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The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
C0RTELY0U IN CABINET.
Loeb Succeeds Him az the Secretary
of the President.
By r. NJ. Larner.

Washington, Feb. 1S.--An additional
member of the cabinet was indicted
into office to-day. George B. Cortelyou,
until this morning secretary to the
President, took the oath of office as
secretary of the new Department of
Commerce and Labor, and William
Loeb, Jr, private secretary to the
President, was sworn in as secretary
to the President
The ceremony occurred in the cab
met room of the executive offices. The
oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States Supreme Court, in the presence
If large company.
After he had administered the oath
to Mr.. Cortelyou, Chief Justice Fuller
was first to congratulate him upon his
elevation to the cabinet. He was fol-
lowed by the President, who shook Mr..
Cortelyou's hand cordially. To Mr..
Loeb then the Chief Justice admins
tered the oath of office as secretary
to the President.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
AGAINST FLORIDA FRUIT.

Santa Ana. Cal. Feb. 1s.--The board
Of supervisors Of Orange county have
adopted q quarantine measure against
all Florida citrus stock and fruit, on
account Of the prevalence IN that state
Of the aleyrOdes citri. the dreaded white
fly
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
MAN AND WOMAN
AGREED TO END 1T ALL.
She Took Morphine and He Used "A
Knife on Himself.

New Orleans, Feb. 1S.-Ella Atkins
is dead and Folger Green in the hos
pital with three wounds, as the result
of a compact they entered into to end
their lives. The woman died of NOR
phine poisoning. The man stabbed
himself twice in the neck and then
slashed his wrists The tragedy occur
red in room in the Victor Hotel on
Bourbon street. where the couple pass
ed as man and wife.
The following note was found:
Good bye to all, and forgive. Am
my worst enemy and go hence to the
great beyond through force of circum-
stances. Notify Miss Atkins, box SO,
1awesville, KY, that her sister has at
last gone home.
'Folger Green and Ella Atkins"
Green is a native of this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
FEARS FOR THE FRUIT.
Are Expressed At DubIin--City Court
Changes Expected.

Douglas, Ga. Feb. 1S.-Fruit, it is
feared, has been greatly damaged by
the cold weather. Truckers and gar
deners have suffered seriously.
There is likely to be a general change
in the City Court of Douglas i'm the
near future, as some of it's officers are
reported as about to tender their res
ignations
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19

Berlin, Feb 18.-It was semi-official-
ly announced to-day that Germany had
instructed her ambassador at Constan-
tinople to endeavor to persuade the
Porte to execute the Austro- Russian
programme of reforms proposed for
Macedonia.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
BIG RICE COMPANY
Is Formed to Grow and Deal in All
Grains.

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 1S.-The Union
Rice and Irrigation Company, with an
authorized capital of 100000, was in
corporated here to-day. The capital
stock is divided into shares of s. each,
and the list of its incorporators in
cludes about seventy-five persons, near
ly all of whom reside at New Orleans.
Baton Rouge and other Louisiana cities
and towns.
The objects of the company are nu-
merous, and include growing and deal
ing in rice. oats. grain of all kinds, and
the manufacturing of the same into va
rious articles; also the construction and
operation of irrigation plants.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
MINERS WE'RE BOLOED.
Americans Were working n Claim
in MindanaO.

Manila, Feb 1S.-John Prucha and e.
Chase, miners, who were working on
"A placer claim sixty miles northeast of
zamboanga, Mindanao, we're murdered
by natives in January. The natives
surprised and boloed the miners
Chase's decapitated head was found
hanging to a tree. Prucha escaped
from his assailants. but died in the
woods Of wounds and exposure.
Chase was formerly miner in the
Klondike regions. Prucha's home was
at Reading, Pa.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
DANGER HAS PASSED.

That is the View That is Taken i'm
South Florida.
Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1S.-Reliable re-
ports from all PORTIONS of South Flor
ida indicate that the fruit crop has
suffered no serious damage from the
cold weather The temperature drop
ped to a fraction below the freezing
point last night. and there was a slight
formation of ice this morning. The
weather to-day. however, has greatly
moderated, and all danger to fruit is
regarded as past.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
ENGINEER WASHER
FELL FROM ENGINE.

Macon, Ga, Feb. 1S.-Sidney Was
Iier' engineer on the Central Railway.
Iel from his engine tonight while
moving out OF the yard at Macon, and
hls skull was crushed. He will proba-
by die. He is unmarried, and 35
years Of age.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
ASKED LEAVE TO ENTER.
Panther Now Shows Some Difference
to Fort San Carlos.

to Fort San Carlos.
Maracaibo, Venezuela, Feb. 18.-The
commander of the German cruiser
Panther early this morning sent a re-
quest to Fort San Carlos for authori-
cation to enter the lake of Maracaibo.
He was informed i'll reply that the
matter would be referred to the Car
acas authorities, and that while await
ing their reply the Panther was to
wait outside. This incident created
fresh excitement here.
Three thousand troops have arrived
here and will be transported to Car
acas.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
TAKE VARYING VIEWS
As to Whether the Peach Prospects
are BliGhted.

Griffin, Ga. Feb. 1S.-There is diff
ference of opinion among fruit-gowers
as to the effect of the recent freeze
upon the fruit in this section. Director
Redding of the Experiment Station
does not believe the crop has been Sc
riously injured, but says it will be a
few days before he can speak author
itatiVeiV
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19

Ocala, Fla. Feb. S.-The thermometer
registered % degrees at daylight this
morning. Reports from all over this
section indicate little damage to the
orange trees.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19

hut May Lease the Handsome
Once Building Until IL Can Erect
One sOuthern's General Office.
Will Probably Move to Atlanta.
Onicinls VIII Not Confirm This.
BY r. NJ. Larner.
Washington. d. c., Feb 1S-The pos
sibility of the government securing for
the use of the new Department of Com
merce and Labor the handsome Office
building of the Southern Railway on
Pennsylvania avenue was discussed by
Secretary Cortelyou. who took the oath
of office to-day. and Chairman Mercer
of the Public Buildings Committee, who
had conference with the new secre-
tary over quarters for his department.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor is without habtation or home
just at present. Some day 1t may have
a handsome and elaborate building con-
structed for its use, for it is an easy
matter to secure such buildings. when
they are wanted in Washington. But,
in the meantime, it is necessary for
some adequate place to be secured,
anu llle southern handsome DullulnR
is regarded as the ideal place for it.
This is of four or five stories, recently
made over into one of the finest office
buildings in the country. 1t would be
just the place for the new department.
Twelve years ago it was the census
building. Later the Southern bought
ii, and year ago purchased adjoining
land. The building was then entirely
made over, a new story being added to
the old part, new wing on the build
ing extended considerably deeper and
the interior finished deliberately and
handsomely.
1t is impossible to get anybody here
to confirm the report that the govern
ment has been offered the property,
but the fact that the possibility of the
department going there was discussed
at to-day's conference, which occurred
at the White House, is taken as mean
ing the officials of the government have
been given to understand that there is
a chance TO purchase 1t.
This naturally revives the report
that all the Southern's Offices are to go
to Atlanta. The Washington papers
quote unknown officials as expressing
the opinion that such a change is not
scheduled for the near future, but it
is evident that the local newspapers
believe there viii be removal within
comparatively short time
They are whistling to keep up their
courage.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
PETITION FOR cRUM.

VI NtEEO nominees
Friends Address the senate.
Washington Feb. ia petition
signed by P. B. S. Pinchback. ex-Gcv-
ernor Of louisiana; c. B. Purvis, John
r. Cook. Kelly Miller, and whitfield
Mckinley. of this city. urging the con-
firmation Of the nomination OF DR.. W.
d. crum as collector Of the port OF
Charleston. S. C.. was submitted to
the Senate to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19

vanced sufficiently to be affected by the
cold snap.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
MUST HAVE BUILDING
CORTELYOU NEEDS ONE FOR HIS
NEW DEPARTMENT,
HIS WORK WILL BE SUCH
AS TO DEMAND A SEPARATE
BUILDING.

southern Railway Omces In WASH
fhgton May he Used Temporarily.
Government Doesn't Want to Buy
hut May Lease the Handsome
ONCE Building Until IL Can Erect
One SOuthern's General Office.
VIII Probably Move to Atlanta.
OGicinls VIII Not Confirm This,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
DoUHL Ed STAKES AND
Nerve Of Railroad Superintendent
Fighting a Flood

Fighting Flood.
Did you ever see man in poker
game bet every cent he had on three
aces? Well, that is what w. S. Car
son, superintendent of the Missouri
Pacific terminals at Kansas City, did
But the stakes were bigger, probably.
than were ever played in poker
game. He bet seven locomotives and
his job that the Missouri Pacific
bridge wouldn't go out-this in the
face of the fact that seventeen
bridges across the Kaw had already
gone. And he won. Now the Missouri
Pacific has the only bridge across the
Kaw at that place. When Mr.. Carson
saw that his company's bridge was
likely to go the way the other went
he took a desperate chance. He de-
cided to weight the bridge down with
Mogul locomotives. Seven of them,
representing value of S125,000. were
run out on the trembling structure.
He knew, as did everybody else, that
II the bridge went the engines would
go with it, but he took the chance
and took it alone, for the city was
cut Off from communication with the
other heads of departments, and there
was no one to consult with. Had tbs
bridge and engines gone, his job
would have gone, and with it a large
share of his reputation as q man OF
sound judgment. But the plan was
winner, and now his stock is away
above par.-Louisville Herald,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
WHY HER DANCING DRAGGED.
fcang Lady Had Forge ten to Remove
Her RubSe.s.

A young man who was born on
ranch, and who, while getting his
education in the East, has turned
westward again every summer, and
has thus maintained fine, strong ply
sioue, recently danced with young
woman of scme two hundred pounds
i'll village not far west Of Railway
He noticed that the dancing was uphill
work, and, when it was over, sank int
J. chair in the incirient stages of ex
haustfon. The young woman looke'
thcughtfully acrcss the shining sur
face of the floor and threw a glance
of investigation at the corner where
the punchbowl stood.
Doesn't it strike you that the foo
is very sticky tonight" she inquired
The young man CALAMITY denied
thinning so.
"it seems so to NO." thc'young WON
IN observed. Then she looked DOVE
at Ter foot, p-otruding from s!lkc"
lCunce, and exclaimed:
why! I've got my rubbors on!"-
New York Evening Pest.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28

Valuable cottage" % - $50. :.
An lslesboro (Me.) "cN!t> ~
fered Tor sale at $685.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
Seeing the Eeanty.

Some persons are always looking for the
dark things of life. and of course they find
what they are looking for. Others are al:
they find them. Bishop Nicholson, of Mil.
wamkee, relates that during the first years
O. his ministry parish matters, social and
financial, were in bad way. and straight.
ening them out was slow work. He was
much discouraged one day when, having
gone to New York on business, he stopped
to look at the Brooklyn Bridge, then
building. A man, covered with dirt, was
working on the abutments.' THAT'S pretty
dirty work you are engaged in.s said the
bishop. "Well, yes." answered the laborer.
'but somehow we don't think of the dirt:
but of the beauty which is to come out Of
our work" '"It was the lesson needed"
saws the bishop. "and went back ia. Phil
adelphia the better for it." 1t is lesson
which we all need. Happy. indeed. will
he those who learn and apply tn: w.
Christian Advocate.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
The Rabbit Shot Him.

Milton Reynolds of Livingston Man.
or, N. j., took his gun the other day
and went out after rabbits. A big one
got up, and Reynolds chased it until
it disappeared in hole in the ground.
Tho hunter laid his gun down, got a
pole, and punched it in the hole to
rout the rabbit out. The gun was
cooked all ready for Reynolds to rick
it lip and shoot the rabbit the moment
it came from the hole.
The cotton-tail came out with sud-
den rush. It's first bound landed it
ON the gun. It's fore feet struck the
trigger. The gun was discharged,
pott. barrels going off at once.
Reynolds was in a STOPPING posi-
ton, his dog near him. He was just
far enough out of line of the gun to
escape the full force OF the charges
in it, but two fingers were torn from
his left hand, his left calf was badly
lacerated by shot, and his left cheek
filled with them.
One of the dogs legs was shot off.
The rabbit went on, and is still at
large
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
a WALK IN THE WOODS.
Fear Of Frogs Shown at Scent Of
Snakes Blood.

AS l was walking along a path
through the woods this afternoon at
nbCGt sunset, writes a Maiden doctor,
| noticed toad who was out getting
his evening meal off the insects that
hoVered about the path. 1 stopped to
pass the time of day with min by
touching him with my cane. I first
touched the end of his nose-he put
up his fOrefoOt and depracatingly
pushed it away; this performance we
went through with few times when
he decided that he had enough of that
kid OF fcoling and hoped nonchalant.
ly Off, 1 started along the path and
had gone but a dozen steps when
| sa"' striped snake lying in the path,
ing meal.
l have a strong dislike for snakes,
SO 1 promptly killed this one and
crushed its head with the head Of my
cane. A few steps further along the
path | came across another hungry
toad. l advanced the cane to his nose,
but before it had touched him his at
titude had wholly changed. When I
saw him first he was sitting with his
nose we'll up in the air, keeping watch
for any insect that might come near
enough for him to seize with his tom
que; now, before the cane had quite
touched him, he covered down, try.
ing to bury his nose in the dust and
make himself as small and compact
as possible. withdrew my stick, but
he did not change his position.
approached it to his nose again and
he shrank away from it before it had
touched him; 1 then, after the lapse
Jf few moments, touched the other
end of him, very lightly, with the cane.
It. had barely touched MIN when he
gave vigorous jump, and he no soon.
CT struck the ground than he gave an.
other big jump, and he kept jumping
as fast as he could for several yards
The whole conduct of this second toad
showed great fear Of my cane, whereas
the first toad scarcely took any no
tice at all, and that only in mildly
depreciatory manner The reason was
IudC CiIe SSCOuU IO1u SulSIISu SudhS
on the cane, and that was enough for
him. have watched snake eat a
toad. The process of getting a toad
into the snakes mouth occupied over
an hour, and from the horrible ex.
perience that the toad went through
with, the slow but steady surrender,
gaillimetre by millimetre. into the
snakes NAV, I should think toads
would have a great dread of snakes, as
indeed they have. When I advanced
my cane to this toad did not think
Of his smelling the snake had just
killed, but when I saw him shrink
away in abject fear. saw the reason
in an instant. and though it may have
caused the toad few moments Of
dread, l touched him behind wishing
TO see how he would act, and I saw
the toad cover a few yards of path
faster than had ever seen one before.
Boston Transcript.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
Shocked the Diplomats.

An English magazine publishes
some amusing stories about American
diplomatists of the old school. At St
Petersburg on one occasion the cza.
addressed to the American minister
the purely formal question, II hope
you have good news from home" t.
which came the startling answer:
Eyes, thank your majesty, excellent
news. 1t is boy and weighs twelve
pounds" The diplomatic corps was
convulsed, but the car, who had just
been made a happy father himself
sent his "heartiest congratulations tc
Nine. E1inistre." Thereupon the
American foored etiquette again by
lnquiring after the health OF the EN-
press, who backed up this appeal to
mere human nature some days late,
by personally thanking him lin par
ticularly audible voice."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
Our Part Essentia..

a work for each one of us. God does not
expect us to fill more than our own place,
or to do more than our own work; but
each one of us is important in his or her
own sphere All the offerings of tie
wealthy in the courts OF the temple Of
Jerusalem were we'll in their time and
amount. But the poor widow, who had
only her two mites, should not have felt
that her gift was unimportant. 1t seemed
as if Jesus sat watching and waiting for
that little offering; and the story Of her
doing her part has been told the world
over in the centuries since then, as a les.
son and as an inspiration. Even though
our part is but little one. God, as it were.
watches and waits for th-t.-Sunday
School Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
Queer Wedding Gifts.

Not infrequently wedding gifts are
the outcome of jealousy, spleen or
malice. A we'll known author received
on his marriage from rival man of
letters a scrapbook containing col.
lection of all the adverse criticisms
his works had ever received. while a
popular artist was on a similar occa-
sion presented with a set of elemen-
tary works upon self-construction in
drawing and painting.
Unusually vexatious was the gift re-
ceived from his neighbors by an infirm
octogenarian who had welded pleas.
ure-loving woman mere than so years
his junior. 1t took the form of a
large brass cage, "intended"-so ran
the subscribers note-"to restrain the
wayawrd flights of a giddy young wife
who had married a decrepit old fool for
his money"
The husband of a woman whose
great beauty was discounted by her
sharp tongue, found among her wed.
ding presents scold's bride or
branks-a gift from his wifes sister,
with hope that "if Kate makes your
life as unbearable as she has ours, you
will net hesitate to put the accom-
panying Offering to it's original use. -
81 willingly countenance your mar
riage to my daughter" wrote physi'
clan to his prospective scn-in-law,
"conditionally on your accepting as a
wedding present-her mother AS a
wife she has not been success; as a
mother-in-law she is at least profile
matte. At all events, can endure her
temper no longer, and as she expresses
wish to live with her daughter, am
sending her along by the next train. {"
In due course she arrived and has lived
with the young wife ever since.-Chi'
cago Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
CAUGHT Immense Turtle.

a turtle, which IS declared to be the
biggest Of its kinds ever seen, was
caught some time ago on the New
Jersey coast It's weight is 1887
pounds. The length of it,; shell is 10
feet 3 inches, while its width is G
feet inches. A dozen men ca
stand on its bach with comfort,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
The Iarrar Life.

I am quite Gear that one Of our worst
failures is at the point where, having re-
solved like angels, we drop back into the
old matter-of-fact life and do just what we
it. and because everybody does it. and be-
cause our fathers and mothers did it, all
of which may be the very re: on why we
should not do it. There is no station of
life, and no Place of ones home, where, if
he want to enlarge his life in caring for
people outside himself, he may not start
tend indefinitely. And we shall find the
answer to our question to be that the man
who enters upon infinite purposes lives the
infinite life. He enlarges his life by every
experience of life.-Phillips Brooks.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
Daily DufieS.

I cannot say that the true part of a
man. in relation to God, seems to me to
be. to give all that is claimed, and claim
nothing that is not given. And I pro-
found,y believe that whoever will cheer
fully surrender himself to the daily duty
and the prayer of faith will not long be
left in the shadows. but will emerge into
James Martineau.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF Various Candidates in Ugly
Man Contest
Strong Pleas Made For Support
by Leading Aspirants.
J. Parrish rleacham.

Gracey, Ky, March %.
EDITOR KENTUcKIAN:
In making my formal announce
ment as candidate in your contest
for the uglIest man, desire to state
that / had never been as sauguine
in regard TO my uglness as my
friend Tuggle. l however realized
that l was source of amusement
to all whom I met. but was vain
enough to think that it was my
good looks or popularity that caused
my friends TO smile whenever they
met me; but,since some one unknown
to me has placed my name among
those of the other candidates, my
friends have gathered around me
and in large numbers requested me
to run. Some of them have gone so
far as to assure me Of my success
by commenting on some Of my points
which they term my winning cards,
such as my saddle skirt ears, long
neck, attenuated shape and many
others which l will not attempt to
mention. have about become con.
Wnced that they and not myself are
correct and that / am a man thar
will be hard to beat Therefore !
announce myself as a candidate and
place my claims in the hands of my
and the public in general,
and in doing so l ask that if any of
them have never seen Inc, that they
try and do 50 before casting their
votes. Seeing in this case, l think
will be coDEincing). Some of nv
most ardent supporters have gone
so far as TO venture the assertion
that any voter that lives within
radius of one hundred miles of Ora
cey, my home, would always feel
amply repaid ''upon sight OF me"
for making the trip for that purpose
alone, though 1 Will not pass judg-
ment myself. as my friend Tuggle
did, but leave that for you TO do,
but will suggest if you want your
conscience to feel easy at the close
of this contest that you see me be.
fore casting your vote. Hoping that
you will do so and give me a fair
and impartial consideration is all l
have to ask. Your friend,
J. PARRISH MEACHAM.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-27

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-27
DANGER Of colds and drip.

The greatest danger from colds
and grip is their resulting in pneu'
monia. II reasonable care is used,
however, the Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy taken, all danger will be
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1t will cure a cold or an attack of
the grip in lest time than any other
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to take. For sale by G. X. WHY,
druggist