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COMING WEEK’S
ATTRACTIONS.
To-morrow Night, “The Bond
man.'’
Tuesday Xißht, “The Man From
Missouri.”
Wednesday Matinee, “Sign of the
Four.”
Wednesday Night, “Hearth and
Home."
Thursday Night. “Monte Christo.”
Friday Night, the .Musical Com
edy. "Sergeant Kitty.”
Saturday Matinee, “Foxy Gran
pa.’'
Saturday Night, “Trap by Treach
ery.”
Two of the largest crowds of the
week attended the two performances
of the Mabel Paige Company yesterday
and last night. The bill at night was
“The Miller's Daughter,” and at a mat
inee "The Egyptian Slave,” was pre
sented. The management was thor
oughly satisfied with the week's busi
ness, and Miss Paige evidently gave
satisfaction to the large number who
saw her.
With the exception of Friday night
when Miss Helen Byron will be pre
sented in "Sergeant Kitty,” under
the management of George N. Moran
and George R, White, the theater will
be occupied by the Murray Comedy
Company at popular prices, with "po
lite vaudeville" between the acts. La
dies will be admitted free to-morrow
night when accompanied by a paid 30
cents ticket purchased before 6 p. m.
The opening bill by the Murray Com
edy Company to-morrow night is the
five-act melodrama “The Bondman,”
by Hall Caine. A lady will be admit
ted free with every paid 30 cents
ticket reserved before 6 o’clock to
morrow afternoon. Special matinee on
Wednesday and Saturday at 3 o’clock.
During the engagement “polite vau
deville” will be Introduced between the
acts.
'
‘‘The Jewel of Asia,” the new musi
cal comedy that will be seen here
shortly, and which scored such an em
phatic hit at the Criterion Theater,
New York, has for its chief funmakers
pretty Vera Michelena, as prima
donna, and William Blaisdell of "The
Girl From Paris” fame. Miss Miche
lena, the youngest prima donna in the
country enjoying stellar honors, is
gifted with a becoming sense of mod
esty and devotion to truth that is rare
in the theatrical profession —qualifica-
tions which recently resulted in the
following amusing incident.
Her advance agent had neglected to
ask her birthplace, but with the as
surance that comes with long experi
ence in promoting publicity, the agent
proceded to announce at various times
the fact that her birth had occurred in
the particular city in which at the
time he was striving to arouse unus
ual interest in the forthcoming presen
tation of "The Jewel of Asia.”
By accident Miss Michelena learned
of the numerous places in which, ac
cording to the agent, she had been
born, and immediately appealed to
Manager Slocum to set the agent right
in the matter. A wire was hurriedly
sent to the agent: “Mistake in Mich
elena’s brithplace. Don't use.” To
which came the reply: “Not my fault
where Michelena 'was born. Blame
parents. Write fully.”
The unstinted praise which has been
so freely accorded to "Sherlock
Holmes” ever since the conviction of
its superiority dawned upon discrimi
nating theater patrons, goes far to
ward proving the great popular theat
rical pulse. No play within the recol
lection of the average playhouse vis
itor has obtained such a lasting clinch
upon theatrical wants, as has this one
of William Gillette's making out of
the special detective adventure, sup
plied through the genius of Sir A. Co
nan Doyle, the world's most noted ro
mancer, on such subjects. Further
more, it is extremely doubtful. If an
other gifted writer for the stage could
be found who could insure such satis
factory respite, from merely a string of
characters, as those which permeate
Sir Doyle’s works. It remained entire
ly with Mr. Gillette to provide the
missing links of dramatic Intent, and
to Imbue the atmosphere of the play
with the exquisite sort of humor which
so deliciously enlivens the otherwise
rather too serious entertainment. In
all of these points of interest, the
cleverness of Mr. Gillette is self-ap
parent. ,
‘‘Sherlock Holmes,” with all the orig
inal scenic and electrical accessories,
will be seen here soon.
"The Beauty Doctor,” described as
a “laughing musical farce comedy,”
will be seen here at an early date.
During Chauneey Olcott's coming
tour of the South he will nil engage
ment* in Richmond, Va., Norfolk,
Charleston. Augusta, Savannah, Jack
sonville. Fla.. Macon, Atlanta. Bir
mingham. Mobile, New Orleans, Oul
veston, Houston, Dallas and other
Cities.
Blanche Walsh made her first ap
pearance In Wheeling, W. Va.. last
Monday, in Wagenhal* A Kemper's pro
duction of “The Kreutxer Sonata," a
Yiddish play that ran for three hun
dred nights last season 'at the Thalia
Theater in New York.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is accompa
nld on her American tour by her is.
year-old daughter, Miss Beatrice Stella
Campbell h strikingly pretty and dis
tinguished-looking English girl, with
•very indication of being a replica of
her beautiful mother in a few years.
Miss Campbell. It is said, has no ieun-
Uig whatever tovwnda the stag*'.
Anew play In New York dramatises
ha subway Hint. It la ailed "The
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EMOTIONS OF AN ACTRESS
COUNT FOR A GREAT DEAL
The expression of a variety of feel
ings by a smile, a frown, the play of
the eyes, or the curls of the lips, or
the arching of the eyebrows, is one of
the most difficult tasks of the actress.
An actress with the ability to make
her audience follow her through a
succession of emotions without speak
ing a word in the portrayal is sure of
success on the stage—if she works
hard enough.
Miss Edith Blair, prima donna of
the comic opera success of New York,
"Sergeant Kitty,” which will be seen
here Friday night, has told in these
pictures the story of a young girl
who is a bit of a tease. She has been
asked for a kiss. The man who asks
It is one of whom she is very fond,
Secret of the Subw*ay,” and two scenes
represent a subway station and the
model saloon.
“Quincy Adams Sawyer,” the latest
rural play to achieve any marked suc
cess since “The Old Homestead,” that
kind of success and popularity, which
makes the name of the play a house
hold word in every city, where present
ed, will be in Savannah next week.
STAGE STORIES
Frederick Warde was out walking In
the suburbs of Seattle one day, when
he met a little fellow strutting along
with all the dignity of young nfan
hood and wearing a pair of trousers
which were so long that they wrinkled
perceptibly at the ankles.
“How old are you?” asked Mr. Warde
with a cheerful inclination to draw the
boy into conversation.
The little chap 'appeared confused,
hesitated, and finally replied, “Weil,
I ain’t but twelve, but my pants is
marked 16."
Chauncey Olcott tells of a Colorado
woman who presented herself one day
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John Cecil Cl&y. Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis.]
nt the registration booth of a town in
that st'ate for the purpose of qualify
ing in order that she might cast her
vote at the next election.
"With what political party do you
affiliate?" asked the clerk of the unac
customed applicant, using the prescrib
ed formula.
The lady blushed and otherwise ex
hibited wome confusion of mVtnner.
"Is it obligatory that I should answer
that question?" she Inquired.
"Certainly, madam. The law re
quires it.”
"Then," said the woman. “I don't
think I care to vote if I must mention
the party's name. However, I don’t
mind saying that he is one of the nicest
men I've ever met.
Recently Thomas Jefferson pfayed an
engagement In a western town, ap
pearing in "Rip Van Winkle.” In the
hotel at which he stopped there wag
an Irishman, who acted as porter.
Judged by the serious Interest which
he took In the house, he might have
been clerk and proprietor rolled Into
one. At 6 o'clock In the morning, Mr.
Jefferson was startled by a violent
thumping qn hi* door. When he strug
gled Into consciousness and realised
that he had left no "call" order at
the office, he was Indignant. But his
sleep was spoiled for that morning, so
he arose and aoou after appeared be
fore the clerk. “Bee here." he de
manded of that Individual, "why was
I called at this unearthly hour?" "I
don't know str,” anawered the clerk,
■Til ask Mike.” The Irishman was
summoned. Bald the clerk; "Mike,
there slis no rail for Mr Jefferaon.
Why did you disturb him?" Taking
the clerk to one side the Hibernian
said In a mysterious whisper; "He was
snoorlng lolke a horse, sor, and Ol'd
heard the b'y* saying as bow h were
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1904.
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but also one whom she delights in
teasing.
The first picture shows her expres
sion when he makes his request. De
spite the apparent lack of hope he is
a persistent young man and really
wants to kiss the girl.
The second picture shows he is pos
sessed of some, good looks and consid
erable eloquence in appeal, both ap
parently in his favor with the tease.
The girl’s expression in the third
picture shows her keen enjoyment of
the effect of her teasing as she jerks
her head back and avoids his attempt
to take her by surprise. She may give
/in, but being a tease she prefers to
give in according to her own impulses
at her own time in her own way.
The young man refuses to admit he
is sorry he attempted to kiss her,
and declares his love is so great that
he will not stop at anything and the
last picture shows his reward.
onct afther shlaping for twinty years,
so Oi ses to mesilf, ses Oi, 'Moike, it’s
a cooming onto him ag’n, and it's yer
Juty to git the cflayther out o’ yer
house instantly!”
Said Charles A. Mason. “Barnum &
Bailey's circus was booked to pitch
tents in Macon. One day I came upon
a group of darkies gazing at a poster
which bore in letters of green this an
nouncement:
“‘Wait! Wait! Wait! The Great
est Show' on Earth, Sept. I.’
“ ‘Ah ain’t aeoin’ to dat show,’ re
marked one mulatto to his companion.
“ ‘Whah foh you ain’t goin?’ was the
response.
” 'Ah’s gwan to wait foh de oth&h
show wot’s bettah,’ he said.
“ They ain’t no bettah show,’ said
she.
“ ‘Yes, they is.’ was his rejoinder?
‘lt says so on dat bill. Cain't you
read.’ Greatest Show on Ea’th ’cept
one.’ ”
“Many men have fads,” says Thomas
Jefferson. “Some collect one thing and
some another. Among the most curi
ous Is that of a man near my summer
home at Buzzards Bay who has a col
lection of snakes. They are of many
varieties. The man who has them
thinks a great deal of them, and in
fact would not take anything for
them. The other day. however, his
physician told him that if he did not
take something for them he would
die.”
Richard Golden, who has returned to
his own and is playing one of those
rural parts of which he is a master in
Henry W. Savuge’s production of
"Common Sense Bracket,’ received the
following letter the other day from a
town In Maine where the company had
played.
"Dear Mr. Golden: I am making a
collection of all the notorious people
who have appeared In , and the
collection will not be complete with
out yours. Please send me a cabinet
size, velox finish. Stamp enclosed.”
Charles Hawtrey told this English
one the other day: “An English pro
vincial, who had visited London for
the first time, went to see the British
Museum collection. It was cleaning
day, and the museum was closed to
visitors. The Englishman stormed—he
was a British tuvpayer and vet was
excluded from the national collections!
A policy official informed him that the
staff was absent and that the museum
was not open to the public. That was
no sort of excuse for him. 'Where
are the members of the staff anyhow!'
demanded the Irate taxpayer. At last
the official, In despair, said: 'One of
the mummies In the museum I* dead,
and as a mark of respect, tbfe Curators
have gone to the funeral."’
The taxpayer departed perfected sat
isfied .
-Good ley— "Why don't you go to
work?" Beggar—"i mn w.irkin', I'm
a ollectoi of rare coins.” Ooodiey—
"But a nickel is not it rare coin.” Beg
gar "It is to me,"—Philadelphia Led
ger.
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“Well if you do love me, help your
■elf.”
ATTRACTIVE MUSIC
AT THE CASINO.
The Casino Orchestra, Fred G. Wei
gand, leader, will be heard at the Casi
no this afternoon In the following se
lections:
March, “Waldmere,” (Losey).
Overture, “Orpheus,” (Offenbach).
Selection, “Robin Hood,” (DeKoven).
Waltz, “Wedding Chimes,” (Weig
and).
Novelette, “Laces and Graces,” (Brat
ton ).
Selection, "Babes in Toyfand,” (Her
bert).
Characteristic, “Charcoal,” (Cooke).
Mazurka, “La Czarine,” (Game).
Waltz, “Amorettentaenze,” (Gung’l).
Overture, “Popular Minstrel Medley,”
(O’Hare).
March, “Stars and Stripes,” (Sousa).
In New York
Theaters .
New York, Nov. 26.—“ The Baroness
Fiddlesticks” will remain at the Casino
as long as its backers care to meet the
losses incurred and no longer. The
piece is the work of an amateur libret
tist and an unpdacticed composer and
it is without a solitary glimmer of
merit.
Fritzi Scheff has entered upon what
promises to be a really triumphal ca
reer in “The Two Roses” at the Broad
way Theater. Mme. Scheff, under the
direction of Charles B. Dillingham, h'as
encountered not the slightest difficul
ty in placing herself very nearly if
not quite at the head of the list of
popular favorites in comic opera field.
“The Two Roses" is announced as the
work of Stanislaus Stange and Lud
wig Englander, but it is known to a
few persons that the score was quite
extensively doctored by Gustave Ker
ker after it had been tried out in pub
lic. In its present form the music is
bright, melodious and entrancing, while
the story of the piece, an adaptation of
one of the standard comedies, is well
put together and capably acted.
The 'Stay of “A China Doll” at the
Majestic Theater, where Its New York
career was begun last Saturday it lim
ited to four weeks. This situation
is caused by the fact that another
attraction was long ago booked for
the holidays and cannot be sidetrack
ed at this period, no matter how earn
estly the management of “A Chin'a.
Doll” may desire to remain.
Mme. Rejane’s Lyric Theater en
gagement reached its climax, artisti
cally and financially, Monday, when
“Zaza” was presented for the first time
here by the greatest of living French
actresses. There was, of course, a
disposition to draw comparisons be
tween Mme. Re jane and Mrs. Leslie
Carter, but the results were not en
tirely satisfactory for the reason that
the methods of the two splendid artists
are widely different, fundamentally and
in detail. Under these circumstances
neither actress suffers—indeed, both
gain renewed approbation. The Rejane
“Zaza” greatly stirred by spectators,
most of whom were entirely familiar
with the play and therefore able to
follow its action even though unversed
in the French language. The Re jane
engagement has turned out to be in
tensely interesting to society in New
York. The audiences have b.een en
tirely representative of the best ele
ments of metropolitan life. A regu
lar first nighter remarked the other
evening in the lobby that with a sin
gle exception of the opening nights of
new operas at the Metropolitan Opera
House, he had never seen such a dis
tinguished and representative assem
blage of the real New' Yorkers, who
came to applaud Rejane and her clev
er company. On one side of the house
at the opening performance of "LTli
rondelle” were the Goulds. Astors and
Vanderbilts. The boxes on the op
posite side were filled by Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt and her party, James
Hazen Hyde, the New Yo/k insurance
millionaire and his friends, and Mr.
and Mrs. Tow'nsend Burden and their
party.
Henrv W. Savage's picturesque pre
sentment of the Pixley & Luders opera
of bird life in the forest called "Wood
land” attracted a large and interested
audience Monday to the New York
Theater. The piece undoubtedly scored
a solid h't and it will remain in its
present surroundings until the time
.set for the premiere of Joseph Brooks'
"Home Folk.”
The author of “The Second Fiddle,”
the now piece in which Louis Mann
came to the Criterion Theater Monday,
Is Harry 11. Smith, who certainly has
no real necessity for the concealment
of his Identity under the nom de plume
of Gordon Blake. "The Second Fid
dle” is excellent material, and it fur
nishes ample opportunity for the dis
play of Mann’s best ability as an act
or. The principal character Is an im
poverished musician who, after many
vicissitudes, accomplishes his ambition
of converting a chorus girl into a prlma
donna.
"iMrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch”
Is the first of the season’s plays to
cross the one hundredth performance
mark in Now York. The comedy will
lemaln at the Savoy Theater until aft
er the holidays.
The theater to be erected for Lew
Dockstader will have an entrance upon
Longacre, now known as Time* Square.
The house is to seat about fifteen hun
dred persona, and It will be entirely
surrounded by a wide alleyway tn con
formity with the new building laws.
It Is to be called Dockstader'* Opera
House and will be ready for occupancy
before th end of next November.
It now seems likely that David Ba
laam may satisfy his long cherished
ambition to have theaters of his own
In Chicago. Boston and Philadelphia.
For some time past the author-mana
ger has bean In negotiation with cap
italists residing tn each of those ecu-
ters, with a view' to the building of
three Belasco theaters to be absolutely
under his management and to exploit
no other attractions than those fur
nished by him. The completion of this
arrangement would place Belasco in a
wholly independent position, enabling
him to find an ample outlet for his
New York productions, or Indeed to
profitably put forward new and elab
orate stage representations outside the
metropolis. Hls theater here continues
to be packed to Its utmost capacity
with David Warfield as the attraction
In “The Music Master.”
LITERARY NOTES.
(Continued from Page Thirty-two.)
the characters in the play or drama
are represented in the illustrations
contained in the work, by Bainbridge
people. This of itself has lead to an
increased sale of the book in this sec
tion. Among those who posed for the
book's illustrations are Maj. T. S.
Hawes, Mrs. Hawes, Miss Lusky of the
Georgia Southern Military College, who
is the beautiful “Mareelle,” Byron
Bower, J. W. Ware, Miss Tonge and
others.
Misses Davis and Brannon have been
the recipients of many compliments
upon the production from their pen and
the success of their book is assured.
The Hon. Andrew D. White, presi
dent of Cornell University 1867-1885,
Minister to Germany 1892-1894, Ambas
sador to Germany 1897—1902, is writing
for the Century reminiscences of his
diplomatic life. In the December Cen
tury, Mr. White tells, among other
matters of interest, of Emperor Wil
liam’s opinion of the destruction of
the “Maine," of Ambassador White’s
personal relations with the Spanish
ambassador and his difficulties during
the Spanish-American War, and of
Germany’s attitude toward America at
this critical time.
WILLIAnTwIRtT 12
YEARS IN THE CABINET.
Three Generations of His Descend
ants Now Live in Savannah.
The discussion as- to Secretary Hay’s
long term of service provided he re
mains In the Roosevelt cabinet until
the end of Mr. Roosevelt’s next term,
recalls the-long service in the cabi
net of William Wirt. The following is
from the New York World:
To the Editor of the World: In
your editorial entitled "Two Cabinet
Veterans,” you say: “If he (Secretary
Hay) remains in office until the expira
tion of Mr. Roosevelt’s second term
he will have served continuously for
ten years and six months. No member
of an American cabinet has ever serv-
WILLIAM WIRT.
Attorney General under Presidents
Monroe and Adams.
ed so long.” In that you are mis
taken. William Wirt was in the cabi
net as Attorney General during three
consecutive terms, those of James Mon
roe and John Quincy Adams, serving
from 1817-29, making in all twelve
years. T. H. Spain.
Darlington, S. C.
The fact that there are grand chil
dren, great-grand children and great
great-grandchildren of the distinguish
ed Attorney General who served dur
ing the administrations of Monroe and
Adams now living in Savannah adds
interest to this item. Mrs. L. W. Du
pont is a granddaughter, and her chil
dren and Mrs. E. R. Corson are great
grandchildren and the children of Dr.
and Mrs. Corson are the great-great
grandchildren of William Wirt.
JAPAN’S GOD OF WAR.
Dlnliamnn, to Whom Prayers For
Victory Are Offered.
From the East Coaßt Advocate.
The Japanese have more gods than
they have fighting men, says a writer
in the Chicago Record-Herald. And
they seem to take a delight in manu
facturing new ones on the slightest
pretext. But of alt the host of deities
there ace seven that never change and
whose glories never wane. These sev-s
en are the gods of luck. Every Japa
nese child is taught their names and
attributes even before it learns to
walk.
The consist of Fukurokuju, who
has an enormously elongated head,
typifying longevity and wisdom: Dai—
koku, whose rice bales show him to
be the god of wealth and before whose
shrines, dotted here and there through
out the island empire, the poor of the
All week MURRAY COMEDY CO. B'k.
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Presents the Comic Opera Success of New York,
“SERGEANT KITTY.”
Music by A. Baldwin Sloane, composer of “The
Mocking Bird."
Prominent Principals* Fine Costumes,
Catchy Songs, Big Chorus.
— -Cast Includes
HELEN HYHON. VIRGINIA PALMER.
CHARLES WAYNE. FREDERICK KNIGHTS.
EDITII BLAIR. TOM RADAWAY.
KYLAALN I.ANGLOIS. LILLIAN SEVILLE.
AND MANY OTHERS.
ENLARCED ORCHESTRA.
B#nfp on •*!#• Wednesday, orohestm, $1.60 and $1.00; Balcony. SI.OO
and 70 can la, Gallery, $0 canta.
CASINO!
Sunday, Nov. 27, 1904.
AFTERNOON.
CONCERT
By CASINO ORCHESTRA
FROM 4:00 TO 6:00 P. M.
*S
Isle of Hope!
Music from h to 6:30 P. M.
Boating,
Fishing,
Shoot the Chute.
Barbee’s Famous Fish Meals.
land have been prostrating themselves
since before the Christian era; Ebisu,
bearing a fish, the patron of honest
toil; Hotei, whose pictures and idols
show him to be a mild looking gentle
man with an enormous abdomen, a
bag on his back and a fan in his hand,
signifying contentment and good na
ture; Benten, goddess of love, the only
female in the group; Jurojin, with a
stag at one side and a crane perched
on the other, the god of the chase,
and at last, but greatest and most ven
erated of all, the mighty Bishamon,
god of war, armor clad, with a spear
and a mace in one hand and his other
resting on the Pagoda of Seventy
Domes, in symbol of his prowess in
the capture of great cities.
Bishamon's temples—that is to say,
the temples of which he is the princi
pal enshrined deity—numbe? over
forty, and in addition to these there
are thousands of wayside grottoes that
bear his idols. These are carved out
of wood, cast in bronze or worked in
papier mache; but, whatever their ma
terial and whatever their size, they
all bear the same unmistakable dis
torted countenance. Picture to your
self the ugliest human being you ever
saw, give him the added attribute of
an attack of violent spasms and you
have the face of the immortal Bisha
mon.
Once upon a time —this may sound
like the beginning of a fairy tale, but
if you value your peace of mind never
tell a Japanese so—the goddess of the
sun and Schiyoto, god of agriculture,
fell in love with one another, and for
years after that happy event the rice
fields yielded abundant harvests, and
all Japan was glad. One day the god
of the silver sea met the goddess and
told her of his love. Schiyoto swore
revenge. He took a thunderbolt, filled
it with mighty weapons, threw in a
golden signet that carried with it the
power to subdue the world and created
Bishamon out of the heap. This was
in 1214 B. C. A century later all Ja
pan gave homage to the new deity,
who by that time had both his creator,
the god of agriculture, the goddess of
the sun and the goddess of the silver
sea in his retinue of vassals.
His fame grew rapidly. Every
sword before being carried into battle
was laid for weeks at the feet of one
of the idols. The wooden figures of the
god in every one of the shrines was
hung with gems. Whenever the sav
age hill men were near a village threat
ening its peace and the husbands, fa
thers and brothers went out to fight
the enemy all the young maidens of
the settlement marched in troops to
the town shrine of the Bishamon,
hung be'autiful blossoms about his
neck and prayed that he might give
the into their hands.
As the hill men had not neglected
•the similar precaution of appealing to
the same god at his shrines up in
their fastnesses, he must have had a
difficult time deciding which way some
of the battles were to go.
To-day, over 3,000 years after this
god was added to the many thousands
of deities already in existence, the
Japanese are still appealing to him for
aid. Instead of meeting the enemy
with bows and arrows they are going
forth to battle armed with the most
modern weapons known to present day
warfare. Instead of fighting hill tribes
they are waging a desperate struggle
outside of the limits of their own ter
ritory with a power that a few years
ago caused Japan to tremble at her
very name. And still they worship, as
of old, at the feet of Bishamon, laying
their modern magazine rifles down in
his temples for his blessing and beg
ging him to direct their shrapnel fire
straight and true.
The Japanese all hold themselves to
be descendants of their own gods, and
there are a number of nobles who
claim kinship with Bishamon and
whose families spend part of their in
come every year in keeping his' shrines
in order and offering up Incense be
fore his idols.
Bishamon is supposed to smile on
his votaries as long as they content
themselves with killing their enemies,
but if they attempt to visit their
wrath on the helpless families of those
who oppose them they are condemned
when they die to everlasting life in
Shurado, the world of fighting and
slaughter. Indeed, on many of the
shrines of the war gods are the words,
carved into the pedestal. "Oni ni
kanaho,” which is a proverb meaning
if the Russians act like demons they
must perish like demons by an iron
club In the hands of some avenging
deity.
Savannah
World's Fair,
St. Louis.
Via Cent, of Ga. Ry, W. & A.
R. R., N. C. and St. L.
and I. C. R. R.
THE MOST DIRECT AND
PICTURESQUE ROUTE.
Daily. Daily.
Lv. Savannah. .7:ooam 9:oopm
Lv. Atlanta. .. .B:3opm B:2sam
Lv. Chat’nooga.l: 15nm I:2spm
Lv. Nashville, ,7:ooam 8:00pm
Ar. St. Louis. . ,s:4opm 7:oßam
Nice wide vestibuled Draw
ing Room Sleeping Cars and
elegant Parlor Cars all the
way.
Free Reclining Chair Cars
Nashville to St. Louis.
Make Sleeping and Parlor
Car reservations in advance.
Battlefield Route,
Lookout Mountain,
Mission Ridge,
Cumberland Mountains
Double Track Railroad.
Dining Cars, Buffet-Libra
ry Smoking Car.
For Tickets, Sleeping Car
reservations. World's Fair
Guide Books and any other in
formation in regard to your
trip call on
.1. S. HOLMES,
C. T. & P. A., C. of G. Ry., 37
Bull street, or address
FRED D. MILLER.
Traveling Passenger Agent
Illinois Central R. R., At
lanta, Ga.
N. B.—Ask for tickets via
The ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD.
Magazines for December.
Price
Harper's Monthly 35c
Scribner's Monthly 25c
Century Monthly 35c
Llpptncott'a Monthly 25c
Book Lover's Monthly 25c
Everybody’s Monthly I*°
Physical Culture lj* 0
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Red Book M l '
Alnsley’s Magazine
Metropolitan Magazine J® c
Ladles' Home Journal
Issue’s Magnslne JJ 1 '
Smart Set. Magazine 25c
McClure's Magazine J" r
Cosmopolitan Magazine *y' l
Wide World I°‘ -
For sale at
ESTILL'S NEWS DEPOT.
No. II Bull S'reet,
corner Bryan, No. I B*t-
Savannah, Q