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THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
Tm.\ 10 BEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Meeting—Confederate Veterans' Associa
tion.
Special Notices—Dr. F. H. McCalla; Spe
cial Wheel Notice. R. D. & William Lat
timore; Some Remarks on Bicycle Prices,
R. V. Connerat; A Perfect Jam at the
Gem; Punta Gorda Oysters at Beckmann's
Cafe; Savannah Steam Laundry; Choice
Wines and Liquors, Savannah Co-opera
tive Association; Special Bargains in
Men's Winter Shoes at Okarma's; Ros
signol & Adams, 22 Bryan Street, East;
Shoulder Braces at Livingston’s Phar
macy; Preserve Your Sight, Dr. M.
Schwab & Son; Paxton’s B—d B—g Poison,
Solomon- & Cos.
Business Notices—E. & W. Laundry;
White Star Line.
War! War! War! !—Ludden & Bates.
Unmatchable Prices—W. E, Wimpy.
As to Silk Waists—Daniel Hogan.
Typewriter Supplies—The B. F. Ulmer
Company.
Our Hat Talk—Metropolitan Clothing
Company.
Amusements—Donnelly and Girard In
“The Geezer,” Monday, Feb. 28, at The
ater; Dr. Loyd Cook, Demonstrating
"Spirit Power in the Light,” Tuesday,
March 1; Mr. Louis James, Friday, March
4.
Offering Great Bargains In Japanese
Ware—At Gardner's 'Bazar.
Auction Sales—Palms, Japonicas, Roses,
Etc., by C. H. Dorsett, Auctioneer; Sa
vannah Steam Bakery, Handsome Furni
ture, by J. McLaughlin & Son.
Groceries, Meat and Vegetables—Scott
A Davis.
Savannah Real Estate Improvement
Company Bargains—John L. Archer, Sec
retary.
< Embroideries at 20 Cents—At Eckstein’s.
* Springs Opening—Walsh & Meyer.
Boys' and Children’s Stockings—B. 11.
sLevy & Bro.
Leadership Is Conceded—Gutman's.
A Week in Pants—B. H. Levy & Bro.
<. What Saving There is In a Gas Heat
er— Mutual Gas Light Company.
Irish Linens, Etc.—Leopold Adler.
S4O Buys a First-Class Wheel, the Ve
dette—T. A. Bryson, Columbia, Agent.
Coal and Wood—D. R. Thomas.
To the Ladies—Byck Bros.
Reef—Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Medical—McElree's Wine of Cardui;
Hood's Sarsaparilla; S. S. S.; Munyon's
Remedies; Erie Medical Company; Brown's
Iron Bitters; World's Dispensary Prepara
tions; P. P. P.; Johann Hoff's Genuine
Malt Extract; Cutlcura Remedies; Lydia
Pinkham Pills; B. B. B.; “77” Breaks Up
Colds; Pe-ru-na.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
Eor Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Chicago Chronicle asks, in big l, |.
ters across the top of three or four col
umns, "Was She a Thief” That depends.
If she was rich, handsome, of influential
family, ttc., she was a kleptomaniac if
She purloined the articles.
A North Carolina contemporary, re
marking upon the fact that "Vizcaya” is
a way that the Spaniards have of spelling
Biscay, says that the orthography and the
pronunciation are "not in it” with the
name of a family In that state. They
epell their name "Enroughty,” and pro
nounce it Darby.
In case of necessity. Savannah could fur.
nish a military bicycle corps for signal or
other service at short notice. There are
a number of riders here who think noth
ing of doing a hundred miles between
suns, and who are expert enough to per
form a carbine or saber drill awheel The
bicycle will probably render good fervioe
in the next war.
•
How many persons have a definite idea of
cost of firing the big guns of the navy?
Here are some figures of cost, including
powder and projectiles, Involved in each
•hot fired: “Eight-inch rifles, $262; trn-
Ineto rifles, $187; twelve-inch rifles, ssxs;
■fifteen-inch rifles, $1,552; twelve-inch mor
tars, $539.” From these figures it can
readily bo understood that the government
which goes to war must have money to
burn.
The President** Mistake.
What has become of the question of
the ratification of the Hawaiian annexa
tion treaty? Have the newspapers. Con
gress and the people wholly forgotten It?
it has been several days since the news
papers have paid any attention to it, and
then only to notice the remarkably able
and brilliant speech which Representative
Johnson of Indiana, a Republican, made
against annexation. The Maine disaster
appears to have driven the Hawaiian af
fair out of the public mind.
Tiie treaty is still pending, however, in
the Senate, but the prospect that It will
be ratified is not anywhere near so prom
ising as it was a month ago. Indeed, the
outlook is that the treaty will not be rati
fic el. Quite a number of the Senators who
were depended upon to vote for ratifica
tion have about concluded that it would
lie very bad policy for this country to
annex Hawaii without the consent of the
Hawaiian people. Our government is bas
ed upon the idea that the will of the peo
ple should control. It is a notorious fact
that the people of Hawafi have never
been consulted in respect to annexation,
it is certain that they are not only against
annexation, but are also opposed to the
Dole government—the government which
was set up by a few Americans in Hon
olulu with the aid of a United States
warship.
One of the curious things in connection
with the Hawaiian treaty is the attitude
of President McKinley in reSpect to it.
He is strongly in favor of annexation, for
the reason probably that Gen. Harrison
was when President, and because Mr.
Cleveland was against it. The Republican
party, however, has never taken a posi
tion in favor of annexation and many of
the Republican leaders believe that it
■would be a great mistake to ratify the
annexation treaty.
Why the President hy undertaken to
lead his party on the Hawaiian question
is one of the things for which no expla
nation has yet been offered. It may be
that he thought his party was in favor of
annexation. If that was his belief he has
found out that he was mistaken. It is
now claimed that a good many Republi
can senators are for the treaty simply
because they have been urged by the
President to support it. If the President
should make it clear that he is indifferent
as to whether the treaty is ratified or
not some of them would at once come
out openly against It. They may vote
against it even if the President doesn’t
lose the Interest in it which he now f#e!s.
It is believed In Washington that the
treaty will be defeated. If it should be
the annexionists would try to get adopt
ed a resolution which would accomplish
the same purpose that the treaty of an
nexation would. They would fail, in all
probability, because such a resolution
would have to have the approval of the
House as well as of the Senate, and there
are good grounds for saying that the
House is against the treaty. As far as
can be seen, at present, therefore, Haw
aii will not become a part of this country
very soon, if at all.
The Growth of the City.
Of the older cities of the South, none
has shown more enterprise, development
and increase of population than Savan
nah. This is an assertion which may
seem a lit tie extravagant to those who
have not investigated the matter, but
it is true. Savannah has increased her
population four fold since the close of
the war of secession, and her business
about ten fold; and there Is no other city
North or South to-day which handles as
much business or as much money in pro
portion to white population.
Savannah has always been a
place In which to make money;
not to pile up those great for
tunes which come to only a few men,
but to accumulate those comfortable com
petencies which bring enjoyment in mid
dle life withoht being attended with those
cares which vex the souls of the super
rich and make them wish they had been
less economical.
The thousands of eomforiable homes
scattered throughout the city illustrate
the Ways of the people of Savannah; they
are unostentatious, but well-to-do. The
desire to secure the best homes in the
I lest localities is a feature of local devel
opment which has increased of late years,
and is stiil increasing. The movement of
settlement is steadily southward. Lands
which twenty years’ago were thought to
be unsutted for residences and out of the
way, are now being covered with fine
dwellings, many of them the best in the
city. The tendency of building seems to
be more to the Southeast'than otherwise,
and if the movement continues, it will
not be many years before the tracks of
the Plant System to the extreme bounda
ries of the city will pass through a thick
ly built section.
The activity of the city authorities in
opening new streets has had good effect in
developing the southern section. Good
work has been done on that line, and it
is to be hoped and expected that the move
ment so begun will be continued.
The Klondike Expedition.
The government’s relief expedition to
tlie Klondike mines hasn't started yet. It
is not certain when it will start. From
present indications, it won’t start until
late this spring.' In that event, there will
he no need for it.
It would be Interesting to know who sug
gested sending to Norway for the reindeer
to be used in transporting relief supplies
to the Klondike miners. It must have
been someone who had a big speculation
in mind. While a government agent was
hunting for reindeer in Norway the Klon
dike miners were starving—that is, if
there ever was any serious danger of their
starving. But the government couldn’t
undertake to send supplies to the Klondike
until It got reindeers. It has them—soo of
them—or will have them If the steamer
Manitoban, on which they were shipped,
ever reaches New York.
How long will it take to transport the
reindeer to Alaska? About a month, prob
ably. The reindeer relief expedition can
hardly reach Dawson City before May 1,
and by that time almost anybody will he
able to reach that place. Reindeer will
Cot be needed to get there. If (he Klon-
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY’ 27, 1808.
dike miners Weeded assistance at the be
ginning of winter, they would have starv
ed to death before the reindeer relief train
reached them if they ht*d to depend wholly
upon it. It really looks as if the govern
ment would have acted with more wisdom
if it had undertaken to build a railroad to
the Klondike mines than it has in invest
ing in reindeer. j
Hieh Men nnd Taxes.
The address which ex-President Harrison
delivered at Chicago last Tuesday on the
“Obligation of Wealth” contained much
to arrest the attention of thoughtful men.
One point which he made was that rich
men, In order to have protection for their
wealth, must bear their full share of the
obligations which wealth imposes. They
must lie honest in making Iheir tax re
turns, and pay their pari of the cost of
carrying on state, county and municipal
governments.
The greater part of the great fortunes of
this country are in securities which are
hidden away from the prying eyes of the
tax assessors, and it Is believed that the
owners of these fortunes do not make an
honest return of their personal property.
In New York, for instance, only one-eighth
as much personal property is returned for
taxation as real estate, and yet there are
reasons for thinking that the actual value
of the personal property is considerably
more than that of real estate. The same
condition of affairs exists in all the other
states—that is, only a small proportion of
the securities is returned for taxation.
Speaking of the hiding of personal prop
erty, Gen. Harrison said: “Taxes are a
debt of the highest obligation, and no
casuist can draw a sound moral distinc
tion between the man who hides his prop
erty or makes a false return in order to
escape the payment of his debt to the
state, and the man who conceals his prop
erty from his private creditors. Nor
should it be more difficult to follow tho
defaulter in the one case than in the
other. If our taxes were farmed out to
an individual or to a corporation, they
would be collected as fully as private
debts are now collected. There would be
a vigilant and unrelenting pursuit. The
civil and criminal processes of the law
would be invoked with effect; just as
they were against fraudulent debtors un
der the bankrupt law.”
It is undoubtedly true that there
is growing up a very bitter feeling
against rich men who shirk the burden
of taxation by hiding their possessions
from the tax assessor, and this feeling Is
likely to show Itself in ugly ways in the
course of time. The rich men who feel
secure in Iheir possessions now. may have
occasion to regret their failure to deal
honestly with the tax assessor.
There Is. however, one phase of this
matter of tax returns which ought to re
ceive the candid consideration of legisla
tures—particularly the legislatures of
those states in which securities are taxed
at the same rate as real estate. It is
manifestly unfair to tax real estate at its
market value and then tax real estate
mortgages at the same rate. Either the
owner of the real estate ought to be re
quired to pay taxes only to the extent
lo which his real estate is unencumbered,
or else the mortgage holder ought to be
required to pay only a very small tax. In
Philadelphia owners of mortgages are
taxed only four-tenths of one per cent,
of the face value of their mortgage securi
ties.
It is a well-known fact that first-class
railroad and other securities now yield
only about 3Vi per cent. Interest, while the
tax rate for all purposes in
many towns is pretty close to
3 per cent. If the holder of 6uch
first-class securities were to make an hon
est tax return he would have nothing prac
tically on which to live, even If he pos
sessed a large fortune. After paying his
taxes and a commission to his agents for
looking after his affairs he would have
very little left. Where pretty nearly the
whole income is taken for taxes honest
lax returns need not be expected.
There ought to be a thorough revision of
the tax laws with the view of so amending
them that there would be no hesitation in
making returns of a personal property.
Wait for the Facts.
Naturally the country is anxious for
wholly trustworthy information respecting
the cause of the terrible tragedy in Ha
vana harbor. Everything bearing upon the
tragedy that is printed is eagerly read, but
there is no reason why there should be
any exhibitions of public feeling against
Spain or any excitement growing out of
the apprehensions of war before the re
sult of the investigation into the cause of
the tragedy is made known. It is not
compatible with our dignity as a great
people to be led in the direction of war
by politicians who hope to mend their
fortunes by bringing about hostilities be
tween the United States and Spain, nnd
by newspapers which are seeking to make
a reputation for enterprise, before it is
determined that a cause for war exists.
While it may be true that the Maine,
as stated in some of the Havana dis
patches, was destroyed by design, it is
better to wait until those who are con
ducting the investigation make their re
port before acting as if the truth were
known. What is wanted is the truth, nnd
when that is known there will be no great
difficulty in determining the course to be
pursued.
The people have made up their minds
as to the course that ought to be adopted
if it should be shown that the Maine was
destroyed by Spanish treachery, and the
government wouldn’t dare to hesitate to
act In accordance with their wishes, but
iher should be no risk taken of making a
mistake. The truth beyond all doubt
should be had before any policy In re
gard to Spain is decided upon.
If the tragedy should be shown to be
due to an eccident that would
end the matter so far as Spain is
concerned, but if it should be proved to be
the result of design the situation would be
extremely serious, even though no evi
dences of Spanish treachery were discov
ered. Thy re would be a demand for an
Indemnity so large that Spain would hesi
tate to comply with it. But if treachery
were shown it is doubtful if war could be
avoided. The independence of Cuba would
be insisted upon probably, and xo that
Spain would not consent. Before every
thing else, however, we must have the
truth about the tragedy. When we get
that we- shall I hen be in a position to act.
The dispatches say the Castine may
have to go to Martinique to be docked.
Our more or less esteemed jingo contempo
raries talk about going to war. while as
a matter of fact we must depend upon
the courtesy of a foreign government to
have one of our small cruisers docked.
The greater part of the Atlantic coast
fleet is now in Southern waters, and there
is not a dock on American soil, or in an
American harbor, convenient for their ac.
commodation. In fact, the United States
has no dock at present anywhere on the
Atlantic seaboard in which one of the
battleships could be taken out of the wa
ter for repairs. There is a good deal more
involved in war than drum beating and
dress parados.
The navy department hopes to secure
the enlistment of a number of Southern
young men in the service, “it is believed,”
say the dispatches, “that the South offers
a most desirable class of young men w!io
are anxious to enter the naval service.”
Young Southern blood In the navy would
unquestionably do the institution good, in
more ways than one. It would add an ele
ment of incomparable fighters In time of
need, besides increasing the interest
which the South feels In the navy as an
institution and a part of the government's
defenses.
The wild, unreliable, sensational reports
which some newspapers are printing with
regard to the Maine disaster are educating
the people up to a proper appreciation of
fake journalism. The fakirs are steadily
destroying their own Influence.
PERSONAL.
—Mme. Patti delights in the game of
billiards and is a skillful player. Her
billiard room at Craig-y-Nos is one of the
handsomest in existence.
—Rev. Stopford W. Brooke has Just re
signed the pastorate of the First church
of Roston because he thinks that a pas
torate of eleven years is long enough these
days for both pastor and people.
—Miss Florence Higgins, instructor in
elocution in the Indiana Normal College,
has been appointed professor of oratory
in the Indiana Law School at Valparaiso.
She is very young and has been teaching
since she was 17 years old.
—Ex-Senator John B. Henderson has
thoroughly studied the problem of the
West Indies, and he predicts European
flags on the the islands will be pulled
down one affter the other until there will
be a powerful republic of the “United Isl
ands of America.”
BRIGHT BITS.
—Commercial Terms—‘‘What is Invest
ment, grandpa?”
“Well, it is giving a man a $5 dinner,
and then selling him a $2,000 bill of goods.”
—Detroit Free Press.
—Both Pleased—Browne—“Allow me to
have the pleasure of returning that five
.tji.lA. I the other day.”
Smythe—'“Thatfks; the pleasure is mine.”
—Harlem Life.
A Weekly Calendar—
The year had gloomily begun
For Willie Weeks, a poor man’s
SUN.
He was beset with bill and dun,
And he had very little
MON.
“This cash,” said he,"won’t Pay my dues,
I’ve nothing here but ones and
TUES.”
A bright thought struck him,and he said
‘The rich Miss Goldrocks I will
WED.”
But when he paid his court to her,
She li6ped, but firmly said “No,
THUR.”
VAlas!” said he, “then I must die!”
His soul went where they say souls
FRI.
They found his gloves,and coat, and hat;
The Coroner upon them
SAT.
—Carolyn Wells In Life.
cut RENT COMMENT.
The Educational (tunliflcntlon.
From the Wilmington (N. C.) 'Star (Dem.).
Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala.,
the biggest brained colored man in this
country, approves of educational qualifi
cations for voters, for the reason that it
will stimulate an interest in schools by ihe
classes that now take no interest in them
and have no desire to learn anything.
The Dnty of Congress.
From the Birmingham News (Dem.).
Let us first learn Ihe cause of the Maine
disaster, and when the facts are at our
command, wc will be prepared to act with
the assurance that we will be right in
whatever we do. Meanwhile Congress does
well to throttle any rash legislation which
would embarrass the administration and
which might precipitate war, which cool
judgment and the exercise of common
sense can avert.
Where the Money Comes From.
the Raleigh (N. C.) Post (Dem.).
It has always been a matter of curiosity
to us to know how the enormous sums of
money used to carry on war in Cuba
by the so-called “Junta” in this country
was raised. It is now stated, which seems
reasonable, that there are more than 100,-
000 Cubans employed in the cigar factories
in the United States, who receive good
wages, and each of these is assessed $1
per week for the cause, and he pays it.
This makes a sum of over $5,000,000. This
“Junta” can stay in this country and raise
a great deal of disturbance with that
amount.
Our Enormous Pension Harden.
From the Now York Tribune (Rep.).
Our pension list exceeds all Germany’s
army costs by more than $10,000,000 a year,
and is $30,000,000 more thart'lhat of France.
Only Russia's military expenditures upon
her giant army, patrolling Europe and
Asia from the Baltic to the Yellow sea,
and the Indian ocean, exceed the sum
which, thirty years after the close of the
war, we still annually pay over to our
pensioners. Russia’s military burden, all
told, is $176,942,(M0; our pension list Is not
quite equal to ibis. but. with the cost cf
our small army of 25,000 men added, the
aggregate exceeds it. Our military expend
itures are thus greater than those of cny
country in the world.
Eli’n War Anecdote.
“Do you know," said Eli Perkins to 'he
Nashville American, “that this is my sec
ond visit to Nashville since the war, and
X am simply astounded. I found on my
trip scores of cotton factories in the Caro
lines. and found Birmingham filling a con
tract for steel to be used in Glasgow. Ne
groes who used to pick cotton were mak
ing this iron."
"You don’t see as much fun down It re
now as you did in war times,” suggested
the reporter.
"No; it was all fun and fighting then. X
was on Gen. Chetlain's stuff in Memphis.
One day we were scouting down into Mis
sissippi, when we saw a gang of contra
bands running right towards us. They
were hatless and shoeless.
"\\ iioa, boys,” X shouted, holding up
both hands. "Where are you going?”
"Goin* to liberty, sah, goin’ to liberty.”
“Where did you come from?" I asked.
“We corned from Glnrel Forest’s place.”
"I suppose he treated you badly, didn't
he?”
No, he treated us fust rate, sah.”
“Starved you, didn't he?”
' “No; we don't look like starved niggers,
does we?” exclaimed an old fat darky.
“But what more do you want?” I asked.
“We dun. want liberty, sah!”
“Now, boys," I said, "aren't you foolish
to give up a good home and such a idee
place and such a kind master and go off up
North, where you have no certainty of
food and may find no place to sleep?”
"Wall, boss,” said the head darky,
thoughtfully', “de situation is open down
dar, and anybody can have it dat wants
it!”
Genius and Work.
William Dean Howells said recently
that hard work in literature made what
the world calls “genius”—with a brain,
of course, to begin with. And that recalls
a little story, says the Chicago Times -
Herald.
In conversation with Joel Chandler Har
ris a friend said: “You are one of the
fortunate authors; everything you touch
turns to gold. Life must be a very smooth
affair for you.”
“On the contrary,” was the reply, “life
is hard work to me. I get a good deal of
enjoyment out of it, but it’s more serious
than you think.”
"But, then, your genius—”
“Genius? Bosh!” he exclaimed. “It’s
hard work, I tell you! While some of you
fellows are sitting before the fire, dream
ing dreams and building castles that
crumble, I’m at a desk—at, work! I
haven't time to stare the fire out of coun
tenance, I d rather build log cabins on
earth than loaf around among the stars.
And that’s what I do. I nail myself to a
chair and bend to the work, and when
you see it flowing pretty fast you say:
‘That’s genius” Go to work, my brother
—go to work! Stick to your work and
you’ll win.
A youthful literary aspirant who was
present said:
"I shall practice what you preach!”
And away he went and got him a rollleir
top desk and a fine, revolving chair and a
ream of paper and all the other “helps to
literature.’’ And he “nailed himself to
the chair, and bent over that desk for
two weeks; but when he next made his
appearance, haggard and worn, he said:
tv ell, i ve been there for two weeks but
—the work won’t come. It’s ‘no go,’ I tell
you. Do you know anybody who wants
to buy a roller-top desk and a literary re
volving chair?”
Secret of Success.
I met a man yesterday who used to
be in the circus business, or at least in
one branch of it, for he made most or
the money he has now by keeping a
lemonade stand near the big tent-the
’ main top," he calls It, says a writer In
the Washington Post. Circus lemonade
has been so long a stock joke of the
humorist that X felt a desire to know
how it really is made. I asked the man
to tell me, and with perfect candor he
gave me this recipe:
"Take one barrel of water, preferably
ram water; add to it three pounds of
tartaric acid, a little cochineal, sugar to
and half a dozen lemons, sliced
thin.
The profits of his lemonade stand, he
told me, frequently reach SIOO a day.
“We make more in the cities than in
the country,” he said.
“Why?” I asked. “Because of the larger
crowd?"
“No," he answered, “but country peo
ple always eat the lemon. City people
leave it in the glass or simply throw It
on the grass, where it can be picked up
again. The real secret of success is
always save the floater.”
Alter all, I never knew anybody to
suffer from the effects of circus lemon
ade, and the plan of always saving
the floaters is really no more startling
than the little economy I saw practised
by a Washington hostess one afternoon
recently. She was giving a reception, and
in a momentary lull the young woman
at tite punch bowl asked for a servant
to empty the glasses which guests had
left half filled. The hostess did not even
whisper.
"My dear,” said she frankly, "pour it
all back into the punch bowl. It’s too
expensive to be wasted."
A Touching- Episode.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The note began “My dearest,” and then
went on to say:
"I am doing well at college—passed a hard
exam, to-day;
Athletics, too, are booming; think I’m
sure to make the crew,
But I will not talk of these things, dear,
my thoughts are all of you.
“I’ve been thinking of you daily—of the
happy days gone by,
Of the sunshine in your tresses, of the
love-light in your eye, .
And I’m longing, dearest, longing, for the
time to come once more
When we can be together by the river’s
murmuring shore.
“I am lonely—ah, so lonely, and I would
that you were here,
That I might teil my troubles to your
sympathetic ear.
And yet—l hate to ask it—but could you
spare for me
From your liberal allowance a ten spot or
a V?
“I am going to the Junior—with a girl you
do not know,
To the Sophomore and the Glee Club— and
I need the cash to blow.
Send it, dearest, I implore you, if you can,
and send It quick,
And believe me. 1 am always, dear, your
own beloved Dick.”
Then he read the missive over, made cor
rections here and there,
Rubbed his head and smiled quite softly
said; “I think 'twill make her stare.
“It’s no lie—she is a darling—she is a dar
ling and I’ve missed her.”
Then he folded, stamped and sealed It
and addressed It to his sister.
—The Evidence at Xland-Giles;"lt is said
that the scanty garments worn by the bar
barous races account for the unusuaj lon
gevity among them.”
Smiles—"l don’t doubt it. Just look at
the great age attained by our ballet-girls.”
News.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—lt may interest men who are losing the
natural covering of their heads to know
that an industrious Frenchman, with a
patience rivaling that of a Chinese puzzle
worker, has made a calculation of the
number of hairs on the average human
head. His estimate is 127,920. There i: re
probably few authorities in the world to
contradict Mm.
—The telephone has been introduced in
to the palace of the Grand Lama at Tibet,
who is thus enabled to issue his encycli
cals orally and at long range, ringing off
dissent and remonstrance in case any
schismatic within his pontificate were dis
posed to offer them. To complete the mod
ernizing of his court and papacy, the bicy
cle should now be introduced, the Grand
Lama leading the procession.
—Prof. Mikulicz of Breslau when per
forming operations has found it best to use
fine thread gloves which are made aseptic
in steam in the same way as surgical
bandages. “>Of course,” says the Argonaut,
"the hands are washed and disinfected in
the usual manner before the gloves fire
put on. The gloves have to be changed
several times during long operations; they
are worn by the assistants as well. ITof.
Mikulicz declares that none of the manip
ulations are rendered awkward or difficult,
and that, on the contrary, it is easier to
take and keep hold of tissues in gloves
than with the bare hand. He further rec
ommends the use of a respirator of ster
ilized muslin, in order to avoid danger
from mouth bacteria.”
—“During a recent session of the Ger
man Archaelogical Institute at Athens,
Greece,’’ says the New Orleans Picayune,
"theater tickets of ancient Hellenic times
were exhibited and discussed. They are
tiny metal plates, decorated in relief, and
found in considerable numbers in the city
and the Piraeus. Some of them are admis
sion marks to the theater of Dionysius, in
Athens, dating partly from the days of
Lycurgus, the orator and statesman, about
33) B. C. These tickets either present the
head of Minerva turned leftward—in con
tradistinction from coins, upon which her
face is invariably looking to the right—or a
lion’s head or a letter of the Greek alpha
bet. Those of the time of Lycurgus are
the oldest extant.”
—The scheme to bring pure water info
Jerusalem has been abandoned. “As all
visitors know.” says the Jewish Chronicle,
"the inhabitants of that city, of every
creed and nationality, and particularly
the poorer residents, suffer untold hard
ships In consequence of the scarcity of
drinking water. At the present time they
depend principally upon the supply col
lected in cisterns from, the rains which
fall during the rainy season—from De
cember to March. Some of the water
flows, in the first place, through the
streets of Jerusalem, before reaching the
tanks, which are above the houses.
Thence it trickles down into underground
cisterns, where it stagnates and breeds
all sorts of insects and impurities. And
this Is what the majority of the people
have to drink! Even if filtered and boil
ed, it would scarcely be safe to Imbibe
such stuff. And by the end of June even
this supply is often exhausted.”
—The largest generator for electric trac
tion work ever built is now under con
struction at the works of the General
Electric Company at Scjienectady, N. Y„
for the Louisville Railway Company The
completed machine will have twenty-two
poles, an output of 2,400 kilowatts, or 3-000-
horse power, and will be driven at a sliced
of seventy-five revolutions per minute by
a 4,000-horse power, cross-compound en
gine. The generator will be constructed
to stand an overload of about one-third,
so that the capacity in case of emere-enl
cies may equal 3,200 kilowatts, or over
4,000-horse power. The field frame is 19
feet In diameter by 4 feet 1 inch in width
the diameter of the armature is 12 feet 9
inches, the commutator 9 feet 8 inches
and the shaft 2 feet 3 inches. The weight
of the armature and commutator is 83000
pounds, and the total weight of the gen
erator complete is 174,000 pounds.
—There is a movement on foot In Berlin
to provide free courses to physicians, in
which they shall be Instructed in all the
laws bearing upon the profession and Its
practice, says the New York Tribune
There as here, the young man fresh from
the university does not know much, and is
in great need of a post-graduate course to
acquaint him with branches of his urofos
sion of which he will some day stand in
urgent need. According to the plan pro
posed, those who have taken degrees and
diplomas are to bo supplied with further
instruction, receiving clear explanation of
the laws concerning accidents, insurance
judiciary, functions and the like, so far
as possible perfecting their equipment for
the arduous and responsible duties of their
profession. Formerly they picked up this
information as they went along, with the
chance of possessing some sort of materv
Of it late in life; now it is to be impArred
as a part ot the reffular
—Anyone that has observed the ways of
animals must have noticed how many
even insignificant little creatures have
very good manners, says Our Animal
Friends. You may think it strange that
an animal can give lessons in politeness
but, after all, politeness is necessary in a
community, and the animals that live and
i^n, tOK u ther ’ that lea,i an - v sort of so
cial life, have to be considerate of one an
other’s feelings. You cannot be sociable
artd selfish both. Have you never sren a
number of ants working to move a large
morsel of food to their larder? it would
be perfectly absurd for one ant to trv to
lug away the delicacy by himself, and he
has sense enough not to attempt it In
stead, he calls as many of his friends as
he can and they all work with a will
There is no disorderly jostling or quarrel
ing, because that would interfere with the
accomplishment of their purpose Thev
politely help one another for the common
good. Of course, ants, we may say be
long to one family, and it is only natural
that they should lx- polite. Many animals
are ponte to others that are not of their
species. A littie girl friend of ours was
lately much distressed by the loss of her
pet cat For several weeks nothing was
heard of the cat. Then, one morning he
appeared on the doorstep of his home and
seemed so thankful to be taken in and
petted that it was supposed he liad been
stolen and kept a prisoner. After he had
been warmly welcomed by his hum-m
friends, the fox terrier of the family rush
ed into the room, showing that he had
only just learned of the cat’s return The
scene that followed was the funniest you
can imagine With every demonstration
of Jy- the little dog ran to the eat ami
J Cklng hlB face - oa he might have
licked his master’s hand. Ail that dr
he never wearied of showing th 4 cat at
tention. He was indefatigably polite
Very likely the two animals talked to each
other in their language, which we are not
clever enough to understand, and the dog
sympathized with the trying experience
that his poor friend had been through. We
(lull human beings never found out w'hcre
that cat had been, of what he suffered
but whether or not the dog understood’
he was kind, and loving, and polite, to the
cat, and in a few days pussy- seemed as
happy as If he had not a care in the
world. All his troubles were forgotten
SMidcr the influence of kind treatment
In all the world there is no other trev,— .
so pure, so sweet, so safe, so speedy fT, r ,
serving,purifying, and beautifying theV
scalp, and hair, and eradicating eve,, ,"'
mor, as warm baths with Cctictbv L,
and gentle anointings with Cumuiu ,o,'!’
ment), the great skin cure. 1 lal,
(Qtlcura
Is soli thronahoot the world. f .
Dri'*j amd Chkm. Corp.. Sole l*rops., Boston. a
About the Skin, Scalp and Hair,”
EVERY HUMOB'nagtASr*
AS TO SILK WAISTS,
Hundreds of the newest conceits in Silk
Waists await your inspection here— fresh
from the largest and best manufacturer
in the country.
We invite you to look over this Silk
Waist stock. It’s not a dozen or so waist
bui a collection worth coming to see
You can get Silk Waists here now th at
will not be shown in this vicinity lor .
month.
HERE ARE THE ITEMS.
Green and Black Silk Waists, tucked
blouse effects, $9.50.
Plaids and Striped Silk Waists, biouw
effects, SB, $7 and $8.50.
Plain Silk and Satin Waists, blouse ct
fects, crush collars, $4.50 to $7.
Come and see the others.
NEW DRESS STUFFS.
Silk and w-001, woven together as never
before; new designs and color combina
tions.
Silk and Wool Plaids.
Bengaline weaves, in the new modes,
slates, browns, greens, also black, at M
to 75c a yard.
An unparalleled collection of Novelty
Dress Goods. Weavers and designers nev.
er approached perfection as nearly as
this season.
ORGANDIES.
More of our matchless Organdies havj
been received this week. You can’t dupli
cate the selection in the city and our
prices are so modest. Note how they run:
All of the latest colorings at 15c, 25c and
35c a yard.
In Solid Colors Organdies, light blue,
pink, yellow cream and lavender, two
yards wide, at 50c yard.
LADIES' SKIRTS.
More of them in this week. You won't
find a more attractive line. The material,
cut and finish is all correct. The prices
from $2 to SB.
SUITS are offered this week at prl-es
below the ordinary. The suits are ele
gant in every detail and are right up to
date.
NEW ARRIVALS.
Beautiful LIBERTY PLEATINGS In all
shades, ruehings side revers, plain and
sherried, Moussellne.
SASHES in all shades, laced trimmed.
An exquisite assortment of Plaids and
Ribbons. Double-face Satin Ribbons ii
all shades and widths.
A WORD ON LOW PRICES.
Bargains at this store mean somethin?
more than low prices.
Quality is the first consideration.
Often small figures elsewhere are at
tractive, but with undoubted possibility
of deception.
Safety lies in a customer’s expert knowl
edge of the goods or the reliability of the
store selling them.
Our store Is reliable, always to be de
pended upon.
Daniel Hogan,
The corner Broughton and Barnard sts.
Coal,Coke,Wood
A large supply of all
grades and sizes. Consult
us before snaking your pur
chases.
Just received a cargo of
Foundry and Domestic Coke,
nice and clean. Just the
thing for grates.
An enormous supply Do
mestic Lump Coal.
Office and Yard Foot Lincoln Street
’PHONE 68-
C. H. DIXON & CO.
R B. Neal, F. P. Millard.
President Vice President.
NEAL-MILLARD CO.
Bay ami Whitaker Street*.
Dealers In
Pill Oils in Initi
Steamboat and Mill Supplies,
Sash, Doors and Blinds,
Lime, Cement and Plaster,
-AND
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE.
SAVANNAH, GA.
GEORGIA MISI PROJf SEED OAK
Tiiene outs were ruiaeU iu this
section and are of a superior quality
TEXAS SEED OATS,
GEORGIA SEED RYE.
CRIMSON CLOVER
HAT, GRAIN, ETC., CHICKEN FEED
COW FEED, ETC.
T. J. DAVIS,
’PHONE $23, lib BAT ST., WEST.
OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 for 25 cent*, •*
Business Office Morning News,