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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
Dressed Turkeys.

Miss Sallie Blake. who lived in Cal
vert county, Maryland, some years ago,
was in the habit of gathering chicken
grapes in the autumn, and making
them into medicine by preserving them
in spirits, says the Baltimore Sun.
1t happened once, after the contents
of a jar containing the decoction had
been exhausted, that Miss Blake empt-
led liquor soaked grapes on the ground.
Here her fine brood of turkeys quickly
gobbled them.
Presently Miss Blake found the tur-
keys lying on the ground, and not real
izing the cause of their stupor, she
thought they were dead. In order to
realize something from the feathers,
she had the turkeys picked. The car
casses were thrown outdoors.
The next morning there was a great
hue and cry from the servants in the
back yard, and looking out of the win
dow, Miss Blake saw her turkeys walk
ing about absolutely bare except for a
few tail and wing feathers.
In order to protect them from the
cold, the good woman bought enough
red flannel to make each turkey COM
Portable garment. Very soon, to the
wonder of the neighbors far and wide,
Miss Blake's turkeys stalked abroad,
wearing their red coats with the same
easy grace with which they had worn
their feathers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
LIMITING THE ONE MAN POWER.

The Committee on Rules of the
Senate has been instructed by a reso-
luton, introduced by Senator Allison
to inquire whether it would be advisa-
! lie to amend the rules of that
body in any respect. It will be recall
ed that just at the close of the Fifty
seventh Congress Representative Can
non made fierce attack on the
Senate's rules, declaring that they had
permitted a senator to resort to 'legis-
lative blackmail." His reference was of
course to Senator Tillman, who threat
ened to defeat the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill by talking against time
unless an item of $4,000 for the pay
ment of a South Carolina claim, which
had been stricken out in conference
committee, were put back into the bill.
Senator Tillman had his way in re-
spect to the matter, showing the ex-
tent of the one man power in the
Senate.
1t is a fact of course that there is
seldom a week in the Senate that some
senator does not threaten to make
trouble unless a concession he wants
is granted, and so it has come TO be
a common remark in Washington that
legislation in that body is by 'unani-
nous consent"
1t is not believed that the Committee
on Rules will recommend any change
in the rules. The Senate is very we'll
satisfied with the situation as it is.
1t is true that it is sometimes very
annoying to have a senator block
legislation and defeat measures in
which the entire country is interest
ed, as Senator Carter did at the close
of the Fifty-sixth Congress. that sena-
tor having talked against time and
prevented a vote on the River and
Harbor bill.
What senators are afraid of is the
loss of individual power. They think
that if they were to adopt a rule linn
iting debate they would cease to be
the important persons they now are
and legislation in the Senate would be
controlled as it is in the House, by
ii lew ACdtclS. NOM ii SCidlOI COunNo
for a great deal because he can block
legislation. If there were a closure
rule he could not do that. The leaders
would say when there had been enough
debate and when vote should be
taken. The senators don't want to
be shorn Of any of their influence. 1t
is because each senator has so much
influence-so much power-that a SEN
atorship is priced so highly-is re
garded as the most desirable office in
the gift of the people after the presi-
dency. And, notwithstanding the agi-
tation for the election of senators by
the people there is no prospect of an
immediate change in the method of
electing them. They don't want to
have to travel from town to town beg
ging for votes as ordinary Office seek
ers do, and so they will not favor a
change as long as they can avoid do
ing so.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
nULLDozING CONGRESS.

According to the dispatches from
Washington the President threatens to
call Congress together in extra session
unless the Senate ratifies the Colom-
bian and Cuban treaties It seems that
there is a prospect Of the defeat of one,
If not both. of the treaties by the lack
OF a quorum of the Senate when the
time comes for. a. vote on the question
of ratifying them,
An agreement has been reached to
take a vote on the Colombian treaty
next Tuesday. The Cuban reciprocity
treaty is to be amended, however. the
amendment consisting in an article to
be added to it to the effect that it shall
not become effective until it has been
approved by the House. This agree
ment was made to satisfy Democratic
senators.
As we understand it the President
would not call Congress together if the
Senate should ratify the Colombian
treaty and the Cuban treaty
with the amendment. OF course
there would still be a doubt as to what
action the House would take in respect
to it, but the chances are that the
House would approve it. The House
has always been more in sympathy with
the policy of extending a helping hand
to Cuba than the Senate has.
Would the ratification of the treaty
with the proposed amendment satisfy
Cuba IF iS doubtful If IL would The
business men of Cuba are anxious to
know at the earliest possible moment
just what they have to expect from this
country. The Cuban Senate has rati-
fled the treaty, and the Cubans would
feel that they had not been treated
fairly If our Senate should fail to ratify
it, and they would feel they had a
grievance of some sort if it should rati-
fly it with the proposed amendment.
Still, there are excellent reasons for the
amendment. The House has taken the
position all along that as the Cuban
treaty reduces the revenues it ought to
be submitted to the branch of Congress
in which revenue measures must orig
mate.
If the Senate decides that the Cuban
treaty must be submitted to the House
for its approval then it will be accepted
as settled that all reciprocity treaties
must go to the House for it's approval.
But If approved, viii the approval
have to be by two-thirds vote as is
required for ratification by the Sem
az
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
A SHORT SUMMER SESSION.

The movement, said to be receiving
the favorable consideration of num-
Der OF the members of the Legislature,
to limit the June session of that body
to twenty days and the session in 1904
to thirty days is a commendable one
from every point of view. AS far as
we are able to see there is nothing
of overshadowing Importance demand
ing the attention of the Legislature,
unless it is the growing pension bur-
den, and a measure looking to the re-
moval from the pension roll of those
not entitled to a pension could easily
be passed in twenty days.
AS we have frequently pointed out,
there is too much legislation. If the
Legislature were to remain in session
all the year around it would not clear
the calendar. New bills would be in
troduced all the while. There is never
a day that somebody is not wanting
legislation of some sort.
1t was stated in our Atlanta dis
patches yesterday that if the move
ment in favor of a twenty days ses-
sion in June were to be successful,
there would be saving to the state
of about $4,000. That being the case,
it seems to us that those who have the
welfare of the state at heart will give
the movement very careful considera-
ton.
The state treasury is not overlooking.
On the contrary, it is generally in an
empty condition. There is never
enough money in it to pay the school
teachers when their salaries are due
The members of the Legislature, how
ever, never have to wait for their pay.
Commendable as the movement in
favor of a session of twenty days in
June is, it is doubtful if it will be
successful. 1t will be difficult to get
the majority to let slip the chance to
spend the summer in Atlanta at the
expense of the people. Some excuse
will be found for holding a full session.
And what will the people get for
their money? Will they get any legis-
lation that could not be enacted in
three weeks if the Legislature were to
settle down to steady work? OF course
we hope that the movement will be
successful and shall do all we can to
encourage it, and the people of the
state generally should give it the sup
port of their approval. The treasury
is greatly in need of the money that
would be saved, but we do not look
for anything less than a session of
the regular number of days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

Many of the newspapers are mis-
printing the name of Prof. Edward
Horny Strobel, who is to be the diplo-
matte adviser of the King of Siam, as
Edward Henry" Strobel thus de-
stroying his identity with one of the
distinguished old families of South
Carolina. Peter Horny was one of the
brilliant and dashing soldiers of the
Revolutionary War who materially
aided in making the name OF Francis
Marion a terror to the British. Horny
was brigadier general in Marlon's
command, and so highly We're his serv-
ices appreciated by South Carolina
that she named one of her counties in
his honor. Another Horny. elias. was
Mayor OF Charleston In the beginning
Of the last century. and did much
work for charity and philanthropy.
The Horrys were OF French Huguenot
descent
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
INDEX To NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Savannah Aerie, F. o. E.e
Special Notices-Fine Lot of Sham
rocks, Oelshig the Florist; Ship No
tice, j. Ison Master; At Joyce's To-
day.
Business Notices-Useful Articles, A
NJ. & c. w West.
Tailored by Hand-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Mems New Spring Suits-Metropoli-
tan Clothing Company.
Amusements-Leon and His Donkeys,
at Casino. Saturday Afternoon.
Our Handsome Store-Wm. & H. II.
baltimore.
Floor Stain-John G. Butler.
enthusiastically Roses Daugh-
ter" Harper Brothers.
Instruments of Precision-Waltham
Watches.
To-day's Bargains-Gustave Eckstein
& Co.
To Rent in New York;. C. Antho-
ny.
Breaks the Recorder. Munyont
Even Though Golden Fleece Is a
Myth-Savannah Investment Company
Savannah Theater--"The Prisoner of
Zenda." Monday Matinee and Night.
Foods-Baker's Cocoa; Grape Nuts;
Force.
Silverware-The Gorham Co.
Whisky-Hayner's Rye.
observation-disclosures; Pinkham Rene
dy; D. D. D.; Hyomei Paine's Celery
Compound.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For
Rent For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
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The Old Boy.

Mrs. c. was Mortified to discover
that her little 7-year-old daughter was
rapidly acquiring the habit of abiding
very freely to the devil, and at last
she told her determinedly that a repe-
tition of the obnoxious word would
bring severe punishment, says Lip
pincott's.
The child knew that her mother was
in earnest, so she set a seal on her
lips. At last she seemed to have for
gotten it; but one Sunday Mrs. c.,
who had been too i'll to go to church,
asked her if she could tell what the
minister had preached about in his
sermon.
"Oh, yes'm,' she answered; che
preached about our Lord going up into
the mountain and being tempted by
by-by-by the gentleman who keeps
hell"
She didn't intend to run any risks
of being punished.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

A little peach in the orchard grew,
A little peach of emerald hue:
Warmed by the sun and wet by the
dew,
1t grew.
One day, passing that orchard through,
That little peach dawned on the view
OF Johnny Jones and his sister Sue,
Them two.
Up at hat'peach a club they threw,
Down from the stem on which IL grew
Fell that peach of emerald hue,
Mon Dieu!
John took a bite and Sue a chew,
And then the trouble began 10 brew
Trouble the doctor couldn't subdme,
Too truei
Under the turf where the daisies grew
They planted John and his sister Sue,
And their little souls 90 the angels few.
Boo hOoi
What ~ that peach OF the emerald
hue,
Warmed by the sun and wet BY che
dew2
Ab, wen is omission on earth Is
Adieui ~-Eugene Field.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

The national conventions of the two
big parties are still some distance in
the future, nevertheless St Louis is
already in the field, in an effort to cap
ture both of them. h The St. Louis pro-
moters are pointing out that the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition will be in
full swing at the time it is proposed
to hold the conventions, so that the
delegates will be able to kill two birds
with one stone by holding their meet
ings in that city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

An odd and interesting if true story
comes from Texas. 1t is to the effect
that negro preacher of the name
of Stokes was making speeches in
Gregg county against prohibition when
he was seized by mob of white men
who carried him across the Sabine
river and were preparing to lynch him.
At this juncture Stokes says he gave
the Masonic sign of distress, where
upon the leader of the mob stepped
to his side and told his followers that
the mans life must be spared. If it
were spared, the leader guaranteed
that Stokes would never enter Gregg
county again. The mob acquiesced,
and Stokes left the county.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

Prince Henry of Prussia advises au-
tomobilists to fasten on their vehicles
the motto. Love thy neiehbor as thy
self" and then live up To the senti-
inent while in public places. Another
rood rule for Automobiles. and. cy-
clists as well. Is never 20 give the 9TH
er fellow credit for any intelligence
whatever, but 10 act as though every
person encountered while aWheel were
"a child incapable OF looling out for
iteelf lsy observing this rule nothing
wlll BE- taken Tor granted and acct
cents viii be avoided
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

The name of John D. Rockefeller
was Kissed at the Chicago University
the other day, notwithstanding he has
given millions of dollars to the insti-
tuition. The students were having a
mock national convention for the nom-
nation of a Republican candidate for
President. Someone mentioned the
name of Rockefeller, whereupon
a wave of Kisses swept over
the convention hall. Afterwards
the hissers tried to explain
that they represented mock Democ-
racy and merely Kissed to give a touch
of realism to the proceedings. They did
not explain, however, what Democrats
were doing in a Republican conven-
ton,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

In Chicago. IT seems. women go to
fortune tellers for charms when they
begin to fear their husbands no longer
love them with the ardor Of youth. and
the fortune tellers give them ''love
bags" at a neat sum per bag. with
which TO hold the affections Of their
lords The other day a Chicago woman
had her husband In court for slapping
her face. He explained the trouble
this way. She's afraid I viii stop
loving her and she puts little bags
around IN my clothing. don't mind
when they are put IN my pants or
cost. but ! don't Ike 20 have them
served Ia my upaeFshlFi. because they
sefnieh. They made me Itch, and
threw them IN. That was the cause Of
tie trouble"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

Notwithstanding several names have
been suggested for the new cup de-
fender, Republic" Eagle" and two
or three more. it appears that no Sc
lection has yet been made. or at least
none has been announced on authority.
Two names that are now being dis
cussed in some of the public prints
are Defiance" and Hope" There are
some objections to the first, as being
too assumptions" "impolite without
being essentially sporty" etc. The lat
ter is simple, modest and inspiring.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

The announcement that the dyna-
mite cruiser Vesuvius is shortly to be
sold calls attention to one of the gov
ernment's most spectacular expert
ments and fiat failures. A dozen or
fifteen years ago there were predic-
lions that the newly discovered prin-
ciple of hurting large charges of high
explosives from pneumatic tubes would
revolutionize warfare, and for time
the. Vesuvius was looked on as the
most terrible engine of destruction
that ever floated on the high seas. But
tests proved her and her guns to be
practically worthless and they have
been condemned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

How very, very difficult it is TO ar
rive at the truth in history. There
are great many old soldiers who are
no doubt willing to make oath that the
surrender at Appomattox took place
under an apple tree. because these old
soldiers were there and saw Lee and
Grant meet under or near the apple
tree. That version of the surrender
has been current for many years. Yet
Gen. John B. Gordon sets the story at
rest by the statement that he was pres
ent, with Gen. Longstreet and Col
occurred in room of the Mclean
house. Another historical story that
is attacked is that Daniel Webster was
very hard drinker of spirituous
liquors, if not indeed a drunkard. 1t
has been told, on what appeared to be
good authority, that Webster's last
words, 81 still live" were uttered with
the purpose in view of obtaining an
other drink of brandy, which the ply
stefan had ordered he should have If
he were still living at the end of half
an hour. But now comes the Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale, who asserts that
Mr.. Webster was not a drunkard. DR.
Hale knew him intimately for twenty
six years, during which time he saw
him thousands of times, read thou
sands of his letters, ran in and out of
his house constantly, and never once
saw him under the influence of liquor"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain, with fresh east to
south winds. Eastern Florida fair
weather in south, rain in north and
central portions, with fresh east to
south winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

st. Louis has taken what she believes
to be conclusive steps to show that
typhoid bacilli can come down from Chi
cago in her drinking water. One hum
dred and seven barrel of ''prodegrosus
bacilli were imported from Europe, and
surreptitiously dumped into the drain
age canal at Lemont, fifteen miles from
Chicago. A few days afterwards the
same sort of bacilli were drawn from
a faucet in the City Hall in ST. Louis.
DR.. Ravol, who made the demonstra-
ton, says he imported the "prodegro-
sus" bacilli from Europe because they
differ from any species known in the
United States, and, therefore, are east
ly recognized. They resemble typhoid
germs, but are harmless. From this
experiment" says DR.. Ravol, 81 am
quite certain that typhoid bacilh do
live from Chicago to st. Louis" ST.
Louis has been growing about that
drainage canal ever since Chicago
started to dig it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

In Chicago "A young husband has APP
piled 10 the court for a writ o. IN
junction 10 restrain his wife from pull.
log his Whiskers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14

The announcement is made that Mr..
Andrew Carnegie has pledged financial
support to "a movement to reform and
correct abuses in speaking and writing
English" and twill finance the un-
dertaking until its completion, to the
extent of $4,000 a year" Tens of mil
lions of dollars are being spent in
this country every year for the pur-
pose to which Mr.. Carnegie proposes
to devote $4,000 a year. 1t is one of
the purposes of every school in the
broad land to correct abuses in speak,
ing and writing the language. Mr..
Carnegie will hardly be able to build
a monument to himself out Of this
movement Still, his $4,000 year
might be used to good advantage, in
Boston.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-14
SECOND STAGE OF RAILROAD
RIJIIDING

Here in the South and in portions
of the West new railroads are still be-
ing built, but in the states in which the
construction of new roads is practi-
cally over the work of rebuilding the
roads already in existence has been
going on for some time, and Is be-
ing prosecuted with more vigor now
than ever before. 1t looks now as if
the great railroads, such as the Penn
sylvania, the New York Central and
the Baltimore and Ohio, would be al
most reconstructed.
These great and rich corporations are
being improved until they will be al
most new when they are completed,
and they will be far better in every
respect than they are now. They will
have, in some of their sections, three
or four tracks, perhaps more. They will
have bridges of the latest pattern and
of the finest material and will be equip
ped with the very best rolling stock
than can be procured.
In the annual statement of the Penn
sylvania Railroad published a few
days ago, it was stated that on its
lines east, of Pittsburg as much as &c.,
900. 900 would be spent within the next
two or three years, and it is estimated
that this company will spend as much
as 500, 200 in the improvements
it is making to reach the center of
New York city by means of tunnels.
All the railroads in the country were
not worth a great deal more a few
years prior to the Civil War than the
Pennsylvania is going to spend on i'm
| provements inside of the next five
years.
| 1t is stated that the New York Cen
trail is going to spend as much as $780,
! 100000 as fast as it can in making new
approaches to New York city. There
are other roads-the Wabash, the Balti-
more and Ohio and the Union Pacific
which are scheduled to spend anywhere
from $10,000,000 to 10000, 900 within the
next year. According to the Railway
| World it is known that the principal
roads are preparing to spend as much
as $270,000,0O0 this year in improve
ments.
OF course these improvements will
require vast amount of manufactured
steel-steel rails, steel bridges and steel
cars. 1t is not to be wondered. at there
fore that all of the steel mills are
busy, and that they have orders for
many months ahead. And these rail-
road improvements are an indication
of the wonderful activity in other
Improvements which are being made In
all parts of the country. 1t does look
as if the present period of prosperity
would continue for several years. 1t
is difficult to see how there can be any
decline in 1t in the very near future.