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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
WEALTHY OFFICERS.
REASONS THERE ARE so MANY OF
THEM IN THE BRITISH ARMY.

Salary Under NicroScOpe-COmpe
sation Compared With What Uncle
Sam Pays His Commissioned OIL
cers-One Capt. Gets $S4, the Other
$3.50 Per Month.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
In the course of a debate in the British
Parliament the other day on army esti-
mates Mr.. Wyndham bluntly said that no
man under present conditions could be-
come an officer of the army unless he had
a private income in excess of ESQ a year
for the infantry and of 900 for the caval-
ry. 1t was further said that it was moth
ing less than scandal that large numbers
of the most eligible candidates for COM
missions were debarred simply because they
did not have rich parents.
This state of affairs, spoken of withssuch
perfect frankness in Parliament, makes it
clear to the American mind why it is that
the lists of British officers now being sent
daily to the Transvaa contain few names
excepting those known TO belong TO The
aristocratic rich. If the pay of American
army officers We're to be cut tomorrow to
the amounts, rank for rank, paid their
British brothers in arms there wouldn't be
enough of them left in the service at the
end of a week to officer the little contin-
gent doing duty in Porto Rico. The resig-
nations following such q cut would be due
simply to the fact that there isn't a bak-
er's dozen of officers in Uncle Sans SER
vice who have a sou outside their pay.
Must Pay His own Way.
A writer in an English publication urges
increased pay for the officers, ana gives
some "unlyiug" figures as potent reason
for the change The pay of a second lieu
tenant in the English army is a tribe less
than $40 a month. His mess bill alone. ex-
elusive of wines costs him $50. His other
unavoidable expenses are $50 month
This leaves him $40 on the wrong side of
the ledger at the end of each pay period
The extra expenditures increase with the
officers rank, and increase much more
rapidly than does the pay second
lieutenant in the American army draws
S116 a month. If he is a graduate of Yves.
Point this amount is increased 10 per cent
NJ the end of one years service as a lien
tenant This additional sum is allowed
as longevity pay for every five years Of
service, the four years spent as a cadet
counting as active duty.
Salaries Compared
The English writer who pleads so earn
estly for more pay for the men who arc
making sacrifices of themselves for their
country down in South Africa gives a
formal debit and credit table showing
the British second lieutenants income
from the government on one hand and his
itcmzed expenditures on the other. This
"a Bile as has been said, reveals a balance
of $40 on the wrong side OF the books
Here Is a table in similar form showing
what one Of Uncle Sans commissioned
officers in the lowest rank gets and
spends:
CIR
Thirty days pay ....,,,,,,......,........si
Dr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
CITY BREVITIES.

The walters of the De Soto. assisted
by some of the best known cake walkers
of the city, gave an interesting exhibition
of this popular form of amusement at the
De Soto last night.
Among the May attractions this year at
Tarvers Free Lyceum will be several adj
dresses on the issues of the day. Mr. c.
D. Kline win deliver an address on THE
Stern Realities of Life and Character
Sketches" and Maj r. NJ. Orme will
lecture on Genius and Taste"
The Young American Social Club viii
give its first masquerade ball at Yonge's
Hall on Wednesday night April 25 The
affair will be for a charitable purpose.
Gold coins will be awarded as prizes TO
The most comically dressed characters.
Mr.. ]. N. Smith is chairman of the ccm-
mittee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
ALL THE NEWS AT WAYCROSS.
DIR. Arnold Goes to Cuba-WaycrO%
10 Have Free Delivery.


Waycross, April 14-Dr. w. E. Arnold,
of the United States Hospital Depart
ment, was in Waycross yesterday. en-
route to Tampa, from which point he sails
tonight for Pinar del Rio, Cuba The
Doctor. who is son-in-law of Rev. j.
M. Stiser, of Glenmore. has been here
on a thirty days furlough. In speaking
Of the situation in Cuba, DIR. Arnold says
that the United States is bound to have
trouble in the island in the next month
or two. He says that the Cubans are to-
tally unfit for self-government and
given their independence would soon DO
fighting among themselves
Prof. Settles Polytechnic School is max
ing preparations for giving one of their
enjoyable p.cnics and outings in the near
future.
Prof r. r. Burge, who has been at
tending the Augusta Medical College has
returned home for the vacation. He VIA
teach summer school at Argyle.
The Ware County Sunday School Con-
Vention Is in session at Manor to-day, ana
tomorrow. A large number of prominent
Sunday School workers from Waycross
are in attendance.
me new COngrega uOnal Churcn wiz
hold a convention at Ezekiel Church, near
Cason bridge, nine miles from Waycross'
commencing May 3.
South Georgia Camp Confederate Vet
Grams, met at the Rifles Armory last
night to complete arrangements for Me-
mortal Day exercises. They also DIS
cussed the question of attending the an
nual reunion at Louisville, Ky.
The annual sermon to the Waycross Ri
nj H. ls.1t. i gHE.. H~p1
Sunday night by Rev. w. n. Scruggs The
soldiers will attend services i'm a body.
Waycross will soon have free mail de-
livery. The receipts at the postofice have
been enough to warrant this for some
time. Postofiice inspectors will soon 10
mere to look after the matter The post
office Will be moved TO more commodlous
quarters and new fixtures put in. At pres
ent the accommodations are totally mad
equate TO the demands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
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Death Of Mrs. j. c. Shecuf.

Augusta. Aprii 1.-THE wife of Prof. J
c. Shecut, principal of the North Augusta
High Schco'. d'ed to-day Of congestion
of the lurgs and brain, resulting from an
attack Of grip. Last Tuesday her sister
died, whom Mrs Shecut had been nurs-
irg, and II is supposed she contracted the
disease while nursing her. She is survived
by her husband ard three children. She
was A years Old, and had been MARI "a
tWenty-SiX wears.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

IN severe DaCkaCHe and Heads
ache. My physician pre-
Scribed different medicines,
none of which seemed to help
me any until a club associate
advised me to try Peruna, as
ii cured her of constitutional
h e a la che and stomach
troubles. at once ordered a
bottle and before it was used
eoFx
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

When the Shah Ct Persia shall visit
the Paris Exposition he will be accom-
ranied by Two ministers and by several
princes Of the royal house He expects 70
spend some time at a watering pace III
the Caucasus before starting for hu-
rope. and will arrive at Moscow on June
3. From Moscow he Will 20 10 81 Peter
burg then 10 Berlin. ana nest 20 Wif,,
baden or H0mburg. lie win reach falls
in July. Before his return he viii FiiN
London, Vienna ana Constantinopls'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
south Carolina Won the Gnrne.

Charleston. s c.. April 1.-THE South
Carolina College boys won from the Col
lege of Charleston in an exciting game of
ball played az the park here this after
noon by a score Of TO 7. The score was a
tie when the ninth inning opened. The
feature of the day was the work OF slat-
terry behind the bat for the College OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

books, for his laundry, for his barber and
his bootblack out of his s45 a month. Some
cadets manage to save $500 during the
four years course. 1t is certainty that
if second lieutenant develops
extravagant tastes the fact is not due to
a lack of training on "how TO live on a
little a year"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

taken four bottles and for two months have been
entirely free from these nlaladies. Several of my
friends are using Peruna with beneficial results
especially in cases of trouble with the kidneys
and other pelvic organs, together with weakness
peculiar to women" esEs>-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
COMPANY DIS FORMAL ELECTION.
Commissioned Officers win BE Elect
ed Tomorrow Night Week.

ed Tomorrow Night Week.
Inc formal election of commissioned Of
hcers for Company D of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards has been ordered for
Tomorrow night week First Lieutenant
Wright Hunter, commanding the COM
pany has had warrants issued for che
following on-commissioned officers of the
company: First Sergeant ALBION d. John
ston, Sergts. George H. Ellis. T. r.
Pritohard and Simon Fleischman, Corpls
r. X Wells and NJ. s. Weber. These
appointments were made some time ago
but not in the regular form Others will
follow speedily, as Sergt. Johnston is sec
ond lieutenant-elect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
woman Killed by Negro Wan.

Poulan. Ga. April 14--At 10 O'Clock this
morning Joe Roberts shot and killed Katie
Roberts. both colored. The cause Is I'M
known. Parties are In pursuit OF Roberts
with dogs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

~ tried it for a severe and continued bRCkache
and found Peruna the only remedy SO far tried
that could ever cure me. am well and strong
now, and although four months have passed since
my recovery, have not had q moments pain
since" Address The Peruna Medicine Co., CO.
Iumbus, o., for "Facts and Faces, containing the
words of the people concerning Peruna. Sent
free 10 any address.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

Edd OCCaSIOn 70 ObSeFVe INC
benefiCenf results of Peruna
when q prominent member of
our Relief Corps, who had Suf-
fered torture with kidney and
other troubles of the pelvic
organs, was completely re-
stored through the persistent
use of it, while no physician
seemed able to cure her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
Catarrhal Debility Cured.

Matte B. Curtis, Secretary Legion of Loyal
Women, writes from Hotel Salem, Boston, Mass,
as follows: 81 suffered for over year with gem
eraI weakness and debility, manifested especially
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
Lehirh Won a CIo.e Gnmc.

Raleigh. n. c.. April l4-Lohigh today
defeated The Agricultural and Mechanical
College baseball team by score Of 6 10 6.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
Vanderbilt GETS Large Fund.

Nashville, April A.-Mrs Mary J. Fur
man has bequeathed her estate. valued az
from 800 900 TO $4,000, to Vanderbilt Uni
Versity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
Catarrhal Weakness Cured.

Mrs. Jane Baxter, President Grand Army Relief
Corps, Fremont, Wash, writes: "Lasf spring
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

Biliousgess Is cured BY Hoods PMS. %
cents.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

Hoods sarsaparilla to purify your blood
you are making good beginning. and
the good end viii DE health and happiness
This medicine cures an humors OF the
blood, creates good appetite, oyercomes
that tired feeling and imparts vlgor and
vitality to the whole system II IS Amer
teas Greatest Blood Medicine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
4 Legend About Abraham.

The legends clustered around the per-
sonality of Abraham are innumcrabe. but
this cne IS peculiarly Characteristic OF the
Hebrew core option OF Abrahams work:
IT Is Ie,a cd that the whole household
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

feIfgreafIy improved. Ihave
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25
The War Taxes.

WHY haven't they been repeal
edi Hasn't Mckinley held out
the pretensc that they would be7
But will they be repealed! We
surmisc not. On this subject the
following comes from Washington:
The war taxes will not be re-
pealcd by the present Congress,
unless the election of Mr.. Bryan
incites the Republicans to do so
with the hope of embarrassing his
administration, for the very sim
pie reason that the money they
produce is necessary to meet the
expenses of the Mckinley policy
of Imperialism. This is we'll known
to every prominent official of the
Treasury Department, altho it
would be as much as his place was
worth for any one of them to pub
licly say so. But they don't have
to say anything; the figures tell
the tale. The official figures show
that the total expenditures of the
government for the last fiscal year
amounted to $1GS, O00, S2S 90, and
the total receipts to $l7l,27l,4 jl. -
II. Subtract one from the other
and you have the Immense sur
plus" about which Republicans
are so fond of talking. There will
he no repeal of war taxes, but
there will be Il reduction in the
tax on beer, the brewers having
bought promise to that effect
with heavy campaign contribu-
tons. Still Republican speakers
will go on promising their hearers
that the war taxes will be repeal
ed. They go on the theory that Il
vote obtained by false pretcnscs
counts for just as much us one
bought for cash, and is cheaper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25
Early Marriages.

THIS may seem like an "otf''
subject for an editorial, but here,
why do people condemn so much
in the present generation that
which was so universally endorsed
less than fifty years ago! THEN
forefathcrs and forcmOthcrS were
guilty and nearly always married
in their teens. In fact, early mar
riagcs were advocated and urged
by their eldcrs-to be an "old
maid was so much dcridcd. OF
course, we have learned some
things in the past decade or two,
perhaps, but then why should
some people get SO fractions about
it? Occasionally Il newspaper ed
itor seeks to get a little smart in
moralizing along this line.
Lately Il case i'll point i'll this
county. a MESSAGE correspond
cnt-will not say from what neigh
observation-disclosures girl, Ii
will not say who-and a young
man, lS-neither will we say who
in this instancc-who got married.
The correspondent stated that "thc
parents of the young lady are of
our best people, and objected I'M
til the young man told them the
girl would be absent ut roll call
some morning" Now the editor
of the Rails Co. lntclligenccr
makes the following "smart' criti-
cism upon the ease just mentioned:
This is common enough nOw-a-
days, being duplicated in this pro-
grcssiye country of ours almost
every day. The parents of these
girls are in most eases responsible.
These little brats should no more
be allowed to run around of nights
with II fellow than lambs should be
left unguarded at night for the
wolves to get. What does little
half developed woman, this girl of
II, want with n fellow, myhowl
Still you can see them any time,
everywhere, by day, by night,
running around stepped in love
sickness before the last tuck in
their dress is let down and they
are allowed to run and CAD around
and pick up the first worthless
usually stick of man they run
across to be married, divorced, de-
serted, or left to fight woman 1
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25
LOVE AND PAIN.
First Is Pcited with Spit Balls Other
Rubbed with Dirty Hands.

First Is Pcited with Spit Balls Other
Rubbed with Dirty Hands.
What a funny notion! 1t was at a
temple in Kyoto, says lions Herald.
Who would have thought to secure the
favor of the little winged god. who is
more or less worshiped in all lands on
February IA. by pelting him with spit
balls! But, then, this god was not
like the cute little cherub who pro-
sides over the lovers destinies in the
United States. He is an immense. gro
teSque-looking creature, painted in
gaudy colors, sitting on a lotus plant,
with wonderful expression of counte-
nance. half smile and half frown. His
worshipers who desire that their love
affairs may prosper write their petit
lions to this god OF the heart on thin
white tissue paper, put it in their
mouths and chew 1t until it becomes a
pulp, and then throw it with all their
might at the grim old god. II it sticks,
they go away contented, feeling that
their love affairs will surely prosper; If
1t falls to the ground 1t is as Ill an
omen as falling upstairs. mot this
year" but next year, he or she may
hope for better luck. We saw many
hundreds of blasted hopes lying on the
floor at his feet, but face and body
wrere plastered all over with the pray
ers OF the more fortunate. In another
temple the little black god OF pain.
carved from ebony, sat on a platform
raised about twelve inches from the
floor He Is about three feet high. We
stood for n long time watching the de-
voices as they prayed to him for heal
ing. At his feet was the inevitable
treasure chest into which few copper
coins were first cast, hands clasped,
bell rung, prayer offered, and then the
body OF the image rubbed just where
one has a pain or disease, after which
the same part of the body OF the sup
plant Is rubbed This is repeated by
each person several times, This god
has stood there so many years and
been rubbed by the fingers OF so many
thousands OF sufferers, that his nose
and ears and general features have
been almost entirely rubbed of, until
he has no expression left, and his head
looks more like a large nutmeg than
anything | could think Of The place
where the eyes should be is rubbed
into) a deep cavity, for ophthalmic dis
eases are very prevalent in Japan and
China. One can reasonably doubt any
beneficial result when he sees scores
Of blind or eyesore people come up and
rub their own diseased eyes and again
and again rub the eyes OF the image
oh, horrors!
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.

You will find the proposed Con-
stitutiOnal amendments on the
fourth page of the MESSAGE this
week. AT the election next Tues
day week the MESSAGE will vote
"yes" on each one of these amend
ments.
We feel especially interested III
two of the amendments, the one
relating to the Worlds Fair in
st. Louis in 1903 and the other
relating to the taxation of mort
cages.
AS to the Worlds Fair PROPOSE
ton. The voters of the State are
merely asked to give st. Louis per-
mission, by the Constitution, to
vote loan of IS, 000,00 upon
herself for the aid of the fair. She
has already, in addition, pledged
81, 5000 by subscriptions. No
forcing the issue upon st. Louis;
she merely votes the loan if she so
chooses. Then the State is asked
to aid with sum not exceeding
81 ,000, 900 out of the sinking
fund. Not Il cent extra taxes on
the people. 1t will be from the
same source with which it is pro-
posed to wipe out the State debt
within the next two years. Ism
that plain and easyi No politics
in this. Both the Democratic and
Republican State conventions cn.
dorsed the amendment. AS you
pride yourself in the great State
of Missouri, vote "yes" on the
Worlds Fair proposition.
Then as to the taxation of mort
cages. There is some little oppo-
sition to this amendment, princi-
pally, it would seem, among the
capitalists. The st. Louis Repub-
lie is leading in this opposition.
1t is proposition with an aim
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25
One TYPO" Sets Dictionary.

A Leipsic compositor named Kruger,
who has just celebrated his fiftieth
year Of service, has been occupied with
one book for nearly all that time. He
has set with his own hand almost all
of Grimm's great German dictionary
that has appeared since Jakob Grimm
turned in the first batch Of manuscript
in December, 1851, Though $4,000
pages of the Worterbuch have been
printed, the work is not half done yet,
and Herr Kruger will have to live to
ho 100 years old to see 1t finished.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25
Lights Pipe ut Street Lamp.

1t is disordedly conduct in Engle-
wood to try to light pipe at public
arc lamp, says the Chicago Journal
Claude Heafford knows that now. He
wasn't sure, when he made the at
tempt at Parnell avenue and Sixty
third street. John McHugh boosted
him, and he was trying to connect
with the sizzling carbon when a
policeman showed him he was wrong
At the Englewood police station they
gave him all the matches he wanted
and Justice Duggan let him go home.
rsUu'o.v,. c~ss-..-..
A little Celestial, older than he looks
by many years, the son of an attache
of the Chinese legation, when on his
way home from school with some Of
his American playmatos, the other
day, was accosted by an inquisitive
stranger. Hello, little Johnnie, likee
lillee Melicans?" The child looked at
the Questioner very gravely. Yes, l
like little Americans" he said, finally;
"but my name is not Johnnie. and |
don't understand what interest you
can possibly have in my likes and dis
likes. "-Washington Letter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25

to assist the farmer who is in debt
A man with a farm at an assessa-
Bile value of 81 800 has Il mort
gage on it for 81, 20O-hasn't the
other fellow Il 81, POO interest in
that farm! And too often, to the
sorrow of the farmer, he gets the
whole interest if the mortgage falls
due and there is no way to meet it..
Yet that farmer pays tax on a
81 800 assessment when somebody
else has $l2 90 interest with him
and pays none of the tax. That
mortgage, in this instance, would
have a greater interest in the farm
than said farmer even if it were
assessed at only one-third its face
Worse than double taxation. 1t is
robbery that should be corrected.
They say the amendment will
drive out foreign capital, that it
will tend to increase the interest
rate, that it will tempt men TO
mortgage their farms, and SO on.
Chaff, subterfuge, nonsense. AS
we understand it, mortgage notes
are supposed to be taxed now, at
their full face value, but under the
proposed law they would only be
taxed as an interest in the land, at
perhaps near Onethird their face;
why should that drive out foreign
capitali 1t ought to encourage it.
California has a similar law and
1t is cited to as Il failure. The
people of California ought to be
the Judge in that matter. They
have had the law for over twenty
years and have never yet rose in
objection, so we conclude they
must be pretty well pleased,
Vote for the mortgage law, and
make the MORTGAGE show up his
notes whenever the assessor calls
for them.
Vote for all the amendments,
and we believe You will not go far
wrong.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25

DOESN'T pay to be sneaking IL
round the back end of any man 5
store house after dark, even if you
want no more than Il drink of wa
ter! That fellow at Farbcr the
other night has learned the lesson
He didn't stop running till he got
to Nandalia and then he had to
apply for quarters and TESS up
that he had been shot.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-10-25
Feature of st. Louis Fair.

Among the features of the st. Louis
exposition, to be held in 1908, will be
a mammoth watch which will lie fiat
on its back. 1t is to have a polished
metal case just like that of the ordi-
nary watch, and will be so large and
roomy inside that people will be able
to walk around in it among the NOV
ing wheels. The diameter of the NAM
moth tlmepiece will be seventy five
feet. and its height or thickness forty
feet. The balance wheel will weigh n
ton, and what is called the hair
spring" in small watch will be rs
thick as a mans wrist. The length OF
the handspring will he 800 feet.