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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
Mark Twain on Christlnn. Science.

In the current issue of the North
American Review Mark Twain, in I'M
usually caustic humor, pays his re-
spects to Christian Science thus:
The Dollar is hunted down in all
sorts of ways; the Christian Science
Mother Church and Bargain Counter
in Boston peddles all kinds of spiritual
wares to the faithful, always at ex-
travagant prices and always on the
one condition-cash, cash in advance.
The Angel of the Apocalypse could not
go there and get a copy of his own
pirated book on credit Many,. MANY
precious Christian Science things are
to be had therefor cash; Bible Les
sons, Church Manual; c. S. Hymnal,
History of the building of the Mother
Church. lot of Sermons; Communion
Hymn, saw Ye My Savior" by Mrs,
Eddy, half a dollar a copy, words
used by special permission of Mrs.
Eddy. Also we have Mrs. Eddy's
and the Anglers little Bible Annex in
eight styles of binding at eight kinds
of war prices; among these a sweet
thing in "levant, divinity circuit.
leather lined to edge, round corners,
gold edge, silk sewed, each prepaid S.
and If you take million you get them
shilling cheaper-that is to say,
prepaid, $5.75."
Also we have Mrs. Eddy's "Miscel-
laneous Writings" at noble big prices,
the divinity circuit style heading the
extortions. shilling discount where you
take an edition. Next comes Christ
and Christmas" by the fertile Mrs
Eddy-a poem-would God 1 could see
it!-pfice So, cash in advance. Then
follow five more books by Mrs. Eddy,
at highwayman's rates, as usual, some
of them in ''leatherette covers" some
of them in ''pebbled CLOTH" with di-
vinity circuit, compensation balance,
twin screw and the other modern i'm
provements; and at the same bargain
counter can be had 1.-THE Christian Sci
ence Journal" l wish it were in re-
fined taste to apply rudely and rug
gedly descriptive epithet to that liter
airy slush bucket, so as to give one an
accurate idea of what it is like. /
am moved to do it, but l must not; it
is better to be refined than accurate
when one is talking about a produce
ton like that
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
THE MORNING NEWS is published

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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

Upon his recent return to civiliza-
tion, Lieut.. Peary announced that he
was done with North Pole hunting and
would thenceforth devote himself to
his duties as an officer of the navy.
But the love of adventure and the de-
sire 10 win the pole seem to have
changed his mind. In Philadelphia a
night or two ago he announced his
positive conviction that the pole could
be reached with an expenditure of
$4,000. and said that if anybody would
place that sum at his disposal he
would make the attempt again next
summer. Mr.. William Zeigler, who put
up the money for the Baldwin expedi-
ton, said some weeks ago that he was
ready to spend $1,000. 900 to have the
pole discovered under American aus
pices. 1t would seem, therefore, that
there were a chance for Zeigler and
Peary to get together and start an ex-
petition this year.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

Their trouble in the coal fields within
a few weeks. A national convention of
mine workers is to be held in Indian
apolis on Jan. 10. According to a state
ment issued by an officer of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America a de-
mand will be made at that time for a
material advance in pay. 1t is almost
certain that the demand will be resist
ed by the operators. Notwithstanding
the increased price at which coal is
being sold to consumers.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
----S-s~ s---
NEW lORK'S FRANCHISE TAX

The Governor of New York has rec
commended that the tax on franchises
be abandoned. and that in it's stead a
tax on the gross receipts of corpora
tons operated under public utility
franchises be imposed. The law tax
ing franchises was passed two years
ago, and no tax has been collected yet.
The question as to whether the tax is
constitutional is still in the courts.
Evidently the Governor has taken the
advice of able lawyers and has come
to the conclusion that the tax cannot
be collected.
This state followed the lead of New
York in taxing franchises. Is it go
ing to be able to collect the tax? 1t
is not certain. We pointed out, when
the bill taxing franchises was before
the Legislature, that the holders of the
franchises would. in all probability,
refuse to pay the tax until the ques-
tion Of its legality was settled in the
courts. and that therefore it would not
be advisa BILE to take it into considera-
ton in making appropriations.
If we are not mistaken this sugges-
ton was unheeded, appropriations be-
ing made on the understanding that a
very considerable revenue would be
received from the tax on franchises.
The course taken by the Governor of
New York will encoura ge the owners
of franchises in this state to resist
the collection of the franchise tax. 1t
is a matter of doubt. of course, as to
whether or not the tax can be COL
lected, but would it not have been the
wiser plan to disregard it in making
appropriations?
The state finds itself in Strengthened
financial circumstances because of its
policy in giving pensions to persons
not actually in need of assistance. If
pensions were put on an INDECENT ba-
sis the state would have money suffi-
Client for all it's needs at the present
rate of taxation. 1t could, in fact, re-
duce the tax rate, and still have an
| ample revenue.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
MEET END LINE.
(Lincoln Park


Car leaves west side of City Market
foI Lincoln Park 600 q. m. and every
10 minutes thereafter until II 80 D. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
$40 a. m. and every 90 minutes there
after until 1900 o'clock midnight
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
Leaves east side of City Market for
Thunderbolt, Cattle Park, Sandfiy. Isle
of Hope and all intermediate points,
9:15 a. M, lis p. m, Sis .. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandy.
Cattle Park, Fhunderbolt and all in
termediate points-6:0o a. M. l1:oO a.
m, 1900 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at
$50 a. m. and 2:35 p. M, connecting at
Sandfiy With regular parcel cas- for
city
/ Parcel. car from the city carries
freight to Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer en-
each trip for accommodation OF pass
engers, -
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule or freight service
can he had by applying to
r. y NACTF Ma~ager
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

1t seems that Bret Harte left an es-
tate of only $500, notwithstanding he
was one of the most popular writer's
of his times. Like many another lit
erary man, Harte was improvident. He
made money. but spent it as fast as it
came. Harte's improvidence recalls
the late Eugene Field, who had the
same fault. Field loved to be host
though he seldom had money in his
pocket. Thus shortly before he left
St. Louis for Chicago he had acquired
a bar bill of $3.50 at certain cafe
much affected by the literati of the
Missouri metropolis. One evening
Field appeared at the cafe. accompa-
MED by about a dozen friends. 81 am
going away" he said to the proprie-
tor, land l want to leave a clean slate
behind me; how much do I owe you"
"One hundred and eighty dollars. Mr..
Field" said the owner. 'Now,
haven't that much money" said Field,
cant you shave it a little?" How
much have you got?" asked the cafe
man, who was a warm friend and ar
dent admirer of the genial wit and
poet. 1--WE got just one solitary, hard,
silver dollar" said Field Well" re-
piled the proprietor, give me that and
I'll give you receipt in FULL Field
passed over the dollar, and the receipt
was written out for $3.50 and given to
him. Field leaned both elbows on the
bar and waited After n bout five min
utes he said to the cafe man, "Well,"
well, what?" said the other "Ain't
you goin' tor" said Field. Coin to
what?' Coin to set 'em up for me
and my friends here? Isn't it the Gus
tom when a gentleman pays his bill in
full, cash down, to set 'em up all
around?" The barkeep' smiled and
set out twelve glasses and a quart bot
tie.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
RACE PREJUDICE NORTH AND
SOUTH


In commenting on the Presidents
action in closing the postoffce at In
dianola. Miss, and the appointment of
! DR.. Crum to the position Of collector
! of customs at Charleston. the Herald
| of New York says: The attitude Of
the Southerners toward the colored
race-whether 1t be due to custom,
creed or prejudice-is a very uncom-
promising one, and the situation is
one that calls for great circumsPec-
ton in its trea tment"
What we object to in the foregoing
prejudice in the North against the
negro. 1t is noticeable that all Of the
Northern papers in discussing ques-
tions in which the negro is involved.
assume that the only part of the
country in which there is any race
prejudice is the South. Why don't the
Northern papers deal with this race
prejudice frankly? Why don't they
admit that there is just as much
prejudice against the negro in the
North as there is in the South? As a
matter of fact the negro has a much
better showing for earning a living in
the South than in the North, because
every trade and occupation is open TO
him in the South. Such is not the
case in the North, and why? Is it not
because of race prejudice?
Why is it that negroes are not made
Of 80
in the Northern states? There are
10000 negro voters in Massachusetts,
more than 10000 in New York, more
than $4,000 in Pennsylvania, over Co.
900 in Maryland, nearly 81 900 in Ohio.
10000 in Illinois and 50 on through the
list. All of these negro voters cast
Republican ballots. Why is it that
no one of them is given an i'm
portant federal Office? Why is it that
negroes are appointed to important
federal offices only in the Democratic
South? Is it because the President is
afraid that his Republican friends in
the North wouldn't submit to having
negroes in office in their section of the
country, or is it because he wants to
punish the South for being Demo
cratic?
The Republican party is inconsist-
ent. 1t insists upon forcing upon the
Southern people officials that would
not be accepted by the Northern peo-
pie. Such a policy is not helpful to
the negro. It's effect is to bring about
irritation between the races in the
South. 1t is probable that there
would have been no trouble about the
postoffice at Indianola if it had not
been for the discussion which pre-
coded the appointment of Dr. Crum to
the most important federal office at
Charleston.
Let the President appoint a negro
postmaster at Topeka, Kan, or a ne
gro collector of customs at New York
and there would be the same mani
festations of race prejudice in Kansas
and New York as there are in Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina. That
this is true is shown by the fact that
some of the most horrible lynchings
of negroes within the last year or two
have been in Kansas and it has been
scarcely a year since mobs threatened
to clean out the entire negro settle
ment in New York city.
In discussing this negro question let
the Northern papers be honest. Let
them admit that there is as much
prejudice against the negro in the
North as there is in the South, and
that under similar conditions there
would be just as much manifestation
of this prejudice.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
when schwab Was a Youngster.

Andrew Carnegie told a story on
himself to-day, says the Washington
correspondence of the New York Sun.
He said some years ago he wanted to
cross mountain IN Pennsylvania, and
a youngster of rather hardy appear
ance offered to take him over for so
cents. Carnegie thought the price too
great and told the boy he would pay
him only twenty-five cents. After d
long argument. in which each stuck to
his price, the youngster won out, and
Mr.. Carnegie says he allowed the lad
to collect the so cents not because the
trip was worth it. but because he had
to get on the other side of the noun
tain.
Il predicted that the boy would some
day make a fortune" said Mr.. Carne-
gle, land he has. His name was
Charles NJ Schwab"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

DIR. H. K. CARROLL of New York, who
makes a speciality of church statistics,
says that the churches of this country
failed TO keep pace in their member
ship with the growth of population in
1902. He puts the total of church MEM
bership at 2s,6Ss,O2S. or a gain of ~
per cent. over last year, while statis-
tics show that the population is in
creasing at the average rate of POS
per cent. per annum. There are 1914, 166
churches in the United States, and the
estimated cost to maintain them with
betterments each year is $3.50, 900, 900.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

In Centralia, ILL.,. there is a young
woman of the name of Dora Meek
who on Sept. 2s, last, had a quarrel
with her sweetheart and almost at once
dropped off into a sleep from which
she has not yet awakened. Her sleep
has lasted for more than 100 days.
despite the efforts of physicians and
hypnotists to awaken her. The case is
puzzling to scientists. 1t should be a
warning to girls not to quarrel with
their sweethearts.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
Two short stories.

Every morning when 1 go out to my
hencoop," wrote a woman in New
Hampshire to the poultry expert of the
Department of Agriculture, 81 find that
three or four of the hens have turned
over on their backs, legs curled up,
never to rise again. Please tell me
what is the matter with them"
The poultry expert thought long and
earnestly, says the Worlds Washing
ton letter. Then, Selling pen, he
wrote:
Dear Madam-your hens are dead"
Can say that you have been talk
ing to the President on the trust prob
lem?' asked a reporter of Senator
Hoar, when he came out of the Presi-
dents office this morning. The Sena-
tor smiled his most seraphic smile,
stopped, looked at the sky, and said:
Let me see. Yes, you could say
that. Certainly you could say it"
Then, Senator the reporter in
terrupted.
Senator Hoar waved his hand.
Yes" he said again, you could say
that, but it wouldn't be true
And the venerable man from Massa-
chuSettS achuckled for three blocks
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

A titillating telephone tale comes
from Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Miss Mary
Bogardus was one of the girls in the
central office. She had a pleasant
voice and a sweet disposition. When
Millionaire Albert E. Tower would call
up, Miss Mary would say, Number,
please?" in the most bewitching way.
Mr.. Tower was charmed with the
voice. and sought her acquaintance.
She proved to be pretty and good, so
that Mr.. Tower fell head over ears in
love; and after a brief courtship they
were married. This item ought to be
of interest to every telephone girl in
the business.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

A St. Louis court has just granted
a divorce to a woman on the ground
that her husband spoke tnkindly and
sarcastically to her. In New York
woman has been given a divorce be-
cause her husband did not kiss her
when he left the house. And yet both
st. Louis and New York poke fun at
the divorce courts of South Dakota.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

When the Democrats propose to put
ccal on the free list for the relief of
the people. the Republicans retort.
You voted to put duty on coal nine
years ago" But, as Senator Vest SAYS.
what does it matter how anybody
voted nine years ago? The question of
coal is one of the present, not of the
past. The people are demanding coal
rather than consistency. They can't
burn the latter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
"A horrible SUSPICION mas arisan !,

A horrible suspicion has arisen in
connection with the loss and prompt
recovery of Miss May Van Aliens $50
600 pearl necklace in the Holland
House, New York. The person who re-
turned~the string of Jewels to its fair
owner received a reward of lust $40
and in view of the marked difference
between the two sums mentioned it is
being limited darkly that the pearls are
bogus, otherwise even the thrifty Miss
Van Allen might have seen her way to
adding cipher to the reward.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

A Kansas City man swore off chew
ing tobacco on New Years Day. In
order to assist him in his good resolve
to break the habit, which was costing
him twenty cents a week, he took a
tobacco habit cure" At the end of
week, according to a veracious
chronicler, he took an inventory of his
expenses and found that he had con-
sumed $1.20 worth of the cure" TWEEN
ty cents worth of chewing gum. Ave
cents worth of cough drops. fifteen
cents worth of peanuts, five cents
worth of candy and two large
rubber erasers. In the interest of
economy, therefore. he has gone back
to chewing tobacco.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

Senator Tillman said that Congress
had been assembled three weeks, and
I'VE have hardly gotten over our
Christmas DRINKS yet" Now the ques-
ton is, did Tillman mean for that to
be accepted literally. or merely as a
figure of speech? Tillman has a way
Of sometimes stating bald facts when
others would deal in glittering gener-
piities.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
COLLINSVILLE LINE.

IT ar OIUufIuS anu DdIU ANb.J
BEGINNING at 600 a. M, cars leave
Bolton and OFT streets every is min
utes; returning, cars leave Estill ave-
nue. and Waters road at 6:07 a. m. and
every Is minutes thereafter, connecting
with cars on Thunderbolt line, until
1900 O'Clock midnight.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
vile and Dale avenue as follows:
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderbolt,
6;46 a. m. 1880 a. m.
6:45 p. m. 1880 p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

The Court of Appeals in st. Louis
has just rendered a decision holding
that the Master Plumbers Association
has no right TO refuse to sell to non
union plumber the supplies necessary
for his business. and that the boycott
established against him is an illegal
conspiracy in restraint of trade"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia and East
ern Florida for to-day are for fair and
warmer weather, with light variable
winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
MONTGOMERY LINE.

Connects at Sandf1y with parcel car
to city.
sConnects at sandfiy with parce. car
for Isle~of Hope.
"Goes to Montgomery on return trim
from Isle of Hone
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10
MONTGOMERY AND THUNDER
BOLT [ IME

sConnects ct SanGffy with parcel car
for Isle of Hope.
THUNDERBOLT LINE Especially.
City Market to Casino, via Bolton
Street Junction.
Beginning at 5:45 a. M, cars. leave
City Market for Casino at Thunderbolt
every Ii minutes until 1880 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction Is
minutes after leaving time at City
Market
Beginning at 5:53 a. m, cars leave
Casino at Thunderbolt every Is min
utes until 1908 midnight.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

and which will soon be ready for serv-
ice. Capt. Rogers was at one time
member of the United States river
commission.
-Celluloid is a mixture of camphor
and gun-cotton. 1t has the great de-
feet of being extremely inf1ammable,
and therefore the attempt has been
made to replace the natural camphor
by an artificial product. 1t has been
observed that with this product the
celluloid, while retaining it's other val
liable qualities, loses the characteris-
tic of burning at the least contact with
fire, the artificial camphor being hv-
drochlorate of turpentine, which ii has
not been possible up to recent times to
obtain in perfect state of purity. Ac-
cording to very recent patent of M.
Gutenberg, this product is now oh
tanned in the form of white solid
substance, as transparent as crystal
and costing less than natural cam
phor. Another curious thing is that
this artificial camphor has the prop
erty or rendering gun-cotton soluble
This is great gain, as celluIoid re-
quires special cottons, whereas the
new matte> whatever may be the de-
gree of nftration of the cotton, becomes
soluble by contact with the HYDRO
ehlorate of turpentine. Further, there
is much less evaporation, so that eel
luloid viii be at the same time less
expensive, more stable and less COM
bustible. 1t is also sought to Introduce
the hydrochlorate of turpentine into
the manufacture of explosives, where-
In 1t is destined to work a revolution.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-07-01
A Florida Tragedy.

w. b. Hunter and Mrs Ceph; S
Eiland were killed and CephaS Eilanu
badly wounded in shooting ARRAY
at Sprink Lake Fla. Wednesday night.
Eiland and Hunter are brothers-in-
law, but were not on good terms.
Hunter was in RrookSville all day
Tuesday attending Court He left
early in the evening and instead of
going directly home went to GLANDS.
What occurred there is told by Eiland,
the only survivor Of the tragedy. He
says Hunter being under the influence
Of whiSkey, began using very profane
and abusive language in the presence
of Mrs Eiland. Eiland ordered him to
leave. He pulled his pistol and began
firing at Eiland, who returned the fire.
Mrs. Eiland sprang between the two
while they were shooting and was in-
Stantly killed in the presence of her
three little children. After emptyrng
his pistol Hunter ran short distance
and died. Eiland is badly wounded