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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
TAXPAYERS AND SCHOOL Chill
nRFy

The movement which has been
started in Atlanta for relieving the
overcrowded schools of that city by
dismissing from them children whose
parents pay no city taxes is of ques-
tionable wisdom. The purpose Of the
public schools is to educate children SO
that they viii become good citizens. 1t
is for the benefit of society-of the
state-that children are educated at
public expense. The idea on which the
Atlanta movement proceeds is that
public schools are established in order
that there may be good schools in
which children may be educated at a
small expense to parents. Therefore it
is proposed to make parents who do
not pay taxes, but who have children
in the public schools, come forward and
pay taxes. If they refuse their chill
dren are to be turned out of the
schools.
1t is estimated from an examination
Of the tax books already made that
there are fully two thousand children
in the schools whose parents pay no
taxes. That is not a very large number
in city of the size of Atlanta No
doubt the number in this city is much
larger, if the colored school children are
counted. 1t is not stated in the Atlanta
papers what proportion of the two
thousand children, if any. are colored.
1t may turn out on investigation that
the parents of these children have no
taxable property. If they have prop
erty then it would seem to be the duty
of the assessors to require them to re-
turn it for taxation, and, in the event
Of their neglecting to do so, to make a
return of it for them from the best in
formation obtainable.
1t does not seem to US that the school
children ought to figure in the matter
at ALL They are not to blame for their
parents shortcomings in the matter
of tax returns. They ought not, to be
punished for the failure of their
parents to perform their duty as citi-
zens. The state in establishing the
public school system did not contem-
plate anything of that kind.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
ADtX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Golden Rule Lodge No. u,
!. o. o. F.; Georgia Chapter No. 8, R.
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Andrew Hanley
Company; Savannah Building Supply
Company; Dividend No. 80, Edison
Electric Illuminating Company; Ship
Notice, Strachan & Co., Consignees.
Business Notices-Roasted and Pull
verified Coffees, Henry Solomon & Son;
E. & W. Laundry; Fruit Cake, Etc,
at MINISTER'S.
Christmas Presents In Sporting
Goods-wm & H. H. baltimore.
Cold Weather and the Gas Stove
The Mutual Gas Light Company.
Beef-Liebig's Extract Of Beef.
Cigars-Cortez Cigars.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Christmas-At Allen Bros
Budweiser Beers - Anheuser- Busch
Brewing Association
Musical instruments for Christmas
At Macarthur Sons & Co.
Amusements-The Baldwin Melville
Company at Theater To-day.
Invest Your Money Where 1t viii
Bring the Best Results-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Financial-Report Of Condition of
the National Bank of Savannah.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Locomobiles-R. v. Connerat
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steam
ship Company.
Pianos-McArthur & Sons Co.
They Are Pretty-The Globe Shoe
Company.
Medical-Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets;
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root; Castoria;
Heiskelps OintmentI McMann's Elixir
of Opium; Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure;
Browns Bronchial Troches; Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters; Horsford's Acid
Phosphate.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanded; For
Rent For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia North American
Cnd) says: "Signor Marconi sent UP
a kite and got three telegraphic dots
from somewhere. He thinks it was a
message from Poldhu across the At
lantic, but if Signor Tesla knows a
hawk from a handsaw it was signal
from Mars, and Marconi has been
poaching upon his preserve. Marvellous
things happen to these wizards of SCI
ence when nobody is looking"
The New York Herald Qnd.) says:
'It is exceedingly unfortunate that the
representatives of South and Central
American have been unable to agree
upon a form Of arbitration to settle dis
putes over boundaries and the like
which so frequently arise below and
on the isthmus. But arbitration is so
desirable and war so utterly deplor.
able as a means to settle grievances
between nations that in time those to
the south of US must all come to real
ize 1t and the United States will keep
on in its efforts to speed that happy
day"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem)
says. There is food for reflection In
what ex-Gov. Altgeld has to say about
the repression of anarchism. He
points TO the fact that Russia Is the
breeding place of nihilism and Italy
OF anarchism. Yet in these two coun-
tries the laws for the prevention Of
nihilism and anarchism are most
sternly repressive, while In England.
where speech is free, there has been a
comparative absence of murderous out
break. His idea is that vent for an
archistic speech operates as a safety.
valve against more dangerous manifes-
tation upon the part of the enemies OF
all government"
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says "Mr.
Hanna must know that the United
states Is not restricted TO subsidized
merchant marine IN providing some
thing for the navy 10 protect. We can
lay a cable from san Francisco To Ma
Mia and station a warship every ten
miles on the route TO keep the thieves
from stealing the wire. But H. after
building navy second to none" the
country rs to be asked TO expend a.
much as the cost Of the warshlps Dr.
providing interests for the navy 10 de-
fend. some cynlc VIII surely suggest
THAI Uncle Sam n "a victim OF a CO.
lossal bunko game"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
Personal.
rectory.

The Rev. Campbell Brown of West
Virginia has declined the Office of Epis-
copal Bishop of Porto Rico, to which
he was elected by the recent trien-
NAL convention at San Francisco.
The Prince of Wales and his
brother, the Duke of Connaught; the
Duke of Fife, the Marquis of Lorne
and lot of other titled people are
stockholders in the Great Northern
Railway Company. They were induced
TO invest by Lord Strathcona, the Ca
madam railroad magnate.
For the first time in forty years
Senator Stewart of Nevada had his
whiskers cut last week. He was lean
ing over his desk when the tip of his
long white beard struggled into his
inkstand. The Senator vainly tried to
scrub out the blot, and then had a bar
Der cut off about two inches of his
hirsute adornment.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
BUYING AT HOME.

few days ago we made some re-
marks upon the desirability of making
holiday purchases at home, and the in
who should be among their best Gus
toners. sending away to some North
err or European city for articles de-
sired for the Christmas season. We
especially referred to the holiday trade,
because the shopping is brisker just be-
fore Christmas than any other time
of the year; but the observations were
applicable to all seasons and all shop
ping.
There is scarcely a day passes that
Savannah merchants are not made
aware of the fact that people to whose
incomes they contribute, either direct
ly or indirectly, are sending their mon-
ey away to some Northern city for pur
chases that could easily be supplied in
the local stores. There is neither fair
ness nor justice, nor good policy, in
any such business. The merchants of
Savannah are very important factors
in her prosperity. They pay heavy
taxes for municipal purposes; they are
never found wanting when there is
some public enterprise on foot; they
afford employment to a large number
of clerks, hookkeepers, drivers and the
like; they contribute literally to the
support of doctors, lawyers and other
professional men; their profits are dis
tributed at home. Is it not the part
of wisdom and justice to make the
sum of those profits as large as can
be? Is it not better to keep the money
at home, where some of it will reach
the purchaser again, than to send it
to New York, from which city it will
not return?
A great many of these out-of-town
shoppers, whose incomes are derived in
town, do not even give the local mer-
chants a chance to show what they
can do. They apparently assume that
there is nothing in Savannah good
enough" for them, without taking the
trouble to find out. The result in many
instances is that the article purchased
| abroad is not so good as might have
been had at home, and that more has
been paid for it than it would have
cost here.
There is every reason of sentiment
4 and policy why the home merchants
should be patronized, or at least given
! first preference. But the merchants
do not depend upon these things. They
| - A. hriG3neRE
principles. They do not charge exor-
| bitant profits on their sales; fair and
reasonable profit is all they ask. and
every merchant must get that or go
out of business. All they desire is an
equal opportunity to supply the wants
of the people of their own city. If
| they fail to meet the requirements of
prospective purchasers, then will be
! time enough to send out OF town for
the articles required. and then the To-
cal merchants would have no cause
! for complaint.
. The fact is that Savannah is a shop
ping town of exceptional advantages.
The stocks of her stores are so large,
varied and well assorted that about any
legitimatel want can be supplied from
them. Those persons who have become
| chronic out of-town shoppers would
really be surprised TO make a tour of
the stores and see what they have to
| offer, and incidentally ascertain how
much they (the shoppers) have been
paying in time. worry and extra mon
ey for the poor return of an out-of-
town label.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

In Middletown, N. Y, the other day
a cat was the unwilling means of saw
ing young woman from what most
likely would have been an unhappy
married life. The cat was doing in
a chair when the young woman's
fiance called on her. The young man
objected 70 pussy. and tumbled her
roughly to the floor. The young wo-
man demonstrated with him for his
manner Of treating her pet whereupon
he seized the cat by the ears and threw
II out Of the window. The act OF
cruelty killed all the love the young
woman had ever felt for the man.
Drawing of her engagement ring she
handed II to him and left the room.
Except for the incident, which dis
closed the mans temperament. with
In few years he might have been
serving the young woman pretty much
az he did the cat
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

The New York sun is again after
Gen. Felix Angus of Baltimore with
a sharp stick. 1t appears that some
time ago Gen. Angus declared his dis
belief in the alleged colloquy between
Commodore Schley and Lieut.. Com
nander Hodgson, which the Sun first
published, and offered to pay to a char
ity 5000 If the Sun would prove that
the incident had actually occurred.
The Sun now quotes the finding of the
Court of Inquiry with respect to the
matter and calls upon Gen. Angus to
come forward with his $4,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

The first capital of Illinois was
town of the name of Kaskaskia. The
town was situated at point where
the worn trails from the North, South
and East united and swept westward
in the broad path followed by the pio-
neers. 1t was predicted that Kaskaskia
would become a great city and the me-
tropolis of the West. But after this
year it will be eliminated from the
map, in so far as the postoffice is con-
cerned. There are now but five families
in the place. They will be served with
mail on a rural delivery route and the
name Of the first capital of Illinois
will be removed from the postoffice di-
rectorV
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

Some years ago there was a tradi-
ton in the Senate that a new senator
must be seen and not heard. The old
fellows used to take steps to promptly
squelch any youngster who dared to
open his mouth during his first year
IN that most august deliberative body
IN the world" But the tradition has
been smashed to pieces and is being
ground to powder. Tillman was prob
ably the first TO crack the tradition;
then Bacon came along and shattered
=. and now Bailey is MASKING the
mall pieces under his heel
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

During the latter part Of Septem-
Der Capt. William A. Andrews sailed
from Atlantic City with his bride in
thirteen-foot dory. on their wed
ding tour" They expected to touch
FIRST at the Azores for fresh supplies
and water, after which they were to
proceed in the dory to some port in
France. They should have reached
the Azores in four to 1--WE weeks. But
UP to this time no word from them
has been received. Several severe
storms have swept over the track they
must have taken and the belief is
that they have been drowned. It Is
hard TO imagine d more foolhardy
undertaking than these persons at
tempted, TO cross the Atlantic in win.
Ter IN a cookloahelL
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

The way has been cleared, it is said.
for the cession of the Danish West
Indies to the United States. But no.
body has yet explained whether the
residents of those islands are to be-
come citizens or subjects of the United
States
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
fresh west to southwest winds; and
for Eastern Florida, fair weather, with
colder in northern and western por>
tons; light to fresh northeasterly
winds
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

There is a probability that the next
congressional campaign in the Seventh
New York district will be very
swell if not sensational affair. 1t
seems to be practically assured that
Perry Belmont will be the Democratic
candidate and a movement is afoot
having for its purpose the nomination
of Cornelius Vanderbilt as his Repub-
lican opponent. During the past year
or two Mr.. Vanderbilt has taken an
active interest in politics and has at
tended several conventions as dele
gate-In view of these facts, it is be-
neved he can be persuaded to make
the race. A contest between Van
derbilt and a Belmont each worth sew
eral millions of dollars, would arouse
general interest. and very special
interest among the workers"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

Rush tactics are not permitted in
the Senate. but there was mighty 1T
tie time lost in getting the treaty with
Great Britain ratified.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18
Told of We'll Known Men.

The New York Times tells the follow
ing stories of well-known personages:
IF stories about Mr.. Roosevelt are in
order, I may narrate a little domestic
incident" said political friend of the
President. "One evening at dinner Mr..
and Mrs. Roosevelt were discussing an
old programme which she had preserv
ed, and both referred to the entertain
ment, saying how much they had en-
joyed it at the time. The youngest
child listened very closely and at length
burst forth in genuine grief and disap-
pointment:
why didn't you take me-?
Hush, my dear said paterfamilias.
That was before your mother and
= were married
"They thought no more of the in
cident. A few days later the tot was
telling some wildly improbable tales
to the eldest Mr.. Roosevelt. who over
heard the weird narrative demanded
sharply:
when did you do all that?'
oh, that was before you and mann
ma were married. replied the tot with
the utmost gravity"
On the country place of Russell Sage
a great many chickens are raised.
What do you consider the best
chicken feed?" asked brother finan-
cier.
"Oh, pennies, nickels and Dimes" re-
piled Mr.. Sage with humorous grav-
ity.
certain society woman who had
taken offense at Harry Lehr on some
trivial ground, undertook to humili-
ate him in the presence of some fash
ionable friends. She waited for her
opportunity, and then remarked with
a sheer:
Mr.. Lehr, will you please send a
case of wine to our house. We are all
anxious to help you along, you know"
Same as last" queried Mr.. Lehr,
calmly.
IF you please.
The Squire of Danes turned to his
valet Make a note of some wine for
Mrs. X" he said. lone dozen sherry
dollar ninety-five.
The rather strenuous wife of a West
ern congressman met WI Ting Fang
at a dinner and eagerly sought to en-
gage him in conversation. She was
compelled to lean out over the table
and greet him at a distance of several
covers from where she sat.
Mr.. WI. we all think you are so
cleverI" she declared. Isn't it such a
pity you are only Chinese!'
Some one suggested three cent fare
to Mr. H. II. Vreeland. He said:
I'VE would rather pay each citizen
cents to walk and go into the shoe
trade"
DR.. H. Garman, entomologist of the
Department of Agriculture. lately re-
ceived request to furnish for publ
cation a sketch of himself.
He replied:
THE most important facts of my life
history are the following:
81. Born, Stephenson county, Ill.
20. Began the study of natural his
tory same date.
Yours very truly,
"H Garnan"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

The information that the Rev. L. G..
Broughton would probably accept a
call to the larger field Of Boston was
probably received with considera bic
satisfaction by a former mayor of At
lanta who is now member OF the city
Council OF that city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

with her usual good fortune. the
South escaped any serious consc-
quences from the cold wave. There
was very little moisture in the at
ffsosphere, and tho dry cold
was rather enjoyable than otherwise.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row,
New York City, H. C. Faulkner, Man
ager.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

When Senator Beverage of Indiana
was asked by some one he did not
know very well what had happened in
the days executive session of the Sen
ate he replied that he did not consider
1t right to make such matters public.
But the other senators all do it,
objected his interlocutor.
1T must needs be that offenses
come" said Mr.. Beveridge, "but woe
unto him from whom offense cometh.' s.
A client recently asked Thomas B.
Reed whether a jury could be relied
upon to pronounce accurately as to
the intentions of a man accused of
crime. Said Mr.. Reed:
when 1 was a young man study
ing law was one day asked to give an
incident wherein the law which pro-
hibited the shedding of blood ON the
streets of London would not apply to
the act of a surgeon bleeding a man
who had fit.
The reply was satisfactory to the
questioner, but a fellow student, cele-
DRAFTED for keen, intelligent exceptions,
put in his oar at once.
The surgeon would be guiltless,
he admitted. But how about the fell
low with the f1t?''
When Ed Gilmore of the Academy OF
Music and Col. James OF the Aquarium
meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel there
is always something doing.
Il see that Senator Stadler was out
cunning the otehr day." said the Col
onel to Ed Gilmore the other evening.
"Yes?" said Gilmore. Did he bag
anything?"
Ragged a pair of duck"
You don't say! Where'd he bag
emp"
AT the knee" said Col. Jones. They
vrera duck nants -
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

On the country place of Russell Sage
a great many chickens are raised.
What do you consider the best
chicken feed?" asked brother finan-
cier.
"Oh, pennies, nickels and Dimes" re-
piled Mr.. Sage with humorous grav-
ity.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-18

Some one suggested three cent fare
to Mr. H. II. Vreeland. He said:
I'VE would rather pay each citizen
cents to walk and go into the shoe
trade"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-11
RAILROADS.
RAILROADS.
Southern Railway.
Schedule in effect March %, 1901.

Schedule in effect March ", 1eO1.
Trains leave Alexandria:
6:23 A. M.-Dsily--Locsi for Harrison
burg and Tor Charlotte and way stations.
1875 A. M.-Daily--U. 3. Fast Mail.
Sleeping cars to New Orleans, Columbia, Sc
vsnnah and Jacksonville, uniting at Salisbury
with sleeper for Ashvilie, Chattanooga and
Memphis, snd at Dsnviile with sleeper for
Birmingham. Solid train Washington to
New Orlesns Dining car service
11:57 A. M--Daily-Local for Charlottes-
vile.
4:23 p. M.-Week Dsys-Local for Front
loyal. strasburg and Hsrrisonburg.
1862 p. M-Daily-Local for Cbsrlottes'
vile
6:52 p. M.-Week Days-New York and
Forids Limited. Composite Cafe and emok.
ing Car, Dining Car. Compartment and Draw
ing Room Sleeping C,rs and Library and
Observation Cars New York and Washington
to st. Augustine, and Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car New York aud Washington to
Aiken and Augusta. Steam-hested and cleo.
lric-lighted. Connecting at Columbia with
Psrlor Car for Charleston and at Waycross
with Parlor Car Townsville Ga.
1915 P. M.-Dally-New York and F!ori-
da cypress. Sleeping cars to Augusta, with
connections for Aiken and Charleston, and to
esvsnnah, Jacksonville and Port Tampa,
and Thursdays New York to Thomasville,G Ga.
Through cars to jacksonville. Sunset Route
Tourist sleeper Washington to San Fran
cisco Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Dining car service,
1921 P. NJ Dsily-Washingto and
Chattanooga Limited (vis LyDcbburg). Sleep
ing ears to Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga,
Memphis and New Orleans. Through coach
to Memphis Dining car service.
11:05 p. M.-Daily-Wsshingto and
Southwestern Limited. Sleeping cars to
AshviIle, Knoxville, Chattanooga and NASH
vile, and to Atlanta, Macon, Birmingham.
Memphis. Montgomery, Mobile and New Or
Washington to Pinehurst, N. C., daily ex-
cept Saturdays and Sundays.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO
DIVISION leave Alexandria 9:08 q. m.
daily; 4:4O p. m. week days; $3.50 p. m.
Sundays only for B,uemont 6:33 p. M, Satur-
days only for Leesbnrg; 6:33 p N. week days
for Berndon. Returning arrive ct Alexsn-
dria 1927 a. m. daily; 2:37 p. m. week days
from Bluemont; 1862 p. m. Sundays only
from Bluemont.
Through trains from the South arrive at
Alexandri CIT g. m, 7:15 q. m. and 1:66 p
M, and $50 r. II. daily. From Harrison
burg, Ills Q. m. wee Iavs and 500 p. m.
daily. From Charlottesvi,ie o;U5 q. m. and
900 p. m. daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull
man reservation, etc., spply to A. @. MOSS,
ticket agent, alexandria, Va.
FRANK 8. CANNON, Bird V. p. & @. N.
8 H. HARDWICK, Gen. Passenger Agent.
L. 8. BROWN, General Agent Washing
ton ID O.