The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-16

to Put Yourself IN HIS Piace. we
Two can see nothing to be won by
Waiting" let us go out in the air and
enjoy the company of MY Lady Nico-
tine"
Next morning we were awakened early
nv the ''shandon Bells" and was pleased
10 meet THE Autocrat" at the breakfast
table who entertained us with Plain
Tales From the Hills" and the story OF
an African Farm" After our meal, we
strolled over to the "Old Curiosity shop,
near ''Bleak House." and found it to be
kept stin by "Dombey and SON. They
too. complained of Hard Times We
looked around and found some things
which struck our fancy. but they were
ruined by Moths" Hunting further IN
der Two Flags" we found some Sketches
BY Boz" purchased them and started
again "Homeward Bound"
we had not gone far when we were
Called Back" by two little waits sitting
on a stone. They were "Helen's Babies,
but called themselves THE Heavenly
Twins" They asked us if we wouldn't
like to take a "Trip to the Moon" so that
we could see all 1.-THE Ships That Pass
in the Night" We were amused for
a while and when they asked us which is
it, 1.-THE Lady or the Tiger?" we thought
it was time to move on. but on parting
they gave us each "a Yellow Aster' to
remember them by.
. we came across a mysterious package ly-
ing on the walk. On opening 1t, found
it contained the '1e day TO 0reeistef hoae
Worldly sdind no. comply with every re-
dpdil1ent of the law. Affidavits were not
accepted unless backed up by other evil
dence of a substantial character. 1t was
about as easy for a man with an affidavit
to get his name upon the registry list as 1t
is for rich man to get into heaven. The
small registration is doubtless a surprise
TO many who expected that in accordance
with the usual rule the rush would come on
the last day. 1t is easily explained. how
ever. Only those were registered who
could present gilt edge evidence of the
right to have their names placed on the
books.
One Of the most remarkable things about
the registration and which was remarked
by almost every registrar was the number
of people, chiefly colored who claimed to
have just arrived at the age of p. More
than one registrar remarked that 1873 must
have been phenomenal year for boy ba-
bies. The applicant who claimed to have
just come p had equally as hard a road
10 travel as the man with an affidavit He
was usually sent off after the family bible
and even this was not accepted
as conclusive evidence by the sus-
picious registrars. The entry in
the back of the Bible was always
testedto see if it had not been newly made
In many instances this was found to be
the case, and the family Bible proved of
no avail Some of the registrars accumu-
lated quite stock of Bibles left by ap-
plicants who went off in search of further
evidence, and did not return
Another favorite test was to require the
applicant to bring his mother to swear
TO his age This was a very bad catch
The mothers were always willing TO swear
that the boys had just become of age
but they could seldom hit the year right.
One woman who swore that her son had
just become of age, swore that he was
born in 1926 when asked for the year of
his birth. Another who said her son had
just arrived at his majority, when asked
her own age, said that she was SO. This
would have made her a mother at u years
of age, and the registrars declined to ac-
cept her statement. There were also a
large number of applicants who claimed
TO have become citizens of this state in
1893. The registrars always asked for their
tax receipts in their states of former resi-
dence, which very few were able to pro-
duce As a matter of fact the registrars
had no right to make this requirement,
but many applicants were turned down in
that way.
Quite q. number Of good citizens were
shut out from registering because they
were unable to show their tax receipts
which they had been unable to get on ac-
count of the crush at the tax collectors
utliIc. Auty ndQ ellHeT IndlieQ the amount
TO the tax collector or had intrusted the
matter to some friend, but as they were
unable to swear that the collector had re-
ceived the money they We're debarred form
registering. Some large property owners
were turned down in this way. AS a mat
ter of fact, the chief occupation of the
registrars was turning down applicants
and not registering them. So far as actual
registering went, they had very little to
do.
The registration commission held a short
session at o'clock to hear complaints
with regard to the conduct of the regis
trars Col William Garrard appeared for
Mr.. Myers and complained of the conduct
of several of the Duncan registrars in
refusing to register Myers men, whose evil
dence Of their right to register, Col. Gar
rard contended, was conclusive. Capt H.
G. Cunningham appeared at the same time
Tor DIR Duncan with a list of several Dun
can men, whom he believed had been I'M
justly refused the right TO register. Judge
Falligant speaking for the commission,
said II was impossible for 1t to interfere
in the matter. The law gave the judges
no right TO dictate to the registrars whom