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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12

"A Chinaman at the telephone is a
funny thing" remarked a long dis
lance telephone operator a few days
ago, says the Rocky Mountain News.
You see it is impossible to fell wheth
er one person or half a dozen are talk
ing and we often become mixed up in
listening to them. When one is speak
ing it seems as if half a dozen are
talking, and we often imagine the
wires are out of order. To make mat
ters worse the Chinese delight in talk
ing as fast as possible, and We never
know whether the Chinaman at this
end of the wire is talking or if it is the
one at the other end. After the con-
versation is ended the Chink walks out
of the booth with a self-satisfied smile
on his face, and pays for a three-min-
ute talk. We have lately discovered
that he invariably says as much dur
ing that time as could have been said
by a white man in fifteen minutes"
To be sure the telephone company is
not really ''out," anything by the
transaction, as it is paid by the min
ute. but nevertheless in the case of the
Chinaman, the company would be the
gamer by charging for volume instead
of time. A Chinaman always begins
his talk in pigeon English; he says
L
don't know-yi hi vi he yahbo benno
ne" and so on, and it sounds on the
wire as if several persons were at
work
An amusing incident occurred in the
Denver Office of the company last
week. The long distance operator at
Colorado Springs called Denver over
one wire and informed the local office
that another wire was out of order.
An investigation resulted in a report
being made to the effect that the wire
was crossed with a dozen others and
that it was impossible to use it until
the trouble could be located. An in
spector asserted that he believed the
wire was crossed with one connecting
with the tower Of Babel, and the "hel-
10 girls" upstairs were ready to agree
with him when a Chinaman walked
out of a booth, glared around the
room for minute and then said:
Me notte pay when big fool monkey
with me and call me names alice
samee me notte know any bettee. Me
wantee talk to Sam Lee, Trinidad. not
Mclean mans and gals in Denver"
And the mystery was explained.
What had been mistaken for crossed
wire was only two Cinnamon. one in
Denver and one in Trinidad, each one
trying to get his moneys worth of
conversation at so much per minute
The Monaghan received an apology
and was once more allowed to enter
the booth, where he talked to his
friend, Sam Lee, in Trinidad. Sam
Lee is agent for the Six Companies of
San Francisco and furnishes laundry
men and merchandise for Cinnamon
all over the United States. He aver
ages five talks to Denver each week,
and were his conversations carried on
in English his business would be very
profitable for the telephone company.
Sam, however, is too wise to talk Eng
fish when he has to pay, and converses
In the language of the Flowery King
DOM In this manner he saves a great
deal of money.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record (Dem., !,
says President Roosevelt cannot fail
to observe that since the election there
is an ominous silence among Republi-
can members elect to Congress con-
corning his policy Of reciprocity with
Cuba"
The Hartford Comm, Times (Dem.) },
says: SHAW of Iowa and Foraker
of Ohio are both said to be DESTROYS of
being nominated for vice-president on
the ticket with Mr.. Roosevelt in 1904.
That second-highest office in the gift
of the people seems to be becoming
more desirable in the eyes of the poll
ticians than 1t has been in recent
years"
The New York Journal of Commerce
Qnd.). says; "A guileless dispatch
from St Louis, announcing that that
city is about to go into the electric
lighting business, says that the city
has been paying $4,000 a year for
lighting certain buildings, and that the
two plants it is about to erect will cost
SS5,000 and adds: 1t will be seen,
therefore. that in less than a year and
a half the city Sill save enough to
pay for the plants. Perhaps that will
be seen, and perhaps it will not.
While the city is paying for it's plants
by saving what il is now paying for
lights who is goingsto defray the cost
of providing municipal electricity? IT.
after the city has put $45. 600 into
plants. Il costs $4,000 to keep the
plants in opera ton, how long will il
be in saving the $4,000 a year il is
now paying"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
Double Portions For One

1T is quite a common thing" said a
waiter, according to the Philadelphia
Record, for two persons to order a
meal, making one portion do for both
particularly If the two persons are a
married couple. But it isn't often that
two portions are ordered for one per-
son. Still. / had that experience this
morning. He was a big man, and
when he sat down to breakfast, tucked
his napkin under his chin, and glanced
over the bill of fare in a businesslilxe
way / knew there was a good order
coming. He wrote it all down on the
slip-ham and eggs. beefsteak, lamb
chops, French-fried potatoes, buck
wheat cakes, coffee. and rolls. and he
had written q in front of each order.
You wish two portions of each?' l in
quired. He replied that he did, and
thinking he was waiting for a friend; |
set the table for two. He didn't say
anything to this. and when / brought
in the various things he had ordered he
set TO with will, and finished them
up in short order l was about to ask
him II he would have two finger
bowls, when he beckored me over 10
his table and said; Bring me two more
portions OF buokwheat cakes and
syrup say, he was the limit"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
WHY DISTRICT NEGRO EMIGRA-
TIONg


Many of the wisest men of Georgia
are Of the opinion that the steady emil
grafton of the negroes until the negro
population was so reduced that 1t
would be scarcely noticeable, would be
a good thing for the state. And they
are right. While it is true that the
negro is a great factor in every occu-
patton in which labor is required, and
that the farmer the turpentine opera
tor and employers of labor generally
would not know where to look for as
sistance if the negroes were to migrate
suddenly to a foreign country. or to
another part of this country, there is
no doubt the state would be better off
in the course of a very short time.
White people would take the place
made vacant by the negro, and Geor-
gia would soon have much such a pop
ulation as that now making the great
Northwest rich and prosperous. The
trouble with the negroes is that they
have no ambition. Like a flock of
blackbirds in a cornfield they settle
down upon community and are sat-
isfied to live upon it. They don't seek
to make it better than it is. They have
no ambition to build it up and to i'm
prove their material condition as IL inn
proves. They are satisfied If they get
enough to eat and sufficient clothes
to wear, and too many of them don't
care how they get them.
OF course we are not condemning all
negroes. We are simply speaking of
them as race, and as a race they are
drag upon a community or a state,
rather than a help to it. II they were
Industrious and thrifty, if they saved
their earnings and became farmers,
business men and builders, If they were
developers of the resources of the
places in which they make their homes
and took pride in the upbuilding of
their respective cities, counties and
states, there would be a much greater
appreciation of them as citizens.
AS they are now, and as they prom
Use to be for long time to come,
they are not desirable citizens. Then
why should there be Instructions
thrown in the way Of their emigra-
ton? Why should the Legislature per-
NIT the statute, which requires an en-
igration agent to take out a license
costing $500 before he can solicit in any
county negroes to 'emigrate and pro-
vides heavy penalties for its violation,
to remain in force any longer? Why
not let the negro CO. and, when he
goes, endeavor to fill his place with
white people-peopIe who will open
farms, build factories and develop
mines, who will make the state popu-
lous and rich? Is not this a matter
worthy of the thoughtful consideration.
of every member of the Legislature?
Are not all of the white people of the
state ready and willing to make sac
rifices for the future good of the state?
They certainly ought to be.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
Old Tales Undermined.

Alexander of Macedon, and, Incl
dentally, conqueror of the world, had
heard of the philosopher Diogenes and
his eccentric remarks. says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer So he went down
one day to make him call. He found
the gruff old cynic curled up in the
tub that served him for a residence.
"Hullo," said Alexander.
"Hullo yourself" cried the philoso-
pher
81 guess you don't know me-" said
Alexander.
''Oh, yes, I do" replied Diogenes.
you are the original Smart. Aleck.,,'
This pleased the conqueror and he
laughed boisterously. OF course the
courtiers laughed, too.
Don't do that" cried Diogenes.
You'll shake all the hoops off my no.
tel"
Are you quite comfortable" IN
quired the son of Philip.
Sure" cried the philosopher, 1--WE
got the best room in the Cooper house,
with bath and a southern exposure,
and no end of ventilation. have all
my meals brought to my room-when
l can find any to bring-and if 1 want
to sit out on the lawn in my shirt
sleeves-proViding l have a shirt-Im
not worried by lot of fussy people
from Boston who may think that I am
violating the Back Bay prophecies.
In short, I'm the star boarder in this
ranch, with the first cut of every
thing, and don't you forget it,"
Alexander smiled audibly and all his
courtiers followed suit.
II see that you are merry dog, -
he gayly remarked.
I'm a good deal of a woolly dog
I reckon said Diogenes, as he passed
his hand across his stubby chin 81
haven't had shave for nine weeks. .
Alexander Strengthened his helmet
and hung the folds of his mantle over
his arm.
us there anything can do for you %
he asked.
Yes" replied the philosopher "You
can stand out of my light!'
Having delivered himself of this i'm
polite historical speech he curled ur
in his tub and closed his eyes.
Alexander laughed and the cour-
tiers laughed.
1T was awful stupid of me-" said
the world beaten, as he smilingly look
ed back at the tub and it snoring con-
tents, Ito forget to bring my camera
along"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12

All the official statements given out
with respect to the matter have it that
the German Emperor is in England
merely on social visit and that his
chief business will be to shoot pleas
ants. Nobody believes any such
thing. The general opinion among
those who are well informed is that
there is politics in the visit, and inn
portant politics at that The situation
in South Africa is believed to be the
subject to be discussed by the King
and the Emperor. England wishes to
get possession of Delagoa Bay, which
belongs to Portugal. Germany wants
some concessions on the African east
coast. and would hardly relish seeing
Delagoa Bay under the British flag.
The royal relatives may do a
little pheasant shooting, but it is safe
to say that African affairs will receive
the most of their attention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
-
BRIGHT BITS.

Friend: But if there's no hope of
saving him, doctor, what are you go
ing to perform the operation for?
Doctor: One hundred dollars.-Town
and Country.
-Passer-By: Whoy, wherever be
gwoin', large, this toim o'day?
large: Oh, we'm a-goin' into the
town to see this ERE comet as they
tells about!-Punch.
Mrs. Dearborn-"They tell me your
cook is an Angel" Mrs. Wabash-"I
reckon she is, She tried to light the
ire with kerosene this morning -
Yonkers Statesman.
His Mother: Get up, Tommy. You
know the early bird catches the
worm. i,,,. -
Tommy: We'll, amt going fishing
to-day.-Detroit Free Press. -
Molly. / was. SO. mad at the party
last night! Kate Greene had on a
dress exactly like mine.
Polly: Yes but how 1t must have
disguised her to see you with a dress
like hers! That ought to make you
happy, should think!-Boston Tran
script. tc
-"Yaas," said Cholly Nuritch, "it's
all very nice to have plenty of money,
and not have to work, don 'tcherknow,
but / don't find much to occupy my
mind"
But, fortunately" replied Miss Pep
perry, you don't need much."-Phila-
delphia Press.
II don't understand" remarked
Miss Prettygirl, chow you men can
go around in the woods and fields.
shooting down poor innocent little
birds an animals" WEAKLY, weakly"
replied Mr.. Willieboy, earnestly. II
don't either; but ! have a fellah who
has pwomised to show me how to do
it this week, don't you know!'-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
old Hardgrind-"Pm afraid our
son is devoid of the business instinct"
Mrs. Hardgrind-"Why so, Phines ~
Old Hardgrind-"Going down town
this morning he gave the conductor a
bad quarter, and among the nickles
he received in change was a lead one.
Poor Tom put it in his pocket without
a protest, satisfied to make Is cents
clear when it might have been
20. '-Chicago Record-Herald.
II don't know what there is about
betting on horse races that should be
so deleterious to health" said young
Mrs. Torkins, pensively
Il never heard of such a thing" an
swered the visitor.
Neither did 1 until I heard heard
Charley talking about it. Every time
he makes a bet he comes home ami
says there is something wrong with
his system. "-Washington Star
The Branch: How did you come
to select Olive as a name for your
baby?"
Well, you see. my wife's father OBJ
Jected to our marriage, and when the
little one came he forgave US So we
thought 1t was no more than right to
let her have proper credit."-Chicago
Record Herald
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE PHILIPPE
INES.

On Wednesday of next week there
will be a great celebration at Memphis
Tenn, in honor of Vice Governor of
the Philippines, Luke e. Wright. On
that occasion Gov. Wright, no doubt,
will give a glowing account of the
prospect which the Philippine Islands
hold out of prosperity and wealth. The
President win be there to hear what he
has to say, and there will be a gather
ing of prominent men from all parts of
the country.
At Honolulu, on his way to this,
country, Gov. Wright was interviewed.
In the course of his interview he said
the conditions in the Philippines were
better now than they had ever been in
the history of the islands. Further
along in his talk he said: THE future
of the islands will be a great one"
1t is sincerely to be hoped that his
prediction has a substantial founda-
ton. and that it win come true. 1t is
pretty we'll settled that the United
States will retain possession of the ISL
ands permanently. Up to this time,
however. they have been an enormous
expense, and they will cost this country
many millions more before the condi-
ton pictured by Gov. Wright is real
lied, If, in fact, it is ever realized.
only a day or two ago there was an
appeal from the islands for aid. 1t
was stated that natives were actu-
ally starving to death. and that a vast
amount Of help would be required to
tide them over until another crop
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Clinton Lodge No 81, F &
A NJ.
Special Notices-Ship Notices, J. F.
Minis & Co, Agents: Notice, Dougan
&, Sheftall; To Our Friends and Gus
toners. A. b. Hull & Co; DR. Craig
Barrow At Home Savannah Board of
Trade: Notice of Closing at l O'clock
p. m, Tuesday, Nov. 49,; Savannah
Day at the Races: Retail Merchants
Association, Sig Gardner, Secretary;
Savannah Steam Laundry; Stoves and
Ranges, Cornwell & Chapman: Union
Station Restaurant; Ship Notice, Stra-
chan G. Co, Agents; Bids Wanted,
Chr. G. Dahl & Co, Consignees; At
the Theater-"A Woman's Power"
TIneeda Biscuit-National Biscuit Co.
monographs, Edison Talking Ma
chines-Ray Company.
Specials for To-day-B. H. Levy &
Bros.
Roofing Tins-J. D. Weed & Co.
Washing Powder-Pearline.
The Clearance Sale of Ladies Co.'S
TUNES. Etc.-At Foye & Eckstein's.
Beers-Anheuser-Bu Brewing AS
ISOLATION.
Gas Heaters-Mutual Gas Light Com
pany.
usements-Savannah Music Club,
Lawton Memorial. Friday Evening,
Nov. IA.
Presto
Silver Polish-Gorham.
Medical-Lydia Pinkham Vegetable
Compound; Cascarets; Castoria; Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp Root; Pyramid Pile
Cure: Malta Vita; Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets; Staurt's Gin and Buchu;
Sloan's Liniment: Mothers Friend.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale: Lost; Personal: Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12

Payne and Clarkson bid fair to ruin
whatever reputation Roosevelt ever had
as a civil service reformer. The bold
manner in which Payne declares that
Collector Bingham of Alabama was
fired out of his office for political pur-
poses is enough to make decent people
Disguised with the pretentions to civil
service reform by an administration
that can permit itself to be dominated
by two such spoilsmen and wire-pull-
ing politicians as Payne and Clarkson.
The meaning Of it all, of course, is
that these politicians prefer an igno-
rant and venal Republican party in the
South, which they can manipulate to
suit their own purposes, to a possibly
decent party. Meanwhile, of course
the Democracy OF the South will be
unaffected. Whether there be a white
or a black Republican party in this
section, the South will remain Demo
cratic.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12
WILL 1T BE RICHARDsONf

Will Mr.. Richardson be the minority
leader of the House in the next Con-
gress? This question is receiving
some attention, though it is not OF as
much Importance as that Of the speak
ership.
Mr.. Richardson is not entirely sat-
isfactory to the Democrats. He is an
able man, and on several occasions
since he has occupied his present posi-
ton he has done some clever work
but, as a rule, he does not measure
up to the standard required of a min
GRITTY leader. The opinion is being ex-
pressed that if the Democrats had cap
tured the House Mr.. Richardson, al
though in the line of promotion, would
not have been chosen speaker. He and
Mr. Underwood are the Democratic
members of the Committee on Rules,
and the minority leader is generally
chosen from that Committee.
If the Democrats had won the House
there would, in all probability have
been a half dozen or more candidates
for the speakership, but the most
prominent would have been DeArmond
of Missouri, Williams of Mississippi,
Underwood of Alabama and Richard
son of Tennessee. 1t seems to be adj
mitted that the ablest men on the
Democratic side, all things being con-
sidered. are DeArmond and Williams.
With a Democratic House it is prob
able that one or the other of them
would be the speaker.
1t is doubtful, however, If either will
be asked to become the leader of the
minority. IL change is made the
chances are in favor of Mr.. Under
wood. He is a better parliamentarian
than either of the other three men.
Indeed, it is said that as the mana ger
of an aggressive minority he has but
few superiors. He is a young man,
very level-headed and cool in times
of excitement, and generally does the
right thing in critical moments.
The chances of Mr. Richardson keep
ing the place, however, are good, not
withstanding the opposition to him. To
remove him without good cause would
| injure him in the estimation of his
| constituents, and his Democratic
colleagues will probably permit him to
retain the position If he wants it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12

could be raised. 1t seems that the War
Department has purchased about 81
100000 worth of provisions for the vic
Tins of the famine and that other large
shipments OF food supplies will have to
be made to prevent an appalling con-
dition of affairs.
And these are the very rich tropical
islands from whose commerce the
United States were TO reap such vast
benefits. Just now it looks as If the
commerce would consist in sending the
Filipinos something to eat. Still. Gov.
prediction. 1t is to be hoped he has.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12

The only Democrat to survive the
battle of the ballots on the state tick
ct of New York is John Cunneen, who
has been elected attorney general. Mr.
Cunneen is a citizen of Buffalo, and
one of the leading lawyers of the state
He was the candidate of the Prohib-
itionists as we'll as of the Democrats
He has been outspoken against trusts
and there is considerable speculation
as to what steps he will take to sup
press them in his state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12

Gov. Odell contributed $4,000 to the
Republican state campaign fund Of
New York. The office of Governor of
New York pays $4,000 a year. Is 1t to
be understood that the salary is too
high by half, or that only a rich man
can afford to take the nomination?