The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-24
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A CHRISTMAS NOVELTY.
Contains the Names of Celebrities of
Washington Life.

Contains the Names of Celebrities of
Washington Life.
Washington, Dec. 23-One of the hap
piest novelties in the way of Christmas re-
membranes 1 have seen this season, is a
birthday book, with selections from well
known author for every day in the year.
The owner of the book, before sending it
on it's Christmas mission, obtained the au-
tographs of a number of distinguished men
and women, including the President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Vice President Hobart,
Speaker Reed, Senator German, Richard
Croker. and others. Aside from the in
crease in value these conspicuous names
give the book, it is interesting to note the
aptness of the sentiments opposite the
birth date of some of the signers.
Mrs McKinley's birthday is June 8. AL
though she usually declines to give her au-
tograph to casual autograph friends, ain
this instance she must have been influen-
ced by the very complimentary lines oppo-
site her name, for she writes in a some
what masculine hand: Ida SaXton Nc
Kinley, 1S4S" The sentiment is from Kip
ing's "A Wayside Comedy 1t says: She
was a charming woman, every one said so
everywhere; and she charmed every one
The author of 1.-THE Undertakers'' was
not so pleasing in dealing with President
Mckinley, whose birthday falls on Jan. 20,
1913. The sentiment opposite his name is:
NAY nay not ingratitude! They do not
think for others, that is all" Many dsap-
pointed office seekers and anti-civil service
reformers decline to subscribe to this senu-
ment.
The Vice President must have hesitated
NH baf he A
Hobart, June B." opposite the following
quotation from "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
"When young lips have drunk deep of the
bitter waters of hate, suspicion and de-
spair all of the love in the world will not
wholly take away that knowledge; though
it may turn darkened eyes for awhile to
the light, and teach faith where no faith
was
Speaker Reeds good-natured face beam
ed with satisfaction as he penned in con-
densed style: Thomas B. Reed, Oct Is,
1897 opposite the following: Don't you
ever think about the gallery?'' Much too
often; but I'm always punished for 1t by
loss of power" The quotation is from the
Light That Failed" well, that's pretty
good" drawled Mr.. Reed. He admon-
ishes me to beware of playing to the gall
lery. Ha! Hal Ha!'
Chief Justice Fuller of the supreme
court of the United States is appealed to
IN prose ana poetry anu he WTOle, Mel
vile w Fuller Feb. IL, 1888" In cramp-
ed hand that trembled perceptibly oppo-
site the following lines from eat the Pits
Mouth" Men are occasionally particu-
lar, and the least particular men are al
ways the most exacting" chief Judge
is expected to be exact in expounding the
law handed down by the highest judicial
tribunal in the land. The poet who wrote
1.-THE Mares Nest says of the chief JUS
tice, who was born on Feb. IL:
HE vexed her righteous Soul until
She went up, and he went downhill"
Senator German, who is just back from
New York, where It Is said he went to
consider a proposition TO become the pres
ldent Of a newly organized security and
trust company, wrote in a Free round
hand, "a p. German, March Ii, 1885,
Then he read the lines from the Light
That Failed" and so l took all want.
ed" he said. "and l had to fight for IT,"
Now. this probably applies to the three
consecutive terms he has served in the
United States Senate, for he says he has
no intentlon of leaving Maryland to To-
cate In New York at the head Of the new