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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Delmonico. grocery, store stands for
the finest line of select groceries and
wines. Leaders of good things to eat.
Universal Satisfaction to everybody
Corner York and Bull, ..-... .-,...
NJ. b, Ehriicher, sells the piirest wines
and liquors, bottled goods for family
use. All the choicest brands BY the
pint, quart or gallon. Corner West
Broad and Liberty.
Get your picture frames, room mould
ings, wall. paper, paints, brushes, art
lists materials az Green & Co., reiia-
bic store. See. our beautiful line of I'M
framed pictures,
Garfunkel & Sons are never. under
sold. The people of Savannah know 1t
by actual experience. which is the best
teacher. Satisfaction guaranteed TO
all.
Garfunkei & sons. dry goods and
gents furnishing store Is where you
get honest values stitched to truthful
words. Every article can be relied
upon. Eta ...
The Chatham. Trunk Factory sell
more trunks and better trunks for less
money than any factory in the state.
ASK the. jobbers and retailers.
John F. Lubs sells the purest whis-
kies and wines in Savannah. The cell
ebrated Edgewater whisky, distilled
twenty-three years, surpasses every
thing on the market for purity.
Hasiar1 & Co., merchant tailors, are
the peoples choice for full dress suits,
Our Prince Albetts and Tuxedo suits
can not be excelled. Bull street.
H..H. Peoples & Sons wholesale ana
retail hardware store. is one Of the best
equipped hardware stores IN Savannah.
The cordial treatment makes new Gus
toners,
II. H. Peoples & Sons. LIS Congress
street IS splendid place to buy your
hardware, stoves. implements Are.
arms, cutlery and builders supplies.
guns and ammunition.
A. S. Nichols, the reliable shoe deal
err, sells the kind OF shoes that at wen.
wear. well. and give you solid comfort.
Recommended by the people.
The Jeauess Miller shoes for ladies,
and Turner shoes for men, Handled only
by A. s. Nichols, the reliable shoe
dealer. Broughton street, west.
Up-to-date footwear at lowest prices
ever heard OF at y. 7. Okarma. Don't
fail 10 examine our $3.50 and $3.50
shoes. III Broukhton.
The Georgia steam Laundry: Your
SHIFTS. collars and cuffs iaundried to
perfection. The business men, the
Commercial and PROFESSIONAL men praise
IL. Congress street,
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a Wonderful crre.

year: tried all medicines and Loevls with 20 per-
taanent relief. was advised TO take +. r. y, aud
before had finished two bottles my pain subsidized
50 was able to work. feel better tha have !or
years. and am eonsdeni OF ,lete recovery.
J. S. DUPRISS, Ncwuauvilc, Fla.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28
CITY GOVERNMENT.


oaiciai Proceedings of Council. q
Savannah, Ca, Jan. rs, 19OS.-A spe-
cial meeting Of Council was held this
evening at O'Clock, pursuant to a re-
cess. Present, the Hon. Herman Myers,
Mayor, presiding; Alderman James M.
Dixon. chairman of Council: Alderman
Robert l.. Colding, vice chairman of
Council. and Aldermen Davant,
Schroder,& Glatigny. Thomas, Watson,
Hartman, Canty, Garfunkel, Grayson
and McI<erfla. .,. .s...--..-.-.
The Committee on Police In pursu-
ance of the terms of the. ordinance
adopted on this date, begs leave to re-
port. , .-.-g-
i. That owen F. Reilly, whose term
of office as superintendent of police ex-
pires this evening. has performed &C
tive duty. on the police force of this
city for continuous period of more
than twenty-five years, and has rem
dered specially .r1eritorious service
while on said force. s 80
D That when he ceases to do active
duty on said police force, he should be
placed on roll. of retired officers as
prescribed in said ordinance, and. that
he should receive the annual pay uti-
der the terms tnereOI. .-....
William L. Grayson,
Chairman.
Approved and transmitted to Council
for action hereon.
Herman Myers,
Adonted. Mayor.
PETITIONS AND. APPLICATIONS.
Petition OF sundry citizens, asking
that in case Owen Reilly Is not retained
AS the head of the police department,
that he be retired on salary of 500
per month. was read and upon motion,
received as information. ~ M.
petition OF George ]. Baldwin, chair
man OF the board OF managers Of the
Georgia Historical Society, conveying
COPY Of a resolution providing for the
APPOINTMENT Of committee Of three
from the society. to confer WITH q Ike
committee Of Council. to endeavor 10
arrange the terms Of an agreement BY
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28
ELECTIONS.

BY virtue of an act Of the Legisla-
tuTe approved Dec. II, 1902, providing
FOR the election Of all city officers. and
fvrtber bv virtue OF resolution adopt
ed IA Council Jan. 81 1909, an election
~as had This evening for city. officers
tbe result OF such election being the
election OF the following applicants
for the term Of ~ two years, ana
for the positions name0
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28
southern's Pain Limited.

mis- fast and elegant train. the per-
lection of all modern service, leaves
@aIannah, northbound at $50 p. m,
my, ny Time daily except Sunday, arriv-
" Washington 1915 a. m. and New
iork ALB p. m. Solid Pullman train,
. +.ectrically lighted ana steam heated
''1Xlng cars all the way. For reserva-
\. ~ or information as 10 rates and
dule' apply at city ticket Office, 141
VA street. Phones s50.-ad.
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From TWO woil-known phvslolsns.

we are having a big sale for your r. p r., and
we prescribe Il in greatsny cases, and hnd an
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28
Read fhs Truth And Be Convinced.

eeiient thing We handle about one dozen bottles I
week. DO ..s ...
Drs. !. 4. an. T. RIcHARpsos', Piedmont, S. C.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28

Iia4e grea, pleasure in tesifying to the efficient
QUALITIES CT the popular medicine Tor skin diseases
known as 7. r. r. suffered for several years with
an uasghlly and dtsagrecab.e eruption on my face.
After taking tscs bottles in accordance with direc.
tons, ain entirely cured.
Capt j. d. JOHNSTON,
Savannah, Ca, ofJohnston a Co.
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Daily.
SCHEDULE.

Through rsclass Coaches and Buffet Observation Par
Ior Car between Savannah and Macon. Close connection
in Macon with the Macon Birmingham Ry for Yatesve,
Woodbury. and LaGrange With Ga. r. r. for Mllledge-
ve and Southern Ry for Griffin, Atlanta and all North
ern and Western points.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28
Testimony from the Msyor.

suffered with Rheumatism for 6flcen years tried
al t:e so-called SPECIFICS but to no purpose. My
GRANDSON Got me bottle Of p p p. aud feel like a
new ia2u. ..... az .
WI. WILDER, Mayor OF ALBANY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
IN FASHIONS REALM.
Little Hints for the Woman VINE
Wants to Be Correct and Up-tO-
Date in Appearance.

Tabs and tails are the correct adorn
ments for fur muffs this year, stuffed
heads having been discarded by Dame
Fashion.
Ribbons for trimming the modisl
beaver hats have silk beaver finish
and come in plain colorings and thu
most effective combinations.
| Heavy lace, suggesting repouss*
work in pastel apricot tint known a:
champag ne, is used with artistic re
suits on some modish gowns, combin
! ing especially well with pale pink, am
Der or pale blue.
Drapery net for mourning millinery
resembles point d 'esprit sprinSled with
| tiny dull jet beads, reports the Brook
| Ign Eagle
The moonstone is in evidence as the
setting for some of the newest sleeve
links and fancy buttons.
The strapping fad has extended tc
silk petticoats. narrow bands OF silk
mbellishing the finely tucked fiounces
Broadtail and gray fox is an eff
fective combination in the coat line.
Some beautiful low bodices are
trimmed with triple folds of the ma
terial, with large Renaissance jewel
as a central ornament.
Evening gowns of tulle or satin in
light champagne color are relieved by
a touch of light green.
Chinchilla is used for trimming
smart costumes of velvet in dark vio-
let. gray and brown.
Chrysanthemums with a fringe of
unopened buds. bright red Virginia
creeper. Parma violets with a fringe of
stalks and roses fecked with brilliants
and combined with tiny rosebud trails,
are a few of the lovely effects in floral
garniture for gowns of black net or
crepe brought out this season.
AS embroidery for evening shoes tur-
quoise is blended with gold on black
and white, and emeralds mingle with
fine gold stitchery. Rhinestones, fine
ly cut jet and steel spangles are util-
lied for the adornment of black satin
and kid shoes, and an extreme fancy is
butterfly embroidery decorating the
toes of some beautiful shies.
According to an authority the first
decollete gown of which mention was
made in the history of costume was
worn by Queen Isabeau of Bayiere. The
fashion was at it's height in the time
of the Valois kings and aourished dur
ing the reigns of Louis XIV. and his sue
cessorS.
Embroidered hop sack is one of the
new fabrics utilized for smart gowns.
The grape ornamentationh has caught
the fancy of the hosiery manufacture
err, and white silk stockings show de-
sign of fruit and foliage over the in
step.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
Mulberry Trees.

In 1889, just before the people came
to their senses in regard to the
hallucination that mulberry trees
would bring them wealth, nursery
man sent an agent to France to pur-
chase several millions of young trees.
He carried $4,000 in cash as a first
payment. When the trees arrived,
the inevitable crash had come, and
the nurseryman failed for so large
an amount that he could never reckon
up his Indebtedness. His trees were
offered in vain at a dollar hundred
for pea brush. After the crash some
large holders sought to unload with
out loss. They chartered an unsea-
worthy vessel, loaded her with trees,
and sent the cargo heavily insured
via New Orleans to India. To their
great chagrin, the vessel reached New
Orleans safely, and the trees were
transferred to river boats at great
expense and hurried on to their des-
tination When finally they ar
rived nc one would take them as
gift.-Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
CZarina. L. n V,andal.

A peculiar alteration made by the
czarina has been much talked about
and criticised in st. Petersburg. She
has had the study of Alexander H..
which up to now has been preserved
untouched, turned into a bathroom.
In this room Alexander H. signed the
manifesto which abolished serfdom in
Russia, and thus gave liberty to % ,O0O,-
600 of his subjects. However long I
may live l shall never be able TO do a
better deed,' Alexander said when he
had signed it. He expressed the wish
that the room should remain just as it
was. For 40 years nobody touched
this sacred spot. But now, by order
of the czarina, all the documents and
historical records have been put into a
lumber room. The Imperial library in
St. Petersburg has taken steps to have
at least the historical documents saved.
IN. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
A DOCTORS POINT OF VIEW.
Physician Says the Carpet L. the Mos
Unsanitary Thing in the
Modern Home.

when the American housewife be-
comes thoroughly educated in domes-
tic sanitation she will never have a
carpet in her home," remarked De-
troit doctor, who has made deep
study of the germ theory, according to
the Free Press.
"'Why?' Simply because it is the
most unsanitary thing in the house.
No matter how careful the inmates
may be in the matter of cleaning their
shoes before entering the house-un-
less they were to adopt the oriental
practice of taking them off and leav-
ing them outside-they are bound to
carry in some dirt from the street.
This dirt settles in the carpets, and
when sweeping day comes it is stirred
up and the air of the room becomes
filled with it. 1t may not always be
impure, but as nearly all of it comes
from the street the chances are that it
it, and when the sweeper. or whoever
passes through the room during the
sweeping process, inhales it whatever
dangers may lurk in it pass into the
lungs and perform their work of mis-
chief Ii You want to test this the Dry
gg=y etlrsef intea earpeted room hat
lrrs just en=sxept and notice how
quickly you can become choked with
tie dust that is in the air.
what would [ substitute for car
pets? Rugs. And not large, heavy
rugs, either, but small and light ones
that may easily be lifted up and
taken out doors for cleaning. Rugs,
however cheap, on hard wood floors
are better than the most expensive
carpet you can buy, if you have re-
gard for your health. They should
be cleaned frequently, too, and al
ways out doors.
eff this simple method were uni
versally adopted you may be sure
that we doctors would in time have
fewer patients to take care of. and
this fact should give you sufficient
evidence that my suggestion is not
made for a selfish purpose
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
YOUNG ROYALTY IN GERMANY
4 Number who Will Soon Come 10
the Front in a Spectacular
WY.

The members of the royal family,
who have been hitherto in the infan;
class, will now play a leading role III
court society. There is, first OF all
the crown prince, aNusty, fun-lovine
young lad, who has just reached the
age of manhood, and for whom the
court intriguers are trying to make a
brilliant match. At present gossip
has it that Princess Alice, of Great
Britain, the daughter of the duchess
of Albany, is to be the favored one
But the crown prince, like his father,
insists upon making his own choice
regardless of political considerations
But if predictions go for anything
he will doubtless marry a member OF
the British family, and Princess Alice
combines both royal English blood
and beauty. She is now living will.
her mother in Potsdau, near the
royal palace, and is the favorite OF
the kaiserin at little family gather
ings, country strolls and drives
around Sans Souci, says the Brook
Ign Eagle.
Prince Adalbert, who is now living
in Kiel, and is to be the future lord
of Germany's' navy, just as Prince
Henry, as the next eldest of Kaiser
Wilhelm, became chief admiral.
Prince Adelbert is being bred for the
sailor life, however, and will not be
seen much at court. The third mem
Der, however, is charming, hand
some lad called Eitel Fritz, who is to
enter at Bonn university with the
crown prince and has already become
social lion. The remaining chill
dren are still to be kept to their
studies.
AS in all court centers, society is
divided into various sets, each of
which has its own leaders by virtue
of Office OR lavish entertainment. The
most exclusive court set is that with
which the kaiser and kaiserin sur
round themselves at the new palace
in Potsdam, in which are included
Prince and Princess Henry, the arch
prince and duchess of Schleswig
Holstein, brother of the empress;
Prince and the beautiful Princess
Leopold of Prussia and the different
reigning leaders of the Prussian
houses affiliated with the royal fam
lily. This circle is the simon-pure
"Hohenzollern' society, in which only
family relation counts. Then come
the members of the royal cabinet and
their wives, with Chancellor and
Countess Won Buelow at the head.
Countess Won Buelow is an Italian
by birth and one of the most brilliant
of social entertainers at the old
palace in which Bismarck
lived when in Berlin. Adjoining this
estate are the ministerial residences
and gardens of Baron Won Hichthof-
en-, minister of foreign affairs; Min
ister Won Rheinbaben, minister of
finance; Minister Posadowsky, minis
ter of culture study, and others.
All the ministers are supplied with
palatial residences by the govern
ment, where they entertain accord
ng to their measure.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
S(DI I CORE

Like the running brook, the
red blood that flows through
he veins has to come from
somewhere.
The springs Of rcd bioo.l ere
ound in the soft core OF the
bones called the marrow and
cine say red blood also comes
from the spleen. Healthy bone
marrow and healthy spleen
IRE full of fat.
SCOTS Emulsion makes new
blood by feeding the bone
marrow and the spleen with
tie richest of all fats, the pure
cod liver oil.
For pale school girls and
i'1valids and for all whose
blood is thin and pale, SCOTS
Emulsion is a pleasant and rich
5lood food. It not only feeds
he blood-maEing organs but
gives them strength to do
their proper work.
Send for free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists,
Aco-4I5 Pearl Street New York
soc. aid s. 90 all druggists
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
BOY CURED OF collie AFTER
PHYSICIANS TREATMENT
HAD FAILED.

My boy when four years old was ia
ken with collie and cramps in his stom-
ach. sent for the doctor and he In
jected morphine, but the child kept
getting worse. then gave him half
q teaspoonful of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy, and
in halt an hour he was sleeping and
soon recovered.--F. L. WILKINS, She'll
Lake, Wis. Mr.. Wilkins ls b0ok-keep-
er for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. For
sale By EsT. Whitehead e Co Scot.
lels.a ~ xlEsl efp1,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
Barberry Preserve.

New England housekeepers make q
delicious preserve from barberries.
These berries are offered in New York
markets in the autumn, and a few
jars of the sweet lend an agreeable
variety to the list of put-up fruits.
Stem, wash and measure the barber
ries, allowing pint of sugar to pint
of berries. Cook together till they are
boiled to a sirup and the fruit is ten
der. Add a quarter of a pound of
raisins to every pound of fruit. Seal
while hot in jars. Defer the preserv-
ing of barberries till after the first
frost has touched the fruit.-N. Y.
Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
rEAt HERS INTERSTATE EXAM
NATION COURSE.

Teachers wishing to prepare tor ex-
aminations should write, at once, to
Prot. J. L. Graham, L. l.. D., 152-l54
Randolph Building. Memphis, Tenn,
Tor particulars concerning his special
Teachers Examination Course.
This course Is taught by mail, and
prepares teachers for examination in
every State in the Union. Leading
educators pronounce it the best course
ever offered to the teaching profession,
and ali teachers wishing to advance In
their profession should immediately
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
CELERY Sance.

Ten large tomatoes, four large
heads of celery, five large onions, one
large green or red pepper, six table
spoonfuls of sugar, two tablespoon
fuls of salt and one and one-half cup
fuls vinegar. Chop fine, mix well and
boil until thick, then bottle and seal
Good Housekeeping.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
For Sale and Rent,

A good farm for sale in W,rr,u
county 2! miles from Macon, \. e.
400 acres. 200 acres cleared, hois,.o
in woods well t,.unered with corlu..t
Good land for Tobacco, Cotton u,d
Corn. Tenant houses and good wo,o,
Terms: Ouefourth cash, naanco =,
one, two, three and four years.
RFNT.
One lot on west Tide Main street nov.
to the Howard house 5Ox2O0 feet.
One lot corner Fifth and Chm,h
streets, 100000.
One 5 room house on Main sireo,.
One 4-room House on 9th stree.
One Groom House on Sth street.
One 4-room house on Sth street,
One 4 room house on 10Th street.
Terms made known on application
Apply to billiard & HOUSE
scotland Neck. n. C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
EAT ALL YOU WANT.

Persons troubled with indigestion OF
dyspepsia can eat all they want IT they
will take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. This
remedy prepares the stomach for the
reception, retention, digestion and as
sanitation OF all the wholesome food
that may be eaten, and enables the di-
eestive organs to transform the same
into the kind OF blood that gives health
and strength. Sold by E. +. White.
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17

Dinwit--Say, our backbones are like
serial stories, aren't they? ThinWlt-
Prove it? Dinwit-Cuntinued in our
necks.-Haryard Hsmpoon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
Oil Massage for con.umnt,o,

At sanitarium near Melbourne
massage with olive oil or cod liver
oil has been found great aid in
shortening the time of treatment for
c0nsumption.-Lond Lancet.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
One Type of Man.

The man who sits around and waits
for his friends to find him job is al
ways the first to line up in front of the
bar on a general invitation.-Chicago
Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
You KNOW WHAT you ARE

Taking when you take Groves Taste
ess Chill Tonic because the formula
l. plainly printed On every bottle show
ING that it is simply Iron and Qulnine
~, tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay.
So.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17

cures IIldoe ny LII.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
lor e~ooia1;e% o1J -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
The Best Way.

When you can honorably do SO the
best way to conquer your enemy is to
concur with him,-Ram's Horn.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if It fails to cure. E. w. Groves Sig
nature is on each Lox. 23c-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17

A mercury atom is recaoned to have
200 by 700 or 100000 electrons all
owed away inside.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK !?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
!arne back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
oles ana Bright Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.RO0t is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
Just the remedy you need. Ithas 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 a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
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 init in this paper and ST.
DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Bing
hamton, N. Y. The SE4assls1sls M g e@
regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp-Root.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp-Root, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Binghampton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-17
S. A. L.
FLORIDA AND WEST INDIA
SHORT LINE.
VESTIBULELIMITED TRAINS.

DOUH Bile DAILY SERVICE
Between New York, Tampa, Atlanta,
New Orleans and Points South
and West.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-05

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