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Morning Mews Bnildlnf, fearannah. Ga
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1904.
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IMtl 10 ms ADVEKIISEMENIS
Meetings—Ancient Landmark Lodge,
No. 231, F. & A. M.
Special Notices— Announcement, Ja
cob Sternberg; a Very Attractive
Residence, C. H. Dorsett; A Chance
for Speculation, C. H. Dorsett; Crew
Notice, Strachan & Cos., Consignees.
Business Notice—Christmas Sugges
tions; Desbouiilons: Rookwood Pot
tery, Theus & Cos.; Boiled Ham, Roos’
Market; Little Girls’ Bicycles, G. W.
Thomas; Ail the Good Things of the
Season, Sommers’ Cafe; For Evening
Entertainments, A. M. & C. W. West.
Special Daily Sale, No. 9—B. H.
Levy, Bro. & Cos.
Cut Glass, Silverware, Etc.—Simon
& Sternberg.
A White Vest—E. & W. Laundry.
For Presents—Edward Lovell’s Sons.
Tetterine Soap—Shuptrine.
Sachet Powders —Kotvlinski, Drug
gist.
Rushed to Death —Conida's.
Legal Notices —In the Matter of
Simon Sternberg, Bankrupt.
Lunch To-day—Jerry George Restau
rant.
Holiday Shopping is On —Leopold
Adler.
Savannah Theater—To-day Matinee
and Night, "The Smart Set;” Wednes
day Night, "The Beauty Doctor."
Whiskey—Lewis’ ’66 Rye.
Foods— Grape-Nuts.
Send Your Soiled Linen—Savannah-
Georgia Laundry.
Your Money’s Full Value —Le Panto
Cigar.
Huylers’ Candies —The Solomons Cos.
Club Cocktails—Henry Solomon &
Son.
Holiday Goods—Dr. M. Schwab’s
Son.
Bicycles for Boys and Girls—At Lat
timore's.
Parker Rye—The Delmonico Cos.
Suit Snaps—The Metropolitan Cos.
Headquarters Oranges and Apples—
W. D. Simkins & Cos.
A Solid Car of Oranges—A. Ehrlich
& Bro.
Open Every Night—Allen Bros.
Cutting Prices, Cutting Failoring—
Connor & Sullivan.
Holiday Goods—At the Bee Hive.
Medical —Swamp Root; Wine of Car
dui.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis
cellaneous.
The Weather.
The indications for Georgia for to
day are for fair weather, with fresh
northwest winds; Eastern Florida,
fair weather, with llgl\h to fresh north
west winds.
Recently the newspapers have con
tained many articles about people w'ho
are or have been living out of doors
as a part of a consumption "cure."
These articles have generally come
from some resort the climate of which
was supposed to have particular cura
tive qualities. But Dr. Deady, a spe
cialist of New York, asserts that no
location is without climatic virtue
in consumption cases, and that con
sumptives may stay out of doors any
where for twenty-four hours at a ttine,
no matter how cold the weather may
be, with benefit to themselves. Thus,
if one desires to take the out-door
treatment, it isn’t necessary to go to
Colorado or California.
The committee having In charge ar
rangements for the Inauguration of
President Roosevelt professes to be
much exercised with respect to what
course to pursue in the case of Gov.
Vardamun of Mississippi. It is the
custom, when a president Is to be in
augurated, to send an Invitation to
the Governor of each of the states.
Hut lately Oov. Vardamun haa been
saying aom* pretty hard Ihings about
President Roosevelt, and the commit
tee fearo that he might accept an In
vitation and go on to Washington for
the event; end Ms presence would be
embarrassing, liut there seems not
the slightest reason to think that Oov,
Vardamun would accept,knowing that
h* would p s disturbing element. The
should tm •vnt to him, by
ah Mwsus.
WILL THE BALTIC FLEET BE RE
CALLED?
If it be true that the Czar has de
cided to recall the Baltic fleet there
will be no great amount of surprise.
Before the Russian ships at Port Ar
thur were destroyed it was thought to
be a rather unwise thing to do to send
that fleet to the Far East, because of
its unfitness to cope with the fleet
that Japan would send against 'it.
True, it was argued that Japan would
have to guard against the escape of
the warships at Port Arthur, and that
that would so weaken her naval pow
er that she wouldn't be able to tnake
much of a showing against the Baltic
fleet, but she has repaired about all
of her ships that were Injured, and is
in a much better condition to meet
the Baltic fleet and to continue the
blockade at Port Arthur than the
Russians thought she would be when
they started their Baltic fleet on its
long journey.
But since that fleet started the Jap
anese have destroyed the Russian war
ships at Port Arthur, and the block
ading fleet is practically free for use
against the Baltic fleet. It is this
fact doubtless that has caused the Czar
to decide to recall the Baltic fleet, if
in fact, he has decided to recall it.
There isn’t much reason for doubting
that if it should proceed to its desti
nation it would meet with about the
same fate that has overtaken other
Russian naval ships that- have come
ir.to contact with the warships of
Japan. The Japanese are ever so
much better qualified to handle mod
ern warships than the Russians are.
They understand them better and are
better equipped in every way for con
ducting war on the sea. It is doubt
ful if there is any other nation that
can do more with modern warships
than the Japanese can.
The Russians are just as brave as
the Japanese are and in a battle they
would do just as good fighting, but
the officers, gunners and sailors
haven't had the thorough training the
Japanese officers, gunners and sailors
have had. The Japanese have dem
onstrated that they have let no points
escape them that would be of advan
tage to them in an engagement. If,
therefore, the Baltic fleet should pro
ceed on its journey the world wouldn’t
be surprised if it should be met some
where unexpectedly before reaching
its destination and destroyed. And if
the Black sea fleet should get out and
go to the Far East, it would probably
meet with the same fate. Both the
Black sea and the Baltic fleets, ac
cording to the accounts of them that
have appeared In the dispatches, have
defects that would make them an easy
prey for the Japanese fleet. Russia
may suceed on land, but the pros
pect that she will help her cause
much by means of her navy isn't
promising.
THE ST. PETEItSBI RG RIOT.
Does the riot which occurred in St.
Petersburg on Sunday mean that Rus
sia is on the verge of a revolution?
There isn’t much doubt that if the
opponents of the government had
arms and a leader there would be trou-J
blous times in the domains of the Czar.
It is impossible to say how wide
spread and deep-seated the feeling
against the government is, but there
is some ground for thinking that the
revolutionary sentiment is much more
generally entertained than the Rus
sian government thinks it is.
It is unfortunate for the Zemstvo
movement that an outbreak against
the government occurred at this time,
because there is lack of harmony be
tween those who were participants
in the riot and the leaders of that
movement. The rioters are not
willing to accept anything short of a
constitution and a popular assembly
composed of representatives chosen by
the people. The Zemstvoists are rath
er moderate In their demands. They
are asking for some important re
forms, with the hope of course of
getting additional concessions after
they have gained a position from
which they can speak more authorita
tively of the needs of the people.
The leaders of Sunday’s riot are not
willing to accept few reforms now and
others later on. They want their de
mands compiled with at once. They
ought to know, and probably do know
the government will not grant these
demands, and that they are not strong
enough to compel It to do so. What
folly is it, then, for these to spoil the
chances of the Zemstvos of accom
plishing anything! Their programme
is so radical that there is no probabil
ity that the government will give it a
moment’s consideration, but it might
have granted some of the reforms
asked for by the Zemstvos. Now,
however, it wouldn’t be surprising if
the government should return to the
policy that prevailed under the as
sassinated minister, Von Plehve.
But the riot demonstrated one thing
pretty cieariy, and that Is that the
war with Japan Is not popular with
the working classes. They don’t feel
they have anything to gain by it, and
it is imposing hardships upon them.
They are furnishing most of the sol
diers that are sent to the front and
their taxes are being increased. With
no hope of governmental reforms that
would open the way for Improvements
in their condition it is not strange that
they have little or no sympathy with
the war.
Many a worthy object has been rob
bed of Its effectiveness through being
made ridiculous by over-sealous
friends. Societies for the prevention
of cruelty to unlmal* have probably
suffered more from this cause than
any other order organised for human
itarian purposes. That the H. p. c,
A. is a great order, designed for a
most noble purpose, will not for a
moment be questioned In any quarter.
Nevertheless it cun be killed by
lulltle*. We refer to this Just at this
time, when there Is no complaint of
trivialities and hence there cannot
possibly be anything personal In the
reference, mei.ly by way of putting
the members of the order recently in
stituted in this city on their guard,
l A't thwn watch Jealously over the In
ter*is and rights of the dumb mm•
lutes, but st the same time avoid su<h
errors of judgment as would t a use the
luiumunity to laugh at |Mr <Holts,
SAVANNAH -MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 13. I'JUI.
HOLIDAY SHOPPING.
Of all the year this is pre-eminently
the shopping month. Everybody is, or
will shortly be, buying in anticipation
of the great holiday that marks the
festal climax of the twelve-months.
More gifts are given at Christmas
than any other time of the year, and
the spirit of happiness, and of making
others happy, is abroad in the land.
Thanksgiving has become a great
holiday, but Christmas will continue to
hold first place in the affections of the
people, for the reason that Thanksgiv
ing is regarded as a feast day merely,
while Christmas is the day on which
we dispense charity and give tokens of
affection and remembrance. The No
vember holiday appeals to the appetite
for food and amusement; the December
holiday appeals to tooth of these but
more than all to that higher, spiritual
nature which finds delight in giving
and seeing pleasure follow the gift.
However, it is not the purpose of this
article to discuss the ethics of the
Christmas spirit, but to consider the
matter on its more practical side; that
of shopping for the holiday. There
are, of course, hundreds of people who
will be necessarily obliged to put off
the holiday shopping to the last mo
ment, for financial reasons But there
are other hundreds here who are in
a position to shop early in the season
and thus “avoid the rush,” make more
satisfactory selections and get greater
pleasure out of their buying if they
will only take time by the forelock.
And too many of these people have
fallen into the habit of making their
holiday purchases in other cities. For
some reason that defies a satisfactory
explanation they imagine that a New
York, Boston or Paris label on a box
makes its contents ever so much more
desirable than if the box came under
a Savannah label. And, oddly enough,
nearly all such people draw their in
comes from Savannah. They get their
money at home, but prefer to spend it
abroad. Could anything be more illogi
cal?
Savannah stores are showing lines of
holiday goods that will compare fav
orably with similar lines offered in any
other city, in this country or abroad.
And the prices in the Savannah stores
are reasonable. In many instances
they are lower than the prices charged
in the stores of other cities, owing to
the excellent freight advantages en
joyed by this city. There is, therefore,
no good reason why any citizen of
Savannah should send to another city
for an order of holiday goods, at least
until an investigation of the home
market has been made. The Savannah
merchants are perfectly willing to
compete with merchants of other cities
for business. If they cannot furnish
what the prospective purchaser wants
or if the purchaser can show a scale of
lower prices elsewhere, then the Sa
vannah merchants are entirely willing
for the trade to go out of town. But
they think, with reason, that they
ought to be given a chance to supply
the home demand.
Let' the reader of this article who
has been in the habit of sending away
for holiday purchases resolve to be
patriotic this season and give the home
merchants a chance, and visit the
hotne stores and note what they have
to offer. If he (or she) will do this, we
are’sure that few orders will go out of
town this year.
WILL SHE ESCAPE IMMSH MEYT f
Many lawyers are of the opinion that
It will be practically Impossible to con
vict Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, the
Cleveland woman who obtained so
much money by false pretenses from
greedy bankers and capitalists, of any
offense because she didn’t get the
money on the forged Carnegie notes. If
she deliberately planned to get money
w ithout making herself liable to punish
ment, she is a much smarter woman
than the great majority of those who
live by their wits. Just how much of
the forged papers there is has not yet
been sfiated, but there seems to be no
doubt that the amount isn’t far from
$20,000,000. How much money she ob
tained isn’t definitely known, but it
is certain that tt is more than $1,000,000.
As far as yet discovered her chief cred
itors ‘are the Bank at Oberlln, the Mas
sachusetts banker named Newton and a
Pittsburg millionaire. There are a
great many creditors, however, who
loaned her sums ranging from a few
thousands to many thousands of dol
lars.
The impression prevails that it w 4 as
her hope that Mr. Carnegie would die
before exposure came, in which event
she would insist upon the genuineness
of the notes. There would have been
those, however, who could tell whether
or not the signature to the notes was
genuine. Still, it is so easy to
get testimony for and against the
genuiness of signatures that If the forg
ed signatures closely resembled the
genuine she might have succeeded In
her plans, or at least secured a compro
mise.
There seems to be no foundation to
that part of Mrs. Chadwick’s story that
she gave $2,500,000 in securities to her
husband a couple of years or so
ago. There is no evidence that
she gave him anything. The
Chadwick lawyers say that Dr.
Chadwick is now traveling in Europe,
and that ho is a poor man. There was
a suspicion at one time that he had
something to do with his wife’s money
getting operations. If he had the fact
hasn't been discovered.
While the Interest In the woman und
her case tn gradually dying out, there
is doubtless a great deal yet to be told,
and the hearing that is fixed for next
Halurday before the United Htatee Com
missioned in New York city Is being
looked forward to with keen interest.
In Hlamford, Conn., there Is a men's
social club that doubtless has the ap
proval of President Roosevelt. The
members are bachelors, who have
pledged themselves to get married, un
der the rules of th club. At stated
intervals lots are drawn, and the man
who gets the ballot marked ’’lt’’
must get married wiikin a apm iftad
lime, or pay the club u heavy forfait
that goes into a fund for defraying the
nest man • wadding skpauans.
Some of our alleged heavyweight
diplomats at foreign courts are said
to be quaking in their patent leath
ers. The report is in Washington
and has gone abroad, that President
Roosevelt has determined to elimi
nate the after-dinner speakers and
the ornaments of society from the
diplomatic service, and to have “only
the Roosevelt brand” of diplomats
after March 4 next. Just what the
"Roosevelt brand” embraces Is not
quite clear, but it is thought to mean
something like, “Perdicaris alive or
Raisuli dead.” Meanwhile it is under
stood that Ambassador Choate at Lon
don is one of those slated for retire
ment. And also meanwhile, it is not
to be lost sight of that social ameni
ties cut quite an Important figure in
modern diplomacy. Even at Washing
ton the diplomat who can give the
best dinner that is managed with the
most tact is the man who has most
influence in the official set and who
comes nearest to getting just what his
country wants.
The wisdom of putting the new
drinking fountains in the squares is
open to serious question. The squares
were designed to be, and should be
made, little beauty-spots of the city,
for flowers, trees and gras*. They
should not be marred with drinking
fountains, around the base of each of
which there wflUnevltably be a puddle
and a bare place of trampled earth.
The idea of having convenient drink
ing places scattered throughout the
city is a very good one, but sites for
the fountains should be selected with
an eye to preserving the symmetry of
the parks and squares. Why, indeed,
should not the fountains be put on
the street sidewalks, where neither
puddle-making nor trampling of grass
would be possible? They would serve
every purpose If so placed, just as well
as if they were set up In the squares.
The parks and squares have cost the
taxpayers tens of thousands of dol
lars—too much to have them needless
ly marred.
A woman lecturer before a wom
an’s club in Lebanon, Pa., the other
night made the bold assertion that
most men were wretched failures in
life, because of their grafting tenden
cies. She had especial reference to men
on school boards, but said her deduc
tions applied to other positions in life
as well as to school directorships.
“Men accept school directorships,” she
said, “merely for the purpose of
working themselves into higher posi
tions, or because they desire to get po
sitions for friends or relatives.” Ac
cording to the lecturer, all schools
ought to be put into the hands of wom
en, because they have a greater love
for and Interest in children. It doesn’t
do the men any harm to get a little
roasting like this sometimes, and it
seems to please the women lecturers.
It is believed that Mr. Carnegie will
be requested to go on the witness
stand in the Chadwick case. It will
take him a long time to tell all that
he doesn’t know about the woman, to
judge from his interviews.
PERSONAL,
—H. H. Vreeland, president of the
New York Street Railway Company,
never uses a pass on his line, but in
variably pays his fare. Should an un
lucky conductor overlook him on his
collecting tour, as conductors frequent
ly do with others in the rush hours,
he would probably bear from the pres
ident’s office the next day.
—Apropos of the plea of a young
blade that he can not live on SIB,OOO
a year, and that the trustees of the
estate of which he is the beneficiary
should be compelled to treble his al
lowance, it is interesting to recall the
fact that Mr. Ruskin, many years
before he died, gave away all his mon
ey, save a comparatively small sum,
which he invested in British consuls
that yielded him SI,BOO a year. That
was an ample Income for a single gen
tleman in Mr. Ruskin’s estimation.
BRIGHT BITS.
—Mrs. Nurox—“What book can I
get that will fit me to enter the best
society?” Mrs. Blusox—“Have you
tried the check book?”—Cleveland
Leader.
—’’ls this true about Silas gettln’
swindled in a horse trade?” "Well,
he says so.” “He’s a darn fool not
to keep It quiet, then. How does he
expect to work off the horse?” —Puck.
—Bill—“Did you ever notice how
many tall men you meet in a day?”
Jill —“No, but I’ve often noticed how
many short men one meets when he
wants a loan.”—Yonkers Statesman.
CURRENT COMMENT,
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Dem.)
says: "That bill of Representative
Bourke Cochran’S providing for the
publication of all contributions of over
SSO made toward the of pres
idential electors aod. £ congressmen,
may result in a good iDjany contribu
tions from the sarrtoJSmtiW of exactly
SSO each. But there isn’t any strong
belief that the bill will ever become
a law.”
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
(Dem.) says: “If the Republican Con
gress deprives Tennessee of one Con
gressman, that will mean the disfran
chisement of 196.000 negroes In this
state, or about two-flfths of the whole
negro population. Under the present
state laws, no negro whether educated
or illiterate is disfranchised, but of
course if Congress deprives the ne
groes of the suffrage, the state will
have to confirm the action of that
body.”
The New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat
(Dem.) says: ”A feeling of good will
and friendliness toward the President
has been growing throughout the South
recently, and it is to be regretted that
anything should occur that would tend
to change this condition or to rekindle
the hostile sentiment toward the Pres
ident, so happily expiring as a result
of his recent utterances and express
ed determination to make no distinc
tion In favor of or against any sec
tion of the country.”
The antl-Mortnon Halt Lake Tribune
aeea algna that Henator Hmoot is mov
ing to choose the successor to Henator
Htearns, hi* present colleague from
Utah, and ertea out In alarm: ‘‘Dora
he suppose that the people of the
United Htaiee will not take cogni
sance of the added Insult which It Is
now his evident purpose to fling In
their faceeT I**#* he suppoee that
his ewn seat is made mors aorur* by
hie demonstrating that his eccleslss
tU si power still holds the legislature of
Utah In a political grasp’”
r*p Snore By His Ear.
The uneducated peasants! in the
Cherson province of Russia have an
extraordinary belief that the Czar has
only one ear, says Tit-Bits.
They are confirmed in their belief
by pictures and photographs of the
Czar showing a side face view and
naturally exhibiting only one ear. They
account for the absence of the other
in the following manner:
Some time ago, they say, a deputa
tion from their province waited upon
the Czar, and in the course of the
meeting the Czar is said to have stated
that all Russian land would be divided
equally among the peasants of the va
rious districts.
To this one of the deputation boldly
said:
"As sure as you cannot see your own
ears you will not divide the land.”
The Czar’s reply to this was to cut
oft one of his (the Czar's) ears; which
he placed upon the table, remarking as
he did so:
"As surely as I now see my ear I
will divide the land.”
To this day the Cherson peasants
firmly believe that he has only one
ear, and unless the Czar visits them in
person and proves to them by optical
demonstration that he possesses the
correct number this extraordinary be
lief will not be shaken.
The Two Governors.
Ex-Gov. Hugh S. Thompson of
South Carolina, who died a few days
ago, was fond of telling an Incident
in which he figured as illustrative of
the ups and downs of politics and life,
says the New York Times.
A few years ago he was asked by
the Gridiron Club to make an address
at once of the famous banquets.
Shortly before the time for his speech
arrived the head-waiter approached
him, saying, “Governor, is there any
thing I can get you?”
“A small cigar,” answered the dis
tinguished speaker.
Proffering a box and receiving a coin
for the service, the waiter said:
“Governor, do you remember me?”
“No,” replied Mr. Thompson, looking
at the negro keenly.
“Like yourself,” said the waiter,
simply, “I am an ex-Governor of
South Carolina.”
And then Gov. Thompson recalled
Richard L. Gleaves, provisional gov
ernor of the state.
An Extraordinary Drop.
Henry Clews, the New York banker,
was recently talking about a stock
that had dropped in value, says the
Omaha Bee. “Great was its fall,” he
said. “It was pathetic. It made me
think of an incident that happened
the other day in an express office.
“To this office a burly, kind-look
ing young man came with a package
under his arm.
“ ‘I want to express this package,’
he said.
“ ‘What is the nature of the contents
of the package?’
"Tt is,’ said the simple-minded
youth, in a sad tone, ‘a bundle of let
ters from a young lady. I am return
ing them to her.’
“ ‘Their value?’ said the clerk.
“The young man swallowed.
" ‘I don’t know what their value is
now,’ he said huskily, ‘but a week ago
I thought they were worth about a
million dollars.’ ”
George Ade’s Easy Boss.
Judge Saunderson, who is practic
ing law in Everett, Washington, for
merly lived in Kentland, Ind., the
boyhood home of George Ade, the hu
morist, says Success.
“Ade was a peculiar character, In
his younger years,” says the Judge.
He made my office a sort of loafing
place during the little time he spent In
loafing. He was employed on a farm
owned by a banker. One day he walk
ed into the office and said to me:
“ ‘That man is the best I ever worked
for.’
“ ‘Why?’ I asked, for I knew that
something funny -was coming from
Ade.
“ ‘Well,’ he replied, ‘he doesn’t ask
a man to do a day’s work in ten
hours —he gives him sixteen.’ ”
A Virginian aad n Yankee Clock.
At a luncheon recently ex-Governor
Foster M. Yoorhees of New Jersey,
told this story on a distinguished Vir
ginian:
The son of the Old Dominion had
been out with the boys. As he softly
opened the hall door the melodious
voice of his better half greeted him
with this query:
“What time is it?”
“It Is early, my dear,” responded the
Virginian.
“How can you say so,” exclaimed his
spouse, "when the clock has just
struck 2?”
"All right,” said the Virginian, his
voice thundering virtuous indignation.
“All right! If you choose to take the
word of a d—d Yankee clock against
that of a Virginia gentleman you may
do so. but I have my opinion of you!"
Derantern Were Marked C. O. D.
A story of British stolidity, says the
Boston Record, is going the rounds.
A certain wealthy American in Don
don dropped Into a shop to purchase
a set of decanters.
As the purchase represented more
money than he had on his person at
the time, he gave his address at the
hotel and instructed the assistant to
mark them C. O. D. The assistant
made a note of the request, but the
purchaser was surprised to find the
goods left at the hotel without de
mand for payment. When the pareel
was unpacked, however, it developed
that each decanter had been beauti
fully engraved In twining letters, "C.
O. D.”
He Could Trace His Blood.
Like most physicians, Dr. Simon
Goodhart, the Joint author with Dr.
Boris Sidls of "Multiple Personality,”
can tell a good story, whether it is
necessary to cheer up a patient or
not, according to the Boston Record.
He tells the following conversation
between two darkies at a cake-walk:
"Missa Jackman," said the dusky
belle, "Is yo' blue-blooded? Can yo‘
trace youah blood back to Plymouth
Rook?”
"Well, no, Miss Celia. Ah can't Jus’
say dat,” replied her escort, "but Ah
was after a Plymouth Rock the othah
night, an’ Ah could trace mah blood
cleah back to dp chicken coop.”
Thought Carpenter Would He Useful.
During the Inspection of the hospital
corps of the Fourth Maryland Regi
ment recently, one of the members was
asked his occupation, says the Balti
more Hun.
**l atn a carpenter," the man replied,
"Why. what can you do for the
corps?” inquired the Inspector, "a* the
hospital corps of s regiment Is gener
ally composed of pharmacists und
medical students.”
"I can make ooflns,” was the reply
and It was eminently satisfactory.
—A California woman. Miss Mabel
Adam* Ayer of Man Francisco, has sue.
reeded In training a number of butler
flies Huger and safer are the induce
ment# and the Utile winged pets go
through quit* a few performances.
COSTLIEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
From Leslie’s Weekly.
New York has the most expensive
city government on record. According
to Mayor McClellan's first budget, it
will cost New York city $110,500,000 to
conduct its municipal affairs in 1905.
There are in the neighborhood of 4,-
000,000 inhabitants in New York city
at this moment, allowing liberally for
the gain which has beert made in
these days of Republican prosperity,
the population in 1900 being 3,437,000.
No other people in the world pay any
thing like this sum, per capita, for the
expenses of their government.
Canada’s 6,000,000 people pay $52,-
000,000 for running their government in
1904, Mexico’s 14,000,000 pay $68,000,000
for a like service, and Brazil's 18,000.-
000 disburse $80,000,000 for this object.
None of the other countries in the
Western Hemisphere come anywhere
near Mexico’s total. Belgium, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden-
Norway and Portugal occupy places of
considerable prominence on the
world’s map. AH of them have a
larger population than New York city.
All of them, on account of the neces
sities of defense, have to place them
selves under heavy tax burdens, yet
none of them pays as much for gov
ernment as do the people of the
American metropolis. In her various
tributary states and colonial posses
sions Turkey has about 40,000,000 peo
ple, and some of these have aspira
tions for liberty which lead the home
government a pretty strenuous life,
yet Abdul Hamid does not exact
quite so much tribute for the expense
of government as does Mayor George
B. McClellan’s regime.
The , Mikado reigns over 44,000,000
people who have been preparing for
•war for many years, and with a good
deal of effectiveness, as is shown by
their achievements in Manchuria in
the past nine or ten months, yet their
government cost them only $122,000,-
000 in 1903, or, at our recent rate of
increase, what New York city will
cost in 1908. Back in Jackson’s days
this country began to attract consid
erable attention from .the world at
large, but the cost of running New
York city’s government at the present
moment is three times as great as that
of managing the government of the
United States in Old Hickory's time.
At the time that Buchanan stepped
out of power in 1861 the cost of the
United States was $66,000,000, as com
pared with the $110,500,000 which New
York city’s 4,000,000 will pay in 1905.
POPE WORE AMERICAN SHOES.
From the Baltimore Sun, Dec. 9.
In the ceremonies at Rome yester
day, proclaiming the jubilee of the
Immaculate Conception and the ju
bilee of the accession of Pope Pius X,
the sandals worn by Pope Pius X were
made in America. This is a striking
tribute to American skill and trade
progressiveness.
The sandals were presented to the
Pope by the thousands or more pupils
of a Jesuit college In New Orleans,
the children of the Mary Sodality of the
Jesuit Church. They raised the money
necessary for the making of the san
dals, over $2,500,
The sandals are lined with white sa
tin and finished without in silver leaf
work raised and etched with gold em
broidery. The leaf work is studded
generously with diamonds, rubies and
sapphires. A pair of white satin forms
has also been prepared to go into the
sandals and preserve their form when
not in use. The sandals are to be worn
only upon state occasions and will
probably repose in the Vatican for
many decades. While not in use they
may be placed In the Vatican Museum
with the masterpieces of ancient art,
the Apollo Belvidere,, the Discus
Thrower and others.
The sandals were designed after the
finest models that could be secured
among the relics and heirlooms of the
old European courts.
Before being sent abroad they were
on exhibition for several weeks in New
Orleans in the Regal shoe store on
Canal street, and attracted much at
tention. The window was artistically
draped with the Pope's colors, and the
sandals reposed in a rich plush case
lined with yellow satin.
The contract for the construction of
the sandals was secured by the Regal
Shoe Company of Boston. This is the
first time in the history of the Vatican
that anything used In Its dignified
ceremonies has come from beyond the
walls of Rome.
AGE OF A COMMON CROW.
Orrville Correspondence Toronto Globe.
George McCarren, a farmer living
near this city, has just received a
much prized little aluminum plate
marked as follows: "Return to George
McCarren, Orrville, 0.,” with which an
interesting storv is connected.
George McCarren, Sr., father of the
man who received the little billet of
alumnium, was an eccentric naturalist,
and spent much time in the study of
birds and insects. During McCarren’s
youth, about twenty years ago, he says
he remembers being told toy his father,
the elder McCarren. of a dispute the
latter had had with a fellow naturalist
of Akron, 0., as to the age to be at
tained by a common crow, and finally
to settle the matter McCarren attached
an aluminum tag to a crow oaptured
in the Helds and sent the bird forth
with the plate securely fastened to its
neck by wires. The legend on the plate
requested the finder to return it to
McCarren in case anything should hap
pen to the bird.
As McCarren, Jr., remembers it, the
two men made a bet as to whether
the plate would be returned within
twenty years. If the crow were killed
or died they counted on the little bil
let being found and returned to the ad
dress on the plate. If this were not
returned they believed it would be suf
ficient evidence that the bird would be
still alive. McCarren bet that the plate
would not be returned within that
time; hence he won the bet. The crow
was shot by a farmer boy named An
gers in Holmes county last week, and
the billet returned to the son of the
bettor, the older McCarren having died
before he could realize the proceeds
and tihe satisfaction of winning his
wager. The little billet is highly priz
ed by the McCarrens as a memento of
the father’s eccentricity.
THE SIX-SHOOTER IX TEXAS.
From the Houston Post.
Texas has outgrown the six-shooter.
It has also suffered enough because
of its unrestricted use. The Post does
not assume to say Just what measures
are necessary to suppress it, but if the
law can regulate the sale of poisons
it ought to be equal to regulating the
sale of six-shooters.
The sale of poisons was made the
subject of legislation because some un
fortunate people became addicted to
the uae of drugs, while others in mo
ments of despondency purchased with
suicidal Intent. The six-shooter has
found in Texas many more victims
than all poisons combined, and unwill
ing victims at that.
Men are going to have querrela, but
this thing of whipping out a gun and
pumping lead Into somebody every
time a difficulty arises is as unneces
sary as It Is uncivilised.
—Bishop William T. Manning, of
the recently-created diocese of Harris
burg, will be one of the youngeel, if
not the youngest, of the Protestant
Episcopal bishops A* a preacher he
has an enviaMe reputation and his per
sonality la pleasing.
100 Doses
For One Dollar
Economy in medicine most be
measured by two things— cost and
effect. It cannot be measured by
either alone. It is greatest in that
medicine that does the most for
the money—that radically and per.
manently cures at the least ex
pense. That medicine is
Hood's Sarsaparilla
It purifies and enriches the blood,
cures pimples, eczema and all
eruptions, tired, languid feelings,
loss of appetite and general debility.
“I have taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla and
found It reliable and giving perfect aatlifao
tlon. It takes away that tired feeling, give*
energy and puts the blood in good condition. ’■
Miss Erriz Colon**. 1533 10th Btreet, N. W„
Washington, D. C.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to
euro snH ” "cos the promise.
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC CO.
WINTER WEEK DAY SCHEDULE.
SUBURBAN LINES.
Effective Dec. 6, 1904.
ISLE OF HOPE LINE. '
Between Isle of Hope and 40th Street.
V V ;. 4Ot^LSt - Lv. Isle of Hope.
A :“’ * L A. M. P.M.
v'JS 4 6:00 1:00
s7O 1:30 / 7:00 2:00
2; 30 8:00 8:00
y -40 ..... 9*oo
10 30 3:30 10:00 *4:*oo
11 - 30 11:00
■* <:2O 5:00
-30 „.... 7:00
.. * Via Montgomery to city.
Between Isle of Hope & Thunderbolt."
v -Hope. Lv. Thunderbolt
A. M. P. M. a. M. P. M.
*3:00 .... *1:50
J'OO 6:00 J7:22 *5:50
3:00 58:22 6:38
. ’l”* • *9:50 7:38
51 2-minute wait at Sandfly.
*Parcel car, passenger trailer.
MONTGOMERY SCHEDULE.
Between Montgomery and 40th Street.
Lv Montgomery. Lv. 40th~St.
„ p - M - a. y[. p. m.
!i :3 ° 3:30 1:30
*2:30 10:30 2:30
77:53 t3:05 >..... 3:30
9:50 t5:50 6:30
•Connects with parcel car for city.
tThrough to Thunderbolt.
518-minute wait at Sandfly going to
city.
Between Montgomery & Thundebolt.
A. M P. M. a. M. p7m.‘
6:o0 3:05 7:22 3:38
•:53 5:50 8:22 6:38
7: o 8 7:38
MILL-HAVEN SCHEDULE.
Leave Whitaker and Bay Streets.
A. M. A. M. p. p. M.
6:20 10:00 12..40 5:20
6:40 10:40 1:20 6:00
7:00 11:20 2:00 6:40
7-20 12:00 2:40 7:20
3:00 ..... 3:fo 8:00
3:40 4:00 8:40
9:20 ..... 4:40
..... ..... ...... t 9:20
..... ..... ..... tlD:00
tSaturday night only. H--0
Leave Mill-Haven.
A : M. A M. p. M. pTm;
6:40 11.00 12:20 5:40
7:00 11:40 1:00 ! 6:05
7’20 1:40 '6:40
7;4£ 2:20 7:00
2;20 3:00 7:40
loilo ::::: „. 4 . : . 2 . 8 . 9 . :00
l 2 -00
tSaturday night only.
Hermitage one-half mile from
terminus of Mill-Haven Line.
THUNDERBOLT LINE
City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton Street Junction.
Beginning at 5:30 a. m. cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunder
bolt every half hour until 11:30 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton street Junction
15 minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 5:53 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak Station for city every half
hour until 12:08 midnight.
COLLINSVILLE LINE.
Beginning at 5:50 a. m. cars leave
Waters road and Estill avenue every
30 minutes until 11:60 p. m.
Beginning at 6:15 a. m. cars leave
City Market for Waters road and
Estill avenue every 30 minutes until
12:15 midnight.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
ville and Dale avenue as follows:
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderbolt.
6:45 A. M. 7:30 A. M.
6:45 P. M. 7:30 P. M.
WEST END TINE Park.)
Car leaver west side of City Market for Lin
coin Park 6:00 a. m. and every 40 mlcutes
thereafter until 11:45 jx m
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market 6:20a. m.
and every 40 minutes thereafter until 12 o'clock
midnight
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR,
K „V* a '’e east side of Cltv Market, for Thunder
boh. Cattle Park. Sandfly. Isle of Hope and all
intermediate points—o:l6a. m„ 1:15 p. m..4:H
p. CD.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandfly, Cattle Park.
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points—6:oo
a. m., 11:00 a. m., 9:00 p. m,
Frelgbtcar leaves Montgomery at 5.50 a <O
- 2:35 p. m., connecting at Sandfly with reg
ular parcel car fot city.
Parcel car from the city carries freight to
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer oa eaoh
trip for accommodation of passengeia
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule can be had by ap
plying to L. R. NASH. Mgr.
You can buy for
live cents
A Round Box of
Crystallite Salt
and the coupons Inside
tell how to get a
beautiful ring.
H. M. ASHE,
General Agent
Smith Premier
Typewriter,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dealer wanted for Sevtnnsh.