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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
Joke Not on Cardinal.

Long before Leo XIII became Pope
he was celebrated for his powers of
repartee. There is, however, on record
only one cutting retort made by him
and then the provocation was very
great. A certain nobleman plotted to
confuse the calm and witty cardinal
and Boosted that he would do so. One
evening at a diplomatic dinner it was
arraigned that he should be placed
near the cardinal and given his oppor-
tunity. The evening arrived and the
naughty nobleman was seated on the
left of the cardinal. The dessert was
far advanced when. in the most nat
ural way, the count in perfectly as
sumed courtesy, offered the cardinal
his snuff-box, that he might partake.
1t was a jewel of workmanship and
with his thumb slipped beneath the
nobleman held it so that its lid in
clined to give the best view of it's
decoration, this being a certain Venus,
painted in frank and fearless fash
ion. The circle was watching, breath
less in admiring horror, wondering
what should be the outcome of this
daring intrusion upon man of such
piety and spotless morals as Cardinal
Pecci. The cardinal looked steadily at
the Venus for a moment. Then he
raised his eyebrows in Interrogation
and said to the nobeman sWeetly:
Mime. la Comtesse?" C'Your wife?'O.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York Post Ond.) says: "Mr.
Schwabs assertion that he is now the
largest shareholder in the Steel Cor
poration is interesting for many rea-
sons. At the filing of assents to the
stock-conversion plan, in June last
year, six individuals were shown to
have been then much larger holders of
the stock than he"
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Qnd.) says: THE more-money agita-
tors are facing the fact that the
amount in circulation increased by
nearly $6000,000 during July, and by
S121, 412,S61 during the year ending with
July. This is rate of currency ex-
pansion about double what would have
been effected had the mints been open
ed to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the rate of 16 to /. 1t has
been period of money imitation far
exceeding any since the Civil War"
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
Now the Grand Army of the Republic
is moving for a service pension-that
is to say. they want every man who
enlisted in the army of the United
States and served for any length of
time. long or short, to get a pension for
the balance of his life. The G. A. r.
grows more modest and se1f-denying as
it grows older. We ought to be thank
full that the sons and daughters of the
old soldiers are not all on the pension
list. Possibly that will be the next
move"
The Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.)
says: IF Roosevelt's course on the
negro question has insured him the
black vote in close Northern states
there are observers who insist that IL
has lost him u large number of white
votes in those states. If this is a fact
and the President is brought to sus-
pect 1t, we may yet see some still more
picturesque performances by him A
man who has displayed such agility in
his attempt to juggle both the Lily
Whites and the Coal Blacks of the
South may be counted on 10 do some
dazzling stunts when it comes TO walk
ing the color line in the Northern states
whose votes are absolutely essential
to his reelection. and to secure which
he must hold the Republican voters Of
all cSlors
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
Personal.

DR. John p, Frizell has arrived in
Portland, Ore, from Climax Island,
one of the Aleutian chain, bringing
with him fine samples of carbonate
of iron, and says that there are thou
sands of tons in the Aleutian deposits.
The only other deposits are in Bavaria,
which supplies all the carbonate now
in use.
The late Cardinal Archbishop
Vaughan believed that social revoIu-
ton was inevitable before long. In this
he agreed with his predecessor and
close friend, Cardinal Manning, who
in speaking of the great London strike
some fifteen years ago startled Great
Britain by declaring that if men were
hungry they were justified in taking
food by force. Cardinal Vaughan was
of the opinion that the change would
come peaceably
Much curiosity is expressed among
visitors to Saratoga as to how William
c. Whitney and his race track part
ners induced Garfield, the noted g'am-
bier, to voluntarily close his estab-
lishment at the watering place Can
field is said to have cleared S1S0,O0O at
his tables last summer, and there is
discredited rumor that he is to get
a percentage of the race track profits.
Whitney is quite hostile to gambling
at Saratoga, except in the betting ring
at the track. He fears that stories
of heavy play at Canfields will get
into the newspapers and so faint the
good name of Saratoga that lovers
OF horse Will refuse to go there.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
THE NEW DUMPING GROUND.

The new dumping ground for the
eity's refuse, located on the county
farm near Pritchard's station. threat
ems to become a nuisance, if it isn't
one now. The cdors from it are Often
sive to passengers on the Isle of Hope
line of the street car system. and pos
sibly a menace to the public health.
Thousands of flies swarm into the cars
as they pass the station, much to the
annoyance Of the passengers, and the
nearby trees are already the roosting
places of buzzards.
The immediate remedy for this con-
dition of affairs seems to be the re-
moval Of the dumping ground back into
the swamp, a half a mile or more from
the railway line so that the garbage
will be neither offensive nor dangerous
to passengers on the railway line.
There are also complaints of the Of
fensiVe smells that emanate from the
loaded garbage cars as they pass
through the city. Several times since
the new plan for disposing of the garb-
age was inaugurated the garbage cars,
for various reasons, have been detain-
ed along the line of the street railway,
and the odor from them has almost
made the people in the vicinity lose
their latest meal.
The health authorities should inves-
tigate this matter and apply the rem
edy. AS suggested, there is one thing
that can be done. and which should
be done Immediately, namely, the re-
moval of the dumping ground further
from the Isle of Hope Railway track.
1t seems as though the railway company
would do that from the point of view
of self-interest, as existing conditions
will certainly lessen passenger traffic to
Isle of Hope and Montgomery.
The passing through the city of cars
carrying refuse matter. some of which
is in such a condition that it drips into
the streets, eventually finding its way
into the homes of the people along
these streets as the wind picks it up
with the dust and sweeps it hither and
thither, presents another and perhaps
not less serious question. The remedy
for this seems to be the building of a
railway line independent of the streets
or the delivery of the garbage to the
cars outside of the city's limits. 1t is
evident from the complaints made that
something should be done to remedy
the evils complained of. and that it
should be done soon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
Bank Had Nothing to Sell.

Some time ago, says the Maysville
(Ky.) Ledger, an old gentleman from
Punkville made the rounds of Mays
ville's business houses, just to see how
things were done and who did them.
During his perambulations he per
ambulated into the State National
Bank, and as he didn't ask for infor-
nation of course it wasn't handed out
to him on a scoop-shoveL
1t was all so new and strange that
he determined to find out just what
sort of thing it was, so he dropped
tnto a more familiar looking dry
goods store near by, and worked off
a few questions.
who owns that place across the
street over thar" he inquired.
why, that's the State National
Bank" responded Col. Yardstick.
"W-a-a-l, I wuz just over thar, and
seed a hull lot of fellers with the'N
coats off a-workin' like thunder-and
they didn't have a darned thing to
SELL"
And having thanked the dry goods
man for his information he struck out
for a root-beer shop, with the salts
faction that only comes to man who
has learned something about the ways
and wiles of a great city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

vious year. If there had been free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the pre-
Vailing ratio, and there had been no
Increase in paper currency. the Increase
in the circulation, it is said. wouldn't
have been nearly so great.
There isn't much doubt that the cause
Of the recent Wall street failures was
industrial securities. All of the firms
that have failed were, it is asserted,
loaded up with securities of this kind.
AS is well known, many. if not most.
of the Industrial concerns which have
been formed within the last few years,
are greatly over-capitalized, and there
is now a rush to get rid of the Sc
curities of this class. Without doubt
these Industrial securities are the
cause of much, If not about all, of the
trouble with which Wall street is af-
ficted
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
BRIGHT BITS.

Mrs. Kampus-"But how came you
to decide to send your son to Yale?"
Mrs. Green-"Oh' L thought Yale
ward because of Reginald's blue
blood. Puck.
Mr.. Citimah-"Never been to New
York, Ell? Well, it would surprise you
to see the business that's done there"
Farmer Elderberry-"Yes ; and it sur
prises me to see some of the folks that
helps to do it."-Puck.
First workman-'Wot it say,
Bill, on that old sundial?" Second
Workman Grading deliberately)-"It
says, Do-to-day 's-work-to day"
First Workman Do two days work
to-day!' Wot o! Not mey-Punch.
information Wanted.-Dollie-"
Granny. do the heather savages wear
trousers?" Granny-"No. dear. Why?"
Dollie-"Well, then, why did pa put a
trousers button in the collecting bag
at church to-day ?"-Pick-Me-Up.
Mrs. Tidey- Every housekeeper
must realize that cleanliness is next
to godliness.' Mrs. Famley-"Unless
she has several growing boys to track
mud all over everything, then she
realizes that it's next to impossible. -
Philadelphia Press.
-Ascum-'I see there's some talk of
having the people vote at the next
state election upon the question of
abolishing capital punishment. Would
you vote to abolish it?" Fogie-''No,
sir; capital punishment was good
enough for my ancestors, and it's good
enough for me. "-Washington Star.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
At 90 Cents An Hour.
From the Chicago Tribune.


Twas long ago; man discerned
A faucet that had not been turned,
And yet it leaked-'twas then he
learned
A lesson that he'd fain have spurned-
At go cents an hour.
He told a plumber man to come
Down to his house and tinker some:
The plumber said, in accents grum:
by gum! OF course I'll come and
plumb
At 60 cents an hour"
The plumber came and looked about
And viewed the faucet with some
doubt,
Then hammered on the water spout,
Sat down, and let his whiskers sprout
At 60 cents an hour.
The water dripped in little pools
And spattered into wee globules.
The plumber said: 1T is the rules
That I must go and get my tools
AT 60 cents an hour"
Next day he came and looked again
And made some figures with his pen.
And called a couple of his men
To see how it was dripping then
AT 90 cents an hour.
The days wore on; the weeks went by:
The months and years began to fly;
But still the plumber, looking wry,
Came daily in and cooked his eye
At so cents an hour.
And stir the water dripped away.
And still the plumber would not STAY
More than ten minutes any day
And he was growing bent and gray
At 60 cents an hour.
At last the man. unsatisfied.
Gave up the ghost-in short. he died
OF old age-then the plumber sighed
And came around and took a ride
AT 60 cents an hour.
The leaky faucets dripping stiu
And adding 10 the plumbers bin.
The plumber has IL ia his will
That all his heirs their time must kin
At 60 cents an hour.
w. D. Nesblt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-At Joyce's To-day;
Insurance Against Burglary and Theft,
Geo. S. Haines; Fishing Tackle, Corn
well & ChiDmau.
Business Notices-Fresh Country but
ter, NJ. S. Gardner; Tom Moore Cigar
ros. Henry Solomon & Son; A Roast
for Housekeepers, T. Lloyd Owens;
Vartray Ginger Ale, A. M. & c. w.
West: How About 1t, G. w. Thomas.
Two Attractons-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Mems Pants Sale-The Metropolitan
Company.
Beer-Schlitz Brewing Company.
Foods-Presto.
Silverware-The Gorham Company.
To-day and To-night-At Lattimore's.
Lemon Cling Peaches-The Delmon-
leo Company.
Schools and Colleges-Peabody Con-
servatory of Music, Baltimore, Md.
Medical-Pinkham Remedy.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted, Employment Wanted. For
Rent, For Sale, Lost, Personal, Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
WALL STREET AND THE COUNTRY
AT LARGE.

A curious condition of affairs is this,
namely, that while Wall street has
been on the verge of panic for weeks,
and is still greatly disturbed the coun-
try generally is unusually prosperous.
Heretofore when there has been trou-
blous times in Wall street, there have
been financial troubles in other parts
of the country. The present trouble
in Wall street has been called a rich
mans panic, and it looks very much
as if the rich were more concerned
about it than those of moderate means
Since the liquidation in Wall street
began there have been numerous occa-
sion when prominent financiers of the
street said that the liquidation was
about over, and that prices of securities
would go no lower. No doubt most of
those expressing that opinion were sin
cere. Some. however, by expressing an
optimistic view Of the situation, We're
doubtless trying to restore confidence
in the market, while they themselves
were uncertain as to what the future
had in store for the street.
As a matter of fact, as John W.
Gates expressed it, in commenting on
the failures that occurred on Wednes-
day, there is nothing any person can
say, using good judgment. The rea-
son is that it is impossible to tell at
this time what the course of the mar
ket is likely to be. No one can pos
sibly know whether the liquidation will
continue or whether it is soon to reach
halt. There is nothing in the sur
face conditions which should alarm
any one. The country is PROSPEROUS,
and it will continue to be prosperous
if the money market is not frightened
so that legitimate loans cannot be OBJ
tanned"
Mr.. Gates practically admits that
there is plenty of money for all legiu-
mate purposes, and that the only
thing to be feared is a lack of conf
dence on the part Of the owners of the
money in the general outlook Ii they
should begin to hoard their money
there would be serious trouble. That
there is an abundance Of money for
All legitimate purposes there Is no
doubt The increase In the circulation
during the last fiscal year was very
grgat, much greater than In the pre-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
Hna the Papers.

A few bold spirits determined to pre-
vent the new lady agitator from Kan
sas from speaking, says Judge.
Where is your lecture license?P they
demanded.
With a glance of whitening scorn,
mingled with triumph, she opened her
grip, extracted therefrom a paper, and
waved it in their faces.
Here it isl" she shouted vindictively.
1t was her marriage certificate. Even
then there was one man on the COM
mittee of protesters who could not I'M
derstand why mis- associates acknowl-
edged their defeat so readily. He was
Git1pla
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
MORE ABOUT THE POPE.

''Ignis ardens" is a phrase that has
been frequently heard and seen in
print since the death of Leo XIII. Ac-
cording to an alleged prophecy of st.
Malachy, an Irish Cisterian monk who
lived in the twelfth century and be-
came Archbishop of Armagh, the phrase
meaning burning life) was to apply to
the successor of Leo XIII, who was
referred to by the same prophet as
"Lumen in coelo" Digit in the heav-
en). Referring to this phrase and the
prophecy, the Catholic Mind, in it's is
sue of Aug. 8, which was published
before the election of the new Pope,
said Ignis ardens' will fit very
many cardinals, and when the next
Pontiff is elected the credulous will
find no difficulty in seeing a fulfllment,
if not in his name, or coat-of-arms, or
birthplace, at least in his personal
character or his zeal for Gods glory"
The magazine takes no stock in the
prophecy, on the authority of the Rev
acterizes it as a 'palpable imposture"
"a fraud" and "a fabrication" Father
Thurston made an exhaustive study of
the matter, and some four years ago
published a paper in the Month, an
other Catholic magazine, in which he
condensed his researches, all of which
went to indicate that st. Malachy,
Archbishop of Armagh. probably never
wrote or saw the so-called prophecy,
or at all events left nothing to estab-
lish his authorship of it.
But, as the Catholic Mind foresaw,
there has been no difficulty in making
'ignis ardens" fit Cardinal Sarto, now
Piux X; and it would have fitted Ram
polla, Gotti or Vanutelli quite as WELL
The Sarto coat-of-arms bears an an
Choir resting upon the water, while
above it is a single star, burning with
all brightness. Sarto was elected on
the feast day Of st. Dominic, who was
one of the fighting saints in the cal
endar. His father was a soldier. All
of these things are alleged to fit in
with the burning fire" prophecy.
Notwithstanding the alleged prophecy
and its supposed application to the new
Pope, Plus X, is known as a man of
peace, a conservative in politics and
more of a scholar than fighter. Bish-
op Kelley of this diocese met him in
Venice. II was impressed with his
scholarly learning" says Bishop Kelley.
but I am not in a position to speak
of his ideas on questions of the mo-
ment in matters of the church. l am
quite certain, however, that the Pom
tiff is as much attached to America
and Americans as was Leo XIII"
Other churchmen have declared the
belief that the new Pope will pursue a
policy of peace and Cancellation rather
than one of strenousness.
If Giuseppe Sarto had belonged to
an English-speaking race his name
would have been Joseph Tailor. or
Taylor In the Italian "sarto" means
tailor, being modified from the Latin
''sartor," which literally means patcher
The title of Carlyle's famous treatise
on clothes, "Sartor Resartus," means
the patcher patched"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
How He Lost sleep.

II lost an hours sleep last night,
ruefully asserted the man who had
been travelling from Chicago to Buff
falo, says the Chicago Post.
How was that?"
II went to bed at the usual hour,
central time, and 1 got up at the usual
hour, eastern time. In consequence
there was an hour of good sleep lost"
The friend, being truly sympathetic.
gave the matter deep thought.
Not absolutely lost" he said at last.
st know how you can recover it,"
Howe"
by taking a night trip from Buffalo
back to Chicago"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

A Canadian metallurgist and electric
ian claims to have discovered pro-
cess for making steel with electricity
by which the cost of production can be
reduced not less than 20 per cent. His
process is now being tested with cleo
trical currents generated at Niagara
Falls. Should it prove all he claims
tionizing the steel-making business.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

How shall miss my sea-" said
Plus X. in reflective mood to one of his
friends, following his election to the
high Office of the church that he must
fill until the day of his death. He is
fond of the open air, of the country,
and above all of the free and restless
sea He has his see, it is true; but see
and sea are very different. The one
confines him within the narrow bound
aries Of the Vatican, While the other
spoke TO and bade him live in the
great world.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow is described as being six feet
two inches tail and having an i'm
mense reach But his reach is not
Immense" enough to get over the stat
ute of limitations and grab those be-
yond, nor does it seem to be long
enough to touch those who are higher
up."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

The retirement Of Mr.. Schwab from
the presidency of the United States
Steel Corporation revives the discus
sion of the question of the salary he
received. At one time it was stated
that his pay was $1,OOO,OOO a year; then
the amount fell to 100000, and later to
S250,0o0. Now the information is that
Mr.. Corey, who succeeds Mr.. Schwab.
is TO get $4,000 less than Mr.. schwab
received and that his pay win be S75.-
600 a year. That is very different from
the sensational stories OF fabulous
wealth poured into the laps of the big
people OF the steel trust; sun $751;
600 a year is quite handsome salary.
II - 80 Der cent. more than the Pres
iaent OF tbe United States receives.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

The late P. M. Arthur. grand chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers. was not only careful man
ager of the affairs of the great organ
ization of which he was the head. but
shrewd manager of his own bust
ness. He left, it is said an estate Of
between 100000 and $15O,OOO, accumu-
lated from savings from his salary
wisely invested. He left no floating
debts and no membranes upon his
prOpertY.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

Gen. Nelson Appleton Miles retlres
from the army to-day, having reached
the age-limit of sixty-four years. He
was born in Massachusetts and began
life as a clerk in a little store in Bos-
ton. His military career dates from
the outbreak OF the Civil War. He
is not a West Pointer, which fact is
supposed to have much to do with his
unpopularity with certain officials of
the service in Washington.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

Russell Sage of Wall street and Noah
Rabey of New Jersey poor house
lead the world in having their birth
days mentioned in the newspapers.
Uncle RUSSELL is now in his S7th
year, while old Noah is something like
100.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

Prof. Langley's airship must be
equipped with an Edison indestructi-
BILE battery, or one of those Tesla oscil-
lators, to judge from the progress it
hasn't made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08

At about the hour that Cardinal
Sarto was elected Pope, there came a
little stranger into the home of Ar
thur Pickering, at Bloomfield, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering are Protestants
and their little son will be christened
in a Protestant church, nevertheless he
will bear the name of Arthur Sarto,
the latter in honor of Pope Plus x.