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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

A recommendation TO Gen. Spinner.
Applicants for government positions
under the civil service have a more
or less discouraging time of it, says
the Washington Post. 1t was not so
in the olden days, when positions were
first thrown open to women during
the Civil War. Here is the story of
the appointment under Gen. Spinner
of one who is still a clerk in the Treas
ury Department:
1t was in 1854" she said, two years
after the appointment of women had
become a permanent thing. 1 was in
Washington visiting a sister. l made
up my mind that 1 wanted a position,
and so, without saying a word to any
one, L went to the treasury and made
my own application. l simply walked
into Gen. Spinner's Office and said:
Gen. Spinner, 1 would like a po-
sition in the treasury The general
looked up carelessly, and then went on
with his work.
How long have you been in Wash
ington" he asked.
Three years
What influence have you?' he ask
What influence? 1 stammered. I
don't know what you mean I was be-
ginning to get embarrassed.
Yes, influence he said. What
congressman do you know?
| don't know any, l faltered. This
time the general threw down his pen,
leaned back in his chair and looked at
me.
You've been in Washington three
years and don't know any congress-
man? he queried. Good! That's rec
ommendation enough. The position is
YOurs.' "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
FLOWERS THAT WON'T FADE
From the New York Sun.

San Francisco, Dec. 14-Following
his production of the thornless cactus.
Luther Burbank has developed an
everlasting real flower that will not
fade or lose it's odor. He calls it the
Australian Star Flower" He evolv-
ed 1t after crossing, recrossing and Sc
lection from half hardy annual found
in West Central Australia.
Mr.. Burbank describes the plant as
a unique and beautiful plant, which
grows readily from seed in any ordi-
nary garden soil, preferring rather
sandy loan. 1t blooms early in the
season and continues to bloom for a
long time"
The fragrant flowers are of a Grim
son shade, sometimes approaching
white. They are produced in large,
graceful cit tiers, which, when cut, will
retain their form and color permanent
ly. The full grown plants are about
one foot high and the same across.
Although the stem of the flower may
dry up, the blossoms will not fade
Me- Burbank has a cluster of these
blossoms in his library which have re-
manned there unchanged for a year.
These real flowers bid fair to work a
revolution in millinery as they are
far more pleasing than artificial bios
SONS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
INSPECT AND REPAIR YOUR
SIDEWALKS.
Notice to Owners OF Real Estate.

In conformity with resolutions
adopted by the City Council. on March
IL, 1904, notice is hereby given:
/. To owners of abutting realty,
their lessees and agents, to keep in re-
pair the sidewalks along their respec-
tive frontages, including the small iron
boxes for gas and water connections,
wash payments, and the like, which
latter have metal covers adapted to
the sidewalk level.
II. In case of suits for damages
against the Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Savannah for injuries to
persons or property, sustained by per-
sons by reason of holes in sidewalks.
broken, displaced or loose brick or
stones, or of gas or water boxes, with
out covers or protruding above side
structions in and on sidewalks, the
owners of abutting realty or other
persons whose negligence may have
caused such defects and distractions,
will be vouched to defend, and will be
held responsible for all damages
awarded against the city on account
of such injuries to persons and prop
erty
III. Sidewalks throughout the city
are being inspected, and notices have
been and are being sent to owners of
AUDITING realty. and to whom IL may
concern, to repair sidewalk defects
promptly, or bear the consequences of
their neglect OF duty.
Savannah. Ga, July 1, 1904.
GEO. M. GADSDEN.
Director of Public Works.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
wisdom's whispers.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
1t is well to take time in thinking
before making accusations.
There is a species of treason in car
rying water on both shoulders in a
love affair.
Women take fright easily over a
lovers compliments to another OF the
fair sex.
In every man there is a disposition
to do the grand where women are
concerned.
Some women say nice things in a
way that bring a feeling of pride as
well as satisfaction.
When one man sneers at another Il
Is fair to presume jealousy is at the
bottom of IL.
1t hurts a woman's pride to have an
other woman share with her mans
attention.
Many men delight TO play the heavy
swell In uniform that is gaudy and
cheap.
A woman who can use her eyes with
effect Is dangerous rival.
When man regards himself as irre-
sistible Il Is time 10 do some aulet
thinking and self-abnegation
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
A BALD SUGGESTION.

An express train of the Great
Northern was hurting through the
night air. There had been delays, and
it had time to make up between Spok-
ane Falls and the Northern division.
The engineer, with nerves tense and
eyes peeled" sat in the window of
his cab. Telegraph poles snapped past
the vision Of the watchers. The train
was literally burning the wind" as
it is sometimes phrased. Meanwhile
the alert engineer was watching his
track, as all good and faithful engi-
neers do. especially on fast trains that
are behind time. The powerful head
light shone down the track and illum-
mated it for the distance of several
hundred feet. As the train. flying
along and touching the earth only on
high places, approached the Columbia
river the watchful engineer saw some
thing white, scintillatng and menac-
ing on the track. The rays of the
headlight were refracted from Il and
made the white object seem as big as
hogshead and as dangerous as a
boulder. The engineer was temporarily
fascinated by the apparition, but me-
chanically he shut of the steam and
applied the air brakes. with shiver
the train came TO a dead stop three
feet from the object; which proved 20
be the bald head Of Peter walklrk.
who had gone 20 sleep on the approach
Of the bridge with his polished pate bare
10 the glare OF any headlight that
might happen along The question
arises, n bald head IL thus effective
in stopping train, why would % not
be- d good idea 10 abolish the sema-
phore system and substitute bald heads
az emergency agnalhg
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
TILE POPLAR VOTE.
From the New York Commercial.

From the New York Commercial
The official figures of the popular
vote for President in the recent cleo
ton are now practically completed,
and they constitute a basis for some
interesting comparisons and specula-
tiOns. Briefly, the total popular vote
amounted to 10. 900, of which the
Roosevelt electors received $4,000 and
the Parker ticket virtually ,lOO,OOO-
the balance being divided between the
two Socialist the Prohibition and the
Populist candidates for the presi-
dency.
Roosevelt's vote exceeds Mckinley
in 1895 by practically $4,000 and that
of 1900 by about 100000. On the other
hand, Parkers vote ran behind Bry-
ans in 1896 by 1,4OO, 900 and behind
Bryan's in 1900 by nearly 100000 1t
even fell behind Cleveland's vote in
both 1892 and 1888 by nearly 100000;
and it barely surpassed Cleveland s
vote in 1SS4-twenty years ago.
And an odd circumstance is that the
total vote for President at the recent
election-all candidates included-is be-
tween 100000 and 100000 less than it
was in 1900 or in 1896. This clearly
indicates that there was vast army
of voters-most of them, evidently,
Democrats-who did not take the pains
ITO go to the polls last month. 1t is
true that the combined vote for the
two Socialist candidates-Debs and
Corregan-is 100000 greater than it
was in 1900 and that the Populist presi-
Dental nominee, Watson polled a vote
of about $4,000; but this plainly does
not account for the tremendous dis
crepancy between the vote cast for
Roosevelt and that cast for Mckinley
in 1900 and again in 1896, or for the
enormous falling off in the Parker vote
as contrasted with the Bryan vote in
both these same years.
These statistics furnish excellent
ground for the inference that an enor-
nous number of Democrats-or, at
least, of voters on whose support of
Parker the Democratic leaders had
counted-voted for Roosevelt. They
bear out the presumption, further, that
a considerable number of Bryan's for
mer adherents rallied to the Roosevelt
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from motives of re-
Yenge or because they believed that the
President was more in line with their
views than Judge Parker each person
will have to decide for himself. I'm
doubtedly, however, the prosperity"
argument had a strong effect with
many voters of anti Republican proc
Invites.
But in whatever light it may be re-
cetved the Presidents triumph was a
remaTkable one, and it is doubtful if
we Snail look upon it's like again-at
least, in the immediate future
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
WHO OWNS a WoMAN,s HAIR.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
There is nowadays virtually nothing
that a wife can do for which she cam
not make her husband pecuniarily re-
sponsible. Whatever happens he has
always got to pay her costs. And
though he leaves her at his peril, she
can always leave him at her pleasure;
and the law she can put in force to
compel his return to her is of no use
whatever to compel her to return to
him.
When" benedict had occasion to
plead lately-"when l married her l
became in a sense part proprietor of
her hair" Now she had brought him
before the Cadi on a charge of steal
ing that same hair. If it had been the
hair of her head and he had exercised
it in the course of business the charge
Of stealing might perhaps have been
uhsustainable. But she had bought
the hair with her own money and had
been at charges for making it up. The
husband had. as the Cadi pointed out,
no claim to the hair under the circum-
stances; there was no part ownership,
as there might once have been consid-
cred to be, in the product, and no right
to raise money on it. In point of fact
the relation between husband and
wife had come to be such that there
was only a committal for trial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Natchez (Miss.) Democrat
(Dem.) says: The sectional Ratchet
is not buried deep enough. There
is just enough of the handle sticking
out to afford good grip to the mis-
guided man who wants to pull it out
and shake the blade in the air."
The Louisville Courier Journal
CDem.) says: Having determined
to appoint Crum because of his color.
the President has stubbornly stuck to
that determination, and all the more
stubbornly because of the objections
urged against the appointment. That
the long and short of the Crum
incident"
The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer
Dem.) says: at is said that the
Latimer good roads bill although.
favorably reported, is doomed to be
defeated, on account of the economi-
cal wave that is sweeping over Com
gress. Georgia, however, should not
be affected by this, but should 60
right ahead with the work of improve
ing her public highways"
The Chicago Tribune CRep.) says: IF
judges. who above all other men are
supposed 10 know and respect the
laws. do not keep honest expense ac-
counts, ordinary mortals should not be
expected TO be perfect. Nor are they.
one finds often members OF state
boards or commissions, who are al
lowed so many dollars "A day Tor every
day they are actually employed.
swelling the number of days and rob-
bling the state. The conscience Of the
congressman does not sting him when
h. travels 10 Washington on "a pass
and then collects his mileage Cove
eminent employees and those 81 private
corporations are often none TOO scrup-
ulOua in making out expense accounts.
Absolute honesty in such matters 81
most desirable. ~ tho contemplated
impeachment n Judge sWnynf shall
make Judges uorf particular fhe good
example fhfy HW may gradually Dr.
nponce those who hold lees honorable
pofiilons,F
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17


The Indianapolis News prefaces a
story thus; 'In these winterish days,
when most outside work is impossi-
BILE And this, mind you, is in the
Middle West of cur country. Early in
December, with winter hardly started,
they are having days in which out
side work is impossible" We seldom
have such days here in the South,
throughout the whole season. 1t fire.
quently occurs that we sit on our
piazzas after christmas dinner and
enjoy the balmy' atmosphere. There is
not the slightest difficulty in working
out-of-doors practically the whole year
around. Nor are our summers more
oppressive than those of Indiana. The
fact is, we have the finest, most even
and delightful climate in the world, that
is perpetually Joy to those who are
so fortunate as to live in it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
INDIAN VOTERS IN OKLAHOMA
From the Kansas city Journal.

ElOAiA NilN ANdiioho lily
At the last election in Oklahoma
three tribes of Indians voted. These
tribes are the Poncas, Kaws and Otoes.
Since the election four years ago these
tribes have treated with the govern
ment and have allowed their lands TO
be allotted With this the members OF
the tribes became citizens, with the
full power 10 vote.
The Kaws took the liveiest interest
IN the election. There are fOrty-five
members OF the tribe who are entitled
10 vote. and twenty-three 81 this num-
Der are fun blOods. Every one OF the
fOrty-fyo, without exception, voted
The Kaws are nearly All Republican.
Each Indian who could not read Eng
lish was allowed two Interpreters. "A
Republican and "a Democrat, who went
with him into the booth and assisted
him in voting his ticket. With the
POncn tribe the election was sOmeuhat
different. They had no fixed ideas and
they wanted a. vote aa their friends De-
sired. Tho Judges and rierks worked
HARD until noon and fuccocded ln got
dog only Cen an the hundred eligible
voters ~ ihs nlbe " east thelr bai-
ioie,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
OIL GEYsER IN GULF OF MEXICO.


There was enough oil last Thursday
in the Gulf of Mexico, about 125 miles
southwest of the delta of the Missis-
sippi, to calm the troubled waters of
a little ocean in a hurricane. There
have been reports heretofore of the
appearance of oil on the surface Of
the Gulf and they have been received
with some degree of scepticism by
folks ashore.
Capt Risk of the Mallory liner San
Jacinto, i'm yesterday from Galveston
is responsible for the definite declara-
ton that there were not only acres
and acres of oil that made the Gulf
about him look glasslike in smoothness,
but that the oil was distinctly seen,
close aboard ship, bubbling several
inches above the surface.
The captain declares that not only
did it look like oil, but that Il posi-
lively was oil. In his report he calls
it crude petroleum" He was a day
out from Galveston, and he was more
than ten minutes steaming through the
preternaturally smooth sea. Where the
sea dubbed the surface was thick and
heavy with it.
1t is said that the submarine oil
geyser in some way may be connected
with the recent upheavals i'm Texas
oil wells.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
A soUTHERNER IN THE CABINET.

There seems to be a pretty general
impression that the President win come
South for one of the members of his
new cabinet. There is no good reason
why the impression isn't we'll founded.
The South is growing in wealth and
population rapidly. and is now prob
ably the most prosperous section of
the country. And Mr.. Roosevelt had
a good many supporters in the South
in the recent election. The proportion
which he got Of the votes cast in this
and some of the other Southern states
was about as large as the Democratic
candidate got in some of the strongest
of the Republican states.
From what is being said in the news
papers and from resolutions that are
being adopted by commercial bodies of
the South, it seems that the selection
of Col r. j. Lowry, of Atlanta, would
meet with approval of the Southern
people. He has made an impression
upon the South as a man of ability,
and as a banker. The fact that he is
a Republican and strong friend of the
President hasn't lessened the esteem I'm
which he is held in the least. If he
should be made Secretary. of the Treas
ury he would fill that high Office to the
entire satisfaction Of the country, and
his appointment would be pleasing to
both Republicans and Democrats.
AS the president Of the Lowry Bank
ing Company and ex-president of the
American Bankers Association, he is
widely known. II the President were
looking for handsome men as members
of his cabinet he would select Col.
Lowry at once. In Col. Lowry. how
ever. he would secure a gentleman of
first -class ability as well as of fine
appearance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

Commissioner Of Pensions Ware paid
his farewell visit to the President the
other day. He goes out of Office on
Jan. ], next, with the best wishes
Of all who are not pension applicants.
His unvarying good nature and quick
Wit have made him innumerable
friends-always with the exception
noted. II am going back to Kansas"
said Mr.. Ware. among the cyclones
10 get little rest want something
easy" After a. time In the pension Of
fee II Is not surprising that Nh. Ware
regards Kansas cyclones as restful and
nerye-soothing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
Personal.

Melvin o. Adams, who has just
been named United States district at
torney for Massachusetts, has made
an enviable record as a railroad pres
ident and also as a lawyer
One of the Republicans swept into
Congress by the landslide in Missouri
is William 7. Tindall of Sparta. The
congressional convention for the Four
tenth district nominated Mr.. Tindall
without his knowledge or consent.
When the notice of his nomination was
received he said:i "Pshawl I'd decline
1t, only hate to waste a 2-cent STAMP
on it," sr. -4.f..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

Representative Tawney OF Minnesota,
who has just returned from n trip 10
Alaska, says there are in that territory
unlimited supplies Of spruce timber
available for paper-pulp making. The
pnper-pulp supply has become guess
lion ~ great interest 20 paper users
in thia country. A. the law now
stands. exports ~ timber lumber. logs.
pulp or auy ~ she manufactures
thereof from Alaska 10 enc United
states afe prohibited. practically ST.
faNnfy h FoInr a. Introduce q hnl a.
relieve fhe riiuHiian lnd permit W coo
li'' Hnpgriafion ~ spruce. m any
form, from hiafkA
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

The principal Of the school was talk
Ing with him about his boy says the
Chicago Tribune.
by the way Mr.. Wlpedunks." De
said, n have made = discovery about
jerry. He's nmbldextrouf."
- don't see how that can be-" re-
piled M. Wlpeduuka, with rising 3D.
diRnntlon. he halnf never been AZ.
posed 40 a. Besides ho Was yacclnnfeG
iast year. We battle him rcR isr every
week 1nl Do mother nlWuys makes
him rfaf a iiffle bHa ~ ananaaaify
fl0d around hiF neck some M thf
other boys haf been igin' oD him"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

The late L. Clark Davis, editor of the
Philadelphia Ledger, was the head of
a rather remarkable literary family.
He was himself a man of far above
the ordinary literary instincts and
ability, and every member of his fam
lily has become an author of note. His
wife, Rebecca Harding Davis, is the
author of many novels and numerous
papers in leading magazines. One of
his sons is Richard Harding Davis, the
novelist, traveller and war correspond
ent. Another son. Charles Belmont
Davis, is well known in the world of
letters, though not as well known pos
sibly as his brother. A daughter of
Clark Davis is also known to maya
zine and novel readers through her
excellent work. 1t is not often that
one family contributes so much to the
intellectual side of contemporary his
tory.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

A school is maintained in connection
with Chicago's prison system. Com
petent teachers give daily Instructions
to the prisoners. Not long ago one
Of the instructors delivered a lecture
to his prison class on radiunn. Shortly
thereafter one of the members of the
class was discharged having served
his time. A few nights later the office
of prominent physician was burglar
lied. The burglar passed over a num-
Der of cases of costly surgical instru-
ments and stole only bit of radium
with which the doctor had been ex-
perimenting. 1t transpired that the
burglar was the prisoner who had
heard the radium lecture in the prison
school. After this, of course, it can
not be questioned that the education of
criminals is attended with advantages.
Except for his attendance on the lee
ture, the prisoner would never have
known that radium is worth something
like 100000 per ounce.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
BRIGHT BITS.

-Johnsing-"Yo' ain no heavy
weight, now tell yo DAFT" 'Rastus-
rs dat so? Well, All ain head no
visitors in de City Tourin' Cabs ask
whah- you lives at, neithah!"-Cleve-
land Leader.
"A Gamer exceedingly canny
One morning remarked to his
granny,
"A Gamer can can
Anything that he can,
But Gamer can't can a can, can
he?"
tae.r --Exchan0a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

Mrs. Chadwick and President Beck
with of the Oberlin bank spent very
pleasant quarter of an hour together
in the Cleveland Jail. Mrs. Chadwick
was gracious, and President Beckwith
was as delighted as if he has still other
thousands to loan on brown paper Sc
curity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

Hotel clerks in all parts of the coun-
try are advised to give attention to
the story that a hotel clerk in Nash
vile, Tenn, has just received check
for $4,000 from a man to whom ne
showed some civil attention several
years ago. There is never any know
ing when one is entertaining an angel
uTiawares.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

II must be gall and NORWOOD to
Mrs. Carrie Nation to see how Mrs.
Chadwick is playing in the limelight
these days. Carrie will have to get a
larger Ratchet, talk louder and smash
more costly fixtures than has been her
custom heretofore.