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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
SECRETARY WILSON'S PREDICTION


The prediction. of Mr.. Wilson, Sec
rotary of Agriculture at the sugar
cane convention, that the time was
coming when the lands of the South
would command 800 an acre, ought to
have the effect of calling attention of
home seekers to the Southern states,
and we have no doubt it will. The
Secretary has taken a deep interest
in the South ever since he has occu-
pied his present position, and has re-
sponded promptly to any request made
of him for assistance in promoting the
agricultural interests of this section.
He has been especially active in as
sisting the sugar cane movement. He
believes no doubt that sugar cane can
be made very profitable crop in a
large section of the South.
There was another thought in Sec
rotary Wilson's address that ought to
make a deep impression on the young
men of the South, and that was that
instead of seeking entrance into the
| overcrowded professions they should
turn their attention to agriculture.
There is no doubt that there is a bet
ter chance for. success in life lin. ag-
ricultural pursuits than in the pro-
fessions. but in order to get the best
results from the farm an education,
such as is to be obtained at the best
agricultural colleges, is necessary. The
Secretary criticised the practice of CIV
ing but little attention to the agri-
cultural departments of educational
institutions. He thought the import
ance of such departments should be
impressed upon the young men who
are seeking knowledge, and he is right
about It,
AS a general thing it is thought that
a young man who intends to be a
farmer can get on the farm all the
knowledge he needs for his occupa-
ton. He can get much of what he
must know there, but there is great
deal he cannot get, and that which he
cannot get is what he needs to en-
able him to get the best returns from
his land.
Experiment stations have been of the
greatest benefit to farmers in recent
years and agricultural colleges have
increased the attractions of a farmers
life. Each of them should be given
a hearty support.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
A Cure for Typhus.!

At a recent session of the Pega sus
Club, an organization composed exc1u-
sively of poets, the talk turned to
medicine, and DR.. S. Weir Mitchell
told this story, says the Boston Post:
There was once a physician who
was summoned hurriedly at midnight
to the house of an upholsterer. The
upholsterer had a bad attack of tyhus
fever and was plainly dying. Never
theless the physician prescribed for
him, though he had no hope of the
mans recovery.
The next morning he called at the
house again, expecting to find the up
holsterer a corpse, but he found him.
instead, quite well. He had recovered
as bY a miracle.
How does this happen?' the physi-
clan asked, and the man replied:
After you were gone, sir, l was
seized with violent thirst, and drank
a quart of picked cabbage juice.
Immediately L proceeded to get bet
ter
WONDERFUL exclaimed the physi-
clan, and he wrote down in his note
book: Picked cabbage juice-a cure
for typhus.
Later he was summoned to another
typhus sufferer, and prescribed, of
course the cabbage juice, but this Sec
ond man died.
What was our poor friends BUSH
ness" he asked the widow, and she
said: He was a glazier'
Aha' cried the physician. And
ne amended his notebook so that it
read Cabbage juice, a cure for tv-
phus, If the patient be not a glazier. >"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
The Making of uistorx

Did Admiral Dewey ever give the
now historical order, You may fire
when you are ready, Gridley?" In
terested spectators of the engagement
say that those words were never spok-
en-, but the sentence was arranged after
the fight was over, says the Washing
ton correspondence of the New York
Tribune. The inside facts regarding
the great May day battle of 1898 put a
new light on the incident, and one who
talked with the Admiral soon after
that battle is authority for the follow
ing veracious account:
Admiral Dewey never gave the or
der, in those words, at least. That ut
terance was put in his mouth by others
and agreed upon as an appropriat tie
one to hand down to posterity along
with the other famous sayings of his
tory. Soon after the last shot had
been fired and the Spanish power in
the Pacific was thing of the past, the
newspaper correspondents gathered
about the Admiral as is the custom
on such occasions to get the facts for
their dispatches. The Admiral told
briefly everything that had taken
place, and when he had finished his re-
cital the group fell to discussing the
events of the day. Finally one of them
reminded the Admiral that it was Gus
tomary for some famous utterance to
be handed down from every important
engagement in history! some terse
brief expression characteristic of The
man who led his forces to victory.
Didn't you make some utterance or
give some order during the fight that
we can use in this connection 2" asked
one of the newspaper men. No" re-
piled the commander-in-chief, nothing
in particular that l recollect."
We'll, didn't you give some direction
of some sort that can be used in that
way?" No" replied Dewey; nothing
that's noteworthy" well. what did
you say when you ordered the frav To
begin?" Simply ordered Capt. Gridlev
to go ahead" "Ah," calculated th,.
correspondents, breathing signs of re-
lief, and thereupon the famous order
couched in the words which have he
come known everywhere, was suggest
ed and agreed upon generally. The
subsequent dispatches were featured
by the words then arranged and put
into the shape in which the order viii
appear in histories for centuries to
come.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

Those who listened to the very en-
PERTAINING and instructive speech of the
Hon. Joseph Devlin on Thursday night
perhaps got the impression that there
was no doubt that the Irish Land Pur-
chase bill would become a law. There
are reasons for thinking that it will,
but it will have to be amended in i'm
portant particulars before it will be en-
tirely acceptable TO the Irish Nation
alists The amendments which the
Irish people want were set forth at the
convention of the Irish United League
that was held recently in Dublin.
In our dispatches yesterday it was
stated that the bill had passed its Sec
ond reading in the House of eCopmons
by a vote of 443 to 26. The brief syn
opsis of the speeches that were deliv-
cred on that occasion shows that there
is some doubt about the passage of the
bill. OF course the Nationalists do not
expect that all of the amendments that
We're demanded by the Dublin conven-
ton will be granted but unless some
of the more important ones are they
will hardly support the bill. Mr.. Wynd-
ham, the author of the bill, in the
course of his speech, said that he did
not despair of passing it. The infer
ence from this is that the government
is willing to make some concessions.
But the question is. will the conces-
sions it will make satisfy the Nation
alists? That is a question that can
not be answered at this time.
One thing is certain, and that is that
the British taxpayers are beginning
to complain of the burden that will be
imposed upon them by the bonus for
which the bill provides. This bonus is
limited to $50 100000, but it is the I'M
derstanding that it is the purpose of
the Nationalists to ask that it be
doubled, or at least greatly increased.
The bonus proposed would leave the
purchase price of the lands much
greater than the market price of them.
There are of course serious difficult
ties to be overcome. That is we'll I'M
derstood by all parties, but as the gov
eminent proposed the bill, it is proba-
BILE that it will make sincere effort
to pass 1t by going as far as it can in
making concession
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
Cheering COMPETITION.

Competition has become so fierce in
about all lines of business that means
of preventing it are all the while be-
ing devised, A case has just been de-
cfded by the Court of Appeals of New
York, involving the question OF re-
straihing trade. that is attracting
good deal of attention. The title of
the case is John D. Park & Sons Conn
pany against the National Association
of Wholesale Druggists. The suit was
instituted eight years ago. Apparent
ly it took the courts a long time to de-
eide it. The National Association of
Wholesale Druggists is composed of
manufacturers and wholesale dealers.
1t represents the great majority of the
wholesale druggists of the United
States.
For a number of years the manu-
facturers of the association have taken
from the wholesale dealers contracts
requiring them to resell at fixed prices,
certain discounts being granted. The
Park company, not being a member of
the association, refused to abide by its
rules in the sale of it's own products or
the merchandise purchased of others.
Therefore the association concluded
that 1t would not sell to it. The eff
feet of this decision was to cripple the
Park company to some extent. Any
way, it thought it advisable to take the
matter into court on the ground that
the association was restraining trade.
1t must be admitted that the action
of the association looked very much
like restraining trade. Its aim, how
ever, was to prevent the cutting of
prices. And when the court looked
into the case it came to the conclusion
that the association had right to re-
fuse to sell to the Park company. 1t
seems that this association refuses to
sell to establishments which cut prices.
The decision of the Court of Appeals
was not unanimous. The judges stood
four to three. 1t seems, therefore, that
in the opinion of three of the judges
the action of the association was. in re-
traint of trade. STILL the decision
will stand, and, doubtless, will be the
basis of other combinations formed to
prevent competition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

sible. and, therefore, should not be
punished. But the plea was too mani
testify false; a trick by which to squeeze
out of a tight place. The jury would
have. none of it. Had the jury ac-
cepted Ames' plea, the trial would
have amounted to a farce, and justice
would have been dealt a staggering
blow in Minneapolis. The conviction
of Ames will have beneficial effect
there. 1t will give courage to those
who are trying to weed out the graft
ers"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
Personal.

Count Cassini, Russian ambassador
TO the United States, has been deco
rated by the Car with the order of st.
Alexander NeVsky-a mark of great
distinction and one given to but few
persons outside of royalty. The order
mas been conferred on Count Cassini
IN recognition of his long and brilliant
career IN the Russian diplomatic serv-
ice. lie entered the foreign office IN
81. Petersburg in 1862, having attain
Cd his majority but year before.
The only direct descendant of Rob-
ert Burns is a clerk in Chicago ship
ping office. He is Robert Burns
Hutchinson, and his descent from the
poet is unquestioned. His mother,
Sarah Burns, was a daughter of Lieut..
Col. James Glencairn Burns, the third
son OF Robert Burns and Jean Armour.
Mr.. Hutchinson will be forty-eight this
year. He was born at Cheltenham, but
crossed the water in 1891, when he mar
RED Miss Mabel Burnand. Their little
daughter, Dorothea Burns Hutchinson.
is the next in the straight line from
the poet.
The profession of bridesmaid seems
to be growing in New York. For some
time it has been the habit at we'd
dings in that city to pay bridesmaids.
At recent wedding there were no
fewer than fifteen bridesmaids, who
were all punctuallYo paid. Besides the
beautiful dresses given by the brides
father they each received $25 for APP
pearing in the wedding train. There
are young ladies WHO. accept as much
as 500 for their Office of honor. One
girl who is much sought after for her
beauty has appeared as bridesmaid at
more than 200 weddings and has in a
short time amassed quite a goodly sum
besides receiving many costly presents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

A Solomon who presides over a Penn
sylvania court has decided that a peg
leg is not a concealed deadly weap-
on" and that while man may beat
another within an inch of his life with
his peg-leg, such assailant is not liable
to punishment under the law against
concealed deadly weapons.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

The country is quite willing to agree
with ex-senator Carter that Mr.. Cleve-
land is the most distinguished private
citizen in the world and let it go at
that Mr.. Cleveland seems to be sat-
isfield; then why shouldn't the rest of
ne he9
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

The Cubans are showing their good
taste and republican spirit by dropping
their titles of nobility. Before the is
lands separation from Spain counts
and marquises were quite common in
Cuba; now the titles are rarely used,
even by those who might with reason
claim them Leading Cubans say. very
sensibly, that there should be no such
titles in a country where the people
govern and where all men are equal
before the law. and they are content
TO be known merely as "senor "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

Chicago Chinese are agreed that the
strike is great thing. All of the
white laundry workers are on strike,
and the almond-eyed celestials are
rapidly growing rich, running their
laundries night and day. The whites
will not take the Chinese into the labor
unions. nor can they persuade them to
quit work
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

One brush in the wind does not make
a cup defender, hence it is well enough
to wait and see how the Reliance will
acQuit herself the next time she comes
into contact with the Columbia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

The press agent of the Postoffice De-
partment-the person who gives out
information respecting affairs in that
departments evidently an ardent
Republican and administration man.
who is we'll drilled and knows
how to hold his job. That. is
why probably the investigation
into the rottennessl of the de-
partment occupies only about the
length of ones finger in the news dis
patches. while the holding-up of an
Insignificant negro rural route carrier
in Tennessee by two white toughs in
masks is related at a length requir-
ing column of space. In short, the
Tennessee incident is played up big"
in order to overshadow the very much
more important matter of the rascality
in the department.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

Judge Fessenden of Boston says it is
a fraud on the community to allow
any divorced woman to resume her
maiden name where there is a child"
1t is easy to agree with him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather in west por-
ton, and rain in east portion, with
brisk northwest winds. Eastern Flori-
da, fair weather. with light variable
winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

1t is a mistake to suppose that Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Cleveland, and Gen.
Miles and Gen. Corbin, are unable to
agree on any one thing They have all
spoken recently in favor of good roads.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

Now that two racy divorce scandals
in the Four Hundred have been dis
closed, it may be said that the New
port season is fairly opened.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

Col. Asa Philip Stanford died in New
York the other day in poverty. He
was a brother of the late Leland STAN
ford, Governor and senator of Califor-
MIA and founder of Stanford Univer-
sity. He has a brother living in Aus
tralia who is reputed to be several
times a millionaire. And yet Asa Philip
Stanford died in New York in poverty
The fraternsl affection Of the rich IL
sometimes very touching
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

Some Pennsylvania Democratic poll
ticians have adopted an unique plan de-
signed to persuade Mr.. Cleveland to en-
ter politics. They are getting up Pc
titions praying him to once more be
the party's candidate. One worker is
said to have secured 10000 names to
his lists within few days. The names
are to be sent to Chairman Guffey, to
be transmitted to Mr.. Cleveland.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09


me Oldest inhabitant does not re-
member such weather in May as we
nave been having during the past two
Gays. The storm that has prevailed
mas been more like storm in the late
fall than one in the late spring. May,
as a rule, is a most delightful month
IN Savannah. The weather re-
Gently has been an exception
10 the rule. 1t is to be hoped
that our visitors who are here
attending the Baptist Convention will
not take their impressions of Savan-
nah from the weather that has pre-
vailed since their arrival. The storm
Will pass and then they will think
Savannah the prettiest city they have
ever seen.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

At all events, Hobson did not kiss
babies; nor was he on an electioneer-
ing tour.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-09

The postmaster. Of New York city has
a $1,000 automobile. 1t was paid for
by the government. The postmaster
did not ask for it. but somebody in the
department having authority reached
the conclusion that he ought to have
an automobile, nominally for the pur-
pose of transporting money from the
postOffice to the treasury in Wall
street. The vehicle is said to be about
as we'll fitted to the transportation of
bags or boxes of money as a surrey or
a bicycle would be. The postmaster,
his family and the postofice officials
from Washington visiting in New York
make use of the automobile, which is
maintained at government expense.
The current investigation into the pos
tai scandal may Tor may noD disclose
why this vehicle was sent to Postmas-
ter VanCott without requisition.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-16
A Rascal Leaves the City.

j. II. Acker, white man who has
been conducting barber shop in this
city for two years or more, left for
parts unknown last Saturday night,
and left many. ledger accounts opposite
mis- name unbalanced. Acker came
here from Detroit. Mich, and by his
steady habits and pleasing manners
had established himself we'll in his
business and apparently had the con
fdence and good will of all his &C.
quaintances. A few weeks ago he
sold a half interest in hie business to
Ralph A. Drake, q young man Of this
County, for goodly sum, and imme-
diately he sent his wife and children
to his native home on q visit he stated.
On Monday, after it was discovered
that he had gone, Mr.. Drake found
that nearly all the fixtures of the shop
were mOrtgaged and that some of them
were not owned by Acker. On Satur-
day night Acker hired team from
Clarence Osborne, and driving through
the country. 20 Central, boarded q
north bound train Sunday morning.
The team was sent back by negro to
Mr. Osborne, but the bill for it's hire
was not paid. 1t Is supposed that he
has gone to his old home, and an effort
will probably be made to bring him
back under the process OF the law.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-16
Rev. J. R. Earle's Birthday.

Mr.. Editor: Friday, September IT,,
1908: marked the 7lth year of Rev. j.
r. Earlc's life. His children present.:
Mrs. y. o. Farmer, of Broylrs: Mrs. j.
+. Anderson, of Fort Hill; Hon. j. X.
Earle, jr.. OF Walhalla; Mrs. j. Henry
Earle, of Gainesville, Fla; Paul X.
Earle, who lives with his parents.
Fannie Earle, Agnes Thompson, of
Anderson; l}aylis, Mana and Jessie
Anderson, OF Fort Hill; Frances Earle,
of Walhalla; Victoria Earle, of Florida;
and several other relatives.
The table was handsomely decora-
ted, and had an abundance Of good
things.
TIE guests stood at their places, and
j. K. Earle, jr., read in an impressive
way the Shepherds Psalm-the 23rd-
and Rev. j. K. Earle offered beauti-
full prayer. Then all took their seats
and did justice to the nice dinner. No
one knows better how to prepare and
serve good dinner than tho hostess,
Mrs. j. X. Earle.
Rev. j. r. Earle was born at Ever
green, was married to Miss Lucy A. NJ.
minister of the gospel for about 45
years, has been pastor of many church
cs during that time and ia now pastor
of two churches. He and his wife are
both we'll preserved for their age.
They have II living children-3 having
passed over on the other side-and
many grandchildren and great-grand-
children.
All present seemed to enjoy the day
very much. They had many figs, ap-
Piles, and very large watermelons.
Many pleasant hours were spent in
conversation, and the children played
games. All were sorry when the time
came to separate and 20 to our several
homes.
We. hope he will live to sec many
more birthdays. L,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-16
The City Council Orders Election.

The city counci! met in special SEES
sion on Saturday to consider the peti-
ton asking that an election be ordered
on the question Of issuing $50, 900
worth OF bonds in aid of the proposed
Tennessee, Georgia and South Caro-
lima railroad. An election was ordered
for Oct. 9th. The city clerk will open
books of registration on Saturday,
Sept. 26th, and will keep them open on
that day and on the following Monday
ana Tuesday. The managers of the
burg and j. j. Dodd. 1t will be re-
ni"!nbnred that the issue of the hnnds
is conditioned on the building and
equipment of the road within two
years from the date of the election,
and that no bonds will be issued or
sold until the road is in actual operation
between Chattanooga and Anderson.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-16

AZ acres in Farennes township, near
Flat Rock, cleared and improved.
acres in Narennes township. near
city limits, good dwelling.
"A acres in Rock Mills town ship, on
HIGHLAND Creek, good dwelling.
Half acre City Lot, front on Main
Street, no Improvements.
acre, with new dwelling, in city
limits.
III acres, near city limits, cleared,
no improvements.
200 acres in Fork township, on Tug
aloo River, two dwellings.
100 acres in Williamson township,
improved, on Beaverdam creek.
400 acres in Oaklawn township, in
Greenville Co., half in cultivation.
5 tenant dwellings, so acres of this
is in bottom land.
700 acres in Hopewell township, on
Six and Twenty Creek, 300 ceres in
cultivation, good residences, ten
ant dwellings, 40 acres in bottom land.
152 acres in Rock Mills township,
on Seneca River. 2 dwellings.
81 acres in Garvin township, on
Three and Twenty Creek, good dwell
ing. barn, &c.