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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-17
A SERIOUS JOKE.
A Prominent Young Lawyer of
Brownsville Unwittingly Married.
From the Griffin (Ga.) Sun.


Blountsville Unwittingly Married
From the Griffin (Ga.) sun.
There was a romantic marriage al
Brownsville, Ala, last Saturday night II
seems that party of young people were
assembled at the residence of Mr. A. E.
Fields, discussing marriage which was to
take place on the following day. During
the conversation Walter Murphree, Esq
was asked by friend why he did not get
married himself. To this Mr.. Murphree
replied that he could not get any one to
have him, and turning in spirit of fun, he
asked Miss Ada Montgomery If she would
have him.
"Of course, replied Miss Montgomery.
"Nows" asked Murphree.
Eyes now" returned Miss Montgomery.
Whereupon Mr.. Murphree handed 81 SO
to Richard Wooten, n clerk in the office of
the probate judge and requested him to
procure license.
Mr.. Wooten, always ready for Joke,
went out and soon returned with license,
aud went through the marriage ceremony
in a manner as serious and impressive as
though the entire affair was reality.
After the party dispersed, the young couple
went to their respective homes, neither
thinking anything further about the mock
marriage.
1t was not until a day or two later that
the truth dawned upon them that they were
legally married. the young man who per-
formed the ceremony being a justice of the
peace, with competent authority to solemn
lie the sacred rites of matrimony. As yet
no steps have been taken toward seeking
relief from the bonds which bound them
together as husband and wife. All parties
concerned are highly connected, belonging
to the Oldest families in the county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-17
The Opening Chapters
APPEAR
In The Morning News November 18th
American Critics on Bret Harte.


f. G. STEDMAN, the Poet and Essayist,
speaks OF him as "a rare genius, whose work
must be counted among the treasures Of the
language"
the late Z. r. wHIPPLE, the famous Boston
critic: Bret Harte has great sharpness of
merely external observation; he has. aiso, great
depth OF moral insight. He interprets rude
populations, which he at the same time con
dennis He touches that vital virtue IN their
in,nost souls which will, 10 the end, reRenerate
their coarse natures. He may be tolerant OF
their besetting SINS but his federation is OF that
sort which tends 20 lift her than to justify
them. In short, hs IL thoroughly christian in
the sentiment which directs equally his humor
and pathcs. though he is artistically careful TO
conceal his end in his MEANS and to teach
morality while seeming 10 dispense with It,"
NJ. W. HAZELTINE. the Literary Critic OF
the New York sun: Sew writers OF our own
or any recent generation can vic with Bret
Hartc in the mastery OF our smiles and tears. "
WARREN CHENEY IN the OCeridild NonthiW
Had Dickens lived In California, his impress
eioDS would have given Us stories OF the same
spirit as Mr.. Hartes SO far as he has given
bis art 70 the production and delineation Of
California life his work has all the stamp of
originality and genius"
His work has appeared in prominent journals
OF all countries.
MdcHlf lan's Magazine and the London Illus
tydtcd NeDs in England.
heoue de deur MoEldes, the great literary
magazine OF France.
Deutsche Rttndschdu the leading monthly Of
Germany.
Rerisfo Europed, the chief review Of Italy.
HoeleolO Gazette, the most influential journal
OF Russia
And IN prominent papers and periodicals in
His latest story Is "C'ressy." which will be run
nine weeks IN the MoaMNo NEWS, beginning
November H.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-17

"Cressy" has all the Characteristic qualities
Of Bret Hartes early work touching pathos,
quaint humor, fresh, charming description and
sympathetic appreciation Of true maniiness and
womanlness even under the toughest and most
uninviting exterior
It is a love story of dramatic situations and
exciting Incidents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-17
HOW MRS. CLEVELAND VIEWS IT.
She Is Said to Have Manifested Good
Deal of Grit-Her Winter Plans.

Deal of Grit-Her Winter Plans.
Washington Special to ~ Y. Herald.
Nobody could have got an interview with
Mrs. Cleveland to-day, even if the election
had gone the way she wanted it, but lady
who was invited to hear the election returns
st the white house last night says that
there was no more nervousness displayed by
Mrs, Cleveland than by any other lady in
the group. All we're deeply interested and
the rest Of them did not attempt to con-
troll feminine impotence, when it became
evident that the revelations of the evening
we're not going to be entirely happy. But
Mrs Cleveland was true grit" all through.
She chatted and laughed and entered into
the discussion over Miss Endicott's ap-
preaching marriage as if that were the up
permost subject in her mind.
One lady in the company said: "Well,
some OF our friends will be making square
corners now" and when the others
.ooked up in amazement Mrs. Cleveland
broke out in a laugh and said: well, my
dear Mrs. Blank, won't you be one OF them ~
As the evening wore on the ladies, with
true 'womanly sympathy, began to get all
possible comfort out of the situation, and
endeavored to bouy the hopes of the
men. They all separated a half hour after
midnight and went home with the certainty
cf defeat. Mrs, Cleveland and her mother
we're brave and smiling to the last, and
neither showed by the least word their great
disappointment.
Mrs. Cleveland intends making her last
winter in the white house the most men,
orable Of her career there. She will have
lots OF friends to stay with her from time
To time, and she will vary the beaten track
u official Inequalities by number of less
formal events which she will arrange for
ne pleasure OF her guests. As long as the
Indian summer lasts the President and Mrs.
Cleveland will remain at their country
place, but they intend to spend a pleasant
winter at the white house
" lady very intimate with Mrs. Cleveland
Said to-day: "She is not the disappointed
woman that people suppose. She has had
enough fattery to turn any ordinary
woman silly. but it has not effected her
particle, and you will find that she is Just
NE woman to show all kinds Of thoughtful
little courtesies TO the family who will sue
eeed her at the white house Really, she
feels the defeat more for the Presidents am
utions than Tor her own sake.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-17
Ringing Noises,

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catarrh, try Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
macmillan medicine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-17

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Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02

CINCINNATI commercial Gazette. The
ordinary Sabbath services at the Plum
street temple were varied yesterday
morning by the unusual occurrence Of
the admission into the band of Israel OF
a convert to the faith. The affair was
made more interesting from the fact
that the new conner was an aged lady,
whose wrinkled face and silvery tresses
clearly showed that not many less than
sixty winters had passed over them.
Yet at this late period of her life Ell
mira Bloom, for that was the lady's
lame, sought to release herself from the
bonds Of the religious denomination in
which she was born and to ally herself
with the most ancient of creeds, to
whose precepts she had long since con-
formed, but into whose pale she had not
yet been formally admitted.
More thar thirty years ago, in an in
terror town, Jacob Bloom wooed and
won Elmira, and they were married.
He was a Hebrew; she was q christian.
For twenty-five years they dwelt to-
gether in good will and peace, when the
fell destroyercr cut short the life of
Jacob. Their home life was conducted
as near like that OF n Jewish family as
possible, though the wife knew only so
much OF Judaism, its rites and ceremo-
mics as the husband taught her. They
moved to Cincinnati, and often, prior to
the death of her husband, Mrs. Bloom
sought to be admitted into DR.. Wise's
temple, but the rabbi, always reluctant
to admit converts, advised the lady to
procrastinate, and so Mr.. Bloom died,
still married to Il Christian wife.
The death occurred some six years
ago, and time and again since then Mrs.
Bloom has repeated to Rabbi Wise that
it was the dearest wish of her life to
continue to live and finally to die in the
faith of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. AT
last, after years of entreaty, the veneer
cradle rabbi consented to admit her
into the flock. He found her we'll quail
iiied in point of learning in the re-
ligion, and yesterday she passed the re-
CURED examination, and adopted volun-
tarily the obi cations of Judaism.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02

Chicago Herald: Frederick Heinz
man accused Sarah Kuchner in a police
court the other day of kissing a double
tooth out OF his head. In proof of his
statement he showed the resulting gap
in the teeth of the lower jaw. The
skeptical judge ELECTED this story from
the blushing Miss Kuchner. The was
engaged to Heinzman, who continually
complained that she too Indifferent;
Last evening as they stood alone on a
Fulton ferryboat he reiterated this re-
proach. She at once threw her arms
around his neck, placed her lips to his
and kissed him till a loose double tooth
came out. Heinzman said that he had
had Sarah arrested while in anger, and
would withdraw his charge. There
upon the two lovers walked away arm
in arm.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
SASSY"

New York Sunday Mercury: "Sassy,
Sassy! You Sassypayrillah!"
The call, uttered in the shrillest O,
voices, broke the stiffness so unexpect.
edly that a man riding sleepily along g
winding mountain road in Northern
Georgia checked his horse so suddenly
as almost to throw him upon his
launches.
Waiting for its repetition he looked
around. No habitation was in sight
nothing but an unbroken desolation O.
rocks and timber.
Sassy! Sassy! You Sassypayrillah!'
again rang out. "Wondah whar dat al
chile hab got tn now? Pears like she
am alters hiding sumwhar."
With the words an old, tall, gaunt
negro woman issued from the bushes.
Her back was to the rider and she con.
tinued talking to herself.
Sassy! you good-fer-nothin', whar
am yer at? Cum, blessed lam, tn yer
ole nanny. Her heart am bleeding
fer yer, honey"
Riding nearer, Lee Middleton was
when she sprang away eXclaiming:
"Oh, Lawdy, Lawdy!"
Don't be alarmed; aunty," inter.
posed Middleton; "You have nothing
TO fear from me-"
"Den you hain't-
She checked herself suddenly. looked
at him suspiciously, seemed half salts.
fed and hen continued:
u dunno what tn berlieve any MOI
believe that you are perfectly safe,
Who were you calling, aunty?'
DE tormentedest, queerest, perplex-
in'est, %cutest, most tryin' and bressedest
chile dat eber was"
"Yours?"
"Yas, mine. Leastwise-" and again
she came to a mysterious pause.
What is her name?"
"Sassypayrillah. Yes, dat nm de hui
OBJ hit, but l calls her Sassy and some
times 'Payrillah' fer short"
who gave it to her?"
81 did. One night, arter thar had BIN
big fghtin' down in de valley, my ole
man-he's dun gone dead-war pokin
around tn see what he could fin"
About what | am doing now"
And he stumbled, on to an ole kul.
pred gentleum lynn undah a tree wild 6
chile by his side"
"Asleep?"
YES, and n OBJ dem would nebbel
wake up no mo- in dis world. No, he
wasn't no soger, but bullet had killed
him all de same.'
While trying tosescape with the
Oats jess what we ~reckoned. Wal,
dar war nobody else tn keer fer hit, and
he brung it home. We didn't lib ur
heah den, but got skeart and cum, and
Use tried to be mudder to de POI chile
ebber since"
But about the name, a%unty?"
Oar war a bottle ha'f full of milk be-
side dem, and we got a man who cum
along tn spell out de word printed on
hit. and he said as how hit was Sassy
p;ayrillah,,"' and so we jess called de
chile dat"
IAN original method OF obtaining a
name laughed Middleton understand
ing the bottle to have contained the
questionable beverage sold throughout
the country as ''sarsaparilla." But
ne resumed, you ought not to permit
the child to wander around alone"
"Lawd!" exclaimed the negress, open
ing her eyes wide with establishment,
she amt Altered of nuthin'. And,
glory, heah she comes now!"
1t was Middleton who then was aston
ished. He had expected to see one of
the same race as the speaker. The
directly opposite was the case. The
child with the startling name was OF
about twelve years, remarkably fall and
well developed by constant exercise in
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
In n Dining Room,

We are now in the dining room of Il
pretty good hotel, says the Detroit
Free Press.
We can see seven, nine, ten, twelve,
fifteen-about nineteen men picking
their teeth while they wait for dessert.
Who are these men?
They are the men who keep this hotel
running. They are drummers.
Did you hear that distinguished look
ing lady remark to her escort that this
town seems to be pretty common?
While you are watching the waiter
girls as they burst out of the kitchen
one by one you might also glance from
time TO time at this distinguished look
ing lady and see her eat.
Does she carry food to her mouth with
her forky
Yes, and with her knife, too; knife
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02

and fork alternately. See? Meat on
fork, potato on knife; cucumber on fork,
old slaw on knife. Doesn't she do
we'll?
And who is this lady?
She is leading lady in a very small
theatrical company playing in the town
one night.
See hat nice waiter girl over there
leaning against the WALTZ
Does she see us?
No, not yet.
take our order.
We will have some soup N fish.
When she had brought the soup and
fish the nice waiter girl brought us
some butter and some crackers and some
salt and some pepper in a dainty, grace
full manner; then she will slightly move
our knife and fork and fix things all
nice, and then she will stand quietly
by our chair, clear her throat, and say,
in a gentle, subdued tone, but very
rapidly.
"Roas' muffin roas' beef browngravy
roas' chicken roas' lamb l%oinerveal
stuffed boil ham tongue queen f~ritters
coli meats" The foreign words are
hers. They indicate the dishes they
really have. The others are called off
merely for effect-to make drummers
say they have a good table. We know
we shall be uncertain what she said,
so we will just order those, and all will
be well.
See how the beautiful leading lady
drinks water with her forefinger in the
tumbler.
DO you see hat ~nice-looking couple
over there at the first table this way
from the second window but one.
yNhu 1n thnu cit thano On co.;o,, ,rl
distracted, speaking never a word to
each other?
Because they are just married.
Though they're quite still, they love
each other dearly.
That freckled young man has just had
a finger bowl put before him, and he
doesn't know what to do with it. Per-
haps he thinks: Can this be soup come
again?
The nice waiter girl has just kicked
open the kitchen door, and yonder she
comes bearing down on us with a heavy
tray. We will stop looking around
and see what she has forgotten TO bring
us.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
Gone at Eighty-seyen.

In Danville, III, on July 20, occurred
the death of Grandma Light, aged
eighty-seven years. She was born in
Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio. Her
husband, John Light, fought in the
Black Hawk n He died in 1882,
leaving her IA widow with four children,
two I'M and one daughter, living near
San Antonio, Tex, and one in Danyille,
Ill. Two grandchildren and three great
grandchildren in California and five
great-grandchildren in Texas also sur
Vive her. Mrs. Mary Light did her
own housework and titled her own gar
den up to a month before her death. She
was a faithful member of the Nj. e.
church.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
Mothers Read.

The proprietors of SANTA Able
have authorized Goodman Drug Co.,
to refund your money if, after giving
this California King of Cough Cures a
iair trial as directed, it fails to give sat
isIaction for the sure of Coughs, Group,
Whooping Cough and all throat and
Lung troubles. When the disease
Affects the head, and assumes the form
OF Catarrh, nothing is so effective as
CALIFORNIA CAT-R-CURE. These
preparations are without equals as
household remedies. Sold at Sl.OO a
package. Three for 81. so.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
A Woman 14O Years Old.

Probably in no country are examples
OF longevity so numerous and so strik-
Ing rs in Russia. Almost every day the
newspapers contain we'll authenticated
accounts of women and men who took
part in, and have a vivid recollection
OIL, the most noteworthy events of the
last century. The latest of these in
stances is that OF a woman who is only
forty years younger than the Patriarch
relic of the past, who celebrated her
l40th birthday some weeks ago, lives
exclusively On potatoes and milk. She
was at all times II strict ~teetotallar. She
is sill lively, brisk and cheerful, and
q read without spectacles.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
An Old Innkeeper Dead.

A Pottstown Pa dispatch OF August
Ia says: Captain Samuel Saylor, for a
long period landlord of the Ho;Tmaus-
willie hotol, near Hanover, Montgomery
county, died August IL, aged eighty
: II years. He conducted his hotel
business himself, and was believed to be
The Oldest innkeeper in Pennsylvania.
captain Saylor took an active part in
volunteer soldiery affairs for half a cen
tury and was captain OF the Montgom-
DRY lille Blues. He was also n promi-
hent democratic politician, and inspect
or oil cigars, at m time, for the upper
district OF THE county. Deceased was
twice married, and of
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02

but ashes remained, and then sadly the
trio returned to the cabin of the ola
negress and discussed their future.
The decision was easily made; the
contents of the box were taken out and
secured in stout wrappers, and child
and negress were transported to the
home Of Middleton's mother, many
miles distant.
Six years later a beautiful girl gave
her hand, as she had long given hen
heart, to Lee Middleton. Upon their
return from the church she placed in
his hands a time stained package and
said with charming archness:
Here is my dowry. Open it., dear,
and see what an heiress you have mar.
ried."
There was more truth in her playful
words than either imagined. A num-
Der of specimens OF gold were found,
maps and full instructions how to find
the mines-hints Immediately acted
upon.
Rich indeed was she, beautiful, edu-
Gated, loved and honored. Her name
has been softened into "Circe"-had
she not bowitched his heart and her in
nocent witchcraft given tho clue ia
wealth?-but to the day of her death
the old negress called her "Sassy"
when petting, and "Sassypayrillah"
when talking in a dignified manner Of
her to strangers. b.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02

There is living near Derby, in Eng
land, a lady now in her 1O1st year, who
distinctly remembers the shock she re-
ceived on hearing of the execution Of
Louis XVI. AS the news of that event
reached England early in 1898, the
probability is that Mrs. Stevens is the
only person in the world whose histori-
Cal recollection goes pack SO far.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
Sent to the HOspital at 1O2,

Catherine Vetland, who last week
celebrated the l02nd anniversary of her
birth, has been received as a patient at
Bellevue hospital, New York. The
Tribune says that 1.-TWO years ago she
sustained an injury to her arm and
right side, and since then has gradually
broken up. Symptoms OF mental aber-
ration became more and more marked,
until at last it was found expedicnt to re-
move her to q hospital"
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
HUMAN RELICS OF THE PAST,
Men and Women Who Have Over
stepped the Limit.
ACENTENARIAN'S GOOD MEMORY
Sent to the Hospital at 1O2-Gone at
S7-A Woman 14O Years Old
An Old ~Inn-keeper-
Long Memory.
A Centenarian's Good Memory.

According to the Marion (Ky.) Moni-
Dor, there lives at Boxville, Crittenden
county, a negro who is a hundred years
Did. When Washington was burned he
says he saw Captain Ross boats going
up the James river towards the scene OF
the national calamity. He says that he
Is anxious to live, and that he expects
to put in several more years here be-
low.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02

The Burlin gton takes the lead.
1t was in advance Of all lines in developing Nebraska.
1t was in advance Of all lines in establishing dining-car
service between Missouri river points and Chicago.
It was in advance Of all lines in giving the people Of
Omaha and the West a fast mail service.
It was in advance of all lines in running its trains from
the East into Omaha proper.
It was in advance of all lines in reducing the time Of
passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago.
It was in advance, and is the only line by which you can
feave Omaha in the morning and arrive in Denver the
evening of the same day.
1t has been progressive in the past.
It will lead in the future.
Travel and ship via the Burlington.
Ticket Office, 1923 Farnam Street. Telephone $50.
Depot on Tenth Street.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
FOR
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphat,

DR.. G. r. DAKE, Belleville, Ill, says: al
have found it, and it alone, TO be capable of
producing a sweet and natural sleep in cases
OF insomnia from oyerwork of the brain.
which SO often occurs in active professional
and business men,"
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
q. Remembers a Long Way Back.

twelve children, of whom nine survive
-.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02
A Desperate a

AScRtA"NO Wall
Papa" said a pale but beautiful
girl, 81 refused Mr.. Sampson last night,
and as he went to go he said;
miss Miiinton, your refusal has
made me desperate, all the colors Of my
life are changed, look in the papers to-
morrow morning, and, with a groan he
was gone. Oh, papa, see what dreadful
thing has happened"
"Was his first name George?" asked
the old man, scanning the paper.
Yes, papa"
"H-m-George Sampson. Yes, he
has been sent up for ten days.
"Sir," he said to the old man, 'tfor
months | have worshipped your daugh-
ter with q mad passion, which / had
every reason to suppose was recipre-
Gated"
"Well?"
"Last night she cruelty refused me,
and, in the depth of my dark despair,
l overestimated my capacity, and this
morning was fined So"
"Well?"
81 think, sir, hat in view OF all the
existing circumstances, it would be no
more than right for you to reimburse
me the fne."
The Youth Who Died for Love.
Texas Siftings: A visitor to a noted
ruin on the Rhine was shown over tho
premises by an old janitor, who ex.
planned all about the castle.
Janitor-''This is the celebrated huns
ger tower"
Visitor-"How did it get that name?"
DO you see yon skeleton in the corr
ner?"
81 do"
''That is the skeleton OF the wrctched
page who dared to aspire to the affec-
tions of the beautiful countess of Drach-
e~refels, and who, for his crime, was
locked up in this tower, and persisted
w~retchedly from hunger and thirst.
Alas, poor youth" added the ianitor,
wiping away a dry tear.
His skeleton seems TO DO failing to
pieces"
u"Yes, but I have already made ar
rangements with the village sexton,
who furnished this one, TO procure me-
a nice new one"
--sdyance OF the unhealthy season
.seos aand strengthen your system.
Z Strengthening Cor.
" make you
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-02

s..un3cdyance OF the unhealthy season
aand strengthen your system,
Z strengthening Cor.
y make YOU