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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
A Lady Telegraph Operator Who at
tempted to GUY the Wrong Man.

From the Grand Rapids Telearan.-Heraid.
heard funny incident the other day. Mr..
G. l.. Woolley, the electrician of this city, was
dining at the Superior House in Cleveland, and
it so happened that the only other occupants of
the table with him were a bevy of lady tele-
graph operators. Mr. Woolley has been very
successful in his business and is able to crafty
a strong penchant that he has for diamonds,
and he generally wears one or two of startling
proportions He is also an expert telegraph
operator AS soon as they were seated one of
placing her knife blade between the tines of her
fork she initiated a telegraph sounder and tele-
graphed to her companions:
Get onto his nobs with the big diamond"
Woolley caught on at once and as soon as all
the girls had turned their attention to him he
in the same manner telegraphed:
"Ah, there Are you all on?''
A general stampede of the ladies followed and
they dined somewhere else that day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
The Nicaragua and Tehuantepec
Schemes.

schemes.
The Nicaragua canal scheme is to be
pushed vigorously The bill incorporating
the Nicaragua Canal Company will have
been passed by both houses of Congress be
fore the expedition engaged in surveying
the route finishes its work The survey is
being made rapidly, however, and as soon
as it is finished the stock of the canal com
pany will, doubtless, be offered to the
public.
1t is expected, of course, that the report
Of the surveying expedition will be a very
favorable one. Whether there will be any
difficulty in getting the stock taken is a
question that cannot be answered yet. 1t
is not improbable that this country will be
asked to take some of it. The action of the
Senate in refusing to put a provision in the
bill granting the canal company charter,
preventing the government from taking
any stock would seem to indicate that there
is an expectation that this country will take
some of it.
The Tehuantepec ship railway scheme
has not been abandoned. Its promoters
held meeting in Pittsburg few days age
and determined to push it. They have as
much confidence in it as its originator-the
late Capt. Eads-had. They pretend to be-
lieve that neither the Panama nor the
NJ aragua canal will be built, and they
.ssert their ability to get all the money
they need to put their ship railway in
operation. 1t is probable that they expect
to get the money in England. There is nc
reason for thinking that it can be obtained
in this country.
What the commercial world wants is sue
cessful transit between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans without having to make a
long journey around South America, and il
doesn't care much whether transit is by
means of a canal or a ship railway. The
progress of all three of the projects. the
Panama, the Nicaragua and the Tehuaute
pee, will be watched with increasing inter
est, and if either gets along far enough tc
give promise of success there will be no
difficulty in getting the money necessary to
complete il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

II the Republican Presidential nominee
Il Senator Sherman or Allison, ex-senator
Harrison or Judge Gresham. that party
may experience great difficulty in carrying
California. The record Of these gentlemen
on the anti-Chinese bill is said to he such as
TO make them unpopular along the Pac fic
slope. A Republican Congressman from
California is reported 10 have said that
either one Of them would he defeated in
California by 1900 to 10000 majority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
Anything But Stocks.

FROM Dte W Utt DtFeSt R6ttS.
A Wall street broker -lEo sends out Autograph
letters stating his readiness TO make invest
ments for country spectators, lately received
from Michigan reply reading:
II am much Obliged for your kindness, but
just now don't care to risk anything on stocks.
If you will please go to the men in your city who
make counterfeit money and sell $1,000 worth
for S5 and get me that amount and send 1t by
express, G. o. D., will remit you 10 per cent.
on all can work off. Probably this will be just
as well for you as il you sold me stocks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
Good Advice to Mr.. Train.

From, the Louisville CourterJO1u7tdl (Dem)
George Francis Train writes to the Courier
journal asking if he shall come to Louisville to
deliver a lecture. Hardly. Mr. Train was mar
ried in this city, and should recall the tender
grace of day which is dead that will never
come back any more. and follow ITS example
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Ex-Congressman William R. Morrison is
reported to deprecate the attempt Of his
friends to make him a Vice Presidential
candidate He said to a crowd of friends a
few days ago that be did not want the nomi.
nation, and would much prefer to go back
20 the House, where he would be at home
Since his defeat two years ago Mr. Morri-
son has felt somewhat like a fish out Of
water He is after the Congressional nomi-
nation in his district.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Hot Springs, Ark, has restaurant ten
feet square, which bears the sign: "Tennes-
see Restaurant Company. Open Day and
Night. Oysters and Possums" The sign
seems bigger than the restaurant, and yet
there are few bigger places in this country
than that which contains 'possums cooked
after the Georgia fashion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Mr.. Corcoran's property amounts to about
81 900, 0000 Much of it is in rea estate in
Washington. No one ever begrudged him
his wealth, because he put great portion
of his earnings to a noble use.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Senator Morrill, is alluded to as the father
of protection in Congress He introduced
a tariff bill in 1861. If the Republicans are
so devoted to protection, why don't they
nominate Senator Morrill,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Gen. Ben Butler doesn't like the fisheries
treaty, and is not complimentary to Presi-
dent Cleveland and Mr.. Bayard for securing
it. No one expected he would be. Cleve-
land is the man who buried him out of
sight, politically speaking, and he can never
forgive him that.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Mr.. Murat Halstead, of Cincinnati, may
be expected to print in his paper a double
loaded article charging that the importation
of two Florida alligators TO Washington is a
Southern scheme to thin out the population
of the North. He is mistaken however.
The alligators are expected TO be put on ex-
hibition to show the Washington statesmen
that Forai.er's mouth isn't the biggest in the
fountry
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Mr. Blaine's friends are said to be not vet
sure of his intentions, notwithstanding he
has withdrawn from the field twice within
the past three weeks. This is sad COM
mentary on Lis reputation for sincerity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

A Boston editor has written and pub
hshed a poem called THE Servant Girl "
In no other city in the world could poem
grow from such an unpoetic theme.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

If is reported that Tascott has sailed for
China. That seems to be the proper place
for him. If he is guilty of numbering Mil
lionaire Smell, the American missionaries in
China may be able to bring about his re
formation. In America, he would be the
recipient of many feminine attentions, and
his spiritual good might be overlooked in
the desire 70 supply his temnoral wants
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
A Good Year for Declining.

From the PhflddelDhid Record (Dent)
All the good Republican candidates are fairly
tumbling over each other in their haste to say
that they are not candidates this year. 1t does
look as though it was not going to be good
Republican year that a fact.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
CURRENT COMMENT.
Or to China.

From the Baltimore american (Rep.)
The Mormons and croakers might go together
West
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
The Morning News in the City.

All subscriptions payable in advance, and
no paper will be delivered beyond the time
paid for Special attention will be given to
Weekly and Monthly subscriptions and
subscribers can make arrangements, if they
desire, to pay subscriptions at their resi-
dences, or places of business, avoiding the
inconvenience of calling at the Business
Office
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
The Quiet Man.

From the Mem York Star.
1t came to mind at a club last night,
While drinking and chatting bit with the
boys,
That the easiest way to win delight
Was not through swagger or blatant noise.
The fellow who talked much more than he
ought.
And engaged us all in wordy strife,
Suggested this beautiful line of thought,
For knew that he wasn't on terms with his
wife.
And, oddly enough, in a chair beyond
Posed man all laughter, jest and frills,
Who roared in his sleeve at his fancy fond
That nobody knew he was paying her bills.
A fourth man sat in silent content
You'd scarcely imagine he'd a thought above
His boot, upon which his gaze was bent;
Yet be alone had the woman's love.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Lorenzo T. Mears. of Virginia, died the
other day. AS walker, he was ahead of
Albert, the champion. For twenty years
he had carried the mails from Accomac
Court House TO Locust Mount. a distance of
ten miles, walking the route each day with
out missing a trip. 1t is estimated that in
that time he walked GS, coo miles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
Chauncey's Boom.

From, the Chicago NetCs (TI1d)
II George Washington had been in Chicago
Feb, y he would have thought it was Chancey
VI. Depew's birthday
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
His First Choica.

From the Ne1o York World (Dem.)
Malone may be a Sherman man, but it is as
a second choice. He is a Malone man first.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Quite an amusing incident occurred in
the House the other day, but 1t did not
throw much light on a certain vexed ques-
ton. Mr.. Dibble, Of South Carolina, was
speaking on the bill appropriating money
for public buildings, when Mr.. Cowles, of
North Carolina, arose impulsively and
wanted to ask him a question. Under the
rules he could only ask At with Mr. Dibbles
consent. Does the gentleman from South
Carolina yield for a question by the gentle
man from North Carolinain asked the
Speaker, seriously, but the House at once
went into it OF merriment, and somebody
said, Its the same old question: while
somebody else made an inquiry as 10 the
"spirit' Of the question. Mr.. Cowles, who
was apparently angry, was the only mem
ber who did not SEQ the point
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

The building in st. Louis in which the
Democratic Convention will meet is about
in the center Of the city, "A few squares from
the principal hotels, and occupies two full
city blocks. In the centre of the building
is a grand music hall, with parquette, dress
circle and balcony, and with enough ele-
giant opera chairs TO seat II 900 people,
arranged so that each auditor is in full
view of the stage The hall is well lighted
from the roof during the day, and by the
incandescent light at night; we'll ventil-
lated, and is said to have the finest acoustic
properties Of any hall Of its size in America.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

II is feared that the death of Mr.. Corco-
ran will cause the widow Of Gen. Hancock
TO lose the house in Washington which her
friends wanted to give her. Mr.. Corcoran
subscribed 5000 to the fund for its pur-
chase. IL was the largest subscription
made, no other being higher than $3.50 1t
is thought that he has not made any proyi.
sion in his win for its payment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

Before the recent municipal election in
Syracuse, N. Y, it was announced by the
Republicans that the contest would be
waged on the tariff issue The Democrats
accepted the challenge, and carried the city
by 500 majority. Another straw
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-09
ODD Names.

There are many English names re-
markable for their oddity. Many OF them
it would be hard to classify, OF to form
any idea of their origin. Many years ago
the following list was taken from news
paper giving an account of a political
meeting in a suburb of Philadelphia.
sIost of them would seem like fictitious
names made up for some humorous story:
Adam Dialogue, Jacob Juvenal, Jacob
Hollowbush, David Barndollar, John
Hoggerbetz, Anthony Able, George
Limeburner, Peter Fctters, John Perken-
pine, Peter Linensheets, John Dicken-
sheets, Barzellai Flick, Frederick Ever
back, Nelson Swallow, Solomon Sell,
George Crock, Jacob Lightcap, John
Winpenny, John Rodenpillar, Samuel V.
Rex, Jacob Sauserman, Richard Slaugh-
ter. Samuel Haycock.
The following is a miscellaneous selec-
ton: Preserved Fish, Christian Grumb-
ling, Sylvanus ShuiilebUttom, William
Sheepshanks. 1t is told of the two gentle
men wearing the last two names, happen
ing TO meet in common friends house,
who introduced them to each other cay
ing: 'sMIr. Sheepshanks, Mr.. Shuttle
bOLIUlu-NlT. NuuinCOOttOiug MI. DhCCp'
shanks, " each seemed to notice the oddly
of the others name, and thought that
their friend was testing, and one of them
CURLY asked: do you intend to insult
u.s."
In Philadelphia, fifty years ago, there
were two distinguished physicians, with
the characteristic names Physic and
Hartshorne, aud later, dentist by the
name Toothaker. Among the California
teachers there was one by the name
Rattan, name not as properly appreci-
ated now as it would have been fifty or
sixty years ago, when the rattan was
the schoolmaster's sceDtre, and the boys
got Tattaning for mischief or negli-
gence.
Not many years ago there were in
Boston, New York and Philadelphia
four eminent Unitarian clergymen, by
the names Bellows, Furness. Sparks and
Burnap. These fiery and suggestive
names, were, in this case, very inappro-
pirate, as none of them were believers
In Gehenna, and all of them with char
actcrs the opposite of their names.
Not long ago there was sign in St.
Louis bearing the inscription: "Swindler,
Dealer in Real Estate" name which
might have deferred superstitious
person from investing his money with
one whose character might accord with
his name. Chicdq0 Current.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-09
The Working Girls Friends

"What class of persons are your best
customersi" asked reporter for the
Null and Espress of New York bird
fancier recently.
"Shop girls, seamstresses, milllners
and other working women" was his I'M
expected reply. erich folks buy the
parrots, educated canaries, the rare for
eign birds and the expensive aquaria,
but the pretty working girls are the lest
and steadiest buyers of the common
varieties, and without their custom we
should fare badly. We are one with the
florists in that respect"
show do you mean"
"Well, you just ask the florists
mean the cheap sidewalk florists of the
market and street corners are their
best customers, and you will get the
same answer that l have given you. ]
can't understand it, either"
"These pets and flowers" said a mod
est working girl to the reporter a half
hour later, ''they cheer us and we should
feel lost without them. Why, we can
almost always tell when one Of our COM
panions is going wrong, that IS, coming
home late, becoming bold any gay and
entertaining loDgings for dress and orna-
ments, by her giving away her pets and
plants or neglecting them"
The canary is by lcng odds the favor
lite pet with working girls. The little
sky-blue nonpareil birds, as they are
called, love birds, Java sparrows and
others are well represented. Guinea
pigs and white miIe also occasionally
receive their share of fostering attention
in these humble homes. As to flowers,
the harder. cheaper and prettier of pot
plants are the most popular. The geran-
mum is the most common; then comes
the heliotropc, then the fuschia, and
they also cultivate the wall flower, daisy,
the gilly flower, the primrose, sc, al
varieties of the pink, the oxalis or wood
sorrel and whatever Will thrive in cir
cumscribed quarters with limited care.
The working girls are often put to their
ingenuity to have their pets and flowers
attended to during their absence from
home in the pursuit OF their vocation,
especially in cold weather, when the
more delicate specimens are apt to suffer
severly in the lofty, unwarmed tene-
ments if not cared for. Sometimes one
who is too ill to seek her daily work,
but able to be about within doors, will
minister to the wants of dozen or more
of such possessions on behalf of COM
panions lodging in the same house.
Sometimes kind hearted landlady will
volunteer similar offices for tritiing re-
ciprocation in the way of stitching,
mending, or of some cheap but pretty
worsted or cardboard ornaments for her
vacant walls.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-09
Flowers in China.

The Chinese have passion for flowers
You may see on the hundreds of canals
that cut up the country around Shanghai
boats, whose dingy and miserable APP
pearance betokens the poverty, even the
beggary, of their occupants, and yet,
near the stern, on top Of the saw bang,
or cooking canopy-the "galley"-you
will see from two to dozen pots of flow
ere. Little Chinese girls nearly always
place a sprig Of some bright flower in
their glossy tresses of raven black, and
they sometimes show good deal of taste
in the arrangement of their nose gays.
just about the first OF February, or
near the Chinese New Year, one may see
men and boys selling branches of small
bush that bears yellow flower. some
what resembling the spicebush flowers of
Virginia. The flower has, to Chinese,
associations bright and pleasant rs those
that chung around tho far famed haw-
thorn that bloomed in old England Oh
"Old Christmas day." You can buy in
the market for few CHEN or cash lit
tie flower pot with few bulbs of daffo-
dill in it. and by keeping it in the
window of your room soon have a few
bright looking flowers The Chinese do
not plant in their parks such elaborate
flower beds as the Americans and Euro
peans, but they are very fond of poi
bowers. - Vick's Magazine
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-09

falls, that it poison not the air, and the only
text in all the Bible appropriate for the flu
neral sermon will be jeremiah xii, 80: HE
shall be buried with the burial Of an ass"
A thousand voices come up to me this
morning, saying: DO you really think in
fidelity will succeed Has Christianity re-
ceived its death blowl and will the Bible
become obsoletoF Yes, when the smoke of
the city chimney arrests and destroys the
MONDAY sun. Josephus says about the time
Of the destruction OF Jerusalem the sun was
turned into darkness but only the clouds
rolled between the sun and the earth. The
sun went right on. Il is the same sun, the
same luminary as when at the beginning it
shot out like an electric spark from Gods
finger, and to-day it is warming the nations,
and to-day it is gliding the sea, and to-day
it Is filling the earth with light. The same
old sun, not at all worn out, though its light
steps one hundred and ninety million miles a
second though its pulsations are four hun
dred and fifty trilIion fluctuations in sec
ond. Same sum, with beautiful white light
made up of the violet and the indigo and the
blue and the green and the rsd and the yell
iow and the orange-the seven beautiful
colors now just as when the solar spectrum
first divided them.
At the beginning God said: 'Let there be
light" and light was, and light is, and light
shall be. So Christianity i; rolling on. and
it is going to warm all nations, and all ma
tions are to bask In its light. Men may shut
the window blinds so they cannot ses
it, or they may smoke the pipe of specu-
lation until they are Swallowed under their
own vaporng; but the Lord God is SUM
This white light Of the Gospel made up If
all the beautiful colors Of earth and heaven,
violet plucked from amid the spring
grass, and the indigo Of the southern
jungles and the blue Of the skies, and
the green of the foliage, and the yellow OF
tho al tU0ada and the 0rauCa of the
southern groves and the red of the sunsets.
All the beauties of earth and heaven brought
out by this spiritual spectrum. Great Brit
ain is going to take all Europe for God. The
United States are going to take all America
for God Both of them together will take all
Asia for God. All three of them will take
Africa for God. "Who art thou, oh great
mountain, before Zerubbabel thou shall be-
come plain.n The mouth of the Lord hath
spoken it. Hallelujah, amen!
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-09
Conventional ..Slononv Resolutions.

Whereas, The Monon Route IL. N. A. q
C Ry. Coz desires to make it known to the
world at large that it forms the double CON
Meeting link of Pullman tourist travel be
tween the winter cities of Florida and the
summer resorts of the Northwest; and
Whereas, It's "rapid transit" system IS I'M
surpassed. its elegant Pullman Buffet Sleep
er and Chair car service between Chicago
and Louisville, indianapolis ard Cincinnati
unequalled; and
Whereas, Its rates are as low as the lowest;
then be il
Resolved, That in the event of starting on
a trip it is good policy to consult with E. ..
Mccormick, Gent Pass Agent Monon Ronte,
1s5 Dearborn ST., Chicago, for full particli-
lars. In any event send for Tourist Guide,
enclose &c. postagel
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-09
An Odd MhIm.

Two gentlemen were conversing IN the
United States Circuit Court room, says
the New York 7tle7ram when one,
lointing to Lawyer Clifford, who is coun,
sci in patent suit involving 4,OOO, cOO
or s.. 900, 900, said
'.IIow man rooms do you suppose there
are in that mans house"
The other gentleman would be blessed
if he knew, and then asked how many:
Zone hundred and eleven" was the
reply. Man No. 8 smiled, sa d that was
one on him, and asked if the house was
hotel.
"No, mol" exclaimed man No. !.
"There's no hotel about it. lie lives ID
his own private dwelling on Jersey City
Heights. | don't know what they dc
with so many rooms; suppose they en-
teltain a great deal. This is the way
they came about:
"Mr. Gifford's father, Livingston Gift
ford, the eminent patent lawyer, had
hobby for building new room. Every
time he won case he built q new room.
Thus the dwelling gradually grew, from
extensions to wings, until it reached its
present hotel dimensions. Now the
house IS as big as New England village.
and the stranger needs a pocket compass
and calcium light TO find his ROOM"