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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
TIME THROWN AWAY.
Messrs Anderson and Weaver OBJ
struct Busines in the House.

MeSsrS Anderson ana weaver OD-
struct Busine ess in the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the House to-
day Mr.. Phelan, of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported the bill
for the construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Memphis. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole
On motion of Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennes-
see, the bill reported from the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors relative to the pur
chase of land on Cumberland river, was
taken up and passed.
In consideration of the morning hour,
Mr.. Wilkins, of Ohio, called up as unfinished
business the bill to provide for the issue of
circulating notes to national bank associa-
tions-the pending question being on order
ing the previous question, on which the ayes
and nays had been ordered. The opponents
of the bill again flibustered until the morn
ing hour was consumed, and the bill went
upon the calendar.
Mr. Wilkins thea moved that the House
proceed to consideration of unfinished bust
ness. Messrs. Anderson and Weaver re-
sumed their filibusterng tactics against
Mr.. Wilkins bill and, after several dilatOry
motions were voted down, the House detor-
mined to consider the banking bill by a
vote Of 145 yeas to 100 nays, but this deter
nlilaUloll was OIL no dVall, loI oUuer hIl-
clustering motions were resorted to.
After some time Mr. Anderson stated that
his object in taking the action he did was to
secure an opportunity for free discussion
and amendment. That was all he desired.
Mr. wilkins replied that he had always
been willing to grant ample time for free
discussion and amen1ment.
Mr. Weaver announced his opposition to
any compromise which might facilitate the
passage of the pernicious bill; and he gave
notice that if he could not succeed in defeat
ing the measure upon vote, he would
endeavor to do so by resorting to the par
liamentary rules of the House. 1t being
evident that no progress could be made upon
the bill to-day, the House on motion of Mr..
Wilkins, at 4:15 o'clock adjourned.
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GEORGIA MIDLAND's OFFER.
The East Tennessee Declines To Pur-
chase.

The East IenneSSee DecllneS 10 FUR
chase.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 1.-THE directors Of
the East Tennessee, VSginia and Georgia
railroad had a special meeting to-day to
consider proposition which was made to
them for the purchase of controlling in
terest in the Georgia Midland railroad. The
authorized representatives OF the Georgia
Midland offered the control of that line to
the East Tennessee road on condition that
the latter company would guarantee the
interest on the outstanding bonds of the
NJ dland and pay some small price for a
majority of the stock The East Tennessee
directors promptly declined the offer 1t
certainly seems that the proposed terms were
liberal 10 the East Tennessee Company, but
the directors of that road are said to have
declined the bargain simply because they
discovered upon examination that the Geor-
gia Midland was not now earning more than
half of its fixed charges.
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AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
Matches, Powder and Cartridges
Rugged Up to Explode.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. IA mysterious
box sent to Judge Woods, of the Federal
Court, before whom the second trial of the
tally sheet forgers began yesterday, proves
to have been a veritable internal machine
in construction. IL was inclosed in an ordi,
nary slate pencil box, with sliding lid. In
il were placed two cartridges. These were
covered with powder on top. Friction
matches and sand paper were arranged so
as to ignite on the withdrawal of the lid and
explode the powder and presumably the
cartridge The latter have not been ex-
amined. An investigation win be made ia
discover the sender il possible.
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Commissioners Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Senate has
confirmed the nominations ofithe Interstate
Commerce Commissioners. They went
through yesterday without attracting much
attention and the constitutional question
raised and discussed at length lasfyear with
regard to the Presidents power 10 appoint
to a newly created Office during recess of
the Senate, was not pressed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
SUBMARINE CABLES,
The Bill Concerning Their Protection
to be Rushed Through.

70 u I7V7'7I1OV1 III
WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm 1884 this gov
ernment agreed with the other governments
of the civilized world to adopt measures to
prevent and punish malicious injuries to
sub marine cables. Congress has never
enacted the necessary legislation, although
the time within which this government
promised to carry out its part Of the
agreement expires Feb. /. The Secre-
tary of State has called the attention
of Congress to the matter and
the House Committee on Foreign
affairs has appointed a sub committee to
draft an appropriate bill. Mr.. Norwood as
chairman of the sub committee has pre-
pared draft of the bill, which viii be
adopted by the sub committee, and the
full committee, and put through the House
as speedily as possible.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
Cleveland Signs the Commissions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-One of the first
acts of the President this morning was TO
attach his signature to the commissions of
Mr.. Justice Lamar, Secretary Villas and
Postmaster General Dickinson, each of
whom called at the White House during the
morning, and received his commission.
Messis. Villas aud Dickinson subsequently,
took the oath of office, and were duly in
stalled in time to attend the Cabinet meet
ing at noon today.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
FRANCES Rival Factions.

PARIS, Jan 17.--The moderate Republi-
can and Monarchst papers regret the lack
of energy the government has shown IN its
treatment of the Municipal Council. The
Radical papers declare that the interpella-
ton of the government in regard to the
Council proves that the alliance between
the Right and the Ferryists is still in exist
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
STEEL WORKS SHUT DOWN.
Notice of a Cut in Waces.

PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. IA special to
the Commercial Gazette says: ''The CAM
bria Iron Company, employing 900 mem
at their mills and coal mines, posted notices
to-day ordering reduction Of 10 per cent.
in the wages of all employees, to take effect
Feb y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
SENATE SIFTINGS.
The Bill Relating to Writing on Mail
Matter Passed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the Senate to-
day Mr.. Sawyer asked unanimous consent
for immediate consideration of the House
bill relating TO permissible printing or
writing on second, third and fourth class
mail matter, such bill having been reported
back from the Post Office Committee with
out amendment. Consent was given and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, offered resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for a report as to the
amount of revenue collected from each kind
Of liquor each year since the passage of tho
internal revenue law, and from the special
tax on distillers and brewers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
Burned at Sea.

LONDON, Jan. is, A M--The American
ship John T. Berry, Capt. Watts, which
sailed from Philadelphia Oct. 3 for Hiogo.
was burned on Jan. 9 in latitude "a south
and longitude l64 east. Fourteen of the
crew have landed at Nambaccra Heads. A
boat with eleven others is missing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
Loss of a Schooner.

MOBILE, Jan. IA telegram from
Tampico, Mex, states that the schooner
Myra Pratt, Sherman master, of MOBILIZE
was wrecked ON Tampico bar Sunday and
two lives lost. Part of her cargo of cross
ties was saved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
MILLS SHUTTING DOWN.
The Scarcity of Coal Beginning to
Have o Bad Effect

Have q Bad Effect.
BELvIDERE, n. j., Jan. 1.-THE Della
ware rolling mill at Phillipsburg, N j., f,
shut down on Monday. owing to a scarcity
of coal and drllness in the iron trade.
Three hundred hands are thus thrown out
Of employment. Other large mills will
follow this example this week aud the labor
ing classes are very much disheartened over
the prospect.
STEEL WORKS SHUT DOWN.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.-The Ashland steel
works, about twenty miles north of this
city, blew out last night. The cause Of ths
stoppage is said to result from the Reading
strike causing a scarcity of coal
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ROCHESTER, N Y, Jan. 17-The long
strike of the shoemakers in this city, which
has continued since Nov. /, has collapsed,
the men returning to work on the manufac-
turers' terms.
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Corea's Envoy.

WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-The newly ap-
pointed Corean Envoy was officially pre-
sented to the President to-day, who gave
him a cordial welcome.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
LEADS TOWARD GLADSTONE

LONDON. Jan. 1S. 4 A. M-The Daily
Ne,os says: "Sir Michael Hicks Beach
takes an Independent line which must lead
him toward Mr.. Gladstones policy, and
which has already taken him far beyond
the helpless obstinacv of mere coercion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
WoN'T BE ABLE TO PAY.

"No one, think, expects that these Tall-
road companies will be able to pay their
immense indebtedness to the govern
ment @ at its maturity. Any pro,
needing or arrangement that would
result now, or at any other
time in putting these roads, or any portion
Of them, in possession and control of the
e,overnm mt. is, in my opinion, to be re
7ected. certainly as long as there is the least
Chance for indemnification through any
other means. | suppose that we are haroly
justified in indulging the irritatlon ana IN
dirnation naturally arising Hon c"H-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-05-30

"YOU NEVER SAID So BEFORE."-An
old Virginia minister said lately "Men
of my profession see much of the tragic
side oflife. have seen men die in battle,
have seen children die, but no death ever
seemed so pathetic to me as the death OF
an aged mother in my church. 1 knew
her first as a young girl-beautiful and
gay, full Of joy and hope. She married
and had four children. Her husband died
and left her pennless. She sewed, she
made drawings, she taught, she gave her
self scarcely time to eat or sleep. Every
thought was for her children to educate
them, to give them the advantages their
father would have given them had he
lived. She succeeded She sent her boys
to college, and her girls to school. w hen
they all came home they gave themselves
up to their own selfish pursuits. She lin
gered among them some three years, and
then was stricken with mortal illness
brought on by overwork. The children
gathered around her bedside. The oldest
son took her in his arms. He said "You
have been a good mother to u.s." That
was not very much to say, was it? 1t was
much to her, who had never heard any
thing like it. A flush came sweeping over
her pallid face, and with husky voice
she whispered, "My son, you never said
so befJren'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-05-30
brief and of the earth earthly; the charity
which protects reputation is spiritual, en-

brief and of the earth earthly; the charity
which protects reputation is spiritual, en-
during, eternal.
1t is so easy to refrain from expressions
that may be slanderous; so impossible to
kill SANDER once in life.
Evil report goes faster and grows faster
than good report. Good report moves
gently along without noise or demonstra-
ton; evil report is advertised on the
streets, and like many other advertised
things, is advertised for more than it is
worth. Every imagination magnifies it
and every mouth puts more to it until a
very small amount of dark matter often
develops into three we'll grown crows.
The man who is seen to take single
drink is heard of at the other end of town
man who was seen to mildly chastise his
feeling father; the man who gives to the
poor out of his abundance is preparing to
beggar his family, and the man who with
holds from the poor on account of his ne
cessities is miserable miser.
Thus it will be seen that there are Gains
in the brotherhood of man-Cains who
mercilessly destroy all of life that Is worth
the living.
Is there no way to prevent this? Is
there no way to educate public opinion to
higher sense of duty? Is there no way
to strengthen the laws which govern
speech?
While every heart and every house is
open to the work of protecting those who
are exposed to the rigors of bleak North
wind, would not heaven, which smiles
upon such benevolence, smile as approx
ingly upon an organized charity for the
protection of character?
Can no association be formed that will
guard the portals Of the lips and hedge
criticisms with restrictionslik ike those which
govern the introduction of testimony in
court?
May no steps be taken to arrest, or at
least check, an evil so small at the first
that it depends for life on single breath,
and yet so great at last that it threatens
with remorseless ruin the happiness of all
who are happy, and the characters of all
who have character?
Let the press, the pulpit and the social
circle take up these questions and repeat
them until they are answered. Evening
G1DjfOI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-05-30

TEACHING HUMANITY IN SCHOOL.-A
boy in school was having very funny
time, by sticking pin into the legs o1
the boy who sat next him, and laughing at
his antics. The teacher caught sight o1
the proceeding, and taking pin, went
to the first mentioned boy and said
"Would you like to have pin stuck into
you like that ?" He laughed as though
he thought it might be capital joke,
whereat the teacher used the pin rather
freely, and his jumpings and squirmings
accompanied by his "ouch !" and endeav-
ors to save himself by the use of his hands
attracted the attention of the whole school.
The teacher finally asked him what was
the matter and why he did not sit quietly,
when he said that he could not, lit hurt"
80, the teacher said: "Well, that is just
the way it feels to other people. Have
you had enough of it?"
He was very decided in his opinion that
he had, and the teacher took occasion to
say few words to the school in regard to
their treatment, not only of each other,
but of the lower animals. She said: 81
saw boy kill toad last night, and l
wondered if he knew the toad is help
to us, and if he thought of the toad's suf-
fering" Most of the boys looked thought
full, few laughed, and the very boy that
killed the toad raised his hand and said :
"What good can a toad do?" Upon the
teachers inquiry among the scholars she
found that only few knew anything
of the good that toad does in the garden.
1t was the means of reform in that direc-
ton, and talk on the use of birds re-
vealed the fact that very few of them
knew that bird is of any use Whatever
PhHddelDhia Call.
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out here to sell machine and you chased

out here to sell machine and you chased
him clean out to the gate and snapped
your gun at MIN ?"
'The recollection of the fleeing Watson
and himself hard after him was too fresh
to be soon forgotten, and the Captain in.
wardly smiled.
"'Well I was thar said Snively, least.
wise was goin' along the road, and seen
it all. You may possibly recall what fun
you had with Brooks, and White and Odell
and them other fellows, but Watson hasn't
got over it yet. He's been talking to the
county attorney, and he says he can get a
case agin you sure, if he only had wit
ness. AS just remarked seen it all, but
the attorney don't know that, and think
we might fix it up maybe so it would save
you some bother
"The Captain seemed to be going over
the situation in his mind.
"Well, if you don't want this 'er ma
chine I'll jist mosey on. Gettin' mighty
hot amt it, Captain?'
"'No, don't want to buy itand Pm not
goin' to buy it, said Moody, but if you
and the old woman can make trade
don't care. Jane!' and he strobe off to-
ward the lot ~ - sr.-s> aL-- :
"Moody had thought quickly and to the
wasn't shadow of doubt but that some
of the fellows might make him little
trouble, for some of them might not look
at it from his point of view. He knew
that Snively must have the drop on him
about being witness, else he would not
have known so much about it. Jane, as he
called her, understood his wink, and when
he had disappeared, she and Snively soon
came to an agreement and she became
the owner of the machine. It was unload.
ed second time, and having slipped five
twenty dollar gold pieces into his pocket,
Snively drove off softly singing to him.
self.
"Mrs. Moody stood and watched him
until he disappeared among the hanging
moss and magnolias that fringed the bor-
ders of the sluggish bayou. ,,
"It was with some twingesto of conscience
that we saw Snively walk into the Office.
The cashier spoke to him pleasantly, and
asked him if he had found a SALE"
"He said yes he had made sale out at
Capt. Moody's.
"There were many winks and raising OF
eyebrows, and smiles exchanged among
the boys in pantomime expressions of sur
prise and doubt; but when Snively pro-
duced the yellow boys,' he was a sure
enough hero in our eyes. 1t was with
much difficulty that Snively was induced
to tell what happened at Moody's, but lit.
tie by little it came out, and the mirth OF
the Office was uproarious.
capt. Moody didn't come near the Of
flee for months. One day, however, he
was sighted across the street, and the boys
crowded to the door and motioned to him
to come over, but he replied by shaking
his fist at them and in forcible language
consigning them to the lower regions.
"In time he learned that the office boys
had had nothing to do with his discomft-
ure, and he accordingly made friends.
"He has long since crossed the bayou.
Peace to his ashes!"
"And what became of snively? ?" said
Jones.
"He married one of old Moody's daugh-
ters, is living near Houston, and is super
intendent of a Sunday-school, and / sup
pose, still, he 'ain't afraid of men,
Mostly" EUGENE CLAY FERGUSON.
Bryan, Teas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-05-30

THE NEED OF PATIENCE.-If it is true
that for many only little alleviation is
possible, little more justice, little better
apportionment of such good as they can
comprehend, it is also true that something
better is within the reach OF all. How
then shall we define it, and what posSibil-
ity of alteration for either lives or condi-
tions lies before us? Nothing that can be
Of instant growth, and here lies the chief
encouragement, since, as people, we de-
mand instantaneOuSness, and would have
seed, flower and fruitat the same moment.
Admit patience, capacity to wait and to
work while, waiting as the first term of the
equation and the rest arrange themselves.
For the greater part Of social reformers
cooperation has stood as the initial and
most essential step as the fruit that could
be plucked full grown, and experience in
England would seem to have demonstra-
ted the belief as true. It is the American
inability to wait that has proved it untrue
for US, and until very lately made failure
our only record; but there is deeper rea-
son than merely temperamental one.
The abolition of the apprentice system,
brought about by the greed Of master and
men alike, has abolished training and slow
steady preparation for any trade. An
American has been regarded as quick
enough and keen enough to take in the es-
sential features of calling, as it were, at
glance, and apprenticeship has been ta-
ken as practically an insult to national in
telligence. Law has kept pace with such
conviction, and thus the door has been
shut in the face of all learners, and for
eigners have supplied our skilled work.
men and workWomen. The groundwork
of any better order lies, if not in return
to the apprentice system, then in train
ing from the beginning which will give to
the eye and hand the utmost power of
which they are capable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-05-30

CONCENTRATION OF POWER.-To do one
thing at time is wise method of doing,
but to do only one thing all the time is a
most unWise method Of doing. Concentra-
ting ones powers on the work of an hour,
or of the moment, one has his highest ef-
ficiency in and for that work for the time
being. But an unintermitted strain on
the powers in one and the same direction,
for an extended period of time, would tend
to render one ineffective even in that one
direction hence change of work is de-
sirable as means Of success in work and,
moreover, such change is necessary in
view of the inevitable variety ofdemands
on ones time and energies, in this world
as it is. A change of work must be a COM
plete change, or it is no change at all.
The same concentration of power which
was shown on the one work must be shown
on the other work in order to the best do
ing of the new Work-Which for the time
being is the only work worth living for.
This concentration first on one work and
then on another work involves an utter
letting alone of the one while the other is
put foremost. Therefore it is that the
higher efficiency of worker is gained
through his turning away at the right mo-
ment from the work for which alone he
seemed to be living only the moment be-
fore. Taking hold of ones work at the
right time with wholeness of being is a
mark of rare ability. The ability both to
take hold and to let 60 with like whole
ness of being is a mark of rarest ability.
He is the master man who can change
rapidly and entirely from one thing to
another without ever carrying the burden
of one work into the sphere of another
work. So it comes to pass that in learn
ing how to take hold of our work Alright,
we must learn also how to let 60 of our
work Alright.
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ag~ There is silent grace in bow when
given with ease and pleasant expression.
1t should be a graceful bend, not stiff
jerk. A gentleman should raise his hat,
not with flourish or az if it had received
knock and tumbled into his hands, but
with gentle dignity, yet without stiff
ness. A mistake often made in social
greetings is that of introducing lady to
gentleman, which is the reverse Of correct.
When the sex is the same, introduce the
one you consider inferior in point of social
position or by reason of youth, to the su-
perior or older. When introduced it is
etiquette to bow but not to shake hands,
and it is optional with lady to recognize
the gentleman at the next meeting. I
think 1 can easily tell hirt if ! saw her
shake hands, for the method OF that char
acter is to linger over every hand as if that
particular one came nearest her affections.
In fact there is much to be learned of hu-
man nature in the methods of social greet
ingS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-05-30

AN UNPARALLELED MIGRAT1ON.-Eng-
lish sparrows were first imported into this
country at Brooklyn, N. Y, in 1850. They
did not thrive, and two years later another
colony was imported. They multiplied
and spread, until, in 1870. the sparrow was
diffused pretty generally through the East
ern States, the race being increased by i'm
portations at several sea-ports in 1853 and
following years. Since then these birds
have extended widely, until they are the
pest of all country east of the Mississippi
and of a wide area beyond that river. 1t
"goes West" steadily, and leaping over
intervening regions beyond the ninety
seventh degree of longitude, finds first a
habitation in Utah, an then passing to the
Pacific, is met with in and around San
Francisco. Everywhere it is prolific, and
rears it's five or six broods year with the
most reckless disregard of consequences.
The sparrow reached New Brunswick and
Montreal by tramp ride in box cars, and
had no sooner arrived than he set up his
household gods and began his fearful mis-
sion of propagation and diffusion. In 1850