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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

New, Jersey is going to wage war
against the mosquito in dead earnest
this year. The Legislature has appro-
priated $4,000 for the first years reg
ular campaign. Drainage and oil win
be the principal weapons used against
the enemy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14
The weather

The indications for Georgia to-day
are rain. rising teTnpera ture. fresh
northeast winds; and for Eastern
Florida fair weather. except in north
east portion. light to fresh east winds.
becoming southeasterly
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

The British admiralty has put out
of commission all of the remaining
torpedo boats of the class of those
that recently buckled from structural
weakness and were lost at sea. Twen-
ty-four of them have just been re-
tired. They win be replaced by boats
that, while slower. will be stronger.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

II would be ever so much more en-
Tightening If we knew how the Federal
party in the Philippines is constituted,
and how many Office holders are on its
rolls Of membership.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

.Chicagoans are delighted at the
prospect of having Sir Thomas Lip
toms racing yacht in lake waters. Sir
Thomas has expressed a willingness
to take the Shamrock there for rae
ing purposes, If she can get through
the canals. Chicago is preparing for
Olympian games in 1904 and Sir
Thomas and his boat would add inter-
est to the occasion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

David Christie Murray, the English
novelist and playwright, says it is
about time Great Britain was making
amends to the United States for the
folly that led to the Revolutionary
war. But we are not harboring malice
on account of that old score. We got
the best of ii, anyway. But who was
our friend in 1898?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

IT is said to be the purpose of Sir
Thomas Upton to put an all-American
crew on Shamrock Ii. for the purpose
OF testing Shamrock III. against her
over the regular Challenge course prior
TO the meeting of the new challenger
with the cup defender. The new yacht
Is to be tried against the best boats
in British waters. and then sent across
the ocean TO test her speed against the
old boat handled by Americans. There
WAS some talk last year TO the effect
th9t the Shamrock lost because the
American crew handled their craft
in more skillfui manner Sir Thomas
IS said to be DESTROYS OF seeing what
an American crew can get oh Of
shamrock II.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14
Deafness and
Head Noises

This section through the head ana
throat is for the purpose of shoDe Gnu
how deafness may be produces ' ht
catarrh extending from the tbroa.
along the tubes (from B to p lea5ins
to the middle ear. 'uihs
The various parts taken togatha,
are called the ear. OhuS,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14
John G. BUTLER

DEALER IN
Paints, Oils ana Class. tnel, :. "a
Blinds and Builders Supple 80 I'D
Decorative Wei Paper, ftlts., 20
mn. sole Agent FOR Abesiins -
water Paint. "a 90
guiian Street West
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

The colony of Georgia was founded
Feb. -, 1888. Georgia was, therefore
1863 years old last Wednesday. The
Atlanta Constitution, referring to the
recurrence of the anniversary. suggests
that, by legislative action, it should be
recognized as the legal Georgia Day"
and made holiday of state pride and
patriotism. Let's see, how many legal
holidays have we in Georgia, now?
There are New Years Day. Jan. l:
Lees birthday, jan 10; Washington's
birthday, Feb. %; Confederate Memo
rial day, April 20; jefferson Davis
birthday. June 8; Independence day.
July 4; Labor Day, Sept. l.; Thanks
giving day, Nov. -; Christmas. Dec.
%; Arbor Day, first Friday in Decem-
Der. That is quite formidable list.
All are not strictly observed, to be
sure. else with speakin' days, election
days and circus days we should not be
able to get a great deal of work done
To set aside Feb. Il as Georgia Day"
would give us four legal HOLIDAYS
within two months. to say nothing of
pannycake day and ST. Valentines.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

Admiral Baudissin, on the Hohenzol-
Tern, played New York a sort of George
Dewey trick by getting there before
anybody was expecting him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

The debate ON the "oleo" bill in the
House at Washington the other day
was strongly suggestive of some of the
dog-law debates that are sometimes
heard in the Georgia Legislature. Be
ing opposed to the bill, and not having
a great deal of argument to bring
against it, some Of the members started
in to kill it with ridicule if possible
One member proposed an amendment
to tax artificial ice and provide that
1t be sold only in one and five-pound
packages, on the ground that artificial
ice was as legitimate an article Of tax
alton and regulation as artificial but
ter. Another wanted an amendment to
insure the purity of candy. on the
ground that the sweethearts, wives and
babies of the country needed the pro-
lection of the government against i'm
pure candies. Still another member pre-
pared an amendment against glass
eyes, because they were artificial and
made in imitation Of the natural eye.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

The Popuhst party of Kansas viii
meet IN state convention in Topeka
next week. One wing OF the party. led
by Jerry Simpson and Mrs Annie
Diggs is said to be in favor of dis
banding and joining the Democratic
party, but the other wing. led by ex-
Congress naan Ridgely and Chief Jus
tice Doster, Will stand out for a sep
arate party Organization.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-14

There Is a romance in Algernon Sar-
tcris's determination to go out West,
go 10 work and build himself a repu-
tation as n constructive business man.
1t is said that he is in love with
charming .Oung woman of Washing
ton. Miss Edith Davidge. and she has
told him that when he has made q
success in business she viii marry him.
If he has got the grit of his. grand
father in him. he will fight it out in
that line If il takes all summer"
The venerable Galusha A. Grow. of
Pennsylvania. who first entered Con-
gress in 1851. has announced that he
will not be candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Grow retired in 1868. but thirty
one years thereafter he was returned
to the House as representatives-at-
large from his state and has occupied
the position ever since. Mr.. Grow was
the author OF the free homestead law,
and was connected with much of the
wartime legislation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
THOUGHTS.

To change iron into gold one needs
only to work it into hair springs.
Who sharpens his wit against others
is only sharpening their memory
against himself.
To make us happy man must sure
ly be good; to make us miserable he
need not be bad.
The tailor makes the garment out of
the whole piece; the artist makes it
even out of fragments.
The surest way to win mems hearts
is by frankness and sincerity, but also
the surest way to lose them.
IT'S the empty house that has it's
blinds always shut, The exclusive dis
play by their exclusiveness only their
emptiness.
The possession of what we like is
comparatively inexpensive; it is the
possession of what others like that is
so expensive.
A mans best qualities are those
which, like birds nests, are hid from
view in summer, but easily beholden
in Winter.-Ivan Panin in Christian
Endeavor World.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
BULLETINS.

1t sometimes takes a few hard
knocks to develop what's in you.
Many a rich man would be glas to
swap his millions for one good diges-
ton.
A man often measures the good time
of the night before by the size of his
head the morning after.
Sing of a land where one may be
Ever from those two bores be free:
Death and the tax collector.
Suavity is a good and pleasing flavor
to give a good character-but too
often there's nothing but the flavor
The man who goes through life look
ing for a snap" usually dies in the
poorhouse-or just outside the gates.
A man stays out of business ven
ture. 1t fails. The man says business
sagacity saved him. T. wins, and the
man says bad luck kept him out.
There may be such thing as luck;
but perseverance ana a clear head are
big helps to luck along the road to
success.
DE millionaire goes broke" said
Uncle Shad, AN blows his brains
out. OATS fooIishness, Abs done
DSSu DuSleu ION SGDSlIg-hFS SSdIS
an All done been fat de whole time, "
1t is hard to see how our forefathers
got on without the telephone. Per
haps, though, they had some one else
whom they could cuss and get just
as much satisfaction out of it as
though they were talking to Cen
trail
Few men ever win all they started
out in life to attain. But he is lucky
fellow wno manages to make the
average halfway decent.-San Fran
| cisco Bulletin
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT.

While the fool ponders the wise guy
acts.
Opportunities are far more powerful
than prophets.
If you would discourage trusts
neither borrow nor lend.
Poverty isn't a crime-unless it fur
nishes one with prison fare.
Man can see a sorrow at twice the
distance he can see a blessing.
1t is easier for the landlord to raise
the rent than it is for the tenant.
Misfortune is no respecter of per-
sons-and neither is fortune, for that
matter.
When people actually carry out their
good intentions the millennium will be
in full blast.
With the march of civilization come
innumerable chances to make a dis
honest living
Contentment may be better than
wealth, but the most Of us are COM
PEELED to jog along without either.
A New York physician has succeed
ed in making mute woman talk. Still
some folks imagine that it is impos-
sible for a doctor to outlive his useful
ness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
PENCIL POINTS.

Don't kick. Hire mule.
Quick lunches make sick stomachs
Don't play TOO long with the sucker
He'll bite.
Many man is done brown by toast
ing women.
It is called angel cake because it
makes angels.
Nobody ever complains of obesity in
the pocketbook,
Maybe matches are made in heaven,
but the sulphurs imported.
Let us prey" said the cannibal,
who made god of his stomach,
1t is not the broth of a boy that
most frequently lands in the soup,
There isn't room for more than one
"strenuouser' in the average family.
1t isn't always safe to judge cigar
by the quality of it's obituary notice,
The man with an imposing front ele-
walton does not always have a back
bone to match.
After all, the happiest time is in
bOyhOod when one carries ones real
estate in ones ears.
This is the season of the year when
the ice cream freezer is retired and
dealers proceed to swap bouillon for
bullion.
Let not the beau plume himself
oermuch. He can blow in as much
dough on hot chocolate as ever he did
on cold drinks for his best girl.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
ODD AND INTERESTING.

The carration likes a sunny situa-
ton.
The number of Wesieyans in the
British army and navy is estimated
at 1868.
The estimates of the population of
the Philippines vary from 100000 to
10000, 0G0.
The art of papcrmaking has so ad
v@nced that excellent material can be
obtained at small cost.
Ii the skies were filled with full
moons the light would be no brighter
than that of ordinary daylight.
Tae process now in use for collect
ing tin from the waste of sheet tin
by electricity is comparatively costly.
Fifteen thousand dollars is said to
be the salary offered for an editor of
a new government morning paper in
Australia.
Alaska has paid it's cost twenty
times. 1t was bought for 1900 600,
and has supplied $4,000, 600 in furs,
fish and gold.
William Hafner, a Milwaukee farm
er, won wager by eating fifty ears
of roasted maize, but died from the
consequences.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
THE BEST IN DIALOGUE.

Probably with an intention of prov
ing that there is an occasional cpl
gram which does not owe it's origin
or application to either Clyde Fitch
or Arthur Pinero, some thoughtful
person has compiled the following
bouquet" picked from various plays,
successful and otherwise:
Nothing can work such havoc as
a fool."-"Sowing the Wind"
We may scale mountain only to
trip over a mole hift."-Queen's Fav-
orite."
Those who wait for other mems
shoes must tread roughly sometimes
Alone"
Lilies like baccarat. Chance gives
the cards; we only play what's dealt
us. John Durnford, NJ. p"
wrinkles, you know. my dear, are
the diary of a woman's life i'll cipher"
His EXcellency the Governor"
JOY, joy; one cannot touch JOY
every day; one must take tEings as
taey are. ''-"Pelleas and Melicar 1e."
In womans WORD book I hate
YOU often means 4 like you. " "Tnat's
worth remembering. The Tcrma-
CANT"
Il suppose horesty's Ike the govt;
it runs in certain families for several
generations ard then it skips q gen,
! GRAFTON. Tile Rcgue's Cumedy.'
Ladies, like bills of exchange, are
! allowed a little grace" Ind, TN.
! like bills of exchange. are much pleas.
anter TO meet."-'iier Own Rival"
"Oh, isn't there one perfect world
| out OF all the million s-tuat one
where everything goes riurt and to
dies never play cue OF tune?''-"The
| MasGueraGers."
WHAT is it about widows that is
so att-active?" Man is nervous ami
mal--creature OF proGedent--and 6
first husband is & precedent."-'"The
Late Mr.. Costello"
Marriage is like Exeter Han; yor
can al take your places for nothing
and il you pay attention you may
learn a good deal THAI is good foi
You" Marriage like Exeter Hail.
There's this INSTRUMENTATION al
important difference: You can set on
Of Exeter Han Leonie."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
POOR RICHARD, JR!s, SAYINGS

Love is great, good and beautiful,
but it hates arithmetic.
Vacation weather generally begins
after the close of vacations.
When a man knows what he does
not know he begins to learn.
1t makes little difference what has
been in the empty poclletbook.
That low rumbling sound in the dis
lance is caused by the reassembling of
the football teams.
No mental process is SO rapid as
the decision of the average man to
remain home from church on a rainy
Sunday morning.
The prediction Of Russell Sage that
$10-a-ton coal is a signpost on the road
to revolution gives rise to the awful
suspicion that Russell has no coal at
Misunderstanding Evening Post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
cARIsTMAS. 1902.

Rates TO the old states are lower,
service more perfect than ever before.
Dec. 10. IT, 81, %, % and 26 the
Southern Pacific-Sunset Route will sell
round trip tickets to points in the
North, East and Southeast at rate of
one fare plus $500. WITH limit for re-
turn thirty days from date OF sale.
Double daily service, Pullman buffet
and excursion sleeping cars free
chair cars and day coaches. Direct
connection at New Orleans both east
and west bound. Write and let US
know your objective point. We will
be glad to quote rate, furnish schedule
and any additional information you
may desire. M. l.. ROBBINS,
G. P. A, Houston, Texas.
T.. j. ANDERSON,
A. G.. p. A, Houston, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21


Hon. David Meekison is well known
cot only In his own State, but through
ous America. He was elected to the
Fifty-afbh Congress by a very large
majority, and is the aclk leader
OF his party IA his section of the State
Only one flaw marred the otherwise
complete success of this rising states
kaan. Catarrh with its insidious APP
Preach and tenacious grasp, was his
only unconquered foe. For thirty years
be waged unsuccessful warfare against
this personal enemy. AT last Peruna
Same TO tho rescue. He writes:
az Rave used several bottles of Pc
r07a aRd feel greatly benefited there
by from my cataFrf1 of the head.
2sef esco urzged TO believe that If use
ff q Short time longer viii be fully able
80 eradicate the disease of thirty years
standing. "-David Meekison, Member
OF Congress.
IL you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
Full sta tement of your case and he win
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitariun, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
To the housewife who has not yet

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new
things of everyday use in the market.
and who is reasonably satisfied with
ths old, we would suggest that trial
of Defiance Cold Water Starch be
made at once. Not alone because it is
guaranteed by the manufacturers to
be superior to any other brand, but be-
cause each 10c package contains Is
ozs., while all the other kinds contain
but ~ ozs. 1t is safe to say that the
lady who once uses Defiance Starch
will use no other. Quality and guam
tity must win.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
SENTIMENT IN NEW BOOKS.

When man ceases to make love to
his wife, some other man begins
Fables for the Elite.
You may be sure the devil will
hump himself if you n't.-Those
Delightful Americans.
There are greater virtues than
thrift. It is better to die penniless
than to nave been too much of a
saver.-The Unspeakable Scot.
Let me get over this difficulty
somehow" says youth. that may
play the game Of life well"-anc@ our
hair is turning gray before we learn
that the difficulty is the game.-Tne
Way of Escape.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

There Is more Caterrh IN this section OF the
country than all other dfsea SEES put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurabls For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t q local disease, and prescribed local
with local trea tment pronounced it incurable-
Science has proven catarrh TO be constitn-
ttonaf disease, and therefore requires conSti-
tutionat treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by r. J. Cheney 81 Co.. Toledo. Ohio
Is the only constitutional cure on the market
1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
teaspoonful 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any easel falls to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
F. j. CHENEY s. CO, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
FROM A cYNic's DICTIONARY.

Crank-A person whose views are
the opposite of our own.
Egotist-A person who thinks as
much OF himself as other people do of
themselves.
Honor-That which people talk
about when they want to get out of
doing something they don't want to
do.
Society-That which we lay the
blame on when anything goes wrong.
John Eliot In Lippincott'G.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
In Winter Use Aliens Foot-Ease.

A powder Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous and often cold and
damp. If you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
rs cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Great Britain buys over II 900 tons
OF German toys annually, while the
United States ranks next, with an
importation of about 5000 tons.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

The best way to cure indigestion f.
20 remove Its cause. This is best done
by the prompt use OF DR.. August Koe-
nig'S Hamburg Drops, which regulate
the stomach In An effectual manner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

The gypsfes have an odd cure for
rheumatism. They carry good
piece of birthstone In the pocket and
warrant it to cure the worst cases.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

DIR. Samuel Patterson Stafford, who
has been appointed the government
physician at the Yakima Indian agen-
cy, in the state of Washington, Is one
OF the best known colored physicians
of St lNnia
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

'T owe my whole life 20 Burdock Blood
Bitters. Scrofuious sores covered my body.
/ seemed beyond cure. B. B. B. has made
me perfectly we'll woman Mrs. Chss.
Hutton, Berville, Mich.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Itchiness of the skin horrible plague. Most
every body afflicted in one way or another.
Only one safe, never failing cure. Doan's
Ointment. At any drug store, so cents.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

From 1893 the great Nile dam at
Assouan has given steady employment
to from $4,000 to 20 900 Italian and
Egyptian laborers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

The raising of 100000 for missions
at the Meth odist convention in
Cleveland does not look as If, in that
body at any rate. anything was wrong
with the missionary nerve"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

If hen lays an egg a week the
year through it will just about pay
for her feed, and every extra egg will
yield a profit.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

The highest railway in the United
States is the Colorado Midland, which
crosses a pass 1880 feet high.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

A household necessity. Or. Thomas Ec-
iectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds of
any sort; cures sore throat, Group, catarrh,
asthma never fails.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Bats and their parasites are held re-
sponsible by an Italian expert for the
Transmission of plague in some cases.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

j. Pierpont Morgan is an example
of what young man who has saved
upj few million may do in this coun-
try, II he will let horse racing and
similar expensive frivolities alone
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

People who are gifted with second
sight are seldom troubled with love Al
fl st sight.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Six hundred and twenty-six per mil
lion Of British people die yearly by
violent deaths.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21
INSIST ON GETTING IT.

Some grocers say. they don't keep De-
nance Starch because they have stock
in hand Of IL OF. brands. which they know
cannot be sold to a customer who has
once used the Is OF. pkg. Defiance Starch
for same money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Tommy-"Pop, how do we get
pearls?" Tommy's Pop-"Oh, in div
ers ways"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

The world has little use for a man
who does his best only when engaged
In doing others.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance
starch 10 taking the place OF all othera.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

To break our mirrors will not make
US beautiful.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Two thousand two hundred different
species of fish have been noted in the
Nile and its tributaries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

Never monkey with a buzz-saw wheI
1t is busy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-21

"Jimpsum has invented one of the
greatest gas savers of the age" IN
deed? What is it?" AN oil lamp"