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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
Dan DIdn,t Drink.

Somebody asked Secretary Lamont to
take a drink the other day. says the Chi
cagO Times. Before the colonel could re-
ply somebody else told this story;
That makes me think OF the last time
1 heard someone give the colonel the
same invitation II was during Cleve-
land hrst term. The presidential party
was in St Louis reviewing the parade.
II was cold. clustering day, the sort of
weather which makes one draw himself
UP into the smallest possible space Gov
Francis, who was doing the hOnOrs.
looked at the President standing stoical-
~ in the face Of the wind while the pa
rade went by, Going 10 Col Lamont the
governor said:
&c Colonel do you eh-eh think it would
1t would be right to ask the President
70 eh-tO take a drink-eh-of whisky
Pretty cold, you know, and il would do
Ask him 10 take a drink Lamont
exclaimed. Good heavens. man. do you
mean 10 say that you have been with the
President twenty-four hours and haven't
asked him to take drink2
The governor looked somewhat sur
prised but at the same time relieved, ad-
mitted his guilt, and, stepping TO the
President, said;
Mr. President
1.-THE President. turning around looked
at him straight in the eye, which seemed
to take the sand out of the governor.
who, hlushing and stammerng like "A
young man about to propose TO his sweet
heart, said:
'Eh. Mr. President, do YOU know it is
very cola LO-ddN-en-t tnou2nt Lndl may
be, Just by way of preventive, you
know. that possibly you might think IT,
wise to take a small drink of-eh whisky.
Where is ito the President in very
business-like manner asked.
- Right this way said Gov. Francis,
and reckoning at the some time to La
mont and the mayor he led the party to
a room which contained "A table on which
We're four glasses half filed with whis-
ky. The President looked at the glasses
and said to Gov. Francis.
Who are these fOr2'
Why. one. Mr.. President. is for you
one for Col. Lamont; one for the mayor,
and one for myself
THE President took up one glass and
emptied its contents into another. Setting
down the empty glass he raised the filed
one carefully to his lips, and. looking at
the red liquor with an expression or
sweet anticipation said. just before emp
tying his glass: Dan don't drink
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

Everybody who has closely read the
newspapers knows by this time that Uncle
Russell Sage is chock full of humor says
a New York Letter in the Pittsburg Dis
patch Here's the latest on the foxy old
tinancier from a gossipY publication It
was at night dinner. Uncle Russell did
the grave digger's act He shovelled the
food away at a 60-mile per hour gait
Turning to another guest Mr. Sage re-
marked: 1 see, doctor. that you do not
eat The disciple of Esculapius replied
No sir: l cannot eat at this late hour
and I am amazed at the keennes of your
appetite. Then Russell got off his bon
mot: Wen. doctor. l always take divi-
bends when l can, and people who do not
miss many good things. Russell is an
all round rustler when it comes to free
food and tricky finance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

II suppose you know how the month of
February happened to have but twenty
eight days?" said the snake editor to the
horse editor, according to the Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph
yes, l do" was the reply. when
1ad monb ats bmsef V rhe
following month was left with its own
name, Sextilis; or the sixth month, for
that was its number in the Roman calen-
dar When Augustus became emperor he
thought he had as good a right to have a
month named after him as julius had, so
he renamed SeXtiHs and called ii August
At that time Sexths had but thirty days
while July had thirty-one. Augustus
thought his month should have as many
days as julius, and one was taken from
poor little February to accomplish the OBJ
ject."
Il always supposed that something of
the sort happened, but my idea was that
Augustus had been working so hard one
February that he took a day off, and it
never was replaced"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
4 Very bad Practice.

We d. not think appropriation bills are
delayed until the very last hours o. con-
eress iu order that appropriations which
wouldn't stand discussion may be got
through. but it Is a fact that appropria-
tious amounting to many hundreds Of
thousands. ana it may be millions. Of
dollars are got through because the ap-
propriation bills are held back until il is
impossible TO properly scrutlnize them
without preventing their passage. AS a
rule. all the great appropriation bills are
passed during the last two or three days
OF the session. some OF them not being
passed until The very last hours Of the
session.
The majority Of the Objectionable ap-
propratioHs are added TO the bills in The
Senate For instance. in the sundry civil
hiu. which was passed on Sunday. car
ricd ia addition TO the regular appropria-
tons amounting 10 nearly Si000.ooo more
than 100000 that were added by the Sen
ATE. The conference committee. TO which
the bin was referred. had no time 10 make
"a thorough investigation as TO whether or
not these Senate appropriations Were
ones that should be made. il may have
struck out few OF them. but the
most of Them were permitted to pass.
To have thoroughly inquired into the
reasons for them would have taken sew
cral days. and action upon the bill at once
was imperative.
And what time has tho President to OK
anime great appropriation bills? They
cover hundreds Of pages. and he has bare
ly time to read and sign them. There may
be many things in them he does not APP
prove. but, coming TO him as they do m
the last hours OF congress. he has 10 ap.
prove them. He cannot veto the items
TO which he objects Tho only way for
him to object to any particular appro-
pI4stion is to veto the whole bill. and a
veto would probably defeat the bill and
might make an extra session necessary.
This congress is no worse than its pre-
decessors ia the matter Of delaying APP
preparation bills. All congresses are
alike, and the people arc justified in com
planning Of congress for leaving so much
Of it's most important work to be done in
such haste as to make 1t absolutely i'm.
possible TO do it well. and properly guard
the public interests.
But it, may be asked. What is the rem
edy for this state of affairs? The rem
edy is the adoption Of rules fixing the
time within which the House and Senate
shall pass each Of the appropriation bills.
The last Of the appropriation bills should
be in the hands OF tho President at least
"A week before the end of the session. That
would give him time to carefully consider
each bin and afford an opportunity for
correcting the many errors that appear in
about all the appropriation bills-some of
them very costly errors-and II would al
low time for passing again an appropria.
tion bill which the President might deem
it his duty to veto. Besides, congress
would not then feel called upon to outrage
the religious sentiment of the country by
legislating on Sunday. If that day hap
pened TO be one of the last three or four
DAYS Of the qpaeion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
Russian Cotton.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
(Dem.)

whatever harm may result from the
Russian crop has already been done. and
we have for some years past exported
very little of our staple to Russia The
latter will not be able to compete with
US in the markets of the world A bounty
at home government aid and heavy i'm
port duties, practically prohibitory. will
keep foreign cotton out of Russia and pre-
serve il for the home product; but il will
not enaDle il TO sell elsewhere. America
is too well adapted to the staple for this.
cultivates it too eheaply and produces a
finer quality. Finally. the Russian cot
ton fields are in an extreme corner of the
empire, and the cost of transportation
would alone prevent Il from being ex-
ported to Western Europe The same
reasons which Will prevent Russia from
ever exporting the staple viii prevent it
from exporting cotton goods 1t has
smnlv shut out the American product
from its limit by very extreme tariff
legislation. II can DO no more than this :
10 can do no further harm than has al
ready been done.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
Congress stood Adjourned.

The Appleton CWis) Post says that
some time ago a gang of tramps was
arraigned before a justice. The first
man up gave his name as Daniel Webster,
then followed Henry Clay. John c. Cal
houn, Charles Sumner, Stephen Doug
lass, Roscoe Conkling, John Sherman and
so on until the last man, a little dried up
dwarf of about ninety pounds. announced
whole gang got ten days. While in iqil
they got their names mixed, and Wien
the day of their discharge came, consid-
cradle confusion was created by several
different statesmen claiming the same
name as the roll was called. The difi-
Guilty was finally settled by the sheriff
declaring that Congress is now add
1ourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
The President and silver.
From Springfield (Mass.) Republican Qnd

President Cleveland expresses himself
as much encouraged by the bimetalist sue
cesses abroad. 1t looks like business. )"
he remarked a day or two ago to sew
eral Missouri congressman and after
speaking of the probability of England 8
appearance at the next conference with
the intention Of effecting something tan
sible the President said: They put me
down as stubborn on this financial ques-
ton, but ! am not stubborn at all l
have soIue positive views on finance, and
/ cannu- SET rid Of them" This goes to
show that the silverites are in the
wrong VIII, declare that the President is
opposed to all attempts to remonetize the
MhilN metal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

That was a striking Illustration Of the
inadequacy and injustice of existing copy
right laws which Mr. Covert Of New York
called attention to in the House a day or
two ago. A New York newspaper is the
defendants in suits for $S170OO dam
ages for the printing Of the picture of a
pleasure yacht. There are certain per
sons who regard newspapers as legitimate
prey under any law by which they may
be squeezed for damages, and where the
liability is not limited it often seems to
be the purpose Of such persons to wreck
the publications. The newspapers are
most powerful agents for the unfolding Of
the law, but the law frequently falls far
short Of UNFOLDING the newspapers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
EMBROIDERlES.

We hear so many nice things said
of our Embroidery stock this season
that we cant help telling you more
about il. Some new arrivals of Ham
burg Embroideries. cOnSisting of
Cambria. NainsOOlN and Swiss EdE-
inEs, Insertions and FIounccs. with
all over to match. 4 special line of
Edgings from Sc TO soc per yard.
Remnants Of EmbrOidcries ON "a spe-
cial table. We display a superb line
of Torchon. MedIci, Normandy. Val
and Renaissance Laccs with Inser-
tions 10 match.
~ dozen Ladies' Linen Embroid-
cred handkerchief csc, that were
30 and 4Oc.
100 dozen Ladies' Hemstitched at
IL IL and 1sc. cheap at rs and &c.
SILKS.
One lot Spring silks just received,
soc. YOu would have gladly paid 75c
last season for same quality.
One lot Spring silks Coo, cut down
from soc.
One lot Spring Silks 1925 a yard,
but this week they go at soc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

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hut 1t Would Affect Others.
From louisville Courier-Journal Dom

The music has begun. The Michigan
Democratic convention, having assem-
lei u to nominate candidates for Judge
and university regents, adopted a res
oluuon for immediate unlimited coinage
of silver at /" to l, Independently of
anybody or anything. It is great pity
tnat the free s!lVerites can not try their
little experiment without bringing disas-
ter upon anNbo6N bur themselves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
LAST WEEK AND This.

India Linens that were &c yard now 12lsc,
India Linens that were 2Uc yard now l5c
India Linens that were 25c yard now 2Oc
India Linens that were 30 aud 40c yard nov
% and SOC.
Persian Lawns that we're 20c yard now i5c.
ersian Lawns that were 2ic yard now 20c.
Persian Lawns that were SOC yard now CSC.
Persian Lawns that were 35C yard now Doc
Persian Lawns that were 40 ana SOC yard now
IS aud soc.
Dotted SWISS Muslins that were isc yard
now l2iaC.
now 12isc
Dotted Swiss Muslins that wero CSC yard
N. 10.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
DANIEL HOGAN.
NOW AND Then,

We don't want YOU to read this
and think the comparison below is
years ago. Oh. no. These compare
tive figures are last week and this
Jnst the result of our wntchfuIness
and care i'm buying at the right time
and knowing what n bargain is and
especially when ft is adapted to the
trade we so highly esteem and ever
IastinEIy protect. Webster defines
bargain "An advantageous pur-
chase" Surely then this weeks Of
fcrinns nrs. hnr-nins indeed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
CURRENT COMMENT.
Failure of the Pooling Biu.
From the Railway Are Qndl

The failure of the Senate to pass the
pooling bin is in the nature of a national
calamity. Its passage would have done
more to restore confidence and to give
tone and stability TO the financial stu
alton than would the enactment of anv
other one oOnceiNahla niece of leeislatinn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

A congressman who was asked to sign
Bryans free silver manifesto the other
day and declined, thus tersely describes
the paper and its proposition: 1T shouts
hoarsely for the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 10 to l. and calls upon the
silver men of the Democratic party TO
seize the next national convention by the
tail and slam it against the wall" An
attempt at slaming things against the
wall was made in the last convention:
with what success is a part of political
history.
The legislatures Of California and Texas
have passed bills extending the use Of
convicts upon the work of improving the
public highways and making them per-
manent The good roads sentiment is
as wide as the continent. and is grow
ing stronger all the time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
lSDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetngs-Alpha Lodge No. 7, a. & A.
s. r. f. NJ. Clinton Lodge No. 81. r.. *
\. NJ; Oglethorpe Lodge No. !. /. O. ..
+. Forest City Lodge No. ]. Is. OF p.
Special Notices-Make Your Applica-
ton for Gas Service Connections Be
fore May !. Mutual Gaslight Company;
Buy Your Baker Yellow Label, Etc. at
Beckmann's Cafe: AS to Bills Against
Spanish Steamship Ida.
Amusements-"The Fast Mail" al the
Theater March S. Mr.. Roberts Harper at
Guards Han March z, S15 y. m.
a New Pair of Trousers-Falk Clothing
Company.
Legal sales-Chstham sherif's Sales.
Nedical-Another Victory for DR.. Broad
foot.
Pants and suits-At Colats.
Sandow School Suits-At Coilats.
Economy is Wisdom-B. "A. Levy & Bro.
Alpines. Derbys Etc.-Appel q Schaul.
Steamship Schedulc-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Opening of the Spring and Summer Sea
son 1S95-At krouskons.
Railroad Schedulc-The Plant System.
Auction Sales-Certihcate for Bonds Of
Electric Railway Company. by G. II.
Dorset; Commissioners Sale for Parti-
ton. by c. Il. Dorset; Administrators
sale. by !. d. LaRoche; Executors Sale,
by ]. j. La Roche; Administrator Sale,
by c. II. Dorsett Stocks, by r. II. Ia
ten; Jones Marine Railway, by W. k.
Wilkinson.
Mattings-Lindsay & Morgan.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted: For Rent;
For Sale: Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

When Steve" Elkins settled in Western
Missouri he was, according to the testi-
mony Of the New York Mail and Express.
a neighbor and friend of the Younger
boys. who became such desperate bandits
that they landed in the Missouri peni-
Tertiary. And now Steve" has landed in
the federal Senate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

The Senate's Hawaiian cable bluf
wouldn't work. The House knew it was
a bluff, and by indulging in a bit of the
same kind Of thing itself made the most
august and deliberate buffer in the world
recede. Senators Lodge, Frye and'the other
jingoes, including Senator Morgan, may
new have the pleasure of committing a
republican congress to the cable job.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

Verify. no man can say what the street
car fares VIII be tomorrow. For none
knoweth what a day may bring forth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

According to recent cable advices Rus
STA is going to promote the cultivation
Of cotton" by giving government aid to
the farmers. Presumably the Asia Minor
farmers alliance has prevailed upon Mich
olas to adopt some sort of a subtreasury
scheme, or cotton purchase scheme
similar to the scheme of the late unla-
mented Sherman silver purchase law
At any rate, the Russian planters are to
government.
rhe announcement is almost equiva-
lent to saying cotton culture in Russia
is a failure and viii never amount to
much. A number of years ago the Rus
sian government carried an experienced
Southern Russia and had him teach the
people. through several seasons, how to
cultivate cotton. Upon his return to
America he predicted that the experiments
ould not be followed by very higlR
order OF success. Notwithstanding the
climate of Southern Russia is warm. and
is theoretically suited to cotton growing,
there are certain peculiarities of people,
soil and climate that make the practice
the opposite of the theory. The cultiva-
ton of the fleece has been going on quite
long enough to demonstrate. if it were
possible, the practicability of profitable
cotton growing in the Caucasus, yet the
total of cotton produced there during
the last season was too insignificant to
be made a special item of in the summary
of the worlds production. In 1862 some
thirty-fve countries of Europe. Asia and
Africa made exhibits of their progress
in cotton culture at the English national
exposition: yet within few years almost
every one of them had abandoned the ex-
pertinent Russia may abandon the ex-
pertinent later.
The giving of government subsidies TO
Russian cotton producers is a marker of
the passing OF Russian cotton culture as
a possible factor in the markets. Ameri-
can planters need have no fear of the Rus
siars controlling things and breaking
prices. America will continue to control
the situation; and If Americans continue
TO produce too great quantities of cot
ton they must expect to get scent prices.
Russell Sage. the New York man OF mil
lions whose peculiar personality ana dra-
matte experiences have made him famous.
has become a bull-in the vernaeular OF
"the street" merely. He is usually a bear.
but now he thinks he sees better times
ahead. and he has got on the side OF the
market TO raise prices. He predicted a
day or two ago that the day of the ad-
journment Of congress would mark a
better tone in stocks that would be fol-
lowed by an upward turn in prices. So
confident is Mr. Sage that an era of pros
perity is at hand that he has bought a
new hat and a 25-cent yellow walking
stick in anticipation Of the flush times.
The latest Aston rumors brought by the
cable are that Mr.. W. ". Aston viii not 20
TO Paris when he leaves London. but will
return 10 New York. and that his exper-
/ ienoe as a London publisher cost him in
round numbers }2W000O.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

A familiar proverb may be revised so as
to read: There is plenty of room in the
kitchen, for the girl Of the future" \
smart young woman of New York derives
a good income from going from house
to house and making delicious rareblts
for the delectaton Of hosts and guests.
She charges 81 to 50 an hour, according
to the style" of her employer and has
all OF the engagements she can fill The
masculine side of humanity viii never
kick against the new woman who can
cook properly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

Men who declare the world owes them
A living arc usually too lazy to hustle
around and collect it.-Texas Siftings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

Gable dispatches pretty well agree that
behind the quarrel between the Marquis of
our dispatches, there lies one of the most
hideous scandals that ever shocked Lon
don-and that is saying great deal. It
is alleged that Queensberry's note TO
Wilde was for the purpose of getting the
affair into court. The prospects. there
fore, are that the "malodorous scent Of
the green carnation.'' as one cable ex-
presses it, will hang about the courts and
be waited to this country presently. It's
a pity that the principals to the affair do
not put on the gloves and have it over
at once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

A Pomona, Cal, dispatch reports that
certain hotel men in FLORIDA have ordered
weekly shipments of California oranges
to Florida during the month of March
and about half of April Besides illus
trating the old adage about sending Goals
to Newcastle. this order also illustrates
the extent of the damage done the oranges
by the recent cold wave The manager
of one of the great hotels of St. Angus
tine is quoted as saying: Not a box of
decent oranges can be had in the state.
As Florida would not be Florida without
oranges, the hotel men are compelled to
send across the continent for the fruit
for their guests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

OF PresiSent Cleveland's second admins
tratIon. Although the people have been
disappointed in tie results accomplished,
because of the monumental incapacity Of
congress, the chief stands out in splendid
outline. having proved again and again
mis- courage, honesty, lofuness and firm
ness of purpose. and clear understanding
of public affairs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

The latest Aston rumors brought by the
cable are that Mr.. w ". Aston viii not 20
TO Paris when he leaves London but win
return 70 New York. and that his exper-
ienee as a London publisher cost him in
round numbers g2.0o0.000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05

That Smart Alec" of New York jour
nalism, the Press, says: Georgia sheriffs
should be compelled to pass an examina-
ton in the art of hanging condemned muir
deTers. The other day at Fairburn another
poor wretch had to be hanged twice" The
Fairburn execution. with all the horror
of a second dropping of the condemned,
does not begin to approach in terrible and
sickening responsiveness some of the cleo
tricaI executions in New York that we
have read about in the Press. in which
the victims flesh was fried, scorched and
blackened. and the current was turned on
and off three or four times.