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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
A story ON. Clay Miner.

Representative Henry Clay Miner
knows good poker hand when he sees
II, says the New York Herald, but he
was almost stricken with apoplexy when
ne skinned over the hand he dealt him
sen When he last crossed the ocean on
the steamship New York.
In the ancient DAYS when the theat-
real member of congress was just plain
harry Miner and when he helped TO
nourish and sustain struggling political
organizations. he spent much time of
nights in learning the mystery and art
or the game OF draw poker. Indeed, he
mad a theory that a man who could
slt IN at the Comanche Club and es-
cape IN the cold, gray dawn with his
soul and his watch still in his posses
SION was something OF a good player
His experience on various transatlantic
liners confirmed this theory. He made
no secret of his belief that he was one
OF me best players of draw that ever
Mr.. Miners i'll fortune on board the
New York jOlted his theory very hard.
he trouble is that these cards are
hoodooed, exclaimed Mr.. Miner, late
in the afternoon of his fourth losing day
They've all had red backs. Now. let's
get a pack with green backs for luck. ="
The new pack was brought. Mr.. Miner
shuffed 1t little and dealt Everybody
came IN. The age man. Mr.. Weir, stood
pat. Mr.. Miner, in a whisper, asked a
friend who sat behind him to look over
all right.
Il want to ask you whether everything
goes, Mr.. Miner exclaimed to his fellow
players. I've never Travelled on the
American line before, but 1 must say
they keep the most remarkable cards
ever saw. I've got"
Come on, Come on You're trying to
talk us out of our money Everything
goes" chorused the other players. Mr.
Miner dealt to every one but Mr.. Weir
and himself The others stood one round
of bets and dropped out
I've got you beaten" cried Mr.. Miner
raising his friend a quarter.
"Umph!" snorted the age man, showing
up two blue chips. They raised each
other a dozen times. The western man
finally exclaimed:
Il call you, though I've got four
queens"
Not worth a cent" shouted Mr.. Miner,
laying down five tens. The others re-
membered their rash admission that ev-
erything went and fell into a trance
from which they were reused only by
prompt exhibitions of Scotch and pot
ash. They examined the new pack and
found that it was shy of the jack of
clubs, and that the additional ten spot
had been slipped in in its place. Mr..
Miner won only 500 by his rare bit of
good fortune, but if he were only on
good terms with the COmanche braves
to-day they would welcome him to the
wigwam as the heap big medicine man of
all good poker dealers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
Not Prennred for War.


| Mr.. Lamont. secretary OF war, in his an
nual report. is very emphatic in calling
attention to the defects in our little
army. He points out that IL is nowhere
near as effective as il might be made
! For some reason or other congress is
not inclined TO pay much attention TO
the appeals that are made in behalf Of
army reforms by the Secretary Of War.
Last year and the year before in mis-
annual report suggestions were made 20
which no attention was paid.
The secretary wants a reorganization
of the line of the army He also wants
the army increased to $1,000 enlisted men,
and he wants the national guard armed
with guns that are all alike.
With reference TO the reorganization of
the line ne says that improvements in
arms, ammunition and equipments have
forced upon the strategists and tacticiaus
of the great armies of the world the ne
cessity for a broad departure from The
old systems. AL" he says, have
adopted the battalion as the technical
unit for infantry and artillery serving
as infantry, and nearly all the equivalent
of the squadron as the cavalry unit"
In our army there has been practically
no change since the close of the war,
and the secretary says that if we shoTld
suddenly find ourselves with war with
one of the other great powers on oar
hands we would be at a great iisad-
vantage.
There does not seem TO be any GOOD
reason why the seeretary's recommen-
dalton in this matter should not be ADOPT
ed. 1t is undoubtedly based upon tie
advice of the best officers of the army
The secretary is particularly anxious
that the army shall be raised to 90oj0
men. With that number we could always
feel certain of an army Of at least $3.50
men fit for active service at all times.
An army of that size would be none 200
large. In case of war it would be a
nucleus for a large army. The cost Of
the proposed increase would be only about
per cent. of the present cost of the
army.
What the secretary Says about the ma
ton guard deserves very careful consiI-
Grafton. 1t is important that the CHI
zen soldiers of the different states should
be armed with the same kind of ride.
At present they are armed in one state
with one kind of rifle and in another
another kind. In the event of war it
would be a difficult matter to supply an
army thus armed with ammunition. The
secretary suggests the Springfield rife
If there is a more desirable weapon the
state troops should be provided with
it. They certainly should have the best.
They are in advance of the regular army
in the matter of tactics since they have
adopted the three battalion formation,
which the secretary so earnestly recon-
mends
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
Personal.

Richard Croker will remain in New
York until February, when he will re-
turn to London. with the intention to
remain there for a year.
Prince Ibrahim Haleen, wealthy Tur-
kish pasta, has brought the Prince OF
Wales schooner yacht Aline. and she is
to be sent TO Constantinople at once.
The Duke of York is an ardent phi
latelist the Duchess of Fife is an en-
thusiastic amateur photographer and the
Princess Maud of Wales has a passion
for ivory.
Pope Leo XIII is said to have his name
in the Index Expurgatorius" for book
on the virgin, which he wrote when he
was Cardinal Pecoi, but of which Plus
TX disapproved. es
Mrs. Rhoda Stearns of Highgate, Vt,
Familiarity known as Aunt RhOda is now
in her 103d year. She enjoys good health,
with her mental facilities unimpaired,
and bids fair to live Tor years to come
Sir Charles Halle, who died the other
day, in his youth reckoned among his
friends Heine, George Sand, Victor Hugo,
Lamartine, Berlioz, Chopin and List.
When Lamartine was a member of the
provisional government he offered young
Halle the post of secretary to the French
embassy at Frankfort.
Martin Van Buren, Stevens. lively
old man of TO- is in his second year IN
the law class Of the University of Kan
sas, and expects to graduate in the spring.
Stevens has been a soldier in the rebel
lion, preacher and a professor" of
phrenology, but thinks now that his
bent is really for the law
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
Paying for the Honor.

In China it is believed that people should
nav according to their means, says the
Youths Companion. The one barber in
Pekin who understands the foreign mode
of hair dressing charges a foreign minis
ter half a dollar, a secretary of lega-
ton 25 cents, and an unofficial foreigner
10 cents Natives pay about half a cent
for the same service. So says Mr.. Hol-
combe in his book 1.-The Real Chinaman, =
and he adds this bit of personal expert
ence;
In passing through Japan I once had oc-
siding there. His charges, so he declared,
were cents to his fellOw-Chinese, 10
cents to an ordinary japanese and half a
dollar to all other foreigners. In the course
of the conversation, while he was at
work, he said:
Il hear that our Chinese minister came
to this hotel to-day. Do you know whom
he came to see?"
''Oh, yes" said I. 'He came to call on
me-
'Then you must be an official" said the
Chinaman.
/ modestly admitted such to be the fact.
and the conversation drifted to other
subjects. When the mans labors were con-
cluded he demanded a dollar, in the face
of his own statement that his regular
charge to all foreigners, excepting Japa-
nese, was so cents. and he enforced his
claim by this argument
"Sposey that China minister come see
you. you b'long all same he. You b'long
same he, you makey pay one dollar all
same. That blong ploper.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
Only a Little Hasty.

See here, sir!" she said. as she enter
ed sewing machine office the other day.
according 10 the Detroit Free Press,
your agent has imposed upon me-"
rs il possible, ma-am? In what re-
Yes, sir; he has lied to me, and /
don't want your machine
How has he deceived your"
why, he came into my house and told
me that your machine was the best in
the world. Told it right before Witnesses,
and can prove every word of it!'
But that was not deceiving you,
ma'am."
yes, it was! l hadn't the machine two
days before another agent called and
said his was the best, and he had a cir
outdoors when another called and said
his machine had taken ten medals
But we have taken fifteen, ma'am."
"Oh, have your
And are sure to get the premium at
the next worlds fair
"Indeedr'
And We have issued a challenge FOR
a public trial, which no other machine
dare accept"
rs that so? Then your machine is the
best after all2"
Certainly"
Then you will please excuse me. /
thought l had been imposed upon, and
guess / was a, little. hasty. The other
agents are probably Jealous of your ma
chine?"
Intensely so, ma'am, but you must
not be deceived. Our machine has every
Improvement which the others have and
six different extra Improvements over
all. Pay no attention TO what other
agents may say
mo, sir, / won't. I did think you might
have imposed upon me, but l see my mis-
take and beg your pardon. Good-day, sir!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
Hamlet in Missouri.

The following synopsis of Hamlet is
used in the playbills by a company now
touring Missouri, says the Chicago News.
1t causes Hamlet to read like an old
time melodrama. The final line is not
SYNOPSIS.
Act 1.-Elsinore The palace. The plat
form before the castle. The appearance
of the ghost of Hamiets father, by whom
is related his strange and unnatural
murder"
Act 2.-The feigning of madness. Ham
let arranges with the players to play be
fore the usurping king (his uncle) scene
The plays the thing wherein I'll catch
the conscience of the king"
Act 3.-The plotting of the king and
Polonius to test Hamlets sanity. Ham
let's grief at Ophelia's completely there
in. The play scene. The kings guilt
made clear. II take the ghosts word for
a thousand pounds" Hamlet and his
must be cruel only to be kind. Thus bad
begins and worse remains behind"
Act 4-Ophelia driven insane over Ham
let's demeanor and the Staying of her
father. Il have a speech Of fire which
fain would blaze, but this folly browns
it.
Act 5.-The grave diggers. The burial
of Ophelia. Hamlet and Laertes slay
each other. The poisoning of the queen
Hamlet avenges his fathers and moth
er's death. Here, thou murd' 70 as
damned Dane. follow my mother" The
death of Hamlet. THE potent poison
quite o'ercrows my spirit The rest is ST.
lence." Goodnight, sweet prince and
flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Gentlemen will not spit tobacco juice
on the floor, and hogs will not be permit
ted to,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
They Now See Their Folly.
From the Jacksonville Citizen (Deml.

Mississippi has been ravaged by the
free-coinage craze more seriously than
any other state in the south. The soft
money men early organized their forces
ana pushed their advantage so zealouslv
the election of a governor and state leg-
islature turn upon an issue of national
finances with which neither executive
do. Now that the election is over the
people are waking up to a realization
of the fact that dozen home issues.
like the state debt. the building of a
new state house and the development Of
the school system, are of far greater
Importance. These are the subjects that
the governors and legislators just cho-
sen must take in hand, and their views
on the silver question have nothing in
the world to do with their attitude on
these local questions. Even the soft
money newspapers are coming to admit
that the financial agitation has been a
piece of folly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

Congressman Cultivate. member Of
the board of ordnance and Notifications,
says: This country can be made ready
for a successful defense in the case OF
war by the year 1900" His opinion is
that it could not be made ready earlier.
except in the most extreme necessity, and
then it would take two years and a hair
to get in trim. II is to be hoped that MIR.
Cultivate will give the reasons for his
vince him that he had better add a posi-
script to his declaration of war against
Great Britain, saying that the challenge
is not to be accepted until the year 1900
or later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

The activity in trading in mining shares
and the new discoveries of gold deposits
in Colorado and other western states have
led to a movement to establish a mining
exchange in Wall street, New York. A
committee has been appointed to make
all arrangements for the establishing of
the exchange, and the establishment will
probably be in full blast within a short
while. The price for seats on the exchange
will probably be $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

There is some talk in Washington about
the adoption of a new rule in the House
reducing the number of members neces-
sary to make a quorum. Less than one
third of the members of the House, it is
said, take an active part in its proceed
ings. The others loaf around at their
desks, writing letters or reading news
papers or books. Almost any day while
the House is in session dozens of mem
bers may be seen at their desks writing
or reading, and apparently utterly OBJ
hvious 10 the business OF the government
that is being carried on around them.
There has been suggestion that the
desks be taken out Of the hail, and the
comfortable chairs replaced with benches
as IN the British House Of Commons. Thai
would DO away with the loanng al desks. II
mas aiso been suggested that the quorum
! Tor business be reduced 10 one-third Of the
membership
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
Hard to Heat,

A story is told OF a London man who
had a passion for the purchase of Sec
ond-hand furniture at auctions, and that
in making good bargains" he had filled
his house with antiquated and almost
useless articles. Upon one occasion hts
wife took the responsibility. without con-
sulting her husband, 10 have a portion OF
10 an auction room 10 be sold. Great was
her dismay when, on the evening OF the
day Of The sale, the majority Of the arr
ticles came back 20 the house The hus-
hand had stumbled into the auction room
and, not knowing his furniture had pur.
first.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

The New York Commercial Advertiser
and some other papers Of its kinl fire.
quentiy give southern people the graJui-
tous advice to quit talking politics so
much and go to work. In the CONNER
cial Advertisers city the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor will shortly hoit a
convention. II is announced that one Of
the first matters to come before the COLI
ventiOn will be a resolution to send del
egates to the southern states TO Try
and organize and educate the textile
workers there to the sense of the neces-
sity and justice Of a shorter working
day" Now, here on one hand We have
the advice to work more, and On the
other hand the advice not to worz So
much. How are we going to please our
northern friends?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
Perkins is Perturbed.
From the PHILADELPHIA Record DenO J.

Perkins. who by reason of a mysterious
Providence and other causes not necas-
sary to mention, represents the state of
California in the United States Senate,
proposes to amend the tariff so as TO
discourage trade with Japan. He has
heard that the Japanese intend to sell
cheap matches and toothpicks in this
country, and his ire has been kindlcl
He Will bar out the pagan kickshaws.
Now, II there be one thing more tho n
another which the people on the Pacific
coast have an interest in encouraging Il
is close. commercial relations with ia
pan and all the other Islands and CONT
nents that lie to the westward They
have the cheapest form Of transp3rta-
ton; they have a wealth OF crude ma
terial; they have every incentive 10 bring
10 our shores the vast fraffic which mas
heretofore been mainly mOnopolized by
European nations. But Perkins says
30 And California is responsible for
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

Senator Morgan says he will oppose more
strenuously than ever the payment by
this country of the damages claimed for
the seizures of British sealing vessels,
since the British ambassador has criticised
country's representatives in the Paris tri-
bunal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

The department of agriculture at Wash
ington has been making some inquiries
as TO the cost of poor roads to the farm
ers. 1t is learned from reports from 200
counties that the average cost per ton
of products hauled is % cents per mile.
or 50 for the average entire haul Count
ing loss of time in reaching markets.
enforced idleness from impossible roads.
and the wear and tear on live stock and
hauling machinery, it is estimated that
the average cost could be reduced to s
cents per ton per mile, or 81 per ton for
the entire haul. with good roads
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

A New Jersey young woman's club has
just held a Notwithstanding tournament
for the benefit of charity The prize
winner threaded fourteen needles in three
minutes. A pencn-sharpening contest
viii be pulled off the coming week, after
which the girls will probably practice
throwing rocks at hens. and some other
harmless diversions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-standard Binding and Loan
Association.
Military Orders-Orders No. %, Geor-
gia Hussars.
Special NOTES.-THE Hannis Distilllng
Company's Acme Whiskey. J. II. H. En-
teIman; Sea Foam Soap; Money at 60
Per Cent. Insurance, Etc, bearing &
Hull; Ship Notice, J. +. Minis
& Co; To Investors and Buyers.
James Hunter. Broker; Election
Notice for Sheriff and Clerk Of City
Court: New Firm in oliver, Powell d
Grovenstein; All the Standard Brands of
whisky. at Beckmann's Cafe; Ship No
tice. Richardson & Barnard; Ship Notice,
Dahl & Andersen; Five Hundred Pounls
Dressed Turkeys and Chickens, John I.
Evans & Co, Fine Game, Fruits and
Vegetables. Mutual Cooperative Associa-
ton.
Medical-Munyon' Remedies; Carlsbad
sprudel Salt: Pura Blood.
Silverware-Gorham Manufacturing
Company.
Pure wool-B. II. Levy & Bro.
The End of the Month, But the Begin
ming of a New and Busy one-Appel &
Schaul.
We Hat of Ye oIden Time-Falk Clothing
Company.
Auction Sale-Underwriters' Sale of
Grain, oats. Etc. by J. Mclaughlin q
Son.
steamship Schedule-oeean Steamship
Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted: Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

The proprietor of a Lancaster, Pa no.
tel wants damages from the estate of a
suicide who hanged himself in n room
at the hotel The landlord alleges that
his business has been greatly injured by
reason of the suicide, and he thinks the
estate of the deceased should be held
liable for his loss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
The Party is All Right.
From the Louisville courier-Journal pem)

AS for the politicians who persist in adj
vocatlng a fifty-cent dollar they merely
went in to win and made mistake. Their
days are numbered. In little while they
will trouble nobody. The best thing that
could happen to them will happen to them
that is the end of their scheme in pros
perity for the nation and in the solace of
oblivion for themselves. The democratic
party has fallen on evil times indeed. But
il is not dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

a decision as 10 the right of way be-
tween trolley cars and other vehicles has
been given in New York The gist OF
the decision, which has been affirmed by
the general term. Is that in the middle
Of a block the street car has the rieht
Of way but that at crossings car end
vehicle have exactly the same rIgat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
The Florida School LAW.
From the washington Post Und

1t is not improbable that the United
States supreme court will eventually be
called upon to decide upon the validity of
this Florida law. The line of demarkation
between parental and state authority has
not been clearly defined. 1t is the conceded
right of the state to compel parents to give
their children some opportunities for learn
ing. Compulsory education laws have been
sustained by state courts. But how far the
state may lawfully go in debating the
personnel of private schools is a matter
vet to be determined
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

1t is told in the vatican that the pope's
poetic spirit is responsible for his latest
illness. A prelate who is on intimate terms
with the pope says he is in the habit Of
getting out OF bed at all hours OF the night
TO write down Latin couplets and quat-
rains that come into his mind. Recently
he left hts bed to write poetry. and con-
fracted a cold.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

The republican papers are predicting
that the Presidents message will be
dull 1t may be; but there isn't a repuD-
lican paper worth counting that would
not give something handsome to know
now what the message will contain. They
have been doing some lively guessing
about 1t for more than two weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30

The session of the legislature will ex-
pire by limitation on Dec. IL. The body
has done a good deal of work already, and
it has been accomplished with more than
ordinary smoothness. The majority OF
the bills passed have been local in their
nature The body has its work well in
hand, and there appears to be no reason
to doubt that it will clean up its business
in an orderly and satisfactory manner.