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12 SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER Facts of Interest to War Veterans and Others. Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla., Dec. 17.—Several readers of these letters ask me to mention the present condi tion of my dear, suffering wife. X am gratified to state that she is now able to be placed In a chair by the nurses, and sits up a little while each day. Her limb is healing satisfactorily and ehe will soon, no doubt, be able to be moved from the hospital to her sister's home in Charlotte, N. C., near the hos pital. It will be some weeks yet be fore she can be brought home. •* I am glad to see that Oapt. R. P. Hob- Bon. late of the U. S. N., in his Sa vannah lecture, indorsed my peace views—that a big navy would enable the United States of America to dic tate universal peace to the other na-. (ions. My old war friend, Sergt. Wil liam Riley Royd of Atlanta, now an anti-tvar man, writes me as follows on this line: “I am glad to welcome Mrs. Logan into the number of those who see clearly ‘the coming of the day'—as you say—‘the anticipated era of peace (that) will come from fear and not love of other nations.’ That is true, i. e., complex forces are at work to induce cessation of war. The Japanese will feel the heavy burden of debt for many years, and in good time, we or thos.‘ who follow us, will abstain from all resort to force substituting inducement and persuasion. The question is essen tially economic.” * * * Last Saturday I enjoyed a very quiet birthday, and gome of my old friends remembered me In deeds as well as words. One dear little maiden. Miss Sarah Appleyard, daughter of Col. Thomas J. Appleyard of the Lake City. (Fla.) Index, sent me a lovelv pair of knit house slippers —or rather shoes—to keep my old rheu matic feet warm. Tom was a fine printer in Columbus. Ga., over thirty years ago, and used to set my copy there. He was a jolly good fellow then, as now, and he married a dear girl Just like him, in good humor and home loving qualities, and they have raised a large family of fine boys and girls. The colonel was a boy hero In both the Confederate navy and army, from his then (1861) home in Richmond, Va., and as I am an old Union soldier Sarah knit the slippers in ‘‘Blue and Gray” colors, and her note accompa nying the gift is full qf patriotic and kindly sentiments. Tom and I "shook hands across the bloody chasm’ over thirty years ago, and our long friend ship only grows stronger as the years pass away. The widow of a very eminent major general of the Confederate army, and a distinguished public official, writes mo in regard to my explanation of my comments on Gen. Longstreet s career at New Orleans, and says: "What you say in regard to Gen. Longstreet in terests me, as my husband grieved so after the war over any failure of prin ciple in either private soldier or com missioned officer. And when Opn. Longstreet acted as he did, and the papers were bitter in their abuse of him, my husband made a trip to New Orleans to see him, hoping the gen eral would make some explanation of his conduct. But, instead, when he met him. Gen. Longstreet first alluded to the matter and defended himself for his course and his utterunoes, and so my husband returned home grieved and mortified.” And I may add that this was the feeling of thousands of Long street’s old comrades. They did not persecute him because he was a Re publican officeholder, but because his conduct in New Orleans, as they view ed it, was such that they felt compell ed to condemn it and censure him. Years after, however, in his old age, a kindlier feeling prevailed and they seemed to overlook the New Orleans affair and again fellowship him at their Confederate gatherings. The Way cross, Ga., Journal copies a news item about the oldest building in Indian Territigy. at Fort Gibson, and states that .the fort was "first lo cated and occupied since 1823.” which is an error, as it was not till April, 1824. that the fort was established. Another error is the statement that "Bettie" Taylor, daughter of the then Col. Zachary Taylor, U. S. A., mar ried Lieut. Jefferson Davis. I have often corrected this error and stated that it was Sarah Knox Taylor who married Lieut. Davis, and that Eliza beths better known as lovely “Bettie” Taylor, married Lieut. Col. Wm. W. S. Bliss, U. S. A., a New Yorker, a distinguished graduate of West Point, and a Mexican War hero. He died, however, in Mississippi, in 1853, and later she married Hon. Philip Dand ridge, of Virginia. * * * It is a. false claim that education is the one thing needful to prevent crime and elevate mankind. Frank Minter, a graduate of Yale, and the University of Min nesota, a prominent lawyer and law writer of Minnesota. “went to the. dogs,” and recently was Jailed at Nor folk. Va., for drunkenness. He is now a private in the U. S. Marine Corps. • * * I have often referred to the common practice of tinkering hames. The Youth’s Companion of Boston tells how Jeff Darnell became "Geoffrey De Arneille,” and how Miss Vivald’a Vic toria Lorenzina Louise Brown became Mrs. Pauline Perkins after she married Paul Perkins. And yet the parents of this name-burdened girl were plain Peter and Jane Brown. Even Gen. Taylor was ashamed of his old-fash ioned Bible name of Zachariah and cut it down to Zachary. Mrs. IHirriet Ganahl, of Augusta, gives th Chronicle a very graphic and 135 Minutes Saved to New York BY TAKING THE Mantle Coast Line Florida and West Indian Limited, Finest all year round train between the East and South, leaves Savannah daily atxifp. m. (city time), arrives New York i:sj p. m. following day. i Pullman Drawingroom Sleepers and I Dining Cars I et the highest standard of excellence. For Pullman reservations, rites, schedules, etc, apply I Ticket Office, De Soto Hotel, Both Phones 73, and j Unio n Station, Bell Phone 235, Georgia 911. interesting pen picture of “Christirtas in Augusta During the Fifties.” As I came through that city during the fifties, and spent a Christmas with my sister, then living in Eufaula, Ala., I well remembor what a long-drawn-out and joyous time that week or ten days comprised. All in all, it was a. Christmas such as could be duplicated nowhere else in all the world. Such freedom for the slaves, and so many Xmas gifts, and such a good time gen erally. Mrs. Ganahl says: ‘‘Christ nfas on a plantation lasted a week,” but my recollection is that it came nearer ten-days, all told. She well says: "Blessed be the honored and | honorable men and women who in days I that are gone gave us faith in Santa Claus.” I have no patience with the modern crank who declares that old Santa is a myth and we grossly deceive our children about him. But what would Christmas be without this patron saint of the fireside? I join with Mrs. G. in "thanks that Santa CTaus still lives, and for the memories of planta tion days,” when the darkeys sang: “Christmas comes but once a year. If I gets drunk I don’t keor; Ho, git along, Jinnie long Josey, Git along Joe." I do not understand fully the Dick military law. but under it I doubt if Gen. Miles can be the Adjutant Gen eral of Massachusetts. That is a state office and cannot be filled by a non resident. Gen. Miles could be detail ed as a military adviser or assistant to the adjutant general, yet I fear that his high rank and higher pay are an obstacle. Retired brigadier gen erals are now detailed to such serv ice, but not major generals and lieu tenant generals. Politics and Presi dent Roosevelt’s personal feelings will not enter into the question of this proposed detail, I think, but rather the more serious one of expense, which does not fall upon the state of Massachusetts, but upon the general government at Washington. Gen. Miles is a native of Massachusetts, and can, if he likes, as a retired of ficer, assist Gov. Douglass by his ad vice in military matters without an official detail. My humble view of the matter is that the Governor is making a mistake in not selecting a thoroughly educated officer, a West Pointer, if possible, to improve the military of Massachusetts. There is danger that he may overdo the thing and discover that it is best for the shoemaker to stick to his last. Gen. Miles is as egotistical as was old Gen. Scott, and is not a safe official to be given unlimited authority in mili tary matters. The 'Constitution publishes a picture of the once famous "Calico House,” in Atlanta, to be torn down for the new Wesley Memorial Hospital. Marcus (not Mark) A. Bell, was the owner, and Maj. Gen. Henry J. Slocum, U. S. A., used it as headquarters, while Sherman’s army was in Atlanta. It was not the "house of Judge Ly ons,” but the house of Judge R. F. Lyon, later of Macon, Ga., that was Gen. Sherman’s headquarters, and is now the Atlanta Girls’ High School building, opposite the Capitol, on Washington street. Gen. George H. Thomas, U. S. A., had his headquar ters in the "Leyden House” on Peach tree street, now the headquarters of Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, U. S. A., the commander of the Department of the Gulf. , The death of the venerable widow of Lieut. Gen. D. H. Hill, C. S. A., at Raleigh, N. C„ on Monday last, re calls the fact that Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. ("Stonewall”) Jackson, C. S. A., and Gen. Hill were Presbyterians of the strictest kind. Jackson first married a daughter of Rev. Dr. George Junkin of Washington College, but his second wife was a daughter of Rev. Dr. Mor rison of Davidson College, both emi nent Presbyterian divines. Gen. Hill also married a daughter of Rev. Dr. Morrison, whose sister, Mrs. (Gen.) Jackson, survives her and is living in Charlotte. N. C. * * * Senator Blackburn of Kentucky was off the track in opposing Brig. Gen. A. L. Mills’ confirmation, on the ground that he “had not performed service war ranting his promotion.” It is true that Capt. Mills was "jumped” over the heads of senior officers, but that has been done ever since Gen. George Washington’s day. As to his merits, Gen. Mills fully deserved his promo tion and confirmation. He was severe ly wounded at Santiago and won a “medal of honor” for his heroic con duct. He went to West Point as a lieutenant of cavalry, the only offi cer of that rank ever made superin tendent of the Military Academy. His career there was never surpassed by any predecessor and to-day he is at the head of the largest and best mili tary school in the world. With its big increase of cadets and magnificent new buildings, the superintendent should be a brigadier general, and Gen. Mills has fully proven that he is the right man In the right place. I notice that Col. Obear, the inspec tor general of Georgia troops, says: "The last he saw of the troops was at Manassas, when they had sore feet.” But I think he has seen or- heard from some of them since who have “sore heads.” Judging from the way they "kick” their soreness has gone from their heels to their heads. We old Civil War soldiers know all about sore feet in Virginia compaigns, and can recall the experiences of many a "tenderfoot” of those days of long and weary marches. * * • The retire ment of Col. Harrington of tlhe Marine SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1904. Beginning- Monday Morning and this entire week there will be a Great Slaughter of Holiday Goods. The Goods are to go without reserve. We are going to make a clean sweep. Every Doll in the House will be closed out positively. All Doll Go Carts. All Velocipedes. All Tricycles, every Patrol Wagon. Every Sprinkling Cart and all other vehicles must go—there is something on wheels for every Boy and Girl. All Toys and Games and Playthings will go at a Sacrifice. It will be a veritable Slaughter, such as you never saw before. Read About These Holiday Goods. Toilet Cases, Combination Cases, Manicure Sets, Shaving Sets, Smokers Sets, Poker Sets, Sealing Wax Cases, Segar Jars, Military Hair Brushes, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Neck Tie Cases, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Work Boxes, Autographs, Photograph Albums, Soap Boxes, flj, n p • Musical Albums and Hand Mirrors, Fit fltlj I i/Cc The Great Dry Goods Store is ready for the Rush of the week before Christmas— the shelves are bristling with lovely Goods and Prices are marked “Tempting” Low enough to please every one. Silks, Velvets and Dress Goods in every variety and in all kinds—cheapest to the best. Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Corsets, Fans, Ribbons, Hosiery, Neckwear, Laces, Belts, Bags, Pocket Books for Every Taste. Blankets, Comforters, Table Linens are here in generous quantities and Prices alwavs right. Here are Men’s Shirts, Night Robes, Underwear, Half Hose, Neck Ties, Umbrellas, Suspenders, Initial Handkerchiefs in Silk or Linen, Silk Mufflers, Kid Gloves and Winter Gloves. Corps will promote Capt. Laurence H. Moses to be major. He is a Georgian, from Columbus, I think, -and married a Bister of Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway. * • * Con. M. Perkins, another Georgian, is already a major in the corps. * * * It is not generally known that the comman dant of the Marine Corps, who is Brig. Gen. George F. Elliott, is a native of Alabama, but all the colonels were born north of the Potomac river. * * * There are il4 cadets in the next June graduating class at West Point, but at present only about sixty vacant second lieutenancies in the army to be filled. Of course there will be some additional vacancies before June, but there seems to be a pros pect for a lot of brevet second lieu tenants about that time. * * * The William McGee arrested for an as sault in New York Is not, as claimed, the "sole white survivor” of the Custer massacre at Little Big Horn. He may have been a trooper, but he was not in that fight. The “sole survivor” of that terrible battle was “Old Comanche,” the horse of Capt. Miles W. Keogh, as I have before stated in these letters, and the government made this famous horse a pensioner upon its 'bounty. "Honor to old Comanche, The sole survivor he Of the fierce fight where Custer died With all his chivalry. Honor to Keogh’s charger! Only his flashing eye Saw the Three Hundred fighting— Saw the Three Hundred die!” S. M. Crothers, in the Atlantic Monthly, tells of his attendance upon the meetings of the recent Interna tional Peace Congress in Boston, and imagines that he there saw the secret of war. Nearly all of the speakers and listeners were middle-aged or old peo ple, so he infers that young men are the source of modern wars. Nothing could be more ridiculous than this idea. Why, take Savannah, for ex ample, how long would the old Guards’ Battalion, the Chatham Artillery, the Hussars, the First Regiment live if the old men, the exempt and honorary members and supporters were to hands off” and let the young men take care of themselves? And then the noble, patriotic old mothers of these sons, how they help to keep up these venerable organizations. I grant that young men are patriotic and heroic, but they would not be so If fathers and mothers were generally opposed to the military spirit. Why, even the Red Men and the Woodmen of the World are now following the Knights Templar and Knights of Pythias and other secret organizations into a mili tary branch. And the Catholic Knights, ns well as the students In Catholic schools, now have their mili tary organizations. Mr. Crothers ought to look elsewhere than In that peace congress to find out the reason why the military spirit prevails. He will find that middle-aged and old peo ple are behind the military spirit In all our church schools, agricultural colleges and even female colleges and Hunday-schools, not to speak of the famous boys’ battalions of the Boston, New York and Washington public schools. All this military spirit comes from the sanction, If not support, of the fsthers and mothers of the young peo ple concerned. For years past the military spirit has spread wonderfully Into our schools, our churches and our secret organisations, arid no peace movement, however strong and world wide. can check It, In Hyracuse. N. Y., they have a fine military company of young women, and In Atlanta, (la , the V. C. V. kave a uniformed com pany of young women. Out in Teaaa. as well as In acme other ctatee, female college# have girt companies Only a little while ago the young women of Troy, AJa, my homo he IM* 71 gave a public drill again#* the regular mIM- Ur) <-usspasty si the My auk m u*e prize. I would most respectfully in form Mr. Crothers that young women and girls, of tender age, don’t go into any kind of a military organization witthout the consent and support of their "middle-aged” or old parents. And this rule applies as well to boys in our public schools. Sidney Herbert. SANTA CLAUSIN THE BIG DEPARTMENT STORES. Thousands of Dollars Spent Prepar ing for Christmas. New York, Dec. 17.—The depart ment stores have surpassed themselves this year in their preparation for the Christmas season. There is hardly one of the first-class places Which has not spent thousands of dollars on tha mechanical novelties and other leading features of its window displays. And they are justified in the expenditure, for the shopping crowds are larger than ever before, and you hear in every store that they are spending more money. Toys that cost any where from SSO to SSOO are to be seen in all the best stores, and their ready sale proves that New York’s craze for luxury is being carried into the nur sery. The Japanese Prince, Sadanura Fushimi, visited one of the stores on Thursday and bought, among many other toys, a completely-equipped rail road, with several tracks, switches, signals, Pullman cars, and all. It Is said to have cost him hundreds of dollars. Employes dressed In the traditional costume of Santa Claus have long been seen in the toy departments of the stores, but an establishment in the shopping district of Eighth avenue has gone one better this year. It’s Santa Claus asks the children who visit the department what they would like him to bring them on Christmas Eve, and promises that it shall be forthcoming. Of course, it is "up to” the unfortu nate parent to buy the article named. WAYCROSS NEWS. Waycross, Ga., Dec. 17.—The Epis copal Church bazaar, after a very suc cessful run of three days, closed last nighC. The large cako which was voted to the most popular hotel lady in Waycross, was won by Mrs. C. F. Ost, of the Phoenix Hotel. Mrs. Ost received 539 votes of the 842 cast. The large doll was won by little Louise Knox, she receiving 158 votes. Rev. D. B. Sweat, formerly editor of the Waycross Journal, is spending the holidays in Waycross. Mr. Sweat recently entered the ministry under Florida jurisdiction, and has Just been transferred from Green Cove Springs to Fort Meade and Homeland, Fla. Judge J. L. Sweat announced to-day that he would ask for anew trial In the damage suits of M. C. Hodge and Evans Talley, both o$ whom were awarded damages against the Atlan tic and Birmingham Railroad in City Court this week. R. L. Jeffords, who was convicted before the United States Court In Val dosta yesterday, was under indictment In this county <*n severs! charges. Hi was out on bond here while he was using (he mails for his fraudulent schemes Alonso Robbins, the young white man, who was convicted in Ctty Court yaeterdsy far eelllng whisky without lice nee. was fined ISM, and coats by Judge Reynolds lest night. The An* has not been paid, and Robbins is in Jail. —A gold medaJ has baaa awarded te Cwniusttr Peary by the bar lets de Oeogpggbu Parts, ta rwrgnillM of um nark ta ike aartk patar #*.***• i CASES OF GRIP CURED BY Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic Office of CALDWELL COMMISSION CO. CHICAGO, ILL., Jan. 21,1890. MR. A. B. GIRARDEAU, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir—My son, a man of thirty years, was attacked with La Grippe, and believing it to be of malarial origin, took your Johnson’s Tonic as direct ed for Chills and fever. The result was he escaped the fever which follows the severe aching, and was able to be at work the second day. I was taken with the disease. Every bone in me began to ache, and my suffering was great. I was compelled to go home ' and to bed. I fully expected, to be there a week. My son told me of his experience, and urged me to take Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. I did so— took it with regularity all through the night-and was agreeably surprised to see that no Fever came. I continued until I had taken eight doses—felt weak and exhausted, but no fever, and aching disappeared. Next morning I had a good appetite for my breakfast, and felt quite well, and wjnt to my business as well as 1 ever was. Since then I have tried it with like results on two other cases. Yours truly, W. W. CALDWELL, President and Manager. The Best Thins: to Use for Fever and the Only Thins: to Use for LA GRI RR E IF YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL AND WORK ORDER YOUR LITHOGRAPH AND PRINTED ITA* TIONERY AND BLANK BOOKS FROM THE MORNING NEWS, SAVANNAH, LA. ** 4P w ■ ■ *1 A Great Slaughter Sale Ladies’ Suits in wonderful Bargains, 10.98, 7.50, 4.98 Ladies’ Suits in Velvet and Broadcloth Marked Way Down Velvet Coats and Opera Cloaks Lower than Anywhere Kersey and Tourist Coats —all new styles Slaughtered Crepe de Chine Costumes selling at about Half Price. Buy Now. You Will Save Money. Voile and Walking Skirts. A Tremendous Offering. Silk Waists, Dress Waists—any Waist ever so cheap. Rich Furs—all the newest shapes, to go at Any Price Furs for Misses and Children Marked for Quick Selling. Misses’ Coats and Tailor Made Suits at Great Reductions. Baby Long and Short Cloaks at very tempting Prices. Sweaters, Petticoats, Kimonas, to go cheap with the rest. Furniture. Carpets. Rugs. The Holiday Stock of Furniture is great—and Prices the lowest for the High Grade “Goods” offered. Tabourettes, Pedestals, Morris Chairs, Rockers, Leather Couches, Leather Rockers, Roman Chairs, Library Tables, Parlor Tables, Rattan Rockers, Gold Chairs, Side Boards, Ladies' Desks, Book Cases, Music Cabinets, Parlor Furniture in an endless assortment. Genuine Oil Paintings Very Low. Closing out all Carpets. All Rugs. All Mattings. All Linoleums must go ! And we sacrifice all Lace Curtains, Portieres, Draperies, Pictures, Ornaments at Small Prices. All Over the Store No Effort Too Great to Please You. Shoes Make Sensible Presents. Open Every Evening during this entire week . Special Bargains every Day in Holiday Goods.