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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
BRIGHT BITS.

CREMATION reduces the human body TO little
paper OF ashes which postage stamp will carry
any distance within the bounds OF the country.
Stlngy people can congratulate themselves on
the ;onomIcal rates Of travel in store for their
remains Ndrtha's Vineyard Herald.
HE-I am awfully sorry, Mss Marjorie. but
your lips wers so near-the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
me, promise never TO do SO again.
she uearfully anxious)-Never again?
He tcOntrltely)-Never.
She (with conviction not born of experience)
Then am afraid we cannot be friends y
Scranton Cricket.
GETTING AT HIS REcoRD.-Bank President-I
like young Style and would like to make him
ca shier, but his character
Drector-Not bad hope?
or the other
Couldn't yon persuade him to run for some
petty political offiee?"-Time.
MATILDA-Alr. Jinks, what is all this talk about
hlgh license see so much about?
Mr. Jnks-Why, they want to put the license
up to $500.
We'll thought that licenses were only about
81 So
What kind of licensesg'
why, maria 4 licenses
dollar and half was expended Times.
Work VERY SLAcK.-Mrs. Suburb to tramp
You soy you came from New York. Why
| dldh you stay there where you are known, in
stead OF tramping through the country
Tramp-Please, mum, l can't get work at my
| trade there.
That's very strange. What is your trade9''
Il m builder of monuments to great men,
m."-NelO York Weekly.
| SHE-Charlie, you know you promised me
something handsome on my birthday.
| He-Yes know.
| She-Wel 1 saw diamond breastpin yester-
| day in shop window that was perfectly
| He-Perfectly heavenly, was it? Say, Fanny,
| don't you have any earthly wishesI Do you
think of nothing but heavenly things?-TeroS
| SUtiags.
| BENNEY-Mr. Sloat, will you give your daugh-
| ter to me in marriage?
| Mr.. Sloat-Well, well, l see that you don't
| know my daughter as yet.
| Benney-(astonished)- Wh-what to you mean,
| sir?
Mr.. sloat-If you had been thoroughly ac.
| quainted with her, you would have said: Will
| you give me to your daughter in marriage
Kearney Enterprise.
| AN EXCUSE THAT EXCUsED-Miss Elder-Whv
| were you not at my birthday reception yeSter-
card?
| Mr. Smithers-Yes, but mislaid it,
| Miss Elder-But didn't you remember the
| date?
Mr.. Smithers without malice)-I thought
| did until | heard gentleman say that you were
not born yesterday.-Life.
| 81 HAVE HERE" said the drummer, 'some-
thing entirely new in cigarettes. This brand
Retail Dealer-Chestnutsi I've heard that
| from every salesman who comes in.
| 'Yes, but / happen to be telling the truth
| Here is something new in cigarettes Never
| been on the market before
| Hum. What is itg'
| Tobacco. Philadelphia Inquirer.
"GoT IT." he called out to a friend as he
| limped up Michigan avenue.
| "Ha! l knew you'd have it. Begin with a
| chilli"
| No"
Back ache?''
| no"
"Pains in the head?"
"No''
Then 1t can't be the grip"
| on, no, I've got my back pension-almost
| 1890. Detroit Free Press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
It Was an Off Day with Him.

Money was no object to him, says the San
Francisco Chronicle. He had plenty. He owned
beautiful place on the other side of the bay.
He had a vineyard, an orchard, stables and all
sorts of luXuries. One day few weeks ago he
got upon a spree. as millior aires will. and it
dawned upon him, when he was about his live
lest, that he wanted to put gas on his place.
He went up to the plumbers.
Il want gas he sad gas. Send man
over to meet me at my place tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock and I'll show him what want
lie kept up his little spree, so that when the
plumbers man met him next morning he was
still lively.
YES he said, 81 want gas. Gas here all
over this garden, and want the finest gasaliers
you've got put up in this stable, and then |
want you to lay pipes all over this vineyard.
and put up lamp-posts, because sometimes /
want to co ne down here in the middle of the
night and see the vines grow Gas-gaS--."
The plumber looked around and measured
things,
THAT will take 5000 feet Of pipe he
said.
Don't care; 100000 feet gas; want gas
everywhere"
''Au right" and the gasman measured all
over and went away. IN be down Tuesday, ~
he said
Tuesday came. The millionaire was lounging
through his orchard when man appeared be-
fore him.
Good morning, = said the man.
Good morning." said the millionaire,
obviously.
I've come to put that gas in for you
20, yeS-of course-gas, said the million
aire but he showed very clearly he did not
quite understand. However, he did not wish
to give himself away. He looked up the road
and saw a team coming down.
Whats that team?" he asked.
That's 5000 feet of the pipe. There will be
10000 more this afternoon
That will be all right"
The millionaire took his hat off and mopped
his brow.
Say. come into the house and take drink -
They walked into the house. The millionaire
took the man into the dining room. closed all
the doors, shut all the windows, and when he
had filed glass of whisky he said:
Say. what is all this gas business, anyway"
why, don't you remember you ordered gas
to be put in the stable and orchard and all over
the grounds-16,C0o feet of pipe?"
''Great Scott, When did order all this?'
saturday morning"
Saturday Say. old man, rats! Don't say
any more about it. Saturday was an off day
with me. All l want is a couple of gas-i=ts in
the stable. Send that - pipe back, and I'll
make it worth your while to say nothing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
Tho Race QUESTION in Congress.

1t is expected that Senator Butler viii
address the Sena.e tomorrow on his bill
providing government aid for those OF the
blacks il the south who want 10 emigrate
to other secti ms Of the country, or to
foreign couutries The senator has long
been Of the opinion that the south would
advance much more rapidly in wealth and
population If she could get rid Of some Of
her black citizsas. His idea is that white
people viii { sesk homes in the south to
any considerable extent as long as nearly
by the blacks. If a considerable per
centage of the blacks should leave
the south and sack homes in the north, the
race problem wodld be in fair way of
being solved. White people would settle in
the south, and thus meet the want that
would be created by the migration of the
blacks. The color line would become less
marked, and the fear of negro domination
in localities in which the blacks are now
largely in the majority would disappear.
OF course the senator does not propose to
force tie blacks 10 quit their present homes.
His purpose goes no further than to aid
those who want to fad homes elsewhere.
1t is worthy Of notice that Senator Nor
gan's proposition to send soma of the sur
plus black population of the south to the
upper Congo country, meets with the ap-
proval Of the King Of Belgium and those
of the Brussels merchants, who are inter
ested with him in the Congo Free State.
They believe that colonies of American
blacks could do more to open up that
country than any other people.
1t Is noticeable that the republic IN press
is extremely hostile TO Senator Buffers bill
Why should 1t be! 1t is not proposed to
Interfere in any way with the ri ghts of the
blacks or to coerce them into taking any
course that is not agreeable to them. What
the republican press is afraid of is that the
blacks will emigrate to the northern states
in greater numbers than would be agree
able to the northern whites The northern
whites are not anxious to have any more
blacks among them
The republican press wants the blacks to
remain where they are, and it proposes to
solve the race problem in the south in a
way that it could not be solved in the north
Il there were a large black population there.
There is not much probability that Senator
Buffers bill will pass. or, if it should, that
any considerable number of blacks would
take advantage of it to leave the sou h.
The blacks are in the south to stay. aud the
south must deal with the race question,
with the understanding that they are, d
that the north is disposed to increase the
difficulties of dealing with it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
PERSONAL.

The DUCHESS Dues is training an original
Christy minstrel corps of her own for publ C
appearance in Paris. The duchess is a patron
of horse races and other outdoor sports
GEORGE W. CHLDs has lately aided 500 clocks
to the number he had on hand, and he is, nov
the posses sor of over 100 tick-tack time pieces
which he keeps in room set aside for the pur-
pose. While Bonner runs to horse, Childs
banks his all on clock
Ex-Gov. AMEs of Massachusetts will spend
the winter in Florida and next summer in
Europe His political ambitions are not dead.
Next fall, 1t is said, he will contest Rising Sun
Stove Polish" Morse's congressional seat. 1t is
estimated that Ames can obtain the seat for
$4,000.
PRESIDENT HARRISON plays billiards oftener
than did any of his immediate predecessors
When he entered the white house he played a
very poor game but by practising WITH Elijah
Halford he has improved in his manipulation of
the cue. He now makes an easy carrom shot
with considerable accuracy.
ROBERT BAGNALL of st. Louis is the possessor
of valuable ring once worn by Pope Plus TX
1t has an exquisite emerald setting, surrounded
by twenty-SlX pearls, twenty-SiX diamonds and
numerous smaller stones. The ring was bought
in Rome at a sale OF personal effects, held in
accordance with the pope'S directions before
his death
Mrs. POTTER Mrs. Langtry and Mrs. O'Sul-
Ivan Dimpfrel have given up their efforts to
ell vate the American stage, and Maude Banks
Letitia Aldrich, niece of Senator Stewart of
Nevada, rusles into the breach on the Wash.
ington stage, and will endeavor to raise the
tone of tue drama.
II Is RELATED that when Mr. Calvin S. Brice
went to college he found it hard work to nav
his necessary expenses. The d. K. f. fraternity
was the swell one OF the college. number Of
the boys saw that Brice was brainy fellow.
aud his name was proposed. He was black
balled by a young ariStocrat, but the other
members told the latter that unless he voted
for Brice he would be expelled himself Brice
was admitted.
PROF. BIsCHoFF, the organist of Congrega-
tional church in Washington, has been blind
from his childhood. All the new music that
comes out is read to him by his secretary one
reading being sufficient to fix ordinary piece
of music in his mind, although an intricate
piece OF composition someti ueS requires sew
eral readings He also finds the graphophone
useful in committing music to memory, or in
composing, for he does considerable original
a successful teacher of both vocal and instru-
mental music.
Postmaster GENERAL WANAMAKER was once
proprietor and editor of newspaper. When
he was is years old he started an amateur Jour
ers at the start, and when the journal passed
away year later its circulation had somewhat
increased. The sheet had advertisements edi-
torialS and poems, all of which were the work
of the proprietor. Mr.. Wanamaker SAYS that
he has never had since so proud a moment as
when he deliver d the first number of his news
paper to the 100 infatuated subscribers-uot
even when he obtained a cabinet position at the
rather tough price of S4O0,09O
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

Thomas I. Fortune. who edits news
paper in New York, and who has for some
time been quite prominent in colored circles
wants the convention of colored men, which
conveueS in Chicago to-day, to adopt the
word Afro American in speaking of mem
berS of his race. At present, he says, the
race has not name descriptive Of it which
comma ndsa capital letter in the newspapers.
He objects with equal emphasis to "ne-
groes," ''colored people, BLACKS" and
"darkies." The press and people will prob
ably object to Afro American. because. if
for no other reason, it is too long. Some
colored people may object to the first part
of it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
The Homo Market Argument.

Very few Of those who have appeared be-
| fore the ways and means clmmittes. since
! that COMMITTEES has had the tariff under
! consideration, have excited as much inter
! est by their remarks as Mr.. Alexander J.
/ Weddburn of Alexandra, Va, on Satur-
day Mr.. Weddburn rep.eselted the Nir-
! GINA State Grange aud the national grange.
! He, therefore. spoke forth farmers. He
said that the farmers ought TO have as great
| benefits from the tariff as the malufactur-
/ e-s. II was evident 10 him, however, that
/ they did not The manufacturers got rich.
while the farmers had hard time u make
a living. He declared that he had listened
| for several days ID what the manufactur-
ers, who appeared before the COMMITTEES,
said, and the impression made upon him
was that, with the exception Of two or
! three, they all wanted to be- clothed with
! additional power to rob the farmers.
Mr. Weddburn expressed the opinion that
the only way the farmer could be placed
upon an equal footing with the protect9i
manufacturer would be to distribute the
surplus in the treasury among the farmers
in the shape of bounties. When asked if
he did not think that tia protective system
created a home market which was of meal
culable benefit to the farmers, he declared
that be was unable to appreciate the al
vantages of the home market Of which the
protectiouists spoke so eloquently. He
administered a sort Of knock down argu-
ment to the protectionists when he said that
New England was full of factories, and
there, if anywhere, the farmer should
prosper if the home market theory was
sound one But wnat was the factl The
farms in New England were being aba1-
doned. Land there that once commanded
high price per acre could now be bought
for less than it originally cost to fence it.
Thousands and Thousands of acres in Yer
mont and Massachusetts were allowed to
grow up in briars and under rush. Farm
buildings and fences were falling into
decay. Why was this, Was it not because
the farmers could not make a living where
once they had done 50, and. that too. before
there was one-tenth as many factories as
there were MOVE
The protectionists of the ways and means
committee mad nothing to say to these facts.
If the home market viii sustain the farmer
anywhere, it ought to in New England,
where the factories are. Farmers are de-
sorting New England, however. Let Sen
ator Cullonl, who recently had an article in
the Forum showing what a blessing the
protective system is to the farmer, explain
why the home market doesn't sustain the
New England farmers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEEr1SGs-Georgia Chapter No. 5. r. A. NJ. /;
Golden Rule Lodge No i2, l. o. o. F.; Stock
holders Southwestern Railroad Company; Sa
vsnnah Volunteer Guards Battalion; The
Mutual Cooperative Association: Savannah
Tribe No 4, /. O. r. ".
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Dividend Skidaway Shell
Road Company; Noticet to Truckers, Thomas B.
Ashford, Inventor; AS to Crews of Norwegian
Banks Guinare, Admiral. Pisco, Swedish Bark
Orskar, Italian Bark Albo, ami Austrian Bark
Gloria; Three Box Beds Carts for Sale at
Altick's; Election for Officers, First Regiment
Georgia Cavalry; The Title Guarantee and Loan
Company; Some Items Named on Page 3, John
j. Rely.
AMUsEMENTs-Robert Downing at the Theater
Jan. II and is.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

James Frazier is making a great deal Of
money pretending to cure diseases in Bos-
ton. He processes to believe that all fleshly
ills are due 10 evil spirits in the body, and
he explodes 1ire-crackers to brighten the
spirits away. After that he "magnetizes"
the tea which the patients drink, and "mes-
merizes" the sidewalks upon which they
walk. He tells them to beware of the
snakes, which, he says, are always in the
air Patients flock to hinf'in great num-
bers. Aad this in Boston, the city of cul-
turei
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

a northern man has an invention which
will not have heavy sale, and for which
the adult male population of the country
will not thank him. 1t is a time lock. and
it registers the exact time the front door is
opened at night. Thus. if a belated husband
should come home at 4 o'clock a. m. aud
sneak upstairs, unconscious that the time
lock was attached to his door, it would be
useless for him to remark innocently at the
breakfast table that the strengthening out
of those books" kept him up until II
o'clock. The inventor of the time lock is a
genius, but if he wants to become wealthy
he'should employ his talents in some other
direction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
The Collactorshio

The question of the collectorship of this
port under this administration was Writ
ually settled yesterday by the nomination
of Mr.. Tomlinson F. johnson. The people
of this city would have been gratified if
Collector Wheaton had been permitted to
serve out his term. He has discharged his
duties faithfully and efficiently, and will go
out OF office with an excellent record.
The nomination of Mr.. johnson was not
surprise The President could not have
nominated any other republican who would
have been as acceptable. Mr. johnson was
Mr.. Wheaton's predecessor, and there
was never any fault found with
his management of his office. His
official career was a creditable one in every
respect. He is a Georgian, and a member
of one of Georgia's Oldest and most dis
tinguished families Having large interests
in the city, no doubt he will make the Gus
tom house contribute as much as it can
legitimately towards the city's prosperity.
1t is not probable that there will be any
opposition TO his confirmation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

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Singing All the Way.
From the Ne,c York World.

IFUWG IFIE @NClV OTItI.
In the farmhouse door grandmother stands,
With lovelit face and outstretched hands,
While up the road, with flying feet.
Comes little Marie. flushed and sweet;
In through the gate she trips SO gay,
Singing all the way, singing all the way.
''Gran ma, " she cries, Il never missed
One word in all the spelling list;
Tomorrow I'll be at the head,
An teacher praised me when l read.
SO l came home from school to-day
Singing all the way, singing all the way
Grandmother kissed the little one,
Then wistful watched the sinking sun.
Where. back of clouds and changing skies,
A wondrous city seemed to rise.
She's always glad, that woman gray
Singing all the way, singing AL the way.
GEORGE HORTON.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

Maj William Hancock Clark who shot
another member Of the Southern Society of
New York the other day, is said to be a
nephew of the late Gen. Hancock. He is
not major by courtesy, but won his title
by service in the confederate army. He
used to be a republican, aud republican
President gave him an Office in New York,
but when Mr.. Cleveland was elected he pro-
fessed to be a democrat, and tried to keep
his grip upon his Office He was bounced,
however, but found comfort in an office
under the city government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
No Cause for Alarm.


From the Houston (Ter.l Post (Dem.l
There is little cause for alarm in the various
schemes proposed by republican politicians for
the oppression of the south. Time was when
the business men Of the north and east paid
very little attention to southern matters. They
were not interested in its progress or retrogreS-
sion, aud viewed its despoiimeut under the
reconstruction regime with Indifference. But
times have changed in the last decade. Millions
upon millions of northern and eastern capital
have been invested In southern enterprises, and
those sections are now taxing great interest
tend 70 check southern progress will meet with
stubborn opposition in the commercial centers
of the north.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

Republican organs are not commenting
upon and parading the following crime,
which occurred in Chicago few days ago Z:
A colored man named George Jordan gave
street car conductor 81 bill out OF which
to take his fare. The conductor handed
him back three quarters and two dimes. but
the negro, after examining the quarters,
returned one of them, saying it was not
good. whereupon the conductor gave him in
exchange for it twenty-five coppers. care
you trying to make monkey of me?' ex-
claimed the now Infatuated negro; II am
no chump," and with that he struck the
conductor in the face. The conductor
stepped TO the rear platform, and as he did
so the negro shot aud killed him. Now
suppose a southern white man had killed a
southern negro under like circumstances.
how much space would the northern repub-
lican organs have given to the crime ?
When would we have heard the last of it
Whenever a negro is murdered in the south
by white man. the news does not carry
sorrow, but joy, to the hearts of some
northern republican editors They care
nothing for the colored people themselves
they are always delighted at the chance to
make political car ital for their party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

Some democrats in Missouri have stated
lately that Senator Vest would under no
circumstances accept reelection. One of
them is reported to have gone SO far as to
say that he had seen letter from the SEN
ator to that effect. The fact is that Senator
Vest expects to succeed himself, and if he
doesn't Missouri democrats will have made
q mistake
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
How to Tell Mems Nativity.
from the Gnlreston Nelrs

A discussion arose on board an Atlantic liner
a short time ago as to the citizenship of gen
tleman at the other end of the saloon
He's an Englishman," said one; II know bv
his head
Hes a Scotchman'' said another; 81
know by his complexion
He's German" said another; 81 know BY
his beard"
The young ladies thought he looked little
Spanish Here the conversation rested, but
soon one of them said:
Il have it" said she: hes an American; he's
got his legs on the table,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

In referring to Foraker, our esteemed
contemporaries should now put an sex"
before governor" The ex-governor will
have pleaty Of time to prepare a speech
presenting Senator Sherman's name to the
Lext national republican convention, and at
the same time, directing particular atten-
ton to the popularity of some other candi-
date
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

The House republicans had better take to
heart the warning which Mr.. Carlisle gave
them the other day. He said that the next
House would probably be democratic, and
that in such an event the republicans might
have to be throttled by the rules which they
now want to force upon the democrats.
Then, in all probability, Mr.. Reed would
violently denounce his own rules. Hadn't
he better go little slows