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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
The Newly Opened Lands.

The lands Of the Sioux reservation in
South Dakota, opened for settlement a day
OF two ago by the Presidents proclamation,
/ contain about 1 100000 acres They en-
brace an area large enough for 1000 farms
/ Of 100 acres each. The ceded territory is in
about tie same latitude as New York, but
has much mildsr climate than eastern
states on the same parallel While the soil
I is about as good as that Of any part of
/ South Dakota, the new country is not the
/ paradise that It has been described to be.
I The principal disadvantage which settlers
have 10 encounter is the lack Of good water.
| Water IS abundant every where, but it is all
more or less tainted with alSali. 1t is prob
/ able, however, that the settlers. after be
/ coming accustomed 70 it. viii expert
ence no i'll effects from its use. Cattle are
said 70 thrive upon It.
| The report Of the Sioux commission, that
| conducted the Negotiations with the Indians
for the cediug OF the lands, gives a detailed
summary q the. work OF that body The
deed. which accompanies the report, was
| sigued by T. 4d5 male Iaiians over is years
Of age, more thaa the required number.
The commission recommends legislation APP
propriasing sufficient funds to enable the
interior department u furnish the Indians
SC once with live stock aud agricll i'm
| PIGMENTS, and says that the interest on the
permanent fund which accrue to them
under the terms Of the treaty should imme-
diately be made available.
By the act of congress under which the
reservation was opened, tine presumption
and timber culture laws do not apply to it,
The lands must be taken up under the
homestead law, and, after all tle provis-
| ions of that law have been complied with,
including five years residence, must be
paid for at the rate of 81 % an acre. From
this source the revenue will be raised to pay
the Sioux for the csi ed lands.
The Indians will be left with plenty of
land to live on. They still have enough
left to give, if it is divided, 500 acres to each
one of them.
The commissioners report shows that the
Dakota Indians are making some progress
| toward civilization. Out of 81 600 Indians
IN Dakota, 25, 900 wear citizen clothes, 10000
undertake manual labor in civilized pur-
suits, 5000 are engaged in agriculture, 5000
can read the English language, and 5000
occupy log and frame dwellings.
1t is estimated that during the present
year 100000 people will settle on the new
lands, which are of better average quality
than those of Oklahoma.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
A Joke in the Canadian House.


No joke, however robust, can stand the strain
OF being run through the legislative mangle.
suppose, for instance, that one honorable gen
tleman complains that Mr.. Speaker has not
allowed him sufficient latitude, and that
another honorable gentleman playfully remarks
that what his honorable friend wants is not
latitude but longitude. This is a good, respect
able parliamentary joke and it is almost inva-
rably laughed at. In a speech it is well
enough. But what would become of it if it
were formally introduced, read a first time
without explanation, explained on the secon
s'eading, and referred to committee of the whole
house, if the committee considered it, and
reported progress and asked leave to sit again
and afterwari reported it with amendments?
Would anybody recognize it when it was read a
third time and passed of its title; or when
the governor general said:
In her majesty name the governor general
thanks her loyal subjects. accerts their beneyo-
lence and assents to this joke
Again, suppose the joke to be introduced in
this way:
WHEREAS, The member for South York has
fore
RESOLVED, That what he really wants is. not
latitude, but longitude.
When this is read by the mover the gentlemen
on his side of the house laugh in a friendly
way When the speaker reads it the laugh is
more feeble and perfunctory. When the clerk
reads 1t lin English and FRENCH the house is
reduced into a state of funereal sOlemnity from
which it is not aroused by the facetious gentle
man who moves that the said joke be amended
by inserting the words land platitude" in thu
sixth lina thereof. When this joke has also
been read from the chair and at the table the
house has arrived at pitch of fury which will
not be appeaSed by any of the ordinary parla-
mentary methods of killing motions. Nothing
Will satisfy them now but to refer the joke to a
committee where, leisurely, cruelty they can
tear it limb from limb
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
Why He Lost His Bride.


Major Ed B. Smith, albeit a gentleman and n
handsome man, is bachelor. Many of his
friends have wondered why he never married.
When his staiwart brother, Col. Henry Smith,
was questioned about it the other day he replied
SIMPLY: 'Ine war ruined Eds matrimonial
prospects," But he would say no more. His
reticence was doubtless due TO brotherly love.
From another source, however. the truth was
learned. In his younger days Ed was handsomer
than he is now even, and he had more hair on
his head He was engaged to a beautiful and
fascinating girl Wars wild alarums were
sounded and Ed let them sound until late in
1864, when he finally enlisted The first h saw
OF real fighting was on September 8 of that year
at Cedar creek, where Sheridan made his ia
nous ride. How much he really did see no one
will ever know, for he disappeared suddenly and
was not seen for four days. His brother Harry
thought he had been killed and gave him up for
lost
Finally the valiant Ed turned up. The battle
had been won and he was a sight, covered with
dirt and slime. 'Where have you been. Ed?
asked Harry, as he caught sight of his forlorn
looking brother, Ed looked sheepish. Been
in hollow log near the creek here for three
days" he said. I'D rather - sight be a
live coward than dead hero" The story
leaked out, and when Ed returned home his
sweetheart greeted him coldly What would
have become of our dear country if all had
couldn't" he replied, because there wasn't
logs enough" But the engagement was broken
off, and Ed is only reminded of it occasionally
when he finds q wood-tick in his clothes There
were SO many wood-ticks in and about his par
ticular log that the crop of 1864 is not vet ex-
hausted. But Ed is c. A. r. man nevertbe-
less, and he sports a bronze button proudly.
Nothing pleaSeS him so much as to have a
friend touch his hat to him and address him as
'comrade" The other day a man out at his
club house saw the button and asked what posi-
he belonged to. Post 2S," he replied. no
said Joe Day. lit was log 2S.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
WORK OF the Patent omce

That the Americans are an ingenious peo-
pie has passed into proverb, and that fact
is emphasized by the report of the commits
sioner of the patent Office for 1889, recently
issued. The total number of patents issued
for the year was "a, 1873, which exceeds the
issue of any previous year except 1885. The
revenues of the bureau amounted to s.. 2Sl. =
72S, an excess over any previous year of
more than 100000. The total number of
applications fiji was nearly 5000 greater
than that Of any other year.
Some interesting facts are developed by
comparison of the latest report with pre-
ceding ones. The present is the centennial
year of the patent office, which was estab-
lshed April 10, 1890, in accordance with
the recommendation of President Washing
ton. The number of patents issue1 during
the first half century was j., 24l, about half
the number issued during the last year
alone, while the total number to the begin
ming of the present year was 4lS,664.
In the table showing the number of
patents issued to citizens of each state and
territory, New York leads the list, with
APPS granted to her citizsns during 1889
nearly. twice as many as are accredited to
the second state in the list, Pennsylvania,
and more than twice as many as
to Massachusetts,, which stands third. The
Indian territory stands at the bottom of
the list, with only two patents, and Nevada
has the lowest number of any state,
thirteen. Naturally, the number of patents
per capita is greatest in the manufacturing
centers, whore the demand for mechanical
contrivances is greatest. Thus the rate for
the last year in Connecticut, where it was
highest, Gas one to every 700 inhabitants.
that of the District of Columbia being a
close second, and only little ahead of that
of Massachusetts, which was third
The patent Office helped to increase the
treasury surplus last year, its net receipts
being $22S,772. With the exception of a
few of the earlier years it has always been
a paying institution. The balance on the
credit side of its account with the govern
ment has reached a total of So, 400, S9S %.
There seems to be no limit to the ingenu-
ity of man, and the American brain easily
leads in the conception of useful devices.
The patent laws of this country secure to
the inventor the fruit Of his genius, and are
a great stimulus to the inventive mind The
man who can invent device of practical
and general utility is sure of fortune. The
benefits wrought by inventive genius are to
be seen on every hand in every walk of
civilized life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
Beware of Futures.

Cotton farmers can make no greater mis-
take than to speculate in cotton futures.
The present season has been a remarkably
good one for them, and they are much bet
ter off than they have been at anv time
| since the war. If they continue to be
thrifty and economical, and let cotton
futures alone, within very few years they
will be the richest class Of agriculturists in
the country.
Too many cotton farmers are in too great
haste to be rich. AS soon as they get a
little money ahead they are tempted by
the prospect of big profits to speculate in
cotton futures. As general thing they
lose all the money they risk in that way,
and too often they risk more than they can
afford to lose. The consequence is they
find themselves in debt from which it
requires the profits of two or three crops TO
extricate them.
The big operators III cotton futures may
DO very honest men, and it may be also
that they cannot control the future market.
but it generally happens, when very large
number OF small operators have put their
money in futures on rising market, that
the market suddenly becomes weak, and
prices fall sufficiently to wipe out their
margins
Within the last twenty years the cotton
farmers have contributed millions of dol
lars to Wall street, aud the amount they
have got back is so small as to be hardly
worth mentioning. If they have learned
anything from experience they viii keep
their dollars in their pockets, or invest
them in legitimate home enterprises. They
will not throw them away by trying to be-
come rich in Wall street. They are GER
tain to acquire enough to live in comfort
and even to have some of the luxuries if
they save, and wisely invest, the profits Of
their farms, and they are just as certain to
| remain poor il they gambia in Wall shreet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
PERSONAL.

OLAF KRAKER, an Esquimau woman, is TO
lecture in England. She is the first person of
her race to ascend the rostrum. She speaks
English fiuently, wears her native costume. and
IS only three feet four inches in hight
THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA has arranged 70
grant his youngest daughter, the Archduchess
Valerie, an allowance Of S100, 900 per annum on
her marriage TO Archduke Francis Salvador
next autumn. She will also receive of dowry
$4,000 from the state The young bridegroom q
income does not exceed $1,000
Mrs WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS wife of the
American minister to Germany, was presented
last Saturday to the Dowager Empress Freder-
lex at her palace in Berlin. The presentation
was made by Countess SZechenyi, wife of the
Austro-Hungarian ambassador, and Count Won
Seckendorff, of the empress household.
CAPT. HAMILTON MURRELL, who made himself
famous by his rescue OF the steamer Danmark's
700 passengers, has recovered his eyesight and
will take the City Of Paris from New York to
Liverpool on her next "trip. The Atlantic Trans
port line is now building great freight steam
ship, of which he Will take command when il is
completed
MAI. JOSEPH f. DENNIsToN, the newly elected
COMMANDER of the grand army, department of
pennsylvania, has continuous military record
of five years and eight months He enlisted at
Pittsburg in April, 1861, and subsequently enter
ing the regular army was mustered out Jan. l.
1857. He was breveted a major of United States
volunteers in 1866.
court in Bonham, Tex, in which L. Crowley
was indicted for carry pistol. The boy has a
twin brother near like him that the two can
not be told apart When the case was called
the twin boys answered to the name of L. Crow
ley--One beng named Lee AMI the other Luciau
Crowley. The officer could not tell which one
he had arrested and the case had to be con-
tinued.
FLORENCE PERCY a few years since was a
popular American writer but some newspapers
having said that her success was owing To the
galantry of American publishers and the push
ing of her titled friends, she went into literary
Information, and has only recently appeared
again under the pen-name of katherine Arm
strong" She is a frequent contributor to the
best English magazines and literary journals
just now she is residing at Rouen, France,
studying the labor question as it concerns
women. She is very clever with her pen, and
has strong individuality.
CHARLES J. BoNAPARTE is the grandson of a
king and the grand nephew of an emperor but
he is plain American lawyer. Although a
millionaire he rarely entertains; dresses
plainly, lives plainly. looks plain, and is plain
He is short, stout and swarthy, and his appear
ance on the street is very remarkable; his head
shakes from side to side like tine pendulum of a
clock. He is married, but has no children, and
unlike his brother, Jerome Napoleon, he does
not pose before the world as an imperialist
Bonaparte. His ambition is in the way of his
profession; he would like to be Judge, and is
something of an orator.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
Wide-Awake Buckeye Democrats.

Wide-Awake Buckeye Democ rats.
1t is probable that the republic ans are
not quite so anxious to have the Hoar bill
passed as they were when it was introduced
into the Senate. The MORNING NEWS
pointed out at the time Of its introduction
that the object Of it was to prevent the
democrat c legislature of Ohio from making
any change in the congressional districts Of
that state. The republicans gerryuAandered
the state several years ago, and they are
now proftiug by their parts N work II the
state were fairly distric5ei the smocrats
would be able to elect very nearly half Of
its congressman. As it is they elect very
few. Tee pre5eublegislature intends 10 reds
trict the state II they do it's probable that
Statesman Mckinley viii bs retired to
private life.
The democrats Of the Ohic, legislature
say that they don't care whes- her Congress
passes the Hear bill or not. They propose
10 60 right on with their work Of righ.ing
TIE wrong by which the repu 0,icaus have
50 long prohted, If the Hoar bill beco mes
a law the republicans can elect c7ngressmea
from the old dlstr riots, if theS- want to. The
districts, AMI if the republics rs run no eau
di1ates II those districts, all the democratic
candidates viii bs elected.
Under the circumstances, there would, Of
course, be as many contests from Ohio as
there are congressman from that state, aad
the House would have to decide them. II
the House should De replbi caa, all Of the
democrats would, without doubt, be IN
seated, but there is not much probability
that it would be republican. Ohio has a
democratic governor, and he would give
certificates Of election to the democratic
congressman, AMI thess certificates would
entitle them to seats in the House. As there
are twenty-one congressman from Ohio,
and if all Of them were democrats. the
democrats would surely control tae House.
There would be no probability, therefore. of
the Ohio democrats being turned out of
their seats.
When Senator Hoar introduced his bill
to enable the Ohio republicans to enjoy the
fruits of their wrong doing awhile longer,
he did not see, probably, that it could be
turned to the advantage of the democrats if
it should become a law, The chances are
that the bill will not be pressed to vote.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
Why He Left Wyoming.

From the 81. Paul Pioneer Press
yes, I'm from Wyoming. and don't know
OF any requisition or extradition papers that
VIII take me back there, said man Yesterday
In the lobby of the Windsor
why. what should they take you back for:''
inquired a gentleman toying with psnholder
ana. anon, jabbing it through an envelope
, Ihere's nothing criminal about my leaving
the territory" replied the late resident Of Wy
omlng, at least don't understand that man
must continue to reside there all his lite. You
know the women are allowed to vote there
80 that is the reason you left ehy'
Not directly, but indirectly, that is the very
reason lit out You see, it is this way The
women must have been plotting this man-trap
Tor several years back. They have packed the
council and upper house. and now there is a
territorial law making cslibacy crime for all
men who have reached the age of 35 years. I'm
q: don't know as you folks would call it
crime exactly, but the law levies tax of So 50
q year on all bachelors over IS. don't propose
TO be coerced Folks can coax me into almost
anything, but don't drive worth cent. Now,
why didn't they offer premium on matrimony?
1ney have wolf scalp bOunJies and gopher and
wlld cat premiums; why in the thunder didn't
they otfer bonus on marriage? Such a one
sided, back-action law will never work in the
world. What's the show for getting hold of
some gilt ledge real estate in st. Paul?'
Its rising market"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17

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INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGs-DeKalb Lodge No. 9, l. o. o. F..
Jasper Land and Improvement Company; Fin
ance Committee Merchants Week.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-Notice Of Rattle.
AMUSEMENT Grand Masquerade Ball Of the
Savannah Turn-VereIn, on Monday night
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE Ocean Steamship
Company.
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S. NJ. II.
BULLETIN OF New MUsIc-M., NJ. and NJ Dept.
Ludden & Bates s. NJ. II.
MEDIcAL-Weak Men Made Strong, Marston
Company, New York.
LEGAL NorcEs-As to Demands in Favor OF
and Against Nathaniel Lovels Estate.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS Help
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
WHERE THE DANGER LIES.
The Mysterious and sudden Ending oe ~
Many Lives Fully Accounted For

many A@hfCe run Accounted For
The real danger from Grippe is in its af.o.
effects. Ninetenths of all deaths resulting "a
from pneumonia. What is pneumonia Il is
sudden stoppage and filling up of the Iunes
Thick, heavy, poisonous mucous gets into the
air-cels and prevents breathing. They c,o..
up quickly and death ensues. TIE only sslvatio,,
is 70 keep the lungs working, and thus throw orp
this terrible mucous. There is ouIy one vrav IL,
which this can be done, and that is by stimul,,-
ing them. Under the influence of a nr,,,s,.
amount of pure whiskey, the lungs draw in
deep, full breaths and throw out the poison,rs
air each time 1t is exhaled
But while this is true, and whiskev has sara5
more lives than any other known remedy If i
IS not pure whiskey, it is liable to have a had
effect. If it contains fusel Oil, headache or n
foul tongue will be the result On the Other
hand, when an absolutely pure whiskev Ike
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is used, no i'll effects
can by any possibility follow. Prof. Henry
Mott says: THE purity of Duffy's Pure NaIt
Whiskey, las SIMPLE analytical tests will
convince) is absolute, and should recommend il
TO the highest pub ic favor To all. we unhesi-
tatingly say insist upon having Duffy's. and do
not be persuaded to take any other
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17
Southern Republicans Uneasy.

Some OF the southern republican congress
men are becoming uneasy about their DO
litical prospects. One of them said the
other day that the southern democrats were
so indignant at Speaker Reeds recent un-
warrantable and unfair rulings that the
chances of a republican being elected in any
southern congressional district were much
lessened.
The southern democrats have good cause
to be indignant. The partisan policy of the
republican House is intened to injure them,
first by unSeating southern democratic con-
gressmen, and, second. by using the power
thus gained to place congressional elections
under the control of the government.
which, being republican, would appoint
republican returning boards The republi-
can congressman from the south could have
defeated this policy at the outset by refusing
to support the speakers rulings, but.
while some of them privately protested,
they voted to a man to sustain them. and
they may be said to be responsible for any
indignity that may be put upon the section
they were elected to represent
1t is very doubtful if any expedient
which may be adopted can increase the re-
publican congressional representation from
the south. 1t is probable on the contrary,
that that representation will be lessened.
The anxiety of the southern republican
congressman therefore is not groundless
The democrats of the south will resent the
injustice sought to be done them. They
will be more united and determined next
fall than ever before, and they will work
more energetically for democratic success
Democrats who for years have taken but
little interest in elections will go to the polls.
and they will urge their democratic neigh
bors to go also. The Republican party will
be lucky if there is not very considerable
falling Off in the number of republican
congressman from the south.
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In Far Cathay.
From the Detro.. Tree

From the Detroit Tree PresE
II daily meets my dreamy eyes.
That Oh world scene by farther seas, -
And ali unchanged: the water sIghs =.
Still in that bay. and still the breeze
Sings low, sweet songs amid the trees.
Here STANDS hOusa-quaint, Swallowed o 'er
by clustering branches; wavelets FIJI
Tire river whlsp' ring near the door;
That white path meets the threshold still,
And birds chirp love with bill 70 bill
That rude old bri lge still spans the stream,
The paSsers few are passing yet;
The boat is there-it doth meseem
The sailors sleep-mayhap forget
For ne'er was sail since furled or set,
The bay spreads out-clear. placid bright
\ summer sea, fringed round with green;
Atar some isle, mayhap, in sight
Rising from out its breast is seen,
and houses mirror in its sheen.
And all is still-nor voice, nor song
Comes the enjoyment to abate
VI That fair scene-fair, though wrong
IL telIs-tof lover-father's hatel-
upon willow pattern plate