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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
NJ. PonpIeduke,. Adtenture.

Mr. Poppledulxe and Maj. Simms are two
worthy bachelors inhablting the same
clearinghouse. says Harper's Magazine
Each Is happy in the possession Of good
many friends. and not having 10 get Up
early In the morning, they sometimes stay
out late al night Il must be admitted
that Maj. Simms sometimes has trouble IN
making port. especially after a dinner
Not 50 in the case Of SIR. Poppleduke- No
matter how late the dinner or Joyous the
occasion. his fine instinct never deserts
him. Naturally h. has often gIrded al the
major on his weakness
Why" he said, you have trouble in
getting home after a supper, ana never
can do il without help after a dinner
Major I could come home all right after
a breakfast
But Mr.. Poppleduke's hour Of humilia-
ton arrived. IL was after a glorious din
ner TO a friend who had just been APP
pointed consul 10 an important post Mr.
POppledulle came home in a cab he never
falrered as he went up the front steps
and his hand had the precision OF con-
jurers as he sought the key hole Inside
he deposited his hat and coat and start
cd up the stairs, walking with preterna-
tural stiffness. and disdaining TO touch the
banisters or wall. Now il happened that
a servant, after doing some cleaning in
the second story, had very carelessly LETT
a stepladder a the head OF and facing the
stairs OF course. Mr. POppleduke went
on UP the steDladder 'Shteepesh shtalrs
ever SItEls ne was lHatQ7AD uuSFIkt " men
about halfway up. Then he went on, ana
reaching the top stepped Off. The back
Of the stepladder broke his fail, and he
only shot to the floor like a very rapid to-
boggan. and sat there with his feet thrust
straight out in front of him. He hitched
his shoulders up into position. and after
giving the subject the thought which so
remarkable a phenomenon deserved, said
"Mosht extraordinary 'currence ever
knew. Came up front shtairs. Front
shfaiTg extraordinary sixteen Eel down
back shtairs. Back shtairs shteeper' n
front shtairs." a long pause, during
which he spied his own door directly in
front of him. NO, that washn't it. Girl
left piesh wet shoap on stairs. Shtepped
on wet shoap. Fell of: then fell down.
Won't tip girl mex Chrishmash"' He
reached up, turned the knob. and crept in
TO his room on his hands and knees. not
daring again 10 trust himself on his feet.
The next morning it was Mai Simms'
turn to grid. But he refused to acknowl-
edge that he had placed the stepladder
where IL was found.
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personal.

1t is announced that Lord Chief JUS
tice Russell Of England. who is coming
20 this country to deliver the principal
address at the American Bar AssOcia-
ton meeting, which VIII be held in Sar-
atoga next month. viii be accOmpan ted
by sir Frank Lockwood. solicitor gem
eral under Mr.. Gladstope
"A correspondent Of the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal tells how the late Frank
Hurd came to join the Roman Catholic
church. lie was always opposed to Ger
gymen preaching politics and during the
civil war he heard So many Protestant
preachers make references TO politics in
their sermons that he decided 10 join
church IN which the preacher preach
only about the anciant dogmas Of tho
church.
Minister Romero. whose resignation
the Mexican government has refused to
accept. has during his career in Wash
ton rendered invaluable service to the ma
ton which ne represents. lie has made
many friends in this country, and his
hospitality has been remarkable even for
the capital city. 1t is said that the Mex
lean minister dimes greater number Of
guests the year round than any other
official in Washington, excepting the Sec
rotary Of State. Nine Romero. too, is a
genuine fayorlte i'm Washington society.
She is an ideal hostess. and her lat
homes are brilliant gatherings.
ASIDE from royal birth" says the To-
bacco Journal. Princess Maud, the
youngest and most popular of the daugh-
ters of the Prince OF Wales, who was
married to Prince Charles OF Denmark
on Wednesday last, is entitled to consid-
GRAFTON from the point OF view of the
great tobacco trade, because she is an
expert carver in rneerschaum. In the
German language. which all the members
OF her house speak well, she would be
called a misunderstanding. Her cousi in
the german emperor. has n very fine pipe
on which was carved by the princess the
figure of a warrior. To her husband she
gave meerschaum with a Danish sailor
engraved upon the bowl"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

Nr- Watson Is OF the opinion that his
name should be substituted for that OF
sfr. sewau on the democratic ticket A
very interesting question is this. viii Mr.
Watzon's opinion have any influence with
the men who are in "A position 20 say what
shall be done in order that that part Of
the populist vote. which is desired for the
democratic ticket. shall be given 10 Bryan
and scwau?
Before the populist national convention
adjourned 60 authorized a committee TO do
anything the convention might do II in
session. The plan is alleged TO be 10 per
suade AIr. Watson 70 retire from the pop
ulist ticket. and if he cannot be persuaded
to force him off, especially IN the states
in which the populist vote is believed 10
be important TO the success OF the demo
cratic ticket. These states are what are
known as the middle western group.
In the west the leader Of the populists
is Senator Allen. 1t is believed that ne will
have no trouble in getting the populists
TO do what he wants done In the west
ern states he wants the populisis to vote
for Bryan and Sewan. and there isn't
much doubt that they will do it, They
will vote either for the regular demo-
cratic electors or for electoral tickets
partly Of democrats and partly Of popu-
lists.
Senator Allen and the other leaders who
are arranging for the fusion are not at all
uneasy about the south. They feel certain
that in all the southern states the demo-
Gratis viii elect their electoral tickets If
they have considered the advisabinty hav-
ing electoral tickets in the south composed
Of democrats and populists-populists who
would vote for Watson-the fact has not
been made public. The question that was
asked of Mr.. Watson on Wednesday. and
which he did not answer might have
been a step in that direction. Mr. Wat
sons failure to answer the question may
be interpreted TO mean that he so consid-
cred it.
Mr. Watson was the favorite Of a very
considerable majority of the populist con-
vention and the evident purpose of the
populist leaders to ignore him must be
CALLING to him. But what can he do? He
is resourceful it is true but it looks as if
he would have to submit to seeing him
self pushed aside Notwithstanding the pos
tive action of the convention which noml-
mated him.
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The Alabama cnmnaien.

The Alabama stale cOmpaign viii c.ose
with this week. The election occurs on
August 3-ntxt Monday. There are two
fun tickets Ia the field. the democratic and
the fusion. Tho former IS headed by
Capt Joseph +. johnson. and the latter
by ALBEIT T. GOODWIN. Besides electing
state house officers. a legislature VIII be
elected. which viii IN turn elect a sen
ator TO succeed James L. Pugh. whose
term expires March 3. 1sg7.
a vigorous campaign has been waged
ever since the nominations were made.
there being a number Of speakers on the
stump for each ticket. Among them may
be mentioned Gov. Atkinson and Con-
gresham Livingston Of this state. who
have for ten days or such matter been
making speeches for the democrats. The
effect OF the work on the stump as sum
med up by leading Alabama papers. will
be the triumph Of the democratic party
There seems to be no doubt whatever Of
that outcome, and the probabilities are
that the democratic majority VIII be much
larger than that by which oates defeated
Kolb two years ago.
Events that have trauspired recently
have had the effect OF bringing many
poDulists back into the democratic party
in Alabama. ana they VIII vote for John
son next week. Notwithstanding there is
a fusion arrangement between the popu-
list and the republican parties A great
many OF the popuiist voters have be-
come convinced that tho purpose Of the
fusion is merely TO secure the spous of
office for the boss politicians. The voters
do not care three staws for the personal
wishes OF the wirepullers. and as the de-
mocracy has put itself very nearly in line
with their demands, they will vote with
that party.
1t is expected, however. that the fusion
ticket viii poll quite a large vote. 1t is
understood that d considerable sum OF
money has been expended in behalf of the
fusion ticket. much OF it probably coming
from northern republican organizations.
such as contributed to Kolb's campaign
fund two years ago. And the populist
leaders are making desperate efforts to
hold their voters in line. They recognize
that there is a crisis for their party in
the political situation; that II the lines
are broken now they cannot be formed
again. In spite Of all this however. the
outlook for a sweeping democratic vic
tory is very bright. oates polled 10. 500
votes in 1894. against s32S3 for Kolb.
making the democratic majority p. 5S2. If
the democratic majority next week should
fan below $1,000 it would surprise some Of
the shrewdest political forecasters in
the state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

Where is Norfolk. Va. anyway? Are
there no railways and telegraphs there?
Do steamboats, never call as they pass
up and down the coast? Does the news
percolate into Norfolk only through the
medium of explorers or drivers of OK
teams, as it used TO fifty or sixty years
ago. instead of arriving there fresh every
day in newspapers? These queries are
prompted by the following paragraph TAX
en- from the Norfolk Landmark of July
%: The Hon. Tom Watson. the populist
nominee for Vice President. announced
about week before the St. Louis conven-
tion that he would not under any cir
cumstances permit his name to be used.
That Is the last that has been heard from
Tom on the subject" Everybody else
has heard from Tom on the subject many,
many times. The Richmond Dispatch OBJ
serves that Tom Watson publishes on
an average Of about one card day an
nouncing his Interchangeable purpose not to
Withdraw" 1t would be a charity on the
part of the Dispatch to start an expedi-
tion over to Norfolk for the relief of the
ignorance of the Landmark as to the
fact that Tom Watson says he is in the
race for keeps.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
InrersoII ON PnIker.

Il used to Ike to play poker, but the
one bad feature about it is winning.
cannot bear to win money from a man
who l know cannot afford TO lose"
This rather unusual remark was made
by Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll the other day
IN a room at the Grand Hotel, just as a
Buffalo Express representative called on
him. A fresh deck of cards which lay on
the table called forth the assertion.
i well remember the jolly times / used
70 have in Washington many years ago, q"
he continued, with the great specialist
Gen. Schenck, Fernando Wood, and the
eminent bon wants Of those days We
used to have some great games, and yet
and the coloneis mouth pursed up in
that familiar way when he is about to
express a sentimental thought cannot
bear TO win money from man when l
know ii may take bread out Of the mouths
of his children or Deprive his wife of a
new dress.
Speaking Of poker games, I remem-
Der one time l was sitting at table
where there was a pretty big game in pro-
gress. This viii illustrate the law of
chances. There was big pot on. l pick
ed up my hand and saw that I had four
hearts. II 1 drew a jack Of hearts il
would make me a straight flush. Three
others were playing. One had fours pat
The other two on the draw filled their
hearts.
Gentlemen said 1, I have got YOU
beat You might as wen lay down but
they thought 1t was a stall on my part.
and you ought to have seen the way they
bet their hands. But I surprised them
when 1t came to a call and they saw my
hand. 1 told you said L. and you
wouldn't believe me- Thus it is to be
sceptical-as l am, / may say
DO you believe there is such a thing as
luck colonel?"
No such thing, positively. Everything
is governed by law, although, of course.
there is coincidence. For illustration: A
man is going on journey. He looks at
ms nelghbor's clock and sees that it, is
4:3O. He misses his train. That train is
wrecked and great loss of life results. He
calls that luck. Some would call il a di-
vine lnterposition of Providence"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
Faces Through Japanese Eres.

Lafcadio Hearn writes in the August
Atlantic of Faces in japanese Art" Il
Illustrating the striking difference be-
tween the drawing of western and east-
ern artists, he tells of two experiments
where he showed copies of European iIlus-
trated papers to some japanese children.
The first was with a little boy. wears
old, before whom he placed several nun.
bers of an illustrated magazine After
turning over few of the pages. he ex-
claimed, Why do foreign artists like to
draw horrible things?"
quired. AZ
These" he said, pointing to a group of
hgures representing voters at the polls
Why, those are not horrible. We think
those drawings very good"
But the faces! There cannot really be
such faces in the world" the child ex-
I'VE think those are ordinary men. Real
~, horrible faces we very seldom draw .
he stared In surprise, evidently sus-
pecting that his western friend was not
in earnest.
ITO a little girl of H." Mr.. Hearn ok.
plains further, Il showed some engrav-
ings representing famous European beau
ties"
They do not look bad was her com
ment But they seem so much like men.
and their eyes are so big! Their mouths
are pretty"
The mouth signifies a great deal in ia
panese physiognomy, and the child was
in this regard appreciative. He then
showed her some dra wings from life in !
New York periodical. She asked, rs il
true that there are people like those pic
tures?"
PLENTY. Those are good, common
faces, mostly country folk, farmers
Farmers! They are like Oni," (demons)
from the jigoka" Buddhist helD.
No, there is nothing very bad in those
faces. We have faces in the west very
much worse"
only TO see them" she exclaimed, IT
should die! 1 do not like this book"
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index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Cafe OF the Savannah
Theater For Rent: Notice TO Contractors.
Lee Roy Myers. Chairman; Liquor liz
censes, A. y. Manucy. Clerk of Council;
Bids for Feed Wanted, Harry Wilhnk.
Commissioner. Notice to City Court Jul
rors.
A Few Crash Suits Left-B. II. Levy &
Bro.
Summer Resorts-south End Hotel. Ty-
bee Island.
Let Us Make Your shirts-Falk Cloth
ing Company.
Warsaw Schedule-Steamer Alpha.
Bathing Suits-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Don't Suffer With the Heat-Appel &
Schaul.
Steamship schedule-ocean Steamship
Company.
Railroad Schedule-Plant System.
Mineral Water-Apenta.
Cottolene-N. X. Fairbanks Company.
Medical-Dr. Charcots Kola Nervine
Tablets Cuticura Remedies.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Telp
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
BRIGHT BITS.

Yes" said the dear girl, II knew he
was an impostor, though ne did wear the
college colors.'
And how?" asked the other dear girl.
Easily enough. He didn't seem to think
he was any better than anybody else."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
-Ethel-"Last night Jack, just to tease
me. bent down over my chair until his
moustache brushed my cheek. and then
he"
May-Oh wasn't that awful
Ethel-"- kissed me-
May nice NEW York Press
enough to leave my umbrella in a street
car yesterday" remarked Manchester.
Whose umbrella was it?" asked Biz
mingham.
Il don't know. I borrowed it from
Snaggs. "-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegrap
Literal. but Slangy-"Wnl some little
scholar please tell what happened after
the children of Israel had marched seven
days around the walls of Jericho blowing
their horns?" asked the Sunday school
teacher. Tommy Taddells, you may an
swer." PLEASE ma'am," replied Tommy
they tumbled to the racket. Puck.
-sanctnm Mysteries Humorist's Wife
What in the world are you sending all
these mother-in-law and plumber jokes to
the Daily Blowhard" for? They are as
old as the hills.
Humorist-Yes, my dear; but the editor
who selects the humorous matter for that
paper is a young fellow just out of col
lege, and they'll all be new to him-New
York Weekly.
1t Might Work-He-If the women had
a vote, every time they tried to hold a rail-
ly in favor of their candidate some one
would get up a millinery opening with
free ice cream soda and break up the meet
ing. You don't think it would work. do
you?
Shelf might. It seems to work among
the men, when the hated opposition has
saloon opening, with free lunch.-In-
dianapolis Journal
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Morton a Candidate.

a dispatch from Lincoln. Neb., states
that the sound money democrats of that
state have succeeded in getting a prom
Use from J. Sterling Morton. Secretary Of
Agriculture, to become candidate for
the presidential nomination of sound
money democrats.
1t is probable that Secretary Morton
would answer as well as any other man
to lead a sound money democratic ticket.
He wouldn't poll very big vote, even in
Nebraska, the state from which he was
appointed to his present position. and
it is probable that he wouldn't be ex-
pected to poll much of a vote The pur-
pose Of a sound money democratic ticket
would be simply to offer those democrats
who object to the Chicago platform. an
opportunity to vote a democratic ticket
in harmony with their views.
Secretary Morton is pretty well known
throughout the country, owing to his posi-
ton. but he has very little influence and
no following worth considering. In Ne
braska he is not particularly popular. He
was badly beaten for congress in the dis
trict from which Mr.. Bryan was SUISSE
quently elected.
There Will hardly be a fierce contest for
the Presidential nomination of the sound
money democrats, if they should decide
to have a ticket, and there is no good
reason why Secretary Morton shouldn't
have the empty honor.
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Humidity.

r. K. Munk!ttrick in New York Journal
The collar melts upon the neck,
The shirt front is a sagging wreck,
The cambria tie
Is all awry
And lacks its prim solidity:
The 'kerchief Ger our brow we flip
From every pore we ooze and drip,
And all our glee
To miser-ee
Is turned by old Humidity.
The airs gulf of sluggish grease,
A surf of oil, a murky fleece;
The agile fly,
Stuck on the pie,
Devours it with avidity;
There's not a breeze to stir the leaf
The long drinks respite is but brief.
And out of sorts
The dog cavOrts
Froth-sculptured by Humidity.
That soon it may, o let us hope.
Turn into rain or toilet SOAP
Or anything
To make us sing
OF our restored lucidity:
Q. may it vanish to the sky,
Nor grease the pan the chop to fry:
We've learned enough
About the tough
Grim demon Of Humidity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

The sugar bounty payments offer an OBJ
3ect lesson upon the business sense Of
congress. That body without knowing
how much would be needed. passed an APP
preparation of 100000 to pay sugar boun-
ties. Somebody guessed at the amount
that would probably be needed and that
sum went into the bill. The regularly en-
tered claims. however, amount to $685.
1866. The result is that the claims hal,
been scaled down, and the claimants nj !.
be content with 50 per cent. Of the ann
promised them under the terms III tho
bounty act Bounty paying isl -.
bad policy under any circumstak
It is hardly worse than basinY -
Apn upon guess work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

Prof Wood of Shamokin, Pa, recently
visited Mexico While in that country he
deposited 1880 in the bank of Yucatan
Merida, taking letter of credit upon a
bank in the United States for the amount.
A few days ago he cashed his letter of
credit, and received for it $72727, with the
information that as Mexico is a silver
standard country its dollar, despite the
stamp of the government. IS worth only
little over So cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

A leading North Carolina republican
says that 10000 negroes in that state will
vote for Tom Watson. That means the
republicans will do whatever they can,
whenever they can, TO deliver a blow to
republicans in North Carolina had fu-
sion against the democrats last election
and won. The ex-fusionists may find it
polite to stand by each other again in the
coming election.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

The new silver party" will not be able,
to pat ticket in the field IN ulinois.i3he
state ballot law provides that MS party
shall have a place upon the ofiAal ballot
unless it cast as much as per&ent. of the
total vote in the eleetiontqreceding. indie
pedent candidates ma|'secure place on
the ticket upon filinSia request But can
didate regularly Nominated by any party
will not be considered an independent can
didate' Mr. bryan was nominated by the
silver paF'ty'' convention at st. Louis, as
well ~ by the democratic party conven-
tio1( at Chicago. hence he cannot be an in
dfpendent candidate. The new party did
J1ot poll 2 per cent of the vote of Illinois
in the last election, hence it cannot get q
place on the legal blanket ballot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

Senator Hill says he is a democrat, but
not a revolutionist. That may be taken
as indicating that when he gets ready to
define his position he will be found in the
ranks of the regularly organized party.
working for the success of the regularly
chosen ticket.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

Hugh Middleton Of Augusta has writ
ten a character sketch Of Senator Till
man Of South Carolina. ia which ne says
that the family name was formerly Thigh
man. and that Huguenot blood flows in
the senator's veins. II that fact should
become well known in South Carolina. IL
VII probably hurt the senator's pull In
pohtics. He has labored for these eight
years or more to convince people that he
Is not in the least ar.stocratic. and that
blood does not count. II his historian
should convict him OF being 81 gentle
blood he would do MIN an injury.
Why should Secretary Hoke Smith re-
signt This question is occupying a con-
spicuous place in many newspapers. and
not one Of them is certain that there is
any good reason why he should resign.
He was for free silver coinage until he
had studied the monetary question. and
then he was for sound money. We sup
pose ne is for sound money still. but the
fact that he was for free silver coinage
once makes it easier Tor him to support
Bryan ana sewau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

Mr.. Hanna, McKinleys manager. does
not talk high political tariff quite as much
as he did awhile ago. He has found out
that the people are not interested in the
tariff this year. The monetary question is
what is occupying their attention now.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

The notification of the democratic
candidates will occur in the Mad
ason Square Garden. New York, on Aug
u. and on the same day Maj. Mckinley
bus, o. That date, therefore, will mark
the opening of the hydrants of campaign
oratory, which will continue to flow with
increased volume and accelerated speed
right up to the opening of the polls in No
Vember
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From the Augusta Chronicle Demo,

What agreement may be entered into in
other states where the contest between
the democratic and republican parties is
close. We cannot say, but we have no
hesitancy in asserting that no combination
between the democrats and populists will
be entered into in Georgia. Georgia is a
democratic state and her electoral votes
will be cast for Bryan and Sewall.