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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
The Democratic Record.

During the three years the Democratic
party has been in power, it has made a
record of which it may be proud, and which
will not appeal in vain to the good sense and
patriotism of the American people.
The country has prospered. The business
disasters which were predicted by the re-
| publicans have not been experienced. but.
on the contrary, business has been on such
| a firm basis that Connecticut republican
who, in 1884, asserted that he would dispose
of all his real estate in a certain town if
Mr.. Cleveland were elected, has not only
retained his property, but has increased his
wealth so that the other day he gave $780,
600 for educational purposes, and is able to
give more.
The deserving veterans of the war have
been recognized, and those who sought by
fraud to get their hands upon the money
intended for disabled soldiers have been
foiled. A Democratic administration has
paid out in pensions in two years SIC, 900, 600
more than was paid out by the preceding
Republican administration in the same
length Of time.
Millions of acres of land unlawfully held
by big corporations have been restored to
the public domain.
The cost Of the government has been re-
duced, and useless offices have been abol-
ished.
The civil service has been put on better
basis.
The navy has been greatly improved.
An honest effort has been and is being
made to give the people genuine protection
not protection for one class, but for all
classes.
A treaty by which Chinese immigration
to this country will be controlled has been
made, and is now awaiting ratification.
The fisheries dispute has been settled, so
far as the administration can settle it, and
the treaty which has been negotiated awaits
the action of a Republican senate
1t will be seen that the party has some
thing to show for its stewardship. 1t has
good reason to ask for Endorsement from
the people, and there is not any doubt it
will get it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
A Shampoo Beats a Cocktail.
From the NerD York Sun.


1t took the barber nine minutes to shave the
man in his chair, twenty minutes to cut his
hair and eight minutes to give him a shampoo
The shave cost 10 cents and the hair cut and
shampoo % cents each This was somewhat
confusing. Apparently anybody can shampoo
person, while a little skill and practice is
necessary in order to shave a man or cut his
hair.
ut seems to me" said the man in the chair,
that there Is imposition around here some
where. You have either charged me too much
for the shampoo or too little for the hair cut.
Now, whose right is it TO hick-yours or mine?n
'Nobody's" answered the barber promptly
"A shave costs only Is cents because a man
gets shaved frequently. If it cost more it
would be an inducement for men to shave them
selves, and we have got to avoid that coming
ency if possible. A hair cut costs % cents be-
cause it is worth every cent of the money. 1t
takes great deal of skill to cut a mans hair
properly, and when barber has reached that
height where he can cut hair to the satisfac-
ton of OF everybody he is an artist indeed
There are men who visit their barber twice
week regularly the year through and who
never think of getting a shampoo. If the price
were lower 1t would make no difference. They
are not accustomed to it, and they don't know
the need of it. On the other hand, we have
customers who get shampooed once a week
regularly, and there are other men who enjoy
the luxury Of shampoo two or three times
week, or oftener if they happen to need little
freshening up. Where 100 men get-shaved there
are about twenty who have their hair cut and
about ten who get shampoo. 1t is this that
puts the price of shampoo on level with
that of hair cut"
but would't men get shampooed little
oftener if the price were lower?"
Certainly not. The men who are accustomed
to it know the necessity of it, and would not
forego the pleasure of it, to say nothing of the
benefit, if the price were higher"
DO you think, then, that a shampoo is good
for the hair?'
Indeed do. 1t is not only good for the hair
but good for the scalp, for the head, for the
brain, the nerves, and in fact, for almost every
body, whose hands are strong but not rough
and let him give you a thoroughly good sham
poo, and you will find that you feel a deal the
better for it. 1t beats a cocktail all TO pieces
1t keeps the scalp healthy, makes the hair
luxuriant, and imparts lustre to it. The fric-
ton wakes up the brain and sends the blood
rushing away with renewed force, and in fact,
renoVateS the entire man
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
The Effects of Moderate Drinking.

| AAC GA16CJS Vi
1t is generally conceded that habitual
drinking to intoxication is conducive Of
disease, and will eventually cause death,
but probably it would be difficult to con-
vince the moderate drinker, or nipper-the
man who takes his dram regularly, but who
is never intoxicated-that his life will be
shortened by the habit. Indeed, the nipper
generally contends that he is healthier for
the habit. That moderate drinking short
ems life may be inferred from the care with
which insurance companies write life poll
cies to persons who have contracted the
! habit. The principle is this: A sufficient
amount of poison will cause death; a
smaller amount may not have that immedi-
ate effect, but the poison is in the system,
and its effect must be deleterious, and
eventually fatal.
DIR. Harley, an English specialist on dis
eases of the liver and kidneys, has con-
trlbuted to the London Lancet an article
in which some startling facts and figures
are given relative to the effects of moderate
drinking. He says:
almost every drop of alcohol taken into
the stomach, particularly when not accom-
panied with food, is directly conveyed by
the portal vein to the liver, and has to filter
through the tissues of the liver before it
can possibly get into the general circula-
ton and reach any of the other organs of
the body. The perpetual stimulation of
| these tissues by alcohol causes liver disease.
The same thing takes place, though in a
minor degree, with the kidneys. The func-
| ton of the kidneys is to eliminate alcohol
and for the matter of that all foreign
material, from the general circulation
and, although all the alcohol filtered through
| the liver tissues does not find its way to the
kidneys, yet enough of it makes it's way
there, while the nipping goes steadily on,
to saturate the renal tissues and make them
fiabby, producing kidney disease"
Dr. Harley then shows by statistics from
the mortality tables in the office of the reg
lister general in London that of men between
tho ages of % and Is, who are addicted to
moderate drinking, 81 out of every 1000
in some branches of business and $40 out of
every 900 in other branches die of liver
disease, and "A out of every 1000 in some
branches and 50 in others die of kidney dis
ease; while of persons who do not use in
toxicants habitually only Is in every 1000
in some branches and Al in others die of the
former and 80 in some branches and 80 in
others die of the latter disease. He also
quotes from a table prepared by German
for insurance purposes, in which it is shown
that man of 25 who is not nipper has
the probability of 80 years of life before
him, while the nipper has the probability of
only 26 years.
These facts and figures afford food for
thought for the moderate drinker. Very
likely they place the matter in a different
light from any in which he has ever
viewed it -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
He Was Square.

The old time telegraph operator has had about
as varied an experience with men and things as
anybody you will find. He comes next to the
rowing typesetter in that regard ran across
one of the real old kind the other day. He is at
present engaged in the operating room of the
Western Union, but in his tins has held posi-
tions of trust and responsibility and been all
over the land. OF course he is great sport
he wouldn't be an old-timer of any description
if he wasn't-and has won and lost fortunes at
card playing and horse races. Among other
yarns he told me one about an experiences he
had on Mississippi river steamboat which is
unique.
II fell in with two or three planters one time -
he said, and of course it wasn't very long he
fore we were sitting in at a nice little poker
game. IL was q walkover for me, and il wasn,t
very long before had taken away all the loose
money they had about them. Then they got
the notion somewhere that had been handling
them, though had been playing a square game
all through. They tried to intimidate me and
make me give up my winnings, but it was A
failure, and when they became thoroughly con-
vinced of that they just collared me and bun
died me down into the engine room and tied ma
up to the piston cd of the engine to make me
confess. You see, they wouldn't take the
money away from me-their queer ideas
of honor wouldn't allow them to do that
but If they could torture me into giving IN
why it was all right. Well, they tied me IN SO
had to keep walking back and forth as the
piston-rod churned away. They left me there
about three hours, and had to keep up thai
wo-stepsforward-and-tw steps back until I
thought | would die. If l let 20 a second. the
piston-rod would jerk the life out of me. FINALLY
they came down and took a look at me
viii you give up that money now?' they
asked.
go way, you - said; go
way: you make me lose my STEP
"Well, sir. they had quiet laugh and turned
me loose, and told me they thought | was
square"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
The Alger Boom.

Does the Alger boom amount to any
thing' The party leaders do not seem to
think it does, but in Michigan there is an
impression that it will attract more atten-
ton in Chicago than that of any other can
didate. Ex-Gov. Alger is known as the
! lumber king in that state, and he has a very
big fortune. That he is spending money
freely to attract attention TO himself, there
is no doubt. Many of the republican news
papers have been publishing very Aattering
notices of him for several weeks, and his
agents have been travelling over the coun-
try trying to work up a sentiment in the
party in his favor.
| The fact, however, that about everything
that appears IN the public prints in support
of him is paid for, is not calculated to i'm
press his party that he is the man it wants
for its standard bearer. 1t does very well
| to advertise new soap or a new patent
medicine by paying newspaper to puff it,
or by hiring brass band to toot in its be-
half, but such methods are hardly the ones
to advance the interests of presidential
| candidate.
There is no doubt that ex-Gov Alger is a
lated great fortune, and it Is understood
that he is very generous with his money;
but rich man who is generous is not neces-
sarily an available presidential candidate.
1t is estimated that ex-Gov. Alger has
already spent many thousands of dollars in
getting his name before the public, and it
Is certain that if he carries out what is
alleged to be his programme at Chicago,
his fortune will be considerably smaller
than it is when the convention is over. He
! can afford to spend several hundred thou
sand dollars in trying to get on the Chicago
| ticket. He may think that by getting
fair vote as a candidate for the presidential
nomination he will be in position to com
mand one of the cabinet positions, in the
event of the success of his party.
There is no reason, however, why he
should not spend his money in trying to
advance his political fortunes His vast
fortune was gained in legitimate business
enterprises, and if it gives him pleasure to
spend it in trying to get great office,
nobody has any right to complain unless he
uses it corruptly, and that he is not likely
to make the mistake of doing
Of course his name will be presented to
the convention, unless he is convinced in
time to prevent it that he has no chance
whatever of getting the nomination There
will be other names presented also that will
not command any support outside Of their
respective states. All of them will be
dropped soon after the balloting begins in
earnest, unless there is a determination to
nominate Mr.. Blaine, in which case about
all of them will be kept before the conven-
ton, in order to prevent nomination until
the time comes for putting Mr. Blaine for
ward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
Reform Still on Deck.

Because the st. Louis convention was not
| as emphatic in its Endorsement Of civil
| service reform as some of the civil
service reformers would like it to have
been, a few of our esteemed contemporaries
feel at liberty to speak rather slightingly of
that reform. They will find that they are
making a mistake, and that they will have
to take the back track. The st. Louis con-
vention spoke as strongly in favor of civil
| service reform rs it thought it was necessary
to do when it commended the President for
enforcing the civil service laws. And it
is certain that it is the purpose of the
President to go right ahead to the end of
his term, ana to the end of his second term,
if he is re- elected, enforcing these laws.
Under his direction the civil service com
mission has extended the scope of the civil
service rules SO as to include the employees
of the railway mail service, and has pro-
vided a uniform condition for entrance into
the classified service. This shows that civil
service reform has as much vitality now as
it had the day Mr.. Cleveland began to adj
minister the presidential office.
The extending of the civil service rules to
the railway mail service will be very
generally approved, The delays and irregu-
larities of the mails during the last year or
two have caused the people a good deal of
annoyance, and have been the occasion Of a
great many complaints. They were doubt
less caused to great extent by the mex
perience of new men, who cannot of
course handle the mails with the same
promptness and facility as those who are
| accustomed to that work 1t is noticeable
that fewer complaints about mail irregu-
larities are heard now than few months
| ago. The reason undoubtedly is that the
familiar with their duties, and are there
fore able to perform them more satisfac-
| torily.
The people have no interest in the spoils
system. They want good service in all the
departments of the government. Fitness
and not politics should be the test for an.
| pointment to all the minor offices, and
that can never be the test under the spoils
system. The offices of great responsibility.
| and particularly those in which the occu-
pants are required to know and carry ont
the policies of the administration, should
be filed by men holding the same political
views as the administration. The tens of
thousands of minor offices, however. should
not be regarded as the spoils of the party
winning political campaign. In fact. DO
| litical campaigns should not be- conducted
for spoils, but TO secure the triumph of
| ideas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18

Mr.. Henry Doubleday. of South Royal
ton, N. Y, is out 5000, and he owes his
misfortune to nature that is too trust
ing. The other day a smooth-tongued fell
low called on him and said he would be
pleased to enter into partnership with him
for the development of gold mine in Mex
leo. Specimens of the gold were shown,
and an accomplish, representing himself as
an assayer, reported them to be satisfactory.
Mr.. Doubleday began to think he had fallen
into very good thing, and visions of enor-
nous wealth were pictured in his magma
ton as he planked down the IS 900 and took
the alleged 81, 900 gold bricks as security.
The oily-tongued man is now in Canada,
trying to spend the $1,000, and Mr.. Double
days property has been attached to cover
the debt no contracted to go into the gold
mine business
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
BOB'S TWIST AT THE CHURN.
Sound Advice to a Peddler of Their
mometers.
From an Exchange.

From an Exchange.
Cant sell you thermometer today" in
quired young man at the back door of a Texas
farmhouse
What's themf' demanded q hoarse voice
from the echong corridors of a large kitchen
and the manipulation Of that voice doomed up
in bis shirt sleeves for though cold in the north
It is frequently warm in Western Texas In
January.
Thermometers, - answered the youth.
What they good fur?n
They indicate the temperature"
What temperature?"
The temperature of the atmosphere where
they are located
Reg late the weather, eh?n
No, they don't exactly regulate the weather,
but they indicate it, In other words, they tell
you just how hot or cold it is by easy reference
to graduated scale running from 40 degrees
below zero to far above boiling point"
Say, confound your picter, don't you s'pose
we know when we're cold or when we're over
heatin' oursevesl"
Yes, certainly; but that is not the idea. You
know some seasons are hotter or colder than
others, and oftentimes it is a satisfaction to
know how much they vary"
We'll darn your hide, EFF I'm too warm-ef
emmy of us is too warm-can't we peel ourselves?
Can't we shuck off every last rag and go in
swimmin'? Come now, what do you say to
that, ehy"
But there are other uses for reliable Their
mometer You make butter, do you not?"
Yes, sir; we churns once day reg lar
We've made butter afore you was weaned."
Yes; well, you may not have noticed it, but
butter never comes until the cream has reached
a certain temperature By the application of
one of these thermometers you can readily
ascertain the exact temperature Of the cream
and"
And let Bob stand around the room idlng
away the time waiting for cream TO heat up2
No, sir, 1t won't go down, that kind of argu-
ment won't Bob's hired to work, not to watch
scientific rattletrap, and when the butter
don't come / say to Bob: You keep on
out. No, we don't want none Of your Their
mometers. We hain't got no use for EN-.
You'd better go hum and go to work, young
man, afore you get too cranky for this world
here next summer with some kind of a contrap
sion to tell lis to go in when it rains2 Sure you
haven't got something to tell us when it is sun
DOWN."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
In the Corridor.

Cdthdrine Cole in Netc Orleans Picdytne.
Last night. when the opera was over,
She stood in the corridor dim,
Alone with her gallant, her lover,
Saying goodnight to him.
The moonlight was white in the courtyard.
The corridor silent and gray;
Twas sweet TO be there with her lover.
Saying goodnight that way.
He vowed he was starving TO kiss her
wonder why didn't he theng
I'm sure there could be nothing sweeter.
Except that he kiss her again.
He swore the dead rose on her bosom
Had died for the touch OF his lips.
Yet he only caressed its pale petals
With shy hngertips.
o, her lover is dull about women,
This shyness discloses,
Else he would have answered Loves lonpinga
Under those roses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
The Morning News for the Summer

The Morning News for the Summer
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can have the MORNING NEWS forwarded by
the earliest fast mails to any address at the
rate Of % cents a week, 81 for a month or
81 so for three months, cash invariably in
advance. The address may be changed as
often as desired. In directing change
care should be taken to mention the old as
sOeU as the net0 address.
Those who desire to have their home
paper promptly delivered to them while
away, should leave their subscriptions at
the BUSINESS OFFICE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
The Gratitude of the Hired Girl.

When Miss Paroa was in the East End n car.
tain lady, partly with view TO improving tho
cuisine OF her establishment, partly from the
promptings OF benevolent nature, bought n
ticket Tor the course Of cooking lectures and
presented IL to her cook The cook, who was a
yonng girl awaited herself of the opportunitv
TO improve herself TO the fullest extent She
attended all the lectures and applied what she
learned so advantageously TO her methods in
the kitchen that her mistress was delighted
When the course was ended, the cook. whom
we may call without ohense TO the many hon.
orable holders Of that name below stairs
Brldget, came to her mistress one day and said
Now, ma'am, seem as how much better can
COOK now than when you hired me last fan, I
want my wages raised. l want SO a week ~
She had been getting SO before
To say that the lady was astonished and In.
dignant Is Understanding her feelings The
cook insisted, however, on having more monev
If she didn't get IL She proposed 10 find a placa
~ q prSt-ciass cook elsewhere. F'"''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEEr1NGs.-DeKalb Lodge No. Q. l. O. o. F
Irish Jasper. Greens; Hibernian Society Geor-
ga Tent No Isl, I. O. r.; Winfield Scott Han
cock Post 4s, G. A. R.; Workingmens Benevo-
lent Association.
SPECIAL NOTICES Steamer Seminole Tor
Beaufort and Way Landings; Bills Against
Swedish Bark Geyalia.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE Ocean Steamship Co.
RAILROAD ScHEDULE.-S., F. & w. Ry.
The NEW ELASTIC TRUss.-Eggleston Truss
Co. Chicago Ill.
demonstrating Louisiana State.
WArERMELoNs FOR SALE-A. II. Champion.
CHEAP COLUMN Advertisements. Personal;
Help Wanted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18

Minna Klatz, the young woman who com
mitted suicide in New York the other day,
is described as being Handsome, way
ward, witty, fond of admiration and very
much averse to any kind of work" when
she was girl. In describing her end, a
World reporter said: 1.-THE once beautiful
Minna lies in rough deal box beneath
scarce three feet of sod, and just foot
above another corpse, in the poor's lot OF
Pleasant Valley grove cemetery" 1t has
been remarked frequently that the homely
girls make the more admirable women. In
view Of this young wonan's end, the ques-
ton is pertinent Is it not better to be
homely and sensible than to be handsome,
witty and INDECENT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18

AN old Connecticut hermit named
Williams met a peculiar death the other
day. He was &c years old, and owing to
his eccentricities his home was rarely
visited and he was allowed to spend his
time with his cat, dog and bees. On the
day of his death his largest hive Of bees
settled on tree near his house, and, fearing
he might lose them, he climbed the tree
after them, and in doing so fell TO the
ground, distance Of about Is feet. The
fall did not injure him very greatly, but
the bees followed hun and stung him In
hundreds Of places. When his dead body
was found the bees were still singing it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18

Congressman Tim Campbell, of New
York, has made a wager with Congressman
Paige, of California, that Mr.. Cleveland
will carry New York by good round ma
jority next fall. The amount involved on
each side is 5000. Timothy is said to be
an excellent worker among the boys" and
no doubt he will now go to work. 1t will
be worth mis- while to help roll up big ma
ioritY for Mr. Cleveland
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
They'll See tho Circus.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer iDem.)
-, Prince Bonaparte and his charming wife are
nRely TO be somewhat worn before they get
through watching the Chicago convention, but
tney VIII see sight that no other country in
the world can furnish France elects her presi-
dents with less trouble and expense than it
costs one OF our parties to nominate a candi-
date. That is one of the penalties of beino the
greatest republic on earth
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
Very Much Confused.

From the Boston Globe (Dem)
The republicans seem TO think they must
nominate Sherman in order to prevent Ohio
from being swept by Thurmans popularity
But there's New York and Indiana, and the Pa
cine coast and so many other places where the
old oandana is waving that they hardly know