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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS.
supt. Ashmore's Report to the Board
of Education.

Col. George A. Mercer, president; DR.. ].
B. Read. vice president. and Commission
ers Denmark, saussy, Stovall, Tsttnan,
Blum and Estill were present at the No
vcmber meeting Of the board of education
last night.
Superintendent Ashmore read his report
for the month. ia which he said:
a comparative statement of the total
enrolment for this year. with that of the
corresponding week of last year, shows
that there have been enrolled in the white
grammar schools of the city l3l more pu-
pills this year than last, while in the col
ored city schools the enrolment is the
same. The high school shows a decrease
OF 70 in the total enrolment for this year.
There has been loss of twenty-five In
the enrolment in the countryside, prob
ably, to insufficient accommodation for
the children or from accidental causes.
THE new first grade in the Henry Street
school has been opened, and full grade
is now in successful operation there. The
colored school at Tatemville was organized
on Nov. !, and il is now in successful OPP
Grafton. with an enrolment of twenty-sev-
en- pupils.
"All the other changes in the positions
of teachers have been made in accordance
with your directions. Every effort has
been made to reduce the number of pu-
pills on the waiting list, and during the
month / have been able 10 admit quite
number in the several schools. Others,
however are constantly applying, some of
whom must go upon the waiting list lor
a time
THE number now on the waiting list is
fifty-three, but the probabilities are that
this number will be considerably reduced
in short time.
"Mr. Train, the principal of the High
School, reports a collection of 1,515 from
the High School fees, which he has duly
turned over to the treasurer of the board.
This amount corresponds with the attend
ance, and is correct. The schools are
now all thoroughly organized, and their
work is progressing in a very satisfactory
manner. The teachers are devotlng them
selves to their duties with commendable
ZEAL and we have every reason to expect
a successful year with our school work"
The offer of the Waring estate to extend
its note of $500, due Nov. Il, for one year
was accepted by the board. This is one
of the notes for the lots on which the An
derson Street school building stands.
The treasurer was authorized to call on
the county commissioners for $4,000 on
account of the appropriation for public
education.
Mr.. SausSy stated that ne mad been re-
quested TO call attention to the fact that
the heating apparatus in the Henry
Street school building, which gave so
much trouble last year, had not been at
tended to. 1t was explained that the COM
mittee on school buildings had been en-
deavoring to have the defects in the heat
ing system remedied. The committee in
charge was requested to see that the prop
er heating of the building was provided
for before cold weather.
Superintendent Ashmore was instructed
to dispose of the stoves and other fixtures
belonging to the room in which the night
school was held.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
RECORDERS BUSY MORNING.
Lot of Offenders Disposed of In Va
rious WAYS.


The recorder had large docket before
him yesterday. Among those up for trial
We're Queen Martin and Maggie Hamil-
ton, the negro women who were instru-
mental in bringing on the trouble between
Policeman Jernigan and several negroes
in Yalnacraw Sunday. IL was evident
they had taken a prominent hand in the
disturbance, and the recorder tempered
them down with a fine of $25 each. Being
unable to pay the amount, they were com
mitted to the county jail. ns
Thomas Wilson, the sailor who was
charged with having stolen $50 from
Charles Erickson in Yamacraw was
bound to the city court The matter had
been placed in the hands of the city de-
tectives by Erickson, and they found
Wilson to be the man who did the stealing.
The robbery was not committed at AZ Rey-
nolds street, where Erickson boards, but
in the western part of the city.
The two negro lads, Will Harris and
Steve Williams, who were up for stealing
chamois skins from J. II. Shuptrine's drug
store, at Congress and Jefferson streets.
Saturday night, were tried. It>was found
that they had done the stealing, and the
recorder bound them to the city court
Sam Farrabee was fined $40 for cursing
too loudly in W. T. Belford's store on
Bull street, and also for drawing
pistol on Jim Vaughan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
ANXIOUS TO GET TO WORK.
Charitable Association May Meet
Next Week.

Charitable Association May Meet
Next Week.
1t was the intention of the recently
chosen members of the governing board of
the Charitable Association of Savannah TO
arrange with Mayor Meldrim before he
left the city for Atlanta to have meet
ing of the board called at some time in
the near future. Everything Is now in
readiness for the election of officers and
the commencement of the work.
Rev Father Kelley was seen about the
matter, and was asked if he knew when
the meeting would be called. Owing to
the fact that several members of the
board, who had intended TO see the mayor,
failed to do so, he said there was no in
formation to give out He said, however,
that he intended to write to Mayor Mel
drim to-day and ask that some arrange
ment be made with reference to a confer
eice of the board, possibly for next Mon
day Father Kelley is DESTROYS that the
work be commenced at the earliest posi-
BILE moment.
While the mayor is closely engaged at
the session of the legislature, ii is thought
that as he generally visits home Sundays,
a meeting of the board could be called for
Monday, and the delay would not be sutti-
cient to inconvenience him great deal.
AS the only officers to be elected are the
president, vice president, secretary, treas
urer and relief agent, very little time
would be consumed.
There have already been several appli-
cations to the members-elect of the gov
erning board for the position of relief
agent. None of the members, however,
have gone so far as to commit themselves
to any applicant and will not do so until
the proper time AS this will be the most
important officer 1t win have TO elect, the
board intends TO make the wlsest posi-
BILE selection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
COTTON EXCHANGE NEW OFFICERS
III. II. williams Elected President
and j. III. Hunter Vice President.

III. Il. Williams Elected President
and j. III. Hunter Vice President.
The annual election for president, vice
president and directors of the Savannah
cotton exchange took place yesterday. The
entire vote cast was Y, being about one
half the number cast at the previous cleo
ton.
There was scarcely any opposition to the
regular ticket, only few complimentary
votes being cast for various members, for
directors.
The following ticket was elected:
President-Henry T. Williams.
Vice President-John H. Hunter.
Directors-John Flannery, c. A. Shear
son, j. p. Williams, H. Weber, c. B.
Malone. J. M Barnard, Jr., w. w. Cor
don, Charles G. Bell, John Nisbet.
Inspectors of Next Election-Thomas r.
Paine, e. A. Richmond, Alex Thesmar.
The inspectors of the election were L. T.
Hubbelb Jose NJ. Esteve, and H. H. Epp-
ing, Jr.
Messrs ]. P. Williams C. B. Malone,
and Charles G. Bell were reelected. hav-
ing served as directors during the past
year.
President-elect Henry T. Williams re-
ccived the usual compliment of promotion
from the vice president to the presidency
of the exchange.
Mr.. Williams is of the cotton firm of
Duckworth & Co., and is closely identified
with the interests of Savannah's COM
merce. He has served on a number of Inn
portant committees for the exchange, ard
his executive ability has been appreciative-
ly recognized. VI
Mr. John H. Hunter, the newly elected
vice president, has been a prominent men,
Der of the exchange for a number OF
years, and is worthy of the high compli-
ment rendered him. He is the senior men,
her of the firm of Hunter Pearce and Bat
tey, who conduct an extensive cotton nav
al stores and general supply business.
The directors of~the exchange will meet
next Thursday, when the standing com
mittees for the year will be appointed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
Got on Light.

Henry D. Cooley of Collins reported to
the police yesterday that he had been
robbed. Upon close examination by Chief
McDermott, the man said he had gone to
a place with $50 in his possession. He
claimed to have been touched for about
Sz. After his story was finished the chief
advised the fellow to be satisfied with NOT
having lost all. He was told that he was
the luckiest fellow who had ever vet COM
planned at the police barracks, because he
had lost such a small amount on his
rounds ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
Y. NJ. C. AS ANNIVERSARY.
Rev. w. e. Evans, ID. D., of Columbia,
$. C., to Deliver the Address.

Rev. w. e. Evans, ID. D., of Columbia,
:. C., to Deliver the Address.
The anniversary exercises of the Young
Mems Christian Association. to be held
in the Wesley Monumental Methodist
church tonight promise to be interesting
The following programme has been ar
ranged:
Hymn, Praise Him, Praise Him." con-
gregation.
Prayer Rev. ]. Y. Fair D. D.
Selection, Father, in Heaven" Dow,
male choir
Scripture reading, Rev. A. NJ. williams.
Presidents report, Mr.. C. NJ. Gilbert.
Hymn, There's a Royal Banner" con-
gregation.
Selection, God Is Love-" Mendelssohn.
male choir.
Address, christianity and Culture"
Rev. w. E. Evans, D. D.
Prayer, Rev. j. D. Jordan.
Selection, 10! the Day of Rest Declin-
eth." Abt, male choir.
Hymn, "Hallelujah for the Cross" con-
gregation.
Benediction, Rev. w. c. Schaeffer, D. D.
male chorus of twenty-five voices is
not often heard in Savannah, and many
will go to hear the music. The choir is
under the direction of Prof. Spencer M.
White.
The address of Rev. William Edwin Ev-
ans, D. d., of Columbia, S. c., is antici-
pated with much pleasure. DIR. Evans has
selected for his subject christianity and
Culture. He is the rector of Trinity Epis-
copal church in Columbia Before accepting
the call to that city he filled many of the
leading pulpits in Virginia. In addition
to his work as a minister he has given
good deal of time to the platform. His
most prominent lectures are Beneath
Italian Skies Venice" and "Philoso-
ply of Fun" The Columbia Is. c. State,
speaking of one of his lectures, said:
Notwithstanding all the preparations
made to seat the audience last night, the
place was filled to overlooking with a most
cultivated audience, that listened enrapt-
ured for one hour and a half, while DIR.
Evans delivered one of the finest lectures
heard in Columbia"
The exercises will begin at $50 o'clock.
and an invitation is extended the public,
especially the business men of the city.
to be present. The report of the work of
the association will be brief.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
Planting Trees.

This is the season for planting shade.
fruit and other trees, and there is A great
deal of that kind of work which can he
done to the advantage if 1t is done well
but 1t is not every one who can plan a
tree. Skill, judgement and experience is
required to plant a tree so that il will
grow, and it will save money to secure
the services of those who have these
qualifications. Messrs. G. Bevin and I
M. Futch, who are well known as tree
planters, offer their services in their line
They can be found at 5SS Bryan street,
west,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
WILL CAUCUS JUST THE SAME.
Action of Council VIII Not Affect
the County Commissioners.

the County Commissioners.
The action of the city council in doing
away with the usual caucus before meet
ing will in no wise affect the actions OF
the county commissioners in this respect.
Chairman Dale is reported as having
said the commissioners would continue to
caucus just the same and, further than
that, that they win probably discuss in
caucus hereafter the regular docket petit
tions and bills. so that in the regular
meeting nothing will be necessary but a
motion and its adoption, one way or an
other.
Chairman Dale believes that the caucus
facilitates business, besides keeping pri-
vate certain discussions which should not
necessarily reach the public.
Commissioner Kehoe as is well known
differs with the chairman in this, and has
protested that the caucus is not the prop
er thing. IT appears however, that with
the commissioners the caucus will be
made a permanent institution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
Held for AasnuIf

julie Armand, colored, was arrested YES.
terday by Detective Scully on complaint
at the police barracks made by j. C. Ses-
ser. The latter stated that Armand had
assaulted him in a house on West Broad
street. He also said Armand was running
a gambling house at that place. The Of
hcer arrested the man and took him 10
the police barracks. He was held for a
hearing before the recorder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
MAY COME TO SAVANNAH.
Members of the Old Guard of New
York Talking of "A Southern Trip.

Members of the Old Guard of New
York Talking of IA Southern Trip.
Mr. Theodore II. Cholcener, member
of the famous Old Guard of New York,
who has been in the city several days on
business, says 1t is very probable that a
large number of the members Of that bat
talon will visit Savannah next April, at
the time when the military give their
spring shoot on the Avondale range. This
organization is composed OF retired off,
GERS in all branches of the service. and is
commanded by Mai. S. Ellis Briggs. 1t
Is one of New York's most famous and
popular military organizations and its
members are all men of prominent stand
ing. Mr.. Choicener, while here, has been
looking into the matter Of rates via the
ocean Steamship Line. Many members Of
the organization have expressed a desire
70 VISIT the south, and 1t may be that they
will take advantage Of this occasion ana
come to Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
Dcntb of Mrs. Dora Frederick

Mrs. Dora Frederick died yesterday af-
ternoon after a lingering illness from
dropsy. She had been confined to her bed
for the past six months and death came
as a relief to her sufferings. She was 81
years old and had long been a resident of
Savannah. She leaves three daughters and
one son to mourn her loss. Her funeral
will take place from her residence, No. b44
Margaret street, at II O'clock this MORN
fpo
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09

The friends of MIR. and Mrs. Arthur
A. LINER will sympathze with them in
the loss of their little daughter, Irene May
who died at their home, No. HOS Lincoln
street, last night The little one had been
Ill for the past two weeks. Her Illness
terminated fatally with catarrh of the
stomach.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
MRS. LAMTON's WILL.
Filed and Probated In the Court of
Ordinary Yesterday.

The will of Mrs Sarah A. Lawton was
filed and probated in common form in the
court of ordinary yesterday. Col. A. r.
Lawton qualified as executor There is
a codicil to the will which provides that
$S5 Goo, or as much of that amount as is
needed, shall be set apart for memorial
which will be known as 1.-THE Lawton
Memorial" The will provides simply the
manner in which the estate shall be di-
vlded among the members of Mrs Law
toms family.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
WARRANT ron THE WRONG MAN.
A Stranger Had An Innocent Party
Arrested.

G. II. Cross, farmer, appeared before
Justice Bevans yesterday and claimed to
have lost S95 by entrusting 1t to B. weitz,
engaged in the clothing business. near the
Central railroad station.
A bail in trover was taken out against
Weitz, but the facts revealed that Cross.
who was drinking, had already received
the money and had lost 1t elsewhere.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
Gala Week, JacksonyilIe III.

Account above occasion the Plant sys-
tenn will sell round trip tickets from sa-
vannah to Jacksonville at one fare. s515
Tickets to be sold on Nov. g. 9. 10, and II
with final limit Nov. 10. Fireman and mill,
tary parade, bicycle races daily. Various
.ather. amusements,-ad,4 IL iJeaies
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
Assaulted a school Girl.

Henry Holmes colored, aged IS years
was arrested yesterday for assaulting Eff
fie Johnson. while she was on her way
home from school. The girl claims Holmes
struck her several times with his fist
de was arrested by Policeman Woods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09

Policeman McQuade. the crack bicyclist
of the police force, is anxious to race Mr..
Joe Grimes, the 529-pound rider, now in
the city, stopping at the Pulaski house.
'The policeman is about 90 years of age.
but still rides a wheel quite speedily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09

Nervous people find relief by enriching
their blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
which is the one true blood purifier and
nerve tonic.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
FOR SALE.
Interest in Established Business in
Atlanta

Active business man with $1,000 to 81. 800
can buy interest, with salary, in estab-
lshed printing and publishing business
Large capacity. Excellent opening for good
man. Address Box $50, Atlanta, Ga.-ad
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-23

Stirred by the sight of thousands of
aigrette plumes and dead birds shown
by the milliners for fall and winter
bonnet decorations, the Illinois Au-
dubon Society is to call mass meet
ing of women to protest against the
wearing of the feather ornaments.
Every one of the big millinery open
ings has been attended by member
Of the organization, and the magnitude
of the trade in birds and the revival
of the feather fashion have been noted.
The constitution provides for a fall
meeting of the members, but it is in
tended, in view of the manifest in
crease in the number of birds slain
for fashions sake, to hold an open
meeting and to get speakers of note to
appeal to Chicago women to leave
every bonnet which bears any feather
save an ostrich plume or cockerel's
tail on the shelves of the shops where
they are shown.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-23

s'In France, Spain, Italy, Austria
and the South American States having
pure food laws the sale of salcylic
acid has been forbidden. And in
Pennsylvania it's use in food has been
prohibited by Mr.. Wells, the Dairy
and Food Commissioner. This acid, {"
according to the Agricultural Epito.
mist, climbers fermentation and is
contained in many of the food preserv-
atiyes sold as being entirely harmless,
although its action is directly opposed
to the process of digestion. For this
reason its use is being quite generally
con iemned. Sound fruits, carefully
prepared and properly heated and
sealed, are o. X. without resorting to
the use of preserving compounds"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-23

This should not begin too soon in
any year, and particularly not this
year, on account of the lateness of the
crop in many sections. We have seen
large cribs badly damaged in the
centre as result of cribbing too soon,
although by scattering the corn as
much as possible and piling it up at
the ends of the cribs first, it may be
safely bulked somewhat sooner than
where it has to be thrown in single
pile. On the other hand the husking
should not be allowed to drag into the
slushy, stormy weather of early winter.
Some farmers never push their work
until pushed into it by force of cir
cumstances, then it is always hard
ship. Corn-husking is one of the jobs
requiring considerable push in order
to have it progress in satisfactory
manner. The Epitomist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-23

The Atlanta Journal says: "The pub
Tic schools of Kansas City, Mo-, are
among the most progressive in the
country. The enterprising superin-
tendent of public education in that
city has made an innovation by intro
ducing newspaper text books. For
several years past many of the teachers
Of the advanced grades of the Wash
ington, d. c., public schools have en-
rouraged their pupils to discuss topics
Of the day which are touched on by
the newspapers, but Kansas City, we
believe, is the first city in this coun-
try to adopt newspapers as regular
text books. The experiment is the
subject of much discussion and a very
decided difference of opinion as to its
sdvisability has developed in Kansas
City. We should say that nearly
everything depends upon the sort of
newspapers that are used. There are
many newspapers in the United States,
some of them very rich and very widely
circulated, which not only should never
be introduced into school.room, but
which should be excluded from every
decent home. 1t is probable that the
leading local newspapers of Kansas
City will be used in the local schools.
These are clean and we'll conducted d
journals, but it is questionable if even
such newspapers should be used as
school text books. Certainly such use
should be restricted to the older and
most advanced pupils. The modern
newspaper is very lively thing, and
there is danger that the study OF news
papers would direct the attention of
the average public school pupil from
the regular lines of scholastic educa.
tion. The Kansas City experiment
will be watched with interest, and we
may expect from the able school SUPER
intendent of that city a full and fair
account of the results of his innova-
tion as soon as he is able to form o
definite opinion thereon"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-23

To get the best prices for turnips
the grower must calculate to sell Il
large part of his crop from house to
house. 1t is vegetable that almost
every householder will buy one or
two bushels of and not like the potato,
which must be secured in sufficient
quantities to supply the table twice a
day through the winter 1t is best
always to grow both the white for
early use and either late yellow
turnip or rutabaga for use in spring.
If brought to their houses the turnips
can always be sold at about the prices
charged by the grocers per bushel.
If the difference between the turnips
for early and late use is explained
most households will take bushel of
each. 1t makes extra work for the
farmer to peddle his turnips, but the
double price he gets over what the
grower would pay make it worth his
while. 1t is for the consumers
interest also to buy turnips fresh
from the field, rather than the grocery
stock that for days, or perhaps weeks,
have been exposed to the air-Boston
CultiyatOr
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-23
HOW WorrY Affects the Brain.


Modern science has brought to light
nothing more curiously interesting
than the fact that worry will kill. More
remarkable still, it has been able to
determine, from recent discoveries,
Just how worry does kill.
1t is believed by many scientists who
have followed most carefully the growth
OF the science of brain diseases, that
scores of the deaths set down to other
causes are due to worry, and that alone.
The theory is simple one-so simple
that any one can readily understand it.
Briefly put, it amounts to this: Worry
Injuries beyond repair certain cells of
the brain; and the brain being the
nutritive centre of the body, other
organs become gradually injured, and
when some disease of these organs, or
combination of them, arises, death
finally ensues.
Thus does worry kill. Insidiously,
like many another disaster, it creeps
upon the brain in the form of single,
constant, never-lost idea; and as the
dropping of water over period of
years will wear groove in stone, SO
does worry gradually, imperceptibly,