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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
A PERTINENT QUESTION.

In discussing the bill now pending
before the New York Legislature pro-
I>viding for a two-year term for mem
bers of the General Assembly of that
state the New York Press says: why
there should be a session of the New
York Legislature every year we can
not see. Most of the session is occu-
pied with frantic efforts on the part
of the people to prevent the lawmakers
from taking away their rights. So lit
tie time is spent in the filling of pub
lie requirements that the state would
be far better off If the Legislature
were convened biennially or even, as
in happy Alabama, quadriennially.
If there is any state in the Union
that is justified in having annual ses-
sions of it's Legislature it is New York.
for the reason that that state has so
much more business for a Legislature
than any other. 1t has a much great
err population and more large cities.
And vet, one of it's leading Republican
papers is saying that it would be a
good thing for the people if the Legis-
lature met biennially instead of an
nually. II New York can get along
with a session of her Legislature once
Georgia could.
1t is somewhat remarkable that there
appears to be so much indifference in
this state in respect to the subject of
biennial sessions. The people must
understand the matter fully. They
have heard it discussed and, no doubt,
have discussed it among themselves.
They must have made up their minds
in respect to it. We are sure that
the great majority of them are in favor
of biennial sessions. They want to
get rid of a part of the expense of the
Legislature. Why is it then that
| they do not make the matter an issue
| in the campaign in which candidates
for the Legislature are seeking their
support? Why don't they say to these
candidates that they want the law SO
changed that there will be biennial in
stead of annual sessions of the Legis-
lature?
Annual sessions are held in only five
states, Georgia being one of the five.
1t wouldn't be surprising if New York
should follow the example of those
states which have abandoned the an
nual session system. Why shouldn't
the empire state of the South lead the
empire state of the North in this mat
ter? Why should it go on spending a
large sum every year for legis-
lation that isn't needed? The money
could be used to better advantage in
many other ways.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
The Mule Turned and Laughed.

Last season." said Leon Reynolds,
leader of an Oakland theater orchestra,
according to the San Francisco Call, II
went with the boys of the orchestra
camping through Mendocino county.
We hired wagon and two pocket edi-
lions of the mule tribe. 1 mention the
wagon first because I have nothing
against it. 1t almost seemed to be
first in the going, anyway. The mule
is not we'll known to the general pub
lie. He doesn't care a snap of his foot
for that, however-neither does the
public. When hungry the animal has
funny call; not the awful sound like
tearing rag, but one identically like
& low. human laugh.
"One hot. dusty day I was driving
The team was slower, if possible, than
usual. l had exhausted all my per-
suasive powers to encourage it to no
bier efforts, but without success. Final
ly, in desperation, offered up d. bless
ing upon the heads of those two mules
and in disgust shouted that 1 could
buy them both for Is cents. Well, sir,
as 1 am alive. one of those brutes &C
tually turned his head and looking me
straight in the eye. said:
'Haw-he-e- -haw-haw!'
81 maintain that it was pure CO.
incidence and that he was hungry, but
the boys won't have it, and say he UNI
derstood me perfectly, and gave me the
I horse laugh. Believing they intend to
tell the story on me, 1 have decided to
beat them to it" ..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

The traveller stepped out of the car
to stretch his legs a bit while the
trainmen were doctoring a hot box,
says the Chicago Tribune.
What town is this?" he said to the
solitary native on the station platform.
Names on the sign up there" re-
piled the native.
"Oh, yes-Drearyhurst How far is it
to Chicago.
you'll find that on the sign, too"
80 it is-fourteen miles. Much bust
ness done here?"
mot much. Keeps us pretty busy,
though, mindin' it,"
Had a great deal of rain in this
section?"
"Well. we amt growed webs on
our feet YETI
ANY newspaper published in the
town."
mo, sir Nothin' but the Drearyhurst
Democrat"
Much building going on here?"
Some. Abe Eyfert put up chicken
house last fall"
You don't have much business to
do, yourself, do your"
Yes, sir They keep me down here
at the deepo to answer fool questions"
$50 1 perceive. Well, my friend, you're
rather too many for me. Do you ever
take a drink" ~
Sometimes"
Then suppose you go to the pump
there and help yourself. 1 see the train
is moving off. Good-by"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

King Edward, like many another SEN
sible man, occasionally takes great
pleasure in telling a joke on himself
says the New York Times. This is his
favorite:
Queen Victoria while in Scotland
during the boyhood of Edward was
fond of taking her easel to the coast
or to the river and spending long hours
over her water colors. The little
Prince of Wales usually accompanied
her One one of these occasions he
found time rather heavy and cast
around for something with which to
amuse himself. Near by he espied a
barefooted, killed Highland boy of his
own age building sand castle. Ed
ward went up to him and calmly kick
ed the castle over.
"Dinna do that again." said the boy,
He rebuilt his castle of sand, and
once again 1t collapsed before young
Edwards royal foot.
"If we dae that again"
There was silence as he built the cas-
tie for the third time.
Out shot the royal foot once more
The next moment his Royal Highness
the future King of England, was roll
ing in the sand with the Infatuated
Scotch boy, whose fists were flying like
a windmill.
Edward howled for help, but Queen
Victoria, who was an interested wit
ness, sat still and allowed che Killed
lad to administer punishment to his
hearts content. When the Prince
eventually reached his mothers side
nose bleeding and bedraggled, the
Queen only remarked:
You deserved that"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
Personal.

Princess Maria del Pillar, the lit
tie 1S-year-old princess, whom rumor
has assigned as a fiancee to the young
King of Spain. is the third child OF
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria.
Her mother is Princess Maria de la
Paz, an infanta of Spain, SO there are
already close ties of kinships between
the two. The pretty little girl prin-
cess is, however. still in the school
room, and several years must elapse
before she blossoms out into a full
blown young lady.
The House of Representatives in
Washington was considering a bill to
prohibit the docking of horses tails.
Congressman Perkins was speaking in
favor of the measure when he was in
terrupted by MIR. Cooper of Wiscon-
sin, who asked: why does anybody
dock a horses tail?" Mr.. Perkins re-
piled: Chiefly because it looks great
deal better. Why do you cut your hair
instead of having it down over your
shoulders" The humor of this reply,
if any, lies in the fact that Mr.. Coop
er is about as bald as a turnip.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
The Whole Hog.

Whence comes the expression ito &c
the whole hog" which occupies sc
prominent position in fiscal politics
asks the Liverpool Post. In one au-
thoritative work on such matters it is
stated that the phrase probably arose
from the Arabian story versified in
Cowper's Love of the World Re-
proved" Mohammed allowed his fol-
lowers to eat pork, except one portion
of the animal, which he did not spe-
city, and consequently strict Moham-
medans were debarred from eating any
Others however thought it hard, from
the whole hog to be debarred," and
so with sophistry their sauce they
sweeten, till quite from tail to snout
tits eaten" In an American book on
political squibs, published in 1914, which
is In our possession, the author says
ITO go the whole hog is an American
English phrase for Radical Reform
and is much used here by the Demo-
cratic party to distinguish them from
the Federalists. who don't profess
such sweeping notions, and consequent
~ go only a part of the interesting
quadruped in question"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
The Purist Gets a Soaking.

at looks like rain"
Il beg your pardon
Il say it looks like rain"
What does?" "
1.-The weather." F..
1.-THE weather, my dear sir is a con.
dition. Rain is water in the act OF
falling from the clouds. 1t is impos-
sible that they should look alike" said
the purist, according to the New York
Press.
What 1 meant was that the sky
looked like rain"
Equally impossible. The sky is the
blue vault above us-the seeming arch
or dome that we mistakenly call the
heavens. 1t does not resemble falling
water in the least"
"Well, then, if you are so thunder
ingly particular, it looks as if it would
rain"
"As If what would rain?"
THE weather, of course"
THE weather, as before stated, be-
ing a condition, cannot rain"
The clouds, then, blame you!"
"Ah! Here 1t comes! And l have
taken so much time in talking to you
that shall get wet to the skin before
1 can reach my street car"
81 may not know as much about IL
as you do, but I've got sense enough
to get in out of it, and you haven't
said the other as he raised his umbrel-
la and walked away in a huff
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
AN INSTRUCTED DELEGATION.

The dispatch published in the Morn
ing News yesterday from Albany, N.
Y, that the New York delegation to
the St. Louis convention would be in
structed for Judge Parker, was doubt
less intended to contradict a statement
published in a New York paper on
Sunday to the effect that at a meet
ing of friends Of Judge Parker at the
Manhattan Club on Saturday, at which
Judge Parker was present, and also
representatives Of Mr.. Murphy, the
Tammany leader, it was tacitly agreed
that the delegation shouldn't be in
structed, but that it would be con-
trolled by the unit rule in Judge Park
er's interest.
Evidently the statement in the New
York paper was made in good faith
but clearly upon information which
wasn't correct. The effect of the state
ment, if uncontradicted would be to
create the impression that Judge Park
er wasn't as strong in New York as
his friends in other parts of the coun-
try had been led to think. An inn
preston of that sort would have a
depressing effect upon the movement In
his behalf. Naturally Mr.. Hill, who
is supposed to have the management
of his interests, took immediate steps to
have the correction sent broadcast over
the country.
The strength of the Parker movement
is gratifying to Democrats and is hav-
ing a disturbing effect upon the Re-
publicans. Mr.. Roosevelt's most en-
thusiastic organ in New York, the
Press, tries to make it appear that
Judge Parker would be a weak can
didate. 1t says that he is the can
didate of the trusts, that there has
been no call for him by the masses
of the Democrats and that he Is so
cold and repellant in his manner that
he would awaken no enthusiasm in
the ranks of the Democracy If he
should be nominated.
Why is it that that paper takes
so much trouble to show that Judge
Parker wouldn't be a popular candl-
date? Is it not because it would like
to prevent his nomination? III 1t were
true that he possessed qualities and
drawbacks that would make him an
unpopular candidate wouldn't the Re
publicans prefer to have him nominal
ed to some one of greater popularity?
It would certainly seem so. But their
newspapers are trying to prevent him
from being nominated. That is pref
ty good indication that they believe
he could carry New York, and are
afraid he could beat Mr.. Roosevelt.
The attacks upon Judge Parker by
Mr.. Roosevelt's newspaper organs are
a sign that ought to give the DEM
ocratic leaders satisfaction, because it
is an admission by the Republicans
that if he is the Democratic candidate
the outcome of the campaign will be
doubtful.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
BRIGHT BITS.

Little Thaney (who had chicken
for dinner): Mamma, let's save the
bones and plant them.-Cleveland
Leader.
-"Heroism does not consist in
merely rushing to the front in battle
and shooting at the enemy" remark
ed the Philosopher
NO" agreed the Wise Guy; Just
think of the courage displayed by the
Russians and Japs who stay at home
now and read the war news aloud to
their families!-Cincinnati Times-Star.
Tess: o! that's your new hat, Ell?
Jess: Yes, and such a bargain;
Only $1S. What do you think?
dropped in to let Miss Grumley see it
just now, and she pretended she wasn't
interested. Didn't even ask how much
l paid for 1t.
Tess: No, dear, she didn't have to.
You've forgotten to take off that tag
marked "$4.9S."-Philadelph Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
index IL NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Savannah Racing Asso-
ciation Savannah Board of Trade;
Confederate Veterans Association;
North Carolina Society; Fourth Dis
trict Administration Club.
Special Notices-Bids Wanted for
Feed. Police Department; For Rent,
DR.. Paige, Ship Notice. Strachan &
Co., Consignees; Spring Chickens, M.
S. Gardner.
Business Notices-Ostrich Feather
busters, A. M. & C. w. West; Pri
waite Dining Rooms, Sommers' Cafe.
The Growth of Everett Pianos-Mc-
Arthur & Sons Co.
A Bargain-The Phillips & Crew
Plano Go.
Paxton's Poison-The Solomons Co.
Baseball Goods-At Lattimore's.
Ococo-Henry Solomon g. Son.
Dentists Approve It-Gamble's Tooth
Powder.
Joint ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EPSON
Lithia Water.
Foods-Grape-N Nuts.
Fancy Florida Grape Fruit-W. d.
Simkins & Co.
Satinola-National Toilet Co.
Financial-Report of the Condition of
the Merchants National Bank.
Hotels-Hotel Grenoble, New York
City.
Legal Observation-Disclosures Sale, 1.
d. LaRoche, Auctioneer; Admins
traitors Sale Estate Threadcraft, by
c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer; Executors
Sale Estate Barrie, by C. H. Dorsett,
Auctioneer; Administrators Sale Es-
tate Georgia Threadcraft.
Good Work Continues-The Savan-
nah Georgia Laundry.
whiskies-The Delmonico Co.
Proposals Wanted-For Construction
of Marine Hospital Building at Sa-
vannah, Ca.
To Shippers-A. Ehrlich & Bro.
MISUNDERSTANDING Druggist.
Auction Sales-Lots at Auction for
Cash, by John l.. Archer, Auctioneer;
Fine Renting Property, by Platshek
G. Co.. Auctioneers.
Medical - Doan's Kidney Pills;
Swamp Root; Tonita; Herpicide; Pink
ham Remedy; Peruna; Duffy's Pure
Malt Whskey; Warmers Safe Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent. For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record (Dem.) says:
1.-The Burton case goes over till next
September: the Smoot case goes over
till next winter; the investigation of
postal affairs goes over altogether;
meantime the beef trust, the steel trust,
the sugar trust and the paper trust
gather themselves together and go on
with their chartered plundering."
THE South is ignored and neglected
simply because it has deliberately rob-
bed itself of all influence. To COM
mand the respect of politicians you
must show that there is at least a
possibility that you will vote against
them. In a word, before the South gets
its plain rights 1t will have to show
some political independence, and will
have to make the Democratic party
feel that its vote Is not to be had as
a matter Of course. There is no preju-
dice against the South-no disposition
to exclude 1t from the fullest share
in our political life. 1t has simply ex-
cluded itself"
The indianapolis News (Dem.) says:
But the South is wholly safe for any
Democrat that is likely to be nomi-
mated. Whether it be Parker, or Cor
man, or Gray, or Cleveland, or Olney,
he will get the electoral vote Of the
South. We like to think that that sec
ton would revolt from Hearst, but
we do not believe that he has the re-
hottest chance of being nominated. The
rule is as we have given it. The poll
ticfans pay little or no attention to the
South, for the good and sufficient rea-
son that 1t does not need attention.
There is never any necessity for placat-
ing IL. 1t is impossible to make the
Southern people so angry that they
will not vote the Democratic ticket.
So when the managers get together
they say: o the South is all right, but
what about New York, Illinois and
lndiAAaH'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
LEGAL SALES.
CITY MARSHAI,S SALE

City Marshars Office, Savannah,
Ga, March 18th, 1904.-Under and
by virtue of u resolution passed in
Council on the 18th day of March.
1904, and published herewith, l will
offer for sale, at public outcry, on the
FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, 1904, the
the month, before the door of the
Court House, in the City of Savannah.
Chatham County, State of Georgia,
and between the legal hours of sale
the following described property OF
the City of Savannah, towit: Lot and
improvements, known as the OLD
POWDER MAGAZINE, at the cor
ner of Magazine and Gwinnett streets.
at the minimum affixed price of If
teen hundred dollars. The CITY re-
serves the right to so much land
thereof as may be needed for Hall
Street. Terms cash, purchaser paying
for title.
HENRY e. DREESON.
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

Judge Parker's boom for the presi-
Dental nomination of the Democratic
party has progressed to the point that
his managers are now preparing the
way for a formal statement of opin-
ions by him. A banquet is to be held
under the auspices of the Manhattan
Club, New York, within the next two
or three weeks, at which Judge Parker,
David B. Hill, Grover Cleveland, SEN
ator German and other prominent
Democrats will be guests and on the
list of speakers. Until that time It is
said, Judge Parker will preserve his
customary silence. The New York
State Democratic Convention will be
held April Is. and the idea is to have
the banquet follow Immediately there
after,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

When Mr.. Thomas w. Lawson of
Boston told on the witness stand the
other day in the Boston Gas Consoli-
dation case of deal wherein the
profits had been $46.oOo,OOO there fol-
lowed many expressions Of surprise at
the tremendousness of the amount.
But Mr.. Lawson now asserts that the
figures were under-stated, and that If
he had stated the profits to be $780,
100000 he would have been well in
side the truth" Talk of millions rolls
as trippingly from the tongue of Mr..
Lawson as do orders for hundred
kthousand-dollar pinks or cup-defender
candidate yachts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

District Attorney Jerome. of New
York city, is quoted as saying that
much of the opposition to his proposed
bill to compel testimony in gambling
cases. that he is trying to get the Leg
islature to pass, comes from the small
business men of New York. THE
number of small business men who
gamble is astonishing" he says. THE
business man who borrow 5000 or so
from the banks on his own paper is
the man who is against the bill. He
knows that if there is any danger
Of his being brought down and made
to testify and confess that he fire.
quented a gambling house the banks
would shut down on him in a hurry
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
Overstnxed His Dream.

II had a great dream the other
night. 1 dreamed 1 met man who
offered to cut me pound slice Of ra-
dunn" said the first man. according to
the Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Whew! It's worth more'n a million
an ounce!"
That's right Want a slice?' he
says to me. Yes l answered him.
But was too grasping."
How was that?"
II woke up just as / asked him to
cut II thick"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

The session of the United States
court at Louisville, Ky, recently con-
cluded, made a record that is seldom
equaled by any court in this country.
Thirty-five criminal cases were tried,
and thirtyfour convictions were had.
In the other case a mistrial resulted.
When justice is administered so stern
ly it seems to be about time for the
criminally inclined to ask themselves
if the profits of crime are worth the
cost
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

DR.. Albion w. Small, dean of the
graduates school at the University of
Chicago, denounces pilgrim" in Bun
vans Pilgrims Progress" as a relig-
ious cad, who simply tried to save
his own DEAR selfish, little soul, and
never tried to help anyone else These
Chicago professors seem to take fiend-
ish delight in pelting the paragons that
have always been held up to US to be
emulated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

In the Middle West, according to a
Chicago paper, there is a notable
movement towards smaller farms.
Years ago the farmer planted just as
many acres as he possibly could, and
depended upon the quantity rather
than the quality of his farming to
bring him results. Now the land has
increased in value and a great many
farmers are selling parts of their farms
and cultivating the remainder in a
more thorough and scientific manner.
In the South, too, the small farm is
becoming more and more in evidence.
Forty years ago the great plantation
was common in the South; to-day the
great plantation is the exception and
the small farm is the rule. And in in
creasing numbers the Southern farm
ers are working their own land, not
renting or cropping"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
FRE1aHr Ann PARCEI-CAR

bolt, Cattle Park, Sandhy. Isle of Hope and all
intermediate points-s:I5 a. mr. rs p. M, 5;15
D. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandhy, Cattle Park.
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points-o:0O
q. m, HOO a. M, 300 p. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 O. H..
and 235 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 passen-
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying TO L. r. NASH, Manager
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

An American collector with a large
bank account is reported to have
bought the other day at a handsome
price, the original manuscript of
Millions Paradise Lost" 1t is to be
hoped that the collector is aware of
the fact that Milton was blind and
therefore unable to write.