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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
Personal.

John Charleton, a leading member
of the Canadian Parliament. is an
American by birth. Three other mem
United States.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Dump
ling of Jasper county, Missouri, asked
their friends to suggest a name for the
new baby boy the vote was unanimous
for Apple
Miss Clara Barton has not ceased
her labors on behalf of the Red Cross
Society, Notwithstanding the recent eff
forts to depOse her from the presidency.
She is formulating plans for a new and
large fund of probably $1,000,000 for
the extension of the work.
Although IS years old, Charles j.
Smith of Mount Vernon, N. H, is
writing a history of the town, which
he expects to publish within a year.
Mr.. Smith was an intimate friend of
President Franklin Pierce, and it is
said, wrote that officials inaugural
message.
king Alfonso, chaperoned by his
married sister, the Princess of Astu-
rias, and her husband, has been travel
ing through portion of his kingdom,
with the laudable desire of making the
acquaintance of his people, who could
never see him otherwise. He has been
well received by the masses every
where.
Baron Toll, the Russian arctic ex-
plorer, has not been heard from since
Junt 5, 1902, when he left his ship for
Bennett Island. A relief expedition has
started to search for the baron. 1t
is under command of Lieut. Kolts-
chalk, who was a member of the origi-
nal expedition, but left it shortly after
its start.
Wolf Weisman of Hoboken, N.
j., celebrated his one hundred and
third birthday last week. He has drank
wine all his life. The chief cause of
uneasiness expressed by him while re-
ceiving the congratulations of his
friends was the fear that ere many
years he will be compelled to wear
spectacles, as his eyesight is not as
clear as it once was.
1t is said that Lily, Duchess of
Marlborough, who was Mrs. Louis
Hammersley and was once known in
London as one of the most lavish of
american hosteSSeS, is rarely seen any,
where nowadays. She is in wretched
health and since the death of her hus-
band, Lord William Beresford. has
been living quietly at Deepdene and
Brighton with her little son.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
CoLoMBIA's TERMS STATED.

OF course, it has been understood all
along that the reason the Colombian
! Congress refused to ratify the Hay
Herran treaty was that it thought it
could get more money for the conces-
sions made the United States, and not,
as asserted by it's opponents, that it
contained unconstitutional provisions.
The bill pending in the Colombian
Congress authorizing President Mario
quin to negotiate a new treaty, pro-
vides FOR cash payment of $20,000,000
for concessions and an annual rental
of $500 with a premium of 100000, an
increase in the premium of 25 per cent.
at the beginning of every term of 100
years being provided for.
In other words, the demand made by
the Colombian Congress is for sum
of money and rental just double that
for which the HayHerTan treaty pro-
vides.
There is no probability, of course,
that President Marroquin will be able
to negotiate a treaty containing such
provisions. There are intelligent men
in the Colombian Congress. and they
ought to know that the limits of the
sum which the United States are will
ing to pay for canal concessions is
stated in the Hay-Herran treaty.
1t may be that President Marroquin
will be given power to exercise his
judgment as to the amount of money
Colombia will accept for the conces-
sions. 1t is matter of no consequence
ttrba he he ic
given authority to accept the terms of
the Hay-Herran treaty, because it is
practically certain that our Congress
will not agree to the payment of more
money than that treaty calls for.
The New York Herald wants to know
what the President is waiting for; why
he doesn't proceed with negotiations
for constructing the canal on the Mica
ragua route. Our understanding is that
the time which Colombia has for rati-
flying the treaty does not expire until
Sept %. That being the case, it is not
probable that the President will take
steps for the adoption of the Nicaragua
route until after that time. Besides, in
a matter of such Importance it is prob
able that he prefers to have the adj
vice of the leading men in Congress, not
outstanding the fact that he has au-
thority to negotiate for the Nicaragua
route and to proceed with the construc-
ton of the canal on that route.
This canal question is one of great
Importance to the South. 1t is believed
that the constructing of an isthmian
canal will have The effect of greatly in
creasing the prosperity of the South
ern states, particularly the South At
lantic and Cuffs ports
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
index 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge No. Is,
F. & A. NJ.
Special Notices-Haven't Time To Go
To Dinner. Union Station Restaurant;
Ship Notice, Strachan & Co., Agents;
Removal Notice, J. c. Slater.
Business Notices-For Quality and
Promptness, e. e w. Laundry; Scis-
sors of High Quality, Solomons Com
pany; Butter. A. NJ. & c. w. West.
Your orders Are Solicited-McGratn
& Ransford.
Money In Your Pocket-Ludden &
Bates Southern Music House.
Silverware-The Gorham Company.
Foods-Gra2e-N Nuts.
Ready-made Observation-Disclosures Ho-
gan.
warburines Are Benefcial-Rowlin-
ski.
A Package of Laundry-savannah
Steam Laundry.
Don't Postpone Buying a Range
VIM. & H. H. baltimore.
Look Before You Leap-The Delmon-
leo Company.
Savannah Theater-"Devil's Auction"
Friday and Saturday.
First Annual Autumn Excursion to
New York-Ocean Steamship Company:
Medical-Herpicide; Peruna Wine OF
Cardui; Syrup of Figs; Pinkhams
Remedy.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted;
For Rent; Fort Sale: Lost; Personal;
Miscellaneous. .t.r t-s.t.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10

when your American millionaire
wants anything he wants the best, -
observed an Englishman, who was a
Queens messenger" in Victoria S
reign, according to the New York Sun.
He's willing to pay we'll for it, too.
Il know this from an experience 1
once had in Constantinople. After my
signature on the hotel register 1 added,
for reasons of my own, Queens cour-
Ter
The next day l was surprised to re-
ceive card bearing the name of a
Well-known wealthy American. |
couldn't remember the gentleman, but.
thinking that I'd probably met him on
steamer or on train somewhere,
told the servant to show him up.
"A few minutes later a short, fat
man who conveyed the general effect
of too much diamond stud and watch
chain was ushered in.
l rose to meet him."
How are you? he started off in a.
business-like voice. You're the Queens
courier, amt you? Well, now, I'll tell
you; I'm here with my famiIy-been
tourin Turkey, y know-and our cour-
ler's left us. Now l know you've got
a pretty comfortable job with the
Queen, but don't care how much if is.
If you'll come with us, Wen give Won
a darn sight more'n she's payin'. What
dyer say?'"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10

-Ihe summerH soon be over
And the baseball pennant furled.
And the foot that kicks the football
Is the foot that rules the world.
New York Sun.
Mrs. Farmer-'Wouldn't you like
to do little work just to see how it
feels?" Weary Willy-"No, lady; de
morbid and horrible hez no fascination
fer me wotever. Puck.
Don't you sometimes regret the
manner in which you have used money
to influence votes?" mo. sir" answer
ed Senator Sorghum. Il may be a, lit
tie tricky, but I'm not stingy. wash
ington Star.
What is the mother tongue?"
"Oh, that's the real language of a peo-
pie or country" rs there any ia
Their tongue?' Certainly. The swear
words come under that classification. I"
Chicago Post.
Yes" said the alderman who was
doing a second term, Il believe in hold
ing UP our home industries" For
how much?" queried the newly elect
ed member who was seeker after
the truth.-Chicago.
Cassidy - What rint do they
charge for house loike yours?" Casey
-"Sivinteen dollars" Cassidy-"My.
that's high! Don't We hov throubIe in
gettin it togither?" Casey-"Faith, Oh
don't, but the agent does. ''-Philadel-
phia Press.
-Fidgett-"Do you ever take any no.
tice of anonymous communications? p"
Midgett-'No not unless the writer's
names are signed to them" Fidgett-
Yes, | suppose that does make a
difference; never thought of that
Boston Transcript.
What do you think of our author
friends success % Its the irony of
fate. After he has gone on record to
the effect that the public is totally
lacking in artistic discrimination and
wants nothing but trash, he gets out
a book that makes a universal hit
Washington Star.
Some men are so fortunate in Sc
curing good wives" remarked the man
who wanted to be sympathetic. Yes"
replied Henpeck. Now, my wife is
just like sunshine about the house."
Indeed! Well-er-really, I'm sur
prised-" Yes. She's never there
at all at night. Woman's rights meet
ings and all that, you know."-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
Two "Pants' stories.

Richard Golden. who used to be
known as Old Jed Prouty, was out
walking in the suburbs of Seattle the
other day, says the Chicago Journal,
when he met a little fellow strutting
along with all the dignity of young
manhood and wearing a pair of trous-
ers which were so long that they
wrinkled perceptibly at his ankles.
How old are your" asked Golden,
with cheerful inclination to draw the
boy into conversation.
The little chap appeared confused,
hesitated, and finally replied: well, I
amt but Il, but my pants is marked
49,
Speaking of pants" brings up anoth-
er story. Nat Goodwin declares that
last spring he had occasion to turn
down persistent street beggar and
demonstrate with him on his laziness
and his ragged clothes. The mendi-
cant drew himself up stitf1y and re-
piled: MY pants may be ragged, sir,
but they cover a warm heart"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
WHERE IMMIGRANTS ARE NEED
En.

In his annual report MIR. Hester,
superintendent of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, pointed out the very
considerable increase in the number of
cotton mills that had been erected in
the South during the year ending Au-
gust 81 A question which presents it
self in this connection is this: To what
extent can the South go on increasing
her looms and spindles? This question
is asked for the reason that the white
population in most of the Southern
states has supplied about all the fac
tory operatives that it can for some
time to come. The statement has been
made that in North and South Caro-
lima there are but few not in factories
who win likely seek employment in
them. Here in Georgia it is said there
is trouble to get operatives for new
plants.
1t is fact that the cigar factory in
this city has been making special eff
forts to increase its force. 1t pays good
wages and the work is of a character
that isn't Objectionable in any respect.
The factory however, after diligent adj
vertising. has been able to collect less
than five hundred girls for the work
it has to do. 1t wants twenty-five hun
dred, and would employ that number at
remunerative wages if it could get
them. Experts in packing cigars earn
twice as much as the average clerk in
a store-that is a girl-and the hours
are not longer nor are the duties more
fariguing.
We assume that in other towns and
cities manufacturers are meeting to
some extent with the same experience
as that which the cigar factory here is
having. Therefore the question, how
much longer can the South go on in
creasing her factories without an in
crease of white population from out
side sources? OF course it is under
stood that the negroes do not make
satisfactory operatives. They have
heen given a fair trial and have been
found wanting.
Very few foreigners settle in the
South. They go to the great cities of
the North and to the West Accord
ing to the last census the number of
foreign born population in Alabama
was, in 1900, 1868; in Georgia, II, 4OS;
in Mississippi 1881; in North Carolina,
4,492. and in South Carolina, 5,52S.
1t is evident that the factories do not
get their operatives from among the
foreign born population. There is of
course considerable immigration from
the West to the South, but it is hardly
of a kind that seeks employment in
| factories. The Western immigrants
seek homes on the land. AS rule they
become farmers. They are taking the
! places of the native white population
that has gone to the mills. If the
South is to continue to grow as a man.
| ufacturing section. win she not have to
make an effort TO get a larger share
of foreign immigrants?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10

Horse sense is not the best brand,
sometimes. Ralph Brown of Hendricks
county, Indiana, was keeping COM
pany" with two young women. Which
he loved the better he could not tell for
the life of him. One of his sweethearts
lived in Clayton and the other in IN
dianapolis. One day Ralph determined
that he would get married, but still
he couldn't make a choice between his
charmers. To solve the problem he
got into his buggy, threw the reins over
the dashboard and left the decision to
his horse. The horse turned off into
the Clayton road, and the Clayton girl
became Mrs. Brown. Now, however,
the wife so oddly chosen is suing for
a divorce, after a welded life of only
a few months; and horse sense has
scored n failure.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
Thoughts.


From the Boston Globe.
OF what avail to regret and be sad
When the grasses wave over our
dead?
What use to wish we had made them
glad
When we've given harsh words in
stead?
The world is SO busy from day to dav.
And we make such a comrade of
care.
We forget the little sweet things to
saw,
That would help the trials to bear.
We notice the faults, and the sharp
word we speak,
Though our hearts hold a love string
and deep;
We note not the virtues and sad hearts
we break
Because Of the silence we keep.
Then suddenly, Death, like a thief in
the night.
Takes our loved ones forever away.
With tears and sweet flowers we Law
out of sight
Those poor worn-out caskets of clay.
If only, when living, they sometimes
had heard
The words that in grief we now give.
Had we brought them those flowers
with a SMILE and a word,
They then might have struggled to
live.
But no. we selhshly go on our way.
Too careless to think or to know
How we hurt he ones we love best
every day,
Who for kind words are listening so
Let us turn new leaf and resolve we
win try
In the New Year we've started 70
live
To make happy the loved ones-not
wait tin they die
our best and our sweetest TO give.
smile and word are not much IN
glVc-yet
They sometimes mean volumes we
know.
II those that we love know we do NOT
forget.
What difference twin make here
below.
-Estelle Lehman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
Personal journalism.

Personal Journalism of the good old
sort stin hourishes in the West. AT
the Teachers Institute in Russell. Kan,
one of the young women teachers COM
planned in an address that teachers
were often worried and troubled be-
yond endurance. And thereupon the To-
cal paper came out with this:
The fact is that girl who has
been sitting on some fellows knee from
10 o'clock till daylight is in no condi-
ton to go into schoolroom and per-
form the duties of a teacher. She will
be sleepy and irritable, and instead Of
gaining the love and respect of the
children will incur their dislike, which
will destroy her usefulness as a teach
er and her influence for good
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10

Dan Cupid sometimes receives the
aid of odd assistants. One would hard
ly connect a wildcat with an affair of
the heart. for instance; and yet a
wedding has just occurred at Florence,
Wis, that had it's inception in an en-
counter with a wildcat. Miss Jennie
Foss was a school teacher near that
town. One morning as she entered her
school room she discovered a wildcat
perched on her desk. lashing it's sides
with its tail and growing. Miss Foss
had her umbrella in her hand. With
rare presence of mind she sprang for
ward and shouted loudly at the same
moment opening and shutting the UNI
prella rapidly in the face of the Wild
cat. The creature, more frightened
than Miss Foss, sprang through a win
dow and took to the woods, whereupon
the young woman hung UP her hat,
felt of the buckle at the back of her
belt and went on with her duties of the
day. Naturally she was a heroine in
the neighborhood, and among those
who called on her to offer congratula-
tions was John r. Bowers, a wealthy
farmer and banker. Mr.. Bowers adj
miration for the young womans cour-
age was soon ripened into love by the
sunshine of her beauty. and so they
were married.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10

A Gainesville (Fla.) dispatch says
that boom for the vice presidential
nomination on the Democratic ticket
has been started there in favor of the
Hon. Clark Howell of Georgia. The
sponsor for the boom is Hon. J. E..
Alexander, who is a candidate for Con-
gress from the Second Florida district.
If the party could be persuaded to
come South for it's nominee for second
place on the ticket, Georgia would be
pleased to have Mr.. Howell's name con-
sidered in connection with the honor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Norfolk Landmark (Dem.) says:
Turkey notifies the Powers that she
cannot guarantee the safety of the le-
cations at Constantinople. The proba-
bihty is that the Sultan feels as great
an affection for the legations as does
the Dowager Empress of China, and
wouldn't have anything happen to
them for the world"
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
Our exports to Cuba have fallen off
rapidly during the last three years and
it is intimated that they will eventu-
ally reach the vanishing point I'M
less reciprocity is concluded. The
Cuban is not ungrateful, but he nat
urally objects to paying more for his
goods in the United States than he
can buy them for elsewhere"
Dem.) says: Postmaster General
Payne has removed a white postmis-
tress in Delaware because she is par
ticularly and personally obnoxious to
Senator Alice. Last year he declined
to accept the resignation Of a negro
postmistress who was personally OBJ
noXious 10 the people of lndianola.
and blotted the postoffice of the map"
The Philadelphia Record Dem)
says. when Secretary Carlisle,
public man OF spotless integrity. was
strenuously lahoring 20 rescue the
finances OF the government from the
condition I'm which they were left by
"a Republican administration Republ-
can and Populist organs and orators
did not scruplc 20 make malignant I'M
situations OF corruption. But Secre-
iary shaws intimate relations with
Tie national banks are treated AS a
fNf1tef ~ course"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10

Some of the Macedonian revolution
lists threaten that if they cannot
avenge themselves on Turkey in any
other way. they will decimate the pop
u1ations of Macedonian cities control-
ed by Turks by poisoning the wells
with the germs of the bubonic plague.
1t is pointed out that this might easily
be done. Soluble capsules filled with
the germs might be dropped into the
wells, with only the barest possibility
of detection of the criminals. The idea
is a terrible one. characteristic of
oriental barbarity: and the Macedo-
mans are probably barbarous enough
10 carry il out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
IS THERE CAUSE For ALARM.

An article in the Worlds Work on
| the growth of luxury in this country
is the subject of good deal of news
paper comment. OF course it is very
generally known that there are many
multi-millionaires, because estimates
of the great fortunes frequently ap-
pear in the public prints, but the way
in which these very rich men spend
their money is not so well known.
The growth of luxury has become
more noticeable within the last six
or seven years than it was at any pre-
vious time. That is because there has
been phenomenal prosperity since the
beginning of that period. The COM
bination of Industrial plants and rail-
roads has increased private fortunes
to an enormous extent and has made
many rich who before were in only
moderate circumstances.
In the Worlds Work article it is
stated that last year S2,0OO,0 900 was
spent for golf goods, and 100000 in
other sporting goods. There is s2O,-
100000 invested in golf club houses
and millions more in other kinds of
club houses. But it is in the furnish
ing of their houses, in the houses
themselves, in their yachts and dia-
monds that the growth of luxury is
most noticeable. 1t is said that there
are twenty-five steam yachts owned
by New Workers which cost as much
as $1,000 a day for maintenance.
With an expenditure like that it is
evident that the incomes of the owners
of these big steam yachts must be
very large.
Many of the residences nowadays
cost more than a million of dollars
each. and another million or more is
spent in furnishing one of these pal
aces. 1t is said that one woman paid
$125, 900 for four pieces of furniture and
it is we'll known that a United States
senator, who has a house in New
York city which cost a fabulous sum,
has $250,0OO invested in tapestries.
Builders are erecting residences cost
ing 100000 to $500, 900 on the chance of
finding a buyer for them.
1t is now becoming a fad of the rich
to build great country houses in
which there are many servants and
about which are grounds which cost
fortunes. The increase in the impor-
tation of diamonds within the last ten
years has been over $10,0OO,O00 year.
Among the reports that are floating
around in the newspapers is one that
in Boston residence there are dia-
monds valued at more than $1,OO0,00O.
no one of which is ever worn in public.
The same extravaganza and luxury is
shown in about everything which
money will buy. For instance, it is
said there are four men in Philadel-
phia who own pictures which are
valued at more than $1,000, 600.
Whittier is this indulgence leading?
That is a question that is worthy the
careful consideration of our teachers
and statesmen. Is it pointing in the
direction of the decay of the republic?
That is the view that is quiet fire.
quently expressed. 1t is certain
that very many of those who are the
possessors of great fortunes are lack
ing in the strength of character, the
civic virtues and the high purposes
possessed by the founders of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-10
New Breakfast Food.

1.-THE Americans are very fastidious, Z"
said John Hare, according to the New
York Times, "but an actor I know
took the palm when he got up an i'm
promptu luncheon while his wife at
tended rehearsal.
- I had a fine meal on your new ce-
real he said to his better half when
she returned.
" What do you mean?' the other
half inquired, L haven't any cereal in
the house,
why, that nutty sort of stuff you
left on the dining room table
You brute!' she exclaimed, you've
eaten up my roof garden. All my pc
tuna, nasturtium and sweet pea seeds,
And he's been buying flowers to
square himself ever SINCE