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The morning news., 1889-05-09

Col. Timothy Quinn, whose baggage is
generally checked for Troy, N. Y, is said
to have compelled ex-Commissioner Of
Pensions Black to listen to some plain Ian
guage. Col Quinn is probably man who
thinks tie pension bureau ought to be run
ID the interest OF political party.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
The Civil Service Commission.

The appointment of Mr.. Hugh $. Thomp-
son, of South Carolina, and Mr.. Theodore
Roosevelt. of New York. to be civil service
commissioners justifies the conclusion that
it is the purpose of the President to enforce
conscienCiously the civil service reform law.
Mr.. Charles Lyman, the other member of
the commission. has held his Office several
years, and has given very general satisfac-
tinn.
Both Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Roosevelt
have the reputation of being sincere civil
| service reformers. Mr.. Thompson was ap-
pointed by Mr.. Cleveland to succeed Mr.
Edgerton, but his nomination was not actei
| upon by the Senate. The reason it was not
was understood TO be that the Senate pre-
ferred to permit President Harrison to
make up the civil service commission
to suit himself 1t seems that after
very careful thought the President came to
the conclusion that he could find no better
man to represent the democrats than the
ne Mr.. Cleveland had selected Mr.
Thompson is man of high character and
pure purposes. aud will do his utmost to
Q forcs the civil service law Ia letter and
energetic and progressive man. He has
taken part in several agita ions In favor Of
reforms Of one kind and another, aud the
public has confidence in his integrity.
There is no reason to doubt that the com
mission, as it Is Al present constituted, will
do great deal TO place civil service reform
upon frmer foundation. 1t is, in fact,
upon pretty firm foundation now, but if
s2oilsmen, or half hearted reformers, had
been appointed commissioners it would
soon have fallen into disrepute, and finally
would have been neglected altogether.
In appointing f1rst-class meu who are
thoroughly in harmony with civil service
reform the President not only admits that
civil service reform has come to stay, but
also at, in his opinion, it is a reform that
is urgently demanded by the best interests
of the country, and one which has the
approval of the great majority of the
people. A few spoils-seeking politicians
and a small number of newspapers oppose
it, ut their influe zee is not felt, and their
efforts to defeat 1t are ignored.
1t is to be regretted that the President
did not fill the civil service commissioner
ship soon after his Inauguration and extand
the civil service regulations to the railway
mail service before May l, SO that changes
in that service might have been made in
accordance with those regul tions. Had he
done so it is probable that men better fitted
for the duties of the service would have
been appointed. However. it is to be hoped
that the incompetents, as they are dis
covered, will be discharged.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

Most of the republican newspapers, while
baviug no use for civil service reform. make
pretense of being highly in favor Of it.
They are civil service rsforinors in theory,
but spoilsmen in practice. The Philadel-
phia NeiCs, however, proposes to be honest
in this matter. II says that civil service
reform is "a bastard measure born OF IRA.
tional enthusiasm and bureaucratic desre,n y
and that the people, doubtless meaning T. e
republicans, despiss it, A candid republi-
The morning news., 1889-05-09
Georgia to the Rescue.

From the Proujd 'rce Telegram CDeB,.)
Georgia, the birthplace of the ''only original
magnetic girl has brought forth boy preacher
VINO, 10 spite of his elo1uence, weighs only fifty
pounds. AS Harrison, the boy preacher is
now over 40 yeas old. the Georgia prodigy,
Jimmie Cook, will I'LL long felt want.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

Nothing contributes more toward sound
dig stlon than the use OF tho genuine An
gosIura Bitiors, Of Dr. ). @. B. siegert 81
Soma AK your druggist.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
He Got His Reward.

From Time.
Mistress Has any one called, jam
Servant--One lady mum.
Mistress-Did she ask for mey
Servant She mentioned your name and de.
scribed ye about 40. | said it wasn't you.
mum.
Mistress-Quite right. Here's quarter.
James.
Servant-Thank ye, mum. said We was over
80. mum.
Mistress--James Take a months notice!
The morning news., 1889-05-09

The Georgia Press Association.
The twenty first annual meeting of the
above association will be held in the city of
Macon on TUESDAY, May 2s. at 10 o'clock
a. m. J. H. ESTILL, President
J. W. CHAPMAN, Rec. Sec'y.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

At the auction OF Mr. Clevelaud's extra
horses and carriages in Washington, the
her day, the prices obtained were far be-
low q cir real values Mr. Blaine bid for
one Of the carriages, but failed 10 get II.
Those who made purchases seemed 10 be
happy over the thought that they possessed
something that formerly belonged TO a
Prs.ldent
The morning news., 1889-05-09

The little German prince who was chris
tened Waldemar Wi helm Ludwig Fried
rich Victor Heinrich tho other day has a
name tbat will probably be great burden
20 him, but no is no worse on in this re-
spect than the young Pbiladslpblan whose
fsont name Is Cad ealader WanAmaksr
The morning news., 1889-05-09

brother of Fanny Dave port killed
himself in San Francisco the other day by
taking morphine He had been out of en-
ployment some time on account OF his un-
steady habits, and was far from being a
man Of means. 1t is said that he avoided
speaking Of his sister, and that he did not
want her to know that he was in San Fran
cisco. The relations between them could
mot have been very pleasa 1T. Where one
is wealthy and the other poor, relatives are
frequently on bad terms, sometimes arising
from the failure of the wealthy party to
help the poor one, and sometimes from the
fact that wealth brings with it false pride.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

Do the people of Georgia bear in mind
that very important convention will be
held in Atlanta May 22i The road congress
should be the initial sep to some very sub
stantial work for the benefit of the people
OF Georgia, and particularly of the farmers
OF the state. Able and practical men have
been appointed as delegates, aud If all of
them attend. the pc sonnel of the conven-
ton will be very striking. 1t is TO be sup
pose that the delegates are giving the
subject Of good roads serious attention.
They certainly should, so as TO be able 70
speak intelligently when the convention
meets
The morning news., 1889-05-09
BAKING POWDER.
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TILE nunror ann 49,
THE PUREST AND BEST

Is made only Of strictly pure gran.
cream of tartar, strictly pure bicarbopp l~p0
ate of soda, and small portion of
flour as a preservative, nothing ess
whatever, and is warranted entirel,
free from alum, ammonia, phospbatas
lime, and all the adulterants freduenHr,
found in baking powders. The cbarac
ter OF materials used, their purity, and
the nicety OF their combination, render
Cleveiands superior baking powder the
most healthful and most economical -
use, and it always affords whoIesoma :"
nutritious, and delicious food.
1t is recommended for purity, health.
fulness and efficiency by Government
and State chemists, chemists of Boards
of Health. and professors in institutions
of learning throughout the country.
Sold only in cans, full weight.
CLEVELAND BROTHERS, ALBANY, NY.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

A telegram from Charleston to the New
York Herald states that the southern demo
crat' are already booming Mr.. Cleveland
for President in 1892, and that if a conveu.
ton were held in South Carolina to- morrow,
Cleveland delegates would be elected.
Probably Cleveland delegates would be
elected in several other southern states
Mr.. Cleveland made most excellent Presi.
dent, aud mi y southern people would like
to see him reelected. At the same time,
the southern democrats are not booming
anybody just yo,
The morning news., 1889-05-09

Hoods sarsaparilla Is peculiar to itself
and superior 10 all Other preparations In
strength, economy, aud mtdloinal merit.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

A SMART GAMBLER Al Port Costa, by the aid
Of loaded dice and an electric battery hidden
beneith the tao'e, turned up skies whenever he
pleased. aud was On the high road 20 winning A
fortune when the police raidcd the place.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

Mr.. Dewitt Clinton Wheeler, we'll
Known republican politician Of New York
city, makes the interesting statement that
President Harrison was in Chicago last June
for Q few hours when tie republican ma
tional convention was in sess on in tha
city. When Harrisons nomination seemed
possible, the general was telegraphed for,
and, according 10 Mr. Wheeler, he arrived
in Chicago at o'clock a. m. and left at 6
o'cloc During the three hours he was in
the city be was in consultation most of the
time with Thomas G. Platt, Of New Yo k,
and hr. Wheeler says that they agreed that
the New York delegation should vote for
Harrison. Perhaps this explains why Mr..
Piatt is allo ed to control so many of the
New York appointments. II has been inti-
mated before that Gen. Harrison was in
Chicago at the time menti ned, but no posi-
tive statement Of the fact had been made.
The New York Herald, which celebrated
the SD anniversary Of its establishment
the other day, is old enough to be cresky
and out Of joint, but as a general thing it is
not. ltappears to be about as chipper as Is
younger contemporaries, and the only sign
OF oecaylng abilities is exhibited IN its er.i-
cles in favor Of breaking the solid south,
with view to tho election Of democratic
President The Herald, as rule, has
treated the south fairly, but it is not the
friend Of this section when Il advises that
good state and county government be relin-
quis.od IN the vain hope that
by such course good national
government would be secured. Too
result Of the HeroldS plan would be-
tho continuance Of bad Iati9nsl govern
Ensnt and tao loss In the south OF good state
government The Herald should di miss
thA hoOby.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
BLOOD POISON

Cured in its worse form; sometimes IN cases
with Erysipelas. where the patient was in Eter
nal Pain and given up by the physicians. In soma
cases Scrofulous Ulcers broke out till the parry
was mass of corruption; 8 bottle of P. P. P vss
procured. and the disease yielded quickly.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
S SCROFULA

Is an impurity i'll the blood. producing Jumps
cr Swelling. causing Running Sores on the Arms.
Legs or Feet, for the cure of which use P P P.
the greatest blood medicine on earth. All thess
diseases yield readily to the power of P T, F,
giving new life and new strength.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

J. W. CHAPMAN, Rec. Sec'y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
A Buried Ceda Forest.

An industry, the like Of which does not
exist anywhe e else i'm the world, furnishes
scores or people In this part OF New Jersey
with remuneratiye employment, and has
made comfort able fortunes for many CHI
2ens 1t is the novel business Of mining
cedar trees-digging rom far benea h the
surface immense logs OF sound and aroma
tic cedar. The fallen and submerged ced-
ar forests of southern New Jersey were
discovered first beneath the Eennisville
swamps seventy five years 40, and have
been "A source of cons ant interest to geol-
ogists and scientists ever since. There
are standing at the present day no such
enormous specimens of the cedar any
where on the face of the globe as are found
bedded in the deep muck OF the Dennis
Vile swamls. Some Of the trees have
been uncovered measuring six feet in dia-
meter, and trees four feet through are
common. DennIsville n. j.. Letter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
Women i'm Mills.

The fact is no. & nerally known that
women e alread occupying places and
d ing work IA non mil and in manufac.
tories wrt. Thr,e wears ago the men
In a PittSburg bolt mandatory gave SO
much trouble that they we're displaced by
wOmen. The We lture proved To be a
marked success, go that the employers
could not be induced TO go back to men
and DO s. The wire mill. which was
established about that time, took up with
the idea, and again everything W rked
satisfactorily. Then hinge factory was
opened To them, and once more the WON
en- proved better workers more reliable
and less troublesome than their male
ri,a's. How far the innovation vii: 60
cannot be- estimated. Evidently the end
Is not yet seen. Meanwhile girls as sc-
countants and Office helps are winning
their way. BY and by the boys Wi. have
TO agitate for equal rights.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
A Financial ID llOc :.

The Chinese colony of New York has a
municipal government Of its own. and II
of the leading Cinnamon are chosen OFF,
ce thereof. The keep the money and
papers of the municipality in big iror
safe. The safe is locked with IL ponder
Gus brass padlockS. Each OF the IL mem
bers of the Chinese council or board of
aldermen has key TO one of these pad
locks. When the safe is OF ened all the
IL must be on hand. Gen. Ii lu Doa,
the distin uished Mon yollan buried few
days ago was a member of the board OF
aldermen, aud now the municipal all airs
of Little China" are in muddle. They
can't find the key to unlock his paddock,
and, even IL they could. no Chinaman
would fill the place officially, of II Yu
boo. No one will accept an cleo ion to
the position. for there Is a Chinese super
stition that the dead man would he jeal-
Gus OF his su ces or.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18

eyes, SIR" replied Elilabeth; and -s
she ran upstairs she thought OF kueben
In the cupboard.
"Wotever shall do?" she said TO her.
self. Here is Mr.. Delaney wantin' to
say something private to the missus and
that tuere X. he will be listenin' all the
time. brat 'im II ever ave young
man In To supper again without first askin'
leave my names not Ii buth 'Awkins.
Upstairs In the sitting room sat Mrs.
Atwood and the two gentlemen. Captain
Sturgis was In very iovlal frame OF
mind, for he had had an extra Jtroke of
good luck.
80 you won tNo thousand pounds, ell.
Sturgis, over the St Leger9 Well, you
are lucky-.hat is, II you get paid
II have been paid. my boy" returned
Stnrgs. 1T was settling day to day; and
i received every penny OF 1t In 90 d old
Bank OF England notes. What do you
think Of that? oh, I'm prec Gus careful
whom l bet with, you may take your
oath"
Two thousand pounds. thought George
Atwood, as he regarded the man sitting
opposite to him with eel.ngs OF envy and
hatr, d. What woul a tenth part OF that
he to him just then What good would 1t
do Sturgis? Had he not plenty already!
Bah. 1t was always the way.
THAT will be a nice addition 10 your
banking account he remarked carelessly.
res replied sturgis, smiling COM
placently. 81 must go and pa it In to-
morrow. | intended to have done SO to-
day, but was too late.
- ou don't mean to say you carry spch
large sum about with you" said Al
wood.
NO." answered the Ca1tain; al am
not ute such tool as all that. I've got
1t safe enough, you may depend.
Ii was at this moment that Elizabeth
knocked at the door and. beckoning to
her mistress intimat that she wished 10
speak TO her.
What is it, Eli abeth?" asked Mr.. At
wood.
"Oh nothink. sir, -leastwa's nothink
in particu ar only wante to speak TO
missus for a moment"
Mrs. Atwood lie I the room.
TO EE CONTINUED.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
A Woman s Reason.

You said to me, why don't you do itP'
l only could answer, Because"
You laughed at the feminine reason,
Aud prated OF logical laws;
i laughed at your trumpcry sc ience-
What good are you going 10 do
With a logical chair that is faultles IS
And nothing to fasten it to,
You have to take something for granted,
Just like any woman or Ounce;
Your argument needs foundation,
So build it firmly at once.
A fable says earth is supported
BY turtle that rests on a COW:
The cow is sustained by something,
But never fable says how;
And that is the way with your reasons
Thus far aId no further YOU co.
There s1ntsthing you never can fathom
Some y YOU never can know.
IL you aso your logic were missing,
The vivid would not totter nor pause;
Accep ~en. what is Gf you like it)
And give as your reason: Because"
Miriam X. Davis, in Frank Leslies
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
Mrs. Whender's Pet.

Car'line," said old Uncle Whenders,
as he pushed away his plate and reach
ed for tar-splint for crow-bar purposes
in connection with his teeth, "dat yere
Makeshift's gittin' hogger an hogger
cherry day. Use jes' been a watchin',
OBJ him, an TO- de good Lawd, ef d. boy
doan' die OBJ appleplex befo' he's ten
year ole Use pow'ful mitey mistek'n,
da's all.
LES look at 'em now! He's wuked
dat linth r ham-riud TO- times up an
down he's mouf. till hit looks like hit
were ground polish ID, en-hi dar, TEX
lat out, yo' brack imp, ri lean on yer,
eas what I'll do. FIR did'Dt hab ser
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
The Skunk a De ,trCy n of lnsec.s

y
The much despised skunk is good en-
tomologist, and the farmer aud gardener
make a great mistake in prosecuting and
,estroying this humble little animal. The
few eggs he urloins from the farmer 3
hen yard very poorly compensate for the
eat number of noxious meets he de
stroys In May, he is sometimes seen.
about sandown. on some elevated spot,
watching for the May beetle as he wheels
his dron ng light. and he saves him, too
not in the sense spoken of in the immor-
tai elegy but between his teeth. He wi
sit an hour at time gathering in the de-
structive beetles lie is persis ent hunt
er, and In his nocturnal rambles moves
along with his nose c'o'e To the gro md;
his sense of smell is so acute not an insect,
not larya, above ground or below, can
escape him; his eyes now glow with UNI
usual brilliancy as he scans every leaf and
branch for the hidden prey. About tobac-
20 plantations his ser ices in destroying
the tobacco W rms arr considered valuable.
Several years ago tobacco was cultivated
10 some extent in the adj dining town of
Bri. htOn. The writer, wishing 10 get a
few OF the worms TO rear moths from.
called on gentle Ian owning plantation
in the town. an ma known his object.
The reply was Take all you can ind;
we want 10 get rid of them In going
through the rows noticed many holes in
the ground, five or six inches deep. but
could not make out the oh e't, as they did
not have anything TO do with the tobacco.
1 mentioned the fact TO the gentlel an.
who smiled as he told me that it was done
by skunks TO obtain the tobacco worms
that had left the liant and buried them
aelves TO undergo their transformations.
buJ we're forestalled by the keen-scented
animal and made to serve as food. Wick 5
No
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
A LIFE LESSON.
BY JAMES wHIrcoMB RILEY,

There little girl; don't cry
They have broken your doll, know !;
And your tea-set blue,
And your playhouse, too,
Are things Of the long ago;
But childish troubles will soon pass by !!
There little girl; don't cry
There little girl; don't cryi
They have broken your slate, I know /;
And the glad, wild ways
OF your schoolgirl days
Are things Of the long ago;
But life and love will soon come by,
There little girl; don't cr.'l
There little girl don't cry
They have broken your heart, know |;
And the rainbow CLEANS
or your youthful dreams
Are things of the long ago;
But Heaven holds all for which you sigh.
There little girl; don't cry!
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
Good Cause for Suspicion.

Westerner lin New York restaurant)
-"Cracky, that steaks good. Best
ever l see. But, say, waiter, y'r cook
ought to be careful about keepin' things
clean"
Waiter-"He is very careful, SIR"
HE is, Ell? Look at them dark
streaks across that steak. That never
was cooked on clean fryin' pan,
know. New York Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18

Now does the thoughtful man understand
thai wise provision of nature which orders
that he should grow thinner in summer, for
the cardinal jacket can be stuffed under his
coat without bursting the buttons.
'Can young man marry comfortably on
$500 a yearf' asks correspondent Yes,
he cam but he will be deucedly uncomfort-
able afterwards.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18

They tell Of a convict in Sing Sing Prison
who has FIVE pet coclsroaches; but there Is a
cook in this town who has Ave million Of
them.-Judge.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-18
"what on earth am to do? Everybody
% lam nv this time ,,

"what on earth am to do? Everybody
is asleep by this time"
IL wonder whether mine would ftp"
suggested George Atwood. ''Let me try. !"
Taking bunch Of keys out OF his pock-
ct, he put his own lalch-key into the lock,
1t fitted exactly, and he opened the door
at once.
"By Joye," cried Captain Sturgis, 'that
Is what call luck! don't KIN W what l
should have done, unless had lain on the
door mat until morning. But l must re-
member to get that lock taken OF. Ii any
body's key opens it, it is hardly safe. >"
"You need not be alarme I, Surg I"
said Atwood, laughing. 1--WE have not
turned burglars yet-have we, Jack?"
For some ten minutes, as they walked
along together on their homeward journey.
neither Atwood nor Delaney exchanged a
word.
At last Jack broke the silence, saying
~ hate that man.
so do /" replied George Atwood.
with vehemence of tone that startled his
com paniOn
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-05
THE GENUINE ARTICLE
Magnificent Chinese Water Lilies
Almost Ready to Bloom.

A genuine Chinese Bazaar IS something
this city never possessed until the one
recently opened at p East Bridge-st. by
Chan Ball. For the holidays ne has a
beautiful stock of genuine Chinese and
japanese goods, consisting in part of
smoking jackets, robes, shawls, en-
broidered handkerchiefs, fans of all
varieties. vases. baskets, glove and
handkerchief holders made from tortoise
shells, gOld-faced fans for decorating
purposes, some as large as SIX feet wide
when opened, large decorating paraSols,
sandal wood hand carved card cases,
and mnumerable other articles of brlc-
a-brac. Mr. Ball has also novelty IN
some genuine Chinese water lily bulbs.
They are a very beautiful thing when
in bloom. The specimens of buds which
Mr.. Ball has but few left, are sprOuted
two or three inches and wall blossom by
Christmas. The blossoms when devel-
| oped are similar to white wax, with a
| delicate yellow center with an odOr Ike
| Ylang Ylang, only far sweeter. These
| bulbs are beng sold at a very low price
and will make Il very beautiful decora-
! ton for Christmas. All articles sold by
Mr.. Ball are offered at very reasonable
| price.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-05
WANTS A PARDON.
Peter Boz sent L p for Attempted Murder
Wants hsieAss.

Peter Bos, Who was sent 10 the Jack
son PRISON tao years ago Tor attempting
10 XII as wife al their residence, lSo
Sprng-st., Is taking steps 10 secure
either a pardon or new tF.al. Bos
had been a respected citizen until Few
moutls before his cr.me Was committed ,
bat he had fallen into habit OF drink
lEg and became violent, irritable and
jealous and was under the influence of
liquor when he attempted the life OF
las wife. lie has been employed IN the
wagon shop since he mas been n the
PRISON and has seen the evils OF drink
ing ana declares that be will never
touch another drop OF liquor. Richard
Mendels, ms nephew, Isinteresting him.
self IN securingall thefiles OF ms former
trial, which viii be copied and used as
evidence IN his behalf. There Will be
no difficulty IN getting a large number
OF s.gners 10 the petition tor his re-
lease.