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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record Oen1.)
says: Perhaps the most gratifying
outcome of the Venezuelan complica-
ton is the reference to the tribunal at
The Hague of the question of prefer
entail treatment of the claims of the
allied Powers. For the first time in it's
short and hitherto not very exciting
history the International Court of Ar
bitration will be given an opportunity
to make a precedent and establish a
legal principal of first-class impor-
lance in the affairs of nations. The
language of the jurists on the point at
issue is obscure and the practice of
nations with respect to the same has
not been even approximately uniform.
The invocation of the court to decide
the question will give vitality to the
tribunal of which it stood in great
need"
The Norfolk (Va.) Landmark (Dem)
says: Congressman William Randolph
Hearst is after the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination with all the power
of his dollars and demagogy. If he
should win, the proper thing to do
would be to round out the ticket by
making it Hearst and Parkhmst, raise
the yellow flag, throw open the throt-
tie, fasten down the safety valve, pass
around the absinthe, cry havoc, and
unchain the dogs of war If the De-
mocracy had to choose between Bryan
and Hearst it should unhesitatingly
take the former. Mr. Bryan may be
sincere-we are inclined to think he is.
AT any rate, he has no personal cor
ruption fund. But, thank Heaven, the
party does not have to make any such
choice. 1t does not have to jump from
the frying pan into the fire, nor does
it have to stay in the frying PAN"
The Cincinnati Enquirer Oem)
says: Secretary Root said in his
speech at the Union League Club in
New York Negro suffrage is a fail
ure; the colored man has not, on the
whole and as a race. been educated and
uplifted by it This seems a remark
able position for a Republican cabinet
officer to take; but it has not acted like
an exploding bomb among the politi-
clans and the people. 1t has been
rather of a paralytic character. The
public is wondering what is going to
come next. The opinion. freely ex-
pressed. is that of an eminent member
OF the cabinet, who stands in such
close relation to the President that the
words may be regarded as almost those
of the chief executive himself. The
expression almost requires a revision
of the party faith. 1t involves an ac-
acknowledgement that the people of the
Southern states are right in withdraw
ing the suffrage from the black men.
though to do so they may have to
stretch things a little to keep from the
appearance of having collided with the
words SO long magical, 'on account of
race, color or previous condition. II
the Southern negro is a failure as a
voter, he is hardly a 1T person for a
delegate to the Republican National
Convention. He has been used in that
capacity because white Republicans
are not plentiful in the extreme south
ern states. and the compa ratively few
there are cannot be handled 50 read
lily as the colored article. Does Mr.
Roots speech make changes in the
Republican political system neces-
sary2"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
1T is FULL OF LOCKERS"

We published a day or two ago an
elaborate account of the Aldrich bill
for the safe keeping of public moneys
and for other purposes" 1t is a bill
that should be given very careful
study. Some of those who have given it's
various provisions thoughtful consid-
Grafton have, so some of the Wash
ington specials say, come to the con-
clusion that there are numerous little
"jokers" slowed away in it, and that
the main purpose of it is to help banks
in which the Standard Oil group of
financiers are especially interested in
using TO advantage bonds that do not
rank with the best securities. This
may be an unjust criticism, but there
is no doubt of one thing, and that is
that if it should be passed confidence
in national banks would not be quite
as strong as it is at present. 1t may
be that the security which the bill
provides for deposits of government
funds is ample, but no one Gan say
with sincerity that it is as good as that
provided now.
In the first place the bill authorizes
collectors of customs to deposit gov
eminent money in their possession in
national banks. This in itself is a
great innovation. Then it authorizes
the government to accept as security
for government deposits bonds of rail-
roads, municipalities, ETC., which pay
interest at the rate of per cent. and
have paid that interest for at least two
years,
The security for government de-
posits in national banks now is gov
eminent bonds. 1t can be readily I'M
| derstood that under the Aldrich plan
it would not be a difficult matter to
unload a very inferior lot of bonds on
the government. There are vast guam
| ing per cent. for two years that
wouldn't be worth seventy-fve cents
on the dollar perhaps if times should
become as hard as they were seven or
eight years ago.
The charge is made in the Washing
| ION specials lndL the STANDARD Odl
| banks are pretty we'll loaded with
| state, county. municipal and railroad
bonds which pay 4 per cent. or more,
and they would like to unload them
! and have released the high priced gov
eminent bonds which are now security
| for government deposits. If there is
not some such reason for the bill it
would be interesting to know why it
is that Senator Aldrich is making so
much of an effort to weaken the Sc
! curity for government deposits?
The understanding seems to be that
| Senator Aldr.ch would like to get his
bill through without having it referred
! to the Committee of Banking and Cur
rency. If it is a good bill why does
he object to it's taking the regular
course Of such bills? Is he afraid that
it would be pigeon-holed by that COM
mittee?
Now that the bill has attracted at
tention the chances are IT will be sub
jected to rigid scrutiny with the pros
pect that 1t will be passed over to the
next Congress.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
Personal.

George w. Vanderbilt has sold the
Vanderbilt homestead at Stapleton, L.
l., for $4,000. The old commodore was
reared there and it is the house In
which his son Cornelius first saw the
light of day. Residents of that sec
ton express surprise that the Wander
bilt family should have allowed 1t TO
pass out of their possession.
-Twenty-six Republican and fifteen
Democratic senators by mutual agree
ment, under the lead of Senator For
aker, have combined to insert a clause
in the army bill permitting the Presi-
dent to promote Capt B. F.. Montgom-
cry one rank and make him a major In
the United States army. Capt. Mont
gomery has for many years been In
charge of the White House telegraph
office. While ostensibly attached to the
Signal Corps, Capt. Montgomery is
really a personal aid to the President
and is really the Presidents tele-
grapher.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
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A World of Little Things.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
A little trill of laughter, a chord in ma
lures song;
A little deed of righteousness to stand
against the wrong;
A little duty needed; little honor
won;
A little hill surmounted, and a little
kindness done;
A little labor only; a little prayer and
praise;
A little act of kindness to gladden.
weary days;
And so the whole creation to it's cease
less Heaven swings,
For little man is living in a world of
little things.
A little hope to cheer US, although it
A little fire for comfort when Winter
nights are chill:
A little dream, God-given, to bless us
on the way:
A little purpose shining through every
deed we do:
A little bunch of roses to overspread
the rue;
A little peace SURPRISING to which the
spirit clings,
For little man is living in world of
little things.
A little hope, a little love. little toll
and rest;
A little glimpse beyond the veil, a lit
tie problem guessed;
A little faith, a little doubt, a little
blinded trust:
A little hating journey, and a little
of its dust;
A little knowledge merely Of little
ways we wend:
A little dream Of Heaven awaiting at
the end:
A little struggling upward, although
on broken wings,
For little man IL living in a world Of
little things.
,a-Alfred j, WateThouse.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
Testing Counterfeit Coin.

A few evenings ago a conductor of
one of the street car lines resorted to
rather novel but forcible method
of convincing me that l was trying to
palm counterfeit half-dollar off on
him." said chubby man who lives up
about Audubon Park, according to the
New Orleans Times-Democrat, land
| was not little embarrassed by the
incident, although the conductor,
am sure, did not intend to do anything
to embarrass me, for he is very gen
tlemanly fellow. For some time
had noticed the street car conductors
ringing money on the door sill and at
other places where they could find
a metallic surface, and had been told
by them, on making inquiry. that they
resorted to this method to protect
themselves against bad money.
THE morning 1 have in mind
boarded car in front of my house
to come down town. 1 handed the
conductor a half-dollar. He put the
coin to the usual test and it failed to
ring properly, and he handed it back
to me with the statement that it was
not good.
Whats the matter with it?" I ask
ed with a slight show of temper, for it
looked like good money to me.
It's just counterfeit, that's ALL
he said.
ITO tell the truth about the mat
ter. l didn't believe it, and 1 told him
so. 1t seemed to have the proper
weight, looked all right, and I insisted
that it was a good half-dollar. He
was still holding the money in his
hand He put the half-dollar between
his teeth. gave it a quick wrench, and
to my utter amazement broke it in
two. He threw the wrecked coin into
my hand with the remark that he sup
posed that would convince me that it
was not made out of silver. There
was nothing for me to do but to pay
my fare in good money. 1 kept the
pieces of the bad coin as souvenirs of
a rather novel experience, and I still
have them >,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
The Usual Way.

A Man had a Piece of News. says
the Baltimore American.
A Reporter heard of it.
The Reporter called on the Man.
And asked him about the News.
The Man played Balloon with the
Reporter
He swelled noticeably and said:
You Feflers never get Anything
right. So 1 wont tell you"
The Reporter did not get angry.
He knew the Man was a Fool.
He had seen Them before.
He knew the real Facts could be
had from no one else.
Yet the Reporter did the very Best
he could to get at the Truth.
And published the Story as he got it.
Then the Man who had refused to
give the Facts arose early and bought
a Paper to see if the Facts were dis
torted.
They were.
And ne said:
II told you So"
Query-With whom should the Pub
lie yearn to get even? The Reporter
who did his best, or the arrogant Fool
who deliberately refused to help him?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
LIQUOR LICENSES.

City of Savannah. Office Clerk of
Council, Savannah, Ga. Feb. TO- 1903
The following applications to retail
liquor during the year 1903 were read
at meeting of Council Feb. 4. 1903, and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole. W. P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council
q. Bookhoop, Augusta road and
Farm street.
S. w. Branch Co., Broughton and
Whitaker streets.
T. ]. Coleman & Co., 346 West Broad
street.
Delmonico Company, 1856 Bull street.
E. Elsinger, Broughton and Dray-
ton.
Goodman Bros, 43 Farm street.
Mary Jacobson, Harris and East
Broad streets.
McGrath & Ransford. 81 Whitaker
street
Bernhard Remler, Jefferson and Ber-
rien streets.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of said statement and assessment. -oll
by the Council of the city of Savannah
T. r. Smith, Bay and Farm streets.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
BRIGHT BITS.

-Subbubs.-"We've got a new girl
at our house" Backlotz-"Hah! It's
easy enough to get new girl, but
can you keep her?" Subbubs-"The
doctor thinks so. He declares she
weighs nine pounds at least."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
What was that noise, Katie?"
shouted the lady from her boudoir.
"Oh. mum, it was only the baby
crawling under the piano, and he hit
himself, num-" replied the girl. Dear
little boy Did he hurt himself, Ka-
ties?" mo, mum; sure it was the
soft pedal he hit, mum. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

President Roosevelt's reputed re-
markable perspicacity received a severe
jolt day or two ago. when a delega-
ton of Irishmen from Baltimore visit
ed the White House to ask him to at
tend a st. Patrick's Day banquet In
their city. He took them for Germans,
coming to ask him to attend a sanger
fest, and started out to talk to them
as Germans. Evidently the prompter
got. his tips mixed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

Dr. Dempwolff, the German scientist
who has been investigating malaria in
New Guinea, announces that he has dis
covered am aquatic insect which de-
stroys the anopheles mosquito. 1t is
the anopheles that distributes malaria
The German doctor proposes to culti-
vate his newly discovered insect ar
tihcally in the hope of discriminating
the mosquito, thereby exterminating
malaria. And then probably he will
have to find some exterminator that
will exterminate the exterminator OF
the exterminator. It's another case OF.
The feas that bite US have neas 10
bite them" etc
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

The Far West will be represented in
the Senate of the next Congress by a
study in contrasts. Senator-elect Hay
burn of Idaho is short and weighs 220
pounds. Senator-elect Ankeny of
Washington is more than six feet tall
and weighs about half as much. Mr..
Hayburn is a jovial fellow, who loves
good meal and tells a good story
Mr.. Ankeny is known as "the Russell
sage Of the Pacific coast" A peculiar
thing about Mr.. Ankeny is that that
isn't his name at ALL except by adop-
ton He was born Schmidt and chris
tened Johann Following the death Of
ms father his mother married a r,er-
ehaht OF the name Of Ankeny. and the
boy took his steRfathers name
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

The drinking fountain for horses on
Bay street at the foot of Whitaker is
unquestionably a boon to the dumb ami
mails, but it has become rather an eye
sore in its present condition to the
many people who pass it every day.
Apparently the drain pipe became clog
ged several months ago, since which
time the surplus water has continuous
ly spilled over the side Of the basin and
run on the ground to the nearest sewer
opening. AS a consequence, around the
fountain is sloppy and dirty. To Judge
from appearances. it may be doubted
that anything has ever been done for
the fountain, either in the way Of clean
ing or repairing, since it was first set
up. five or six years ago. The deposit
Of dirt and trash in the bottom OF the
basin shows that, at all events, not
for months has it been cleaned. Among
the multiplicity of city employees, and
their number is legion, it seems that
there is not one TO give the slightest
attention to this public convenience,
which might be made to add ornament
to the street to its Office of usefulness.
AT present it is merely a watering
trough, of kind that one might ex-
pect to find in the back yard of a boil
er shop but certainly not in a promi-
nent place in one of the principle
streets of modern city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair and much colder
weather, with cold wave and freez-
ing temperature to the coast, with high
north winds. Eastern Florida: Fair
and much colder, with temperature be-
low freezing; brisk to high north
winds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

ter, Pa. has reached the conclusion
that, in so far as the schools within
its jurisdiction are concerned, spank
ing is still to be considered an aid to
education, and that it may be resorted
to in the discretion of the teacher. 1t
was provided in the boards resolution,
however, that no teacher should strike
a pupil on the head or mouth.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

The thermometer will be watched
with anxiety in the South during the
next day or two. Fruit trees are
probably not in a condition to stand
severe cold, owing to the recent warm
Seather which started the SAP Nd,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

The Pope is very old man. never
theless until within a few days the
woman who nursed him as an infant
was alive and in good health. She was
Anna Morini. Several days ago she
was sitting before an open fire at her
nome doing in her chair. BY some
means hhr clothing became ignited
and she was burned so badly that she
died soon afterwards in great agony.
She was 1O1 years old. The Pope
wept when he heard of the accident
he Will compose Latin epitaph in
her honor. Her body has been laid
away in his family vault at Corr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

Congressman-elect Hearst of New
York is credited with having laid in
Chicago his first pipe for the presi-
Dental nomination. A story from that
city is to the effect that he has en-
tered into an offensive and defensive
alliance with Mayor Carter Harrison.
under the terms of which he will sup
port Harrison for a fourth term as
Mayor. and in return for which May
or Harrison is to use all of his infiu-
ence to further the ambition of Mr..
Hearst to reach the national leader
ship of the Democratic party. 1t is
reported that Chicago has come to
regard the Hearst boom as something
more than a joke.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

According to the estimate of Lord
Curzon, viceroy of India, the natives Of
that country have boarded wealth.
much of it in gold buried in the ground,
amounting to no less than 1910 600, 00O
He advises them to bring out this
wealth from it's hiding places and in
vest it in industrial enterprises, thus
not only making the money earn divi-
dends but help in the development of
the country. If the Indians were to
follow Lord Curzons advice and turn
all of this great sum into manufacture
ing plants, the people of Great Britain
would probably sincerely regret it. If
there Is one thing above another that
the Britishers do not want, it is that
India shall become a manufacturing
country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

The authoritative statement of the
London Lancet that violent agitation
destroys germs ought to tend to popu-
larize the milk shake.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

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 Is 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 12:CS midnight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
WEST END LINE.
nincOln ParkN

WE6T ANO LINE.
(Lincoln Park)
Car leaves west side of City Market
for Lincoln Park 500 a. m. and every
40 minute0 thereafter until 1870 D. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
500 a. m. and every 20 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, lib p. NJ, 6:15 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandfy.
Cattle Park, Thunderboit and all in.
termediate points-6:00 a. M. Hoo a.
m, 800 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at
$50 a. NJ. and 2:35 p. M. connecting at
Sandhy with regular parcel car for
city
Parcel car from the city carries
freight to Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer ON
each trip for accommodation Of pass
engers.
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule or freight service
can he had by applying to
G. p. KIDDER. Manage
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
COLLINSVILLE LINE.

Fair Grounds and Dale Ave)
Beginning at 500 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
Il 90 o'clock midnight.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
vile and Dale avenue as follows:
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderbolt
6:45 a. m. 1880 a. m.
6:45 p. m. 1880 D. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

connects at Sandhy with parcel car
to city.
$Connects at Sandhy with parce. car
for Isle of Hope.
"Goes to Montgomery on return trip
from Isle of Hone
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
MONTGOMERY AND THUNDER
BOLT LINE.

Connects at Sandy with parcel car
for city.
sConnects at Sanity with parcel car
for Isle of Hope.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
ISLE OF HOPE TINE
, mon MONTGOMERY line.

Goes to Montgomery on return trip
ON Isle of Hope.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-12
Platte Center.
lFrom the SiGnAl.l j

Charley Bloedorn departed last Sun
day noon for Louisiana to look after tho
harvesting OF . crop On . plantation
which he owns about ono hundred miles
west Of Now Orleans. Three hundred
acres Of rico is tho principal crop being
raissd on his land this season. He will
b absent from nix weeks to two months.
About eleven O'Clock Last Sunday
morning smoke was noticed pouring
from ono Of Nm. Kehoe . coal bins. An
alarm vas passed from mouth to mouth,
and . rush was made for tho power
house vhere the hose - kept. Consid-
esine The fact that 10 have no hose cart
and that tho hose had to be carried by
hand and coupled after it arrived, .
stream W. gotten on the dre from the
hydrant in front Of Van Aliens o6ioe in
remarkably quick time. Tho 6re wa0
confined to The floor Of bin filed With
slack coal, and was doubtless caused By
epontoneous combustion. A veil direct
Cd stream soon stopped the smoke and
The damage done vaG slight This bin
vas The one nearest The elevator, and bad
tie hre started in tho night it y hard %
estimate vhscs it would have stopped.