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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
HIGHER EDUCATION AT HOME.


The reports of the different colleges
and universities are rapidly coming in,
and one of the chief items of interest
to Southerners is the fact that the
Northern institutions report a falling
off in the number of students from
7 this side Of the Mason and Dixon line.
On the other hand, the Southern uni
versities report an Increased enroll
ment These reports seem to indicate
a tendency toward home education, and
there doesn't appear to be any doubt
that. in the majority of cases, this Is
for the best.
Every institution of learning is GER
tain to reflect the life conditions of
the section in which it stands. South
ern universities, supported by Southern
capital and guided by Southern men
cannot but be imbued with Southern
methods of living and looking at ques-
lions, while universities in the North
seem equally certain of doing just the
reverse.
The Southern student in a Southern
university cannot help coming in
contact with conditions peculiar to
this section. In studying them he is
guided by those who best know them,
their knowledge having been obtained
by actual experience. AS a result, the
graduate enters active life we'll pre-
pared TO cope with emergencies and is
already adjusted to the circumstances
into which he is thrown. No time is
lost in becoming familiar with customs
of living. methods of work, or indus
trial or political conditions. All this
has been naturally imbibed.
On the other hand the Southern
student in the North runs grave dan
ger Of losing this advantage. He is
trained in circumstances materially diff
fering from those at home and when
he returns to his native section, he
comes as more or less stranger.
Then, too, fundamentals for the South
erner are apt to be neglected in the
North, and there is always the danger
that historical and similar knowledge
will be gained from biased and pre-
JUDGED texts.
Inc old plea that the institutions of
the South aren't as efficient as those
of the North cannot now be advanced.
1t isn't to be doubted that our col
leges and universities have made rapid
strides of late and the report of the
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation shows that our institutions now
rank with the general average of those
in the North. Then, too, the cost of
an education, always an important fac
tor is lower in the South than in any
other section of the country or abroad.
OF course those desiring advanced
courses in special lines of work might
do well to visit the larger universities
in this country or those of Germany,
England and France. But for all gem
eral purposes-and the majority of
specials,-the South is furnishing all
that any one will ever need. Georgia
stands among the leaders in Southern
education and it is safe to say that
the Georgian seeking a higher educa-
ton can do no better than by patroniz-
ing his home institutions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
nLEcTRIC AND STEAM ROADS.

The New York Central Railroad is
about to make an experiment on
large scale in the conversion of a steam
road into an electric road. A Sec
ton of the West Shore Railroad in
Central New York is to be given over
entirely to electric traction. The sec
ton will be that between Rochester
and Utica, or between Rochester and
Syracuse. All steam traffic between
the points selected will be transferred
from the West Shore to the New York
Central tracks. 1t is believed that
this is step towards the electrifying
~ the whole West Shore system at
not far distant.
Railroad managers in the populous
sections of the North have noticed that
there has been great decline in the
suburban passenger traffic of the steam
roads. Meanwhile the passenger earn
ings have shown an increase. They
think the reason for this seeming
paradox is that suburban passengers
prefer to patronize trolley roads, but
the steam roads ore carrying a very
much larger long-haul passenger traf-
fic then ever before, and it is steadily
increasing year after year. Possibly.
as a recent writer on the subject said,
the trolley roads have got the people
into a restless or nomadic habit, hence
they are travelling more by steam cars
than they used to, over considerable
distances.
1t is with the purpose in view of
making the trolleys active allies and
feeders of the steam lines that the
New York Central is undertaking it's
experiment. Should it be successful.
and there appears to be no good rea-
son why it shouldn't, it would be rea-
sonable to look forward to a time
when all the roads of the country
trunk lines as we'll as feeders-would
be brought under the electric sys-
tenn. The Central, it will be remem-
bered. is at present erecting great
power houses in which to generate
electricity to supply the motive power
for all trains in and out of New York
city for a distance OF some twenty
FIVE miles. This departure and the
West Shore experiment make il clear
that the Central officials have con-
fidence lin the electric system. 1t
may be, indeed, that railroading in
the United States is on the verge of
a revolution.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
Couldn.t Grasp ais Subject.

L. c. Knight, we'll known Philadel-
phian, gave a dinner recently at his
villa in Newport in honor of Count
stiram Of Paris, says the Baltimore
Herald.
During the dinners course the talk
turned to debating. and Mr.. Knight i'm
personated admirably young farmer
taking part in a debate.
The young farmers speech in the inn
personation ran as follows:
THE subject to be excused Is,
Whether ardent spirits does any good
or not?' / confirm that 1t don't. Just
think of our ancestors In future ages
they lived to a most numerous age-so
that 1 don't think whisky nor ardent
spirits don't do any good
Long pause.
well, the question to be excused is
whether ardent spirits does do any good
or not--so that conclude II don't.
Long pause.
Il can't get hold on the dsrned
thing"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
MDt1 TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Business Notices-A Good Bicycle
Tire, G. w. Thomas; The Choicest
Vegetables. Sommers' Cafe.
Baseball To-day-Jacksonville VS..
Savannah.
Casino This Week.-Mrs. Comedy
Company.
Porch Curtains-Lindsay & Morgan.
We Shipped Last Week-E. & w.
Laundry.
Seed That Are Sure-J. 7. Shuptrine.
Don't Put It Off-Lattimore's
Warburines-Rowlin Druggist.
Cream Indigo Blue-Henry Solomon
& Son.
Always Fun--Peter Daley.
Red Cross Coffee-Henry Solomon &
Son.
Better Coffee-The Delmonico Co.
Medical-Herpicide.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
SANITARY CONDITION OF CUBAN
CITIES.

NAlAE4
Reports are abroad that very little.
if any, attention is being paid to san
itary matters in Cuban cities. The
Morning News has received a letter
from a correspondent living in one of
them in which letter it is stated that
the streets of the city in question are
in a deplorable condition-that they
have not been cleaned this year, and
that at the present time they are reek-
ing with filth. No garbage is removed
and the remains of animals of one
sort and another are to be seen at
almost every step They are disgust
ing to the sight and fill the air with
offensive Odors. The water supply
comes from cisterns. and it can be
easily understood what the condition
of the water is that is drained from
low-roofed houses on which the germ
laden dust of the street settles.
DR.. Porter, the health officer of Flor
ida, visited Havana and some of the
other Cuban cities recently for the
purpose of finding out their sanitary
papers printed articles urging that
something be done to continue the en-
forcement of the sanitary regulations
that were introduced and enforced by
the Americans. 1t seems that the
cities will not do anything for them
selves. They are insisting that Con-
gress shall appropriate the money
necessary for sanitary work within
their limits. The Havana Post, in
an article on the subject of sanitation
says: THE President is deserving of
sincere sympathy, for the position in
which he finds himself is difficult. The
different cities of the island have laid
down upon him in the matter of sani-
tation. They demand that the gov
eminent pay the expenses of keeping
them clean. and refuse to help in the
work The hands of President Palma
are tied because of the continued
blockade in the Cuban Congress"
But why should the cities expect
Congress to furnish the money to
keep them clean? 1t is for them to
app OEA AfINC AiAN ilCAiDS AADtiA tiANAA ONiA
treasures after they have raised it
by taxation. In this country the
federal government will not appropri-
ate money even to keep the streets
clean around its own buildlngs-the
postofices. custom houses and court
houses. Why then should the Cubans.
since their government is modelled on
ours, expect their general government
to shoulder the burden of keeping their
cities clean.
1t is believed Cuba's immunity from
yellow fever during the last few years
is due to the cleaning her cities receiv-
ed from the Americans. If this be
true then the fever may be expected
to return at an early day. All that
is necessary is the accumulation of
a sufficient amount of filth to furnish
the necessary breeding place for the
germs of the disease. If the fever
does make it's appearance the doors
of this country will be closed against
her, Notwithstanding the fact that
there is theory entertained by many
reputable physicians, that the fever
is carried now only by the mosquito.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

Republican papers are now urging
the election of Roosevelt because John
Hay is his Secretary of State. Sec
rotary Hay is an able man and one
Of the leading diplomats of the world.
welt would invite him to remain in the
cabinet Maybe that is why the Re-
publican papers are talking 80 much
about Hay; they want 20 make him
an issue and force Roosevelt TO re-
appoint him IN the event OF his cleo
ton. Meanwhile there are numerous
able diplomats in the Democratic par-
~.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

Marshall Field, the Chicago mer-
chant. is credited with being the larg-
est taxpayer in the United states. Mr..
Field will pay this year on an as
sessed valuation OF s4O,OOO.oOO There
are several men in this country who
are richer than Mr.. Field. but their
wealth is not represented on the tax
books. William Weightman. Phllade-
2hia's richest man. who died last
Thursday leaving an estate Of $780,
100000. Is said to have been larger
taxpayer than MI Field.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
Must Have IL Fresh.

Joaquin Miller. the Western poet. is
fond OF children. says the Denver Re
publican.
Ia Los Angeles one day Mr.. Miller
said 20 the little girl on his knee.
II suppose you say your prayers reg
ularly?"
Yes said tho little girl Il say
them every night and every morning Z"
Then she wrlnklcd her brow in
thought and there was silence for a
moment. Finally she said.
why wouldn't n do 90 pray for our
brend once week. or once Il month
on even once n year, Why b. n that
We must aak every day FOR oar daily
brendw
90 order 10 havs if frerh. you iitus
goose reulied the poet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
FRFYGHr ANn PARCEInAn

leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder.
bolt Cattle Park, Sandhy, Isle OF Hone and All
Intermediate points-sI5 q. m. li5 ,. m, 5;l5
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandny, Cattle Park.
Thunderbolt and all lntermediate potnts-s:O0
q. m, ii 100 a. m. 800 D. m
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 a Ln-
ular parcel car FOR city.
Parcel car from the city carries freight to
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip for accommodation Of passengers
Any further information regarding passen-
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying 10 L. r. NASH Manager
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

South Carolina's general primary
election occurs on Tuesday In so far
as state politics Is concerned. there is
no issue before the people. and only
one of the state Offices Is contested
that Of railroad commissioner Never
thslees quite a barge vote h expected
IN most of the counties there are spir-
ited contests for local offices. for each
~ which there are from two 20 ten
candidates. Thpae various candidates
VII bring out their friends who. N
oourne, nfl vote ne slate ticket az
eel 90 fhe ioeai urkfh
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
SPECIAL RATES
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and UTAH
via Union and Southern
Pacific COMPANIES.

First-class round trip tickets to
San Francisco and Los Angeles from
all Southeastern points Aug. is to
Sept ., inclusive.
First-class fare plus soc for round
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

Commissioner of Pensions Ware re-
ports that 1880 pensioners died dur
ing the past fiscal year. and that A.
S74 new pensioners were added to the
rolls. The Republican politicians al
ways manage to keep the pension roll
growing, especially when there is an
election at hand.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

The government is going to put out
an issue Of Lewis and Clark souvenir
dollars. The coins will have a head of
Lewis on one side and of Clark on the
other. In matching for the cigars with
these coins, one can depend on turning
a head every time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

Some of the friends of Col. Thomas
w. Lawson of Boston are annoyed by
the suggestion of Chicago paper that
the colonel did not actually write his
"Frenzied Finance" magazine articles,
but that he merely signed his name to
them after they had been written by
somebody else. These friends explain
that Col. Lawson is an ex-newspaper
man, and that for some time he wrote
editorials for one of the Boston pa
pers. That, of course, explains how
he acquired his easy and clear style
of diction.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

A Chicago court the other day broke
the divorce record by granting a wom-
an a decree and $4,000 alimony within
twelve minutes after her suit had been
filed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

Russia's private soldiers cannot be
charged with hgnting from mercen-
airy motives. Frederick Palmer, cor
respondent in the Far East, says their
pay amounts to about $3.50 a year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

1t is now high tide at the st. Louis
Exposition. The receipts are said to
be showing clear profit of about $685.
600 day and trains arriving in the
city are all crowded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

The Republicans are now dis
gruntled because, they say. Judge Par
ker is talking and writing too much.
1t is hard for a Democratic candidate
to please the Republicans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

Japan desires it to be distinctly un-
derstood that she does not propose to
be buncoed out of any advantage
which she may win in her present war,
as she was after her war with China.
II China and Russia fail to do the fair
thing in the matter of those warships
at Shanghai, Japan will send feet
into the harbor and seize them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
Evans Idea of 1t.

Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, as
every one in the navy knows, is an
officer distinguished for much direct
ness of speech. Shortly after the Maine
disaster he was summoned to Wash
ingtOn from his post at Key West,
where he had been on duty as super
intendent of that lighthouse district.
The four battleships of the North At
lantic fleet had been anchored off Tor
tugaS when torpedo boat brought the
news of the tragedy in Havana, and
Evans had his own ideas as to what
the battleship fleet should have DONE
says an exchange.
IF you had had an officer in COM
mand of that fleet" he said to Secre-
tary Long, this matter would have
been settled by now"
What do you mean?" Long in
ouired.
Merely this, that if the officer in
command had banged those four bat
tleships over to Havana that morning
and said to Blanco, Hands up! 1 will
station my own officers at your mine
connections to see that no more "acci-
dents" occur, and my government will
have an opportunity of making it's in
vestigation-
ANY officer in the navy" Long in
terrupted with much acerbity, who
would have dared taken such a step
without consulting this department
would have been sharply called to ac-
count"
And been the next President Of the
United States" was the grim retort.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
YOUR HAT
May BE a Stylish one, but It Makes
Trouble.

Trouble.
A man usually buys a hat that's "in
style" but the modern hat for men
has lots TO answer for.
Baldheads are growing more nu-
merous every day. Hats make excel
lent breeding places for the parasitic
germs which sap the life from the
roots OF the hair
When your hair begins 10 fall out
and your scalp Is full OF Dandrun Il
ia "a sure sign that these countless
germs are busily az work.
There ls but one way 10 overcome
the trouble and Kill the Ferma-thnt
way ia to apply Newbro's Herplcde 90
the acalp-lt VIII kin the germs and
healthy hair ia sure 10 result
sold by leading druggists Send 100
ln eta ra Tor sample to The Herplcide
Co.. Detroit. Mich
Litingaton'a Pharmacy, Special
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
The Weather

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with light
variable winds. Eastern Florida. show
ers and thunderstorms. with light va
riable winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
WEST END LINE (Lincoln Park1

Car leaves west side of City Market for Lin
coin Fark 500 a. m and every 80 minutes
thereafter until Il:45 D. m
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market e:20a u
and every 40 minutes thereafter until 70 o'clock
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
THUNDERBOLT LINE.

City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton street junction.
Beginning at $50 a. m. cars leave
CITY Market for Casino and Thunder
bolt every half hour until 2.01 m
after which cars run every Is minutes
until 1870 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction l.
minutes after leaving time at CITY
Market.
Beginning at $3.50 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak station for city every half
hour until 2:3S p. M, after which
time cars leave every Is minutes until
1908 midnight.
Car leaving Casino at 1855 will run
south on Barnard street to Fortieth
and north on Abercorn to Bolton
StreaI
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

The Russian war vessels Askold and
Grozocoi will continue to lie at Shang-
hal. So will some of the correspond
ents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
PLAYING ron NEGRO VOTES.

MOI SdllSned with deVOtinS seven
closely printed pages of their cam
paign text book to The Problem of
Our Colored Citizens" the Republicans
have issued a supplementary book for
use among colored voters. This calls
attention to the fact that there are at
present nearly 5000 negroes in the en-
ploy of the government and that they
are drawing salaries aggregat'ug
100000 year.
1t isnt't to be doubted longer that
a speciality of the race issue is to be
made in this campaign by the party in
power, though, of course. they will use
it only in those states where they
think it will do the most good, such as
Jersey.
study of the distribution of these
negro appointments shows that the
great majority are in the South
The President knew he would
get few white votes here and
so cared nothing about injur-
ing the feelings and antagonizing
the wishes of our citizens if by giving
appointive offices to negroes he could
gain colored supporters at the North.
Great care has been taken, however,
not to offend Northern whites by nam
ing black officers among them, save
for the smallest positions. New York,
Boston, and Philadelphia have no COL
ored collectors of port nor customs Of
ficials, and where are the Northern
negro postmasters?
But to thinking men, perhaps the
most important feature shown by this
supplemental text is that there is little
truth in the statement sof Republican
leaders to the effect that the race
plank in their platform was put there
only to please certain politicians who
demanded it. In the light shed upon
it by this latest of campaign literature
that plank appears as the promise of
further and more extensive negro pat
ronage, regardless of the wishes of
white citizens. And as in the past, the
South will be the chief sufferer.
White voters in all sections who
have studied the character of Theo-
dore Roosevelt know that he will con-
strue his election as an Endorsement
Of all his policies, including his atti-
tude toward the black man. Whole
sale appointments of negroes seems
certain to follow, and though the South
will be the heaviest burdened, some
sections in the North will also suffer.
Those who know the negro best under
stand the dangers to the entire coun-
try attendant on maintaining such a
course toward him. Altogether it
seems that the new text book fur
nishes an argument against retaining
Mr.. Roosevelt as President that viii
appeal TO thoughtful men everywhere.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

The New York Tribune learns that
eN-secretary Root has come 60 look
more kindly ON the nomination for
Governor ~ New York The Tribune
has q that 49, Root wifi accept lf
nomlnlted And THE after ths gentle.
man has 30 often declined 10 bo cone
-llnraal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
Train waited for Largcr rnrt,

A New York public man, large in
body as well as in brain, during the
session of the Legislature last winter
had to meet a committee in Central
New York, but found on starting that
he had only one minute in Utica to
change from one railway station to an
other, 100 yards away, relates the Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Fearing that his weight would pre-
vent him getting to the second station
on time, he telegraphed to the rail-
way officials:
please hold No. five minutes for
large party on Southwestern Limit
ed"
The conductor and train hands were
all standing ready to assist the large
party" on board, when the one solitary
individual came smilingly up the plat
form.
Where is the rest of your party?"
said the conductor, looking expectantly
down the platform.
II am all here, Captain-240 pounds
without my overcoat. Weighed last
night. Much obliged