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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
MRS. PAYNE's JEWEL

Mrs Payne, the wife of Senator Payne,
of Ohio, and mother Of Mrs. Whitney, wife
of tho Secretary of the Navy, wears on the
third finger of each hand a large solitaire
sapphire in a ring. She says that each of
the family wears sapphr.s in memory OF
one of her sons who issiead, whose favorite
stone it was.
Mrs Payne also has brooch Of beautiful
and very rare crystals bought in Smyrna.
They are not pure white, but are very clear.
Mrs Whitney has very choice diamond
ornaments, one being a comb, another
necklace of three strings of large solitaires,
from which falls a pendant of diamonds
and rubies She prefers to wear white
lresses, and has a variety of them, both for
morning and evening wear. If you see her
in her own sitting room, most likely she
will have on a ncgitgee Of some white, soft
silk, or wool material trimmed with lace.
Most of her evening gowns glitter with gold,
cut steel, crystal of pearl bead pendants
and passementeries, always used however,
with discretion, there being just enough to
tighten upa white, gray or fancy colored
frock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
THE STANFORD DIAMOND.

Senator Stanford's wife has the largest
collection of diamonds possessed by any
lady now in Washington, having four Is
which belonged to the late Queen Isabella
of Spain, which were purchased by Mrs.
Stanford in Parts when the effects of Queen
Isabella were sold. One of these sets has
yellow diamonds, another stones Of blush
tint, while third is of the purost white.
One of her pendants of very large diamonds
is fully three inches long and Of proper
tionate width
The largest single diamonds, set in ear
rings, worn this winter in Washington, are
those of Mrs. Langhorne, nee Ogle, Of Nlr-
ginia, whose husband is a naval officer
These earrings have diamonds as large as
fiiberts and very lustrous, and are said TO
have cost $1,000 The same lady has now
"A $50, 900 diamond necklace lately bought
for her by her husband. In the necklace
are fifty old mine diamonds, and the cen
trail stone alone is said TO be worth 81 800.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
OTHER FAMOUS JEWELS.

Tho wife of Maj. Powell, tho director of
and earrings composed Of very large tor
quolses, which her husband collected in
Mexico.
Mrs. Bugher, the daughter of Mr.. Wash
ington Mclean, wears necklace with
danglers of rare design bought in Russia, in
which are set every precious stone except
diamonds. In this connection, one VINO
knows well the wife of ex Congressman
Flower, of New York, and her sister, Mrs.
Schley, recalls that they have the finest
opals in this country, which were collected
for them In Mexico, and were set in dia-
monds by leading New York manufac-
turer-the same who set with diamonds the
large and curious oval shaped pink stone
which the Chinese Minister wears nearly in
the center of his forehead, and the name Of
which no one here knows
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
The Ameer of Afghanistan.
N.om Me Nm York Ttibune.


People commonly think of the Ameer of
Afghanistan as a morose, cruel, covetous,
despotic savage, but nothing according TO
Messrs. O'Meara and Pyne, the only two
Englishmen who have seen him mt home.
could be more unlike the real man. His
government is no doubt severe; for only a
rod of iron could keep the Afghans under
control. Nevertheless, although the Ameer
is undoubtedly respected, and perhaps
admired, by the mass of his people, the
weight of his hand is felt chiefly by the
SIrdars. He is essentially a friend Of the
common people. WHAT principally attracted
the attention of Messrs. O'Meara and Pyne
was his enormous capacity for work Most
trivial details come to him for decision da Y
after day. He sits plodding at work in the
Dunbar from 10 in the morning till ~ at
night. The durbar is open to all, and the
humblest approach him with their com
plants. AS he marched back recently from
Paghman to Cabul, attended by some 3, 600
troops, many DOR people along the route
did not hesitate to present their petition 20
him personally. He invariably received
them, and after glancing at them scrubbed
some " ords and handed them to an officer
near.
He seems to trust no one, but endeavors
to do everything himself Affairs the most
insignificant from all parts of the country
are reported to him direct. Thirty or forty
reports, he remarked. ''come to me about
an event They all give different versions
of it, and they are all mostly lies. examine
and compare them, and extract the true
version myself There can be no doubt
that he is far in advance of his people, and
he seems conscious of this. The favorito
observation of his was. "When a ship is in
a stormy sea and the crew are turbulent
and will not work, the captain must call to
his assistance passengers who are temper
arily ON board ship. Afghanistan is that
ship. the world is the sea, the Afghans are
the crew, am the captain, you are the
passengers" He would probably 60 far
toward Europeanizing the country could he
rely more thoroughly on his people. He is
keenly alive to the advantages likely to
follow from its material development In
his personal manner he is quiet but hearty
and genial; he cares nothing for ostontatlon
and display; he has adopted to greet ex-
tent European habits of life; has his meals
in The European STYLE and has discarded
the hookah for a cigar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
BEAUTY IN MANY FORMS.
Lovely Women and Sparkling Gems
In Washington Society.

hONelY w Oul6n anu spar Allls NolA4o
In Washington Society.
From the NeW York Herald.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-Many women of
many minds, many gems of many kinds,
might be truly written of the Washington
ladies this winter and their adornments.
Senator Palmer's wife prefers laceS 20
jewels, and bought while in Europe last
summer much lace, of the finest make aud
design, enough to last hundred years,
she says aud each of her evening dresses
has n quantity of fine lace on it, most of 1t
being point duchosse She has precious
jewels also.
The wife of Senator Jones, Of Nevada,
has penchGnt for pearls, and therefore,
whenever her husband or relatives mako
her present, her liking for pearls is con
suited. On her last birthday her husband
gave her necklace of quite large solitaire
pearls, with pendant IN the shape of an
oyster shell, made of diamonds, with
large, single, very pure pearl affixed where
such are usually found in oyster shells She
has worn necklace and pendant recently.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
ID II G II G'S
ALIMNlllRY ILIXIR.

It's principle ingredient PiTe Neat ia scientifically
formulated with medical remedies, giving it Won
dertully stimulating properhcs inftgorating tho
vital forces without tatigllug the digestive organs
In TYPHOID YELLOW and MALARtNL tevers,it H. In.
valuable giving strength to overcome these malig.
nant Diseases. Highly recommended 10y leading Ply
Blciuus of Paris tome for ents and Weak
persons also fOrmng disease. r.. FGuEera X Co.,
Agents. \. Y SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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MERCHANTS. manufacturers. mechanics.
vi eorporationa and all Others IN need II
printing, litbngraphlns and biaujg books clu
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prices, ~ ~ 1OhNfh0 NEWS PRINTING
HOUSE 3 Whitaker stfppL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
MEDICAL.
DANGER SIGNAL

Continual use has made Simmons Liver
ReRslator widely popular In order to
make money from the great reputation
gained from this remedy INSCRIPTIONS
adyenturers have gotten up cheap coun-
terfeits, dangerous TO health, and stick
on these frauds a name closely resemb-
ling the genuine to deceive the unwary
into buying their inferior goods.
FEHNANDrNA, Nassau Co., Fla.
have always used DR.. Simmons Liver Reg1-
ator and always found it TO do what is claimed
for il The last bottle and two packages did me
no good and were worse than nothing. see it
is not put up by j. II. Zalin a Co., is not genu-
inc ana waste Of money to buy IT, would be
glad b. rc TN" pure and genuine. Send me some
from honest hands with red T. and Ieilin q Co. s
signature ON the wrapper. This fictitious stun
sold VIII iniurc some one badly.
BENZ. r. RICH
None genuine except with the ZStamp
in red on front of wrapper, and the Seal
and Signature Of j. II. Zeiln s. Co., ON
the side
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
LOTTERY.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.

I'VE do hereby ccriify that zoe supervise to
arrangements for all the Monthly and quar-
tc.}y DrdigtHgs NJ the louisiana state Lot
terry Company, aud az persOt manage and con-
troll the Dr0Cings themselves, and that he Sums
are conducted 0lah honesty, yat,Hesg and ~
good ydiU fOWtrd all parties, md ne dltthOrisa
the C0ntpdItB 10 use tbs certificate, Nth Jlto-
stnHeS Of our SigHdLures attached. ~ ats ddver-
tIssRIeIsS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
SOME PRETTY GIRLS.

Pretty girls have rarely been so numerous
in Washington society as now. Pretty a a
picture is Miss Willard Mrs. Cleveland's
schoolmate, who was her guest for ten days
Miss Ethel Ingalls,, daughter of the Presi-
dent of the Senate, who resembles Miss
Willard, and is debutante; Miss Endicott,
daughter Of the Secretary of War; Miss
Lucy Corkhill, Justice Miller's grand
daughter, who is also very intellectual
rosebud and Miss Herbert, daughter of
Representative Herbert, of Alabama. Each
of these girls mas perfect complexion of
roses and lilies, and golden or golden brown
curly hair.
The President is very busy these days,
and rarely has time for receiving a social
call even in the evening.
When, as mentioned in the Herald, ex-
Mayor Grace and his wife aud friends spent
an evening this week at the White House,
they did not SEQ the President at all. They
were most charmingly entertained by Mrs.
Cleveland, and all fell in love with her Mr..
Grace is a tariff reformer and indorses the
Presidents message on that subject warmly,
but Mr. L. NJ. Knox, Of New York who ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Grace 10 the White
House, is not. After meeting Mrs, Cleve-
land he said she 'more than counterbalanced
the Presidents free trade message"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
FOR THE SIN OF HISY0UTH
THE REV. GEORGE c. PBNNELL
DRIVEN FORTH AN EXILE.

His Desertion, at His Fathers Dicta-
ton, of the Girl He Had Betrayed, but
Had Married-Their Sons Suit for His
=,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
GREELEY'S PU0NACITY.
How the Great Editor Reprnved a Crowd
of Gotham SI<ulkerS.


Horace Greeley, as is well known,
was a very pronounced non-resistant,
yet he was one Of the most pugnacious
men in the world. A curious instance
of this incongruous temperament and
its result came under the writer's Obser-
walton on one occasion, occasioning
him some surprise. 1t was the general
opinion that the old fellow was a coward
ut heart, and made use of his non-re-
sistant professions as a screen to pro-
tect himself from personal injury at
the hands of an opponent. 1t was a
Sunday morning in New York at the
very commencement of the war, just
after the great Bull Run scare, and the
Government authorities at Washington
were frantically calling for troops. The
Metropolitan Hotel of New York, then
the great uptown exchange, was filled
by motley crowd, drinking, smoking
and discussing the situation of be-
leagured Washington. Among the
cvowd, were several army officers in
full uniform, smoking their cigars and
criticising Lincoln as cOmmander-in-
chief in a sneering way, when COM
motion occurred in the doorway, and
Greeley, with his old felt hat on the
back of his head, rushed through the
crowd and up to the group Of officers
and addressed them somewhat after
this style: why are You loating about
here. YOU miserable towards? Why
are YOU not reporting yourselves at
Washington? This is a resort for
skulkers. Aren't you ashamed of your
selves?" The biggest fellow of the
group was terribly angry, and lifting
his heavy sword he Numbered out,
"Repeat those words, old man, and I'll
split your skull" Greeley threw off
the old felt hat exclaimtng: Strike as
soon as you please; | repeat what l.
have already said" Every one presena
expected that the old man would be
cut down; instead, the fellow turned
on mis- heel, saying, Come away, boys,
| won't strike the old luratic." Gree
ley gave them one contemptuous look,
and took his departure. - Boston BHddet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
TOO PARTICULAR.

An Applicant for a Situation who Didn't
Want to DO Too Much Work.
The boy who is afraid he will do too
much for the money he receives for his
work is most likely to do too little. A
business man doesn't think much of an
-cmploye who begins stipulating in re-
gard to his hours and vacations when
he is engaged.
a merchant who had advertised for
additional help ut his place of business
was waited upon by a young fellow of
about eighteen. who made application
for the place
His appearance made Il very favor
able impression on the merchandise
impression that was dispcllcd when the
young man began talking.
''What hours would be required Of
mn2' he asked, when the nature Of the
~ork had been explained to him.
From eight until six"
GLOW long for dinner"
AN hour"
'In some places they allow an hour
and quarter
I'VE allow but an hour"
lis fellow locked if he is IA little
latc?"
He is not expected to be late"
"Oh, ] presume not but then he
HjQht be. How about summer vaca-
tioHs?"
We allow two weeks with full sal
AIRY"
81 suppose you never make it three?"
1--WE do not"
''Do the clerks ever have to work
after the regular hours?"
"Sometimcs-dur the busy sea-
SON"
And are they paid extra for that?"
"CertainIy."
al suppose | wouldn't be asked to do
any thing but my regular work-that
Is, if | was employed in one depart
ment. | wouldn't be asked to assist in
.another?"
mo, / think not. Would you be un-
willing to render such assistance?"
We'll, l don't know that would;
D''t 'llNh IL lIllON Jun u tilIC luuCI dDOuJ
doing work that he has no right to do
] suppose my salary would be raised
each year?"
''If you deserved it-yes."
well. don't know but | might try
and see how like the place"
II hardly think it worth while for
you to give yourself that trouble" said
the merchant, calmly. at would be an
unavailng effort, and as you seem so
afraid of wasting your strength and be-
ing defrauded outof your valuable time,
! feel it but honest to tell you that you
would not suit us at all Good-day.
sir!"
And the applicant was dismissed,
somewhat to his surprise, and. let us
hope, to his profit in the future. -ZenaS
Dane, M GOLdc23 Days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
How It Is Protected.

Altogether, you can hardly help fancy
ing that the sea-slug has dressed him
self up in the sea-weed's clothes and is
playing a sort of masquerade.
But the sea-slug has been disguised
as a plant for Il good reason. For the
sea is full OF hungry fishes, always row.
ing about on the lookout for Just such
n tidbit as n sea-slug. The sea-slug
therefore has been colored and shaped
like the sea-weed it lives on. in order
that, when some sharp-eycd fish comes
swimming along, he may never dream
so tempting a morsel to be near.
suppose he looks at it and turns up his
nose, saying to himself: pooh that's
nothing but an old sea-weed !" and off
he goes, while our sea-slug no doubt
laughs in its sleeve and says: Sea
weed, indeed !"
This wonderful resemblance is an en-
ample Of what naturalists call PRO
tective Resemblance" which in this
case is so perfect as to merit the name
of "Mimicry." Because you see, the
animal nltmtcS the plant, and is thus
protected from its enemies. Edmund
Wilson, IN 50. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
Sponges.

Did you ever look at a piece Of sponge
and see what a curious thing it is? Do
you know by whom it is made p? One of
Natures smallest children did it. 1t
was once alive and growing on the rocks
in some of the far-away seas. 1t lived,
breathed, and grew just as you do.
Some sponges are like round cups.
Some are like branches of trees. Others
are thin, and spread out like fan.
They are Of almost every color, from
orange to a dingy brown. When they
are on the beautiful floor of the ocean,
with seawecd and fish all about, they
are very pretty.
As long as the sponges are alive it is
not easy to catch them. They can only
be torn from the rocks by men called
divers" who, for the sake of getting
the little skeleton, destroy the creature
itself. All sponge animals can not build
Il toilet sponge" for that is the kind
you always use. You know how full of
holes all sponges are. Well. if there
were not fresh supply of water full of
living things, all the time passing
through these queer holes, these little
creatures could not live a moment
This is all done by little whiplil5e hairs
inside their bodies, which move to and
fro, and do all the work and do it well
You must examine your piece of
sponge after what have told you, and
see if you can tell how strangely it is
made ! There are many common kinds,
but we use the very best for bathing
Mrs. q. Hall, IN orr Little OMeS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
BEST FINISHING WOOD.
Why Mahogany Is More Useful Than
Cherry, Oak or Ash.

Cherry, Oak or Ash.
AS is known to every wood-worker,
mahogany has no equal for durability,
brilliancy and intrinsic value for any
work which requires nicely of detail
and elegance of finish. Cherry, which
is pretty wood for effect and ex-
tremely pleasing when first finished,
soon grows dull and grimy-looking.
Oak, which has been 50 much used Of
late, is attractive when first finished,
but experience teaches that it does not
take many months to change all this,
and instead of a light, fre3h-looking in
terror, one that has a dusty appear
ance is presented, which no amount of
scraping and refnishing will restore
to its original beauty. What applies
to oak is yet more applicable to ash.
Mahogany, however, seems to thrive
best under the conditions which are
detrimental to these other woods. At
first of light tone, it grows deeper
and more beautiful in color with age,
and, although its first cost is more
than these other woods, yet its price is
much less than is popularity supposed,
and the only objection that has been
urged against it has been cost. What
is more valuable, however, and what
makes mahogany in reality u less costly
wood, is the fact that, unlike tho
cherry, oak or ash, it is easily cleaned,
because it is impervious to the dust or
dirt, while it does not show wear,
and, instead of growing duller, grows
brighter and more pleasing in appear
ance. --BUiider and HOOlW0rker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A FOOLISH GRUMBLER.

What Pouting at the window
With big sob IN your throat,
Because Arthur owns musket,
And big Gerald sails boat
And Tom has bought bicycle.
And Ted a Rugby ball.
While you, the friend and playmate,
" Haven't any thing at air.
Suppose for Just a moment
You should suddenly grow wise,
And look upon yourself, dear.
With other peoples eyes,
And see yourself as see,
Growing healthy, strong and tall
DO you think you'd say: That boy there
Hasn't any thing at air.
DO you think you'd count for nothing
Papa sitting smiling there?
And the brothers, and the baby,
And dear little Goldenhair2
And mamma, who's ever ready
At her darlings beck and calf
Can he say, who owns these treasures,
Haven't any thing at all /"
And the sled for winter mornings?
And the games FOR winter nights7
And the sunny summer beaches
Fun OF ever new delights2
And the pile OF books and paythings
On the nursery floor and wall?
Aren't you ashamed to say, sir,
Haven't any thing 1T all!"
All my foolish little darling!
Wiser folk than girls and boys
Shut their eyes to their own mercies
And see only others Joys.
But If hearts would heed their blessings,
Counting gladly great and small,
Then how few would dare 10 grumble;
Haven't any thing at all -
- Vide .iLpuke
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
A QUEER RIDE.


How Tim Was Cured of the Very Bad
Habit of sbirI<ing.
Tim Iittleby was eight years old,
and pretty good boy generally. but he
had one rather unhappy failing; he
would sometimes shirI1 his duties, es-
pccially if they were any thing un-
pleasant.
Now if there was one thing above an
other that Tim disliked, it was picking
up potatoes.
Grandpa Tittleby had large field to
dig, and it was Tins business to pick
the potatoes up into the cart. How he
dreaded it!
Grandpa had been digging all the
forenoon OF one September day. After
dinner Tim went out and sat down very
dejectedly on the bulkhead door. If he
could only devise some means to avoid
picking up theses potatoes!
BY and by he heard grandpa get up
from his nap. 1t was now or never,
and Tim took to his heels, and ran out
by the barn, which stood at the top of
a long hill. Lying there was q stout
old vinegar barrel, and in a trice he
had crept into it, and pulled a great
bunch of pea-vines in after him to con-
ceal his presence, while grandpa
trudged around the barn, and shouted
himself hoarse calling for him. He
had not been there long before he fell
soundly asleep.
Now there was great hog in the
stye, that grandpa called Samson, be-
cause he was so strong. He had rooted
under the fence, and carried it off on
bis back so many times, that grandpa
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had been obliged to put a ring in his
long nose. But in some way, Samson
had got rid of it that day, and, to cele-
brate his liberty, had again rooted I'm
der the fence. He came warily around
the corner of the barn, expecting
trouble, but finding nothing worse than
the gobbler strutting about, he began
to hunt for something to eat.
Immediately he snuffed out a few
early potatoes under the side of the
BARREL left over from sorting. All,
how he crunched theml But in mo-
ment they were gone, and Samson be-
gan to push his nose farther under the
BARREL in quest of more Soon it began
to sway. then to roll down on Samson,
who backed Off slowly. 1t had got over
the brink of the hill when Tim awol1e.
Away it rolled, faster and faster. Sam.
son could not understand it; and in
great alarm turned and fled down the
hill, his great ears tapping wildly.
Stop it! stop itn shriekcd Tim, with
jerky, mutlled cries, from inside.
But how could Samson stop it? He
would have been glad to, no doubt,
for the horrible thing was right on to
his heels and nearly skinning them al
every jump.
He did what he could-he squcaled in
sympathy at the very top of his voice,
drowning poor Tins howls for help.
It's true. but bringing Grandma Title
by out in a panic. She could not catch
the barrel! Dear. not And on it went
,-- bound-bound! bump-bump! poor
Tim going over and over with such
rapidity that his head WAS all in a
whjrl.
1t struck a big rock in the road.
Away it bounded into the air. coming
down on SIMPSONS back with such
force rs to send him sprawliug IN the
middle of the road, and rolled on over
him, leaving him for a moment nearly
stunned. Then he sprang to his feet
and tcd up the hill to his pen, where
he hid himself in the darkest corner.
"hooting," aud holding his breath and
listening for the terrible creature which
had ovcrtaken him and nearly broken
his back.
"Ow-w-w! Sto-o-opt" came from
the barrel, while it fairly hummed over
the stones and ruts. Lcaping higher
and higher. ii flew to the bottom of the
HILL aud with a little skip. plunged in
to the gOOse-pond, right among the
squalIing, kissing geese, while grandma
came on behind, with her cap hanging
to the back of her neck and one slipper
lost off.
Tim crawled out of the pond. wet and
bruised, and so dizzy and sick that he
could not stand; aud after wiping the
mud of him with some tansy leaves,
grandma went after Grandpa Tittleby,
who wheeled him up the hill in the
wheclbarrow, with such comical twin
kle in his eye that Tim was ashamed
and hid his face in his old wet hat.
But that ride did Tim more good than
any other he ever took in his life. for
it cured him of the habit of Sinking -
IOUth'S COWpdniOR