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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
Here's a Gentleman for You.

"A college education necessary to a
gentleman? Oh, say, that's all rub
bish,"
This was Mr.. Samuel L. Clemens
comment one day, while on his Flor
ida trip, within the hearing of the
newspaper crowd" that daily hung
around Mark Twain with a fixed pur-
pose of getting a story out of him, says
the New York Commercial. why"
continued the one-time humorist. 1.-The
very finest gentleman that ever
knew was an old California miner
who could barely read or write his
own name.
He was a forty-niner, of course,
everybody at all interesting out in Cal
ifornia has had to own up at some time
or other to being a forty-niner. That
man and his partner had struck it
rich in the early days. The old man
had neither chick nor child, and he
had worked hard all his life. and when
he did get his money he hardly knew
what to do with it.
He didn't try to jump into society
or to push his way with the big fell
lows there. He continued to live with
the people whom he had associated
with all his life, and many an act of
kindness was done. many a wander
ing sun anu IdtneI saved, many a SOr-
rowing woman's burden lightened and
her home frightened by an unknown
donor, whose identity with the old man
was only known to a few.
1T was different with the partner.
He had Wife and two daughters
with social aspirations and, after a
whole lot of pushing and hauling and
showing, they landed in society. The
expense was too much of a drain on
the husbands purse, and he speculated
with the inevitable outcome. He lost
his entire fortune, and then shot him
self. Then it was that the true gem
tleness Of the old man showed itself.
The widow and her daughters had no
one to turn to but him. and he did
not disapDoint them. He saved their
home for them. when everything else
went under the hammer, and he main
tanned them in all the regal style to
which they were accustomed, although
he still lived in his old lodgings. He
lived long enough to see both of the
girls well married and the mother
carefully settled for life. Then he
died in charity hospital in San Fran
cisco. He had spent every penny he
owned on the family of his mariner"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
Erudition in Washington.

George Gilliland and George Rouzer
are the secretaries, respectively, of
Senators Clark of Montana, and Dry
den, Of New Jersey. Gilliland is from
Ohio and Rouzer is a resident of the
district, says the Washington Post.
Gil" said RouZer yesterday, II will
pay for your lunch if you will bound
the state of Montana"
"All right said Gilliland. ION the
north by Canada, on the west by Ida
no. on the south by Wyoming, and on
the east by-by-that's curious. l can
not think of the state-on the east by
Il think it is either Minnesota or one
of the Dakotas. I'll pay for the lunch -
A few minutes later Gilliland had an
inspiration. George" he said, lets
see if you can name the states that
bound New Jersey
Gil" said Rouzer, 81 won't even
try. You can lunch with me to-mor-
row"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

Jones. the valet. is to go free. il
seems, in consideration of his having
made a confession and aided in secur
ing the conviction of Lawyer Patrick.
in New York. The prosecuting attor-
ney is quoted in one of the New York
papers as saying that he could not
have secured the conviction of Patrick
without Jones testimony; which, by
the way, was unsupported in many of
its most important details. Jones made
many confessions, each differing from
all the others. He acknowledged him
self to be liar, a thief, a murderer,
and an all round villain. The only
redeeming thing about him was his
willingness to commit suicide. He
showed himself to be utterly despicable,
constituencies and dangerous. And yet
he is TO be turned loose upon the COM
munity in consideration of his having
aided in the conviction of another man.
This sort of thing may be good logic
and good law, but it is bad for the
community
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

A call has been issued for a Sugar
Cane and Cassava Convention to be
held in Brunswick. Ga, on April IL
next. AS many South Georgia farm
ers as can possibly do so should make
it a point to attend the meeting. Sugar
cane and cassava are destined to play
an important part in the agriculture of
the section before a great while. They
are sources of wealth that can scarce
ly be over estimated. The market for
Georgia syrup has expanded marvel
ousiy during the past few years, and
the expansion is still in progress. Con-
sumers are finding out that the Geor-
gia article is the best table syrup in
the world. and they are acquiring a
taste for it. 1t viii not be long before
Georgia syrup will occupy in it's sphere
the position that the Florida orange
occupies among citrus fruits. The
other day we printed an article on
cassava in which it was stated. upon
the authority of one who had proved
MS assertion. that cassava was better
than corn for feeding purposes, and
mat beef and hogs could be fattened
On II at about half the cost Of fat
iening on corn.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
HYGIENE AMONG TUE NEGRoEs


Mortality reports from all sections
in which the negro race forms any
considerable proportion of the popula-
ton show that the death rate of the
blacks is very much larger than that
Of the whites. The reason for this
dinerence is not difficult to be ascer-
tained. The negroes-speaking OF them
as a mass and leaving out Of consid
Grafton those individuals of the race
who have raised themselves above the
average-pay very little if any atten-
ton to the laws of health. To all in
tents and purposes they are as truly
fatalists as are the natives of India.
who decline to combat the bubonic
plague with preventive measures, be-
cause the plague is the will of AL
fah.' The black people Of America.
like the brown people of Asia. are dis
posed to regard pestilence as a divine
visitation, meanwhile disregarding all
sanitary measures whereby pestilence
and disease might be minimized. In
the cities they huddle together in
compact masses where they neglect all
sanitary precautions. eat improper
food and fail to secure medical atten-
ton In case OF illness. They attach
no Importance to cleanliness, either of
person or premises. and live in def
ance of those rules OF health that
even self-respect would seem to de-
mand. 1t has bsen estimated and no
doubt with good deal or reason. that
tens of thousands of blacks die every
year as a consequence of this we'll
known violation of hygienic laws.
A movement in which there is much
promise was started in New Orleans
recently, by number of negro
preachers and other leaders of the
race. Its purpose is to make a strong
campaign against slovenliness, dirt,
filth and disease. 1t is proposed that
the preachers shall cry out against
these things from their pulpits and
that lecturers shall tell the black peo-
pie how they ought to live so as to
foster health and encourage morality
Book learning alone will not avail
to lift the negro above the present low
level of the race. The millions of dol
lars that have been expended by
Northern philanthropists for schools
have not served to make the average
negro cleaner and more wholesome in
person and place of residence. The
Heath rate in the crowded tenement
districts Of Northern cities Is not as
great as the death rate among the ne
groes of some OF the Southern cities.
Che negro must be brought TO a real
ization of the fact that this is
his own fault, not the fault
of providence. He must be
made TO know that he must improve
his environments and live a physically
clean life if he would lower his death
rate. The movement begun in New
Orleans ought to extend all over the
South. The preachers and the teach
ers should take it up. and in the work
they should have the assistance o.
their white neighbors. The blacks need
a veritable revival in the gospel of by.
| giene.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Andrew Hanley
Company; One Bailey Whalebone Run
about For Sale, r. V. Connerat.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry;
Buchu Gin.
BeerZPabst Beer.
Shoes-J. X. Orr Shoe Company.
Schlitz Beer-Henry Solomon & Son,
Sole Agents.
Auction Sales-Furniture, by 1. d.
LaRoche, Auctioneer.
misunderstanding Dist and Chemical
Company, st. Louis, Mo.
Uneeda Biscuit-National Biscuit
Company.
Washing Powder-Pearline.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stomach Bit
tiers; Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills.
DIR. Hathaway Company; Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
From the Era

From the Era.
You passed my door to-day-although
You would not have me think it so;
Unheralded by ear and eye,
Unseen, unheard, / knew you nigh
AS Springtide knows when blossoms
grow.
A fancy? Nay, I only know
Love whispered tween a smile and
sigh,
The little one you love goes by"
You passed my door.
Dear, were your footsteps fast or
slow?
One look or none did you bestow?
| wonder if you care that l
Waited and listened wistfully,
When, carelessly as strangers go,
You passed my door.
-Theodosia Garrison.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

Money markets are not so easily af-
fected now as they were thirty or for
~ years ago. In the sixties or seven
ties an incident like the death of Cecil
Rhodes would have shaken the London
stock market to the very foundations.
Occurring when it did, there was
scarcely a ripple upon the surface of
the financial sea. Rhodes co-workers
in the great South African enterprises
were we'll enough thought of by the
investors of Europe to quiet any incip-
lent fears that might have been
aroused by the leaders death. We
had ON this side of the ocean an Illus
tration of the stability of modern mar
kets at the time of the assassination
OF President Mckinley. Is it the de-
veIopment of the Community of in
terest" principle that prevents violent
fluctuations in the markets following
important occurrences?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

1t is expected that Congress will
shortly pass a law limiting the hight
of buildings in the city of Washing
ton The tendency to sky scrapers has
lately manifested itself in the capital.
Those who have an eye for symmetry
and beauty are opposed to having tall
buildings stuck about in the city, to
look down on the capitol and other
public structures and spoil the effect
of their fine lines. The idea now is to
limit the altitude of any private build
ing to sixty feet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

Jacob A. Riis. whom it is said the
President will appoint Governor Of the
Danish West Indies. is newspaper
man of New York who has become
widely known through his stories Of
the slums and his book on How the
Other Half Lives" He is a reforner
and has done much for the poor Of
his adopted city. - is a Dane by
birth, and came to this country a poor
immigrant.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

The Louisville Courier Journal
speaks of Cecil Rhodes as zone of the
most remarkable men of the century"
That may be true, but which century?
Not the present one. Rhodes was of
the last century. The zenith of his
career was reached FIVE or six years
ago. Since the new century came in AMI
until the time of his death Rhodes was
bottled UP.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
'rhe weather.

The Indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather, colder in eastern 'por-
ton, fresh northwest to north winds;
and for Eastern Florida, fair weather.
colder in northern portion. fresh west
to north winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

Some very observant man said, some
time ago, that there were only two
persons alive who had the world-view:
one was the Pope of Rome and the
other Cecil Rhodes. Early in his ca
reer, Mr.. Rhodes said: Having read
the histories of other countries, 1 saw
that expansion was everything, and
that the earth's surface being limited
the great object of present humanity
should be to take as much of the world
as it possibly could" That is the true
spirit of empire. 1t was the keynote
of Mr.. Rhodes life 1t inspired the
policy Of grab" that made him ia
nous. 1t is the policy that has made
England great.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
THE Best She Could Do-"rhere

the Best She Could Do-"There IS
only one reason" he said, why 1 have
never asked you to be my wife
What is that?" she asked. Il have al
ways been half afraid you might re-
fuse" We'll" she whispered, after a
long silence. II should think you d
have curiosity enough to want to find
out whether your suspicion was well
founded or not."-Chicago Record
Herald
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

President Roosevelt is to have a pri-
waite yacht, at government expense,
during the coming summer The May
flower, which won fame in the battle
of Santiago under command of Com
mander Wainwright. is being fitted up
for his use. The Mayflower was origi-
nally the private yacht of Ogden Goe-
let of New York. At the breaking out
of the war with Spain she was pur-
chased by the government at cost OF
$4,000 and transformed into a gun
and dispatch boat. Lately she has done
service as the private yacht of Gov.
Allen Of Porto Rico. The craft is now
carried on the navy list as cruiser.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31

The New York Press says: "Aiken's
fool preachers. in laundering against
fox hunting. golf, ping pong, automo-
billing, etc, and women riding astride,
are doing their best to kill the society
geese that lay the golden eggs which
support the population of that portion
of South Carolina" In saying which
the Press wise man writes himself
down an ass. The preachers of Aiken
have not "thundered" against the
sports named. considered in them
selves, but against the dissertation of
the Sabbath by the visitors INDUCING
in such sports on that day. In South
Carolina, and in the South, there is
intense respect for the Lords Day and
reverence for the injunction, "Remem-
Der the Sabbath day to keep it holy"
The suggestion that the Society geese"
that visit Aiken in the season sup
port the population of that por ton of
South Carolina is gratuitous and UNI
true. Aiken is situated in one of the
most prosperous sections of South
Carolina. IT is in no sense of the
word dependent upon its winter Wis
itors from the North. Aiken made a
good living" before the Northerners
ever discovered the delights and ben
efits of its winter climate. and none
of its interests would be seriously af-
fected if the visitors were to withdraw
their patronage which consists
chiefly in breathing it's balmy atmos-
phere. The New York Press is a vic
tim Of the New York habit of attach
ing too much Importance to persons
and things of it's own section.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-31
OFFICIAL.

The following ordinance passed in
Council, Feb 10, 1902, and published for,
information. VIM. P. Bailey,
Clerk of. Council.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08
Cleaning SilNsr PLATE

A simple method Of cleaning silver
plate is the old fashioned one where
rouge powder Is used First be care.
ful that the silver is perfectly clean.
IL should be washed thoroughly In hot
soap suds 20 remove all trace OF grease.
Dry II and rub carefully with n paste
Of whiting and water. This will re.
move all tarnish spots. After the paste
has dried and been rubbed of rub the
silver with the rouge powder wet 60
n paste with little warm water. In n
few minutes. or as soon as II is dry.
polish the silver vigorously with n
clean chamois. II will not be necessary
10 polish silver in this way oftener than
once month. provided the silver is
kept clean with hot soap and water.
thoroughly rinsed and wiped dry each
time II IL used. II the use of patent
silver soaps and polishing fluids Is once
begun II must be continued. and these
patent processes, which generally con.
tain some acid. ultimately dull the
polish Of the silver. DO not use any
brush 10 clean silver except plate
brush, purchased OF n silversmith. II
is not stlff enough TO scratch the metal
and VIII thoroughly clean out the I'm.
terstlces Of any chased or craven work.
New York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08
American SOLDIER Bravery.

The War Department, at Washing
ton, has been Informed Of services oi
unusual bravery performed by enlisted
men at Santa Rita barrio. San Luis
Pampanga, Philippine Islands. re
Gently
\ native, frenzied by drink. created
z panic in the barrio by welding his
bolo with such terrible effect that
three or four natives were Killed, and
six or seven others wounded Chief
Musician George s Thompson. Twen.
tieth Infantry and Corporal King, OF
the Twenty y-hftL Infantry. happened
10 pass through the barrio in charge Of
horses belonging TO the regimental OF.
lcers IN answer 10 the appeals Of
the natives. both enlisted men used
their rifles Thompson killing the mad.
man.
Corporal King mounted his horse and
rode fifteen miles in the dead OF night
through the toughest sort Of country.
10 the army post at Calumpit, where
Lieutenant Hennessy and Dr Byers
were reused from their beds and.
equipped with surgical Instruments,
galloped back 20 Santa Rita 20 minister
10 the wounds OF the wild Fllip!no's
victims
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08
Thrilling Fight with a Shark.

Harry NJ. Speerman. of Fort Wayne,
Ind, was bathing almost a quarter Of
a mile out beside the Steeplechase
Pier in Atlantic City. y. J.. the other
day when be saw what be thought
was the body Of a man floating near
the surface He swan 10 the object.
which was slowly sinking and dived
down after it, clutching al the sup
posed body To his CONSERVATION be
foot shark 10y the tail The fish resent
ed Interference and turned 10 attack
Speerman. who struck out Justify for
the shore. the shark after him.
Fortunately the jaws closed with
Speerman outside by a narrow margin
and he shouted for help and swan as
he never swan before. The fighting
blood of the shark was up and its
appetite was keen. and il made another
rush for the bather who was helpless
having 10 weapon but his hands to
fight with.
Some OF the affrighted spectators on
the pier and the beach ran to the life
guards station and told Slep Calhoun
and James Neil Of the unequal combat
being waged. and they put out in their
llfeboat 10 Speerman's rescue. They
were none too soon. Speerman had rc.
ceived several staggering blows from
the sharks tail. and was so weak that
be was keeping afioat with difficulty
The shark made 4 final rush az the
hatber. turned on IT'S back like a fash
and this time caught him. The big
open jaws closed like a wise on speer.
mans left arm and the water above
them was tinged with blood
IL would have been all over with the
bather had not the lifeboat arrived just
at this moment. Speerman was sink
ing. faint from pain and loss Of blood
as Neill leaned over the side Of the
boat and caught him by the hair lie
was dragged into the boat. and as the
shark came on Calhoun stood With q
heavy boatbook poised and skllfully
harpoCned the monster just a. he
turned on Lis side and made q snap az
the boat
Speerman was rowed ashore and re-
ceived medical attention. The life
guards went out again with a towing
rope and brought the body Of the
shark 20 the beach. The man from
Fort Wayne. who Will carry bis arm
In 4 sling for several weeks claimed
the shark. and said be would have ID
siufed and shipped 10 bis bome-New
York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08

A woman who planned her own
house and built IL In accordance With
her plans had small bay window
room reserved for den The hard
wool door was covered with dark
blue Japanese rug, and the walls were
papered in dark blue. with japanese
design in gold running over II. The
room was furnished In the simplest
manner With couch covered with O
japanese cover and piled with gayly
colored japanese pillows. Ii also con
tained a small desk with writing ap
pointments. The walls were lined
with bookcases, whose shelves were
filled with works of fiction. The bay
windows Were shaded hy awnings
making the room delightfully."- cool. II
was intended primarily for rest ami
recreation. and there the tired house
wife would find relaxation for mind
and body after the harder work OF the
day was over. Every afternoon direct
ly after dinner she sIont an hour there
resting on the lounge and enjoying q
chapter from Thackeray or Dickens
There are many housewives OF the old
school who would consider such n rest
In the early afternoon an objectionable
waste Of time. but Il is time gained
rather than lost. An hour so spent
rests one mentally as well as physic
ally.-New York Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08

a thyilling story Of vessels encoun-
ter with an iceberg was told 10y Cap
tain Chester OF the schooner Elwood
70 a San Francisco Chronicle reporter.
While the schooner was on a fishing
cruise in the northern waters Captain
Chester sighted an immense iceberg
apparently fast on a reef known 10
exist just of Hoonia. It's a lucky
hnG" thought the Captain, as he
headed the Elwood for the berg. that
he might fll the hold with ice 10 pre-
serve the tish that he expected TO
catch.
When the schooner was within few
yards OF the berg the anchor was
dropped. The vessel swung around
until she came alongside the berg, 10
which she was made fast with lines
The tide was at the full; a gancplank
was thrown over 10 a ledge on the ice
and the men began breaking of chunks
of Ice and hosting them aboard All
went well until evening. when thirty
tons of ice had been slowed in the
hold
Meanwhile the falling tide had
caused the berg 10 settle upon the reef
and 10 tip toward the side opposite
the vessel. The gangplank rose in the
air and had 10 be made fast 10 a ledge
nearer the water 10 keep il horizontal.
Captain Chester, suspecting that all
was not going TO be well. ordered the
crew to make sail. Before they could
man the halyards the iceberg. with a
grinding roar rolled of the reef and
started 10 turn over.
a Jagged spur Of ice. which had
formed the bottom OF the berg, rose on
the starboard side of the vessel and
beneath it, The ice struck the keel
and the vessel, lifted out Of the water,
rested in an ice cradle. Chester or
dered his men TO get into the boats
ana out of harms way. Cutting the
lines that held the schooner TO the
berg, the men pulled TO a safe distance
and waited.
The anchor held fast and the schoon.
er tugged at the chain. The tide
dropped a few more inches. the ice
btl = Ndlffutu sun anu mt
Elwoodo rose higher This proved the
schconeTs salvation.
The tendency of the iceberg TO roll
over and raise the vessel brought such
an enormous strain upon the anchor
chain that something had TO give way
Something did, and TO the joy Of the
fishermen it was not the anchor or the
chain.
The iceberg lurched. and the schooner
was seen TO slide several feet along
the creyice in which it rested. There
was another lurch and another slide.
Then the vessel reached a downward
grade and the next instant shot of
the iceberg and into the sea, bows on,
like a rocket.
She shipped heavy sea as the re
suit Of plunging her nose beneath the
surface, but quickly righted, and after
stumbling over her anchor chain and
tugging viciously TO get away. settled
down 10 her original state of tranquil.
ity. 10 all appearances unhurt