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

The Richmond News Leader Dem.)
says: 1T is to be supposed that the
magazine Thomas E. Watson proposes
to publish will be devoted largely to
'frenzied politics.
The New Orleans Picayune Dem)
says: THE fact remains that there is
no trade, profession or current means
of earning an honest livelihood but is
open without reserve to the negro in
the Southern states, but naturally the
best opportunities that are open to
him are in some department of labor
The demand for negro lawyers, doc
tors, clergymen, school teachers and
the like is limited. but for laborers
of every class, whether skilled or I'M
skilled, for men as well as for women
for domestic service, is practically UNI
limited. Under these conditions the
educated negroes find it more or less
difficult to secure a profitable field for
their special accomplishments, while
the uneducated are sure of employ
ment, If they will accept it, Doubtless
the educated negroes will find better
opportunities in the Northern states,
and it is certain that all. whether edu-
Gated or not, who aspire to a state of
social utilization with whites are NOV
ing northward at every opportunity.
Whether they realize their desires re-
mains to be seem"
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Qnd) says Southern cotton plant
ing interests are displaying symptoms
Of having lost their heads since the
big slump in prices of cotton following
the governments estimates of produc-
ton. They are, in the first place, or
ganizing a movement TO have the re-
mainder of the crop held back until
the price has been forced up to 10 cents
a pound. But II the crop is as large
as indicated the effect of such move
ment, could It be brought about, would
be like that OF damming up a stream
only in the end to see II break away
and inundate those engaged in the
operation. IL would work exactly as
have corners in wheat or corn--pro-
ducing a temporarily higher price, to
be followed on the break by lower
prices than prevailed at the beginning.
And now we are told an organized ef-
fort is to be made to compel the gov
eminent To cease collecting ginning
and other figures as 10 the size OF the
cotton crop-on the theory that these
statistics constitute an unwarranted
exposure OF the business affairs OF the
planters I'he Western grain ralsers
have MS good a right TO make the same
demand, and acquiescence would In
yolve an abolition OF tho whole crop
reporting bureau at Washington-in
times of short crops when it, reports
help boost prices ns well ns in times
Of large crops. But n the government
retired from the business there woui1
be-, aH there Hrc now, plenty of private
concerns 10 take h up. ana TIE pro-
ducerp would have galned nothing in
secrecy for their business"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

A man with wild look of hope in
his eye entered a West Baltimore street
business establishment says the Bal
timore American.
Stepping up to a salesman, he said:
I've got one I'll trade to anybody
sight unseen. So trot out any of 'em
and I'll swap mighty quick and glad
of the chance"
zone what?" asked the mystified
salesman.
The visitor put his hand to his ear
and looked puzzled. proving that his
hearing was slightly defective. Being
not quite sure that the salesman had
spoken, the visitor went on:
Yep, mine isn't very good one,
I'll admit, but it might suit some man
with a tougher conscience than mine.
Some fellow who has a longer life
ahead of him in which to live it down
might get along very well with mine,
while I'm willing to take his and ask
no questions"
Still more profoundly be-addled, the
salesman called the proprietor and
said:
Here's one that's nutty for keeps.
I'm away off from understanding what
he's driving at. Come and take a
whirl at him and see if you can get
next"
The proprietor came forward briskly
and said. with his lips close to the
strangers ear:
what is it you want?"
why" said the stranger, "I want to
patronize your place of business. /
saw a sign out there on the window
Records Exchanged and I was tell
ing your clerk I had an unenviable rec
ord that I would be willing to get rid
of at any terms"
And the proprietor of the phonog-
raphery went out and changed the
sign.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
BRIGHT BITS.

-Windig-"I don't know what we
are going to do with our youngest
boy" Joblots-'What's the trouble p"
Windig-"He's getting so we can't be-
lieve word he says" Joblots-"Why
don't you get him a job in the pre-
diction department of the Govern.
ment Weather Chicago
Daily News.
Nearly All Standing-Jokeley-
There's the result of Roosevelt's re-
election for you. See how the stand
ing army's been increased lately"
Cokeley-"W What! Why, 1 hadn't heard
of it," Jokeley-"No? Haven't you
noticed the army of shoppers going
home in the street cars these holiday
times? "-Philadelph Press.
Whats them letters you got up
there over the door?" demanded MI
ritch, inspecting the plans of his new
mansion.
THAT" replied the architect, lis
'S-a-l-v-e,' which means"
Salve?' 1 never made any in me
life. My money was made in soap.
Take 'em down. philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
CHRISTMAS.

Everybody knows. OF course. that
Christmas is celebrated as the ami
versary of the birth of the Babe in
the Manager It is a holiday through
out Christendom. But it has become
OF larger meaning than a mere Chris
tian feast day. AS a matter of fact,
its blessed spirit extends far beyond
creeds, and on this day Jews and Mo-
hammedans as well as Christians will
be found giving gifts and exchanging
the compliments of the season wher-
ever they are associated together in
what for convenience is called a Chris
tian country. Nor do the Christians
enter more heartily into the celebra-
ton of the day than the other religion
lists, who have no especial reason in
their faith for making a feast at the
recurrence of the anniversary of the
birth of the infant Saviour. The fact
is, the spirit of the day is so sweet,
so captivating, that it reaches beyond
all creeds and becomes universal in
character, because it is based in love
and human kindness.
The first Christmas impulse of the
loving heart is to give something; some
token, by which the recipient may be
reminded of the kindly and affectionate
feeling of the giver. At Christmas
love and charity have their
full fruition. 1t is then that
gifts are exchanged. Intrnsically
they may be poor, but the sentiment
that accompanies them makes them
rich beyond price. A doll worth ten
cents may carry with it joy and hap
piness that could not be purchased for
a million dollars.
The amount of money that is spent
for Christmas presents and Christmas
cheer is practically beyond computa-
ton. 1t runs into the millions, easily;
but not a dollar of it is wasted if the
sentiment that accompanies the ex-
penditure is taken into account. The
mails are loaded down, the express
companies are damned with the extra
ordinary amount of business offered,
the stores are crowded and the sales
people worked to the point of exhaus-
ton. But all the while everybody is
cheerful and smiling. Why? It's
Christmas. 1t is the season for smiles,
and happy greetings and good cheer.
The spirit of the season is in all hearts.
Everybody is willing to do more and
give more, for the happiness of the
community. The spirit of Christmas
defies complete analysis, but it is a
delightful psychological fact.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
DO ANIMALS REASON.
Iobr R,,rro,ohs in Outing


When a bird selects a site for its
nest, it Seems, on first view, as if it
must actually think, reflect, compare,
as you and I do when we decide where
to place our house. 1 saw little
chipping sparrow trying to decide be-
tween two raspberry bushes. She kept
going from one to the other, peering,
inspecting. and apparently weighing the
advantages of each. / saw a robin in
the woodbine on the side of the house
trying to decide which particular place
was the best site for her nest. She
hoped to this tangle of shoots and sat
down. then to that, she turned around
she readjusted herself she looked
about, she worked her feet beneath her.
she was slow in making up her mind
Did she make UP her mind? Did she
think, compare, weigh? / do not be-
lieve it. When she found the right
conditions, she no doubt felt a pleasure
and satisfaction, and that settled the
question. An inward, instructive want
was met and satisfied by an outward
material condition. In the same way
the hermit crab goes from shell to
shell upon the beach, seeking one to
its liking. Sometimes two crabs fall
to fighting over a shell that each wants.
Can we believe that the hermit crab
thinks and reasons? 1t selects the suit
able shell instinctively, and not by an
individual act of judgment. Instinct
is not always inerrant, though 1t makes
fewer mistakes ttan reason does. The
red squirrel usually knows how TO
come at the meat in the butternut with
the least gnawing, but now and then
he makes a mistake and strikes the
edge of the kernel. instead of the fiat
side. The cliff swallow will stick its
mud nest under the caves of a barn
where the boards are planed so smooth
that the nest sooner or later is bound
to fall. 1t seems to have no judgment
IN the matter. It's ancestors built upon
the face of high cliffs, where the mud
adhered more firmly
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCHES.

Recently there has been much pother
about the out-of-dateness of religious
creeds, the decline of church attend
ance, and things like that. Ministers
and others have expressed opinions as
to why men do not attend divine serv-
ices in larger numbers, and what
should be done TO bring the people out
to the churches. Through 1t all there
has run somewhat pessimistic vein,
as II the world were fast going to
the dogs. But when the facts and
figures are consulted, it appears that
the churches are steadily forging
ahead; some of Them indeed, faster
than the growth Of the population.
For example. It appears from the OFF,
cial reports of the Episcopal Church
that that organization has added 25.9l5
to its membership during the year.
making its present membership S07. 1851.
This Is an increase OF per cent,
against an estimated increase OF 2 per
cent In the population. The Presby-
terlan Increase In membership Is 2a
per cent. and that Of the Baptists and
Methodlsts about 2A per cent. The
Catholic figures have not yet been
made public, but II Is predicted that
they viii show an increase OF not less
than 4 per cent.
DOCS that look as n the churches
were falling into decay that religion
WAS becoming unpopular that the
people no longer took deep ana abld-
box interest Oh tho spiritual llfeY Does
ihut look aa " preachers were obliged
40 taik fo amply benches while ihe
pppuiare sought worldly pleasures an
ihe sabbath when ihe Tgwth ~ ihe
riufrhes rffeodH relatively fbe growih
J ~ population. fHo evidence "a foncIa.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
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THE LIMIT REACHED.

The disorder on Broughton street last
night reached the limit. 1t was as
destructive to business and the pleas
ure of sightseers as a riot would have
been. Men and boys, white and black,
filed the street, and with devil sticks
and torpedoes not only kept up such
din that it was impossible for Gus
toners in stores to communicate with
clerks, but the exploding torpedoes
alarmed people. and forced them from
the street. The condition of affairs
that prevailed was outrageous and dis
graceful. 1t ruined Christmas Eve
for a very large percentage of the peo-
pie of the city, and for whose benefit?
For that Of a few men and boys who
have little or nothing at stake in the
city, who don't care whether the mer-
chants do any business or not, and who
are totally Indifferent to the wishes and
rights of Christmas Eve shoppers.
1t is up to the Mayor and the City
Council 20 say whether we are to have
this sort of thing every Christmas
Eve in the future. We are sure if
the retail merchants could have their
way. If peaceably disposed citizens and
well wishers of the city could make
their voices heard there would never
be such another exhibition of noisy
disorder here on Christmas Eve as
there was last night.
The retail merchants should meet
and put themselves on record against
the sale of devil sticks and torpedoes
for Christmas Eve celebrations, and
they should bring the fact home to the
Mayor that they are as much entitled
to police protection on Christmas Eve
as on other occasions. They pay for
the privilege of doing business and
they are defrauded when conditions
are permitted that prevent them from
doing it.
Last Christmas Eve a bluff was
made at checking the disorder, but 1t
was Intellectual. 1t was hoped that this
year the police would see to it that
Broughton street was kept free from
the torpedo and devil stick nuisance,
but the hope was not realized. The
condition of affairs surpassed that of
last year, and will steadily grow
worse unless the merchants and citi-
zens generally make their protest so
emphatic that the city authorities will
heed 1t.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
20 PAGES.
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

special NOuceS-ChrlStmaS Dinner,
Veruk's Cafe: Compliments of the
Season, Prayer Laundry Company; A
Merry Christmas, Jas. J. Joyce; The
Dixie Laundry. ]. H. Furber; Crew
Notice British Bark, Pass of Brander;
General Insurance. w. T. Hopkins.
Business Notices-Enjoy Yourself, G.
w. Thomas; Dinner To-day, Som
mers' Cafe; There Are Many Valuable
Christmas Gifts, Penniman & Ennen;
Leather Novelties Are Acceptable
Presents. T. H. Friedman & Co: A
Merry Christmas, Roos' Market; You
Don't See This Often. Cohen Kulman
Carriage and Wagon Company.
Merry Christmas-Foye & Eckstein
On Monday Morning-Jackson & Gut
man.
You'll Not worry-savannah-G Georgia
Laundry.
The Great Day Has Dawned-The
Delmonico Co.
Our Best Wishes for Merry Christ
mas-Gustave Eckstein & Co.
To the Vast Nmber-Savannah Gas
Co.
Hold Your Cotton-Ludden & Bates
s. M. H
To-morrow-McGrath & Ransford.
Financial-Southern Bank of the
State Of Georgia.
Merry Christmas to All-Falks.
Around the Corner.
In Making Merry Christmas-Edward
Lovell's Sons.
Seed Potatoes-Henry Solomon &
Son.
Hand-Painted China-Thos. West &
Co.
Special Notice-Gerst's Hair Dress
ing Parlor.
Pause and Consider-Electric Supply
Co.
Merry Christmas to Friends and Pa
trons-The Bee Hive.
A Very Cordial Christmas Greeting
3. II. Levy. Bro. & Co.
Greetings Sincere-Estate Daniel Ho-
gan.
This Day Is Not for Business-T. A
Bryson.
I Make Weak Men Strong and Well
DIR. ]. Newton Hathaway.
Merry Christmas to All-Lattimores'
Huyler's Candy and Bon Bons-sol-
onions Company
May Your Christmas Be Full Of
sunshine-Dr. NJ. schawb's Son.
Nunnally's Candy - Livingston
Pharmacy.
Delicious Candies-At Conida's.
Always Good. T. Shuptrine.
Compliments Of the season-Row-
linsk, Druggist.
A Gigantic Holiday Business
Rhodes-Haverty Furniture Company.
Red Cross Coffee-Henry Solomon
& Son.
Mid-Winter Schedule - Peninsular
and Occidental Steamship Company.
Compliments of the season-Ogle-
thorpe Savings and Trust Company.
Savannah Theater-All the Week
the Arnold Stock Company.
Saddles and Harness-Leo Frank.
Apples-W. D. simkins.
For the New Year-The Conner
Book Store.
To Those Who Motor-R. V. Con-
nerat.
Remembered-Conno & Sullivan.
a Merry Christmas to You All-Leo-
pold Adler.
Closed All Day Monday-Foye g.
Eckstein.
Our New Shirt work-E. g. w.
Laundry.
Nedicni-Poruna.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted Employment Wanted, For
Rent For Gale. Lost, Personal. Mis-
oellaneOus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
T'M THE FUNERAL" SAID THE
nov

From the London Chronicle.
A curious story OF a burial scandal
comes from Congleton. a little town
in Cheshire. Notice had been given
to the officials OF the parish church
that a burial would take place. and
at the appointed hour the clergyman
and sexton met in the churchvard 10
await the cortege After considerable
delay the sexton went 70 the gate 10
see whether the mourners were a.
right. Here he found a small how
standing with "A perambulator covered
with brown paper The sexton told fhe
boy 90 move away as funeral was
expected, when he was startled Nv tbe
observation Of the little clfap. "piease
I'm the funerali" The amazed serton
removed the paper from the peranbu.
iatOr and found n small coffin which
contained che bodies Of two babies ft
afterwnrd transpirod that fhe conn
Md been paid for and the interinsnt
fecf, 30 d "a stated, found by M re-
lowing 0filcer Of the Town. 10 noun
ers Qame. and the children were buried
az they we're
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
THUNDERBOLIT LINE.

City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton Street junction.
Beginning at 1900 a. m. cars leave
City Market for Casino at Tunder-
bolt every half hour until 1870 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction
10 minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 1928 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak Station for city every half
hour until 1908 midnight.
Special service Sunday afternoons.
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule can be had by ap-
plying to L. r. NASH, Mgr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

The "frenzied financiers" after whom
Thomas w. Lawson is cunning. are
finding many ways of striking back at
him. One of the largest schooners in
the world-a en-master-bears the
name of Mr.. Lawson. She is owned
by syndicate. A director of the syn
dictate the other day introduced a reso-
luton at board meeting ordering that
the name of Mr.. Lawson be taken off
the vessel because of his sensational
articles in the newspapers and maya
zines
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

"A ebi'go doctor N ihe name N r.
g. d. o. IaR'er has sued fba estate
q certain aeeeael noh woman or
$1,000 fof nedIeli services Nnybe If
ihH lprb1r hsd b.fn able fo muster
snp.hff m.iai he would base sued &C.
fi.gg.DgB
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

The Indications for Georgia for To-
day are fof rain. With fresh west winds.
Eastern Florida fair weather with
hghi wet Winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

"ASA AIANO A1A4NAAs
Car leaves west side of City Mar
ket 1920 a. m. and every 40 minutes
thereafter until 10:40 D. m. Last car
at 1880.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Mark
ket 7:40 a. m. and every 40 minutes
thereafter until 1900 p. m. Last car
IL midnight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

Col. William Jennings Bryan passed
a hot afternoon in Denver the other
day, Notwithstanding there was snow
on the ground. He wanted to write a
letter, and asked for a desk in the Of
fee Of the depot master at the rail-
road station. That official accommo-
dated him, but slammed the door as he
went out of the Office. It CHANGED that
the door fastened with a spring lock,
that the Office was very small and
that the steam was turned on the ra-
diator at full force. When Col. Bryan
had finished his letter he discovered
that he couldn't get out, and mean
time the temperature was continually
rising. For an hour and a half he was
a prisoner in the little room, which
during the while had been converted
into a veritable sweat-box.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

liberal manner; a man whose soul
is above meanness and avarice: a
man in whom honor governs and to
whom selfishness is unknown. In
America the gentleman may not have
a second shirt. but If his morals are
right he is the real thing"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
WEST END line

hermitage one-half mile fro
terminus of Mill-Haven Line.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC CO,
SUNDAY WINTER SCHEDULE.
SUBURBAN LINES.

ISLE OF HOPE LINE.
Between Isle of Hope and 10th Sire.