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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Albany IN. W Argus Dem }
saws: Susan B. Anthony finds herself
in strange company, in giving a quail
fled Endorsement of Sriloot; although all
she is known to have said was that
Smoot would take his seat ana Keep IT,
But the men and women who are work.
ing to save the Senate and the nation
from the disgrace of polygamy DO not
like to have cold water thrown on their
efforts by Sister Susan.
The Norfolk (Va.) Landmark (Dem)
saws: IF there has been a better Sec
rotary of State within the last genera
ton than MIR. John Hay. what is his
name? The conclusion of satisfactory
treaties with Colombia concerning the
Isthmian canal and with Great Brit
ain concerning the Alaskan boundary
are the latest of the SecretarY's con-
spicuous successes Mr.. Hay is small
only in stature. He has never failed
to discharge the delicate duties of his
position with the highest credit to his
country and himself. 1t is proper to
give praise when praise has been fair
ly earned"
The Springfield ! (Miss.) Republican
Qnd.) says: "In a certain discussion
of current affairs the New York Even
ing Post takes occasion to refer to Eng
land as the only friend we had in the
war with Spain, and without whose
moral assistance in that crisis@our diff
f1cu1ties might have been much greater
than thew WERE Thus are historical
myths propagated The statement is
untrue. and can be shown to be untrue.
On the other hand, those Who seek to
spread the myth have no satisfactory
evidence to prove their assertion. The
attitude of the Russian and German
governments was irreproachable in that
war"
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
Nov let US pray that the tornenting
and long-winded Alaskan boundary
question will be finally settled, by the
arbitrator to which it viii be submit
ted. There has been an amount of ex-
asperating talk and writing on this
petty question, in the United States and
Canada, sufficient to have provoked a
war a hundred years ago. Our foreign
Office has been much misrepresented
and slandered by a section OF our press.
and the highest functionaries of the Do
minion have talked and acted as If they
would prefer to keep the troublesome
issue open indefinitely. Let US hope
that the treaty for submitting II TO ref
erees viii prove TO be the beginning OF
the end OF the controversy"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
Personal,

Admiral Schley, accompanied by
Col. and Mrs. A. K. Mcclure of Phil
adelphia. is to make an extended tour
of the West, going as far west as
Southern California, where the early
spring will be spent.
An intimate friend of the Presi-
dent received letter from Mr.. Roose-
welt recently in which the writer says:
II am not a rich man, hardly we'll
TODD man, and besides l have large
family of small children.
"A friend met Congressman Rup-
pert of New York and said: Jake l
came away from home without any
money this morning. Let me have a
couple of dollars, will you? L want to
get shaved" Say" observed the con-
gresham as he handed over the mon
ey. who shaves you-Pierpont Nor
gam" Fr 8#
Heinrich Peterson, recently a pro-
lessor in a Baptist theological semi
nary in Hamburg, Germany, is acting
as a motorman on a trolley line in
Chester. Pa. Professor Peterson, who
speaks five languages fiuently, came
to this country a few weeks ago ex-
pecting to receive an appointment Ia
a theological seminary. He was dis
appointed and Immediately went to
work with the trolley company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
One on Frank TiIford.

Russell Sage had Frank Tilford out
to drive one day last summer near his
country place over on Long Island, says
the New York Commercial. They were
sitting behind a pair for which Uncle
Russell had paid $10,000-and, quite nat
urally, he was figuring on how he could
get d part of that price back.
They saw a team approaching. 1t
was drawing a load of salt hay out
from the meadows along the shore.
Quote Russell, eagerly:
81 am paying too much money for
bedding for my horses. Now We'll see
what this man wants for his load of
hay" So the stranger was stopped and
the aged financier opened negotiations.
What do you want for that load of
hay?"
Five dollars" was the reply.
Five dollars?" said Sage, "why it Is
not worth a cent more than three. 1t
| doesn't cost you anything; all you have
| to do is to cut it,"
well" replied the farmer cit takes
a good half a days work, and the use
of my horses and wagon"
But Sage would not pay So, so a COM
| promise was made on 81 for the load
delivered.
Where shall leave it," said the
| farmer.
"At Frank Tilfords,'' said Uncle
| Russell, and turning to Tilford, as they
| drove on, he said:
You see, Frank. If he knew that
hay was for Russell Sage he would not
| let it go for less than 81. And by the
| by, when he leaves it at your place
just let your man bring it over to my
| barn "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
BRIGHT BITS.

-Bragg-I was knocked senseless
by a cricket ball two5years ago.
The Boy in the Corner-When does
yer expeck ter get over it?-Glasgow
Evening Times.
DR. Bailey docking at thermome-
ter)-Humm! I don't like your tenn
perature.
Sick Student-Then why did you take
it?-Harvard Lampoon.
-Deacon-Little boy! Why are you
not at church? &
The Little Boy-Why amt at
Church? Hully Gee! Did yer ever see
pickerel ketched in a church?-Puck.
-She-I must say that I am disap-
pointed in you; there was q time when
7 thought YOU were a man of bound
less courage.
He-That was when ! proposed to
YOU. of course.-Richmond Dispatch.
-Wifie-You call yourself happy be-
cause your wife thinks you the best
man on earth. ......- 1900.
Topper-Nothing of the kind. I am
happy because she keeps up the farce
of appearing to think so.-Boston
Transcript. -"'- .s-
-Nell-There is nothing more de-
lightful than the knowledge that
man is in love with you.
Bess-Oh, l don't know. What's the
matter with the knowledge that two or
three men are in love- With you.-Chi-
cago Daily News. p.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01

ft for children. because they invari-
ARRAYS, and detective stories were oh
jected to for the reason that they place
the childish reader on more or less
terms of intimacy with criminal and
other hard characters.
After such criticism OF old favor
ties. one might think that it would be
eminently safe to turn to the Sunday
school library for fit books to be placed
in the hands of the young. But DR..
Emil G. Hirsch of Chicago denies en-
phatically that such is the case. He
has made an examination of a num-
Der of Sunday-school libraries and says
he has no hesitation in declaring that
the majority of books to be found in
them are composed of the sillisst
twaddle." and are barren of ennob-
ling. correct and character-b building
sentiment" If boy grew up along
the lines of many of the heroes of
Sunday-sc story books, DR.. Hirsch
is sure that he would be called cad
or an ass by all who knew him.
The problem therefore, is a difficult
one. DR.. johnson advocated reading
anything five hours a day, and you
will be soon learned" But manifest
ly modern parents are not going to ac-
cept DR.. Johnsons advice in this mat
ter. Reading anything" will not
make well-trained and well-stored
mind, and some parts of the any
thing" may have pernicious effect. In
discriminate reading is not good for
the young reader The matter should
be selected. We do not believe in
eliminating all of the delightful fairies,
princes and princesses from the child's
library, and we are quite willing that
the forty thieves and an assortment
of gnomes and genii shall have place
there. Still we assert that it is a duty
which parents owe to their children
to be sure that only wholesome read
ing matter finds its way into their
hands, and they should have plenty
of that kind.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01

WICKED BOOK AGENTS.

Some of the victims of a book agent
who exhibited his talent in this city
some months ago will be interested in
the accounts of the doings of certain
book agents in New York city who are
selling THE Book of the Presidents"
written by Gen. Grosvenor, the we'll
known member of Congress from Ohio
According to accounts the agents are
telling all sorts of stories to get sub
scriptions, one of them being that Gen.
Grosvenor, being in very reduced cir
cumstances, wrote the book to provide
himself with a competency in his old
age. Another Is that the book was
written for the purpose of raising
money with which to buy a house for
Gen. Grosvenor. In fact, all sorts of
stories are being told to get subscrip-
tons.
The prices of the book range all the
way from SIS to $500, according to
the decorations and binding. The plea
is made that the edition is limited to
1000, and the purpose is to raise $780,
900 for Gen. Grosvenor. OF course
many of the Generals friends have
been inveigled into purchasing the
highest price book, thinking they were
helping him to comfort in his old
age.
When asked about the matter Gen.
Grosvenor said he had no interest in
the book whatever. except that he
wrote it at stipulated sum- The
prices obtained by the publisher, he
said, did not help him in the least.
He was as much surprised as any
body that he was being represented as
being so poor that he had to call on
his friends to extend to him a helping
hand.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
READING FOR CHILDREN.

woman's club in that intellectual
center, Boston, has revived the very
important question. What shall the
children read? Most children become
devoted readers, provided they can
get hold of matter that appeals to
them. They are, of course, too imma-
ture to be discriminating. hence it be-
comes the duty of parents to think
and select for them. There are--there
must be-a number of books that are
good to be placed in their hands.
What are they? By whom are they
written? Some of the readers of pa
pers in the Boston club, mothers with
children at home. took strong grounds
against such old favorites in children s
fiction as Cinderella and Little Red
Riding Hood, because of the utter i'm
possibility of their adventures. Fur
thermore. in the former story it is APP
parently taught that a happy mar
riage may depend upon the size of a
foot, rather than intellectual or do
nestle attachments. Blue Beard, they
said. should be cut out. because of his
horrible, bloody butcherles, which spoil
and hide the moral against inquisitive-
ness under a deluge of gore. Grimm
and Hans Andersen were held to be
not good mental pabulum. because
fairy stories give false ideas of life.
An English writer of note was quoted
as expressing scorn for such "nauseous
stuff" as that contained in swiss
Family Robinson" Dickens also came
in for denunciation as a writer for
children, because of the light and face
tious manner in which he treats in
diligence in strong drink. Indian and
border stories were deemed unworthy
Of serious consideration as literature
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01

There was a funny duet in the Sen
ate yesterday with bass and soprano
parts, says the Washington letter of
the Philadelphia Press. 1t was a col
loquy between Senator Proctor of Vir-
mont and Senator Quay of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Proctor's tones are as deep
as thunder and roll out with the vol
ume of a basso profundo. Mr.. Quay's
voice is a sort of shrill soprano and
when the two debate a point of order
for few minutes the effect was quite
amusing. The deep bass of Proctor
and the piping treble of Quay blended
in an entertaining duet.
Senator Proctor is a base singer of
some reputation, at least in his home
town. His voice is of very deep regis
ter and in the old church choir at home
his part in "St. Martins" China"
"Exbridge," and the good old congre-
gational tunes was a feature of the
village singing. He can still render
"a Hundred Fathoms Deep in a style
to command applause.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
How We Learn.

Great truths are dearly bought. The
common truth,
Such as men give and take from day
to day.
Comes in the common walk of easy life,
Blown by the careless wind, across
our way.
Great truths are greatly won, not
found by chance
Nor waited on the breath of summer
dream;
But grasped in the great struggle of
the soul,
Hard buffeting with adverse wind
and stream.
But in the day of conflict, fear and
grief,
When the strong hand of God, put
forth in might,
Flows up the subsoil of the stagnant
heart,
And brings the imprisoned truth seed
to the light,
Wrung from the troubled spirit. in
hard hours,
OF weakness, solitude, perchance of
pain,
Truth springs like harvest from the
well-plowed field.
And the soul feels il has not wept in
VAIN, -Bonar.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
james Found a WAY.

"a neigbbor of mine got in his win
ters supply of coal last spring, before
the price went up" said a Detroiter
the other day, according to the Free
Press. while l let matters run on and
started the winter with a single ton
had man taking care of my furnace,
and / cautioned him to be as econofni-
cal as possible. He assured me that
not one shovelful should be wasted and
that he was thoroughly devoted to my
interests. I went down cellar now and
then to look at that ton, and, much to
my surprise. l found that it held its
own day after day, though the house
was kept thoroughly warm. 1t should
have been gone to the last lump in
twenty days at the outside, but at the
end of that time it seemed to me as if
the ton had swel1ed to a ton and a
half. 1t was a great puzzle to me- as
you may believe. and it was solved
only by accident. I came home late
one night and went down to see if the
furnace was all right. I found the
basement door open, and just as was
closing it in came my man with a big
basket of coal on his shoulder
why. James, what does this mean p
I asked as he dropped his load on the
pile.
It's evening things up he replied
without confusion.
How do you mean?
Why. Mr.. Blank had ten tons of
coal and you had only one, and I've
been taking three basketfuls off his pile
every night for three weeks. You leave
1t to me and I'll put you through
Il not only had to inform James that
his devotion to my interests was alto
gether too utter" said the citizen, but
my conscience compelled me to pay my
neighbor for ton of COAL and I've
been running the old furnace myself
since then. I'm down on the coal COM
bine. but I couldn't be accessory to any
basket racket"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
why He should Learn Spanish.

One of the most brilliant series OF the
Gobelins tapestries represents the sur
prising adventures of Don Quixote.
Louis XIV had a great affection for the
doughty chevalier, says Tit Bits. One
day he said to a great gentleman of his
court:
do you know SPANISH"
mo, sire" said the other.
All it is great pity"
The seigneur, thinking. at the least,
the King was going to offer him the
Enthusiastically at Madrid, put himself
with extraordinary zeal to the mastery
of Spanish. In a few weeks he came
back to his royal master, and, with a
conqueror's air. said:
Your ma jesty, l have learned Span
ish"
my compliments" said Louis. Read
Don Quixote' in Spanish; it is much
finer than in French"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
RATS AND THE PLAGUE.

In lighting the outbreak of bubonic
plague at Mazatlan, Mexico, and in
taking precautions against it on the
American side of the boundary line,
much attention is being given to the
rats. 1t has been decided that the
germs of the plague are distributed
by rats that become affected with the
disease. 1t is not claimed that rats
are the sole cause of the distribution,
but it is believed that they more than
any other agency are responsible for
its spread. Plague-stricken rats get
into the hold of ship at an infected
port; they infect the ship and posi-
bly, its crew, and when the ship
reaches another port some of the rats
escape from the vessel to the dock,
carrying the dreadful germs with
them.
At San Francisco and New Orleans
great precautions are taken to pre-
vent the coming ashore of rats from
vessels from infected or suspected
ports. Such vessels are not permitted
to touch the docks and men with
shotguns are stationed to watch for
rats attempting to make landing The
health officer at the port of San Fran
cisco urges upon both ship owners
and householders the ACCESSIBILITY of
waging a warfare of determination
against rats. He says they distribute
other diseases than bubonic plague,
and should be dealt with mercilessly.
This discussion of rats in connec-
ton with the plague, by the way,
brings to mind the evolution of opin-
ion with respect to the agencies of the
spread of contagious diseases that has
taken place in the last quarter of a
century. Twenty-Five years ago If a
physician had suggested that yellow
fever was transmitted by the bites of
mosquitoes. that typhoid was trans
mitted by common house flies and
that rats were distributors of the bu-
bonic plague, he would probably have
been laughed at as crank by many
of his brother practitioners. And yet
modern medical men are pretty we'll
agreed that mosquitoes, flies and rats
are really the mischief makers that
they are charged with being. Know
ing these things, physicians and
health officers are better prepared
than ever before to combat certain
malignant diseases, Notwithstanding it
is probably beyond the power of hui
man ingenuity to destroy all of the
germ carriers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
? Throwing Away Teddy,

A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post sends that paper the
following story:
Capt. - afterwards Gen. - George
Pickett used to tell a good story on
himself as occurring at that time. He
said that he had just mixed himself
a toddy when his attention was ar
rested suddenly by courier whose
message caused him to mount imme-
dfately and ride off. leaving the drink
behind him. He was gone some hours
When he returned, the empty glass was
on his camp table, whereupon ensued
the following colloquy:
Orderly"
Yes. sir"
where's that toddy?"
Threw it away, sir; thought you
had done with it. sir
Where did you throw it; down your
d-n throat?"
Yes, sir; down my d-n throat, sir"
accompanied by regulation salute.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
DEMOCRATS GETTING TOGETHER.

DEMOCRATS GETTING TOGETHER.
There is no doubt that Democrats are
gradually getting together. Very little
is now heard of two wings of the Dem
ocratic party or of the silver question.
By common consent that question is
being dropped, and prominent Demo-
Gratis are heard to say, now and then,
that it would not be surprising if the
next Democratic presidential candidate
should stand on gold standard plat
form. OF course. they are Eastern
Democrats who say this. but II IS
worthy of notice that no protest Is
made by Democrats of other sections.
When Mr. Cleveland, Mr.. Olney and
Mr.. Whitney had a meeting in New
York a few days ago it was surmised
that their purpose was to start a boom
for ex-senator German as a presiden-
tial candidate-at least that was the
thought thrown out by New York pa
pers. 1t is doubtful. however, if they
had any such thought.
German, of course, has strong friends
who will be heard from at the proper
time, but just now there seems to be
more talk of Richard Olney of Massa-
chusetts and Judge Parker of New
York than of the other candidates. Ac-
cording to reports appearing in New
England papers Senators Bacon and
Clay of this state and Senators Talia-
ferro of Florida were consulted by a
leading New England politician a few
days ago as to the outlook for Mr..
that either of these senators commit
ted himself in favor of any candidate
They wanted to know, however, what
chances Mr. Olney had of carrying
Massachusetts,. If they gained satisfac-
tory information on that point it did
not appear in the public prints. Indeed
IT is doubtful if any Massachusetts,
Democrat is prepared to say that as a
presidential candidate Mr.. Olney could
carry that state.
If the contest for the nomination
should be between Mr.. Olney and
Judge Parker 1t is probable that Judge
Parker would be successful for the
reason that his chances for carrying
New York would be better than Mr.
Olney's chances for carrying Massa-
chusetts. Neither Judge Parker nor
Mr.. Olney seems to be an eager candi-
date, and it is probable that neither
would be greatly disappointed if his
name were not mentioned in the NOM
mating convention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
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