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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
Something the Matter With tn,
Phone.

She tripped into the corner drug store
with the grace that is distinctly Ken
tuckian, says the Louisville Courier
Journal. The north winds that swept
out Fourth avenue from the chill sur
face of the Ohio left their impress
on her cheeks. a rich red that told
fun well she was not on a rouge err
rand. The raglan she wore was not
ultra enough to disguise a form as
bewitching as her face.
She approached the clerk at the
fountain, and in voice that made
even the grum proprietor look up in
admiration, sweetly said:
May l use your 'phone?"
Certainly" was the reply.
The man who serves hot chocolates
spoke as II charmed. He would have
given her the store for the asking.
With pretty nod of the head that
made the dark brown pompadour fall
lower on the left of her fair brow she
shot glance from a pair of lustrous
eyes that could mean whatever the
clerk might wish, and, stepping over
to the showcase, picked up the receiver.
There was a flash of light as the
instrument went to her dainty ear. and
a wealth of brown hair was barely
saved an uncomfortable singeing. She
had tried to use the new nickel-plated
cigar lighter, before the enchanted fell
low at the fountain could tell her the
telephone was at the rear of the store.
A blush that drove away every vest
ige Of color made by the wind spread
quickly over the girls face. but she
was game. and walked back to the
real phone. She didn't tell the person
she called, however, Of her narrow es.
cape from reducing her tresses TO
ashes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
The professional southerner.

Have you met the professional
Southerner?" asked the reporter from
Florida, according to the New York
Mail and Express.
perhaps not, unless you happen to
hail from that delightful part of the
country where the sun shines warm
and on which the gods have showered
their richest gifts.
Sometimes it happens that black
sheep is born into the fold, or a goose
appears in the hatchings of the swan,
or a toadstool rears its head among
the mushrooms.
when nature is in this mood she
produces in the South man who
lodges the sheriff, outruns Judge
Lynch, emigrates North and becomes
a professional Southerner. He wears
a white shirt, no vest, low collar and
black string tie, and with boots and a
broad brmmed hat he let's his attire
proclaim his birthplace, which bushes
to call him a son.
He carefully cultivates such ex-
pressions as L reckon 'yonder, you
ALL, etc, says tote for carry, and
'kcards for cards He also is well
grounded on such words as 'foo,' 'sho,
'winder' and doc
His principal place of business is the
hotel lobby, where each morning he
carefully examines the register, and
great is his glee when he sees written
there Donald Durham, st. Augustine,
Fla. Lying in wait until the bell boy
can point out the visitor, he approaches
his victim and tells him how pleased
true Southerner is to meet a man
from Gods own country.
What! A drink? Well he really
has cut out drinking, but he will take
little whisky, with ginger ale on the
side, just because a Southern gentle
man should not refuse the character
istic invitation of another Southern
gentleman
While in the gin mill he tells his
victim, whose particular friend he now
is, that the boys from the South have
certainly captured ti1is town. That
there is a tug boat in the harbor named
John G. Carlisle; that every ferry boat
has a Lee side; that there are miles
and miles of 'Stonewalls;' that they
call their principal prison the
'Toombs,' and on days like this even
the air is Crisp
by this time, by a series of light
ming touches he has accumulated the
following:
One drink, chew of tobacco, more
drink, l cigar, 1 more drink, 1 dollar,
l more drink, 1 invitation to dinner and
l more drink.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Birmingham Age Herald (Dem.)
says: "No one should be misled by the
new Panama crusade. 1t is simply the
enemy in a new disguise, and it means
no canal at ALL"
The Washington Post Qnd) says:
zone of Tom Platt's journalistic friends
has. pronounced William Allen White
a literary smart Aleck. 1t was the
late Simon Cameron who called them
them damned literary fellers.'"
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.) says:
1T American coastwise regulations are
to extend to the Philippines, in accord
ance with the recent decision of the
Supreme Court, then American ship
ping in that part of the world must be
greatly increased, or the Philippines
must suffer an almost complete loss Of
trade. OF 7l9 vessels which entered
Philippine ports last year only fifty
six flew the American flag. Here is a
problem for our statesmen 10 study"
The Chattanooga Times CDem) has a
rather poor opinion Of the Cubans. and
takes a pesslmistic view Of their future.
II says: CUBA seems all right now.
How long will her condition OF cleanli-
ness and whOlesOmeness continue, after
the Cubans begin ruling cuba2 Wait
and see. our opinion Is that the leaders
viii steal tho bulk OF the revenues. that
everything gained under United States
rule win be lost. that yellow fever aud
civil strife viii rage. and that. finally,
we VIII have 20 annex the island ia our
own defense
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
Opie Read a Candidate.

Opie Read has been asked by a Dem
ocratic delegation and by a Republican
delegation to accept a nomination as
alderman of the Seventh Ward. says a
Chicago dispatch to the Baltimore
Sun. The Seventh is the Chicago Uni
versity ward. Two college professors
and others to the number of six have
announced their candidacy. Mr.. Read
interviewed himself on the candidacy.
Here is the way he did it:
Having refused to talk for publica-
ton l have been detailed to interview
myself concerning my chances and fit
ness as candidate for alderman of the
seventh ward. Upon deciding to in
terview myself I discreetly declared 1
was not in, but after mature deliber-
alton threw off a part of my reserve
and admitted myself. But let me in
the beginning announce that l wish to
reserve the right to deny anything
which I may say that does not look
well in print
Have you ever held any public Of
fce?"
Weren't you once a justice of the
peace in Arkansas?"
Yes; l was government appraiser
OF tidewater lands-in the mountains. -
Il would rather not speak of that. I
fell into disrepute for reversing a de-
ciSion of the Supreme Court"
Were you ever a SOLDIER"
Publishers accuse me of soldering
now
81 see Doc Jameson, the Republican
BOSS is out for you. Have you conferred
with him?"
Yes, I've sat with him at the board"
"A formal affair, l presume?"
well, cards We're issued"
DO you remember what passed."
Il ought to have done so, but didn't"
DO you remember anything the
doctor said on the occasion?"
He said something about it not be-
ing enough
II don't quite gather"
Neither did 1. He did all the gath
| ering."
IF elected to the council will YOU
treat it humorously?"
why not, isn't the council largely
a farce?"
Whom do you regard as the ideal
alderman"
He has been dead long while"
How long have you lived in Chi
! cago?"
II am regarded as one of the oldest
| inhabitants. l came here when they
started to build the postohice. 1t ISM
| finished YETI
who do you regard as the strong
est man in your ward?"
The holdup man and the policeman
| DO you know Mayor Harrison?"
Yes. The last time l met him he
! said it wasn't true"
What wasn't true?"
oh, anything; made no difference
what"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
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SO sure are the proprietors of "Blood
Wine" that it will give satisfaction to all
who try it that they have authorized
their representatives. here to give every
one free sample in order that he
may judge for himself. ''Blood Wine"
contains Ingredients new in the practiceof
medicine. 1t cures disease by charging the
blood with a germ-killing fluid that pen
etrates every particle of the system. 1t
stops coughs, colds and Invitations of the
bronchial tubes. 1t kills the germs of
consumption, and strengthens the lungs.
1t heals the air passages of the head and
overcomes discharges and all symptoms
of catarrh. 1t drives rheumatism and
neuralgia out of the body. 1t sweetens
the stomach, corrects digestion and gives
the bowels regular, healthy action. II
cures kidney and bladder diseases.
and restores to the normal conditions ali
the functions of the body. 1t works bv
completely changing all the blood in
your veins and making it rich and heal
thy "Blood Wine" sells on its merits.
and wins friends as soon as it touches
the stomach. Go to your druggist. In
vestigate all you read and hear about it.
Write to tt ose who used it. Read the
literature, sample it and if you think it
fits your case try a bottle for fifty cents
and you'll not be disappointed. 1t con.
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BLOOD Wine' costs fifty centss bottle.
but you can sample it free of charge at
Lippman Bros drug store.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28

That is an interesting quarrel be-
tween Hon. Richard Croker and Hon.
Perry Belmont. All of the New York
city politicians are discussing it, and
even politicians outside of that city
find it an attractive subject of con-
versation.
Hon. Perry Belmont wants to repre-
sent the Seventh Congressional district
of New York in Congress, and Mr..
Croker doesn't want him to have that
honor. These two gentlemen have no
love for each other. They have been
lat outs" for long time. Without
Mr.. Croker's assistance Mr.. Belmont
will have a hard road to travel to get
to Congress.
The Democrats have nominated four
men, two of them being Tammany men,
namely, Mr.. Belmont and Mr.. O'Grady
1t is the understanding that Mr.. Croker
favors Mr.. OGrady, and intends that
he shall be regarded as the regular
nominee. But the most interesting
thing connected with the quarrel be-
tween these eminent Tammany Demo-
Gratis is Mr.. Belmonts threat to sue
Mr.. Croker for libel.
1t seems that Mr.. Croker said that If
he had not interfered with Mr.. Bel
mont's efforts to capture the nominal
ton the grand jury would. That state
ment is construed to mean that Mr.
Belmont obtained his nomination by
the use of money-that he bought his
nomination.
Mr.. Belmont will not stand anything
of that sort. He does not intend to
have it understood that he tried to
bride his way into Congress. 1t is his
purpose to have the world believe that
if he goes to Washington in the ca
pacity of legislator it is with a clear
conscience and clean hands.
Mr.. Croker does not seem to be
alarmed by Mr.. Belmont's threat.
When informed that Mr.. Belmont was
going to sue him he is quoted as hav-
ing said, "Well, let him" Evidently
he has no fear of the libel law.
A civil suit with Mr.. Belmont on one
side and Mr.. Croker on the other, each
| telling what they knew about New
York politics, and the means adopted
to get nomination to a high and hon
orable office, would AFFORD more enter
tainment for the politicians and politi-
cal heelers than any thing that has
occurred in the courts of New York
city for a long time. Both have an
abundance of money and each no doubt
would spend it freely to win victory
over the other.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
BRIGHT BITS.

Real Pleasure-Her Father-"Aha,
caught you kissing my daughter,
sir! What do you mean by that sort
of business" He-'I don't consider
it business at all, sir, but pleasure,
purely pleasure. philadelphia Press.
Would you rather have sometime
else than a piece of cake?" asked the
kind neighbor of little Freddie, who
had run an errand for her "Yes,
ma am" said Freddie, promptly; II
would rather have two pieces. Tit
Bits.
-She-"That distinguished looking
man with the Van Dyke beard is a
celebrated animal painter" He-"He
must be busy now" What makes you
think SOP" "Oh, there are so many OF
those Noah's Arks sold around the
holidays. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Nancy Crying to pick up some lost
stitches in a stocking-"Oh, dear! l
can't do this" You must have pa
thence, dear child. Don't you know
Rome was not built in a day?" Nancy
(indignantly)-"If God made heaven
and earth in six days, 1 guess it didn't
take him more than twenty minutes to
make Rome. Life.
Serene Confidence.-"I am afraid. "
said the publishers, that you are
harming your reputation by the indif-
ierent work you are putting into this
new serial" Nonsense" answered
the self-assured author. Even If the
work is unusually poor, the public
will take ii for granted that am great.
Otherwise l couldn't get such stuff
published. "-Washington Star.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Golden Rule Lodge, No.
IL. l. 0. Q. r. Post A, Georgia Division,
Travellers Protective Association.
Special Notices-Andrew Hanley
Company; Savannah Building Supply
Company; Election of Directors, South
ern Bank of the State of Georgia; Div
idend No. 62, Southern Bank, State of
Georgia; To My Friends and Patrons,
John Frank, Butcher; Jas. J. Joyce; NJ.
S. Gardner; San Francisco Restaurant;
/. A Body of Land for Rent, Chas. +.
Graham, Pulaski House; A Limited
Number Of Lots For Sale, Chas. F.
Graham.
Business Notices For Quick
Lunches, A. NJ. g. c. w. West; Kala-
mazoo Celery Fresh This Morning. at
MINISTER'S.
Observation-Disclosures O'Neill in Monte
Cristo, at Theater Monday Night.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Yanos.
Medical-Paine's Celery Compound;
TUFTS Pills; Blood Wine; Thacher's
Blood and Liver Pills; Crossman's
Specific Mixture; DR.. Hathaway Com
pany.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted;
For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal;
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28

The newspapers of New York
City, particularly the Republican news
papers, like nothing better apparently
than a chance to publish accounts of
race troubles in the South, and to COM
ment upon them in a caustic manner.
With the last year or two New York
has been having race riots or its own.
These riots will become more frequent
as the number of negroes in that city
becomes larger.
On Christmas Day there was race
riot of good sized proportions at West
One Hundred and Thirtieth street, be-
tween Manhattan and Broadway. A
very large number of negroes live in
that vicinity. 1t seems that a num-
Der of boys were annoying an old negro
in the street, and few negroes came
to the old mans assistance. Then
some white men put in an appear
ance and took a hand in the trouble.
That was a sufficient excuse for the
negroes to swarm out of their tene-
ment houses and inaugurate reg
ular riot. When the affair was over
LOul NLillC men ndO bCGAl IdfACh " NAlC
hospital and twenty-one negroes to the
lookup. In this instance the negroes
arrayed themselves against the white
men and the white men against the
negroes. The races did exactly what
they do in the South when there is
trouble between them.
The only reason there are more race
troubles in the South than in the North
is that there are vastly more blacks
in the South in proportion to the popu-
lation than there are in the North. AS
the number of negroes in the North in
crease race troubles will occur with
greater frequency.
In their discussion of race troubles
in the South the Northern papers as
sumo that the Northern people would
treat the negroes with greater kind
ness and more justice than the
Southern people treat them. The race
riots which crop out in New York
City, and in other parts of the North,
once In a while, ought to convince
the Northern people and their news
papers that there is not more con-
sideration for the blacks IN the North
than there is in the South, if, indeed
there is SO much. That the race
prejudice in the North is strong is
shown by the violent demonstrations
which have taken place against ne
groes in various parts of that section
within the last two or three years.
If the migration of negro from
the South TO the North assumes large
proportions the Northern people will
be in a position to learn something
about him and will be better pre-
pared than they are now to discuss
the race problem. AT present they
do not know anything about it,,
though they talk as if they knew it
all.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28
DEALING JUSTLY WITH cHINA.

1t has been known all along of course
that the Powers fixed the indemnity
from China far in excess of the ex-
penses of their expeditions and the
losses of their citizens in connection
with the recent trouble in that coun-
try The amount finally agreed upon
as that which China should pay was
SS145OO,OOO.
1t is probably within the bounds of
the facts to say that the actual losses
sustained by citizens of all of the
Powers and the expenses Of all of the
rescue expeditions were under $1,000
900. Simply because the nations which
sent rescue expeditions to Pekin had
the power they decided to make China
pay more than three times that
amount. And yet they claim to be
Christian nations.
The United States tried to prevent
this wholesale robbery of China, but
they met with no encouragement.
When the amount of the indemnity had
been agreed upon the American COM
missioner proposed that it be cut in
half. His proposition met with no
favor. 1t was mainly through his eff
forts. however. that the amount was
reduced from 100000, 900 to the sum
that was settled upon.
1t will be a source of satisfaction to
every right minded American that our
government does not intend to keep the
whole of the $25, 900, 900 allotted to it.
The President has sent a communica-
ton to Congress saying that fair es-
innate of the cost of the American ex-
petition and the losses suffered by
American citizens is $7,00O000, and he
suggests that some way be devised for
returning to China the $4,000, 900 to
which our government admits it has no
moral right. None of the bonds repre-
senting the money have yet been re
ceived, but when they are the problem
that will present itself is this: How
can the unclaimed part of the bonds
be returned to China so as to prevent
the other Powers from grabbing them?
1t is probable that the trouble in
China cost our government about
S5,0OO,0 900. That is the estimate of the
State Department, but it is a safe
statement that the losses suffered by
American citizens there do not aggre-
gate $2,OOO000, the sum at which the
State Department places them, though
it will no doubt take that much to pay
them. Those who have claims against
the government are not over conscien-
tio1s in making out their bills. If the
value of the loot which Americans car
ried out of China were deducted from
the aggregates of the losses actually
suffered by Americans it is doubtful
if there would be very much due this
country for losses to it's citizens.
The brigands of Macedonia who seize
and hold travellers for ransom-for in
stance, the brigands who are holding
Miss Stone for ransom-are doing
nothing that is much worse than what
the Christian nations did in holding
up" China for $4,000 900. They had no
moral or legal right to take that much
from her. but they had the power to
compel her to pay that much. They
simply exercised their power.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28

There is some suggestion of Pennsyl-
vania politics in the Cuban campaign
that is now about drawing TO a close
1t is charged by one of Maso's partl-
sans that not less than 10000 fraudu-
lent names have been placed on the
registration lists, to be voted by the
Palma party. Boys twelve and thir-
teen years OF age" 1t is alleged. "men
who are not in the country, and even
men who are dead, have been regis
tered as electors" In some instances
the lists Of municipal districts contain
almost as many names OF electors as
the districts have population. men. wo-
men and children Included" II does
not appear that the Cuban politicians
have yet got 70 the point Of registering
dogs and parrots, a. Is said 70 have
pesn done In the city OF Philadelphia
TOT very long ago. but the cubans are
tsanE Ia politics yet
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28

Mr.. Cleveland has reached that
period in life when rest and quiet are
earnestly 10 be desired. II they can be
secured. He is no longer young and
active man. and his health of late has
not been good. Still he has responded
TO the call of duty and viii take service
with the National Civic Federation,
vhose purpose is to bring about bet
ter understanding between capital and
labor and prevent II possible such re
grettable occurrences as strikes and
lock-outs and the unreliable miseries
which they entail. The Federatlon's
object is great and noble. and all true
Americans viii hope and pray for It's
success. The high standing Of the gem
tlemen who compose the organization
VIII assure 20 II the perfect confidence
OF The public
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-28

Secretary Cages plan for a great
central bank, with various branches in
all parts of the country, does not seem
to be meeting with the unqualified
favor of any considerable number of
bankers. Indeed. many of the leading
financiers are opposed to the plan as
being unwise. The New York CORE
spcndent of the Philadelphia Ledger
thus quotes a leading banker of Wall
street whose affiliations are with the
Republican party: II have not heard
a single banker speak in favor of the
Secretary's plan. Moreover, 1 do not
believe that it will be adopted, and l
am sure that any party that should
suggest 1t would meet defeat at the
polls. The cry of Money trust would
kill both the plan and the party that
should father it. You may have noticed
that President Roosevelt. in his annual
message, ignores the central bank idea
altogether. He says briefly that there
is need of better safe guards against
the deranging influence of commercial
crises and financial panics, and that
the currency of the country should be
made more responsive to the demands
of trade. He calls attention to Secre-
tary Cages report, but not one word
about the central bank"