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The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
THE BOIL WEEVIL.

The information furnished by the
Agricultural Department that the boil
weevil has not as yet made its appear
ance in any state except Texas, is call
culated to make the hearts of cotton
growers of the cotton belt east of the
Mississippi river glad. There were re-
ports that it had appeared in Louis
lana and Arkansas, and specimens of
what were supposed to be the weevil
were sent in hot haste to the depart
ment for its opinion. DR.. Howard,
the chief entomologist of the depart
ment, was prompt to respond with the
gratifying information that, though
the specimens resembled the genuine
Mexican cotton boil weevil they were
not that insect. In his communication
in regard to the matter he took occa-
sion to say that it would be advisable
for cotton planters not to accept the
opinions of those who are not experts
in regard to the insect as to whether
or not it had made its appearance in
their fields, because, by doing so, they
would, in all probability, only cause
needless alarm. The report that the
boil weevil had appeared in Louisiana
and Arkansas was spread abroad in
New York for the purpose of affecting
the price of cotton, and from that re-
port the impression got abroad that
the insect was likely to attack the en-
tire cotton belt in a very few years.
AS yet the weevil is confined, so far
as the Agricultural Department has
been able to observe, to the relatively
dry areas of Texas. 1t has done and is
doing a great deal of damage in those
areas. AS to whether or not it win
thrive outside of those portions of
Texas is a question that is being de-
bated. If it cannot thrive except in
the localities in which it is now found
there is no reason why cotton planters
east of the Mississippi should be ap-
prehensive in regard to it. But there
is a probability that it will thrive In
moist climate-maY even find such
a climate better adapted to it than the
| climate of it's present field of opera
ton. The whole question is in doubt.
| DR.. Howard thinks the insect will
make it's appearance in Louisiana,
though 1t may be several years before
it does. AS a matter of fact he is not
prepared to say much about its future
movements that can be regarded as
valuable. At present about all the
Department of Agriculture can do is
TO give advice as to the methods for
combating it. In Texas. those who
have used these methods have a much
better prospect for a fair crop of cot
ton than those who have neglected
them.
There is no doubt about one thing
in connection with this insect; and that
is that the government should spare
no effort or expense to find means that
will drive it from the cotton fields. It's
presence and the fact that It may
spread over the entire cotton belt
causes some uneasiness respecting the
future of the countrys greatest ex-
port crop.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
Won 81 with Cork Leg.

City Councilman George KONG tells
an amusing story of an experience he
had last winter while rowing in a
small boat with a white and a colored
man across the harbor, says the Bal
timore Sun.
The white man had a cork leg and
foot, but the colored man was unaware
of this defect in his companions
anatomy. The weather was bitterly
cold and the waters of the harbor were
covered with floating ice. The con-
versation turned on the ability of the
two men to withstand the cold.
II can stand cold much better than
you can, Pomp," said the white man.
t"Go way from here, boss; you can't
stand cold. 1 can beat you a mile"
After some further argument the
two agreed to put the question to a
practical test, the white man propos-
ing that each of them put one of his
feet over the edge of the boat into
the water and the first to draw his
foot out was to forfeit 81, the wager
Mr.. KONG holding the stakes and be-
ing appointed referee.
The white man promptly stuck his
cork foot into the water and, pulling
out his pipe, filled it, struck a light
and began calmly putting, in evident
enjoyment Oh the SITUATION. Inc col
ored man followed suit by placing a
foot of real flesh and blood in the icy
water, at the Same time remarking:
"You'se gwine to draw pretty soon,
Mr.. Hops. You can't stand de cold
like dis darkey"
Mr. Hops paid no attention to this
tapnt, but continued putting his pipe.
In a few minutes the chill of the
water began to produce an effect on
the colored man, and, after moving
uneasily about for a moment, he IN
quired:
"Aint you cold yit, Mr.. Hopps?"
Not in the Last" replied the i'm
perturbable Hops, still serenely smok-
ing and swaying his foot carelessIy
back and forth in the water
1t was not long before the cold be-
came too intense for the colored man.
and seeing his opponent had no ap-
parent intention of drawing in his foot
he ruefully withdrew his own, at the
same time remarking.
You can take my 81, Mr.. Hopps
Fore de Lord, I don't know what kind
of man you is. III you was to die
ana go to de bad place your leg would
Jess mutually turn to iron instld of
burnin,"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
BRIGHT BITS.

They say he got rich writing the
words of popular songs"
Yet to look at him you'd think he
had at least ordinary intelligence. -
Chicago Record Herald.
Mrs. Summerboard: My husband
is out in the orchard, prunin' the
trees.
Miss Cittigirl: Oh, my! Do you real
ly raise your own es?-Puck.
Mrs. ClosefstA"Oh, do give me a
new bonnet, my dear! 1t will set all
my friends talking" Closeflst-"If
you're after notoriety, why don't you
get the old one made over? That will
make your friends talk twice as much"
Judge.
-Kitty-"Harry Dix says you are
pretty as a picture Clara-"Non-
sense! He didn't mean it," Kitty
ooh, yes, he did. But, of course, you
know Harry's taste in pictures isn't
anything to brag about. Boston
Transcript.
--Towne-'I saw Smartley's little boy
going to the hospital to-day" Browne
I'm surprised at Smartley. He told
me he wasn't going to let the young
ster shoot off any cracks or cannons;
that he was going to do it for him. +"
Towne-"That's right. The boy was
following the ambulance that took
Smartley there. philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
Lacked susnictOua.

McKim Minton, always equipped with
a fund of anecdote, relates this story
of trip he took upon the Fourth of
July via the Long Island Railroad, to
Coney Island, says the New York
Times. The station and the train were
overtaxed, so great was the crowd. In
the car with him sat an elderly gen
tleman accompanied by his wife and
daughter. The old gentleman, who was
a little nervous. frequently expressed
anxiety lest they might have trouble
in securing seats for their return trip.
Presently the conductor came through
the train and the old gentleman asked
him if there would be any difficulty in
that direction.
Not at ALL" was his reply; there
will be ample accommodations.
The daughter, with a triumphant ex-
preston, said:
Now, father, don't you see that you
were wrong?"
"Well, all the same he answered, "I
think that we will have our dinner,
cut out the fireworks, and come fmme-
diately back before the throng starts.
The conductor may be correct. but
with all the surroundings there GER
tainly is something very suggestive
about those initials, l.. l. r. r., on his
collar"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Oem.) says: 1.-THE North is lynching
more than her pro rata of negroes.
There are ten times as many negroes
in the South as in the North, and
about five times as many lynchings."
The Columbia Is. c. State Dem
says: THE Republicans are unanimous
that Grover Cleveland should not be
given a third term This may be all
right, but they forget that 306 dele
gates to a Republican convention
fought in the last ditch 10 give third
term to Grant and then distributed a
medal as a souvenir of their struggle.
Consistency and the Republican party
do not form an identical equation"
The Charleston Post (Dem) says:
ION his return to New York from a
visit to the South, Judge Alton B. Par
ker, on being asked as to his impress
sions of the people hereabouts said:
Mrs. Parker expressed my opinion
when she said to me in Savannah: I
have travelled with you in many places
ana have met many gentlemen; but in
the South all men seem to be gentle
men ." And still they say Judge Par
ker is not a politician"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says 1.-THE Postmaster General is re-
ported to have said that he is about to
bring the postal investigation to a con-
clusion. THIS does not necessarily mean
that he has completed the investigation.
but that he thinks he sees a point at
which he can stop an investigation
which has gone great deal farther
than he had any idea il would. or he
would never have allowed the thing TO
start. The invegtigation ran away
with him, but he thinks he sees a tree
around which he can take a turn OF
the line and bring the thing to a STOP"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
A Custom of the Country.

It is said that Vicar Fillingham, dur
ing his visit to New York, exhibited
more than ecclesiastical energy alone,
and was curious to see all sections of
the city. says the New York Times. in
many of his peregrinations he was ac-
companied by an old resident who
could explain everything of interest.
One day they came upon huge poster
adjoining a wall upon which was rep
resented lifesized pictures of ex-Gov.
Hill, Admiral Schley, Senator Depew,
Mayor Low and District Attorney Je-
rome each holding a bottle of some
special brand of whisky in one hand
and glass in the other.
This is rather interesting to a
stranger" said the friend, for these
pictures represent five of our distln-
guished citizens" mentioning their
names.
"How very extraordinary" said the
Vicar, land do all your distinguished
men carry a bottle of whisky?"
"Oh, yes answered the friend.
"Some carry a great deal more"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
How Is Your synovrn1 x,n,.,
And you'll be all right in the morr

A curious and interesting fart -
nected with the study of Human All
olny in that between every muscle :.
the body there is a lubricatino Ti
called Synovial fluid. which enahIeS ,S ~"
muscles to move with ease. This AuiS
is frequently attacked by the dreaS
enemy of mankind uric acid and 49,
first intimation that something a.
wrong in that particular part of thS
body is telegraphed to the brsIn
through the nerves announcing ~
fact by steady, severe and unbearabis
pain. The party so suffering has
we'll developed case of what is know
as Muscular Rheumatism. It is sIso
a well-known fact established nv cbeno
ical science that it takes an AlkaN to
neutralize an acid. Now the new
problem to solve by the sufferer aftsr
these facts are firmly established is IN
obtain an Alkali that will neutrsH7o
this uric acid and harmonic perfect.
ly with the human system. His friendO
at once call his attention to the fact
that Kalola (Crystallized Mineral
Alkali, being a product of nature. An
er taking two or three doses the pain
commences to disappear and the next
day the sufferer is entirely relieved
Hundreds have been cured by this
simple method. 1t will also cure Won
Interviews solicited and SAMPLES
mailed free to any address. "Take
Kalola six days and eat anything you
want"
Kalola Company. Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
Feared Discrimination.

The United States mail service is
continually handling all sorts Of Gu
rious things, says the RAMS Horn
but all previous records were broken,
so far as the Omaha postottice is con-
cerned, when a kitten, properly tagged
and addressed and stamped, was push
ed through the window labeled Pack
ages" The sender was a colored boy
so small that he could scarcely reach
the window, and when the clerks ex-
planned to him that the animal could
not go through the mails and forced
him TO take it back his contempt for
the institution was unlimited.
why can't l send it?" he walled.
tits a present to ma aunt, and they
all needs a cat. I don spen ma money
for stamps for dis animal, and spec
youse don't take it cause Use col
Ored"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
SCHOOLS AND 1MMrGR ArIoN.

A point stressed by State School
Commissioner Merritt in his annual re-
port to the Legislature is the connec-
ton between the public school system
and the prosperity of the state. We
desire the coming of thousands of de-
sirable immigrants into Georgia, to
aid in the development of its re-
sources. Above all others we prefer
enterprtsing. progressive agricultur-
lists and other workers and home
builders, from the North and the West.
These people, whether native born or
not, appreciate the institutions of the
country and are good citizens. One
of the first questions asked by them,
when they have under advisement the
desirability of making a move into the
South is. What kind of schools have
the people in that section?" And upon
the reply frequently depends the de-
termination whether Georgia or some
other state will get new citizens. How
TO secure good schools, therefore, is
an important question affecting the de-
veopment of the state.
The commissioners report shows
that the school fund for 1902 amount
ed to $1,53S, 955.17, or 1921 per capita of
school population. This afforded an
average school term of about five
months. The term is longer. of course,
in those counties that tax themselves
for school purposes, and shorter in
,o,,.4;ae +I,o+ Demand aptiraIv m fund (
from the state treasury to pay their
school bills. While the state is doing
well for it's public schools. all things
considered, the schools themselves are
not all they ought to be. The terms
are not long enough and the standards
are not high enough. This applies,
of course, to the schools outside the
cities. How is the want to be sup
Piled? Commissioner Merritt answers
the question in his report. Local tax
alton is the remedy, he says.
There is already on the statute
books a law permitting counties to
tax themselves for local school pur-
poses, but it requires so many condi-
lions that it is difficult of application.
Commissioner Merritt says the require
ments make it almost impossible to
inaugurate a county tax to supple
ment the state school fund" Under
the law, two successive grand juries
must recommend the tax. and two
thirds of the voters registered at a
previous election must vote in favor
of the tax. The commissioner says:
at is almost impossible to secure two
thirds of the votes registered at a
previous election" A bill has been in
troduced into and passed by the SEN
ate simplifying the law, so as to elm
mate the requirement of recommends
ton by two successive grand juries
and provide that two-thirds of the
votes cast in the school tax election
shall have the effect of ratifying the
local levy. Such provisions, it seems,
would give the people direct, simple
and speedy local option in the matter
of county school taxes. The bill, which
is known by the name of Senator Nc
Michael it's author, should be passed
by the House as readily as it was by
the Senate. 1t is a long step in the
direction of improving the states
schools and thus helping her on to-
wards better education and morality
and material prosperity.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

1t seems, according to stories that
are coming out of Kansas. that Sena-
tor Burton of that state had a patent
top, as well as a Jerusalem exposition
scheme, in which he was anxious to
interest the President and get a testi-
monial. The top. it was claimed,
would spin longer and prettier than any
other top in the market, which the
Senator demonstrated to the President
on the top of the polished table in his
Pullman car; then he presented the
President with the toy and expressed
the hope that he might hear how the
children at the White House liked it.
But the testimonial was not forthcom-
ing. Burton's bad breaks, it is said.
will have the effect of bringing out
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
as a candidate for his seat, and that
Mr.. Bristow will have the backing of
the administration.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

The perfect mosquito-killer has been
found, and not by scientist, either.
An old negro of East Orange, N. j.,
is the inventor. When the mosquitoes
get to be too pestiferous to be borne,
he drags out one of his old shoes and
burns it. Immediately every mos
quito bushes its song and SCOTS to
the woods at the very best speed it is
capable of making; and as long as
the burning shoe of the old negro is
giving off its smoke and odor, no buzz
zing insect can be induced to approach
the neighborhood.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

A quiet boom for Judge George Gray
Of Delaware for President is said to
have been started in the anthracite
regions of Pennsylvania. Judge Gray
was president of the Anthracite Strike
Commission, in which capacity he won
the warmest admiration OF the mine
well thought OF by both wings OF the
party.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
PROPOSALS WANTED.

GOVERNORS ISLAND, N. Y. H.
July Is, 1903.-Sealed proposals, in
triplicate, for furnishing Forage and
Straw required in Dept. of the East.
during year ending June 80, 1904, will
be received here and at places indi-
Gated in instructions issued hereunder
until IL M. August II, 1908. U, S. re-
serves right to reject or accept any
or all proposals or any part thereof.
Information furnished on application.
Envelopes containing proposals will be
Endorsed Proposals for Forage ana
Straw at =" JOHN SIMPSON, A.
@. M. G..
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

An odd after-consequence of the
Western floods is reported from Kansas
City. AS fast as the freshets subside
it is said, a plague of fleas appears.
There are fieas everywhere throughout
they attack every animated thing with
ferocitY.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt is MAX
ing of his church on the Biltmore es-
tate. in North Carolina, a memorial
chapel in honor of his family and
friends. The seventh stained glass
window has just been added to the
edifice, in memory of Paul Leicester
Ford, the novelist. who was one of
Mr.. Vanderbilt's close friends.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

1t is hard to understand why man
of poetical temperament, a lover of ma
ture and the beautiful. like John Bur
roughs, should have given his home so
hideous a name-"Slabsides. 1t is one
of the least felicitous words in the Ian
qua gre.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with light
variable winds. Eastern Florida show
ers. with light variable winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

A shining $40 gold piece at each meet
ing will no doubt prove an incentive to
regular attendance upon Councils ses-
Sions
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

Mr.. Bryan puts the Democracy on
notice that he means to play the part
of the mountain to the partys Ma
homet
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

Southern Georgia will have to be
more thickly settled before there will
spring up an insistent demand Tor
smaller counties.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

An English scientist has succeeded
in condensing beer into tabloid form
One tablet dissolved in glass of wa
ter, IL is claimed, will produce as good
oeer as that served in the public
houses. Half a pint of beer Jelly will
make a gallon Of ale "immeasurably
better than that brewed from sea-borne
malt. which loses much of its fresh
ness in transit If the scientists can
invent a vest pocket refrigerator to go
along with the tabloid beer, the new
product may prove a success. But
warm beer. even a tabloid form, will
not appeal to a great many persons.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

Private Cook, of the American team
of marksmen in England, shooting with
the regular service rife of the army,
scored 81 points, only two points below
the best British shot, who was firing
one of the finest match rifles that could
be produced. The shooting of the
Americans, as a whole, has been ex-
traordinarily good, rejecting highest
credit on both the men and their arms.
1t is probably risking nothing to say
the best rife shots in the world are to
be found in the United States. Fer
generations the people Of this country
have been familiar with fire arms, and
accurate Workmanship has been held
a high accomplishment In men. Here
we have more opportunities for rifle
practice than are to be had in Europe,
except on the regular ranges; and this
is especially true with respect to Eng
land
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-15

Commissioner Ware has been collect
ing data in the Pension Office for
presentation to Congress at its next
sitting. The commissioner says he
is hampered by his clerks. He has a
large number of them, but they cam
not do the work that is necessary to
be done. The reason for this he finds
to be the ages of the clerks. An Off
cial list shows that by far the ma
jOrity of the men in the office are more
than so years old. This condition arose
from the fact that veterans of the war
have always been given preference in
the Pension Office, and even those who
entered the army as young men are
long past the half-century mark. Mr..
Ware says he cannot discharge these
people in their old age; that it would
raise a storm of protest if he were to
do so, hence he is going to ask Con-
gress for an increased salary list or
for the arrangement of a civil pension
list for the benefit of the superannuat-
ed pension clerks. In all probability
we shall have our first civil pensions
originating in the Pension Office.
-s-s-S-
After spending nearly twenty years
in prison for burglary, George Filler
has settled down in Trenton, N. j.,
married, and is becoming a wealthy
man. While in the New Jersey peni-
tertiary Filler invented a blind lock
stitch sewing machine, for which he
has received more than 100000 and a
lot of stock in a dozen corporations
handling the invention in as many
countries. Besides that he receives
$1,000 a year for experimenting the
manufacture of the machines. He
says if he had never been in prison he
would never have invented the ma
chine. nor would he have met the
woman who has become his wife. She
was a church worker in the prison and
they became interested in each other
while he was wearing the stripes.
Filler is AZ years old, and declares he
will yet live to be an honor to the
community. Should he succeed in
winning a million, in all probability
the community will honor him.
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