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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
TALK WITH JrDGE PARKER.

Judge Parker is not doing any talk
ing himself, but he is doing some
through his friends. In an interview
in Washington on Thursday. Elliot
Danforth, of New York, one of the
closest political friends of David g.
Hin and Judge Parker, gave out an
interview on public issues in which, he
says, he expressed the views of Judge
Parker.
1t is probable that Mr.. Danforth went
to Washington partly for the purpose
of giving out this interview. There
have been some pretty caustic critl-
cisms' of portions of the platform
adopted by the New York Democrats
the platform supposed 10 contain the
views of Judge Parker on the political
issues of the day-and it wouldn't be
surprising if it was thought advisable
by Judge Parker's friends to have
something in the newspapers, as COM
ing from him, to offset these criticisms
Mr.. Danforth said that a few days
ago he had a long talk with Judge
Parker at Esopus, on the subject of
trusts, the tariff, the South and its
problems, and, in fact, all of the mat
tiers which are issues before the coun-
try. Mr.. Danforth gave Judge Parker's
views, and 1t is doubtful if any Demo-
erat, sincerely anxious for the well
fare of his party, could reasonably find
fault with them.
There was one plank in the platform
adopted by the New York Democrats
that seemed to indicate that Judge Par
ker was opposed to federal con-
troll of interstate trusts. On the con-
trary, he favors such control, but
thinks that a state should deal with
trusts that are wholly within it's jur-
isdiction. He believes the tariff should
be reduced, particularly where it
shelters trusts or permits monopolies
to sell their products in foreign mar
kets cheaper than they sell them in
the domestic market.
With reference to the Southern peo-
pie Mr.. Danforth quotes him as fol-
lows:
Elliott, they are a great people;
they are the country1nen of Washing
ton and Jefferson and Madison and
Jackson and Lee. Their courage and
their constancy have never failed.
They have changed velvet for home
spun and endured the pinch of honor
able poverty, and are just now begin
ming to reap the reward of their great
sacrifices.
i have implicit faith in their ability
to solve rightly and righteously the
| difficult problems with which they are
confronted and believe it is the duty
of their countrymen at the North to
permit them to solve those problems I'M
molested by irritating political inter-
ference from the outside g"
Judge Parker must have been fav-
| orably impressed by what he saw and
heard when he was in Georgia last
| summer. There is no doubt of course
that his views on public questions are
all right. No Democrat will find fault
with them except one who is unfriend-
ly TO his candidacy for the presidential
nomination of his party.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
The Bold Ghost.
From the Smart Set.

From the Smart Set.
The year was young, but the place was
And the house had gone to sleep,
And the ghost that came by night was
bold,
For the silence was so deep.
Aloud he called to his hearts fair
queen,
But she would not up5ar the door,
And the window from which she used
to lean
Stirred at her touch no more.
In vain through the empty night he
cried,
But there came no answering tone;
And then he bethought him that since
he died
A hundred years had flown.
But a hundred years should have
brought more near
The love that he loved so we'll:
And the bold ghosts heart turned cold
with fear
Where was the old-time spell?
Had she forgotten what he held fast?
They say tits woman's way;
Was it only a dream that love could
last,
The dream Of an idle day2
From the silent house the bold ghost
turned
Why dream that a dream is true?
Ashes were where loves fire once
Deaths meaning ct last he knew.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
PROPOSALS. WANTED.


CUSTOM-HOUSE, Savannah, Ca.
Collectors Office. May 4, 1904
Supplies For Revenue Vessels
Sealed proposals for supplying ship
chandlery rations, and coal to vessels
of the United States Revenue Cutter
Service, regularly stationed. or temper
arily, at Savannah. Ca, and delivered
on board said vessels at that place
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1905, will be received at this Office until
o'clock .. m. of Tuesday, May II,
1904, at which time and place they will
be publicly opened. The coal furnished
to be anthracite or bituminous of best
quality; uniform i'll character; TO
weigh 2,240 pounds to the ton; to be
delivered on board the vessels ut zach
times and in such quantities as may be
required, at localities readily accessible
TO said vessels, and TO be subject to
inspection as to quality and weight.
Bidders will name the prices both for
steaming and stove coal and also their
facilities for furnishing the vessels
With fresh water, and their charges
therefor. Blank forms of proposals,
with schedules showing articles of ship
chandlery and component parts OF ra-
tons, with specifications. may be had
upon application to this office; and pro-
posals must be submitted on these
forms. Separate bids will also be re-
ceived at the same time and place for
lubricating and illuminating oils. The
right is reserved to reject any or all
bids. John H. Deveaux, Collector.
FORT MOULTRIE, S. c., MAY 8,
19O4.-Sealed proposals in tripHcate will
be received until II a. m, May rs. 1904,
for constructing frame subsistence
storehouse here. Informal ton furnish
ed on application. U. S. reserves right
to reject any or all proposals. En-
velopes containing proposals should be
marked Proposals for Construction,
addressed F. L. Buck, @. M.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
THE SUNDAY PROPOSAL.

Lovers generally. and marriageable
matdens particularly, should be inter-
ested in a lawsuit that is pending in
the courts at Norristown, Pa. The
parties to il, plaintiff and defendant
respectively. are a plump and pretty
young woman and a handsome preach
er with curly hair. The young woman
alleges in her bill of complaint that
the handsome preacher laid siege to
her heart and after ardent wooing
won il. She loved him for his earn
estness, his eloquence, his devotion to
good works and his personal attrac-
tiveness. In his moments of tender
ness his eyes would look an appeal
while honeyed words dropped from his
lips. Having capituIated to the rev.
erend wooer, the maiden anticipated
marriage within a reasonable time.
This time, she says. she waited with
patience; then she began to make in
quiries as to what was wrong and
what she might expect. The upshot of
it was that the persuasive preacher in
formed her that he could not marry
her; whereupon she consulted law
yer, who has brought suit for $4,000
damages for biighted affections and
disappointed hopes.
The chief point Of interest. however,
Is in the preachers defense. He does
not deny the love-making, the proposal
and promise of marriage He is willing
to admit that he kept company" with
the fair plaintiff; that he walked home
with her from meeting and even
squeezed her hand as he whispered
sweet things into her ear But he holds
that the proposal ana promise of mar
riage occurred on a Sunday evening.
Now, the law holds that a promise of
marriage is a contract. In the eye of
the law there is no difference in con-
tracing to marry a woman and con-
tracing to deliver a ton of coal or to
buy a barrel of beans. Furthermore.
ii is the law in Pennsylvania that a
contract made on Sunday is null and
void. that il is illegal and cannot be
enforced. The preacher declares, in
legal form, that this marriage contract
was made on a Sunday, and is there
fore invalid, and that all subsequent
promises were but the elimination Of
the original invalid and illegal prom
Use, therefore he is under no obligation
TO the plaintiff.
Should the preachers contention be
sustained by the courts it might have
far-reaching effect. There is more
counting done on Sunday than any
other day of the week. Indeed, it is
probable that the sum of Sunday
counting would balance the aggregate
of all the other days. On Sunday the
girl has on her freshest and finest
gown and looks especially charming
On Sunday the swain is newly shaved
and, diked out in his best clothes, he
has a good opinion of himself and
most confidence in his powers to ras-
einate. The exercises Of the day tend
to bring the maid and the man into
close association. The calm Of the
evening superinduees thoughts Of love
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
Both Imaginary.

President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia University. passed his boy
hood N New Jersey, in the town of
Elizabeth, says the New York Tribune,
and an Elizabeth man said of him
recently:
II am not likely ever to forget the
precocious things that 1 heard Butler
in his childhood say. This youngster
had a mans wit in baby's body, and
it was impossible to get the better of
him.
One day 1 heard a minister trying
to joke him a bit.
Nicholas" said the minister, can
you tell me what the eartIl's axis is p
Yes. sir answered the boy. 1T is
an imaginary line. passing from one
pole to the other. on which the earth
revolves.'
Very good, said the minister. Then
he winked at the rest of us. And l
suppose, Nicholas he went on, that
you could hang a wash out on this
imaginary line. eh?'
Yes, sir: of course. SIR said the
boy.
THE minister looked blank at that
for it was not the answer he had ex-
pected.
Oh. you could, could you? What
kind of a wash?" he asked.
An imaginary wash, said Butler"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

and companionship. and under the in
huences OF environment the man pro-
pounds the fateful question. 70 which
the maid gives answer. Sunday-made
matches are literally numberless. so
numerous are they. But suppose it
should be held by the courts that
Sunday proposals were void and ille-
gal wouldn't it upset things? Papa
would object to the wasting Of Sunday
night gas; Mama would know it would
be no use for her 10 go to bed at half
past nine. and Daughter would in
some manner give Willie 10 understand
that she was suffering with headache,
but that it would probably be better
tomorrow night. And Willie would
feel that a shower Of ice water had
been turned loose on his spine. Sunday
sparkling would quickly be tabooed,
for prudential reasons. and much Of
the sunshine of life would be behind
a cloud.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
DIR. ssNot Much.'


A bright young Dane, not yet out Of
his teens. has lately taken a position
as night elevator boy in an upper
Broadway apartment house. says the
New York Commercial. He is out"
from the home country less than a
year and understands English very
well already, although encountering
some difficulty in speaking it.
Last Sunday night one OF the tenants
went out, leaving the apartment with
nobody in Il. He called on some out
Oft town friends at downtown hotel
and while there called up his own
house on the telephone. ''Vilhum" re-
sponded.
Has anybody called since I'VE been
away?" he was asked.
"Dere vas two-yes. sir"
Who were they? Did they leave
any cards?"
mo, dey leave no cards. don't
yust remember dere names. Wait a
minuter'
A brief period was allowed William
in which to brush up his memory, but,
not response coming, the tenant took
up the inquiry again.
Well, who were they. William? %
Not much"
Not much" What do you mean?
want to know the names Of those
callers"
Two dere vas-a gentleman and a
lady. Dey give der name. Not much
il was. OATS all I can remember of
it. He was a doctor, he say"
1t was disclosed next day that DIR.
Doolittle and his wife had called.
Not mueh' was Williams Danish
way Of expressing do little" in Eng
lish.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Indianapolis News (Dem.) says;
The fact that Iowa has chosen Hearst
delegates will not affect the situation
in Indiana or in single Southern
state. The candidate that the party
the states that the party has chance
of carrying"
The Galveston CTex.) News (Dem)
says: 1.-The cost of the Roosevelt adj
ministration exceeds that of McKin-
ley by $211, 900, 900, and Cleveland's by
SSS3, 5000, 900. Almost all this increase
is due to the imperialistic madness. A
big army, a big navy, a huge pension
fund-all the things conducive to graft
ing, disturbance and war;
The Brooklyn Eagle (Dem.) says:
Every drunkard means to reform.
Every high tariff party means to re-
duce the tariff. The drunkard means
TO reform when he thinks ii is time
he did. The prOtectiontst means to re-
duce the tariff when he thinks it should
be reduced. The trouble is that the
time for SO thinking never comes to
the drunkard. and the time for SO re-
ducing the tariff never comes to the
high protectionist."
The Philadelphia Record Dem.)
says: President Roosevelt's failure
to remember Thomas Jefferson's con-
nection with the Louisiana purchase
may be readily forgiven. He has
habit of preoccupation and inadvert-
enee, as illustrated on the Antietam
occasion, when he forgot Gen. McClel-
Ian; and he doesn't think much Of JEFF
ferson anyway. But the other per-
sonages who managed to forget Jeffer-
son at the exposition opening will not
be so readily excused"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
Little Johnny Again.

Little Johnny was carefully studying
a dictionary, and his poor, tired, bald
headed old pop had just begun to
be comfortable in an arm chair. with
his cigar and evening newspaper. says
the New York Telegram, when the
young hopeful broke the peace with:
Say, pop?"
We'll. nay son."
The Court House is the place where
prisoners are taken. isn't it?'
Yes, my son."
well, why don't they spell It
c-a-u-g-h-t house them
A short period of absolute silence en-
sued.
Johnny" said his father here it is
9 O'Clock. and 1 have told you half a
dozen times that sitting up late is bad
for little boys. Go to bed at once"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
THE JAPANEsE SOLDIERS.

When the war between Russia and
Japan began the opinion was quite
often expressed in the public prints
that the japanese couldn't stand de-
feat-that a few reverses would de-
moralize their forces on land and sea.
That opinion is undergoing a change,
not because Of Feverses the japanese
have suffered since the war began, but
because Of willingness Of the japanese
soldiers and sailors TO die rather than
surrender. They have met with no re-
verses as yet, but if they should meet
with some it is doubtful If they would
become discouraged and allow the
Russians TO overrun their country. The
probability is they would fight as long
as there was the least hope of win
ming. or Of saving something from the
wreck.
Gen. Descharm er of France, who
helped TO form and train the japanese
army from 1866 to 1876, is Of the opin-
ion that if the japanese should get
the worst of it, they would have to be
destroyed, practically. as a people, be-
fore they would admit they were con-
quered. Il should not be surprised"
said Gen. Descharmer, "if in case of
defeat the Mikado had recourse to sui
eide by hari-kari." If this view of the
japanese is a correct one. the Russians
may have occasion to wish many times
before the war is ended that they had
met the japanese half way when the
diplomatic negotiations were going on.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
GoRMAN.s ACTIVITY.

TIE presence OF Senator German in
New York and the announcement that
he is having conferences there with
Mr.. Murphy. the Tammany leader, and
with Prominent Democratic politicians
from the West and South are the
cause of the statement that IS ap-
pearing in the Northern newspapers
that he is planning eisheT to be the
nominee Of his party for President
or TO name the nominee 50 as 10 get
the credit for bringing the two fac
lions Of his party together.
All that is said about Senator Cor
man in this connection is pure fiction.
He is not the sort OF man to talk
about his plans, except 10 those he
knows he can trust implicitly. And.
as a matter Of fact, none Of the news
papers are quoting him or attributing
10 him any views relative 10 the ex-
isting condition Of affairs in the Dem
ocratic party AS far as the public
knows to the contrary ne may be in
New York in the interest Of Judge
Parker.
In some Of the Washington Dis
patches it is stated that Senator Cor
man hopes to capture the Bryan
Hearst section OF the St. Louis con-
vention and secure the support Of it
for himself by suggesting that Mr..
ToRne, Mr. Bryan's great friend. be
given tns second place on the ticket
with him. 1t is doubtful if he ever
made a suggestion OF that kind. And
It is doubtful il Senator German
would be satisfactory TO Mr.. Bryan,
even II Mr.. Towne were nominated
on the ticket with him. II is certain
he wouldn't be anywhere near as sat
isfactory to Mr.. Bryan as Judge Par
ker would II doesn't seem TO be rea-
sonabIe therefore that Senator German
is planning to get the nomination. As
a matter Of fact. there is no evidence
to show that he has regained the po-
sition in his party which he occupied
before the Panama canal treaty came
before the Senate for ratification. All
things considered therefore there
doesn't seem to be any good reason
for thinking that he is seriously ex-
pecting TO get the nomination. If
there were a popular movement for
him that would be ground for think
ing he was working for the nomina-
ton, but there is no such movement,
and there isn't likely 10 be any. 1t is
a safe statement that Mr.. Cleveland,
at this time. stands a better chance
for getting the nominal ton than Sena-
tor German does.
There is no doubt OF course that
Senator German is popular in the
South. and he has many warm friends
in the North, but IL Judge Parker re-
mains a candidate for the nomination
Senator German will stand very little
chance for getting it. And the indi-
cations are that Judge Parker is going
to be a candidate until the ticket is
made.
Much Of the speculative matter that
is now appearing in the public prints
as TO who will be the Democratic nom
for President and Vice President
has very little foundation in truth
There will be much more Of the same
sort of matter before the meeting Of
the National Convention. It is worthy
of notice that the Democrats of the
states from which Democratic MAORI
ties are expected are for Judge Par
ker. That Of itself is the strongest
Kind of reason for thinking he win be
the nominee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
wOMAN's .'FRIGHTFUL FAILURE"

Mrs. Flora Mcdonald Thompson
boldly throws down the gauntlet TO the
new woman in an article in the North
American Review. 1.-The truth about
the woman in industry" she says, lis
that she is a frightful failure" That
is quite enough to set the new" wom-
an bridling, but it is merely the begin
ming OF the arraignment. At some
length and with great positiveness
Mrs. Thompson charges that woman
in industry has the effect of reducing
wages, crowding out man, fostering
race suicide" and detracting from the
home. Nor is that ell. The woman
at work is a charity. and costly one;
she Is ''an economic pervert and a so
cial menace" There is no mincing Of
words in that declaration.
Again, it is charged that woman is
not n permanent factor in the industrial
world. She does not make her work
her Hfe's business, as man does. The
marriage factor is always before her.
Her aim in industry is TO tide over the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
BRIGHT BITS.

Singleton: I'm in a box. My wife's
dressmaker has sued me.
Doubleton: You're in a dress suit
case, you mean.-Cleveland Leader.
Young Author: When 1 write far
into the night 1 find great difficulty in
getting to sleep.
Friend: Why don't you read over
what you have itten?-Princeton
Tiger.
Mrs. PATTERSON: I wonder II 1t
has paid to give our daughter such a
good education?
PATTERSON: Paidl Why, of course.
Don't you see from her manner how
superior she is to us?-Life.
Are there clubs for women in this
town." asked the suffragist from the
East.
Certainly not" replied the gallant
Westerner. I'VE can handle women
without clubs. "-Chicago Evening Post.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
A Wise Virgin.

The woman reporter was interviewing
Senator Arthur P. German about suf-
frage, according to the Troy Times
The astute politician answered with a
story. Now, young woman, what
would happen to men If women enter
ed politics? Why, they are keener
than we are. even in their Sunday
schools, and we wouldn't stand any
chance with them. In one of the few
Sunday-school classes l ever address
ed 1 was nonplussed by a miss of six
summers. 1 was telling the girls the
story OF the seven wise and seven fool
ish virgins, and 1 asked what we might
learn from the beautiful story, when a
little blossom in blue replied: That's
easy enough; learn to keep our eyes
peeled for a bridegroom
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
80 PAGES.
ADE1 10 NEW ADIERTISEHENTS


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Our Sale OF Summer Necessities Is
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