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The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
NOTICE.

The only store in the city that will
give you a good outfit for your family
at 800 per week. At the 20. k"
Outhtters, 11S Whitaker street. Or
ders taken at your own residence.
Georgia 'nhone 1864
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All bills against the Spanish barken-
tine La Viguesa must be presented al
our office on or before noon this day
Nov. %, or payment thereof will be
debarred.
sTRACHAN & CO., Agents.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
COL. LOCKE VERY ILL.

Attache of the United States Court
I'm the Macon Hospital.
Macon, Nov. 26.-Col R. D. Locke,
United States deputy marshal for this
district, is at the City Hospital in a
critical condition. heart failure being
the cause of his removal to that insti-
tuition. For some days past Col Locke
mas been indisposed. and to-day
friends in close touch with him caused
his removal to the hospital. Tonight
his condition is considered anything
but favorable. Still there is a re-
mote chance, so DR.. Elder, in charge
of the hospital, says.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
NOTICE.

All bills against the Italian steam
ship Siciiian must be presented to the
undersigned by IL m. to-day or pay
ment will be debarred.
STRACHAN & co. Agents
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
BUSINESS LOCALS.

George Wagner's Son, Savannah's
leading and reliable florist. Now is the
time to order a choice selection Of the
most beautiful roses Of all kinds,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, WALL
PAPER.

Get our prices on the best goods for
your building.
ANDREW HANLEY COMPANY.
FIRE INSURANCE.
North British and Mercantile ms. Co.
Northern Assurance Co.
Western Assurance Co.
Atlanta Birmingham Fire ms. Co.
COMFY & MORRIS. Agents,
Phones 81. 124 Bay street. east.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
TO CURE CoLn IN ONE DAY.

to NUNH4 NVLb N UNI DANs
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. e. w. Groves signature
Is on each box. 25c.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27

INSURANCE..

Fire, Tornado Marine. Life, Acct
dent and Sickness Insurance.
Your interest carefully protected in
any of the above.
w. T. HOPKINS, Agent
is Bryan ST., East. Phones 219.
Chas. Inglesby, Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
SUPERB FLOWERS

at The John Wolf Nursery. American
Beauty Roses, Carnations, Lilies of the
Valley. The most extensive and ex-
cellerst assortment of Cut Flowers ever
offered in Savannah. Roses for fall
planting. A great stock to select from.
Get our catalogue and make your Sc
lions. Phones 6S4. Oft and Anderson
streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
CAUGHT IN
THE CORRIDORS

THE most expressive thing that I've
seen in long time" remarked a guest
at the De Soto last night, was bit
of Thanksgiving-real, genuine Thanks
giving-between two objects of charity
which attracted my attention this aft
ernoon. I was walking down Bull
street and just before reaching the
postoffice was accosted by a cripple
who begged me to buy a lead pencil
1 tossed him nickle, told him to keep
the change, and walked on. Later in
the afternoon l was returning to the
hotel and CHANGED to run across the
same fellow again. He had his box
of pencils swung on his arm, but pass
ed me by with a very graceful bow.
Turning, 1 saw him stop a few steps
down the street where a little old
woman was Offering boxes of matches
for sale, and drop coin in the tin cup
she held out toward him. l looked to
see II he took the matches in exchange
for his charity and was surprised to
see him smile, shake his head and hob
bic along on his crutches."
The representative of a retail credit
system which has been introduced in
several Southern cities remarked to a
friend yesterday afternoon while dis
cussing the methods of collecting old
accounts that one man whom
he had approached with his
proposition and who objected
stronger to it than any one else was
a Columbus merchant, who made the
assertion that he did not care whether
his customers paid him or not; he
intended to always let them have what
ever they wanted. HE was a jeweler,"
said the collection man, and l must
admit that, although he is unconserva-
tive, he, nevertheless, displayed the
true Christian spirit. He told me that
he began business in Columbus a num-
Der of years ago with only a handful
of goods and no money. People who
had money built up his business by
patronizing him literally, and some of
these same people are now poorer than
he was when he began business, but
whenever they enter his store they get
what they want, even though he
knows that he'll never get the money
for it,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
At GrOOt'S Market.

Celery, Cranberries, Chicken, Tur-
keys, Egg Plant, Deets, New Mince
Meat, New Irish Potatoes.
PHONES asa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Druids and NTistIetoe.

The Druids always sought the mis-
tletoe by the full moon and, when they
found it, reioiced and worshiped. Aft
er cutting off it's twigs with golden
sickle they sacrificed two milk white
bulls beneath the tree. The sacred
shrub was then immersed in water,
and the resulting concoction became
their remedy for all diseases. The early
Christians would not permit the use Of
the mistletoe in their churches because
of its heathenish origin; consequently
it was hung only within the private
abode and usually in the kitchen. Any
maid caught standing beneath a branch
had to forfeit a kiss to the gallant
eagerly awaiting his opportunity. With
each kiss berry was plucked, and
when all of the berries disappeared the
bare branch was useless to the young
man who wished to claim the privilege
of thus saluting the fair damsel there
after. The mistletoe was said to have
been the original magical shrub or for
hidden tree in the garden of Eden
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

prevented. 1t was the next spring he
asked me : to marry him. Dear me!
You wouldn't think to hear me running
on that you're the first person I've ever
told it to. j wouldn't let Goodloe tell
1t neither, / was that afraid mother
might hear. She was growing worse
fast, and it would have worried her
to think I couldn't leave home and
marry like other girls. Goodloe felt
quite worked up for spell, but finally
he married Sally Skinner. She's raised
him big family and been good WIFE,"
I fancied a sigh escaped her, but aft
er moment she went on in her CHEEKY
way: "Well, as / was saying, the last
time I rode on the cars was on my
eighteenth birthday. By pushing a
chair in front of her, mother could
walk a little yet, but / got Susan Ann
Ruggles to look in on her once in
awhile, for father couldn't be depend
ed on if he got after a new patent idee.
You see, he was always going after
patents. Were they a success? Oh, my,
no! He spent pretty much all mother
had. Her folks was pretty well off, you
know. The only one of his idees that
was ever any good was a machine for
lifting mother. / don't know what
we'd have ever done without it. IT
turned with a crank, like windlass,
so | could lift her alone, just as easy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS.

From the Gospel According to St.
Luke, Chapter III, Verses 7-2O.
And she brought forth her frstborn
son and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes and laid him in a manger, be-
cause there was no room for them in
the inn.
And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night.
And, 10, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them, and they were
sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them: "Fear
not, for, behold, l bring you good It'd
ings of great joy, which shall be to all
people.
'''For unto you is born this day in
the city Of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord. ra
"And this shall be a sign unto You,
We shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in Manager"
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God and saying:
"Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace. good will toward men,"
And it came to pass as the angels
were gone away from them into heay-
en- the shepherds said one to another,
"Let us now go even unto Bethlehem
and see this thing which is come to
pass, which the Lord hath made known
unto us
And they came with haste and found
Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying
in the manger.
And when they had seen it they
made known abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this child.
And they that heard it wondered at
those things which were told them by
the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things and
pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorify-
ing and praising God for all the things
that they had heard and seen as it was
told unto them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

III 2OME1OW SUE lOOheu out VI place
- among the gay throng of Christ
T. y mas travellers that enlivened the
dull waiting room. Whenever
the station masters stentorian voice
rang through the room she started
tensely, only to settle back stiff and
alert, as before.
She was small and slightly bent. Her
decent black dress, though far from the
latest cut, had nattiness of its own.
She had probably passed twoscore and
ten, yet there was youthfulness about
her that had defed hard work and
she had experienced all three. At last
she glanced shyly in my direction.
It's tiresome waiting, is it nOtY
ventured
ooh, no! It's all so new and strange
TO me, and then I've only an hour to
wait" Her voice, like herself. had a
pleasant alertness.
perhaps you're unaccustomed to
travelling" 1 suggested tentatively.
"This morning is the second time
since [ was ten years old that I've
been on a train of cars" she answered
with suggestive accuracy. Il didn't
used to mind staying at home, but the
longing to go somewhere has seemed
TO grow on me. Why, one time l even
thought of setting in the milk train that
makes up at our station. 1T backs up
and switches round for bout an hour
so | could imagine I'd started for no.
body knows where. | even got so far
as hoping cinder ID blow in my eye,
like when l was a little girl and went
10 the city with father. It's mercy
never told my idee. Folks would
have thought was getting III my do
tage. l amt firing you, be I?'' she
asked anXiOusly 81 don't know when
I've talked so much about myself
/ FASTENED to reassure her, remark
ing that home cares had doubtless pre-
vented her getting away.
"How did you know?' she said, with
a birdlike turn of the head. "Why, /
was only eleven when began making
bread and pies. I was the only child
sou see, and mother began to be lame
then She kept right on growing worse
and worse till finally her joints all
stiffened up, just like the bones be-
tween She suffered dreadful till the
last fifteen years or so, when the sore
ness kind of left"
''How long did you say it was since
you rode on the cars?" l asked.
"Just forty years ago this morning.
1t was on my eighteenth birthday. /
was born the day before Christmas.
Pm ffty-eight today"
Il wouldn't have thought it."
'That's what folks all tell me.
should think I'd look as old as Me-
thuselah, though somehow 1 don't feel
IT, remember that day, forty years
ago, just as well. Twas just such a
morning as this, the snow all a-sparkle
and crisp underfoot. Goodloe said
twas like fairyland. 1t was Goodloe
Morton"-a faint flush came on her
faded cheek-"who took me on the
Christmas excursion to Buffalo. We
was going to the falls, but something
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

to see Niagara falls. It's sight once
seen stays by, they say. When our
money was more plenty / laid out to
go a number of times, but something
or other always turned up to prevent.
The first time father was took with a
crick in his back. The next time the
daughter of the woman who was COM
ing to take care of mother had her leg
broke in a runaway. Once everything
seemed moving favOrably. Clarissy
Stringham had come to take care OF
mother. l had my ticket there and
back, and even my lunch was put up,
for | was to start at in the morning.
That night there come up the worst
thunderstorm you ever see and wash
ed out the track on our branch, so the
trains couldn't run for two days.
eyes. mother died a little more than
a year ago, just a year and three
months after father. l was so thank
full she went before me. You see, she
had been sick so long, and then she
was naturally pretty high spirited (she
said I'd just let folks run right over
mel, SO she used to speak out pretty
sharp and sometimes twas awful
hard to please her, but never minded,
for / knew she meant all right. on,
you don't know how lost l was after
she was gone. Why, there hasn't been
night sence l don't wake up bout
the hour she used to ask me to pull her
little to one side or lower the cushion
under her knees or do something to
make her easier. Sometimes / find my
self setting right up in bed. thinking
certain she's calling me-"
She was unable to go on for mo-
ment, and though I'm called easy in
conversat ton l could think of no com
forting word.
"And I'm so thankful" she coptin-
ued, regaining her self control, 1.-The
money held out till she was gone. I've
had to let the place go. Last week
after everything was settled up | had
just $50 left Through it all every
body's been just as good to me as they
could be. | often wonder why, for
I've never had time to do anything for
them. Well. / had plans all laid to go
to work for Mrs. Jennings at dollar
a week when one evening-it was just
week ago-I was setting alone feeling
pretty blue and thinking 'twasn't likely
now I'd ever see the falls, and in
stepped DR.. Brown. Well he says in
his offhand way, Miss Fannie, can you
bear good news?
"'Why, I don't know DOCTOR says
L. T've never had much experience at
It. You see / was feeling blue yet.
"'Well,' he says, with a twinkle in
his eye, Il guess you're going to have
chance now. I've just heard from
the young doctor who wanted to get a
patent on your mothers lifting appa-
ratus.'
''He gave me a letter which had q
check in it and which said I'm to have
$40 a week my lifetime. It's half the
royalty he gets for his patent on moth
er's machine. Well, when I realized it
wasn't a story out of a book / never
waited to have a dress made nor moth
ing, for fear something ID happen. And
so here [ am on my way to Niagara
falls. The falls are pretty badly froze
up, of course, but / amt going to take
any chances on not seeing 'em. Be-
sides -
"Train going west!' came in stem
iorian tones.
A warm hand clasp, and the last l
saw Of my little friend was CHEEKY,
expectant face lost in the hurrying
crowd Of Christmas travellers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Christmas at Ninety In the Shade.

Christmas in the West Indies is very
well observed. To meander about
among palm trees or orange groves and
fields of sugar cane on Christmas day,
with the thermometer at 80 degrees in
the shade. certainly has the zest of
the British West Indies on Christmas
day your attention will be most attract
ed in all the Christmas gatherings OF
which you form a part, whether in the
streets, the home or the church, by the
close association of whites and blacks.
The ''color line" is not live question.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
A LONG CHRISTMASTIDE.
Holidays That Extend Into the New
Year.

Holidays That Extend Into the New
Year.
While in this country, as in England,
Germany and other parts of Europe,
the joyous spirit of the Christmas fes-
tival is by no means limited to Dec.
%, but finds expression in many ways
in the life and amusement of the peO-
pie both before and after that day it
SELF comparatively little attention is
paid here to the observance of the
numerous designated holidays which
in other lands go to make UP Christ
mastide. The period opens with st.
Thomas day, which falls on Dec. 81,
and closes with st. Distaff's day, on
Jan. Z. The first named festival is
known in some parts Of England as
"Doling day." on account of the dis
tribution of the bounty of charitable
at the present time the day is given up
largely to the anniversaries of chart
table societies and the distribution Of
benefits among the poor and needy. 1t
is also the day chosen for the election
of church officers, a custom adopted
here in some denominations, and it
appears also from the old rhyme that
certain public officials were elected at
the same time:
My masters all, this is st. Thomas day,
And Christmas now can't be far off, you'll
say.
And when you to the ward notes do re-
pair
hope such good men will be chosen there
AS constables for the ensuing year
AS will not grudge the Waterman good
strong beer.
AS for ST. Distaff's day, which closed
the merry round of Christmastide, that
anniversary is now rarely observed
anywhere, but in the good old times in
England it was not the least among the
happy festivals Of the year. 1t takes
it's name from the fact that on this day
it was the custom for women to re-
sumo for a few hours their labors at
the distaff or the spinning wheel. 1t
was sometimes called Crock day" in
honor of the rock, which is another
name for distaff.-Leslie's Weekly.
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f'IT's TIREsoME WAITING, is 1T NOT?"
for all she was such a dead weight
Our doctor said we ought to have it
patented, but made him promise he'd
never lisp it to father.
zone time the doctor had a young
doctor up from a New York hospital
to see mother, and he thought the ma
chine was great. Why he says, turn
ing to me, you'll let me get out pat
ent on it, won't your oh, yes says L.
get out all the patents you want to
and welcome So he had a photo
graph took of it, Afterward l felt real
kind of sorry l let him do it, he was so
young and green looking.
''WeH. you can see, what with moth
er helpless and father patenting. there
wasn't much chance for me to get
away, but l always had laundering
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Roots as Stockings.

German children do not, as general
practice, hang up their stockings
Christmas eve, but use their fathers
big boots instead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
After Forty
/. We ears
II CbriSfmoS %fory by
Elizabeth e. .S9oeO

copyright, 1903 by Elizabeth E. Stow.]
~OMEHOW she looked out Of place
- among the gay throng of Christ
T. y mas travellers that enlivened the
dull waiting room Whenever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-01

and make merry without engaging in
hstic encountes with enthusiastic local
rooters.
Musical Program Arranged.
The Marine Band has been selected to
furnish the mtsic for the occasion. and
while the various events are being ar
ranged, and th' athletes getting in their
places, the audience will be treated TO a
concert under he direction or Lieuten-
ant Santelmann
Most OF the nen OF this country who
are recognized as sporting authorities
have been secured to act as omcials.
James E. Sullivan. the general secretary
or the Amateur Athletic Union OF Amer
lea. will Ofiiciate as referee The others
viii act as judges. timers. starters. an
nouncers, scorers and inspectors
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-01
PRECEDENCE IN AUSTRALIA.

The recent distinction conferred By
the King on the cities OF Melbourne ana
Sydney in giving their chief magistrates
the enhanced dignity OF lord mayor and
the title Of right honorable has raised
some questions OF etiquette and prece-
dence, It is contended in some quarters
that the title OF right honorable gives
the lord mayor of Melbourne. the tenn
pOrary capital OF the commonwealth.
rank and precedence over the president
OF the federal senate and the speaker OF
the house of representatives. who are
only honOrables. II at the next great
viceregal function the lord mayor Of
Melbourne attempts TO go in ahead OF
the first cOmmoner OF the whole of The
commonwealth, complications may arise.
But perhaps in the meantime the Her
aids College in London will be consulted
on this and kindred points, and an ami
cable solution arrived at BY the way.
Montreal and Toronto. the leading cities
Of Canada. are inquiring why they also
should not have lord mayors Well II
they bestir themselves aud request Lord
Strethcona 10 prefer the request IN the
right quarter. doubtless their ambition
viii be gratihed. The Canadians are not
SO pushful in making representation"
as the Australians.-LondOn Chronicle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-01

Previous to this year no race OF that
distance has ever been run in a local
meet. and those who attend the meet
will doubtless welcome the innovation
Cornell's two-mile squad IS said to be
of the first water. while Pennsy has al
ways prided herself upon her team for
that distance. A warm and interesting
race should and in all probability will
be the result Of the meeting.
How They Will be Paired.
Columbia University Of New York and
Williams. OF Massachusetts, will send
ono mile teams. and they have been pair
ed. Johns Hopkins. OF Baltimore. will
rur Villa Nova. of Pennsylvania; George
town Law School will be pitted against
some strong Northern college or uuiver-
sity teams. Georgetown University will
rgn one mile with the fast Pennsylvania
team. Since the Georgetown meets have
been held. this race has been the feature.
The Quakers and the Georgetown lads
have run the closest and most stirring
races ever seen at local meet. and for
that reason the followers Of both Of the
institutions have looked forward with
great interest TO the meeting of the
teams this season.
Georgetown's one mile team IS com
posed OF foul OF the fastest relay men in
the country. They are Capt. Logan
Owens. Joe Kelley. Preston. Edmonston.
and william Holland They have de-
feated Pennsylvania on several occa-
sions, and last years race between them
was won by fraction OF a foot. by the
Georgetown team. AS this IS the second
or third season at relay racing for al
most ali Of the members OF both OF the
teams, and IN view OF the fact that they
have secured more experience and prac-
tice by figuring in number of other
races since the last meeting. this year s
race will doubtless be faster than any
OF the others, and probably the record
Tor the mile will be smashed
Georgctown's team was defeated At
Boston. two weeks ago. by the Amherst
college squad. The Blue and Gray team
forced the Northern collegians to clip
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-01
Relay and Team Racing to Be One of the
Features Manager Thompson Has Cor
rallied Galaxy Of Top-Line-s-Ea Is a
Champion-Pen Pennsylvania Nay Enter

which is said to be fast and strong. and
able TO put up a hard fight against any
other soldier team. Lieutenant Harvey.
who has charge OF athletics at the fort,
has been communicated with. but has
given no decided answer He is anxious
and willing TO run a team. and the
Georgetown managers hope to receive a
reply in the affirmative from him within
the next two or three days
Applications Pour In.
Entries to the meet virtually closed
on last Wednesday, but the athletes still
continue to flood the Office OF the man
ayers with their entry blanks and en-
trance fees The entries closed three
days earlier this year than ever before
in order to allow Mr.. Herman time
enough TO arrange them.
little experience in the athletic
world viii convince anyone of the fact
that the better an athlete IS the slower
he is about sending in his entry blank.
Those who can 90 better than the aver
age send their blanks in just little
later than the others. while champions
leave it of until the morning before
they start for the city where the meet
is to be held. II can be readily seen.
then, that there are a number of en-
trants TO the various events who are in
the iast-named class and have neglected
entering. II is believed that there will
he about 500 entries in this meet. The
first Georgetown meet had about 100
participants. and the managers then
thought they we're doing we'll
Georgetown has always had the name