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The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19

Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, widow of
the late Senator from Minnesota, en-
tertained seVeral@hundred friends at a
musicale yesterday afternoon. at the
New Willard, where the fashionable
audience was treated to most artistic
programme by Mr.. Aptommas, the
harpist, and Miss Clara Hunt, con-
tralto of the Paris Grand Opera Com
pany. One of the features of the mu-
sicale and one which spoke worlds for
the goodness of the hostess heart, was
the presence among the guests of a
number of blind people who are reck-
oned among the cleverest musicians of
the city. Mrs. Davis, handsomer and
more imposing in appearance than
society, received her guests in a strik-
ing gown of black and white.
Mrs. William +. Draper, wife of the
former ambassador to Italy, who is one
of the most popular hostesses ever
known in Washington, brought her
season to a close with a fancy dress
party for children. From o'clock
until 6 her ballroom was a miniature
court, in which fairy company of I'll
tanias, shepherdesses, peasant girls
from every country under the sun,
queens, kings, Processes, Spanish
dancers, cowboys, Chinese mandarins
and goodness knows what other exalt-
ed personages disported themselves to
the music of the Marine Band Orches-
ira. They finished the afternoon with
a supper served from a picturesque
table adorned with rabbits chickens,
ices in the form of eggs and many 9TH
er dainty Easter souvenirs. The re-
ceiving party consisted of the 10-year-
old daughter of the hostess, with a
handsome boy-cousln, Wyckliffe Pres
ton Draper OF Boston, and the four
small grandchildren of Gen. Draper
Virginia, Minnie, Edith, and Montgom~
cry Blair. The fifty guests included
the two sons of the British ambassa-
dor, Sidney and Michael Herbert, the
former wearing his court costume. In
which he served as page to King I'd
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
EASTER MONDAY SPORT ON THE
WHITE HOUSE LAWN.

Many Easter weddings Attract At
tentiOn-A RumOr That Senator
Frye Is to Wed-MOveme of
Many Well known PeOple-BIind
People at Mrs. Cushman IA. Davis
MusicaIe-PreparatiO to Attend
the DedicatOry Ceremonies of the
81. Louis ExpOsitiOn-Other Mat
ters of Interest.
Washington, D. c., April 1S.-Juve-
nile Washington was inconsolable on
Easter Monday because deprived by
the weather man of the accustomed
Joys of the day-the rolling and pick
ing of gorgeously colored rabbits eggs
and other games belonging to the sea-
son played upon the White House lawn,
all so eagerly anticipated by the small
lolk. 1t is an Easter tide custom pc
culiar to Washington-at least no 9TH
er city in the Union gives itself up SO
unreservedly to the children's pleasure
IN unique observances, whose origin Is
lost in the mists of antiquity. For
many years each successive President
NAuSASu the NihlS 11OuSe BEOuHOS
thrown open on Easter Monday to the
crowds that surge into it, notwitn-
standing the several hundred dollars
worth Of damage that is bound 10 be
'nnlcted upon the flower beds, choice
snruobery, and the carefully tended
lawns. President Roosevelt left such
; IN order before he went on his travels.
- ne Marine Band always furnishes mu-
s'S Tor the occasion, and in the after
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Heidi Plow Company still takes the
fead with farm machinery, horseshoe
ing and blacksmithing. Always the
best and always the cheapest. AZ West
Broad street.
Haslam & Co., merchant tailors, are
the peoples choice for full dress suits.
Our Prince Alberts and Tuxedo suits
can not be excelled. Bull street.
large shipment of the best Virginia
hams has just been received. Your
inspection will assure us of your order.
J. ]. Joyce, Liberty and Abercorn.
Edward j Kennedy, the high art
merchant tailor and importer. The
finest wooden suitings; for swell dress
ers and business and professional men.
Bull street.
j. L. Morrison & Co. calls attention
to their immense collection of white
goods, wash goods, and housekeeping
goods. Money saved on everything
bought here.
The Ryan Business College is now
open. New students are arriving daily.
Every young man and woman can't at
ford to miss the valuable instruction.
The largest and cheapest line of re-
frigerators and ice boxes in Savannah.
w. T. Walker Furniture Co., corner
Broughton and Jefferson streets.
The Teaness Miller shoes for ladies.
and Turner shoes for men, handled only
by A.. s. Nichols, the reliable shoe
dealer. 5 Broughton street. west.
When you want a Erst-class trunk
that's made by a hrst-class trunk
maker, call on Chatham Trunk Facto-
ry, Broughton. corner Abelcorn.
M. Dryfus. outfitters for men and
boys clothing; you know IL. The peo-
pie come 10 this reliable store for hats.
shoes and furnishings
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19

visitors and residents of the surround
ing country will have an opportunity OF
seeing the Presidents daughter, as we'll
as of making an Easter offering to reli-
gion. The bazaar, which is to last sew
eral days, will be held in the home
park, where a number of tents and
booths will be erected under Mrs. Van
derbilt's personal direction, the bazaar
being her special interest at present.
Senator and Mrs. DepeW will be men,
bers of the house party.
Brides and grooms are playing a
prominent part in the Easter pageant.
At least dozen weddings in the smart
set occurred this week, and many more
are to follow. Easter Monday had a
corner on brides; twelve couples COM
ing over from Richmond on purpose to
be spliced, in addition to the large
Washington contingent. The Virginia
applicants for connubial felicity came
together on an excursion, run to this
city from Richmond for the benefit
of a male orphan asylum, in charge of
Mrs. Gill, manager of that institu-
ton. There We're about 400 passengers
aboard the train and it goes without
saying that they had all kinds of fun
with the future brides and grooms.
The happy couples were cooped in the
rear car, which presented all the ear
marks of a bridal convoy in the way
of rice, corn and old shoes that lay
upon the floor thick as the leaves Of
Vallambrosia.
The company is wondering how much
truth there may be in the rumor that
Senator Frye is soon to wed the widow
Of the late Vice President Hobart. No
body doubts that the marriage would
be a suitable one on both sides Sena-
tor Frye is president OF the United
States Senate, and his bride would oc-
eupy about the same position that she
did before Mr.. Hobart's death. How
ever. do not place too much confidence
In rumor. The same unstable author
ity has had Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
Mrs. Sartoris and every other eligible
widow who Is prominent in Washing
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19

noon as many grown-folks as little ones
promenade the walks and enjoy the
fun The Presidents family generally
frequent the south balconies overlook
ing the scene; and if they are blessed
with children, the latter hold high car
nival in the East Room with their
baskets of eggs, in company with the
cabinet children, all of whom are IN
vited to assist. The childless McKin-
1eys, who so dearly loved children, es-
pecially enjoyed this day, and Mrs.
McKinleys wistful eyes fingered upon
this group and that of rollicking young
sters-doubtless thinking of her own
Two little girls so many years asleep in
the Canton Cemetery. But this year,
alas! there could be no celebration,
because the skies wept continuously,
and the trees in their new Easter suits
of pale green leaked water like so many
sleeves upon the sodden lawns. No
music by the Marine Band, no dry spots
to sit down upon, nothing to do but
get dripping wet. Two or three hun
bred brave but bedraggled boys and
girls assembled in spite of the weather
and had the very wettest time of their
lives. A score or so of reckless candi-
dates for pneumonia started in to roll
eggs; but the rabbits fruit was pres
emily lost in the mud and there was
no zest in the sport. owing 10 Master
Archie Roosevelt having his turn at
that plebeian complaint, the measles,
the usual gathering of cabinet chill
dren and other small friends at the
White House was omitted. Mrs.
Roosevelt, however received a some
friends in the afternoon.
Miss Alice Roosevelt left that even
ing for Asheville, N. c. for a weeks
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. George Wander
bilt, at Biitmore. Miss Roosevelt was
accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Will
liam s. Cowles. The house party at
Biltmore will be a large one. During
the week Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt will
throw open their grounds for bazaar
in aid Of the village church, when the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19

ton society married a score of times
Mrs. A. w. Thackara, wife of the
United States consul at Havre, and her
son, William Sherman Thackara, ar
rived Saturday in New York on the
steamer Lorraine. Mrs. Thackara, as
will be remembered, is a daughter of
the late Gen. Sherman. That his broth
er, the late Secretary Sherman, left
considerable wealth may be inferred
from the fact that his adopted daugh-
ter, now Mrs. McCallum, has just pur-
chased fine apartment house in this
city, for which she paid $500 900. The
beautiful Sherman residence, of white
stone, fronting Franklin Square, one
of the finest houses in the city, was
also left to her. Mr.. McCallum has
been for two years past American con-
sui general at Switzerland. He recent
ly returned to this city with his fam
lily. The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand left yesterday for a weeks
visit in Boston. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
T. Wilson of New York are here, visit
ing their daughter, Lady Herbert, at
the British embassy Count Raoul
d'Adhenar of Paris, who has been
will sail on the 18th for France. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Dryden have returned
from Aiken, S. c., where they have
been since the adjournment of Con-
gress. Col. and Mrs. Cruiser, the lat
ter their daughter, returned with them
The family will be here about a fort
night before going to their summer
home, stronghold" at Bennetsville,
N. j. Mrs. Burton Harrison will sail
next month for Europe, to remain
abroad all summer. She has rented
her Bar Harbor cottage for the season
70 Mr.. Alanson Tucker Of Boston. Rep
resentative-elect William r. Hearst
has leased for next winter an entire
floor Of Stoneleigh Court, the new
apartment house now being built on
Connecticut avenue. II is said that he
r. to pay for the same a sum large
enough to rent several ordinary houses
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19

ward at the latter's coronation. Philan>
der Knox, Jr., son of the Attorney
General, came as an Indian; Master
Arthur Foraker, a Chinaman; Leon
ard Wood, Jr., a chef. Among the
older guests invited to view the charm
ing scene and entertained at tea, were
the Baroness Hendelmuller, Nine.
Mayor des Planches, Nine. deMargerie,
Mrs. Knox, Lady Herbert, Mrs Fora
ker, and Mrs. John r. Mclean. Mrs.
Draper and her daughter left on Mon
day. for Hopedale, Mass, to join Gen.
Draper; and in June the family go
abroad to remain until late in the au-
tumn.
Capt. Robert e. Peary, u. S. N,
Theta n, will be the guest of honor
at smoker to be held by the WASH
ington Alumni Association of Delea
Kappa Epsilon, tomorrow evening"
Capt. Peary has recently returned from
an important expedition to the Arctic
region.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made to take the diplomatic corps from
this city to st. Louis to attend the ded-
icatory ceremonies of the exposition on
April 30. A special train, to be known
as the diplomatic special, will carry
to the fair the highest accredited rep
resentatives to the United States If
every other nation in the world except
| three, whose representatives happen to
be away. The lowest diplomatic title
aboard will be that of charge d'affaires
Nine diplomats including the French
ambassador and the Baron Spec Won
| Sternburg, will take their wives The
| representatives Of this country on the
train will include Mr.. Francis b.
LOOMS, first assistant secretary Of
state; five members OF the cabinet; Adj
miral Dewey, Lieut.. Gen. Miles and
Gen. Young, president of the War Col
lefe. The train will leave Washington
on the afternoon of April 2S, and will
arrive at st. Louis about 3 D. m the
next afternoon. The diplomatic party
Will ride In separate carriages In the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19

parade preceding the dedication exer-
cises, and the coachmen and footmen
in each carriage will wear the colors
of the nation represented by the diplo-
mat who occupies that carriage.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
BOYS AND CHTLDREN'S DEPARTN

BOYS DoubIe-breasted Suits in plain,
blue and fancy Mixed Cheviot, On 40
2 to 10 Observation-Disclosures. 0ZE4U
BOYS Atwood Double-breasted
Suits, in plain blue serge and CO. *
fancy cheviot, 7 to 10 years.. 0JIlJ
BOYS Suits in plain blue serge; and
fancy mixtures in Wool Crash-NH 1E
es and Cheviots, 8 to IS years. .0fIUJ
BOYS Norfolk Suits in Fancy Wool
Crashes, to II years. Sever ca 0E
al grades starting at...............OfEUJ
BOYS Single and Double breasted
Suits in imported Fancy Mixtures. Belt
on trousers of same material. cE OF
10 to II years. Observation-Disclosures. OUIUU
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-01-02
SPRAYING CORPORATIONS.
The Senator "Spluttered" in He
Speech and an Umbrella
Wa Called For.

Senator Spooner told story the other
day, in which the late Senator ingalls, and
Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, fig
ured. Van Wyck was making one Of his
CHARACTERISTIC speeches in attacking cor
porations. He he'd a peculiar style OF d.
livery, and as he warmed to his subject it
was bis habit to move re.tlessly from one
side of the chamber to the other, contin-
ually talking. He talked SO. fast that he
often "sputtered," and senator's were care
full to keep out of range of the moisture he
Kissed through his closely-set teeth, says
the Washington Post.
Mr.. ingalls, and Mr.. Spooner once sat
directly in front of "Mr. Punch" as Sen.
etor Van Wyck was often called, because
of his resemblance to that noted character,
when he was delivering an imprisoned ut
te-ance, and an atom of spray rested upon
the hand of the immaculate ingalls,.
He adjusted his spectacles, carefully
inspected his soiled hand, and deliberate.
" signaled for one Of the pages to come
to him. Then in one of his famous whis'
pers, which penetrated the entire chamber,
aBoy, bring an umbrella for Senate!
Spooner and rubber overcoat for me:
The incident provoked general laugh
ter. but it did not interfere with Van
Wyck's speech. He simply shifted hi:
position so as to get beyond range OF
his always faultlessly dressed and seH'
castle colleague. - il.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-01-02
What Education Will Do.

A railway company was erecting a
line of new poles along a highway.
One of the men engaged to fill in the
dirt and clear up around the piles was
an Irishman. He had not got beyond
his first pole, but stood bordering how
to dispose of the dirt, which had filled
the space now occupied by the pole
His sense of the fitness of things must
have been strong, for he was averse to
piling the loose dirt around the base
of the pole, as is the custom. A negro
wayfarer stopped for match, and the
Irishman asked his advice. IF was
a-doin' dat job, I'd JUS dig hole bout
where you'ah standin' and shovel de
dirt into it. Much 'blige!" AS the
negro sauntered away, the Irishman
scratched his head and murmured:
s'Well, it's not to be denied that eddica.
ton has been afther-r dom a great
deal for-r tn naygur-r!"-Philadel.
phia Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-01-02
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The hunting of birch saplings suit
able for barrel hoops in the Maine
woods occupies 1000 men.
While $500 coal cutting machines
are used in United States mines, there
nre less than 400 such machines in
British collieries.
The exports of pig iron from the
United Kingdom in the eight months
ended August 81 were 612,93O tons, as
compared with 5s3,s30 tons in 1901, and
with 1,045,256 tons in 1900.
A hydraulic cartridge" is being in
.troduced in English mines to bring
down coal in place of dynamite or
powder. The cartridge is 20 inches
long. 1t is inserted in drilled hole,
and by means of the well-known by
draulic press principle a pressure of
three tons to the square inch is
brought to bear on the coal, which
after little time quietly gives way.
The costermonger has found an
apologst in the London Lancet. 1t is
his business to watch the markets and
to buy extensively when there is a
glut, and to distribute the purchases
as quickly as possible. He thus pre-
vents the wholesale destruction of
perishable goods, and he also discour-
ages the inclination of small shop
keepers to make extortionate charges.
OF the engines running on the Rus
sian railways, 4,76G, or 80 per cent,
were built abroad, and 7,421, or 81 per
cent, in Russian engine yards. The
St. Petersburg & Warsaw railway has
the greatest number of passenger en-
gines, namely, 201; then come the
Southwestern railways with 172. the
Moscow, Yaroslav & Archangel rail
way with 1874, and the Southeastern
railways with 1O4 locomotives, while
the remaining lines have each less than
100 locomotives at work.
The immense accumulations of pine
and birch scraps around the big lum-
Der mills of Maine, which were long
an inconvenience and a source of dan
ger from fire, are now being utilized
by small machines which make them
into novelties. The manufacture of
toys, too, is gaining considerable inn
portance, and a method of painting
them. by dipping may cheaper their
cost so that made in Germany" will
not longer be read from the baby's
stocking. Among novelties 500, 10000
toothpicks, 25,O0O,OOO butchers skew
ers and 25o,ooo,ooo birch spools are
turned out in year. Checkers, half
a million dice boxes, bicycle rims,
tables, desks, and swings add to the
annual total.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-01-02

From that time my happy, careless
life was ended. In vain they tried
to impress me that I had only on
swered the demands of justice, for
that shadow was always across my
path, and my thoughts and dreams
were haunted by the sorrowful, plead
ing eyes of Henry Derbin.
Ten years later l was married and
lived in neighboring town to our
old home. Strange to say, my hus band
was one of the lawyers for the state
in the case of Henry Derbin. At that
time he was just starting out in the
profession, and his eloquent speeches
in that trial was the starting point
on his road to success.
We often spoke of the case, and
while, of course, as lawyer, his con-
science did not trouble him, he vain
ly tried to impress on me that had
done only my duty, ana that my ideas
about it were all a mistake.
As if it were only yesterday could,
in imagination, see his pale handsome
face and reproachful eyes as they car
ried him away to prison.
I think the shock to my sensitive,
childish mind completely hushed all
whisperings of justice, and the fact
only remained that By my words l had
doomed fellow mortal to lifelong
misery and shame. My heart ached
for him when we heard that once he
had attempted to escape by jumping
from boat into the river, but owing
to his shackles was promptly captured
and returned to prison.
One evening, not long after this,
about dusk, my husband and l were
sitting on our front porch, when man
came walking quickly down the walk
and halted at the steps. I was horri-
fed to see that his hands were shackled
together, and on one foot he dragged
long chain; he wore a convict's garb,
and in his pale, thin face we both rec
ognized the features of Henry Derbin.
He it was-but oh, how changed
from the handsome, dashing fellow we
had sent to prison years ago! The
beautiful brown hair was cut close to
his head and the once flashing eyes had
the hunted look of closely pursued
animal, and the hideous convict clothes
hung like sack from his emaciated
form. He glanced nervously from my
husband to my own startled face, but |
was glad to see he did not recognize US.
"Friends," he said, cas- you see, am
an escaped convict. No doubt you
have heard of Henry Derbin, sent to
prison from this county years ago.
He now stands before you begging for
mercy. I have not long to live, but be-
fore I die must see my mother, and
the woman who has been true to con-
Wet lover all these years. I escaped,
but can do nothing in these shackles.
The officers are not far behind, but
they will never take Henry Derbin to
prison again." and he significantly
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-01-02
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

You can't find any fault with the
friend who listens when it is your day
to kick.-Atchison Globe.
A level surface is naturally fiat, but
there is vast difference between a
level headed man and fiat headed
one.--Chicago Daily News.
Family Observation-Disclosures
ME, this is the worst composition in
the class, and I'm going to write to
your father and tell him." johnnie
''Don't keer if ye do; he wrote it fer
me. "-Detroit Free Press.
"Why do you go hunting for quail
instead of deer? It isn't half SO ex-
citing" II know; that's the reason.
I don't think anybody'd be likely to
take me for quail, no matter how
badly he had the buck fever. '-Wash-
ington Times.
Patient-"I can't see that there's q
thing wrong with my eyesight."
Oculist Jonniwyse-"The most posi-
tive proof that you need glasses, my
dear sir, when you are unable to. see
anything so plain as that!"-Los
Angeles Herald.
Martha-"That horrid Mr.. Roamer
kissed me in the hall last night" Con-
stance-"You don't meant! How did
it happen?" Martha-'It was pitch
dark in the hall" Constance-"Ah,
I see. That accounts for it, DEAR
Boston Transcript.
"Well, well!" he exclaimed, as he
tackled her first pot-pie, where did
you get this?" II made that out of
Mrs. Shouter's cook book" replied the
young wife. "It's a" "Ah!" he
broke in, "this leathery part is the
binding, I ppose."-Philadelphia
Press.
Knew the Kind He Wanted.-"Do
you want my advice ?" asked the friend.
The honest man hesitated. He was
tempted to reply in the affirmative
and trust to luck, but he could not con-
ceal the truth from himself. 'That
depends" he said, frankly, ION what
your advice is."-Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-01-02

tapped a revolver in his pocket. $50,
friends, for the love of God, file off
these chains and set me free"
Oh, how my heart leaped at the
thought that I could now undo my
work and ease the long troubled con-
science. I looked imploringly at my
husband, who bid me go and bring the
file. I went with flying feet. AS i gave
it to him he must have read my
thoughts. Hoo I longed to ten the
poor fellow the part had taken in his
life, and ask the forgiveness craved,
for, as he took the file, he said:
my man, I am a lawyer, and
strange to say, one of those who con-
victed you, and as such should deliver
you up to justice, but for the sake of
my wife here, who was your child wit
ness, and has always grieved over your
sad fate, I will set you free"
He fixed his sad gaze upon me and
said: do not trouble yourself, dear
madam, it was justice, for brought it
on myself by my rashness and fiery
temper, but God only knows how ]
bless you for giving me even few
hours. of freedom.
He left us and hurried away toward
his home. My heart felt lighter than
it had for years, and I prayed that the
poor fellow would have the privilege
of seeing his mother and sweetheart
again. But my hopes were dashed
away as a number of officers dashed
past the house in close pursuit of their
prisoner. They had only been gone
a few moments when pistol shot rang
clear and sharp on the evening air
My husband caught my shuddering
form in his arms, for we knew that, by
his own hand, the soul of Henry Derbin
had gone to trial in higher court
where I would not be called as wit.
ness.-New Orleans Times-Dcmocrat.