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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13
HOW TO TELL TINE IN THE DARK.
It Needs Little Calculation and ReEu-
lar Habits.
From the Chicago Record.
what tffua g. ftHr

From the tmcdBo RECORD
what time Is it?'
81 think / can tell you without look
ing"
lie drew out his watch and held u
mp close 10 his ear and slowly turned
the stemwluder. cone. Two. three four,
five. six, seven eight" he counted, and
then he said: THAT means scVenty-two
minutes. / wound the watch up tightly
at 3 o'clock and so the time ought 10 be
about twelve minutes past 4. Let's see
how near 1 came To 1t. Well, It's 4.lS-l
was only six minutes or"
The other was regarding him with
amaZement. do you mean 10 say that
you can tell the time to-day by winding
up your watch|'
Not exactly, but I can come mighty
near 1t. usually within ten minutes and
us very simple, too. All YOU have to
know IS how long one tick Ia winding up
will run the watch IN explain TO you.
Suppose that at o'clock / wind M my
watch until it IS night. as we say; that is.
until another turn Of the wmder would
apparently break the spring. AT o'clock
/ wind the watch again ana nnd that the
winder clicks twelve times before the
watch H. wound up to the place where Il
sticks. Then YOU know that twelve clicks
viii run the watch 120 minutes ana that
one click represents ten minutes OF time"
what good H. il 10 know that"
'Well, suppose you 20 to bed at IL
o'clock Tonight. and on retiring wind
up your watch and put II under your pill
low. During the night you wake up and
wonder what time It Is. You don't want
to get up and light the gas All you have
to do is 10 pun that watch out from under
the pillow, hold it to your ear. and count
the ticks as you wind. II you count
eighteen, then you know that the watch
has run down $50 minutes since II o'clock,
and that the time must be very near ,
O'Clock. To DO sure, you cant tell the
exact time but you can generally set
within quarter Of an hour OF It,"
Wouldn't the same rule hold good for
clock or a watch which Is wound with
a key"
- dare say It would, but I never tried
It on anything except a stem-winding
watch. l know blind man who always
tells time by winding his watch and
counting the ticks. His sense of touch
is quite delicate, and he can wind up his
watch three or four times day and then
calculate within ten minutes of the cor
rect time"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13
Mammals Way.
Nothing Like Breakfast to Help Cupid
Along.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
A shrewd mamma, who IS a social ex-
pert, ana can talk bird off "a tree, tells
me that as a promoter OF sentimental re-
lations between young people there IS
nothing like a breakfast. She has mar
ried her three daughters Off and set
tied them IN life comfortably, and all
through her breakfasts TO eligible young
men. The dear girls come down In sim
pie lovely morning gowns, with bunch
Of roses or violets IN their belts, and per-
haps q pretty little coquettish lace
breakfast cap. The breakfast room is
all a9ioW with glorious wood
fire; IL is fun OF comfortable divans
ana easy chairs. The table is I'm
maculate IN its appointment, in the mat
ter OF silver, linen, china and flowers
There are no servants present, and the
meal Is a perfectly informal one. Mamma
sits 81 the head Of the table which. by
the way, is a circula-, and the girls and
heir best young men complete the cir
Gle. There is no hurry, and everything Is
quite on a family basis. Mamma does
not monopolize the conversation, as too
many mothers, under such crcumstan-
ces. are too unhappily prone 10 do so.
She keeps in conversational touch with
them all, and has something bright and
kind to say. She is a sort Of toast mis-
tress. and sees that the ball Is kept in
motion. After the breakfast IS over the
young fellows are allowed 70 smoke
having been first duly impressed with
what d privilege it IL. Mamma watches
her opportunity and slips away to look
after important household matters, and
the young people are left TO themselves.
Then business begins. and the chances are
hat I'm less than five minutes they will
all be pared OF, and the young men will
be getting in the finest work Of their lives
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13

in the way Of trying TO make an Impres-
SION. II any of the girls sing or play, or
the men either. the exercises will be va
rled by n little music; but. as a rule.
when each couple As once planted n,
its own corner, red hot pincers could NOT
pun them out OF It. It does not take MANY
breakfasts OF this kind TO settle the fate
Of All the parties. and you may expect to
near that the hostile men have come In
ana given up their guns. and that the
girls are ilgmIing ON trassenna
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13
Death of the Carlisle Bill.
Springfield (Mass) Republican Qnd)

That the Carlisle currency bill and all
dead beyond all resurrection for this
congress was made evident by yeSter-
days discussion in the House 1t is a
surprising fact that the head and front
of the opposition comes from the admin
istratlon faction on the money question
an the House. Nothing could please the
silver crowd better; for the south had
manifested a willingness to desert sill
yer and 20 with the northeast in reform
legislation based upon the recog uitfol OF
state banks-a recognition that can be
given without detriment Now eli Il
chaos, and the utter Generalization OF
the controlling forces of congress IS the
Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13


"Oh, come now, really
ooh yes, / know, l know all about II,
my dear boy Isabel IS a goose.
There was Silence for a minute. and
then Dr. Furness, after regarding the
young mans worried face altentveiy,
said softly:
Let me sec your wife. Mr. Tempest.
! fancy / could cure her. I believe I un-
derstand her case thoroughly. Let my
cousin Minnie here, go and suggest that
Mrs. Tempest should consult me
And you'll BE- gentle with her. wonA
you?" Fred continued earnestly, stead
man IS dear old boy but l am sure he
makes mistake IA Isabels case. She
is so very sensitive
"Oh, I'll be very gentle, you may de-
pend upon that"
When the cousins We're alone again. the
doctor fixed his eyes thoughifllly upon
Mrs. Carson's pleasant smiling face.
That seems a thoroughly good fellow"
he said at length, Il should Ike TO help
him. The wife's Jealousy Of the other
lady IS all nonsense, SUPPOSE"
Perfect nonsense" Mrs. Carson re-
torted. warmly. "Fred's devoted to Isa-
nj / really should ike to shake her
sometimes. Yet she can be 50 sweet
too"
DR.. Furness relapsed into silence once
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13

Inn Keeper-Have any luck?
SpOrtsman-Yes: Poorghot thor.
missed me twiee.-Tid Bits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13

Teacher (explalning that the earth IS
round --Tommy, what country on the
globe is China underneath?
Tommy fwho reads the newspapers)-
Japan Chicago Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13

Wife (at midnighD to her returning hus-
get drunk like that2'-t'liegende Batter.
Pertly-"There is one thing I have to say
in favor Of the vind when II whistles"
Dullhead--" What's that Pertly-"Tt
never whistles popular airs. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
SITUATION ON WALL STREET.
Day of Excitement That Looked Like a
Panic for q Time.

Day of Excitement That Looked Like n
Panic for q Time.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Yesterday was a
day of excitement on Wall street, and
matters for a time bore the resemblance
of a panic. But tho condition Of affairs
had not been unexpected and In a meas
ure the dealers had prepared themselves.
Before the opening of business On the
stock exchange 1t was announced that 49,
400, 900 in gold would be sent out Of the
country, and later in the day the export
of $50, 600 was announced. This toge ther
with the cable advices from London an
~nouncing extensive sale of American se-
c~urities, and the tenor Of the war news
from oil quarters was responsible for the
general feeling Of uneasiness that pre-.
vailed even early in the day.
The spirit Of the market was to sell, and
In the big exchanges this was done TO an
extent rarely before surpassed. In the
Stock Exchange tho sales for the day were
us, 761 shares. AS q result Of the decline
In stocks the failure of the following firms
was announced on the Stock Exchange
during the day: Nichols, rockingham g.
Co, Samuel s. Sands g. Co., De Neufville
e. Co., L. A. Feldman. M B. Fenton.
With the fall In prices the banks called In
all their loans, thus adding to the com
plications of the situation. In many in
stances renewals could be made under no
conditions whatever.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
THE A RECORD.

CHARLES B. ATWOOD, designer in chief
Of the Worlds fair, at Chicago.
FRANK B.. MARSHALL, veteran Of the
late war, at Chicago.
A. ST. CLAIR SMITH, woll-known poll
tician, Mt Cedar Rapids, Town.
DR.. SAMUEL FLEETsPIER, a widely
known writer on medical subjects, at
Brooklyn.
General JAMES G. vEATcH, veteran Of
the late war, ut Evansville, Ind.
JOHN GORMLEY, well known Board OF
Trade man, mt Chicago.
Captain JOHN w. LUKE. chairman Of
the Iowa railway commission, at Hamp-
ton, la.
GEORGE HENRY, prominent business
man of Elkhart, Ind.
Mrs. BARBARA KATzER, mother of the
archbishop, at Milwaukee.
PATRICK DALTON, a pioneer settler Of
Chicago.
Colonel JOSEPH b. AaNEw, veteran Of
the Mexican war. at Winamac, Ind.
THEODORE l.. SEwALL, husband Of
Mary Wright Sewall, at Indianapolis.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27

The Reform club has just issued what
promises to prove one of the most valu-
able reference pamphlets in it's series
Omitted States Currency Statistics. F"
It is designed to meet the needs OF those
who wish to have at hand, in compact
form, the most reliable statistics availa-
BILE upon currency topics. 1t consists of
80 pages, crowded with just those sta
tistics to which students of currency
questions have most occasion to refer.
While, as its name implies, it is de-
voted mainly to statistics relating to
United States currency, it also includes
comparative data as to foreign countries
at every important point. A number of
ingenious diagrams add interest to the
work, and full references to statistics
not possible to be included offer sug-
gestions to those making special inves-
LEGATIONS.
The pamphlet can be obtained for 8
cents from the Reform club, SO William
street, New York city.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Another Frightful Disaster.

NASHVILLE, Dec. GA special to The
American from Chattanooga. Tenn. says:
Twenty-four miners lost their lives yes.
terday in the Nelson mine, entry No. 10,
near Dayton, Tenn, by al explosion Of
fre-damp. The explosion was succeeded
by a terrific crash which indicated that
the roof had fallen in. No avenue Of es-
cape was left and there Is no possibility
that any of the mon will be found alive.
The mine 10 the property Of the Dayton
Coal and Iron company, three miles from
the town of Dayton, and reached by q
spur track. The men, both white and col
ored, including several boys, entered the
mine at z o'clock In the morning, but
nothing Of the awful catastrophe was
known until II o'clock, when the drivers
at entry No. 10 found their way blocked
by q solid wall Of coal and slate.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Populist Moses Turns In.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 23.-Colonel G. A.
Lincoln, u cousin of Abraham Lincoln.
is the Populist Moses just now who is
electrifying audiences in southeastern
Kansas. Until recently he was a poor
farmer In Cowley county. Last week he
espoused the Populist faith Ind Friday
announced 100 meetings in schoolhouses
in Bourbon county. He assumes tho
commonplace characteristics of ''Old
Abe," md drives q little bay mare, which
he says he has driven three times across
the continent, making u total Of 35, 900
miles
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
The Venezuela Commission.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2b-In selecting the
members of the Venezuela commission, it
is said, he president will be guarded only
by considerations of international reputa-
ton for high character and intellectual
attachments. Among those who arc men,
toned as possible or probable members
are Chief Justice Fuller, ex-Minister to
England Phelps (who is said to nave been
offered the place), ex. Secretary of Wal
Lincoln, Justice Harlan (of the supreme
court, and ex-senator Edmunds. The
appointments are not looked for in less
than a week.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Forefathers' Day Sentiments.

CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - F~orefathers' Day
was celebrated Saturday in many parts of
the country. At all points the speeches
breathed determination. to uphold the
the Monroe doctrine.
All the South American countries have
Endorsed the presidents message except
Chilli.
G. 1. Smith, of Lincoln county, Wash,
has offered the governments 5000 cavalry
horses free If wal results.
Il. M. Curtin, of New York, the founder
of the Blaine knights and the head Of
that secret organization, says he is ready
10 lead an army Of 100, 600 men to the front
in case of war with England.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Our Trade with the Empire.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The secretary of
the treasury has sent to the senate q state.
ment showing the imports to and exports
from the United States in the trade with
Great Britain and dependencies for each
of the past five years. The exports for the
year 1892 compared with those Of 1895 were
1892, $3.50, 121, 534; 1S95-S474, lag, S18. The
imports were: For 1892, s2A6. 464, 8lS; 1895.
$237. 497. 3b1.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
They Are Announced by Speaker Reed
The Chairmanships.

They Are Announced by Speaker Reed
The Chairmanships.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Speaker Reed
Saturday announced the house commit
tees. The chairmen Of the most important
committees are as follows: Foreign
affairs, Hit of Illinois; ways and
means, Dingley Of Maine; appropriations,
Cannon Of Illinois,: banking and cur
rency, Walker of tssachusetts; coinage,
weights and measures, G. w Stone Of
Pennsylvania; rivers and harbors, Hooker
of New York; railways and canals, Chick
ering Of New York; immigration and
naturalization, Bartholdt of Missouri; In.
dian affairs, Sherman of New York; pub.
Ito buildings and grounds, Milliken of
Maine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Cleveland Distributes Christmas Cheer.

presage of Christmas in the air at the
White House. The president himself re-
membered all Of the faithful employees of
the house N bestowed turkeys upon
them for their Christmas dinners, and rs
the members of the cabinet left the White
House each carried a big apple, the gift Of
Secretary Morton.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Four Persons Drowned While Skating.

DENVER, Dec. 23.-While skating on
Lathrop lake, seven miles west Of Denver,
Charley Jones, aged 8, fell through an
air-hole in the ice. His brother Robert
and sister Maggie, aged 81 and 20 respec-
lively, and Ida Ball, aged 10, attempted to
drowned
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Nineteen of the Crew Drowned.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-It Is now known that
nineteen Of the Moresby's crew persisted,
including the captain, his wife and son.
and all the officers. The captain. with his
son strapped to his back, made a gallant
attempt to swim ashore, while the mate
swan with the captains wife strapped to
hia hack
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
APAcHEs KILL A WHOLE FAMILY
Slaughtered by the Bloodthirsty Reds
While on a Christmas Journey.

PHOENIX, A. T.. Dec. 24.-Jake Meadows,
brother of the well-known Wild West
Snowman, Charles Meadows. has arrived
In Phoenix from Paycon, a little town on
the northern border of ella county. He
brings the nows that Perley Ellis and his
family were murdered by Apaches in
lower Pleasant valley in the mountains
lao miles east of here nearly a week ago,
while on their way to the ranch of Ellis
father in Cherry Creek valley to celebrate
Christmas
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
Dr. yeernc declared No, ouu.u

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, Dec. 8-Tbe
jury in the case of DIR. Hearne. charged
with the murder seven years ago of Amos
j. Stillwell, a wealthy packer of Hanni.
bal, Mo-, rendered q verdict finding the
defendant not guilty.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
THIRTEEN OF THEM, BUT SAVED.
Two Families Rescued from the Missouri
FlOod by BOYS.

Flood by Boys.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, Dec. 26..-The Russell
brothers, tho elder of whom is not yet 10
years OF age are heroes in the vicinity Of
Smithfield. During tho big food two
families camped on the White farm were
missing and were supposed to be drowned.
These boys began a search for tn em and
finally found them--thirteen in all, men,
women and children-in a wagon box on
a hay stack with a mile of water around
them in every direction. The unfortu-
mates had been there twenty-four hours
and were nearly exhausted. The lads
conteved them two ut a time to the land.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
The Cais.on Explosion a. Chicago.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Cullom
will introduce in the senate a bill max
ing appropriations estimated at between
$685. 900 and $50, 900 for damages to persons
and property incurred by the caisson ex-
plosion In Chicago on July 10, 1894.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
A New Plague.

Just as the Georgia free silver people
are in the midst of their calamity groans
the price Of cotton come mp to plngue
them.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
exrChair q Sleeper Car Service.

gY- Chair q Sleeper Car Service.
Eastward No. ~ has Pullman Sleeper Chica
go to Detroit. No. ID has Parlor Buffet
Car, Grand Rapids TO Detroit. No. is has
Parlor Car, Extra charge 25 cents). No. 50 has
Wagner Sleeper to Detroit, daily.
Westward No. II has Parlor Car to Cd. Rap
ids, Extra charge 25 cents). No. Is has Par
lor Buffet Car, Detroit to Grand Rapids No. IL
has Pullman Sleeper, Detroit to Chicago. No.
81 has Wagner Sleeper to CD Rapids, daily.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-24
A HARBOR PREOICAMENT.
Schooner Captains Costly Way OF
Saving Money.

There was lots of excitement in the har-
Dor yesterday about noon time, for at
that time the cute little steamer Il. u.
shaw. alias Tiddle-de Ninks was within
about 200 feet of her dock. Just at this
time Captain Golfer of the well-known
two-masted schooner, Mary Lousia, was
making a desperate effort TO save few
dollars by not engaging tug TO take his
craft out of the harbor. He had one
large hawscr fastened 10 his beloved Mary
Lousia, while the other end was in the
possession of two sturdy sailors who were
in a row boat, and were pulling for dear
life. their intentions being To swing the
Mary Lousia about, while at the other
end of the craft was another hawser TO
the opposide side OF the harbor, this was
to prevent her from getting away. IL
would have been all right IL there had
been no steamers in the way bur just at
this time the Tiddle-de-Winks came bust
ling .along, and Captain Fuller and pilot
Gates saw the men in the small boat,
and told them TO "slack' their line, SO
that the steamer could pass over It., and
SO they did, but the captain did not
count on the other line, for IL had slack
ened up SO much that IL was under the
water, and passed under the steamer
until ID came TO the wheel, and then there
was a "nrix up" The Mary Lousia began
TO float out into the middle OF the stream.
and Captain Golfer began to think that
his faithful vessel had been bewitched, un-
I'll he thought OF his other line, and then
he knew what the trouble was, aud so
did Captain Fuller. The steamer made its
way slowly to the dock, discharged its
load OF passengers, and then went over
to the Sprague wharf and the work of
getting Mary 1ouisa's line from under
the wheel began, and Il was nearly 8
o'clock before the work was completed.
Captain Golfer wants 10 know who is go-
ing to pay for the line and Manager
buthum - Jus, as anhious 20 Know VINO ~
boat for a half day, as II Il said that no
one unless by permission has any right
| to blockade the harbor In any way.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-24
THE WOMEN AT ATLANTA.

Womankind, that made SO large a con-
triDution to the interest OF the great
Worlds Fair a. Chicago, is to be again con-
spicuous at the Exposition which opens In
Atlanta, Ga, in September.
Atlanta is to have great show, whose
features comprehend almost every depart
ment of the greater Chicago fair. And the
women of Atlanta are taking hola of
their end OF the work with characteristic
dof-the-century vigor and enthusiasm.
Especially are the women of Atlanta urg-
ing upon their sisters of the North to ala
them in their departments and exhibits
that the Southern women may learn of
the progress and development of the wo-
men blessed with greater advantages in
the North.
A conspicuous feature Of the woman s
work at Atlanta will be an elaborate ex-
hibition OF things from the 13 original
states, colonial relics OF all kinds and it is
to this department that the commission OF
women for Rhode Island have been de-
voting themselves
Miss MARY A. GREENE is chairman OF
this board, and as our news columns told
the other day she and her associates have
assembled splendid exhibit OF Rhode Is
lands historic things. In addition Mrs.
GEORGE CARMIoHEL OF shamrock, who
has a personal acquaintance among the
women of Atlanta, has been besought to
interest the professional women of Rhode
Island in the department OF professional
woman's work which Mrs. W. A. HEMP.
HILL is in charge of. This department,
we should say, aims pretty high even IN
view OF the rank which professional wo-
men i'm the North have been able TO
achieve, for IL is contemplated to com
prise In II only representative OF
degrees beyond that OF A. B.-namely
some specialized degree, as L. L. d., NJ.
d., Pm. d., and the like We have a
gratifying number Of women NJ D's In
Rhode island, but we don't know how
big showing We should be able ~ make
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-24
Spotting theILetter Carriers.
New York sun.

The men most feared by the letter carriers
anu other employees OF the Federal Govern
ment nowadays are secret service agents as
signed 10 catch them mapping. This branch
Of the secret service Is comparatively new
one and it is not intended that the public
shall know more about it than can be- avoided,
Who the agents are. where they come from,
or how many there are, nobody outside the
Government service knows. All that is known
is that the men are managed fromWashington.
Perhaps a dozen or more are kept in New
York city ali tho time. They follow the car
riers or other employees OF the Government
around. III a man while on duty goes into a
saloon or IL he stop TO talk to servant foo
long and thus delays the delivery OF the mail
intrusted to him the fact Is noted. Every
other irregularity. every bit OF careiessness,
and every mistake is also noted, and in u day
or two tho superintendent Of the city carrier
department gets slip Of paper containing u
employe. This slip is the only accuser the
employe ever sees. The charges are formally
entered against him and he has chance to
mako "a defence. 1t il necessary to prove
himself innocent OF to give a good and suf-
ficient excuse If he wishes 10 avoid punish
ment. The punishment for tho offences va
ries from a small fine, such as days pay, TO
suspension or dismissal from tie depart
mont
Even the postmaster does not see. and does
rot know. tho secret service man who makes
the complaint The system il said to have
increased the efficiency of the service. While
the men protetest against II, not one charge
In hundred that has been made has failed of
proof when ID was investigated, and no charge
OF injustice has been made because of 1t.