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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
MOMEN AM rnrrII.

are women untruthfui2 DO they qualify
their regard Tor veracity as IL applies 20
themselyes7 The questions are rather
blunt and are calculated 90 arouse IN.
slant resentment on the part or the fair
reader. But u Is woman who asks them.
And. strangely enough she answers them
In the Affirmative. by women" she means
the sex, OF course. and not every woman
There are exceptions to the rule In this
matter. as IN all others. The critic OF her
sex. 81 Is safe 70 assume. classes herself
among the exceptions. ana considers
therefore that she has a right TO criticlse
those Of the majority.
The critic in the case is Miss Dora
Goldthwaite. OF New York. At a meeting
OF tho Rainy Day Club IN the Carnegie
Building in that city recently she said.
among other things: Women regard
truth adiectvely and believe IL capable
Of positive. comparative and superhiiye
degrees. The fault Is not really in tho
woman. you know. but in the idea II il
not so much their intention TO deceive as
their desire not TO Offend Rather than
say something disagreeable they resort
to a half truth. which Is often worse than
a downright taradiddle"
II could be hoped that Miss Goidthwaite
had gone on to elucidate the fun meaning
OF fhe new noun. "taradiddle." In the
lack Of such calculation. however. and
considering the connection in which the
word is used. Il can only be assumed that
what a woman calls downright tara
dlddle" Is what a man would character
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

The German military officer never I'M
bends. This Is the way Col. Bonner OF
the Dragons gives his wife leave to 90
to the Springs. says Tammany Times:
Attention. wifei / grant you six weeks
furlough for the restoration OF your
health Come TO the position OF a sol
der II you please. You shall report az
once TO the medical officer at Welsbadcn.
I VIII expect you to send in regular re-
ports twice a week. 90 me. your com
manding officer, in regard 90 the condl-
ton OF your love and fidelity. Right about
face marchrf
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

Speaking OF the recent interview OF ex-
President Harrison. the New York Even
ing Post und) says; These words put
Mr.. Harrison in the ranks or the anti
impcrialists. OF the class TO which sena-
tors Hoar and Hale and Representatives
Mccall ana Littlcneld belong for. al
though he says nothing about the Phil
ippines. the same principles which he ap-
plies 10 Porto Rico apply to all Of our 90
louial possessions. Moreover. n the con-
stitution requires uniformity OF taxes. du-
ties ana trade regulations IN and among
all the states. territories and places he
longlng 20 US. 81 Is dificult 70 see why Il
does not carry 90 the newly acquired
countries all the rights OF citizenship
which are common to the inhabitants of
the United states"
Tho New York Commercial. in an edi-
torial on the gratifying Increase in the
population OF Southern cities. says: "of
the twenty-five cities In the South having
populations over $500 the grand total is
1885 s0a, a gain Of 1911 per cent over the
total OF 2Ss.702 in 1880. While this Is not
remarkably. " Is at least gratlfyiugIy
great. IL indicates a steady. healthy
growth IN urban population IN the south
"A growth that comes almost exclusively
from natural causes without the aid OF
anneXations or temporary booms The
latter have had their day down there, and
the South IS now content to show pro
gress In snfer, sounder. more conservative
directions"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer CDem) pre-
sents this problem: First class In arIth-
motic II the war IN the Philippines has
cost $4,000 600 since February. 1899, and
II our revenues from the islands have
amounted 10 $4,000 In seven months
past. as reported how long will Il take
your Uncle sam to get back that $1,000
90 purchase money"
The Louisville Courier-Journal Dem)
says The abolition Of poverty says
a newspaper philosopher. would h. a
good thing but II IL not to be accomplish
ed by exciting cheap politicians TO Office
IL isn't heh7 Look around you and see
how many cheap politicians have abolish.
81 their poverty after their election q
Office"
Says the Chicago Chronicle (Dem (:
Those voters like Senator Hoar. Editor
Ottcndorfcr. Mr. Peckham and Mr.. Car
ncgie. who hold McKinley's doctrines In
adherence. but viii vote for Mckinley.
arr fortunately not numerous. but they
are the most interesting products Of
American politics"
The Baltimore sun says 'Sir Thomas
Upton may be able 10 corner Americas
pork. but he viii never succeed In cor
nering tho visible supply OF America
cups"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
An AnnronrIntn nemInher.

lie was rather a rackety young man
and kept very late hours. says Pick Me
Up lie was going on a long journey.
and on bidding farewell 20 his beloved he
said TO her:
Darling. when 7 am far away every
night i viii gaze at Won star and think of
thee. wit thou. too. gaze at yon star
and think % meT
II viii. indeed. dearest" she replied
III needed anything 10 remind me Of you
/ would choose this very star"
"Why2" he asked.
Because Il ~ always out 10 late at
Elght and looks so pale in tho morning."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
PASSENGER Fares from Savannah


TO NEW YoRK-FIRsr CABIN. 80;
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP. So; IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, SIS: INFERNO
date CABIN ROUND TRIP. ~
sTEERAGE. SO
To BOSTON = FIRST CABIN. 81;
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP. $40. IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, 81: INFERNO
date CABIN ROUND TRIP. s2Am
STEERAGE, tl1.T5.
The express steamships OF this line are
appointed 20 sail from Savannah. Central
Csosh) meridian time. az follows;
SAVANNAH no NEW YORK.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Ashins, TUES
DAY. Oct. 70. 800 a. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggssl
THURSDAY. Oct. IS. 100 p. m.
NAcooCHEE, Capt. Smith. SATURDAY.,
Oct. %. 500 .. m.
KANSAS CITY Capt. Fisher. TUES
DAY, Oct. =. 40 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt bsfh
WEDNESDAY. oct. "A. 500 D. m
TALLAHASSEE. Capt Aslins, THURS
DAY. oct .. $50 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. DaEgeA
SATURDAY. Oct. q. TOO p. m.
NACoOCHEE. Capt. Smith. TUESDAY
Oct 30. 1000 p. m
NOTICE Steamship city OF Birmins-
ham will not carry passengers
NEW YORK TO BOSTON.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage. WE'D
NEsDAY. Oct. II. noon.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, MON
DAY, oct. q. noon.
CITY or MACON. Capt Savage. FRI
DAY. Oct &c. noon.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage. WE'D
NEsDAY. Oct. 81 noon.
This company reserves the right 20
change its sailinEs without notice and
without liability or accountability there
for.
safiinRs New York for Savannah Tues
DAYS. Thursdays and Saturdays 500 p m
w. q. BREWER City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent. 10 Bull street. savannah
Ca. -.
f. W. SMITH. Contracting Freish'
Agent Savannah. Ca.
r. C. IRRELEVANT. Agent. Savannah
Ga.
WALTER HAWKINS. General Agent
Traffic Dept. "a w. Bay street, JACK
sonville. Fla.
f. H. HINTON. Trafnc Manager. So
vannah. Ca.
p. Y. Id FEvRE. Manager. Ns~
Pier IS. North River. New York. ~ =
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

Twenty thousand dollars will be spent
by the Republicans for a supply Of a cost
~ species Of carnations 20 be worn by the
big Ikes" as the party emblem The
fat-frying process must have Furnished
more campaign funds than tho party
managers know what 70 do with.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

Col Bryan began his campaign IN Ohio
just az tho time former Attorney General
Frank Monnett % that state announced
that he would suppor, the Democratic
candidate because OF the failure Of tho
Republicans TO suppress the trusts. The
indications are tina. numerous other OHIO
ans will be found standing with Monne,t
on election day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

Those who have been IN doubt as to
whether there f. any such thing as a
male nirt. may b. gratlhed (or noD TO
learn that a young Wlkesbarre. Pa.
blood has just been fined so FOR flirting
with the wrong girl The Justice who
dealt with the case declared "this filrt-
ing must stop" II Is 20 be presumed
however. that the girls. when e comes 20
flirting. viii stlll remain privileged char
.ectcrA -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

Since Schroeder. the SO a month clerk.
stole tho whole bank al Eiizabethport.
n. j.. numerous financial institutions are
doubtless. looking into the careers. habits
ana accounts Of their sportivoly inclined
employee
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather. with fresh north to west
winds; and for Eastern Florida. occasional
rains IN southern. fair IN northern por-
tons and fresh northeasierly winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

The new battleship Wisconsin has taken
away the hures o. the Alabama IN point
o. speed. having averaged f75 knots in
"a thirty-mile trip of the coast Of
California This makes the Wis
consin tho fastest vessel Of her class n
the world The record OF the Oregon
demonstrated the fact that they know how
TO build warships out on the Pacific coast.
aud this last achievement shows "a Is their
Intention 10 hold on TO their laurels. The
Wisconsin will be tho new buh-dog OF
the navy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

Senator Hears belief that Col. Bryan
f. insincero must be poor consolation for
the eminent Massachusetts statesman who
So going TO yote against his own con-
scientious convictions
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

5000 or more for the purpose Of con-
s,rucurg new county jllla. yet the crying
need for school houses has not been an
swercd Many children thus grow % In
ignorance from which the step is q short
one 20 moral depravitv
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

where Could We Have Lenrned Itr
just 70 show how the serenity OF the
most fawless temper may give way under
sufficiently exasperating circumstances
the following instance IS related. says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A prominent
business man residing in Jennings avenue
is known for his very precise use Of the
English language. As well as FOR his suave
and exceedingly correct department az 81
times. So particular IL this gentleman
that he frequently has notified his family
TO be extremely careful as TO what they
say before a three ear-old grandson re-
siding In the house. as children are 50
ready 60 pick up improper expressions
This yOungster Is a great favorito with
the old gentleman. so much so that IN the
absence OF the nurse girl on a resent
morning he offered 20 assist the little fel-
low at his toilet. All went well tlI II
came 10 a shoe that wns so peculiar IN It's
M as TO need a shoehorn TO bring Il 90
place. The horn didn't happen TO be at
hand. but grandpa wasn't one OF the kind
20 give IL up
pcared at breakfast. and some one re-
marked: Wei. Il took a long time 10
dress. What was the natter"
The youngster promptly replied:
why. We got along all right TN We
came 10 that damned shoer'
And. shocked as they were not one Of
the family asked the little fellow where
he had heard such bad bad language.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
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Ocean Steamship Go.
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Unsurpassed cabin accommodations. An
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14


Once when lie Dropped HIS bundle.
III there is anything on which pride
myself" sold Actor W. H. Sloan TO a
writer IN the New York telegraph 1T IS
my ability 20 gather and hold a bundle
In a way that viii deceive the closest on
locker ! may say here that the closest
onlooker on earth Is the present Mrs
Sloan, ana ] point with pride TO the fact
that she caught me only last Monday az
ter hve years OF untiriug effort. Even
then she only did u by a low-down maneu-
yer. but Wen let that pass
In my room there Is a large armchair
Ia which / always sit while disrobing
The arms are my best friends. because in
wrestling with "a collar or a shoe lace
can find therd "a perfect base OF support
The chair always stands ia a certain cor
ner and ] can reach Il with my eyes
shut
ION the evening in question my eyes
were shut. but ] hit the corner all right
ana sat down. In disengaglng my tie /
leaned toward the left hand arm and went
bang upon the floor
a slightly sub-acld voice asked what
the trouble was, and ! replied mat the
IDIOT maid had put a plain chair in place
Of my armed friend. and that I had fall
IN BECAUSE / had made my usual attempt
AZ leaning
My voice was good and the explana-
ton went. but two minutes later. in the
attempt 10 move my left shoe reached
for the other arm and did a beautiful fan
on the carpet again
This time tho voice sstd You never
drink any more. do you. WIZ
No, dearest I replied. And by the
way. what size gloves Is Il that you
WEAR
Five came the answer: white. OF
course. and with one button. A dozen
will do
II didn't mind purchasing the gloves
but the fact that Mrs. Sloan has discov-
cred that Il s. not only business that
Keeps me out late has Jared my finer
feelIngs clear through 70 the ..lh-cellar., ..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
BAD COMPLEXIONS
Dry Thin and Falling Hair
and Red Rough Hands
Prevented by
CUTICURA SOAP.


identifying the skim for cleansing the scalp of scales
andru and the stopping falling hair for oftenng when-
ing soothing hands, the form
annoying taton nhammatons, and chafngs too free
perspaon in the form of Washes for Lucrative
sanatve aneptic purposes which readily
ges and especially mothers and for all the
purposes of the toilet BATH and No amount of persuasion
can other especially
preserving and purifying the skin scalp and hair of infants and chill
Soar combines delicate eoent properties derived
CUrIcURA great with Of cleansing
and the refreshing Of flower odors No other mef
compounded be compared with for preserving
flying identifying the skim scalp hair and hands No other
egn domestic toilet however expensive is be compared with
for all the OF the toilet BATH and Thus
PRICE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS, the
skin and complexion SOAP toilet and baby the world
External and Internal Treatment for Every Humo
Coussun Of %
A
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

The Baltimore sun says: "sir Thomas
Upton may be able TO corner Americas
pork. but he viii never succeed In cor
nering tho visible supply OF America
cups"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-23
Queer Kinds of Bread

The MeXicans make bread of the epos
OF three kinds of insects. For this mr..
pose the natives cultivate In the laquna
OF Chalco a sort of carex, on which tho
insects readily deposit their eggs. Tho
eggs, after being separated from tbo
bundles of floating carex, are than
cleaned and sifted, put into sacks lika
hour, and sold to the people for making
a KIND of cake or bread, called "hautla !"
which forms tolerably good food hnt
mas a fishy taste, and is slightly acid
Bread has been made from wood and
sawdust. In Kamchatka pina or hirob
bark, well macerated, pounded ana
baked, frequently constitutes the M
i've bread. The Icelander scrapes tbo
Iceland moss off the rocks and orinds
1t into fine flour, which serves hoib fas
bread and puddings. In Africa nv.
dered dry locusts are mixed with eonn
Tor bread, and during the Indian 70 n,ir, ,
small stones are said to have haan
sround and mixed with meal for hroas
on the western shores of England oer
!, IAN kind OF seaweed phorphyra lacin
iata) is gathered, washed, boiled ons
then baked with oatmeal eo,. anu e
bread. Nour Tor
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-23
DON'T LIKE WOMEN.
some Landladies Who Discrimiuat
Against Their Own Sex.

ZONE Landladies Who DISCRIMINATE,
Against Their Own Sex.
Il have always felt that it was some
thing of an Inconvenience to be won
an. but | never regarded it as cause
for positive regret and mortiticatior
until couple of weeks ago." said a
young woman recently.
! 1T was while | was attempting in
the words of the song, to find a place
to eat and place to sleep that | was
made to feel my inferiority to the other
sex. The advertisements were the first
shocks to my nervous system. With one
accord all those who had apartments
to let announced that they took gentle.
men only.
This qualification was so general
that finally one day | ventured to in.
wade a house so posted and asked to see
the rooms. The woman of the house
regarded me scornfully.
We don't take ladies here, she said
"'Why notT asked, argumentative-
ly; I'm very busy person. work dur
ing the day and / disturb no one. |
can give you unexceptonal references.
| don't whistle in my room, or throw
my clothes in the corners, or smoke; nor
am likely to come in intoxicated at all
hours. really can't see why | shouldn't
be as desirable as lodger as man.
"All this said to induce her to di.
vulge the reason for this prejudice
against women.
I've don't take ladies, she respond.
ed, doggedly. They quarrel about the
sheets and pillow cases. and find fault
with the towels and the way the room
is swept. There's a boarding-house
next door; perhaps they'll take YOU
there
shades Of my grandmother. Perhaps
they would take mel As though | We're
an outeast, whose faults might be for.
given If | promised to be good.
"But they wouldn't take me next
door. after ALL though l added a few
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-23

The new book by Henry James, "The
Soft Side," is not novel, as has been
reported, but a collection of the au.
thor's typically longer short stories.
Gilbert Parker has lately completed
the first novel he has written in more
than two years. 1t Is called "The
Lane That Has No Turning" and, like
SO much of his work, 1t deals with life
in Quebec.
Robert Barrett Browning, 1t is re-
ported, is engaged in carrying out a
long-cherished ambition of his fathers
that of restoring to Asolo the silk
mills that Browning made memorable
In 'Pippa Passes"
Mrs. Whartons new novel, upon
which she is now at work, will bear
the title of "The Valley of Decision. ;"
1t will portray the general spectacu-
lar pageantry of life in northern Italy
in the eighteenth century.
Literary Paris Is much agitated by
the problem of deciding whether the
copy of"LAmi du Peuple." stained with
the blood of Marat, now exhibited in
the exhibition, is really genuine. A
Partisan paper discussed the question
a short time ago and has elected the
statement that there are in existence
at least eight genuine" copies similar.
ly stained, to say nothing of one or
two books.
Inc announcement that Joel Chand.
Ter Harris has retired from newspaper
work in order to devote his whole time
TO story making gives a special inter
est to his new book. "On the Wing
or Occasions" The stories Zone a nov
elette of 10000 words on "Tbe Kid
mapping of President Lincoln'J all deal
with 'unwritten history" of civil war
times, without any actual fighting. but
introducing many details of the elab-
crate secret service. The volume is
perhaps chiefly notable in adding an
other Irresistible character to those i'm.
perishable figures like Uncle Remus
and Aunt Minervy Ann, which Mr..
Harris has already given us. Billy
Sanders, the old Georgia countryman
who goes to kidnap the President. has
supply of funny stories which rivals
Lincoln's own and his shrewd, homely
humor Is most characteristic.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-23

other virtues to the list had reeled OF
before and showed letters from my for
mer hostess.
There's the third floor front you
could have, If you were only man,
said this landlady, refectively. We
don't care to take ladies'; they make
trouble In the house. We don't seem
to be able to make them comfortable,
and one urges the other on to COM
plain
THE next morning, when | started
out to renew my search, ! was forti-
fed with certificates of baptism and
confirmation and letter from the rec.
tor of the church | attended. These
finally admitted me to the domicile of
weary-looking person, who acknowl
edged, desperately, that she took hel
own sex to board. Then, such is the
contrariness of human nature, | in
stantly took a loathing to the place and
decided 1t must be very second-rate, In
deed | took rooms there, however
Now the question arises. are women
so intensely disagreeable in other peo.
pies houses as all this, and If so, why?
If the dust lies undisturbed for weeks
in the corners Of room, the feminine
lodger will naturally call attention to
it. But need she do so In an lmperious
manner?
"At all events, I'm sorry I'm wom-
an, since must board, for 1t seems that
the most Objectionable of the lords Of
creation is preferred before any wom-
an, however amiable she may be, in
lodging houses. Baltimore News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-23

she married John Waters against the
squ.res wishes. There was nothing
against John, excepting that he was
poor, and he had brother that had been
In jail, but John couldn't help that, and
he has done splendidly ever since he mar
ried, and II is my opinion that the squire
would like to make up with John and
Nellie, only he is too proud to make any
advances, and they won't either. Then
there is Kate Whiting and her sister,
Lucy Patch, who had a falling out years
ago. and amt spoke to each other since,
and before that one was the very shadder
OF the other. Reuben Hopes and his
brother Silas and their families fell out
over the property after old man Hopes
died, and they amt ever spoke since
Then the. Anderson and Robey families
mad falling out five years ago, and they
don't speak, and before that they we're
as thick as flies around a molasses bar'l.
Then there are other families in the dis
trict that amt as friendly as they ought
to be, so your Thanksgiving dinner might
end In a riot IL all these people come to-
gether In the school house."
mot with woman Of your tact at the
head of it." I said.
Well, you go ahead and get it up, and
will aid and abet you all can. 1t will
be break in the monotoay of things
here even IL there is fight"
! spent all of my time before and after
school during the next ten days in call
ing at all Of the homes in the neighbor-
hood, and inviting the people to come TO
the school house on Thanksgiving day
with well-flled baskets. The school
house was unusually large, and there
would be room for all If we took out a
part Of the seats. Three days before
Thanksgiving old Mrs. Dorton said:
Il guess you'll have the house full
Thanksgiving. Nancy Ross was in here
to-day, and she says that the whole dis
trict Is coming, and Nancy knows IL any
one does, for she spends most OF her time
trotting about picking up gossip and re-
failing 1t out aagin. She is as good M
the local columns of newspaper for Civ
ing news about what folks are saving
and doing, and she says that the idea of
the Thanksgiving dinner in the school
house was caught like wildfire. Nancy
says she wouldn't miss It for party"
The larger boys and girls Of the school
met me at the school house the evening
before Thanksgiving, and we decorated
the room beautifully with evergreens and