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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
Remedy Worse Than AiIment.

The trouble with most patients" said
a well-known physician the other dav.
according to the Philadelphia Press, "is
that they won't tell their doctors every
thing relating 10 their case. When a man
dies of a disease not necessarily fatal it
is-in nine cases out of ten-the fault #
the patient, which is invariably laid at the
door of the physician. / came across n
curious case in point only last week A
man came TO me for what he considered
bad cold. l he'd him take off his coat
and open his vest and then examined him
carefully. There was really some serious
trouble with the lungs. l won't bother
you with the technical name, but other
wise the fellow appeared to be i'm robust
health. His cheeks were red and his eye
clear. Well, l wrote out a few doses
told him to diet himself and come around
again in few days for a more complete
examination. Noticing what appeared to
BE- cigar case in his vest l added that
he should take exercise and smoke one
cigar a day. l didn't soy that | con-
sidered too many bad for the lungs. Well
at the hour Of his next appointment he
appeared, but apparently much worse. All
his color was gone and he could just about
get along. You don't look improved. 1
said. and then remembering the habits
of most men, / continues: How about
that cigar?' oh. that's all right he re-
piled I just finished the one for to-day
But it's hard work, and don't think it's
doing me much good. You see, never
smoked I'm all my life before"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
1T HAS CAUSED A SENSATION.
THE CESSATION OF NEGOTIATIONS
WITH GERMANY.

Ambassador White Says 1t Is Due to
the More Recent shape of the Meat
Inspection BiII-Mny Cause "A Tarin
War in Which Germany Will Get
the Worst of It-Views of the War
Situation in south Africa.
Copyright, 1850, by the Associated Press)
Berlin Feb. 24-The, receipt of the news
from Washington intimating the cessatio1
of the commercial negotiations with Ger
many has created q sensation here. NJ
Andrew d. White, the United States am
bassador, said to the correspondent of IA
Associated Press:
II interpret the reported Washington &C
ton as being due to the more recent shap
of the meat inspection bill. If the bill
is adopted in its present shape it vii
cause a bitter tariff war between th5
United States and Germany, in which !
believe the latter viii get the worst of
The United States could cause the gr, al
est trouble by opening every bottle o
German wine and investigating every
stocking, etc. OF course it would be a
mere pretext, but it would be no worse
the world recognizes as excellent. The
German government officials already ex-
press satisfaction with the American in
spection and we have never objected to
stringent inspection here, if 1t is done for
sanitary reasons and not as a hindrance
to trade. L understand the German gov
eminent is opposed to the present form
of the bill.'
A responsible foreign Office official said
to the correspondent to-day:
Il have no information regarding a
hitch in the proceedings in Washington,
but do not attach Importance to the latest
news. The negotiations will proceed in a
conciliatory spirit, as heretofore"
SOuth African Wnr.
The German press is now convinced
that the British have really defeated Gen.
Cronje and that the latter's position is
desperate. Sympathies here remain on the
Boer side. Even Herr Eugene Richter,
the Radical leader in an editorial, speaks
admiringly of Gen Cronje's gallant resist
ance against a fourfold force. The
Neueste Nachrichten and many other pa
pers scold the British generals for the
lack of chivalry shown to the enemy. 1t
is quite plain, however, that the current
of German feeling is gradually but stead
lily changing in favor of Great Britain.
The Kreuz Zeitung, the army and court
organ, says:
Notwithstanding this England s
downfall would mean a distinct disad-
vantage to Germany in every part of the
globe. Therefore, it is no part of German
patriotism to uphold the cause of Eng
lands enemies"
The highest Prussian court has decided
the American title of doctor cannot be
used in Prussia without a special permit
from the government
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
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New Crimes and Penalties.
From the Forum.

The theft of a lamp is larceny; 1t may
be a Roman lamp or a Greek lamp, an
oil lamp or an electric lamp. Whether it
constitutes grand larCeny or petit larceny
will in certain states of the Union de-
pend, not upon its age or newness, but
Upon It's market value. On the other hand,
there are great number of modern
crimes which could not have been commit
ted in ancient days because the instru-
ments for their preparation did not ex-
ist. They are the outcome of modern civi-
liZation and they require new legislation.
The tapping of a telegraph wire is a
modern form of highway robbery. In the
old days the method was to waylay the
courier on the road and to rob him of
his purse or of his message. The formula
of the modern highwayman is not Stand
and deliver" but simply Deliver" And
he may get a message from the lightning
courier which may be worth more to him
than a well filed purse. But there is
nothing to be gained by indiscrminate
tapping. 1t is some special message or in
formation that the thief is looking for,
possibly for its effect on the stock market
or On other business ventures; but the
use OF cipher codes renders the tapping Of
telegraph wires of little avail, even in
time Of war unless the code, as well as
tho message, has been stolen. For the
tapping of power or light lines the modern
highwaynlan comes in out of the rain He
can 90 his business better indoors by az
lacking the electric meter confusing its
calculations, and thus getting more cur
rent than ne pays for. Such, at least,
seems to be the implication of recent stat
uteS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
LARGE TROLLEY CAR WRECKED
Several Passengers Seriously Injur-
ed at Atlanta.

Atlanta. Feb. PA street car on the
Decatur blue line was wrecked at Ills
o'clock this morning near Oakland Gene
terry by striking an obstruction, which
had evidently been placed across the
track. The car, which is the largest in
the service here, jumped fully ten feet
into the air and rolled fifteen feet down an
embankment.
The twelve passengers on the car were
more or less injured Those sustaining
serious injuries are Motorman George Mad
dox, Herschell Dalaperry, Policeman Eu-
gene Coker, Policeman Sid Coogler and E.
w. Wallace
1t is thought Delaperry and Col1er are
fatally injured, beside sustaining frightful
cuts and bruises, both were injured IN
ternaly. The car was the last to leave
the city for Decatur and was running at
a high rate of speed when it struck the
obstruction. The car was completely
wrecked
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

Baker county is left blank in the table.
because az the last general election for
state officers. in 1885, there was no election
In Baker In the coming State Conven-
ton that county will have not less than
two nor more than four votes. and IL is
thought that Mr.. Mays win get them.
Madison county's seven votes win be d.
vided between Messrs Beggs and Mays
though in what proportion is yet uncer-
tain. The same statement is believed to
be true Of Columbia and Suwanee coun-
ties.
The other three counties classed as
doubtful or divded-Aiachua. Duval and
IIillsboro the county sites of which are.
respec lively, Gainesville. Jacksonville and
Tampa+are said 10 offer splendid fighting
chances for all the candidates, with a
strong probability in each case that Mr.
Myers win get the lions share of the dele
gates.
The impression grows daily that after a
few ballots the weaker candidates will
drop out and leave the final struggle 10
Messrs Myers and Beggs. OF course, any
Speculation as TO what their relative stand
ing viii be al that crisis would now be the
merest guess-work.
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HOW FL0RIDA'S RACE STANDS.
CHANCES OF GUBERN AToRIAL CAN
DIDATEs IN FIGURES.

Counties Are Being Checked on by
the PoIiticinns-Nyers Leads in the
Number of Sure Votes, and Beggs
Comes Next-There Are Seventy-SiX
Doubtful Vote-AI the Candidates
Have Fighting Chances in Most of
the Big Counties
Tallahassee. Fla, Feb 2I-search the
pockets of almost any OF the leading Dem
ocratic politicians of Florida at this time,
and somewhere therein will be found slips
of paper or a memorandum book on which
is written a list of the counties in the
state checked off 90 the several guberna-
torial candidates according as The various
prophets think their votes will he cast in
the Democratic State Convention, the
meeting of which is now eagerly awaited
by everp lotician in Florida.
No newspaper has yet printed forecast
as 10 what strength the several candidates
will enter the convention with, ana, in
deed, it is next 20 impossible to do this
with a great degree of accuracy, because
indications are that several of the coun-
ties with the largest votes wiI send badly
divided delegations.
The subjoined table and few explanatory
notes following, prepared by a representa-
tive of the Morning News after consulting
a number of the leading and best posted
Democrats in Florida, is believed by good
judges 20 present a graphic picture of the
situation in the gubernatorial contest as
il stands to-day, and to be about as nearly
accurate as one can now predict An in
terestiug and valuable cue is thereby fur
nished to each of the candidates and
their friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

runa. They do so because they have
learned by experience that it is a valuable
medicine
Not only is 1t a valuable medicine but
1t is applicable 40 the climatic ailments
of winter and summer. Extremes of heat
and cold in the United States makes it
land of catarrh.
Nearly everybody has catarrh. This is
more especially true among the middle
and lower classes. Exposure to the cim-
ate, hard work, and unventilated sleep
ing rooms are the principal causes. Char
liable Institutions have found, by bitter
experience that catarrhal diseases not
only are the most numerous of all other
diseases put together, but they are the
hardest to cure.
Peruna is a specific for this class of
diseases. No other remedy can take its
place Thousands of cases of chronic cat
arrh are cured by the use of simply a
bottle. People who have spent large sums
to be cured of catarrh, have turned 70
Peruna as a last resort and been cured
by the use of a single bottle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
F"FIs-e~-777----7---7----
why We sit on Tables,
From the Criterion.

About 100000 women are exasperated
every day by men sitting on tables. So
far as l am aware women do not pay for
the furniture, and it Is none of their bus
mess how 1t is used The habit of men
sitting on tables has led to the invention
OF the cushioned billiard table and will
no doubt ultimately result in other clever
notions. At one time 1t was supposed
that men chose to sit on tables because
they could get exercise without exertion
by swinging their own legs and by kick
ing the legs of the table The scientific
fact is that tables are more magnetic than
chairs. II three men walk into room
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
An "American DUEL" at Heidelberg


During my residence in Heidelberg Ia
m@rtble and terrible affair took place that
threw a profound gloom over the univer-
sity and the entire town. Two German
students having quarreled, decided the
earth was not large enough for both of
them to live in, and resOrted TO the dia-
bolical practice called the American
duel" In a darkened room The two young
men drew lots, having sworn that he who
drew the black ball would commit suicide.
The unhappy loser went to his room and
discharged a bullet into his breast, but
missed his heart and fingered for several
days on his deathbed; his parents were
summoned by telegraph and besought him
on their knees to disclose the name OF
his antagCni but he steadfastly refused
and died with the secret in his breast.
The students not only excused his conduct,
but praised his courage, and when his re-
mains were taken to the railway station
to be transported to a distant city they
accompanied the funeral cortege with
torches and music. The students claimed
he was moi a sulctde, for he was killed in
an honorable duel and they maintained
that his opponent was not accessory TO his
death because he shot himself; l had
many arguments with them and never
could convince them of their extraordinary
regeneration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

Carnival One of the Most Magnificent
Ever Presented.

New Orleans Feb. "A The New Orleans
carnival of 1909 may now be said TO be in
fun swing. Every hotel in the city is
crowded or has it's rooms engaged in ad-
vance, every arriving train is packed and
the promise is for the largest crowd ever
present during Mardi Gras season. The
outlook is for cool and fair weather.
The carnival this season has been made
to extend over SIX days instead of two.
The Nereus electrical parade and the pa
geant CT Menus on Wednesday and
Thursday nights were extra events of this
season. To day there was trades dis
play.
The battleship Texas, Commander Glib
sen, arrived and was given noisy well
come WI Ting Fang, Chinese minister to
the United States, who has been extended
the freedom of the city by the Council,
and the National Editorial Association,
viii arrive Monday. There will be a nota-
BILE river and land reception to Rex on
Monday and superb pageant by Proteus
on Monday evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
The First Coaches in London.
From the Cornhill Magazine.


Riding was the only alternative to walk
ing at the beginning of Elizabeth's reign.
and lady never rode without six or sew
en- serving men to carey attire suitable to
all contingencies, and the means to repair
toilet, which might suffer on the Jour
ney. To diminish this cost coaches came
into use. They were introduced in 1854 by
Dutch coachman of the Queen, but we
are told "a coach was a strange monster
in those days, and the sight of it put both
man and horse into amazement; some said
II was great crabshell brought out of
China, and some imagined it 10 be one of
the pagan temples in which the cannibals
worshipped the devil Bur at length these
doubts were cleared and coach making be-
came a substantial trade. SO rapid was the
increase in coaches that in 1901 an act of
Parliament was passed ito restrain the
excessive and superfluous use of coaches
within this realm" In spite of this inno-
walton, no method could be devised which
made locomotion pleasant through streets
which were alternately torrents of dir,
finding their way TO the Fleet ditch, and
thick deposits of black mud which fur
nished a ready weapon TO any one who
wished to express disapprobation. II is
d!fficuh for us TO picture London without
either cabs or omnibuses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
PRESIDENT ELIOT IN CHICAGO.
Harvard Graduates of the Windy
City Welcomed Him There.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-For the first time in
citation tonight welcomed her president
of the University, Charles William Eliot.
President Eliots reception was the fea-
ture of the forty-third annual dinner of
the club and 800 Harvard men were pres
ent to do honor to the guest. President
Eliot was received with cheers.
THE university knows the results of
its work." said President Eliot, "by the
success of it's graduates. Harvard men al
ways have been an honor to the institu-
ton and in my travels around the world
| have often found proofs of this
Among the speakers of the evening were
Samuel Hill Lloyd Wheaton Bowers,
Yale; Franklin Hamlin and Edward Terry
Sanford of Knoxville, Tenn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
The Black Walnut.
From the Berea Quarterly


The great size often reached by this
Tree the richness of the dark brown wood
the unique beauty of the grain sometimes
found in burls, knots feathers and in the
curl of the roots, all conspire to make
TINS the most choice and high priced Of
all our native woods
twenty-five years ago walnut was ak
tensivey used in the manufacture of fine
furniture and finishings in this country,
put manufacturers adroity drew atten-
ton TO the beauty of darkly stained quas-
tered oak, and the use of the rarer wood
has greatly declined. But all this time
the search for fine black walnut logs has
gone on Systematically, though quietly.
the trade attracting little attent.o1s
though the volume of lumber handled has
been large. Though found to some ex-
tent IN the Atlantic states from Massl-
chusetts southwark, the great source Of
supply has been the central portion of III
mississippi valley. The walnut is at home
IN the rich alluvial bottom lands of the
western streams, and in the stony lime
stone soils of the hills and mountains, anl
such localities the buyers have left few
trees unsurveyed. Throughout Eastern
Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas as well
as the states along the Ohio and is
tributaries, may be seen a few logs at this
niue station, car or two at that, with
carefully hewn sides and painted ends,
ready for the market
II you ask where this market is, You
VIII md that the great bulk of this rare
lumber goes to Europe. While we have
been led into an enthusiastic admiration
for line oak, stained according to the de-
gree of antiquity it is supposed to repre-
sent, our European cousins have been
paying fancy prices for the rich black
walnut that we have allowed to go "out
of fashion"
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---e-@9-e---
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.
II Was Celebrated With Horse Races
and Fire Crnckers.

Havana, Feb. A-To-day the anniver-
sary of Cuban independence, has been OBJ
served by Cubans of all classes, in many
ways Masses were celebrated in
churches; political meetings were held at
which addresses We're delivered by
prominent persons and there were numer-
Gus picnics and several horse races. The
race meeting was the most successful vet
given by the Havana Jockey Club, the
contest for gentlemen riders being es-
pecially spirited and interesting. The
event was won, after an exciting contest
by Decapod. owned and ridden respec-
lively by Messrs. Hubbell and Heard.
Every building, the owner of which pos
sessed a flag was decorated, the Spanish
colors being occasionally in evidence.
The boys kept up a continual fusillade of
fire crackers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
False Teeth of antiquity.


The manufacture and use of false teeth
is undoubtedly a practice OF great antiq-
uity. The auci ut Egypt ans were 70 mean
dentists. Jawbones Of mummies have been
found with false teeth in them and also
with teeth filled with gold. The ancient
Greeks also knew how to fill teeth with
gold, also how to make false teeth.
There is plentiful evidence Of skilled dem
tlstry among the Romans. for many of
the old Latin authors have references to
false teeth. In the Roman Laws of che
Twelve TAb.es' there is distinct refer
ence to artificial teeth. The first part OF
No. 10 forbids useless expense at funerals
in general, but an exception IL permitted
by No. II. which allows that che gold fill-
ings Of false teeth or the gold with which
they We're bound should be buried or
burned with the deceased.
Within the last year an ancient grave
was discovered near Rome and opened. In
1t was found the skeleton OF a woman with
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

where there is no woman, two of them
will make for the table naturally. The
third one will try two or three chairs
and finally give up in despair and join
the others. The source of this magnetism
is the friction that women create by pol
ishing tables so frequently. OF course,
women say that they only polish tables
because men sit on them and spoil them,
but this is illogical and feminine. No
really clever men sit on chairs. They
use their chairs for keeping their papers
and things on, also their feet.
Chairs are VIGOROUSLY immoral. You
will notice that q well-bred man, when
he finds himself losing his temper, inva-
riably gets up from the chair and makes
a direct line for the nearest table. This
enables him to keep his temper and to
argue reasonably.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

gins to agitate them violently, turnlng
this way and that to make sure that he
has clear space. If he then attempts
TO fiy-it is one of his common blunders-
he instantly strikes against some branch
or cluster of leaves and is thrown down.
The tumble does not hurt him in the
least, but so greatly astonishes him that
he remains motionless good while; then,
recovering his senses, he begins to ascend
again. At length after a good MANY &C
cidents and adventures by the way, he
gets on to the topmost twig, and, after
some buzzing to get up steam, launches
himself heavily on the air and goes away
in grand style
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
SHIPPING SUBSIDY BILL.
Democrats Held IA Conference with
Regard 10 1t.

Washington, Feb 24-An informal con-
ference of the Democratic members of the
House Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries was held to-day in refer
ence to the Minor shipping subsidy bill.
1t was the general agreement that neither
OF the bills proposed by the majority was
satisfactory. Representative Fitzgerald
of Massachusetts proposed several amend
ments extending the time within which
Americans can purchase ships abroad. al
lowing vessels TO be purchased anywhere
and operated under the American flag and
requiring for every ton of foreign shipping
brought in an equivalent In American ship
yards.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
REPORT FROM OHIO.

The Sisters of st. Erancis of ST
street, corner of Rose avenue, Ca-
Iumbus, o., writes;
''SOme years ago friend of our
institution recommended DIR. Hart
mans Perunn as an excellent rene
dy for la grippe, of which we then
had several eases which threatened
to be of serious character. We he
gan to use it and experienced such
wonderful results thar since then
Peruna has become our favOTite
medicine for Ia grippe, catarrh,
coughs, colds and bronchitis"
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"MY NAME is wM. M'KINLEY."
President submits to Amusing Inter
view by Little jap.
From the New York World.


From the New York World.
Washington. Feb. pa Japanese troupe
of acrobats visited the White House yes
terday under charge of r. Yoshmate, who
introduced them to the President One of
Mr.. Yoshmate's charges, Master X. Var
kietri is less than seven years old. This
little fellow hid behind the manager I'M
til the members CT the troupe were re-
firing, when the President noticed him
and asked his name.
Master Yarkietri, not knowing 1t was
the President, answered promptly. He
then proceeded to interview his excellen-
cy thus:
81 want to see George Washington, the
father of this country"
The President escorted the little chap
to the picture of Washington and eV-
plained that the original was dead.
well, what is your name?" persisted
Master Yarkietri.
MY name is William Mckinley" was
the smiling answer.
what do you do here?''
81 am the successor of George Wash
ngton and the President Of the United
States" replied the President, looking
kindly at the little chap. who collapsed.
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REPORT FROM ILLINOIS.

Mrs. Clara Makemer, housekeeper for
the Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mis-
sion, of Chicago, writes the following
letter from 302 Chestnut street, Chicago.
"Peruna is the best tonic 1 have ever
known for general debility-a sure Gu. q
for liver complaint, and never-failinc
adjuster in cases of dyspepsia. l have,
also used it in cases of female Irregular
ties and weak nerves common to the sex,
and have found IL most satisfactory
For almost any internal trouble PerunG
is an ideal medicine chest, and deserving
of the confidence and endorsement Of
all"