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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
Talking Was Not Her Forte.
From, the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
is this the right roadto Wheatville?" asked
a man on horseback of a woman standing in the
yard before little log cabin on a western
prairie.
"Wheatville?" replied the woman. sob,
Wheatville amt but just a little ways from here.
Going there on bizness, | reckon? It's mighty
dull there now, they say; but l amt been there
myself in month of Sundays Just sit here
to home and don't go nowhere, nor see nobody
to talk TO; but that don't make much diff renee,
fer amt no talker nohow. My man kin talk
ter you Better light off and come in and set
till he comes, and he"
Thank you, but must go on. if you will >,
He is a talker. I've often thought that if l
only had his gift o CAB I'd be glad. 1 hate to
be so tongue-tied. | can't say few words now
and then. That's right neat nag you're
a-Straddle of. Bout 6-year-old, reckon. like
to see a good boss myself, and they amt notin IL
krtch my old mans eye quicker than good
boss, He kin talk on the boss subject, he kin.
Wisht [ could talk bout anything-t amt in
me to, for"
Which road do take?''
AS was sayin'. talkin' amt my fortey. but
like to pass the time of day speak civil to a
stranger passin' by same as you are. You're a
stranger in these parts reckon. Yes? Iallowed
YOU was soon as | clapt eyes on you Where
might you hail from?"
From Michigan; but l really must go on
if"
From Michigan? You don't say. Well.
well! l amt no talker, as / say but it sort o.
gives me courage to try to open my mouth to
bear any one say Michigan Why, was born
back in old Michigan, and like as not you know
lots of my folks. was Spratt fore married
a Beelson-Hanner Spratt-and my Spratt kin
folks is scattered over the hull state o. Michi-
gan. Visit | wasn't so tongued-tied, there s
so many Mchganders I'd like to talk bout.
Ever hear of the Higginses. or the Pilgrimses
or the Sampsonses. or the HAIRLESS? Iknowed
EN- all like book. and told my old man. If he
was to home you'd have somebody you could
talk to. He's glib enough for you, but I'm so
tongue-tied. LIANT going? Wait a minnit,
well, if he amt out o. sight fore got a
chance to open my mouth That's what comes
o. bein' so blamed tongue-tied''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

A Hard Tine in Signing.
From the New York Sun.

From the NeI1 York sun.
comely woman was complainant against
her husband in the Harlem court yesterday
morning He is watchInan, your honor, "
she said and when he comes home in the
morning sometimes he is drunk aud beats me. "
John, said Justice Murray, come around
here and let's see what you have to say for your
SELF
John came around in front of the desk,
DO you get drunk while you're watching?"
mo sir. but"
What do you want me to do with him?''
asked the justice, turning again to the wife
oh, don't know, sir; don't know; don't
know" she walled ii am afraid of my life of
him. He has threatened TO kill me sometimes. -
viii you take the pledge, john, if let you
go?"
~ will sir I'll promise not to touch drop,
only now and then, sir"
No, no. mean to swear off entirely
John leaned over toward the Justice. Would
your honor take that pledge" he asked.
I'm not on trial, John, it's you l want to
know about. never touch drop"
Well, said John, for how long?"
Two years"
"Ili do it if she will
Both put their hands on the court bible.
DO ) on solemnly swear that you will not,
either of you, touch a drop of intoxicating
liquor for two years? Kiss the book" The
wife kissed it, and John was putting it to his
lips. when he paused and looked appealingly to
the justice.
NOT even for medcine?" he pleaded.
mo. not even for medicine
John took farewell look around the room
and kissed the book.
"If you break the pledge I'll prosecute you
for perjury said the justice. "You can go. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
index TO new ADVERTISEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Local Campaign
Clubs; Landrum Lodge No. As, F. & A NJ.
Myrtle Lodge No. 6, X. P. Pulaski Council No
163, r A.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-First Glass Investment
Bonds Joseph Ehlen, Broker; 1900 BuDches
Bananas, L. Putzel; AS to Crew Of British
Steamship Ganges; AS to Bills Against British
Steamship Glenochil; State and County Taxes
1883; Bananas. Robert Haym, Agent.
THE AMERICAN TRAvELER"-Rieser & Stern.
AUCTION SALEs-Damaged Cotton, by J. Nc
Laughlin Son; Sundries, by l. D. LaRoche &
Son.
STEAMSHIP ScHEpULE-Ocean Steamship Com
pary.
PPoPosALs-For Stone and Mattress Work in
Savannah Harbor and River, Georgia; For Con-
strIlcting Jetty at Entrance to Cumberland
Sound. Georgia.
CHEAP CoLUas ADvERTIsEAENTs-Help Want
ed: Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale;
Rattle; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Lord Tennyson, it is now asserted, is a
believer in spiritualism. To show that he
is, the spiritualists have caused to be pub
lished letter written by him in 1874, in
which the following occurred: II have
never had any revelations through anaes-
thetics; but kind of waking trance this
for lack of better nance Ihave frequently
had, quite up from boyhood, when | have
been all alone. This has often come upon
me through repeating my own name to
myself silently, till, all at once, as it were,
out of the intensity of the consciousness of
individuality, the individuality itself seemed
to dissolve and fade away into boundless
being; and this was not confused state,
but the clearest of the clearest, the surest
of the surest, utterly beyond words, where
death was an almost laughable impossiblity,
the loss Of personality IF so it were) SEEM
ing no extinction, but the only true life"
II Tennyson wrote that, he certainly laid
himself open to the charge of believing in
something or other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

A newspaper in Oregon advances the
opinion that the election Of Gen. Harrison
will prove great blessing to the south.
1t says Majority rule is one thing, but
manufactured majority rule is quite an
other thing, and the south may yet be glad
that Harrison's peaceful election at the polls
makes that prospect of revolution distant
that would have been dangerously near had
the south continued to elect a sectional
administration by tcrrorizing tho voter aad
defiantly robbing the ballot box" The
name of the newspaper need not be stated
The opinion it expresses and its reason for
holding the opinion show that it deserves
its obscurity.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Wouldn't the South Carolina legislature
make a mistake in reducing the salaries of
judges. and wouldn't it make a greater
mistake if it should extend the reduction 10
salaries of all state officers The South
Carolina judges don't receive too much,
nor do the governor and other state off
GERS. There does not appear to be any
reason why the salaries should be reduced
at this time, and if the Economists" should
succeed in their plan, they would appear to
deserve the name Of ''parsimonists" rather
than 'economistsD
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

The esteemed republican organs have
jumped onto Mr.. Cleveland because he did
not refer to civil service reform in his
message. They probably are not very
ardent civil service reformers, but they see
a chance to charge the President with aban-
doning his position on that question. Are
they not little hasty! 1t is intimated that
Mr.. Cleveland will make the civil service the
subject of a special message. At any rate,
he hasn't abandoned his position. He isn't
the sort of man to abandon positions which
he has every reason to believe are right.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Lieut.. Nathaniel johnson Coffin thinks
he has discovered the origin of hurricanes,
waterspouts and whirlwinds. Ho says they
are due to the daily motion of the sun max
ing a vacuum on the coast of Africa, and
dashing an immense stream of heated water
against the American coast This may be
an interesting contribution TO scientific
speculation, but il will be noticed that
Lieut.. Coffin does not suggest remedy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Dir. Tumblety, an American, is one of the
persons who was arrested in London on
suspicion of committing the Whitechapel
murders. The doctor managed TO get away,
and now he is in New York. He is repre-
sented by one of his friends as being gen.
erous. wealthy and intelligent person, his
peculiarly being ahelrty dislike of women.
who, he thinks, cause all the trouble in the
world. Other accounts make him out a
crank. II he is the Whitechapel murderer,
the crimes in that part of London will now
cease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
It's Tongue Should Be Controlled.

From the NeIC YOrG Evening Post Iad)
If Mr. Edison is at work. as reported, upon a
photograph which will reproduce in an audible
voice morning newpaper for every breakfast
table, he ought to reflect upon the moral re-
sponsibllity which the success OF such an ex-
pertinent win entail upon him. He would be
reckless father who would deliberately set a
phonograph of that kind a-going at his break
faSt table. Ima2ile, for instance, the effect
upon respectable family of listening to the
FIRST page of one of to-day's morning papers on
which the place of honor is given to a detailed
account of an adventure by notorious gam
bier in haunt of other gamblers, with full par
ticulars OF the mans disreputable career.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

simultaneously with the announcement
that Stanley was supposed to have been
located near the great oil rivers beyond the
upper Niger comes the. statement by DIR.
williams that the explorer is dead. DIR.
williams was with the exploring party in
Africa, and has recently returned. He has
no positive evidence that Stanley is dead
but he is decidedly Of the opinion that be
il. The public will have to wait little
longer before it gets the truth with regard
to Stanley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

From The New York World Dem

From the NeD York World (Dem0
The truth is that the race question is settling
itself. The relations of the two races at the
south are far more peaceabe and mutually
helpful and trusttu than they were five years
ago lf the politicians will cease their appeals
to prejudice and ignorance. and will keep at the
/ front an issue that appeals to voters without
respect 10 race. color or previous condition of
serVltude as the tariff issue does-the color
line in politics will disapDear
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
cne of the F ichest sovereigns.
From the London World.

The little princess OF the Netherlands, when
she becomes queen of Holland, will be one of
the richest sovereigns, if not the richest sover-
eign in Europe. The civil list of Holland, which
is secured on the revenues of Born 20, is very
large ca, 900 600 per annum, it is said. The
Duchy of Luxembourg passes to the Grand
Duke of Nassau. and then becomes portion of
the German empire, but the kingdom of Hol
land not coming under the operation of the
Sale law, descends to the kings little daugh-
ter. She is bright, intelligent, clever child with
marriage Of the king and queen, despite the
disparity of age. has been a very happy one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Here is about the checklist thing that
ever appeared in a newspaper. The New
York Tribune says: mo other presidential
candidate has ever had behind him as power
full an array of trusts, combinations and
monopolies as that which had been brought
by executive and legislative favors to the
support Of Mr. Cleveland" Something is
the matter with the editor of the Tribune.
A physician should be called in without
delay. The symptoms are alarming
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Congressman Kilgore, of Texas, has be-
gun again his tactics of objecting to about
every bill. He doesn't want the govern
ment to erect a monument to Maj Gen.
Henry Knox. Perhaps Mr.. Kilgore will
object to a monument to Gen. Harrison's
grandfather
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Los Angeles, CAL, which gave Gen. Har-
rison about 1000 majority, went demo-
cratic in a municipal election the other day
by 1000 majority. That was a political
revolution, but one that won't count for
much,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

1t is announced that Mrs. James G.
Blaine. Jr., is going on the stage. She says
she must do something to support herself
and child. Mr.. Blaine. ST., is said to be ex-
ceedingly fond OF the play, but he will
hardly go to see one in which his daugh-
ter-in-law has part.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Mr. Blaine still appears to be the central
figure in republican politics. Gen. Harrison
is said to receive daily many letters. in
some of which he is advised to make him
Secretary Of State, and in others of which
he is advised to throw him overheard. Mr.
Blaine is the elephant Of the generals
menagerie.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Since John L. Sullivan became member
of the editorial staff of the Sporting Times,
of New York. very few people have called
at the Office to demand satisfaction of the
editor. They don't seem to care anything
about satisfaction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

1t seems that the people Of New York
have not yet ceased to raise money for
Jacksonville. An entertainment was given
there, the other night, and nearly l,400
was realized for the fever sufferers. Jack
sonville is under lasting obligations to New
York, whose liberality has caused people to
believe that there is more Of the milk of
human kindness in the world than there
WAS GENERALLY annnosad to be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Tuesday. Dec. IS. will be South Carolina
crate Veterans fair III Atlanta. President
William Lowndes Calhoun extends cor
dial invitation to the military and veteran
organizations Of Savannah to be represented
on that day, or any time during the fair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
Distribution of Political Power.


1tIttf 10 NE bOSIUIt JOUT7tut KIIeD.J
The following table interested rue when /
made it up, and think may interest others of
your readers. 1t shows how during the first 1O4
years of our national life under the constitution
the supreme political power will have been
placed forexactly equal periods with the Repub-
lican and the Democratic parties, or their pre-
decessors in pedigree, so far as political parties
in this country can be said to have traceahle
pedigree:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
The Battle Cry.

From the PHILADELPHIA Record Denny
The President mas distinctly laid down the
lines OF the movement for tariff reform. There
Will he mo cessation of the struggle" until it
shall end in reducing the cost to consumers of
the necessaries of life"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

The republican organs appear to be
strongly opposed to the withdrawal of
democrats from the Grand Army Of the
Republic, but democrats continue to with
draw
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Postmaster General.
From the Boston Globe Dem. }

FTOHt Lbe BOstOn GIOOe lDenl.J
We offer this suggestion to the President
elect: For Postmaster General, Charles F.
Murchison Of California He is a man ofietters
and ought to know something about postal mat
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Mr.. Blaine has decided to go. with his
family. to Washington on Jan. 1. How
long does he expect to remain there's Will
he rent house for four years from March
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

The republicans are inclined to foam at
the mouth on account of the message. That
shows that they are afraid of the effect of it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

The Confederate Veterans Association of
Atlanta will give fair in that city from
Dec. 10 to Dec. 20. and it requests donations
of anything the people Of the state may DO
willing to give. 1t also asks the lean of
confederate relics. Donations will be car
red free as express or freight and should
be addressed to the association. The fair
gives promise of being decided success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

1t begins look as If Col Dudley would
have a chance to take those dynamite
cartridges out of his pocket and explode
them in open court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Mr.. Cleveland's message is referred to as
his last. But is it, After a four years
rest, he could compose rousing one in 1898.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

At present Fleming seems to be the gov
ernor-elect of West Virginia Golf had his
innings several days, and now it's Fleming's
time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07

Oswego. N. Y, is the home of the Hon.
Thomas c. Platt. or 723 voters in one of
the Oswego districts, it is charged that 800
sold their votes to the republicans at the re-
cent election. Platt seems to deserve some
recognition at the hands Of the next ad-
ministration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
SPECIAL.

Every purchaser to the amount of 81 worth
of goods will receive a ticket which will entitle
them to a chance on a beautiful DRESSED
DOLL, drawing to take place January list, 1881
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-11-01
Prayer Of Northern Republicans.

oh Lord, thou knowest onr uprising
and especially our down-settlng; thou
knowrst our sins and nnderstandest our
thoughts afar of; thou knowest that we
have done many wicked things in the
sight Of the people and that we NO long
or have favor in their sight; thou know
est that the negro hss iorsaken our party
and thai We can no longer make them
.Lelieve our campaign tales, that the DEM
ocrats will put them in slavery. Oh that
we could pull the wool over their eyes as
ofyore and get them TO put us in power
once more. Thou knowest that the
southern Republicans no longer cleaveth
Gus; thou knowest that the people of the
North no longer have faith In thu In the
bloody shirt and that we ara beseiged on
all sides by mugwumps, Thou kpowest
that Cleveiand's message has knocked
the wind out of our tariff sails that New
is hopelessly Democratic, Ohio doubtful
and we can no longer count on Indiana.
That we have no leader, nav that the
Plumed night has boon 50 Iuthlessly
slaughtered, and we his people must be
scattered as sheep having no shepherd, to
be devoured by mugwumps aud weak
knees. Now we ask that our sins be
blotted from history, together with the
names Of Gunther, Balknan and especial
ly the eight against seven and all who
have walked crooked in tue sight OF the
people. Give us back tho negro vote aud
the favor Of the people, and return us the
southern Republicans with tens OF thou-
sands of mugwumps in the North, give
us stump speakers in Indiana and orators
in Ohio; give us money by the millions
and above all give us map TO beat
Cleveland. Amen. lkF,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-11-01
E,tNA. Kv

NEws;-ISir ! Having had my at.
tention called to some statements
in our County superintendent re-
port Of the Institute, |, as a teach
or OF this county, teel called upon
to notice q few of them.
have received from some source
the impression that it is contraryte
the Common School Laws to, pro.
mitigate political or sectarian prin.
ciples in the common schools, bnt
our Superintendent has given us Ii.
cense. :.
! want to say that i was not pres
ent when that Unanimous, Vote
Endorsed the Blair Bill ., and d
County Supt. who, through COM
mittee of his own appointment,
would thrust rsueh,a thing as that
upon an Institute of. nnsuspecting
teachers who are neither politicians
nor caring to be, certainly trans
cends the bounds OF his duties as a
public official and Justly deserves
the censure of the lovers of COM
mon school education; for he we'll
knew that the Blair Billp is one of
the political issues OF the day, and
a favorits hobby ofhis party.
Then again, what dossthis have
to do with the Institute, found on
page 8 of report. r"Majcr d. J..
Burchett is true patron of educa-
ton" Now, | respect both our Su-
perintendent and and D. j. Bur-
chett as gentlemen but that this
item should appear in said report
seems entirely outof place. Major
Burchett has sent his daughters to
the common schools, and nothing
more. But this item must have APP
peaied through the trickery of a
would-be polHicisn in order to gain
political prestige among the teach
ers of the county in the present
race. And in doing 30 the author
Of It has made himself a party to
political work under the guise OF
Superintendent Of Schools. Now
sir, | would not have said one word
about these things, but as mem
berof the Institute ! am represent
ed as Endorsing them, which did
not do. ! wonder how many cop
les ofthis report have been circu-
lated in our i1efghboring State as q
campaign document in the interest
Of Professor T. 'B.. Mcclure, who
did SO many things in an liable"
manner. "t"' -
Now, Mr. Superintendent, why
did you not publish the minutes of
the Institute by the Secretary in.
stead OF your own Comments upon
the same? q -
Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM JAYNE.