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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
Republicans in the three districts of
Florida nominated candidates for Con-
gress Wednesday. Southern tempera-
ment is evidently overcoming its aver
sion to unnecessary exertion.'
The Chattanooga Times says: 1.-THE
people of the North and Northwest are
suffering the usual calamities of the
season from extreme cold, and many
sections along streams are in terrifying
danger of overfiows and floods follow
ing the breaking up of the ice gorges.
How blessed is this middle Southern
section where none of these calami-
ties are possible. Now is a good time
for our immigration agencies to get
out stronger inducements to settlers
from the frozen North than at this
season of the year, when nature is
in her kindest mood to us"
The Cincinnati Inquirer Dem.) says:
1.-THE Savannah News is confident that
the people realize the need of reforms
and will turn the Republican party
out of power if the Democrats will
offer them the right kind of ticket
and platform. That's the talk. Now
how, the Democrats will do the best
they can, and the Republicans may
become so wicked and unregenerate
that the country will take most any
old thing for a change. However that
possible contingency doesn't excuse
the Democracy for stepping outside,
even for a moment, the paths of virtue
and reform"
The Louisville Courier Journal
(Dem) says: ut is nothing to us what
Democrat is nominated; nothing to
us what Democrat is elected. The
party has a great opportunity before
IL. Shall 1t be defeated in advance by
the one extreme-Mr. Bryan-playing
to the hand Of the other extreme, Mr..
Roosevelt? Behind us lie ten years
of disaster, the direct offspring Of
empty theories and mistaken methods.
Object lessons could not be palmer.
Experience could go no further with
its instruction. Shall we, under the
Providence OF God, go to work like
honest and true men. and help our
selves, or, infatuated by our own folly.
shall we continue TO follow Mr.. Bryan
and 10 rely upon the Faith Cure?"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
How 10 to 1 Got In.

II see that Col. Bryan wants the
next Democratic National Convention
to ratify the Kansas City platform in
it's entirety" said Mr.. NJ. D. Garwood
of Chicago, according to the Washing
ton Post.
"a good many people will recall the
fact that Col. Bryan got at Kansas
City reaff1rmatlon of the platform of
1896 by the slender majority of one
vote. Prince David, the delegate from
Hawaii, cast the vote that saved the
old platform with its declaration in
favor of the Is to l theory.
THE inside of this affair is interest
ing, and up to this time has never
been in print. This Prince David, an
amiable and fairly intelligent young
Kanaka, was a delegate to the con-
vention. He knew but little as to the
merits of the free silver cause, and
in reality cared less. His adhesion to
the Bryan wing was, as he told me,
based on a sentiment of gratitude. He
said that when former Queen Lii had
been despoiled of her throne Col. Bry-
an had taken her side, and expressed
the opinion that a great act of injus-
tice had been perpetrated. The Prince
had at last got to a place where he
could return a kindness, and he thew
his vote in favor of again affirming
Democratic allegiance to free silver"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
ROOSEYELT'S NOMINATION IN
DOUBT.
DOURT.

The President has made the surpris-
ing admission that Senator Hanna
has a perfect right to become a candi-
date for President if he chooses" The
Presidents newspaper organs are not
willing to admit that Senator Hanna
has any such right. They are saying
more hard things about him than if he
were the opposition candidate for
President. They are trying to make
out that he isn't a fit man to be Pres
ident. All of which shows that they
are not by any means certain that
the President will be the nominee.
1t may be true that Mr.. Hanna isn't
seeking the nomination, but there are
very good reasons for thinking that he
isn't anxious to see Mr.. Roosevelt NOM
inated-that, in fact. he is trying to
prevent his nomination. He is insist
ing that the Ohio delegation to the
National Convention shall not be in
structed, and is advising against dele
cations from other states being in
structed.
That would seem to indicate that he
hopes there will be enough uninstruct-
ed delegates to afford an opportunity
for considering other candidates. The
names of William H. Taft. John Hay
and Elihu Root are mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination. All of
them are supposed to be friends of Mr..
Roosevelt, but that wouldn't prevent
any one of them from accepting the
nomination if it were rendered to
him.
There are able and influential Repub-
lican leaders against the nomination
of Mr.. Roosevelt. Some of them think
he wouldn't be as strong a candidate
as 1t is claimed he would, while others
base their opposition to him on the
ground that he wouldn't carry New
York if the Democrats were to name
a conservative and popular candidate,
and they think that he would lose both
New Jersey and Connecticut for the
same reason that he would lose New
York.
The campaign against Mr.. Roose-
welt has only just begun. The proba-
biity is that it will be carried on with
great vigor from now until the meet
ing of the National Convention. While
the chances are still greatly in his IA
vor it is far from certain, with such
an astute politician as Mr.. Hanna
against him, that he will get the NOM
nation.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

Persian servants are always sum-
moned and addressed by their mas
tiers as children" When Wilfred
Sparrow became tutor to the children
of the royal family of Persia he was
greatly amused by the daily customs
of the little princes, says the Youths
Companion. He tells of his first day
in the school room: We were in the
middle of a lesson when Akbar Mira,
the magnificent, laying down his pen
and taking off his spectacles, COM
planned of the heat, which was los de-
grees in the shade. ut is too hot, yes,
sair,' he said.
1 made no reply, whereupon he re-
sumed his work; but in a moment he
lifted up his voice once more. This
time his tone was loud and imperious.
"Bachaha" Child! he cried.
To my Amusement, in stepped the
stately general, and stood in an atti-
tude of grave humility at a respectful
distance, his head bowed, and his
hands folded at the waist. "Abi-i-kh-
merdan" drinking Water)! was Ak
bars word, and smart the sartip's ac-
ton. Out he went, and back he came
with a silver teapot in his hand. Very
solemnly and slowly he went the
round of the class, and raising the
turn, waited in patience silence until
the imperial thirst had been quenched.
While one little prince was being
served his neighbor, eying the silver
nipple, sucked his lips in anticipation
of the refreshing draft. AS for me, it
was mine to revel in the humor of the
scene, which was followed soon after
by an interlude in which our friend,
the major, in full dress, was summon
ed by Bahram Mira, the imperious,
to clean his slate.
These Interruptions tickled my
sense of humor, undoubtedly, but they
achieved a more useful end than that.
They were the means of showing me
that the first thing l should have to
teach these youthful Kajars was not
modern languages nor mathematics
nor science, but rather the first prin-
ciples of self-help, self-reliance, self
deDendence
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
No LONGER A FAD.

The League of American Wheelmen
is to hold its annual meeting in Bos-
ton in the early part of February.
Seven or eight years ago such an an
nouncement would have been mat
ter of national interest; now there are
few persons who will pay any attention
to it. The famous old IL. A. W. is in
the scar and yellow leaf; it's days of
usefulness are over, and it will soon
be numbered among the things that
were. 1t fourished when bicycling
was a fad. 1t one time had a mem
bership of upwards of 10000 and every
town and hamlet had it's Il. A. W."
organization, with full list of officers,
and the buttons with the flying wheel
emblem were to be seen on every side
In those days the topic of CONVERSE
ton wherever two or three persons
were gathered together was sprockets
and gears and saddles, or century runs
or the remarkable time made by a
certain rider. "Skeeter" Zimmerman
was a national hero. hailed as such
wherever he appeared. Apparently all
the world was awheel, or wanted to
be. The boy who had no bicycle was
a forlorn and much abused individual,
while the young beau who had tan
dem, with a lady's seat in front, was
the most popular fellow of his class
Youth and age took to wheeling;
young and old endured the bumps and
bruises Incident to learning to ride
with philosophical patience, knowing
that perseverance would bring it's re-
ward and that soon they would be able
to join the happy throngs securing the
country and scorching through the
streets. Then the IL. A. W. amount
ed to something. 1t was so powerful
that it was able to demand reduced
rates at wayside hotels for it's MEM
bers, and it actually secured a number
of concessions from the railroads.
Now, however, the IL. A. W." num-
bers only 1000 members in the whole
United States. The bicycle craze has
PASSED. Wheels are used these days
only for convenience. They have be-
come business vehicles. Those who
ride bicycles for pleasure are very few.
All of the pleasure riders who can
afford it are now automobilists. The
"choo- choo buggy" is the fad of the
period, and the people are badly smit-
ten of the auto microbe- Probably in
the course of dozen years we shall
see that fad, like the fad of the BIZ
cycle, pass away and automobiles will
be as commonplace as bicycles are
at present And then. doubtless, our
transportation fad will turn to air.
ships
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
One Exception,

There recently appeared in the cor
ridors of the Capitol at Washington an
Englishman, who is visiting this coun-
try for the purpose of studying its po-
litical economy, says the Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Briton was introduced to Speaker
Cannon, who, at the time the foreigner
appeared, was conversing with a con-
stituent, a great. burly man from IL
linois, with extremely definite ideas
upon things in general.
A conversation between the three en-
sued, during which the Briton rather
haughtily remarked that to him the
laws of the United States seemed de-
fective in that they did not protect the
poor man from the evils of monopoly.
Now, in Great Britain, you know
said the Englishman, there's but one
law for every one, be he prince or be
he pauper."
The large man from Illinois broke in
with:
Same way here, old man! In this
country it makes no difference whether
man is beggar or a millionaire. he's
got to obey the law-unless he's got a
DULL"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

At the Smithfield cattle show IN
England the other day four pounds of
potatoes were sold for $4,000. This
was the rate of about $1.6SOOO0 per
ton. or three times their weight in
gold. One single potato sold for $3.50.
The farm of the raiser of the potatoes
in question was much more profitable
than a gold mine. If he could get
such prices for a season or two, he
would be able to retire and live in
luxury for the remainder of his life.
The explanation of the extraordinary
price for these potatoes is that they
are of new variety, and one which
has shown that it is not susceptible
to the disease that for several years
has proved so disastrous to the potato
crop of Ireland and the rest of the
United Kingdom. By means of scien-
tific manipulation potato has been
evolved that grows and f1ourishes
while other potatoes around it are dy-
ing of the disease. Not only that, but
the new potato is larger than the old,
and more prolific. 1t is not to be
wondered at, therefore, that the new
variety commanded fancy prices, for
seed purposes. The principal food
supply of a very great number of peo-
pie in the United Kingdom comes from
the potato fields. The discovery of
disease-resisting sort, which gives in
creased crops, is matter of greatest
interest to Irish, Scotch and English
farmers.
The new potato is a triumph for
science on the farms. and is an earn
est of what may be accomplished in
behalf of other staple crops. con-
siderable part of our cotton producing
area is threatened with a destructive
boil weevil. There departed from
Washington a few days ago for Texas
a corss of scientists from the Agri-
cultural Department, who will study
the boil weevil with a view to counter
acting it's ravages. Secretary Wilson
has expressed the opinion that the
remedy for the weevil is only to be
found in a selection of seed and prob
ably the breeding of cotton
plants. so as to produce plant that
will get the better of the pest by re-
sistance and early maturity. Should
the experimenters succeed in produc-
ing a cotton plant that would not only
defy the weevil, but give larger crops,
ii goes without saying that the seed
would command high prices. They
might not be so high, relatively speak
ing, as those paid for the potatoes at
the Smithheld fair, but they would be
sufficiently high to make fortunes for
their producers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

gs-Stockholders Peace River
Phosphate Mining Company; Savannah
Aerie of Eagles; Magnolia Encamp-
ment No. /. l. Q. O. f.
Special Notices-Insurance, w. 7.
Hopkins.
Business NOTES.-The Green Room,
sommers' Cafe; Just Is Cents, G. NJ.
Thomas; A Good Digestion. Thunder
bolt Casino.
Remember, We Are Exclusive Agents
Lindsay & Morgan.
Sure Saving-The Delmonico Co.
Green River Whisky-Henry Solomon
& Son.
Witch Hazel-Rowlinski, Druggist.
Whiting stauonery-The Solomons
Co.
Cleanses and Whitens the Teeth
CANDLES Tooth Powder.
Exquisite and White-E & w. Laun-
dry.
Savannah Theater-"The Toreador,"
Tonight; THE Spenders," Tuesday
Night; His Excellency the Governor,
Wednesday. Matinee and Night.
Medical-Herpicide; Vinol.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
SEARCHING FOR A SUBSTITUTE.

High prices of cotton have not only
moved European countries to investi-
gate with renewed vigor the possibili-
ty of raising cotton in their own colo
MES, but have set a number of scien-
lists to work in their laboratories to
see if they cannot find some satisfac-
tory substitute for cotton. The leading
experimenters along this line, as
might be supposed, are Germans. The
German is nothing il not scientific
and when he claims to have been sue
cessful in producing sugar from turf
and alcohol from sawdust, 1t is not
surprising to find him trying to make
cotton, or a substitute for cotton, from
pine wood. And it is asserted that
this result has been achieved in Mum
ich, Bavaria. The method employed is
to shave the wood into the finest lay
ers possible, like veneer slips as thin
as paper This is them subjected 10
vapor process for ten hours. The
pulp thus obtained is treated in a soda
bath for twenty-four hours, which
transforms the mass into something
like cellulose. A resilient quality is
then given the material by the addi-
ton OF oil and gelatine. then it is
drawn out, untangled and spun by ma
chinery. Cloth OF a coarse, but dura-
bic quality is claimed to have been
made by the process. It is white
as cotton cloth and comparatively soft
and flexible. The process is said TO
be inexpensive, the cost Of the wood
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
When Is Milk Not MILK.

Is skim milk milk, and isn't milk
also skim milk? There you find a
congressional point on which Mr.. Mann
of Chicago and Mr.. Champ Clark of
Bowling Green, Mo-, differ, says the
Washington Post.
Congress has the power" observed
Mr.. Mann sagely, Ito prevent the sale
of skim milk as milk
We'll, if skim milk isn't milk, what
is it?" inquired Mr.. Clark, by way of
retort which caused general laughter.
1T is not milk" quoth Mr.. Mann,
not at all disconnected; cit is skim
milk"
1T is milk all the same"
Yes; it is skim milk" asserted
Mr.. Mann.
Il am not going to dispute with a
dairyman about the subject of milk
said the Missourian, and the matter of
difference was thereupon abandoned,
but not settled
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

cloth" being considerably less than
that of cotton cloth. There are great
forests in Germany and Scandinavia
that might be drawn upon for a sup
ply of wood.
Such is the story that comes by the
cable. 1t is well known that Europe
would welcome any invention or de-
velopment that would make her less
dependent on the United States for a
cotton supply. But the story of the
pine wood cotton" discovery is so
radical a departure from the things
that are, that one feels like awaiting
an official confirmation of it before ac-
cepting it literally. We do not be-
lieve it can be effectively employed as
bear argument on the floors of the
cotton exchanges
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
PERSONAL

Herbert Henry Booth, youngest
son of Gen. Darlington Booth of the
Salvation Army, has been in America
twelve months. In that time he has
Travelled through nearly half the states
in the country, and there have been
not more than twelve nights in all
that time when he was not engaged in
addressing an audience.
Congressman Lands was introduce
ing his brother Fred to some colleagues
on the floor of the House at the opening
of Congress. A Western man, by way
of making talk, asked the newcomer:
How did you happen to come to Con-
gress, Mr.. Landis?" ITO tell the truth"
was the half-laughing answer, II was
out of a job and so 1 went out for this
one"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
BRIGHT BITS.

Here's half pie for both of you.
Do you want me to divide it?"
IF you do divide it, lady, give me
frien' de biggest half"
You appear to be very unselfish
person"
"'Tain't dat, lady. I've been here
before. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Johnny is a very imaginative
child" said the fond mother. But
Willie is more practical. When Willie
decides that he wants anything he sets
out to get it,"
Il have noticed that difference" an
swered the unfeeling bachelor John
ny sings L want to be an angel but
Willie smokes cigarettes and skates
on thin ice. '-Washingto Star.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
Ending the Susneuse.

Speaking of the prevalence of super
stitions at the present day." remarked
Attorney Jerome, according to the New
York Times. II know that it exists to
a considerable extent, particularly
among women. For instance. a female
member of my family lately broke a
little china cup. She was grieving over
1t.
Do you believe, asked her, that
three cups or saucers, or whatever it is,
must be broken before the spell has ex-
hausted itself?'
Believe in it, she exclaimed. We'll.
l should think 1 do. So much so that
deliberately go about breaking the
other two things in order to have the
thing settled and the suspense over
with &"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

1t seems rather difficult to get Mayor
McClellan's citizenship settled in such
manner that it viii stay settled. He
was born in Germany while his par
ents We're on a visit there. An act of
Congress says that sons of American
citizens born abroad shall be consld-
cred natural-born American citizens.
That would seem to fit Mayor McClel-
lan's case to a nicely. But now comes
a Western professor and says that it
must be borne in mind that mere act
of Congress cannot change the consti-
tuition of the United States, and that
there is no authority further than the
act referred to which fixes the status
of a child so born. Meanwhile. If there
is an incipient Mcclellan boom, the
discussion of his availability will do
it no harm.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

Representative Thayer of Massachu-
sets has in his district a philanthro-
pist who wishes to see everybody in
the United States prosperous and hap
Ply. To bring about that result he has
written to MIR. Thayer asking him to
introduce a bill providing for an equal
distribution of the lands of the coun-
try. He has figured out that there are
eight times as many acres in the
United States as there are men, wom-
en- and children, hence each person in
the country should have eight acres.
And, since square plot of ground
would be better than a triangular one,
he requests that Mr.. Thayer provide
in his bill that all OF the allotments
shall be In square form.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
WASHING WITHOUT WATER
Is Like Trying to Get Rid of Dandruff
Without Herpicide.

Did you ever see any one trying to
wash themselves without soap or
water?
If you did what would you say Of
him?
1t is every bit as foolish to try to get
rid of dandruff and to prevent bald
ness by feeding the germs which
cause it with Canthrarides, Vaseline,
Glycerine and similar substances
which form the principal ingredients
of most so-called Hair Vigors.
Newbro's Herpicide is successful be-
cause it attacks and kills the parasitic
germ which feeds on the hair roots.
1t is the original and only genuine
scalp germicide manufactured.
Sold by leading druggists. Send loo
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

A new deal in the matter of admit
ting territories to statehood is UNDER
stood to have been arrived at among
Republican and Democratic members
Of Congress. Under the terms of this
deal New Mexico will be admitted as
state and Oklahoma and Indian Ter
rhory will be combined and admitted
as state under the name of Okla
homa. This, it is calculated, will give
each party one new state. Oklahoma
Is regarded as Democratic. That may
explain why Senator Quay insisted on
P provision in the Oklahoma bill pro-
FNlainE for unlimited negro suffrage.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
An EssRN on Duckn.

A schoolboy in Jewell City, Mo-, was
assigned to prepare an essay on the
subject of Ducks" and this is what
he wrote: THE duck is a low, heavy
set bird, composed mostly of meat and
feathers. He is a mighty poor singer.
having hoarse voice caused by get
ting so many frogs in his neck. He
likes the water and carries a toy bal
loon In his stomach to keep him from
sinking. The duck has only two legs
and they are set so far back on he
running gears by nature that she came
purity near missing his body. some
ducks when they get big have curls
on their tails and are called brakes
brakes don't have to set or hatch. but
Just loaf, go swimming and eat. If I
was to be a duck I'd rather be a drake
every time"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
1t Is Dangerous to Neglect a Gold

How often you hear it remarked
Its only cold" and a few DAYS
later learn that the man is on his
back with pneumonia. This is ~
such common occurrence that a cold
however slight, should not be disrs'
garded. Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy counteracts any tendency of
cold to result in pneumonia, and has
gained its great popularity and ex1
tensive sale by its prompt cures of
this most common ailment. 1t ALWAYS
cures and is pleasant to take. For SALE
by all druggists.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

Massachusetts, no longer requires the
payment of poll tax before a man
can vote, and the Springfield Repub-
lican finds that there is in that state
''even a foolish proposition to relin-
quish the poll tax altogether" That
would be mistake. The poll tax is
the most equitable, just and inclusive
of all taxes, and to relinquish it would
be to relieve large number of persons
from all share in bearing the burdens
of government.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

1t begins to look as if radium would
soon become as cheap and common as
mere diamonds. Deposits of sub
stances containing radium are said
TO have been discovered in Utah and
Texas, of such vast extent that the
manufacture of radium may be ex-
pected on large scale within COM
paratively short time. 1t is to be hoped
the tariff makers have taken account of
this matter, as it would be unpleasant
to have our American radium come into
competition with the pauper radium Of
Europe