davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

From the Christian Intelligencer.
We shall do so much in the years to
come,
But what have we done to-day?
We shall give our gold in a princely
sum,
But what did we give to-day?
We shall lift the heart and dry the
tear.
We shah plant hope in the place Of
fear,
We shall speak the words of love and
But what did we speak to-dayY
We shall be so kind in the after-a-
while.
But what have we been to-day
We shall bring TO each lonely life a
smile.
But what have we brought to-day?
We shall give 20 truth a grandor
birth.
And 70 steadfast faith a deeper worth.
We shall feed the hungcring souls of
earth.
But whom have We fea to-day
We shan reap such Joys IN the BY ana
BY
Bui what have we sown today
We shall build uE mansions in fhf sky.
nuf what have We built today
Tie sweet in idic dreams fo DaHk
Euf here and noN 40 Wf 40 o1r task p
rer. fhla n fhe fhinF oar roui musi
"whsf have ps eons io-esyYH
Ai1Qn Whtefman.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
DowsER FINDS GOLD.
From the Cincinnati Enquire,

AOAAA LAlS AluClIiLdll
Harrodsburg, KY, Dec. 23.-During
the last year of the Civil War an old
gentleman named Ryncarson, who
owned a small farm in the Chaplin
Hills, and who lived in a commodious
double log cabin, buried s., 800 in gold,
fearing that it might fall into the
hands of guerrilla bands. A year aft
erwards he was stricken with apopleXy
and died without revealing the hiding
place of the treasure.
Several years ago grandson
named Lewis built a more pretentious
dwelling and razed the cabin. Some
days ago a tramp printer was dined
by Lewis. At the table the recent
drought was mentioned, and Mr.. Lewis
remarked that he intended to drill a
well. Thereupon the typo remarked
that he was a dowser and could To-
cate underground streams. Next morn
ing, with a forked twig, the tramp
walked about the yard, but the rod
never changed its position until the
wizard" stepped upon the large rock
that had been the hearthstone in the
cabin. Then the twig began to trem-
BILE convulsively. The dowser inform
ed the land owner that water could
be found at a depth of twenty feet.
That afternoon the printer left for
Cincinnati.
A week from that day Mr.. Lewis
had the machinery hauled to the
place and the stone was removed pre-
paratory to begin drilling.
When the stone was lifted a num-
Der of tin boxes were found. They
were filled with gold coins of every
denomination. The amount corre-
sponded with that buried by Mr.. Ryn-
carson. The drill was put to work, and
al last reports no water had been
found
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
GOLD LEAF PACKED IN BIBLES.

Chicago Chronicle.
James" said the English gold
manufacturer, I'VE are out of BIZ
bles. Go down town and buy six
dozen"
James in due course returned with
the Bibles in a hand cart. They were
taken from him by three men, their
covers were torn off and the pages
were trimmed with sharp knives down
to a certain small size. Then these
little reduced papers were sewed
together into q. multitude of small
books.
The small books were distributed
among the hands and in them the
firms output of gold leaf was packed
between every two Biblical leaves a
leaf of gold.
1T seems irreverent, not to say sac
riligious, I know" said the head of
the firm. but we always do so. We
have done so for generations. Gold
leaf is always put on the market in
little books made of Bibles.
Why? III tell you why. Gold leaf
must be packed between printed in
stead of plain pages, for the reason
that ii would slip out of plain pages,
which are too smooth for it. whereas
the indentations made by the types on
the printed pages are just sufficient
to hold the leaf in place firmly
That's why printed pages are used.
I'VE choose among all printed pages
Bible ones, for the reason that the
Bible is the best printed book agoing.
The type is more evenly set and the
printing is finer than in any other
work, and we need the best type
setting and printing in our busi-
ness, you know, for any roughness
or unevenness is apt to tear the gold
leaf.
That's why all English gold leaf
is packed in Bibles. It's a neces-
Sary thing to do, but all the same,
I've often wondered that the churches
ave never gotten after us gold
leaf manufacturers for our hirrever-
ence."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
CIRCAssIAN GIRLS TROUSERS.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Ever been to Circassia?'' said the
sailor.
mo, of course not" the druggist
answered.
Then I'll tell you about the trou-
sers of the Circassian girls.
In Circassia the girls is all beau
tiful. They have straight noses, clear
eyes, white teeth and heavy hair.
They are slim and they wear bright
clothes-red shoes, fiowin' wells, sashes,
trousers. Their trousers is what I am
goin' to tell you about.
"Only three colors in trousers is
worn, red, white and blue.
"Supposin', in Circassia, you saw a
girl wallxin' in front of you in white
trousers. If you was a single man the
thing for you to do then would be to
get ahead of her and, lookin' back,
size her up. If you liked her looks you
might speak to her in a respectful
way-ask her to take a sherbet, for
instance. She wouldn't be offended.
Why not? Because, wearin' white,
she's be a single girl. White trousers
is only worn by the unmarried in Cir
cassia.
'If you saw, glidin' along in red
trousers the most beautiful girl in the
world you'd have no right to speak
to her, no matter how much her love-
illness might attract you. Red trousers
is a sign the girl is married-red-
danger-hands off.
blue trousers, again. is all right.
If your Circassian girl has blue trou-
sers on step up to her as free as you
please. tell her she is lookin' we'll and
ask her if she won't take supper with
you. She'll not be offended il you are
respectful and polite. Her blue trous-
ers show she is a widow"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
lNDE1 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-As to Closing of
City Offices on Monday; January In
terest, Savannah Electric Company;
Homemade Mince Meat Pies, Shaf-
er's Bakery; Notice to City Court Ju-
rors; Ship Notice, Uruguayan Bark
Maria; Notice to Superior Court Ju-
rors: Crew Notices. British Steamship
Hydra; Ship Notice, British Steamship
Romola.
Business Notices-After Theater Par
ties, Sommers' Cafe; Punctures Patch
ed. G. W. Thomas, Just Drop In. We
ruki's Cafe.
Hotels-Hotel Empire New York
A Good Overcoat-Falks, Around
the Coraer.
The Very Best-w. D. simkins &
Co.
Old Abe whiskey-Henry solomon &
Son.
None Better-Pete Daley Cigars.
Eastman Kodaks Livingston's
Pharmacy.
Hot Stuff stoves-Edward Lovelrs
Sons.
Beyond Doubt. T. Shuptrine.
Warburines for Colds-Rowlinski
Druggist.
The Othello Range-At Lattimores'.
Are You Growing Bald d?-Solomons
Co.
Catoosa Springs water-Knight's
Pharmacy.
Red Snapper Sauce-The Delmon-
leo Company.
Friday Special sale-Gustave Eek
stein & Co.
Christmas Goods at Cost Price-New
York Cash Grocery.
Eggs-A. Ehrlich & Bro.
Begin New Year Right--cortez ci-
gars.
Savannah Theater-To-night- The
Price of Silence:" Monday. Matinee
and Night, "The County Chairman"
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted. Employment Wanted. For
Rent, For Sale, Lost, Personal. Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
"Out-Harumed- Harum.

Next time Max Mintz goes in
horse trade he win look out for ''Da-
vid Harums," says a Morristown. N. j.,
dispatch in the New York Tribune.
His one experience has cost him
horse "a plug" to be sure), but he
has only a wooden hobby to show for
the trade. Max was filled with the
Christmas spirit when he met John
Braisted, a hackman, Monday night,
so he at once proposed a horse trade.
Neither horse to be traded was on
view. Braisted said his was in the
barn.
After some parley an agreement was
reached. Each was to go at once and
get his horse and take it to the others
stable. Max was filled with joy, and
chuckled loudly with glee, as he start
ed out with his spawned, wind broken
plug" Braisted, likewise, ndarly
bursted with joy. When Max on his
return saw the wooden hobby horse he
thought it was a joke, and laughed
loudly, and long while waiting for the
real animal to arrive. When it did not
come Max complained TO the police
who are laughing yet, but have made
no arrests.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
wished to Trv Hyunotism

The Boston Herald tells story of a
woman who wanted to use hypnotism
as substitute for love philter. This
brilliant idea occurred to a woman
who had listened to a lecture on hyp-
notism by an eminent physician. Vol
unteers from the audience went upon
the platform and were thrown into
harmless frances. So this woman wrote
to the lecturer next day, stating that
she desired to consult him. and he
waited for her coming, thinking she
was a patient. "Oh, mol" she said. 81
am quite well, but 1 am very much in
love with a man who will not ask me
to marry him. Now I want to invite
him and you to lunch, so you can hyp-
notiZe him and make him propose!"
The doctor, who was immensely divert
ed by this idea, suggested that she
should trust to her own hypnotic at
fractions, and the disappointed lady
went away observing that hypnotists
are most impractical.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
A TIL Tanner.

Joseph Letter was in New York the
other day. He had luncheon at fash
ionable restaurant. says the New York
Tribune.
During the luncheon the subject OF
widows arose. and on the interesting
topic many original ideas were eN-
pressed. Mr.. Letter said:
"Some widows are TO be pitied; 9TH
ers, again, are TO be felicitated- My
father used TO describe a widow OF the
later sort.
she lived in Maryland; she kept a
little village store. Her husband was a
worthless fellow. He never worked and
he drank a great deal. A worthless
fellow, repeat. but nevertheless, when
he died suddenly, many persons made
calls of sympathy and coincidence on
the widow.
My father did not call. but one day,
stopping at the store to buy some
trifle or other, he thought it was no
more than right to say in feeling
tone:
You must miss your husband a
great deal. madam
We'll, sir said the widow, it does
seem strange to come into the shop
and find something in the TILL
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
THE SIZE or THEIR SHOES.


The European papers tell ~ a curl
oue custom among travelling women.
III appears that the women when stay
ing ai hotels or the like DO not care
90 exhibit 40 tho poaaere along the cor
ridors the exact size ~ their feet 40
fhry carefully carry with them a couple
~ pairs ~ tiny delicate shoes. which.
Instead of the ones they nre wearing.
they place outside their doors fOr tha
servants ~ take down nnd clean. An
specially of fhln tiny fo0iEohr. and
d palf 90 fMQ form d porion ~ fha
trunennnu ~ every up.tuslaie bride
Madrid women nff spl1 f0 have fhf
smallest ffrfl Peruvian unmnn roina
neat anq tbe Amsficnn eirla tFe q saoa
TARA
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
THE uNIvERsALITY of "wHoAw

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
when l started on my trip around
the world. 1 intended" said a horse
man, ito find out what was the word
for whoa in every language. I had
a little book. and in ii l intended to
make n long list of the various words
for whoa
DO you know what I discovered?
I discovered that whoa is the same
in all the languages. The Russian
stops his horse with whoa, the Per-
sian stops his with whoa the China
man his with whoa, and the Dutch
man his with whoa
And whoa / discovered. has been
from the dawn of time the word to
stop horses with. The Greeks and Ro-
mans used il in a slightly different
form-'ohe.' The old English whoa
was no
"A philologist told me the other day
that many of ouI animal words'-the
words we order our animals about with
are as old as or older than whoa.
Take for instance, 'co-boss.' the sooth-
from the Sanscrit root gu meaning TO
low. Another COW word, sob. soh,
which might be translated Please keep
still, comes from the Sanscrit sough,
meaning 10 stay motionless. And you
know our chicken word-'chick. chick.
chick, the word spoken I'm n high key,
wherewith we summon our chickens
20 their meals? Well. that comes d.
rcctly down TO us from the Sanscrlt
'kuk, a domestic fowl"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

The administration at Washington
has received semi-ofiiclal adyices from
Venezuela to the effect that Herbert
w. Bowen, the American minister 70
that country, does not possess the fun
confidence and good will Of the govern
ment Of that country. and that Presl-
dent Castro and his cabinet would be
much obliged If he were recalled. Il
seems that Minister Bowen has been
persistent in reminding Castro and his
government OF certain claims held by
Americans against Venezuela. Castro
doesn't like to be reminded Of bills due
hence when Bowen became insipten,
he sent complaints 20 Washington. But
It isn't likely that Bowen viii be re-.
called. Rather II Is more likely ira,
Castro will be given a view II th,
Big Stick.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
THE MORNING NEWS is publishe

THE MORNING NEWS is published
every day in the year. and served TO
subscribers in the city, or sent by mail;
one week, IS cents; one month, 70
cents; three months. $500; six months
s4.00; one year. $500.
THE MORNING NEWS by mail,
six time a week (without Sunday
issue), one month, so cents: three
months, $50; six months. $500; one
year. $500,
THE WEEKLY NEWS, two issues
week (Aonday and Thursday. by
mail, one year, $1.o0.
Subscriptions payable In advance.
Remit by money order. check or reg
istered letter. Currency sent by mail
at risk of sender.
Transient advertisements, other than
local or reading notices, amusements
and classified column. 10 cents line.
Fourteen lines of agate type-equal
to one inch in depths the standard
of measurement. Classified column ad-
vertisements, l cent a word each inser-
ton. Every word and figure counted
No advertisement accepted for less
than Is cents week days, 25 cents
Sundays. Contract rates and discounts
made known on application at busi-
ness office.
Orders for delivery OF the Morning
News to either residence or place Of
business can be made by mail or by
telephone No. 21O. Any irregularity in
delivery should be Immediately re-
ported.
Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed "MORNING NEWS" Savan-
nah. Ga.
EASTERN OFFICE, IS Park Row.
New York City. H. c. Faulkner, Man
ager.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

A London dispatch OF a day or two
ago estimated that the various ship
ping and commercial interests OF that
capital had lost not less than $4,000
600 By the heavy fog that prevailed
last week. Some days ago we noted
that Sir oliver Lodge, British Fclen-
iihi Of fame, had perfected an electrical
apparatus by means Of which he claim
"a fHgs could be dlspsiled -precipitated
ln me form N pin-within q radius
~ ~ 10 800 feet "a would seem that
b'naon onefs an excellent neld for eN-
'li'.nis Win flr divers apparatus
p N' nan really Invented q foF-diarsii-
hf ma0hlnf hs mag shortly become
''' y ine richest ulsn in the world.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
T'HE LEGAL BATH.

II that opinion from the Police Court
bench, that one tubful of water con-
stttutes a bath, two tubfuls two baths
and three tubfuls three baths-each to
be charged for separately-had been
delivered in Charleston. we could
have understood it. There are at
least two reasons why the bath in
Charleston should have a legal limit.
One is the scarcity of water, and the
second is that the man who will at
tempt to lave himself in a second or
third tub Of Charleston water. at one
sitting, so to speak, deserves to be
penalized. The peculiar brand of mois-
ture that is piped down from Geese
crick' is not we'll calculated to invite
the tackling of more than one tub of
it at a time. When the bather has
shaken himself free from the salt and
alum crystals, he is usually willing to
quit-~.
But the case in point was decided in
Savannah, where water is abundant,
pure, limpid and sparkling; where full
length. stationary bath tubs are the
rule and not the exception, and where
the city authorities have heretofore
been only too glad to permit the full
est and freest use of water for pur-
poses of personal cleanliness and
household sanitation. The statistics
of the waterworks department show
that the pumpage for year averages
something like 100000 gallons day.
At times it runs up as high as 10000
600 gallons a day. 1t is roughly esti-
mated that the pumpage averages
something like 100 gallons per day per
inhabitant. That would be pretty near
ly enough to give every man, woman
and child in the city two or three all
over, full length baths every day, with
a good margin left for other purposes.
Nor are the charges established by the
waterworks department based on the
number of tubfuls Of water required
tc cleanse an individual The charge
faucets on the premises. and the con-
sumner is permitted to draw off all the
water he finds necessary to the accom-
plishment Of the purpose he has in
view.
To make a hard-and-fast rule that
bath shall consist of a certain number
OF gallons of water would be mani
festly absurd. AS well say that only
one ounce of soap shall go with each
bath. Circumstances alter cases.
While one tubful of water and a silver
of soap might be an abundant suffi-
cheney for a persistent bather who
tubs religiously morning and night.
manifestly the allowance would not be
sufficient for the weary traveller with
cinders in his hair, smoke in his eyes
and CRIME and perspiration soaked into
his cuticle. AS well think of limiting
the washerwoman TO one tub of water
for the cleasing of soiled linen; and no
housewife would put up with that sort
of thing.
We do not believe that the legal
opinion that one tubful shall constitute
a bath will hold water: nor do we be-
leve that visitors 10 the city should be
doled out water with which to refresh
and cleanse themselves at the rate Of
a cent a gallon. Rather should our
visitors be invited TO use all the water
they need. so as to make themselves
clean and sweet and good-natured-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
The Children Left the Table.

This story is told by the Atchison
Globe of the family of the late SEN
ator ]. ]. Ingalls, of Kansas.
At the dinner table one day Mrs.
ingalls, dropped a little gravy on the
front of her dress. One of her daugh-
ters called her attention to it. Mrs.
Ingalls, said: My ~dear, / knew the
spot was there. You need not have
troubled yourself to call the attention
of other people at the table to it.
If the spot annoys you, you may leave
the table" And the next time Mrs.
Ingalls, dropped something on the
front of her dress all her children got
up and marched away from the table.
The event has passed into the family
Joke hook
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
His Objection to school.

Richard Mansfield's interesting
young son has begun school life. He
was supposed to be enjoying it till one
morning recently. when he catered
the library. where he found his IA
ther. seated himself carelessly in the
largest chair and said
I'm getting tired of going to
school, father. think / shall STOP"
why" said Mr.. Mansfield in some
surprise. what's your objection to GO
ing to school?"
oh" answered the youngster, SUD-
pressing a yawn. lit breaks up the
day So"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

An odd ball was held in Cleveland,
O., the other night, under the auspices
of the Missing Link Club" Each
participant I'm the festivities was minus
an arm or a leg. No person with the
full complement Of members was per-
mitted TO dance. The one-armed and
one-legged revelers made a great even
ing Of II. There we're several women
present, fully qualified for membership
in the club
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

The announcement has been Official
ly made that such progress has been
made IN the collection Of funds for the
proposed Wesley Memorial Hospital
that the institution VIII be able 10 no..
oeiye patients IN improvlsed qusrter
BY March J. next This VIII be rloas.
inG news 40 the Methodlsts througnow
Georgia. The hospital Be- 10 be- esfab.
lished n Atlanta, bui ifs good oToes
ana administrations SIN coyor tho whole
state. The Christmas day ooIeaiioas
for tbs hofpHai nefe mosi sraufy.
mE
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

1t is a Chinese custom to begin the
new year with all debts paid and the
score clean. That is one practice that
we civilized and enlightened peoples
might well adopt from the benighted
heather.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

We sincerely hope the progressive
and hustling business men of Rome.
who are pushing the project for
opening a waterway from their
thriving city to the gulf at Mobile,
may have full measure of success,
but if they are looking for an appro-
priation in the next river and harbor
bill, with which to start the work, they
are likely to be disappointed. The
River and Harbor Committee appears
to have been seized by such a desire
for economy that river and harbor
projects that are being improved are
in danger of suffering for funds
Still, there is no telling what persistent
and intelligent work will accomplish.
The Rome project, it seems, calls for
only about $6.OOo,O0o.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

The prevailing cold snap in the North
ought to have the effect of starting
tha tourist travel southwark at rap
id rate. The resorts from Savannah
TO Key West viii doubtless feel the
impulse during the next ten days.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

The manufacturers have been cla-
moring for big cotton crop; and now
that they have apparently got 1t, they
don't want to pay anything for it.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
COLLINSvLLE LINE.

Beginning at $50 a. m. cars leave
Waters road and Estill avenue every
80 minutes until 1850 D. m.
Beginning at 6:15 a m. cars leave
City Market for Waters road and
Estill avenue every 80 minutes until
1915 midnight.
through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
Vile and Dale avenue as follows:
Lv. Market Lv. Thunderha1t.
6:45 A. NJ. 7:30 A M
S:45 P. NJ. 7.a0 D M
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

The time seems opportune for Thom-
as w. Lawson to get into the cotton
market with two revolvers and a bowie
knife and whoop things up.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

Nan Patterson, Dodge and Mrs
Chadwick continue to vie with the
Japanese War for first place in
public attention.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30
The weather.

The indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida for to-day are for fair
weather, with light north winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton Street Junction.
Beginning at $3.50 a. m. cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunder
bolt every half hour until 1880 D. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction
Is minutes after leaving time at Citv
Market.
Beginning at $3.50 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak Station for city every half
hour until 1908 midnight
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-30

The Morning News and Evening
Scimitar Of Memphis have been con-
solidated as an afternoon paper un-
der the name OF the News-Scimitar.
This development further secentuates
the fact that there are very few cities
in the South able to afford adequate
support to more than one morning and
one afternoon newspaper. The Com
nercial-Appeai covers the morning
Geld 50 thoroughly and 50 excellently
that the Morning News, not In the
least lacking In enterprise and merit.
found Il impossible 70 make headway
against f.: and the field was not big
enough for two such excellent papers.
Duio'r- the past dozen years several
new morning papers have been at
tempted In Memphis. bat one after an
other they have succ0mbed 20 the IN
evifsbie and quit the struggle. A news
paper. like any other enterprise, must
have something 20 live on, and where
there is room for only one enterprise.
two cannot possibly survive.