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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
Too Late.

The justice of the peace had just finished
the ceremony which made two young people,
whose whole appearance was Enthusiastically
rural, man and wife, says the New York sun,
when middle-aged man appeared on the scene.
The bride murmured Par" and then cast her
glance on the floor. The young man shifted
his weight from one foot to the other and eX-
claimed, in a way that would have scanned quite
hearty if his voice had not faltered so:
'Evenin' to ye, neighbour; evenin'n'
By this time the girl had recovered her bal
ance, and smoothing a lock of reddish hair
from her temple with the palm of her hand,
she said:
I'D like fur to know whut briggs you all
these here miles, interferin with other folks
when the Lord knows there's huff holm an
things to do to keep any man busy, if he's got
ord 'ry ambition"
Without noticing her comment the old man
turned to the bridegroom and said:
I'm too late amt I?'
"Ef you mean that we're married, there ain t
no doubt but what ye air" replied the youth
who was also recovering firmness. An l mus
say" he went on with smile at his own sar-
casm, ''aS how we hain't got you to thank for
help much. neither"
Her father pulled at his untrimmed, grizzled
beard, aad looking steadily at the sky through
the opa door on his right, said slowly and in a
monotone:
Jim Swithers, 1 bin neighbor O. your'n
ever sence you was born haint I?''
Yes, ye have
An allus sdoke of We as a likely young
man. Your father an me was the best kind of
fren's, an allus acted as if | had your welfare
at heart: Tended ye money and everything,
didn't ~
Yes"
An done my best to keep ye from mar
ryin this gal didn't l."
You did. sure"
why and he made a rhetorical pause
Cause l knowed her. brung her up, and it
was all me an her mother an the rest of the
family could do to manage her"
The girl tossed her head and shifted.
And tell you" the old man went on, THAT
without no one to help you but yourself youv e
got mighty big contract on your hands Ia
Nv saved you if / could, and now, things ben
as they air, I'll stand by you best kin
He extended his hand to the young man, and
after the grim semblance of congratulate Ions
the party passed down the street toward the
depot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
BRIGHT BITS.

"AH. YES" sighed the good mother in Israel,
''Mr Thiukwortby is good man. He would be
as consistent Christian as | know if he only
had a working belief in hell-Minneapolis
Journal.
Boss (optimist)-Never mind old fellow,
you'll be at the top of the ladder some day.
Hod Carrier (pessimist)-And what if am? !
It's as hard work to Icy brick as it is to carry a
hod- Washington Star
Tom--It always strikes me that your fiancee
is a very cold girl
Jack-My dear fellow, if you paid for the ice
cream she eats. you'd think she had every
reason to be cOld.-Fuck
MEPH1sro-Bring me fan.
Imp-Yes, sir.
Mephisto-I have been up doing some work in
a New York tenement house, and | almost got
roasted.-Ne1c York Herald.
WHEN Satan grasps new guests hand,
And starts to show him through,
He first inquiries in accents bland,
us it hot enough for your
Minneapolis Tribune.
SHE-Did you hear about young Tompkyns'
He-No What?
last night
He-Must have been a mighty good shot
Philadelphia Inquirer
REASONABLE nowles-The rhinoceros is a
native of England, isn't it?
Towels-A native of England! Why. man
Knowles-Why, just look how his clothes fit
him.-Scrtbner's Magazine.
jack have come to believe that there's a
good deal of similarity between Pullman car
porter and Cupid's arrows.
Nelie-How DO you make that out?
Jack-Well. neither is effective unless tipped
with gold or silver.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
OVERHEARD AT THE SCHOOL GArEs.-"Dier 81
tup?'
"Nope. Failed in me grammar en- got lef
down numberwon. Djou?"
Yep. Got ninety feran average en- me pop
gimme dollar. Philadelphia Record.
81 CANNOT understand it." plaintively re-
marked the hard working minister who saw a
trial for heresy confronting him in the near
future. Il preached those very same sermons
to them fifteen years ago, and no one made any
complaint then '-IndianGDoii Journal
81 DON'T MEET you at Miss Svelte's any more. -
opinion
Nothing serious. l hopper"
"Oh, no; only l thought l was the man she
ought to marry and she thought l wasn't
Philadelphia Inquirer
colonel
Western Resident-when man looks like a
gentlemen, call him colonel; that's the style
out here
Suppose he looks like a tough and blackleg?'
call him general. Good NeIcs.
AFAMous Chicago lawyer once had singular
case o settle A physician came to him in
great distress. Two sisters, living in the same
house, had babies of equal age. who so re-
sem hled each other that their own mothers
were unable to distinguish them when they
were together. Now it happened that by the
care. esSnesS of the nurses the children had be-
come mixed and how were the mothers to
make sure they received back their own infantsy
But perhaps, " said the lawyer, 1.-The children
weren't changed at all" ''Oh, but there's no
doubt that they were changed" sGid the physi-
clan. Are you sure OF it," Perfectly"
| Well, If that's the case, why don't you change
them back again? don't see any difficulty in
| the case"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
A Great Railroad Man.

There is no ADLER railroad man In this
country than Mr.. H. B. Plant There are
railroad men who are more widely known
because they are spectators. and their
speculations bring them prominently before
/ the public. Mr.. Plant is not Spectator.
| He builds and buys railroads and he holus
on TO them. And be is constantly lmproV-
ing them. Consequently the country IN
touch with them is developed. The forests
give way to farms, and villages and towns
spring into existence.
The road that was built from this city
into South Georgia years ago has, under his
able management, become one OF the great
railroad systems Of the country-a system
which covers large part Of Georgia, binds
together the richest counties Of Florida,
touches the Gulf at Tampa where its
steamers afford quick communication with
Cuba, and reaches across Alabama 10 the
capital Of that state. 1t is a splendid
system and a magnificent property. 1t
shows what honest and efficient railroad
management is capable of doing and it
bears the stamp of Mr.. Plants genius
which is untiring industry aud honest en-
deavor.
And his work has had an uplifting effect
upon whole states. Marvellous changes have
followed his road building. Where but
few years ago there were seen only sand and
pine trees there are now orchards burdened
with fruit and fields of cotton and waving
grain.
Mr. Plant has reason to feel proud OF
what he has done. And the greater part of
his work has been done since he reached
middle life And he still has the energy of
youth. Unpretentious and foe to shams
of every sort. he pursues the even tenor Of
his way. doing what he believes to be right
Under the direction of his far seeing
mind his great railroad system is
steadily becoming better and greater. 1t
will be monument to his memory that
will bear his name for generations. Just
now he is in Savannah In connection with
the phosphate industry in Florida, which is
being developed so rapidly and is 50 full of
promise. 1t is certain that the Plant sys-
TEN will handle a large part Of the
phosphates, and that they will be shipped
from Savannah and Tampa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
The Australian Ballot Law.

The legislature, during its extra session
which begins to-day, will have an oppor'
tunity to study the Australian ballot lay"
or a modification OF it. Mr.. Clifton. one Of
the representatives from this county, pur'
poses to introduce a reform ballot Dill. tie
has been urged to do so by quite number
! of his constituents, and if the legislature
will give the subject Of ballot reform the
consideration to which its Importance en-
titles it, it is probable that Georgia will be
placed on the list Of the ballot reform
states.
Many Of the states have adopted system
of voting similar TO that known as the
! Australian system. and all Of them are salts
! fed with it, As far as known no one Of
! them could be induced to abandon 1t. 1t
has rsanv advantages over the present sys-
! TEN. all Of which have been enumerated in
! articles which have appeared from time
! TO time in the MORNING News.
Its great advantages are, however, th2t
it makes fraud and bribery almost i'm
possible. The voter is not within the in
fuence Of the workers about the polls when
preparing his ballot, and no one knows for
wbym he votes. Those who rely upon money
for success are not likely to buy many votes
if they have not the'opportunity to furnish
voters with ballots and t. see that they put
into the ballot box TIE ballots furnished
them.
Where the reform system is in use there
are no crowds about the polls. The voting
is done quietly and in a business like way.
Each voter receives ballot from the cleo
ton officers, goes into booth erected fol
that purpose prepares his ballot folds it so
that it cannot be seen how he has voted and
then going to the polling place hands it to
the official appointed to receive it. That
official puts it into the ballot box There
being no excitement about the polls and
nothing TO attract a crowd the voters do
not hang around the polling places. They
proceed to attend to their regular daily &C.
cupations.
The legis AZURE should carefully study the
ballot systems that have been adopted in
Massachusetts,, New York, Tennessee and
other states and inquire into the working of
them. Having done this it will be in a po-
sition to give Georgia ballot reform sys-
tenn that will be Of inoalculable benefit to
the state. And it could do no other thing
from which so much good would be likely
10 flow. The right sort of ballot reform
where money is frequently used with telling
effect to put unfit men in control Of munio-
ipal affairs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
a Rad.Hos Campaipn.

The MORNING News stated the other
day that the approaching political cam.
paign In Louisiana would be one Of the
most exciting in the history of the state, in
all probability, on account of the lottery
issue. The campaign will not be between
democrats and republicans, but between
those who favor and those who oppose the
lottery. A constitutional amendment
granting the lottery company an extension
of its charter for twenty five years on the
payment of 81, $50, 900 is to be voted upon.
This amendment promises to keep every
other issue in the background. Already
the people Of the entire state are excited
over it, Attention has already been called
to the speech of the Rev. DR.. Palmer, de-
livered in the grand opera house, New
Orleans, last week, against the lottery, in
which he virtually said that the opponents
of the lottery would be justified in using
force to defeat the lottery amendment. 1t
seems that the position taken by DR.. Palmer
is being approved in different parts of the
state. few days ago a large num-
Der of citizens of Lincoln and
Bienville parishes met and made the follow
ing declaration IN an address which they are
sending over the state: "We pledge our
selves to fight to the biJterest end the horde
of gamblers and bribers who infest our be-
loved state; we pledge you even in revolu-
ton, bloody, stern and terrible, rather than
submit to the shame and degradation pro-
posed by the lottery company; we pledge
you the best blood of the land to maintain
the honor of the state"
This sort of talk is going to arouse great
deal of bitter feeling. Violence begets vio-
lence. Declarations like the foregoing are
calculated to increase the excitement rather
than allay it. Those who are opposing the
lottery are not to be blamed for wanting to
get rid of it, but they would be much more
| likely to succeed in their object by appeal
ing to reason than by threatening to use
violent measures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
INDBY TO INV ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGS Young Mems Hebrew Association;
Merchants and Mechanics Loan and Building
Association
SPECIAL NoT1cEs-Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company; Heidi Drug Company
for Drugs. Fancy Articles, Etc.
AUCTION SALE-Administrator's Sale by G. II.
Dorsett,
THAT SALE OF OURs-B. H. Levy Bro.
Our SOC. MIXED TEA-A NJ & c. W. West.
EDUoAT1oNALssE dgeworth Boarding and Day
School, Baltimore, Md; Notre Dame of Mary
land.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULEs-Ocean Steamship
Company.
RAILROAD ScHEDULE-Central Railroad of
Georgia.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENrs-Help Want
ed: Enploymsnt Wanted; For Rant; For Sale;
Lost: Personal. Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

Extraordinary precautions are being
taken in London to prevent the socialists
and anarchists from getting any chance to
bounce any bombs on the German emperor.
1t appears that they are indussriously try
ing to get at him under all sorts Of plausible
DISCUSSES of inofensive appearance. But his
willy and suspicious officers are holding them
of at arms length. Very likely the en-
peror will ultimately decide not to receive
any populations at all, unless they are com
posed Of people who are well known TO be
trustworthy. Such decision could not
disappoint honest visitors any more than it
will the conspirators.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
Job Was Left.

In quiet street in the Seventh ward, says the
Brooklyn Citizen, there dwells receptive
bachelor with large ears. He relates a bit of
doorstep dialogue which reached him the other
night after he had returned to his abode, and sat
down at the open window of his hall bedroom to
fan away the stimulation of soda water he had
been imoibing.
Now. joe | do not want you to talk that
way about Jim any longer'-sUch were the
words that quickened his imDulsive curiosity.
He looked out Down on the steps next door
was the daughter OF the house and one of her
many admirers. IL was midnight's bewitching
hour, and all the neighborhood was deep in
sleep.
well. | want to know" said Joe earnestly
what Jim and you were talking about the
whole evening down there where saw you both
and you woul Int look at me:'
The daughter of the house laughed
Jim wouldn't like it a bit if l told you" she
answered.
Then Joe said he didn't care whether jim
liked it or not; he wanted her to tell him all The
same.
He was talking about us getting married, a"
she said and laughed again.
Married" Joe exclaimed.
Yes; why not? she asked
Say. Bella, do you know what that fellow
gets week in the store where he works?'
Bella did not answer. She began to hum
hand organ melody and pat little foot on the
stone step.
He gets just s. a week, continued Joe, and
I've often heard him say that he could live
cheaper married than he can single. -
Bella stopped hummug, That's juss what
everybody says she returned, and guess it's
about the fact"
Joe's low, earnest pleading voice revealed the
emotion he was trying to subdue
Now look here Bella" he said Selling one
of her hands, let me give you the plain truth
about Jim. If you marry him he viii feed you
every day on liver. | heard him say the other
day that liver was only seven cents pound"
Bella sat SILENT looking straight at the mOon
just climbing up the sky. Joe looked at Bella
and waited.
81 like Jim and like liver. too" she said at
length.
Joe jumped up. Evidently he had played his
last card and lost. In a moment they had
hidden each other a formal good night. Joe
walked slowly and sadly away. The lock of the
front door snapped and Bella was gone.
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One Word.
Wallace Bruce

Write me an epic, the warrior said
Victory, valor and glory we'd"
'Prithee, ballad" excla med the knight
''Prowess, adventure and faith unite -
IAN ode to freedom" the patriot cried
Liberty won and wrong defie1'
give me DRAMA" the scholar asked
THE inner world in the outer masked"
Frame me sonnet, the artist prayed
Power and passion in harmony played"
Sing me alYric the maiden sighed
"a lark note waking the morning wide"
Nay. all too long" said the busy age
Write me a line instead of page"
Then swift years spoke, the poat heard,
Your poem write in single word"
He looked in the maiden's glowing eyes,
A moment glanced at the sCarlit skies;
From the lights below to the lights above,
And wrote the one word poem-Love.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

German socialists evidently want every
thing in sight. Beside universal suffrage
for both male and female they demand the
abolition of the army and all fees in courts
of law as well as free medical attendance.
To pay for all these benefits they propose to
place tax upon capital That sounds all
very nice to talk about. But if they had il
all the first crafty capitalist who paid their
representatives enough to satisfy their cray
ings could have the new system all abolished
within month. Those men who are sc
rabidly opposed to wealth are generally
those who oovet it Unfortunately but can see
no other way to get it than by work, t
which they are constitutionally opposed, or
by a concerted movement of vagsboads
to plumber those who have an abundant
supply Of worldly goods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

Religious frenzy caused Pittsburg wom-
an to murder her child under the impress
sion that she was making a divine sacri-
fee. Yet religion is good thing when
people don't take too much of 1t admins.
tered the wrong way. Such deplorable re-
suits of its effects. as the case cited, do not
constitute a good reason why it should be
altogether abolished as a dangerous in
huence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
The Adjourned Session.

The adjourned session Of the legislature,
which meets to-day, promises to be long
one. So much Of the session last year was
taken up by the state road betterment ques-
ton that some of the most important of the
bills that were introduced were not acted
upon at all.
1t isn't probable that the hope Of those
who framed the present constitution that
biennial sessions would be sufficient to meet
the legislative needs of the state will ever
be realized. 1t certainly will not as long as
the legislature has so many local bills to
act upon. 1t does seem as if a great deal of
money could be saved to the state
by the adoption OF a constitutional
amendment, authorizing city councils
and county commissioners to at
tend to many of the matters which aTe
now brought before the legislature These
local bodies are certainly better qualified
than the legislature to deal with purely
local affairs. And the legislature could
render the state no greater service than to
adopt an amendment to the constitution,
for submission to the people, by which it
would be relieved of the greater part Of the
local bill burden. Are there not some pro
gressive members of the legislature who are
willing to take hold of this question and
urge its consideration by that bodyl
If this session should last one hundred days,
and 1t is thought that it will, the expense of
the present legislature will be large If
there is a way to lessen the cost of the legis.
lature there should be no hesitation in adopt
Iugit
There is a general desire in all parts of
the state that tie common school fund shall
be increased as much as possible II the
cost Of the legislature could be cut down
the money thus saved might be turned into
that fund.
And there is another way in which the
school fund could be increased, and that is
by adopting a method for equaAzing as
sessments. A great deal of property
throughout the state is assessed much be,
low what it would bring at forced sale
In most Of the other states there is a board
of equalization, and such board would
answer good purpose in this state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

American athletes received handsome
treatment At the hands Of thsir brothers in
Paris the other day. IL seems Just tries
singular that such people should be 20 much
more cordial and friendly than the average
body Of members II any Of tie learned pro
fessions Possibly it's becauss those sturdy
and robust sinsT scientists are more
healthy sud consequently more snlabls
than the brainy brethren.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

British authors intend to celebrate the
adoption of the international copyright act
by banquet to everybody accessible who
was concerned in bringing it about. They
are very jubilant over it. it is to be hoped
that their profound satisfaction will long
continue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

Sticks and stones are still a-humming in
"Ould Oireland." They appear to be the
prevailing argument just now. Liberty
must be established il they have to "bate
the stufin'" out every man who disagrees
with them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

Washington temperance women are after
the soda fountain. Other women are con-
stantly after it, too. But not in the same
way. Guileful signs have begun TO indl-
cate that the effervesceat 6zz is not the
worst form Of booze dispensed to the gay
young women Of the capital who may Wish
to feel still more giddy than they are in
their normal condition War B declared.
But war doesn't amount 70 much In tbs
city Of Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

English stage people are said to be much
disgruntled by the announcement that Mrs.
Leslie Carter is to take the leading part in
the new opera called Miss Helegett." They
say that she is wholly unit for the part.
How she managed to get into it is generally
considered a mystery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

About the only consolation left the par
ents of that hapless little fellow who was
crushed out of all semblance to humanity
when an elephant in Denver menagerie
accidentally stepped upon him, is that the
child never knew what hurt him. Just to
think of being stepped upon by 50 ponder
GUS beast is enough to make a grown up
person shudder. But little child is very
much more easily hurt.