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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
A NEW CITY.

The courage with which the people
of Baltimore have undertaken the work
of rebuilding their city is extremely
gratifying. The feeling of desponden-
cy produced by the calamity has passed
away and in its place has come a feel
ing that a new city will be built along
modern lines. and that it will be finer,
better and more beautiful than the old
city was. The purpose now is, as
stated by ex-Gov. Brown, to make the
catastrophe Baltimore's golden OPP
portunity." The entire burnt district
will be modernized. the streets will be
Strengthened and the buildings will be
up-to-date.
OF course much will have to be done
in short space of time to carry out
this plan, but according to the feeling
that is prevailing at present nothing
will be permitted to stand in the way
of 1t. Although among the buildings
destroyed there We're many that were
handsome and costly, but it is probable
that the majority were ugly in appear
ance and inferior in construction.
Mr.. McLane. the Mayor. speaks in a
very encouraging way. He says:
Baltimore will now enter undaunted
upon the task of resurrection. A
greater and more beautiful city will
rise from the ruins, and we shall make
of this calamity a blessing. We are
staggered by the terrible blow, but we
are not discouraged. We will not only
prove the stuff we are made of, but be
monument to the American spirit. d"
With such a spirit prevailing, and
there is no doubt that the Mayor ex-
presses the general sentiment, we may
expect to see, inside of a year, the new
Baltimore, a city that will far surpass
the city that was destroyed. Already
contracts have been made for many
new buildings. and, as soon as the de-
bris is cleared away. new lines for
streets will be made and the work of
building will be begun. And there will
be plenty of work to do. Thousands
thrown out of work by the fire will find
employment and the city, even before
it is rebuilt, will enter upon a period of
great prosperity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12

gress to build q residence for the Presi-
dent in Washington because Of the SEN
timent in favor of keeping the White
House for the Presidents home; so
they have hit upon the plan of building
a summer residence just outside OF
Washington, the intention being proba-
bly, to make the new residence the
chief one of the President.
1t has only been about year since
a large sum of money was spent upon
the White House and in the construc-
tion of offices for the President in the
White House grounds-the amount be-
ing something approaching million
dollars. Not satisfied with that Sena-
tor Foraker and those with whom he
has advised are proposing to build a
magnificent summer residence at an
enormous cost.
It would be interesting 10 know
whether or not the President had any
thing to do with this summer home
scheme. 1t wouldn't be surprising if
he had. 1t is well known that he has
an itching for pomp and display When
Judge IdIJ went 10 WdSnlnBIoh IS-
Gently to take the Office of Secretary Of
War he was met at the depot by
troop of cavalry that had been ordered
by the President to meet and escort
him to his residence, and when Mr..
Root left Washington. at the conclu-
sion of his term of office as the head Of
the War Department, he was provided
with a similar escort to the train.
These indications of a departure from
the simplicity of the earlier days Of
the republic are regarded with appre-
hension by thoughtful people. They
don't begrudge the money, but they
reason that exhibitions of extravaganza
and a tendency TO show and glitter on
the part of the Chief Executive will have
demoralizing effect upon the wealthy
people of the country, encouraging
them to make such displays of their
wealth as will create a feeling of I'M
rest, and even discomfort. among the
masses.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12

give had a million chances to get
killed during the seventy years of my
life," said a hearty old fellow seated
at a table in a downtown cafe the
other day, according to the Chicago In
ter Ocean. 1--WE had that many chances
to shuttle off, and I've never got a
scratch. l guess 1 must be a pretty
careful old codger, though my wife
says I'm the most careless man who
ever lived.
Now you need not think have haz-
ardous occupation or that 1 ever had.
l am what is known as a despised cap
italist. My father before me was rich
man. have never had to do a lick of
work in my life that could be called
perilous work, and yet I may say my
life has been endangered 100000 times
There is nothing wonderful about that
If you live to be my age you will per-
haps be able to say you have been in
danger of being killed 100000 times
Persons in cities now are always in
much more hazardous places than we
were in our cities of half a century
ago. Then we had no fast cars, no
clogged crossings, no elevators that run
almost to heaven at the rate of mile
a minute, no very fast trains, and no
very bad whisky
We IIdNGIeu d OIL
miles during my life. I count each
journey as one risk. 1 have been on
10000 ferryboats, I suppose. / have rid
den In elevators thousands of times.
have been caught in bad jams on peril
Gus street crossings. / have ridden in
trolley cars in imminent danger of be-
ing wrecked at any moment. I have
climbed mountains in half dozen
countries. l have played poker in
Louisville, and / have drunk few
modern highballs in Cincinnati. If all
of those things were not perils, then
this world is a safe. place to live.
Yes, stree, every mans life is inn
periled many times each day. He
walks across a clogged street safely
The man who was following just be-
hind him is knocked down and injured
or killed. He journeys on a train and
reaches his destination unfurt. The
next train hits a broken rail, turns a
somersault, and gets it's number in the
papers. man takes a drink with
friend. The next morning he reads in
his paper that his third cousin has died
of alcoholism. I was walking along the
street the other day when a man just
ahead of me fell and broke his arm
was in the same sort of danger
And let me say right now that if
that waiter doesn't hurry UP with those
hlghballs there will be another acct
dent here in about thirty seconds, &"
said the old man. as he quit figuring
and slipped his pencil back into his
pocket
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12

The departure of Gen. Reyes, the
President-elect of Colombia and spe-
cial diplomatic envoy OF that country,
for Paris on Tuesday is an admission
that he failed to get any encourage
ment at Washington that Colombia
would be compensated by this country
for her loss of Pans ma. Before his
departure he stated that it was his
purpose in going to Paris TO ask the
French government not to permit the
Panama Canal Company TO transfer
the canal concessions it received from
Colombia to the United States, on the
ground that the company has no right
to make the transfer. 1t seems the
charter which the canal company has
contains a provision that it shall not
| transfer the concessions without the
consent of Colombia. He also stated
that while in Paris he would assist
Jorge Holquin, who is trying to have
Colombia declared a stakeholder of
the Panama Canal Company. The
suit for this purpose is pending in the
French courts.
Either Gen. Reyes doesn't under
stand the situation or else it isn't I'M
derstood in this country. Our govern
ment isn't expecting the Panama Ca
nal Company to transfer the conces-
sions it received from Colombia to it..
1t doesn't want the concessions. They
are of no value. It's contract with
the Panama Canal Company calls for
the physical property Of the company.
Even before the Panama revolution it
didn't expect to get concessions for the
canal from the Panama Canal Com
pany. 1t agreed to pay Colombia
$40, 900, 900 for them, and when Colon
bia refused to accept that sum the rev.
olution of Panama occurred, and it
purchased them from the new Repub-
lie of Panama.
If, therefore, the French govern
ment should grant Gen. Reyes nom
7ensical request, and there isn't a
possibility it will 1t wouldn't interfere
with the plans Of this country in the
least. AS a matter of fact the French
government hasn't very much interest
in the Panama Canal Company now.
The understanding seems to be that
most of the stock is held by a syndi-
cate composed of citizens of this coun-
try. Secretary Shaw stated few
days ago that only small part of the
$40, e00,O 900 that would be paid for the
canal would leave this country. That
was an announcement that the stock
was held here. 1t is impossible to see,
therefore, what Gen. Reyes can gain
by an appeal to the French govern
ment or by having Colombia made a
stockholder of the Panama Canal Com
pany.
Just before his departure for Paris
he said it seemed to be a just PROPOSE
ton that Colombia's claims on Pana-
ma should be submitted to arbitration.
and he declared his willingness to sub
NIT her claims to a board of arbitra-
tors composed of three justices of our
Supreme Court. OF course our gov
eminent wouldn't entertain such a
proposition because it would be an ,ad-
mission that it had done Colombia a
wrong of some kind
| 1t seems to be the expectation thai
| the vote on the Panama treaty win be
taken some time next week. There is
no doubt about its ratification.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
THE BARNARD STREET SCHOOL
HOUSE.

The suggestion made at the last meet
ing of the Board of Education. that
the Barnard Street School building be
reconstructed, is timely. The building
is the oldest school house in the city,
excepting part of the Chatham Acad-
envy, and is poorly adapted to modern
school work. 1t was the first public
school building erected in Savannah,
and was built under the direction of the
Inferior Court of the county, the body
that had charge of county affairs in
1858. Previous to that time there was
a Free School for the children of indi-
gent parents, but it was thought in
those days to be hardly reputable TO
send children to such a school. The
Public School, as it was known then,
was of a. higher grade, and was opened
with an excellent class of pupils. The
late Barnard Mallon. who had private
school which he closed to accept a posi-
ton in the Chatham Academy, which
was a pay school. was the first princi-
pal of the Public School on Barnard
street, and under his fostering care the
new ideas of free tuition and moral
suasion, instead of the old idea of beat
ing knowledge into the heads of boys
and girls, had their beginning. The
school house then consisted of two
rooms, having a capacity OF about sixty
pupils. Since then the building has
been, given an additional story and two
wings. and its enrolment of pupils is
now $50.
1t will be seen from this that the
building has lcng since outlived its es-
pecial adaptability to the purpose for
which it is used. 1t is a question, how
ever, whether a suitable modern school
house could be erected on the lot occu-
pied by the present building. While
the matter OF new building is being
discussed. therefore. II would be wise
to consider new site. where there
would be a plenty Of room for a mod
ern school house and a play ground.
As a relic Of the early efforts of the city
on educational lines. the old building
might be remodeled and turned into
kinderRarten. or used as an overflow
school, or possibly for an ungraded
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
RUssIA,S COAL SUPPLY.

The question of coal is going to play
a very large part in determining the
fortunes of the war in the Far East.
Japan has an abundance of native
coal, OF very high grade For months
she has been accommodating vast stocks
of it at her stations, in anticipation
of just such situation as has arisen.
Russia, on the contrary, is said to be
already living from hand to mouth"
in so far as coal is concerned. Up
to last fall Russia had bought all of
her coal, for the Manchurian railway
as well as for her ships, at Port Ar
thur, from Japan. At that time, at
ment, the Japanese coal merchants got
together and agreed not to sell an
other pound of coal to the Russians
Russia's coal stock at the time of the
embargo was a bare 10000 tons, in
the coal pockets at Port Arthur and
along the line of the railroad, in addi-
ton to the supplies in the bunk
ers of the ships. The consump-
ton by the railroad and the Rus
sian ships at Port Arthur has been
at the rate of about 1900 tons a day.
At that rate, as can be seen, the coal
pile must now be quite small. And
there are only two routes by which
coal can be transported to Port Ar
thur or any other Russian base in
the Far East. One is by water and
the other by the Trans-Siberian Rail-
road. Transportation by water will be
slow, and in view of the situation,
very hazardous and uncertain, since
Japan is in a position to hold up and
stop transports. The Trans-Siberian
Railroad is a single-track concern.
very poorly equipped. An engineer
who is acquainted with it's equipment
declares that it cannot possibly handle
troops, supplies and coal at the same
time. If the Japanese have succeeded
in cutting the railroad, as it is reported
they have done by blowing up an i'm
portant bridge, and should they sue
coed in stopping Russia's coal trans
ports at sea, the Russian situation
would be far from comfortable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12


1t was Anton's first morning at the
fruit stand. says the Chicago Chroni'
Gle. Anton's father had decided to re-
tire and Anton was filled with pride and
joy as he gazed at the rows of shining
oranges and pretty red apples. Pref
ty soon Anton's first customer came
along.
you run the stand now?" queried
the stranger.
"Oh, yes" answered Anton.
And when the customer said that he
wanted a dozen nice apples the youth
stepped briskly.
Just charge Them" said the Gus
toner. I'm an old customer here"
Anton's face fell. 1t was the touch
of money that made the business agree
able, but Anton charged them, just the
same.
Pretty soon another customer came
along.
You the old mans SOM" he queried
"Oh. yes" answered Anton, and he
wondered whether he would receive
real money or not.
"A dozen oranges and charge them
please" and Anton's face fell. But
the second stranger was more consid-
crate than the first. He scrubbed
something on a bit of paper and gave
it to the boy.
''You see, the old man couldn't write,
so we had to keep our own account, y
said the stranger, and he left.
The next customer bought some figs
and the next dates, and they all had it
charged. And they all kept their own
accounts. And the next day it was the
same. and for week there was no
change. Then came the day that the
accounts were to be settled. And An
ton felt very happy.
Won't father be proud when l car
~ home all that they owe me?' he
sollioquized, and gave the apples an
additional rub. But Anton was dis
appointed: the men did not settle. Nor
did things brighten on the next day,
and Anton mourned for a. week. Then
he went to a fruit vender that had bet
ter opportunities.
See; these men buy fruit and don't
pay. 1 don't know them and 1 don't
know who they are for: 1 can't read"
and Anton turned over the list.
The second fruit vender studied for
a long time.
1T seem that this man what buy all
the apples and don't pay is George
Washington, but he don't give no adj
dress, and don't know where he live. "
There WAS another long silence as the
second fruit vender worked over the
second name.
Benjamin Franklin owes you So
cents for oranges" he continued. But
he don't leave no address either"
Then another pause.
This man that buys SIS cents worth
of date is Abraham Lincoln. You
should make 'em tell their address,
cautioned the second vender. 'You
got nothing to go by. 1 don't know
what YOU do"
There was another pause. But this
time there was excitement in the voice
of the older vender as he began to
read
Jim Jeffries. dates, 40 cents. know
him, don't you?"
You bet!" answered Anton. "Jim
Jeffries! Well, l find him. but them
other three" and he shook his head.
And every customer that stops is ask
ed whether he knows George Washing
ton or Benjamin Franklin or Abraham
Lincoln.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
Perfect Confidence in ChamberIain,s
Cough Remedy.

Where there used to be a feeling of
uneasiness and worry in the house
hold when child showed symptoms
of Group. there is now perfect conf
dehce: This is owing to the uniform
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Mrs. NJ. I. Basford, of Poolesville, Md,
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12

There is talk of raising a regiment
of Rough Riders in this country for
service in Japan. Col. Grigsby, who
was with 1.-The" Rough Riders in Cuba,
says that with the aid of 5000 American
Rough Riders, Japan could conquer
Russia. Now this is '2 mutch." Why
try to take the glories of the war away
from the little brown people. after they
have worked it all up and begun so
well? Three thousand real Rough Rid
ers, like those that swarmed up Kettle
Hill, could, Of course. lick the whole
Russian army and capture Moscow and
st. Petersburg any morning before
breakfast. But why should we wish
to monopolize the renown Of war?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
PERSONAL.

DIR. Walter Kuntze. upon whom the
University of Leipsic recently conferred
a PHI. D., is a deaf-mute.
Rev. James Warden has Just been
admitted ct his own request to the
Baltimore county alsmhouse at Texas,
Nd. He is an unordained Methodist
preacher and has labored for more
than sixty years in promoting the
spread of the gospel. His age is now
102 years, making him the oldest. of
the almshouse inmates, and one of the
oldest men of the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
bright BITS.

ct suppose there is such a thing
as kleptomania." YES" answered the
physician. "A man steals because he
can't help IT." That is the theory.
But in the majority of cases he does
so because he thinks the other fell
low can't help it."--Washington Star.
What do you think of this py-
Biography craze?" asked Mrs. Oldcas-
tie "Oh, 1 really don't care much for
it, Josiah wanted to get one, but l
just told him a pianola was plenty,
and they say the other thing don't
play the Holy City very well any
way."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12
IN oLDEN TIMES
People Were Content To Take Things
Easier Than Now.


People Were Content To Take Things
Easier Than Now.
If our forefathers could behold the
modern locomotives, automobiles and
electric cars, they would hold up their
hands in establishment.
The stage-coach was fast enough
then-people were more content to
take things easy.
They used to be satisfied with any
sort of a hair lotion that came along
if 1t did not prevent Badness they
thought it was because Badness
could not be prevented.
It's different now. People know
that germs cause Badness and that
Newbro's Herpicide kills the germ
thus curing Dandruff and preventing
Badness.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c
in stamps for sample to The Herpi-
eide Co. Detroit. Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-12

The lower house of the South Carolina
Legislature has passed a dog tax BILL
designed to weed out the worthless
ours, aid the school fund and promote
the sheep industry. A tax of nifty
cents per head is laid on all dogs in the
state. If dog is not worth as much
as four cents a month to it's owner il
had better be killed. The money col
lected from the dog tax is to be turned
over to the school fund. Numerous at
tempts have been made in South Car
DINA TO tax the worthless "yaller"
dogs, in the hope Of getting rid of a
majority of them. but for one reason
or another all such laudable and really
beneficial legislation has come to
naught. The politicians are afraid OF
the "yaller" dog vote.