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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
BRIGHT BITS.

-Mayme-"I had seventeen offers of
marriage this winter" Edyth-"Aren't
you afraid the fellow will get discour-
aged and quit proposing. Chicago
Daily News.
Jackson" wouldn't stand for that
If were you. Why don't you call him
a liar?" Watson-"That's just what
I'll do. Where. where is your tele-
phone ?'-Detroit Free Press.
-Tess-''oh, yes, 1 feel pretty sure
of him. / rejected him when he pro-
posed first because 1 was positive he'd
try again. Jess-"And you were
right. He did try again and 1 accepted
him. "-Philadelphia Press.
-DolIy-"What pleasure have you
given up during Lent as penance?"
Polly-'Let me see; I've given up
thinking about giving things up
Baltimore Herald.
Stranger Have you good ca
tarrh cure?" Druggist-"Yes, sir; I
have the very thing you want" Strang-
er-"Can you recommend it?" Drug
gist-"Sure. L have catarrh myself,
and I've used nothing but this prepara-
ton for nearly twenty ars!"-Chicago
Daily News
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
A Budding Financier.

A certain member of the Stock Ex-
change has set his nephew up in bust
ness three times, but the young man
lacks something essential to success
in the line selected for him, and has
failed with each effort, says Tit Bits.
Recently, when he came with the
fourth request for financial assistance,
the uncle demurred.
You must learn to lean on your
self" he said. II can't carry you all
your life. 1t would be an unkindness
in me to keep supplying you with
money to carry on enterprises that
invariably end in assignments. I'll tell
you what I'll do. YOU owe a great deal
as the result of that last failure. Pitch
in on your own hook and go it alone
till you pay off those debts. When
you've done that I'll give you a check
for all they amount to. Such an ex-
perience will do you more good than
all the money could give you now"
Two months later the nephew walked
in with every claim receipted in full,
and the uncle was so delighted that
he gave the promised check.
Now, that's something like" he
said, land I'll wager you feel the bet
ter for the hard training. How did
you manage it, Dick?"
Borrowed the money"
Now the old gentleman is telling
them that there is the making of a
great financier in that nephew.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE CANAL.

There seems to be a difference of
opinion in Washington as to whether
or not the canal treaty will be ratified
at the extra session. one report is that
a vote has been arranged for Tuesday
next, and another is that there will
be no quorum of the Senate on that
day.
A few days go we published dis
patch from the senior senator from
this state to Judge Barrow, in which
the statement was made that the
treaty would be ratified. OF course the
senator expected that a vote would be
taken before the adjournment of the
Fifty-seventh Congress. 1t seems, how
ever. that he was mistaken as to that,
but there is no doubt that he was thor
oughly informed as to how the Sem
ate would stand in regard to the treaty
when the vote was taken.
We have no doubt that it will be
ratified if a quorum can be kept in
Washington until a vote is taken. And
there ought not to be any difficulty in
keeping senators there. Indeed. they
ought to be anxious to stay-that is,
the friends of the treaty If the treaty
should not be ratified during the pres
ent extra session the chances against
its ratification would be increased. The
enemies of the canal would use every
possible effort TO find means for de-
feating it before the question of it's
1 l. ~ - v1s1
after the meeting of the Fifty-eighth
Congress. The defeat of the treaty
would be a great setback for the
canal
There seems to be an impression that
the opponents of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty have been staving off a vote
on the canal treaty with the hope of
beating the Cuban treaty. They don't
want to go on record against the Gu
ban treaty, though opposed to it. and
hope to prevent a vote on it by delay
ing the vote on the canal treaty.
Just what the situation is in regard
to the canal treaty is not clear. Some
say one thing and some another. and
no one appears to be qualified to speak
authoritatively. 1t looks as If wires
we're being pulled of which the sena-
tors generally are not informed.
But, as already stated. If vote is
taken the treaty will be ratified. About
all of the Southern senators favor its
ratification. The South wants the cam
al, and is anxious that work shall be
begun on it at an early day as pos
slble. There Is no doubt that it would
be of immense benefit to Savannah and
all Of the other South Atlantic ports.
And the entire country favors the
canal and wants the pending treaty
ratified. If therefore the Senate fails
to ratify it there will be very general
disappointment. and the people will
want to know the reason for the fail
ure.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13

A Los Angeles. Cal. dispatch tells
an interesting story of how tip from
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew, given at
a dinner four years ago in Rochester,
has panned out 81 500, 900. An old Cali
fornia prospector. it seems. had impor-
tuned the senator for a grub stake"
in order that he might prospect claim
in the Mojave desert. The senator told
OF the matter at the dinner. with the
outcome that he and seven others of
the party "staked" the old miner for
a six months investigation of the
claim. The result of his investigation
was the development of the Bagdad
mine, which has been sold to a syndi-
cate for 31,5O0.000 cash. The sale will
be commemorated here tonight" says
the dispatch, by dinner at which
all except three of the original eight
men will be present" But it doesn't
say a word about the old miner;
whether he would be at the dinner or
what proportion of the profits would
fall to his lot. At any rate, he got his
grub stake"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Mistletoe Camp No. 4, Wood
men of the World; Solomon's Lodge
No. 1, F. and A NJ; Palestine Com
n1andery No. Z, X. T.
Special Notices-Dividend No. 10.
Peoples Savings and Loan Company;
Ship Notice, Strachan & Co., Agents.
Mems New Spring Suits-Metropoli-
tan Clothing Company.
Pianos-McArthur & Sons Co.
Cigars-Humboldt Cigars.
In Days of Old-Allen Bros.
What We Have Done and will Con-
tinue to Do for Savannah-Dr. Mum
yon.
Give Comfort to Your Feet-M. Wi
lensky.
Even in New Quarters-wm. & H.
H baltimore.
Salad Season-The Delmonico Co.
Savannah Theater-"Richard Car
vel Tonight.
FoOds-Postum Food Coffee; Presto.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Co.
Medical-Vinol; Paracamph; Swamp
Root; CuticuIa; Carcarets; Hyomei.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
Personal.


Mrs. Annie Rosenberg of Laramie,
Wyo., is the only woman undertaken
in the Rocky mountain region. She
holds a certificate of competency from
the Colorado board of health, having
first engaged in this business in that
state.
Lillian Russell's 16-year-old daugh-
err, Lillian Russell Solomon, is now in
Paris preparing for a stage career. Lii
liam II is said to be even prettier than
her mother at the same age. She is
possessed of a fine soprano voice and
dramatic talent of high order. She
may be seen on the professional stage
next season.
Among the new crop of congress-
men is William o. Smith of Punxsataw-
ney, Pa, who at one time was a com
position in the government printing Of
flee Washington, where he worked
several years. Then he went to Penn
sylvania, became proprietor of a news
paper, entered politics and has now
worked his way into a seat in the House
of representatives
Senator Clark's gorgeous marble
mansion in upper Fifth avenue, New
York is slowly approaching completion.
Through lattice of scaffold the roof
lines of the massive pile are already
visiable. 1t is easily the most massive
and magnificent Of not the most artis-
tic) private dwelling-house in New
York. The Clark house is always a
stopping place for coaching parties.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
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CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chattanooga Times (Den.) says:
AN Ohio judge discharged a woman
who had been arrested for INDUCING
in prayer for pay without a license.
The Judge stated very properly that
any invalid had a right to hire another
to pray for him if he wanted to do so.
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.) says:
"a compulsory voting law has been in
troduced in the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture and the citizens will no doubt be
good by act of Legislature. Let the
good work go on; and we suggest that
the Solons shall pass a stringent law
requiring all fathers to be kind and
indulgent parents and all children to
be dutiful. But how good is a citi-
zen who has to be forced to vote and
what is his vote worth to the state?"
The Judge did not discuss the efficiency
of the purchased prayer, but it is pre-
sumed that he regarded 1t as harmless,
if not effective. It is on of the peculiar
developments of later religious faddisms
that opportunities of the Diety by those
supposed to be gifted with extraordi-
nary influence have become commodi-
ties for bargain and sale. Arranged at
the courts of law the professional media
thing for nothing, but at the bar of
common sense and ordinary intelligence
he is regarded as an ordinary fraud
and premeditated imposter."
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
says: 1T is becoming quite the fash
ion for men of 20 or over to say that
they are optimists. The late Mr.. Hewitt
insisted upon his optimism; Mr.. Hoar
GfnnaIlv "a Ia H. =
optimistically sound; ex-Gov Claflin
says politics have improved since his
time of activity. and now Mr.. Vest of
Missouri declares that he takes a cheer
full view of things The pessirnists are
so unpopular that one may be expected
to rise up at any moment and proclaim
himself. For, according 10 a witty def
milton. a pessimist is a person who has
to live with an optimist."
The Philadelphia Record CDer1.) says:
IF the Republicans In the Senate were
united they would have within three
members Of the necessary two-thirds
vote for ratifying the treaty. But the
sugar and tobacco trusts, backed by
the American Protective Tariff League.
claim a number OF Republican Senators.
How many Republican Senators have
been frightened by the cry OF the
league ana the trusts that the Cuban
treaty n a dangerous attack on the
tariff b. not yet developed. There are
enough ~ them. however. 10 make
Democratic support Of the treaty essen
tiai for 80 ratification. n r. ineon-
celyabie that = sufficient number Of
Democrats in the senate ~ defeat the
Hfaty can BE- used 81 mere catspa w.
~ iile Protective TariA League ana ifs
pfoiNges ~ the sugar sra tobacco
trusts"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
johnny Knew.

The remarkable institution known as
the object lesson was in progress at a
London board school the other day, and
the lady teacher had chosen the tear
compelling onion for her subject, says
Answers.
She wished to know if her pupils had
entered into the essence of the thing,
as it were; and to find this out she
dangled a specimen of the vegetable
before her class.
Can any of YOU" she said, point
ing to the roots, tell me what these
are?"
There was a silence which could
have been felt in the classroom, and
the teachers pretty face took on a
look of gloom. Had all her patient
teaching been wasted? she wondered.
Was there not one juvenile mind into
which her words of wisdom had pene-
tItdted?
But just then a little hand from the
middle of the class went UP.
"Ah!" she cried, II should think you
big boys would feel ashamed of your
selves to find the smallest one in the
class ready to answer. Well, Johnny,
what are they?"
Please, teacher" lisped the little
fellow, 'them's its whiskers."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13

Swindlers who are collecting money
from negroes on the strength of SEN
ator Hanna's slave pension bill are
being picked up by police and other
officers in various parts of the South.
At New Iberia, La, colored sharper
of the name of Cotton was, arrested the
other day for obtaining money under
false pretenses. His papers Showed
that he had collected considerable sums
of money from negroes for the alleged
purpose of getting the bill through
Congress-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
Jay Cookies story About Grant.

A portrait of Jay Cooke. by William
NJ. Chase. is one of the best pictures at
this years exhibition of the Philadel-
phia Academy of Fine Arts, says the
Pittsburg Gazette. Mr.. Chase, stand
ing beneath the portrait the other aft
ernoon, said:
When Mr.. Jay Cooke posed for me,
he told me of a bon-mot of Gen.
Grants. Grant was entertaining a
clergyman one evening, and the clergy
man had to make a certain train on a
certain railroad or he would not get
home that night. Therefore, his host
kept reminding him of the hour, but he
would put the matter off, and begin to
talk in his fluent, clerical way again.
Now, doctor, remember your train
goes at 1920 Grant, for the tenth
time. said:
That is all right about the train,
General returned the clergyman; the
Lord controls the trains
Yes Grant chuckled, but If you
want to get this A. & B. line train, you
had better start now. The Lord has
had nothing to do with the A. & b.
this many year
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
The Calf Path.
From the Knocker.

From the hnOCKer.
One day through the primevaI wood,
A calf walked home as good calves
should.
But made trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail, as all calves do.
Since then two hundred years have
fed,
And, 1 infer. the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail
And hereby hangs my moral tale.
The trail was taken up next day
By a lone dog that passed that way.
And then a wise bell-wether sheen
Pursued the trail Ger vale and steep.
And drew the flock behind him, TOO,
AS good bell-wethers always do.
And from that day, Ger hill and giade,
Through those old woods a path was
made.
And many men wound in ana out
And lodged and turned ana bent
about.
And uttered words of righteous wrath
Because Twas such a crooked path.
And stiff they followed-do not laugh
The first migrations of that calf.
This first path became lane
ThPt ft1t and turned and turned
aenin.
This crooked lane became road
Where many A poor horse with his load
Toiled on beneath the burning sun
And Travelled some three miles In one.
And thus a century and a half
They trOd the first steps Of that calf.
The years passed on IN swiftness feet.
The road became "a village street.
And this before men were aware
A city's crowded thoroughfare.
And men two centuries and a half
Trod IN tire footsteps OF that calf.
And DER this crooked Journey went
The tfsffie u q continent
sam F0s@
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
Another feud has made ,ts wav

Another feud has made its way into
the Senate Of the United States. The
senators from Arkansas are not on
speaking terms and have been per
so1al enemies for seventeen years.
Senator Berry declined to escort Sen
ator-elect Clarke to the desk to be
sworn in the other day: and it is said
Senator Clarke would have declined the
proffer of Senator Berrys escort IL It
had been made. When Senator Berry
was Governor Of his state and sena-
tor Clarke was member OF the Leg
islature they had a falling-out. since
which time there has been nothing but
enmity between them.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
THE AUToM0RILE PATENT.

A good many people are interested in
a suit that is to be argued this week
in the United States Circuit Court for
New York city. in which the question
as to whether or not a certain automo-
bile patent has been infringed by the
manufacturers Of gas and oil automo-
biles. If it has, then many manufac-
turers of and dealers in automobiles
of this class will have a pretty round
sum to pay to the owners of the pat
ent.
1t Is called the Se1den patent. A
man named George Selden of Roches-
ter. N. Y, made road vehicle away
back in the 70's Which attracted some
attention. 1t was a crude affair ard
cost a great deal Of money-tfat is. the
experiments that were made in con-
nection with it did. 1t was never rer-
fected to the extent of it's becoming a
useful machine.
However, Selden applied for a patent
for 1t, and the applicat ton was hung
UP for many years. Finally in 1895 a
patent was issued to him for an auto
mobile TO be run by hydrocarbon gas
engine. Before the patent was issued,
however. gasolene automobiles had be-
gun to make their appearance.
Selden sold his patent and the par
ties who bought it are now trying to
show that all OF the gas and oil auto
mobiles that have been manufactured
in this country, and which are being
Manufactured now, are infringements
of the Selden patent.
If they succeed they wifi make II de-
cidedly unpleasant for the manufac-
turers and dealers in gas and oil au-
toinobiles. They will be in a position
to make claims amounting to millions
of dollars. And they have some ground
for thinking they will be successful.
To the petition in the pending suit a
demurrer was filed, but 1t was over
ruled after a very long argument.
That fact gives the owners of the nat
ent great encouragement In their
opinion it is only matter. of time
when they will begin collecting the
millions of dollars which they contend
they have been defrauded of by the
infringement of their patent. Still, it
should not be forgotten that suits of
this sort seldom end as well as they
promise to in the beginning.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
From a Literary Point OF view

"Waldemar." said the young wife,
meeting him at the door. you are
two hours later than usual. What de-
tanned your"
Waldemar had been in attendance
at political caucus in the rear of a
saloon, but to tell the bald truth would
shock her. says the Chicago Tribune.
He decided to embellish it slightly.
What do women know of politics,
anyway?
Necessary business, my dear" he
replied. Il was detained by necessary
business"
What kind of business?"
We'll, it was what you might call
public business. Something in the
nature of reform, you know"
What kind of reform?"
"Er-municipal reform A lot of us
got together to talk up certain mat
ters that in our judgment need
Strengthening"
Where did you get together?"
Where do you suppose, If not in
my Officer"
Il didn't know. Did you get the
things Strengthened out?"
Not altogether. We were merely
celebrating"
You smell Of beer"
"Well, of course, some Of the other
fellows drank beer"
I'm your Officer
II mean, Of course, they had been
drinking beer"
Your clothes smell of old tobacco"
"I came home iii the smoking car.
The other cars were all crowded"
so long after the rush hour?''
She shook her head.
"Waldemar," she said, Judged SOLE
ly on it's literary merits, your first
attempt at sustained fiction is a sorry
failure. Take my advice and don't
try 1t again.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13

An English illustrated weekly prints
a picture and description of the mon
ey of Yap, in the Carolina group, that
are of considerable local interest, since
the late King of zap was Savannah
man and a Savannah lawyer is now en-
route to the island to settle up his
estate in behalf of his heirs, who are
residents of Savannah. The paper says
the money of zap is the most remark
able in the world, a statement which
it is not hard to believe when one
looks at the pictures of the "coins" ar
companying the article. The coins
look not unlike rough miIlstones, even
10 the hole I'm the middle. Coins of
this kind. It is stated, are sometimes
as much nc twelve feet IN diameter.
They vary in value I'm accordance with
their size. They are circular slabs OF
limestone, and form a most unwieidy
medium Of exchange. A man who had
extensive business debts 10 meet would
neee whole feet Of canoes. or. per
haps. ten yoKes Of oxen and wagon
10 Transport his specie" Generally
sIefkiDg, however, this stone money
~ not moved about 10 any oonsidera-
be distance. the great discs or wheels
being kept outside the houses Of the
Tieh mel ~ King O'Keefe left his
wealth in the coins ~ the realm. &"
what Col. HarirSse really wanted wac
not NaiFhiD 20 transport him - the
iaiafe' bat stone-freighter 20 brine
she treasure bach 10 America.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13

The costliest and most elaborate
farm house in the United States ls be-
ing erected IN Rhode Island for voting
Mr.. Reginald Vanderbilt. The young
man Is % be married shortly. and he
hopes 20 have the farm house ready
for the honeymoon. re doesn't pro
pose that his bride shall live on the
farm altogether but just a month or
Two esch year when II IL not the
season" in town. az the shore o. IN the
mountains. The cost Of Nr. Wander
bite farm house is % b. $500 900. sne
~ style u architecture is 20 be che
'oid colonial"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
LEGAL SALES,
CITY MARSHAI,S' SALE

City Marshals Office, Savannah
Ga, March 9, 1903.-Under direction If
the Committee on City Lots and Open
ing Streets, and according to a reso-
luton of Council. passed March
1913, ! Will offer for sale at public out
cry, to the highest and best bidder IN
'front.' OF the Court House. in the city
OF Savannah. on TUESDAY, April,
!, 1903. between the legal hours Of
sale. the following described property
OF the city OF Savannah, 20 wit: lots
Nos. Is and 20, Thomas ward. mini
mum appraised price (s2, 50O), twenty
I'VE hundred dollars, for each lot: Lot
No, "a Thomas ward, minimum an
praised price $4,000, three thousand
dollars western three-fourths of lot
no. y, and eastern one fourth Of Iot
no 81, Thomas ward. minimum an
praised price 02.so0). twenty-five hun
dree dollars
s.. efnis cash, purchaser paying for
utlss' HENRY T., DREEsOH,
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.

Leaves east side of City Market for Thunder
bolt Cattle Park Ssndffy Isle OF Hope and all
intermediate points,: Is q. M, lis p. M. 6:15
p. M
Leaves Isle of Hope for sandhy, Cattle Park.
Thunderbo and all intermediate points-6:00
q. m, IL: 100 a, m. 500 p. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 O. m
and 2:35 p, m, connecting at Sandfiy with reg
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 accommodation of passengers.
Any further Information regarding passen-
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
Supplying TO G. B. kIDDER, Manager
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13

A resolution has been introduced in
the Kansas Legislature asking that
the battleship Kansas be christened
with water from the Kaw and Arkan-
sas rivers, and not with wine, out of
respect for the Kansas prohibition
law" 1t is funny that the prohibition
lists are quite willing for bottles of
wine to be smashed and their contents
spilled anywhere except on-the bow of
a ship.