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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

From the New York Press.


The visit of Sir William Ramsay, to-
gether with the enunciation of his be-
lief i'm the discovery of the origin OF
life, lends new power to the microbe
which is at the bottom of all the
deviltry on each. 1t drives one to
versification:
Sing a song OF microbes.
Dainty little things,
Ears and eyes and horns and tails.
Claws and fangs and stings.
Microbes i'm the carpet,
Microbes in the wall.
Microbes in the vestibule.
Microbes in the hall.
Microbes on my money,
Microbes in my hair
Microbes on my meat and bread,
Microbes everywhere.
Microbes IN the butter.
Microbes IN the cheese,
Microbes on the knives and forks,
Microbes In the breeze.
Microbes IN the whisky
Microbes In the beer.
Microbes IN the milk and tea.
Microbes by the year.
Microbes In the kitchen,
Microbes In the bed.
Microbes on the brush and comb,
Microbes IN my head
Microbes IN the faucets.
Microbes ia the drains.
Microbes IN my shoes and bo0ts.
Microbes in my brains
Friends are little micro 3ns,
Eremlea are big.
Life among The micr0beB in-
hOihina mira de
Furry little microbes.
Billions af hlrih
MaHe our fcFh and blood ana bones.
kfcl ~ ION 100 earth
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

Robert o. Dormer, a printer of the
old school, celebrated his eighty-first
birthday in Richmond, Ind, on We'd
neSday. In accordance with the GUS
tom he has observed for years, he
spent part of the day setting type in
newspaper office Mr.. Dormer held
cases" on the Indianapolis Journal in
1S41.
Mrs. H. H. Dinch is carrier on the
rural mail route between Elmer and
Woodstown, N. j. Several bridges on
the road were washed away by a re-
cent storm, making the route impassa-
BILE by wagon. Mrs. Linch is a woman
of do-or-die disposition, SO she slung
the mail bag over her shoulder and
made the trip by bicycle, and thus will
continue her daily trips until the
bridges have been repaired.
Mayor Hays of Pittsburg is official
horse buyer for the city, purchasing
all animals for the police and fire de-
partments, as well as those used in
the construction of public works. His
honor attends to the duties of this po-
sition without any assistance, because
there is nothing that he likes better
than horse. He is a familiar figure
around sales stables, not only in the
two cities. but also in the towns for
many miles around Pittsburg.
Miss Anne Dyer, daughter of
New Orleans school principal, is be-
lieved to be the only American woman
who has done actual newspaper work
on the only English newspaper in
Japan-the Daily Advertiser of Yoko-
hama. Miss Dyer went to Japan to
visit friends, and while there wrote
some articles for the Advertiser. These
were SO successful that she was in
duced to accept a position on the pa
per. She rapidly advanced until now
she is in editorial charge.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

Robert Treat Paine, Jr., some days
ago came into notoriety as a Massa-
chusetts Democrat recently converted
to Rooseveltism by the fact that
Roosevelt was democratic enough to
eat at the same table with negro.
Indeed, Mr.. Paine boosted, if reports
are correct, that he had himself sat
at table with negroes. Meanwhile it
transpires that, while he may be will
ing to meet the negro on footing of
social equality, he is not willing to
permit the negro to interfere with his
business transactions. Mr.. Brooks,
editor of the Luverne (Ala.) Critic,
says that some time ago Mr.. Paine
bought a tract of land near Airing
ton, Va, and laid it off into town
lots, which he offered for sale to the
public. But with every title to town
lot there was an iron-clad stipulation
that the lot should never be sold to a
negro. Editor Brooks says he is the
owner of three of the lots, bought
from Mr.. Paine, and has the contracts
in his possession.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

Experts of the Navy Department are
now figuring on the plans of a new
battleship that is, of course, intended
to be the greatest fighting machine in
the world. That is what is said of
every newest-designed ship. The one
in question is to be about 10000 tons,
armed with a main battery Of ten r.
inch guns and a secondary battery of
at least twenty 3-inch guns. The main
battery is depended on to give her ex-
ceptional fighting power at long range.
and the secondary battery to make
her effective against attacks by tor
pedo boats or small craft. The naval
experts, of course. know what they
are talking about; but it is 10 be borne
in mind that the great-calibre guns
did practically no execution in the bat
tie of Santiago. The S-inch, 6-inch and
S.7-inch, together with the rapid-hrers
OF smaller calibre, did the work. So
far as the Information goes win rc-
spect to the naval fights in the Far
East, the guns of over S-inch calbre
have not done much damage. This
government some months ago con-
structed 16-inch rife. which Il mount
ed on Sandy Hook. but artillery ex-
perts now regard II as freak and
practically Of no use and no more
OF its kind will be built.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26
FROM MEAT CLEANER TO NEEDLE.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Baltimore, Sept. 2S.-No more can
woman fondly imagine that she has
a monopoly in embroidery, for there
has come to light a mere man-George
r. Romoser, or No. SIT Frederick ave-
nue-who, after being busy all day
long, comes home and does the most
exquisite marvels of needlework. He
is a butcher, his father is a butcher
and his brothers are butchers.
Romoser's masterpiece is a linen
table cover. two and half feet wide
by four and a half feet long, with the
embroidery three-fourths of a yard
deep all around. The design, which is
his own, is of sprays of roses and
foliage and of pansies and foliage.
1t took him three years to make the
cover.
The Romoser home is filled with sofa
pillows, tray cloths, doilies, center
pieces, lunch cloths and dainty things
for his wife, all embroidered by this
versatile butcher. At present he is
making a quilt of the log cabin" pat
tern.
Romoser's grandmother, a French
woman, and his grandfather, a Ger
man, were both expert needle-worlx-
prS
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26
where He Was stabbed.

Gentlemen of the jury" said an
Arapahoe (Okla.) lawyer, according to
the Law Journal, what kind of swear
ing has been done in this case? Here
we have physician, a man who from
his high calling should scorn to tell an
untruth. But what did he testify gem
tlemen? / put the question before him
plainly, Where was he stabbed ?"
Unblushingly, his features as cool and
placid as marble, he replied that he
was stabbed an inch and a half to
the left of the medal line and an inch
above the umbilicus. And yet, gem
tlemen we have proved by three un-
Improbable witnesses that he was
stabbed just below the railroad sta
ton"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26


Japan's war has focused the atten-
tion of the rest of the civilized world
upon her, and other peoples, especially
those of white skin. are considerably
surprised and not a little interested at
discovering that the Japanese are not
a nation of heather" orientals, stand
ing pat on the conditions and ideals Of
hundreds OF years ago-like the Chi
nese for instance-but that they are
an exceptionally modern, educated and
up-to-date people, who are really at
the forefront of national progress. The
statement was recently made in print
by Mr.. Curtis, the traveller and corre-
spondent, that every one in Japan I'M
der thirty years OF age can read and
write" The older generations who
grew before the days of the public
schools are not so accomplished and
occasionally there comes from the
country a recruit for the army above
thirty years of age who cannot read.
But with the younger generation, at
least primary educations are universal.
The school system OF Japan IL one OF
the best In the world. and an elemen-
tary education IL placed within the
reach Of every boy and girl IN the em-
pire. And everywhere advantage IL
taken of the opportunity 10 80 20 school.
u has also been stated that practically
every soldier IN she army officer and
private. ~ a student even while on
duty spending en- of ME spare Time IN
improving bic stock Of learning
One eject ~ THE common advance IN
education "a 81 he seen in the health
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

1t begins to appear that the Georgia
Railroad Commissions determinations
in favor of Atlanta are not going to be
put through with such facility as was.
no doubt, hoped for by the Atlanta in
terests that brought about the promuI-
cation or Circulars SO1 and SO2. There
are other interests that demand consid-
GRAFTON, and they refuse to be brushed
aside. The Injunction proceedings
brought by the Central Trust Company
OF New York VIII serve to suspend
putting the reductions of rates into eff
feet at least temporarily, and by the
time Of the hearing on that petition,
plan for permanently estopping the
discrimination will doubtless have been
formulated and adopted.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

A weather forecaster in Chicago ex-
presses the opinion that some wierd
unknown energy which no human
sense has yet been able to perceive"
is responsible for the unseasonabIy cold
weather that has been experienced in
the North and West recently. Light"
he says, "has no existence for the blind
nor sound for the deaf. and this new
energy which, in my opinion, affects
our planet, has no existence for us,
directly at least. Inferentially the va
Ration of its waves may affect us by
causing variations in heat and cold"
Thus the weather man wades out
when he cannot do better.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

Rumors are anoat I'm New York TO
the effect that J. Pierpont Morgan viii
shortly retire from the active manage
ment OF his vast business interests and
pass the relns over to his son, J. p.
Morgan, Jr. The time for the change
Is fixed al the beginning Of the new
year. Wall street has heard the story
with interest without accepting IL az
face value. II IL estimated that the
fortune ~ the elder Mr.. Morgan must
be- now between iOoO0O.0OO and $50. D.
600. 900 enough o. would seem 10 keen
any man h comfort during the re-
nainder RI bic nfo. But ST.. Morgan
is both vigorous and ambitious. hence
me fosoi win which me report ~ biz
fafig reilfemfnt ia received.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

A Pennsylvania millionaire has been
arrested for refusing to pay two cents
toll for the privilege of driving over a
road at Chester, Pa. He contends that
as he did not drive through the toll
gate, but around it. he should not be
held liable for toll. The spirit of this
two-cent millionaire may throw some
light on how he became a rich man.
One cannot conceive of a spirit smaller
and more despisable.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

Sir Alfred Harmsworth OF London,
who is an expert on automobiles as
well as on newspapers, says he cannot
understand why Americans viii pay
fancy prices for foreign automobiles
when they can get machines that are
Just ~ good IN this country for about
half what they pay for them abroad
Maybe Sir Alfred has not yst learned
what r. r Rarnum learned early In
Die career as a shoNman-ihut the
American people dearly loYe 20 De- hum-
buGEed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

Recently the Montgomery Adver-
tiser remarked, editorially, that there
never had ben a popular pension COM
missioner, and never would be one.
The observation struck Commissioners
Ware as particularly apropos, and he
wrote to the editor of the Advertiser:
You head is so accurately level that
alongside of it billiard table is a
steep and perilous declivity." PEN
sion commissioners are not popular
because no one of them who tries
honestly to administer the laws as he
finds them can please the pension at
torney and the thousands of claimants
who are continually hammering at the
doors of the bureau, not for justice,
but for favors. So beset has Commits
sioner Ware been with the annoyances
that he has painted in a conspicuous
place in his reception room, 1.-THE
Lord Hates a Liar"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26
a $3.50 TELEGRAM or FIVE WORDS.
rom the London News

FROM the London news.
Among the contents OF Anglesy Cas-
tie recently sold az auction IN London
were five kilograms from royal per-
sonages acknowledging congratulatory
misslyes, inclosed In silver and gilt
frames, with coronet. and a mOno-
gram, set IN diamonds, which were
"a gerly sought after The highest
price. tI0, was given for the Kings
telegram, which ran: King thanks
you for conEratulati0n."
a wire from the Queen sincerely
thanking the Marquis foFs NE Kind
sympathy was sold for Eeg, but "a
lengthy telegram from the President
~ fhf French republic Teaiized only
eH an fno irirgrama were bought
~ pilfaie gentlemen after spiniod
cgmlfuuop.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26
THUNDERBOTT LTNE-

City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton street junction.
Beginning at $50 a. m. cars leave
City Market for Casino and Thunder
bolt every half hour until 200 n m
after which cars run every Is minutes
until 1880 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction Il
minutes after leaving time at CITY
Market.
beglnnlng at b:53 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 11:65 will RIM
south on Barnard street to Fortieth
and north on Abercorn to Bolton
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

So far as we have observed, the
letter Of acceptance of the Hon.
Charles w. Fairbanks. Republican
nominee for Vice President, has fallen
absolutely fiat. The press has had
nothing to say about it. deeming it
unworthy of even passing considera-
ton
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26
The Wenther.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with varia-
bic winds. Eastern Florida, fair
weather, except showers in southeast
portion, with light to fresh east winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC co.

SUMNER WEEK DAY SCHEDULE.
Effective June Is.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-26

ISLE OF HOPE LINE
Detween Isle of Hope and Fortieth 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
PERSONAL POINTS.

J. Z. Clarkson went to Minneapolis
last night.
Phil Mitchell is at the Coleman Lake
club, Dunbar, Wis.
f. Z. Denkmann has returned from
southern business trip.
President VI. II. Sexton has departed
on a tour of the Western league
towns.
DR.. r. +. Sweet. who has spent the
winter in the south, is expected home
this evening.
Mrs. J. l. Fry and daughter Cora
left today for Tyrone, Pa. where they
will make an extended visit with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Olson have as
their guests Mrs. \. J. Lawrence and
son Elmer and Mrs. NJ. o. EngeH. of
Paxton.
Chief of Police and Mrs. Phil Miller
and Jacob Miller leave tomorrow on
the steamer Quincy for a visit at the
worlds fair
Fred Bell and f. \. EngIer. of Du-
buque, arrived at Rock Island in their
launch last evening and are spending
the day in the city as guests of
Charles McHugh.
Col. W. T. Channon left last evening
for st. Louis to begin the contract
that his firm has for the installation
of the plumbing and heating plant in
the rOundhouse the Rock Island road
Is having erected there.
Prescott (Ariz.) Journal-Miner: II.
L. DoOley, Of Rock Island, H.. and +. !
Peterson. Of Davenport, Iowa. who !
are Interested in the Cypress and Bur !
lington mining properties, have been
in this county for several DAYS. most /
Of which time has been spent at the
above named properties. 1t has been
decided TO put in quite an amount of I
among which viii be an |
air compressor. This Will be installed /
al the Cypress mine. which j. only a /
short distance from the Burlington /
property. and pipe line will convey /
The compressed air TO the latter mine !
for running drills, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
TRI-CITY DREsSMAKERs
FORM AN ORGANIZATION

Many dressmakers Of the three cit
les met at the St. James hotel, Dav-
export. Monday evening to form per
manent organization as Il branch of
the international Society of Dress
makers, which has its headquarters
at New York. Chicago and st. Louis.
The society Will hold its meetings
on the first Monday of each month,
the next to he held AT the home OF
Miss julia Battles, 1910 Second ave
nue., this city. The officers elected are
as follows:
President-Miss Julia Battles. Rock
Island.
Vice Presidents-Miss HiIda John
son, Moline; Mrs. f. J.. French. Rock
Island; Mrs. Fannie V Paine. Daven-
port.
Secretary and Treasurcr-Miss Ag-I
mes Reupsch, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
HEAD IS SEVERED
George Sufkin Meets Horrible
Death on Rock Island Near
Green River
STEALING A RIDE ON FREIGHT
He and Companions Start From Blue
Island to See Worlds
Fair.

George Sufl>in. young man not
yet p years of age, met a horrible
death on the railroad few miles west
of Geneseo yesterday. His head was
entirely severed from his body and
his legs were cut off a short distance
above the ankles. At the time of his
death he was engaged in stealing a
ride on 4 freight train. Squire Near
thur was notified of the horrible acct
dent, and in his official capacity as
coroner he FASTENED to the scene. The
accident occurred about mile and
half east of Green River. The
mangled remains were picked up and
taken in the caboose to Green River
station, where the inquest was held.
Two of the young acquaintance OF
the young man told the story of the
accident to Coroner Macarthur at the
inquest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
ROCK ISLAND FREIGHT CAR
BROKEN INTO BY TRAMPs

y freight car in the upper Rock Isl
and yards was broken into last night
presumably by trampS. \ box con
tanning consignment of shoes was
opened. but none Of the shoes was
taken. the thieves having been scared
of before the completion of the Job
by Switchmen employed in the yards
Frank Crawford. Nat l.. Eldridge
and May Eldridge. the Davenport trio
arrested yesterday afternoon while
creating disturbance on the viaduct
on Nyenty-fourth street. each was
fined 50 and costs for disorderly con-
duct.
Ida Fisk was taxed $40 and Mamie
Toden 81 on disorderly charges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
ALLENDORF OUT ON BAIL:
PROSECUTION MAY DROP CASE

Harry Allendorf. the former en-
ploye Of Young & McCombs. who has
been held in jail at Waterloo. Iowa.
under bonds charged with burning his
store at that place To secure the in
>urance. has been released, and the
prospects are good that the case
against him will be dropped. The
case was to have come up this week
but the attorneys fer the state asked
4 postponement. The defense refused
unless the bond be reduced, and it was
placed at $1,000. which was furnished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
SAD STORY OF GIRL
Mabel Wright Tells of Her Two
Weeks in Billy AIlars' Blue
Goose Resort.
TAKEN THERE BY A YOUNG MAN
Shows Receipt for a Fine Paid in
Police Court as Pauline
Benson.

Mabel Wright. 16 years of age, on
the witness stand in the circuit court
yesterday afternoon, related her ex-
periences Of two weeks while an in
mate of the Blue Goose. a resort On
First avenue between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets. of which Billy Al
lars and his wife Carrie are the pro-
prietors. The Allars are under indict-
ment for harboring in house of pros
titutiOn a girl under Is years of age.
Allars is confined to his 6ed with
sciatic rheumatism. His wife is being
tried separately, the court refusing
continuance.
Mabel testified that she was taken
To the Allars place by Rock Island
young man and left there by him. The
following day she was taken in hand
by Mrs. Allars and remained there for
two weeks On the second day she
was fined in the police court. The fine
was advanced for her by Mrs. Alars
receipt signed by Magistrate q. y.
johnson was offered in evidence. The
girl gave the name of Pauline Benson
TO the magistrate. Mabel stated that
after she had become an inmate at the
Allars resort she was ordered 10 re-
port at police headquarters. where
she was told that she would have to
pay fine or leave town. 1t is under
stood the police viii testify DENYING
that the girl was ever arrested or
fined in Rock Island: that the Pauline
] gfarnL Il.
Sent to Geneva Home.
Mabel had been making her home
with her grandmother in Moline. The
latter enlisted the aid of the Rock ISL
and police in searching for Mabel and
Detective Richard Carnes located her
I'm the Allars resort. This was in No
vember of last year. when Mabel was
but 10. She was committed by Judge |
+. +. Parmenter. of the county court. |
10 the Geneva home for girls. where |
she has been since. She was accom-, |
panied to Rock Island for the trial by |
the superintendent of the home
The girl was recalled to the witness !
stand this morning by the prosecution !
TO gain enlightenment on further
facts. 5. Il. Kenworthy. who is con
Quoting the defense, sought to i'm |
peach the testimony Of the girl. she |
having claimed that only once during |
the two weeks did not leave the Al |
ars place. Mr.. Kenworthy stated he |
would show. if he were permitted to. |
that Mabel. i'm those two weeks. had |
frequented divers resorts in Davcn- |
port. and that she was arrested in |
both Rock Island and Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
TRAVELLER FOUND IN ALLEY
WITH A CASH IN HIS HEAD

J. Keiplinger. a Chicago travelling
man. was found PROSTATE lying at the
east entrance of the alley back of the
Mitchell d Lynde block between East
and West Seventeenth streets at II
o'clock last night bleeding pro-
fuSely from a cash in the
back of the head Officer John
Schmid escorted KeipIinger to
the Rock Islard house, where he has
been a guest for two weeks. and
where his wound was bandased. In
entering the alley to make a short
cut for the hotel Keiplinger stumbled
and fell. his head striking against the
eurbinc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
LABOR CONGRESS HAS FIRST
NIGHT SESSION TOMORROW

The Tri-City Labor congress viii
hold its first night session tomorrow
evening at the Rock Island Industrial
Home building When the congress
decided To change from Sunday after
noon to night meetings, the second
and fourth Thursdays were selected.
II has been learned since that the hall
was occupied by other bodies on both
those evenings Accordingly the dates
have been changed to the first and
third Thursdays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
Billy Kersanus. Georgia MlnstreI..

The acknowledged best show in the
south is Billy KersanGs' big colored
MINISTRIES. made up of genuine COM
-dians. vocalists. dancers and clever
speciality artists who viii hold forth
1t the Illinois theatre Saturday night.
With Billy kersanGS at the head of
the best colored talent on the stage.
they will doubtless test the capacity
Of the house. Marsh Craig. coutor-
quartet and Cook and Jones will APP
pear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
IT. " " Nh
IANEEC I AM
Committeeman. Second

The democrats Of the Fifth ward
are hereby notified that there will be
a meeting of the democratic voters OF
the Fifth ward at the hose house on
TwentN-secOnd street. between Fifth
and Sixth avenues. in the city of Rock
Island. from the hours of : to : D. M
Friday. May 20, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the county con-
vention to he held at the Turner hall
in the city Of Rock Island on the 26th
day of May, A. ID. 1904. at > o'clock
p. III. JOHN FINNEGAN.
Committeeman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

The democrats Of the Sixth ward
are hereby notified that there Will be
a meeting of the democratic voters OF
the Sixth ward at the hose house on
Twenty-siXth street, Monday evening.
May %. 1904. from To o'clock. for
the election Of delegates 10 the county
convention to he held in the Turner
hall Thursday. May PC, 1904. at p. m.
GEORGE IL. WRIGHT.
JOHN +. DiNUINGER.