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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19
TURKEY LURES.

san Francisco Turns the ThanksgiV-
ing Bird Into a Gambling Device
From the San Francisco News Letter
Tradition has it that the turkey was
once intended to be taken as the uhiteu
States national bird, but somehow the
eagle, being switter of wing, slipped IN
and won the coveted distinction. How
ever this may be, there is no DOUBT we
are now making amends for our neglect
by idealizing the turkey IN every possi ,'
way. Still it may be questioned whether
we are not going a little too far in our
worsnip of the succulent bird. 1t is all
very we'll TO eat him, stuffed with chesl-
nuts and served hot with cranberry sauce
A dish fit for king-that is, II we can
eniov it with Gear conscience, hho"-
ing that we have bought our turkey III
legitimate manner. But when the turheS
is made an ms, rument of gamoIng, pure
and simrIe, its epicurean virtue ceases
The statistician wou d have an lhte' es'-
ing task in computing the NUMBER OF tuI
KEYS ratified in San Francisco thls sen
son. and still more interesting, lue huHi-
her whfhh were not rallied at all, but SIM
rt,, nIaved for. OF course the ac ice,
% e. ALWAYS the case, began In a leSll-
mate enough way. The corner grocery
man used to buy a few turkeys and raj
Ae them off 10 his customers. rms was
fair enough, provided he did not charge
TOO rnuch for the birds. Then the pro
ceesicnal gambler stepped in and eVoNed
game by which he has raked IN nlduy
thousands of dollars during the past re"
weeks Right under the eyes or the po-
ice. too, who profess to know nolhihs
Of what is going on me turkey ~ o v,,io
cosa e. merely a sub erfuge, an excuse
for the game; he stands in the WlndoW as
an attraction for customers, but Is no.
Intended To be eaten. For the beneht OIL
he uninitiated we viii describe how the
eraroe has been played at severa! kea ny
straat establishments. An empty store
,s rented and furnished simp.y with an
,nc'ined nlane ard a large wooden bali'
tho sides fattened off so as to 'repr III
n .1ie with fourteen numb@rs en- U. four-
teen paddles bearing CORE spending mum
he-s are sold at 10 cents each. FEVery
time the ball rolls somebody wins, as
ths man at the door says. Inc 90 a.
fourteen to ten are fair enough as CAMP
ing goes. and the holder of the lucky
roddlc is inv7riaby handed ticket sup
rosed to represent a turkey. AS mat
Ter Of fact, it represents ar nara
cash: a man in the Gel ar below SIAN Is
ready and wi ling to purchase your uckel
FOR that sum. 1t will be seen that II
money Is taken, the proprietor wins 4C
oents eyerv time the ball rolls, and it Is
kent rolling without cessation d3y and
niebt If the winner demands a tn key
The game loses on the transaction, since
a co,d bird Garnet be provided for the
small sum of $40. Still, as nearly every
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19
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CASINO FOUNDATION FINISHED.
street Railway People Making Sew
eraI ImprOvements.

Street Railway People Making Sew
eraI improvements.
The improvements being made by the
Savannah. Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway Company, are being rapidly push
ed to completion, and by the middle of
March there will be many changes.
The work on the point at Thunderbolt
is still going on, and the foundation for
the handsome Casino to be erected there
has been finished. The lake, too, has been
dug, and the swimming pool will be COM
pleted next week. The building of the
Casino and the laying off the grounds
Is being done under the supervision of
Engineer Thomas, and the place promises
10 be an attractive amusement garden.
The company is erecting a new shed at
Isle of Hope, and by the end of next week
there will be two car sheds at the sta
ton at this suburb. The sheds at the
Bolton street junction are also being re-
paired, and will be as good as new when
the work is ended.
General Manager H. NJ Lotion Is at
present in New York, but is expected
home within the next few days Mr.
Lotion went to the North on private bust
ness, and his trip at this time carries
with it no significance.
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CAMP AND FOOD,
Getting Close to Nature.

II would hardly seem possible to some
PEOPLE that a man could, on food, cure
himself of tuberculosis. IL was sent by
my doctor to camp in the mountains and
W i've largely. on Grape-Nuts food. My
VSse was pronounced tuberculosis of the
Dlduder by famous New York special. st,
,ne pest authority of all American special
ISIS in that line.
~, went into camp and used Grape
I'uts as l would meat. bread or potatoes.
was careful not to over-eat but used
VIC 1000 three times a day. and at the
snu OF ten weeks went for a new exami-
Ilon' when not a trace of tuberculosis
eVulu De found. My physician looked
at me ana said. I don't believe there Is
'ue .i a marvellous case as this on record.
both the doctor and myself give the
e'eult to the Grape-Nuts food. To be
ae took outdoor exercise and this no
aouot helped me some. but with all the
oU'uoor ar and exercise IN the world, /
ouiu not build up my blood to a condi-
ia uu Wnere IL would Kill Off the bacl.li un-
mad good food of the character Of
Nuts TO do It on For family req
,' J. wish TO avoid having my name APP
~" IN pubic print" Postum Cereal
NJ. Id Battle Creek. Mich. will fur
'N's name upon application
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PETITION ron INCORPORATION.


GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY. -
To the Superior Court of said county:
The petition of George V. Denny and p.
II Thompson, both OF the state of North
Carolina, and j. II. Haslam and r. f.
Hartfelder, OF the county of Chatham
ana state OF Georgia, respectfully shows:
/. That they desire to form them
selves and such other persons as they
may associate with them into private
corporation under the corporate name oil
GEORGIA SUPPLY COMPANY"
2. That the object of their asso-
citation and the particular business they
propose to carry on is to buy, sell and
handle railroad mill and steamboat sup
pies; to buy and sell all other manufac-
tured products, commodities or articles,
and to conduct a general wholesale, re-
tail, jobbng and commission business in
all kinds of personal property; to buy and
sell any and all kinds of manufactured
products commodities or articles on com
missions; to receive goods and other prop
erty on storage, and to advance money
upon goods and property whilst so stored
TO purchase, own, or lease real estate, and
all other real or personal property Of
whatsoever kind or character, necessary
or convenient for the conduct of the bust
ness of said corporation; to lend or bor-
row money on note, bill, bond, pledge,
deed, mortgage or other obligations or
liens; to enter into and carry out con-
tracts or obligations for the buying Or
leasing of factories, and to manufacture.
sell and deal in all articles of personal
property, and generally to do and perform
all acts and things incident and similar
to those above enumerated, and to have,
enjoy and exercise the rights. powers and
privileges that are usual, and incident to
corpora lions under the laws Of the state.
8. The principal place of busi-
ness will be in Chatham county. Georgia.
but they desire the privilege OF doing
business in any or all of the states and
territories OF the United States.
4. That the amount of capital 10
be employed by petitioners. actually paid
in, viii be ten thousand dollars $4,000.
divided into ehares of one hundred dollars
($loO each, but petitioners desire the priv
! ilege of increasing or diminishing the cap
ital stock from time to time to any sums
not greater than one hundred thousand
dollars 100000, or less than ten thousand
dollars $4,000 and to issue preferred
stock and to provide by bylaws or other
wise for the limitation or restriction Of
the right and power to transfer stock.
5. Wherefore petitioners pray that
they and their associates may be incor-
porated, as aforesaid, for a period ~
twenty 600 years, with the privilege of
renewal at the end of that time.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
O'COENOR, O'BYRNE & HARTRIDGE.
Attorneys for Petitioners
Petition for incorporation filed in ONCE,
Jan. 4. 1901.
JAMES x. p. CARR.
Clerk s. c., c. c., Ga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19
CITY BREVITIES.

There were only four prisoners before
Recorder Myrick at yesterday morning s
session of Police Court.
W, F. Maher was fined 50 yesterday by
Recorder Myrck for cursing Sanitary In
spector Barney Mcdonald.
The work on the baltimore houses at
Huntington and Barnard streets, is pro
crossing well, and the buildings are near
ing completion.
Many of the sidewalks throughout the
city are badly in need of attention. Per-
sons afflicted with corns are the sufferers
from the present condition of affairs.
Frank McCarroll was fined S. by Re
corder Myrick yesterday, on a charge Of
being disorderly in a Broughton street
bar and for resisting Patrolman Fender.
The condition of August F. Gammert,
the cabinetmaker, who attempted suicide
last week, was reported from the Sa-
Narnah Hospital as being unchanged at
an early hour this morning.
Flick Brown, the negro boy arrested by
Detective Stark for escaping from the
Poor Farm, was ordered turned over to
the county authorities by Recorder Myrick
d. Police Court yesterday morning.
The Park and Tree Commission is hav-
ing young cedar trees planted in Forsyth
Park. After they have attained some
growth the trees will be planted in the
squares and parks throughout the city.
The report that one of the animals in
me Sells-Gray menagerie had escaped yes
lerday morning turned out to be an error
Inc negroes in the southern section ol
me city were badly frightened by the re-
port.
Woman's influence in the trades, and
professions, in politics, society. and the
nome" is the subject of the lecture which
under the auspices OF the w. c. 7. u, 81
ms city, will be given by DR.. John c.
SSundoerg, Tuesday night at the Lawtor
Memorial.
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filed yesterday in the City Court, and in
which Grant Coles is the Plaintiff. The
plaintiff wants $3.50.
He claims that one of the defendants
milk wagons ran over him while he was
riding his wheel on Bull street, and that
the injuries he then received caused h m
the regulation amount of physical and
mental pain and anguish.
The plaintiff charges that at the time
of the accident the mi wagon was VIC
lating the laws of the road and the or
d!nances of the city. in that it was on
the wrong side of the street, while he
was entirely within his rights and the
proprieties. He estimates his own in
iuries at 1929. while the wheel Is said
to have been worth $25. He wants pay
for both He is represented by Mr..
Cosmo r. Hardee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19
YARNS ABOUT NUGGETS.
Amazing Manner i'm which Fortunes
Have Been Found.
From the London Mail.

Have Been Found.
From the London Mail.
The great gold fields of the world have
all pro .uced romances of nuggets OF
enormous value often stumbled across by
prospectors in the last stage of poverty.
This nugget-hnding is tod in an inter-
esting fashion by Mr.. jefferson Hurley,
a member of the Institute of Mining En-
gineers.
THE largest nugget Of which the world
has any know edge" he says, was found
at Hill End, New South Wales by
Messrs. Dyer and Hal.man. 1t meAsured
feet inches in length, feet inches
in width. and avera ed inches in thick
ness. 1t sold for $4,000.
"At the time of finding 1t, Messrs' Dyer
and Haitman had exhausted tier capt. II
and were practically living on tharlty.
IL is SAID that the discovery so unneived
one Of the partners that he was unht LOT
work or business for a long perlod'
A great nugget found in Victoria was
the 'tW elcone ranger" oiscOve ed by
two puddl ers. II rest d on stln req clay
and was barely covei ed VITA earth' IN
fact. the Treasure lay unn-ticed In the
rut by the pudCl RS cart. It's ight wa
2.26S ounces, and in va ne It was W ?
80 CO. Soon after the f. d OF the Nv e.
come Stranger" two other nuggets OF IA
ounces and SO ounces, respectively were
uneaTthed.
Another lucky find was that Of nugget
at BalIarat weighing 2,l59 ounces, ans
sold for 10000. The Blanche Barkiey
nugget. l.749 ounces. valLe 400 was un"
earthed by a party of four at Hangover
at a depth OF thirteen feet and within
five feet Of holes that had been dug three
years before.
There is an exciting incident" says
Mr.. Hurley, connected with the finding
of the Oliver Martin nugget the larg st
ever found in California, which sold for
f5, 500 after II he'd ca nsd $500 from e.hl'
billion in various paris of the con ry
Although a young man, Oliv~r Mar
lin was lit e better than a tramp. One
Of his boon compan ons was John Fow err
who was equal y shiftiess and ais ipdte
| The two sought refuge in d-seted
miners hut. During the night heavy
rain set in.
THE narrow canon where Martin and
Fow.er lay asleep was on filed with
rushing water They were awakened by
the water pouring into the CABIN and
sought to escape by climbing the steer
back. into The flood and were carti d Gown
the stream In the darkness. MIr,in was
washed into a clump of live oaks and
managed to o. ge, clinging to the Iran hes
until next morning. but Fowler was
drowned.
Next day, toward nom, when the wa
tiers had subsidized, Ma tin secured a pi X
and shovel ard started to bury his dead
companion. He selected a sandy spot at
the base Of the cliff, and had not dug
down two feet when he came upon the
nugget"
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"sure Cures"
sure
From the New York Press.

1t is an old story that every man thinks
he can edit a newspaper more successful
~ than the editor. and it is false. And
there is one other field of human endeavor
in which every man thinks himself SUI
preme; namely, curing rheumatism and
colus. In a lively career of three months
with inflammatory rheumads l have made
a collection of some 200 "sure cures" from
kindly-disposed persons who felt that l
needed their services. No two agree. The
only easement ] have found lies in fam
inc, anu no man or set of men can have
a proprietary interest in that formula
Therefore. oh. fellow sufferers let me
Join the DR. knowalls and prescribe this
sure cure" Quit eating. quit drinking,
quit smoking, quit bathing, quit worry
ing; If these fail quit breathing. Money
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr. R. Manson is registered at the Pu-
Iaski House
s.reven House.
Mr. ! D. Maxwell Of Atlanta is stop
ming at te De SOTO
NJ, NJ E. Grover of Key, Ga, is at
.he pulaski House.
Nv w. T. Gentry Of Atlanta is stop
.tTq az the De Soto.
,fr Dave Harvard of Cochran, Ga, is
a. the Pulaski House
,fr W. W. Blake of Atlanta was at
.he De Soto yesterday.
Mr. D. B. Laner of McRae is register
"a at te Pulaski Houser
w u w. Scott of Graham, n. c., is
-agisrered at te De Soto
N 7. L. McCluskey of Atlanta was
a. fbe De Soto yesterday.
~ F c. Parker Of waycross is stop
ing at the Pulaski House.
M John H. Barrett of McRae is stop
ING at the Pulaski House
NJ I c. Stiles of Brunswick was at
-, the De Soto yesterday.
Mrs T. NJ. Cunningham left yesterday
or suwannee Springs, Fla
Mr. r. NJ. Fuller of Richmond is regis
.ersd at the Pulaski House
Mr. II. c. Draper of cambridge was at
be pulaski House yesterday.
Mr. T. T. Osteen of Pembroke was at
+bs screven House yesterday
1I, George S. Jones of Macon register
- at the De Soto yesterday.
Mr. c. W. Pidcock and wife, of Moul-
+-ie are at the Screven House.
Mr. c. T. W. Syfan of Waycross was
a. the Pulaski House yesterday.
Mr. C. r. Townsend of Montgomery reg
;stered at the De Soto yesterday.
Mr.. R. L. Moss, Jr. of Athens regis
itered at the De Soto yesterday.
Mr. c. D. Wymau went to New York
yesterday by the Seaboard Air Line.
Mr. Butler Mays, &ife and son. went to
charlotte over the Southern yesterday.
Mr. W. P. Roman sails for New York
mis- afternoon on the City of Augusta
Mr. n. l.. Rodgers left for New York
,.es+erdav over the Sea board Air Line.
Mr. p. Reinhalte left over the Seaboard
Air line Yesterday for Petersburg, Va.
Mr. John ]. Phillips of Charleston reg
istered at the Screven House yesterday.
Mr.. W. n Tillinghost of Ridgeway, s.
T, is registered at the Pulaski House.
suwannee Springs, Fla, for the winter.
Mrs. Martha Schosscht went to New Or
leans over the Seaboard Air Line yester-
day.
Mrs ]. Roman is booked to sail on the
city of Augusta for New York this after
noon.
DR.. R. H Martin and wife went to New
York yesterday over the Seaboard Air
Line
Rev. William D. King eft for Cleveland,
Tex yesterday over the Seaboard Air
Line.
Mr.. Frank A Abbott went to Wash
ington over the Sea aboard Air Line yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence ]. Won Weller of
Brunswick were registered at the De Soto
yesterday.
Mrs. Jascob Paulsen, Mrs. N. Paulsen
and Mrs. ]. F. Paulsen are guests at
Suwannee Springs, Fla.
Mr. NJ. f. Dyer, who has been conduct
ing Adlers Mill-End sale, left last night
over the Southern for New York.
capt. John w. Anderson of ST. Louis
whose illness has been announced in the
Morning News, is expected to arrive in
Savannah in a short time with Mr.. j.
i. c. Myers.
Mr. Harry P. Wilson, who for the last
few months has been living in Denver,
where he went to recover his health, Will
leave that city for Savannah. accompan-
led by an attendant, to-day Mr.. Wilson S
friends will be grieved to learn that his
health has not been benefited by the
trip West, and that his condition now is
as critical as it well can be.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

GEORGIA.; CHATHAM COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that I have made
application to the Court of Ordinary for
Chatham county for leave to sell three
60 shares of the capital stock OF the
Southwestern Railroad Company belong
ing to estate of Richard Turner. deceased,
for the payments OF debts and dlstribu-
ton. and that said order will be granted
at February term, 1901, of said court, un-
less objections are filed thereto.
w. NJ DAVIDSON,
Administrator Estate of Richard Turner,
Deceased.
Jan. II. 1901.
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refunded If no cure.

refunded IT no cure.
Another "sure cure" comes to me from
the Chicago Of the South-Atlanta. Drink
water, drink water, drink water the
Gate Cityites cry. You don't need any
thing in it: just drink, drink, drink, till
1t leaks out of the corners of your mouth.
Drink our-OUR-WATER." l found that
Atlanta's water is pumped out of Chatta-
hooehee muck The Chattahoochee is a
river, a Muskogee name for figured or
painted stone" 1t runs through a local
Egypt and local Wales, which may ac-
count for its virtues. 1t makes men live
ly and women gay.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19
RESERVES WON THE GAME.

First of the Seasons Games of In
door Ball at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The indoor BAH game at the Y. NJ. C. A.
last night resulted in victory for the
Reserves by a score of II to 5. 1t was
the first game of the series and the men
showed up remarkably well. The game
was played with a snap and lasted only
three-quarters of an hour. The batting
at times was quite lively Two-base hits
were made by E. Courvoiser 2, Blake 2,
and w. H. Doty l. The score is as fol-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19

for surprise is that before the present
road was constructed anybody ever got
through it at all. It even said: Thus far
and no fartehr, to Rome herself, and
marked the limit of her dominion.
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--Paaiating It-"But. mo, Uncle John
eats with his knife"
"Hush. dear Uncle John Is rich enough
to eat with FIRE shovel II he prefers It, -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19
MILK WAGON HURT HIM.

"rant Coles Suing Proprietor of
Kensington Dairy.
j. Palmer Browne, proprietor Of the
Nehsington Dairy, is the defendant in a
SUIT for damages for personal injuries
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-19

Washington Correspondence New York
Void.

World.
It is observed in Washington that the
,ou, members Of Congress all eat hearty
inrcheons. while those who have been.
thare before find a bowl Of bread and
nil. or of mush and milk satisfying
Midday meal. whether dyspepsia or econ
onnv IS the contributing cause Is mat
ter Of opinion. Il has sometimes happen
ed that the freer statesman is with the
nublic funds the less liberal he is with
his personal cash account.
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GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY -
Notice Is hereby given that have made
application to the Court OF Ordinary Cor
Chatham county. for leave to sell one
share of the capital stock of the Mer-
chants National Bank of Savannah, be-
longing to estate of william S. Schley, de-
ceased, for the payment of debts and dis
tribution, and that said order will be
granted at the February term. 1901 Of said
court, unless objections are filed thereto.
JOHN S. SCHLEY,
Administrator Estate William $. Schley.
Jan. II. 1901.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that I have made
application to the Court OF Ordinary for
Chatham county for leave to sell the
southern half of lot thirty-one IN Bar
tow ward, Savannah. Ca, and improve
ments thereon, belonging TO estate Of Min
tie Graham, deceased for the payment OF
debts and distribution. and that said or
der will be granted at the February term,
1901. Of said court. unless objections are
fled thereto. JORDAN +. BROOKS,
Administrators Estate Of Mlntie Graham.
Jan. II, 1901,
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Administrator Estate William $. schley
Jan. II. 1901.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-01
McKinley's E6ipiro.,

Wo move on apaco ip imporieliem.
From tho deportation Of TilipinoB from
Manila in consequence of their alleged
"disloyalty" to q government having
no claims upon thoir loyalty it. is an
easy step to tho deportation Of "A Amori..
oanB who dare to ori,ioiza details Of
imperial administration in tho Philip.
plnos. A Minnesota man. formerly a,
volunteer soldior from that State, who
dared as editor Of o marino Journal inl,
Manila to bring q charge OF .wroagdoing
against an dffoer oil that port has boon
:;:pr:sensd b; g GGsa,. sa... Mae Arthur Ana
ordered to bs doporled from Nc Kinloy'n'
island empire. This man might have
boon triod by q military court and il
provon guilty Of libel, punished BY dnc
and,imprlsonment. That would hayo
been Justice unaer tho forms Of Law.
oven if military law. But instead B he
is doportod without trial--not on tho
ground that no printed libel but be-
cause he insisted that what he had alrca
dy printed was truo and horofused to
prom 80 hat ho would mako no moro such
criticisms OF tho military admlnlstfa.,
tion. He is ousted as "a dangerous I'M
oendiary and g monaco to tho military
situation. How long will our people
tolerate this sort Of brutal and iawiosss
tyranny? Gven Russia has eased to
deport political offenders to Siberia.
The State. '$S5 S ie ~ B $ltSs StsS