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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
BRIGHT BITS.


w1FE-why, Harry, dear, your beard is aw-
fully long to go to the OPERA think.
Husbaud-Well, darling, you know haven't
been shaved since you went upstairs to dress.
Inter Ocean.
CLARA, I'm engaged to be married already,
and I've only been here two days"
You sweet thing! Who is the happy mant''
Dear me, how unfortunatel He forgot to
give me his card. "-ChtcGgO NetUs.
no YOU SUPPOSE, asked the Sunday school
teacher, THAT the prodigal son greeted his
father loudly and joyfullyi"
reckon not" said the bright boy. His
voice must "a be n kinder husky.-SnlIth, Gray
d Co.'s Monthly.
TBACHER-No. Jimmie; 1t is a scientific fact,
and a very plain one. that no two objects can
occupy the same space at the same time.
Jmmie-H'mi Mebby amt seen my sister
Nell an her Teller in the hammock too many
times ter take any such bluff as dat!-BostoTl
NelUS.
met"
whats the use of worrying ourselves over
thatf Let US enjoy the present You know
what the poet says:
Live, live to-day. Tomorrow never yet
One human beng rose or set"
-Nel0 York Press.
sTRAIeHr-You remember the line 20 that
mine enemy would write bOok?'
Forplace-Yes.
StraIgnt-Mine did Forplace-Did you have
sweet revenge?
Straight walked home from Sheephead Bay.
Brooklyn Life.
BRowN-J oNEs-My dear Miss Youngold, pray
don't think me rude. but are those flowers
natural or artifc al?
Miss Youngold- Artificial.
Brown-Jones Really, they're most deceptive.
And how admirably they suit your hair and
complexiOn.-JUdH.
WY did you leave your country boarding
han ~ kradA III
II couldn't stand the air. returned Bdde-
man.
Couldn't stand the air?"
yes the air from the landlady's daughter
piano. '-Bditmore NejCS.
WHATS become OBJ dat dawg OBJ your'ni Did
ye git Slot OBJ 'im7"
"IASseudeed.N
pat Auimile dat nobody wouldn' take fur a
present? G'way! How did yoh do it?'
81 put him uD in rattle und made leben dol
labs often him. - Washington Star
MURILLA-Who is that gentleman you intro
duced me to little time ago? didn't catch
his name.
Millic ent-That is the distinguished poet, Mr.
Scrawler.
Murilla-Indeed! Now understand why he
seemed hurt when he asked me who was nv
favorite poet, and replied Shaksspe are.-Tit
Bts.
ORCHARD. dear, do you notice that horribly
made up creature across the roomf She is
painted and laced and awful loud"
YES, was Just going to introduce you tC
her"
"How dare you think of such thing?"
''She is the one who wrote a Rosy Sin
Take me over l must know her. Brooklyn
Eagle.
AT A MEEAGERIE The spectators stand in q
group round the wife of the tanner, asking ques
tons. Said one: "Is it true, madame. that q
lion costs as much as 600 francs?"
That depends; there are lions and lions"
81 mean your lions; Brutus, for instance, how
much is he worth?"
20, would not part with Brutus for 1000
francs; he devoured my first husband. III
PopoL0 Romano.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
PERSONAL

TIE Duchess Of Manchester, who has just
married her old lover the Duke Of Devonshire,
is said to be the most typicallady Of the hunting
and racing kind to be found in England
OWEN CHASE, q veteran Maine woodsman and
hunter, has killed 222 bears in his fifty years
rambling in the forests and says that the bea is
the most cowardly creature on the big game
list
SIR ARCHIBALD GEIKIE, LII. D., scotland's
famost scientist. is son Of Edinburgh.
Ke is 90 years old. He has twice refused a
kniEhthood, preferrlng to be known simply as
professor.
TEE CONDITION Of W. j. Seaman, the actor,
who is now confined In Bloomington asylum is
steadily growing worse. He is sufferer from
the same disease which carried off John Nc
Culough and BARLEY Campbell.
THERE is patient and industrious man named
Ria Kittridge of Belfast, Me-, who is putting
Mr.. Gladstone's great speeches on postal cards,
which he sends TO the grand old man. On some
OF the cards he manages to get 1000 words.
In Brockton, Mass there is a woman who
can boast Of having lived under the administra-
ton Of every President of the United States.
She is Mrs. Hannah Harmon. and she was born
the day preceding WashingtOns retirement
from office.
The Austrian emperor, in order TO acknowI-
edge singular display Of loyalty, accepted the
sum OF FORMS equal to about SO, which had
been bequeathed to his majesty by poor peas
ant recently deceased in the Austrian province
OF Carniola.
VIcToRIA's maids OF honor, who are paid
$l,60O year for their services earn their
salaries. They are obliged 10 appear before the
queen in new gown every day and to be In
readiness to attend her majesty at any and
every hour of the day.
HER EAJEsTY THE QUEEN Is somewhat sensi-
tive IN the matter OF hsr authority as sovereign
OF nation fast growing democratic. To a
member OF the court who said, II suppose they
Will make several new peers now that Mr.. Glad
stone is in" Victoria replied with emphasis
The Queen of England and the Prince and
Princess Of Wales have selected the designs for
the tomb of the late Duke OF Clarence The
marble to be used for the sarcophagus was pre-.
sented to the royal family OF England by the
Empress of Austria, Mr.. Gilbert is to be the
sculptor.
JusrIN MCCARTHY is q gray haired, bushy-
bearded, mild-mannered little gentleman, who
wears spectacles. He Is gifted with much
energy, being politician, an editorial writer, a
novelist and a historian He is profoundly
courteous and his parliamentary colleagues are
said to lament his distressing want of native
ferocitY.b
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
Not Wars Dread Alarum.

attention. Company Fl Hep hepl right
foot, left foot, hep! hep"
The stentorian voice and the loud clash Of
arms at midnight awakened everybody on the
third floor Of the hotel says the Detroit Free
Press, and guests, bell boys and chambermaids
ran shrieking into corridors
What's upS Where are the soldiers"
"Are the troops ordered outY"
whats the row. anyway"
Forward nowl Present arms Charge
bayonets! FIRE."
Heads ducked, and foreign voice called out
over a transom: Vat eez II" Zee enemee
has come? Ha"
- Boom, tar-ra-ra, boom de ayr Company
F! Halt! Left! right! Hepl hepl Advance
on the left wing. Ground armsi Hep! hep"
Everybody gazed at a closed door, on the
other side of which the military commands
were Numbered. AS the noise increased, 50
did the excitement, and soon the landlord,
accompanied by his force of clerks appeared.
"Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub," went drum that
sounded like clarion of war and as the land
lord reached the door from which the sound
proceeded he was created by the din of an ad-
vancng army,
Charge Wheel! slute your commanding
officer, Company f."
Hello, there Company F. Who are you,
How did you get ini'' called the landlord an
grily; this amt no United States armory. Let
me in there"
Right foot, left foot, both fcet-marchl ''
commanded the voice. as the door was flung
open, disclosing small man wrapped in a
quilt, carrying very wideawake infant and
toy drum.
The crowd gave just one look, and then fell
over each other in their hurry to disperse,
while the little man was, explaining mildly;
I've been trying to amuse the baby"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22

End OF the South Carolina Campaign.
On e OF the hottest and bitterest state cam
paigns that South Carolina has ever seen
fight within the Democratic partY-came
TO an end on Saturday. The contest OF 1890,
which was notably warm. is not TO be COM
pared with it. Even in the revolution OF
1885, when the contending parties were
native democrats against republican carpet
baggers and ignorant blacks, the fight was
hardly more bitter. It is true there has
been no bloodshed in the campaign just
ended, as there was In '76, but on several
occasions a general riot seemed imminent,
aud that there was no blood spilled appears
TO have been due more to good luck than to
cool heads. The personalities INDUCED in
by the leading speakers, the charges and
counter charges made on the stump and the
passion that was worked up by skillful
play on the preiudices in some instances,
are sure 10 result 10 bitterness and discon-
tent that will be felt for a long time, no
matter which faction is successful at the
primary election TO be held on Aug. 80.
However, the time for hot speeches has
passed, and sober reflection is in order. The
voters have a week TO cool of and think
over what has transpired and what is to
come, and in that time they should be able
to. decide what is best to be done for their
state and for the democracy, and resolve TO
do 1t.
What the result OF the primary election
will be is hard to predict, though it appears
that the partisans Of Gov. 11llman have
the advantage. The "Tillmanites" concede
that the Sheppard party (the ''conservAt-
ives'O will poll IS 900 out Of an estimated
total Of $4,000 to IS 900 votes. The con-
servatives, on the other hand, claim that
they will poll a clear majority, though the
claim ia not made In that confident tone
that comes Of conviction.
1t is gratifying to believe. however, that
there will be no Alabama, or Texas, or
Tennessee business in South Carolina this
year. Each faction Is pledged to sup
port the ticket nominated. and there can be
no doubt that the faction defeated at the
primary will pocket its grievances and help
to give the democratic nominees for state
offices and the Cleveland and Stevenson
electors ''the usual majority"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
VIVA. Allied the Country.

One night at little mountain town In Ken
lucky says a writer IN the Detroit Free Press, l
was seated on the front porch OF the tavern
waiang for bed time to come along when a tall
strapping fellow lounged through the office
and dropped into a chair beside me.
Stranger in these parts!" he said inquir-
"A little somewhat So" replied, glad OF a
chance to talk to somebody: though I've been
over a section OF it in the last month"
what do you think Of it?"
"Wsll, 1t might be worse"
Eyes, s'pose so, but I've studied up some
and don't see exactly how"
20, it isn't all bad" ! said, encouragingly
Il reckon not" he replied, in hslf-hearted
way; Il never heard anybody say anything
against the moral character of our mountains;
our trees would stand well in any community
the Cumberland river is clean and our cows are,
as rule peaceabe and well disposed"
The mans answer surprised me not a little.
l had not heard any native talk quite as he did
and was interested.
do you belong heref" inquired.
Eyes; never lived anywhere else"
''What business are you inF'
'T'm a school teacher"
20, you teach the young idea how to shoot,
do your
Not much" he replied with emphasis; cit
born right in EN-, and that's what ails the
whole country"
Probably he knew what he was talking about
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
Catching a Ghost.

II once caught ghost and have never been
able to get away from It," was the startling as
sertion made by Felix Burke to a Buffalo Err
press man. ~ was doing detective work. with
headquarters in Boston. One day a well-fxed
farmer came In aud poured into the ear of our
chief dolorous tale of gibbering ghosts and
chimeras dire that were making night hioeous
in his neighborhood, l was detailed to work
rustic, went to work on the old mans farm,
That night the ghost walked again, and the
country people came for miles to watch it. their
teeth chatterng with fear. IL was q clear
night, with no moon, and the peculiarly
OF the ghost consisted In its sudden disap-
pearances and immediate temperance at
points several hundred yards distant. That
puzzled me, aud, own, made me feel a trife
squeamish. But l had gone out to catch the
ghost, and was resolved TO do so. / made q
rush for it, but when dozen yards distant il
disappeared and Immediately popped up with
hooking laugh far behind me I kept running
back and forth until pretty well played out,
time 1t disappeared instead Of facing about
kept straight on at my highest speed,
and l quickly became aware that
dark figure was flying before me.
II was magnificent sprinter, but my blood
was up, my reputation at stake. and finally,
after several ugly plunges across bitches and
through hedges, overhauled it. 1t was the
waterproof cloak, beneath which was a white
dress. She fessed up, Her brother, year
younger, was her accomplish. They were both
quite feet foot. and, by means Of their white
robes and the dark cloaks which enabled them
to disappear at will. had eluded capture and
kept the county in an uproar went back to
the old farm house three years later and claimed
m VhOak
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
Col Peek,s Bad ADVICE.

No doubt Col. Peek thought he was Civ
ing the cotton growers of this state good
advice when, In September, 1890, he pub
lshed circular advising them not TO sell
their cotton for less than 10 cents a pound,
and intimatiug that before the middle of
October the alliance would be able to make
such advances on cotton as 60 enable far
mers to hold their cotton crops for better
prices. He even held out hope that the
sub-treasury plan would be in operation in
the near future, and that then the farmers
would get advances on their crops without
interest.
The advice Of Col. Peek undoubtedly cost
the cotton growers a great deal OF money,
because the price Of cotton has declined
almost steadily for the last two years. At
times the market rallied. but the advance
hss 7ot been great at any time, nor main
tanned very long.
The impression that Col. Peek seems to
have had was that speculation was the
cause OF the low price. As a matter OF fact
overproduction was the cause. More cotton
was being produced than tbs world wanted.
The price of cotton is low now, because
LneFe ID al uuusuaHy large SUI Piuo' N"N sNS
new crop promises to be an average one.
The only hope for any considerable rise In
the price is satisfactory information that the
yield is not going to be anywhere near as
great as IL is now thought it will be. There
Is some ground for expecting a short crop.
1t is that owing to the small quantity OF
commercial fertilizer used the yield will be
considerably below the estimates based upon
the present appearances OF the cotton plant.
Col Peek acted rashly In undertaking to
advise the cotton farmers upon so important
a matter. The information he had was no
more reliable than that possessed by many
others who hesitated to urge them to pursue
course that might result in serious loss to
them.
While the alliance could be managed so
as to be of benefit to the farmers, 1t is
doubtful II there are many alliance farmers
who would admit that they have got out of
1t as much as it has cost them in time and
money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
Boots and Hats in "old Times"

II remember mighty well the first pair OF
boots l ever had" ruminatingly remarked
Judge Gray to writer for the Nevada (Mo)
Nail Twas II years old and got the boots
JUST three years before l was entitled to them
under the rules and regulations that existed
among the people Of Boone county at that day.
My father was about to send a lot of mules
south, and as | had to go along to feed, he
bought me the boots, for we drove overland
and there was certain to be good deal of bad
weather. mud and ice to encounter. Well, STR
the boys for five miles around came to our
house to try on those boots. can Sc EN- now
handling them gently and affectionately, and l
may add also, obviously. Yes, those boots
were my first poir-indeed, l had never even
had pair OF SHOES. but went barefoossd the
year around. II was tho custom.
' Il suppose the boys OF those early DAYS did
not enjoy the Injuries Of life to the extent they
do now," chimed in County RECORDER John B.
Harvey. II have often heard my fatner-iu-law,
reared ia Boone county also, tel oont his first
before he was able to save enough money to
buy the kind OF headSear he wanted. 1t was
plug hat aud was male bv a man named Hat
ton, | believe, who carried on a business Ia that
section. Well, when ne bought tue hat he wore
il TO church. of course. barefooted and with his
pants rolled up to his knees. He says string
OF boys followed him around for an hour look.
ing at that hat. o. no, they were not guyin z
him; not at all. They were simply admiring
the lat and onvying him his wonderful good
fortune in possessing It. A plug hat was as
great q boon as q pair OF boots to the boys OF
those days"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
He Had Views.

An English traveller stood looking at the
glories of the Yosemite for the first time, says
the Yankee Blade. He had journeyed 5000
miles to see the wonderful valley. Before him
in solemn grandeur rose the Cathedral Rock,
the Three Brothers and the Sentinel Dome. The
Bridal Veil Falls, dissolving in a feathery mist
as the waters descend the tremendous precipice,
lit up with varied tints the somber majesty OF
the scene. while Ell Captain, mighty, overpower-
ing, unapproachable, seemed TO frown sternly
over all. The traveller became conscious he was
not alone. At his side, apparently lost in won
der stood a stranger, looking at the marvellous
scene He addressed the stranger
lis not this stupendous?"
The stranger bowed his head, as if he felt the
inability OF words to describe his emotions.
DO you think" pursued the traveller, that
this terrific gorge was caused by some Titanic
upheavel from below or is it the result OF
glacial actiont What are your views, is any
as To-
my views" bIandly interposed the stranger
opening q valise containing photographs he
carried in his hand, ARE only 5 so dozen, and
cheap at twige the money. Permit me to show
you few samples"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
Black and White.

A census bulletin giving the relative pro-
portions Of the white and colored ('persons
Of African descent only,"l elements Of pop
ulation on June 1, 1890, makes the rather
remarkable showing that In one southern
state only, Mississippi, had the blacks in
creased more rapidly than the whites in the
ten years between the last two oensuses. In
that state the relative increase had been at
the rate of 100, $40 blacks to 100 900 whites.
In South Carolina, where the black element
prepondsrated in the proportion Of 149, III
blacks to the 100000 whites, there had
been decrease Of blacks amounting to
5 ,402 in each 100 900 since 1880. In
Georgia the decrease Of the blacks had been
at the rate of 9S5 to the 1000 and in
Florida the decrease had been at the excep-
tional rate Of Il, 965 to the 100000. While
the southern states, except Mississippi, lost
in the relative number OF black citizens, the
western states gained, Arkansas and Ari-
IONA adding over 1000 each to the number
Of blacks in proportion to 100000 whites
shown by the census Of 1880.
In the United States, as a whole, in 1890
there had been a relative decrease OF blacks
with relative increase from 1870 to 1880 OF
634 to each 100000 whites. In the South
Atlantic division there had been relative
decrease in 1890 OF 4,S52 blacks TO each
10000 whites In three states-South
Carolina, Mississippi aud Louisiana-the
blacks exceeded the whites, the proportions
being for the first l49, III to 100000; for the
second 1856, 2s7 to 100, 900, aud for the third
100. l43 to 100, 900 In five states Georgia.
Alabama, Florida, Virginia and North
Carolina-the blacks amounted to more
than so per cent. Of the white population,
the proportion In Georgia being S7,78l
blacks to 100 900 whites. and in Florida
70 ,ST5 blacks to 100000 whites. In the Dis
trict of Columbia, Arkansas, Tens
ressee, Texas and Maryland the
blacks represented from 25 to so per cent
Of the number Of whites In ten Of the
thirty-four other states and territories the
blacks represented from to 10 per cent. Of
the number of whites, and in the remainder
less than per cent In this last number of
| states, having less than per cent. of col
| ored population, were Massachusetts,, the
home Of Henry Cabot Lodge, Of force bill
fame, aud OF a galaxy Of other literary stars
who treat the race problemQRnd black dom
nation at the south as they would recite
the alphabet; New York, the home of
Editor and Candidate Whitelaw Reid, who
| makes light OF the force bill issue in his
paper, but would be pleased to have it pas s
the Senate under the rap of his gavel, aud
Illinois, the home Of H. II. Kohlsatt, whose
earthly deity has kinked hair and a sable
skin, and who thinks he knows more about
the black man than Butler, of South Caro-
lima, George, of Mississippi. and Gibson, of
Louisiana, all put together.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
Bogus Colonial Danes.

A gentleman who conducts a heraldic es-
Enlistment in a neighboring city told a New
York Ledger writer that there was a marked
change in his business. Formerly" he said,
1.-THE craze was to be connected with the British
arstocracy. My volumes Of Burke and Debrett
were black with researches. To-day they
are almost untouched. The mania Is for
colonial times" Are there many families"
ASKED, that survive from colonials timesY"
"HAFdly any in the NORTH" he replied. And
you may safely set down the association Of
Colonial Danes as "A humbug The real colonial
danes are almost poor enough DO beg In the
streets" who, then" said 1, amazed. ARE
the persons parading as colonial damesy" mo
bodies, " said he. II create them ia this Office.
connect them distinctly-it is astounding how
many distant connections a family can be
made 70 have-wlth the Livingstons or some Of
the older houses Furnish a woman with a
pedigree aud she Is happier than with q dozen
new bOunets.' But what do the husbands
say" / protested. go, " he replied. ''ths hus-
bands don't carel They are content 20 go %
the club while their wives compare pedigrees a.
home. There Il money IN business llks
nline.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
Kolb a Democrat7

Mr.. Kolb, the defeated candidate Of the
assurance 20 still insist that he Is a demo-
crat. Il will not do him much good to pre-
Ssnd 20 be a democrat The regular demo
Gratis Of that state do not recognize him as
one, and it is difficult to see how democrats
outside of that state oan accord him the
right to affiliate with the national Demo-
cratic party.
1t is announced that he says that if Gov.
Jones, who was recently reelected, will
Step aside and let him take the Office Of
governor. he will support Mr.. Cleveland,
but that IL he is not given the governorship
he and the faction that supports him In
his senseless demand will unite with the
Peoples party and put out an electoral
ticket
A man whose democracy depends upon
his getting an Office is not the sort OF dem
ocrat that is wanted in the Democratic
party. Democrats of that sort are a hin
drance rather than help. 1t can be safely
stated that the democrats of Alabama will
make no effort to prevent Mr.. Kolb from
opposing Mr.. Cleveland. They can aud
will give the state to Mr.. Cleveland, even
though Mr.. Kolb takes the stump in sup
port of Gen. Weaver. The fact probably is
Mr.. Cleveland good rather than harm. 1t
is evident that he is out Of the Democratic
party to stay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22

Senator PETER, of Kansas. was in New
York day or two ago, and, as q matter of
course, was interviewed. He asserted his
belief that the Peoples party would carry
some thirteen states this fall, Georgia among
others. Another thing he said was that
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina, and
Senator Call. OF Florida, are both opposed
to Cleveland, q statement the fasity of
which discredits everything else he said dur
ing the interview. Senator Ransom is a
member Of the national committee, which
he certainly would not be if he was opposed
to the nominee, aud if Senator Call has
done or said anything since the Chicago
convention to indicate that he is not 10 per-
feet accord with its work, nobody has heard
anything OF it