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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
The Simmer.
From Wind-Swept Wheat, by Mary
Ainge DeVere.

From Wind-Swept Wheat, by Mary
Ainge DeVere.
The spinner twisted her slender thread
AS she sat. and spun;
'"The earth and the heavens are mine,''
she said.
"And the moon and sun:
Into my web the sunlight goes,
And the breath of May
And the crimson life of the new-blown
rose
That was born to-day"
The spinner sang in the hush of noon
And her song was low,
"Ah, morning, you pass away too soon,
You are swift to go.
My heart o'erfiows like a trimming
cue
With its hopes and fears
Love, come and drink the sweetness
up
Ere it turn to tears
The spinner looked at the falling sun.
rs it time to rest?
NV hands are weary-my work is done.
l have wrought my best
1 have spun and woven with patient
eyes,
And with fingers fleet
Lo, where the toll Of a lifetime lies
In a winding sheet!'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
WANTED A PLEDGE FOR PAR
KER.


There has been a great deal of spec
ulation as to the reason of the oppo-
sition of Mr.. Murphy, the Tammany
leader, to an instructed delegation from
New York to the st. Louis convention.
Many reasons have been given, but,
according to an Albany dispatch in the
New York Times. the true one is that
Mr.. Murphy wanted a pledge from
Judge Parker that, in the event of the
latters nomination for President;
and election. he would not permit the
federal patronage in New York to be
used for the special benefit of former
Senator Hill and State Senator Nc
Carren. 1t seems that Mr.. Murphy
has enemies in Tammany who would
seize upon favorable opportunity to
bring about his removal from the Lead
ership of that organization. With the
federal patronage Mr.. Hill and Mr..
McCarren might be able to win over
some of the Tammany district leaders,
and build up a political machine that
would be powerful enough to make it
impossible for Mr.. Murphy to retain
his position.
Judge Parker declined to give the
pledge that Mr.. Murphy wanted, for
the reason that Mr.. MeCarren was one
of his warmest supporters and had
been ever since his name was mention
ed in connection with the presidential
nomination. 1t is said that Mr.. Muir
ply stated frankly to Mr.. Hill why
he opposed an instructed delegation
that, in fact, he was fighting for his
political life. Mr.. Hill. however, did
not feel that he was called upon 20 be
generous to the Tammany leader.
He did make concessions to him,
however. in the appointment of the
delegates at large, and it is probable
that the great majority of Tammany
men are satisfied with what was done.
1t is worthy of notice that in their
speeches on the floor of the convention
the Tamrnany men said only kind and
complimentary things of Judge Par
ker. showing that they were not hos
tile to him.
It is very we'll understood in New
York now that Mr.. Murphy has no OBJ
lection to Judge Parker personally. On
the contrary. he has the kindest feel
ing for him. and would be one of his
most enthusiastic supporters if it were
not for the fact that Mr.. Hill and Mr..
McCarren ara so close to him, and. as
the situation now is. there is no reason
to doubt that he will do what he can
to bring about his nomination and
election. relying upon him, in the event
of his election, TO deal fairly with
| Tammany.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
Budding Time.

Old Pan, past master of the flute,
Thou lusty, dear, melodious brute,
Sit on your launches by my side,
And blow my spring dream open wide
Puff out thy shaggy jowls and make
The honey bulbs of nature break
Abloom for joy; stir up the juice,
The sap, the chlorophyL and loose
Once more the tender, searching strain,
While all the world goes wild again.
Puff out thy shaggy jowls and blow,
Now high and clear, now soft and low,
Until the music stirs my feet,
Until my veins the measure beat,
And that vague wonder masters me,
The panic or thy melody.
All, Pan, Pan, Pan, one of thy boys
Still holds to those Arcadian joys
Those simple, deep born, keen delights
OF colors, perfumes, sounds and sights
And love, love, love, when in the
spring,
The fiickers pipe and thrushes sing.
Maurice Thompson.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

Representative Adamson of Georgia
recently told a story which illustrated
true good fellowship, says the Wash
ington Post. He had been campaign
ing in Georgia on foot and was twenty
five miles from home. 1t became ne
cessary for him to go home and
he tried to secure a conveyance, but
all the teams were busy on the farms
Finally he went to a man whom he
knew very well and said:
bill, l have to get home, and l want
a rig to take me. You've got to get
me one"
"Adamson," he replied, I'VE are five
months behind with our work here
and it is next to impossible to get
a horse that can be spared, but there
isn't anything I won't do for you
I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll walk
home with you"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Brooklyn Eagle (Dem.) says:
1.-The South has increased it's popula-
tion only 60 per cent. in the last TWEEN
ty-three years, but it has increased
its industries $50 per cent, and it's rail-
roads nearly 200 per cent. The South
is occasionally disposed to be different,
but it seems also to be Ameri-
can"
The New York Times CDem.) says:
1.-THE Democrats of New York present
a conservative candidate upon con-
sentative platform. To use the time
honored phrase. they have sounded a
keynote for the campaign which
will be heard with satisfaction wher-
ever genuine Democracy exists and
the well-tried principles of the party
are held in respect"
The Columbia Is. CO. State CDem)
says: 1.-THE Bryan and Cleveland
wedges, driven deep into a split in
the Democratic party tree, have been
withdrawn, the wound has closed and
there is the strongest kind of demand
that the sides be nailed together with
the old Jeffersonian spikes, and then
bound with Parker steel hoops. 1t
will then be strong enough to be
used as a battering ram to smash
Republican Notifications"
The New York Journal of Commerce
(Ind) says: at is evident that tariff
revision must be accomplished by
gradual steps, and If the question is
to enter into the coming campaign
with effect is must be in that form.
Many Republicans recognize the cry
ing need of that kind of tariff reform.
There are monstrosities to be got rid
of, and they can be safely attacked
without trying to overthrow the
whole system at once. Meantime
every effort should be made to enlight-
en- the public mind on the principles,
and the ultimate aim need not be
concealed"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
BRYAN AND THE NEW YORK PLAT
FORM.

1t was not expected that Mr.. Bryan
would approve the platform adopted
by the New York Democrats He
doesn't say what his objection TO it is,
but thinks it should prevent Judge
Parker's nomination unless it is the
purpose of the Democrats when they
assemble at st. Louis to decide to at
tempt a confidence game on the public.
1t is evident from this that it is Mr..
Bryans purpose TO oppose any plat
form that doesn't contain reafflrma-
ton of the Kansas City platform. He
isn't willing to make any concession
for the sake of harmony in the party
It looks very much as if he would ratn-
er see the party defeated in the presi-
Dental contest than admit that any is
sue which that platform contains is a
dead issue. OF course Mr.. Bryan
doesn't need to be told that if the Dem
ocratic party is to be reunited and
harmonious in the campaign this year
it is necessary to have an entirely new
platform.
And there is no reason why the new
platform should contain the dead is
sues of the Kansas City platform. Mr..
Bryan seems to think there would be
inconsistency in making no mention OF
the platforms on which he stood in his
two campaigns, but there is no more
reason for reaffirming those platforms
than for reaffirming other platforms
which have been adopted by the DEM
ocratic party. They contain no better
Democratic doctrine than the platforms
on which Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Cleve-
land stood when the Democratic party
was victorious.
The truth is Mr.. Bryan doesn't in
tend to be satisfied with any platform
which he doesn't write or any ticket
which he doesn't name. That is as
well understood as anything can be-
And it is also well understood that a
ticket named by Mr.. Bryan and a
platform dictated by him would in
sure the defeat of the party. Under
the circumstances it is hardly probable
that the Democrats that will assemble
at st. Louis will pay very much at
tention to Mr.. Bryan or what he says.
The Democratic party cannot accom-
plish anything in the direction OF re-
form unless it gets into power, and it
is pretty generally admitted that it
cannot get into power by following the
lead or the advice of Mr. Bryan. There
is no doubt. of course, that the plat
form adopted by the Democrats of
New York is conservative. 1t leaves
the Democratic party free to make any
reforms the people may desire. 1t not
only does that. but it pledges the party
to do about everything the people want
done for the protection of their inter-
ests and for an economical administra-
ton of the government
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

In the interesting interview with MIR.
Frank G.. Carpenter which we publish
ed yesterday on affairs in the Far
East, he made one point that we have
frequently emphasized namely, that
American manufacturers do not study
closely enough the wants of the Asatic
peoples and give them their goods in
such patterns and such packages as
they like best. In China, for instance,
the color of the paper in which an
article is wrapped will often affect its
sale. And in most of the countries of
the East the transportation problem is
serious one, hence.the packing must.
or should, be done with view to MAX
ing the handling of the merchandise
as convenient as may be possible. Tor
domestic shipment our cloths are pack
ed in large boxes or heavy bales. Man
| ifestly that would not do in a country
where the goods must be transported
on the hacks of men or donkeys or
camels.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

Commodore w. ]. Kountze, who is
dying at Pittsburg, Pa, is the man who
reported to Secretary of War Stanton
that he had discovered Gen. Grant I'M
der the influence of liquor, and upon
Stanton's order placed Grant under ar
rest. Grant, according to the story. re-
manned a prisoner in his own quaters
for twenty-four hours, when President
Lincoln ordered him released. at the
time remarking to Stanton; IF / knew
the brand Grant has been drinking l
would recommend it to the other officers
Of the army"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
short stories of People.

Repartee as practiced by dignifed
solons in the New York Legislature
takes on somewhat of a Bowery COM
pexion at time. One day last week
the House was considering a certain
measure when Mr.. Cook of Erie said
courteously: The gentleman who has
spoken in opposition to this bill is a
pinhead." He referred to Mr.. Cox
of Buffalo, who in his politest manner
replied: The gentleman who favors
this BILL" of course, referring to Mr..
Cook, has vacuum where his
brains ought to be-" Whereupon As
Semblyman Lynch FASTENED to observe
| cordially: MIR. Speaker, it gives me
great pleasure to find that, for the
first occasion since l have served in
the Legislature with them. l can
agree with both Mr.. Cox and Mr.
Cook. l agree with what Mr.. Cook
said about Mr.. Cox and indorse what
Mr.. Cox said about Mr.. Cook" Then
the bill was passed.
DR.. Hans Richter, the great musical
conductor who entered on his sixty
| second year a few days ago, is noted
| for his absolute mastery and ease
while welding the baton. The noted
| German was rehearsing in London on
| one occasion when a peculiar little tap
ping sound, soft but most irritating,
caught his attention. After endur-
ing it for some minutes in silence, he
looked round for the offender, and
said, in his broken English: Il must
ask you not to beat time with your
foot" and then quietly added, as if it
had only just occurred to him: When
/ am conducting, / cannot always
agree with your FOOT" The expression
of his face drew the sting out of the
sarcasm and everybody laughed.
Long before George Peck became
governor of Wisconsin he was pub
fishing a paper in La Crosse. The
press agent of a circus came in one
day and said he wanted a two-column
ad in the paper. "Al right, said
Mr.. Peck, that will cost you $62. so. ="
The agent thought that was rather
high and said he would do with one
column. THAT will be just $62 so, >
remarked the editor. But that's only
half the space" protested the circus
man. Yes, 1 know" said Peck con-
fdentially, but I'll tell you just how
it is. Your circus will be here on
the 18th and l must meet a paper
firms bill for $62. so on the 18th. So
what can l do?" The humor of the
situation appealed to the press agent
and Editor Pecks bill was met.
Representative Charles f. Lands of
Indiana recently had a birthday, and
Mrs. Lands, to give him surprise,
went out and bought many pretty
things for his room. The list includ-
ed trays, doilies and little knickknacks
for his dresser. When Mrs. Lands
birthday came along Mr.. Lands de-
cded to surprise her with few pres
ents. What did you get her?" asked
friend. "Oh. I bought couple of
| boxes of good cigars, a pound or two
Of smoking tobacco and fine meers-
chaum pipe" Mr.. Lands said.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

The present Mayor of New Orleans
was elected on a municipal owner
ship platform. For more than a year
his administration Investigated the
subject of municipal ownership of a
lighting plant, collecting data and es-
Inmates from other cities. Now, how
ever, the City Council has turned
down the proposition for the city to
own a plant and do its own lighting
and has entered into ten-years' con-
tract with a private corporation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

To read between the lines in the
dispatches, it seems that the Russians
are preparing to give up Port Arthur.
saying to themselves that they haven't
much use for it anyhow, and that it
might be made to serve as a trap in
which to catch the japanese.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
HAPPY RESULTS OBTAINED
BY the Use of the New Scalp Anti
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
"CUss" WORDS IN PUBLIC PLACES

0CUSS" WORDS IN PUBLIC PLACES'
1t isn't often that a "cuss" word is
used in polite society these days, or
before audiences of refined people, but
when it is used it pretty nearly always
has an amusing effect. If an actor
uses the word damn his audience is
certain to respond with nervous
laugh, practically saying, that's
naughty, but it expresses our feelings.
The famous Mr.. Beecher is reported to
have said, on entering his pulpit one
Sunday morning, It's damned cold
day." His congregation was so shock
ed that there was amazement instead
of laughter. He explained that on his
way to church he overheard a man
make that remark, and he made 1t the
text of an interesting sermon.
But who would have supposed that
little cuss word would excite to no
roarious laughter the grave and griz-
zled members of the United States
Senate? And yet that is what it did
a day or two ago.
Senator Teller had just finished tell
ing the Senate that the stubbornness
of the House conferees had resulted in
the elimination of the Alaskan appro-
priation from the army appropriation
bill when Senator Nelson manifested
signs of Indignation. He visited Alaska
last summer and was surprised to
find how heavily the people there were
taxed and how little they received
from the government. AS soon as he
got a chance to be heard he expressed
his Indignation at the treatment the
Alaskans received from the govern
ment why" he shouted in tones
that startled the Senate, "a man can
not even open a boarding house up
there withouti paying license tax.
The truth of the matter is the govern
ment has taken their money and
hasn't done damned thing for them"
The Senate wasn't shocked the least
bit. A wave of laughter swept through
the chamber. Even the staid and
steady going president pro tenn. join
ed in the merriment. Senator Nell
son, somewhat astonished at the effect
he had produced. half apologized by
saying there are sometimes adjec-
tives which come from the heart"
And so it seems a little "cuss" word
often produces a greater effect in the
ater. church or Senate than the polish
ed sentences of the greatest orators.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

An epidemic of cerebro-spinal mem
nights is reported in New York Prac-
tically all of the victims are children.
Thirty-six deaths from this disease oc-
CURED last week, and twenty-six the
week before
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

After considerable waiting and
searching, enough Republicans have
been found in Florida 20 fill a state
ticket. The Democrats. of course,
won't do a thing to that ticket when
the time comes to vote.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

Chancellor Of the Exchequer Cham
berlain estimates that the expenditures
of the British government during the
next fiscal year will be STA, 400, OCO. That
is about as much as our Congress ap-
propriates at one session. even when
an approaching election.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain, with fresh east to
southeast winds. Eastern Florida, fair
weather in south and central portions,
rain in north portion, with fresh north
east winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

The Democrats of Pennsylvania lie
clined to send an instructed delegation
to st. Louis, though 1t is well under
stood that Pennsylvania can be count
ed in the Parker column. The plat
form makes President Roosevelt an is
sue of the campaign, referring to him
as a standing menace to constitutional
government. TO international peace
and to business stability and prosper.
ity." The opinion that the President
will be one of the leading issues OF
the campaign has been heard frequent
ly Of late. the people fearing him as a
dangerous man to be in position Of
so much power and authority.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

A critic says that the advance sheets
of Herbert Spencer's autobiography
show him to have been a man of alb
normal self-conceit. But what else
could have been expected. Wash t
he English
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

Republican efforts to make Judge
Parker appear as the candidate of
the trusts would be funny if they were
not so pitiably weak. ae~.yz
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

If the Japanese are anything like
the Americans in hero worship, there
will be tens of thousands of little al
mond-eyed tots in the Mikado's realm
shortly answering to the name of
Togo.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

Those who may be impatient for
more rapid action in the Far Eastern
war should bear in mind that what
may be called the area of hostilities
covers good deal of space. Korea
is nearly as large as New England
and New York state combined. The
distance from Port Arthur to the
mouth of the Yalu river is nearly 200
miles, and the distance from Port Ar
thur to Vladivostok is about 1900
miles. Furthermore. conditions of
travel on land are very bad. Good
roads are comparatively unknown, and
marching must be done under diff
ficulties. Both armies are apparent
ly moving slowly, so as to be sure
Of their footing. Rapid movements
are sometimes dangerous to those who
make them. In 1861 an army started
in rush with the cry, con to Rich
mond," but it's impetuosity received
a rude check.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

The Mobile Register informs a West
ern paper that it does not care "a
toad's blessing for its sympathy"
What is the value of a toad's bless
ing, the same as a tinkers dam?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

A New York World correspondent
went up to Esopus. where Judge Parker
lives, on the day of the New York
State Democratic Convention, to see
what the prospective candidate was
doing, and to what extent he was
watching the conventions work. He
found the Judge directing the spring
blowing and inspecting the work of
a new team of oxen. The only time
he went to the telephone was for the
purpose of ordering some seed rye for
planting, and the greatest interest in
any matter he evinced was when he
was informed that seed rye had adj
vanced to $1.4O per bushel.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

Viceroy Alexieff will be remembered
as a buffer who failed to make good"
when his bluff was called.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21

1t seems to have been settled that
James w. Ridgeway, formerly dis
trict attorney of Brooklyn. is to have
the honor of placing Judge Parker in
nomination at the St. Louis Conven-
ton. Mr.. Ridgeway is leading law
yer of his city, and is said to be
gifted with uncommon eloquence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-21
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