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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
personal.

Luther Latin Mills, a prominent
attorney of Chicago, has entered the
race for the seat of William e. Mason
in the United States Senate.
Mime. Bernhard announces that
she has been writing her memoirs of
the last four years and that they will
be published in English, German, Ital-
ian and French.
Thomas A. Cleage, the st. Louis
broker who cleaned up about $500. 900
in the recent corn corner, is a mu-
stefan and composer of considerable
ability. His wife is also musical, as
are his three children, two girls and a
boy. The five have organized them
selves into little family orchestra,
but confine their performances to their
own home and invited friends.
jay Gould had no use for a man
who drank and this aversion has been
inherited by all his children, especially
Anna, Countess De Castellane. A
rather bibulously inclined young man
about town recently said to the young
countess: would you call a man a
drunkard who only gets drunk now
and them" Would you call man a
thief who only picks pockets now and
them" was the reply.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
The Monroe Doctrine.

What is this Monroe Doctrine the
papers are all talking about, Mr.. limp
SOM" asked the man, according to the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Monroe Doctrine? Why, every
body knows what this Island you bet
it's all right, too"
What's the nature of it?''
"Eh? The nature of it? You'll see
what the nature of it is If those fool
foreigners and their warships don't
look out pretty careful. They under
stand it all right"
It's some kind of paper, isn't it?'
You bet it's a paper! It's a great
paper, that's what it is! That man
Monroe new what he was about They
couldn't get the start on him, No, sir.
He was right there every time and all
day"
rs he dead?"
Eth? Dead? Lemme see. Yes,
think he's dead. That's often the way,
you know. Never appreciated till
you've gone. Pity. amt it?'
But what about the nature of the
doctrine?" What's it all about?"
"Al about? l guess you amt up in
diplomatics. That's what it's about.
It's-well, it takes a diplomat to I'M
derstand it. But don't worry for a
moment-it's all right. You'll see. Just
keep your eye on Venezuela. They
know what it means down there"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
BRIGHT BITS.

The Modern Drama.-Man in Back
ground; That fellow just getting up
is one of the company playing at the
opera house.
Girl in the Background: You don't
mean to say he is only one of the
company? Why! He's big and good
looking enough to be a star.-Brooklyn
Star.
DO you think 1t is really possible
to support a family on $40 a week."
said the woman with a worried look in
her eye.
Certainly" answered the business
like friend; the experiment may be
made quite remunerative If one only
has the knack of writing magazine ar
ticles about it. "--Washington Star.
81 deal in secondhand pianos. i"
began the man at the door, land +
thought"
You can't sell one here" INTERRUPTED
the woman. my daughter has a piano
already"
That's Just it; the people next door
told me you had one, but there was
no one in the house who knew how
to play it, l thought / might buy II. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
"Jim" Keene's Advice.

A man / know used to poster James
r. Keene for speculative advice, says
a writer in Money. Now, Keene is
chary about giving advice to his
friends, he is free enough with it to
others. This man happened to be a
particular friend, and when Keene
put him off he misunderstood it and
felt aggrieved until one day Keene,
in that thin, pipey voice he uses, when
very much in earnest, said to him:
Here / am the best - specu-
lator that ever came to Wall street.
know the game as no other man
alive knows it. 1 pay more for in
formation and get more of it than any
other manipulation in the market.
have men secretly at the elbows of all
the - -- big people in the street
and l know what's doing all the time.
1 Know conditions, besides. and the
tape talks to me. But with all this
the best I can do is to beat it four
times in seven. If l could beat it three
times in five I'd have all the money
there is in the world. Now, do you
see why l won't give you the tips you
ask for? Three out of seven would
go wrong; and 1 couldn't tell when 1
gave them to you which - three
it was that would go wrong. l never
had sure thing in my life. If L ever
have I'll let you in
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Oglethorp Savings and
Trust Company; Ancient Landmark
Lodge No 231, F. & A. M; Savannah
Lodge No. 1873. b. p. O. Elks; DeKalb
Lodge No. 9. 1. o. o. F.
Special Notices-Rose Plants, Del
schig's Nursery; Ship Notice, E.
Thomas Master.
Business Notices-Sap Maple Syrup.
A NJ & c. w. West; Do You Value
Your Eyesight, Hines optical Co;
Free Demonstra ton, c. A. Munster; A
Handsome Present to Each Purchaser,
The S. w. Branch Co.. Every Dia-
mond, r. Van Keuren & Co.
Railroads-Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way.
Checking Accounts-Savannah Trust
Co.
Silverware-The Gorham Co.
Railroad Schedules-Atlantic Coast
Line.
Steamship Schedules - Peninsular
and Occidental Steamship Co.
Health Insurance-Get 1t at Rowlin-
skis.
Savannah Theater-Creatore, To-day
and Tonight, Mile. Zelie de Lussan,
Tomorrow Night.
Legal Notices-In the Matter of Will
liam Miller of Townsville, Bankrupt.
Medical-Tayior's Cherokee Remedy;
DR. Hathaway: Cuticura; Vinol.
Cheap Column Adyertsements-Help
Wanted Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale, Lost. Personal, Mis-
cellaneeus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
CURRENT COMMENT,

The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
The fall of prices to retail dealers in
meat has been 25 per cent. on beef and
20 per cent. on pork. But the con-
sumner still pays the old high rate il
ne is a mere family man. Hotels, res
taurants and other large daily BUYERS
are given fairer treatment. Yet Mr..
Bryan says the deadly gold standard
mas cut down all kinds of pricesi
Wonder If the editor of the Commoner
every buys a porterhouse steak!"
The Norfolk (va.' Landmark Dem.)
says: "Superstitious people will have
a train of thought suggested to them
by the report that Alfred Belt, the
richest man in South Africa and init
mate colleague of the late Cecil
Rhodes, is dying. Queen Victoria is
gone; Rhodes is gone; Barnato is
gone; Belt is going; and Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain has strangely tempted
fate by visiting Cape Colony. where
some mailman may at any moment as
sasinate him as Booth assassinated
Lincoln. Is old man Kruger going to
outlive them all?"
The Albany IN. W Argus (Dem. }
says: THE other day, when Senator
Vest spoke in the United States Sem
ate in advocacy of the repeal of the
duty on coal, Senator Aldrich (Re-
publican of Rhode island said that
he would answer that speech, and ex-
plain why he disapproved of the pro-
posed tariff repeal. On the heels of
that, the Rhode Island Legislature,
Republican in both branches, passed
unanimously a resolution requesting
the senators and representatives of
Rhode Island in Congress to use their
influence towards having coal placed
on the free list"
The Philadelphia North American
(Rep) says; Recently senator call
ed on the President to ask for an Of
flee for constituent. He did not get
what he wanted, and before he was
out of the White House he intimated
plainly that the Presidents plan of
reciprocity with Cuba would receive
but scant consideration in the Senate
High-minded statesman of that brand
are too numerous in the United States
Senate-patronage brokers' jobbers
sordid betrayers of public trust-and
they are all busy placing distractions
in the way of a President who is
striving to serve his country honestly
and Well"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
The Old Mans Threat.

my boy" said the millionaire, ac-
cording to the Chicago Post, you've
got to reform or there will be
trouble" ~s
will you disinherit me?' asked the
youth.
Worse than that" replied the old
man.
1T seems to me-" said the youth.
that that's about as bad as it can
be-"
That's where you're wrong" re-
piled the old man. "If tried to dis
inherit you, you might go into court
and succeed in breaking the will Just
now you don't seem to be disposed to
do anything but spend money"
"Well?'
well, you might as we'll understand
that it isn't because 1 don't know how
it."
The youth grew pale. There was a
threat behind this.
eff my money is to be wasted by an
individual" the old man went on, Il
want to be that individual. Now, you'll
have to show that you're capable OF
doing something else or I'll turn loose
and spend the money myself"
For moment the youth was wor-
ried. Then his face frightened.
That's all right, dad" he said.
with your reputation for conserva-
tism and economy you wouldn't more
than get started before 1 would be able
to go into court and have conserva-
tor appointed for your estate. It's all
right in me. but in you it would be
evidence of serious mental trouble
And the youth-weil, the old man
had to admit the youth had the best
of the argument.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
THE MORMONs EXCITED.

The dispatches from Salt Lake indi-
cate that there is considerable excite
ment among the Mormons because the
President sent word to the leaders of
the Mormon Church to the effect that
he hoped the Legislature of Utah would
not elect a Mormon apostle to the
United States Senate. The Mormons
have about made up their minds to
elect Apostle Smoot, and now they
don't know what course to pursue.
They interpret the Presidents message
to mean that if Apostle Smoot is chos-
en- the Senate will not permit him to
take his seat
They are therefore saying all sorts
of unkind things of the President
They cannot understand what excuse
he has for meddling with the election
of United States senator from Utah,
and they intimate pretty broadly that
they would be better pleased with the
President If he would attend to his
own business.
As a matter of fact the President did
go little out of his way to send word
to the Mormon leaders in respect to
Apostle Smoot, but it is probable that
he had no intention to interfere with
the Legislature of Utah. He knows of
course that he has no authority to say
whether or not the man elected sena-
tor from Utah shall be admitted to his
seat or not. He has nothing to do
with the qualifications of senator's 1t
is probable, however, that he thought
to do the Mormons a good turn. The
Republican leaders of the Senate
doubtless have talked over the candi-
dacy of Apostle Smoot, and come to
the conclusion that 1t would not be
advisable to admit to that body man
who is the avowed candidate of a
church. Assuming that the Republi-
can leaders of the Senate have come
to such an understanding the President
undertook to give the Mormons a hint
for their guidance. While he has no
authority to say that Apostle Smoot
If chosen shall not be seated, he
knows pretty we'll the course the SEN
ate would likely take in regard to him
There isn't much doubt that If Apos-
tie Smoot were to be elected there
would at once be begun an agitation
similar to that which prevented the
Mormon. Roberts, from getting his seat
in the House. Apostle Smoot is said
not to be polygamist, but there is a
strong suspicion in the public mind that
the Mormon Church is still a believer
in polygamy, and that it only awaits
an opportunity to countenance the
practice of it. OF course much of the
feeling against Apostle Smoot is due
to the efforts of those who are candi-
dates against him for the Senate. Still,
there isn't much doubt that il elected
he would have trouble in getting into
the Senate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
VENEZUELA.s DEBT.

Now that Mr.. Bowen. our minister
to Venezuela. is on his way to Wash
ington to represent that country be-
fore a commission that is to hold its
sessions there. it may be of interest
to know just what the amount of
Nenezuela's debt is. 1t seems that the
idea of carrying the claims before The
both Great Britain and Germany be-
ing against it on the ground that the
time that would be required to secure
decision would be too great. 1t is
difficult to see, however, why a de-
cision could not be secured as quick
ly from The Hague tribunal as from
a commission. However, the allies
seem to think their interests will be
better served by a commission sit
ting in Washington than by The
Hague court. 1t may be they think
President Roosevelt will exert an in
fiuence in the direction Of getting
Venezuela TO furnish a guaranty for
whatever award the commission may
make.
1t seems that the entire debt of
Venezuela is between $35 ,0O0, 900 and
S37 100000. 1t is difficult to get the exact
figures. English officials have endeav-
cred to do so, but, from all accounts
have not met with much success. 1t
is the belief that Venezuela could
easily carry this debt and gradually
pay it, If she were so disposed. The
trouble is that whenever she begins to
be prosperous a revolution breaks out
and upsets everything. Venezuela was
paying the debt until the present in
surrection began. To pay the interest
on the debt at per cent and set apart
per cent. for a sinking fund would
require about $4,000 The revenues
Of the country are seldom below 3d.
100000 a year. and as a general thing,
they are above 81. 900, 900.
If therefore there were an econom-
ical administration of the government
and the country were blessed with
peace there would be no difficulty in
carrying the debt and gradually pay
ing it. Venezuela has great resources
and ought to grow rapidly in wealth
and population. but there is not much
hope of prosperity as long as the popu-
lation remains practically as it is at
present
1t is said there is a very strong feel
ing throughout the country against
Germany, and If it were possible to
avoid the payment of Germanys claim
it is probable it would not be paid.
Almost the whole of it is composed
of bonds issued to a German syndicate
seven years ago. The syndicate loan
ed the money to take up the bonds
of half dozen Venezuelan railways,
the bonds being held by German citi-
zens. The Venezuelan government
negotiated the loan, but did not pledge
the revenues for the payment of the
bonds issued to the syndicate, which
were sold to the syndicate at so cents
on the dollar. The amount of the en-
tire German claim is about $4,000, 900
and the amount of the British claim
is about the same. 1t is pointed out
that the French and the Dutch have
much better claims than either the
Germans or the British. II that proves
to be the case the commission may de-
eide that the French and Dutch must
be paid first, though they have made
no hostile demonstration against Vene-
zupla
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
THE CREMATION OF BODIES.

Centuries ago cremation was the
common method of disposing of the
dead of the Indo European races. The
Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Celts and
Germans all burned their dead.
Throughout Northern Europe the
graves of the bronze age" contain
only urns of ashes. In India crema-
ton Is still in common use. But with
European peoples the growth of the
Christian religion marked the decline
of the custom of destroying the bodies
of the dead with fire. 1t has been
said that Christianity regards as alb
horrent the burning of human bodies.
or late years there has grown up a
movement in favor of returning to the
old practice. Scientific men argue
that, from hygienic point of view, 1t
would be better for the living If the
dead were burned. 1t has not been a
great many years since the first ere
matory was established in this coun-
try-probably about twenty-five years.
The first crematioas were made much
of in the newspaper press, and elab-
crate stories were written about them.
To-day there are eight crematories In
The country, and they reduce bodies to
ashes almost daily without attracting
any more attention than an ordinary
interment would.
Still it does not appear that crema-
ton is making rapid progress into
favor in either this country or Europe.
There were reduced" in this country
during last year (the technical way of
expressing it,. 2,605 bodies. This was
little more than the reductions" in
all of Europe, including Great Brit
ain. Germany, France, Italy, Switzer-
land, Sweden and Denmark 1t thus
appears that cremation is making
more Roadway in this country than in
Europe. But when it is considered that
1905 bodies disposed of by fire out of
the tens of thousands of deaths rep
resents but a very small percentage,
it will be seen that the revival of the
old idea is very slow indeed. More
than one-half of the cremations in the
United States were in two crematories
in California and one in New York
state.
There has recently arisen in Ger
many strong demand for the COM
pulsory cremation of the bodies of
all persons who die of infectious or
contagious diseases, and it is possible
that a law to that effect will be
passed at an early day. 1t is argued
that the objections to cremation are
purely sentimental, and that at least
in the matter of infectious and con-
tagious diseases sentiment should not
be permitted to stand in the way of
science.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
The Insanity Plea.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
l guess they amt in all the world no
sinners any more
They're crazy;
They amt no moral lepers that's
plumb rotten to the core
They're crazy.
TIL man what filches thousands from
his wealthy boss till,
TIL man what does a murder with a
extra lot O. skill.
What does his desperate deeds so
smooth nobody can't tell how
One day they'd all been criminals of
deepest dye; but now
They're crazy"
TIL man what spoons a maid for
years, and then deserts tn lass
Is crazy.
No longer can you put i'm in tn
breach o promise class
He's crazy.
Tn brute what beats his wife until
she has to run away,
TIL man what runs a gamblin' hell an
skins folks night and day,
TIL chap what gold bricks Reuben
till he NOR gidges IS plough
Such cusses ust to be run down an
put in JAIL but now
They're crazy.
TIL woman what deserts her man an
little one to home
Is crazy;
tn man what leaves his family, with
some one else to roam,
Is crazy.
tn preacher chap what falls from
grace and takes to fiery booze,
tn disappointed Teller I goes an
shoots his self, for blues,
Tn lad what steals a rope with horse
annexed, or else a COW
Sich ust t be a wicked lot, but we've
learned better-now
They're crazy.
But I'll bet anything got, which amt
much, goodness knows,
Q'm crazy.
That when before tn final ledge this
bunch o. "loonies' goes
What's crazy"
They'll be a job o. sortin' out on dou-
ble-double-quick,
An even high class lawyer won't be
lowed t make kick;
A gang o. so-called daffy folk will take
a trip below,
Where people known as sinners i'm tn
old days had { go;
For this will be tn verdict: You're a
wicked lot. but no
Not craZyl"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13

Nine. Humbert, the astoundingly
successful Paris swindler, declares
vehemently that she is mot a thief
but merely a woman of enterprise and
resource" Her enterprise and re-
source cannot be doubted. On one oc-
casion, when she wanted to borrow
500, 900 of somewhat suspicious bank
er, she told him that Pierpont Nor
gan was in the scheme and invited the
banker to meet MIR. Morgan at her
chateau. Upon his arrival by train he
found the woman at the depot waving
farewell to train just pulling out for
Paris. She explained that Mr.. Morgan
had been suddenly called to Paris by
an urgent telegram; however if the
banker pleased, the little matter could
be postponed until another time. Mean
while he must come to the chateau and
have some refreshments. He was
shown into a suite of rooms that he
was told Mr.. Morgan had Just vacated
As he was washing his hands he no.
ticed a telegram, carelessly thrown on
a mantel. He read it. It was address,
ed to Mr.. Morgan and desired his pres
ence in Paris at once on urgent BUSH
ness. The telegram, which of course
was bogus, quoted the Paris bankers
incipient fears, and he gave the woman
the money she wanted. He could not
doubt a person who had deal
ings with the American king Of finance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13
An Irish Refrigerator.

An Irish woman was looking at re-
frigerators in a housefurnishing store
some weeks ago. says the Chicago
Chronicle. After examining into the
merits and qualities of a number of
them, she purchased the one that the
salesman assured her would keep food
the best. Some days afterward the
woman called and requested them to
take that refrigerator back, as il would
not keep anything better than the
kitchen safe of the cellar The sales
man mildly suggested that possibly she
had not put enough ice in it to keep
the things cold. Enough ice in it?
Why. you are crazy. mon. l don't put
any ice in it. Anything will keep cold
II you put ice in it. / bought the re-
frigeratOr so that 1 wouldn't need dhe
Zoe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13

The announcement is made that Prof
Sormagnf of Pavia has discovered the
bacillus of hydrophobia. But how can
that be? Are there not a number of
learned physicians who declare there
is no such thing as hydrophobia?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13

A Paris scientist has got his name
into the papers by declaring that
volcano is forming under one of the
principal public buildings, and that
before a great while it will explode
and blow Paris into dust and splinters.
Nevertheless insurance rates seem to
maintain their usual level in the
French capital
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13

Baron Speck Won Sternberg, who it
is believed will be the next minister
of Germany to this country. has all
ready given excellent proof of his abil-
ity in diplomacy. He is married to an
American woman. the daughter of a
rich mine owner in Idaho.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13

If the President believes in the po-
litical recognition of the numerical ma
jority, rather than the majority of in
telligence and culture. why should he
oppose the election of a Mormon SEN
ator from Utah? The Mormons are in
the majority in that state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-13

Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong, whose
affairs have claimed a good deal of
New York newspaper space during the
past year, is alleged to have left this
country to accept commission in the
army of his imperial and celestial
majesty, the Emperor of China.
Strong's opportunity to get into the
Chinese army is said to have come
to him through correspondence with
an influential man connected with
the Chinese imperial customs, whom
he met in Japan. 1t is the story that
he will be commissioned captain in
an infantry regiment