The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-02-09
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After the usual preliminary questions
as to the witness age. residence and
the like he then proceeded:
Have you any occupation
NO"
Don't you do any work OF any
kindT'
mo"
Just loaf around home"
That's about ALL
What does your father dog
"Nothin' much.
Doesn't he do anything to support
the family"
He does odd jobs once in while
when he can get them
"As matter If fact. isn't your father
a pretty worthless fellow. Il dead beat
and a loaferT
Il don't know, sir; you'd better ask
him. He's sittin' over there on the
jury
Two Modern Instances.
1t is a curious and interesting fact
that business relations with the 4 "
eminent have within the last thirty
odd years prevented two men from he-
coming secretaries OF the treasury. 4.
T. Stewart OF New York and l,0yprll IL
Crane OF Massachusetts. Grant actudl-
ly nominated Stewart. not knowing
that there is Il law which prohibits an
importing merchant from being secre-
tary of the treasury When the law
was called to his attention, he wanted
congress to repeal IT, which it would
not do. 1t was the dream Of Stewards
life, his chief ambition. 10 be secretary
OF the treasury, and ia order to cir
cumvent the law he proposed hat the
profits OF his vast business should 20
to charity while he WAS secretary Of
the treasury. but without avail as It
was ruled that that was mere subter-
fuge. So he didn't get the place for
which he yeurned very much TO the
chagrin of both himself and General
Grant. He probably went TO his grave
bitterly disappointed by reason Of his
failure 10 secure that high and impor-
tant station The trouble i'll Governor
Cranes case was that q corporation In
which he is largely interested manu-
features and sells to the government
all the paper on which paper money Is
printed; also most Of the stationery
used by the government. No doubt the
profits are large for the governor pre-,
ferred TO hang on to the poper mills
rather than give them up aud accept
the treasury portfolio. Perhaps he was
wise in his day and generation Il is
fact not generally known that our gov.
eminent prints the paper money for
the South and Central American re.
publies
Seeking the Unattainahle.
Once upon a time a man in CT essing
Boston common found little boy dig
ging a hole In the ground WHY dig
gest thou?" queried the man Il am
seeking the unattainable" quoth the
urchin. That's precisely what my es-
teemed contemporary, the New York
World. is doing in striving to organize
a sort of journalistic peace society It
will fail just as all other efforts of the
kind have failed before The World
has first and last led many laudable
reforms and has unquestionablv ae-
complshed much good but ia an era
when James j. Jeffries. hruiser para
mount. can make more money in half
an hour in the square circle" than
any lawyer preacher. doctor or artisan
can make In a year OF honest toll peace
societies. jouTria iistic OF otherwise, are
at discount.
After 1900 years of Christian en-
deayor humanity has not been suffi.
GENTLY purged of the old Adam TO obey
the injunction contained in the ser
mon on the mount. Whoever shall
smite thee on the right cheek turn to
him the other also" On the contrary.
we are prone TO smite the smiter. We
have not yet reached the pacific status
foretold by the Prince of Peace when
swords are beaten into plowshares and
spears into pruning hooks. and with
every nation in Europe sustaining ar.
maments which have brought them to
the verge OF bankruptcy and straining
every nerve to increase them, while
many Americans are shouting for a
great standing army and navy equal
10 the hest. that delectabie era is out OF
sight in the distant future. Truth To
tell, men love to fight. and the chances
are that when Gabriel sounds his trum-
pet it will interrupt innumerable drill
sergeants giving word Of command to
awkward squads in divers countries
and in sundry tongues.
The kaiser's Friendship.
One thing dead sure pop. and that Is
II the Anglomaniacs OF this country
succeed in getting the United States
into a rmpus with Germany. Kaiser
Wilhelm will not be to blame. He
gives abundant evidence that he de-
sires friendly relations to exist be-
tween the German empire and this
great republic He nos only has his
yacht built in this country. but he In
vited the presidents daughter to chris
ten her. What's more is that he
has sent his sailor brother. Prince
Henry, TO represent him at the chris
tening. All these things prove beyond
! all cavil that the kaiser entertains the
! friendliest feelings for MS
Getting Sick.