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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
Abandoned Farms.

There are thousands of abandoned farms
In New England. In New Hampshire aud
Vermont particularly, there are in some
localities thousands of acres of unoccupied
contiguous lands, which were once very
productive farms, but which are now
abandoned. On some of these lands there
are good farm buildings, though, as a gen
eraI thing, they are very much out of re-
pair. The prices at which the lands can be-
obtained are very low, ranging from 81 to
$4 per acre.
The reason so many farms have been
abandoned is that the young men of New
England have gone to the west, where they
have purchased much richer lands, and
where, they have been led to believe, farm
ing pays better The Old homesteads have
been permitted to go to ruin.
The commissioner of agriculture Of Yer
mont is making an effort TO induce Swedes
TO come to this country and settle upon the
abandoned lands In that state, and it is
asserted that he is meeting with fair
measure of success. Vermont has great
advantages for dairy farming, aud the
annual amount of her dairy products is
very large.
| 1t seems somewhat remarkable that farms
in any part of this country, particularly in
| those parts which are comparatively near
the great markets of Boston and New York.
| should ever be without tenants. DOUBTLESS
there are tens of thousands of people en-
| gagged in agricultural pursuits in England
France, Germany, Sweden and other Eu-
ropean countries. who do not have half the
chance of making living that they would
have on the abandoned lands in the New
| England states.
A great many immigrants are settling
| upon these lands, and it would not be sur.
prising if, within the next half century
the abandoned farms should all be occupied
again, and should be far more productive
than they have ever yet been. A close OBJ
server of the changes that ar,
taking place in the character of the
population OF New England said
recently that the typical yankee was
rapidly disappearing, and that his place
was being taken by the foreign immigrant.
Of course the children of these foreigners
will be good citizens aud will be thoroughly
American in every respect, but they will
differ greatly from the descendants of those
who made New England from a wilder
| ness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
Let us be Thankful.
From the CHICAGO Herald

thanksgiving Day will soon be here.
How thankful we should be.
We've all been spared another year.
How thankful we should be-
But there are other blessings vet
Whose absence fills us with regret
winch II we could in some way get.
How thankful we should be.
If women who attend the play,
How thankful we should be.
Would put their Eiffe hats away,
How thankful we should be-
II fate would condescend to choke
The joker with his ancient Joke
And the croaker with his chronic croak
How thankful we should be.
If tongues were all attached to brains.
How thankful we should be.
II hogs" were barred from railway trains
How thankful we should be-
If fads and foibles were tabooed.
If gum were not by ladies chewed.
II death would kindly steal the dude.
How thankful we should be.
But let us be to fate resigned.
How thankful we should be.
For Providence is good and kind,
How thankful we should be.
There're many things which we regret
AND wish were otherwise, and yet
If we a nice fat turkey get
How thankful we should be.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
Why They Parted.
From the Washfnafon Post

Two sweetbearts were very, very fond of
each other and every summer evening in the
gloomy twilight, which they called the wedding
time or day and night, they stroled in ecstati,
embrace to the leafy bower and sat and
I watched the little chirping birds fall 70 sleep.
sat soul TO soul and dreamed again the sweet
| and swoonful dreams which love so oft had
| conJured up before. In the winter evenings
too, they sat, each folded TO the others breast.
and gazed with rapture on the graceful forms
the curling smoke assumed as rising from the
| open ilre it hoated lightly ere it fie1 away to
/ mlngle with the fteecy clouds. And as they sat
| anu dreamed they babbled of the bliss that
should possess their souls through all the end
| less icons OF eternity.
For We are wed forever and forever. aren,t
we. darilngfn said the maid
'torever and forever" said the swain.
And then they had their lips together and in
one long loving kiss drank deep Of loves in
| toxlcating honey.
%. sweet, sweet love, they murmured low
IN Dressed unison; for now, indeed, they were
Then came the joys of speculation on their
future earthly bliss, and one by one the sweet
details were thoroughly discussed. The lovers
were agreed on everything.
AT last the blushing maiden hid her face upon
her lover bosom. He had said:
ana darling one, when We are old and gray
ana nave our little family about US"
When they had sat in silence and timed their
thoughts TO the rhythmic ticking of the tall,
oId-fashioned clock-thoughts which were
IoVer-thoughts; thoughts made by love single
peauteous children that should grace their
happy home
and we will have them all immersed and
reared In christian faith said she
4eS; reared 10 christian faith said he. ''but
not immersed, for l am Methodist, you know.
my dear"
Oh. yes said she, they all must be i'm
nlerSed, Tor am Baptist, you know"
30 there they split They loosed their fond
embrace. They occupied two chairs, far, far
apart Their voices lost the gentle murmur-
BUSINESS, their eyes the tender softness of true
love. They spoke no more of merging souls of
ecstacy, of endless hours of bliss. They glared
ana yelled and called each other names. She
made an ugly face at him and poked her tongue
far out. He swore at her
This was too much She sternIv ordered hin,
to leave the house.
He left
Iney never met again
The children they had fondy hoped would
smooth the rugged path of their declining wears
are still unborn . --'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
BRIGHT BITS.

PRoF. BoYEsEN thinks there is no country so
democratic as Norway. Guess the professor
never consulted the election returns from Mis-
slsSlppi -NOTrIStotcn Herald.
MY GooDNEssr' said she.
That's hardly worth mentioning" said her
spiteful neighbor, in her spteful way.
And now they never speak as they pass by
SomerUiile ,JourlGl.
HE-Dearest, what is your real opinion of
me,
She-Don't ask silly questions. You will find
that out soon enough alter we are married.
1erre Hdute Express.
PRoDLEr-I hear you've been getting married
TOOker-Yes.
PRODIGY did you marrys
Iooker-Millie Jones, her mother, her step
father and two maiden aunts-Hdrper's Bazaar
SALEsMAN-That piece of goods will work up
into q Servlceable dress if you don't think the
pattern Is too loud
Purchaser-O, not at all The lady I'm buy
ing it for is deaf mute.-Binghdmpto
Leader.
ETHEL-,o, papa, why did you invite that I'M
dertaker hereY
Papa-whom do you refer to, my dearY
Ethel-That solemn looking man talking with
mamma.
Papa-Why that's Squibs, the professional
humorist.-Epoch.
FARMER OAToAKE Cat bank window)-I say, kin
you tell me
Mr.. Cashmore-Go to the next window if you
want any information
Farmer Oatcake-Thunderatio I'd like to
know what you've got that sign Teller" over
yer head for. anyway Puck.
Mr.. SMALLPURsE-lback from wedding tour
Here we are my dear. in our new home. If
you will look about the house and tell me what's
wanted Ill go out and get it.
Understanding from a tour of inspection)
My love, we need q cook, a chambermaid
and butler.-Ne1o York Weekly.
AT A CHICAGO REcEPTIoN.-Mr Bullring-
Who is that little fellow who is attracting SO
much attention out there?
Mrs Wheaton-Thats Nipitski, the wonderful
theosophist.
Mrs. Bullring-O l do so hope you asked him
to bring the instrument with him-Judge
WIcKwIRE--There are heap of things man
thinks he knows until he has an occasion to air
his learning, and then he finds out that he is not
so smart alter all
Yabsley What got you into that state of
mind? 'tt
Wickwire-My 10-year-old nephew has been at
my house for a week.-.TerTe Haute Express
PASSENGER (alighting from cab)-What's the
charge?
Cabman-One dollar.
Passenger-WelI, that's quite reasonable.
knew by your face that you wouldn't try to be
extortionate
Cabman--Thankee. knew by your face that
you'd be too mean to pay more than the legal
fare without law suit.-Neoc York Weekly.
DID you win your suit?"
II did"
'Easily?"
Quite so Our judge is the most honest man
in the world The day before the decision wrote
him few lines begging him to accept a check
| of 800 francs which enclosed
But it seems to me this was proceeding
| which mignt have ruined your CASE
| Quite So Only took care to sign my adver-
| sary'S name to the check"-Le Figaro.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
Conrressmsn Rarnss, viswa

Hon. George L. Barnes, who represents
the Tenth Georgia district in congress, has
written a very able and interesting letter,
giving his views upon some of the most i'm
portant questions that will, in all proba-
bility, come before this congress. The let
ter was published in the Augusta Chronicle
last Sunday. As ia well known, Maj.
Barnes is one of the most iudefatigable and
conscientious workers in the Georgia dele
cation, and can always be depended upon to
look out for the interests of his state and
section. Savannah expects from him very
valuable assistance in getting such an ap-
preparation for her harbor as her great aud
growing commerce demands.
Maj. Barnes is sound on the tariff quss-
ton. He realizes fully that the high pro-
tective tariff insisted upon by the Reoub-
lican party is hurtfql to Georgia and all
the other southern states. Indeed, he is
fully convinced that the best interests of
the entire country require that the tariff
shall be reformed in accordance with the
tariff policy of the Democratic party. aud
he is hopeful that tariff reform concessions
may be wrung even from republican con-
81 Cos oiAN a republican duullHAoITdIAOu
Maj. Barnes has evidently given the silver
question a good deal of thought. He may
be classed with those who are in favor of
free coinage of silver. The MORNING NEW
does not agree with him on this question;
and neither do very large number Of the
clearest- headed democrats of the country
In view of the attitude which other COM
mercial countries maintain with regard to
silver money, this country would be in
danger of having deprecated silver cur
rency if she were to adopt the view enter
tanned by Maj. Barnes and those who agree
with him. However, the silver question is
not party one, and Maj. Barnes is in no
danger of antagonizing his party by favor
ing free coinage of that metal.
Maj. Barnes can be depended on to stand
in the way of federal interference in local
affairs If the republicans attempt to enact
law putting congressional elections in the
control of the federal authorities, they will
find in him very earnest opponent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
She Didn't See Niagara.
From the Youths Communion.

The industry of an old lady in a western
bound railroad train greatly amused the other
passengers. On coming aboard at a small towr
she hastily seated herself. aud was making hei
shining knitting needles fly on a half-finisheo
blue white stocking before the train hac
left the station.
Seated at her husbands side she knitted or
and on. needless OF her surroundings and the
bits of charming scenery of which one coulC
get ghmpses from the car windows Just before
sunset the train came to the place where feet
ing view Of Niagara Falls can be had.
Look mother, look! !" cried the husband of
the old LAZY, as he threw up the car window.
With her eyes fixed steadily on the stocking
the old lady knitted on. while her husband
tugged at her sleeve and again cried
Look, mother. quick, or it'll be gone Why
don't you lookY Pshawl it's gone, and mebbe
you'll never have another chance to see Niagara
Falls Why didn't you look?''
With her eyes fixed on the stocking the old
lady calmly replied
inst because l was turning the heel of this
stockin', that's why. / never could turn a heel
neatly an look about at the same time, an this
heel had to be turned!''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
A Week Too Late.
From the Meao York Sun,

From the Neto York Sun.
A young man about % years of age. dressed
like farmer, had his feet on the car seat in
front of him and was reading a novel. when one
of the boys went over to him and observed:
I've just made bet of SIS on you. .
ION me? What is itP''
I've bet IS that you will suicide within a
week; I've been watching you very closely for
the last half hour, and all signs indicate
melancholy and dependency Have Won
selected any particular line Of killing yourself
poison, the rope, drowning, or haneinrP''
did you actually bet $5?' anxiously asked
the young man.
Il did,"
Pay if you lose?'
'I'll have to-"
That's too bad. I wish could have seen
you last week.
why last week."
because then had the ager every day right
along-two cows were sick on my hands-my
girl had gone dead back on me, and expected
a windmill man was going to beat me out of
$500 did kinder think of suicide"
But nowS''
IAN is changed. Cows got well-ager all
gone-gal has set the day for next Wednesday.
and the windmill man is straighter than a board
Durn my hide if l hain't going to try and live
5000 years."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
~hepaanock in Montana.

1t is net. probable that there viii be per
sons in Washington asking to be sworn in
as senator from Montana when Congress
meets. Montana legislature has met, but
it has not organized, and the prospect that
it will organize very soonis not at all prom
ising. The democrats of the House have
organized in one hall and the republican
members # that body in another. The
Senate has not organized at all, because the
democrats have not entered the Senate
chamber. and there can be no organization
without them,
This is a very unhappy condition Of
affairs for the new state. Such a condi-
ton would not now exist, probably, if the
President had not acted with such haste in
taking the final step admitting Montana as
a state He knew that a very important
election case was pending before the terri
torisl court, and that if the territory were
admitted before the case was decided the
case would have to be transferred to the SUI
preme court of the new state, and that very
grave complications would likely follow. 1t
has been charged. whether truthfully or
not, it is impossible to say, that he issued
the proclamation admitting Montana very
hurriedly, and that the purpose of the
haste was to give the republicans of the leg
islature an advantage in organizing that
body in order that they might have the
selection of the two United States senator's
Doubtless the part the President has taken
in the matter will indirectly be the subject
of investigation, as it begins to look as if
+ba -
be inquired into by congress.
The entire difficulty is over the vote in
one election district in Silver Bow county.
The county canvassers gave the district
to the democrats. The democratic major
ity in that district gave the democrats
majority IN the county, and majority in
the county gave them a majority Of the
legislature on joint ballot. The state board
Of canvassers, composed of republicans,
threw out the vote of the disputed district
on technicality. which act gave Silver
Bow county to the republicans, thus making
the legislature republican on joint ballot
The governor declared that certificates
from the county clerks should be the test Of
membership in the legislature, and the re-
publicans hold that only those who have
certificates from the state board of canvass
ers are members. Thus the matter stands,
and thus it is likely to stand until way to
break the deadlock is found. The demo-
Gratis will hardly retreat from the position
they have taken, because they are confident
that the throwing out of the votes of the
disputed district in Silver Bow county was
a scheme arranged to secure the election of
republican United States senators.
The republicans have a record for throw
ing out votes when the majority is against
them. They secured the presidency for Mr..
Hayes in that way. 1t will be rather sur
prising il the democrats of Montana submit
to the returning board methods, of which
the great fraud of 1876 is the most con
spicuous illustration.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26

A telegram from Wheeling, W. Va, says
that the stories of bloody battles in that
state between the Hatfield and the Mccoy
crowds are fabrications. Maj. j. C. An
derson has been travelling in the part of the
state lately where the warfare is said to
have been waged, and he says that the only
basis for the stories is that two whisky
dealers got into fight with each other
Enterprising space writers FASTENED to pic
ture bloody feud, instead of very ordi-
nary street-hght. "No more peaceful To-
cality exists in the United States than the
locality referred to-" said the major, land
the publications were base ISLANDERS on a
law-abiding people. These penny liners
at Huntington. Charleston and other points.
who are imposing on the eastern press,
ought to be exposed. There are no recent
outbreaks in the Hatfield Mccoy war; in
fact, it is ended"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26

Some days ago the Minneapolis Journal
propounded by letter the following ques-
tions to leading public men: l. How far is
the use Of money in politics iustifable? q
Do you believe that the integrity of politics
has been injured by the enormous expendi-
ture of money in recent political cam
paigns? B. If so, what, in your Judgment.
are the best methods to adopt in remedying
the evila Senator Sherman received one of
the letters, and this was his answer to it:
II could not give you a satisfactory answer
TO your questions without greater detail
than have now time to give" The sena-
tor has let pass splendid opportunity to
give Gen. Alger a dig IN the ribs for buying
some of his colored delegates to the last
republican national convention. If he had
taken advantage of it. his answer would
nave peen hardly less interesting than can.
dld answers from Quay and Dudley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26

Mr.. Joseph Z. Brown, Jr., son of the sena-
tor, has very sensible views with respect to
the south. Speaking of the south the other
day to New York newspaper reporter, he
said: 81 have read great deal of nonsense
about the new south. l don't know
where that place is located. There is no
more new south than there is a new east or
new west. The south has adapted itself
to the new order of things just as the bal
ance of the country has. The old south is
good enough for every true and patriotic
citizen of the country" He then invited
the reporter to come to Georgia, where he
would show him more iron in two counties
than he could find in the entire state of
Pennsylvania, and enough coal to smelt it.
Speaking of his politics, he said: az am a
democrat, and that is what all good south
erners are"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26

George Alfred Townsend C'Gath") is dis
posed to defend republicans if there is any
pretext for doing 50, and the fact that he
has ''soured" on the President, so to speak,
is the more significant on that account. In
one Of his recent letters he says that the
November elections put to rest the Presi-
dents chance Of being re-nominated. and
adds: sit would be hard to find anybody to
whom he has given actual satisfaction, I'M
less it might be some earnest pastors of
Presbyterian churches, and, possibly, Mr.
Wanamaker." Mr.. Townsend is a great
admirer of MIR. Blaine, and his words may
possibly be taken by other Blaineites as a
signal to open fire upon the President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
Democracy the Bulwark of Liberty

From the Little Rock Gazette (Dem)
The Republican party is a party of str ong
Capitalization tendencies. II labors to secure a
strong government, in which the voice of the peo-
pie cannot be often heard. The gradual change
from the government OF the people transmitted
by the fathers of the republic cannot be
prevented except by the untiring. aggressive
opposition of the Democratic party, whose
birth followed the impulse Of popular liberty.
which has ever stood as the lion in the path of
deSpOtism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26

1t is not probable that Mr.. Cleveland is
acting in double-faced manner with re-
gard to the Ohio senatorship, and yet some
newspapers assert positively that he is try
ing to secure Mr.. Brice's election, while
others say equally positively that be is
working for ex-Congressman Frank Hurd.
Very likely the facts are that Mr.. Glove
land would like for Mr.. Brice to be elected,
but, is not meddling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
Very Good Reasons.

From the Neto York World CDent)
John Wanamaker ought never to have been
made Postmaster General. The reasons are
reasons of common decency. Itwas not decent
that man should get a cabinet Office in return
for money contributed TO a corruption fund. 1t
Is not decent that a man whose business is to
postmasters for agents. should have control of
the mails and the postmasters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26

The presidential family will have a very
quiet time Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Harri-
son isn't going to give her husband a very
big dinner, and only few friends will be
invited to share what she gives him. The
President probably realizes the fitness of
this. He doesn't see much to be thankful
for in q nolitical sansa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26

Gen. Lew Wallace, of literary fame, has
turned inventor, aud will take out patent
for steel railroad crosstie which will
'revolutionize railroad construction if it
proves successful" A great many other
inventions have been made which would
have revolutionized things if they had been
successful