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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
Prudence in Mourning.

| The economy which is too strong to be dis
turbed by grief or bereavement is so akin to
ayarice that no one feels any self -reproach for
holding it up to ridicule. says Youths Com.
pdnIO1l, although the circumstances may have
to do with the saddest of events There was
once an eccentric old lady who lived in one of
the seaport towns of New England aud who
was renowned alike for her oddities and FOR
what her neigh5Ors called her 'nearness." She
was a widow and had inherited not a little DrOD.
erty from her husband, which she carefully
handled, and which increased in her care II
was made a matter of reproach that she did not
erect tombstone to her husband, but she al
ways sad that she could not afford such an ex
pense.
In course of time, however. the widow made
up her mind To have tablet. aud accordingly
went 10 Boston TO select it. She visited one
marble yard after another, but for a long time
could find nothing cheap enough to suit her
AT last she came upon large and handsome
slao which was get aside to be cut down.
You see it was spoiled. the stonecutter ex-
plalnsd. we began 1t for man named Marx,
put his vile changed her mind by the time we
had got 50 much of the name on, and there is
the whole slab spoiled"
III take it off your hands" the widow said
promptly. If you'll let me have it reasonably -
: 20, IN let you have it very cheap. to save the
bother of having il cut over. But what can you
do with itf"
cesded to go into the discussion of the price
When she had at last beaten the stonecutter
down to an absurdly low figure, the widow
bought the slab.
There, - she said "now what 7 want Won To
DO Is to put the perfect man after that word in
the same sort or letters, and then the name and
the date can 60 just there
she indicated to the astonished stOnecutter
with her long finger the disposition of the in
scriptlon, and thus it came about that in q Ger
tam well-known cemetery of her native city her
husband sleeps under marble whereupon the
world is edmonished to Mark the perfect
mani"
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Teamster Jim.

r. j. Burdette IN Neto York Sunday Mercury.
mind the day he was married, and danced at
the weddin' too,
An kissed the bride, sweet Maggie, daughter
of Ben McGrew.
mind how they set I'D housekeeDin, two voung
poor, happy fools,
When jim only stock was heavy truck an
four Kentucky mules.
Well, they lived along contented, with their
little joys and cares,
An every year baby come, an twice they
come in pairs.
Till the house was full of children. with their
shoutin', an playin', an squalls,
An their singin', an laughin', an cryin', made
bedlam within its walls
An Jim he seemed TO like it, an he spent all his
evens at home
He said It was full OF music an'light from Dit to
dome.
He isined the church, an he used to pray that
his heart might be kept from sin
The stumblln est prayin', but heads an hearts
used TO bow when he'd begin.
So they lived along in that way, the same from
day to day
With plenty of time for drivin' work and a little
time for play,
An GROWN around em the sweetest girls and
the lveliest, manifest boys,
Till the old gray reads Of the two old folks was
crowned with the homelieSt joys.
En-? Come to my story? Well, that's all
They're living just like I said
Only two OF the girls is married an one OF the
boys is dead;
An they're honest an decent an happy an the
very best Christians know
Though reckon in brilliant company they d be
voted leetle SLOW
Q, you're pressed for time Excuse youg Sure.
I'm sorry kept you so long
Good-by. Now, he looked kind o. bored-lke
and reckon that I was wrong
To tell such a COMMONPLACE story of two such
commonplace lives.
But We can't all gi1 drunk an gamble an fight
an run of with Other mems wives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
rhe Grass plat Ordinance.

| 1t is expected that the city council at its
next meeting will consider the advisability
of passing an ordinance prohibiting persons
from walking on the grass in the squares
and bordering the paved streets Such an
ordinance Is very much needed if it is the
intention of the city authorities to continue
| the work of identifying the city. When
the paving Of Liberty street was completed
the residents of that street were inclined to
beautify the plats in front of their re-
spective residences. Many Of them made
an effort TO do So but the people were not
| In sympathy with them, and trampled the
grass whenever it suited their convenience.
1t is evident that unless the grass is pro-
tected in some way it will be impossible to
improve the squares and paved streets as
they should be. And there are great
many people who don't care whether the
streets and squares are made beautiful or
not. There ought to be, however, q public
sentiment sufficiently strong to support the
council in whatever Improvement IL under
takes Surely it is as possible here as else
where to enforce regulations for protecting
the grass.
Much Of the trampliug Of the grass is due
to thoughtlessness. If signs were placed in
conspicuous places warning people to keep
off the grass, q great deal of good would be
effected. Such signs were quite effective
VIXEN the Improvement Of Johnson square
began.
There are those, of course, who will not
respect anything except law, and not even
| that unless compelled to. For such pens
atty ordinance is needed, and to make it
| effective it would have to be vigorously en-
forced. If the mayor were firm in en-
forcing the ordinance, it would not be long
before it would be generally respected. The
people would admire the growing beauty OF
the squares and streets and would recog-
nize the wisdom of it.
And the more that is done to beautify the
city the more willing will the people be to
| lend helping hand.
Savannah is already beautiful city, and
without a great deal of expense she can be
made one of the most beautiful in the coun-
try. The present council is working In the
right direction. The people should give it
all the encouragement they can.
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Ridlculing a MUCH Needed Kem edy.

Ridiculing a Much Needed Rem sdy.
Derision was the only response that
greeted the simple and earnest suggestion
of Alderman Flsgenheimer that the teams
of New York city be directed by ordinance
TO keep in certain streets while going in one
direction and in alternate other streets go
ing in the opposite direction as a means of
relieving the great jams Of tangled vehicles
that now obstruct traffic in that big town.
| Other aldermen all seemed to regard the
proposition as huge joke. Even tho press
representatives describe it in vein of levity
that plainly indicates that their opinion of
it is much lighter than the suggestion really
deserves.
Hooting in that way at plausible if not
an altogether practical proposition is not
creditable to the intelligence of the ward
politicians with whom Alderman Flegen-
heimer is officially associated. Nor was
there anything in the thoughtful alder
mans motion to warrant the very thinly
yelled ridlcule of the New York Tribune
when it remarks that "Mr. Alderman Fle-
genheimer will carry to his dying day the
conviction that he is an unappreciated
man." Should the worthy alderman sub
stitute for that alleged conviction" the
lasting impression that his honest effort to do
his duty by trying to better the condition of
the city was treated with the most fragrant
of gratuitous effrontery his view of the
matter would be fully justified.
Yet the alderman's ingenious device for
relieving the constant pressure of vehicles
in the crowded and narrow streets of
Gotham does not seem to warrant the as
sumption of the Pittsburg Dispatch that
the worthy Teuton will live to see his SIM
pie and sensible proposition adopted There
are practical reasons why it should not be
| adopted in 30 crowded a city. Confining all
the vehicles going in one direction to
alternate streets and all teams going
the other way to the intervening alter
nate streets is all very well and smooth
enough 80 long as they keep constantly
moving in a straight line. But when they
stop or team from a cross street cuts In,
then will the old complications arise Be-
sides this, the vehicle moving northward
would frequently have business in a south
bound street that would necessitate break
ing through the rules. To be sure. the
driver could go half a block beyond his
destination, and drive back with the tide"
after entering the south-bound street. But
his halt to unload would cause obstruction
Nevertheless there is no doubt but the
alder mans suggestion would afford some re-
lief if it did not render travel perfectly
smooth. AT all events the proposition shows
thoughtful disposition TO do something
! nGaful for the naOpla xvh M a1aCfnJ i
that extent he is far superior to the ma
jority of his associates. aud should be ac-
cordingly appreciated.
Honest efforts to serve the public are far
too rare to be ridlculed.
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Willing 70 Reciprocata.

W. Lewis Frazer, the chief of the art depart.
ment Of the Century Magazine, was walking
down Fifth avenue at a late hour few davs
ago on his way from the Salmagundi Club to
his home says the New York EUentng sun A
tall form hove in sight from the shadows Of a
side street The owner of the form was unmis-
takakbly one with whom life had gone hard
His face looked like the dregs of career of
vice. and his clothing was neglected.
Hey, bOss' he whisperei huskily to him
OF the clustering locks Tim hungry, Please
give me something to eat"
Il IN poor man myself, " said M. Frazer
Poor cried the tramp ironically; why, the
price of that cigar you are smoking would make
me happy all night"
Besides, said Mr.. Frazer, in sad and meas
ured tones Il fear that you are not deserving
of charity. You look to me like one who"
That's all right" interrupted the tramp
81 know I'm a rough. I've been in state
prison twice. But l haven't any money aud
I'm hungry
MIR. Frazer's sympathy overpowered his
sense Of justice and he gave the fellow quar-
ter.
"Thankee, boss" calculated the tramp as he
Shutfied down side street.
Mr. Frazer walked bathed In sad reflec
ton. A moment later he heard a hist ~ from
the darkness. The tramp came running back.
Boss " he cried, you're the right sort. Come
and have a drink"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
Caught a Sham Lunatic.

A curious story comes from Berlin, showing
how cheat was discovered. says Golden Daus
A man who was accused of theft set up a plea
of insanity, thereby hoping to escape punish.
ment. Prof. Mendel, a noted specialist was
deputed to examine the prisoner ana report on
IN bed
To all the questions put such as how old he
was. where he lived, what he was called. tina
prisoner invariably answered: ~ don't know. s.
Then the professor took mark out of his
purse and asked how much it was Il don't
know" was the answer, as before
The professor then asked for the prisoners
purse out of which he took a mark, and once
more the man declared that he didn't know its
value; whereupon Prof Mendel put a groschen
into the prisoners purse, while transferring the
mark to his own.
=, Why doctor, crie1 the patient, hastily,
you've made mistake"
The imposture was made bare and the i'm
poster convicted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGs-Savannah Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals; Georgia Chapter
No. 8. R. :. NJ
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-That Elegant Gwinnet
Street Residence for Sale, NJ. J. Solomons
Shortsightedness, w. X. Wilkinson, Real Es
tate Dealer; A Card, by the Executive Com
mittee of the Savannah Liquor Dealers Assc
citation.
AUCTION sALEs-sundries by J. J. Open
helm.
MEN GIT SUMNER CLorHING-At B. H. Levy
e. Bros.
Episcopal High School, Near
Alexandria, Va.
RAILROAD Standardization and Savan'
nah Railway.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERrIsRMENrs-HelpW Want
I'd; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale {;
Lost: Personal. Miscellaneous.
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MEDICAL,
HEALTH IS WEALTH

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preston, Softening OF the Brain resultinS IN %
sanity and leading to misery. decay and dast ~,
Premsture Old Age, Barrenness. Loss Of Pow.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Hoist with mis- own petard is the uncom-
Portable predicament that Mr.. Ignatius
Donnelly now finds himself in. 1t is Just a
little strange that President Donnelly Of
the Minnesota Farmers Alliance should in-
dorse movement to corner wheat that is
made a criminal offenss under the provis-
ions Of constitutional amendment intro
duced in the Minnesota legislature five
years ago by Assemblyman Donnelly
Now the question is whether Mr.. Donnelly
did not know what he had done or whether
he deliberately undertook to violste a law
that he had besn chiefly instrumental in
adopting At all events the spectators
who have kept closely on the short side of
the market will have all the wheat they
want. Possibly the tricky Ignatius has
been playing his rural fraters against his
law for the benefit of his own DO ,ket
There's no telling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
Germans Growing Fame.

Senator German, of Maryland, is coming
to the front rapidly. His name is fire.
quently mentioned in connection with the
democratic nomination for President by
both democratic and republican politicians.
His management of the opposition to the
force bill last winter was so able that the
attention of the whole country was at
tracted to him, and since that time he has
been steadily growing In popular favor.
One of the shrewdest of the republican
politicians, Col. w. W. Dudley, the treas
urer Of the republican national committee,
when asked the other day in Boston:
Whom will the democrats nominate for
President" answered: German. II were
a betting man l wouldn't be afraid to
wager pretty good sum on his nomina-
ton"
1t seems to be understood in Maryland
that the delegation to the national conven-
tion from that state will favor Senator Cor
man for President, and it looks as if he
were so shaping things there as to draw
the attention of democrats of other states tx
himself. That he is a very shrewd politi-
clan there is no doubt, and he talks very
little, aud when he does consent to talk for
publication he is very careful to say moth
ing that will likely become the subject o.
newspaper discussion.
The national convention is a year in tn,
future, aud the indications are that in the
meantime great deal will be heard about
Arthur P. German in connection with tht
democratic nomination for President.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

English miners have formed an alliance
somewhat similar to the farmers alliance.
But they are not demanding any sub-treasu-
ries yet Their principal object is to reduce
the number of working hours to eight.
But their idea Of electing such mine in
spectors as they may choose and have them
paid by the state is not altogether modest
or fair proposition. Such men could not
be relied upon TO protect the just interests
OF the state nor the equitable rights of the
EMPLOYERS
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Salvador has concluded to deny that the
government Is negotiating a loan abroad
After the most robust efforts it probably has
good reason to think that it will not borrow
any money just now. Possibly it is because
the government is mot going to negotiate
q loan abroad" that Salvador is cutting
down expenses by uniting the legations at
Washington and Mexico into one single
legation for both countries
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

When Stanley sprained his ankle the New
York World man must have called upon
MIN suddenly and made himself so welcome
As to merit and receive that dark scowl
that Stanley reserves for those VINO annoy
him. Possibly it was that which led the
young man to assume that the explorer
must quarrel with his wife.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Ais quiet along the muddy Holston once
more. By the gracious permission of the
mutty miners Of Tennessee the striped
'ouvicts have gone back to digging coal in
The Briceville mines
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Indian farmers are having discouragingly
hard luck at farming. Drought has almost
ruined their crops aud had the effect of
greatly disgusting them with perspiring
labor. But they are not likely to go out on
the warpath again soon- They have not
enough capital left to buy ammunition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Besides being particularly fond of matri-
mony the Mormon appears to be something
Of slugger as well. if the elder who
recently knocked out GENTLE in bare
knuckle scrap in Mississippi is a fair speci--
men. But the church people of whatever
sect they may be who would indulge in
that sort Of brutality are not burdened with
enough religion to embarrass any one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Doubtless it is very comforting to the Ger
nan government to know that the demented
New Yorker who went recently to Berlin
With the avowed intention of getting up
Icrapping match with the kaiser, has at last
been safely locked up. What the nature Of
ais grievance was Is an unsolved mystery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
a Generous Friendship Suggested.
From the Brunswick Times

The Times is not prepared just now to express
its views on all the matters suggested in the
SAvASNAH News editorial on lone at a Time -
Savannah wants deep water; it is a matter of
more than local Importance that she should
have 1t. OF coarse tee Times thinks the very
same thing about Brunswick. We do not want
to contend With one another about who shall
have it first. Let Savannah go ahead, and any
time the Times can do anything to aid call upon
1t Let US have generous friendship between
Georgia's two leading ports.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Hammering away upon the state ballot
reform oil still continues. But it is likely
to be amended beyond all recognition be-
fore II comes upon its final passage Every
member must put his personal mark upon
such bill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Whether he guesses at it or agitates the
dement's with his peculiar mechanical con-
rivance, Manipulation Melbourne strikes
moisture every time he calls for it. Posi-
ply it is the absurdity of his pretensions and
ais mechanical device that makes the
weather weep.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Repeated failures do not seem to teach
the Pennsylvania coal and iron operatives
anything. One after another they continue
to walk OUT and then walk back again
after their money is all gone-glad to get
work at any figure. That is the penalty Of
the folly of being led around by men who
make money by getting up strikes and
whose salaries go right on when the men
they have persuaded to strike are suffering
for food
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Collision with Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus locomotive was pretty rough on
Tennessee COW. But then she had the
satisfaction Of seeing the engine as much
damaged as she was. That must be some
consolation to al obdurately belligerent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

laundering in the census returns goes right
along cropping out in all quarters. But one
of the most iuexcusably stupid errors yet
reported is that in the recent bulletin on
mines aud mining, in which Indiana
limestone is represented to be worth
only Is cents per cubic foot aud
the gross output to date is reck-
oned at only 100000 cubic feet oolitic
stone. AS matter of fact the stone is sold
at from % to 40 cents per foot and more
than the given gross output is quarried
each year. Such statistics are worthless.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

When the lightning struck that Kentucky
mule the other day it evidently made a
mistake. If it hadn't been lightning it
would not have got away safely.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

While the administration ladies' are abroad
they are taking in the sights pretty thor
oughly. Itdoesn't cost anything. They are
sven going into the wings and examining
the mechanism of the Theater Francaise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Whether our Columbian commissioners
get any exhibits or not, they are certainly
getting pretty well fed in London. Banquet
follows banquet so closely that they will
have to hustle if they manage to do any
thing but eat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29

Indiana was badly shaken up by an
earthquake near Evansville the other day.
5ut that was nothing compared to the
hook that the Harrison faction will receive
when the Hoosier dslegaticn Ia the next
rational republican convention goes against
han
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
Twisting Is Not Exactly His Taste.

From the Chicago NetCs tIad)
II is worth while for the politicians TO note
that since the Bar Harbor invalid sent for his
secretary the British lion has not been leaving
his caudal appendage lying around loose