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The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
THE LONGEST WAR.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
With slight intervals for refresh
ment and rest, the war of the Dutch
against the Achinese has been going
on for more than a century, and,
though the once powerful kingdom of
Achin is now confined to the north
west corner of Sumatra, the natives
are still unsubdued. Each expedition
sent against the Achinese, though
temporarily successful, has been fol-
lowed by little lasting benefit, except
that attrition has gradually worn away
the ancient kingdom.
The long war, always conducted
with great ferocity on both sides, now
seems to have degenerated into
struggle of determination, in which
women and children share the fate of
their sons and fathers. The Dutch re-
gard the Achinese as barbarians, but
little can be said for the civilization
typified by the Dutch commander who
calmly announces as a detail of his
victory the slaughter of 2S1 women and
SO children.
Strangely enough, this announce
ment, instead of being suppressed by
the government of the Netherlands,
is sent broadcast over the world, ac-
companied by no adverse comment or
hint of official action against the COM
manding general of the expedition.
And the Dutch capital is the seat of
The Hague tribunal, the place from
which rules for the amelioration of
the conditions of war; it's avoidance,
and its final extinction, are supposed
to emandte
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
IAIE1 ~ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Confederat Veterans AS
ISOLATION.
Special Notices-Nottce to Water
Takers, I. U. Kinsey, Supt; Attention
Security Holders, James Hunter.
Business Notices-Bicycle Repairing,
G. w. Thomas, Blue Points, Sommers'
Cafe; New Dried Figs. A. M. & C. W.
West; New Things for Wedding Gifts
r.. Van Keuren & Co.
Mems Suits and Oyercoats-B. H.
Levy Bro. & Co.
Carnival Visitors-Savannah-G Georgia
Laundry.
Always Please-Pete Daley.
Extract of Merit-Henry Solomon &
Son.
Back in the -Lattimores.
Warburines-Rowl Druggist
To the Rice Planters-Marimus Will
lett.
For chapped, Rough Hands,. T.
Shuptrine.
One Thousand New Hats-Krouskoff
Bros. & Co.
Carnival Visitors-The Delmonico.
Florida Oranges-W. d. Simkins &
Co.
Savannah -WednesdayMati
nee and Night, Ghosts" Thursday
Matinee and Night, THE Fatal We'd
ding"
Legal Notices-In the Matter of R.
L. Foster of Liberty and ]. r. Pittman
of Bulloch, Bankrupts
Mems Clothing Department-Leo
pold Adler.
Auction Observation-Disclosures Sale
by c. H. Dorset. Auctioneer.
Whisky-Lewis '66 Rye.
Kalola Kures-The Kalola Co.
Medical-Pyramid Pile Cure; Swamp
Rooti Pinkham Remedy; Warmers
Safe Cure.
Cheap Column, Advertisements-He
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laneous. II
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01

Sir Charles Howard Vincent, the
former head of the London detective
and police force. was talking in WASH
ington about Juvenile criminals, says
the Baltimore Herald
you juvenile courts are excellent
institutions" he said, but how fine it
would be if there was no juvenile
crime."
What is the cause of juvenile crime,
sir?' reporter asked.
"A very potent cause is crime liter
ature," Sir Charles replied. Il mean,
by crime literature, books about de-
tectives, murders, stage coach rob-
berries, bandits pirates, and all that
sort of things. These books are read
by children with avidity. They are
written as if to inculcate virtue, but
really they inculcate vice.
"A story, you see, may deal with a
bloodthirsty highwayman and a
youthful detective, and throughout
the work the highwayman may be
condemned and the detective lauded;
yet the boy who reads this story will
and he will say to himself that he
would rather be the highwayman than
the detective any time.
Coming over on the Campagnia this
queer, perverse trend of childhoon-this
sympathy with the wrong rather than
the right thing-was curiously
brought home to me.
I'm the deck chair next to mine
there sat young mother, and her lit
tie son leaned on her shoulder, looking
over an illustrated book of religious
stories.
1.-The mother turned page after
page, and finally she came to the we'll
know picture of the martyrs thrown
to the lions. Do you think the boys
sympathy was with the pious mar
tyrs rather than with the cruel and
ravening lions? No, indeed. He studied
the picture closely, and what he said
was:
"'Oh, mama, look at the poor little
lion behind there. He won't get any, I"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
A Bad Place for Poets.

An English tourist was lamenting
the late Herbert Spencer's aversion to
poetry says the Baltimore Evening
Herald
Mr.. Spencer he said, called poe
try Sensual caterwauling.' Some of it,
to be sure, he excepted from this class.
There were parts of Shakespeare that
he liked, and he liked Longfellow.
But the average poem was caterwaul-
ing to him, and the average poet was
a caterwauler.
"One day / called on Mr.. Spencer
and during my call I read to him a
poem by w. B. Yeats. The beauty
and the dim splendor of this poem i'm
pressed even the scientist
That. I'll admit, is not caterwaul-
ing. he asid.
Then, with dry smile, he took a
newspaper clipping from his pocket.
L have been saving this he said,
to show to you. 1t is from an Ameri-
can newspaper, paper published in
the town of Manufacturing. 1 think
I shall remove to Manufacturing. The
people set right valuation on poetry
there
II read the clipping. 1t said:
Original poetry is published on the
same terms as advertisements
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Montgomery Advertiser CDem)
says: Finding themselves outclassed
and beaten in legitimate. argument the
Republicans have fallen back on the
bloody shirt, and are stirring up the
race issue. 1t is good evidence of des-
peration."
The Galveston Daily News (Dem.)
says: 'Messrs. Knox and Root and
Shaw are great fault-hnders, who are
not looking for the beams in their
own eyes. or for the Inconsistencies
of their own party. If there is any
one thing concerning which the party
In power has been consistent 1t is its
one purpose to win the spells. II has
never hesitated to say or to do what
ever it deemed 1t necessary to say or
to do in order to succeed"
The New York Evening Post Qnd.)
says: 1.-THE announcement that Mr.
Cortelyou will defend himself upon the
stump, coming after the intimations
that Mr.. Roosevelt might exculpate
himself in O. letter to Senator Lodge,
is conclusive evidence that the party
is worried by the charge that It Is
forcing contributions out of the trusts
and large corporations. That MIR. Cor
telyou will be able to stand up and
swear that he has received nothing d.
rectly from any trust or railroad is
to be expected. Large companies are
not so foolish as to use their own
checks IN such cases. and there are
hundred different ways OF relmbursing
a stock holder or officer who stands
by the party In the interest Of his
company, Just as there are a hundred
different ways Of concealing the trans
action by skillful bookkeeping"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: THAT the trusts were opposed
TO Mr.. Roosevelt some time ago Is per-
fectly true. But it Is not less true
that they have found that the deci-
sion IN the Northern Securities case
did not interfere with the community
OF interest plan OF railroad control:
that the injunction against the beef
trust had no effect whatever; that the
tobacco trust was not moested BY the
administration IN its efforts TO drive
It's competitors out OF business. and
that no real interference with any trust
was permitted; and the trusts have
been supporting him ever since an un-
derstanding between them and the adj
ministration was effected A. the
President has made terms with the
high Drotecti0nlHtn ana with the most
INSCRIPTIONS Of the spolls mongers. 70
he has .aade terms with the trusts
for the sake OF sup"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01

zone of the easiest ways to get over
a difficulty is to walk around it," said
the woman who has just returned to
her New York home after a summer
cutting, according to the New York
Press. Our clock, which has done
good work for four years. naturally
stopped while we were away. When 1
wound it the pendulum refused to
swing. William told me to let it alone
until he had time to fix it.
Zone evening after dinner William
took down the clock. He told the SER
want to bring him the kerosene oil can.
He poured half the contents of the can
down the back of the clock. Incidental
ly he ruined the tablecIoth and his
trousers. But 1 didn't mind that. 1t
never pays to interfere with born
fixer when he's fixing something.
After William had tinkered with
the timepiece for an hour he decided
to wait until the next night. When
he had gone down town next morning
l took it to a clockmaker.
'Jimminy!' he exclaimed, who's
been monkeying with this? To rem
edy the original trouble would have
cost you 40 cents. Now you'll want a
new face, since this one is soaked with
oil. You're in for $3.50 all right.
Il had the clock in it's usual place
when William came home to dinner.
But he never seemed to notice it. Said
he was going to a neighbours that even
ing to help him fix his automobile, !"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
STRONGER cans WANTED.

The great number of dreadful rail-
road accidents during this year, in
which hundreds of people have been
killed or injured. calls for action in
some direction by which. if the acct
dents cannot be prevented, the loss of
life and the manning of passengers
may be reduced to a minimum. In
nearly every one of these disasters
the principal loss of life was among
the passengers in the day coaches,
which were crushed like egg shells,
and the occupants mashed to death
or direful injuries in them. The Sleep
ing cars, however, stood the impact
of the colliding forces. and in many
instances the passengers in them knew
nothing Of the scene of death and pain
few yards distant until they were
told of it. ~.s..
1t would seem from the comparative
safety afforded by sleeping cars that
it is possible to build cars in which
people can ride with every reasonable
chance OF escaping with little harm
in the event of accident With that
fact before the public, there should be
demand that day coaches be built
on the same plan and with the same
resisting strength as sleepers. Only a
small percentage Of the travelling pub
lie can afford the luxury and safety
of sleeping car. and as all paasen-
gers pay alike for transportation, all
should have the same protection to
their lives and limbs.
A few years since Congress passed
a law requiring that freight cars. after
a certain date. should be equipped
with air brakes and patent couplers,
so as to protect the lives and limbs
of train men. and it has proven to be
not only a great protection to lie, but
has saved to the railroads large sums
In the wear and tear on rolling stock.
A law with similar intent, namely,
providing that all passenger coaches
shall be built so as TO afford reasonable
be on the same line-the protection of
life and safety OF limb of passengers
Like the improvements on the freight
cars, stronger day coaches would cost
the railroads large outlay, but In the
end the damage suits avoided and the
in wrecks would more than repay the
outlay. There is no questioning that
something should be done. and done
promptly, for the protection of pas
sengers on the railroads.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
PoIiticaI Economv.

DR.. Henry Loomis Nelson Of Will
liams College, Massachusetts,. was a
spectator some years ago at political
parade. The marchers became in
volved in a dispute with a crowd of
hoodlums and soon were in the midst
OF a fierce battle, says the New York
Times. Stones. clubs and fists caused
havoc, and when the police arrived It
was found necessary to send for the
ambulance. DIR. Nelson assisted the
police and was endeavoring to revive
a marcher who had fallen unconscious.
When the man recovered his senses
he looked about dazed and questioned
as to what had happened. He was
told. and the ambulance surgeon said
comfortingly: my man. that blow
came pretty near fracturing your skull.
That's a solid head of yours"
Then thanks be TO the speaker for
the evening" moaned the victim. "Ho
made me carry his speech I'm my head
20 that would know when to lead the
gang at the proper time In applause. &"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
THE SYRUP INDUSTRY.

Through the discovery by Judge
Joseph Tillman of Quitman. (Ga.), of
a process by which sugar cane syrup
can easily be made a standard article
of commerce, a wonderful future seems
to have opened for the cane growing
sections of Georgia and upper Flor
ida. Many farmers are taking adj
vantage of the discovery to their ma
terfal benefit and all are enthusiastic
over sugar cane syrup as a money
maker. In fact, it begins to look like
cotton in this particular, has found
a rival we'll fitted to contest honors
with it in this section.
Those who are competent to judge
positively assert that Georgia cane
syrup has no equal. Experts have at
tested to this fact and even the gov
eminent has shown its interest in the
matter by sending specialists to study
cane growing and to report upon the
qualities of our cane syrup. Without
exception these reports have been most
fiattering and more and more atten-
ton has been paid to the subject of
syrup making. The discovery of Judge
Tillman has done away with every
objection that has been advanced
against farmers making more and more
of a speciality of cane growing, and
rapid growth Of the sugar cane syrup
industry is to be expected.
OF course, the excellence of Geor-
gia syrup is no new thing to the peo-
pie of this section, who have shown
by their use of IL how much they ap-
preciate it. But as yet 1t is not as
widely known outside of the state as
it's real merit deserves. This is
because until Judge Tillman's dlscov-
cry no process was known by which
the syrup could be properly. and yet
with reasonable cheapness, prepared as
standard article of commerce. With
this difficulty solved, however, great
Roadway should be made. Compare
lively little time should be found neces-
sary to make Georgia syrup we'll known
over the entire country. An increased
demand will naturally follow. prices
will rise with the demand, and hand
some and constantly growing profit
will result to the Georgia cane grow
ers.
The results to those farmers who
Have seen the advantages accrulng
from Judge Tillman's discovery and
improved by 1t will attract others and
the cane raising and syrup making in
dustry will rapidly develope. The mon
ey making power Of the syrup will not
only benefit those already in the field,
but will attract immigration to this
section, and immigrants OF the best
class. The resources OF South Geor-
gia will not depend so much upon cot :
ton alone. as has been the case here
tofore, and our prosperity viii be 10
much the better founded. As stated
above a wonderful future for Georgia
and upper Florida has been opened by
Judge Tillman's discovery, and the last
ing gratitude OF this section is due
him.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
MIR. HAY AND THE SOUTH.

AS the great man of the Roosevelt
administration and as an international
character of no mean Importance, the
words of Secretary John Hay VIII De
given greater attention than those OF
any of the other Republican speakers.
Because Of his high position they VIII
carry a weight with the outside world
which they otherwise would not bear.
No man knows this better than Mr..
Hay himself and his character would
lead one to believe that for this very
reason he would stick to the facts in
all cases Yet two statements in his
Carnegie Hall address lay him open to
either a charge of Misrepresentation
or ignorance.
In the first place he says that the
solid South exists by virtue OF its
notification of the constitution" By
this qualification" Mr.. Hay refers to
the suffrage laws in many of the
Southern states. and yet the highest
tribunal of justice in this country has
declared these laws are not uncon-
stitutional, as In the case of Virginia.
1t is impossible to suppose that the
distinguished speaker was ignorant of
this decision, and the only other
ground that can be taken is that he
Intentionally misrepresented the South,
or that he sets his own opinion up
as higher than that of the Supreme
Court.
Yet in defending his chief-who has
so persistently trampled on the con-
stitution-he ecstatically exclaims that
every one of Roosevelt's alleged law
less acts (which has been brought to
the test of the courts has been tri-
umphantly approved by the highest
judicial authorities In other words
lieve that the decisions of the Su-
preme Court are valid to vindicate
the President but of no avail when
applied to charges brought against
Southern states.
The second statement of the speaker
in regard to the South is equally un-
just. He affirms that this section
promises Judge Parker the bulk of
the electors through the suppression
of a. vast majority of its voters"
Here again he is either unpardonably
ignorant or designedly misleading
The United States census of 1900 shows
that in only two Southern states-Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina-are the
negroes in the majority, and yet it is
to the blacks that Mr.. Hay refers as
"a vast majority" of Suppressed vot-
ers.''. These votes, Suppressed"
through an educational qualification
suffrage law somewhat similar to that
of Massachusetts, are far from rep
resenting a majority of the votes of
the South.
Mr. Hays ability is such as to pre-
clude the excuse of ignorance and the
only other ground that can be taken
is that for campaign purposes the
brilliant diplomat has lowered himself
to distort facts in passionate appeal
to sectional prejudice. He accuses the
Democratic leaders Of injustice to-
wards Theodore Roosevelt and yet with
his next breath he attacks the fair
fame OF a whole people.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
Lucky Man.

j. H. Garfield. Librarian of Column
bia, tells the following story OF an
attempt ito point a moral" etc., says
the New York Times. He was in the
country for a few days, and was direct
ing the work of new hand" boy of
about II. Like all boys of that age,
he was forgetful, careless and heed
less-though good-natured and willing.
Working with him one morning, the
librarian thought he would indirectly
give the lad something to think about,
and so said:
II did my first days work when 1
was 81, just out of college, and l got
only a dollar a month more than you
are getting. But I was steadily adj
vanced by the firm, till 1 was soon
getting a hundred dollars a month. l
am not sure, but l always thought 1
got on because / took an interest in
my work, remembered my instructions,
kept tools picked up and left my head
save my heels" etc.
At the close of the lesson" the
lad looked up with an interest which
was encouraging and said:
"Sayl want you darned lucky not
to have to do lick of work till you
was 21l"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-01
OLDER THAN THE CHINESE.
From the Chicago Chronicle.


Older even than China, the oldest
existing nation, are the cliff dwellings
of Southwestern United States, homes
of a race whose very name has per-
ished from the earth. Explorers, puz-
cling through the Mancos and Casa
Verde Canyons of Arizona and New
Mexico, have found the houses of this
strange people in the widest and
most inaccessible of the mountain
sides. Did the cliff jewellers antedate
the pyramids of Egypt7 Were they
Of blood relation to the early inhab-
itants of the land where the Nile is
god? Some students are prepared to
answer, both questions affirmativeIy
and to give what is to them abundant
proof. The pottery from their long
wrecked home suggests Egypt, and
the few inscriptions found have sim
liar suggestions. Mummies, bodies
wrapped in cloth, feathers from the
breast of the turkey, have been dug
from burial places among the cliffs,
and, in bone and hair much unlike
the Indian of to-day, there is a hint
of resemblance to more Oriental
type. If the clifr-dwellers left any de-
scendants, however remote, they were
doubtless the Moki and Zuni Indians,
who, resembling them in habits and
appearance, are their closest kinsman.