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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
LARGE INCREASE OF MEMBERS.
shown by the Annual Report of
Acorn Lodge of Odd Fellows.

Acorn Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Acorn Lodge, Odd Fellows, at its last
meeting, installed the following officers,
who will serve during the coming six
months:
N. Oh. NJ. Ward.
V. G.-J. e. Henderson.
Secretary-R. c. Burnham.
Trea surer-John D. Ward.
r. S. N. G.-Ishmael Rowland.
L. S. N. G.-J. D. Stephens.
Warden-R. L. Robinson.
Conductor-W. S. Coburn.
r. S. S.-J. H. McMurray.
L. S. Sc. NJ. E. Wells.
1. G.-B. w. Jones.
o. GIN. ". Wells.
The installing officers were Capt. Henry
Kolshorn, Deputy Grand Master. and Mr..
Jas. S. Silva, Acting Grand Marshal. The
reports show that the lodge now has a
membership of &c, an increase of 100 per
cent. over that of the last report.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
MET AFTER TWO DECADES.
Mai. John schwqrN Sees His Brother
After Twcnty-One Years.

aver AWS"'s -oh" ears.
Maj. John Schwarz met an agreeable
surprise yesterday when he returned
home from his duties at the Court House.
He found awaiting him, his brother. Mr.
Nicholas Schwarz. of New York, from
whom he had been separated and whom
he had not seen for the last twenty-one
years.
Maj. Schwarz knew nothing Of his broth.
er's arrival In the city and was complete
ly surprised and rs much overjoyed Mr..
Nicholas Schwarz shared this latter emo
ton.
Mr. schwarz and his wife will be the
guests OF Maj. Schwarz for the next two
weeks, during which time several enter
tainments will be rendered them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
FUNERAL OF MRS. NATHANs.
The PaIlbearers Were All Relatives
of the Deceased Lady

or the Deceased Lady.
The funeral of Mrs. Eugenia M Nathans
took place yesterday afternoon at 4
o'Aock. The services both at the house.
No. ass Barnard street, and at the grave.
In Laurel Grove Cemetery. were conduct
ed Rev. DR.. I. =. Mendes There We're
numerous handsome floral tributes sent by
sympathizing friends, a great number
of whom went to the Cemetery, despite
the Indictment weather.
The pall-bearers were the following gem
tlemen, near relatives OF the deceased
lady:
Messrs. NJ 'Sheftal. w r. Sheftau. B.
f. Sheftall. r. A. Sheftal r. ]. Sheftan.
Jr.. Philip Coleman, Leo Coleman, and
Lester Coleman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
Marvellous Champagne Figure

In eleven months this year, 100 321 cases
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry were imported
or 72.169 cases more than any other
brand. Special attention is called to
the remarkable quality of this famous
brand,-ad,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
The CItN Conrt nenntier.

Deputy Clerk J. E. Constantine ami
Deputy Sheriffs d. ]. Charlton and
Charles Carroll, Of the City Court, quail
fled and were sworn in by Judge Nor
wood yesterday morning. Mr.. Constan
tine has been deputy clerk under Clerk
Waring Russell, Jr., for the past two
years. Deputy sheriffs Charlton and Car
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03

That is what you must do when YOU
have catarrh in the head. The way to cure
this disease is to purify the blood with
Hoods sarsaparilla. This medicine soothes
and heals the inhamed surfaces, rebuilds
the delicate tissues and permanently cures
catarrh by expellng from the blood the
scrofulous taints upon which II depends.
BE sure to get Hoods.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
FAIRBANK MEN ARE OFF.

Special Representative Booth Will
Probably Return and Arrange
About Branch Office.
The Southern representatives of the NJ
X. Fairank Company of Chicago Will
leave for their headquarters this r1orn-
ing. Nothing definite has been decided
with reference to the establishing of a
branch of the company in Savannah. a
member of the party stated to a repre-
sentative of the Morning News that it IS
quite probable though, that the company
will open an office here. Special Repre-
sentative Edwin A. Booth will probably
return to Savannah in a short while to
make the necessary arrangements.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
ALDERMANIC TICKET NAMED.
COMMITTEE OF TWENTY'S NOMI-
NATIONS RATIFIED.

-Four of the Present Board, Dixon,
Bacon, HOrrigan and Thomas, Re-
nominated-W. c. Fripp and II. l..
Holland the South side Represen-
tativeS, T.. A. W. Schroeder, the Ger
mans Representative, j. f. CAVITY
From the West Side, e. NJ. Frank,
AID. Haas's Successor, w. j. Wat
son, "a Member OF Mayor Myers
First Administration, #. r. Jones,
Bay Streets New Alderman and w.
w. Starr the Committees Unani-
nous Choice.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
MIR. Dent SAYS.

"Graybeard has well nigh cured me OF
rheumatism from which have been a
great sufferer the last fifteen years" Mr..
Dents postofice is st. Simons Island O.
Rev. John Christian Of Pierce. AIa
says: "Graybeard has cured Mrs Jobr
Childress Of Baldwin county Of rheunnaI
tism. In February before she began -
take Graybeard she was given up 20 djS
She Is now sound and we'll"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
ELECTED NEW OFFICERS.
Ladies' Who VIII Have Charge of tn,
Y. NJ. G. A. Auxiliary,

The annual election of officers of tn
Ladies Auxiliary of the Young Men
Christian Association was held yesterda,
at noon in the parlors Of the association
and resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. w. H. Elliott.
Vice President-Mrs. ]. G. Robertson.
Secretary-Mrs. H. NJ. johnson.
Treasurer-Mrs. c. V. Snedeker.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
Suffered 30 Years.

"Graybeard cured me of catarrb from
which l had suffered thirty-fve vears
Nothing on eartn SO far as l was ab:s
to obtain gave me relief Since taking
Graybeard 1 am as well as ever. I had
catarrh Of the head. Mrs. Rhoda Dean
Ballinger Tex.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03

Graybeard Is made only by Respes.
Drug Company, sole owners, and sold bv
druggists for 800 a bottle. Every family
should have a box OF Graybeard Pills ana
Graybeard Ointment.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03

Graybeard IS made only by Respess
Drug Company, sole owners, and is sold
at drugstores for 81 bottle.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03

High-Grade Institution for Ladies'
Shorter College. Rome, Ga. Write for
catalogue-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
BONDED DEBT NOW ss.1o6.s5O.
Report of Sinking Fund Commission
in the Mayors Hands.

The report of the Sinking Fund Com
mission of Savannah of which Mr. j. d.
Weed is chairman, for the year 1900, has
been filed with Mayor Myers. The report
shows the outstanding bonded indebted
ness OF the city on Jan. /, 1901, to have
been $S,l96,350
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03

He Has Completely Recovered From
the Bullet Wound Received Sew
eraI Weeks Ago.
Mounted Patrolman Michael McQuade
who was seriously wounded at police head
quarters several weeks ago by the acct
dental discharge of his own revolver, re-
ported for duty at the station house yes
terday and rode his division in the south
ern section of the city. At one time it was
believed that the veteran officer had been
fatally wounded, and on account of his
age his life was despaired Of Mr.. Nc
Quade is a plucky man, and pulled
through all right to the qualification of
his friends.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03

The non-irritadng eathartlc-Hoods
Pills.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03
BURIED IN LAUREL GROVE.

Funeral Services of MIR. II. v. Moore
From His Late Home.
The funeral OF Mr.. H. N. Moore took place
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
No. 401 Gwinnett street east. The services
were conducted by Rev ]. L. Scully
Many friends were present, and testified
their esteem by handsome floral tributes
among them being a beautiful Tyre OF
white roses and hyacinths. and an anchor
OF the same flowers.
The burial was made in Laurel Grove
Cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs
]. D. Murphy, c. Easton Yonge, Jas p.
Deacy, and George A. Murphy, all former
business associates Of Mr.. Moore.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-03

DO you like a dry champagne7 Try
unrivaled, and It is perfectly pure-ad.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-04-11

leading the horses of the band, which
they tethered to the trees near by. I
guessed that they had seen the light of
our fire at distance and leaving their
horses there had crept upon me.
You will excuse us, Miss Howard.
while we eat and drink little" said
Crowder We've ridden far today, and
we're tired and hungry"
Their appearance was sufficient indi-
cation that they needed food and rest.
for the CRIME Of travel was thick upon
them. They rummaged their haversacks
and saddlebags and produced bread and
meat, which they began to eat greedily.
They were absorbed like wild animals
In their repast and paid no attention to
anything else.
The girl rose and walked over to me-
Reaching down, she seized the end of
my silk handkerchief, which was pro-
Jecting from my pocket, and jerked it
forth. She threw it into the fire and
watched it burn, the red heat grippinp
the delicate silk and converting it in a
moment to ashes. Then she turned upon
me face of flame.
You dared to bind me-" she said
you a rebel and an English woman.
the daughter of loyal English officer
fon dared to insult me SOP
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CHAPTER v.
A CHANGE OF FRONT.

Truss him up good, said one
"These rebels are not to be trusted even
when they are tied.
gave careful notice to the man who
spoke, evidently the leader of the party
He was of middle size, middle age and
truculent features. His most noticeable
characteristic was his dropping eyelids
which would induce the casual observer
to think he was fast asleep, though in
reality he was wide awake. He was
dressed in the uniform of captain in
the British army. l set him down as
partisan chief on small scale. He had
five comrades, cast in the same mold as
himself, all dressed in British soldiers
uniforms and rather wild of look.
They bound me securely and set me
with my back to the log and my face to
the fire, much in the position that had
occupied while the girl was singing.
Confound her for lulling away my eau
tion and suspicious in such manner /
had no doubt now that she had seen the
red uniforms of the British when first
went into the wood to search for the
cause OF the noise. i was a fool to let
my distrust Of her decrease for mo-
ment.
That was complete job, Miss How
ard, said the lender, well done by ev.
erybody, and your part is the best done
Of all .
You have rescued me from the
hands ofa rebel, Captain Crowder, " she
replied, land am back with my own
people, for both cf which thank you. "
/ thought it WAS time for me to say
something.
1T is true You have trapped me be-
tween you. Captain sCrowder. for SO l
hear the lady call you" said, "but I
wouldn t exult, because the next chance
might be mine, and it would hurt your
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feelings Tor me to pay you back. y
don't know about any next chance
for you, he said, because here in the
south we generally hang rebels"
did not reply to his threat, thinking
that 1 had said enough, and turned my
head away. My glance fell now upon
Old Put. His eyes were full of reproach
to me. The told you so expression was
there, and the am sorry for you and
myself expression was mingled with it.
II will never lose faith in you again.
best of all comrades !" l signaled back.
Captain Crowder, having seized me,
also seized my camp, evidently with the
intention Of spending the night there,
and he posted one sentinel, while the
others sat around the fire, making them
selves comfortable. The girl occupied
her old seat on the tree trunk, leaning
against the projecting Dough.
do you know where my father is,
Captain Crowder?'' she asked.
with Tar1eton," he replied
And where is Tarleton?'
Hot on the chase of the rebel major
and his men,
Can we oyertake Tarleton by noon
tomorrow
Undoubtedly, for he has to 90 rather
1iowly. not knowing just where Morgan
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is. lie doesn't want to run past the
game. Morgan hard to catch, but whom
Tarleton once comes up with him
there'll be an end to one rebel army"
listened to this conversation with
the closest attention and continued to
listen while he described Tarleton's
movements, force and equipment If
could escape him and the hangman s
rope with which he had threatened me,
this information would be of great
value to us. was glad that, for the
sake of precaution, l had torn up the
girls letters and other written facts
about us when l captured her, for now
she could rely only upon speech. l
waited for her to tell Crowder about us,
but she said nothing upon that point,
and reflected that her reticence was
natural, as she would want to give her
information herself to Tarleton, and
thus secure all the credit instead Of let
ting the guerrilla, Crowder, claim at
least half of it,
Two of the men disappeared in the
wood and returned in few moments,
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was drinking deeply from it. The odor
rose and was too strong to be swept
away by the wind.
Look at them, " repeated. 81 con.
graduate you on your company.
They drank deeply and replaced their
bottles in their pockets, where I was
sure they were not destined to remain
long. The red fled from the girls face
but she said nothing, and giving me the
same curious look of mingled triumph
and defiance went back to her old place
ON the log. There she sat, staring
straight into the fire, as if she were
wholly oblivious of me and the other
men around her.
The partisans were in great glee
They laughed and cracked rough Jokes.
and presently. as had expected, pulled
out the bottles again and took a long.
deep draft, once, twice, thrice. Their
faces flushed from the effect of the
strong spirits, and the loudness and
roughness of their talk increased
Crowder, the leader, was the loudest
and toughest of them all.
THAT was fine song you sang TO
That fellow there when you set him
a-napping for us to catch, Miss How
ard' : ne said presently, land we like
music. too, don't we boys?r
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'And presume that is the reason
you burn the handkerchief with which
bound you, | said.
"Yes.
"Now that you have begun the job
of burning l suppose you would like to
burn me, too, as am the man who tied
the handkerchief, and / did SO because
you deserved it. -
She was silent, but her cheeks were
as red as ever
II congratulate you upon your rescue,
your rescuers, your company, said
'They are loyal British soldiers. "
''They wear the British uniform.
Any ruf1ian and robber may do that -
II have seen Captain Crowder him
self in the army of Corvallis. My ia
ther knows him, and do too. "
"You know his face, and that is ALL
He may be u good enough British uol-
dier when he is with Corvallis but
elsewhere he is anything that suits his
purpose. Look at him and his comrades
now
Every man bad produced bottle and
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man and woman riEng away from the
little encampment, and he knew that,
according to the plans of Captain Crow
der, 1t was not what should be- He fred
hasty pistol shot in our direction, the
bullet clipping the dry twigs above our
heads, and then shouted to his comrades
to awake, giving emphasis to his cries
with many sturdy kicks.
Look out for your headl" l shouted
to Miss Howard 'An untoward DOUGH
might prove fatal. And be sure you STAY
with me-"
III not leave you," she said.
Now, Old Put" I said, "lead us
out of this
He curved his long neck in the dark
ness and looked ahead with sharp brown
eyes, let the reins fall loose, and he
wound about among the trees with a
judgment that was never at fault. The
other horse kept close at his side. Be-
mind us we could hear the cries of the
awakened men as they leaped upon
,, thelr horses and rode after us, shouting
TO us to stop. Two or three more pistol
shots were fired, but the air received
them.
Ii the men could see at all, it was but
dlmly, though they could follow us bv
the hoof beats of our horses and the
tearing of the vines and slapping of the
bushes as we passed. They made such a
prodlglous cursing and swearing that
we were never in any doubt as to where
they were. L had mind for moment
TO send toward them pistol ball which
would stop their fuss, but I concluded
mat the more noise they made the bet-
ter 1t would be for us, as it gave us OK.
ac5 warning of their approach. They
dlo not seem to be gaining upon us,
Which was satisfaction for the present
Ouc Oh the plain they would see Ms
more distinctly, but believed that orr
horses could leave them there.
saw beam of light shining through
the latticework of the boughs and then
another and another and knew that we
would soon be IN the open. The girls
horse stumbled, and she uttered little
cry OF dlsmay, but in a moment the
morse was steady on his feet again. and
we went on. The beams grew more
mr.
numerous and fused into broad shield
Oh moonlight. Two minutes more and
we would be out of the wood and into
ene cleared ground, with the fields rae
Ing behind US.
But the light had it's evil for u.s.
against Its broad silver disk we were
like the man in the moon.
ana inc popping of pistols told us that
we mad become good targets. One bull
let passed SO close to my head that l
1t must have cut lock of hair
"a It's passage, and l took it as a warn
ing to hurry.
Haste, Miss Howardp 1 said. 1--WE
want to be beyond pistol shot in the
, !, ground. for the light will help
them there
one was riding well, and her express
''on- was nrm and courageous. We
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without objection in the orgy. The SIX
men were sound asleep in a slumber
heavy with WEAKNESS and liquor.
A last brand fell over in the Goals and
blazed up. The girl rose from the log,
and by its light I could see that her face
had turned from white to red. She
walked quickly over to me and said in
voice shaking with excitement and
alarm:
Take me away from here, Mr.. Mar
cell Take me away at once! I would
rather be with you than these men.
these savages these brutesl Nor is your
life safe here"
"They wear the British uniform.
They must be loyal British soldiers |
could not keep from saying.
Il do not know what they are, /" she
replied, with alarmed insistence, "but
let's go. Pray take me at once
She pulled at my shoulders as if she
would have me rise and 20 on the in
slant.
Unite my wrists" said.
She tugged at the cords, but could do
nothing. They were tied too tight.
Take knife from that drunken
FOOLS belt" l said, indicating one of
the men. Don't be afraid. He won't
wake"
She took the knife from the mans
belt and cut my bonds. 1 rubbed nv
wrists together for few minutes to
take out the stiffness and to restore tbe
circulation Again she urged me to
start without delay.
Wait a minute" said. eve must
provide ourselves -
They had taken my arms from me-
when they bound me, and I recovered
them, adding to my supply Crowder's
pistol and some ammunition. Then 7
turned to the horses.
Old Puts great dark eyes famed
with approval and gladness. He had
STOOD at his halter's length, watching
the orgy and my rescue with attention
and understanding.
We'll bid farewell to these beaSts
now, old comrade, II said in a vbisnor
patting his nose.
Ho Was 700 cautious to whinry a re-
ply The brown hack was near him Init
l saw another among those belonging to
the guerrillas which 1 fancied mnch
more than he. 1 hastily changed Miss
towards saddle to his back. assisted
ner 10 mount and sprang upon Old Put
turned the heads Of our horses 70.
ward the northwest, but as the woods
before us were dense and interlaoad
with wiry bushes and creeping vines
w, we dared not attempt more than walk ,
Inc horses stamped and neighed as we
lett them. The girls mount stenned .,
= large dry branch, which broke with
CRACK like pistol shot. Nor did in
Iuch stop at that The abandoned
horses frightened by the report, neipbed
ana stamped again, creating a great nm.
roar. eAoa' up
The sentinel, who was the ,east
1runk OF the party, sprang to his feet
nc was yet half dazed with sleep and
iauor' but he saw the dim figures of a
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Ills voice was not unmuS1cal, and he
had some idea of rhythm and measure.
His comrades joined him, and they
roared out chorus which must have
penetrated to the farthest edge of the
wood.
"I'll not only sing for you, Miss
Howard, said Crowder. "but I'll dance
for you too. 7"
1t was plain enough that the man
was drunk and was relapsing into his
natural condition of savagery. | hoped
that he would fall into the fire, but he
did not. His drunken head swayed from
side to side, but he kept step to the
beat of the song.
One of the men drew his empty bot
tie and beat upon its side with his
knife blade. 1t made a lively tinkle
that sounded like music, and the others,
seeing his success, initiated him. Crow
der had not only a vocal but an instru-
mental chorus as well. His zeal in
creased, and he danced like an Indian
at scalp dance, while the men roared
out the song and beat their bottles with
enthusiasm.
Again | congratulate you on your
company, your glorious band of res
cuers, Miss Howard" called out to
her.
l know she heard me, but she did
not reply. Her lips were set firmly, but
her cheeks were growing paler and
paler, and she seemed to be white to the
hair. l tugged at my bonds, but I could
not move them.
The song stopped for moment and
Crowder, looking around for further
amusement, spied me-
" A good song, boys, and good fun, -
he CRIED "but here's better fun. Let's
hang the prisoner and see him souirm. :"
The others, as drunk as their leader,
shouted their approval. but the girl
sprang up.
"You shall not do that!'' she cried.
And why not, miss?" asked Crow
der. He is our prisoner.
Because l will not permit It'll" she
cried.
They roared with laughter
II you do, she said, II will report
your act to Colonel Tarleton. This man
is an important prisoner. He can guide
Tarleton to Morgan. and he will do if
to save his life. He must be taken safely
TO the British camp. Tarleton will re-
ward you we'll.
All right, if you say SO, Miss How
ard, " he said. Anything to oblige.
especially one as handsome as you are,
And we won t hang him tonight. Maybe
we will do it in the morning ANYHOW.
but that's no reason why we should stop
the fun now. A soldiers life is hard.
ana he ought to make merry while he |
can
lie took a large flask from his hayer-
sack and shared it with his men. Then
they began to sing and dance again. all |
OF them wild with drink.
1t was an orgy of savages. The fire
mad died down and ceased to blaze
only the red embers glowed in the dark.
ness. could feel the blackness of the
n'ght which rolled up and encircled Ms
more closely. The girl was as immova-
bic as statue. Her tawny hair shone
In the dim light, and could see that
ner face was still white, but that was
all. was
one OF the men fell down presently
from sheer exhaustion.
Let him lie, said Crowder. "He,u
sleep as well'there as anywhere. +"
Inc man never moved, but began To
more, and second one yielded to exer.
lon and whisky and, stretching himself
,u1 on the ground, went to instant
aeep. Orowder himself was the third
md was followed speedily by the others
including the sentinel, who had Joined
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