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The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
BEAUTIF'YING SCHOOL GROUNDS.

The New York Tribune recently pub
lshed a page of pictures showing GER
tain village and rural school houses in
New York state before and after the
efforts of teachers and pupils to beau
tify the grounds. The contrast OF the
before" and latter pictures was
striking. Surroundings of the school
repulsive, were made very attractive,
with walks, flowers. shrubbery, etc.
The cheerlessness of the school grounds
had given place to cheerfulness that
must have been both gratifying and
helpful to all concerned. In New York
state there is regularly organized
movement for the Improvement of
school grounds. We wish that
similar and general movement could
be started in Georgia.
1t is too often the case In this state
that little or no attention is paid to
the surroundings of the school house.
The building is regarded merely as
shelter for the attendants, all of whom
are glad enough to run away when the
days session is over. There is moth
ing about the building or the grounds
to appeal to the aesthetic side of child
nature. yet there is no child that does
not love pretty things. Meanwhile
probably the majority of school houses
in Georgia are so situated that their
grounds might be made beauty spots,
glowing every spring with flowers and
made cheerful in winter with well kept
shrubbery. 1t requires very little
work. relatively speaking, and prac-
tically no money outlay, to lay off
walks and play grounds, to plant trees
and shrubs and flowers. Once the
young folks of the school had become
interested. they would gladly do the
work. A few minutes a day during
recess would be sufficient Parents
would furnish the seeds. plants and
bulbs willingly from their private
stocks. And when the school yard
garden began to respond to it's hus-
banding, the scholars would feel a
pride and proprietary interest in it that
would increase term after term. In
some OF the New York villages Where
the plan has been tried the school
grounds have become show places.
Improved and beautified school
grounds create an atmosphere of cheer
fulness and gentleness that is hardly
apt to be found amid ugly surround
ings. 1t is stated that in one instance
a certain school in New York state had
a set of very rude and destructive boys
before the improvement of the grounds
was started. 1t was feared that they
would destroy all of the flowers and
vines. But once the work was fairly
under way. they became among the
most enthusiastic improvers and jeal-
Gus guardians of the grounds, and at
the same time there was a marked i'm
provement in their dispositions in many
respects. From being boistrous and
rude, they became considerate and well
behaved. 1t was the refining influence
of the improved surroundings.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

Some two years ago a preacher in
Cumberland county, Maine, outraged
by the manner in which the prohibition
law was not enforced, offered himself
as a candidate for the Office OF sheriff,
and declared that If he were elected
he would see to 1t that prohibition
prohibited in that county. He was
elected, and selected his deputies with
great care. He started in upon his
work with enthusiasm. being quite
sure that he would be able 10 disprove
the assertion that II was impossible TO
enforce the law Recently, however.
he became aware Of the fact that as
much liquor was being sold Ia Cumber-
land county az ever before. He start
ed an investigation and found that his
deputies had been taking money from
the saloon keepers ~ allow their busi-
ness 70 ~ ga undisiurbed, A last acc
counts fhe pTeaeher-sherin was ia
aeupi shout the possibility " enforo-
500 prohibition, since he had been un-
self - select eepuues who could not be
bfiteq
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
aany Qualifications for the job.


II had hired a man to drive me across
the country between two villages in
Sanilac county" said a Detroit drum
mer, according to the Detroit Free
Press, land we had scarcely got start
ed before l found one of the toughest
roads 1 ever taraveled. The old horse
was a goer, and the shackelty buggy
bumped and bounced over the ruts I'M
til 1 felt 1t my duty to observe: Aren't
you afraid of smashing the wheels of
your buggy over these rough places 2
Yes, one of the wheels may give
out, but my son Jim is wagon maker,
he pIacidly replied.
when we had gone another mile
thought 1 heard the swapping of iron,
and said so, but without checking the
horse in the least the driver replied:
Shouldn't wonder if we had broke
something, but my son Joe is a black
smith. YOU know.
I'VE presently struck a spot where
the ruts were deep enough to bury an
OK, and as the man was pitched almost
over the dashboard by one of the &C.
centric movements of the crazy old We
hicle, said: /:
If you go out of here on your head
it won't be much of a joke.
g No. no joke, but my son Tom is a
doctor, you see, and there will be no
bill to pay
You seem to have most everything
in your family l continued as we
struck a causeway without any dirt
over the logs.
:" Well. yes, and that's why you
needn't feel alarmed on this trip. Yes,
we've got a wagon-maker, a blacksmith
and doctor, and in case anything
should happen to you there's my son
lack.
And what is Jack?'
He's bang-up undertaken. and
nell do the square thing by your
mangled remains and not be a hog in
his charges. either!' y
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

mo kissing inside the gates" is to
be the rule in the Pennsylvania de-
pot in Philadelphia hereafter. The
officials say that the farewell oscula-
tons have got to stop. unless the
kissers do their stunts in their own
time and in the waiting rooms. Here
tofore kindred, newly married couples.
sweethearts and the like have chung
to each other on the steps Of the
trains after the ringing of the bell
and thus delayed departures Of trains
and caused loss of time. The officials
have no hope of breaking up the
kissing habit, but they have made a
rule under which only those who have
railway tickets will be permitted 10
pass the gates TO the train sheds.
thus those who are disposed TO kiss
must do It IN the WAITING rooms or at
home.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

This government now has in course
Of construction ifty7eight war vessels.
Eight OF these are battle ships and six
are armOred cruisers, The keel OF a
protected cruiser. the Nebraska, will be
laid on July 4. and then all OF the
ships authorized by existing legislation
VIII BE- IN process Of construction The
new battie ship Maine, being built al
Cramps is nine-tenths finished. aud
VIII shortly be ready 20 ~ into com
ahasiou. The protected cruiser Denver
VIII bs iannched nsxt Tuesday
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

An enterprising citizen of Green
vile county, South CarolinS~ under
took to raise angora goats. He pro
cured several high-bred animals and
felt quite sure that he was in a fair
way to establishing a promising and
profitable flock. But after a time his
angoras began to disappear mysteri-
ously. They were healthy, but still
they kept dropping of. Investigation
showed that it was the old story
of worthless dogs doing the damage.
He endeavors to keep some sheep.
but the dogs play havoc with them
also. 1T is an outrage" he writes
to the Charleston News and Courier.
that our representatives dn the Leg
islature) will do nothing towards MAX
ing law to protect this industry"
The trouble with the South Carolina
legislators, like that with the Georgia
legislators. is that they haven't the
courage to tackle the NANCY, sneak
ing, worthless. yellow dog. The worth
less dogs of South Carolina and Geor-
gia do tens of thousands of dollars
worth of damage every year; STILL be-
cause their owners, many as shift
less and as trifiing as the dogs them
selves, have votes, the dogs are per-
mitted full sway under the law. 1t is
indeed an outrage, but there seems no
remedy for it.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

In Philadelphia they have found a
man who has made considerable sums
OF money by going bail for large
number of persons, and offering as Sc
curity in each case a piece of property
which he did not even own. But straw
bail is not a novelty, and there are
other cities than Philadelphia in which
the Justice shops do queer business.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
NEVER TOLD LIE.

The psalmist said in his haste that
"all men are liars" But there was no
Chicago then. Besides, the psalm
list acknowledged that he spoke hastily
The Chicago Chronicle has discovered
in its city a man who says he never
told a lie in his life. Once there was
Georgian who tried to pluck some
of George Washington's laurels by
making that identical claim for him
self. you are liar, sir!" promptly
declared a white-haired gentleman of
the company. The white haired gem
tleman no doubt spoke in haste, like
the biblical sweet singer.
AT all events, the Chronicle was so
impressed with the discovery, in Chi
cago, of a man who had never told a
lie that it printed his picture across
three columns of its front page, and
gave him a write-up. AS might be ex-
pected of a man with such a record,
the gentleman is a member of the min
istry. Not long ago there was a Chi
cago woman who offered a prize of
1000 to any man in business in that
city who would make affidavit that he
had not told lie, and had conducted
his business honestly, for six months.
The prize was not claimed. Had she
included the learned professions in her
offer, the money would have gone into
the purse of the subject of the Chron-
icle's picture and sketch, no doubt.
Even when he was a boy he says. ac-
cording to our contemporary, he never
attempted to escape the penalties for
surreptitious trips to the creek by tell
ing his parents that he wet his hair
under the schoolhouse pump. If raids
on the neighboring orchards induced
too free indulgence in unripe fruit,
with disastrous results the origin of
the trouble was always promptly di-
vulged to his mother. In short, not
even one of the white lies of childhood
ever passed his lips; and yet the Doc
tor says he was happy when young.
says the Chronicle.
The comment quoted would seem tc
imply that, according to the Chicago
idea, juvenile mendacity is necessary
to Juvenile happiness. 1t is well enough
to have the testimony of the good Doc
tor in refutation of the abhorrent sug-
gestion. Chicago has seen in his case
that without resorting to falsehood in
any manner whatsoever a boy may
grow up to be a useful man and get his
picture into the paper. In all prob
ability there are very few men in the
Doctors class, but that there is such
a class is cause for congratulation
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

The Washington Post is of the opin-
ion that Gen. Miles did Lieut.. Preston
Brown a great service by recommend
ing that the sentence of the court-mar-
tial be carried out in his case. Lieut..
Brown. it will be remembered. was
convicted on the charge of killing a
Filipino who had sat by and laughed
while one of Browns men was drown
ing, and was sentenced to dismissal
and a term of Imprisonment. The sem
tence was committed. The Post says
when Gen. Miles called attention to
the case and said the penalty was none
too severe. the name of the lieutenant
was sent to the Senate for promotion,
and, in case that body acts favorably,
Brown will be a captain" According
TO the Posts idea. evidently the way
TO secure promotion in the army is. to
get the opposition Of the general COM
handing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
The North Carolina Hot Springs.

Mountain Park Hotel, Hot Springs, N.
C.-New ownership. new management,
house entirely made over, Thoroughly
modern and in every way desirable.
New and modern bath house, new casl-
no for rainy day amusements. Do you
suffer with rheumatism, govt, soiatica
nervousness, sleeplessness and indiges-
ton? For these and such troubles our
hot mineral waters and baths are un-
surpassed in the world. In the Great
Smoky Mountains, grand scenery. de,
lightful climate; 100 acres of beauthui
park; magnificent golf links, horseback
riding, mountain climbing, bowling
tennis, crouqeting, and ping ponging.
No more delightful summer resort IN
the world. Illustrated booklet. Write
us. HOWELL COBB, Prop.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

A contemporary says MIR. Bryan is
a stakeholder in an air-brake company.
The kind of arb brakes he is trying to
apply to the Republican policy?
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
The Meather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are showers. brisk to high west winds
on the coast; and for Eastern Florida,
fair weather, fresh west to northwest
winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

Senator Mason Is not coming South
20 address the southern Republicans
until the weather gets cool. lie ia
wise. Addressing Southern Republic
cans on = warm day has ne disadyan-
tagea
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

Ex-Candidate Elkin of Pennsylvania
was known as the pillow boy" But
no sort of boy business goes in
Pennsylvania politics. The person who
plucks political plums in that state
has got to be a full grown man and
exceedingly smart
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

Ping-pong has been dramatized. A
play OF the name has been produced in
Chicago, and is said to have made a
hit.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
The Blue Mountain House,
on the Crest of the
Blue Ridge Mountains,

DAUN NIUbO NNVUAt0IHO1
offers a new and magnificent summer
resort to the people of Savannah. 1900
feet above tide and commanding a
supurb view of the famous
Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys
Beautiful Blue Mountain House
booklets can be obtained at the fol-
lowing places: Solomons Co., Woman's
Exchange. Plant System, Seaboard
and Southern Railway Ticket Oft1ees;
also at Bull street Office of the NJ. & M.
T. Co.
For terms and full information ad-
dress P. S. FLYNN, Manager,
No 215 E. Baltimore ST. Baltimore Nd.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
Hotel Dalton, Dalton, Ga.

One of the most popular summer re-
sorts in North Georgia. High ALTITUDE.
Climate cool and delightful. Large
brick hotel, hot and cold baths on each
floor. Elevator and electric bells. Spleh-
did service. Beautiful country drives.
Special rates to families. For further
information address
D. L. DEBTOR, Prop.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
FREIGHT AND PARCEL car

A.
Leaves east side of City Market for
Thunderbolt. Cattle Park, Sandfy, Isle
of Hope and all intermediate points
9:15 a. m, lis p. m, 5:15 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandhy,
Cattle Park. Thunderbolt and all in
termediate points-6:o0 a. m, Hoo a.
M, 800 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at
$50 a. m. and 1853 p. m, connecting at
Sandf1y with regular parcel car for
city.
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., 1902-06-16
WEST END LINE.

N4%lllCO4i al NJ
Car leaves west side of City Market
for Lincoln Park 500 a. m. and every
40 minutes thereafter until 1880 D. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
$40 a. m. and every 40 minutes there
after until 1900 o'clock midnight
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
SPRINGS HOTEL,

DILLSBORO, N. G..
In the heart Of the grandest mou"
tains of the South, offers better accom-
mediation than ever this season. az
dress r. H. JARRETT g. Sons
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

Connects with parcel car to CITY.
fConnects with parcel car from city.
MONTGOMERY AND THUNDER
BOLT LINE,
Via Cattle Park and Sandf7v
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
COLLINSvILLE LINE,


Beginning at 600 a. m, cars leave
Bolton and OFT streets every Is min
utes; returning, cars leave Estili ave-
nue. and Waters road at 6:07 a. m and
every Is minutes thereafter, connecting
with cars on Thunderbolt line. Be-
ginning at 900 p. M. cars run every 30
minutes until 1900 o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
THUNDERBOLT LINE,
City Market to Casino, via Bolton
Street Junction.

Beginning at 5:45 a. M. cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunderbolt
every Is minutes until 1:30 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction IS
minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 5:53 a. M, cars leave
Casino at Thunderbolt every IS min
utes until 1908 midnight.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

"Connects at Sandf1y with parcel car
for city.
sConnects at Sandhy with parcel car
for Isle of Hope.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16

MONTGOMERY LINE
Connecting at Sandfly with Isle Of
Hope Line.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-16
Savannah Electric Co.

Schedule Daily Except Sunday
In effect June Il, 1902.
Subject TO change without no+;o.
ISLE OF HOPE LINE -
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25
Hotels Consolidated.

The two hotels at Canon City,
The Strathmore and the St Cloud
have been consolidated under one
management The laundry work
heretofore done at the Strathmore
will be transferred to the st. Cloud.
One set of cooks will also serve
both houses 1t is supposed that
all the scraps from the best hotel
will be sent to the lower grade
house from which hash, cold meats,
mince pie and meat pies will be
manufactured. We suppose these
hotels have taken this step from
the action Florence has taken in
regard to travelling men.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25
School Notes.

The various teachers employed
in the Florence public school were
paid yesterday for services rem
dered last month.
The teachers yesterday finished
their work of grading the mid
winter examinations of tho pupils
which was held this week. Pro-
motions were made The first half
of the school year is over.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25
February 10 Story Book.

The February number of 10
Story Book is out, and is one of
the best mum bers of this clever
and entertaining magazine yet
issued. This number inaugurates
a new policy of the publisher and
appears with new cover design.
Hereafter 1T is announced the
cover will be changed monthly.
The leading story is thrilling
and tragic tale of Cyrus Townsend
Brady entitled 'The Last Tribute
to His Genius" In the series of
short story masterpieces the selec-
ton is "The Legend of the En-
chanted Soldier" by Washington
Iryington,
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25
TO BE "AT HOTTIE"
Colorado Telephone Company to
Move Into More Capacious
Rooms.

The Colorado Telephone COM
pany will shortly occupy suite
of four rooms in the Florence
State Bank block The new
offices will be equipped with new
switch board with the very latest
appliances which will add con-
venience to the local and toll line
work. Work was started yester-
day and will be rushed as the
company hopes to be in its new
quarters by the first of March
This will necessitate a few
changes in the telephone nun bers
owing to the chenge of the center
in distribution. Some little in
convenience to patrons of the com
pany for few days, but the quail
ty of the service in the end will
be vastly improved and the incon-
venience will be offset as a result
of the changes.
There will be no changes in the
classification of the services as the
same mode as is in effect in the
large cities will be in vogue here
by placing prefix before all
switch board nun bers which will
speed up the service as soon as it
is in active operation.
The Florence and Canon City
exchanges will be treated MS one
hereafter, The party calling for a
subscriber in Canon City will give
but one call which will be auto
matically transmitted between the
two towns, This insures to the
subscriber in either town service
as rapid between the two towns as
it is in local exchange.
To give this service TO the pub
lie the company must necessarily
expend several thousand dollars in
improvements in its already good
equipment. Separate rooms will
be had for operating and the pub
lie Office
Agent Hamlin reports that the
business is increasing very nicely
in the camps. The people in
those places having residence tele-
phones placed, and are enjoying
the luxury and comfort connected
with one of them
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25
DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH.

Why is it that new advertisers
always think they'll have to hire
a special vault to keep money in
lust as soon as their announce
ment appears? Notwithstanding
the well known fact that all news
paper solicitors invariably tell
them that it's only the persistent
advertises who gathers in the dol
lars. At least, so we have been
told. OF course they hear of So
and-so spending thousand day
and getting in two thousand for it,
but they seem never to take time
to think that for many weary
months the money probably went
the other way. 1t has been dem
onstrated that advertising pays
and pays big, but it is like every
thing else. Persistence, intelli-
gence and work and persistence,
and persistence are what must
enter into any successful advertis-
ing campaign. just remember
this when you get ready to adver-
tise; and if you are not ready to
stick to it, don't begin. Practical
advertiser.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25
Proper Way to Introduce People

PROPER way 10 introduce i>eOple.
In making an introduction the
man is always taken to the lady to
be presented, and the formula is,
Miss A, may | present Mr. BT'
Where two women or two men are
presented the elder is addressed
where the difference is marked A
girl presents her friends to her
mother, but the mother says, "Al-
low me to present my daughter,
Mrs. Blank" A woman should
rise when another woman is pre-
sented to her, unless she is much
younger than herself. If man is
presented she retains her seat and
bows and smiles cordially. Men
always shake hands when in
troduced to each other. Women
do so when desiring to show
especial friendliness. = February
Ladies' Home Journal
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25
Or. c. b. Wilcox

will lecture in the M. +. church
Tuesday evening, January 2s, on
What Constitutes a Man" DIR.
Wilcox is lecturer of ability and
never fails to please an audience,
and those who do not hear him
will miss a rear treat This is he
fourth number in the Epworth
League Lecture Course. Reserve
seat ticket % centsat Davies. 2l-22
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25

IT looks like tho little town OF
Chilpancingo, Mexico, was hoo
dooed. Another earthquake visited
the place Thursday, making two
inside of ten days No harm was
done in the last shake-up, but re-
ports from the first one give the
number of houses destroyed at CID.
The residents are panic stricken,
and who wouldn't be?
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25

The appointment of j. w. Long
as postmaster at Ouray has been
confirmed, Notwithstanding the
fact that the local republican Or
ganization has left nc stone un-
turned to prevent it. Mr.. Long
can now install the elegant new
furniture which he ordered for the
Ouray postoffice.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25

WAS the smelter trust organized
to kill few independent plants ?
Indications are that it missed its
aim New independent smelters
are springing up all over the
country, there being no less than
half dozen new plants building
in Colorado at this time. The
trust will certainly be up against
a snag.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25

Mrs. M. Jones, the fashionable
dressmaker Perfect cut and per-
feet fit. The latest styles at reason
able prices. Room 7, Daniels
block. 20 If
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-25

Engraved calling cards at this
Office. Call an see samples ant
leave your orders. They are al
the rage now. tt