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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-25

cent county convention gold-standard
protecriOnist for the legislature. a gold
standard republican for member OF the
school board. and another gold standard
republican Tor county Clerk. The two last
named declined
The site selected by the Plant system
for the magnificent Belleview hotel near
Tampa. now under construction. il most
beautiful. The 3I-acre tract on which
the Improvements are being made, stands
az an elevation Of fifty feet above tide
water. and slopes gently towards the
water lines 10 within loo feet. when IL
breaks abruptly down 20 the waters edge.
The purchases Of the Plant system include
40 acres on Sand key. one and a half
miles across Clearwater Harbor.
A negro named Phil Bruce. belonging TO
the Florida Southern bridge gang. was
placed in the Plant system hospital at
Gainesville yesterday. The gang was
working near Trilby when Bruce gave
the foreman. Mr.. Dunbar. some imperti-
hence and made ready TO fight Mr. Dun
lar not being a physical equal 10 the ne
gro. drew his knife and when Bruce adj
vanced upon him the foreman cut him
three times in the side shoulder and back.
The wounds while painful. are not cOnsid-
ere dangerous.
Ben McLendon, OF Key West. a gentle
man who has always taken a prominent
part In the affairs OF that city. says OF the
recent secession movement in the Keys:
1T was the second meeting OF the kind
that had been held within eighteen
months. The people are in earnest and
have the promise Of substantial aid from
all parts Of the state. The
territory has larger commerce
to-day than any of the original thirteen
states had at the formation OF this gov
eminent, and more population. The keys
are separated from the mainland by nav
igable waters and contain go square miles
Of territory. The center OF population is
as far from the state capitol as Atlanta is
from New Orleans, Savannah from Rich
mond, OF Baltimore from ottawa, Canada.
The keys now find 81 Impossible 10 secure
their deserved growth under the com
mercial and transportation laws Of the
state. The license tax alone paid to the
state would educate all the children on
the keys. and the government appropria-
tions necessary to the commercial develop
ment in the way of harbor. naval and for
tifcations are invariably denied on the
ground that Florida has her fun quota.
Virginia was divided, so were the Caro-
linas, Georgia, Pennsylvania and DakO-
IA for less sons than exist In this case.
The people will make this n state issue.
Key West is 700 miles from Tallahas-
see and only 500 from New Orleans.
None Of this feeling" concluded Mr..
McLendon. "has arisen out OF enmity
toward any portion Of the state. but from
a sincere desire to promote the develop
ment Of the KEYS
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FLORIDA.

Hon. S. NJ. Robinson is the democratic
nominee for the legislature in Washing
ton county. One more against Call
Mr. "A J. Catchot, foreman Of bridge
gang at railroad wharf in Pensacola, was
the hauGy recipient of a beautiful solid
gold watch chain as friendly token from
the members Of the bridge gang engaged
on the wharf
Pensacola has now three steamship
lines, one to Galveston, one to Liverpool,
and one 10 Tampico, and large terminals
are being built for landing freight The
L. and n. road is largely interested in
this development.
Mrs Celia E. Rentz. who shot and killed
Perry R. Lyons last Sunday night in
Jacksonville, has thus far been unable to
get up her bond of 81. 800 Col f. w. Pope,
her attorney, is confident that the bond
will be given during the present week.
Gainesville Sun: When young Shehee,
the High Springs murderer, escaped, the
governor offered a reward of $500 for his
apprehension. AS soon as Shehee was
captured Mitchell revoked the order. AS a
political gymnast Mitchell has no equal
Tampa Tribune: Col. Chipley is gaining
ground every day. In nearly every coun-
ty in the state where nominations have
been made, the nominees to the Senate
and lower House are diametrically and
emphatically opposed to the election of
Senator Cau.
Tampa Tribune: Marion county has set
down on Senator Call Col Harris the
political manipulation that was managing
affairs in that county for the senior SEN
ator, could not deliver the goods and the
anti-CaH crowd elected their entire ticket
TO the legislature.
Florida is holding up during the dun
season remarkably well, as the Orlando
Reporter says the commercial drummers
travelling over Georgia, Mississippi Ala
bama and Florida declare trade better and
money more satisfactory in Florida than
any Of the four states
Subscription papers have been out in
Tampa some days to raise funds for the
proposed state base ball tournament So
far the solicitors have been quite success
dul, but are stin far short of the amount
needed. The tournament will cover a ne
nod Of several days, during which time
several thousands Of people are expectad
70 he in attendance
According to the DeFuniak Springs Her
aid the populists Of Walton county lacl,
suitable material in their own ranks for
candidates. They nominated at their re-
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Inc steamships Of this company are an.
P pointed 70 SAIL from Savannah for Bald.
more as 1olIows-standard time:
bEEKKEsHIRE. Capt. Kirwan, wBDNEs.
DAY Aug. 26, 8 p. m.
WIN. CRANE. Capt. James. SATURDAY.
Aug. %, 9 p. m. -'-''' =
D. H. MILLR, Capt. Billups. wEnvrs-
DAY, Sept. 2 p. m.
a. An9 d from I{2 Baltimore every TUESDAY
j. J. CARoLAN, Agent
w rT-pn,,, Savannah, Ca
=, ,-.vA. d. STEBBINS, A. T M.
General Offices Raltinnre ~,
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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD II PARAGR Apis.

The Farmers Alliance 10 BE Reorgan
fzed-Long Forage Crop suffers.
Railroad improvements at Brun--
Wfck-The Chattahoochee Too
Low for Navisation-The Seces-
zion Movement In IScv WcSt-Anti-
Call Men Have An InninE-Other
Matters OF News and Gossip.
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CKS EMS

Reign supreme Come for anything you want
that we ought to have. You will find it here, at
the top for quality, and at the bottom for price.
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TO PHILADELPHIA
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO
RATES % PASSAoE

No M 60 OF PASSACE
AZ NEW YORK-Steamer ana Pan
Cabin, limited days. 1880; Cabin pn mali
t tie9. *zO'VV. Excursion, $500; second class
~ BOSION-Steamer and Rail-Cah,n
unlimited. $500; second class. Inita9 =
81 ~ BOSION-Steamer-C Limited
AZ Gays, $zVO; excursion, $500; second
class. limited 10 days, $500. SeeO"u
~ WASH lNGTON-Steamer and Rail-
Ca5in' $3.50; second class, Sll.O.
~ PHILADELPHIA - Steamer and
Rail. Cabin, $3.50; second class 80 a anu
TO HIA-Steamer- Cabin
$lG;0O; second class. $11.5O -'''S
10 .BALTIMORE-Cabin $500; Exour.
son. S25OO; second class, $1,000
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FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON

steamer GOV. Stafford will leave Savan
nan Jor Beaufort Port Royal Naval Station
aaa way landings at $50 N Mondays, Wed
Steamer STAR will leave Blufton daily lex.
cept sunday at1 am; returning. leave Savan,
non oe PIh. Telephone so
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Odd Ways OF Procuring Water.

Water is procured in various way.
In different parts of tho globe. The
explorer Condreau, for instance,
found some time ago, while wandering
among the Tumac. Humac Mountains,
In the western part of Guiana, that it
was not necessary for his men to de
scend to creek when they wanted n
drink OF water. A vine, known as the
wnser vine, is found all through that
region. 1t yields nm abundant supply
of excellent drinking fluid Whenever
1T is called upon. This vine grows tc
height of from sixty to ninety feet.
1t is usually about rs thick as the
upper part of tho human arm. Ii
winds loosely about trees, Chamber,
up to their submits, and then fallt
down perpeudicularly to tho ground,
where 1t takes root again. The m
tives cut this vine off at tho ground,
and then at the height of about six OF
seven feet they cut it again, which
leaves In their hands n very stout
piece OF wood little longer thnn them
selves. In order to obtain the sar
they raise the lower end OF the vine
upon some support and apply tue
upper end to their mouths.
Six feet of the vine give about pint
oil water, which quenches thirst a!
effectively rs water from the most ro
freshing brook. The bushmen in the
kalaharI Desert often live scores o.
miles from places where water Gomez
to tho surface. During certain part
OF the year sharp storms pass over the
hGlahari, covering the apparently
arid region with the brightest Of yer.
dure and filing, for few short days,
the water courses with roaring tor
rents. The bushmen know how tc
find water by digging in the bottoms
OF these dried up river beds. They
dig hole three or four feet deep, aus
and then tie sponge to the end OF {
hollow reed. The sponge absorbs the
moisture Mt tho bottom of the hole
and tho natives draw it into theiI
empty it into cnlabashes for future
use. In that enormous waste knowr
as the Glib Desert, north of China
showers sometimes fall during the
summer, and tho torrents of day I'll
the dried up water courses, through
which water seldom runs. 1t il il
these channels that the Mongols dig
their wells, expecting to find little
water, when upon tho surface of the
plateau itself the soil has lost al
traces of humidity. 1t is owing tc
the fact that part of the moisture
falling during n few rainy days is thus
preserved within reach that it is pos
sible for caravans to cross the desert
New York Ledger.
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Largest Word in Any Language.

There is one word in human speech
which was not the outcome of the con-
fusion Of tongues at Bnbel's tower. 1t
IS too long. 1t could never have been
created in any such hasty fashion as
that 1t has been in process of build
ing ever since.
At the time of the Babel incident
there was no German language, and
German is tho only tongue known
among men in which such u word
could ever have been constructed.
German was, no doubt, developed by
n wise Providence rs special vehicle
for such words as this.
Not only that, but when the Ian
guagc was oil ripe and ready, an up.
paratus had to be invented to apply
this prodIgious word TO. At last, in
the course OF things, they have all got
together. And here is the word. Don't
pronounce it hurriedly:
neutrality-suspicious. n
Observation-Disclosures.
The Police Commissioners tried q
year ago TO apply word-Pronouncing
test TO men arrested on charges of
drunkenness. Any man who could
thread his way without a stumble
through "exegetical" anil kindred
pclysyllables was pronounced sober,
but the fellow who could pronounce
neutrality-suspicious. y ! n tton-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." and live
ought TO be made n Justice Of the
Court Of Appeals.
Tho ffty-thrco letters il that
ICutOnic tlngle form tho name of 70
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The Girl Herself.

Twas not hor bonnet. II is true.
Twas not her bonnet. nice and new,
That fxoh my idly rowing ego
That summer day. as she passed. by.
| cannot tell you how twas made,
| cannot toll tho ribbons shade.
Nor just the color OF tho wreath
only SAW the face beneath.
j noticed not her dress the while,
If 1t we're male in latest style.
With Grccian folds and closest n,
Or furbelows alorning il.
1t may have been OF flimsy wear;
do not know. l do not care;
For NIL my thoughts that waudcrc wido
We're conferred on the girl inside.
o, she was sweet from head to fecti
The prctticst girlupon tho street!
Depending not on outward dress
To emphasize her lovciuCss.
Though muny another maiden owes
Her chief attraction to her clothes.
This one, though well supplied with pelf.
Would have no rival to herself
If you should meot this mail by chance
You'd give her more than passing glance.
And motto. perhaps, with some surprise,
Her perfect mouth, her lovely eyes;
But oh, j warn you not TO lot
Your heart escape its bounds rs yet:
She's spoken for-the charming olfi
I'm going TO marry her myself
Josephine Pollard, i'll Ledger.
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NO. $50.

position, MS though ostiflel. Occasion.
ally tho fingers aud toes are devoid OF
nails and tho member presents a re-.
voting aspect.
Owing TO the seclusion OF their val
Icy homo but few outsiders have wit
nesscd these strange freaks. Because
of the inaccessibility of Zoar they arc
almost completely cut of from inter
course with strangers. Notwithstand
ing their deformities the claw fingered
folk manage to support themselves by
cultiyating the clearings mado in
their woodland home.
Their only visitors are tho few In
dians who como from the reservation
to barter their wares in the form o.
baskets, moccnsins and fancy bead
work, and now and then the passing
of an unwelcome traveller through
their secluded vale. New York Her
aid.
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THE TILLER OF THE SOIL,

Great gains nro made in the marts OF trade,
Yet great losses on some must fall,
But mighty yield from each seeded field
Is glorious GIT TO all
The keel furrowcd sea would deserted DO
Wore 1t not for tho furrowcd land.
And without our farms and their yeomnn
arms
How long would our cities stand?
Merchant princes break, solid bankers shake,
Even railroad kings givo way,
But the farmers loans TO the soil no owns
right generous interest pay.
Speculatlon's crash ut n single dash
May the strongest "houses" floor,
But disaster still docs not cross the sill
Ofthe farmers open door.
Though his hands arc baro OF tho Jcwo!s
raro
That on daintier fingers glow,
From his forehead brown labor's pearls drop
down
With tho grain he stoops to SOW,
And he feels no fears that his lire's last
years
VIII in want or In sorrow end,
As he turns tho sod with tho harvest's God
For his helper, guide and friond.
w. II. Barber.
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a Remembrance.

Though live far away from tho lono soli-
tudos
And thy lovoliness rayo is unseen,
In my fanciful moods. whore bold nature
brOods,
I'll remember my beautiful queen,
I'll rcmcmber my beautiful queen.
When the mocking birds song to hcavon is
borne,
And the earth is rcsplondont with dow;
When tho roses OF dawn WOO the puro lips OF
mora,
I'll awake from my dreaming OF you.
I'll awake from my dreaming OF you.
Whom ut noonlimo rcst where fow mortals
have troI
And tho drowsy plain shimmcr5 AMI
CLEANS;
Where tho flower gemmol sol brcathcs its
incense to God
IN remember you there in my dreams.
I'll remember you there in my dreams.
When the day Is far spent and fair night Is
at hand,
Aud the shadows steal over the lea;
When the dove seeks her nest and the sun
dreams Of rest,
Oh, then Ill be- dreaming Of thec.
Oh, then I'll DO dreaming OF thee.
When the soft silver hair Of the moon is I'M
curled,
And no accent IS wouniing tho air;
When the darkness is lur!cd DER tho wilder.
ness world,
Oh, then ] will think OF you thcro,
Oh, thcn l will think Of you there
In ny blanket at las', meath the starry-cycd
sky,
BY tho banks OF the Rio Grlndo's streams.
Where tho lonely winds sigh an tho wild
coyotes cry
TN romomtor you thcrr in my dreams.
~! RON miner YOU there In my drcam-.
Now Orleans Times D,mgcrai
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ADVERTISING RArIs.

Advertisements viii BE- inserted e enc dells>
Per SQUARE for the frst insertion sad Ar
eens Tor each subsequent insertion.
cents . line. and no notice inherited ~ -
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements will be inssYtsI "A
sae rtes allowed By law and will, In all sasea
- - snassd TO the attorney. and payment VIZ
oauirsd upon delivery Of certified cory.
CHAEon Yoa ANEouHCKMrNrsEF~
oo1nty omcs7s, IS; State and Congress. $40.
Terms for ctaniing advertiseme uts mad.
now on application to the publisher.
fhMrlNo executed with neatness and
dispatch. GSOrdsrs By mail vii reOsivs
oroopt attantion
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EVANSVILLE, w. VA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1896.

that l ever bestowed on Witch-ex.
pressions of affection.
"My darlingr / went Oh, az know
you would never have made such II
little fool Of yourself if it hadn't been
for that malicious catamaran, Aunt
Betsy Jane" The form within my
arms struggled. 1 was holding her
tightly, or my face might have suf-
fered. "But I'll tell you tale, dear.
about her. I'm the only living soul
that knows, now old nurse is dead"
Yen could hear tho form breathe, SO
still was it. i went on. aunt Betsy
Jane is 40 now"-the form wriggled-
about % years aSo"-I could hear
her heart beat, L relented-"No,
Witch, l will not tell You that story
You have come to me, and | can
afford to pity Aunt Betsy Jane. She
was badly used when sho was young,
and she can't bear to see people happy
now she is Old"
The form muttcred. I opened my
arms. "Want to fetch something,
dear. You shall. Only como back at
once, or l shall feel like telling that
old tale about Aunt Betsy Jane"
She scuttled off to the house and in
n minute or two Witch came down
tho garden in very dignified manner.
let her come right to the edge of tho
water and peer about. | knew she
couldn't see me. Presently she snid,
anxlously:
"John?"
My heart jumped, but I didn't in
tend to give myself away, so [ simply
said, "Well !" But she didn't intend
to give herself away, either. Sho
turned. Then / saw that / had my
work cut ont for me.
stay, Witch; I'm in the boat" /
exclaimed in n tone of deepest en-
treaty, as / scrambled on shore. She
paused. | caught hold of her hand.
witch" cried reproachfully, "Pve
been waiting here for nearly eight
hours, and I'm so faint | can hardly
speak"
That fetched her? A woman will so
cheorfulIy for hours without n crumb,
do yards and yards Of shopping on
halfpenny bun, and think nothing of
it; but let n man only cay that he has
missed his lunch, and they make as
much fuss over him rs if he had suf-
fcred the martyrdom of st. Lawrence.
"You poor thing!" exclaimed my
darling. Come in at once and have
something TO eat.
ono, Witch" / said family, but
firmly: you must forgive me-"
"Forgive youl OF course l forgive
you. didn't know you had been here
all that time. Do como in at once or
You'll die. know you will"
But l stuck to my guns and didn't
go indoors until l had made Witch
promise that we should be married
that day month. Then | consented to
go in and work mighty havoc among
the eata5les.
Aunt Betsy Jane camo to our we'd.
ding and made us n handsome present.
Then she went to live with some friends
in the North. / think the poor old
soul had had some suspicion / know
her story and so had tried to part us.
She took my note from Amelia in the
morning and kept it for that reason.
My darling did not know / was in the
boat until Aunt Betsy Jane came in
from the garden and told her.
But / have never told my wife
word. 1t isn't wise to tell your wife
all the little peccadilloes of your
friends and relatives. st. Pau's.
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4 Town Dui;t Of Ono Tree

Yes, sir, they have tho greatest
timber on earth up in Humboldt
County !" exclaimed Sam McConaghy,
OF the United States Mat, to San
Francisco Post man. 'rhe trees MP
there are 50 big-well, I'm not going
to tell you how big they are because
you wouldn't believe IT. Don't know
as ! would believe it myself, though I
do believe n whole lot tell. But Just
TO give YOU an idea, now, they LJt
down ono tree up there that made
enough lumber, wickets and shingles
TO build q whole town anil fence il,
and they've still got logs enough left
to put mp n building as big rs tho
Palace Hotc'.
"Tho butt Of tho tree was hollow,
too, for about fifty feet, aud as it fell
right square across @ deep gulch they
usod IL for bridge -Four horse
teams drive through it. BY n little
hswing out they can mako "a footpath
on each side OF the wagon road
through 10. That tree was so tall that
when they commenced cutting il mp
they had to make two camps-one at
each end-for it was too far for the
men working on the top TO walk back
ut night. / don't know what they
would have dole il several hundred
feet hadn't been broken OF the top by
the elements centuries ago.
But that was small tree com
pared TO the"
McCouaghy is telling himself about
That other tree.
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Ma.liingion Lihraries

Since the year 1902, when Congress
FIRST assembled in Washington aud
passed an act appropriating the sum
OF 5000 'Tor tho purchase OF such
books as may be necessary" somo fifty
different libraries, says the Washing
ton Post, have been established, aud
the number OF volumes has increased
from 3O00-ail tho Congressional Ii.
brary continued up 60 the year 1911
TO ~ aggregate of more than 800,
600 volumes, exclusive Of pamphlets,
charts, etc.
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Beware the Rogue.

poop in tho shadow OF her hazel Dyes.
Waiting to capture mon, Lovo lurking lies.
Ior glanccS arc ths arrows oi his bow.
Nhcrcwith he lays unwary victims low:
And she, unused to Cupi Is artful wilrs,
Unconscious aids his purpose by her smiles,
And knows not, as her smiles and Slnnccs
dart.
VIA. anguish these may bring to many
heart.
th! haplcss maiden, innocontly gay.
No pTcSaCe ofthc future breeds di5mny.
She does not know how soon tho Teacher
Gus guest
VIII make her heart tho haven OF unrest.
Ungratcful Cupid, Soon from her he'll fly,
Aad seek n refuge in some lovers eye,
Ihon from that point OF vantage. aim dart
10 pierce and aGonIzc her maiden heart.
-Thomas Dunn English. In Hlrper's.
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LOVES KINGDOM.

You see no pomp OF circumstance
No encourage of pride.
NV lowly seeming to enhance
As l walk byyour side.
All day. at others beck and call,
My work obscure is done,
But on my shabby garments fall
When comes the set OF sun.
-.
1ou!may not know it, friend, but then
j. walking by your side,
I'm crowned and sceptred. king of men;
Let none my state dcride;
For when turn my own latch-kcy
Ny wife Is at the stair.
Tho baby claps her hands with CLEO,
And am royal there.
-Harpcr's Weekly.
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Cocoa From Brazil.

North Brazil, which furnishes til,
world with most of her rubber at pres
ent, is now preparing to furnish TIL,
world with cocoa. The Para cocoon i
preferred to all other kinds by thi
French chocolate manufacturers, t.
whom the entire production at presen
is shipped, except some small parcels
consigned to Hamburg and New York
and yet Para is unable to supply hal
the needs of France. This cocoa il
more appreciated thRn any other a
equal price, the skin being lighter ant
less subject to break and the paste ab
sorbing more readily the perfume with
which it is customary to impregnat,
the chocolate.
The Brazilian Government, with {
view to stimulating and encouraging
the increase Of plantations and i'm
provements in the preparation of co
Goa, has reduced the export duty from
ten to four per cent. The natura
conditions Of Para are most favorable
to the production of this commodity
It's cultivation, which can be carried
on in NIL parts Of the State, presents
no difficulties, although it require
careful tending. Tho plant takes tc
yielding three years after planting
and continues to bear for from ifty e
sixty years, it being necessary merely
to keep it clear Of weeds and Other
vegetation. Two crops % year mr.
gathered, that from May to July DO
ing moro abundant. The only trou
be in the cultivation OF cocoa is tht
insulIiciency OF labor New Yori
Times.