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approval Of his sister-in-law. AS his
eye fell upon the district attorney
who had fingered near, possibly in
the hope of getting something more
from this depressed and almost insensi-
BILE man. he made one remark, but 1t was
, an automatic one, calculated to produce but
little effect on the discriminating ears OF
this experienced official
Il do not believe that my wife was MIR
dered." This was what he said. 1T was
wicked verdict My wife killed herself.
Wasn't the pistol found tied to herr
Either from preoccupation or dazed con-
dltlon OF mind, he seemed to forget that
Miss futile had owned to tying this
pistol; and that nothing but her word went
TO prove that this was done before and not
after the shot had been delivered in the
Moore house library. l thought 1 under
stood him and was certain that / SYM
pathized with his condition; but in the ca, 8
of those less amiably disposed toward him.
his statements had lost force and the de-
NAL went for little.
Meanwhile fact which all had noted and
commented on had required to my mind
and caused me to ask a brother officer who
was walking out beside me what he thought
of Mr.. MOores absence from an inquiry
presumably of such Importance to all men,
bers of this family.
The fellow laughed and said:
'Old Dave has lost none OF his peculiar
tiles in walking into his fortune. This is
his day at the cemetery. Didn't you know
that? He will let nothing on earth get in
the way or his pilgrimage to that spot on
the 23d of May, much less so trivial an oc-
currence as an inquest over the remains Of
his nearest relative"
l felt my gorge rise; then a thought
struck me and l asked how long the old
gentleman kept up his watch.
From sunrise to shutdown. the boys say.
l never saw him there myself. My beat
lies In an opposite direction"
l left him and started for Rock Creek
cemetery. There were two good hours yet
before shutdown end I resolved To come
upon Uncle David at his post
1t took Just one hour and a QiIarter to
get there by the most direct route l could
take. Five minutes more to penetrate the
grounds to where a superb vehicle stood
drawn by two of the finest horses had
seen In Washington for many a long day.
As l was making my way around this
e9lipage came upon q plot In a condition
Of upheaval preparatory to new soddtng
and TIE Planting Oh several choice shrubs.
In the midst of the sand thus exposed a
single head stone rose. On his knees beside
this simple monument l saw the figure OF
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XVI
An Egotist of the First Water.

An EROt1St VI TIC GlTSt "dtcI.
: Had the control of affairs been mine at
this moment l am quite positive that /
should have found II difficult to deny these
two the short interview which they appear
ed to crave and which would have been to
them such an undeniable comfort. But a
sterner spirit than mine was in charge, and
the district attorney. into whose hands the
affair had now fallen was memorable. Miss
futile was treated with respect. with kind
ness. even. but she was not allowed any
communication with her brother-in-law be-
yond the formal Good afternoon" incident
upon their separation; while he. scorning to
condemn his lips to any such trite common
place, said nothing at all, only looked
haggard inquiry which called forth from
her the most exalted look of patience and
encouraging love it has ever been my good
fortune to witness Durbin was standing
near and saw this look as plainly as 1 did.
but 1t did not impose on him, he said But
what in the nature of human woe could i'm
pose on him? Durbin is a machine-a very
reliable and useful machine. no doubt. yet
when all is said. simple contrivance of
cogs and wheels: while we'll hope that
l am something more than that; or why
was a changed man toward her from the
accused womans goodbye to Francis Jefr-
rey. No longer believing in her guilt, 1
went about my business with tumult in
brain and heart, asking in my remorse for
an opportunity to show her some small cour-
teSy whereby to relieve the torture / felt at
having helped the coroner in the inquiries
which had brought about what looked to me
now like "a cruel and unwarranted result
That II should be given to Durbin to hold
such surveillance over her as her doubtful
position demanded added greatly to my dis
comfort But / was enabled to keep my
lips firmly shut over any expression Of Sc
cret jealousy or displeasure; and this was
fortunate. as otherwise / might have failed
to obtain the chance of aiding her later on.
in other and deeper matters
Meanwhiie, and before any of us had left
this room one fact had become apparent,
Mr. Jenrey was not going to volunteer any
fresh statement in face OF the distinct dis
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can we expect a higher type of man in
the future?' asked the student of human
nature.
That depends altogether upon the garu-
lous SEX. replied the eminent professor
so long as women are satisfied with the
animal as he is there will be no further at
tempt on his part to evolute."-Chicaga
News
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Modern Family Hotel.

The new Hotel Imperial, at Maryland
avenue and the beach, Atlantic City, N J.,
has been remodeled and refurnished; new
elevator has been installed and rev pubic
and private bath rooms added. 1t is an,
up-to-date family hotel with home COM
forts.
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air of contentment with himself, his equi-
page and the prospect of an indefinite en-
toyment of the same, the last representa-
tive of the great Moore family was quietly
driven aWay.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
LIQUOR LICENSE.

City of Savannah. office clerk of
Council, Savannah, Ca, Nov. q, 1903.
The following applications to retail
liquor during year 1904, were read at
meeting of Council. Nov. 25, 1908, and
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
j. Robt Dreamer,
Clerk of Council.
Abel. Chas., 2O1 Bay st, cor. Aber-
corn SITS.
Anderson, Jos. NJ, No. AZ Reynolds
st.
Beckman. Geo, No. 112 Whitaker st.
Cottingham, John, No. 20S Broughton
ST., w.
Cottingham, S. E., cor. Broughton
and Drayton SITS.
Dedelong, PIANO, 26S Wheaton. cor.
Randolph st.
Fitzgerald, Thos. E., No. 912 West
BID. st.
Galina, J. A., No. Drayton ST.,
cor. Bay st. lane.
Gildea, Neil, No. 120 Broughton st. e.
Gildea, Neil, No. "a Bull st. (Screven
House,.
Hicks, r. M, 10 Congress st. W.
Kelly, A. T., Bay st. lane, near Bull
st.
Lubs. John T., N.w.cor. Liberty and
Habersham st.
Remler, r. S. E. cor. Liberty and
Drayton SITS.
Sullivan, John, No. Is Congress st. W.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
OFFICIAL.


without license, or be imprisoned for
thirty days, or both, upon conviction
thereof in the Police Court
Sec. 10. Every person transacting
or offering to transact. the business ~
transporting or carrying goods, etc
passengers or baggage for hire. nv
means of wagons, drays, trucks, street
railway cars. or other vehicles. and
every keeper of a public or livery sta
Bile, employing such vehicles in his
business, and every other person keen.
ing and using street railway cars ~
other vehicles. in other kinds of busi-
ness, SHALL upon paying the tax here
inbefore prescribed, take out a badge
which will be furnished by the Citv
Treasurer, for each street car or vehi-
Gle to be employed in such business
(the number of street cars or vehicles
to be employed to be stated on oathl
which shall be placed in a conspicuous
place on such vehicle or street car
except vehicles kept by keepers of pub
lie or livery stables, to be let for hire.
and vehicles used for pleasure or con-
venience-and any person using or en-
ploylng any vehicle or street car on
such business without badge affixed
except as aforesaid, shall be doubled
taxed, and on conviction thereof in the
Police Court, may be fined in a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars. or
imprisonment not more than thirty
days, or both, in the discretion of the
Court.
Sec. IA. The ordinance of Nover-
Der, 16, 1S4S requiring badges to be
taken out for dogs, and prescribing
other regulations for dogs, so far an
the provisions of the same are not in
consistent with this ordinance, is here
by re-ordained and declared to be in
full force. Every person failing to
take out a license for a dog, or failing
to pay such license, as repaired by Sec
tons and s of this ordinance, shall.
upon conviction before the Police Court
of the city of Savannah, be subject to
fine not to exceed three dollars, with
the alternative of Imprisonment not to
exceed three days.
Sec. Is. That the Clerk of Council
be, and he is hereby directed to report
to Council at the first meeting in every
quarter the amount of money expend-
ed for each department UP to date OF
report, and as soon as any department
making any disbursements shall have
reached the limits provided in the
budget, the Clerk of Council shall at
once notify the head of that depart
ment.
Sec. 16. This ordinance shall be SUBJ
ject to alteration and repeal, in whole
or in part, at any time during the year
1903, should it be deemed advisable;
and no such amendment or repeal in
any particular shall be construed to i'm
pair the right of Council to assess and
levy tax for the whole of said year
1903 whenever made.
Sec. II. All ordinances and parts OF
ordinances conflicting with the provis-
ions of this ordinance are hereby re-
shall continue and remain of force so
as to authorize the Treasurer to issue
such executions and the Marshal to col
lect the same. until such taxes or as
sessment shall be fully paid.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Nov. rs, 1908, and published
for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
ARREARS FOR GROUND RENT.

ARREARS FOR GROUND RENT.
City of Savannah, office city treas
urer, Dec. 1, 1908. The following lots
are in arrears for ground rent, of which
owners are hereby notified.
c. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
Brown ward-East V lot As, qrs.I
lot 81, 2 qrS.
Calhoun Ward-Mid. 1-s lot IA, 2 qrs.;
lot As. 2 qrs.
Charlton Ward-East " lot 25, qrs.;
North "a lot 35, 2 qrs.
Chatham Ward-West 2-3 lot 10, 2 qrs.i
lot II, qrs.; lot 80, 2 qrs.; lot 81,
2 qrs.
Columbia ward-Lot 16, qrs.; West
" let 20, 2 qrs.: East part, lot 81, :
qrs.; West u lot, 81, 2 qrs.; lot SO
qrs.
Crawford ward-Lot SO, 2 qrs.; lot 43,
qrs.: East u 81. 2 qrs..
Crawford Ward, East-Lot 16, 2 qrs.
Gilbert Ward-Lot 8, 2 qrs.; lot Is, 2
qrs.; West part lot "a, 2 qrs.; South
East part lot "a. 2 qrs. North u lot
80, 2 qrs.; North y lot 40, 2 qrs.
Forsyth Ward-West As of West 4-5
lots, Is and 16, 2 qrs.
Franklin Ward-Lot 2, qrs.; lot rs,
qrs.; East, u lot 81, qrs.; North
II lot 80. 2 qrs.
New Franklin Ward-East u lot /, 2
qrs.; lot 9, qrs.; East II lot IA, q
qrs.
Greene Ward-East part lot 4, qrs.;
South Y lot Is, 2 qrs.; North " lot
%, 2 qrs.; West II lot 80, 2 qrs.
Jasper Ward-West Il lot 46, 2 qrs.
Lafayette Ward-East u lot z, 2 qrs.I
East, 2-3 lot 40. 2 qrs.
Liberty Ward-East part lot Is, qrs.g
lot 35. 2 qrs.
Lloyd Ward-West 1-3 lot Al, 2 qrs.;
lot 50. qrs.
Monterey Ward-Lot 1, qrs.; East
2-5 lot TO- 2 qrs.; West is lot so, and
East 1-5 lot 80, 2 qrs.; West Il, lot
81, 2 qrs.
Pulaski Ward-Lot a. 2 qrs.; West "a
lot 9, qrs.; South u lot %, 2 qrs.
Stephens Ward-Lot 16, qrs.
Warren Ward-Lot 16, 2 qrs.; lot %,
qrs.
Washington ward-Lot 5, qrs.; South
part lot 8, qrs.; lot 10, qrs.; lot
%, 2 qrs.; East " lot 40, qrs.
Wesley Ward-East II lot II, qrs.
All persons having interest in above
lots are hereby notified that if the
amounts now due, are not paid to the
city treasurer on or before Dec. IA,
inst. 1 will proceed on the morning of
Dec. Is, to re-enter according to law.
HENRY E. DREESON,
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
ELECTION NOTICE.

City of Savannah, Office Clerk OF
Council, Savannah. Ga, Nov. 81. 1908.
Under and by virtue of a resolution
adopted AT meeting of Council Nov
rs, 1908, an election for Building In
spector for the city of Savannah VIII
be held at the next regular meeting OF
Council Dec. Q. 1908, at O'Clock p
M; term OF office to be held until the
expiration of the terms of the present
city officers sBOnd $4,000, salary $l'2OO
per annum.. Name of bondsmen must
accompany the application. All appn.
cations to be filed with the Clerf OF
Council at or before IL m. Dec. "
1903. ]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk OF Council,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06
AFTER THE RIGHT men.

The Massachusetts, Supreme Court has
handed down a decision holding that in
any case of the buying and selling of a
vote, the real criminal is the man who
buys the vote.
They are after the right man now
The man who does the buying must have
money. He is usually a man of influence
and position, and often the friend or
agent of candidate. The man who sells
is generally a poor devil OF fellow
who amounts to little or nothing-a man
who is sunk so low that he would sell
his birthright for mess of pottage. He
is degenerate, or not far removed from
it. When the law takes hold of the buyer
it is then after the man really response
BILE for bribery, and is in line to break
up the growing crime-a crime that
would destroy the free government.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06
"LlTERALLY STORMED'.

Advertisers who wish to reach all the
people of North Carolina know that the
News and Observer is THE medium. There
are local papers that cover a given
county better than the News and Obser-
Ner, but it is the only daily paper that
covers the entire State from Murphy to
Manteo.
A few days ago a gentleman in Pitt
county inserted a small want advertise
ment-Yesterday he wrote:
Ayden, N. c., Dec.4.-To the Editor:
Will you be so kind as to state that J
have already selected a shepherd dog and
beg to be excused from further answers
to the ad. l have been Just literally
stormed with responses so much so that
l beg them to stop.
Yours,
w. A. DARDEN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06
THE COTTON SITUATION.

We publish elsewhere thoughtful COM
munication On the cotton situation as it
affects cotton growers and cotton mill
owners and operatives. Mr.. Thompson is
president of three cotton mills and has
long been successful cotton buyer. He
has given the subject upon which he
writes serious consideration and has
studied it both in New York and New
England, upon a recent trip North, and
in North Carolina, where he keeps well
posted as to the cotton situation from the
goods.
The situation with the farmers is one
for general rejoicing, for cotton is bring
ing fine price this year, and they are
receiving adequate return for their years
work. The situation for the mills is the
reverse. There is little demand for the
product of the mills that make yarns and
cheap cotton goods and the ,price has not
been increased since the rise in the price
of cotton.
The people of North Carolina are deep
ly interested in the success of the farmers,
the manufacturer, and the mill operator.
The mill owners and operatives are face
to face with serious situation-a situa-
ton very much like that which confront
ed the cotton farmers when cotton was
selling at five and six cents. In New
England the wages of operatives have
been reduced. In North Carolina there has
been no curtailment of the product or re-
duction of wages, but unless the mill
owners can find larger demand at better
prices for the product of their mills, they
say they will be forced to take some step
tC prevent serious loss. A meeting has
been called at Charlotte this week of the
cotton mill officials to take counsel one
of another and to try to determine upon
what course the serious situation in the
business renders necessary.
High cotton and small demand for goods
al y NV thC OIlly tuluSo CudI cnDdEIdSS CHc
cotton mills. They find, as do all other
business men, that money is abnormally
scarce, and that it is not easy to obtain
money at ordinary rates of interest 1t is
said to be a fact that large Northern
mills are seeking to borrow money in
Southern banks. This shows how tight
money is.
AS to the future of cotton, this paper
never ventures prediction, agreeing with
Henry Grady that cotton is fool" But
we do not think, considering everything
relating to cotton, that cotton is alb
normally high. That is not the trouble
with the mills. Their trouble is that the
demand is small and not steady because of
financial conditions, and that the price of
the product is too low. The best condi-
tion for the South would be continued
high cotton and corresponding increase
in the price of goods, with. return of
normal financial conditions that would in
crease the demand. 1t is to secure this
desirable condition that the cotton mill
men will work.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVORCES.

Persons interested in the effect of South
Dakota divorces should read carefully
the opinion of an Iowa judge to the eff
feet that a divorce obtained in Dakota
when a nonresident resides there only
to secure it is void and does not defeat
the right of dover.
One of these days those who rely upon a
South Dakota divorce will run up with
a judge who will hold that, inasmuch as
residence was obtained in South Dakota
merely to obtain a divorce, it was a
fraud from the beginning, and therefore
is no divorce at ALL In law fraud vitiates
everything. If a divorce is obtained by
fraud in the claim of residence, how can
it stand anywhere?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06
THIRTEEN IN WAKE.

At the recent term of Wake Superior
Court thirteen DEGREES for divorce were
signed and there are said to be still
twenty cases on the docket In this par
ticular Wake seems to be no better and
no worse than other counties in the State
There is a regular avalanche Of divorces
increasing with the session of every leg
islature, because of late years each SEES
sion has let down the gap little. If
the righteous pubic sentiment of the
State is not aroused, North Carolina will
supplant South Dakota as the home of
easy divorces.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06
cHEAPENING THE GOSPEL.

In his sermon at Conference at Colds
boro Bishop Gambler declared that no
preacher should take advantage of the
pulpit and the Sabbath day to deliver a
lecture on current political or govern
mental events Some men declare that
certain men have not the courage to
preach on current events" The bishop
declared further, that he "lacked that
courage himself He didn't believe it was
the business and right of ministers to go
into these matters for the sake of lit
tie cheap notoriety."
The business of the preacher is pri-
marily to call men to repentance. If he
is called to preach the gospel, he should
preach it from the Word. He is none
the less citizen, and at proper times
and in proper ways, he should perform
the duties of the good citizen. But the
pulpit is no place to deliver lectures on
current political or governmental events.
The preacher who does that often will
not have success. in winning souls, and
his pulpit will no longer attract men who
need the comfort of the gospel.
There has never been a time since
the birth of Christ when preachers who
preached the gospel in earnestness and
power did not reach the hearts of men.
The question is often asked: Why do
men remain away from church? And
why do those who go seem not to be IN
fuenced as formerly by the proclamation
of the plan of salvation? There are many
reasons. The growing worldiness and in
difference is, of course, a potent reason.
But there has always been worldliness
and indifference that needed to be over
come. One reason is that too many
preachers preach ethics instead of reii
gion, talk about politics and public ques-
tions instead of repentance, and preach
vital truths in such way as to cause
the Indifferent man to feel that the
preacher is merely filling up the hour.
The world always welcomes ministry
of earnestness and conservation, whose
motto Is. his one luluS W. Hc e
will be little zeal in the pew unless there
is a consuming zeal to save souls IN the
pulpit. The preacher must feel the ire
mendous power of the truth he proclaims
If he would catch the ear and win the
heart of a busy age, intent upon follow
ing pleasure and money getting. But the
preacher whose one idea is to save men
from their sins, who breaches the gospel
with the earnestness of Calvin, wesley,
Whitefield, Roger Williams, Jonathan Ed
wards, even though he has only one talent
will have congregations 2ne will reach
mems hearts.
The worldly minded man, the man who
gives little thought to the call of the gospel
upon him, will never be reached by the
preacher who talks politics, civil govern
ment and ethics to him. The preacher
who will call that man to righteousness
must be tremendously in earnest and must
rely on nothing but the old fashioned
preaching of the old. fashioned gospel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06

ledge that, should he and his progeny
live, his descendants would intermalrv
with negroes or part negroes. We do not
think there can be much doubt about
that Prof Bassett, however, does not
agree with this view, or his words oelie
him. His statement quoted above may
not be sufficient basis for this assertion
but that statement is not the most Of
fensive portion of his article, though it
has been the most generally quoted and
commented upon.
The Trinity trustees Estate as a fact
that Prof Bassett docs rot believe IN
nor does he teach social equality" Since
this is stated as a fact on reliable au-
tnor1ty it must be accepted as such. We
are prepared to believe that Prof. Bas-
sett does not teach social equality; he
could not hold his place one day if ne did.
fhat is to say. he does not teach social
equality now. But if his words above
90 not predict social equality hereafter.
what do they mean? "Tbe adoption of
these children of Africa into our Anleri-
can life" "they will win equality in
tlme; 1t ls in many respects the old
connlct between the Roman plebs and
Roman patricians over again" If this
does not mean amalgamation we ask
again, what does it mean? Will Prof.
Bassett deny that the conflict between
the Roman patricians and plebs. to which
he ikens our race problem, ended in
intermarriage OF the two classes?
| Further, can we afford to concede that
the white race shall ever contend for
anything else than 1.-The absolute infer
iority' of the other race? To do so is
to pull down the pillars of our white
civilization, for there is only one result
of race equality. The man who does not
understand that is not of sufficient depth
OF thought and breadta OF conception to
interpret history properly. To be as mild
as possible in our judgment of him, he
is grossly incompetent and the institution
which retains him is bound to suffer from
| his incOmpetency.