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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-14
POLISHED PLATE GLASS.

We are the Southern distributing
agents of the Penn American Plate
Glass Co. We carry at our Atlanta
warehouse the largest stock in the
South.
WINDOW GLASS. lots of IT, all
sizes, single and double, at our ware
houses both In Savannah and In AZ
lanta. Dowell Pins. Blind Staples
GLACIERS Diamonds, Putty and Points
Mail orders promptly shipped.
FL. COOLIDGE & BRO,
SAVANNAH ATLANTA
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-14
"Take Kalo1a SIX days and
eat anything You want"

Correspondence solicited and samples
mailed to any address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
DlnlnQ Stations.

Since dining cars have proved such losing propositions I don't see why the railroads hesitate to introduce dining stations" said traveller yesterday. "This plan has been tried on a number of western roads very successfully, and cer- tainIy could not be more expensive than modern cafe cars.
 "The great advantage of dining sta- tion Is that it attracts class of people who would never buy dinner on a train for the simple reason that the dining room fare is so much cheaper and so much more abundant. Katy dining sta- tions have become famous among trav- elers. The memory of those clean, cheer ful rooms, with their pretty waitresses and tables grooming under good things is hard to drive away And the best part about 1t is that the price is only 50 cents. On a diner you would have hard time getting a square meal for that amount.
 Tt is easy enough to establish stations at those points along the route which will be passed about meal tinie and with the schedule arranged there is lthinS else to worry about At the rate an av- craze passenger train trivels 1t " iu-d be necessary to have compar aA'el2 lev dining stations. In nearly every Instance dining stations have paid well and 1t Is well known that dining ears cost more than they make. When 1t is considered that dining station does not necessarily depend on travelling patronage for sup port another point in its favor is readily seen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
London Paper for Women.


 Alfred Harmsworth has begun the publication of the Mirror, daily socl- ety paper for gentlewomen. Three hundred and fifty thousand of the first number were printed, and it contained twenty-six columns of advertising mat ter.
 This attempt to establish a woman's paper in London offers nothing more than women in America have long been accustomed to. News of all sorts fills. six reading pages. On the sev- enth is presented social news of town and country Books are dealt with on page 8, and page 9 is devoted to we'd dings, engagements and the like. The editorial page is wholly written by women, but the topics are not unusual. Three pages of fashions follow, as does a page relating to the toilet, and a page filled with reports of outdoor pastimes. story fills page and a half
 The Sunday supplements of Ameri- can newspapers have long presented similar matter, and MT. Harmsworth simply proposes to do on every day what Americans have been doing on Sunday, and to some extent on every other day also.
 The Harmsworths will put plenty of money and newspaper skill and energy behind the new enterprise, and it may fill a long-felt want It pre- sented political scoop" in its first number, publishing for the first time the fact that a committee of three had been appointed to devise a plan for the reorganization of the national de- lenses. It cannot hope to publish each day Scoops" of such magnitude, and in the long run it will have to depend upon the superiority of its pages pre- pared expressly for women readers Much depends upon the care and art with which those pages are gotten up. There are enough women of leisure in England to make the Mirror profit able If it can command by its merits their patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Mems JeWelry.

'There is tendency in England tc re- vive the custom of men wearing dis play of jewelry," said a haberddsher yes terday, but sincerely hope 1t will never spread to this country. In fact Jewelry was never made for a man to wear and when he overdoes 1t he looks ridi,,llous
 Nowadays no man of refinement will walk the streets with diamond r,rSs fash ing on his fingers, diamond s:uls on his shirt bos, T, and conspicuous watch f15
 One diamond Is permissible among good dressers. whether 1t be worn on the fin- ger or on the shirt front, but galaxy of stones Is barbarous, to say the least. Styles in mems dress have be, ,ine more sensible every year, with the possible exception of that season when we re- lapsed back to picadilly shoes, and I trust conservative notions will continue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Germans Prestige.

The Hon. E. L. Russell of Mobile gen. era1 counsel for the Mobile and Ohio railroad. one of the foremost of south ern lawyers, was at the New Willard Washington, D. C.. last Tuesday, accom- panied by his family. The election results in Maryland and New York City seemed to afford him pleasure.
 Tt seems like a good augury,' he re- marked by way of comment to reporter of the Washington Post. "and will no doubt give hope and inspiration to the party throughout the nation. These vic- tories are, therefore, of more than local significance. They mark an era of return ing strength to the democracy, and 1T from this time forward the party acts with prudence and conservatism, it may once more come into power. Senator Cor mans victory further confirms his pres tige and gives him strong claims upon the leadership in 1904. I should say that either his nomination or that of Judge Parker would be favorably received by those who are identified with the great business interests of this country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

M\ ADsDEN Times-News: Birming-
 V ham is going to place a huge O iron statute of a man at the St. Louis exposition and we suppose this will be about the only exhibition Alabama will have worthy of the name It will undoubtedly attract much attention to the mineral region.
 selman Times: Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cunningham has gone to Europe to take a post graduate course in medicine. Before leaving he announced he would be a candidate for governor three years hence. Governor Cunningham is bril- liant orator and will make an exceedingly lively race when he gets out after the job in real earnest
 Centreville Press: Chancellor Richard Kelley is being prominently spoken of as a candidate for the supreme court bench. The chancellor is a learned lawyer, and if elected to this important position would fill it with credit. He has friends all over the state who are pressing his claims.
 1TOy MeSStHBcT- Oiolt CioPS diWoJ 9 bring a feeling of unrest to many. A few days since party passed through Troy on their way in search of new homes down in the wiregrass secion of Alabama. Sev- eral families in the western part of Pike are arranging to cast their lot in the far west before another year. But after all there is no better averaged section than
 of ,trxx., te, arelater glad to return like the proverbial cat.
 Huntsville Mercury: Within the past few weeks. in this city, while one of the best Christian women was on her way to church Sunday morning. the sidewalk at one of the saloons was so completely blockaded by negro men and boys that the lady had to walk out in the street to get by. A gentleman in this city witnessed this humiliating scene and his word will not for one moment be questioned by the public. No community making claims to the observance of law and order should tolerate such conditions. Such conduct Is one of the fruits of vagrancy and loose Sunday saloon practices, and is proof suf- ficient for the urgent and burning need of the vagrancy and Sunday open saloon legislation enacted by the last legislature. We trust our chief of police and his ex- cellent force will break up these corner and sidewalk collections so that ladies on their way to church or anywhere else in the city will find the sidewalks clear and open for the use of the moving public for whom they were made. and not used for any gathering that interferes with their free use by pedestrians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Scheminu for More Delay.

The hurrying of gunboats to Colon and Panama and the activity of the DeLesseps lobby, indicate that the se- cession of Panama has become an im- portant incident in the canal digging programme. How long the revolution at Panama has been brewing, or how much the administration at Washing ington knew about its coming, will perhaps never be told, but anyone who believes that the ruction in Panama is an ordinary South American tussle between the ins and the outs, is clearly mistaken. 1t is a struggle over the loot that goes with the dig gng of a canal by this country. It is a revolution of the canal, by the ca nal, for the canal, and it is not a mere party movement, as other South American revolutions are
 What the government proposes to do about 1t Is not yet plain. All de bends upon what its canal scheme is. Congress, too, may take a hand at it. If the administration is welded to the French canal and is ready to disre- gard the Spooner law, it will no doubt promote the revolution at Panama, even if years are consumed in reach ing point that would render treaty with the new republic feasible. In any event much delay would thus be inevitable.
 Delay, after all, seems to be the ad- ministrations strong suit Delay will let it gather in from the Pacific rail roads vast campaign subscriptions. Delay will bind to it many strong cap- italistic influences. It Is delay in any event, and the people may as well get ready to speak out next year over the repudiation of the Spooner act and the eNdless delays that go with the Pan- ana mess Complications multiply, and they will continue to multiply so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Embezzlements and Their Causes.

A well known sociologist of Chicago has investigated the numerous embez- clements of the present year. He finds by consulting the files of news papers that 4152 embezzlements have been recorded or mentioned since January 1 last, and he has traced them all to three causes. In many instances two or even three of the causes have been operative. Gambling led to 3212 embezzlements, high living to 345o, and extravagant wives to 1875. Dupli- cation leads to these figures.
 Small embellishments are not, as rule, included in the number that have been published A merchant whose clerk stakes a small sum of his em- ployer's money on a race track and is discharged, is not mentioned by the newspapers, and there are more small unmentioned embezzlers than there  are embezzlers of large amounts. Be yond all doubt the racing tracks are the most prolific source of embezzle- ments in large towns, followed closely by the embezzlements that grow out of gambling in stocks, wheat, cotton and the like The bucket shop is sec ond to the racing ring, but both are productive of embezzlements and un- told misery.
 This is a period full of embezzle- ments, and study of their causes can not fail to be instructive and interest ing. The Chicago sociologist should pursue his studies to the end of the year, and sum up the year as whole, giving us, if possible, comparative study of this and previous years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Persimmon Time.

''Persimmon time will soon be at hand" remarked man who yet has recollections of a country life. "When the frost begins to fall and the fruit turns purple planta- ton darkies believe the time to enjoy Life is at hand. Nothing more Is necessary to complete their satisfaction than a successful possum hunt. With potatoes plentiful, persimmons sugar-coated, and possum roasting the cup is running over. City people have scant conception of what the fall season means to residents of tse country. It is the brightest and happiest part of the year. when hard work is ended and all that remains to be done is to gather in the crops.
 This year promises to be particularly agreeable to southern planters as a result of high-priced cotton. Returning to tie subject of persimmons, the fruit is strict ly country product and country favor ite. Who ever heard of city people eating persimmons? But country people recog- nize their value and do not dlsdain the humble fruit even If 1t Is free to the bears the darkies. and every other creature that cares to lift 1t from the ground where 1t fails at the first blow of Jack Frost"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
l SAW FROM THE BEACH.

By Thomas Moore. I saw from the beach. when the morn
 ing was shining, A bark OCT the waters move gloriously
 on; I came when the sun OCT that beach
 was declining The bark was still there. but the waters
 were gone. And such is the fate of our life's early promise, So passing the spring-tide of joy we
 have known; Each wave that we danced on at morn-
 ing, ebbs from us, And leaves us. at eve. on the bleak
 shore alone. Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorn-
 ing
 The close of our day, the calm eve of
 our night; Give me back, give me back the wild
 freshness of Morning. Her clouds and her tears are worth
 Evenings best light. Oh, who would not welcome that mo- -ment's returning, When passion first walked new life
 through his frame. And his soul, Ike the wood that grows
 precious in burning. Gave out all it's sweets to loves ex- Quisite flame?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
REMARKS THAT ARE MADE
 BY THE ALABAMA EDITORS

tical quiet in Alabama. In the recent elections Alabamians were only specta- tors It's a good thing to be out of poli- tics occasionally.
 Coosa Democrat: There ought to be a law passed in Alabama placing all scales and weights under the eye of secret serv- ice men and make it heavy penalty for any man to doctor his scales. It is true such things usually come to the surface but unsuspecting persons are often gouged badly before they learn that they are dealing with a traitor.
 Greensboro Living Truth: Although the election of governor is long way off the press of the state have practically set tied on one of her best, truest and ablest citizens, Capt. J. M. Falkner.
 Green county Democrat: It seems that there are still some people who advocate the old convention plan of nominating candidates-at least there were two mem- bers of the state executive committee who came out openly at the recent meeting of the executive committee and an- nounced their opposition to the primary plan. The primary plan was pretty thor oughly tested last year, and there is no mistake about it being much more satis- factory than the old convention plan. We say stick to the primary plan
 Opelika Post: Idaho comes forward with man who received 3300 volts of electricity and still lives. Opeika can beat that. Sam Browne took 5000 volts and is as hale and brown as before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
GeOrqe B. MCCIeIIan's EIiqibiIity.

The incipient Mcclellan presidential boom has encountered a frost. The mayor-elect was born in Dresden, Sax ony, where his parents were staying temporarily as sight-seers or colonists Dresden has great art gallery, and is withal a fine city, containing an un- usually large American colony. After General Mcclellan was defeated for the presidency in 1864, he went abroad, and his stay in Europe ex- tended to 1868. While he was there young George Brinton Mcclellan was born. This event occurred on Novem- Der 23, 1865.
 The constitution says mo person ex- cept natural-born citizen, or a citi- zen of the United States at the time of the adoption of the constitution, shall be eligible to the office of Presi- dent" This raises the large-sized academic question, What is a natural born citizen? Young Mcclellan clearly was not born a German, nor even an Italian. He did not need naturaliza- tion. His parents were Americans at the time of his birth, and ever after wards to the dates of their deaths. If son of an ambassador or consul, born abroad, be a natural-born citizen, why then is not George Brinton Mcclellan
 The trouble is, the point has never been decided by the United States Supreme court, which Is not predis- posed to moot courts, and no party has been willing, or probably ever will be willing, to bring before the Su- preme court an actual living, throb- ping case. We will never know with accuracy what a natural-born citizen is or is not. The woods are full of presidential aspirants, and no party will lift to supreme leadership a man who must be elected by the people, by the electors and by the Supreme court. This, therefore, may let out New York s popular son, but there is room for all his energies outside of the White House. If he can give New York city acceptable government, he can shake any of the other plum trees, and this is certainly glory enough for even Tam manys young favorite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

stated that 1t has tweBty-seven whole- sale grocery concerns and that all of them are doing we'll
 
 Capt. James B. Stanley, editor of the Greenville Advocate returned to his home yesterday after a pleasant visit to Bir- mingham friends. T. A Allen of Atlanta was one of the IIillman's arrivals last night. c. E. Chapman of New Orleans is reg istered at the St. Nicholas.
 W. F. Ross, a prominent citizen of Anniston is stopping at the Morris.
 
 Commissioner of Agriculture and In- dustries Poole came up from Montgom- cry last night and is stopping at the Metropolitan
 H. E. Whitaker, editor of the Monte vallo Sentinel is stopping at the Florence. R. L. Little of Jasper is registered at the Hillman.
 J. L. Henden and A. J. Bean of Tus- ealoosa are stopping at the Morris. W. M. Vaughn of Heflin, was among the St. Nicholas arrivals last night. w. A. Meglemry, travelling auditor of the Louisville and Nashville railroad with headquarters at Nashville is at the Metro poltan.
 Andrew R. Sheriff of Chicago, was one of the Hillman's late arrivals last night. The Hon. Amos E. Goodhue of Gads- den is at the Florence.
 Ex-senator Frank s. Moody of Tusca- loosa is stopping at the Morris.
 
 Price Mckenzie, a prominent merchant of Greenville Is in the city. J. l.. Bodecker, a popular drug salesman of New York. was one of the Metropon- tan's arrivals last night.
 w. H. Lanier of Talladega was one of the Hilman's arrivals last night. J. Fall Robertson, a prominent mer- chant and business man of Cropwell, is registered at the Morris.
 Capt. J. M Elliott, the well known cap italist of Gadsden, accompanied by Mrs. Elliott, are at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

long as the government clings to the remnants left by DeLesseps.
 The way to dig a canal is to turn loose the entire Panama outfit, and begin in a straightforward manner on the Nicaragua route. There will be no canal digging until this Is done. The transcontinental railroads can manipulate the Panama complications, producing almost endless delays, and the only direct road to a canal con sists in a treaty with Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and a repudiation of the Colombian entanglements out and out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
HOW OLD IS ANN?
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 We do not want to seem ungracious. but 1t is none the less a fact that our time Is very much occupied just now with really important matters and 1t Is in- convenient to step aside for the purpose of deciding bet as to the age of Ana young lady with whom we are not &C., quainted and the number of whose sum- mers does not concern us in the least. We cannot, however, resist the impor- tunitles of Pro Bono Publico," "Old Sub scriber." "Vox Populi,' and company They have stood by us through r1any a crisis and vicissitude. and we'll not de- sert them now.
 Here Is the problem:
 Mary Is twenty-four years old
 Mary is twice as old as Ann was when
 Mary was as old as Ann is now. How
 old Is Ann?'
 Obviously Ann must have been twelve Twice twelve Is twenty-four, and Ann was twelve at the time in dispute or Mary could not possibly, at twentyfour. be twice as old today. There is no es- cape from these premises. The only point remaining to be settled is the present age of Ann, and we do that by advancing Ann from twelve to a figure at which Mary. going back from twentyfour. would meet her. The midway point is eighteen. Six years ago Mary was eighteen. Six years added to twelve makes eighteen. Six years ago, therefore. Ann was just half as old as Mary is now; in other words. twelve, and hence, at this moment Ann, being six years older, is eighteen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Collectors Decreasino.

T really believe that coin and stamp collectors are decreasing in number" said an antiquary. At any rate they are not so much talked about these days. Personally I have long ago come to the conclusion that the man who scans hum dreds of coins in the hope of some day finding one worth several hundred or a thousand dollars is chasing a moonbeam. He is wasting his time, since a person can search for twenty years and never discover coin worth more than S5 Of course there is little chance for gain in collecting stamps and enthusiasts on this subject have nothing further from their thoughts. Of the two fads, stamps are far more economical, but very little is to be gained through the pursuit of either. In the case of coins frequently a large expense account is run up and. although the hobby is an interesting one. it can hardly be said to appeal to the artistic sense. Such fads are to some extent educative but the learning they impart can be much more easily and cheaply acquired through other sources. In fact, both hobbies are on the decay. They have become too cheap and too tame in the midst of host of more expensive and more exciting diversionsy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Washington Notes.

Washington, November 6-(Special.)-- Two rural free delivery roulss will be established December 1 at Round Moun- tain. Cherokee county. with two carriers. Routes cover an area of A square miles. containing a population of HOO.
 Rural carriers appointed for Alabama routes: Center, regular. Charles H. Shrop- shire; substitute. William H. Shropshire. Clio. regular, Jesse L. Ketchum; suhstl- tute,s Robert G. Commander. Hokes Bluff. reaular. Robert L. Pentecost: substitute. Jet Pentecost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
RirmInaham,s Prosperity.

"It may be that the north sees hard times approaching, but there is no eyi- dence of trade Tagging in the Birmingham district" said a merchant yesterday. "The railroads in this section are crowded with traffic and nearly every able bodied man hereabouts Is at work. The hotels have all they can do and the retail merchants have been busy ever since early in the fall. The outlook for Christmas trade was never brighter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
CarboIlc Acid.

From the Portland Telegram.
 There are so many cases reported of suicide by carbolic acid that some steps should be taken to stop the indiscrim- mate sale of this deadly fluid. It Is too cheap and too readily obtained for the good of the public. But slight pretext is required to purchase the stuff at a drug store, and this places 1t within the grasp of any love-sick girl who has no better sense than to think of suicide seriously. A stringent law. vigorously en- forced, governing its sale would go far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
YELLOW FEVER WORSE.
Condition at Laredo Not So Favorable
 as on Thursday.

Laredo. Texas. November 6.-Yellow fe- yer conditions during the past twenty four hours. as indicated by the official re- ports. are not so favorable as yesterday. The official bulletin isused tonight shows:
 New cases, IS.
 Deaths, f. Total number of cases to date. 6s1.
 Total deaths to date, 66.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
About Persons.

J. A. VanHoose returned this week from trif to Jacksonville. Fla. He says that clty has Leen splendidly re- built since the fire It is TOW growing rapidly. As an evidence of Jacksonviiie's $ mercantile importance it needed only be