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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
How the Ransom Was Paid.

On the helpless Flemish village
Cruel Alva swooped and fell,
And the peace of trade and tillage
Turned to mar tial clank and yell.
In the town-house, tall ard handsome,
Stood the great duke, looking down
On the burghers proff'ring ransom
For the safety Of the town.
Der his brow gray locks were twining-
For his casque was laid aside,
And his good sword carved and shining
From his sword. belt was united.
Prince he seemed Of born commanders,
Pride and power each gesture told,
As he cried, "Ye men of Flanders,
Bring me twenty casks of gold!"
Then upon them fell sadness,
And shadow like pail
While they murmured. '"Tis rank madness
Such sum from us to call
And the spokesman of the village
Murmured feebly. Sure you jest"
Answered Alva, Gold or pillage-
Choose Whichever may suit you best"
Faint and stunned, they turned despairing,
When arose a laugh of joy
And before their startled staring
In there pranced a little boy.
On his curls the dukes helm rested,
AS his noisy glee he roared,
And his good steed mailed and crested
Was great Alvas mighty sword
Round about the room he gamboled
Peeping through the helmet bars;
Now ne leaped and now he ambed-
Like Cupid hooking Mars.
Then he stayed his merry prancing
And of Alva's knees caught hold,
Where ray of sunlight glancing
Turned his sunny curls to gold.
Swift the mother, sorely frightened,
Strove to take the cherub wild,
But the Dukes stern features lightened
AS he kept her from the child,
And he drank the pretty prattle-
For the baby knew no fear,
Till his eye, so fierce in battle,
Softened with pearly tear.
For a baby rose before him
In fair Spain, ere wars alarms
Thus mis- fathers sword upbore him
Alva caught the boy in arms,
And, the pretty forehead barring.
Cried "A kiss,' the child obeyed.
Then unto those men despairing
Alya said: Your ransom's paid"
~. q. Rose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
The NeW Law for Electors.

Some of the presidential electors appear
to be under the impression that the law re-
quires them to meet at the capitals of their
respective states on the first Wednesday of
December to cast their ballots for presi-
dent and vice-president. In at least one of
the states the official canvass is not made
until after that date, and, hence, if that
impression were correct a very serious
complication might arise, because the
electors of the states which require the
official canvass to bs made after the first
Wednesday in December would be unable
to get an official notification of their
election.
The law governing the meeting of presi-
dental electors was changed by bill that
was approved Feb. 3, 1887. The date of
their meeting is now the first wednesday
in January. The change was made in order
that there might be plenty of time, between
the election and the meeting Of electors, to
make the official canvass.
There is no doubt that the change is a
wise one. While there has never been any
trouble in having the official canvass com
pleted in any state in time to furnish Ger
tificates of election to electors, nevertheless
there was danger of such trouble, on ac-
count of the changes which are constantly
being made by the different states in their
laws governing elections.
The present election law of Minnesota,
for instance, provides that the official can
vass of the returns of the November cleo
ton shall be made on the third Tuesday in
December. There would be very serious
doubt about the proper course to pursue
relative to the electoral vote of that state if
the law with respect to the date of the as
sembling of the electoral college had not
been changed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
Queen Natalie Reduced in style.
From the Pail Mall Gazett

fTOIH NE I7ttN lI1tIII UNEtIIS.
About 200 packing cases and trunks, contain
ing Queen Natalie's personal effects will be
sent this week to Jassy where her majesty is
what belonged 10 the queen, and has even
restored ali the presents that were given to
their majesties Jointly. The sum of 100000
francs (S200, 900 in securities of all kinds, which
was placed in the Bank of Belgrade to the
queens account has already been sent to her.
Besides this money, her majesty has about
$4,000 (S400.0C0) in the hands of Messrs.
Rothschild of Vienna. The letter. in which the
Servian legation of Belgrade notified the divorce
to the queen. was addressed: Mime. Natalie de
Keschko " and orders have been given to the
legation to use no other style in official com
m unicationS with the ex-queen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

1t is stated that the question of sue
cessor to Minister West will not be considered
by Lord Salisbury until the ex-Minister and
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain return to England.
Applicants for the position should mention
their ability to steer clear of unnecessary
letter writing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

There is more talk about the Industrial
progress of the south than there has been in
a long time Why is thisi Because, in the
first place, the south really has made very
great progress industrially in the last ten
years, and because, in the next place, the
southern newspapers have directed alton
ton to the fact and have announced that
during the next four years the south will
give more time to material growth than to
nolitics
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
The PROSPEROUS South.

From the Ne,o York Graphic (Dem)
The south. indeed. is becoming, not as it was
before the war merely an agricultural producer,
but manufacturer as well. The hum of the
loom and the rattle of the forge are heard. The
improved implements of modern agriculture are
found in her fertile fields and there Is TO be
the resistless, surging, quick energy of the
American character in all branches of COM
merce and agriculture
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
Benefits They Have Wrought.

O''' VIC ttSFttItVIUTV NLtHt'J
These expositons have been of incalculable
benefit to the south. They have opened up new
fields of inquiry and industry, stimulated the
people to greater energy, broadened the COM
mon intelligence and elevated the general taste.
They have not only brought together the people
of the south and given them the benefit of
great commingling with one another, but they
have attracted many thousands of visitors from
the north and have done more than any other
agency to educate the north as to the resources,
progress and possibilities of the south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

A newspaper published in Algiers thinks
that New Orleans will finally become the
capitarof the United States. 1t looks for
the change TO take place when epidemics of
fright pass away, when Cuba, Central
America and Mexico are annexed, and
when her people learn that the Crescent
City is midway between the two oceans, the
north pole and the equator. 1t doesn't ap-
pear TO be worth while considering the
question vet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

The British government is said to have
received positive information that Stanley
was alive and well year ago, and that the
white pasha in the Bahr-e-Ghazel was he.
This may be true, but great many things
could have happened in twelve months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

The Whitechapel murderer has done more
trade of certain people. 1t was announced
some time ago that he carried black bag
wherever he went, and since then manu-
facturers of black bags have declared that
their business is ruined.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

Congressman Boutelle, of Maine, seems to
be looming up for cabinet position. This
would preclude Mr.. Blaine's appointment,
but it would give the plumed knight a
chance to be returned to the House, and,
perhaps to be made speaker again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

Mr.. Henry George is having honors
heaped upon him in England, according to
London correspondents. This is quite en-
couraging. IL fills the American breast
with the hope that Mr.. George will conclude
to remain where he can have honors heaped
upon him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

This is a great country. The last volume
Of the census for 1880 has just been issued,
and now we are making ready to begin
work on the census for 1890. We are
perpetual census-making people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

Two distinguished people narrowly es-
capped death the other day. One of them
was Thomas A. Edison, who was thrown
from his buggy while his horses were run
ming away. He received only slight in
juries, but his driver was dangerously hurt
The other was Mrs Sophia Moore, daughter
of the late Commodore Vanderbilt. In
some way her dress caught fire. OF course
she acted with wonderful presence of mind
being Vanderbilt. A New York news
paper says: There was no one in the room
but herself, and almost before she could
utter one piercing scream she was COM
pletely enveloped in flames. With wonder
full presence Of mind she ran screaming at
the top of her voice to the bathroom, which
was on the same floor, desperately tearing
her clothing from her person as she went"
When she reached the bathroom, she
grabbed the faucet, AMI turned stream of
water on herself. But the newspaper ought
to have omitted the piercing screams.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
CURRENT COMMENT.
Let the Slaughter Begin.

From. the Nelc York Herald (I1td.)
1t is estimated that from 10000 to 5000, 900
pounds of turkey and ,000, 900 quarts of Gran
berries are necessary to enable the city Of New
York to enjoy its Thanksgiving feast.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
HI1rrah for 4r0Var.

From the Providence Telegram, (Den,l
Nobody has heard a whine from Grover Cleve-
land, and nobody will His acceptance of the
result is in fine contrast with the long whine of
Mr.. Blaine at Augusta when he was defeated
four years ago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

'Let us have fair elections" says the
Philadelphia Press. By all means. The
bribery and fraud practiced by the Repub-
lican party should not be tolerated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

A good many northern newspapers have
became interested lately in the word
''tacky." They say they don't know its
meaning, and they ask the southern press
to explain. In complying with the request
the Birmingham Herald used the words
newspapers have dropped "tacAy" and have
taken up those words. They would find
tote" in Webster's dictionary. but they
would wear their patience TO fragile
searching there for the other word. It's
good, expressive word, however, and the
dictionary makers should not have left it
ont
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

Col. Don Piatt has spoken. He says Mr.
Cleveland was defeated because Mr. Bar
mum, protectionist, was at the head of a
tariff reform campaign. The coloneIs con-
science ought to be clear, however He says
he wrote to Mr.. Cleveland, Mr. Dickinson
and Mr.. Garland, demanding that Chair
man Barnum be removed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

Gen Malone, it is said, is going to form
and place himself at the head of white
republican party in Virginia. 1t is claimed
that such party would have large mem
bership, but that remains to be seen.
Wherein would it be better than one COM
posed of both whites and blacks?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

Mr.. Carl Schurz has returned to this
country from Germany. He refused to
express an opinion concerning political
events and said: ~ have not learned
enough of the facts Of the recent campaign
to be willing to give my views concerning
it | shall have to take my soundings
again before l shGll know just where | am
in politics." Mr.. Schurz has never been a
member of the Prohibition party. Suppose
be try that for few years.
OF course when so much railroad build
Ing is going on, large number of locomo-
lives must be constructed. Last year, IL
will be remembered, about 1900 miles Of
new road were built, and this year 5000 or
10000 miles win be built. The Baldwin
Locomotive works will turn out about 700
locomotives during the year, and other
works will turn out their share. Seven
hundred year is nearly two a day-in
fact more than two for every working day.
This is remarkable showing, considering
the intricacy Of the work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

For Coughs and Throat Disorders u g
Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs.-"Have never
changed my mind respecting them. except i
think better of that which / began thinking
well of: Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Sold
only IN boxes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

Mr.. Thurman has written to Judge Allen
BlaclIer, of Texas as follows: ~ regret the
result of the election, not on any personal
account, but because l fear the policy of
our political opponents. As for myself.
shall never be a candidate for office, but |
shall never cease while live to work for
the party, and do not despair Of its ulti-
mate success" One OF the greatest disap-
pointments Of the democrats was that Mr..
Thurman was not elected Vice President
lie would have added dignity to the office
The Rev. Sam Small is said 10 have lost
his grip, to some extent, on his northern
audiences, and some people go so far as to
declare that his intended sensational sayings
are no longer sensational, but are old and
wormy. Can this be truel So bright man
as Mr.. Small ought to be able TO say some
thing new and startling every time he
lks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
"a Noted Divine Says.

,ssE n ave been using TUFTS Liver Pill
or Dyspepsia. weak stomach AM
cOstiveness, with which I have I0ni
,een afflicted.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-05
COMPRESSED HUMANITY.
Running q Man Through Hydraulic
Press-Cheaper Than Cremation.

Running Man Through Hydraulic
Press-Cheaper Than Cremation.
Material, dead body. Process, COM
preston. Result, a paper weight.
This is the programme mapped out by
an inventive genius In Pitcsburg. He Is
q doctor by trade, and therefore can
speak with authority of the destiny of
his patients His name is Cooper. II
his idea goes" he viii make a barrel
out of it. His apparatus is combina-
ton of steel presses and hot rollers-a
sort of rolling mill on q small scale.
There is little sentimentality about the
operation, but it IS effectual.
A human body is put in at one end and
taken out at the other IN the shape Of a
paper weight. In other words, the
enormous pressure excludes all moisture
from the body and COMPRISES il TO
fraction Of its original bulk The body
OF full grown man can thus be reduced
to a cube Of one foot as hard and i'm
perishable as marble. DR.. Cooper asks
nobody to take his word for ali this. In
this respect be is Ike the man who owned
a hen which be said laid two eggs day.
"If you don't believe it, said be, ''there's
the han" When Dr.. Cooper runs across
a skeptic lie takes him BY the arm, leads
him ints his study, and beaIningly points
on his center table to what appears 70 be
a cross fashioned Of the purest marble.
There he exclaims, ''is the remains
Of child converted by my process into
handsome and valuable ornament. Taste
it-you viii find il tasteiess. Smell of il
you see i. is odorless- Try It with a
knife-it is hard as marble. and, what's
more, can turn out just IS neat job
every time"
Chicago people who ought to have ir-
telhSent ideas On the subject arc puzzled.
and hardly any two think alike. The re-
porter first asked the doctors about II.
One said aatly tia. il couldn't Be done,
that compress the human body Is much
Is you pleased it would stili be animal
matter, and therefore perishable, and a
second pronounced is a hoax. i third
did not doubt tie possibility Of tie recuc
ton Of bulk By pressure, but insisted that
a chemical change would be Necessary
before anything Ike the result claimed
could be obtained.
The chemists were divided IN opinion
Nothing" said one. lis impossible
nowadays. especially IN the way Of
hydraulic compression saw bEief
dispatch On the subject TINS morning. and
sauz AZ nn-,s thar tina idsa urAofi1a-
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-05
A SPLENDID ORNAMENT.

Col. b. H. Campbell, on late trip to
Chicago, secured from some friend among
the biz cattle kings of Texas magnificent
pair of horns, which he brought home and
presented to the editor of the EAGLE. The
horns, which are highly polished and
finely mounted, measure fourteen inches
around the base and four feet from tip to
tip. Such horns are no longer seen among
the herds that Craze the plains of Texas or
elsewhere for the reason that in the i'm
provement OF such cattle the horns have
diminished as the grade has improved.
These horns were from the high head of
some wild steer that had escaped the
round-Ups for succession of years. They
are spiral shaped and taper from big
white, almost transparent, base, shading
down to the tips, which are glossy black.
\ good many of Wichita's biz men are
represented by various gifts in the EAGLE
sanctum. but there are few souvenirs that
will attract more attention than Colonel
Campbells horns, for which he will please
accept our Acknowledgements.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL EFFORTS.

Township Sunday School conventions
for Sedgwick county to be held as follows:
Gypsum township, at Spring creek, dis
trict -. September !, 1SSS
Salem township. at Independence school
house, September ,.
Rockford township L. p. Church, Derby,
September ).
Minneha townshis, Setter Chapel, Sep
tember 8.
Payne township, German " E. Church,
September 5.
Lincoln township, Furley N. F. church,
September g.
Grant township, [. P. church, Sunny
dale. September &
hechi township, September s
Waco township, Cartwright chapel,
September g.
Valley Center township. September 10
Eagle township, Pleasant Valley church,
September Il.
Greeley township, September IL
Union township. September IL.
Illinois township, September Ii.
Ohio township, September l6
Attics township, Janesourg NJ +
church, October :.
Garden Plain township, September 20
Morton townshid, September y.
Alton township: September -
Park township, Congregational college,
Saturday night, September ?, and Sun
day. September %
sherman township, Andale, Christian
church, September IT.
J. ". ARMSTRONG.
County Missionary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-05
THEJEwISH NEW YEAR.

The year ) ,64S from the creation of the
world closes with this evenings setting
sun and the year ), $40 is ushered in. Rosh
Hashanah, The Jewish New Year is not a
day of hilarity and amusement, but day
of reflection and deep thought This holy
day is prescribed in the law of Moses, to
be celebrated the first day of the seventh
month, on the first day OF Tishri, the new
moon after the autumnal equinox. Ac
corjling to the ancient Rabbits this was Il
day of Judgment" in Heaven, and all
living beings are judged by the
Omniscient and All Just. Judgment is
pronounced over them according TO their
past record, to be executed upon them
during the coming year. According 70 the
allegorical language ofthe ancient Rabbis,
the verdicts and judgments are recorded
in the different books. Therefore the i'm
mortal custom is TO salute each other on
this particular day with, May you be in
scribed for good and happy year
Modern Judaism celebrates the New
Year also as day of judgment. The
sounding of the sophar (cornet) this day
shall recall to Us the Creator of the
World. who formed every object on which
our ewes can rest and all other things in
heaven and earth. The sound of the cor
net shall also remind us of God as mer-
ciful Judge and Father of mankind. On
this day we shall place ourselves with our
conscience and consciousness before the
judgment seat of God TO review and revise
our doings and omissions during the past
year We shall also remember on this day
the happiness, JOY and gladness which the
past year brought to our country, our
homes and our hearts We shall also re-
member the trials and losses, the pains
and yisitations, the SORROWS aud infections
of the past. Ii has been the custom TO
begin the year with deeds of charity and
piety, with aims giving and congregating
to worship God and TO ask His grace. This
annual REVIVAL, so well established among
the Hebrews does a vast amount OF good Ii
strengthens the spiritual nature and
rouses noble resolves in their hearts. This
is day of special grace and especially q
time of consolation for the poor and needy.
On this day we are constrained TO remem-
Der the orphan and widow and ali the
noble institutions which alleviate the suf-
ferings of poor and sick humanity. This
is the day on which we ought 10 appease
our enemies and TO forget and forgive
Ten days, called the days OF Penitence.
Following the New Year day, are given 70
US to mend our ways in which we snail ask
the forgiveness Of our feloWmen II We