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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
The LIQUOR License Law.

The legislature should amend the law
providing for the manner of granting
licenses to sell spirituous liquors The last
legislature amended il so as to provide that
before any license shall be granite !, the ap-
plicant shall present to the ordinary the
written consent of ten of the nearest bona
fide residents, five of whom shall be free
holders owning land, irrespective of county
lines, nearest to the place of business where
such spirituous liquors are to be sold.n The
amended law, however, does not apply to
incorporated towns or cities.
The law as it stands should be so changed
as to apply to incorporated towns and cities.
Why should the people of the towns and
cities be denied protection against saloons
when it is granted to people in the country
districtss If the protection which the law
grants is good thing for the people in the
country, it is a good thing for the people in
the towns.
Residence property in towns and cities
depreciates rapidly in value, as a rule,
when harroom is located close to it, and if
the barroom happens to be a low groggery
the property is almost ruined. AS gen
! eral thing ! eople do not like to have bar
room next door to their residence, or even
| in its immediate violently. The influence
of the barroom is not elevating. and its sur
roundings are not such as to be agreea BILE to
| qniet and refined people. Parents object to
| livi; in the vicinity of barrooms because
their children are certain to hear and see
| things that are calculated to do them harm
There is nothing now to prevent any one
| from buying house in the best part Of the
| residence portion of this city, and open
| ing q barroom in it, and of course all
| the residences in the neighbour cd of it
would at once become less valuable, aud
they would q adually be d,serted by their
present occupants.
| If the legislature win amend the laws as
sugge ted it will help the cause Of temper
auce and at the same time give the people
of the Incorporated towns and cities tho
| protection to which they are entitled. Is
net the temperance element in the legisla-
ture strong enough to amend the lawl We
think it is.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

Longer Terms and Better Teachers.
There are several important matters
which will be considered by the legislature.
There is one which certainly ought to be,
and that is the public school system of the
| state
The independent systems maintained by
Savannah, Atlanta, Augusta, Macon and
other cities are excellent, but of the 56O,28l
white and colored children and young
people in Georgia of school age, 492, 30 live
outside of cities and towns having local
| systems, and 465, 73s live in the country.
| For the education of these children school
rund of $500, 113 70 is available annually.
OF course all children of school age do not
attend school, but estimating that a little
over one-half Of them do, about 81 is pro
vided annually for their education. Divid-
Ing the fund among the entire number who
are of school age the munificent SUN OF
about SO cents each is available
Georgia is called the empire state Of the
south. How much longer will she hold that
dis .ihc.ion if she does not pay mora atten
ton to public schools? Fl rida is far ahead
of her in this matter. The enrolment OF
children, white end colored, in the public
schools of Florida shows 81, 453. aad for
their education $449, 299 Is, or IS 40 each,
annually, is put aside.
1t follows that if Georgia provides an in
adequate sum for school purposes. her
schools will be taught by inferior teachers,
and the school term will be too short; there
fore illiteracy will not be very greatly de-
creased
The colleges of this state are graduating
young men who 60 TO Texas. Florida and
other states to teach in the public schools,
because in them they can get better pay.
With SO ce1ts year provided for each child
of school age in Georgia, how can anything
else be expected.
The public school t.rm in Georgia is three
months in the year This is better than
nothing, but not much better 1t is as well
as can be done with the funds available.
The duty CT the legislature is to increase the
fund so that the term may last six months,
and the better class of teachers may be en-
ploye ed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
Fairs in Georgia.

Georgians like to come together occas-
ionally, TO get better acquainted with each
other and to admire the products and ex-
patiate upon the possibilities of the state.
Several occasions for doing SO have been
afforded hem .ately. Quite a number of
county fairs have been held, ard last week
at one time the Augusta exposition, the
state fair at Macon and the Northeast Geor-
gia fair at Athens were in progress.
The Augusta exposition will be
continued al out five weeks. Like
several other fairs il Georgia, it
was postponed, but the postponement
apparently has not injured its prospects,
and at this time the indications are that it
will be decided success. The people of
Augusta, " hich is sometimes called the
Lowell Of The south, have put forth great
energy and displayed remarkable enter
prise in behalf of the exs osition. If
Augusta is benefited, the other cities of tn
state will rejoice with her. The state fair
at Macon closed Saturday. Usually the state
fair mas large attendance, but such was
not the case this year, owing doubtless to
the excitement of the election and the ex-
istence Of other fairs In the state. The fair
is held in the handsomest park in the solth.
Macon is near the center of Georgia. and
has good railroad facilities.
The Northeast Georgia fair afforded to
the people of a prosperous section an oppor.
tunity of showing what they could do, and
although it was not on so extensive a scale
as the state fair, it represented in highly
creditable manner the progressive spirit Of
Athens and Northeast Georgia. r.
Columbus is expecting large crowds al
the Chattahoochee valley exposition from
Nov. Is TO Dec. l. Days will By setspart
for the veterans, the school childreE, lib,
manufacturers. the commercial traveller.
and the farmers, as well as for Alabame
and Florida. The exhibit promises to BE-
very fine, and the fair can hardly fan to be
success ,
In financial sense, few fairs are success
ful-that is, the receipts don't equal the ex
pense very often; but the benefi to he de.
rived from them are apparent for years aft
erward. In addition TO placing in favor
able light before investors the cities in whici
they are held and the counties which make
exhibits, they inspire tho people with conf
dence in the states advantages, invite immt
grafton, and prevent a good many citizen:
from moving to other states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
The Starting CLOSED the Discussion.
From the Pittsbnrq Dlspntcl.

From the PittsbUrg Dispatch
While the residence of Mrs Davis, on Penn
ave Tie, was the scene of a dancing party the
other evening, and during a waltz, a pet star
ling came f1uttering into the room. He planted
himself on the piano.
What kind of bird is that, anyhow" said
somebody. He is dark steel blue, with light
spots on his breast"
HIM don't you know" said somebody else
1T is thrush. | should think any one could
tell that"
Prof Gnenther, who was at the piano, re-
marked: II have beard that Mrs Davis brought
.hat bird from Germany four years ago, and |
I'm sure it is thrush, bird that has the
'Weetest note, next to the nightingale, of any
Gathered singer know of. ~
When the professor was about to make his
last renarH in defense of his assertion that the
BIRD was a thrush. the fellow in feathers sud
lenly Snarled shut up" with such vehemence
ind eclat tbat the stiffness of a grave could not
nave been more noticeable t1an what followed
Mrs. Davis came forward and explained the
whole thing The bird she said, lis star
ing that brought from Germany four years
ago. When the starting is young it can be
taught TO speak, which is done by making a
skillful incision in a thin membrane under the
tongue. That was done with this bird, and he
can talk great deal But besides that he is
sery tame. He flies all over the city and to
Allegheny; and often he is away for several
days, but he alway returns again"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

The MORNING NEWS will begin on next
Sunday the publication Of a rev story by
Bret Harte. It is eGtit'ed ''Cressv." The
scenes are laid in California, and it does not
fall below the standard of his best works.
AS an author Bret Harte needs 10 intro
duction to 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 Ths story will also appear in the
WFEKIY NEWS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
The Bakers Profits.
From the Mem York Grnrhi.


So much mas been said of late in reference TO
he increased cost of bread that it may be inter
5stin< to do some figuring as to what a barrel
IF -four is worth when made into bread and
what are the profits of our bakers. A barrel of
hour is emptied into the kneading trough. 1t
obtains 1876 pounds, and before the late rise in
,rice could be bought for S.. On top of the
-four l0j pounds Of water is poured, and the
oaker has 800 poundS Of dough to begin work
upon In brief time the dough is fashioned into
twists, pan-loaveS homemade bread and all
the other styles of loayes and rolls When that
800 pounds OF dough in the shape of bread and
rolls come out of the oven the neat has reduced
the weigh about forty pounds, leaving 26O
pounds for sale over the counter, Prior to the
change in the price of -four the bread and rolls
were sold at an average of ~ cents a pound
thus bringing in 81 20 for the cost OF their
barrel of flour and the labor expended upon it,
From this calculation, which is based on inform
alton received from men interested
n the business, it would seem that the average
baker who has unreasonable trade, ought 10 be
in fair way to add something every month TO
his savings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
BY the Fire.

When daylight darkens in the skies,
When evening shadows fall,
Alone, watch with dreaming eyes
The freight on the wall;
Alone, listen to the feet,
That in continuous stream
Pursue each other on the street
And mingle with my dream.
None ofsthem stop with swift desire.
10 enter at my door;
trim my lamp and stir my fire
For homeward feet no more.
Yet with a trick of listening,
Caught long and long ago,
seem to hear the welcome ring
OF some used TO know.
Where are they wandering tonight.
WHAT breadth OF aud and sea
Lies dim and empty of delight
Betwixt my love and mes
PercAaDee, with green earth overspread,
He sleeps a.dreamless sleep,
Or tossing waves above his bead
Their ceaseiess murmur keep.
Never an echo from his heart
Has found its way TO mine;
Yet, as the red Goals drop apart,
With shifting gloom and shine,
HIS face looks through the dancing fire,
Wild dreams dance through my brain,
He comes with all the old desire
And clasps me close again,
o vision sweet. that day dispelss
If it could truly be,
No creature on the round earth dwells
That might not envy me-
Sometimes | think-but why recall
thought too vain to lsst?
The freight tiickerS on the wall,
The footsteps have gone past.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

One of the rays of light that penetrate
the political gloom is that ex-senator Ma
hone has been sat upon in Virginia. He
lost all influence over a NHvering class OF
democrats some time ago, and now the col
ored voters of his copgres sional district
have repudiated him. In the contest in the
Fourth district his man Friday, otherwise
Judge Arnold, seems to have run behind
Langston colored) in almost every county,
and there appears to be no doubt hat both
have been defeated by the democratic can
didate, Mr.. VenaLle. Add to this setback
the fact that Malone is not likely to be very
popular with the Harrison administration,
AID the lot of the willy little boss appears to
be an unenviable one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

The millionaire families in New York are
In a fiutter of excitement. One cause of
this is the serious illness of Mrs. Jay Gould,
who, like her husband, is subject TO nervous
prostration Another cause is the marriage
of sister of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
II makes little difference to the world what
the young lady's name was, or whom she
unarried-she is connected with the Wander
bilt family, and that is enough to create
Interest in her actions. Her trousseau is
said TO have been as elegant as Worth
could make it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
His 2 ime Was Precious.

From the Detroit Journal.
Judge, confess my crime aud throw myself
Upon the mercy of the court. said a wild eyed
looking stranger in the police court this morn
ing II violated the law, but necessity com
PEELED me-
whats tho charge:" asked his honor.
II failed to register, judge. | couldn't take
the time. Remember my helpless wife and
children, and go light with ME.
why, fool, you haven't broken any law.
Get OUT"
''Lookahere. judge, haven't I assaulted the
purity of the ballot-box:'
NO"
'Aint amensbe under the law?''
mo. You get right out of here. Times toe
precious to DO wasting 1t upon full-fedged
fool"
Thanks judge; I'm going. said the over
wrought man, and he left the court.
moment later policeman entered and
looked around in dismay Asked the cause OF
his perturbation, he explained that be was
searching for a chicken thief. and his descrip-
ton showed that the court had actually driven
from its presence one of the meanest depredat.
ors in the city. He wasn't so much of fool
after all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

Adj. Gen. Drum has made his report con.
corning the militia encampmentS in various
states, including Georgia. He finds affairs
generally in good shape. He suggests. how
ever, that much attention 10 given to
company and battalion skirmish drills, and
says: while movement in masses will Of
course be always required in active service,
beyond the range Of musketry, the battles
Of the future will be fought necessarily in
open order formation" He suggests also
that for large encampments one officer for
each command aud one for each regiment
be provided, to act as assistant adjutants
general
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

A report concerning color blindness in
seamen has just been published by the ma
rine department of tho board of trade of
London. 1t makes some startling revela-
tons One man. for instance who for four
teen years had been a seaman, and who
aspired to become second mate, pointed
out standard green as red and standard red
as green. OF $50 men examined sixteen were
color blind, and not one of them was con-
scious of his infirmity. The secretary of
the department thinks many collisions at
sea are due to color blindness. Tue Orient
Is the only great English steamship COM
pany which requires its men to pass certain
eyessht tests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEET1NGs-KeKalb Lodge No. Q, l o. o. F.;
Clinton Lodge No. 81. F. and A. M; German
Friendly Society.
SPECIAL NOTICES Notice. johnson & Co.
Pew Renting at Savannah Baptist Church
Jugs, A. Ehrlch s. Bro. Oranges, A. Enrich &
Bro
STEAMSHIP ScHEDULE-Ocean Steamship Com
pany.
On! WE ARE ALL RIGHr-B III. Levy e Bro
AUCTION SALz-Furniture, Carpets, Etc, by
c. II. DorSett
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERr1sENENTs-Help Want
ed; Employment Wanted; For Rent For Sale;
Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

Here is a most extraordinary case that
comes from Pittsburg, Pa. Some twenty
one or twenty-five years ago young babe
was found in a cabbage field by a farmer
near that city, and was christened Charles
Cabbage. The youngster grew to manhood,
aud the other day, when he attempted to
vote, he was denied the privilege He had
assumed the name of Smith on becoming OF
age, and the election managers refused to
take his ballot on the ground that he didn't
know what his name was. He has brough!
suit against them.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

The American Forestry congress will
meet in Atlanta on Dec. 5. The different
railroads have arranged 30 sell to delegates
round trip tickets to the Augusta sxposi-
ton, SO that after the congress adjourns
they may spend a few days inspecting a dis
play of southern products. Delegates from
South Carolina who may wish to attend the
exposition first, can, upon being identified
in Augusta. get tickets In that city for At
lanta and return. The Forestry congress
ought to be encouraged. 1t could be made
the means Of greatly benefiting the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

The rumor is being circulated with more
than usual persistency that Queen Victoria
Is going to abdicate in favor of the Prince
OF Wales. 1t is said that she has become
mentally incapacilated. Some OF the news
papers are urging the prince to pay his
debts, which he will probably do-if he can.
1t would be embarrassing for monarch to
be continually lodging around friendly
corner to- escape the man who duns-and
the creditors of the prince are becoming
clanorous for their money. They should
have it. The future King of England does
/ not gain anything by taking the role Of
spendbhrif6.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
Pleasant to Take


"My DEAR fond husband remarked the
other day, Il have talked with pr. HiIdcw about
your case. and so have brought you pair OF
diamond earriugs"
''Qh, how lovely" she exclaimed. And then.
after a moment Of ecstatic admiration, she
added: But I don't see what this has to do
with exercise"
why, in the frst place" was his answer,
you will go out more and get much moro fresh
mir and in the second, you will continually he
putting up your hands 10 assure yourself that
the diamonds are not lost, aud in that way
~
She interrupted him with some saucy remark,
but his impudence was forgiven for the sake Of
his g1ft
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

Turtles are known to live to ripe old age
and story comes from Rondout, N. Y,
that one there is over III years old. There
lived in Rondout many decades ago an &C.
centric individual named w. D. Whitaker,
and one of his peculiar habits was TO eaten
turtles, write his name on their backs, and
turn them loose. A few days ago farmer
saw turtle slowly making its way across
the rood. 1t appeared to be inirm. lie
picked it up, and deciphered on its back the
inscription: "W. d. Whitaker, Aug. 10,
177l." This date was III years age, and il
Mr.. Whitaker wrote the inscription. the
turtle was probably several years old at the
time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

DR.. Henry Hitler, of Boston, had the sat-
isfaction, before he died, of seeing the ccffiu
in which he was to be buried. Generally
speaking, there is not much satisfaction to
be gotten out of such sights, but as Dr. Hill
Ter had spent $4,000 on this particular
coffin, his feelings Of repugnance were prob
ably overcome by those of admiration. The
coffin WAS beautifully carved, and is said to
have been the finest ever made. a curious
fact connected with it is that DR.. Hitler
died few days after it was completed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
He BluShed.
From the Boston Courier.

TV'F VI I1V''V'V OVt'IF'T'
II was at a church fair in Massachusetts,
town which has given governor to the com.
monwealth, and among the miscellaneous arti
cles for sale on one of the tables was a patent
hook for lifting kettles from the stove. The
clergyman @of the parish stood accidentally
beside this table, when he was approached by a
Harvard student who was lending to the occa.
sion the lght OF his countenance.
"What is that thing for:' the student asked,
taking hold of the utensil mentioned
II believe that is pot-lifter, the clergyman
answered.
1.-The youth regarded 1t curiously moment
in silence.
will you kindly tell me-" he said at length,
"how you lift a Jackpot with it?"
The clerical gentleman blushed for the want
of reverence shown TO his cloth, and then. recol.
lectiug himself, said that hs did not understa nd
the question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
a MINE THAT CAN'T BE WORKED.
$2Oo,oCo,OOo Worth OF Gold in the
Clay that Underlies Philadelphia.

From, the Philadelphia Times
The ground on which Philadelphia is built is
one of the richest gold fields in the world. This
is fact. The only difficulty is that the field
cannot be worked. Nearly the whole city is
underlaid with clay to the depth OF about 10
feet--an area say ten miles square. A cubic foot
of clay, weighing 100 pounds, taken from a
depth OF II feet when the cellar of tie Twelfth
street market house was excavated. was prac-
ticaly demonstrated to contain ssven-tenths of
a grain of gold, or one pound in l ,22t. 000 The
experiment was repeated with about the same
results with clay taken from q brick yard in the
suburbs. Surprising the whole mass of clay to
be 4lS000O 000 pounds land. it is really much
greater, the amount Of gold would reach in
value the enormous sum OF 1925, 100000 The
gravel is much richer in gold than the clay, but
here is not so much of it. Undoubtedly $780,
100000 worth of gold lies within Is feet of the
surface, and still it cannot be used.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

The contest over the will of the late Gen.
Q. A Gilln ore, of New York, is still going
on. In 1882, Gen. Gilmore bequeathed
nearly all his property to his sons, ut last
March be made a new will, by which the
bulk of his fortune went to his (secondl
wife. and by which his sons were cut off
with $500 each. Evidence is offered
to show that the general was of unsound
mind when he made his last will, and the
CONS may gain their case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12

The governor of Massachusetts, is going tc
decide to-day whether or not Mrs. Robin
sons death sentence shall be executed
Mrs Robinson poisoned seven or eight peo
pie, who were her relatives. Her crime
was peculiarly fiendish. The only thing in
her favor is that public sentiment seems tc
be against hanging women. II she is not
hanged, she will be sent to the penitentiary
for life