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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

Prof. C. R. Lannan of Harvard
has undoubtedly the finest library of
Buddhist literature in this country. if
not in the world. 1t is the result of
many years of research and careful
selection by the Harvard professor of
Sanscrit.
Gov. Peabody of Colorado has join
ed forces with the Denver Chamber
of Commerce in inviting United States
Senator Hanna of Ohio to visit Den
yer in January and deliver an address
to the representatives of the city s
industrial and commercial interests.
DIR. Sargent, who is regarded as
among the best living authorities on
the subject, says that Arthur o. Chris
Jensen, a Harvard student, approaches
physical perfection more nearly than
any other man he has ever seen. Last
week Christensen broke all strength
records by lifting, in half an hour,
2S4 025.S foot pounds. He is a slight,
Misunderstanding young fellow, who
stands feet inches tall and weighs
barely $50 pounds. He is almost a
vegetarian.
Senator Hoar does not have roy
atty upon the sale of his book. recent
ly published. He accepted lump sum
from the publishers, although he was
told by them that it would no doubt
be more profitable for him to receive
a royalty. 1t is known that his rea-
son for selling the book outright was
because he preferred to make use of
the money now and did not care to
have it come to him in small amounts
and for a long period, as 1t would un-
der the ROYALTY system.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
Didn't Blow out the Gas.

SAY, Mr.. Clerk, I've been robbed"
stammered julius Holland, a guest Of
the Great Northern Hotel, as he eXcit-
eddy bumped against the desk, says
the Chicago Journal
"Is that so? When? Where? What
have you lost, and how?" inquired the
guardian of the register, making a
hasty wave of the hand toward the
bell.
I'm shy a pair of green CATERS and
a pair of patent leather kicks replied
Holland, land 1 expect this hotel to
make good at once"
Did you leave them in the corridor,
just outside your door?" asked the
clerk, thinking Holland might be a
guest of the old school of hospitality
mot on your life" was the response.
ST placed them right in the little box
in the corner of my room"
He was more than willing to go back
upstairs in company with a bellhop,
who discovered that the footwear had
been dropped down the air shaft. A
porter later recovered the lost articles
from the bottom of the hotel, and thus
far the incident has been kept shady
at an expense of less than $40 to Mr..
Holland.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
A PEOPLE OF FADS.

A fad, according to Webster, is a
hobby, freak or whim. The American
public was tried and convicted by the
Irving Park Woman's Club of Chicago
the other day of being the most whim-
steal of all peoples 1t was shown thet
there are in present practice more than
two fads for every legitimate joke, &C
cording to Mark Twains enumeration
OF the letter. The genial Mark declared
that there were but thirteen real
Jokes, and that all the others were
variations of them. Mrs. Stockley, of
the women's club was able, without
hesitating to catch breath, to enumer-
ate twenty-six fads to be met up with
any day and every day; and then her
list was supplemented by suggestions
from other members. Mrs. Stockley's
list was as follows: yellow Journal
ism, turned up trousers, the athletic
girl, authors with long names. Lillian
Bell, side talks with girls, dinners for
monkeys, burnt wood the historical
novel. books with rough edges, the kan
CARGO walk, compressed food tablets,
no breakfast fad, knocked food no
ton. soaked raw wheat craze. anti
baking powder fad, peanut cure for
insomnia, microbe in everything. diff
ferent treatments to make women
beautiful, fish dinners with live fish
on the table, use of the title fore
word in books instead of preface
present shape of trousers, visiting Wal
dorf-Astoria when in New York and the
Annex when in Chicago, mixed drinks,
chewing gum"
This is a formidable showing, and it
strikes right and left, like an angry
Jerseyman in mosquito time. In the
discussion OF fads that ensued it
was noticed that those of men came
in for the most ridicule 1t is ordi-
narily the rule that in a mans club
women are the toast, while in a won-
ans club men are the roast. Refer
ring to the present shape of trousers"
fad, one fair critic declared she had
no language with which to express
her disapproval, hence she would
'ihave to treat them (the trousers)
with silent contempt" Another made
the prediction that "before long men
would be going around with their socks
hanging loosely about their shoetops,
with their gloves turned back and their
trousers rolled up" The men caught
it again when the subject of mixed
drinks came up: "Such silly names
they give their drinks; Mamie Tay-
lor,' horse necks.' fhazy moments
Tom and Jerry,'-the ideal Isn't it
ridiculous!" One man, a member said,
would eat Strawberries because he
imagined the dimtnutive seeds were
beneficial to his internal economy,
while another wouldn't touch a straw
berry for fear every seed would make
bee line for his vermiform appen-
dix.
Among all of the fads noticed and
roasted, however, there was one con-
spicuously absent and yet nightly in
evidence-the woman's club.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
IS COTTON SEED pETERIoRATING.

is COTTON SEED DETER1ORATING.
| It pleases some writer's on the ques-
ton of the ability of American cot
ton fields to supply the constantly
increasing demand for cotton TO in
sist that a gradual deterioration in the
seed Of cotton is going on. owing to
the tendency of planters 10 send the
best seed to the cotton oil mills. No
proof of deterioration is offered beyond
the fact that there has been three
rather short crops OF cotton in sue
cession.
But 1t does not seem to occur to these
writer's that they ought TO take into
| account the weather. the boil weevil
and other insects and the various dis
eases with which the cotton plant has
to contend. AS a matter of fact, IL
statistics are to be relied upon, the
yield per acre is as large now as il
was a quarter of a century ago. 1t
is true that some years it is larger
than others, but it is always possible
to find the reason why this is so.
Still, ii would be advisable for the Ag-
ricultural Department of the govern
ment to investigate the statement that
there is deterioration. If there is. the
planters ought TO be advised of ii.
And there is another thing the Depart
ment of Agriculture might do, name
ly, experiment with cotton seed. just
as it experiments with wheat, for the
purpose of producing a variety that
would yield more abundantly and also
better grade Of cotton.
The question is being asked whether
or not the South can produce a larger
crop than 10000, 900 or Il, 100000 bales.
We venture to say she can produce
enough to supply the demand of the
world. even if 25,OOO,OOO bales are need
ed, but she isn't going to do it for
5 cents a pound. She can't afford to
do it. At that price she can hardly
make bread and meat. She has an
almost unlimited quantity OF land,
suitable for the cultivation of cotton,
that isn't occupied, and the land that
is cultivated can be made to yield
double what it does now by better
methods of cultivation
The question Of labor is, Of course,
one that has to be considered. There
is a scarcity of cotton pickers in the
harvesting season. But If the price of
cotton justifies it the laborers viii be
forthcoming. Italians are taking pos
session of the cotton fields of Louisi-
ana, and there is no reason why they
or German or Scandinavians should
not take possession of those of other
states 1t is only question Of the
profit there is in cotton.
The cotton crop Of Texas, Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory is the product
almost wholly of white labor. Indeed
in all Of the cotton states white labor
is in evidence in the cotton field to
much greater extent than it is general
ly supposed to be. There will be an
abundance of labor and the supply will
be increased If the price of cotton con-
tinues to be highly profitable. But
cotton planters are not going to great
ly increase their output if such in
crease means a price for cotton that
would yield them little or no profit.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says: ut
wasn't a bit nice to fool Senator TILL
man with 500 counterfeit bill. Be-
cause the senator is innocent and guile
less is no reason why he should be
followed and annoyed. Yes. and his
pocketbook has been stolen, too"
The Houston CTex.) Post Dem.)
says: "The idea of the administration
has apparently been to keep the ex-
penditures far ahead of the revenues
in order to gull the public into the be-
lief that the high protective tariff is
necessary; and while such tactics may
be depended on to be productive of re-
suits so far as some of our citizens are
concerned, it is not likely that they
will appeal TO the majority of thinking,
reasoning men. It's a very difficult
matter to fool all the public all the
time"
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) says:
1.-THE recess between the extraordinary
and regular sessions of Congress was
not long enough to give the President
time to sign his name. 1t is under
stood that Lawyer Root, however, Is
of the opinion that II is all right, and
that any number OF appointments are
enNllieu 10 ~ III us IcSSSS hcttA""N'SAi
Mr.. Root is a handy man to have IN
the presidential household when II
comes to the settlement OF close and
knotty points. He is for the admins
tration every time"
The Norfolk Landmark (Dem) says;
There is just this about II: IL the Re
publican party keeps as secretary OF
It's National COMMITTEES a man who
stands accused as Heath ia accused OF
'wilfuI disregard OF law as high pub
lie officer, and whose personal integrity
Is directly iInpeached as a result OF
the presidential investigation OF these
charges, the Republican party VIII pc
openly convicted before the nation o.
shielding corruption and influential pol
lficians who practice a.. ~ ~ for tnf
Republican party 20 decide whether oi
not u can afford 70 stand Ia this etii-
tude."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
SUGAR COATED RELIGION.

why is not the church attendance
larger?" The question has engaged the
attention of both clericals and laymen
to an unusual degree during the past
few years and a variety Of reasons
have been offered, not the least in
teresung of which is that presented in
Boston a few days ago by DR.. P. s.
Henson OF fremont Temple. who orig
inally hailed from the West. DR.. Hen
son says religion has become effemi-
nate; that 1t is no longer stirring, stall
wart, manful and compelling. as 1t was
hundred years ago. There has been too
much CONDITIONING" of religion, DR..
Henson thinks: it has been given too
much sugar coating, to make it pala-
table to those who dislike to swallow
disagreeable truths. Having reference
to church music. he pleaded for more
vigorous and stirring hymns. ut is a
fact" he said, chat our church hymns
contain too much confectionized reli-
gion. Stirring hymns, with fire and
vigor, have been left out of the hymn
book and there is too much of the
high-diddle-diddle.' soft. sweet matter
left in. Such hymns tend to somno-
lence rather than to an awakening of
the people"
Statistics show that church attend
ance has not kept pace with the in
crease of population; that year after
year relatively fewer people have been
regular attendants at religious services.
And the figures show that the proper
ton of men who go to church is much
below the proportion of women. Is this
due to the fact that there has been
too much ''confectionizing' or sugar
coating of religion? Ordinarily the
man, and the woman. too, for that mat
ter, likes something warm and bracing
in the way of spiritual pabulum. The
old-fashioned method of dealing with
| sinners was to give them sheol with
the pitch and birthstone seething furi-
ously. There is hardly a smell Of sui
phur about the modern idea of the fu-
ture state Of the wicked and unregen-
crate. and the chief spirit of the neither
regions has been shorn of his horns
and hoofs. Is it because of this quail
flying Of the future punishment and
softening and sweetening of the teach
ings of the pulpit that religions hold
upon the masses has been weakened?
1t cannot be successfully questioned
that the teachings of Calvin. Luther
and Wesley are much modified as we
hear them to-day in the churches with
which their names are connected. This
is in compliance with the demands OF
advanced thought. But is the preach
Ing Of to-day as powerful and effective
as 1t was when the great churchmen
named descanted upon an ardent hell
the lid OF which was ever ready TO be
Tilted TO let fan in all OF those who
transgressed IN even the slightest de-
gree? Dr.. Henson calls for revival
OF the old style Of preaching and sing
ing lie wants something that will
wake the people W. not put them 70
sleep.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
BRIGHT BITS.

Two burdens are laid on men: To
desire what they have not; and to have
what they desire.-Life.
--"As innocent
"As newborn babe, of course, "
sneered Bagsby.
"As a new born South American re-
public. Puck.
--Jaggles: What are the grounds for
divorce?
Waggles: His better half claims she
didn't know how her other half lives
Judge.
John Smith was being led to the
block. Fear not!'' the maid exclaim-
ed. in ringing tones, "Pocahontas will
save you!"
us that the name of new breakfast
food?" he asked, weakly.-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
II always feel sorry when see a
young man falling in love with a girl
whose chief charm is her beauty" re-
marked the scanty-haired bachelor.
Sorry for yourself?' asked the pref
ty boarder.-Chicago Daily News.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
The Modern LOchinvar.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Oh, young Lochinvar came from out
of the West
And of all the swift autos his 'rnobe
was the best.
He sped to the house where his lady
love sat
And he gave her no time to pack up
dress or hat,
But: Jump in my auto Come just
Wen skip in a hurry" quoth bold
Lochinvar.
The girl to her seat by the chauffeur he
swung
Himself was the chauffeur-the warn
ing bell rung:
Then off and away with a zip and a
scoot
They fed with her relatives hot in
pursuit.
''They follow us. love, like a lame troll
ley car"
Observed the impetuous young Lochin-
var.
There were pufings and paintings, and
tootings, and whoops,
And humping, and bursting, and loop
ing-the-loops,
And jolting, and Earring, and many a
wall
From affair in the rear on their hotly
chased trail.
''They will do pretty well IL they fol-
low US far"
Was the confident speech of the bold
Lochinvar.
The followers stopped every once in a
while,
Until there was none at the twentieth
mile.
Young Lochinvar said, with satisfied
mien,
sIt was lucky we stole most OF their
gasolene.
I know II will give all my rivals a Jar,
But you auto belong to the bold Loeb
inyar."
w. d. N.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

II is somewhat dampening 10 our
spirit OF national pride TO learn that
Emperor Menelek OF Abyssinia, to
whom our government lately sent an
ambassador Of trade. did not know I'M
til within the past few weeks that
there ever was such man as Abraham
Lincoln, that the slaves in this coun-
try had been freed following a great
war and that there were great cities
in the United States that would COM
pare with London and Paris. Menelek
is said TO have wept when he heard
the story of Lincoln. which reminds
one Of Mark Twain at the tomb of
Adam. And he was astonished to hear
that the Americans did not want Abyss
sinian territory. but merely TO negotiate
treaty of commerce in the most
friendly spirit. This reputed descen-
dant Of King solomon seems not to
have equalled the record Of his IL
lustrious forbear for gathering informa-
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
80 PAGES.
index 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Christma Trees at
Renters; Commercial Collecting
Agency; Fruit, Pound and Wine Cakes,
Schafer's Bakery; Books for Liquor
and Cigarette Dealers, Jos. Molina,
Clerk Ordinary; Notice to City Court
Jurors; Manacurist Miss Leonora
Birnbaum; Solicitors for Evestors.
Beckett & Beckett; Everything for
Christmas, Jas. j. Joyce; Xmas
Things, j. F, Lubs; Christmas Menu
C. H. Monsees; Your Furs Are Good,
N. Y. Steam Dye Works; Ship No
tice. w. w. Wilson, Agent; Your Pic
lures Finished Before Christmas, Hoff-
mann's Studio; Candy for Christmas.
Belsinger & Gross.
Business NOTES.-THE Crawford
Bicycle, G. w. Thomas; Our Sunday
Dinner, Union Station Restaurant; For
Christmas, John w. Fretwell; Do Not
Hesitate, Electric Supply Co.; Special
Harness Sale, Mark Apple; New Cape
Cod Cranberries, at MINISTER'S; For
Christmas Gifts. r. Van Keuren &
Co.; A Christmas Gift, Cohen Kulman
Carriage and Wagon Co.; Holiday
Gifts, The Conner Book Store: Don't
be Misled, Theus e. Co.
Who Wants An Auto for Christmas
II, A. Bryson.
Welcome to Christmas Week
Rhodes-H averty Furniture Company.
Open Evenings Until Christmas-Gus-
tave Eckstein & Co.
Only Four Shopping Days Until
Christmas-Jackson & Gutman.
Welcome to Fairyland-Leopold Ad-
Ter.
A Fast and Furious Sale-At Foye &
Eckstein's.
% Per Cent.-Sternberg & Co.
A Brilliant Assemblage of Holiday
Givables-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Last Call-T. A. Bryson.
Phenomenal Values in Christmas
Goods--At the Bee Hive.
Now Is the Time-IerrS George.
Christmas Gifts-Thos. West & Co.
Christmas Outfittings-Falk's Around
the Corner.
Acceptable and Useful Holiday Gifts
daniel Hogan.
The Glad Yuletide-Byck Bros.
Family Liquor store-Belsinger &
Co.
An Army of Pleased Patrons-Savan-
nah Steam Laundry.
Savannah Theater-"R Resurrection, /"
Monday Night; Sherlock Holmes, "
Christmas Matinee and Night: "The
Auctioneer," Saturday Night.
Town Talk Flour-Dougan & Shelf
tall.
A Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year-M. & NJ. Naumberg & Co.,
New York.
The White Ribbon Remedies-Dr. r.
". Pierce.
United States Steel Preferred
United states Security Company, Pitts
burg, Pa.
Patents-o'Meara & Brock, Washing
ton, D. c.
1t VIII Pay You-schwab. the OPP
tician.
Medical-Pinkham Remedy; Pc
runa; ST. James Society; DR.. Hum
phrey's Remedies; Herpicide.
Juvenile Observation-Disclosures
Christmas eparations-Conida's
Christmas Observation-Disclosures
Blood Poison Cured-Dr. j. Newton
Hathaway.
Souders' Flavoring Extracts-Henry
Solomons & Sons.
Huyler's Bon-Bons and Corrections
Solomon's Co.
Useful Christmas Present - Leo
Frank
Piano Bargains for Christmas-Mc.
Arthur & Sons Co.
There is Every Intelligent Reason
ID. & w. Laundry.
Just A LETTER.. V. Connerat.
Pianos-Phillips & Crew, Savannah
Parlors.
Fragrant Skin Balm-shuptrlne
Two Drug Stores.
Auction Saies-Pianos, by I. d. La
Roche. Auctioneer.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted; 10
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneOus.
The weather.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

A Cincinnati preacher is going to
have a parlor in his church building
where counting couples may come and
enjoy the company of one another-this
in view Of the fact that many girls are
so situated at their homes that they
cannot receive company there. The
idea is a philanthropic one. and was
doubtless conceived in the goodness of
the preachers heart. Yet it is a fact
that young people who are counting
do not like to have their affairs ad-
vertised. Usually they may be de-
pended upon to find some way in which
to do their spooning without having
recourse to a general court shop.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

Admiral schley talks like a thorough
ly seasoned old salt. In Cincinnati the
other day he declared: "If / were
nominated for the presidency / would
not accept, and II elected I'll be-
II ! would serve" There IL no mis-
taking what such language means.
i7-eSident Roosevelt would probably
give something pretty 70 have Senator
Hanna duplicate the remarks Ia the
presence Of witnesses
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

The Knoxville. CTenn.) Sentinel
celebrated its seventeenth anniversary
on the 10th inst. 1t was established
in 1856 by John T. Hearn, now of
Carrollton. Ga. and lately publisher
of the Free Press. of that city. The
first issue was printed on hand power
press but the anniversary edition was
issued from a newly installed three
deck Goss perfecting press.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

-congressmen Ollie Jsmes OF Ma
rion and David Highbaugb Smith OF
HodReVille are called the David and
Goliath o. the Kentucky delegation IN
Congress-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

The indications for Georgia for to-
aay are for rain, with fresh east 70
south Winds. Eastern Florida, rain,
with fresh yariabls winds,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
RYAN'S BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Provident Building,
Savannah, Ga,

DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS.
Fall session will begin Oct. 1. Ste
biography, (Munson, Graham and Pit
mani .typewriting, bookkeeping, Eng
lish branches, Penmanship. Latest and
best methods. Each department under
the personal supervision of the prin-
cipal. If employed during the day, at
tend our popular night session. Send
for catalogue.
M. E. RYAN. Principal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

Colombia has no navy to speak of,
hence the United States government
will not be called upon to send a fleet
of warships to prevent hostile at
tack upon Boston and Portland, Me.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-20
Died OF Paralysis.

DIED-at the home of Mr. j NJ
Ba1ley, Scranton, S. c., Mrs Ida
Tanner. Mrs Tanner, while visi-
ting Mrs Baxley, vas stricken with
paralysis, which resulted fatally a
few days later. She spoke only once
or twice after being attacked. Her
left side was psralyzed after the
first shock and later IN the paralysis
extended over her whole body. Mrs
Tanner had sustained a paralytic
shock in April. 1902, but had re-
covered from the attack.
The deceased was held in high
esteem, as was evidenced by the
large crowd that attended her
funeral. She was about 46 years
old. The remains were carried to
Lake Chapel on Sunday morning
and laid to rest to await the resur.
rection. The funeral services were
conducted BY Rev Mr. Jones.
Mrs Tanner is survived by seven
ciildren-ive sons and two
daughters-oue brother and a large
circle of other relatives and friends.
She had been a consistent member
of Lake Chapel for twelve years.
May the good Lord abundantly
bless all her relatives, especially her
dear children and grandchildren.
J. W. B.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-20
WHITE Stone L|TH|A HOTEL

In the largest Brick Hotel In Cnroiinas
or Georgia. covering ever an acre OF
ground.