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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

William Mccoy, a woodman, says a
Northwood, N. Y, dispatch to the
Philadelphia Ledger, who has just re-
turned from the Spruce Lake Noun
tain lumber camp, after a two years
absence, brings with him the proof of
what is perhaps the most remarkable
case OF skin grating on record. The
proof of this curious surgical operation
is one of McCoy's cheeks, which origt-
nally grew on the side of an Adiron-
dack fawn.
A year ago last May he. with a
woodman named Duffy, was getting
out some long poles to repair a chute
which is used to slide logs down the
mountain side. Duffy went to cut a
limb, when the axe slipped from his
hands and, flying through the air,
struck Mccoy. it's keen edge shaving
off the greater part of the right cheek.
There was no doctor within thirty-f1ve
miles, and, worst of all, the streams
were raging torrents and could not
possibly be forded.
But, as luck would have it, there
happened to be a nurse in camp named
William Henry, who took Mccoy in
hand. After having partially stopped
the flow of blood, he went out to the
stable, took a little fawn that some OF
the boys had captured a couple of days
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
HIS FACE ONCE GREW ON FAWN
Remarkable Case OF Skin Graft
ing to WOOdr17an.

before, shaved the hair for about nine
square inches off the animals side.
and then he carried it to the camp. He
marked out on the shaved surface OF
the fawn the shape of the wound on
McCoy's face. While some of the
woodsmen held the creature, Henry
cut the skin, around where he had
marked, peeled it off, and applied it
Immediately to the face of Mccoy.
Having fitted it in place firmly, he
rubbed over it a thick coat of balsam
gum and over that he placed tight
bandages. The cheek stopped bleeding
at once.
In four weeks Mccoy was healed so
we'll that he was able to go to work.
Soon after, however, he noticed when
he drew his hand across his cheek that
hair was growing on the grated skin.
He was rather pleased at that, for he
thought that he might wear a beard
and thus entirely hide the scar. 1t was
the hair of the fawn growing, and,
moreover, it was spotted like that of
a fawn. In the fall Of the year the
spots disappeared and the blue coat
of a full grown deer took its place.
When spring came around he saw
that the hair on his cheek was falling
out and fine red hair was growing. In
fact, he and the other woodsmen, to
their merriment, saw that the grated
skin varied and changed precisely as
does the coat of a deer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
THE RISE OF THE SHUCK HAT.

It has long been a popular belief
that the shucks or outer covering Of
the corn is a worthless product as far
as it's money value is; concerned. To
refer to a person or thing as mot
worth shucks' is term of reproach
frequently heard in the South.
An interprising girl of Thomasville,
Ga, has shown that the once despised
shuck can be made into a thing Of
beauty, and her shuck hat industry is
now established on paying basis.
few summers ago, during vacation,
this young girl first conceived the idea
of making hats from the white shucks.
AS an experiment she made the first
hat by using an old fappy leghorn
for a foundation, on which she stitch
ed strips of shucks folded to form
point. This was not a salable hat, of
course, but the effect was good. She
next made hats for two little nices.
using stiff paper as foundation.
These were SO much admired, she
made others for the Woman's Elk
change, then opened for the first time
in Thomasville. This was the modest
beginning. More than 200 hats were
sold the first season, principally to
winter visitors from the North and
East, and orders come all the next
summer from nearly every state in the
Union.
Since that time, our young lady who
has clear head for business, has had
her particular style of shuck hat pat
ented, and sells hundreds each season,
made in all the styles fiat hat can
assume 1t makes an ideal shirt-waist
hat, is very durable, and bids fair to
rival the Panama in popularity.
L. G, II.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
SIR THOMAS AND SHE
WERE PLAYMATES

Mrs. Murphy, Held ON Ellis leland,
Remembers BarOnet as barefoot
Boy.
From the New York World.
In spite of the change from bare
foot boy playing in the heather to a
baronet, commander of a cup-lifting
fiotilla, Mrs. Catharine Murphy, aged
sixty, is sure she would recognize in
Sir Thomas Upton the playmate of
her childhood.
II don't know whether he would re-
member little Kittle Lindsay, which
was called in those days, but many's
when we were children" the old lady
sail last night.
Mrs. Murphy is detained on Ellis Is
land while the immigration authorities
are trying to locate her two sons whom
she has travelled across the seas to
visit. 1t was impossible to convey the
information to Mrs. Murphy last night,
but one of the sons has been found. He
is Thomas Murphy, of No. rs Yale ave-
nue., Jersey City Heights, and there
will be a joyful reunion of mother and
son this morning.
Mrs. Murphy told Peter Grogan, of
the Irish immigration Society, who is
assisting her, that she keeps little
notion store in Glasgow, Scotland. Aft
er years of saving she got together
enough money to come to this coun-
try to search of her boys, whom she
has not seen in ten wears.
My fathers name was Lindsay and
Sir Thomas Lipton's father kept a pro-
vision store next door to our house"
Mrs. Murphy said. II used to play
with him when he was bright, bare
foot boy, but none of us ever thought
he would grow up to be such a great
man.
'All the people in Glasgow think the
world of him and every one is wearing
shamrock there to-day 1 am sure, as
they have in years when he came here
to race with your yacht. And maybe
after ALL" the old lady said wistfully,
he will remember little Kittie Lind
say"
Thomas Murphy corroborated his
mothers story last night. He said that
he had been away from home ten years
and that ne now had six children who
will welcome their grandmother when
he takes her home to-day.
Il know the boys will be glad to see
me, the old lady told the authorities
the last thing yesterday. After 1 stay
here few weeks shall go back home
and tend the store again. Then 1 will
tell all the neighbors what a big man
Sir Thomas is over here"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

son, and although money will naturally
be much firmer than it is now, the prep
arations that are being made to avert
a decided stringency afford assurances
that were lacking at this time last
year.
Despite the showing of the Weather
Bureaus crop report, prices in the
grain market declined sharply. There
were rumors from the Northwest of
new wheat by the last week of August,
while in the case of corn the weather
map showed higher temperatures IN
the central belt. The Weather Bu-
reau's report as to cotton told of too
rapid growth in some sections, and in
jury by rains in others, with the re-
suit that a movement to cover shorts
took place in the cotton market, which
carried prices up sharply.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
HE WED HIS NURSE.
Otis M. Cox of New York Married
Miss Gertrude Jones.

Otis M. Cox of New York Married
Mass Gertrude Jones.
Otis Mills Coke. eldest son of the late
Col. Frank Coke of Philadelphia and
Asheville, says a dispatch from Ashe-
vile. N. c.. to the New York Herald,
was married in Knoxville this after
noon to Miss Gertrude Jones, a train
ed nurse, also of Asheville.
The wedding brings to a happy con-
clusion a series of incidents more than
ordinarily romantic.
Coke was married ten years ago to
Miss Mary Connolly. prominent in the
society of the South. In 1899 Mrs
Coke, who has one child. obtained a
divorce on the ground of abandon
ment. Coke then left Asheville, living
in Philadelphia and New York until a
few months ago, when he came back
here.
Taken with typhoid fever, he was
nursed for three months through a
dangerous Illness by Miss Gertrude
Jones, a tall, fine looking woman of %
year, of excellent family. An attach
ment sprang up between them that
resulted in an engagement, but there
was a legal barrier to be surmounted
before the wedding could take place.
Under terms of the decree of divorce
complications would have arisen had
marriage taken place in this state. So
| they determined to be married in Ten
| neSSee.
, Coke boarded the train for Knoxville
! at Biltmore yesterday. At Asheville
| Miss Jones and her mother got on the
same train. The marriage took place
this afternoon, in st. Johns Episcopal
Church. in Knoxville. The couple left
late this afternoon for California,
whence they will sail for Santa Cata-
lima Island to spend their honeymoon
Coke is about 40 years old. The di-
vision of the estate of his father
whose coal mining interests in Penn
| sylvania are extensive, gave him as
his share about s., 000,0 900. The elder
Coke was owner OF the Battery Park
| Hotel
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
WORDS FOR "DIXIE"
Efforts Of Alabama Daughters to
Obtain Them

Editor Morning News: The follow
ing clipped from your valuable paper
of several weeks ago is of special in
terest to the Alabama Daughters of the
Confederacy:
THE New York Society of the Gin
cinnati, it is announced, has awarded
a gold medal to the composer of an
acceptable air for America to be
used as national anthem. This is in
teresting. But how is the Cincinnati
going to persuade the country to adopt
it's new tune as the national air? AS
a matter of fact, the most inspiring of
American tunes is Dixie The words
of Dan Emmetts old 'wall-around' may
be silly, but the music is of that char
acter that sets the blood tingling and
the heart beating fast There isn't
a city in the United States in which
Dixie is not greeted with a cheer, and
when an American hears it played in
a foreign country it stirs his patriotism.
If we had the right sort of words to
go along with Dixie the question of
a national song would be solved
1t is a most timely suggestion. The
one sentence with which it closes is
particularly apropos to the work which
has been inaugurated by the Alabama
division of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy to have new words adopt
ed for Dixie that will make it the
same soul-stirring song that it now is,
an air that thrills and inspires every
Southerners heart. nay. the heart of
every American.
Perhaps ii will interest you and your
readers to know of the hopes Alabama
Daughters have that the South will
ultimately adopt new words, which will
be more appropriate and patriotic to
perpetuate Dixie as a song for flu
ture generations, than the undignified
and Insignificant words of Daniel De-
catur Emmett in his original minstrel
walk around. which is mere doggerel.
Mrs. NJ. w. Camper, president of the
Florence (Ala.) Chapter, originated the
idea, and she was awakened to the
need of such reform by a little Incl
dent which occurred while summering
at Chautauqua, N. Y. Many Southern
ers were among the guests, but In the
large assemblage the musical director
was unable to find words for the music
of Dixie" No one could do more
than repeat the chorus, yet every child
could hum the air.
This caused an investigation by Mrs.
Camper. and she soon found that the
original words OF Emmett were known
by only a few. So many poets have
been inspired with the strains OF
Dixie" that numerous versions are
now extant. Even around the camp
fires our soldiers sang different YER
siOns 20 the music. Mrs. Camper then
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK,
Conditions Not Favorable for a Bull
Market.

Conditions Not Favorable for a Bull
Market.
New York, Aug. 22.-The inclination
toward extremes, says to-day's Finan-
cia1 Age, is one of the striking char
acteristics of the speculative commu-
nifty, and recent events in the stock
market are but in a line with precedent
in this particular. After selling stocks
with what at first glance appeared to
be an unwarranted persistency for
year, with the result that new low rec
ords were established throughout the
entire list. sentiment was changed
overnight and the position of Wall
street was Unexpectedly reversed. AS
If to make amends for the depression
of values, the recent sellers attempted
to regain in a week the losses covering
period of twelve months. That such
a policy would receive a check from
conservative quarters was a foregone
conclusion, and the failure last week
to continue without interruption the
upward movement inaugurated a fort
night ago was brought about by evil
dences of disapproval of certain large
interests prominent alike in the de-
cline and in the consequent partial re-
cOvery.
when the market was threatened with
complete Generalization was not in
tended to extend beyond the imme-
date requirements of the situation, but
the majority of operators were unable
to distinguish between a recovery and
"bull' rally. and followed their in
clinations in hitting upon the latter
as the aim of the all-powerful faction
that of late has welded an immeas-
urable influence upon sentiment. Their
conclusions were unfounded, for the
present would have been a most in
suspicious time to inaugurate a cam
paign for higher values, the crops and
the legitimate mercantile demands hav-
ing a prior call on the surplus funds
of the banks and other loaning insti-
tutions upon which Wall street must
depend for its sinews of war in a
crusade of that nature.
AS to the problem of moving the
crops without seriously disturbing the
money market much has been said. and
still more left unsaid, but it is the con-
sensus of opinion in well-inforned
banking circles that there will be no
repetition this fall of the stringency
that marked the closing months of last
year. The troublous experiences of
1902 have taught both the banks and
the stock brokers a much-needed les
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

from the Alabama division. as given
above, will present the matter to the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
for their consideration, when assembled
in convention at Charleston in Nov
ernber.
We thank you for the opportunity
you have given US. and this space in
your valuable paper to inform your
readers of the work that Alabama
Daughters have done and are still
striving to do towards having one &C
copied version of new words for the
martial strains of our immortal
Dixie"
A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

aroused enthusiasm Of her own chap
ter to have one version universally ac-
copied in the South, and at the con-
vention of the Alabama division, in
May, a movement to adopt new words
for Dixie" was presented by the Flor
ence Chapter, which was unanimous
ly Endorsed and accepted as Alabama
division work. The result of this ac-
ton was the appointment of a commit
tee to attend the reunion, which soon
followed in New Orleans, and to re-
quest cooperation in this movement
from the several Confederate organiza-
tons assembled there, in convention.
Mrs. A. L. Dowdell of Opelika, the
retiring president, was unanimously
elected chairman of the committee at
the request of Mrs. Camper. Mrs. M.
w. Camper, president of Florence
Chapter, and Mrs. Harvey E. Jones of
Mobile historian of the Alabama di-
vision, compose the committee. The
work as planned by this committee
and accepted by the Alabama Daugh-
ters is, that all Confederate organiza-
tons, the veterans, the United Sons of
Confederate Veterans the Ladies' Me-
mortal Association and the United
Daughters of the Confederacy unite
in this movement and appoint a COM
mittee of three from each one to form
joint committee, whose duty it shall
be to collect the many versions that
are now in existence, and to induce
other Southern poets to write other
words that will immortalize Dixie" as
song, the inspiring strains of which
will thrill every heart with patriotism.
This committee is to report it's choice
to the various organization for final
adoption.
One can readily see that once those
Confederate organizations have agreed
upon rhythmic words of patriotic fer
vor suited to the strains or Dixie" it
will be a question of a very short time
when the song Dixie" will be used in
our public schools, sung on all patriotic
occasions. and known as the air is now
known by every child. In such union
of purpose nothing is impossible! Is
not this our duty in making and pre-
serving history-thus fulfilling one OBJ
Ject of our organization?
The Alabama Daughters do not urge
any one version. Only one stipulation
being made, that the version which is
selected should preserve the original
chorus, only changing 1t from negro
dialect, to correct English.
The chorus is the only part of Dam
lei Emmetts Dixie" that is generally
known and heard.
We want words commensurate with
the dignity and intellect of a great
people whose glory is in it's songs.
AT New Orleans, by an error which
was regretted by the committee, this
matter was not presented 10 the vet
Grams. The United Sons OF Veterans.
In convention, unanimously endorsed
the movement. and the president was
instructed 10 appoint the desired CO.
operative committee. The committee
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
NEGRO THE GUEST OF
PEMBROKE JONES.
See Cup Races From the Yacht
Naradn.

Manager of His Southern Estate TO
See Cup Races From the Yacht
Naradn.
From the New York World
Society leaders both here and at
Newport were not a little startled 10
learn yesterday that Mr.. and Mrs
Pembroke Jones would entertain ne
gro on the steam yacht Narada durlhs
the cup races. The negro who is thus
to be honored is Joseph Loftin, super
intendent of Mr.. Jones' estate at Ar
leigh, N. c.
His social plunge is by no means 70
end here. AS soon as the cup racro
are over Loftin will go on for pep
at the whirl of Newport. His nos.
and hostess will take the negro pacS
with them aboard the Narada. anu
will see to it that he enjoys soll7
of the gaieties of the great resort
Loftin arrived in this city yessel+
day afternoon too late for the mrs
of the cup races. He will have quar-
tiers on the Narada until after W.
races. His comfort will be looked aile'
by the officers mess.
Loftin is one of the leading negro o.
of his state. He began life III "a
cotton fields. but by hard work s,e
vanced himself until now he is at a.,
head of one of the largest estates -, -,
North Carolina. He is known 10 II" ho
leaders of society in this city IO' ear
has arranged the entertainments L5,s
them at Arleigh for several years, sor
speciality In the way Of diverslon.
New York society folk 10 N the 80
and 'possum hunt In this hns ~
ne nnnaTioys
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
ALL MINISTER'S

member we give a liberal quantity of
the Longman e. Martinez Pure Paints
toward the painting of Churches, par
sonages or institutions supported bv
voluntary contributions.
NOTE; Have done so for twenty-seven
years. Sales tens OF millions OF gal
Ions; painted nearly two million houses
under guarantee 10 repaint If not sat
isfactory: The paint wears for periods
up 70 eighteen years. Linseed Oil must
be added to the paint. (done i'm two
minutes). Actual cost then about a %
a gallon. Samples free. Sold By our
Agents, Edw. Lovelis Sons.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
WHY PANAMA CANAL
TREATY IS OPPOSED.

Archibald r. Colquhoun in the Outlook.
The people in Colombia who object to
the treaty may be roughly grouped into
seven classes:
First. Those who honestly believe
that the treaty violates the Colombian
constitution, and that adherence to the
principle Of the constitution is of more
national importance than any material
gain.
Second. Those who give reason No.
i FOR opposing the treaty but whose
real motive he 20 make political capital
BY accusing the government Of selling
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
Dr.. Perkins
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
RYAN'S BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Provident Building,
Savannah "a

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Summer session now in progress.
Special summer rates. Stenography,
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Typewriting taught by the touch meth
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M. E. RYAN, Principal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
ThunderboIt.

There will be services at Thunder
bolt Union Church this evening, at $50
o'clock, conducted by Rev. w. D. Hor-
ton. Sabbath school at o'clock. Pray
err meeting, Thursday evening at $3.50
o'clock, conducted by Rev. c. c. Nc
Neill.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
SANS SOUCI
A Select Home School for Girls
NEAR GREENvILLE, s. G.

Situated at the foot of Paris Noun
tain in the healthful Piedmont region
Sans Souci offers every advantage Of
delightful climate and beautiful seen
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from Paris Mountain, wholesome
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no dormitories. All bed linen, blank
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Primary, preparatory and acdemic
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Cooking, sewing and riding classes.
Certificate admits to all leading col
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For catalogue, Terms, ETC., address
Mrs. William Hayne Perry,
PRESIDENT,
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

Christian Science.
Christ Jesus" will be the subject of
the sermon to-day at the First Church
of Christ, Scientist. at IL a. m. Text:
For other foundation can no man lay
than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ" I Corinthians, 3:11. Sunday
school at noon; Wednesday, testimony
meeting. at $3.50 p. m; reading room
open daily, from 4 to 6 p. m, at No
Is Oglethorpe avenue, east. All serv-
ices held at Metropolitan Hall, oppo-
site postoffice, and are open to the pub
lie
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
Isle of Hope.

Preaching at Isle of Hope at IL a.
m. by Rev. J. A. Smith. This being d
union church, the residents of the is
land, irrespective Of church afiliation,
are most cordially invited to attend the
service
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

when 1 first met my wife, I
thought she was one of the most eco
nomical women in the matter Of
clothes I had ever known"
you met her at the seashore be-
lieVe ?"-New York Sun.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
Christian science.

find this a pleasant way to spend for
ty-five minutes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
Ward Seminary +; s. .s'n: t 1:l'.

sssh year begins Sept 2.. Literary Courses. Music, Ar
EeeutIoa csFtIfesten to Wellesley, Baltimore wom-
ans College. Faculty 80. MIId and eqgabIs elnsis
For cstaioa address J. o. eLANToN. LL.Ds Boz as
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
Washington Seminary,

North Ave. and Peachtree Sts.. Atlanta, Ca.
Small classes; individual method; last SEES
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teacher for every II girls. Primary, college
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elocution. Certificate admits to Eastern Col.
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T. CHANDLER and Z. D. SCOTT, Principals.