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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTy-FOUR PAGES.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Palestine Commandery, No. z
X. T.
Special NOTES.-THE De Soto Orchestra
Notice to Contractors, Otis Ashmore, SUI
perintendent Public Schools; Ship Notice
Wilder & Co.. Agents; Notice to Superior
Court Jurors; Special Notice, Hopkins &
Van Wagenen; Concert For the Benefit
of st. Patricks Church. Tuesday; Notice
w. H. Cosgrove; Co-partnership Notice,
OFT & Fleming; Have Them, Mark APP
Pile; Prompt Delivery, Hotchkiss & Ne
will; Goodies, J. ]. Joyce; San Francisco
Restaurant; Hicks Restaurant; Blythe
woods Restaurant; NJ. S. Gardner; ]. L.
Farmer. NJ. D.; Repairing and Engrav-
ing, ]. & C. ". Thomas; Mems Overcoats,
Leopold Adler; Mems Suits. Leopold Ad-
Ter; Petit Jurors City Court
Business Notices-Butter Facts, Est. S.
W. Branch; the Chainless Cleveland, r.
D. & VIM. baltimore: The Columbia
Chainless Coaster Brakes, T. A. Bryson,
Agent; You Can Buy From U.s. Theus
Bros; Savannah Steam Laundry; High
Grade Shoes, Okarma; Diamonds Still
Advancing. Hunter & Van Keuren.
Clothing for Men and Boys-The Metre
politan.
The Big Sale Ends Saturday Night
Byck Bros.
Writings Solid silver-Geo. W. Allen.
The Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light
Company.
Grand Results for Your Money-Foye
& Morrison.
a.
Some Goods We VIII Not Move-Walsh
& Meyer.
Here's a Have-to Sale-Daniel Hogan.
A Delayed Comfort-Thos. West & Co.
Auction sales-Gilt Chairs, Etc, by c.
H. Dorset, Auctioneer.
"Nobby" Saddles and Bridles-Leo
Frank.
Gardners Bazaar-12 Broughton street,
east.
Laundry-E. & w. Laundry.
W. L. Lewis-Represenun Arnheim, the
Tailor.
Slam Bangl-Edward Lovell's Sons
Amusements-Manager Sidney A. Weis
Benefit at Theater, March 5.
If You Are Out Prospecting for Surry,
Etc.-H. H. Cohen & Co.
Free Exhibition-Seven Sutherland Sis
tiers.
How 1t LookS-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Twentieth Century's Style and Creations
AT Gutman's
4sc Silks-At Eckstein's.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; French Line, Compagnie Gen.
erale Transatlantique.
The Talk of Town Is to Keep Goods
DOWN. A Stokes.
The Shoes to Buy-Charles Marks.
Hotels-F1orida West Coast Hotels.
Postum Coffee-Postum Cereal Com,
pany
Medical-Munyon's Inhaler; Cuticura
Remedies; DR.. Dixs Tablets; McElree's
Wine of Cardui B. B. B.; Pyramid Pile
Cure; Stuart's Dyspepsia Cure; Pe-ru-na;
DR.. Hathaway Company; DIR. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy; Worlds Dispen-
sary Preparations; Mothers Friend;
Hoods Sarsaparilla; ~ for Grip; The
Cosmopolitan Dispensary; Prof. Dexter.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Eel
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent,
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

DR.. Pearsons. millionaire of Chicago.
Is making arrangements TO give away the
last of his fortune before he dies. Dur.
ing the past ten years he has given to col
leges and hospitals 50, 500 600, and he still
has I,5OO,OOO to dispose Of. In the gifts
which he win hereafter make he will
specify that the recipients shall pay 10
him and to his wife an annuity Of 2 per
cent Of the sum received; the payments 10
cease when both of them are dead. BY this
means DR.. Pearsons VIII have an ample
income as long as he lives. and will have
the satisfaction of seeing his property dis
tributed according 70 his wishes. He Is
n"ss &c yssrs old u IS a wise man who
makes himself the executor Of his own es-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
GARDENERS BAZAAR,

IL Broughton Street, East.
Fountain Pens, 9sc. Satisfaction guaran-
teed
Collar Buckles, Csc.
Long Shank Pearl Buttons &c.
Aluminium Shirt Sets, 10c -
Photograph Albums 99c.
Photo Frames gold plated and won't
tarnish.
japanese Lacquer Walters, SOC.
Japanese Napkins. per 100, Csc.
Croquet Sets, 73c.
Parchessie Game, 800
Sterling Silver and Shell Novelties.
Stationery, School and Miscellaneous
Books.
Tracing and Drawing Paper.
Triangles, Protractors. T Rules.
Waterproof Drawing Ink.
Machine Oil, 4-oz. bottles, 4c.
Furniture Polish, big bottle for 10c.
Cuticle Soap, cakes Csc.
Scissors guaranteed, pair 25c.
Razors and Pocket Knives.
KimbalPs Rheumatic Ring 500
Flower Seed Plant Good, Pots, Weeders,
Etc.
Plants, Flowers and Designs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
Col. william F. swftzler, of Column.

Col William F. Swftzler of Column
bia, Mo-, now 50 years old, who is
about to write history of the University
of Missouri, Is remarkably active In
speaking of him the Kansas City Star
says: Charles A. Dana at the time of
his death was said to have been longer
engaged in active newspaper work than
any man of his time The statement was
not correct. This honor belongs to Col.
Switzler. Three years before Dana became
associated with the New York Tribune
Switzler was the editor of the Columbia
Patriot. His active newspaper career ex-
tends over a period of fifty-five years, and
at the age of so his health is perfect and
his ca pacity and inclination for work as
great as at any other period of his busy
!ife.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
A TALK TO THE POINT.

The kind OF talk that Coz. Mercer gave
the gentlemen at the meeting of the City
Council on Friday, called to consider the
question of granting to the railroads the
right of laying a track on Bay street, is
calculated to do good. We have called
attention many times 60 the lack of pro-
gressiveness in this city Instead of en-
courasins those who are inclined to make
improvements very many, perhaps the ma
Jorlty, OF those who have money do what
they can to nuHify their efforts. They do
not make improvements themselves and
they want to prevent others from doing so.
Instead of using their money to build up
the city and to open up new avenues for
the employment of its people, they prefer
to put it in securities and live on the in
come from them.
1t is no doubt true that every improve
ment that is made is against the interests
OF few persons, either for a short time
or permanently, but where a few suffer an
injury great number are benefited. The
welfare of the many, however, is TO be
considered in preference to that of the
Few. 1t is probable that If the railroads
should lay a track on Bay street a few
property owners would be Inconvenience.
out the chances are that the advantages
which would result from the improvement
would be so great particularly to the
whole of Bay street, and to the business
interests of the city, that even those who
would be injured temporarily would have
cause in the very near future to rejoice
that it was made
savannah has all the advantages for be-
coming great city, but it viii never be-
come such a city unless its people make il
so. Home people and home capital must
take the lead in making Improvements and
establishing enterprises. When it becomes
apparent that the citizens have confidence
IN the city's future, outsiders will come
forward with capital. We must help our
selves in order to get others to help us.
Instead of throwing obstacles in the way
OF every improvement projected there
ought to be a disposition on the part of
everybody to remove them. Those who
have money to invest should seek ways to
invest 1t at home instead of putting it in
railroads of other states or Industrial en-
terprises in other cities. If the Savannah
people work together in harmony for the
city's upbuilding they viii be surprised at
the progress it will make. And the re-
turn on home investments in the long run
will be fully as great, perhaps greater,
than from those outside of the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

A big. new campaign button has made
its appearance in New York. On a shield
under the drapery Of an American flag ap-
pear two smiling, clean-shaven faces, un.
derneath which is written the legend:
Bryan and Belmont-l9OO" The Bel
mont is, of course, o. H. p, the origin al
free silver millionaire of New York city.
1t is said by one of the New York papers
that "the Belmont press agent is re-
sponsibla for the appearance of the but
ton. and that Tammany does not take
kindly to the suggestion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

One result OF the location Of so many
cotton mills in the Carolinas and Geor-
gia is noted at Abbeville, S. c.. in the
brisk demand for persimmon wood that
has sprung up. This wood is used in the
manufacture of shuttles and bobbins
Large quantities Of persimmon are sold
at the Abbeville station, it is said, for
about 81 per cord, a value the wood has
never mad refofe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

The average American who goes to the
city and gets touched need not feel so
badly over it. There are others" who
suffer the same sort of misfortune; and
one of the others to be victimized recently
is no less Parsonage than the Hon. Ben
jamin Harrison, former President OF
the United States. When Gen. Harrison
was in Paris last summer he employed a
suave and polished French valet, as other
prominent foreigners do when they visit
the French capital. This valet had the
run of the Generals apartments, and not
only made free with his patrons loose
change but stole his. pocketbooks ard
forged Mrs. Harrison's name on checks
which he collected. So slick was the
valet, however, that Gen. Harrison did
not suspect him of rascality until he had
returned to this country,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
OUR PROMISE TO PORTO RICO.

OUR PROMISE TO PORTO RICO.
The Porto Ricans are not blessing the
day that the United States released them
from the rule of Spain. They are begin
ming to think they are worse off than they
were under the Spanish flag. When Gen.
Miles landed in Porto Rico he issued a
proclamation in which he said: 1--WE have
come to bestow on you the blessings and
immunities of the liberal institutions of
our government"
1t would be interesting to know what
we have bestowed on them. Under the
Spanish flag they had free trade with
Spain and Cuba. They also had sixteen
deputies and four senators in the Cortes
at Madrid. Under our flag they have not
a free market open to them anywhere,
and in the bill introduced into Congress
it is proposed to allow them only one del
egate in Congress-a delegate who will not
have a vote. And there is suggestion
to strike the provision relative to one
delegate out of the bin
df the constitution were followed strict
ly in legislating for Porto Rico. the is
land would occupy about the same rela-
ton to the Union as the territory of Ok
lahoma does 1t seems, however, that
the WAYS and Means Committee has
come to the conclusion that Congress has
the power TO govern territory acquired by
the United States in any way it sees mt,
and so this committee has reported =
bill which puts a tariff. amounting to %
per cent. Of the Dingley tariff, on all pro-
ducts of Porto Rico sent to the markets
Of las country
Many OF che leaders of the Republican
party are in favor of permitting the
products of the island TO come into the
markets of this country free of duty. 1t
is clear from this state of affairs that
Porto Rico is giving the Republican party
a great deal of trouble. That party was
very eager to get the island. Its belief
was that the acquisition of such desira-
BILE territory would increase it's popularity
greatly. Now that the island has been
acquired the Republicans are quarreling
among themselves as to what they shall
do with it. 1t is something of an elephant
on their hands. And they are going to
have still greater trouble in fixing the
relation Of the Philippines to the Union.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
The weather.

The indications for to-day are fair, with
temperature below freezing to the coast
line in Georgia; and fair, with colder in
southern portions, and freezing tempera-
ture in central and northern portions OF
Eastern Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
DIscoURAGER OF MATRIMoNY.

DIsCOURAGER OF MATRIMONY
What strange teachings are these which
are coming from Yale University A cou-
ple of weeks or so ago the president of
that institution recommended the boycott
as a remedy for the trust evil. He said
that In his opinion If people would not
invite to their tables or homes any one
connected with a trust, the trust evil
would quickly disappear. The boycott
remedy was ridiculed for a week or more,
and then nothing more was heard of 1t.
There was some speculation as to whether
a mistake had not been made in electing
Mr.. Hadley to the presidency of the uni
versity.
Now Prof. William G. Sumner, of the
department of social science of the same
institution, appears in the role of a dis
courager of matrimony. In lecture 10
the senior class on Thursday he said that
it was his belief that about 80 per cent.
of the marriages at the present time turn
out unhappily, and that marriage nova
days was not a matter of love, but is
entered into as a matter of course. Ac-
copding to his view, young men do not
wait to find their ideals but when they
reach a certain age they get married be-
cause they consider it the right thing to
do. He said it would be a good thing If
all the show and fuss and feathers which
are connected with weddings could be done
away with and the contracting parties
should simply stand up in the presence
Of witnesses and announce that they had
decided to become man and wife
1t is probable that the professors talk
created a sensation among the men who
compose Yale's senior class. Doubtless
every one of them has a sweetheart, who
Is waiting for him TO complete his college
course and get settled in some sort of
business or occupation in which he can
make a living. And what will the sweet
hearts of these students think of this sort
Of talk from so distinguished an authority
as Prof. Sumner? 1t is certain if 80 per
cent of marriages turn out unhappily very
few men, or women, either, will care 70
enter the marriage state.
But do young men and young women be-
lieve what Prof. Sumner says about mar
riages? We do not believe they do. There
is Just as much love in the world among
young folks as there ever was, and they
will keep on getting married for love just
as if the Yale professor had not lectured
upon the miSeries of matrimony.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York Evening Post Qnd) says
THE Porto Rico bill is to be brought up
in the House next Monday Mr.. Cullom
has announced that he will try to secure
consideration for the Hawaii bill In the
Senate at once. Possibly the two meas
ures may be under discussion simultane-
ously in the two branches of Congress-
The Cullom bill grants free trade to the
people of the Hawaiian Islands; the Ways
and Means Committees bin imposes a
tariff upon the people of Porto Rico. It
will be interesting for the visitors in
Washington to hear a Republican senator
maintain that people living on one group
of islands under American rule should en-
joy the benefits of free trade, because that
group is in the Pacific ocean, and then go
to the other end of the Capitol and hear
a Republican representative argue that
people living under the same flag on an
other island should be denied those bene-
fits, because that island is in the Atlantic
ocean"
The Washington Post Qnd) says: "Mr.
German comes out for Bryan now on per-
fectly ineligible grounds. Mr.. Bryan is
indlsputably the strongest man in the
Democratic party. Stripped of all power
to agitate the monetary question, and re-
duced 20 his legitimate appraisement as
statesman and patriot, he is altogether
the most available candidate the Democ-
racy could possibly put forward. He is
young, stalwart, honest. sincere. He is
ncorruptible, genuine, popular beyond
precedent. In supporting him, Mr.. Cor
man consults the best interests of his
party, and lends to the Democratic can
didate a strength and influence beyond
computation"
The Meldrim (Ga) Guidon (Dem.) says:
I'VE say "nigger" in the South, not
negro" Senator Tillman in United
states Senate. We do not say niger
in the South. zlen like Mr. Tillman may
say niger either from ignorance of the
usages of good society or from a disregard
of them. Mr.. Tillman may, If he prefers,
use bad grammar and vulgar language
but he has no right to burden upon the
south either his bad grammar or worse
taste"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-21
WAS NOT ASKED AGAIN.
Ono Occasion when the Piety OF q
Michigan Politician Was Not
Conspicuous.

ME- Chittenden, the Michigan politician
who died recently, dearly loved joke. His
own initials, IN. Z. c., he always insisted,
stood for Methodist Episcopal church, which
organization, could it have secured him,
would have acquired very lively member.
Mart" as Mr.. Chittenden was Familiarity
called, relates the Chicago Chronicle, par
TALLY lost his hearing some years ago and
communication with him thereafter was one
of the fine arts. Being the agent of
the Standard Oil company for large terri
tory, he Travelled considerably, and on GER
tain occasion fell in with couple of friends
at Hillsdale, who invited him to go with them
to dinner at the house of a resident ac-
quaintance. One of them quietly said to the
host: "Mr. Chittenden is an exceedingly
pious man and likes to have the food blessed
before partaking. You must invite him to
ask the blessing.
Accordingly, when all were seated, silence
fell upon the company, while the host turned
to Mr.. Chittenden with "Will you ask the
bessing?"
Up went Chittendens hand to his ear, with
his usual, quick, nervous gesture, as in
listening attitude he responded in tone
more decided than unctuous:
"I've grown so ALFRED deaf lately that if
you've got anything to say to me you'll have
to say it devilsh loud"
A roar from the two friends disclosed to
Chittenden and the astonished host that
they had been the victims of practical joke.
But Chit" enjoyed it amazingly when he I'M
derstood what had happened.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-21
CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH.
ReOctiOns That Have Taken Place in
This Globe of Ours During the
Passing Centuries.

Under the heading, "Phases of the
Earth's Development" Prof. Edward
Renouf, of the Johns Hopkins uni
versity, draws in Popular Science
Monthly a picture of the various
chemical reactions which we have
reason to believe must have taken
place on an enormous scale upon the
earth at certain period of its his
tory. He says:
'At that period, when the temper
ature was as high as that easily OBJ
tanned in the electric furnace, this
molten surface must have consisted
of binary compounds, such as the
hydrids, borides, silicides and car
bides, and probably contained also
some refractory elements, metals and
nonmetals, in the free state. The
atmosphere contained free hydrogen,
oxygen and nitrogen, gaseous binary
compounds, like the oxides of car
bon, metals in the gaseous form, and
many nonmetallic elements like sui
phur and chlorine. In the atmos-
pheric region farthest removed from
WIG ihOltOh NlOltuU
reactions occurred between the heat
ed elements, forming compounds
which were again dissipated into their
elements by the heat given off in the
act of formation or radiated from
the glowing surface below. The mag
nitude and violence of some of these
reactions almost battle the imagina-
ton. Let the reader drop a piece
of calcium carbide as large as a small
marble into a little water in a cup;
there is rapid action; a gas-acety-
lene-is given off, which burns with
a smoky flame if a lighted match is
held over the cup. So much heat is
generated in the reaction that the
cup becomes hot. Nearly four per
cent. of the earth's outer crust is
calcium; all this was at this period
of the earth's history in the form of
carbide. Imagine all the vast lime
stone mountain ranges of the pres
ent day as carbide, and try to realize
the effect when water fell upon any
considerable area. The heat gener-
ated would be so enormous that in
a moment the acetylene would ignite
and burn, forming oxides of carbon
and water vapor, which would in turn
decompose. throwing jets of glowing
hydrogen and oxygen vast distances
into the atmosphere, there to cool and
reunite to water. Similar phenomena
would attend the decomposition of
the hydrids and silicides, since the
substances formed are combustible
gases, or liquids or solids easily vola-
tilted. This is no wild fantasy, but
conservative statement of what must
have occurred at certain period of
the earth's history"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-21
HIS WHISTLE CHARMED BEES,
and His Oxen, and He Took
Them Home.

Henry Fitch, young farmer living
at Mountain End, invited death for
himself and his two oxen the other day
by whistling, says the St. Louis Repub-
lie. Young Fitch is whistler of much
ability. He has whistled at every farm
house and every gathering in the neigh
borhood, and when he is whistling o.
body cares to listen to piano, violin,
flute, guitar or banjo.
The other day Fitch was blowing in
the field-plowing and whistling. Two
sleek, sleepy oxen were drawing the
pillow, and neither they nor Fitch paid
any attention to anything but the
blowing and whistling. Presently a
swarm of thousands of honey bees how
cred over them. There was no use to
run-still less to fight them, and Fitch
kept on whistling and blowing while
the bees settled softly upon him and
the oxen. They seemed friendly enough
as long as Fitch whistled, and Fitch ad-
mits that he was willing to whistle as
long as they remained friendly and
seemed inclined to listen.
Fitch continued to pillow along. His
patch led toward his home, where he
could see his mother in the yard. He
caught the tails of the oxen and held
them so the beasts might not anger the
ebees by switching them. For Che dis
lance of half mile he held those two
OK tails and whistled. His mother
looked up and saw him. He and his
oxan Looked like thew mioht he civ-
cred with a soft brown fur. Fitch
stopped whistling just long enough to
say "bees" and then continued his team
without the bees realizing that he had
dropped a note.
Mrs. Fitch acted at once, She knew
something of bees and realized that
unless she got them hived in short or
der they would probably sting her son
to death. For she argued that he coulo
not keep on whistling forever. So she
got huge tin pan and began beating
it vigorously. The bees stirred uneasily
at this interruption of their concert,
but they did not sting, and after
few moments every one of them rose In
the air and started toward the tin pan,
Mrs. Fitch led the way to an empty
hive which had luckily been prepared
for another swarm, and by dint Of
much beating and coaxing got all the
bees into At.
Fitch topped whistling, sat down
fiat on tie ground ard mopped HIS face.
The sleeA lazy oxen switched their tails
yigorousl to make up for lost tina