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

the many languages of Turkey and Ar
menla are taught in these schools-and
earnestly studied by young men whose
ambition it is to become efficient
'drUmmersl"
The destruction of the present Ten
oerloln police station (Which is to be
replaced by new building) will take
away a structure which has probably
seen more of the seamy side of New
York city life than any other. 1t has
been the island of law in New York's
biggest pond of immortality for many
years, and there are those among the
residents of the metropolis who have
become so accustomed occasionally to
spending a night in its cells that they
Will miss it quite as much as a COM
mercial traveller is likely to miss some
hotel at which he has been in the habit
OF stopping while making his route.
1t is said that the night after the
announcement was made that the sta
uon was to be destroyed the sergeant
IN charge had a caller. She held a
newspaper in her hand and spoke some
what angrily to the man at the desk
as she tapped a certain item in it.
is that true?" she asked the SER
geant.
is what true?" he inquired.
That they're going to tear down
this station house and build a new
one?" said his visitor.
Certainly it is" replied the sergeant,
and it's high time they did"
We'll, 1 don't carel" exclaimed his
visitor petulantly, I'm going to move
into another precinct. 1 think it's real
mean. 1t would never seem like home
to be locked up in any station house
but this!"
Bishop Henry C. Potter is very
busy man, but ever since the building
of the Cathedral of st. John the Di-
vine was started ten years ago, he
has not neglected to visit Morning
Heights several times a month. The
Bishop takes a constantly increasing
interest in the construction of this, the
largest house of worship to be at
tempted since the Middle Ages, and
the workmen who are gradually rear
ing the cathedral skyWard are much
interested in the Bishop and look for
ward to his inspections. Every work.
man knows the Bishop and the Bishop
knows every workman by his full
name. Moreover, the Bishop cracks
many joke with the artisans, who, in
turn, inflict the head of the diocese
with their favorite yarns, and often at
his request instruct him in the knacks
of their various trades. One stone
cutter asserts that quite recently he
shared his midday meal of ham sand
witches with the Bishop. who seemed to
relish the repaSt on a block of granite
Yes, he's a pretty democratic sort
of man, is the Bishop" said the
stone cutter. land the way he asks us
questions and picks up knowledge of
the stone dressing business is a eau
ton. 1 do believe, if he had to, he
could dress a stone pretty well the
first time he tried it,
In that fha PieboyN v,o,v
close watch on the cathedraPs pro
gress the Bishops house, to be locat-
ed in the southwestern corner of the
cathedral park, is to be erected this
winter. 1t will cost nearly s1oO. 900
and as soon as 1t is completed the
Bishop will take up his residence
there.
This house is one of the connected
group planned for the cathedrals use.
the others being two canons' houses
and house for deaconesses.
well-known photographer on
Broadway, who possesses a negative.
cabinet size, of famous man now liv-
ing, was offered $1,000 for it a few DAYS
ago. He simply smiled and shook his
mead.
We'll, then name your price," he was
told.
Inc photographer smiled again. II
haven't any price; the negative is not
for sale, and twice $1,000 wouldn't
tempt me-
But how can it possibly be so valua-
ble?" the astonished prospective pur-
chaser queried.
The photographer smiled for the third
time.
IT'S this way" he said. "This man
is going to die some day. He's famous,
and when he is on his death bed the
whole world will anxiously await the
physicians bulletins. I've a negatiN e
that this big man has praised in a let
ter as being the best ever taken of
him. I've that letter. Now. when he
comes to die and after he is dead, tens
of thousands of the people who are in
terested in the religious movement he
started and has directed for nearly so
years will want photographs of their