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The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

When The Honorable John ". Griggs.
nov Attorney General Of the United
States, was elected Governor OF New Jer-
sey few years ago, says the PhIadel-
ph!a Post, a new era in the political his
tory Of the slate was ushered IN. His
had been campaign in which young men
had come 70 the front: Mr. Griggs him
self was young man. From that time
10 the present young men have taken
prominent part in the affairs OF the state.
The Honorable Benjamin F. Jones,
Speaker OF the House Of Assembly in 1880,
Is one OF the youngest men who can be
considered a leader in state political
matters. and he has come into marked
prominence He recently became acting
governor. being the youngest man who
ever welded the executive power Of the
state.
Dir. Jones. In speaking OF his early
experiences lately. told a story OF his
youthful ambition to become an actor.
Pygmahon and Galatea was the play.
The part assigned 10 Mr. Jones was
that OF Chrysos, the wealthiest man in
Athens. who comes into the studio Of
Pygmaiion ana insists upon bUying the
statue. As Pygmalion is secretly in love
with his creation, he declines. and
botheTsome time ensues-
In making up 10 resemble a fat Athen-
ian, MT. Jones had resorted to a sawdust
stomach. a tOgs, buskins and all other
needful accessories. 1t was the stom-
ach that played him false. The covering
was Doth-saten. A little stream Of saw
dust began TO pour gently through the
covering and down 10 the studio floor.
but Mr.. Jones, wrapped up in the delin-
cation OF his part, did not notice that
the accident had occurred
Those in the front rows who could see
best howled with delight. Chrysos him
self noticed it a moment later He man
eyed TO stop the leakage with one hand.
but maze q horrible finish OF the scene.
Although the play was finished, il was
from the sawdust incident a burlesque.
and ANOTHER boyhood dream of fame was
rudeiy oispelled. Afterward Mr. Jones
became q LAWYER and entered politics.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
THE H,z,NG INVESTIGATION.

The Congressional Committee that IN
vestiga-ed the charges that ex-cadets
BOoz and Breta came 70 their deaths
through hazing at West Point Military
Academy IS back IN Washington well
pleased with the result Of It's work 1t
thinks that hszlng is at an eud at that
institution. and that the abandonment Of
il az the West Point school wtu have the
effect Of putting an end 10 it IN Othe-
schools Of the country-the colleges and
universities. The committee IS OF the
opinion that WhIle the hszing that BOoz
and Breth received might have had a
BAD effect on them. {; was not the cause
OF the death Of either Of them
The committee IS especially gratiied at
the action OF the cadets in voluntarily
abandoning hazing. Il probably feels that
il IS deserving Of great credit for the sat-
isfacto-y ending Of the investigation and
the assurance that hazing viii not again
BE- INDUCED in
The country viii not undertake 70 de-
prive the committee OF any o. the credit
for the reform which is promised. and
will be willing that it shah have reso-
lulion OF Congress passed commanding Il
FOR its good work. provided the assurances
are satisfactory that the cadets viii not
repent Of their good resolutions and fan
into their evil ways again.
Il can be safely assumed that there
viH be DO more hazing al the institu-
tion. The cadets are honorable young
fellows and viii abide By their agree
menL It IS doubtful II they ever found
very much pleasure ia hazing-that is. the
great majority Of them. a few that found
some satisfaction In annoying and tortur-
ing the weak influenced the majority. and
they were helped by the fact that 1t was
the custom TO haze new corners. Now
that all have agreed that the practice
shall be abandoned it IS probable that
the public viii hear no more reports from
the institution Of a character calculated
to make it believe the cadets are lot Of
young rufiians.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
THE FRENCH DUEL.

1t IS seldom that participant in duel
in France gets seriously hurt The killing
Of a person in 2 duel would create a
sensation throughout the Republic.
Nevertheless the government and some
of the ablest Of the public men OF France
would like to see dueling abandoned 1t
serves no good purpose. on the contra
~. the effect OF it-at least such dueling
as is practiced in France-is held TO be
bad.
The duel that was fought near Paris on
Sunday by Count de Lubersac and Baron
de Rothschild, an account Of which ap-
peared IN our dispatches yesterday, grew
out Of an offensive remark made by one
of the principals when they were boys at
school. The feud has been kept ever since,
aud has involved more than one member
OF the Rolhschild family. 1t is evident from
the account that the principals were very
much in earnest and each intended to do
the other all the injury he could. Both
were good swordsmen. however, and
hence the duel resulted in only slightly
woundiug Count de Lubersac.
Dill intended 10 Cneck G0enug mas
been introduced into the Chamber of De-
puties. The author of it is NJ. Gautret.
He appears to be student of human ma
ture-Freneh human nature The bill pro-
vldes that no publicity shall be given TO
duels. 1t contains no other provision. His
idea IS that when the principals cease to
get any notoriety out Of duels, dueling
will cease. It is believed that most of the
duels in France are the result of de-
sire for notoriety. and it is claimed that
they are resorted to principally by minor
celebrities for advertising purposes. There
, is no better way to get advertised be-
cause duels are deliberately written up.
The surest way to get rid of the dueling
evil It to educate public opinion against
it. 1t has practically disappeared in Eng
lish speaking countries, and its disappear
ance Is not regretted. Men are as civil
to each other now as they were when
dueling was common.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
Trolley Car and His JoIts.

The trolley car and its jolts are daily
experiences well known to Pittsburgers.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
decided that street car jolts do not prove
contributory evidence on the part of the
motorman. This has aroused the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. who rises to remark
that if the mOtorman is revengeful or of
a playful disposition he can jolt his load
at will The Cleveland publication then
continues thus:
Some time ago a passenger on the Wade
Park line happened to let his gaze wan
der TO the heaving floor of the car.
Sir" he said between jolts to the man
opposite him, your false teeth appear
to have been jolted out of your mouth
and onto the floor of the car"
Sir said the unfortunate passenger
as he took fresh grip on the edge of the
seat, Il am well aware of the unpleas-
ant fact. Don't YOU see that am sit
ting here waiting for that brute of a
motorman to jolt EN- back again.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

For some inexplicabie reason the mail Of
the War Department continues TO contain
letters asking clemency for soldiers al
legged to be under sentence of death in
the Philippines. 1t was stated at the
department day or two ago that there
were no such sentences pending; nor has
there been an American soldier executed
tor either civil or military offense since
the beginning Of the war with Spain.
There have been three or four capital SEN
fences passed but in each instance the
President has found grounds for saving
the lives of the men. II is facility under
stood that capital punishment in the
army has been practically abandoned. ex
cept possibly for desertlon TO the enemy
or high treason.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

An actor and his wife had a funny ex-
perience recently lin Toronto, says the
New York Tribune. They were playing q
piece in which the wife enacted the part
of woman dentist, and one evening the
husband received a note asking him dc
call at a certain house. He did so the
next day, ana was greeted by the old man
and his wife. the latter OF whom said 70
him: Me and my mate fell in love with
your mistress last night. She was so
gentle with you when YOU was a sittin'
Of the dentist chair I'm gettin' on now.
and all my teeth is a gettin' loose, and my
mate wants the to go 10 the dentist shop
and ave EN- pulled. but i knows as 'ow
they urts, and ! want to know II you and
your missus will come around ere aud
ave tea with US, ave little singin' and
enjoy ourselves, and your missus before
she leaves kindly pull out a few of these
old stumps, as l know she'll he as kind
and gentle as she was to your
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

a well-known missionary, Rev. C. T.
Brady, says that once. having been left
in charge Of the cathedral, he preached
on Belshazzar, subject which fascinat-
ed him, and which alone had the power
TO inspire him 10 extemporaneous speak
ing.
The next Sunday he began his tour Of
missionary work He preached on Bel
shazzar in the morning, and made him
do duty, again at night at the next sta
lion. On Tuesday he went TO a third
place. and. intoxicated with his previous
success, used the overwOrked Assyrian
again. After the service a gentleman
stepped up TO him. shook hands and said:
That is a very fine sermon of yours. -
The preacher was fiattere1 and ventur-
ed to hope that il had done his hearer
good.
Yes" said the other lit has. I
thought it was a fine sermon when I
heard il drst. TWO Sundays ago. I liked
ii better when I heard it last Sunday
morning, and as happened to be in the
town where you preached Sunday night
/ heard il there also. When 1 made this
town. am travelling man-and heard
that you were to preach, I thought l
would come round and see Il I couldn't
meet my old friend. I have liked it bet
ter at each hearing" ne continued, with
merry twinkle in rs eye. Won't you
let me know when and where you are 60
ing 10 offer ii again?'
The preacher. in shame and confusion.
owned that Belshazzar was his only ex-
temporaneous sermon, and there ore his
best beloved. The confession delighted
the hearer even more than the rest of the
joke had done, and the Two became the
best of friends
But Mr.. Brady owns that he has scarce
~ dared TO use Belshazzar since: He is
afraid Of getting the BeIshazzar haiti.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

The New York Herald the other day
gave its correspondent in Denver a haul
ing over the Goals for getting scooped
on the wonderful tales OF Col. Roose-
velts hunting trip. The Denver man re-
piled that Roosevelt was forty miles from
a telephone and seventy from a telegraph
office, and that there was absolutely no
authentic news respecting his movements.
Il know personally men in Denver who
are taxing from 200 to 800 words a day on
this business he continues. Il can give
you one Of these fakes If desired the
killing Of the dog Doster and Roosevelt
weeping over the body. The tale of Roose-
welt and the four wolves was manufacture
ed in this office" Teddy" won't know
what a good and thrilling time he Is
having until ne returns 10 civilization and
reads the back numbers OF the news
papers.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

A dense fog hung over the Delaware
river. The small steamer Columbia was
feeling her way carefully along. The
captain calculated that he was approach
ing Beverly wharf Sound the fog horn,
mate" said the captain. 1000 looo-ool
beloved the horn. "Mooo- ooo-oor came
a reply out OF the fog. Bully for Cham
pion. He never forgets us on a foggy
morning." said the captain. But, by the
way mate. that sound came from a queer
direction; we're running wrong for the
wharf better put the helm hard over. ,"
"Mooo-ooo-oor' again came the sound
from the fog, and the captain was about
to congratulate himself that he had had
a lucky escape, when all at once his craft
went on the rocks and broke her rudder.
Then the captain went to investigate
whence had come the signals that he had
followed. A hundred yards away he found
a COW up to her knees in the water In
her distress at being fog-bound she had an
swered the steamers horn. and. ike the
Sirens Of old, had lured the voyagers on
the rocks.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

II looks very much as II there would
be such a difference between the House
and the Senate. as TO the articles on which
the war tax should be reduced or removed,
that nothing viii be done by this Con-
gress in the direction of revenue reduc-
ton
The House bill provides for reduction
OF the war taxes of about 100000. The
Senate has made further reductions. main
~ on cigars and snuff. of about $4,000 600
II is said however. that it is the purpose
Of the Senate to restore the tax ON some
OF the articles from which the House has
taken it.
The Senate, it seems. is against the po-
sition taken by the House on proprietary
medicines, the House being much more
liberal Just what will be done no one
can predict with any degree of certainty.
1t is safe conclusion that whatever bill
is agreed upon win DO the result of the
work Of a conference committee. It
seems to be impossible for the Senate
and House to get together upon any reve-
nue. measure except through the aid OF
such a committee. This is because the
Senate as well as the House likes to
show its power. 1t listens to Interested
parties and undertakes to do what these
parties want done-at least. those who are
in influential positions on the committees
do
1t would not be at all surprising If this
Congress should leave the revenue reduc-
ton matter as a legacy to the next Con-
gress, Notwithstanding the fact that the
surplus in the treasury is steadily in
creasing.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

The war revenue reduction bill provides
that legacies to educational and benevo-
lent institutions shall be relieved Of the
war tax. Some of the colleges. however.
are not satisfied with this concession. and
are trying to recover the tax that has al
ready been paid into the treasury upon
such legacies. 1t is claimed that some
thing like 100000 has been collected from
this source. The entire inheritance tax.
thus far. since the war revenue bill was
passed, has amounted to about $4,000 900.
including the Vanderbilt. Huntington and
other large estates.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
Observant Little Charles.

As has been said before. Charles is a
very observing boy. says the Albany
Journal. Yesterday one OF mamma $
friends came 10 the house to call Man,
ma was out and Charles opened the door.
Mamma Is not home" he said.
"Will you please give her my card when
she comesT' inquired the caller
"Yeth. ma'am." said Charles.
The caller opened her card case and as
she withdrew the engraved pasteboard a
bit OF tissue paper fluttered down onto
the steps. Very grandiy Charles picked
IL up ana handed Il to her saying
You dropped one Of your cigarette
papers,"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

i, No there is not to be any war with
Venezuela. The Scorpion is not to blow
Caracas and the asphalt deposit and sew
ersl other things into the air with her
little guns. She is merely steaming
around burning little coal. ana mean
while exercising a sort of restraining IN
nuence upon the impetuous Venezuelans
10 keep them from hurting themselves.
And as for Uncle Sam bullying his little
neighbor-pooh' Nobody ever thought
of a.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

The rewards for Pat Grove. the alleged
Cudahy kidnaper, now aggregate $4,000.
dead or alive" The provision is said to
have been added to the offer by the City
Council of Omaha How it occurs that
the city Council of Omaha mas the right
TO outlaw man, and encourage people
to kill him on sight, Is not quite clear;
especially in view Of the fact that the
onense charged against Grove was not
a crime. but merely misdemeanor I'M
der the law at the time It was committed
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

A dozen young French nobemen met
in Paris the other night and formed the
object OF the club, II is said, is to promote
the interestc OF the members in their ef-
forts to marry rich American girls.
They hope to fleece rich American faml-
lies OF their gold, hence the clubs name.
Stories Of the recent Vanderbilt and
Rockefeller weddings. told in Paris with
elaborate details OF the amounts of money
involved and the lavish expenditures. have
aroused The cuDidity OF the young noble.
msn-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

Bailey makes 3oss knots an hour" says
a newspaper headline. 1t IS well enough
to understand at once that the Bailey in
question Is not the Hon. Joe of Texas.
whose normal speed under natural
.draught when defending the constitution
or attacking an octopus. is IS knots Per
hour, but the new torpedo boat destroyer
which has been built for the American
navy
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

Mark Twain says the fights at West
Point have been cowardly, because big
and strong men Of the first class were
put against smaller and weaker men of
the fourth class. He does not object to
boys fighting aud says when they go at
it fairly and squarely 1t makes them man
iy That settles it. Since Mark tackled
the New York cabman and got the bet
Ter Of him. he has been regarded as an
authority on courage
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

II would hardly be well 10 begin yet
20 brag on the beavtifui weather q the
tao months in which The excess Of warmth
and Sunshine may be reduced; ard IL Will
take some hard cold weather 10 bring US
down 10 The normal
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

Though royalty may be baptised with
. string Of half dozen or more names
when royalty comes to the throne it can
have but one name. Thus the Prince Of
Wales who has been known all his life
as Albert Edward. will become either
King Edward VII or King Albert ]. 1t
is said the Queen always expressed a
preference for Albert, though the Prince
preferred Edward
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

President Mckinley is an inveterate
smoker. and when well IL seldom TO be
seen without a cigar in his mouth. in
places where smoking is permissible. All
lovers Of the weed. therefore, Will be able
to understand how i'll he has been when
they are told thai up to Sunday he had
MOI been able 70 smoke for a week.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

Edwin Markham says there IS a new
tTy"-evidently meaning his own. The
public is to be congratulated that the
school consists Of Markham alone.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, colder in northwest
portion. southwest to northwest winds.
light 20 fresh on the coast; and for East
ern Florida. fair weather. except rains
probable on the southeastern coast; var
fable winds. hight 10 fresh on the coast
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

A West Virginia court has just held
and that as such 1t must be paid.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

The Dowager Empress Of China is called
a heather probably because she wouldn't
know an automobile coat is she saw one.
and wouldn't know what to say at a pink
tea
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22

Senator Hanna is going to join the c.
4. r. He was a soldier. for 100 days. IN
Washington. in 1854 Is the Senator after
q pension?
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
DE SOTO HOTEL.

First-class accommodations for q"
guests. Among the Improvements the
past summer 81 new bath rooms were ada-
ed Tourists find Savannah the most IN
teresting city in the South. An ideal
winter resort. Special rates for families
remaining week or more. Tourists stop
ping at the De Soto may become asso,
ciate members of the Savannah COX
Club.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York Journal of Commerce
tlnd9 says: II there is such a general
demand from the country for the shin
subsidy bill as Mr. Hanna and few other
gentlemen assert. why is it so necessary
to amend the bill constantly? Probabl,,
no bill was ever tinkered with so much
as this. The men who have been IN
charge Of the bill from the beginning
certihed that 1t was perfect in its origi-
nal shape. and yet every few DAYS amend
ments are made in it to remove some oh
Jec.ions This is a curious history for
Dill that was born perfect and for which
public sentiment is said TO be impatient -
The Rochester IN. " Herald Dem)
says: THE President has appointed sons
of Justices Harlan and McKenna TO no
sitions in Porto Rico under the United
states government. We have too much
faith in the members Of the Tinted
States Supreme Court to believe thar
their decisions in the Porto Rican ones
ton would be influenced in the least vet
that was one OF the appearances Of evil
which might well Nave been avoided and
adds one more to the many evidences we
have had that Mckinley is a tactless exc
cutive."
The Chicago Chronicle Dem) saws:
senator Morgan must be given credit for
practical suggestion respecting the shin
subsidy bill. He declares that he will
vote for the subsidy bill If an income tax
amendment is added to It. The expense ~
the subsidy would thus be paid by peonle
who could AFFORD it. The idea is an ey-
cellent one"
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Dem) says: 1T would be rough on
those Pennsylvania legislators who have
grown rich IN a night n they SHOULD he
sent TO the penitcntiary; but then Ouay's
governor could pardon them out"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-22
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