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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
A Curious Coincidence.

One night I was seated at my library table,
reading an article from book, which was
flooded by light from the lamp above, says
writer in the New Ork Advertiser. The
doors were wide open, the soft summer air
wandered through the apartment ana the
sounds Of thousands OF shrlll insects came
floating ia drOwsy chorus through the door
way. The ttreiies were dancing about over
the meadow. and there was throO OF life
everywhere in concert with their dance. The
article had been reading was an account OF
a visit paid by tree toad and a katYd1d to
the writer, while he was writing at his table
one evening. While was reading this, was
suddenly startled by sharp, rafting cry that
seemed close to me. The ext moment
handsome, spotted tree toad lighted on the
table spread right in front Of me ana close to
the lamp. He was beautiful. brignt-eyed
little fellow, and his funny little Outspread
hands had puhs on the end Of the fingers, that
enabled him TO cling on TO trees and walls.
RMS little animal has that strange ability
possessed by the Chame leon, OF changing its
color to a certain extent, whenever 1t rests on
a tree or other object for long time. haK
often loo ed for a tree toad on the bark Of
great maple tree, where l had heard it cry
, but had great difficulty in finding it and some
times failed entirely
put out my hand. and the little fellow
jumped to another part Of the table, and
then with a Shrill chirp. Jumped off on to the
lounge and disappeared. NY little visitor
/ had hardly gone, when with the shrillest cry.
a ught green Eatydtd, two inches long, with
gauZy wings. lit down on my took. l put my
hand out and quick as a flash katydid few
away. In few seconds / heard her shrill
CRY from the upper portion of the room. and
saw her lighted on the gilt frame of picture.
from which she soon disappeared, to be heard
IN another portion OF the room. Now how
ala those animals know that l was reading
aboJt them. and come to illustrate my look.
No such thing ever happened to me before
nor since, and that 1t should have happened
at the very time when I was reading about
such a thing, was very remarkable coIncl-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
BRIGHT BITS.

Bangs son has a wonderful influence over
him. Bangs goes to church regularly now
How did he persuade his father"
"Well, you see. he's only months old. and
it was either go to church or take care OF the
baby. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Upson-Your friend from the far west
seems melancholy, just as if he had suffered a
severe blow mentally.
Downer- severe blow? That's it exactly.
Cyclone carried OF everything on his farm
week before he started east.--Bufalo Courier.
You can always depend on the newspa-
pers,' remarked the man who was unpleas-
antly notorious"
What do you mean"
NO matter how naughty you may be, they
Will never turn your picture to the wall
Washington star
Van Wimbledon is that piece OF land you
bought in Florida getting on:
Won Blumer-It will be all right when get
it finished.
Van Winkle-w What more is there to do to it?
Van Blumer-I am building yacht to go
with it.-New York World.
Young Wife--What is baby trying to say,
dear:
Husband-Give it up. He seems to be try.
ing to manufacture word about twenty syl-
Ia lies long.
Young Wife-Isn't that lovely? He'll be a
great scientist some day.--Tit- Bits.
Weary Watkins think If had my life to
live over again ia go into the astronomer
business.
hungry higgins w OF SORT OF tnlng IS That!
Weary Watkins-Wy, jist watchin' the
stars. Feller could tend to that sort Of job
lynn on his oack.-Indianapoli Journal.
This" said the attendant, as ne led the
way through the incurable warl, 'is one OF
the worst cases we have. he was once a
newspaper man.
But what is his halluoination?" asked the
visitor anXlously.
He thinks he has money" answered the
attendant sadly.-Brooklyn Life.
II body meet body
In a darkeneu hall;
If a body kiss q body
just joke, that's all.
When a man his own wife kisses,
thinking She the maid,
And whispers, All, you charming Betty"
Then the deuce is played.
Kansas City Journal.
Johnny-Maw, what makes you always
count the things when you send them to the
washerwoman!
his Mother-Ive always done it, Johnny,
ever since your father and I began housekeep-
ing.
Why don'tyou count them when they come
bacSs'
Wen. never got into the habit of doing
at'-ChicagO Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
The Populist Craze.

The populist movement is on the de-
cline. 1t reached the high water mark
some time ago, and is now receding.
Many were misled by it. They are fast
finding out that there is nothing in it that
would better their condition; that, on the
contrary, encouragement of it would re-
suit in vast amount of harm.
Last week town elections in two states,
Kansas and Colorado, which have popu-
list governments, showed a very remark
able falling off in the populist vote.
In Colorado, where bloody-bridle Waite
has made himself ridiculous and obnox-
ious, the populists carried only six towns,
and in those six their success was not of
a character to cause rejoicing Last year
they carried twenty-five. Even the
women worked against them, although
woman suffrage has been favored by
them. The women prefer some other
party without woman suffrage, to the
populist party with it,
In Kansas the republicans were victori-
Gus nearly everywhere The populists
suffered a complete route, and are badly
demoralized. They have had their day
in Kansas and Colorado.
The populistic demands are unreason-
able and impracticable, 1t is u wonder
that they ever commanded any consider
able amount Of attention They would
not had there not been much dissatisfac-
ton, much of which was unreasonable.
with existing conditions Those who were
misled by the promises of the populists
are finding out their error and are aban-
doning the populistic movement.
Wherever they have had a chance of test
ing populistic rule they have had enough
of it, Neither Kansas nor Colorado will
ever elect another populistic governor. In
other states the ranks of the populsts
are becoming thinner The populist craze
is gradually disappearing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
Got An undar Rerth.

Gen. CoQsweu Of Massachusetts, is one of
the heaviest meml ers of the House, says the
New York Press. He is also one of the
shrewdest statesmen in Washington and he
seldom has to take an upper berth in Sleep
ing car When once he discovered that he
had drawn an upper berth in a Pullman he
wanted to know whether the car was new
and in good repair.
The reason [ want to know 50 he said in a
loud voice. is because had a rough ex-
perience last night and night before on one of
your cars. They put me in a upper berth.
and both times it gave way in the middle of
the night and let ne down on the man under
meath. I've got an upper berth this trip, and
don't care to have the thing happen again.
You see. I'm little Heavier than the ordi-
nary run, and it's no joke"
The other passengers began to prick Up
their ears and look around, A half dozen OF
them asked the fat gentleman what the mum
Der Of his berth might he, and on his an
nounclng 1t the timid occupant of the berth
ind 3rneath, proposed, with algreat show OF
courtesy, that it would be a good thing to
swap and the exchange was made with glee
on both sides.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
Why Cinnamon Change Signs.

A Westinghouse. Chinaman changed his
sign the other day, name and all. says the
Buffalo Express. Every one has the sign
fever nowadays. and he thought he would be
in line with the Melicanmea. One of his
customers, after the sign had been changed
taken possession of the place. He found the
ame laundryman as had been there for a
good many months.
What did you change the name on your
sign for" was ASKED of him.
oh, that no,hin. Uny sign name. That's
all"
Why don't you put your own name on the
sign"
oh. see i'll selle placee can't selle sign.
sec? Any name good sign. That's all"
He then explained that it was a common
practice among Cinnamon to change their
signs frequently, and that by so doing they
believed that it encouraged trade and tAus
reimbursed them for the expenditure in red
paint and unpronOunceable Characters
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
Figs From Thistles.

Secretary of Agriculture Morton does
not believe in paternalism in government,
nor has he any patience with those poll
ticians who farm the farmers" for the
purpose of raising a crop of votes. The
secretary, therefore, is not in favor of the
HansbrOugh bill 10 appropriate 81 900. GOO
for the destruction Of the Russian thistle
in North Dakota and some other of the
northwestern states. The secretary is a
letter writer of some note. He does not
minCe words when he takes his pen in
hand to drop these few lines" He stabs
fallacies and punctures gasbags with
pointed English and in such energetic
manner that it must command the admi-
ration of those who like a spirited fighter.
Having in mind these facts about the
secretary, the assertion that he wrote a
certain letter that the dispatches are
quoting from as coming from him seems
plausible; though it may be that some
bright correspondent in the far north
west, knowing the secretary's opinion aud
style pretty well, has worked OF clever
fake at the expense of the press.
The letter referred to is alleged to have
been sent to a politician at Fort Dodge,
Ia. II was in answer to an application
for the position of Chief Russian Thistle
Exterminator for the state of Iowa, under
the Hansbrough bill. In reply the secre-
tary reminded the applicant that the
bill had not yet become law. In
deed, it might be greatly amended before
passage 1t might be made to carry an
appropriation for the destruction
of cockleburs, foStail grass,
crabgrass and rattlesnakes, which
secrete themselves in all kinds Of grass.
The government might, in its munifcence
and tender care for its children. also dis
tribute in original packages antidotes for
snake bites; also permit every man to
draw directly upon the public treasury
for each days work done IN the extermi-
nation of weeds upon his own or any other
farm. "And possibly before the bill is
rounded off in its perfection it will pro-
vide a patent method of ploughing with
preambles, planting with resolutions and
gathering and garnering ny legislative
enactment all crops known to the farmer
of the United States" The tillage of
land by legislation, the letter concludes,
is, in the opinion of the writer, merely
matter of time, if the friends of the Hans
borough bill and others of a similar strain
are permitted to have their way.
The sarcasm sounds like Morton, and
behind it there is abundant food for re-
Election upon the tendency of populistic
politics
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
A Raal Phi1nunnhnr

A very dilapidated specimen of the chronic
tramp struck gentleman on Jefferson ave-
nue. one cold morning recently, says the De-
troit Free Press.
Begin your pardon, boss" he said DO
ltely, but did you ever sleep in a hOgshead
all night with both ends open:''
Il don't remember If l ever did, p" was the
rather surprised reply.
L guess you never did, er you wouldn't fer
git. Did you ever wear pants that the wind
whistled a ehune through in January"
No"
"Ner shoes that the ice water was on
draught in all winter:'
Not much
Never went to work with nothfn to eat
but cold meat and dry bread, did you:
Il never had to-"
The tramp face fairly beamed
Well said he, there where I've got the
bulge on you. Now gimme a dime and with
money in my clio S / guess III make purity
fair show in the procession, even if l amt a
millionaire "
His philosophy Melted him quarter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
Only One Kind Of Drink.

The son Of a Kentucky congressman was
looking over fine map OF Africa in his
father library, says the Detroit Free Press.
What's that big place, pop" he asked.
pointing out the desert Of Sahara.
That's a desert, my SOM"
What a desert:''
Its a vast area OF sandy country where
there is 10 water"
And what's these spots on it?" continued
the boy, running mis- fingers over the map.
Those are GASES. 90
And what Oasesy"
They are pleasant land where everything
grows and where the traveller can get all the
drink he wants D."
The roy studied them moment
why don't they call EN- Kentucky. pop9"
he inquired seriously, and the M. c. wondered
why himself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETNGs-Clinton Lodge No. 81, F. and a
M; German Friendly Society.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-Le Panic Cigars a Ger
tainty, Moehlenbrock s. Dierl1s; Sea Foam
Perfumed Soap for the Laundry, Claus Ger
ken: Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company; Notice to Superior Court Jurors;
To the Public. ST. j. R. Yonge.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULEs-Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company.
How ABOUT THAT NECKTIE ?-Falk Cloth
ing Company.
TIE REGENT CUTAwAY-B. H. Levy s.
Bro.
MINERAL WATER-Bufalo Lithia Water.
RAILROAD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Florida
and Western Railway.
DID You EvER?-Appel & Schaul.
LEGAL demonstration from the Clerk of
the Court OF Ordinary Of Chatham County.
AUCTION SALEs-Dry Goods, Notions, etc.
by ]. H. Oppenheim & Son; Glassware, Horse,
Buggy and Harness. etc, by C. H. Dorset;
Furniture. etc, by A. X. Wilson.
PETITION FOR lECoRPoRATIoN-Citiz
Loan Association.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERrISEMENTs-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

Mrs. Cornelia F. Coster, of New York.
who died about a week ago. left a win
which is said to be one of the most re.
markable ever probated in New York
city. Mrs. Coster was very rich. Her
estate, it is estimated, is worth a least
Sl,0O0,O0O. Yet she directed that the
whole estate be devoted to the building
and maintaining in Woodlawn cemetery
o. tomb for her husband, her father.
ner mother and herself. Mrs Coster was
once suspected of lunacy. and temporary
guardians Tor her property were an.
pointed. The court subsequently, declared
that she was not insane. Her will. how
ever, proves her to have been of abnormal
temperament and intensely selfish. She
came about as near as possible to taking
her money with her when she died
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

The great storm of last August made an
almost complete wreck of the government
dry dock then in process of construction
at Port Royal, S. c. The damage sus-
tanned is estimated by the contractor at
$50, no. and he has asked congress to re-
imburse him in that amount The claim
is based upon a showing that but for in
structions from the government delaying
the work he would have had it completed
and in condition TO resist the storm and
tidal wave which wrecked the work and
carried of the material.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
Protection and Plutocracy.
From the RnItimnrn SUN Dem .

Until the civil war brought upon us the Sc
ries Of high tariffs that began with Morrill,
and ended with Mckinley S, the wealth of the
United states was pretty evenly divided, not
only as between north and south east and
west, but also as between the two great inter
ests agriculture and manufactures. The
Democratic party had teen in substantially
continuous ascendancy in the government
from the Inauguration of Washington 10 that
or Lincoln. its leadership and legislation
were all that time untainted with the corrupt
influences Of the great vested interests that
are nowadays based on the protective system,
and which as Senator voorhees, justly said in
his speech opening the debate IN the Senate.
have succeeded in placing Il under the duress
OF small majority Of that body
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

Theodore Westmark, young Scandi-
navian who made two expeditions of ex-
ploration into the Congo state, Africa,
told a sensational story about Henry NJ.
Stanley during the course of a lecture in
Chicago the other night. At Stanley
Pool, in 1884. the lecturer said, Stanley,
curious to know how human flesh would
taste, sent his servant, Duala, to procure
achunk of the native material. The SER
want was faithful, but the flesh proved to
be tainted, and Duala received a sound fog
ging and was ordered to try again. His
second foraging trip was more successful,
aud he brought back mice" native
steak. 1t was fried in butter and served
with sauce piquante and mixed pickles;
but despite the condiments. Stanley pro-
nounced the flesh to be tasteless.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

Mr. G. NJ Hawkins, Baltimore drum
mer, who has just returned to his home
from tour of the south, extending from
the Potomac TO the Rio Grande, and in
GLIDING Georgia, says he took some pains
to size up the sentiment of the people re-
garding the next presidential nominee of
the democracy. Every democrat in cot
tondom is even now yelling Justify for
Adlai f. Stevenson as the standard
bearer in 1885, says the drummer. From
our position on the center of cottondom.
and with one ear on the ground and the
other cooked for aerial disturbances. we
have failed to detect either the presence
or the approach of so lusty a Stevenson
boom.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

AS a marker showing to what proper
tions the business of advertising has
grown, it is worthy of note that in Wash
ington the other day the professional ad-
vertisement writers-not solicitors, or
contractors, or advertising agents, but
the writers of advertisements-for
themselves into an association and ar
ranged to have a banquet shortly. The
writing of good advertisements may be
classed as profession, requiring, as it
does, high order of intelligence; and
some of the brightest men in the news
paper business are devoting themselves
to the advertising columns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

Waite's proclamation outlawing Utah
sheep that are not able to produce a clean
bill of health is likely to cause trouble on
the Colorado-Utah frontier Four thou
sand sheep without doctors certificates
are on their way from Utah to Grand
Mesa county, accompanied by fifty armed
herders who propose to assist their
charges across the border. On the other
hand, Waite has ordered 100 armed men to
head the invaders off and demand health
certificates within three shakes of a
Sleeps tail, and if the certificates are not
forthcoming, to shoot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio, was
filed with dread and apprehension when
Gov Tillman of South Carolina, seized
the railroads and telegraphs the other
day, and at once introduced a resolution
in the House to investigate the circum-
stance. Then he went of down to
Tennessee to harangue a mongrel conven-
tion of republican clubs, and left his reso-
luton to get along as best it could. The
committee on interstate commerce day
before yesterday wished to hear from
Mr.. Grosvenor on the subject, but he was
down at Chattanooga beating the tom-tom
for Brown of Brownsville, and marching
in torchlight procession for Mckinley
ism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

Secretary Herbert's idea to name new
warship ''Kearsarge,n is growing A
correspondent asks: why not perpetu-
ate the name Of the commander as well
as the ship, by calling a new war vessel
the 'Winslow-Kearsarge?' If such a
record is necessary to "perpetuate" the
only notable incident of the Kearsarge's
existence, why not go the whole hog"
and name new vessel, "Winslow -Kear-
sarge Sunk Semmes Alabama off Cher
bourg June 10, 1852"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

The original Wilson bill was to have
gone into operation on March J. That
date is more than a month past, and the
consideration of the bill by the Senate has
hardly fairly begun. The probabilities
are that the bill will be six or eight weeks
longer in the Senate and may be as much
longer in the conference committee If
the bill becomes operative six months be-
hind time, that is, from the originally in
tended date, it will do well.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
Yet Yesterday when we were we

One Of the sincerest mourners at the grave
of the late Prince Esterhazy was his dog
Nero. The faithful animal followed the
hearse from the palace TO the church and
from thence TO the railway station, proceed
ing with the mourners to Eisenstadt, where
the remains were inferred. tor some days
the dog could not be induced TO leave the
grave, and he has since paid daily visits To
the TOMB.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
Another seignioraee Bill.


Another selGniorage bill is being prepared,
which is apparently designed TO meet the OBJ
lections OF President Cleveland by providing
at the same time for bond issue with which
the Secretary OF the Treasury could maintain
the gold reserve. An antidote is to be pro
vlded a long with the poison, BUTT is doubtful
whether such combination could get
through the Senate and House without being
turned into a free coinage measure. At all
events the finances OF the country will not be
dist rbed during PRESIDENT Cleveland 5 ad-
miniStr2tioa, That much has been settled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
"Eill,a REGIMENT,


From the New York Times (Deml.
The senior senator from New York has
made IL very clear that he opposes his patty
in respect to the Wilson Ian. Mr. Hill has
apparently made common cause with senator
Chandler and other republican guerrllas in
populst and nondescript senator's from the
south are just at present training IN the Hill
resimeut. Democrats have no place in this
lnsurgent band. 1t mas no regard for the
public wish or welfare II is a private and
wholly selfish undertaking.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
on Tt,s "cood-Bve. Johnl,,

From the New Orleans PicayUne CDemD.
This is time for all democrats to come to-
gether 10 make reasonable concessions and
enact the amended tariff bill and such other
measures that may e necessary to revive the
commerce ana industries OF the country and
restore it TO prosperity. All this is absolutely
required for the God of the country and for
the safety OF tle Democratic party. It is
either that, or it IS Good I've John, to the
democracy. That is all there is of 1t.