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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Washington Post Und.) says:
Johnson as the successor of the Hon.
James K. Jones as national chairman.
OF course, If Tom is the national
chairman somebody else would have
to be the presidential nominee"
The New York World Dem.) SAYS:
FOR this hemisphere at least, where
seizure of territory is impossible. the
logical supplement of the Monroe doc
trine is an impartial court of claims
to which European demands on small
er American nations can always be
carried, with a guarantee that the
award shall stand"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: "The ship owners of New Eng
land are up in violent protest against
the resolution of Representative Nc
Call of Massachusetts, to suspend the
navigation laws for thirty days so as
to allow foreign vessels to enter Amer
lean ports with coal. These generous
ship owners are perfectly willing to
get Nova Scotia coal, but they are not
willing the Nova Scotia owners should
haul a ton of it. Not only should. the
duties on coal be totally repealed, but
lHeTe HnQulu De compete removal or
the embargo upon its free transporta-
tIon."
The New Orleans. Picayune DEM
says: zone of the first steps 10 be TAX
en- in strengthening the position of the
United States against the possible at
tacks OF a European coalition should
be the withdrawal OF the United States
from the Philippines. In order TO make
the stand of the United States against
European interference on the Western
hemisphere ifnpregnable. IL is for our
great Republic to get out OF the East
ern half Of the world. Our retention OF
the Philippines In serious degree
weakens the logical sohdity ana ius-
tioe Of our contention that America Is
20 be kept for Americans The Phil
iDpines might be traded on 90 Holland
for Dutch Guiana, or % England or
20 France for some Of their p0esas-
sions on the Western hemisphere. but
whatever IL dons. 81 should secure ne
retirement ~ fhe United States from
the far Euai. The question IL ono ~
Ssaisssfnanship ana not of party poll
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
BRIGHT BITS.

christmas comes but once year."
said the CHEEKY citizen.
"Of COURSE answered the ilI-natured
man. They wouldn't dare to have il
twice a year. People have to have a
little time in which to save UP the
necessary funds, don't they ?''-Wash-
ington Star.
-Travers.- the golf champion, who
had been having a practice spin over
the Garden City links, entered the club
house, when he was approached by
young aspirant with an inquiry is to
what kind of ball he gave the prefer
ence. "A Scotch highball. thank YOU"
was the thirsty reply.-New York
Times.
Farmer Broadhead dn the midst
of his reading)-'The paper says that
John j. Skipps. the cashier of the bank
over to Allegash, has embezzled Sc, 600
Wa-al, that's funny" Mrs Proad-
head-"What's so funny about his be-
in thief. Amzi?" Farmer Broadhead
why. fairs l know, he was never
called Honest John. Puck.
Senator Pritchard of North Caro-
lima, telling how healthy his section
of the state is, remarked: "A noun
taineer, aged so, and his wife. aged 90,
were returning from the funeral of
their oldest child, who had died at the
age of II. They We're both deeply grew
ed. AS they were discussing their loss
the wife said: I always told you John,
that we would never raise that child F."
New York Times.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
WARNING AGAINST wAsTEFuLNEss

Consul Kennedy. at Para. Brazil.
| sends TO the State Depart ent a re-
! port on the rapid and alarming de-
| crease in the production of rubber in
| Brazil and Peru. whence the worlds
supply has been largely drawn With
the advent of rubber-tires for bicycles,
automobiles, carriages and other vehi-
cles. there has sprung up very heavy
demand for rubber. In responding TO
this demand the producers in South
America have ruthlessly destroyed the
great forests of caoutchouc trees. with
out making any provisions whatever
for their reproduction. The natural re-
suit of this is that the end of the
source of supply is almost within
sight; and so far the chemists have
been unable to discover any satisfac-
tory substitute for rubber. Unless they
speedily find a substitute. or unless
new caoutchouc forests are discovered
in the unexplored regions of South
America, the world will shortly find
itself face to face with a rubber fam
inc. There is said TO be a possibility
that new rubber forests will be found
in Bolivia. but that is speculation.
The fact to which we wish espec-
tally TO call attention is that the rub
Der producers of South America have
done just what the turpentine pro-
ducers of North America are doing
killing the goose that lays the golden
epo Tho y-,,hhar peonta xyara oraadxv 10
get from their trees every possible dol
lar in the shortest possible space of
time; and they failed to look beyond
the present. 1t is said that by judic-
ious system of bleeding the trees they
could have made the forests last for a
great many years, but SO anxious We're
they for quick profits that in their
operations they killed trees by whole
sale. Nor was any attention given to
providing for a new growth. If the
forests had been absolutely boundless
and inexhaustible, the rubber gatherers
could not have attacked them with
more wanton disregard Of economy and
the future.
Is not this pretty much the history
of the turpentine industry in the
Southern states of North America?
Have not the turpentine operators
swept through the pine forests in
about the same manner that the rub
Der operators have swept through the
caoutchouc forests? And have they
paid any more attention to reforesting
where they have deforested than the
South Americans? The history of each
industry has been one of waste and
short-sightedness 1t appears that the
rubber operators are nearer face to
face with a crisis than the turpentine
operators, nevertheless the latter will
inevitably find themselves in the same
position in the course of few years
unless they speedily adopt new and
economic methods. The situation in the
rubber industry ought to prove a
warning to the turpentine industry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Road Commissioners or
Chatham County.
Special Notices - Ship Notices,
Strachan & Co, Agents; Ship Notice,
Jose M. Esteve & Co, Consignees;
Fireworks at Cost. Hotchkiss & Nevill;
Homemade Mince Pies, Est. p. Scha-
fer.
Business Notices-Spectacles and
Eyeglasses, Hines optical Co.; Never
Before. Solomons Company.
Get In the Band Wagon-Lindsay &
Morgan.
Sachets-Shuptrines Pharmacy.
Notwithstanding & Co.
Silver Pollsh-The Gorham Co.
To-day-At Lattimore's.
Amusements-"A Jolly American
Tramp" at Theater To-day; Hi Hen
rvs Minstrels, at Theater Tomorrow.
Pure Focds--Force.
Legal Notices-In the Matter of Cor
bett Bros. Bankrupts.
Medical-Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale, Lost, Personal. Miscel-
laneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
Under Cross-Rxamtnatiou

Representative Fordney of Michigan.
the champion story-teller of the House,
unless it be Mr.. Capron of Rhode ISL
and, was once called as a lumber ex-
pert in court trial at Saginaw, says
the Washington Post. The trial turned
on the question whether merchantable
lumber had been furnished, as provided
In contract. The lawyer on the op-
posing side was a very vociferous man,
who shouted when he talked and who
was also much given to pounding on
the table with his fists.
What do you regard as merchanta-
BILE lumber" this attorney asked the
present representative, on the cross
examination.
why, lumber that can be sold at a
profit" replied the wise Fordney.
The lawyer pounded on the table, en-
gagged in more loud talk, and finally
went at Mr.. Fordney again.
What would you regard as mer-
charitable cotton ?"
Il don't know anything about cot
ton
"Ah! You don't, do you? Well, what
about merchantable pumpkins ?"
Never raised pumpkins. 1 am a
lumberman."
We'll, witness, what would you say
about slabs and culls. Are they mer-
charitable lumber"
They are products of the mills"
"Ah, yelled the lawyer again. please
tell u.s. witness, whether you have any
ideas about any kind of merchantable
articles"
Yes" responded the redoubtable
Fordney. Take a lawyer, for in
stance. who tries his case with his
brains. l would call him a merchant
able lawyer; but one who tries his case
with his mouth and his hands / would
call a GULL"
That ended the cross-examination,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
Personal.

"A worthy successor of Musolino.
the noted Sicilian brigand, now in pris-
on, has arisen in the person of one
Varsalona, whose fame even threat
ems to eclipse that of the other robber.
Already 600 persons are waiting trial
for aiding him in various ways, but
Varsalona so far has succeeded in elud-
ing officers sent sto capture him. The
bandit is hidden in the mountains with
some half dozen followers, the COM
bination having thirty-one murders
and countless robberies to it's credit
Sir William Muir, who has just re-
signed the principalship of the Univer-
sity Of Edinburgh at the age of SO
years, has been in the public service
since 1887. spending much time in In
dia. His home is a perfect museum of
Indian and Scotch curiosities. Among
them is velvet cap made, says ira
dition, from the most useful part of
John Knox's brooches and placed on
the head of all the recipients of unf-
versity degrees, including those that
are honorary. The cap has been quite
lately on the head of Lord Kitchener.
AT a sale of books In Washington
the other evening the auctioneer put
up set of Theodore Roosevelt's works
and after sharp contest among bid
ders it was knocked down at a figure
slightly in excess of the regular store
price. When the auctioneer picked out
life of George Washington and held
that up with the usual preface of
choice comment. Silence followed the
conclusion Of his panegyric. Not a SOL
itary bid was heard. Again the auc-
tioneer tried the value of advertising.
but not an offer was made Tosstna
the book back on a Shelf, he said in
tone of mingled contempt and DIS
gust Go back to the shelf, George!
You're not wanted; you're a back
number. The times are too strenuous
for you, George
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
Love Lives Longest.

From the Baltimore News.
Love lives longest. that is sad,
Lydie, dear
Just the passing love is glad
For a year;
Sweetest roses hide the thorn
Blacklist night bedecks the morn.
And the deepest grief is shorn
or its tear.
Hearts may break. but love lives n,
In its pain
Clouds may roll. but storms are gone
With the rain:
Lasting Joy must have its grief.
Tares are gathered in the sheaf,
Doubts assail true belief
All IN vain,
After weeping comes the smile
~ good cheer
Black she sky, but yet awhile,
And twiIi clear.
Autumn woods are brightest clad.
Only passing things are GLAD
h0Ye liYes longest that Il saa.
Ayeie. dear.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

A Missouri editor who is about to
pull up and leave for lack of support
sarcastically remarks in parting that
editors don't need money Don't wor-
ry about the editor" he says. He has
charter from the state to act as a
doormat for the community. He'll get
the paper out somehow, and
stand up for you when you
run for office, and lie about
your pigeon toed daughters tackey
wedding, and blow about your big
footed sons when they get a 81 a week
job, and weep over your shrivelled soul
when 1t is released from your grasp
ing BODY. and smile at your giddy
wife's second marriage. He'll get
along. The Lord only knows how-but
the editor will get there somehow"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

In 1872 owen McCarton. of Oceanic,
N. j., was an enthusiastic admirer OF
Horace Greeley. He made a bet with a
Grant supporter by the terms OF which.
II Greeley were defeated. he would
never leave his house between sunrise
and sunset as long as he lived. The
other day he died. at the age OF 10,
having adhered religiously 10 his prom
Use for thirty years. In all Of that time
he never once left his house during
daylight. About five years ago McCar.
toms house caught fire IN the middle
of the day and II looked as II he would
have 90 break his word. but the IRE
was eNtinguished before the old man
had been driven out AocaTton aas a
man % wealth and education. n seems
oad that he should haze made himself
the victim u d fool election bst
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
versu. Vegetarian.


A robust man. with red neck. fat
ears. a chest like that of a pouter
pigeon, and impressive legs, walked
into the vegetarian restaurant IN Wal
nut street yesterday afternoon. says
the Philadelphia North American. He
hung up his umbrella where 1t would
drip on the shoulders of the meek
appearing man at the next table. who
was smacking his lips over nuttoline
omelet. put his hat on a chair and
growled to the waitress:
Gimme a double porterhouse, have
it rare. blood following the knife, and
fried potatoes, and a pot of black cof-
fee. Hurry it up"
The waitress smiled sweetly, and
said:
Sorry, sir we don't serve meats Of
any kind. or fried potatoes or coffee,
either. Shall 1 bring you a protose
steak. sir?"
"a what?" beloved the man with
the red neck
"A protose steak; its made of nuts,
and I'm sure you'll like it," said the
waitress. Don't you know that you
oughnt to eat meat?"
why not?" snorted the man.
"Why?" replied the waitress, severe
ly. You don't mean to say that you
never heard that since 1ifeless flesh
represents all the phases of cell change
suddenly arrested, it is impossible not
to appropriate together with the food
values of flesh many of the unelimi-
mated poisons and secretions and waste
products ?''
Huh % said the man, weakly.
Look here" went on the waitress,
ffHach fn
sensibilities of man and develop, all
his coarser animalism."
Say, young woman" the man be-
gan. The waitress coldly and firmly
shut him UP.
Didn't any one ever tell you," she
asked, that science and experience
demonstrate that the plant kingdom
furnishes all of the food needs of the
body? Don't you ever forget that. Now
let me bring you a protose steak, with
some vegetarian hash, nut outlets and
a cup of caramel cereal"
There was no aggressiveness or in
clnation to argue left in the man with
the fat ears.
'All right" said he, family. Bring
EN- on. Can't 1 have some fried po-
tatoes, though? Please let me have
some fried potatoes
mo, you cannot have fried potatoes,
but I'll serve you some nice matted
nuts with raisins," said the waitress
And she did.
AS the baffied beef-eater fell upon
the vegetarian menu, the waitress
stood in a corner regarding him
triumphantly
Now" said she, as she came to re-
move the dishes, II am sure that you'd
| like a little nuttoline with jelly for
dessert. Wouldn't you?" Her victim
nodded.
Come again." said the waitress, as
she handed the man his umbrella. III
you'd dine here regularly your neck
wouldn't he half so fat and your COM
plexion would be better. Remember
now, since the source of all food en-
ergy is derived from the sunlight and
first stored up in the vegetable OF
plant life, it is wise to appropriate that
energy first hand, instead of gaining
only the unexpended energy in flesh
food, Good day, SIR"
In the falling rain outside of the
restaurant the man stood for FIVE min
utes gazing in stunned fashion inside
We'll, I'll be darned," he muttered
to himself as he waddled off. "a pro-
tose steak! And 1 ate It'll
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

Gertrude Atherton. the novelist,
claims that she was directly RESPONSE
BILE for the refusal of the Danish par
lament to ratify the treaty of sale of
the Danish West Indies to the United
States And now somebody has dug up
the law-Section $685. of the Revised
Statutes-which shows that If Mrs,
Anterior really did communicate with
a foreign government for the purpose
of defeating the ends of the govern
ment of her own country. the United
States, she is guilty of treason. 1t is
not in the least likely. however. that
Mrs. Atherton will ever be called on
to plead to an indictment for treason
on that account. AS a matter of fact,
pretty nearly everybody was glad
when the scheme for acquiring the
islands fell through. This country
really has no use for the islands and
only offered to buy them so that IL
couldn't be said to be playing a dog
in-the-manger game with its Monroe
doctrine. We wouldn't let anybody
else buy the islands, hence If Denmark
was determined to sell them, We had
to offer to become purchaser.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

A quarter of a century ago bill was
passed by both the House and the
Senate admitting New Mexico to state
hood, but was killed at the last mo-
ment by an accident. In the Forty
fourth Congress Stephen b. Elkins, now
a senator from West Virginia. was
delegate from the territory. He had
secured the passage of the bill by full
ly two-thirds in each house. In the
Senate. however, Senator Edmunds at
tached some sort of an unimportant
rider to the measure. which sent 1t
into conference. Just at this juncture
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, now Senator
then member of the House, made a
fierce speech attacking the Democratic
party and the South. Republican MEM
bers were orowding around Burrows
congratulating him when Elkins en-
tered the chamber. He had not heard
the speech and didn't know what was
going on. Somebody said 10 him, why
don't you congratulate Burrows?"
And the suave Elkins acted on the
suggestion. Sunset" Cox was one OF
the House cOnferees on the New Mexico
bill Burrows speech had nude him
mad clear through. When he saw FL
kins CONTEMPLATING Burrows and shak-
ing hands with him. Cox determined
on measure of revenge re held up
me New Mexico bill 10 conference ~
~ ths adjournment. and this, Il a
$50 Is Why New Mexico IL san a Cor.
STORY.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

Col Watterson wants the Monroe
doctrine revised. and in arguing for a
revision he expresses contempt for the
little nations to the South of us that
have profted by the doctrine in the
past. He calls them "a riff-raff of
Latins who hate us, and of mongrels
in abjeet ignorance and degradation"
The territory which we are protecting
is one which I'VE shall never be able
to acquire, and not worth acquiring if
we should be able" He thinks, there
fore, it would be a good thing to let
England and Germany enter South and
Central America and take territory If
they want it, meanwhile possessing
ourselves of whatever we may need
for canal purposes. And yet, strange
TO say, Col. Watterson is not an i'm
peria list
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

In Connecticut the people are re-
sorting to ''confiscation" to secure coal.
If a coal train stops on siding for
any little time II is Immediately be-
sieged by men, women and children
with shoveis and buckets and coal is
taken. At Derby the other day a mob
of 200 attacked "A coal train and sue
eeeded in getting away with about
eight tons before the engineer could
pull his train out OF danger OF the raid
ers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
One stays Longer.

why are you willing to leave the
flower garden of oratory in the House
of Representatives forfthe graveyard of
the Senator" was asked of Rev. Henry
N. Couden, the blind chaplain of the
House, who is an aspirant for a SINH
lar position in sthe Senate, says the
Washington Post.
Because one stays longer in a grave
yard" answered the humble man of
God
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

The uncsaslng nre OF questions by
shopping women has unseated the rea-
ron ~ }. y. Fountain Of Chicago.
Fountain was elevator man IN a big
department store. and women riding
40 and down With him piled him with
questions Until bis mind collapsed un-
Dor ihe strain and hs h now u bab-
bling imbecilo.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
COLLINSVILLE LINE.

(Fair Grounds and Dale Ave)
Beginning at 500 a. m, cars leave
Bolton and OFT streets every IS min
utes; returning, cars leave Estill ave-
nue. and Waters road at 6:07 a. m. and
every 15 minutes thereafter, connecting
with cars on Thunderbolt line, until
1900 O'Clock midnight.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
Vile and Dale avenue as follows:
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderbolt.
6:45 a. m. 1880 a. m.
6:45 D. m, 1880 D, m,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

We quote the Memphis Morning
News: Grover Cleveland says the col
ored man must be taught to do some
thing more than hew wood and draw
water. The colored man is at liberty
to learn whatever trade his tastes and
capacity fit him for. That is
true, in so far as the colored man in
the South is concerned. In this part
of the country he may not only learn
any trade he pleases. but work at it
and earn a living Mr.. Cleveland was
speaking in Northern city and to
Northern audience. In that section the
negro is not permitted to learn any
trade he pleases, nor to work at any
of the skilled trades that he may have
learned elsewhere. The North is
greater stickler for the rights of the
negro in the abstract and so long as
he remains South. but when he goes
North he finds himself denied the OPP
portunity for making living except
in the most mental capacity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
The weather.

The indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida for to-day are for
fair and colder weather. with fresh
west to northwest winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
WET END LINE.
~ sI nj

tlAluCOIn FaFH.)
Car leaves west side Of City Market
for Lincoln Park 900 a. m. and every
40 minuteD thereafter until 80 D. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
6:2o q. m. and every 20 minutes there.
after until 1900 O'Clock midnight.
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR
Leaves east side of City Market for
Thunderbolt, Cattle Park, Sandfy. Isle
of Hope and all intermediate points,
e:15 a. M, 1:16 p. m. 5:15 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandy,
Cattle Park, Thunderbolt and all in
termediate points-6:00 a. M, Hoo a.
m, 800 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at
$50 a. m. and 2:35 p. M, connecting at
Sandfy with regular parcel car for
city.
Parcel car from the city carries
freight to Montgomery on each trip
Regular parcel car carries trailer on
each trip for accommodation OF pass
engers.
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule or freight service
can he had by applying to
G. o. NAGLE. Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22

There was some talk while back
about the probability of the President
appointing Senator Morgan on the
Canal Commission. But it is now
very evident that the Senator doesn't
want the job.