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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Birmingham Age-Herald (Den.)
says: If Roosevelt is nominated by
reclamation in 1904 it will be found
that a large number of Republicans
who had no hand in it will stay away
from the polls on election day. At any
rate, the Democrats, If they have a
popular standard bearer, will work for
victory with intense enthusiasm and
will win it,"
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says:
''But, after all, are these clerks and Of
ficials of the Postoffice Department the
only grafters? Does it not go higher?
How about Congress? How about the
railroad companies. with their enor-
NOUS influence in the halls of legisla-
ton and in all the departments of
government? Some years ago q Post
master General asked Congress for au-
thority to build the postal cars used
in the service, declaring that the an
nual rental charged by the railroads
for the use of the cars was as great
or greater than the cost Of building
them. But Congress refused to grant
the relief Wherein does this transhc-
ton differ, except in magnitude, from
some of those which have given occa-
sion to the recent indictments?"
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.) says:
IF the authorities at Bogota have
been taught a lesson, and taught it
thoroughly well, let us remember that
the conduct of the government at
Washington has not been altogether
admirable. Amends need to be made
by both sides. Colombia admits her
error and offers to do all that a self
respecting nation may be expected TO
do to repair the injury wrought by her
government. Is IL unreasonable to
suppose that the authorities at Wash
ington win promptly recognize the
mistake they have made, frankly adj
NIT a. and unite with Colombia, so far
as the changed conditions viii permit
IN an effort 20 perpetuate national au-
th0rity In the Western Hemisphere,
and 10 subserye the interests VI con-
meEce and Of ciyilizationg
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

Stranger Than Fiction.

This story is stranger than fiction,
says the New York Tribune. A farmer
of Wabash county, Illinois, owned a
drove of fifty fine blooded hogs. He
turned them loose last spring in a
pasture to shift for themselves. They
had to be called back only for meals,
and as the farmer was a weak-voiced
man, he hit upon the plan of pound
ing with his stick on a board. The
sound this produced meant corn" to
the porcine intelligence. In the au-
tumn they were turned into grove
full of dead trees in which the wood
peckers found happy hunting ground.
No sooner were the hogs left by them
selves than a "rap-rap-rap" sounded
from the further side of the Enclosure.
OFF they scampered to the promised
banquet. "Tap-tap-tap" called them
back to the starting point before they
were half across. "R-r-rap'' came
from an industrious redhead in a third
quarter. To make a long story short,
the hogs chased the woodpeckers about
the lot from morn to noon, from noon
to dewy eve, and with the setting sun
dropped in their tracks from sheer ex-
haustion, never to rise again.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
A Wife's Reasoning.

A Perthshire farmer lost his wife
when his child was born, says Lon
don paper. Two years later he mar
mied her cousin. In course of time
they had son, and Helen, the sec
ond wife, proved a most devoted STEP
mother. 1t was decided that both lads
should study for the ministry. When
they were about to leave school, how
ever, the farmer had some severe losses.
Both boys were in the same class, as
the elder ones studies had been de-
layed owing to bad health, and it had
been settled that they should go to-
gether to the university. But now, ow-
ing to lack of money, the farmer de-
cided that only one could go to COL
lege; the other must stay and work
on the farm. The question was-which
was to go. Manlike, he placed the
responsibility of the decision on his
wife's shoulders. They were both his
sons, and he had no strong feeling in
the matter. Helen, his wife, had a
hard struggle. To use her own words:
Il prayed and prayed ABBOTT it. John
widna gle ony help. He telt me tae
pick maSeP, an a. NIGHT I went up tae
their room an sat doom at the bedside
l lookit at ma ain laddie, an ah, what
a prood wummin 1 wad haze been to
see him preachin' the Word o. God
frae the poopit! But then 1 lookit at
the ither, puir Jeans mitherless BARN.
an l jist couldna think O. pittin' ma.
ain Gallant afore him. Sac it was set
tied. He is tae gang, an ma lad maun
bide wiz his father"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

The people of Laredo, Tex, are in
a Jubilant frame of mind on account
of the raising of the yellow fever
| quarantine. On Monday it was thought
to be safe to put the town in unre-
stricted communication with the rest
of the world. AS stated in our dis
patches there were in all about loo
cases and SO deaths, the death rate be-
ing little below 10 per cent.
The death rate was about the usual
one in mild epidemics of the fever.
1t is worthy of notice that, not with
standing the reported advance in the
knowledge of the cause and treatment
of yellow fever. the epidemic in
Laredo ran its usual course,
and the death rate was about
the same as in epidemics of
the fever Of former years in other
cities in this country. The conclus-
sion seems to be justified that no ad-
vance had been made in checking an
epidemic of the fever nor in reducing
its death rate.
The fever reached Laredo from
Linares, a city of Mexico, where there
has been in all this season about H.
600 cases. In fact, the fever has been
quite general over Northern Mexico,
the city of Monterey having $4,000
cases. 1t is estimated that there have
been between $4,000 and 10000 cases
in Northern Mexico, in all, and the
death rate hasn't been far from 10
per cent. In Monterey, however. the
death rate was small, not over per
cent.
The Mexicans did practically moth
ing to check the progress of the dis
ease, except to leave the places where
it made it's appearance. AS a matter
of fact their method of treating it
is about what it was half a century
ago. Our Marine Hospital Service
ought to get permission from the gov
eminent Of Mexico to investigate the
origin of the epidemic. 1t is said that
the first cases of the fever appeared
in Nuevo Laredo. It's character wasn't
recognized for several weeks after it
was noticed that the town was the
victim of a fever of some kind.
1t would be interesting to know if
any facts were observed, either in
the Texas town or in the Mexican
towns, which supported the mosquito
theory of the transmission of the dis
ease. 1t may be that the mosquito does
carry the disease from one person to
another and from one part of a town
to another, but it is pretty safe to
say that there are other methods of
transmitting it.
The mosquito theory is an interest,"
ing one, but it doesn't seem to assist
in checking the spread of the disease
when it appears in a place nor does
it assist in keeping down the death
rate. Perhaps it isn't fully developed
yet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Georgia Chapter No. 3. R.
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Ship Notice; ]. F.
Minis & Co., Agents; Dissolution No
tice. A. NJ. & c. w. West; General
Insurance, Train & Merkle; Dissolu-
ton Notice, Morgan Bros Tillman,
S. c.: Turkish Bath, Richard Burns.
Business Notices-New Maple Syrup,
AT MINISTER'S.
Savannah Theater-"The Burgomas-
ter" Wednesday Night; "a Chinese
Honeymoon" Friday Night.
In the Morning-Mutual Gas Light
Co.
The Care we Give-E. & w. Laundry.
No Gift Schemes or Prizes-Hum-
boldt Cigars.
Candies And Confectons-Conida'
Cure That Cold-Solomons Co.
Sportsmen's Supplies-Lattimore
Buchu Gin-Henry Solomon & Son.
Most Economical-Royal Baking
Powder.
Lasting in Quality - Waltham
Watches.
Some Good Ports-The Delmonico
Co.
Railroad Schedules-Southern Rail-
way.
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Medical-Duffys Pure Malt Whisky;
Herpicide; DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup;
Medical Lake Salt; Pyramid Pile Cure;
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted. Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale, Lost, Personal, Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
stuyvesant Van Rensselaer,.

When Stuyvesant Van Rensselaer,
An airing is to take,
(Now Stuyvesant is four years old,
But what fuss they makeD
The governess informs the nurse,
The nurse informs the page,
The page informs the butler (pray
Remember Sutyvie's ageD
The butler tells the fOotman, and
The footman tells the groom,
And the groom he tells the coach
man,
(And this concerns Just whomO
CAN this concerns young Stuyvesant
Van Rensselaer,, of courseD
The coachman tells the stable boy
Who tends TO Stuyvies horse
When the coachman. and the carriage
And horse are at the door
Then Stuyvesant Van Rensselaer,
Goes driving. lHes Just fourl)
Life
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

Prophet Dowie of Zion City has the
advantage of most bankers. He scolds
his followers and forces them to put
their money in his bank, on pain of
being fired out of the settlement. A
day or two ago he preached to them,
told them he needed money and that
they must furnish 1t. Put every
cent you have into Zion Bank" he
said, land / assure you it will be
safe there. But what IL the bank
should fail? 1t would be a comfort
to all of my people to know that it
was spent in the service of the Lordl'
And. odd as it may seem, IT is said
many of Dowie's dupes trod upon each
others heels TO give up their money
into his hands. And now Dowies af-
fairs have passed into the hands Of a
receiver.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
A GOOD WORD FOR THE WOMEN

one reason probably why men are
objecting to women's clubs is that
they are afraid that the women will
soon know more than they do, and will
take the positions they now occupy.
There is no doubt that in the business
world women are making a record that
is calculated to cause men uneasiness.
In his sermon last Sunday night Rev.
DR.. Hills of Brooklyn said that in
hfty years women would know more
than the men. ''They have more time
to read and study" he said, land they
are improving their time. Eventually
they will vote themselves and will tell
the men what to vote for.''
There is ground for what DR.. Hills
says. 1t is a fact that women, as a
rule. are better informed on the topics
of the day than men, and the number
of instances in which women are MAX
ing a success in the management of
great business undertakings is steadily
increasing. Women are now in las
branches of business and in all of the
| professions.
In the course of his talk DR.. Hills
recited an incident of recent occur
renee in New York. in which a man,
the manager of a business who was
getting $4,000 a year, suffered from a
nervous collapse. The directors APP
pointed the typewriter of the company
to take the place of the manager. This
| typewriter was a woman who had been
| with the company for ten years. 1t
was the testimony of the directors that
she was a better manager than the
man, but. strange to say, the directors
gave her only $4,000 a year. If they
had been just men they would have
given her as much as they gave the
man. if not more. as she was worth
| more.
| If boys insist upon wasting their
time in seeking pleasure of one kind and
another and in throwing away their
strength by the use of strong drink
and tobacco they will see the girls get
ting ahead of them in the field of en-
deavor; in fact, taking the places which
they are hoping to fill.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
BRIGHT BITS.

-Husband-'Ive got a dandy cook
coming tomorrow. She says she will
stay with us for six months" Wife
John, I won't have her in the house
minute. A woman who will lie like
that will certainly steal.
Mrs. Newlywed: No, I can't say
that think much of my new sewing
machine. 1t is disappointing.
Mrs. Oldgirl: Why, it is a very good
make. What seems to be the trouble ?
Mrs. Newlywed: / don't know exact
ly, but when I tried to sew some but
tons on Mr.. Newlywed's shirts yester-
day it broke every last one of them
Cincinnati Times Star.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Marie Pigrum Harrison died in
Brooklyn a few days ago, aged 1O1. In
her day she was famous circus per-
former and had been the pet of dukes
and duchesses in England. She was
the daughter of bootmaker to George
III. Tom Thumb was introduced to
the public under the MANAGEMENT of
her husband, John w. r. Harrison.
Half a century ago she was known
over a great portion of this country
in connection with circuses. Before
the days of railroads she Travelled on
horseback in what was then the West.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

Representative Wyatt Aiken comes
from South Carolina, where the dis
pensary system is in vogue, says the
New York Worlds Washington cor
respondence. After the dispensary law
was passed numerous literary and So
clar' clubs were organized. P. H. Nell
son, who was Lieut.-Gov. Tillman's
counsel recently, was solicitor of the
Sixth circuit then, and was suspicious
of these so-called clubs.
'What do you keep in the way of
periodicals." the solicitor asked the
president of one of the clubs.
WELL sab, corn liquor, beer and
wine, but mostly corn liquor" was the
answer.
One of ex-senator Mason's young
sters, who attends Sunday-school, came
home and repeated a dream the Sun
day-school teacher had said she had
about heaven.
What do you think of it?" asked
Senator Mason.
II don't take much stock in it," the
youngster replied. Doesn't it seem
kind of funny to you that she never
dreams of anything but Sunday-school
things?"
One of Representative Tawney's
country constituents came to Wash
ington and stopped at a local hotel.
Don't Blow Out the Gas" was the
first sign he read on entering his room,
and he didn't. 1t burned all night.
When he paid his bill the next morn
ing he found this item:
Extra charge for burning gas all
night, 40 cents"
'By George, you can't get ahead of
these hotel-keepers," he said.
Representative Hildebrant tells of a
Republican meeting in Wilmington, O.,
his home town, where Senator Hanna
was billed to speak. On the day be-
fore the meeting he met an Irishman
who is a rabid Democrat, but a good
friend of Hildebrants.
Larry" said Hildebrant, "are you
coming into the meeting tomorrow"
mo, sor," Larry replied. I'm too
busy"
But Senator Hanna is going to be
here and speak"
Senator Hanna, eh?" said Larry.
"Then I'll come. won't have another
chanst soon to see the whole govern
mint"
What wonderful thing force of
habit is" observed Senator Bacon of
Georgia.
"Of what is that apropos?" asked
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts.
Thanksgiving Day." answered Ba-
con.
Il don't understand" protested
Lodge.
''Well," Bacon explained, "the Pill
grims got into the habit of landing
away back there in 1920, and study
of the government blue book shows
that they have been landing ever
sincan
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

Senator Lodge has suggested that
the United states purchase the islands
of Miquelon and ST. Pierre, off the
coast Of Newfoundland. 1t is the I'M
derstanding that France would not OBJ
ject to selling them, since they are no
longer of any profit to her. 1t is ar
gued that they might be Of use to the
fishermen of this country" AS the
islands are in the mouth of the Gulf
Of st. Lawrence, with Canadian terri
tory on both the north and south of
them, Canada might object to their
passing into the possession of the Unit
ed States; but" says the Philadel-
phia Press, that would make no diff
ference" Is it to be the Republican
policy to disregard all the wishes and
objections of our neighbors when it
comes to matters of territory? We
would object strongly IL Great Britain
or Canada were to attempt to acquire
islands within a few miles of our
shores.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

'"The Russian Advance" is the title
of a new book by Senator Beverage of
Indiana. 1t is said he designed it to be
used as a text book in the schools.
Senator Beveridge recently spent a
month in Russia. en- route TO Cor FROM
the Philippine Islands, and his book
was written at a camp in the Maine
woods last summer while he was on
his vacation. Another author might
have wished to take longer time for
observations in the country to be
treated Of in his book and 70 be near
er a library containing standard works
Of reference during his writing. But
little matters like these are Of no real
importance 70 genuine genius from
Indiana
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

From time to time the phrase, cut
the painter" is used in the Canadian
discussion of the relations between the
Dominion and Great Britain. The
painter" is the small rope at the bow
of a yawl by which it is tied to any
thing. In its political sense, to "cut
the painter means for colony to cut
loose from the mother country and
continue its voyage on its own re-
sources.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

The newest and one OF the finest
church edifces in New York is that
dedicated last Sunday by the Christian
Scientists. 1t cost $l,1S5.OOO, which
sum has been already raised and the
building paid for. According TO the
founder Of the new church. Mrs. stet-
son, the plans for II we're a divine
revelation" and It was erected under
divine guidance, which prevented
strikes, lockouts and accidents during
The 9rOgress Of the work
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

A 15-year-old boy of the name of
Frank Mccarthy, living in San Fran
cisco, is credited with having invented
a wireless telephone appartus. which
he has operated perfectly over a dis
lance of four miles. A feature of
his apparatus is a big tin pan on the
top Of forty-foot pole at each sta
ton. From the pan a wire leads to
the telephone at the base of the pole.
He employs the Hertzian waves.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE
Herpicide Is Used to Cure Dandrui


E. H. Lyon, New York, N. Y, says
Il am very fond of Herpicide and
enjoy using it. 1t is refreshing.
DR.. j. H. Bush, Toledo, Ohio,
writes: 'Newbro's Herpicide has
given better satisfaction than any
thing 1 have ever used"
Mrs. Borkey, of Chadron, Neb., says
of Herpicide:
1T cleaned my head of dandruff
and stopped my hair from falling out.
1t is the best remedy for dandruff
ever used, and 1 have used a great
many"
R. S. Coleman, Ann Arbor, Mich,
says:
81 have used two bottles of Herpi-
eide, and derived benefit therefrom."
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c
in stamps for sample to The Herpi-
eide Co. Detroit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Company,
Special Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain on the coast, rain
or snow in the interior, with fresh
northeast winds. Eastern Florida,
cloudy weather. rain in northern and
central portions, with fresh northeast
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

An Atlanta man has written to the
Mayor of Lawrence, Mass. to pro-
cure a wife for him from among the
young women of that city. Why any
body should desire New England
SNOWFALL when Georgia peaches are so
luscious and plentiful is past under
standing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

The Presidents suggestion that the
statute of limitations ought to be re-
modelled, extending the limit from three
favorable consideration of Congress.
The wisdom of a statute of limitations
will not be questioned. but the one
now of force seems to favor rogues
who richly deserve punishment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

Mr.. Charles T. Yerl1es. the American
street railway magnate, who has been
boring tunnels under London. says he
believes the tide of prosperity on this
continent is on the wane, but that
money will be easy until 1905" After
that time he looks for a stringency
in the money market and a cessation
of industrial activity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

care metals alive?" asks a con-
temporary. Just try to catch the piece
of yellow metal with the eagle stamp
ed on it, and see if it is not about as
lively as anything that breathes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

The books Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company show that nearly 46z
per cent. Of its stockholders are wom-
en-, owning a little less than one-fourth
Of the stock OF the corporation. Nine
teen thousand, FIVE hundred and TWEEN
ty-eight women were stockholders on
NOYs n
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

The National Zeitung of Berlin looks
forward to a time when all of the
Central American states will pass
under the domination of the United
States, and wonders if Mexico and
South America generally will be able
to escape their fate. But would Ger
many mind that so much? There
would then be a stable government,
with which Germany could do business,
and she would not have to send war
ships to Central America to collect
debts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02

Poor Kansas is in trouble again. Her
lawyers are said to be starving to
death. The farmers are so prosperous
that they decline to bubble and split
hairs and go to law. If they have diff
ferences, they settle them themselves,
over a bottle of champagne or maybe
bottle of something else. In some
of the counties the jails are empty
and no new cases of litigation of any
kind have arisen in three or four
months. In one district of nine coun-
ties the judge cleaned up the docket in
just one day for each county. A lead
ing lawyer in the Mcpherson district
said the other day that, unless times
improved, he saw nothing left for him
but to close his office and go to work.