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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23

Der of years was in pretty general use.
From the fact that the word has been
resurrected, by one of your Georgia
congressman, there must be others in
the state who are familiar with the or
igin of the word.
AS it was looked upon as practical
joke upon Baltimore drummers of that
day, it was a matter of general publ
cation and comment by the newspapers
then-as an old file of the Baltimore
American or National Intelligencer of
Washington of the later 40's will con-
firm.
If the word is worthy of an origin
it should be correct one; so / give you
this as a correct origin of the word, as
the matter is as fresh in my mind now
as more than half century ago.
Charles w Campbell, Sr.
Campobello Plantation, Ocala, Fla,
March IL 1902
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23

The game is played exactly as tennis
is played, except that there is but one
court on either side of the net If the
ball strikes the very edge of table and
so bounces off in such way that a re-
turn is impossible, call it an ledger"
and serve over again.
The method of scoring is the same as
in tennis. One rule of the old game
which Is barred because OF the narrow
bounds is volleying. A ball can never
be returned, except on the bounce.
Pickups, however are allowable. An
other strict ruling of ping pong is that
no overland strokes are allowed the
hand must never be raised above the
hight of the elbow. Also, the serve must
be delivered from a point beyond the
end of the table.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
B0BS.

He Invented Bully Game, but 1t
Nearly Frightened His Family to
Death.
Bobs was a little roly-poly boy. All
the neighborhood loved him and
watched with a ready greeting for the
happy go-lucky 7-year-old, who was al
ways smiling and always up to some
gay prank.
A rainy day seemed to be a signal for
Bobs to come to grief, so when the
drops came down plish- plash on a Sat
urday, Saturday of all days, when a
small boy wanted to tag after the big
fellows in a good game of fox and
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
A NOVELTY IN PING PONG
RACK ETS

The tennis experts and all-round ath-
letes have devised a new sort of racket
that makes of this parlor game a rather
strenuous and exciting affair.
The rackets is simply a wooden pad
die of about the same outside dimen-
sions as the ping pong strung racket;
that is, about six inches in diameter
roughly speaking--the handle being of
any desired length.
The paddle part is not of one piece
with the handle, as it would break or
split too easily. The handle is spliced
on. The paddle-on one side or both
according to how you play, is covered
with emery cloth or paper glued on
carefully. With this rough surface you
can cut the ball or give the 'Lawford''
stroke in splendid. fashion.
AS to balls, the best are those made
of celluloid which can be bought at
any sporting or toy store for a -ew
cents apiece
This ping pong is really a great game
and we think it has come to stay.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
HOME MADE PING PONG.
Full Directions for Manufacturing
and Playing the Fascinating Game
of Table Tennis.

Full Directions for Mnnufa curing
and Playing the Fascinating Game
of Table Tennis.
writer has tried-and he has tackled
about all of theu-none has proved
such jolly good fun as table tennis,
or as the English call it, Ping Pong"
first-class Ping-Pong outfit with
two rackets that are perfect little ten
mis- rackets on q small scale, Will cost
about 81 at the shop. When it comes
to a very cheap set you can probably
make at home just as good an outfit
and maybe better
First, as to the rackets. In England
the kind most favored have centers
of parchment like a drunlhead, from
which the ball rebounds with that
humming ping-opng sound which gives
the same it's name.
The writer prefers the string racket
Pieces of rattan soaked a while in
steaming hot water to make them
very supple make good racket frames.
A wooden handle, followed out at the
end with grooves for the rattan frame
to fit in is simply constructed, as
shown in the diagram above In string
ing the string used on a banjo would
De dDOuL right. Two Strings IOT edcH
racket should be enough.
These strings should be thoroughly
soaked and then used while still wet.
Do not string too tight, for if you do,
when the strings dry and shrink they
will pull the frame all out of shape.
String first across and then up and
down exactly as in a regulation rack
ct. In making a support for your net
a couple of yards of heavy telegraph
wire will answer. Take each length
and double and bend into shape shown
in the diagram. This of itself may
not be quite stanch enough to hold
the net taut, but by running a cord
from the top of one wire support down
and under the table to the top of the
other support, you should be able to
obtain the necessary amount of rigid
ity. The net itself should be about six
inches high from the table and should
clear the table by enough to allow the
ball to pass easily under it, Any ma
terial will do for the net though
Sauze or netting of some kind bound
at the top with an inch or two of
white tape Is best. AS to the table it.
self, it should be simply smooth and
fiat surface about by 10 feet, or say
by s feet.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23

of Cardui. She writes the following
letter:
a. have used your Wine Of Cardui with
most pleasing results, and | have never
known Of any one who used 1t who was not
helped by it, SO am satisfied that it must be
very superior remedy. | Used to suffer
with frequent headaches and bearing down
pains, but after taking three bottles Of your
remedy the unpleasant symptoms disap-
peared entirely, my appetite improved and
so did my general health. | am we'll salts
fled and give it unstinted praise"
In the face of the fact that 900, 900
women have secured health by taking
Wine of Cardui are you willing to let
the offer of health go by? To do that
would not only be to doom yourself to
suffering but to make your children
and friends suffer with you. To take
the Wine of Cardui treatment does not
involve risk-there is no dangerous
operation to make your life hang on a
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thread. There is no such alternative

thread. There is no such alternative
as this to choose from suffering. There
is no pain. No publicity even. The
treatment simply involves a little
thought-that of taking a spoonful Of
Wine of Cardui three times day in
the privacy of your own home. That
is all. And the result is perfect health
The Wine does not stop at regulating
disordered menses. 1t soothes pain
and suffering 1t cures falling of the
womb and restores the general health.
No woman can afford to neglect the
treatment. None would, did they
know what it will do-what it has done
and is doing in thousands of cases to-
day. What Wine of Cardul has done
for Miss Benning it will do for you. BY
starting the flow in suppressed mem
situation Wine of Cardui throws the
impurities from the blood. By check
ing flooding Wine of Cardui saves the
very life blood which is ebbing away.
By establishing correct menstruation
the functions of the body are put on
normal and natural basis and health is
the result. You cannot fail to secure
health if you try. Secure a S1.00
bottle of Wine of Cardui from your
druggist today.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
CURED BY
White Ribbon Remedy
Can be given in Glass of Water, Tea
or Coffee Without Patients Knowl

Can be given in Glass of Water, Tea
or Coffee Without Patients Knowl-
edge.
White Ribbon Remedy will cure or
destroy the diseased appetite for alco-
hoIic stimulants, whether the patient
is a confirmed inebrite. "a tippler," So
cial drinker or drunkard. Impossible
for any one to have an appetite for
alcoholic liquors after using White Rib
bon Remedy Endorsed by Members
of w. c. T. U.
Mrs. Moore, superintendent of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union,
writes: Il have tested White Ribbon
Remedy on very obstinate drunkards,
and the cures have been many. In
many cases the remedy was given Sc
cretly. I cheerfully recommend AMI
indorse White Ribbon Remedy. Mem
bers of our union are delighted to find
a practical and economical treatment
to aid us in our temperance work"
Mrs. West, president of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
states: II know of so many people
redeemed from the curse of drink by
the use of White Ribbon Remedy that
/ earnestly request you to give 1t
trial" Druggists or by mail 81. Trial
package free by writing or calling OH
Mrs. A. NJ. Townsend flor wears sec
rotary of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union), 21S fremont street
Boston. Mass. Sold in Savannah by
Lippman Drug Company, agents for
Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
{ Miss HI. Benning
" :AYoung Lady of
ST. Joseph, Mich, Praises
K Wine of Cardui.
HEN women determine to do
anything they generally sue
coed. They are not physically

w anything they generally sue
" coed. They are not physically
strong as men are, but they
have brains and possess that quality of
enlisting everyone's sympathy in their
cause to bring about what they desire.
There are many instances where wo-
men when put on their mettle have
astonished the world. just as in other
affairs in life, if a woman will have
health and strives earnestly to that end,
she almost invariably secures good
health. But the great difficulty is for
a woman to recognize that she is suf-
fering from female weakness. The
idea is shocking to her. She imagines
she is the only one among her friends
who is afflicted.
1t is reasonable to say there are very
few women who could not be we'll if
they would always take Wine of Cardui
when they need it. Miss Hattie Laura
Benning, of No. 92O Broad Street, St.
Joseph, Mich, is a young lady who
knows what Wine of Cardui will do,
because it cured her of those terrible
bearing-down pains which make life
torture for so many thousand women.
And she says she never has known of
anyone failing to get benefit from Wine
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
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of the State of Georgia

of the State Of Georgia.
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Surplus and undivided profits. .$4S4, 900
DEPOSITORY OF THE STATE OF
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Superior facilities for transacting a
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Collections made on all points
accessible through banks and bankers.
Accounts of Banks, Bankers. Mer-
chants and others solicited. Safe De-
post Boxes for rent.
Department of Savings, Interest pay
able quarterly.
Sells Sterling Exchange on London
81 and upwards.
JOHN FLANNERY. President.
HORACE A. CRANE, Vice President.
JAMES SULLIVAN. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
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=. A. WE'LL WV. GORDON, Jr
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OF SAVANNAH.
CAPITAL $500, 900. SURPLUS. 800. oon
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
]. A. G. CARSON, President.
BEIRNE GORDON, Vice President
w. M. DAVANT, Cashier.
Accounts of banks and bankers. mer-
chants and corporations received upon
the most favorable terms consistent
with safe and conservative banking.
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LEMON ELIXIR.

fully endorse
having 1T
had failed ~
Atlanta d w. I0OA-AO.
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OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 for % cents,
at Business Office. Morning News.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23

Such is nomenclature in Congress. In
the House it includes II Neds, Is Bobs,
Dawes, s Sans, 10 Hanks, ~ Toms
and Stoves. In the Senate it's in
congruities are still more glazing. What
could be more painful than to write
of Hank Lodge of Massa chusetts, Gus
Bacon of Georgia, Bill Frye of Maine.
Steve Mallory of Florida, Jack Morgan
of Alabama, Nate Scott of West Vir-
ginia and Gene Hale of Ellsworth. 1t
makes a common congressman shudder
to think of such a dissertation of pro-
priety. Amos j. Cummings.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23

r., mere is another anomaly. 1t is
E,harles F. Wright of Susquehanna,
- d"' He is standing in the main ailse
VI the House listening to the reading
VI report. If a dozen men near him
S.nould address him simultaneously as
marley he would never dream of re-
lying Indeed, it is doubtful if he
~ouid even turn his head. Let one
=, them shout. Hello, Fred" and as
luck as a flash would be the return.
~ every township in his district he il
tib,,o"n as Fred Wright. His name, like
a' OF the late Speaker Crisp, is
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
ON FAMILIAR TERMS
MEMBERS OF HOUSE GREETED BY
THEIR FIRST NAME.
MANY JoES AND CHARLEYS.

Representative Amos Cummings
Chats Entertainingly About His
Colleagues, Some of Whom Are
Addressed With Formally and
others in Chum-like Fashion.
Chairman Cannon AIxxuxs To-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-03
Christianity and the Grogshop.

We claim to be Christians, and
say (and call it praying): THY
kingdom come and thy will be done
on earth, as it is done in heaven,
and then go to work deliberately
and Systematically to establish by
law, a system which, if the Bible
be true, educates and prepares men
for the regions of despair where the
fire is not quenched." Christianity
and the grogshop are Numerically
opposed to each other, and no mil
lennium morn will ever dawn on this
sin cursed and whiskey-soaked
world until all drunkard manufac-
tories are swept from existence.
When we can harness the pulpit and
ballot box together, in a holy cru
SADIE against the rum traffic, we may
reasonably look for the dawn of the
day when there will be nothing to
hurt, to destroy, in all lands and on
all mountains. The churches and
different temperance organizations
of the land, among which the women
occupy prominent position, are
the sources from whence help must
come in our contest with this bitter
enemy of God and humanity.-The
Hon. Hiram Price, Washington.
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Saves A Woman's Life

To have given up would have
meant death for Mrs. Lois Cragg,
of Dorchester, Mass. For years she
had endured untold misery from a
severe lung trouble and obstinate
cough. often, she writes, Il could
scarcely breathe and sometimes
could not speak, All doctors and
remedies failed till l used DR.. King s
New Discovery for Consumption
and was completely cured" Suf-
ferers from Coughs, Colds, Throat
and Lung Trouble need this grand
remedy, for it never disappoints.
Cure is guaranteed by c. R. Tag
CART. Price SOC and $1.00. Trial
bottles free.
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1t is generally known by people
from the eastern states that peas
and navy beans-white beans
grown there are subject to attack
by weevil that eats into the pea
and burrows in the interior and de-
stroys it. The same sort of insect
infests white beans. These vege-
tables have been free from these
pests in this part of the west until
very recently they have been discov-
cred here to some extent, and it is
feared they will become general.
No one should plant peas or beans
that are infested with these weevils.
The fact of their existence can be
determined by an examination. If
there are holes in the peas or beans
they are infested with wevil. None
of that crop should be saved fol-
seed.
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1t is claimed that badness is
caused by wearing tight hats. The
claim is reasonable in view of the
fact that the arteries and veins that
nourish the scalp pass over the
temples. When these blood vessels
are CONSTRUCTED the flow is necessa-
rily diminished and the hair re-
ceives an insufficient amount of
nourishment. The consequence is
falling hair and badness. Women
preserve the abundance of hair be-
cause they do not wear hats that
press against their temples to pre-
vent the free circulation of blood to
the top of the head.
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Vacation Days

Vacation time is here and the
children are fairly living out of
doors. There could be no healthier
place for them. You need only to
guard against the accidents Incl
dental TO most open air sports. No
remedy equals De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve for quickly stopping
pain or removing danger of serious
consequences. For cuts, scalds
and wounds. Il used De Wits
Witch Hazel Sa1ve for sores cuts
and bruises" says L. B. Johnson,
Swift, Tex. 1T is the best remedy
on the market" Sure cure for piles
and skin diseases. Beware of
counterfeits. r. S. Freeman & Son.
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The long-suferlng country of
Egypt, after more than two thousand
years of horrible oppression and mis-
government is, under English rule,
experiencing greater prosperity than
at any time since ancient days. JUS
tice has been established and the
people, finding that they are no
longer robbed of the results of their
labor, have taken new heart, and dis
play an ambition and self respect
never before seen. Immense sums
are spent on irrigating works, and
large tracts of desert are being trans
formed into fertile fields.
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The Same Old Story.

J. A. Kelly relates an experience
similar to that which has happened
in almost every neighborhood in
the United States and has been told
and re-told by thousands of others.
He says: Last summer | had an
attack of dysentery and purchased
a bottle of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which l used according to directions
and with entirely satisfactory results
The trouble was controlled much
quicker than former attacks when |
used other remedies" Mr.. Kelly is
a we'll known citizen of Henderson,
N. c. For sale by R. S. Freeman &
Son.
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POISONING the system.

1t is through the bowels that the
body is cleansed of impurities.
Constipation keeps these poisons
in the system, causing headache,
dulness and melancholia at first,
then unsight1y eruptions and finally
serious illness unless remedy is
applied. De Wits Little Early
Risers prevent this trouble by
stimulating the liver and promote
easy, healthy action of the bowels.
These little pills do not act violently
but by strengthening the bowels
enable them to perform their own
work. Never grippe or distress. R.
S. Freeman & Son.
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A Talk with a Young Man.
BY FRANCE TowNsLEY.

l wonder if you, by nature, are
as averse to pledge singning as |
am. And may | tell you some
thing of what | really believe in
regard to a total abstinence pledge?
What is a pledge of this sort?
Simply a promise to abstain from
all intoxicants, and like any other
promise, TO make it good requires
an honest intention and the ability
to keep it. But experience and
observation have proved that of the
ability we cannot always be sure.
In worldly affairs, if he promise of
one man is not surety enough, he
looks about for backing" or en-
dorsement; if he can get good
name on his paper" he is consld-
cred secure. He may not own a
dollar, may have been untruthful
in the past; or careless as to his
promises; but in business circles
he is accepted according to the
backing" he can secure.
Now in this matter, if appetite
for liquor or tobacco is not too
strong for you, environment or the
subtle power of association and
influence, may prove to be. You
have some strength in your will,
possibly a great deal; possibly some
of you none at all. In either case
there is, alas! much against you in
this world of temptation and evil
desire; and l assure you that unless
you get the backing of the Mighty
to Save, you are in dangerous con-
dition. The Christ has taken into
account all your need, your sur
roundings, your hopes and your
fears, and He will indorse thepoorest
moral bankrupt there is, provided
he will be true to his part, be honest
1y trustful, and depend on his Surety.
Your part is not to go into the
path of temptations; not to cross
the door of a saloon; not to put out
your hand to take glass of strong
drink or piece of tobacco in any
shape, TO avoid it as an unclean
thing; and to let the Spirit of the
Lord guide and keep you. Give US
the pledged young manhood and
womanhood of the day, and the next
generation is safe from the evils
which worse than the 1eprosy of the
Orient or the cholera of the Occident,
threaten the world to-day.
Do not be afraid of pledge. The
young man of Gali1ee had Naza-
rites vow. Miss Willard lived a
life which was in itself vow. Do
not hesitate in these days of muscle
less, jellyfish sort of humanity to be
a pledged knight of vow and prom
Use. 1t will pay.
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1t was not to be expected that the
daily papers would approve Mrs.
Nations method of closing saloons.
But, while condemning this strenu-
Gus manner of crusading, one of the
leading Chicago papers says: The
grogshop is an unworthy institution
and we hope the day is not far dis
tant when it will be only a shameful
memory" We are glad to welcome
this prohibition utterance on the
part of the "Times-Herald." Now if
that influential daily and all who
acquiesce in this sentiment will
work and vote against the dram
shop and against every candidate
for Office who supports it, that hope
will soon be realized!
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Mother ALWAYS Keeps IT Handy.

"My mother suffered long time
from distressing pains and general
i'll health due primarily to indiges-
tion," says L. w. Spalding, Verona,
Mo. 1.-TWO years ago got her to
try Kodol. She grew better at once
and now, at the age of seventy-six,
eats anything she wants, remarking
that she fears no bad effects as she
has her bottle of Kodol handy"
Don't waste time doctoring symp-
toms. Go after the cause. If your
stomach is sound your health will
be good. Kodo1 rests the stomach
and strengthens the body by digest
ing your food. 1t is natures own
tonic. r. S. Freeman & Son.
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
ommendedf for everything but if you havekid-
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and fGt~
send your address to sss::ss:sa
Dr. Kimer & Co., Bing ssss:Ess
hamton, N. Y. The <a-zs'sa G ~ $3.50
regular fifty cent and Home of Swamp Root.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
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Fishing in the Kinnickinnic seems
to be good this summer, taking the
fishermen word for the truth of the
statement. Numerous good catches
are reported. And most every fish
erman has lost a bigger one than he
landed. There are a good many big
fish yet in the pond that have been
hooked and got away.