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The morning news., 1894-07-27
His Opinion of Yankee Tricks.

An Englishman riding in train out west
went into the dtnlngroomscar for dinner, says
the New York Tribune. He was told by the
waiter that the price of the dinner was 81.
o Yes. sir" said the waiter. volunteering
this further information. 81, and you can eat
all you want sir.
The Englishman had good appetite, and
he ate large dinner. paying his dollar cheer
fully and giving the waiter a tin
The next day he entered the ciningcar Of
another train for luncheon. He was then in
canada. Picking up the menu card, the En-
gIlShman or large appetite gave an order that
made the waiter open his eyes in aStOnlsh-
ment; but II Is the business OF waters to sup
ply the appetltes of people, not to cT!ticise
The EngliShmau ate steadily and indus
triOusly, and with evident relish When he
had finished his meal his face wore look of
great content. He tlshed in his pocket for
dollar, looked at the check and gaSped.
What's this: he asked. Seven dollars
and fifty cents, Why. maa, this is mistake.
Meals are only 81, and you eat all you want.
Not on dlS cyah, sun said the waiter.
who was black as ebony, and possessed a
smile OF amplitude. ''Y'u oder BY de card
sub, an pay fun what y u eat. Vas, sub; y'u
der a la carte sub"
he Englishman picked up the menu card
and studied 1t carefully, his face getting red
der as he scrutlnlZed it.
1t S an outrage - he said.
It's de rules. sub ~ said the waiter respect
fully. GaS. sub.
Nv friend said passenger. who had a
tWlnkle IN MS eye. Il think l can explain.
On the roads IN the United States you pay
for your meal, whether you eat only bite or
not. But, sir, we are now in Her Majesty's
Dominion
All. said the Englishman in a more hope
ful voice
Yes, sir, and in Her Maiesty's Dominion,
every precautlOn is taken 10 protect the pat
rons OF a railroad from imposition. So YOU
see sir, here you only pay for what you order
and eat
1he Englishman seemed to r n over in his
mind long list of dishes which he had or
dered for his face fell.
Yes, It's very good arrangement" said
the other softly. 1t protects the traveller,
you see
But see here, 80 said the Englishman. indig-
nantly. they have the dishes on this card in
prominent letters, and away on on this side
In small letters the prices. Now. sir 80 he cried
hotly. I m nearsighted and over in the states
they told me the price Of a meal was ST. and
OF course l was not on the lookout for swind-
dIers among the employees of this company "
But you see, sir" said the other the pur-
pose OF this arrangement is a good one"
Eh:' said the Englishman wrathfully
How do l know. he thundered that this
Ism one OF those sharp yankee tricks got I'D
IN the States and sent over here into Canada
tC SwlndIe innocent people. I've heard all
about these yankees, he added in a tone of
disgust. he laid some money down on the
check, 1t was the even amount. There was
no up
1t protects the dining-car too" said the
other passenger 20 himself, with a soft smile.
The morning news., 1894-07-27
Not the Time TO Inorease Taxes.

If times were good, business prosper
/ Gus, and there was plenty of work for
! mechanics and laborers we should say
/ the suggestion 10 issue county bonds for
! the purpose of building county roads and
! haoteuing the drainage works is an excel
/ lent one, and ought to be acted upon IA
/ vorablv at once, but we very much doubt
the wisdom of increasing taxes at this
time for any. purpose that is not impera-
lively necessary.
The county and city taxes are now Just
as heavy as the people can pay, particu-
larly those of the people whose incomes
depend upon what they earn. Even
those who are well-to-do find it difficult
ia many instances to pay their taxes. If
reports are true there are hundreds. of
executions in the hands Of the sheriff
for unpaid taxes, and some
of them are against citizens
who, in ordinary times, find no difficulty
in discharging their financial obligations
when they come due. While it may be
true that Chatham county is little bet
ter off in the matter of the payment of
taxes than most of the other counties of
the state, nevertheless the delinquent list
is unusually large.
The county commissioners have now,
or should have, on hand 50. 900 for the
construction of a road to the Isle of Hope.
That amount, together with the amount
appropriated by the spring grand jury,
would complete that road-the Meridian
road, ltis a road that would be OF great
benefit not only to the people of a very
considerable part of the county, but also
greatly enhance the value of the county's
property known as the Poor farm. 1t
would open up to settlement a section of
the county that is well suited for farming
purposes, and would relieve many people
from the tribute they now have to pay to
the toll roads, because it would be an ex-
cellent driveway
The improvement suggested by County
Engineer Blandford is one that appeals
strongly to the public, but in view of the
existing hard times and the difficulty the
people are experiencing in paying their
taxes the increasing of taxation for the
purpose of making that improvement is
not to be seriously considered. The people
are clamoring for lower, not higher taxes.
The morning news., 1894-07-27
BRIGHT BITS.

Hungarian-Ebadta Teremtete, Here I've
got 200 acres of sand and yet these horrd
flies can find no spot to settle on but the tin
OF my nose!-Pestt Hirlap
That's a curious paradox said Hicks
What is ~ queried Hawkins.
Offer a tmid man an affront and he'll be
taken aback. ck.'-Harpers BaZar.
Old Lady Poor man; so you've been living
on water tor three days. Here a quarter.
ROlllngStOne-GeS m, l was workin' me
way on canal boat -Phillde phia Record.
Biggs-George Washington never went
fishing.
Baker-How DO you know?
Biggs-Because he never told lie.-Brook-
lyn Life.
She-In the summer time Beethoven wrote
most of his music in the open air.
He "a melodlstl-And still he didn't get
much air into his music.-Indianapolls Jour
nal
Hubby-I guess I'll have a shave.
Wifey-Wait till Willie leaves the room
1t is so hard TO break him OF bad words when
once he gets started on them.-New York
Herald
Clara-How was Miss Smith dressed?
Mattie-Oh, she had on the plainest clothes
You ever did see.
Clara They must have matched her face
perfectIy.-Exchange
When a mans wife comes in and sees him
razor in hand and his face al! Iather and
asks him; Are you shaving it s a provois-
ing thing in him to answer: No, I'm black
ing the stove.N-Siftings p
Kennard ION a first glimpse OF the sea- -
Astonishing Who would have thought there
could be as much water as that?
Underhtll-Irue, and remember YOU only
see what's on top.-Truth,
Young Minister been praying for YOU
long time, Miss Cora
Dora tastOnished)- didn't you let pa
know 1t? Id have been y9pUS after the first
prayer-Valatie Rough Notes.
S. S. Teacher-Why did job curse the day
on which he was born?
Johnny-P raps he was horned on Christ
mas, like ne. and the same presents hal 10
do for his birthday and Christmas, Truth.
Conductor stumbling in the aisle}-Are
these your feet, sir?
Passenger-Yes. sir.
Conductor (sarcastically)-Yo should have
had them checked.-P. and s. S. S Co. S Bul
letln.
Hod A-The walking delegate was here this
| morning, and he was as mad as a hornet.
Mort A-Eou told him we had nothing to
| complain Of?
Hod Ayes; that's what made him hot
| Puck.
What do you mean by threatening me as
| you have: l hear that you swore if cut
across your held again you would Shoot.me as
oh, thas's all right, never shoot dogs. -
| Boston Transcript.
Porter lin hoten-Were you looking for
any one. sir
irritable Gentleman fapgrily)-Yes a man
promised to meet ne here on important husi-
ness at o 'clo. k. I've Just come. anu here
II clock and he's not here yet.-Truth.
The morning news., 1894-07-27
Dandy's Battle With the Cotton Ca

DdAuS . odJI4b Win CH6 COCCOn CaS.
Dandy is the name of very large and
handsome cat belonging to a woman living
near Boston. says the Youths ComDanion
Dandy is really very clever; but he had an
experience recently that came near IrlndfuC
him as exceedingly stupid and he was very
much 'cut up over it.
His mistress has q little boy OF ) wears for
whom she has bought one Of those clever
imitation cats stamped on cloth and stuffed
with wool or cotton. Dandy did not happen
to be around when the cotton cat arrived
and, after playing with it for a little while
the child lett it on the window sill. 1t sat
there looking, from the street wonderfully
like a real cat
ing, and presently she saw Dandy come into
the yard he glanced up at the window and
was insanity transformed from digniied
weilbehaved cat into jealous, snarling
demon.
The servant girl who opened the kitchen
door in response to his imperative meows
said that he shot by her with the rapdlty of
lightning, and seemed to clear all of the back
stairs at d sin Il bound on his way TO the sit.
tlngroom into this room he dashed, his
yellow eyes aglow with jealous rage. his
throat emitting Snarls. He lelped nercely
upon the dummy cat and fell with it to the
floor.
Dandy's demeanor, when he saw how he
had been deceived, was very funny. he
walked around and around the cotton cat
amaZement ana disgust expressed in one pro.
lOnged meow followed by another and an
other Then he stood still, with his head
twisted to one side, viewing the dummy in a
way too ludicrous to be described Finally
he shot out of the room as swiftly as he had
entered 1t, and was seen no more for four
days and nghts-an unheard of proceeding
in his life. But 1t probably took all that
time tor him to recover from the shame and
disgust his feelings had sustained
When he finally returned he utterly ignored
the object Of his foolish rage. and never
again paid any heed to it, showing greater
wisdom in this respect than men and women
often show when enraged and mortified
The morning news., 1894-07-27
Hebrew was Not Greek 70 Him.

1T isn't commonly understood that there
are graduates from college who are horse car
conductors in New Yor6, but I discovered
one such said a well known clergyman to
the Chicago ines 4 was on car not long
ago, and on the upper end OF the route only
the conductor and 1 we're in the car He sat
down, took cut book and began reading at
the end of the book and turning the leaves
from right to left That must be
Hebrew he's reading said to
myself. The conductor , seemed might
lily interested in the subject and he nodded
his head approvingly and occasionally
chucNled when the author had made a good
point Finally l went over 10 his side and
said,
Excuse me, but are you reading He
brew
u he conductor nodded
are you a college graduate' / asked.
Another NOD.
" What college"
600 'hb-hale
Then be resumed his reading. and I asked
no more questions
~he-Did that burglar who wAs % the room
lnnl NIFlt Fft your HnfNh
he Burglar in The room Why didn q you
wake NE
-hf Why thought sou sDew You snored
20 Loudly Life
The morning news., 1894-07-27
A Nutshell Review of Eurone.

Mr.. Charles A. Dana, editor of the New
York Sun, has recently returned to New
York from a two months tour of Eng
land, France and Russia. During that
time he brushed up against something
like 10000, 900 of people, to speak fgur-
atively. Yet, Mr.. Dana added enough to
his already great stock of knowledge of
foreign affairs 10 bring home with him,
| in his head, an interesting statement of
the status of Europe and a part of Asia.
The assassina tion of Carnot, he says,
deadened every liberal impulse of France
produced a sort of moral stagnation, and
France is preparing for anything-harsh
laws, an emperor, a king; anything
Whether the republic will pull through is
a question. Perier, the new president, is
not republican, but an old Orleanist and
the people say they might as we'll have at
the head of government the Count of
Paris.
The cause of home rule for Ireland is
not going forward or backward it is
standing still. Roseberry is an able man
who means what he says aud stands by
it. He is not antagonistic to home rule.
The failing health of the pope has
| brought his people to realize that he has
done more for the Catholic church than
any of his predecessors for a hundred
years.
All Europe is for peace; everybody
wants peace Without some accidental
interruption the peace of Europe will con-
| tinue indefinitely.
The Russians are the most active peo-
pie MIR Dana saw. The liveliest city he
visited is Keff Like the rest of us,
the Russians wear the best clothes
and eat the best food they can get.
Russia has suppressed nihilism and
| seems pros porous. Her resources are be-
ing developed right along.
Mr.. Gresham's foreign policy was not
very much talked of on the other side in
MIR. Dana's hearing.
The YaleOxford and Britannia Vigi-
laut events interested the great editor
| just enough to induce him to read the
| newspaper accounts about them
Mr.. Dana faculty for condensing brings
to mind a newspaper tradition concern
ing a New York editor of times past
| named Wood Whenever he took his blue
penCn OH OF a piece OF copy IL mad been
| purged of every possible word that could
be dropped yet he never failed to make
the article convey the kernel of informa-
ton. 1t is told that once a love-sonnet of
a dozen stanzas came to his desk with a
batch of news copy. That it was poetry
made no difference to the editor; it was
copy, and to him copy was copy" and
i,.,h h1g Id T..
/ attacked the poem. And when he had
| finished, this IS what was left of it:
DO you love me-"
"No."
"Then I go"
The morning news., 1894-07-27

1t is understood that Chief Clarence of
the Mosquito Indians, Nicaragua, is con
tinually surrounded by flock of black
statesmen" from Old Providence, who
will not permit him to converse with out.
siders, or even to think independently.
From the character of the reports that
come up from Bluefelds it would appear
that the report is correct, and that Clar.
ence's black counselors have divers inter.
ests. A day or two ago it was reported
that Clarence, in happy frame of mind
was boastlng of an English protectorate;
yet on the next day followed an author.
lied dispatch 10 the effect that secret
agents are already in this country tc
make arrangements for an American pro
Electorate.
The morning news., 1894-07-27

The Washington Post learns that Presi-
dent Cleveland's letter to Chairman Will
son is not a brand new document, but
that it was written about the middle of
last June and addressed TO a prominent
democratic editor in New York state.
When he had written it the President
showed the letter to Secretary Carlisle,
and he advised that it be not made public
then. Later it was shown to Don M.
Dickinson, who at once advised that it be
address to Chairman Wilson. The first
page was rewritten, the date and ad-
dress changed and the letter delivered
into Mr.. Wilson's hands.
The morning news., 1894-07-27
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The morning news., 1894-07-27

There are indications in South Carolina
that Gov. Tnlman has passed the zenith
OF his glory The state farmers alliance
has adopted resolutions inimical TO his
ambition and the Columbia Register,
which has been regarded as the governors s
personal mouthpiece, has taken a stand
against his action in reopening the dispen-
saries. The Register says the governors
proclamation was a coup that will depend
for It's success not upon the law, but upon
the governors personal POPULARITY; and
u fears the outcome Of the struggle in
which one man has assumed TO set him
self against his conferees 10 the state
board Of control. as well as against the
law as defined by the state supreme court.
The Registers detection is one of the
most Interesting and significant incidents
Do current politics in South Carolina rs
'li'or ls "a peculiarly clever political
c4rg0yaut
The morning news., 1894-07-27
A Dismal Failure.


IUW IHt bdITImOft sun VDtH'I'
Beyond little smoke and noise, and de.
cldedly sulphurous smell in the senatorial at
mosphere. senator GOrmaus s carefully pre-
pared fireworks appear 10 have left no appre.
elable trace behind them. The intention may
have been 20 explode "a bomb, or 10 fire a
mine, which would have involved the Presi.
dent, the 'parroi-likc' House and the whole
Democratic party IN one common and uudis.
ilnguishatle ram but fortunately for all par
ties concerned, tho threatsued explosion has
garded a. q grand explosion IL can only bc
considered case Oi AN engineer hoisted uN
MS own lard, since IL IS dincuit % see who
has been huri uy senator Gormans diselnH
ureh ana dlatriues except 10 be- senator Cor
man himself The attempt ~ the Couscrfa
i've. 20 drag President Cleveland down io
iheir oAn level ana t0 make him out an a.
tlr.r pr1nfs ard Their deras ls. as rYory d0.
uhi mAH anticipated . oiamal hha lklo
mlHlguh failure
The morning news., 1894-07-27

They have no coroners in Massachu-
setts Several years ago a system Of
medical examiners supplanted the cor
oners, and has since been working salts
factorily. 4 newspaper man recently
made an exhaustive examination Of the
Massachusetts plan, and finds that in
disposing of cases requiring medico.leeal
investigations the system affords prompt.
ness and accuracy and reduces the 0p-
portunity for couulgance with crime 90 a
minimum. Tho average expense for each
ease throughout the state for sIA years
was sl22u That fact alone .s d great
recommendation OF tAo system.
The morning news., 1894-07-27

1t is rather remarkable that Senator
German let the story, that the President
begged him not to deliver the speech in
which he attacked the President, go un-
contradicted As matter of fact the
President did not know he intended to de-
liver such a speech. Senator German
was with him for an hour just before the
speech was delivered, but he said not a
word OF the character of it, Indeed, if
reports are to be credited he left the i'm
preston that he intended to make only a
few general remarks.
The morning news., 1894-07-27
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETNG-Haupt Lodge No SO, / o. o. F.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-Golden Apple Tobacco,
J. h. Behrens; An Appeal to the Good People
of Savannah for Diamond Dust; COpartner-
ship Notice Dixon, Mitchell & Co.
HANG IN COMFORT-B. H. Levy s. Bio.
RECEIVERS SALE-Steam boats, by ]. M.
Madden, receiver.
AMUsEMENTs-Lawn Party, Wednesday
Aug. s. at the new home OF the Little Sisters
of the Poor.
woRKINGMEN WHO WISH TO BUY-Appel
A Schaul.
SAILS AND SALEs-Leopold Adler.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale: Lost; Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news., 1894-07-27

The person who litters the street with
bits of paper, fruit skins and what not, is
a public nuisance everywhere. Every
city knows him, but few, if any, have yet
made him behave himself After placing
bins and barrels at convenient places for
the troublemaker to throw his trash in
which receptacles were ignored-New
York has adopted heroic remedy. Po-
licemen in citizens clothes have been put
on the streets for the special purpose of
catching the litterers.
The morning news., 1894-07-27
The Harbor Channel,

The soundings made yesterday in Sa-
vannah harbor show a remarkable i'm
provement in the channel of the river
from the city to the sea. With a most
liberal allowance, the lead line indicated
depth of III feet at low water over all
the shoals, demonstrating that, with any
ordinary high tide, vessels having a draft
Of "a feet can be taken from the city's
wharves to the bar. At the upper and
lower fats, where formerly there was
only feet of water at low
tide, there is now IS to 10 feet. Two well
known shoals, the Garden banks" oppo-
site the lower part of the city, and the
''Sabasticock shoal" opposite Fort
Pulaski, nave entirely disappeared. The
work that isIbeing done is not only deep
ening but in some places is strengthening
the channel. OF course, there is still
much to be done, but the most
difficult part of the river i'm.
provement is practically finished. The
present condition of the river demon
strates beyond doubt, that in the very
near future there will be broad, perma.
ment % foot channel from the city to the
sea with ample water in front Of the
city for an immense feet of deep draft
ships.
The morning news., 1894-07-27
'what Queer Things We Are!n

Two men we're riding downtown one morn
ing recently in an elevated train, says the
New York Tribune The man with the silk
nat mad made discovery. and he questioned
his friend thus:
Are you right handed?"
Yes, said the man in the topcoat.
Right legged, also;'
"Right-legged, no.
Why. of course I'm sure [ have mora
power and accuracy and dexterity IN nv right
arm and hand than in my left arm ard hand
But as for my legs: can and do use one the
same as the other"
How al out your ears?''
Same as legs
'EveSg"
,.Ei5, Each equal to the other in all respects"
sides to your jaws"
Why are you asking me such questions
II there a Joke IN prospect, let's have the
laugh now"
No Joke. Ali sincerity. Wanted to know
how well you knew yourself. SEE you re very
signify acquainted. just watch yourself for
a few days. The proper study for mankind is
-gooupy, here my station. Oull be the
most surprised man" Step liyelv
please, called the guard-"ln the world -
and the inluisltor Just managed TO get out
bapged behind him.
- cure right, said the man with the top.
coat couple OF mornings later.
Told you
Dead right. I've kept tab on myself. No.
ticed when l used the telephone I ALWAYS put
the receiver to my right ear. Tried my left
ear and got all mixed up. ound l always put
my left foot first into an elevator anG ALWAYS
took the first step with it when 1 went up or
down stairs Started to go down some steps
with my right foot Leading and nearly had a
tumDle. then m riEht-laWed | aiWaVS chew
my food on the right side of my mouth
Never thought OF it before. but things do not
| taste as geo on the left side. They do not
| taste so much, either. Queer, isn't it, how
| the sense of taste wiz become more highly
! developed in one part of the mouth than in
| another by use ana force of ha bit: I'm left
| eyed You know, I'm interested in otany
! and use microscope "A great deal. Well /
| invariably look through the instrument with
! my left eye. For ordinary purposes, my right
! eye seems TO he as keen as the left one but
| fond that 1t was not at all satisfactory when
applied 1t to the micro scope i am right
| handed, left eyed. right Iawed, left legged and
| rlSht-eared. suppose m sight or left i good
i many more things. but haven't had time TO
| discover them yet"
What queer things we are" said the man
| with the silk hat.
The morning news., 1894-07-27

The Dawson News reports that in Ter
rell county the populists have thrown off
all pretense and are, as friends of the
Republican party, organizing the blacks
for the coming election. A number of
white men who have been affiliating with
the populists, becoming disgusted with
the boot-lieking attitude of the populists,
will repudiate them and return to the
democracy. The question is, will the
'pops' recruit enough republicans to fill
the gap made by the disgusted white men ?