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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
THE UNISON WEED.

First Brought to jamestown, II Has
Spread Throughout the Land.
From the Richmond Times-Democrat.
Once upon a time the name of
jamestown must have been very
sharply shortened. Within the MEM
DRY of many people now living James
was pronounced "Jeems;" in fact, we
believe that that was the accepted
pronunciation of our Virginia fore
fathers. But Jim must have been
the dimnutive OF 'Jeems" as well as
OF James, at least we judge so. be-
cause what is popularity known as
"the Jimson weed" really is the
jamestown weed.
Nor Is there any reason 10 suppose
that this contraction was made jeer-
ingly or unaeringly, More probably n
Grew into use 'jess So" and We ana
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Humanitx,s wenk Spot.

There are more deaths directly due
to weak lungs than to all other dis
eases combined. They are humanity's
weak spot-the breeding-place of con-
sumption. When the slightest synp-
tom of trouble is felt in the lungs you
should begin the use of Dr. Boschee's
German Syrup at once. 1t is made
especially to soothe, heal and
strengthen the lungs, throat and bron-
chial tubes. German Syrup is a
nevergfailing remedy for consumption.
Trial bottle, %; big bottle, IS; at all
druggists. knights Pharmacy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

One of the highest authorities on
lunacy tatistics-Goodwin Brown for
many years a member of the New York
State Board of Lunacy-says the in
mates of the asylums of that state
are increasing at the rate of 700 a
year and that one-half Of Them are
born in European countries He makes
a prediction that In ten years the
alien insane In the United states will
cost the people $50. 000. 900 annually. In
neither Of these estimates rs any ac-
count taken OF the $40 2s2 that II
cost the state last year 10 maintain
it, charitable homes for children. one
half Of whom are born Of foreign par
ems.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Christian science.

The regular morning service IL a.
m. Subject of the lesson, Christ Je-
sus." Golden text. THE spirit of the
Lord is upon me, because He hath an
nointed me to preach the gospel to the
poor; He hath sent me to heal the
broken-hearted, to preach deliverance
to the captives, and recovering of sight
to the blind. to set at liberty them that
are bruised" Luke, AIS. Sunday
school at noon. Wednesday testimony
meeting at $3.50 p. m. All services held
in Metropolitan Hall. % President
street, west. opposite postoffice. The
free reading room, located at is Ogle-
thorpe avenue, east, is open daily from
to p. m. The public is cordially
welcome to services and reading room.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

"A young English mining engineer
has gone into the wilds Of the Egyp-
tian desert, grubstaked by an English
jeweler. and thinks that he has dis,
covered the lost land OF Ophlr ana
the deserted mines OF King Solomon
He reports finding twenty mines which
and SO much gold that the stock VII
probably be put on the market 81 ~
cents a share IN blocks OF EIGHT.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Lux Crucis. BY Samuel NJ. Garden
hire. 392 pages. New York: Har-
per & Brothers. Price, $3.50.

Lux Crucis. BY Samuel NJ. Garden
hire. 392 pages. New York: Har-
per & Brothers,. Price, $3.50.
The information is conveyed in the
subtitle that this is tale of the
great apostle" meaning st. Paul-one
of the most splendid figures in all his
tory And it is true that Paul does
figure in the story. But it might be
wished that he played more impor-
tant part. With so rich a character
to draw upon, it seems there should
have been little difficulty in briniAng
the reader nearer to him and giving a
clearer, or at least larger, insight into
what manner of man he was. But as
respects Paul, the narrative is rather
nebulous. Maybe it would be better to
say conservative, the effort being APP
parently to leave room for play of inn
agination to fill in the character of the
learned and inspired apostle. Paul's
entity, as a matter of fact. is so con-
fused in a multitude of people and Incl
dents. that it is difficult TO gain any
satisfactory mental vision of him. The
story, pitched in the time of Nero, the
monster, who burned Rome and incin-
Grated Christians as torches as
on gala occasion, inevitably
suggests Sienkiewicz's "Quo Va
us at times. Inc nero ol lue story,
Fabyan. a Roman patrician, fails to
fully arouse ones sympathy and very
best wishes. He seems unnatural and
unfamiliar. His character, too, is open
to some legitimate doubts, until he is
awakened to a new and pure love-that
FOR Myrrha, a Christian girl. the adopt
ed child of his uncle. There are many
strong scenes In the story; notably
Pauls appearance before the throne OF
Nero on the charge OF being an adher-
ent Of the new religion which Christ
had founded, the banquet scene. when
Fabyan declares his love for Myrrha,
and in the arena, when Volgus Stays
the lions and tigers set upon the Chris
tians. While candor compels the adj
mission that the narrative is strong
and fascinating. yet candor equally
exacts the expression OF opinion that II
j. too long drawn out Had Il been
shortened By a. least one-fourth. Il
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
THE LENTEN GIRL
is A SHIRT WAIST GIRL

AND HER SHIRT
MAN-TALoRED AFFAIRS ARE AS EXPENSIVE AS THEIR
MORE FRIVOLOUS AND BEFRILIIED
GENCE BETWEEN THE SPRING
LAST FALI--A REACTION
RULE SHoWN-TIAIR
n WHITE BACKGROUND
\ FAVORITE GARNISHING
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
ThunderboIt.

Services at the Union Church. Thun-
derbolt, at s p. m. Rev. l.. A. Swindle
will occupy the pulpit. Sunday-school
at p. m. Usual prayer service on
Thursday night at s p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Mr.. +. B. Shepard will address the
mems meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
this afternoon at o'clock. An inter-
esting meeting is assured. and a large
attendance should greet the speaker.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
CoIItn.viIIe Mi.nIou.

Preaching at the Collinsville Metho-
dist Mission, at the kindergarten
rooms at Park avenue. tonight, at
o'clock. Rev. ]. r. McConica will fill
the pulpit. Sunday school at the
usual hour.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Christ Church. Bull and Congress
streets, Rev. Robb White, rector.
First Sunday in Lent: Morning serv-
ice and sermon at II a. m: Sunday
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

ing trade. the unit system" is to be
to- the book making trade. In the
market, the purchaser pays only for
the units" he gets in his book not
an arbitrary price for the volume
whether it contains 200 or 400 pages.
The publisher has already issued a
considerable number of standard
works in the unit books in paper.
cloth and leather. The volumes are
certainly handy and handsome.
The New Modern Webster's Dictionary,
for grammar, high schools and gen
eral use. Desk edition; cloth; in
dexed; $4,000 words. Chicago:
Laird & Lee. Price so cents; school
edition, IS cents.
This handy little volume, containing
in condensed form a dictionary of all
the words in general use (and a great
many more) will be found invaluable
in school, Office and home. 1t has the
Endorsement of various school boards.
Howe's Handbook of Parliamentary
Usage. BY Frank William Howe.
New York: Kinds & Noble, 31-35
w. Fifteenth street. Price, so cents,
postpaid.
This is an instantaneous arbiter' of
parliamentary points. Does a doubt
arise as to the correct thing to be
done? Then the presiding officer has
only to slip the little book out of his
pocket, open it furtively between his
knees, take a glance, and there is the
solution in black and white. 1t is in
geniously indexed, so that the presid-
ing officer can open it between his
knees and find what he wants quickly
and without trouble. OF course one
doesn't have to use the book surrepti-
tiously If he doesn't need to.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

It is said that some of our novel
lists write their stories on typewriter
at a speed of 1000 words an hour, the
Philadelphia Ledger says. There is in
true.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Tales of Mystery.

Tales of Mystery. By Edgar Allan
Poe. Green cloth binding: PIP. SOS.
New York: Howard MILFORD Bell,
259 Fifth avenue. Price. sic.
There remains nothing to be said in
criticism of Poe's mystery tales, con-
sidered per Sc. They are classics. But
there is much that may be said in be-
half of the publisher who presents
them in so neat and handy form and
at such low price to a reading public.
Mr.. Bell is the originator of what he
calls THE Unit Books" and this is
one of them. Under the unit system
the price of a book is based on the
mechanical effort and cost of stock
required for it's publication. The unit
system, furthermore contemplates uni
formity of size, to the great advan-
tage of library shelves. What the
point system has been to the rrint-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

! would have been a better told tale.
Redundancy is no less a fault than
unwise condensation. Meanwhile, it is
to be said that the fine picture of the
life and customs of the period is worthy
of the most distinguished consideration
of the reader.
The Duke Decides. BY Headon Hill.
Red cloth; red top; rough edges.
New York: A. Vessels Co., TO
West Eighteenth street. Price, $3.50
! 1t is somewhat an odd circumstance
to find a readable. enjoyable. novel,
whose hero is rather repulsive than 9TH
erwise, and in which the hero's sweet
heart amounts to so little that she is
only mentioned casually and as an in
cident. The Duke, in this story is lame
physically and woefully weak morally,
yet around him is woven a series of
events that are thrilling in their dra-
matte interest. A great conspiracy for
the capturing of some millions of
United States bonds has been Matched:
the Duke. then a poor clerk in New
York, is pitched upon as the proper
party to separate the United States
senator who is carrying the bonds to
England, from his precious charge. The
clerk suddenly comes into his dukedom
and journeys home to England to take
charge of his ancestral estates. On
the ship over he meets the daughter of
the senator and falls in love with her
naturally and of course. Arriving on
the other side the Duke, who has bound
himself to the conspirators by the ac-
ceptance of money while yet a poor
clerk, tries to avoid his unknown pals"
in contemplated crime. Then begins a
series of prosecutions and mysterious
dangers undertaken by the conspira-
tors for the purpose of intimidating the
Duke and forcing him to keep his COM
pact. The attempts upon his life are
numerous and thrilling. and in the
midst of them he fails to appear other
wise than as a coward But he is for
tunate in having good and brainy
friends, who drag him through with
whole skin and supposedly untarnished
honor: and after all he marries the
beautiful daughter of the United States
senator. At the very ending it is de-
veloped that the chief ringleader of the
conspiracy gang is a handsome. brill
liant INSCRIPTIONS woman ex-convict
from the United States. who has play
ed the dual part of a decrepit old man.
and a brilliant and wealthy young wild
ow, and in the latter character. has
been a guest at a house party in the
home of the Duke. Indeed, the de-
nouement comes during the house par
ty. To those Who like stories of con-
spiracy, mystery and detection, this
book will appeal.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
BOOK REVIEWS
AND
LITERARY NOTES

James Oglethorpe, the Founder of
Georgia. BY Harriet G. Cooper.
Illustrated; PIT pages; cloth. New
York: D. Appleton & Co Price,
81; postage 10 cents additional.
Oglethorpe was one of the great men
of American colonial history He was
one of the wisest of the builders who
laid foundations for the splendid fabric
of our country as we know it to-day
He was the father of Georgia, destined
to become one of the greatest states of
the Union. His life was especially full
of Incident, of difficulty and of triumph.
That he wrought we'll and understand
ingly in starting the little colony in the
new world is abundantly shown by the
evidences of his handiwork that sur
vive to this day. The, excellent plan
of the older part of the city of Savan-
nah, with it's delightful squares at in
tervals is in itself a monument to
Oglethorpes judgment and foresight
AS soldier, statesman and gentleman
Oglethorpe was notable among his con-
temporaries-and some of his contem-
poraries were men of extraordinary
parts. There We're the Wesleys, John
and Charles, and George Whitefield,
and Gov. Bull of South Carolina, and
others, not to mention the famous In
dian chief, Tomochichi, who were con-
temporary with Oglethorpe and whose
names are linked with his in the early
history of Georgia.
This biography one of series of
Historic Lives being published by the
Appletons, comes very OPPORTUNITY
now, when there is a revival of inter-
est in Gen. Oglethorpe, in connection
with the movement that is afoot to
erect to his memory a fitting and en-
during monument. The book is writ
ten in exceptionally attractive style,
clothing historical facts in pleasing
garb. Too often historical works, es-
pecially biographies, are dry reading
This one is not. 1t is entertaining as
well as instructive. There is however
one criticism that may be passed, viz:
the author in the preface refers to him
as James Edward Oglethorpe." We
believe that out of the mass of con-
troversy that has resulted upon this
point it has been decided that Gen.
Oglethorpe had no middle name; he
was James Oglethorpe," and by name
nothing more. That, however, does not
detract from the interest and value of
the work.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

The services of Westminster Presby-
terian Church. Rev. w. A. Nisbet, pas
tor, will be held at IL a. M, and y.
m. Sabbath-school. 4 y. m: prayer
meeting, Wednesday,, S:15 p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Services at the Sacred Heart Church
as follows: First mass, Z; second
mass, 8; Sunday-school in the college
building; high mass and sermon, 1920;
evening services, sermon and benedic-
tion of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
s. Subject of sermon, "Christs Agony
in the Garden of Gethsemane." Text:
my Father, if it be possible. let this
chalice pass from me; but not as
will. but as Thou wilt" Matt. 26:39.
Services every Wednesday and Friday
evenings s O'Clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Christian.

Christian Church, Bolton and How
ard streets, A. r. Miller, pastor. Bible
school, Gas a. M; preaching and COM
services, II a. m. Subject, THE
All Sufficient Christ" Evening preach
ing. p m. Subject. "Enoch Walked
With God" All strangers welcome.
Free peWs
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Presbyterian.

First Presbyterian Church: Divine
services at IL a. m. and Sis D. m. !:
preaching by the pastor, Rev. w. P.
McCorkle; Sunday-school at p. m. !;
prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
8:15. Strangers always welcome.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Independent Presbyterian Church:
Rev James Y. Fair. d. D., pastor.
Morning service, II a. in.; evening serv-
ice, p. M; Sunday-school, 4 p. M;
mems prayer meeting Wednesday, $40
p. M. mid-week prayer meeting
Thursday, 4:30 p. m. Rev. Leighton
Wilson Eckard, D. D., will preach to
the Georgia Division of the Society of
Cincinnati at the evening service.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Roman Catholic.

Services at the Cathedral of st.
John the Baptist will be held to-day
as follows: Mass and sermon at Z a..
M; mass and sermon Bishops mass),
at a. M; Sunday-school mass in
basement at o'clock, followed by high
mass and sermon at 1880 a. M; ves-
pers and benediction of the most
blessed sacrament at D. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

ST. Patrick's Church. corner of Lib
erty and West Broad streets. Sunday
services: First mass, a. M; second
or Sunday-school mass, $3.50 a. M;
high mass, 1890 a. M; vespers or ben
ediction, .. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Rev. Robert Van Deventer, pastor of
the Duffy Street Baptist Church, will
inaugurate a series of special revival
services during the latter part of
March. He has been promised the as
sistance of one of the most successful
pastor-evangelists in the Baptist
Church and a series of interesting
meetings are assured.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Baptist.

Services at the First Baptist Church
to-day at the usual hours. The pas
tor. Rev. John d. Jordan is in Florida,
and in his absence, the pulpit will be
filled by Rev. S. j. Jameson, D. D.,
of Atlanta. Other services as usual.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Lutheran Church of the Ascension,
preaching by Rev. w. c. Schaeffer,
d. D., at II a. m. and p. m. Sun
day school at 4 p. m. Normal class
Monday, p. m. Luther League Tues
day, $3.50 p. m. Lenten services We'd
nesday 4;30 D. m.
st. PauPs Church, Bull and Thirty
hrst streets, Rev. M. j Epting. pastor.
Public service will be held at II a !,
m. and p. m. Sunday-school, 4:3O
p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Rev. w. P. McCorkle, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, will to-day
occupy his pulpit after an extended
vacation in Florida. He will preach
at both the morning and evening serv-
ices.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

Services at Grace Methodist Church,
Rev. E. F. Morgan. pastor, as usual
Preaching at II a. m. and 8 D. m. :
Sunday-school at 4 p. m. w. l.. Ar
mold. superintendent.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

South Side Baptist Church, Thirty
fifth and Barnard streets. Preaching
IL a. m. and p. m. Baptist Young
Peoples Union meets after the morn
ing service. Sabbath-school. p. m. !;
prayer meeting. Wednesday, p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

A "washington's Birthday Party"
will be given by the Ladies' Aid Socie-
ty of the Duffy Street Baptist Church
tomorrow at Yonge's Hall. A pleas
ant time is assured all who attend.
The proceeds of the entertainment go
towards the benefit of the church and
its missions.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-31
Last Meeting Of the Year and
Two Commissioners Say
Farewell.
WARRANTS ORDERED
New School Board Will Meet to
Organize the First Of the
New Year.

The Board of Education held a
special meeting last night and ordered
the bills of Charles Seel, J. X. Jensen
and Fred Christensen paid, and ac-
cepted the proposal of Charles Wilbert
for laying flag sidewalk on Cortisndt
street, in front of school No. 5. The
work will be done as soon as the nec-
esasry funds are available. Mr.. Will
bert was the only one who submitted a
bid for this work at the last meeting
on December ID. He bid ninteeen
cents per square foot for two-inch FIVE
foot tagging. This figure was ac-
cepted. The length Of the walk will
be 1876 feet, making the cost $llS. 70.
The bill OF O. Seel is for repairing
the high school roof, and f. OH isten-
sens bill is payment on the No. 4
school addition.
The entire board was present at the
meeting, the last of the terms OF Com
missioners Massopust and Woglom.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-31
TOOK In 40
new MEMBERS.
Terra Gotta Union Had Big Meet
Ing Last Night Local
is Prosperous.

Terra Gotta Workers Union. Local
No. N, held special meeting in the
Adelaide building, last night, for the
purpose of hearing some reports OF
the officers and to take in number
of new members. The meeting was
called to order at O'Clock and nearly
every member of the union was on
deck for they knew that it was to be
an important meeting. After the re.
guiar business had been transacted
forty new members were taken into
the union. This is the largest number
ever taken into any local union.
During the past year the Terra
Gotta Workers Union has grown 30
fast that today it is one Of the strong
est IN the State. 1t has not had a
strike IN years ms most all troubles arc
settled by an arbitration board com
posed of members of the union and
of the factory where trouble is ex'
pected.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-31
Happy Crowd Filled Wilder Mu.
sic Hall Last Night at
NOOdChOpper's Event.
PRIZES FOR COSTUMES.
Grand March Took The Masquer,
aders Before the Judges
for Their Decision.

Costumes of all sorts were worn by
the gay maskers who attended the
masquerade ball of Cabin Amboy No.
40, Of the Wondchoppers Association,
held last night in Wilder Music Hall.
Masks hid the identity OF those
present until ~ o'clock, when the
grand march was started.
The judges, who stood on the stage
where they could see the crowd as II
passed. were William Hartmann.
Richard Keller, George Cowan, A..
W. Eckert and Prof. Flynn. They
awarded the prizes as follows: Miss
Elizabeth Dalton, who was dressed as
isis Hopki ins, wore the most original
costume. She received clock. Miss
Annie Peterson, who was dressed rs a
flower girl, received fruit dish for
wearing the most handsome costum g.
George Germs was awarded an um-
hrella for being the most original
gentleman character.
After the masks had been taken of
some of the following people were
noticed: Miss Nellie McMann, who
wore silk dress, beautifully trimmed
with gold lace, and cut very short |;
Miss Annie Peterson as flower girl !;
the Misses Peterson as little maids !;
Miss Matte Germs, as an old maid !;
Miss Anna Germs, in a costume of
red: John Smith as a monkey; Peter
Worrell as his satonic majesty; Leon
Nrd Wait, Frank Tyrrell ana Thomas
Gardiner as engineers.
The committee in charge was: Louis
Smith, chairman; Frank RodecKer,
Stephen Janderup, J. J. O'Brien, J.
J. Deveny, Owen Kenny, Elmer Cline,
William Sandbeck, and William Qu;g-
ley. The floor manager was j. J.
Flynn. He was assisted by e. Everson
and John Dunham.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-31
lehIeh Valley EmpIOye Met With
Horrible Death This
Morning.
RIDING ON AN ENGINE.
Thought He Had Room Enough
TO Squeeze Through But
Was Mistaken.

John Nitka, twenty three years old
OF ls Cornell street, hostler at the LIE,
high Valley roundhouse, was killed
early this morning by being crushed
between the tank of an engine, on
which he was riding, and the corner
of the roundliouse.
Nitka. who was unmarri ed, was
riding on tank engine No. 1,l67, and
thought there would be sufficient
room for his body to pass between the
tank and the edge of the roundhouse.
he had miscalculated, however, and,
when the engine reached the corner of
the roundhouse, Nitka was horribly
squeezed, blood being spattered to a
distance of ten or twelve feet. The
unfortunate men was carried In doors
by some fellow wofkmen who ran to
MS assistance, bnt he died in a very
few minutes.
Police heRdq uarters was notified by
Yardmaster Frank Batter. Acting
coroner H. e. Pickersgill was sum.
moned. He aud Patrolman Andrew
Jensen went to the scene OF the &C.
cideuf. A permit was given for the
removal OF the body which was taken
20 the undertaking parlors of I. II.
Burke.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-31
MARRIED IN
q
JERSEY CITY.
Local Couple WentEvisiling and
Had Knot Tied Very
Quietly.

1t leaked out this morning that
Vico Peterson, of Mechanic street, one
of the most popular young painters OF
this city, and Miss Laura Oleson, of
"A Smith street, were quietly married
in Jersey City, Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday the couple left here to
visit relatives in Jersey City, and
while they were away decided to get
married. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Mr.. Brown, pastor Of the
English Lutheran church, Of Jersey
City. Mrs. William Fredrickson, an
aunt of the groom, was matron OF
honor, and Mr.. Fredrickson was the
best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson will reside
ut IA Smith street for the rest OF the
winter.