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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
Two Lo.t Lettrr storIe..

An English merchant was advised by
his agent that a check Of 500 would be
sent 70 him by the next mail, says the
Youths Companion 1t did not come, and
the merchant at once made complaint at
the pOstofhce. The pOstman on that route
was called in by the pos tmaster. and, IN
answer 10 Questions, said that the miss
ing packet was duly received and deliv-
cred He remembered IL distinctly-its
shape, color and pOstmark. AS his habit
was, ne had poked II under the mouse
door, with two other letters and a news
paper The merchants wife had picked
up three packets, and was positive therer
The postmaster went to the house ami
examined IL carefully. Then he looked
INFO the back garden. His eye lighted on
a litter OF puppies. A thought struck
him.
Have the dog kennel cleared out.
please"
Nonsense. Why?'
Kindly have il cleared"
We'll, If il must be. Thomas, take out
the straw"
on the floor of the kennel, torn into a
hundred bits. lay the missing letter and
check A current of air along the passage
had blown the letter about. The puppies
naturally enough, had bounced upon il
as a plaything, and had had a good time
Mr. Baines. who tells this story in his
Forty Years at the PostOfiice,'' adds an
other equally good merchant com
planned of the loss of a letter mailed from
his office, containing some hundreds Of
pounds in Bank of England notes. FL
partment called upon him.
Believe me. sir" the expert said, II
have an object in what l ask. Will you
kindly sit at your desk and recall each
operation connected with the missing let
ter2"
with pleasure. sit here. take
sheet of this note paper and one of those
covers. Then l write my letter and fold
II up so. Next l go to my safe and take
out the notes. enter their numbers, fold
them, put them in the letter, ana the let
ter into the cover. Then seal them all
up as you now see me do"
Just So and what next?"
why my clerk comes in and clears off
my desk for the post"
but you wrote this one at noon and
the post does not go out before night"
"Oh, yes, of course, l quite forgot to
say that money letter. for greater Sc
curity, / put in the left-hand drawer"
Which one?"
Which? Why this one. I open 1t so,
and I-bless my souli Goodness me!
am sorry for the trouble I'VE given. Herc
is the letter"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
A woman's Reason.

There is a Georgetown woman who is
put to great expense for cab fare every
time she comes over to the city on a
shopping tour, for the reason that she
has boycotted the cable cars, says the
Washington Fost. The reason of this
reason is a Enthusiastically feminine
one. She is of a rather sallOw complex
ion, and cannot stand certain lights one
day she was returning home on the cars.
about that time in the afternoon when
the sun sends his beams slantwards from
the west. Suddenly a male acquaintance
approached her, and in agitated tones in
quired If she were i'll.
why, no. never felt better in nv
life" said she, "Why?"
We'll, you look so queer" faltered he,
"a kind of sickly green, as if you had
cholera"
Then she noticed that the sun. shining
through the pale green fan-lights, gave
10 his face just the hue he described.
And that Is the reason why you couldn {
hire that woman 10 ride on a cable car TO
Georgetown in the afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
A Broken Heart.
Broom the Pall Man Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
A little china figure
on a little bracket sat,
His little feet were always crossed:
He wore a little hat,
And every morning, fair or foul.
In shine or shadows dim,
A pretty little housemaid came
And softly busted him.
She took him up so gently,
And with such charming air,
His china soul was melted quite,
He loved her to despair.
All day he sat and thought of her.
Until the twilight came,
And in his china dreams at night
He breaths her little name.
One day, whilst being busted,
In his joy he trembled so,
To feel her little fingers, that,
Alas, she let him go.
In vain she tried to grab him back.
Fate willed it they should part;
He fell against the fender edge
And broke his little heart.
She gathered up his fragments,
And she told a little lie,
EXpOunding to her mistress how
The cat had made him die.
And on the following morning, when
The shutters back she thrust,
She spoke his little epitaph:
There's one thing less to dust"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

The two brushes between the Defender
and the Vigilant would seem to disprove
the assertion, so frequently made. that
Mr.. George Gould automatically permitted
his boat to be beaten by the Prince of
Wales yacht last summer 1t has been
said that Mr. Gould some time ago 'ex-
pressed the purpose of changing the plan
OF the Nigilant's centerboard in the event
Of the Defender outsailing her in the trial
races last Saturday and Monday. in the
hope that his boat may. IN the final trial
races, be able 70 beat the Defender. HIS
anxiety TO defeat the syndicate boat is
deep seated, and is founded upon what he
considers snub. He offered 10 put money
into syndicate to build a yacht TO meet
the British challenger. and the offer was
ignored by the men who finally made I'D
the syndicate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

A detective story that is good and strong
enough to have won prize of 5000 in open
competition against the efforts Of the writ
ers Of the world must necessarily be an
extraordinary story. That is what The
Long Arm" by Miss Mary E. Wilkins.
did. The story is only some 1900 words
long which makes It probably the most
expensive short story ever published. The
Morning News has purchased the right to
this remarkable story in this section. and
will on Aug begin its publication in the
daily edition The instruments will contain
about 1900 words each. and the story will
run through six days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

/ The speech which Secretary Smith deliv-
cred at Gainesville yesterday in behalf Of
sound money was a strong one. We give
only a synopsis of It. but the synopsis
contains the main points Of 1t.
I Mr.. Smith shows that we have vastly
more gold and silver in circulation than
We had In 1873. the year IN which the al
[ legged great crime against silver was COM
mitted. and that we have fully as much
paper money. AS a matter of fact. the
/ circulatiop in 1873 was only between
SIS and S1s per capita. while now
| it is between SO and S24. 'And every dollar
in circulation IS on a parity with every
other dollar. the silver and the paper
dollar being On a parity with the gold dol
lar. We have therefore more money in
proportion TO our population than we
had in 1873 and much better money. Still,
the silverites would have the country be-
l!eve that they would be better satisfied
II they could have the financial condition
which existed in 1873 restored.
Mr.. Smith gives especial attention TO
the statement Of the silverites that gold
has appreciated. While they can
not show that this statement is true. Mr..
Smith takes particular pains to show that
it Is not true. He quotes prices Of wheat,
cotton and corn and points to the great
production of gold last year in support
of his position that there has been no APP
probation Of gold. He accounts satisfac-
torlly for the fall in the prices of some
commodities without attributing 1t to the
act Of 1873. or to the fan in the market
value Of silver.
Mr.. Smith believes that the fall in the
market price Of silver is due to the enor-
nous production of that metal within the
last few years. a production that has
steadily Increased, Notwithstanding the
great fall in the market value of silver.
In 1873 the value OF the silver output OF
the world was ISL, 10000 and in 1893 it was
s214 $40 If the production was so great
with our minis closed to unlimited silver
coinage. what would It be Il they should
be opened to the unlimited coinage of that
metal?
There is no room for doubling that what
the silverites are seeking is the deprecia-
ton Of our currency. They aim to make
silver the standard and TO compel the
people to accept 90 cents worth of silver
as a dollar. They deny, of course, that
such is their purpose. but they are being
forced gradually to admit that the adop-
ton Of their views would bring the coun-
try to silver basis. The logical conclu>
sion of their arguments IS silver monomet-
allism and all Of them will have to accept
that conclusion before the discussion of
the silver question is ended.
The fact that Mr.. Smith favored free
silver coinage five years ago is not mat
ter of much consequence. He frankly
says that at that time he had not given
the silver question much attention. Since
then he has studied it. and he has found
that the best interests of the country re-
quire the standard we now have, namely,
the gold standard. His frank and prompt
acknowledgment that he was In error five
years ago has robbed the criticisms of
the silvertes, who are attacking him on
hts record, of whatever effect they may
have had
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
Bids in order.
From the New York Times Dem.).

Now that one leading silver man
has betrayed a willingness to compromise,
there is no telling to what extent other
silYerites VIII make concessions Sena-
tor Dubois has been one of the uncondi-
tional Independent free coinage spokes-
men; yet he is evidently prepared to ac-
cept tax on wool as the price of mod
lhcation of silver demands. If Stewart,
Bryan, Sibley, and the others have propo-
sitions concealed about them, it would
be well for them to hurry them into light
Dubois is young, active. ambitious, and
good company. Make your bids, Gentle-
men KNIGHTS of the Silver Circle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

There are some who are inclined 10
doubt that better times have come, and
that still better times are in the near
future They are either chronic grumblers
or snverites who are afraid that the silver
craze will disappear as the wave of
prosperity increases.
Every day our dispatches contain
announcements that in the Industrial CEN
tiers wages are being raised, that mills
are being run on full time and that ow-
ing to the demand, prices of mill pro-
ducts are rising. The. great Pittsburg
mills cannot supply the demand for GER
tain kinds of iron and steel products and
the announcements is made that in that
city the mills are to be run all through the
summer at their fullest capacity. That is
condition of affairs that is almost un-
precedented. There is more work to be
done than there are hands to do it. The
same condition of affairs prevails in all
the industrial centers. Wages are being
advanced and orders are being received
beyond the capacity to fill them.
The railroads are showing increased
earnings. All through this summer the
passenger traffic has been surprisingly
large, and the outlook for an excellent
freight business In the fall is extremely
encouraging.
And the south has no reason to COM
plain There is prospect of bountiful
crops. In this state the fruit crop is
unprecedently large. Until a few days
ago good prices were obtained for melons,
and good profits are now being obtained
from the peach and pear shipments
Georgias melon and peach crops are
bringing "a great deal of money into the
state. The corn crop is made, and it is
big. The cotton crop prospects are fine,
and, the cotton is certain TO command a
good deal better price than 1t did last
year. There are ample reasons for re-
joicing and none for grumblng.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

1t is suggested that the contention as to
who shall send for Abe Small might be
amicably settled by the city authorities
sending for the Abe Small who is in Bal
timore and the county commissioners
sending for the Abe Small who is in Ken
lucky. Possibly, as another Abe. Small
has turned up in South Georgia, the
county commissioners might divide as us
ual q and - and one side send a man to
Kentucky, and the other send one south
ward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
A summer symposium.


By way of affording its readers a rest
from the interminable silver discussion,
and at the same time giving them some
seasonable mental pabulum, a western pa
per has just published a mosquito SYM
postum, embracing facts, fancies and OBJ
servations from correspondents in all sec
lions of the country. Presumably a snake
symposium will be the next feature"
attempted by our enterprising contem-
porary. The inspiration of the mosquito
symposium was a news item, published
a week or so ago in the Morning News,
stating that a child @lad died from the
effects of the sting of a New Jersey mos
quito. 1t was the desire of the great mind
at the head of the western paper to ascer-
tain about what percentage of mosquito
bites are fatal. and whether or not the
virus of the New Jersey mosquito is more
venomous than that of the native mos
quito of other states.
The sum of information obtained is not
satisfactory on either point. One writer
who lost a leg through a mosquito bite
In Shaping at the mosquito that bit him
he lost his balance and fell on a buzz saw.
A Nebraska writer knows a man who
died of lockjaw because of mosquitoes.
He took the snake bite cure to allay the
pain caused by the insects, and was found
by his friends with his toes in the air and
his jaws firmly locked around the neck
of a black bottle. The Kentucky contrib
utor to the feast of reason says in his
state the repeated precautions of the cit-
zens against snake bites have rendered
the people impervious to the poison of
the mosquito, but that on the other hand,
the insect is frequently poisoned to death
by being too familiar with Kentuekians.
That correspondents opinion, therefore,
is that a large percentage of Kentucky
mosquito bites are fatal-to the bitter
An Indiana doctor writes that
he has not found the native
mosquito to be harmful in the
least degree, but he has reason to fbe-
ieve that the insect of the east deposits
virus that possesses peculiar and power
full hypnotic qualities. He. has no doubt
that Trilby was in New York at one time
and that the misfortuness of her
life resulted from being bitten
by a New York mosquito, along
with whom as a hypnotizer. Sven
gall isn't in it. A New Jersey athlete
finds that the much maligned mosquitoes
of his state are really benefcent insects,
their sting possessing remarkable stimu-
liant and curative qualities. This athlete
is sprinter and when he has a race on
hand instead of going regularly into
training. he merely spends a night in the
woods and the mosquitoes bring him
down to the desired weight almost imme-
diately. If he Is a little stale" the mos
quitoes put ginger" in him quick enough
for any purpose. If he has the collie he
finds there Is nothing better than a little
mosquito counter-irritant.
These are the sum of typical contribu-
tions to the symposium. They do not dis
close anything new or startling with re-
gard to mosquitoes. but they do show that
the people are not giving their whole time
TO the free silver question.
The other day the valdosta Times printed
some remarks of Daniel Webster's on the
subject of money. His goldbug tendencies
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
SiIverite Convention in Danger
From the ST. Louis Republic Dem)

Israel and watch the administratio 5
still hunt. The willy monster is after the
Pertle Springs convention. II. is swim
the tasseled July corn. Its NAV is rorg-
ed with golden millions. Jewels are in its
head and every scale ofsits writing tail
but several psychic souls are having Wis,
ions and fits which denote its prowling
proximity
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
south Georgia Is al Right.
From the Chattanooga Times DENY.

Southeast Georgia is for sound money,
no doubt about that. Such newspapers
as the Savannah Morning News. and such
the people. A meeting of free silverites.
a Brunswick to send delegates to the
Griffin convention, numbered just thir-
teen present. A gentleman who has
sounded public sentiment in that quar-
ter is sure that there are not seventy
five free silver votes in Glynn county,
of which Brunswick is the county seat.
OF course the people down there are all
right, else they'd not send Judge Turner
to congress term after term.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
No Experimenting in This.

Men of convictions are the men who
are going TO lead in this. the money ques-
ton fight. The suggestion of experiment,
at this stage Of the game--an experiment
which might bring prosperity. and which
might bring dire disaster, as many of the
ablest statesmen of the world contend
is a very poor plea for free coinage Of
silver. When Senator-Elect Bacon con-
fessed that II would be an experiment
he damned the cause he espouses. Away
with experiments with the peoples money
and the nations credit. Down with the
politicians who would stake the life OF "A
nation upon chance. as at cards The
people would follow men made Of stern
or stuff. ------.---
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

The Atlanta preacher who proposes to
make war on the bicycle girl is too far be-
hind the times to ever get within gunsho
of the bloomered maid. The average bicy-
Gle girl is a creature of common sense;
she is a feature of the times, and has come
to stay
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

The government had better go slow about
experimenting with the kola nut in Flori-
da- 1t is said that one or two nuts day
will enable full grown and healthy man
TO go all day without food. The nuts need
very little if any cultivating. hence the
harvesting would be the only work neces-
sary in making a crop of them. What
Florida probably needs is more ginger and
less kola.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
One SYLLABLE nt a Time.
From the Baltimore Sun Dem.

The Cleveland family nomenclature
seems to be progressive from one sylla-
Bile Ruth to two syllable Esther and now
TO three-syllable Marion. We trust that
the progression will continue and that the
tour-syllable event next in order will be
Andrew Jackson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

What American senators and representa-
tives are now in London? A cable dispatch
Gays that a few nights ago one of the
toughest places in London was pulled
by the police, and that among those found
in the place and arrested were a United
States senator and a congressman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

In the case of the Defender, 1t seems that
the Americans have demonstrated that
they can beat the British at building the
British type of yachts. When the Vigilant
won the cup she did it in competition with
the best keel boat that the British could
produce
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

The rea son the free silver organs are
raising such a howl about Carlisle's
speeches IS plain. The speeches are un-
answerable, hence they are regarded by
the silver organs as being most dangerous
literature to be put in the hands of free
silverites. The person who reads Carlisle's
speeches carefully and intelligently is
bound to become a believer in what he
advocates. They are as plain as a primer,
and appeal TO reason.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

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Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed MORNING NEWS savannah,
Ga.
EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row, New
York CITY c S Faulkner Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

Populism is beautiful only as a theory
In practice it does not pan out. Carl
Browne buncoed Coxey at the first oppor,
tunity. Mrs. Lease gave Lewelling the
cold shoulder as soon as she could use him
no longer The populist state printer OF
Kansas refused to divide his fees with the
brethren, and there was a row. The only
time the Spirit of brotherly love is ram
pant in populist ranks is when the speak
ers are on the stump.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

The report that Protectionist Dubois is
ready to sell out free silver in return for
a protection consideration will doubtless
cause the protectlonist-free silverites in
this state to be watched little closer.
WHAT would they sell out for?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
CURRENT COMMENT.
According to silverlte 1deas.

A milkman in Watertown. Mass. has
been fined 500 for selling milk below the
standard. If he had the nerve of the
free silverites he would have protested
against the de-beverageation of water
the poor mans drink
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, LEX.
' ington, Va. 57th Year. State Military.
scientific and Technical School Thorough
Courses in general and applied Chemistry and
IN Engineering. Degrees conferred in course:
Grad: N.M IL and Bachelor Science in Post Grad.
courses, Master Science, Civil Engineer All ex-
penses, including clothing and incidentals, pro-
vided at rate of 1850 per month, as an average
for the four years, exclusive Of otaft.
GEN. SCOTT SHIP, superintendent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
LOOK AT This

25c a yard China Silks. formerly IS and
40c a yard.
39c yard Figured China Silks, foru,.
erly Coo and 75c a yard.
soc yard Plain Black China silk. for.
merly Csc a yard.
COO a yard Striped Figured China Silk
formerly 81 a yard
ACC a yard 40-inch All-Wool Figured
Black French Nuns Yelling, formerly CSC
and 75c a yard,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

The other day the valdosta Times printed
some remarks of Daniel Webster's on the
subject of money. His goldbug tendencies
were too much for one OF the Times free
silver contemporaries, and the free silver
ito proceeded 10 lay Webster out as being
a tool Of Wall street and a oo-conspirator
with John sherman In the crime Of 1873.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row. New
York City. c. S. Faulkner. Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24

Letters and kilograms should be adj
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
OUR LINEN SALE.

There's "A deal of satisfaction in
knowing that you're getting good.
real good, substantial linens for the
same price you have very likely
heretofore paid for inferior grades.
but not here, though.
All Linen Napkins, 81 per dozen, were
$1.25.
All Linen Napkins, S1.25 per dozen were
$50.
Extra Heavy Damask, CSC yard, reduc.
ed from SIC a yard.
Extra Heavy Damask 75c a yard, was
81 a yard.
Doylios, Towels and Towelins at equal
ly low prices.
CORSETS! CORSETS!
% dozens of the Celebrated Silvia Cor.
sets at 81. Is each. reduced from 81 u.