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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
Wasn't After An omce.

FROM Lle " uSH1ngtOt POSt.
tall gentleman inst past middle age
boarded an Avenue car at Sixth street. having
just come in from the depot. He wor4 CLOSELY
trimmed chin whiskers and looked like we'll
TODD southern planter. The surroundings, the
buildings. aid the city generally seemed half
familiar, half strange to him.
"NnaC building Is this - ne asked
THE treasury answered a Post reporter
well, well. l saw it in 1857, and those big
columns were down on ground-hadn't been
put up. | am going to see my eldest
brother, Gen. Meigs," said he. Il haven't seen
him since 1860, when he came to visit me down
in Georgia"
Gen. Meigs brother had under his arm a book
which he showed.
'lhis is a French work on cotton. There is a
sentence in it which have not been able to
clearly understand. 1t is technical and ex-
plains the reasons for twisting the cotton fiber
into spinning yarn, and have wanted to know
just what it means for years, so have brought
it along to get my brother 10 explain it,"
The reporter rode along with him TO Thomas
Circle, reaching out its eight arms like a star
fish in the night and then left him in front of
Gen. Meigs' beautiful house at the corner of
Vermont avenue and n street.
The Georgian walked up the steps, rang the
bell, and entered, and the brothers clasped
hands across the bridge of twenty-nine long
yaars
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
The Great Sugar Trust.

Very little progress appears to have been
made in the courts toward breaking up the
sugar trust. The impression prevails
that the trust looks on the courts
with a feeling akin to contempt. In fact,
the public seems to have lost whatever in
terest it had in the attack upon the trust
that was begun in the courts some months
ago
The price of the trust certificates has ad-
vauced gradually ever since the trust was
formed, and within the last few days it has
advanced so greatly and 50 rapidly as to ex-
cite general surprise. When the certificates
were placed upon the market they sold for
Is cents on the dollar. They are now sell
ing for 951l.
One of the reasons given for the advance
was that Claus Spreckels, the millionaire
sugar refiner, had joined the trust. Mr..
Spreckels, however, authorized the state
ment to be made that he had nothing to do
with the trust, and intended to carry on
his business on his own account. When
the trust was formed an effort was made to
get Mr.. Spreckels to join it. but he declined.
He announced his purpose to break it up,
and in pursuance of that object he erected
great sugar refinery i'll Philadelphia.
The people are paying an immense trib-
ute to the trust. The price of sugar has
steadily advanced ever since the trust was
established. The trust seems to have the
entire country in its grasp. Mr.. Carnegie
said, not long ago, that it was not possible
for trust to exist long in this country, be-
cause as soon as it began to make money
rapidly other capital would enter its field
and compete with it.
His theory appears TO be good enough,
but it doesn't work in practice. The sugar
trust is steadily growing stronger. the
farmers of the south are still fighting the
jute bagging trust, and the farmers Of the
west are protesting vigorously against the
Irvine trust This is the period of trusts,
and the success of one encourages the es-
tablishment of others
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In the Stocks.
From the Youths Companion.


Put yourself in his place. is the rule. If a
man would like to know how his tired neighbor
feels. Like many another good rule, however
it is not to be too vigorously insisted upon
There are some forms OF suffering concerning
which even the most sympathetic man may be
willing to form an opinion by observation and
reasoning rather than by experience Lord
Camden, lord chief justice of England was
waking with his host, Lord Dacre, an absent
minded man.
As tney were passing the parish stocks Lord
Camden said: Il wonder whether man in the
stocks suffers physical pain? I'm inclined IN
think that, apart from the sense of shame he
suffers nothing. less the boys pelt him with
brckbats"
Settle the doubt by putting your feet into
the holes, said Lord Dacre.
II will" exclaimed Camden, and he sat down
and put his feet in the holes. Now Dacre. )"
said he. 'tasten the bolts and leave me for ten
minutes"
LORD Dacre did So but quickly forgot his dis.
tnguished guest, who sat awaiting nis return
with his feet Is inches higher than his seat and
his feet encircled by hard wood. Acute pains
shot along the confined limbs; his feet ached,
and cramps seized the muscles Of the thighs
Fantness, giddiness, and thirst increased his
discomfort.
peasant passing by was implored by the
prisoner to liberate him, and answered with a
sneer of derision. clergyman, on being told
by the prisoner that he was Lord Camden ex-
claimed: "Ah! mad with liquor. It's droll
though, he should imagine himself a chief Jus.
For ten hours the poor Judge sat in the stocks
When at last he was taken out and carried 10
his hosts house his miserable plight had set
tied in his mind that the punishment of the
stocks is attended by great physical suffering.
A year or two after Lord Camden presided at
a trial in which workman brought an action
against magistrate who had wrongfuy placed
him in the stocks. The coun. e for the magis-
trate attempted 20 laugh the case out Of court.
and made merry at the wornnans statement
that he had suffered intense pain during his
confinement.
Brother, were YOU ever in the stocksY" whis.
pered Lord Camden, leaning forward
Never, my lord answered the astonished
lawyer.
well, have been, and let me assure you
that the agony is awful"
Boils, pimples, hives, ring worm, letter,
- III nALnu nall. It,. "a -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
Facts for Farmers,

A contributor to Belford's Magazine for
April makes some statements which will
interest farmers very greatly. He says
that in 1860 the farmers constituted one
half of the population and had one-half of
the wealth Of the country, but that between
1860 and 1889 they added only $4,I22,5SS,-
4S1 to their possessions, and during the
same period the other half of the popula-
ton added So, $50, 79l ,S51 to theirs.
These figures seem to be an answer TO the
question, docs farming payF' They show
that from 1860 to 1880 it did not pay very
we'll On this point, the contributor gives
the following information, which may not
be absolutely correct, but which is about as
correct as could be obtained: Capital in
vested in farm lands yielded an average
profit on the investment of 2 per cent in
railroads, steamboats, and shipping, per
cent. in city tenements and business houses,
8 per cent. IN active mining, 10 per cent. :;
in banking, u per cent. in other industries,
from IL to 40 per cent.
There are several things which have made
farming rather an Improbable business,
the most noteworthy Of which are the tar
if system and, in the south, the system Of
farming.
The methods in some localities pursued
by the farmers in conducting their bus
iuess have so frequently been shown
to be unwise ones that it would seem to
be unnecessary to go over the ground again.
The fact which confronts southern farmers
is that they must change their methods il
they would attain anything like the sue
cess which they have a right to expect.
There are signs that thsy ara becoming
alive to this fact-that experiences has
taught them that they must make a change.
Perhaps the record for twenty years from
1880 will show a marked improvement in
their condition.
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NDRX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEET1NGs-DeKalb Lodge No. Q, l. o. O. f.;
I,andrum Lodge No. as, F. & A. M; Railroad
Loan Association; Executive Council of the
Citizens Sanitary Association; Southern Trav-
elers' Association; Tattnall Council No. Ss4, A.
L. H.; Executive Committee on Merchants May
Week.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Subscriptio List to Series
b, Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company; Garden Party This Afternoon at "a
CASTOR Street, Chance for a Home, c. S. Rich
mond, 1877 Perry Street; Last Week for Heidts
Fine Candies; Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pany; Bazaar of the Sunday School Aid Society
of the Independent Presbyterian Church.
HoUsEKEEPERs, ATTENTIoN-A. j. Miller &
Co.
GREAT FIRE SALE OF DAMAGED GooDs-Morri-
son Foye & Co.
RAzzLE, DAzzLE-Appel & Schaul.
AUCTION SALEs-Oi Cloth, Carpets, etc, by
C. H. Dorsett
STEAMSHIP ScHEDULE-General Transatlantic
Company.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
wanted Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale Personal; Lost; Miscellaneous
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Learning by Experience.

1t is said that physicians sometimes refuse
10 take the kinds of medicine that they pre-
scribe for others 1t is quite certain that
the northern republicans who have ruch to
say about the alleged suppression of the
colored vote in the south would not long
submit to having their state, county and
municipal affairs controlled by class of
electors, many of whom cannot read the
names on the ticket they vote, aud very
few Of whom are capabls of properly per-
forming public duties, or of choosing wisely
between candidates. A verv little of that
sort of thing goes very long way.
Kansas is having some experience with
her colored citizens. 1t will be remembered
that some years ago there was an exodus of
some magnitude of southern colored people
to that state The immigrants did not find
Kansas what it was pictured to be, and
many Of them were glad to return to the
south. Many others remained there; per-
haps in most instances because they could
not pay their way back. That state, there
fore, has large number Of colored voters.
They have not exercised their voting rights
to the best interests of the state, and the
interesting spectacle has been presented of
a republican newspaper in the state declar-
ing that no reasonable person would expect
the south to allow the colored people to gain
the ascendency in public affairs. No doubt
this sentiment was approved by may Kan
sas repu leans.
In Topeka, the capital of the state, a mu-
nicipal campaign is being carried on, and
the object Of the best citizens, irrespective
Of party seems to be to break thepowsr Of the
colored voters who, it is stated by republi-
can newspaper Of the city, have voted into
power men who have saddlei upon the city
a debt that is as large as the assessed valu-
alton of the city's property, personal and
real. 1t says: "The colored voters, who
will turn out without fail, it is feared will
give Topeka an administration that will
lead to bankruptcy"
Experience is a thorough teacher, and
Kansas is in fair way to get good deal Of
experience with the colored voters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
Preachers and Prohibition.

One of the Boston newspapers is trying
to get the opinions of the ministers of Mas
sachusetts with regard to the constitutional
prohibition amendment which will soon be
voted upon in that state. There are about
$500 ministers of different denominations
in that state, and thus far l036 of them
have given their opinions. OF these, 934
favor the adoption of the amendment,
and 81 oppose it. The great
est numbers of answers came from Congre-
gational ministers, and of 272 of that de-
nomination who expressed themselves on
the subject, only seven were opposed to the
amendment The answers received from
Methodist ministers to the number of $50,
and from Baptist to the number of pol,
were unanimously favorable to the amend
ment. Thirty-seven out Of IS Episcopal,
30 out of "A Unitarian, and two out of 80
Universalist ministers were opposed to the
amendment
Nobody is surprised that clergymen favor
prohibition. 1t is matter of surprise how
ever, that 81 out of ,O36 oppose it. These
ministers probably considered chiefly but
not wholly, the moral side of the question.
1t is no doubt true that prohibition i'm
proves the moral condition Of the people,
but it also improves the pecuniary and
physical condition of a great many of them
Ministers as rule may be depended upon
to work for prohibition, if politics is left out
of the question. They are doing some of
the best work that is being done for the
cause in Massachusetts, but the indications
70 tn hn ~
ment. 1t is very difficult to get the people
to adopt constitutional prohibition. Massa-
chusetts should have tried the Georgia plan
that of local option; and Georgia should
learn from the recent elections on constitu-
tional prohibition in other states to be salts
fed with her plan.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. L. Q. c. LAMAR, JR., will spend next
year in Europe in the study Of art.
STEELE MAcKAYE, the playwright and actor
never writes unless he feels inspired. Then he
sticks to bis work twenty-three hours out Of
twenty-four.
FANNIE EDGAR THOMAS, the latest poet of the
west, is young and pretty. She aspires TO rival
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, whom she regards as a
wonderfully clever woman.
LEW DocKsrADER. the minstrel, is growing fat
as we'll as rich. Travel is wearing" he said TO
a friend, but big receipts at the box-oflce
compensate for all the troubles"
f. c. PHILIPS, author of ''As in a Looking
Glass, " was the other day brought into court
for non -payment of rent, and it was shown
that he was almost entirely destitute of means.
The daughter of the celebrated Prof. Agassiz
is busy in Boston establishing a manual train
ing school over 2, 900 boys and girls shared in
the advantages Of this school last year. Efforts
are being made to have the school adopted by
:he city.
JOHN WRIGHT. who is said to have been the
tallest man in the United States, died in Ander
son, Ind, on Monday. He was over eight feet
in hight, and is reputed to have been a fear
less fellow in many respects, but he never had
the courage 70 get married.
CARL BENJAMIN, King of the Marshall Islands,
is native OF Massachusetts, about 30syears
old. He was shipwrecked on one OF the islands
about nine years ago, became acquainted with
the people and made king short time
ago. He has nineteen wives and numerous
children.
REV. J, w. HARDY, author OF How to be
Happy, Though Married" is a military chap
lain, tall, with a rudy, bronzed complexion
and rabbnical beard. In conversation he is,
as a rule, chary Of his good things which he re-
serves for his books. Contrary to very widely
spread suspicion. he Is a married man.
Col DICK WfNTERsMtTH. the fiery Kentuckian,
permits his hatred of ex-President Cleveland TO
follow him in his retirement. Hate himt' he
said the other day "didn't he appoint that Al
bany darky recorder of deeds against an old
resident like meY Hate himl Why. hate him
so bad don't think his wife is handsome"
MRs. McCREA. dauglt Of Millionaire Smell,
who wa, killed by fugitive Tascott last year,
wants 10 buy or lease New York theater in
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he Captured the Jockey.

story comes from New Orleans OF q smart
little mulatto jockey named Stevenson, who at
tracted general attention by his splendid riding
qualities. Robinson, a negro who was ruled off
the track last year, claimed 70 be the boy
guardian; but horsemen doubted his authority,
and there was race to secure the promising
rider. John Campbell OF the Beverwick stable,
among others, was anxlons 70 get the boy, and
went TO work quietly 10 hunt up the lad s
antecedents. He found that Stevenson's legal
guardians were an uncle and aunt in 81. Louis,
from whom the lad had run away year ago,
and who were ignorant Of his whereabouts.
Campbell's agent found them in abject poverty,
and had no difficulty in obtaining their sigma.
lures TO document appreuticing the boy to
Campbell for five years at 81 900 a year. The
took possession Of his new Jockey, the Judges
instructing the youngster that he had been
legally bound IL is the first colored boy Camp.
bell has bad, and he expects Stevenson 10 DO a
great nane before long.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
Worship.

From the Washington Critic.
Wide open stood the churchs doors,
= And hundreds crowded there,
= Beaecked in Sunday flnery,
lT Because the day was fair.
A stranger strolling by the place
Approached, and bowed his head,
And to the sexton, gray and grim,
He reverently said
"Methinks, It's well, the people should
Upon the Sabbath day
Collect in numbers such as these,
To contemplate and pray.
How noble is the thought. my friend,
That those from far and near,
The rich and great, do congregate,
In humble suppliance here"
The sexton wiped his weeping eyes,
And sadly turned away;
THE President, you know" he said,
Comes here to church, today
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15

Mrs. Diss Debar made her first appear
ance on the stage as member OF Magician
Herrmanu's company, in Philadelphia, the
other night, and she drew a full house. She
produced an oil painting in full view of the
audience-of course with the aid of the
spirits and of few human beings She is
expected to go to Boston soon, and some of
the Bostouians will give her a particularly
warm welcome. When she was there some
weeks ago she made bills with the freedom
of a genuine princess but she neglected to
settle them before she left. Her creditors
will be glad to know that she is now re-
ceiving handsome salary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
He Ought to Do as She Did.

From The San FfdnciSco Chronicle.
1t is a story of a very clever actress, whose
husband is an actor and great favorite with
the ladies: she was jealous, but he was rather
afraid of her, and she could always revenge
herself with her tongue. One evening at a little
supper they had been chatting one another,
and the husband said:
your bullying me and pitching into me, but it
was mean trick to do to go through my
pockets and read my letters l draw the line
at that l dom think you ought to do that
She looked at him calmly, and in a drawing
tone replied
MY dear, why don't you destroy your com
promising letters | ALWAYS DESTROY mime. -
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Left Out Of His Calculations.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
He was keen, sharp-looking young man, and
he said to the lady of the house on Second ave
nue. as he stood in the hall:
Madam, have called for the suit of clothes
which needs brushing and fixing"
(which suit?" she asked
Your husbands Sunday suit. maam. He
called as he went down this morning"
And he said was to let you have them?''
"YeS'm.''
Did ne appear in good health and spirits?''
Why certainty"
Look and act natural?'
of course. Why do you ask?''
Because he has been dead eighteen years,
and nave some curiosity on tie subject"
II have made a mistake, perhaps - STAN
mered the young man.
Perhaps you have. The man you saw go out
OF here an hour ago is my brother. You may
have better luck in the next block with the old
fashioned confidence game Good rlorningr'
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Miss Elizabeth Morrell, a 12-year-old
child, who lives in a village near Suspen-
sion Bridge, n. Y, went 10 see the Presi-
dent the other day concerning an Office
not for herself, but for her father. The APP
plication was ingeniously made. 1t had oc-
CURED to her probably after the idea had
been diligently drilled into her head) that
it would be al excellent thing if her father
should be appointed collector of the port at
Suspension Bridge, aud she thought it
would be the most natural thing in the
world for him to bs appointed, al he had
nearly worn himself out last fall working
for the republican ticket. The President is
said TO have instructed Private Secretary
Halford to stow the application away in
bis memory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15

The Farmers Alliance Of Mississippi has
leased part of the penitentiary building at
jackson as bagging factory, which will
turn out 5000 yards of cotton bag ling a
day. The Michigan legislature proposes to
establish several Irvine manufactures in
that state, aud it is thought that work ia
them can be begun in time TO furnish the
farmers with Irvine for the coming harvest.
Neither the southern nor the western farm
ers will submit TO being robbed by the
trusts if they eau help themselves, and il
begins to look US il they could help them
selves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15

Mr.. William II. Bryan, a New York I'M
dertaker, is responsible for this: A woman,
who had large growth Of flesh on one of
her cheeks, dreamed one night that if she
would touch the lump with the finger of
dead consumptive, 1t would disappear. She
went to the undertaken and obtained per-
mission to 60 with him to the house of a
consumptive who had just died She
raised the consumptive's hand to her cheek,
and a few weeks afterward the lump disap-
peared. Mr.. Bryan failed to say whether
or not the woman disappeared with the
lump.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15

The impression is gaining ground in
Washington that during the next session of
congress the republicans will try to pass
measure looking to federal control Of con-
gressional elections. Such law would
doubtless receive the approval of Office
seekers, as it would create half a million
new offices. It would probably be about
like the proposed Sherman law on this
question, and its execution would require
the appointment Of 80, 900 registers 270 900
judges Of elections and 1SO, 900 clerks. The
republicans would have two objects in
pushing such bill, viz, TO increase their
congressional representation from the
south, and TO provide more offices for
hungry applicants.
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AT the Wrong House.
Fronl the Ne1n York WeekIn

HTUHt UIt 4VttU OIH " ttNIy.
Tramp-"Please, nam, I'm starving. Won't
you let me have postage stamp to lick?"
Experienced housekeeper-"Wh certainly
My husband is just finishing letter to John l..
Sullivan, offering to fight him anywhere, at any
time, for $4,000 side. Marquis of Queensbury
rules. Wait until he is through, and perhaps
he III let you put the stamp on"
Tramp chastity departing -"Thankee kindly,
mum, but maybe can git a stamp at the next
house without waiting