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Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27

Nikolai Grundtvig, who held a unique
position in the literature of Denmark,
having been styled the Danish Carlyle,
entered the University of Copenhagn
at the age of Il years.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27

''The first thing that struck me when
I arrived in congress- said representa-
tive Husker, was the useless eXtravag-
ance displayed"
ITO what point do you refer?"
"This practice of sending bouquets to
senator's and representatives. 1t ought to
be stopped. Here I've got to pass up a
lot of money to florist for roses and
carnations or else hang around and look
as if nobody loved me."-Washington
Star.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27

Seaton Thompson. the animal expert.
who at present enjoys vogue as the ia
vorite feminine author ana lecturer. is
said to be a physical counterpart of Ped
erewslli. Like the pianist too. he be
gan his career with direful struggle
against poverty.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27

Sarah Siddons. the Engllsh actress
who never had an equal in the role of
Lady Macbeth, was now the rage OF
London theater-goers. John Braham,
celebrated English vocalist returning
from a triumphant tour Of Italy. also
began a successful public career of forty
years at Coyent Garden. The "Caliph
of Bagdad" was first put on Paris
stage. The Adelphi theater was built
in London. Joanna Baillie's plays on
the Passions" produced after careful
study of the nature Of dramatic poetry,
illustrating the deepest and strongest
passions of the human mind, such as
hate jealousy. fear and love, were at
/ tracing attention in the old world.
Odd Fellows lodges in England We're
| broken up by state prosecutions on the
| suspicion that their purposes Were
"seditious,'' but the society, changing
| it's name and location, continued to exist
| in a sort of moribund condition as the
| Union Order of Odd Fellows. The name
| became again I. o. o. F. in 1918, six years
after which it was introduced into the
| United States.
| The island of Perrin, which divides
| Baib- -el JMandeb, the strait which con-
| meets the Red Sea with the Indian
ocean, known as the Gate of Tears Ga
name derived, according to an Arabic
legend, from the numbers who Were
! drowned by the earthquake which sep
arated Asia and Africa), was now taken
| possession of by the British, who held
it as a military post of the Indian en-
! Oire.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27

Since July II. 1852. fortynine years
next summer. John Mahn has been edi-
tor of the Musca tine Journal. consider
ably outdoing any other Iowa newspaper
man in length of connection, with one
office. Mr.. Mahin is still hale and happy
giving promise of many years more in
the editorial harness.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27

An engagement which. although not
formally announced, is tacitly acknowl-
edged by both families, is that of Miss
Vivian Sartoris and Timothy Nichols of
New York City. Miss Sartoris is the
eldest daughter of Mrs. Nellie Grant Sar-
toris and is one of the bellies of Wash
ington. Mr.. Nichols is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gilman Nichols and is a popu-
lar young club man.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27

Senator Towne of Minnesota appeared
Washington one afternoon recently with
his neck swa thed in bandages. What is
the matter?" inquired a soicitous ac-
ouaintance. ''Boi's." was the reply. "and
they come from one of two causes-bad
blood working out or an ingrowinS eN-
cess OF senatorial dignity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

There IS q great deal Of speculation as
to AFR. Bryan's chances Of election. In
che current number Of che Forum there Is
an article by ex-Gov. Stone OF Missouri on
"The Campaign o. 1890"
In speaking Of The campaign OF 1896. SIR.
Stone says:
a change OF 22O7s votes properly dis
trlbuted. would have given SIR. Bryan the
states OF California Delaware. Indiana
kentucky. North Dakota oregon and
West virginia. which would have elected
him. 4 change OF 1s.i9l votes properly
distributed would have added Maryland TO
the Bryan column. In addition 10 the
states named. and thus given him the
election hy a majority OF . ~ the Flee
toral College.
We quote tho foregoing 20 show that at
Enough Mr. McKinley's plurality over Mr..
Bryan was more than $4,000 yet oompar-
atlvcly small number Of votes. properly
distributed. would have given the latteE-
the victory. In other words. there were
states In which the two candidates ran so
closely together that a little greater effort
On the part Of the Democrats would have
given them 60 Mr. Bryan and made him
President
In the contest this year u f. admitted
that there are number Of states that viii
be- very close. an OF them were carried
by Mr. Mckinley four years ago. They
are Kentucky. Maryland. West Virginia,
Delaware. Michigan and Indiana. Chair
man Hanna admits the FIRST four are very
doubtful II the Democrats should carry
an Of them. together with the states they
carried in 1896. Mr Bryan would be che
next President
The electoral vote. as cast in 1896 may
o. OF Interest. NJ this time, TO many read
ers. II was as follows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

'The current story that John ". Gates.
The iron trust baron. was neeced on an
ocean liner by card sharps who used
'pricked deck. reminds me Of a curious
thing that happened years ago at Mem
pills." said a veteran sportins mas. ac-
corliug 20 the Orleans Times Demo
crat 1T was in the DAYS o. vide open
gambling along the river, and the princi-
pal figure Ia the anllr was a sirappiES
Californian who was known as Col Hen
~. ana who had attracted some attention
as "A uhcnom, nally successful poker play
cr. iie made no secret OF o. ing a profess
iouai gambler. but nobody had ever de-
tociel him doing anything crooked, ana
be- enjoyed an entire 60 most Of the places
whore gentlemen played ia those days
one night Henry got into row with q
man in q club room and jumping up from
ttc table where Doe was playing poker
De- struck him in the face with his cleuch-
"a fist Tire man fen IKE a lag. and when
be was picked up everybody was surprised
o. see that one check was cat wide open
from cye 90 lip As Henry had nothing
in bis hand none could understand how
the cut had been inflicted. bat the victim
himself threw some light on the subject
'Tho sccuudrci wears q ring especially
made FOR prickiug cards he said, and j
sues that's what he wounded me with.
An Investigation cnsucd, ana. sure enough
"a very peculiar ring was found on the
middle finger n the Cauforn ans right
hand small triangular blade could be
RAISED from the side Of the setting and
projected about one-sixth OF an inch
above the surface It's purpose was 20
p.ick che backs OF cards so that IN pass
ing them under the thumb while dealing
a man would know when certain denomi-
nations We're given out The deck with
which Henry had been playing was oN-
amIucd ana found Co De marked in that
manner. Al the time be struck che straug-
or De had evidently forgotten about the
ring blade being open. OF course. he was
promptly kicked ont Of the clubs and
made Il convenient 60 disappear
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

Foiecr Mckinney in Baltimore News.
remember The day that she hung me here
on the wall by the muskets side,
And Kissed ms blade with Rrevcrent touch
For the honor of him who died,
heard her SOY that served him well,
And De trus. "a his nie 10 me
As be graspcd my hilt with his daring
hand
Ana We swung to the victory.
She came to me IN the dark alone.
As the long years nutterci by,
Ana heard her eoug and ! felt her kiss
Ana thrilled a. her tender sigh.
knew that ahe saw as in visions sweet
when the bugics blew to the charge -
And he swung me forth TO the cleaning
sun
Ana swept through the human large.
She came one day when her locks were
gray
Ana took me from the wall;
sh. wiped the rust 20 her te1rs away,
For again rang the hugic call.
She laid my hiit 10 stalwlrt hand
Sly masters sou, knew.
And the drums awoke. and the troops
marched by.
And che trumps OF the battle b,ewl
/ lcancd 20 the lie o. thc BATTLEFRONT,
The spirit 81 strife nwoke;
I danced n tho lght Of my blade that
shone
Through the namc Of the blttle-smoigc.
My steel rang clear OF the 10 mans steel.
Then. stImcncd and cold and stii.
felt the clasp OF the hand that had
drawn
Ny blade with a hcro-wiii.
arm hanging again on the chimney wall:
Tho summers have bloomed and fed.
There are two 'nenth the h.li that are
slumbCrlus sweet
The dead that ere greatly dead,
Sweetheart. mother, she softly glldcs
Through the shadows whcrcin ] hang.
And lays her ear 20 my blade to hear
The echo Of battles clans.
Her lirs are warm with the breath OF love.
on. woman. who gave her brave
To hCr country call AMI the battle thrlil
And the peace OF the soldiers gravel
She breathes her prayer in her tender way.
And listens 10 hear me ttn
How fierce they rode TO the lines OF
death.
How uph.y they fought and fell
Her gray head bends TO the song. the dusk
steals silently through the room:
Tho birds are asleep in their litiic nests
where thc cannon were Wont 10 boom.
Her check De- soft on ms polished face.
Her rale hand claspcth nc.
An worn. wan lady. you're dreaming to-
night,
And the dead have come back to theci
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

II e S. not a pleasant thing 20 be "a
WHITE Envoy 81 the land Of the yellow
People when che Boxers are up. Hfe dur
ing the past few weeks has not been al-
together a round Of pleasure for the Nel-
low plonipotenuary iu this land uf yellow
Journals. says the Saturday Evening fott
The Wus attracted rather more mawk-
ISM attention ana were given q rather
srcater amount 81 sracs than John l. sui
Ivan OF Drcyfus, or Hob on IN the hef-
nay 81 their u8toriety. We learned that
Mr. Wa does not look imposing IN rent
ga bathing suit ana that hc tucks his
plgiau under his icrscy when hc takes
M dip: that Madame Wa nnds the sand
rathci hot for her utuc bare feet. and
that Master YIN does not like reporters.
liz Nr. wa crossed the street q the state
dopartmcnt IL was good for column OF
persistent rumars about something or oth-
cr: when little bllgo water stopped out
from, between the plauks of the catooat
on which AIRS Mu went Grabbing. u COM
hincd Instantly with the gray matter OF
an alert scribe. ANA made dramatic Two
column story of an escape from drown
ing: but close surveillance Of Master WI
only developed that. when h. played. he
ala not play at being Boxers.
wait rs questioned Mr.. wa on the SIT
uetion IN pckin when they brought him
his eggs: cabmeu hcsought little iiSht on
tEe situation while they took him 90 and
from his hotel The mawk'sh sentimentai-
ISIS contributed 10 his punis hment Puhy
ola gentlemen m he'd mp 60 him on FER
rvboats 90 grasp the hand that had grasp
"a tho Empress Dowagor's; elderly fe-
males sought 20 pene rate Madame WI g
privacy that they might oucr her ther
svmpathv aud their tears; aud those That
were baked of seeing father or mother
wavlaia Master WI. and. gazing az him
with moist ewes murmurcd, Poor hoy
Poor boy! So young. ana yet China
mant'
Air wa made no sign. nor did he ask
the state dlpartme ~ FOR protection, bear-
lns 90 an with that Oriental indifefenee
20 pain or ability to suffer Ia silence OF
which we have been hearing 50 much.
pu II Il were possible q divert any Of
our symnathy from the Americans who
were besieged IN pckn. Il should go TO
tbe Chlntse who have been interviewed
Ca America
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notccs-Mlutcls. Crates and
TIunF. Andrew uanioy Company; Look.
Savannah Building supply Company: Rice
Field Lamb. Etc. Jas }. Joyce: Fat
Chickens. d. s. Gardner. Changs Place.
San Francisco Restaurant, Eggs. Fruits
and Vegetables. Drayton Grocery Com
pauy; shin Notice. J. r. Minis & Co: ship
Notice. strachan d CO.. Consignees. Lee
vans Table d'Hote. Laurie r. Izlar. Of
Hlackviilc. s. G.. on the Curative Powers
o. suwanec springs water.
Business Notice -scourlne scruhbing
soar. II. Solomon s. son. For Saturdays
Trade. John r. Evans a Co. Fruit for
the sunday Table. the s. " Branch Com
pany.
Amusomcnte-IIlgh Glass Vaudeville by
Local Talent for Galveston sufferers To-
night
Bank statcmenfs-statement OF the Con
di.ion Of tho National Bank OF Savannah.
Statement Of the Condition OF the Mor-
chants National Rank OF Savannah.
Hesrs-Anheuscr-B Brewing Asso-
citation.
LoeaI Noticos-Noiice TO Debtors and
Creditors Estate Mary Piayter Deccas-
ea
sale o. Asseta-Abcrrorn Grocery Com
pany.
Grape Nuts-Posium Cereal Company.
Chrroots-Old Virginia Chcroota.
Aeiical-Dr. Williams Pink Pills;
pond's Extract. Mothers Friend. Lydia
pinkham's Vege.abla Pills; Ayers Hair
xiaor; TUFTS pills. Horsfori's Acid
phssphatc: Coke Dandrun cure: puny 5
Malt WHISKY
Cheap Column Advertiscments-Help
wanted. Employment Wanted. For Rent,
For Sale. Lost. PERSONAL Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

Tho MORNING NEWS is published
every day 90 the year. and 70 served 70
Subscribers Ia tho c.ty. or sent b. mat
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$500 Tor enc year.
The MORNING NEWS, b. mall. Elk
times week (s.thout sunday lsane),
sareo month";, il53s SIX mouths 500; one
year 500.
Tho WEEKLY NEWS. issues a week.
Monday ana Thursday. hy mail. one year.
u.oo.
Subscriptions payable IN advance. Re-
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letter Currency sent b. mail az risk o.
eendcrs.
Transient advertisements. other than
special column. local or reading notices
amusomcnts ond cheap or want column.
70 cents a line Fourteen lines Of AGATE
type--equai 70 one inch square in depth
S she standard OF measurement Contract
rotcs and discount made known ca appii-
cation al business Office
orders for delivery OF the MORNING
News 20 either residence or place %
business may be made by postal card or
tnFough telephone No. 30 Any irregular
ity So delivery should be Immediately re-
ported 10 the Office Of publication.
Letters and kilograms should be I'D
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah.
Ca.
EASTERN OFFICE. q Park Row. New
York city. H. c. Faulkner. Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15
BRIGHT BITS.

One Little Girl IN the slum-"wot
dyer say she died OF" The other Liftle
One-"Eailng See cream on the top OF 'ot
pudding Firt Ment,ucl-"Lori What
jolly doathr'-Iit-Bits.
kept q Cool Head. -she-"I heard that
you said I reminded YOU OF the North
Pole. Don't try 20 deny IT," He-~of
course ] dil. You are so sought after.
you know. "-lndlandp1ls journal.
His Age.-"Are you Old enough 20
voter asked the tourist Ia North Caro-
lima. II dunno oszackly what my age Is.
boss" replied the c1lorcd man. but ]
kin ton sou dis. ! allua was Old enough
10 know better dan e. try 90 vote
Washington Star.
1t Came Naturll-Mrs. Johnslue-
NAH Land. Dat chile cans be mo den
70 monrs OBJ an waikin oroun' like er
fuli- grown man, How'd YOU llrn him 20
Airs Jackson-"Why Mose begin whist
lin a cake-walk de oider day, an OATS
de reAulI"-Puck.
Not for Their aih.-"Oh. my, on.
N.Y. exclaimed the ciergymen. who had
happened upon group OF small boys
playing "craps" on the Sabbath day.
what are yol playing that Same on sun
day fore" "Fur keeps. wat dyer s'poscs''
replied one OF the boys. -Fh.iadelphia
Press.
Cheated. All" ssii the groom. there
il isi Here's your friend Bardscy's we'd
ding prcsentr' "oh." exclaimed the
bride who was busy in nor boudo.r
what g. lt?" An original poem of-lei
me see-nvo sinnzas with his hook o.
"Wrln lt seems 70 me that after what
| gave him ara his wife they might az
least have gcnt us salad dish or d
pickle forkr'-Chiclgo Timcs-Ilerah
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15
,rspo,sr no c,rvEsroN.s ArrEAL

RESPONSE TO GAtNEsToN's ArPEAh
.Tne rasponses 10 Galveston's appeal Cor
help show thni The people Of this coun-
trp orc ever ready 70 extend a helping
hand 10 those iu distress. Il looks now ns
b thc amount that would be raised .or
tbe ftorm-impovcrished people Of taat
city. would exceed she amount that was
raised Tor the Johnston sufferers. That
amount was NOT quite $4,000. In this
cty there s. q very strong sympathy for
Galveston. ana % ls being manifested in
tlc liberal contributors 70 the RELIEF fund.
The fact e not overlooked % course,
that The boss which the people or Cali
weston have suffered is q total oac. No
doubt their houses and personal effects
were covered hy Insurance against FIRE.
That kind o. Insurance. however counts
Dor nothing 90 q disaster ike that from
whica they aro sunerius. II some ~
them had storm insurance they ore for
tunnte but tho chances are that not
much Insurance Of that Kind was cur
ricd
The TAX that the present site Of Cal
weston ai1 be- abandoned is al nonsense.
Tho chs VIII De- rc tored. and d will be
richer and greater than ever. A. we
have already stated. ia Is the best rort by
ar that Texas has ana Texas g. a great.
growing ard rich state. For a year Or
two there viii be a lack Of confidence 90
the city. and people will not hasten there
90 make Investments But the memory
% tho storm vii gradually fade out and
tho restoration Of the city win so steadl-
ly ahead
Statements have already appeared that
Che damage that the railroads have suf-
far,d is by no means as great as Il -was
al nrst Thought 20 be- Tho whnrves can
Boz easily Reconstructed. and Il ~ not im-
probable that the railroads will unite ia
repairing one ~ the railroad bridges with
the view Of ultimately constructing one
union railroad bridge that viii Withstand
the storms thu, visit the Gun coast.
30 doubt the great majority Of the poo-
pie Of Galveston are In very needy con-
1.tlon. but the money that Is being con-
trlbutcd so literally win enable them To
cot a'ong until there IS a resumption Of
business. aud business g. ready just as
soon as the city IS ready for 81. Il is
already knocking az the eltys doors. and
the volume OF IA Is inrge
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

Several strikes from unusual causes
have been noted during the past few DAYS.
In brooklyn the Workmeu engaged
in making temporary repairs on one q
the North German LLOYD steamers have
gone on strike because they fear the ship
win ue taken 20 another port Tor pcrma-
ncnt repairs, involving considerable sum
or money IN New York city 600 East side
furniture clerks have gone on strike be-
cause they do not set hours enough cor
sleep. They say they are on duty from 7
IN the morning until midnight aud do
not have time enough In bed to get rest
"a. In stroudsburg. Pa. an 81 the white
employees IN a large glass factory have
quit work because they have been re-
uulrcd 20 work alongside OF negroes. The
white men sny they will not work Ia a
place where negroes handle the same
tools that they do.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15
MCKINLEY SENTIMENT Is THE
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

A Nome correspondent OF the Boston
Transcript says that the EsQuImo Is be-
coming familiar with many Of the nd-
Juncts az civilization. "But the telephone
u sull beyond Ms comprehension. One Of
them pointed 20 the wire which runs from
Nome 90 the military barracks ai Nome
river. three miles away, ana passes along
the tundra just back OF my tent
Him catch birdsT De- asked.
NO. John. ] replied amy Esqulmo Is
John. Culloquially). Him telephone suit
ins my EnslIsh 90 his az far as possible.
Hut John did not look onlghtened, and ]
attempted further explanation.
'S'posc man talk. snukesriver. Wire
catch him Man Nome river. he hear.
John looked at the wire. then at me.
ard hls face took on gricvel expression.
Humph" he said. Plenty ie.' and he
walked Indignantly away"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

Il II a medicine for weak women. Il Is
purely vegetable medicine ard con b.
taken by the most delicate Kidney Dis
easel rheumatism end all diseases Of tha
BlooC. Stomach and nerves soon suecumb
10 It's wonderful effects upon the human
system. Thousands OF people in Georgia
rccommcnd &C. Price si.eo.
QUAKER PAIN BALM Is the medicine
that the Quaker Doctor made oil OF mis-
wonderful quick cures with. It's a new
and wonderful medicine for Neuralgia.
Toothache. BackRche. Rheumatism.
spralns Pain In Bowels; in fact. ali pain
can be relieved by e. Price &C and SOC.
QUAKER WHITE WONDER SOAP. a
medicated soap for the skin, scalp and
complexion. Price Ice a cake.
QUAKER HEALING SALVE. a veRe-
table ointment for the cure OF letter. &C.
Eema and eruptions OF the akin. Prize
i0c q box.
FOR SALE RY ALL DRUGGISTS
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

Miss Mary Anderson. city attorney 81
Palmyra. Mo. made her official debut in
court the other day ana succeeded to
scoring "a conviction. Her victim was lined
Precedent Gilman Of Johns Hopkins
University studies sociology not from
books alone. Tie believes So seeing actual
conditions and is thus no stranger TO tho
poorer quarters OF Baltimore. whittier he
goes often with notebook aud open purse.
-. y. Curtis Just appointed supervisor
Of city schools Tor the blind IN Chicago
Is himself blind. He graduated from the
University of Chicago ia 1896 ana in the
following ycur was given the degree 81 A.
ST. During the last three years Joe has oc-
cupied the chair of matthew ana osv-
les in che Illinois Institution for the Blind
az Jacksonville.
The Dowascr Empress Of Russia has
always declined 20 accept the guardian
ship Of Russian detectives during her WIS.,
It's homo. Ou her present visit. however,
this custom has been altered at the CONF
mau8 of the re.gniue Gear. aud much
against the desire 81 the Empress. she
Is now followed by eight Russian detce-
tives Of the international service. -Four
OF these detectives have taken station at
Fredeusborg and four az Copenhagen.
IAN cnor; s. being made" Gays the
London ST. James Gazette. "to erect "a
suitable memorial over the stone near
Temple Church. on which Is written Here
lies oliver Goldsmith. IL is not certain
however TINT The bones 81 poor oliver
are buried In this spot. one who poses
as an authority ou che subject states that
nobody knows where Oliver Goldsmith
was buried. and that the stone was put
there accidentally. Oliver died very poor.
aud there was no hurry IN those days. any
more than there is la these. to order the
srrnuaafouaa