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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
oRsERvING THE SABBATH.

The recent action of the Ministerial
Association looking toward the estab-
lishment of an inviolate Sabbath has
aroused considerable discussion. The
principal issue seems to be the deter
mination of just what are the purposes
of the Sabbath, whether 1t is a pure
ly religious institution or whether it
is not mainly humanitarian.
Undoubtedly the establishment of a
ly religious, the setting aside of a day
for worship. AS civilization advanced,
however, the principal was recogniz-
ed that the end of all law was the
betterment of humanity. In the moral
and civil realm. only those laws sur
vived whose effects We're uplifting and
enlightening. Time produced it's in
evitable changes in them, but the UNI
DERIVING principles remained the same.
Man was quick to recognize the adj
vantages resulting from observing one
day Of rest in every seven. Through
it he was bettered. not only morally
and spiritually, but physically and
mentally. Therefore. society held to
the Sabbath. preserving IL through the
religious element.
As man progressed the principle Of
"a day Of rest" was pushed into the
foreground and the purely religious OBJ
servance OF the day modified. Rest
is recreation and the best recreation
results from a complete change OF en-
vironment a transplaGting of the mind
TO the new and unaccustomed. AS a
result. the village beadle no longer
drives each citizen to the churches
every Sabbath morning. The individ-
ual is supreme and so long as he does
not interfere with others. he observes
the day as he may choose.
II is on this principle that the Thun-
derbolt management bases its argu-
ment for not closing it's attractions on
the Sabbath. They point out that in
nocent amusement Is rest and recrea-
tion. They call attention TO the fact
that Sunday is the one day on which
the working classes and their families
can enjoy these pleasures and that
these classes are the ones most IN need
Of the BENEFITS ~ recreation ana rest
on these grounds they claim that pub
ne sentiment. looking toward human
ltys best interests. will sustain them
in'thelr violation or the state law.
To this seemingly plausible argument
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

Here is a typical example of Chi
nese funny story, says the Chicago
News. A passenger boat fun of peo-
pie was on the point of pushing off
from the shore when a man came run
ming UP in hot haste and asked to be
taken on board. There's no room; we
can't take you,' answered the boat
man. But he was not to be put off so
easily. III You will let me come, he
cried, II viii tell you a tale" The
passengers began to discuss the situa-
ton. eve have nothing to do. they
said to each ether land it's very tedi-
Gus. If he were to tell US a story 1t
would while away the time" Accord
ingly regulations as to the number
Of passengers being by no means strict
In the fioWery land) the applicant was
allowed to come on board. The pas
sengers squeezed closer and so man
aged to make room for him, proving
the truth of the German adage, Many
patient sheep go into a small fold.
After giving the newcomer a little
promised story. Without hesitation he
began: "Chao Ch'ao once led 100000
men Infantry and cavalry to the
south of the Yang-tze." Ch'ao Ch'ao
was a famous Chinese general who
lived in the time of the Han dynasty,
about the beginning of the Christian
era and whose deeds of prowess are
still related with great gusto among
his fellow countrymen. ION their
way" went on the story teller, they
had to cross a river by a bridge which
consisted of a single plank. They
crossed over one by one" Here the
narrator began to make noises which
were supposed to represent the tramp
ling of the steeds: ''Teh-teh-teh.
This went on till his audience grew
rather tired of it. At last some one
said: please go on with the story"
You must wait for the INTO cross the
bridge" was the answer. when $780,
900 men and horses have to cross a
One-plank bridge it won't do to hurry
them; they must be careful or they
might fall into the water" and he
calmly resumed his 'teh-teh-teh.
Again his audience pleaded for a con-
tinuation of the story, but again he de-
clined to be hurried. ''They can't
cross the bridge in a short time" he
said, they must go slowly and care
fully" So he went on with his "teh-
teh-teh" and. however much, he was
urged, he would say nothing else. So
the boat reached it's destination and
the story was never finished because
Ch'ao Chaos army had not yet had
time to cross the bridge.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Ancient Landmark Lodge
No. 2Sl, f. & A. M.
Special Notices-Ship Notices, ]. F.
Minis & Co., Agents: Notice to City
Court Jurors; Notice to Water TAX
ers, I. L. Kinsey, superintendent; Re-
moval Notice, Estills News Depot;
Proclamation, Herman Myers. Mayor;
M'Laws Camp Picnic at Tybee.
Business Notices-Soft Shell Crabs.
Sommers' Cafe; A Good Bicycle Tire,
G.. w. Thomas; Banquets Large and
Small. Thunderbolt Casino; Dainty
CONNECTIONS. A. M. & c. w. West.
A First-Rate Start-Byck Bros.
Legal Notives-In the Matter of
Jethro w. Gray of Chatham, Bankrupt.
Perfect Surf Bathing-At South End.
Gannymede rs Rye Whisky-Henry
solomon & Son.
/ Burn for Those Who Smoke-Pete
Daley.
Bird Seed-Rowlinski, Druggist.
Seed Rye-W. D. Simkins G. Co.
The Joy of Living-Oglethorpe Saw
ings & Trust Co.
rs Styles of Harness to Select From
Leo. Frank.
Our Pressing Club-Red Cross Laun-
dry.
Monarch Bicycle-At Lattimore's.
Accuracy-Shuptrine's Drug Stores.
Good Laundry Work-Savannah-
Georgia Laundry.
Sherries-The Delmonico Co.
Publications-The Delineator for Sep
TENDER.
Foods-Grape-Nuts
Petition for Incorporation-South
Hat Company.
Medical-Pinkham Remedy; Herpi-
eide; Swamp Root.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
Personal.

Prof. William H. Goodyear has been
made an honorary member of the Ar
chitects' Society of Rome by unani-
nous vote, This action may be taken
as an indication that his observations
on medieval architecture have been
viewed with favor by a very important
body of Italian experts.
Miss Dixie Lee Bryant. the first
woman to receive such an honor, has
been made a doctor of philosophy by
a Bavarian university Miss Bryant is
a member of the faculty of the State
Normal and Industrial College at
Greensboro, n. c., being professor of
biology and geology in that institution.
She has been on leave of absence for
three years,studying in Germany, where
she has just taken her doctors degree.
She is a native of Kentucky and grad
uated with the degree of bachelor of
science in the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology in 1891.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
His Only Hone.

The lone bandit who had held up and
robbed a train was in sorry plight,
says the Chicago Times Herald. His
clothes were torn, his legs and feet
were bleeding, his lips were white and
cracked, his cheeks were hollow and
his eyes were CLASSY. Leaning against
a tree, he listened. Far away he could
hear the hoarse shouts Of men and the
baying of hounds.
He tried to wet his dry lips with his
tongue and an awful look of horror
spread over his face.
Some, come" he said in tones that
seemed to stick in his parched throat,
Il must not stand here. They have
found the trail again. 1 must go on.
l must not let them catch me now. If
I can only struggle on six miles far
Their I will be at the State Capitol.
There l can take out Incorporation
papers, and, having organized myself
as a trust, it will take them years to
get at me-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
The Song of the Common People.

From Success.
We are the comomn people, the hewefs
of wood and stone,
The dwellers in common places,
mighty of Drawn and bone,
Bearing the common burden that only
the shirkers shun,
And doing the common duty that 9TH
ers have left undone.
Dubbed, by the few, plebeian, rabble
or proletaire,
Ours is the hand that feeds them, ours
is the prize they share,
And ours is the common blessing, free
to the toilers all.
To win from the lowly valley unto the
SUBMITS tall.
Common. and only common
This by the might of BIRTH
Yet the world in it's need leans on US
We are the kings of the earth.
We are the common people, and ours
is the common clay
That God deemed fit for using, when,
in that olden day,
He took the dust of the Garden, the
dust that His will obeyed,
Fashioned and formed and shaped II,
and man in His image made;
And, seeing that God selected such
clay for the human test
And deeming His wisdom suffices TO
choose but the surely best,
We, who are common people and made
of the common clay,
Leave to the proud uncommon to inn
prove on the Makers way.
Common. and only COMMON
Tattered, sometimes, and frayed,-
We still are content with the pattern
That God in His wisdom made.
We are the common people, yet out of
our might is wrought.
Ever, by Gods own fiat masters Of
mighty thought,
Men OF that grand republic whose rul-
ers walk alone,
Piercing the future shadows. knowing
what seers have known;
And. measured by these. the unco are
petty and wee and small.
Playing with gilded baubles. chatter
ing, vcluble ALL
And these. our sons. surpass them as
the hills o'ertop tho glen,
For their great hearts throb 70 the
worlds long sob. ana they are
the saviours ~ men,
Common and only common,
HopelesHly commonplace
Yet out OF our lolna stil issue
The saylours 81 the race
Alfred J. Waterhouse,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

A cold-blooded scheme for preventing
automobiles from exceeding the speed
limit is to be put into effect at Msh-
waka, Ind. The town has a single
street Of asphalt several miles long,
which is a favorite speedway for tour
lists. The Office of the chief of police
is in the center of this stretch. In
front of the office a groove will be
cut in the paving. and in this will
be set a long knife blade extending the
width of the street. A lever in the po-
lice station will raise this knife about
two inches above the level of the pave
ment whenever word is given that a
scorcher is approaching and refuses to
stop. The blade is sharp and will cut
all four tires on the car and render
the machine helpless. What may hap
pen To the occupants of the car by the
sudden severance and denation of the
tires seems not to have entered into
the calculation. They may be thrown
out and killed. but the police will have
the satisfaction of having stopped the
vehicle and ruined about 500 worth
OF tires. A cheaper and equally eff
fective plan would seem to be to use
a double-barrel shotgun loaded with
slugs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

We referred a day or two ago to the
fact that New York astrologer had
cast horoscopes for Judge Parker and
Mr. Davis and announced that they
would certainly be elected. But now
comes the divine healer" schlatter. at
Ashtabula, o.. and asserts that he has
had a divine revelation to the effect
that Roosevelt viii be elected by the
largest majority ever given "a presi-
Dental candidate. So % seems that
with the astrologers and divine heal
era divided with respect 10 their pre-
dictions. We shall have 10 LEI the voters
30 ahead and decide the thing in the
oid-iashioned way az the ballot box.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
A Tragedy.

The screams which were issuing from
the little house were truly heartrend-
ing, says writer in Answers. 1t
seemed that a terrible tragedy must
be in progress, and an anxious little
knot of people gathered in front of the
house, and wondered why the others
had not sufficient courage to enter and
rescue the victim.
At last an unconcerned youth came
out of the front door. whistling. and
one of the spectators buttonholed him.
Whats going on in your house?"
he asked. What's the meaning of
those fearful screams p
"Eh?" said the youth. "Oh"-as a
marrow-freezing wall ioated down.
ooh, that's Willie! You see, while he
was playing in the pantry this morn
ing he knocked the jar of black treacle
off the shelf onto his head, and now
mothers combing his hair-that's ALL"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
..The Limit, of a Meagre Meal.

A number of actors were discussing
recently the different boarding houses
in Western city, says Harper's Week
ly, and the comparative meagerness of
the table board provided by the vari-
Gus landladies. One of the party who
had listened quietly to the talk now
spoke uD:
IF any of you fellows really want
to put yourself on a rigid diet go to
Mrs. IS boarding house in Cincin-
natl. came down to breakfast there
one morning, and the servant waltzed
up and asked me If I'd have ham or
eggs. I said / didn't want to be
grasping, and ordered the yolk of an
egg-said I'd have the white of it for
lunch"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

the opposition replies by claiming that
gain alone actuates the management
and that the mere visiting of the cool
resort and the listening to the sacred
concerts would be equally, if not more
beneficial to all classes, and would not
be the entering wedge to the destruc-
ton of the Sabbath. They also ad
vance the somewhat doubtful argument
that a strict Sabbath observance would
lead to a demand from the working
classes for more weekday holidays, if
only on Saturday afternoons, and that
the result would be shorter working
hours and new opportunities for en-
joying these and similar amusements.
There is no doubt of course that
amusements, such as those at Thun-
derbolt, tend to keep children away
from the Sunday and lessen at
tendance at the churches in the even
ings, and in proportion as people re-
main away from places of worship re-
gard for Sunday declines.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
BRIGHT BITS.

Miss Passay's hair seems so thin.
What made it come out? Has she been
ill.," 1T didn't come out. She was
caught in a windstorm and it came
off. "-Cleveland Leader.
-"Slokoche thinks that offer he got
is the opportunity of lifetime" Eyes;
but he should remember that he must
seize it during the lifetime of the OPP
portunity. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

Among the most pungent adverse
criticisms Of the "Doxology BAR in
New York dedicated the other day by
Bishop Potter. are those passed by sa-
loon men. why In the devils name did
the Bishop want TO go into that sa-
loon?" exclaimed saloon keeper the
other day He amt doing any good
by that He can't help the cause Of
temperance that way. Priests. bishops
and ministers ought 10 stay away from
saloons. Let 'em preach against sa-
looms ~ they want TO- When they go
into them they lead lots Of weak ones
with them Meanwhile the "Doxol-
ogy bar" - doing a nourlahing bual-
ness,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

The terrible wreck on the Missouri
Pacific road near Pueblo was due to
the washing out of a trestle. The tres
tie was situated where heavy rains
and cloudbursts are not of infrequent
occurrence, and it seems that all pos
slbIe precautions to guard against a
wash-out at that point could not have
been taken. A mistake that is made
by great many of the railroad COM
missions is that they pay too little at
tention to the physical condition of
roads and too much to efforts to cut
down the roads earning powers. What
is needed is to permit the roads to earn
a fair income on their investments and
IN the meantime require them to bring
their roadbeds. bridges, trestles and
rolling stock up to high standard, for
the protection of the lives and limbs of
their passengers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
LEGAL SALES.
CITY MARsHALs sALE.

I'll MA SALE.
City MarshaTs Office, Savannah, Ca,
Aug. 5, 1904.-Under direction of the
Committee on City and Opening
Streets, and according to a resolution
of Council, passed Aug. 3. 1904, l will
offer for sale. at public outcry, TO the
highest and best bidder, in front OF
the Court House, in the city of Savan-
nah, Chatham county, state of Georgia,
on the sixth day of September, 1904,
same being the first Tuesday Of the
month. and between the legal hours OF
sale, the following described property
of the city Of Savannah, to-wit:
Lot No. 9s. and southern one-third
of lot No. 81, Solomons ward, minimum
appraised price ($2, 100. twenty one
hundred dollars for said lot and frac-
ton OF lot.
Terms cash. purchase paying for til
ties.
HENRY e. DREEsON,
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

Gov. LaFollette announces that the
Republican fractional war in Wisconsin
is going to be Carried to the bitter
end" The bitterer it is for the Repub-
leans the sweeter it will be for the
Democrats
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

President Roosevelt has come to rec
ognize that crimes OF violence against
women deserve to be swiftly and ter
ribly punished. In refusing to com
mute the sentence of a negro under
conviction for criminal assault in the
District of Columbia, he says THE
crime in question is one to the exist
ence Of which we owe the spirit Of
lawlessness which has taken the form
Of lynching. IL is essential that pun
ishment be as certain and as swift as
possible"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
If MISS BREWER HAD BEEN
THERE,

THERE.
1t is a good thing probably that the
Savannah Electric Company did not
Mass. the sister of Justice David ].
Brewer of the United States Supreme
Court, to deal with on the occasion
of its attempt to lay its tracks on
Gwinnett street; otherwise dt might
have abandoned that street for an
other, instead of waiting all summer
for a decision of the courts.
The New England Telephone Com
pany attempted TO plant a big tele-
phone pole in front of the Brewer
homestead last Friday, a big, unsightly
pole, like those poles which disfigure
so many of the streets of this city
Miss Brewer didn't want the pole in
front Of her home any more than the
residents of Gwinnett street want a
street railway in front of their homes,
but she didn't appeal to the courts.
She didn't hire a lawyer to get out
an injunction against the telephone
company. She knew that such a course
would be attended with delay She
knew a better way to check the COM
pany and she adopted it. She camped
over the hole the company's employees
had dug for the pole, and announced
her purpose to remain in camp all
summer
The employees of the company had
duo a bola Of copSidara I,Ia dapfJ, and
struck rock, Notwithstanding the fact
that Miss Brewer had told them they
couldn't erect a pole in that particular
place. They went for blasting tools.
When they returned they found Miss
Brewer seated in a big chair over the
hole. And she wouldn't move. The
men protested, but she didn't mind
their protest. Then they went for the
selectman who had granted the com
pany the permit to erect the pole, but
Miss Brewer simply defied him, and
the deputy sheriff who accompanied
him.
Miss Brewer took her meals in the
chair, and at night, had erected over
the hole a tent, which she occupied.
The town authorities and the tele-
phone company seeing they had a very
determined woman to deal with decid-
ed upon another location for the pole,
and thus Miss Brewer won notable
victory.
Now Of the residents of Gwinnett
street had adopted Miss Brewers tao
tics as soon as they discovered the
track layers-if they had carried their
beds into the middle of the street and
occupied them-how would the work
men of the street railway company
have been able to go on with their
work?
Wouldn't the railway company have
been forced to get permission to lay
its tracks in another street, if it want
ed to complete it's connection with the
Thunderbolt section of its line? OF
course, it would. No midnight order
of the City Council to it's marshal
would have been respected by the
Gwinnett street campers-that is, if
they possessed the same sort of cour-
age Miss Brewer did. The street rail-
way company would have seen the i'm
possibility and improperly of making
Roadway against such opposition, just
as the Pittsfield authorities did when
they encountered Miss Brewer.
And the Gwinnett street residents,
besides furnishing a sensational item
for the newspapers, and picturesque
pictures for the illustrated periodicals,
ETY.. Fortunately for the street rail-
way company, but few have such re-
sourcefulness and courage as the New
England spinster.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

The 'chappies" of London and New
York are immensely interested in the
newest style in trousers inaugurated
by King Edward. The King appeared
the other day having his trousers
pressed with two sets of creases ar
ranged diagonally. so that the trous-
ers hung absolutely square" A society
woman is credited with having observ-
ed that the new style of creasing was
a fine thing to hide handy legs"
Meanwhile, in all probability all of
London swelldom, and the New York
apes Of London styles, will be wearing
square-creased trousers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09

Some Filipinos, including Igorrotes,
have gone to Washington to see the
President. The Igorrote native costume
consists chiefly Of a grin, and the ia
vorite dish Of the tribe is boiled dog.
Maybe the President will invite them
TO stay to lunch with him.