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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
BRIGHT BITS.

WHATS the outlook in Rhode IslandYr asked
Pittsburg man of friend who had just re-
turned from that state.
THE outlookr' he replied. 'FWhy that's all
there is in Rhode Island. "-Pittsburg Chronicle
THE GREAT DREssMAKER-Really, madam. l
DO not think that dress would be appropriate
for you. 1t does not match your hair.
Mrs. de Swlne-Wel, I'm going to have it,
any way. What color should dye my hair?-
Puck.
GARvEY-And your brother got on the foorce
two weeks after he landed, Ell?
Geoghegan-He did that, but he didn't lasht
long. He got too shmart and arristed a alder
man for seliin' whoosky afther hours, he did
1eTTe Hdute EcOTeSS.
VERY CAREFUL.-Mr Notwithstanding you
go TO see that pony that was advertised as used
to carry child?
Mrs. Younghusband-No dear. You said you
wanted a sound animal and this was advertised
as well broken.-Hdrper'S Bdzar.
OccULrIsM IN BosToN.-Ethel Is years old)-I
have secured mamma s permission to come over
and spend the afternoon with you.
Mabel G)-That'S nice. You sit over there
and read Gadbury's Genetnlialogia, while l
finish Ptolemy's TetrGbiblos.-Judge.
STYLES MAGIC SYLLABLE.-Franklin Squeer
selecting an overcoat?
Waverley Place 0anguidly)-Ova ?-Haw
no! I've been looking at some ovahcoatings
We know-nevah weah weady-made clothes!E
Puck.
JOHN bring me glass of hot puncb.'
Servant bringing it'll think this is not quite
hot enough, sir.
How do you know that? You must have
tasted It,.
Indeed. no, sir; would not do such a thing
tried it with my finger. Fltegende Batter
MY" exclaimed Mrs Flagg, 81 look like
perfect fright. l never had any idea would
get tanned so much in the course of one short
week.
Ma
at home to help his father keep house while his
mother was enjoying her vacation.-Terre
Haute Express.
''SELF-DENIAL, said travelling man to an
other, lis a trait that will be found in nearly
every woman. 1t seems to be an ,ssential part
OF her nature. She is equal to almost every
Self-denial"
And yet" was the reioinder, chow few of
them are equal to seaskin sack rifice. ''-Mer-
Giant Traveller.
ABSOLUTE REsT.--Ip New York newspaper
Office. City Editor ito reporter)- Billings, you
are overworked
Billings-l fearso, sir.
City Editor-You need absolute rest. Billings,
and must have it, Go out and report the dona-
tons made to the worlds fair committee
Arkdi1sdac TTdveLter.
SALIIE-I feel so happy this evening. My
whole soul seems
Gawge-So at last my dream is to be real
Sallie-Yes pa has at last consented
Gawge-But didn't think he knew
Saiiie-Yes, he has consented to my getting a
new bonnet.-Tolcft Topics
AN UNFoRTUNATE -Bagley-How's
that pretty little widow in Harlem that Won
have been raving about lately?
Bailey-O, she's married
Bagley-YOu don't seem to have very good
luck in your matrimonial ventures do YOU
Bailey?
Bailey-Q, don't nnow. You see I'm the one
she married.-Jud0e
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
The ssoret o, Blaine,s wtthdrawal

| me Secret OF Blaine's W1thoraWaL
The World on Monday published what it
alleges to be the reason why Mr.. Blaine
wrote his famous Florence letter, declining
to be a candidate for the nomination Of his
party for President in 1883. 1t is stated
that he had al attack of paralysis at Milan,
Dec 10, 1887. He arrived in that city on
that day, and was almost Immediately
Frustrated by the attack. One entire side
was paralyZsd. FOR several days he was
unable to speak, and it was several weeks be-
fore he could walk, or use the hand that was
afflicted After he had so far recovered as to
be able to walk about the hotel at which
he was stopping. he became so respondent
about his condition that he reached the con-
clusion that his career was ended, and that
there was nothing left for him to do but to
abandon all ambitious projects and await
the coming of death. His physician, who
was one of the most eminent members OF
his profession IN Milan, was 50 success sful in
his treatment of him that he not only re-
covered his physical health in a large
measure. but his mental condition was
greatly improved. The doctor told him
that he mad no chronic ailment, and that if
he took reasonably good care of himself he
weuld live, in all probability, for twenty
years. He also advised him not to abandon
his chances for the presidency.
Mr. Blaine went to Florence. and there it
seems he had slight relapse. His physician
there was an American. who, after care
fully examining him. told him that he was
not able to bear the worry and excitement
OF presidential campaign, and that if he
were wise he would give up all hope of the
presidential nomination. In accordance
with this advice, he wrote his letter to the
chairman of the republican national COM
mittee, which took him out of the list of
the Candidates of his party for President
The letter was written on Jan. 25, 1888,
and. it will be remembered, excited great
deal of comment in this country.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Blaine could
have had the nomination, and if he had
accepted it he might now be President
The Florence physician, however, is firmly
convinced that he would not have lived
through the campaign. Whether he would
or not is a matter, of course, of which one
mans opinion is about as good as another's.
Had he been nominated and lived through
the campaign, it is by no means certain
that he would have been elected.
Mr.. Blaine stands the strain which the
state department makes upon him pretty
we'll, and it may be that he is still ambitious
to be President. He may think that the
Milan physician was right after all, and
that he is still good for fifteen or twenty
years more of life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
The old-Fashioned schoolma'am.

From the Youths Companion.
How dear to my heart is the old-fashioned
schoolmaam,
When sad recollections present her to view;
Inc way winch shed often we boys with rule
Would make the whole future look feartully
blue.
And still in my fancy feel my flesh Jingle.
lime never can quite the sensation destroy,
For when she got ratified sac made the house
jingle
The oldfashioned schoolma'am knew when
a boy
The red-neaded schoolma'am, the strong
muscled schoolma'am,
The arguseyed schoolma'am knew when q
boy.
If we dared crook a finger twas quickly de.
And followed at once with a punishment
dread
Until all the boys in the school half suspected
She could see just as well with the back of
her head
There; then, was no use in our trying to fool
her,
She had an impression we couldn't DESTROY.
And so she would earnestly lay on the ruler
Inc oid-fashioned schoolma'am knew when
a boy:
The red-headed schoolma'am, the strong
muscled schoolma' am,
The argus-eyed schoolma'am knew when a
boy
anu yoC, HoI"4InsIhuulnS nor constant en-
deavor
Our school days with sly, boyish pleasure
were fraught,
We always were into some mischief whenever
We thought we could do it without being
caught.
We threw paper wads and were noisy and
pranky,
And did everything which we could to annoy:
No wonder that once in while she was
cranky
The old-fashioned schoolma' am knew when
a boy:
The boarded-r round schoolma' am, the underpaid
schoolma am,
The much-abused schoolma am knew when
boy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
Tanners Inning.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Bussey
was chiefly instrumental in getting Tanner
dismissed from the pension office. Tanner
now proposes that Bussey shall be dis
missed. He has some pretty strong friends
who are aiding him in his effort to capture
Bussey's ofiici j scalp. These friends are
supposed to be Col. Dudley, Assistant Post
master General Clarkson, and MIR. Quay.
Tanner couldn't have stronger assistants.
They know all the secrets Of the last
campaign.
They have opened their attack on Bussey
with considerable skill. A letter appeared
in the public prints the other day signed
''Old Soldier" in which it was limited that
Bussey was republican for revenue only.
1t asked whether he had not been @ demo.
crat while in New Orleans, and whether he
hadn't decided to become a republican and
make campaign speeches at so much a
speech after Gen. Harrison's nomination.
Doubtless Bussey's speeches were bloody
shirt ones He was paid to make republican
speeches in the west, and he told the people
of that section, probably, that the southern
people were disloyal, and that the outrage
stories published in the republican organs
were all true. The administration can spare
| Bussey, and it would not be surprising if he
was to get a notification to that effect very
| soon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

Congressman Taylor, of Illinois, is greatly
puzzled. and he is roaming around Wash
ington trying to get his friends to enlighten
his understanding. The other day he called
upon the President in the interest of favored
candidates for government pap, and after
making his statement he respectfully
awaited the Presidents answer. The answer
almost took his breath away. Said the
President: That's the same story have
heard over and over again. Here are
Senators Cullom and Farwel and Mason
and Adams and Hopkins and Hit and all
the rest of the members coming to me with
identically the same list of names. Why
don't you recommend three or four mon
for each place, so as to give me something
to choose fromW Mr.. Taylor mechanically
left the white house, and the question he is
now propounding to his friends is this: $40
you suppose Harrison thinks l am fool
enough to recommend three or four men
for the same officer This might be con-
strued into delicate thrust at the Presi-
dent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETNGs-Golden Rule Lodge No. Il, l. o.
OF.
SPECIAL NorIcEs-Grand Opening Of Gottlieb
& Moore's Photograph Gallery; AS to Bills
Against British Steamships Bessarabia and
Asiatic: State and County Taxes, 1899; Fine
Billiard Table for Sale, John J. Sullivan.
AMUsEMENTs-'She" at the Theater Friday
and Saturday.
AUCTION SALE-Sundries, by /. D. LaRoche &
Son.
RAILROAD ScHEDuLE-Charleston and Savan-
nah Railway.
GALA WEEK IN CHARLEsroN-Via Charleston
and Savannah Railway.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsENENrs-HelpW Want
ed; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale;
Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
Where Is Mai. Rrrka2

la New Orleans, judging from what the
newspapers of that city say with regard to
the matter, there are very few who believe
that ex-State Treasurer f. A. Burke will vol
unfairly return to stand a trial on the indict-
ments which have been found against him
for converting the bonds of the state to his
own use. The investigation of the grand
jury into the bond steal is not yet com
pleted. According to the indictments which
thus far have been found against ex-
Treasurer Burke, the amount of the bonds
which he unlawfully took from the state is
about 1876, 900.
In all the interviews which have been
had with Maj. Burke in London he has
asserted that the charges against him were
trumped up, and that he would very soon
return to New Orleans to meet his accusers
and set himself right before the public
Those who have placed reliance upon these
statements are beginning to fear that they
have had too much confidence in Mai.
BuFke's integrity. Since the announcement
of the finding of the indictments nothing
has been heard directly from him. A New
York newspaper, a day or two ago, pub
A.S-So - SS@SAS6 AA vLtNh ~ "do asset IoQ
that Maj. Burke had left London and gone
to Belgium, aud it is suspected that his pur-
pose is to evade extradition.
The statement which the New Orleans
grand jury made last Saturday does not
seem to leave any doubt of Maj. Burke's
| guilt. 1t positively asserted that some of
| the stolen bonds had been pledged by Mai.
Burke as collateral for private loans, and
! that he had been using the bonds of the
state for his private purposes ever since
| 1880.
The stolen bonds are mainly held in New
Orleans. Whatever losses, therefore, there
are, growing out of his wrong-doing, will
fall upon people in that city. II any effort
has been made for his extradition the fact
is not known. 1t was denied few DAYS ago
at the state department that there had been
any application for extradition papers.
| Maj. Burke possessed the confidence of a
very large portion of the people of Louisi-
ana Prior to his failure to get renomina-
ton as state treasurer year or SO ago he
had been prominent figure in Louisiana
| politics for more than a dozen years
Louisianians find some satisfaction doubt
less in the fact that he is not native of
| their state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
Deacon Dudley's squash.
From the Lescistoa Journal.

The first acquaintance met at the Sagadahoc
fair was Deacon Dudley, If he had owned the
grounds and held mortgage on the building
and It's contents he could not have appeared
more well satisfied.
walk right in was his hospitabe greeting
as approached the entrance. I've got the
biggest curiosity ever shown in the county, and
l want you to see 1t before the crowd gathers
raised 1t myself" he explained, from seed
sent by my wIfes brother, from California.
You'll get some idea of its length when | tell
you that brought it here ia box three feet
and half long. / packed it in hay, SOS to
keep it from scarin, and when / took it out
twas smooth as a smelt and shiny as glass
bottle
By this time we had reached the farm pro.
duce department, and the deacon's tongue and
legs came TO a standstill together asxed the
name of the wonder he had described.
Well y be replied, scratching his head per.
plexedly. lit was a squash-the longest / ever
saw-but what shape II s In now, or where it g
gone, Is more'n know. / left Il right here,
with my name tackled to it. You hoad on 3
minute, while hunt up the committee and see
II anybody's responsible for property left in
this ere building"
The good man disappeared, and for half an
hour scarcely stirred from my tracks. At last
grew tired OF waiting, and ventured % move
about with the rest Of the folks Growing
holder by degrees, ] inally drifted with the
crowd outside the ball and Ia the course OF an
hour or two forgot all about Deacon Dudley
and tho missing squash
Il was late IN the afternoon when met nv
friend Ia tue nelghbOrhOOd Of the sheep-pens.
A. the sight Of him nay conscience smote me-.
and With genuine golicltuds asked II be rad
found bis treasure.
The deacon looked rather foolish as be said
slppose you mean the squash. Oh. that .
al rlgbt They'd moved IL ~ another place.
Teas no great matter. anyWay"
A. bs = sulsd much euybaFFassed hnd turned
asoy hlteo1t urging me - eFhnglHs tbs sleel.
men esterminsi ~ seek Il 0at wiih0at salt.
lo6 for say further invitation. When I Lad
i99pd y ! vas ~ ~ toss - aoegu1f f0F Tuy
fiefq q cont usipp. ~ fils eide ~ bif equash
wgigp fsaiif S@s n femafkaiyie isngtAwlay
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

The wedding presents received by Miss
Clara Huntington were not very numerous,
but they were very valuable. Mr.. Hunt
ington gave her q magnificent diamond
brooch, and a necklace containing about
eighty gems of the purest water Mrs.
Huntington gave her diamond star, the
central gem of which is said to bs superb.
The father and mother of Prince Hatzfeldt
gave her diamond necklaces, all of the
gems being large. Prince Hatzfeldt him.
self gave her an ornament for the hair,
containing single pearl, surrounded by
"a perfect forest of small diamonds, ~ and
it is highly probable that he will pay for il
with his wife's money. The other presents
were mostly diamonds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

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Chilling Receptions.

The public speaker who is sure of cordial re-
ceptton from his audience may consider half the
pattle won, says the Youth's Communion, but
he who is either received with GOODNESS or com
PEELED TO bear ruthless comment on his inten-
tons may be excused for stage fright
young man who had returned 70 his native
town, after an absence of years, as the advocate
OF certain theories which the village fathers
pronounced "shaller and sinful, " was somewhat
taken aback by the speech of a worthy deacon
VINO had volunteered to introduce him to the
audience before whom he proposed lecturing
This is little Johnnie Wyatt, - said the deacon,
rising. You all knew him when he want knee
high to quart bottle. He's come down here to
tell us old folks how to live-and when he's
finished what he's got to say wen take adj
vantage OF havin' met together to talk over
that matter o. the new town pump
Such ruthless underestimate OF his missi on
quite unnerved the young man, and he hurried
through his lecture, feeling at the end as if he
knew no more about it than his hearers, and
that only the prospective town pump was
worthy to be an object of universal interest
One can imagine that Mrs. Livermore was SO
amused that her lecture by no means suffered
at the following Introduction afforded her not
long ago in a country town:
You have heard of Mr.. Gladstone the grand
old man. Let me now introduce you to the
grand old woman
A younger woman. not long ago, when
lectnring on "Woman's Rights, " was accorded
a more grudging reception.
This lady S come to talk about her rights, -
said bluff farmer, who boosted of his ability
10 look on all sides. shes hired the hall and
so she's got right to be here, and if any of
you don't like what she's got to say, you've got
an equal right to walk out in the middle on -
But of all extraordinary remarks of an intro
ductory character, one Of the strangest was
that which prefaced a lecture by John A. An
drew. He had gone to Bedford where the 'old
homestead still stood, to deliver the opening
lecture in lyceum course. His family and
many invited guests assembled, with the towns
people, at the red-hot school house.
Mr.. Andrew assembled the platform and waited
to be introduced In due time the chairman of
the committee turned to him and announced
sternly
You may now begin"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
a Social skirmish in Washington.
Letter IN Chicooo HernIJ.

Letter in Chicago Herald
Another good story is told of Mrs. Blaine.
ana people who are pretty familiar with that
lady somewhat imperious manner give full
credenee to 1t. stranger in Washington. q
iady, happened to be stopping at the same
hotsl, but was unacquainted, even by sight,
with the secretary's wife. Intending to 20
from the parlor to the diningroom, the lady
stepped inside the elevator, saying to the boy:
''Upl" and the first lady was confronted by
her.
The stranger flushed, but stood her ground
saying. rather tartly: Down.
up" interposed the severe-looking elderly
lazy, staring blandly over the others head.
up"
The bewildered elevator boy just here caught
slgnt OF the clerk and called him.
what is it?' demanded that gentleman
glancing from the pale face of one lady to the
burning cheek of the other
L stepped into the elevator and ordered the
boy TO 90 down. This woman followed, and
ordered him to go up"
The clerk lrned to the boy and said with
severity: Take Mrs. Blaine up at once and
hereafter never hesitate in obeyfng her order >
A very angry and very much chagrined lady
is SAID to have made an unwilling trip to the
upper floor while anotlrs- coldly Triumphant
wes't up, as she had desired
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

= If structure patterned somewhat after
the Eiffel tower is not one of the attractions
Of the worlds fair Of 1892, it will not be be-
cause people have rot proposed designs
for one. Already quite a number Of de-
signs have been proposed, and yet only a
few Of the genuises have been heard from.
The latest design is that Of Mr.. George w.
Cooley, formerly city engineer Of Mime
apolis. IL contemplates a pyramid OF
granite each side Of whose base is TO be l. 800
feet long. aud whose summit will be 100
feet square and 200 feet above the ground.
At the extreme top will be placed Goddess
Of Liberty 200 feet high, making the total
height ], 200 fee At each corner is 10 be a
tower 100 feet high, surmountsd by statues
Of Columbus. Washington, the President and
some other prominent man ia the nations
history.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

Vice President Morton is coming in for
some adverse criticism upon the charge of
keeping a tavern" in Washington. bis
big tenement house, in which he has rented
quarters to number of prominent men, is
not regarded with favor by poor but de-
serving people who have heretofore pro-
vided quarters for some of Mr.. Morton's
dodgers. Mr.. Morton is SO wealthy that he
could very well afford to leave this field for
Others, but, in addition to being wealthy, he
seems to be greedy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

Among the questions the New
York Tribune asked the republican mem
bers Of congress the other day was whether
or not they were in favor Of law placing
congressional elections in the hands Of the
government. Very few Of them answered
it. They expressed themselves pretty freely
upon other subjects, however. No doubt
republicans would favor such law il they
thought that there would always be a re-
publican President TO appoint the returning
boards, but when Jhey consider the proba-
bLlity Of the election 81 democratic Press
dent IN 1892, they hess ate 10 put tbemsel YES
uDon record Ia favor Of il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

Another somnam bulist has met an I'M
happy fate. Mrs. Sarah Dean, of New
York, arose while asleep the other night,
climbed to the roof of the house, crossed
over to the adjoining house, and then fell
to the ground. where she was found next
morning, mangled and unconscious. She
seems to have feared that some such fate
would befall her. for when her husband
arose next morning he found his shoes
filed with money, placed there by her. 1t
is possible, of course, that Mrs. Dean at.
tempted to commit suicide. but the general
belief is that she did not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30

The Rev. Mr.. Messaros, of the First Free
Baptist church of New York, preached a
peculiar sermon last Sunday. His subjecs
was the worlds fair of 1892 and his aim
was to show that New York was the best
place in which to hold it. If Mr.. Messaros
was curious to see how far he could drift
from gospel sermon, he must have been
gratlfied with the result.