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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
The ChapIain's Tobacco.

There was a certain much-loved
chaplain shut up in Ladysmith who
greatly enjoyed a smoke, says the Lon
don Mail. In Buffers relief column
there were men who loved him well
and knew his love for a pipe. When
they left Colenso eleven of them each
carried under his khaki tunic a quarter
pound tin of tobacco for the chaplain.
And then came all the horrors of that
beleaguered. town, eliminating in the
awful fight at Peters Hill. One after
another, vainly trying to keep the cher
ished possession, parted with it bit by
bit during those dreadful weeks. But
one of them carried it all the time and
never so much as touched it. When at
last he reached Ladysmith he had to
march right through and encamp sew
eral miles beyond the town. But the
next day he got permit and tramped
back to Ladysmith, found out his old
friend, the chaplain, and handed over
the treasure to him. All black and
grimy was that sacred tin of tobacco,
black with the smoke of battle and
dented by many a hard fight; but 1t
was there-intact-an offering of devo-
tion--a holy thing-a pledge OF love.
The chaplain has it still; he could not
smoke it; it was far too precious for
that. 1t has become one of his house
hold gods, to be kept forever as a to-
ken of a soldiers love.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Neutrality-suspicious. Commandery
No. Z, K. t.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, c.
Brantly. Master; Candy, Belsinger &
Gross.
Business Notices-Show Cases. Hen
ry Solomon & Son; E. & w. Laundry.
Amusements-Miss Rose Coghlan in
Forget Me Not" at Theater Tonight.
Our Eighteenth Friday Hour Sale
Leopold Adler.
acknowledgements Postum Food
Coffee; Mothers Friend; DR.. Hatha-
way; Munyon's Remedies; Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills.
Study Well This roposition-McAr-
thur Sons & Co.
Fine Liquors at and Below Cost
Livingston's Pharmacy.
Coal-D. R. Thomas & Son.
Petition for ncorporation-The Sa-
vannah Florida Phosphate Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
BRIGHT BITS.

His Reply-Old Gentleman-Are
you sure you love my daughter. sir?
Young MAXWELL. if I don't, sir, she
is the worst fooled girl in this town!
Puck.
-Doubtful-He-I'd offer myself to
you for a Christmas present, If 1
thought you'd take me.
she-Tn afraid I'd have trouble in
exchanging you.-Life.
The Pessimist-Oh, dear! For three
weeks to come the days will be shorter
and shorter.
The Optimist-Glory! In three weeks
from now the days will begin getting
longer.-Boston Transcript.
Dyspepsia Specialist drritably)--
But. madam, you must chew your
food. What were your teeth given you
for?
Female Patient (calmly)-They
weren't given to mel bought EN-
Tit
-Markley-No, I can't let you have
a "V." Why don't you get jerks to
lend 1t to you?
Borroughs-But he doesn't know me
very well.
Markley-That's. why / suggested
him-Philadelphia Press.
Hi Tragerdy-Our friend Hamphatt
is still at liberty, I believe.
Lowe Comerdy-Yes, and do you
know he rather rejoices in it.
Hi Tragerdy-Is he really glad that
he hasn't job?
Lowe Comerdy-Yes, you see 1t en-
ables him to prove his statement that
genuine art doesn't appeal to the pub
lie nowadays.-Philadelph Press.
The Dyspeptic Guest gazed long
ingly at the crisp, brown turkey the
mashed potatoes, celery, cranberries,
etc, and sighed, with a mournful into
nation:
I'm have to pay for this tomorrow,
/ know"
The Host took on a thoughtful ex-
preston and remarked:
q wish I'd known that. They made
me pay for it yesterday. baltimore
American.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
Try 1t ANYWAY.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
"Try it anyway" is a good motto
The Rev. Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Maybe you fear that she
Will never consent to hear
The tender words you long
To whisper in her ear;
Maybe she'll only laugh
At what you have to say;
She may have another in view.
She may never be won by you
But try 1t, anyway.
Maybe you think you can't
AS you look at the work to do;
Perhaps it seems immense,
Far too immense for you;
Maybe you halt in fear
OF what the world may say,
But you'll never be talked about
II you only stand and doubt
Oh try 1t anyway!
There were clouds that hid the sky
And robbed the world of cheer;
But behind them sunbeams still
Were trying to find us here:
Through a little rift, at last,
They hurried to light the day
The chance they sought was there,
1t was hard to find just where,
But they tried it anyway.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

Respecting the ship-subsidy bill the
New York Journal Of Commerce and
Commercial Bulletin Qnd.) says: "A
liberal payment for carrying the mails
is a wise measure. That 1t is neces-
sary to increase the present payments
is another matter which we do not
discuss here. There is no excuse what
ever for disbursing the proceeds Of tax
alton among the owners of vessels en-
gagged in the foreign trade whether
they render any public service or not.
Shipping facilities are not lacking, and
these payments will not reduce freight
rates. Taxing the many for the benz
eft of the Few is poor business and
bad politics"
The Philadelphia Press (Rep.) says:
Bills for new buildings introduced in
the first business day of the present
session of Congress amount to $50. 327.-
613. This Is nearly half of the pres-
ent surplus gone at a stroke. In reck-
oning upon the surplus ii is well to
remember that while II is to date $685.
900, 900 and may reach $4,000, 900, and is
estimated by Secretary Gage at $780,
900. 900 for the current year, expendi-
lures for next year reduce II TO a small
sum. Any reduction in taxation has
to be considered with reference to this
probability"
The Washington Post Und.) says:
eve trust no Southern congressman
will be 80 rude as TO introduce a res
olution Of inquiry concernings the
treatment Booker Washington received
at the hands Of the Massachusetts tav-
ern-keepers."
The Cleveland Plain-D Dealer CDem. }
says: Some people seem 10 take the
stand that II the present Congress
didn't appropriate at least a billion
dollars a would. be a sure sign OF a
nstional retTograde ovement."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
PERSONAL.

III. G. Wells, the novelist, has de-
England. in which, he declares. moth
ing which can be done by machinery
will be done by hand
The youngest royal grandmother in
Europe is the Grand Duchess Anas-
TASTE of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, whose
eldest daughter was married a little
more than a year ago to Prince Chris
ton of Denmark, and who is now the
proud mother Of a son. The Grand
Duchess was 3S at the time of her
grandson's birth.
Charles Noble Gregory, who has
accepted the post OF dean of the Iowa
State University Law School, is at
present associate dean of the law de-
partment of the State University OF
Wisconsin. He is not only lawyer.
but writer of note, and, oddly enough
for q jurist, poet of considerable tai
emit. Prof. Gregory is in his 51st year.
He is a native of Unadilla, N. Y. He
is president of the Wisconsin civil
Service Reform Association. He is
president of the Madison Literary Club
and a member of the Executive Com
mittee of the American Bar Associa-
ton, curator of the State Historical
Society and a director of the Madison
free city library The salary of his
new position will be $4,000 year.
Congressman Eddy of Minnesota,
relates this story of how one of his
constituents got the better of him and
curbe1 his youthful vanity: I'm MAX
ing the campaign in my district one
year. 1 took along as an attraction
veteran of the War of 1872 and of the
Civil War, who was famous hand
at beating the drum. One night, after
the captains drum had given the Usu-
al overture. l commenced my speech
to the populace which had been lured
to the scene by his drum I noticed
at the foot of the rostrum a bright
eyed little fellow about twelve years
old, who sat through the speech, fol-
lowing me with great attention. 1t
pleased me very much. I spoke to the
little fellow, and asked him how he
liked my speech. oh. it will do he
said, but if l was you, would keep
the captain a-drummin' all the time !"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
PROTECT THE MoToRMAN.

Hon. Seaborn Wright has introduced
in the Legislature a bill, which has
been passed by the House by a vote
of 101 to 3, requiring street railway
companies in this state to put glass
fronts on their cars, for the protec-
ton of the motormen. The bill was
amended so that the law, should 1t be
enacted, will not go into effect until
October of next year. 1t is to be
hoped that the Senate will concur in
the bill. and that the Governor will
sign it. Vestibules on street cars for
the protection of motormen and con-
ductors have been in use in states north
of Georgia for number of years. but
with the exception of a few cars so
equipped in two cities they have not
been employed in Georgia. In this
state at present the motormen are
compelled to face all kinds of weather
with no other protection than that at
forded by their clothing. The motor
mans life is a hard and dangerous one
at best, and it should not be made
harder and more dangerous by expos
ure that could be easily avoided. This
is not a matter of interest to city peo-
pie only. but 1t is of vital interest to
those residents of the rural districts
whose sons come to the cities and take
service with the street railways; and
it is probably safe to say that the ma
jority of street railway operatives in
every Georgia city are young men from
the country. These young men have
to work hard, and they are worthy of
every particle of protection that can be
given them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
SENATOR BACON AND THE TREATY


We do not see why Senator Bacon
took up the time of the Senate in
criticising the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
He says that he does not intend to
oppose its ratification, though he does
not intend to vote for it. If, as he
says. it is no improvement upon the
first y-Pauncefote treaty, the treaty
which the Senate refused to ratify in
it's original shape. but to which it
added what is known as the Davis
amendment, it would seem to be his
duty to oppose it. In his opinion it
an isthmian canal that is to be en-
tirely under American auspices and
American control. In fact, it comes
a long way, according to his view,
from complying with the Davis amend
ment on which the Senate of the last
Congress so strenuously insisted.
If Senator Bacon is right in the
position he takes it would seem to
be the duty of the Senate to deal with
this treaty as it dealt with the first
Hay Pauncefote treaty. 1t may be
that Senator Bacon said a great deal
more than was reported in our dis
patches yesterday-that he gave rea-
sons for not opposing the ratifica-
ton of the treaty, although believing
it to be no Improvement upon the old
treaty-but If he did not then it would
seem that he attacked the treaty sim
ply for the satisfaction of saying
something against it. If the treaty is
not what he thinks it ought to be,
and what the people think 1t Is, 1t
seems to us that he ought to have no
hesitation in opposing its ratification.
Great Britain is not in a position to
deny us anything we want in connec-
ton with the canal In fact, it is
probable that she is so anxious to
retain our friendship at this time that
it would not require a great effort
to have the treaty again amended If
it is not what the Senate said the
American people wanted when the f1rst
treaty was under consideration.
Senator Lodge and Senator Cullom
seem to think the treaty is all that
the American people can reasonably
ask, and that it is substantial COM
pliance with the letter and spirit of
the Davis amendment. 1t may be
that they are so we'll satisfied with
the abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty that they are willing to be-
lieve that the new treaty is just about
what the Davis amendment called
for.
There ought not to be much difficulty
In deciding as to whether or not the
Davis amendment is complied with in
the new treaty. There certainly ought
not to be such a wide difference Of
opinion on that point as has cropped
out between Senator Bacon and the
two foregoing Republican Senators.
If Senator Bacon is right he ought to
stand by his position. The people
seemed to sustain the Senate In re-
| jecting the first Hay-Pauncefote
treaty and 1t is probable that they
would sustain it in rejecting the second
| if, as Senator Bacon says, it is no i'm
| provement upon the first in the par
ticulars in which improvement was
| demanded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13

The United States import annually
about 100000 tons of sugar. A con-
temporary calculates that an ordinary
farm wagon, drawn by two horses,
will hold about one ton. A farm wagon
and its team occupy about twenty-five
feet of longitudinal space. Two hun
dred teams, therefore, would reach a
mile, 1000 of them would reach ten
miles. 10000 of them would reach 100
miles and 100000 of them necessary
to contain the imported sugar. would
reach 10000 miles. What a streak of
sweetness!
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
what pothered Kearnr.

Senator Kearns OF Utah, not so very
long ago was working with pick and
shovel for 81 a day, says the Wash
iugton Post. Last summer he and his
partners refused $14,000.o0e for one OF
their mines. The Senator is used to
life in the open and the atmosphere OF
the Senate Expresses him. Last
Thursday he sat down beside Senator
Heitfeld, also a westerner, and said.
Henry, what do you think OF this
game. anyhow"
Heitfeld. being now schooled in the
wiles OF diplomacy, answered the ques-
ton with another. why do you ask 80
he said.
oh" replied kearns. they use too
much language in their talk TO suit
me. Why don't they say what they
mean instead OF bundling Il all up in a
1ot OF unnecessary words2n
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
No announcement.

1t is a sad thought that often when
a man seeks to reform and live
better life he finds those who ought
to help him to be the very ones who
push him back and keep him down,
says the Kansas City Journal. Charley
Sheldon, who is operating in the oil
fields of Beaumont and Lake Charles,
tells a story very much in point. AT
Lake Charles there is an old French
man who for many years has been
driving a hack and each year grow
ing in the affection of his custom
ers. The old Frenchman's name is
Pierre Caswell. and one day while rid
ing with him Sheldon said:
Pierre, is there any money In this
hack business?"
"Oh, yes, M'sieu Sheldon, Zis be
one YER good place. 1 got good house
gage. My house all good furnish. Haff
nice wife. two chilren. My boy he
graduate frim high school mex June.
1 haff little mon-eh, two thousan' dol
lah, let go in bank. Yes, M'sieu Shell
don, l have done prett' we'll"
by George, Pierre, that's good. A
man fixed like that ought to be hap
py"
"Bien, M'sieu Sheldon, mebby not so
happy as you t'ink. Man do wrong
an come out on re top. he get re grand
encore. When he try do right, who pat
him on back? Mon dieu, M'sieu Shell
don, no one tall. I explain Something's.
You see all zem fine hack? M'sieu Price
he own all re hack in zis town. For
some he pay five, six, seven hun'er dol
lah, an he buy fine horse, tree, fou' /.
five huner dollah. Look at re hack
what I drive-it not worth seventy
five dollah, an re horse, Zey all stove
up and cripple. No one would drive
zem but me. Well, ever day re fine
rubber-tir hack he turn in to M'sieu
Price two, tree fou' an some day five
dollah. 1 turn in wiz re old hack and
horse all cripple, FIVE, six, seven, some
day eight dollar. Zen one day M'sieu
Price he say to me: Pierre, you bin
good. man; how much / pay your
say: Fifty dollah month, ,M'sieu Price,
He say: Pierre, fifty dcllah not
enough: you worth moe money.
tell you what do TO- you. You come
wiz me to prizes an lay both hans
on Bi-bel an swear you turn in to
me ever dollah you TEX in, an 1 pay
you seventy-five dollah a month An
zen I look at M'sieu Price an say:
ooh, no. M'sieu Price, I work for fifty
dollah."
well M'sieu Price he seem not to
like Eat way, but for long time we do
YER well, and zen come re hard time
and everything get so dull. You know
how Eat war, Msieu Sheldon. Some
day / mex wiz re ole hack only two,
tree, fou' dollah. Zen link about
re seventy-five dollah M'sieu Price Of
fer me. An I go to M'sieu Price an
saw
"'M'sieu Price, get to be ole man.
near seventy var ole. Some day I
goin' to die an want to be convert
an reform. ! go wiz you before prizes
an zen work for seventy-five dollah
a month An M'sieu Price he look
at me an say: oh, no, Pierre; times
too dull for reform
$50 you see, M'sieu Sheldon, 1t not
my fault 1 not bin good an happy
done my bes' to reform"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
TIME ron TREE PLANrING.

The winter is the season to plant
trees in this latitude. 1t may be said
that at any time, save when the ground
is frozen, tree can be planted, with
all the chances in favor of its grow
ing. The Park and Tree Commission
has not sufficient appropriation to
Permit it to plant trees on the streets,
or at best only to limited extent;
but the commission will gladly plant
them for citizens who are willing to
pay what it costs. Those residents
who desire to have trees in front Of
their houses should make the fact
known to the commission. Trees
planted by the commission are guar
anteed; If any of them die, they
will be replaced without further cost
until growing trees have been Sc
cured. Orders for planting should be
sent in without delay, so that there
may be no crowding of orders when
spring approaches. 1t would not be
improper to put trees on the same basis
as sidewalks and sanitary sewer con-
nections; that is, for the city to plant
the trees and charge the cost to the
property, II after due notice the prop
erty owners failed to plant trees.
Something should be done to replace
the old trees of the older part of the
city and to provide trees for the newer
part.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13

The Boston Herald regards II as
curious" that the Supreme Court
should hold trade between the United
states and the Philippine Islands TO
be "cossting trade" while trade be-
tween the United States and Cuba is
foreign trade" II the Herald will
watch right closely It will find a num-
Der OF things relating to our new pos
sessions that are not a whit less Gu
rious."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13

There is at least one manufacturer
in Boston whose ingratitude is a
prominent Characteristic. Maj. McKin-
ley spent the best years of his life in
talking and working for the manufac-
tHrers, and succeeded in assisting them
to all sorts of governmental favors;
yet this especial manufacturer has
placed upon the market a toy jump
ing Jack with face bearing the like
ness of Maj. Mckinley. The Boston
police have been ordered to stop the
sale of the McKinley-faced jumping
jacks If they can. They have no au-
thority to seize the articles, since this
country is without a '1ese majestic
law, but it is believed dealers can be
persuaded not to handle them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13

There is a strike on among the
"co-eds" in the University of Wiscon-
sin. The young women have condensed
the sum of their grievances into fifty
seven typewriter pages. which they
have submitted to the faculty. 1t seems
that they have got tired of hash for
breakfast every morning. and have
taken this means of letting the au-
thorities know 1t.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13

The governments policy OF sending
young women to the Philippines as
school teachers Is severely criticized
by Representative Weeks of Michigan,
who has Just returned from a trip to
the Islands. He says the young women
have no business there; that it is not
the proper place for them; that often
the surroundings are both degrading
and dangerous. The discharged SOL
diers, he says, would make the best
teachers for the Filipinos. There is ev-
identity a broad basis of common
sense for what the representative says
se-S
1t is said that faith healing has ac-
quired remarkable vogue in Europe
DR.. Max Kuhlmann of Berlin charges
that half of the aristocratic popula-
ton of Europe, including royalty, is
addicted to faith cure and quack heal
ing systems. He asserts that these are
especially rife in Germany. prticularly
among military families. Numerous re-
tired officers, he says, are gong into
the "cure" BUSINESS, with the result
that the orthodox practitioners are
losing ground.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
MUNYON'S
RHEUMATISM
CURE

When Prof. Munyon says his Rheumatic,
Cure will cure rheumatism there isn't any guesss
work about itthere isn't any false statement aboU,
It,. 1t cures without leaving any i'll effects 1t is :
splendid stomach and tonic, as well as posi-
tive cure for rheumatism
vial The Guide to Health is free Munyon. NJ
York and Philadelphia.
MUNYON'S IEH sLER CURES CATARRH. q.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain, with fresh east to
southeast winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13

DR.. Daniel c. Gilman, formerly pres
ident of Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, is understood to be closely
connected with Mr.. Carnegie's offer of
100000 TO found a national univer-
sity at Washington. DR.. Gilman is
quoted as saying that. in his under
standing the university is not to be
an establishment with halls, dormi-
tories and the like. such as are con-
nected with the average college. but
merely an institution for higher sci
entifc investigation. There may be a
central administrative building in
Washington, but the work of the in
stitution win be done in various places,
probably in the laboratories of the ex-
listing colleges. The museums and sci
entific bureaus in washington would
largely aid the proposed university in
the prosecution Of its purposes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-13

Gen. Patrick Collins OF Boston, we
believe. IN what has been called a
Cleveland Democrat"