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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-05
HEN RY BIZ UN

HENRY BLUM
Offers the new 6 per cent. 80 year gold bonds
of the
SAVANNAH, AMERTCUS AND MONTGOM-
cry RAILROAD
For sale at 95 per cent. and accrued interest
The above road is now operated from LOU
VALE TO McRAE ION the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia)-135 miles-the grading
of 40 miles ad litional to STERLING will be
finished in the course of 80 days. At Sterling
the road will connect with the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-05
SPECIAL NOTICES

Advertisements inserted under "Speci0
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The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
THE FOOT WAS WOODEN.
And Its Owner Used to Having 1t Steppe
On in Street Cars.

And Its Owner Used to Having 1t Stepped
On in Street Cars.
A Michigan avenue car stopped at Second
street recently to permit a young lady and
a gentleman to get on, says the Detroit
News.
AS the former, who was young as well as
pretty, passed forward to accept a seat
offered her, she tripped over the out
stretched foot Of an individual who was sit
ing at the rear of the car.
In an instant she was almost at full
length in the bottom of the car. The ex-
CARNATIONS of the passengers and the black
looks they directed at the extended STUN
bling block should have caused it's owner
to sink through the seat Quicker almost
than she went down, however, she was on
her feet again, and gracefully acknowledge
ing the courtesy of the gentleman who sur
rendered his seat. She was greatly en-
barrassed, and her escort looked like
thunder cloud and as if he would like to
punch the head of the fellow who had
caused all the trouble. But he didn't. He
contented himself with occasionally step
ping vigorously On the still extended and
offending foot. There did not seem to be
the least sign of consciousness from it's
owner, While the passengers awaited the
denouement. Finally, with lurch from
the car as an excuse, the foot received an.
other ferocious dig that was so pronounced
as to almost twist the man out of the seat.
Thinking that perhaps he had really in
jured the man, the escort muttered an ex-
cuse that was received in great ca uanimity,
with the gratifying explanation:
"Oh, don't apologize; it's wooden one
and used to being stepped on.''
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
Estimating q Trains Speed.

Inquiry is frequently made as to how the
speed Of train may be estimated. The
traveller especially is curious about the
speed his train is making, and we suggest
three methods by which the speed may be
guessed with remarkable accuracy, as fol.
lows
/. Watch for the passage of the train by
the large white mile posts with black fig
ures upon them, and divide $500 by the time
in seconds between posts; the result is the
speed in miles per hour.
2. Listen attentively until the ear distin.
guishes the click, click, click of the wheel
as it passes a rail joint. The number OF
clicks upon one side of the car in twenty
seconds is the speed in miles per hour,
where the rails are thirty feet in length.
and this is the case generally.
3. Count the number Of telegraph poles
passed in two minutes, if there are four
or five wires to pole, and in two minutes
and twenty seconds if there are or'v one
or two lines per pole; the number OF .:oles
passed is the number of miles per hour al
which the train is travelling. -Household.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
tbs QUIET OBSERVER.
Conclusions Forced on Him by contsA-
plating the Lives Of Els Neiehbors.

Conclusions Forced on Him by Conts0-
plating the Lives of Els Neightors.
Where do worthless men AID women
come from?
From worthless homes.
This is probably the best direct answer
shat can be given to this comprehensive
query, says the Pittsburgh Commercial
Gazette.
Badlv-reared children develop into worth
less men and women. This is the rule. The
exceptions either way are not numerous
Occasionally you find a boy or girl in a
respectable family whose instincts are low
and whose tastes are inclined to be vicious.
These are the "black Sheep" They are not
uncommon even in the best of families.
Is there any necessity for these being
black when all the others are white!
In some Instances there is, because some
children are born with a very low order OF
moral sense just as some are born with q
very low order of intelligence.
The greater number of wicked and I'M
| moral men and women are such because OF
defective training rather than because OF
inherent depravity They have not had the
advantage of an environment calculated TO
develop their better natures.
This should be sufficient to show the ne
cessity of rearing children in such way as
to encourage the development Of the moral
faculties as we'll as the mental This will
afford the surest protection to society
against crime and immortality.
How many of those who are interested in
providing for neglected children in foreign
countries ever think of those at home
who are really in more deplorable con-
dition than those who are engaging their
attentions
What is to be done about it?
One way is for society to take charge OF
every homeless CHILD and provide for it an
environment that will tend to develop its
better qualities.
Who are homeless?
All who are without the means Of proper
education and training. house and
parents do not constitute home in it's true
sense
Let society take charge of all children
that are not being properly trained, wheth-
er they have parents living or not 1t will
be cheaper in the end than to allow them
10 grow up in wickedness until maturity,
and then board them in jail or warehouses.
Besides, this will decrease the number OF
criminals and the amount OF crime, and IN
the same ratio improve society.
Something can be done by improving
homes, but as d rule those who have gone
SO tar as to settle down TO living careless,
immoral lives, are almost hopeless They
regard their children as accidents, and have
no care for them beyond keeping them in
food and clothing until they are able to take
care of themselves.
What can you expect from a home the at
mosphere of which is ree1ing with profan-
ity and vulgaritys You would be surprised
to find purity and refinement coming from
it. These are two of the most desirable
| qualities in men and women. Without
| them society would go to sticks In short
| order. They distinguish the civilized from
the uncivilized.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
a SONG OF THE ROAD.

Come, coExs1aos, since ths way is long
Let's iveA IS by tune and song,
And greeting give to all we pass;
To white-of-head, to light-of-head,
To matron grave and laughing lass.
Hurrah for lane and byway,
For distant path and n gh way,
For friends we greet, for foes we meet,
Along the world S broad hignwayi
Ills morning-break: 1.-the limbs are strong;
Who dreams of crime and guilt and wrong?
YOn yOungling and his violet eyes?
Nay, light-of- mind and love-so-blind
Are wisdom proof and folly wise.
Hurrah for lane and by-way,
For distant path and nigh way,
For friends We greet, for foes we meet,
Along the world S broad highway!
IT'S noontide: let us spend an hour
Dream drinking ere we lose the power
And all our pleasure disappears,
Since sligh-of-heart and blight-of-heart
Have sworn the goblet smacks OF tears.
Hurrah for lane and by-way,
For distant path and nigh way.
For friends we greet for foes we meet,
Along the worlds broad highway!
T3 night and low: foul thieves have moobet
Tie weak ones here and left them robbed
OF hope, and faith, and love, and rest;
But sure-of- soul and pure-of-soul
Still fold their treasures to their breast
Hurrah for lane and by-way.
For distant path and ngh way.
For every one whose journeys done,
Who's gained the distant sky-Way!
Julie M. Lippmann, i'll Century.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
There Is No Record of Them, Save in the
Book of the Recording Angel.

| There Is No Record of Them, Save in the
Book Of the Recording Angel.
''Found in the water the body of an I'M
known man''-sfound dead in an area an
unknown woman''-':died at the station
| house, where he had applied for shelter,
man; name unknown" Announcements
to this effect, though a little more circum'
stantial, appear daily in our public journals,
says the New York Ledger. An unfortu-
nate human wait drops dead in the street.
his corpse is taken to the nearest police
office; twelve individuals, in a great hurry
TO get back to their business, say "acci-
dental death,'' and the coroner pockets his
fee; whereupon the body is hastily thrust
into pine coffin and hurried off to the
home Of the homeless and nameless-Pot-
ter's Field. 1t can not be helped, perhaps,
yet it is, nevertheless, very sad.
| But little time is given for Identification
especially in ummer, when the safety of
the living demands the speedy interment OF
the dead Sometimes the only parties who
'iyiew the body' ale the jurors, the cor
oner and the police. Once cast into blank
| grave in the pauper Golgotha, the dead I'M
known may he considered as among the
| 'sthin gs lost on earth" There is no record
OF him thereafter, save in the book of the
| Recording Angel Friends may mourn his
! loss--for sometimes the unknown" have
| friends. They may learn his fate and even
! trace his clay to the Cemetery of the Des1i-
! tute; but only to the gate-no farther: Who
shall designate his particular moldering,
| place amid the undistinguishable hosts of
| mounds, as like each other as the pillows of
| the sea?
, This is not as it should be. Some relic of
| the unknown dead should be preserved,
whereby they might, if search should be
afterward made for them by friends or rel
! atives, be Identified; and the graves should
| be numbered and catalogued, so that on
| such a relic being recognized, the dust OF
| it's former possessor might be discoverable.
! But who cares for the s'unknownv'
! "Rattle his bones over the stones,
| He's only pauper whom nobody owns!'
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
SPEED OF A BULLET.
How tho Government Learns tho Rapidly
of u Rifle Ball.


of u Rifle Ball.
How fast DIES bullet travel? If it is in
proper shape for travelling Colonel Flagler
and his officers say it ought to go at a rate
of 1875 feet second Upon leaving the rifle.
This matter Of speed is very important,
and if cartridge is five or ten feet too fast
or too slow the quantity of powder must be
changed. This matter of speed is tested in
very interesting way.
At the northern end of the arsenal
grounds is a long wooden shed, in which a
distance of one hundred feet has already
been carefully marked off, says the Ph.la-
delphia Record. At either end Of this space
is stand something like target, with a
large circular opening where the bull's-eye
would be-
Across each opening is stretched small
electric wire connected with delicate in
strument in another room.
The rifle from which the firing is done is
so aimed that the bullet which flies from it
cuts both wires. Obviously the difference
in time between the cutting of the first and
of the second wire will mark the speed OF
the bullet through one hundred feet.
The measurement Of this brief space of
time is done by an instrument Of French
invention called the Boulinge chromograph.
When the first wire is cut al electric circuit
is broken and a rod which is suspended from
magnet falls short distance, touching in
it's descent point which makes mark on
it's side
The breaking of the second wire lets drop
second smaller rod in the same way. BY
means Of the difference in the marks On the
rods it is possible to estimate the differ
ence in che time of their falling, and from
this the speed of the bullet per second.
There is a provision for detecting any err
ror, and Dearly absolute accuracy is Sc
cured
If it is found that a bullet has Travelled
too fast or too slow that means that there
is too much or too little powder III the
charge, that the compression is wrong, or
that the atmospheric conditions are unfa-
vorable.
The charge Of powder varies from sixty
five to sxty-nire grains, and is varied by as
little as u tenth of grain to secure j. st the
right sleed. The compression may also
have to be changed.
These tests of speed are made throughout
the day, eight cartridges being fired at a
time, and if any el ror is detected the neces-
sary change is made at once.
If it is found that the speed is all right,
then the accuracy of the bullets in hitting
| an object must be determined. For this
purpose they are fired over five hundred
yard range at twelve-foo square target,
near the river bank.
BY an ingenious device by which the aid
of photography is called in the exact point
of each bullet is rapidly noted, and the gem
eral average of accuracy is afterward as
certained.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
Life at Sandringham.

Nothing can be happier and more peace
full than the life at Sandringham, and
whether alone or entertaining their friends
the Prince and Princess OF Wales are an
ideal host and hostess. They do not, as q
rule, appear at breakfast; but shortly after
eleven o'clock they come down and spend
the rest of the day with their guests. In
winter luncheon is generally taken at some
cottage near where skating is going on,
and the Princess and the guests join the
skaters and walk with them after lunch
con is over. Tea is always ready in the
hall at five o'clock, and every one appears,
the men in velvet suits and knickerbockers,
and the ladies in tea-gowns. Dinner is at
eight o'clock, and the evening is passed
either in dancing or games, and about
twelve o'clock the Prince and Princess give
the signal for retiring, and those who go tc
bed early can get to rest; but the majority
Of the guests go to the smoking-room till an
early hour in the morning
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
a, NORTH CAROLINA GAME.
How Little Compulsion Forced the Pinin'
at the Kissing Bee.

How a Little Compulsion forced the Pinin'
at the Kissing Bee.
Back in the North Carolina mountains the
student Of customs may still lind material
for research, says the Washington Post
The most unique are the kissing games,
which cling to the soil. A lot of big-limbed,
powerful young men and apple-cheeked,
buxom girls gather and select one Of their
number as master of ceremonies. He takes
his station IN the center Of the room, while
the rest pair off and parade around him.
Suddenly one young woman will throw up
her hands and say: ..,.-
I'm a-plnin' -
The master Of ceremonies takes it up and
the following dialogue and INTERROGATION
takes place:
"Miss .Arabella Jane Apthorp say she's
a-pinin'. WhatI Is Miss Arabella Jane Ap-
horp a-pinin' fur?"
s!Im a-pinin' fur a sweet kiss"
ssMiss Arabella Jane Apthorp says she's
a-pinin' fur sweet kiss. Who is Miss
Arabella Jane Apthorp a-pinin' fur sweet
kiss frum?''
"Tm a-pinin' fur very sweet kiss frum
Mr.. Hugh Waddle" (Blushes, convulsive
giggles and confusion on the part Of Miss
Arabella Jane Aptsorp at this forced con-
IeSSlCu.) NdE. huSA w eSouAC Wt1Aho r AA11.-
fully and relieves the fair Arabella' S
sspinin'' by smack which sounds like a
three -year-old steer drawing his hoof out of
the mud.
Then young man will be taken with a
sudden and unaccountable 'pinin'," which,
after the usual exchange Of questions and
volunteered information, reveals the name
of the maiden who causes the ''gnawin F"
and s'pinin'." She coyly retreats outdoors,
only to be chased, overtaken, captured and
forcibly compelled to relieve her captor's
distress.
AT one of these entertainments which it
was the narrators fortune to attend there
was a remarkably beautiful young woman
who had been married about month. Her
husband was present, huge, beetle
browed, black-eyed young mountaineer,
with fist like ham. The boys fought
shy of the bride for fear of mourning the
anger of her hullzing spouse. The game
went On for some time, when symptoms of
irritation developed in the giant. Striding
to the middle of the room, he SAID:
"My wife ez pooty, n ez nice, IN sweet e.
any gyurl hyar You uns has known her
all her life. This game hez been a. goin' on
half an hour an nobody has pinned fur her
oncet. Eff some one doesn't pine fur her
pooty soon thar will be trouble.''
She was the belle Of the ball after that.
Every body pined for her.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
WON'T lNTRUDE AGAIN.

How Society Interloper Was Disciplined
by Washington Club Man.
Washington has long been notorious for a
small class of hard-faced, persistent people,
who make the rounds of fashionable enter
tainments and receptions without either in
vitations or the acquaintance Of the people
upon whom they intrude. They are of both
sexes, and are alike marked for brazen au-
~dacity. One, says the Washington Post,
was well done up last season, and taught a
lesson he will be slow in forgetting.
A certain club in the West End is noted
for it's exclusiveness. At a dance given by
it this bold intruder put in an appearance
faultlessly attired and complacent in pros
pect of a pleasant evening, topped off with
fine collation.. Several of the floor man
ayers happened together and attention was
called to the conspicuous stranger, whom
none of them knew. By a comparison of
notes it was quickly discovered that none of
the authorized persons had issued him an
invitation and only one even knew his name
That one approached him and asked
"Will you inform me whose guest you are
this evening2'
The intruder hemmed and hawed, but did
| not afford the desired information.
"You will have to pardon me-" continued
the gentleman, "but it is necessary to know
the name of the friend who has invited YOU
here"
Not receiving any satisfactory response,
the floor manager continued:
t'You fail to see what am trying to make
plain TO you, sir. You are one of class in
this city who force themselves into the So
ciety Of people with whom they are not &C
quainted, and who come to exclusive enter
tainments without the formality of an invi-
tation. Now, II you will take my arm
will conduct you to the cloak-room. If you
should go alone it would cause comment,
but if you will take my arm people will think
you are an acquaintance"
The 1nterloper took the proffered arm and
vanished from the room.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
The Hardness of Woods.

The relative hardness of woods is calcu-
lated by the hickory, ws'cn is the toughest.
Estimating that at 100, we get for pignut
hickory, Sc; white oak, 81; white ash, Il;
dogwood, ~; scrub oak, %; white hazel, r.;
apple tree, 70; red oak, SO; white beech, IS;
black walnut, Is; black birch, 81; yellow
and black oak, 60; hard maple, 50; white
elm, SO; red cedar, S.; cherry, 55i yellow
pine, IS; chestnut, So; yellow poplar, 81;
butternut and white birch, 43, and white
pine, IS. According to this formula woods
possessing degree Of hardness equal to
about 40 per cent. less than that of hickory
should not be classed as hard woods. Such
woods are, however, limited in quantity
and are not Of sufficient Importance to JUS
tify classification, and the trade will con.
tinue to construe hard wood to mean any
thing except white pine.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
The Autocrat's Favorite.

An ingenious young girl of Louisville
with an eye to information and an auto
graph, recently wrote to DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes and asked him to tell her his favor
tie verse of all his poetical writings. A few
days ago she received card, on which wa
written, over the poets signature, the fol
lowing lines, which his admirers will read
lily recall:
Anew can touch the magic string
And noisy Fame is proud to win them
Alas! for those who never sing,
But die with all their music in them.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
Harmless Dynamite Bombs.

An American was arrested on the Aus
TRAN frontier for having in his luggage I'M
mistakable dynamite bombs. On further
investigation they proved to be cocoanuts,
something that the Austrian authorities had
never SEEN
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
The Lady Took Her Time.

The following quaint epitaph on husband
and wife-the husband having died first
is to be seen in one of the Partisan GENE.
teries: II am anxicusly awaiting you--A.
D. 1921" Here ANA. d. 1857" The
good lady had taken her time about It. I.
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
Scientific Accuracy.

sBut why do you want to marry herln
because love her" ttMy dear fellow,
that an excuse-not q reasonp,
The Irish standard., 1889-07-20

In the great Lisbon earthquake, in 1755,
5000 houses were thrown down and 3O,UO
persons persisted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-08
FOrhan Files His Answer.

In the case of Forhan VS.. F'orhan, in di
vorce, the defendant has filed an answer tc
his wife's complaint In it he denies in de-
tail each and every allegation of the bill,
and alleges that the plaintiff herself (she
having so charged the defendant is posses
sed OF an ungOvernable temper, and fire.
quently IN paroxysm of rage and passion
would throw herself upon the floor and be-
come insensible for hours; that, without
any cause or provocation she has applied
and does apply to him the most opprobrious
and abusive epithetS-she has called him "a
coward" thief and other endearing
names.
That she has filed her bill and brought
suit against the defendant and caused him
to be prosecuted for pretended assaults
which never took place, when she knew
and has stated that he did not assault her,
and that he never intended to do her bodily
harm and that she was in no way afraid of
him.
7 The plaintiff is a woman of strong ply
sique and defendant of delicate health and
unable to do her injury, if so inclined; that
physically, in every way, the plaintiff is
his superior. and the suit is brought not
because the plaintiff is afraid of injury at
defendants hands, but because she has
been disappointed in her marriage, arising
from this fact.
Arthur Brown and E. B. Critchlow are
the attorneys for the defendant, and with
Mr.. Dickson as opposing counsel, hard
fought legal battle may be looked for. If
the complaint and answer are to be taken
as an index of the testimony TO be forth
coming, the purinent tastes Of such a
mob as usually assemblies on such coca
sions will be fully satisfied.