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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
Things Not to Say.

The list of phrases qualified for an old
age pension is growing. says the London
Chronicle. In the current number of the
Cornhill the amusing writer of the Lon
doner's log catches himself using the cpl
tibet "well groomed." "Well groomed."
he writes, lis journalese for well dress
ed " and no living creature except Penn
yalinus ever said the one for the other.
Let it be bound in one bundle of abomina-
lions with trend" and ARRAY and
"transpire"-in the sense of happen
and lit goes without saying" and "a new
departure" and much in evidence" So
the jerrybuilder of articles. to save time
trouble and expense. builds with ready
made phrases. just as the jerrybuilder of
houses gets his doors and window frames
ready-made from Scandinavia.
Your modest list of overworked phrases,
writes a correspondent, suggests an il
Illustrative story of a young reporter, "ver-
batim note taker and able to work at the
case,1 who nevertheless hated frayed and
worn expressions. ''You have used the
word grouse three times in this para
graph" said the editor-proprietor with a
cold, critical emphasis. 81 have" adj
mitted the reporter-compositor; what
else can 1 call a grouse?" What else
what eisep' cried the editor angrily
where has your imagination gone? Call
him a 'feathered denizen of the moor of
course" The reporter digested the les
son. The next day he Clipped long re-
port about yellow fever in Cuba. in which
the disease was sometimes referred to by
its coloquial name yellow jack" He
inserted II under the heading. Chrome
Coored John" left his resignation on the
table, and thenceforth wrote serials.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
cARNEGrE,s GIFTS.

1t is a safe assertion that Mr.. Carnegie
found more pleasure in accommodating his
vast fortune than he will get out OF the
distribution of it. The dispatches yester-
day announced that he had given slo'oOo'VoO
to four Scotch universities. The income
from that amount will be more than the
income they are now receiving from tut
ton fees.
But it seems that there is some dissat-
isfaction with the gift. Just what 1t Is
the dispatches did not say, but it appears
TO be connected with some conditions Mr.
Carnegie has attached to the Donation
Probably it is thought that Mr.. Carnegie
ought 10 turn over the money to the oeh-
efciaries and let them invest it as they
please and spend it in accordance with
their ideas-in other words, to do with
it just as they please.
II is doubtful II any of the libraries
and other gifts which Mr.. Carnegie has
made in this country have given such
satisfaction that there has been no crid-
clsm of them. 1t is fact that his gifts
of money for libraries have been very
generally criticised. More than one OF
the leading papers of New York City OPP
posed accepting the gift he made for SIX.
ty-five free libraries in that city, mainly
on the ground that the libraries would
cost the city a great deal more money
than they would cost Mr.. Carnegie, and
yet Mr. Carnegie would get all the credit
for them. 1t was further argued that the
Libraries would do very little good, as
the kind of books that would be circu-
lated by them are light novels from which
amusement, not profit is obtained
Perhaps Mr.. Carnegie does not permit
criticism of his acts to worry him. Be-
lieving that what he is doing is right he
NAV be able to listen to what his critics
say without being worried by it, but, II
so. he is constituted differently from
most men. The average philanthropist
wants his efforts to benefit his fellowmen
appreciated. Assuming, however, that
Mr.. Carnegie really believes that man
who dies rich dies disgraced, and that
his chief purpose is to get rid of his riches
the views which the public takes of his
benefactions may not cause him to lose
much sleep.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
Reflections of n Bachelor.

From the New York Press
Be sure you're right and then let your
wife go ahead.
No man ever comes to hate woman
who is not one that he might have loved.
Ia is instructive in the average man TO
try and comfort a pretty widow by max
ing her think there are others.
You can't always tell what a girls IA
vorite coon song is by the classic music
she keeps scattered on the piano.
Marriage makes a man either suicide
or else a philosopher. This is the reason
why all the ancient philosophers were
married.
II women Just naturally had all they
wanted to wear and men all they wanted
to eat. marriage would die out in one
generation
There Is about the same danger in a
widow that there is In a successful lie.
The proof that there IL no housecieaning
i'm heaven is that there lie no heaven In
housekeeping.
when a woman tells you that all OF the
men are alike she has generally found out
that one OF them was different
No woman can afford 20 wear sensible"
shoes as long as there Is any man who
doesn't act sensible about her.
Very few men who are wise enough TO
make women love them can be idiots
enough to make them worship them
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
BRIGHT BITS.

-Bfkins (who is giving a partly
What do you get an evening for waiting
at entertainments" waiter-'Five shiIl-
ings, sir; but If there is to be singing l
must ask six. sir."-Tit-Bits.
Keen bservation.-PearI-'I don't
believe the Van de Courtneys keep any
servants" Ruby-"Why do YOU think
so?" Pearl-"Because you never see any
broken bric-a-brac in their ashbox. Chi
cago News.
Sterling Qualities.-Gotrox-" dis
charged my last butler because he got
drunk" New Butler-"weIl. you'u never
ave to discharge me hon that haccount,
sir! HI could drink hall day hand then
walk crackr'-Puck.
-Mean.-Tess-"Whe 1 met Nav to-
day I had my new gown on Naturally,
| expected her to say something about
1t, but she pretended not to notice it,
Jess-"Yes, she's an awfully tender
hearted giri."-Philadelphia Press.
The Place for Hfm.-"Shure. Mrs.
MGoogin, an is it thrue that yer mons
got position in the place force?" ''Yis.
indade, Mrs. O'Hoolihan. An phwy not
He was after gittin too fat t worruk. -
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
-Doctor-"well, you got those leeches
1 sent for your husband. Mrs. Giles?''
Mrs Giles-''Yes, EUR; but what on earth
be the good d sending they little things
vor grit big chap like he? jes' took
an clapped ferret on 'un."-Punch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
WALL sTREET PHILOSOPHY.

Is the recent statement of James R.
Keene, the noted Wall street broker, that
Hal men are bad" correct? 1t can hardly
be. 1t is certain that the number who be-
lieve it is are not in the majority. Mr..
Keene believes it is, and his belief, prob
ably, is based upon his experience in
Wall street.
No doubt there are in every community
many who are bad. They do not do
things which get them into trouble or
into Jail. Indeed, they pass as very re-
spectacle citizens, but whenever an OPP
portunity presents itself for getting other
peoples property by sharp practices
practices by which the law is evaded-
they are quick to take advantage of it.
Yet these same people would be highly
indignant if told that they were dishon-
est men-bad men.
No doubt Mr.. Keene has found that
Wall street abounds in men who are
honest, just to the extent that the law
makes them honest, and no further. But
he is wrong in asserting that there are
no good men. There are plenty of them.
They are found in every walk of life.
They would give up life before they
would stoop to a mean or a dishonest ac-
ton.
On last Sunday DIR. Louis Abbott Banks,
of the Grace Methodist Church, New
York city, preached on Wall street phil
osophy. taking as his subject Mr.. Keene's
assertion that "all men are bad" He was
inclined to the belief that playing With
millions of dollars in Wall street was
calculated to blunt a mans moral sense.
lie said there are many men who are
only human moles, who feel their way
through the black underground of hu-
man selfishness and self indulgence, and
push up their little piles of dirt, and are
all men are not bad-that the majority
are good and have the confidence of the
communities in which they live.
But what is the effect of the philosophy.
which Mr.. Keene teaches, upon young
men? Is 1t not to destroy their ideals, to
rob them of all ambition to accomullsh
in life the things which are admired and
applauded? In the course of his remarks
the Rev. Mr. Banks, speaking of Mr..
keenes philosophy said: His words
blight like a pestilence. There is a devas-
tating power about such false statements
that withers up boys and young men by
the multitude. Make young man believe
that all men are bad and that in business
dishonesty is the rule. and not the ex-
ception. that a high sense of honor and a
rigid standard of integrity in business
life is impossible. and you have dwarfed
him from the start"
II Mr.. Keene's Wall street philosophy
were to be taught and accepted. the pro
gress of the world towards a higher civ
ilization would be checked.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
A Substitute Teachers woes.

Would you mind taking my Sunday
school class next week." asked my friend,
Miss F, in persuasive tones. Il am
invited to such charming house party.
but DR.. s. doesn't like the pupils to be
left alone"
But I am quite unaccustomed to chill
dren,' I protested. Besides, l wouldn' t
know the lessons myself"
That doesn't matter" was the prompt
reply. They are so ignorant you needn' t
be afraid"
Thus reasurred, says woman writer
in the st. Louis Republic, I gave a re-
luctant promise, and the following Sab
bath saw me, dressed in my best. con-
fronting a long row of small boys, who
criticised me in audible whispers.
Amt teachers hair red?' was the
comment of the nearest one. 1 felt my
face beginning to partaIe of the objec-
tionable hue. To hide my embarrassment
announced that we would begin the
lesson, which proved to be the cleans
ing of the ten lepers.
And So" 1 concluded finally, "only one
returned to give thanks" Having direct
ed my discourse chiefly to the floor, 1
now ventured to glance at my hearers.
To my amazement. there was blank in
credulity on every face. At length one
might be true; Balaams ass could talk"
What do you mean?" 1 asked, bewild-
cred. Don't you know what Ieper is?'
''Of course" said the youth, tits an
animal with spots"
Having convinced the class that I did
not refer to leopards or any other part of
a circus, 1 sought to obliterate the mem
DRY of my failure by a review of the cate
chism. At this ordeal the entire class be-
game subdued Greatly encouraged,
piled them with questions. All went well
until my fatal eloquence again tempted
me to a few remarks on contentment
mo doubt" 1 stated, anybody here
would be satisfied to be what his father
is"
At this point I perceived one scholar
scowling f1ercely at his shoes. Shocked at
such unflial feelings, 1 inquired of him
his fathers calling.
81 don't like to tell" he whImpered.
You should be proud % your father
I insisted.
well, then" he stammered, hes the
bearded woman in IS museum"
Had not the superintendent at that mo-
ment struck the bell for dismissal /
should have made an unauthorized es-
cane
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
THE PRICE OF COTTON.

There are some statements in a recent
| article which bears the signature of Mr..
| Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern
Cotton Growers Association, which do
not seem to be entirely clear. He ap-
pears to think that the reason why the
price of cotton has declined so much from
the highest price of the season is that
the bears have got control of the market
and forced down the price. He does not
believe there is anything in the condition
of the textile market which justifies
the fall in the price of cotton. He calls
attention to the statement, so often made,
that the trouble in China has had a de-
pressing effect on the textile market but
he does not think that that trouble has
had much, if anything, to do with the
decline in the price of cotton.
1t seems to us that Mr.. Jordan is
wrong in the position he takes. From
every well-informed source the report
comes that there is great depression In the
textile market, and there has been depres-
sion in that market for a number of
months As to the cause of it there is of
course a difference of opinion. It may be
overproduction of textile goods or the
trouble in China or some other cause, but
that there is depression there is no
doubt
A good many mills have had to shut
down or run on half time. and it IS said
that in the South some of the mills are
embarrassed. 1t is evident that the lack
of demand for cotton goods has caused
the falling off in the price of cotton. The
statement that the bears have brought
tiated by facts.
Mr.. Jordan does not think that the
trouble in China has had any effect on
the market for textile goods. 1t is diff
cult to understand how he can hold that
view He admits that China takes pretty
nearly one-twentieth of our cotton. That
would be about 100000 bales. But Mr..
Jordan quotes. approvingly, a cable
gram from European spinner in which
the statement is made that 100000 bales
less in sight to the end of August will
make a difference of two cents a pound
in the price of cotton.
There is no good reason for doubling
that If China had taken, during the last
twelve months, as much cotton goods as
she took before the Boxer trouble began,
the price of cotton would be from a cent
and a half to two cents a pound higher
than it is.
Spinners unions in Europe can no longer
control the price of cotton. The mills of
this country have to be reckoned with.
The cotton growers can depend upon a
good price for their cotton when the pro-
ducts of the mills are in demand at fair
prices. Spinners cannot give a high price
for cotton when they cannot get rid of
their products, except at prices which are
not remunerative.
1t may be that the advice given at the
beginning of the present cotton season to
hold cotton helped to keep up the price
of that article, but the chances are that
1t didn't. 1t doubtless prevented some
from selling their cotton, causing them
thereby to lose heavily on their holdings.
As rule the planter who sells his cot
ton in the early part of the season, If
the price is profitable one. comes out
better than the one who holds for a
higher price.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

The Countess OF STAFFORD is shortly to
be married TO NJ. Jules Cambon. the am
bassador OF France to the Court of st.
James Americans. and Southerners, are
interested in the announcement from the
fact that the Countess is an American,
and was bern in New Orleans. She was
first Miss Cora Smith OF the Crescent
City, then she was Mrs. Samuel ]. Col
gate. wife OF the millionaire soap mann
facturer, whose death left her with n
great fortune. She next married the Earl
Of STAFFORD. who two years age walked
in frort OF train and was killed. II
was said that the Earl's act was one Of
suicide, since his health was bad and he
feared insanity. The Countess is de-
scribed as a handsome and accomplished
woman--as all rich widows are.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Bieeting-Clinton Lodge, No. "a. F. and
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Andrew Hanley Com
pany; Savannah Building Supply Com
pany; Eyes Examined Free of Charge.
DR.. NJ Harris; Ship Notices Straehan &
Co, Consignees; Notice Fruit Dispatch
Company; Hotel Tybee Open for the Sea-
son, Charles F. Graham, Proprietor;
Helmken's Cafe.
Business Notices-E. & W. Laundry; In
Icing Our SOC Tea Is Unsurpassed, at
MINISTERS
Booklets in Colors-Morning News Job
Department.
Postum Food Coffee-Postum Cereal
Company.
Malt Nutrine-Anheuser- Busch Brewing
Association.
A Few Bargains Worthy Anybody's
Acknowledged Adler.
Worth Your While-At Lattimore's.
Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light Company
Watches-W altham Watches.
White Cottolene-N. X Fairbanks Co.
Cooking On-Wesson's Odorless Cooking
Oil.
Whisky-Mo Vernon Rye Whisky.
Biscuits, Etc.--National Biscuit Com
pany.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Sauce-Lea & PERKINS, Worcestershire
Sauce.
Medical-World's Dispensary Prepare
tions; Abbey's Enervescent Salt; Heis-
kelrs Ointment; Castoria; Cascarets
Horsford's Acid Phosphate: DIR. Hatha-
way Company; Mothers Friend; Mum
yon's Inhaler; Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers: Stuarts Gin and Buchu; B. B. b.
Satchet Powder. at Rowlinski's.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Helr
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

AT the crisis Of her illness Mrs McKin-
ley was given the salt treatment. that Is.
saline solution was injected into her
veins. Whether her Improvement is due
TO that treatment cannot. OF course. be
said. Certain Of the san Francisco doc
tors. however, have been quoted as say
ing that II 81. and also that they expect
20 see her enjoying better health hercaf-
ter, as a consequence OF Il. than she has
known Tor many years. II lie certainly to
be hoped their predictions win prove cor
rect
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

Transatlantic steamers report that both
the northern and southern lanes be-
tween New York and Liverpool are pretty
literally sprinkled with derelicts. many
Of them awash. and all a menace to navi-
cation. The great liners that traverse
these lanes" carry each hundreds OF per-
sons as passengers and crew. Should one
Of them crash into one OF the derehcts.
there would probably be a disaster 20
chronicle. This government will probably
send small war vessel to blow up the
wrecks.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

A West Virginia man courted a girl
for two years. and then she very incon-
sderately married another fellow. The
rejected suitor has in consequence
brought suit against the bride and her
husband to recover the money he spent
treating her to ice cream. oysters. candy.
etc. He has submitted an itemized state
ment showing that in the twenty-four
months he lavished upon the coy and in
constant maiden the munifcent sum Of
S27.O2 in the manner named This he asks
the court order to be returned TO him.
The brides lawyer, looking over the bill,
discovered that the disappointed swain
had charged up to the girl all OF the ice
cream and oysters he had himself eaten
while treating her during the courtship
days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

The latest sea serpent story is so boil
stored up by circumstantial evidence that
it seems almost impossible to doubt it.
The monster of the deep was seen by a
Maine man. mate on Maine vessel, and
off the coast OF the prohibition state OF
Maine. Furthermore, the name OF the
mate is Drinkwater. There can therefore
be no good reason for supposing the
cause which hippant persons usually sug-
gest when seeing a sea serpent is the eff
feet
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

The Rev, Cyrus Townsend Brady, the
preacher-author, has resigned the pasto-
rate of the Memorial Church of st. Paul,
at Overlook, near Philadelphia. to devote
his time to literature. His salary as a
preacher was 5000 year. His income as
writer, it is stated, will be S,O0o year.
The Rev. Mr.. Brady no doubt felt called
to enter the larger field
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
Haywood White Sulphur Springs Hotel
WAYNEsVILLE. n. c.

Situated in the beautiful mountains of
North Carolina, on Murphy branch Of
Southern Railway, Is miles west of Ashe-
vile, N. c., and about 700 feet higher, one
half mile from Court House at Wynes-
vile. N. c., the highest railroad town east
of the Rocky Mountains. Nearly 5000 feet
above sea. Fine mineral springs, hot and
cold Sulphur Baths. The hotel and fur
nishings are new and modern. and in all
of its appointments first class. The ser
vice and table are unexceptional. Sea-
son opens May 20. For rates, ETC., apply
to ]. NJ. COPELIN, Proprietor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

Ten county conventions have already
been held in Iowa, and thirty others have
been called. Not one of the counties that
have acted has taken UP the boom of
Minister Conger for the governorship,
and the administration is said to be Civ
ing him no support A Des Moines dis
patch says it looks as if Conger would
be left at the post. That is a mighty poor
way of showing appreciation of an off,
calls brilliant record abroad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22
THE WINOLA.

This modern hotel is beautifully situa-
ted with full lake view on an eminence
of ground overlooking the main body Of
water $50 feet away. Pine grove of large
trees surrounds hotel Orchestra will
furnish music at stated intervals during
day and evening. Cuisine frst-class;
rates reasonable. Located on the direct
route to the Pah-American Exposition.
Illustrated booklet and other information
on application. c. E. FREAR, Prop,
Lake Winola, Pa.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

A Washington dispatch to the Tribune
says that James ]. Hill has long had his
eye on ex-senator Pettigrew OF South Da
kota as a railroad man, and that as soon
Mr.. Hill offered him the presidency of
one of his railroads at a salary of $500
a year. Mr.. Pettigrew asserts that Hill
and Morgan have control of the Northern
Pacific, and that the crowd fighting them
lost not a cent less than $SO,OOO,0eo
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

Near Hanover, Pa, there died the other
day at the age of 80. woman who had
never seen the inside of church, never
heard a band play and never seen a rail-
road train. 1t is not necessary to so to
Asia or Africa to find those who live in
ignorance
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

Jacksonville will be glad when she gets
out from under military rule At present
the military and the civil, making the sit
uation complicated and at times somewhat
annoying. Il is to be hoped that condi-
lions win speedily become so much i'm
proved that the soldiers can be dispensed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

Florida seems likely to vote upon her
self the Ben Tillman dispensary system.
without a Ben Tillman to run it. Is there
public man in the Peninsula state that
would be wiling to be known as the Ben
Tillman of Florida?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

The second defeat OF Shamrock II by
Shamrock | puts the new boa in rather
an unenviable position and practically
prove a winner-provided the new Amer
lean boat should prove better than the
old one Upton deserved better luck, in
view of the time and money be has given
to the sport of yachting.