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4 THE SAVANNAH PRESS Whitaker and St. Julian streets. TELEBMONE NUMBER. 513 The French crisis has again been sidetracked. Matt Quay is suffering from an acute case of no quorum. Florida proj»oses to build sugarcane patches to protect the orange trees. Yellow fever germs left in this coun try last fall are as dead as embalmed beef. Valdosta is rapidly becoming the chief city of the wiregrass section of Georgia. The world begins to realize after all that Aguiraldo was not born on Feb. 22. Kipling's poem has been parodied et..l imitated until there is no room for further satire. / "Independence under a protectorate" is former Colonel Bryan's prescription for the Filipinos. Governor Johnston of Alabama is said to have entered the race for the United States senate. The war is not over In the cortes. Not much. The Eagans nnd Algers of Spain are to be shot. Hon. F. H. Colley of Wilkes county has discovered that pineapples eaten freely keep off the grip. The Royalists may yet rise in France. The Duke of Orleans is only waiting for a favorable opportunity. The "shameful capitulation of San tiago" has been denounced in the Span ish cortes by Count d’Alemas. An exchange nominates Mark Hanna for governor of the Philippines "or any other old place twenty thousand miles away.” The Jacksonville Times-Union fears that Aguinaldo Is too small in width and height to resemble. George Wash ington. One dollar in every S2O of personal property in New York is returned for taxation. Yet New York has - law against robbery. Secretary Long tells the senate that Schley’s conduct was "reprehensible." This was the first that Schley had ever heard of It. Bishop Potter, referring to woman's highest calling, says: "Wifehood, motherhood, sisterhood, and love; these are woman's sphere.” The St. Paul Globe wittily remarks . “that returns from the various fruit . belts are all in with the exception of ] Mr. Quay's plum tree.” , The house has passed the measure appropriating the $20,000,000 to pay , Spain for the Philippines. When will Spain deliver the goods? There are times when the Washing ton Post is compelled to pause *and 1 1 W’onder what in the dickens Billy Ma- I son started the war for. "In these up-to-date times,” observes ' the rubber tire editor of the Washing ton Post, "the foolish virgin is the one 1 who forgets her bicycle oil.” It is to bo hoped that the warm weather will not overtake the beef in vestigation. The stiffer the weather the better for the postmortem. When the Filipino bugler sounded his tin horn as a signal for the burning of Manila he played "There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight.” The Birmingham Age-Herald was once the champion of Governor John- , ■ton of Alabama. Now It calls him "Joseph, the Czar of Jefferson.” "It is conceded," remarks Editor Bar- j rett, "that the peach crop in Georgia , and the plum crop in Harrisburg, Pa., are not as promising as they once , were." , “It is a wonder,” remarks the At- i lanta Constitution, “that the navy de- ] partment doesn’t see that its attiude | is hurting Sampson and helping ■; Schley." The Merrimac Manufacturing com- 1 pany of Lowell. Mass., will build a 200,- ' 000-spindle cotton mill at Huntsville, 1 Ala. This is one Merrimac that can not 'be sunk. ' The Americus Herald inquires: “Can any one tell us what we are going to do with the Filipinos after we have thoroughly beaten them?" Yes; we shall probably bury them. Mr. Bryan's donation to the state j university of Georgia of $250 for the'; best essay on government has not been ■ ■ used. The athletic association in col- ; lege wants it. This might give rise to essays on government by force. > The navy department is not pleased with the way people are presenting “ swords and giving dinners to Admiral Schley. All such favors should be for warded byway of the department and 1 be subject to the approval of Secretary ‘ Long. ■ i The people of Georgia should make ; the dedication of the "ueorgia monu-11 ments to our dead heroes at Chicka- 1 1 mauga national park one of the great': events in the state's history in this closing year of the century. The date ’ has been fixed for Thursday. May 11. 1 It is a positive treat to ride upon the ’ parlor cars of the Central of Georgia railway. These coaches are handsome ly appointed, are very comfortable, and . have excellent attention. They are well patronized both on the up and down trains. Their addition to the day ser- . vice of the Central is a great improve- ■ ment. Every traveler who uses them ( has reason to thank Manager Egan for . putting them on. Not since the blue flyer ran between Savannah and At lanta with a lightning schedule of the Nancy Hanks has there been such com fortable transportation on the day train. The long rides between Savan nah, Macon, and Atlanta are really de lightful under new conditions. THE SAVANNAH PRESS: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 24. 1899. SHSTEKIKG THE MEN OFT. The same conditions which gave Sa vannah the advantage over other southern cities for the encampment and transportation of troops makes it pre eminently the place for mustering them out. Over 30,009 men have been shipped from Savannah to Cuba and Porto Rico without a single mishap. The largest transports come and go and the big transportation lines have good ter minals and plenty of facilities for handling troops. The government store house, with a million of rations, is still In Savannah; the government hospital, i the largest og the south Atlantic coast, is here, and It would be the most nat ural thing In the world to suppose that Savannah would be the point selected for the landing, encampment, and mus tering out of the Seventh army corps and other volunteer organizations now in Cuba and Porto Rico. Our informa tion Is that several thousand soldiers will actually be mustered out here. The only objection we have heard, that the government could not afford to muster out volunteers here and then pay their way to their homes in the west, really has nothing in it. The rail road lines are eagerly competing for this business and the returning soldier gets low rates from camp to his own state. Soldiers going home on furlough and soldiers returning after their dis charge are eagerly watched by the pas senger agents and the government will find no difficulty in getting them home at very low rates. They can be mus tered out here more advantageously than in Missouri. Nebraska, or any oth er state. It could be done more expe ditiously in one camp, for the same of ficers could muster out all the regi ments and receive all the government property in one central depot, where It could be easily stored and shipped back to Washington, Philadelphia, or New York. Otherwise the government would lie forced to send separate re cruiting officers to every state capital and to receive and collect government property from 20 different states. Ev ery question of convenience, economy, and expedition favor the concentration of volunteer troops In Savannah, so that they may be mustered out here. After the conflagration in Manila the work of "benevolent assimilation" in the Philippines is badly blocked. * RUDYARD KIPLINS. The Press regrets to hear of the Ill ness of Rudyard Kipling. He is the ge uius of the nineteenth century and will be the inspiration of the twentieth. England and America have many writ ers of talent, but Kipling is a master. His stories and sketches are far ahead of anything in English print. His ar ticles from India, "Plain Tales From the Hills,'? "Barrack Room Ballads,” his collection, "A Day’s Work,” are touches of real genius. All of his poetry is fine, but the "Recessional" and "White Man's Burden" stand out with the marks of real greatness. Kipling’s works improve upon acquaintance. As a dialect, writer he has no equal in this age. He seems to be a master of every tongue. He gives the talk of the na tive on the Ganges with as much fa cility as he reproduces the brogue of Private Mulvaney or the slang of the American slums. Such versatility is not equaled by a living writer. Who else could write a sketch of a locomo tive and make it talk in the roundhouse with the technical knowledge and me chanical accuracy of Kipling. His sketch. "007” is a wonder in itself. The story about "The Bridge Builders" takes one to the banks of the big river in India and opens in-a fascinating way every bolt and rivet and truss and pier shoe so that you become as familiar with the bridge as you do with your bi cyole. Another writer like Kipling will not be developed in many years. His poetry gives the best expression to the leading thought of the day. It is ■ sketchy, humorous, and, more than that, heroic and intellectual. We hear that Rudyard Kipling is ill; we trust that it does not mean that he is going to leave us. We could not afford to do without him. The world is mucu better off because of his splenum work. Richmond county holds the record for the largest yield of sweet potatoes in Georgia—74o bushels to the--acre. SAVANNAH AND SOUTHERN TRAVEL We heara great deal about the heavy : tide of travel setting in toward Florida. ■ But the railroad men do not seem to be ' very anxious to have the heavy tide of travel set in toward Savannah. The big railway systems, with their enor mous caravansaries at Tampa and Miami are working for the east coast and west coast of Florida, but none of these systems seems to think it neces sary to work for this city. We have never gotten the socalled tqurist rates and yet the railroad man who secures these for Savannah will make himself immortal and will do an excellent thing for his transportation line. During the Spanish-American war we saw Mr. Plant and Mr. Flagler secure for their systems United States camps. Now they are busy hauling the northern tourists. Occasionally upon their re turn Savannah catcher, a few thousand of these northern travelers, but no well directed effort is made to stop this travel in Savannah going south. Sa vannah is far more interesting than Florida. We presume the best thing to do would be to secure for this city a big railroad hotel. Perhaps the Cen tral railway or the Georgia and Ala bama might put up something at this end of the line to rival the caravansa ries of Florida. Northern tourists who come here declare that no southern city is more attractive than Savan nah. Savannah seems to have no ac tive friends in the great railway sys tems, but her situation, her climate, her natural beauty and historic interest make her a most desirable objective for northern travel. NORTH DAKOTA DIVORCES. The people who wish to get divorces r speedily, quietly, and, usually, without i adequate cause will learn with sorrow - that the North Dakota legislature has i passed a bill, which the governor un i doubtedly will approve, making it nec > essary to have lived a year in the state ? before beginning suit for divorce. For : a time South Dakota was the Mecca -of couples that yearned for an imme r diate release from martial ties. Later - on North Dakota and Oklahoma took 1 Its place. Oklahoma alone, remains , now and territorial divorces are not , held in as high esteem as state di- - vorces. t The action of the North Dakota leg -1 islature wili deprive of business some - lawyers who have been making divorce s suits a specialty. It will cut down the / custom of some hotelkeepers in the fa- - vorite divorce resorts. It will help the s reputation of the state, which has suf e sered by reason of its being a bidder , for divorce business. The courts of 1 some states have looked with great i contempt upon these easily obtained s i/akota decrees, and have denied their - validity. Thus North Dakota has been r getting many people into serious legal r complications. ’ “The firm of Dewey, Duty & Des -1 tiny,” observes the Washington Post, ' "has a superb delivery service.” THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN. , The “white man’s burden” in the south is the negro. But he carries that , burden cheerfully and only asks that outsiders keep their hands off. As a forceful illustration rtf this the Nash ville American points out that the re cent severe weather demonstrated the t true relation between the white citizens t and the negro of the south. "Here in Nashville,” observes The . American, "the leading business men of the city stopped their usual vocations and bent their energies to the work of I relieving the suffering of the poorer Classes, the large majority of whom were negroes. The same was true of other southern cities, where the unpre i cedented weather brought distress to i this improvident race. The negro in the south Is the ward and dependent of the white citizen. It is from the lat ter that he gets his employment, his aid and comfort in time of distress. It is the whites who pay for his schools and In many instances for h>s churches; it is the whites who are hts good friends, and the negro knows it. and if left alone there never would be trouble between him and hls southern fellowcitizen of the Caucasian race." Rudyard ipling is a genius, but I he is Independent In hls manners and given to snubbing the toadies , of society who are wont to grovel at the feet of literary and other Hons. He , accepted an invitation the other day to . meet some New York people and lis [ tened to several of his “Barrack Room , Ballads" set to music. They say that i all the invited guests, except Mr. Kip i ling, were charmed. Perhaps Mr. Klp i ling was charmed likewise, but he . seems to have omitted to give expres . Mon to his feoUngs. After the musical entertainment was completed Mr. Kip • ling, without uttering a word and . keeping his glance fixed on the door, , arose, stuck his hands in his pockets, put on his great coat, bade hls host goodnight, and went away. As an evidence of the wave of pros perity which has struck the iron and ; steel industry It may be mentioned that ■ the price of steel billets in Pittsburg ’ has risen to $20.25 a ton and of Bes- ■ semer pig iron to sl2. I TRY TO FORGET. R. C. Smith. I try to forget, but the memory Os things we have said and done. Is far too sweet and tender. The battle is lost, not won. I try to forget, but to please you, , Perhaps—l may be wrong; , But I never am very successful I cannot forget you long. . Other things are tried in the effort,, . The figures turn into your eyes, ’ Books hold only your picture, All things are but you in disguise. And, why should I forget you? Though you frown, and say I will, . In pleasure and even in sadness Your mem’ry is with me still. If distant, I dream of our meeting, If near I forget all thb rest; ■ You fill out my thoughts of existence; Why should I forget? Is it best? Is it best to forget what is dearest? Ist it best to always feel pain? Why should I forget you, sweetheart, If the effort is always vain? TO HOLD HER HANDS. Birch Arnold in Detroit Journal. She skating goes, my lassie fair. With rosy cheeks and gold brown hair. And solemnly she does declare, With crafty cunning, I can see, She cannot skate •unless there be Some smiling, charming, willing “he" To hold her hands. "Why’, not alone? No, no, indeed? I have no strength, I’m like a reed, And truly, dear. I really need Support and confidence to go.” And thus with cheeks and eyes aglow She checks me when I fain would know Who holds her hands. Ah, well, the springtime blossoms go To join the fallen ’neath the snow. And life must lose its roseate glow, She, too. may tremble yet with fear Lest spoilers dare to venture near, And steal the heart she treasures dear, I And hold her hands. BRYAN DID IT. Rome Tribune. Bryan stirred them up against im perialism in the northwest. A correspondent writes us from Lau sanne that the district of Lavaux, sit uated between Lausanne and Vevey and having a population of 10,000, is at this moment in the proud position of | being able to boDst that in the several | prisons* in the district there is not a single.prisoner. A white flag floats over every prison in token of this praiseworthy fact ami-virtue reigns su- • preme in the canton of Vaud. —Petit | Marseille* PRESS COMMENTS. * SAVANNAH'S AUDITORIUM. Liberty County Herald. The Herald is pleased to see that an auditorium is being talked of for Sa vannah. We suggested such a move three or four years ago. The benefits to be derived are almost innumerable. We hope to see the auditorium built. ARE THEY CAPABLE? Jacksonville Times-Union. Are not the Cubans industriously demonstrating that it will take them some years to grow to the elevation of decent selfgovernment? And if so how long will it take the Tagal, the Ygo rote, the Moro, the Visayan, the Negrito, and the Bugcaters? THE DIVINE RATIO. Memphis Scimitar. The silverites in and about Macon, Ga., are rejoicing over the fact that the temperature thereabout during the recent blizzard ranged between 16 above and 1 below zero. They regard it as nature’s vindication of the "divine ratio.” HOW IT HAPPENS. Brunswick Times. i Admiral Schley while on waiting or | ders gets $4,000 a year. Eagan, who has 'been given six years’ vacation to devel op his plantation in Hawaii, gets $5,500 a year. And that good man McKinley did ft, says the Houston Post. THE GLORY OF GOMEZ. Memphis Scimitar. It pays to be an adventurer some times and in some places. There is Gomez, for instance, making a tri umphal progress to Havana to gather in his three-million-doUar rakeoff in the game of revolution. BACON. Walton News. What shall we do for Bacon? Well, we have made him senator and he serves us well and truly. When the Democratic party selects its presiden tial candidate from tha, south Bacon will not be forgotten. HOW THEY GROUP THEMSELVES. Columbus Enquirer-Sun. Small manufacturing plants natural ly cluster around big ones. Columbus people will build a large cotton factory, and while it Is going up no doubt a number of small industries will be es tablished here. SCHLEY IS SATISFACTORY. Birmingham News. The Sampson-Schle" controversy has broken out again. , This time Admiral Scheley answers the charges made against him. His answer is comnWe and will prove satisfactory to the coun try at large. ABSENCE OF PARTY FEELING. Charleston News and Courier. The chief characteristic of the gen eral assembly, whose session came to a close in the early nours of yesterday, i was the marked absence, on the surface at least, of party » lug. NOTICE Til AG. NO 2.” Macon Telegraph. If Senor Agoncillo will apply to Senor Sagasta he will get some valuable pointers as to the best method of se curing the cooperation of the European powers against America. small Factories. Valdosta Times. A dozen small factories in any town in Georgia will be worth more than one big factory, even though double the amount of money should be Invested in the single enterprise. LOOKING FOR A VICTIM. Columbia State. The Spaniards are exceedingly anx ious for somebody to kick. The ad ministration might save itself a job it has undertaken by sending General Miles over to them. ITS SURPLUS INCOME. Macon Telegraph. The Standard Oil company seems to be put to it to know what to do with its enormous income. Its’latest invest ment is $4,900,000 in a gold mine. THE SPLIT ACT. Cincinnati Post. In his speech at Boston President McKinley appears to have accom plished the split act in away to make all the artists green with envy. WHERE MASON BALKED. Sparta Ishmaeltte. Senator Mason, for all hls brave and decent talking, voted to carry out the imperial program. Not every man has the courage of his convictions. SMELL OF SULPHUR. Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Bryan is for "independence for the Filipinos under a protectorate.” The protection they are now getting has a smell of sulphur in it. INTERNATIONAL COMITY. Augusta Tribune. The English are observing Washing ton's birthday. It is now in order to make her majesty's birthday a legal holiday with us. GRANNY HOAR. Atltnta Constitution. Old Uncle Hoar is now referred to as a traitor by some of his party organs. But he still wears a beautiful smile of contentment. EGAN STILL HAS A JOB. Birmingham Age-Herald. Eagan works dally in the war depart ment aiding the only Alger in getting up slanders and language against Gen eral Miles. HE WAS FRETTY STEADY. Atlanta Journal. There does not appear to have been any "uhsteadiness of purpose” in Schley’s statement to the senate. JACK THE KILLER. Washington Post. Mr. Reed has been widely advertised to appear in the role of Jack the Ad ministration Measure Killer. CAN’T UNDERSTAND IT. Washington Post. The Porto Ricans are a little slow in understanding how they can be gov erned without being robbed. A SQUARE LICK. Columbus Enquirer-Sun. Admiral Schley ‘flung dat last brick.” It struck Mr. Secretary Long squarely between the eyes. HE WRITES WELL. Washington Post. It will be perceived that Admiral Schley writes as accurately as_he Bhoota. -- s I SPRING HATS. | u Derbys and Alpines o V In Black, Pearl, and Brown. X I ALL LATEST SHAPES. | Some new ideas never before shown. Come and see them. & Spring Style Shoes, I Tan and Black, Vici, and Box Cali, in all the iC latest styles and colors, at our usual popular A prices. • jr Still Selling Suits and Overcoats at g 35 Per Cent Discount for Cash. X M. DR VF US, 1 127 Congress Street west. Opp. City Market. Cjermania $3.00 Shoes FOR. Quality $3.00 Shoes FOR LA.I3IES. All styles. The best values for the money on the market. Please call and see them. GEIL&QUINT SOLE AGENTS, 205 Broughton Street West. SAVANNAH * THEATRE. Commencing Thursday, Feb. 23—3 Nights, With Friday and Saturday Matinee. THE PIONEER OF POPULAR PRICES, EUNTICE GOODRICH AND THE CLEVER CHILD ACTRESS, TEE T2OD O H. A.. The Most Perfect of Pictur. Machines, the VIRVESCOPE, introducing Miss GOODRICH in Serpentine Dances. Fridav Nght—“ WANTED, A HUSBAND.” Sa uic’av Matinee —“PHISILLB.” i;r ay Nght—“DAD’S BOY.” POPULAR ADMISSION 10c„ 20c„ 30c. Friday and Saturday Matinees —price of admission 10c. and 20c. $25 will be given away Saturday night to the pers on holding the lucky number. SEATS ON SALE. Next attraction. "UNDER THE RED ROBE," Feb. 27-28. Monday and Tuesday, Tuesday Matinee, Feb. 27 and 28, . The Gr at New Ycrk Success—The Brilliant Romance, “Under the Red Robe.” From the N ivel by STANLEY WEYMAN. Dramatized by EDWARD ROSE, adapter of “THE PRISONER OF ZENDA,” with a powerful cast, including IVL-EL. WILLIAM JMCOEITIXS. MANAGEMENT OF JULIUS CAHN. Mounted elaborately, with all of the Original Scenery and Effects. Seats on sale WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22. Prices—Night, $1.50, sl, 75c., 50c., and 25c; Matinee, sl, 75c., 50c., and 25c. Next attraction. BALDWIN-MELVILLE COMPANY, March 2,3, 4. WEDNESDAY, Matinee and Night, April 19, GRAND TESTIMONIAL BENEFIT TENDERED Manager X> A.VE3 A. WHIS BY THE “SOG-AUff’S ALLEY” CO., Headed by the Great Comedian, THE YELLOW KID. The other day a Louisville woman found fault with something her ser vant had done. "If such a thing occurs again, Nora, I shall have to get another servant,” she said. “Oi wish yez wud," replied Norah'; “they’s a plinty a. worruk for two av j us.”—Louisville Dispatch. 7 —— * Two commercial travelers were com paring notes. “I have been out three weeks," said the first, ‘‘and have only got four or ders.” | “That beats Tne,” said the other. “I have been out four weeks and have l only got one order and that’s from the I firm to come home.”