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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-23
SPECIAL SALE OF FRUIT.

Fancy Large Indian River Pineapples only
10c each.
Fancy Large Fresh Tomatoes only 1oc per
basket
Fancy Niagara Grapes, large baskets only 4oc.
Extra Large Smoked Beef Tongues only SOC
each.
Fine Georgia Watermelons cheap.
Fresh Catalogues, picked this morning.
Fresh supply OF our Dandy Mixed Cakes at
l0c pound.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-23
PROPOSALS FOR OILS AND GREASE.

City of Savannah, Department of Water
Works, June 10, lS94.-Bids will be received
at the office of the Clerk of Council until
twelve u2l O'Clock m. the 26th instant for
furnishing Illuminating and lubricatng oils
and grease for water works department for
twelve months. Bids must be sealed and
marked, Proposals for Oils and Grease - on
outside envelope.
JAMES MANNING,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-23

MUTUAL COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION,
G. S. Van Horne, Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
Curious Flowers.

The Brazilian flower known as the
running antelope" is so called be-
cause its white petals have series of
well-defned, dark-colored lines and
dots in which the Imagination can
readily trace the form of an antelope
with its limbs outstretched and head
thrown back, seemingly fleeing for its
life. In the' "caricature plant" ono
species has the initiative form on the
petals, and another has it outlined in
the ribs and shading of the leaves.
This last mentioned curiosity bears a
remarkably well-executed likeness Of
the duke Of Wellington, and has on
that account been named Arthur and
His Nose" Among the orchids the
initiative form is entirely different in
character, being exhibited in the shape
of the flower itself. Some are exact
counterfeits of bees. butterflies mothE
etc. while others take upon themselvc,
the form OF worms and beetles
Naturalists believe that in the first IN
stance il is natures trap to lure other
bees, moths and butterflies. but in the
case of the worm and beetle orchids
or those that are exact counterparfs Of
toads. lizards and huge spiders. they
do not attempt to axplaiu
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
GREAT VITALITY OF sNAlLs.

One 1t the Smithsonian Lived without
Food and Water for Six Years.
The Smithsonian institution has hit
upon something extraordinary in
| snails. The creatures may be slow,
but they hold the record over all other
animals for prolonged vitality under
| adverse conditions. Stories of toads
dug out of rocks in which they had
been imprisoned for ages are apocry-
phal, but recent discovery, says the
Providence Journal, has esta blished
the credit Of this humble mollusk as
No. in tenacity of life. Only the
other day specimen from an island off
the coast of Lower California, inclosed
in drawer with part Of the mollus-
can collection, was foundt o be alive. 1t
had had no food or water for more than
six years. When placed in box with
moist earth it protruded its foot, began
we'll as ever. Some time ago few
snails of different species. gathered
in Mexico, reached the Smithsonian in
stitution and were placed In a box.
They remained undisturbed for two
years and three months, at the end Of
which time they were put into glass
jar with some chickweed and small
quantity of tepid water. Pretty soon
they woke up and appeared quite ac-
tive.
Pond snails, which are sometimes
found alive in logs of mahogany from
Honduras, possess equal endurance.
Specimens carried from Egypt to Paris
packed in sawdust have arrived unin-
jured. Other kinds have been expert
mented with by shutting them up in
pill boxes and dry bags for years, but
have survived. The limit of their
vitality Is yet to be ascertained. Land
snails in cold climates bury themselves
in the ground or under dead leaves in
winter; in tropical regions they become
torpid during the hot season. When
about to start in on a period Of sleep
they seal up their shells with a close
fitting door, which sometimes is a
shield of thin, transparent mucus, and
in other cases an opaque membrane as
thick as visiting card. Behind this
the animal constructs other walls,
which serve like SO many partitions to
protect it against prolonged cold or
dryness. It is believed that just as
the seeds of plants are distributed by
the winds, so likewise the eggs of
snails are scattered abroad on the
breezes, thus disseminating their
species. They are very prolific anf
mails. Some of the great land snails
of the tropics. which live on trees and
weigh a pound apiece, lay eggs that
look strikingly like those of pigeons,
being quite as large. The eggs are de-
posted among decaying vegetation,
the heat of decomposition Matching
them
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
LOVERS VOWS ON PAPER.

How m English Newspaper Proposes to
Simplify Breach of Promise Suits.
The London Spectator, moved by the
painful spectacle of the modern
breach of promise case, proposes a
novel expedient in order to overcome
the difficulties which such suits pre-
sent. It says: There would be one
very simple method of tightening the
task of the jury, which would also
afford to young women and their
guardians means Of ascertaining
whether the lover had any serious in
tention of developing into a husband
or not. Let no promise of marriage
be held valid unless it is made in writ
ing upon properly stamped paper. It
the plaintiff could produce formal
promise of this kind, there would be
no need to 60 into all the history OF
doubtful courtship, or to consider
any other factor in the assessment Of
damages than the respective incomes
of the contracting parties. Of course
it will be objected that such propo-
sition is injurious to all the romance
of courtship and marriage. But where,
we would ask, is the romance in nine
out of ten breach of promise cases that
find their way into the law courts?
These cases are hardly ever brought
except by people whose affections
have not been deeply engaged in their
acceptance of suitor. For one young
woman who now brings an action for
breach of promise at least nine are
Tilted and suffer in silence. The
more their affections have been en-
gagged the less they can bear to tell
the pitiful tale of their disappoint-
ment and witness the poor littse
romance of their life exposed to the
ridicule and laughter of an un-
sympathetic world. If it once became
understood that the ardent lover
should offer such a proof Of his good
faith, then a girl would know well
what to expect from lover who with
held it. At any rate, parents or
guardians Of the lower aud middle
classes would not allow q young man
to grow too particular in his atten-
tions"-as their phrase runs unless he
showed disposition to furnish this
guarantee. Then. if the promise were
unfulflled. even the most modest and
sensitive maiden could proceed
against her faithlesslover without loss
Of pride or dignity.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

mas, whose tortures are at least self
inflicted. Into our American climate,
with its sudden and abrupt changes.
and into our overheated. sitting
houses, it has pleased not few modish
mothers to introduce the British style
of dressing their little ones, regardless
alike of pneumonia and Comstock
But, to be serious. the most censorious
moralist could not object to such an
nngelic spectacle as a dear little flaxen-
haired boy of four, IN short black silk
stockings, black shoes, black velvet
kilt and jacket and white-ruffied waist,
over which flow his sunny, baby curls,
even if the baby knees are entirely
bare and white in the heat, or red in
the draft, as may be. When in this
garb arrayed, young hopeful has need
OF the long yellow leather leggins
which. he wears out of doors. and
would often like to wear indoors too
The girl of three or four escapes this
exposure. Even the most Anglomaniac
of American mothers are only half An
Elicised. The little girls burden and
her cross is dress unnecessarily long,
picturesque, but dreadfully in the
way. The rule for a girl of three is
that the skirt must be as long as that
of miss of sixteen or seventeen al
most ready to come out" Between
three and sixteen there are wide grad
ations, but here again our new
world conservatism asserts itself. The
child's skirt is never quite so short as
In English examples. Nor are low
necks and short sleeves here so much
IN favor. Perhaps we are coming to
that-don't You remember. in the old
photograph album, that funny picture
taken of Aunt Mary, when she was
little girl and her chubby arms and
plump neck were well displayed by
Ghirred frock of figured dimity? Just
euch tiny Aunt Marys one sees to-day
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
EVOLUTION AND PARTRlDGES.

Singular Changes in These Birds In tho
Canary Islands.
A striking example of the effects Of
environment and changed conditions
of life upon the forms Of animals is
furnished by species of partridge liv-
ing in the Canary islands. About four
hundred years ago the SpaniArds intro
duced the red-legged partridge from
Europe into these islands, and the
bird has continued to flourish there;
but, as recent examination proves, it
has undergone notifications clearly
brought about by the conditions under
which il lives.
It's back has turned from russ<t color
to gray. This looks like q case Of pro-
tective coloration, since the bird passes
it's life amid gray volcanic rocks.
Then its besk has become one-fourth
longer and thicker than that Of it's an
cestors and of it's European relatives.
and its legs also have increased in
length and grown stouter.
These changes are exactly such a.
were needed TO suit il 20 the life that
it is now compelled To lead amid tho
rocks and on the mountain sides Of the
islands, where q more vigorous physic-
al development is required than was
needed upon the plains OF England sad
France
AS has been reQarked, II such
changes can be wrought by nature in
the animal form in four hundred years,
what might nnt have peen accom-
plisbed in four hundred centuries?
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

10 too many people at once, nor be toe
frivolous.
But what is frivolous?
On, that each person must decide for
himself. 1t is question of conscience.
So the ''slackening of the pace that
kills"-that's phrase the editorial
writer usually finds it convenient to
employ on Ash Wednesday morn-isn' t
SO radical as it might be. One dresses
in low key, which is excellent taste at
any time, for early church possibly
once week. Oftener would be more
than ones health would permit. For
there are social duties
The opera is social duty. It comes
into the scheme of Lent, also as re-
7axation One needs amusement after
the season, and it is very amusing to
hear Calve as SantuZza bewailing in
high B fat and Zingari apron-just
the thing for a masquerade, if it were
not Lent-the perfdy of her soldier
lover. A canter or drive in the park
Is dIrty, too: and the afternoon tea is
permissible with notifications. Thus,
do VI Ocul DC Az always lS- hHo lt IS
excellent taste to wear subdued cos
tunes. And extremely convenient to
procure fresh spring and summer
goods from the shops and indulge in
"a forty days fast of dressmaking
!As for mere literal fasting, the idea is,
of course, preposterous; except for the
ione hundred thousand or more who
must.
And the modification of the flesh?
,WeT, l have seen lately one or two lit
ttae boys of fortunate birth who might
lexemplify IT. batter than their mann.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

sn an English home and may yet see
! in cur own initiative Establishments.
The velret-clad boy and his sister in
her simple rufled frock of white recall
the fact that boys are more decorative
I! than girls when equal attention is paid
| to their attire. The 'serviceable school
suit" is almost unknown to the SON OF
the -Four Hundred. He is fed on plain.
wholesome food and keeps fairly good
hours-so much has fashion sensibly
decreed-but upon his velvet and his
laces, his curls and his patent leather
shoes, his ribbons and his picture hat,
mamma lavishes her-money and her
care.
The result is instructive So beauti.
full is the boy of to-day, in his best ar
rayed, that he must warn those en-
thusiasts of. the gentler sex who are
always wishing grown men to resume
the velvets and the laces and the nod
ding plumes and all the bravery Of a
hundred years ago. Give up the cru
sade. dear sisters. The men would
outshine you!
seem to have caught the Lenten spirit,
but are good all the year round, if one
fancies sad colors and subdued effects.
One is a composition of dark gray with
wide black satin ribbon sash. At the
skirt bottom is a wide, smooth flounce,
slashed up at intervals and bordered
with narrow black embroidery. Wider
hrp &c ~ fha o,cf on6 nn01y
the sleeves and collar are of the usual
sort. The ether Lenten austerity is in
the wardrobe of the, same pretty wild
ow In one sense it is less austere, be-
cause very smart and English; but
more austere in that it is horribly ugly,
with its long black lace at neck and
sleeves and skirt and its bedeckment
of black satin ribbon. Such tea
gown one wears when it is necessary
to suggest severity and talk about the
poor-who don't wear tea gowns.
Some time l must write an essay,
volume, magnum opus, on the use
and abuse of lace. But not now.
A lively interest in the styles of the
coming season always comes with or a
little before Ash Wednesday. The
great movable dressmaking fast of the
year must have its prophets as well as
its preachers. and they say that 1894
will be another year of blouses, of
waists, of frocks. There will be soft
waists of silk and masculine-appear-
ing waists, with blissfuily uncomforta-
BILE starched collars and bosoms. Ten
mis- will be played in a pink silk waist
and gray cloth skirt and under sailor
hat of white straw trimmed with the
pink silk; vary these colors to suit the.
case, of course. The modified Eton
jacket with or without strap p and but
ton will. if made in dark blue, with
blue skirt and white silk waist. be
accounted chic yachting or boating
suit, or longer jacket for those who
prefer it, with the usual immaculate
white braid and little pockets. For
the fair bicyclist, divided skirts or
baggy trousers will become somewhat
more common, and may even become
nearly smart. In the gymnasium such
suits are already matter Of course. For
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

aLfout-or-door purposes. frscks, blouses
or Jackets. or hat not, will have plain
puff sleeves. not SO very big.
l think skirts will be quite plain.
and Of moderate size. A pretty walk
ing costume will be this: Bell shaped
skirt of moderate length and width,
plain or with row or two Of narrow
braid; white starched collar oand
bosom with four-in-hand tie: white
vest, quite low cut, with three buttons
and rolling collar; short jacket with
rather wide lapels and collar. braid
trimmed The skirt and jacket should
be of some dark cloth, the wide
brimmed hat and parasol to correspond.
An entirely feminine walking suit. not
nearly so pretty as the other, will be
cut with overskirt full and short at the
side, wias~ a plain, long, oval or
pointed fall in front. With this should
be big sleeved jacket, tight buttoned
at the waist and furnished with .
basque-like appendage about the hips.
This overskirt with its full and plated
sides suggests the impending panier
OF course, too, there will be plenty Of
survivors of the full sleeved, wide col
Jared types. And of course there will
be capes.
AS for materials there is no less nov.
city than usual. Moires, silks, satins
for dressy effects; cravenettes. whip
cords. worsteds, serges. You know
now fabrics are much less in quantity
than usual, owing to factories shut
down or on half time.
High effects in hats and evening
coiffures are more rampant than ever
I've seen a picture hat with brim OF
perky and wonderful complexity. very
low ia front, very high over the tenn
pies, low again at the sides and with
high soaring plumes between that was
really awe-inspiring. And SO were the
high coifures of proud DANES at the
pre-Lenten balls. built up quite in the
colonial spirit.
For does not every woman-every
pretty woman. at least, in secret or
without concealment, mourn for the
days of puff, powder, patch, peruke,
pe-iwig and all the other things of
century ago? ELLEN OSBORN.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
TRUTH IN THE HOME.
How Mothers Often Undermine Their Chit
dren's Regard for Truth.


dren's Regard for Truth.
The foundation of life is truth
Truth is the foundation of home life.
business life, church life. society.
Without it there is no stability. be.
cause there is no confidence. Even
careless thinkers admit this, and the
one who least regards il in practice,
sometimes in his inncrmost soul values
it most While the value of truth as a
basis Of living is acknowledged. too
frequently mothers are the ones. who
first introduce a child To- falsehcod.
The other day a little child WAS
brought into a kindergarten for the
first time. She absolutely refused
to remain without her mother. a
woman of wealth. and NE whg
might have commanded ,lcisurt
had she wished. but who preferred
filling her time with charita bic ana
social engagements. The timid iittle
girl held her mother prisoner the en-
tire morning. The second morning
the child was a little more accustomed
TO her surroundings, and did not cling
80 tightly to her mothers dress. The
csother took advantage of this, and
said: "1f you let me go out for a little
while, will come back and bring yoL
box of candy" "No. you won't"
said the little girl, looking in her
mothers face with perfect fearless
ness; Il know you won't" "Oh. YES.
WILL" responded the young mother,
IF you just let me go for little while,
Will come back with d box of CANDY
for you" The child consented bnt
her expression made IL very plain
to the teachers in charge that she had
very little confidence that her mother
would keep that engagement. She sat
by and watched her little companions
and after time joined in tho tames
and work. When her nurse came for
her, she was overheard TO say: mann
ma said she would come back and
bring me box of candy, but know'd
she wouldn't" And the nurse gave no
evidence Of surprise. The motherap
peared the next day apparently with
not the slightest recollection Of the
stain which she had put upon her ows
character the day before. How can
that child have any regard for truth,
when the being whom she loves most
on earth cares SO little for it?-out
look.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

A man is not at his best when, by his
expression of countenance, he strives
to convince you that he has never been
guilty OF mean act. for conscious in
nocence often wears sheepish aspect.
And Mr.. Price, as he stood there direct
ing his gaze from one face to another.
was much inclined to ascribe guilt to
the entire party. Finally, however. he
settled upon a squint-eyed fellow
named Shack. And while giving Shack
the boring look Of accusation, Mr..
Price took out his knife ands began to
whet it on his boot 'sI know of set
of ears" said he. ''that would look
powerful well on q clothes line"
For heavens sake, Mr.. Price, hope
and pray you don't mean mine," Shack
replied, fdgeting and trying to shrink
behind the postmaster.
''Wall, since you mention it, / be-
Leve yourn is about the best set /
could find. Now. hold on: don't try to
run of. If you do I'll shoot you and
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

cut 'em off after you're dead. and that
wouldn't look we'll"
Shack, with below for mercy,
dropped upon his knees and Price
strobe to him, took him by the collar
and turned his Mortified face up to the
sun. And just at this instant pleas
ant voice asked: '"Will you please
wait a moment, Mr.. Price?"
Price looked up and saw the school
teacher standing near him. She was
rather good-looking young woman;
she had sweet expression of coun.
tenance; the opinion of the neighbor-
hood was that she always looked as il
she had just been baptized.
Price turned about and replied: ''I'm
waitin', ma am"
''Mr. Price," she said smiling, ''you
are too large and too strong man to
be disturbed over SO small thing as .
comic valentine. 1t was only joke
and sent it, Mr.. Price"
"You did!''
"Yes, and just for fun, too. And ]
earnestly beg you to forgive me-"
"Well, Miss Lizzie, I amt maxim
war on women. Shack, you better
thank this guilty party for appearin'
in time. Well, folks, amt got moth
in more to say at present. except that
I'm goin' to git even with the person
that sent that thing"
Several days later, during playtime
at school, Price strobe into the room
where the teacher sat. "How are you,
ma'am?"
very well, thank you, Mr.. Price.
Won't you sit down?"
"All right; but say, I have come
down here to punish you for sendin'
me that big-eared thing"
81 hope you won't punish me very
severely"
81 don't know as to that-don't know
how severely you may think it is. But
I'm comm down here at playtime
every day for month"
SIS that the punishment"
"Thats it,
"Why, that isn't severe"
"You may think so before it's over
with. But here, now, tell me if you
think Eve got sich alfred big ears?"
''Not too large. like large ears.
The most generous people have large
ears"
THAT so? And you like people that
are generous?'
''Of course do"
'Then l wouldn't mind it if mine
was leetle bigger. How would that
strike you?"
81 think they are large enough"
Gan right; if they suit you they
shall stay just as they are. When it's
time to take in just notify me and I'll
hull out"
Its about time now. I think"
"All right, I'll go, but you mustn't
never cheat me. Good day"
At playtime every day he went to
the schoolhouse, and it was noticed
that he no longer wore a homespun
shirt. One day he remarked: We'll,
your sentence is up tomorrow"
'Is it? Why didn't think that l
had served half my time"
"Yes, and l have been thinkin' Of
givin' you a new trial and sentencin'
you for life
''Why, what do you mean?" she asked,
dropping book.
That is to say If you are wiilin'."
he went on. wait a mint till GIT
through. / am a hulkin', big-eared fell
Ter, with no education and with nobody
to tell me what's right or wrong. l am
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

q sort Of heathen, and the savin' Of
heathen's soul is about as bright a
piece of work as can fall 10 the lot OF
young woman Yes ! AEa the beathen
and you are the missionary sent here
By the Lord. and IL you want 70 do the
Lords work ali right. and il not al
wrong. The heathen has got first
rate farm. and he's about as apt To
learn as any human bein' you've esef
seen: and want 70 tell you that near.
II ever congressman that goes out al
this Seestrict IS educated and sent cut
bv his wife. amt but treaty-four
years old. and with your help can
make speech in six years from nosr
that. viii carry NE TO the leE.sssture,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
Where woman's Taste Fails.

Manes-I believe Tom intends to re-
tire from the world and live in >seclu-
sion permanently.
Iaylos-What makes YOU think thati
Manes-l just overheard hS.x tell bis
wife that she might buy his next sup
ply Of neckties for him.-Chicago Rec
ord.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
hPhIR OF EARS.
BY OPIE READ.

BE first valen.
tine that found
its way into the
neighbo r h ood
of Scrub Oak,
Ea S t Tennes-
see, was not of
the sentimental
ord e r, beglit-
tered, lace-like,
Gu pid-l a d e n,
but was of the
comic variety,
and was t h e
cause of trou-
b l e A n d y
Price, a husky
fellow and a
man, too, who
was much dis
posed to fight
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14
Chfi~tsms

Artist painted this picture. sir, -
keep the wolf from the door.
Dealer saf.cr inspection We'll. hsna
4. on the knob where the uoif can see
10 and he'll skip quick enough b - Dc.rod
Ty%r Press
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-14

She-The Letters Of Jrnius' I ~
gard as the raost wouderful compoaa
tions of the language.
He-They don't compare with JacA
Hardy's- Why, he wrote a letter Of
coincidence 20 a widow. and she teox
OF her mourning Immediately Life