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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

Donnelly's cryptogram is as n child's
primer lesson; the cyphers Of the Russian
nihilists are as plain as the nose on ones
face; the hieroglyphics on the obelisks of
Egypt are as newspaper print: the secret
of the sphynx is as an open book, in com
parison with the latest cryptographic puz-
zle. It is furnished by the Macon Tele-
graph. and is supposed to be a key to the
Telegraph's present political attitude.
The names of all of the Presidents Of the
United States, and Of all of the unsuccess-
full candidates for the Presidency, are TAX
en- as basis for the calculation. From
these data, the Telegraph says: 1.-The po-
tency in final letters may be judged from
these figures. Last letters of the names
of successful candidates for President:
n Il; IS 8; X /; t. ID 3. Final
letters of candidates defeated for Presi-
dent: n. %; " 10; s. 10; r. 10; e.
c; k 4, g. ); a. 8; "a 3; t. 3:
H. ?; m and W. l. This shows
that while a clear majority OF the twenty
seven Presidential elections have been
"oi- ~ poSSeSsoIs u the lucky mai n, "
the charm failed to work with twenty
three gentlemen similarly blessed" The
Telegraph goes on. through more than a
column Of finals figures and letters. to
demonstrate something. We don't know
what It is. 1t is no doubt something very
. important, and is settled beyond question
by the Telegraphs calculation. But life
is too short and the thermometer is too
high to tackle any such abstruse problem.
We shall take the Telegraphs word for it
all; provided it backs up the regular dem
ocratic ticket.
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From the Philadelphia Record Dem).

Gold and silver were first used as money
fashioned into rings or beads, which were
weighed at each transaction just like
fitch or sausage. until it occurred to a
genius in Lydia, nearly three thousand
years ago to cast THE metals into disks
of convenient size. the public weigher or
some othe functionary putting his official
mark on them as a guaranty OF their
weight in order to dispense with the use
of a scale at each exchange. This Is the
origin of coined money. The mint stamp
on gold and silver disks means neither
more nor less to-day than Il did then-it
simply indicates the quantity and fine
ness Of the metal contained in the coin
Values are not created by government
fat nor by populist necromacy, but by the
higgling Of the market and the relation
between supply and demand
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

An interviewer asked Gov. Evans of
South Carolina the secret of the success
of Senator Tillman and himself in the
domination OF South Carolina politics
"Our plan" said he. lis to find out what
the people want to do, and then tell them
TO so ahead and do it. We dress up the
ideas they give us. and by permitting
them to do whatever they want to. We
get the credit for having originated re-
forms and for carrying them out" Here
we have an insight into the character of
the latter day practical politician. He
IS not leader in any sense; he is a crea-
ture Of whims, whose sole care is that he
shall set and retain an Office.
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stand by the Party.
From the Nashville American Dem

FROM the NashViile American (Dem.).
In the person of Mr.. Mckinley the re-
publcans present to the voters Of the
country the embodiment of high taxa
ton. with the prospects for still higher
taxation and heavily increased burdens
resulting from class legislation. Though
these doctrines have been repudiated by
the country, their foremost advocate
is brought forward to delude the people
upon a financial platform he does not
agree with. Why should democrats vote
for Mr.. Mckinley when they know they
cannot trust him on the financial issue?
1t Is better for democrats to stand by the
party and nominees than 10 support Mr.
Mckinley, whom they know to be weak
and vacillating.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

It is said that Secretary OF the Navy
Herbert desires to name one of the three
new battieships Alabama. Then let him
60 right ahead and do it. The sister ship
to the Kearsarge ought to have been the
Alabama. Objections to that name are
based solely on a prejudice that should
long ago have been laid among the dead OF
the two great armies Of the sixties. I'm
der the plan OF naming the ships of the
navy, it will not be a great while before
the name Alabama will necessarily have
TO be given one of them. And it is just
as well to recognize the passing of the
prejudice one time as another. The Ala
bama should be in the fleet with the Kear-
sarge. and should be a similar ship.
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From Mr.. Brynn's Newspaper.
From the Omaha world-Herald Dem.

From the Omaha World Herald Dem1
A President of the United States can be
elected this year without the aid or con-
sent of the eastern states. which have in
the past dictated nominations and sway
ed elections. Every time "A gold bug dem
ocrat goes to Mckinley in New York he
paves the way for two silver republicans
TO come to Bryan in the west Every
time a gold bug democratic paper in New
York repudiates the democratic platform
it renders more certain the reputation
of the republican gold platform among
thousands of republicans In the middle
and western states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

The dramatic critic of Denver news
paper recently wrote that a certain actor
had won golden opinions for himself. The
editor of the paper promptly put the blue
pencil through the expression, and inform
ed the critic that nothing but silver opin-
ions would go as long as he was editor
there. The Baltimore sun is responsible
for the story.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was a vo-
luminous author. and some of her works
had enormous sales. Still. she did not
die possessed of a great fortune made
with her pen. Her son, who is the exec
utor of her will. has filed an inventory
showing the value of the estate to be
$i2,S5s. She leaves her property to her
three children.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
Good Reasons.

From Knoxville (Tenn.) Sentinel Dem.)
In supporting Bryan and Sewall the
Sentinel by no means surrenders any of
its convictions on the currency, but we
are unwilling to chase the chimera of
sound money under Mckinley and sacri-
flee for 1t every other great principle of
democratic faiun which the party has
had since Jefferson's day.
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The city OF Cleveland. o.. is in the midst
of a great centennial celebration. 1t is
also in the midst Of one Of the greatest
strikes in the country. Between the frolic
and the fight. Cleveland ought not To find
the summer days long or monotonous.
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penses including clothing and incidentals, pro
vided at rate Of $500 per month, average
for the four years exclusive OF otftdt.
GIN. SCOTT SHIP, Superintendent.
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The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

national election The Republican yot-
ers there have experienced disappoint-
ment IN the failure Of Mr.. Resd to be
nominated. and there are some people
who are sanguine enough to suppose that
the placing of Mr.. Sewall upon the
Democratic ticket will aid that party IN
the state. We have seen no signs of Re
publican detection, or of Democratic en-
thusiusm from these causes respectively.
There is hope expressed of the uevelop-
lnent of free silver strength in Maine re-
snlting from a recollection Of the Green
back vote there many years ago. Uncle
Scion Chase, who led at thi time, is
living in a green old age, with his
''steerA," in QUO of ths back towns of the
state, and is said still to take an interest
in politics, but there are no symptoms OF
che revival of his delusion as far as we
have seen. We are led to anticipate that
Maine will be true to her Republican
moorings this year, and that the eyes OF
those who are looking for revolution in
that state in Ssptsm Der will be effective
ly opened by the vote then cast.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

by State Superintendent Mason S. Stone,
OF Vermont; and was SO applicable to the
situation as it exists in Maino that it
should lie read by all school and town
officers at least. Mr.. Stone was dealing
with the problem of elevating the COM
mon country schools; and he stated three
great truths in regard to three methods
of supervision:
/ Town supervision. 1t is failure in
rural sections on account OF limited
territory, limited number of schools,
limited compensation and limited talent
employed. 1t foils also as State sys-
tenn because of the multitude and general
incompetency of the local superintend-
ents. Il has no we'll supplied agencies
for the transmission of ideas and meth
DDS. no effective means of carrying out
the State educational policy.
2. County supervision. 1t is failure
III rural sections on account Of the size
OF territory and multitude of schools.
The county is as much too large as the
town is too small The county superin-
tendent attempts to be an octopus and
fails. 1t is impossible to reach the small
schools with frequency suffi cient to di-
rect work and observe progress.
3. Combination of towns This is
the happy medium between the small
ness OF the town and the greatness of the
county. Herein is the best solution of
the rural school problem. California has
nearly reached a solution by State man
agement and support of all her schools,
Massachusetts has moro nearly approx
mated it by her system of district super
vision. The reputation Massachusetts en-
JOYS today AMI is worthy of, is due more
TO her system of immediate supervise on
than to any other agenoy. This fact is
repeatedly attested by her State officials
Here in Maine we have tried and
abandoned the county method, and are
relying almost entirely upon town super
vision. The town supervisor or commit
tee is selected in the town meeting, quite
often the only test being to ascertain
whether the proposed incumbent will &C.
cept the place. The same town meetings
| chat would boot down proposition to
have the town Door farm managed by q
professional school teacher, unhesitating-
| ly and in all seriousness put o profess
sional farmer in charge Of the schools.
| One reason Of this is of course the fact
that many towns do not have the man of
professional training required for prop
| or school superintendent But two or
three towns properly located Can afford
| to unite their resources and hire a
| trained man or woman-3ne of the
scores of graduates of our colleges and
Normal schools, whom Massachusetts
and Connecticut are reaching ous and
Selling for the upbuilding of their COM
mon school systems. The system has
4
marked success. No change of law is
necessary. The proper spirit on the
part of the towns will bring it about.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Apartments have already been engag ed
in the famous Cliff Eostelry at Newport,
r. l., by M. A. Hanna for August, and
they are being put in shape for his re-
ception.
Women cannot ride a wheel in Berlin
with the approvals Of the Emperor. He
thinks that il is terribly radical and
revolutionary ching.
Queen Victoria has created new order
of knighthood, which will be entitled the
Royal Victorian. No less than five orders
have been called into existence during
tho present reign, but three of them-the
Star of India, the Order of the India
Empire aud the Imperial Order Of the
Grown Of India. are confined to persons
who have won distinction in that do
tendency. Tho other two are the Dis
tinguished Service Order, limited to Oil
GERS in the army and navy, and the roy
al Order of Victoria and Albert, which
is appropriated to ladies. Besides what
may be called the national orders OF the
Garter, tho Thistle and St. Patrick, there
are those OF the Bath and st. Michael
and st. George, but while the f0rmer is
exclusively for public servants, this latter
is reserved for those who have held high
Office in the colonies, or taken pafG IN
the administration of the foreign affRlrs
of tho empire.
1t is probable that where Franco spends
one million in SEQ cruising and gun
firing England spends five. From every
gun in the.British Navy having cali
bre of ten inches and under there are
cred each quarter eight rounds of am
munition by way of practice, and from
all guns heavier than the tan-inch four
rounds quarter, irrespective of the adj
ditional rounds used in the annual
prize firing. Tho heavy expenditure
| involved in this item alone may be hint
| ed at by observing that every full round
| fred from a six-inch gun costs 16 pounds,
from an eIght-inoh gun 30 pounds; from
q twelve-inch gun 1913 pounds, and far
from the 16. a5-inch or hundred and ten
ten gun as much as 300 pounds. And
/ these figures are only small part of the
story, for the life of very heavy gun il
not long one; and though six-inch
gun can fire as many as 50 rounds, 10 or
! 80 full rounds are the limit of the hun
dred- and-ten ton; after firing that
amount they will both require new in
ner tube, costly matter enough.
| The news that the Duke of Wellington
| is seri ously i'll recalls the fact that this
great title is not extinct. The presen,
Duke, during the twelve years of his in.
! eumbency, has hardly been mentioned in
public hearing. All that is said of him
| now is in reference to his excessive fat
ness.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

Although most of the States hold their
elections in November. at the time of
the national election, there are several
which elect State officers earlier. Ala
nama elects August Bird and as the free
silver sentiment is strong in all the par
ties there, Bryan and Sewall will proba-
bly, derive much comfort. September
first Verm ont will speak, and there will
be cold comfort for the Democrats there.
On the seventh Of September the voters
OF Arkansas will so to the polls. That
is probably the most benighted free sill
yer State il the Union. 1t will go Demo-
cratic undoubtedly. Maine will vote on
the fourteenth Of September; and there
ia no doubt that the victory of the Re-
publicans will show Democracy more
disheartened than even the present indi-
CITIZENS promise. October will witness
elections in Florida and Georgia, both Of
which will probably go Democratic.
These are all the preliminary elections
before the final and decisive vote on No
vem ber 3rd.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

The holt of sound money Democrats
has become SO extensive and general in
the East us to show that practically the
Democratic party will be out of the bat
the Union. The pride of ogRniza-
On, ta en- together with what little sill
W. timert exists, will furnish o
formal alignment for Bryan and Sewall.
But as VIXEN Greeley was nominated in
1872 there will be no enthusiasm.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15
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The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

Bangor politics are considerably dis.
turped over the coming Republican. eau
cuses to select candidates for the legisla-
ture. Mayor Beal and his friends want q
gre neral caucus in City hall, while O
largo element of the party, believing
that the general caucus does not produce
the fairest results, want ward caucuses.
The quarrel has gone SO for that separate
calls lave been issued. A II this is quite
stirring; but it is not big trouble.
There are some Democrats hereabuuts
who would like to swap troubles with
the Bangor Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15
LucE IN MINING.
The Boys Illness Stood In the Way of a
Zig Fortune.

The Boys Illness Stood In the Way of q
Zig Fortune.
st could have owned half of the Enter
prise mine at Rico for 5000 if telegram
from Denver had not announced the de-
my baby boy for hernia. I lost more than
my boy is healthy and rugged. -
These were the words Of a gentleman
seated with group Of prospectors few
evenings ago, which led up to a number of
stories relating to Rmilar incidents.
81 knew man more fortunate than
myself, However, who grasped his opportu-
nity,'' continued the speaker. "Dave
Brown Of Aspen gave prospector $75
worth CT lumber for one-fourth of the As
pen mine Brown was then a stock clerk
He is now millionaire banker and oper-
ator -
TITS not always management that Sc
cures fortune, !" ventured another Of the
group. "It was luck, pure and simple,
that made Dick Swickheimer a million
aire. He knew nothing about mining,
but a miner told him to sink, and he did
sink He ran out of money several times,
but Others who were interested in learning
what greater depths he would encounter
on Dolors mountain, loaned various sums,
and at last lucky lottery ticket drew ST.
900, and this money reached the ore in the
Enterprise mine
eyes, luck had,a great deal to do with
it, said the third speaker Several peo-
pie in Durango had an opportunity a few
years ago to get into the Columbus mine
in La Platte for few dollars when the
Dutchman who located it owned it. /
knew one Durango man who had good
chance to buy the mine for less than $500,
the price received, who had spent twice az
much in trying to find something like the
Columbus -
Chances like those are often overlooked
in Durango, :" said another of the group.
"There was little fellow down there
from McQuiety couple of years ago show
ing some good looking ore from claim,
which he offered to trade a quarter of fol-
a rifle. He went to the gun store and all
over town trying to trade for rifle, and
the kind OF. gun he wanted was selling in
secondhand stores for $5 or So, but the
little fellow couldn't get rifle saw the
property last fall that he offered to trade
and saw some of the ore roasted in black
smith S forge. Gold boiled out of it very
freely, and I doubt if all the guns in Sar
Juan county would buy quarter Interest
in that property now. durango Demo
GRAFT.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

TIE annual meeting Of the American
Institute of instruction, coming as it did
amid the excitement of a national con-
vention, has hardly received the atten-
tion which it deserves. One of the pa
pers delivered during that meeting was
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

The pelagic sealers of Canada are very
enterprising in their pursuit of the fur
seals. Having practically wiped out the
herds that live about our Alaskan Is
lands, they have carried the warfare to
the rookeries on the coast of Japan. So
numerous are these sealers on that coast.
that thirteen of them were lost in the
recent tidal wave.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

Senator Quay has resigned his chair.
manship of the Republican State com.
mittee Of Pennsylvania. in order thai
he may have more time for bis duties IL
the national campaign.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15
FOR GOVERNOR.
OF HOULTON.

Candidate BateInan seems to feel that
Candidate Sewall is crowding him out OF
the house Of his fathers.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-15

Among his legal associates in Ne,
braska, Bryan is regarded as "a great
tnlker, but {. poor lawyer"