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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Louisville Courier Journal
(Dem) says: There is to be presi-
Dental election, so-called, next year.
The people have at least the chance
to order halt. If they fail to see the
danger and to use the chance, on their
own heads be the consequences 1t is
their affair. But there are plenty of
thoughtful Americans not in the least
afflicted by party blindness who fully
believe that Republican government is
now on trial as it has never been be-
fore, not even during the days of the
War of Sections.
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says;
Most men in the public service regard
government as legitimate game. 1t is
one of their commonplace maxims that
a great government must not be
stingy.' They act upon that maxim.
They deem it honorable to get the ut
most pay for the least service. When
they make contracts for the govern
ment they are prone, if not certain, to
act upon the same principle. They are
liberal with the peoples money, even
when they are not actually corrupt,
because a great government ought not
to haggle over prices. This spirit is
most prevalent where government is
most in business, which teaches that
the more state socialism we have the
more waste we have, to say nothing
about corruption"
The Washington Star Qnd.) says:
Chicago wants to entertain both ma
tional conventions, and has the facili-
ties for making both comfortable. Both
parties have pleasant memories asso-
ciated with the town. Garfield and Har-
rison, both winners, were nominated
there. Mr.. Cleveland on both occa-
sions when successful at the polls was
nominated there. But it was there, in
1880, that the third term proposition
got a knock down. Not all the elo-
quence of Mr.. Conkling Joined to the
prestige of Gen. Grant could secure
the latter's nomination for a third
term. If the Democrats should decide
TO go there next year could the elo-
quence Of Bourke Cochran Joined TO
the prestige of Mr. Cleveland secure
the latter's nomination. Mr.. Cochran
Is eager to make the nominating speech,
and Mr.. Cleveland is not going TO write
a letter expressly forbidding it."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
BRIGHT BITS.

II Cannot Sing the Old Songs"
warbled the young woman at the pi-
ano. But this was small relief, for
the new ones she sang were even
worse.-Chicago Tribune.
In the United States the sparrow
has six broods year; in England, sell
dom over three.-Exchange Washing
ton and Oyster Lay papers please
copy.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Literary Society will entertain
its members with a prize fight Christ
mas Eve. One of the fighters has
been named Browning and the other
Tennyson-Atlanta Constitution.
It's the finest play of the realis-
tic school I've seen yet" "A real fly
ing machine on the stage, I suppose"
NO. but it has a real plot and a few
real actors. philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Dinks-"Why did you discharge
your chauffeur" Mrs. Blinks-"Why
he drinks! And he became so unsteady
that he couldn't hit pedestrian
even in a crowded street!"-Chicago
Daily News.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
His own Schedule.

No man ever succeeded in his work,
it is said, who was not overworked,
says the Youths Companion. A days
work to a man who is master of his
own destinies may mean as much work
as he can squeeze into the hours be-
tween rising and going to bed.
workman came out of a little car
penter shop just after dark, and was
met by friend who had had his sup
per, changed his clothes, and was
downtown again for good time.
"Hello!" said the man in good clothes.
Just getting through"
Not quite through yet" replied the
man in overalls. Got to go back for
a few minutes and finish up"
"Well, aren't you working over
time?"
mo"
what time do you begin?"
Seven sharp"
But the union schedule is eight
hours, and your employer will have
the delegate after him.
mo, he won't. I have just bought
this shop, and I am my own employer.
The union has nothing to say about
how long an employer shall work"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
A Railway Story.

President Vreeland was talking the
other afternoon about the railways of
Europe, says the New York Press.
"They are not as good as ours" he
said, and this is because the Euro
peans are not so ready to visit us and
profit by our ideas as is the case with
US in America.
"A Chicagoan was in here talking to
me yesterday, and he said that when
he was abroad last summer he found
the railroads of Scotland atrocious. He
said that on one of those railroads one
day the train stopped in a desolate
country, and the guards got out sat
down on rock, and began to eat their
lunch.
THE Chicagoan put his head out of
the window and shouted:
What is the matter? Why have
we stopped in this forsaken spot?'
"A guard replied. frowning:
'Ye maun e'en bide a wee. The
water for the engine has game aft the
BOIL"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
One Thing to Avoid.

YES" said the great man, according
to the Chicago Post, II am going tc
write book of personal recollections
think I am prominent enough to dc
that, don't you?"
"Oh. yes, you're prominent enough
but I'd like to caution you about one
thing"
whats that"
For the purposes of publication
don't recollect anything about promi-
nent men now living"
But they're just the people 1 want
to write about Those are the kind of
"reminiscences that will make the book
sell"
"Oh, well, suit yourself, but remem-
Der that / warned you"
Whats the danger?"
''Why, just as soon as you begin to
recollect things about them they will
begin to recollect things about you"
Il hadn't thought about that" re-
marked the great man.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

If Mrs. Levi q. Letter imagined that
she had solved the servant problem
when she imported footman from
England, she has discovered her error.
She is in Washington. Recently she
desired some rare plants for interior
decoration and asked a florist to pro-
cure them for her. She was so anxious
to get them that she requested the
florist to come and see her at her
house as soon as they arrived. A few
days ago the florist rang the bell at
Mrs. Letters and handed his business
card to the imported turnkey, who
opened the door. That functionary
glanced at the card and told the florist
he could not see Mrs. Letter. He was
Informed that it was by Mrs. Letters
request that the business man had
called. You get out; Mrs. Letter new
er receives tradespeople," said the
turnkey closing the door in the florist
face. The business man in high dud-
geon wrote the lady a hot note, which
brought her to his store in haste. She
offered apologies for the conduct of
her servant and inquired about the
plants. The florist informed her that
she had not money enough at her COM
mand to buy the plants of him; that
no self-respecting American would toll
crate the treatment he had received at
her house. And other Washington
merchants are sustaining the florist
in his position.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

The only deposit Of pitchblende in
this country so far as is known. IS
IN the state of Connecticut. 1t follows.
therefore, that in the manufacture of
radium, which is derived from pitch
blende, Connecticut will have a mono-
poly in so far as this country Is con-
cerned. And, in view of the announce
ment that the production Of radium
is about to be undertaken, we may
expect soon to see the ever-watchful
Senator Plat of Connecticut arise in
his place in the Senate and demand
protection for the infant radium indus
try against the pauper radium of Eu-
rope, which is now worth something
Hike 100000 per Gramme.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

New York's aldermen feel that they
have been affronted: attacked in their
very home, and they propose to re-
sent it. In the allegorical decorations
of the aldermanic chamber. now going
forward, there appear the figures of a
small boy. nude. an adult male figure
and female figure. The aldermen
complain that the small boy is too thin,
that the waist line of the male figure
is too short and that the woman's
cloak is too red. The boy. they say,
should be fatter. the waist line of any
thing in an aldermanic chamber should
be ample. not to say large. and the
woman's cloak should be of the color
that is in vogue among the SWEETEST
society people. There is nothing too
fat and rich for the aldermanic cham
Der, in the opinion of these alderman.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
Wnshinrton Stories.

Senator Hanna is wondering whether
all the rush and turmoil of politics
and the attainment of civic distinction
are really worth the while, says the
New York Tribune's Washington letter.
It is all because of a few words that
added two cents to the postal revenues
the other day. 1t was a short note; it
was from an obscure citizen whose Chi
Biography bore evidence of his illitera-
cy, but in these days of delivery Of
newspapers daily at almost
every home, however humble,
and the pushing of the
telephone and other communca-
tions of divers kinds far into the back
woods of every section of the country
the note, despite it's brevity and OBJ
scure source, set the famous states
man to thinking over that time honor
ed query. Whats in name?" For,
from a man who lived in remote
hamlet of the Buckeye State, whose
Endorsements showed he had spent
most of his lifetime within a'day's ride
of the Senator's own home, came a
missive, on whose envelope was scrawl-
ed this superscription:
SEN HANNAH
WASH.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
HERPICIDE NOT A FAKE.
Unsolicited Testimonials Tell of It's
Superiority.

Aft. r. Kelley, residing at 2195 De-
visadero street, San Francisco, Cal,
writes the following:
when 1 first purchased Herpicide
thought, like the majority of hair
preparations, it would prove a fake.
am happy to state that, on the con-
trary, it is all, and even more, than
you claim for it. Quite a number OF
BARRIERS throughout the section IN
which 1 travel have called attention to
the new hair sprouting' out on my
scalp, and inquired of me what have
been using. l tell them 'Herpicide;
also give them your name and ad-
dress" Sold by leading druggists.
Send 1Oc in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

Statistics show that there has been
an increase of 20 per cent. in the
number of cases of insanity in Cuya-
hoga county, Ohio. in the past five
years. The city of Cleveland is sit
uated in that county. The probate
Judge says: Our strenuous COMPETE
tive life especially in cities of large
foreign population. is filling our asy-
lums with lunatics." SO the Ohio
ans cannot stand prosperity and that
mode Of life so strongly recommended
by the President.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

THE woman who is unable to per-
form any task she expects her servants
TO do is still a savage" declared a
woman's club debater in Chicago the
other day. Then, indeed, do we dwell
in savage country, since the good
cooks above stairs are in an infnites-
final minority.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

Mr.. Cleveland asserts that fishing
is conducive to good citizenship, good
government, good fellowship and
truth. Daniel Webster, he says,
composed the most eloquent passage
of his famous Bunker Hill speech
while he was over his knees in a pond
after trout,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

Seven persons were recently inocu-
lated in Paris with a newly discovered
consumption specific" Five of the
patients rapidly grew worse and died.
But is that any good reason why the
discoverer of the specific" should not
claim vindication for his medicine?
Those patients are no longer sufferers
from consumption.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with light
TO fresh north to northeast winds.
Eastern Florida fair and warmer
weather, with light to fresh north to
northeast winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

IT seems to have been about agreed
among the members of the Republican
National Committee to hold the next
convention of the party in Chicago;
and it is not unlikely that the Demo-
cratic party viii select the same city.
Both parties have named winning can
didates in Chicago, but only one of
them can do ii this time.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

Before Gen. Reyes definitely deter
the United States unless we hand
Panama back, he would do well to
read carefully the reports that are
coming from the Philippines with re-
spect TO Gen. Woods operations there
Most OF them tell about tens or hun
dreds OF Filipinos killed, and not an
American scratched.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

The girl stenographers' union in
Washington is going to make de-
mand for shorter hours. Why not
make it shorter speeches?
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04


The statement sent out from Wash
ington that there are only S9S275 silver
dollars in the treasury, exclusive of
those held there for the redemption of
silver certificates. and that there will
soon be "a famine OF silver coin" I'M
less Congress passes new legislation, is
merely one way of expressing the
situation. The government has about
worked up its stock of silver
bullion. and unless there is new legis-
latlon there will be no metal nine or
ten months hence for the minis to
turn into cart-wheel dollars. AS to
the amount of silver dollars and their
representatives in circulation, it is
greater by far than ever before. The
trouble with the silver dollar is that
it will not stay in circulation. 1t is
so heavy that it is sent into retirement
in favor of it's paper representative at
the earliest practical moment
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

Well, those who made their slogan,
'Twelve-cent cotton or bust" did not
find themselves under the necessity of
'busting"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

The crowds on the streets yesterday
were an evidence that the holiday
shopping season is now fairly on.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

The revision commission having in
hand the Dreyfus case is composed of
three members; one Jew, one Cath
Ollie and one Protestant. There is
little chance for religious bigotry to
creep into the finding of such a
tribunal
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

A Northern cattle man who recently
visited South Carolina has written a
letter to DR.. Neesom. who is connect
ed with the agricultural department
of that state. that cattle could be
grown in South Carolina and MAIN
tained at one-half what it costs in the
North" since the good soil, warm cli-
mate and plentiful rainfall are espe-
cially suited to the cattle-raising bust
ness. And it is doubtless all true, and
as true of Georgia as of South Caro-
lima. In this South Atlantic section
nature has abundantly provided us
with everything necessary for the pro-
duction Of whatever we need to eat,
but for some inexplicable reason we
continue to keep our packing houses
in the West and North and let those
sections make the profits.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

'We've got to have two additional
officers on the general staff" declared
an army officer on his return from the
West Point-Annapolis game.
why" demanded one of Lieut.. Gen.
Young's aides. Whose places will they
take?"
"Well, we need a director of football
games and a surgeon for the team,
don't WEI"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04

"See here, John Sharp" said Speaker
Cannon to Minority Leader Williams,
whom do you want on the River and
Harbor Committee for that vacancy"
John Wesley Gaines" Williams re-
piled.
NO" said the Speaker. TT is not
for Gaines. Name SOMEBODY else"
"I don't care to just now
The Speaker patted Williams on the
shoulder.
Now, John Sharp" he said, don't
get huffy, but name man."
II have nobody in mind" persisted
Williams.
well, then" asked the Speaker,
why not that new man HUMPHREYS,
from your state of Mississippi
Heavens, MOI" protested Williams.
II own lot of land-2000 acres-be-
hind one of those Mississippi levees,
and they would all say 1 put that
man in there because L want some
thing done to my advantage by that
committee"
''Pshaw, John Sharp" said Uncle
Joe. you ought to be willing to take
a chance with public opium if 1 do. 1
own 5000 acres of land behind a Mis-
sissippi levee myself"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-04
rs THIS A TRUE BILLe

The administration papers are print
ing a story from Washington to the
effect that if the United States had not
sent warships to Panama to preserve
order after the declaration of indie
pendence by the Panamanians France
would have done so. The French gov
eminent did not notify the United
States of it's purpose but it is asserted
that that government would have
stated to the government of the
United States that it had no intention
of violating the Monroe doctrine and
that it's purpose was to protect the
property of it's citizens.
1t seems that the French government
did not regard with favor the policy
that was being advocated by prominent
Colombians, namely, to hold back any
treaty with the United States until the
expiration of the concessions of the
French Panama Canal Company, and
then to get the $4,000, 900 from the
United States which the latter were
to pay to the French company for its
property. There may be something in
this story that France was ready to
send warships to Panama to preserve
order, but it looks very much like an
effort to justify our government in
assisting the Panamanians to secede
successfully from Colombia.
1t is true, of course that in Colombia
there was talk of grabbing the property
of the French Panama Canal Company
after its concessions lapsed, and doubt
less the talk had the effect of making
the stockholders in the French COM
pany uneasy, but these dispatches to
the effect that French warships were
ready to maintain order on the 18TH
mus are the first publication to the
effect that the French government
knew all about the plans of the revolu-
tionists of Panama and had taken steps
to lend them a helping hand.
Before the country will be convinced
that such was the actual condition of
| affairs there will have to be an au-
thoritative announcement of it by
either the French government or our
| own government. The statement of
the attitude of the French government
makes a very good newspaper story,
and it may be we'll founded, but it will
hardly be accepted as true unless it is
| supported from an authoritative source.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-02
MISSED HIS
Young Man from Washington State
Gets Held Up by Kansas Floods.

The passengers on No. Z, which
reached the city last night, relate ar
amusing, If somewhat pathetic story
of n DR.. Parsono of the state of Wash
ington, whom they encountered on an
east-bound train at Florence, Kans
This young doctor was on his way to
Kansas City to be married. Thinking
nothing Of the perils of floods and per
lis OF waters, he went on his way re-
joicing till his train reached the inun-
dated district. In great CONSERVATION
he dispatched a message addressed
to his inamorata. The wires were
down. DR.. Parsons was well night in
a frenzy. BELL will think | have de-
serted her.." he exclaimed. Finally
his train went on. The passengers
heard that it got as far as Emporia,
where a big bridge had gone out. Then
an attempt was made to return to
Florence. But by this time between
Florence and the young man was q
great gulf fixed, which no man might
cross Another bridge had gone out.
he was between two raging, bridge
less Kansas rivers. with little hope of
getting word to the intended for a
week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-02
SPRING

There is an aching and tired feeling:
the liver, bowels and kidneys become
sluggish and inactive, the digestion
impaired, with little or no APPETITE, no
ambition for anything, and a feeling
that the whole body and mind needs
tonlng up. The trouble is, that during
the winter there has been an accumu-
lation OF waste matter in the system.
Herbine will remove it, secure to the
secretions a right exit, and by its tonic
effect, fully restore the wasted It's
sues and give strength in place Of
weakness. SOC at X. ID. Goodall's and
Winters Drug company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-02
ANENT CONDEMNATION.
~ADvocATE" RECEIVES A SECOND
TO HIS MOTION FOR AN
INVESTIGATION.
Should the People Let This Magnif-
cent Bit Of Scenery Pass From Pub
lie Control.
To the Editor of The Optic:


LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, May 30.-Permi
a constant reaoer of the Optic and one
who is interested in the welfare of the
people of Las Vegas as we'll as the
upbuilding of the city. to second "Ad
vocate's" suggestion to look well into
the matter before the peoples birth.
right in the grant is taken away from
them through and proceedings of law.
Las Vegas has come into a heritage
which. if properly handled and jealous
1y guarded, will be one of the greatest
factors in the upbuilding Of the city,
and be the means of attracting untold
wealth and enterprise to us.
With the growth OF the city and the
consequent congestion of population
winch the building of a city means
there Wi be a greater demand for
places of recreation where the poorer
people can get a days fresh air when
opportunity offers, with little expense
to themselves, as well as t their great
physical benefit.
The Hot Springs canyon above the
Aqua Pura company's dams is a rare
beauty spot of nature. 1t Is located
within easy access of the city now that
the electric railroad is in operation,
and it would seem a shame to let it
pass out of the hands of the public
without full assurance that it (thei
public would get an ample reward in
some more beneficial way. This, to
my mind, would be hard to conceive.
The very fact that such a play
ground exists SO near our midst should
be an incentive to the board Of trade,
the land grant commissioners as well
the public at large, 10 bestir them
selves ana take early steps 10 aager
tise it's attractiveness to the world, to
preserve its virgin beauty by proper
regulations, and to do all things neces-
sary to maintain it as an outing and
picnic ground for those who have
neither the means nor the time to take
more extended excursions.
Possibly the Aqua Pura company,
seeing in their long-headed business
way, possibilities that other and com
peting corporations might in time get
in and make them trouble. brought
these proceedings to forestall any
such probability. If this is the case
that company would readily stop its
suit the minute il saw that the canyon
was to be preserved from dissertation,
either public or private.
Again | say let the land commits
sioners look well into the subject be-
fore letting this valuable public herit-
age slip through their fingers. | will
watch The Optic With interest ard con
cern 10 see how this first important
question rsiating IL grant land ii, set
tied. ONE OF THE PUBLIC.