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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
REFLECTIONS OF CHAMES
AS to New York and New Workers., That Are
and Are Not
and Are Not.
Copyright, 1908, by Robert Howard Russell

OF somebody's house slips into de rapid
transit Underground de Rapid
Transit Board calls de Rapid Transit
Mayor and all de odder wise mugs dat
has Rapid Transit bugs, and dey all
says let us get rapider'
Sure says de Mayor. Let us put
in de loop below City Hail.
Den de Comptroller says, No he
says, let us loop under de East River,
five times and repeat, best tree in five
to take de money
:" Not a bit like it, says de Chief
Engineer. Let US all get togedder and
loop from de old bridge to de new
bridge, wit a pretzel twist around de
Staz Sighton building for beer
wit dat de Brooklyn Borough Presi-
dent makes a holler, and he says, De
foist loop-de-loop dat is to be looped
is to be to Williamsburg and back
" Why back?' says de Mayor.
'Dere's plenty of beer and teeatres in
Williamsburg. Why back?' he says.
Den dey all resolves to loop over
and under and around all de bridges
and rivers dere is, and de meeting ad-
joins, and reports progress. OATS de
only progress dat goes ahead"
Nothing doing?" asks Mr.. Paul.
only loops" l says. When. all de
loops is done you can run around in
more kinds of soicles dan dere is in a
slice of raw onion. Dere will be tous-
and-mile tickets for sale, and you can
ride EN- out to a finish, and never get
half mile away from City Hall. Gents
dat puts up a scream to get to Harlem
can do as dey do now: telephone to
wiley to meet EN- half way; and dey
can dine near Long Acre Square and
call it a draw. De loops is coming for
fair, but de uptown tunnels, when dey
, is finished, is to be cut up into sec
tions, and rented out for hotel wine
cellars, and ratskillerS."
well, Chames," says Whiskers, aft
er he'd taut a while. you don't draw
a hopeful picture"
Excuse me, sir" I says. eff it's
only hopeful pictures you're looking for
I'll fetch you a hope book on Rapid
Transit called Report of Progress. Tree
sure winners wired every day amt in
it alongside!"
After ALL" says Mr.. Paul, 81 sup
pose dere isn't no longer any use for
rapid transit out to Harlem. Years
ago, when desc tunnels was foist start
ed, folks still had to hike out to Har-
lem to sleep, at least. Dat was before
we decided to build twenty-story ho-
tells on every corner, wit a few chuck
ed in between for good measure.
wit all of de middle of de city COW
cred wit hotels dere is no more need
for a Harlem, dan dere is for public
clock in de Tenderloin, where every
man has a watch and no woman cares
what time it is"
Say, when Mr.. Paul gets talking fast
he only says woids. not sense.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

ing. No Admittance to Any But Mem
bers of the Board of Aldermen But
didn't mind that any and walked
in. There was a lot of aldermen in
shirt sleeves--it was a hot day Just
like this-and they were sweating over
the boxes of the various other alder
men with hshhooks in their hands.
feeling through the letter slots for
the money. One of them said he had
distributed some l don't know wheth-
er they found any money or not or
whether they were looking for money.
They blushed when / came in and
looking up, told me they were fishing
for tickets to Barnum's circus Pretty
soon other aldermen came in and l
went out but pretty soon a German
alderman came dashing out after me
and caught me by the throat. l
thought my last hour had come. 1t
seems he had come in and had found
somebody had been fishing in his box.
You don't get ovid wild my cir
Gus ticketsi he gasped.
Il told him / did not have any cir
Gus tickets and he told me the other
alderman had said, Marty has flshed
in your box for circus tickets
Now Mr. Blake. that may be an
Gent history. but it hasn't been told
before and maybe that accounts for
SO4iC VI mat DOOO4e iuOncH QlS<
appeared to-"
Reese explained that the stairway to
the tea room was used for convenience
sake originally.
When that was built the board was
honest" he sighed land that was a
long time ago.
The stairway in the southeast cor
ner of the office, the City Hall keeper
explained. was put in during the
Tweed regime and went to the base
ment, where there was passage
through lot of ice boxes and ash
cans"
BY means of this stairway the al
dermen eluded process servers and
constituents.
One theory of the hidden staircase
in the south wall brought forward by
persons about the City Hall would
have 1t that it was put in during the
War of 1872, when the city was threat
ed by the British. and that it led
through a subterranean passage to an
obscure part Of the town. the intention
being to take the city records and i'm
portant documents through 1t in case
the city was attacked
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
TOMMY BENHAM'S
LESSON.
BY r. X. MUNK1TTRIcK.

Tommy Benham was a little boy,
whose greatest aversion was study.
One evening he said:
Here 1 am trying to learn and re-
member the capitals of the United
States. 1 suppose it is very necessary
to know them to get along in life
eff you should happen to be ship
ping clerk" replied his father, land
had to mark a box Ashtabula, where
would you be if you should trust TO
your imagination and sent it to Ore
gon?"
"I would ask the name az the state"
replied Tommy.
$50, then, you are heartily sick OF
SCHOOL," said Mr.. Benham.
Il am" replied Tommy. frankly.
Then how would you like to try
business during your vacation?"
First rate" replied Tommy.
Have you thought of any particular
pursuit that you would like to fol-
low?''
81 have not. One thing will suit me
as well as another" replied Tommy.
THAT is the only way to get along
| if YOU want to win,' said Mr.. Ben
ham. 'and 1 will begin tomorrow to
try to find something for you"
On the following day Tommy told
all his schoolmates OF his good for
tune and that evening he asked his
| father if he had found anything for
| him.
yes" said his father. cit is a store
| kept by Henophen Koppel, the dealer
in animals"
| On the next day during luncheon
| hour MIR. Benham took Tommy to the
store and he was never before so COM
nletely bewildered as when he entered
| this magic place and saw the gorgeous
birds from all parts of the world. Then
there were monkeys, some with
smooth, clean-cut faces, ana others
| with white whskers Some were
! swinging by their tails from rings,
others were sitting on perches serene
w contemplating the fresh roasted
$50 YOU are the little boy who
| wants to learn the wild animal bus
mess eh2'' inquired Mr.. Koppel.
Eyes," replied Tommy, meekly.
| "AIl right you may come around a
week from Monday morning
When Monday morning came Tom
nv started for business. In his hand
he carried a couple of sandwiches tied
in a piece of newspaper. When he
stepped into the store his employer
said:
I'm this business, like any other,
YOU must begin at the bottom of the
| ladder"
/ He then put a feather buster into
! Tonmy's hand and commanded him
| to dust the cages. While he was do
! ing this the birds made an awful clat-
| fer. An Australian emu reached into
| his pocket and took therefrom his
luncheon with neatness and ditpatch.
THE emu devoured newspaper, Irvine
and all. and seemed to enjoy it huge
w although he was entirely ignorant
| of its contents.
Mr.. Koppel then led Tommy to an
unsfairs room, where he had sick
monkeys in various stages of con-
valescence. One old fellow, with an
owl face. was barely able to sit up
/ and eat a peanut He was put in
/ Tommys charge and Tommy was
commanded to give him his medicine
everv hour.
In this hospital the ailing pets Of
Mr.. Koppels customers were cared
for. The invalid monkey in Tom
my's charge belonged 70 one Of his
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
RELIC OF TWEED DAYS.
Secret stairway Found In New York
City Hall.
From the Baltimore Sun.


New York. July 3o.-Secret stairways
and other relics of the days of Boss
Tweed, Of unsavory memory, have been
brought to light in the work of reno
waiting the Council chamber in the City
Hall, where a score of years or so ago
the Board of Aldermen sat. Yester-
day afternoon and to-day the remains
of three stairways have been found, I'M
til it appears that, like a castle of the
Dark Ages, when a thieving baron
sometimes found 1t convenient to have
secret panels and subterranean pas
sageways through which we could es-
cape from his serfs. the Aldermanic
chamber Of former days was plentiful
ly supplied with means of exit for
boodling aldermen who found IL nee
essary to give constituents the slip.
Marty Reese, keeper Of the City Han
for nearly half century. who remem-
bers well the Broadway franchise steal
and other evil exploits OF the board of
1854, said to-day that he was aware
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
FoR RENr-noUsEs.

FOR RENT, COMMODIOUS RESI-
dence, 309 Bolton, street, east south
ern exposure and large yard; $50 per
month. ChaS f Fulton
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AUGUSTA TEAM DISBANDED.

The Augusta baseball team, which
has defeated all Corners among the
amateur teams has disbanded on ae-
count of lack of support. The Stu<
dents, as they were named by the
admiring fans in Augusta, was the
fastest ball team gotten together in
Georgia in some time, and in fact has
defeated the crack teams from other
states.
Columbus sent to Knoxville, Tenn,
to get the semi-professional team that
had been organized there for the ex-
press purpose of going to Augusta and
defeating the Students, but they only
succeeded in taking one game out of
a series of six. Jacksonville and
Tampa also sought to break the win
ming streak of the Students, and they,
too, fell by the wayside. -
After keeping the team together for
two weeks longer than the patronage
in Augusta would warrant the man
agement finally decided to give up
the,Vc plans and disband the team.
Many of the players were signed by
Jacksonville, Tampa and Columbus,
and others went to their home in diff
ferent sections of the country. 1t was
hoped that the team could be secured
for a series of games in Savannah be-
fore it disbanded.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

WANTED, A NICE PLACE, sBUSI-
ness location, suitable for. saloon.u Ad-
dress z. 0. Box 212.
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FOR AMERICAS CUP
rwELFTH CONTEST FOR TROPHY
SINCE 1851, -.@
SIR THOMAS VERY HOPEFUL.
CHALLENGER AND DEFENDER
WILL BE IN FINEST FETTLE.

First Race of the Series of Best
Three Out of Five Will BE Conn
menced Thursday Morning as
Near II O'Clock as Weather Com
dittOns VIII Permit-Sir Thomas
Says Third Race Petal VIII Com
uIete a Perfect Shamrock Success.
How the Race VIII be Sailed.
Thursday morning as near II o'clock
os wind and weather conditions will al
low. the 9O-footers. Reliance and Sham
rock III will start a series of the best
three in five races for possession of
Americas cup, "blue ribbon of the
sea" emblematic of the yachting lau-
rels of the world.
1t is the twelfth contest for the ia
nous trophy since it was brought to
this side in, 1851 by the schooner Amer
lea. The first four matches sailed for
the possession of the cup were between
crafts of schooner rig. After that COM
petitors were sloops or cutters. In the
struggles which have been held on this
side since the trophy was brought over,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

tions seen here this season. Both
teams have made several additions that
strengthen them materially. and the
Chathams say that they are going to
redeem themselves by taking two
straights.
Whipper. the big first baseman for
the Macon team. is along with the
team. and so is Rabbit. Swelly and
Boots, Quartette of the fastest col
ored ball players in the entire country
The Chathams have just returned
from a trip around the circuit of the
colored league, and were not as sue
cessful as they had hoped to be, but
during their trip they secured several
new men, who are not only fast in the
field. but who also have the knack of
swatting the sphere at will.
1t is understood that the two games
will be played for all the gate receipts,
and a monetary consideration on the
side.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
TRUSTEES SALE.
TRUSTEES SALE.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Southern District of
Georgia, Eastern Division.-In the
matter of James a. Larkin Bankrupt,
In neutrality-suspicious. Is hereby given
that pursuant to an order this day
passed by the Hon. A. H. MacDonell
Referee I'm Bankruptcy, to whom the
above case has been referred, / will
expose for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash, all of that stock Of
electrical goods and appliances located
In that certain store and premises
situated on the northeast corner OF
Draytor and Congress streets, Savan-
nah, Ga, said sale to take place at
noon on August 18th, A. d. 1908.
Proposed purchasers may examine
inventory of stock by applying to the
trustee F. Il. SAUSSY,
Trustee in Bankruptcy of James A.
Larlin, Bankrupt. So
This Aug. II, 1903. ~E
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

the Upton boats. Capt Wringe and
Capt. Bevis, who will assist him in
sailing the challenger, know the wa
tiers off the Jersey coast as they never
knew them before. No local freak of
wind and tide has escaped them. No
challenger will ever have more expert
handling than Shamrock III.
Men who make the study of speed
lines business. who have looked over
Reliance and Shamrock III, hauled out
side by side, admit that the challenger
Is lar more beautiful than the Ameri-
can creation, that the third Upton
ninety-footer is the best boat ever sent
to this side for the trophy, that she Is
sweet lined and contains all the ele-
ments that make a perfect boat.
In comparison with the American
boat, however the Shamrock III lacks
a necessary Observation-Disclosures is
power.
Every feature of the knife nosed Re
lance, her broad beam, fiat floor,
bilges and all, indicate a craft that
can carry sail in any weather, that
will go faster the harder it blows. 1t
is the sail carrying capacity toward
which the creation of the modern cup
boat for years has been tending. This
has been the paramount feature and
designers in this country say Herr
shoff has this time struck the proper
combination.
The start will he as near II o'clock
a. m. as possible. No race will be
started after l O'Clock p. m. There is
limit on the contest of 5h2 hours, ex-
elusive of time allowance.
The preparatory signal will be given
fifteen minutes before and a warming
five minutes before the starting signal.
A handicup gun will be fired two min
utes after the start. Yachts crossing
before the gun will be recorded with
the actual time of going over the line.
The starting time of a boat crossing
after the handicap gun will be the
time of that signal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

the defending yacht has always been
successful.
There is a man in America to-day
who thinks that this lucky chain of vic
tory will be broken in the coming strug-
giles That man is Sir Thomas Lip
ten - CTIDE = t.s44 :
The Irish ,baronat AYERS that Sham
rock 1 and Shamrock II were but the
first two petals of his national flower.
Now1 he is to add the third and a per-
feet Shamrock will result. THE third
time never fails" says Sir Thomas.
Now III take the cup back TO the
land of it's origin. even though it has
no bottom, and the health of my Amer
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
New York Broke Even.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE Cincinnati
and local Nationals broke even in the
double-header to-day. New York won
the first game, with Mathewson pitch
ing against Suthoff. In the second
the visitors batted Taylor out of the
box in the fifth. Score: R.H.E
New York III OIL / o x-7 10 2
Cincinnati lao 0 2 0 0 0 0 "A 1
Observation-Disclosures and Bower
man; Suthoff and PeitZ.
Second game
Cincinnati 10000 100 1-9 10 0
New York 100 0 1 2 OIL O. 0 Is IL 2
Batteries-Poole and Haberer; Tay-
Tor, Miller and Bowerman. Attend
ance, 126S4.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

WANTED, A YOUNG MAN AS
collector and to make himself useful;
state salary expected, and references.
G. D., care News office.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

WANTED, SECONDHAND ROLL
er-top desk and medium size combina-
ton safe. Address Safe, care News.
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HELP WANTEp-MALR.

>--~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~--~~~-~ ~~~~~~>~~~~~-~-~O~-~~~
WANTED, A YOUNG MAN AS
collector and to make himself useful;
state salary expected, and references.
C. D.. care News office.
WANTED, GOOD ALL AROUND
machinist; steady job to right man.
Address "Machinist," care this office.
WANTED, FIRsT-CLAss SAW
filler and hammerer. Address G. ".
Gress Co. Midtown. Ga.
WANTED, A BOY WHO UNDER
writes a good hand and accurate in fig
ures. Apply in own handwriting. Gro
Ger" care Morning News.
WANTED, BRIGHT COLORED
boy about fifteen years old to work
in store. Address B., care Morning
News.
ANY INTELLIGENT PERSON
may earn good income correspondents
for newspapers; experience unneces-
sary: send for particulars. Press Syn
dictate. Lockport, N. Y.
WANTED, 2 DRIVERS, MEN,
steady work; II you want work of any
kind in wholesale house, grocery and
bar, porter. Waterman or collector,
clerk in office. cook or homework, call
on Wandell. 215 West Broad.
LEO XIII Plus x! CATHOLIC
wanted to introduce magnicently
framed pictures of the Popes every
Catholic family will buy; light work;
big commissions; elegrant outfit free;
quick. American Art Company, Bal
timore. Md
WANTED, FOR THE u. s. MARINE
COrps--Ableb bodied men, between 81
and 35; good character; must speak.
read and write English. Marines serve
at sea on men-of-war in all parts of
the world, on land in our island pos
sessions, and at naval stations In the
United States. Apply to Recruiting Of
fee, u. s. Marine Corps, second floor.
Postoffice building. Savannah. Ga. a.
m. to p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
MACON TEAM COMES TO-DAY.

The Macon colored baseball team
reached the city last night and will
play the Chathams this afternoon and
tomorrow afternoon, and lovers OF
good baseball will have an opportunity
of witnessing one of the fastest exhibit
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

Brooklyn, Aug. 17.-Brooklyn won
double-header from st. Louis to-day.
Score R.H.E.
St. Louis 10000 O2-3 2
Brooklyn ......0 5 o 0 90 ks Z 2
Eatteries-Currie and O'Neil; Gar
win and Ritter. Attendance, 1900.
Second game
st. Louis 10 0 0 2 0 / 0 o % 10 0
Brooklyn .....1 0 0 O 0 0 1 o IA 0
Batteries-Murphy and O'Neil;
Reidy and Jacklitsch. Attendance, g.
900.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
netroit Bend New YORK.

Detroit, Aug. 17.-Kitson pitched a
fine game and won handiiy to-day.
Score: 4. ii. e.
Detroit :. ....1 0 / 0 0022 Ks IL 2
New York 30 0 0 O0 0 2 0-3 z 1
Batteries-Kitson and Mcclure; How
ell and Beville. Attendance. 2,177.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
philadelphia Took the Game.

ST. Louis, Aug. 17.-Philadelphia de-
feated st. Louis to-day in a closely
played game. Score: R.H.E.
ST. Louis $40 0 0 1 II 0 o o. s 2
Philadelphia % 0 0 0 0 0 o 0-3 8
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Sugden;
Plank and Powers. Attendance, 1900.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
MEDICAL

LADIES! CHICHESTER ENG
fish Pennyroyal Pills are the best,
Safe, reliable. Take no other. Send &c
stamps for particulars. Relief for La
dies" in letter by return mail. Ask
your druggist. Chichester Chemical
Co, philadelphia, Pa,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
PHOTOGRAPHY.

PHOTOGRAPHY ATTENTION,
sharpshooters, etc: Have your photos
taken at Wilson's studio; a pretty
camp scene at studio, so to pose you as
if in your camp; remember, you get the
best photographs, crayons, etc, at VIII
sons, the old reliable" at lowest
prices in the city; ask your friends
and go there. Wilson's photo studio,
IL Bull. street; both phones.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
HELP WANTnD-FEMALE.

WANTED, FIRST-CLASS BOOK
keeper, lady or gentleman; none but
competent applications considered.
Grocer, care Morning News.
WANTED, A RELIABLE WOMAN
to nurse and do homework. Apply
1905 Habersham street.
WANTED, TWENTY FIVE SALES
ladies as extras for Saturday nights
and Mondays. Apply a. m. to-mor-
row at Adler's.
WHITE GIRLS WANTED BY
American Cigar Company, Savannah,
Ga; work is light and pleasant and
easy to learn; excellent wages can be
made; call or write for particulars;
references required. American Cigar
Factory. Savannah. Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
MEDICAL.

ARE YOUR FEET TROUBLING
you? II SO. call on me; / cure ingrow-
ing nails, corns and ali diseases of the
feet without pain; charges reasonable;
can give the best references; patients
treated at residences; orders can be
left at Liv.ngston's Pharmacy, No. 20
BrOughton street. west; both phones
20S. Lem Davis, surgeon chiropodist.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
PRoFEssIONAL.

j. DE BRUYN KOPs. ARCHITECT
and Civil Engineer. IS Board of Trade
building. Georgia Phone 1850.
COMMERCIAL STENOGRAPHER,
located at Room 10. Board of Trade
building; Georgia phone 1850.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

lean hosts win have to be drunk In
tea cups"
Six chalIengers have hailed from
England two from Canada, one from
Scotland and the three Shamrocks
from the Emerald Isle. In view of
the coming struggle it is interesting to
peruse a brief record of past cup con-
tests, the names of challenging and de-
Tending yachts in each instance recall
Ing train of thought.
Year. Challenger Defender.
1870 Cambria, Eng. Magic (22 others).
1911. Livonia, Eng. ........... Columpla
1911. .Livonia, Eng. G.............S appho
1876. Countess of Dufferin,
Canada Madeline
1881 Atalanta, Canada ........ Mischlet
lSS5 Genesta, Eng. .....-...... Puritan
1856 .Galatea, Eng. ........ .Mayfiower
1887 Thistle, Scotland ......Volunteer
1893 Valkyrie, Eng. ...........V igilant
1885 .Valkyrie Ill, Eng. defender
1889 Shamrock, Ire. ........Columpla
1901. Shamrock H., Ire. ......C Columbia
In no year have preparations for the
all important struggle been more thor
ough, and never before has the trying
out of defender or challenger been
done with more business-like precision.
The trials among Reliance, Constitu-
ton and Columbia to see which would
finally bear theES honors of defending
the cup will go down in history as
the greatest contests among ninety
footers
Shamrock III has also been graced
with far better trying-out than has
any other challenger. For weeks she
has been threshing over the broad ex-
panSe of. water off Sandy Hook with
the first Shamrock as trial boat. Every
other craft coming to this side in hopes
OF capturing the cup has been obliged
TO conduct her trials here absolutely
alsne.
This preliminary sailing off Sandy
Hook, where the real battle IL 20 take
place. has been Of wonderful value to
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
washington Did for Chicago,

Chicago, Aug. Washington won
to-day's game by punching four of their
six hits in the second and third innings.
Score: R.H.E.
Chicago :. 1000 100000 o. 6 1
Washington ...0110O o O % 6 0
Batteries-Owen and Flaherty and
Slattery; Orth and Kittredge. Attend
ance, 1,167.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS.


TAKE A SPIN ON THE NATION
al bicycle and you'll agree with us
that ii is the best wheel to be had. Its
make up is beautiful. Our terms are
very reasonable. Oakman & ONell'
141 Drayton. -
I AM OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAYS;
call in and rent a bicycle and take a
snin good bicycles; low rates and
courteous treatment. Walter f. Hig-
gins. Decentralization.
Go-CARTs. IF YOU ARE LOOK
ing for the best, ask Teeple to show
YOU his line of Thayer carts. ). W.
'reeple. 81 Brougnton. west.
SPRINGFIELD DAIRY DEPOT. $40
Whitaker street
THE DIXIE PAINT AND WALL
paper Company, Bay and Whitaker,
has the largest stock of wall paper
in the city; lowest prices; we paint
and paper; get our prices.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing OF the Clubs.
Boston DOwned Champions.

Boston, Aug. 17.-Boston played an
unusually clever game to-day while
Pittsburg played loosely. Score:
R.H.E.
Boston .......O2 OO33OO ks Ii /
Pittsburg .....0 0 0 3 90 0 o. 8 s
Batteries-Carney and Moran; Phil
lipe, Faulkenburg and Phelps. Attend
ance,, 2,473.