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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
STORM LOSSES.

The violent storm of wind and rain
that swept across Florida the latter
part of last week and the first part of
this and gradually made it's way into
south Georgia did vast amount of
damage Not only were number of
people killed and homes and outbuild-
ings wreck ed but crops were injured to
the amount of many hundreds OF thous-
ands of dollars.
1t is impossible of course to estimate
with any degree of accuracy the dam
age to the crops. 1t is roughly stated
that the Florida orange crop, in the
path of the storm, is cut off fully fifty
per cent. Just how wide the path of
the storm was is, of course, as yet I'M
known, but the scene of destruction is
in the best part of the orange section.
If the crop has been cut short half Il
million boxes the loss on that crop
alone is pretty nearly a million dollars.
And then there is the injury done cot
ton and the destruction of buildings
1T wouldn't be surprising if the dam
age in Florida would foot up more than
million dollars.
1t is said that a great deal of the pine
timber in the path of the storm was
blown down. Much of this will be lost,
though no doubt efforts will be made
10 turn some of it into lumber at once.
All of it, however, that was Frustrated
is valueless for naval stores purposes.
In South Georgia the property loss is
confined to cotton and the destruction
of buildings. At Moultrie a number of
buildings were blown down and in
other sections there were buildings de-
stroyed. The amount of damage done
cotton Is of course a matter of specu-
lation. There is no doubt it is large.
sThe weather recently, in many parts
of the cotton belt, has been so unfa-
vorable to cotton that apprehensions
among cotton spinners that the supply
will not be equal to the demand are in
creasing. Consequently a higher price
may be expected for cotton.
Bad as the storms here in the South
nave been they do not seem to have
been equal in their destructiveness to
NA'NNN ~ tilC ANOIlHWtSt. IN our QlS-
patches yesterday from st. Paul, Mimi.
1t was stated that the damage to crops
from rain and snow amounted to mil
lions of dollars. 1t seems that a large
part of the wheat is yet in shock and
the fax is not yet harvested.
There is hope that the damage to cot
ton in this and other states will turn
1nf -.
thought to be. With cotton selling at
lO% to IL cents a pound it hurts the
farmer to see a pound of it lost.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
His First Day at school.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the chicago tribune.
She lost her little boy to-day;
Her eyes were moist and sweet
And tender, when he went away
To hurry down the street.
She stood there for the longest while
And watched and watched him; then
She said-and tried to force a smile
Hell not come back again."
Inside the house, her tears would come.
She sank into a chair
And sobbed above the battered drum
And trumpet lying there.
The sunshine stole into the place
1t only made her sad
With thinking of the pretty grace
His baby tresses had.
She minded all his little ways;
She went to see his crib
Up IN the attic; then to gaze
AT platter, spoon and bib,
And all the trinkets he had thought
SO fair to look upon
Each one of them this murmur
brought:
MY little boy has gone"
She wandered through the house all
day,
TO come on things he'd left.
And q, she missed his rOmping play
And felt herself bereft!
When he came home. with shining eyes
To tell Of schools delight.
She kissed and held him motherwise
With something OF alright
This Is the pain IN mothers hearts
When school days have begun.
Each knows the little boy departs
And baby days are done:
Each mother fain would close her ears
And hush the calling bell
For somehow. IN its tone she hears
The sounding ~ a knell.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
THE EXTRA SESSION.

There is a strong probability that
at the extra session which Congress is
to have, beginning Nov. 8, very little
will be accomplished. The plan orig
inally was to have Congress meet in
October, and enact financial legislation
but it became apparent that there could
be no legislation of that kind in the
short time of an extra session, owing
to the great difference of opinion
among Republicans as to the kind of
financial legislation the best interests
of the country required.
The main purpose of the extra session
is to ratify the reciprocity treaty with
Cuba. That treaty fails unless it is
ratified by Dec. 1. Congress, therefore
will have three weeks in which to con-
slider it,
If there is fight made against it the
probability is it will be defeated. There
is a strong sentiment against it among
the high protectionists of the Republi-
can party but in view of the fact that
it is an administration measure it may
be ratified. There is no doubt that the
President has been using all of his in
fluence in its behalf, during his vaca-
ton, with senators who have visited
him. In administration circles the
opinion is expressed that after some
show of opposition to it, it will be rati-
fed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Buffalonians who hang out" at
Weyands and who used to frequent the
elder Weyand's place, when Grove"
Cleveland was a regular patron there
will appreciate the following story
about Grover which is going the grand
rounds, says the New York CONNER
cial 1t is said Mr.. Cleveland tells
the story himself with much glee. 1t
was while he was Governor of the
State of New York.
There was a public meeting at one
of the theaters to which the Governor
and his staff were invited. The staff
There were fifteen or sixteen of them,
and they were resplendent in gold lace
and cord.
When the party reached the theater
entrance they found so many people
there that somebody suggested they
should go around and enter by way of
the stage door.
They encountered a stolid stage door,
keeper who had been at his post for
years and was used to the wiles of
people who wanted to get behind the
scenes.
Cant get in here he said in a gruff
voice.
But" said Mr.. Cleveland, 81 am the
Governor"
The doorkeeper looked the Governor
over carefully. Apparently he recog-
nized him, for he said: "AlE right, Gov
ernor, you can go in.
Then he waved his hand at the gaudy
staff and announced: THE band must
go around the other way"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
Personal.

ii While Prof. ]. B. Clark, who will
have charge of the editorial exhibit at
the St. Louis fair, is one of the fore
most educators in the country, he has
had no practical newspaper experience.
king Alfonso of Spain is about to
start en- a tour of Europe, visiting all
the principal courts on the continent.
1t is said the itinerary is undertaken
with the purpose of finding wife to
adorn his palace.
Thomas F. Martin, president of the
New York Newsdealers' Association, is
being urged for sheriff of New York
county and had the support of a num-
Der of labor organizations, embracing
in their membership a total of nearly
$4,000 voters.
Fifty years ago Rev. c. C. Hart, a
Presbyterian clergyman, was married
at ST. Louis. On Wednesday he and
his wife celebrated their golden we'd
ding in the same city. The exercises
were all of a religious and somewhat
somber character.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
THE OUTLOOK FOR PROSPERITY.

II III W ALOOA YIN
There is of course speculation all the
time as to whether the present pros
porous condition of the country is like
ly to continue for few years more
or whether it is about over and hard
times are almost in sight. The New
York Herald has Investigated a num-
Der of sources for information on this
subject and prints the result in its
Mondays edition.
If its findings are to be relied upon
about the only place where there are
any signs Of approaching hard times
is Wall street. In every other part
of the country there seems to be con-
fdence that prosperity is here to stay
for a good while yet. The farmers are
doing well and are getting good prices
for their products. Consequently they
are not complaining. The manufactur-
ers are running their plants on full
time and have orders a long way
ahead. A few cotton mills stopped
during the summer, but that was be-
cause of a scarcity of cotton at prices
permitting of a profit on the manufac-
tured goods. Here and there is man.
ufacturing plant that has stopped, but
in no case, as far as learned, has a
factory been closed for lack of or
ders.
1t is reported that the number of
buyers in the New York market this
year has been greater than ever before,
and it is said that they have purchased
a higher grade Of goods. That would
indicate that they expect better fall
trade than they had last year, or, in
fact, any previous year. When the
people begin to buy the better grade
of goods there is no doubt they are
pretty well supplied with money
Bankers and merchants in all parts
of the country speak hopefully of the
future. They see no reason why the
country should not continue prosper
Gus. They are acting upon the theory
that there are no reasons for think
ing that hard times are close at hand.
The bankers are loaning freely and
merchants are extending credits, be-
ing confident that they will get their
money when the time for it's payment
arrives.
The situation here in the South is
encouraging. The outlook is for very
good average crop of cotton and it
is pretty certain that the average price
that will be received for it will be much
above that received for the last crop.
Before the harvesting of the present
crop began the farmers were prosper
Gus. They had money in their pock-
cts and nhbts wNe very generally
paid. If expectations relative to the
present crop therefore are realized the
South will be better off than she has
been in many years.
As far as anybody can see therefore
there are no reasons why there should
be apprehensions of hard times in
the near future. OF course nobody
expects prosperity to be permanent,
but there is no doubt ground for say
ing that the end of the present period
of prosperity is not yet in sight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) says:
" The full dinner pail is not as much
of a campaign cry as it used to be.
Perhaps the workingman is after quail
ity rather than quantity. Neither his
head nor his stomach is responsive to
cold victuals."
The Philadelphia Record (Dem-)
says: THE President has deferred to
the desires of senators and representa-
tives in Congress who have fences to
mend He will not convene Congress
in extra session until after the Novem-
Der election. This delay makes it prac-
tically certain that no serious effort will
be made to consider financial legisla-
ton in advance of the date of the reg
ular session"
The Charleston Post CDem.) thus
quotes and comments: IA revision of
the tariff says Senator Hoar, is as
necessary as it is for Massachusetts, to
revise the statutes but he adds. the
time to make those changes is not in
the year before presidential election,
but after a presidential election If
the Democrats should carry the coun-
try next year, Senator Hoar would. Of
course, say that he meant the next
presidential election"
The New York World CDem.) says:
The cotton fields Of the South. count
ing cotton, seed and cotton-seed oil
now add to the wealth Of the nation
about $3.50, 900 900 per year. II Ameri-
can mills consumed the entire crop this
handsome figure would be enlarged %
the dazzling total OF $3.50. 900 600 This
Editor kdmonds declares. is the prize
which the South. BY natural adYan-
tages. has the right 10 claim and the
certainty Of eventually winning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
OFFICIAL,
MARSHAL'S SALE
GROITNn RENT 7 nrc,

GROUND RENT LOTS.
City Marshals Office. Savannah. Ga
Sept. IL. 1903.-Under and by virtue 80
a resolution OF the Council of thecit
OF Savannah, passed on the I'd dav cs
September, 1908, and published here
with. will sell on the 9Th day of o.
tober, 1903. the same being the frst
Tuesday of the month, before the doc
OF the Court House, in the city of Ss-
vannah, Chatham county, state ~
Georgia, and between the legal hours
OF sale, under the direction of rbs
Committee on City Lots and Openino
Streets, the following described nron99
erty and improvements thereon, in tho
city of Savannah, re-entered for non
payment Of ground rent due the Nav
or and Aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah, as per following:
RESOLUTION.
By Committee of the Whole
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah, in Coun-
Gil assembled, That the ground rem
property set forth and described i'm
the attached statement, entitled
Ground rent owners in arrears" dat.
ed Aug. 10, 1903, all of which has been
re-entered, be sold by the city marshal
at public cutlery to the highest and
best bidders and in the manner pro-
vided by ordinance; that fee simple
estates be sold in all of the said prom
critics and for such sums as will he
sufficient to cover all arrearages of
ground rent, taxes, costs and unpaid
purchase money with interest and in
the advertisement of said properties
such minimum prices shall be named,
to-wit:
CHARLTON WARD.
Lot No. l, and improvements there
on, Est. F. McIntire, minimum price
$1,2s9.5 Sc.
Lot No. 2. and improvements there
on, Est. f. McIntire, minimum price
$1,0S3.20.
NEW FRANKLIN WARD.
East part of Not No 10, and i'm
provements thereon, Mary Edward
and William Lee, minimum price ST.
1912.
GREENE WARD.
South half of Lot No rs, and i'm.
provements thereon, 1hos. Ballantyne.
Jr., minimum price $214.60.
West part of Not No. 4, and i'm
provements thereon, Mrs. Margaret
Gleason, minimum price $551.77.
LIBERTY WARD.
Lot No. 4, and Improvements there.
on, Est. John Feeley, minimum price
$500. AZ.
Lot No. 8, and improvements there
on, Est. Mary Feeley, minimum price
sS24.42.
Lot No. 9, and improvements there
on, Est. Mary Feeley, minimum price
$77S.67.
Lot No. 10, and improvements there
on, Est. Mary Feeley, minimum price
$647.31.
WASHINGTON WARD.
North one-third of south half of Lot
No. Is, and improvements thereon.
Est. Joseph Sullivan, minimum price
$147.27.
The entire fee of the above describ-
ed property will be sold.
Terms cash, purchasers paying for
titles. HENRY E. DREESON,
City Marshal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

1.-THE. other day on train coming
into New York. said Lew Dockstader,
according to the Baltimore Sun, Il met
a young man who was introduced to
me as DIR. Blank, and after some con-
yersation with him said:
What kind of a doctor are you ?
Medical. teeth, or feet?'
!" Well said he, to tell you the
truth, Mr.. Dockstader, I'm not a reg
ular doctor yet, but I'm following the
medical profession
:" Oh said l, YOU haven't graduated
yet and the entire incident passed
from my mind until a few weeks later
l attended the funeral of an acquaint-
ance, and who should I see, handing
out camp chairs to the mourners, but
my friend, the doctor.
After the last, sad rites, I ap-
preached him, more in sorrow than in
anger:
Doctor" I said, you led me to be-
lieve that you were a medical student,
didn't your
Ono, Mr.. Dockstader, l did not l
profession, and am. I'm an&under-
told YOU 1 was following the medical
taker.'"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Soft Shell Crabs,
Union Station Restaurant; DIR. J. A.
Crowther Has Returned to City.
Business Notices-Second-han Bicy-
Giles; Perfection Toothpicks, Solomons
Co.
School Shoes-Byck Bros.
A Piano oposition-McArthur &
Sons Co.
Coal VIII Be High This Winter
Mutual Gas Light Co.
New Publications-The Heart of Hy-
aeinths. Harper & Bros.
Warburines-Get Them at Rowlin-
skis.
Use CANDLES Tooth Powder-J. T.
Shuptrine.
Last Chance to Visit Brunswick and
Fernandina-Seaboa Air Line Rail
way.
Savannah Theater-"Pickings from
Puck" Tomorrow, Matinee and Night;
1.-The Telephone Girl" Friday, Matinee
and Night.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Beer-Anheuser-Bu Busch Brewing Co.
Most Excursions Rates to Eastern
Cities-Seab board Air Line Railway.
61S1-At Lattimores.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL Lake Salts; Swamp
Root; Herpicide; Paine's Celery Com
pound; Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky.
Cheap Column Advertisernents-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Salej Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
Impediment to Plain Speaking.

Senator Berry, of Arkansas, is one
of the story-tellers of the Democratic
cloak-room, says the Saturday Even
ing Post.
Down in Pike county," he said,
1--WE had a trial attended once where
a man named Johnson was on the
stand. Johnson was for the defense, and
the way he was setting things straight
was a caution.
Here said the attorney for the
prosecution when he took Johnson in
hand, 1 want you to stop prevaricat-
ing. Don't you know you are under
oath?'
Stop whdt?' asked the witness.
Stop prevaricatlng.
THE witness drew himself up with
great dignity. Well, he said. I'd
like to know how man can help pre-
varicatin' when he's lost two front
teeth "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Safe Mind Reading.

Drina De Wolfe, the actress, was
a conspicuous figure at the Saratoga
races, says the New York Tribune.
After the races one evening Miss De
Wolfe, dined at Canfelds. A young
Harvard man, unlimited, joined her and
her friends. He was rich and good
looking, but something of a bore.
Il am studying mind reading-tele-
pathy-thought transference, and all
that sort of thing" he announced, TAX
ing a sip of champagne.
How are you getting on?" said Miss
De Wolfe
"Oh, famously" he replied. 81 can.
to a certain extent, read peoples
thoughts already. 1t isn't hard. 1t is
nothing like as hard as you'd think"
Gould you" said Miss De Wolfe,
read my thoughts?"
The young man looked in her eyes.
Il am sure 1 could" he said.
do you know what l am thinking
now?" she asked.
Yes" he said.
She sneered slightly. well, it is
safe, at any rate, she said. You
have to much conceit to repeat it"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
Got His Hair Back.
Was Perfectly Bald When He Start
ed to Use NeWbrO's Herpicide.

Frederick Manuel, Maryland block
Butte, Mont, bought a bottle of New
bros Herpicide April 6, 80, and began
to use it for entire badness. The hair
follicles in his scalp were not dead and
in 20 days he had hair all over his head.
On July he writes, land to-day my
hair is as thick and luxuriant as any
one could wish" Newbro's Herpicide
works ON an old principle and with
new iscovery-destroy the cause and
you remove the effect. Herpicide de-
stroys the germ that causes dandruff.
falling hair, and finally badness, so
that with the cause gone the effect can
not remain. Stops falling hair at once
and a new growth starts. Sold by lead
ing druggists Send Toe in stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co. Detroit.
Mich. Livingston's Pharmacy Co..
Special Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
Nye's First Engagement.

The late Maj. Pond managed Bill
Nye for several lecture seasons, but
their first meeting was rather infor-
NAL, says the Saturday Evening Post.
Nye was one day walking down Fourth
avenue with friend, when he spied
the Majors modest sign in the win
dow of the Everett House.
Here's the man that incites the lee
turers," said Nye; lets go in and see
if we can't induce him to lead bet
ter life"
Entering, Nye removed his hat and
ran his hand over the hairless expanse
of his head, and after staring about
for a moment, said:
This is Major Pond, I believe"
Yes, sir What can 1 do for your
answered the Major
Il want to get a job on the plat
FORM" returned Nye.
"Ah-yes," said the Major slowly.
Have you had experience"
"Well, I've been before the public
for a couple of years."
Yes? May l ask in what capacity"
I've been with Barnum. Sat con-
cealed in the bottom of a cabinet and
exhibited my head as the largest os-
trich egg in captivity"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

That annual dinner of the Seawan-
haka-Corinthian Yacht Club which is
TO take place next Friday has been
the occasion of a lot of misunder-
standing or else the President did OBJ
Ject to the presence of Sir Thomas Lip
ton at the dinner as a guest of honor.
The impression got out that the Pres
ldent did not want to divide honors
with Sir Thomas, and that it was for
that reason that he objected to Sir
Thomas being present. According to
a statement which the President au-
thorized he did not object to an ia
Vitation being extended to Sir Thomas,
but did object to accepting an invita-
ton to the dinner if it were to be a
large. formal affair. The ground of
this objection was. it seems, that he
had refused invitations to a large
number of dinners, and that it would
be unjust to those who gave these in
vitations if he accepted the invitation
to the yacht club dinner if it were to
be anything more than a gathering of
a few friends and neighbors.
If this was all there was in the affair
1t seems strange that there should
have been such a sensation made of it.
Why did the Presidents private sec
rotary make one statement about the
invitation and the chairman Of the
board of trustees of the yacht club
make another? According to the pri-
Nate secretary the President wasn't
consulted about the matter. That Of
fetal took it upon himself to say that
the President would decline the invi-
tation if Sir Thomas Upton was to be
guest, because, in his opinion, the
President had already shown Sir
Thomas as much attention as he could
without overriding the matter.
According to the chairman of the
board of trustees of the yacht club
there was never any intention of in
viting Sir Thomas Upton that it was
the purpose of the club to have only
the President as the guest of honor.
And now, according to the authorized
statement of the President. the latter
never had any objection to the pres
ence of Sir Thomas as a guest at the
dinner; on the contrary, he is rather
anxious that Sir Thomas shall be
present.
Evidently there is no use to try to
straighten out the misunderstanding.
Somebody has been doing a great deal
more talking than there was any oc-
casion for. The dinner incident for a
number of days has occupied consid-
cradle space in the newspapers, and it
is doubtful if it is much better under
stood than it was first announced that
the President had administered a
snub to. Sir Thomas Upton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
POLISHED PLATE GLASS.

We are the Southern distributing
agents OF the Penn-American Plate
Glass Co. We carry at our Atlanta
warehouse the largest stock In the
South
WINDOW GLASS. lots OF II. ali
sizes. single and double, az our ware
houses both IN Savannah and In At
lanta. DOwell Pins. Blind Staples.
Glaciers Diamonds, Putty and Points.
Mail orders promptly shipped.
FL. c00T EDGF & BRO,
bAEANNAtt. ATLANTA.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
BRIGHT BITS.

"A bird in the hand is not so must
cal as one in the tree."-Puck.
-He-"And at last they agreed to
marry" Shelves, and it was the last
thing they agreed on."-Denver Repub-
lican.
George, we were cleaning out the
hall to-day and the maid gave your
Panama hat to the ragman by mistake"
Thank dness"'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
--Willie-"Pa, when you say a mans
wool gathering, it means he's lazy,
don't it?" Pa-"Not necessarily. He
may be gathering the wool off the
lambs in Wall street.
Ledger.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Senator Carmack of Tennessee an
nounces that at the coming session of
Congress he will introduce in the SEN
ate a bill to repeal the fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution. That means
he will precipitate among the politi-
clans at the capital a useless and fruit
less but acrimonious discussion of the
negro problem. There is no more ike
lhood that Congress will vote to repeal
the amendment than there Is of the
moon sending down a shower of green
cheese. The only results that would
follow the introduction Of such a propo-
sition would be lot of incorporate
talk and a less kindly feeling between
the races,