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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
A Pleasant Visit.

A young fellow who had got into
the habit Of spending all his evenings
away from home was brought to his
senses in the following way. says the
Home Advocate:
One afternoon his father came to him
and asked him if he had any engage
ment for the evening. The young man
had not.
"wen, I'd like to have you go some
where with me-"
The young man himself tells what
happened.
- All right 1 said. Where shall
go?'
He suggested the Columbia Hotel
at 1870, and l was there. When he
appeared he said he wanted me to call
with him on a lady. One knew quite
well when 1 was a young man, he ex-
planned.
1--WE went out and started straight
for home.
g She is staying at our house. he
said.
81 thought it strange that he should
have made the appointment for the
Columbia under those circumstances,
but said nothing.
We'll, we went in, and I was intro
duced with all due formality to my
mother and sister.
The SITUATION struck me as Iuflny,
and I started to laugh, but the laugh
died away. None of the three even
smiled My mother and sister shook
hands with me, and my mother said
she remembered me as boy, but
hadn't seen much of me lately.
Then she invited me to be seat
ed.
1T wasn't a bit funny, then, al
thought l can laugh over it now. l sat
down, and she told me one or two
anecdotes of my boyhood, at which we
all laughed for a while. Then we four
played games for "a while. When |
finally retired, l was invited to call
again. l went upstairs feeling pref
ty small, and doing a good deal or
thinking"
"And then?" asked his companion.
Then I made up my mind
that my mother was an en-
PERTAINING woman and my sister a
bright girl.
I'm going to call again. 1 enjoy
their company, and intend to cultivate
their acquaintance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
THE MwIRELESso IN wAR.

During the blockade of Santiago
harbor, in the Spanish-American War,
the American war vessels formed a
semi circle at sea in front of the mouth
of the harbor and remained there con-
tinuously until the day of the battle.
Eternal vigilance was necessary on the
part of the whole fleet and the strain
on officers and men and machinery
was quite severe. Blockading port
is not performed that way now. At
least Admiral Togo, who is putting
into practice the newest ideas in mari
time warfare, is not maintaining any
Gordon or semi-circle in front of Port
Arthur. AS a matter of fact, his bat
tleships and cruisers are resting quiet
ly at anchor sixty miles away from
Port Arthur, at a well-supplied naval
base where the machinery and guns
can be kept in first-class condition all
the time and the men can get the
rest and instructions necessary to the
most effective handling of guns and
ships.
How is this accomplished? How
does Togo keep Port Arthur success
fully bottled up, with his fleet sixty
miles away? George KEENAN, explains
the feat in a letter to the Outlook.
Wireless telegraphy makes the thing
possible. Three or four fast Jap
anese torpedo boats, fitted with wire
less telegraph apparatus, continually
patrol their beats in front of Port
Arthur. The entrance to the port is
narrow, and the entrance and the
offing are strewn with mechanical tor
pedoes and mines. Russian war YES
sells seeking to come out must move
very slowly and proceed one at a
time, to avoid their own mines and
those scattered by the Japanese. 1t
took the Russians six hours to get out
of the harbor and secure an offing
of four miles at sea the last time they
endeavored to escape.
The Japanese torpedo-patrol boats
are constantly in communication with
Togo's fleet, lying ready and with
banked fires, at it's base in the Elliott
IsldIluS, Sixty niles away AS Sool aS
the Russians make a movement to-
wards emerging from the harbor, a
message is flashed to Togo, he slips
cables and bears down on Port Ar
thur at rushing speed. Before the
Russians can possibly get out of the
harbor, Togo is on the scene ready to
turn loose a hail of steel projectiles
upon them. Thus has "the wireless"
revolutionized the blockading of a
port.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices - Vegetables and
Ricebirds. M. s. Gardner; Two Hundred
Dollars for a Lot, C. H. Dorset; Crew
Notice, T. Walsh, Master; Staff of
Life. John Derst Crew Notices,
Strachan G. Co., Consignees.
It's Quality That Counts-E. & w.
Laundry.
The Ladies are Invited-B. H. Levy,
Bro. e. Co.
Delicious Hams-The Delmonico Co.
1 am Matchless-Pete Daley.
Have You an Itch-Shuptrines' Drug
Stores.
Warburines-Row Druggist.
Ranges-At Lattimore's.
For Your Stomach's Sake-Clayton &
Russell Bitters.
Green River Whiskey-Henry Solo
mon & Son.
We Make Your Eyesight Good-Dr.
Echwab.
Bells Pure Rye whisky-Belsinge &,
CO..
Savannah Theater-Frday Night, "a
Boy Wanted" Saturday, Matinee and
Night, Human Hearts"
Auction Sales-Old Hoss Sale, Cen
tlalsof Georgia Railway, by C. II. Dor
sett. Auctioneer.
Medical-Peruna.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale, Lost, Personal, Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
THE SCHOOL TAN AMENDMENT.

Some of the educators of the state
seem to be of the opinion that the
amendment relative to local taxation
for schools is so worded on the bal
lots that have been printed for the
coming state election that the people
will get the idea that by voting for
1t they will vote to tax themselves
for additional school accommodations.
and that therefore there is danger that
the amendment will be defeated.
In stating the purpose of the amend
ment the aim was, of course, to get
the statement in the fewest words pos
sible, and it may be that the state
ment is open TO the objection that has
been brought against It. The amend
ment has been so generally discussed,
however that every voter ought to be
well acquainted with 1t. II is simply
an amendment TO the constitution
opening the way for counties to in
crease their school facilities by local
taxation. but the adoption OF the
amendment wouldn't make local taxa
Alut ANi oNihNAe bhitt aloigs
No doubt n the amendment should
be adopted some counties would take
advantage OF the privilege thus given
them TO impose local taxes. and
improve their schools, but there are
also counties that would take no such
step. The majority OF their people do
not believe IN taxing themselves for
schools They are satisfied with the
schools which are provided by the
money received from the state.
n n 10 be- regretted, Of course. that
there are such counties. n they could
realize how much they stand in their
own light BY neElecilng 20 provide
good school houses and good teachers.
and by falling 90 keep their schools
open eight or nine months every year.
we are sure they would D. willing io
1 vote for the amendment 90 the con.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
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A POLICEMAN AT NINE.

Camden has a 9-year-old policeman,
who proudly patrols Broadway from
Walnut street to Kaighn avenue, and
boldly tells corner loungers three times
his hight to Move on!" He is John
Riley son of Thomas Riley a macl1in-
list living at No. $40 Walnut street.
Johns assignment to duty by Police
Captain Arthur Stanley is the reward
of persistence. For over a year he
begged Policeman Brothers to help him
get a uniform, and Brothers, who is
over six feet in hight, recently gave
the boy an old winter uniform. With
this the delighted youngster hurried
home and had his mother make him
a uniform of coat, vest and trousers.
Patrick Campbell, a public school jani-
tor, and other admirers of the little
fellow found him a helmet, badge,
night stick, box key and a watch.
Fully equipped, the "boy-cop" proud
ly patrolled his beat yesterday, and
haughtily ignored photographers who
asked him to stand still long enough
to have his portrait made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
NO nErORE DAY CLUES.

We have already expressed the opin-
ion that there are no Before Day
clubs in this or any other state. A
very careful examination of witnesses
in the Before Day club case at Tai
bottom was made by Judge Raines of
that place on Tuesday, but no evil
dence was elected that supported the
charge that the defendants were con-
nected with such a club, or that there
was such a club. and yet a great many
people in and about Talbotton were
Quite satisfied they had found a sure
enough Before Day club.
1t seems the only foundation for the
charge against the negroes arrested
was a story told by a negro woman
who was at outs with some of the
men accused. And so it has been in
every case where an attempt has been
made to show the existence of such
clubs. 1t seems, from the efforts made
was real anxiety to prove they have
AN existence, whereas the anxiety
should be to show they haven't, un-
less there is evidence to the contrary.
The whites and blacks would get
along a great deal better together if
there wasn't so much suspicion. The
lawlessness of one or two negroes in
"a community. is made an excuse of
suspecting that all of the negroes in
that community are banded together
to do an injury of some sort to the
white people. AS a general thing there
are always a few hot-headed white
men who want to make a raid on the
negroes Consequently we have re-
ports of Before Day clubs and of ne
gro uprisings for which there is no
real foundation.
There are no doubt bad negroes In
every community in the state, but the
number is small We know there are
bad negroes from such horrible crimes
as that in Bulloch county. but there
were only two or three negroes con-
cerned in that crime 1t is safe to
say that nine-tenths of the negroes
of Bulloch county are law-abiding
and doubtless that proportion holds
good in about all the counties of the
state. But because there are few
bad negroes in every community it
doesn't follow that there are Before
Day clubs or societies of negroes whose
object is to murder and rob white peo>
pie. Let us find evidence of the ex-
istence of such clubs before arresting
negroes on the charge of being con-
nected with them. By assuming there
are such clubs we shall alarm people
and have the country districts through
out the state in condition of unrest,
and farmers will have a harder time to
get labor than they are having at pres
ent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
HARMoNY IN NEW YoRK

Some apprehension was felt by Demo-
cratic leaders that the Democratic
Convention of New York would not
succeed in naming ticket that would
give satisfaction to the different fac
tons, and thus strengthen the Demo-
cratic presidential ticket, but the diff
ficulties that blocked the way to har-
mony were overcome and the Sonven-
ton yesterday named candidates for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor up
on which the upstate Democrats will
join hands with the New York city
Democrats and make a united and
earnest effort to carry the state.
There is no doubt. of course, that
Mr.. Hill wanted his friend Stanchfield
nominated for Governor. but he found
the sentiment too strong against him,
and so he consented to have another
friend nominated, namely Justice Her
rick, of Albany, one of the justices Of
the Supreme Court. Burton Harrison,
the nominee for Lieutenant Governor,
is popular in New York city, and has
no enemies among the upstate Demo-
Gratis.
Judge Herrick is a man of ability,
and has taken a prominent part in
politics. He is better known in New
York state outside of the lawyers than
Judge Parker was when he was men
toned for the first time for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President. He
isn't popular with some of the leaders
of his party, but there is no doubt that
all factions will turn in and do all
that can be done for his election.
The prospect that Judge Parker will
carry New York is made brighter than
it was before the Democratic Conven-
ton met, because now it is certain that
the differences between Hill and Muir
ply and Murphy and McCarren will
be put aside for this campaign, and
that all the factions will strive earnest
ly for success of both the national and
state ticket.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
Get Your Gun.

A gentleman picked his 5-year- old
son up, says Lppincott's, and set him
on his shoulder while on a ferryboat
one day some years ago, saying,
Sonny, do you see that man stand
ing over there against the rail-the
man in the black clothes with the
black SLOUGH hat?"
Eyes, papa"
well, look at him closely. my dear,
and remember him. That is Gen.
Grant that papa has told you so much
about and that you have seen so many
pictures Of"
The gentleman set his little son down
again, and the child looked up at him
with an expression in which were min
gled great disappointment and disbe-
lief.
well, what is it sonny?" asked the
father tenderly.
Tiff that's Gen. Grant, where's
his gun?'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
THIS WAS JAPANESE HONOR.
From the Baltimore Sun.

New Haven, Conn. Sept. 10.-Hero
Yarimari young Japanese, was ar
rested Saturday on a charge of de-
frauding a summer hotel proprietor
out of 1913 on a board bill.
He had promised to pay, saying that
he expected a remittance daily from
Japan. The war in the Far East, he
feared, had interferred with the mails.
He hopes to enter Yale this fall as
student
After Yarimari had been locked up
in the Town Hall an Intoxicated man
was brought in. Becoming sober, the
latter found that the janitor had in
advertently left a door open while at
work. The prisoner called to Yarimari
to follow and led the way out.
When the officer of the lookup made
his morning call to-day he found Yari-
mari, who complained because cold
had come through the open door all
night and made him uncomfortable.
He said when questioned that his
honor would not permit him to de-
camp, and especially as he believes he
can stand trial tomorrow and show
that he had no intention to beat the
boniface out of board money.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
waiter CouIdn,t Help Them out

A well-known Baltimore society
man was recently spending a few days
with his wife at Atlantic City, says
the Philadelphia Ledger, and in con-
nection with his visit he tells the fol-
lowing story: When he seated him
self in the dining room on the even
ing of his arrival he discovered that
he could not read the menu. as he
had left his glasses in his room, and
his eyes were useless without them.
When he passed it to his wife she ex-
claimed that she was in the same pre-
dicament. At a loss to know what to
do, the gentleman called the waiter
to him, and, pointing to the menu,
said:
Read that to me and I will give
you a dollar"
Quick as a flash the waiter replied:
"Scuse me boss, but amt had much
eiication uaSelf!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Washington Post Qnd) says:
Delaware negroes refuse to register
until they are paid for their votes.
The education of the negro has pro-
crossed TO the point where he can
distinguish between principle and prin-
ciDal."
The Galveston News CDem.) says:
THE prophets declare that wheat will
80 TO 80 a bushel Then we turn to
the market reports to see how raw
silver stands, and IL is either standing
still or falling. Where, oh, where are
those maps they used to parade before
us with zigzag lines on them, showing
that wheat and silver always went
up and down together"
Quoting the Presidents charge
against the Democrats, that they
change their convictions with facile
ease.' the Springfield Republican
Qnd) scores neatly on the Republl-
cans. II quotes a part OF that party's
platform, adopted IN 1860. which de-
clares stoutly that the Declaration OF
Independence Is essential 10 the pres
eryation OF our republican institutions"
and adds: The Republican party
would no more adopt that plank to-
day than II would nominate Mr. Bryan
10 the presidency"
The Albany On. ~ Argus CDem)
says III Is very Ike Theodore Roose-
yelS after having IN his books and
speeches Wlihed and belittled Jener.
son, Jackson Van Buren,. Tyler ana
many other former occupants ~ fho
presidential once. 20 cry you mustn'f
attack rho President when legitimate
arguments are advanced. showing ne
unhfnefs by Die record m is yery iiko
Alton - Parker 90 Take n0 notice ~
attacks upon him however Nile-cF.
efpi to uay to me Democratic literary
bureau. ief fhfre ~ none 0f fhie to.
WaFd mV opponent
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
THUNDERBOLT line

City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton street junction.
Beginning at $50 a. m. cars leave
ClIy Market Tor Casino and Thunder
bolt every half hour until 200 10 m
after which cars run every Is minutes
until 1880 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction -
minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at $3.50 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak station for city every half
hour until 1888 p. M, after which
time cars leave every Is minutes until
1908 midnight.
Car leaving Casino ct 1855 will run
south on Barnard street to Fortieth
and north on Abercorn to Bolton
street
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
MILLIONAIRE IN PAUPER BED.
From the Phlladelphia Press

New York, Sept. 19.-John H. Onder-
donk, a. retired millionaire merchant,
a nephew of the late United States
Judge Onderdonk, of Brooklyn, was
found in a pauper's bed i'm the Metro
politan Hospital on Blackwelrs Is
land to-day by Or. Michael B. Feeney.
his family physician, who, together
with relatives, had been searching for
him since Saturday morning. A dih-
mond ring. worth more than 5000, which
Mr.. Onderdonk had worn for years, is
missing.
Mr.. Onderdonk has been widow
er for twenty years. He made HIS for
tune IN the produce business, and IN
herited large sum Of money from an
uncle. He has been suffering from
locomotor-ataxia. Three weeks ago
he decided 70 let his beard grow. This
and his untidy appearance made him
appear more like "A poor man than "A
millionaire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
personal.

oliver HEREFORD was entertaining
some men friends in his fiat one even
ing, when a servant from the apart
ment below his brought a message to
the effect that the gentleman in 1856
was unable, by reason of the alleged
noise made by Mr.. Herford's party to
enjoy that peace and quiet he thought
was due him. He says he can't
read" remarked the servant. Present
my compliments to the gentleman"
said HEREFORD, calmly, and tell him
that 1 could when 1 was 3 years old"
Dandy" Matthews, son-in-Iaw of
Senator Foraker, and one of the best.
known men in Cincinnati, wants to be
private policeman, and has made &
formal application to Secretary Cliff
Lakeman of the board of public safety.
His application will in all probability
be granted. Matthews is superintend-
ent of the street-lighting system of
the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Com
pany, and wants the right to arrest
6ffenders who have been worrying
the company with their depredations.
Miss Mary Jameson, daughter of a
Presbyterian clergyman in Rochester,
N. Y, has been adopted in the Deer
clan of the Seneca Indians, receiving
the name of All Wae-A gwas, which
means Picking Flowers Out of the
Water" For the last few summers
Miss Jameson has been accustomed to
visit the Indians and hold religious
services on Sunday. A few days after
her adoption she was visited at her
summer cottage by a number of In
dians, who presented her with an
ancient silver breach.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
AN ovER-MARRIED ARMY.

The recommendation of Gen. Corbin
that subaltern officers of the army
be not permitted to marry without the
permission of the War Department,
will hardly receive the unanimous APP
prevail of the officers affected by it.
Gen. Corbin must have been studying
the regulations of the German army.
If we are not mistaken. in that army
a subaltern officer is permitted to
marry only when he has a sufficient
income to maintain a family outside
of his pay, or the woman he proposes
to marry can furnish such an income.
The fact must not be overlooked, how
ever. that the pay of a subaltern Of
ficer in the German army isn't any
where near as large as that of an
officer of like rank in the American
army. STILL it is no doubt fact that
a subaltern officer in the American
army doesn't get more than about
enough to support himself comfort
ably. He has a good many expenses
besides those for food and clothes. and
if he takes a wife without an income
and has no income himself except his
pay, he is certain to have TO live so
economically that love is in danger of
flying out of the window.
However it is to be said in favor of
permitting the young officers to marry
whether they have an income outside
of their pay or not, that their prede-
cessors took the chances of getting
enough to eat and to wear and in most
cases their marriages turned out hap
PLY. And they seem to be doing the
same thing. since Gen. Corbin says the
army is over-married.
1t is true, of course, that the cost
Of living is somewhat greater now
than when the pay of officers was fixed
The demands upon the purse of an
officer have. kept pace with the growth
of the country in wealth. There was a
time when a congressman could live
quite comfortably with his family in
Washington on $4,000 a year, but now
he finds he cannot keep his family
there at all on $1,000 If he does any
thing in the way of entertaining.
There is one part of Gen. Corbin' S
recommendation that will meet general
approval. II is that no subaltern shall
be permitted to marry on his pay with
out first making a statement on his
honor that he is free from debt. Debts
of its officers tends to bring the army
into disrepute. Strong measures ought
to be taken to compel officers to pay
their debts promptly and they ought
to be encouraged to refrain from maxi
ing debts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22

II w. b. Smith whaley Of Columbia
and Boston has failed. he viii be re-
membered in the South as a man who
has accomplished things for his sec
ton. He was. and is. a builder. He
leaves something to show for his ef-
forts. He never handled a gold
brick" nor was he ever connected with
get rich quick" scheme. There
were no corners" and no "squeezes"
IN his transactions. He was devoted
always TO building up and never 10
pulling down. II h sincerely hoped.
ana believed. by his friends and well
wshers that his embarrassment VIII
prove 10 be merely temporary. he is
one of the class Of men that the
South can ill afford 10 lose az cap
tain ~ htr industries That he has
the perfect confidence ~ bic acquaint.
anooa. even DOB his dark day. goes With
oui saying Tho man who created the
splendid olympic Mills and half -
dozen others. deserves me most con.
aidfrais regard ~ his contemporaries
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-22
sTORM CUREs sTUTTERING.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
Miss Swannon was visiting in Min
neapolis yesterday enjoying the cele-
bration of her sixteenth birthday. With
her host and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. A. Reratt, 4391@ Washington ave
nue., north, she was down town last
evening, and the three sought shelter
in a store when the storm broke. AS
the tornado increased in fury, Miss
Swannon became badly frightened.
From childhood she had suffered bad
ly, and had tried every means of rid
ding herself of the affection. When
the full force of the storm struck she
suddenly turned to Mrs. Reratt and
said:
"Oh, I am going to faint"
She was assisted to a seat, but did
not faint. AS the storm subsidized she
began to talk. She talked all the way
home, and talked all day yesterday,
and from present indications will
continue to talk all her life, without
the. shadow of a stutter appearing in
her speech.