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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
GALVEsTON's FUTURE.

There is no reason for doubling that
Galveston will have a great future Her
people were not disheartened by the storm
which destroyed so many lives and ruined
SO many of their homes and business
houses. They are determined to make
the city bigger and greater in every way
than it ever was before.
And the people of Texas are going to
help them. AT the recent meeting al
Dallas, called to see what the state could
do towards helping in rebuilding the city,
this fact was brought out clearly. 1t il
well understood that Texas has no port
es good as Galveston and, therefore, it
is to her interest to restore that city.
Galveston's taxes will, in all probable
ity, be RENTED for two years, and plenty
of time given for the payment of delin-
quent taxes. The citys debt will be re-
funded into bonds that will not bear more
than three per cent. The Federal gov
eminent will spend very large amount
of money in restoring the jetties that
were injured by the storm, and the har-
Dor will, within a year or two, be, in as
good a condition as it was before the
storm And the Federal government is
being asked to build protection wall
along the gulf shore. 1t is very proba-
BILE that this request will be granted, as
It is understood that Congress is dis
posed to do what 1t can in rebuilding the
city.
Galveston has not lost any of her bus'-
ness. on the contrary It is apparent that
just as soon as her facilities for handling
business are Equal TO any demands that
may be made upon them. her business
will be far greater than it was before
the storm. The sympathy of the people
of the state is with her and it will
continue to manifest itself for years to
come.
| And Texas Is a rapidly growing state.
Within the next ten years she will be
able to furnish Galveston twice as much
business as she does now. OF course. the
Galveston people are still depressed. II
is but natural they should be. Hundreds
o, them are now living in tents on the
Gulf shore Bot It will not be long before
they will he out OF The tents and IT, houses
o. their own. NOBODY seems to fear an
ether destructive storm. Besides, the Ut
most confidence is felt in the means II
is proposed to adopt to protect the city
from the incoming sea in the event of a
great storm.
1t is safe prediction that by the time
the next census Is taken Galveston will
bear no marks Or last years storm. AMI
that in wealth aud population she Will
be FAR ahead Of what she was before that
storm.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
MAYOR HIGGINS, SUIT.

Mayor Higgins suit of clothes is the
text from which a number of Southern
newspapers are preaching sermons of In
dustrial hope and encouragement. Nj.
Higgins is the chief executive Of the city
of Waco, Tex. He wears a suit of clothes
made by a TeYas tailor, from cloth spun
and woven by a Texas factory from wool
grown in Texas. AS a consistent patron
of home industry, he is a shining exam,
pie If there were more Rigginses scat
tered throughout the important official
places in the South, the wool, textile and
tailoring industries would DE immensely
benefited. Unfortunately, however, many
Of our officials and leading citizens will
not wear suit of clothes unless it IS
made in New York, Philadelphia or Eu-
rope out of materials produced in some
section that may be called foreign to the
South. They make their money here.
but they insist upon spending 1t else
where. For some reason or other a for
eign label appears to be a magnet which
ii is hard to escape.
Mayor Higgins Southern suit of clothes.
by the way, is hardly unique. In Geor-
gia there are thousands of suits of clothes
that are made from wool grown, carded,
spun, woven. cut. fitted and stitched in
the state. The manufacturers as well as
the tailors. in these cases, however, are
the thrifty housewives of the farms. Not
only do mems suiungs come from the
hand-looms of these delft workers, but
cloth for women's wear also, as well as
woven wooden couuterpanes that for com
fort, beauty and durability cannot be sur
passed anywhere in the world These
articles however, are the products of the
old-fashioned hand apparatus, which can
not of course compete with machine-made
goods, and they are made use of by the
thrifty agricultural classes almost en-
tireiy. The city man and the public Off
cial seldom if ever affects the home
spuns."
Mayor Higgins, suit differs from the
foregoing in that it was fashioned by a
regular tailor from machine-made cloth,
all however, of the South. There isn't
any good reason why tens of thousands
of leading Southern men should not wear
suits similarly produced. We have every
advantage mere for raising strengthening
the neutrality-suspicious. yellow dogs
and every advantage for manufacturing
the wool into cloth. Why do we not dc
it? 1t is true that we are making some
progress in that direction, but the celer-
ity of the movement is hardly what II
might well be.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

The London Jewish Chronicle gives some
anecdotes of Henry Russell, the song
writer, who recently died at an advanced
age. Although, having lived a wandering
life for many years, he did not move prom
inently in Jewish circles, he had many
close friends among his coreligionlsts.
When Mr.. Russell was accustomed to say
to Sir Moses Montefiore that he was get
ting on in years, Sir Moses, who was
greatly his senior would reply: MY dear
old boy, you are only a baby" At the
house of Rev. Mr.. Green, where he was
a frequent visitor. he would tell some of
his amusing experiences, of which no man
ever had a larger store. One OF them
had reference TO the time when he was
in a wild part of America and often car
ried his life in mis- hand. One day, when
he was supposed to be asleep, a man bent
over him. Mr.. Russell feared his last
hour had come. When at length he sum-
moned up courage to open his eyes, he
was pleasantly treasured by his supposed
antagonist asking him: Henry, can you
tell me when Yom Kippur iS?''
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

Not long ago, when there were rumors
concerning the resignation of Secretary
Lyman ]. Gage from President McKin-
ley's cabinet, the name of NMr. Leslie Nj.
Shaw of Iowa was coupled with che con-
tingent vacancy, relates the Saturday
Evening Post
Mr.. Shaw is a self-made man. Thirty
one years ago, when p years of age, he
left the Vermont farm of his father and
went to Iowa, determined never again 10
see his native state until he had won some
measure OF success. Seven years later he
was practicing law in Denison. score
of years later he was joint proprietor and
president Of two banks and interested in
a loaning business, the record of whlch
was but one foreclosed mortgage.
The Governors entrance into politics
was brilliant His name was brought for
ward three weeks before the convention
and he was nominated on the fourth PAL
bot over a field of ten candidates.
There is one story which the Governor
takes delight in telling when called upon
to speak to young people, for II IS lndlca-
tive of the policy which has characterized
his success in life.
While in the banking business he had
occasion to hire an assistant bookkeeper.
A business man in an adjoining town rec
commended a young man, and wrote
strong personal letter in his behalf. But
below the signature was the following;
"P. She plays in the band"
The young man did not get the position.
a few days later, when the future Gov
ernor met his friend, he said: why did
you write that poscripta What did you
mean by tH
Il was afraid you'd hire him." was the
reply.
"You can do but one thing at a time, "
concludes the Governor, in telling the
story. THE man who has time to pay
in tine band hasn't time to be first-class
bookkeeper in a bank
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
Missed His Calling.

A young insurance man received an in
PRODUCTION to some good people a few
days ago in a manner which he will not
soon forget, says the Cleveland Leader.
The friend who did the honors was some
what of a wag, but was one of these
quiet, sober, polished men whom one
meets occasionally. Upon this occasion
he was as grave and dignifed as church
deacon, and seemingly perfectly sincere.
He said:
81 would like to make you acquainted
with Mr.. B. l can recommend him to
your good graces, having known both him
and his family for years. His father is
one of the best men l know, and their
family is an old one. There is only one
thing l might say. Mr.. b is an insur-
ance man, and l have always insisted
that anyone who could tell as good lie
as he can ought either to be a piano tuner
or a lightning-rod agent"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
THE IMMIGRATION SCHEME AGAIN.

For a number of years efforts have
been made to commit the general govern
ment to great scheme of retaining
the arid lands OF the West by irrigation.
Noting the apparent policy of the domi-
nant faction at Washington to loot the
treasury for the benefit of favored inter
ests-as is seen in the ship subsidy bill
and other proposed lesislation-the pro-
meters of the irrigation scheme are once
more at the front with their plans. And
they are becoming quite importunate In
deed it can be understood why they
should be stin-necked in their demands.
They are in a position TO claim that they
have as much right to share in a divis-
ION of the public funds as any other pri-
vate interests. Vast areas of the lands
that would be reclaimed by the proposed
irrigation are the property of specializing
corporations and individuals, who bought
the lands Tor song and would be able to
sell them at from $50 to $50 per acre should
the government divert rivers and other
streams through them and construct
great storage reservoirs in them
1t is apparently now the purpose of the
irrigation promoters to saddle their
scheme upon che River and Harbor bill.
1t hasn't any right to be there of course.
Rivers and harbors are highways Of COM
merce, open to all and for the benefit of
all. The irrigation bitches would be for
the benefit of private owners into whose
lands they lead water The fact that 1t is
proposed TO divert certain small rivers
from their natural courses, which by the
way would result in injury to other pri-
vate owners, does not properly bring the
scheme within the scope of the great
River and Harbor bill. Promoters of such
legislation, however, do not care which
bill they get their appropriation through.
They would as soon ride upon the back
of the Sundry Civil, or the Executive
and Legislative as the River and Harbor
All they want is the money.
In justice to the vast public interests
served by the River and Harbor bill,
that instrument should not be burdened
with this questionable irrigation scheme
The latter should be made to stand upon
its own merits If it is not possessed of
inherent merit, it ought to fail. Hundreds
of millions OF dollars would be needed to
carry out the irrigation projects that
have been formulated The few millions
that it is proposed to ask for at this ses-
sion of Congress would be merely an en-
tering wedge, and greater sums would be
required each year. The river and harbor
improvements ought not 90 be jeopardized
by the imposition of this incubus upon
the bill which provides for them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

The fair plaintiffs counsel in the breach
of promise case thought that he would
make life a burden to the unfortunate
young man who was the unwilling de-
PENDANT says the New York World.
DO you mean to say" he asked after
a lot of embarrassing questions, that
after you had been absent for an entire
month you did not kiss the plaintiff, to
whom you were engaged to be married,
when you first saw her on your return?'
Il do" responded the defendant firmly.
"Win you make that statement to the
iury?"
Certainly, if necessary"
do you think they would believe you?'
zone of them would l know"
"Ah, indeed! Why should hep
Because he was present when l first
saw her. He was at the gate when
rode up, and she stuck her head out
of the second-story window and l asked
her, How dye do?' and said I'd be back
10 supper in half an hour. I'm no
giraffe"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
He Had SWORN OF.

A statesman of national repute decided
to swear off on Profanity, the new sys-
tenn to go into effect early this morning,
SAYS the Washington correspondence of
the New York World.
Midnight arrived and the bells were
ringing in the New Year when, right I'M
der the Senator's window, five or six
shots were fired in rapid succession. An
cry at the noise, the statesman sprang
from his bed, and after falling over the
usual amount of chairs reached the win
dow.
who is that firing down there?" he
called.
Me" came a voice.
Who is me?" the Senator demanded.
Jim, the coachman."
Jim. you - howled the man,
"if l had not sworn off using bad Ian
guage I'd cuss your head Off"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York Tribune. (Rep), says:
Cotton mills, both in the North and the
South, have had an encouraging and pros
porous year. In New England most of
the makers of cotton goods are reioic-
ing over handsome dividends, while man.
ufacturinE in the Carolinas, in Georgia,
in Mississippi and in other Southern
states, has been so profitable that many
new mills have been built and many old
ones have been enlarged. The North and
the South shake hands over the sound
and healthy growth of their industries J."
The Springfield (Mass) Republican,
Qud) says: THE announcement That the
election of Mr. Carlisle to the board of
managers of the Manhattan Club is a
first step toward reorgauiznz the Dem
ocratic party gives some point TO Mr.
Bryan's remark That the talk of reor-
ganization comes from swell clubs and
high-priced hotels rather than from the
threshing-machine The Manhattan Club
should get nearer to the corn and cotton
fields"
The Chicago Chronicle Oem) says:
THE action Of Russia in grabbing Man
churia--for that is what 1t practically
amounts to-will no doubt excite much
virtuous indignation among the other
Powers, but It Is just what any one Of
them would have done II given the oppor-
tunity. There Is much hypocrisy in the
attitude Of the allies"
The Greenvillc, Is. O. News CDem)
says: South Carolina is agitating the
question OF disposlng Of its convict farms.
Louisiana on the ether hand, has Just
purchased large farms for the utnizstio
Of It's convict labor. The question H.
SIN an open one"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

1t is a medicine for weak women. It is a
purely vegetable medicine and can be
taken by the NEST delicate. Kidney Dis
leases, Rheumatism and all diseases of the
Blood, Stomach and nerves soon succumb
to its wonderful effects upon the human
system. Thousands of people in Georgia
recommend 1t. Price $100.
QUAKER PAIN BALM is the medicine
that the Quaker Doctor made all of his
wonderful quick cures with. It's new
and wonderful medicine for Neuralgia,
Toothache, Backache, Rheumatism.
Sprains, Pain in Bowels; in fact. all pain
can be relieved by it Price Csc and SOC.
QUAKER WHITE WONDER SOAP. 4
medicated soap for the skin, scalp ana
complexion. Price 1Oc a cake
QUAKER HEALING SALVE, vege-
table ointment, for the cure of letter, &C.
zerna and erGptioEs Of the skin. Prizes
10c a box
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
Thirteen ON Passes.

Several years ago" said senator. ac-
cording to the New York World. Il trav-
eled from Washington on another mem
ber's pass When the conductor came to
me l handed him the bit of pasteboard
with some forebodings of trouble. He
scrutini2ed the pass for quite a period.
while l busted myself with a newspaper
trying to appear at ease The suspense
was terrible. The conductor looked at
the card, then at me. ! could stand it
no longer.
"'Well. what's the natter" l demand
ed, putting up the best bluff l could. "Oh,
nothing" said he there are fourteen
persons In this car and thirteen have
passes. You are the thirteenth; that is
all sir"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

Col. Victor Vifquain, who was lieutenant
colonel of the Third Nebraska Regiment
OF Volunteers under Col. William jennings
Bryan, and succeeded to the command
upon the resignation of Col. Bryan, is well
remembered in this city. He was station
ed here with the Seventh Army Corps.
Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee commanding.
during the war with Spain. A dispatch
from Lincoln, Neb.. states that Col. viz
quain the other day refused to take part
in the Inauguration of the new Governor
of his state for the reason that Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee. an eX-Confederate. was pres
ent. Vifquain was a soldier in the fed
eraI army and. according 10 the story. de-
clined 20 associate with the former
rebel" All of which seems very odd.
since Vifquain served under this Identical
ex-'rebel' during the recent war.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

The Missouri Legislature IS TO be asked
To pass bill providing for a state pawn.
shop at Kansas City. II IS little strange.
by the way that the state pawnshop
scheme has not been thought of over in
TilImania as an adjunct TO the whisky
dispensary. The two things might work
create business for the other. There are
large possibilities for money-making in
the scheme. After the dispensary had
made a man a drunkard, he could pawn
his clothes in the state pawn shop for
money with which to buy more whisky
from the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

One OF the consequences of reappor-
tionment Of the congressional districts in
accordance with the findings OF the latest
census, as pointed out In the Washington
correspondence Of the Philadelphia Led
ger, will be that the cities will gain at
the expense of the rural districts. This"
says the Ledger win tend TO increase
the Jealousy already existing between the
city and the country, and will have other
bad effects; nevertheless the principle is
sound one 1t Is not the land that Is
represented Ia Congress, but the people.
and certain number Of people are en-
titled TO one representative, no matter
where they live"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
wanted to Know How II Fell.

The girl was very rich and the young
man was poor but honest says Stray
Stories. She liked him, but that was all,
and he knew it. One night he had been
a little more tender than usual.
you are very rich" he ventured.
yes" she replied frankly. Il am worth
one million two hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars
And l am poor"
Eyes"
win you marry me?"
mo"
IL thought you wouldn't"
Then why did you ask me?"
"Oh, just 10 see how a man feels when
he loses one million two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

A movement is on foot in Philadelphia
to secure the compulsory registry of cases
OF consumption. with view to preventing
the spread of that disease. 1t is very
generally accepted now that consumption
is contagious disease, nevertheless there
seems to be great reluctance on the part
of governing bodies to treat it as other
contagious diseases are treated. Diph-
iberia, smallpox and scarlet fever cases
are isolated, yet neither is so deadly as
consumption. which is permitted to stalk
abroad and spread its poison.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

Queen Wilhelmina is a close-iisted little
Dutch woman. She is willing to do al
most anything to have Duke Henrys So
cial status advanced to as nearly her
own as may be possible. She has been
teasing Parliament to create him Prince
Consort and give him precedence over her
mother. But when it comes to money
for Henry the Queen closes her purse.
She is very rich, while Henry is poor.
The Queen thinks Parliament ought to
provide a liberal income for her husband,
and Parliament thinks the Queen ought
TO provide it herself.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

Secretary Root is said to be favorably
inclined towards the idea Of taking a
trip TO the Philippine Islands to see how
things are getting along over there. He
may take Gen. Corbin along With him.
1t would be a fine junket. We have now
a commission of very able men in the
islands. What Secretary Root would be
able TO learn from personal investlga-
ton that the commission or the army Of
ncers. could not ascertain for him cannot
be conjeotured.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
The QuakGrs Are
Honest PEOPLE,

The Quaker Herb
Tonic is not only a
blood purifier, but a
Blood Maker for
Pale, Weak and De-
bilitated people who
have not strength
nor blood. 1t acts as
a tonic, II regulates
digestion, cures dys-
pepsia and lends
strength and tone to
the nervous system.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

Two years ago the Texas Legislature
law. So severe are its requirements that
the law has proved ineffective. 1t seeks,
indeed, to make the trusts furnish evil
deuce for their own undoing, besides
which there are other weaknesses where
its trainers hoped it would be strongest
One of the first matters that will be given
attention by the new session of the Leg
islature. shortly to assemble, is the ani-
trust law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

Recently a lot of rails and electrical
street railway apparatus was shipped
from this country to Spain. 1t required the
licking which Spain not long ago received
at the hands of Uncle Sam to wake her
up to modern ideas and progressiveness.
And now, it seems. she is going to prove
our good friend and customer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for generally fair weather, winds general
" northeasterly, fresh on the coast; for
Eastern Florida, generally fair weather,
except occasional rains on the southeast
coast.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

1t may be that those four Democratic
members of the Pennsylvania Legislature
who voted with the Quay Republicans
were not bribed, but they will have a
hard time convincing the public of it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

One afternoon two weeks ago Joseph T.
Netcalf, wealthy manufacturer In Erie,
Pa. was about to sign a contract for Si0-
COO life insurance. when an urgent tele-
phone call came for him He asked the
insurance agent to excuse him and call
the next morning to complete the transac-
ton. Mr.. Metcalf was then in perfect
health. That night. however, he contract
ed a severe cold, which developed pneu-
MONA, from which he died a few days
ago. That telephone call therefore, cost
his heirs $4,000.