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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

With each increase of Webster's fame
as lawyer and an orator, writes Prof.
McMaster in the March Century, friends
and admirers grew more and more ur-
gent that he should once more return TO
public life. He did, indeed, consent to
serve as a Presidential Elector, and T
10 days sat in the Massachusetts, Legis,a-
ture. Many years afterward, in the
course of a speech, Webster referred to
this service, and told his hearers a story
quite Characteristic of the man. at so
happens" said he, that all the publ p,
services which / have rendered In this
world, in my day and generation, have
been connected with the general govern
ment. l think I ought to make one ex-
ception. I was 10 days a member of The
Massachusetts, Legislature, and turned
my thoughts to the search for some go ID
object in which could be useful in that
position; and. after much reflection. I in
troduced a bill which, with the general
consent of both Houses of the Massachu-
sets Legislature, passed into a law and
is now law of the state, which enacts
that no man in the state shall catch trout
In any other manner than In the old way,
with an ordinary hook and line.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

"There are plenty of men in this world"
the Chicago Times-Herald, addressing the
clerk he had summoned into the private
office, who can trace their successes di-
rectly to what they at first considered
failures. l know a man who, twenty
years ago, was clerk in a clothing store
His employer discharged him for incom-
potency. He hunted through all the cloth
ing stores in town trying to get another
job, but couldn't find one and at last, al
most starving, he got place as a brake
man OH one of the railroads. To-day he
is practically the head OF that road, draws
a salary of $4,000 a year, and regards
the man who discharged him long ago
as the best friend he ever had. Now
he is only one of hundreds of men who
have had similar experiences, so you see
what at first seems a misfortune may Of
ten be a real blessing in Disguise
The young man hid a yawn behind his
hand and. thinking of the live broiled lob
ster he had the night before helped a
certain soft-eyed creature to remove from
the scene. ianguidly replied:
Eyes, I know that has frequently hap
pened. Did you want 10 speak to me
about anything in particular this morn
ing, Mr.. Yamsley?"
"Oh, no. nothing of special Importance"
the old gentleman replied. "only I'm 60
ing to give you a chance to hook back
some day and regard me as your best
friend. Good-by. ] hope you'll have all
kinds Of success in whatever you decide
to go att
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
TRoUBLE ron THE TRUST.

II is not going to be all plain sailing
for the billion dollar steel trust. The
stockholders in some of the companies
which have been taken into the combi-
nation are not altogether satisfied with
what they are to get in the big combina-
ton. and they are insisting upon having
more Their plan is to go into the courts
and ask for an injunction against the
consolidation IL their demands are not
complied with.
A way may be found to pacify them.
Doubtless the block of the shares which
was not distributed, but which was placed
in the hands of Mr. Morgan to be used
in his discretion, was intended to meet
just such a condition of affairs as has
srisen. It-would be surprising indeed If
such a vast deal as that by which the
steel trust was formed could be fully
completed without hitch of some kind.
Some Of the complanants are stock
holders in the National Tube Company.
They claim that their company had a
surplus of over $s,O00,0O0 of which no ac-
count was taken in the consolidation.
They want their part of this surplus. 1t
would not be strange If it should turn
out that the surplus existed only on pa
per. Whether il did or not will appear
if the dispute gets into the courts.
There is no doubt that the deal will
stand. There is too much at stake now to
let it fall through. 1t may be several
months, however, before it is completed.
Its shares are being dealt in. That is a
good indication that in the estimation of
the public there is no doubt of the sue
cess of the deal.
1t has been announced that If the earn
ings should be no greater than they were
last year there would be net earnings
sufficient to pay the full dividend on both
the preferred and common stock, and
leave a big surplus. Assuming that such
is the case, and admitting that expecta-
tons In respect to the increase in the
net earnings are realized, the stock wild
be almost as desirable. as that of the
Standard OIL Company. But it will have
to be demonstrated that the earning pow
er of the trust is as great as has been
predicted before there will be a rush
for it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
A Tongue-Tw1sted Minister.

Speaking of slips of the tongue. the COL
lection of clerical mistakes. parts Of
which have from time to time appeared
in this department. has been increased by
several sent in by correspondents, says
the Philadelphia Press. One of these, the
sender says. Is very Old" but 1t desery> Z
reprinting. An embarrassed minister gave
out the first Inc of a humn, This world
Is all n floating shoe" and. that not
sounding right, hurried to correct hims If
by stating that This world is a a
shouting flee Then, driven to desper-
alton by the congregations smile, he
cried at the top of his voice, This world
is all sheeting flow" Finally he sat
down exhausted. while a deacon read,
This world is all fieeting show" which
is the correct version-of the hymn, at
any rate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
Personal.

The Connecticut Legislature has been
asked for an appropriation for a memo
rial to Joseph Spencer. one of the two
major generals from that state in the
Revolutionary war.
Champ" Clark is introducing to his
Washington friends a. ". Jackson, the
only Democrat in the Kansas delega-
ticn, as 1.-THE spared monument of God S
mercy from Kansas"
1t is proposed in Chicago TO erect a
monument in Lincoln Park to the MEM
DRY of David Kennison one of the Boston
Tea Party, who died in Chicago forty
nine years ago.
"A friend of the University OF Wash
ington and Lee, whose name is withheld.
has bequeat tined $1,000 to the university to
found a scholarship in Greek, in memory
of a son of the donor, who was grad
uate of the University.
Every Saturday, for twenty years
past, two old English women-Mrs. Car
DINA Amelia Irons and Miss Sarah Au-
gusta Shrapnell--have conveyed meat on
a push-truck from oxford for their
neighbors at Sutton Courtney, a journey
Of ten miles each way. They have just
died within a day of each other, and they
have been buried side by side. Their ia
Their. Lieut.. James Shrapnell, who served
under Nelson on the Victory, was a ne
phew of Lieut. Gen. Henry Shrapnell, the
inventor of the case-shot known by his
name. For some years they received an
allowance from the admiralty.
Representative Littlefield has a queer
assortment of prizes won at euchre par
ties. A progressive euchre party was
given at the Washington hotel at which
he lives about year ago, and he carried
off one of dhe trophies awarded for the
highest score, a beer stein. A few days
ago a similar affair took place at the
hotel, and again he made the top score,
the prize for which proved to be horn
and silver mounted corkscrew. Mr.. Lit
tiefield represents a prohibition district
ard is himself an abstainer from intoxi-
cants but he says he can use the cork
screw on mineral water, of which there
are several famous springs in his dis
trict,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
Dropped From the List.

P P. Haskins Of Cincinnati told the fol-
lowing anecdote at the Everett House to
illustrate that phase of human nature
which leads people to claim to posses s
knowledge on any and all things, says
the New York Tribune AT dinner par
~ given some time ago in a Western
city," said Mr.. Haskins, "one of the bach
elor guests turned to his very beautiful
hostess and asked: Mrs. Blank. do you
know what causes the milky way in the
heavens?' Why, l did. but I've forgot
ten, was the answer he received. 'Taat's
great pity" 50 d he. sadly shaking his
head. To think that you, the only per-
son in all this world who knew the cause
of that phenomenon of the heavens,
should have forgotten it!" And he actu-
ally had the cheek to feel injured because
the woman took him off her visiting list"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
UNICORN TEXT BOOKS.

Every once in a while there is a move
ment in some one of the states in behalf
of Uniform system of text books. 1t is
not always an easy matter to trace this
movement 90 its beginning. 1t is almost
certain, however, that it is begun by some
one of the large publishing houses en-
gagged in publishing school books. Osten-
siby the movement is in the interest of
the public schools and the school chill
dren. As a matter of fact the welfare
of the public schools is a secondary con-
sideration. if in fact ii is considered at
all The purpose is to get a monopoly
of the market for school books In the
state for which uniform system is pro-
posed.
Attention is called to this matter at this
time by the reception of the speech by
Senator A. A. Wiley of Montgomery
County, Alabama, in the legislature Of
that state, during the session of that body
which ended on Tuesday last. The speech
was In opposition to a bill providing for
a uniform system of text books. and it
was a strong and interesting one. Mr..
Wiley took the ground that one effect of
1t would be to create a monopoly in text
books in the state. because every one OF
the publishing houses publishes a differ
emit kind of a text book. The publishing
house having the monopoly would be in
a position to charge whatever prices il
pleased. But, outside of the monopoly
feature Of the question, Senator Wiley
opposed the bill because the wants of the
people in different parts of the state were
entirely different The negro schools for
instance did not want the same kind of
text books as those used in the white
schools and the schools in the cities were
not satisfied with the kind of books that
were best suited for the schools In the
country. These were only few of the
reasons, he said. why the uniform sys-
tenn in school books was not desirable.
The Senator pointed out that this sys-
TEN had produced scandal in Virginia and
had been abandoned in Kentucky. New
York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. I'LL
nois and Ohio. He felt sure, he said, that
If it were adopted in Alabama it would
become the source of dissatisfaction and
trouble He had no objection to uniform
ity in counties Indeed. he was inclined
to think that in counties it would answer
very well, but he was confident that it
would be a mistake to adopt ID for the
state.
1t is astonishing how persistent is the
effort to get states 10 adopt the uniform
system. 1t is certain that this persistency
is not due to the merit Of the system. It
must be due, as we have already pointed
out, to the desire to get a monopoly of
the school book market
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
BRIGHT BITS.

A Sure sign-'T am certain that Min
ME intends to marry Frank"
What makes you so certain?"
II heard her scolding him for sending
her such valuable presents" -Harlem
Life.
-Widower Introducing middle-aged and
wealthy fiancee)-"Come here, children,
and give this lady a kiss This is the new
mamma l promised to bring you"
Little Tommy-"But, papa, she isn't
w"-Tit-Bits
His Reason--Miss Romanz: (Which
do you like best, Mr. Hardhead long po-
ems or short ones?"
Mr.. Hardhead-"The long ones"
Miss Romanz-" Really?"
Mr.. Hardhead-''Yes. They don't run
so much chance of being published.'-
Philadelphia Press.
Interchange of Confdence-"And now.
my boy, don't have any secrets from your
father. What are your college debts?
Don't be afraid to tell me the sum total,
to the last cent"
II won't, father. The whole amount is
$5.S27.5O''
Il thank you for your confidence. my
boy, and will be equally frank. You may
pay those debts the best way you cam
Chicago Tribune.
A Literal approximations of your
punishments are very peculiar" said a
stranger in Asia.
do you think so?" responded the Chi
nese statesman distantly.
Yes; take for instance all this nonsense
about yellow jackets and peacock feath-
ers and self-infiicted death"
Some of your modes of censure inn
press me as peculiar, too" was the grave
reply; 'for instance. that strange practice
of humiliating an official who offends by
taking him before a tribunal and white
washing him. -Washngto Star.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

The geniuses who arranged the inaugu-
raj procession thought chat they had bril-
lantIy avoided a controversy as to the
matter Of precedence between Gen. Miles
and Admiral Dewey when they decided
that the head of the army and the head
Of che navy should ride in a carriage to-
gether. But Immediately there arose the
question, which should have the seat OF
honor on the right-hand side? 1t seems
that this matter of right or left place
is almost as important as whether one
walks ahead or behind The pictures from
photographs OF the procession show Ad-
miral Dewey seated on the right. 1t thus
appears that 1t was finally decided that
the full admiral ranks the Lieutenant gem
eral
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
WILL THE cUBANs YIELD.

There is considerable speculation as to
whether the Cuban constitutional con-
vention viii finally accept and approve
the amendments to the army appropria-
ton bill fixing the relations between
Cuba and the United States or will adj
Journ without taking any action on them.
with the understanding that the President
will call another convention, 1t is stated
that the President and members of his
cabinet feel confident that the Cuban con-
stitutional convention will approve the
amendments, though 1t will not 40 so at
once. II may threaten TO take no action
on them or it may make some propositions
in lieu of them with the hope that tho
President will call an extra session Of
Congress to consider the Cuban situation,
but if it becomes convinced that the
amendments are the ultimatum of Con-
gress there is not much doubt, so It is
held in Washington. that they will be APP
proved.
There is no probability that the Presi-
dent will call Congress together to con-
slider the question of the relations to be
established between the United States and
Cuba, He got from Congress just about
what he wanted, and there is no doubt
that he will maintain very firm atti-
tude towards the Cubans. 1t is doubtful
If he would call Congress together if war
I'm Cuba were imminent. He has suffi-
cient force at his command to maintain
order. besides, there are reasons for think
ing that a majority of the property own
ers and influential citizens in Cuba are
in favor of the suzerainty which the
United States propose to exercise over the
island. There Is not much probability
therefore of serious trouble there. II tho
Cuban convention should refuse to ap-
prove the amendments the situation in
Cuba would likely remain practically as it
is until the meeting of Congress next
winter, and 1t is certain that Congress
would not then act promptly. There is
no reason to think that it would modify
the amendments in any important par
ticulars. The chances are therefore that
nothing would be gained by refusing 10
approve the amendments. On the con-
trary much harm might be done TO the
cause of independence by the delay.
1t is of course rather Notifying to the
cubans to be coerced into agreeing to GER
tain relations between Cuba and the
United States, but they have only their
constitutional convention to blame. The
convention was certainly warned that the
United States expected some such ar
rangement as that set forth in the amend
ments to the army appropriation bill. 1t
preferred, however, not to heed the warn
ing. Relying on the pledge of the United
states it thought the latter would not in
sist upon an understanding as to the re-
lations that were to exist between the two
countries. 1t seems, however, that the IN
depreciation placed upon the pledge by
Congress was not quite like that placed
upon it by. the Cubans. 1t will probably
turn out that the Cubans will come to
the conclusion that it is to their interest
to approve the amendments.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

1t is characteristic of American politics
that no sooner had Maj. Mckinley been
indicted into office on Monday than the
party leaders. who had gathered at the
Capital, began discussing his successor
four years hence While they did not de-
eide who was the coming man." it IS
alleged that the majority inclined towards
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana. with Gov.
odell of New York a close second for the
Republican nomination. oddly enough.
but few of the political astrologers SEEM
cd to consider Roosevelt as a serious
proposition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

Up to the end of January the export
trade of the United States had increased
10 per cent. over the aggregate for the
corresponding seven months of the pre-
ceding fiscal year. In that same time,
however. our exports TO China had fallen
off 50 per cent. A considerab part OF
this decline falls upon the Southern cot
ton mills that had worked up a large and
growing cotton cloth trade with China.
The explanation. as is very well known
is that the military operations in China
have stopped trade. The sooner the settle
ment in China comes the better it will be
for the American cotton manufacturing
industry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

The bacillus Of bellgerency seems to
have attacked the parliamcnts OF several
European countries lately. In Vienna
the other day the Pan-Germars and the
Czechs came together in a clash and
some nsticufs; then day or two later
there came an uprolr in the French
Chamber Of Deputies In which pugilsm
was INDUCED In, nnd now the Irish mem
bers Of the British House Of Commor 3
have had their inning, as reported In the
dispatches Of yesterday our own national
legislative body managed 10 get through
its recent soss on WITHOUT "a r,son 10 tho
knock-down-and-drag-out method Of af.
gument. but sometimes II looked as n
that would be tbe noAt fhing 10 trans
fIire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07

South Cardinals great moral and tenn
perance institution, the dispensary, has
doomed the sale of liquor to such an ex-
tent that it is likely two disdller.es of
considerable capacity will be shortly
erected in Columbia. Oddly enough. it
seems these distilleries are to be owned
and operated as private corporations. It
would be reasonable to suppose the state
would put up its own distilleries, since it
is working the whisky business for the
money that is in it. Maybe it is the pur-
pose to work around 10 the manufactur-
ing stage, as we'll as the selling stage,
gradually.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York Post Qnd.) says: The
best thing that the Fifty-sixth Congress
did was to enact the gold standard act
which marks the longest step yet taken
toward the permanent establishment of 4
sound financial system. The next best
thing was the failure to pass the impu-
dent shipping subsidy bill. But the record
of extravaganza which it made notwith-
standing this omission, gives it an ur-
happy distinction. So also does it's sur.
render to the executive of powers which
the legislative department formerly held
with a firm grasp. This surrender, like
the record of extravaganza, has been
largely due to the breakdown of any
effective opposition to the administration
n either branch"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-07
THE STATE FAIR.

The Board of Directors of the Savannah
Fair Association, at a meeting yesterd "
afternoon. acting under authority given by
the subscribers to the fair fund, elected
officers of the association. The genle-
men chosen are representative citizens of
Savannah, are comparatively young AMI
are energetic and enthusiastic. Und r
their management, and with the assist
ance of the stockholders and directors,
there is no doubt that the fair will be
the equal, If it does not greatly surpass,
any similar fair ever held in the state.
There will be a meeting of the stockhold-
ers this afternoon for the purpose of or
ganizing under the charter and confirm ne
yesterdays action Of the Board of Direc-
tors. An opportunity will be given at
that time, to those who have not yet sig
nifed their interest in the welfare Of the
city by subscribing to the fair fund, to
make known the extent to which they
are willing TO give financial support to
the Fair Association.
The Fair will last two weeks, and it is
a safe prediction that during that time
there will be thousands of visitors in the
city from every part of this state and
adjacent states. Many of them will see
the commercial metropolis of the Empire
State of the South for the first time.
OF the effects of the fair on this city
there is no use speaking at this time.
There is no doubt they will be good The
fair will draw attention to the city and
have tendency to increase her CONNER
cial Importance. AS to the local trade
every branch of it VIII be helped 1t can
not be otherwise with so many visitors in
the city. That being the case all citizens
should take an active interest in the fair
and do everything in their power to make
it a success. They should talk it up and
subscribe something towards making it
such a success as will make every resi-
dent of the city proud of it.