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The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Mother and Babe Barely Saved.

Lying in her room, with her two
day-old infant by her side, Mrs. War
rem Budd, of Bridgeton, heard the
cracking Of flames and called her
nurse to investigate. The entire up
per floor of the building was found in
flame, and there was but time for
hastily-summoned help to rush in and
carry Mrs. Budd and her child from
the house. The building was soon de-
stroyed, with most of the furniture.
The family of Curtis Holtz occupied
the other half Of the premises, and
lost nearly everything.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26

Today

Lena@"What made Fred act so fun.
ny when I accepted him| Emma
"Oh, he's just in love with you, goosie.
He will 10 get over that."-Brooklyn
Life.
Now, Them said the professor at
the dental college, what are the last
teeth that Gomez" "False teeth" re-
piled a bright Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
"Say, pa, it says here in Lady Clare,'
[ trow they did not part in scorn.
What does that mean?" That's the
poetic way of saying you bet.'"-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
Bertha-"How shall we seat the ia.
nous antiquarian collector" Ethel
"Oh; put him next to grandmamma;
she'll tell you some scandals many
years old."-Brooklyn Life.
Bill-"I see they are talking Of hav-
ing a chair of football in mi of our
colleges" Jill-"f suppose 1t will be
in order to have a broken back and a
fractured leg."-Yonkers Statesman.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
Sadder, perhaps, and wiser;
And sometimes, not until she's ta'en
A little early riser!
Milwaukee Sentinel.
First Child-"My fathers got so
much money he doesn't know how to
spend it." Second Child-"That's moth
Ing. My fathers got so much money
that mother can't spend 1.-THE New
Yorker.
The Peroxide's Husband-sI notice
that dark hair is coming back into
vogue. l suppose that means you'll
be wearing it again." The Peroxide
Blonde-"Me? I'll dye first!p'-Balti-
more American.
HE wanted to bet, but 1 just told
him that betting was a FOOLS argu-
ment,' and that settled the discus
sion." "Oh, / can't believe that you
shut him up that easily" "I1l bet
you I did."-Philadelphia Press.
The natives of hot Mozambique
Called one of their number a frique.
He wore for a fob
A china door-knob,
And an earring he stuck in his chiquc.
Columbia Jester.
$780," demanded the cross-examining
lawyer, you desire to make a cate
gor;cal denial of all these charges, do
you" mo, sor," answered the wit
ress, "but I'll say there amt a worrud
of truth in any of them."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
Teacher Ito class in English gram
mar)-"Class, what is the feminine
corresponding to the masculine 'stag?'
No answer from class for some time.
Hand finally raised in corner Teach
Orwell, John, what is it," Pupil
Afternoon tea."-Judge.
"Do you know the wages of sin?"
asked the dominic sternly of Johnny,
who was busily tying a can to a dogs
tail. "Is dis a SIM" queried John,
without looking up. "It certainly is"
well, I don't want no wages fer dis;
I'm doin' it fer fun.'-Houston Post.
"Your first duty as a lawyer" said
d OLD Judge TO the young attorney,
''is to see that justice is DONE" ooh,
of course" replied the youthful di-
sciple of Blackstone. 'I've noticed
that the lawyer who succeeds in doing
her the oftenest gets the biggest fees!"
Chicago Daily News.
Mrs. Newlywed-''No, I can't say
that I think much of my new sewing
machine. 1t is Disappointing" Mrs.
Oldgirl-"Why, it is a very good make.
What seems to be the trouble?" Mrs.
Newlywed-"I don't know exactly, but
when I tried to sew some buttons on
Mr.. Newlywed's shirts yesterday it
broke every last one Of them."-Cin-
cinnati Times-Star.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Dug For Gold nineteen Years.

After working alone for nineteen years
on a claim, James w. Butch, who lives
last. Butch made his strike a few days
ago, cutting a ten-inch ledge of high-grade
galena ore on his lowest tunnel, at a dis.
lance of 480 feet from the portal. The dis.
covery is one of the richest ever made in
the State. Nineteen years ago James w.
Butch, while prospecting, found some like
ly looking rock about sixteen miles from
Haley, IN the east fork of the Wood Riv.
er. He was convinced that a ledge of pay
ore wan there, and began making tunnels,
success after running $50 feet into the
solid formation
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
AGRICULTURAL.
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Miliet Seed,

Ia 0CGOb
Millet seed is relished by the hens,
and unless given too freely is one OF
the best egg producers. A good way to
feed 1t Is to throw the unthreshed
Straw in the shed and let the hens
scratch for the seed-bUt too much
must not be given. Millet is almost as
fattening as corn, but since the seed is
so small, there is less danger from
feeding it. II corn is given to the
hens before being shelled, they will
work over it, getting a grain at a time.
n so far apart that the danger of
overlooking is much less. Cowpeas
are highly relished by hens. but, like
millet and corn, must be fed with care.
Clover seed is also rich in fat-produc-
ing properties, and, with the others,
must be fed in small lots. All kinds
or sound grain are good for hens
and if we exercise care in feeding
we will get good results from them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Facts About Russia and Japan.

In time of peace the Japanese Army,
consisting of $4,000 men, costs but
$1S.5O0.OO0 a year.
Russia's soldiers have penetrated
Korea as far as Ping Yang, sixty miles
below the Yalu and 100 miles from
Seoul.
The Russians are rushing troops and
supplies to- Hardin, which is to be
their base of operations instead of
Port Arthur.
This is the fourth time Japan has
made war on a foreign nation, except
for early barbaric expeditions against
the Koreans.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Gonn one of

What we intend to do is an indication
of our spirit and purpose. We are respon-
sible for our words and acts as we endeavor
to have them effective for good or III. But
God IS ever working in love. He often
brings good out of III, or out Of thought
and speech beyond the best motive Of a
speaker or doer. A co-w0rker in Christ's
service in Cuba notes the statement in
these columns that Emerson's search for
truth made discoveries which are helpful
to those who think far more OF Christ
than he did. Then she wisely adds: How
that is continually done in this world has
been illustrated to me for years. One who
makes a true picture of anything in the
universe leaf or a flower, a shell, a
landscape, a cloud or a star, an agony, a
joy, or any such ~thing-may and mAt re-
veal to some Others more than he hihself
has seer. A child describing in a eAid-
isl way som new flower might, without
knowing it, give valuable information to a
b~otaaist." How good is God, to use. for
the welfare of others not only our best
endeavors, but our very blunders and our
poorest Efforts
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Jaggers Guilty Of Murder,

George Jaggers, who was accused
of firing through the window Of the
home of Victor E. Beyans, in Sandy
ston Township. on the night of Octo-
Der % last, when Mrs. Bevans was
shot dead and her husband severely
wounded, was the other evening found
guilty of murder. On the morning of
the day the case was set for trial
Jaggers attempted suicide by cutting
his throat and wrists, but his wounds
were not serious.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
VICTORY FOR SAVINGS BANKS.
Court Holds Securities Must Be AS
sessed at Market Value

Albany, N. Y.-The Court Of Appeals
has decided that the State Controller,
in imposing a one per cent. tax on the
surplus and undivided profits of saw
ings banks under the law of 1901, must
assess at the market value Of the Sc
curities constituting the surplus, when
the same is quoted on the market be-
low their par value.
The opinion of the court is written
by Judge Haight, and is rendered in
the case of the Bank of Savings of the
city of New York. The court reverses
the decision of the courts below in this
Interpretation, and orders that the sum
of $296,50 o be deducted from the value
of the surplus and undivided earnings
of this bank. The State will lose a
large amount of money in consequence
of this decision upon assessments al
ready made by the Controller.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Prominelt PEOPLE

William G. Whitney owned more
houses and estates than any other man
in America.
James Gordon Bennett. it is said. is
preparing to offer his property at Fort
washington as a memorial Of his
father.
William |. Richards. the celebrated
marine artist, will erect a unique sum-
mel residence on a small island OFF
Newport.
Or: Herr, Of Leipsic. Germany, is in
Washington. He is in this country
making q study Of reform schools and
refQrmatories.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
THREE DEAD IN A HOTEL FIRE,
Panic Follows the Discovery of Flames
in the Alhambra in Chicapo

Panic Follows the Discovery of Flames
IS in the Alhambra in Chicago.
Chicago, Ill. Three persons were
burned to death, several injured Sc
yerely and 200 others, including wom-
en- and children, were thrown into a
panic by a fire which destroyed the
Alhambra Hotel, Nineteenth and State
streets, and badly damaged the Alham-
bra Theatre.
Starting from the basement, the
flames spread rapidly and soon envel.
oped the entire three-story brick build.
ing at 1906 State street. Over a dozen
stores were destroyed. The dead are
Frank Beckman, formerly employed by
Heath & Milligan, of Cincinnati; Will
lam Fisher, employed by Gerris Bros,
Cincinnati, and Mrs. Anna Wells, of
Chicago.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Butte SLAYER HANGED in Dark

James Martin was hanged at Butte,
Mont, for the murder of J.. r. Will
Jams at Silver Bow Junction in May,
1902. The hanging took place in utter
darkness. Martin refused to tell his
real name.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Boycott American Shoes.

A boycott was declared lately by the
shoemakers Of Bogota refusing to re-
pair in any way shoes of American
manufacture, having become alarmed
at their cheapness and the hold they
are getting on the market of Colombia,
s. A.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Bank Cashier Short s500oo

Cyrus f. MeCrady. cashier of the
First National Bank of Seymour, ILL.,,
and treasurer of the Cooperative
Building and Loan Association of that
city, is short in his accounts to the two
institutions and has confessed to EN-.
bezzIing nearly $4,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Tried to Wreck Train.

An attempt was made to hold up a
Northern Pacific train between Fargo
and Valley City. n. d. A rail was re-
moved, but the would-be robbers were
discovered and fed,
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Mormon Elder Suicide

At the City Hospital, in Kansas City,
Mo-, Lorenzo Crosby, a Mormon elder
from Eager, Ariz., who shot himself
In a sleeping car, died. He was about
thirty-ive years old.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
THE COMPOSITE Girl.

The eyes Of fair Jenny we'll give her,
The smooth classic brow of dear Lou,
The nose of Marie then deliver,
The red, smiling mouth of sweet Prue;
The hair of Amanda, the figure
Of Gertrude, of Helen the smile
Of. sally, Phi take her on trial.
William Wallace Whitelock, in Puck.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
French Educational Bin Wins.

The French Government bill regu-
lating secondary education passed the
Senate by a big majority. 1t excludes
members of all religious orders from
teaching.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Hundreds of Chinese Drowned.

A telegram from Tsinan-Fu, Shan
Tung, says that hundreds of lives have
been lost by the bursting of a dam on
the Hoang River. Several villages
were destroyed. 1s
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26

Achievement fused with relf is too brittle
to stand the test 81 time. The secret OF
the success of one who had accomplished
much in many feds was wen expressed
when it was said that he had learned 10
concentrate his powers on the result, ire
spectiye of how that result would affect
himself. Every atom Of force detected
toward self becomes friction. I~ntrospec~
ton, selfconsciousness and cgotism are
all synonyms for wasted energy. Are yon
striving to rid yourself Of this wastes
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26

to leave about two inches out of
ground six feet eight inches from other
post. Make post to fit in pipe neat,
but not tight, and drive two staples in
temporary post, and two in end post
and hang gate on. When necessary to
drive or haul through, simply lift gate
off and hang to I'M side, and lift post
out of iron pipe and you have lots of
room to drive through.-W. s. Cohen
our, in The Epitomiat.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Forger Cant,1red

Wanted at Toronto. Ont, for forgery,
John Thaner was captured at Spo-
kane, Wash.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
B~rookIyn's Big Fire.

The fifth big fire in Brooklyn, N. Y,
In four weeks destroyed the factory of
the Fraser Tablet Company, entailing
a loss of $4,000
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26
Explosion Kills Five

Five men were killed by the explo-
sion Of a Pennsylvania Railroad loco
motive at Ehrenfeld, Pa.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26

The official figures show that Of 1872
14l immigrants settled in Manitoba
during the year. 400 came from the
United States,
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26

The word, lying IN sin aud sorrow. with
a thousand desires 70 be better. simply
calls TO the church for exa noses OF those
who rise above evil and walk and talk with
Sod.-Ihe Rev. Rag Palmer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26

Earth Shocks Cause Panic.
There have been six earth shocks at
San Marcial, N. NJ, in three weeks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-26

Count Lamsdorf's Circular Charges That
Attack on ships at ChemuIpo was
Made by Perfdy-Adihiral Alexien sus
perseded-Kaiser Orders His Fleet I'd
Watch War loves:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-16
EQUIPMENT OF CARS
FOR LUMBER SHIPMENTS
Considered by the Senate Committee
Until Members Deserted.

Considered by the Senate Committee
Until Members Deserted.
Atlanta, July 5.-Lumbermen and
railroad attorneys took up the time of
the Senate Committee on Railroads.
that body having under consideration
the bill to require railroads to equip
fiat cars used for hauling lumber with
standards and supports.
This bill had been made special or
der for the day, and in consequence
both the lumber interests and the rail-
roads were well represented. Both
sides offered argument during the
morning as well as the afternoon Ses-
sion.
The first speaker of the day in the
committee room was William B. Still
we'll of Savannah. He said that under
the present practice of compelling the
shipper to furnish standards and sup
ports for fiat cars hauling lumber the
lumbermen of the state were being put
to great deal of unjust expense.
Capt. j. Lee Ensign of Triton, a
prominent member of the Georgia Saw
mill Association. and E. c. Harrell,
also OF Triton, were the oaler speak
ers for the lumber interests, while
Judge Hamilton McWhorter, E. T..
Brown, John D. Little of Atlanta and
Judge John 1. Hall of Macon repre-
scented the railroads, combining them
selves principally to asking questions
of the lumbermen.
The committee gradually dwindled
away until there was not quorum
left. Then it was decided to have an
other hearing next week on twenty
four hours notice to both sides.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-16
Personal.


THE SAVANNAH DISTRICT MES
senger Company is prepared to move
anything movable on short notice; pi-
amos and furniture packing and NOV
ing done by experts; telephone 2.
FOR TRANSFERRING BAGGAGE.
moving furniture, taking up, cleaning
and storing carpets for the summer,
call up Benton's Transfer Company,
PA Jefferson street. Bell phone 10.
Georgia phone 1901.
THERE WAS NEVER A BETTER
time to make an advantageous pur-
chase of a watch than right now; We
have many designs in ladies' and gem
tlemen's watches that are to be had
at rock bottom prices. j. H. Koch, 46
Whitaker.
MILLER'S STOCK TAKING is
over We've got lots of goods that we
want TO dispose of and to do this
we've reduced the prices. Come and
see if u" can use any of these. 207
Broughton, west.
THE PRETTIEST KITCHEN FUR
nishings in the city of all kinds are to
be found at lis Barnard street. it will
pay you to see our goods and get our
prices before buying. Savannah Stove
Co. 11S Barnard street.
THOMPSON'S TRANSFER co. CALL
horse team for straw and day s
outing. If it is business you want in
stead of pleasure let us call and make
estimate for moving. Baggage called
for and delivered. Office 210 Whitaker
street, Savannah, Ga. Bell phone, 1874;
Ga. III.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A SET
of rubber tires on your vehicles it
will pay you to see F. Chris Kramer;
repairing speciality.
FREE, FREE, FREE; WE STORE
your furniture free Of charge; call and
see us or ring us up; Georgia phone
1858; Bell 1923. Savannah Stove Co.,
| lis Barnard street.
d. N. THOMSON, AGENT; STOVE
expert, has severed his connection with
| Thomson & Hahn Stove Company, and
has removed to 139 jefferson, where ne
| carries full line stoves and ranges,
cheaper than ever. Old stoves taken in
exchange. Repairing a speciality; best
material used in jobs: best workman
ship; prompt attention to work. Bell
phone $685. Georgia 2S07
GREEN, THE EXPERT VULCAN
izer, sells the best tire on the market
for So. Sundries at lowest prices. 324
West Broad Both phones.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-16
THE WATERMELON QUESTION
Farmers Should BE Permitted to
Sell without License.

Farmers Should Be Permitted to
Sell without License.
Editor Morning News: Allow me
space in your columns to say few
words in regard to the position taken
by the Mayor and Council denying the
farmers the legal right to ship their
watermelons grown upon their farms
to Savannah and hire wagons to de-
liver them to purchasers without first
paying a specific tax. In the first
place their position is untenable from
a legal standpoint. Section 1908 of the
Civil Code reads as follows: mo mu-
nicipal corporation shall levy or as
sess a tax on cotton, or the sale
thereof, nor levy or assess a
tax on any agricultural pro-
ducts raised in this state, or the sales
thereof (other than cotton) until after
the expiration of three months from
the time of their introduction into said
corporation" Further, our Supreme
Court has decided in the case of Gum
VS.. the Mayor and Council of Macon
that the Mayor and Council had nc
legal right to impose a tax upon Gum,
who had cut wood from his farm and
brought it to the city for sale, unless
Gum had a place of business or office
opinion of the court in the above case
Justice Simmons used the following
language: "In the present case it does
not appear that Gum purchased any
wood from others for the purpose of
selling it in the city or that he had
any office or wood yard either in the
city or outside of the city limits, but
mat he simply cut the wood from his
own land sawed it, corded it and sent
II to the city for sale, just as he would
ms cotton, corn or watermelons."
ON numerous other occasions our SUI
preme Court has decided that all farm
products might be brought to munich
palities and sold free from taxation
oy any municipality, upon the broad
principle that as the fruits of agri-
culture in the hands of the producer
ana not the Spectator or middle man
they were entitled to immunity from
taxation, which privilege the farmers
nave enjoyed from time immemorial
In the second place such action is
IN direct opposition to any efforts made
by the Chamber of Commerce or any
other organization or individual to in
duce settlers to locate in our section
OF the state; it will turn shipments OF
produce in other directions and con-
se1uently the trade of the shipper; il
FORCES the seller to take whatever price
is offered him by the wholesaler. as
each individual producer cannot afford
10 pay the license; and, lastly. the
consumer has to take an inferior and
sldie article at whatever price the re-
tdllers are disposed to put upon IT,
Iny removing competition. It Is to be
hoped that the Mayor and Aldermen
WIN consider this matter and take Inn
Hledlate steps to correct this wrong
Justice.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-16
RECORDER WILL
DECIDE FOR CITY
IN THE LIPPMAN CASES.
.DcUwENTs WE'RE CONCLUDED
R5-T DECISION WAS RESERVED.

waiter Will he Decided by Recorder
This MISREPRESENTATION OF
Iow Allowing Veterans to do
Rusiness without Paying Specific
Taxes and Legality of Ordinance,
Regulating Ticket Brokers, Re-
Gently Passed by city, Are Both
Involved.
The cases against Lewis and Leonard
rinpman. charged with violating the
CITY ordinance defining and regulating
the business of a ticket broker in the
,itv. were concluded before Recorder
Myrick yesterday, but the Recorder
reserved his decision until this morn
ing when it will be handed down.
From questions asked by the Record
or and from the trend of the argument
it is evident that he will decide against
the Lippmans.
The case is one that has attracted a
great deal of attention, as it involves
the constitutionality of the law allow
ing Confederate veterans to do bust
ness without paying the specific taxes
required. The legality of the ordinance
nassed by the city is also in question,
as the defendants themselves do not
even deny they have violated its pro-
visions.
Will Impose Fines.
Recorder Myrick will almost certain
Nv decide in favor of the city in every
contention. For the violation of the
ordinance fines will be imposed in
every instance. AS the violations have
been admitted and open. large fines
will doubtless be imposed. None of
the provisions of the ordinance have
been complied with, and the Lippmans
themselves have not contended that
they we're.
The case against Lewis Lippman,
charged with doing business without
a license, is the most important one,
as it involves the recent opinion of
the city attorney, which is being fol-
lowed, to the effect that the law al
lowing veterans to do business with
out paying for licenses is unconstitu-
tional
There is no doubt as to the elder
Mr.. Lippman having the Confederate
license in due form. The only ques-
ton is whether or not one can con-
duct a business under such a license.
The city attorney contends that it can
Contention of Defense.
The attorney for the Lippmans con-
tends not only that this can be done,
but that the city has no right to limit,
or in any way curtail, a license is
sued by the state.
If the case is decided in favor of the
city, as very probably it will be, it
will doubtless be appealed to the Su-
perior Court. From there it will prob
ably go to the Supreme Court
While the cases, with one exception,
are of no special interest to any ex-
cept those interested in doing away
with ticket brokers in the city. the one
question makes it of vital importance
all over the state. If this case is ul-
timately decided by the Supreme Court
on this particular point in favor of the
city it may do away with Confederate
licenses throughout Georgia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-16
CLAIMED CITY COURT
HAD NO JURISDICTION.

Lawyer SPrang "a Sensation in the
Columbus Tribunal.
Columbus, Ga, July 15.-When the
misdemeanor case of Laura Davis was
called in the City Court Attorney T. T.
Miller, her lawyer, created a sensation
among the lawyers by entering a de-
murrer in which he claimed that the
City Court of Columbus has no right to
try criminal cases. He said that the
original act creating the court gave it
criminal jurisdiction. but that the act
of 1889 amending the old act did not
give it criminal jurisdiction.
Judge Willis overruled the demurrer.
The point will probably be passed upon
by the Supreme Court. Many hun
dreds of criminal cases have been tried
in this court since 1889.