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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
,Ir. Posts RnraInr.

Il should just like to sec burglars take
of any OF my valuahles. that's ALL" said
Mr. Post. in the deep bass tones ne re-
served for family use. reports the Detroit
Free Press.
But suppose he got the drop on you. %
suggested Mrs. Post. She read the news
papers and had caught some Of their YER
nacular.
Il should like to see him-I Just would %
reiterated her husband, in an Infatuated
voice; "he would never live to be hung. -
But you couldn't shoot him without a
revolver
Wait until he comes. Mrs. P have
several methods az my fingers ends. only
don you wake up and squawk- a WON an
always hampers man at such a time
YOU Just keep still and let me settle with
the burglar"
You re quite welcome" said his WIFE,
She believed that Mr. F. would be fright
ened into tit by the mere suggestion of a
burglar
AS it happened. Mr.. Post was ava kened
a few nights later by a light flashed in
his face. and opening his eyes. he saw a
man standing over him with a black mask
on and revolver in his Ind.
Your money or your life said the
burglar. IN the most burglaFious manner
Don't shoot" implored Mr.. Post you
might kill my wife; Maria, he called. in
an agonized whisper, but Mrs. Post had
she didn't
Shut up commanded the burglar.
and hand out the gold watch and the
money under your pillow. Stop kicking
your wife, unless you want me to shoot
her. Shell out now. like a man"
And Mr.. Post did shell out. lie gave MP
his watch and the roll OF bills he had
neglected to bank, and then he had the
satisfaction of hearing the burglar say:
We half mind to shoot you. any
For heavens sake. don't shoot" gasped
the frightened man.
Then the burglar laughed uproariously,
pulled of his mask and handed back the
watch and money to Mr.. Post.
Marian
Yes. it's me-" answered Mrs. Post. re-
Sardless of grammar. Il just wanted to
show you, Mr. Post that you aren't halt
as brave as you think you are; and 1 sue
ceeded. too, didn't I?''
Maria said Mr.. Post, humbly' won't
you please point the pistol the other way
it might go off"
1T can't" answered his wife. at isn't
even loaded; it's your old nickel boot Jack,
Mr.. Post"
In consideration of his narrow escape,
Mr.. Post forgave his wife her burglarious
escapade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
The Prntc-t sncce-.fnI.

France and Germany have been OF great
service to Russia in forcing Japan TO give
/ up all the territory on the mainland OF
f China. with the exception Of a small part
7 az Mauchuria. that she was to have had
under the treaty Of peace. and which she
was 10 have held as guarantee that
China would pay the money indemnity
aad fulfill her agreement relative to COM
mcrclal concessions for the benefit OF all
tho world. In lieu Of thia territory Japan
is TO have a much larger money indemnity
than was mentioned in the treaty. 1t IS
evident. however. that she would much
rather have had the territory. and would
have insisted upon having it had she not
distrustcd her ability to contend success
fully with three such powers as Russia.
Germany and France.
II is easy TO see what Russia has gained
by Japan's compliance with the protest Of
the three powers. but what have France
and Germany gained2 They say they were
influenced to join with Russia in making
the protest by commercial considerations.
In view Of The fact that the commerce of
France and Germany with either Japan
or China is not half as great as that of
tine UnitoI States and Great Britain with
either Of those countries. and the further
fact that the United States and Great
britain were entirely satisfied with
the treaty. it becomes evident that
The motive Of France and Germany
in assisting Russia to bulldoze Japan was
not the one they have announced to the
world. Their real motive was, clearly TO
curry favor with the car. That this is
true seems to be recognized in both Ger
many and France. a leading newspaper
Of Germany was quoted in our dispatches
yesterday as saying that as Germany had
no interest in the questions involved in
the treaty she must have had some Sc
cret motive for interfering. and La Ian
terne, French Journal. is quoted as say
ing that Russia has duped France. un-
less Russia returns in Egypt the service
France rendered her in the Japanese mat
ter
Japan accepts the situation. but she will
not quickly forget the part France and
Germany played in preventing her getting
the fun results of her success in her war
with China. She is certain to forge ahead
rapidly in everything that tends to make
people great and prosperous. and she
win not fail, in all probability, to discr4m-
mate against France and Germany. She
win also dominate China to a certain ex-
tent and her influence it is
pretty safe to say. will be
wholly against those two powers.
II is reasonably certain therefore, that
France and Germany viii eventually have
to pay dearly for interfering in a matter
that did not concern them, merely 10
crafty the gear
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
Not n Divided Family.

There was a certain barrister in Sgd
ney well known by reason of his padded
chest and the blueish dye of his whis-
kers, says Household Words. His ser
vices were generally called into request
when there was no hope of getting a pris-
oner acquitted by ordinary means of de-
Tense. Holding a brief one day IN such
a case, he made an eloquent appeal to
the jury, urging them not to blight the
future of the young prisoner by commit
ting him and sending him to jail. He
proceeded to draw a narrowing picture
of two gray-haired parents in England
looking anXiously for the return of their
prodigal son TO spend the next Christmas
with them, and he asked Had they the
hearts to deprive the old couple of this
happiness?' The jury, however. being
heartless men, found the prisoner guilty
Before passing sentegce the judge called
for the prisoners jail record, after ex-
aiming which he blandly remarked that
the prisoner had some five previous con-
victions against him, but he was glad to
say that Mr.. IS eloquent appeal would
not remain unanswered for he would
commit the prisoner 10 Maitland-New
South Wales-Jail. where his aged par
ents at the present moment were serving
sentences respectively, so that father
mother and son would be able to spend
the ensuing Christmas season under one
roof
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

The willingness of the country mer-
chant, when he has competition, TO oblige
all customers, is sometimes almost pa
thetic. The Reading (Mich) Hustler re-
lates that the other day a farmer entered
one OF the hardware stores in that town
and asked to see a cheap mouse-trap.
The dealer handed him down a wooden
trap that had three holes for mice.
How much?' asked the farmer.
Ten cents" said the merchant
That's morn l can afford to paw"
said the farmer. Got any for cents?"
Inc merchant had none for cents. and
the farmer was about TO depart when
ne hard ware man called out, Hold on
a minuter'
lie took the Decent trap TO the back
part of the store, Took down a saw and
sawed out one Of the holes and the CATCH
er with it. and brought the muslated
trap back to the farmer. who paid MS
apparently well satisfied.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

As gathered from the newspapers
throughout the country the opinion IS
growing that before the people viii vote
for the free. unlimited and independent
coinage OF silver in this country It must
be shown beyond reasonable doubt that
II the mints should be opened TO the free
coinage OF silver. gold and silver cur
rency would continue 20 circulate on a
parity. The silvcritcs will see they must
snow this. if they do not already see It.
They continually assert that with free
coinage the two metals will circu-
late on a parity at the ratio OF
is to i. but as yet they have
not supported their assertion By any
facts drawn from the past or any argu-
merit based upon existing conditions. on
the contrary. all the facts and arguments
are against them.
All thinking men see that Il this country
we're forced to a silver basis there would
be financial panic such as the world has
never vet Witnessed. our securities held
abroad would come home with rush,
and our financial institutions. already
loaded UP with securities of all sorts, could
not stand the strain. The result would be
bankruptcy from one end of the country
10 the other.
That gold and silver currency can be
kept in circulation on a parity. by any
one country. under free coinage Of both
metals. is against all human experience.
1t has never been done in this country.
and it is quite safe 70 say. judging from
the rls.. that it cannot be done in any
country.
The silverites now know what they have
got TO do before they can hope for sue
cess. They must first assert that they
propose 10 keen silver currency on par
ity with gold currency. and then they
must show that that can he done. And
they must show it so satisfactorily that
there VIII be no doubt about 1t.
We undertake to say they cannot show
it. and that they don't want to show 1t,
because the whole of their strength is in
the understanding. which they encour-
age. that with free silver coinage prices
would advance greatly Prices. independ-
ent Of the law Of supply and demand, will
advance only !n the event of silver be
coming the standard of value. As long as
silver currency is kept on a parity with
gold currency. as it is now in this coun-
try, an increasing volume of metallic
money would not materially affect prices.
provided the commercial value of the
metals remained unchanged. That this is
true Is shown by the fact that France has
two and half times as much metallic
money as England. and yet there is no
noticeable difference in the prices Of com
rnodities In the two countries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

The silver extremists were not long ago
claiming that Alabama was solid for free
coinage of silver. Representative Bank
head is free silyerite. lie has just re-
turned to Washington from visit 10 Ala
hama. He frankly admits, after looking
over the ground, that democratic opin-
ion is very much divided" in his state;
which is equivalent to saying that the
craze is dying out, and the reaction is
setting in. lie is a wise politician who
takes good care to qualify all of his en-
corsements of the free silver movement.
The time IS coming when such qualihca-
tions will be mighty useful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

Butterine is a much abused product.
As a matter of fact il is pure, sweet.
wholesome, and infinitely preferable to
ordinary country butter. A special
correspondent of this paper recently
visited the factory owned and operated
by the Armour Packing Co., of Kansas
CITY, manufacturers of the widely ad-
vertised Silver Churn Butterine. A
five story building is perfectly fitted
for the scientific preparation of this
food product. Everything is spotlessiy
clean; all appliances are the latest and
most improved, and every precaution is
taken to secure the production of { an
absolutely pure and wholesome food.
All processes are under the direction of
a foreign chemist who has made the
skilIfuI combination of pure sweet fats
the study of his life.
Prof. Charles Chandler, of New York
City, says: THE product is palatable
and wholesome and 1 regard it as a
most valuable article of food"
Prof. ]. S. w. Arnold, Medical De-
partment, University of New York,
says: "A blessing for the poor, and in
every way perfectly pure, wholesome
and palatable article of food"
Prepared Solely BY
ARMOUR PACKING CO..
Kansas City, Z. s. A.
Wholesale by
Armour Packing Co
SAVANNAH. GA
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

The London correspondent of the New
York sun reports it as the. opinion Of
Prof. Clark, an eminent scientist, that
diamonds of a marketable size viii soon
be manufactured. A Paris scientist has
succeeded in manufacturing microscopic
diamonds by fusing wrought iron and
carbon together and permitting the mix
ture to cool very slowly. A Russian
scientist also has made very small dla-
monds by the same process. except that
he substituted silver for iron. Dealing
with the way diamonds are formed by
nature. Prof Clark gave the opinion that
eruptive matter from the depths of the
earth bursts out through an upper layer
Of shale, the latter being rich in carbon.
Slow cooling follows. and the carbon is
erystslized as in the experiments Of the
French and Russian scientists tiifst
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

Zelaya, the president of Nicaragua, has
not succeeded in getting much glory out
of the spoliation of Chief Clarence's prin-
eipality Great Britain has treated him
about as summarily as he treated Clar-
ence. Nevertheless, zelaya has taken
steps to perpetuate his name in the Mica
raguan republic. What was formerly the
Mosquito Reservation has now become the
state of zelaya. under redent articles, OF
incorporation. Clarence, the deposed chief
of the reservation, is still enjoying Briti
ish hospitality and a British allowances
of $50 a day.for his expenses. What Great
Britain proposes to do with him is a
mystery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

Two weeks or so ago when the Cuban
news dispatches were every day affirm
ing and readirmlng that Flor Crombet
had been killed by the Spanish troops.
the Morning News predicted Crombet's
resurrection at no very distant day And
sure enough Yesterdays dispatches con
taincd the information that The now ia
nous insurgent is alive. and at the head
of a band Of his fellows, Editor Martinez
Campos of the Cuban news bureau is evil
IDENTIFY not using his blue peucil as dis
crcetiy and consistently as he ought to-
Here IS a marker Of returning pros
perity: The American Line of Transact
iantic steamships reports that engage
ments for passage between this country
and Europe are so per cent. greater than
they were at this time one year ago. Then
even the rich people were too poor" 10
travel. Now revival Of Industries has
set in and the people feel that they can
once more spend little money for pleas
ure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

\ New Orleans writer has put the
world under obligations TO him by describ-
ing a Kansas style OF beard which in
point of general usefulness, is deserving
of a medal He says that there is stiIl to
he found in Kansas an old fashioned
wind-catcher which may be called the
family or Iollcr-towel whlsker. The Pef-
ferian whisl>er is "a No. 10 giant family"
vhisker, and is worn by men with small
ish heads and does duty as neck;ie,
napkin, plaything for the children, saw
ings bank where the shaving money is in
vested, and a lung protector. 1t is found
generally upon retired school teachers,
a few lawyers and an occasional Camp
bellite minister"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
Why silver Has Fallen.
From the Baltimore Sun (Dem).

Silver has dropped in value since 1872
just as many other commodities have
dropped, because the supply of it has in
creased faster than the demand. In 1876
the world production of silver was OF
the value Of sSl, 900. In 1892, even when
measured by its lower price per ounce
II was of the value of 1886, 4je, go, or near
ly two and a half times as much In
1870, three years before the demonet:-
cation which the free silverites claim is
alone to blame for the fall in price all
silver 10 the value of s5l.575.000. or only
about one-fourth of the value of the sill
Yer supply of 1892. There is no coinmo-
~ ia - ~ Sa We
unless the demand for 1t is also multiplied
by four.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
Does Crisp Expect a ReactiOns"
The Springfield (Mass) Republican Qnd)


There are already signs of anxiety
among some Of the wisest of the free sii-
Yer leaders over the probability that the
agitation for cheap money has been start
ed too soon and that the excitement has.
reached its hight too carly Speaker Crisp
admitted as much in an interview in New
York the other day, when he said that Il
was impossible to predicate anything
about party action on the silver question
in 1896. or anything about candidates, on
the present craze for free silver in some
parts of the country Mr.. Crisp thinks that
the outlook Is "all problematical" ana
that day or a month may change the
whole idea. This is a hckie public. and IL
is not safe 70 assert anything to-day as
a certainty for the future" There is no
doubt that Crisp is right in general ana
especially in the application of his esti-
mate Of popular fckleness to the silver
situation. II is very plain that no war,
rant exists in the strength of the present
agitation-even though that craze were
as general ard as intense as the most
ardent silverites believe IL 10 be-for an
ticipating that it will be as strong year
from now. A year is a good while in poll
tics. and an immense deal can be done in
that time in the way Of bringing people
back to their sober senses, from which
q good many have been led a long way by
the cheap money delusion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown Of the Kansas governorship, using
the crown in the hgurative sense mere
~, to conform to the quotation. 1t might,
however be better to say. uneasy sits
the man who sits in the seat of the gov
ernor of Kansas. At any rate, the gov
ernor Of Kansas. whoever he may be,
usually has hard time of it. Leweling
who is now no longer governor, has not
yet got through with the fluctuations con-
sequent unon holding the Office, and now
the kickers are after Gov. Morrill,, the
new executive, with charges TO the effect
that he has been using state money for
his own purposes. The charge rests on
the fact that Mr.. Morrill, paid for the
rent Of an office used by him during the
writing of his inaugural address. before
his Inauguration, out Of the governors
contingent fund.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

The Atlanta Constitution, in the arior
of its free silveritc frenzy declares: The
Democratic party can carry the country
by storm next year by declaring for the
fpec unlimited and independent coinage
of silver At the ratio of IS to l, and nomi-
mating an honest man on that platform.
An honest man might hesitate to accept
the nomination on any such platform. But
why does the Constitution deem it neces-
sary to, specify that an honest man shall
be nominated on its platform? Is it TO
be inferred that dishonest man would be
nominated on that platform unless hon
esty should be insisted upon?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

Quite a number of Grand Army men are
bobbing up who think Col Warning was not
far out of the way when he applied the
term pension bummers" to Grand Army
men. On Monday last there was a meeting
of eighteen Grand Army posts at Lancas-
ter, Pa. and an effort was made to con-
denim Col. Warning. Capt Broker took the
floor and said he thought the right thing
to do was to call spade spade In his
opinion, much discredit had been brought
on the Grand Army organization by mem
bers who had used the Grand Army in the
furthersnce of unworthy pension schemes
He said that, in his judgment there is too
much of the pension hummer" business
in some Grand Army posts. and he de-
manded that a halt be called in that bust
ness. He declared he had seen "bummers''
elected 20 responsible places in the organi-
cation. Capt Briekcr expresses the SEN
timeats of many Grand Army men. but
Col. Warnings criticism was altogether too
sweeping.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09

There seems to be some kind of a John
Wanamaker boom extant. but its purpose
Is not very well defined. Some of the Phil
adelphia papers seem to think the ex-post-
master general desires to go TO the Sem
ate to succeed Senator Cameron. while
Others lean to the opinion that he has mis-
eye upon something higher-the p-esi-
doncy, in fact. Mr.. Wanamaker Is quite
. power in Pennsylvania politics: he is the
owner of large bar'l, hence It is only
reasonable that he should have a boom.
But What. is it for?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
The NIcLcnns Ahead.

The following is an amusing instance of
the tenacity with which the Highlanders
hold to the houors and antiquity of their
kindred, says Household Words A dis
pute arose between Campbell and Mclean
upon the never ending subject. Mclean
would rot allow that the Campbells had
any right to rank with the McLeans in
antiquity who, he insisted, were in eXis-
tenCe as clan from the beginning of the
world. Campbell has a little more bibli-
cal lore than his antagonist, and asked
him if the clan Mclean lived before the
flood Flood What foodY' sid Mclean
The food that you know drowned all
the world but Noah and his ficks," said
Campbell.
Pooh! you and your flood" said Nc
Lean; my clan was before the food"
Il have not read in my Bible" observed
Campbell, of the name of Mclean going
into Noah's ark"
"Noah's ark" retorted Mclean in con-
tempt, who ever heard of a Mclean
that had not a boat of his ownr'
Another Application.
A certain schoolmaster occasionally
compares the achievements of his pupils
with the work of noted men in their
boyhood days, much 10 the scholars dis
advantage, says the Philadelphia Call.
Now. John, have you solved the prob
lem?" asked the teacher the other day.
No, sir replied The boy; Il can't"
How old are you. John2"
sixteen" was the answer.
Sixteen repeated the instructor
Sixteen, and can't solve a simple prob
lem like that! Why, sir, at you age
George Washington was surveying the
estate of Lord Fairfax"
The pupil looked thoughtful, but made
no reply.
After the class was dismissed a class
mate inquired of him if Washington ever
did anything else remarkable when he
was l6.
II don't know responded the boy
He was surveyor when he was as old
as am, and when he was as old as our
teacher he was President of the United
States"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
rho chronicIe Does Not Answer.

We cannot understand why the Augusta
Chronicle does not answer the very sim
pie question we asked it last Sunday? We
feel sure the Chronicle must have seen
it. Can 1t be possible that the Chronicle,
which is always protesting it wants to be
fair, and desires to put only
the truth before the people, does
not intend to answer our ques-
ton? For fear It may not have seen
the question, We viii ask It again. When
it questioned the correctness Of the Morn
ing News quotations of the prices of corn
and oats in 1873 and 1894, ana gave diff
ferent quotations for 1873, were the prices
it quoted for 1873 paper currency prices or
gold currency prices? We cannot well
see how the Chronicle can refuse to an
swer this question and still claim to de-
sire to give its readers only the truth.