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20 In the Hall of Fame and Fun J. Pierpont Morgan, Financier and Connoiseurs. SIDNEY HERBERTS LETTER Facts of Interest to War Veterans and Others. Pine Crest Villa. Maitland, Fla., Dec. 10.—In a very quiet, Invalid man ner, I am to-day passing the three score and twelfth milestone in my strenuous life career. Although a battle scarred partial and at Minas full Invalid since July 1861, .vhen I “run up against” the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, C. S. A., at Bull Run, Va., I have outlived hundreds of my un wounded and vigorous comrades and friends. But when I try to think I am an old man, my dear friend, Ex- Gov. Frederick Robie, of Gorham, Me., writes me that he graduated at Bow- Iddln .College in 1841, and although 83 years old Is still in active public life. And my dear old neighbor, Hon. Andrew Richmond, ex-Mayor of Win ten Park, Fla., has just passed the eighty-fifth milestone, and with his j venerable and beloved wife is living here in quiet retirement. He grad uated at Yale University in 1842. Now, these two veterans were leaving col lege to enter upon their life pursuit, just when I was preparing at Water ville Institute for Colby University, and they may possibly outlive me yet. If I had the health and strength I would like to write a book on my sixty years’ acquaintance with no table men and women, the earliest be ing Vice President Hannibal Hamlin and Rev. Dr. Sami F. Smith, the author of “America," Daniel Webster, Jenny Lind, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Lydia Huntley Sigourney, Long fellow. Bryant. Willis, Greeley, Dana, Robert C. Wlnthrop. George Tlcknor, Henry Ward Beecher, and others equally as distinguished. And the wonderful development of this young Republic, how I have seen the for ests give way to the farm, and the farm to the town, and the town to a great city. How the railroad and the telegraph have bound the world together so compactly. When I was city editor of the Bangor, Me.. Even ing Mercury, over fifty years ago, there were no reporters and few edi tors on any newspaper. The Florida Index of Lake City an nounces the arrival there on sick leave, of Capt. Thomas McGinnis, wife and four children of Atlanta. But his name is Thomas F. Maginnis, captain of the Sixteenth United States Infan try at Fort McPherson, near Atlanta. •* • The Waycross Journal refers to Harry S. Edwards as “one of the post master generals.” The editor seems to forget that they are not "generals,” but postmasters general, which is a very different thing. • • • Mrs. Frank J. Smith, who died suddenly at her home In New York city recently, was born In old Fort Moultrie, at Charles ton, S. C., in 1833, at which time her father, the late Brig. Gen. Martin Burke, U. 8. A., was a first lieutenant •f the Third Artillery, at that station. She was a niece of Gen. Zacharv Tay lor and a most estimable woman. * • And now the well known widow of Gen. John A. Logan, U. S. V., is advocat ing Peace with a big P. "It may not be too much to expect," she writes, "that before half the twentieth century has passed all nations will lay down their arms and all international diffi culties will be settled by arbitration.” About the only sign I see of an era of such peace is in the building of a big navy for the United States of America. With such a navy we may be able to compel less formidable na tions to "keep the peace.” The antici pated era of peace will come from fear and not love of other nations. Questions of rank, etc., are a com mon thing In the navy, for Prof. Glg nilllat, of Savannah, formerly a naval officer, correctly declares that our natal officers are the real aristocracy of the country. They are great sticklers, and "no nigger need apply” at the Naval Academy, not even with an appoint ment from the President himself. Just now there is a ferment over the tem porarily title of rear admiral allowed to heads of certain departments, and a retired pay director wants to be called "Paynfaster General of the U. S. N.,” although there are no "generals” in the navy. As to this "staff and line” SAVANNAH WAREHOUSING COMPANY GENERAL WAREHOUSEMEN AND SHIPPING AGENTS 3 08-310 Williamson St. and 509-511 River St., West. G. Phone 350. Merchandise of all claanea handled and stored at reasonable ratea. Thoroughly equipped to act as Shipping Agents for Manufacturers and Dealers. rate lowest in city. discussion, President Jefferson Davis, of the Confederate States, was also what nfay be called "a stickler" on this subject. Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, U. S. A., was quartermas ter general, and Col. Albert Sidney Johnston, of the Second United States Cavalry, was a brevet brigadier general when they resigned and went Into the Confederate Army. Now, Joseph B. Johnston was simply a lieutenant colo nel of the First U. S. Cavalry when, in June, 1860, he was made quarter master general, with the rank of briga dier general. President Davis Ignored the staff rank, and the brevet rank of the Johnstons and appointed Col. Samuel Cooper, U. S. A. (adjutant general), the ranking full general of the Confederate Sfates Army. Cooper was a New Yorker, who had married a Miss Mason, of Virginia, and was made a colonel In 1852, while A. S. Johnston was not nfade a colonel until three years later. But there was gal lant old Col. Thos. F. Fauntleroy, of the First U. S. Dragoons, a Virginian, who was 'a colonel In 1850. So the world goes—lnconsistent! Second Lieut. Walter G. Cooper of the Philippine Scouts has been sus pended from rank, pay and command and given a reprimand for facing his battalion the wrong way during a fight with the Moros. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, U. S. A., in his reprimand, says: "More keenness to meet the enemy and less vigor in going to the rear for reinforcements would have been more in the line of a soldier's duty.” Walter G. Cooper is a familiar Atlan ta name, but I don't know that this one hails from that city. • • • The Atlantic coast, from Savannah to Cape Hatteras, Is to be patrolled by the revenue cutter Seminole, under Capt. Foley, with her headquarters at Wil mington, N. C., her mission being to afford aid to vessels In distress. She Is also arranged with dynamite apparatus to blow up all derelicts that cannot be towed into port. • * * I have many applications from persons who wish to Join the Daughters of the Rev olution, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, the Daughters of the War of 1812, the Sons of the Revolution, etc., for information as to their ancestors In the wars of those periods. I am always more than glad to give any information possible, but what these persons need is official information, and this must come from official records, duly certified. Maj. Gen. F. C. Ainsworth, U. S. A., the military secretary at Washington, D. C„ should be able to give this infor mation of tell where it can be ob tained. Each state ought to have in its adjutant general’s department the record of all its soldiers from the Con cord and Lexington period down to the present day. Georgia, I am glad to see, is waking up to this idea. Some time ago I spoke of Veteran R. D. Dumply, who lost both arms un der Farragut In the famous battle of Mobile harbor. He recently died in Vallejo, Cal., and Admiral McCalla sent the marine band and a squad of marines and "bluejackets" to Join the Grand Army and naval veterans in giving the old hero an Imposing bu rial, “by all his country’s honors blest.” * * * Secretary F. A. Easton of Worcester, Mass., sends me a very handsome little booklet, the “Roster of the Cavalry Society of the Armies of the United States.” As my name appears in this roster, with the rank of "colonel,” I am glad to place it in my collection of war memorials. I no tice several errors In rank, among them Maj. Gen. J. F. Wade, U. S. A., as a brigadier general, and Brig. Gen. Carl A. Woodruff. U. S. A. (retired), as a colonel. • * • The War De partment appoints • cadets from mil itary schools of the various states to second lieutenancies in the regular army. Among those to take the usual examination are Charles Mnnly Drum mond and George Walker White, principal and alternate, from the South Carolina Military Academy (the cita del) at Charleston, and Ralph Ber nard Claggett and D. Cecil Pearson *f the Virginia Military Institute at Lex ington, Va. • • • The last Congress gave Capt. John R. Bartlett, U. 8. N., .the rank of rear admiral, but failed AVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1904. mmam TiSfcj More Wonderful! Our usual 10 per cent, discount is allowed on all prices quoted in this ad. Dress Suit Cases. Anew and complete line just received for the Holiday trade- Handsome sole leather cases, canvas and leather lined, $5 to S2O to provide for an increase in his pay. He recently died, therefore, as a rear admiral, but drawing pay as a cap tain. Such blunders in legislation, however, are common the world over. Accuracy is not a cherished virtue. "Gen. .Toe Wheeler Camp, United Spanish War Veterans,” has been or ganized in Santa Rosa, Cal., with Col. Fred S. Lafferty as commander. "Old Joe Wheeler, he's all right," is a pop ular song from the rocky hills of Maine to the golden shores of Califor nia. Just now the old soldier is being dined and wined and honored over in the Capital of Mexico. ** • A bad “out” in my last letter made me say I had known "Jefferson” long before the w ar. Intelligent readers, of course, knew that it should have been Jeffer son Davis, whom I became acquainted with in my early Journalistic career. * * * And now comes the venerable Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, published at his birth place, and calls him "Gen. Joseph A. Wheeler, U. S. A.” I can not understand why newspapers per sist in giving Longstreet and Wheeler middle names. They are, and always have been, plain James and Joseph, no A. and no H. in their names. •• • Capt. Manly B. Curry, paymaster U. S. A., (son-in-law of Senator A. O. Bacon), has sailed for Manila, his new post of duty, on the transport Logan, from San Francisco. • • * Several old naval vessels that have "outlived their usefulness" in active service, are to be given new names and assigned to oth er duties. The venerable New Hamp shire becomes the "Granite State,” the St. Louis changes to the "Keystone State,” the once noted sloop of war Dale, on which my brother served In the Mexico and California campaigns, becomes the "Oriole,” and goes to the Maryland naval militia, and the Gran ite State and the Keystone State go to the New Hampshire and Pennsylvania naval militia. The cruiser Iroquois goes to the Marine Hospital Service as the "lonie." * • The proposed new term. "American consul,” cannot be used in legal documents in place of "Consul of the United States,” which is the universally recognized title in legal matters. And so dear old Mrs. Geo. H. Gil bert has closed in sudden death her fining and honorable career on the stage. I am glad she passed away so quietly, so full of life and happi ness. Dear old woman how every body loved her, and she loved every body. Unlike so many famous ac tresses she escaped a lingering illness and poverty. When I think of the many actresses, who lingered in pover ty and sickness, dying as objects of charity. I am gratified that "Granny” Gilbert had so sudden and painless an "exit" from the stage of life, I count it a great thing that in my ear ly Journalistic career, I formed the acquaintance of Forrest, Burton, Les ter Wallack, Sol Smith, Wm. Warren, Mrs. Barrett, Julia Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, and Mr. and Mrs. Humphry Bland and other noted stage characters. Mrs. Gilbert was the Inst of that class, of her sex. but Joe Jefferson, so like her In social life, still remains. In my early days In New York, there were no great opera houses or thea ters, the Broadway being the best, and, later, Nlblo’s. Of all the old comedians 1 am sure that Burton was In Inimitable Mrs. Barrett and War ren, of the old Boston Museum, were universal favorites both on and off the stage. Forrest had his “spells,” and was not always a companionable man, yet he and John Van Uuren were devoted to euch other, being "Prince’’ John and "Ned.” I well re mernbar Forrest's first appearance at the Broadway after his divorce suit. The theater was literally packed from pit to dome, and when he respond'd to the call before the curtain, and aald "who steals my purse,” etc., the ovation wa m Indescribable. Without j doubt he waa out greatest tragedian. The poem, "Watching for Mania *‘l*ua," In !aa Tuesday’s Morning News, appears to ms to be rather • - | ttonal In Its Drat two lines. Why say. —; —Great Clothing Sale^^^ Entire remaining Winter Suit and Overcoat stock of one of the largest and best manufactur ers In America has been closed out by us and is being - to the Public of Savannah— at from 25 to 33 per cent, below their real value. Men’s Suits THAT SHOULD BE SIO.OO to $12.00 ARE MARKED $7.50 Men’s Suits THAT SHOULD BE $20.00 to $22.50 ARE MARKED $16.50 "From Florida's golden orange groves To rocky shores of Maine,” when the better and broader spirit would put it "From California's orange groves To Rocky shores of 'Maine,” thereby embracing the whole continent? From Maine to Florida, as the darky said. Is sort of "half way doings.” • • First Lieut. William H. Wilson of the Ninety-third Company of Artillery, at Fort Stevens, Oregon, Is in trouble. He Is a New Yorker and a graduate of Columbia Institute In 1896. and entered the volunteer service In May, 1898, but was soon after promoted to a second llentenancy. In 1901 he was appoint ed a second lieutenant In the artillery corps of the regular army, and In 1903 was promoted to a first lieutenancy. He Is now under arrest, awaiting court-martial proceedings for having sworn he was a single man when pro moted. His conduct has been all right as an unmarried man. but suddenly his wife and children made their ap pearance, and his arrest for false ■wearing immediately followed. In many respects it is a very peculiar case. * • • Judge Courtland Symmes of Brunswick, Ga., has recently drop ped Into patriotic poetry, the subject being "The Flag of My Country,” with the following as the closing stanzas: "Float on o’er one Southland and Northland combined. The Blue and the Gray all completely entwined: And continue thou emblem of freedom to be The Flag of the grandest United Coun try.” Sidney Herbert. GEORGE ADE’S* RAPID RISE TO FAME AND FORTUNE. Owe* HU Success, He Says, to HU Father’s Two-Horse Carriage. New York, Dec. 10.—Few of the men whose names are now on the tip of the public tongue have risen more rap idly than George Ade, the slang fable writer, who has stopped making fables, now that he has learned to pick up money so much faster writing plays and musical comedies. Mr. Ade has been living on a diet of cold water and the memory of feasts of other days for a week at one of the hotels frequented mainly by multi millionaires and those who hope to be so some time. Only a few years ago he was mighty glad to earn $lB a week reporting local news for one of the Chi cago papers. His present prosperity might never have come to him if he had been a "star" at straight reporting. As he wasn’t, and so feared he never could work his way up to the level he longed for, he tried his hand at reporting the every-day talk and doings of the peo ple he met on the streets. His man aging editor liked the matter when It Cut Down Your Gas Bill and Increase Your Light by eoulppln* your IWturaa with tha ntw lluht th>tt furnlahaa th- neuraat artificial approach to daylight, the BLOCK LIGHT Tha tnoal powerful yet moat aco nomliHl gua light avir Invantad. Cotn parad with tha ao-callrd l**t btirnara II glVfa tltnaa tha light at laaa than HALT THK ram. VAI'IONAI. I'll MIII NO 111., AgfMa, lo'raon and l|c(Mng|i tKrMU. AGENTS FOR The Best Hats. DUNLAPS $5.00 MILLERS $5.00 STETSONS $4.00 to $6.00 YOUNGS $3.00 GOTHAM $3.00 was handed in and printed It. The pub lic liked It; too, as the managing ed itor soon found out. So did the ex change editors of other papers, aa they showed by copying liberally. In less than a month after the first of the “Fables of the Street” had been printed George Ade's $lB a weekdays were gone forever. To-day his an nual Income must approach six fig ures. He has said himself that he owes his success primarily to the fact that his father was the first resident of his Indiana village to own a two-horse, two-seated covered carriage. The own ership of this carriage greatly en hanced his standing with the neigh bors. It also entailed upon him the entertainment of most notables who visited the place. No other carriage in the town was so suitable as Ade senior’s to show them around In, and naturally Ade junior generally went with them. In this way be got ac quainted with visiting lecturers, poli ticians, capitalists and what not, and from them he heard the siren song that lured him to Chicago, but not to destruction. Ade now locks only two years*bf be ing 40. He is tall, rather lank, keeps his face smooth shaven, and often car ries his hands in his pockets. When he receives a guest in his room he likes to take his coat off and roll his shirt sleeves up to a point above his elbows as he talks. He doesn’t put on lugs, and in many ways he is naive and ingenious. He is afraid of audiences, too. and he has never seen a first night performance of any of his own plays. Onoe he ventured on the stage of a theater in which one of his pieces was being performed. It was while, be tween two scenes, a "dark change” was being made. At this theater there is a row of electric lights, just in front of the stage, which so blinds the eyes of those in the audience that they can't see what is going on behind the lights, so that no curtain is rung down for the change. Taking a look at the audience at such a time is lots nicer than gazing through a peep hole, and one night Ade tried It. He had a mighty good time, too, hunting up the interested auditors in the sea of faces before him, which he could see per fectly though himself unseen. Later he said he wished It hadn’t been so good a time. Anyway, he got so thor oughly interested that he heard never a word of the whispered warnings that it was time to turn on the light. When the light went up he was standing almost in the center of the stage looking intently out upon the auditorium. There was a burst of applause, also a much discomfited dramatic author who rushed preclpit ably Into the wings. Mr. Ade has a farm near South Bend where he spends his summers. Before he was in the newspaper line he used to write ads for a certain brand of pills, likewise for an anti tobacco drug. He has thousands more friends that acquaintances, and they all hope for his speedy recovery. Duane. —Following the lead of John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan ha* had a photo of his most recent portrait In oil copyrighted so that the newspa pers throughout the country will not be able to print It. So far a* Is known Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Morgan are the only two Americans of the sterner eex who object to having their pic ture* reproduced in the papers. There are any number of society women who forbid the photographers to give pic ture* for publication and some of them have had their photos copyrighted. —"IlsBlIy, now,” said the diner to the waller, “right down In your heart don't you believe this tipping system Is til wrong - '” "Indeed, | do!” re plied the waiter, with feeling, "that fellow si the next table Is mine has mstft It to day, and I've only mads ttf cents."—Yunlter* Htatssinan. Men’s Suits THAT SHOULD BE $13.50 to $15.00 ARE MARKED SIO.OO Men’s Overcoats THAT SHOULD BE SIO.OO ARE MARKED $7.00 Men’s Suits THAT SHOULD BE $15.00 to $16.50 ARE MARKED sl2-50 Men’s Overcoats THAT SHOULD BE $15.00 and $16.50 ARE MARKED $12.50 Boys’ $4.00 and $4.50 Suits and Overcoats. Jgl BOYS’ PRACTICAL SCHOOL SUITS, made of all wool materials, in solid and fancy color ings. Selling regularly at $4.50 and $5.00, - -fnl BOYS’ SCHOOL OVERCOATS in medium and heavy weights. Solid colors and plaids. Regular price $4.50 and $5.00. Special at W BOYS’ STIFF BOSOM SHIRTS, neat pat- 1H tertas, worth 75c to $1.25, m ni Half Price. , * jxmyijujck' BAD MANAGEMENT SOMEWHERE By EDITH WILSON. "Another bill from Lester’s. What under the sun’s this for? Really, Sy bil, you must learn to be more thought ful, you know I’m not a millionaire! How is it you are always getting something new? Gracious! the dif ference in women. Only the other night I was talking to Jones on the subject of expenses In a place like this and it surprised me to hear his views on the matter. They have a regular system for everything, he says, and his wife seems to be euch an excellent manager. Why don’t you talk it over with her and see how she works things? Their house is sim ply perfection, their dinners can’t be beaten, there’s nothing lacking. They only keep three servants. We have six, and yet things never seem to run smoothly. I can’t understand It really. It’s not as It should be. There's something wrong—bad management somewhere.” The husband straightened his glasses and buried his nose In the morning paper. The wife smiled as she looked at the freshly-gathered roses on the breakfast table. • ••••• • "Hello; is that 7096A? Ask Mrs. Barker to speak, please.” "That you, Sybil? Look here. I won't be home as early as I expected. Better have din ner at eight. Good-bye, I’m busy. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention it. Brown and Savage are in town and I’ve asked them to dine with us. Ta ta." Dinner hour Is changed from half past seven to eight. ****•• "Hello, Sybil. liook here: Jones and Mercer have Just dropped In and they’re such pals of the bunch I’m having them to-night, too. And, hel lo, are yot there, Sybil? I can’t hear you. We’ve just decided to have a meeting of the directors this evening: something's turned up unexpectedly, and we think it just as well to look into it while Savage is here. We'll have to be down city again at 8:15, so have things on deck in good time. Good-bye.” "Hello—hello —hello—3sßc. Pleas>e ask Mr. Barker to come to the ’phone." "Mr. Burker's Just gone out.” "Well, call him, please. Send some one after him. This Is Mrs. Barker speaking.” "Oh; sorry, Mrs. Barker —he’s Just driven off with Mr. Savage.” "Oh! Will he be back? What time is It now? 1 was just speaking to him three minutes ago—the lines were cross ed and he couldn’t hear me—he rang off and 1 couldn’t get him back again.” "It’s Just—let me see—a quarter to six now, Mrs. Barker. They may be In for a moment or so in an hour’s time. Is there any message?” "Yes; please ask him to ring up if he comes in.” Dinner hour is changed to seven subject to change. • •*** "Hello. Mrs. Barker —Mrs. Jones speaking. I’m going to usk a very great favor of you. dear. I'm expect ing some people for luncheon to-mor row, and you know the awful rnlx-up these maids of mine manage to get In to. Would you rnlud very much re potting the programme of the other evening? Could you spare your rook for Juat this once? , . , . No, no, j my dear, I really haven’t the face to ask for Mitrlln again; that would be too much. Really, wouldn't you mind? What a dear you are to be eure, Well, I’ll do as much for you autne other lime .... glower*’' Oh. you are so sweet ’ Thank you ao much Ton al ways think of everything, glow tea as* Men's Suits THAT SHOULD BE SIB.OO to $20.00 ARE MARKED $15.00 Men’s Overcoats THAT SHOULD BE SIB.OO and $20.00 ARE MARKED $15.00 the bane of my life. If I had your gar den I really think I should be happy. I simply shiver when I think of what Mr. Jones will say when he sees that bill of Ray’s. Ray is so expensive, but I’d rather go to him; one is always sure of getting the best. He’s quite the florist in town. Of course, you’ll come to-morrow? Try to be early. I , have something to show you—a per fect dream of a gown from Paris. My poor dear husband doesn’t know of it yet. I ordered it when we were last over and Aunt Sophie brought it when she came the other day. You must see it. ... What, dear? T really can’t hear you. What’s the matter with your line? Wait; I’ll ring. There; that’s better. Dinner? Oh, yes; Har old telephoned me that he was going. That husband of mine is always so thoughtful. He’s as prompt as the bishop, you know. Take good care of him this evening. I shall not be here when he comes home to dress. I'm go ing down to the Paimß to dine with some friends. . . . Must go and don that new frock before Harold ar rives. Gracious! It’s half-past six. He’ll soon be here if he has to be at your house at eight. Really, I must run." “Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones! When did your husband telephone? Are you sure he said eight—eight?” “He’d Just rung off when I called you up. They were all at the Hunt Club then. Yes, he certainly said eight. Why, my dear?” “Oh, never mind. I must run off and see the cook. Good-bye.” • • • • • Seven o'clock—eight—eight-fifteen. No Barker—no guests. • • • • e ‘‘Mr. Barker wishes to speak to you at the telephone, madam.” . . . "Hello, Sybil. We—we’re late.” "Indeed?” "Ye—yes, Sybil. We we—went out to se—see what shape the co—course was in and we—we're late. Don’t be— bother, Sybil; we'll have and at the club.” And Mrs. Barker dined in solemn state at 9:15. Soup and entrees, claret and mushrooms, ices and almonds, all tasted alike to the woman who had been compared to Mrs. Jones. —"No, chlllun,” says Deacon Snow ball; "we Isn’t gwlne ter hab no tuk key dis Tanksglbln’ Day. Dey’s bln too high fo’ yo'r po ole daddy ter git one.” "Why, poppy,” says one of tha children, ”yo’ all has made plenty of money dis month ter buy one, no mattah how high de price.” "Dey roos’ too high, chile. Who evah heerd ob buy in’ a tukkey?”—Judge. Charlotte Russe and Ice Cream Beautiful line of fancy Baskets and Boxes for Christmas Gifts. See our display. Our five*pound boxes of Chocolates and Bon-Bons for SI.OO. See our window*. JLRKY GEORGE, 114 Broughton Street, West