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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

Hanno. the Carthaginian, was sent
commissioner by the state after the
second Carthaginian war to supplicate
for peace, and in the end obtained it,
says the Chicago News. Yet one of
the sharper Roman senators said: You
have often broken with us the peace
whereunto you have sworn; 1 pray,
by what gods will you swear?" Han
no answered: by the same gods that
punished the former perjury so severe
ly."
When King Edward II of England
was among his torturers who hurried
him to and fro that no man should
know where he was they set him down
upon a bank and the more to disguise
his face shaved him and washed him
with cold water from a ditch. The
King said: "Well yet will have warm
water for my beard" and so shed
abundance of tears.
Ambassadors of Asia Minor came to
Marc Antony after he had imposed
upon them a double tax and said to
him that if he would have two trib-
utes from them in one year he must
give them two seed-times and two har-
vests
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
The Thankful Freshman



Thanksgiving Day had never had
For me. a callow college lad.
A meaning worth moments thought
My father was millionaire:
I never knew a day of care;
Twas hardly strange my thanks wera
rare
For what Fate. ever kind. had
brought.
My golden hair (some call 1t red)
Was hanging down my back. and led
Me to select mission high.
yearned to win undying fame
In some Thanksgiving football game
At last the fateful moment came
My hair was there, and so was I.
BY bruisers on the other side
My form was very promptly "pied:"
They walked and waltzed upon my
neck.
They damned me till they shed NV
blood,
They slammed me down with sick'ning
thud,
They iammed me deep in seas of mud
Until l seemed and was wreck
With ti-eless zeal throughout the game
They jumped and bumped upon nv
frame,
They sought my legs and arms I'd
rive:
And when the doctors set me free.
Thanksgiving Day had come to be
A day of fervent thanks to me-
I thanked my stars l was alivel
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
A QUESTION OF sELF-PREsERVA-
TION.

1t is evident that the Democratic
the proposition made by Senator Cor
man in a speech in Howard county,
Maryland, last Friday to disfranchise
the negro is a popular one, and they
will press it strongly from now until
the end of the campaign. AT a big
meeting in Baltimore on Tuesday night,
Isadore Raynor, who is a Democratic
candidate for the United States Sem
ate, declared that he was in favor of
DISTINGUISHING the negro not only be-
cause the ballot ought never to have
been given to him, but also because the
amendment to the constitution giving
him the franchise was not constitution
ally adopted. In Maryland, Mr.. Ray
nor said the question of taking the
ballot from the negro was not one of
politics. but one of self-preservation
There are $4,000 negro voters in that
state, and they are a power.
1t is apparent that the election is
going TO be close, but the indicati lions
are that the Democrats will carry the
state. If they should, the proba bilities
are that the race question would be
brought prominently forward in the
national campaign. 1t would be re-
garded as a popular one, and in the
North would be effective in bringing
to the support of Democrats voters of
foreign birth.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

A group of captains of sailing craft
were chatting in a shipbroker's office
recently, says the New York Sun. The
conversation finally turned on the
names given to cOaSting Schooners,
and one old captain, who has sailed up
and down the coast for many years,
said:
1T seems to me that some of the
owners know as little about naming a
vessel as they do about sailing her.
The names that some vessels carry
are very inappropriate.
There used to be a schooner called
the Bonanza. Now that was an alb
surd name for that vessel She was
anything but a bonanza to anybody
that owned her. Why, in just three
months she was sold four times for
debt, and she never paid her way as
long as she lasted.
There was another schooner. re-
member, called the Hard Luck, and she
proved to be a regular gold mine to
her owner and never had bit of hard
luck during her career.
There are any number of SnoWflakes,
and I'll bet you that you never saw
one that was not painted green or
black. Just think Of a green or black
snowflake. q n
There was an old captain l knew
many years ago who was as bald as
a billiard ball, and his mate was bald,
too, and in selecting his crew he SEEM
ed to favor baldheaded men. He
named his boat after a well adver-
tised hair restorer.
"At one time l was interested in a
schooner named the Rocket. charter
ed her to a man who sent her to
Maine to load with Christmas trees
and take the cargo to Philadelphia.
"She got her cargo on board all
right, but she reached Philadelphia in
February. She was a rocket for sure"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
Pnid No Compliments.

A lawyer who spent the briefless days
of his career in New York city and is
now a successful practitioner in the
West tells how a master of the telling
phrase taught him to curb the thun-
derous voice with which nature en-
dowed him, says the Mail and Express.
In those days he was "a vociferous
cub" in his own phrase, until Justice
P. Henry Dugro lifted him into the
seventh heaven of judicial appreciation
and suddenly let him down again.
He had been assaulting the ear drums
of the court for ten minutes and he
concluded by saying: 81 am sure my
argument must be convincing, your
honor"
1T is overwhelming, returned JUS
tice Dugro, courteously.
The young lawyers chest expanded.
Indeed, my ears are still buZzing,'
added the justice. Il deny your mo-
ton"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
A SYNDICATE AFTER THE SEA-
BOARD,

There is considerable speculation as
to the railroad system that will event
ually get possession of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway. 1t seems that the
Rock Island system did not get con-
troll of it, though it was the under
standing a few weeks ago that it did.
A Baltimore dispatch says that John
Shelton Williams is authority for the
statement that the firms of John l..
Williams & Sons and J. William Mid
dendorf Il Co. and their associates still
control the property.
A report is in circulation in Balti-
more that a syndicate is being formed
in that city, Richmond and other
Southern cities to cooperate with the
firms holding the majority of the stock,
with the view of keeping the control
of the property in Southern hands. AS
to the probability of the success OF
this syndicate nothing seems to be
known.
There does not seem to be any doubt
that a proposition has been made to
purchase all of the stock, in a block, of
those who hold the controlling interest,
but there is no satisfactory informa-
ton as to the party or parties from
whom the proposition came. 1t is sus-
pected that it came from either the
Rock Island system, which already
holds a large block of the stock, or
from the Gould interest. There are
indications that Mr.. Gould wants to
get into about all of the Southern ports
The chairman of the committee in
charge of the affairs of the two bank
ing houses, when asked about the
proposition to purchase the stock, re-
fused to say anything about the mat
ter. 1t wouldn't be surprising if with
in a comparatively short time the flu
ture of the Seaboard would be settled.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Richmond Times-D Dispatch
(Dem.) says; The simple fact is, that
the great corporations of the country,
both railroad and Industrial, are the
property of thousands and hundreds
of thousands of people, men and wom-
en- and orphans and whatever tends
to injure these corporations tends to
injure the people"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says Secretary Shaw grieves that
the Democrats are without an issue
for next years presidential campaign,
as he thinks there can be none in the
details of tariff schedule The good
man does not seem to be aware of
the lively issue he is himself daily pre-
senting in the enormous surplus of
$170,000,000 drawn from unnecessary
taxation of the people and returned
to them in loans OF national banks
to private borrowers. This is not mere
ly matter of tariff schedules, but it
involves the whole financial and eco
nomical policy of the party in power"
The Pittsburg Post (Dem.) says:
THE Southern plan of legalized pri-
mary elections for the nomination of
candidates is a movement in the right
direction, 1t works well, and in time
bids fair to become the general and
ruling principle in all our contests
for state and municipal officers. 1t
will abate or do away with the odious
and sometimes criminal features in
primary contests, and make them fair
ly and truly representative of the will
of the people, whether they are rang
ed under Democratic or Republican
banners. This will encourage and pro-
mote the activity of the best class
of people in primary elections for the
nomination of candidates to be voted
for at the regular election. That is
the general demand in every section
of the Union
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

An interesting feature of the annual
report of State School Commissioner
Merritt is that which relates to model
schools. Only a few of these have been
established. but the results derived
from them have been so satisfactory
that it is to be expected the number
will be steadily increased. Three
model schools especially referred to in
the commissioners report are situated
at Sand HILL Carroll county; Daniels
VILE Madison county, and Cass Sta
ton, Barlow county. There are only
slight variations in the systems follow
ed by these schools; in the main they
are conducted along similar lines.
1t is the purpose of the model school
to consolidate several small districts
into a larger one, to lengthen the
term, to raise the standard of schol-
arship and to strengthen the interest
Of pupils and patrons in the schools
work. Direct local taxation supple
ments the fund received from the state
treasury. At the Sand Hill school the
trustees rented a farm of 100 acres
anu Sun-lcl IVu al CO ct d IN ANC NAldbN
gave the school thirty acres clear of
expense. A school wagon" is oper-
ated, to bring in and carry home
children living at a distance too great
to be walked by them. Other wagons
are to be added to the equipment. The
school reserves a small plot of the
farm for school house grounds and
garden and a plot to be cultivated by
the children in their study of primary
agriculture; the balance of the schools
thirty acres is titled by the driver of
the school wagon, which pays the
drivers wages and for horse feed. The
school embodies the common school
branches required by law and a high
school department, in addition to
which the pupils are taught cooking,
sewing, basket making, agriculture and
nature study. Under the old system
the school had sixty-two pupils; under
the new system it had 173 last yea.n
and has a greater number this year,
In the DanieIsville school, in addition
to the features of the Sand Hill school
enumerated above, there are work.
shops in which the boys learn to ham
die tools and work wood, and the
girls are taught to make hats, bas-
kets, mats and a number of other
things out of shucks, straw, grass,
bark, etc. Special attention is given
to vegetable and flower gardening at
this school. The Cass Station school
has practically all of the features of
both of the others, and it's success and
growth has been marked. These
schools are doing splendid work. They
are on a solid footing, and those who
patronize them could not be induced
to go back to the old system. A secret
of establishing first-class neighborhood
schools, such as these are, is in local
taxation. The moment the people be-
gin to put their hands into their pock-
cts for school money, that moment
they begin to take a deeper interest in
the schools; and once interest is thor
oughly aroused, they will not be salts
fed with anything short of the best.
Such schools are a form of investment
that is not approached by any other.
A community that has good schools is
bound to grow and prosper
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
STILL TALKING ABOUT THE
HREATY.

1t is stated in Washington dispatches
! that the Colon bian Congress now re-
grets that it rejected the Hay Herran
| treaty, and the impression is sought to
be made by prominent members of that
body that something may yet be done
| to bring about the ratification of the
! treaty. They do not seem to under
stand at the Colombian capital that
the treaty is dead-that there is no
way in which it can be taken UP and
acted upon now. If the Panama route
is finally chosen there will have to be
an entirely new deal between the
| United States and Colombia.
The story is being quite generally
published that Germany and Chill are
responsible for the rejection of the
treaty. 1t seems that the German and
Chilian ministers at Bogota took it
upon themselves to urge the Colombian
Senate not to ratify it, pointing out
that it was not possible to construct
an isthmian canal on the Nicaraguan
route, and that the United States would
have to pay whatever price Colombia
asked for concessions along the Pan
anna route if they built an isthmian
canal at all. In this connection 1t Is
asserted that Germany sent engineers
to Nicaragua to inspect the Nicara-
guam route, and that they reported that
the route was impracticable. With
this information the German minister
at Bogota found his task of defeating
the treaty a rather easy one.
There may be something in this
story but it will have to be supported
by satisfactory evidence before it will
be generally believed in this country.
Germany hasn't shown any hostility to
the canal. and there is no good reason
for thinking that she is hostile to it.
Besides, it wouldn't have been possible
for her to send engineers to Nicaragua
to report upon the practicability of
that route without the government at
Washington hearing about 1t.
Another interesting story that is now
in circulation is that the United States
are giving encouragement to the few
insurgents in Panama who are trying
to make Panama an independent state.
They are doing this. it is asserted, In
order to get the canal concessions on
their own terms. 1t is practically GER
tain they are doing nothing of the kind.
1t is true the Washington government
ordered the converted cruiser. Dixie,
to proceed to Colon on the announce
ment of trouble in Panama, but that
was done to insure protection to the
lives and property of Americans there,
and not for the purpose of lending the
insurgents helping hand.
But, strange as it may seem. there
are those in this country who are TAX
ing the position that the United States
would he justified in helping to make
Panama an independent state in order
to get the necessary concessions for the
construction Of the canal along the
Panama route. 1t is probable that the
United States would recognize Pana-
ma as an independent state if she
should revolt against Colombia and win
her independence. but it can be de-
pended upon that they will not aid her
in an undertaking of that kind.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

A story told in Washington is to
the effect that Rear Admiral F. T..
Bowles' resignation from the navy was
not entirely voluntary, as the reports
have made 1t appear. According to
the story, he was forced out by Sen
ator Hale. who is chairman of the
Senate Naval Committee. Some time
ago Admiral Bowles, who was chief
constructor Of the navy, had clash
with Senator Hale on the question of
battleships to be authorized. Bowles
wanted 16,000-ton ships while the SEN
ator insisted on II, 900 ton ships. Bowles
won over the Senator, after the differ
ence had amounted to a serious quar-
rel. Bowles victory was so displeas-
ing to the Senator that he declared
the chief constructor must be re-
moved. During the course of the in
vestigation of the United States Ship
building Corporation it was developed
that the trust had set aside something
like $4,000 in cash and securities to
be given to Admiral Bowes. Senator
Hale called the Presidents attention to
this and used it with such effect that
the Admiral was permitted to resign.
1t Is not believed that the Admiral re-
ceived or expected any money from
the trust, but that he was indiscreet
in permitting himself to be tangled
up in the affair.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
UNNA DEFINES A CAUSE.
European Skin Specialist Says Dam
druf Is Caused by Parasites.

Upon that theory, proved beyond
doubt, a cure for dandruff was sought
after Scientists. chemists, druggists
and physicians all took hand" and
the successful issue is the present prod
uct known as "Newbros Herpcide."
This remedy actually kills the para
sites that infest the hair bulb, does its
work most effective and contains not
an atom of substance injurious to any
thing else than the germ alone. Herpi-
eide causes the hair to grow as nature
intended it should, soft and abundant.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

Sporting editors of Northern news
papers are beginning to awaken to the
fact that there are a number of good
and fast tracks for fall and winter
racing in the South, and that a South
ern racing circuit would probably be
an excellent thing. If they will keep
on talking about the fine tracks and
excellent climate at Savannah and
Macon and other Southern towns. they
will do a good part by themselves and
the horse owners.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
A PLEA For THE SCHOOL FUND.

Prof Cone of Statesboro, Buloch
county, makes what seems to us to
be a strong argument against coun-
ties which do nothing for their pub
lie schools by local taxation, accept
ing their pro rata share of convicts
under the new convict lease, thereby
working the public roads at the ex-
pense of the schools. He points out
that of Bulloch county's school fund
about three-fourths comes from the
state and one-fourth from the taxpay-
ers of the county, and that If the coun-
try accepts her pro rata of convicts
her school fund will be cut down about
one-fourth, or just about the amount
that the county contributes towards
the fund. The county will be placed
in the position of contributing moth
ing towards the education of her chill
dren. 1t is certain If the county ac-
cepts her pro rata of convicts she
ought to impose a tax upon herself for
school purposes. 1t is of course i'm
portant that she should have good
roads, but she ought not to lower the
get the means of making them good.
The argument has been advanced
that if the roads of the county were
improved they would attract immigra-
ton and bring about an increase in
the value of the lands. That argu-
ment has a solid foundation, but the
fact must not be overlooked that if
the county hasn't good schools she
will not attract immigrants. even
though she has good roads.
Bulloch is too rich and progressive
country to permit decline in the
standard of her schools. She cannot
afford to do so, and if her County
Commissioners insist upon accepting
the county's pro rata of convicts her
people should insist upon local tax
for school purposes that would yield
an amount as great as that which
will be taken from the county school
fund by that means.
Indeed, they would be in the line
of progress If they should decide upon
policy of local taxation for school
purposes that would put the schools
upon higher plane than they have
ever yet been. The more the schools
cost the people the more they will
be appreciated, and the more eager
the people will be to get every posi-
BILE benefit out of them they can. OF
course we do not advocate a local
school tax that would be excessively
burdensome. 1t should be within rea-
son, but large enough to provide good
school houses and competent teachers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

The New York World is daily pub
fishing statistics that show the city is
not taking it's advice. 1t is support
ing Low and its straw ballot shows
that Mcclellan is likely to be elected.
The city has gained something, how
ever. when it's yellow journals have
got to the point where they will print
facts prejudicial to their own desires.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
Tho Wenther.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for cloudy weather, rain in
west portion, with fresh east winds.
Eastern Florida, partly cloudy wealth
er, with fresh east winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

Have those congressional grey
wolves" that Col. Watterson has been
telling US about had their fangs into
the public lands of the West. as we'll
as into the isthmian canal deal? Sec
rotary Hitchcock denies that he has
intimated that members of the United
States Senate are involved in the land
scandals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

Maybe it would be a good idea to
have the police wagons fitted with Sc
cret trap doris. through which the cops
could escape when the locks failed to
work
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

The liner Kronprinz Wilhelm, which
arrived in New York day or two ago,
was in communication with land by
wireless telegraph all the way across
the ocean. Every day news bulletins
were received, and the passengers kept
in touch with what was happening in
the world almost as well as if they had
been ashore and in their homes, with
the morning papers laid fresh by the
breakfast plates. In addition to this
the ship was number of times in COM
munication with other ships carrying
wireless apparatus. The weather was
stormy, and fogs were encountered, but
neither storm nor fog seriously inter-
fered with the working of the appara-
g.. lis. The voyage, therefore, was a sig
nal triumph for Marconi and his inven-
ton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

Mr.. Bryan has delayed his departure
for Europe until he sees whether or
not the court is going to allow him that
$50 600.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

Surgeon General Rixey of the navy
says the titles of medical officers of the
naval service are all wrong and mean
ingless. His own title, he says. should
be surgeon admiral. which would de-
note his rank as well as his profession.
The general as it stands merely de-
notes the fact that he is the executive
officer OF the service and does not indi-
cate rank.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

The lime light will now be shut off
from Dowie and turned on Sam Parks
and the election in New York.