The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-05

old leader. With this negative, backed
up by this letter, l feel that I'll be
able to catch a large portion of this
business at 81 per photograph.
I've gathered III thousands of dollars
in a similar manner with negatives of
famous men now dead. Take my mega
tive of President Mckinley. for in
stance. Since his assassination I've had
a constant demand for photographs.
venture to say, without taking time to
look il up, that I've sold nearly two
thousand Mckinley photographs at 81
apiece, for they are much larger than
cabinet size. Many Europeans have
bought copies. Seems queer. doesn't
it?
Eyes, nearly every photographer of
prominence has negatives of living big
men that money cannot buy. They are
laid away against the days of their
deaths, and then they will be brought
out and their owners will make money
hand over fist
New Workers are hard to satisfy
When a few big concerns began to
burn soft coal some months ago the
public and all the newspapers wildly
clamored for the Board of Health to
stop it, This was done. Now that
the coal famine is on two of the same
| newspapers and thousands of individ-
ual members of the same public, are
persistently cursing the same depart
ment because, they assert, the prohi-
bition on soft coal helped to exhaust
the vast surplus of anthracite. Presi-
dent Lederle smiled when these pro-
tests were brought to him.
1.-TWO boys had equal amounts of
| candy" said he. zone boy ate his all
up before the other had eaten half of
his. He demanded a part of the
others remaining candy. The other
demurred.
IF you don't give it to me- said the
second boy, I will lick the stuffing out
, of YOU
1.-THE first boy gave the second boy
a part of what he had left. It made
him ill., Then he said to the first boy:
Now 1 will lick you, because your
candy made me sick
And he did.
1.-The Board of Health seems to be
situated on the coal question, much
as the first boy was on the candy
question"
Every once in a while infants are
found abandoned on doorsteps and in
other strange places in New York city.
If the mothers who wish to be rid of
their babies only knew it, there is
an institution-an orphan asylum up
on Lexington avenue-where babies
may be abandoned without risking
their lives and no questions asked.
Just within the vestibule, which is
open night and day, stands a basket
crib. In that crib the baby may be
deposited. A ring at the bell will
bring a sister who will take the child.
The person leaving it there may re-
main and be questioned if she pleases;
if she does not, no attempt will be
made to follow or find her. If a note
is left asking that a certain name be
given to the baby, this request invari-
ably will be granted. This institution
is modelled after a great French or
phan asylum SO far as this feature
goes.
Maurice Grau, who is now abroad
preparing for next winters grand OPP
era season in America, is a man who
looks not less than ten years older
than he is. His face is scanned with
worry lines" He attributes these to
the peculiarities of his business.
TITS a pity" he said one night as
he sank into chair in the Waldorf
grill room. 1t was during the early
days of the Boer war.
Whats a pity?" someone asked.
tits pity that they can't send them
| to the 'front.'" he answered.
who can't send who to the front?"
! was asked.
why the British send the women To
| the 'front.'" he exclaimed. IF the aver
| age woman could fight in the field half
| as well as the average woman can fight
| elsewhere, wars would cease or the
population of the earth would be de-
stroyed."
Still his companions did not under
stand, and looked at him inquiringly.
They'd be great warriors" he said.
Another pause. A long sigh.
Mr.. Grau rose and prepared to go.
i've just been discussing contracts
with Mime. Calve," he said, solemnly,
and YEARLY, as he started away. AS
he reached the door he half turned and
added. over his shoulder.
Enough said" Duane