cheva
lier d'industrle never betrays himself
cheaply."
Indigestion and Dyspepsia vanish
when the system is put in working
order by Ramon’s Liver Fills and
Tonic Pellets. Complete Treatm’t
*a % . /it
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Dolphin mill Porpoise. ,
From Bt. Nicholas.
Popularly, the terms dolphin and
porpoise are often used without dis
tinction—that 4s, bath names are ap
plied to a dolphin and a porpoise.
Strictly speaking, the common porpoise
of the Atlantic coast is an animal
known to scientists as Phocoena com
munis. and is about five feet long, with
blunt head and a thick body that tap
ers toward the tail. Its name Is from
the Latin Porcus, a hog, and pisets, a
fish—the hogflsh, and that liberal
translation of its name conveys a very
good description of the animal, which
is also called "herring-hog,” "puffing*
pig,” etc.
The common dolphin of the Atlantic
ocean (Delphinus delphis), is about six
feet long when full grown. The snout
Is longer and sharper than that of the
porpoise, and its body Is more slender.
The dolphins often follow ships In
large herds, performing gambols and
acrobatic feats, to the great amuse
ment of the passengers. This dolphlr
must not be confounded -with the large
pelagic- fish which has the same name;
It is noted for its beautiful colors and
for the brilliant changes shown when
dying, and is often seen iu luidocaaq
chasing the flying flshe%
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