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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
OLD MAIDS.

A Japanese sociologist delivered
lecture at the University of Chicago
the other day. Among other things he
said: ''In Japan marriages are ar
ranged by the parents of the interest
ed parties, and we have no such gal
axies of old maids as adorn institu-
lions of learning in the United States.
There are no old maids in Japan" So
much the worse for Japan. Her civ
ilization would be higher and more
worthy of commentator if there were
old maids.
For some peculiar and inexplicable
reason, which is not we'll based and
cannot be well defended, the old maid
is wont to be derided and made the
butt of shallow jokes, as if her spin
sterhood were a grievous fault AS
a matter of fact she is not appreciated
and not understood The old maid
fills considerable and important part
in our social fabric and we should
sorely miss her if she were to take
her leave. In many instances her cell
bacy is a matter of choice and self
sacrifice in order that she may de-
vote herself to the service of others.
1t is the old maid who with tenderest
solicitude, mothers the motherless,
nurses the sick and assists IN burying
the dead. 1t is the old maid, without
frivolous notions and a constant ang-
ling for beaus, who brings brains and
energy and high purposes to the train
ing of the young III the ways that they
ought to go to make good men and
good women. 1t is the old maid who.
in case of emergency, can be depend
ed upon to act with cool Judgment
and do or suggest the proper thing at
the right time.
All old maids are assumed by the
unthinking to be crusty and sour, and
jokes are made about their fondness
for cats and parrots. The assumption
is; a libel on the sisterhood. Woman
for woman there are probably more
weet-tempered old maids than wives;
they have less to worry them. And
their liking for pets is merely an evil
dence that their hearts are tender and
in the right place. They may be fond
of pets, but they love humanity. I'm
selfish and devoted, they give time
and talents to charity and the church.
to home and the school, to parents and
relatives and friends
There are no old maids in Japan,
but there is in that country a code
of morals that would be unbearable
in a Christian country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
Personal.

Inventory Of the estate of the late
Tom Allen, formerly the champion
pugilist of the United States, and for
many years saloonkeeper in st.
Louis, shows that he left property vail
ued at $279.S0.
"A Chicago man who was in Lon
don at the same time as the French
President and had a close view of M.
Loubet, gives this brief verbal portrait
of the distinguished visitor to the Brit
ish capital HE is an abrupt look
ing man. somehow. with face of
leather and eyes of steel"
The English court was immensely
surprise at the unaffected dignity of
King Edwards guest. They expected
a gentleman farmer, or, at best, pla-
cid lawyer They found the President
of the French republic to be an UNI
crowned sovereign, with the same SIM
pie and yet regal manner as Oscar ii.
Only three of the fifteen members
of the famous electoral commission of
1877 survive-ex-Se Senator Edmunds,
Senator Hoar and Gen. Eppa Hunton
of Virginia the two last having hesD
chosen on the part of the House of
Representatives All of the five JUS
tees of the Supreme Court who sat
on the commission long since passed
away.
1t has long been supposed impossi-
BILE for a human being to climb to the
summit of Mount Rainier, In Washing
ton, but DIR. r. w. Belts of New Or
leans and H. M. Sarvant of Tacoma
succeeded in accomplishing the feat
last week. Before reaching the sum-
init they We're compelled to cut steps
in the ice surrounding the old crateE.
in order to scale some Of the dedliviss
ties. l%MA&.
Miss Ella May Glemmons, sister
of Mrs. Howard q mas just opened
in the Chinese district Of San Franz
cisco the first Catholic Sunday-school
for Chinese and Japanese ever at
tempted there. ST. AIMS school is The
name given to it. In addition to the
religious instruction a kindergarten
will be conducted during the week,
with twelve Chinese and Japanese
children.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

ers England's chief supply of cotton
is obtained from this country. If she
should tax cotton it would be practical
ly impossible for English manufactur-
ers of cotton goods to compete with
our manufacturers of cotton products.
The result would be that the
English manufacturers would gradual
ly lose their foreign trade in cotton
goods. What she lost this country
would gain. Indeed, If England were
to put a tax on cotton a wonderful
impetus would be given to cotton man
ufacturing in the Southern states Of
this country. 1t would not be many
years before the United States would
not only produce the greater part Of
the worlds supply of cotton, but would
also supply the worlds demand for
cotton goods.
Mr.. Chamberlain is a shrewd poll
tician. Some Of his opponents say he
is ignorant, and unfit for the high
place he holds. 1t is a safe assertion
that he is much better informed than
most of his critics. Only a well-in-
formed man and a man of first-class
ability could reach the position which
he holds. 1t must be remembered that
he won his position by sheer force of
ability.
No doubt he has made mistakes.
All public men make mistakes, some
more than others. Mr.. Chamberlain is
not likely, however, to make the mis-
take of advocating a tax on cotton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
DAKOTA DIVORCES.

The divorce evil is cropping out in
many ways as it increases. 1t was
stated in the New York papers a day
or two ago that on the opening day
of the term of court which began re-
Gently in that city more suits for di-
vorce were filed than on any similar oc-
casion. There is no doubt that the
divorce evil is growing. In propor-
ton to the population the number Of
divorces granted in the Whole country
now must be twice what it was twenty
! five years ago.
1t is gratifying therefore to notice,
that the courts are becoming more
strict in granting div orces, at least that
is the case in some sections of the
country. The United States Supreme
Court few weeks ago decided that
divorce granted by a South Dakota
court was not valid because it did not
appear that the patty to whom the d.
vorce was given had been q bona f1de-
resident OF South Dakota. Hundreds
have been going to that state ami re-
naming only long enough to secure
legal residence. and then getting di-
vorce The Supreme Court says that
divorces obtained under sucn circum-
stances are not valid. Before South
Dakota courts can grant divorces that
are legal it must appear that the APP
pllcants for dive 'ce are genuine res
idents of the state. A residence ac-
quired simply for the purpose OF gst-
ting a divorce will not enable the aY-
plicant to get n legal Civorce. The ~
tention must be to become permanent
resident.
A woman Of some prominence in
London, England, had an experience
last week in a London court that ought
to make everybody suspicious of Dako-
| ia divorces. She was Mrs. Constan-
| dinidi and a daughter of Stephen Ralli
of the firm of Ralli Bros, so we'll
known in London. New York and in
this and other Southern cities. Mrs.
Constandinidi was separated from her
husband in 1899. and subsequently she
went to South Dakota and obtained a
divorce. Immediately after the d.
vorce was granted she married DR..
Lance. who was the family physician
of the Constandinidi family. On their
return to London Mr.. Constandinidi
sued the woman. now Mrs. Lance. for
a divorce, naming DIR. Lance as the
correspondent. The court refused to
recognize the Dakota divorce and gave
Mr.. Constandinidi judgment for dam
ages against DR.. Lance for $125.00O for
alternating the affections of his wife
1t also sustained the charge made
against the woman.
The divorce laws of South Dakota
were doubtless enacted with the view
of making divorce easy. The decision
of the Supreme Court, however, that
persons having Dakota divorce DEGREES
are not legally divorced unless they
went to that state for the purpose of
becoming permanent resident there
Of has doubtless made a great many
who obtained such divorces extremely
uneasy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
A Dramatic Moment.

There is a story which Sir Edward
Malet recalls of a situation hardly
equalled in fiction. A certain cardinal
at an evening party, when pressed
by an admiring circle of women to
say whether he had ever received any
startling confessions, replied that the
first person who had come to him
after he had taken orders desired alb
solution for a murder which he con-
fessed to having committed A gen
tie shudder ran through the frames
of the audience. This was turned to
CONSERVATION when, ten minutes later,
an elderly marquis entered the apart
ment and eagerly claimed acquaint-
ance with the cardinal. But 1 see
your eminence does not remember
me-" he said. "You will do so when
1 remind you that 1 was the first per-
son who confessed to you after you
entered the service of the church.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

THE SEARCH FOR THE LOBBYISTS.
The indications are that the investi-
cation of the charge that there has
been lobbying in connection with the
convict lease bill and one or more of
the other measures that have been be-
fore the Legislature will be a search
ing and thorough one. Some of the
members OF that body. particu-
larry of the House, are greatly
disturbed by the matter. and have
spoken their minds so freely that the
belief that the charge has considerable
foundation is quite general
The immediate cause of the charge
being made was the failure in getting
a convict lease bill through the House
that was satisfactory to the majority
of that body. The bill was supported
by a majority of the members of the
House, but it failed by
vote or two to get the necessary con-
stitutional majority.
There were occurrences during the
taking of the vote that excited suspi-
cion, and brought forth emphatic re-
is probable that it will be discovered
that the opponents of certain meas
ures have taken occasion to talk with
such members as they thought they
could influence to vote as they desired,
but it is doubtful if evidence will be
forthcoming that will disclose that
any member has made himself liable
to be prosecuted for actual wrong
doing.
AS to what lengths lobbyists have
gone, in violation of the law,
is. as yet, a matter of speculation. We
should not be surprised however, if
the investigating committee failed to
find evidence of a eliminating char
acter against men of this class. If
there are lobbyists about the State
Capitol, and they have made improper
propositions to members of the Legis-
lature, they have been so careful to so
hide their purpose that it will be diff
cult to get evidence against them.
The people of the state will be graf
itied, however, if it turns out that
there has been no lobbying of the kind
for which the committee is searching.
They would much rather think of their
representatives as above reproach in
every respect than to nave a scandal
respecting them spread abroad over
the state.
The members of the Legislature who
brought forward the matter respecting
lobbying deserve the approval of
all right thinking men, and no doubt
they will have it. If a scandal does
not actually exist they Will have the
credit for having prevented it, and if
one does exist they will have the sat
isfaction of knowing that they checked
it before much harm was done.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
No Use to puy More.

A traveller who not long since was
journeying on horseback through a
thinly settled section of one of our
Western states was stopped one day
by an old farmer, who showed his IN
terest in the newcomer by asking many
questions, according to Harper's Mag
azine.
After relating much about the Span
ish war and other happenings of even
less recent occurrence, of which his
questioner had heard nothing until
then, the stranger asked the country
men why he did not take a weekly
newspaper, and so keep himself posted.
WAL" answered the farmer, 'when
pa died he left me stack o papers
that high" lowering his hand to a
position just above his knee. land
i amt got half through tn pile yet,
so what's tn use gettin' more|'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
Unique Calamity.

what with forest fires and poor
crops the settlers in our northern coun-
ties used to have a hard time of it,
said a Detroit commission merchant
who was in a reminiscent mood the
other day, according to the Chicago
Journal. Zone day, years ago, when
l was looking after some business on
the Thumb as it is called, 1 found
that almost every farm 1 came to
was under mortgage. At one farm
found the owner looking particularly
troubled, and asked him if his mort
gage interest was due and he couldn't
pay it.
" Worse than that, mister, he re-
piled, as he looked up YEARLY.
Sickness or death in the family?'
Worse than that
Then it must be calamity, in
deed. You didn't lose family and home
by forest fire.?
" Nope, but you are right about it's
being a calamity. I've been trying to
think of the word for two hours past.
Yes, sir, you can put it down as an
awful calamity
/" But won't you Aexplain% I per-
sisted.
:" I will sir. There was a mortgage
on my farm, and I was .feelin' as big
as any one Of my neighbors and takin'
things easy, when my wife was left
$500. Stranger, dare 1 tell you what
she did with that money!
She didn't lose it?'
" No, sir. She jest paid that mort
gage, bought two bosses and a pillow,
and this mornin' I was bounced out of
my own cabin because I wouldn't peel
off my coat and go to work! Yes, sir,
you are right. It's calamity-a
calamity that's landed me on the out
side, and between my burned pride
and her blamed spunk somebody'll be
eatin' grass afore Saturday night -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

Colonial Secretary Chamberlain is
having n trying time in his efforts to
make the people of England under
stand his protective, or. rather, prefer
entail. tariff scheme. According to the
dispatches yesterday, the Manchester
spinners got the idea that it was a
part Of his scheme to tax raw cotton,
and they wired him at once about it.
He was prompt to deny that he had
any such purpose. He said that he had
no intention to favor the taxing Of
raw material of any kind.
OF course IL would be the greatest
possible mistake for England to put a
tax on cotton. IL wouldn't hurt the
cotton growers Of this country. but It
would hurt the English manufactur-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

The humorist Marshall P.Wilder, was
not unnaturally, in the best of spirits
at his recent wedding in New York.
says the Kansas City Journal One OF
the things he said was this;
81 am going to tell you about an eX-
perience that an Irishman had with
doctor This Will be appropriate, Tor
the reason that my wife is doctor s
daughter, and l thought seriously OF
studying medicine in my youth.
There was an Irishman who rushed
late one night to a doctors house in
great haste and terror. He rang the
doctor out of bed. and he said, nearly
weeping:
Doctor, doctor, dear, my little son
Pat has swallowed a mouse. What in
the world is to be done?"
Swallowed a mouse, has he?" said
the doctor, grufiy. We'll, go back
home and tell him to swallow cat. "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
MORGAN's Loss OF INFLUENCE.

Wall street is quiet again. In the
securities listed on the New York
Stock Exchange. there have been losses
of fortunes and losses of influence.
One of the great men of the street, If
gan. He is not thought to be the
financial genius he was credited with
being a year or so ago. There has
been a shrinkage in the value of the
stocks with which he is in one way
and another directly connected of more
than $60O,Oo0,O 900. 1t is said that the
shrinkage in steel stock alone has been
fully $4,000 900.
Just now his shipping trust isn't
f1ourishing, and the Northern Securi-
ties Company wasn't a success. Indeed
the stocks of most of the properties in
which Mr.. Morgan is interested. and
of, which he was the chief promoter
make a bad showing on the market
after the Wall street storm.
From accounts, however, Mr.. Nor
gan isn't depressed. Evidently he looks
for a recovery in the prices of the
stocks in which he is interested. He
is likely to be disappointed. The prices
may advance, but not much, and it
will be long time before there is an
other Wall street boom like the one
which enabled the promoters to unload
on the public a vast amount of Sc
curities of questionable value.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02
% PAGES.
lNIkA ~ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

SDeciaI Notices Interest Notice,
Georgia state Building and Loan AS
sociation: Notice in Regard to Use OF
water Meters, !. L. Kinsey, Superin-
tendent; Refrigerator for Sale, Ed
ward LovelFs Sons; Ship Notice, }. f.
Minis & Co.. Agents; Picnic at Tybee
Sacred Heart Sunday-school; Fishing
Tackle, Cornwell & Chapman; Closing
of Road, W. F. Chaplin, superintend-
ent Public Works; Plumbing, Timing
Etc. Herman Plumbing Company;
Does the Business at Tybee, Jas. J.
Joyce: Ruth Rebekah Picnic at Tybee,
Aug. 4.
Business Notfces-Green River Whis>
key. Henry Solomon & Son; Slash in
Bicycle Sundries. G. w. Thomas; Cool
as a Cucumber Abrahams & Putzel;
The Hot Wave Electric Supply Com
many; Amber Royal Perfume, Solomons
Company; Our Diamond Stock, Theus
& Co: Save Time, Trouble and Mon
ey, at MINISTER'S; Silver in the Summer
Time, r. Van Keuren & Co.
Amusements-Spen To-day at the
Seaside, at South End; Music at CAST
no Sunday Afternoon and Evenings;
To-day at Hotel Tybee; Take Steamer
Two States to Isle of Hope This After
noon; Moonlight Trip on Steamer Two
States, Friday, Aug Z. >4es
Take a Census of the Automobiles
q. A. Bryson.
A sale Extraordinary of Fine EN-
1roideries-Leopold Adler.
All Called and Many Harkened-B.
II. Levy & Bro.
Clearing Sale of All Summer Goods
jackson & Gutman.
Almost Persuaded-The Delmonico
Company.
Some Day You May Know-The Mu-
tual Gas Light Company.
A Large and Varied Stock Of Sum
mer Wash Fabrics-Daniel Hogan.
Sporting Goods-Wm. & H. H. Lat
timore.
They Are Made in Old savannah-M.
wilenslSy.
Avoid the Dismality of Blue Monday
-Rowlinsk.
Twenty-Five Minutes From City Mar
ket 10 POOler IN Caullldc-IN. " CoH-
nerat.
An Ounce of Satisfaction Is Worth a
Pound of Talk-The Metropolitan.
Our Annual Inventor-Thos. West &
Co.
Real Estate-Horace Rivers.
Great Clearance Sale-Gustave Eek
stein & Co.
Matchless Money Saving Opportunity
--Foye AZ Eckstein.
When You Open a Bundle of Linen
From This Laundry-The Savannah
Steam Laundry.
Real Bargains in shoes-Globe Shoe
Company.
These Are Special Summer Prices
The Bee Hive.
Peerless Iceland F'reezer-Edward
1ovell's Sons.
To Our Friends and Patrons-Ludden
IL Bates. Southern Music House
Auction Sales-Valuable Building
Lot bx Platshek & Co., Auctioneers;
Dray, Buggy, etc, by c. H. Dorset
.Auctioneer.
Pianos-McArthur & Sons Co.
Osceola Brand Harness-Leo Frank
Don't Get Left-Chatham Real Es-
Rate and Improvement Company.
Franks Rheumatic Remedy-Living-
ston Pharmacy Company.
Quality and Prompt Service-E. & w
Laundry.
Schools and Colleges - Chatham
School of Shorthand, Savannah. Ca.
I'll.
Cascarets; Peruna; DIR. Hathaway.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted; Fol
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

William Allen White, who became
famous by asking. What is the matter
with Kansas" has found out one of
the things that is the matter with her
Mr.. White says her Legislature has
been ridden by boodlers; that the last
two sessions of il were corrupted by
the same influence that debauched the
Missouri Legislature Mr. White is
moving for an investigation. which he
predicts will be sensational in the sx-
IRENE.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

Rumors Of political pressure being
brought to bear on the deliberations of
the conclave come by cable. 1t is said
that Austria, which is one of the Pow
ers having the right of veto in the
matter of the election of a Pope, is
opposed to Cardinal Rampolla and will
assert herself to prevent his succession
to the paDal throne. AS secretary of
state to the late Pope, it is alleged.
Rampolla always favored France and
Russia as against Austria, and has
shown himself unfavorable to the
house of Hapsburg. Meanwhile, Ram
polla has the friendship and backing OF
Spain, since it is believed he is I'M
compromisingly opposed to the preten-
tons of the Carlists
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

Those government bookbinders in
Washington will consider long time
before they go out on strike. There
are no other bookbinders in the United
States who have as easy work, as
short hours and as good pay, and they
are not going to be in a hurry to give
up a soft snap.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

A sensational case in New York is
that in which David Lamar, a well
known banker and broker and friend
of James K. Keene. is alleged to have
hired two toughs to wayiay and as
sault man named Mcmahon, who
had formerly been Mr.. Lamar's coach
man. The motive, according to stories
sn some Of the New York papers. was
10 be found In the fact that the coach
man mad got the best Of Mr.. Lamar
IN a AEht.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

The Cooks and Walters Union Of
Chicago has adopted bylaw forbid
ding mattresses, chambermaids and
scrubwomen from chewing gum while
on duty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

Judge Alton B. Parker of New York
talked with a Herald reporter the
other day indirectly on his becoming
a candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for President. The salient feat
ure of the judges talk was as follows:
IF 1 behave myself, l can remain on
the bench for life. The salary is am
pie. The New York STATE Court of
Appeals pays its judges larger salaries
than the United States Supreme Court.
shall remain on the bench. 1t is
my ideal" The judge did not say that
he would not accept the Democratic
nomination, but he gave the impress
sion that he would not do anything to
get it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

The Finance Committee of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation will meet
in New York on next Tuesday, at
which time it is rumored President
Charles NJ. Schwab will resign and be
succeeded by w. E. Corey, his assist
ant 1t is the belief that Mr.. Schwab
will remain director Of the corpora
ton. .lsika AMW
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

The piece de resistance" of Hun
gary's Diet is Papp. No wonder there
is much kicking.