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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
Heard n baby Cry 400 Miles.

About the funniest thing I've seen"
said Mr.. Brooks. the local managers. ac-
cording TO the Chicago Record. "occurr-
ed here one evening last summer. A big.
portly, smiling but excited man rushed in
and asked II he could reach Evansville.
Ind, by phone. He was assured that he
could, and In about two minutes he dis.
appeared In a booth to talk TO his wife
Well, he talked about fifteen minutes.
Finally he bounced out OF the box
slapplng his thigh. They're on me, gentle
men, he said. IN be right back
lie darted out. and IN two minutes was
back with a box OF rs good cigars as l
ever smoked
IT'S a boyr he exclaimed. and he's
got about as good lungs as ever heard
at close ranger
Then he told the story. He had 20 be
absent from home. and a telegram had
just come. notifying him Of the new ar
rival He had rushed into the ONCE. called
up his residence and insisted that the
nurse bring the baby 10 the phone and
make It laugh or cry. II cried. and he
had heard Il three hundred miles away"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
The Subject was DrouDed.

That reminds me-" remarked an old
pioneer to San Francisco Post reporter,
when Gen. Hallecks name was mentioned.
of the banquet we gave Halleck in 1865,
when he returned from the war. The
people here were proud Of him, for he had
more than regained the laurels he lost at
Corinth, when he permitted the enemy to
escape under the cover of big battery of
wooden guns that had been made out of
logs during the night.
Among the friends Of Halleck who met
him at the banquet was Bully Water.
man, the old sea captain. who, In early
days, commanded a clipper ship plying
between San Francisco and New York.
On one voyage he had laid big wager to
beat a rival clipper. but when he found on
going TO sea that some of his crew who
had shipped as able-bodied seamen were
incompetent he was so mad he hanged
three TO the yard. Just how many were
hanged was never known, but Waterman
was tried for murder and acquitted
During one Of those silences that will
fall over the merriest of banquets Gen
Halleck called to Waterman, who was at
the other end of the room:
Now that you have been tried and ac-
quilted, Waterman, won't you tell us how
many men you hanged on that voyage?"
Yes, general, will. responded Water
man, II you will first tell US how many
wooden guns stopped you at Corlnth.'
The subject dropped there"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
Mistakes in Eating.

The mistakes people make in their daily
diet Is the subject of an interesting art-
Gle In the current North American Review
by Dr. Charles w. Purdy. He begins
with the proposition that man who is
born healthy and of healthy parents, bar
ing accidents or infectious diseases. should
find no trouble in living to be 65 or 70
years old without being disabled in health,
unless he has not lived properly. In the
first place, he says, Americans eat too
much meat, a dietary sin," which he
thinks ages man more quickly than any
other excess except alcoholism. From
three to five ounces of meat a day, he
says, is all that can be eaten prudently
by the average man engaged in light in
door occupation. Hardening of the arte-
ries, enlargement of the heart and over
working of the liver and kidneys, leading
to Brights disease, are said to be due to
eating too much meat. While he does not
approve a wholly vegetarian diet, he con-
siders a moderate approach to it as tend
ing to promote health and long life"
The too free use OF sugar and starchy
foods, is the next subject of his condemna-
ton. These he denominates great fat pro-
ducers which lead to bilious attacks,
chronic headaches and diabetes. IL is
said the last named disease has increased
in frequency in America $50 per cent. in
the last forty years. The error of eating
too much is also touched upon. The
big appetite is not always a sign Of ro-
business, and the marked increase in the
troubles, developed prematurely, he con-
siders due to the fact that the stimula-
ton and overlooking of the stomach Sim
ply overwhelms the assimllative organs"
The question Of beverages Is one not less
important from the authors standpoint.
Saltwater. champagne and even beer he
condemns on the ground that they contain
too much sugar, and it is the sugar and
not the alcohol he says, that is RESPONSE
BILE for the headache and the indigestion.
lie encourages outdoor exercise and lays
down a few dietary rules for the man of
sedentary occupation. Such a person of
robust constitution Is advised to live large
ly upon fish, green vegetables and acid
fruits and to eat butchers meat only once
daily. Bread and potatoes are the only
starchy foods allowed. and the cereals
are to be partaken of sparlngly. Sour
wines are given the preference over sweet
wines. and "he should limit the quantity
Of fluids consumed with his meals to from
twelve 10 sixteen ounces" Warm baths
are better than cold ones which are spe-
tally forbidden to those past middle life.
OF course these rules do not apply to
those engaged in hard manual labor as
they can more easily get rid OF the waste
products of stronger foods which clog
the digestive system. The man who stu
dies and conforms to these rules may
live to be 100 years old. and then again he
may not.
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PERSONAL.

Emile Zola has made an engagement to
/ go to st. Petersburg and deliver there three
/ lectures on modern tendencies in life and
/ literature.
Hon. Patrick A Collins, ex-consul
general to London, who recently returned
to his home in Boston, will take up his
law practice Immediately.
Henri Rochefort, duelIst. journalist
and politician, has been condemned to
various terms of Imprisonment twenty
four times, twice to life sentences.
Mr.. Edward E. Aver of Chicago has
given $1,000 worth of valuable books to
the Newberry Library Of that city. They
were all bought abroad by Mr.. Aver.
Sir Julian Pauncefote rides about
Washington every evening on a three
wheeled machine and is always accom-
panied by one OF the ladies of his family.
-Ex-Vice President Adlai e. Stevenson
is numbered among those who strongly
commend the movement Of the League of
American Wheelmen for better highways.
President McKinley's mail averages
from 1000 to 1900 letters a day, besides
several large sacks Of newspapers. This
is the largest mail in the history of the
presidential mansion.
Presidents Cleveland and Harrison
have been invited to attend banquet to
be given by the leading citizens of Mon
treai on June q in honor Of the queens ju-
biee.
Richard John Seldom. premier of New
Zealand, is a sturdy champion of woman
suffrage Mr.. Seldom says that at least
80 per cent. of the women entitled to vote
cast their ballots at the recent election in
New Zealand. and that his country is bet
ter for this fact.
Mr., Richard Sparks of Boston has
''four-casp" medal for service in the
Crimean war. This not only certifies that
he landed with the first expedition in 1854,
and that he fought at Alma, Balaklava
and Inkerman, but that he is one of the
few survivors Of the winter of 1896.
Mayor Quincy of Boston has received
notice from the trustees of the will of
the late John Foster that they have
bequest of $50 900 for the city, to be ex-
pended in the erection of a statue of the
distinguished Unitarian preacher, Rev.
William Ellery Claiming.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
individual Credits.

At the recent meeting of the national as
ISOLATION of credit men Mr.. James G. Can
non of New York read an interesting pa
per on the subject of individual credits.
One Of the most striking points in the ad-
dress was to the effect that the slowest
paying customers are usually those who
can best afford to pay cash. It is almost
impossible for merchants to collect from
many of them. Mr.. Cannon was speaking
specifically of the city of New York, but
the probabilities are that the same condi-
ton obtains in pretty nearly every other
city. Complaints based upon similar
grounds have been heard in the city Of
Savannah.
1t would surprise his audience, Mr.. Can
non said, to know the names of persons
Of wealth who were not only slow but very
poor pay. During the last three years
especially the rich had been tardy about
settling store accounts. He gave some in
stances that had come under his observa-
ton illustrating how the failure Of veal
thy customers to pay their bills had react
ed upon not only the stores. but upon in
nocent people. The rich customer who
neglects to pay his bills promptly cannot
be approached for settlement, or he will
take offense and remove his trade else
where. "often neglectng to pay the bill
which he owes to the first store"
The stores, however 10 not suffer alone.
The following, told by Mr.. Cannon, will
Illustrate one class of working people
who suffer- TX is poor dressmaker
living in New York, who worked for q,
a wealthy woman. q paid x $50 on ac-
count, leaving a balance of 800 due her,
and shortly afterwards sailed for Europe,
where she remained for six months. In
the meantime, x, deprived of the 800,
was unable to meet her rent and other OBJ
legations, and suffered much humiliation
and inconvenience. When z returned
from Europe she paid X without even an
apology for the delay"
1t is a recognized fact, says Mr.. Cannon,
that people in moderate circumstances
are usually more punctual in meeting
their obligations than the wealthy" One
can, with comparative safety, trust an
honest man of limited resources, If he is
possessed of those traits of character that
inspire confidence in his ultimate success"
When rich people neglect to pay what
they owe, the comparatively poor. who
will pay are taxed higher prices to make
up the losses of interest, and principal
also in many cases. The practice is, Of
course, wrong but the blame for it rests
with those who are able to pay and neg
lect or decline to do it.
MIR. Cannon advises cooperation be-
tween persons who give credit, from the
banker to the small store-keeper, to the
end of abating the evil. There should be
less fear of giving offense to rich people
by sending in bills and insisting upon
prompt payments. The trend of all efforts
should be towards a cash basis, or the
nearest approach to 1t that is possible.
Correct methods of business. strictly ad
hered to, will do much towards wiping out
the accounts on the doubtful" list.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27

The man who knew a little of every
thing looked at the passenger in the seat
ahead of him and finally leaned forward,
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Excuse me-" he said, nut you really
ought to shake off the cares of business
and go somewhere for comlete rest and
quiet"
You mind your own AFFAIRS said the
other man grufiy.
The sympathetic passenger looked hurt.
'Of course" he said, your case is moth
ing to me. I only proffered the advice in
q spirit of friendliness. At the same time
anybody can see at a glance that you are
suffering from too close confinement
There, now, let up on that" said the
gruff man, II don't want any more of your
chaff."
What's money to a man in your condi-
tion?" said the sympathetic passenger
without needing the rebuke.
Mighty little" growled the gruff pas
senger.
You'll never pardon yourself for this
neglect" said the sympathetic passenger.
Il wish 1 could" said the gruff man.
What you need is to get out and drink
in the free air of nature" said the SYM
pathetic passenger.
You bet 1t is, chuckled the gruff man.
His chuckle turned to a laugh that shook
him so thoroughly that some thing tinkled
at his wrists. He held up his arms, and 10!
he was handcuffed! Turning to the horri-
fed passenger he hoarsely whispered:
Ten years in the pen, ha, ha, hal"
And the sympathetic philanthopist sank
back in his seat dumb with horror
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
To Get a Slice.

The residents of Montgomery and the
section between that settlement and Sand
fly station are moving in the matter of
having the county commissioners recog-
nize their right to share in the benefits
of improved highways. An extensively
signed petition has been prepared asking
the commissioners to continue the harden
ing of the Montgomery cross road and ex-
tend the work eastward from the Waters
road to sandhy. The petitioners are
hopeful that by the grace of the head
commissioner their prayer will be granted
1t has been suggested to the Morning
News. by the way, that it might be well
not to publish anything more about the
Improvement of the county roads, and the
work of drainage, for fear of giving Of
Tense to the powers that be; because when
they are offended they go contrariwise
as it were. The Morning News is of the
opinion that large sum-what it is, or
will be. no one knows-has been and is
now being wasted In hardening the Wat
ers road and the Montgomery cross
road to the White Bluff road. From the
City and Suburban railway crossing of
the Waters road to its junction with the
Montgomery cross road there are not over
half a dozen residents, white and colored
On the Montgomery cross road from the
Waters road to the White Bluff shell road
there is only one white resident The
Morning News has time and again urged
the completion of the Meridian road,
which would give a short highway to the
thickly populated section Of the county
Had the suggestion been accepted and act
ed upon. not only would a great many
residents have been benefited, but thou
sands OF dollars which have been wasted
would have been saved TO the taxpayers,
and county lands that are now idle or I'M
femunerative would have been opened up
TO sale and settlement.
There appears. however. to be no hope
OF anything being done towards complet-
ing the Meridian road or other direct high
way, and about all that Is left to
those who are sufferers by the hostility
or whatever II may be, OF the county com
missioners TO anything which did not
originate with them. is to take whatever
the commissioners may choose to give
them. II by cajollng the commissioners
the people can get a slice Of the loaf Of
public expenditures and so-called improve
ments. let them take that and be thank
fuI
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
And the Crowd WiIted.

A young man with determination stamp
ed on every feature stalked into the South
ern Pacific ticket Office on Market street
this morning, says the San Francisco
Post. Clinging desperately to his arm
was young woman, her face covered
with tear-stained veil and her slender
figure convulsed with sobs.
"Oh, don't CO." she pleaded.
Il must" he replied firmly, as he felt
for his purse.
The clerks in the office drew near the
couple, reporters crowded around them, a
policeman stepped in the doorway and a
great throng jostled and surged on the
sidewalk to get a glimpse of the scene
within.
oh, please don't leave me-" she beg
ged.
The policeman scowled at the villain
who was about to desert the unfortunate
ped forward to attend him had formed a
vague idea of refusing him a ticket In
order to prevent such a cruel desertion.
'Oh, please, please don't co. sobbed the
little woman. I'VE were married but yes
terday."
The man was memorable. He calmly
drew out his purse and said:
Give me ticket to"
"Oh, no, no; don't be so cruel" walled
the woman, as she clutched his arm and
sought to drag him away.
Give me a ticket to Ocean View" he
ordered. 'I'l be back by noon, sure"
And the crowd wilted away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
INDEX TO NEW ADYERTISEMENTS
Meetine-Retail CLARK.

MEELAltE--ANCNelA CANAAASa
Special NOTES.-THE Red Dragon Inn;
Indefinite Postponement of Adelphia Club
Excursion; Dividend Notice. Augusta
and Savannah Railroad Company; Special
Notice. Hampton L. Ferrill, Ordinary c..
C., Ca; Robinson Printing House; The
Ladies, Conida; 81 Shoes, Okarma; Shirts,
Meyere & Franck; Medical Books, at
(. Cardner's; World Famous Bicycles, r. d.
& VIM. baltimore; Tomato Carriers, Sa-
vannah Broom Factory, Savannah
AGENTS; A Handsome Folding Camera
Free. at Livingstons Pharmacy; A
scorcher, Jones Pharmacy; Southern
Grocery Company.
Railroad schedule-central of Georgia
Railway.
Sweeping REDUCTIONS in Shirt Waists
Walsh & Meyer.
Clearing Sale of Ladies' Shirt Wasts-B.
H. Levy & Bro.
Going Away This Summer?-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
This Weeks Topic-B. H. Levy & Bro.
IS for a Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light
Company.
Standing on a Firm Foundation-Leopold
Adler.
Shirt Waists Given Away-At Eckstein &
Co.'S.
seasOuable Goods at Cut PrIces-At
Eckstein's.
Model Bike Shoes at the world-charies
Marks.
The Drop Is Not in the Mercury, But in
- z
That Sale of Trousers-The Metropoh-
tan Clothing Company.
Sunday at South End Hotel-W. NJ. Bo-
han. Proprietor.
The Columbia Racer-T A. Bryson. Co.
Iumbia Agent.
Financial-Dudenhaver Company,
Chicago.
Removal Sale-Geil & ouint.
Red Hot Weather-Daniel Hogan.
Abbo's Work Goes On-Abbo Medical
and Surgical Institute.
The Quality Is the First Thing-Savan-
nah Carriage and Wagon Company.
Don't Sizzle, But Go-To Vests China
Palace.
Just Discovered-Byck Bros.
Truth Counts-Falk Clothing Company.
Beef-Liebigs Extract of Beef
Medical-Wine Of Cardui; Hoods sarsa-
parilla; Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Pills;
Worlds Dispensary Preparations; S. S. S.
Womans Friend; Cuticura Remedies;
Munyon's Remedies.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
..Not snvannnh.s Fieht.n

| The Macon News. which is taking a
leading part in the fight upon the South
ern railway, and aiding all it can in the
effort to throw that property into the
hands of a receiver, serves this notice
! upon persons and papers outside Of Ma
con: This is Macon's fight, and Savan-
nah, Atlanta and Augusta would do well
to stand aside. As spectators they win
see an ALFRED good ight-as participants
they are useless on either side" This
strikes US as concentrated egotism. Does
a preponderating interest in half the rail-
road mileage in the state belong to Ma
con, and has Macon given power of at
torney to a corporals guard Of lawyers,
newspaper men and possible receivers, to
manipulate that interest as may to them
seem best? Is Macon the only town in
the state involved in the success or fall
ure Of one Of the biggest enterprises
within the state borders? Are the self
constituted guardians of Macon's inter-
ests of paramount Importance in Geor-
gia railroad affairs?
So far from this being Macon's own,
private fight, every section of the state is
Interested in it. Savannah, as the seaport
city Of the state, is especially concerned.
The back Countrywide working people and
the merchants and shippers of the back
country-cannot be hurt without Savan-
nah's being hurt indirectly. What is to the
advantage of the state is to the interest Of
Savannah With the railroad and the
other enterprises of the state hourishing,
Savannah fiourishes, and vice versa. The
Morning News is interested in the fight
for the reason that Savannah and Geor-
gia are concerned. and for no other rea-
son whatsoever. It is not conducive to the
prosperity of this city, or the state, or
even of the city of Macon, that the great
property of the Southern should be thrown
into the hands of a receiver in order that
a few individuals may profit by the trans
action. The evil effects of the possible
success of the attacks upon the Southern
would be far reaching, and would be felt
in a falling off In investments in the
state for years to come. 1t follows, there
fore, that Atlanta and Augusta are also
considerably interested in the fight; and,
with this city, they will not be content
10 ElduQ lQly DNt even LOT the llluutc4uChl
Of seeing ian ALFRED good fight"
We are told that the commercial life
of Macon is at stake" Mr.. Edward Wolff,
a Macon merchant, takes an entirely diff
ferent view Mr.. Wolff has no ak to
grind he is not lawyer would not be
made receiver, has no favors to ask of the
railroad officials. pays as he goes, and is
unbiased. He says. THE shipping facii
ties now enjoyed by Macon have never
been equaled since Macon has been
city" With regard to competition-the
claim is that Macon has no competition
he says: Il have never known greater eff
forts made to obtain a shipment for their
respective roads than are now put forth
by the representatives of the different
roads entering here" These are the views
of a disinterested citizen who is mer-
chant, a shipper and a taxpayer. There
is every reason to believe Mr.. Wolff is
well informed. Where, then, Is the excuse
for the attack upon the Southern?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
George,s suicidnI BLUR called.

Il thought l was going TO sell casket
to one of my neighbors few days age"
said the undertaken according to the Kan
sas City Times. "A certain young man
who has been dissipating considerably of
late. and has gotten himself into debt, be-
came desperate and threatened on several
occasions to commit suicide if his widowed
mother did not give him some of the
money she had borrowed on their little
home in Westport Not long ago he went
home with a desperate look on his face,
and calling his mother into the parlor,
said, as he pulled a revolver from his hip
pocket:
" I will have the money or right here
will end my miserable existence
Wait! Waitr screamed the mother.
as she rushed from the room. A look of
satisfaction overspread the young mans
face as he mumbled to himself about
knowing he would get it, but he was des-
tined TO disappointment.
''In a moment his mother returned, car
rying a large rug. Quietly she spread it
down on the carpet, and them straighten-
ing up, said:
Now. George, go ahead. I was afraid
you would spoil my carpet with blood
stains
"The boy almost sank to the floor in his
establishment and disappointment He was
sure if he made bluff at shooting himself
his mother would accede to his unjust de-
mands and give him the little money she
was saving to buy the necessaries of life
with, but on the day before she had come
over to my house and told my wife about
his threats. My wife put the idea into her
head to bluff her son the next time he
threatened to commit suicide. She was
afraid to try, but summoning UP all her
nerve, she carried out instructions, and
succeeded.
1.-The boy hasn't said aword about dying
since
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
"shut the stable Door."
From the Macon Telegraph CDem).

What tho Savannah Morning News pic
lures. the people are beginning 10 realize.
The history OF railroads IN Georgia begins
with a chapter Of splendid enterprise, but
too many OF the other chapters are sad
stories OF deliberate wrecking and rulna-
ton OF owners by conscienceless raiders.
Mischievous laws have been devised for
the courts to enforce, and the harrassing
Of investors has gone on steadily. But
the thing now 10 do ~ TO lock the stable
door, as the News suggests, and relieve
investors Of further worry. II IL at lenst
gratifying TO know that the people OF
Georgia are soon 20 learn how a railroad
may be run In this state. This Is some
comfort even though all present methods
shall be overturned.