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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
It Wasn,t q. ARnstinu ;,

The drummer always brings the latest
trick, says the Commercial Traveller.
Here it is: ss
Take a spool OF white basting cotton.
Drop it into your inside coat pocket and,
threading needle with it, pass it up
through the shoulder of your coat. Leave
the end an inch or so long on the outside
of your coat and take off the needle.
Four men out of every five will try to
pick that whole thread off your shoulder.
and will pull on the spool until it actually
does seem as though your clothes are all
hastings, and that they were unraveling
not only your clothes, but yourself.
Il was int see Wilson Barrett i'm 'Clau-
dian in Boston, recently" said the tray-
cling man.. 1T was In the most interest
ing and pathetic portion of the play.
Everybody was rapt 1 was sitting bolt
upright, and didn't know or care to know
soul around me, when suddenly I felt
some one tugging at that basting cotton
that l myself had clean forgotten. I
didn't say a word and did not move. Foot
by foot it unrolled. Half glancing around
l saw mana total stranger-yanking
at the thread. His face was scarlet He
had pulled out about ten yards, and was
now hauling in hand over hand. He didn't
care to stop, because he had decorated my
back and the whole aisle with Blasting
cotton. He hardly dared to go ahead, for
he didn't know what portion of my do
nestle interior economy he was trihing
with. Rip. Rip! went the thread. Hand
over hand he yanked it in. The aisle was
full of II. For heavens sake, win IL
never end? said he above his breath 1
sat perfectly still and ran the spool while
he pulled How wanted to yell. never
saw anything half so funny. The whole
section Of the house got onto Il. They
didn't know whether 70 laugh
at me or him, but sat and
looked on amazed at the spec
tacle At last the stranger gave one fran
tic rip and yanked out about eleven yards
in one bunch. and as the cotton got
twisted around his watch chain, over his
eyeglasses, in his hair and filled his lap.
I turned around, and. producing the spool
from my pocket, said: L am very much
obliged for your interest, and very sorry
that mislead you. You see have about
124 yards left, but l presume that you
don't care for any more tonight. l am
honestly sorry, but ] can't help smiling
1.-The man was a modest sort of gentle
man in appearance. His face was as red
as fire even to his ears. He looked at me
and then at the SPOOL He changed color
once or twice, and when the crowd caught
on big laugh went up
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

Women have gained a foothold in the
legal and medical professions and they are
making their way into the pulpit. As
lawyers and doctors some of them have
achieved considerable success. There is
no good reason why there should not be
among those who reach the pulpit popu-
lar and successful preachers.
A leading Chicago paper, in its issue of
last Sunday, printed pictures and sketches
of seven famous women who preach the
gospel. The sermons they preach COM
pare favorably with those of men who
have won fame in the pulpit. They may
not be first-class theological students, but
they know enough theology to serve their
purpose. They know that which is better
than theology, namely, the means for
reaching the hearts of the people and in
luencing them to lead better lives
The names of the seven famous women
preachers are DR.. Mary Wood Allen, Mrs.
Lillian NJ. V. Stevens. Mrs. ELLIS, Mrs.
Rounds, Rebecca Krikorian, Miss Agnes
Slock and Miss Greenwood All of
them were present at the convention of
the Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion which met in st. Louis recently, and
all of them were prominent in the pro-
ceedings. They not only like greatly the
work in which they are engaged, but
they are remarkably successful in it.
They were not the only women preach
ers at the st. Louis convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
There were scores of them there and one
Sunday they occupied the pulpits of nearly
all the churches of the city.
How long will it be before women will
be actively contending with men for pull
pit appointment in several of the denomi-
nations? This question is pertinent one
in view of the progress women are MAX
ing in getting not only appointments to
preach, but also all other kinds of Chris
tian work. They are of course meeting
with much opposition, but that does not
deter them from seeking the places for
which they feel they are fitted. The sue
cess of one woman as preacher encour-
ages others to follow her example 1t
may be long time before they become
as welcome in the pulpit as men, but there
are grounds for thinking that the time
will come when women will occupy a large
proportion of the pulpits of the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
The sweetest of Memory's Bells.

Frank L. Stanton in the Ladies' Home
Journal.
Wild is the way through the woodland /;
but there are the sweetest fields of
clover
The signing, sad pines. and the jessamine
vines. and the rill that leaps laugh-
ingly over.
The lilies that rim 1.-THE shadows that
dim it-and there, winding winsomely
sweet,
Is the path that still leads to the old home
through rivery ripples of wheat!
And harki tits the song of the reapers, and
1 know by it's jubilant ringing
There is gold in the CLEAN of the harvest
and love in the hearts that are sing
ing!
And stin as of old the ether its music
meliifiuous swells,
And the wind that signs westward is
swaying the sweetest of Memory's
bells.
Let me pass through the wheat and the
clover, o men and rose-maidens, who
I, who come from the sound Of the cities,
like a child to its mother would
creep;
For through long Years Of tears and Of
toiling, like harbor-bells over the
foam
Your voices far winging and ringing were
singing me-singing me homei
And here from the pain and the pleasure
from the sorrow and signing / flee
AS the birds when the storm winds are
blowing, as the ships seek the haven
from sea;
And l fancy the violets know me in gar
dens of beauty and bliss;
And do not the red roses owe me the peace
of the prodigals kiss?
The sun is still bright at the portal: there
the love-light all radiant shines;
Heart! Heart! there's a face we remember
in the tangle and bloom of the vines,
Far off the glad reapers are singing-far
off in the rivery wheat
And the arms of a mother are clinging
and the kiss of mother is SWEET
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

The gentleman from Carroll who has in
troduced into the legislature a bill to pro-
hibit foot ball is on the right track. What
in the name of common sense is the use
of educating boys, If they are to be killed
or manned for life even before they have
won their sheepsklns in college? A re-
spected former governor OF Georgia called
out the states army TO arrest two north
ern roughs who, 1t was thought, were
about to invade the sacred precincts OF
Georgia for the purpose OF engaging in a
fight for purse. His action was sustain
ed by public opinion. Yet the game of foot
ball does more harm in one season than
professional prize fighting does in de-
cade. It is said that ninety young men
have been killed this year in foot ball
games. Probably before the year is out
the number will be increased TO an even
one hundred. THE sooner so brutal and
dangerous a game is prohibited by law,
the better it will be.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

A waiter from de Bowery' drifted into
town the other day and got a job in a
Royal street restaurant, says the New Or
leans Times-Democrat He was dressed
in a check suit walked stiff-kneed, with
his chin out, and yelled out his orders like
a Mississippi mate. His first customer
was a gentleman of delicate appetite. The
waiter struck a prize-fighter attitude,
leaned his head slightly down toward the
guest, and said:
''Well?" -
The guest looked up in surprise. The
waiter glanced down at him.
We'll, what can we do for yer, sport?"
Rega;ping his control, the diner said:
''Ah, I'd like something light, waiter"
'Sunitin light? How would a fedder do
YER
"A what?" .
"A fodder. Maybe you might get your
barber'S ladder might fit yer mug"
Having delivered himself of these pleas
antries the waiter smiled broadly, and
tapped his customer lightly on the chest.
Deere, whiskers. don't get yer peppers
on. OATS "a josh to git up yer appetite,
see? No strinin', wouldn't an omelet suf-
fay tickle de cove in yer bread baskey
Say, 1 can rush it into yer face before yer
finish goin up against de pickles, see?"
The delicate gentleman nearly tainted,
and was rescued by the head waiter,
who gave him another, attendant, and put
the Ganymede from wicked New York on
the dishwashing list
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
Cruelty Of the spaniards.

The war in Cuba proves that the Span
iards are to-day just what they were when
the Duke of Alva murdered the people and
burned the towns and cities of the Span
ish Netherlands, and when Cortez butch
cred the Mexicans. There is no discounting
the blighting qualities of the Spanish SOL
diery in war or the courtesy of the Span
iards in peace. To their enemies or those
in their power the Spaniards are merci-
less people.
1t might be thought that in this age of
civilizatlon-this last decade of the Nine
tenth century-such thing as the shoot
ing of prisoners to death two years after
they were pardoned or the enslavement of
educated and refined men was simply inn
possible, but the execution of Colama last
week and the sending to painful servitude
and slow death of great numbers of Gu
ban prisoners show beyond a question
that the nature of the Spanish people is
now just what it was in the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth centuries.
The people of the southern states of this
country know by experience that war
conquerors are brutal to the conquered, but
while there is many blot upon the history
of the republic. placed there by the gen.
erals who commanded its armies. there is
nothing in that history to equal the afro
cities that have been practiced lately upon
the unfortunate Cubans-both insurgents
and suspects-who have fallen into the
hands Of the Spanards.
The Cuban war will place Spain in the
list of those European nations that have
not progressed in the past three centuries,
She doesn't deserve to have friends among
| the Christian people of the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

1t is said that considerable feeling has
da. by the preaching of several Mormon
elders and it is suggested that steps will
he taken to rid the section Of the unwel-
come elders" The prejudice against Nor
nonism is because of that old tenet of the
Mormon faith which permitted plurality
of wives So far as the information goes,
the elders that are preaching in Florida
have said nothing in favor of polygamy. If
they have not done so, then the feeling
against them must be based on a dead is
she
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
Better outlook for the schools.

The legislature appears to be we'll dis
posed towards the public schools. If the
sentiments of the finance committee of
the House are any indication of the senti-
ments of the legislature in respect to pub
lie education, the public schools will have
1900, coo for the next school year, instead
of 81. 100000. as at present That means
that in the country districts the schools
will be open about seven months in the
year. instead of FIVE
We are heartily in favor of the PROPOSE
ton of the superintendent of edu-
cation. Mr.. Glenn. namely, that each
county tax itself for the support of public
schools-the county tax to be in addition
to the money received from the general
fund. When the people tax themselves
for public schools they have a higher APP
probation of the schools They insist up
on good schools and see to 1t that their
children get the benefit of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
Not Encournging for Spain.

The London Times, discussing the situa-
ton in Cuba, says that owing to the in
capacity of her generals Spain has no
prospect whatever of winning in the strug-
gle in the island. The Times further says
that owing to the strained condition OF
her resources. Spain cannot much longer
| bear the financial burden that is pressing
upon her. In conclusion, the Times says:
I'VE cannot exclude the probability of
Intervention by the United States"
The important utterance is that which
relates to intervention by the United
States. Would England look with favor
upon such Intervention? Did the Times
throw out that suggestion with the view
of testing English sentiment in respect
to Intervention by this country or with
the view of finding out whether there is
not some sentiment in England with re-
spect to intervention by that country.
The methods of diplomacy are mysteri-
Gus. They are not direct. Whatever
diplomacy does. it does in roundabout
ways. Therefore nothing can be inferred
from the dispatch in the Times as to
whether Intervention by this government
would be satisfactory to England or not.
AS a general thing, it would be safe to
say that England would not regard with
favor Intervention by the United States
alone, because of the fear that they
would take advantage of their position to
get control of the island. 1t may be,
however, that England is satisfied that the
United States are not seeking control of
Cuba, and that if they should interfere,
they would have no other end in view
than that of bringing the war to a close
and permitting the people to return TO
their usual pursuits. If that is England's
view, she would not object probably to
interference by the United States, becau use
England is as anxious as this country is
to have an end put to the war; so that
trade could be carried on in it's accus-
toned channels.
Much interest centers in the Presidents
message. There is an impression that 1t
win contain something in respect to the
condition of affairs in Cuba that will tend
to bring on a crisis We should not be
surprised. however, If those having this
impression should be disappointed. The
President will look to the interests of this
country before interfering in the affairs
of another, however strong his desire to
interfere might be. and it is a question
whether it would be to the interest of this
country to become involved in a difficulty
with Spain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

A London cable says the news comes
from South Africa that the Transvaal re-
public will claim an indemnity of 100000
pounds sterling for the Jameson raid. 1t
is estimated in London that the cost to
the Beers was less than 100000 pounds
sterling. To put it into dollars. the Beers
want $5,OOO,OOO in payment for a distur-
bance that cost them about $4,000. It
will be remembered that the unfortunate
reform committee, which included Ham
mond, the American, had to pay fine Of
something like $1OOO.OOO, which went into
the treasury of the Beers. 1t is evident
that Dom Paul's people have determined
to turn the uprising to the best account
possible. and to make the Britishers pay
dearly for their little excursion If they
can. However, the opinion in London is
that the British government will decline
to come down with the $5,0OO.OOO.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

The navy is in want of men. This should
interest young Americans who are out of
employment, and have something of row
ing and adventurous disposition. There is
no great career ahead of the sailorman in
the navy. Jack Tar never becomes a mill
ionaire from his labor and seldom comes
10 command ship of the navy. But the
service is not excessively onerous, the pay
is fair the food substantial and whole
some, and the opportunities for travel and
observation limited only by the bounds OF
the sea- The training that a young man
gets on man-of-war fits him excellently
Tor the merchant service. Many COM
manders Of merchantmen to-day are ex-
tars OF the navy. Should the young man
without the means for a complete educa-
uon desire to adopt the navy as a career.
ne may work himself up to the position of
petty officer; and some of these Offices
pay very good salaries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

1t is said that bill will be introduced
into congress at the approaching session
to create a department of mines, and to
make the head of the department mem
her of the cabinet. At the last session
Senator Frye introduced a bill to create
secretary at the head Of It, Without
touching in any manner upon the merits
of the propositions. it may be asserted
that they will have the support of num-
Der of patriots who recognize in every
office added to the list an increase in the
percentage of their chances to get a good
place.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
The sOuth's Export Trade.
From the Nashville American (Dem.)

Heretofore cotton and tobacco have
been classed as the exports from the south
but now the immense exports of corn have
10 be included, and when to this are added
lumber, cottonseed meal, oil cake and va
rious other commodities, including ship
stuffs It can be understood why the future
OF the export trade Is attracting so much
attention, and why so much is expected
from II. With the agricultural interests
thus benefited It Is reasonable to con-
clude that all industrial interests will like
wise be the gamers. and that all the great
industries Of the south will be improved
by this growing export trade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
Ate n Barrel of Eggs a Day.

do you like eggs?" was the question
that stirred up 49-er'' to make some
talk ina Bangor store the other day. He
was an old man, says the Lewiston Jour
mad. and he Strengthened up to something
like the hight of his prime as he answered:
Il had a surfeit of them once. Twas many
years ago when L was on the way home
from California. We left the isthmus on
good brig bound for New York but ran
into a coral reef in the Caribbean sea and
were wrecked. 1t was a patch of sand
just out of the water but you ought to see
the fiocks of sea fowl that nestled on it,
They had to move out of the way to give
us room to stay there and that was about
all they would do. Their nests were every
where and there were eggs in abundance.
We ate about barrel of them every day
during the twelve days we were there.
Some of us got off in boat and went to
San Juan. in Nicaragua, where we got a
vessel to go after those we left on the reef
That vessel was commanded by William
Lawrence of Bath, who was killed by a.
man named Wilkinson while he was a po-
liceman there. We tried to get to the reef
but bad weather stove us up so we had to
set in for New Orleans, where we found the
rest of the men rescued by another vessel.
But eggs the old mans face took on a
peculiar expression.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Georgia Chapter, No. 5. R. A.
NJ.
Special Notices-Cash. Cash, Is What We
Want, Adams Drug. Paint and Oil Com
pany; If a Horse Could Only Talk Savan-
nah Carriage and Wagon Company; Ten
Young Men Wanted, Appel & Schaul; Post
ponement of Entertainment at Masonic
Temple. by the Forest City Dramatic AS
ISOLATION to Thursday.
Beef-Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Auction Sales-2S Head of Horses. Bug
gies and Harness, by C. H. Dorsett, Auc-
tioneer.
Steamship schedule-ocean Steamship
Company.
Fat Men Made Lean-MeyeTe & Frank.
Taking Advantage of the Great Dissolu-
ton Sale-Appel & Schaul.
Chndren's Suits $1.5O.-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
We Speak For Your Trade-A. S. Nichols.
Foundry, Machine. Boiler and Black
smith Works-wm. Kehoe & Co.
Such Days AS These-Mutual Gas Light
Company .--
1t Did Get Cold-Daniel Hogan
Experience, Experiment, Expense-Lud-
den 81 Bates.
Arrears of Ground Rent-John Power,
City Marshal.
Cottolene-N. X. Fairbanks Company.
Legal Sales-Administrator's Sale, by
Jordan F. Brooks, Temporary Administra-
tor Estate West Patrick.
Legal Notices-Applicatio for Incorpor-
alton of Savannah National Building and
Loan Association.
Medical-Hood's Pills; Johann Hoff's
Genuine Malt Extract; S. S. S.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

1t is reported that Drs. Pfeipper and
Kalie of Berlin. wel-known bacteriolo-
gists, have discovered typhus anti-toxin.
The two doctors believe that exemption
from typhus germs, like immunity from
cholera germs, and other contagious dis
eases, may be traced back to the existence
in the blood of anti-typhoid substances
1t is said that NEGOTIATIONS with the ty-
plus anti-toxin can be easily and quickly
executed, and will prove of great benefit,
especially in times of epidemic, when the
need for a prompt and efficatious remedy
is most urgent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

Congressman Livingston OF Georgia is
quoted as predicting that congress will
put itself on record in favor Of recog-
mixing the belligerency of the Cubans
a week after it meets. Recalling some
predictions by Congressman Livingston
with regard to the recent election, made a
few days before the election was held,
and the correctness which predictions he
was able to demonstrate clearly with a
lead pencil and a scrap of paper. we are
forced to admit that our confidence in his
abilities as a prophet is not rampant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
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WcyIer's Reputation order.
From the Philadelphia Record CDem.)

Captain General Weyler, in issuing his
decree to redeem outstanding gold bills
by the issue of S2O.OO0.OOO in silver bills re-
deemable in silver coin at the Spanish
bank after Jan. /, 1897, does not go quite
to the lengths of the advocates Of free
silver coinage in the United States For
thirty days, from Dec. TO Dec. 81 the
gold notes will be paid for on their sur
render az their par value. 1. e. 81 in silver
notes for one of gold. After Dec. 81, how
ever. the gold bills win only be redeemed
dollar for dollar in silver. This is repudi-
alton, with thirty days grace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02

Ex-senator Walsh has temporarily sus-
pended discussion Of the problem of six
teen TO one, and is engaged in calculating
the merits of the Georgia potato as COM
pared with the Virginia tuber, for the edi-
fication Of Col. Cowardin of Richmond.
The ex-senator has also something to say
with regard to the 'possum. When the gen.
ial Georgian is engaged in discussing
sweet potatoes and 'possums, he is invinc-
IDLE and charmingly eloquent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-02
In Touch With the Public.
From the Washington Post Qnd).

The last issue of Tom Watson's paper
explains the absence Of the usual screech-
ing editorial by the announcement that
the late vice presidential candidate is
tired out" This is the first time Thomas
has been in touch with the general public
for some time