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The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
Fishing for a License.

a good natured German located in
certain Pennsylvania town a few
years ago. and apparently had no def
mite business. says the New York Trih
une- Every morning regularly he
would go 10 the creek that ran through
the town and fish for black bass. The
nrst mess that he caught was given
70 the minister Of the village church.
Some one. seeing the German on the
bank. said 10 him: What are you do
ing?"
oh" he remarked. I'm fishing for
a license"
The following day six fine trout were
delivered at the home of the school
teacher. The day after that the lead
ing banker received a fine supply OF
nsh; and so il went for nearly a year.
He caught FISH every day, and as reg
ularly turned them over to the lead
ing citizens.
When the spring term Of court came
around. he put in an application for a
liquor license. Under the rules Of that
court II was necessary for twenty
citizens TO sign a protest TO kill an
application for a license. The pro-
test was taken around; but TO the
amazement Of the messenger he could
get no signers- The clergyman was
much opposed TO the proposed license,
but could not find it in his heart to at
tach his name to the paper. When
the court announced its decision, the
German received a license, and he
blandly remarked:
I've been fishin' for a license. I
got it, -
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
Had Been to the Zoo.

He is small chap of or 4 years,
whose parents have encouraged his
natural love of animals by frequent
talks on natural history suitable to his
age, animal picture books and fire.
quent visits 10 the Zoo, according to
the Philadelphia Public Ledger He
was seated on his mothers lap in a
crowded car recently, when an abnor-
maly stout woman, who was standing
in front of him and his mother, lost
her balance through lurch of the car
and sat squarely on the little fellow.
She rose hurriedly, expressed her sor-
row for the accident, and said:
Did you think it was an avalanche
descending upon you?"
No, ma am" the youngster replied
1 thought it was a hippopotamus"
The woman blushed crimson and
said:
Zoo
Yes" the child replied, "and I saw
q rhinosceros there, too"
The fat woman seemed disinclined
to pursue the conversation further, and
got off the car at the next corner.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
TOBACCO AS A PoULTICE.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democl

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Last summer 1 was taking a spin
one day in a slight trap out in the
country, and, in attempting to pass a
farmers wagon on a narrow road, my
trap was overturned, and 1 was thrown
heavily to the ground. sustaining a
badly sprained angle" Mr. George
Maxwell says. 1.-THE farmer came run
ming up to assist me, and, when he
found what was the matter, returned
to his wagon and came back with u
few tobacco LEAVES under his arm
II you'll let me make a poultice out of
these and place it on your ankle it
will be all right in the morning. he
said, and, as / was about five miles
from doctors office, with the pain in
my ankle something fierce, I told him
to go ahead; it couldn't do me any
harm, 1 thought, and it might have
slightly cooling effect, while 1 was
driving back to town. He dipped the
leaves in the water of a creek near by,
then bound them tightly around my
angle, with the aid of a handkerchief,
and assisted me into my vehicle. When
L reached my rooms l was supposed
to find that the pain in my ankle was
very much lessened and decided TO
give the poultice a fair trial. In the
morning when I awoke there was alb
solutely no pain in my ankle whatever
and only the slightest suggestion of a
swelling. l was able to don my shoes
without trouble, and that day attend
ed to business as though nothing had
befallen me. Since then one of my
friends suffered a sprain, and con-
sented to have a leaf tobacco poul-
tice applied, which resulted in his case
just as it had in mine. 1 have also
tried it in other instances of slight
injury, where there was pain and dan
ger of swelling, and have found that
invariably it relieved the pain within
remarkably short space of time and
generally prevented any swelling. A
friend of mine claims to have tried it
with good results, for a slight attack
of rheumatism, and l have no doubt
that it actually did what he. claims
for it, but, at any rate, for sprains
or similar injuries I am now a firm
advocate of the simple, homely remedy
to which 1 was introduced by my ac-
cident in the county a few mounths
ago"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27

New Tork-s great subway VIII Be
I opened 70 public trafic to-day. with
E fitting ceremonies. Il VIII be a
great day in The metropolis. For prob
ably m0-s than a quarter Of a cen-
fury the Underground rapid transit
( scheme had been under discussion
1 among engineers and capitalists For
more than four years the tunneling
and building has been going on. dur
ing which time what has been de-
{ scri5ed as the greatest hole in the
Z ground" in the world has been bur
rowed under the very feet Of hundreds
Of thousands Of busy. hurrying New
York people.
The subway is a triumph OF engineer
ing skill and decorative art. The total
mileage Is about twenty, much Of il
through solid rock. and the cost Of
construction and equipment is in the
neighborhood Of SO, 600 go. IN the tun-
nels there are four tracks. two for 10
cal and TWO for express traffic. The
stations are decorated with tiles and
PLAQUES. the decorative scheme Of
each being different from all of the
others, 50 that each station will have
its individuality. The safety appliances
used are said TO be far in advance
Of anything heretofore installed. The
block system has been adopted. Should
a motorman for any cause enter a
block that he has no right to enter,
ne viii find his car without power and
the brakes set. An automatic ar
rangement shuts of the electrical cur
rent and throws on the brakes. The
ventilation and lighting of the tunnel
are said 10 be perfect. The air is as
pure and sweet as on the surface, and
the light is like that Of the open day.
One feature Of the enterprise that will
be appreciated by New Workers is the
fact that the subway is the first big
undertaking ever projected in New
York that was built promptly and put
into operation complete. The big
bridges, for instance, dragged along for
years and were opened in an unfin-
ished state. The Williamsburg bridge.
opened nearly year ago, is still in
complete and may not be finished in
another twelve months. The elevated
road dragged along for years and Just
grew"
Whether the subway will solve the
transit problem Of New York remains
to be seen. UnquestionabIy it will re-
lieve the congestion for some time, but
New York grows so fast that almost
by the time one transit scheme is put
into operation it is found necessary to
start another one.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
How To Pass Hatteras.

The late Senator Vest of Missouri
was fond of telling a story regarding
a friend of his who was in terrible
dread of the ordeal involved in pass
ing Cape Hatteras, says the New
York Herald. This man was a con-
firmed victim of seasickness, and while
he made many trips on the ocean, he
always looked with fear to that Pc
Rod of time when the vessel would be
passing the tumultuous sea in and
around Hatteras. Returning from one
of his trips, he announced with joy a
cure for the dreaded Hatteras period.
What is it?" asked a friend.
Why" was the reply, when we got
within twenty miles of Hatteras 1 or
dered up three quart bottles of cham
payne and sat in my stateroom and
drank them one after another"
What was the effect of that?"
asked the friend.
THE effect?" replied the other in
establishment. why. there was no eff
feet When 1 came to we had passed
Hatteras.''
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27

Ex-senator Davis is not in the least
sensitive about his age, and stands a
lot of chatting on the subject, says
the New York Times. While at DEM
ocratic headquarters the other day he
transacted about three times the busi-
ness of an ordinary man. When he
had nearly finished, his tasks a Brook
Ign leader who was watching him said:
Senator, We're you always a hust-
ler?"
Reckon 1 was" he replied.
Well, you'll never rust out"
Probably not. have to keep go
ing. It's my nature"
Mighty good thing" observed the
Brooklynite. Makes me think of an
I6shman's first introduction to old
brandy. He had been treated to a
very fine -year-old make. After
he drank some he was asked for his
opinion.
" Be jabbers, it staggers me- he
exclaimed If it's this foine at fifty
years it must have been more eIectri-
flying than radium when it wuz fresh.' -
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record Dem. }
says: Extravaganza has been
charged against the administration. 1t
is mistake. The administration is
as thrifty as the trustee who charges
upon his trust the cost of defending
himself against the charge of misman-
aging the property committed to him.
The cost of telegraphing Gov. Wright's
campaign document, amounting, at 80
cents word, to $S5904. has been de-
frayed out of the Philippine treasury
Is this the only contribution to the Re
publican campaign fund that the Fill
pinos have been compelled to make ?
Only an investigation by a Democratic
administration can tell"
The Galveston Daily News (Dem. }
says: "Present-day politics bears
many serious and Unsatisfactory
phases, but there is none more signifi-
cant and more humiliating than the
open trading of compliments (some of
which compliments have cost the peo-
pie millions OF dollare) to which Pres
ident Roosevelt and his ardent friends
and beneficiaries stand fully and OPEN
ly committed. Along this line parti-
sans who, for one consideration and
another, have overlooked and even de-
nleu the most obvious Inconsistencies
and weaknesses of the man in Office
have struck a lower level than any OF
their predecessors have ever reached
In this country"
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
(Ind.) says: There have been many
discouraging reports from the Philip
pines, but not even Mr.. Forman's ut
terly hopeless account of the American
occupation, lately printed in the Con-
temporary Review, is more disheart-
ening than the long dispatch from the
Civil Governor to the Secretary of War.
Gov. Wright was called upon by his
official superior TO contradict the un-
favorable statement of conditions in
the Philippines made by Judge Par
ker In a recent speech. He had his
own administration TO defend as well
as the general policy which Il repre-
sents. and his view OF the situation Is
naturally the most favorable that Il
is possible TO take. Yet, as an honest
man, he could not contradict what had
been said without qualifications that
make hls contradiction essentially a
confirmation"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
NO WOMEN AT FUNERAL.
From the Baltimore American.

Norristown, Pa, Oct. 20.-There is
not one woman mourning to-day over
the death of Col. James Boyd of this
place. At his funeral yesterday two
policemen were stationed at the door
of his home with explicit instructions
not to permit any woman or girl to
enter. the house. The policemen were
there as result of request made by
Col. Boyd when dying, and they obeyed
orders. Not woman looked on the
face of the dead man, and not a WON
an witnessed his burial.
Col. BOYD had avoided all woman
kind since his wife died in 1876. His
aversion did not wane when he was on
his death bed, and he requested that
only men be permitted to attend his
funeral. Personal invitations were sent
by the Funeral Committee to about
100 men whom the Colonel included
among his friends.
Nearly. all the recipients of invita-
tions attended the services. The Rev.
Harvey S. Fisher and the Rev. Isaac
Gibson of st. Johns Protestant Episco-
pal Church read the burial service.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
lADEA " ALK ADIERIlStaEATS

Meetings-Zerubbabel Lodge No. Is.
F. and A N; Fraternsl Order Of
Eagles.
Special Notices-Crew Notice. J. F.
Minis & Co, Agents; Dissolution No
tice. Jones & Helmly.
Business Notices-Fresh and Fine,
C. ". Thomas; Take a Meal at Som
mers' Cafe; Foods. A. N. & c. W.
West.
Grand Millinery saIe-Leopold Ad-
Ter.
Galena-Idaho Consolidated Mines
Company. Limited.
Football Times-Edward Lovelrs
Sons.
Don't Read This-Carnival Associa-
ton.
Hot Water in Abundance-Latti-
more's.
Tooth Brushes-Rowlnsh. Druggist.
It is Good. T. shuptrine.
Whlsky-Lewis SC Rye
The Well Dressed Man-E. & w.
Laundry.
Red Cross Coffee-Henry Solomon
q Son.
As a Nose Warmer-Pete Daley.
Tryst-Solomons Company.
Eyeglass Guard-Dr. N. Schwab's
Son.
Care and Good Workmanship-Sa-
vannah- Georgia Laundry.
Gin Goodness-The Delmonico Co.
Trimmed Hat Sale-Krouskoffs'
Auction Sales-Lot and Improve
ments. by ]. D. LaRoche, Auctioneer.
How to Save Money-Jas. G.. Nell
son.
Savannah Theater-To-night, 1.-THE
Sultan Of sulu;" Saturday Matinee and
Night. Babes in Toyland."
Medical-Peruna; Warmers Safe
Cure; Danderine.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted. Employment Wanted. For
Rent. For Sale, Lost. Personal, Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27


The Republican papers are trying 70
make II APPEAR that there Is a great
I deal OF betting IN New York city On
1 the result Of the presidential election,
I and that il IS all IN favor OF Ar. ROOse-
veit-very mach in his favor. As q
matter Of fact, II reputable New York
newspapers are 70 Be believed. ver7-
| little money has as yet been wagered.
I a day OF two ago the Evening Post
I expressed the opinion that the amount
wouldn't exceed s29.o00 and the World
said II wouldn't go above $3.50
The truth is the Republicans are not
I by any means sure Of carrying the
state. They know they VIII not be
I able 10 elect their state ticket, and
Z they don't know 10 what extent Re
/ publicans who viii vote for the Dem
ocratic nominee for Governor will also
vote for the Democratic nominee for
President. There is one thing that is
certain. and that Is the Democrats are
united. and are making strenuous ef-
forts TO get out their entire vote. Their
candidate Is popular. and that is more
than can be said Of the Republican
candidate. Judge Parker. when be-
fore the people in an election. has al
ways been successful. When Mr..
Roosevelt was candidate for Governor
Of New York he didn't poll such a big
vote. His plurality was only about
1900.
That New York is a Democratic
state there Is no doubt, and il has, as
q rule. gone Democratic when the
Democratic party has been united. Be
cause of the mastery management Of
Judge Parker. it is united now. The
Democratic leaders feel confident that
the New York electors win be for
Judge Parker. and that he will have
the electoral votes Of New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Maryland. West Virginia and
Indiana. In the West they have as
surances that the Democrats will
carry Montana. and perhaps Nevada
and Colorado. They are as confident
Of success apparently as they were the
day Judge Parker was nominated.
- - II AK LA4- Ot4AlDCAaLa nave "
contend against a vast campaign fund
which the Republicans have collected
from the corporations. 1t may turn
out however. that this fund viii do
them more harm than good. If the
people get the idea firmly fixed In their
minds that If the trusts didn't regard
the Republican party as friendly they
wouldn't have contributed so literally
TO its campaign fund they may come
TO the conclusion that if the greed of
the trusts is to be curbed Judge Par
ker is the man they should elect.
1t is conceded that there is a big
independent vote this year. and no
one is in a position to speak for that
vote. The Democratic leaders seem
TO feel sure Of getting the greater part
of it. When those who are Offering
50 freely to bet on the result of the
election get a better understanding of
the feeling that prevails among the
independent voters they may want to
hedge on their bets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
BICYCLE GHOST CAPTURED.
From the New York Press

From the New York Press.
Fort Dodge. Ia. Oct. IA white
robed figure Of a young girl riding a
bicycle over the pavements in the
northern part of the city. which has
al different times startled pedestrians
half out Of their wits, was captured
tonight and proved to be a we'll
known young society girl Of the neigh
bOThOOd who was given 10 riding in
her sleep. When captured the girl
awakened and went into a dead faint.
On every occasion when seen the ap-
partition has come upon the scene at
q certain corner pedaling wildly and
speeding down the avenue with flying
draperies.
In the course Of a few minutes. If
the watchers remained for a second
sight, the figure has come back at the
same breakneck speed and passed from
sight at the same corner where first
she was SEEN The apparition has
caused CONSERVATION among the resi-
dents in the district in which it has
been seen, and for a month il has
been the fashion in that end OF town
to retire early.
Two young men decided to make an
investigation and took their wheels and
waited in the avenue for the coming
Of the bicycle ghost" They did not
have long to wait. All at once there
came a flash of white, a momentary
exposure of white feet on the pedals
and it was by them. In an instant
the young men were in full pursuit
and were riding the race OF their lives.
The gained and were soon alongside
the white figure. 1t was not a ghost
at all, but a young girl with whom
both were well acquainted. She sat
with a stony stare watching the street
ahead and did not notice the pursuers.
For a moment the young men hest
tated, held back by the apparel of the
young girl. But they decided to see
the adventure through to the end,
which came suddenly enough.
When within a block of her home
her wheel struck a stone, and she fell
in a heap. There was a frightened
scream as she went down, and as the
young men picked her up there was
another scream as she tainted. She
was carried to her home, where she
was soon revived. The girl was a
confirmed somnambulist, but instead of
walking in her sleep had taken to rid
ing a new wheel which had been pur-
chased for her a few weeks ago. How
she got out of the house with the
wheel and entered again without be-
ing seen is still a mystery
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
TUTORING BIRDS FOR A LIVING.
From LONDON Tit-Rits-

There are thousands of working men
and other lovers of singing birds who
have only limited time in which to
look after their pets and to the aid of
such as these comes the bird tutor. the
man who day by day superintends the
education of the songsters that are to
trill so delightfully."- on special occa-
sions.
In general. the bird tutor lives with
in easy distance of some great wood
or forest. With number Of cages so
slung about him that ne can carry
such a tally of birds as seems incredi-
BILE to the nonexpert, the tutor pro-
ceeds to the chosen ground. AS a rule
he very well knows the likely spots
where certain species are to be found.
He gets one of his small cages and
puts it with its occupant at a spot
where it can listen to the singing of
bird of its own species and then he
retires and does the same thing with
another of his charges. The bird tu-
tor. in fact, goes straight to nature.
for he knows that no creature on
earth can teach a bird to sing so well
as can one of its own species.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
His DipIomncY.

How did you work father so beauti-
fully?" he asked according to the New
York Press.
with diplomacy, my dear, pure dip
lomacy. / told him / wanted to mar
ry one of his daughters. He glared at
me and asked which one of the six
I said Myrtle"
you said Myrtle?"
'Uh-huh. All diplomacy, my dear.
He flew into an awful rage and said
l couldn't have her. He said she was
too good for me. l insisted. He grew
madden. l still insisted. Then he
roared out:
" You can't have Myrtle, you know
nothing! Grace is plenty good enough
for your
"And that's the way I got you, Grace,
dear. Wasn't 1t beautiful diplomacy ?"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27

A New York woman has Just started
suing her brother-in-law for breach
Of promise, claiming that he promised
to marry her while his wife and her
sister was dying. 1t Is just trihe diff
ficuh to see whether or not his prom
Use was a compliment TO his first wife.
1t might be taken to mean that he
thought so much OF her that he want
ed TO make sure of another member
of the same family, and then It might
be that he was so glad she was going
that he couldn't wait to change his
fortunes. In either case the sister to
whom It is alleged he proposed should
not be complaining. The man who is
not faithful to his marriage VOWS
should not be expected to remember
an engagement.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
OUR BUSY WATER FRONT.

The most inspiring marine view to
be seen in any Atlantic port, with the
possible exception Of New York, is pre-
sented by the water front of Savannah.
A Yeritable forest of masts and fun
nels lines each side of the river, and
the mileg of wharves are busting with
activity day and night, while putting
tugs and stately-moving steamships
pass up and down continuously. And,
saving alone the great ocean grey
hounds that ply the ocean ferry be-
tween Europe and New York, the fin
est steamships in the American trade,
or any other trade for that matter, are
to be seen here. Even the trans-At-
lantic freighters that come to this port
are Of a superior class. The old-time
dirty, rusty. ill-smelling tramp" has
almost disappeared, go far as this port
is concerned. and the majority of the
freighters coming here are fine speci-
mems Of marine architecture splendid
ly fitted up with all the latest appli-
ances and supplied with engines that
give them considerable speed. There
are many OF the freighters trading to
Savannah that might we'll be employed
as passenger ships, with slight in
creases of cabin capacity.
The flag of every maritime nation is
to be seen in this port, flying from the
halyards Of some worthy representa-
tive of the shipping interests of it's
country. The American flag, however
is seen only on the coastwise fleet, the
immense steamships of the New York.
Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia
lines. The size and capacity of this
coastwise fleet, by the way, may be
conjectured when 1t is stated that the
ships composing it transport every sea-
son more commerce than all of the
other coastwise vessels plying TO all
of the other ports between the capes
of Virginia and the capes of Florida.
To people living in the interior, who
have never seen a steamship big
enough to carry away on one trip all
the cotton raised in an ordinary cot
ton-raising county. trip to Savan-
nah for the purpose of sightseeing on
the water front, where there are a
dozen such ships and many others be-
sides, would well be worth the time
and money 1t cost.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
PERSONAL.

"A committee has been formed in
England to establish a permanent me-
mortal to Sir Edwin Arnold. It In
cludes such men as Joseph Chamber
lain, Rudyard Kipling and the Japan
csc minister among its members.
The late Postmaster General
Payne began lower in the postal serv-
nee tan errand boy in the postoffice Of
ms native town-Shelburne Falls.
Mass.-at 81 per week. than any other
employee known. Ex-Postmaster Cen
eral Thomas L. James of New York
began as a clerk in the Gotham post
office, and his career has been consId-
cred phenomenal.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-27
Concerning His NationnIity.

ing a pipe. The other day his father
overlook him on the street, says the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and was great
ly incensed to find him putting away
at a bulldog briar. The parent is an
irascible~ man, and for a block or so
he scolded the son furiously, below
ing and gesticulating regardless of the
general attention he was attracting.
Sir" said he, as a final crushing
argument, "the tobacco pipe was in
vented by a wild Indian, a good-for-
nothing savage, sir"
Il know, father" said Henry. I'm n
quiet sothing way, but If you will
calm down a little nobody will think
you were the one"