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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
rillman,tes Are Thrifty.

South Carolina is somewhat stirred up
over a recent legislative enactment affecting
the principal industry and commercial inter
est Of the state. TiIlmanism is beginning 20
show its hand and reach tor the stakes that
were played for last fall Tnlmanites are
tighte.ing their legislative grip upon the
reins Of government
Under the provisions Of a bin that has
just passed the legislature a commission is
to be formed to take charge Of all the river
phosphate mines in the nsvigable streams
Of the state. Il is 70 collect from all miners
royalty not TO exceed g per ton on all
the rock mined This causes the miners to
vigorously kick. At present the rate Of
royalty is but 81 per ton, aud the companies
mining the rock say that to take any larger
share than this would be little short Of ex-
tortion." But. as the rock belongs TO the
state and not to the companies, that charge
cannot easily be sustained.
Beside collecting royalties the commits
sioners are vested with discretionary pow
ers which do not appear to be very clearly
limited. In case deposits are illegally
mined or otherwise molested the commits
AAOAEAo 6Ar duLuoEAECA III buo ldaAAD hAaA Oh
behalf Of the state to take such proceedings
as they may be advised are proper to ter
inmate any such molestation, interference,
or obstruction. and place the state, through
its agents. the board of phosphate commits
sioners, in possession OF the same"
These powerful new officials are to be
known as the South Carolina Board of
Phosphate Commissioner. That title is not
suggestive Of a very fine flavor. So it is not
so surprising that the commissioners are at
present somewhat in bad odor even among
the dealers who delve in phosphate. AS the
new commissioners are avowedly opposed
to the present regulations controlling the
trade the mining companies are naturally
uneasy in anticipation Of radical altera-
tons in the governing rules that are likely
to seriously disturb their established
methods of business.
They say that the almost unlimited scope
Of the commissioners authority gives them
the power to ruin the industry IL they are so
disposed. But there Is no earthly reason
why the commissioners should destroy the
industry. On the contrary there is every
reason why they should not. Their most
Objectionable characteristic is, apparently,
their tendency to increase the states revenue
from the royalties. To that the companies
are, of course, opposed. Therein lies the
chief cause of dissension. By increasing
the states revenue the commissioners are
only doing what they were put there for.
This is probably but one of several Tillman
devices for increasing the state income.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
Comical WAY to Collact,

Despairing of getting any money from a
large number of their ultra. fashionable GUS
toners after. long and patient waiting the
New York Society OF Merchant Tailors
have decided TO have some fun with the
dead beats. To that end, about the middle
of February next, the knights OF the tape
and shears will collect all of the rusty and
overgrown bills they have on hand and put
them up at public auction for sale to the
highest bidder. This is a novel and com
plete revenge, even though it is somewhat
savage. Many of those recalcitrant debtors
will Immediately shake in their credit
bought shoes and begin TO think of precipi-
tate fight ere that gaping crowd of irrev-
erent and curious clubmen and actors sand
mercilessly critical journalists gets
around that batch of antique bills and
sets to work scanning them over and COM
menting on their construction and var
iously estimated antiquity. Rather than
submit to such horrible torture some of the
delinquents may possibly be actually driven
to the desperate expedieut of paying their
faded accounts. But the chances are that
not many of them will be SO deeply affected.
Still they will doubtless very freely ex-
press the opinion that the course the tired
tailors have adopted is mo way to treat
gentleman. And the "howling swells" will
Immediately proceed to howl.
1t is novel way TO collect bad bills.
But the absurdity of the thing will doubtless
draw together large crowd, bent on hav-
ing fun, though it is not likely that any
great sums for autograph debts will be real
lied, unless it may be in few isolated in
stances where an enemy may want to get
claim to hold over some person particu-
larly obnoxious to him.
No doubt but the whole performance
will be several degrees better than a circus
all the way through.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
Not a sudden Avowal.

''The suddenness Of my avowaI, Miss Pinkie,"
the young man said, feverishly, according to
the Chicago Irtbue, may have taken you by
surprise
mo, cannot say
1T is true had no right to address you in
such terms You had given me no reason to
hope that you looked upon me in any other
light than that of a friend. Yet was carried
away. l acted on impulse IL made fool
of myself
The young woman nodded.
Yet did not surprise you?"
She shook her head.
''H'ml l am at q loss to understand you
Miss Pinkie. Maddened by your Intoxicating
beauty, lost control Of myself. l presumed
upon an acquaintance of only few weeks and
declared a passion that ought TO have held in
check. Your prompt rejection of my suit is
merited rehuke to my audacity. Yet l have
endeavored to soften the blow by the reflection
unawares-that l surprised you. And you say
l did notg''
You did not.'
Then, Pinkie Billmore," he exclaimed.
"have you been tri6ing with me? Have YOU
artfully led me to declaration for the sole pur-
pose of rejecting me scornfully? l never
breathed word of love until this evening.
have studiously concealed my feelings. How
does it happen" he went on, holding tightly to
the back of q chair as If to steady himself
that my sudden burst of passion did not take
you by surpriseS"
Because, Mr.. Longshot," gently replied the
young woman, in whose lovely blue eyes, moist
with tenuer sympathy, there shone the clear
light of truth itself. because saw when you
came in that you had tremendous jag ON
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
The Legend of a Duchess

Rebu Gregory PreIGn in Galveston Ne1cs
The duchess sat by the latticed pane
And watched the world as it passed below
A Christmas world in its garb of snow;
And her look was full Of fine disdain.
She counted her presents one by one;
The dukes great pearl with its ruby set,
The empress splendid coronet
And a hundred more ere the tale was done.
Yet her heart was full Of minor strain;
She longed for the skies of q southern land
For light and beauty on every hand,
And the Christmas bells of her native Spain
She felt the breath of that warmer air,
And saw the cathedral old and gray
Where on festival days she was won't to pray,
With lace mantilla upon her hair
A culver crept to her naughty mouth,
Her breast heaved under the diamond CLASH:
Though she had more than a queen could ask.
She pinned mid the ice for the south! the SOUTH
At length there entered dainty page;
A casket he bore from some mighty lord,
Which should have hidden peri's hoard
OF treasures held from another age.
She lifted the lid in a listless way
Then her face was filled with a sudden light.
For there lay the roses, red and white,
Which had doomed in Spaia but the other day.
Fairer she seemed than ever before,
Dancing that night at the emperors ball;
But, as for her jewels she scorned them all:
Her only gems were the flowers she wore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1891.
American Poachers.

The North American Commercial Com
pany, which holds from the government the
exclusive right TO take seals in the Bsrng
sea. thinks that the government pays too
little attention TO American poachers. The
president Of that company, in a recent let
GER, stated that three-fourths OF all the seals
caught unlawfully were caught by Ameri-
can poachers. From the noise the govern
ment is making about foreign poacners the
impression prevails that about all the
pOaching is done by foreigners.
II can hardly be the policy Of the govern
msnt TO make only a weak resistance TO the
poaohing of Americans while opjecting IN
the most emphatic manner to poaching by
foreigners. In his controversy with Lord
Salisbury one Of the strong points which
Mr. Blaine makes is that the poachers, by
On indiscriminate slaughter of the female
seals at all seasons Of the year, will soon
destroy all the seals. The seals. he says,
will become extinct, just as the buffaloes
have
II what the president of the North Ameri-
can Commercial Company says is true, is
not the government a little romiss In its
dutyl If it wants to preserve the seal fish
cries, why doesn't it make greater exertions
to drive American poachers from Boring
seat If the controversy with England con-
tinues TO drag along the poachers will settle
the seal controversy before the diplomats
do. They will kill all the seals, and then
there will be nothing for the diplomats to
dioonao
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
Harrison is Indifferent to Harm ony

Harrison is Indifferent to Harm ony.
Egotism appears to be President Harri-
sons chief distinguishing characteristic.
Experience does not seem to teach him any
thing. To-day he is just as fatuitously
blind to the shortcomings of his personal
Judgment and his general administration of
the government as he could have been the
first hour after his Inauguration. Many of
his latest acts have been quite as awkwardly
devoid Of all tact and Judgment as his APP
pointment of Wanamaker and his advocacy
of the force bill But what appears
most incomprehensible is the lit
tie mans evident opinion that he
is far greater than all Of his coadjutors and
his whole party combined. In his dumpy
and bowSlegged way he seems to be trying
to initiate Cleveland's individuality without
Cleveland's praiseworthy purpose, and
Cleyeland's irmness without an iota of his
fixed principle. Naturally he makes an
egregious failure. In fact he is making him
self utterly ridiculous.
Lately be has been making himself par
ticularly Objectionable and getting himself
very cordially disliked by deliberately ig-
noring the recommendations of north
western senators in the matter of ap-
pointmerts within their own states and
substituting the preferences of his personal
acquaintance aud their families and next
of kin. This has mortally offended and
probably irreconcilably alienated four or
more of the newly entered statesmen, who
declare they wouldn't sustain Harrison for
municipal wood-chopper, or words to that
effect.
Still the old man goes serenely on, affec-
tionately stroking his beard and convincing
himself without difficulty that he is rapidly
getting the world in a sling and amazing a
grateful country with the stupendous de-
velopment of his own massive intellect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
Terrible Naval Torpedoes.

After years of negotiation aud expert
ment the war ships of the United States
navy are finally TO be completely equipped
by the addition of the Whitehead torpedo,
which was first introduced nearly twenty
five years ago, and is now in use in nearly
all the navies of the world. Voluminous
reports and oft repeated experiments have
at last had their effect.
For more than ten years the United
States, which claims to be among the most
progressive nations of the world, has been
the only civilized country that had not
adopted that only effective adjunct Of ma
val defense and assault in modern ware
fare. It is the automobile fish tor
pedo that is considered the most
destructive projectiIe ever introduced into
civilized conflict Constant submersjon
while in motion has been palpably shown to
have no preceptible deleterious effect
upon it. Beside carrying heavy
charge Of a powerful explosive with
safe and sure means of igni-
ton it has fully demonst rated a reliable
capacity for propelling itself for a great
distance in a straight line at so very high a
rate Vi bpeeo dS W ESuueE ~ u AOiHiuhOly
dangerous implement Of war.
Therefore the completion of the arma-
ment of our naval cruisers by the addition
of these very useful and necessary engines
of destruction can but prove source of in
finite satisfaction to those who will find the
ingenious contrivance a help and a safe
reliance In case Of conflict, which is now
happily in no immediate prospect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETTSes-DeKalb Lodge No. o, 1. o. o. F..
Branch 80, G. X of A
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Thursdays and Saturdays,
Special Price Days at Heidt's; Election for
Managers of Savannah Hospital; Tybee, the
Mecca Of All Georgia and Florida, c. H.
Dorsett, Real Estate Dealer; Liberty Street
Corner for Sale by G. H. Dorset, Real Estate
Dealer; Concert Season.
CIRCULAR No. lSS-Railroad Commission of
Georgia
LEGAL NoTIcEs-Citations from the Clerk Of
che Court Of Ordinary; Application u Sell
Property of Thomas Theus, Deceased; Applica-
tion for Incorporation of Brosius Rotary Engine
Company.
To MEcHANIcs--Palmer Hardware Company
FURNITURE, CARPETS, ETo.-Llndsay & Nor
gan.
I CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISE MENTs-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale; Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02

The MORNING NEWS is on file at the following
places, where Advertising Rates and other in
formation regarding the paper can be obtained:
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AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION,
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BOSTON
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CHICAGO
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CINCINNATI
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02

Hannibal Hamlin has been out OF the United
states Senste a good many years. says the
about Washington who like TO tell good story
OF him An old Maine man told one of these
stories the other day. 1t was in the days of the
war, ana Mr.. Hamlin was backing Mr.. A for a
place In the government service. Tue appoint
ment was all listed; but at the last moment
Secretary Welles interfered and had a man
from his own State put In the place. Mr.. A.
went TO Mr.. Hamln in great trouble.
II do not care 70 antagonizs Secretary
Welles, p" said the Vice President. $50 guess I
will let this go and get you another place. Is
there any Office Ia the post office department
that you wantf'
Mr.. A considered a moment, and then said:
Yes, 1 should like place as special agent
'All right. call hack" was Mr.. Hamlin's
night, but they drove at once TO the residence
OF Montgomery Blair, who was Postmaster
General. Mr.. Blair was at home, and seemed
highly pleased to see the vice president Mr..
Hamlin stated briefly that Mr.. waDted a
place as special agent. Mr. Blair was very
gracious. would be highly pleased to do any
thing he could for Mr.. Hamlin's friend, and
thought that he coul1 do something, but
bring bis papers around the next day they
would be- put on file, and. when there should be
vacancy. Mr.. A would probably be ap-
pointed.
Mr.. A. was about to express his gratitude
when the Vice President, who had been listen
ing with an expression black a thundercloud,
broke IN. 1 am on MT. A s papers and TO-
morrow will not do. He wants the place. and
he wants il now"
why. Mr.. Hamln, you talk as if you were
in earnest" stammered the astonished Post
master General
"Of course / am in earnest. Do you suppose
would come here with Mr.. A. at this time of
night if were not!''
well, let Mr.. A. come around to the post
office department tomorrow morning. and 1
VIII have his commission ready for him, - re-
piled the Postmaster General, now thoroughly
convinced that when Hannibal Hamlin wanted
an Office for man he was going to have it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
A Farmer Who Did Not Want Soap


You can either beat farmer as slick as
grease or you can't beat him at all, said the
patent hoy fork man to the New York Sun as we
were talking about his adventures in the rural
regions. That is, he is either gullible or over
suspicious. Some will refuse q good thing and
some will snap at swindle l think can illus
trate my declarations right here or at least one
OF them. The man in the seat over there is a
farmer"
II should say So"
And he's one Of the sort who suspects every
stranger. Watch me try him."
He took a cake of toilet soap from his sachel,
and going over to the farmer saluted him in
pleasant manner and added:
Il have a new make of soap here which am
Introducing to the public. II is worth Is cents
cake, but make the price OILY 81
Don't want it, was the gruff reply.
with every cake goes a IS greenback, a gold
bracelet, the deed of a town lot in Kansas
pocket knife, pair of eyeglasses and a solid
gold ring"
Don't want 'em, sir"
AS | want your opinion of the soap will
give it to you. -
Il won't take i'll"
But, sir, in order to introduce It into your
neighborhood 1 will give you 100 cakes free, and
at the same time leave five watches and five
deeds to town lots
Look a-hersl' shouted the farmer as he
jumped up and spat on his hand. "You 20
away from me- or I'll mash you'll Pm on to your
tricks, old man. aud if you think you have picked
up a ,hayseed, you are barking up the wrong
tree"
And the hay-fork man had to move lively to
escape the blow leveled at his nose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
a Diseaee Unaccountably Prevalent

The prevalence Of ailments attributable to
miasmatic poison in the air that people
breathe, and the water they drink, is well nigh
unaccountable. Not alone in pestilential
swamps, badly drained suburban districts, and
marshes exposed to the suns rays by the reced-
ing tide, is this scourge of humanity found.
Even in great cities, healthfully located skill
fully severed, we'll looked after in every respect
in a sanitary way, we find malaria Its presence
is often inexplcaole, but its attacks are always
preventable. The protector Is Hostetter's
stomach Bitters. The eradicator bears
the same name-a name known to
thousands throughout our broat land
and elsewhere as synonym of re-
lief. prevention and cure of the insidious dis
orders in its abominsble phases-chils and
fever, bilious, remittent, dumb ague and ague
cake as well as others. Nor is the Bitters less
biliousness and rheumatism.-Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
She Was Particular.

81 want to ask you question" she said to
the clerk in the fish store, says the Detroit Free
Press. An oyster has two shells?'
'Yes'm."
They are served on the half shell?'
"Yes'm."
(which shell is ite"
why, don't know as they make any differ
ence which shell it isl
Isn't there a differencef"
Il don't think So"
II thought there must be-" she continued
with look of disappointment. MY husband
raised Ned this morning because he got his left
sock on his right foot through my carelessness
and wanted to see if he was as careful about
his oysters"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
0UR NEW YORK OFFICE.

MR. J. J. FLYNN, General Advertising Agent
e the MoRxHe NEWS, Office % Park Row,
New York. An advertising business outside of
ihs states of Georgia, Florida and South Caro-
lima wiz be managed by him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02

'Brummenghem Joe" Chamberlain ven
lures the opinion that "home rule is as dead
as Queen Anne" But he views it from a
prejudiced standpoint. Politically Mr..
Chamberlain is somewhat dead himself.
So he knows how it feels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
Wrong Use of Words.

Misapplioation of ordinary words and ex-
pressions is apparently growing more and
more common as time goes on. Language
is used rather recklessly of late years.
Slang was never SO prevalent as now.
Words are used to express meanings wholly
different from what they were originally
intended to convey.
Amount is a very much abused word. 1t
is used Unfortunately to imply quantity,
volume, force, sum, strength, bulk, degree
and many other conditions it was never iu-
tended to express. Correctly it applies only
to pecuniary value. Elegant is often mis-
used to express excellence, and 30 on dd
inJinitum. Who ever saw anything elegant
about a dish of soupa Yet 1t is frequently
so described.
Possibly no expression in the American
language is more freely perverted than the
word refinement Certainly no word has
drifted farther from its original and proper
significance in the general acceptation of its
meaning. Publication Ia the defined, strict
Interpretation Of the word. More correctly
it is the result Of publication, Refined sub
stances or commodities such as sugar,
from which all extraneous or inferior quail
ties or component parts are rigidly elimi,
mated. Their final condition conveys quite
an accurate idea of the true definition of the
word. Yet 1t is constantly used to express
riches and the accompanying luxuries
which may be far removed from it. Mil
honaires are not infrequently rude vul-
garians. Often 1t is applied to educational
attainments or intellectual endowments
which are not essentially accompanied by
it. DR.. Samuel Johnson was scholarly
genius and boor. Even Admirable
Crichton made a vulgar display of his
requirements. More frequently refinement
is associated with mental cultivation, with
which it is by no means invariably identi-
fled. Between these latter two expressions,
few people of the most liberal education
and broad native intelligence ever draw
the proper distinction.
Cultivation may be readily acquired by
any one, while refinement is essentially an
innate quality. That well directed intelli-
gence, education and cultivation measur-
| ably conduce to refinement is true enough.
But they do not in themselves constitute it.
They are merely among the ensuing effects,
but are in no sense the cause. Nor are
they an invariable accompaniment of that
condition. True refinement is an acquisi-
| ton of time and environing influences and
development more than effort. In its own
peculiar but unmistakable way it will
manifest itself even though cultivation,
education, wealth and even intelligence
are wholly lacking. That it is not suffi-
GENTLY prevalent to become more generally
understood is an unfortunate circumstance
that can only be deeply deplored.