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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
Mrs. Hemans "Expureated..

One of Eugene Fields favorite Jokes,
says the. Saturday Evening Post, out
of a long repertoire, was to enter a
bookstore where he was not known,
call for the proprietor and then, in a
solemn, almost sepulchral, manner, ask
for a copy of an expurgated edition of
Mrs. Hemans poems. On the book
sellers reply that he had never heard
of such thing, Field would look at
him with an expression of mingled
sadness, surprise and mild indignation,
and then solemnly stalk out.
One day. a few years after going to
Chicago, he visited Milwaukee, and
CHANGED to fall in with his newspaper
friend, George Yenowine. They were
walking along the street, when Yeno-
wine suddenly halted in front of
bookshop and said:
Eugene, the proprietor of this place
is the most serious man I ever knew.
He never saw a joke in his life.
Wouldn't 1t be a good chance to try
again for that expurgated Mrs. He
mans?"
without a word Field entered, his
friend staying outside, asked for the
proprietor who certainly appeared to
be all that Yenowine had pictured him,
and then made the usual request.
This is rather a scarce book" came
the reply. Are you prepared to pay a
fair price for it?"
For just a second Field was taken
aback; then he said: Certainly, GER
tainly. I-I-know it's rare"
The man stepped to a case, took out
a cheaply bound volume and handed it
to Field, saying, THE price is So
Field took it nervously, opened to
the title page and read in correct
print:
The Poems of Mrs. Felicia Hemans,
Selected and Arranged, with All OBJ
jectional Passages Excised,
By George Yenowine,
Editor of Isaac Watts for the Home,
The Fireside, Hannah More,
Etc.
with the usual publishers name and
date at the bottom.
Field glanced up at the bookseller.
He stood there the very picture of sad
solemnity. "Ill take it," said Field
family. producing the money. Outside
Yenowine was missing. At his Office
the boy said that he had just left, say
ing that he was going to Standing
Rock, Oak, to keep an appointment
with Sitting Bull. Field took the first
train for Chicago. On the way a care
full examination of his purchase showed
that the original title page had been
removed and the present one skilfully
inserted.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

This is a puzzle story. says the
Brooklyn Eagle.
John Stubbs is a hard working man
five and a half days in the week. From
Monday morning until Saturday noon
ne bones in at his office, looking for
ward with increasing pleasure as the
time draws nearer when he can devote
his day and a half TO rest and recre-
alton.
Last week was an especially busy
one for Stubs. BY Friday night he
was so tired that he told his partner
he would not be at the office at all next
day.
1T viii take me two whole days to
rest up for next week." said he.
So much for Mr.. John Stubs.
Now for Mrs. John Stubs:
When a neighbor dropped in for a
bit of gossip with her late Friday aft
ernoon she found Mrs. Stubs dickering
with a van man, who had called to give
her a price on the moving of her
household effects.
YES" said Mrs. Stubs, after the
bargain had been made and the man
had gone, 1--WE are going to move to-
morrow I found the cutest little
house to-day and hired it on the spot.
I know John will like IL ever so much.
And have made all arrangements to
move tomorrow because, you know, he
doesn't have TO be at his Office Satur-
day afternoons or Sundays, and he can
help me settle the new place
This is the puzzle: Guess whether
Mr.. John Stubs spent Saturday and
yesterday in rest and recreation.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

Rev. T. NJ. Eastwood, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Burlington, N.
j., wrote his Easter sermon entirely in
verse, which made a marked impression
upon his hearers.
Marquis Ito, the Japanese states
man, is described as an indefatigable
reader of European and American lit
erature. He reads not only the stand
ard works, but the new publications
and the current periodicals of both
hemispheres are devoured. He reads
German, French, English and Chinese
as easily as he reads his own language.
He has been accustomed to give five
to six hours a day to reading.
"A place in the history of pedestrian
ism will be made for the record jog of
the veteran walker, DR.. leighton, over
the classical road between the two ex-
tremes of the British kingdom, Lands
End and John o. Greats. At the age
of 81 he has covered the distance of
over 1000 miles in twenty-four days
and four hours, an average speed of
nearly two miles an hour, or forty-two
miles a day. DR.. Deighton intends to
visit the United States and challenge
any man of his years to walk across
the continent from the Atlantic to the
Pacific,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
lNDtX 10 NEW EMBELLISHMENTS

Special Notices-Go TO JOyces; Dr.
"A. B. Simmons Has Returned; Ship
Notice. Strachan & Co, Agents; Watch
This Space Tomorrow, NJ. s. Gardner;
Early Saturday Closing. Banks.
Business Notices-Good Beers, Som
mers' Cafe; Dayton Bicycles; Walter
F. Higgins; Cherries. A. NJ. g. C. W.
West; Breakfast Bell Coffee, at Mum
ster's.
Follow The Crowd And be On Hand
To-day-B. H. Levy, Bro. g. Co.
Uniform Building Dne-C. H. Dor
sett
To-day We oner-The Metropolitan
Co.
The Terminus Of the Board Of Health
Masonic Temple Pharmacy.
Sunday Excursion to Jacksonville
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Foods-Grape-Nut
Every Housekeeping. & w. Laun-
dry.
Huyler's Candy and Confections-Th
Solomons Co.
Why Not The Best-Lattimore's.
Tell Me Pretty Maiden-Gamble's
Tooth Powder.
Honey, Know Your Man-Henry Solo
mon & Son.
Take Warburines When Bilious
Rowlinski, Druggist.
Chancellor Cigars-The Delmonico
Co.
Chronic Diseases-Dr. Reynolds &
Go.
Legal Notices-Libel Against Dredge
John Babcock; Libel Against Dredge
Rough Rider.
Interest Allowed On Daily Balances
Bavannah Trust Co.
Fine. Fresh Fruit To-day-The Del
monico Co.
See What Your Cash viii Buy-New
York Cash Grocery.
Medical-Blood Wine; Herpiclde; DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale, Lost. Personal Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
GREAT FORTUNES IN THE FUTURE.

Mr.. Charles M. Schwab, former pres
ident of the steel trust. is of the opln-
ion that in the future, in this country,
great fortunes will be made out of
mines. In a speech at Tonopah, New,
a few days ago. he said: ST want to
take this occasion to say that while
the largest fortunes of the past TWEEN
ty years have been made in manufac-
ture. l have personally expressed my
belief that the great fortunes OF the
future are to be made out of the earth.
The great fortunes of the past were
made because the people engaged in
manufacture were able to eclipse their
competitors. Those great opportunities
have passed away. All manufacture
is on a we'll established basis and the
limit has been reached so far as profits
are concerned.
But in mining a great. new field
seems TO be opening, in which the
wealth of Mother Earth is going to be
drawn upon by people who are willing
to risk their capital in extracting 1t.
That is my belief and predict that
the great fortunes of the next twenty
years will come from the mines of the
West-and we hope 10 get our share
and wa also hope that the people who
help us to get it may get their share"
No doubt some of the great fortunes
of the present time have been made
in legitimate manufacturing, but are
not some of the largest fortunes the
result of consolidating manufacturing
plants and loading these plants with
securities that were not worth their
face value? Mr.. Carnegie's great for
tune, for instance, is in bonds issued by
the steel trust Before his properties
became a part OF the steel trust hold
ings they were not valued at third
of what he received for them.
And is Mr.. Rockefeller's great for
tune the result of legitimate manufac-
turing? The popular impression is that
it isn't. If he had confined himself to
refining coal oil, instead of creating
monopoly. the probability is he
wouldn't be worth a quarter of what he
is now.
Mr.. Schwab undertook to increase
his fortune by consolidating Industrial
plants. making the shipbuilding trust,
but he made a failure of it, and prob
ably isn't as well off as before be UNI
dertook to manufacture stocks and
bonds. II Mr.. Schwab had said that
many of the great fortunes of the pres
ent time were made in manufacturing
stocks and bonds of doubtful value,
and selling them as gilt-edged seeuri-
ties, he would have come nearer Civ
ing a correct impression of the actual
situation. And he is right in saying
there isH't so much money I'm manu-
featuring as there was-manufacturlng
stocks and bonds-because' the bottom
of the market for them has dropped
out The buying public want TO know
what the actual value Of stocks and
bonds is nowadays before it buys them.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

The new steamships City OF Column
bus and Merrimac, OF the Ocean Steam
ship Company ana Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company, re-
spectively. received a warm welcome in
the port yesterday. They are large.
handsome, comfortable. speedy and
safe craft, aggregating more than -
600 tons and having accommodations
for more than $50 passengers. In ap-
pointments they will compare favor
ably with any coastwise liners Of this
country, and probably with those OF
any other country. Indeed they would
not suffer by comparison with the
great transatlantic liners, so much
care has been taken 10 give the Sa-
vannah passenger traffic frst-class
service. The adding of these new and
large steamers TO the Savannah fleet
OF liners is a pleasant incident. illus
trating the growth of the traffic at
this port and the increasing commercial
Importance of the city. Savannah has
the finest and largest feet of liners
of any Atlantic port south OF Balti-
more, and IL is constantly being i'm
proved.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
Had Tried IL.

The tramcar conductor had had a
good deal of trouble in getting the old
lady into the car, says Cassers Journal.
But at last his struggles were crowned
with success.
"Oh mel she wheezed, as she settled
herself In her seat. IT'S all this
dreadful rheumatism-thats what it is.
I'm sure, as used to say to my dead
husband, I'm a perfect martyr TO it,
Instantly a benevolent looking old
gentleman in the corner was all SYM
pathy.
did you ever try electricity.
madam" he said, kindly II used to
be a great sufferer myself from rheu-
matism. but ! went I'm for the treat
ment. and in the course of a short
time II completely cured me-"
Electricity, indeed" snorted the old
lady. "A lot Of good that is! / should
think l have tried it. why / was
struck by lightning only a year ago.
and have been worse instead Of better
ever since"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Baltimore American says: THE
Dutch are fighting in Java, the Rus
slams and japanese in Manchuria, the
Turks in Macedonia, the Germans in
Southwest Africa, the British in SOM
aliland,. and the United States boasts
civil war in Colorado, with a ma
tional political campaign coming on.
Who says the world is at peace?"
The Hartford (Conn) Times Dem.)
says: THE platform which Mr. Roose-
Welt and Mr.. Lodge are preparing for
their party to adopt at Chicago will
ditionS demand IT. In other words,
the party favors tariff revision when
ever it can be accomplished without
hurting the party. Party platforms in
the view of the gentlemen appear to
be mere collections of phrases with
which TO fool the voters"
The New Orleans Picayune Dem.)
says: "As long as this country is
as rich as ii is, the people will endure
high rates of taxation, but the day
VIII come when they cannot stand the
constantly increasing load, and II there
shall be no land of promise to which
the overtaxed multitudes can flee as
they are now doing from Europe to
the United States, there will be terri
BILE revolutions such as have made
much OF the history of the countries
of the Old World
The Galveston News Dem.) says;
Even the etanchest friends of Mr.
Bryan must admit that he is not the
kind of man TO indorse unreservedly
any platform not of his own designing
or any nominee not of his own ehoos-
ing. This may or may not be selfish
ness and presumption on the part of
Mr.. Bryan, but II certainly is not fair
to the Democratic party as a whole.
which has nearly always had its own
ideas as 10 platforms and preferences
as to nominees"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

BRIGHT BITS,

II have heard nothing about Par
sifar lately" "Eh! What states does
he expect to arry?''-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Mama: Harold If you don't give
Mary one of those apples at once, I'll
spank you.
Harold: Boo-hoo! I'll give 'em both
to Mary il you--youll promise to
spank her.-Brooklyn Life.
Your husband" said the physician,
has serious attack of gastric fever"
You don't sayl" exclaimed Mrs.
Oatcake. How in tn name of good
ness did he ever get it when there's
no gas in tn house ?"-Chieago Daily
News.
The Housewife-"It seems strange
that all that new maple sugar you
sold me has such an old flavor" The
Grocer-"Indeed. Well. l s'pose that's
easily explained by the fact that it's
made from the same old trees."--
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

Washington society received a hard
rap at the hands of Bishop Satterlee
the other day. He declared that the
wealthy and leisure classes of the
capital hold no responsibility for the
welfare of the community" but create
a sense of careless responsibility in
our citizens" The result, he said. is
that the people of society have false
ideals and make social pleasure the
business of life. Their influence perco-
lates to all classes and saps the founda-
ton OF character" But what are we
to do with Washington? 1t has been
the boast that ours is the only nom
commercial capital in the world. Poll
tics and society monopolize Washing
tons time almost wholly. Shall we
change 1t 4nto a commercial city and
give the people there something to
think about besides who shall hold the
Offices and who march in first at the
receptions?
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

Chief Po-ka-gon of the Pottawat-
tamies Of Michigan, died and went
10 that happy hunting ground some
months ago; but he left to posterity
o remarkable poem under the title.
So-gi-maw-kw Mit-i-gwa- XII" which
enterareted is said to mean 1.-The Queen
OF She Woods" The poem has been
dramatized by a Michigan pale-face
genius and will have its initial per-
Torrance next week After contem-
plating the title of the poem. the names
Of some Of the Russian generals sDpAar
lass terrifying.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

A woman's club in Chicago has be-
fore it proposition to petition the
Legislature to pass bill requiring
men to pay their wives a certain week.
ly allowance. This ought to be fol-
lowed by proposition to enact a law
prohibiting the men from going out
after supper.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

With the advent of the spring sea-
son comes the gratifying announcement
that man in Troy, N. Y, has in
vented a ol-proof" boat; one that
will not turn over when the fool
rocks it. If the inventor can now rig
up some attachment that will throw
the fool overheard when he attempts
to rock the boat, he will earn the
gratitude of long suffering summer re-
sorters
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

If the inimitable Mr.. Dooley" could
be persuaded to come out of his re-
tirement long enough 10 make some re-
marks on the war in the East. Amer
lean understanding OF the situation
would be advanced.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, showers and
cooler at night, with fresh east to
southeast winds. Eastern Florida,
showers, with fresh southeast to south
winds
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

Ex-Secretary Gage declares that
man can be wealthy and honest. Is
that intended as an offset 70 the tire
some and somewhat offensive charac-
terization of the poor but honest"
man?
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

1t is disquieting to hear that there
were Cossacks among the Russian
troops that were licked on the Yalu.
The romance of war has heretofore held
the Cossacks to be among the most
terrible fighters of the world and prac-
ticaily invincibie
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

IAN eyes are now turned towards
St. Louis" says the Globe-Demoerat.
1t is of more Importance. however, to
have all toes turned that way; but II
ex-senator Tom" carter's report of
the charges of st. Louis hotel keep
ers is correct a great many persons
will show st. Louis sone clean pairs of
heels
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

A wealthy woman in Maryland is
1nder arrest, with her son, on the
charge of fraudulently drawing a PEN
Hson from the government. The pen
sion amounted to only a few dollars
a month and the woman did not need
1t, having an Independent fortune. But
the pension bacillus was in her system
and she drew the money.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

Mr.. Debs. who has been nominated
for the presidency by the Socialist par
~, will make his second race on that
ticket. He was the candidate of the
same party in 1900. and received a
popular vote of S7,Sl4. out of some IA
100000 votes east. He may get about
as many votes in the forthcoming cleo
ton and thus figure among those who
ALSO ran" He will be best remem-
bered, however. as the man who was
at the head OF the great Chicago strike
in 1894, that was characterized by
rioting and the calling out of
troops.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

The Geneva Ophthalmoscope Is
an instrument for looking in the bach
OF the eve for diseases. The Retin-
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glasses without asking a question:.
The Hardy ophthalmometer is f0g
testing for astigmatism; this is the
only sure test. Get your glasses from
us and have them absolutely accurate.
Our store and dark room is the most
modern in the South. No one else in
savannah has these instruments.
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DIR. LEWIS A. HINES, Refracti0nist.
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07
THE SUGAR CANE CONVENTION.

The convention that assembled in
Jacksonville this week to discuss sugar
cane may have no immediate effect up
on sugar cane production in this state
and Florida, but it will cause farmers
in both states to think more about
sugar cane as a crop. and perhaps will
invite the attention of investors to
the advantages which these states Of
fer for profitable sugar production.
Here in Georgia sugar cane is Guilt
waited chiefly for syrup making The
best syrup in the world Is made in
South Georgia, and 1t sells readily at
a price which yields a better profit
ton OF the South.
One result of the Jacksonville con-
vention was to spread the fame of
Georgia syrup. Mr.. Wilson, the Sec
rotary of Agriculture, thinks there is
a mine of wealth for South Georgia
in this syrup. He has given special
attention to it, and stands ready to
give a testimonial as to its merits. He
says that when II gets TO be generally
known 1t will be in such demand that
1t will become the principal product
of South Georgia. Not only will it
find ready market in this country.
but will become a favorite article of
food in European countries. In some
respects it IS to be preferred to the
far-famed maple syrup of New Eng
land. OF the latter syrup, however,
there is only limited supply.
Every year the demand for Georgia
syrup is increasing, and consequently,
the price of the better grades is high
enough to cause farmers to give spe-
cial attention to the production of 1t.
1t Is a more profitable article than
cotton or any other thing South Geor-
gia farmers can produce. Conventions
like that at Jacksonville will help to
make 1t one of the leading crops of
this section OF the South.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

Word comes from New Jersey that
Grover Cleveland's name viii be pre-
sented at the st, Louis Convention.
II will be given abundant applause.
but few votes.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-07

Mr.. Debs will not be able to use Mr..
cleveland's Princeton lecture as a CAM
paign docum
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-24
the SPEEDWAY PARADE.

As there is decided difference of
opinion in segard to the most popular
horse on the New York Speedway, the
Road Drivers Association has decided to
have a voting contest on the day of their
annual Speedway parade, May Il, when
the spectators who gather along the line
of march on Seventh avenue and the
Speedway will have an opportunity of
casting vote eor their favorites.
Trotting and pacing kings of great re-
nown driven by gentlemen owners of
equal popularity are so numerous in the
Speedway brigade that unusual interest
will attach to the voting contest. There
will also be a prize awarded on Speed
way Day for the best looking horse and
rig, judged solely according to the gem
eral appearance as it passes the judges.
The committee in charge Of the parade
has definitely decided upon the follow
ing lines of Notwithstanding from 110th
street and Seventh avenue, pass up Sew
enth avenue to 15d street to the Viaduct,
to the Speedway, and along the Speed
way to Dyckman street, returning to the
main entrance for dismissal. Horses will
be classified the same as in past years,
and the entire parade will be headed
By band of music. There will be ten
special brushes after the parade is dis
missed The contestants will start at
the first bridge and finish in front of the
Club House, where the guests of the
association will review the parade and
the contests The parade is open to
every owner of trotting horse, ire
spective of whether he is member of
the Drivers Association, and President
Dodge expects this years affair to be
even larger than the successful ones of
rast years.