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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14
LETTER
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THE POST OFFICE MIDDLE
Men Who Are Making Regulations
Out Of the In neutrality-suspicious.
op5hg nsw ri ticai Lead
ers1hapid T~6gis5stion.
Washlfpt6ny onesf III memorahle

to be accomplished by the Fifty
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14

MabelE'Why didn't you scream VIXEN
he PIT his arms around YOU Ethel
Il Wafted ~ ,*bHt eelldpt, 1aRs when |.
could | didn't want to. butte Inter
mountain. - - ~, ~"-s'F~ ~crF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14
Inland Power nay Press s2s.o 20,

pT1" "tNHEuF FNhH #~9'UU'
2GEeatsst, simpesA best invention of the
age .AIboy cansIliake regular sized l4xISx
IS, in. bales Like fin, Add Two boys can
bale three toms lpsfdaH easily
: II SENDfFIffs NOTICE. Tn.n8y 9sF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14

~D7 (after RfHAiip4ag the wrong man ia.
mAlarly. on 5ttleT p1e Oh, pardon me,
'sir. Il ithougAta f " we're some one else"
slAau, are qs4tes ofsset ami
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14
Measure Of Wealth.

How rich is hep" ~
well, he's rich enough to have ap-
pendicitis. "--cnicago Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14
yalue, 1t is right to COM
pr the farm or in the shop, but
child Whose brain IS tired.

they can rest in the sChOOlrOom
te a show of diligence and run
are OF something ltlore
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14

60 are killed off by school anxis-
@thers are crippled fer liff TN
40 work in the SchoolrooB al
iafttcd for work and the attempt
hcads aching for history or
! Teachers and mothers are to
Of a stuntcd, deformed
ysically. N
encouraged, both in the school
e mind is required to be lazy
at matafstg ust as is the body
s and gtowins shut We
2ct S1isa Is eqpapy. coed
5 4 the atteaaasef her pitpils tag;
e room all day, and every day,
/ but she is merely driving the
destruction, and, is making
}~Fostration or the insane asylum,
IL off all her children by such a
H1c same process is not so short
lBut it is there. Hosts Of chill
4itatpe-Fhers areecrippled for
= IL -- F+# I
swho has the stomach ache; But
/ child as a result OF indiscreet
and leave it to the teacher
senIolnorrow and packed down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14

)STS Of public school childE
ties and agitation, ard many
practice Of forting chitIrer
times When theft minds ara |
ll,r.r 81 a. 81 EJro.I
to pound mathgplatIcs into
English rs to be deprecated
be blamed for baving the 10
generation. mentally and pll
" Laziness Should 6Fttf b.
III ~ tw n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-14

RsVd Comp'imented ~" 'ue Repett
.tMcCatED ".'4 came 10 be made
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
AR4NEE 50ZRER1 QN14NAEGR2c4W ZR0ZLEYZT
AE0EZ,

area of the largest one being $1,000
meters (75,S20 square yards).
Notwithstanding the increased out
put of the japanese naphtha indus try,
Japan must still import foreign naph-
sha. In 1900 she imported more than
60,0O0.0O0 gallons and in 1901 more than
61,0O00O0 gallons. The expert from
Japan is ineonsiderabIe, so that the
Japanese naphtha does not threaten to
become a rival of Sal1halin naphtha.
On the contrary, Japan promises to
become good market for the SAX
halin naphtha. as.
The development of the oil industry
on Sakhalip Island will helpsthe river
navigation on the Amur and in the
Far East generally.
The. ministry of agriculture. and i'm
perial properties has ordered that the
thirty three-mile line along the south
western coast of Lake -Baiikal- be ae-
knowledged as actual naphtha-pr
ing land. 1t extends from Kultchuoy
to the mouth of the river Chermushan
(54 degrees north latitudeJ, to the north
from Svyatoy Moss. IL
A party of five Englishn1en ARRIVED
recently on Sakhalin to examine the
coal oil regions lately discovered on
the. eastern. coast of the island, Among
the party there is one gealogist and
one engineer.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
Modern Photography.
From the New York Posi-

From the New York Post.
~ is not many years ago that the
etilh going to a'gallery" to have
nIs picture taken was seated in a
SHdlr IN an uncomfortable and strained
p9sitlon, with his head immovably fix
~ between pair of iron "tongs" at
ttqched TO vertical iron. rod, and with
-,Is features at an angle that generally
,..aue "squint" necessary. Then the
[ fortunate, at the critical moment,
"ouid be told to Look pleasant,
~, "A lawyer recently kept an appoint
hi,.ellt with a photographer. bat when
got under the skylight he was a
lust lust irresponsible subject, for that
IIay serious case had come into his
,,an1s' and he could not get il out of his
, 49, ~, try as he would. The operator"
I'm ehe man who poses the person to be
w, ographed is called nowadays,
liked for some time, but at last APP
iswya.uly gave 1t up, and asked the
,"Ser 10 accompany him about the
I'm and examine some curios. The
80 aI man found the objects highly in
sung, and spent a pleasant half
W. looking over them and chatting.
49, ne suggested that he resume his
'.S, me man at the camera said:
W. o not to-day. We Will try again.
SELF Justice"
.,,, ~ q couple OF days the lawyer was
rs. t,IlAed 10 receive proofs OF some
,~ 't.osraphs that made him look as II
~ hed Just beaten boyle over a hard
~ course. The mystery WAS ex-
p'a,nsd when he found that The pho
apntr had cameras concealed
ul the Operating room" and had
o.. taxing snapshots Of his tired cus-
'0ilsr during his half-hour's rest
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
EXPORT AND IMPORT TARIFFS
A Matter That the Commission
Drops for the Present.


Drops for the Present.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day an
nounced that as result of its investi-
cation of the feasibility of requiring
railroads to publish their tariffs for
the movement of export and import
traffic, the same as domestic traffic, it
has decided to leave the matter in
allegiance for a time. If the interstate
commerce act is not amended within
a reasonable time. so as to relieve the
commission of the necessity Of requir-
ing such publication, the commission
holds that it will be it's duty to en-
force the publication of import and ex-
port rates in the manner now provided
by law, but so far not complied with.
The commission holds that it would
be grave misfortune if export and i'm
port traffic were withdrawn from the
supervision of the law: that the for
elgn rate may be the direct equivalent
OF concessions on domestic tariffs, sand
that If the American rail line is allow
ed to make whatever rate it sees fit
upon export business, to pay whatever
rebate and grant whatever concession
1t pleases, to extend facilities to one
shipper which it denies to another, such
power would exist to discriminate
against competitor to the extent of
driving him out of business, and chaos
would result.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
MOOSE SCENTS DANGER.
Remarkable Tntuitions Among wild
Animals When Peril Is Near.

w AACh - NGuTs
From the Metropolitan Magazine.
For some minutes he had been thus
pleasantly occupied, when suddenly an
obscure apprehension stirred in his
brain. He stopped feeding, lifted his
mead, and stood motionless. Only his
big ears moved, turning their wary in
terrogations toward every point of the
compass, and his big nostrils suspi-
clously testing every current Of air.
Neither nose nor ear, the most alert
OF his sentinels, gave any report of
danger. He looked about, saw nothing
unusual, and fell again to feeding.
Among the wild kindreds, as far as
man can judge, there are occasional in
buttons that seem to work beyond the
scope of the senses. 1t is not ordi-
,narly so, else would all hunting, on
the part of man or of the hunting
beasts, be idle. But once in a while. as
if by some unwilling telepathic COM
munication from hunter to hunted, or
else by an obscure and only half de-
llVered message from the powers that
preside over the wild kindreds. a
warning of peril is conveyed to a pas
turing creature while yet the peril is
tar off and unrevealed. The great
moose found his appetite all gone. He
backed off the sapling and let its top
spring up again toward the empty
blue. He looked back. nervously over
his trail. shifted the air., waved his
ears inquiringly. The more he found
nothing to warrant his uneasiness the
more his uneasiness grew. 1t was as
II death. following far off but relent-
~, mad sent a grim menace along the
winnings of the trail. Something like
a panic came into the dilating eyes of
the big buH. He turned toward the
fir forset, at walk which presently
broke into shambling, rapid trot;
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
and presently he disappeared among
the somber and shadowy icolonnades.
VICTIMS OF THE JUNGLE.
Thousand Slain Last Year in India
by wild Beasts and Snakes.

From the London Times.
The resolution of the government of
India on the subject notices that in
1901 more human beings were killed
by wild animals than in any year
since 1875, except one, and reached a
total of 1851, while last year it was
1856, and the number of deaths from
snake bite was 20. l66.
Tigers killed 1,04S persons, of whom
544 persisted in. Bengal sixty-five be-
ing in a single district. This was due
to the depredations of a man-eater,
for the destruction of which a special
reward was offered without avail. In
another district, where forty-three per-
sons were killed, most of them fell
victims also to a man-eater.
Wolves slew S77 persons last year,
of whom 204 were killed in the unit
ed provinces. A campaign was un-
dertaken against these animals in
Rohilkhand and Allahabad division,
and they have been almost eXterni-
mated in Cawnpore district, where they
used to abound.
Eleven thousand one hundred and
thirty deaths took place in Bengal
alone from snake bite. S25S of these
being in the Patna division, while 5,l10
deaths took place in the united prov
inces; S0,796 cattle ian increase on
the previous year,. were killed by wild
animals last year.. and 9,019 by snakes.
Tigers killed 30,555 of these, leopards
38,211, and wolves and hyenas most
of the remainder as.f-.
ON the other hand, rewards were paid
last year for the destruction of L.
gal tigers. 4,413 leopards, 1858 bears,
2,373 wolves and 7O6 .hyenas, while the
number of snakes killed for rewards
was 1885 For the destruction of wild
animals sum of $685. rupees was
paid, and $500 rupees for that of
snakes. In addition licenses are is
sued free of cost under the arms act
for the destruction of wild animals and
the protection of crops, and these num-
bered 1898 last year.
No account is taken of the number
Of predatory animals killed by sports
men and others who did not claim the
legal rewards.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

tcrney General to institute a suit
against any of the three paper COM
binations to test the legality of their
existence, and whether they do not
stihe competition"
+ committee was then appointed to
carry out the suggestion that an agi-
stat1on be inaugurated to reduce the du-
ties on pulp and paper.
During the discussion preceding the
adoption of the resolution Don Seitz
and John Norris, business managers of
the New York World and Times, re-
spectively, addressing the association.
advocated headoption of thesresolution
and attacked the methods Of the In
ternational Paper Company
Mr.. Seitz said that the paper situa-
ton in the United States is steadily
growing worse; the drought of the last
three or four months emphasizing the
predicament of the newspape industry
through the operations of the Interna-
tional Paper Company. The company,
he said, controlling every factor of the
paper making industry, had, instead of
increasing it's facilities and Accumulate
ing reserve stock for EMERGENCIES. de-
hberately set out to restrict the output
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
As1A.s GREAT NAPHTHA LAKES.
In Area They Are Far Greater Than
Elsewhere.


From the Philadelphia Ledger. :.
eastern Asia is one of the richest
mjneral-fuel regions in the world, ac-
cording to a recent consular report
The area of all the paying coal lay
ers in Europe comprises only %,
SQUARE miles, an area equal to that
Of one of the Russian provinces-the
Kazan province. The area of coal lay
srs in Eastern Asia, though not yet
estimated, is considered incalculable.
Besides immense coal beds. Eastern
Asia possesses wealthy underground
naphtha lakes that will soon be the
foundation of a great industry. Naph-
+ha springs are found everywhere in
china, in Manchuria, in the Ussuri
district, in Japan, and on Sakhaln Is
land The latter island not only pos
sesses very rich coal mines, but also
large naphtha lakes. The chemical
engineer, K. S. Platonoff, after having
examined the coal beds and naphtha
wells in Texas and Pennsylvania, made
an investigation of the naphtha springs
on Sakhalin Island, and on his return
10 Baku declared that all hechad seen
I'm the United States was nothing in
comparison to what he found in SAX
haln.
The naphtha springs near the river
Nootovo, on Sakhalin, excel those of
Baku in every respect, Seven UNDER
ground naphtha lakes are there, the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

of printing paper in order to secure
complete domination of the market
Mr.. Norris of the Times declared
that newspapers are to-day threatened
with a paper famine. many of the pa
pers being on "hand-to-mouth basis"
and that the manufacturers had delib-
erately shut down on production.
The committee to which the subject
had been referred, reported in favor of
accumulation of a fund of $100.000. to
the oppression of the paper combina-
ton" and this report was unanimously
adopted by the association.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
ATLANTA SONS OF VETERANS
RESPOND WITH CRITICISM
Their Commander Denies Charges as TO Ineliei
bles and Says Savannah Sons Show
No Proper Interest.

Atlanta, Feb. 1S.-Commander Will
liam F. Parkhurst of the John B.
Gordon. Camp, Sons of Veterans, to-
day wrote a letter to the commander
of the Francis S. Barlow Camp at
Savannah, in which he denied that
there were, so far as known to the
officers and members, any in the Cor
don camp who were not entitled to
membership under the constitution and
bylaws of the association. He asked
the commander why he had not first
taken up the matter with him instead
of going into the newspapers. He
deprecated the fact that the Savan-
nah camp should have seen fit to take
the action it did. In an interview, he
said
IF there is a man in the John B.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

Gordon camp who is not eligible to
membership no one is more anxious
to know it than I am. have tried in
every possible way to keep the ranks
of the Sons free of dissensions. 1t is
an organization which we try to con-
duct on the basis of brotherly love
and in memory of the heroes who wore
the gray. I am inclined 10 the belief
that the whole matter was started be-
cause the Savannah camp wants to
make different arrangements at the
next reunion. 1 have written many
letters to officers of the camp in sa-
vannah, and they have never replied.
They have shown wofuI lack of CO.
operation in the betterment of the or
der"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
sHOwMAN,s TALKING PARROT.
The Use to Which the Bird Put HIS
Early Training.
From the Portland oregonian..

From the Portland Oregonian.
When the Hon. G.. e. Stubs Of Col
orado was here a week ago shining for
ensically before the livestockers, he il
Illustrated a point in one of his speeches
with an exceedingly good story:
My friend. the elder Sells: of Sells
Bros. circus men," he said was one
of the ablest ticket sellers that ever
did the lightning change act at the
ticket wagon on any circus day. His
greatest pet of all the menagerie was
magnificent parrot, which occupied a
perch near him on the wagon, and fire.
quently swore at the crowd.
Now, Sells was a great cool man, of
wonderful voice. No matter how great
the crush, no matter if there were no
more seats or standing room in. the
great tent. Sells went on selling tick
cts Just the same. sending forth that
great voice of his high above the roar
OF the throng, repeating over and over
again the words.
Don't push-don't shove-theres
plenty more left. Don't shove. don't
NSAiiS Oii diiO HSlp yourselves
one day that fine parrot was miss
ing. sells dropped everything and, ,ac-
CoHpanied by an army of circus at
tdcnes' sought high and low for the
pird. AT last on the barren branches
OF dead oak in the midst of a field
ahey round the parrot, surrounded by a
mock OF half crazed crows. 1t was cool
ana collected. like Sells himself. and
though 1t had been pecked to a wreck
ana mad but two feathers left sticking
rom the end of it's back. it was still
shouting:
Don't push-don't shove-there;s
pIenty more left. Don't shove, don't
push but come on and help yourselves
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
Pneumonia in Chicnro.

Over 5000 people died of pneumonia
IN Chicago last year. In every case the
dlsease resulted from a cold. Had the
cold been promptly and properly treat.
ed at the outset almost everyone would
nave recovered. This statement is
abundantIy proven by the fact that
among the tens of thousands through
out this, country. who use Chamber
laln,s Cough Remedy to cure their
colds, no case of pneumonia has ever
been reported, which shows conclusive
~ that this remedy is. a certain pre-
ventive of pneumonia. Chanberlain's
Cough Remedy has gained it's wide
reputation and enormous sale by the
prompt and effectual cures of colds and
can always be depended upon. For
sale by all druggists.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
THE PAPERS CRY OUT
AGAINST PAPER TRUSTS.


Publishers Association Takes Ac-
ton Upon tAe "FHmine."
New York, Feb. 1S.-At a meeting of
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association, held to-day, the famine in
white paper was discussed, and the fol-
lowing resolution introduced by Condo
Hanilin Of the ST. Paul Pioneer Press,
was unanimously adopted:
That the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association request the Presi-
dent of the United States and the At
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
FREIGHT AND PARCrL CAR

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder.
bolt Cattle Park. Sandy Isle OF Hope and ali
intermediate points-e:I5 a. M, l;f5 3. m, 5,i5
.. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandny, Cattle Park
Thunderbolt ana all intermediate poiiiss-S;cc
q. m, II 100 o. m. 800 .. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 = Ia.
and 2:35 p. m, connecting al Sand1y with reg.
ular parcel car for city. Ns
Parcel car from the city carries freight 70
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trRtler on each
trip for accommodation OF passengers.
ANY further information regarding passen
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying 10 @. b. KIDDER. Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

Wages in Russian factories are
cents an hour and upward. There are
thousands who work for cent an hour
and tens OF thousands who do not re-
ceive 80 cents day for 10, II and more
hours work.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
pRoPosAIs WANTED.

Fort Fremont, S. O., Jan. q, 1901
Sealed proposals. IN trlplicate. viii be
received until $3.50 a. ma Feb. 26. 1901,
for screening porches of Officers and
non commissioned officers quarters here.
information furnished on application.
United States reserves the right % re-
ject or accept any or al proposals or
any part thereof Envelopes contain
ings proposals should be marked PRO
posals for Screening" addressed Quar-
termasta
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
WEST END LINE CLlncoln parI- !,

Car leaves west side OF City Market for Lin,
thereafter until i.30 D. N.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market c:20a. m
and every 40 minutes thereafter until II o clock
midnight 81
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

Beginning At sos a. M, cars leave Water.
road and Estfll avenue every 20 pinutes untii-
Eos midnight -"'''
Beginning at sos a m. cars leave CITY
Market for Waterg road and Estftl avenue ev-
cry 20 minutes until 12:0s midnight.
Through cars are operated between Market
ana fhunderoolt VIA Colliusville and Dale
avenue as follows:.
Leave Market Leave ThunderboIt
40 A. M. '-''''.' z BOA M
GAS p M = 30P M
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

Express ONCE "a Bull street
Express Office. Union Station
Livingston's Pharmacy Co.. 20
Broughton street. west.
knights Pharmacy Co., corner 0gie-
thorpe avenue and Drsyton street.
J. 7. Shuptrine, Druggist, 22s Com
gress, west. corner Jefferson.
A. L. Ford & Co.. Druggists. s5f
West Broad.
Savannah Bank and Trust Co.. Bay
and Drayton streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
rHuisnERRnIr IINr

City MARKET % Casino ana Thunaerh,,. v,.
Bolton Street Junction.
Beginning at $3.50 q. m. cars leave Cjtv Mar
until II 80 D. M 800 -''-'
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction IS minutes
after leaving time at City Market
Beginning at b:53 a, IN, cars leave Live Oak
midnight. -
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
'r all your Small Remlttances. by mail on
otherwise.
sOld on all points in the United States
Canada, and on Havana, Cubs
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money will be re-
funded if order is lost
Sold at all agencies Of the Southern Ex-
press Companyat all reasonable hours.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

SHIP YOUR GOODS
~ THE
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on 10000 miles Of frst-clas.
routes, with connections with other COM
psnies, to all points accessible by express
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19

ISLE OF HOPE LINE
between Isle of Hope and Fortieth St.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-11

So. after congratulating himself. doubt. on
his astuteness in arranging to get buried in a
good place on dry land. the old man died. But
alas, his admirable scheme failed After the
fathers death the young man said to himself
All my lifetime I have disobeyed my father;
now that he is dead. will obey him this once
SO, in scrupulous obedience to the dying inJunc-
ton. he buried his father in the water"
"A very mean man once invited some acqualnt-
ances to a feast. but made such scanty pro-
vision for them that sooner was the food
placed on the table than 1t disappeared as II by
magic Figuratively speaking. there was scarce
ly a mouthful for each guest One Of the latter
asked the host to have a lamp put on the table
.Yhy?' asked the host In amazement. Tt is still
early; it is quite light One can see nothing on
the table was the crushing rejoinder"
"A certain man was very fond OF calling upon
his friends. and unfortunately, when he once
got into their houses it was very difficult 10 get
him out of them again. One day an individual
whom he was honoring with long visit got
very tired of his company. but did not know how
to get rid of him, as he could not very well tell
him point-blank to go. So he got up and looked
at the sky Clouds are gathering he said suc-
gestively. 1T will soon rain His visitor replied
with aIacrity, If it is going to rain l mustn't
90. il might rain before 1 reach home So he
did not CO. The unhappy host, finding this plan
unavailing. racked his brains for another and
by and by he rose and looked out again. The
clouds are scattering he said: perhaps it won't
rain after all If IT is not going to rain.' re-
marked the imperturbable guest. there Is no
need TO hurry: can stay on
New-York tribune., 1904-09-11

quire, perhaps. hundreds OF thousands of taels;
but you might open a small one with some tens
OF thousands Would 1 need much as all
that?' exclaimed the aspirant. considerably taken
aback. Why. only need a counter and few
pawn tickets His own view OF the case evil
IDENTIFY satisfying him, he opened q shop, with
a counter and some pawn tickets as his stock In
trade. By and by a man brought garment to
pawn The pawnbroker carefully wrote on a
ticket a description of the article in question.
together with the amount for which it was
pledged. then gave the ticket to his customer
and took the garment. The customer. however.
was not satisfied. and was inconsiderate enough
To ask for his money; but the pawnbroker had
his answer ready. If 1 give you money he
said. you will only have to give it back TO me
when you come to redeem your pledge. In order
to save the trouble OF giving and taking back.
the best way viii be for TO do nothing except
that you shall pay the interest when you re-
deem the pledge"