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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
THE SAFE OLD sERVIA.

The repairs on the Servia are progressing
rapidly, but there is one thing which can
never be quite restored-her reputation for
safety and reliability. There have been a
great many people who have stuck to the
Servia in spite of the building Of newer and
faster boats because of her steadiness. An
drew Carnegie has crossed in her dozens of
times. up to as late as last fall. l have my
self made three passages on her in all
weathers aud have. been told by her officers
that lots of people had superstitous belief
in her safe qualities. In time Que comes
to have feeling Of personal affection for
steamship and it seems like personal
bad news to hear OF her breaking down at
sea.
The accident shows how valuable the
double engine would be. The City of Paris
or Majestic or Furst Bismarck would get
along very nicely with an engine disabled.
But the Servia is magnificent improve
ment on the first of the name and carries as
much freight for 3 cents as the old Servia
did for 35
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19

You see, the Massachusetts people call
US heretics ana Anabaptists. THEY'VE never
forgiven US since they drove US out of their
state. In their eyes we are all lot of free
thinkers
1t was a Rhode Island man who said this.
and rubbed my eyes and stared at him
prepared to hear him next declare him
self a chum of Roger Williams. Then it oc-
Cured to me that really knew very little
about the Rhode Island of the present
except Newport divorces and yacht races.
and the fact that it is a small state 50
lopened my question box then and there.
Yes, my informant admitted, it was a Gu
nous survival of old prejudices. The old
Selling still exists that Bostonlans are sour.
dour race, even as they in turn denounce the
Rhode Islanders as infidels. On the other
hand, the Cape Cod people get along very
we'll with their neighbors. 1.-THE Pilgrims
never presented us or drove US out; it was
Iae Furltans, said he, dropping again into
us curious air of familiar experience of past
aardshlps. pride ourselves on our lib
eIal views We live to enjoy life and to let
Otners do the same. If people start Con-
gegauonal church down here they call It
'as Free Congregational, to avoid all sus-
llclon of straight laced ways. Don't you
mink we are hUeraln
did think so. It was Providence and
sunday 1t was almost a continental Sun
Jay All the street cars we're full. The bay
was lull OF excursions, the river Of pleasure
uoats. The nabobs were off at their coun-
Wy seats taking things easy. 1t was day
rest, Then l remembered how l had
Tuce been struck by the sternness Of a
boston Sunday, and began rejecting
ences
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
IRoN RINGS AND AQUA PuRA.

have discovered absolutely the latest
SS.S.ntss now transacted in the United
o14teS. 1t is the manufacture of a mag
s so.c IRON ring" which, when worn On the
uuser' cures or wards off rheumatism, OF
tOute the manufacturer is a Boston man,
i w is rather curious that Bostonians are
13"s the rings in some numbers at 81
ITauu, Yielding profit of $4,000 per cent.
"a" one OF these things on the finger of a
T1Sal VINO had incautously visited New
OK rOA and he told moving tale Of being
gu SSnPeiied to wear it by maiden aunt who
bo asu MIN In her willn 1t was the first
essen sou seen IN New York, but they are common
enough in Boston.
WI pu' . can an iron ring cure rheumatism9
,bd HoIf You put it on your finger in
que que confidence Of being healed and Won
ple A'A ouie' pure auo sim
soH Suesr things are done in the healing art
VS. V aliS. L nave friend, druggist, who
E Ia asked to prescribe for loss of memory.
To- Iieu 10 Induce the man to 90 to a doc
W. out he wouldn't have it.
,bo al Al right, I'll fix you a strong dose. said
mr. luggls5 and he made up a harmless
WITH ,ua9 OF "ater-aqua pura, he called it
nnot n'tle colorlDg matter. Now You
dsv y axe axe twelve drops of this four times a
beforon NC went on, before each meal and
tsto gong to bed. Be sure and always
mis- we've drops, and don't on any account
tire efFnl gle dose or you will loose the en-
onen $40" cure, Dut sure
enda ae urugEst shrewdly reasoned that the
the Ti,,St 70 remember taking the doses at
mans nl time would in itself improve the
after memory, and 1T did. A few weeks
great tue patient came in to say that he was
tie behi improved. He had simply got into
that woa OF remembering, which was all
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
A NEW VIEW OF TURKEY.

lady who has lived long and had espe-
claI opportunities for observation in Turkey,
has been inspiring me with a somewhat
novel view of the Turkish character.
Il had always supposed that cruel as a
Turk meant very cruel, indeed, and that
they were absolutely without redeeming
features except courage
why, no, said the lady. "You wrong
them. have never known a more gentle,
courteous and kindly race. never saw
but one drunken man in all Turkey, and
no was an English doctor. They are
Ignorant, of course, but kind to their
women"
What" 1 said Glow about polyga-
myw
so. of course, they don't apportion wives
quite as wedo. but views of morality change
with changing skies. They think some of
our customs very dreadful, just as we dis
approve of theirs. But Turkey, with all its
faults, is very necessary to the peacs Of
Europe. Better to have her where she is,
even If trlfie dreamy and unprogressive,
than to have the Russian hordes overspread
all southern Europe and reign undisputed
on the shores Of the Black Sea-"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
ALL READY FOR NEWPORT.
Polo Players in Readiness for the
Next Meeting.
IHn.,,..i.,Ls 100
(Copufohf, 1871


Copyright. 1871
NEWPORT, r. l., July 1S-Now that the
bouts are settled at Rockaway, WestburY,
Morristown, and other country club centers,
the polo-players of the entire country are
looking forward to the great series Of games
to be played in this city by the sea on the
grounds Of the Westchester Polo Club,
August II and 10 One of these contests will
decide the possession of the Newport cups
for the teams of four, an event of special
interest, as it is played without handicap,
and will be won by the strongest team in
America.
IL there is any misinformed individual
who really thinks that the rich young men
of the country are going TO the dogs for lack
of courage and physical vigor he ought to
see a few polo games. It would do him
good. Polo is the rich mans game. A poor
man can't stand the expense Of the ponies
and the travelling. The heirs Of many mil
lions meet and cavort and wheel aud plunge
and scuttie on the spongy turf OF the pclo
ground. Now and again one or them is
thrown In the heat of the turmoil, but no.
body minds that in the least IL pony
steps on him the others console themselves
by rejecting that the little beast doesn't
weigh much and press on for the coveted
goal. The quick swinging Of mallets IN
scrimmage, the smashing Of their long aud
slender handles. the shock OF men and
ponies and hurry of hoofS make spectacle
rather more interesting than a base ball
match.
Polo playing is a very exclusive sport.
The onlOokers are always comparatively
few and altogether select. The American
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
KEEPING THE TIME OF BOATS.

l know keeper Of pleasure boats who has
devised most ingenious scheme to keep &C :
counts of the amounts due by those who hire
them. Each boat is numbered, and upon an
upright screen back OF the wharf are as
many rude clock dials as there are boats, and
similarly numbered. Above them all is
real clock. As each boat goes out the owner
notes the time and sets the hands on the
dial bearing the corresponding number to
that hour. When the boat returns glance
at the dial aud the clock above it is enough
to tell just how long it has been out.
Some such contrlvance as this is almost
necessary to handle the crowds at boating
resorts. The old method of bookkeeping
was slow and cumbrous in comparison.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
TIE POET oF TIE sIERRAs.

Joaquin Miller is we'll remembered at
Easton, Pa, where he lived for some time
and where his son lies buried. All the
Eastonians regard his name and memory in
a kindly if rather plying fashion. To their
judgment the poet of the Sierras is a crank,
who used to waste his time aud white paper
writing poetry when he might have been
doing something more practical.
There is a considerable practical streak in
Mr.. Miller, however. When the late T. T.
Barnum offered q $500 prize for the best
poem on the white elephant Mr.. Miller was
one Of the three who divided the prize. Mr..
Miller used, the Eastonians say, to affect
slouch hat and mystery OF late years New
York and tho ends Of the earth have known
hum better.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
FEW YORK'S BOY EDITOR
re HEALTH SUFFERING FROMTOO
MANY CARES.

ma Wonderful Career of the Sunny
Hour's" Find 9r - Mayor Chapin's
psbv WaRon-Iron Rings and Aqua
pura-"Old Hutch as a Critic.
yvw YORK, July 1S.-TeIlo D'Apery,
gsu Works most famous boy editor, is
[.,ning the bitter fruit of success, and
as been ordered out of the city by his doc
9r
/ This lad now about IA years old, is
it,le marvel of acute editorial Judgment.
4 b seems to have been born in him. Very
Eearlv in bis editorial career he would be
s,lsvng with his marbles or his pet cat when
ba would say: II have an idea l will
write to Prince so and SO and get an article
kr the Sunny Hour. His ideas always
Nave worked. He has published in his lit
te monthly articles from more kings aud
nneens and princes and war-worn generals
[1an any three magazines of grown-up di~
mansions, Carmen Sylvia sent him two pO-
/ ans Osman Pasha, the defender of Plevna,
sent him an article for which a magazine
editor would have given a front tooth.
/ Prince Roland Bonaparte has just sent him
4 the manuscript of an unpublished book on
Science with full liberty to use extracts.
The Princess Of Wales sent him a story. A
msn publisher hearing of this concluded
that be could rs much and sent blank
check for ano. -. The check was, of course.
returned.
S lcial leaders in New York took the boy
upand made a pet of him. Their children
wrote for him and he was in demand at re-
esptons and fairs. where he was model of
boyish department. But all this was hard
on q growing boys vitality. Tello will be
kept at school this winter in the country,
out Of reach of city excitements. Three
davs in each month he will have leave of
absence to come down aud get his paper
ready for the press. Next year he will go
abroad, and whether he goes to Paris, Spain,
Greece, Turkey, Africa, South America or
China, he will be able to hobnob with SUD-
scribers and contributors OF the most I'M
posing and dignified character.
The sancum of this young editor is a mu-
scum. There are shelves filled with Curl
oSities, and rows upon rows of photographs.
Most OF thu distinguished contributors, and
some like Queen Victoria, who have not
contributed, have sent him portraits, so that
the wall is like a gallery Of notabies. Prince
Roland BoDaparte Is a splendid looking
Young man with slight mustache. Cara
yed Ksshlskian, the publisher of the Con-
tantinople Illustration, is a handsome
Turk with a fez and full
,rown beard. Osman Pasha's military
oat is covered with military decorations.
'rince Mavrocordato looks out from anoth-
r photograph. There is another of Gen.
herman and a letter, almost the last he
YER wrote, aud other letters and newspa-
ers in every language. Mr.. Keshiskian's
arklsh paper has picture Of Tello on its
st page, which is its first as we would
exon. while the title page is on the back.
he type looks not unlike the Chinese fire.
-acker characters.
Every number of this young EDITORS
lagazine has paid from the first. There
re few editors who could say as much. The
loney goes into barefoot fund, to buy
ices for poor boys.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
"Sho,n said the stranger.

Fact, glibly rejoiEed the wag, Haven't
you noticed anything in the papers about
now many men wheel perambulators over
Why, yes; l have; in Puck, i" the visitor
admitted.
We'll, all that has come about very re-
Gently aud Mayor Chaplin set the fashion.
why, ne even takes his latest baby down to
the city hall and
What, every day"
No, only washdays and every other
Thursday, when the girl has her day out.
AS was saying he wheels the baby down
and leaves the carriage in a corner Of his
office in the city hall. Then he takes the
child up once in a while, or perhaps the
big policeman plays with it. Just to
give Mrs. Chaplin clear field at home, you
know"
We'll, that is what call real thought
full, was the comment of the visitor, who
was OF the sex that doesn't always under
stand jokes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
SUCH Is FAME.

A year ago Ward McAllister's name was
in everybodv's mouth. He was the topic of
the hour. The other Gay New York
journalist, editor-in-c chief of great paper,
turned to his assistant and said: What's
that society chaps name; the man who
wrote the bookm
"McAllister," ventured the assistant after
a moments hesitation.
"Yes, that's the man." said the editor,
"Do you know how he spells itl"
Such is fame! OWEN LANGDoN.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
SAM BowLEs REPLY.

Sam Bowles II, king of the Springfield
Repul licdn, has rather dry humor. Not
long ago a townsnan came into his office to
complain about reporter who had pub
lished legitimate item about his bust
ness. Haven't l any redress" he bawled
in passion finally.
"Why, of course" said Mr.. Bowles.
"Well, what then"
Sue the paper or lick the reporter said
the editor, turning away to his desk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19

G. NJ. Carter, Ches er, s. c., writes: IA
negro boy here had a bad case of scrofula.
The doctor said it would kill him. | got
him to use Botanic Blood Balm. He took a
dozen bottles and is now we'll. He has not
used any of it for four months and continues
vVaU I'D
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
"o1.n HrrcHn ASA CRITIC.

"Old Hutch" as the eccentric grain
Spectator of Chicago is Familiarity known,
is no ignoramus, but a man of a rather
keen literary as well as business judgment.
He admires Emerson and can quote him by
the hour, but thinks Hawthorne the great
est American author. Mr.. Hutchinson be-
leves Talmage to be Beecher's successor
as the greatest American preacher, and
can talk about the future as well as "fu-
tures
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19

young o ,u day tall. dark and saturnine
along a Pu was wheeling baby wagon
fellow brooklyn street when a waggish
about banr.@aS showing a country relative
"Ssa happened to sec him.
shisperIarda ' man nan with the baby wagonP' he
'-'U' That's Mayor Chapin.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19

ITO COUNTY OFFICERS. Books and BlankA
Il required by county officers for the use Of
the courts for Office use. supplied TO order By
the MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOU8A
Whitaker street, Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
81 90. 81 90, 81 90. 81 90

% VI " y 7 " p
For children's Bingham kilt suits at Appel
& Schaul's, one-price clothiers. l59
Broughton street.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19

ITO COUNTY oFFICERS.-Book and Blanls
Il required BY county officers Tor the use Of
the courts. or for ONCE use supplied to order by
the MORNING NEWS PRINTING RoU6E,a
Whitaker street. Savalzah
The morning call., 1891-06-20
FALSE SIZES.

One of the Tricks ResOrted To for the
Purpose of Appeasing Vanity.
' want pair of black suede gloves"
said the young lady to the clerk, and the
latter noticed that she was tall and fair and
evidently from the very crown OF Murray
Hill.
Yes" he said, in that tenderly acquies-
cent tone peculiar to clerks who sell to
feminine customers. what size, please Pr
Five and three-quarters," she replied.
Then turning to her companion, who was
almost as fair and stylish as herself, she
said: Five and three-quarters is rather
large, you know, but l never could bear a
tight glove"
The clerk had gone for his boxes, and
presently returned, observing as he did so
that if the lady desired he would try the
gloves on. The lady did desire, and balanc-
ing her elbow on the counter the clerk pro-
ceeded TO daintilY rub the glove over her
upheld fingers. The glove was certainly a
perfect fit. being just of sufficien size not TO
wrinkle in the least, aud yet did not dlstOrt
the hand.
"Oh, what lovely fit" exclaimed the
companion of the young lady purchasing
gloves. why. dearest, you've O small
hand. haven't you?"
well, five and threP-quarters is rather
large for it, as you See" said the other,
smiling serenely and contemplating her
very attractive hand.
Five and three-quarters," echoed the
clerk. Permit me. miss, and he turned
down the wrist OF the mate to the glove the
girl had on. Then he smiled and said: II
think | have made a mistake. These are six
aud quarter"
There was silence for a moment, and it is
probable that one of the young ladies was
mortified and angry while the other was eX-
ultant.
''Six and a quarterw exclaimed the pur-
chaser Of the gloves "Well, | should think
they were large. | knew they weren't right.
Why, they are all wrinkled over the back.
Give me a pair Of the size | asked for In the
first place. And you needn't try them on.
know they'll fit. My hands are little sWOl-
len this morning, anyway"
The clerk put pair of five and three
quarter gloves into a paper, and the two
young women departed.
Another one of 'em," remarked the
clerk to a companion after they had gone.
Il knew her hand was 81 when l saw it.
She'll split those others trying to.get them
on and then ask us to change them. How
soon will that new lot of false sizes be in !?
There's no use of trying to get these real
ones off on women. That girl has been
getting the false ga here lately and we
can't sell her the same glove marked cor
rectly.
1t is fact that sellers of gloves and shoes
have been compelled to mark their goods
with false sizes in order to please certain
women who are vain about their hands and
feet, and that accounts for the establishment
Oftentimes felt by a girl who is innocent of
this when a friend, having obviously larger
hands and feet, gives conclusive proof by
showing the marks on the articles them
selves that she wears both smaller gloves
and ShOeS.-N. Y. sue.
The morning call., 1891-06-20
A MOST PECULIAR RIDE.

Hiring Cab for FOur-MiIe Drive and
Running All the Way.
Time SOftens all things, including the
memory Of disagreeable incidents. What,
at the time, may have been irritating, per-
ilOus or intensely disagreeable, after lapse
of years becomes matter of pride or amuse.
ment, says a writer in the Youths Com
panion. Otherwise this anecdote, which re-
lates an incident anything but funny at the
time of occurrence. would never have been
recalled. Ii was told by gentleman now
In prosperous Circumstances.
When | was a young man, said he, | had
hard struggle to make both ends meet, and
for time did any odd job that came to my
hand. One very rainy night. very nearly
l o'clock in the mOralng, | was passing along
Chestnut street, in Philadelphia, when |
was accosted by gentleman whom l knew
slightly.
take messagefor me to Brown street IA
locality near Paramount Park, and | will
pay you a dollar for delivering it, and I'll
give you another dollar 10 pay your cab hire
out there"
1t must be borne in mind that this was be-
fore the days Of district messengers, and the
local telegraph offices were closed at 10
o'clock in the evening.
| agreed to carry the message-a letter.
and going around to the corner of Ninth
street found single cab standing there
1t was a most dilapidated vehicle, with
two wretched horses, aud the driver was in
keeping, being old, poorly clad, and, as |
soon discovered, extremely hard of hearing.
However it was H0bSOn'S choice, ana after
some chafferng | got into the cab and it
started. Away we ratified up Ninth street
and out Ridge avenue, and had gone per-
haps two squares on the latter street when
most extraordinary accident happened
The floor Of the cab gave way beneath my
feetl
l was half asleeD at the time and when |
came TO my senses | was stuck in the debris
and my toes were humping along the cobble
stones. | kicked and struggled to regain
my position. until the seat as well as the
bottom boards fell into the street except
one Jagged piece that kept banging the
calves OF my legs.
Placing either hand on the side sash of
the cab doors | trOtted along inside the cab,
meanwhile crying loudly t. the driver; but
might as well have appealed to the wheels.
The horses clattered along at spirited rate.
l dared not drop for fear the Jagged board
would knock out my brains, and so | was
compelled to keep running. In short | ran
clear out to Paramount Park. nearly four
miles.
| could have cried with vexation at the
time, and had fearful row with the cab
man, but now can afford to laugh at what
was as ludicrous disaster as ever hap
peded in civilized life.
The morning call., 1891-06-20

young author to call on him. Meanwhile
the sbillingS, nursed as they might be-, were
slipping. slipping away. The prartice Of
going once a day to small clearinghouse
had to be abandoned. and instead of 1t a
herring was eaten as slowly as possible in
the dingy attic in Harrington street.
At last the day broke or which Mr.. Van
Vo0rsts answer was to be given, and with
as much OF the gentleman about him as he
could recover, the proud and starving author
presented himself in PaternOster row. He
was nshered in to the cordial and courteous
Mr.. Van Worst.
He no longer had hope. and expected in
few moments to be out again in the street,
with his miserable roll of manuscript in his
hands. The publisher began slowly:
like your book; | shall be pleased to
publish it. l will give you 100 guineas
for it,"
One hundred guineasl 1t was Peru and
half the lndiesi
The reaction was so violent that the de-
mure and ministerial looking youth. closely
buttOned up his worn brOadcloth, broke
down utterly into sob upon sob. While Mr..
Van Worst. murmuring, My dear young
man! my dear young manW fastened out
to fetch food and minister to wants which it
was beyond the power Of pride to conceal
any longer.-EX.
The morning call., 1891-06-20
HOW A TOWN WAS NAMED.

Seven Authenticated Sisters Ronored
by Its AppellatiOn.
The town of Auburndale, Wis, received
its name in peculiar manner. Years ago,
when that section was comparatively I'M
developed and land was cheap, a man
named King located there and built mill.
The place had good shipping facilities and
the mill soon became nucleus of quite a
thriving, bustling little town.
Then arose the question of a name for
the embryo city, and by common consent
the right Of naming it was conceded to the
first settler, Mr. King.
The citizens wanted to call the place
Kings Mills, but the old gentleman OBJ
iected. He said he did not want his name
tackled on to any one-horse or two-horse vii
lagos.
Now, the old man vas the happy father
of seven bouncing daughters. and the viii
layers suggested that the name of one of
them should be given to the new town.
This idea pleased the father as much as
it pleased the seven daughters, but which
one of the seven fair ones should be hon
ored above her six sisters? The town could
not be handicapped with all the seven
names.
Finally a happy thought struck the old
man. Every one of his seven daughters
was redheaded. He decided to honor them
all by christening the town Auburndale,
and Auburndale 1t remains to this day.-N.
Y, Continent.