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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
TOURISTS AND SETTLERS.

Each winter season the several sys-
tens of railroads leading into the South
display commendable energy in reach
ing out for tourist travel to the excel
lent resorts that are to be found in this
section They spend thousands of dol
lars for printers ink, distributed among
the magazines and newspapers, and
their able and active agents are practi-
cally omnipresent, singing seductive
songs of the delights of spring and
summer weather to be found in the
South even in the dead of winter. All
that these agents say is true, of course,
and they and their principals are to be
congratulated upon their business acu-
men and public spirit in bringing the
facts to the attention of the public at
large. By doing this they are con-
ferring a benefaction upon consid-
cradle element of the Northern popula-
ton, who otherwise might remain in
the frigid North during the season and
suffer the Inconvenience of zero wealth
er with it's attendant chilblains and coal
bills.
In thus working up the tourist bust
hess the railroads benefit themselves
and the South. as we'll as the tourists.
Now, why should not the roads go fur
Their. and devote relatively as much
time and tact in working up an immi-
grafton movement into the South as
they give to the tourist business? Can
it be doubted that, with an equal
! amount of attention given to the bring
ing of settlers into the South, the most
gratifying results would follow? With
the several big systems work
ing in unison, distributing in
formation to home-seekers and
| offering rates to investigators and
settlers, there are reasons for thinking
| that at least part of the tide of such
travel that is now going to the North
west would be diverted to the South To
bring settlers-home-b builders, farmers,
| mechanics, etc.-into the sections ada
cent to their lines would mean for the
railroads the building up of their
sources of permanent income. Devel-
! opment and settlement of lands along
the roads mean more freight and pas
| senger traffic and thus increased earn
| ings for the roads. The new cane syrup
| industry in South Georgia gives the
| railroads a powerful argument to place
before prospective emigrants of the
Northern and Middle states. One pros
porous farmer contributing regularly to
its lines ought to be worth more to a
railroad than two tourists. who may
| make one trip and never come again
But there is no reason why the tour
list business should be sighted in the
least degree while working up the i'm
migration business. There is no con-
! flict between the two classes of traffic
Both could be handled easily and at
! the same time by the great systems that
control the railroad situation in the
South. There are tens of thousands OF
acres of desirable lands in the section
awaiting the coming of energetic immi-
grants to give forth bountiful harvests.
VIII not the railroads aid in getting
these lands settled with wealth-produc-
ers?
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle (Dem) says:
There should be no canal construc-
ton with American money except on
territory over which this country eX-
ercises unquestioned rights of sover-
eighty. Mr.. Hay is in too much of a
hurry. We can get along without a
canal until we can have it on proper
terms"
The Charleston Post Dem.) says:
Secretary Shaw is bound for the
South. and it is well that he should
visit this great section of the country
and see the wonderful reserve re-
sources of it. He may be persuaded
thereby of the comparatively small
part, after all. that the money chang
ers of Wall street have in the funda-
mental prosperity of the nation"
The Louisville Courier-Journal
Dem.) says: 1T does not seem prob
able that the Senate will adopt the
treaty without the amendments and
qualifications suggested by the COM
mittee. That means indefinite delay
and uncertainty. This is the end Of
the efforts of our strenuous President
TO control legislation In the interest of
Cuba II is black eye for Teddy
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Dem.)
says: III the treaty is ratified by both
the United States and Cuba. whether
Immediately carried into effect or not,
case may be made under IL for the
Supreme Court 20 determine the cen
fury Old question whether the action
Of Congress r. necessary 10 the valid
ny 81 a treaty affecting tariff duties
II n not unlikely that some senatorial
votes may be Influenced By a desire
% have this yeKed question settled
once for 6ll and 30 dispose Of d sab
ject Of continual friction between the
two bodies OF Congress
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

He was the champion liar of the
town, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
Like most men of that profession, he
took himself seriously. and resented
any suspicion of his veracity. One
evening, at his favorite Longing place,
he was outdoing himself on his pet
topic, the Civil War. With the ease ac-
quired by long practice he was Keeling
off yarn after yarn about his exploits
though every one knew that he had
never been anything but suffer s
clerk
Talk of mud" he was just saying,
our, campaign in the Wilderness was
the worst. 1t rained for days without
letting up. Poured by the bucketful
the whole time. When it did stop We
hooked right up and started off with
our artillery, slumping and splashlng
along till we were all covered with
mud. Pretty soon we came to regu-
lar water hole, but we drove right
along, and do you know that first
team went right out of sight! Yes,
sir, eight mules, timber, gun and all
sunk out of sight. All we got out was
the drivers hat"
A newcomer in the town, who had
not as yet learned to respect this
mans foibles, then spoke:
i've seen some mud, too, in my
time. When 1 was a boy over in Jer-
sey on my fathers farm, we had a
terrible wet spring. The roads were
sloppy and folks did not hitch up, I'M
less they just had to go. One day I
saw a hat out in the road, right in
big puddle. I thought it was funny,
that hat out there, so 1 waded out 10
get it.
Maybe now you won't believe me,
but 1 swear it's so. Well, sir, you can
believe it or not, just as you like,
there was a man under that hat And
says l, Why, hello! can't l help you
out?'
oh, no. says he, guess I can get
along. I'm a-horse back
The champion glared at this irrever-
ent speaker "Humph!' was all he said.
ANY fool can lie" And with that re-
mark he quickly left the room.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

Prof. Behring, the Vienpese bacteriol-
ogist who discovered the diphtheria Sc
rum. has discovered a new serum by
means of which cattle can be made
immune to tuberculosis. He asserts
that a child treated with this serum
would be immune to consumption for
life. Consumption in children, he
says, can be cured with the serum, but
that it would not be effective in the
case of adults. He supports the theory
ttat consumption is neither heredi-
tary nor infectious, but that every
child is naturally susceptible to the
disease.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

A rather questionable bit of adver-
Using was done recently by a Wash
ington clothing house. 1t advertised that
the firm would pay eighteen cents for
1902 one-cent pieces" At the same time
report was circulated that in max
ing alloy for the copper coins a Lar
OF gold had accidentally been dropped
into the smelter. with the result that
the 1902 one-cent coins contained gold.
and the government would call them
all I'm. The advertisement and the story
were sufficient TO bull the market for
one-cent coins " 1902 In parts OF Vir-
ginia and North Carolina and the price
per coin was run up as high as twelve
cents. When spectators sent on TO
Washington 10 dispose OF their coins
they learned that the firms offer was
10 give eighteen cents for 1909 one
cent pieces, and not eighteen cents
each Cor cents dated 1902. Naturally
the hoax caused hard feeling
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
Our Strange Languag e.
From Illustrated Bits.

from Illustrated Bus.
When the English tongue we speak
Why is break" not rhymed with
'freak?"
Will you tell me why it's true
We say sew" but likewise few"
And the maker of a verse
Cannot cap his horse" with worse? %
Bread" sounds not the same as
heard ?"
Cord is different from word"
"Cow" is COW, but low is low,
'Shoe" is never rhymed with foe"
Think of hose" and dose" and lose -
And of "goose"-and yet of choose"
Think of comb and tomb" and
bomb"
Doll and roll" and "home" and
''some."
And since pay" is rhymed with say"
Why not paid" with said" I pray?
We have blood" and food" and
good"
Mould" is not pronounced like
Wherefore DONE" but gone" and
'lone?"
Is there any reason known?
And, in short, II seems TO me
Sound and letters disagree.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
LEGAL SALES.
CITY MARsHALs' SALE.


City Marshals' Office, Savannah,
Ga, March 9, 1903,-Under direction of
the Committee on City Lots ard Open
ing Streets, and according to a reso-
luton of Council, passed March 4.
1903, 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
I, 1908, between the legal hours of
sale, the following described property
of the city of Savannah, to wit: Lots
Nos. 25 and 26, Thomas ward. mini
mum appraised price ($2.500), twenty
five hundred dollars, for each lot; Lot
No. q, Thomas ward, minimum ap-
praised price ($3,000), three thousand
dollars; western three-fourths of Lot
No, 20, and eastern one-fourth of Lot
No. 80, Thomas ward. minimum APP
praised price ($2,500), twenty-five hum
dred dollars
Terms cash. purchaser paying for
titles. HENRY Z. DREESON,
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
THE MORNING NEWS is published

me AOhNlAO NbWo is published
every day in the year, fnd served to
subscribers in the city, or sent by mail:
one week. IS cents. one month. 20 cents.
three months. 500. six months, $780,
one year. $500.
THE MORNING NEWS, by mail, six
times week (without Sunday issue,
one month. so cents, three months, $3.50;
six months, $500; one year. $500.
THE WEEKLY NEWS, two issues a
week (Monday and Thursday. by mail.
one year. SL0O.
Subscriptions payable in advance.
istered letter. Currency sent by mail
at risk of sender.
Transient advertisements, other than
local or reading notices, amusements
and classified column. 10 cents lire.
Fourteen lines of agate type-equal to
one inch i'll depths the standard of
measurement. Classified column adver-
nsements l cent a word each inser-
lion. Every word and figure counted
No advertisement accepted for less than
Is cents week days, rs cents Sundays
Contract rates and discounts made
known on application at business office.
Orders for delivery Of the Morning
News to either residence or place of
business can be made by mall or by
telephone No. 210. Any irregularity in
delivery should be Immediately report
ed.
Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed "hORNING NEWS" Savannah,
Ga.
EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row.
New York City, H. C. Faulkner, Man
ager.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

A recent edition OF the Congressional
Record contains the list of trusts in
the United States prepared by Repre-
sentative Littlefield of Maine. He says
there are nearly 500 trusts in the coun-
try, with total capitalization OF near
ly $4,000, 00O,0 900. 1t is somewhat diff
cult to understand just how Mr.. Lit
tlefeld distinguishes between trusts
and mere corporations. For instance
he classes the Western Union Tele-
graph Company as a trust. but does
not mention the Bell Telephone Com
pany. With the powerful Postal Tel
egraph in the field, the Western Union
has relatively as much competition as
the Bell Telephone. The Savannah
Electric Company is called a natural"
monopoly, but no mention is made OF
the local gas company. which has no
more competition than the street rail-
way The Adams Express and the
United States Express companies are
In the list OF mOnopOlies. but for some
reason the Southern Express Company
b. not included among the octopuses.
Neither the American Distiilng COM
psny nor the south Carolina dispen-
cory D. mentioned.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder
bolt. Cattle Park, Sandfiy, Isle of Hope and all
intermediate points-9:Ib a. M, 1915 p. m. 5:15
D. m.
Leaves Isle OF Hope for Sandy, Cattle Park,
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points-6:e0
a. m, II 100 a. m, 5 90 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 q. H..
and 2:55 p. NJ. connecting at Sandfy with reg
ular parcel car for city. "a
Parcel car from the city carries freight 10
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip Tor accommodation of passengers.
Any further information regatd ng passeD-
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying 10 c. B. kIDDER, Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

Arrangements are going forward to
make the annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans at New Orleans
on May 1922, inclusive, one of the most
momentous gatherings of old soldiers
ever held in the South. The city of
900 which will be expended in the en-
tertainment of her guests. Work on
the great auditorium at the fair
grounds, in which the meetings will be
held will be commenced within the
next few days. The railroads will
make special reduced rates for the re-
union.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

The matinee girls hat-pm is becom-
ing source of much concern in Phil
adelphia. 1t seems many of the girls
have acquired the habit of fastening
their hats to the backs of the seats
in front of them by thrusting the long
and sharp pins through the rims of
the hats and the backs of the seats.
II chances that a hat-pin is longer
than the cushioned backs of the seats
are thick, hence more than a score of
persons have been punctured within
week by leaning against the points of
the pins. On two or three occasions
recently, it is reported, the villainy
of the villain of the stage has been
OF such outrageous character as to
cause matinee girls to lunge the backs
of the seats ahead OF them with their
hat pins, with the Kissed exclamation.
20. you rascal; II could only get al
you with thisl' And on such occa-
sions the persons in the seats ahead
have bounced up with an OUGHT" that
WAS disconcerting 10 say the least.
Some of the theater managers are al
legged % be considering the adyisabllity
Of lining the backs Of the seats with
sheet steel 40 protection 20 their
patrons against the matinee girl with
she bat gln.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

A Russian scientist has discovered
that roots are not essential to the life
of trees and plants. He has invented
an apparatus by means of which he
can introduce plant food into the limbs
of trees, with results that are alleged
to be more satisfactory than when the
plant food is taken up in the natural
way through the roots. This method
of feeding trees, he Says, has the eff
feet of Kidding them of many insect
pests. Details are not given in the
cable dispatch conveying the Informal
ton of the discovery.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

Has the limit in size of modern
steamships been reached? The Ship
ping Gazette of London thinks so, at
least until port facilities have been
increased to meet the demands of big
ger vessels. The enormous Cedric and
Celtic of the White Star Line are so
big that there are few ports in the
world that they can enter. Indeed,
the accommodations at New York and
Liverpool are hardly adequate to their
demands. There must be deeper chan
nels and larger docks constructed be-
fore ships bigger than those named
can be operated economically. @
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

AT Green Point, l.. l.. the other
night two young men engaged in
friendly wrestling match. They had
on their street clothes, with the ex-
ception of coats. One of them, George
Cooper, was partly thrown, when he
suddenly lost his balance and fell,
striking the floor on the back of his
neck His long-shanked collar button
struck the side of his spinal column,
fracturing it and causing his death.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

An extraordinary church is TO be
built by the MethOdists of Chicago. 1t
will be on the site Of the present First
Methodist Church, at Clark and Wash
mess district. The building will rise
fifteen stories in hight, and besides the
church and auditorium, will contain a
large number of Offices. 1t will be fit
ted with all the conveniences of mod
ern sky-scraper buildings. The estab-
lishment is to cost upwards of $1,000
OOO
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
COLLINSVILLE LINE.

(FaIr Grounds and Dale Avenue1
Beginning at 600 a. m, cars leave Bolton
and OFT streets every 10 minutes; returning,
cars leave Estill avenue and Waters road at
o:07 q. N. and every is minutes thereafter, con
Meeting with cars on Thunderbolt line, until
1900 O'Clock midnight.
Through cars are operated between Market
and Thunder olt via Collinsville and Dale
avenue follows:
Leave Market. Leave Thunderbolt
As A. NJ. 80 A. M.
asp. NJ. 80 p. NJ.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

DR.. Frederick Muller, an assistant
of Prof. Lorenz, has arrived in New
York en- route for Chicago, to finish
the treatment of little Lolita Armour,
who was operated on by Prof. Lorenz
some months ago for congenital hip
joint disease. DR.. Muller. it is stated,
will give the little girl massage treat
ment daily for a year, in the hope of
effecting a perfect cure.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

Princess Mathiide, who was a strik-
ing figure in France during the days OF
Napoleon III. IL still in good health.
Notwithstanding her eighty-three years.
Her salons In the Rue de Berry. Paris
retain many OF the traditions Of those
days when literature, politics, music
and the arts were the chief attractions
10 the home Of nobility. The Princess
hathiide ~ surrounded each Sunday by
number 81 friends and admirers
among whom are some Of the most dis-
tlnguished members boz the diplomatic
sna literary world o. Franee.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with light
variable winds. Eastern Florida, show
ers in south and central portions, fair
in north, with light to fresh east
winds
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

When the Republicans, during the
reconstruction period, dominated the
political affairs of Missouri they piled
up a great bonded indebtedness on the
state, in aid of about any scheme that
offered an opportunity for a "rake-off. ;"
A few days ago the Democratic admin
istration of Missouri, after having paid
more than 100000, principle and in
terest, wiped out the bonded 1ebt and
had the satisfaction of burning the last
of the bonds of the state. Missouri IS
now without debt, for the first time
since the war between the states.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

Mr.. George Gould has had con-
structed at his magnificent place.
Georgian Court, at Lakewood, n. J.,one
of the finest and most artistic fountains
in the world. The King of Siam has
heard about it's beauties, and has or
Goulds fountain a duplicate for the
imperial gardens at Bangkok, with the
exception that the Kings fountain is
to be five times as large as that of
Mr.. Gould 1t will cost $2O0, 900 to exc
cute the Kings order
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
WEST END LINE (Lincoln Park. \

Car leaves west side OF City Market for Lin.
coin Park 500 a. m and every 40 minutes
thereafter until II 80 D. m
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market $50 a. m
and every 40 minutes thereafter until IL o'clock
m iuhf
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

City Market to Casino via Bolton Street
Junction.
Beginning at 5:45 a. M, cars leave City Mar
ket for Casino at Thunderbolt every is minutes
until II 80 p. IN.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction Is minutes
after leaving time at City Market.
Beginning at 5:5S q, m, cars leave Casino ct
Thunderbolt every 10 minutes until 1908 mid
night
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
OFFICIAL.
LIQUOR LICENSES.


City of Savannah, Office Clerk Of
Council, Savannah, Ca, March 8, 1908.
The following applications to retail
liquor during the year 1908 were read
at meeting OF Council March 4, 1908,
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole. w. P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.
B. E. Millikan, West Broad and Ma
pie streets.
H. B. Mitchell, Bull and Best streets.
Robert Remler, 416 Liberty street,
west.
BY Alderman Colding-
To amend an ordinance to assess and
levy taxes and raise revenue for the
city of Savannah.
/. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah,
that the above entitled ordinance is
hereby amended by adding after the
words, every owner of a wagon or
other vehicle used as moving advar-
tisements, one hundred dollars, the
following, the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall not apply to a street wag-
on hired for the purpose of advertis-
ing any theatrical performance, base
ball game, football game or athletic
contest.
2. Be it further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances
are hereby repealed so far as they ap-
ply to this special case.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time March 4, 1908, and referred
to Committee on Finance.
w. P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16

Connects at Sandf1y with parcel car TO city,
connects at Sandhy with parcel car for Isle
Of Hope
s"Goes to Montgomery on return trip from
Isle of Hope.
MONTGOMERY AND THUNDERBOLT
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-16
THUNDERBoLT LINE Especially

Connects at Sandfy with parcel car for city
tConnects at Sandfy with parcel car for Isl
Of Hope.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-02-11
THE WHITE HOUSE WEN.

60 strangely are grown folks con-
stituted after the manner of chill
dren that President Roosevelt's pop
ulariiy is almost certain 10 suffer
because he has diminished the beau
ty and dignity Of the White House
with the mean and paltry little
wen or mole of an executive-O Office
annex which he caused to he built
beside the home of American Presi
dents.
You can't look at the consequent
picture without resenting Mr.. RoOse-
velt's lack of mastery. The White
House used to seem so stately and
tranquil in its aloofness, purely
chaste in tie handsome grounds
surrounding it, just sufficiently
withdrawn from the wide sweep OF
Pennsylvania avenue to gain in
spectacular effect. And now its
heartbreakingly cheapened by a
weak one-story brick structure that
might well have been designed for
a dairy-lunch headquarters.
1t will be a surprising thing if
this unsightly White House annex
is permitted to remain in existence
for a longer period than President
Roosevelt's occupancy of the White
House. The popular objection to it
may be characterized by material
lists as childish, bat it is childish
only as all love of the beautiful and
repugnance for the ugly is childish.
The White House executive Office
must go. 1t offends American eyes.
st. Louis Republic.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-02-11
RED COLOR IN BATTLE.

The number of soldiers slain in
battle depends a great deal on the
color of their uniform. The more
conspicuous the helmet and jacket
the better the target, and conse-
quently the greater the mortality.
Red attracts the eye most readily,
and twelve men wearing that color
are killed to seven in rifle green, or
six in blue, or five in either brown,
blue-grey, or grey.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-02-11
COMBS IN AIRCAUGHT FIRE.

Gainesville, Ga, February l.
What came very near being a Sc
rious and at the same time peculiar
accident occurred here this after
noon.
Miss Eva Thompson, one of
Gainesville's most attractive young
ladies, was kneeling on the hearth
at her mothers home on Greene
street wiping it off with a cloth,
when four celluloid combs in the
hair caught fire from the heat in
the CRATE, and before she realized
what was the matter they had blaz-
ed up and her head was encircled
in flames.
Her brother, Jasper Thompson,
was sitting near reading The Con-
stitution, and smelling peculiar
odor, looked up to see the head OF
his sister in a blaze. He instantly
threw the paper over her head, and
put the flames out but not before
they had burned her hair consider
ably.
The scalp was not burned severe
ly, but had he been a moment later
in seeing the flames no doubt the
young lady would have sustainepI
serious injury.