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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
Why the Tartars Laughed.


The artist who accompanied George Kennan
on his trip through Siberia has been in these
parts lately He tells many interesting stories
Of his experiences, and among them one which
has effected Judgment ia the listener slippery
memory. The artist was engaged, one blister
lnc day, somewhere on the outskirts of Tartary
10 making q sketch Of a group Of picturesque
Tartars. Stll other Gartars amiably gathered
around him as he was at work. inspecting Lis
umbrella, gazing curiously at his sketch and
walking about. As the Tartars were armed to
the teeth, the artist thought it best to be
amiable and smiled a broad and propitatory
smile upon the party. Whereupon the entire
party smiled broadly in return, and showed
great interest IN him. He smiled again. more
broadly still. WheTeupon the Tartars came
around in front OF him, and began to 90
through the most extraordinary antics laughing
still. The artist gathered somehow that he was
expected to laugh too. and proceeded to graf
ify their evident wish. The more he laughed
the more they laughed, and several big Tartars
came around in front Of him aud lay down on
the ground. rolling aud tumbling. The artist
thing finally became a little alarming, and call
ing his ractotum and Interpreter the artist
babe him find out of the head man of the Tar
tar party what these extraordinary antics were
all about.
His eXcellency," said the Tartar in explana-
ton, Smiled upon US, and showed us some
thing which we never saw before-teeth made
partly Of gold. And as the men Of my tribe
saw that his golden teeth were only to be seen
when he lau yhed, they took all possible ways to
make him laugh; and when they rolled on he
ground before him, it was only the better to see
into his mouth, and behold the golden teeth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
Plymouth in a Bad Wav.

Affairs in Plymouth church seem 10 have
| reached a crisis. OF course, after Mr..
Beecher's death 1t was not expected that the
| church would retain the fame and influence
| that belonged to it under the astorate OF
that eminent divine. Mr.. Beecaer had
made the church what it was. He had at
tracted to it a large, influential and wealthy
| membership, comprising people who stood
by it almost to a unit, and who we're willing
TO 90 deep into their pockets TO maintain it,
His extraordinary sermons had given it
fame which was not confined to New York
state, nor to America. He had impressed
upon it his individuality, and it was known
rather as Mr.. Beecher's church than as
Plymouth.
DR.. Abbott has done excellent work as his
successor, but he is not another Beecher,
and consequently the church has lost much
of its prestige 1t was announced in our
| dispatches the other day that there was
| lack Of harmony in the church, and that
the financial report for the last year showed
an indebtedness. Mr. Beecher's salary was
$4,000 a year, and he had an assistant
pastor. DR.. Abbott's salary is Sc, 500 a
year, and he has no assistant; yet, with
reduction of about $50, 900 in the expenses,
the church is IN debt after the first year of
Dr. Abbott's pasUorate The receipts for
pew rent fell OFF from $4,000 in 1887 to
S21, 600 in 1885
There have been rumors for some time
that Mrs Beecher and number of her par
ticular friends have felt that proper respect
has not been paid TO the memory of her
husband. Just how this alleged want of
respect has been manifested seems to be in
definite, but very evidently there is a fac
ton in the church which has not given DR..
Abbott the benefit Of its support, and it is
quite likely that this faction has had much
to do in bringing about the existing state Of
affairs
There are great many people through
out the country who would like to see
Plymouth maintain as far as possible. its for
mer reputation, and who hope that to secure
that end the members will come together
and work shoulder to shoulder. They think
that DR.. Abbott has made a Jealous and
generally acceptable pastor, and that it
would be unfortunate If Plymouth should
throw away its remaining influence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
BRIGHT BITS.

SWEET SYMPATHY Oliver do not think am
quite myself this evening
Jeannette-Allow me 10 congratulate you
Life.
a. ADMRER OF ART Gentleman TO little
boy)-I say, sonny, where is the blind man you
were lea ing about ye-terdaye
Boyle went to the art gallery TO look at the
pictures.-IeLaS Stftings.
Mas. WEsrEND-who was it calledf
Marie-Nrs. Grub6s. told her you were out
"Alrs. Grubbs is out making calls. then, Or.
der my carriage quickly VIII return the call
before she gets home w. Philadelphia Record.
NoTALLA DREAM.-First Friend-Well, go.by;
We VI had high old time, haven't we: To me
it seems ike dream.
trieId-So it would q NE old man, if you
didn't owe me that fifty dollars.-Tecas SAT-.
ttgs.
ToNMY--I say, pa, amt it a pity we can't eat
porcupine?
Pa-Why, Tommy
because we could use his quilts for tooth
picks after we got through eating him. ''-IerGs
SQtiRgs.
RISING You've PoET-Did you ever read any
of my poetry
New Acquaintance-No I"
Then let me read you some of it,
20. yes, cone to think, I've read it all. -
Philddetphia Record
JEwELER-The Inscription YOU wish to have
engraved on the inside Of this ring. if under
stand you, is "MarceuS 10 Irene"
Young ian with SOM EN- commemorative.
that's right But-er don't cut the Irene"
deep.-CEicGgo Tribune.
HEARTLEss GIRL.-"It you refuse me, l shall
die, he exclaimed wildly.
Then you might give me proof of your love
before you die
what kind Of proof ~
Insure your life in my favor. Boston Coll-
rier.
YOUNG Mr.. CASEY to coming hostess,-I-
avian RATHER timii about appearing at din
ner my dean Mrs Hobson. among so many
clevah people l assuah you that I shall scahce
ly know what to say. Mrs. Hobson-Don't say
anything, Mr.. Casey. and then you'u be all
establishments Bd-ar.
SAID rather frivolous New York lady to a
friend:
1T may be years and years before find my
And what are you going to do in the mean
timer
Get married, l suppose -Teras SIftinos.
"THE EDITOR down the street" writes Kan
sas editor with whitening scorn, should 90 to
school during the winter months. so that the
teacher can learn him something about gram
mar We have seen bad writers before but we
never saw one who could crowd so many gram
NAUTICAL erratum into a single sentence. kan
sas CITY Star.
BOBBY lin some surprise. looking at the new
moonl-Why ma, thought the moon was
round.
Mother So it is my dear.
Bobby-lite a baseball?
Mother-Yes.
BoOOy-Weli. that moon must have had The
stuffing knocked out of lt.-Neto York Sun.
JOHN SMITH, said his wife augrily. ''your
conduct towards me for the last six months has
been s. outrageous and unbearable that [ Shall
apply for a divorce | shall see a LAWYER to
morrow Just as you like my dear" re-
piled John Smith, only, for heavens sake get
good lawyer who understands the divorce
business and can get one soon as possible. .
-EDOCh,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
1t Made Him Sad.
Trom The Veg I-ork Sta,


A little otback stood weeping in front of
the Astor building yesterday afternoon. Sew
eral gentlemen were attracted to him by his
miserable ana detected condition. The lad had
evidently been overtaken by some great mis-
fortune.
What is the matter, sonny asked kind
hearted broker
1t took tue lad a couple of minutes to regain
his c1mpOSUre. and then be related how be mad
just lost one of his best custOmers-a Fentlem n
~no was IN the habit OF giving MIN 50 cents for
a shine every afternoon. The gentleman was
Commodore Arthur L, Bateman of the banking
firm Of Green s Bateman, who have Offices in
the Astor building
Why did he discharge you9" asked the
broker
Didn't you shine them up well enough
said another
This brought a fresh flood of tears from the
youth, who said:
No. ne is going to wear nothing but patent
leather shoes now Then there was more
"boO-hOO-hoo.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

The sugar bounty proposition Of Senator
Sherman has been agreed to by the Senate.
II the bill with this bounty provision in it
should become a law, precedent would be
established that would be the source Of end
less trouble and annoyance. The same kind
Of assistance would be demanded for other
industries, and, in all probability, they
would eventually get it.
There is no reason why one industry
should be assisted by bounty that cannot
be offered with equal force in favor OF
another. The manufacturers Of wooden
goods are now Directing to the wool sched-
ule in the Senate tariff bill. They prefer
the wool schedule in the Mills bill, because
they want free wool With free wool they
can compete ia foreign markets with the
English manufacturers Of wooden goods.
In time the force Of their arguments viii
be appreciated by congress, aud wool will
60 on the free list. Then will come the de-
maud for bounty 70 wool growers.
One OF the southern senators during the
debate on the sugar bounty proposition
said that there was As mucl reason for
reducing the duty on cotton ties, aud Civ
ing the cotton tie manufacturers q bounty,
as there was for reducing the sugar tariff
ara giving the sugar growers bounty, aud
he was right. The cotton planters are row
taxed 10 support the cotton tie mauufac-
turers. II tue duty on cotton ties were
| abolished, aud a bounty substituted, the
whole country would have to bear the bur
den Of the cotton tie TAX, which
now the cotton planters alone pay.
The sugar bounty is a new departure in
legislation, and departure in the wrong
direction. The sugar growers do not ask
for it. On the contrary, they oppose it
They don't want any experiments in their
behalf The Republican party, however,
finds that it must do two things-reduce the
revenue. and, at tho same time, comply
with the demands Of the northern manu-
featuring monopolies. They can do that
only by reducing the sugar tariff and adopt
ing the bounty system. Their plan for
overcoming the difficulties in ths way Of re
ducing the revenue is not a wise one, and
the time will come when they will criticise
Senator Sherman severely for suggesting it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
Epicures in Congress-.

IRON ne Aetr ORR ITlOuUe.
There IS an unusually large number Of cpl
cures in the present congress, the aiority Of
whom are especially fond Of diamond back ter
rapn when il is properly co ,ked and served
When Secretary b ayard retired from the Sea-
ate that body was deprived Of its only terrapia
cook. Senators Palmer, Beck. Butler Hale
Cameron, Gray, Vest, Vance, Hiscock Corn. n
and OF ers can always be counted upon to dis
pose of their share of the dish, It none OF them
claims to be an adept in preparing it. The
House also contains many terrapin eaters,
but can boast of but one terrapin cook
He is Charles II. Gibson, the bachelor
member who represents the eastern shore OF
Maryland, the home Of the diamond back
Those who have p2Ttaken of Nr. Gi0son's hos
ptality and enjoyed 3 dish Of terraDin prepared
by him prOnoIncs him the equal if not the
superior, Of Secretary Bayard as a terrapin
cook. A wen known Senator, who is annoyed
that the House should De ahead Of the Senate
in this particular. and who aspres to succeed
Secretary Bayard as the terrapin cook of the
Senate, obtained from Mr.. Gibson the latters
recipe, and recent practice has encouraged him
to hope for success. He has had no difficulty
in securing patients willing to be practiced
upon, and he has issued invitations to his first
formal terrapin supper.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
ISDEy TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEErIxes-DeKalb Lodge No 9, l. o. o. F.;
Railroad Loan Association; Household Of Ruth
No 11e; Magnolia Encampment No. /. /. o. o.
r.
SPECIAL INDEPENDENTLY Notice, A.
LETTER & Son.
MILITARY ORDERs-Oglethorpe Light lnfan-
try; General Orders No. 6. Savannah Cadets.
xUsEMENTs-McNish. RAMA and Amos Re
fined Minstrels at the Theater.
STEAMSHIP ScHEDULE-Ocean Steamship Com
pany.
RAILROAD scHEDuLE-Savannah Florida and
Western Railway.
CHEAP COLUMN Accommodation Want
ed; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale
Miscellaneous.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
Boston's Very Best Poetry.

From the Boston Courier.
HER ANSWER.
The question long raL been upon my lips:
| asked it. trembling 10 my finger tips;
She did not falter though aer voice was low:
The answer that she made was simply No
She did not look upon me with surprise;
She did not from my glance avert her eyes;
But in her cheeks ! saw the roses glow.
AS she with gentle hrmneSS answered, No
She used no trick OF artifce with me;
She did not say a sister she would be,
Aud no confusion did the maiden show
As 10 my question she responded, NO
What was my question. readers Let me tell:
She just had told ne she loved me we'll;
l ked. Wi. you Ger love another SO -
And 10 this question twas she answered, NO.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
Els Monthly shopping.

FROM Tame.
Farmer-How many yards o. that truck will
it take 10 make ther ole woman er dress?
Cle9k-About twelve should say.
AT , cents er yard IL comes 10 Sc cents.
reckon twelve's er leetle MORN she'll need.
Jest cut of six yards. Times is mighty close
an We hev ter be er Ieetle SayIn'"
Any buttons or thread
NO. I reckon not. She kiu scratch up e. nut
o them at home Craps want extry this yer
al We kgin srf0rd ter fool no money erway. Sc
is there anything elset'
Il guess yer may wrap up er quarters with
er sugar an er dollars with er chawln' ter
banker. Pears ike er sin ter foil erway money
fer sugar, blt the ole woman thinks she kain t
live thOutin il, an TIER habit o usn' it's got
sech er holt on 'er that she gifts erway with or
quarters Wuth ever month. Say. meobe you'd
better putup two dollars wuth O. that ter
hacker, for cayn tel etI-ll be down here er-
gin fer er month. an I want plenty ter do me. "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
BE Hit the Owl.
From the Boston transcript

/
Out in one Of the suburbs Of Boston there
! lives business man who is much given to gun
| ming and whose fOndness for the sports Of the
field has passed into proverb among his
| friends Like most hunters h is given also to
| relatlng occasionally, In mod st way his tri-
| umphs with his gun. His firearms are always
kept in perfect order and in easy reach as il he
! expected to get a shot at a bear or an autelope
! in ris back yard al any moment. Perhaps his
near relatives may have thought he needed
! little taking down. or else they acted from
pure mischeyoususss, when on recent night
| they put up job on this suburban NimrO J,
| They procured stuffed owl. and when dark
| ness had fallen upon the earth they fastened
! this owl upon high branch OF q maple tree in
the yard. The hunts mans wife was in the Sc
cret. Early TIE next morning the wife was M
and tho iittie girl as wei. The little girl wasn't
| in the secret. As soon as II was light the
mother. who had gone out of doors for some
thing, called the Little girl out.
There is something up in that tree. nv
dear, she said, and can't make out quite
what il is-my eyesisht is so poor Can you soc
The little girl looked up into the tree
Why, IT'S great big owl, mamma"
II guess It is.
."'ol, IN eo and tell papa, and he'll shoot it
50 the little girl ran and walked up her father
saying:
Papa papa there's a great, big owl up in the
maple tree out in the yard "
The father did not need second admonition
lie got up, dressed himself hastily seized his
$500 hamIneresS shotgun and hastsped ont into
the yard. There was the owl, up high on the
top limb Of the tree, 'as big as life and twice az
natural" II could have sworn that the bird
Wlnkei one eye at HIM He raised his gun took
excellent aim. and fired.
aud then down came a shower Of fea hers
bran, sRwdUst, and sasscye. and UP wenf sew.
eral windows in the neghblrhOod where the
ne zhbors, who had been let into he secret and
were M the watch for the performance had
statoted themselves all provided with lin
horns, upon which they blew a Tremendous
uihst. TSe hunter loosed az the romai1s OF the
hofrsi and beat nasty and dsnoralized re-
| treat INTO tue house. He says that the price of
tae owl has been the smallest part Of the cost
on nus OK pIoit' but ne taxes some little salts.
faction from tue fact that be hit the owl
anyway
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

The state board of pardons OF Ohio has
been considering the petition for the pard on
Of Mrs. Garrett. who murdered several of
her relatives 1t seems probable that it
will commute the death sentence TO impris-
onment for life. Judge Lewis, who pre-
sided al the trial of Mrs. @ Barrett, wrote 70
the board that he favored communication. be-
cause he thought that in this Instance i'm
prs9nment for life would DO the greater
penalty. He said mo person in Ohio ever
deserved hanging more than this female
hend, but hanging in her case is too easy,
too light Let her lite .in prison be long,
without hope OF pardon, and with the mem
ory OF the murder of her two stepdaughters
ever before her, and something ike an ade-
quate punishment viii be inflicted in her
case" No doubt Mrs Garrett hopes the
judges suggestion will be accepted. She
would then have the hope of eventual par
don, and probably her hope would be real
lied
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

Mr.. T. j. Clulie, the democrat to whom
a certificate Of election was given in the
Fifth California district, is unwilling that
doubt should be entertained as to his cleo
ton. 1t having been stated that recount
showed that he was not entitled to the seat,
he has proposed to his opponent that the
matter be investigated by authorized repre-
sentatives Of each party, and he says that
if it should be found that he did not receive
a majority of the votes cast he would aid
Mr. Phelps in his contest. Some of the re
publican organs suggest that a similar
course be pursued in all cases in which no.
tices Of contest have been fled Fairly con-
Quoted Investigations would probably show
that none of tho republican contestants
had good cause for contests, but the final
action viii rest with a republican House,
whose object will be to increase the slim
republican majority, regardless of facts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

The United States Senate used to be com
posed Of men noted for intellect, but now
it is composed very largely Of men noted
for wealth. 1t might bs called body Of
money-bags. Two more republican mill
ionaires, Messrs. Mcmillan, Of Michigan,
and Washburn, of Minnesota, have lately
been elected to it, and on March Mr.. Nor
ton and his millions will take the presiding
officers chair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
A Healthy Fpldemic.

From the Boston Herald (Ind)
Tampa, Fla was one Of the towns In which
the yellow fever was officially epidemic during
the last summer and autumn. but the local
paper reports that the whole number OF deaths
in Tampa for the year 1sss. from all causes, was
eighteen. As Tampa's population is between
100 and 5000, the death rate was less than
three 10 the thousand One of Two things is
true. Either yellow fever epidemic is pre-
sentative Of life, or els the county boards of
health get into panic easily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

Mr.. Edison does not make wonderful iu-
ventions simply for the glory. He probably
has about as much glory SIS he wants, but
he hasn't as much money ss he wants. He
has quarreled with his lawyer because bis
photograph patent was not disposed Of so
as to bring him more money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
Mai. Hanson,s Speech.

From the Baltimore san tDemD
50 unpatriotic speech By q southern man
has not been made, We believe, since the recon
struction era. when the prospect OF federal
office stimulated the eloque1ce Of a number Of
sell seeking politicians Of the mailer caIoer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

The Montgomery Advertiser thinks that
If Major Hanson gets an Office under Gen
Harrison, he will have paid dearly for it,
1t says: "ln his speech before a select circle
OF republican maguates, millionaires and
monopolists in New York he went to the
extent of vilifying the history, traditions
and habits Of the people among whom no
was born and reared. It would not be at
all surprising to hear Of bis declaring that
the southern pastime had always boeu the
roasting Of negro babies The Majors
speech was not received favorsbly by the
southern press, but perhaps be was not try.
ing TO please the people Of this section.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

Mr. Jay Gould is coming south to re-
cover his health. He will spend a part If
the time at White Sulphur Springs, Va.
His health has been an absorbing topic on
Wall street lately, but his physician Is said
to feel confident that rest alono will be
sufficient to restore him. Mr.. Gould is not
a very vigorous man, but if ne were not a
very tough one, be would nave died a good
many years ago. His lie has been one Of
toll and excitement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

The New York newspapers have refrained
from making puns upon Mrs. Stryker's
name. The temptation to which the pun
sters have been subjected hvve been very
strong, and they deserve to be commended
for not welding to it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
They Have Their Fears About It.

night, children By the way, could you make
room under the L mon blanket for another bed
fellow II 7 should adopt Mss Canada into the
family:
Miss Florida Miss Georgia, Miss Alabama and
Mss Louisiana ls1.verInE)- Uncle, don't you
think sne must De troubled a good deal with
cold feets
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
CURRENT COMMENT.


From the Cincinnati Enquirer (Deu1)
The West Virginia Senate still declines TO or
game Thirteen democrats seem TO think that
they are Just as good as thirteen republicans.
There ought to be good skating in the middle
OF July before they change that opinion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

Miss Kate Field is still writing letters, in
which She denies that she IS engaged in
drumming up trade in California wines in
connection with her Temperance lectures,
and 70 which she adds posrscripts that If
temperance people should use wines, the
California wines are the ones for them to
use
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

Mr.. George W. Chids, of tue Pailadel-
phia Ledger, has started a movement to
have Col. +. cd Grant appointed minister TO
China. China is a very good place to
which to- send Col. Grant. Il is about as
far of az be could get.