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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

At the dinner of the Ohio Society
in New York, last week, one of the
speakers related this story: "An aged
Irishman lay on his deathbed," he
said, land, knowing that the end was
near, he called his chums about him.
Now, boys he said, when it's all done
and you're on your way to the cimi-
terry, I want yez all to stop at Casey's
saloon and take a drink Never mind
that, Dennis. said one of the boys,
soothingly. But 1 do mind it, and 1
shall not go easy until have your
promise to stop and take the drink
It's all right, Dennis; Wen stop and
take it on our way home ON your
way home!' cried the old man. oh,
boys that will never do. 1 won't be
wild yez them! "
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

Ex-Speaker Henderson will probably
be a member of the next Congress.
The Republicans of Iowa are under
stood to be arranging a modus vivendi
under the terms of which the Hender-
SON Birdsall disagreement will be COM
posed and Col. Henderson will be re-
turned to public life. The plan con-
templates the promotion of Congress-
man Birdsall from the House to the
federal district court bench, thus
leaving open the way for Col. Hen
derson to resume work at Washing
ton. The return of Henderson, as
Stunning that it will occur, will no
doubt be of interest to "Uncle Joe"
Cannon. who seems to like the speak
ership job.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

Should the Panama treaty fail of
ratification by the Senate. what then?
The Republican leaders, IL seems. have
already eanvassed the question and ar
rived at the conclusion that there are
two ways in which the canal could be
built without the ratification of the
treaty II could be done by the pas
sage Of a bill appropriating the neces-
sary funds. leaving the question OF
sovereignty TO be determined later. or
by a resolution anne1ing Panama 20
the United States.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

Some time after Uncle Sam begins
the distribution Of the friar lands in
the PhiliDpines-it may be after the
expiration of the period of the statute
Of limitatons-we shall expect to hear
of scandals upon scandals in connec-
ton with the lands. Here in our own
country, with hundreds of officials
looking after the public lands, we have
not been able to avoid frauds and
scandals, and the situation will be even
more inviting to sharp practice in the
Philippines, on the other side of the
earth.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21
FALSE THEORIES.
Lead to Worthless or Harmful Renee
dies

Stimulating the scalp may allay the
itching of the dandruff. but that does
not cure the scalp. The disease won't
yield to quinine or capsicum nor alco-
hol, because it is caused by a germ or
parasite. TO cure dandruff the germ
must be destroyed. Until recently
there was no hair preparation, or
dandruff cure, or hair restorer on the
market that would kill that insidious
germ that dries up the scalp in little
scales called dandruff, and absorbs
the vitality of the hair, causing falling
hair, and finally badness. Newbro's
Herpicide is the only really scientific
preparation to cure dandruff, prevent
falling hair and badness. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co., De-
troit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21
Reflections of a Bachelor.
From the New York Press.

7
A woman in business is natural as
man rolling a baby carriage in the
park.
The worst thing about the way wom-
en- dress is the way their knees chap
in winter.
Either you cuss the furnace because
it won't burn or because it will and
burns too much coal.
Anyway, a bachelor doesn't bore ev-
erybody to death telling what smart
things his children say.
1t is a great comfort to a wife to
feel that if she had married better than
she did she might not be as good
woman as she is
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

King Strike has no respect for the
living or the dead; not even the suf-
ferings Of the sick move his heart to
compassion. Manifestations of this
hard heartedness on the part of the
strike are being given in Chicago. The
sick may die, and the dead may lack
burial, but the union hearse and hack
drivers will not move a foot to meet
the emergency until their demands
have been granted by the employers.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

A remarkable oil we'll has been
struck in Harrison county, West Vir-
ginia. At the depth of only twelve feet
vein of oil was struck, and from the
small hole in the ground there is COM
ing flow that amounts to about so
barrels an hour. The oil is worth 81. 80
per barrel. which makes the value of
the well to the owner about $s,64S per
day. The person who gets something
like that in his Christmas stocking is
fortunate
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

Gen. John c. Black, who is said
10 have been selected by the President
TO succeed the late Mr.. John R. Proc
tor as Civil Service Commissioner, has
been in the public service in one ca
pacity or another for number of
years. He was born in Mississippi in
1889, but has resided in Illinois from
an early period of his life. He is a
lawyer by profession. He entered
the federal army as a private and rose
TO the position of colonel, with the
brevet rank of brigadier general. He
was Commissioner of Pensions during
Mr.. Cleveland's first term as President,
and was member of Congress for
one term. 1S9S-e5. He is now COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic. He is looked upon as
a good and consistent Democrat and
an estimable man.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

The New York World says "the end
of the horse car is now definitely in
sight" in its city. This is an interest
ing statement to come from the me-
tropolis Of the United States, the city
of greatest wealth and population of
the country. Practically every other
American city has long since retired
the horse car in favor of the more
modern electric system. Even Phila-
delphia, which New York loves to slur
for its slowness. discarded the horse
car years ago and has become accus-
toned to the dizzy trolley. But New
York still clings to the hay burner"
transportation system on certain of it's
streets. Thus we see that, with all of
it's progressiveness, New York is at
the same time one of the slowest cities
in the world.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

The Pennsylvania Railroad is go
Ing to beautify it's right of way and
at the same time provide itself with
a future source Of supply of crossties
by planting locust trees along it's
tracks. One million trees are to be
set out during the next year or two.
In addition to this, a 1OO-acre farm
near Lancaster, Pa, is to be planted
in trees for crossties.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

Following the Bonaparte-Conrad re-
port, Ex-Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith is endeavoring to show
that Beavers did not f1im-fiam him,
and that no gold bricks were pur-
chased by the department during his
whole term of office
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21
WashinGtnn Stories.

They were talking of a point in gram
mar in the Democratic cloak-room this
afternoon, and the discussion remind
ed Senator Berry of one Of Senator
Vests stores, says the Washington cor
respondence of the New York World.
Two men," Vest used to say, were
riding along in sparsely settled coun-
try arguing on a point in grammar
They cOntended strenuously, and for a
time it looked as if the argument would
end in a fist fight. Finally they saw a
man coming toward them.
Here, said one of the disputants,
let's leave it to this man coming up
the road. He will settle it. and that
is better than fighting about it all
the afternoon
THE other man agreed. AS the
stranger rode up one of the wranglers
hailed him, saying:
My friend. are you a grammar
ian?
No. said the man, Tn a Missou-
rian.' "
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

-"Really" said Mrs. oldcastle. your
little dinner last night was quite re-
cherohe." "Oh. dear" her hostess
groaned, II just knew that new cook
would make botch ~ II some way. /"
-ChloagO Aeeord- Herald.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

And that reminded Senator Bacon of
the quadrOon who went into a rcstau-
rant in a Southern city, where they did
not serve food to people with any
negro blood in their veins. This man
was almost white and looked like a
Caucasian. There was some suspicion,
however, and the manager of the res
taurant went over to him and said
my friend, you are colored. You
are a negro"
mot me-" protested the quadroon,
seeing what was coming. ct admit
am a little dark, but I am a Malay,
not a negro"
"A Malay?" said the restaurant man
ager, nonplussed. whats Malay?"
why" replied the man, 81 was born
in Malaria"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

Rev. DR.. A. T. Bowser created a
sensation at a meeting Of the New Cen
tury Club at Wilmington, Del, the
other night, The club was invited TO
pass resolutions condemning Senator
Smoot of Utah and calling upon the
United States Senate to deny him a
seat in that body. THE political cor
ruption in this state" said DR.. Bowser.
smelling as it does to heaven. makes
it improper for Delaware to sit in judg-
ment on Smoot. If we can Judge him,
he can judge us. If Smoot can be ex-
cluded from the Senate. our senator's
can be excluded. Addicks' money sent
both Ball and Alice to the Senate. /"
Nevertheless DR.. Bowser was the only
person at the meeting who voted
against the anti-Smoot resolution.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21

The New York Commercial. discuss
ing the cotton situation. reaches the
conclusion that by 1910 the world will
need not less than 100000 bales a
year. and that H. at that time, the
South cannot furnish that number of
bales some other country must In
evitably supply the lacking four or Ave
million bales for her." Meanwhile
there Is no reason for thinking the
south's capacity for cotton production
has been reached There are thousands
Of acres OF available cotton lands now
lying idle. What Is needed II an influx
Of white. small farmers 70 cultivate
them.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-21
The weather.

The indications for Georgia and East
ern Florida for to-day are for fair
weather. with fresh northwest winds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27

and the five places were filled by Class
B men. The Glass A men had no
chance, as they were outvoted 16 to 2
on everything they attempted to get
through.
T when the nominations were made
an Eastern league man moved the ap-
pointment Of a committee to revise the
constitution, and sixteen votes of the
opposition promptly ended that idea.
everything and seeing this the Glass
A men walked out of the meeting.
They started to hold another meeting
OF their own and thoroughly revised
the constitution. The Class B men
sent a committee out to compromise
the affair and the trouble ended when
the revised constitution was accepted
by Glass B.
''The changes in the constitution
are to take effect next season and give
the American and Eastern a chance.
The executive board will be cut to
three members and the American and
Eastern will each be allowed a repre-
sentative on the board. The protec-
ton price for the Class A leagues was
raised to 500.
THE Class A men also worked in a
provision that looked harmless enough,
but will make practically impossible
LIZ tlIC OIcoS ID tGdIuO W save lnolT
better players by having them drafted
and then returned after the drafting
season is closed.
"The provision gives the Class A
teams the right to look over and select
players drafted from Class B by the
big leagues and later sent back. The
Class A teams are allowed ten days
in which to claim any player rejected
by the major leagues that they may
want, and upon their paying the sec
ond and final installment of the draft
price he becomes their property"
This provision, it's Is said, will give
some of the Class A teams two New
Orleans players at a price that will
make the management weep. Manager
Frank, it is said, had Griffith, of New
York draft two of his men. Frank
wanted to save the players for next
season and gave Griffith the money to
pay the first draft installment The
idea was to have Griffith return the
men to New Orleans as soon as the
draft season closed, but now the Amer
lean association and Eastern league
teams will have an opportunity to
claim the two men and If they are
claimed Frank will receive just $3.50
for each man.
Another important amendment that
will interest the players is the new
rule forbidding any payments of ad-
vance money during the winter
months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27
Inyincible, Step Away and Northern


Star also ran.
Second race, selling, one mile-Au Gold
LOG, Burns, s to 1, won; Never More. az
j. Jones, II to 5, second; Meistersinger
101, Higgins, 80 to 1. third. Time. 1:42 5-5'
Highlander, Trepan. e Allan, Morakants.
Stroller, Star and GaFters Gold BeJI Pc,
tente. Drop o'Rye and 011off also ran.
Third race. the Creednore. six fJrIOugs
-Juvenal Maxim, 116,s Fuller. IS to &,
won; Divination. -113. Redfern. 8 to 3
second; Race King. 122. OMEN, 6 to l.
third Time. TIA Is. Molinos, Dick Tur,.
pin and Marjoram also ran.
Fourth race, the Aqueduct handicap.
one mile and sixteenth-Wild THYME 81.
Redfern, Z to 2. won: Embarrassment.
101. third. Time, 1:49 1-5 Lord Badge
and Warranted also ran. Bonnibert left
at post.
Fifth race. selling. five furlongs-Scoteb
Plume. SO, Donnell, 40 to 1. won; Belle of
Belle Meade, "a. Drummer 100 to i. second:
Oriskany, SO, TreubeI. 300 to /. third
Time, 1:o1. Eagle. Escobar, MordeTla,
Atwood Willigesse. Hopeful Miss, Gu
cutta. Sea Gate Mali also ran.
Sixth race, selling, five furlongs-Julia
M, 101. Redfern. to 1, won; Agnes Bren-
nan. 101 Farley, II to 1, second; Conklin,
10Y. Wilkerson. go to /, third. Tinne,
1:01 rs. Second Sight, Yo San. San
Reno. Matamoras and Region also ran.
Jasper fell
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27
At Court Alleys.
MANY OWN RAILWAY STOCK.
American People Hold a Large Percent
ace of the Securities

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Slayson Thomas,
head of one of the bureaus of the Cen
eral Managers association. recently adj
dressed letter to the railway companies.
asking the question: Are there 900 900
owners of railway securities in the United
States?"
Thirty nine of the leading railway
companies Of the country responded" said
Mr.. Thompson today "They represent
1O7,64O miles out of the 2O2,4 All of single
track mileage in the United States They
gave the total number of stockholders on
their books as 191,3S7. This is pretty
nearly equal to two stockholders to every
mile of railway.
THE ratio Of the Illinois Central. as
given by President Fish, Is little over
two to one. On some of the roads the
ratio rises to three to l. and in two cases
as high as eight to 1. In one. case the
RATIO swung as far as one to six the
Applying two to one as the ratio, ap-
proXimated in the total would give 400
O00 stockholders in round numbers for the
100000 miles OF railway in the United
stock as reported June 80, 1902 Assume
ing that the Sc. 109 ,9S1, 699 funded debt is
as widely distributed among bondholders
to be held in something lige 800, 900 hands.
But large as these figures are and ap-
preaching the total of railway employees
l1,Zo9,5lo) as tney DO, they by no means
represent the total of those interested in
railway ownership. The figures given are
registered stock, and as the comptroller
of one of the largest systems wrote, it
is very probable that the number of ac-
tual stockholders is twice as great as the
number Of registered stockholders.
Then there is the holdings of railway
stock in insurance companies, savings
banks and trust companies, extending
their ownership among thousands And
what Is true of these institutions as to
stocks is also true as to railway bonds
only more so.
I'm one way or another the people OF
the United States own the railways of the
United States. Something like 100000
persons. through wages, interest and div
earnings Of $1,726, 2SO. 267, and the other
third goes for fuel. taxes, supplies and
equipment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27
Results at Worth.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Leading from start
to finish, hummer. the odds-on favorite,
won the high weight handicap at Worth
sooay, s Greg9r Ri s at TO / backed from 70,
Don. hummer was practically given the
race from the start. he and Scorpio hav-
ing four lengths the best of the balance
of the field. hummer was never headed
thereafter and won by three lengths.
Golden Rule, Handicapped at 142 pounds,
was withdrawn. Weather clear and cool;
track fast. Summary:
First race, five and -one-half furlongs-
Mayor johnson, 109, p. Hall, 9 to 10. won;
Zyra: 100. Pollak, to /. second; Kimber-
4 y, 1o4, Ferren, to !; third: Time, 1;os.
Byrd, Balm of Giead, sMarshalsea and
Nyda also ran.
Second race, six ,furlongs-Soldier of
E EfS 1 oE' Ferpell even, Won General
Instrument 1854, D. Hall 20 to l. third.
Time. TIA 3-5. Ralph Young. Banwell.
R R5n1g Annora Blanford,, Lilack
Third race. one mile-Ancke. "a. l..
rell, II to 10, seconds Dolly Hayman, 81,
II. Howe. 25 to l. third. Time. 1879 rs.
Fourth race six furlongs los,
J. Booker, l to 2, won; Gregor K, 113,
Terrell, 8 to |, third. Time, lib is.
Boaster, Scorpio and Fairbury also ran
Fifth race, mile and a 'sixteenth-Mezzo,
100, Adkins. Z to s. won; Christine A.
go L. Wilson, Is to 1. second; Dodie S.,
SO, Booker, 8 to 1, third. Time, 1:47 Is.
Eda Riley Bard of Avon, Elghor, The
Major, Tancred, Chicago Girl and Lam
pooh also ran.
Sixth race, mile and seventy yards
Benson Caldwell, 1O2, D. Hall, s to L,
won; Bluemint, 81, Taylor to 2, second
Sidney SABBATH, 101, Pollak 10 to l. third
Time. las 3-5. Jove, Alline Abbott Nell
lie Bawn, Sweet Tooth, F1orestan, Sho-
gun and Frank m. also ran.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27

son, he will undoubtedly play. In case
O'Brien cannot play, "Sig" Harris may
go In. Harris has been very careful
or his weak arm, and is doing his best
to get into condition. :
The sale of seats for this big game
Of the Western football season goes
merrfly on. The more choice seats
nave already been snapped up by the
Twin City enthusiasts and by ticket
spectators, but there are still a num-
Der of seats on sale at Tibbel's cigar
store, and the sale will continue in st.
Paul until the. last seat in the stands
is disposed Of
The ones who delayed in securing their
tickets and who insist upon better than
spots from the numerous spectators
working in the two cities. The manage
ment realizing that the Spectators were
waiting did all possible to hold seats for
the legitimate purchasers by limiting the
sale to ten tickets to each person. De-
spite this precaution, the spectators Sc
cured number of the seats the day the
sale opened, and those who DELAYED must
now content themselves with the seats left
or pay the price demanded by the specu-
iators. These men are now being offered
81 and 50 a ticket, and it is safe to say
that even higher prices will be asked
before Saturday.
In st. Paul but little money has been
placed on the outcome of the game.
hackers OF Michigan are found about the
downtown cigar stores and buffets who
offer even money on the Wolverines, but
the men who favor Minnesota believe
that they should receive odds, and are
holding back. The conditions point that
Michigan will be the favorite in the bet
ting in ST Paul. At least 10 to will be
asked by Minnesota men before the day
of the game, and the odds may go even
Stror ger.
Minnesota men in St Paul were willing
to dare almost as much as even money
when encouraged by the work of O'Brien
at quarter. but since the ST. Paul boy has
cautious, and until the word is given out
that O'Brien is again fit and will be in
the game, the st. Paul following will hold
out for odds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27
SPLIT IN MINOR
LEAGUES is AVOIDED
American Association andEast-
ern League Will Be Rec.
ogniZed.

Next season the American associa-
ton, according to Manager Mike KeI-
ley, of the st. Paul ball club, is to re-
ceive an even break with other minor
leagues in the decisions handed down
by the executive board of the Nation
al association of minor leagues. This
point was definitely settled at the ST.
Louis meeting last week when the
American association and Eastern
league representatives walked out of
the conference and threatened to split
with the minors.
Manager Kelley returned to ST. Paul
yesterday morning from the st. Louis
meeting we'll satisfied with what the
American had accomplished.
1t looked like trouble for a time"
said Kelley yesterday, but it all ended
well, and we-the American associa-
ton and the Eastern league-got
practically all we asked for.
The trouble started with the at
tempt to deny the Glass A leagues, our
league and the Eastern, representa-
ton on the executive board that finally
decides all questions and disputes re-
garding players.
"One representative from a Class B
organization would nominate another
Glass B man for place on the board
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27
Results at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 26-Malster.
packed from 81 to 21s at post time, won
the feature of the fair grounds race card
today. Frank Bell was second half a
length back and Lady Idris two lengths
behind Bell
Track fast; summary:
First race, five furlongs-Our Lille,
Jog. Sheehan. to 1, second; Lady Fonso,
l02 Henderson, 20 to 1, third Time, 1902.
Kitty Hanlan, Debbie May, Pilgrim Girl.
Sweet Myrtle. Overland, Wootsy Winierd,
Minnie Johnson, Zana, Applause and
Comero also ran.
Second race. six furlongs-Harry Beck,
d doS' Calvin. Is to l; won: General Prig,
Phinisey, 1O7. Foley, 9 to /, third. Time.
1:16A. Edith Rose, Bouttainnaire, How
ara T, VIII Shelley, Homo, Goudy, AranaS,
Kiss Quick, Eleanor Howard. Nina Fly,
Low Beach and Larouge also ran.
Third race, five and one-half furlongs-
HWt.oodsons ia, D. Austin. even, won:
Kiowa Chief, Ill, Foley, Z to 1, second;
Tom Mankins. Ill, J. Mathews, to /,
B9 W %e aGs kSna s. a
Miller and Merrie george seS ALSO Mai ran Dusty
Fourth race. six furlongs-HandicaI-
Master. II, Calvin. to 2. won; Frank
So 50; Plunkett, 20 to /, third. Time, ia.
Elastic, Lady Kent Mocorita, Moilfe T.
Annie Mac and Bridge also ran.
Fifth race. mile and a sixteenth-Athel
gnevis; 1o2. Foley, 8 to /. second; Lady
Strathmore, 1O2. D. Austin, to 1, third.
Time. 1;49k. Pourquoi Pas and Jack
Young also ran.
Lasso, SO, livingstone, to 1. won:
Pierce j. 109 Sheehan, 8 to S, second:
Helen Print. log. F. Smith, to l. third.
Time LACY. Captain Duekadoo, Aules,
ness, Baronet. Cogswell and Larry VIII
also ran.