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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
AT FITZGERALD.
News of the week-New stores Open
ing and Houses Being Built.


Fitzgerald. April 15-Mr. Scarborough,
who viii be superintendent of the new ice
plant company. is in the city, and is ready
to begin work at once.
The state association of the A. p. A.
met in this city on Tuesday and Tuesday
evening. A number of Georgians were in
attendance and several speeches were
made during the sessions. The address of
welcome was made by Mayor Goodnow in
his usual happy manner. Speeches were
also made by the Hon. John N. Echols,
and State President r. J. Edenheld
large new dry goods establishment will
open this week and also a new grocery
store. Some merchants state that the
spring sales have already far exceeded
their expectations The class of goods Of
tered for sale compares very favorably
with that in sale in larger cities of Geor-
gia. A much heavier stock of goods Is
being carried by most merchants, than
was handled last year, as well as a much
more expensive one. This is a significant
indication of the prosperous state of af-
fairs in this city.
a 5-foot alligator was captured in the
southern part of the city a few days ago,
and shipped north as a specimen of Geor-
gia fish"
The K. of p. has been holding regular
meetings for drilling and the lodge now
has its work very near the point Of per
lection.
A number of serenading parties have
been taking advantage of the moonlight
evenings to compliment friends.
The Colony Company again has a full
force out inspecting all allotments in or
der to determine whether ar not the i'm
prevements made will entitle the holder
to a bond for title. The work will re-
quire two or three weeks, and several
thousand title bonds will be issued imme-
diately upon its conclusion.
Rev. j. H. Stoney and Mr.. A. e. Sussex
Of Savannah spent Tuesday in the city,
and were favorably impressed with the
progress made.
At the close of the session of council
meeting on Monday evening the city faith
ers adjourned in a body to the fire engine
room and proceeded to make an official in
spection of the new machines. They were
received most cordially by the fire COM
pany, and an impromptu picnic was in
obliged in, the refreshment being chiefly
liquid.
There are several cases of scarlet fever
In the city
Arrangements are being made to organ
lie a school for colored children in Fitz-
gerald.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
YOUR TIRED STOMACH

81 have no appetite" you say, land the
little / do eat does me no good. At first
1t feels cold and dead in my stomach and
by and by 1 have aches and pains that
sometimes 90 to my chest and back. I
feel weak, low spirited and out Of sorts all
over. l fancy the demon Of dyspepsia has
got me-" That's the way you talk and no
wonder. But walt a moment. Let us
reason together. Perhaps thus far your
stomach is merely tired. You have been
eating too much, eating the wrong things.
and irregularly. You have given IL too
much to do, and like all living things.
when overworked, 1t stops at length from
sheer exhaustion. There may not be an
actually diseased condition as yet. Still il
IS natures warning, and you must heed n
or worse will follow. "But must eat or
starve," you say. True enough, but safety
usually lies IN middle courses. Here Is
one Tor you. You don't need drastic
purges or exciting stlmulants. Your con-
diuon Is one easily relieved II we 20 about
II gently and sensibly. The tired etonn-
ach won't work under whip and suur. II
has probably had too much OF that al
ready. What you require IS something
that IS az once a food ana a digester OF
food. Such an article is the Shaker Dlres-
i've Cordial discovered and prepared by
the Shaker Community OF Mi Lebanon
y. !. taken right after eating. SO az 10
NIX with the food Ii does the atop,aehts
work Tor II, gives II the advantage OF FUR
ther rest, strengthens you in a natural
way and soon enables the stomach 10 DO
lah uuty' There ~ nothing else like slim
pie safe, certain ana palatabIe remedy
Yet the Shakers respect your doubts ani
for ten cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
WE'RE PROFFTABLY EMPLOYED.
Results of North CarOIina's Experi-
ments with COnvicts.

FROM the New York Post.
The North Carolina penitentiary was
self-supporting last year for the first time
In It's history of a quarter century. From
1858 to 1889 the appropriations for its
maintenance averages 100000 a year.
Then under a change of policy the annual
expense dropped to 1850, which was the
inquire until 1888, when a further reduction
was made to $23 900 a year The achieve
ment in 1886 was under the management
or Augustus Leazer. He thinks IL could
be done again, mot probably every year.
put certainly, II the present policy is main
talned self-support should be attained or
Appropriated every year" This result the
convict labor demagoges may be grieved
TO learn, was accomplished by keeping the
conVicts probably employed in farming
Ihey not only grow their own subsistence
but cultivate sufficient cotton to pay the
expenses OF management, their crop OF cot
ton last year being 1853 bales. valued M
over 1900. There would have been AOo
more bales Of cotton were IL not for "A dis
astrous Hood on one OF the convict farms
winch also destroyed 10000 bushels Of
corn. As might be expected, this outdoor
employment Of the convicts has a good ~
feet on their physical condition. Tho pree.
ent rate OF mortality among them tho
manager reports, barely exceeds that M
some or the best regulated towns I'm The
state, while the mortality rate among ~
colored convicts is much less than The rate
among the negroes IN the large towns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
ALGOL A PROMISING COLT.
He VIII BE "A Hot FavOrite For the
Tennessee Derby.

Memphis, April 15.-There was a large
crowd in attendance at Montgomery park
to-day. The Tennessee Derby favorite
Algol, made his first appearance this sea-
son in the Country Club stakes. which he
won without difficulty by two lengths
from Gath. Clayton sent the colt over
the derby distance before pulling up. and
he will be decided favorite Monday for
the derby, on the strength of to-day's
performance. Three out of six favorites
won. Summaries follow:
First Race-Four furlongs Benares. <
to 1, won, with Tom Lilly, 9 to /. second
and Massacre 80 TO l. third. Time :5lh.
Second Race-One mile. Queen Safe <
to /, won, with Aim. to /, second. and
Nylic, 6 to I, third. Time 1:47h.
Third Race-Four furlongs. Empress
Josephine, to 2 won. with Tamora. TO
], second, and Christobel, 4 to !, third.
Time :5lia.
Fourth Race-Country Club handicap.
seven furlongs. Algol, even, won. with
Gath, to 2, second, and Truxillo, to /.
third. Time 1:29h.
Fifth Race-Mile. selling. Brldgeton. 3
TO 1. won. with Lady Doleful to s, sec
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Lord Hugh Cecil. son OF Lord Sails
bury shows the promise OF a great ca
reer Mr.. Bryce, In a recent speech. paid
the young member "a marked compliment.
and a London radical Journal, opposed az
Il is 10 the politics Of the Cocils. says OF
him that be 'unltes with unquestiOnod in
tellectual power certain nobility OF feel
ing and elevation Of character that remind
~ nov and then Of what, b. the tcstl-
mony ~ hin contemporaries, the young
Gladstone must have BEEN"
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ond. and Setback. to l. third Time
1867.
Sixth Race-Selling, steeplechase, about
two miles. Bob Medley, to 1, won, with
Folly, 5 to 2, second, and Rover, II to 5,
third. Time 6O7.
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WASHINGTON NEWS WAITS.
MARSHALL Andrews to Marry-Evans
Dies From His Injuries,

Washington, Ga. April 15.-Marshall
Andrews. youngest son of the late Judge
Garnett Andrews will be married on
April 20 to Miss Adelyn Van Emet of
Natchez, Miss. Mr.. Andrews is a civil en-
gineer, and for several years has been in
the employ of the United States govern
ment improving the rivers of Alabama.
They Will make their home in Montgom-
cry, Ala.
Jesse Evans, who was injured so terri
bly, in the late boiler explosion in the
county, died Sunday night. He leaves a
wife and seven children. 1t is thought
that something was wrong with the
gauges, and there was considerably more
pressure than appeared from the gauge.
When the explosion occurred the gauge
indicated only segenty9 pounds, while
there was really 200 pounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
A Negro HcId on suspicion.

Green Cove Springs, ria. April b.
sherim Weeks has a negro In jail here who
gives his name as Jim Williams. The
sherin thinks that he is an escaped COM
Wet He Is Of "A dark copper color about
feet or 10 inches high. about 81 years
or age ana VIII weigh 10 or 100 pounds
lie had letters addressed 20 Henry Nlteh-
ell, mailed from WaycrOss and Alexander
vile Tho negro tells 70 great many con-
nieting stories d. says he hHs been ln
the state Of Florida eleven months ana
says he Nus born in South Carolina.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16

Cincinnati. o., April 15.-Rewarder was
the only winning favorite at Newport to-
day. and he had to be hard ridden through
the stretch to get the decision from Ven
geance. The track was muddy and the
time made in the different events slow.
Summaries follow:
First Race-six and half furlongs. Sky
lark, 2 to ]. won, with Herminia, 20 to /,
second, and Royal Dance, IL to 1, third.
Time :29ia.
Second Race-Six and a half furlongs.
Assassin, 70 1. won, with Loyalty 8 TO !,
second and Rockwell, 8 to /, third. Time
:2gis
Third Race-One mile. Rewarder, TO 8,
won, with Vengeance, to /, second and
Banquo H., to /. third. Time 1a9.
Fourth Race-Four furlongs. My Mary
land, 20 /, won, with Clara Van. 20 8,
second, and Virgie Cook, to !. third.
Time ;52A.
Fifth Race-One mile and sixteenth
Chicot, to ?, won. with Dave Pulslfer,
TO !, second ana Liberau, 10 20 1, third
Time 1:57ik.
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SPALDING's NEW JAIL.
The Contract Awarded to a Firm in
Jasper, Ala.

Jasper, Ala.
Griffin, Ga, April 15.-The commissioners
of Spalding county met at the court house
in this city to-day at u o'clock to open
the bids for the building of a new Jail
in this county. A number of bids had
been received from both northern and
southern contractors.
The contract for the building was
awarded to the Jasper Construction Com
pany of Jasper, Ala. The contract calls
for the cells to be made out of five-ply
serome steel perforated plates, which are
guaranteed to be injurious to saw, file,
chisel or hammer in the hands of any per
son from within. The building is to be
completed by August /. Without going
into further details it may be safely said
that Spalding county is to have a modern
jail in all of its departments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
The greatest wheel of the riding
color for a wheel Then have the great by
Our Wonderful Crawford.

the in
in Land
we Offer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16

-cora-Loye b. "a strange thing.
tlhfn-oh, } don't think ao. I've hem
engaged seven times.--Y onkors States.
man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03
DREAMS or The DAYS GONE ".


Dreams. some home 20 my heart again
with the memory Of the past
Come with Jour pleasure and your pain
And your hopes too bright 10 Last
Come from your hidden graves that lie
In the BEAUTIFUL realms Of the days sons By
Come from your glorious graves that lie
In the realms 81 the days gone byi
will welcome ye ali again.
As oncs In the halls Of Ed.
wclcome the pleasure and the pain
For the beauty our brief lives held
Dreams. come out Of your secret graves
In the woodland ~flds and the dim -
caves:
Dreams. come out u your myriad graves
In the ~flds and the dim $50 eAvcsi
We throng the halls Of my heart once moro
With faces sad with pain
Oh. faded ghosts Of the drcsms Of yorc.
The Joy comes N again.
Go back 10 your mournfui graves that lie
In the zhsdoxy realms Of the days gone by
CO back 20 your voicele>s graves that lie
In the realms OF the days gone byi
Emma A. Browns in New York Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03
SHE MADE A GREAT MISTAKE.

TAsushs she Would Mako Tom HAPPY.
but both Are Nov Missrsbls.
Daughters Of wealthy men who fall
In love with their fathers employees
are not entirely restricted to novels.
There is . Chicago merchant whose con-
fdential man has for some time been q
sutton for his daughters hand. There
IL smother departure from tradition In
the fact that his love affair IL not ~
violently opposed ~ 1t might be. He 10
. thoroughly capable and Rright fell
low. and lis prospective Gther-in-law
probably doesn't see why no wouldn't
do Just ~ well n a clubman Y per-
haps q noblemsn for his daughters hus-
band. OF course the two lovers like to
be ~ much a. possible in each others
company and try all sorts Of little
schemes and inventions TO bring this
happy state Of affairs about.
The other evening when the young
man, whose familiar name Is Tom,
called at the home Of his 6ancee she
was perfectly radiant.
"Oh, Tom. I have just Re best piece
Of news to tell you'll she said to him.
"Indeedr' was his reply. Tell it to
me right away"
81 know you will be 20 glad I did
it," she continued.
"Did what?"
I'm going to tell you all about It.
Papa said this morning that he was 60
ing to California. to be gone . month.
He said I'd enjoy the scenery and the
climate, and he thought there wasn't
any trip that I'd like . much. Oh, he
wanted me to go awfully bad. but l
Just thought that l wouldn't see you for
. month, and 80 I took q stand. / must
have made so excuses. Finally ! told
him that I'd promised to 60 to Cousin
Maude's ut Lake Geneva, and that !
just couldn't break my promise. so at
last he let me OF. 1t was hard work.
and I'm almost afraid / made him
angry. but l knew you'd be 30 glad"
"Yes-um-of course" responded
Tom.
swell. you don't look half as glad
a. / thought you would"
MOI he began.
Then you're not glad. she said in
. tone Of mixed surprise and disappoint-
ment.
well. no. darling" he said. you
zee, I'm to 60 with him. Chicago
Times Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

OF Princess Pauline Borghese, she
whose charms Canova Is supposed to
have immortalized in his Venus Vic
trix, Mr.. Augustus J. q. Hare. in his
THE Story Of Ny Life" relates this
anecdote, told him by Lady Ruthven:
She used. when at Rome, TO 60 to
ia toilette des pieds' Of Pauline
Borghese. Regular invitations were H.
sued for it. When the guests arrived.
they found the princess, supremely
lovely. with her beautiful little white
feet exposed upon n velvet cushion.
Then two OF three maids came in and
touched the feet with a sponge and
busted them with . little powder
''c'etait la toilette des pieds." Ths
Duke Of Hamilton used to take mp one
Of the little feet and pas IL inside his
waistcoat like a little bird"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03
STOP n THINK.

Every time you make a purchase,
whether it is to your interest or not.
For the nearer you keep your mon
ey in reach the more benefit you
derive from it. BY favoring US,
and buying no other than a hand
made Guckes Broom, Mops,
whisks, Toy and Ceiling brooms.
And if your merchant don't handle
them, ask him to get them, OF cal
at our factory, or write US a postal
card and We will send yoE our
brooms. We sell both wholesale
ard fetal.
FARMERS wishing theil
corn made up into brooms and who
havn't got the cash, should remem
Der that we eat, and will take any
thing in the produce line for on
pay.
GUcKEs Book MR'G. Co.,
HI. r. GUcKEs, M'nager.
June n. s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

Its wonderful" aid the man who
u always earnest, TO zee how they can
develop the intellects Of the lower ami
nala There 10 no telling bow much we
may Be able 70 benefit them BY system
attic education"
what suggested that idear"
"A chimpansee that ! NV. He was
ono in a~perfecsly Wild condition. Now
they have by patient training taught
him to smoke . pipe. play cards and
drink whiskyr'-London Answers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

In giancing through the recently pub
lished work ON that worthy bore, Dr..
johnson. l failed to discover the follow.
ing anecdote. II IL carefully preserved
by . family whose Scotch ancestor
took . rise out Of the great lexicogra
pher:
Hostess-Dr. johnson, what do yos
think Of our Scotch broth?
d.. Johnson-Aadam. in my opinior
It's only &c for piea
Hoste&-Then have some more.
London Figaro
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03
CANNED

The Most Flagrant and Extensive Kinds
Of AdulterstiOn Arr Prscticsd.
Under n heading we may consider
several groups Of food stuffs, which,
while different in composition. are alike
in the form Of adulteration which il re-
sorted to These groups include the va
rieties Of canned vegetables. fruit but
tiers. jellies, preserves and catchups. The
fogms Of sdulterations common to all
Of these consist in the use Of coloring
matter, Of imperfect vegetables or
fruits, Of other fruits and vegetables
than those called for Or of p~reservatives.
In the case Of canned vegetables there il
an accidental adulteration from the in
gradients Of the can. such as lead and
tin, and which may. as . rule, be at
tributed to q lack of care in canning.
In all of the groups mentioned the
a~dulteration practiced is Of the most
fragrant and extensive kind. Catchups
are made Of skins and cores instead Of
the pure vegetables. then colored with
. coal tar product and loaded with sail
cylic acid 10 prevent fermentation.
Fruit buffers are nothing but parinRl
and scrapings Of fruit to which glucose
starch and ooloring have been added
with salicylic acid Is q preservative
JelIies are made from glucose favoret
with essential oils and colored. to which
salicyl lie acid il added. Some fruit 3el
lies marked a. pure have never seen
trace of fruit. What is true of jellies i
true Of preserves. Put together refus
material. the cheapest sort Of glucose
some coloring and salicylic acid, an
you have the composition Of some Of tn
cheaper forms of preserves that are
be found ON the shelves of some Of on
grocery stores. OF these coarser form
If authorizations it will be unnecessar
to say even q word. They are universaD
" recognized a. unfit TO be used. an
every honest dealer Is Of the opinio
that the sooner they are driven out G
the market the better IL will be Il
trade. -Sanitarian.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03
THE u ABOUT IT.


what IL the Uss Of Living " You CssS
H In IsY
Yes. Erastus, we have noticed that
article in a scientific Journal advising
people 20 sleep more in order to live
long. and to tell You the truth we take
but little stock in it. We notice that
Tesla. the great electrician, claims that
. man might live to be 400 years old II
he would only sleep most Of the time.
And suppose he should What would .
man amount to sleeping like q fat dog
in the summer? For all practical pur-
poses = man might ~ we'll be dead a.
20 be asleep with this advantage in the
way Of being dead-he isn't in any
body's road
Suppose . man lived for 200 years
and slept 100 Of it. He can only figure
out when the thing 10 through that he
has really lived 90 years. and in that 40
be neither cuts as much ice nor has half
the fun the man has who passes in his
checks as 60 and out Of the 80 has only
slept 90 years. II there any particular
object. my boy. in simply lying round
asleep for $50 years. wearing ont bed
clothes and saving q tribe ON funeral
expenses. We think not All there Ia
in life worth living for you get while
you are swake- All the time you ought
to spend asleep il just enough to enable
you TO keep awake the rest Of the time.
Sleep u q necessary evil. just q
much good time that you have 10 give
up in order TO keep your Stomach. liver
and other orxans in fair shape. On
course We have read . SOD deal about
beautiful dFesms whslI angels hover
overhead and all that. but our expert
ence 10 that this talk 10 almost alto
gether rot When you are in good phys.
ical condition. you don't dream When
you dream. the angels aren't In that
vicinity. IL IL when you have filled
your interior with fatted swine and
boiled cabbage that you retire 70 sleep.
perchance Il dream To dream-aye,
there 10 the ruoi-when you feel . -four
beaded dog sitting upon your vitals and
know that the horned and cloveu tailed
whAngdoodle from the barren mountains
Of Hepsidan IL crawling upon you.
breathing smoke and fire. and you are
parAyzed. or you seem all ut once tc
and yourself in the midst Of some gay
and cultured assembly with no clothing
ON your person except perhaps . paper
collar and q pair Of hose supporters and
utterly unable 70 explain to the ladies
and gentlemen present why you srs
there in this decollete costume on tt
take Jour departure.
There 10 nothing angelic or heavenly
about the average dream. On the con
srsry. IL IL hsdes and repeat The youne
man who has 20 be routed out Of bed ii
or 10 o'clock in the morning may LIVE
. good while. bot the chances are thu
be won't mount 20 ~ much in life a
. three legged dog in . jack rabbi
chase. The proper thing. young fellow
10 to sleep les and get a hump ON your
elf. even IL you shouId pas out befor
you are SO. One year Of life spent II
knocking rich. ripe. LUSCIOUS persim
mons il worth i've sleeping in the shad
with the worms crawling ver your per
son and the timber bugs trying TO rol
, you ous Of their way.-Tom AcNeal 1
|, Topeka Nail
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

The pruverb Necessity h the mother
Of invention" can hardly be traced TO
one independent source. The idea was
expressed BY Persius. the Roman sstiriss
shout so A. d.. and IL found. in the
precise form now quoted. In Richard
Frsnck's Northern Memoirs" (printsd
In Lmdon. 1904 and In various later
English writera
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

J. n. Barrie IL more conscious Of his
Limitations than are some Of his fellow
woskers Of the period. AZ the repeated
solicitation Of his journalist friends he
consented some tine ago TO write the
life Of the late Alexander Russell Of The
Scotsman. bot be immediately relin-
quished the task when he perceived that
biographical writing lay altogether out
side his particular sphere Of work
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

The astonishing statement that Rus
STA IL the country that will presently
lead In music h made BY Yaske. the
famous violinist. THE Muscovite en-
pire," he says. has some Of the char
acteristics II tbose early ages which
gave us the masters Of arts. She has
that tranquility. that repose. that isola.
tion under which masterpieces come "a
perfection
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

Many languages are devoid Of certain
sounds quite familiar to M. The
Chinese, for instance. has no sound
equivalent TO our "r." For America Q
Chinaman says "YamelikA." The So
ciaty islanders could not pronounce
either &C" or *" and the nearest ap-
proach they could make to the name Of
the celebrated navigator Cook. who Wis
tied their shores, was Tut"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-03

It's a regular summer day picnic
to revel IN the bar2ains and de-
m~olishing prices offered by The
CorRrrR advisers.
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Madison Township Trustee
Notice.

Notice il given that hereafter the Tus
tee Of Madison township win be at the
store room Of Mr.. John p. Norman. in
Ireland, on every Saturday, for the pur-
pose Of attending 10 township business,
and al persons having business with the
township are expected to con1ne it to
those days
The township library is kept at Isaac
Alexander's in Ireland, where all may
obtain the hooks.
The Indiana School books will b.
found at Norman a Gny's store af al,
times. JONI K. NORMAN,
Aug. 10. 's5-y Trustee Madison TIP