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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
COLOMBIA's DISCRETION.

Colombia has come to the conclusion
that it would be a mistake for her to
attempt to recover possession of Pan
anna. At one time it was reported
that she had sent large army over
land to Panama for the purpose of
bringing that province back into the
Colombian union. 1t seems, however,
that the army wasn't as large as it
was reported to be, and that it didn'
get very far on its way.
dispatch of recent date to the Her
aid from Panama contains the infor-
nation that the Colombian government
has decided to abandon it's attempt to
restore its authority in Panama, and
that the soldiers that started for the
Panamanian frontier have been re-
called.
1t is probable that we shall hear but
little. if anything. more about Colom-
bias claim for compensation for the
loss of Panama. 1t is pretty certain
that it is the purpose of Congress to
ignore the claim When it was men,
toned in the Senate it received but
scant cons liberation. AS a matter OF
fact this country is under no obligation
to pay Colombia for the loss. of hei
territory. There may be a little ground
for claim in the fact that our gov
eminent warned Colombia that il
wouldn't permit any fighting on the
isthmus that would interfere with traf.
fic on the Panama railroad. Colombia
construed that to mean that the United
States wouldn't permit her to use force
to recover possession of Panama.
But whether there is a basis for q
claim against this country or not II
seems to be quite evident that it ISM
the purpose of our government to rec
ognize a claim. The only thing fol
Colombia to do therefore is to drop the
matter If she had been guided by
wiser counsel she would have had &c.
600, 900 for canal concessions and $780,
900 as a rental for the canal Anc
Panama would still be part of hel
territory. Her greed cost her dearly
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
rHE nENEFIT or coon ROADS.

The good roads of Chatham county
are the delight Of automobiles and
those who ride in other kinds of vehi-
cles Our good roads system is the
best in the South and one of the best
in the country. Upwards of eighty
miles of well-paved and level high
ways is the record that has been made
by the County Commissioners, and the
work is still going on. Nor are there
any rotten bridges or weak culverts in
the system, to detract from the safe
ty and beauty of the splendid road
ways. The construction has been Of
durable character, not to last a couple
of years. but to last indefinitely.
There are, by the way, other bene-
fits derived from the good roads be-
sides the pleasure of riding over them.
Among these are the increased values
of suburban property and the incom-
ing of men OF means who, because Of
the good roads, are investing money
in the county. There have been re-
Gently several sales of suburban prop
critics at prices double what they would
have fetched a few years ago; not that
the properties lacked intrinsic worth
but they were not easily accessible and
their values were not known or APP
preeiated.
II seems that development of con-
ditions calculated to bring about long
looked-for and hoped-for era of growth
and prosperity in this immediate vi
cinlty is now well begun. The con-
struction OF good roads, the obtaining
OF tourist rates on the railroads and
the advertising efforts OF the Chamber
OF Commerce have all combined to at
tract the attention OF outsiders to the
advantages offered by Savannah and
the surrounding country as place for
business. homes and pleasure
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
The Rlack HENS EGGS.

The other afternoon. says the New
York Press woman entered gro
Gerry store on Eighth avenue, and, STEP
ping up to the proprietor, said:
Il want fifty cents worth of eggs
and prefer those laid by black hens.
well I'd like to accommodate you
madam, but long as I've been in this
business 1 never learned how to tell the
eggs Of a black hen from a speckled
or white one
Yet" continued the woman, there
is a great difference, and eggs laid by
black hens are easily distinguished"
IF that is so, just pick them out fol-
yourself, please" said the grocer.
Accepting the invitation, the woman
carefully selected the eggs, and as she
put the last one into a paper bag the
astonished grocer exclaimed:
Gracious! Do black hens lay all the
big eggs?''
YES" replied the customer, gliding
toward the door, that's how you tell
them"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
TOO Good for Her John.

She walked into an uptown station
house, says the New York Press, and
after gazing curiously about her, glid-
ed up to the sergeant at the desk and
said:
$50 this is-a police station?'
Eyes, madam" replied the police Off
Ger on duty. What can do for you?
"Oh, | only wished to look around
and ask a few questions that may be
of benefit to me. You don't keep prls-
oners in this clean, well-lighted, pleas
ant apartment, do you?'
mo. madam" responded the SER
geant, rising and leading the way to
an inner room. Here are the cells
in which they are locked.
How comfortable everything looks
Do you put iron chains and balls on
their legs, handcuff and administer the
CATO mine tails vigorously to unruly
prisoners"
mo. Prisoners are only detained
here temporarily while awaiting trial,
and we never treat them as harshly as
that"
WELL" said the visitor, with dis
appointed expression, 1--WE a husband
who occasionally comes home intoxi-
Gated, and when he begins TO act like
a maniac and abuse me I've often
thought"
you ought to have him arrested"
What! And locked up here| she
asked almost scornfully.
1T might teach him a lesson"
Never! You don't know John! Why,
l often break a broomstick over his
head. pull his whiskers and lock him
in the coal bin over night, and a man
that is used to such treatment at home
would have too good time here to
suit me"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
index 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Georgia Chapter No. 3, r..
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Get the Best, NJ. S.
Gardner.
Business NOtices-Bicycle Tires, Wal
ter F. Higgins; The Best of Every
thing, Sommers' Cafe.
Trustees Sale of Bankrupt Stock
A. L. Alexander, Trustee Estate Mark
Apple.
Boiler Tubes-J. D. Weed & Co.
Tom Moore Cigarros-Henry Solomon
& Son.
Cheaper Than Ever-savannah Gas
Co.
Champagne-Moet & Chandon.
Foods-Postum- Food Coffee.
Whisky-Hayner's Rye.
Quality and Promptness-E. & w.
Laundry.
X-Ray Examination-Dr. j. Newton
Hathaway.
All the Best Points-Cortez Cigars.
Some Were Sold Yesterday-At Lat
timores.
Paxton's B-B-Poison-The Solo
mons Co.
Jams-The Delrnonico Co.
Savannah Theater-"A Girl From
Dixie" To-day Matinee and Night;
"The Chaperons' Thursday Night;
'.The Vinegar Buyer" Friday Night.
Warburines-Rowlin Druggist.
Medical-Duffy Pure Malt Whis-
Ky; Herpicide DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup;
DIT. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery;
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets; Pyramid
Pile Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted. Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale, Lost, Personal. Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

II don't know whose fault it is
said the disturbed commuter in the
smoker coming in from Overlook this
morning. according to the Philadelphia
Telegraph, but either that conductor
or / needs a pair or glasses"
What can be the matter?" asked
the interested one at his side.
DO you see this meal ticket?" re-
turned the other, displaying a little
card with more holes than numbers
on'it. We'll this is the third morning
in succession that the conductor has
punched out one meal instead of trip
from Overlook to Philadelphia. ]
guess it must be my fault, but the
tickets look so blamed much alike that
l can't read my morning paper and
pick out the right ticket from my wal
let at the same time. Well, it won't
happen again. I'll keep them i'm diff
ferent pockets hereafter"
And the train rolled on it's way to
the City of Brotherly Love.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

One of Gov. Heard's recollections is
of prosperous old German farmer
with whom he was once conversing in
Northern Wisconsin, when the subject
of humor came up, says the LOUISVILLE
Herald.
1T has always seemed strange to
me-" said the Governor, that you
Germans. as a rule, do not appear to
understand American humor. You
have some remarkably clever humor-
lists in Germany and their jokes are
easily comprehended by the American
mind, yet your people do not seem to
see the point of our jokes at all.
The German promptly controverted
this, claiming that his people were
quick to see and appreciate American
humor.
You gif me a joke" said he, "and
you will see dat 1 will understand 1t
yoost so veil as you"
So Gov. Hoard told of man In his
county who had feet so big that he
had to use the fork of a road as a
bootjack.
The German stood smilelessly wait
ing for the point, when the Governor
said:
"There! I told you German couldn't
comprehend. an American joke"
do you mean to tell me dat dis
man hat feet SO big, dat he hat to go
oudt efery night and pull off. his boots
NIT der fork of der road?"
That's the idea," the Governor adj
mitted.
Ven you talk about der fork of der
road do you mean der blaze where one
road runs dis way und der odder runs
dat vay?"
YES"
"Und you say dis man hat sooch big
feet dat he haf TO use dis fork of der
road for a bootjack?"
Exactly"
"ven, OATS no joke. OATS joost a
dam lie"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
crN NILES A CANDIDATE.

IT is hardly probable that Gen. Miles
will have his ambition gratified by be-
ing made the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for President. A few days
ago, in response to an inquiry, he said
that he was in the hands of his
friends. That means of course that he
would like to have the nomination. In
Iowa there are some influential Demo-
Gratis who say that that states dele
CATION to the St. Louis convention Will
likely be for Mr.. Hearst unless an eff
fort is made to get it for Gen. Miles.
Mr.. Hearst is making great eff
fort to capture the Iowa delegation,
but the Democrats who have charge
of his interests in that state do not
seem to be men of much influence. If
the real leaders of the Iowa Democ-
racy make an effort they can prevent
Mr.. Hearst from getting the delega-
ton. And It will not be necessary
either for them to make Gen. Miles
their candidate.
AS a matter of fact Gen. Miles has
no chance whatever of getting the
nomiria ton. The South doesn't want
him, and it is certain that there is no
movement in any of the doubtful states
for him. AS far as we have observed
his name has not been mentioned by
any Democrat of prominence in New
York, and it seems to be generally I'M
derstood that that state will be per-
mitted to name the candidate, owing
to the fact that without her electoral
vote the Democrats have no chance
of electing their ticket.
OF course nothing would please
Gen. Miles more than 10 be
a candidate for President against
Mr.. Roosevelt. He hates Mr.. Roos-
welt, and perhaps thinks he could
beat him in contest for the presi-
dency. but It is doubtful II he could.
There is no reason. however, why
Iowa shouldn't send a delegation 20
st. Louis for him II she wants to,
especially If she thinks IT necessary to
boom Gen. Miles in order TO prevent
Mr. Hearst from getting her delega-
ton But II she does send a Miles
delegation she will find herself n part
OF very small minority.
Gen. Miles has friends In Massachu-
sets. and some literature Is being sent
out from Boston for him, but II Il h
meeting win much OF a response the
fact hasn't found It's way into the
public prints. The truth H. Gen. Miles
while he may have many friends IN
me North HASN'T enough 20 justify an
expectation of receiving much consld-
Grafton from the Democratic National
Convention
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

Not long since, in a Mississippi court,
colored man sued a neighbor for
damages for killing his dog, says the
Philadelphia Ledger. Col. NJ, defend
ants lawyer, called Sam Parker. a
negro, TO prove that the dog was a
worthless eur for whose destruction no
damage ought TO be recovered.
Sam, did you know this dog2" Col
Nj. asked.
Yes. sab, I wer' pussonally ae-
quainted wild dat dog"
Well. tell the jury what sort OF a
dog he was" said Col. NJ.
He wer' "a big yaller dog"
What was he good for?" Col. N.
asked.
well, he wouldn't hunt: he wouidn',
do gyard duty; he jes lay round an
eat Dat make EN- call him wat dey
did"
We'll cir. what did they call himg''
asked Col. 81
"pey called him Lawyer, sar."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

A Memphis dispatch says Mississip-
pi steamboat owners have been exper-
smenting with Hungarian laborers on
their boats, in the place of black labor,
and that the experiments have been so
satisfactory that hereafter several
packet lines will employ only white la
Dor. From time immemorial the rous-
1abouts and deckhands on the Missis-
sippi boats have been black. They
haveareceived good pay. and have led
q happy. careless sort of life. But
: of late there has been much dissatis-
faction with them, for one reason and
another.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
BRIGHT BITS.

Bad cookery has done much to un-
dermine the health of the race. In
deed, nothing has done more, unless
it be good cookery Puck.
First Little Girl--"My father is an
editor: what does yours dor Second
Little Girl-"Whatever mamma tells
him. Glasgow Evening Times
-Mistress-"Did any one call while
1 was out?' New Girl--"Yes. mum;
Mrs. Wayupp called" did she seem
disappointed when you said 1 was not
at home?" well. she did look a lit
tie queer, but l told her she needn't
get mad about it, cause it was really
true this time. New York Weekly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

A school teacher in Pittsburg has a
clipping from a New Zealand newspa-
per detailing how a seaman had been
swallowed by a whale and spit out
again alive. The teacher has personal
acquaintance with man who assures
him that the narrative is perfectly
correct and reliable. This, the teacher
thinks, settles the question of Jonah's
famous adventure. Doubtless IL a
doubter were TO journey to New zea-
land he could find natives who could
point out 10 him the very ocean In
which the whale swallowed the sailor
and spat him out alive.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

A new method OF anti-toxin treat
inent Of tetanus has been tried, with
success. IN Brooklyn. The ordinary
treatment In to trephine the skull and
infect the anti-toxin into the brain.
In the case referred 20 a hollow needle
was passed into the spinal cavity and
the huid drawn out. after which anti
toxin serum was Injected. The patient
h6d been having spasms lasting i've
- ffleen minutes each. 81 Intervals Of
3 few minutes. Tor three days After
fhe arat Injection me length o. spasme
Wa reduced ~ about twenty seconds
sn6 fhe Intervals were considerably IN
creased. Afisr ne third injection ne
RpssDa esaaee. ane here 4 every ~ r
sQE ~ exDecf Coupifts recovery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
The Pulaski House.
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MIsoALLED .'HAIR Tones
Most Hair Preparations Are Merely
Scalp Irritants. of No Value.

Scalp 1Fritants, of No Value.
Most hair preparations are merely
scalp irritants, miscalled hair tonics.
When hair is brittle, lusterless and
begins to fall out. the dandruff germ
is getting in it's deadly work at the
root sapping the vitality. Since science
discovered that dandruff is a germ
disease there has been only one prep
aration put on the market that will
actually destroy the dandruff germ,
and that is Newbro's Herpicide. 1t
quickly reduces scalp fever, destroys
the germ; and the falling hair stops,
and hair grows luxuriantly. Ask your
druggist for Herpicide. 1t allays Itch
ing instantly, and permits the hair to
grow. Sold by leading druggists Send
lee in stamps for sample to The
Herpjcide Co., Detroit. Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

A Washington dispatch says that
the Presidents messengers, and even
his barber, now appear arrayed in liv-
cry, with coats of royal blue having
two rows of shining silver buttons
down the front. The men are said TO
be growing, but they have to wear the
clothes or lose their jobs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

The so-called hall of fame" for
women, that is to be set up at the
st. Louis Exposition, is to contain the
photographs of prominent members
of fashionable society in representa-
tive American cities" Just where the
fame" comes in is not readily appar-
ent. 1t seems it is to be more in the
nature of a beauty show. Many So
ciety leaders, it is understood, have
agreed to send their photographs. 1t
is not stated whether or not there will
be ribbons awarded for the various
types of feminine loveliness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

Mr. Toomers able argument in the
peonage cases before the United States
District Court, and Judge Speers force
full and eloquent opinion in overriding
the demurrers, have added much to the
literature of such cases.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

At what age should a minister of
the gospel retire from active service
Rev. w. A. Robinson of Middletown,
N. Y. thinks the army age of retire
ment, sixty-four years, would be about
suited to the pulpit. Acting on that
belief, and having reached that age,
pastor of the First Congregational
Church of his city. The personality of
the minister, of course, has a good deal
to do with the matter. Some of them
ought not to wait until they are sixty
four years old to resign; others are in
the strength and sweetness of their
spiritual manhood at 81, having been
refined bv the fire of experience.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

IN New York the other night coll
ored preacher delivered a sermon IN
which be advised arson and murder
Had bswhishered white man from
Europe delivered such TRADE. he
would have been locked up a. an an-
afohisi and probably driven out u che
naunlFN.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16
The weather.

The indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida for to-day are for fair
weather. with light variable winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

Philadelphia paper has a dispatch
describing Mr.. John d. Rockefeller
new business of making honey, out
of glucose. Sulphuric acid is employed
in the preparation of the fake honey,
which the dispatch says. retains a
noticeable trace of the sulphuric acid
no matter how much it may be refined
The dispatch goes on; Commission
men say they can taste the acid. Chem
lists declare that the acid rots the
teeth. In another generation or two.
from this cause alone. they contend,
there will hardly be child with sound
teeth" In that event, the Rockefellers
can form an artificial tooth trust. and
add something more to their modest
fortunes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16


A thorough investigation of the post
office establishment would inevitably
lead to an inquiry into the uses and
abuses of the postal ranking privilege
extended to congressman Cby Congress).
And such an inquiry would, in all prob
ability, prove to be quite embarrassing
to some Of the members. Instances
have been known in which members of
Congress have forced the mail service
to transport their household effects, un-
der their franks. and the tale is told
that one member even wanted to send
cow free in a postal car. 1t is an
open secret that some members of
Congress make the postoffice do ex-
press service for them. and that 9TH
ers circulate various sorts of literature
under their postal franks.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-16

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The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-08-20

One day this week lady drop
ped package containing $500 in
bills on one of the streets of Hons.
ton. A street car conductor whose
earnings are about so day picked
up the money and turned it into
the company's Office, where the
owner recovered it. She was so
oyerjoyed at her good fortune that
she gave the conductor So as a re.
ward for his honesty. No wonder
SO many people die of heartfailure.
Tribune.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-08-20
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that u
preventive of suicide had been discov.
cred Will interest many. A run down
system, or dependency invariably pre-
cede suicide and something has been
found that will prevent that condition
which makes suicide likely. At the
nrlst thought of self destination take
Electric Bitters 1t being great tonic
and nervine will strengthen the nerves
and build up the system. It's also a
great stomach, liver and kidney repu-
iator; Only SOC. Satisfaction guaran-
teed by all druggists.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-08-20
Violent Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by
ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera
and DiarrhOea Remedy and
Perhaps n Life Saved,

"a short time ago was taken with
a violent attack of diarrhoea and be-
lieve | would have died if l had not
gotten relief" says John J Patton, a
leading citizen of Patton, Ala. "a
friend recommended Chamberlain's
Gol'c Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
} bou9ht twenty-five cent bottle and
a!' Nn2 three dosos VI vas On.
''i.'" cured coasidn 10 .h5 best
NJ the world l lo.i com.
Fer s'la b. 'v .'arrq.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-08-20

me State Treasurer reports re-
celpts from land sales and leases.
during July as follows School
land interest, 81, 391; school land
principal, sS4,6o2; school land
lease, $40 1852; university land
lease, $40, 7S2; blind asylum land
interest s21; blind aylum land
principal. S14S.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-08-20
Hency c: Peabody the inveuto

Hency G: Peabody, the inventor
OF the rifle bearing his name, who
died short time ago, left an es.
tate valued at 1914 900 which, by
the terms of his will, was left for
the founding of the Peabody In
dustrial School for girls.-Scien-
tific American.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-08-20
Cured Paralysis,

" Bailey, P o True. Texas, writes:
MY wife had been suffering Fl We years
with paralysis in her arm, when i was
persuaded to use Billiards. Snow Lini-
,ment, which cured her all right.
have also used it for old sores, frost
bites, and skin eruptions. 1t does the
work" 25c, 5Oc and $t.00 bottle at w
j Sedberry.