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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
THE DOGGER BANK EPISODE.

The Washington Post takes the posi-
ton that the United States government
| shouldn't have accepted the invitation
to take part in the North Sea Commits
sion. for the reason that the American
| Commissioner will have TO decide the
most of the questions that will arise.
and that the chances are that we shall
either make an enemy or lose friend.
II is the fact of course that the
American Commissioner will be the
arbitrator on whom viii devolve the
duty of deciding the questions on which
the commission viii divide. He will
be the unprejudiced and unbiased ar
bitrator. the one whose country is
farthest removed from the parties at
interest. But why should either Great
Britain or Russia take offense at this
country If the American commissioner
shouldn't decide in accordance with
the views held by one or the other of
them, as the case might be? Both
know that he cannot decide so as to
give entire satisfaction to both, and
each ought to be able to see whether
law, precedent and common sense. If
he does. neither will have cause to
complain, and if he doesn't this coun-
try ought not to be blamed, for it
seems to be admitted it has chosen
wisely in sending Admiral Davis to
act as one of the commissioners. He
is represented as a man of high char
acter and judicial temperament.
But how could the United States re-
fuse the invitation to take part in the
arbitration? They are committed to
arbitration as means of settling in
ternational difficulties. If they had
refused to accept the invitation and
assist Russia and Great Britain in set
Ting their North Sea trouble they
would have admitted practically that
they had no confidence in that means of
adjusting International troubles. They
would have been in no position to ask
another nation to arbitrate difference
they might have with a foreign power.
OF course there is a chance that
Great Britain or Russia will not be
satisfied with the decisions of our
commissioner, but that is a chance we
must take. AS long as we belong to
the great family of nations, and sane
ton arbitration, we cannot refuse to
lend a helping hand in arbitrations
whenever called upon to do so,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
An Eye sneciaIi.t.

]. K. Perry. representative of
Faulkner & Co.. wooden firm of Chi
cago, wears a glass eye. and he doesn't
care who knows it, says the New York
Globe. Concerning this he told the
following:
If you are ever troubled with your
eyesight," said he. and wish to have
the defect remedied, see that you go
to a genuine specialist. 1 have only
one eye now, and l am naturally care
full about looking after its welfare.
Not long ago my eye did not seem
to burn just as brightly as usual
so I went to a man in Chicago who
claimed to be a specialist in diseases
OF the eye. He took me into his con-
sultlng room and requested me to stand
in the light, so that he could get a
good look at my eye. As he examined
it from time to time he shook his
head gravely.
How is it?' 1 asked. trying to sup
press smile. Anything serious?'
You have govt in your family he
replied evasively.
No, and there never has BEEN I
said.
Well. at any rate. you have it
yourself; 1 can see that from your
eye
Anything else wrong?' 1 asked.
I must be frank with YOU he re-
piled; that eye of yours requires i'm
mediate attention or you will lose the
sight of it in a short time 1 think I
can give you something that will
quickly fix the trouble
Well, thought that specialist had
carried his bluff far enough. When 1
hold him he had been examining my
glass window all the time he began,
of course, to blurt out all sorts of ex-
cuses, but I fed"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
The Patient pnrIey.

The Hon. John Sharp Williams, lead.
err Of the minority in the House Of Rep.
resentatives. says that one day while
leisurely driving down a road near
his home town in Mississippi, he obser.
we'd a darby reclining under tree
near the roadside. says Golfers Week
ly. The negro was gazing iazily up
through the branches OF the tree, and
hoe lay beside him. In the cornnold
adjoining the road there could be seen,
Mr.. Williams states, many weeds i'm.
pedlnE the growth Of the grain.
WHAT are you doing there. sam -
asked Mr.. Williams
Use heah 20 hoe dat corn. sah," was
the answer.
Then. whet are you doing under the
frcf-rentlugf
mot exactly, sab. 1 Amt hardly
roafin'. cause ! ain't tired I'm wnif.
in' 70 a. aun ~ 30 down. ~ i kln
0uit work"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
ST. LOUIS FAIR FINANCES.
From the New York Globe.


No official statement has been made
of the finances of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair which closed Nov. 80,
but certain preliminary estimates
have been made. From these it APP
pears that the holders of the SIS, 900 900
of the stock of the exposition will be
lucky If they receive back per cent.
of the sums they paid in. In addition
to the 15,000,0 900 contributed by the
stockholders, 100000 from individual
stockholders, $5.000,O00 from the city of
st. Louis, and $5O00.00O from the ma
tional government, something like $780,
100000 was expended by the national,
state, and foreign governments, by in
dividual exhibitors, and for mainte-
nance by the exposition company. OF
this total $50,000,000 spent, besides the
$4,000, 600 loan returned to the national
government which was a first lien on
the receipts, approximately 100000 is
left.
The total admissions to the fair were
100000. OF these the astonishing
number of 5000, 900 came in free. The
receipts from the 100000 paid ad-
missions We're approximately $6,000,0o0.
From concessions about the same sum
was realized. The value of the expo
sition salvage is estimated to be ST.
100000. Total receipts, actual and
prospective, are thus $13, 100000. OF
this sum $4,600,O0O went to repay the
government loan, and the remainder,
except the small balance, went for
running expenses.
The city of st. Louis is $5,O0O,OOO In
debt on account Of the fair, and her
citizens IS, 000,0 900 poorer on account of
their subscriptions. AS an offset, city
and citizens have the gains that have
come from entertaining the EXPOSE
ton multitude. Yet some conserVa-
tive citizens are of the opinion that
these gains do not equal the losses
accruing from arrangement OF reg
ular business and the slump certain
to come when the artificial stimulus is
gone. The amount contributed to the
fair is reckoned as dead loss-as
large expenditure for pride feeling. 1t
is not surprising to learn, therefore,
that st. Louis now looks at worlds
fair as Chicago did in the fall of 1888
as something to be endured once,
but never again attempted. st. Louis,
however, gains what satisfaction she
may from contemplating the fact
that her fair was the largest, if not
the largest attended in the world $
history, and that she carried through
the largest municipal undertaking OF
such a character ever attempted by
city of similar population.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
IADE1 ~ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge, No. 10,
F. and A. NJ. Breads Aid and Social
Clgb.
Special Notices-Notice to Bondhold-
ers of Chattahoochee and Gulf Rail-
road Company; Rewards, Richard
Bright.
Business Notices-Bicycle Sundries,
G. W. Thomas; Cultivate the Habit,
Sommers' Cafe.
Special Daily Sale, No. 1-B. H.
Levy, Bro. & Co.
Children's Specials-Lindsay G. Nor
gan.
Cheapest of All-Lattimores
Nothing SO Good as Warburines-
Rowlinski.
Tetterine-Shuptrine's Drug Stores.
For Real Boys-Edward Lovelrs
Sons.
Writings Fashionable Stationery
The Solomons Co.
The Kind That Never streaks-Hen-
ny Solomon & Son.
Choice Perfumes and Toilet Soap
knights Pharmacy.
Red Cross Coffee-Henry Solomon &
Son.
Savannah Enthusiastically Matinee
and Night. Sherlock Holiness" We'd
nesday, Matinee and Night, Great Bar
low Minstrels.
1t Has Quality-The Delmonico Co.
Snappy Suggestions for Holiday
Presents-Dr. M. Schwab's Son.
Open Day and Night-Jerry George.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
THE BISHOP POTTER IDEA.

The Bishop Potter saloon" idea seems
doesn't appear to have had much
growth in New York city. where it
first cropped out as the Subway Tav-
ern, but elsewhere it has made friends.
A few days ago we called attention
to the fact that the Episcopal Bishop
of the Pittsburg district of Pennsyl-
vania had urged the adoption of the
Bishop Potter saloon" in that city-a
saloon where there is recreation for
workingmen and their families and
where there is no treating or excessive
drinking-and now it is stated that the
local ministerial association of Winni-
peg, Man., is about to start a "Bishop
Potter saloon" in that city. 1t will be
located on residence street and will
have swimming bath. a gymnasium
and a reading room.
Winnipeg is thriving city, and
doubtless there is a great deal of
drunkenness there. The purpose of the
ministers is to lessen drunkenness by
establishing a saloon where the aim of
those who visit it will not be so much
to get liquor as to pass a pleasant
hour or two. Their idea is that many
men get to be drunkards from going
to saloons where there is more or less
treating. There may be some who win
acquire the drink habit in the Bishop
Potter saloon" but the chances are
that the number will be small in com
parison with the number that acquire
it in the saloon where treating is en-
couraged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

1t was quiet little poker game
archaic, of course-on Mount Ararat at
high tide. says the Chicago Journal.
Noah had just raised the pot limit,
and everybody dropped out but Shem.
Call him. exclaimed Japhet TITS
a cinch, for the Bible says he has only
two of a kind"
But II proved bad advice.
Noah had a full house. Later he
made more room by letting the dove
out for an airing.
Adam had just received news of
the death of his divorced wife, Lilith.
Now" he said, Eve no longer has
any excuse for jealousy"
And he began to hum one Of the
latest and most popular songs Of the
day:
There's Only One Girl in This
World for Me-"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

WOMEN NOW CARRY CANES.
New York Telegram to the Pittsburg
Gazette.

New York Telegram to the Pittsburg
Gazette
If you would be really up to date,
and all that society girl should be.
you will have to send Immediately for
a cane. Two women at Newport are
carrying canes, consequently all must
follow suit 1.-THE lady and the cane"
has so far not appeared in Fifth ave-
nue., but time will remedy the defect,
as the migration from Newport is now
on and winter homes will soon be open.
The first woman at Newport to affect
the walking stick was Mrs. J. c. NAL
lory, and now her friend, Mrs. Casimer
Derham, has joined her in the novelty.
They are creating quite a sensation
with their daily promenades, swing
ing sticks manifestation. However, as
Mr.. Harry Lehr, the social arbiter, has
not yet set the seal of his approval
on the innovation, a breathless public
waits to see if it shall be given his
imperial o. K. before getting into the
swim.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
FISH LEAF ASHORE BY TONS.

sayville Il. l. Cor. New York Times.
Great schools of deep sea fish dash
ing at torpedo boat speed through the
surf and far up on the beach are de-
lighting and astonishing 'longshore
folk near this place. The fish are
from one TO two feet long and of a
variety seldom seen I'm shoal water.
Their action indicates that they are
fleeing from some peril OF the ocean.
Old sailors declare that the advent
of the fish indicates an impending vol
canic disturbance OF the oceans bed.
and that the creatures have felt It's
first warning shock In the meantime
natives are sailing fish down By tons.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

Every year. at the close of the foot
ball season, when the casualties have
been counted up, there is considerable
talk of endeavoring TO have the game
prohibited by legislation. A strong
movement of the kind has been started
in Illinois. where several young men
have been fatally or seriously injured.
But it is not likely that anything will
come of it. The fatalities from the
game up to and including the Thanks
giving matches numbered thirteen.
When it is considered that thousands
OF men in all parts of the country took
part in the games it will be seen that
the percentage of fatalities was very
small. The hunting season and the
football season opened about the same
time-in September. From Sept. to
Thanksgiving day sixty-six fatalities
due to hunting had been recorded. Why
wouldn't it be just as sensible to move
for legal prohibition of hunting, if
chances Of accident are to be taken as
the basis from which to govern sport?
The annual slaughter on the railroads
is much more serious matter than
either the fatalities on the football or
the hunting field.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
IRON RING FROM BLOOD.
From the London Globe.

FTOTT I1It LO1IuOII NIODV'
Iron in the blood" expresses, no
doubt, chemical fact as we'll as fig
ure of speech, but probably not one
in a thousand, even among chemists,
ever saw ferrum sanguinis materialized
to visible metal. This feat, however,
has been performed by M. Barruel,
head of the chemical laboratories of
Paris. M. Barruel, who has in his
time practiced much phlebotomy on
the human subject, has systematically
extracted chemically the ferrum from
the other constituents. This he trans
formed into minute globules or
pearls" of iron. AT last the idea oc-
CURED to him to have them all welded
together, and the result is an iron ring,
made from human blood, which he
wears on his finger.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
SAGE MAKES An HONEST PENNY.
New York Telegram to the Pittsburg
Dispatch.

new OTk l. SleSIdIl W TIE IlllSDuIS
Dispatch.
Russell Sage sent cold chills chasing
down Wall streets spine this after
noon by calling 500 100000 of loans. The
stock market went to pieces in ten
minutes, and call money advanced
from 3 TO 4 per cent. Apparently sat
isfied with the market. Mr.. Sage put
out his money at per cent. He had
scarcely done so when the Committee
of Safety poured millions into the
street, breaking the rate at per cent
The market began to recover at once.
When the gong rang at o'clock trad
ers were trying to get their stocks back
again.
By this transaction Mr.. Sage is
richer by one-three hundred and six
tieth of l per cent. on $2O,OOO,OO0. This
amounts to $685., 55-Quite an honest
penny for a man of 81 to make in half
an hour
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

In the January Delineator is begun
a series Of papers that will occasion
vide interest, giving the romance ana
origin Of the famous hymns OF tho
world. The FIRST paper contains the
story ~ Jesus. Lover Of Ny Soul,
and D. founded On the personal test
monies ~ noted chufrhmcu. TIC
fashions are presented ln their mos
up-io-dnfo developments. and The 10
forests " che home are treated CON-
pletely.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

During the next three weeks this city
will be infested with boy thieves. They
have already begun their depredations.
These thieves are white boys; and the
worst feature of the business is that
their parents nearly always uphold
them in their larcenies and offerings
The boys are anticipating Christmas
and gathering material for bonfires in
the Park Extension. They do not
hesitate to break in anywhere that they
can ind barrel or a box than may
be emptied of its contents and carried
away to be added to the store of COM
bustibles. Nor do they stop at barrels
and boxes, but steal also whatever
pine wood or loose boards or scantling
that they can lay their hands on. Com
plants to their parents are invariably
met with the response, "Oh, it's only
the boys fun; if you insist I'll pay
Tor what they have taken; but let them
have their fun" That is to say, it
Is all right to steal to make a holiday.
The police are practically powerless to
prevent the raids of the boys, as they
are operating everywhere, in groups.
1t seems to have become an establish
ed custom in Savannah that petty lar
ceny shall be INDUCED in each Christ
mas season; and the parents are re-
sponsible for it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

Nearly every passenger steamer ar
irving at New York. Boston and Phila-
delphia brings in its Storage from
dozen to fifty Russians who are run
ming away from home to avoid service
In the army. Meanwhile Japanese are
returning home from all parts of the
world for the purpose of enlisting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

Speaker Cannon has expressed the
opinion that there will be no important
legislation by the session of Congress
which begins to-day with the excep-
ton of the passing of the regular APP
propriations bills. That means the
Speaker, who occupies a somewhat au-
tocratfc position, will see to it that
there shall be no tariff revision.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

Another ideal shattered! The coun-
try has become fairly familiar with
"Blll" Seweli OF Aroostook county,
Maine. the friend and hunting guide OF
President Roosevelt. "Bin" has always
been described as a big, brave. typical
backwoodsman and hunter. somewhat
iiliterate, but possessed OF an abund-
ance Of mother-wit. the sort OF man
who loves to live IA the open and has
little patience with the iniricacies OF
politics. But. n seems. "Biil" II n poll
tician. after an. and is making use OF
bic friendship with the President 20
obtain an ONCE lio wants 10 BE- roll
leetor ~ the port M H0ulton. and a
dispatch says BE- D. husilinR for in.
oornements 10 be- sent 10 the President
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

When Italy has presented a statue
of Julius Caesar to the United States
1t would seem to be in order for Meme
lik, Negus of Abyssinia, to come across
with a statue of his distinguished for
bear, King Solomon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
OUTLINED ms PALLBEARERs.
Manchester (Va) Telegram 70 Ia
PHILADELPHIA Record.

HITH'I"IT IITH IlEUUTU.
Spencer T. Hancock, "A weli-known
merchant, VIII Tomorrow celebrate his
eighty-nrat birthday and the nftieth
anniversary OF his marriage.
More than sixty years ago his health
was bad. and be prepared "a list OF hts
pnllbearers. All Of these are dead. and
be has prepared fresh list Mr. Ham
cock was one of those who rushed 10
California On isf9 when gold was dls-
covered, From one ~ the nngreta or
sold D. found DE- had q wedding ring
made Cor hia wife.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

Delegates to the National Convention
Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, in session at Philadelphia last
week. are highly indignant at what
they regard as a most outrageous piece
of business on somebody's part A
great mass meeting was held one even
ing in the Academy of Music. for which
an deliberately printed programme had
been prepared. Imagine the horror of
the delegates when they saw on the
page opposite that which contained the
name and portrait of. their beloved
President. a fiaring advertisement ad-
vising that after the meeting the read
er of the programme should go to a
restaurant nearby and get a bottle
Of a certain beer. In another place
there was an advertisement suggesting
the use Of a certain brand Of whisky,
because of its alleged purity and age.
And furthermore. cigars OF various
brands were advertised in the same
folder. The blue ribbon people think
that they were ill-used.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05

The engineer who rebuilt the forth
fications at Port Arthur for Russia
after the evacuation of that point by
the Chinese and then later the Japa-
nese, was a brilliant genius. This is
shown by the success that the Rus
slams have had in holding the place
against the most shrewd, desperate
and persistent attacks. The central
idea in constructing the chain of for
tifications was that each fort should
be under the guns of several other
forts, so that in the event of one be-
ing captured by an enemy a concen-
trated fire from several others could
be turned upon IL. Even 200 Meter
Hill. about which there has been 80
much talk in the dispatches recently,
is under the fire Of several other forts.
so that it is by no means sure that
the japanese will succeed in holding It.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-05
MISTAKEN ABOUT THE SOUTH.

The Northern papers will get tired
after awhile probably of printing and
commenting on letters they are receiv-
ing from Alabama, Virginia and some
of the other Southern states in which
it is said that the thirteen states
which voted for Parker should secede,
that the South will never fight another
political battle, that the Southern peo-
pie have abandoned all hope of ever
having another Democratic President
and stuff of that sort. AS far as we
have observed the Southern people are
not in despair over the political situa-
ton. The few who are had probably
picked out the Office they expected to
get in the event of Parker's election.
Their disappointment has been so great
that they have been compelled to give
expression to it in doleful letters to
Northern publications.
OF course, the people of the South
are greatly disappointed at the result
of the election, but they don't feel
that the Democratic party is going out
of business or that the South is not
eminent in the future. On the con-
trary, those who look at the political
situation philosophically are practical
ly sure that at no very distant day
the South will have big share in
the government. The Democratic party
has suffered other just as great de-
feats and within a comparatively short
time was in control of the government.
The South is the most conservative
part of the country as it is the most
there will be need for her conserva-
tism and Americanism, and It may
come soon. In the meantime she is
getting along all right. She is grow
ing rich. She is turning her unoc-
cupied lands into productive fields and
is building factories and opening her
mines. Her prosperity will not be
checked by the failure Of the Demo-
cratic party TO get control of the gov
eminent at the recent election. Let
those who think there Will never be
another Democratic President write
letters to the Northern papers If they
want to. 1t will do them good to
express their disappointment but let
the people generally give their atten-
ton to their fields and factories and
rest content with the assurance that
the South and the Democratic party
are coming to the front again. They
will not be disappointed.