davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
Artemus Ward s Joke on Mark twain.


Artemus had a favorite trick that he loved
to indulge in, and out of which he appeared
to get good deal Of congenial fun writes
Dan DeQuille in the Californian This was
the disbursing Of a rigmarole OF nonsense in
solemn and impressive manner as though
he was saying something of unusual weight
and importance. 1t was game OF mystihCa-
ton in which he greatly delighted. At a din
ner given him by leading ComstOcllers at the
International hotel Ward played this trick on
Mark Twain, all present being let into the Sc
cret beforehand. He began an absurd expo
sltlon OF the word genius, upon the conclu-
sion of which the embarrassed Mark was
obliged to acknowledge his inability to com
prehend the speakers meaning.
indeed" exclaimed ArtemuS, and for half
minute he gazed at Mark with a face in
which a shade Of impotence began to mingle
with establishment and compassion Then
heaving sigh, he said well perhaps was
not sufficiently explicit. What l wished to
say was simply that genius Is sort of illuni-
mating quality Of the mind inherent In those
OF constitutionally inttammable natures and
whose conceptions are not of that ambiguous
and disputable kind which may be said
Hold on, Artemus, ~ interrupted Mark "it
is useless for you to repeat your definition.
The wine, or the brandy, or the whisky, or
some other thing has gone to my head Tell
it to me some other time; or, better still
write it down for me, and I'll study IL at my
leisure"
Good" cried Artemus, his face beaming
with pleasure. Il II give IL to you tomorrow
in black and white, have been much mis-
understood in this matter and it Is important
that / should set myself right You see that
to the eye of person of a warm and infiam-
mable nature, and in whose self-luminous
mind ideas arise that are by no means con-
fined to the material which conception fur
nishes. but may be"
For God 5 sakei' cried Mark IF YOU 90 at
that again, you'll drive me mad"
The general burst of laughter which follow
ed this feeling and half-angry protest made it
plain to Mark that Artemus had been set to
work on him with malice afOrethOught and
that all present were in the plot. and had
been amusing themselves at his expense.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

II Is reported that the Transatlantic
steamship companies are booking a large
number Of stecrage passengers 70 sail
from this country for Europe during An
gust and September Usually there Is a
considerable trafic Of steerage passengers
I'D the fall Of immigrants returning 10
their homes but this year the movement
IS said to be larger than usual and to
have set in much earlier. These immi-
grants, it is alleged, are going home to
tide over" the hard times in this coun-
try. -Four steamers during the past
week carried 1900 Of these homeward-
bound immigrants If such of them as
never intend TO become American citi-
zens could be forced 10 stay at home it
would probably be a good thing for this
country
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

The Augusta Chronicles now famous
"Craddocl1' letter, which was a kind of
literary Japhet in search of father
for sometime, and about which several
more or less verbose battles have been
fought, finds itself now in possession of
too many fathers The Washington tele-
graph Office says Correspondent Tllman
filed the copy for tranmission, Cores
pondent 1illman says Senator Irby did it,
Senator Irby says somebody else did it.
somebody else, Shelton by name, says Il
and 1ighe" did it, and Tighe says it was
another man. 1t is fortunate for both
Col Abe Slupsky, of Missouri, and the
Hon. Dink Bolts, of Georgia, that they
are not in public life, otherwise one or
both might be called upon to arbitrate
this complicated and exceedingly threat
ming political snarl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
If Free Coinage Must Come
From The Philadelphia Times nndN

If free silver coinage shall be regarded by
congress as a necessity. let it come; but let il
come with equal and exact justice to all; to
producers, to government, and TO people
Let the standard be fixed on q ratio at least
approaching the intrinsic value of a dollar
ducers he the precise difference between the
value OF the bullion and the legal tender
value Of the coin exchanged for it. This
would put silver producers upon exact equal
tty with all other industrial people OF the
land. 1t would be simply common justice to
the silver men. common justice to every
other industrial interest and common justice
to the government. Until the silver cause
shall be brought into at least near approach
TO the standard OF honest dealing with the
government, there can be no silver legisla-
tlon that can meet the united approval Of the
silver champions and Of the country,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

The epidemic of lawlessness in Penn
sylvania- lawlessness of that horrible
character that calls forth prompt lynch
ing bees in nearly every section of the
country-has aroused the women of the
state to action intheir own behalf. The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Chester, at a recent meeting, prepared
and adopted a memorial to the legislature
praying that the grade of the crime in law
be advanced to a capital otfense The
prayer of the women will probably be
granted. But, will the raining Of death
as the legal penalty for fclonious assaults
have tendency to diminish the number
of such assaults In number Of states
the crime is already capital one under
the law, Yet the assaults continue 1T
Columbia, 5. c., only a short while ago
black man was hanged for rape followed
by murder yet within two months time.
and within fifty miles of Columbia-at
Gaston-three black men committed the
objectionable offense, and were promptly
lynched therefor. However, PENNSYLVANIA
would be taking a step in the right direc-
ton to throw around her women all pro
lection possible.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
obstruotionista in conerens.

II is noticeable that the policy of delay
and obstruction which some of the free
silver congressman apparently had de-
termined upon was not to affect them
selves. They were content that the wages
of worl1ingmen should be ieopordized by
putting of just as long as possible what
should be done at once. But when their
own pockets were affected they were
very prompt to act.
One of the first things Congressman
Simpson, of Kansas, did after reaching
Washington was to call upon the treasury
for his mileage. One of the first meas
ures brought to the attention of the
House was a resolution to make available
a fund for congressional expenses. Moan
while the funds of business men and
wage earners the country over remain
unavailable, and might have continued to
remain so, in so far us the extremists
were concerned.
There are, according TO the mayor of
Chicago, 200, 600 unemployed men in that
city. There are in Denver other thou
sands of unemployed. There are in the New
England States, according to a New York
paper 600, 600 unemployed In other sec
tons of the country there are probably
enough unemployed to bring the total up
to- or beyond the million mark. In very
large measure it depends upon
the action of congress, when these people
will return to work. "He gives twice
who gives quickly" quotes President
Cleveland. Yet some of the silveritcs pro
posed delay. Delay would affect not
only the unemployed, but the millions at
work. Day after day, if necessary action
were put off indefinitely, the situation
would grow tighter" enterprise would
be suspended and others of the employed
would Join the ranks Of the unemployed.
| The congressman who is an obstructionist
in this situation trifles with a crisis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
stop Croaking."
From the Baltimore News DER

From the Baltimore News (Dem.)
This country is not going to the dogs nor its
business interests to bankruptcy. 1t is time
to stop crOakng. That is largely responsible
for all the present trouble. For months peo-
PIE have delighted to seem wise by predicting
panic unless the Sherman bill was repealed,
and this has done more TO bring about the
troubles of the present than the Sherman bill
itself. This is a country of infinite resources
OF recuperatlye powers greater than any other
country In the world, and il will quickly right
itself from the Stringency now prevailing.
Its business interests are solid, and 1t is grow
ing as no other country ever grew.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
This is purely and simply a bankers

This is purely and simply bankers
crisis" is the way one of our Georgia
contemporaries refers to the financial
stringency. If that is true, why is it
hard for merchants to make collections
from their customers7 1t may be that
the idea our friend wished to convey is
that the "crisis" was forced by the bank
ers. But would they be likely to do any
thing that would bring about runs on
their own institutions, resulting in the
numbers Of failures that have recently
occurred The truth is that it is no.
body's crisis and everybody's crisis. I'm
wise legislation caused it and everybody
is affected more or less.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
Twenty Eight to One.
From The Now orleans ptoayune Dem1.

An ounce of silver, troy, contains $50 grains
II it sells in the market for % cents, then
silver dollar, to be worth 100 cents, would
have to contain 657 1-2 grains of pure silver
Add to this 65.7 grains of alloy, and we would
have dollar weighing 723 IA grains. or more
than l - ounces. This would be big money
sure enough for $1,000 would weigh more than
100 pounds avOirdupois, n bigger load than
any person would wish to carry In order to
make q silver dollar equal in intrinsic value
to gold dollar the relative ratio would have
10 be fixed at about y OF silver to / Of gold
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

West Virginias peculiar law, which
sends man 10 the penitentiary for life
for his third theft, the other day barely
escaped making a life termer of man
who had stolen three bottles Of beer. The
convict had served two terms in the peni-
tertiary and had been given the life SEN
tence for his third offense, the stealing Of
the aforesaid three bottles Of beer; but
the governor pardoned him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

1t is Wall street message. ~ THE ear
marks of Wall street are upon it." These
expressions occur within a dozen lines of
each other in an editorial on the Presi-
dents message in a Georgia newspaper
OF democratic faith. The first SEN
tence quoted is true, in a sense; the sec
ond is not. The first is true because any
message President Cleveland might have
sent in would have been a wall street
message" Had James B. Weaver been
President, any message he might have
sent in would have been a "Wau street
message in precisely the same sense.
There are two sides to Wall street. the
"bull' side and the ''bear'' side. Every
act OF national Importance, whether bv
the President, congress, or a foreign
government, affects Wall street-it is for
or against the bulls or for or against
the bears Storms, droughts. bad
crops, sunshine, cold, heat, are all Wall
street factors. The acts Of the Emperor
William, of Mr. Gladstone. of the Car of
Russia, Of the King of Italy, are wall
street acts, just as Mr.. Cleveland's was
one Even Davis H. Waite, of Colorado.
can make Wall street speech. He made
one recently decidedly favorable to the
bears"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

The New York papers now assure us
that the Navahoe, Mr.. Carroll's yacht
that went across the water and sailed
against the English racing machines, was
never intended TO be a racing boat The
assurance, however, is quite unneces-
sary; the Navahoe is not racer; she
will never defend a cup. AS a vegetable
freighter she might be made a success,
with careful handling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
The Issue of Bank Notes.
From the Philadelnhin 900 Ind

From the Philadelphia Ledger dnd).
National banks are not very popular with a
majOrity Of the representatives at Washing
ton Yet thee seem disposed, in order to af-
ford temporary relief. to allow the banks to
issue notes to the full value of deposited
bonds. There can be no objection to this ex-
cept by men who are opposed altogether to
the national bank system.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

A community of Kansas farmers living
on the banks of the majestic Missouri
bargained the other day with a rain fakir
for a shower for $500. It seems that these
farmers, by spending the price of two or
three showers for pumps an levying upon
the river that flows at their feet, might
bid defiance to the cloud bumpers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

Connecticut women are as eager to vote
as the women Of Kansas. A few days ago
books were opened at New Haven for the
registration of voters for school election,
and the women, who We're given votes on
school questions by the last legislature,
turned out and registered along with the
men
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

The inference might be drawn from the
headlines on the Brunswick dispatch yes
terday that the yellow fever case in
Brunswick was at first concealed. There
was no Concealment The case was an
nounccd to be one Of yellow fever as soon
as Health Officer Dunwody was satisfied
as TO its character. He did what he be
lieved to be his duty promptly and con
scientiOusly in the matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
Bad Business for Business Men.

Bad Business for business Men.
From the Macon (Ga) Telegraph Dcm).
The situation is bad enough as it is It has
been made tad largely ny the wild assertions
comfortable offices The business man who
helps them by misrepresentiag the situation
IN the sane WAY hey 40 could be much more
proutaOly employed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

The friends and admirers of Congress-
man Breckinridge will be 10th to accept as
true the allegations in Miss Pollard s
breach of promise suit. They will sus-
pend judgment until proofs have been
offered. MIR. Breckenridge has always
been looked upon as the soul of honor, and
nothing but incontrovertable proofs will
change that public estimate of him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

If somebody will kindly induce the an
niversary crank to give US rest, so that
we may stop celebrating awhile and do a
little business. that person will render a
great public service. We are not yet done
celebrating the Colum bus anniversary, yet
1t IS suggested that a great celebration be
made in 1907 Of the three hundredth ami
versary of the settlement of jamestown
the first English settlement in America,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

The more that is heard about the meteor
of Thursday night the more, it appears.
should Savannah be thankful that the
stranger did not alight within city limits.
1t seems that the light from the meteor
was seen and the explosion heard for more
than one hundred miles up and down the
coast A discharge of the big Krupp gun
at Chicago would hardly be audible over
so large territory, hence the force of
the meteor's explosion must have been
something terrific; something sufficient to
tear up a town.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

Gen. Peter J. Claassen, the bank
wrecker who has been pardoned by the
President, was tinancier of the "check
hting' class. The general is a veteran
Of the war, and is dying of Brights dis
ease. His age and his health were, not
less than the appeals of his friends in
Brooklyn, the reasons for his pardon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Ro-g New
York City. c. s. FAULKNER, Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
Ladies Shirt Waists.

One lot Ladies' Laundered Percale Waists
81 each; absolute value 81 70 each
One lot Colored Sateen Waists at 81 50; re-
duced from ~
One lot Colored Sateen Waists at 81 25; re-
duced from 81 IS.
One lot Dark Lawn Waists at Al 25: former
price 81 75.
One lot Colored China Silk Waists at S3 10
each. This line has never been offered under
IS and s. so each
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14

Wherever Cod erects a house of prayer
The Devil straightway builds his temple
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15

,. -oh. .ns,, are are q ~ .h proud .s q 3 Be-, &. T Te:.sy,
to s %il r.; &. . sSsM mo sasp s al s ssSe snS IIea =.
is too ss %HeS SG llts R nnoS So% SSr mate 70 the house
I'll Th : way Ess s siISs Asa a. !, lie q s9S sss q , The e. ::
the obstruction.a very far.ietched and ex;
trsyagant type OF a tramp. With req eyes ano
m aafse n ns s S9SSs L sn vii ye. .b oia,f"" .at''
cars hand, and as he did SO he said ID Nov;
You. do iii give hin the bounce"
"Ihaye no partner. sir,
.HMhat become Oh m
Hes pushing clouds. eh ?"
the si sniy not Ssr { %a / .s sts; HAY q was Win Ts T sbs. y e:
poor dovii lifted his tattered hat Ieysreptly;.,
hiding the sympathy he felt aroused. we
amt going to discuss your wife,"
MRS. WALSH. THE MOTHER
City Hall place is old.fasbioned and decrepit
rather than vicious. It 10 beginning to tire OF
n century's battle against the tendency OF the
here and there with trucks that have been laid
i we're eei more sI I@po FSt and sGV ! S as0 5 . NOR.
chant does the heaviest business that II knows.
t Ssin Ssh S.. iRR pSrsw's i Cssrssi Ps, q, tse se ehisssl
lie altar ornaments. and a beer saloon. The
old-inshioned three-story and basement
tic Eighth and Ninth wards and were standard
Miss Blanche Walsh, The, stone steps have
beer 6,,Isre 9, and .. S,hhIp nSs * r. 1s q 1T three .Ss
rocks. and there is a little paper whisper" on
the d9or frame announcing Furnished rooms
to let" Knots OF little Arabs range the street
like cattle. and one, band 70 baking stolen DO
%tatoes over a bonfire exactly In front OF No. ".
Inside the house al Is, as nice as you please.
The hall is carpeted and beside the foot OF the
saEe; The front room Is MI: Walsh,s; The
{{o os'nn mn ned oI Il i + Pisss d s mass,ye pi iHrn't tSas
iagIns on All It's G top a great litter sf'S 81 photoSrapSs
ofthe daughter of the house, showing her as q
millincr. as. Queen Elizabeth. in her semi
The sanctum. sanctorum Of tho family, is the
back rarlor. It Is a COSBY. almost Q handsome
APARTMENT, The light from without IL softenedi
Is prcttiIy drapci. Little china statues stand
about on tiny tables; In a corner BY one Win
Opposite, bytho other window. is the young
actresses carved writing desk. small enough to
suit tho queen Of the fairies that are forbid
and note paper and old letters and cards to a
highly impressive degree. Pictures OF the
S ssnntifSSi Drs stage md Iavo o1j s are again One abS are
,bsautifui.' THAT one is n colored photograph
of hor taken when she was4 or 5 years old.
and tfiS hRy psntn1s,t esr T Eooki haya aspess q. h her
Portrait poT I ltes Of 't tRe s SKI 1t wsrd Statesman At ~
black moustacha He. was handsome then.
hut not imposing as ne is today. A little
a Snin esn Ia as n II hss ,ohin nt ls %sre awsy fpom i. SIC f
was Miss walsh's %favorite playmate years ago.
There are only two pieces Of reading matter
ror and. tho other is q fat paper novel. Tho
Soul Of Lilith," by Marie Corellt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15

her waist. That was SO that she had, to keep
step with me-to give her a stride. n fine walk.
ment."
and you kept saving; don't slump your
stoopy-shouldered.'- / remember that"
this trick OF walking with your, arm
about that o.
IT,, "HSwI Why; ! had a mother-didn't Il"
When Miss Walsh was alone with her visitor
she talked freely and frankly. Without being
hsSydsnish. she is sparkling and, viyaciops.
purses up her mouth in n funny little fashion
when she talks. When she purses her lips y
dozen hair-like wrinkles radiate from it and
from her nose; That is nature. not a stage &c:
which her mother will yet tell her to Guaro
herself-a shIug OF the shoulders and roll Of
the eyes: for instance, But few actresses are
as little STACEY" as she or can be as girlish
She said that her first experience was with
Miss wainwright. and she | consider my
first e1Perience, with the siberia" company:
count II. 1t was only q few weeks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15

mspbsF how she explains hsrsels,in shs ers.
s dIpsiHse' Y ss 9 H. 6 sa DrG isf. s sI ssa e t lsit h, .ysss.
ipspIts him. says horrible things to him SyH
her eyes. meeting hisathat's how / fsescp.
IFS a sort Of hypnotism; isn't thatit3 It's ali
as she Is Insulting him again. She falls In his
mrms; 1 think she does not know it-can you
ali nnsno%inr The % S wsy III, ! Flax xxi It d e a; ,n i 4 tH WAS
she is In his arms until the bell rings. aim ost
at the same instant. oh. / am sure that could
"Then. again. people say 1 should never fall
az AMY my auSbani,s feet: A proud woman would
pretty-n pretty picture. oh ~
70. NH sn = $a s1SS SsS: rs fPs P "a sSs play. though.
"They. talk about you. Miss Walsh. as a bet
ter candidate than Miss Rehan FOR the Mon
fana silver statue. Have you ever appeared
oh, yes She said, without any hesitation.
n,av nave played in tights ~ show ycpi !
h hS5SIS !. oss !, y, s%n't IND 1 ts"s plc IL but
70 her fitness TO pose as a model for the statue.
we're we're T SScaIIo of her g m ss Rsn on the greyions day s
iInSr to play. rarts like Rosatind or t1sa Eddy tIy
1 not}inr in to the Sor l?%st MSiSst IS Ht D D,iSs sn1 IheF oSs
formed as an outdoor lie and a love Of exer-
else can. render n hoalthy girl.
Miss Walsh speaks very unsteady and prot
thy. She has caught tho English tone very
truly. The only trouble with her speech would
not be criticised by most persons; that lie, that
now and then she Is too broadly English.
lndy-like. Her Irish blood is not traceabie
through. any brogue. But neither her mother
nor her father give n hint Of a brogue.
Mr., Walsh was born In Ireland. and doubt
less the daughter owes much Of her talent to
INC race. sha sDpang from. NJ critics say I
talk as II ! was always, saying prunes and per.
simmons" sho remarks. but II am careful
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15

THE PARLoR OVER DRY DOLLAR suLLIVAN's.
II never. from my first appearnnee. knew
said. Miss wainwright used TO say, You
ysaI never nsrsot be a . great a Gtnrsst qgr, nssa tn "a s sSa
IN never be a great actress Even rs q little
fore strangers. Miss Wainwright, is awfully
nervous. you know. Why, when she WAS, go.
Ing on. and she would touch you, your whole
nervousness. Iremcmber that once when, we
went or together-it was in Twelfth Night'-I
put NY arm around her TO steady her; and l
was SO anxious for her that forgot all about
It was wonderful because had such a trial
never even gave myself 2 Thought"
What Is TO be your lifework 81, ...
TOM don know yet" sne saiqr Il nhyen,t
9peare. His are the heroines ! most admire;
IiOsdtind. Po,fid, IadV Macbeth. You know.
I'm going to try them AL People FAY you
f hsys had sSs e1DessienSSe; s that vow You p Fnewi haTs s sI!t
think 80. ! believe you can put yourself. your
eIpsrisnced.' Who has had ali the experiences
o. al the parts she plays OF course study
tn! 70 express the authors meaning"
How about that astonishing thing you are
doing every nightl You are e proud and good
woman. wooed by a scamp You tell him you
s sass Mn How Sn st then tS ySp throw yourself In his
!" know I have friends with whom am
Always rowing about that. j can never agree
shst Il Il not all right, There ne such TGmea
ndwsntsts SCI iato s0oists. hSas ssa =.