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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17

in the hope of finding some good substi-
tute for the method in vogue. 1t was
urged against the old method, not so
much that 1T was unsanitary, for that
was not considered widely then, as that
1t was unpleasant and offensive to MANY
people. For instance, q lady does not
like TO put her lips to the chalice that
has been used by perhaps, a score of men.
many OF them with mnstaches saturated
with nicotine from smoking. The gem
eral idea Of drinking from a cup from
which mum hers of other people have
drunk, without the cup having been
cleansed, is unpleasant, and in any other
connection, except that of the communion
cup, would not be thought of. Tam told
that in the Moravian church the rim of
the chalice is wiped with a towel after
each communicate has tasted the wine
but that is only half measure
"To our objections on grounds of I'M
cleanliness We're added fears of the
spread Of disease germs, after the article
IN the Sun telling Of the Rochester ex-
perlments came to our attention. Moth
ing was settled at that time, however
but when l went to Saratoga and saw DR..
FORBES device it struck me immediately
that 1t was the very thing for us. The
Inc elders and all Of the church people
with whom ] have talked on the subject
nave expressed their approval Of it. ina
while the new method has not been for
mally adopted, still can say that there
IS very little doubt Of its adoption. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
Savannah, Florida g.

"Is there any likelihood OF the geIvth",
assem- bly, interfering with the use o. wv
new device in case it becomes genera
asked the reporter. .,os.
at is not a matter for the genera az. az.
sembly to decide replied DIR. Herr, l. IN
lies with the session of each churTu am NJ
decide for that church. Moreover, Inv NV
unable to see any doctrinal reason, o mn5
communion should not be admlnlSVv.,oUoS
from a thousand cups as well as iTol n I The
While the system now in use na mas
prestige of centuries, yet there IS no,pbld
TO show that it was the original Il eL, n
and, as a matter of fact, the wel9gslnrii.
evidence is on the other side. CIlsennd
ness. which is next TO goodness, s sactor
surely be regarded as an importaaDtI Ever. loy,r
in our religious observances, MoIlS5jtion
/ believe that the new system, ID au .5 las
to being less dangerous Sanitary an lions
offensive on sentimental conslueI'oo yne.
than the old, will prove to be more T iigin
ditious and convenient. | am nedI t aas h
favor Of it, and would be glad 10 '''
adopted in every church In the cry; :. the
The First Presbyterian churcnhr Of
largest and most influential en- Wing
that denomination in Jersey CltY, na ass
a membership of Go. IL is Know The
progressive church, and has oeen I,ore.
pioneer in mere than one church I IIorr.
ment before now. The pastor ", ears.
has been with the church for eng uIE,Soteot
He is about 80 years old, grauu I'beO.
Princeton College and OF Princeton
logical Seminary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
The Disadvantages Of Seeing.
From the Boston Transcript.

To get really good education one must
be unfortunate in some way Those who
saw the graduating ceremonies of the
Perkins Institution of the Blind, and OBJ
observed how solid and thoughtful the
young men and women of this great
school are, and at the same time reflected
that their education is really so good. no t
merely because of the excellence of the
school, but also because the students have
had a great obstacle to overcome in gain
ing it, must have wondered whether
after ALL il is SO great q misfortune 10 be
blind. Seeing somehow dissipates the
intelligence. No curiosity so idle as the
curiosity of the eyes. To see is so de-
lightful thing that during great part
sake of knowing, but for the sake
of seeing; and the seeing of a
thing being past and gone, we think
no more about it. or know nothing
about it. The blind person, being und er
no necessity to satisfy this curiosity of
the eyes, has much time to study in his
own way and then to reflect deeply, and
then TO clinch his hold on things as he
has learned. There are many of us in the
seeing world who live almost wholly upon
what we see-who are so susceptible to
beauty in things seen that our minds
must be occupied with it long after we
have seen it; and often when no doubt
we should be learning or thinking
to some useful purpose, we
are merely bringing back to our
minds eyes the things that our bodily
eyes have seen. Nor are these things al
ways altogether good for the development
of the mind and the soul. If, for part
of the time, we could go through the
world with closed eyes, and even feel our
way about the streets with stick, it
might be better for our intellects.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
A COMMUNION CUP FOR EACH.
A Jersey City Church to Adopt the
New System.
from the New York Sun


First among the churches in this yicin-
ity to adopt the new method of taking the
communion from individual communion
cups will be the First Presbyterian church
of Jersey City. The subject has already
been informally discussed by the pastors,
elders and members of the church, and
thus far all the opinions expressed have
been warmly favorable to the new method
At the next meeting OF the session the
matter will be formally presented for ae-
ton, but there is no doubt that the sani-
tary communion, as it is called, will be
adopted, and that no more than one com
munion will be celebrated in the old way
in the First Presbyterian church.
The sanitary communion outfit, invented
by DIR. Charles Forbes, of Rochester will
be used. This outfit, which is now in use
in many churches in Rochester and other
cities, was described fully in the Sun of
last Sunday. It consists in number of
stands, each holding sixty cups. These
cups into which the " inc has been poured
are passed around the church, and there
Is a cup fOrsevery communicate, and after
drinking the wine the communicate
either returns the cup to the stand or sets
il in rack attached to the pew, to be
taken out and washed after the service
This method, which was first adopted by
the Central Presbyterian church of
Rochester, was the result of the finding
VI uloSdSt BtEulS III inc general COM
munion cups by DR. Forbes At first
there was considerable opposition, but the
new method when tried proved to be
more speedy and convenient, as we'll as
more clearly and less clumsy than the
old.
At the general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church recently held in Saratoga
the sanitary communion outfit was on ex-
hibition, and it was there the Rev. DIR.
Charles Herr, pastor of the First Presley
terian church of Jersey City, saw it. He
was much impressed by it, as there had
been some discussion regarding commun-
ion methods in his church, and after talk
ing with DIR. Forbes he concluded to
bring the matter to the attention of his
congregation. He talked TO the elders
about it and found them all in favor of il.
Later, at social gathering of the church
members it was made the subject of a
general though informal discussion, and.
as far as DR.. Herr is aware, there was
not a single objection urged against IL,
To a reporter for the Sun DR.. Herr said,
yesterday.
Some years ago this matter of the
! general use of the communion cup came
up in our church, and ever since we have
! from time 10 time, discussed the matter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
Beaureaard,s Sword.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The sword Of Beauregard now lies in its
handsome plate glass case in the council
chamber at City hall. Just above it is
the Sumter attle-fiag recently framed,
and to the left is the life-sized portrait of
Gen. Beauregard. Ali the splendid relics
of the lost cause are late additions to
the chamber, and have been seen by but
"A small number of Charlestonians; il is
therefore made know again that the hall
Is open To visitors from 10 a. m. TO , D. m.
every day. The ladies especially will be
glad to take advantage Of this oppor-
tunity TO see the tasty way in which the
sword Of Charleston's defender is being
preserved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
A Hoosier Town Suspected It's Bene-
fa
prom the Chicago RECORD.

The late John A. Rauch had curious
experience in Indiana at one time. He
owned a mile square of land near small
village, and he conceived the notion of DO
ing somewhat to contribute to the growth
and prosperity of the community So he
got Architect Jenney to go down from
Chicago and design and build handsome
little school house, which presently took
the place of the tumble-down affair
which for years had served the rising
generations This llberality occasioned
general surprise, and the people began to
ask one another what DR.. Rauch's Interior
object in all this generosity could be. The
gossip was renewed when DIR. Rauch
erected two frame tenement-houses in
the village, each costing 81 200. These
buildings were called "palatial residences"
and the natives were sure now that
DIR. Rauch was after something" Pres
entity DIR. Rauch, who had large timber
interests in the locality, and needed facili-
ties for marketing it, went to work and
at his own expense constructed a splendid
gravel road through the village to the
railway tracks. This was the last straw
The suspicious neighbors practically
drove their benefactor out of the com
munity. They made things so disagree
able for him that he was only too glad to
part with his Indiana property at sacri-
flee and cast his lot with more appreci-
alive and congenial people
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
SAM CAME HIGH.


"He used to cost me about $50 a month.
You see, he was such a good fellow, and
he didn't seem able to look out much for
! himself, and | Sorter took care of him
He never had cent, and | used to pay
for most of his clothes. often hear from
him now. He's comm out here some
time, he says
Il suppose you know how he come to
get the name of Mark Twain? No? Well,
it was up in Virginia City, away back in
1860. Tom Peasley was keepin' a saloon
there then and Larry Ryan was tendin'
bar. Sam had been drinkin' some and
spent all his money Maybe he'd gone
against faro bank a little, too; but. any
way, he was busted and thirsty. He
knew Tom and Larry both Just as well as
! anybody, and he'd hung up many drink
there, too. They was both getting a little
tired of it, but whenever they'd kick he'd
tell some Joke or other and walk off while
! they was laughin' at it. Well, this time
he come in with a friend and ordered two
cocktails.
HE KNEW HOW TO WINK.
'After they was drank Sam just held
up two fingers at Larry and winked
Larry made out as if he didn't under
stand what Sam was driyin' at, so Sam
just leaned over the counter and says in
stage whisper, l believe they call il
Mark Twain meanin' for Larry to put
two chalks on the slate Well, Tom
Peasley heard it, and wasn't going TO
have il that way, bu: Sam he started in
to tell some ridiculous thing or other, and
Tom had TO laugh and say All right
But always after that he called Sam
Mark Twain, and when Sam commenced
writin' books he signed that name. Sam
was a dandy, you bet He was his own
original in Huckleberry Finn, you know,
and recognized many an incident in that
book as having happened TO Sam him
self"
his LIFE.
II should be said at the start of in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
BUSINESS MAN. TOO.

MIR. Clemens is as good business man
as he is q humorist. He is the head of a
big publishing house, and 1t paid Mrs
Grant S400, 600 the largest amount ever
paid by publisher to an author.
EDWARD MARSHALL,
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No 80 ar Savannah al. % pm, No 9s. II IS am
From Jacksonville and all points IN
South, Middle and Western Florida and New
Orleans by the FLORIDA Central and Peninsu-I
lar Railroad.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-06
MAKING READY FOR SEA.

Scenes Of Bustllng Preuar1t10n Aboard the
War ship Ordered to Sail.
There is no more trying season on
board n United States man-Of-war
than the time of pressing preparation
for some hurried mission. It is q
maxim with subalterns in the navy
that nobody knows to-day what will
happen tomorrow. For days and
weeks before an expectant ship puts
to sea there are conflicting rumore
touching the day and hour Of depart
ure, and even after everybody has been
ordered to be on board for sailing ut =
definite time there is still skeptical
sentiment in the ward room.
When ship Is under orders to make
ready for sea as rapidly rs possible
and to hold herself in readiness to sail
upon short notice there is . scene of
haste and activity. Only the most
Trustworthy sailors are then allowed
to 70 ashore, and even officers find
their going and coming more closely
watched than usual. The paymaster,
his clerk, his yeoman, and the Jack o
the Dust are busy all day looking after
stores, paying such men IS are to be
transferred to other ships, and caring
for this or that detail essential to the
proper preparation for the ship for se2
The m ess caterer is busy getting 81
stores on board, and every officer is
making his last purchase ashore.
Meanwhile the ship is beseiged by the
host OF persons who have dealings with
men and officers There are tailors
with garments to try on. agents for
dealers in officers uniforms and &C
coutrements anxionsly inquiring as to
the fsual wants of this or that officer,
bumboat men Of all descriptions Offer
,pg wsrcs, expressmen receiving anel
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-06

butch Of fresh linen, seeming inotin.
taiiis Of starched material that must
last the wardroom perhaps for months.
Finally, there are the wives, mothers.
sisters and sweethearts of the sailors
standing about on deck or seated
ashore. within sight Of the marine
sentinels, in deep converse with the
men. There afe all sofss Of cxcnses
and devices for obtaining from one to
twenty-four hours leave in those last
days. and the women are especially
fertile IN these devises There are
Geographic dispatches calling Jack to
the bedside Of dying father. or a
hysterical mother, stern demands for
his instant appearing in court upon
important legal business, and requests
for leave backed by guarantees from
clergymen and civil officers. The
knowing executive officer ignores all
these things and keeps Jack steadily
at work aboard ship until the time
comes to weigh anchor.
When Ellis island was still the pow
der depot OF this naval station the
agony Of departure was soinetimea
drawn out for days. 1t was always
difficult to reach New York from a ship
lying ut Ellis island, and officers often
lay for days within sight of the city.
but were compelled to remain aboard
ship, though there was nothing to oc-
cupy them. The order to take ammu.
milton was heard with apprehension
and followed bv long grumbling.
Every naval officer who values his
standing is careful that nothing shall
detain him ashore beyond the hour Of
the ships departure. Wilful delay on
his part would be followed by court-
martial and even when una avoidable lc-.
cident detains a man he feels that he
has lost something by his failing to
report on board ship at the proper time.
Even officers on waiting orders take
care that they shall not at any time
place themselves twenty-four hours
beyond the reach Of telegraphic orders.
The subaltern who serves under an
executive officer with whom he is not
on the best terms is especially careful
to avoid any accident that may bring
him aboard ship an hour beyond the
expiration Of his leave or necessitate
his joining the vessel at some port 9th.
er than the original point ofdeparture.
Such misfortune, however innocent
ly incurred, may handicap the sub
altern throughout whole cruise in his
efforts to keep even with an executive
officer keen to catch him in fault.
Landsmen do well to pay very brief
visits to a ship under stress Of prepara-
tions for sea. The visitor may not bo
physically in the way, but as he has
no unerring sense by which he may
distinguish busy officer from an idle
one, he may unconsciously retard work
when there is not a moment to spare.
There comes, in any case, a time when
all civilians must leave the ship. and a
visitors departure is accomplished
more gracefully " if it Be timed so as to
precede at least by an hour or SO the
promulgation of that order. NY Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-06
sUPERsTlTlous RAiLRoAoER&



gise3fe and fifeMea.
Of the superstition Of sailors. fisher
folk and others we have all heard. but
chat such distinguishing character
istic should have attached itself to
railway men does not appear to be gem
orally known. 1t savors somewhat OF
the anomalous that such = pre-eminent-
ly practical class of men should be the
victims OF credulity regarding the ss-
pernatural. Such, however, is the case.
recently had occasion to interview
. prominent railway Official, and in the
course of the conversation that ensued
that gentleman incidentally alluded to
two collisions which had lately oc-
Cured in the neighborhood, following
up his remarks with the announcement
that the local men would be in . state
OF subdned excitement and '.Aurry"
until third mishap took place. Such
is the superstition of the railway men.
Cpon expressing considerable astonish-
ment / was assured that this kind OF
thing was notorious among railway
men in general. and in this particular
instance it was known that the circum.
stances Of the two previous accidents
were the chief topics among the work
men il all departments. who were also
counting on the possibilities of third
disaster.
Curiously enough touch of realism
was lent to the information just i'm.
parted by the exp lanation that the see
ond of the two collisions refereed TO-
was due to the driver Of one of the en-.
gines, a reliable servant, noted for his
alertness and precision. with IN hon.
orable record Of some forty years serv.
ice, who was, it was believed, 80 dis
turbed over the ..omens'' of the flrst oc-
currence and so engrossed with what
he felt would be two other catastro-
Plies that he committed the slight er-
ror of judgment which caused his loco
motive to crash into another coming in
an opposite direction. The statement
is given as the conviction of one who
has spent upward of quarter Of CEN
tury among railroad men of all classes,
and who has known the driver alluded
to for long period Of years. So came
about second collision. Surely super
stition could 60 no further than this.
But here is = tragic sequel-e sequel
which unfortunately, will in all proba-
bility do much to strengthen the rep
rehensible beliefs of these men. Two
days after the interview above mem
toned. within fifteen minutes drive
from the scene Of the second collision.
an express mail failed to take the
points, q portion of the train with the
tender Of the engine was violently
thrown across the rails and one poor
stoker killed. This is what the rail-
way men will term their third mis-
hap" There's the third" they say:
and now perhaps they will breathe
freely for q season.-London Tid-Bits
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-06
SAVE YOUR FAT.


In O004eHo00 sickness II nay 00@oss1S0
save Y0a.
The too-rapid growth Of adipose mat
ter is . source of serious anxiety TO >
large number Of people, and the num-
Der Of systems recommended for the re-
duction Of fat is infinite.
An English vegetarian journal now
adds its own peculiar prescription for
the benefit Of those in whom grace II
being superseded by girth.
It holds that for persons to reduce
obesity by living on lean beef and water
is false in principle-it is merely stsrva.
tion-a.,d though they will certainly
become thinner by this method they
will ut the same time reduce their
strength and bring down their cosssi-
tuition.
On the other hand . simple diet -
brown bread and various kinds ~
fruits 10 claimed 10 hr far s~ts~F
means Of reducing sup~rnasas s<~a
than the use Of anv ns~trwss- snA =
will. moreover. invixor~s~ The t~~ss So
keep up the strength
The diet ~ ~ ~ss.*@ - s~s*M~
panied with "
il the most suitaDs.
cause in il the whole t~~as M~N@M-
and not one s~t of m.sri~s aHw - -
expense Of another. wh~s as@hs* -
mot unduly elaborate. people - ms#s
usually eat too much: the 9ss~rsl sa~s
should be plain and simple.
Rich snd elaborate cookery rss~r~
persons TO eat more than IL gord fssr
them. and brings on undue obesity ssa
manb disorders OF course. all fst pro
pie insist that they are small eaters.
but whatever they do eat, they eat
more than is necessary to keep them
healthy and strong, and the extra Is
packed ON rs fat that they do not want
Persons should not try to reduce them
selves to emaciation: they should have
sufficient fat on their bodies to round
OF their angles, and prevent their
bones staring.
Eet people have always . better time
of il when they are taken ill, because
il they can not eat for = day or two
their system is supported by their fat,
and they will often live through IN ILL
ness that will kill thin person. So =
little fat is not an altogether undesira-
BILE thing to have, and, although peo-
pie should not allow themselves to he
come unwieldy or indolent from exces-
sive fat, they should not use unnatural
methods to make themselves thin.
II any person finds himself getting
too stout he has only to reduce his
meals, to eat less Mt each meal. and to
- r. - u -
time for eating comes around II he
further drinks nothing between meals
except the glass Of water prescribed
by many of the best modern practitiOn-
ers about an hour before breakfast
and an hour before retiring for the
night, and takes regular exercise. hs
ought, nnder normal conditions. soon
attain the proportions at which nature
had decided that he shall enjoy perfect
health.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-06

49, Ks~w msesss TAea - msaA - eoe-
os00oeo 0esoeueno eeo0 49, enon
.Oh. yea ssid the ssd-visae~t aaa
for the twentieth time. oh. ye~- ! ~as
one of the passrneers On that eke
Shore train the gang h~ld up seRsa-
dallville the other night" - w
Were ron in the sleeper aaked ths
reporter.
Yes. had two dollars left when I
reached the station In Chicago"
"Ah. ycu had been at the Worlds
fair. them"
eyes; what slas wonld take man to
Chicaeo?" -.
Were all the sleepera fullr'
yes
IAN returning from the fair. sup.
pose?"
ssOf course"
did any Of you hear the disturbance
going on outsider"
81 Ruess We all did; il was like .
battle
..were the passengers frightened?"
'Not bit; 1T least / wasn't"
Didn't You expect the robbers to go
through the train?"
The sad-viaagsd mans face showed
cloud Of compassion for the reporter.
"Young man." he said. do you sup
pose them robbers stopped that train
tor fun"
"Of course not"
Then why do you ask that kind Of .
question? Don't you know they knowed
the passengers were coming home from
the fair, and that they might as well
have gone through the poorhouse look-
ing for gold bricl<A Detroit Free
Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-06


Trousers appear 10 have been intro
duced into Rome at . comparatively
late period, and as . part Of the mill
tary uniform. They are worn by the
Roman soldiers Represented on Trojan's
column. - well aY by berbarianA The
Greeks had never adopted them With
their instinstive sense Of beauty they
had recognised that these are the only
garments that oan not Ipossibly BE
made graceful. A sleeve may become
. part Of the draPery Of > figure: .
troaser leg II more obstinate in its
uglinesA II tight IL bags on the knees
wearing. Yet this il perhaps its least
Objectionable shape. II somewhat loose
Il takes petty and meaningless folds.
Some sOrisntal nations have Md to
disguise IL - skirt. but the result II
net entirely aatisfaet1ry. II the
trousers do not appear 70 give freedom
70 the lex they have Lost their princi-
pal nerit Cemprsmise. which il the
life o. politics. h the death Of art.
which aAould always Struggle for m
ideal - thought the Greeks when
they satiyely renowned for themselves
the bsrbaEsus pantaloooA Once Z
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