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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
Found a Target for Him,
From the Rashfnoton Post.


A kind friend tells us that recent paragraph
in this column, relating to the Harlan county
feud in Kentucky, recalled to his MUD a story
which is now so old as to be new again. A
stranger had gone into one of the southern
states to have little sport with his gun, but
after hunting nearly all day was well nigh dis
gusted at having found nothing to shoot at. He
was about to give up, when he CHANGED to meet
native, with whom he fell into conversation.
Il thought this was a great country for
game" said the stranger.
WAL, so it war bit ago. Thar war a right
smart O. game roun' hyar afo the boys got to
gunnin' for it, but reckon it's mostly killed
off now"
Il should say it had been. Why, I've been
tramping through these woods since early this
morning, and haven't seen a blessed thing to
shoot. -
The native, whose heart was full of that beau
tiful hospitality for which the south was SO
famous in ante-bellum times, stopped and stood
in deep meditation for some seconds.
"Dogged eff don't hate to see you go way
disappointed, stranger, but"
An idea struck him-a good idea. His face
lighted up.
What time is it, stranger?" he asked.
Quarter past four"
wall, now, said the native with spirit. you
go over and stand behind the big tree at the
fork of the road just beyond the knoll. School
I'll be out in just fifteen minutes, an you'll get
right good shot at the - Yankee school
master"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
The Bid was Withdrawn.
From he Nere York Sun.


In Jacksonville Fla in the winter Of 1913 an
auction sale OF the personal estate of a deceased
planter, comprising some seventy or eighty
slaves and other ''chattels," was held in the
puollc market place. / was glad Of the oppor
tunity to See for myself how such things were
done. On beginning the sale the auctioneer
announced that families would not be sepa-
rated, but would be sold in lots After
humber of lots" had been duly brought 70 the
Vock and knocked down TO the highest bidders.
= or1ght-iooklng boy was brought forward and
placed upon the stand. The aucti0neer at the
same time called an old colored man among the
crowd TO come up and stand beside ths boy. He
oln so, ana the auctioneer then said:
Gentlemen, the old man is this boys father;
ne ne hYcs IN the West indies and is a free man.
he wants TO buy the boy and take him to his
home and make him free He bids 800, which
Is all the money he mas"
Inc Intent of this statement was evidently TO
discourage any advance on that bid, aod it
touched a sympathetic chord in his audience.
Inc crowd watched the proceedings for min
ute or two IN silence, while the auctioneer dwelt
upon the bid of $500 aud was calling it for the
tnlro and last time, when from the outskirts Of
the.crowd q voice bid Fifty" Every eye was
az once turned in the direction of the bidder.
VINO was rough, dissipated- looking fellow,
typical slave trader in appearance. The auc-
Coneer paused moment, looked annoyed, and
tnea repeated his previous statement concern
ng the old man. emphasizing the remark that
100 was all he money he had. And now"
the ers WI y prGS Sid e'AS fhe sG aSe
tlonesr awaited the result. The bidder growled
suriy refusal, saying he wanted that boy.
and had as good a right to bid as anybody"
-Four hundred and fifty" came slowly from
tins lips Of the auctioneer. The shouts of
Withdraw your bid :" were repeated in angry
tones on every side.
We'll, " said the bidder, 81 withdraw it,"
The auctioneer quickly went hack to the
original bid, on which he dwelt two or three
times, when down went the hammer sold at
S4OO. Old man, the boy is yours; take him
down." The crowd cheered, and the principal
ngure In this little drama, who the moment be-
fore had been the picture of despair, hurried
down from the stand, smiling and happy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
Women as School Commissioners.

The protest Of 1000 female teachers in
the public schools of New York city against
the reappointment of Mrs. Mary A. Agnew
and Miss Grace Dodge as school commits
sioners for that city is exciting considerable
comment in different parts of the country.
The board of school commissioners is CON-
posed of twenty-four members, three Of
whom are women, and among those to
whom successors will have to be appointed
Nov. IA are Mrs. Aguew and Miss Dodge.
Our dispatches stated the other day that
delegation of women who are teachers
had appeared before Mayor Grant, and had
given their reasons for opposing the re-
appointment of Mrs. Agnew and Miss
Dodge. The leader of this movement was
subsequently interviewed, and she said that
the 1000 petitioners were not actuated by
ill-will toward these female commissioners
They objected to them upon several grounds.
One was that they had not gone through
the public schools step by step, and were
not, therefore. as well equipped to act as
commissioners as those who had, and another
was that they voted against the establish
ment of a college for girls like that for boys.
Another was that they had not paid due
regard to the rights of teachers, and
still another was that they had prosecuted
| a female teacher who was brought before
| the commissioners for misconduct. She ad-
| mitted, however, that she was opposed to
the appointment of any female commits
sioner, and she said that she was supported
in this position by others of the petitioners.
| cd hot fha
should be men of affairs, that women were
not able to do the work thoroughly, and
that their appointment to such positions
was the thin edge of the female suffrage
wedge"
Leaving out the question of sex, the
charges against Mrs. Agnew and
Miss Dodge are sufficient, if sub
stantiated, to prevent their re-
appointment. 1t is interesting to note,
however. that the opposition to their re-
| appointment comes from women, and that
some Of the strongest advocates Of female
! commissioners are men. Commissioners
| Devoe, for instance, says that he hopes the
mayor will appoint eight wo.nea on the
board. The Philadelphia Press attempts
to explain the attitude of the petitioners by
saying that women dislike to be "bossed'
by women, but the Press generally takes q
! narrow view of public questions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
Biddy an Tim.

Whiu the marnin' is fone an early
git out av me conftherble bed,
An shoulder me pick-ax an shovel,
An put me ould tile on me head.
Thin it's aff to the aqueduct workin',
Wild kiss from me Biddy an Tim:
An bechune you an me an the lamp-post
I'd not do it at all but fer thin.
It's hard work an name work an dirthy,
An the shweats dropping aft Nv me chin;
There bes days whin make no advancement,
No matther how well begin
There be's days wbin I'd spind fer the lager
Enough so me thirst it cud shwim,
If bechune you an me an the lamppost
1t wasn't fer Biddy an Tim
But whin git home in the avenin'
The broth av bye is awake,
An hollers an bowls fer his daddy
Till the Collins beginnin' ter shake;
An Biddy comes round wild her barney
Till backaches an throubles grow dim
oh. the world would be Imply an lonesome
# il wasn't fer Biddy an Tim!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

The foreign delegates to the pan-Ameri-
can congress heve probably derived verv
unfavorable idea of American politics from
the fact that the republican politicians like
Quay, Dudley, and Clarkson, iaste of
trying to cultivate friendly feeling between
the people of the north and the south, have
raised funds TO be used in Virginia to array
The two races in that state against each
other, and have repeatedly done all in their
power to prevent sectional feeling from
dying out The foreign delegates would be
Justified in believing that republican politics
IN TINS country consisted in flaming the
dying embers of sectionalism and in lin
goism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Considerable interest is manifested in
Washington over the coming election of a
chaplain of the House. The chaplain for
some time has been DR.. Millburn, the elo-
quent blind preacher, who has many ad-
mirers in congress and throughout the
country, and his friends are making an
effort to have him retained. The 5000 salary
attached to the position is his only income,
but the Rev. DR.. Chester, of the Fourth
Presbyterian church, Washington, and the
Rev. ]. H. Cuthbert, of the same city, hay 9
allowed the fact to become known that they
will try to be elected to the position, and it
is said that Mr.. Cuthbsrt will be the nomi-
nee Of the republican caucus. 1t does not
seem to be the proper thing for these minis
tiers. who are already we'll supported, to try
to deprive an earnest and able blind
preacher whose records spetlsss. Of the
chance Of earning living
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
Prosecute the Rascala.

The civil service commissioners find great
difficulty in enforcing the civil service laws
under this administration. The commits
time, but they find it impossible to keep up
with the rascals who violate the laws. 1t
was discovered a few days ago that the
clerks in the departments in Washington
were being assessed to help pay the elor-
NOUS expenses that have been incurred in
Virginia by the republican leaders in their
efforts to carry that state for Malone.
The law against assessing the department
clerks for political purposes is quite severe
Mahone's demand for money became so
urgent, however, that it was determined to
violate this law and take the chances OF
being discovered and punished. Ii was
probably assumed that if the violation were
discovered the offenders would not be
prosecuted very vigorously, owing to the
fact that in administration circles there is
very little sympathy with civil service re-
form.
Commissioner Roosevelt wants to make a
reputation as civil service reformer, and
there Is no doubt that Commissions,
Thompson is a genuine civil service re.
former. These two commissioners have
determined to invoke the law against those
who have been assessing the clerks for
political purposes. The collectors of the
assessments do not appear to be very much
alarmed. Indeed, they seem inclined tc
make faces at the commissioners. Perhaps
they think Blaine, Quay, Dudley & Co. ar,
| more powerful than the commissioners and
the law combined. If the commissioner
have the right sort of grit. however, they
will have the rascals punished. or know til,
reason wny
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

If the votes of the contested district IL
Silver Bow county, Montana, are counted
as seems highly probable, Russell Harrison
will have to bear double disappointment.
He wanted to be one Of the United States
senators from the new state, but the count.
ing of the contested votes would give the
legislature TO the democrats. He also
wanted his newspaper, the Helena Journal
to get the county advertising, which is con.
siderable, but the county elected democratic
commissioners, and the democratic newspa-
per of Helena will get the advertising. Son
Russell is disposed to take gloomy view OF
matters. He may still. no vever, dictate
some of the appointments to be made by his
father, the President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

The Kansas City Times publishes a letter
from Senator Ingalls, to friend, in which
the senator says that every combination to
raise the price of the necessaries of life is a
crime against society which should be pus-
ished with heavy penalties For once Ingalls,
is right; and the best thing the people of
Kansas can do is to keep him at home, and
to send some one to the United States Sem
ate who may be depended upon to vote
against trusts in all forms and shapes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
Ohio Proud OF Campbell.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer (Dsm.l
Whatever may be the result of this campaign
the people OF Ohio will have reason to be always
proud OF the part which James T. Campbell has
taken in It. II is a glory TO a state TO own such
a man. Gentle where he was treated gently;
tanned under abuse and blackguardism; main
tanning the true faith everywhere, yet always
talr and frank in his treatment of republicans
he has, withai, exhibited a mental breadth
hardly dared TO hope that he possessed. Ohio
has never witnessed, since the days of Tom
Corwin- better campaign than Mr.. Campbell
has Tnaia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Mr. George W. Childs says that 1t is quit Q
PROBABLE that the body Of Gen. Grant will
be removed to Arlington cemetery, Wash
ington, or TO West Point Sons years be.
to be buried at West Point, where rests the
remains Of Gen. Winfield Scott Infuen-
tial grand army men are trying to have
Grants remains removed to Arlington
Cemetery, but United States army officers
prefer West Point. Mr.. Childs says that
within few weeks he expects to obtain
Mrs GRAMS nrefarenca
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
FOR NERVOUSNESS
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate

DIR. W. c. Hanscome, Minneapolis, Mimi,
says: 81 used it in case of acute rheum-
atism, during convalescence; the particu-
lar symptoms 1 wished to relieve were
sleeplessness and nervousness, and the
results were all desired
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

1t is said that Prince Hatzfeldt was
dunned at his wedding. He had borrowed
money from woman, and the woman
went to the church where the marriage was
to take place and succeeded in impressing
upon Miss Huntingtons prince the i'm
portance of paying this particular debt
without unnecessary delay. The new
princess has probably furnished the money
for that purpose. 1t was part of the con
tract that she SHOULD pay her princely hus-
bands debts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
Hard Pushed for Time.
From. the Ne,o York Star Dem. J.

From the Neio York Star (Dent.l
Secretary Mobiles friends say that the reason
that he did not deal promptly with the heads
OF his department. who tried TO collect coutribu-
tons for Virginia clerks was that he was TOO
busy with his annual report. Such an excuse
Is a good deal worse than none. He found
plenty Of time 70 dispose of Tanner. We won
der II he7would have been any more prompt in
case the collection had been for democratic
campaign purposes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

The other day Secretary Noble wrote a
letter in which he said substantially that
all of the rerated officials in the pension
Office would have to go, but it is rumored
that the President has championed their
cause, and has ordered Mr.. Noble to call a
terested in this rumor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
Hit the Man on the Head.

From the Philadelphia Neirs (Rep.l
When American girls, with bushels of money,
marry tilted European husbands Of their own
age because they really do love them, all the
world is pleased; but purchases OF old world
coronets by cold, calculating heiresses froIn the
United States are not gratifying or credtable
to buyers or sellers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Secretary Proctor has not vet decided
where he will locate Geronimo aad his band
of Apache warriors, and no decision is
likely TO be reached before next spring, as
it is feared that change at this tims would
prove fatal to some of the indians. They
ne now at Mount Vernon barracks, in Al; .
bama, and are reported to be very well sat
isaed. Secretary Proctor will probabl NC
there about the last of December to see how
they are getting along.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

At a democratic meeting in Columbus,
o., the other night, ex-senator Thurman
introduced ex-Gov. Gray, of Indiana, as the
chief speaker. Gov. Gray made a good
speech, but probably he couldn't help
wondering how Indiana would have gone
last fall if he. instead of Mr.. Thurman, had
been nominated for Vice President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

The Virginia and Ohio "boys" who hold
positions in Washington are on the old
camping grounds to-day. They went home
to vote for Malone and Foraker. Probably
some of them thought that a contribution
to the republican campaign fund was all
that was expected of them, but the admin
istration didn't take that view of it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Mr.. F. B. Thurber, New Yorks we'll
known wholesale grocer, says that the me-
tropolis will have to do some systematic
hustiing if it gets the worlds fair. 1t is a
matter of establishment to the friends of
New York that its guarantee fund is SO far
behind that of Chicago or ST. Louis What
is the matter with New York?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

The national prison congress will meet in
Nashville Nov. 1920. The objects of this
organization are three-fold. First, the
ameloration of the laws in relation to pnb-
lie offeuses and offenders, aud of the way in
which they are enforced second, the i'm
provement of the prison systems of the
country; third, the providing of suitabl G
employment for discharged prisoners
Elk President Hayes is president OF the con-
gress, and ex-Gov. Bullock, of Georgia, is
one of the vice presidents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

The last number Of the Critic, a society
journal published in Richmond, Va, con-
tains a picture of Miss Mamie Dunbar, of
Augusta, together with a complimentary
reference to her. Miss Dunbar has recently
been on visit to Richmond, and the Critic
says that she is one of the most lovely and
Iovable women that ever visited that city.
She is now visiting friends in New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
CURRENT COMMENT.
Why Not Bounce Noble,

From The Boston Globe (Dem.l
The arbitrary removal of Special Land Agent
Conrad BY Secretary Noble is 50 fragrant as to
deserve daily reprobatiOn from the press OF the
country until the people Indignantly compel
President Harrison 10 reinstste the too faithful
agent and remove the disgraced secreta ~.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Senator Evarts, who went to Europe to
have his eyes treated, has experienced con-
siderable benefit from the treatment, but he
is still unable to read.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Angostura Bitters is the best tonic in the
world for dyspeptics. Manufactured only
by DR.. J. G.. B. Siegert & Sons. Sold every
where by druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Boss Quay ordered Langston back to Vir-
ginia to speak for Malone, and like an
obedient boy, he went Itmay be assumed,
however, that be got his price.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Every week or two Judge Tourgee writes
several columns in the Chicago Inter Ocean
about the race problem in the south. 1t is
all bosh. The question may be asked in all
seriousness, was there ever q northern man
or woman who understood the race problem
in the south?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

Cards are out for tAe ,uarr44ga OF e1-
Secretary Ba ard AZ Miss Mary Clymer in
Washington next Thursday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05

BEEcHAM's PILLS cure bilious and ner
vous ills.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-15
The SloWess Yet.


 'I want to go to bed, 80 give me a room as soon as you can. ought to have reached the city early this afternoon, and here it is II o'clock"
 ''What made you 1stef' asked Girard house clerk, ss he threw down key to which was attached a rough-edged brass tag about the size of buckwheat cake.
 "Ohl slow trainsl Slow trains! They seemed to stop everywhere, and all the little cross roads between these places"
 t'That's queer."
 q should say it was. Why at one place they stopped about seven minutes, while half 8 dozen people came out of the only house to be- seen in ths neighborhood and boarded the train. Did you ever hear any thing like it"
 "Never.
 ''I have," said a little old man with long, shaggy hair, who had overheard the conver- sation while searching the Philadelphia di- rectory for the name of Boston firm.
 "You have."
 "Yes; you may not believe it, but it's fact. Some years ago used to travel good deal on the Old Colony railroad, up in Mas- sachussetts. There was 8 place called Wheat Sheaf Lane, where the train stopped nearly every day for an old woman who was always there to send some eggs into town. Now, would you believe ita One day the train stopped as usual for Aunt Betsy, who was there with her eggs, but she only had Il. She said that old hen was still on the nest, and she want ed the train to wait until she could make up the dozen."
 ssYes"
 ssWell I'll be hanged if that train didn't wait while the hen laid the extra egg."
 The late arrival said he guessed he would go to bed, the bediamoned hotel clerk swooned, and the little old man walked down the corridor and dropped wearily into a chair.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-15
MUSIC HALL CROWDED.
4 Constitutional Amendment Meeting at Boston-Senator HOar's Remarks on Prohibition.

A Conssitutional Amendment Meeting
 on Prohibition.
 BOSTON, April 14.-A constitutional amend ment meeting was held at Music Hall this pletely filled the edi6ce, scores of people being obliged to stand. Ex-Governor Claim presided and among the ladies and gentlemen on the platform were Attorney General Wat erman. Col. E. H. Haskell, Benj R. Jewell, Rev. Dr. Hovey, Rev. Edward Everett Hale, Rev. Dr. Furber of Newton, Hon. Elijah A. Morse, State Auditor Ladd, General John L. Swift, Hon. E. s. Tobey, George H. Hsrwood and Mir. s. M. Hunt. After a prayer by Rev. R. T. Greene, ex-Governor Clafin introduced Senator Hoar, who claimed that the constitution of our fathers would be failure if under the constitution which they framed that there had not grown up and fourished people fit to deal with the great fundamental principles of the con- stitution. He said that the prison reports of the various States show an increase for the last 20 years of more than one-third as compared with the increase of population for that period. After giving the purpose of the amendment he referred to the poverty, ignorance and insanity in the State. He re- ferred to the decrease in crime in Iowa and Kansas as shown by the records of prisons and jails since the adoption of constitutional prohibition contrasting it with the increase in crime and insanity in Massachusetts during the past ten years. He figured that constitutional was better than legislative prohibition, since it would be permanency. He detailed the many changes in the prohibitory laws since the first one, enacted in 1888. He ridiculed the arguments advanced by the oppo- nents of the amendment that 1t would imperil respect for the constitution and will result in 8 great loss of revenue of great increase in tax. He predicted that the men who oppose the law at first will in time be the most active in its support. Colonel Haskell made an appeal for liberal collection and other speeches were made by Hon. O. 0. Moore, of Nashua, General Nor. gan, Congressman Morse and Rev. MT. Spen- cer, of Pennsylvania.