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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
To the Rninf.

The late Gen. Russell Hastings
served with distinction in the Civil
War, and his war time "reminiscences
were amusing, says the New York
Tribune.
He was describing one day a time
when the soldiers pay had been in ar
rears.
"A young Westetner, full of bragga-
docio," he said, walked up to his cap
tain during the temporary trouble, sa-
luted and said sternly:
" Three words with you; cap.'
'Well?' said the captain. What
are they?
d" Money or discharge.
1.-THE captain smiled grimly.
" -Four with you, he said.
"'Wel@
Neither one nor t'other.'"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
NOT PAPER EMPEROR WILLIAM
USES.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
Do you care to know the style of note
paper used by the German Emperor
when he favors his friends with a
line?
1t is of a large size, pale blue in coll
or and of imitation linen. A beautiful
design in gold and delicate colors is in
the left corner of the sheet and upon
the envelope flaps, showing the Kaiser
is not above licking them down like
ordinary mortals. In the center of
the design, which we are assured is
quite new. are Williams initials and
the imperial eagle. with the ribbon of
the Order of the Garter, and the mot
to and the chain of the Black Eagle
Order intertWined around.
The white Johanniter cross is just
visible and two marshal's STATS are
crossed near it, while over the whole
is the Kaiser's crown. If anything
more had been put into the design it
would cover the entire page, and his
Imperial majesty thought there was
enough in that monogram to let recip-
tents know who had been writing to
them on sky blue stationery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
Fixing a Date for Payment.

Charles James Fox, the famous Eng
lish advocate Of a generation ago, and
his secretary, Mr.. Hare. who lived with
him, were both noted for their impe-
curiosity, and their creditors spent
much time in dunning them. One morn
ing before daylight there was violent
ringing at their door, and Mr.. Fox, go
ing to the window, found a group of
creditors below
Are you fox hunting or hare hunt
ing this morning?" he asked.
Come now, Mr.. Fox" one of them
called up, tell us when you are going
to pay that bill. Just set a date, and
we will leave you in peace"
"All right" was the reply. "HoW will
the Day of Judgment suit your
Not at all" said the creditor; well
all be too busy on that day"
Well said Mr.. Fox, rather than
put you to any inconvenience well
make it the day after"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
Didn't Know About Caesar.

Miss Marie Manning, the author. tells
this incident Of her recent European
trip, says Harper's Weekly The
novelist was seeing Rome for the first
time, and IN the course OF her sight
seeing was anxious to include a visit
to the tomb OF Caesar. Meeting a
citizen on the street she inquired, I'm
her best Italian, the location OF the
tomb.
The man looked greatly embarrassed.
u am deeoiated. SiEnorna," he
apologized, speaking IA excellent Eng
fish. II do not know. Caesar has
been deal 40 longl"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
pooLEY ON THE MARKET.

Peter Dunno was visitor in the
street last week, says the New York
Times. Here is one of the ideas he
submitted to his friends after reading
the financial dissertations of a certain
expert who has appointed himself mem
tor of Wall street: whenever" said
the creator of Dooley, John w. Gates
puts a stock up few points the Roast
says II is manipulation. But when
Jakey Field or Jim Keene knocks
few points off the market, and we are
all wondering why we weren't aboard
the Roast comes out and says II is
due to political revolt in Macedonia
or maybe to the fact that the Cars
dentist put too much gold in a ILL
ing"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
Parsons Joke.

A well-known Chicago clergyman,
who is a widower and the father of
two charming grown daughters, is
also something OF a wag, says the
Chicago News. During his vacation
this summer he sent the following
telegram to his daughters:
Have just married a widow with
six children. viii be home to-mor-
row."
The next day he arrived alone and
found his daughters in tears.
"W-where is the w-widow?" they
sobbed in unison.
"Oh," he replied. q merry twinkle in
his eye, II married her to another
man"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
ONE puLLET KILLS THREE.
From the London Chronicle.

From the LONDON Chronicle.
Paris, Sept. 27.-A dispatch from
Grenoble brings news of a remarkable
tragedy which was enacted in the bar
racks at Vienna, in the Department of
Isere. A corporal of infantry, who had
just been severely punished by his cap
tain, became madly enraged, and, seiz-
ing a rifle, fired upon the officer. The
bullet missed the captain, but pierced
the bodies of no fewer than four SOL
diers standing not far off, killing three
of them and seriously wounding the
fourth man. The murderer took to
flight, but was closely pursued, and
seeing that capture was inevitable, he
committed suicide by blowing out his
brains
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

Surgeon General Rixey Of the navy
doesn't see why there should be any
such title as general in the navy as
applying to the medical staff, and has
recommended that the title of his Of
flee be changed 10 Surgeon admiral "
He made the same suggestion last
year. but Secretary Moody cut It out.
on the ground that in the case of med
zeal officers the general" was used
as an adjective and not noun. The
same as with Postmaster General and
Attorney General. The surgeon gem
eral OF the navy. meanwhile. draws the
pay OF a rear admiral, and Dr. Rixey
thinks II Is no more than fair that he
should have the title ~ well Us the
pay.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

In West Virginia numerous Henry G..
Davis Women's Clubs are being or
ganized to whoop it up politically for
the old gentleman who is running with
Judge Parker. The other day at Rip
ley the Henry G. Davis Women's Club
of that placed, fifty strong, lined ur
at the depot to greet the candidate
Every one Of the club members was
young and pretty. and the girls de.
clared they were going 10 hug and kiss
the candidate. Uncle Henry got
wind Of the plot, and by some means
effected a compromise by which he
shook hands with them all and wa.
not Hobsonized.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

A court in Norristown, Pa, has just
rendered decision that is worthy of
the United States Board of General
Appraisers-those famous tariff ex-
perts who decided that frogs legs were
dressed poultry. The court had be-
fore it case in which a grindstone
played a leading part. Just how a
grindstone should be classified was a
puzzling, but important point. After
an hours elaboration the court de-
clared that, on a farm, a grindstone
was an agricultural implement, but III
a mechanics shop it was tool OF
trade.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
SOMEWHAT MINED IN HIS META
PHOR.

As mixed metaphor" not from
the rostrum. but from the pulpit /
think the following can hardly be beat
en-, says a writer I'm the London Spec
tator A preacher who was rebuking
his flock for their apathy declared that
but a spark or grace remained 10 show
that they were alive az all. Then, IN
parenthesis, Lord, water that
spark"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

The value of wheat exports last
month showed decline of more than
100000 as compared with September,
1908. During last month not a bushel
of wheat was exported through Balti-
more, Boston. Philadelphia or Norfolk,
and only twenty-six bushels through
the port of New York. The total ship
ments for the whole country were only
222,43S bushels, all of which except
New York's twenty-six bushels went
from Pacific ports. During the same
period the value of cotton exports in
creased s12,562,OOO as compared with
last September.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
COLLINsVILLE LINE.

Beginning at 6:O5 a. M, cars leave
Waters road and Estill avenue every
20 minutes until las D. M, after
which cars leave every Is minutes,
midnight.
Beginning at sos a. M. cars leave
City Market for Waters road and Es-
til avenue every 20 minutes until i.45
p. m, after which Thunderbolt cars
leave every Is minutes, commencing
at 200 p. M, connecting with Collins
vile cars at Bolton and OFT streets.
Last car leaves Market at 11:4b d. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
THE MORNING NEWS is published

THE MORNING NEWS is published
every day in the year, and served to
subscribers In the city. Or sent by mail;
one week, Is cents: one month. 20
cents; three months. $500; six months
$500; one year. $500.
THE MORNING NEWS. by mail.
ak Zines q week without Sunday
issue), one month. so cents: three
months. $50; six months. $500; one
year. $500.
THE WEEKLY NEWS. two issues
week (Monday and Thursday. py
natl. one year. $1.00.
Subscriptions payable in advance
Remit by money order. check or reg
istered letter. Currency sent by mail
at risk OF sender.
Transient advertisements. other than
local or reading notices. amusements
and classified column. 10 cents line
Fourteen lines OF agate type-equai
to one inch in depths the standard
Of measurement. Classified column ad-
vertisernents. cent word each inser-
ton. Every word and figure counted
No advertisement accepted for less
than Il cents week days, 70 cents
Sundays Contract rates and discounts
made known on application at busi-
ness Office.
Orders for delivery of the Morning
News 10 either reeidence or place OF
business can be made by mail or by
telephone No. 80. Any irregularity In
delivery should be Immediately re-
ported.
Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed "AIORNING NEWS" savan-
nah, Ga
EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row.
New York City. H. C. Faulkner. Man
ager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
TRIBUTE TO HIS MOTHER.

From the Boston Transcript.
In a district school in a little town
in Maine the teacher asked recently for
a composition from her six-year- old
children on the theme of Mother"
This was the effort of one little boy:
MOTHER.
My mother can wash.
My mother is good.
l help her wipe the dishes.
My mother can fern.
My mother can wash her hands.
My mother can wash my hands.
My mother can go to bangor.
My mother can go to oltown.
My mother isant crazy.
My mother can go to boastn.
My mother can eat supper.
My mother can eat bred.
My mother can woke.
My mother can't run.
Ny mother can't slide down hill.
My mother can't do tricks.
My mother can't bid a house.
My mother can't sit in the rode.
My mother can't wock the cartrack.
My mother can't sit in mudpuddeI.
My mother can't wock a rulear (?)
My mother can't make wood.
My mother can't stand on her head
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

II CHANGED to be on the battleship
Oregon in its famous trip around the
world said Charles Gnau, of the Unit
ed States Navy, to a Louisville Herald
writer. Among our crew was one
of the most pious men I ever saw. This
fellow had been warned that on the
next day great battle would probably
be fought.
Being in the next room heard him,
when he prayed that night, lay special
stress that the vessel upon which. he
and his comrades were serving might
escape danger. He said, among other
things
" o Lord. shield us from the danger
of the shots and other projectiles of
the enemy; but if any shells and solid
shot do come to our vessel 1 pray
Thee that they may be distributed as
prize money is Overwhelmingly
among the officers. >"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
THTTNDERBOIT LIME

City Market to Casino and Thunder-
bolt via Bolton street junction.
Beginning at $50 a. m. cars 1eava
City Market for Casino and Thunder
bolt every half hour until 900 D. M.
after which cars run every Is minutes
until 1880 o. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction Is
Market.
Beginning at $3.50 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak station for city every half
hour until 1888 p. M, after which
time cars leave every Is minutes until
12.0a mfdni1ht
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
FREyGH,r AND PARCrTCAp

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder.
Doll Cattle Park, Sandhv. Isle Of Hope and all
intermediate points-o:I5s .. M, 1;l5 p m, 5;iS
p. m.
Leaves Isle Of Hope for Sandny. Cattle PARK.
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points-o:01
a. M, 1880 a. m, $500 p. m.
Freight car leaves MontgomeryatB5O a. IN.
and 2:a5 p. m, connecting at Standby with reg
ular parcel car fol city.
Parcel car from the city carries freight 70
Montgomery on each trip
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip for accommodation OF passengelA
Any further information regarding passen-
ger schedule or freight service can BE- mad oy
applying 10 L. r. NASH. Manager
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Savannah Preparatory School

Barnard St., between Gwinnett and
Hall.
Instructors for 1904.
Ormond b. Strong, A. b., Cornell,
Mathematics.
Horace Mack. A. b.. Cornell,
A. NJ, Yale.
Drawing, English Grammar and Lit
erature.
Samuel w. Coons, A. b., Trinity.
History and Geography.
Chas. II. Hayes, A. B.. Princeton.
Latin and Greek.
Eric Berstrom. Phi. D., Harvard.
Physics, Chemistry, German.
Miss Mary Wayne, Vassar,
Reading and Spelling
The strongest faculty ever secured
by the school
Fall Session VIII HrRin oct 3.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
SOULS NOT FOOD ron PREA CHEERS.

According to the Cleveland Leader
an ill-paid preacher went TO his deacon
to solicit an increase of salary. SAL
ary!" cried the deacon. Salary! Why
! thought you worked for souls!" and
ounious minister. but / cannot eat
souls; and II l could, II would take
a good many souls the size Of yours
TO make a dish"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

Gen. Kuropatkin refers to the pres
ent conflict, between Russia and ia
pan, as the most pleasant war he
was ever engaged in" He did not
mean, Of course. that the slaughter
and bloodshed were sources Of pleas
ure, but that he found himself pitted
against an enemy Of the very highest
quality of bravery and daring and
yet at the same time scrupulously
mindful Of the ethics Of modern and
civilized warfare. The japanese are
proving themselves to be brilliant tao
tlcians and intrepid fighters. yet they
conform strictly to the rules Of the war
game az promulgated by various au-
thorities. II ~ notable incident
that the Russian in-chlef
should have paused. In the midst Of
his mnltitudinous worries and cares 10
pay such a tribute 10 the enemy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

Only one port in the country showed
a greater increase in expectations Of
cotton during September than Savan-
nah. That was Galveston, which has
now taken the lead as the first cotton
port Of the country. Savannah's in
crease for the month, as compared
with last year. was 50.OOO.OOO pounds.
or about 100000 bales. while that Of
New Orleans was 100000 pounds. or
about 1900 bales. Steadily Savannah
is working towards the very forefront
OF American ports.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
The weather

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, except rain
on coast, with brisk to high northeast
winds. Eastern Florida rain, with
high northeast winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

In Hartford, Conn.,, there is a "hor-
rible example" of what automobiling
may lead to if it is followed with too
much persistence. The horrible ex-
ample" is a young man who has
practically lived in his automobile for
the past three years, when he was not
asleep. The other day his wife asked
him to go walking with her. He con-
scented, and they started out. But be-
fore they had walked half a mile the
man found that his legs were mo
good They became tired wobbly and
otherwise uncomfortable and unrelia-
BILE. He had neglected their use for
so long time that they had practi-
cally forgotten their functions The
young man has Joined a gymnasium
class and says he is going to try to
re-learn the use of legs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
WEST END LINE n,IncoIn porl, :

Car leaves west side Of City Market for Lin.
thereafter until HAS D. m
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market e:s0a. n.
and every 40 minutes thereafter until IL o'clock
midnight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

New York banks and the treasury
at Washington report that the greatest
demand for small bills OF money that
they ever experienced is now on. In
former years the West and the South
wanted silver dollars with which to
move the crops; now they are asking
for 81 and 81 bills, and not nearly so
much silver as heretofore is being sent
out. For some time it was the belief
that the field hands of the South
wouldn't be satisfied with anything but
silver, and each fall a flood of silver
was turned in this direction. Now it
has been ascertained that paper money
will satisfy the hands just as We'll
as any other sort of money, and it
will probably not be great while be-
fore the workers of the fields will be
insisting on payments in the less heavy
and more convenient paper medium of
exchange. 1t is probably safe to say
that there are more 81 and 81 bills in
circulation in this section of the coun-
try than was ever known before.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

Spellbinders in Delaware are making
the campaign in that state one of gin
ger and spice. In New Castle the
other day a speaker told his crowd
that he wanted to say a word to them
about Addicks, the Republican boss.
you all know him." he said. He is
big-hearted. broad-minded, generous
and wa-m-hearted." 1t was an anti
Addieks crowd, and there was OPEN
mouthed establishment at this tribute.
Yes, my friends" the speaker went
on, He is as big-hearted as mouse
broad-minded as a chicken, as gen.
erous as hog and cold enough to run
n refrigerating plant machine i'm hell
in summer time" The shout that
greeted this peroration could not have
been called forth by the most elaborate
and careful exposure OF the lniqulties
Of the tariff.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

Senator Depew tells the farmers of
New York state that his pet weak
ness is fondness for pumpkin pie
His colleague, Senator Platt. continues
10 think that political plum pic Is the
gssatest thing on the menu.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18

Those who heard the address deliV-
cred by Bishop Nelson of Georgia be-
fore the Episcopal Missionary meeting
in Boston the other day must have
been both entertained and instructed
by what he said; entertained because
the address was scholarly and replete
with well rounded periods, and in
of information concerning the South
that has had apparently little atten-
ton from churchmen at the North and
elsewhere. Bishop Nelson emphasized
the point that many persons having a
superficial knowledge of the Southern
section imagine it to be a country of
swamps and bad drinking water. They
think of it as a country of chills and
quinine, of agues and pills. The truth
Is that the South is a salubrious Sec
ton, peopled with men and women
who are physically and mentally Wig
orous. The Bishop disclaimed appear
ing as an immigration agent, yet took
pleasure in bearing testimony to the
fact that the South was a most desira-
BILE and pleasant place of residence.
But he wished it to be understood
that more attention might well be paid
by his church to the missionary work
in the South, than which there is no
more promising field. The number OF
ministers engaged in the work is not
| large enough for the field to be cover
| ed, hence the extension of the church
has been and is slow. The Bishop did
not say so, to be sure, but the i'm
| preston gained from reading the re-
| port of his address is that if more
attention could be given to the home
missionary field. without seriously in
| terfering with other missionary pro-
| Jects of the church, the results would
be gratifying. While the various re-
ligious denominations are exerting
| themselves to the end of sending mis-
sionaries to the heather" in foreign
lands, there are a great many persons
in the home territory who do not fully
| comprehend and appreciate the great
work that is being accomplished by
certain of the religious bodies and
hence feel. more or less prejudice
against those bodies. A vigorous cam
paign of education. on the part of
church workers. in this home field,
would bring forth good fruit.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
MIL.L-HAvEN SCHEDULE.

SATURDAY EVENING SPECIAL.
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and Bay Sta. Haven.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
"RoUND AND SQUARE BALES. !,
What the Terms Mean to the Cotton
Trade-"Linters" and aSamples.n


Trade-"Linters" and Samples
From the New York Evening Post
Aside from the interest taken in the fig
ures of the census report issued last wsek
which showed that counting round bales as
half bales the number ginned ND to Janu-
airy 16 was equivalent to 9,4S5. 5S7 CONNER
dial bales. the newly initiated were heard
to ask what was meant by Commercial
and round bales' Sea Island crop.u
'lnters' and Samples An oid-time cot
ton expert, whose name is a familiar one
in every Gotten state in the Union. de-
scribed the trade terms in this way:
A strong fight was made several years
ago by the interest owning the patent on
the machinery for pressing round bales to
make that shape standard AS the ma
chinery was never sold. but only rented
the scheme, if successful, would have ere
ated an exclusive privilege something like
the pipe lines owned by the Standard Oil
Company. Unfortunately, they overlooked
the wording of all cotton exchange con-
tracts made years ago, which can for
square bales You can buy round bales
or the spinners can take them. but only
square bales are recognized a good de-
livery, and the square bales cannot be
patented because they have been used
longer than cotton exchanges. The cot
ton ginned this year up to February IA
was '.ooJ,<ao DuicS, Uut dS some OF them
were 500-pound commercial bales, and
some $50 round bales the crop ginned I'D
to that time was equivalent to o 4S5 r33
That is like drawing sic from the bang;
eight one-dollar bills and four fifty-cent
pieces You can have twelve pieces of
Money but only $40.
Cotton raised on the little islands along
the Atlantic coast is counted in with the
inland crop, but as it is small and only
used in manufacturing the best grades of
thread and such articles. 1t is kept sepa-
rate. Only negroes can work and live on
the swampy ground where the moisture
from the sea aids the growth of the longest.
finest and strongest cotton that grows.
Linters 10 the short, fluffy wool gotten
after the cotton has been ginned, when
the seed goes through an oil press 1t
has no fiber. and as spinners. therefore,
cannot use it. only manufacturers OF paper
and various paddings can.
For every bale OF cotton there must be
a sample. While each 10 only good-sized
handfHl. a0000.000 linters and samples to-
gether viii average from 200.000 to $4,000
bales year. Samples are often referred
to jokingly in New Orleans as the city
CROP.