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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

corrupting influence down-put the
seal of the criminal law upon it, and
you strike down the power of the paid
lobbyist of these institutions. Shall
the war on the convict lease system be
continued until the traffic in human
flesh by which few men accumulate
fortunes at the expense of the state
and in competition with free labor, be
broken up? Shall the war continue on
sweat shops that are robbing the era
die and the school houses at the eX-
pense of future motherhood and future
fatherhood of the commonwealth?
Issues vital to the People.
These are issues that are vital to the
people of Georgia-they are issues that
some of us have fought and coptended
for in the past; and oh, how glad, how
glad we would have been to have had
Mr.. Osborne's generalship and leader
ship then, in their behalf. If he is for
them now. those Of us who have been
in the minority and struggled in vain,
will take on new hope for their final
triumph. When these issues prevail,
we will strike down corrupt rule and
lobbyism in Georgia.
If Mr.. Osborne Is for these issues
and is willing to stand for their po-
litical triumph in Georgia. those who
have contended for them, gladly well
come him to the ranks and the battle
of the people; and we are willing to
name candidates from legislators to
the chief executive of the state, who
will stand for these issues and upon
these principles, and go to the people
and fight for their election, and there
by overthrow the present regime and
rehabilitate the state with the princi-
pies of true Democracy. What say
you, Mr.. Osborne?
Sidney c.. Tapp.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

Sandy Island comprises in its ex-
tent ten to twelve square miles. 1t
is formed by the waccamaw river and
its tributaries, and is about twenty
miles from Georgetown, S. G. The
island has been in possession Of the
LaBruce family from colonial times.
Col. Joseph LaBruce was its original
owner and the property descended
from generations down to the owner.
At the time the writer was visitor
at the hospitable board Of Joshua
Ward LaBruce, this section of the
state was by far the richest in South
Carolina, and estates in England did
not surpass the wealth and luxury
that was enjoyed by its people.
The lands were rich alluvial rice
lands. The uplands were high hills Of
sand with a heavy growth of oaks,
and on one of these hills was the pa
latial residence of Col. LaBruce. To-
wards the west, at distance of near
ly mile were the houses for the 500
slaves who cultivated the lands. To
the north and east. nestled in a grove
Of "scrubby oaks" was the home of
the overseer. This section Of the state
was not only rich In land, but rich in
it's aristocracy, in the intellectual at
tainments of It's owners, In heir
looms, and in the beauty Of its wom-
en-, and the chivalry OF its men. The
Alstons, Wards, Hugers, Mayzcks, Ma
gills, Heriotts, Blaines and La
Bruces were the owners. But In every
instance, true refinement manifested
Itself in hospitality and wealth gave
only an opportunity TO go good.
The residence of Col. LaBruce was
on a commanding hill. The noble
Waccamaw gllnted with its silvery
waters through the fields, and was
plainly visible from the windows and
balconies OF the house. The climate
OF these rice fields was such that 1t
was only during the winter months
that the homes could be occupied. The
miasma during summer was deadly
poison 10 those not acclimated, and
the planters spent their summers on
the sea shore. The slaves were
watched over with great care; their
owners realizing their worth, and the
responsibility resting upon them as
their guardians.
Chapels were built. where religions
instruction was impaired, and there
were monthly visits Of clergymen.
These ohapcls were cOnsecrated. and
the Bishop OF the diocese came every
year 20 confirm classes Of the slaves
that had been prepared for conhrma-
tlon. The planters we're Eplacopalians
and their slaves were confirmed IN that
faith.
or al seasons Of tho year Christmas
WIS the time for true enjoyment. not
only for the owners and children 81
these homes. hut for The slaves aa
well. Tho preparations for the Christ
mss festivities were started early IN
December. A visit 10 the city must
b. made in order 10 purchase ali that
Was necessary -lDolta of cloth. shoes.
Hi0rkuFa. 1afa. socks. buttons, hooks
and fyos and thread and i0ys Tor The
children and apfrial presents Tor me
On uamuns. who were the nurHeg NJ
che lhil4reu haN suits we're given
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
WHAT "PTOMAINE
POISONING" IS
BUGS THAT MAKE PT0MAINES.
PROBATION IN THE PREPARATION
OF FOOD PRODUCTS.

The Scientific Explanation of s'lto-
maine POisOning--The Causes or
bacterial Changes I'm Meat, Milk
and Fish-Canned Goods Are Not
So Dangerous as They Are Gem
orally Supposed to- he.
Boston, Dec. 24.-Just what
'ptomaine poisoning" really is puzzles
the average man. For some years it
has been the fashion to attribute any
sudden and otherwise unexplainable
local epidemic of disease to this dread
cause-a form of bacterial action very
vaguely understood by most of us, and
only beginning to be reduced to exact
scientific knowledge by the accumulat-
ing Investigations of students of bac-
teriology.
For example, 1t is undoubtedly true
that of all articles of food canned
goods, if properly prepared, are about
the safest from the actions OF the
bugs that make the ptomaines." Yet
they have long been popularity believed
to be the most dangerous. And the
reason, when one comes to think about
it, is fairly obvious.
The canned goods are generally pre-
pared from fresh material, used before
there is opportunity for decomposition
to reach the danger point. and they
are further freed from danger Of bac-
terial action by careful sterilization.
And if these safeguards have proved
inefficient, as in rare instances they
do, there remains a method by which
the consumer can tell whether or not
the contents of a given can are per-
| fectly wholesome.
How to Detect the "Bugs."
All that is necessary is to inspect
the can and, If the busy bacteria are
within, you may be sure that they
will have been at work and that their
labor will have produced gases which
in turn will have affected the shape
of the can. If its ends bulge ever sc
slightly, don't buy it. But If the ends
of the can are concave the contents
are quite safe and sane" to borrow
the slogan of recent campaign orators.
Once the can is opened, however, the
contents are as subject to bacterial
attack as any other food product would
be and must be kept as carefully.
This whole subject is now much bet
ter understood by experts than former
! ly, and the main features of it can cas-
lily be made ineligible to the man in
| the street.
PtOmaines Not Bacteria.
For a long time after the ptomalnes
| or poisonous substances, We're first dis
| covered, it was imagined that they
| were themselves a form of bacteria
| But it is now well known that they
are simply poisonous substances, pro-
duced by the combined action of hun.
dreds Of minute organisms--the 50.
called "putrefying" bacteria-on the
food products eaten by all kinds OF
humanity except the vege tarians. The
phomaines are, therefore, practically
as many in number as the different
animal food products-but all alike In
| their power to make trouble for hui
manity. All are alike, ALSO in that
they induce evils which are prevent
able. One important reason, for ex-
ample, why pork has attained so un-
enviable a reputation for unwholesome
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
A MILLIONAIRES' TOBOGGAN
SLIDE ON THE HUDSON.
Where the ROckefeIIers and GOuIds
DO Their TObOgganing.

DO Their TObOgganing.
New York. Dec. 24.-Down a glis-
tening icy shute. the Rockefellers, the
Goulds and enthusiastic members of
the Ardsley Club are tobogganing
these days at the rate of one hundred
and ten miles an hour. They have
built a toboggan slide, said to be the
slipperieSt and the fastest in the
world, on the golf links a mile from
the Hudson river, and by the rays of
sun or moon or by electric light, they
go whizZing down the half mile of ice
covered runway in seventeen seconds.
The Empire State express, which
passes along the margin of the stream,
may be seen occasionally crawling
along at the rate of a mile a minute.
There are trains which have attained
eighty miles. but these are not in the
same category with the toboggan can
non ball expresses. A German cleo
trical railroad built for experimental
purposes, with record of one hundred
and forty miles an hour, is the only
rival of this slide, which runs from
the tail of North Mountain and over
a gully to the orchard hole of the Ards
ley links.
John D. Rockefeller is a subscriber
to the enterprise, but so far, although
he has looked at the swift descent a
few times, he has not essayed it. Percy
Rockefeller, a son of William Rookie
Teller, is one of the most earnest vota-
ries of the sport. Edwin Gould occa-
sionally takes a flyer. In fact, nearly
all society which dwells within a ra-
dius of five miles of the chute is fasci-
mated by this Canadian pastime.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

nolds' connection with the woman and
that he was entirely free from GRIM
maj intent when he put in her hands
me power to borrow freely from men
VINO ordinarily inspect searchingly the
security for the most insignificant
loan.
Reynolds High Integrity.
No banker in Cleveland has had a
higher reputation for integrity than
Mr.. Reynolds. He is as honest as
the day." everybody said. His word
or his signature was accepted as final
ana authoritative. When he said
that he held S5,000.000 in securities be-
longing to Mrs. Chadwick nobody
aouoted that what he said was abso-
lutely true.
Simplicity was the keynote of her
plan. Then began the campaign of
education of small bankers into
trenzied finance" as evolved by her.
She gained her hold over them not so
much by her own strength as through
their weakness. With her marvellous
knowledge of human nature she at
tackled them on their weakest side
the love of money. To one she would
give bonuses of almost staggering
amounts for the use of somebody
else's money. To another she would
tuition, which he probably had head
ed for lifetime, by making promises
of deposits which would lift the little
country depository from the ranks of
its fellows to a position equalled only
by the great city banks.
Banker Beckwith's Admissions.
Beckwith, the simple-minded presi-
dent of the unfortunate Oberlin bank
has admitted that she promised to
make him and his cashier, Spear, trus-
tees for life of her great estate at sal
aries of $4,000 year, besides enrich
ing him to the extent of $102, COCOON
paper. Herbert B. Newton, the Brook
line cashier, who tried to regain the
money he advanced to her, was given
$4,000 in bonuses for loans of $125, 600
according to the statements of the
woman's attorney here. They were all
gambling on a long shot, though they
did not know it, and only now do they
realize that in reality they never start
ed in the race.
A typical adventures never could
have done what Mrs. Chadwick accom-
plished with such marvellous ease. The
manner in which hard-headed men OF
affairs fell victims to her wiles is more
nearly comparable to the college boy
trusting in the baby stare" of a CO.
quette than to anything else. Even with
the woman's duplicity established, sc
far as it can be without absolute con-
viction in court after a trial. she re-
tains this remarkable influence over
all who come in contact with her.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
Uncle Mingo on
Mistaken Impressions
BY w. T. WILLIAMS.

did you ebber git a kin O. feelin'
or idee," asked the waiter, dat sump'n
or udder had elder done happen or was
going to happen?"
Eyes, of'n," said Uncle Mingo, IAN
1 notice dat it didn't happen some
times, an sometimes it do. Dere is
VERY curious tings occurs dat way;
we sometimes gifts strange warnin'. I'll
tell you a strange ting wot come cen
my own spe' unce vile back.
II had a ole si.ber watch wot prize
VERY high, cause it cos two dollars
an a quarter. Well, one night wake
up an 1 make sho' hear a little noise
dere by de winder Were de watch
was hangin'. 1 say to myself wonder
II some coon or udder amt tryin' to
steal dat watch o. mine.
We'll, lie down dozin' off, an bum
bye 1 hear de same little noise again.
So jump up an run to de winder, an
sho' nough wot you reckonV
DE watch was gonel" exclaimed the
waiter.
no." said Uncle Mingo, 1T wasn't
zacly gone, but it was goin', all right.
"Humph!'' said the waiter.
Sometimes" said Uncle Mingo, wen
we git desc compressions OBJ sump'n
goin' to happen, we dunno wedder we
got much confidence cen de ting or not.
If it do happen, we say dat we knowed
VERY well it was goin' to happen. If
II don't come off, den we say we know
all de time dere wasn't nothin' cen II.
It's like de story OBJ de ole oman an
de hill. She had de utmos fait' de
nil was goin TO be move by her pray
ers; but wen it didn't go, 1t was Jis
as she spected.'"
Il reckon" said the waiter. "de
proper grade OBJ confidence is hard to
git"
Oats wot's de matter" said Uncle
Mingo. IT'S like de Teller an de doc
tor. De doctor tell de Teller dere wasn't
nothin' 10 sabe him but TO perform SIGH
an SIGH a operation.
wy DOCTOR, say de sick man, I
understands dat operation Is very dam
Gersome an onsafe. an mos always
Kills a Teller
-" OATS no lle.' say de DOCTOR but
Use suttin' to sabe you, cause IT'S
How soT say de patient.
It's like dis say de doctor out
90 edible hundud who IL operate on
oat-o-way, dc records shows dat one
klts ober De operation. an ninety-Dino
aieH Wei. ! has up 10 Dc present per-
form de operation nineiy-nlno times,
an De las one a. dem died, NOW be
say you kin see for your self DAT
you, beln' de- one hundud, IA aho 40
IN oher H."
Don't you rink" fald the waiter.
1li ~ you hna "a very strong belief
on ting D. GoIn' f0 happen o. WI
come fruoFr
baff ~ 81 Trouble" rald Uncle
AinGo. De oirculiy "a 70 hab daf
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
TO START ON THEIR
WINTER CRUISE.
Uncle SANS Fleet to Go 10 the West
Indies This Week.


Indies This Week.
New York, Dec. 24.-Not until next
week will the large fleet of battleships
and cruisers at the New York Navy
Yard sail for the West Indies for the
winter cruise, and for that reason ev-
cry officer, as well as every enlisted
man, is offering thanks to the author
ity that permitted them to spend to-
morrow in port, for while Christmas
is always an enjoyable day on an
American man-of-war, the officers and
men prefer to spend the day near a
large city.
1t is now the plan to have the larger
number of the vessels, including the
flagship Kearsarge, with Rear Admiral
Barker, to leave the New York sta
ton on Tuesday. The other vessels I'm
the feet now at the yard or at Tomp-
kinsville are the battleships Illinois,
Ketucky, Alabama and Texas. and the
Massachusetts,. The cruisers of the
fleet are the Minneapolis, Tacoma and
Chattanooga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
IN SIMPLICITY OF
Her METHODS
MRS. cHADWIcNs SUCCESS
HAD THE FACE OF A SAINT AND
THE MANNERS OF A MOTHER.

A Mind of Wonderful Astute-
ness and With a Remarkable In
sight Into Maps weakness-She
Gained the Confidence of All Men
and Most Women Whom She Chose
to Cultivate From Her GirIhOOd
TIL She Was Able to Dupe Hard
headed Bankers.
New York, Dec. lit is because of
the very simplicity of her methods
that Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick. as she
is known to-day--the Nine DeVere Of
a few years ago, according to the
statement of her sister in San Fran
cisco and others-was able to initiate
a bubble worth millions to her and to
keep it soaring ever higher and higher
until by the disclosure that her strong
box holds only waste paper, it has
burst with a report that has been
heard by her dupes from NeGv England
to the Middle West.
With the face of a saint, the man
ner of the home-staying mother of a
large family and at the same time
with a mind of wonderful astuteness.
and a marvellous insight into mans
weakness, she gained the confidence
of all men and most women whom she
chose to cultivate from the DAYS of
her girlhood on a Canadian farm. till
finally she was able to dupe hard
headed bankers by her free use of the
name of Andrew Carnegie.
Followed Simple Lines.
And all the time she was following
the simplest lines. She knew that a
single misstep would ruin her, and
that above everything else it was vital
1y necessary for her to escape arous-
ing suspicion in the minds of those
with whom she dealt. She had no
System" save her apparent ignorance
Of the first great principles of finance
as it is conducted to-day. In accom-
plishing her great coup by using the
name Of MIR. Carnegie she told only
one story, and that a brief one. 1t
seemed 10 require no investigation. The
men who accented her at her own val
uation never doubted her until it was
too late to retrieve themselves. If any
of them suspected that she was not
all that she professed to be, they as
sumed that somebody other than them
selves had been duped, and that how
ever she had gained her wealth she
actually possessed millions.
Ventured On a Small Scale,
Up to the time that Mrs. Chad
wick obtained from Fri Reynolds, the
secretary and treasurer of the Wade
Park Bank Of Cleveland a receipt for
the mythical $5,OO0,O00 of securities.
her ventures had been on a compar-
lively small scale, yet it is evident
that even then she had been able to
obtain at least several hundred thou
sand dollars. With the receipt in her
hands, it was plain sailing for her for
two years, until at last the crash came
that landed her in a prison cell.
1t is usual thing for a client to
leave valuable papers with his attor-
ney in sealed packages, and it is an
event of almost daily occurrence for a
lawyer to give a receipt for the pa
pers, taking his clients word for their
contents. 1t is almost equally usual
for banker or a safe deposit COM
pany to issue receipts without inves-
tigation of the contents of sealed pack
ages. There is no evidence that this
is not the explanation of Mr.. Rey-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

feelin' Of confidence onless you knows
de 'currence is done schedule to come
off. 1t remin' me of de case OBJ good
ole minister out to Postum Holler.
"Dey was habin' a awful dry spell,
an de congregation git up a reques'
to de preacher to hor a meetin' an
pray for rain.
hol de meetin' all right, but ! don't
tink it will be any use onless we wait
ontell de win change"
VERY remarkable answers to
: prayer comes sometimes" remarked
the waiter.
II knows dat as well as you" said
Uncle Mingo. Il wasn't denyin' dat,
was only talkin' but de proper kin
fait.
but, talkin' bout remarkable an
swers to prayer remin's me Of
sumpin' wot happen out to Postum
Holler n few years ago.
"Cyrus solong had rent a house an
A little farm from ole man Hodgins,
an had been libin' dere wild his fam
bly, for many years.
"At las one day ole man Hodgns
notify Cyrus he got TO clear out,
cause he want TO use de farm his
self
"cose Cyrus was cen a peck o.
trouble; ne nebber know were 20 go
nor wot do not SO he gone 10 see De
minister an tell him oh de difficulties
he was onn.
my bruddcr.' say De minister, ear
~ your burdens 20 de Lord, an raE-
lie cen prayer bef0' de tronc, an
you win I'm a way out OBJ al your
Elections
'.Troo or 10 days after 40 minister
meet Cyrus again, an he had a
broad grin on be face,
Dot was Hho a rpifn1h advice
you $50 me pnrnouf De- SAL
tGlad ~ bear A. ny bfuQffrf nay
d minister. flnd ~ hear o. Ten me
40 about az
p iWf'lf 10Y cyrus. 2 ~ bear nifio
wiie 900 fal % mRp hodgnH dead
las nlahfF"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
University's Winter school.

Athens, Ga. Dec. 24.-The Winter
school OF Agriculture in the University
Of Georgia will open its session on Jan.
2. The outlook for a large attendance
upon this branch of the university is
very hattering, and the authorities of
the university have made preparations
for a better course Of study this year
than ever before.
Since the visit OF the university trus-
tees TO the University OF Wisconsin
the intention Of the trustees has been
more than ever fixed TO make his short
winter course I'm agriculture one OF the
most attractive and most beneficial
parts OF the university course Of
study.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
SCHOOLS AND coLLEGiEs.
Savannah Preparatory School

Barnard st., between Gwinnett and
Hall.
Instructors for 1904.
Ormond b. Strong, A. b., Cornell.
Mathematics.
Horace Mack, A. g.. Cornell,
A. NJ, Yale.
Drawing. English Grammar and Lit
erature.
Samuel w. Coong, A. b., Trinity.
History and Geography.
Chas II. Hayes, A. b., Princeton.
Latin and Greek.
Eric Berstrom. Phi. D., Harvard,
Physics. Chemistry. German.
Miss Mary Wayne. Vassar,
Reading and Spelling.
The strongest faculty ever secured
by the school.
FAN Session VIII Begin Oct. q.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
AUSL AND

Sept. 6.-Minnie Jones returned
from Rail Prairie last Sunday.
Arthur Hutchins went to Grow Wing
to put mp some more hay last Satur-
day.
L. P. Snow went to Little Falls on
business last Saturday.
John Knudson and Andy Brown
were at Little Falls last Wednesday on
some business with the county attor-
ney and school superintendent.
A. Allquer and family of Backus
arrive here last Friday for a visit
e. Rail and Grover Edeburn re-
turned from McGregor last Monday
where they have been for some time
putting up hay for Jas. Jones.
Ole Peterson was out here Tuesday.
Frank Prosser went to Rail Prairie
laet SUNDAY.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
ConSu|ll pti0n

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Neglected consumption does
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
GREEN PRAIRIE

Sept. 6.-Carl Bolander of town was
here Sunday.
Miss Clara Ashton of Clough was q
guest at VIM. Edden's last week.
Mr.. Mann of West Union, Iowa,
visited at F. Belongs last week.
Miss Ida Milander of Rail Prairie
is visiting with friends here.
Mrs. Rufus Henderson and daugh-
ter Annie visited Mrs. Henderson
Sunday.
Miss Jessie Neill attended the Nc
Daniel Loucks wedding at Little Falls
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. belong and fam.
lily visited friends in Rail Prairie
Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. Trace of Little Falls attended
church here Sunday afternoon
Miss Elsie Edden called on friends
in Clough Sunday.
School began in Dist. No. 10. Tues
day, with Miss Anna Hegg of Parker
as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Jarvis visited
friends In Randall Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Hall were call
ers on the Prairie Sunday.
Miss Mary Kull began a six.monrhs
term Of school in Dist SO, Sept. 9Th.
E. p. Adams of Little Falls was out
here h7nting Monday and succeeded
in getting few chickens.