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The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
PERSONAL.

A memorial of Rosa Bonheur. presented
by Senior Gambart, the Spanish consul at
Nice, has been unveiled at Fontainebleau,
near which town she dwelt for many
years. The memorial consists of a bronze
bull, an enlarged fac-simile of one of her
sculptures; the bass-reliefs of the pedestal
give her portrait and representations Of
three of her principal paintings.
by the will of DR.. Marie j. Mergler,
who died in Los Angeles last month, the
University of Chicago is to have a So 600
scholarship of physiology. DR.. Mergler
bequeathed 5000 to the womenss Hos
pital of Chicago. out of an estate of $40
900 in personal property. Theodore, Shintz
was made trustees under the will, and
$4,000 was set aside for the use of the tes-
tator's mother, Mrs, Henriette Mergler.
Edward KimTball, who, it is said, first
turned the thoughts of Dwight L. Moody
to evangelistio work, and who was IA
nous throughout the country as the
'lifter'' of church debts, died Wednesday
at the residence of his son, Dr. r. H.
Kimball, 423 North Kenilworth avenue.
Oak Park, Chicago. The amount Of church
debts raised by him has been estimated
at more than $1,000, 900. The largest debt
raised by him was that of DIR. Robin
sons Presbyterian Church of New York
city, where $4,000 was raised at two
meetings. Although not a remarkably elo-
quent speaker the force and sincerity
of Mr.. Kimbau gained success where ora
torical efforts had failed. He was pos
sessed of a commanding presence being
more than six feet in hight
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
HAS MR.. FLAGLER POLITICAL AS
PIRATIONSe

Some Of che Florida papers are discuss
ing the question whether Mr.. Henry M.
Flagler aspires to represent that state
in the United States Senate. The Pen
sacola Journal seems to think that he
must have a political ambition of
some sort or he would not have made
Florida his home, having a fortune sur
ficiently large to enable him to live lux
uriously in any capital in the world, and
the Ocala Banner says frankly that it
hopes he is a Democrat, for the reason,
to support him for Senator. 1t points
out that he owns and controls the lead
ing newspaper of the state, which is
Democratic paper and employs only ma
lives who are known to be Democrats.
1t is inclined to think that even If he
favors some Of the policies of the Repuo-
lican party he is as good Democrat as
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina.
As far as the development of the state
is concerned Mr.. Flagler is Florida 5
foremost citizen. He has spent millions
Of dollars in Improvements, and has done
itOAC tidh any NOACh OSHoA AAhSAA ~ AAA~A@AS
the state and its resources known. His
hotel and railroad properties must pay
a very large amount annually into the
state treasury, and It seems that he is
not yet done making improvements. No
sooner has he finished one hotel or rail-
road than he has another in the course
of construction. That he is a good friend
to Florida there is no doubt.
AS to whether or not he desires to
represent the state in the United States
Senate we do not know. Some Of the
enterprising newspaper men of the state
should ask him. We understand that he
is a very approacha Bile and frank man,
and no doubt he would set at rest all
speculation in regard to the matter.
There is one thing that is certain, and
that is that Mr.. Flagler will deal with
the people in a frank and straightforward
manner. If he is a Republican he will
say so. He will not pretend to be what
he is not We do not undertake to say
what his politics is, but we feel that We
can say that as man he has qualities
which command respect and make him a
leader in whatever field of endeavor he
may be active. If the people of Florida
should elect him to the Senate he would
serve the state well and faithfully.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
Curiosity Satisfied.

Excuse me-. SIR" said the inquisitive
passenger, as he leeped forward and
touched the Western man on the arm, &C
cording to the Cleveland Plain~Dealer,
''but did understand you to say that
the gentleman died with his boots on3"
The Western man turned around.
Yes" he replied, sit was havin' tn
boots on tibet killed him."
There was a brief silence.
You will pardon me- said the inquisi-
tive passenger, but fear I don't quite
understand"
HE stole tn boots from Jim Singers"
said the Western man, IAN Jim caught
him with EN- on"
'But doesn't that seem a trifiing rea-
son for taking the life of a human be-
ing?" gasped the inquisitive man.
'Tri1ing!" cried the Westerner. well,
I guess not. We wuz gettin mighty tired
O. taking the weather just as it come,
an without no chance of getting ready
fer it. Why, we wuz drowned out twice
in the mines, an we might o saved our
selves If we'd only known tn rain wuz
coming"
II fail to see the connection between
the stolen boots an the rain," said the
inquisitive man, with a helpless look.
we'll L m d-tellln II TO YOU SAID the
Western man. Jim Stlggers had tn
most sensitive feet in camp. never see
sech sensitive feet as JimS. Why. he
could foretell storms for a week ahead
by the way them feet of his would ache
an burn! But they never burned onless
he had tight boots on, an the only pair
of tight boots in camp WIZ tn ones
that ornary greaser stole. Trihingi Well,
say, when Jim identified them boots. an
we had the Teller safely strung up, tn
whole camp went on a wild hooray for
two hull days. Yes, sir. An, stranger.
what do you think! Jim hadn't had them
boots on half an hour before he predict
ed two tornadoes an a cyclone, any one
of EN- eff we hadn't been prepared, would
have drowned us clear out o the valley
slicker'n scat! That's right"
And then the inquisitive man changed
his seat
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
MAKING PAUPERs.

The Rev. John d. Jordan in a sermon
last Sunday touched upon a subject that
is worthy Of the serious attention OF
is the lamentable lack Of system followed
in the dispensing of charity. THE truth
of the matter" said the preacher, SIS
that II there ever was city under the
sun cursed by charity and the method
of its administration, that city is Savan-
nah We maintain separate charitable or
CARNATIONS in our churches and our fra
ternal bodies, we give unwisely and in
discriminatory. and the result is that we
are raising up a class Of professional beg
gars and doing comparatively little real
good"
The correctness OF that statement can
not be successfully disputed. The effect
of indiscriminate alms-giving is to be
seen on the streets every day. and more
especially on Saturdays. Every Satur-
day the city is invaded by a verltable
army OF mendicauts who visit stores,
shops, offices and residences for their
customary dole, besides which they beg
on the streets. Many merchants and
others have fallen into the habit Of set
ting aside a sum of money to be distrib-
uted TO The beggars every Saturday. And
the beggars have come TO regard them
selves as pensioners upon the community.
Many of them are able TO work, but
they viii not lift their hands to earn a
living 80 long as they can collect enough
In aims to supply their wants. Tho mis-
directed charity has made professional
paupers OF them, killed their seh-respect
and left them burden upon the com
munity
There is probably not city Of Its size
In the whole country that is afflicted with
larger beggar population than savan-
nah: and instead OF becoming less that
population Is growing larger. Tramps
drift H. find what soft thing savan-
nah IL. and locate here permanently To
live or The iargess OF the tsnder-hearted
4 ana complainant workers. And no douOt
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

is now attending the commencement ex-
-ercises at Athens. In Atlanta. en-
route to Athens, he recounted some rem
iniscences of famous Georgians he had
known in his college days. Among them
he told a story of Alexander H. Stevens
which iupels the suggestion that the peo-
pie of the present are not wiser on some
public questions than were those OF Mr.
Stevens day. Mr.. Mitchell said he once
heard Steve1s make a speech on the
tariff, and continued as follows:
He told, to illustrate the point he was
making-that the tariff was subject to
much Ignorant criticism-the Following an
ecdote, which was not overdrawn in the
light or those times, as the road from
Macon to Savannah had just been COM
pleted and many of his hearers had seen
no other railroad in operation.
An old pinewoods man. said he,
Caught sight of a full speed train the
other day, and when he described its sud
den. appearance, its belching Of FIRE,
smoke and clnders and rapid disappear
ance to his neighbors they exclaimed:
What was it?'
Il don't know" he answered. "but it
might be that 'cussed tariff" and con-
tinued Stevens. the truth is that is about
as much as most people know about the
tariffP'
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
Lost BIS Chance of Fortune.

One of Chicago's young and prosperous
business men walked into the once OF a
friend last Thursday and sat down with
an air of deep detection, says the Chicago
Inter-ocean. His friend looked at the
moody face before him for a moment and
solcitously inquired:
What's the matter. Charley? Anybody
IN the family dead?"
Nope. Nobody's dead. / wish some
body would kick me, that's all. I've got
the worst hard luck story you ever list
ened to. I've had the chance to make a
fortune in one day, Jack, and missed IL.
The chance of lifetime gone. and 1
know I'll never have such another"
I've got troubles of my own" said
Jack. but IL you think 1t will relieve you,
fire ahead on your tale of woe"
Charlie groaned and said: Jack. I've
lost $4,000"
'w'hered you get it?" skeptcally asked
Jack.
Il didn't get it. and that's what I'm
kicking about" answered Charlie. "A
few weeks ago had an authoritative dip
from a friend who is on the inside on
these big railroad deals. Northern Paci-
fic was then at 1o6 Buy N. P, and hold
1t. There's going to be something doing
in 1t pretty soon,' he said to me.
I'm not given to speculation, as you
know. but had such confidence, in my
friend that bought 100 shares N. P. at
105. putting up $40 share margin. Sure
enough, N. P. began to get lively, and its
quotation kept climbing up. Yesterday
closed it out at 156. 1t left me with a
profit of only $780,
II don't see how you figure a profit of
$500 into a $4,000 loss" said Jack, cheer
fully. What kind of dope are you US
ing now, anyway? Why. man, if 1 could
make $500 in a few weeks you'd never
see me going around with face like an
undertakeEs."
That's all right for you to say, de-
spondently answered Charlie. But If ]
had only held on till to-day could have
sold at 500 a share. Think of It! One day
more, and $4,000 richer! The chance of a
lifetime lost! I'll never get over it."
1T might have been,'" mockingiy said
Jack. Say, you make me tired! In
stead of being thankful for what you
have made you're wailing because you
haven't become a financial magnate at
one stroke. Say, I'm busy, and don't
think much of your hard luck story, any
way. Go out and get the fresh air and
give some one else a show
II always did think you were cold
blooded brute" answered Charlie, as he
drifted out of the office.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
GIVE THE oUBANs A CHANCE.

The Platt amendment having been ac-
cepted by the Cubans, some of the Re
publican leaders are expressing the opdn-
ion that the Cubans will fail in their ef--
fort at self-government. Representative
Hepburn, for instance. is quoted as pre-
dieting that within twelve months they
will be at each others throats.
It is not fair to the Cubans to make
such predictions. 1t initiates them and
they are to have control of their own af-
fairs, and IL is much the better plan to
encourage them to believe that they are
ca pable of self-government than to at
tempt to weaken their confidence in them
selves. Talk like that of Mr.. Hepburn's
is calculated 10 create the impression
that the American people are beginning
to regret having permitted them to have
their independence. AS matter of fact,
there is no such regret 1t is doubtful
IL the great majority of the people Of
this country desire the annexation of
Cuba. Those who have given the matter
careful consideration understand that II
annexed the island would be source of
trouble for years after annexation was
an accomplished fact. So many of the
Cubans would be dissatisfied that there
would be carried on for long time
guerrilla warfare that would be expensive
and annoying, and Cuba would, in all
probability. also, boone a disturbing issue
in politics.
1t is absolutely necessary that they
shall have a trial at the mana cement of
their own affairs. II it turns out that
they cannot maintain a satisfactory gov
ernment in the island they will be will
United States. though it would be better
for them and the people OF this country
IL they should succeed in demonstrating
that they are fit for independence.
The talk that they will not have indie
pendence under the Platt amendment is
all nonsense. They will have practically
as much independence as the people OF
this country. The United States will not
undertake to do anything more than to
see that they are not interfered with by
European governments and that they
maintain a stable and liberal government.
Annexation would mean free trade with
this country in tobacco. sugar and some
other things. and there are great inter-
ests here against free trade in these ar
ticlcs. The Cubans should be upheld in
their efforts TO govern themselves. All
attempts TO create the impression that
fhev ara going 10 fail I'm their exnqrfment
In government should be frowned upon.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
THE BENEFIT THE SOUTH WILL

The chief benefit the South will receive
from the convention OF the Southern In
dustrial Association that was held in
Philadelphia last week will come from
the advertisement which she got In all
parts of the country the newspapers gave
considerable space to the coavention's
proceedings. Extracts from the speeches
in which the resources and the needs Of
the South were pointed out were publish
ed and commented on The world was in
formed that the South is about the rich
est section of the American Union. that
she has vast undeveloped resources and
that she has immediate need Of 5000, 900
immigrants and $500, 100000 OF capital. 1t
was also pointed out that the only thing
that has kept her back Is the race prob
lem, and that problem is now being set
tied. Its settlement will be FASTENED by
the coming of immigrants and capital.
1t is probable that the great majority
of the people of this country did not know
until they read the reports of the pro-
ceedings of the convention, that the prog
ress of the South in the last ten years
has been greater than that of any other
section Of the country-at least the in
dustrial progress has. Unless the South
increases her cotton crop rapidly the time
will soon come when she Will manufac-
ture at least half of IT. She IS just be-
ginning to make the finer class Of cotton
goods, and is now constructing mills that
will consume the best grade of cotton
the sea island.
And as the South is developing in other
directions. Her mines are giving up their
wealth and her fields are being made more
productive by the use of the most approx
ed systems of agriculture. The more the
world knows about her the more attrac-
tive she will become TO the home seeker
and investor The convention of the
Southern Industrial Association did her
a great service in helping to make known
her advantages.
And there were other things done by
the convention. One Of them was the
ton of the Nicara qua canal. The opinion
was forcibly expressed that the Bulwer-
Lytton treaty should not be permitted to
block that great work-that If Great Brit
ain was unwilling TO abrogate that treaty
1t should be brushed aside on the ground
that Englands selfishness should not be
permitted to obstruct the development of
American commerce.
Philadelphia merchants and manufac-
turers may not have taken as deep an in
terest in the convention as it was hoped
they would, but the newspapers of that
city made up for whatever interest there
was lacking on the part of the merchants
Through them, and the dispatches sent
out by the Associated Press, the South
got a big return from the convention.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
Conundrums in the sanctum.

IA int SahCNAAAAs
The exchange editor was waiting for
him, and the action began without any
preliminary skirmishing, says the Chica-
go Tribune.
why he asked, lis the Supreme
Court decision in the Porto Rico case like
a quack doctors prescription"
Hard to swallow" hazarded the in
formation editor.
You're cold
"Springing a new gag?"
THAT went do, either. It's because It. s
bad for the constitution"
THAT doesn't follow. Good judges diff
fer about that. What is the difference
tigrew?"
"One's a barn door and the others a
darn bore. Why is double funeral"
1.-TWO biers. Why is park police
man"
Like a flying machine? No good on
earth. What's the difference"
Quit it. Why is a park policeman like
a casemate?"
Keeps out the bums-only he doesn't
What Is the difference between Ad-
dicks"
"Adddcks is a blight in a peach orchard
/ don't know what the other is. Why is
the biggest frog in the pond"
TITS the. boss croaker That's an old
one. Give yourself the hoarse boot. Why
is John Hay"
Keep off the grass How did they and
out about the snow"
ION the moon? The man in the moon
was making tracks. What's the differ
ence between a dumb man
THE others a speak-easy. Why is
Montgomery Ward
Eyes front! Why is a straw hat"
Shoot it!''
But at this point the entrance of the
office boy with an impera tive demand for
copy quelled the disturbance.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
The Lobster. Nnme.

1t is said that every lobster is born
with name, writes Victor Smith in the
thigh. when the short brown legs flop
backward, may be seen a yellow streak
half an inch in length and an eighth of
an inch in width. In this streak, like a
masio. are short lines which form dis
tinct letters in back-hand- The great ma
jority of stalk-eyed crustaceans are nam
ed Joe" In fact. never knew a man
of the name of Joe that wasn't a lobster.
Occasionally you will find Jim, Jack,
a John and a Job. and a dealer in Wash
ington market swears that he once clear
ly made out the name Julia
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Mount Moriah Lodge No. 10.
"A. r. e. A NJ.
Special Notices-Here Is Lot. John L.
Archer, Auctioneer; A Wants a Lot, John
i. Archer, Auctioneer; Annual Picnic Re
tail Clerks Association at Central Pavil-
ion, Tybee Island. June q; Summer
School for Boys and Girls at the Prepar-
atory School; Suwanee Springs Hotel, Su-
vance, Fla. The Central Hotel; Notice
TO City Court Jurors; Malt Mead; Inter
national Association of Machinists' to
Tybee, June Is; Pure MILK Wanted John
Runte; Conida's Palace Of Sweets; G.
w. Thomas Great Wheel Sale; Savannah
Steam Dye Works; Who Wants to Make
Money? c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer; Ma
sonic Temple Pharmacy; Levan's Table
dsRote One Small Bay Mare Stolen,
Owen F. Reilly. Superintendent of Po-
lice; A C. Oelschig, Florist; Policemen's
Picnic at Graham's Pavilion, Tybee, June
is; Annual Picnic of Savannah Council,
order American Firemen; Andrew Han
ley Company; Savannah Building Supply
Company.
tic Supply Company; Electric Stanhope,
Cohen-Kulman Carriage & Wagon Com
pany; Precious Stones, Theus Bros; The
Pierce Cushion Frame Chainless BIZ
Cycles, R. v. Connerat; Clear as Crystal,
r. vanKeuren & Co.; Bicycle Repairing,
Daniel A Holland.
Laundries-E. & w. Laundry; RED Cross
Laundry: Savannah Steam Laundry.
Summer Resorts-The Grand Union.
Saratoga Fauquier White Sulphur
Springs Virginia.
New Shoes and Slippers-The Globe
Shoe Store.
The AIill-End Sale-At Adler's
Agents Make From 500 to $5oo-standard
Gas Lamp Co.
Cleveland Bicycles-wm & H H. Lat
finnore.
Auction Sales-West Broad Street Lots
BIZ John L. Archer, Auctioneer; Impor-
tant Book Sale by 1. D. LaRoche Auc-
sieneer; Eight Choice Lots. by C. H.
Dorsett, Auctioneer.
Mems Hot Weather Clothes-The Me-
fropolitan Clothing Company.
Anusements-Royal Music Hail.
Money-Saving sale-At Foye & Eek
STEMS.
Sacrifice Sale-At Hogan's.
Monday, June 17--At Chas. Marks.
Farewell Prices ON Goods This Week
Walsh & Meyer.
Can't AFFORD to Wear Ready-Made
Ciothing-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Capricioue Chznce-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Second Week of Clearance sale-At Gut
mans.
Madame Ruppert's Face Bleach--Leo-
polo Adler.
Close at $50 ,. M, Except Saturdays
The Bee Hive.
The Gas Range-The Mutual Gas Light
Company.
stock Taking Sale-At Eckstein's.
Special Selling of Shoes to Begin June
z9-Byck Bros.
Finanodal-w. r. vermilye & Co, New
York.
Famous Lightning Freezers-rhomas
West & CO.
1t is the Do of Columbia wheel-T.
A. Bryson, Columbia Agent.
Soap-Ma gnolia Soap.
Hudnut's Toilet Articles and Eastman's
Kodaks, Etc.-At Livingston Pharmacy.
All Kinds Rubber and Leather Beltings,
Etcs-Leo Frank.
Face Bleaoh-Madame RlIppert's Face
Bleach.
Beef-Liebigs Extract of Beef.
Postum Food Cofree-Postum Cereal
Company.
Medacal-s. S. g.; B. B. B.: R. r. r.;
6tuarFs Gin and Buchu; DR.. Hathaway
Company; Abbeys Etervescent Salt;
Pyramid Pile Cure; Worlds Dspensary
Preparations; Munyon's Remedies; Mrs.
Summers.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
WAIVED; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale: Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16

1t might be good idea to divert some
part of the foreign mission funds for the
purpose of sending enlightenment into
Dubois county. Indiana, where they stu
believe in and fear witches and their
craft A few days ago an old woman of
the name of Ferry was driven from her
home in Dubois county, after being beat
en- with horsewhips, because her neigh.
bors claimed she was a witch Among
the charges against her was that she
made the cows give "ropy'' milk, caused
horses to become fractions and run away,
and bewitched all kinds of stock so that
1t died. The old woman denied the
charges, but the neighbors wouldn't listen
to her. Did they not see the "ropy" milk,
the fractions horses and the dead stock
with their own eyes, and was not that ev-
idence enough to convince anybody that
she was a witch?
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-16
Reflections of n Bachelor.
From the New York Press.

There ere very few distinguished men
whose noses ut their ears.
Nothing is too good for the man who
can convince the world that he thinks
there isn't.
When the average girl is In love with a
man she generally acts as originally as
a mechanical toy.
The only thing a girl Is every really
mad about when man has kissed her
Is having TO act as II she was.
A mystery Is most as necessary 70 a
man when he wants a girl as looking
glass Is to a department store