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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
Ralph WnIdO's Spree.

An alleged tradition tells how Ralph
Waldo Emerson, the sage of Concord,
once went on a wild, reckless spree,
says the Boston Herald. Weary of
Marcus Aurelius, Alcott, and the serene
heights of Concord, he resolved to
make a plunge into the vortex of crime
and folly in a great city, to see vice
and the vicious at close range, and
thus learn by experience of the under
world. He went straight to the saloon
of one Brigham, in Boston, in those
days for famed among Harvard stud
ents as the aboriginal inventor of more
fancy drinks" than any one else since
the days of Father Bacchus. Bewil-
dered by the festive scene and the end
less list of beverages he had never
before heard of, he asked Brigham
which one of the whole bibulous cata-
logue might be relied on to impart
the largest sum total of experience in
the shortest possible time. To which
devout inquiry genial Brigham-who
at once took in the situation-is said
to have replied: "Oh, l guess a glass
of lemonade would be the right thing
for yOui"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
Az INTEnEsTING QUESTION.

The question whether the Senate has
the right to ratify reciprocity treaties
without consulting the House in re-
gard to them is an interesting one.
That it is considered to be of the ut
most Importance is shown by the fact
that the House has directed the Ways
and Means Committee to investigate
if thoroughly and make a report upon
it.
It has always been regarded as the
prerogative of the House to originate
measures bearing upon the customs
duties and the revenue To deal with
these matters without even consulting
the House appears TO be a very radical
departure. If the Senate can ratify
commercial treaties which not only re-
duce the customs duties on articles
imported from countries with which
these treaties are made, but also re-
duce the revenues by means of such
treaties, it would seem as If what has
always been considered as one of the
most sacred privileges of the House
does not exist
This question has been under.discus-
sion ever since the policy of extending
our commerce by means of reciprocity
treaties was proposed. The Senate
takes the postion-at least the senti-
ment in the Senate seems to be-that
it has the right to ratify treatiesa of
this character just as it ratifies any
other kind of a treaty, that is, with
out consulting the House. Naturally
the House takes the contrary view.
Doubtless there will be a thorough dis
cussion of the subject before con-
clusion is reached.
The reason this question is brought
forward at this time is. probably, that
the Senate is depended upon to make
a treaty with Cuba by which the
duties on Cuban sugar and tobacco will
be greatly reduced. The House is OPP
posed to any such legislation without
its concurrence. 1t is doubtful if the
trainers of the constitution intended
that the Senate should have such
power in respect to the revenues as is
contained in the claim that it has the
exclusive right to pass upon CONNER
cial treaties.
If the Scnate's contention should be
upheld Cuba would stand a much bet
ter chance, in all probability, of getting
tariff concessions than if it should be
held that commercial treaties must
have the approval of the House. While
it is true that there has been no ex-
preston in the House, or by either
party in the House, as to whether
tariff concessions should be made to
Cuba, there is an impression that the
majority party in the House is inclined
to oppose such concessions. 1t is GER
tain that many of the leading Repub-
licans of the House oppose them and
1t may be that they see that if the
question of making these concessions
should come before Congress there
would be trouble in the ranks of their
party that would endanger Republican
success ir the congressional elections.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

The first job Secretary Gage had was
as clerk in a wholesale grocery house
that made a speciality of flour, says the
New York Worlds Washington CORE
spondence. He had to load the barrels
of flour on the delivery wagons. He
developed great lifting muscles and to-
day probably is as strong as any other
man in public life in Washington, UNI
less it should be Senator Heitfeld, who
is "A giant.
A few days ago Secretary Gage was
walking down Pennsylvania avenue
with some friends. Two men were
loading barrels OF -four on wagon.
Il used to do that" said the Secre-
tary." He stopped and lifted barrel
and placed il on the wagon, and he did
is easily and expeditiously, to the great
establishment of the leaders. No one
else in the party could get a barrel
higher than his knees.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
BRIGHT BITS.

--Blobbs-"Do you believe in the eff
ficacy of prayer" Slobbs-"Well, l
believe that if you pray for rain it's
bound to come, if you pray long
enough. "-Philadelphia Record.
-Repartee-"Can you make four rev.
olutions in the air before alightng?"
asked the curious stranger of the cir
Gus acrobat. Say" replied the aero
bat I'm no South American repub-
= lic!'-Ohio State Journal.
knew 1t Was, Leve-"Are you sure
it is really and truly love-" she asked.
Positive" answered the practical
young man who had just proposed,
II tested it," Tested it?", Yes. 1
doctored myself for Indigestion for two
weeks before definitely deciding just
what the symptoms meant. Chicago
Post.
In A. D. 20O2-"Teacher" said the
bright little son of the poor Millionaire,
sis it true that the multiplication table
one hundred years ago began with the
very lowest units?'' Yes" said the
kind teacher, "in those early days it
didn't begin twice one million is two
million, as it does now.
Press
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Ship Notice, Strach-
an & Co.. Consignees.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry.
ents-Esmeralda, at Theater
Tonight; AS to Seats for Molly
Pitcher.
Do You Need a Biscuit?-National
Biscuit Company.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Pearline-James Pple & Sons, New
York.
Medical-H ostetter's Stomach Bit
ters; DR.. Hathaway Company; DR.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills; Cas-
toria; HeiskelIs Ointment.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He lE
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost: Personal; Miscel-
laneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

The torpedo tube as a part of the
navy Is destined to become obsolete. 1t
has been left out OF the plans for the
new battleships and cruisers, and will
be removed from the older vessels
whore the removal can be effected. The
naval authorities have become con-
WINGED that torpedoes and tubes on the
heavy vessels not only waste valuable
room. but are useless IN war since the
heavy vessels never get close enough
10 ihc enemy Boa action 10 make tor
podoes available The use Of torpe-
docs will hereafter be- confined 20 small
and swift craft designed especially to
carry ana launch them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
RIENNIAL SESSIONS.

/ 1t has been but a short while since
South Carolina held a constitutional
/ convention; nevertheless the desire 10
amend the new constitution is
so strong that the probable
tiles are an important amend
ment win be submitted to the
people at the next election. The people
are apparently pretty we'll convinced
that they have too much legislation,
and that it would be to their advantage
if the Legislature assembled only once
in two years instead of annually as at
present. 1t is true that the constitu-
tional convention discussed the matter
and decided in favor of annual sessions.
but al the very next session of the
Legislature a resolution providing for
biennial sessions was introduced and
missed passage by the required two
thirds majority by one solitary vote
The biennial proposition was warmly
debated in the House at Columbia the
other day, and upon the vote being
taken, it was found that 81 members
were in favor of the change and only
10 against it, The belief seems to be
that it will go through the Senate by
vote comparatively as large In that
event, the people will have the oppor-
tunity of saying at the polls whether
they desire annual or biennial sessions.
About the strongest argument in IA
vor of annual sessions advanced so far
as the reports in the South Carolina
sentative Moses. He thought it was
"a good thing for the peoples repre-
sentatives to meet at Columbia once a
year to discuss conditions" We have
heard something of the same sort from
Atlanta, only in slightly different lam
guage; that is, the Georgia representa-
yves liked to gather once a year in At
lanta and discuss politics. As matter
of fact, is not that precisely what Rep
resentative Moses of South Carolina
meant2 The sessions of the Legisla-
ture bring the politicians of the state
together; they fix up their states Iand
apportion the offices, and the taxpayers
pay the expenses of the slate makers
conference. The annual sessions are
very convenient things for those who
have axes to grind. But are they Of
any real benefit to those who pay the
cost of them? 1t may be doubted
OF all the states in the union. only
six cling to annual sessions. The 9TH
ers haye biennial sessions, and in some
of them there is a strong sentiment in
favor of making the sessions four years
apart instead of two. None is complain
ing of lack of legislation. The real
trouble is that there is a plethora of
laws and want of enforcement in Just
about all of the states. What is needed
is fewer laws and a more general APP
plication of common sense and business
principles to our state governments
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

The Canadian Pacific Railroad is go
ing to put on record breaking sched-
ule between the oceans in the spring.
Twentyfour hours are TO be cut out
of the running time between Montreal
and Vancouver. The average speed of
the fast trains will be 403 per hour
for the entire distance, and the run will
be made in seventy-two hours. The
American transcontinental roads will
have to do some smart hustling to keep
up with the competition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

The New York State Senate passed
bill the other day prohibiting the
serving Of warrants in the village of
Saratoga until they are approved boy
the local magistrates. II is charged
that the bin In directly IN the interest
OF gambler named Garfield. and IN
designed to afford protection "a him
and his gambling room al Saratoga
Springs. n begins 10 look as ~ the
Republican Legislature ~ New Yorl
would have 10 be- hauled over the COATS
for a6ording protection 10 gamblers
81 T8mmnny Han was.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

1t was in a Western hotel, says the
New York Times. A bell boy was
sent to Col. William Greene sterett's
room to ascertain what urgent need
had impelled that gentleman to push
the button. He entered and found the
Colonel deeply immersed In friendly
game with some chosen spirits.
did you ring, Sah?' he deferen-
TALLY inquired.
YES" said Col Sterett. deftly hurl-
ing two unpromising pasteboards into
the discard tNe want you TO bring
us some whisky. My friends here Will
take Scotch and mine Is rye"
YES Sar." said the boy, turning ia
20.
And after you have brought us the
whisky" continued col. Sterett. arr
resting his light. turn in fire alarm.
Some one in the next room has set
the place hnre."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

There is a motive in the fight of the
coroners of New York city against
District Attorney Jerome. The coro-
ners believe they are fighting for their
political existence. The district attor-
ney says the Office of coroner is obso-
lete and ought to be abolished and it
is understood that he will use whatever
influence he can bring to bear towards
having it abolished. 1t appears that
the office is a constitutional one. hence
its abolition cannot be brought about
hurriedly,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

The New York Times prints the fol-
lowing:
Some of Mrs. Fiske's friends We're
discussing in her presence the reasons
| for the great crowds at the "Du Barry
performances. One lady suggested Mrs.
| Leslie Carter's famous Titan locks as
a great drawing card.
''Ah, l See" said Mrs. Fiske, its a
case of capillary attraction"
Lewis Nixon relates a story of fond
parent who devoted much care and
thought to teaching his young son the
habs of punctuality and promptness
The father knows Thomas A. Edison,
and took his son to call upon the great
electrician Prior to the leave taking
the father asked Mr.. Edison to give a
few words of advice to his son, and Mr.
Edison replied; My boy, never look
at the clock"
The child was years old. logical,
persistent and curious. The mother en-
deavored, in all possible conscientious
ness. never to depart from any state
ment once made the child as fact. One
| afternoon this conversation occurred
Mother, where is your grand
mother?"
In heaven. dear"
oh"
Silence and apparent absorption IN
toys for full hour. Then:
Mother, didn't l come from heaven"
"Of course"
We'll, mother, it's awfully funny
that | doesn't remember meeting your
grandmother there"
When the Rev Newell Dwight Hills
was a seminary student it is said that
he prided himself on being more pro-
fcient in modern languages than his
| fellows When it came his turn to say
grace in the mess room" he persisted
in saying it in French until he was
cut short by the gruff remonstrance or
a wild Western theologue "Oh, mere,
Hills, cut that
Il suppose you object to what you
don't understand retorted Hills.
1T amt that" replied the other so
much as that | don't believe the Lord
himself knows what you are saying
Receiving an unexpected call from an
out-of- town friend whom he wished to
entertain for the evening, and wanting
to save the time that it would take him
to go home and dress, Col. Bill Gre
rand called his house upon the phone.
He was answered by new servant
girl. one Just over from Ireland.
Send my dress suit case and hat box
down to the Republican Club, he SAID,
land tell Mrs. Crerand when she comes
in that / am going to dine out.
"An right, sir" replied the servant.
| Col. Crerand found his dress suit case
| and his hat box at the club all right,
but they were empty
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

John Harris was honorably dis
charged from Company f, Third New
York Cavalry, Dec. 8. 1865. At that
time there was one days pay due him.
He got his money last Thursday The
days pay amounted to sixty-seven
cents, but Private Harris managed to
remember other things for which the
government owed him,so that his check
amounted to $685. which he has received
after thirty-six years of waiting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

There is pending in Congress a bill
TO establish Department of Mines
and Mining, with a secretary in the
cabinet. 1t was introduced by SEN
ator Teller. The fact that it is Teller's
bill is apt to initiate against it, since
the scintillating silver senator is not
in as high favor with the powers of
Congress as he used to be. However,
it will cost the Republicans a pang
TO turn down a bill that provides for
creating new Office with lots of pat
ronage attached to it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
The Wenfher.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather, with colder in south
east portion, diminishing northwesterly
winds; and for Eastern Florida, fair
and colder weather, diminishing north
east winds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

The Director of the Census asserts
that the only reliable way to ascertain
the population of a city is to count it
direct; that no system of estimating
is reliable. Calculations based on d-
rectory statistics, he says, are almost
always too high by 10 to 80 per cent
School figures afford probably the SAT-
est basis for guess, but even they are
not reliable since there are nearly al
ways number of out-of-town children
in the city public schools. The vote
cast i'm an election is utterly unreliable
as an indicator of city population, for
various reasons. In short the Director
docs not admit that his bureau. has any
rival.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

Doubtless it will be news to a great
many persons that America lays claim
to the five-pointed star, yet that is
what Representative Grosvenor of Ohio
asserts. He has introduced a bill pro-
viding that 1.-The American or five
pointed star" be used exclusively on all
American coins
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
WEST END CAP

Car leaves west side of City Market
for West End 800 a. m. and every 40
minutes thereafter during the day -
til 1880 D. m.
Leaves West End at $40 a. m. and
every 40 minutes thereafter during the
day until 1900 o'clock midnight.
LUCIEN MCINTYRE. Gen Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

At one point on the Houston East
and West Texas Railroad it is said
natural gas is so plentiful and so close
to the surface of the earth that the
farmers are using it to protect their
cabbage crops against cold. Hollow
iron pipes are driven into the ground
eight or ten feet and fitted with valve
at the top. At the approach of a cold
wave the valves are opened and a
match applied, and the. cabbage fields
are protected from frost. The infor-
NATION comes from the press agent Of
the railroad, who says that many acres
of cabbages are now protected with
pipes stuck INTO the gas pocket.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

AT Larchmont-Any ala
Ada like the yachting trip?" Blsnchc-
"she wac quite 40. bar she bore up
wonderfully She knows what every
body wore judge,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

The pan-Americnn Conference has
come 10 an end. u has afforded num-
Der NJ excellent gentlemen a pleasant
mid winter zip at government expense.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
THUNDERBOLT.

Car leaves Bolton street junction $50
a. m. and every thirty minutes there
after until 1870 p. m.
H. Car leaves Thunderbolt at 600 a. M
and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 1900 midnight, for Bolton street
junction.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.

NLIGf1I AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries trailer for passengers
on all trips and leaves east side of
city market for Isle of Hope, Thun-
derbolt and all intermediate points at
900 a. M, 100 p. M, 500 D. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt,
City Market and all intermediate
points at 500 a. M, HOO a. M, 2:4O
.. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

What is the value of the manuscript
of sermon that has been preached?
A Virginia court had the question be-
fore it the other day A clergyman
sued the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road for the loss of a satchel contain
ing POP sermons in manuscript and a
Bible filled with marginal notes. The
preacher estimated the damage sus-
tanned by him to be $1,000. and asked
the court for that sum. After deliber-
ating nine hours the jury returned a
verdict of $3.50 for the plaintiff. That
would make the rate about 81 per SER
mon, with the rest for the Bible and
marginal notes. Those preachers who
keep their sermons in barrels and re-
verse the receptacles when they accept
a call to a new charge will be apt to
regard the price set on the lost manu-
scripts as altogether too low.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03
MONTGOMERY.

Lv.city for Mongy.I Lv. Montgomery
30 am from doth Is am for 10th
30 pm from 40th 1 Is pm for 40th
O. 80 pm from 10th 6 90 pm for 40th
Lv. City for c. Park Lv. Cattle Park.
6 80 am from Bolton 90 AMI for Bolton
Z 80 am from Bolton 8 90 am for Bolton
l 90 pm from Bolton 1 30 pm for Bolton
80 pm from Bolton 90 pm for Bolton
90 pm from Bolton 80 pm for Bolton
s 90 pm from Bolton S0pm for Bolton
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-03

Chicago is shockingly irreverent.
She has chased out a princess of royal
blood with snowballs. The Princess
Sophie Bamba Dhuleep Singh had a
fancy for studying medicine. She
chose Chicago as the place where she
would absorb medical lore for use up
on her return to sunny India. She
got along well enough during the
warm months. as the temperature of
Chicago bears some resemblance to
that of India in summer; but she had
not counted upon the winter. The 9TH
er day heavy snowstorm struck the
city. The princess, as usual, set out
to walk to school. Now in Chicago a
daughter of the Maharajah of Lahore
offers just as good target for snow
balls as daughter of the janitor. And
so the princess was pelted good and
hard. That is why she has shaken the
snow and the dust of Chicago from
her feet. She says she likes democracy
but not rudeness, so she will go to
Canada, where they know better than
to heave snowballs at royal persons.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
WIRE-TAPPERs EXPOSED.
Son of Senator Clark Saves Pool
Rooms Thousands Of Dollars.

An effort to locate conspirators in q big
Job to defraud the Butte (Mont.) pool rooms
on the Oakland races on Monday became
public in that city yesterday. The Job was
conceived in Butte and engineered by q
well-known professional man. who worked
with some parties in Utah. The report on
one Of the races was delayed on the plea
that there was trouble on the Frisco wires
and the result was then telephoned to Butte
from Salt Lake.
In order to make the job financially sue
cessful 1t was necessary to take some
Butte capitalist into the scheme, and the
consprators decided o.. Charles w. Clark.
son Of Senator Clark. The young man is
a game sport, but square one, and the
proposition staggered his sense of honor
He pretended to go into the scheme. how
ever. and put up several thousand dollars
on three horses that ran one, two and three
In the race. The conspirators put up sew
eral thousand more, and when Mr.. Clark
satisfied himself that the job had been car
ried out as promised by the conspirators he
exposed the whole plot to the pool room
proprietors and pulled down his bet. He
had stood to win about $4,000 The pool
room men still nold the money Of the con-
spirators
Evening star., 1902-03-01
HENRY EVANS, Druggist.
s22 / s24F St. N. w. 1879 Connecticut Ave.
A NEW BUFFALO HERD
PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT IN
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Opinion as to Expenditure Rendered
by the Controller Of the
Treasury.

Mr.. r. j. Tracewell. the controller Of the
treasury. has received and answered the
following letter from the Secretary Of the
Interior: