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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09
Personal.

One Of the most noted architects OF
Boston, Dennis ReardOn. has been totally
blind since his 9Th year. he designed the
plans for the Boston library, the Natural
History building and many other promi-
ncit edifces.
M. Gennadius. the late Greek ambas-
sador TO me court Of St james. returns
70 MS native country with substantial
proof that his fellOW-cOuntrymen in Lon
don are In favor Of the revival OF the
Olympian games. They have given NJ.
Gennadius 1900 to add to the fund IN
Athens
Count William Bismarck. the new gov
ernor or Eastern Prussia, made his ap-
pearance the other day in the Reichstag.
astonishing everybody by his remarkable
likeness to his father. He has the same
naughty demeanor, and the gestures are
those Of the old prince. But the genius is
lacking.
Count Tolstois latest work, which has
Just appeared in the Severny Nestnik, is
called Master and Man" Il Is a story
OF Russian village life, telling Of the strug-
gle IN the mind Of the master, lost in the
snow with his man. against the tempta-
ton to abandon his helpless companion
for whom he at last gives his life.
james Il. Ely, the general secretary OF
the Inter Collegiate Branch OF the Young
Men Christian Association. Philadelphia.
VIII start on Oct. for India. where he will
engage in eyangelistic work among the
low-caste people of Northern India. He
VIII work under the auspices of the Pres
Oyterian Board of Foreign Missions.
Mr.. Harry de Windt who has trav-
eled extensively in Siberia, in lecturing re-
Gently on THE Prisons Of Siberia" IN
London, said that there are about 230
prisons in that country, two-thirds Of
which are resting places along the great
post road to the Pacific. To these about
lAOyO prisoners a year have been sent
during the last fifteen years.
Miss Helen Gould has been invited to
be sponsor for the Veteran Chickasaw
Guards, the famous Memphis military or
ganization in the coming spring drill.
The compliment is extended to Miss Gould
from the fact that her father authorized
the City of Memphis to draw on him ad
llbitum during the epidemic of 1sSS. Miss
Winnie Davis viii also be asked to act in
a similar capacity for another Memphis
organization.
One Of the latest re-enlistments in the
navy is that Of John r. Knowles. the
sailor who lashed Admiral Farragut to
the rigging of the Hartford in her men,
orable fight with the confederate iron
clad ram Tennessee in Mobile bay
Knowles has been I'm the service forty
five years, during twenty-eight OF which
he has been on duty at the Naval Acad-
envy. AS he is now 70 years old. he will
probably spend the remainder of his life
a the Naval Academy.
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BRIGHT BITS.

Murray Hnl-what is the Brooklyn
Handicap?
Fulton TrOlley-It is the yard and a
quarter start the mortorman gives you
when you try to cross in front of his car.
Puck.
You say, parson, it's never too late
10 quit drinking and REFORM
late"
We'll, then, there is no hurry. so I guess
I'll wait awhile. Texas Strings.
II suppose you VIII be out again to-
night" remarked Sportington's Wife Sc
Verely.
81 VIII" he replied with feeling. "un-
less manage to hold better hands than |
got last night '-WashinEton Star.
Tommy: Yes. cats can see in the dark.
and so can Ethel; cause when Mr. Wright
walked into the psror when she was
sittin' all alone in the dark, l heard her
say to him, why, Arthur. YOU d,dn
get shaved to-day. "-Life's Calendar
ills Present Ecstatic Mood.-W'hy is
that man smiling so merrily all by HIM
self?
Hes thinking of the coming election"
he is a candidate, l suppose?''
Not q. bit. He is tinhorn fiend."-Ch.-
cago Record.
The doctor had presented his bill, and
-. .HapIPhf' said sk.naius-s.s'Th is
sidersng the value of the life 1 saved but
1t goes. '-Harper's Bazaar.
-Fogg-Do you know when 1 see an ar
ticle in the paper / always look at the end
of 1t to soc If your signature is there2
Waltzabout (delghted)-Do you? Well
I'm sure
Fogg-Yes, and when I find II don't
read the article.-BostOn Transcript
Herr Bratwurst dn frenzy)-D.nk of
us vorkngmans midtoudt any bleashures
NIT life Midtoudt any endorsements! 1t
maigs my bloodt poA ven thinks of our
poor Vifes having to dalke in Washing vile
der capitalist Ifs IN luckshury undt does
not soil his handts nit vorlS!' profound
senation).-Puck.
-"Whatll We do for news, with all the
congressman at homer" said the rumor
editor"
"unless-and his eyes glowed with the
fire of inspiration unless we get up p
story that Senator PETER is going TO shave
of his whiskers because a Kansas Tr.lby
club wants him for Svengali. Washing
ton Star
You perhaps do not know it, my son."
said Mr.. Jones, after he had chast!sed VIII
liam, that 1t IS always more painful to the
one who does the spanking than to the one
who receives it,"
I'm that case, father" returned Will
liam, had we not better rearrange our
system, so that hereafter when l have
given offence l shall spank you, instead
of as we now do it?'-Harper's Bazaar
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Keep Up the right.

Commissioner Knapp OF the freight bu-
reau is making a hard fight for tourist
rates for Savannah. 1t is not his fault
that he Is not making much progress. Is
IL possible for him TO accomplish much
in the face OF such arguments as that ad-
vanced by Mr.. MacDonell. the passenger
agent Of the Florida Central and PENN
sular railroad? Mr.. MacDonell. II seems,
cannot give the tourist rate proposition
cordial support because the Plant system
has secured the only space at the De Soto
hotel that is available for railroad ticket
Office. In other words. because the Plant
system had the enterprise to rent the room
at the De Soto, and fix it up as ticket
Office. Savannah is 10 be made 10 suffer
for the want of tourist rates so far as the
Florida Central and Peninsular can make
her suffer.
What had Savannah TO do with the rent
ing Of the room at the De Soto by the
Plant SYSTEM Absolutely nothing, and
she is made to suffer for that little piece
of enterprise on the part of the Plant
system. Does Mr.. MacDonell think the
position he takes is just TO Savannah?
Why didn't the Florida Central and PEN
insular rent the De Soto room and es-
letbAA1A IT'S 0lANt AAtlEius II ndl ample
opportunity to do so. The room was va
cant for a long time, and the DE Soto pro-
prietors would have been only too glad TO
rent it to that road. No railroad seemed
10 want it, however. and at the time the
Plant system rented it a tailor was it's
occupant Now. however. that It has been
found to be an excellent location for
railroad ticket office, Mr.. MacDonell takes
the position that the Florida Central and
Peninsular cannot join heartily in securing
tourist rates for Savannah, because the
Plant system has the only available place
at the De Soto for a railroad ticket office
We submit that this sort of argument IS
hard on Savannah. II arguments of this
kind are to prevail it will be a long time
before Savannah gets what she wants,
and what she is entitled to in the matter
of railroad rates. However, we hope Com
missioner Knapp viii keep pegging away
at the question. He may, by persistence.
overcome even such objections as that
raised by Mr.. MacDoneu.
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That Florida War Meeting.
From the Chicago Tribune RepD.

The war meeting at Jacksonville, Fla,
Thursday evening was a notable incident
in the progress of the Cuban revolution.
Large numbers of Americans, among
them state officials were present and as
the outcome of the meeting resolutions
were passed, not only expressing the sym
pathy of those present with the Cuban
patriots, but calling upon the legislature
to express formally the sympathy of the
whole people of Florida, with them. The
resolutions do not transcend the limits of
prOpriety. There is nothing which can
prevent Americans from declaring their
sympathy with the Cubans. Il is high
time, as the Tribune once before has said,
that Spain should be made TO pack its
trunks and get out of this hemisphere.
The Spanish monarchy in Cuba, ruling a
country which wants to be free. is an ex-
asperating anomaly. Spain has fingered
here too long. If sympathy with the Gu
bans will help their struggle, let them
have Il. If an aggressive application Of
the Monroe doctrine, when the opportun-
ity occurs, will help them let them have
that also. There is nothing that would
delight Americans so much as an interna-
uonal complication which would warrant
the issue Of walking or sailing papers 10
Spain.
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Apude. Easter GIT.

a very wealthy society man in this city
about year ago had established himself
as the most valued friend Of a charming
lady and her two daughters. who occupy
hne house on the Avenue and entertain
a great deal, says the New York Adyer-
User; The man IN question dresses well,
has handsome bachelor apartments where
he gives delightful suppers which the
debutantes think deliciousIy bohemian and
ne IS the soul Of liberality when it comes
70 contributing toward the fund Of some
charity which will place his name on the
list of patrons. In spite OF these qualities,
there have, been from time to time num-
Der OF suits against this irreproachable
Tor unpaid tailors bills, rumors that he
paid his valet only in sweet words and
smiles. and hints that he had even cheat
el summer hotel out OF board bill.
These dtSquieting whispers, however, had
never reached the ears OF the mother
and daughters. and they regarded the
friend as only second to the saints and
angels and the fat rector of the fashion
able church where they attended services.
At Easter the amiable man decided that
the many attentions which had been
shown him by the pretty girls and the
Charming mother must be returned by
at least an Easter souvenir. The worthy
man hied him to Fifth avenue china
shop He knew that very lovely gifts
would be sent the girls. and that 10 COM
pare with them his present would need
to be something very pretty. For a whole
afternoon the society miser remained
amid the bric-a-brac aud costly china try
ing to make up his mind to spend SIS for
denly the salesman at his elbow tripped
over something, and stretching over his
hand TO steady himself knocked over a
superb vase of rare cloisonne of delicate
pink crackle. 1t fell to the floor, shat
tered into dozens of pieces. The shop
keeper gazed at it in silent despair.
HOW much was 1t worth?" asked the
customer.
"oh, sS5 wouldn't pay for the handle
even"
Dear me, Can't it be flxed?"
No, indeed. I shall just sweep it out
as II 1t is, and his voice choked with
emotion. bright idea came to the
miserly society man.
See here. my friend he said, Il will
give you IS for those pieces just as they
are" The man looked surprised.
~ GU Go them up in the same size box
that you would have used for the vase,
and wrap il up and deliver it at this adj
dress which l Will give you. Instruct the
boy to fling the package down at the
door, ring the bell and run away to avoid
answering questions. Do you agreeg"
The shopkeeper agreed.
The society man dined that evening
with his friends; il was the day before
irving. Finally a servant entered with
box carefully done up. This was left at
the door with no name or message, mad
anne" he said. he set it down. The
girls merrily cut the string and the So
ciety man stood by, smiling ready to
card was found first, and he was Obliged
TO accept their suppressions of surprised
pleasure. Then the inner box was opened.
The miserly swell gave one glance and
rushed from the room. The shopkeeper
had over done his part. Every individual
fragment of porcelain was carefully
wrapped up in separate bit of tissue
paDpr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09
A Modest 1IilIionaire.

1 never saw man take life less serious
~ than John d. Rockefeller, says a New
York Press writer. He has an easy way
Of saying and doing things that appeals
to the aesthetic nature. That $l.0O0O00
suit brought by Lon Merritt is not cost
ing him a wink of sleep. Nothing wor-
ries him, not all his millions. At times
l have known John to seem duh. l have
known people to take MIN for a soft,
slow, stupid fellow instead of the hard
He once had an employe, a nervous. irr-
table young man, full of his own import
ance, but, withal, capable clerk. He
occupied an Office in which there was one
of those pulling and lifting machines,
and regularly every morning, about 8,
when he was immersed in figures or cor
respOndence, a small black-mOustache
man, quiet and difiident in manner, en-
tered, said Good morning" walked on
tptoe TO the corner and exercised for
quarter OF an hour 1t became a bore to
the clerk, who at last, unable to stand Ii
longer, remarked, with considerable heat
and fireworks to the inoffensve, but an
noying stranger: How do you expect me
fooling with that - machinc2 I'm get
ting tired of it. Why don't you put it
where 1t won't worry person to death? ."
The stranger replied with a blush: II am
very sorry If 1t annoys you. / will have it
removed at once" A porter took it away
within an hour. A few days later the
clerk was sent for by Mr.. Flagler whom
he found in earnest conversation with
the small; black-moustached man. The
latter smiled at seeing him, gave Flagler
some instructions and left the room.
'Will you tell me who that gentleman is?
the young man asked. a light beginning
to break upon him. THAT was Mir. Rock
feller," was the reply. With a gasp for
breath, the clerk staggered back to his
office to think. 1t was his first acquain-
lance with the STANDARD oil magnate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09

Great Britain is now engaged in giving
the second lesson in modern civilization
to the natives OF the little Indian state of
Chitral The state lies on the southeast
ern slope of the great eHndoo-K Josh
mountain range. Ii is abost 100 miles
long and from twenty to thirty wide.
The capital of the state is also named
Chitral, and is a town of about 1000 inhab-
itants. most of whom are Mohammedans.
Chitral adjoins the state Of Swat, which
is a pretty familiar name in this country
through the newspaper tributes to the late
Akhoond of Swat.
1t has not been very long time since
Chitral was a veritable populists' para,
disc. Money had no value whatever there
The people lived on what they could
pick up. and loafod between times. Every
man was as well off as his neighbor
There We're no plutocrats, no gold bugs
no fcenspirators against silver" and the
"crime of 1879 was undreamed Of In
trinsic value was possessed by nothing
that could not be masticated, except such
things as might be swallowed whole Ed
ward Bellamy said If he were to create
an ideal state there would be no money in
It. 1t is the doctrine OF fiat money advo-
Gates that the medium of exchange, consid-
cred in itself. should be without value
What happy country Chitral might have
been had Edward Bellamy and the fat
lists and populists gone to Chitral and
kept out the demon money, or at any
rate money of intrinsic valuel
But they neglected the opportunity
and the British seduced the state and de-
stroyed the moneyless paradise with gold
en- coins. The coins were acceptable to
the natives at first merely because they
were bright and pretty, and could be
worn as ornaments. The native desire
for ornaments, however. was soon salts
fed, and the Chtralis refused longer to
carry heavy burdens over the mountains
for something they could make use of in
no other way than to hang on their necks,
loins, wrists and ankles. Then the Brit
ish turned loose upon the Chitralis a host
Of peddlers, with many things to sell
which the natives had never seen be-
fore and had never discovered the need
of. But it didn't take them long to want
the geegaws and jimcracks, and when the,
found out that the peddlers would ex
change them only for the money Of the
British they began mad race to secure
the coin of intrinsic value. Thus were the
Chitralis taught their first lesson in mod
ern civilization.
The second lesson, which consists of the
practice of the art of war. the Chitralis
are now being given. No less than Il, 900
British troops are hurrying forward to-
ward Chitral by the shortest route. Their
object, nominally at least is the rescue
of DIR. Robertson. the British representa-
tive at the capital who is beleagured and
In imminent peril. The ultimate object,
1t is believed, is the conquest of Kafrstan.
of which Chitral is a part 1t goes without
saying that the British will teach this
tribe the lesson of war in the same manner
that they have taught it to others. That
manner need not be described, it is so
well known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09

When the President was, the other day,
invited to go to Chicago for the purpose
of making an honest money speech, there
was good deal of talk in the newspapers
and at Washington about third term. The
New York Tribune publishes a special
from Washington which gives the infor-
nation "on the highest authority" that
the President recently told valued friend
that he had never thought of being can
didate for a third term. The same au-
thority explicitly stated that he would
never aspire to a denomination, and that,
too, without the qualifying words, 'if he
keeps in the same mind and expressed
the opinion that, if the third term rumors
continued much longer the President
would set the matter at rest by a personal
statement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09

yankees have a knack of pronouncing
words in a most outlandish way" remark
ca get1IeIi q rr ihUl NsW dreams, says
home from Buffalo. While l was in Buff
falo, 1 got a trifie mixed up about the
streets In fact, / was lost. / stopped a
gentleman and asked him where l could
get a car (pronouncing it kor, as we do
down south)
THE gentleman was evidently puzzled
and. after thinking moment, said: What
did you say you wanted?
why car replied.
IA kor,' he said, what's that? How
do you spell it?'
swered: Great goodness! Can't you peo-
pie up here understand English? Car.
kor.
oh, I know what you mean now he
said, you mean car (pronouncing 1t
exactly Ike care)."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09

Says an old Pennsylvania farmer: II
always know when there is to be a wind
storm by watching the turkeys and chick
ems go to roost each night. In calm wealth
er the fowls always roost on their poles
with their heads alternating each way;
that is one faces east, the next west and
so on But when there is going to be a
high Nwind they always roost with their
heads toward the direction from which IL
is coming. There are reasons for these
different ways OF roosting, / take ii.
When there IS no wind to guard against
they can see other danger more readily
II they are headed in both directions, but
when wind is to arise they face Il be-
cause they can hold their positions better
But the part / can't understand" he con-
ciuded, lis how the critters know that
the wind is going TO rise when we mortals
lack all intimatiou OF IT,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09

In her war with China. Japan is handi-
capped by her tacit obligation to show
her enemy all the amenities of modern
warfare. The Chinese care nothing for
flags of truce, except as they may be used
to save their own skins or lure the enemy
into a death trap. They have ignored the
armistice agreed upon by the mikado and
Ii Hung Chang, thereby violating what
should be a sacred obligation IN war.
Japan. meanwhile, appears TO be keeping
her temper very well, though the provo
cation Is well nigh sufficient for the
.@ikado 10 order an immediate and yigor-
GUS movement upon Pekin.
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Nobody asked you to, Sir" she said.
Five Thousand Francs for a Curl

Lady Harriet Dorsay was presiding at
a stall at a vente de charlie, bazaar,
held In, aid OF the funds of some asylum
or another, when there came up the young
Duke of Orleans, son and heir of King
Louis Philippe, writes G. A. Sala. The
duke, after some polite small talk, began
to extol the beauty of her hair, and, in
deed, her Henrietta Maria couture had
never looked glossier and softer than it
did that day. oh said his royal high
ness, "if could only possess one of those
enhancing ringlets!' How much would
monseigneur give for one? Five thou
sand francs PA mere bagatelle!" "Six
thousand francs?" Anything SO charming
a lady chose to ask" Il will not be ex-
tortionate. We will say five thousand"
Then she very composedly produced a
dainty little pair of scissors, shipped off
the adorable ringlet, wrapped it in silver
paper and handed it, with a smile and
curtsey full of graceful dignity to the
duke His royal highness looked very
straight down his nose, and, returning
Lady Harriets salute, stalked somewhat
gloomily away. But his privy purse duly
forwarded the money the next day.
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nobody Asked Yon. sir.
From the Louisville courier-Journal.

From the Louisville COurier-Journal.
Where are you going, my pretty maid?"
ITO Vassar College. Sir. she said.
Sir she said
Sir she said
ITO Vassar College, sir" she said.
May l go with you, my pretty maid?"
IT'S Female College, Sir" she said
How may one enter there, my pretty
maid?'
SOLELY by intellect. Sir" she said.
What will you do then, my pretty maid?'
Take an A. B., If / cam she said
Then won't you marry me, my pretty
maid2"
Nay, wen be bachelors, Sir" she said.
What will you do then my pretty maid -
Il shall be Master of Arts" she said.
Then won't you marry me, my pretty
maid?"
You would be master of me-" she said.
What. will you do then, my pretty maid?'
TRY for a Phi. D., Sir" she said.
maid?"
Nobody asked you to, Sir" she said.
Sir" she said.
Sir" she said.
Nobody asked you to, Sir she said
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-09

1t is understood that one of the first
bills to be introduced in the next con-
gress will be one to increase the enlisted
force of the army. At the time of the
labor troubles in Chicago and Brooklyn
Gen. Schotield asserted that those incl
dents prov ed that our army of $1,000 men
was too small to afford adequate pro-
lection to 100000 of people stretched
over a vast territory. The present force
is equivalent to one man per fourteen
square miles, or to every $500 of popula-
ton. The lingo congressman may be de-
pended upon to support an army increase
bill. And If they were to get the army
increased the next thing they would be
after would be a job to keep the soldiers
busy; in other words, war with some
body.
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