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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-26
THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER.
rhe Services at the Mickva Israel
Synagogue Tonight.

LILO 0cTVlC6S dU bIl6 N11CkV6 l5Td0l
Synagogue Tonight.
The Jewish Feast of the Passover will
begin at sunset tonight, and will continue
seven days. The services at the Mickva
Israel Synagogue at 6 O'Clock this afternoon
will be of an impressive character An
elaborate programme of music has been
arranged, and will be rendered under the
direction of Prof. NJ Steward.
The feast of the Passover is one of the
great feasts in the Hebrew calendar. 1t is
always observed on the fourteenth day of
the Hebrew month Nissan, and the first and
last days of the feastS are kept in strict &C
cordance with the Mosaic ordinance. Be-
fore its advert the domicile of every Israel
tie is thoroughly cleared from garrett to cell
lar, and articles prepared by fermentation
or containing the least portion of leaven are
removed from the premises.
The prayers and thanksgiving adapted to
the celebration of the festival are replete
with the sublime compositions of Moses, the
Prophets and Psalms of David, and sanctify
and beautify the service of the synagogue.
One of the most impressive ceremonies
after the evening services in the assemblage
of families at home when, before the even
ing meal is spread, a compilation of the his
toric narrative of the emancipation of their
ancestors is read by the head of the family,
and wife and children unite in songs Of the
Psalmist
The strict observance of the holiday is
imperative, and although the event upon
which it is founded took place more than
300 years ago, the children of Israel COM
memorate the sacred epoch with unchang-
ing form and ceremony
Under the requirements of the Jewish
law, all males of a certain age were re-
quired to assemble at Jerusalem to celebrate
the Passover, in order that their piety and
devotion might be strengthened and social
intercourse and brotherly love more closely
cemented. 1t was upon its recurrence and
under tue inspiration of its teachings that
the gallant Jewish warrior, Judas Macca-
be-, impressed upon the minds of his sons
and race the history of the redemption of
Israel from the tyranny and thraldom of
their Egyptian taskmaster, and to this fact
may be ascribed the heroic and successful
warfare of the Asmoneans against the
powerful cohorts of Syria and the formid-
able legions of Rome. In that era of strife
and bloodshed the celebration Of the Pass
over had twofold slguificance-a blending
of the religious hierarchy with the civil
pOlity, in order to restrain the cupidity and
ambition of aggressive nations Since the
destruction of the second Temple the Pass
over has been observed as purely religious
ceremony, commemorative the deliverance
Of Israel from the corporal and mental
thraldom which they endured in "Mizraim'
for four centuries, and eliminating in their
miraculous exodus and the revelation of the
Decalogue and Mosaic law to free their
minds from the slavery of ignorance and
idOlatry
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a concession as TO adapt the hands Of our
city clock 10 the outside worlds standard.
Even admitting (which this writer does mott
that the equal time was benefit to rail
ways why should we not do them favor:
when assuredly we also must derive a much
greater advantage! The railways can easily
make Savannah what some Of our people
seem to desire-a ICdy station-and encour-
age travel TO Townsville Jacksonville,
Brunswick and other live cities. What
made Atlanta, and built up Macon and Co
lumbus and developed Birmingham but the
railwaysl And why should railway time on
our public clocks, in telegraph and express
offices, post office, banks, etc, so disgruntle
"Fogy" He can run his own watch on his
own time, can't he.
No one will prevent and there is no law
against it. Or, if that is beyond the scope
OF his intelligence, we can have a public
crier las used to be our steeple watchman),
who shall call out to our benighted brother
the hours when he should rise up and 90 to
bed and take his nourishment. As the
lmaum upon the tall minaret calls out to
the Mohammedan when he shall turn his
face TO the east, or the Persian when he shall
offer oblations to his Sun god SO let us
have poor Fogy reminded when he shall at
tend upon his stomach and his dormitory,
that he may be happy yet, and even though
"the world do move.n TEMPUS.
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THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

1tems Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
Georgia Tent Of Rechabites will meet to-
night.
Calanthe Lodge, K of p, will meet to-
night.
Over $50 guests took dinner at the Pulaski
yesterday.
The Superior Court grand jury will con-
vene this afternoon and the Superior Court
in themorning.
The funeral of the late City Surveyor,
John B. Howard, will take place from the
First Baptist church at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The police go on duty now at O'Clock.
They accept the situation without COM
plant, as they come off half-hour earlier,
relatively speaking.
Owing to the Langtry engagement at the
theater, the Youths Historical Society has
postponed its Wednesday evening entertain
ment until next week.
There were 1877 failures in the United
States reported to BrddStreet'S last week,
against al in the preceding week, and 1871,
1911, 247 and 1872 in the corresponding weeks
of 1897, 1885, 1886 and 1884 respectively.
Thomas Halter (colored) was locked w
in the barracks last evening for being drunk
and disorderly at the house of Mary Jones,
dark mahogany colOreu woman, VINO VIII
appear in judgment against him this morn
ing in the Mayors Court.
The City Council Committee on Assess
ments in its report to the City Treasurer
states that it considered POO petitions for re-
auctions of valuation and it reduced the
assessments about $780, 900 in round num-
bers, which means relief to the taxpayers
of about s., 600 in taxes.
The negro bootblacks and street gamin
find Sunday the best day for street gam
bling. In Bay street lane, near West Bro I'd,
yesterday afternoon, more than dozen
squatted around in a circle, with their PEN
MES and nickels up, shooting craps as un
concernedly as if it were perfectly lawful
pursuit
The tug Cynthia lowed the barge Florida
to Port Royal yesterday morning. On the
return trip the Cynthia made the run to
Tybee in two hours and fifteen minutes,
and from Tybee to the city in one hour and
ten minutes, which is considered pretty fast
steaming.
Toney Scott, a colored devotee of
Bacchus, was arrested yesterday for max
ing life extremely miserable to Prince
Owens at the latters domicile at Price and
st. James streets. Two charges we're filed
against Scott, one for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct in the house and the other
for being disorderly and drunk outside.
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cured through the General Secretary. 1t is
expected that Savannah will send large
delegation. Already several have arranged
to go.
General Secretary Gordon and Mr.. A. X.
Perkins, of the Savannah Association, will
take leading part in the proceedings. MI
Gordon will open discussion on Evening
Classes" and Mr.. Perkins win discuss the
Reception Committees Work"
Among the distinguished visitors at the
convention will be Mr.. J. V. Read, of Ten
nessee; Mr.. II. o. Williams, of Virginia; e.
w. Watkins and G. K. Ober, of New York;
Rev. r. S. Barrett, of Atlanta; Hon. j. &.
c. Black, of Augusta. These eminent and
successful workers will be present to lend
their aid and assistance in making the con-
vention both profitable and interesting.
The State Executive Committee in its
circular calling the convention says: THE
past year has been one of remarkable
growth. New associations have been or
ganized, old associations have been strength
ened, buildings have been erected dedicated
to the use of young men, several new sec
retaries placed in most promising fields, and
many young men saved to Christ and the
church. We will meet in State convention
at Macon, Ca, April to s. A hearty in
vitation is extended to all associations to
send delegates, and we hope as many will
come as possible. All ministers and Chris
tian laymen are cordially invited to be
present and participate in the proceedings
of the convention"
The second annual conference of the
General Secretaries of Georgia will also be
held at Macon on April and 5. General Sec
retaries Gordon, of Savannah, and Bowman,
of Columbus, are the committee in charge
of the arrangements. Mr.. Gordon will con-
duct Bible reading ON the first evening of
the conference, and Mr. Perkins will take
take part in the second days proceedings.
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A Suggestion as to Standard Time.

Editor Morning Neos: To house
keepers, manufacturers merchants
and all who employ help, l would
suggest an easy method of obyiating the
temporary inconvenience which the change
to standard time win involve.
1t is this. Simply make the hours of ris-
ing, meals work, incoming, ETC., one-half
hour earlier than under old time. Thus:
If breakfast was at o'clock old time, have
it at 1880 standard, which will bring it in
reality within only Sir minutes variation
from old time Let working men com
mence work at $3.50 standard-take incoming
from 1890 to 80 and stop at $50, church
services commence at 1880 a. m, theaters
at 1880 p. M, and so on. All fixed times for
stated occasions being set thirty
minutes earlier than by present old time,
with the result of making only six minutes
variation from same fixed hour under old
time. If all would uniformly adopt this
method instead of either trying to make
the full thirty-six minutes change or hold to
same meal and other hours, thereby making
an actual variation of thirty-six minutes
sJOC, venture to say that our citizens will
very soon forget that old time ever existed.
During the time when standard time was
used in Savannah the writer ran over thirty
employees in the way above indicated with
out the slightest Inconvenience or loss.
STANDARD TINE.
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Hats at Half Prics.

"The Famous" IA Congress street, north
east corner of Whitaker, having bought
ont Belsinger's entire stock OF fine Hats at a
low price, offer the same TO the public at
half value, in order to clear them out, to
make room for our Spring stock arriving.
We have already received from our factory
in New York, Spring Overcoats and Suits,
at such low prices as manufacturers only
can sell for In the meantime, those in
want of a heavy Overcoat, we will still con-
tinue to sell them at the 20 per cent. reduc-
ton.
We have just received a new invoice Of
Fancy Percale Shirts, small pleated, open
front; also another invoice of Lyons Fine
silk Umbrellas and Drown 4 Co.'S Glorias
with gold and silver handles, all going at
extremely low prices. We are giving a
special drive in Boys Knee Suits. ages 4 to
g. most of them worth double the money we
sell them for. Now is the time to look In at
THE Famous IA Congress, northeast
corner of Whitaker street.
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A TRIP TO THE sEAsHoRE.

The excursionists were met upon their
arrival here from Jacksonville by General
Passenger Agent Charlton, of the Central
railroad; General Freight and Passenger
Agent Hardee, of the Savannah Florida
and Western railway, and President Purse
of the Savannah and Tybee railway, and
escorted to the hotels. After breakfast the
visitors were taken to Tybee. After q
couple of hours on the beach they returned
to the city charmed with the trip. After
dinner twenty five carriages were ordered
at the Pulaski, and nearly or quite as many
at the Screven, to take them TO Thunder
bolt. After which they were driven to other
points of interest in the city,
A MORNING NEWS reporter met Mr.. B.
w. Wrenn, General Passenger Agent OF
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
at the Pulaski just before the party left last
night. Mr.. Wrenn had it in charge He
SAID that the entire trip so far mas been ar
enjoyable one. The warm reception the
excursionists have received in the South by
citizens as well as by railroad officials, will
not soon be forgotten, and especially by
those who made their first visit South. The
excursionists, as they boarded the train
spoke very fatteringly of Savannah and
their reception here. A party of ninety
five that remained over in jacksonville yes.
terdav, passed through last night enroute
to Charleston.
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The Equation of Time.

Editor Morning Netos: Your suggestion
in regard TO the dnchoatel hotel are in order
and good, but when we get our palace hotel
how do we propose to I'll iti We don't
want 60 live in it ourselves, do WEI Is it
not from the travelling world we expect TO
people our caravansaryi and do we not rely
on our railways to bring custom, not only
60 our hotels, but TO our business enterprises
in generai In fact, without our railway
system 5 ,vanneh to-day would be no better
than a Scriven county swamp But how
can we look for trade and commerce by rail
when ANY OF our city fathers will rise
in his place in Council TO decry this
very life-blood of our city and to
refuse N our railways so slight
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At the Theater Tonight.

The opening attraction of the week at the
Theater will be Lester q Aliens EARLY
Birds Burlesque Company tonight and
tomorrow night. The Baltimore SWn says
of recent performance Of the early
Birds" in Baltimore: "Kernan's Monu-
mental Theater boards were held 10y the
Early Birds Novelty and Burlesque Com
pany with Lester and Aliens hands
showing through the whole pleasing
performance. Pretty girls from all
parts of the world appeared fir {
in Scenes in the Backwoods of Paris.
Annie Hart, Lester and Allen did the music
add dancing TO a turn. The Brides also
wound up in "A rafting musical travesty on
Rider Haggard'S She Billy Lester and
Paul Allen also appeared as the Two
Sports in Town.
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RIDING A BUCKING PONY.
The Kind of Stuff that it Takes to Do
it Decently.

~ O6CSubIy.
A bucking pony created as much excite
ment and curiosity in Bay street lane, near
Montgomery street, yesterday afternoon as
fire would have created. A negro rider,
as persistent as the pony, wanted the ami
NAL to go forward, and the pony as OBJ
nately wanted to 60 backward. A crowd
of Italian and Portuguese sailors, attracted
by the excitement, discussed in rather
voluble way how the pony could be started
but the negro was not benefited by their
vie VS. for he could not understand a word
they said. The pony seemed TO be encour-
aged by the conversation, for
he backed up against the wall of a build
ing jutting on the lane, where he rested
as firmly as Ftziames did against the
Can-Apine rock. Finally some one stepped
out of the crowd and led the animal gently
down the lane TO West Broad street. Here,
the animal seeing a proper opening, was
seized with as strong determination to
move forward rs he had to go backward
and started off at gallop north
ward. As he turned down Indian street a
crowd of people of all ages, sexes and condi-
tons followed, cheering a whole brigade Of
dogs of all sizes that followed in full cry
A streak of white pony and the dusky rider
hanging by the name was soon lost to sight
The pony had fully made up his mind to 20
and he stood not upon the order of going.
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The Golden Age

The markets of the world
Have yielded up the
Choicest treasures for the
Adornment Of our crowded
WarerOoms Not content with
Carrying the largest and
Most varied stock in our
Line we are constantly
Adding the newest and
Most novel conceitS of
The most skilled designers,
Till now we are literally
Overlooking with no
End of handsome articles
Both useful decorative and
Ornamental, Bronzes, PlacQues
Solid and Plated Silver
Ware in all the patterns
And deigns most in
Vogue. Opera Glasses, Gold
Headed Canes and Umbrellas
Clocks, happy efforts in
bronze, Gold and Silver
Cnequalled in workmanship,
Unsurpassed in quality.
We have a line OF Gold
And Silver Watches for
Ladies and Gentlemen, plain
And Diamond set, at prices
Representing their true value,
No more. Jewelry of
very description; Chains
Charms and Lockets.
Diamonds are our GROWING
Feature, and those DESTROYS of
Investing in Diamond Jewery
VIII always fad us at headquarters.
Remember we are always
Here with you. our guarantee
Is our claim in this community.
therefore our representations are
To be relied on. No living
Man can afford to sell YOU
A So gold piece for 81 50, and
No man will do it. Wedding
And Birthday presents in elegant
Assortment. Our prices on every
Article are as low or lower than
Elsewhere. NJ. S'rERyprpr
l57 Broughton str,
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THE Y. NJ. c. AS WORK.
State Secretary Williams Visit to ga
vannah-The Convention.

Mr. NJ. b. Williams, State Secretary
will visit the Savannah association to day,
and reception win be rendered him this
evening ia the association rooms. The La
dies Auxiliary will serve refreshments All
members are invited to he present as Mr.
Williams will have something important to
say regarding association work. At the
close Of the reception the class in vocal
music Will meet TO make preliminary ar
engagements FOR a series Of lessons, and also
the bJ ard Of directors to confer with the
State Secretary regarding the local work.
DR. j. d. Lanier Will give the fifth medi-
cal talk of the series tomorrow evening at
s o'clock ON "the care of the teeth; the ef-
feet OF diseased teeth and gums on the gen
eral health All members and friends of
the association are cordially invited TO be
present
The State Convention convenes in Macon
April 5-S. Any active member who can at
tond will require a certificate to secure re-
duced rates ON railroad, which can be So
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TRAVELLING IN FOUR PARTIES.

The members started South from Cincin.
natl and Travelled in four parties over az
many different routes. The first party
went down by the Atlantic Coast Line The
second went over the Queen and Crescent
via Chattanooga, from there to Atlanta
and thence to Florida. The third party
went over the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia via Macon, and the fourth went via
Birmingham over the Louisville and Nash.
VILE
After a week spent in Florida the excur-
sionists are going North pleased and de.
lighted with everything they have seen,
and with the welcome that has been accord
ed them everywhere they have been There
is no class of men better capable of Judging
good thing than gathering of railroad
men, and that the representative men which
constitute the General Passenger Agents
Association should be pleased with Savan-
nah is sure evidence that they had good
time here.
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Wire Floor Mats.

The Rustless Wire Woven Floor Mats are
practically indestructible; nice and clean at
all times and are bound 10 succeed all 9th
ers. For sale at manufacturers prices by
JAS $. SILVA,
40 Broughton Street.
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ON THEIR WAY HOME.

They will spend to-day in Atlanta. From
there they will go TO Chattanooga, where
they stopped on their way down, and the
excursion will end at Cincinnati.
The semi-annual meeting of the General
Passenger Agents Association was held at
st. Augustine last week. The association
was organized at Pittsburg, Pa, in 1855,
with z. W. Strader as President, and %
members, who constituted the first meeting.
There are now over 500 members i'll the as
ISOLATION, which is one of the strongest or
CARNATIONS of the kind in America. At the
last regular meeting G. P. Atmore, General
Passenger Agent of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, was elected President. A.
J. Smith, Of the Lake Shore road, has been
Secretary since 1879
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The popular Hotel with tourists who visit
Savannah, Ca, is the Harnett House.
which shows a larger list Of daily arrivals
than any other Hotel in that pleasant city.
Chicago National Hotel Reporter.
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THE PASSENGER AGENTS.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY OF
THEM STOP IN SAVANNAH.

An Excursion to Tybee and a Drive
Through the City-The Visitors De.
lighted With Savannah and Their
Trip South-What They Had to Say
About it-Their Visit to ST. Augustine
How They Travel
Two hundred and fifty general passenger
agents of the railroads of the United States
and Canada on their way North from Flor.
ida, spent yesterday in Savannah. There
were about seventy-five ladies in the party
The passenger agents represented all the
leading roads in the United States, and
there were also several Representatives
of Canadian trunk lines. They arrived
from Jacksonville in special train of Pull
mans over the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway at o'clock yesterday morning,
and left at 500 last night by the Central for
Atlanta, delighted with what they saw and
with the welcome that they received here
and everywhere they have been in the
South.
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BANKS.
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KISSIMMEE CITY BANK
BANKS.

Kissimmee City. Orange County, Fla.
CAPITAL $4,000
TRANSACT regular banking business. dso
4 particular attention to Florida COLLECTIONS
Correspondence solicited. Issue Exchange "
New York, Now Orleans, Savannah and JACK
sonville, Fla Resident Agents for Coutts q ~ ~
and Melville, Evans q Co., OF. London. Engsssd
New York correspondent, The SeAoO~N
National Bank.
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