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

The horrors of the Turkish atrocities in
Armenia are striklngly summarized by an
English lady who has just returned to Lon
don from that unhappy country. She says
that since the commencement Of the mas
sacres not less than 100000 persons have
fallen victims to the Turk. Probably one
half OF the number have died of starva-
ton following the massacres. The present
condition of Armenia, she says. is worse
than it was during the massacres. Thou
sands of the inhabitants are starving. This
frightful condition of affairs would seem
to be enough to warrant the Christian
governments in putting an end to the
Turkish empire. But the probabilities are
that the Christian world VIII remain pas
sive. because of the fear of disturbing
trade. Englands shame with regard to this
bloody business is deep and black.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08


It is remarkable why men so intelligent
as Mr.. Watson do not make themselves
acquainted with the facts before making
statements TO audiences that rely upon
what they say. For instance. Mr.. Watson.
in his speech at the popullst rally in At
lanta. on Thursday night is reported as
saying that as business and population
increase the volume OF money should in
crease, but this" he said. has not been
the case. And If money grows scarcer, it
grows dearer. and labor and and the pro-
ducts of labor cheaper. AS the price OF
products Of labor fail, the price of labor,
which does the producing, must inevitably
fail"
What are the facts? Prof Laughlin,
in his facts about money. publishes a table
which shows that the volume of the cur
rency increased s617 per cent. between 1850
and 1892.
The per capita circulation in
this country is as large now
as it has ever been. If not larger.
There are only four countries that have
as large per capita circulation as the
United States. They are France, Bel
GUM, the Netherlands and Australia.
Mr. Watson must know that money has
grown steadily cheaper in this country
instead of dearer, measured by the rate Of
interest it commands. The rate of inter
| est is much lower now than it was ten
years ago. and a great deal lower than it
row money know this to be the case. What
does Mr.. Watson mean then by intimating
that money is steadily growing scarcer
and dearer?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

Speaking OF Mckinney remarked a
voyagsr from Kansas. writes ". Z. Curtis
10 the Chicago Record. did any Of you
fellows ever hear that he used to be a
cook2''
No responded the chorus.
We'll. he was" retOrted Kansas. That s
straight. He was once a cook, and he got
SO a month wages"
What are you giyin' us?' asked a quiet
young student from Columbia college. who
had been out in the copper mines at Butte.
WhereupOn there was a hearty laugh,
and several irrelevant suggestions were Of
fered when the Kansan resumed:
There's a fellow by the name OF Wag-
ner out in our town who claims that VIII
liam Mckinley. who is now a candidate for
the Presidency, used cook for him. and
that he was the worst cook he ever ate
after His biscuits were as heavy as lead,
and his coffee was ike the water Of the
Missouri river-all color and no taste. He
could fry bacon pretty well. All you've
got to do is 20 put IL in the skillet and
turn IL over now and then"
Where was this cOoking2" asked the
Pawtucket man. They were camping out
weren't they?"
Yes: down in West Virginia during the
war. Wagner was a member of the Twen-
ty-third Ohio Infantry, which was McKin-
ley's regiment. and belonged to Company
X. Mckinley was detailed as company
cook. and the men kicked so hard that they
got him promoted TO commissary sergeant
so that he had 10 hustle for the grub, while
some one else cooked it."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The emotional element % political con-
venu0ns appears 20 be unusually large This
year An eloquent speech won for Ar
Bryan the presidential nomination o. The
democratic party. and ~ the same means
AR seaborn a Wright obtained the popu-
llst nomination for governor q this state.
SIR Wright Is 10 entire harmony wlth
tho popuusts on the money question. bat
not On the prohibition question He ia
vors free silver coinage. greenoacks and
prohibition. The extreme popuhsts are
not prohlbIdouists However. it doesn't
make any difference what the popuHsts
believe in respect 20 prohibition. They
win support their tcket 10 man. and
they expect the prohibitlonists 10 assist
them. and also the republicans. They
may Dc disappointed Or respect 10 both
the prohlbltlouists and the republicans. II
IS pretty safe 10 say that most Of the pro-
hlbitionlsts are democrats. and they viii
nor desert their party. II they were dis
posed 70 desert il. however. the democrat
&c leaders have given them pretty good
excuse for doing 30 by accepting some Of
the most important plauks In the popu-
list party. The democratic leaders thought
the democratic party would capture the
populist party. The populist party. how
ever. hasn't been captured yet and the
prospect that il viii be is not promising.
The populist are counting on the repub-
Mcau vote. both white and black. There
was time when the republicans would
have done all they could to defeat the
democrats. ana they would have done it
this year II they and the popullsts had
succeeded in making a fusion ticket, but
as the fusion movement failed there is
no particular reason why the republicans
should vote the populist ticket. A negro
delegate in the populist convention prom
ised sixty per cent OF the negro vote to
the populist ticket He promised what he
couldn't deliver. Neither the white nor
the negro republicans are prohibitionists.
and the populists are going to be disap-
pointed II they are looking for republican
support. II neither the prohibition
democrats nor the republicans
support the populist ticket the populist
have lessened their chances for success
by nominating a prohibitionist and de-
claring for dispensaries.
The populist party is not as strong as it
was two years ago. Since the action Of
the populists in nominating for president
the candidate that the democrats had
nominated many populists have declared
their purpose Of acting with the democratic
party In future. While. therefore. we may
expect a very lively campaign we are con-
adent that the democratic party will carry
the state by larger majority than it did
two years ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

An article n the Chicago Tlmes-Herald
OF Aug s contains some surprising state
ments about the new town Of Fitzgerald,
in Southwest Georgia one o. The state
ments Is that the inhabitants % Finger
aid ~are In hard luck'-that last winter
the town contained 500 people and 10
business houses. but that the not weather
has driven more than half % them back
10 their old homes that disease and death
have thlnned the ranks or the colonists
and that they dread what the future has
in store sor them.
Statements Ike the foregoning sound
strange. Are they true2 We think the
Times-Heraid writer must be mistaken.
Residents OF Fitzgerald frequently
come to Savannah. but they DO not state
that the colony Is a failure. Our CORE
sp1ndent there speaks Of the
town as being very prosperous
and the people cOntented. II
the colony had gone 10 pieces the fact
would be widely known and generally
commented upon. A representative Of this
paper visits Fitzgerald quite often, and he
has not reported that the colony is a fail
ure.
The Times-aerald writer also says: AT
one time big stories we're told about the
profits made in shipping peaches and
melons 10 the eastern and western cities,
but il is a fact that the producers and
shippers lose money in many instances
and rarely make enough 10 pay them for
their trouble" This statement is con-
trary TO our understanding Of the situa-
ton. II we are not mistaken there are
peach growers in the vicinity Of Fort
Valley who have become rich from the
products Of their peach orchards, and
there are melon growers in South Geor-
gia who have made large profits from
their melon aelds Some years they do not
do so well, but take one year with another
the melon growers have no reason to com
plain.
Mr.. Hale OF Connecticut. who has a
peach orchard near Fort Valley, made a
net profit OF $4,000 from it last year.
though It was the first year it was in
bearing. This year was not good peach
year. but we are certain that his profits
were much greater than last year He is
very enthusiastic about fruit growing in
Georgia. and he is only one of many
He Is also planting large areas In piums
and so are Others in his vicinity. There
Is no doubt that the peach area in Geor-
gia is being extended rapidly. In the
vicinity Of Triton. in Worth county there
are splendid peach orchards and vine
yards.
We are confident that Fitzgerald will
have a steady growth and that the Times
Herald writer's article gives an erroneous
impression Of It and Of the advantages
OF South Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The Duke Of Wellington Is dangerously
~ with drousy. He j. . years Of age.
and has no children. bis heir being his
brother.
The statue o. Cardinal Newman which
rhs University o. oxford declined 10 re-
ceive has been set Up OF q vacant plat q
sIo11d adjoining the ca-dinals house az
the hr0mptOu Orator.
Bishop Potter. who is now IN Europe,
mas been appointed oy the Archbishop o.
canterbury a member % The committee
- arrangements for the Fan-Ane-icau
synod which viii meet next May II Lam
Detn Fa-aces Londgn-
Stephen Tebbetts o. Harrison. Ne. g
years old. has been a sailor. diver. cooper.
shoemaker. song writer. musician and
farmer and during the present summer
ne pas done most % the work IN his large
and beautiful garden
No matter how fashions in the dress
Ing Of ladies' hair change. the manner in
which the Princes ~ Wa.es arranges
ners alters not, her curls remaining, so
Iar as their arrangement IS concerned,
slams.
"A waiter in a Portland hotel who was
especially obsequious 10 George Gould and
aus party on the recent visit Of the mil
ionalFe 70 that city. was more than grlev-
ed when SIR. Gould al the close OF the
meal, took two dimes from his pocket,
iald them on the table and left the room.
a story IS going the rounds to the ef-
feet that the mikado is DESTROYS Of having
an European daughter-in-law, and is se-
riousiy thinking u seeking the hand OF
some European princess for the crown
prince. The different Japanese ambass
dors At the European capitals have, IL is
said. been ordered to look out for a suita-
be party.
-Ysaye, the viollnist who plays like an
angel and looks like a butcher. IS simple
In his tastes. Ali I ask" said he, sis
nsh line and some water. The less FISH
the better. l can sit for hours with a
line IN the water In perfect happiness.
~ men a niDble comes my dream is owes.
also confess to a weakness for the bicy-
eie' put care nothing for politics"
Some years ago Prince Edward Of
SAKE Weimar who was then visiting in
England. met the Prince Of Wales one
day, and mentioned the fact that he had
Just been playing a game Of golf at the
ethan club, whereupon the prince asked
him where Ethan was. This amuse I
Prince Edward, because one of the titles
OF the Prince OF Wales is Earl OF FL
than.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08
The Love Lights of Home.

Frank L. Stanton, in Harper's Bazaar.
The bird to the nest and the bee to the
When the night from the heavens falls
And Love to the light in the windows of
The light of the love of my dearie.
And Love to the light, like a swallow in
flight,
When the storm blows the stars from the
blue of the night;
And a kiss from the red rose a smile
In the gardens that bloom for my
deariel
The ships to the harbor from over the
When the way has been stormy and
And Love to the light in the windows of
home
The light of the love of my dearie
And Love to the light, like the bloom from
the blight.
When the spring suns weave wonders of
red and of white,
And the darkness of winter is kissed to
In the gardens that bloom for my
dearie.
The bird to the nest and the bee to the
comb,
And never a night shall fan dreary
While the lights in the beautiful windows
of home
Are lit by the love Of my dearie!
And Love to the light, like a bird from
the night,
Where angels in lilies Loves ntanies
write,
And a kiss from the crimson, a smile from
the white,
In the gardens that bloom for my
6earieI
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

John Wesley described the Chinese Ian
guage as an invention of the devil to
keep the missionaries out Of China. says
the Boston Globe. 1t has not altogether
succeeded in keeping them out. but it
has made their work very difficult and
often ridiculous.
Or. ]. F. Masters one of the few for
eigners who have acquired the language
tells of a missionary who was explain
ing the goodness of the heavenly father
The word for heavenly is "teen," with
an aspirate on the vowels. The mission
airy left out the asDirate, with the re-
suit that the word meant "crazy."
After DR.. Masters had studied Canton
csc few months he endeayored to
preach a sermon. He wrote it out care
fully. but made so many blunders in
tones, vowel quantities and aspirates that
some OF the Chinese remarked how much
the English language resembled the Chi
nese. They supposed he had been preach
ing in English.
on another occasion he meant to or
der a roast chicken, and told his cook to
go out and set fire to the street.
The Chinese language has A700 char
acters in the standard dictionary. There
are moreover 100 distinct sounds, to each
Of which is attached a sort Of metrical
scale. ranging from an octave TO an
octave and half, giving a variety of
tones which only musical ear can de-
tect The tone is all important.
For instance. the sound '.tsung" may
mean grasshopper, oar, elephant, me-
chanic or pickles, according TO the tone.
Put an asDirate into the middle of the
word and It may mean examine, good
luck, wall, spear or gun and a variety
of other meanings. depending on the tone
given.
A man Is a man only when the correct
man becomes a nightingale, a carrot and
many other ridiculous things
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The populists are not prohibitionists,
but they have pledged themselves to pro-
hibition or the dispensary system. ana
nominated a prohibitonist for governor,
in order to capture the prohibition vote
and get control Of the state. We don't
think they will succeed. Democrats who
are prohbltonists will not abandon their
party and help turn the state over to the
populists for the chance Of having pro-
hibition or a dispensary law. We don't
believe that a majority of the people want
prohibition. Certainly a majority don't
want a dispensary law. The experience
Of South Carolina with a law OF that
sort is enough to deter thinking men OF
this state from wanting a similar law. 1t
has not lessened drinking or drunkenness
If we are rightly informed. and it has been
the cause of a vast amount of trouble and
I'll feeling.
Local option IS the best temperance law
any state can have. When the people CT
a county or city vote for prohibition they
are pretty certain of having prohibition.
because the prohibition sentiment IS
strong enough to enforce the law. With
out such sentiment prohibition is a
farce.
The populists, however. have made
prohibition an issue, and that will be the
main issue in the state campaign. And
it promises to be a lively campaign. There
isn't much doubt about the result The
democratic majority viii be a great deal
larger than It was two years ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

From the Boston Herald qnd).

1t is bad enough TO have the judiciary
mixed up in this political campaign,
without dragging the Methodist church
into it. Bishop Newman, in his relations
with Gen. Grant brought about by his
tendencies toward party politics. did not
escape criticism. He has made a mistake
in undertaking to enlist his church in pol
itics now. The campaign can get along
without such aid as Bishop Newman
would provide for it; indeed, there is more
10 be apprehended from this in its boone
rang effect than to be anticipated in the
way of benefit. His movement has
brought out Mr.. George T. Washburn. a
populist member of the church, in reply
who, thanks to the imprudent violence Of
the bishop, has the better of the contro-
versy. A clergyman who enters the arena
OF active politics ought to be assured that
he has modicum OF worldly wisdom as
a part of his equipment. Remember
Burchardi
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08
MIxen Hi. Mlnen Thoronrh1r.

Out in the picturesque country just be-
yond westport, the state line between
Missouri and Kansas. assumes a sort of
material existence. says the Kansas City
Star Ordinarily, boundary lines exist only
in legal descriptions or on charts and
maps but here it is plainly marked by
a road that vanishes in unduiating per-
spective on the southern horizon and at
almost regular intervals cuts notches in
the landscape to mark its course. This
very important highway lies directly
through the extensive vineyard of a well
known German pioneer, who, In connec-
ton with the husbandry of his lands,
keeps a wine garden.
Recently physician from Kansas City
called on the vintager with view of en-
gaging summer board for a patient in
poor health, who, it was thought, would
be benefited by the country air and pure
native wines. The doctor was very fas-
tidious in his demands in behalf of his
patient; he must have only the purest
wines; they must be mixed wines of the
highest grade.
Then With the air of a connoisseur he
grapes the old Germans wines were
made, and in what manner they were
mixed. This was too much for the pa
tience of the vintager, whose pride in the
quality of his products Is such that to
question their excellence is almost to in
suit him. Taking the doctor by the arm,
he guided him to the middle of the road,
pointed to the west, and said:
you see those grape vines there?"
yes" replied the doctor.
"Well, that is Kansas"
He then turned the doctor right about
face and repeated; You see those grape
vines there?''
Yes"
We'll, that is Missouri. Now 1 take
from Kansas those grapes and from Mis-
souri, those grapes and put them in the
same press. That is how l mix my wines
and they satisfy the gods if they dom
satisfy the doctors"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

Inability. says the Boston Home Jour
nal. 70 recall names causes ernbarrass-
meut sometimes. There Is q Boston So
c1ety woman who cannot remember
names. neither can her daughter. one
day, according 10 the reIater OF the story.
they met a airs. Howe, and afterWard
said TO each other Now, we shall De
continually seeing neT. so do let Us Try
10 recall her name" 4 know what We
can 90. remarked the daughter. Howe
invented the sewing machine. didn't heE
Well. just think OF machines and vel
be- sure 70 get her name" The two ia.
Up sailed the mother with her sweetest
smile and exclaimed. Ny dear Mrs.
Singer. how delighted 7 am 10 see you
AGAIN. Soon afteTward the daughter ap-
peared. and with equal charm Of manner
exclaimed. Ny dear Mrs. Wilcox. how
are Won pc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08
ISpEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Fne Goods al Low
Prices. Mutual Grocery Company; Wheels
For sale and Rent r. D. & VIM Latti-
more.
E.xcursion-Steamer Gov. Stafford to
Daufuskie Beach Sunday, two trips.
silverware - Gorham Manufacturing
Company
Amusements-Grand Picnic Ball at Ho-
tel Tybee Aug. II.
Steamship schedule-oeean Steamship
Company.
Tobacco-Blackwelr Genuine Durham
Tobacco.
Medical-Cutcura Remedies
Cheap Column Advertisements-TIel
Wanted: Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost. Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The New York Journal. whose devotion
TO the cause of silver will hardly be ques-
toned. asks. What is there in the free
coinage programme which promises a gold
dollar in exchange for S7A grains Of pure
silver?' As far as we know there is moth
ing. but doesn't the Journal run the risk
of casting discredit upon those who con
tend that free silver coinage will put the
silver dollar on parity with the gold
dollar By asking such a question:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The attorney general of the state of
Ohio has rendered an opinion to the effect
that legal advertisement published in
the Sunday edition of a newspaper is valid
in every respect. He bases his opinion
upon a decision of the state supreme court
to the effect that while labor might be
unlawful. under the Sunday laws. the pro-
duct thereof could not be unlawful on the
sole ground that it was produced on Sun
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

Tom Watson will have to pick crow
with Mrs. Lease. She has been saying
things about him, and complimenting that
unpatriotie man sewall. who refused to
come down and save the populist party.
Mrs. Lease is in New York. She told
a reporter there: Tom Watson is silly
great, big, errauc schoolboy; Tillman is
miserable wretch; Bryan is fearless and
independent. and as for SewaI, he's A
splendid, unselfish man" This plainly
calls for signed editorial in the Watson
ian personal newspaper organ.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

From the Macon News (peml.

The effect on the next legislature of this
unnatural. If not unholy. alliance between
the populists and prohibitionists will be
to divide that party on this issue. Good
democrats who might within the party
favor the Bush bill or some such meas
ure will hesitate before voting with their
party's enemies, and this drawing of par
~ lines will, we believe, lose many votes
for the Bush bill In short, if the popu-
lists and prohibitionists are to force the
issue, they must depend entirely upon
their own strength and not look to loyal
democrats TO assist them at the expense
of their own party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

Potato Pingree is a bigger man than
some OF his republican rivals thought he
was. 1t really looks as if he has chance
for being the next governor of Michigan.
When he planned the planting of the va
cant lots of Detroit in potatoes for the ben
eft of the poor of that city he planted bet
ter than he knew.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The hands of Jay Gould's sons are be-
ginning to appear in the collapse of the
Diamond Match promoting firm. 1t is al
legged that several months ago the Goulds.
George and Edwin, began laying plans for
the destruction of the Diamond Match
Company as monopoly, and they are
credited with having forced the slump in
Diamond stock from $50 to 30 in a few
days, which slump swamped the Moores.
According to the kilograms of yesterday,
the Goulds are pushing the advantage
they have secured, and are flooding Chi
cago with the literature of their match
company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

A Jersey City baker has trained his
horse to kick every populist that cores
within reach. The other day Sam Horo-
witt. whose whiskers are the pride and
wonder of the community, passed by the
horse, and received a kick that laid him
out. The whiskers had led the horse into
an error, for Horowitz belongs to a Nc
Kinley club.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The Rev. Sam Jones is in Boston. giving
the Back Bay and Copley Square folks
some religion with the bark on" For
the time being the roof gardens and the
free silver meetings are lacking in pa
tronage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

The latest vogue in the matter of rob-
berry in Chicago is for the robber TO ride
in a bright, new side-bar buggy, with a
handsome bay horse. The fashion among
Chicago robbers changes about as often
as the fashion in womens hats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

''our concern for free silver is not our
only grievance" said Mr. Watson to the
populists. Not at all. The salary Of the
vice presidential office is 5000 a year; and
Sewau will not come down.