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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
a Proud. Sensitive Hen.

He was being interviewed on the poul-
try business. says the Washington Times,
when he said Il don't want to boast but
l do think we have got the knowingest
hens in the world in our end of the town.
! have flock of 200 all black It is a
theory of mine that black hens lay better
than those of any other color One day I
found q hen in my flock with a few white
feathers in her tail. 1 called the hired
man and told him to catch and kill her.
you can't rely on the laying capabilities
of hen with white feathers, l said. The
hen gave me sOrrowful look, but did not
say word.
THE next morning the hired man told
me that he could not find her. month
or two later I opened a pile of potatoes !
had stored in the cellar and found big
hollow space in the center of them. There
was bunch Of black feathers in the place
with three white ones standing up in a
defiant sort of way. Behind the feathers
were siXty-siX eggs. recognized at once
that 1t was the work of the missing hen.
The proud, sensitive creature had slowed
herself away and worn herself out laying
eggs to prove that the theory was a mis-
taken one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

There is considerable criticism OF the oil
which has passed the House appropriat-
ine SIo1 q month 10 each congressman for
clerk hire. The appropriation is for each
month in che year. so that a Congressman
10y this bui has his salary increased 81. 30
a year.
Congress is not in session more than
twelve months out Of the two years for
which "a congressman is elected. and often
not more than zen or eleven months. II is
quite certain that a clerk would not De
needed nor hired for the months which
congress was not in session. The money
not expended for clerk hire would there
fore so into the pockets Of congressman.
The effect OF the back salary grab upon
the political fortunes Of those congress
men who retained the back sal
airy grab money is well known.
About every one Of them lost the conf
dence Of his constituency and was permit
ted TO drop into obscurity.
If the members Of this congress who are
trying to increase their salaries by means
of this clerk hire bill are not extremely
careful they Will be dealt with as the back
salary grabbers were.
No doubt many OF those who voted for
this clerk hire bin are silverites They
say that prices have fallen greatly within
the last few years. II that is true living is
cheaper. and the $500 year which they
get has much greater purchasing power
than it had dozen years ago. That being
the case they ought to cut down their sal
aries instead of increasing them. The fact
that they propose to increase their sala-
ries, although prices are falling as they
allege, would seem to indicate that they do
not have much confidence in what they say
about failing prices
But if congressman think their salaries
are not sufficient they should increase
them openly. and in a straightforward
manner. 1t is not creditable to them to
Increase them by appropr.ating money for
themselves to be used for clerk hire
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
The Retired Burglar.

"A man can't always tell how things
are going to turn out" said the retired
burglar. according to the New York Sun;
sometimes when they look most promis-
ing some little thing may happen that
just upsets the whole calabash. l remem-
her very we'll one night going into a house
where l found about as beautiful a lot
OF silver as 1 ever saw. l got together on
the dining room table as much of this
stun as / could carry of, and / was just
beginning 10 get it into shape to make
bundle which l could get through the
cellar window that ia come in at when
| heard the awfulest racket in the kitchen
you ever heard of. Then / heard a man
jumping ont of bed overhead and maxi
ing for the stairs ! couldn't see him. but
1 could guess what sort of a man he was
easy enough from his step, carrying a gun,
ana darned sight more likely TO use it
than most burglars would be.
'Of course there wasn't anything to do
but 10 git I hated TO leave that stuff on
he table there all ready 10 pack up. but
there wasn't anything else to do. Going
through the kitchen on the way to the
cellar stairs I tumbled over something that
tin factory had fell down. I kicked il over
against the side OF the room, and | wished
l could nave kicked it through the side of
the house l didn't stop TO examine il
critically, but l imagine it must have been
wash biler; and / suppose what had
happened must have been something like
this;
day they set up the boiler on the shelf in
the kitchen where they always kept il, but
they didn't push IL back where it belonged.
They must have left It pretty near balanc-
ing on the edge, so that just a little shock
would be enough to upset 1T, and l suppose
a rat racing along that shelf looking for
something 70 eat had bunled up against it
and knocked il over So you see ] lost
all that stuff just from a rats running
along a kitchen shelf"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

T. was I'm one of the mountain towns
Of Eastern Kentucky. ] had dropped into
a general store i'm the evening 10 make
a purchase and was lingering TO hear a
conversation between three or four men.
WIEN one of them arose. Winked al me
% follow hin, and started 0u-. just as the
C.d man who was known as "Cap'n jim
entered, says the Detroit Free Press.
"Yo' is a stranger in town. I reckOn?'
qge,r-.ed. the winker as We got out
And nobodys dun told you about Tn
Gle Tom, who keeps this stOh2'
Then I'll explain. That yere Cap'n
jim has cum TO town fur powder 10 shoot
squirrels That yere Uncle Tom keeps IL
IN a kes and he ailus lights a candle to
weigh il Out in the back room. I've bin
a-talkin' TO him fur the last twenty years,
but he d0an believe it,"
Don't believe What2''
That that ar candle and them ar pow
der am jess dead-suah to cum together
sum time. Got 10 do IT, Uncle Tom 3
gitJin' old and trembly, and that's got
10 be q calamitous calamity in that back
room"
And you think it viii come of to-
Mighty likely sab. I hated to git up
and 90 out afOre sumbody had treated.
but we ar in dooty bound 10 save our
lives. 1 reckon"
You didn't say anything to the 9TH
Twant no use They was talkin'
about bar. and bar story would keep
EN- thar If the house was afire. Besides.
they know all about it,"
We had walked about thirty rods while
talking and had just taken seats on the
motel Nerdnda, when there came a terri
bic rumble, the night was lighted with
a great flame and then the earth seemed
TO rise uD in waves.
II 5 that we're powder and that yere
candle cum tOgetherr shouted my friend.
as he picked himself up. And now /
hope that yere Uncle Tom feels a heap
better fur his peartness."
The store was demolished and four men
killed. while almost every pane Of glass
In the town was broken.
Had to he" said nv friend. as we
stood among the crowd gazing at the
ruins "Here was trembly Uncle Tom
with whisky in him; thar was the taller
candle with a proper ambishun; we're was
the keg of powder jess itchin' to be tack
led. Had to be. Couldn't git shet of it,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
II Pleased senntor Hill.

Sometimes the dun routine Of passing
bills in the Senate is enlivened by bit of
lively colloquy, says the Washington Post.
This was the case yesterday when Senator
Mantle wanted to secure the passage of a
bill for a public building at Butte, Mont.
Senator Hill inquired for some facts about
the town.
TT has spread far outside the original
township limits" said Mr. Mantle.
Just like Chicago" remarked Mr.. Hill,
'''Ail the same as Chicago" assented Mr..
Mantle.
And how much money do you want?'
Three hundred thousand dollars"
"A mere trifling sum- commented Mr..
Hill, with a perceptible touch of sarcasm
in his voice.
But the city" quickly interrupted Mr..
Mantle, SIS the most prosperous and
thriving of any city of its size in the
United States"
i am glad to hear" pursued Mr.. Hill,
in his sarcastic vein, that such glorious
prosperity prevails in the silver city of
Butte, despite the prevailing gold stan
dard." When the laughter which this
fling created had ceased Mr. Hill asked, in
a most earnest tone, whether assurances
could be given that the bill would not pass
the House.
4 think I can make such assurances
with safety" replied Mr.. Mantle smiling
in spite of himself, If my information is
correct"
Thereupon Mr.. Hill let down the bars
and the bill was passed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The sound money men of Fulton county
have organized with the view Of preventing
that county from being carried by the
silver monometallists. They are very en-
thusiastic and will do some excellent work
at the primary on June 6.
In this matter Atlanta has set an exam
pie that should be followed at once by the
sound money democrats in each of the 9TH
er counties. We have no doubt that if the
sound money men should make an intell-
gent and vigorous effort in every county
they could elect a majority of the dele
gates to the state convention.
one Of the reasons why the silver senti-
ment appears to prevail in many of the
counties is that no special effort has been
made to organize the sound money voters.
The machinery of the democratic party in
this state is largely in the hands of the
silver monometallists, and they are using
it to advance the cause Of silver. There is
only one way in which the sound money
men can get control of the state conven-
ton and that is by hard and persistent
work.
We have no doubt that Fulton county
will send sound money delegates to the
state convention. Those who have organ
lied the sound money forces in Atlanta
are very much in earnest. If they con-
tinue their efforts to bring out the sound
money vote they will easily elect their
candidates at the June primary.
The silver monometallists, who are
counting on an easy victory in Georgia
are likely to find themselves mistaken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
Based on Thin Air.
From the Pittsburg Post Dem.

The force of events and the power of
ignorance has made Mckinley the rep
resentative of that idea. He is hailed as
the Mckinley boomers are just as crazy
on that notion as the populists that fiat
money or the silverites that free coinage
VIII produce an era OF universal pros
claims rest on precisely the same prin-
ciple. It IS just as absurd as to tariff
laws as to free coinage or fiat money.
should Mckinley be elected by the force
of such expectations. there viii be a ter
rible, awakening, followed by crushing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
Murder on the Increase.
From Harper's Weekly Qnd).

1t appears that we ought all to do what
we can to get more people hanged. In
states where capital punishment is ad-
ministered by electricity that method of
taking life viii answer, but the law that
presCribes it must be enforced. The electric
al machine must not be allowed to stand
idle, and we ought to use our influence
to keep them in frequent use. OF course
our duty in this particular is painful but
it is imperative. The question is wheth-
er we shall kill murderers or they shall
kill us. By all means let us kill them.
They need killing far more than we do,
so long as We are peaceable and decently
behaved. a supplementary question is
whether murderers shall be killed by due
process of law or by mObs. Let us have
them lawfully executed, for that gives by
far the best results. More than 1000
people were murdered in the United
States last year. In the year 1888 less
than 1000 were murdered. The increase
of population in seven years has been
considerable. Last year business was
bad. and people We're cross, and more
murderously inclined no doubt. than
common ssh. taking everything into
consideration. the increase of murders was
astounding. 1t ought to be checked, and
the only practicable way to check 1t is
to have murderers suffer the legal penal
ty Of their crime. 1t is shocking to kill
any one, but if one must choose between
killing the guilty after conviction and
having the innocent killed off-hand, there
cannot be any hesitation about what duty
and common sense demand. Murder must
States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
NIcKinIeN,s silence

Gov. Mckinley has enough delegates to
nominate him. There is no doubt about
that. There is one thing, however that
may prevent his nomination. 1t is his
silence on the silver question.
In the east delegates have been instruct
ed for him on the understanding that he
is for sound money. They cannot under
stand why he so persistenuy refuses to
say anything when questioned on that sub
ject They are beginning to be afraid that
he is facing both ways, ana to that at
titude they will not submit.
His friends declare he is sound money
man-at least some of them debut who
is to say he has not other friends who are
giving encouragement to the silver men of
the west II is a notorious fact that when
in congress he spoke and voted with the
silver men. Has he changed his views on
the silver question? If he has. why doesn't
he say so? He certainly ought not to want
to mislead anybody.
He doesn't hesitate to speak out frankly
on any other public question. Is he afraid
Of losing the support of some of his silver
| delegates? His sound money delegates are
of far greater Importance to him because
they are greater in number He may not
be able to retain the support Of both nv
his policy of silence, and he can better af-
/ ford to offend his silver friends than his
/ gold friends. His silence on the silver
/ question may prevent him from getting
the prize now apparently so nearly with
| in his grasp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
Lefrerson,s originnI Fni1nro.

Joseph Jefferson describes one of his
early experiences in New Orleans, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. The manager.
half patriotic, half commercial, arranged
that THE Star Spangled Banner"
be sung by the entire company I was
young then. and had a fairly good voice.
l used to lead the chorus Where l led
them 1 haven't the remotest idea. Wen.
I was to sing the first verse. 1 had stud
led it till l knew it backward, and I'm
afraid that's the way l sang. NV poor
mother, expecting great things of her son.
was in the wings. 1 was blind with ner-
vousncss. l staggered forward and sang.
oh say, can you see" and there [
stuck. 1 began il again, "Oh, say. can
you see" and was stuck again. didn't
know if they could see. I couldn't. any
way. l hope you viii never be Kissed Off
the stage. / was, regularly. on that occa-
sion. The manager, German, kept saw
ing. Go on, Voc" Go on, Voc" but
''Yoe" couldn't do it, I flung myself on nv
mothers neck, and we cried it out togetb-
er. l believe l am fairly patriotic, but on
that occasion cursed our national anthem
up and down.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

A Chicago man protests against the
baptislng Of eolcred people in Lake Michi-
gan. on the grounds that he desires that
the city's water supply shall be kept pure.
and the intake pipes are only some four
miles out
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
CURRENT COMMENT.
For the Republican Ticket.
From the Detroit Free Press (Rep.,

Having selected Mckinley for the
presidential nominee. Promoter Han
ma can facilitate the ticket
making business by nominating
himself for the vice presidency. And
VINO, after all, is more entitled to stand
with the arch protectonist than Mark
the stimulator and manipulation of fried
offerings? Mckinley and Janna-that's
the ticket motto: Useless each, without
No
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

"a treaty is a treaty only until it is
broken" said famous diplomat. At the
same time, Spain will not be permitted
by this country to set aside the treaty
between them without proper notice, just
because there is an anti-American clam
or in Madrid, Barcelona and other Span
ish cities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The unlimited silver coinage entomolo-
gists have classified Mckinley as a "strad-
die bug" and have also discovered new
species which they call a "usury bug"
The trouble with the unlimited silverites
is that they have got bugs on the brain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Landrum Lodge No. IS. +.
and A. NJ; Children of Cathedral Parish
Special Notices-Proposals for Purchase
and Removal of Park Fence, Etc; Ship
Notice. J. F. Minis q Co.; Notice to city
Court Jurors.
Facts About a Great Sale-Falk Cloth
ing Company.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies; Munyon's
Remedies; Johann Hon's Genuine Malt
Extract; DR.. Charcots Kola Nervine Tab
let's; No-To-Bac; Duny's Malt Whiskey,
Shakers Digestive Cordial.
Cottolene-N. X. Fairbanks Company,
New York
Mineral Water-Apollnaries
Amusements-Punch Robertson, at the
Theater Tonight ST. Johns Rectory So
ciety Picnic to Tybee May 10; May Week
Races at Thunderbolt Driving Park this
Afternoon; Grand Military Hop at Hotel
Tybee Tonight.
We've Had Lots Of Callers-Appel *
schaul
To Visitors-Ludden & Bates.
Hides, Etc.-Randolph Kirkland.
A Boys Convention To-day-B. II. Levy
& Bro.
White Duck Skirts-Leopold Adler
Fire Sale-CoIats.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The Beers are fine marksmen, though
they viii have nothing to do with modern
magazine guns A little child has a rifle
put into his hands with the promise cT
a reward when he can hit a bottle 100
yards away, After that - is PROMISED
a pony wnen he can hit moving objects
400 yards off and he IS usually a fine
marksman when in his teens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The Salvation Army is to organize a
bicycle brigade, to be commanded by
Capt Blanche Cox, for work in Washing
Ton. After a campaign at the capital,
where Capt. Cox says Old Nick has a
stronghold, the bicycle corps will go on
a missionary tour, of the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

Ex-President Harrison and his bride
passed through Utica day or two ago,
at which time the eX-President gave a re-
porter the wholly unnecessary informa-
ton that he was out of the presidential
race. He has not been in it. for a minute
since the meeting of the Indianapolis con-
Vention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

Postmaster Hesi.s of Chicago claims
to have direct personal information to
the effect that Mr.. Cleveland viii not be
a candidate again, one reason that would
prevent it being that the Presidents
health is not good. Notwithstanding the
number of the fully informed has been
increased by one, the inquiry about Mr.
Cleyeland's candidacy will probably live
IT viii be difficult to convince the public
that Mr. Cleveland has made the Chi
caGo postmaster his spokesman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The republican convention of 1892 com
promised the contests before it by seating
all contestants and contestees and giving
each half vote. The precedent may be
followed in the forthcoming convention.
Many Of the contestants are hoping that it
will Half a loaf is better than no bread.
and it would add greatly to the self esteem
OF the southern contestants not to mention
The commercial possibilities. If they were
10 be admitted as even half-delegates. It
might do much towards harmonizing the
factions # they were all turned into the
pasture, even with their legs hobbled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

1t is a great pity that Tom Reed even
got a presidential bee in his bonnet. It
prevents him from talking. He can say
lots of sharp things when conditions are
favorable. But for months and months
his remarks have been duh and uninter-
esting Maybe it will be different when
the St. Louis convention smashes that
bee against the side Of his face.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The Southern States Exposition people
do not seem to be the least worried by
the rumored difficulties Chicago is meet
ing in the raising of money to pay for
the democratic convention. The exposi-
tion is a business enterprise. and when
ii comes to business, Chicago is a hustler.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

Tom Platts remarks about Mckinley
reminds the Chicago Record Of the "hoss
swapper's" verbal opinion with regard to
the other fellows nag.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The Morton Cadets can count upon q
warm welcome whenever they visit sa-
yannah; and the oftener they come the
better Savannah will like it. They are, in
the yernacuiar, 'out Of sight,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The successful and unsuccessful at
tempts at train wrecking that appear to
have been made in South Georgia within
the past week are of a character to
call for vigorous detective work on the
part Of the railroad people and the coun-
ty officials. The miscreant who turns a
switch or burns bridge for the pur-
pose Of wreckins train has murder in
his heart. and deserves to- receive the
heaviest penalty of the law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

There are $50 members Of the House
Of Representatives. They have voted
themselves private secretaries the year
round at an annual cost to the taxpay-
ers of $4,000. Probably dfty-six Of the
secretaries VIII be kept busy at public
work. while. during the recess, the 800
others may dig bait, keep the clothes in
order and attend to the children.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15

The Illinois supreme court has declared
unconstitutional the recently enacted law
closing the barber shops on Sunday The
Chicago man. will therefore. have to in
vent some other excuse than rough chin
for staying away from church.