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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-02-08
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05

1t is astonishing how many prevarica-
tors are taking part in the Gordon-Bacon
campaisn-that is, if all are prevaricators
who are stated to be such. 1t is not an
unusual thing to see in the organs of one
or the other of the candidates statement
that report has appeared in print from
some part or other Of the State which is
without any foundation. These state
ments generally take the form OF letter
to the editor, though sometimes they APP
pear az dispatches and are unsigned. The
anxious public is informed that the report
which has appeared In print pretending to
give an extract from the eloquent speech
of Mr.. Blank, or the number affected to
tears by the eloquent Mr..
Blanks soulstirring words, is
a prevarication of the worst
sort, and calculated to cause an upheaval
of society If it IS not corrected at once.
The people could stand the strain for an
indefinite time if the exposure of the
mendacity of writers of letters and
dispatches relating to the campaign did
not occur so often, but the frequency and
bOldness with which the assertion ia made
that this or that thing is not founded on
truth is calculated to destroy public con-
fidence in all Of the reports respecting
the progress of the campaign. VINO
knows what to believe when correspond
ent asserts something which another cor
respondent Immediately contradicts2
Compare the reports of the same meet
ing as they appear in the organs of the
opposing candidates, and it will be noted
with surprise how widely they differ. The
conviction cannot be avoided that there Is
an attempt on he part Of somebody To
AVOID the ruth rather than tell il. Parti-
san feeling runs 80 strong that political
friond is placed in a favorable light even
II he does not deserve to be placed there,
while political opponent is dealt with as
il he We're not entitled 10 anything like
ju stce.
The people are not 40 partisan that they
don't want the truth. They prefer it TO
taleehood, however unpalatable it may be.
They don't want to be deceived up 20 the
last moment only to be rudely awakened
to the fact that they have been misled.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
Tales of a Big Wind.
From the Pht1adelpAta Press.

Stories of the recent cyclone In Ohio are
coming in quite freely. but they do not APP
proach the marvellous stories OF the torn do
that swept up the valley of the roaring Co.
dorus, IN York county, in the cold spring OF
le42. After the storm we speak of one
farmer found that his well had been pulled
up by the roots and was hanging on the limbs
OF white oak tree four miles away. A cell
lar belonging to one of his neighbors was
split IN Two, One-half of it being blown
through stoue-quarry and the other half
turned up endwise against haystack in the
adjoining county. A flock Of geese were COM
pletely stripped of their feathers by the
wind, and dried-apple pie was blown
through the side of school house,
terrifying the teacher and scholars,
besides running a large map of the grass
hopper districts of Kansas. A large barn con-
tanning thirteen tons of hay was lifted off its
foundations and carried bodily six miles down
the Valiey. where IL settled down so squarely
that the doors could be opened without PRIV
ing them. The wind blew the tails Off six
Durham cows, and Berkshire pig weighing
zoo pounds was blown completely through his
skim the hide remaining in standing posi-
ton and preserving an expression OF natural
ness that deceived many visitors. The boun-
dairy lines of several townships we're bent all
out of shape, so that they looked like a curled
hair mattress on a hot griddle, and the air
was blown so completely out of the valley that
people had TO go up on the hills when they
wanted to breathe,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
BRIGHT BITS.

JOHN HENRY, at 4, eating green corn, was
bothered with the silk: IL wish" said he.
whoever made this cUrn had pulled out the
bastlng threads"
LITTLE fOur-year -old Maud, who has very
strict notions as to the sanctity Of the Sab
bath. asked her mamma the other day whether
cnlckens LAID eggs on Sunday.
THEY we're speaking of Central Africa.
"DO those cannlbals ever come TO Paris?" in
CURED Mr.. PrudhOmme OF the explorer.
while they are here?" 'Oh, they bring some
canned meat with them, l suppose. 10
change.
RESOLUTION passed at recent private
meeting: That every follower of Mr..
Chamberlain should, in humble imita-
button hole. This new opposition to the
Primrose League Will be known as "The
Orchid Squad. "-Punch.
A SMOKER presents his open cigar case to
his neighbOr on his right. Thanks, L don't
smoke" He then turns to his neighbor on the
left. 81 don't smoke; much obliged His
wife whispers IN his ear; Are you not going
to offer one to the CaptainP mo, love; he
smokes-I know he dOes."-Philadelpht
Wears.
WILLIE, aged 5. and Oracle. aged 6, we're
overheard by their aunt husily discussing
some ONT. Eyes, Willie, he is a Quaker"
said Oracle, positively. "He doesn't wear
gray clothes, does he?' asked Willie. well,
he's a Quaker" replied Oracle. "WhO is a
Quaker2" asked aunJie. "GOd, " answered the
little ones in confident chorus.
THE tenor in one Of our church choirs had
his equanmity somewhat disturbed last Sun
lay evening by large pinch bug flying IN his
mouth while he was in the middle Of render
ing beautiful musical selection. The hard
winged specimen was expelled with great
velocity and died an untimely death. not,
however. before hehad considerably married
the effect OF the anthem.-Saginalo iMich.)
Nelos.
THERE is a fellow in Chicago, not strange to
say, who takes the cake for unauthorized
gall" He sends his circulars out all over the
country, iDcl0sing return envelope. ad-
dressed, 1.-The Leading Clothing Salesman of
America" with street and number Chicago,
Ill, and in the corner of the envelope Is
printed his name as special I artner N the
Chicago Is great in all things !-AinnedDoli
Tribune.
PORCINE PECULIARITIEs.-
Some dozens OF men went off on the train,
On the high rolling train at the evening
hour;
Each man with newspaper solaced his brain,
And each was uncOmmonly solid and sour;
For men must sit and women must stand
And pOnteness IS scarce in this beautiful land,
When the cars are hOmeward rolling.
Some dozens Of women went off on the train
AS the shadows fell at the close Of the day;
To enter it sooner they tried in vain.
ElDowed and pushed and kicked out Of the
way;
For men must sit and women must stand
And the prOwess of man is brutay grand
When the cars arc hOmeward rolling.
The men in their chivalry captured each seat
On the high rolling train with the sun in the
West;
The women stood up on their poor tired feet,
And vainly they lOnged for a chance to rest;
For men must sit and women must stand,
And hogs are cheap in this part Of the land
When the cars are horneward rolling.
The Judge.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05

DR.. FELTON, says that he is working sin
cerely in the interest of Maj. Bacon and
that he has no gubernatorial aspirations
at present. This statement, doubtless,
win have a quieting effect upon both
Maj. Bacon and Gen. Gordon, and even
upon the dark horses. There is no objec-
tion to the DOCTORS talking, but there
would be protests at once if he were to
intimate that he had designs upon the
Governorship.
1t is said that in discussing Gen. Cor
don. the doctor deals only in facts-that
he INDUCES in no flights of elOquence ana
no figures of speech. He spoke for three
hours at Montezuma, and If he handled
only facts during all that time. he must
have built quite a wall of them across the
pathway OF Gen. Gordon to the Governor.
ship. 1t is marvellous, however, how
rapidly things claimed to be facts disap-
pear when the light OF truth is let in upon
them. There can be no doubt, however,
that the doctor states nothing as fact
which he does not believe to be such. 1t
should not be forgotten, however, thatmost
people are much moro ready to accept as
facts the things which support the side
they favor than the things which favor
the side they oppose As a rule. there
fore, when man declares that he deals in
nothing but facts, he means that he makes
statements which he has card and asser-
tions which he believes to be true.
There is no doubt that it is a fact that
Gen. Gordon is whooping up the voters
with brass band. The Augusta Chroni-
Gle thinks, evidently, that this is not a
legitimate way of conducting a cam
pagn, since It makes the following rather
startling inquiry: sis this a campaign
for Daltering the walls OF Jericho? Are
the people Of Georgia children, or dull
lards, to be cOzeued and charmed into the
support of candidate in this sort OF
way?" IL is probable that Gen. Gordon
isn't bothering himself about the walls OF
jericho. lie isn't troubled about any
thing 50 ancient. He has brought the
brass band into the campaign with the
idea. doubtless, that it can batter down
DR.. Felton's wall Of alleged facts. II bis
idea proves to be a success, the brass
band will be at a premium and the doc
tors facts at a discount. The Result of
the contest between the brass band and
the Doctors facts will be awaited With
considerable interest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05

The First Comptroller of the Treasury,
Hon. NJ. j. Durham, Of Kentucky, and
Gov. Knott of that State, have had
rather spicy correspondence, growing out
OF private letter, which somehow or
other got into print, in which Mr.. Durham
said that the financial part Of Gov. Knott's
administration was a failure.
Gov. Knott was much ANNOYED by the
criticism, and took occasion TO answer
the letter. He said some pretty sharp
things about Mr.. Durham, which were
rather OF a personal nature.
Mr.. Durham replied. and in the course
of his letter said: ''TheFe are one or two
attempted personal filings in your letter
to which ! will not respond, and will say
that men when discussing official con-
duct never indulge in the same, unless a
bad cause and lame defense so impels.
Gentlemen who observe the higher pro-
prieties of life or official position must
know that an intelligent public have no
interest in their personal affairs"
What a relief it would be to the greater
part of the public if men in both public
and private lite who have differences
could be made 20 understand that intelli-
gent and right-thinking people are not
more deeply interested in the personal
quarrels of individuals than they are in
a dog fight.
1t is a remarkable fact, however, that
men who have delicate appreciation of
what is right and proper in most things
lose their heads when they feel that an
injustice has been done them in a public
way, or an attempt has been made to In
lure them, whether there is any injustice
connected with it or not. They cannot
forego the satisfaction, by an appeal to
the public in the public prints, and the
use Of personalities, of resenting the in
jury. They seem to think that if they
cannot reply to a criticism in a legitimate
way ands show that it is unjust, they
can at least get even, as it were, with
their critic by attempting to belittle him,
and by publishing things of a personal
character which are discreditable.
In North Carolina recently two promi-
nent gentlemen INDUCED in uncomph-
mentary language towards each other in
the newspapers. Their trouble could
have been settled much more satisfacto-
rily and speedily outside of the newspa-
pers, and both would have felt much bet
ter after such a settlement.
The rebuke which Comptroller Durham
administered to GOV, Kno;t was deserved.
His reply to the Governor was dignified,
and he left much better impression on
the public mind than if he had INDUCED
in personalities.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
PERSONAL.

W; Fl. IL. MURRAY, having given his two
hundredth lecture since autumn, has quit the
platform till frost shall come again.
NJ. RoCHEFORT chose pistols in his last duel
because he was ''toO nervous TO be good
,wOrdsman." He shot at his foe four times
but did not SO much as hit pig.
Hon. FRANK JONES. OF New Hampshire. is
nos at HIS summer home, Grayclly Ridge,
near Portsmouth, and il stated 10 be strictly
though slowly regaintng health.
MR.. ALKA TADEMA has arranged to paint a
picture of Mary Anderson ~ "Salammbo" at
The barbarian FEAST as she j. descending
the grand stairway, Tyre in hand.
TUE late Prof. Won Ranke finished the sew
enth volume Of his History OF the World"
shortly be ore he died. bringing the work
down to the time Of the German Emperor
Henry V.
GEN. BERDAN says that Mr.. Marion Craw-
ford, who is now hyiHg at Sorrento. made
$40. 900 last year from his novels. and that hi.
life seems to be successful and delightful in
every manner.
As the result OF his Baltimore campaign,
sam Jones is said 10 be worn out. lie has
been preaching three and four times day
ana mas had touch OK malaria and an Occa-
sloDal chill. He estimates the conversions IN
Baltimore at FROM 1920 70 l,sO0.
Henry NJ. STANLEY. the African explorer.
has conceived An Intense diilikeOf the United
states amt American institutions. file esue-
ner 20 bring bushes % the cheek OF native
African. lie is lab0ring under the deusiou
that the Journals Of this country have treated
him unkludly.
"PutLETUs SAWYER" writes STR. Carpen-
ter. enjoys himself as much az any man M the
senate. HIS b. <, round fat frame is shaken
50 much by his laughter that should think
It's atoms would become mi Xed into other
shapes than those for which heaven designed
them. When sawyer sta down the chair
crcaks. he likes 60 tell stories aud he enjoys
ioke az niuch ~ his dinner"
MISS CYNTHIA ELoIsE CLEVELAND writes
from Washington 90 the Baltimore American
% say that she IA a different branch Of the
Gleyclans family from the President, and that
she has never discussed his personal affairs TO
any one in any way, nor has she ever made a
claim OF relationship 10 the occupant ~ the
White House. Miss Cleyeland's appointment
In The Treasury was In accordance with civil
service law. We take pleasure in publishing
her statement.
"LoyG JoHN" wEErwoEru laughs AZ the
story mat heels going 10 build monument 10
himself. lie h. merely putting burial lot Ia
order. But when the untrue reports got out
ever 80 many persons wcnt 10 Mr.. Wentworth
with pans of big thtnga IN the tombstone line.
says he: "One fellow wanted 10 sake me
something like Bartholdis Liberty with
myself enlightening neizhboring towns with
torch THIS same gentleman also had az
idea that would look lovely reading Chi
caEo paper. Thc proposed monuments would
cost all The way fr0m 100000 10 sl,eQ0.0o0,"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
ought to be gratifying to true wOrkmen if

ought to be gratifying to true workmen if
they are.
one OF the aims Of the convention was
TO take the power to order strikes and
bnyeotts from the local assemblies and
place it in the Executive Board. This was
attempted to be done, but was not wholly
accomplished. The local assemblies can
still order strikes in urgent cases. This
Is privilege which can he stretched to
cover almost any case OF Importance. 1t
is a question whether it would not have
been wiser to have lodged the power rela-
tive to strikes and boycotts absolutely in
the Executive Board.
A provision OF the constitution OF the
Knights is, it seems, against permitting
the organization TO take any part in poll
tics. That provision, it appears, is not to
be strictly obeyed. Men in public life,
who do not do as the Knights want them
to, are to be reached through the ballot
box. The unwisdom Of the Knights TAX
ing part in politics as an organization
will doubtless soon become apparent. 1t
will be difficult to prevent ambitious men
from using the organization for selfish
purposes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
NIaY-Tide.


from LOngmaR's Mdgasiss.
This is the hour, the day,
The time, the sc asOn sweet,
Quick! hasten, laggard feet!
Brook not delay!
Love flies, youth passes. May-tide will not
last!
Forth, forth! while yet It's time. before the
spring Is past.
The summers gIories shine
From all her garden ground,
With lilies prankt around
And roses fine;
But the pink blooms or white upon the burst
ing trees,
Primrose and violet sweet, what charm hath
June like these?
This is the time of song,
From many joyous throat,
Mute all the duh year long,
Scars loves clear note.
Summer is dumb and faint with dust and heat
This is the mirthful time, when every sound
lie sweet.
Fair dav OF larger light.
Loves own appointed hour,
Young souls bud forth in white,
The worlds flower.
Thrill youthful heart, soar upward limpid
voice?
Blossoming time is here; rejoice! rejoice! re-
jolce!
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
The knights Of Labor and the FuD-
lie Lands.

TIE position taken by the Knights OF
Labor at their Cleveland convention on
the land question ia the position that is
approved by nine-tenths of the people OF
the United States. II Congressman are
wise, they will make themselves ac-
quainted with it, and as far as possible
act in accordance with it.
What the knights advise is that all
land grants which have not been earned
the time for earning which having passed
shall be forfeited to the government;
that all unOccupied lands held by rail-
road corporations shall be taxed like other
lands IN their vicinity which are owned
by private parties; that aliens shall not
| be permitted to acquire lands, and that
the lands held by aliens shall be purchasd
by the government before the year 1890.
or course the Knights make no allow
ances for the obstacles in the way Of
carrying out this programme. They have
simply to put into shape their views rela-
tive to lands in this country, and expect
| Congress to find a way TO make them
effective.
The time has come when it can be seen
!
eminent Will have no land to give away
when the period Of homesteads and cheap
lands Will have passed. 1t is not many
years ago when stump orators were in
the habit of proclaiming that the
public domain was sufficient to furnish
homes for the homeless for centuries.
The fact, however, has lately been brought
home to the people by careful observers
and able writer's that the amount OF arabic
land remaining to the government is re-
markably smail-only few million acres.
While the Republican party had control
of the government it gave away the public
lands with free hand to great corpora
tions. These corporations now hold more
good, unoccupIed land than the govern
ment. The demand for it will soon
be so great that the price of
it Will go beyond the reach of
Door mon. The position of the Knights,
therefore, that all lands granted to rail-
roads, which have not been earned by
strict compliance with the conditions
upon which they were granted, shall be
forfeited, ought to be complied with by
Congress without any hesitation. Let
the government be put in possession of
all the land to which it is justly entitled,
for it is apparent that it will need it all
for the landless.
1t has always been a mystery why rail-
roads are permitted to hold millions of
acres of land, which is constantly appre-
ciating in value, without paying any
taxes on it. Adjacent lands are taxed,
and there is no reason why the land of
railroads should be specially favored.
Tax these railroad lands and the railroads
will hold them at more reasonable
prices, and sell them more freely. This
would benefit home seekers and the tax.
payers OF the counties in which the lands
are located.
The sentiment of the country is against
alien land owners. The policy of the
government ought to be against them.
They are steadily introducing here the
land system OF Ireland, and no greater
curse than that system could affiict the
country. Let us check the alien land
owning evil while it is in its infancy, and
coming generations will have occasion to
feel grateful to us.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
WARNED BY A RAT.
The Singular Story of a Pittsburg
Hospital.

PITTSBURG, June l.-For some months past
not only the nurses but many of the patients
in one Of the wards of the West Penn Hospital
have noticed a remarkable coincidence, and
one which many of them regard with more or
less suDerstitious fear.
A large rat, whose appearance at first ex-
cited merely passing notice, and which for
time was treated as Il sort OF pet was as
ISOLATED with the deaths of the patients in
that ward. When attention had once been
directed IN this channel the nurses discovered
That short time previous to the death Of
patient the rat would appear, quietly run I'M
der the cot, and after remaining there few
moments without any demonstrations what
ever would run away and disappear. In every
instance the person in that cot died within
thirty six hours after the occurrence.
The coincidence became the matter of
much gossip among all of the attendants, and
while 1t was being discussed one day the
story was overheard by one of the patients,
who in turn communicated it to another, and
hnally 1t became known to all.
Last night Hans Jakow, German patient.
VINO was In the last stage OF cOnsump tiOn, saw
the rat run under his cot. He became dread
fully excited and cried:
doctor, oh. doctor, don't let me diew
HIS pleadings were very distressing and all
efforts to convince him that by no possible
means could the appearance Of the rat have
any enect IN Fastening his death were I'M
died.
This is only one of a number of instances
that have been referred to by those informed
OF the history OF the mysterious rat. In no
instance in which it ran under cot has the
patient survived. and it is asserted that 1t
never appear unless it, with singular fatality,
selects cot that soon supports the hfeless
body of the patient init.
This finally caused such CONSERVATION that
poison was placed where the rat would have
an opportunity to be tempted, bur the myste-
rlous black rat avoided with remarkable in
tethgence dainues that rats are beLeved to be
tremendously fond of. although other rats
with apparently less highly endowed minds
ieli victims to the seductive morsels. In the
meantime the periodical visits of the rat were
as OFTEN followed by death in that ward. and
IT'S appearance is now regarded with such fear
that It's approach le quickly heralded among
the patients and the greatest CONSERVATION
preYalls untll its faLAl chnicn Ia NADIA