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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
Bonnie" STANDS FOR B.
But an Inquirer Had to Buy a Pair
of shoes to Find it Out.

ONN 49, A. AA4 CA A4GQ W 04J a
OF shoes to Find it Out.
From the Ne0 York Times.
Il want to buy pair Of girls Shoes said
man to the floor walker of big Sixth avenue
shoe store a day or two ago.
Last aisle on the left. sir. if you please"
The man stumbled over a door mat, struck
his shin against the sharp edge Of settee in his
effort to avoid running over a diminutive
mother who was helping fit a large sized child
with pair Of shoes, said something inexcusable
not far enough under his breath to escape the
ears OF the diminutiye mother; sh- said: "Oh,
my! TO which the man responded: Don't
mention it, pray" and tipped his hat, hurried
slong, and finally got within one of the last
aisle.
To him sub-foor walker: Been waited on?"
Meow, hain't." with dash of sarcasm that
this gentleman
Miss Terwilliger was a pretty little blonde
ana the sarcasm wants ed from the mans
tones. She looked up long way to the mans
eyes and asked: What kiad of shoes do you
wi b, sir?" She looked as fun of fun as last
week was weather. He said: 81 want pair
of girls school shoes"
what size. plcaSe:"
Number four and half Bennie."
That word ''Bennier acted like an introduc-
tion from their best friends on all the salesgirs
wlthln earshot. II was fired of with good
lung pressu e, and half dozen who knew what
1t meant looked up and laughed and cast pleas
Little Miss Terwliger laughed and turned
away quickly TO a dumb waiter connecting with
the stock room in the basement. "Sead me I'D
a pair of girls school four and BALI Bennie'
she called, and then turned h.r head away 10
conceal her m nth. Presently she returned
with pair of shoes, size Az B. The man said:
These are too narrow"
But you called for Bennies, didn't you?''
Yes; but didn't know what it meant. ]
heard one of the salegrls call for Bennie.'
and an overpowering curiosity to find out who
'Bennis' was or what Bennie meant led me to
call for 1t. l saw by the connection it made
that you have shop meaning for it. suppose
Bonnie is your love name for B, isn't it?'
II Is the name we use in this store for B
w"Well then, what does stand for?''
"Charlii"
And d."
"Davie"
And E?'
Eddie"
"Beune. Charlie Davie Eddie. And A, does
hat stand for die?n
No. STAINS ar itself You see all the
other letters have the sound, and in cal ing
same trouble in distinguishing between them
Tn you have over the telephone. So we in
vented ma nes to distinguish the widths of the
shoes that correspond in their first letters witt
the size letters"
But why did you give them boys names?
Why di Int you call them Bessie and Clara and
Dolly and Emma?"
'Oh, they come quicker when we call them
ny boys name" This was 'livered as part
ing shot, but the mschievous little clerk re-
membered that she hadn't sold her shoes yet,
so she added: What size do you want sir?'
well, you see, my daughter bad tho mis-
fortune to be born out west-in Chicago, you
know"
Then you want four-and-a-half Eddie, sup
''The same
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
sherman's Unofficial Language.



Every once in while the CLERKS in the war
department, in looking up papers which have
been filed and jacketed years ago, run aero IS
some document which went through Gen. Sher-
mans haHds when he was at the head OF the
army and which bears al Endorsement pecu-
liary characteristic of that blunt old warrior
Often Gen. Sherman would, in making written
CONNIE Is upon papers presented for his con-
sideration, indulge in language of the most I'M
offic al character: language which when run
across among the collection of dry docu-
ments causes smile to spread over the features
of the man who does the runnn across
For instance. one OF the clerks in
the adiutant generals office has been laugh
ing for two days over one of Gen. Sher-
mans Endorsements which he encountered in
searching the files. 1t was an application of a
captain at post out west for some privilege
not granted by the army re- ,ulations 1t came
through the regular channels to the general of
the army. Gen. Sherman Endorsement on it
read:
Not granted. In the Ian uage of 'Pinafore,'
the line must be drawn somewhere
AT the time that the ind0rsement was made
the "Pinafore" craze was at its b II sht andGen
Sherman. whose fondness for light opera is
proverolal, never missed an opportunity of
seeing 1t.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

Mr.. Emmons Blaine, son of the "ereat-
est living statesman" and Miss Anita Nc
Cormick, daughter of Chicago million
aire, were married at noon yesterday in
the Presbyterian church at Richfield
Springs, N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine, ST..
smiled serenely and happily over the event.
The bride has enough money for her herself
and her husband, but if le has other attrac-
lions the fact has not been sta ed Posi-
bly, she has. Mrs. ia mes G. Blaine, Jr., is
very attractive woman ersonally, and
she was trying to make a maa of her hus-
band, but Mamma Blaine did not like her.
and Papa Blaine became a party to the
scheme to take her husband from her. She
was not wealthy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
Columbus Wasn't Much of a Fellow.
Eror HE Mem York SIM

ION my last trip through Indiana" said a
New York drummer the other day three or
four of us put in a night at the tavern in a
small town. 1t was kept by dreadfully limo
cent-looking old chap, and in order to guy him
a bit the boys put him on that was Christie
pher Columbus, the dscoverer of America.
The old fellow gave me considerable attention,
fixed up the best room in the house and intro
duced me to his aged wife. Next morning as
sat on the verandl smoking a cigar he came
along and queried:
Lets see. What did you do?''
discovered America" soberly replied.
"Oh, yes"
He looked disappointed as he went away, and
in about ten minutes he returned to say:
I've had it all wrong about YOU"
''How?n
''Why, | kinder had it that you was from
WASHINGTON, and Twas thinking you might get
my boy Sam into some office"
mo, I'm not"
You are only Christopher Coumbus'"
That's all. "
''Al you yer did was to discover American"
That's all.
"Humphl I'll have to charge you extra for
them three billed eggs this morning, and the
le woman thinks she ought to have an extra
quarter for making real coffee for you. You
orter told me last night that you didn't amount
to nuthIn'!"
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The other day Senator Shannon intro
duced bill to repeal a certain section of
tue Code. Nobody paid particular atten-
ton to the bill, but when upon examination
it was found that the section watch Mr.
Shannon wanted repealed was that against
carrying co 4cealel weapons in this state,
something of sensation was created Mr..
Shannon will not have the pleasure of get
thug his bill through, and it is not a C on
pliment to other members OF the legislature
for HIM to suppose that they will vote
for il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

Citizen Geor Francis Train ought to be
happy. His name was in nearly all of the
newspapers the other day. It appears that
Mr. o. NJ. Spliler holds against him claim
for $1,000. Mr.. Train refused to pay, as he
did not think the claim proper one. and
at the debtors session of the municipal
court in Boston he persisted in his refusal.
and as he declined to give bond for his ap-
pearance when wanted, he was ordered to
Jail. He says I at, like the immortal Mr..
Pickwick, he will serve a term in Jail be-
fore be will pay; AID, besides, he wants to
study the workings of the Massachusetts,
prisons. If Boston will keep him in prison
awhile the public will have cause to be
grateful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGs-PalestineC ommandery No 2, K. T.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Notice, W. Duncan. NJ D.
7. j. Charlton, NJ. D.; Grand Concert at the
Reading Room of George Schwarz, by the Ital
ian Quartette, this evening, and Faust Beer on
Draught from the Wood; Tate Spring Mineral
Water at Heidt's; Fried Oysters for Lunch To-
day at Graham's.
AUCTION SALE-Furniture, Etc, by l. D.
LaRoche & Son.
STEAMSHIP ScHEDULE-Ocean Steamship Com.
pany.
EDUCATIONAL - Savannah Academy, John
Taliaferro Principal
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS H Up
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
A Ridiculous Claim.

1t is very tlresome to hear republicans de-
clare in the political campaign in OHIO tina,
the Republican party freed the negro, when
Mr.. Lincoln himself stated that their
emancipation was a military necessity.
People who know anything OF the his
tory of the country know that the north was
as strongly in favor of slavery in the south
as the southern slave owners were, aid that
but few of the negroes were really Free
although Lincoln's proclamation declared
that they were, until the confederate armies
surrendered. This may be called "ancie t
history" but it appears to be necessary to
refer to it occasionally.
Doubtless the negro is very useful in
keeping the ''gl and old party" together
BY placing him bsfors the ignorant people
of the north, and making them believe that
the Almighty gave him into their special
keeping, and that the south is imposing
upon their wards, the political leaders keep
their innocent old hayseed republicans in
line. They understand the trick of firing
the northern heart" and men of the For
aker stamp use it for all it is worth.
1t is fiattering to those old republicans to
be told that they freed the negro. Such a
statement impresses them with the idea
that they have accomplished great things,
but it is not true. The negroes would have
been slaves to-day if the north had been
able to conquer the south without freeing
them.
The only blessing that the war brought
to the south was the abolition of slavery,
but that was not what the nor h fought for,
and the northern soldiers who did the fl Sht-
ing know it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

The New York Daily Graphic, which
suspended publication the other day, was
I'm BILE to pay the people EN- 1loyed upon 1t.
The first number of the Graphic appeared
in 1872. at which time the capital stock was
100000. During the last presidential cam
pagn it was democratic newspaper, but
soon after President Harrison's election it
became fiercely republican. Such vacil-
lating course was not calculated to inspire
the public with confidence ia it, and no one
need have been surprised when the suspen-
sion was a inounced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

Mrs. Agnes Bloedel, of Huntingdon, w.
Va, is only IL years old, but she is widow
and mother. A Huntington dispatch
says: mrs. Bloedel is the daughter of
Samuel r. Jarvis, a South Carolina farmer.
She fell in love with julius Bloedel, It.
year-old farm hand employed by her father,
and The two ran away and were married.
They came here, where Bloedel assumed a
fictitious name and secured employment,
and they were living happily together,
when he was seized with typhoid fever and
died in few days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
Her Answer.

Young man proposed to me last night"
You can't mean that?" Indeed, it's true
Asked me to his wife outrig t.
Good gracious, dear What did you do?"
Poor boy! He looked 50 handsome. Nell"
"Handsomel A clerk on weekly pay
ASK you-a beauty and belle!
But tell me what he dared to say"
"Well-frst; he loved me-" ''Oa, that part.
OF course What else?" And that be
thought
/ was the sort of girl whose heart
Would never let itself be bought.
He said he was man-that
Was just woman equal SO
In youth, health brain we stood, and-why,
You'd think he never dreamed of no.
That he was poor need be no bar"
Well what an attituds to takel"
For love would prove he guiding star
To fame and fortune, for my sake
And then he begged my hcart and hand"
such imprudence!-who'd ever guessl-
hope you made hi n understand
BIS placer" II did, told him 'Yesr"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
Z Plague OF F!eas

Australia has its "a BIT plague, and parts
of this country are inflicted metimes with
a grasshopper plague. but plague Of fieas
was unknown until few months ago.
During one Of the summer mon his,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia were invaded
by an army of feas. Where the little in
sects came from nobody knew, but they
were there, and they made matters very
uncomfortable for the Brooklynises and
Pniladelphians. In fact, some of the citi-
zens came to the conclusion that unless
the feas were externinated, life would bel
burden. 1t may be observed that the flea
Is not very large insect, but it tas a way
OF making its presence felt, and when thou
sands of them take up temporary abode
IN house. many of them coming into close
contact with he people W occupy it, their
presence is rather overwhelming.
Alter forming an intimate acquai ntance
with the Brookly ties and the Pniladsl-
p1ians, the fleas heard of the late Horace
Greeley's advice, and went west. Suddenly
they appeared in the most fashionable
part of Kansas City. The residents of East
Side we're filled with joy when they learned
that the festive flea had taken posse sion of
West Side, and having al ways an eye to the
main chance they caused the statement to
be cir ulated that the insects were indi-
genous to sandy soil, but were not to be
found on rich loam-in other words, people
in search of homes had better invest in
East Side property. Soon, however, their
remare on the state of affairs in West Side
m a mi L.
sneers gave way to pity. The truth was
that the fleas had found their way to East
Side.
The present headquarters of these pesti-
ferrous insects seems TO be Troy, where they
have temporarily broken up the public
schools. Just Def re the schools were
opened for the fall term, the ia lit n found
the walls and floors covered with heas. He
declares that he swept them out by the pail
fui, out they returned, and the consequence
was that when the children gathered to
pursue their studies, there was trouble.
Study was kept up under difficulties, and
recitations were Interrupted unceremoni-
ously. The scho j board took notice of the
condition of affairs, and large quantity OF
sulphur was burned in the buildings.
The fieas remained, but a good
many children had to go home Then
carbide acid was sprinkled around, but the
only effect was that few of the teachers
and a considerable number pupils became
sick. The fleas seemed to thrive on carbolic
acid. The school board is now waiting for
the fieas to leave of their own acco d. Pri-
vate houses far rem wed from the schools
have become infested, and nobody can tell
just how 1T tappened. 1t is to be hoped that
the tieas will not make their way southwark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

A national testimonial" to Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe was given at the opera hou %
in Hartford, Conn, the other day. Mrs.
Stoves partial restoration to health has
be n remarkable, and her friends may very
well rejoice over it, but if the "testimonial'
was intended as a compliment to that
woman as the author of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" it was out of place. No good has
ever resulted from that book. In fact, great
harm has resulted. 1t was written in ig or
ance of the state of affairs that existed in
the south
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

A Virginia republican congressman says
that if Malone is elected governor there
Will be large immigration of northern
people to vi GINA, to develop the states
resources. Stuff and nonsense! Northern
people come to the south and make invest
ments in the south because the south is a
good country to live in, and because
investments made here pay handsomely.
1t is really to the intere of northern in
vestors in southern enterprises for the dem
oc. ats to in control in this section. for
under deinoc-atic coatrol the south -four
ishes more greatly than it would otherwise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

The signal service of the army and the
meteorological bureau of the navy depart
ment are at loggerheads. The latter saws
that the former knows nothing about ocean
storms, and that if the naval meteor logic al
bureau were permitted to give t % public.
and especially those interested in shipping,
the forekno Wedge and the informatio
which it could upart abou, storms along
the coast, many millions of dollars worth
Of property would be saved every year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

Mr.. Thomas E. Watson proposes to make
matters very warm in the Tenth Georgia
district. He knows that in Congressman
Barnes he has hard man to defeat, but he
is going right into the fight with the deter
mination that he will leave 20 stone I'M
turned to bring about his own nominate On.
Mr.. Watson is a smart young man, and he
can make a good speech. Congressman
Barnes is man of experience in public
life, and he also can make good speech.
1t remains to be seen which one of these
gentlemen the democrats of the Tenth dis
{ let prefer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

Sailors are VIGOROUSLY superstitious, and
those of the Pacific coast are giving an
Illustration of the fact. They don't take
to the name of the new cruiser San Fran
cisco. They say it is an unlucky n anne,
and that if the cruiser goes to sea it will
never come back. 1t appears that a num-
Der of vessels bearing that name have been
lost within the last few years, so the
peculiar prejudice of the sailors in this
case does not seem altogether unreason able.
So strong has this feeling become in Cali
fornla that one of her senators has write
to the navy department. asking that he
name be changed in Differences to the notions
of the sailors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

The Scientific american hasn't a good
opinion of beer as a promoter of health, nor
OF many OF the people VINO drink it. 1t
says: ''Tne beer di .ker is less capable of
resisting disease than the inebriate who
uses any other kind Of intoxicating liquor.
Beer drinking in this cou try pro ucss the
lowest kind of ineUriety. and the most de-
PRAYED classes Of rufIians in our large cities
are beer guzzlers.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

The Philadelphia Press eau hardly be
said to defend the action of the r salia.
Kan, mob the other day, but it attempts
to put the matter in the best possible light.
The following is a sample of its comments:
1.-The Kansas mob who tortured Mr. ard
Mrs. Edwards in order to extract a con-
fession from them showed at least a desire
to have S ONE evidence to support its action
before preceding to take human life" In
other words, they didn't know whether Mr..
AID Mrs. Edwards were guilty or not.
therefore they forced Mrs Edwards to say
that she had killed the child, when in fact
the child was alive and well. This adds
horror to the crimo of the mob, and it is
really astonishing that any newsoap
should mention it as an extenuating circum-
stance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
An Election with a LESSON.


From the Boston Herald indy
II. c. Minor. republican candidate for congress
az the late election 10 louisiana will uot contest
the seat Just obtained by his opponent This
was the contest which several congressman and
otners from the north went down to observe.
ltS result Sc ans to establish the fact that men,
oers OF congress may be ch sea by the demo-
Gratis in districts where the black vote exists in
large nuinL ers, and CHI IS n by immense uaiori-
ties too, without fraud or violence attending the
contest. 1t is important in view of the large
number or seats in the present congress which
are contested on tue ground thai fraud or VIC
lence or both are to be presumed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
BoulenRer's Defeat.

From the Nei0 York Times (Ind.)
Gen. Boulanger processes to be confident that
the republican majority in the French par
lament will prove uumanageable, and that the
country viii soon be calling him TO power OF
course no one believes that he has any such ex-
pectation- His sole chance of reaching power,
and that was very slim one, lay in the possible
success or the coalition of enemies of the re-
puonc VINO were willing 70 use MIN as a tool. Had
they trump cd they would have been gla1 to
th o" INN aside at the first moment that they
felt il safe to do 81
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

During the first eight months of 1888
there were thirty-five failures of wooden
manufacturing co cerns, with liabilities of
S2,4S0,0oO and assets of 81 1855, 900. In the
first eight months of 1889 there were forty
six fallures-Iiabilities, $500, 900; assets.
s., $4,000. Commenting upon this, the
Philadelphia Record says: Each succeed
ing year will be worse as long as the manu-
facturers shall be forced to contend against
taxed raw material, taxed machinery and
political leeches."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

Mark King, of Hazleton, Pa, deserves
the severest punishment that the law can
inf.ct. He killed his wife by striking her
with his fist, AID was convicted OF man.
slaughter. 1t is high time for would-bs
wife murderers to be made acquainted with
the fact that something like Jersey ius-
tice" awaits them if they kill their wives.
and they should be adequately punished for
mistreating them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
Bussey should Keep Tanner Company.

From the Montgomery Advertiser (Dem.)
The President has not done his whole duty by
forcing Tanner to resign. Assistant Secretary
blssey Is Just as great looter, and has made
rulings that are dis raceful and discreditable to
the country. He ought to e-p Tanner com
pany After all, Bussey and Tanner have on y
iohowe out the declarations of the Republican
party as TO dividing out the money among the
old soldiers and reducing the surplus.