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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Mobile Register Dem.) says:
Gen. Reyes is injudicious enough to
preface his peace mission by a decla-
ration that the United States will find
second Boer war in Colombia. This
piece of bombast will do him and his
country no good. The United States
has no property interest in Colombia:
no citizens there: no desire for Co
lomban territory; and no intention of
invading that country. On the other
hand, Colombia has no intention of in
vading Panama. How another Boer
war can occur when the suggested
fighters are and will remain hundreds
of miles apart, it Il difficult for any not
a Reyes to understand.
The Baltimore Sun Dem.) says:
THE worlds supply of cotton in 1861
and the maintenance of the supply nee
essary to keep the English mills at
work and bread in almost millions of
months might be regarded as of equal
Importance with 'haXing the canal at
Panama rather than at Nicaragua.
Would that fact, in MIR. RooseVelts
opinion, have justified England in ac-
knowledging the Independence of the
Confederate states the day Maj. An
derson surrendered Fort Sumter and in
then sending a feet to prevent the
landing of federal troops in the South
and any. interference with the free
egress of cotton to the markets of the
world?"
The Philadelphia Record Dem. } says:
Our Washington dispatches leave no
room to question the complete knowl-
edge the President and the Secretary
of state had of the proposed Panama
revolution, and make evident the fur
Their fact that Secretary Hay promised
the conSpira tors that there should be
no fighting on the isthmus, which, of
course, admitted of only one meaning
namely, that the United States would
not allow Colombia to suppress the
Instruction. The administration s
terms were declined by Colombia. so
it encouraged the Panama secessionists
to carry out their project and promised
them the protection of the United
States navy while they were doing it."
The New York Journal of Commerce
(Dem) says: I'VE should object most
strenuously to Germany as a European
power exercising control over a part of
Brazil or making a German colony of
it, but il German settlers gain such
predominance in any part of the coun-
try as to be able. without outside in
reference or aid. to carry 'revolu-
tionary movement for independence to
success, it would not be our business
to suppress it or to help Brazil to sup
press it. 1t is not independence in
South America that we object to, but
dependence upon any European power,
and it may be that future revolutions
on that continent may take the direc-
ton of control by new elements in the
population over the old Spanish and
Portuguese blood that has rniale such
slow progress in the long period of it's
almost exclusive possession"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
Tried to Fool Reporters.

Max Pam, the New York financier
and attorney, was recently reported to
have sold his stock to the Pneumatic
Tool Company to Charles NJ. Schwab
was passing through Pittsburg on the
Chicago limited squad of reporters
tried to interview him, in cOnfirma-
ton or denial of this important finan-
cial story. The man of affairs was
cOrnered by them and took refuge in
duplicity II am not Mr. PAM" he
declared, with politeness. You have
made a mistake. 1 do not even know
the gentleman"
A reporter who thought otherwise
remarked:
you must frequently be mistaken
for him. l never saw a more striking
resemblance.
yes, that is true The mistake has
been made several times" replied the
alleged Mr.. Pam.
Whereupon the reporters apologized
and withdrew. Then they prepared a
fake" telegram, hired a uniformed
messenger boy in the station, and sent
him through the train shouting the
name of Mr.. Pam. The financier fell
into the trap head over heels, and,
stopping the boy, paid the charges
asked and ripped open the envelope.
On the inclosed slip of paper he read:
compliments of the newspaper men.
Did you really sell that stock? You
are an easy mark, Mr.. Pam"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

Paul Smith of Adirondacks fame has
way of making everything he touches
turn to money, although he has too
kind a heart to squeeze any one for
the sake of mere filthy lucre, says the
New York Times. Some years ago the
blacksmith of Paul Smiths" was so
unfortunate as to have considerable
illness in his family, and he was forced
to borrow $40, which he secured from
Paul Smith. Every time the black
smith saw Smith after that he would
dun himself and Smith would invarl-
ably reply: Never mind, never mind
when you get the money pay me, and
don't worry about it,"
So the debt ran on for four or five
years One summer the blacksmith
met Paul Smith and made his usual
excuses and apologies
Now, see here" said Smith, Il wish
you'd come up to my hotel and preach
for my guests this afternoon" The
blacksmith had a little local reputa-
ton as a preacher of homely sermons,
but he was aghast at preaching before
the city folks" at the hotel You
needn't be afraid" urged Paul.
They'll enjoy your plain sermon be-
cause it is so different from what they
are accustomed to-"
SO the blacksmith went. But before
he preached the sermon Paul made a
little speech announcing that the
preacher was an honest toiler who had
met with misfortune and had hard
work to support his family. The SYM
pathies of the audience We're touched,
and at the conclusion of the sermon a
collection was taken up amounting to
$40 Paul took the money, beckoned
the blacksmith out into the woods,
carefully counted out $40, which he
put into his own pocket, and gave the
remaining $50 to the blacksmith.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
INocuLATING TIE EARTH.

Fertilizing farms by inoculating them
with bacteria is an idea which the ex-
perts of the Department of Agriculture,
large possibilities. The bacteria, of
course, are not the disease producing
kind, with which people have become
more or less familiar through their
reading during the past ten or a dozen
years, but are minute organisms that
possess the power of extracting nitro
gen from the air and fixing" it so as
to make it available for plant food
After exhaustive experiments the
scientists of the department have sue
ceeded in making cultures of the bac-
terra in large quantities, and say that
if Congress will gave them a liberal ap-
preparation they viii produce the little
bugs" in commercial or rather agricul-
tural quantities at an early day once
the process of production has been be
gun on any scale, the bacteria will
themselves take care of the reproduce
ton, and at a rate that will assure a
permanent future supply, the only
thing required to bring any dormant
colony of bacteria into action being to
feed it with certain nutrient salts and
soak it in water.
The process of preserving, handling
and applying the bacteria that is being
followed by the department is simple.
A piece of cotton is soaked in the germ
bearing solution after which it is dried
and packed in a box for storage or
shipment While the cotton is dry the
germs remain inactive. When they are
to be used the cotton is placed in tub
of water that has been prepared with
the nutrient salts. After about twenty
four hours "a second nutrient solution is
added, and in another twenty-four
hours the contents of the tub becomes
milky in appearance. That means the
bacteria have increased by countless
millions and are ready for their work Of
nitrogen gathering. They may be ap-
piled to the seeds to be planted, or to
the land direct, by simple formulas
furnished by the department. Enough
of the germs to fertilize an acre of
land, it is said, can be carried in a
piece of cotton no bigger than yeast
cake. The nutrient salts necessary are
very cheap, and the department hopes
TO distribute The germs free. No ma
chinery is needed. and practically no
storage room is taken up by this con-
densed fertilizer when it is not work
| ing"
The foregoing is merely an outline Of
the new fertilizing scheme that the de-
partment scientists believe they have
| discovered, but it is sufficient to show
that if it is a success, it means revo-
| luton in the enrichment of lands for
crop purposes and the saving of large
sums to farmers. since it viii no longer
be necessary for them to buy CONNER
cial fertilizers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

,ra,,+in,s--c,linton Lodge No. "a. f.
and NJ
on.,i,I No+icos-Dors Wanted. Ad-
dress A r C.: city Market open All
nav. Notioa 70 Retail LIQUOR Dealers:
17iorida ORANGES Kavanaugh & CO.;
r,rr,eve II ( Gardner; Oranges. A.
Enrich & Bro; Notice to Shippers and
CoDsignees. Railroad and Steamship
Agents: DR.. HERS Has Returned 10
the CITY; Ladies Day at Turkish Baths,
Richard Burns
Business Monuments, Etc,
Dixie Stone Co: Fruit Cake, at Nun
ster's: Thanksgiving Luncheon, the
Casino
Pierce Cars only for 19O4-R. V. Con-
nerat.
To-day Is the Time-The Delmonico
Co.
Thanksgiving Oferings-Daniel Ho-
gan.
5000 Ready Made Garments Wonder
fully Cheap-At Foye & Eckstein's.
The Cleanest Laundry in the City
Emphasis Must Be Given-Royal
Baking Powder.
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Make Metal Shine-Burnishine.
Piano Prices-Phillips & Crew Co.,
Savannah .Parlors.
Thanksgiving Dinners-Humboldt
Cigars.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

The Apostle Paul used to spend a
great deal of time arguing with the
brethren against boasting, but in spite
of his admonition there stood at the
Litchfield Station the other day a
clergyman who arriving slightly ahead
of time, was pleasantly chaffed bv a
lady who reminded him that he came
near missing the train, says the De-
troit Tribune. "Oh, l never get left. -
responded the minister with a smile of
satisfaction. Suddenly he began slap
ping his pockets with a startled look.
Nervously he went through" himself
in the effort to locate the elusive
pocketbook. 1t was not there! The
wallet and the half-fare pass were
reposing at home in Ibis other trous-
ers." The minister turned red, then
he made a home run, and again reach
ed the station just as the train was
pulling-in? No, out! And he was
left" Not long afterward a minis
terial form answering to his descrip-
ton was seen astride a bicycle SLOWLY
pedaling through the sand on the road
in Clarendon-unhappy man!-where
he was to deliver an important paper
before the association of Southern
Michigan Congregational Churches.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
4 Lucky Girl.

'What perfectly beautiful brace
let and isn't that lace collar a dream.
Real Italian, isn't it?" said Bertha's
admiring friend, according to the De-
troit Free Press.
Yes; and wasn't I lucky to get
them I didn't tell you how it hap
pened, did 1? Well, it was this wav
You know Cousin George has been
in Europe for about two years, and he
was engaged to some one here-so
ne says. Well, anyway, he brought
her the most beautiful lot of things.
but he wanted to make sure she real
ly cared for him, so, before he went
to see her, he wrote and told her that
he had lost all his money. l suppose
she concluded there wasn't ANYTHING
in it for her so she wrote him the
frostiest note in reply And. of course
he didn't go to see her at all after
that. Then he didn't care what he
came Of the things, so he just tossed
them all over to me. Wasn't l lucky -
And wasn't l a fool" thought the
other girl
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

Sometimes a man would willingly be
obliging-if ne only knew how. Thus
the Chicago Chronicle relates the ex-
perience of "a short little woman and
her tall husband who went to a
downtown restaurant for dinner:
will you have Oysters?" asked the
man, glancing over the bill of fare.
Yes" said the short little woman,
as she tried in vain to touch her toes
to the floor. "And, John, want a
hassock."
John nodded, and as he handed his
order to the waiter he said: Yes, and
bring a hassock for the lady"
zone hassock?" asked the waiter,
with what John thought more than
ordinary interest, as he nodded in the
affirmative. Still the waiter did not
go, but brushed the tablecloth with a
towel and rearranged the articles on
it several times, while his face got
very red.
Then he came round to Johns side,
and speaking soto Voce, said: "Say,
mister, l haven't been here long, and
I'm not on to all these things. Will
the lady have the hassock broiled or
fried?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
Personal.

Isaac r. Pratt is the champion bear
catcher of New York. "Old Ike" is
70 years old and has killed a bear for
each year of his life. This year, just
as he was getting ready to pot his an
nual victim, he was taken down with
whooping cough. and he has regretfully
given up hunting for time.
-"Chief Dairy Maid to the King, ="
is the official title of Miss Mary Childs,
pretty young woman who has just
been installed in King Edwards home
farm at Windsor The position is by
no means a sipecure, for the chief dairy
maid must supervise the butter and
cheese making Industry under royal
patronage. Her principal duty is to
serve up for the royal table two pounds
of butter every morning and supplies
of cream cheese and thick cream as
needed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

From the New York Telegraph,
Lord of our far-fung battle line,
Theodore, the war gods favorite son
Why stitch thou upon thy spine?
Arise, and hand Colombia one!
Hand her the bomb and bayonet,
Lest We forget-lest we forget
Lest we forget how strong we are,
How terrible on land and sea;
Lest we forget that puissant tar,
G. Dewey, or San Juan and thee.
Our Attila, be with US yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget
Far called, our heroes melt way.
Where's Hobson, Evans, Shafter
Schley?
Where are the winds of yesterday,
The roofback. or the campaign lie
But you are with us still, you bet!
Do something, Ted-we may forget.
Sweep like a scourge upon the foe!
Burst on him like a thunderclap!
Soak him a solar plexus blow!
Oh, wipe Colombia off the mapi
Show us that we're the hottest vet.
Lest we forget-lest we forget.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

The statement is made in Washing
ton dispatches that the Secretary OF
Agriculture will, in all probability, rec
ommend an appropriation Of $4,000. coo
for the purpose of carrying on expert
meuts for the discovery of a remedy for
the bon weevn. That indicates the
alarm, due to this pest, that is felt all
over the cotton belt.
1t is estimated that the Texas cotton
planters have lost about $15. 100000 this
year by the ravages of the weevil. The
amount OF the loss from the insect in
creases from year to year, as the area
over which it is spreading is growing
larger all the time.
OF course the Weevil doesn't totally
destroy the cotton which it attacks. II
cuts it off about 80 per cent. There
fore in some parts Of the afflicted area
in Texas it is still possible to grow
cotton proftably. In some of the
fields that were attacked during the
present season. however, the crop was
an almost total loss.
Those who have studied the situation
carefully have no doubt whatever that
the weevil will eventually spread over
the entire cotton belt. No estimate has
yet been made Of the time it viii take
to reach the cotton fields of all the
states, but it is believed that when it
does reach them the loss to the South,
on a crop as large as that of the past
year. and at the present price of cot
ton viii be as much as 1000, 600.
And it is probable that the disease
Will be carried to the cotton fields that
are being opened in Africa by Ger
many, France and England, since it IS
conveyed in cotton seed, and seed from
this country is depended upon for
planting the African fields.
All the knowledge of the Agricultural
Department is being brought to bear
upon the boil weevil problem. The
ablest men in that department are en-
ployed upon it. They have already dis
covered many things in regard to the
weevil, but they have found no means
for successfully combating it. The
ordinary poisons for pests have no eff
feet upon it. because it is imbedded in
the plant so that poisons do not reach
it, and the other means that have been
tried have not proven effective.
The ravages of the weeVil can be, to
great extent, avoided by planting
early SO that the crop will mature be
fore much harm can be done, but as is
well known it isn't possible always to
plant early. The weather has some
thing to do with the time of planting.
The weevil certainly threatens the
Sn1lth with n 1ralamitv-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
BRIGHT BITS.

Don't you think it would be a good
idea to get nearer to the masses?"
No" answered Senator Sorghum;
cts much better to let some subord-
nate politician do the promising and
take the blame when disappointment
comes. Washington Star.
What is your opinion of the Sc
cret ballot?" asked the citizen after
election. i.
'Well, it is my opinion" replied the
defeated candidate, IF it were kept Sc
cret longer some of us would be hap
pier. "-Yonkers Statesman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25
DANDRUFF WON'T WASH
OUT.
The Germ That Causes 1t Has to Be
Destroyed, to Cure Dandruff.

DtSIFOYVU, 10 NIFC DIIIllI UH ~.
Many a woman spends an houi
twice a week securing her scalp
thinking that by scrubbing off tIe
scurf she will cure the dandruh. wv
hours a week, at the age of 40 year,,
she has spent 260 days of II houIS
each, or two-thirds of a year OF nel
life, in that vain hope; vain becauSSo
you can't cure dandruff without M.
ing the dandruff germ, and the only Iiy,
hair preparation on earth that WI a
do that is Newbro's "Herpicide' Lalso
delightful hair dressing, and tno n,
ough antiseptic against all contaglII1I
from use of others hair brushes; sou ~
by leading druggists. Send lOc' a.
stamps for sample to The HerplcIue
Co., Detroit, Mich. io1
Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

The territorial Governor of Arizona
has sent to Washington an annual re-
port in 225,O0O words. He imaSines
that he has embodied in this enormous
ment in favor of admitting the terri
tory to statehood. But if he has. NO
body will be apt to see it. He has
effectually buried it in words. Some
body ought to give him lesson in
breVity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

The Austrians, it is said. are highly
Indignant because of recent advances
made in the price of Illuminating oil
by the monopoly which controls that
commodity. Their Indignation is en-
HANGED by the fact that the advance
hits hardest the poorer classes, who
are necessarily obliged to depend on
oil for artificial light. The Austrians,
it seems, are less even tempered and
complaisant than we are. We per-
init our oil monopoly to grind us to
its hearts content and never make a
kick. Maybe the oil monopolists of
Austria are not pillars of the church,
and neglect from time to time to make
speeches on the comfort they derive
from their religion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

Prof. Ben of Worcester, Mass, has
compiled a table. after exhaustive in
yestigation, that ought TO prove inter-
esting to all students of human nature
1t is table of the loves of men and
women. He has reached the conclu-
sion that neither sex is safe from Gu
pid's darts after it has reached the
age of three years, nor is it safe again
thereafter. Yet the average woman's
heart reaches maturity at % years and
the mans at -. These conclusions
were reached after a period of study
extending over fifteen years and en-
bracing 500 cases studied personally
and some LOO reached by means Of
written questions and answers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

An unnamed New Haven friend of
Mr.. Bryan is quoted in a special to
the Philadelphia Record as saying
that, before his departure for Europe.
"Mr. Bryan intimated that if he were
asked to accept the craftsmanship of
the Democratic National Committee"
next year he would not decline to do
so.' But Mr. Bryan need not cut
short his visit to Europe on that ac-
count. There is no likelihood that he
will be asked to take the chairman
ship, or any other important part in
the next campaign.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

The Republicans continue to plume
themselves upon their victory in Ohio.
THE biggest ever" they say; "a mag
niicent vindication of Republican
principles" But it would be nearer
the truth to say that the victory was
not due to Republican principles but
to Tom Johnsonism. The people sim
ply wouldn't stand for the socianstic
schemes that he represented. The
election was not a fair test between
the principles of the two parties. The
Democracy was handicapped so heav-
lily that it was impossible for it to
win.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-25

Cecil Rhodes once predicted that
the United States at no very distant
day would dominate the whole of the
American continent. The Roosevelt
administration is doing what it can To-
vindicate MI. Rhodes reputation as
prophet.