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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
PERSONAL

Mas. HENRY ~ STANLEY, although an artist,
has absolutely no taste In dress,
PROF. Bliss PERRY Of Williams College has
accepted the chair Of oratory and aesthetic
criticism at Princeton.
THE Daughters Of the American Revolution
are raising fund to secure 8 life-size portrait
of Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison, late president
OF the society.
Gov. FLoREs of the Mexican state OF Durango
believes that be has discovered the famous
mountain Of gold. the legend OF which is a
household story in Mexico.
WILLIAM n. WILSON OF CharlestOwn, W. Va,
and a son of Congressman william L. Wilson,
has accepted place in the law Office OF Don NJ.
DICKINSON at Detroit, Mich.
HENRY S. GARRETT, the Oldest employe Of the
Philadelphia mint, resigned on Friday, owing to
failing health and advancing years. He began
his services as machinisJ in lo45
WHEN Clara Morris wants to make real tea rs
start she looks straigh; at the gallery, though
she says she can make them come by looking
steadily at any point for few seconds.
Mrs. BLAINE will spend the coming summer
IL Europe. Her youngest daughter, Hattie,
will accompany her. The residence at Augusta
VIII be retained by the family and not be rented.
J. NJ. BARRIE, the Scotch novelist, is a modest
and difhdent little man whose large and lumi-
nous eyes always seem to be asking to be for
gwen Tor rushing into print he has large
head
PoPE LEO's family is very long-ived. With
the exception Of his brother, the cardinal who
died few years ago at the age Of 50, all bis
immediate relatives have lived TO be more than
70 years old
They say that Judge william Lindsay Of Ken
lucky, recently elected United states senator in
place OF Mr.. Carlisle, rarely uses an adjective,
and does not rely upon rhetoric 10 his argu-
ment. His appeal Is to law and reason.
Miss ELEANOR HKwIrT, daughter of New
Hork's ex-mayor, can play the piano, violin and
banjo, drive a four-in-hand or tandem, ride q
thoroughbred and row and sal boat, and
speaks French, German and Italian like a native,
REv. T. DWIGHT WIrHERsPooN, D. D, Of
Richmond, Va, was Lsmar's sole human com
paniOn on lonely journey at the close of the
IN cart hauled by small OK, and themselves
tired and hungry. they wandered almost aim
leSsly southwark from the scene of the recently
ended hostilties. Eventually Lamar became q
professor III the University of Mississippi and
DR.. Witherspoon pastor of the First Presby
terrain church in Richmond.
DURING her former residence in Washington
Mrs. Cleveland was especially interested in fit
ting up a colonial room at Oak View, and to
secure the desired furniture for this she CORE
spou0ed with innumerable owners Of antiques
IN various parts of Virginia and the south. The
patchwork quilt used on the carved tester bed
stead was sent to her for that purpose from
Omaha by Grandma Reeves, an ocUogenarian.
The quilt is an unusually pretty one and highly
priced by Mrs. Cleveland because Of the great
age Of the old lady who sent her such q fine
piece Of old-fashioned handwork.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
Eeduced Prices for BICYCLES.

The Savannah wheelnlen have reason to
be proud Of their park and track, and the
auspicious mariner ia which they were
opened to the public. The fact that ex-
Ueris pronounce the track the finest OF its
size in the country will doubtless cause the
next meet Of whcelmen 20 be more largely
attended by riders from abroad; especially
from the north, where cold weather pre-
vents crack riders from doing much prac-
tice until spring is well advanced
The racing at the park taught Savan-
nahians, os a whole many things about
bicycles. The wheels were not only used as
racing machines, but as vehicles, and the
different styles were admired and CONS
mented upon by people who before had
probably never given them more than
passing thought.
About twenty-five years ago a clumsy,
heavy and slow riding machine was put
upon the market. Il had three wheels and
weighed about 100 pounds. Il was called
velocipede, and from it has been evolved the
graceful. light and speedy bicycle Of to-day.
The old machine was popular, in q measure,
and with the evolution Of the perfect wheel
as we have It to-day. the popular
ity Of wheel riding increased. Twenty
five years ago there we're probably
200 or 300 velocipedes owned in the United
States AT the beginning Of the present
year il was estimated that there were 300.-
600 bicycles, valued at S36, 500. 900, in this
country.
But there is still one great drawback to
the machines general use-its price. The
best grade of wheels cost $135 to $3.50 each.
which is more than the average young man,
or lad. is able to pay. There is tariff tax
Of 40 per cent. on bicycles, which may be
reduced considerably, if not taken OFF Alto
gether, by the incoming democratic oon-
gress. With that excessive duty off,
high grade machines would be put within
the reach Of thousands more riders, and
bicycling would boom"
The Savannah wheelmen, and all others,
would do well TO exert their influence TO
have the price OF frst-olass bicycles reduced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
BRIGHT BITS.

Mrs. BLEEoKER-Bridget have you turned
the gas on in the parlor, as l told your
The New Domestic Jewel-Yis. mum; can't
yeZ shmeu it?-Puck.
FATHER-A hundred dollars for a suit of
Clothesl l never paid that for a suit in my life.
Son-Well, you'll have to begin now, father;
here's the bill.-BrOoklgn Life.
SHE-This is such a stormy season to cross
the Atlantic, Was your voyage over Temarka-
bic in any way?
Howell, should say 30. / held four aces
twice. Vogue.
TRorTER-I hear that Grace Willoughby is
engaged to a real live lord.
Barlow-Well. they claim that he's alive, but
I've seen him several times and I'm rather
skeptical. Vogue.
VISITOR FROM TowN-WhY do you habitually
use that WORKOUT rake 10 place of hoeY
Host twho farms q ltte)-Because I'm in
formed that q converted rake makes the best
husband, man. - Funny Foliss.
FLORENCE Why. Mabel, / thought you said
you would never accept ArthurY
MabeI-So did, dear. But he just put his
arm around my waist when he proposed, and
well, yielded TO pressure.-Jts1g.
GENRE-PAINTER, to Peasant-But why do you
refuse to let me paint your kltchen9
Peassnt-In the first place it would cost too
much, and secondly, it would soon be black
again, anyway Siei0ende BIatter.
JUDaE-You are here on a charge Of stealing
wood, and are liable to pay a fine. DO you
plead guilty or not guilty?
Prisoner-That depends, your honor, whether
the fine is a big one or not,-Ld camille.
wIFE-Why, John, I could heay you singing
to the baby clear out in the street. Why did
you sing 80 loud?
John-Well, had 20 keep him from finding
out that he wac crylng.-Chfc0OO inter Ocean,
MoTHER-Hsven't told you little boys must
be seen and not heard?
Johnuie-Yes
Mother-Then why do you talk so much?
johnnie guess l must have inherited it.
Detroit NTce Press.
CRUsADER-Ssy. Gully, have yer got cents
TO send out for pint OF beer?
CCeur de Lion-Dost thou not remember,
Caitif, that in the next act Ill have to pay a
million piasters ransom TO the accursed Sara
Gems ,-leTds SJttngs.
SuE-Dearest, do you believe there is luck In
odd numbers?
Helm sure don't know. Why, dear?
She-We !. this is the third time we have been
engaged 10 each other, you know, and I thought
possibly we might marry this time -IeEdS
St(ttugS,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
Was Tried by His Peers.

There are few men more justly popular
around the court house than Assistant DiGsric,
Attorney Sughrue. says the Boston Globe. II
may be hard for many to imagine the iovial
man beneath the relentless prosecutor, vet a
royal good fellow he is. We we're sitting in
Clerk Manning's Office the other day when we
CHANGED to mention the name of the wellknown
lawyer H. W. Paine.
"That reminds me Of a good story" said Mr.,
Suzhrue. "Some years ago boy OF about II
years was brought into the superior criminal
court for trial. AS he sat there in the cage his
blank countenance and meaningless air gave
unmistakable signs of idiocy. No one appear
ing to plead for the child, his honor. convinced
of toe lad s mental unevenness, asked Mr.. Paine
to defend him. Mr.. Paine did so, insisting on
the lads insanity. To the horror of all, the
jury returned a verdict Of guilty
Mr.. Paine said his honor, what have you
to say to this surprising verdictY
"'Wel, your honor, do not think have a
right to say anything, The insane lad has had
ali the law entities him to-a trial by jury Of
his peers"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
Eloausncs rhs. aPstsrs out


The making OF jokes has come to Be recos-
niEed trade, but It is still true that the funniest
things are those that are said automatically.
especially by men Gho feel It their mission 20
be eloquent. Here, says the New York Tribune
arc few specimens Of that peculiar form OF
ridiculous speech known IS anti-climAx. IL
prevails In India among all classes, but 10 es-
peclally resorted TO by natives who have coca
sion to petition Europeans for favors. Thus
such man will say:
win the Presence. whose reputation for JUS
tce Is known from east to west and whose
countenance spreads 10y among his interiors,
who are as the sands OF the seashore IN num-
Der, graciously deign to take but an instant's
notice of him who mas the most delicious honor
70 name himself one OF the most unworthy
among the servants of the protector OF the
poor; and will the favOrite son OF the Lord OF
the Universe mARnanlmously overlook my
amazing presumption in asking him for the
payment Of bill of annas for hen feed"
The same thing is not unknown IN the United
states. A Florida police justice was trying 10
impress upon prisoner who was 30 testify In
his own behalf the solemn nature OF an oath
Assuming his most pompOus tone, he thus ad-
dressed him:
Prisoner at the bari In taking this solemn
oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, aud
nothing but the truth, take care that you do not
allow yourself to be tempted to commit will
ful perjury. Remember that the eyes OF an all
seeing Providence and Of the village constable
are upon you"
Another judge in a rough-andready but am
bilious frontier town, had occasion, or thought
he had, To comment severely upon the heinous
crime Of horse ste ling, and Numbered forth:s
For century after century that dread com
mand, Thou shalt not steal has rolled along
the ages. 1t is, moreover, a standing rule OF
this court, if not yet g bylaw of our progressive
and sOOn-tO-be Incorporated city
LudicrOus delverauces OF similar sort are
common in advertisements, especially In those
Of a personal nature. Here is one that appeared
not long ago in a New York paper:
Willie, return to your distracted wife ana
frantic children. DO you want to hear of your
old mothers suicide: You will II you do not
let us know where you are, Anyway, send back
your fathers cOlored meerschaum."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
No Water In Daniel webster's

DR.. Ellis, when young man, was commits
stoned to escort Mr.. Webster TO Charlestown,
where the orator was to deliver his famous ad-
dress on the dedication OF the Bunker Hill mon
ument. says the Boston Globe. On the way
over Mr.. Webster inquired as they neared the
end Of the bridge, whether it was possible TO
secure a little brandy that the senator might
have before making his great effort. The young
clergyman to whom this inquiry was addressed
in a confidential way piloted Mr.. Webster TO the
house of a Boston merchant who lived In
Charlestown
This merchant was so embarrassed by the
honor OF the great statesman's presence that
he brought out not one but several decanters
of the best liquor he had in the house Mr.
Webster carefully searched out the vessel con.
tanning the brandy. and poured from 1t drink
that to day would be generally termed "a bath, ~
and drank the liquor In o few complacent Rulps
The anxlously obliginR merchant inquired Of
MIR. Webster whether he would not like a glass
of water. The senator looked up calmly, aud in
his most magnificent tones replied, urbaney:
~ thank you, sir, but am not thlrstyr'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
A Woman Buying stemps.

How many stamps do you sell for quar-
teri" she said to the stamp clerk at the post
Office, says Hdyper's Bdzdt:
twenty-five 1-cent ones or twelve 2-cent
ones, ma am"
Don't you give back the cent changer"
Certainly"
Are they the Columbian stamps or the old
kind"
"a can give you either"
Don't the cd style ones come a little cheaper
now"
mo, ma'am,"
81 thought they would. They're out of style,
you know"
The government receives them the same as
the new ones in payment Of postage, and many
people prefer them"
But their red color doesn't match some
styles of envelopes"
Il can't help tnat.n
Couldn't you sell me dozen of the old
2-cent stamps for 5 ceuts?"
NO. meam. "
Couldn't you on Friday?"
NO, ma'am "
But that's bargain day in the stores"
Possibly, but not at the postofice."
when is your bar gain Cay?'
I'VE don't have any"
Not have any bargain day. Well never
And my husband told me- the postoflce was run
on business principles. Why. you don't know
the first principles Of business"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
A Rahid Pessimist.

The pessinism of some men is simply as
founding, said visitor to a St. Louis Republic
reporter. why, I knew fellow who actually
insulted another man for saving his life. The
way it happened was this:
"a devilisb bright, but knock-about sort of a
chap named Whitaker was one day sitting on
the verauda of a country hotel in Southwestern
Missouri chatting with number of friends.
Some one happened to call him by name, aud
an old whte-whiskered gentleman standing
near by came waltzing up to the crowd, and
holding out his hand to Whitaker said:
as your name Whitaker"
YES WAS the reply
Amt you Wittle lille Whitaker of Bales
vile, Ark.?'
Yes again.
"'Well, don't you remember the time you fell
off flatboat into the river about twenty years
ago, and how you'd a got drowned if hadn I
Owed in and saved you"
"'Yes.' Whitaker said 4 DO you old fool
What good did it do? I've been playing poker
for twenty years and never won cent. I've
been kicked aBd cuffed over fourteen states
and Pm out of a Job now. Good-by.' And the
really indignant Whitaker stumped off down
the steps, leaving his innocent benefactor
aRhaSt with surprise
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27

The application of electricity TO the pro-
pulsion of freight vessels is possibility of
the near future. The vessels meant, how
ever, are not those monsters Of the deep
that take cargo equal to a dozen train
loads, but the more modest canalboats
Electricity as the propelling force for the
big fellows will come later, beyond doubt,
just as steam has supplanted sail, but at
present the running of canal boats by cleo
tricity is receiving more attention than the
propulsion of ocean vessels by that power.
Gov. Flower, OF New York, is said to be
an enthusiast on the subject Of the electric
canalboat. BE has asked the state to de-
vote 81 900, 600 to experiments with cleo
tricity on canals, with the object in view of
equipping them with electrical plants. II
is proposed that wires shall be strung over
the canals and the power taken from them
to motors on the boats through the medium
Of tTolleys, just as power is conveyed to the
motors of street cars. The return current
is to be conveyed through the water in the
canal In street railways the rails perform
that service. The motors on the boats would
require very little room, and, with the
very little more than barrel Of molasses.
The cost Of dynamos and equipments would
be less than the cost Of mules, drivers, etc the
speed attained would be four or five times
the average speed Of canalboats, and the
wear and tear on the banks would be
| greatly lessened. The wires and poles
would be in the way of no other traffic, and
! the operating cost per boat would average
about 60 cents day as against SO TO IS at
present.
The scheme certainly looks feasible, on
paper II it should be found to work well
canals might again come to the front as
important highways OF commerce. There
are in this country more than 5000 miles of
| canals that would probably DO equipped
with electricity should New York demon
strate its practicability. Pennsylvania has
about / 900 miles of canals, New York 906
miles and Ohio about 800 miles, all of
which might be made competitors of the
railroads as freight hsulers. il the electric
canalboat should prove success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
Talks Cheap.

From the CHICAGO Netos Record.
There's lots O quaint OIL sayings
I've noticed in my day
Big truths and solid principles
Told in the shortest way.
Ny father ust to have one,
An this is how 1t ran:
italics cheap, my boy" he ust to say,
But money buys the lam"
own the sayin's homely,
Undignifled and rough;
But then it tells Jest what you mean,
An tells it brief enough.
An when you sit to thinkin'
How short is life's thin span,
It's well TO min that talk is cheap,
But money buys the Ian.
'Twon't do to boast an buster
An brag an try to bluff;
An don't you git to thinkin'
This world "ain't up to snuff"
II is; an while you're BLOWN
Your own bazoo, my man,
There's some one sneerin', talk is cheap,
But money buys the Lam"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGS. Savannah Yacht Club; DeKalb
Lodge No. 9, 1. o. O. F.
MILITARY ORDEa-Order No. 50, Georgia
Hussars.
AUCTION SALEs-C Clothing, Fancy Goods, ETC.
by J. H. Oppenheim d son; Carpets, Bedding,
Etc, by A. X. Wilson.
IL THAT LOT OF HANuKERCHIEFs - Falk
Clothing Company.
II IT FITS YoU-B II. Levy 6 Bro
QUITE Few SPRING SUITs-Appel & Schaul
RAILROAD Jacksonville, st. Angus
tine and Indian River Railway
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE Ocean Steamship Com
pany.
PROPOSALS WAyTED-For Painting Roof Of
Police Barracks, etc.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS 80 Help
Wanted; Employment Wantei; For Remit For
Sale: Lost: Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27

When President Mcleod, of the Reading
road, had completed his great coal deal,
and entertained great ideas of the impor-
tance Of both himself and his syndicate, he
ordered of the Pullmans one of the most
magnificent private cars ever built in this
country. Just about the time the crash in
Reading stock came the other day the mag
nihcent coach was completed and the Read
ing authorities notified that it was awaiting
their order. Inasmuch as Mr.. Mcleod Is
no longer president of the company, which
is in the hands Of receivers, it is not known
what will be done with the $50, 900 palace on
wheels. If it was customary for insolvent
roads to furnish such coaches for their re-
celvers MIR. Mcleod might enjoy II. after all.
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There's nothing like yellow pine. A beam
Of 1t 10 iuches square by II feet long won a
victory over iron, steel and the other mate
rails used in the construction OF a big press
ure testing machine at St. Louis the other
day. Washington University, in the city
mentioned, had recently built what pur-
ported to be a 900, 0O0-pound testing ma
chine in its department of civil engineering.
The purpose OF such machines is to test the
strength OF materials that may be put ia
bridges, trusSes, etc. This particular ma
chine was on the hydraulic press principle
and was operated with oil in the cylinder.
When the l0-inch piece of yellow pine was
put in to be tested the engineers in attend
ence knew that the great machine had an
antagonist worthy of its best efforts. But
they did not anticipate what happened. IN
to a pressure Of 100000 pounds there was
not a creak or groan from either machine
or timber. At $4,000 pounds the pine be-
gan 20 bend just the least bit, and there
were two or three sharp raps, as though
some one had struck the machine with a
hammer. At 3O0,00O pounds the end came.
With IA terrible crash the great machine few
into hundred pieces. And the pine beam
resumed its straight lines. Ii is not known
that the timber was OF Georgia pine, but it
must have been. That is the kind OF pine
Georgia grows And If it was indeed the
Georgia product the only way the engineers
will ever break it will be by making their
testing machine Of other Georgia pine.
They waste time when they try it with
iron or steel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
The Old Party of Hate and High Taxes.


In continuing to wave the bloody shirt a
quarter of century after the war closed. to
champion the most Interpretation in the face
of the intelligence of modern times and the
growing knowledge of commerce, 20 shovel
out pensions from the peoples taxes to hun
dreds Of thousands who incurred no disability
in the service, to scof at the rights Of the
states TO local self-government and to threaten
the people with force bili--in all these things
the Republican party has shown itself out of
touch aui ont Of sympathy with the spirit Of
the day, aud goes into Punishment the custo-
dian OF a mere lot OF past and discarded rub
bish. which has no promise Of future life and
power
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
Give Railroads Their Rights.

FROM lGe bQttGHOre AUeftCun Nf6D.L
According to the careful and conservative SA-
vANNAH News, the reason why nearly all the
railroads in Georgia are insolvent and in the
hands Of receivers is that 1.-THE railroad com
mission, which is clothed with power to make
traffic rates, has steadily reduced the rates
until the margin of profit has nearly disap-
peared.' This refers, OF course, to the state
commission. If it IS true it offers another argu-
ment TO the evil of too much interference with
railroad companies Railroads ought to have
as much right to make profits on their work as
any other class OF enterprises.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
A Cnhiret for pnsinsss.

From the Chicago NerS Record (Ind).
The new cabinet contains three members
from the south, two from the west, two from
New York and one from New England. Judge
Gresham may Ee taken as a representative Of
the middle west. In many points this cabinet
is exceptionally strong, and, as has been said
it must have been made for business purposes
1t is certainly not party cabinet. There are
no Warehouses in it. And it savOrs all through
of Cleveland, his scorn of party leading strings
his Lheories and his personal predilections.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27

The League Of American WheelEen, at
its meeting in Philadelphia, very cleverly
settled the question of color in the league
by not settling it at all. An amendment to
the constitution was adopted, leaving it
optional with the local branches of the
order whether they would admit colored
riders or not. Had the league attempted to
settle the matter in any other way an angry
discussion would have been precipitsted,
of the order.