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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
MRS. CLrxcH,s aExEFAcrIoNs.

That generous lady, Mrs. ]. II. n.
Clinch. whose mortal remains were
laid at rest on Friday under the oaks
viii make her name ever remembered
in this community. Descended from
an old and historic family of Georgia.
she loved the land of her nativity as
her ancestors loved it; and Of the
worlds goods that were theirs, and
heart. dispensed in such manner that
good fruits will be bought forth.
Mrs. Clinch. however, did not wait
for death to be the distributor Of her
wealth. All through her long life she
was a constant and liberal giver to
be recalled that at the anniversary of
the Union Society three years ago
President Estill announced the gift of
$4,000 to the Bethesda Orphan House,
the condition of the gift being that the
name of the giver should not be made
known. The giver OF that splendid
sum was Mrs. Clinch. This fund has
been set aside, not by resolution, but
by tacit understanding, for erecting a
manual training school when a suff1-
cient sum shall have been raised to en-
dow It with an income to sustain IT.
There is a great need for such a
school in this part of Georgia, and II
could be well managed in connection
with Bethesda. 1t would give the older
inmates of the orphan house. and boys
and young men not connected with that
institution, the benefits of manual
training. At such a school would be
given, in addition to a graded school
education. instructions in the trades of
carpenter, painter, blacksmith. wheel
right, bricklAyer, etc, so that at the
expiration of two or three years at the
school the young men would go forth
equipped to earn good wages and help
their mothers and others dependent on
them. Those who have the trust of
Bethesda in their keeping will doubt
less undertake the work of establish
ing such school as soon as they Sc
cure the necessary means. Mrs.
Clinch's donation of three years ago
will be the foundation fund for a
Greater Bethesda
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
Personal.

Consul Georea Sawter went to
Guayaquil, Ecuador. to take the post
left vacant by the death of Thomas
Mast. Arriving there, he discovered
that yellow fever was raging and i'm
mediately took passage back to the
United States. On landing in New York
ne found that another Office had been
seeking him in his absence. While still
at sea, he had been nominated by
President Roosevelt as an assistant ap-
praiser of merchandise at the port of
New York.
Maurice Grau is telling story
about a French singer who recently
attended a reception at the home Of
lady noted for her parsimoniousness.
The hostess tried to converse with the
Frenchman in his native tongue. He
noticed that her lack of fiuency was
embarrassing her and, with commend
able politeness, exclaimed: Pardon,
madam; somewhat the French Is diff
cult for you. But l am able to UNDER
stand your meanness II you will the
English speak,
Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew is an
honorary member of a political or
ganization. The Unconditional Repub-
lican Club of Albany at recent meet
ing elected her to honorary member
ship and notified her of the fact. She
has accepted the honor and has ex-
pressed her appreciation and well
wishes in a letter to District Attorney
George Addington, president of the
club. The letter was accompanied by
an excellent portrait of Mrs. Depew,
which she presented to the club.
"A delegation of Ojibway Indians
paid a visit to Miss Alice Longfellow,
daughter of the poet, at the Longfel-
low home in Cambridge, Mass. last
week and left as a remembrance a
belt of wampum. Miss Longfellow,
with her two sisters, Mrs. Dana and
Mrs. Thorp, entertained the visitors.
The gathering in the old-fashioned Ii
brary was picturesque one. The dele
cation was headed by Chief Wabunosa.
Miss Longfellow was invited to visit
the tribe at Garden River reservation,
Ontario. next summer.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
A Kentucky Convention story.

The arrival of new senator's In the
Senate always brings crop of new
stories to the cloakroom. says the
Philadelphia Press. Following the ad-
vent Of Mr.. McCreary Of Kentucky
comes this story:
They were holding a congressional
convention down in the mountain dis
trict of the state and late in the even
ing the meeting was proceeding with
considerable gusto. One delegate in
particular who imagined himself a
great parliamentarian was making fire.
quent points OF order and otherwise
adding to the gayety of the proceed
ings. The chair ruled one way upon
a point of order that the gentleman
from the Tug river district had raised
and a little later ruled directly oppo-
site upon a similar point of order.
The gentleman from Tug river re-
monstrated. He allowed that the chair
had ruled differently in a previous in
stance. The chair admitted that he
had.
do 1 unstand," said the gentleman
from Tug river balancing himself by
the back of the seat in front of him,
do / un'stand that the cheer reverses
its ruling?"
You do" said the chair promptly.
do un'stand that the cheer has
taken water?"
1.-THE chair has taken water" came
the response, land the chair would like
to ask what has the gentleman from
Tug river taken?'
Whereupon the gentleman from Tug
river went out to get some more of the
same brand.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record Dem.)
says: zone of the female immigrant
inspectors whom the government has
just dispensed with says she consid-
ers it her first duty to test the moral
ity and virtue of young women desir-
ing to land in this country. It is not
mentioned whether she passed a spe-
cial civil service examination as to her
own fitness for an official censorship
of the morals of young immigrants" 4"
The Charleston Post (Dem.) says:
Under a federal statute which was
repealed a few years back President
Roosevelt would have been barred from
appointing Crum collector for the re-
cess period. The law limited the num-
ber of times the executive might pre-
sent the same nomination to the Sen
ate to Two. According to this the Sem
ate having failed at two sessions to
act upon the Crum nomination, the
colored doctor would have been incl
igibie to the Presidents further favor.
It's a great pity that the law was re-
pealed."
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says
The President made mistake in the
appointment of William Plimley to be
assistant United States treasurer at
New York. and very promptly with
drew the appointment on the protest
of the bankers and business people of
the metropolis. The President also
made mistake in the appointment Of
DR.. Crum to be collector for the port
OF Charleston, but he did not withdraw
the appointment on the protest OF the
people OF Charleston. differences may
be drawn from the two incidents TO
suit the taste OF the reader"
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem) says:
The United States Senate ratified the
Panama canal treaty. with only fve
dissenting votes. Notwithstanding SEN
ator Morgan's long and able speeches.
Discussion In a good thing. and the
Senate is undoubtedly one OF the great
est debating bodies IN the world. n
not the greatest. but there comes
time when even a great crater be-
comes 4 nuisance. A. least ono nota-
bic instance befider that presented By
Nr. Morgan could BE- named: bat Der.
haps q would not be well 20 Tslnnams
ihe public mind 10 lhis getting-togtth.
- season"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
That Puzxling Latin.

When Tom, Hopkinson was taken
suddenly i'll day or two back the
doctor looked grave for a moment and
then promised to send some stuff along,
says Answers.
The bottle duly arrived, and was la
beled, For external use only"
Next day doctor called again, only
to find the man, if anything, worse
than ever.
Did you use my preparation" he
inquired.
"Ay," said the patient, rather dole
fully. Me an tn wife read what Ii
said on the bottle; but not understand
ing Latin. an not knowing whether
it meant big or little doses, l swallow
ed 1t all at once. but don't feel any
benefit at ALL"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
oUR CONTROL OF COTTON.

In the last issue of the Manufactur-
ers' Record Col. Alfred b. Shepperson,
the well-known cotton expert, has an
article to show there is no probability
that Europe will ever become independ-
ent of this country in the matter OF
cotton. From time to time there ap-
pear in the public prints statements
to the effect that England, Germany,
France and other nations are making
Efforts to promote the growing of cot
ton in various parts of the world in
which they have colonies, with the
view of becoming independent of the
United States in that article. They
have been experimenting for many
years. and have made but little prog
ress. 1t is the opinion of Col. Shopper
son that they will never meet with en-
couragement sufficient to cause appre>
hension among American cotton far
mers as to the supremacy of this coun-
try as producer OF cotton.
Directly prior to the Civil War the
mills of Europe and America got about
eighty-four and a half per cent, of their
| cotton from the United States. Dur
ing that war the supply from this coun-
try was so meager that the growing of
cotton in other sections of the world
was greatly stimulated With the re-
turn of peace the demand for Ameri-
can cotton forced a steady increase in
the acreage, and by 1882 the United
States were furnishing about IS per
cent. of the cotton consumed in Ameri-
can and European mills. That percen-
age steadily increased until now they
furnish about so per cent.
OF course there are immense areas in
India that are adapted to the growing
of cotton. but the yield there Is only
about seventy-five pounds of lint cot
ton to the acre. and the quality is not
nearly as good as that produced in this
country. The reclamation Of land In
Egypt and the water storage system
that has been perfected there may re-
suit in the course of time in an in
crease In the annual yield of that coun-
try of 250.O0O bales, but there are no
good reasons for thinking that the eff
forts at cotton raising in China, Turk
estan, German East Africa, Brazil and
Cuba win be fruitful of such results
as are hoped for.
That this country is to continue to
supply pretty nearly the entire demand
of the world for cotton there is no
doubt. There are millions of acres of
cotton lands in the cotton belt of the
Southern States that are now unculti-
waited, but which will be made to yield
cotton as the demand for it increases.
And if cotton farmers are not too
eager to get rich in raising cotton
that is, If they will diversity their crops
and keep down the supply of cotton to
point where it will command a profit
able price-the probabilities are that
il will be a long time before cotton will
drop below Z cents a pound. Middling
cotton has not been below that price
in New York since October. 1899.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
BRIGHT BITS.


Its a wise railroad stock that
knows its own par.-Harvard Lam
poon. ~
II am told that her fiance Is
wealthy-quite one Of the landed gen.
try in fact" f'N
"Yes! 1t was her mother who land
ed him.''-Brooklyn Life.
Miss Meadows: I suppose ! can
match this silk at the big dry goods
store!
Miss Street: Mercy, no! All they
sell there is groceries and liquors.
Judge.
-"I see that two-thirds of the
worlds correspondence is conducted in
the English language" said the blonde
"Too bad your work couldn't be
counted in that two-thirds.' said the
busy man, drawing his pen through
many words in the letter before him.
Yonkers Statesman.
well, they decided that they would
have to operate by taking stitches in
the mans heart between beats" said
the eminent physician, 80 DR.. Slash
um made an incision in the stomach
and"
For heavens sake, why did he make
an incision in the stonfach?"
Why, isn't that the shortest cut to
mans heart ?"-Baltimore News.
who was that poor cuss that the
mob tarred and feathered, rode on a
rail, horsewhipped, and threatened to
lynch?"
why" said the leader of the mob
that's the fellow who wrote to the
papers that the citizens of this town
had no respect for law and order. We
showed the cuss that we were law
abiding citizens, you bet"-Baltimore
Herald
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

Mr.. w. A. Day, who has been con-
frmed as an assistant of the Attorney
General for the prosecution of the
trusts. is Democrat and was second
auditor of the treasury under the first
administration of President Cleveland.
Lately he had been counsel for the In
terstate Commerce Commission, and il
was he who worked up the cases
against the beef trust last year. There
is very general opinion in well in
formed circles that Attorney General
Knox has made an excellent selection,
and he is being commended for going
outside of his own party to get the best
man available.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

The Hon. Reed Smoot of Utah is still
a senator of the United States, and the
extra session has adjourned. Not a
word was heard about the charges
against Smoot, officially, during the ex-
ira session; the Elections Committee
did not take up the case and nobody
paid any attention to it. The belief
now is that the protest will be allowed
to die natural death in the pigeon
holes of the committee. and that Sem
ator Shoots right to his seat will never
be questioned. But II Smoot had been
a Democrat
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

That was a somewhat remarkable
resolution introduced in the Methodist
Conference at Easton, Md, the other
day by ex-Congressman Willis of Mil
ford. Del. 1t began with the statement
that there seems to be doubt in the
minds of certain persons in our church
concluded by admonishing "all our peo-
pie that any one guilty of this shame
less crime stands discredited before the
church, contemplate in the eyes of his
brethren. and condemned in the sight
Of God" Has Addicksism debauched
the public conscience of Delaware to
the extent that the church membership
is itself contaminated?
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
Things Better Unsaid,

Said the first man. according to the
New York Mail and Express, II was
riding down town in Broadway car.
AT Fiftieth street two pretty girls
boarded the car and seated themselves
opposite me. They chatted and laugh
ed. At Thirty-sixth street in came a
big fellow with an unusually large nose
He took @ vacant seat next to the girls
When the elder of them got a good look
at him she turned to her companion and
said. very audibly, in Spanish: Did
you ever see such a large nose? Why,
it fills the whole car Whereupon they
began to giggle and seemed to enjoy
At Twenty-eighth street the girls sud-
denly discovered that they wished to
transfer east, so, jumping up, they
made a rush for the door, but 'Cyrano'
confronted them with a very low and
profound bow and said in the most
perfect Spanish: Ladies, / hold nv
nose aside only to make room for you
to pass
HUH" remarked the second man
Here's one I heard in Lunnon last
fan: John Sharp, one of the best
known English Quakers and a very
learned scholar. entered railway train
one day In which were seated two OK
ford students. The old gentleman, who
was eccentric in his appearance and
costume. at once became absorbed in
n book and remained huddled up in one
corner of the car. After exchanging
glances. one Of the students turned 20
his friend and asked In Latin: rs the
thing human 10 which the other ada
ed in Greek. Can the thing speak,
mo notice at all was taken by the
old gentleman Of these questions. but
Just before alighting al his destination
he turned 70 his travelling conpanions
ana ssid;
The thing IN human,
The thing can speak,
a little Latin
And a little Greek.
as~--~ss@a~e-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

A very remarkable blind man died in
Temaqua, Pa, a day or two ago, in
his S6th year. He was a storekeeper
forty years. Notwithstanding his ar
tticrUn, re served customers in his
store, and made change correctly. Sc
expert was he in handling money that
he could take a pile of bills of differ
cit denominations and count them as
correctly and almost as rapidly AS il
he could see. He said that he could
tell the value of bank note by the
sense of touch.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
lADE1 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetin gs-Palestine Commandery
No. Z, X. T.; German Friendly So
ciety.
Odorless frigerators-Lindsay &
Morgan.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Co.
Savannah Theater-AEnold Stock
Company, Lost in Siberia" Tonight.
Foods-Presto.
MedtcaI-Hyomef; Castoria; Hath
away.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel clip
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For
Rent. For Sale, Lost, Personal, Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

An industrial magazine is authority
for the statement that the reason au-
tomobiles now cost so much is that
they are almost entirely made by hand.
Even at the substantial prices charged.
the manufacturers are not making
large returns on their investments.
But it is asserted there is a time COM
ing, and that before great while
when the building OF automobiles will
be specialized; that is. one factory
VIII make a certain part. and another
factory viii make another part and
nothing else. And these special parts
Wi be manufactured largely by ma
chinery just ~ the parts of bicycles.
sewing machines, etc, are nog man
ufactured. Machinery Tor tbe cutting
and shaping Of the essential parts Of
automobiles 10 nos beinG invented and
perfected. When u has been brought
into seFylee she cost of the vehicles
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

Rev. C. NJ. Winchester Of Middle
town, N. Y. proposes shortly to dem
onstrate that a good dinner can be
provided at 10 cents per plate, and at
the same time add neat little sum
to the Y. NJ. C. 4. building fund OF
his city. While the dinner, which is
to be in four courses, is to represent
a cost of not more than 10 cents per
plate, each diner is to be charged 81
for his dinner leaving a margin of 30
cents to go into the building fund. BY
feeding 11O persons it is calculated that
an even 500 of profits can be made
This is highly suggestive of the profits
of some restaurants.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23
Under the Table.

A small mite was with her parents
at luncheon. her hands demurely un-
der the table. says Lippincott's. Sud
denly she said: Mother, you and
father can't guess what l have under
the table"
Then, after the manner OF parents
who like to please their children, they
guessed all kinds of things. but with
out success, so they said, I'VE give
up; tell u.s." Then the mite, drawing
her face up in a grimace, said, "A
sfnrna ch-arha - -,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

Bull" Andrews. formerly of Penn
sylvania and now OF New Mexico, who
was slated by Senator Quay for a SEN
atorship in the event of the admission
OF New Mexico TO statehood. is a mem
Der of the Territorial Council. Last
fall he secured leave OF absence "on
Official business" and went TO WASH
;nston 70 lobby for the statehood bill.
The territorial secretary OF New Mex
ioo dia not consider lobbying IN WASH
inston 70 be "Ohicial business" so he
doeksd Bull" for forty-four days pay:
wherenpon Bull" appealed 20 the
controller Of the treasury. That 0ni-
eal has decided that there IL no means
% SONS bsbine the 0ffeisi record that
nqfeNs was absent o. oficial bnui-
49, thsrefors be is snuiled Y bis pep.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

Judge Taylor of the Circuit Court at
st. Louis had just made a ruling that
Will meet with the approval of clean
minded people everywhere. He declines
to admit children or young people to
his court room during the progress of a
divorce trial. In making his ruling
Judge Taylor said: II do not think
that children should be permitted to
hear testimony in a divorce case. Evil
dence in contested suits is usually
unhealthful and immoral Children
would not be benefited, but. on the con-
trsry, would be injured in mind"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

will be reduced. probably in proper
ton to the reduction in the cost of
bicycles. When the safety wheels were
first put on the market they sold for
$3.50 10 $500 each: now they can be
bought for $40 to $75. Meanwhile, 1t
wouldn't be wise for a prospective
auto-owner to wait for the decline in
price; as it isn't coming next week or
the week after
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

Some time ago some Methodists in
Brooklyn bought q small lot and built
q church on II In order 20 prevent the
opening of o saloon az q certain place.
under the Law which prohibits 4 saloon
within 200 feet Of church. The couS-
~ court has just he'd that the church
- erected IL only = naks-shifi. ana is
Gach q nstie one that ii o0n't count.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-23

The indications for Georgia and East
ern Florida for to-day are for showers,
with fresh southeast winds.