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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
The Colonel Was Excused

The confederate soldier had his fun, with his
short rations and pay in inflated currency, says
the Chattanooga Times, and the ''yank" was
not always the subject The writer of -Four
Years in Rebel Capitals. " graphically illustrates
the point:
Refreshed nwardly and outwardy the men
would march down the street, answering the
waving handkerchiefs at every window with
wild cheers Nor did th-y spare any amount
of chat to those luckless stay-at-homes en-
countered on the streets.
Come outr that black coat.' II know ye're
conscripl Don't you want to co for a sojer?'
''Yere's yer chance to git yer subtertootr'
These and siuilIar shouts levelet at the head
of some unlucky wight, brought roars OF laugh
ter from the soldiers and from the victims uu-
sympathetic friends.
AT one house pale boyish.looking youth
was noted at q window with lady. Both ener-
getically waved handkerchie's. and the men
answered with yell; but the opportunity was
too good to lose.
Come right along, sonny" was the cry.
THE lady'A spare YER Here's little musIit
fur ye.'
AN right, boys" cheerily responded the
youth, rising from his seat. Have you got a
leg for me, too?' and Col. F-struck the short
est of stumps on the window seat.
With ore impulse the battalion halted, faced
to the window and came to present" as their
cheers ratified the windows of that block. That
chord had been touched by which the toughest
soldier is ever moved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

1t is not always convenient for the rail-
roads to pay their taxes the day the taxes
are due The legislature of the state
thought they ought to pay them whether it
was convenient to do so or not. 1t imposed
penalty of $500 for failure to pay on Oct.
l Of each year. II did this in 1889
The supreme court derided the other day
that this act OF TIE legislature is unoonsti-
| tutional. According to this decision rail
roa IL cannot be forced to pay their taxes
any sooner than other taxpayers, and pen
| alties for feilnre to pay, other than those
imposed upon other taxpayers, cannot be
| imposed upon them.
| This is point gained for the railroads.
! There is no reason why they should be dealt
with more harshly than other taxpayers
| They should be assessed upon the same basis
| as other property, but there should be no
discrimination either for or against them.
There is too great a disposition to treat
railroads as if they were inimical to the
! public interests. This tax penalty that has
just been declared unconstitutional is an In
stance of this disposition. The fact is they
are the great factors of modern prosperity
The world couldn't get along without them.
1t is true, probably, that they will take
all they can get. They should be permitted
TO take only what is right, and restraining
power Is therefore necessary. But it doesn't
follow that they should be dealt with IN
justly. IL is mistake to enact laws ag linst
them as If they were enemies. Let them be
dealt with from the high plane of justice,
and to deal with them in that way requires
conscientious and careful study on the part
of those who make laws and regulations for
| their control
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
What He Wanted,

The eccentricities of great men are not to be
interfersd with, says the Saturday Summary,
especially when the great men are in bad
humor. A new story of Cen Jackson relates
that, while on one of his journeys to Tennessee
aboet the time of the nullitcatou excitement,
he arrived at Virginia village In q very i'm
patient state of mind. both with public affairs
and with the state of the roads.
The President was entertained as a guest at
the house Of lady in the village. and although
he tried TO be polite, the state of vexation
which he was in affected him visibly.
His hostess. at the supper table, IVES much
alarmed to see the general swallowing with
great rapidty cup of almost boiling-hot tea
wait, wait, general exclaimed the lady.
LET us give you some cold water NO, /
thank you. waam," said the general, con
tinUing TO drink.
But I don't see how you can drink that
boiling hot tea without scading yourself"
mo wonder you can't ma am " said jackson;
81 am scalding myself"
But. sir, why do you -"
Good gracious, ma'am" exclaimed the
general; don't you see that l want TO scald
myself"
The lady refrained from making any further
suggestions as to her distinguished guest com
fort.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

Legislator Charles J. Gregory of
Kansas gives the Kansas third party
agitators pretty hard character.
AS he is member Of the state
legislature from an agricultural district he
ought to know whereof he speaks Not only
does he describe them as ignorant, but he
adds that "they are scoundrels." Further
more he says that they are not farmers
and "do not represent the farming
element as the people at large believe" Ac-
cording to Mr.. Gregory they are made up
largely of "hotel keepers. ex-office holders,
and, in many instances, gamblers" That
sounds rough. Continuing the gentleman
| states that Jerry Simpson is not farmer"
and "never worked on farm dav in his
life." But he was marshal of Dodge CITY
for number of years" 1t is well known
as one of the toug est places in the west
Still Jerry didn't risk much. Instead, Ibis
principal business was to send out his depu-
ties to be killed or shot to pieces by cow
boys" Then the Kansan goes ahead to
size up Mrs. Lease, whom no positively de-
clares is mot farmers wife and has not
lived on a farm for at least ten years" and
the legislator has reason to think that 'she
DOESN'T even sympathize with the needs of
the farmers. She is simply an enthusiastic
free suffragist and came out for the third
party because she saw an opportunity to
exploit her views"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

BY all means adopt Legislator Rysrs sug-
gestion aud cordially invite the whole leg
islature to come down and inspect the city
water front. Not that the gentlemen com.
posing that body know anything 10 par
ticular about water fronts in a general way,
but they are accustomed to handle votes
which might be used to the advantage of
this corner of the state and 1t might be
qualification to them to come and see it for
themselves. Possibly such a view Of the
situation might convince them that this part
of the state needs some attention and needs
it badly. At all events we should be glad
to see the gentlemen and show them some
thing of life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
INDEX no INV ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEEr1Nes-Alpha Lodge No. 1, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasons; Savannah
Castle No. s, X. G. (.
SPECIAL NOTICES Mutual Reserve Fund Life
Association Of New York; Savannah Lodge No.
81. K. of P; House for Sale, Harmon, Walker
& Co.; Jail Lot for Sale, Harmon, Walker
& Co.
MILITARY ORDERs-Order No. So, Georgia
HussaTs.
SUMNER REsoRTs-G ramercy Park, New York
City.
F1NANo1A1-Beport of the Condition of the
Merchants National Bank
EpucAr1oNAL-Mt. Pleasant Military Acade-
my, Sing Sing, New York.
ADJUSTMENTS Base Ball To-day. c. L. A.
VS. Y. NJ G. A.
AUCTION SALEs-Hams, Flour, Etc, by l. D.
LaRoche & Son; Sundries by J. j. Oppenhem.
TyBEE's SURF-B, b. Levy & Bro.
CHEAP CoLUMS ADvZaTIssMENrs Help Want
ell; Employment Want 81; For Rent; For Sale;
Lost: Persona: Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
A Crusty Bachelor on Woman.

Albert E. Hunt in Minneapolis Tribune
She could sing like any siren, and write poetry
like Byron,
She could tell you all the mysteries of as
tronomic lore.
She had memorized Euripides. had been to the
antipOdas,
And could talk so well about it that you'd
neer think her bore.
She was young and she was pretty, she was
stylish and quite witty,
And her family tree was planted when the
DrIids lived and fought;
She was riCh-as rich CrCesus-but not tickle
or capricious
And in all her life she never did thing she
hadn't ought.
She did not like other women, practice wiles
men thought inhuman,
And her culinary powers were unlimited,
ween;
While live shan't forget her-no one could
. who e'er had met her
, But, alas | only made her sweet acquaint.
ance in a dream.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
Why He Does Not PLAY Poker.

Ever play pokeri' asked the sport
mot any more, responded the Buffalo Err.
press quiet man.
Have played, them"
YES, bat I've learned better"
lose muchF'
mot such great deal but it was more than
| care to lose again.
Fall in with sharpers2"
"Oh, no; lost to person whom had taught
the game" and he related the following story:
Two weeks salary went in two hours, and
could never get cent Of it back. | made I'm
my mind that | was too unlucky for a poker
player, so swore off. Haven't played since.
guess it's Just as well lost the money It taught
me good lesson-may have saved me from
losing a lot more some time
That's SO; better keep out if you're unlucky.
Who did you say it was beat yous''
The quiet man hesitated, blushed q little, and
answered: MY wife.''s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

The proposition pending in the legislature
to divert the SO. 900 appropriated to mill
tary purposes for 1892 TO the cause Of educa-
ton cannot possibly meet the approval OF
majority of the people Of the state. 1t IS
movement backward, not forward IL is
/ true that the school fund is not as large as
it should be or as large as the people would
/ like TO have il, but the public school system
[ although Of the highest Importance, Is not
the only institution that Is necessary ior the
promotion Of the best interests CT the state
And there is a suspicion that the proposition
To turn the military appropriation over to
the school fund grew out of hostility to the
volunteer forces rather than aydeslre to IN
crease the efficiency # the public schools.
The military appropriation, although 1t Is
great assistance % the military, IS 50 small
that II would be scarcely a no,lcsaole addl-
tlo1 = tie school fund.
But proper military system :, IN
large measure. 81 eilca-1-1-. system The
volunteer forces are en- pCss- almost
wholly q young mea. Ac5 aae -S--lrS they
Sss II thelr MILITARY o-Sa,-zs-.r-s I'M
presses upcn hes, tos za:sss-iV - -oetl-
e2os - rule, tAs i--qc-tADas & discipline
sud shs SCI; --1z1I - s. c---.asl.-1. These
t1.rEs zre assa11lz uu1a- 56rco--st-c lls-l-
tGCo2s -aev -zAEt 81. Ihs vo-zC men be-
Ter -1s1. t,s.rsA- III zsIs sn1 s-1 --es;.y %
1As-- .asoaas u Success u Ifs 41-esi, the
;--&--.--lS tins r1auaars o. the military or
gs--zs1l ms cal Ii suaaiszasDrA. t. TIE train
"a "a 5rilaa ~ y bne e31-no- schools
E2vne shown s Wiling eSs - encourage
TIRE voimltsar forces, TIE stste would make
E-aa1 mistake 4 Il sho1i1 adopt the policy
@. is,rul.c 1ls-1 asks care Of themselves.
Tn3sr t1Gt policy, WITS; moral right would
Il 1kvs 30 Ga. op1n them for assistance if
s. emergency II which their services were
i11,e-srivelT necessary should arise. And
such ST emergency is likely to arise at any
tine. Every once in while some one Of
the military companies is called upon to
quell disturbance which has got beyond
the control of the local authorities. And is
not every call responded to promptly and
willinglyl Are not the people conscious of
feeling Of greater security because of the
existence of the volunteer forces3
What folly would it be then for the legis-
lature 10 virtually uesbToy tue ululVaTy
spirit of these forces by saying by its action
that the state has no use for them and fails
to see that they serve any useful purpose.
1t can hardly be possible that the legisla-
ture will pursue SO unwise course. About
every other state is lending its volunteer
forces helping hands encouraging them
in every possible way. Shall Georgia,
the empire state Of the south, take the other
course-the backward course.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
BRIGHT BITS.


isn't Mr.. Marsden a professional MANI"
20, mol His manhood isquite amateursh." -
Puck.
THE Bosom FRIEND- They tell me. Nell, that
you are engaged.
I he victim-Dear me! Is it to any one I
knOw?-Pucf.
EDITOR of Religious Paper Ito editorial writer
What are you engaged upon?
Editorial Writer-I am roasting a hereto.
Cape Cod Item.
Ais land dear in Italy?
B,-No, but the grounds rents are awful.
What's the cause of that?'
Earthquakes. "-Terds SGtinGs.
GERTRUDE refused Tom four times before
she married him." said girl to her friend at
the seaside.
'Ah, see. 1t was case Of well-shaken before
taken. " Washington Post.
Have YOU Watts on the Mindy asked a
South Second street girl of the intelligent clerk
NO, miss, replied the intelligent clerk, but
have warts on the knuckles il you'd like to
see some. "-BrooktHTl Edole.
SQUEERs (at the circus)-Look at Pennibs
See how he starts every time the r!ngmasteT
tlourisnes his horsewhip,
Nickleby-Yes; Pennibs used to edit society
paper, you know.-BoSt0n Nelcs.
CLERGYMAN docking at the contribution boxes
Judging from the nickels and pennies, you
must have thought when | asked you to remem-
as collection.-Detrott Free Press.
As HE sailed across the tide
FOoiShly he tied the sail
To the railing at the side,
And was sided DER the rail.
When he landed in the sea-
Where, though he could see the land,
He was stranded 'monx the fishes
Till they tished him from the strand.
-NetC York Herald.
WEIDoN-You a church member9 Won SIR.
prise me! I've known you for q dozen years,
and never should have suspected it.
Raredon-My friend, you don't expect man
to bring his religion with him when he comes
here on Change do you?-Chicdgo Tribune.
ARcH IMP-Tm getting tired Of this summer
resort; think I'll sell ont to a younger man.
Ordinary Devil-Have you any successor in
minds ra ID
Arch Imp-That fellow who runs the Rams
Horn knows as much about my methods as
do myself .-NeIo YOrk Herald.
He failed in everything, they say,
And poorer grew from day to day
But did not sit him down bewailing
Because he had not won success
He en- cred into business
And now he's growing rich by failing
-en .rf1 -AeIc YORK Press.
=. - Y HAT do you suppose Thompson did when
the fiat he lives 10 caught a-fre the other
day" igsseH
'sent in an alarm"
NO; he became wildly excited apparently.
and threw his wife's pug out Of the third story
window. Killed the brute, of course; and now
she is wondering if Thompson didn't know Just
what he was doing all the time. INDIANAPOLIS
Journal sat Fi1s
HARRY eau in from his play roaring like a
little bull of Bashan, he cries so often and so
easily that little anxetFis felt when he is heard
screeching his HARDEST On this occasion his
mother said
Wen, well. HARRY, what now"
.fs9rI have skln't my knee"
eSkint it, Harry?"
o, yes. yes! i was walking along and fell
down and when / Reesgpa my knee was all skun
HLq6e - .l >.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
A Confederate Veterans, Home.

II is expected that the bill providing for
the acceptance by the state OF the confed-
crate home grounds and buildings at At
lanta will be acted upon to-day by the
finance COMMITTEES. The committee has
had It under consideration for quite long
time II is understood, of course, that the
state will have to support the home II 1t ac-
ceots the property. The fact that it is diff
cult TO estimate closely the cost OF main
tanning 1t has prevented probably an earlier
report 1t is an easy matter, Of course, to
saw that it will cost $1,000 or $4,000 year,
but the probabilities are that it viii cost a
| great deal more.
| But it will not be denied that the state
ought TO provide q home for disabled veter-
I ans who have no means of support. Ad-
hitting this, the question which presents it.
/ self is " he,her the home that is offered as
gift can be maintained at a cost no greater
than the cost Of securing and maintaining
a home in another part Of the state, II this
question Is determined in favor of the At
lanta home the pending bill should be acted
upon fsvoTsbly.
The state cannot ma intain home with
out considerable expense, and if the reve-
nues are not sufficient TO meet the expense
the revenues should be increased. The peo-
pie are able to take care of the disabled vet
Grams, and there is no doubt that they are
willing 10 do it.
Care should be taken, of course, that the
veterans of no particular portion of the
state should be favored over those of other
portions. The capacity of the home is
limited, and it Is not improbable
that the veterans Of few counties would
exhaust its present accommodations, or the
accommodations the state would likely
provide within the next few years. As the
home will have to be maintained by gen.
eral tax, each county should be on an equal
footing with every other county with re-
spect to the admission OF veterans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
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a Worn Out Topic.

There is, of course, good deal of interest
felt in the condition of Mr.. Blaine's health,
particularly among republicans, but have
not the continued references of the press to
it become rather tiresome9 For weeks the
New York papers have been printing dis
patches from Bar Harbor about it daily, and
last Sunday the World devoted nearly a
page to it, And the country is not yet
satisfied whether Mr.. Blaine is very sick
man or not.
Some of the dispatches contain the state
ment that the glow of health is upon his
cheeks, and that within a few weeks he will
be at his desk in the state department..
Others assert that he will never again be
able to attend to official duties.
The truth is no doubt that Mr. Blaine
has been quite a sick man, but is now 80
nearly well that he could attend to the
duties of his office without fear Of a relapse
if his presence at Washington were abso-
lutely necessary. And few lines from an
authoritative source, stating just what Mr..
Blaine's physical condition is, would give
better satisfaction to the public than all
the columns of stuff about It that are now
being published.
The papers which are devoting so much
attention to Mr.. Blaine's health, however,
have other objects than the keeping of the
public correctly informed about Mr.
Blaine's health. Some are trying to bring
him forward as the republican candidate
for President, while others are trying tC
make it appear that he is so near being q
dead man that it would be folly to think o.
him as presidential candidate.
But the efforts of these papers for and
against Mr.. Blaine will neither help MOI
hurt his prospects for becoming the presi
Dental candidate of his party. Before the
time for the meeting of the national repub
lican convention the truth about Mr.
Blaine'S health will be known to abou
everybody who is at all Interested in it
The discussion that is now going on abou
it. therefore, is only so much time and
newspaper spacs wasted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

Guessing for prizes and newspaper ballot
ing schemes are played out They have
been worked to death. Since everybody
has bad whack at them, from clergymen
to policemen and bartenders, the plb-
locations that do not sell except as the
wrapping paper for some willy scheme
might work up summer vacations or popus
lar testimonials for the most eminent and
versatile crook or the mos absurd chappie,
otherwise known as turkey-legs, because of
their propensity for roosting on one foot as
they gaze upon passers-by. Many good
specimens of the bird may daily be seen
hanging about the corner saloons in
this city. Then there is the nimble
aud piquanI ballet dancer and the
hustling though homely stableman who
have not yet received proper recognition.
They are about the only fraternities that
have been sighted. Great enthusiasm
might be aroused over the popularity of the
agile kicker of the ballet Ballots should
simply roll in on that proposition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
A Nice Little Romance,

He was handsome rosy-cheeked old broker,
says the Detroit Free Press
She applied for a position as type
writer.
And she was plump as partridge and pretty
as a picture.
viii you give me your manner" he in
quired kindly, after few preliminary ques-
TONS
She blushed
He was blind
I'd rather take yours, sir" she said, with a
cute little smile.
And CUpid's a COW if she didn't get it within
year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

Another street fight between two roughs
is going the rounds of the eastern press
under the guise of "a duel" simply because
it ohanced to occur in Alabama. Absurd
ity is added to it by the fact that one COM
blatant knocked the other down with a club
while his opponent used heavy stone. If
that's what the Mortified editors of peaceful
proclivities call a duel it is not surprising
that they regard it as "a relic Of barbarism
and a very represensible practice
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

At this exciting juncture in the pro
ceedings Agriculturist Jerry Rusk pauses
in his manipulation of the weather ma
cline to remark that this is Eau unusually
ccol july" Right, Jerry. Perfectly cor
rrci Sit down
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

Pennsylvania has red-hot religious war
at Allentown between two bishops Of the
Evangelical church. They are doug big
advertising and running a humming cam
paign. tits aquestion Of orthodoxy s usual
Orthodox religion appears 10 be growing a
trihe aggressive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

Brazil is going through pretty much the
same experience that the southern states
did with their servants just after they were
manumltted. They were not partial to hard
work at best But they will finally come
to realize that it is question of work or
starve, and then they will go to work again.