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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

haps dying, upon a bed of pain with
none save strangers and the servants
to ease her brief span Of life. She
clenched her hands in an agony Of
apprehension, and never realized that
she was on the avenue, only few
blocks from home.
A sharp note from the horn brought
her to her feet, and with a glad cry
she tore open the door of the tonneau
and had slipped to the street. She
was dimly conscious that Henri was
following, but this did not matter.
Her only idea was to get the news
as quickly as possible.
1t was the butler who opened the
door, and he gave a start of surprise.
why, Miss Elsiel" he cried. did
the second message miss you? 1t was
all a mistake"
"A mistaken" she gasped.
Yes, maam. Mr.. Tallman wasn't
hurt 1t was stranger Of the same
name. They thought II must be"
He broke off shortly as the girl
reeled and was about to fall, but 1t
was Gerald who caught her In his
arms and bore her into the house
And 1t was upon Gerald that her
glance fell when her eyes opened
again.
I'm all right" she smiled family
as she stretched out her hand to him.
1T was just the reaction after all my
worry"
Better to faint through Joy than
grief" he answered as he stroked the
dainty hand. She smiled family and
for the first time 1t impressed her as
being odd that he should be here
when he had been left behind at the
Loudons.
How did you ever get DOWN" she
cried as she struggled to sit up.
Rode down." he answered coolly,
as with one arm he raised her and
with the other hand held a glass Of
brandy and water to her lips.
But how" she persisted, as she
felt the liquor starting the warm
blood through her veins.
Henri was drunk and i took his
place" he answered quietly.
But you are afraid of automo-
biles," she said I'm ainazement.
Il never said So you said So" he
retorted. II hate them because / love
horses, but when the craze first start
ed in France / won several road
races. You see / wanted TO give the
automobile a fair trial. as had sew
eral big machines"
And ] used 10 make you ride in
the tonneau so you wouldn't fall out, -
she cried penitently. What must you
think of me2'
His lips were mute, but his eyes
were eloquent as he held up slender
golden circlet. She raised her finger
and he slipped II on. She raised her
face TO him and their lips met just
as Mr.. Tallman, summoned from the
club, came hustlinR IN.
Here's Christmas present for
you, papa" she cried, after she had
devoured him with kisses. He's the
dearest fellow In the world. only I
don't think he will ever forgive Fate
for having let him win his wife
| through an automobile"
Gerald says he has. At any rate,
the blue Buzzer" shares the stable
with his pet trotters.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25
'SHELTERING OF
The HOMELESS
One OF NEW YORK PROBLEMS
MUNICIPAL LODGING HOUSES FULL
AND OVERLOOKING.

The city Institutions on BIacleseIps
Island Crowded-Over $500 In
mates of the AImshouse-The Met
ropoIitnn Hospital Has More Than
1000 Patients Some of Them on
the FIoors-The Tuberculosis Hos
pitaI and Its 12 PavIIions FiIIed.
The Same Conditions Exist In
brooklyn and other Neighborins
Cities.
New York, Dec. 24.-As a register OF
the extent OF the restitution and the
depths of poverty In the city, the
Municipal Lodging House is pretty re-
liable, and so crowded has 1T become
that the city has been compelled to
acquire a plot 1OOx100 feet in East
Twenty-third street, near the river,
and is about to erect thereon a modern
building with the most improved
methods OF affording temporary shelter
for the homeless.
Although it is early In the season
and the worst conditions have not
been reached. the house I'm Second ave-
nue. now used by the city as a lodging
house has been taxed on several nights
btsSt+@ 80 N1Hs"~A@Jf 4AAN tAAA'A hCAANS
provision has been made on the pier
at East Twenty sxth street for the
overflow.
or course. there is the usual run. OF
professional "tramps" but the law
which prohibits anyone from sleeping
in the lodging house more than three
nights In a week weeds out great
many of the regulars. The baking"
OF their clothes and the compulsory
bath are drawbacks to the enjoyment
of this class. yet they will endure these
discomforts as often as the law per-
mits for the sake Of the bed and
breakfast In warm quarters. The
house holds 300.
over on Blackwell's Island the city
institutions are crowded. In the aims
house there are more than $500 In
mates, and the Metropolitan Hospital
has more than a thousand patients.
some of them on the floor. The tuber-
cuosis infirmary and the twelve pa
vilions for that class Of patients are
full.
Brooklyn is no better on than Man
haitian. having more than / 100 persons
In the almshouse. and It's hospitals are
crowded.
Some Of the surplus from Blackwell's
Island Is taken TO the poor farm on
Staten Island. where a new dormitory
and three cottages recently have been
opened.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

library, and when the two came in
from their long run, he was possessed
with a desire to boot Ormesby, who
had assumed toward Elsie an air Of
proprietorship.
1t was almost time to dress for din
ner when the telephone bell rang and
a message from the city announced
that Mr.. Tallman had been seriously
injured. Miss Tallman was urged to
return to town Immediately.
Gerald got Mrs. Loudon to break
the message to the girl while he call
ed up the station to find when the
next train would leave.
mo chance for a train before 12,"
he announced regretfully, as he hung
up the receiver. There is a wreck
on the branch, and it may not be
cleared even by then"
Elsie started up from the couch.
1.-THE automobile" she cried. II can
go in that. Oh, papa, papa! l never
thought l should have to use your
present for this" Sobs shook her
frame, and the others gathered around
to dissuade her from her purpose.
1t was only a forty-mile run to the
city, and the trip could be quickly
made, but there had been a thaw the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

ped into the leathern armor which had
been brought from her room. She was
helped into the tonneau and presently
the chauffeur appeared and took his
place at the wheel.
With a snort and a puff the heavy
car moved forward, the acetylene lights
throwing a path of faint white along
the moon-lH road. Before the car had
turned from the path into the road il
had gained full speed and went tear
ing down the muddy track.
For the first five miles Elsie scarce
ly realized that she was under way, so
completely had her father absorbed
her thoughts, but the rush of clean,
cool air cleared her clouded BRAIN and
she became conscious that she was
travelling at a rate she had never made
before.
Although new. the car worked per-
fectly, and ii rushed along with a
steady whirr that gave even less indi-
cation of their speed than did the rush.
ing fence posts and trees beside the
road.
The chassis was heavy enough to
steady the car, but the lift as they
swung around a curve told her that
they were making record time.
Occasionally they would rush
through some village where there
would be a confused blur of light, a
few sharp cries, faint on the wind, and
then again darkness and the open
country.
Even in her grief Elsie could not but
admire the perfect command the driver
held over the powerful machine. She
had not supposed Henri could handle
a car so well, and she wondered vague
" what speed they. were making. She
had done forty miles an hour for a
stretch of a few miles, but 1t seemed
to her that they had exceeded this
speed ever since they had started out.
They had already reached the suburbs.
The patches of light were closer to-
gether, and their speed was a little
slower because OF the carriages they
met. Once a man ran out into the
road with appraised hands, and Elsie
saw with sinking heart the CLEAN OF
brass buttons, but the chauffeur SKILL
fully turned his car and the officer
was left in the road shouting oblurga-
tions at a car which was out OF ear
shot twenty seconds after II had
passed.
Then came the bridge across the
river, and with a glad cry Elsie real
ICED that they were but four miles
from home. She remembered that
Henri did not know where she lived,
and she reached forward and shrieked
the address I'm his ears. His only re-
Spouse was a nod; he never took his
eyes from the road ahead, for while
he had slowed down to the legal
speed limit he was still tearing along
and constant watchfulness was needed
to avoid collision.
She sank back into her seat. Won
dering idly II Henri had really UNDER
stood her, and gradually there was
forced upon her consciousness the
fact that she had seen a clean-shayen
chin and lips set fast. Henri was 80
proud OF his mustache. II was funny
he should have shaved Il on, II was
funny she should have noticed Il
when-and there surged into her brain
the thought Of her father lying, per-
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Her Christmas JOurn6u
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Observation-Disclosures
BY EPES w, SARGEN
Copyright, 1904, by Epes w. Sargent.

With kindling eyes Gerald Con-
haven watched the smart trap disap-
pear down the road. Then he turned
with disfavor to the red touring car
which painted at the other end of the
station. His suit case had already
been put inside, so he one was holding
the door of the toHneau open for him,
and he jumped in.
The car started forward with jerk
that sent Conhaven against the back
of the seat.
''Confound you, go slower" he call
ed angrily to the leather-clad figure
at the steering wheel. It's bad
enough to have to ride in one of these
internal contraptions without having
you add to it's innate cussedness by
your incompetence.
There was no answer from the seat
ahead, but, as If in mockery, the car
shot forward still faster, and Con-
haven could only lean back helplessly
in his seat.
He was glad, afterward, that the
rush of the wind prevented further
speech, for when the car pulled up at
Mrs. Loudons door the chauffeur fol-
lowed him into the broad hall and
proceeded to divest himself of the
wind-armor in front of the fire.
Mrs. Loudon hustled Hospitality for
ward with greetings for her guest,
then she turned toward Conhavens
Nemesis who stood warming herseli
upon the hearth rug.
"Of course I do not need to intro
dUce you to Elsie Tallmany she cried
heartily. Henri, our chauffeur. had
to stay home to look after one OF the
machines. the boys were all out ana
Elsie volunteered to fetch you up.
Conhaven began stammering
apology. but Miss Tallhaven broke in:
He was so busy admiring Daisy
Vane's cobs that / do not think he
even knew whether his chauffeur was
man or a woman"
Motoring is a great leveler OF the
sexes he retorted glancing at the
discarded jacket and cap. And this
was the beginning of hostilities which
terminated on Christmas Eve IN
quarrel that sent Conhaven to bed
wholly miserable.
From a boy Gerald had been lover
Of horses. He had detained passion
ately against the mechanical substi-
tute which made the driver no better
than an engineer. and had he mag
ined that the Loudons were so infect
ed with the automobile craze he would
never have accepted an invitation 10
hitFI AullNAnlbt npuHf HaAASf NfN'
though he had Just returned from
long stay abroad. lie might even have
turned back after his arrival had he
not known from that evil moment IN
the hall that his happiness hung upon
Elsie Tallman's yes"
She had been In a finishing school
when he had gone abroad, half a
dozen years before. and he scarcely
remembered her. Now she filled his
thoughts afarnluU and waking and
their intercourse had been a night
mare an through tho week preceding
Christmas
She believed that his refusal %
properly appreciate the automobile
wac due 20 fear. not dlsinate, ana she
TOOK peculiar delight M making him
81 Cor long rides with her Hhen thrf
iashed along tho country roads a. no
mssfirs ~ -. .se..,s IA Ne bsnalss
eNsNi fNQHiafaifi wNiiN ~ ehe
isneminisusig forced = % u he ton'
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foolishness OF giving the girl such
powerful car for her own use Dnt inc
stOlld Frenchman, VINO actea ~ hs,
sutonobile expert. dropped his usunl
reposo 10 rave over the beauties of
M car with its aliycr-plated metal
work contrasting with the dark blue
~ the body and upholHierinF. Elsie
took Ormeaby oui iu "a that very
afternoon. To- Geuldf intense disgust.
for Ormafhy Nnf fhe most Inbid ~
auf0mobiiisfF end consequently lntat
liked bv ConfaVen. a fact 81 when
Eirie naH fully aWafel
q Conhagsn. feellfafig pacing fhe
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

neau ito keep from falling out" as she
explained.
He would have refused these trips
had it not been for his desire to be
near her. and his refusal to take ride
the day before Christmas had precip-
itated quarrel which threatened to
become serious.
1t was in no Christmas spirit that
he came down the stairs the next
morning to find the entire party out
on the front steps admiring the glis-
tening, high-power French car which
was Elsie's Christmas present from
her father, who had remained behind
In town.
Even Mrs. Loudon acclaimed at the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

preceding day which had left the road
almost impossible IN spots. There
would be u fun moon, but even this
would not help much, and several Of
the party insisted that she be restrain
"a forcibly n necessary. from UNDER
taking fhls fO0lhardy feat.
c0nhaYen MAS 40 party 40 this dis
cueaiuu. ne had gone straight ~ the
Fttbiea. Ten minutes later ihr blue
racer, with fun tanks and lights abiaze.
was 90 fhf door. nnd GonhaVeu. still
ln lla iouuning coat. announced that
everything WAS a. readiness
WIFI 4 sFnfafni glance in he dlrear
ilQn. klfia rgnQ ana iFemllnNIv fllps
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25
WIN oIrrs TO CuARIrrrs


'fffhfnt" us biffhdnNs
Dir. Gustaye Ecksfcin. who recently
sent 70 the president Of the Befhesda
Orphanage his check for 80 for fhs
orphan boys Christmas, has made SUBJ
ninnfial donations 90 the following
charities in Observance ~ hia birthday,
which falls pa Jan. y a. Mays OI-
Asylum. Erlaoqpal Orphan Nome. so
Ffnurlf orphan Home. i44NiFH Porter
Nome. A.fatauf NnMl, iiHf sisters
~ ~ foqI, hfpfeu Orphans 1enaa
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

NidFet --'-fbe ~ lady nnys phe he'd
3 hard lime making befh ends meet"
glaHFfafff Wna she " afbf when ahf
naid thaffH Ail0Rfi No shf vac fffs
lDF ~ ~ % hsf iaeii. "a hiCsao Dalg
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-11
CAUSE OF
HOSIERY
EXHIBITION

New York. Oct lit was much
at large at $50 o'clock by the big clock
in the Grand Central station waiting
room. AS likely as not Il was from the
country. 1t scampered in sudden. jerky
rushes across the tiled floor heading for
the restaurant in the southwest corner
OF the station.
The waiting room had many passengers
IN IT. The mouse darted IN and out among
the hurrying feet, half frightened TO
death. but still unobserved.
A woman pushed toward the train plat
form leading a little boy. He was look
ing at everything and holding back.
"Oh. mamma, see the mousse See,
mamma. the mousen' chirped the boy.
Mamma" saw. The umid monster was
at her very feet
With a shrek of dread she Jumped upon
one OF the benches. dropping her hand
bag but clutching the boy. With one
hand free she clutched her skirts. More
shrieks.
Something like a hundred other women
discovered the little gray visitor from
Skaneatees or Schenectady at the same
time. They, too clambered upon seats,
waved skirts. brandished umbrellas and
calculated: "Shoo!' and Save mel"
Detective Keely, stationed to watch the
ticket window to see who is leaving town
(because Inspector McCluskey wants TO
know, heard, realized and acted. Draw
Ing his trusty little billy, he began TO
try TO arrest the mouse. Presently he
headed the terror toward the baggage
Pursuer and pursued went out by the
Vanderbilt avenue door. The passengers
thereupon became as usual, agttated, but
At midnight the mouse had not yet
been arrested.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-11
III Eddy Street.

Be IL known that we. The l.. II. Meyer
Company Of Providence, Rhode Island
engaged In the business of manufacturing,
bottling and dealing In ales wines liquors
and other beverages in bottles. siphons
boxes, crates and fountains, have our
name. brand mark. trade mark and desig-
nation OF ownership. blown. branded or
otherwise affixed upon said bottles.
siphons, boxes. crates and fountains, as
hereinafter described, and that said de-
Secretary OF State in accordance with
chapter 627 OF the Public Laws OF the
state OF Rhode Island
Description fled in the office of the Sec
retary Of State. pursuant IN the provisions
OF section l. of chapter 627 Of the Public
Laws. passed March 3. 1889, entitled, AN
Act TO Protect the Owners OF Cans. Bot
Mineral Waters. Milk, Beer. Cider, Wine
or other Beverages and Compounds"
Name OF person, copartnership or cor
poration l., IA. Meyer Company, a Cor
poration. Principal place OF business. 62
TO 70 Hartford avenue. Providence, II. l..
Nature OF business transa acted. Wholesale
Liquor and Bother OF Ales. Wines,
Liquors. Beers and other Beverages.
Kind OF receptacle used. Bottles, ST.
phons. Boxes, Crates and Fountains.
Dcs"r,I don OF the name. device or other
phons and Porcelain stopper are blown
or otherwise affixed the words. letters
and figures following viz: Louis H..
Meyer. No. ] Library Court Olneyville,
tored, Library Court. Olneyville. r. L.,
or re egistered. Louis II. Meyer, Olneyville.
II. l., with monogram l.. III. NJ inter-
woven, or MoritZ III. Meyer. Providence.
u. L. or l.. II. Meyer Company. Provi-
dence. II. l.. registered, with monogram
l.. II. NJ. Co.
on boxes and crates are branded.
stamped or otherwise affixed the words
letters and figures following. viz: Louis
II. Meyer. registered, Olneyville. r. l.. or
l.. II. Meyer, or NJ. III. Meyer. or Roger
Williams Mineral Waters, registered, or
Louis II. Meyer. 1 Library Court Olney-
Vile. II. l.. or l., II. Meyer Company, reg
istered. Providence. r. J.
On my fountains are stamped or other
wise affixed the letters l.. H. NJ, num-
bered from No / 10 No. 100
l.. II. MEYER COMPANY.
BY LOUIS n MEYER Secretary and
Treasurer, 62 10 20 Hartford avenue,
Providence, X. /.
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MoRTcAeEE's SALE.

Will be sold at public auction on Monday,
Oct. 4th. 1904. at 10 o'clock A. M, on the
premises, by virtue or the powers of
said sale contained in that deed OF mort
gage made and executed by John Fish.
dated March 6th. 1897. and recorded IN
the records OF Mortgages OF Real Estate
in the Town OF Warwick. r.. l.. I'm Book
No. "a. page 24o. The condition OF said
deed OF mortgage having been broken.
Two certain lots Of land situated I'm the
town OF Warwick. I'm the county OF Kent
and state OF Rhode Island. AID are laid
out and described as follows: Lots num-
bered (10S) two hundred and eight and
C20o) two hundred and nine. on a plat OF
land entitled Lakewood Plat, Lakewood,
R. l.. belonging 10 II. ~. Bosworth and
@. w. Easterbrooks. by J. A. Latham.
January. 1880. which plat is recorded in
the office OF the town clerk OF said War
wick reference 10 said plat being made
for a full description OF said premises.
BY order Of the present owner OF said
mortgage.
Providence. r. l.. Sept. ooth. 1904.
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Voice Of
the People

Continued from page Four.
ere ''noint-with-pride candidate, the
grand old nation is neither lost nor drift
ing; but as the widow remarked to the
stone cutter. Put this eulogium on my
husbands tombstone: Always Firm; He's
Here to STAY!
COLT AND UTTER.
certain Frenchman who had been
studying the labyrinthian ways OF the
English language and decided that he was
well up in American phrases was asked
20 take tea with friend: ''Tanks!" re-
plied the suave Frenchman, II shout be
most delightful, but l must go fry some
Ash" And so Colt has other fish TO fry
and, like many other frisky colts. kicks
over the traces without malice. but In
warm friendliness. Republicans trust
that George will Utter the word Yes
when asked 10 accept the nomination for
governor However. IL is on the stump
that George III. will utter some OF the
best things that will be heard during the
coming canvass. and the state being so
email. for tho most valuable things are
nut up I'm small packages. the Dttle
Giant spelbinder may be heard from In
every city and town In our beloved com
nnonwealth. When I was n boy n couple
OF my girl cousins attended the circus
md as one OF the horses whizzed around
the ring one girl remarked TO the other:
"why, how fast ne goes!' The sister
who never allowed an opportunity 20 put
in n little dry humor. 10 pass without
being utilized. replied: well. ne ought
10. he hasn't got far 10 GO" The state
f. 80 diminutive that George can utter
his voice through the length and breadth
Of her entire jurisdiction. Let the
archaeological emblem utter his scream OF
Coy while every friend of wage earners
casts his vote for tho party who favor a
tariff 10 furnish work for those In need
OF employment.
ALEX g. ARNOLD.
lifelong Jefersonian Wage Earner's
Advocate
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-11
GEORGE GOT
HIS Wife
BY MAIL

Pequabuck, Conn. Oct. 1i.-George
Bushnell has gone and got married
George, as was so shy OF the women folk
that he'd go around the corner II he saw
one coming.
George has kind OF surprised the folk
here. George peddles vegetables round
about this town and Terryville. and he
is frugal and steady. and the old folks
and some OF the girls thought George was
q fine catch.
George has been getting more and more
close. and the fellows laughed at him and
said he was going TO get married because
they thought they knew he wasn't
And all the time that slick George was
carrying on mail-order courtship with
some girl way out west. Ii seems this
girl advertised in some paper that she
wanted husband just about what
George was. and he began writing.
All on a sudden last month George
says he guessed all the vegetables was
done sprouting for the season, and he
was going to st. Louis 10 see what this
''Pike" was like as he had heard so
much about.
And George Just sneaked off. and went
way out 10 lola, which Is in Kansas. and
tbN peep dA AiiS elIi dS it Decn
writing to all this time.
II appears as though he liked her
mighty we'll, because on Sept. 20 the
young lady. who was Mary Latham. and
n fine girl and George. In his at. Louis
clothes. went to the Methodist church
there and were married by the Rev s. 8.
Murphy.
George came home this week. and
naturally. being shy. he was just a bit
delicate about telling the boys about II.
But when they saw Mrs Bushnell that Is.
George came out with the whole yarn
Some OF the girls are saying that they
knew George never would have the
courage 10 propose 10 a girl unless she
was 2000 miles away at the time. But
the boys say never mind. George has got
wife and good one. If she is a mail
order wife as the girls say
They say they are all going up to
Georges house. John Durgin. the con-
stable, Is sick with rheumatism, so the
boys reckon the reception they will give
George and Mrs. George will be some
thing right smart.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-11

FOR SALE-AT HARRINGTON, FINE
gentlemap's estate with modern Broom
house; all conveniences: steam heat
stable. carriage house. 30 acres. large
frontage on harrington river, artesian
well. G.. l.. & II. J. GROSS. managers or
estates. Union Trust building.