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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-11
q PRLgsrEss OF rHEosoPHY.
Annie Resant Denies She Receives
Letters From NINE. Blavatsky.

annie EeSant Denies She Receives
Letters From Mms. Blavatsky.
From the Philadelphia Press
Mira. Annie Bessnt, who has been, since
Nine. Blavatsky's departure into astral
spheres, the most prominent theosophist,
is now in this city. She is a dignifiad
woman of about so years. with bright eyes.
charming English manners, and evidently
a logical mini.
"Rumors have gone about, said she to a
reporter last evening, "that declared that
since Mime. Blavatskyis passing from us,
had received letters from her. did not
say that. do not believe /. possible that
messages can pass between two persons. one
of whom is dead, the other in the physical
body. What did say was meant to defend
NINE Blavatsky. She rad been accused
OF forging letters from her teacher in
India. | simply said that since
Nine Blavetsky's death | had
received letters from the same person and
in the same handwriting as those that she
had been accused of forging. or course,
being dead, she could not have forged my
letters, aud since, during the fifteen years
that have been before the public, no one
has ever accused me OF falsehood, / knew
that my word in defense Of Mime. Blavat-
sky would have weight"
Whether these letters were transmitted to
ner by occult means o. simply by pest, Mrs.
Besant absolutely declined TO say. Shs did.
however, say that letters might have come
to Nine Blavatsky by occult means or
the post, or telegraph, or 10 any other
natural way"
II include Eo-called occult transmission
among natural wAys," added Mrs. Bssant
by succession of lives Of self-abnegation
and hard study certaip people become 40
quainted with laws OF nature unknown to
most of the world. These laws Of nature
the initiated may use TO do things appar-
emily supernatural. But they are not
supernatural any more than Is a telegraphic
dispatch, which would seem to a savage so
miraculous
us II so inconceivable to one who sees
the wonders of te!egraphic communication
that l, for instance, might learn to control
force that should suddenly produce on the
blank card which l hold In my hand, q
picture3 The eminent chemist, Prof Cook,
lecturiag before the Society of Royal
Engineers in London, said recently that
among the dazzling prospects of the future
was the possibility. opened out by recent ex-
periments. that ether-vibrations would be
used as mechanical power in belring CON-
municationsn
Are you Nine. Bavatsky's successor as
head Of the theosophist bodyp'
mime. Blavatsky had the special office
given her in order TO mark her authority ~
answered Mrs Besant "She was special
corresponding secretary, and the title, 1t
was agreed, should end with her death.
am not taking Nine. Blavatsky's place. No
one could do that, but l am Mime. Blavat-
sky's pupil and, being in public life, am
therefore prominent Ia the theos ophist
body"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-11
PROPOSITION NOW

While 1t lasts We are making these terms
In order that the people Of Savannah may
profit by them. Soma are approaching
what We are doing and others are Delaying
the matter Of placing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-11
A REPORTER FOILEn.
A Snap Shot From Kodak Is Parried
by Mrs. Cleveland's Nurse.
from Che Netp York World.


From the NetO York World.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., Dec. S.-Residents Of
this quiet little hamlet have come TO the
conclusion that Baby Ruth Cleveland is as
secure from prying eyes In the hands of her
nurse as she would be in the care Of her &C.
complished mother. In confirmation OF this
belief this interesting story Is going the
rounds of the village:
The other day the nurse was pushing the
perambulator about the sunny corners of
the North Woods drive, near the Cleveland
cottage, when jealous reporter who had
been lying in wait several days, appeared
with his kodak charged. He was anxious
fer just such an opportunity to get a pict-
ure OF the baby. The reporter FASTENED
along the drive, carefully concealiug his
camera under his overcoat. He took a
roundabout way, and, as he faced the per-
ambulator. snapped his kodak.
Baby Ruth's nurse was, however. on the
abort and saw the reporter advancing. She
also detected the unnatural size of his coat
on one side, and was suspicious. Just as the
camera was withdrawn from its hiding
place the pretty fur coverlet was thrown
over the baby's face. The reporter was able
70 reproduce the coverlet, and it is said to
be very fair picture.
When the nurse saw the change which
overoame the reporters countenance her
face wore broad smile that is said to have
lighted up a dark place several yards square
In the picturesque North Woods drive,
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CRISP LIVED IN NAsavIIL,E.
His Father al Actor OF Renown and
the Manager CT Theater.

His Father al Actor OF RenOwn and
the Manager Of q Theater.
From the Nashville Banner.
Its not generally known that Charles F.
Crisp, the newly elected speaker of the
House OF Representatives. was at one time
q resident of Nashville. but such is the case.
1t has been so long sgo, however, that even
few of the Oldest inhabitants remember
young Crisp.
A Banner reporter was fortunate enough
TO fnd gentleman to day who had very
d stinct recollection of the boy who was
destined to occupy very prominent posi-
tion in the history Of the country. This
gentleman is Judge Jsmes T. Bell. The
Judge said be remembered him well as a
boy around the old Adelphi theeter. which
occupied the site where the Grand opera
house now stands. His father was the man
ager of the theater aud was one Of the most
prominent actors of his day. His wife was
none the less renowned as an actress, aud
the two formed strong continuation. They
were natives of England and Crisp ranked
as an actor with the elder Booth. His
favorite play was Don Cesar de Bazan.
and he won distinction by his clever inter-
probation of the character in the title role.
1.-The days of theatrical stars did not
shine SO brightly then as now :" said Judge
Bell, land If l remember Alright Manager
Crisp was stricken with blindness during
his stay in Nashville. Whatever became Of
the family l never knew. They drifted
away and were lost sight Of by me until the
son began to win fame and renown in the
halls of congress. 1 remember him as
smooth-faced lad, with no especial claim TO
distinction. He never attracted any marked
attention among the boys OF the town, and
always seemed to be rather dignifed and
reserved in his demeauor. II he ever gave
any evidence of his future abilities failed
to detect them, though, 1 suppose, he was
then too young to exhibit any signs Of the
greatness he was to achieve
Judge John G. Ferriss also remembered
young Crisp, and thought he had seen him
play children's parts at the theaser with his
father and mother. He always looked upon
him as an exceedingly bright youth, but,
like Judge Bell, he had long ceased to think
of him until the events of his boyhood had
been recalled by his prominence in the
speakership contest
Many other old citizens remember the
speaker as a boy in Nashville.
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sHOES.

ask my agents for W. J.. Douglas shoes
IL not for sale in your place fssk yonr
dealer 40 send for catalogue, secure ia
agency. and get them for you a9Qf
70 TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. IA
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SWALLOWED HIS T2BrH.
Thomas Flynn's Strangs Death While
at Supper.
From the Mtl,oaukee Sentinel.

From the MillCaukee Sentinel.
Thomas Flynn, a currier employed in
Gallun's tannery, while eating supper at
Mrs. Longs boarding house, 222 Pearson
street, corner of Cas- street, last night,
swallowed his false teeth and choked to
death. Flynn was about 60 years Of age,
and has lived IN Milwaukee for long time,
and was a bachelor. He has sister living
in Racine. Flynn was In the best OF health
a few moments before be sat down to eat
his supper.
The rest Of the boarders had not begun to
eat, and Mrs. Long was not in the room
when Mr.. Flynn began to strangle. One or
her children called her attention to the
mans strange actions. Soon afterward he
became unconscious DR.. Williams was
called. aud when he arrived found Flynn
beyond aid. BE said hisdeath was caused
either by apoplexy or strangulation. On
examination the doctor found that por-
ton of the lower set of teeth had fallen into
the throat. together with 2 piece Of meat.
aud that another portion OF the plate was
wedged on top. Members OF the household
say that Mr.. Flynn did not seem TO suffer
greatly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-11
AEDICAl.
Remove the Cause.

It is no doubt thecsrrect thing to treat the
symptoms of disease. but this is not effective
unless the cause o. the complaint is removed.
Inc sores and eruptions OF Scrofula may be
healed by mercury and potash treatment, but
unless the cause Of these symptoms is cleAnsed
from the system, they will return or attack
some OF the delicate Internal organs swift 4
sapecihc strlkss al the cause Of the trouble and
forces out the germs # disease, and the poison
through the pores OF the skin, and at the same
time builds up the general health OF the suf-
ferer. ~
We win mail valuable hook to all who will
send for It. "
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlsnta. Ga.
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MRS. CLEVELAND Ill.
Lakewood Air Has Been of Little
Benefit to the Ex-Presld ent's Wife.


From the Ne,0 York World
LAKEWOOD, N. j., Dec. st is learned
that Mrs. Cleveland has not, as was hoped,
derived real benefit from her stay here.
She is. In fact. hardly 30 we'll as when she
arrived ten days ago. A trained nurse Is
still on duty. Mrs. Cleveland takes massage
daily and lives almost exclusively on milk
and wine. When she and her distinguished
husband drive out Mrs. Cleveland is muffied
in furs, Goth leggins aud wraps, and her
husbands strong right arm at her back for
support. She looks like ghost. colorless,
hlue-lipped, hollow-eyed ana with sunken
cheeks.
Not soul is admitted to the cottage. MIR.
Cleveland sits In the window all day long,
except when he and Mrs. Cleveland are
away for their brief outings, busy at his
desk. The baby, wrapped to the chin, and
in her little carriage, is taken out each
day by her nurse. She seems very we'll,
fresh and cheerful. The stay of the little
party promises to extend for long tins to
come.
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Chief among Americans Of this age who
have distinguished themselves In tho
dramatic representation of character the
world reckons Edwin Booth, the famous
son OF famous father. The Encyclopaedia
Britannica can find no room for Booth or
Irving or Salvini, or any other great actors
Of this generation. It tells something about
Macready and Kean. but they had qualified
themselves for its pages by having died in
time. Now the AMRRIcANIzED ENoYcLo-
PEDrA not only gives every biography con-
tanned in the original, but nearly four
thousand additional What Is true OF its
treatment Of dramatic artists holds good
with regard TO men of letters, artists.
sculptors. statesmen, soldiers and all others.
American and foreign. who have filed a
place in the worlds history.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
THE HOLIDAY MARKETS.
WHAT WAS BROUGHT FROM FAR AND NEAR

THE DISPLAYS TO TEMPT THOSE WHO FEAST ON
CHRISTMAS AND NEw-YEARs DAYS.
| In this merry Christmas week, rich and poor
alike should cast gay defiance in the teeth OF
grisly. cold-blooded care and challenge old dys-
pefsia to do its worst. On Christmas Day. IL ever
| in the wear. man should eat drink and be merry :;
| and God save him, merry gentleman, let nothing
| him dismay. least of all prudence, which would
fan tell him that anything on the Christmas taoe
! is indigestbc. He il an unfortunate man whose
| appetite needs whetting this morning, but II 1t
| does. let him repair to the strongholds OF old
Christmas the markets, where he still rel9ns,
| boisterous and ruddy, merry and careless Surely,
| unless he is beyond all hope, he cannot look on
the tribute of continent without feeling in his
breast the strong determination to do great deeds
with trencher and fork.
Ever since spring Nature has been busy, toll
ing ceaselessIy and quietly on field and wood and
river TO provide New-York with royal material
10 make good Christmas cheer. She sent her sun
shine and her rains on the pastures, 10 make the
grass juicy for the herds OF fatening cattle, ana
with cunning skill she aroused in the hocks OF
sheep an appetite for tender greens and fragrant
herbs She made the forests rich with succuent
shoots that rabbit and bird might become fat
and divnely favored. For the woodcock and the
grouse she provided thick covers that they might
live and multiply in peace until their time came.
million busy hands toied through the year to
make the fields increase and the trees bear mel
low fruit. Out on the plains the halfbreed or the
solitary white hunter crept through the grass, and
with his rifle brought down antelope and deer.
and on river lake and sea, through sunshine or
storm, the fishing fleets went out TO cast their
senes. And all this that the city might revel In
the harvest
Around Washington Market, Christmas town
sprang up during the last few days The streets
leading TO it, and especially Vesey-st., were alive
with bustling crowds, end noisy with the voices
of strong g-lunged venders crying out their wares.
Side by side were stands with toys, tinware,
clothing, vegetables, 'gamo poultry, Christmas
trees and greens, fruits and q thousand and one
articles, everything which the ingenuity of the
street merchant could press into service as mer.
chandise.
Washington Market itself was. at first sight
somewhat Of disappointment so far as Christmas
decorations go. There were lacking utterly the
jolly wintry greetings and the balsamic smell Of
cedar and evergreens which 60 so far to awaken
Christmas feelings. There was not any great
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

sells, CLANS and scOll0ps some IN the natural state,
others brJnzed, silvcred or gilt, made dainty Ofn
mentS, Which would look excellent On tie family
tree.
Some Of the Christmas prices for fish. follow:
Striped bass, from 40 20 A. cents: black bass. %
cents: Goldfish alive or bv the steak. 10 cents;
eelS, dressed, Is cents alive % cents. founders,
fat but small, l. l-2 cents chicken halibut, IS
cents; southern kingiish 40 cents; pompano. 80
cents; red snapper. Is cents: kennchcc salmon,
30 10 40 cents; green smelts. i cents; tomcods,
= II cents pound. CIawiish. - a hundred;
frogs legs, 40 cents pound: oyster crabs -
prawns and scollops, 80 cents quart Green
turtle costs 20 cents a pound. Oysters by the
thousand cost 81 80 for Blue Points or Rock
aways, $50 for Saddle Rocks, or $40 Tor ShrewS-
bury culcs.
The standard prices for beef are >? cents for
prime rib roast; - cents for pOrtcrhOuSe roast:
"a cents for porterhousc, and ~ cents for sirlOn
steak Fiet beef costs 60 cents veal chops IS
cents: veal outlet, % cents caf's head or liver
oO cenIs; nam. bacon or smoked beef ii cents.
and saqsages, cents Mutton is extremely nice
and delicate this year. English saddle snd rack
CHOPS cost - cents: English chops, ~ cents rack
lamb chops, saddle lamb, or lon chops, lamb cost
90 cents.
Poultry is also fine, and the prices are reason.
are IS cents; capOns, 2s cents; good Philadelphia
chickens 90 cents: Jersey and Long Island
fowl, 20 cents In wild poultry, there is much
cents: quail have advanced little in price ard
are now 50 so a dozen Partridge are 81 25 .
pair; prairie chickens, 81 30 a pair, and rabbits
80 cents pair. Large Jack rabbits. the wild
woolly Western product with ears like mules and
the gait of the wind. cost So a pair, and Canada
mares 80 cents pair. Canvasback duck, ~
to S6 so. and redhcads. So 30 10 81 a pair.
Mallards are fine at 81 % n pair
In fruits. Havana pineapples remarkably
fragrant, cost % TO 80 cents apiece: choice
Florida oranges are % TO so cents "a dozen ch4ics
table apples 30 10 40 cents dozen and lady
apples 90 10 25 cents a quart
Both Washington and Fulton markets will close
az 10 o'clock this morning. I'm accordance with
the old cust5m.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
A TWELFTH NIGHT KING.

far frsm the Bridge, who, every year parade on
Thanksgiving Day in fantastic garbs, some OF
them dressing as women. Are not these true
mummers and the first cousins, at the least, OF
those of England and Scotland? The writer can
also we'll remember that one of the delights of his
boyhsod in q New-England city was the " Antiques
and Herrbles" that followed the military parade
on Independence Day. Have these altogether
gone and is another relic from the days Of classic
Rome thus lost? Tyrannical rulers and others
have often opposed the mummers The Fathers
Of the Church said that they were relics of pagan
ism, Protestant divines later condemned them as
disorderly Henry VIII annoyed them, and the
New York papers, ON the morning after Thanks
giving Day month ago, told of the arrest OF
half a dozen of the Original Hounds. The up
right Judge before whom they were taken
promptly discharged them and the evidence given
in their favor showed that the Original Hounds
had paraded the streets of Ncw-York on Thanks
giving Day every year since lS40. Does police
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

had q fine show of mistletoe and other winter
greens.
Another pretty display Of fruits and nuts
made by Hem * Freeman, Of Fulton Market.
A good deal Of winter decorations, in the shape
of mistetse, holly, wreaths, etc, was sold, but
the dealers say that the trade this
year has not been good. Not much
Of this material was TO be found in Fulton
Market, but Washington Market and the streets
leading to it, were filed with it. Imported
English mistletoe. with plenty OF branches and
berries, cost in bunches from fifty cents up, and
perhaps appealed more than the American TO many
OF the city's anglomaniacs, though a kiss under
either is sweet Domestic holly, Also with
good bunches Of berries on the branches, cost
from twenty-five cents for bunch up, according
TO quality. Wreathing cost from fifty cents 20 al
a dozen anchors from seventyive cents 90 81 so.
stars from 81 so to 81 80 and trianges and crosses
from seventy-ive cents 10 ~ 25. Princess
Feather roping was pretty and cost four cents Il
yard, or three cents for the same thing In ground
pine, while laurel cost five cents yard.
The evergreen and holly and mistletoe which
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

to ancient Italy, where the strolllng companies VI
comic actors used to have .neir con ana
yentional characters to represent any
these characters seem to nave uevsivPeu
through long use and many influences INTO
the flarleouin the Columbine the Clown, the
Pantaloon. the Policeman, and the rest, as they
are seen to-day. Wonderfully clever some OF
those old Italians must have been Tor IL Ii tolu
of them that though they wore masks ana spoke
no words. they could deeply move the spectators
by gestures alone. Those who have seen raulus
know how much he can express without speak
ing but what could he do with MS race coVeleu .
Pantomimes having some analogy to the present
ones were known in London as early as the year
I70O though what is generally regarded as lne
first genuine English pantomlme Yves piayeu IN
l7l7 ard was advertised as "A New Italian
Mimic Scene Cnever performed before, between q
ScaramOuch, a Harlequin, a County Farmer, MS
Wife and others" IL was entitled Harlequin
i'm London in 1928, when Harlequin Dr; austus
was PLAYED at Drury Lane, and Johr-alch, VINO
WAS him-elf a Harlequin of ren0wn, produccd
The Necromancer, or History of DIR. Faustus,
at the theatre in Lincons Inn Fields Since then
the Christmas pant0mime has grown and nourlshed.
Harlequin was the central figure TILL joseph
tirimaid came and he wonderful clown
tlat tbat character became the most important
one and 10 has remained 80. Inc pahtohilnsi
has had it's enemies. COley Cibber opposed
H. and many since his day have not hesltatcu
TO express the wish that the public might choose
a more intellectual form Of entertainment: Dui
IL has held It's place Tomorrow night IL VIII
reassert itself in London. ana III Ne"-ioih
pantOmimc is played tonight. til,
Thus the good old wcild has amused ltseil
through the ages with mask and mime ana trick
and gambOl. Long may IL do so stul, aua as
the Gbristmases gone nave been glad and merry,
80 may each that is to come be a Merry Christmas
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

alone. and the rich red and white of the beef
was set off gaudily with colored ribbons ana
fancy paper 1t is only on occasions like Christ
mas that the butchers hang so much and such
large pieces on the hooks The loss from en-
posure to the air is from five to ten pounds III
n single sheep, and they keep the carcasses IN
icehouses ordinarily, exposing only smaller parts
for sale. 1t is rarely that they show whole
sides and quarters as they do during Christmas
week.
Nuts and fruits, which are an indispensable
part of Christmas cheer, were only fairly wen
represented in the Christmas markets but they
were of choice quality, and the stands containing
them were pleasant places to visit novelty
this wear, and something found in only a few
places. we're imported English hot-house grapes.
Each grape was as large as plum, of a beautiful
velvety deep color, and the clusters were huge
things They were rich and sweet, but still were
sour grapes to most people, for they cost 81 80 a
pound.
These grapes were imported by Joseph Hahn
& Son, whose place, near Washington Market
was filed with fancy fruits of all kinds, in
cluding rich pears and fine oranges They also
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

.v.r the finest of any. Among meats, mutton 's
nart;culary excellent this year, and the butchers
q, hath Fulton and Washington Markets exer'ed
tbcmselyes to make @ fine display particuiariy
fine showing was made by Peter Hickey OF
washington Market, and William Ottman d Co.. OF
EuI,or Market. Maurer d Miller, and Austm
& Co. of Fulton Market, also had large eA-
bibits, and the wholesale dealers like n. Durnam
and II. Josephy, were well stocked 1t made
the full man hungry aud the hungry
mans mouth water, to look at those royal
sides and quarters of beef, the spring lambs
in their tender appetlzing infancy promising
morsels which would melt in the mouth, ana the
eocl,s Of Southdown sheep. In Fulton Market
was flock of about ninety Of these fine animals.
which came from Paris, Kentucky, and which Is
as fine mutton as ever came to this city. lhere
were tons and tons Of meat on these two s'ahds
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

crowding Of buyers either. and the stall keepers
were not kept busy in the last few days They ex-
pected more trade than they got. But the display
Of edibles was magnificent. From corner to cor
ner. from roof TO foor, the choicest and most
tempting provisions invited the passer-by to take
out his purse. Truly, it needed no artificial dec
oration TO enhance the holiday appearance Of the
whole market. Strings of game, partridge, quail,
pheasant. duck and wild turkey hung around oil
the stands, from high overhead among the grders
Of the roof Stands so overloaded with dainty
fruits and jolly-looking vegetables that their
plenty ran riot over the floOr were side by side
with the butchers stalls, hung with the hugest
and most carefully selected representatives Of
King Srloin roast beef, and mutton. Tender.
fragrant hams, saddles Of rich, red and white
mutton, and quarters of antelope and bear, We'd
with the stands Of poultry, with fat. motherly
geese, plump domestic duck, and full-breasted
chickens and turkeys.
The exhibits of beef and meat were, how