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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
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Could Not Be Deceived.

An Englishman travelling in Russia
furnishes the following incidents to a
London paper-an incident which he
personally witnessed and which he
says Shows better than volumes of
description the customs and social con-
dltions of Russian peasants: "At a rail-
way station the train is on the point
of starting. AS usual in Russia, the
bell rings three times before departure.
to warn the passengers to take their
seats. AT the first ring the chief con-
ductor, seeing on the platform a group
of peasants standing humbly and eau
tiously together says very politely to
them: Gentlemen, the first signal is
given; please take your Places
One OF the peasants, turning to his
comrades says: "Dimitri, Ivan, Steven,
do you hear? The master tells US to
enter the train" "Oh, you stupid, -
says another. Are you a gentleman i?
You heard him say gentlemen He
invited the gentry" There is a second
ring of the bell. The conductor calls,
hurriedly and angrily: Please gentle
men, take your seats; you hear the sec
ond signal"
The same peasant says to the others:
1T is for us. We must take our seats;
the train will start" You asst" SAYS
his companion, do you think YOU are
gentleman" The third ring of the
bell is heard. The conductor, losing his
temper and hustling the peasants for
ward, cries: 'IdiotsI Pigs! Beasts! Do
you hear or not? Be off and take your
seats!" That is for u.s." says the
peasants. "Dimitri, Ivan, hurry UP.
We must take our Seats
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
PERSONAL.

DIR. I4orenz is said to have received
an offer of $4,000 to reduce the con-
genital hip dislocation of the son of an
American brewer.
Queen Marie Christina of Spain,
ex-regent of that kingdom. has just
reached her forty-fifth year. She is
a Stuart. as well as a Hapsburg, and
is descended from King George II Of
Within the past ten years Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pitrowsky of Cleveland
have tried six times to be divorced
Only once did they. succeed in freeing
themselves from the hymeneal bond.
Six months later they were remarked,
but were trying for a divorce again
inside of two years. Their latest at
tempt is now being made, papers hav-
ing been filed in the Common Pleas
Court. In all but one case Mrs. Pit
rowsky was complainant.
Lord Alverstone of the Alaska
Boundary Commission once charged a
wealthy client $1,000 for a few pages
of typewriter advice. The client ven
tured to suggest that this was rather
a high price for half a days work. It's
not half a days work" said his lord
ship. 1T is part of my whole educa-
ton. All my years at the temple, all
the years 1 have practiced, all the
years of my experience. 1t is half a
day out of the heart of my life
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
A TRANSATLANTIC RACE CUP.

Sir Thomas Upton, that prince Of
sportsmen, has offered cup, worth ST.
500, to be competed for annually in a
race across the Atlantic This would
be open to any manner of sloop,
schooner or yawl that might desire to
enter. 1t would be to test the sea-
manship of the crews, as well as the
staunchness of build and rig and the
speed of the boats. 1t would be boat
against boat, with no time allowance.
No formal announcement of his offer
has been made by Sir Thomas. He
has expressed his intention in an in
terview, and the offer will be formal
ly made later through the Atlantic or
the New York Yacht Club Such
race would probably be productive of
more real benefit to the science of
boat building and boat sailing. in so
far as the merchant marine is c-ncern-
ed, than the trial of speed machines
into which the Americas cup yacht
races have degenerated.
1t has been urged against the present.
day international yacht races that they
represent nothing save a trial Of the
speed of specially constructed boats
Of a design that means nothing, in
the way of lessons to be drawn, to
either the merchant marine or pleasure
craft. Sir Thomas Upton himself ad-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
coLoMBIA,s NEW PROPOSAL.

OF course the United States will not
accept Colombia's new proposal as pres
scented by Senior Ismael Enrique Ar
ciniegas. 1t is that instead of $4,000
600 as provided in the Hay-Herran
treaty the United States pay s25,O0O,O0O
for the concessions for which they ask.
His argument is that Colombia is just
out of a three years civil struggle, and
is deeply in debt. She must look out
for her own interests--that is get all
She can for the canal concessions. In
other words. according to this agent
of Colombia, it is the purpose of the
Colombian government to hold up the
United States, as it were. for as big an
amount as she can, to assist in paying
off her public debt, regardless of the
actual value of the concessions or of
the agreement entered into in the Hay
Herran treaty.
OF course the United States will not
consider this proposal of Colombia, but
Senior Arciniegas thinks otherwise. If
they do not now they will later on.
because, according to his view, it is
Colombia's purpose to wait--that is,
to wait until the franchises which the
French Panama Canal Company holds
expire, and then take possession of the
entire Panama canal property. This
Colombia will then offer to the United
States, at, perhaps, the price which
the United States have agreed to pay
the French Company for it's property,
namely, $4O,OOO.OOO.
That is a nice little scheme, but the
junto of South American politicians
who are managing this thing, and who
appear to think they are playing a
very shrewd game which will yield
many millions of profit. will no doubt
be disappointed. In the first place the
United States win not be a party to
any such scheme, and. in the second
place, the United States will have be-
gun. and partly completed. the canal
on the Nicaragua route long before
the expiration of the time for which
the French company holds its Panama
canal concessions.
1t will not be long before the Colom-
bians will discover that they made a
mistake in not ratifying the Hay-Her-
ran treaty and accepting the $4,000,
900 for which it provided.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23

mits the utter worthlessness of the
great cup yachts for any other pur-
pose than the defense or the acquisi-
ton Of the Americas trophy This
was not true of the old America, the
schooner yacht that sailed away from
her competitors in British waters and
brought the cup to the United States.
1t was not true of some Of the cup
defenders that Immediately succeeded
her. for she and they were types pos
sessed OF advantages from which other
craft might and did profit.
Following hard upon the announce
ment Of Sir Thomas purpose to Of
fer a cup comes the statement that
the America, now out of commission.
but lying staunch and sound in Boston
harbor, would probably enter the race.
Butler Ames, her owner, says he sees
no reason why she should not partici-
pate In such a race. He believes she
could sail across the ocean next sum-
mer. and that she might be dangerous
competitor of boats that have the ad
vantage of youth. 1t would be inter-
esting to note what progress, IL any,
has been made since the day of the
Americas supremacy in the construc-
ton of speedy. sea- going, sailing yes
sells.
Despite the fact that Sir Thomas de-
MES the utility of modern cup chal-
lengers and defenders, he is too much
of a sportsman to abandon what has
become the great game between the
two nations-the Union States and
Great Britain. Though he expects to
10 present a cup for transatlantic
race, he also expects to enter still
another yacht to compete for the
Americas cup, provided any British
designer can exhibit a model that will
give him any hope of beating HERES
hoff boat
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
An ObIiging Editor.

The Kansas Journal has this reply
to the puzzle as to AIMS age, the cor
rect answer to which is eighteen:
Mary is twenty-four years old.
Mary is twice as old as Ann was when
Mary was as old as Ann is now. How
old is Ann now? Constant Reader"
Ann is SO years of age. Obviously.
Ann is as old now as Mary was when
Mary was half as old as her Dresant
age less the age of Ann at the tins
she was half as old as Mary was when
she was twice as old as Ann is, unless
you figure that Ann was half as old as
if she were twice Mary's present age
less AIMS age when she was twice al
old as Mary is now. or "a. Twentyfour
and fifteen are thirty-nine, and twenty
four and thirty-nine are sixty-three
which represents Mary's present age
subtracted from half of Mary's age al
the time she was half as old as Ann.
would not solve this problem for any
one but a constant reader"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
Might Stay ON Porch.

Ex-President Cleveland used to fish
and hunt a good deal in the Barnegat
bay district, says the Indianapolis Sem
tinel. John Camburn, Waretown
guide. says that one cold, wet night Mr..
Cleveland got lost. He wandered
through the mud and rain and dark
for more than two hours, but not
thing could he see, not a light, not a
road.
Finally, however, he struck a narrow
road and in due time house appeared.
Mr.. Cleveland was cold and tired; he
thought he would go no further. So he
banged at the door till window on the
second floor went up and gruff voice
said:
Who are you?''
"A friend" said Mr.. Cleveland, meek
ly.
What do you want?"
ITO stay here all night"
Stay there, then"
And the window descended with
bang and Mr.. Cleveland, shouldering
his gun, again resumed his journey
YEARLY.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
FEDERAL MONEY FOR PUBLIC
ROADS,

Senator Latimer OF South Carolina
has succeeded in attracting a good
/ deal of attention to himself by the an
nouncement that he favored using
| 800 600, 900 Of the public money a year
| for five years in building good roads.
| He said that he believed that the peo-
pie would contribute an equal amount,
and that this sum would be sufficient
to improve the roads throughout the
| Union.
We do not mean, of course, that
| Senator Latimer announced himself in
favor of appropriating public money
for the improvement of the highways
for the purpose of bringing himself
into greater prominence. He no doubt
| believes the surplus in the treasury
should be distributed in that way
rather than be lent to the banks with
out interest and thus returned to the
circulation.
We have no doubt that Senator Lat
liners proposition, if presented to.
Congress in the shape of a bill, would
meet with quite general approval. The
people welcome federal aid in every
case where it seems to tighten their
burdens or promote their welfare. AS
Senator Latimer says, good roads
would greatly increase the value of
farm property, but would a billion dol
lars be sufficient to put all of the pub
lie roads of the country in good con-
dition? 1t is doubtful If it would, and
it is also doubtful if the people would
contribute $500, 900 for road building
purposes if the government were to
contribute a similar amount.
A great difficulty, If Senator Lati-
mer's proposition were to be adopted,
would be to settle upon the roads to
be improved first. The idea would, in
all probability, prevail that the pro-
posed amount wouldn't be nearly enough
for the entire improvement, and that
Congress wouldn't make an additional.
appropriation. Therefore there would
be trouble in selecting the roads to be
improved first.
1t seems to us that il the public
money were used for the improvement
of the highways there would be a
precedent for using it in pretty nearly
all kinds of Improvement, and taxation
would be much heavier than it is.
Senator Latimer's proposition seems
to be based upon the idea that the
best method of getting the surplus
back into the pockets of the people
should be adopted. Would not the bet
ter plan be not to take out of the peo-
pies pockets more than is needed for
the use of the government?
The surplus is one of the results of
excessive tariff taxation. Cut down
the tariff and there would be no sur
plus to distribute. The money now
being piled up in the treasury would
remain in circulation. and it wouldn't
be necessary to consider whether the
best method of getting rid of the
treasury surplus is to lend it to the
banks without interest or use 1t in i'm
proving the highways.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
Witness Was willing.

In a case heard in Scottish court
some time since, says Tit Bits, a rural
witness, after relating how NIL, the
defendant, came to him and struck
him, proceeded:
$50, yer honor, I just up and gied
him one, too. Juist then his dog cam
a1ang an 1 hit him again"
Hit the dog?"
mo, yer honor; hit NIL. And then 1
oops wi a stane an thrawed at him,
and it rolled him over an over"
Threw at stone at M'L?"
"At the dog, yer honor. An he got
oop an hit me again."
The dog?"
mo, NIL. An wi that he stuck his
tail atween his Tugs an wen aft. -
NIP"
mo; the dog. An when he cam
back at me he pounded me, yer honor"
THE dog came back to your
mo; NIL, yer honor. An he isna
HART a bit"
who isn't hurt?"
1.-THE dog, yer honor"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Galveston (Tex.) News says;
gates the boil weevil it reports the
same thing. And it is that cotton ought
to be planted early, that the plants
should be far apart, that diligent cult
walton is necessary. In other words,
investigation has led to the conclusion
that the way to defeat the pest is to
get the crop in shape to withstand it
when it comes.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
Dem), observes: eff the President
visits the South says a Republican or
gan, politics viii have nothing to do
with the trip. He is not looking for
any ELECTORAL votes from any of the eX-
slave states except Delaware, Mary
land, West Virginia and possibly Mis-
souri, Then by all means let US have
a Southern trip by the President. 1t
will be refreshing to see him do some
thing with which politics will have
nothing to do"
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.), says:
1.-THE railroad companies have deter
mined that they will not sell tickets at
reduced rates for the st. Louis Fair
next year unless they can be protected
from the scalpers and forgers who sell
cut rate second hand tickets. Efforts
are to be made by the St. Louis and
Missouri authorities to drive scalpers
out of business. If they do not succeed
full rates will be charged for every pas
senger to st. Louis during the fair sea-
son of 1904. 1t is the only method by
which the railroads can protect them
selves from a thousand kinds of fraud
in eluding their transportation rates"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.),
says; THE Cincinnati Enquirer prints
a special Philadelphia dispatch an
nouncing cotton conclusions reached by
a prosperous mill-owner who has been
making a tour of the South. He de-
clares that the control OF the cotton
trade has passed out of the hands of
New York. The South has acquired
such capital of its own and has estab~
lished such ample foreign credits that
1t is no longer dependent upon North
ern help In handling its cotton crop.
The ability to hold cotton in store as
sures steadier and better prices for the
future and stimulates all other South
ern industries
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23

teacher in one of the BROOKLYN
schools had been instructing one of
her pupils in what constitutes a rhyme,
says the Brooklyn Eagle.
NO." said she, "all those who think
they understand what a rhyme is will
hold up their hands,
Every little rascal in the room shot
up his hand, though it is doubtful that
one of them really comprehended the
subject.
Very WE'LL" said the teacher. who
can give me a rhyme for 'word?'"
Not hand went up.
why, you all said you understood
what rhyme is. Surely, you ought
to be able to find one for simple word
like word"
Motionless silence ensued.
The teacher looked significantly
through the window at the hrances of
a tree near by. what little creature
hops from limb to limb?'' she asked,
by way of suggestion.
Instantly little girl put up her hand
and shook it vigorously, trying to at
tract the teachers attention before
anybody else could answer the ques-
ton.
We'll, Nary"
"A flea, ma'am.''
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MISUNDERSTANDING Commandery No.
Z, K. Z.
Special Notices-Ship Notice. c. S.
jackson, Master; Ship Notice, Strachan
& Co, Agents; Just Bring An Appetite,
Union Station Restaurant; Ship Notice,
j. f. Minis & Co., Agents.
Business Notices-You Can't Afford
to Lose, G. w. Thomas; Just Received,
H. Hymes; Fond of jam, Munster.
Positively the Last Three Sa!es-R.
Van Keuren q Co.
Everett Pianos-McArthur & Sons.
Co.
Friday Special sale-Gustave Eek
stein & Co.
A Faithful and True Servant Wal
than Watches.
Ready-to-Wear Department-Daniel
Hogan.
The Sale of These Suits Have Been
PhenomenaI-The Metropolitan Com
pany.
Direct From Oporto-The Delmonico
Company.
The SWEETEST Line of Suits Shown in
This City-Falk's, Around the Corner.
AS Cheap AS Observation-Disclosures 8
Pharmacy.
No Better Ranges Made-Lattimore's
Leading Druggist and Toilet Count
ers Sell It-Gamble's Tooth Powder.
Savannah Theater-Black Patti
Troubadours, Matinee To-day and To-
night; Polly Primrose" Saturday Mat
inee and Night.
Legal Notices-In the Matter of John
T. Kaiser of Chatham, Bankrupt.
Nothing Succeeds Like Success Soda
--Morehouse Manufacturing Company
Medical--Paine' Celery Compound:
Heroicide.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted;
For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal;
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
BRIGHT BITS.

"A Judge of Beer Only-Do you call
this beer fit for a Christian to drink?
Really, we can't distinguish between
the religious beliefs of our customers"
Judy.
Did you have a good time fish
ing?"
"Oh, fair. fair" replied the candid
man; but we had a better time lying
about it when we got back. Chicago
Post.
Did it ever occur to you," queried
the easy-going philosopher, that peo-
pie do not appreciate the things they
can get without trouble?"
Sure replied the man who was long
on worldly wisdom. According to the
statistics, fully rs per cent. of the in
habitants of South Dakota have never
filed an application for divorce. Chi
cago Daily News.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
AGAINST A GEORGIA BUILDING.

Mayor Myers does not approve the
proposition to erect a Georgia build
ing at the st. Louis Exposition, not
because he is against a building, but
because he thinks the one proposed
wouldn't do the state justice, Being
the empire state of the South Georgia
should have the best of the buildings
of the Southern states, or at least a
building as good as that of any other
Southern state.
The point is no doubt a good one
Still, it is a question whether it
wouldn't be better for the state to have
such a building as the plan proposed
would secure for her than to have no
building at all.
A very snowy building could be
erected for the amount that it is pro-
posed to raise. 1t is understood of
course that all of the money will be
used in transporting the lumber and
in the erection of the building. 1t may
be that a large part of the freight
charges will also be donated, so that
pretty nearly all of the money can be
applied to construction. OF course
nothing elaborate will be attempted,
as the building will be only a tempo
rary affair. Under such circumstances
$1,000 or $1,000 would provide a very
creditable building, a building that
would compare very favorably with
most of the state buildings that were
seen at the Chicago exposition.
One thing is certain, and that is that
the absence of a Georgia building at
the st. Louis Exposition would cause
more unfavorable comment that
Georgia building a little below the
standard of other Southern state build
ings. But, as already pointed out,
there are very good reasons for think
ing that it would not be below the
standard of other Southern state build
ings. If originality is shown in the de-
sign, a building may be constructed
that will command as much attention
as the building of any other state.
Owing to the generosity of the Geor-
gia lumbermen, the architect and build
err will have a wealth of material at
their command.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
DOLLARS FOR DOwIE.

Before going to New York Restorer
Dowie said he would not be satisfied
unless he collected $5OOO.OOO in that
city. From present indications he will
rot collect $500, 900, if indeed he gets a
tenth of that amount. At his meet
ing on Wednesday he boosted that he
had received a number of unsolicited
checks for large amounts from persons
with which he had no acquaintance.
There is no doubt he received the
checks, but he admits that some of
them were bogus. 1t would be in
teresting to know how many of the
checks he receives are genuine, and
what percentage of the money he COL
lects comes to him by means Of genuine
checks. If he counts bogus checks no
doubt he will receive $5.000,000 while
in New York.
1t is noticeable that the people hasten
away from his meetings as soon as
they have satisfied their curiosity with
regard to him. They do not wait I'M
til the collection plate is handed
around. They are not so much inter-
ested in Dowie's preaching as to be
willing to pay to hear what he has to
say. Now that the reporters have
been shut out of the meetings perhaps
the interest in them will fall off. since
the picturesque accounts that have ap-
peared in the newspapers have contrib
uted to arouse interest in the meet
ings. If Dowie expects to go away from
New York loaded with cash he will be
greatly disappointed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23

In the official publication of the
Chinese government appeared recently
"a memorial to the throne by Viceroy
Yuan Shin Kai on behalf of Liu, the
cashiered military commander After
pointing out that Liu was imprisoned
for former offenses but released dur
ing the Boxer rising, the memorial
goes on to state that ION Investigation.
it was found that the cashiered Off
cial is veteran ex-general" 1t was
true he was accused of desertion in
action during the Kwangtung insur-
rection, and that, further, during the
Boxer rising he was ordered to exert
himself but having received no def
mite order he boldly refused-an act
quite loyal. manly and worthy of COM
mendation.' The conclusion Of the me-
mortal is delicious, explaining that
last year when the military academy
was established he was put in there
as a student, and proved himself hum
BILE and thorough with rather good re-
suits" The memorial was acceded to
and a pardon granted.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-23
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