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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Sophia Heilman Davis, aged
100, whose descendants number eighty
four persons, and who was one of the
Oldest residents of Somerset county,
Pennsylvania, died on Saturday morn
ing of ailments due to old age at the
home of her son-in-law, Amos Kurtz
at Addison, Somerset county. Among
her surviving relatives are two sis
tiers, both of whom passed the CEN
fury mark several years ago.
-Japans distinguished sociologist
Sen Joseph Katayama, laid the foun-
dation for his great labors in behalf
of humanity in Iowa and imbibed the
first principles of his altruistic views
at the feet of Prof. Parker at Iowa
College at Grinnell. The young Japa-
nese left Iowa College as a graduate
with the class of 1892. He is now the
head of the most noted social settle
ment in Japan-Kingsley Hall, Toxic,
which he founded-and he is recognize
ed as one of the leading sociological
workers of the world. This noted Japa-
nese has had an interesting career that
reads much like a romance. He was
born of a peasant family in Japan
and his education was obtained
through his own efforts against almost
overwhelming odds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
A CENTURY, OF USEFULNESS.

The Charleston News and Courier,
established in 1903, has celebrated the
first century of it's existence by the
publication of a beautiful and interest
ing Centennial Edition of considera-
bly, more than 100 pages. Artistically
and mechanically the edition leaves
nothing to be desired: il is a gem.
Historically it is one of the most val
liable documents that has come from
a South Carolina press in a long time.
II ought to be preserved in every
school, library and home in the state;
it will be preserved by every South
Carolinian who has made his home in
another state. who is so fortunate as
to obtain copy of it,
Being a newspapers life-story, it has
especial interest for newspaper men.
But the life-story of a newspaper like
the News and Courier is larger and
fuller than would be that of similar
paper published say in New York. The
reason is that the News and Courier
has welded a greater influence in its
city ana state than would be possible
for New York paper to WELD. 1t
has lived close to the representative
people, whose friendship and esteem
it has always enjoyed: 1t has been a
wise and conservative leader of pub
lie opinion and presented a faithful
epitome Of the news of the day. Its
power for good In the community and
the commonwealth it has served so
long and so well cannot be ovAresti-
mated Dominated by men of brains,
and high purposes, and pure motives,
Y has aver stood for the best in the
Palmetto State and the progress and
prosperity of it's people. AS the News
and Courier is proud OF Charleston, so
should Charleston be proud of the
| News and Courier for its devotion. its
sincerity. jts ability and it's unflag-
ging assiduity in the service of city and
state. The Morning News, youth of
| ffty-four. extends to it's still youthful
centennarlan friend and contempt
rary of Charleston its heartiest con-
gratulations upon its hundredth birth
day, and wishes it many happy re-
turns.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
TWO NEW STATES.

The bill creating the new states of
Arizona and Oklahoma, out of the ter
ritories of New Mexico, Arizona, Okla
homa and the Indian Territory, which
passed the House on Tuesday, is a
party measure. 1t will hardly pass
the Senate at this session because of
the short time before adjournment, but
there is no doubt that it will pass it
at the next session of this Congress.
Probably it will be taken up next De-
cember and passed without much de-
bate.
Arizona is composed of the territories
of Arizona and New Mexico, and Ok
lahoma of Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory. BY joining the territories
the Republicans will probably get four
senators and perhaps a majority of
the representatives to which the new
states will be entitled.
At the last census, Arizona had
population of 122,931, and elected
Democrat as it's delegate in Congress.
The delegate, however, had less than
500 majority over his Republican oppo-
nent in a total vote of about $4,000.
In 1900, New Mexico had a population
of 195,31O, and is represented in Con-
gress by a Republican delegate. The
delegate had nearly 10000 majority
over his Democratic competitor in IA
total vote of nearly 10000. 1t is evil
dent that the new state of Arizona
will be strongly Republican.
At the last census Oklahoma had a
population of 39S,S31. In the election
for delegate to the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress there were four candidates. The
Republican candidate secured 45,S02
votes, the Democrat. 45,409. the So
cialist 1908 and the Prohibitionist, L.
OBS. There are no statistics at hand
indicating the political complexion of
the Indian Territory. The foregoing
figures show the Republicans have a
few hundred more votes than the Demo-
Gratis. With no candidates of the So
cialists and Prohibitionists, in the field,
it is impossible to say whether the
Democrats or Republicans would car
ry the day. 1t is probable. however,
that the Republicans in Congress have
canvassed the situation pretty
thoroughly, and are satisfied they will
have the senators and presidential cleo
tors from both the new states.
It is not probable that Arizona will
grow rapidly for the reason that it has
so little land that is suitable for agri-
cultural purposes, but Oklahoma is
certain to become rich and popuIous,
it having a great amount of good land.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York Times (Dem,) says:
Judge Parker is a man of presidential
size and a fit successor of, the many
eminent Democrats from the Empire
State who have been nominated for the
presidency"
The Jacksonville Times Union (Dem.)
says: Theodore Roosevelt is great at
breaking presidents, but this does not
prove that he will break the precedent
which says that no man who has at
tanned the Presidency through the act
of an assassin has ever attained it by
the votes of the people"
The Columbia State l(Dem.) says:
The Democrats got the Republicans
on the hip most cleverly in forcing
them to refuse to enact into law Presi-
dent Roosevelt's service pension order.
The Speaker came to the rescue of his
party by refusing to recognize Mr..
Moon of Tennessee who demanded a
fact that the Republicans are afraid
to enact into law the Presidents order
yet refused to check that usurpation
of the power of Congress, furnishes
more ammunition for the campaign"
The Montgomery Advertiser (Dem.)
says: 1.-THE Savannah News argues
that "a platform of 1000 words would
be read by ten times as many voters
as one of 10000 wrds,' and we think
that a correct view to take. There
be no need for the Democrats at st.
Louis to put forth long political es-
say. 1t would not be read or under
stood. The platform should be both
brief and plain. The best Democrats
are pretty we'll agreed on what should
be the main demands of the platform.
There are some things to be left out
and some to be added and it can all
be done without any unnecessary words
and without beating about the bush.
Let it be both short and specific" y
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
SEEKING TO CONTROL THE CON-
vENTION.

1t is evident from the account of the
proceedings of the Democratic conven-
ton of West Virginia that Mr.. Hearst
hasn't retired from the contest for the
presidential nomination of his party.
Prominent Democrats have frequently
expressed the opinion recently that the
Hearst movement would amount to
nothing, and there didn't seem to be
any reason why the bottom shouldn't
drop out of it. as il were, when the
Democratic convention of Mr.. Hearsts
state instructed for Judge Parker but
the action of New York doesn't seem
to have had the effect of causing him
to abandon the contest. He is fight
ing for delegates as energetlcally as he
did a month ago, and it seems to be
admitted that he will get many dele
gates in the West.
OF course there is no probability that
he will get the nomination, but the del
egates who will favor him, together
with the delegates controlled by Mr..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

Referring to the statement of a Tex
as man, that Mr.. Hearst could not pos
sibly carry Texas, because he parts his
hair in the middle, the New York
Evening Post recalls that John 10th
rop Motley, an otherwise excellent
man, was recalled from a foreign mis-
sion for this fault" Appleton's Cyclic
pedia of American Biography says:
MIR. Motley resigned his Office as min
lister to Austria in 1867 in consequence
of an attack from an obscure source,
which should have been ignored by
his government and was not deserving
the Importance he attached to it,"
Possibly that was the hair-parting in
cident to which the Post refers. But
the picture Of Mr.. Motley in the Cyclic
pedia shows him man with full
beard and shaggy hair combed in rath-
er pompadour fashion-just the kind
Of hirsute adornments which, presum-
ably, would please Texas.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

There has been favorably reported
in the House at Washington bill pro-
viding that after June 49, 1907, when
clerk in government employ reaches
the age of 20 his position shall be de-
clared vacant. This will force old
ice, and will make room for young men.
The next step will probably be the in
PRODUCTION of bill to pension civil
servants who have reached the age of
20 years. But no such bill will be pro-
posed until after the election.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
OPINIONS OF THE PLATFORM.

II is assumed that the platform
adopted by the Democratic convention
of New York has the approval Of Judge
Parker, and for that reason it is the
subject of a great deal of comment
All sorts of opinions of it are being
expressed. The Republicans are doing
what they can to create an unfavor-
able impression of it, because they
look upon Judge Parker as strong
candidate and would Ike to prevent
him from being the nominee Of his
party for President Mr. Bryan and
his followers don't like it because
it makes no mention Of the Kansas
City platform and the issues which
that platform contains. Mr.. Bryan is
so strongly opposed TO IT that he will
make a speech against IT on Satur-
day night in a hall in Chicago which
he has hired for that purpose
Democrats who are seeking to pro-
mote the welfare of their party, and
who want the party to win in the
campaign this year, speak of it in
complimentary terms.
Senator Bacon Of this state, In an
swer to request for his opinion of it,
is quoted as follows; 1T is brief
and assemblies all the essential doc
trines of the party at large The St.
Louis convention could do worse than
to take it up in effect and make it
the national platform. The Demo-
Gratis of Georgia will no doubt take
up the nomination of Parker, and the
appea, to them as a clear, well-de-
fined and able political code for the
approaching campaign. There is moth
ing in 1t from which any good Demo-
crat can dissent. and it will give us
a common ground on which to stand
and ask the confidence of the country
1t is a great deal better platform than
we had reason to expect. How it will
be received by all elements of the
party can only be conjectured, but I
am inclined to think that it will be
precisely what was needed to bring
both wings of the party together"
The foregoing no doubt expresses
the views of the great majority of
Democrats. If Senator Bacon thought
the platform unsatisfactory he wouldn't
hesitate to say so. He understands
the difficulty of making a platform
that would be acceptable to both wings
OF the party and therefore he has no
hesitation in approving a declaration
of principles that contains the essen
tial doctrines of the Democratic party.
He knows it will afford Democrats
an opportunity to get together I'm
less they get together they might as
well let the election go by default.
The Democratic leaders believe their
party has a very good chance of elect
ing their ticket, and there is no doubt
that the great majority of Democrats
are sincerely anxious for their tickets
success.
1t is hardly probable therefore that
anything Mr.. Bryan may say in his
speech on Saturday night, or at any
other time in the presidential cam
paign, will have much effect on his
fellow Democrats. 1t is quite we'll
understood now that he isn't striving
for the success of his party SO much
as he Is aiming to boss it. His Chi
cago speech will be read, but 1t will
not make much of an impression on
the Democratic voters.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
BRIGHT BITS.

Shelves, she's engaged to Small
ey, although she once told me that she
wouldn't marry the best man living.
He-"Wen, she has stuck to her state
ment even if she does marry Smalley."
Chicago Daily News.
The Fiancee-"Oh! 1 have such a
lovely Easter hat. Shall show it to
your" The Fiance-"I wish you would,
and--er-now that we are engaged, l
think it would be only fair to let me
see the bill."-Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Byers-"Mrs. Oneil next door
was talking to-day about her Irish
blood and the struggle Of '9S.' I Won
der what she means by that?' Mr..
Byers-"Sounds like a fight at bar
gain sale. "--Philad Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

France fears that, in the event of
Russian success in the Far East, her
friendship would be put to a severe
test. France. or rather Frenehmen.
have established many Catholic Church
missions in the Far East that are
now showing gratifying progress.
Should Russia win and dominate Man
cburia, Korea and possibly Japan it.
self. these missions would suffer Sc
verely and possibly be wiped out. The
Greek Church and the Roman Church
are not on the best of terms, it seems.
The Greek is the national church of
Russia, and it is believed Russia
would seek to strengthen herself
through her national religion, and
that she would do so in the Far East
10 the great prejudice of the religious
Droteges of France.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
ALLEN BROS.
SUN AND SNOW
Sometimes Help the Hair to Go.

Sometimes Help the Hair to Go.
In any changeable climate the hair is
apt to become brittle and to break off
stubby here and there. This makes a
Embarrassing almost necessity, espe-
cially to ladies. In using a hair dress
ing why not get the best, one that
combines with it the efficiency in kill
ing the dandruff germ, the germ that
eats the hair off at the roots, causing
what is called falling hair. and in
time badness. Newbro's "Herpicide"
is that kind of hair dressing. You
have no idea how delightful your
scalp will feel. and how stylish your
hair will appear, after an application
or two of Herpicide. 1t is certainly a
wonderful innovation as a scalp anti
septic and hair-dressing. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co., De-
troit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy, Special
Agent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

Many a headache comes from the
slight but constant strain of imperfect
eyes. Wrong glasses will increase the
strain; right glasses will relieve it. We
fit glasses-prOperlY, accurately, scien-
tihcally-to all defects of sight; artis-
tically, as regards frame fitting and
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comfort and price. Weak eyes made
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HINES OPTICAL CO.,
DIR. LEWIS A. HINES, Refractfonist.
Bull Street and OgIethorpe Ave.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
THE HARBoR IMPROVEMENT.

Mr. ]. NJ Barnard. Jr., who is the
chairman of the River and Harbor
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, received a telegram from SEN
ator Bacon yesterday, in which the
Senator stated that he had succeeded
in having an amendment inserted in
the rivers and harbors bill providing
for a survey of the harbor of Savan-
nah with the view of securing a chan
mel of the depth of thirty feet from
the upper wharves to the sea. The
Senator further said that he hoped to
ed in the bill by the Committee on
Conference.
OF course the Senator will do all he
possibly can to have. the amendment
retained as a part of the bill, and it is
to be hoped he will be successful. There
would be no objection to it's retention
if 1t were not for the fact that there
is such strong pressure in behalf of
many other similar things. There is
no general rivers and haFbors bill this
year anu that - lllS IedSOu WHY pro-
vision was not made for the thirty-foot
harbor survey in the pending little bill
when it was in the Rivers and Harbors
Committee.
Mr.. Barnard has been sending out a
great many letters to prominent men
in all parts of the country in which
attention is called to the growth and
Importance of Savannah's commerce
and to the need for deeper water in
her channel to the sea, and no doubt
they will have the effect of creating a
strong sentiment in favor of giving Sa-
vannah the appropriation she is ask
ing for, or will ask for just as soon as
the necessary survey is made.
Savannah got the appropriation for
the twenty eight foot harbor improve
ment by just such work as she is do
ing now for the thirty-foot improve
ment. A sentiment in behalf of the
improvement was aroused throughout
the country which made itself felt in
Congress. AS a rule Congress does
what it thinks the people want done
Savannah will get the increased depth
of water in her harbor by working
earnestly and persistently for it. She
understands this, and is complying
with the requirements.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MISUNDERSTANDING Commandery No.
I. X. T.: Mistletoe Camp No. 4,
Woodrnen Of the World.
Special Notices-Money to Loan. w.
]. B. Adams; Notice to City Court
Jurors: Grape Fruit and Oranges, NJ.
s. Gardner.
Business Notices-Private Dining
Rooms, Sommers' Cafe.
Friday Special Sale-Gustave Eek
stein & Co.
Notes.-The Oaks, Beaufort, S. c.
CLAY Peas-W. D. Simkins & Co.
The Trade Is Being Perfectly Car
ried Away-Connor & Sullivan.
We Send for Your Prescriptions
Masonic Temple Pharmacy.
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Cheer Up by Using Warburines-
Rowlinski. Druggist.
Negligee Shirts-The Metropolitan
Co.
Gents Furnishings-Daniel Hogan.
Cocktails-The Delmonico Co.
Stoves and Ranges-At Lattimore's.
Edgemont Whisky-Henry Solomon
g. Son.
Oxygenor-Knights Pharmacy.
Moulded Columbia Records-Living-
ston's Pharmacy.
Auction Sales-Bankrupt Stock of
Union Transfer Company, Frank NJ.
Butner, Receiver.
Medical-Herpicide; DIR. Pierce's Fav-
orite Prescription; Pinkham Remedy;
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey; Vinol.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale: Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
FREIGHr AND PARCEI car

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder
bolt, Cattle Park, Sandfy, Isle of Hope and all
intermediate points-9:I5 a. m, lis p. M, 5: Is
p. m.
Leaves Isle Of Hope for Sandfy, Cattle Park.
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points-o:00
a. M, Ii: 100 a. m, 300 p. m
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 a 10.
and 2:35 p M, connecting at Sandfiy with reg
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 passenr
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying TO L. R. NASH, Manager
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

The Boston Newsletter was not ac-
tually the first newspaper to be
printed in America. "Publick Occur
rences," a small quarto sheet with one
page blank, appeared in Boston in 1890.
But it was soon suppressed by the
Governor of Massachusetts, for con-
tanning reflections of very high ma
ture" Thus early journalism had an
Fourteen years later the Newsletter
made its appearance and started that
stream of editions from the printing
presses of the country that is now fed
by something like $4,000 publication Of
fices.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

DIR. Westall of Brooklyn owes his
life to d false tooth. He was being
asphyxiated by escaping Illuminating
gas in his room when the tooth came
to the rescue. 1t is the natural ten
dency in asphyxiation, the doctor says,
to clench the teeth. AS he was sue
cunbing to the influence he clenched
his teeth so hard that the false one
broke and fell into his throat. This
produced coughing, which woke the
doctor up in time to crawl out of bed
and raise a window. Had the doctor
been possessed of a sound set of grind
ers he would probably have dled-and
been suspected of suicide.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
CITY PRoPERTY TO RENT
LEGAL SALES.
CITY MARsHAL,s SALE,


City MarshaPs Office, Savannah, Ca,
April 4, 1904.-Upder direction of the
Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets, and according to a resolution
of Council, passed April 10, 1904,
will offer for sale, at public cutlery. to
the highest and best bidder, in front
of the Court House in the city of Sa-
vannah. Chatham county state of
Georgia, on the THIRD DAY OF
MAY, 1904, same being the FIRST
TUESDAY of the month, and between
the legal hours of sale, the following
described property of the City of Sa-
Vannah, to-wit:
Lots Nos. 25 and 26, Thomas ward,
minimum appraised price for each lot
($2,500) twenty-five hundred dollars.
Lot No. 27, Thomas ward, minimum
appraised price ($S,000) three thou
sand dollars; also
Lot No. 95. SoIomons ward mini
mum appraised price ($3,500 thirty
five hundred dollars.
Terms cash. purchasers paying for
titles. HENRY T.. DREESON,
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

A woman's club in Chicago has
adopted a petition to President Roose-
Welt asking that he recommend to
Congress the passing of law requir-
ing all persons applying for marriage
licenses to present physicians GER
tif1cate of health as a prerequisite to
the Issuance of such license. But why
should the ladies bother the President
and Congress about something with
which they have nothing to do? Why
don't they go ahead and organize all
Of the manageable young women into
clubs, pledging them to give their
hands only to those young men who
will exchange certificates with them?
"Will you marry me, Maude?" asks
Claude. Have you been vaccinated?"
Yes" Have you had your vermi-
form appendix extirpated?" YES"
Have you certificate of health from
licensed physician in good stand
fng?" Yes" Have your lips and
moustache been sterilized?" Yes"
Then you may kiss me-" There is an
effective formula, without congress
sional interference.