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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
The Christmas Present.

Our own Solomon, says the Baltimore
American, thinketh thoughts about the
vexing problem Of the times, and reach
eth the usual conclusion:
Behold, the time is at hand when
man goeth about the streets with a
shrinking tread;
When he goeth into the store with
fear and tribulation and SIS.
And cometh out with 30 cents and
anger and a small bundle.
Yea, It is the time when woman,
lovely woman. also goeth about seeking
what she may buy.
She riseth at the dawn and rusheth
unto the bargain counter, and looked at
bric-a- brac and silver.
And toys and cigars and pictures.
Saying all the while unto herself:
Il wonder if that would do
She spendeth all her time and more
than all her money that she may
choose a shaving set that would not
serve as a butter cutting outfit.
She bringeth home a picture frame
made of cardboard with two sick dali
sizes thereupon, and she hath paid for
it many sheckels.
But she saw another woman who
wished to buy it,
And that settled it.
She getteth cigars for her husband
and mRrveleth greatly at the tender
ness of his sentiment
Fer he sayeth that he will not smoke
them, but will keep them as a precious
memento of her thoughtfulness.
Yet all the while he Winketh with
the eye and sweareth beneath the
breath of his lungs.
She getteth Noahs ark for the small
boy.
And he licketh the green paint from
the lion and the blue paint from the
redbird and the yellow paint from the
elephant.
And the doctor cometh and chargeth
amazingly.
She buyeth nechties and shirts that
shout with a loud voice
And she giYeth them unto defenseless
people.
Yea, verify, my son; but what about
man
He chooseth this and that, yet he
maketh not up his mind until the last
hour of the last day,
Then he taleth his purse in one hand
and his life in the other and doeth
N-rushes and end tackles and 4o-yard
pers,
And getteth dyspeptic candy in tin
sel7covered boxes, and Montana dia-
monds, and genuine chrome oil paint
lngs, and maddening dress patterns.
For the man argueth unto himself:
Verify, it may not be al! that it
might DE, but let them consider the
spirit of the giver"
Yet the spirit of the giver is as a
zephyr that kisses the flowers, COM
pared to the spirit of the receiver.
Which is as the rampant tornado
that uprooteth the cellars in Kansas.
YEA it is a goodly thing that Christ
mas cometh but once q. year, for there
are other times and occasions for doing
the wrong thing.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
CONFIDENCE IN MARCnNI

Confidence is SO great that Marconi
will eventually succeed in making wire
less telegraphy a commercial success
that Congress is being advised not to
be in a hurry to lay cable from a
point on the Pacific coast to Manila. 1t
is a fact that he is making advances
all the time, and it may not be more
than a year or two before he will have
his system so perfected that it viii be
as easy to communicate by wireless tel
egraphy with any part of the earth as
it is by means of the cable.
1t was only about five years ago,
when he was twenty-five years of age,
that he made his first experiments with
wireless biography. 1t was made in
England and was a success. 1t will be
three years next March since he sent
his first message across the English
channel, from South Foreland to b.
logna-a distance of thirty-two miles,
In the following summer the French
naval vessel Vienne communicated with
both England and France, a distance
of forty-two miles. Some four weeks
later than that he succeeded in sending
messages eighty miles the message go
ing from one ship to another. 1t was in
September of 1899 that he conducted
experiments for the United States gov
eminent which We're entirely success
full.
OF course the whole world is ac-
4 ~
of receiving a message at a point on
the coast of Newfoundland from Eng
land, distance of eighteen hundred
miles.
on Saturday, one of the Cunard
steamers arrived in New York and an
nounced that on the voyage she had
been in communication by the Marconi
system for four hours or more with
another of the steamers of the Cunard
line, and that part of the time the
ships were as much as one hundred and
| eighty-seven miles apart. Marconi is
a very young man, being yet less than
| twenty-eight years of age, and he is a
modest man, Notwithstanding his
prominence in the world of electrical
science.
1t seems to US that those who have
| confidence in his ultimate success in
telegraphing across the ocean without
a wire have reason for it. His success
thus far has been phenomenal. 1t would
not be surprising if he should make his
system a success before it would be
possible to complete the laying Of a
cable from the Pacific coast to the Far
East. Under the circumstances il
would be wise on the part of Congress
to wait little before authorizing the
laying of a Pacific cable.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Dividend Notice the
Chattanooga and Gulf Railroad Com
pany; Notice of Closing of City Mar
ket; Huyler's Candies. Solomons Com
pany; The Receiving and Delivery
Freight Department Lines at Savannah
TO Be Closed Christmas and New Years
Days; Savannah Building Supply Com
paay; Plum Pudding. Etc, A. NJ. & c.
w. West: Ship Notice, Williamson &
Rauers, Agents; The Public Invited to
Visit the New Savannah Liner, the
City of Savannah.
Business Notices-Theus Bros; Now
Is the Time, This Is the Place. r. Van
Keuren & Co. jewelers.; Only a Few
Left, at MINISTER'S.
Legal Notices-In the Matter of T. ].
Chandler, Bankrupt.
Town Topics-Henry Solomon & Son.
Amusements-"H Human Hearts," at
Christmas Matinee and Night at The
alter; Uncle Josh Spruceby," Thursday
Matinee and Night, at Theater.
A Dead Game Sport-Palmer Hard
ware Company.
Races at Fair Grounds Christmas
Day-A. P. Doyle, Manager.
Steamship Saskatchewan Steam
ship Company.
Shoes for Christmas--Globe Shoe
Company.
Watches--WalthanW Watches.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der
Whiskies-Murray Hill Club Whis-
key; Old Quaker Rye Whiskey.
acknowledgements; DR.. Hathaway
Co. Castoria; Thacher's Blood and
Liver Pills; TUFTS Pills; Blood Wine;
Pyramid Pile Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
scheme to Rob santa claus.

The detectives were gathered around
the large table in their room about 7
o'clock tonight when the door was
pushed open and boy entered, saws a
Louisville (Ky.) dispatch to the New
York Sun. He was about years old.
The detectives thought he was lost and
that the tears that were rolling down
his face were from fright. He was al
most frozen.
Come in, little fellow. and get
warm" said Detective Hickey. When
the boy was warm lie asked him his
name.
Harry" was the reply.
Then Chief Sullivan asked him what
he wanted. The boy walked over to
the chief and in a whisper said:
Il know some boys that are going
to rob Santa Claus"
You do?"
The child nodded.
They wanted me to help. but /
wouldn't"
No"
No, cause I don't believe it's right.
But they've got good scheme"
The boy was now hard to ston. The
thought that he was doing an old
friend good turn seemed to make him
holder.
"One of them wrote Santa a letter.
He said he lived in a stable and was
poor He said he had lot of brothers.
They got it fixed up to get Santa in
the stable and take his pack. That's
what they have. | told pa, and he just
laughed and said it was case for the
detectives. You're one, amt you?"
Il am" was the answer.
When pa said that l got two nickels
out of my money bank and came on
street car. Now I'm going back. l
live on Jefferson street You wont let
'eni rob Santa will you?"
TAe assembled detectives made up a
dollar, gave it to the boy, promised not
TO allow Santa Claus to be robbed and
saw that the boy got on the right car.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
Personal.

1t is related in London that an in
quisitive ecclesiastic bluntly asked Mr..
j. PierpOnt Morgan how much he had
paid for Gainsboroughs Duchess of
Devonshire," and the American finan-
cier answered.: Nobody will ever
know. If the truth came out | might be
considered a candidate for a lunatic
asylum
Old Blackbirds grave in Nebraska
is to be marked with d suitable monu-
ment to replace the noted pole which
now calls the travellers attention to it
The Indian chief was medaled by Pres
ident Van Buren, for his valor in the
Black Hawk war and was known
throughout the northwest in pioneer
days as the white mans friend"
A story is told of an amusing en-
counter which Maurice Barrymore once
had with a stranger. VIII YOU oblige
me with a light?" said the actor to a
belated stroller. Certainly" said the
stranger, holding over his cigar. But
when barrymore handed back the per-
fecto the owner flung it away. Out
came Barymore's cigar case Take
one of mine" he said, with a tone to
the invitation which made an order of
1t. The stranger hesitated, but took
the cigar. Let me offer you a light, "
added Barrymore, giving his lighted
weed to the other. Upon regaining his
cigar Barrymore promptly flung it away.
Il should like to continue this indefl-
nitely, but | have only a few cigars. "
he said, and walked off
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
A BOUNTY SUGGESTED.

1t looks as if the question of reducing
the tariff ON Cuban sugar and tobacco
were going to make trouble in the Re
publican party. 1t is understood that
a majority of the Ways and Means
Committee is against making any con-
cessions to the Cuban sugar and to-
bacco planters. On the other hand,
good many of the Republican leaders
favor such reductions, and it is GER
tain that the President and his cabinet
have been doing, and are still doing,
all they can to get Congress in such
a frame of mind that it will consent
to lend Cuba a helping hand. On Sat
urday one of the most prominent men
in the beet sugar industry called on
the President and suggested that he
recommend that the full duty be col
lected on Cuban sugar, and that part
of the money thus collected be given
to the Cuban sugar planters as a
bounty. In other words, this beet
sugar man wants this country to pay
bounties to the sugar growers of Cuba
to the amount of about S25,OOO0OO a
year.
The American people would never
consent to that. 1t would be a pretty
state of affairs to tax our people for
the benefit of the Cuban sugar plant
ers. No political party could hold con-
troll of the government that favored
such a policy for dealing with Cuba as
that. AS a matter of fact, there is a
pretty deep seated feeling that this
country has already done for Cuba all
that could be reasonably asked of it.
Several years ago the tariff on sugar
was reduced, and the producers of
cane and beet sugar were given a
bounty, but it was not paid very long.
The people protested so loudly that the
party that enacted the legislation pro-
viding for the bounty was glad
when the law was repealed. A bounty
TO Cuban sugar planters would be far
more unpopular in this country than
that bounty was.
We are going to see an interesting
time in Congress when the question of
helping Cuban sugar and tobacco
growers comes up. 1t is going to be
the question of the session. The fact
that the Republicans are divided upon
IL will make IL so.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24


Much excitement has been caused
among the Free Masons of New York
state by the announcement that Gland
estine Masons" and Masons who have
been expelled from their lodges for
cause. are forming lodges and confer
ring degrees, upon a purely commercial
basis. The illegitimate operators, it is
said, have been making Masons at
the rate of SIS each, without the sane
ton of the Grand Lodge or other au-
thority. 1t is expected that the Grand
Lodge will shortly take action on the
matter. Meanwhile. it is very crafty
ing to know that every book Mason
and 'clandestine Mason betrays him
self by his uncertainty and hesitation
when he is called upon to prove his
claims. There is only one sure road
to Masonry, and that is the legitimate
one. 1t has stood the test of ages,
and will endure. True Masons are not
annoyed by this latest attempt to ex-
pose the ancient secrets for the sake
of dollars and cents. The craft has
endured for ages, in more troublous
times than these, and will emerge from
the present furry with a reputation as
spotless as the lambskin which it con-
fers upon it's novitiates
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

From the New York Times.
Give me the fables. the old folklore
OF the beautiful, mythical time,
When ] dreamed that the world was
bright before
And its hills were easy to climb;
When Santa Claus camel knew that
he did
My quota of presents to leave,
And his sleigh bells jingled my dreams
amid,
On the wonderful Christmas Eve.
Give me the fables-oh, never a doubt
Puzzled my sister and me:
We were certain that Santa was roam
ing without,
And we laughed in our infantile glee
TIL mother came softly, and said:
You must sleep,
For Santa won't come till YOU do"
Oh, that was a statement to make the
flesh creep,
So we tried hard to sleep-wouldn't
you?
Give me the fables. Don't tell me our
bliss -
Was wholly a fanciful thrill,
For the morning brought proof OF his
visit. l wish.
Though you may dispute II you will.
The engine that footed, the ball that
we threw.
Till 1t landed the china amid
If Santa Claus brought not these gifts
to us two,
VIII you please just to mention who
did?
Give me the fables. Gray phantoms
at best
Are the things that we label as real:
Our gold endures not in the ultimate
test.
And fame is mocker. we feel.
But the cheer and the Joy of the girl
and the boy
Oh Life, you have taught me this:
While others may grasp at your shin
ing alloy,
/ VIII hold 20 the fable of-bliss.
Alfrad 7 W. t.a..-.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

Controller-elect Edward NJ Grout
told pretty little Christmas story a
few days ago, says the New York
Times.
He said that a little girl relative of
his was visiting her grandmother on
Thanksgiving Day. Already the child
had begun 20 speculate on what santa
Claus was TO bring her at Christmas
time. and as children--especially girls
Will do. when they are at the home
OF an indulgcnt friend, she began to
rummaEe through closets and drawers.
In tho course Of her investigation gbe
came upon brand-ncw white mum
n was the very thing she had wanted
end she knew that Santa Claus chief
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

1t will not be out of place to utter
a word Of warning to those who give
or participate In Christmas tree enter
tainments. Year after year there are
reports of fatalities at Christmas trees
in homes, at sunday-school celebra-
lions and elsewhere. In the majority
Of cases a little more care and fore
sight might have averted the casual
ties. Christmas trees and their Dress
ings are usually Of the fiimsy and
highly imflammable sort of material
The Santa Claus" is usually dressed
In costume the chief feature of which
Is cotton batting, and the tree is
lighted with open candles. 1t needs
only slight accident to start a fame
that will be attended with most Sc
rious results. Parents and others. there
fore, should exercise the most scrupu-
lous pains to prevent accidents AT
Christmas trees. In every instance
they should give the children the ben
eht or the doubt" and permit them
10 take no chances whatever,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

The Charleston News and Courier
begins an interesting story in this man
ner: THE diminutive Jockey leaned
unsteadily against the bar. He puffed
nervously on his cigarette, while the
man behind the counter was mixing a
strong drink" All this is very pc
culiar, in view of the fact that Charles
ton is city in which the dispensary
law governs. and under that law there
can be no bars" no mixed drinks"
and no drinking ION the premises
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Boston Globe (Dem) says. eff
Gen. Chaffee really believes in the total
depravity of Filipinos generally, why
should he insist upon ruling them un-
der American sovereignty without
their consent?"
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem) says:
Dispatches from an Indiana health
resort where Richard Croker has been
alternating announce that he is en-
Enthusiastically in favor of Admiral
Schley as the next Democratic candi-
date for President. Insatiate archer!
Would not one SUFFICE Croker wrecked
the political fortunes of Edward M.
Shepard--one of the best Democrats in
the country-by supporting him for
Mayor of New York. He now seeks
another victim In the hero of Santiago.
The Memphis Commercial-Appea
(Dem) says: Congress might do well
to pause awhile before taking any def
mite action on the Pacific cable system
under consideration until further de-
velopments are made in the Marconi
system. II may be that we can COM
municate with San Francisco to the
Hawaiian Islands,, to Guam, to the
Philippines or even to China. II com.
municatlon can be established by the
new system many millions of dollars
can be saved as compared with the old
cable system"
The Hartford (Con.) Times CDem)
commenting on Gen. Miles schley in,
terview and Secretary Roots rebuke
TO him, says Of Miles He is declared
to be on very bad terms with the Sec
rotary OF War and is accused OF de-
lighting TO make official recommenda-
tons which he knows will be turned
down huo ~ into him. gentlemen.
and rub II I'm hard. Lot everybody who
could possibly have been popular
hero during the Spanish war continue
10 be punished for a. while longer.
Eventually however. justice VIII be
done.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

The census returns show that there
are 1922 colored voters in Indiana. The
Indianapolis Journal, quoting the fig
ures. says that if every colored voter in
the state We're TO vote an independent
ticket. the Republicans would still be
in the majority. 1t may be true. 1t IS
also true that just as soon as the col
ored voters become the balance OF
power in Indiana and exhibit some lit
tie independence. the majority of the
whites will find some means OF keeping
them away from the polls. So long as
the negro is pot a menace he win be
tolerated as a voter but no longer.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

big Jim" Parker, who Is alleged to
have knocked down the assassin of
President Mckinley at Buffalo. is to get
a Christmas present of federal APP
pointment, it is announced. Parker is
In Washington, and the appointment
viii be made at once. Just the nature
of the good thing he is to have has
not been made public. Parker says
that about the only regret he has is
that when he felled Czolgosz he did not
bite off an ear or a finger, to furnish
positive evidence of the part he took
IN the incident.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

The British have an unexpected ally
in South Africa. 1t is reported that an
army of locusts is cleaning after the
British army. and completing the DESC
lation of the country. In one district,
1t is said, the swarm of locusts is forty
miles wide and in some places ankle
deep. In several sections all traffic
has been stopped by the insects. With
the aid of the locusts Lord Kitchener
may be able to starve the Beers into
subsection.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

The military authorizes made COM
paratively short work of the schley
case. They railroaded the hero of San
tiago through to an adverse verdict in
comparatively little time. Meanwhile
the civil AUTHORITIES still have Nicely
on their hands, The Nicely case was
pending long before Admiral Schley
asked for a court OF inquiry. and 1t is
still pending. There is a promise that
Nicely will be brought TO trial in Jan,
uary; but the man has strong financial
and political friends.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

purchasing agent-Grandma-h OBJ
tanned it for her.
truth.
But" she said, you must forget all
about 1t until Christmas Day"
That night as she was being put to
bed. the child astonished her mother by
adding this to her evening prayer
Please, God, make me forget all
about the little white muff Santa Claus
is to bring
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

Charleston's buzzards are attracting
a good deal Of notice from visiting
newspaper writer's. Maybe IL would be
a good idea for the old city to move
them out 20 the exposition grounds and
make them feature Of the midway.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
JOHN G.. BUTLER,

DEALER IN
Paints, Oils and Glass, Sash, Doors.
Blinds and Builders Supplies, Plain and
Decorative Wall Paper, Foreign and
Domestic Clements, Lime, Plaster and
Hair. Sole Agent for Abestine Cold
Water Paint.
20 Congress Street. West, and 10 ct.
Julian Street. West.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather, southwest winds, be-
coming variable; and for Eastern
Florida. fair weather. light to fresh
southwest winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
NERVOUS WEAKNESs
FACTS

Do you realize that you can save
from 25 per cent. to 40 per cent. by
having the Royal Tailors make yours
clothes? Suits to your order $3.50 and
up. Overcoats to order $1,000 and up.
MACDONALD e. STEINBERG.
115 Broughton St. East.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

George w. Ray, a convict in the In
diana penitentiary, places a rather low
valuation upon the high officials of the
state. He offered Senator Beveridge
$4,000 to get him out before Chris tmas,
saying that Gov. Durbin could prob
leave Beveridge $1,000 for himself. OF
course the Senator and the Governor
paid no attention to the overture and
exposed the rascal at once. Still, the
incident is not without value as show
ing what Indianians think of their pub
lie officials. The convict in question
was a newspaper editor and politician.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

The site of the Hall of Tara" in
NaVan county Ireland. is for sale. 1t
was formerly the seat of Irish kings,
and has been celebrated by Moore in
one of his most popular and pathetic
songs. Fifty years before the Christian
era, according to tradition, kings We're
crowned in the halls of Tara, and the
place is associated with a thousand ro-
mances of Irish gallantry and prowess.
But the present owner is in need Of
cash, and must sell. There would seem
to be in this the opportunity for some
American millionaire to get STORED
castle" at a reasonable price.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

Patrick McHugh. member OF Par
lament who has just visited this
country, advises Irishmen to stay at
home and not emigrate TO the United
states. Is It possible that Ntzhugh,
knows what he Is talking about? Has
he carefully studied American police
forces and political organlzations7
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24

Reginald c. Vanderbilt became OF
age a day or two ago, and win get
as a Christmas present his Inherit
ance Of $7,5OO.OOO. 1t is safe to say that
In a great many instances the Santa
Claus gift of a 5-cents tin horn win
confer infinitely more genuine enjoy
ment than Mr.. Vanderbilt will get from
coming into his $500. 900 inheritance.