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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13
The Peckham Nomination

Mr. Peckham's nomination goes to the
Senate without any recommendation.
The judiciary committee were evenly di-
vided in respect to it, and, hence, could
not report for or against it. The chances
now are that it will be confirmed
Senator Hill did his utmost to get an
unfavorable report, and he will make a
hard fight to defeat the nomination in the
Senate. He has not as good arguments,
however, against Mr.. Peckham as he had
against Mr.. Hornblower. Mr.. Horn
blower had not much of a record as a
lawyer, and some of the senators who
wanted to oblige Senator Hill found it
easy TO vote against confirming his nomi-
nation. Mr. Peckham is one of the ablest
lawyers in the country, a man of high
character and life long democrat. Those
therefore who vote against him must do
so because they want to oblige Senator
| Hill
Senator Hill is endeavoring to force the
| President to name for the supreme bench
New Yorker who did not oppose the
election of Judge Maynard to the New
York court of appeals last summer. If
he could do that he would feel that he
had punished those democrats of New
York who opposed Judge Maynard. He
will never succeed, however, in forcing
the President to name a Maynard demo-
| crat for the supreme court If Mr.. Peck
ham should be defeated it is probable
that another man objectionabl BILE to Senator
Hill would be nominated.
1t seems strange that the Senate should
interfere in squabble in New
| York state politics. 1t should look only
at the merits of a nominee If he is unfit
he should be rejected If he is qualified
in every particular his nomination should
| be confirmed. If Mr.. Peckham should
be rejected it would be simply on the
ground of courtesy to Senator Hill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13

William X, Vanderbilt sent twenty-five
vehicles to the carriage makers before he
left for Europe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13

The stars and stripes were left flying on
the wreck of the old Kearsarge on Ron
cador reef. Neptune will get into a
temper after while and haul the flag
down and tear it into shreds. Then we
shall probably have MIR. Boutelle demand
ing the calling out of the navy and the
army and the militia and the constables
The doctor who cures" drunkenness
with hypodermic injections of bi-chloride
Of gold. in which there is no gold, an
nounces that he has discovered an infall-
bic cure for grip If he has done so in
deed, we may have the added blessings Of
anti-grip Institutes before long
As compared with last winter, there re-
mains for this season big deficiency Of
cold weather IL is 10 be hoped however.
that that western blizzard will not swoop
down on US and make up the deficiency in
a day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13

EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Ro~, New
York City, c. S. FAuLSEER, Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13
French RQDd-nGde 0Id Domestic
UNDERWEAR.

Every garment far exceeds in value the
price quoted. Hand-mad Night Gowns 500
81, 81 As, 81 80, s. p and up to a.
Chemise and Drawers 49c, SOC, 69c, SOC, 81,
81 -. 81 10 and - 50.
White Petticoats Acc, 73c, 81, 81 25, 81 50, s.,
81 % and up to 81.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
An Ancient Teacher.

Charles IhOmp on, secretary to the
first American Congress, 0ncc boarded
in the family Of a school teacher
named Dove. who with his wife, was
much given TO scandal. Wishing to
leave them on account of their Of
iensive propensity. but ~dreading their
tongues, he adopted an ingenious eX-
pedicnt to prevent them from SANDER
ing him.
One evening he asked them il his
conduct as a boardcr had been salts
factory, and on their answering.
Yes" he said:
Would YOU he good enough to give
me a certificate to that ellect?"
"Oh, certainly"
n certificate was given, and the
next day he left their house.
This man Dove was Il humorist.
and in his school, instead of whip-
ping an offending pupil. he made him
ridiculous in the eyes Of his school
mates. The birch was stuck into the
back part OF the collar Of the culprit,
who with this badge OF disgrace.
was made to stand upon the plat
form.
If boys were late in arriving at
school, Il committee OF five or six
scholars was sent into the streets.
with a he'll and lighted lantern. to
hunt up the de!inquents and escort
them TO the schoolhol.se.
One day the scholars enjoyed the
sport mentioned in ''liamlet.' $40
have the engineer hoist with his own
pctard.' Dove had ALWAYS pro.essed
Il Willingness to have his own punish
lnent mcted out to himself in case he
t~ranSgrcssed the rules.
one morning the teacher was late.
and Il committee Of boys, with bell
and lantern, meeting him on his way
TO school, escorted him through the
streets, to the an. uScmcnt of the
spectators. He had the good sense
TO submit quietly Youths Com
paniOn.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

/ insonsibly forgot everything save
the memories of Hamlet, Macbeth.
Juliet. Imogen. and the tancitul
dreams born in the skull lying be-
meath that sacred stone. My reveries
were disturbed by a discordant sound
breaking the silence of the church. }
turned and was Mortified to find my
friend busily tapping the iron bars OF
the chancel rail. Great heavens,
Jones' ! eiaculatel, what are YOU
making that noise for: Have YOU no
reverence for the tomb OF Shaks-
peare::' oh. he said nonchantly,
'~:>hakspeare's all right. He's G
What's bothering me is the vast t1ul-
ness of those English people. You
would not believe it but that rail- Is
cast solid. DO you know that they
waste enough iron in this country IN
burned f%oolishness TO run the Beth
lchem founderies for ten years.
Il told this story to some fashion
able acquaintance of mine at a re-
ception when | got home.' continued
Col. Tames, land one lady exclaimed
in an agoniling voice, Can such van
daism be possible at the revered
tomb Of the author of The Lady OF
Lyons and 'S%partacus.""
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
Cool and Bad "Advicc" TO a Boy.

in one Of the largest railroad oEccs
in this country is a comparatively
Young man, who is at the head OF a
large department. When he en-
| tered the service Of the company, i've
years age, he vas green and awk.
ward. He was given the poorest PAID
work in the department. The very
first day Of his employment by the
company a man who had been at
work in the same Don for six years
a%pprOached him and gave him Il little
advice:
"Young fellow, l want to put a
few words in your ear that Will help
you. The company is a sOuliess cor
poration that regards its employees as
so many machines. 1t makes no diff
ference how hard you work, or how
we'll. So you want to do just as lit
tie as possible and retain your job.
That's my advice. This is a slave
pen, and the man who works over
time or does any specially fine work
wastes his strength" Don't you
do it,"
The young man thought over the
''advicc, and after a quiet lit c
struggle with himself he decided to
do the best and the most he knew
how, whether he received any more
pay from the company or not. AT
the end of IA year the company raised
his wages and advanced him to Il
more responsible position. In three
years he was getting a third more
salary than when he begun, and in
five years he was head clerk in the
department; and the man who had
cOndesccnded to give the greenhorn
''advice' was working under him at
the same figure that represented his
salary eleven Yeas before. This is
not a story Of Il ~goOdy-goody little
boy who died early, but of Il live
young man who exists in flesh and
Dllod to-day, and is ready to give
''advice" to other young men just be-
ginning to work their way into bust
ness. And here it Is: "Whatsocvcr
thy hand tindeth TO do, do it with
thy might."-Iouth's Companion
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
\ Plan for Home Reading.

| know a busy leader OF society in a
large city. says a writer in the Gin
ciInati Gazette, who has the finest
working plan Of conducting her chill
d.en's reading Of any mother / know.
The children attend a private school
in the morning, and romp and play
to their hearts content after that
untll . o'clock in the afternoon. At
> O'clock. a little tea table is set out
in the biz nursery. bountifully load
ed with lots and lots of the very thin
nest slices OF hot buttcred toast,
some dainty little dishes and pre-
serves. and unlimited cups of hot
cocoa or milk and lot water. Then,
the children and mamma Danish the
nurse to the kitchen, ana hold the
fort in high glce until & O'clOck-thc
children eating. and the mother read
ing aloud some delightful book
looking up now and then to check
kobbie'> greed or Ncllie's dawdling,
with d smile.
The children. as a result. have
beautiful table manucrS: for q gross
p!tdO!i Vi. cliNiaCllc ScIus mamma
and the BOOK away before & o'clock.
ana brings nurse and bedtime. |
asked Mrs y. to give me Il list Of the
books she read thU, to the children,
and tor the benefit Ct other mothers.
| give them here, as they are the
best collection Of children's books |
yer saw
''Mater Babies, by Charles Kings.
ley: Hans Christian Anderscn's
Fairy Tales" "Chiidren's Pictorial
History Of the United States"
Aunt Joe's Scrap.bay," by Miss Al
colt: The story Mother Nature
Told Her Children" Jane Andrews:
Dickens '&hild's History Of Eng
land" Charles and Mary Lamb's
Tales from shakespeare" Little
Womcn.' by Miss Alcott: Little
Men, by Miss A.cott: Little Lord
Fauntlcroy,' Mrs Burnett: .sThe
Earth III Past Ages" Sophia iIerrick;
song Of lliawatha," 10y Longfellow:
Madame How ana Lady Why" by
kingsley: THE History Of a Mouth
full Of Bread hY Mace; Little Folks
in Feather and FUR" by o. T. Mil
Ter: ''iioyal Girls al Royal Courts"
and ali OF Abbott'> histories.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
ONLY 4 MILDLY.
.lieyed Anccdotc OF George, Prince OF
Wales.

ala yeU .bnctuOtc vi ocOTSc. III va
Wales.
When Prince Gcorge'Ot Wales was
a midShiplnan he was present at a
ball at Portsmouth He was dancing
with a young lady who had not
caught the name of her partner. and
who did not choose to dance ignor-
artly.
What is your name::" she inquired,
with smiling directncss. Il never
do get hold of peoples amcs when
they are introduced. 1t is stupid not
knowing"
"Oh," said the Prince. my name
is George"
IL don't mea your Christian
name. What is your other namc::"
she persisted.
''Well." said the royal sailor, ''Im
not often called by my family name.
l am generally called George"
The young lady grew suspicious.
She scanned his uniform narrowly.
''Why you're only a midshipman,"
she cried. "Why l thought you were
a real officer"
Eyes" admitted her partner, Il
am only a midshipman. DO you mind?
Perhaps you only dance with real
~oticers?"
The young lady declared uncom-
promisingly that sucn was the case:
and almost Immediately she com-
planned of fatigue and heat. and
begged her partner to take her to her
chaperOn.
The Prince Immediately sought his
equerry. and indicating his late part
ner. sent him TO that lady with a
message.
SEQ and tell that young %lady-the
n by the window IN the pale green
dreSs-that my family name is
Guelph" said Prince George.
The cqucrry looked astonished, but
the future Duke Of York and heir APP
parent of these realms reiterated his
command.
">he wants to know. Go and tell
her.
The equcrry presented himself, and,
lowing low before the lady, fulfilled
his mission.
Il am directed by his Royal High
ness to inform YOU" he said. that
the family name Of his Royal High
ness is Guelph"
Perhaps her cbaperon had already
told her something. She betrayed no
embarrassment. and replied:
''Will you thank the Prince for his
message, and tell his I,oyal Ilighncss
that | am quite restcd?'
This message wa aiso delivered 20
Prince George, who had, however,
just given his hand TO another lady.
THANK that lady for me-" he re-
piled, and tell her Of my satisfac-
ton III hearing she has recovered
from her fatigue. But the room is
sill very warm, and l am about to
dance with this lady-who does not
dance only with real oi.ccls."
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

\ NENN.NINNNiN 'UIT. ~. d.
cared that ny a certain state law all
travcl NJ theatrical companies must
l2l d" license Of 100 to each couuty
treasurer before Il performance can
he given in any county, unless a
state license Of "l.0Ju s'ail have
cen laId. The penalty tor yiolatin.
TINS Ia" IS in e;ch case not less than
500 or more than %l,1ue. T4i>
means that there viii lie tur few
"ne-ni ht Performance, in that state
hereafter.
TIE condition a.. tb.cor, ,bc,,,i
Gals tad 4 str.Eiuo ,vonniiir,,jn" 80.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
Feared for II Master.

One Of the lest friends Sandow.
the strong man, has is a big boar
hound. The dog is very intelligent
and seems to sympathile fully with
his Master in all his ioys and sor-
rows. WhcN >aud0w began to do his
new act at Roster X Balls in which
he sustain> the wei lit OF a grand
piano and a whole hungarian orcles.
ira, the dog didn't ike il. He wa,
AFRAID his master would get hurt.
one Gay recently the platform on
which the piano is placed got wet 10y
accident and bccamn slightly Waipod.
When 1t WAS placed on Shadows
chest that night and the piano was
lifted to 1t several loud cracks were
heard. The dog had lecn watching
the Performance a> usual from the
wing. but when lie hearI those cracks
ne began 10 howl di>maliv, ana it re-
4uired the united efforts Of several
stage hands To keep kim from dash
Ing on the stage
When the curtain finally dropped
on the act the dog rU>hcd at SandpW
and, Rising Oh his hind legs. licked
his masters face and Jumped about
him in Il perfect c~c>tacY O. .oy.
Now they have TO keen the doe
locked in a drcssin@ room until San
dow has finished his reltorMaacc.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
ALMOST A WILDERNESS N,,u,

The Island Of Hayti Gone to the no,u
Being Incapable of Srlf-tiovernment.
Not the least interesting featured,
the place is the barracks, where il
chartered Il portion Of Hippolytc's
valiant army. says a writer in tho
Providence Journal. The only AT.
TEMPT at uniform is a suit Of bIne
oyeralls, generally in the last stage Of
dilapidati n, and a cap ornamented
with red. yellow, or blue braid, &C.
cording to the fancy of the wearer.
Some few have shoes or straw slim.
pers, but the majority arc b~arefootcd.
They are armed, however, with fairly
good musketS, and many Of them
carry ugly looking knives. l saw
large numbers of the ''sOldiers" on
the plaza or public square, some play.
ing at dice or cards, some talking.
9th rs sleeping. and all lazy. dirty.
and ragged. This plaza, which was
originally we'll laid out and which
actually boasted an ancient fountain
in the center, was Uttered with re.
fuse, rooted up by hogs and filthy
with hous Sc offal and dung. The an.
cient paved walks which originally
travelscd it were badly broken and
the loose stones were widely S altered
by the hogs. Outside of the town
and as far as the eye can reach ex-
tends a hilly country covered with
forest. In a long tramp through this
country we saw no cultivated land.
And yet this land is said to be ex-
trcmcIy fertile and to yield largely
any tropical product that is planted
upOn it. From an examination of an
%outcropping leugc Of rock l decided
that the soil was underlaid with lime.
stone, and such a soil is nearly al
ways rich. But the richness of this
island is wasted. For even the old
plantations which were we'll set with
coffee, oranges, and coc0anuts are
grown up TO tropical forest and yield
next to nothing. Right in the midst
Of q jungle OF wild trees and bushes
l found races of an old orange and
mango grove, indicated by the re-
mains Of straight rows in which these
trees were originally planted. And
with the decline anu ruin of the
pIdlllllDllS Has ucNIlnCu CNtIy tIll1S
in connection with them. Even the
Old carriage roads which originally
traverscd the island and formed a
channel for conveying the produce to
the ports are nOw only bride paths,
being completely oveigrown with
forest and bushes.
e. And this is lIayti, the Ilispaniola
of Columbus, the pride and glory of
the great admiral. For it will be
remembered that, after examining
the other large islands of the West
Indies, Columbus decided that this
II was the richest and best. And
later, when under French rule, it
was II Of the falrcst and wealth.
est spots in the civilized world.
The whole Republic. in fact. is a
gigantic farce. No nation has ever
shown itself more utterly incapable
OF selt-gONernmelt than the black
Republic. In some eighty years OF
Ilaytian independence there have
been more than ninety revolutions.
The children, with Il few exceptions,
grow up in absolute ignorance, and
with Il deep, Unborn hatred Of the
white man. The rulers are blood
thirsty tyraEtS and the country has
degencratcd into d tropical wilder.
ness.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

When we look az "A Brass Monkey"
we see how the playwright sneers at
its Jonah and his manifold fears of
ill-omens. But as the most super
stitious are invariably the first to
scott and jeer at weaknesses of this
sort, so it happens, IA Brass Mon
key" to the contrary, that Charles ii.
Hoyt has a pet superstition OF his
own, differing from most forms Of
this weakness in that it recognizes a
mascot and not a Jonah. Mr..
IIoyt's 'mascot' is the letter A. Be-
ginning with "A Bunch Of Keys"
"a" served as a prefix for the title
of each succeeding long list of Hoyt-
ian creations. so we have "A Tin
Soldier" IA Brass Monkey" "a
Hole in the Ground" "a Midnight
Bell" "A Texas Steer" "a Trip to
Chinatown" "a Temperance Town"
and a "a Milk White Flag" 1t
must not be supposed that Mr.. lloyt
admits this weakness ever to him
self. II you ask him Why he has
stuck to the letter "A" he will assure
you that modcsty, and not supcrsti-
tious fear, is at the bottom Of it all.
According to his version Of the story,
he selected the indefinite article be-
that the article Or proposition sug-
gcstcd by his title was the only one
in the WOril.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

1t has been often noticed in India
how last a wolf travels by means of
Il lOunglng looping trOt that is by no
means suggestive of speed. While
m gallOpS after ii as hard as a GOOD
horse can 20, the wolf pursued, never
apparently hurrying. lOllops al0nw at
a pace that equals that of the follow.
me steel. | have heard it said than
no horScman ever rode Il wolf down:
Dl1 TO this statement | must demur.
lnasmuch as | have done this thing.
Perhaps my wolf was sick.
lie that as it may, | did, when ont
pig-sticking in the Gauges country
over against Colgong, follow a wolf.
and That wolf Turned sharply when I
closed with il, and the horse | rode
"a rare good onc) kicked i. over with
his fore feet, and made the matter
OF spearInE my wolf simplicity itself.
one of DENOMINATIONS Of that dov
lound explanation Of this perform.
ance In the fact that | had ridden
another mans horse with nv own
spurs -Blackwood's Magazine.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
The MiStictOr.

The miStlctoe, otherwise known as
the true lovers vine" so long and
50 closely connected with the Christ
mas season, and its secular festivities,
IS n Of the most remarkable para
site plants in the world. In ancient
times, when found upon the oak,
which was seldom, it was an object
OF Sui crstltlous regard among the
Irulds 1t grows in the tops of trees,
shooting out from The branches like
a scion from n tree grated INTO
another. 1t is attached to most OF
the ~decIduOus trees Of the South, but
most frequently the chestnut and
sweet gum. The mi~tletoc itself is
an evergreen, and presents, in winter
lllc strange appearance OF Il branch
covered with leaves of Il brilliant
green on a tree that is otherwise de:
nuded Of foliage. The bark is of Il
deep green ana the wood exceedingly
brlttlc. II j. generally believed that
the mistlctoc springs from seed con-.
velcd by birdsOr the wind and lodged
IN a crevicc or notch in the bark.
When 1t sprouts, the rOOtlcts insinu-
ate themselves into the live wood,
ana receive their >ustenance from the
SAP OIL the tree, after the manner of
Il graft or bud Inserted in Il fruit tree.
The ancient Druids credited this
pant with wonderful magicll
powers, and the old legends Of Brit
'aIny are luIl OF illusions to it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

At a recent gathering Of actors
and other celebr ties in New York.
Col. James. who is described hy the
Press as "a legal Demosthencs." pro.
posed the health OF Ellen Terry. and
in the course Of his remarks tod q
little story Illustrative Of the dim,
Guilty that some minds encounter in
their et.ort> to appreciate the genius
of the author OF the Shakespeare
plays. Not long ago" he said, Il
was at StrattoId.on-AvOn in com.
pany with a friend, who, in his bust
ness capacity. is one OF the most sue
Cessful iron merchants in the United
States. As 1 stood in the little
church gazing reverently at the tomb
in which was inclosed the bones Of
the greatest poet Of all the centuries
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
welsh ~y.as.ebi1.''

There ; no Such thing as a .Wclsh
rarebit." What oue orders and eats
Is a "Weish rabbit The name is
a burle>quc, not having or needing
any such Justification as French pro-
vlded for 1t when he imagined that
It's original was ''rarebit." The
name Is one Of a group Of burlesoue
names, such as Connecticut oats"
meaning shoe pegs; Essex lion" a
cali. a ''Fiedlaa1 duck" is a baked
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

sleeps head; 'Glasgow magistrates
and ..Norfolk capons' are red her-
rings: '.lrish apricots' are potatoes,
so are s'Munster plums;" 'Gravcse'la
swectmcats'' are shrimps: and there
are other similar expressions. lr.
French didn't know of these. or dls-
dainod In notice them: so he invented
an unnece sarv and untrue orIelhdi
''Weslh rarebit."
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18

And ;nevcr before were there such
terociouS lions and bears, never were
there such wonderful proud peac0cks,
as those he transformed himself into.
Once at a certain rich gcntleman's
house, to which the actor had been
invited, the conversation during din
ner-time became too dull. The city
merchants fell to talking about bust
ness and Garrick began TO feel out o.
place.
So when every n was busy chat
ting to his neighbor, he slipped very
quietly out of the room, and went
round through the garden to the back
of the house. There he discovered a
little black b0y-a negro. In those
DAYS, YOU know, people were permit
ted to keep slaves. Garrick was
pleased, indeed, to see such a jolly
little fellow. and it did not matter 10
him in the least if that boy was only
a little black servant.
Down went his back and up went
his head, with its thrce-cOIncrcd hat,
while his hands behind lifted up the
boliS Va MS 4pBS, f4uN NOhb III NiiC
next moment there he "a struttiNg
about the yard, the very image Of IA
digni1ed old turkey-coch.
"Gobblc. gobble. gobblc,," went
Carries, bObbing his head up and
down; and round an round he strut
ted with his coat-tails Tapping
proudly behind him.
And thus he was discovered when
his host came out to look for the
missing guest.
ooh. massa, he do so make me lali:
| shall die wild latlin'.." cried the little
blackamo0r. holding his sides. He
one great t%urkey-cock: Oh, he do make
ne to lafI".'
GarricH's big, round face was glow
ing with childish JOY as he stopped IN
the middle Of a loud ''gobble," and
looked up TO meet the Mortified coun-
tehance OF his worthy host. and
sorry enough he must have fell to
think that he had now to Join the
uninteresting company again. He
could have played t%urtey.cock all. day.
no doubt, if he and MS little black
friend had been left alone together.