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The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Richmond (Va.) News (Dem.
says: THE coal strike commissioners
are going to work the right way and
acquainting themselves with the actual
conditions-visiting the mines and
watching the practical operation of
them, seeing the homes of the men and
their manner of living. That is better
and clearer information than could be
given by a ton of printed argument and
evidence. Now. if the commissioners
can have the opportunity to study the
books of the mining and railroad COM
panies and of the company stores they
will be in position to give just and
intelligent decision"
The Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.)
says: What the country needs now
is a subsistence of speculation to re-
store it to financial health. Nothing is
the matter with legitimate business,
and, so far as can be seen, there is
nothing unfavorable likely to arise I'M
der at least year. Speculation is
over for the present. and the finances
of the country are recuperating In
spite of the National City Bank and
not because of II or its friends and
customers"
The New York Times (Dem.) says:
Meanwhile it is clear that the Demo-
cratic party comes out of the cam
paign in a much better shape than II
has been in for a decade. 1t has prac-
tically put behind 1t the vagaries of
Organism and has united on the tariff
issue, and 1t has made great gains.
If it continues in this course its pros
poets for usefulness to the country and
of success for its principles is decided
ly encouraging"
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Qnd.) says: while a vice president
of the City Bank of New York is pessi-
mistically speaking of the financial sit
uation and outlook, with a weight of
words that have attracted wide atten-
ton, the president of the bank is hav-
ing plans made for a 81 100000 dwell
ing-house. 60 be located at Fifth ave-
nue. and Seventy-second street on a
lot for which he paid $3.50, 000."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
More Than Money at stake.

Rivers" said Brooks at the club,
according to the Chicago Tribune, did
you ever test Harkins' memory? It's
absolutely Photographic. I'll bet you
IS you can't ask him any quotation
pertaining to the political history of
this country for the last fifty years
that he can't answer off-hand."
''1'n take that" replied Rivers.
They sauntered over to the table
where the man with the Photographic
memory was sitting.
Mr.. Harkins," said Rivers, "in or
der to settle little dispute over a
matter of history 1 wish you would
tell me, if you remember it, how John
c. Fremont began his letter of accept
ance when he was nominated for Pres
ident by the Republican party"
Certainly" responded the man with
the memory. THAT was in 1856. His
letter began, Gentlemen: You call
me to high responsibility etc. BY
the way, l recall the circumstances,
also, that Abraham Lincoln's name
was first in the list of Republican pres
idential electors that year, and
Thanks" interrupted Rivers, Slip
ping a IS bill into Brooks hand.
And he changed the subject. 1t is
dangerous to get such a man started
on his "reminiscences.
But how do you know" asked one
of the other club members, subse-
quently that he answered your ques-
ton correctly?'
Il DON'T" said Rivers, Struggling his
shoulders. But you don't suppose
was going to acknowledge my ignor-
ance before Brooks, do your"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
A Book of Kicks,

Among the books in the bookkeeping
department of a wholesale house is
one that is labeled in gold letters
..''Kicks." says an exchange. Here are
entered the complaints that come in
from day to day.
I'VE started Kicks about two years
ago." said the manager OF the house
yesterday. Il grew tired of finding a
big proportion of my mail made up Of
such letters as this:
" That box of hats I bought is not
selling as well in Quog as 1 thought it
would. Please tell me what is the
matter with the hats, and will it be all
right if 1 return them?'
Your consignment of wax dolls
was cheap and good. but a New York
man offers me a lot of rag dolls that
will answer my purpose very well,
and hence l return the wax ones as
per invoice
" The shoes are bum. Those you
sold me only lasted one year. Any
shoe ought to last two years. There
fore, 1 demand a credit of % per cent.
on each pair
These kick letters are no longer laid
on my desk with each mornings mail;
they are entered now in Kicks, under
Their proper CldSSlHCdliOn, SdlQ the
manager, for the book has a number
of heads-some sixty in all-and never
a kick comes in that doesn't fall under
one or another of these classifications.
by my present system, instead of
frittering away lot of time attending
to kicks each day. 1 give Friday morn
ings only to them. On these mornings
the book of Kicks is laid before me;
/ remedy the evils that are real evils,
and the fakes / throw away.
Another advantage of this kick
book is that 1 have been able, through
it, to discover a host of chronic kick
ers-of unreasonable and even of dis
honest complainants. These persons 1
have weeded out, telling them plainly
that my house does not desire their
trade
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
BRIGHT BITS.

-Toland: They say the devil Is not
so black as he is painted.
Bentley: Very likely; they say all
sorts of things Just before election
Boston Transcript.
Charley. DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, 81 have such a bargain"
"Indeed?"
Yes; you told me that blue poker
chips were worth a dollar apiece, and
/ got whole lot of them for rs cents
Washington Star.
NO, no; he hasn't the heart to go
automobiling. He's afraid he'll kill
somebody, you know"
Funny reason!"
"Oh, no; he's president of life in
surance company, and he might hit
one of the policy-holders." Baltimore
Herald.
First Comedian: Did you score a
hit with your new speciality?
Second Comedian: Did 1? Why, the
audience gazed in open-mouthed WON
der before l was half through.
First Comedian: Wonderful! 1t is
seldom that an entire audience yawns
at once.-Chicago Daily News.
-Bacon-"Your wife has eyes like
two Goals" Egbert-"Yes; such eyes
are very rare now."-Yonkers States
man.
-Drummer-"Crabtees an old set
tier, isn't hep" Grocer-"Not much, he
amt! He's owned me bill these three
years. "-Chicago Daily News.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
AN ARGUMENT AGAINST DIVORCE

Too often parents who fail to agree
and seek a divorce give but little con-
sideration to the rights, feelings and
welfare of their children, if they have
children. One of the saddest things
connected with the divorce evil is the
unhappy situation in which the chill
dren of divorced couples are placed.
The disagreeing parents, being wholly
selfish, think only of themselves and
their own feelings. They do not seem
to think of the effect their separation
will have upon the lives OF their chill
dren.
This sad feature of the divorce evil
was conspicuously illustrated in the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York city,
a day or two ago. A beautiful wo-
man. yet young. was leading a bright
and vivacious boy along one of the
corridors OF the hotel. Suddenly the
boy cried out, "Oh, there's papa: look,
mamma" Dropping the hand of his
mother he sped away to greet the
man. a fashionably dressed young man,
whom he had recognized as his father.
The man was accompanied by young
and beautiful woman.
The man was visibly embarrassed.
He patted the boy on the head me-
chanically and passed on with the wo-
man who accompanied him. The moth
err of the boy and the woman who was
with the man drew aside their dresses
"A
cation of their feelings for each other.
Their features were hard set and there
was no sign of recognition between
them, nor between the man and the
mother of the boy. The mother quick
ly drew the boy into an adjoining room
and the man and the woman passed
hurriedly on to the dining room.
The man was Daniel r. Hanna. son
of Senator Hanna, and the woman
with him was Mrs. Hanna No. 2, re-
Gently divorced from Walter De S.
Maud. an Englishman. The mother OF
the boy was Mrs. Hanna No. /. She
secured a divorce from MIR. Hanna
about two years ago, after having liv-
ed with him as his wife for ten years.
She has three boys and is devoting her
time to their education.
The innocent. helpless and injured
party in this little drama in the Wal
dorf-Astoria was the boy. No doubt
he loves his father. Knowing nothing
of the trouble which caused mis- pa
rents to seek divorce he was over
flowing with JOY when he saw him,
and he ran to him expecting to be re-
ceived with open arms and warm ca
resses. Instead, he was put aside
with light touch of his fathers hand
upon his head. However long he may
live he will not forget that scene. 1t
may have an influence upon his whole
life.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
How He Remembered.

Jay Cooke, the financier, was from his
boyhood an enthusiastic angler, says
the New York Tribune The waters
of Put-in-Bay, not far from Sandusky,
Ohio. have often been the scene of his
exploits from his earliest to his latest
years. Concerning this harbor and its
associations with a notable event in
our naval history, this little tale is a
favorite of Mr.. Cookies An old coun-
tryman entered a drug store in San
husky, holding up handkerchief with
a knot in 1t, well, uncle, what is itY'
asked the clerk. ''Tll get around to
it pretty quick. Now, what place is it
down here on the lake?" do you
mean Putin Bay?" Yes. that's it,
Now, who was it that put in there?"
Perhaps you mean Commodore Per-
ry?'' THE very man. And want a
bottle of Perrygoric"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
PRESIDENT WILLIAMS. REPORT.

The report which Mr.. ]. P. Williams.
president of the Cotton Exchange,
made to the Exchange yesterday is
not only a very interesting one, but
/ is also a valuable review of the city's
/ commercial and industrial prospects,
i'm which facts and figures are given,
/ showing why there Is and will continue
I to be confidence in Savannah's
! future. The report exhibits thought,
/ care and a comprehensive understand
| ing of the forces which contribute to
Savannah's prosperity and upbuilding
Mr.. Williams takes a very optimistic
view of Savannah's future, but not
more optimistic than the facts war
rant. He points out that her trade
is constantly increasing and that new
industries are all the while, being
established. This is because she is the
natural seaboard outlet for a very
large extent of country Being the
natural outlet there is no probability
that her trade will be drawn
away from her, On the contrary, il
will increase. Mr.. Williams points out
that although the greater part of the
716 cotton factories in the South are
within a radius of 300 miles of Sa-
vannah, her cotton receipts are in
creasing. 1t would be naturally sup
posed that the takings of these mills
would cause a decrease in her receipts.
One thing to which Mr. Williams
calls attention that is well worth more
than passing thought. is that owing
to the favorable transportation ruling
which the Cotton Exchange has OBJ
tanned from the railroads the cotton
factorage business is likely to great
ly increase here. Last year it in
creased considerably. The question of
reclamations is playing a very i'm
portant part in the cotton business.
If the cotton can be put on sale here
where buyers can see it, and be hand
led upon about as advantageous terms
as II can be for direct shipment
from interior points to its final des-
tination, it is pretty certain that there
VIII be steady growth in the cotton
factorage business.
Mr.. Williams is confident that Sa-
vannah holds in store rich prizes for
those of her citizens who are ener-
getic and enterprising and who have
confidence in her future. He COM
mends the spirit of cooperation in
her behalf which manifested itself in
the case of the cigar factory, and
which is cropping out with increasing
frequency. No better evidence is
needed that there is a general feeling
that the city is certain to go ahead,
and that there is a willingness to
work together for her welfare.
Mr.. Williams report is calculated to
do Savannah good at home and abroad
at home, because it tends to
make the people of the city feel that
their efforts in the city's behalf are
not being wasted, and that their ma
terial condition will become steadily
better as the city grows, and abroad,
because it shows what the city is and
what 1t promises to become.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Landrum Lodge No. As, F.
& a. NJ.
Special Notices-Americus Herald,
Americas. Ga; Gulf Coast oysters,
George Beckmann's Cafe; Union Sta
ton Restaurant.
At the Theater-"The Messenger
Boy" in Comic Opera, Tonight; To-
morrow matinee. "Sappho"; Nihht,
'James Boys"
inancial-Savannah Trust Co.
''Presto,"
Steamship schedule-ocean Steam
ship Company.
Washing Powder--Pearline.
Uneeda Biscuit-National Biscuit
Company.
Beer-Pabst Beer.
Whiskeys-I.ewis' sc Whiskey;
Green River Whiskey.
Silver Polish-Gorham.
Mt. Pelee Ware-Allen Bros.
acknowledgements; DR.. Kilmers
Swamp Root; Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's; Mothers Friend; Castoria; Dead
Shot Vermifuge; DR.. Hathaway. Com
pany; Worlds Dispensary Prepar-
ations.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost. Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
NOT READY FOR IT.

The bill of Mr.. Glenn of Whitfield,
providing for the abolition of the death
penalty in Georgia, except for one
crime. ought not to be passed by the
Legislature. We have not yet become
civilized, as a whole, up to the point
where fear of death ceases to be a de-
terrent of crime. There is a large ele-
ment of our population to whom the
gallows is a potent terror but who
have no sort of fear of a term-even
a life term-in the penitentiary. Be-
sides, under our system of government
life sentence frequently ends after a
few years with the release of the con-
Wet by pardon. In the states that
have abolished the death penalty there
has been no decrease in crimes of vio-
the moment an agitation in favor of
the restoration of the penalty. One of
these latter Is Michigan. Some time
ago a murderer under life sentence in
the Michigan penitentiary attacked his
keepers. and before he could be sub
dued he had killed two of them AS he
was then under the extreme penalty of
the law, there was no further punish
ment that could be inflicted upon him
And yet. unquestionably. for the good
of society, not to mention the good of
the taxpayers, it would have been bet
ter If the fellow had been hanged for
his first murder.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
Following Instructions.

At the Roosevelt Hospital the other
morning a poor woman came to the
clinic, says the New York Times. She
was suffering greatly, so the doctor
administered an emetic at once. Then
he sent her home, with the warning
that her stomach was in a bad con-
dition and that she should diet,
Later a little girl appeared at the
nearest drug store, asking for some
dye stuff
What color?" said the clerk.
81 don't know" answered the child
But surely you must have some
preference" said the obliging sales
man.
She only shook her head in response.
We'll, will you take blue?"
Eyes, 1 guess So"
The clerk, determined to ferret ont
the cause of such unusual indifference.
asked:
What are you going to use the dye
for, little girl?''
She answered, MY mamma had a
pain in her stomach, and the doctor at
the big hospital said she should dive
IT.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07

During the past several days citizens
as far south as Bolton street have been
much annoyed by the nauseous odor OF
fish scrap. emanating from vessels on
the river front of the city. 1t seems
that there should be some way OF
avoiding this nuisance. 1t is, of course
sometimes necessary to put up with
disagreeable things for the sake OF
commerce, but there seems to be nc
good reason why half a cityful of peo-
pie should be assaulted with the disgust
ing odor of decayed fish. as has been
the case recently. Savannah has the
reputation of being one of the sweetest
smelling cities in the country. Nor
mally her atmosphere is about as fresh
and pure as that of the forests, on ac-
count OF her excellent drainage and
great number of trees. Maybe it is be-
cause Savannahians are so accustomed
to good air that they find the fish scrap
smell so terribly bad. That it is bad,
very, very bad. tens of thousands of
persons viii affirm. 1t ought to be re-
quired to go and never come back
again. Cannot the city authorities do
something to abate this nuisance?
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
Do You Understand English.

1t has been our good fortune, says
the New York Tribune, to discover In
German English dictionary, edited by
learned German, an English word
which clearly ought to be in the Eng
lish language-"Conjob 1t needs
no definition, and is worthy of Lewis
Carroll. But a correspondent of the
London Chronicle, who has been in
vestigating DR.. Feller's German die
tionary. ayers that thousands of peo-
pie are solemnly speaking English of
this type:
Have you had good dornancy?"
mo, / was too much disturbed by
dragonet that went apitpat round
my head"
That is a pituitous thing. but per-
haps you will not be too wearish to
drail yourself to the shops?"
Il will not get up"
Then 1 will give you shog."
i shall screak if you do. and be fret
ty all the afternoon; 1 will not be tao
tile, but froppish, and that will make
you frenetic."
Il am sorry. did not mean to make
you sulcated, but l think all the same
you are rather a drorl, all this gracilent
won't do, you had much better come
out OF this confinity into the sun, if
not you will be quite dealbated."
Il will my friend, and will feel graf
ulatory to you for laze-ing me-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07
Personal.

-Seitaro Takeda is the only Japa-
nese who has ever been admitted to
the York rite and Scottish rite degrees
in Freemasonry. He is a member of
Genesee Falls Blue Lodge, No. 507. of
Rochester, N. Y, which has the larg-
est membership in the world, it's roll
containing the names of LOO active
members. Mr.. Takeda was born in
Shimonoseki, Japan, in 1856, has trav-
eled alb over the world and has been
a resident of Rochester for twelve
years.
Lord Kitchener has given many
reasons for his conviction that a SOL
der should never marry. His latest
is that the terrible anguish of officers
wives was a proof that, like priests,
soldiers ought to be celfbates. Lord
Kitchener said this recently to an Of
ficer's wife, who answered: Then you
think that my husband ought not to
have married me?" To which Lord
Kitchener replied graciously; Thanks
to you, l change my opinion for one
case"
Rather a determined looking man
appeared in Pierpont Morgan's New
York office not long ago and said he
Morgan is busy just now said an at
tendant. well, I'll wait, for l must
see him IL it takes a year" In a few
minutes Mr.. Morgan appeared and
said: II cannot see you. It's out of
the question" "But I have a letter
from Gen. Blank of st. Louisa letter
of introduction, said the visitor. Eyes,
I know" answered Mr.. Morgan in mat
ter of fact tones. THE general in
forms me by wire that he gave you
the letter to get rid of you. Good
morning." And the financier disap-
peared into his private office. Exit the
st. Louis party in a slightly dazed con-
dition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07

Whether or not the negro Miller as
sassinated Mr.. Bourquin and his SER
want, as he says he did, there is no
question that he is an unsafe person to
be at large. He may not have com
mitted the murder. but he has made
it plain that he would not scruple
TO commit murder for the sake of a
few dollars. Should no evidence be
found to connect him with the tragedy,
he will probably be sent to the chain
gang for a short term for the theft
that can be proved against him, and
then released to follow the evil bent
of his depraved mind.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07

Here is another illustration of the de-
Ightful workings of our sacred tariff:
The traffic along the Grand Trunk Rail-
ways lines in Maine has lately become
very heavy; so heavy that the COM
pany's motive power in the state was
not sufficient to haul it. In this emer-
gency the company proposed to send
over from Canada eleven large locomo-
tfves. which would be used temporarily
to catch up with the business. But at
this juncture the benificent tariff step
ped in and warned the railroad that If
it brought the engines across to this
side Of the st. Lawrence it would have
to pay full duty on them as engines of
foreign manufacture imported into the
country. The law will permit a Ca
madam locomotive to run to the first
station on this side Of the boundary.
but IL IT attempts to run between sta
items within American territory then
the tariff applies and the locomotive
must pay duty.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07

Being convinced of the impossibility
of supporting his large family at any
of the unskiTled felonies. the man hit
on the unusual expedient of seeking
honest employment, says Life.
But" he reflected, eff l seek such
employment under my right name, Bill
Jones. nobody win hire me- while if ]
give my name as Hank Smith, say, |
shall be jailed for getting a job by
false pretenses. Dear me. What shall
/ do? Oh. know, I'll just incorporate.
and seek employment as the Hank
smith corporation. Then it's nobody s
business what ] do
This shows how much better off nee
eessity is by knowing little law.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07

Was IT the thirteen hoodoo that kept
Coler out of the office of Governor of
New York? Mr.. Coler is not supersti-
tious. so he laughed when he voted
ticket No. 21s at the polls the other
day. Some of his friends. however,
did not like the unlucky figures at the
end of the ballot number; and now
that Coler has been defeated they are
no doubt strongly Of the opinion that
the thirteen had something to do
with It.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07

Ten years ago the Great Northern
Railroad Company began suit in Mich
igan against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to Gust It from the
roads right Of way. A Federal court
decision handed down a few days ago
in the matter holds that under the con-
tract the Western Union has a per-
petual right of way. but that the rail-
road company is entitled to compensa-
ton for the transportation of materials
used in the construction of the line.
The decision is regarded as being of
great importance. since the telegraph
company has similar contracts with all
the railroads in the country. 1t will
be recalled that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road recently had some trouble with
the Western Union. The Michigan de-
cision may have bearing on that case.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-07

A Kansas City dispatch says. "The
votes of negroes were purchased open
ly at 81 and SO each. AT one booth
a Democrat offered negro 81 and
was about to vote him when a Re-
publican raised the price to 50. The
Republican was sent spraying with a
fist blow" The blow. it is safe to
assert. was not delivered by the pa
triotic voter, but by the outraged
Democrat by way of protest against
the Republican policy of raising prices
to unwarranted figures.