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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
BRIGHT BITS

A MEMPHIS WOMAN took baking powder for
strychnine, and after lying still for five hours
awaiting death, she got up and declared that
there wasn't any hereafter. Her conclusion
was natural enough, but she reasoned from
false premises no weight is given to her deduc-
ton BJStOB Transcript.
WHAT the young uan meant manthy,
said the old lady from the head OF the stairs
what does that young Teller mean by stayin' SO
lateg''
excuse me one moment Mr.. Herring said
Amanthy. and she closed the parlor door softly
and whispered bosrsely up the stairs
II think he means business, ma: you go to
bed. '-Epocb.
PRESERVING VEGERABLEs-Wire (at break
fsst-My dear, will you have some more
tue stewed potatoes ] cooked them, my
self
husband No, I've had enough
Wiie-What is the best way to keep potatoes,
John!
Husband I think the best way for You
to keep potatoes is to stew EN-. Horper's
B0sdr.
He (reading>-Now, that what call common
sense.
She What's that. Johne
He-A prominent physician says that If men
would walk up and down stairs more they would
be healthier.
she-That's a sensible doctor. BY the way.
wish you'd go down ir~hs cellar ard bring up
load Of wood and some coal before you 60 to
bed, John -Lo3ceH citizen.
Tugs RINGIwe CHANGES. -E1iss de Flirt
tpatrouzingy)-No Mr. Cadwalader. it can
never be. You are altogether too young for me
Cadwalader tsix years later)-So you are still
single?
Miss lie Flirt (winsomelyN-Yes, dear Mr. Cad
walader; and you have returned at last to see if
l have changed my mindy
Cadwsader-O no. You see you are alto
gether too old for me. -TIotrn Topics.
I.oas SALISBURY Cperplexed)-I wish I knew
what to do with Sir Skimpole Ieatherhead
your majesty. He is Jealous supporter of
the government, but he is such consummate
ass.
Queen victoria-Is there no diplomatic posi-
ton can give him?
Lord Salisbury. with animation The idea
exactly. your majesty! He wonld make good
minister tbs the United States. Chicago
HIS FEARs REMOVED Mary Jaue said the
wholesale fruit dealer, with feeble voice and
paliid lips, tell me the truth. | can hear it.
What does the doctor say?'
''He says responded the wife. her face
radiant with Joy. that the crisis is past and
you will recover, William"
MARY jane he exclaimed in firm ringing
tones, you may counterinand the order sent
to the warehouse yesterday about rebarrelling
that carload of apples Tell the men to shin
them as they are. - Chicago Tribune.
AMELIA SAssAFRAs," said Marcellus Roddy.
with an accent of pain in his rich voice do you
realize the anguish you have caused me bv your
refusal of my heart and hand? No. you are cold
and passionleSs You realize nothing"
You are mistaken, Mr.. Roddy." said Amelia
haughtiy. DO YOU remember the ring you
gave me: and the opera glasses? and the brace
letsg and the gold thimble:N
~ do remember them moaned the wretched
young man. ,-,.- ,,,.,,
all. give you The pawn tickets and this bundle
of letters. Farewell forever M. Roddy''--
Chicago Nc'rs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

The MORNING News will begin on next
Sunday the publication Of a rev story by
Bret Harte 1t is entitled "Cressy." The
scenes are laid in California, and it does not
fall below the standard of his best works
As an author Bret Harte needs no intro
duction 10 the American public His humor,
his charming descriptions of scenery, and
his marvellous pen pictures Of the men and
women to whom he introduces his readers,
and the quaintness with which he invests
them. have made him famous throughout
the civilized world "Cressy" will be APP
preciated by the readers of the MORNING
NEWS. The story will also appear in the
WEEKLY NEWS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
A Good Word for Brice.

A good many democrats are criticising
Chairman Brice for leading his party to
defeat. No doubt their criticisms are un-
just. Mr.. Brice may not be great mana
ger of of political campaigns, but it should
not be forgotten that he has had very little
experience in politics.
1t will be admitted that Senator German
is shrewd politicians shrewd and
capable as any in the country-and he
says that Mr.. Brice deserves praise instead
of blame.
In an interview in the Baltimore Sun a
day or two ago he said: THE fact is Col.
Brice had nothing to do with making or
shaping the issues of the campaign. He
simply conducted it on the line that was
marked out for him. He did his work well,
with rare good Judgment, tact and energy,
and with that degree of loyalty that has
scarcely ever been equaled and never ex-
celed For the first two months of the
campaign most of his time was consumed
in trying to induce active and influential
democrats to forget their disappointments
and enter heartily into the contest. Per-
sonal grievances were very hard TO over
como IN some instances, and it was a diff
cult matter to arouse some of the most val
liable party workers. By the time these
prejudices were supposed to be overcome
Col. Brice had but three weeks left to de
vote to the opposition"
If this statement be true ''active and in-
fluential democrats perhaps the very ones
who are condemning Mr.. Brice, are mora
to blame than he is for the defeat
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The London Mystery.

In London the Parnell trial does not at
tract SO much attention a the mysterious
Whitechapel murders. About everybody
in that city is talking about these murders
and discussing the various theories respect
ing the name aud identity of the murderer
No one seems to doubt that all the murders
were committed by one person, and, in
deed, all the facts point to that conclusion.
The last of the nine murders was COM
mitted on Nov. 9 All the victims we're
women; all were of the degraded class, and
al were shockingly mutilated. On the wall
of the room in which the fifth victim was
found was written: Five; fifteen more
and then ! give myself up" Can it be pos
sible that this Whitechapel monster in
tends to murder twenty women before he
ceases his bloody work!
The latest theory concerning the murderer
is that he is sailor, and that after each
murder he leaves London for few weeks,
but there does not seem to be much to sup
port it, except the inability of the police to
find the criminal Besides, if sailor, he
made very short voyages on one or two
occasions, assuming that he went on a voy
age after each murder The first murder
was committed April 3 of this year, and the
next Aug. :, but between the third and
fourth murders snly a week interviewed.
The chief of the police department under
took to trace the murder with bloodhounds,
but he met with no success. He noN
promises to p.rdou any accompices who
will come forward and give information
that will lead to the detection of the princl-
pal murderer. The probability is that there
are no accomplices, and that this method,
therefore, will not be productive of any
results
The women Of London of the class to
which the victims belonged are very much
alarmed. Each ole is afraid that she will
be the next victim. In the meantime, the
police authorities are being blamed for
inefficiency and the question has been
raised in parliament whether there should
not be a change in the office Of the chief of
police.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
DR.. Bsmilton's Reformation.

The announcement of the intention Of
Surgeon General Hamilton to resign and
accept the editorship of the journal Of the
american Medicdt A ssociation at Chicago.
was doubtless received with surprise. He
has filed his present pos ton very salts
factorily for nearly eight years. Although
republican, Mr.. Cleveland did not ask for
his resignation, because he was satisfied that
he was about as good a man for the place as
there was in the marine hospital service.
In his new position he will have the same
salary that he now receives. and only por-
tion of his time will be occupied with his
editorial duties. He will have an oppor-
tunIty to build up a private practice,
and in that way greatly increase
his income. Surgeon General Hamilton's
report on the epidemic IL Florida will be
looked for with great deal Of interest. 1t
will be remembered that he called attention
to the probability Of an epidemic Of yellow
fever in some of the florida towns months
before the first case was reported at Jack
sonvllle, and be may raise the question
whether the Mccormick case was tho first
one Of yellow fever there this year
OF course Camp Perry VIII receive good
deal of attention, ard the result of that ex
pertinent may he dealt with at considerable
length 1t is understood that several i'm
Dortant things have been quite satisfactorily
established there by obser walton. Among
them are the following: That the period OF
incubation of the yellow fever does not
exceed five days: that yellow fever can lie
isolated and that The germ theory is the
correct ono.
If it teco mes accepted that the period OF
incubation does not exceed five days, the
time of detention at quarantine stations in
future epidemics will he greatly reduced,
and if yellow fever can be isolated the
policy in future viii be to put an infected
place in quarantine. as it were, instead of
quarantiniEg against it. III all communi-
cation with an infected place is cut off,
and its citizens are permitted to pass
ou5 through a quarantine camp, where
detention will be sufficient to make it GER
tain that they are free from infection. all
the rest of the country can move along rs
usual without any apprehensions Of danger.
The isolation plan will be far less expensive
than the shotgun quarantine system, but il
can only be carried out by the government.
Isolation must be perfect, otherwise. there
would be lack of confidence in it, and
other localities would resort to quarantine
measures TO protect themselves.
Surgeon General Han iiton can ccngratu-
late himself for having made some advance
in the management of yellow fever cpl
denies
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
Circuit Riding in Iowa.


A number of young clergynen, all graduates
of the Methodist Theological Seminary at
Evanston, met downtown the other day and
were relating TO each other anecdotes of their
experience in the various fields TO which the Y
had been assigned. My mos: amusing ex-
perience," said one young brother was in a
little village la Iowa where the conference sent
me to begin my ministerial work. My circuit
included three or four little villages and as
many school-houses, and | tried to preach a
sermon at each place once every two weeks
In the village OF Edgewood dwelt q good old
lady named Mrs. WicShaln, an efnigrant from
the Green Mountains and one of tbs pillars OF
the cnnrch. had just been married before
going on the circuit, and the next day after our
arrival in Edgewood Mrs. Wckbam sent for my
wife and myself to come to Der house.
I'm the afternoon we went and were warmly
greeted by the old lady. II am so glad you've
come, Brother L., and brought your WIFE
said she. I've been waitin and waitin' YOU
don't know how anxiousy ever since Brother
Jones went away, which is nigh onto three
months, and there hasn't been a preacher in
this house since I've got some little things to
and now you've brought sister l., let's get
them ofr'n our hands and then we can sit down
ami have good long talk"
81 confess was u little puzzled at this recep-
ton, not knowing exactly what the people Of
my circuit bad been In the habit of saving up
for the minister TO do. However. was not
into the kitchen and soon called for us to follow.
We did so, and found the room Uttered with
two or three old bedsteads that had been taken
to pieces and spread about the floor In the
middle OF the floor stood Mrs wlckham, with a
big kettle OF boiling water at her side.
Now, Sister L., jest you take this here
apron of mine, or you'll spoil your dress, she
said TO my wife. THE pesky bugs have been so
bad in these bedsteads that have sometimes
felt Jest as IL / couldn't wait till you come TO
give them good scalding.'
This, then, was part Of the circuit riders
duties in Iowa, thought !: but the old lady
seemed TO take IL so entirely aS a matter OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
Helped by the Prohibitionists.


The election returns show quite concius-
lively tina. the prohibitionists are entitled TO
much of the credit of the republican victory.
They poIled a very small vote for their own
ticket, and as nearly all of them in the
northern states were originally republicans,
/ a very large percentage of them must have
voted the republican ticket.
The democrats expected that the prohibi-
ton vote would be large one, particularly
in New York and Indiana, where large
prohibition vote would have been OF great
help to them. The prohibition leaders con-
fidentlv predicted that they would poll more
than five times as many votes as they did III
1884
Mr. Quay, the chairman of the republi-
can national committee, planned to accom-
plish three things, viz: To elect the repub-
lican presidential ticket. to secure repub-
lican majority in the House, and to prevent
the democrats from getting control OF the
Senate.
OF course he made use of all the means
within his command, and 1t is said that he
made an arrangement with the prohibition
lists in the states in which their help was
most needed, by which the republicans of
the legislatures of those states were to assist
them in getting prohibition legislation in
consideration Of prohibition votes for the
republican ticket.
A glance at the returns of New York will
show that the prohibition vote was not as
large as it was at the last state election, and
it is PROBABLE that an inspection of the re-
turns of many of the other states will show
remarkably small prohibition vote in
comparison with. the vote that was
expected.
OF course, the republicans did not ask the
prohibitionists of the south to vote the
republican ticket, but plentiful supply of
Prohibition tickets were sent to all the
southern states, and an effort was made to
bring out big prohibition vote i'll
those of the southern states in
which the prohibition sentiment is strong.
These tickets were without the name of
any congressional candidate. IL is sup
posed. of course. that it was expected that
these tickets would be voted to great ex-
tent with the bank place for congressman
untitled. The aim, doubtless, was to de
prive the democratic congressional candi
dates of as many votes as possible, and
thus increase the chences of electing a re-
publican congressman here aid there in the
south.
Assuming that there was such an arrange
ment as above indicated-and there is no
doubt there was in some of the States-it
must be admitted that Mr. Quay showed a
good deal of shrewdness. Even the Tribune
admitted day or two ago that it was prob
able that if the prohibitionists had polled
as large vote in New York as they did
a year ago that state would have been car
ried by Mr. Cleveland 1t is not improb-
able, therefore. that the republicans owe
their victory, and particularly their success
IN gaining congressman, to the help they
received from the prohibtionists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

According to the Medical Record, the
southwestern portions of this country offer
great advantages to invalids, and especially
to consumptives. The Record singles out
place. FL Paso has a population of 1900,
and the total number of deaths for the nine
months of this year was eighty five, and, if
deaths by accident were excepted, the num-
Der would be only 50 1t is said that no
cases of consumption originate there. Ac-
cidents appear to be very frequent, how
ever.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

The New York World has flung at the
public this question, "W nat would you do
if you had million dollarsT' II invites
everybody who hasn't million to answer
it. Probably the World will regret its
action. There are any number of people in
this country who have been figuring for
some time on an answer to the question,
and if they should send the World the re-
suit of their air-castle building, Mr.. Pulitzer
would have to hire several men at big
salaries TO attend to the letters
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
The Sewerage Discussion.

The MORNING NEWS has published sew
eral articles written by DIR. Failigaut In
which the doctor criticises the Waring
sewerage system, and advocates a system
Of his own for this city The MORNING
NEWS has also published several articles
written by Mr.. Warning explaining his sys-
tenn.
The MORNING News does not pretend to
say whether or not Dir. Falligaut's criticisms
of the Warning system are just, or whether
the doctors system is superior to that of
Mr.. Warning. That is matter for the city
council to decide and its decision doubtless
will not be reached until it has taken the
advice of some one who is "A recognized au-
thority in such matters
The MORNING NEWS has printed such
articles as Mr.. Warning and DIR. Falligant
have presented, in order to arouse an inter
est in the question of pro viding Savannah
with system for carrying off the drainage
from her houses. and to impress upon her
citizens the necessity for insisting that the
council shall adopt no system that 1t is not
thoroughly satisfied will accomplish the OBJ.
iect aimed at
The articles of DR.. Falligant and Mr.
Waring also have the effect of informing
the people respecting matters relating to
sewerage. and of convincing them that the
best interests of Savannah require that she
shall be provided with house drainage
sewers with the least possible delay. All
citizens are interested in this sewerage
question, and the discussion of it can hardly
he without profit to them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
Reviewing the Sermon.


Mrs. Smith-How did you like DR.. Pulpit's
sermon last Sunday?
Mrs. Brown thought it was perfectly grand,
didn't you:
talknS abo e way ne diS me n0l
soul good. Did you notice how that contempt
1ble, cross-eyed thing Mrs. heiones colored up:
and no wonder, for I'm sure don't you breat he
@ word of it, though-that she is not one bit
better than she ought to be. Why, her husband
goes away and leaves her for weeks at tim &.
She says he's travelling man. Id like to know
where he gets the money TO travel on
And look at the way she dressesl'
20, it's awful, She ought to be churched."
That's Just what think
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
Brought in a New Conundrum.
From the Chtcaoo Tribune.

TFVHt ItI JHIrttVO ITtUNFte.
II have got a conundrum, said the visitor
timidly sitting down on the corner of chair,
that think is new. Why is a man who lays
out new subdivision like pickles.
Because he cc-cumberS the grounds" haz-
arded the real estate editor.
NO that isn't the right answer"
Because suggested the exchange editor
lit makes him sour, If he doesn't ketchup with
the
mo. no; that isn't it either Give it Up:
Because he makes lots of acres. See: Acres
-achers. Spots the teeth. you know. Makes
acres into lots"
And then they rose up as one man and threw
him out of the window
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Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison is expected to
return 70 Chicago tomorrow from his trip
around the world and he will be given
public reception. 1t is said he will run for
mayor next spring. il he does, the fight
will be a very lively one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
A Tower of Strength.
From the Ne,o York World Dem

fTOW Ute NetC YOfh IFOTIu IDtW.J
1t is with sorrow that the country will learn
Of the serious illness of ex-senator Rarnum of
Connecticut Dir. Barnum was tower of
strength to the democratic committees during
tue recent campaign. He carried his state of
Connecticut for tariff reform in the face of
tremendous obstacles and the hard work which
he performed in the service Of his party pre-
ciptated the illness which, it is feared may
prove fatal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

Some Of the questions that are agitatiug
the public are as follows Who is the White
chapel murderer! Will Lord Sackville at
tend the Chamberlain Endicott weddingl
Will the presidential fight in 1892 be
between Harrison and Hill, and will Hill
get there! win Gov. Hill get married.
What defeated Mr.. Cleveland! Who will
compose Gen. Harrison's cabinet, and what
policy will the republican administration
pursue toward the SOUTH
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

Inventor Keely and his motor are still
holding the attention of the Philadelphia
courts. The courts want Keely TO tell all
about his motor, and Keely doesn't want to
te!l-perhaps for the reason that he doesn't
know much more than the courts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

The Prince of Wales has celebrated
another birthday. and his wife gave him a
life size portrait of herself. If reports con-
corning mis- financial condition are correct,
he win have some difficulty in paying for the
portrait.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

Ex-Congressman w. r. Morrison is
partially consoled for the national defeat
by the overthrow of Congressman Jehu
Baker, who shelved him two years ago.
Morrison had represented the district FOR
twenty years, when Baker stole march on
him. Now he has retaliated by helping TO
Gust Baker.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
Free Raw Materials.
From The Philadelphia Times (I,,d

From the Philadelphia Times (I,ed.)
1t can be only question of very brief time
when our industries will be given free raw ma
terials. If not granted by the congress just
elected, it will surely he done by the congress
10 be elected in 1892, and republican power can
avert defeat two years hence by giving our mills
and labor the free raw materials which are
given in every other protection country of the
world
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

There is one very encouraging sign of the
times that should not be overlooked. Since
the election, nobody has begun an article
by saying, Now that the smoke of battle
has cleared away The smoke that sur
rounded a good many intellects seems to
have cleared away.