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The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

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The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

The bicycle trusts plant at Toledo
discharged 700 men the other day be-
cause 1t had nothing for them TO do.
The demand for bicycles has steadily
declined during the past twelve months.
The fact seems to be that the wheel
as fad has had its day, and those
well-to-do persons who formerly
bought a new wheel every year for the
sake of riding the very latest model
are now giving their attention to auto
mobiles. Meanwhile the bicycle has
taken it's place as a legitimate vehicle.
II is used now more for business than
for pleasure. IL is the poor mans
horse. and a more dependable and less
expensive friend than the animal. The
market for wheels will continue to be
large. since the wheel fills want. but
II IN probable that the high water mark
Of manufacture and sale at least for
some time TO come. was passed about
the time the consolidation Of factories
into n trust took place.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
Reflections of n Bachelor.
From be New York Press.

woman never calls u gambling
when she isn't losing.
The way 20 make woman like you
Is 10 believe YOU couldn't help liking
her II you tried.
The discouraging thing to q man OF
sense II that the idiots seem 10 have
such a good time with their idlocy.
When cupid runs across 4 case Of
platonic friendship. H Is 30 easy he
just makes believe he is attending 70
business.
4 clever woman always knows
less than he does, no matter how little
80 is
When a doctor begins 90 give d pa
dent medicine he hna a sure thing that
VIII make che patient need some other
Wu4l0 ine 90 Eei well from itr effects,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

The treaty between Denmark and
the United States involving the trans
fer of the Danish West Indies to this
government is to be brought up in the
Senate early this week. 1t is predicted
that it will be speedily ratified. SO far
as can be ascertained only two Re-
publican Senators are opposed to the
ratification, Messrs. Hoar and Hale,
while several Democrats are said to
favor it. Among the Democrats who
will vote with the Republicans to rat
ify the treaty are named Morgan,
Money, McLaurin, Cockrell and Jones
of Arkansas.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

Park Benjamin, the noted writer on
naval topics, has sent letter TO the
Baltimore American I'm which he
quotes from the testimony of Admiral
Sampson before the Court OF Claims,
Naval Bounty. No. ?. page 50 Of the
records, TO Ak the position OF the Ad-
mlral's flagship az the time OF the be-
ginning OF the battle OF July 3. 1885
According 10 the quotations cited by
Mr. Benjamin, Admiral Sampson tes-
tlhed that the New York was approx
lmately seven miles distant from the
nearest American vessel on regular
blockade station, and that the extreme
signal distance on Santiago that morn
Ing was siK miles. This testimony
h correctly quoted, does not coincid,
WIN ihe claims recently made by "a.
mlfni aamps0u'a aitorneya
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

Former Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire has presented to Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts a handsome
cigar box, made OF sixteen parts sill
yer and one part gold, as a testimonial
TO the Massachusetts, man az the au-
thor OF six words in the Republican
platform OF 1886 which bound the par
~ TO International bmetalllsm.
The authorship OF the words
(which we pledge ourselves 10
promote" was Ia doubt for
some time. Mr.. Chandler offered prize
~ 800 for the naturalization Of the
author, ana after many months Of In
vestsation decided that senator Lodge
WAS the man. Mr Chandler declares
that without that concession 10 free
silver sentiment Mckinley could never
h1Ye been eleeted Presidew
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

The torch in the hand of Bartholdis
statue of Liberty Enlightening the
World. in New York harbor, is to be
permanently extinguished. The gov
ernment light house board has issued
orders to that effect. The light was
never properly placed to serve as a
beacon. and it has been rather a him
drance than an aid to navigation; new
ertheless the sentiment that attached
to the statue has heretofore been strong
enough to keep a feeble light burning.
The money for the maintenance of the
torch has been exhausted, however,
and Congress has refused to make an
appropriation for the lighting.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

Naval and marine officers in WASH
ington are discussing an interesting
question, namely, Has an enlisted
man the right to refuse to subTnit to
surgical operation if the surgeons think
such operation necessary" Acting
Secretary Darling recently ruled that
an enlisted man has no right to refuse
submission if the operation is not Sc
rious. He declined, however, to COM
init himself with respect to serious op-
erations. Some of the officers are re-
calling the fact that Rear Admiral Ev-
ans established a precedent with re-
spect to the submission of officers to
surgical operations. He was severely
wounded at the battle of Fort Fisher,
and the surgeons told him they would
have to cut off his legs. They went
about making their preparations, de-
spite Evans protests. As the time for
the amputation approached the wound
ed man drew his revolver and swore he
would shoot the top of the head off the
first man who approached him with
knife or saw. He kept his legs, and is
still using them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

According to Mayor Golden Rule"
Jones of Toledo, o., begging is a divine
right. He asserted that fact in po-
lice court over which he presided the
other day, and discharged a man who
had been arrested Tor begging on the
street. The arresting officer called
the attention of the Mayor to the fact
that the man had been arrested the
week before for being drunk "WelI, -
said the Mayor, that is practically
the same crime as begging" Accord
ing to this eminent reformer. there
fore. drunkenness and mendicancy are
divine rights which ought not TO be
interfered with until the industrial
and social systems have been remodel
ed
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

When the doors of the City Savings
Bank of Detroit were closed the other
day. it was discovered that the vice
president of the concern, Frank c.
Andrews, had procured from the bank
by illegal means large sums of money.
aggregating as much as s1,OOOOO0 He
was arrested. In an interview he said
to newspaper man: Young men
can point to me as the result of the
speculative mania.' He had ruined
his bank made his business and his
life failure by his ungovernable de-
sire-mania. he called ito grow rich
rapidly by speculation. In other words.
he gambled against the markets. using
other peoples money as the stakes.
and lost.
The fate of the vice president of this
bank should prove a warning to those
In position to speculate with funds
that do not belong to them, as well as
to all others to smother the desire to
take gamblers chance to get rich
quickly. Meanwhile it is of interest to
have statement from an authorita
tive source respecting the influences
that cause the greatest number of
failures in business enterprises. Brad
streets recently published an exhaus.
tive study of the matter, covering the
year 1901. In that year there were
l'2Ol, S62 concerns doing business in the
United States. Out of that number
there We're 10,64S failures, the failures
amounting to .SS of 1 per cent. of the
total. OF the failures 1928 occurred
from lack of capital, and 2023 from in
competence. These were the chief
factors against success. Then fol-
lowed specific conditions, 1,755 fraud
l,l54; inexperience, 1928; competition
466 unwise credits. 376: neglect 927.
FAILURE Of others. 259; speculation, 141:
extravaganza, 1O1. Eight of the causes
named were due to the fault of those
railing; three to the faults of others
over which those failing had no con-
troll.
1t is rather to the credit of the avar-
age American entering business to see
from the data that so few failures. rel
atlVely, are accounted for by extrava-
gahce, speculation and neglect. which
latter in the classification includes
doubtful habits. BY far the greater
proportion of those who embark in a
business enterprise do so with honest
intentions, and manfully struggle to
WIN success. But about one-third of
those who fail essay a business career
without the backing of sufficient capt.
tai, which includes credit, to carry them
over the rough places and make sue
cess assured. Only "A per cent. of
the failures of last year involved
charges or suspicion of fraud and
only 2.3 per cent. of those. who failed
owed their downfall to speculation.
Thus. while 1t is well to draw atten-
ton to the grave dangers of specula-
ton, and the almost certain defeat of
dishonesty, it is not correct to suppose
that the greater number of those who
fail owe their downfall to speculation.
dishonesty or extraVapanca
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

Mrs. soffel Of PlttsburR is not en-
tlrely bereft ~ common sense. She
has enough of it iefi to refuse the of-
fers Of two theatrical managers who
have been trying 20 hlre her 20 ap-
pear DOB meiodrnfua based upon lho
iruEe0y Of fho Biddlo boys.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
The Wenther.

The Indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida to-day are fair wealth
er. rising temperature. light variable
winds, mostly west
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
WEST END CAR


Car leaves west side of City Market
for West End 600 a. m. and every 40
minutes thereafter during the day u
til 11:30 D. m.
Leaves West End at 6:20 a. m. and
every 40 minutes thereafter during the
day until 1900 o'clock midnight
G.. o. NAGLE, Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
MONTGOMERY.
THIINnERRnIr

Car leaves Bolton street junction $50
a. m. and every thirty minutes there
after until 11:30 p. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 500 a. m.
and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 1900 midnight for Bolton street
junction.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

Those Cubans who read the New
York newspapers will probably be
much interested in the headlines and
accompanying article that appeared
the other day in one of them. The
headlines were: NCockng Main in
Millionaire's Home. Prominent West
chester Men See Battle of Game Birds,
and $500 Changes Hands" The arti-
Gle described how eleven champion
game birds from New York were
matched against an equal number of
spangled birds of Westchester, and how
the latter had won the main on the
odd battle. Westchester. is the resi-
dence place of number Of New York s
r'ch men, and is something of a social
center. The Cubans will recall that It
has not been great while since Gov
Gen. Wood issued an order prohibiting
chicken fighting in their island. If
the sport is so reprehensible in Cuba,
why is it permitted in New York ?
That is the question they will ask.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
FREIGuT AND pARcEr CAP

FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries trailer for passengers
on all trips and leaves east side of
city market for Isle of Hope, Thun-
derbolt and all intermediate points at
900 a. m, 100 p. m, 500 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt
City Market and all intermediate
points at 600 a. M, 1100 a. m, 2:4o
n n
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC Cn

For Isle of Hope. Montgomery, THIN.
derbolt, Cattle Park and West End
Daily except Sundays. Subject to
change without notice.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17

A French baron of the name of De
Taillac, having resided in New York
for four months, is astonished that he
has not yet been able to secure an
American wife worth millions of dol
lars. When he first arrived in this
country he inserted a want adver-
tisement in some of the New York pa
pers setting forth his title and accom-
plishments and that he was in search
or wife, but up to the present he has
received responses only from washer
women and chambermaids. He can
not understand how it is some foreign
noblemen, with no better title than he
possesses, have had such remarkable
luck in marrying American money.
while he is left to lament his failure
----s-e-~-
Congressman Wachter of Maryland
has introduced bill setting aside
April Ia of each year as a national
holiday. to be known as Martyrs
Day" and to be celebrated in honor
of Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley. He
should add a paragraph to his bill de-
timing what martyr" is, and order
ing all of the dictioharies changed to
conform to the new definition. OF the
three Presidents of the United States
who have been assassinated, only one
can with any sort of reason be called
a martyr.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
THE MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at Postoffice in Savannah.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
BRISK HOLIDAY TRADE.
Postoffice and Express Companies
Have Enormously Large Receipts,


The holiday trade since Monday has
been carried on with a rush that has
not been witnessed in several seasons
in Carbondale, and shows that a. new
era OF prosperity has been ushered in
since the settling Of the coal strike.
Last year the street car strike mill
tated against a good season. but this
year there We're no obstacles to speak
of.
The opening of holiday trade this
year was somewhat backward. but
commencing Monday of this week, 1t
has been brisk enough. At the post
Office the receipts We're exceedingly
light the lightest in years, until Mon-
day. Then there was q rush OF Christ
mas gifts, destined to friends abroad,
that fairly carried the clerks off their
feet. On that day the receipts We're the
highest of any day In at least six years
There has since been q daily increase.
The increased business OF the express
companies is additional evidence of the
free spending of money for Christmas
gifts. The managers OF the companies
which have agencies here say that this
holiday season will be the biggest in
their experience in Carbondale. The
employees, though there is additional
help. are worked nigh to exhaustion.
and expect little or no relief before the
beginning of next week.
Among merchants there Is n feeling
of satisfaction and qualification that is
refreshing as compared with the past
several Christmas seasons. The crowd
ed streets and stores are evidence that
there is a good deal of money being set
free. "Alls well that ends WELL" so
even after the trying times OF the past
six months everybody has reason to be
grateful
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
OLYPHANT.

| The funeral Of the late John Prich-
| ard Of Fern hill, was held yesterday
afternoon. The services were held in
the Congregational church at o'clock.
Rev. George Hague officiated and de-
livered an able funeral eulogy. At the
close Of the service the remains We're
viewed by the many friends and ac-
quaintances Of the young man. Later
the cortege proceeded to Prospect
cemetery, where interment was made.
w. r. Evans, Charles Charles, Gwilym
Jenkins, David Edwards, Henry Will
Jams and David r. Davis were the pail
bearers.
Christmas tree exercises were held in
the Susquehanna Street Baptist church
last evening. An interesting programme,
which had been previously arranged,
was given by the scholars, and at the
close of it presents, candy and oranges
We're distributed. In the Presbyterian
and Primitive Methodist churches eX-
ercses were also held. At each church
excellent programmes were rendered,
and Christmas gifts were presented to
teachers and pupils. The exercises We're
enjoyed by large gathering Of friends
and parents of the children.
The Eureka commandery, Knights of
Malta, are making preparations to hold
a watch night service New Years eve.
John Doherty returned home yester-
day from the University OF Pennsylva-
mia for the holidays.
st. Patrick's church fair opens to-
night.
The postofIice hours today will be
from 10 to 13 q. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Berry,
Of Blakely, returned to their home in
Uniondale yesterday.
Mrs. Lavinia Patten has returned
home, after spending two weeks in Mill
CITY,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
MISS sWIGERT ENrERTAINs.
Members of High School Faculty Her
Guests.

Miss Sara Swigert was hostess at an
entertainment which she provided for
her associates in the High School fncul-
ty, at her home on Spring street, Tues
day evening.
The rooms were bright with illunina-
tiOns and decorations Of evergreen and
holly. The programme of the evening
was delightfully."- given. A turkey din
ner was enjoyed, and as the guests sat
down he or she was presented with a
ridiculous gift, an incident that was
fraught with much merriment. Later
each one was presented with Il book and
q box Of confectionery. In the inter-
esting guessing contest, Prof. w. d.
Dryden was successful, being awarded
a handsome picture. The serving of ice
cream and cake concluded an evening
of delightful and profitable social inter-
course among the instructors.
The guests present We're Prof. and
Mrs. W. d. Dryden, the Misses Lucy
Joslin, Harriet Hutchins, Kathryn Pace,
Angola Brs and Cora Estabrook, and
Messrs. Lotus and A. W. Geary. Prof.
G. NJ. Lesher. the only member of the
High school faculty who was absent, is
in st. Louis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

w. NJ. Lathrop, editor of the Water
bury Comm Republican, is here to
spend Christmas with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. e. Lathrop on Garfield
avenue.
Frank Niles. of Kansas, will spend
Christmas with his uncle, DR.. John S.
Niles, on North Main street.
Miss Grace Simrell, of Scranton, is
spending Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Simrell, on Clarke
avenue.
Word has been received that John
Dougherty a former Carbondalian. who
is now employed in San Francisco, is
critically i'll with pneumonia.
Robert Mathews, former employe
of the Evening Leader, now employed
in Philadelphia. is in town to spend the
holidays.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
JERMYN .MAYFIELD.

The Jermyn schools closed at noon
yesterday until January 5. The morn
ing was devoted to exercises which
We're held in the high school building.
Prof. Barrett was presented with silk
umbrella from his pupils. Several of
the other teachers We're similarly re-
membered by the pupils. The pro-
gramme of the exercises was as fol-
lows: Recitations, Bessie Jones, Eloise
Shields. George Hill; essay. Cuba"
May Spettigue; recitation. Santa
Claus" Loretta Irving; "On the Follow
ing Day" Susie Davis; christmas
Morning" Samuel Harvey; Merry
Christmas" Helen Gavin; recitation.
"Santa Claus" Geneveve Murphy;
"Elder Lambs Donation" Preston
Badger; essay 1.-THE Development of
the Steam Engine Flora Depew: req
itations, 1.-THE Patter of the Shingle,"
Leland Stone; "The Christmas Spy"
Ida Baker; Santa Claus" Willie Nor
com; THE Census" Inez Stone; mo
Room at the Inn," Alice Jones; essay,
1.-THE New Pacific Cable" Nellie Big
lin; recitation, Mary Feeney; recitation,
How We Spent Christmas" Agnes
Frear.
Christmas will be observed with the
usual masses at Sacred Heart church
at 6, and 10 O'Clock. The and 10
O'Clock masses will be high masses,
which will be sung to Battman's music.
The solos will be sung by Mary Ken
nedy, Agnes Flanagan, Alice Henry,
Elizabeth Roche, ]. E. Sullivan and
Frank McAndrew,
The children of st. James Sunday
school had their usual Christmas exer-
cses last evening at the conclusion of
the short carol service; each of the
scholars was given prestn. They then
retired tn the basement where they Were
served with sandwiches, cake and cof-
fee.
The usual Christmas service was held
In the church at midnight and a cele-
bration OF Holy Communion will take
place at 8 O'clock this morning.
The Primitive Methodist Sunday
school children had their exercises last
evening. Ths children had been care
fully trained by Miss Emma Roberts
and they acquitted themselves with
much credit to themselves and their
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
Mildred Holland Friday Night.

Mildred Holland, n great 'favorite
here, comes to the Grand Friday even
ing, December 26. for her annual ell
gagement. This time she will be seen
in her new sumptuous production "The
Lilly and the Prince" written by Car
ina Jordan. and which was produced
in Buffalo last April where it scored a.
brilliant success. Manager Edward G.
White has spared no expense in the
lavish manner with which he has
mounted the play, ana it will likely
prove to be one of the most satisfactory
productions that has been seen in this
city.
Miss Holland has a part in this play
well fitted to her talents, and will give
her, if anything, a far greater oppor-
tunity for the display of the same, than
she had in THE Power Behing the
Throne
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
EVENTS or CnRiSTMAs.
How the Day Can Be Observed in a
Social Way--Work Will Be sus-

pended.
The first general holiday in the mines
since the settlement OF the strike, ex-
ceptlng Mitchell day, will he today,
Christmas day. There will be no work
today in any of the workings here
abouts. The factories OF course, i'll
be idle, stores will be closed, thus giv-
ing almost everybody an opportunity
to enjoy this great feast.
There Is no public social affair sched-
uled for today, the theatre being the
only attraction. 1t has been IL custom
in this city to conduct q dancing NATL
nee and a social in the evening on
q Christmas day. However. this is grow
ing less q custom each year. The OBJ
server cannot help but he impressed
with this growing change. The people
are observing the feast and holidays
with less display and ceremony. The
quiet enjoyment OF home has Il stronger
hold OH the people and the past few
years these occasions are truly as quiet
as q Sunday afternoon. Homes that
are marked by absent ones during the
year are eheered. today by their pres
ence. It has been a. matter OF general
comment that more former residents
are home this year than in several sea-
sons.
The attraction at the Grand this af-
ternoon and evening Is Frank Wills
comedians. "At Atlantic city will be-
the matinee bill, and Jolly Hooligan"
will be produced this evening.
At Emergency hospital this afternoon
there will be an entertainment for the
patients. followed by an address by
Rev. II. A. Sawyer and the distribution
of gifts.
The religious services OF the day will
be in st. Rose church and Trinity Epis-
copal church. Splendid programmes of
music, as published yesterday, will
mark the observance Of the past. Sun
day school exercises will take place in
Trinity parish house and at the Bersan
Baptist church in the evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-25
OUT OF DANGER.
Yanno Is Better, and His Assailant
Released on Bail.

Joseph Yanno who was in the Italian
miX-up in the Dundaff section on the
night of December II, and in whose
condition dangerous complications from
brain confusion We're threatened, is re-
garded as out of danger. DR.. Dixon
and DR.. j. A. Kelly examined Yanno
Tuesday and felt satisfied that he was
out of danger. On their representa-
tions, Louis Pirrie, Yanno's alleged as
sailant, who was arrested and jailed
Monday night, pending developments,
was released on bail, in the sum of $500.