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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.

The problem of municipal govern
ment is one of the greatest that con-
fronts the American people. Whatever
tends, therefore, to assist in securing
good and efficient government, with
the greatest amount of desirable re-
turns to the citizens for the money
they pay into the treasury in the way
of taxes is a thing to be encouraged.
The League of Georgia Municipalities.
which was organized and held its first
meeting last year, has for it's purpose
the promotion of good government.
economy, and physical Improvements
in the municipalities of the state. The
next meeting of the League is to be
held in Macon on Aug. u, when it is
hoped and believed every important
city and town in Georgia will be rep
resented.
The annual meeting of the league is
to be somewhat in the nature of a
clearing house for information and ex-
periences bearing on what ought to be
done for a city's advancement, and
how to do it. Everything that is con-
AGNtCd WIN NiAs SONNA AliiAGAlN 10 Eitbl~
BILE for consideration al the convention
Among the leading subjects on which
papers will be read and addresses de-
livered, are the following: Street paw
ing, street lighting, sewerage and sani-
tatiOn, works and water supply,
taxation and assessment, city govern
ment and legislation, disposition of
garbage and street cleaning, municipal
franchises, municipal bookkeeping, and
contagious diseases. A glance at the
list is sufficient to show that the sub
jects are of Importance and interest to
every city and town of the state.
An interchange of opinion will enable
each city represented in the league to
profit by the experiences of every 9TH
er city. For instance. Savannah for the
last dozen or more years at consider
able cost, has been experimenting in
street paving, with shells, asphalt, cob
ble-stones, belgian blocks, cement
gravel, vitrified brick, ETC., with a
view to discovering the material that
will give the best satisfaction at the
least relative cost. An official state
ment of Savannah's experiences in this
matter cannot be otherwise than bene-
fetal TO other cities and towns with
paving enterprises ahead. We have a
model water-works system, supplying
millions of gallons per day of pure,
sparkling water; many of our sister
municipalities will wish to know how
we got these things, and what they
| cost. On the other side, there are a
number of municipalities that have
made experiments that we want to
know all about; how they dispose of
their garbage what system is en-
ployed for the care of parks and trees,
whether it has been found profitable for
the City to retain it's semi-public fran
chises or let them out to private per-
| sons or corporations, etc. The meet
ings of the League of Georgia Munich
palities will be mutually profitable to
its members, just as it is found profit
able for farmers and teachers to meet
in institutes" and swap experiences.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
An Odd Meeting,

Kittredge Wheeler was horn and
reared to manhood on a farm in the
township of st. Charles, which ad-
joins that of Elgin, Ill, says the
brooklyn Eagle. Then he went out
INTO the great world to preach the Cos
pei. Last year he took his first ex-
tended vacation and visited the Holy
Land. On his way, of course. he
stopped to see the wonders of Egypt.
one day he was exploring the inner
depths of pyramid when, for some
reason. all the lights were extinguish-
ed and he was left apparently alone
In utter darkness. It was not a. com
Portable situation, to say the least.
The passage, which was low and diff
cult at best now became impossible.
Then, too, suspicion of the purpose of
an Arab guide is always in order.
especially when he seems to desert
one In the darkness of so pokey a
place.
MIR. Wheeler, not knowing what
danger might lie in his path, stood
still, wondering what was going to
happen next, when suddenly a voice,
somewhere ahead of him, rang out
with "Hello!"
If the question had been put to him
there and then Mr.. Wheeler would
nave SalQ tnaL Hello" is the most
consoling word in any language of
earth,
'Hello!' he replied. WHO are your
IAN American" the voice answered
so am l." said Mr.. Wheeler. Where
are you FROM"
"Elgin. illinois,"
And L am from st. Charles"
Whats your name?"
''Kittredge Wheeler. What's yours %
don't remember the answer, but it
was the name of a man whom Mr.
| Wheeler had known when both were
boys and whom he had not met since
Neither had any idea that the other
was in Egypt.
1t would never do to put that sort
| of thing into fiction. 1t is too strange
Only truth can properly take such
| liberties with the improbable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
We Man with We Sore Toe.

Once upponne time, says a writer
in Leslies Weekly, there lived a man
with sore toe.
Row lite was his smalle toe; also the
sore was quite dinky; yette did ye
man spend allie hys time talking about
lite.
And We man was blessed with fam
lily. wealth and good neighbors; like
wise hys general health was goode;
yette amid allie these goode thynges he
was able to see naught butte We sore
toe.
Hast heard of the terrible explosion
and of We hundreds who were roasted
alive?" said hys neighbors.
Yea. truly responded We man;
butte thou shouldst see my sore toei
And when We neighbors were gather
ed together for cheerful conversation
We man would unwrap hys sore toe ana
talk about it till bedtime.
So lite came to pass that We people.
when they saw thys man, always be .
gan one and allie to think about We sore
toe.
For they knew they were elected to
hear about II.
No matter what manner of blessing
Providence handed forth to hymme.
thys mans gratitude was always tine
tured with suggestion of Sore Toe.
When ye landscape was a Titan
dream and We sweetest of June flowers
smiled and nodded along hys pathway.
We bouyant joyousness that spread it,
self abroad through We air was pervad-
ed by melancholy flavor of Sore Toe
Ye man was a pessimist, and he found
hys greatest JOY in feeling badly.
1e which wise men do call a paradox
And whenne We man died We people
were very sorry flor he was a goode
man. though a pessimist).
fette did they sigh with relief ana
were glad. for that they hadde al last
buried ye sore toe.
which II indeed another paradox
for they were both sorry and glad.
And they placed uponne hys tomb.
stone thys saying
Here Lieth
re Man and hys Sore Toe.
lime Death they were Note Divided.
fe Which Maketh rs
MOftc Ginddef"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
NDEI 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices--Sunday-school Pic
mic Savannah Baptist Church, at viii
mington Island.
Business Notices-Bicycle Sundries,
G. w. Thomas.
Amusements-Com Opera at the
Casino.
Banner Sectional Book Case-Lindsay
& Morgan.
A Quart of Pure Delicious Ice Cream
jerry George.
Something Better-At Rowinsh's.
Bargains-At Lattimore's.
Try Our Tea-The Demonico Com
pany
Railroad Observation-Disclosures Coast
Line Railway.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted For
Rent, For Sale. Lost Personal, Miscel-
ianeouS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
Seaside Geometry.

In the Alleynian, the school magazine
OF Dulwich, says the London Express,
appears a paper on SEASIDE Geometry
from which we take the following def
nitions:
The landlady of boarding house IS
a parallelogram-that is, an oblong an
gular figure which cannot be described,
but which is equal to anything.
All the rooms being taken, single
room is said to be a double room.
POstulates: A pie may be produced
any number of times.
The clothes of boarding house bed,
though produced ever so far both ways,
win never meet.
Any two meals at a boarding house
are together less than one square meal.
On the same bill and on the same
side of it there shall be two charges
for the same thing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
HOW DID HE GET THE APPOINT
MENTf

1t seems that there is lively row
at Washington among the diplomats
of those states which did not take part
in the blockade of Venezuelan ports.
The cause of it is the announcement
of the appointment of Mr.. Wayne Mac
Veagh as the counsel for the nom
blockading states at The Hague, in
the arbitration proceedings for deter
mining whether England, Germany
and Italy, the states which took part
in the blockade of the Venezuelan
ports, shall have their claims paid be-
fore anything is paid on the claims of
those states which did not take part
in the blockade.
The diplomats of the Notwithstanding
states say that they were not consult
ed in regard to the appointment of
Mr.. MacVeagh. They did not ask him
to represent their states. While they
have no objection to him personally,
they do think that it is a pretty high
handed piece of business to have him
announced as representing their gov
ernments. And the question is, how did
he manage to get the appointment? 1t
seems to be the understanding that
Mr.. Bowen, Venezuela's agent, con-
sidered that the interests of Ven
ezuela were the same as those of the
nom blockading states, and therefore
he took it upon himself to make Mr.
MacVeagh counsel for those states as
| well as for Venezuela.
1t must be admitted that If Mr..
Bowen is responsible for the appoint
ment he stretched his authority a
great deal in making it, He is said to
be a breezy diplomat who believes in
asking for what he wants. 1t is prob
able that the Misunderstanding states
will accept Mr.. MacVeagh, because 1t
would be embarrassing to him and to
them to request him to withdraw. Still.
the impression is given out that they
are not at all pleased at having him
thrust upon them. At first they were
inclined to think the United States were
responsible for his appointment, but
they were soon informed so 1t is said,
that such was not the case. II is prob
able, however. that he is acceptable to
both the President and the Secretary
of State
II the Venezuela case does not make
more progress in the near future than
II has been making recently It will be
a long time before any Of the creditor
nations will get their money venezue-
la may. In the meantime. have two or
three revolutions. and a political par
~ or a dictator may get hold Of the
government who will repudiate al that
Minister Bowen has done.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

That we are in the midst OF a steel
age is shown by Treasury Department
figures just published. The pig iron
production Of the United States dur
ing 1902 amounted 20 nearly $4,000. 600
long tons, an increase Of more than
100000 tons over the year before. Yet
Notwithstanding this great production.
50 active was the demand for steel and
iron that there was imported into the
United states during the year u the
two articles $4,000 900 worth al for
eign valuations, o. almost twice 80
much as Was Imported the year be-
fore.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

Passengers on the Antwerp liner
Kroonland, from New York recently,
paid a great deal of attention to ne
gro named Allen, who was on the ship S
States consul general at Antwerp
How the entry came to be made is not
explained, but it transpired, after Allen
had been a center of attraction on the
way across, that he is the valet of an
Antwerp family; and upon his arrival
in the Belgian city he went to backing
boots and attending the door of his
masters house, instead of looking after
the consular affairs of the United
States
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

What is said to be the biggest and
finest liquor saloon in the world was
opened in Chicago the other night by
that enterprising alderman 'Hinky
Dink" Kenna. Kenna says he expects
to sell thirty barrels of beer a day reg
ularly. There are 25O rooms above the
saloon. Private lockers. shower baths,
iron bedsteads and a reading room are
some of the conveniences. II am go
ing to give these poor hoboes one of
the best homes they ever had" said
Kenna at the opening. Do churches
and charity workers provide such con-
veniences for poor hoboes?" The
question is not asked idly. 1t means
much. What substitute for the saloon,
with its necessities, conveniences and
club features, has been set up for the
poor and working classes? Before the
saloon can be closed permanently,
something better must be put in its
place.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

Anxiety is being expressed in London
with respect to the health of King Ed
ward. 1t is said that his majesty finds
great difficulty in keeping awake, even
in the midst of important functions.
During his recent visit to Rome, it is
reported, he fell asleep twice at royal
receptions, once while he was seated by
the side of the Queen of Italy and he
nodded and dozed during his reception
by the Pope
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

In delving into the Doodle business
of the Missouri Legislature, the grand
jury at st. Louis thinks it has found
pay dirt" as Postmaster General
Payne calls it, in connection with
school book legislation. At it's latest
session the Legislature passed a school
book bill. 1t is now alleged that money
was used both for and against the
bill. The more this Missouri scandal
is stirred the worse it smells.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

Dispatches from Dixon, o., say that
negroes have taken refuge in the Jail
TO escape violence. What had they
done? Merely announced their readi-
ness to work for a living The mob
let them work, and they had to flee
for their lives. Those negroes had bet
ter come back South. In this section
no negro is prevented from working
if he wants to.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

Dust pneumonia and rose fever are
two diseases said to be prevalent just
now in Chicago. The first is contract
ed from inhaling the dust of the paved
streets, and the second is said to annoy
those who live in localities where there
are great numbers of flowers. Pollen
from the blossoms enter the eyes and
noses of the people and produces pain
full and annoying irritation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

Mention by Mr. Bryan of Judge Wal
ter Clark of North Carolina as good
presidential timber has directed atten-
ton to that gentleman. Some of the
newspapers have referred to Judge
Clark as a Populist. That is an error.
He is a Democrat of long standing and
unquestioned position. He was a can
didate for the Senate to succeed Ma
rion Butler. the Populist chairman. At
one time the Populists wanted 20
nominate him for the supreme bench
Of the state and he promptly an
nounced that he would decline 10 re-
ceiye nomination from them. Judge
Clark believes in the government own
ership Of railroads and telegraphs and
mas written many articles for the pub
ne press on that Nne. For a long time
ne struggled 70 induce the legislature
o. North Carolina 70 impose special
az q per cent of the gross receipts
y 81 railroads 10 the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

the serious illness of Mark Twain and
George Francis Train. For each there
is a warm place in the affections of
the people; Twain for his genius as a
wholesome humorist, and Train for
his quaint unique philosophy and
his love of children. Mark Twain has
kept step with the progress of the
times. and is as much of a twentieth
century man as anybody else; George
Francis Train, on the other hand,
seems but a connecting link between
present and past. He was man of
Importance and influence in his day,
but that day was in other times: the
world has moved on ahead of him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

Coy. Yates Of Illinois. after many
days deiiberation. has signed the Buel-
ler bill granting % the cities ~ me
state the right 20 own their street
railway lines and ~ lease them for
twenty year periods. ~ ~ 0persfe
them. a. tbey see nt Municipal own.
efship ~ such franchises was ma4e
an issue in the recent Gag elections h
Illinois aud won.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25

Thomas W. Palmer. the sx-ssnstor
~ Detroit Mich. has just eeisbraisa
20 seyenty-third birthday. he Is sill
bale and hearty. " '''''
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
The Wenther.

The indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida for to-day are for fair
weather. with light variable winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-25
POLISHED PLATE GLASS.

POLISHED PLATE GLASS.
We have now the largest stock Of
Polished Plate Glass in our ware
house in Atlanta there is In the South.
We meet any prices.
WINDOW GLASS, lots Nof it, all
sizes, single and double, at our ware
houses both in Savannah and in At
lanta. Dowell Pins, Blind Staples,
Glaciers Diamonds, Putty and Points
Mail orders promptly shipped.
F. j. COOLIDGE & BRO,
SAVANNAH. ATLANTA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-23
A DANGEROUS ENTRY
FOR THE BIG PRIZE

NEW YORK, Dec 23.--Perhaps as dan
gerous competitor as the lists contain in
the physical culture contest is Miss Cor
rine Wagner, of Washington, ID. c., a
blonde beauty whose svelt figure will APP
peal to many.
From her ankles to her well-poised head
Miss Wagner carries the goods with her, +"
in the slang of the day, Herlimbs, large
and muscular, her waist free from the
combining grasp of the corset condemned by
devotees of physical culture, her chest
strong and large, and her muscular arms
all bespeak hour sspent in development.
She stands erect and easy, chest thrown
out and shoulders back, revealing at a
glance the lines of strength and beauty.
She is backed by many admirers to win
the $1,000 offered by the Madison Square
Physical Culture Exhibition company for
the best developed woman in the world,
and will undoubtedly give all corners a
warm race for honors during the week of
December 2S, when Madison Square Gar
den will be the scene of the beauty show
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-23
CHRISTMAS DAYS FOR FORTY
YEARS AT THE White HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.--Thomas Pen
del has been ON duty at the White House
every Christmas since the days of Lin
coin. He is the veteran guardian of the
east room. His stories of White House
life in the old days and his descriptions of
objects of historic interest in the build
ing have been the delight of many thou
sand visitors at the old mansion. He was
appointed a member of the White House
staff in 1854. 1t was Pendel who opened
the door for Lincoln on the night the
president left, never to return He babe
Garfield good bye on the day he received
his death wound, and an hour later aided
in carrying the injured president into the
White House. As he has shared in the
sorrow of presidential families, so, too,
has he been present at weddings and
countless scenes OF gaiety at this home Of
the presidents.
Asked az to the Christmas observance
during past administrations there, he said:
"In Mr.. Lincoln's day Tad and Robert
were the children of the White House.
They had no Christmas tree. There was
a distribution of presents and a general
good time. In the days of President John
son it was the grandchildren that fur
nished the gaiety we are accustomed to
associate with Christmas. Mr.. johnson
had two sons, but they were grown men.
His daughters, though, Mrs. Slower with
her three children and Mrs Patterson
with her two children, were here in the
house. There was big Christmas tree
for the little ones in the blue parlor, and
as pleasant time in the house as you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-23
A LOVELY CUSTOM
OF PERUVIAN INDIANS

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 23.-The
public museum in this city has on exhi-
bition a human head. 1t looks like the
head of doll, with luxuriance of coarse
black hair and a mahogany complexion. 1t
was once the head of full-sized Peruvian
Indian from the headwaters of the Anna
zon. 1t was exhibited by Peru at the
Paris exposition and was later purchased
by Mr. Nunemacher who presented it
to the Milwaukee museum.
The Peruvian Indians had an inhospita-
BILE way of treating their enemies. After
cutting off their heads they removed the
skull and filled the cavity with asphaltum.
This caused the head to shrink to about
one-third its normal size. The head then
became an attractive (?) ornament when
hung from cord in the home of the
victor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-23

could imagine.
"a family reunion was the great fea-
ture of Christmas during the two terms
of General Grant The children were
home from school and college, and the
Dents, relatives of Mrs Grant, were usll-
ally present. The Hayes children were
too old to have Christmas trees, | guess.
Anyway they had none. The day, how
ever, was always observed delightfully."-,
even if there was an absence of demon
stration.
2 Elaborate dinner parties figured in the
observance of the day during Mr.. Arthur's
administration. In addition 10 his Wash
ington guests there were always friends
over from New York and they had fine
time.
I'm the Cleveland administrations there
was always at Christmas time big tree
in the library. These were illuminated
with scores Of electric globes and richly
decorated. Mr.. Cleveland took great de-
light in providing for the happiness Of the
children. Mrs. Cleveland had custom
of meeting all who called, whether rich or
poor, on Christmas morning The Harri-
sons too made much OF the day. Baby
Mckee, the presidents grandson, was the
hero of the household in those days, you
remember, and nothing was left nndone
that could add to his happiness or that
of other members of the family. In the
years that President and Mrs. Mckinley
lived here there We're no children in the
house. They were always surrounded by
friends at Christmas time, and the day
was made the occasion of homeiike and
very pleasant reunions"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-23

Mrs. S. T.-Don't worry. Have it
charged.
Elsie your father is deaf he will not
care Buy the child drum.
Marie Corell received one sovereign
damages in suit against an English news
paper 1t must have said sumpin awful
for her to have won verdict for such
large amount.
Andrew Carnegie says that when he
gives a college So, 900 900 and in few weeks
it asks him for So 100000 more he grows
suspicious. 1t takes whole lot to arouse
Andy's suspicious.
Ibid you notice how confused the min
ister became near the end of the marriage
ceremony? Wasn't it funny?
Eyes, it was. | hope he didn't tie a
tangled knot"
Reports from Europe says Mrs. Dowie
and her son are enjoying themselves. And
though left behind Lige isn't having a
mournful time, either.
The famous Bertillon has new system
for the detection of criminals. No doubt
this system makes provision for an alarm
clock for every policeman.