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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28

Tangler, Nov. 27.-Kaid Sir Harry
Mclean and his family have arrived
here safely. He will proceed to Eng
land.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28

Everything In the package. Simply ndi h0
prise 10 ille ho,isswife. W trouble. lees "a.
penae. Try Il today. IN -Four friit Fla
yorsi Lemon, Orange, binaNbeiIy, Hap
berry AZ grOoeu. 100
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
Are Friends for n Minute.

Levy and Cohen came out of the
synagogue on New Years Day. 1t was
the day of atonement. of forgiving, of
making up, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Levy approached Cohen and extend
ed a great fat hand.
Cohen" said he, I'VE hat not shpok-
en- for dwendy years. Come! We make
friendts.'
Cohen silently shook.
''Now, Cohen" continued the recon-
ciliant, Eve go ofer to Bunkleheim's
unit hat a drink"
Arm in arm they crossed the street.
Drinks were ordered and set before
them.
Cohen, convinced at last Of the sin
certify of the others advances, spoke
for the first time.
Levy" he said. ST am glad of II. 1
raise my glass to you. Levy. Wish me
somedings!"
INIT all my heart" replied Levy,
and raised his glass in turn. Cohen,
my dear friendt," said he, 81 wish you
shoost vat you wish mel"
The growing smile faded from Co
hens face and he sat his glass down
with a bang.
"Py Abrahami" he exclaimed. Now
you're shtarting 1t all over againi"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
Personal.

John w. Hutchinson, eighty-four
years old, of the famous New England
Hutchinson family of singers, still hale
and hearty attended the International
Peace Conference in st. Louis.
John and Maurice Reid, brothers,
jointly own a fertile farm about four
miles from Waterbury, Conn. Gnheri-
ted from their father, upon which they
live, but in ten years they have not
spoken to each other, and they do their
own housekeeping in separate portions
of the dwelling.
When Silas C. Swallow, prohibit
ton candidate for President, was in
Muncie, Ind, he stopped at the Braun
House. 1t happened that Clerk Nor
rison did not know the distinguished
prohibition leader. He very easily mis-
took him for the usual travelling sales
man. After assigning Candidate Swal-
low room he obligingly Informed him
that he could find a barroom "just
around the corner"
ALI Kuli Khan, Persian nobleman,
who has given up lands, title, family
and position, is now living in Boston
in obscurity because he regards his
religion as more important than any
of the temporalities he is relinduish-
ing. His father was ordered executed
for becoming a Babist, than which no
religion is more feared by the Moham-
medan clergy of Persia, but owing to
the influence of his uncle, who was
prime minister of the late shah, the
order was committed. Ali is at work
translating into English the works of
the Babist writers at the request of
American converts to the faith.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
MONEY NOT WASTED.

II the people of other Southern
states and of the West. whose repre-
sentatives in Congress helped Savan-
nah to get an appropriation for a
twenty-eight foot channel in her har-
Dor, could see her wharves now, lined
as they are with steamships and sail
ing vessels. and burdened with more
than hundred thousand bales of cot
ton and vast quantities of naval
stores and lumber, besides other prod
ucts. they would feel they did the right
thing when they voted for that appro-
priation. BY tomorrow Savannah will
have received five hundred thousand
bales of cotton since Sept. /. That
is a great deal more than she ever be-
fore received SO early in the season.
And cotton continues to come in such
quantities that there are reasons for
thinking her receipts will be fully six
teen hundred thousand bales this sea-
son.
Savannah harbor presents an at
tractive appearance to those who are
interested in the city's welfare. With
steamers and sailing vessels lining the
wharves for three or four miles and
lighters carrying great loads of cot
ton to the waiting ships the evidences
Of Savannah's commercial Importance
are overwhelming. If the Rivers and
Harbors' Committee could see Savan-
nah harbor in its present crowded con-
dition it wouldn't hesitate to recon-
mend an appropriation for a thirty
foot channel.
Savannah is the great port of the
South Atlantic coast. 1t has the COM
merce, and it's commercial Importance
is steadily increasing. Congress should
recognize this fact and give her a har-
Dor equal to any on the whole coast,
and thus prepare her for the great fu-
ture that is in store for her when
the Panama canal is opened to the
commerce of the world.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
A SUGGESTION ON PAVING.

There is nothing that has commended
the present city administration to the
people more than the improvements it
has made on the streets and it's con-
tinuing efforts in that direction. The
handsomely paved streets and side
walks in the southern section are an
unceasing source of comment and con-
graduation among those who reside in
that part of the city. Paved streets
and fine sidewalks are sure markers of
municipal progress, and if as much
had been done by former administra-
tons in that direction as the present
administration has done, Savannah
would now be paved from boundary to
boundary.
There is another Improvement that
would meet with public approval, and
1t could be accomplished with little
expense to the city and property own
ers. 1t is the putting down of good
sidewalks in the older parts of the
city. In many places the sidewalks
in the old section are in bad condi-
ton. Indeed they are discreditable to
the places and the people. The owners
of abutting property seem to care
nothing about their sidewalks, and the
only way, apparently, to remedy the
condition is for the city to take hold
of the matter. There is an ordinance
providing that the city may repair
sidewalks that are not in good order,
and it should be enforced. Putting
down good sidewalks would not only
be of public benefit. but would give
employment to a number of working
men. Time in which to pay for the
work could be given those property
owners who are not able to pay as
soon as the work is done. But the i'm
provement should be made. and no ex-
ceptions permitted
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
Useful Razor.

When Congressman Kitchen of
North Carolina visited strange town
not long ago he found out that his
razor was badly in need of sharpening,
says the Baltimore Sun. He dropped
in at the local barber's shop and gave
his razor to the proprietor, a large,
fat negro.
Have it ready by o'clock" the
congressman directed. "Pll come for
it."
He was there at the appointed time
but the blade had not been sharpened.
Sorry, boss" said the negro, but
ah jes cudn't get it fixed In time"
"Well, well, that's bad" answered
Mr.. Kitchen, Tive got to go to a par
ty tonight"
At this the barber suddenly went
into the back of the shop, and much
to the distinguished visitors surprise
brought out q blade with six or seven
deep notches in it.
Yer en- use dis, boss" he said hold
ing it, out.
why, what do you mean2 What
can / do with that razor?"
ITS all right, boss" said the negro
in an injured tone. IT'S de one
allus carries wen 1 goes to a party"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16

What kind of sail are you going
to use on your yacht next year?" ask
ed the enthusiast. "Sheriff's, guess"
replied the owner, who had just looked
over the stewards ACCOMPLISHMENTS
natl Commensurate
Brown (staying at farmhouse for
his summer holidays)-"I like your
eggs, Mrs. Cheriton; but fish in the
country often has such a strong
flavor" Farmers Wife-"Yes, sir.
But in London what you lose on the
fish you gain in the ggs."-Punch.
Miss Passay-"She talks so out
rageously. She told me was moth
ing but hopeless old maid" Miss
Pepprey-"Whewl" Miss Passay-
"Now, wasn't that unladylike of her?"
Miss Pepprey-'It certainly was rude.
Still, it's better than having her tell
lies about 1t" philadelphia Ledger.
Lady Visitor-"Your little girl
seems to be very much taken with me,
Mrs. stepswell. Mrs. Stepswell-"Yes;
and she doesn't often take to strang-
ers. You think Mrs. Kippur is real
nice, don't you, Agnes?" Agnes-"You
said she was a cat, mamma: but she
doesn't look a bit like one. Boston
Transcript.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
nEMoCRATs MIST VOTE.

Representative Brantley OF the Elev-
enth Congressional district, says, DEM
ocrats Of this state must turn out and
vote on election day, IL they don't want
to see their state put in Mr.. Watson's
column. 1t seems that Mr.. Watson
is boasting that he win carry Geor-
gia, his home state. The only reason
he has for such a boast is the feel
ing among Democrats that the state
will go Democratic. whether they vote
or not, and the probability that large
percentage of them in each county
will not take the trouble to go to the
polls.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Wat
son has friends in this state. and a
great many of them. They are very
enthusiastic, and will do their utmost
to give him a big vote. If Democrats
generally should stay away from the
polls. the Populists would make a
good showing.
But are Democrats going to stay
away from the polls on Nov. s, to the
extent they did on oct. 81 We do
not think 30. Al the state election there
was no opposition to the Democratic
candidates. Hence little attention was
paid to the election. In the national
election Democratic candidates for Con-
gress will have opposition In perhaps
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16

A Worlds Fair commissioner. once
considered OF good character. is boast
ing Of the champion dirty trick Of the
year, says the Kansas City Journal.
He was in Kansas City last week ana
told about it at every opportunity.
Just as I was going through pass
gate into the grounds one day last
week." he said, "a man behind me
said; Say, my friend, I see you're
using pass Yes 1 said; I've got
a concession on the Pike. Wei, I've
got pass, tOo-I'm a member of the
Illinois Legislature-and 1 don't know
just what it calls for
Calls for? 1 said, half jokingly.
1t calls for verything-admission
food, drink, shave. balloon rides-any-
thing
." I wasn't sure it was only for the
gate he said as he went into bar
Der shop concession. 1 decided I need
ed shave, too, and before sat down
l gave the barber so cents, telling him
1t was for me and my friend. l was
putting on my collar when he arose
from the chair and drew out his
pocketbook containing his pass. That's
all right said my barber. All paid
for
Now, that's mighty nice of these
people, he said, putting his pocket
book back. I s'posed a pass was good
for meals, all right, but wouldn't
although 1t would get you a shave.
Might as well have had my hair cut
All I saw him do after that was
to go into one of the biggest priced
restaurants on the grounds. 1 waited
nearly an hour before 1 heard noises
from the inside. Then I went away;
1 didn't want him to see me- The
manager of the cafe told me about it
that afternoon. The man from Hi
nois had ordered 1910 worth of food,
had eaten it, and, showing his pass,
started to go out. we got his coin,
all right the restaurant man said,
but he put up an awful holler, and
said he would see Francis about it,
| wonder what was going on in his
head?"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
GIRLS LONG FAST.
From the New York World

EAO4A Ills NEW 1Ork w OflQ.
Unless the authorities interfere to
prevent her, Victoria Kopwicz, the
young woman who is attempting to
last two months at Newark, N. j..
is confident she will be able to carry
cut her intention. She began yester-
day the fifth week of her fast, and she
declared she does not now feel as bad
as during the first few days.
Although the young woman is re-
duced almost to a skeleton in appear
ance she says she is still strong-a
strength given to her by prayer. She
mas decided, with the completion Of this
week, to seclude herself in her room
and permit nobody to see her unless
It is absolutely necessary. In seclusion
she Will spend the last two weeks of
her fast praying.
Miss Kopwicz is much perturbed
over the notoriety that she is receiving
because of her fast. 1t was her desire
that nobody should know of it. She
says she cannot understand why it
should interest anybody.
In speaking of the ordeal to which
she is subjecting herself the young
woman told yesterday of a girl in her
native country, Poland, who, suffering
from an ailment which the doctors APP
parently could not cure, needed the
advice whispered to her by God to go
barefooted through the snow, and was
cured.
Miss Kopwicz is confident that the
asthma from which she has long suf-
fered will disappear with the compile
ton of her fast. and for that reason
and no other, she declares, she is un-
dertaking it. There is not the slightest
evidence that the faster is mentally
unbalanced; on the contrary, she is
bright, and outside of this one peculiar
conviction has no crank ideas.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
One Good Turn Deserves Another.

A train was just starting to leave a
suburban station, says the New York
Tribune, when an elderly man rushed
across the platform and jumped on
one Of the slowly moving cars. The
rear-end brakeman, who was standing
by, reached up just as the man got
pulled him off. There" he said,
sternly, Il have saved your life! Don't
every try to board a train that way
again"
; tThank vou," said the old man.
calmly. THANK you for your thought
full kindness. 1t is three hours till the
next train, isn't it?"
Three hours and quarter" said
the brakeman, "but it is better to
wait that length Of time than to be
killed"
The long train, meanwhile, had been
slowly gliding by, slowly gathering
speed. Finally the last car appeared.
This was the brakeman's car, the one
for which he had been waiting, and
with the easy grace born of long
practice he started to step majesti-
cally on it.
But the old gentleman seized him by
the coat, and with a strong jerk pull
ed him back. and held him until it
was too late.
"One good turn deserves another"
said the old gentleman, with smile.
You saved my life. 1 have saved
yours. Now we are quits"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16

A politician of Trenton, N. j., is al
legged to have found fame in washtub
of suds. He was scheduled to address
a mass meeting of voters the other
evening, but failed to put in an ap-
pearance. Another speaker explained
that while emptying a tub of suds for
his wife on last wash day he had slip
Ped and strained his back, and had
been in bed ever since. The announce
ment is said to have cinched the mans
election, the voters shouting that the
statesman who was not above singing
tubs of suds was good enough for
them.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
THE EXTENT OF THE UNIVERSEs
From Harper's Magazine.


To determine a single position Of any
one star involves a good deal of COM
putation, and if we reflect that. in
order to attack the problem in ques-
ton in a satisfactory way, we should
have observations of a million of these
bodies made at intervals of at least
considerable fraction of a century,
we see what an enormous task the as
tronomers dealing with this problem
have before them, and how imperfect
must be any determination of the dis
lance of the stars based on our mo-
ton through space. So far as an es-
innate can be made, it seems to agree
fairly well with the results obtained
by the other methods. Speaking rough
ly, we have reason, from the data so
far available, to believe that the stars
of the milky way are situated at a
distance between 100, 100000 and 2OO,-
100000 times the distance from the sun.
At distances less than this it seems
likely that the stars are distributed
through space with some approach to
uniformity. We may state as a gem
eral conclusion, indicated by several
methods of making the estimate, that
nearly all the stars which we can see
with our telescopes are contained with
in sphere not likely to be much more
than 200, 100000 times the distance of
the sun.
The inquiring reader may here ask
another question. Granting that all
the stars we can see contained within
this limit, may there not be any num-
Der of stars without the limit which
are invisible only because they are too
far away to be seen?
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16

Dispatches from the front in the Far
East indicate that the only question
now. with respect to the Russian move
ment southwark. is as to how badly
Gen. Kuropatkin has been beaten.
There seems no ground for doubling
that the Japanese have won still an
other brilliant but bloody victory. In
st. Petersburg there is an air Of gloom
and the people of the Russian capital
are merely bracing themselves to hear
the worst news. The fighting around
Yentai is thought TO have been the
most severe of the war. surprising
even Lao Yang in casualties. Sew
eral commands on both sides were
practically annIhilated. fighting hero
ically. What effect this latest re-
verse to the Russians viii have on the
campaign remains to be seen. 1t was
thought after Lao Yang that the
campaign for the season had been con-
cluded. but Gen. Kuropatkin conceived
week ago that he was strong enough
to attack and win, and the forward
movement was ordered. Having sus-
tanned two heavy defeats, he may now
determine that it is better to fall back
upon a winter base and suspend OPP
erations-if he can-until after the
cold period.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
NIuKDEN.
From Harner,s weeklv.


Mukden is a series of three concentric
squares. The outer, with a wall of
clay, incloses the suburbs, and is
three miles each way. The second
IS Tai-tsong's city, and is the original
Manchu capital. Its walls, of stone
and brick, crenelated and buttressed
ike the walls of Pekin, are a mile
each way. The third and innermost
square is the old Manchu palace. The
retreating Russians and the advancing
japanese, after crossing the Hun river,
some two miles south of the suburbs.
We're apprised of their nearness to Muk-
den by lofty pagoda, which stands at
the point where the road enters the
outskirts of the town. If they had
found the roads from Lao Yang heavy
going, those within the city were not
much better, though the Russians, dur
ing their years of occupation, did some
thing to abate the streams of ilI-smell-
ing liquid mud, dotted with islands
of refuse, which formerly did duty as
streets in Lao Yang and Mukden.
But before entering the city, the hur-
rylng troops were greeted by a charm
ing sight-the Manchu park before the
Southern gate, with its splendid pines,
its Towering shrubs, it's Chinese pa
godas and Manchu memorial temples
all gorgeously decorated with many
colored glazed tiles. This park, with
those at the tombs of Nurhachu and
Tai-tsong, give Mukden a singular
charm, making it quite unlike the or
binary city of the Chinese empire,
Mukden has many beautiful buildings,
of most varied styles. Chief among
them is the imperial palace, in its sa-
cred Enclosure at the center of the
town, corresponding to the Forbidden
City of Pekin. The palace is cover
ed with glazed tiles, colored yellow,
the imperial hue everywhere in China.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
No TOMnsrONEs.
PROM the Sew York Press.

From the New York Press.
There are no tombstones in China,
except on the graves OF widows. BY
imperial decree a father, on payment
OF a large sum OF money. may erect a
stone TO a daughter who has lived
and died a widow. This is a sort Of
posthumous compensation for her be-
reavement. II is said that all manda-
rims and other shining lights of the
empire are accompanied by their cof-
fins wherever they travel. Ii Hung
Chang had his with him when in New
York, we all know. But the ordinary
Chinaman Is never buried In a cofin
That convenience II used only TO carry
the body 10 the grave. which Is very
shallow. and into which the deceased
IL dumped 20 fertilize the soil. A crOp
"a grown on the mound within year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
sULLY's JEWELLERY PURCHASES.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
New York, Oct. 12.-Even Wall street
brokers gasped at the prodigality of
Daniel J. Sully's expenditures as dis
closed at to-day's hearing in the bank
ruptcy proceedings that have been in
stituted against the cotton Spectator
The salesman of a large jewelry house
testified that both Mr.. and Mrs. Sully
bought jewelry in quantity. Sales
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 were
common, and purchases of diamond
brooches, horseshoe pins and watches
were numerous. Two puff boxes at
$3.50 each, a card case at $3.50 and can
delabra at $1,000 were a few of the
items purchased by Mrs. Sully for her.
self and for presents. The witness
stated on Feb. Mr.. Sully's daughter
came in the store to wait for her faith
er, who, when he arrived, allowed the
child to pick out for a present for her
mother a $4,000 diamond and emerald
eorsage, and a diamond pendant val
ued at s1s.500. The account of this
single house amounts to 500, 600.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Mobile Register (Dem.) says:
1.-THE Republicans are very sensitive
of attacks on President Roosevelt, be-
cause he is the President, but they see
no incongruity in the next Postmas-
ter General and ex-Secretary of Com
merce and Labor taking round the hat
for the campaign"
The Birmingham News CDem.) says
"It is queer that Mr.. Hay announced
that he would remain at the head Of
the State Department for four years
IL Mr.. Roosevelt is reelected. The
weak attempt to give confidence where
confidence is lacking will fail. The
people do not want a President who
needs to be held down by a conserva-
tive Secretary of State"
The Galveston News (Dem.) says:
1.-THE japanese minister to England
has announced that as soon as Japan
ceases to cry 'BanZai 1t will cry for
free trade and fair play. The little
country seems to belong to the Demo-
cratic party. It is feared. however,
that IL Il insists on such an unreason-
able thing as free trade and fair play
Il will not continue to be on fair re-
lations with this stand pat country
of ours"
The New York World (Dem.) says:
''Humor is so rare I'm this campaign
that Mr. Bryan's answer 20 Senator
Beveridge's consumption-o ar
gument Is entitled 20 high rank. The
hoosier senator had instanced the in
creased consumption OF coffee as an
evidence OF national prosperity In re-
ply Mr. Bryan said that four years
ago the Republican argument was the
full dinner pail. This year Il is the
full coffee pot. -Four years hence II
will probably be the fun water pitcher
For thjs contribution 20 tho gayety of
the campaign much may be forgiven"