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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
PER SONAL.

DIR. S. NJ. Brickner, a celebrated
New York physician, tells the story of
a reporter for a New York newspaper
who was assigned to cover a mys-
FERROUS death in Harlem. He tele-
phoned the city editor and said that
the death was caused by uric acid
poison. He Immediately received in
structions over the telephone to visit
every druggist in Harlem to ascertain
who sold or purchased uric acid"
DIR. j. Macintosh Bell of Ottawa, an
Austin instructor at Harvard, has just
been appointed geologist for the gov
eminent of New Zealand. DIR. Bell,
who received his Phi. ID. at the last
Harvard commencement, was former
ly attached to the geological survey of
Canada. A few years ago while lead
ing a government expedition in the ex-
IRENE north in search of minerals he
had some unusual adventures in the
Arctic region.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Confederate Veterans AS
ISOLATION; DeKalb Lodge, No. 9, l. o.
0. f.
Special Standardization of Direc-
tors, Merchants National Bank; In
surance w. T. Hopkins; DR.. Warfield
Has Returned; To Holders of Securi-
ties, James Hunter; A Breakfast Sug-
gestion, Roos' Market; Corned Beef
and Saur Kraut, M. S. Gardner; Ship
Notice, Strachan & Co, Agents.
Business Notices-Never Varies in
Excellence. Sommers' Cafe; A Bicycle
for Christmas, g. w. Thomas; Spanish
Raisins, A. NJ. & C. w. West.
Special Daily Sale No. 2-B. H. Levy,
Bro. & Co.
Exhibit of Footwear-Alfred ]. Cam
meyer.
Every Lady-Crystaline Salt.
Oranges, Grape Fruit, Etc.-W. d.
Simkins & Co.
Gentlemen's Clothing Department
Leopold Adler.
The Merchants Lunch-Jerry George
New Restaurant.
Foods-Grape-N
Savannah Theater-We Wednesday. Mat
inee and Night, Barlow Minstrels.
Well Laundered Linen-Savannah-
Georgia Laundry.
Genuine Goodness-Pete Daley.
Club Blend Scotch-Henry Solomon
& Son.
Firearms or Fists-Edward Lovelrs
Sons.
The Toilet Things-shuptrine' Phar-
macy.
sachet Powders-Rowlinski Drug
gist.
Christmas-At Lattimores.
New Shelled Nuts-The Delmonico
Co.
Auction Sales-Stocks and Bonds. by
G. H. Dorsett, Auctioneer; Executors
Sale, John l.. Archer, Auctioneer.
Malt Iron Ale--The Kalola Co.
Medical-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, 1904-12-06
A NEW INDUSTRY.

AS announced i'm the Morning News
yesterday, Savannah is soon to have a
new and very important industry. We
refer to the plant for refining wood
spirits of turpentine. A year or more
ago we called attention to the need of
such plant. 1t seemed to us at that
time that 1t wouldn't be many months
before spirits Of turpentine would be
produced from wood on a large scale,
and that as the turpentine thus pro-
duced would be of many different
grades, a refinery for reducing 1t to a
uniform grade and getting rid of its
impurities would be necessary.
No better place could have been Sc
lected for the projected refinery Small
plants for making spirits are being es-
tablished throughout the territory
which for years yielded the bulk of the
worlds supply of spirits and rosin. The
stumps on the abandoned turpentine
farms are full of the material out of
which wood spirits is being made. The
product is full of impurities, though II
we are not mistaken the process of
making the spirits is being improved all
the time. Still, plant for refining the
spirits that is made in the various
plants is needed, and il is a safe propo-
sition that within few years an i'm
mense business will be done in refining
the output of these widely scattered
stills.
There is a fair prospect now that sa-
vannah will regain much of the tur-
pentine business she lost by the devel-
opment of the turpentine industry in
the pine forests of Florida. OF course
the spirits made from wood isn't as yet
of as high a grade as that made from
the gum of the pine tree, but it
wouldn't be surprising if means should
be discovered OF so refining the wood
spirits as TO make 1t almost If not
quite as desirable as that from the
gum.
1t is the understanding that there Is
ample capital behind the movement 70
erect a refinery here. No doubt able
chemists have been consulted as to the
quality of turpentine a refinery of the
kind projected would turn out. It is
therefore practically certain that the
new industry will be a success, and
that we shall see other rehneres of the
same kind here in the near future.
As n manufacturing city Savannah
Is steadily gaining ground. with fac
tories and a rapidly increasing COM
Il Fnqrpq her ffftura a. fan ~ ,,.e...t...
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
When the Rulers jest.

The story regarding James Jeffrey
Roche is taken from the Springfield
Republican:
On a recent visit to the White House
the President. so it is said. was chat
fing with Roche about the places he
was going to have after election:
Jeffrey" the President is reported
to have said, II am going to appoint
you minister to the Court of St.
James"
"God save the king" exclaimed
Roche. and the two enjoyed the joke
immensely.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
THE TYREE nEFENsEs.

In making Tybee Island the de-
fensive point for the city of Savannah
against an attack by sea, the govern
ment has made practical use of the
experiences gained in the war between
the states. But in the present
condition of the island, Fort
Screven could in all probability be
isolated by an insistent and persistent
enemy, since there is no way of re-
sisting the landing of a hostile force
on the southern end of the island or
of one coming in by way of Warsaw
sound, where there are sixteen feet of
water on the bar, and landing at Laz-
arctic creek.
All effective coast Notifications
for the defense of harbors and
channels must necessarily have
supplementary land auxiliary de-
fenses-earthworks for infantry and
field artillery-and good lines
of communication between them
to facilitate the transportation of
troops and guns. The value of good
roads connecting stations is especially
apparent in times of war.
At present Tybee Island is without
roads. The only means of communica-
ton for vehicles, other than steam
cars, is the sea beach, from one end
of the island to the other; and the
beach is available only when the tide
is out The old public road from Laz-
arctic creek to the lighthouse was
years ago made use of for a railroad
right-of-way; and in many places the
land adjacent to the railroad track is
so cut up with borrowpits, from which
the earth was taken to build up the
railroad embankment, that travel over
it in any sort of vehicle is out of the
question.
To complete the harbor defenses at
Tybee the government should erect
earthworks at defensive points and
build a military road, available at all
stages Of the tide, from Lazaretto
creek to the southern point of the is
land, by way of Fort Screven and the
lighthouse. In addition to the mill
tary road a plant for powerful electric
lights should be built, and also a dock
at Lazaretto creek where vessels
could land out of sight of an enemy
lying off Tybee roads.
An appropriation of about 100000
would probably be sufficient to defray
the expenses of all the improvements
suggested, with the exception of the
construction of the new batteries. In
the present temper of the world there
is no predicting with any sort of sat
isfaction how long peace will be
maintained or how soon a war involv-
ing this country may break out. And
in the event of war, Savannah, as an
important seaport and distributing
point, would doubtless be one of the
first objective points of hostile
fleet. Tybee Island has been the
scene of military operations in two
great wars, and during our last war
with England the British were on the
coast and preparing to attack Savan-
nah when peace was announced. What
has occurred is likely to occur again.
and our congressman should give this
matter their attention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

I'VE should stop chewing the rag"
said an Atlanta preacher, in the course
Of his sermon the other night, "and
pitch our politics on a higher plane. +"
Meanwhile. what should we do with
the English of our popular" preach
ers? Imagine George whiteheld, DR.
Palmer or Henry Ward Beecher max
Ing use Of any such expression as
chewing the rag" In his pulpit!
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
----H--7--
bright BITS.

IA man owes a great deal to his
country" Yes" answered Senator
Sorghum, land it is a lucky thing for
some of us that our country can't fore
close. ''-Washington Star.
Nov; my boy" said the man to
the messenger boy; don't be an hour
going a few blocks with this message"
But" replied the boy, feeling in his
pocket for his dime novel, you must
remember, boss, dere's a speed limit
in dis town!''-Yonkers Statesman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
POLICE PROTECTION REQUESTED


We feel sure that if the Mayor and
chief of police have read the COM
plant of the rector of st. Stephens
Church at Habersham and Harris
streets they have already taken steps
to give the congregation the protec-
ton which the rector thinks is it's
due According to the complaint of
Rector Bright, white boys annoy the
congregation to such an extent that
1t is almost unbearable. He says that
during his ten years connection with
the church he has had no greater
trial to contend with than the malicious
and persistent disturbance Of our re-
ligious worship by vicious white boys
who congregate in the square in front
of the church." He doesn't under
lawlessness because it would be we'll
nigh impossible. He calls attention
however, to some of them. Recent
ly a gang of boys threw stones in
the church while the sexton was clean
ing it. and on last Sunday afternoon,
during religious services, boys opened
the church door and hooted the wor-
shippers.
If a white congregation of the city
| had been subjected to such indignities
the police would have been called upon
at once for protection, and arrests would
have been made If the culprits could
have been found. We don't know wheth-
err or not complaint has ever been made
to the police by Rector Bright or men,
bers of the congregation, but If there
en- by the police to guard the congre-
cation against annoyance. If no COM
plant has been made the chief of DO
| lice should now see to it that an Of
ficer is placed in the square and kept
there until the annoyances cease. Not
only should that be DONE but the rector
and the congregation should be given
every possible assistance to discover the
guilty parties and bring them before
the Recorder. Public sentiment in this
city will not tolerate the disturbance
of public worship whether the congre-
cation be white or black. nor will it
| excuse the police department If am
pie protection isn't given a congre-
cation after complaint of annoyances
is made to It. If the st. Stephens
congregation has been annoyed for
ten years It seems strange that steps
| have not been taken before this to
secure the necessary police protection.
II complaint has been made why
haven't outrages been dealt with by
the police in a way that would put a
stop 10 them?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson esti-
mated that the cotton crop Of this sea-
son would be worth 5000, OOO, 900, calcu-
lating the price at 10 cents a pound
But the slump following the govern
ment's report the other day knocked
big hole in the magnificent sum named
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

The Chicago Tribune keeps a close
watch on the criminal records OF the
country. 1t reports that there was no
iynching during the month of Novem-
Der, and that November. 1904, is the
hrst full calendar month to pass with
out a lynching since 1855.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

The thrifty workinRman who has
saved up enough to commence building
little house of his own
will doubtless be much pleased 10 no.
uce that the price OF wire nails has
been advanced 10 to 20 cents per keg.
and that there have been advances in
the prices OF other hardware. Secretary
Shaw thanked Providence for high
prices, and the consumers Of wire nails
Will, OF course, follow his example.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

Senator Crane OF Massachusetts, has
transferred his interest IN the paper
making firm that bears his name to
bis son, IN ns much as the arm has a
contract with the government IL is
against the law FOR member Of
Congress 10 have any interest In a
government contract ny the new ar
tanEefnsni the business viii be- kept
% me family, bat the Senator viii
n-ye ~ Interest IA a.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

Insurance Engineering, technical
journal, has been keeping an eye on
the casualties due TO acetylene gas
during the past five years. 1t finds
that its figures. which is says are
incomplete, show that SO men have
been killed, and 40 injured by acety-
lone explosions; that 1i3 buildings
have been burned 10 railroads cars
destroyed ana nearly 100000 worth
OF property destroyed by such ex-
plosions. That is pretty sensational
record for a gas that IL scarcely more
than half a dozen years old.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

A large petition has recently been
sent to the Pope praying for the re-
moval Of the ban of the church against
the cremation of the dead. 1t is be-
lieved that the prejudice of the Chris
ton churches against the incineration
of human dead is largely based on the
fact that cremation was practiced by
the Romans and other prosecutors of
the early Christians, and the Christians
had a horror of adopting or following
any of the pagan customs. But mod
ern scientists are practically agreed
that burning dead bodies is the most
desirable manner of disposing of them,
for the good of the living. The Pope's
sanction to the suggestion of remov-
ing the ban of the church from Gre
nation would doubtless have consid-
cradle influence towards popularizing
the scientific manner of disposing of
the dead.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

Mrs. Chadwick will probably wake
up some morning soon to find that she
has been dramatized overnight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with fresh
west winds. Eastern Florida rain,
with fresh northwesterly winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

Probably no science has made more
rapid advancement during the past
twenty-five years than that Of tho
practice Of medicine; and yet. accord
INK 20 the statistics OF the German
Medical Society, the number Of quack
practitioners ana the variety OF auaok
remedies for diseases were never
greater than az present II is ASSERT
"a that there are one-thlrd more quack
doctors in Berlin than thore arc TO-
fular physicians.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

The thrifty Ameer of Afghanistan
has just turned a shrewd business
trick. He has bought 200 sewing
machines, one for each of his wives,
and proposes to turn his harem into
a big dressmaking shop. He says the
women have got to make their own
clothes. The man with one wife can
figure out approximately what the man
with 200 wives will save in the run of
a year by this arrangement.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Savannah Preparatory School

Barnard ST, between Gwinnett and
Hail.
Instructors for 1904.
Ormond B. Strong. A. B., Cornell,
Mathematics.
Horace Mack. A. E., Cornell,
A. NJ, Yale.
Drawing, English Grammar and Lit
erature.
Samuel w Coons, A. B., Trinity.
History and Geography.
Chas. II. Hayes, A. B., Princeton,
Latin and Greek.
Eric Berstrom. Phi. D., Harvard.
Physics, Chemistry, German.
Miss Mary Wayne, Vassar,
Reading and Spelling.
The strongest faculty ever secured
by the school,
Fall Session Will begin Oct. q.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

a Chicago man has applied 10 the
courts for an Injunction 20 prevent
Bis wife talking too much. But there
are certain limitations beyond which
the power Of iniunCtiona cannot reach.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

To be sure. all shoplifters should
be punished alike, whether they are
rich or poor, or socially prominent or
'nobodies." The idea that there is,
or should be, one moral code for the
rich and another for the poor is al
together wrong. What is called theft
in one class should not be called KEEP
tomania in another. 1t may be that
the desire to steal is disease. as
some of the alienists hold: but the
law recognizes no such disease. At
the same time the law contemplates
that there shall be meted out equal
and exact justice to all, without dis
tinction of class. The exposure and
prosecution of a few socially promi-
nent" shoplifters would doubtless do
much towards checking the evil.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

If Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi is
a subscriber to a press-cllpping bu-
reau, as he doubtless is, he must be
pretty well convinced by this time that
public sentiment in the South, as re-
Elected by the Southern press, is not
in sympathy with him In his recent
affront to the President. The trouble
seems to be that Gov. Vardaman does
not know where to draw the line of
partisanship.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

1t is announced that Secretary of the
Navy Morton has taken hold of the
quarrel between the line and staff of
the navy and will settle it. If he can
do that he will prove himself to be a
most tactful and resourceful man. The
quarrel is of many years standing
1t relates to the relative ranks of line
and staff officers, and is so intricate
that mere landsman cannot possibly
appreciate it's distinctions and differ
ences. But it evidently involves a
whole lot for the navy people. since
they have fought their verbal battles
with so much energy and persistency.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

ST. Louis now has a feeling that is
very closely akin to that experienced
in the cold, grey dawn of the morning
affer1
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

(e) Owning, maintaining and oper-
ating general foundry, machine
shop, blacksmith and boiler shop bus
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-15
A STORY OF A BEAR
And of a Bare Hunt
Thus Far.
Looks Like Russia's Got Hot With
GuiIford lap Sympathizers and is
Making for Headquarters to
Chew EN- Up.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N c., July 14.-SheriH
Jordan yesterday afternoon received
an urgent demand by telephone from
a station in Randolph county to come
at once and bring his dogs to help IN
the pursuit of big bear. Forget-
ting for the moment that he was q
splendid hunter and had good pack
OF hounds, the sheriff responded that
he had no jurisdiction in Randolph
county, and suggested that the posse
commitatus of Randolph be called out
by it's sheriff to quell the disturbance
or capture the disturber of the peace
In another half an hour he received
a still more urgent message, saying
that the sheriff of Randolph had signi-
fed his willingness to help all he
could but that as the bear had been
heading for Guilford county since
morning, he was satisfied by that time
ne had crossed the line and was in
the jurisdiction of Sheriff Jordan. A
little later came the news that the
bear was we'll into Guilford county
and approaching jamestown. 1t was
further stated over the phone that the
chase had been on since early morn
ing.
The bear was evidently a tremen-
feet as shown by his tracks was evil
IDENTIFY speedy, as they were far apart
and had not been caught up with was
as reckless and bold as speedy and big
as he had not hesitated to break
through five strand barbed wire fences
IN his way, leaving behind tell tale
pieces of hide and liberal patches of
brown hair. 1t was also stated that
the dogs in the chase were not trained
hna ~ hn II ont on
the track. for as soon as the trail be-
came hot the very best of the fox
hounds would quit the scene and run
back whining and half scared to death,
and that one had actually broken a
leg by a sudden dodge from a black
stump, which he took to be a bear.
This vivid recital of the difficulties
OF the excited and alarmed bear chas-
ers stirred the official. as we'll as hunt
ers blood of the sheriff to it's deepest
depth. and he then longed to lend his
official and sportsman experience and
activities towards capturing the bruin
brute. knowing what q feather it
would be in his official cap in the COM
ing nominating convention. But his
dogs were in Cumberland county, in
all probability chasing bears out of
huckelberry pocosins. The appear
ance of the Randolph bear in this sec
ton right at blackberry times is a
graver matter than some people would
suppose, and it is devoutly hoped that
he will be captured.
The latest news this morning indi-
Gates that the bear travelled all night,
passed to the left OF jamestown and
is perhaps by now safely hid in the
tangled flats of Reedy Fork creek
near Moreheads mill, and Charlie
Benbow's flock of seven hundred an
CORA kids and goats.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-15
A MODERN GOLIATH.
He Weighs 40 Pounds and When He
Humps Himself Things do Move.
Special to News and Observe

Special to News and Observer)
Chapel Hill, n c., July 14.-Mr. M.
E Forbes, who attended the Univer-
sity Summer School for teachers. told
of a freak at Albemarle Sound. His
rame is Lewis LeWark, a son of John
Lewark, fisherman. When he was
weaned he weighed over $50 pounds,
and now at twenty-one years of age
he weighs over 40 pounds. When he
was a pupil of Mr.. Forbes his weight
was 500 pounds. He exhibits himself
on Virginia. Beach and other nearby
summer resorts, but seldom ventures
beyond the bounds of his home. This
is due to his fear of accident, or OF
sudden sickness AS would be thought,
he is amazingly strong. His strength
Is that of six men. When his father
desires his big heavy six-horse wagon
washed, Lewis pulls it around in the
sound till it is we'll cleansed, then
hauls it back under the shed. He
sleeps on a specially constructed iron
bed and sits on an iron chair, which
even a strong man finds difficulty in
lifhting. Lewis tumbles them around
as though they were toy chairs. A
number of circus managers have urged
him to join their "side shows" but he
| prefers to spend his life amid the
sands of the beach.