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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

Citizen George Francis Train has be-
come one of the editors of new mag
azine, Our Home Rights, which is
published at Boston, for the advocacy
of reform in social. political and re-
ligious life" Citizen Train contributes
several poems to the November num-
Der. One of them deals with the
launching Of the Baltic, the largest
steamship in the world, and is as fol-
lows:
LOUD CHEERS FROM CITIZEN
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
Cher Citizen (Harlan & Wolff,
Greatest Shipbuilders of Cosmos),
1 send Loud Cheers for Erin-Go- Bragh,
z Pluribus Unum White STAR
Twenty Old Cunarders in One,
Is Victory Ireland has Won.
Forty Thousand Tons DISPLACEMENT,
Seven Hundred Twenty Feet long,
White Star Baltic will be as Strong
AS Thousand Ton Steamships in Ex-
tent
Six Hundred Tons Cedric ahead
Ireland has led Our Ocean Fleet
Largest in world (Shipbuilders-Bes)
Ocean Ferry Yachts. Thoroughbred
Driving Electric Dynamos.
May Turbine Engines off their track
Of Entire Century of Act.
Old Steam Relics of Long Ago!
Turbine! King Edward is Live Fact!
Rapid Dynamo (Swift-Turbine)
Electric Force Combined with Steam,
Edison has solved in Chicago
Seven Thousand Horse Power Show!
AS l was agent white Star Line)
In Melbourne Fifty Years Ago,
Con- Grat-U-La-Tions on Combine
OF Evolutions Onward Flow!
Citizen George Francis Train, rs
years young.
In an article, entitled 'Why 1 Am a
Lunatic." Citizen Train says:
Born between Morse and Stephen
son, between steam and electricity, I
have beaten them both in practical
demonstrations. I am the champion
lunatic of the world. Better to
illustrate my lunacy let us draw an
imaginary pyramid which we will call
the pyramid of fame. On the bottom
exists a stratum of How'd ye-do? ?"
people, the great mass of atoms of hui
mainly that never rise above that eter-
nal inquiry about your health. Next
come the scientists, the Tyndalls and
the Huxleys, and those others that men
worship as something higher than
themselves. Then, above the scien-
fists, the thinkers, come the doors, the
workers, the Wall street financiers;
and these are worshiped more devout-
ly still. Away up near the top is a
single individual fgure-a poet, gen.
tleman, and personal friend, the repre-
sentative of eight generations of
clergymen-Ralph Waldo Emerson
who at &c became senile and did not
know enough to live. On the very
peak of this pinnacle Is another soli-
tary figure-my own, was born there
and about me are virtue, truth, honor,
birds and music. This is why 1 am a
lunatic.''
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
RUssIA,s PRoGRAMNrE MEANS wan.

ttNsSIA' y PHOUhAMME MEANS WAX.
The dispatches from Europe and the
Far East one day indicate the near
approach of hostilities between Russia
and Japan and another day leave
the impression that there may be a
settlement of their differences without
resort to force. There has been this
condition OF uncertainty for months,
and it may be months more before any
thing definite is known as to whether
there will be peace or war between
these two powers.
Russia threatens the integrity of the
Chinese empire. She also refuses to
discuss with Japan the question Of
the equality of CONNER ial opportunities
there, and she is, at the same time in
sisting upon as much influence in
Corea as japan has. That she is deal
ing with Japan as If she felt she had
the power TO do as she pleases there
doesn't seem to be any doubt. Japan
is vitality Interested in having the in
tegrity of the Chinese empire preserv-
ed, and in having an equal chance to
secure a share of the trade of China.
AS far as Corea is concerned. she
doesn't admit that Russia ought to
have any influence whatever in that
country.
As the negotiations between the two
powers progress, Russia increases her
claims. Indeed. she doesn't seem to
be anxious to reach an adjustment of
her differences with Japan, but to get
all she can, and she hopes to do this
by delaying a settlement and coptin-
ually enlarging her claims.
The sentiment in Japan is for war;
and the government has been, and is
still being, criticised severely for de-
laying hostilities. The japanese seem
to think victory will not be on the side
of the largest army and biggest navy
that, in fact. they are more than a
match for the Russians. Their army
isn't one tenth as large as that of Rus
sia and their navy is very much small
er. Both their army, and navy, how
ever, are in excellent condition. That
the Japanese are good fighters there
isn't any doubt. The mistake they
make, however, is in Understanding
the fighting ability of the Russians.
England has restrained Japan from
hasty action. She is interested In
having Russia's influence in China re-
duced to the minimum. Besides. she
has treaty with Japan, in which, on
certain conditions arising, she would
have to lend her a helping hand in
the event of war. Therefore she is
doing what she can to assist Japan
in carry her point without resort
ing to war. 1t wouldn't be surpris-
ing, however. if there should be war
between Russia and Japan in the near
future.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
The old Autograph. Album.

FROM the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Among the relics of the past,
The links of Memory's clinging chain
That, with its meshes, binds me fast
To days that cannot come again,
There is no prize more precious than
This booklet; thoughtfully 1 scan
Its yellow pages, scrubbed DER
BY many whom 1 knew of yore.
Here a refrain expressing love
Beneath the picture of a dove,
And there a half-sarcastic Quip,
All traced in childish penmanship.
If you love me as / love you
No knife can cut our love in two"
Meath that trite sentiment / see
A name once passing dear to me.
Across the past my memory flies
l see pair of laughing eyes,
press n little hand that lay
Within my own that summer day.
NO knife can cut our love in two"
Still, IL was but an earthly strand,
And what a knife could never do
Was, as higher power planned,
Accomplished by the reaper's hand.
o treasured namesl o memory!
What were existence without thee?
For art thou not the magic key
With which we penetrate the seal
That locks away the musty past
And, IN our leisure moments, steal
Great solace from that storero0m vast E?
Bereft Of thee, how many would gsOpo
Into this futures unknown scope.
As up some storm-swept Tocky slope
The shlpWrecked mariner doth crawl,
Before him dread uncertainty.
Behind, the cruel yawnlng sea-
Ana Darkness hanging over all.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
sMooT HAS TROUBLE AT HOME.

1t begins to look as if Senator
Smoot had got himself into trouble by
his talk in Washington to the effect
that he places his country above his
church. AS is well known he is an
apostle of the Mormon Church. 1t is
charged against him, in the case that
is pending before the Senate Commit
tee on Elections, that in order to be
an apostle he was required to sign
convention. that he regarded the Nor
mon Church as the divinely appointed
institution on earth and superior to
all human governments. He denies that
he ever signed a convention of that
kind. The issue is thus made up.
day or two ago it was expected he
against him, but instead of doing so
he went to Utah. 1t is not known, of
course, why he left Washington so
suddenly, but the supposition is that
the Mormon Church isn't satisfied
with his statement that he regards
his allegiance to his government
as superior to that which he owes to
his church. OF course, this SUPPOSE
ton is based upon the belief that he
has in some way bound himself to
regard his church's claims upon him
as superior to those Of his govern
ment. If his opponents are able to
prove that such is the case, he will,
Of course, fail to hold his seat in the
Senate.
The fight against him is being made
by the women of the country, and a
strong one it will prove to be. Mr.
Carlisle, who was Secretary OF the
Treasury under Mr.. Cleveland, will
be in charge of it, and he will have
plenty of assistance. The women be-
lieve that it is the purpose of the Nor
mons to get such a foothold in the
government that they cannot be dis
lodged, and that then they will return
to the practice of polygamy.
There may be something in this view,
though 1t is a fact that there is a
split IN the hierarchy of the Mormon
Church. There is an element in the
church, composed of the younger men
and women, who sympathize with the
action of the women of the country
against Mr.. Smoot. This element
doesn't desires the church placed above
the government. 1t is strong in
Idaho and in places in Utah distant
from Salt Lake.
Judging from Mr.. Shoots talk when
he arrived in Washington he thought
he would have no trouble in getting
his seat. but there is no doubt now
that he will have to make a hard fight
for it, and it is by no means certain
that he will get 1t.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
-e-~o~-e--
Score One for the Grocer,

The little town of Mercer, in this
state boasts a green grocer with all the
wisdom of Solomon, says the Philadel-
phia Ledger. The other day a country
woman, famous the county over for the
quality of her butter, called on this old
Silas Treeves with the odd request that
he take a five-pound roll of her MAX
ing, giving her in place of cash an
equal amount of butter from his own
stock. Knowing, as he did, that her
butter was better than any he ever
handled, and knowing, too, that she
knew that it was the old fellow became
somewhat suspicious and questioned
the womans motive.
"Well, you see," she said finally,
when 1 come to do the churnin' this
week l found a mouse drowned in the
cream, and somehow our folks feel kind
O. offish about eatin' this here butter"
And do you expect me to sell that
kind of butter to my customers?p
NOW, look here, Silas Treeves," said
the old woman, my buffers bettern
any your customers ever gets, and as
for the mouSe-well, what they don't
know won't hurt them"
The old man took the butter and
weighed it, went to his cellar, and, after
a little while returned with a roll of
a somewhat different shape, but very
lnucn the same general appearance, and
this being satisfactory to his customer,
she took it and went out
About a week later the countrywom-
an happened in again.
How'd you like the butter?" asked
the old philosopher.
First rate, - replied the woman.
Folks eat it?"
yep"
"Well, maybe you was right, after
all, about what people don't know not
hurtin' 'em. You ct the butter with
the mouse in it, after all. / jes' chang
ed the shape of the roll little"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
Personal.

Headed by it's secretary, Rev. Ro-
land D. Sawyer, the anti-profanity
League has begun a crusade in Bos-
ton, the league thinking that such
movement is much needed in the
hub. Mr.. Sawyer says it has come
to pass that one cannot walk along
the streets in Boston, travel in a street
car or tarry in a public place without
being compelled to hear shocking
language. He thinks it is time the
city government took action regarding
the matter.
Commander Stuart, in charge of
the naval recruiting station in South
street, New York, has for his chief
assistant William Manning, a boat
swain who has been a sailor for forty
nine years. He is now sc years old,
but does not look so. Manning has
touched at nearly every port known
to mariners and was with Commodore
Perry on the historic expedition to
Japan for the purpose of opening the
ports of that country to American
traders nearly half a century ago.
Eight times in the course of his career
he has re-enlisted and has finally come
to the conclusion that life as a land
lubber is not worth living.
John Fox, Jr., the author, went on
a tour Of Kentucky in search of 10
cal color" and one night stopped at
a mountaineer's cabin, where he slept
next to the clapboards of the roof and
came down ladder to breakfast. He
washed his face in a creek below the
house and dried it on a siding Of cof-
fee sack hung against the logs for
family use, and combed his hair with
his own comb before piece of broken
glass stuck between the chinking and
daubing. The mountaineer's boy
watched the stranger make his toilet,
at the conclusion of which he said:
Say, mister, you're a good deal of
trouble to yourself, amt YEP
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

"Hah" exclaimed Sherlock Holmes,
Jr., according to the Chicago Record
Herald.
What is the deduction?" asked his
friend. DR.. Whatson.
Did you see that man who passed
the Salvation Army girl at the corner?"
Yes. Do you know him?"
Il never saw him before. I don't
Know who he is or where he came FROM
All know about him is that he didn't
buy any steel stock last summer"
my dear Holmes, you are certainly
a wonder. How do you know he
didn't?"
Il saw him drop a nickel into the
Christmas turkey the young woman is
holding up"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

1t is pleasure to know that the gov
ernment's Bureau of Geographic Names
is going to take up in January the
question of what we shall call the peo-
pie of Panama, and give some specific
name the weight of its authority. The
matter has been rather annoying late
ly. We have had the people called
'Panamans, "Panamians,' Panama.
ans" ''Panamanians." "Panamists,"
"'Panamese." and probably two or three
other variations. There seems to be
no authority governing the matter, so
each writer suits himself as to the name
TO be applied.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25


Whether it is due TO the fact OF his
divine right to rule. or that benign
polypus recently made its appearance
in his vocal chords. it is nevertheless
true that the Emperor William has
but TO mention topic to set the world
TO discussing it. Recently he said
something. In the course OF a ban
quest speech, about the battle OF Wat
erloo. and now the civilized world
is fighting that famous battle all over
again. Who got licked at Waterloo
Is fact OF history that cannot be
disputed, but who won and should have
the henors seems 10 be quite another
matter. William - Of the opinion that
kiueher was the biz man Of the en-
Eagement' the English hold that Well
hngion should have the honor. md
thus the controversy WAKES warm, AFT.
~ " many years.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

An ambitious promoter is booming a
pneumatic mail and parcel tube from
New York to Chicago. II is proposed
20 construct n tube or tubes that viii
carry 5000 pounds Of freight per hour.
ana a package Of 100 10 500 pounds II
10 be projected from one city 10 the
other IN seven hours. What is known
as the vacuum system viii be em-
ployed-pr0Ylded the promoter can get
together the necessary millions 70 car
~ the pTelect through.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

Japan denies that she is in money
straits. and says she has 10 need to
borrow in New York, as 1t was alleged
some days ago that she was trying
TO do. A statement from Toxic shows
that the Japanese government has more
than $l0oO00,OO0 on hand and available
for war or any other purpose. In addi-
ton to this. it is stated that the Jap
anese people and banks are ready and
willing TO take a large amount of
government bonds. This is by way of
showing that Japan has the sinews of
war, IL she cares to fight.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

Gov. Cummins of Iowa is the origi-
nator of another Iowa idea" In eff
feet II is that a very slight technical
ity, the misplacing Of a comma in
New Jersey law, is sufficient ground
for him to refuse the extradition of a
fugitive from justice from that state.
The intent Of the law, which has refer
ence to wife-desertion. is perfectly
plain, but because the misplaced COM
ma makes possible two meanings of
the sentence in which it occurs, the
Governor holds the law TO be defective.
II our authorities would pay less at
tention to hair splitting and more TO
holding the scales Of justice with even
hand, II would be better for all parties.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

In Chicago the question has been
raised, Does a union label on a hearse
cover a non-union corpse inside of it
and entitle the said corpse to union
burial? 1t seems to be tacitly the opin-
ion that when a non-union man be-
comes a corpse, the corpse may be re-
garded as raw material, which union
men may handle provided they do it
with union implements and apparatus.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
PREVENTS Badness.
The fatal Germ and Its Remedy Now
Facts of Science.


Facts of Science.
1t is the rarest thing in the world
for a man to be necessarily bald No
man whose hair is not dead at the
roots, need be bald If he will use New
bros Herpicide, the new scalp anti
septic. Herpicide destroys the germ
that cuts the hair off at the root; and
cleans the scalp of dandruff and leaves
it in a perfectly healthy condition. Mr..
Mannett, in the Maryland Block, Butte,
Mont, was entirely bald. In less than
a month Herpicide had removed the
enemies of hair growth, and nature
did its work by covering his head
with thick hair an inch long, and in
six weeks he had normal suit of
hair. Sold by leading druggists. Send
10 cents in stamps for sample to the
Herpicide Company, Detroit. Mich.
Livington's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

While the Dreyfus case is again
living issue, it is not creating so much
stir as it did on former occasions. The
Parisians are now so busy reading
stories of the lives OF celebrated crimi-
nails that they have little time for
Dreyfus. Paris declines to be wrought
up over more than one sensation at
time.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
THUNDERBOLT LINE

City Market to Casino and Thunderbol. via
Bolton Street Junction. va
Beginning at $3.50 a. M. cars leave Citv Nov.
i Ket Ior casino at Thunderbot every half hour
cars leave Bolton Street Junction Is minutes
after leaving time at City Market. U'''
. BEGINNING at 5:5S a, M, cars leave Live Oak
Station for city every half hour until 70 .os
midnight ~ l-'Oo
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

Tomorrow and the next day we
shall read sad stories OF Christmas tree
accidents. IN which glad frolies were
turned TO mourning because OF the
overturning OF candles on innammable
little frocks. Year after year these
things occur. but n seems that parents
will not take warning Carelessly H.
Illuminated Christmas trees are ns dan
Rerous AZ "unloaded" pistols. both Of
which annually reap a rich harvest OF
innocent victims.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
FREI6HT Am PARcEI- ~ ?

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder
oolt Cattle Park Sandfly, Isle of Hope and all
intermediate points-9:I5 q. M, 1;l5 p. m, 5:l5
p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandfiy. Cattle Park
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points-6:0l
a. m, II 100 a. m, 800 .. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 a. 10.
ular parcel car for city.
Parcel car from the city carries freight to
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip for accom- modation of passengers.
Any further information regarding passen-
ger schedule orfreight service can be had by
applying TO c. b. KIDDER, Manager
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain, with fresh southwest
winds. Eastern Florida, increasing
cloudiness with rain at night, with
fresh east to south winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
COLLINSVILLE LINE.

Beginning at sos a. M, cars leave wotors
road and Estill avenue every 20 minutes until
1905 midnight O4'iA
Beginning at sos a. m. cars leave Citv
Market for Waters road and Estill avenue ev.
cry 20 minutes until 10 05 midnight
Through cars are operated between Market
and Thunderbolt VIA Colliusville and Dale
avenue as follows:
Leave Market. Leave Thunderholt
40 A. M. 30 A. NJ
40 Z. M. 7 BOP NJ
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
The Foundations of Law.

Draco was propounding the cause of
law, says the New York Sun.
when you have laws" he explain
ew, you have policemen, and when
you have cops, you can keep the cook"
Seeing the true inwardness for the
first time, they eagerly begged him to
pass some more.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

Scion was making the law for the
Athenians.
But" they objected as they viewed
the result, you have omitted to give
us any Sioux Falls"
Sadly perceiving his failure, he hasti-
ly left for Egypt.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

Andrew Carnegie'F Christmas present
to the workers in the steel mills that
bear his name at New Castle. Pa, is
the sum of 100000. the interest on
which is to furnish a permanent pen
sion fund for the benefit of superan-
nuated and injured workmen. The
scheme of pensions proposed includes
not only the adults of a family. but
the children as we'll, so much per capita
being received by the beneficiaries.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
WEST END LINE TTi1coIn % =,

ESI END LINE (LincOln Parkl
Car leaves west side of City Market for Lin.
coin Park $50 a. m. and every 10 minutes
thereafter until 80 p. m
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market e:2O a. m
and every 40 minutes thereafter until 12 clock
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

A Christmas eve made to order could
not have better suited both merchants
and shoppers.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC co.

WEEK DAY WINTER SCHEDULE.
Effective Dec. IA, 1903.
ouDJect to change without notice.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

To write a political novel is a dam
gerous thing, under certain circum-
stances. IL the author is holding a
political office at the time, and INDUCES
in criticisms of characters around him.
he is pretty certain to arouse antagon-
isms that Will prove dangerous. Speed
Mosby, deputy clerk of the Supreme
Court of Missouri. wrote such a novel,
and now Speed has been speede6. out
of his job by irate politicians who rec
ognized themselves in his book.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25

ISLE OF HOPE LINE
Detween Isle of Hope and Fortieth :