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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08
Equal to the Occasion.

Quite recently an Irishman in Iiv-
erpool having only a penny, and feel
ing very thirsty, was wondering how
he would get drink. says Tit Bits.
After a minutes reflection, he entered
a public house with the intent of ask
ing for penny's worth of beer. Just
as he went in man called for a pint
of beer and, having got it, was about
drinking 1t when the Irishman stepped
to him and said
I'm bet you a penny, sir, that I'd
put that beer into my stomach with
out letting it down my throat"
"All right" said the other, producing
his penny.
Pat took up the mug and drank the
contents at draught. Then pushing
over the bets he said. I've lost, and
you can have my penny"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08
Personal.

Senator Sewell of New Jersey has
been forced by continued bad health
to abandon his plans for spending the
winter in the South. He will return to
MS home in Camden. and remain there.
when asked the other day as to
the question he raised concerning the
syntactical number of the United
states, ex-Secretary John w. Foster
SAID: Il think, after all, the best an
sWer is that of the cartoonist: Between
ourselves the United States are plural.
but between ourselves and any other
nation the United States is singular I"
There is a little story about Prince
Edward of Wales in the British Week
ly. He said, the other day, to a lady
who was visiting the royal children in
their nursery, do you think that great
grandmamma is quite happy in heav-
en?" Yes, dear" replied the lady.
don't you think SOP" "Well, 1 am not
quite sure" answered he. you see, she
VIII nave to walk behind the angels
there' and here she always walked in
'front.'
The st. Petersburg correspondent
OF the London Times, commenting on
the reports of the illness, death, and
burial of Count Tolstoi which have re-
Gently appeared, contradicts them on
the best authority He says that Count
Iolstoi IS suffering from a severe cold
ana fatigue, resulting from overhaul
gence IN, his favorite exercise riding.
The circulation of the reports. he saws,
was caused by the widespread belief
that, when Tolstoi does die, the news
VIII be kept from the public by the
censorship as long as possible. The
evcleslastlcal authorities cannot accord
Christian burial to him. as thew be,,a
recently denounced him as a haretic
ana the refusal to allow the rites If
tne Church at the grave is sure to nro-
woke an outburst of indignation all
over Russia. Oil
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08
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INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings--DeKalb Lodge No. Q, 1. o.
o. F.; Alec Temple; Teutonia Lodge
No. Z, K. of P.
Special Notices-For $25; Finninger;
Merchant Tailor: Andrew Hanley Com
pany; Savannah Building Supply Com
pany; Notice to City Court Jurors,
Schafer's Celebrated Fruit and Pound
Cakes; Valentine Abt, Mandolinist; To
the Public, Hack Owners; The Artistic
Quality Theus Bros; For Sale, John
L. Archer; Candescent Light, at Brod-
erick's; Jas. j. Joyce; Masonic Temple
Pharmacy; A Pulling Proposition,
Union Transfer Company; Savannah
Steam Dye Works; Annual Ball, Inter
national Association of Machinists.
Dec. 10; Ship Notice, Chr. G. Dahl &
Co., Consignees; Thonnesen's Art
Store.
Business Notices-Electric Supply
Company; Here We Are Again to Talk,
Trapani g. Branan; Bicycles, Daniel
A. Holland; Cohen Kulman Carriage
and Wagon Company.
Laundries-E. & w. Laundry; Red
Cross Laundry.
Another Toledo Steam Carriage Sold
IT. A. Dyson. Agent.
TIC Tell of All the Beauty-Thos West
& Co.
Don't Put Your Hat on With a Shoe
Horn-Globe Shoe Company.
Plant System of Railways-Change
of Schedule.
Select Your Christmas Gifts-Allen
Bros.
Auction Sale-Oak and Walnut Fur
niture, by c. H. Dorsett. Auctioneer.
Weather Strips-Edward Lovelrs
Sons.
MathushCk Pianos-Luden & Bates
Southern Music House.
Pierce Blcycles-R. V. Connnerat.
LocoInobiles-R. V. Connerat.
Amusements-"Fox CUTLER" at
Theater. Dec. II; all the Favorites in
1.-The Belle of New York." at the The
ater, Wednesday Night.
If You Are Looking for Christmas
Gifts, Take in--The Beehive.
Toys and Holiday Goods--At Eek
STEMS.
The Finishing Touch-M. Dryfus.
Christmas Pianos-McArthur Sons &
Co.
Seventeen Days off Is Christmas-T.
A. Bryson. Columbia Agent.
vici Kid Bluchers--Geil & Quint.
Right Now-Leopold Adler.
Tempting Morsels-At Collat's.
A Familiar Song-B. II. Levy e. Bro.
Suit Starters-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Sixteen More Days to Christmas
The Metropolitan Clothing Company.
Dermatologist-Mrs. Ella r. Berry.
Right Now-Leopold Adler.
Cuban Splits-Lee Roy Myers & Co.
Postum Food Coffee-Postum Cereal
Company.
.Whiskeys-Old Quaker Rye Whiskey;
Murray Hill Club Whiskey.
$3.50 Gas Heater-Mutual Gas Light
Company.
Modern Fables-George AIDE.
Beef-Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Medical-Peruna; Cascarets; S. S. s.;
DR.. Hathaway Co.; Abbey's Efferves-
cent Salt; Mothers Friend; az" for
Grip; Wine of Cardui; Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets; Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's; Pyramid Pile Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08

From Ainslee's Magazine.
From the cold gray of mornings
frosty edge
To evenings rim, ohscured by
whirling sleet,
The rough winds shake the stiff and
rusted sedge
Until it points the dusky waters meet
With shrill. wet whispers, where the
shore slants low,
Like ghosts of kisses only June could
know.
GAS far as blooming Of the damask
rose
And daisies on the hillside are from
these
The mufiiing fog, the blank of uncrush-
ed SHOWS,
And hailstones beating through the
sodden trees,
So far are we apart, my love, and vet.
The spring is coming-let us not for.
get"
Hattie Whitney
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08

Representative Weeks of Michigan,
who was a member of the recent con-
gressional junket TO the Philippines,
was much disappointed in Aguinaldo.
Il saw Aguinaldo," he says, land spent
half day with him. He is not an in
telligent man and / think that he feels
that he is inferior TO the intellect of
the Americans" Weeks Is not magnan-
imous. No doubt he measured the lit
tie Filipino by his own altitudinous
and ponderous intelligence. He posi-.
bly, imagined that Agulnaldo would
compare with an American congress.
man-himself; and when the Asiate
tailed TO touch the standard he wa.
disappointed. Really. Weeks was ev.
pectins too much. II may be doubtee
mat even Michigan not 10 mentlor
Luzon' turns out many such brilliant
examples as he.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather, except rain in west
ern portion, warmer, light variable
winds, becoming fresh southeasterly;
and for Eastern Florida, fair weather,
except rain in northwest portion, fresh
northwesterly winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08

Ryan's Business College,
Rooms % and 20 Provident Building
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS.
Fall Term Will Begin Oct. 1.

Stenography, typewriting, bookkeep-
ing, English branches. penmanship.
Short. thorough, practical courses.
Latest and best methods. Each de-
partment under the personal supervi-
sion of the principal. Tabulating taught
by the use of the "Gorin Tabulator."
Students prepared directly for business.
If you are employed during the day,
attend our popular night session. Send
for catalogue. M. Z. RYAN,
Principal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08
Hattie Whitney,

"A Few Years Hence.-"Anythinf
going on this EVENING"" Yes; there.
to be a performance at the Athleti,
Gardens. a fellow will undertake Il
subdue an automobile that has a rec
ord of having killed six men. He's q
do Il in one hour or forfeit a thous mo
dollars. Chicago Tribune,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08
STRANGE COUPLES.

A curious thing in connection with
the remarkable disappearance of Miss
Nell Cropsey from Elizabeth City, N.
c., her home, is the number of couples
wandering about the country who do
not want to give an account of them
selves, and who seem to have about
them an air Of mystery. From state
ments in the public prints 1t appears
that as many as half a dozen couples
have been either arrested or shadow
ed, since the search for Miss Cropsey
began, on the ground that the woman
of each couple was the missing girl.
The woman of one of the couples ar
rested, i'm an interior town of North
Carolina, bore such a striking likeness
TO Miss Cropsey that young wo-
man who had been the latter's school,
mate claimed to recognize her. II was
soon definitely determined, however.
that she was not the girl that was
wanted. but, strange to say, she was
not inclined to give an account OF her
self.
Another couple stopped at a PhIla-
delphia hotel, and acted so queerly that
the hotel people were certain that they
had Miss Cropsey under their roof.
but 1t turned out that they hadn't.
Other couples have been arrested or
Swallowed in other parts of the coun-
try, and in each instance there was
objection on the part OF the suspected
parties to give information about them
selves. The inference is that all the
time there are couples drifting about
the country who are not disposed to
have their affairs inquired into. They
are not criminals, but their positions
would not be improved by publicity.
=s-~n-s
The office of receiver Of taxes at
Port Chester, N. y, has been in ex-
istence about ten years. During that
time six occupants Of it have died.
There is now a vacancy in the office.
with no applicants. Notwithstanding
politicians are plentiful in the town.
The opinion has got abroad that the
office Is hoo-dooed,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08

only in The Hague but in Vienna, and
that Holland, and Austria will be Ger
man states
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-08

hNNAC NAASho NliALn luEJ USE 10 great
advantage, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. There is one fish who hides
himself in the mud at the bottom OF
the big rivers in India, where he makes
his home, and just peeps his head out
to see what is going on. Now this
fish has a kind of beard growing on
his lips. The hairs of the beard keep
wiggling about in the water, and the
little fishes think that surely they are
worms. All little fishes are very
greedy, so when they see these hairs
they say to themselves: "oh, here are
some fine worms; let's have a party"
Up they swim and begin to nibble at
the hairs but the fish who is in the
mud gobbles them up, and the little
ones do not have any party. There is
another kind of fish who shoots flies
and little bugs. He twists his mouth
until it Is just like a popgun, and he
uses a drop of water instead of a bull
let. When he sees a fly sitting on a
leaf near the waters edge, he takes
aim very carefully, then popl and Mr..
Fly finds himself knocked into the wa
ter, only to be eaten by the fish who
has shot him, Still another strange
fish lives in the sea. He is called the
sucking fish. When he sees anything
he likes very much, he simply fastens
himself to IL by means of a kind of
plate on his head. He is so strong that
nothing can pull him away. The peo-
pie who live near the coast of Africa
use this fish to catch turtles. They tie
a strong cord to his tail and put him
In the water near the place where the
turtle is asleep. II they go too near
the turtle will wake up and swim
away. but the sucking fish always
catches him and holds - so hard that
the men in the boat pull in fish, turtle
and al. So you see this fish f. very
useful
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15
ABOUT THE INSANE.
Managers of AsyIums Agree That Lu.
macy Is on the Increase

Managers of AsyIums Agree That Lu-
macy Is on the Increase.
For a few years reports of manag-
ers OF asylums for the insane have gen
orally agreed that insanity is on the
increase in this country, the feverish
character of life being assigned as a
potent cause, says the New York Ev-
ening Post. Only occasionally has it
been suggested that the conclusions as
to the increase were wrong and that
the larger number of insane found in
public institutions indicated a more
general resort to such institutions
rather than an increase in the ratio Of
insane to population. Some support
for this theory is found in a recent an
nOuncement by the Indiana board Of
state charities. The board thinks it
safe to say that insanity is not in
creasing propOrtionately in Indiana.
Possibly, could We sift the pOOr-asylum
population and verify our figures, We
should find that a less prOportionate
number of our population is insane
ludu WdS lllt NdSt INCnlN a6dlS 0SO.
From the most reliable statistics OBJ
tainable it is learned that the ratio of
insane TO the population in Indiana IN
1880 was one in SO No figures for
1890 are available. but in 1892 the ratio
was stated to be approximately one to
600. In 1898 the ratio. based upon the
population estimated by the bureau OF
statistics, was thought to be one to
675. Taking the number that year a.
300 and using the population Of 1900,
the ratio would be one to 5S5. Using
the figures tabulated in the office of the
board. the ratio would be, according
to the census of 1900, one to 55S. AS
explaining how lists of the insane are
sometimes unduly swelled, the board
says that predetermined or epileptic
persons and those in a senile condi-
ton are often classified as insane, par
ticularly by almshouse managers.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15

The Khedive of Egypt is one of the
few Eastern rulers who has lived in
a genuine love story. with the heroine
for his wife. The lovely Ikbal Hanem
is of the Circassian race She was for
merly slave Of the Vididi (Dowager)
Khedivah. at whose house the then
young ruler OF Egypt first saw her. AS
beauty gives rank in the Orient. the
young slaves condition did not inter-
fere with her advancement She was
courted and won by the dashing young
prince and finally formally married to
him and raised to the rank OF Khe-
divah. The happy couple model their
household after the European fashion
She neither paints nor powders her
face. as is the custom of Egyptian
women OF high rank. She likes Euro
pean dress and has European servants
and governesses for her three daugh-
ters. She studies with her children.
and has an open, inquiring mind The
Khedvah has one OF the most sumptu-
Gus yachts in the world The saloons
are most magniicently upholstered in
white satin, brocaded with pink roses.
the cornices done in real gold, while
the panels are hung with beautiful pic
lures. Her own room is decorated in
pink and white. the bed. with its lace
trimmings. looking particularly invit-
ing
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15

lions Of Cyclists and Automobiles OF
the Americas during the summer OF
1901.
The automobile exhibit, 1t Is promis-
ed. will be the finest ever seen at any
exposition. There will also be large
and complete display of bicycles. repre-
senting all stages of progress from the
heavy and clumsy iron-tired veloci-
pedes to the finest pneumatic-tired
modern machines. including the good
old ordinary" or high wheel bicycle
fitted with small solid rubber tires
which was first exhibited in this coun-
try twenty-five years ago. at Philadel-
phia.
A grand carnival OF cycle races will
be held in the magnificent Stadium
which is now being erected on the Pan
American grounds. This vast arena
will be in many respects equal the
famous old Colosseum at Rome
Horticulture at Expedition.
Horticultural exhibits at the Pan
American Exposition have a beautiful
ScllluS III duu dUOul du cACcculuSly
handsome building 220 feet square.
The height of the building is 236 feet
to the top of the lantern, and the gen.
eral proportions are of commanding
grandeur.
Fruits of all kinds will be placed on
exhibition during the summer. Much
OF the fruit will be preserved in cold
storage. though the exhibit will change
as the season advances and the differ
ent varieties ripen. A number of
states have made arrangements to pro-
vide collective exhibits that will proper
ly represent the horticultural products
of their particular section. California
is arranging for a special exhibit of
the wonderfully diversified fruit pro-
auctions of that state Other states
are taking the matter up with the
prospect of making the horticultural
exhibit the most complete ever at
tempted. The same care that charac-
terizes other sections of the Exposition
will be given the Horticultural divi-
sion with the view of making it repre-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15
ELECTRIC WONDERS
Unparalleled Display ct the Pan-Americo-n
Exposition.
Progress in Electrical Science Will Be illustrated in
q Most Comprehensive Manner at the Great
Show Next Summer.

Electrical illuminations and electri-
cal exhibits will form conspicuous fea-
lures at the Pan-American exposition
as is eminently fitting in view Of the
marvellous progress made in electrical
science during the past decade and in
view of the proximity to the exposition
grounds of the great plants at Niagara
Falls from which the electric power is
generated.
The electrical illumirations of the
exposition will be achieved in connec-
ton with the Electric Tower. the
fountains and other hydraulic displays
and IN the outlining of the different
buildings by rows OF incandescent
lamps. There will be combined water
and electric effects and the central
figure OF the whole setting will. or
course, be the Electric Tower. with its
most wonderful and beautiful electrical
display. The Electricity Building tt
self has most appropriately been To-
Gated adjoining the Electric Tower.
From its eastern end an excellent OPP
portunity will be afforded for viewing
the splendid Examinations OF the tow
ct during the night displays. The
location of the building is also for
tunate in view OF the fact that just
scrcss the mall, the broad avenue upon
the southern side of the Electricity
Building, stands the Machinery and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15
BICAMY COMMON.
Conflict Between Church and State Pr

vents Its runs IN n1ent.
Rome Letter to Pail Mall Gazettsi
For many years the conflict between
church ard state has rendered bigamy
in Italy rot only possible, but also easy
and not punishable by law. As the
marriage laws now stand only the
civil ceremony is legal, but as the
church up to the present time has re-
fused to recognize this law the priest
has daily performed the marriage serv-
ice and given the blessing Of the
church without the civil ceremony
The consequence is that a man so in
clined marrios one wife at the city hall
and another before the priest Such
a state Of affairs is so gross q scandal
that many projects have been brought
before the religious compulsory, with
a heavy punishment TO any priest
breaking this law. However, the effort
has always been useless. as either from
personal religious sentiment or for
fear of offending their deI0ut support
ers the deputies have even refused to
support the bill. This has produced
the present absurd situation It is an
nOunced that the holy see, TO prevent
man from having two wives. has rec
commended the parish priests to IN
quire we'll into the circumstances and
in ordinary cases strongly to adviss
the couple first to go through the civil
marriage. to be followed on the same
day, if possible. by the religious one.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15
CAN'T BACK OUT
Question About Snakes Under Debate
by Scientific Experts.

Question About Snakes Under Debate
by Scientific Experts.
After the meeting of the Colorado
| Academy of Science recently. at
| which President Regis Chauvenet OF
the School of Mines delivered an ad-
dress. there was an argument about
snakes. says the Denver Republican.
1t was continued in desultory way
soon after at the state capitol by Cura-
tor Will C. Ferril of the Historical So
ciety, and Captain Cecil Deane OF the
war relic department, the men who
started it at the meeting on the day
previous. Curator Ferril claims that he
has proved that a rattlesnake, when
pursued, will retreat and go into its
hole backward. He says that a month
ago he ran across a Tattlesnake which
slowly went toward its hole. He toll
lowed with discretion and a gun and
when the RATHER reached its home it
went in, according TO Mr.. Ferril, tail
first. so that it could protect itself if
attacked. Mr.. Ferril is aware that this
statement is contrary to established
| records. but says that because il has
| never before been known TO the world
does not prove that il is not true He
will mention this discovery in his b.
ennial report now being compiled.
Captain Cecil A. Deane of the war
relic department says that he never
| heard Of such a thing. He claims that
the theory is ridiculous and that 1t is
a we'll established fact that the rattlers
| go home head first. In proof of this
| claim he says that the way in which
| curio dealers secure rattlers in large
numbers for sale is to follow the
snakes TO their holes and cut off the r
| tails as they dive into the holes Cap
| tain Deane says he has pursued this
| method on various occasions and new
er saw rattler even attempt tc go
| into It's hole tail first He asserts that
| scientific experiments have already
demonstrated that a RATHER cannot
| back up or back down" and that
Mr.. Ferril is needlessly exciting the
scientific world IN bringing up a sub
| Ject which has already been disposed
| Of
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15

Transportation building, so that visit
ors can easily pass from one to the
other and make comparisons between
the closely allied apparatus in the two
buildings. In the northwest corner Of
the Electricity Building will probably
be located the 5000 II. P. transformer
plant which will transform the Niagara
power polyphase current from 1900
volts TO 1900 volts for distribution
about the grounds. Smaller step
down transformers will be used in sew
eral hundred transformer pits about
the grounds and in the various build
ings. where the current will be reduced
from 1900 volts TO 104 volts. At this
pressure lights and electric motors and
other appliances will be operated
The progress in the development and
OF electrical science and industry of
recent years makes the exhibit at the
Pan-American exposition of the utmost
Importance and interest. At the time
of the Worlds Fair at Chicago, elec-
trio transportation over street car lines
OF cities was in its infancy. In ten
years the electric motor in its applica-
ton TO both transportation and In
dustry has effected well nigh an indus
trial revolution. In the electric light
ing industry. and in the telephone sys-
tenn there has been great progress dur
Ing this decade. Wireless telegraphy has
come to the front within a few years
and is destined TO effect still further
radical changes il methods OF electric
communication. Automobiles electro
cally propelled have come into use. In
all these fields the Pan-American Ex-
position will have electrical exhibits
illustrating this marvellous progress
There will be collection of historical
matter relating to the subject which
will show the gradual development Of
the apparatus used. An especially in
teresting exhibit will be that illustrat-
Ing the application OF electricity to the
propulsion OF cars and vehicles like the
automobiles. Most persons are more
familiar with the successful operation
OF such vehicles by electricity than