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The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

those whose husbands are under sus-
picion will be preferred. The object
of the union will be the safe and Judi
cious disposal of old clothes. There
are some women who send their cast
off garments to the charitable insti-
tutions, and some who make them
over until they could not be worn even
by South Sea Islander, but there
are others, those mainly who have no
daughters growing up and whose
means, forbid the making over who
find the best way to get rid of the
old things is to give them to their
servants. The union will arrange a
system of distribution by which As
/ servant may receive BIS discarded
waist of C's last seasons skirt; and
C's servant will receive similar arti-
Giles from the others. In short, no
garment will be bestowed in the house
hold where 1t made it's first appear
ance.
The advantages, yea, the necessity,
of some such arrangement as this
may not be Immediately apparent to
the casual reader Let me demon
strate the matter by an illustration.
There is a tolerably young and good
looking wife who has a we'll preserv-
ed husband who used to be. they say,
Oh! such a gay boy! They say, too.
and he admits it, that matrimonial
monopoly has sobered him, and that
he never wanders more than in his
secret thoughts from his own fireside.
Humph! Well his wife has not APP
peared to worry very much over him.
so what's the use of gossiping? A
few days ago hubby came home before
the lights were turned on. The days
are getting longer now, you know. AS
he let himself into his hallway he
saw a familiar form STOPPING near the
other end. Evidently. unmistakable
his wife, and she seemed to be very
much occupied with something, so that
she did not turn to greet him. Softly
he tip-toed to her. put his arms around
her. one hand binding her eyes. and
turned her head to press his lips most
affectionately upon hers. There was
a satisfactory smack before the
scream of resentment and surprise
which came simultaneously with the
lighting of the hall. Somebody had
pressed the bottom. That somebody
was wiley, and she stood gasping in
horror at the sight of her gay hus-
hand folding their pretty servant in
his arms.
There was an instant separation
not matrimonial; don't jump so to
conclusions. 1 mean that the aston
ished and frightened servant bolted
from the arms that released her with
amazing suddenness and the man
stood staring blankly at the pale, i'm
dignant figure Of his conjugal part
ner at the parlor door. She had heard
him come in and had stepped out to
light UP and greet him.
William she said family, but
firmly.
Mary" he responded earnestly. con
my word L supposed it was you" He
went toward her, and she waved him
off tragically.
'IIow dare you make it worse by
such a foolish lie?" she demanded.
But 1t isn't lie," he protested. IAN
I could see Of her was her clothes, and
if that wasn't your waist and your
dress generally that she had on then
I'm blind"
He wasn't blind. 1t was his wifes
dress that the servant had on. It
had beeh presented to her only the day
before. He enlarged on the fact that
the girls back was to him, that he
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

carded. knowing that it will eventual
ly come to me.
Il generally dispose of them at a
satisfactory profit, though. AS you
see. my prices are reasonable. and the
few that are left on my hands 1 am
glad to have remodeled, so that they
are quite unrecognizable; but always
feel that 1 should tell my customers
the history of the dresses"
The woman braved the "hoodoo" for
the sake of tie dream of a gown she
had selected. and has worn it undls-
turbed ever since.
81 am so fond of Mrs. R, but she
is the most difficult person I know to
talk to- said clever raconteuse late
ly, to the New York Tribune represen-
tative. When l am in the middle Of
a story that | think will amuse her
she looks at me so blankly and never
says word. 1t always upsets me.
and l generally lose the thread OF my
discourse. and think how fiat my chat
ter sounds. Now, with her sister, Mrs.
A., 1 always feel quite comfortable,
and flatter myself l am an agreeable
companion, and yet the latter is quiet,
too, but you feel somehow you get in
touch with her while with Mrs. R.
it is impossible.
There are many kinds of listeners, 3"
she continued. Another most annoy
ing creature is the person who always
interrupts when you happen to strike
some chord of association. Yes, that
occurred to me, or That reminds me.
etc. And then follows some reminis-
cence ending up with Excuse me for
ing more contagious or stimulating
women who have ii, but there is moth
interrupting, but what were you say
inR?' You NAV think such i'll breeding
rare, but you have no idea how many
really nice people do that sort of thing
quite involuntarily. Still another ir-
ritating auditor is the ejaculatory per-
sonage. 'Ah' 'Oh!' 'Yes!' Not really
1 know etc, uttered at intervals with
the regularity of a machine. Whom
do like to talk to? Oh, any one who
is really responsive. One of the very
incest qualities in a listener, l think
is soft, sympathetic laugh; but that
is very rare. | only know one or two
when used with discretion"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27
GUATEMALA'S NATIONAL BIRD.
The QuetznI Commits Suicide When
Caught and Gagged.

The little republic of Guatemala dec
crates it's coat of arms its stamps and
its official documents with the picture
of beautiful parrot. The bird is of a.
rich green color with tufted head and
a long tail which frequently grows to-
a length of four or five feet. 1t is
found only in the forests of Guate-.
mala. The green parrot of Quetzal,
as it is called, has been made the ma
tional emblem of Guatemala, just as
the American eagle has become, the
national emblem of the United States.
And the parrot perches gracefully up
on pedestal in the Guatemalan stamps
much the. same as the great eagle
which screams from the reverse side
of the American dollar.
The Guatemalans are very proud of
their national bird, and have written
many songs and poems about 1t. The
parrot was selected for the national
emblem because it was found very
hard to CATCH since, when once i'm
prisoned, it always kills itself rather
than remain in captivity. The liberty
loving people of the South American
republic say this bird, which so skill
fully eludes capture and dies rather
than surrender, is typical of their own
country and it's people.
The Quetzal lives in the widest parts
of the, mountains, and never visits the
neighborhood of the towns or cities.
The only parrots ever brought out of
the forests are caught by the native
Indians. The parrots are too wary
ever to be caught in trap. The In
dams first watch the parrots, some
times for days at a time, until they
discover their haunts. Then they
smear the limbs of surrounding trees
with thick glue. The parrot perches
on the sticky limb and is held fast
The natives remove the bird from the
limbs by simple expedient of cutting
off their feet. For many years it was
supposed by scientists all over the
world that the green parrot grew with
out feet.
No parrot has ever been brought
from its forest home alive. They strug-
gle desperately when caught. and when
they find they cannot escape they kill
themselves. They always commit sui
eide in the same way by pecking at
their breasts. They calmly peck hole
through the outer skin until the jugu-
lar vein is exposed. A final peck sew
ers the artery and the bird quickly
bleeds to death The quetzal dies. but
never surrenders. The green parrot
stuffed, but with its feet missing, is to
be found in natural history museums
all over the world. But no one has
ever succeeded in keeping a specimen
alive in captivity.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27
Tired SALESWOMEN IN.
Employers Should be More Consid-
crate. Mrs. Pinkham Asks Tired
Women to Write Her for Advice.

In the vast retail establishments of large Cities many
employed as saleSwomen.
Men formerly held the positions that hold
woens organism strong than mems they expected do the
work Their duties compel them their
to night and of them time distressing
complaints called female diseases"
Then irregularities, suppressed painful mensuation
weakness Indigestion eucorrha general debility and
tration
They are beset with such symptoms dizziness antness a
tuqe exctaby taby sepessness melancholy
agone and feelings, blues, and hopeessnes
In such there tried and true remedy
hams Vegetable Compound at such troubles The
following letters this They prove
ham, adv
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27
BLOOD
E POISSON
CURED BY
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or destroys the contracted or inherited
poison or virus in the blood, thus max
ing a perfect cure of the worst Blood
Diseases on earth. Heals all the re-
suits of Blood Poison, such as ulcers,
eating, fostering sores, pimples, often
sive eruptions, copper colored spots,
mucous patches, sore throat, mouth or.
gums. STOPS all aches in bones, back
or joints, falling hair, and itching,
smarting skin. Makes the blood pure
and rich. BOTANIC BLOOD BALM
GUARANTEED to cure the worst
and most deep-seated cases after all
else fails. For so years the standard
remedy for Blood Poison, Cancer and
malignant blood troubles like itching.
SCABBY ECZEMA, carbuncles, scrofu-
la rheumatism. catarrh and all results
Of impure, tanned blood.
Endorsement from The Medical
Progress.
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. has
been thoroughly tested in Hospital
practice and has cured hundreds of
worst forms of Blood Poison, even af-
ter cancer had set in. or where the
hair and eyebrows had fallen out and
the body was mass of cancer and
malignant blood troubles, like itching,
scabhy skin, with excruciating ncnes
in bones and joints. Botanic Blood
Balm completely changed the entire
body into clean, healthy condition,
leaving the skin free from every evil
dence of bad blood. Blood Balm, COM
posed of pure botanic ingredients"
Druggists. 81 per large bottle.
Sample of Blood Balm sent free and
prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co,
Atlanta, Ga Describe trouble, and
free medical advice sent in sea.ol let
ter
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

"A monument to the memory of
Matthias Baldwin. the father of the
locomotive-building industry in this
country and founder of the institution
which bears his name, is to be erected
in Philadelphia.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

AT the Department Store.-Cus-
tcmer-"Have you a 'Cruden's Concor-
dance'?" New Salesgirl (at book coun-
terri don't know. You might in
quire In the sporting goods depart
ment Chicago Tribune,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

After this performance the bachelor
every button has been removed. The
candidate must sit down and thread
a needle and sew on all the buttons.
This is done to determine whether or
not he is really fit man to be a bach
elor.
Another form of the Imagination
takes place on a succeeding night. The
bachelor, under pledge to his associa-
ton, saves up all of his linen and other
washing Then he brings it to the
fateful lodge rooms and washes it in
the presence of the members of the
lodge. He must then do his ironing and
thus demonstrate that he can forever
dispense with the services of a woman
if necessary. The candidate then gives
a pledge not to send his linen to a
laundry knowingly where women are
employed.
After this experiment the bachelor
is admitted into the inner councils of
the order, and upon furnishing a certifi-
cate of birth and good character he is
admitted. to full membership.
Besides the pledge never to wed the
bachelors have penalties prescribed for
any member who is seen escorting a
woman to a theater, or calling upon
a girl or presenting flowers to her.
Should a member give a bunch of
violets to a girl he is fined IS.
If he escorts woman other than
his sister, sister-in-law or mother to a
theater he is fined $3.50.
If he is caught calling on young
girl after o'clock he is fined 50. so.
Afternoon calls are assessed at 81.
The presence of any bachelor at a
pink tea will cost him SO.
These fines are collected or the MEM
Der is sent to coventry. No member
of the order will speak to him or have
any social connections with the Offend
er until he pays the fine. One or two
men have refused to pay fines and they
were compelled to move out of the
neighborhood. The bachelors are prom
inent politically and socially and WELD
r strong power in their vicinity.
Should any member of the order
marry he is considered disgraced and
the members of the lodge hold fu-
neral service, at which dummy of the
deserter figures as the corpse. He is
never again recog nized by the members
and is considered as one dead.
Under the agreement signed by all of
the members the man remaining
bachelor to the last takes the funds
of those who have departed from the
ranks of the order.
Every member of the lodge is promi-
nent in business III the Arlington ave-
nue. section OF the borough. They are
all under thirty-five years of age and
compose the most eligible circle OF
young men in East New York.
Besides Laird, the latest members
are John Anderson, John Hall, Nelson
Monfort and Adolph Baer. The young
men are all members OF good families.
The bachelors give entertainments to
which only single men are hidden.
They VIII have nothing suggestive Of
women about them.
A committee has just been appointed
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

WORLD.

p,rnd in a mysterious fellowship, a
,o,en prominent business men of the
-lington avenue section of Brooklyn
Il ave taken solemn vows not to wed
= aggregate wealth of these men
.ne the half-million dollar mark, and
,,srv one of them is a substantial citi-
an and has a cozy home in the fash
E.rable section of the East New York
*5istrict of Brooklyn.
There is a severe penalty attached
i anv one who breaks the vow.
For two years, says the New York
zNorld. this order has fourished, and
now branch societies are to be organ
& ned in Brooklyn. 1t is hoped by the
8oembers that the order will eventual
H. spread all over the United States.
i The men who have agreed never to
&espouse a wife first formed the Jolly
bachelors Association two years ago
& rhe affair was so jolly and bachelor
&ood was so delightful to them that
H. members decided to form secret
Aociety. The Mystic Order of Bachelors
IL the name of the order established
nd Arlington Lodge No. l, Mystic Or
Eer of Bachelors, is the first lodge,
Eith meeting rooms in Elton Hall, at
no corner of Elton and Fulton streets
Brooklyn.
The officers of the lodge are: Chief
Bachelor, Louis Baer; deputy chief
Bachelor, Frank Springer; William
Hermann, secretary to Congressman
kHanbury, bachelor scribe; Joseph Zip
III. bachelor of the funds; Frank
Echriener, bachelor of the pass.
Instead of the somber trappings Us
slally found about a lodge room, the
boom of this order in Elton Hall is
Handsomely decorated and draped. The
kIystic Bachelors declare that their life
Il so happy that they want only bright
Ehings about them.
George I. Laird, the wholesale florist,
Is the newest Bachelor.
The obligation which Laird took was
las follows:
81. George Laird, being of sound
mind and body, in the presence of this
kssemblage, bind myself upon my hon
|or never to wed. L take this step vol
klntarily. I have never been disap-
pointed in love, and during my whole
Fife I have never seen a woman whom
b wanted to wed. 1 promise never to
Inter into a Irritation with a woman
hnd not to be attracted by their soci-
ETY., and will confess at once to any
member of this lodge should l be i'm
pressed by any woman. 1 pledge my
self when such condition arises to
do what my fellow members direct to
escape the wiles of womankind."
This is the pledge that all take upon
their entrance to the lodge. The rest
of the initiation is equally serious.
The candidate for admission is forced
to carry up and down the room a rag
baby which is supplied with a phono-
graph attachment. The attachment is
wound up and the infant is made to
cry out Papa! Papa! l want man.
ma The would-be bachelor must walk
up and down until the infant is quiet.
This takes long time and the as
sembled bachelors sit about and make
remarks calling the candidates atten-
ton to the woes of matrimony and
telling him what he is escaping by re-
naming single.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

where eight or more men were crowded
together, and when I impaired the re-
suit OF my mission the conversation
turned upon the difficulty of Judging
Woman's character"
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An Interesting Insurance Question.

"Can you insure fractions OF a quad
ruped'' is the question Justice Kennedy
is to decide after mature cogitation. says
the London Express"
Mr.. Caviller a Lloyds underwater
thinks you can-or that he can-and his
counsel in court yesterday argued the
point seriously.
It arose from dog. a celebrated fox
terrier. Hardwood. winner Of many Grsts
and specials at English shows. and bought
by Lionel Jacob, an official Of the public
works department at Lahore, for resale
to some Indian rajah with taste for pedi-
gree puppies
Hardwood was shipped from Liverpool
eX Clan Chisholm 20 Bombay and was
supposed to have received injury during
the rough crossing Of the Bay OF Biscay,
for on landing on midas coral strand his
near hind leg was useless. and he mad to
hop along on three legs.
By the insurance policy, walking at
Lahore" was to be deemed safe arrival.
But does dog walk" when he has only
three sound legs and has TO hop?
Mr.. CavilIer's counsel contended that so
long as the dog could limp, dance. frisk.
or hop" it could walk within the four
corners OF the policy. Hence the further
plea that the underwater was not liable
for injury to the fourth leg. which was
not essential to movement. and eonse-
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Some Strange Secrets Of tie Ronays

IT seems but little short Of the miraeu-
lous to have the hidden history Of
ones life read ssl perfectly by utter
strangers. but the means by which
they make it appear that they do so is
not entirely palmistry. which. regarded
as a science. has little part in gypsy for
tune telling Romanys gather every pos
sible bit OF Information about the inhabi-
tants Of the neighbOrhood where they hap
pen TO be sOiOUruing BY judiciOus ques-
tiOning Of servants and neigh5Ors. and
hoard the treasure in their marvellous
memories. And 10 this the fact that their
naturally keen powers i observation
have been trained for centuries to read
character and life history from the face.
that certain generaIities always obtain
with certain types OF hands and faces.
that general facts may apply to anyone's
past history and that only what comes
TO pass" is remembered out OF the mass
OF information given one. and you have
the key 10 their apparent uncanny knowl-
edge OF past and present. says Frank
Leslie's Magazine.
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to the Governments account alone the
District treasury has had to bear one
half the expense. under the somewhat
specious plea that local interests would
be especially benefited thereby.
1t is passing strange that members Of
Congress who. as rule, are fairly wide
sOwake to the sentiments animatirg their
constituents have not become aware that
public opinion is rapidly verglng to the
point that every section of the country
is individually interested in the improve
ment and Identification of the CGFitaL
Ample proof for this assertion = found
in the newspapers in all parts Of the
country. Hardly a day passes but that
expression is given TO sentiments eyinc-
ing pride in everything that is done, or
TO be done, TO make the Capital worthy
of its position as the chief city Of the
worlds greatest and richest country.
The Greater Washington is what every
true American citizen wants to see.
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As for their prophecies for the future
Romauys themselves. believe in the power
Of some OF their women 10 peer into n
but the utterances Of the ordinary gypsy
fortune teller in reality only seem 70 have
been fulfilled when looked back upon
through the '-mists OF years because Of
condolences Il cannot be denied. how
ever, that certain gypsies are psychic as
to present conditions. and that al rare in
tervals Romany dye" may be found
who possesses the gift OF second siEht-
II ones pOcketbook can stand the drain
anG ones nerve the strain OF being told
of impending evil it should be a merely
pleasurable- mild excitement in these
days Of psychical research to seek a gypsy
fortune teller 1t is no case for nerve
depression. for. leaving out the probabiIi-
y OF being told fairy tales, il must be
remembered that the lines OF the palm
are subject 10 change. and mat each fndi-
viduaI has in himself more power to in
fuence the future than any prophecy OF
misfortune.
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THE LOVE OF LORDS ANDLOVEOFuUCPE

the hatfuI Of shells. or the bale OF calico.
or the half busheI OF brass rings. OF The
handful Of steel fish hooks. OF the house
ful Of black wives. or the zarebs euI Of
cattle. or the twoscore .cameIs. and asses.
or the factory. or the farm, or the block
OF buildings. or the railroad bonds. or
the bank stock. or the boarded cash. or
anything that stands for wealth and con
sideration and independence, and can Sc
cure 20 the possess0r that most precious
OF all things. another mans envy Il was
a dull person that invented the idea tat
the Americans devotion to the dollar is
more strenuous than another's.
Rich American girls do buy titles but
they did not invent that idea. IL had been
worn threadbare several hundred cen
turtles before America was discovered
European girls stilI exploit IL as briskJy
as ever, and VIXEN title is not 10 be had
for the money in hand they buy the hus-
bead without IL. They must put I'D the
dot or there is no trade The CONNER
cializati0n Of brides is substantially uni
versal, except in America II exists with
Us 70 some little extent but IN no degree
approaching a custom
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For Her Sweet Sake.

The shades Of old Olympus vacant are
For Rent, they say
But If the GCds those shades did now fire.
quent, I'd pray.
Gods. Make me very clean and pure
and delicate.
That l may learn to love with tender
might.
Help me get rid Of all that she would
hate
And be her gentleman, eIear-eyed azd
white
For her sweet sake
Gods; Make me brave. as true as steel
as strong
That I may Hgh5 and conquer al her
foes:
Not grit with mail as knights did redress
wrongs.
But shrewd and mOdern-wise. in even
ing clothes
For her sweet sake
Gods. Make NE modest, thoughtful very
wise
That I may take possession Of her
throne;
That 1 may come to her in kingly guise.
And, ruling gently, make her ali my
own
For both our sakes
Andrew Comstock Mckenzie ia the New
York Press.
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critic splendid chance to the production
10 declare in unmstaabe language that PTalne anything
but a perfect lady.
1t is needless TO say that the English presentation Of The
Girl From MaXims VIII be short lived
cont in much the adapted
that Frohrnan
the people Of Gotham especially the square
heatre, during the past years.
II is practically settled that Miss Hilda
mans leading woman. VIII London
OF the run Of "Notre Dame and win be this
country
Miss Spong viii be missed for in certain line Of society
roles she has o peer.
Her last role which entirely
personality but thcatregOers will
ful work in ''TreaHuey Of the Wells" Within
Wheels and LADY HUutworths Experiment
Mr. Frohman's other Bertha GalIand. however
by dropped the starring bee A
play is being
at the hea Of her September
The play is said TO b. moderns comedy.