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The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
Lection Time. In ecerEy.

IT'S lection times IN Georsy, the boys are
feeling fne.
The politicians peel their coats and get
their friends in line;
There's no time for replning,
Nor on our backs reclining.
But we make time for winning
Ana dining we oPine.
It's lection times in Georgia. our eandi-
dates ahead,
The other fellow might as well be Sleep
ing eound-or dead:
We know the population.
We own the situation.
We don't care a darnauon
For anything that's said.
ne lection times In Georgy. cigars and
beer nro free.
The men that We are working for give up
right ehecrfuliy:
They're always glad TO sec us.
From debts ana Jan they free US.
Sometimes they even fee us
More often that should be.
Oh. lection times In Georgy. could you
but last for aye.
Could every day but Sunday but be cleo
ton day.
we'd Ride in traps and motor cars.
we'd feel no more OLD Fortunes jars.
We'd own the earth and start for Mars.
Ana run things M that way.
WHAT'S the matter with tho boye?'
MS q question that is heard many times
IN Savannah when some modern Young
Tochinvar "haa come out % enc West or
the East. or the North. and carried away
arother OF the citv's fair daughters.
The operation has been so often repeated
that % has become positively distressing.
ard more and more Distressing with each
| repetition. n does not require a very
long memory FOR the average member ~
savannah society 20 be able 20 count q
dozen or more slrls who have been car
| rIcd away from tho city during tho past
/ i've or six years BY fortunate SWANS from
some other statc-indeed. there are plenty
/ Of young men here who hold such q mem
/ ory 10 fond. 81 bitter. remembrance.
ln other cities savannah men seem %
| pc ne fortunate az others. ana there -
no way OF accounting for their lack o.
success nt home save by the application
| ~ tnp Old maxim chat has reference 90
l familiarity and rs attendant danger-and
l hat would he rude Il Is a fact howcve-.
that ne who runs may read. that IN Sa-
vanrah the local masculine element OF
| society seems content 20 play The parts
/ % understules FOR the stranger knights.
/ who are destined to carry away the hcr.
/ Dimes 81 the play 70 the nccomp7 nimeni
/ ~ l.onengriu marrhes. roses. orange BIOS
I SONS. r.0e and slippers.
Now everybody knows that OF oil Gre
tied beings savannah girls are the pref
t4e-t and the daiuUest and the sweetest
ard the most altogether desirable. No
/ body but a cynic could or would deny the
Z truth OF an assertion 50 sclf-evident. ielst
T ~ al those men. who. hy the especial
glnee % fortune. are permitted to be their
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

eooa BIT OF Dooley behind the footlights
Charles Hopper has secured the rights to
II. and will play that widely known char
acter. IL anything should arise 60 pre-
vent this there ~ an Irishfnan In the
vaudeville who would make Dooley q ma
tional character what a splendid field Tor
Tom Nawn's talents Dooley would he.
This Is satd without disparagement to Mr.
Hopper. who Is a capable payer. ana Is
fortunate to get such an opportunity as
the play Will AFFORD.
Mrs. seiby. wife OF KID Mccoy. II
to 20 on the stage. II is BIT confusing
10 ngure out just what the proper prepa-
ration for that profession IS under the pre-
sent circumstances. But with an initial
impetus derived from marital association
with the pugilist and the uotorieiy thus
obtained. aud with all the newspaper talk
that preccdes divorce proceedings. II looks
"a though this lady had "a distinct advan-
tage over those who begin "a stage career
ia mature lie. and. as It were. from "a
standing start"
u was a rather unusual feature OF the
season IN New York last week that
Balfes The Bohemian Girl" was sung
for dhe FIRST time IN the Metropolitan
Opera House. Zeiic de Lussan In the
production also made her American debut
as Airline. a role which in London has
been compared 20 her singing OF Mignon
and Carmen
The Queen - Scots" which has Just
been produced Coz London r. the work OF
Dr. john Todhuntcr and Edward Rose
and Ia said 20 be constructed upon lines
entirely different from those of Schillcr's
play. Mary s treated IN accordance with
historical facts or what the authors re-
gard as historical facts. The piece Is
written Ia ycrs, and the scenes are laid
in Westminster and Fotheringay.
when "Floradora." the new English
musical comedy. IL produced IN this coun-
try AN American born girl who has never
been seen on tho stage viii play one OF
principal parts She Is Miss May Edoun.
daughter OF While Edouin and the late
j Alice Atherton who spent many years Ia
England. While Bdouin Is also coming
/ over with the piece.
Georgia Howard. a tall handsome rtrl
who s. one Of the many original Gibson
girls" has been engaged for a leading role
iu the Hurting nud Seam on production OF
T Aunt Hannah" an amusing farce pro-
/ duced laat ycur. Miss Gibson g. dcscrib-
/ ed as The embodiment OF the naughty
7 young lady with the icy stare that the
artist has made familiar for these several
+ years.
Following the example OF Augustus
/ Thomas. another dramatist Mr james a
/ Herne. has turned campaign orator. and
! between hours Is delivery speeches 81 IA
vor OF William J. Bryans candidacy.
Olga Ne,hersolo g. to start her American
season with "sappho."
Daniel Frohman has engaged Mark
/ Twain and Sydney Roscnfcld to coilabo-
rate on play for him.
Mrs I-e Mcyne produced IN New York
last week onc-act play by Israel Gang.
viii called "Thc Moment 81 Death" 7,
Was weird aud unique ami seem 90 have
puzzled both audience and critics.
! II Is announced that owing 20 the sue
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

and Santa Fe avenue. and how the sa-
loon man came 10 own her is this way:
The man had a friend who was a miner
and owned Granny, the mother Of shay
gy. Granny WAS q pack donkey aud
good one. too. before she got a touch OF
city life. She would carry her master 3
tools. bedding. provisions aud anything
that could be piled on her back. up the
long, steep mountain 20 where the owner
had a prospect" She never kicked Or
grumbled about her labor. and was per-
fectly contented with her duties and an
opportunity 10 eat pine bark and snow
20 sustain life and strength. The owner
or Granny went TO Cripple creek and OF
course the donkey went along He Vas
successful So striking n pocket and
from the proceeds lined his pockets with
good hard coin. He got his money FOR
the sole purpose. he said OF spending H.
50 the inmates OF the dance halls showed
him the way. He always took Gnanny
with him to the dance halls - he could
ride her back to his cabin after he had
consumed al the beer he could hold
one night, just for fun. some OF the
men around the dance hall poured enough
beer down "Granny's' throat to get her
about half seas over" Then she reelea
into the dance hall like drunken man
ana hrayed at the noisy piano. From that
tlme on granny was worthless as a
pack animal. When the pack was placed
on her back and she was started up the
hill Granny bucked Il on and ran as
fast NJ ene could for n dance hall The
electric lights. the plano and the beer
formed combination that Granny
could not resist. and she became "a slave
10 the liquor habit and a loose character
generally. 50 her owner decided to send
her TO Saloon Keeper Thomas for the pur-
pose OF breaking her Of her bad habits and
TO be KEEP, away from evil influences.
Granny" was tied IN a shed back OF
the saloon and It was not long until a
wee bit OF colt was born TO nor. The
odd little beast was christened shaggy -
II grew rapidly and one day IL walked
into the saloon and stuck its nose un 10
the bar. The bartender offered Shaggy
a glass OF beer and she greedlly drank
the beverage from the glass as the bar
tender held Il to her mouth That turn
ed her head and now she can safely no
termed an incorrlgible, without a protest
from broken-hearted mother. for Gran
NY seems 20 glory in the unusual action
OF her daughter.
II was noticed that Shaggy" returned
10 her mother after drinking her MI OF
beer that the kind parent licked the foam
on her daughters lips All sorts Of
pranks were played on Shaggy by the
men who gathered In the saloon. by ''.iop-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
DRUNKEN DoNKEY's DAUGHTER.
4 sad case Of what seems 60 ne In.
herited Alcoholism.

From me DonVer EVcnIng POST
Shaggy is the prettiest little donkey tina,
ever came to life IN West Denver. She r.
20 "cute" that the women never pass
planetary 10 the little animal
When the children see Shaggy they
draw their faces into all manner Of shapes
lea expression OF admiration and look as
n they would like 20 throw their arms
around shaxeys neck and hug her TIE
men an edmirc her ana many a loving
slap falls on her back from these individ-
uais who VIII not admit they are ieudcr
hearted enough 10 love . little donkey.
Shaggy Is the property OF 4. +. Thom-
ne, who conducts a saloon az Ninth street
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
AND
Plain
Figures.

ing" the beer. and she was leased and
tormented until she became like a spoil
ed child"
She was taught 70 take a small bucket
Of beer in her teeth ana carry IL out to
Granny" but she would not carry Il
until she had been given all she wanted
She was a good drawing card for the
saloon. for men bought beer just for the
purpose OF seeing the little donkey drink
it,
Shaggy became a regular "growler
rusher." and a dozen times a day she
would carry beer out 20 her mother. She
learned a few other things while she was
becoming "a drunkard. and when she heard
merrimcut in the saloon. which was an
Indication that che and her mother could
both have "a drink. she would take the
pail IN her teeth walk boldly into the
saloon. hunt out some customer that
looked easy" and rub her nose against
MIN tn a pleading way. She always got
what she wanted and was never known
10 pick a dead ouo''--that Is 20 say
one who refused 70 treat
one day Shaggy. while very drunk.
dropped the pail OF beer she was carrying
TO her mother and the beer was spilled
Granny, on seeing the accident. hrayed
loudly. ana her wall must have meant
something awful IN donkey language.
Shaggy resented tho Insult. or whatever
Il was. and started IA to chastis0 her
mother.
Granny had Witnessed too many trou-
bies In the dance halls OF Cripple Creek
10 allow herself TO be bested. Shaggy
had only fairly started on the Job sho
had undertaken when she fell unconscious
from a rlght-and-left uppercut from her
mothers heels Shaggy was perfectly
sober when she came 20 her senses and
she has not dropped the pail OF beer
since.
Every day-except Sunday. OF eourse-
Shaggy drinks all the beer she wants.
and can be seen rushing the GROWER for
her ma Mr.. Thomas says Il Is no use
IN trying 10 reform Granny. and insists
that Shaggy Inherited her taste for liquor.
Drunkord or no drunkard. however. Shay
gy has many friends IN West Denver.
but children are not allowed 10 associate
with her on account OF her habits.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Monday and Tuesday Nights ana
Tuesday MatInee-"The Christian"
This will be another week with only one
attraction. Han Calnes play The Chris
tan Will open thc Theatcr Tomorrow
night ana will also be presented Tuesdiy
afternoon and night Tor the rest Of tie
week the house viii be dark.
A feature % interest IN the performances
OF The Christian" viii be tent by the ap-
pearance Of Mrs. Loula Porter Gugel.
lady who resided IN savannah for severed
years ana who has many friends here.
AIRS. Gugeis stage name IS loula Porter
and she win play the character % Liza.
she vac with E,fne Ellsler several seasoas
ago and IS nm actress OF ability.
The week which has just closed has not
been respondent Electrically. Tho I'fi-
s0ncr OF Zenda' was tho only attraction
ard Notwithstanding the play is not a
new ore aud has been seen here several
times II was seen by large audiences.
The company was not as good as those
which have been seen here before Mr.
Vaughan Chaser. who pleased so many rs
Fritz" was Rudolph and a very goot
Rudolph ne made Miss Charlotte Titteil
played the role OF f4aFiA ana ht4 hAtAheN
o. the company was mediocre.
.Cooper & Co.'S monster Railroad Show
will exhibit three days To- savannah. com
menoing wednesday. Oct "a. Coop.r
Is said 20 h. the biggest and best 10 and 80
cent show that has exhibited here ard
gives a performance equal 90 any ~ the
largest shows on the road. The manage
nent for Cooper & CO. deserves credit for
procuring such an amount OF circus talent.
The show has been equipped for bis
city show with a 900 performance al -
and - cents
The vogue Of Hall Calne as novelist
lends unusual interest 90 the prcsentation
OF his own adaptation of The Christian.
which will be seen Monday and Tuestay
and nj a special matinee Tuesday. The
story Is we'll known both In book and
sage form. In the play a. Mr.. came
himself said he took the two principal
characters in the novel. as well as the
motive OF their relation 20 each other
ard made an independent drama or new
incidents and fresh surroundings. The
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Carter has awed audiences by whisking a
tornado before their hulginR eyes. but
'red1ys' wild flight across tho plains.
with its spectacular and thcatric side is-
sues, o. more than The realists could half
depict And morss t1o pits. However.
bearing +Tho Nominee" in mind. some
budding Hoyt might make roaring farce
ont ~ h.
a renort from the Cuy ~ Mexico T. 20
the effect that nm American stock com
pany Is 90 boz established there soon. as
the American colony has grown 20 such
proportions mat o. is thought such an enc
tcrprise can Doe made "a financial sucrcfs.
new story founded on Belascos cleri-
CAB appearance is going the rounds. The
other evening according 20 tho tale. Mr.
Beasco was standing iu Long Acre
square 900 New York waiting Tor car
when a couple rode up in an automobile
aud young man spraug out eNcitedly,
immediately lccoetiug the dramatist with
request thas he ofiiclaie al the mnr-
rlage o. himself and q fair companion
who was seated in the conveyance. Mr..
Rolasco may look like clergyman, but
Is bic ~ wax and cspylng James 4.
Herne passing up the other eide % tre
street bcrEod 20 be excused This Is
not my evening FOR marriages" be add
cd but pointing out Mr. Hcrne says
There goes brother of che cloth VINO
might perform the ceremony for YOU
Thanking BclHsco snusiVely the young
man reioined hIs companion and the auto
whizzed after the author o. sag h1r-
Dor Il isn't known whether the young
man found a plrson after his two fail
urcs.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

cess Of ATT sothcrn 10 Hamlet" no other
play viii be added to the actors rener-
toIre this winter. Hia new play by jus
IN Mccarthy viii not De produced untl
tho spring
Miss Grace Fiikins. who plays tho roie
of th., adventures Countess Won Hosen.
ln oils SINNERS production 81 prince
otto" is said 20 express the wickedresH
Of thc scheming Countess Co degree sur
pfisiuC TO those acquainted with Miss
Flkius' ability as one Of che best come
dlCrnsa
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27


A Letter and an Answer.
THE LETTER
Deer Jack
A little maid know.
And grace and beauty bide about her,
Oft tells me that she loves me So
And yet. and yet. can but doubt her.
There IS 50 much OF loveliness
In every mood. IN every feature.
can't believe that Fate will bless
My lot, with this fair. dainty creature.
And so. despite assurance sweet.
An. swccter than the summers kiss Is,
I mind me that her moods are aeet.
That many slip 'twixt cup and lip IS.
The hours pass. brief g. Loves reign.
She. with some luckicr fellow smitten.
May send this iuckless scribe and swain
Then. Jack. good friend. from out IN,
store
or lore. I pray thee prescription,
That peace and quiet will restore
To troubled hearts. as per description.
THE ANSWER
Up douhtcr. cast thy fears away.
And II must como that final slip.
Make sure that en- tho hlther day.
There he not one 'twiNt lip 9pd lip.
There comes a message from above:
Go. gather roses while ye may.
And kisses are the sweets OF love-"
Make haste. the hours slip away.
NIL - r-.s. 90 1900. ,,,tsnh.r-~
Should cheat thee OF thy hearts desire
There's magic ia anoiher's glance
To heal all burns OF loves fierce fire.
And think not that thy life IL done.
Fen " the maid unfaithful be.
There stlll are others 10 be won.
There still are fishes IN the sea.
Nay. nay. good. foolish friend. love on.
Love and be not one whit afraid.
And when the reigning love Is gone.
Seek solace with another maid.
There we're many disconsolate ones Il
the city on the morning OF last week tina
followed the smoker given by the Hoo Hoo
In honor OF the return to Savannah o
supreme Shark OF the Universe William
r. Stulwoll They had all been ne tn
smoker and had all enjoyed themselves-
then.
In the morning there was the proverbia
difference. One OF the smokers met an
other on the street. got q iirm grip on hi
lapel. drew him into a nearby doorwa
and aueried tentatively:
Say. o'd man. did YOU notice anythin
peculiar nbout that punch lost night?'
Anxious not to commit himself the on
thus Intercepted answered:
wei. ! did notice that there was some
thing a bit unusual about II. you know.
don't know exactly how 10 explain II
-"
How'd you feel this morning."
Il don't remember" was the reply. ''hu
7 know ! wished I was dead. and haven
yet succeeded In regaiuing any very stron
desire for ne. Thnt damned punch ha
knock -out drops IN H." This In a buri
Of confidence. The friend Of the "a,
speaker ciutched his hand gratefully an
sympathetlcany and they walked away e
gether in search OF consolation. The
found lt. and also about every one els
who had been az the smoker. all fcelin
the same WAY. all looking for the sam
thing. and uil swearing there we're knock
out drops tn the punch.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

From the Baltimore sun.
Four wears ago last August Mr. q y
Jenkins OF so East Twentieth street pint
ed the stone OF Crawford peach tu hi-
yard The main idea was 10 illustrate O.
his children how peaches grow. This seal
son the tree bore peaches OF very larg
size. deep meated. with small pit aud %
a delicious flavor. very juicy. freestone
The fruit does not az all resemble the
Crawford. but Is distinctive enough to be
preserved as a new and valuable variety.
AIR jenkins s. willing 90 give buds q
ofchardists who would ike 20 ada gooi
peach TO their collection.
-~-e-s-
-she-Yes! A woman'e history Is sum
med up in one word-sacrihce
n. r~4-raf xlrh,rn9 4 ffa
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
A Letter and an Answer.

away the prize. It's n local disgrace. and
It's fun time that It ceases to be merited
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

"Grnybeard Is a family medicine with
US" said a prominent business man yes
terday My wife takes e. and notice
she Ia enjoying better health than for
years The children keep well by taking
81"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Graybaard may be obtained at all drug
stores or write TO us for Il. Respess Drug
Co sole props. Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

II Is announced that owing TO the sue
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

When "Floradora." the new English
musical comedy. IL produced IN this coun-
try AN American born girl who has never
been seen on tho stage viii play one OF
principal parts. She Is Miss May Edouin.
daughter Of While Edouin and the late
Alice Anterior who spent many years Ia
England. While Edouin Is also coming
over with the piece.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

A serious suggestion has been advanced
that some budding genius should drama
tize Teddy Roosevclrs campaign tour.
owing 20 stage limitations there is little
likelihood that this will be done Joseph
Arthur monkeyed with buzz saws IN the
drama and made money, while Lincoln J.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Commenting on the opening perform
once OF "Marcelle'' by Blanche walsh and
her company az the Broadway Theater a
New York critic says the play belongs In
that tbeater because the house must have
been designed by an architect who antici-
pated It's coming. The house has thirty
four exists How mean
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Following the example OF Augustus
Thomas. another dramatist Sir. james a
Herno. has turned campaign orator and
between hours Is delivery speeches in ia
vor OF William j. Bryan's candidacy
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Mrs t. Moyne produced IN New York
last week O onc-acf play by Israel Gang.
viii called "Thc Moment 81 Death" J,
WAS weird aud unique. ami seem 90 have
puzzled both audience and critic4.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Daniel Frohman has engaged Mark
Twain and sydney Resented TO coilabo-
rate on "a play for him.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Olga Ne,hersolo g. 10 star, her American
season with "sappho."
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

a renort from the cry ~ Mexico T. 70
the effect that nm American stock COM
pany b. 20 Boz established there soon as
ne American colony has grown "a such
mat o. is thought such an enc
.crprise can Doe made financial succeFs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-11-15
A Great Boon to Humanity.

Bi0xide Of sodium seems to be one OF
the greatest hoons to humanity wlch
the century has given-that is, If The
reports as to the recent demonstrabn
Of its qualities before the French add
envy of science prove to be substn-
tlated.
1t is said that this product possesses
the property of renewing oxygen. he
DEMONSTRATING principle in air, as vii
as OF absorbing carbonic acid as tits
given Off. Two men with new D.
paratus containing bioxide of sodin
are alleged to have put on diving dres-
es from which all air was exclude,
and remained for the space Of tO
hours under these conditions. Subj
quently they remained under water FIR
half an hour under similar conditioi.
The availability of this new meas
of vitalizing air In the case Of su-
marine craft seems obvious. But b
use Is likely to be very extended, g
abling firemen to penetrate the densa
smoke without danger of suffOcatia
and miners to pursue their calling SAT
~, by depriving "fire damp" and no
ious gases Of their power to work han
and death.-Bost0n Globe.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-11-15
WHEN MOLLY LED THE MEETING

/ wuz settin' with the sinners-'way back
by the door.
In the pew that smiles welcome-meet-
in evenin's-to the poor.
l wuz jest the hardest sinner that saliva
ton. ever knOwed-
A regular OIL backslider that had lost the
gospel road.
'Twuz Wednesday night pra'r' meet
in'-when they talked from left TO
right;
An the word come that the preacher
wouldn't he with us that night.
An "Who would lead the meeting" A
woman raised her han,
An Molly, with the bright, sweet eyes,
marched up an took the stan!
My heart wuz palpitatin'!-an what
would Molly sayy
She didn't keep me waitin-fer her
bright eyes shined my way!
She give that Of time hymn 0ut-an'
they sung with sweet accord,
With Molly's voice a-eadin' 'em-"Come
Ye that Love the I.Ord!'
An lots of 'em went up fer pra'r', an
got religion true;
An Molly called acrost the pews: John.
amt you comm, tO0!"
An comet couldn't STAN it! They
hollered out, "Amen!'-
With Molly's han a-holdin' mine l got
religion then!
Atlanta Constitution.