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The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
BRIGHT BITS.

-"Telegraphing without wires is no
new thing" remarked the gray-haired
passenger. isn't, eh?" queried the
drummer. Not by a joyful" con-
tinued the old man. why, sir, when
l published a country newspaper forty
years ago, 1 got nearly all my tele-
graph news that way,"-Chicago Daily
News.
An old tippler had become so shaky
that he could no longer pour out a
glass of whisky without splitting the
contents all over the place.
Its rather a bore" he said, from
one point of view; but you've no idea
how useful it becomes when 1 wish
to put the sugar on the Strawberries. &"
John Bull.
Miss Askew-"So your marriage is
put Off" Miss Crummy-"Yes, papa
is not at all satisfied with his position;
mamma doesn't like his family connec-
tons; auntie thinks he is too careless
in his dress. and think-.'' Miss
Askew-"Yes, what do you think p"
Miss Crummy-"I think l ought to wait
till he asks me."--Town and Country.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
Needed the Rome.

The late Henry G. Morse, president
of the New York Shipbuilding Com
pany, was one day visited by a man
who wished to borrow money where
with to launch a questionable enter
prise. Mr.. Morse gave some polite ex-
cuse for his unwillingness to lend, and
the man declared he regarded this ex-
cuse as somewhat fishy. Thereupon,
smiling grimly, Mr.. Morse said:
Let me tell you a little story. Once
upon time an Arab went to his neigh
Dor and said:
Lend me your rope
At can't said the neighbor.
"'Why can't your
Because L want to use the rope
myself
"'What do you want to do with it?'
the borrower persisted.
81 want to tie up five cubic feet
of water with it, was the reply.
How on earth, the other sneered,
can you tie up water with a rope
My friend, said the neighbor, AL
lah is great, and He permits us to do
strange things with a rope when we
don't want to lend it, "
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
1t Was Wen Marked.

The day before the fair is opened to
the public, the Berks county fair
grounds present a scene of much con-
fusion and appropriateness on the part
of the farmers who are striving for the
various premiums, says the PhiladeI-
phia Ledger. The railroads, among
others, come in for a gtnerous share
of abuse for their failure, at times, to
deliver the goods in the condition orig
inally intended. This latter was the
cause of high dudgeon in one farmer,
whose box of apple butter and kindred
exhibits, on being opened, showed evil
dence of rough handling.
why did you not mark the top This
Side Up'?" queried bystander.
Il did" holly .retorted the farmer,
land for fear they wouldn't see it |
put it on the bottom, too"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
No Place for Spread Eagle.

An amusing story is being told on a
well-known Republican politician who
does not live thousand miles from
Memphis, says the Scimitar.
This gentleman, who is a lawyer, a
party counsellor of importance, and,
withal a man who is extremely matter
of fact in his ordinary pursuits, is
recognized even by his political oppon-
ents as an orator of unusual ability,
and has long been noted for his Prov
ess at the hastings.
Naturally like all political leaders
from the Rough Rider down, he has
made much in his speeches of the
grandeur in upholding the flag, and
has never neglected an opportunity,
whether speaking at the christening Of
a child or at the nomination of a Gov
ernor, to refer to the necessity of hold
ing up "Old Glory"
Recently this statesman had the mis-
fortune to have his home visited by
fire. Fortunately the blaze was con-
quered in it's incipiency, and aside from
a good scare his household escaped
with loss of less than a hundred dol
lars.
But the opportunity presented to this
future diplomatist was too great to be
ignored. He saw a great crowd gath
among the citizens those whose ears
had often been charmed by his eloquent
appeals to support the grand old party.
Up in the top of his home and plainly
visible from the street there projected
a staff from which hung pendant a
great silken flag. The flag could have
probably been duplicated for $40, while
the house and its contents, if DESTROYED.
would have entailed a loss of several
thousand dollars. 1t might also be
added that this thrifty politician car
ried insurance on the original cost of
the household goods, although he had
been married for about fifteen years.
But the swelling patriotism of the
statesman mentioned could not be
downed, and so he rushed to the front
of his residence. Casting his eyes up to
the top story, where the flag still hung
ir utter ignorance of the fact that
fire was threatened, he turned to the
crowd outside and exclaimed in most
dramatic tones to the firemen:
Let it all go, hut save old GloryI' 8"
And the crowd, onto his curves, only
groaned and turned aside as IL suffer
ing from sudden nausea.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Gertrude Coghlan, who is staring in
1.-The Sword of Justice" tells the fol-
lowing story of an Irish cabman in
London.
night" said Miss Coghlan, with some
friends of my father, when all of a
sudden the carriage stopped and we
heard a policeman say to the cabman:
Look here now. Don't you know
that there's an order for every carrfage
to carry a light at night?
'Shure, now replied the cabby,
what made have l for a lantern? Can't
you see for yourself that me horse
is blnd?'
The horse was not blind as a mat
ter of fact, but the cabby's ready wit
pulled him through all right"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Dem.)
says: The Governor of Massachusetts
is accused of borrowing $4,000 from a
notorious lobbyist. And the fact that
he paid it back isn't accepted as a nit
igatfng circumstance. They have pc
culiar ideas about these things in the
old Bay State
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Qnd.) says; THE English will be
saved a tremendous amount of mental
effort in the tariff campaign which is
impending by the fact that the ques-
ton has been threshed out so thor
oughly in this country. Some of the
most important American books on
protection and free trade are already
being brought out in English editions"
The Columbia Is. CO. State (Dem.)
says: Mark Twain is in a quandary
He has sailed from New York to avoid
melting Dowie. He has presentiment
that he will meet Dowie in the next
world. If he should meet Dowie and
Mrs. Eddy in the same place he would
leave, and if he sees Dowie in one
place and Mrs. Eddy in the other, he
will put his trust in Providence to take
him to some other place which he
knows not of now
The Montgomery Advertiser (Dem.)
says: Those who imagine there is
any danger of war between Germany
and the United States judge from SUI
perficial indications and incidents.
There will be no war among the great
nations without the most serious rea-
sons. Least of all is there likely to
be war between the German, the
American and the Briton. These have
their national rivalries in industry
and commerce. and these are liable
from time to time to produce sharp
diplomatic contests. But there are
reasons why these three nations large
ly of the same blood and character,
should stand together in the world
march OF progress
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
CHINA WANTS HELP.

1t begins to look as if Russia did not
intend to get out of China. She is con-
tinually finding pretexts for extending
her stay in Manchuria. And at last
China has become very uneasy in re-
gard to the matter. She feels that she
hasn't the power to drive her out, and
she is afraid to make an effort to do so.
She would like to get the United
States to champion her cause. Since
the reOccupation of Mukden by the
Russians her minister at Washington
has been a frequent visitor to the office
of Secretary Hay. He seems to think
that Mr.. Hay will find a way to induce
the Russians to take their departure
for good from Chinese territory.
1t does seem as If Russia had a very
poor excuse for reoccupying Mukden,
1t appears that at the request of China
the Russians gave up to the Chinese
Chinese officep having him in charge
beheaded him without giving him a
trial. Thereupon the Russians de-
manded the execution of this officer
within five days. The Chinese explain-
ed that the officer acted under orders
from his superiors. The Russians said
that he must be executed within the
time stated or Mukden would be reoc-
cupied. The officer wasn't executed
and the Russians are back in Mukden.
1t is evident that the Russians only
wanted an excuse for reoccupying the
place. The unreasonableness of their
action shows that. And 1t may be their
purpose to remain in Mukden indefi-
nitely, or to demand a great concession
of some sort as a condition for evacuat-
ing it.
The United States, however, cannot
assist China in her trouble. 1t is true
they want the integrity of China to be
preserved, and If the opportunity pre-
sents itself they will no doubt protest
against any action Russia may take
looking towards depriving her of ter
ritory. At present, however, there is
no such opportunity
The treaty which we recently nego-
tiated with China, by which two more
Manchurian ports are to be opened to
the commerce of this country, will, it
is expected, come before the Senate
during the extra session of Congress
for ratification. When that treaty is in
force we shall be in a position to say
to Russia that our treaty rights must
be respected. If Russia respects them
we shall not be IN a position to lend
China helping hand. but if they are
not Secretary Hay will likely address
a very firm communication to Russia
setting forth our rights and expressing
desire that they shall not be inter-
fered with.
But Secretary Hay isn't going to get
this country into trouble with Russia
or any other power if he can avoid do
ing so with honor. And. as a matter
of fact, Russia doesn't seem to think
that we are going to trouble her. Only
a few days ago, one of her leading
newspapers at St. Petersburg, a news
paper that is thought to speak for the
government sometimes, expressed the
| opinion that the United States were
not in a position to make demands
upon European nations for the reason
that their navy wasn't big enough to
Justify them in doing so. Still, Rus
STA isn't going to open the way for
trouble with us. The probability is
that our rights in Manchuria win be
respected by Russia as long as she
keeps her troops in that province.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
A WORD FROM DowIE's FATHER

The sensational statement that
Dowie made in New York a few days
ago, during the delivery of one of his
addresses that John Murray Dowie of
Essex, Iowa, was not his father, at
tracted a great deal of attention at the
time. Many wondered why he made
it. There did not seem to be any rea-
son for dragging his family affairs into
his neutrality-suspicious. as what he
said did not reflect any credit upon
him or upon his father or mother.
John Murray Dowie. a man who is
seventy-eight years of age, has been
interviewed in regard to the statement
of John Alexander Dowie, the alleged
prophet. and he is very emphatic in
saying that the latter is his son. He
goes into the history of his acquaint-
ance with the mother of John Alex
ander and states interesting facts re-
garding the latter's birth. He, says
that John Alexander was christened
in. the Iron Church, Edinburg. The
date Of his birth was May "a, 1S47. 1t
has not been so very long ago since
John Murray Dowie visited his SON in
Chicago, and was there introduced to
great audience by Dowie as his faith
er. The story that the elder Dowie
tells is an interesting one and bears
the. stamp of truth.
Then why is it that Dowie, the al
legged prophet, wishes to have it un-
derstood that he is the son of a military
officer? And even if he were, why does
he want the fact known, in view of
all the circumstances? Those who know
John Murray Dowie and John Alexan-
der Dowie say that they are so much
alike that there is no trouble in coming
to the conclusion that they bear the
relation of father and son.
Does John Alexander Dowie think
that if he can make the public be-
lieve there is some sort of mystery
connected with his birth his influence
will be increased? If that is not his
motive. what is?
As matter of fact John Alexander
Dowie has been supporting John Muir
ray Dowie for quite a long while as
his father. He has allowed him a
certain sum per year. He has stopped
the allowance now, but in view of the
fact that he is a very rich man it is
hardly probable that he stopped it sim
ply because he didn't want to give.
up few hundred dollars a year for
such a purpose.
Dowie is a very shrewd business
man, but it will probably appear in
the course of time that he is about
the greatest fraud that has claimed the
attention of the public in a century.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

An influential English publication. the
Spectator, declares that Washington
has now become the most important
station in the British diplomatic serv-
ice, and that the ambassador at Wash
ngton should receive a salary of $780,
600 year. Heretofore Gas at pres
ent, officiany), Paris has been regard
ed as the most important diplomatic
post. The ambassador of Great Britain
there receives $4,000 a year. In the
Spectators opinion, therefore, Wash
ington should rank considerably high
er than Paris.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Lou Dillon" the queen of the turf,
is to be taken to New York for a few
weeks and then transported across the
continent to California for the winter.
Mr.. Billings. her owner, ought to go to
see Mr.. August Belmont and ascertain
from him what a fine climate for
horses is to be found in the neighbor-
hood Of Savannah. Mr.. Belmont main
tains winter stable near this city and
his trainers say the situation in all
respects is everything that could be
desired When owners of horses like
Lou Dillon" "Cresceus" and others
of their class learn of the advantages
of Georgia and Florida as winter re-
sorts for horses, they will not risk
sending them 5000 miles by rail across
the continent.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

The Eastern penitentiary, of Penn
sylvania, used to be referred to as
model prison. Since the recent scan
DIAL in connection with the manage
ment OF that institution and the in
vestigation that followed. the an
nouncement is made that probably
every cell in the prison is infected
with consumption and other germs. For
number of years practically two.
thirds of the deaths in that prison
have been from consumption. And one
of the chief industries of the prison
is cigar making!
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

They have an order of succession in
the Salvation Army that is adhered
to as rigidly as in the British peerase;
and members of the family of Gen.
William Booth hold all of the highest
offices. Mrs. Emma Booth Tucker. who
was killed in n railroad accident a day
or two ago, was consul" by virtue
of being the daughter of the command
ing general and the wife of a com
mander." 1t was thought that another
of Gen. Booths daughters, Eva, would
succeed her sister in the office of CON
sui" but it seems she cannot do this.
because she is not the wife of a com
mander." She is a commissioner"
but may eventually become a con
sui" after her marriage.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
What Causes Dandruff,
Greatest European Authority on
Skin Diseases Says It's a Germ.

The old idea that dandruff is scales
of skin thrown off, through a feverlsn
condition of the scalp is exploded
Prof. Unna, Hamburg, Germany, Eu-
ropean authority on skin diseases
says dandruff is a germ disease. The
germ burrows under the scalp, throw
ing up little scales of cuticle, and sap
ping the vitality of the hair at the
root. The only hair preparation that
kills dandruff germs is Newbros
Herpicide. Destroy the cause, you
remove the effect" Not only cures
dandruff, but stops falling hair and
permits a luxuriant growth. Delight
fulx hair dressing. Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c in stamps for SAM
pie to The Herpiclde Co., Detroit
Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Company
Special Agents.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

A London cable says that King Ed
ward win probably enter a yacht for
cup. The Kaiser will doubtless enter
a boat. Who is the native sovereign
that will defend the prestige of the
United States2
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

During the next several days Hal
lOwe'en tragedies will be reported in
the dispatches. Three or four homi-
cides resulting from Halloween frolics
have already been reported, in Indiana
and Illinois; and we shall hear of 9TH
ers as the injuries of the victims cuI-
inmate fataIlY.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

The paragrapher of the Philadelphia
Ledger is overjoyed at the outcome of
an investigation he has been making.
Hear him sum up his experience and
conclusion: "When plain man goes
ten days without a shave. and his wife
still thinks he is not ugly, it is true
sign that she loves him"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Kansas is happy. She is bleeding"
again. Now the wheat is rotting on
the ground and there is a famine in
railroad cars to move the crops to
market. This bIood-letting process
seems to be necessary to Kansas
DrOSperity
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

In Chicago a man and wife have
quarreled over the name of the baby
and sought divorce. Oddly enough,
neither stuck out for Percy wi
vian," Reginald or Claude" The
woman wanted the baby named will
liam" and the father wanted John"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Speaker Cannon. it is announced, will
probably increase the House Commit
tee on Rules from five to seven mem
bers, so as ito permit the House to
have more to say concerning the run
ming of its affairs" This is quite
a notable concession; seven men will
say what the House shall do, and when
and how ii shall be done.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Some of Col. TiIlman's friends are
said to be contemplating securing for
him a "vindication' at the polls. If
the colonel is wise he will choke off
those over-zealous friends Immediately.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

The defeated candidates can at least
look forward to the football games and
the Thanksgiving dinner.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
The Wenther.

The indications for Georgia and East
ern Florida for to-day are for fair
weather, with light east winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

There are rumors in Dublin to the
effect that Rupert Guinnes, son of the
millionaire brewer Of that name. will
be the next challenger for the Amer
ica's cup. In the event that chal-
lenge from him is arranged, he will
build a yacht in Ireland and man it
with an Irish crew.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Newport society viii be interested in
a recent cable from Paris, which says
that the latest fad for amusement at
social gatherings in that city is the
baby party. A man is dressed UP in
a baby cap and long apron and fur
nished with a feeding bottle, which is
filled with something stronger than
milk. He is faced by lady disguised
as a nurse, who proceeds to chide the
naughty infant until he becomes good
and is rewarded with a stick of bar
ley sugar. In Paris, it is stated, the
game is in high favor. 1t ought to
which babies with feeding bottles are
more novel than monkeys at dinner.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Let Canada take comfort. Uncle
Sam did not get all that was worth
having as a result Of the Alaska bound
airy arbitration. Recent Investigations
lead to the conclusion that the bottom
of Mayo lake. in the British Yukon. is
paved with gold nuggets and gold dust.
Five creeks, also in the British terri
tory, empty into Mayo lake, and each
of these has shown rich gold deposits.
The lake is quite deep, but as there is
gold at the bottom of it, means will be
found to reach it. Experienced miners
believe that the Mayo lake deposits
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

Indiana is adding to her reputation
as a haven of refuge for fugitives
from justice fleeing from the charge
Of murder. England asked the extra
dition of a man named Lynchaun,
wanted in Ireland for the murder of a
woman. The woman was killed during
the process of an eviction. United
States Commissioner Moore, at Indian
apolis, has decided that the killing
was a political offense" and therefore
not extraditable. II that is good law,
a man who should assassinate King
Edward would have only to reach In
diana to be safe from the consequences
Of his crime.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 FOR Is
cents, at Business once Morning
News.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

st. Joseph's Church, at Galveston,
statues. to be set up in the church ed
ifice. The wise customs officials at
Galveston looked in the tariff sched-
ules to see if there was any mention
of wooden statues. There was none.
Statues of marble, stone, alabaster
and metal We're mentioned, but there
was not a word about wooden statues.
The Galveston officials therefore taxed
the works of art 80 per cent. as man
ufactures Of wood" And the Board
of General Appraisers has sustained
the ruling! Which goes to show that
the statues had not the only wooden
heads connected with the matter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-22
CAUGHT SOMETHING.
DIR. J. w. Stevens Fishing Trip
Not Altogether Fruitless.


DR.. J. w. Stevens, second assist
ant physician at the Western Asy-
lum, has a mild case of what is
pronounced to be smallpox. DR..
Stevens in company with a party
of friends from this city went on
fishing trip several days ago and
for once caught something" The
something turned out to be a case
of smallpox, and the other fisher.
men are feeling more or less un-
comfortable. DIR. Stevens has been
isolated on the asylum grounds and
it is not expected that the disease
will spread. AS he has been vac
cinated, the case is expected to be Z
very mild one.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Stevens
was able to sit out under the shade
of tree and read the papers. L
is possible that hrs eruption j:
something else beside smallpox.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-22
STRICKEN SPEECHES..
rIrs. kirkpatrick Attacked With
ParaIysis-COnditiOn Critical.

Mrs. Sarah Kirkpatrick suffered
a stroke Of paralysis at her home
on North Liberty street Wednes-
day, and her condition is pre-
carious.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick is the widow of
DR.. kirkpatrick, who was buried
in Nashville, and is about rs years
old. She was preparing to visit
the grave of her husband yesterday,
and her niece, MISS Fannie Bell
Bronaugh, had gone down town to
make some purchases for her. On
her return she found Mrs. Kirk
patrick lying unconscious on a
sofa. The stroke rendered her
speechless for some time. Her con-
dition was thought to be slightly
improved yesterday afternoon.