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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

At a London entertainment recently
Sir Frank Burnand, the celebrated
English humorist and editor of Punch,
and Robert Noble Acutt, who is well
known in South Africa, had a rather
awkward experience, says the Chicago
News. The latter, 1t appears, arrived
first and soon became embarrassed by
people whom he never saw before
smiling and bowling. The South Afri-
can returned the mods. But matters
went too far when an elderly lady
rushed up to him and almost folded
him in her capacious arms, with the
remark: How dye do. Sir Frank? ?
Delighted to Sc you" When Mr.. Cult
realized that he was being taken for
the editor of Punch he was perplexad
In the midst of his embarra sment he
saw the real Burnand coming and re-
solved to ask his advice. He walked
up to him and said: "Sir Frank Bur-
nand, 1 believe" The distinguished
author started and said in affected
sepulchral tone: YES" You'll ex-
cuse me, Sir Frank, but the fact is I
wanted your advice, if you will kindly
give it to a stranger. Ever since 1
came into this affair | have been taken
for you, and 81 don't wonder"
interrupted Sir Frank; II thought you
were myself"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
BRIGHT BITS.

Papa, what is the difference be-
TWEEN an optimist and pessimist?''
"Oh. all the way from ten thousand
dollars TO a million a year."-Life.
"A candidate for Congress in Kan
sas charges an admission to his pub
lie meetings. He probably has long
head. There are many poorer circuses
than a Kansas -speaking.-Lou-
isville CourierJournal.
A Study in Contrasts.-"Don't you
know that your office-boy is a very
aggressive and overbearing person %
Yes said the business man. Its
not bad idea. No matter how hur-
ried or annoyed l may be, 1 impress
a caller as good-natured, compared to
the office-boy. Washing Star.
Courtesy Due-"Why in the world
is Brakeman laughing so uproariously
at that old story Cashum told him
just now? I've heard Brakeman tell
it himself a dozen times, years and
years ago" Probably you have, but
Brakeman just borrowed a five from
Cashum. ''-Cineinnati Commentaries
bune.
Method in His Madness-Biggs-I
had no idea old Graspit was philan-
thropist until 1 saw him circulating a
petition yesterday for the purpose of
raising money to enable a poor widow
to pay her rent.
Diggs-Oh, Graspit's all right. He
own the house the poor widow lives
in.-Chicago Daily News.
-Barnes-I never saw such an ig-
noranus as Skidder is. He doesn't
know anything, that is going on in
town.
Shedd-I know. But it is no refec-
ton upon Skidder's intellectual pow
ers. He doesn't have the opportunities
you and I have Skidder shaves him
self, you know.-Boston Transcript.
-Principal.-"well, did you get that
money owing by Smith,
Collector-"Im sorry to say I did
not. There were a number of Smiths
at that address, all of whom denied
being your debtor. One even threw me
out"
Principal-"That's the one. Call on
him again. "-Tit-B Bits.
why, I thought you were in Eu-
rope"
mo; I'm touring the United States
this year"
What is the reason of that?"
We'll, SO many princes have been
Wis ting us lately that I've concluded
there must be something in this coun-
try worth seeing. Chicago Tribune.
- no use O. talkin'," said Mr.. Eras-
tus F:rkley; dat brother mine is
a mighty lucky man; he always has
money"
But you must remember that he is
much more Industrious than you are.
He isn't at all afraid of work.
Oats jes' de point. He were lucky
in bein' born industrious.-Wa
ton Star. A
PA, what does minded
inean?"
MY boy. that's easy. Did you ever
stop to think?"
Yes" =. aBsHa
Eyes" w1
well, that's it"-Indianapolis News
No. said the magazine editor
''we can't use this article of yours. II
would be sure to fall fiat. You see
it is so clear and unequivocal that
there would be no opportunity for a
later discussion as to what you meant, y
Chicago Post.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

An interna tional meat trust is report
ed to be in the process of formation.
Edward and William Casey of Buenos
Ayres are said to be cornering the
Argentine meat supply with the pur-
pose, 1t is said, of combining with
the Chicago packing trust. They be-
Iieve that when such an amalgama-
ton has been made the United States
and Argentina will be able to dictate
meat prices for the world. Edward
Casey is quoted as saying that such a
combination would be able to sell meat
in the British market at a profit OF
60 per cent
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
He Amt Went Yit,

Chicago Record Herald.
Every little while they tell US that the
horse has got to go;
First the trolley was invented, cause
the horses went so slow,
And they told US that we'd better not
Keep raisin' colts no more;
When the street cars got to noting
that the horses pulled before
l thought it was all over for old Fan
and Doll and Kit.
S'posed the horse was up and done for
Bat
he
amt
went
VT.
When the bike craze first got started
people told us right away,
AS you probably remember, that the
horse had saw his day,
People put away their buggies and
went kitin' round ON wheels;
There We're lots and lots of horses
didn't even earn their meals.
L used to stand and watch 'em, with
their boomers as they'd fit,
And thought the horse was goin',
But
he
amt
went
VT.
Then they got the horseless carriage.
and they said the horse was done
And the story's been repeated twenty
times by Edison;
Every time he gets another of his bat
teries to go,
lie comes whoopin' out to tell us that
the horse don't stand a show.
And you'd think to see these chauf-
feurs, as they go a chauffin. it
Was good-by to Mr.. Dobbin.
F,ut
he
amt
went
yit.
When the people git to flynn In the
air, l s'pose they'll say,
AS we long have been a-sayin', that
the horse has had his day
And I s'pose that some old Teller list
about like nell stand
Where it's safe and watch the horse
haulin' stuff across the land.
And he'll mebby think as / do, while
the clouds above him fit,
"oh, they say the horse is done for,
But
he
amt
went
yit."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

North Carolina has had her first
white Republican convention. Not a
black face was sen on the floor of the
convention hall. This was made pos
sible by the DISTINGUISHING of the
black voters. On Sept. 16 a similar
convention will be seen in Alabama,
and it will be addressed by Senator
Beverage and Representative Lands
of Indiana. Whether these white Re-
publican parties will grow large
enough to amount to anything lemains
TO be seen. The Democrats have made
the opportunity for white Republican
organizations. but they are not afraid
of the result.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

The Postofffce Department has made
a ruling on how far a postmaster or
employee of the department may take
a part in politics. The salient feature of
the ruling is: you are not prohibited
from making voluntary financial con-
tributions outside of a government Of
flee or building" It is well enough to
get this before the army of employees
just at this time. The collectors for
the Republican party will establish
themselves just outside the public Of
fees and buildings and the employees
will be expected to walk UP cheerfully
and deposit their voluntary contri-
buttons"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

This old world has got itself entan-
gled in a wonderful network of tele-
graph wires. According to statement
issued the other day by the Treasury
Bureau Of Statistics. there are now l.
$50 submarine telegraph lines, with an
aggregate length of nearly 100000
miles. All of the grand divisions of
the earth are connected by these wires,
which carry 100000 messages in the
run of a year. OF the land telegraph
lines there is an aggregate mileage of
1,18O,000 miles, with single-wire con-
ductors of an estimated length of s.
100000 miles. The land lines carry an
rually about 400, 900, 900 messages. Ii
has been only a half-century since
submarine telegraphy was perfected,
and only a little longer since tele.
graphy was invented.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

i ne New YORK Herald the other day
printed the prospectus and story of
new sydicate that must have been
received with a good deal of interest
in Wall Street. The prospectus went
on to say that Charles Becker had
been incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey. with capitalization of
$40, 900, and that shares of the par
value of 800 would be offered at 500.
Subscriptions, 1t was stated would be
received in New York, Boston and
Philadelphia. Explaining the pur-
poses of the syndicate it was said:
Charles Becker, Incorporated. is au-
thorized to do a general forging, check
raising and fraudulent paper business
With the capital with which the
company will be prepared to furnish
Charles Becker for his operations. it
is not unreasonable to presume that
the company will be able to earn no
less than 300 per cent. on it's entire
capitalization the first year, providing
nothing happens to Charles Becker"
The negotiations in behalf of this lat
est New Jersey trust are alleged to
be in the hands of 'Spaulding, Fon-
taine and Co, Syndicate Agents" The
formula followed in the prospectus and
announcement adheres closely to that
employed by other New Jersey corpor-
ations, and the whole scheme has all
of the ear-marks of enterprises with
which Wall street is familiar.
Charles Rpnker rhn is
porated and capitalized, according to
the story, is at present in San Quentin
prison, California, where he is conclud-
ing seven-years' term for forgery
He will be discharged within a few
weeks. Some days ago there appeared
in the news dispatches an item to
the effect that the American Bankers
Association had concluded to pay
Charles Becker a salary of $500
month, "just to be good" and not re-
sort to his old tricks of forgery. This
was followed by. the Herald's story of
the syndicating of him, for the espec-
ial purposes of forgery. That Becker
as professional forger, stands at the
head of his class seems to be admit
ted. He began his career in Chicago,
where he got a job as a clerk with
a specializing concern at SO a week
After a few weeks Becker asked for a
raise of salary. well, if you get
your salary raised here, you'll have to
raise it yourself" said his employer
And Becker did. He took his SO check
for the weeks pay and raised it to
$3,00O-and got the money, too. His
talents We're Immediately acknow-
lodged, and he was made a partner
sion Becker got hold of a check for
$12, which he proceeded to raise to
$4,000, on which he realized SIG, 900
cash. These incidents illustrate the
character of his work, and give point
to the claim of the syndicate promo
ters that large profits may be expect
ed. To cash in 1000 on a SO check and
$4,000 on a $12 check is to take pro-
fits even larger than those of the
Billion Dollar Steel Trust To run the
system along on the scale that might
be expected with a $4,000, 900 capitali-
cation back of him, Becker ought to
make gains of millions of dollars every
month.
The Becker syndicate is, of course.
bit of satire upon the New Jersey
corporation laws and the methods of
Wall street; but, like a good many
other satires, it no doubt gives some
insight into the subject which 1t AT
tacks.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

AT Marinette. Wis, the shock of a
bullet fired by a pursuing officer has
restored a raving maniac to perfect ra-
tionality. The bullet struck the crazy
mans head and knocked him down,
but did not fracture the skull. While
it is asserted this cure was perfect
and almost instantaneous, it will prob
ably not do for physicians to take up
target practice upon the heads of their
Insane patients.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

-Four million dollars is the sum
annually left in Paris by visiting
Americans, according 10 a writer in
the Petit Parisien Mrs. Charles T.
Nerkes rs credited with spending S90,-
600 year on gowns purchased there
and Mrs Mackay sometimes orders
$4,000 on $4,000 worth al time.
Among male customers the best are
said 20 De- Morgan, Carnegie. sebWab
and Vanderbilt.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

1t is expected that Sir Thomas Lip
tons challenge for the Americas Cup,
the races to be sailed next year, will
be received in New York during the
early part of September. 1t is under
stood in London that although the
challenge has not yet been ISSUED, the
preparations for the challenging yacht
have been so far advanced that build
ing can be begun at about any time.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

In Chicago henceforth the telegraph
messenger boy will be girl. The
Western Union in that city has had
so much trouble with the boys that it
has decided 10 employ them no longer,
and girls will deliver messages in the
business and residence sections during
the day and men will deliver them at
rtohf
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

Leavenworth, Kan, announces that he
will be a candidate for coroner on the
Democratic ticket; and it is said that
he is really likely to be. He is AZ years
old. He was born in Southern China,
and holds a certificate of graduation
in medicine from a Chinese college.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

The colored sister is branching out
in Philadelphia. A newspaper of that
city says: Negro women footpads
are numerous in the downtown dis
trict. They hunt in pairs of twos or
threes." Their mode of operation. it
seems, is to ambush a solitary victim
by hiding in a dark alley and pounc-
ing out upon him before he has time
to make resistance or call for help;
then one Tor two) of the footpads hold
the victim while the other goes
through his pockets. The opportuni-
ties for the negro in the North are in
deed varied, in about all things except
the means of earning an honest living.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

Just before he sailed for Paris. At
torney General Knox gave out an in
terview in the course of which he said:
IF the American people want the
trusts done away with. they will be
done away with. 1t would be shame
full for the American people to admit
that they could not do anything they
wanted to-" All of which is very
true. And the American people are
apt to reach the conclusion that the
only way to do away with the trusts
is through the instrumentalty of the
Democratic party. The Republican
party which is responsible for the
trusts, cannot be depended upon to do
anything to hurt them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

When Uncle RUSSELL Sage of New
York cries calamity and insists that
stocks are getting dangerously high, as
he has been doing lately there comes
a strong suspicion that the venerable
gentleman is short of the market.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

A queer contest is to take place in
Stratford, Conn, shortly. Thaddeus
E. Peck is to talk for ten hours on
Science, Nature and Religion" and
Rev. r. w. Raymond is to be an "at-
tentive, honest listener" to the disser-
tatlon. At the end of that time Mr..
Peck win make over to Mr.. Raymond
a lot of land adjoining the church of
which Mfr. Raymond is pastor Mr.
Peck does not believe IN religion and
thinks that within ten hours he can
convert the preacher to his way OF
thinking The preacher. on his part.
Is willing 10 listen to the argument
against religion for ten hours in or
aef 70 secure the land In question.
which Is needed by his church for an
extension u its building.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

The indications for Georgia are fair,
fresh south to east winds. and for
Florida, local rains. fresh east to
southeast winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

Stlll another illustration of the fact
that 1t is far better for people to
keep their mouths shut has Just oc-
CURED at Syracuse. N. Y. At the
county fair there is a Ferris wheel.
day or two ago Mrs. 10y decided
that nothing would be so delightful
as a ride on the wheel. AS It began
to take her up Mrs. 10y became so
frightened that she nearly tainted. Her
mouth flew wide open and her false
teeth dropped TO the ground below. a
distance Of thirty feet The teeth
struck a woman on The ground. knock
"a her senseless and cut a cash in
her nose and cheek.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01

The other day, Immediately following
the death of Mr.. Fair and his wife In
France from an automobile accident.
it was announced that Mr.. w. X.
Vanderbilt. Jr., had decided to sell hts
automobiles and quit automobiling. 1t
was thought that the Fair tragedy
Mr.. Fair was brother to Mrs. Wander
bilt-had induced Mr.. Vanderbilt to
give up his machines But it trans
pires that such is not the case. Mr..
Vanderbilt's reason for selling out is
that the speed laws in New York, Con-
neeticut and Rhode Island do not
meet his approval. and that is the
way he will protest against the laws.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
THE MORNING NEWS is nublisbe

Registered at Postoffice in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-16
HANNA TO STAY IN SENATE.
Probable Source of Report Of Coming
Retirement,


Washington Special Dispatch to New
York Evening Post.
The report that Senator Hanna will de-
cline reelection to the Senate at the
close OF his present term, which ap-
peared in many of the morning news
papers, doubtless grows out of a private
letter received here in which he renews
with emphasis the statement that he is
not in the Presidential race, and in gen.
eral speaks deploringly Of the burdens OF
public life. But there Is no real proba-
bility now that Mr.. Hanna will retire
from the Senate The Legislature which
elects his successor will be chosen in
Ohio next November. and, unless his
health should change for the worse in
the meantime, he will be in the fight
Stories Of his ill-health have bcln much
exaggerated. He has trouble with his
knee which makes 1t difficult for him to
stand long, and this infirmity gave rise
to most Of the reports of his breaking
down during the speech-making part Of
the campaign.
Mr.. Hanna did not want to manage the
last Presidential campaign, but yielded to
President McKiney's wishes He will
not feel under the necessity of assum-
Ing this load again, although his relations
with President Roosevelt are cordial. Mr.
Hanna is the great opponent of the Payne
plan for reducing Southern representation
in Republican national conventions, and
should this be made party policy by the
next Republican convention, 1t would be
more congenial for some one who be-
lieved in 1t to manage the campaign.
Mr.. Payne had a majority Of the national
committeeman in his favor in December
1899. and since then events have greatly
strengthened his position. The objection
TO it is still the fear of antagonizing the
colored vote of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
The leaders in the Crumpacker proposal
for reducing Southern representation, in
accordance with the terms of the Four
teneth Amendment, have decided to hold
conference soon after the assembling
of Congress in December. and before ask
ing for a party caucus on tn question.
Since Congress adjourned there have been
many developments. The Republicans of
Ohio cheerfully approved this idea in
their party platform, while the Indiana
Republicans would not touch 1t. The
Census office has tabulated all the infor-
nation that it has touching the point, and
the elections have given the Republicans
control for the rest of the administra-
ton Nothing looking towards such a
step could pass the Senate at the short
session, but a House resolution calling
for an investigation, and this was all
that Mr.. Crumpacker and his associates
asked for last winter, might be put
through IL the Republican managers
thought 1t best
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-16
Real
French
Ebony.

We make some broad claims
and back them with our reputa-
ton. Our genuine Ebony from
France is largest and most COM
plete shown by any house here
and every piece trimmed in Ster-
ling Silver.
We have eliminated all Hair
Brushes which could be bettered
and replaced them with snappy,
new designs, odd shapes and first
quality bristle, $3.50 each.
The best Of Military Brushes,
$3.50 pair.
Our Mirrors this fall are so
per cent better than last year.
and will be sold at the same
price $500.
We have a complete line Of sin
gle Clothes and Hat Brushes at
$3.50 and $500 each.
Lots of our customers will be
looking for Christmas presents
pretty soon "not to cost over
two dollars"
Something of utility, that's
also ornamental rather than
something for ornament only.
One of these is