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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
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slight as to be inappreciable even from
the full moon.
"Of all the planets Venus is the near
est to us and ought to have the most i'll
fluence, one might think. She is almost
the same size as the earth her diameter
being 1910 miles, while that of the ter
restrial globe is 1912 miles. But Venus is
the mighty volume of the sun. IF the
sun wants to have it rain on the earth
or to have it clear Venus could no more
antagOnize it than a year-old child could
put up a fight against Gentleman Jim.
Does the sun say rain? Nobody can tell.
We are at this moment totally ignorant
as to why it rains
Jupiter is the biggest of all the plan
cts, with a diameter of $500 miles. 1t
has not cooled off yet; it is red-hot and
more too-a small sun, nearly eXtinguish
ed, but still radiating some heat. We
might imagine that it would have some
influence on the earth. But, consider if
you please, that, while we are only 49, 500
900 miles from the sun, we never come
within 400,0J0000 miles of Jupiter. The lat
ter could not OverpoWer the sun even to
the slightest extent. No matter what sort
of weather we have the planetarians ar
que that the planets are responsible. If
there is a frost, a food or hot spell,
and Jupiter happens to be in a line with
the sun and the earth, then it must be
Jupiters fault. But surely Jupiter does
not blow hot to-day and cold tomorrow.
man would not put red-hot cannon
ball in his dining room in summer to keep
him cool. Virgins, who is a typical plan
etarian predicts a storm. His prediction
is very apt to be fulfilled, because there
is hardly a day in the year when there
is not a storm in some part of the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03

made in the base of a cornstalk in which
was generator connected by a siphon
with the ear of corn above, from which
the operators had been extracting malt
Tor couple of weeks past. The place
was deserted but Bill Hemme is sus-
peeted of knowing something about it.
Phil Keenan, is threatened with a tres
pass suit by neighbor Phil planted
row. OF corn too near the line, and the
stalks expanding, moved the fence two
ana a half feet over the line
Rodents dragged corn into their holes
under simon Swans crick, and the kernels
sprouting, threw the building twenty-one
inches out of plumb.
A stalk of corn containing two ears
in Win Straun's field fell across Diamond
creek damming the stream and forcing
the water back onto Bob CIegg's land
The latter is strenuously damning back
Jim Gardner the champion husker, vas
delayed an hour and six minutes Monday
by one of the hauers' wagons getting a
hot box. He shucked sixteen loads eff
thirty bushels each that day.
suckers have appeared around a barrel
OF spirits made from new corn at Toniea
Ryan'S sample ROOM
Farmers who turned their hogs into the
cornfleld to fatten and have been COM
planning about cholera have discovered
that the hogs died of starvation owing to
their not being able to reach the corn.
A freight train on the Santa Fe railroad
was delayed four hours last Saturday by
cornstalk in Jake Schlosser's field which
mad been undermined by hogs, falling
across the track. 1t was removed with
crane ana considerable difficulty by the
wrecking crew.
The town of Hegler, on the Kankakee.
Mlnonk and Western railroad is invisible
in forest of corn. A search party under
the direction of the road commissioners
are looking for it,
While Dan Graney and Billy Zigler were
cutting fodder recently the spike-pole with
which Graney was directing the fall Of
the cornstalk slipped, and only the cool
instinct and celebrity of the men saved
them from being caught under the stalk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
THE ILLINOIS CROPS.
Eugene Field, Poet, Writes of the
Corn at East MfnOnk.

Corn at East MinOnk.
From the Chicago Record.
All are working to get in the corn crop
as if they never expected to raise another
crop. The schools are almost deserted,
and even the schoolma ans may yet be
drafted in as huskers. AS the season adj
vances the farmers begin to realize the
immensely of the crop and the dangers
and difficulties of handling it. Owing to
its cumbersomeness the old fashioned way
of handling il becomes obsolete and new
methods will have to be adopted and inn
proved hydraulic machinery procured.
Many new uses can be made of the corn
stalks, such as flag poles for school
houses, telegraph poles and sewer pipe.
BY following out a cornstalk il will make
the very best of windmill towers, as the
plunger rod can be placed inside, thus
protecting it from the weather, and if
desired an excellent fountain can be OBJ
tanned by perforating joints with an anvil.
The cobs will be used by hOusemovers
for rollers. They can also be scooped
out and used for stock tanks, rain-water
barrels, etc.
A farmer drove in with a load of corn
the other day and it was so heavy the
tare on the scales was $50 pounds.
John Squires was going through Trow-
bridge yesterday morning with an ear of
corn when the truck on which it was
loaded broke down and 1t took the hook
and ladder company two hours to clear
the street so teams could pass
While Smith Frye was hosting an ear
of corn into the crib with a rope and
tackle the guy rope broke and the ear
fell and crushed one of the horses.
A substantial new bridge has been built
over Crow creek. four miles south of
Toluca. During a freshet in August a
heavy cornstalk from the Bennington
farm floatcd down and loosened the foun-
dation of the bridge.
George Thorn brought in a big ear of
corn on a hayrack yesterday. He and his
assistants were about to hang it in the
Lichtenstein building for exhibition
when a member of the council came
along and stopped them.
Jack Metcalf started out to husk corn
last Friday morning, and in half an hour
the horses and wagon were buried
force of men are at work excavating them
and Metcalf has been discharged
A man who had been imbibing sour
mash made from new corn went into
Summers barber shop Saturday evening
to get shaved and the barber had to
clear away the growing maize with
corn-knife before he could get at him
with a razor.
A Joint was recently unearthed near
Woodward. A compartment had been
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
MAN WHO ATE SINS.
Until Recent Years He Took Part in
Welsh Funerals.
From the London Exchange.

From the London Exchange
The principality of Wales has within iv-
ing memory possessed an official known as
the "sin-eater." 1t was the practice for a
relatlve-usually a woman-to put on the
breast of deceased person a quantity Of
bread and cheese and beer, and the sin
eater was sent for to consume them to pro-
n9u4ce the everlasting rest of the depart
ed 1t was believed that in doing this he
absolutely ate and appropriated to HIM
sen the SINS symbolized by the viands,
and thereby prevented their disturbing
the repose of the sinner who had commits
ted them. Such an arrangement would OBJ
Vlously leave nothing to be desired on the
side we are not told
what was supposed to be the condition
OF this spiritual undertaken after the cere-
mnony was concluded? Did his "appropria-
tlon' or the dead mans sins imply a sort
or moral assimilation of them answering
10 ms physical assimilation of the bread
ana cheese. The question would obviously
ne one OF some importance to a sin-eater
m large practice. If the responsibilities OF
MS profession were as great as they would
appear to have been on this hypothesis he
would need to retire from it early and to
devote d considerable portion Of his clos
ing years to repentance and good works
AGAIN, IT is natural to ask what happen
ca at the decease of a popular or fashion
aDle sln-eater. Would any one among his
professional brethren undertake to eat MS
SINS; even in the first flush of satisfaction
produced by stepping into his shoes. If so,
then, indeed, has the epithet of gallant
Deen rightly bestowed upon little Wales.
1t IS as though one doctor succeeding to
ahothers practice should consent to as
sumo the moral responsibility for his late
coiieagues treatment of all his deceased
patients, in addition to his own similar
burdens. We yield to none in admiration
OF the quiet and homely heroism of the
Wedlcal profession, but we doubt whether
deal as this.
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the calmness Of despair. Cant even get
drunk. Nothing left but suicide. D'you
suppose if / swallowed o bottle of NOR
phine that she'd chase my departed spirit
through the corridors of time? Come home.
! think I'm going off my head"
He led the way back to Mrs. Smiths
boarding house, where, Miss Brown hav-
ing been locked up. he packed his trunk
and went away, telling Mrs. Smith he was
off for his health for a MONTH and when
she asked him what was the matter re-
piled briefly:
Threatened with brain fever and sui
cidal mania"
week later Miss Brown returned to
Philadelphia. Jones is back now He wears
a chastened air, and is said by his friends
to be nervous when on the street But he's
getting over 1t. He says, however, that
If he ever gets hold Of Miss Perkins's
friend, the professor, there will be a very
one-sided argument of a sanguinary ma
ture. And he has some cause of complaint
for Miss White hasn't been at home to
him since.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03

The commander-in-chief of the sultan
Of Morocco's army is a Seotchmani ~
name Kaid McLain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
MINE-MAD.
A Truthful Account of the Effect of
the Great Speculation in England.
From London Truth.

From London Truth.
We are mine-mad now, dear Lady Bet
ty Was South Africa composed of sol1d
gold, was every pebble there a diamond.
ami did all Rhodes lead with certainty
TO TO- ;une, the excitement could not be in
The following interrut +ci interviews
RAY possibly convey some slight lea of
the situation:
Uninterrupted Interview With The Dec
I ,seIlouslyl-My symptoms a;e sleep
less SIS, headache nervousness a9d loss
CT ;tpuc.t6.
l!@ (sclemnly)-Ah! - = Have YOU
been h, eping late hours?
mot particularly. l dined last
night with Donate, the African Million
aire.
He (excitedly)-Donato! Do you know
Donate? My dear sir. you must positive
~ dine with me tonight. No (resolutely)
will not listen to any refusal. Dinner a
tha Savoy at exact, and we can after
ward talk over the African gold fields.
l (still harping upon my health)-Very
well; but what do you advise
He thurredly)-Do not distress yourself
in the very least; a mere temporary m
disposition (Heartily) Novy
mind, 8 exact at the Savoy
Gle hustles me out of the consulting
room with ELUSIVE friendliness)
Uninterrupted Interview with the Solicit
tor.
tition adjourned?"
He (sympathetically)- me sec.
To Saturday the 18TH"
/ more cheerfully)-"Cap Then
can get away, for day or two to shoot
with Donate"
He (quickly)-"Whati The Arr
can Donate? My dear sir. do NOT
trouble yourself any further as to the
petition. We see that it is settled imme-
diately. By the way. can you dine
with me tomorrow al the club? / should
very much like to have your opinion upon
Good-by."
lie, too, shows me out with exuberant
heartiness.)
III.-Interrupted Interview With "she."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03

She frigidly)-"Glad to see you back.
In town for any time?'
(gallantly)-"Only for a day or two
Heard that you had returned, and
therefore hurried up to see you.
BESIDES, Donate has sent for me upon
business" ian absolute falsehood).
She citedly)-"Donatoi Upon
business! Well, 1 am delighted to see
you. Sit down immediately Have some
tea? What about Bluffesdosin? Two bits
Of sugar? Are Chartereds still upon the
'rise?, Amy cream? Are Jumpers strong?
Cake?
(Here l fled frantically from the room)
Those abomhable South African shares!
"hutter" in the city now is more i'm
portant even than a Irritation in the West
End!
The very beggars no longer solicit aims,
but whiningly inquire whether mining
shares are going up or down.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
A MAN WHO WAS HAUNTED.
MIR. JONES TOO SUCCESSFUL TEST
OF HIS HYPNOTIC POWERS.

UsspIeasant Results Of Reading Pa
Boarding HOuze-An Experiment
in Which Young Woman From
Philadelphia Was the subject.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03

ASitA the new OEk sun.
In some houses that send out great
many drummers there are in use certain
peculiar little maps pasted on the bot
toms OF cabinet drawers and constantly
studied by the proprietors and clerks
These maps are usually of one state
at time, and are dotted with pegs or
nags of many colors. The flags are tiny
pits Of colored cloth, with pins to serve
as stalfs. The pegs are in reality tacks;
with the heads covered with colored
cloth. These maps show many things 10
those who study them. The diferenl-
colored markers often represent differ
ent drummers, who are then out on the
road. AS eacn one writes home WheIe
he has been and where he is going neAL
his particular peg is stuck upon the map
at the places he names. The furtnes.
peg always shows where that paruculai
man is at any given time. Or again, tnt
pegs or flags may show much more that
that. They may show what towns nave
been canVassed, what ones are flnisnel
what ones need a second call in the WI
ter and which have not been visited a.
all.
ba y1.ar.- chi af of EfTitdl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
How South American Newspapers
Regard Southern Internal squab-

From the New York Times.

from the New York Times.
Down in South America, where revolu-
tions are amusingly frequent, the people
not directly concerned seem to regard
such upheavals with much calmness.
This fact is admirably illustrated by the
papers report them In those journals a
revolution" unless it possesses features
quite out of the common, get nothing
more than a paragraph. These, when
numerous enough, contingency that Of
ten happens, are put together and ar
ranged according to length in a regular
department" much as papers in this
part Of the world publish fishing notes"
and news about the railroads" For
instance, the Rio News, which collects
information of the sort indicated from
all the South American countries. re-
CARDS eleven lines as enough to give AN
other revolution that came off in Santi-
ago del Estero, Argentina, on the 18th"
and which, like its predecessors of a
few weeks ago. was a brilliant success"
1t seems that the revolutionists attacked
and captured the police barracks and
government house and took the governor
prisoner and compelled him to resign.
Four men were killed and several
was organized and then sat down to
wait for advices from Buenos Ayres"
And that particular revolution receives
no more attention and IS not even dig
nified by a headline The next item as
ii deals with a revolution that did not
succeed, either brilliantly or otherwise
is even shorter and so it goes down the
column. AS even one of these events
If it occurred here, would fiji page or
two a day in the papers for weeks, the
contrast Is both startling and Instructive.
Max ORell has noticed with quite
French surprise that in sport or fight an
Englishman never kicks an opponent when
the latter is down. The humorist adds.
He reserves the kicks for his wife"
In Switzerland.-Guide: There has
been land slide in the next canton
travelling Politician: You don't sayl
What's the majority ?-Pucls.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-04
FINANCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Tho Important Question Given . Large
share of the Message.

Fully half the message is devoted to
discussion Of the financial situation. BY
command IF the people. the message SAYS.
customs revenue system designed for the
Protection and benefit Of favored classes at
the expen~c Of the great mass OF our country
men and which. while inefficient for the pur-
pose Of revenue. curtsiled trade relations
and impeded our entrance 70 the markets of
the world. has is'en superseded ny a tariff pol
icy which in principle is lasPd upnn tho denial
ot the right II the government 20 ohstrtlc. the
avenues 10 our peoples cheap living or lessen
their comfort and contentruen'. for the sake Of
according especial advantages 70 fsyoritc-. and
which. while encouraging our intercourse
and trade with other nations. rec
osnizcs the fact that American
elfreliancc. thrift and ingenuity can
build up or couutry's industry and develop
its Resources more surely than eneryaf;ng
pstcrnalism. But this and the repeal of the
silver purchase law. IL is said fall far short Of
curing the financial evils from which we suffer.
Tbs currency denominated United States
n7tes and c Jmmonly known rs crcenhacks was
ISSUED In large volume during tie late C vii war
and was INTENDED originally 70 meet the
'g.ncics Of that reriod. II will h. seen bv =
ic!.Ieace ~ tie @cE-t1r = -f,---E :. lie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-04
OF What 10 the Matter With
the United States.
CREENBACKs THE CHIEF TROUBLE
A Message Almost Entirely Devoted
to the Burning Question Of
Finance.
LITTLE SAID ABOUT THE TARIFF.

Review Of the Dimcuity In Keeping the
Gold Reserve fntact-Bond Issue That
Gave Only Temporary Relief-sugges-
tions as to What should He Done To
Tut UueIe Sans Monetary Affairs ON
y safe I;asis-Argument Against Free
silver - Remarks On Cuba, Armenia,
and the venexueia and Alaska hound
airy Questions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The presidents mes
sage was delivered to both house OF ngress
today. IL begins with recommendation to
congress TO give the department reports careful
scrutiny and examination. He then calls atten-
ton 10 the fact that the Argentine republic has
amended its tariff in recognition Of the open
ing Of our interest to its wool, so as to admit
10 that country number Of products OF the
Cuited 1t lt-s ut reduced duties.
The first subject of importance touched upon
s. the ,isor,l .r,d condition Of affairs in China.
following upon the close Of the war with Japan.
the consequent weakening OF the central
authority II til, government and the serious
outbrs axis Of the old fanatical spirit against
foreigners is discussed. The demands OF the
United States and other powers for the pun
i-hment of .hc aggressors and the compliance
Of tho Chinese government are related. As Is
tho demand of the United States for a special
commission 10 investigate tie disturbances
when they first broke out.
Ofthe Wall. r incid mt tn message saws: ''The
customary cordial rel ton, between this coun-
try and Frame have been undisturbed with
the excep ion that fu explanation of the
treatment OF John L. Waller by the cxpeui-
tionary military authorities u France still re-
mains t. he given"
All. -. a.. 4. r..-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-04

Refers To Our Commercial Relations With
Kaiser Biily's Domain.

Our relations with Germany rs saws re in
Nren,.d bv th,. .,d,lusiv, dos.,rine ina, the in
tcrnal dcvelopmo . of "a nation IL promoted
and its wealth increased by policy which is
undertaking Ia reserve its home markets. for
the exclusive us Of its own p 'oduccrs without
cons dcring that ich a policy necessarily OBJ
.,,urt. ,Lri, .,lr. in f,r,i'n iu,rk.,s and mrs,
vents free access. to the products OF the world:
the desire to retain irade in mc.woru ruts.
regardless of TN, inexo, able law. Of new n, eds
and changed conditions If demand and suppiy.
and cur % n halting tartiine.s to invite freer
.xchanR, Of commodities. and Inv This
means impcriI our footing in the external
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-04

Be regarded in thee days With wonder and
ther- is nothing to prevent those thus parting
with their gold from regaining it the next day
or the next hour by the presentation of the
secretary of the treasury might use such not
taken from surplus revenue to buy gold in
Without Saving me- Prwat efS de ans
gold. unlike the government. having no party
to maintain, would not be restrained from
making the best bargain possible when they
furnished gold to the treasury: but the mo-
nent the secretary of the treasury bought gold
On any terms above par he would establish
general and universal premium upon 1t. thus
breaking down the parity between gold and
silver which the government is pledged to
maintain, and opening the way to new and So
rious complications.
Would He Pretty State Of Things.
main stationary, and the absurd spectacle
might be presented Of a dealer selling gold to
the government. and with United States notes
Or treasury notes in his hand Immediately
clalnoring for its return and q resale at a
higher premium.
It may be claimed that large revenue and
situation under discussion by afford;ng an
preventing their presentation for gold. Such
retention to be useful ought to be at least
measurably permanent: and this is precisely
notes are concerned. by the law of 1878 forbid
ding their further retirement. Thai statute
IN SO many words provides that these notes
when received into the treasury and belong
ing TO the United States shah be pad out
again and kept in circulat on
II will moreover be readily seen that the
government could not refuse to pay ont
United States notes and treasury notes in
current transactions when demanded and in
slst on paying out silver alone and still main
tain the parity between that metal and the
currency representing gold Besides, tn, sc-
cumul ton in the treasury of currency of
any kind exacted from the people through
taxation is justly regarded an evil and
cannot proceed far without vigorous protest
against an unjustifiable retention of money
from the business of the country and denun-
citation of scheme of taxation which proves
itself to he unjust when it takes from the earn
ings and income of the citizen money so much
in excess of the needs of government support
that large sums can be gathered and kept in
the treasury. Such a condition has heretofore
in times of surplus revenue led the government
to restore currency to the people by the pur
chase of its unmatured bonds at a large pre-
mium and by a large increase Of its deposits in
national banks. and We easily remember that
the abuse of treasury Accumulation has fur
nished most persuasive argument in favor of
legislation radically reducing our tariff taxa
ton.