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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
THE CONSCIENCE FUND.
How 1t OriRinated-WhO the Con-
tributOrs Are.

(H. L. Armstrong in Ainslee's Maya
zine.)
In the year 1911 an ANONYMOUS cit
izen of New York sent a dollar to the
Treasury Department at Washington
with an avowal that he had defrauded
the government and wanted to make
restitution. A dollar meant something
to Uncle Sam in those necessitous days
when the country verged on war with
Great Britain and it was patriotic
as well as a penitent act. The con-
trihutor was the founder of the Con-
science Fund, and probably he died
in the odor of sanctity. During the
preceding thirty-fiVe years of the life
of the Republic no one had despolled
the government, or the private con-
science was callous. This New York
man. indeed, seems to have been the
one blemish on a golden era of national
virtues, for fifty years were to elapSe
before there was an addition to the
fund In 1861. just after Sumter was
fired on. the sum of $4,000 in bonds was
received by the Treasury Department
with a letter explaining that a sorely
tried conscience could no longer en-
dure it's burden of guilt The plain
inference was that the sender, reallz-
ing the United States would need
mint of money to carry on the war.
Judged it not to be a time to defer
repeutance. Think of the bounty
jumpers who profited by his fat con-
tribution 1t was really useful to the
country i'm another way The Con-
science Fund, which had languished
for want of shining example now
became active. 1t has been quoted
pretty steadily ever since. AT the
present time il amounts to more than
$780, Indeed, restitution is getting
to be the fashion, and the time may
come when no one will take advantage
of the government, or do so only with
the laudable design of swelling the Con-
science Fund when any emergency con-
fronts Uncle Sam"
Nothing is more curious than the
puny deceits which the regenerate
sometimes practice when contributing
to the Conscience Fund. matching their
cunning. as it were against the detec-
tive skill of an outraged government
A Pomery (Oho) penitent who sent
thirty-six dollars with a dirty scrawl
almost illegible. Money owe the pub
lie thought to pass for an illiterate
and 20 throw suspicion on his infer
iCrs. Letters, although written I'm a
hand denoting refinement. are often
miDspclled so clumsily that a Sherlock
Holmes is not needed 10 detect the inn
posture. A Baltimore exquisite feared
To write word lest she betray herself,
but the dainty paper in which the sum
of seventeen dollars was wrapped bore
a monogram. ana habit added another
clew ir the wax seal on the envelope %
back
I'm hard times romittanccs ian or
900 tha principle That you must ha
nush before sou are generous with
thp government ia 1895 only seventeen
individuals in our population OF w.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
ALERT MORRISON DEAD.

Alert Morrison, son of Bishop and
Mrs. IA. G. Morrison, of Louisville
Ky. died suddenly Wednesday shortly
before noon at the residence of his
cousin. DR. r. Il. Kline. in Atlanta
He had been i'll with pneumonia for
about week, but until within half
an hour Of his death he seemed improv-
ing. Death is thought to have been
due to heart failure. Both the father
and the mother of the young man
were at the bedside when death came.
Mr.. Morrison Was "A years of age. lie
was attending Wofford College in Spar
tanburg, s. c., and came to Atlanta
Just before Christmas to spend the
holidays with HIS parents. He then had
a severe cold. which later developed
into pneumonia. There We're no alarm
ing symptoms and his physicians were
confident of his recovery. II is thought
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
DOCTORING FREE.

A staff of eminent physicians and
surgeons from the British Medical In
stitute have, at the urgent solicitation
OF a large number of patients under
their care in this country, established
permanent branch of the Institute
in this city, at 10 York street. west.
Henderson building, opposite Post
Office.
These eminent gentlemen have decid
ed to give their services entirely free
for three months medicines excepted)
20 all invalids who call upon them
for treatment between now and Jan. 81
The object in pursuing this course Is
10 become rapidly ard personally ac-
uuainted with the sick and afflicted
and under no conditions Will any
charge whatever be made for any ser
vices rendered for three months TO all
who call before Ian. 81
Male and female weakness. catarrh
and catarrhal deafness. also rupture.
Roitrc. cancer. all skin diseases and an
diseases 81 the rectum are positively
cured by their new treatment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
THE EVERETT DARKROOM.

Everett City, Fla. Jan. editor
Morning News: There has been a bar
room at Everett City for the past
seven years. and l will admit it used
to be a pretty tough place. but it is "a
strange thing to me how people have
just found out that "A bar room at
Everett is such disgrace to Glynn
county. / have been living here for a
long time. and | have never seen a
man who attends to his business get
in any trouble. The people who are do
ing all the kicking are the people that
dent live here. | am certainly sorry
to know that l am living in such a
horrible place. Guess, maybe, l had
better move to Brunswick Ga. where
they don't sell liquor at all. / don't
think any of the grand jurors of Glynn
county would take drink under any
circumstances unless they were by
themselves or with some one else.
Citizen of Everett
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
CAN'T Down Mn. STEVENS.

Waycross Herald: one by one the
gentlemen who have been consider
ing the desirability. advisability,
feasibility, practicability, etc. of en-
tering the race against Hon. O. b.
Stevens for Commissioner of Agricul-
ture. have arrived at the conclusion
that the present incumbent of the Of
flee of Commissioner of Agriculture of
the state is a hard proposition to
tackle. The office seems to be all right
II is just as good, if not better, than
it ever was. but it is within the gift
of the people, and one by one those
who have had designs upon~it seem to
form the conclusion, after due investi-
cation, that lobe Stevens has it nailed
down
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11

door, was admitted. The darby was
splitting wood with a Ratchet and left
his work to go into an adjoining room.
He soon heard the sound of the hatch
ct falling on the mans body, and re-
turned to the room to find him prone
upon the floor, gashed and bleeding.
The alarm was given by the negro and
his version of the matter listened to.
His story seemed incredible, so he was
held for trial. Robinson fingered until
Tuesday. Before he died, however, he
regained consciousness and acknoWl-
edged the manner of his death, thus
exculpatinS the negro. 1t seems that
the man, who was suffering with de-
lirium tremens, imagined he was go
ing to be hanged, determined he would
not be. and so ended his life in the
horrible way stated above. He cut him
self about the head. face and Shout
ders in perhaps a dozen places. The
fatal cut was cash in the skull. He
was buried by the Carpenters Union.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
Heavens Dimensions.
From the Chicago Chronicle

FROM the Chicago Chronicle.
One of those eccentric mathematical
fellows who are always calculating
the distances which a given number of
things will reach when extended in
the straight line, has been deVoting
himself to the dimensions of heaven,
taking for the basis of his calculations
the verse, land he measured the city
with the reed, 1900 furlongs The
length and the breadth and the hight
of it We're equal" The results which
he obtains for his figuring are some
what formidable.
The entire space represents 1863, 7S3,-
OSS,O0O 600 100000 cubic feet. He gen.
erouslY comedies half of this space for
the throne and the court of heaven
and half it's remainder for streets,
which would still leave 12419S, 272, 0OO-
1000 900 cubic feet. Dividing up this
space, he gets 30.321 S43, 750, 900 rooms,
16 feet square. Figuring in a like airy
way upon the population of the earth.
he finds that if 100 worlds, containing
the same number of people as this
should send all their inhabitants for
thousand centuries to come to heaven,
there would be more than 100 of the
16-foOt square rooms for each person.
This is distinctly reassuring, for
there probably has been a question
in every ones mind at some time or
other as to the ability of the heavenly
city to receive all who are going there.
Time was when this question did not
plague people so much, or the theoio-
gians who thought for the people, for
the elect were considered as few in
number, and most people were regard
ed as foreordained for the other place
whose dimensions have not been cal
culated, though no doubt was ever
expressed of its ability to accommo-
date all who went there. 1t is a realm
of endless space, or, at least, Milton
says ii is. With the growth of liberal
thought. however, and the relaxing Of
the old iron bound dogmas. the ques-
ton may have asserted itself more and
more. IL is pleasant, therefore, to be
assured that there is room for all IN
the heavenly city.
OF course. the calculations OF this
mathematician may be all astray, and
may rest on a wrong basis. Then they
will only illustrate the mysteries and
astounding possibilities of figures in
great and inconceivable sums. But IL
they are correct or even approximately
so. they settle any doubt as TO the
amount Of room. The pulpit must take
up the work. II there is room for
all I'm the heavenly city, the pulpit must
point out and lead the way. so that
everybody In this great world Of saints
and sinners may become the occupant
81 "A heavenly mansion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
NEGROES WE'RE EXCITED.

Washington Chronicle: There was
quite an excitement among some of
our colored population on Monday on
account of the arrival here of a long
coftin-shaped box, addressed to r. c,
Norman. ESQ. The report became cir
culated that the sinister looking box
contained the body of a negro. who was
hung in ScreVen county Friday. 1t
was further rumored that Mr.. Norman
defended the negro in the courts, and
as the poor fellow had no money with
which to pay his attorney decided him
his body. Several negroes refused fab
ulous sum to remain in the room with
the supposed corpse over night. The
dead negro turned out to be the para
phernalia OF the knights of Pythias
Lodge, which is to be organized here
Thursday
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
A woMAN.s AWFUL PLIGHT.

Mrs. Annie Smith, mother of sew
eral small children, and wife of Mr.
r. l.. Smith, a cripple, living in the
northern part of CaITolton, had her
clothing ignited from. a fire in the
yard, where she was burning trash
Monday The rushed to IA tub near
by but the water was frozen, and she
could not stop the flames. Mr.. VIII
Pickett. a neighbor. who happened to
he passing at this juncture, sprang to
her rescue Suatching quilts from a
wire in the yard, he threw them over
her and smothered the fire out, but not
until they had burned away all of the
back Of her garments. In the struggle
Mr. Pickett was seriously burned
Mrs Smiths condition is considered
most precarious, but she is resting as
well as could be expected and her ply
sicians entertain hopes for her recov-
cry
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
KILLED IN BARRoOM FIGHT.

Tampa Herald; A white man, whose
name could not be learned, was struck
in the head with a chair in a barroom
fight at st. Petersburg yesterday aft
ernoon. and died from his injuries this
morning. The identity of the man
who did the killing is also unknown,
so far as the sheriff's office has been
advised
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
LAKE OF OIL BENEATH ROME.

John j. Sloan, superintendent of the
House of Correction in Chicago. and
famous mineralogist and geologist, is
making a tour of Georgia and Alabama
for dual purpose-to develop some
iron and oil lands in these states and
also to incidentally inspect the convict
systems of the two commemorative.
During the past week several Chicago
promoters and capitalists have been in
Floyd county and they have thoroughly
examined the oil area in the flatwoods
district in hiatt county. Mr.. Sloan is
one of the party and gives it as his
opinion that there is an immense lake
of petroleum beneath the earth some
three or four miles from the city of
Rome The outcroppings of. stone, he
says, are strongly impregnated with
oil. When one is broken it smells al
most like refined oil. The taste is pro-
nounced. and in any of the streams
about the section the oil formation is
easily seen. The gentlemen in this
party are so strongly impressed with
the idea that there is oil in paying
quantities there that they have leased
certain lands and will sink five wells.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11

The largest catch of Spanish mack
erel ever made at Miami was Wednes-
day. when the boats of the Tampa Fish
Company came i'm with 1900 pounds
or 81 tons. The work of unloading had
hardly begun when the packers struck
for higher wages. Manager Clark
gracefully yielded and so everybody
was happy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
STRANGE CASE OF SUICIDE.

Edmond Robinson. white carpenter
committed suicide at West Palm Beach
last Saturday night in peculiar man
ner. He went to a negro house over
in the Sticks" and knocking at the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
FLORIDA.

Gainesville Sun: The Nestor of the
Florida Press, Hon. +. +. Harris, editor
of the Ocala Banner, will on the 18th
inst. commence the publication of "a
daily edition. Mr.. Harris is one of the
oldest editors in the South and he viii
give the Brick City daily paper of
which the people will be pround.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11

Rev Edward Everett Hale. d. D.,
WIll be- 80 years old on Thursday. April
3 1909 Plans have been begun 90 rcc-
ognize nttiusly the day with a celehrs-
ton unii0nll in character The idea
had us inception in the Hale club 80
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
TWO PAPERS IN ONE-PAPER TOWN

Albany Herald This thing of be
rating the people for not paying for
their local papers is getting to be stale.
If publisher gets out a good, live
local paper the people within its leglt
mate zone or territory are apt to want
to see it, daily or weekly, as the case
may be, and if they want it they will
pay for it. If they don't pay for it the
publisher doesn't have to send it to
them. The truth is, too many of the
publishers of the local dailies and coun-
try weeklies get Indifferent and lazy
and don't make their papers attrac-
tive. The publication of a newspaper
is just like any other business, and
if the editor or publisher falls into
rut or if he becomes lazy and indif-
ferent in his work he will soon find that
he has only indifferent and unappre-
ciatiVe readers and advertisers. The
successful publication of two news
papers in a one-paper town is one of
the impossible things that has been de-
monstrated time and time again. One
had Just as well undertake to run two
blacksmith shops, two grist mills, two
railroads or two local business enter
prises of any other sort where there
is business for only one. Yet there
are those who will persist in trying to
solve the problem of publishing two
papers in one-paper towns.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
BARROW WILL GRACE THE BENCH.

Athens Banner: The appointment of
Hon. Pope Barrow to succeed the late
Robert Falligant as judge of the East
ern circuit receives the hearty com
mendation of the people and especially
of the many friends of Mr.. Barrow in
this city. TO accept this office at The
lneagre salary it carries is no doubt a
considerable sacrifice from a financial
standpoint by Mr.. Barrow. His N
ceptance of the office probably means
that he has reached that period in life
where he expects 10 give up the more
active work of his profession and crown
his life work with a splendid record on
the bench.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
la GRANGE VOTES FOR DIsPEN
SARY.

Washington Chronicle: Before the
days Of prohibition, the dr-ugstores OF
Washington bought alcohol by the gal
lon. Before prohibition one barrel
would have lasted the town a year.
Now it takes a large number of bar
rels Wood alcohol is used as a slim
ulant in place OF whisky-if taken TO
excess, it is d deadly and speedy poison.
The departure of the Poulan Herald
from newspaper life is made in the
shape of a neatly printed funeral card
with the usual dark border, announc-
ing its departure in the following
unique manner
In loving memory of the Poulan
Herald, born, oct. 10, 1895, died. Jan.
3, 1902. The Good Die Young.
The claniling press. the clicking type
Are still as still can be;
Our shooting-stick hangs with our
harp
Upon the willoW-tree."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11

his weakened condition induced the
attack of heart failure which caused
his death.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11

al
nd has proven successful in the most severe cases
These diseases. everyo knows, involve the
most delicate organs Of the body. They therefore,
require the most skillfu treatment and this can be
obtained only from spec ialist who has devoted
himself exclusively TO the r study and treatment
Unless treated ntelligently complications are sure
10 arise, which Will lead to serious results
The large percentage of made by me are
the result of careful individual study of each
rase. Chronic diseases cannot be cured by match I
work treatment ready made medicines but each
case must be treated upon its merits I sell
dom find two cases exactly alike. ty1) patients
who require the same treatment. / give Teach case
careful attention and treat its every phase and
effect upon the human system. My specially in
cudes all private and chronic diseases such as IN
natural discharges. loss OF vitality. structure and
NaT1ocele blood and skin diseases etc.
VI "a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11


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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
MANY CANDIDATES FOR sPEAKEI

There are fifteen full-hedged and
prospective candidates for the next
speakership of the Georgia House, and
the returns are not all in yet. This
race for the speakership is something
unheard of in the annals of Georgia
politics. a deadlock is sure to occur,
and that is where it is expected to run
in an unheard of winner Several, it is
said. are expecting the lightning to
strike them in this way. The candi-
dates mentioned so far are: Slaton of
Fulton, Knowles of Floyd, Mitchell of
Thomas, Morris of Cobb Toomer of
Ware, George of Morgan. Freeman of
Coweta, Wilson of Clay Steed of Tay-
lor, Fielder and Ellis of Bib, Frank
lin of Washington, Blalock of Fayette,
Miller of Muscogee and Johnson Of
Barlow. The candidacy of some of them
is looked upon with suspicion. 1t is
limited that they are just in the race
for the fun of the thing, or that they
are using this speakership dodge as Il
leverage to help lift them back into
the House.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
OLD CAPITAL NEGROES DIE.


Within the last thirty days four
faithful old negroes employed about
the state Capitol at Atlanta, have
died Old Bob Atkinson, who was
brought to Atlanta by Gov. Atkinson
from Newman and given employment
as gardener a I the mansion was the
first of the four to die. His death was
from old age. Martin Doyle the but
Ter at the mansion. was the next to
pass away, after having filled that po-
srtion faithfully for sixteen years. His
death was from heart disease. The
third to die was Andrew Manley the
porter for Controller General Wright.
His death was the result of an attack
of pneumonia, contracted while stand
ing bareheaded in the rain to hail a
car, so that de genial as old Manley
called the controller general, could pro-
tect himself against the weather by
remaining in doors until the car ar
rived. The fourth to die was old Nose
Bailey, the porter of the state library,
who had been there long number of
years. He died yesterday of Bright's
disease, and was buried to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
| CURE PRIVATE DISEASES

OF men and by original which has
en- every possible test and has
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-24
LEAVING THE
WEST INDIES
APPEAL MADE BY RESI-
TO PREVENT EMIGRATION.

ST. THOMAS, d. w. l., October r.
Danish West Indians are emigrating in
large numbers to the United States in
consequence of the depressed state of
the islands.
1t is now several years since natives
have sought employment in America;
but it is only of late that this has eX-
cited comment, and a certain import
ance has been attached to it. In the
petition recently sent to the minister
of finance in Copenhagen, setting forth
the grievOus state of affairs in the ISL
and of st. CroiX, this subject occupies
an important place and is as follows:
Another evil which is now severely
felt and will be more severely felt is the
continually increasing emigration to
the United States of the best of the
young generation owing to the depress-
ed state of affairs here"
The same subject was thus referred
to in LightbOurne's Mail, one of the To-
cal newspapers of this island:
The KOrOna called here yesterday,
on he way to New York Again did
quite number avail themselves of the
opportunity to go to the states in search
of employment. This tide of emigra-
ton especially of the womankind, bids
fair to depopulate our islands, bending
| itself without diversion to Uncle Sam $
country. 1t would be interesting to
know how many thousands of the ma
tives of these islands are located in
various parts of the states all making,
We believe, a comfortable living, and
in many instances, supporting aged re-
| latives here"
The mo sale" party in Copenhagen Is
not taking note of this. They are too
busy with their utopian schemes for our
| benefit and too occupied inVeighing
against the foreign planters out here,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-24
LEGAL NOTICE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Circuit Territory of Hawaii.
At Chamberlain Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Henry
Prendergast Meyer late of Kalae,
Molokai, deceased.
On reading and filing the Petition and
Accounts of the administrator of the es-
tate of said deceased, wherein he asks
that his account be examined and APP
proved and that a final order be made
of distribution of the property remain
ing in his hands to the persons thereto
entitled, and discharging him from all
further responsibility as such admin
istrator.
1t is ordered that Monday the 18th
day of November A d. 1902 at ten
o'clock a. m. at the Court Room of the
said Court at Honolulu, Island of Oahu
be and the same hereby is appointed as
the time and place for hearing said Pc
titiOn and Accounts, and that all per-
sons interested may then and there APP
pear and show cause, if any they have,
why the same should not be granted,
and may present evidence as to who
are entitled to the said property.
Honolulu October s, 1902.
]. II. DE BOLT,
First Judge First Circuit Court.