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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

Now. sir" said G. De I.ancy Wolverton
young lawyer, who was growing up''
with the mighty west and who, according
to the Detroit Free Press, was about to
experince the joy of having a first client,
lust tell me frankly and fully the nature
of the case"
''Well, its like this" said the long
looked and hoped-for client; I'm havin' a
leetle trouble that calls fer legal talent
more'n it does fer shotgun, or l wouldn't
trouble ye. In the first place, [ want ter
hight a divorce case my first wife has went
and stirred up cause she says the divorce
l got over in Dakoty amt legal. Then
want to git divorce papers out agin my
second wife fer runntn' away two weeks
ago with a map peddler. Then / want We
to see what We can do to keep my bow
jim out o the pen fer fastenin' on to a
bunch O. cattle that didn't belong TO i'm
L want We also to fight a promissoiy note
case brung agin me and to hustle round
an git bail fer me if Teller | cracked
over the head with a club a week ago
shouldn't git well. 1 may have some
trouble about a piece o. property
| sold that didn' happen to b'long to me
an If 1 m run in fer keepin' little saloon
without d Incense I'd want We pull me
through all right. Then / want We to
knock an 'tachment off my personal prop
erty, an cl'ar me of a charge of stealin' a
horse, an I'd like to borrow $50 jist ter kind
O. tide me over until-what? Ye amt time
to take my case? Blamed if / b'Ieve
you've sense enough to handle a little
trouble like mine if We had time 1 guess
I'll hustle round an find a lawyer that
knows his bizneSs."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

When Savannah changed her time. and
thereby lost a few minutes. there was
more or less kicking on the part OF per-
sons who did not want 10 lose even a
few minutes without knowing where they
went. But suppose the case here had
been something ike that which will occur
in Russia when Nicholas II causes the
adoption Of the Gregoran calendar in
place Of the system now in use there?
Instead Of losing a few minutes, as was
the case with savannahians. the Russians
will lose no less than thirteen days. that
being the extent to which Russia is be-
hind the time OF western civilization.
There may arise more or less serious
contention as TO whether employers or
employees viii have to lose those thirteen
days. II Debs were a Russian labor
leader he probably would have pay for
those days or order a strike.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
The Committee on FactorIer.

The committee appointed by the mayor
to gee wha can be done TO bring about
the establishment of factories in this
city should not be satisfied with meeting
and adopting a set Of resolutions. 1t should
take hold of the matter with a determine
ton not to abandon it until plan that
promises success is devised.
1t is well understood that the task that
has been imposed upon the committee is
not an easy one, ana that it cannot be per-
formed in an hour or two. There may be
persons outside of the committee who
have practical suggestions to make They
ought to be given a chance to be heard.
There ought to be very general discus
sion of the subject with the view of get
ting the whole city interested in it.
The city council has started right in
respect to the matter. 1t is to be hoped
that its zeal will not disappear before
something is accomplished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
BRIGHT BITS.

New York Girl-Lord Dumle, did you
ever hear the joke about the museum
keeper who had two skulls OF st. Paul;
one when he was a boy and the other when
he was a MANI
Englishman-No; what is it?-Life.
The Brute.--Madly she wept
You have killed the last vestige of my
is that SOP he answered. "Maybe
now you will find some time to attend to
the cooking." -Indianapolis Journal.
A corporal was drilling a squad of re-
cruits. Impatient at their futile attempts
to keep in line, he cried out to them, in
angry tone: Eyes front! Just step out
of the ranks, you set of buffers and come
and see what you look Hke!'-Le Rap
pei.
my dear, l thought we were going to
practice economy for time?'
Wife-So we are dear. / went down and
countermanded the order you gave your
tailor for a suit and bought a bonnet that
cost only half the amount.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Wigwag-No. dear. cannot buy you
that bonnet; Ny creditors are pressing
ME too hard.
Mrs. w. petulantly)-oh. bother the
creditors
Mr. Whats what I've been doing,
and they won't stand it any longer.
He was a beautiful dog" said the Wis
itor, doing her best to offer sympathy. at
must be a real bereavement to have lost
him. Can.t-can,t you take his remains
10 a tdNlQefmlSlt
Il think" said Mrs. Godreouent, with
fresh burst of tears, I'VE have already
paid the taxes on him. Household
Words.
One of Her Gifts.--Weary Watkins
All these here papers seems to have
something to say about the advanced wo-
man nowadays. What sort OF woman is
she?
Hungry Higgins-As fur as my observa-
tion goes she is a woman who has learned
how TO throw a ick-lndianapolis Jour
nal.
Truly Polite-"I do not wonder" said
the extremely gallant man, that women
object to telling their ages"
"Indeed?' responded Miss Passeigh, a
little suspiciously
Not a bit. They naturally dislike to
have their veracity doubted. and they
know that no one could believe from their
looks that they are as old as they say
they are. ''--Mash ington Star.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
Two views Regarding a Cent.

The president Of one of Wall streets
wealthiest banks, finished debating a pri-
Vate telegram to his stenOgrapher, and
taking out some change to pay for the
message, dropped a penny on the floor
says the New York Sun.
johnson" he said. ''just find that cent"
johnson searched diligently, but the coin
refused TO be found.
If you can't find it. never mind. Get
that telegram Off and send Robert here"
Robert, one of the banks messengers
came In, and was told to find the cent
He got under the desk, and removing the
thick FUR rug, made a search after the
missing coin without success.
wei" exclaimed the president testify,
get a light"
A candle was brought, and after a third
attempt the penny was discovered, and
was handed to the president who dropped
II INTO his pocket without a word. Just
then customer came IN.
n, good morning, Mr.. Jones'" said the
president. 'Will i renew your $50 600 loan
at the same rate and time as before?"
My, certainly, sir, certainly. The
money market, l understand, is easier to-
day"
The next morning the head bookkeeper
Of the bank sauntered jauntily down to
the correspondence department, took a
cent from his pocket, tossed IL on the mail
clerks desk and asked for penny stamp
the CON tWirled merry dance on the
desk, then rolling off, plunged into the
waste paper basket and was lost to view.
'Contound 1t, exclaimed the bookkeep-
er, after pOking among the papers a few
times, L can't bother with such q small
thing as that. Producing another penny
he got his stamp and walked Off.
1t may be added thai the presidents
salary is we'll up in the thousands and he
is very wealthy man besides. The book
Keeper has salary of $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
The Husband,

At a Sorosis dinner recently the lady
who responded to the toast Our Hus-
bands" gave the following verses:
Who wedS because we are so dear.
And then forgets-when it is here
The anniversary every year?
The husband.
Who, when he Is donning evening clothes,
Would with an angel come to blows,
And let's the whole house hear his woes?
The husband.
Who some times makes us quail and quake,
With tales about the bread and cake
His mother used to make and baker
The husband.
Who calls the landlord with frown,
And then slips out and goes up town
While wiley talks that landlord down?
The husband.
But when the clouds are dark and gray
And ruin seems not far away,
Who takes the helm and saves the day?
The husband
Who grumbles lots, as we'll We know,
That here no wine shall ever flow.
Yet in his heart is glad It's so?
The husband.
And so, in water pure and clear,
Fit emblem of our sisters here,
| drink The health of those so dear
Our husbands
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
MIR. Moodard,s Lucky pnY.

While out hunting near Salmon river re-
Gently, says the WATERFOWL Standard
Sidney Woodward fired at and killed
partridge, and on crossing the river where
the bird fell he stopped to pick it up
when something warm and of a muciag-
nous consistency fell upon his head This
he soon found was honey, and upon exam
ination discovered that the bullet from
his gun had penetrated bee tree, after
passing through the partridge. He re-
turned to the house and secured three
large tubs and two milk cans and some
pals. all of which he filled with honey
While securing the honey he noticed
peculiar movement of the tree, which
seemed to expand and .subside at inter-
walls. Passing to the other side a wide
seam was apparent, and he learned that
the tree Yas hollow From this he sue
ceeded in extracting thrty-two coons
which had taken up winter quarters there
in, the peculiar movement of the tree hav-
ing been caused by the united breathing
of the coons,
Nor was this all Of his remarkable ad-
venture, for, on attempting to cross the
river the ice gave way, and he was obliged
to swim a short distance. When he ar
rived at his home he had about fcrty-five
speckled trout in his coat pocket, and
few had found lodgment in his boots.
From the shop-fyont Of a French hat
ter: Latest novelty. Soft felt hats for
railway collisions. ''-Tir-Eits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

Kansas, the great political experiment
station OF the country, will probably sub
nit to the people constitutional amend
ment adopting the referendum system of
legislation. a resolution TO the effect that
the people shall be allowed to vote upon
the acceptance or rejection Of any act of
the legislature, upon petition of . per
cent. Of the electors. has already been
passed by the Senate. and viii probably
be passed by the House. In some of the
other states there has been more or less
talk Of the adoption Of the referendum.
r Kansas win set up an object lesson
II the system, from which the other
states. without trouble or expense to
themselves. can see how II works, kan
asas will confer upon them favor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

Yesterdays dispatches reported the
Jacksonville steamship City Of St. Angus
tine. safe at Bermuda. Then what lumber
ladea- vessel from these parts has gone to
-DaNy; Jones locker, or else Joined the
.-Fannre E. Woelston on her endless voy-
age2 On the day before yesterday it was
reported. that q steamer that arrived at
New York that day had passed through
a large quantity OF new yellow pine lunl-
Der and railroad ties foating some 22o
miles south OF Sandy Hook and covering
an area Of several miles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

English newspapers deserve the blue rib
bon. They are offering the poor, who
are suffering from the extreme cold of the
season, congratulations upon the fact that
freezing is one of the least painful of
deaths. They instance the case of a crew
recently wrecked on the Scottish coast,
who built fire as soon as they got ashore
and lay down exhausted with their feet
10 the flames. Presently one noticed that
half one of another mans foot had been
burned of without his knowing it. The
newspapers philosophy, however, will
not be nearly so much appreciated by the
poor as would a few measures of coal or
potatoes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
Spectators MUST Get Out.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Qndl.

The German Reichstag has adopted a
resolution calling for an International
monetary confereuces and the Bimetallic
League OF Englansd Is, prepaIln;g Tor an
habilitate silver by. an international agree
ment, as it has been abundantly demon
strated thar no one nation can safely I'M
dertake the task II IS doubtful also
whether any international agreement can
be reached as long as silver spectators
have anything to do with the conferences.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

a rather novel bill in the interest of cleo
zion reform is before the California leg
aslature. It provides that candidates shall
not make use Of their candidates. to ad-
vertise their business or wares. During
the last campaign the public were afflicted
with all sorts Of advertisements in and
on campaign documents. the candidate
taking advantage of the opportunity to
advertise their patent medicines, their
soaps. their undertaking establishments,
afc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
I Da ugcrOus Courts mn.
From the Philadelphia Record.

There did seem to be a chance for the
Republican party in 1896 by dropping the
tariff issue and going to the front as the
champion of sound money. But the OPP
portunity has been let slip. The cowardly
leaders on both sides are content to twid-
1le their thumbs and look sweet at the
Populist Delilah while the business inter
ssts Of the country sweat blood. In the
meantime the mastery in 1886 remains a
matter Of conjecture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

One interesting feature of the labor bill
that IS pending in the House, and may be
acted on this week, is a provision for the
publication by the bureau Of labor Of
& semi-monthly bulletin of facts as to the
conditions Of labor in this and other coun-
tries. The bulletin would probably con-
tain considerable data Of Importance. But
1t would be surprising if shrewd speeula-
tors did not use the data to bear the
labor market. just as other shrewd spec
ulators have used the agricultural bulle-
tins TO bear the cotton market,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
The Next Gotten Crop.

There are indications that the next cot
ton crop win be much smaller than the
present one. One of the indications is
that the amount of fertilizers that is
being sold is much smaller than it was
last year. Another is that country mer-
chants and city factors are not advancing
freely on next years crop. \ third in
dication is that in some localities the
farmers are pledging themselves to re-
duce the cotton acreage.
We have very little confidence in the
various plans that have been proposed to
get the farmers to cooperate in reducing
the cotton acreage or to hold back cotton.
The cotton area is altogether too large for
any such scheme to be successful.
There will be, however a great reduc-
ton in the area planted in cotton for the
reason that farmers are satisfied that they
cannot make any money in planting cot
ton at present prices Even in Texas,
where cotton can be grown and prepared
for market at less cost than elsewhere,
the farmers are preparing to plant less
cotton and to give more attention to
grain and stock.
Farmers. however, who can raise cotton
at cents a pound on account of the
richness of their land or because they do
all their farm work themselves, with the
assistance of their families, will plant as
much cotton this year as they did last,
and no scheme for reducing the cotton
acreage will prevent them. The extent
to which the cotton acreage viii be re-
duced will depend upon the cotton farm
ers themselves, each one acting on his
own account. No doubt the publications
in the newspapers, showing that other
crops can be raised at a greater profit
than cotton, will have some influence in
bringing about a reduction of the cotton
crop. but the farmers cannot be bull
dozed or coaxed into doing what is con-
trary to their own judgments in the mat
ter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
4 Massachusetts Paper IN Lodge.
From the Springfield Republican Qnd)

Mr.. Lodge wants the United States to
reach out He wants US to scOur the
seas, gobble islands, snatch peninsulas
and rocks. upset governments, steal the
possessions OF weak powers, kick EN- in
the neck and otherwise MAIN and NAL
treat all who, being not up to our size
may stand in the way of our destiny"
All this we must do to initiate England:
and Mr., Lodge would have us do it, It's
his idea of national greatness splendid the
conception, colossal the stateSmanshipi
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
Laurn Came ont Ahead.

7 came to see you the minute I got
uack 10 town. cried the girl with the yell
low hair, says the Chicago Tribune. and
you must tell me all about the wedding
this very minute %
Il wiil-but wait think 1 see the
paper-cafrier coming up The street, and
there VIII be something in that sheet to-
DAY which VIII decide a very important
matter concerning il. Excuse me while
i run down 20 meet the boy, viii yous'
replied the girl with the angelic smile
What is a.? Do tell men cried the
other girl as she reappeared breathless
ana triumphant. rs 1t you nance's de-
ment2'
Don't be nippant il you can help it.
my dear Pshaw, where is the last OF mar
riage licenses issued They change IL
every day! You see, Laura
20, it's about Laura. Is it, She Is to
be married soon likewise, ] hear"
she IS this evening. To tell the truth,
that Is why / put my own wedding on
/ had intended il to take place two weeks
earlier, but Just as / was really TO send
the invitation form to the engrayer an
awful thought struck mel would have
to give my age in order for Wilfred to
get the license"
20, well, everybody has to-"
Il know. But / knew that Laura also
was to be married, and the hOrTid thing
has always pretended to be younger than
l. The very idea, Why, she was d regu-
lar young lady when / was a little girl at
school. My mother says"
Yes, yes; but tell me-
I VIII. 4 AllfW llldt II / gave NY dEb
she would give hers as two years young
er, where everybody would see it, just to
spite me- Now, / was not going TO let
Laura Snapemup get ahead of me, just to
just discovered that a distant relative
had died and put my wedding off until
week after hers"
And now you viii give your age as two
years younger than she did, Ell? You are
a very clever girl
Thanks. Where is that list, I must see
%, here it is
DO tell me, am fairly dying to know"
20, my goodness. did you ever hear of
such a deceitful trick2 That gilr would
simply stop at nothing
Don't keep me in suspense. Has she
had fit of remorse and told the TRUTH"
Part OF There it is: Willis TOoker
Laura pemup-legal age And to
think that 1 have lost three nights rest
in planning, put off my wedding two
weeks, made Dick jolly mad, and let her
have the glory of being married first just
to find out that Laura Snapemup is of
legal age! o, 1 am mad enough TO diel"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

Mr.. Debs, the Chicago strike leader, has
Sbet his head that he win never be con-
.victed by jury Of conspiracy. He thinks
the adjourned trial viii never be called
again. The impression is that Mr.. Debs
lost his head during the strike.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

It is estimated that private gifts to ed
ucational, religious and charitable pur-
poses during the year 1891 aggregated>$19.-
ssz116. against Sss, Sl9, $50 in 1888. Last year,
therefore, was not so bad a year as 1t
might have been. after all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

The Illinois legislature is considering
scheme to lengthen the term of the mayor
Of Chicago to four years and make him
ineligible to reelection. The idea is to
take the office out of the spells politics.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
CURRENT COMMENT.
Hope For BimetaIIism.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch CRep0.

A consistent gold policy in America is
bringing out bi-metallic sentiment in Ger
many and France already. If the United
States holds steady for d year, Great
Britain will join the procession for BIZ
metallism Then the parity of the two can
he maintained
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

The Pittsburg court gave Mr. Irwin, tho
discretionary pool man, kind Of Scotch
verdict Of mot guilty but don't do it
again" The Pittsburgers said to Irwin,
s'you are not guilty. but you must pay the
costs of the case"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20


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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
The Lawyers Fared We'll.

The Secretary Of State is having some
difficulty in getting congress to appro-
pirate the amount awarded to England in
the fur seal difficulty by the Paris tribu-
nal of arbitration. The amount is be-
tween S4OO,O and S5OO,OOo 1t is claimed by
some members of congress that we are
bound to pay only about half of this
sum. There is some force in the position
which these congressman take, but the
Secretary of State is of the opinion that
it would cost a great deal more to contest
the point than the amount that might
be saved.
He has in mind probably the fees that
were paid by this government to the
lawyers and agents who conducted its
case before the Paris tribunal. Some of
the expenses before, that tribunal were
as follows: Lawyers, James c. Carter,
$1,000; Z. J. Phelps 81 900: Freder-
lex r. Coudert, SIS, 42797; John W Foster,
$4,000; Henry W. Blodgett. ST., 69S IS and
eight other lawyers about $17. 900; making
for lawyers alone $l21. $500 Clerks were
paid $12,555.i9. arbitrator about $4,000.
and for travelling expenses. printing sta
tionary and various other things there
was paid $4,000, making total of SPA,
5l4S9.
With such bill for the expenses of an
arbitration from which we did not get
what was our due. it is not surprising that
the Secretary of State is not anx-
ious for an arbitration in matter invoIv-
ing only $500 600 or $3.50 900,
Senator Altpeter has introduced in the
Wisconsin legislature an auti-high theater
hat bill that includes big sleeves as well
as hats. The bill provides that when a
woman wearing the prescribed habili-
ments enters the door of the theater their
immediate removal shall be demanded by
the manager; and in case of refusal or
neglect to comply with the demand the
offender may be summarily elected How
that kind of thing would work with big
sleeves can be imagined. At the same time.
it is q very good thing that Senator Alt
peter did not include balloon skirts along
with balloon sleeves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

The queens rheumatic joints do not
portend an immediate change of rulers
of Great Britain. Her majesty has had
rheumatism before. and survived it. She
IS like Gladstone in vitality.