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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23
WAS TEARING UP
$500 GOLD NOTES
He HAD TOO MUCH MONEY.
STRANGER AFTERWARDS CLAIMED
HE HAD BEEN DoPED.

Appeared at Union station With
Several 800 Notes. which He Pro-
ceeded to Tear Into shreds-Haa
MutiIated One when Police Inter
fered and Carried Him to station
HOuse-From Jacksonville. and
Claims TO Have Relatives Here.
H. n. Brittle. young white man
% years OF age was arrested at the
Union Station early yesterday after
noon, while IN the act of tearing up
several 800 gold certificates which he
had been fiourishing around the sta
ton,
The young man was first noticed by
several waiting passengers at the sta
ton. He appeared to be drinking.
though there was little indication OF
this when he was arrested. He seem
ed to be under the influence of some
drug. and at first talked incoherent-
ly when questioned at police head
quarters.
When he first walked into the Union
Station he drew several bills from his
pocket and ordered a package of Gig
arettes. Although he was seen TO
have some small change in his hand,
he rendered a 500 bill in payment.
When he was asked to give the smaller
change as it would be more convenient
to change it he grew offended and
walked away.
PatrOIman stopped Destruction.
Shortly afterwards he took a seat
in the station, but remained sitting
only a few minutes. He seemed to
become suddenly angry at some
thought and attempted to tear the en-
tire roll of bills into small bits. He
could not do this so he pulled off one
of the 800 notes and commenced
tearing it into shreds. Patrolman
Harley Immediately went to him and
placed him under arrest, more as
protection for his money than for any
violation of a city ordinance.
When turned over at the police
station Brittle had four 800 bills,
two silver dollars and sixty cents in
change A return coupon to Jackson
vile was also found indicating where
he was from. He stated after his
mind seemed to become less clouded.
that he was from Jacksonville and
had relatives living somewhere in Sa-
vannah.
Had Plenty of Money.
He arrived here Wednesday, and
claims to have had s525. He said he
fell in with some congenial characters
around a shady neighborhoOd, and after
taking a couple of drinks with them dld
not remember anything. He nrmiy
believes he was robbed. The four 500
bills which he produced at the Union
Station were hidden in an inner pocket,
but the remains of the other S12o is
missing.
Young Brittle is nicely dressed and
very intelligent. He said he was not
accustomed to drinking. and could not
say whether there was anything in the
drinks he took or not.
The pieces of the bill which he sue
ceeded in tearing up before he was ar
| rested. were secured and placed with
his other possessions. The number of
this note was A157973.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

New furs for children. Especial sale.
to close out before chrt mas. Every
piece Of fur in stock must be sold.
Prices greatly reduced. Krouskons.-
adj
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

Not tawdry or nashy, but works o. ar,
IN appearances and Of valuable quality
are offered BY siornherr a 60. at v,r,
loW prices, open late syeninEn.~aa.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23
A Fail Medicine.

Now is the time to take Graybeard
to fortify your system against all
ments likely to prey upon you when
cool weather takes the place of warm
weather. ~
Graybeard tones up your SYSTEM
makes you eat and digest. s4.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

"a fhs requirement NJ present from
eisrnberF A co.'s magnificent diamond
srd isneiry aiork open every evening
lalf I'D
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

New furs for children. Special SALE
10 close out before Christmas. Every
piece OF fur IN stock must be sold
Prices greatly reduced Krouskoffa'.-
nd
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23
The Great DIamoad stock Of savan.
nah.

II 10 be- seen NJ sternberg a Co.'s. loose
stones or mounted 10 order IN any
style. Lower than you can buy nne
stones anywhere elHo.-nd
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

Graybeard may be had at all drue
stores for $1.00 bottle.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

The Seaboard will sell excursion tick
cts to Jacksonville and return at rate
$40 for the round trip, Dec. % and 30,
good, returning. until Jan. 4, account
Southern Educational Association
meeting. Full information city ticket
Office, No. Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

Low Excursion Rates to Jackson
Vile vim SeabOard Air Line Rail-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23
ssaboard Air Line Railway. Best
Line to jacksonville, Florida,
mud south.

The seaboard Air Line IL the short
line. operates Pullman service on all
trains 10 Jacksonville and Tampa, and
makes the quickest time. only four
hours. Savannah to Jacksonville. Tic'.-
ct office. No. Bull street: phone Is.
al
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23
GERMAN VOLuNTEERs, nAIL

The German Volunteers have decided
to have their annual ball on the night
of jan Il. IL will take place at the
knights of Pythias Hall and large
attendance is expected. The commit
tee having the ball in charge is now
arranging for music and refreshments.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-23

The saving Of a few cents on a bot
tie OF vanilla extract win not atone
for the annoyance OF having dessert
that is Just a little off" In flavor. AL
ways buy Burnett's. What you pay is
important, but what you get more so
Burnett's Vanilla costs more because
worth more.--ad.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

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New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

caps this They saw or limbs this one calmly
asserts The operation Is accompanied by
noise exactly like that OF knife grinder hold
ing steel against the stone OF his wheel The
noise. however. is as great as that OF a knife
grinding plant employing thousand grinders.
There IS more than one beetle armed with a
disagreeabIe odor. One is the rove beetle. This
beetle is said TO be very numerous and very use
full. The largest and most familiar member Of
the family is known as the devils coach horse"
This cOgnomen was suggested by his repulsive
aspect, disgusting odor and generally ferocious
nature. He is dull black. narrow and a little
over an inch long. One may often see him scut-
Ting along a pathway. ready to accept
chaIler sc. A walking stick set down near him
is sufficient to stir him up. Instantly he faces
around to give battle. opening formidable pair
OF sickle shaped jaws and bending the under
part of hts body over his back. as II to suggest
that, like q scorpion. he carries sting in his
tail There is no sting however but weapon
almost rs effective This is nothing more than
a pair Of soft yellow vCslcles. which be pro-
truded at will From them floats 4 most abom-
Unable odor He needs only a small amount OF
provocation to bring this battery into action
He is not the only beetle oddly armed There
IS the bombardier. He is small but carries
about with him piece OF artillery. II Is not
exactly what might be termed Long Tom"
but it might be described stern chaser
lie provides a liquid which Is volatile that
when Il comes in contact with the open air IL
explodes with a slight report. leaving a cloud
Of thin smoke. This fluid is capable OF staining
the human skin black, and deeply that II
cannot be got rid OF for several days It viii
also burn. When 4 number OF these beetles are
found together and they are disturbed the scene
suggests a battlefield in miniature. a fusil-
L. I'LL
erny which the little fellow most fears Is one Of
his own kind. larger carabuA The big feiloa
Is heard advancing from the rear. With Jaws
extended. he runs rapidly toward his victim.
Before him extended his antenale feeling for
his prey. The little fellow stands his ground
until carabus is almost upon him Suddenly
the head OF the large beetle Is hidden In a lrlIe
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18
A JOB.s COMFORTER.

H b. DuTyea, who with Artful won the Futur-
ity at Shee pshead Bay. was conversing after the
race with group Of unfortunates.
One Of these unfortunates made remark OF
q feeble COnsOlatOry nature. Thereupon his
friends turned on him and called him Jobs
comforter"
You are Jobs comforter. indeed" Nj Dur
yea said. You are like an old coachman 1
used to know.
This old fellow had worked great many
years for rich broker. The broker, at the age
Of seventy, was taken down with his last i'll
ness He knew the end was coming: he made
his wfll and he bade goOdby to his friends
Naturally, his faithful old coachman was not
forgotten in these farewells. The coachuaa
came and stood by his bedside, looking down at
the weak Old man.
" Well, John the broker said in a feeble
voice, 'goodby TO you I going a longer
Journey than ever you drove me- he wagged
his head patheticany. "A longer Journey he
repeated, than you ever drove me, John.
Never you mind. sir; il VIII be all down
h1ll,' the coachuan answered
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

cloud or vapor and tiny report IS heard A
second report quickly follows the first. The big
beetle starts back in astOnishment His an
tennR are seen to wave above the cloud and
swing to the rear. Like the dog retreating with
his tail between his legs. the beetle has as
sumed a different attitude toward his enemy.
and this is the signal of the change Before he
RECEIVERS from his ludicrous predicament he has
fallen toward the almost rapidly as he
had previously advanced. and his prey has es-
capped.
one beetle is credited with having solved a
certain geometricaI problem long before man
did il. Whatever his everyday name may be his
scientific is Rhynchites betulR. l. HuygenS.
the great mathematical genius. was the first or
TO exploit the problem in his "Horologium Oscil-
latoriun' in 1913 The little beetle in making
4 case for her eggs has learned how to adapt to
her purpose the two curves of higher mathe-
matics. the involute and evolute. The problem is
that Of constructing from given involute the
corresponding evolute, problem which involves
a most complicated combination OF diferential
calculus and geometry
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

are 70 be found OF an the other groups OF land
animals together. In the course OF his study
OF these six-legged creatures with their strange
metamorphoses he meets with many strange
looking creatures which do strange things
There said TO be more beetles than any
other order OF insects. They range IN size from
The mighty Hercules beetle six inches long to
Little fellows small that a microscope IS
needed to learn anything about them. Some
Of them ferocious indeed. Such is the tiger
beetle. Many Of them are cannibals. Some
were believed once to be pOssessOrs of everlast-
ing Lfe-every season rising from the ground
phRnixlike.
Fanciful stories have been told about the Her
cuIes beetle with his three-inch horn. He lives
in South America. According TO one writer, he
overindulges now and then in an incbriatng
cup. These immense insects he declares. some
times gather on the limbs of the mammee tree
to suck its juices. They nimbly rasp off the
rind with their horns until they come to the
i,icy interior. The juice they drink until they
become intoxicated and fall senseless to the
ground Another observer tells a tale which
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

Every spring. as as she emerges from the
ground she solves II. She climbs a birch tree
and picks her way out to of the tender
young leaves. OF this she intends to make
covering for her offspring. First she carefully
examines the edge OF the leaf. After walking
along 1t short distance she suddenly stops
and begins to cut the outlines Of what is to be
the cradle for her little ones. She starts at the
upper margin Of one side of the leaf and cuts an
S shaped curve the inner end of which touches
the central rib Then she makes a Slight cut
into the main vein to reduce the flow Of sap.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

and cuts across the other half OF the leaf cor
responding. but more horizontal curve. This
terminates a little higher on the mdrib. Care
fully going over the entire cut, she trims the
edges and cuts through some veins still cor
nectcd Then she takes her place once more at
the starting point OF the whole operation. Grasp
ing the edge OF the leaf with her claws. she
walks downward and then to the middle rolling
Il before her. In less than two minutes she has
rolled onc-half into a sort of cornucopia open
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

ing downward. After short repast. very pru-
IDENTIFY taken from parts close to the main ribs
the little worker hastens TO roll up the other
side over the cornucopia Just formed. This time
she uses her legs in manner exactly the reverse
of the first operation Now, after thirty m n
utcs' work. the main preparations have been
completed fer dePositing her eggs.
II the leaf were 70 be unroiled now 10 would
he found that the exterior margin and the So
curve cut ty the beetle bore the same relation
tn each other as the lnvoute and evolute curves
The little mathematician has managed to cut
her So curve so that the length OF the cut from
the beginning to any point which may be
Iected and the perpendc-Ilar distance from n
margin of the leaf 10 that point always
the same. The little builders problem is net
finished with the completion OF the first curve
She must fashion the one the other side r
the rib SO that il will wind truly over the ii. ST
half.
Some think that the beetle has the power 10
reason In a limited degree. German artEt
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

reasonable care and expense in construction can
resist The fact that several systems have al
ready successfully passed the test is evidence
that il is not unreasonable
The test OF partition is similar in character
% that Of a floor. but naturally not so severe
The plant is equipped for investigating other
IRE problems than floors and partitions Prac-
teal information on some OF these Is much
needed Tests Of this character VIII be made
as opportunity offers, and the results made pub
lie for the benefit Of architects and builders.
II such tests had been made twenty years ago
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

the 10000 different species OF beetles Like
all OF the other insects. this one with the femI-
nine name plays part in maintaining what the
student Of al the elements which make Up this
complex earth would call the balance OF life
1t Is one Of the bugs that eats a bug that eats
a bug" etc. and itself Is eaten. the whole being
somewhat Ike the house that Jack built" The
entomologtst has hard time enough OF It. for
it is estimated that there are more than Eve
million different species OF insects-nore than
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18
HOW INSECTS BEHAVE.
Remarkable SkiH and Ingenuity
Displayed by Beetles.

Down n the South she orange growers are
following in the steps OF the California growers
in ridding their trees OF the scale They have
invited the useful ladybird. or Iadybug. to come
over 20 help them The ladybird exterrni-
mated the pest in California This pretty little
creature with the disagreeable smell Is one OF
New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

upon the fallaciOus "hreproOf construction so
largely employed in cities. both owners and pub
hc would have been spared much OF the loss
OF life and property which has resulted from
ignorance Of their real worth. The public owes
debt Of thanks TO Columbia for taking UP this
line Of investigation
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-08-13
=. AUGUST -, 1904
|f|5l{Ilzl{EihI|I(}:||l|!|.!(I'II
HARD ON ALCOHOL.
evidence Given by Queen Victoria's
Physician, Sir William Gull,
{, on Drinking.
SATURDAY,

Il Instead of flying to alcohol, as
many people do, when they are ex.
aoausted, they might very well drink
SSater; or they might very well take
<Sood, and would be very much better
TSithout the alcohol
2. OF all the diluments or solvents
Cor the nutritious parts of food there
s nothing like water
3. If L am fatigued with overwork
personally my food is very simple; |
lat the raisins instead of taking the
wine. l have had very large expert.
ssnce in that practice for so years, and
As have recommended it to my personal
friends.
4. Drinking leads to the degenera.
non of tissues; it spoils the health and
II spoils the intellect.
,. All alcohol and all things of an
alcoholic nature, injure the nervous
tissues pro tempore, if not altogether
you may quicken the operations, but
YOU do not improve them
o. There is a great deal of injury
done to health by the habitual use OF
wines and alcohol in it's various
shapes, even in so-called moderate
quantities.
z. very large number of people in
society are dying day by day poisoned
Soy alcohol but not supposed to be
poisoned by it.
5. People are injured by drink with
'out being drunkards There is a point
short of drunkenness in which a man
may. injure his constitution consider.
ABLY by means of alcohol.
p A man may drink day by day. and
almost Kill himself with drink, and
aYen his near friends not know it,
10. / hardly know any more potent
cause of disease than alcohol There
is disease Of the liver, which is o.
very common occurrence. and then
1rnro disease OF the liver we get dis
ordered conditions of the blood, and
consequent upon that we ret diseased
kidneys, we get a diseased nervous
system, We get govt; and we get dis
aaseu heart
> IL. The error prevalent is that alco
d. cures the disease, whereas the dis
ease runs its phys illogical course IRE.
spective of alcohol.
u. There is great feeling in so
eciety that strong wine and strong
Stimulants make strength large
number of people have fallen into that
error, and fall into the error every
day
Note-The foregoing statements are
taken from the evidence given by Sill
William Gull he ore the select com
mittee of the house Of lords on intern
perance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-08-13
TEMPERANCE FACTS.

Good resolutions may make good
Davements. but something also is
needed TO keep them clean.-Smith's
Weekly.
In Russia the government has ap-
opropriated over 100000 TO establish
Gea-houses and temperance pleasure
houses to win the people from drunk
Nenness.
IN ten years, under high license. the
city of Boston, Mass, increased its
net indebtedness from $S7, 100000 TO
$l2O, OO0 900, while its sinking fund in
creased about So 900 600
In charging jury at Lincoln
Neb., Judge Holmes warned them as
follows: Il don't know that any oil
you are addicted 10 drink, but | want
20 say that no man can drink liquor
and be fit TO give justice in this
court 1 want none of You to fra
yluent any saloon. | don't want Il
seem harsh, but if hear that you are
visiting the saloons during this tern
q, of court, shall surely punish you.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-08-13
FAITHS POSTSCRIPT.
1t Awakened the Saloonkeeper to a
Sense of His Soul-Destroying
Business and Saved Her Father.

A small child crossed the street tim
idly but swiftly, holding tightly in one
hand bright, shining beer pail. The
early morning hour brought with it {
sharpness which tinged her cheek with
color.
A passerby taking note of the swee;
brown eyes, the curling ringlets about
The tiny ears, the anxious look upon the
plnched face, would have helped her or
her way had she not proved too quicl
for him. says Kate Grey. in Union sigma
Faith paid no heed to anything about
but passed through the swinging door
into the saloon just ahead of her
A sleepy-looking man rose to his fee
when he saw her.
We'll, he said, what will you have p
Its on this paper in here, sir" Faitt
replied, pointing to the pail.
The man took the pail from her. slow.
ly drew out the paper and began to reat
it aloud:
Five cents worth of beer They writ
it out for you, did they why, what:
this?" he continued, land no more.
Say. miss, did you write this here las
line?"
Faith nodded
81 couldn't make it very plain. sir
she said. "Our teacher says we must bC
neat and"
Never mind what your teacher says
[ want to know what you mean by 'ant
no more"
Faith hesitated
go on" urged the man. "T amt goin
to scold you"
We'll. it's this way" began Faith. &c
meant we don't want papa to have am
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-08-13
St. Louis Saloons.

1t is estimated by the ST. Louis eX-
else commission that there will be
800 more saloons in st. Louis this
year than there were in 1903. The
increase, it is said, will be due large
-1y to the worlds fair, during which
the saloon-keepers expect to reap a
harvest The number of licenses al
ready issued is 2,450, more by $50
Than were given out in the last six
months before January and July, of
last year Estimating the population
of ST Louis 81 700. GEO. this gives the
scity one saloon TO every 81 male citi-
zens. The revenue which will be de-
rived during 1904 in license taxes
from saloons is $l,430,000. OF this
amount $1.300,00O will go to the city
and $4,000 to the state. The saloon
business in St. Louis, it is said, is
almost entirely in the hands of Ger
mans and Italians. OF the 2,450 sa-
looms in the city they carry on all but
about 300. During the last year sew
earal Greeks have engaged in the bust.
mess. Out of the 1850 saloons, the
-breweries are reported to control NOR
Than 1000. The brewer pays the sa
loon-keeper's license or rent ane
takes in return rebates on the bee
sold.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-08-13

more beer at all and so-and sol Just
thought I'd write it on. Papa is good
when he doesn't have beer, but he
Never mind" said the man. 81 kin
guess the rest. And so you don't want
your pa to have any more beer. Five
cents worth amt a-goin' to hurt
him
"Yes. sir: but when he drinks five
cents worth of IL. he sends me out for
more Faith replied
The man looked out of the window,
thought a few moments then turned 20
the counter and began to write busily
When he had finished he said:
Here. little gal. know your pa
Take this to him. Here's your beer"
| Faiths face showed signs of disap-
| pointment The man glanced at her,
l then added;
| Run along now. I guess you'll like
what I wrote"
As night came on Faiths mother again
and again looked wistfully down the
street.
ITS pay niaht and the saloons will
get father" she said to her little daugh-
ter. 20. Faith. child what can We do ,
You're always a comfort to me. but since
your father refuses to let you go to the
L. T l.. meetings and won't let that
nice lady who is your leader come TO
the house. | have lost all heart"
Faith patted her mothers hand low
ingly.
Suddenly she cried Here comes
papa now. o. mamma, he's coming in.
He is coming in" she repeated land he
has something in his hand
Her mother ran 10 the door, but
stopped short at sight of her husbands
face.
ooh" she breathed Are you sick.
, Speak to me-"
"Sick? Yes was the reply. 'Sicl
, with my own sin and weakness. and
, agree with the writer of this letter"
His wife stared.
Read this" said her husband, "ant
: Tread it good and loud so Faith can hear
a "My dear sir" read his wife, "yo,
s Twill excuse me for telling you that 70,
e | ought to be ashamed of yourself, yo,
: had, and I ought to be ashamed of my
n self, had Therefor, since I'm ashame,
a and you're ashamed Tor ought ter bel
/ tlet's quit for good and all for the SAX
o of that little gal of yourn that you sen
Y for the beer. l had thought of quittit
If for a good long time. and the gaze you
n Hath gave me this morning done m
e iup complete. Yores truly, Michael Ca
j. lum, saloonkeeper no more"
= And then very surprising thing haI
IS pened, Faiths father kissed her motl
ia er, in token OF his new resolve. and the
y The called Faith to him and kissed he
N and they all laughed and cried and erie
is and laughed together.
r. And an this took place one Saturds
a. might, too, and just after pay time TT
,t Following night Faiths father ar
v michael Callum Joined hands in
Il lhearty hand-shake.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-08-13
Juvenile Theory.

Nellie" said a mother to her i've
year-old daughter, what's the reason
YOU and your little brother can't get
along without quarreling?"
81 don't know, mamma" replied the
small miss, unless it's cause L take
after YOU and he takes after papa"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-08-13
Neglected Incidentals.

He had a million dollars;
He had scorned all thought OF rest.
And he finished with a stomach
Quite reluctant 10 digest.
And his temper needs excuses
AS through life he glumly goes,
For he hadn't learned the uses
OF occasional repCse.
Washington Star.