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The morning times., 1897-02-28
Cheered the Baby Carriace.

al saw MI Cleveland sfirst load Of house
hold goods come into the Presidential
mansion writes Maude Carpenter 1T
was on tie day that he was inaugurated.
He had been sworn in at the Capitol, but
had not yet come 10 the White House to take
Misplace on the grandstandthere andreview
the procession. There was big crowd
waiting a out the White House 10 see him,
when an express was on drove up, and with
the assistance of a policeman, passed
through This wagon was piled ligh with
trunks and boxes, and upon the top of it
was a bright, new baby carriage. How
the crowd choered when they saw it! They
lowed down at once to Baby Ruth, even
as they had been lowing down to Baby
Mckee for the past four years. 1t was
the strongest evidence had yet seen that
Harrison as President was dead and
Cleveland, the new President, alive
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Mrs. Burnett to BOYS.

Mrs. Frances HodgSon Burnett was ap-
pealed TO in case where a gentle little
mother was much perpleXed about her ten
year-old The boy was trying to get good
marksin his classes. and the youngster who
sat behind him pinched and pulled and JOS
tied him so that he couldn't possibly think
or work What was to be done? Was he to
be q tell tale? Somehow or other boy ma
ture revolts against this. This is what the
little lady of "Fauntleroy' fame said
about it:
'.Well. / think if that had been my son
should tell him to take that boy one side
after school and say to him fairly and
squarely. Now, want good marks You
don't. But | do. and | am going to have
them, and if you don't quit bothering me
shall hit you in the eye. and I shall hit
you hard And then / should advise him
to make his words good at the very next
offensen
The morning times., 1897-02-28
couldn,t Phase Frank Hatton.

While the late Frank Hatton was Post
master General an exchange draft for
some $4,000 needed his signature He
was not at the Department. neither was he
at his home. But old Sol, the messenger.
knew where he was, although no amount
of coaxing could make him divulge his
secret He offered, howeter, to take
anything 70 the Postmaster General that
was absolutely necessary, Seeing that
the case was hopeless, they gave the draft
to the messenger, who took il to the place
The game had been pretty stiff, and the
chips We're piled in a miniature mountain
The Postmaster General signed the 500
600 draft, then tossing it carelessly on the
table, laughingly said:
"Play to that. gentlemen
The laugh died oat, and the game went
on, and ended, but the refreshing incident
remained as characteristic of she nan
whose good fello wship crowded out all
superfluous. conventionality.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

the stage from the nearest railroad town.
| thirty miles away, had brought out aunt
We found her 10 be maiden lady of
some forty odd, with glisuening spectacles.
kind-hearted face, but primness about
her mouth that told OF prim ideas and
ways. She found us a disconsolate little
brood, missing our mother for the first
timei in our lives lowered drea ri v "A bout the
fire in our comfortable living room, in the
gathering dusk, consoling ourselves with
Jack, as he was the only cheerful and
sympathetic one of the party. She gave
us motberly greeting that warmed our
hearts, but when we dragged Jack forward
to share the caresses he was turned AWAY
she might as well have thrown cold water
over our little group, as to have shut
Jack out from her heart
He was only a dog as she said. and.
1t must be confessed, not n pretty one.
None OF your glossy Scotch collie. nor
curly black Newfoundland. nor tawny st.
Bernard. Dut just plain, mongrel, yellow
dog. with stubby hair that raised itself
in ridge along his backbone. from ears To
tail, r anything threatened oae of US. the
while he would growl deep in his throat.
with a side wise glance of his eyes, but With
dog ever had.
We children grouped ourselves behind
the stove, discontcntedly. We had no heart
for picture books or popcorn that night.
for, instead of being i'll our midst, Jack
was eXiled To the dark and cold. And
after we went to bed our whispered liz
dignation was nos, fear, very respectfully
express ed.
Aunt Calsta was one Of the kindest of
foster mothers. though her rule was a
little more strict than that TO which we
had been accustomed. Our comfort was
carefully looked after, and various ginger
bread men and doughnut horses, to say
nothing of Inince and apple tBrnoyers. that
were tucked into our pockets or dinner
baskets. were proof that she thought of
childish tastes. Our play hours were cur
tailed little. our tasks a trifle prolonged,
but that was 10 hardship To healthy CHil-
dren. We would have grown to love her
dearly had it not been for her attitude
toward Jack. For him there was no more
evening maps beside the fire. no subdued
rouga-and-tumbles with Link over the
carpet. no waiting at the back door, with
impatient winnings and scratchings.
Your father needs watch dog, no
Doubt she would say to us, "but not
house dog. He has warm kennel, and
you can carry his meals to the barn for
him, so there is no need of having him
about the house. And you are not to
spend your time romping with him. either.
1t IS rough on your clothes, as well as your
manners
Several times Jack came pleadingIy to
the back door. bat finally one day \ unit
Calsta threatened him with the broom
stick, and after that he did not come
again. This indgnity to Jack so wounded
Links feelings that he disappeared en-
tirely after supper, and only after frantic
search did we find him, in the kennel,
cuddled down with the dog for a pillow,
and with tearstains on his round cheeks
Aunt Cahsta was used to thecold winters
The morning times., 1897-02-28

no place fer me in de woods. What'd
do out dar by nese'f at night. l know'd
dey couldn't cotch you. Oh, dat WIZ my
chill
stand up" Aaron commanded.
what yer gwine ter do?'' the woman
asked, slowly rising to her feet and holding
herself ready to dodge an expected blow;
for, as she herself said she was not at all
"ambitiuus''
" our breakfast is ready and I've
been waiting here to give it to You.
Hold your apron
The woman did as she was told, and
Aaron took from the basket which Little
Crotchctt had given him four biscuits
and as many slices of ham.
III take um, and thapky. too, said
the woman; but hungry as l is, / don't
blieve i kin eat mou'ful un um atteI
what l done. I'm too mean ter live.'
Get home. Get home and forget it,"
Aaron replied.
''Oh, l can't go throo dem woods after
what you toll me- cried the woman.
''I'll go with you,' said Aaron. Come. y
Your The woman lifted her voice
until it sounded shrill on the moist air OF
the morning. You swine dar to Cos
sett's? Don't you know dey er gwine
ter hunt you in de mornin'? Don't you
know dey got de dogs dar? Don't you
know some cr der niggersll see you-an'
maybe de overseer? Don't you know
you can't get away fun dem dogs ter
save yo' life?''
Come said Aaron, sharply. Its
late"
I,
me dat done it, the woman insisted.
Come, must be getting along" was
Aaron's reply.
He went forward along the path, and
though he seemed to be walking easily,
the woman had as much as she could do
to keep near him. Though his body
The morning times., 1897-02-28

or his calling. very kind-hearted man.
In his soul he despised Mr.. Gossett, whose
negroes were constantly N the woods, and
loved and admired Addison Abercronbie,
whose negroes lie, er ran away, and who.
If every slave On his plantation were q
fugitive, would never call in Mr.. simmons
to catch them.
Aaron was far afield when, as the sun
rose, Mr.. Gossett's hog feeder called the
house girl and asked her to tell Mr.. Cos
sett that the horses were saddled and ready
at the front gate Then Mr.. Simmons
dogs, which had been shut up in the car
riaEe house, were turned out and fed. The
hounds were given half-cooked cornmeal
but the catch dog, Pluto, must needs have
a piece OF raw meat, Which he swallowed
at one gnlp. This done, Mr.. Simmons blew
one Short, sharp note ON his hoIn and the
hunt for Aaron began.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
SOME LATE NEW THINGS

A newly designed carpet or rug beater is
formed OF a zigzag wire loop, the ends of
which are fastened in a wooden handle.
A new pocket case for use in writing has
holder for pen and pencil, a bottle OF ink
and pouch for holding postage stamps
one of Edison's latest patents is two
pointed receiver for the phonograph, which
will give two records at once from the same
cylinder.
Chair bottoms are briced in the center by
means OF a metal bridge fastened to the
edges OF the chair bottom and pressing up.
ward on the seat.
To promote combustion in furnaces a dou-
bic set of fans, one larger than the Other,
are set in an air shaft, exhaust steam act
ing on the smaller set To run the larger, or
air fans.
Artificial straws for use IN drinking are
now made of mixture OF chewing gum,
flour, glucose, grain sugar and starch, and
are flexible enough SO they will bend with
out breaking.
Noiselcss bicycle chains are made by COW
erng the links with rawhide, W which is fas-
tened to each link by wrapping around it
and tapping the ends under a small bolt to
hold them fast,
To prevent chatelaine hooks from slipping
off the selt, snap-button is formed in a
flap fastened to the hook, the eye being
placed in the back side of the strap, and
the knob fastened to the flap.
For use in fastening keys andcovering the
keyhole flat plate slotted at one end is at
tached to the door below the lock so as to
slide up over the ke Whole, the slotfittingoyer
the flat shank of tn ckey.
Globular matches for use is an auton attic
cigar-lighter are little balls Of sulphur and
phosphorus, thelig ghtcrseizingo andignit-
ing it when a lever is pressed, an ejector
removing the waste portion after use
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Importunirc Mr. yvannmnker.

No man in public office ever received a
greater number Of original letters than
John Wanamaker The following was from
n postmaster living in a small town in
South Car olina:
/. II understand that yOI are philanthro-
pist, as well as shrewd business man.
am postmaster here, and want TO be reap
pointed. i can't, however, fiji The place
unless yOI send me a pair of pants. The
pair / have on have been haIf-soled so
often they can't be re-solei any more.
.In my intervals Of IeisUre-which Is
about all the time-I sit in front Of the
office on top OF flour barrel, and when
ladies inquire for mail treat them with
the utmost Difference, retTeating back wards
before them
There is another man here locking for
the place lie don't know a d--n thing,
but he has good pair Of bTeeches, and If
you can't send me d pair, you eaa treat
this letter rs my resignation. and give the
Office TO him.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Racing to Make 500, 900.

There are two opera5orsin stocksjn Wash
ington. Mr.. White and K. K. Kennedy who
are apparently running a race to sec which
will make 100000 first. Both of these
gentlemen have been tremendously success
full during the last six months. Mr.. White
has been on the right side almost always.
Mr., Kennedy has nov in his possession some
sixty or seventy thousand dollars which he
has acquired from $15 stake In the last
six months. He is in the habit Of carrying
$4,000 around with him in his vest pocket
for small change, cigars, drinks and the
matters of everyday expenditure. The
other 100000 was salted away and 1t is
added to every week.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

An American writing on the same sub
iect Ia kes a much more rose-colored view
of woman's business ability than the one
which, it would appear, prevails III Eng
land. He says. There is no computing
how many dollars IL would be in the
pocket OF the average man IL he would
show Just about twice as much Difference
to his wife's Judgment as he does. Many
Shrewd men understand tins fact, and
more than one successful man is in the
habitof meeting new business proposition
with the remark III ask my Wife "
III some of the superintendent conf
dcnce of most men in their own exclusive
capacity to manage affairs could be trans
ferred To their wives and mothers there
would be fewer business failures and more
evenly balanced family burdens
The morning times., 1897-02-28

and went by the spring, where Aaron
stopped and took another draught, of the
cool, refreshing water.
All this time the three men had been
sitting on the pasture fence at the point
where il intersected the path leading from
the spring, and they were sitting there
still As Aaron started along this path
after leaving the spring, Rambler trotted
on before. and his keen nose soon detected
the presence of strangers With a whine
that was more than half a whistle
Rambler gave Aaron the signal TO stop
ana then went toward the fence. The
situation became clear to him at once. and
lt was then that Chunky Riley and the
three men had heard him bark They
called II barking, but it was message to
Aaron, saying:
Lookout! Lookout Son of Ben Ali,
look sharpl / zee three-GriZzlies two,
nd another
There WAS nothing alarming in the Situ-
auon. In fact, Aaron might have gone
within hailing distance OF the three men
| without discovery, for the spring lot
was well wooded. II Mr.. Addison Aber-
cTombie had any popularity it was his
fondnesS for trees. He could find some
thing To admire in the crookedest shrub
oak and in the scraggiest elm. He not
only allowed the trees in the spring lot
TO stand, but planted others. Where
Aaron stood Il clump OF black jacks cover
ing quarter OF an acre had sprung up
some years before. They were now we'll
grown saplings and stood as close together,
according TO the saying of the negroes, as
| hairs on a hogs tack. Through these
Aaron slowly edged his way, moving very
carefully, until he reached point close
cnongh to the three men TO see and hear
what was going on.
Standing ia the black shadow of these
| saplings, he made an important discovery.
Chunky Riley, it will be remembered,
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Ito be continued.)
WOMEN AND BUSINESS

A prominent English review wants to
know why an Englishman always doubts
when drawing up his Will whether ii is safe
toleavchls wife in the positionof executoror
trustee; why lawyers proclaim with one
voice that, save in exceptional cases, no
property is safe which is trusted TO the un-
checked control OF woman; and why the
absence OF women from all positions of
great financial responsibilities is conspicuous.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
The Story of a
Dog in the Snow
BY MAY BELLEvILLE BROWN.

Copyright, 1897, by s. s. Mcclure Coz
There were four of us, all born ON our
Kansas farm. / was the Oldest, and ct
that time was twelve years Old Susie
was ten, Dan was eight, and Lincoln five
Mother had not visited her old home, in
Pennsylvania. since | was a baby, so, that
she might spend a winter there, fathers
sister, Calista, had come West To mother
US. Mother had been gone two days when
The morning times., 1897-02-28

1.-The shadow of the harem,'' it is
said, still rests upon the woman of today
The creature who for centuries had her
thinking done for her, who has been hedged
aboutwith warpingconventions and trained
TO lean upon the nearest manly shoulder,
whose natured intellect was directed
upon the unagitating details OF house
wifery, can hardly he expected suddenly
to develop the Shrewd penetration, the
keen foresight and the cooi self-reliance
Of the energetic promoter. p"
The morning times., 1897-02-28

Jack said she, IF you will only for
give me for my crossness and let us be
friends, it shall be for always, you dear.
good dog
And Jack told her, by wagging his tail
and licking her hands, that he accepted
the apology in the spirit in which it was
given.
The morning times., 1897-02-28

Englishwomen of the new order rush to
the defense of their sex, and declare the
reason TO be that woman has not been
trained in the wa VS. of business and finance;
that while the boy is brought up in falnil
iarity with bonds and coupons interest and
investments, the girl has been reared in
what has been considered .seemly femi-
nine ignorance" of such Sordid details.
The morning times., 1897-02-28
Queen LII Is wen-tu-po.

Grand Chamberlain Julius A Palmer.
jr., says Lihuokalani's income from heI
Hawaiian property is between 81 1000 and
$4,000 a year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20
ANOTHER JAIL DELIVERY.
The Douglas Prison Appears TO he 9
Weak Affair.

Douglas, Ga, March 19-There was an
other Jail delivery here last night At 4
o'clock this morning Mathew Tison, one
of the white prisoners that once before
made his escape and was captured by
Sheriff Swindle of Berr4en county. ran 10
the dwelling of Sheriff Tanner, a half
mile from the Jail, and told him that
the prisoners were escaplng-and II he
would hurry he might save some. The
sheriff got to the jail in time to thwart
three Of them, who are now safe, but eau
not tell for how long. The escapes are
W. L. Jones, white, who Is charged with
assault with intent to murder the boy
Pink Powers, and Bill Han. colored, charg-
ed with rape
Public opinion commends Tison for Civ
ing the sheriff the information and eff
forts will be made to make bail for him
to-day. He is a friendless boy, led astray
by bad associates.
Public opinion clamored at the expense
of the county boodhounds until the Of
hcials sold them Now they see the need
of them There was no Jail breaks while
they we're kept In the Jail yard, and many
prisoners were caught with their aid.
The escape this time was effected by the
manner in which the slides that hold the
bolts TO combination lock were put on by
tne fanley Jan building Company OF st,
Louis Instead of being put on with riv~
cts they were put on with bolts and nuts
with the nuts on inside of cell. BY some
means TIE prisoners got these nuts off
pushed out the bolts and of course the lock
bars fell. This let them into the cell late
ly demolished which had never been
touched for repairs and was then easy
sailing to liberty. The sheriff informed a
Morning News reporter this morning that
he had called the county commissioners at
tention 70 the condition of the Jail, and re-
quested them to go with him and inspect
II, and plan for repairs. and that they fail
ed TO comply. Clerk Briggs of the COM
missioners court also informed a Morning
News reporter that he had received no in
structions from the commissioners to ex-
anime and make a thorough and full re-
port to the Panley Jail Building Company,
so that they could repair the damage IL the
fault lay with the company. The
public wants to know how the Paney
Company can be held responsible or make
repairs without official information from
the county commissioners. Whose duty It
is to look after this matter and see wheth-
err the fault lies with inferior workmanship
of the Panley Company or carelessness of
our officials. Justice to all parties de-
mands an investigation by the commits
eiOneTs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20
RECEIPTS.

Per Central of Georgia Railway. March
10, 208 bales cotton, 225 tons pig iron. 1863
bales domestics, Ala pkgs mdse, $50 bbls
cotton seed oil, POI bbls rosin, Is bbls spir-
its. 10 cars lumber. l car wood, / car ties
hbl eggs, cars blocks, l car meal, car
gas range stoves, l car hay.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, March 1875 bales cotton. 306
crates vegetables, boxes pines 81 boxes
oranges, 500 bbls rosin, 65 bbls spirits 81
cars phosphate, Y cars lumber, IL cars
wood car coal, cars jetty rock, cars
mdse, 80 bdls hides.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railroad,
March 19.-51 bales cotton, 3 cars wood,
car castings. cars brick, y cars gravel,
car cotton Seed cars mdse.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
RHilroad, March 1913 bales cotton, ? cars
empty barrels, 5 cars mdse, 1 car moss,
car fertilizers, IA cars vegetables, l car
iron, car tobacco, cars wood, 2 cars
meal cars lumber, ! car stone, l car steel
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway,
March 19.-27 bales cotton, Is bbls rosin 11S
casks spirits 80 cars lumber, 8 cars mdse,
IS cars ties, 4 cars wood car coal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20

SC; prime steam, steady at 42Oc Dry
salted meats, steady; shoulders, 4s4c;
snort rib sides, 45sc; short clear, &C; clear
bellies, 5l&c. Bacon, steady; loose Shout
ders, sc; short ribs. sac; short clear, SIC;
clear bellies, SIC. Whisky, steady at SLIT
st. Louis, Mo-. March 19.-Flour steady
Wheat lower; May, sslac; July, 74hc ask
cd. Corn higher; March, 2114c nominal;
May 22lsc; July. 2S%c Oats higher;
March, IKE asked; May, 1slAc; July, 17stc.
other articles unchanged.
Baltimore, Nd, March 19.-Fiour, dull
and unchanged. Wheat, dull; spot, Ssc
bid; May. S04qs1c; southern, by sample.
S99Sc. Corn, strong spot, March and
April, 2Sq2Sbc; May, 2Sss@2S1sc; June,
2S%c; July, 29}4 Q297sc; steamer mixed. 26ls
q255sc; southern white, 271sc; southern
yellow, &c. Oats, firm; No. white, 256
zee; No. 2 mixed, 221gd23c. Rye. steady;
No. nearby, S91ad 4Oc; No western, 4OG
4O%c. Hay, steady at S1S5OG14OO. Grain
treights, inactive; steam to Liverpool, per
bushel 2&d April; Cork for orders. per
quarter, IS Sd March; April, S.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20
OCEAN FREIGHTS.

Cotton-Market firm: rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale. SIPS:
New York, per bale, 500; Philadelphia
per bale, N.OO; Baltimore, per bale, 81
to Liverpool via New York, SOC; Bremen,
via New York CSC; Amsterdam via New
York, 43c; Hamburg via New York. 4Oc :
Genoa, acc; Reval, SIC; ST Petersburg,
55c. Direct: Barcelona, SIC; Hamburg.
4Oc; Reveal, zoe; st. Petersburg, SIC.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business Is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4,000
$50 for range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base A feet.
l6c. Timber rates, 5OcQ$1.OO higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Windward, nominal; to Rosario, $12.OOD
1910; to Buenos Ayres and Montevideo.
SlONQ11.0O; to Rio Janeiro, $1400; to Span
ish and Mediterranean ports, 81. 9Od11 80;
to United Kingdom for orders nominal
for lumber. 4-pounds IS standard.
By Steam-To New York, 800; to Phil
adelphia, 500; to Boston, $500; to Balti-
more, $780,
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market is
firm. Large-sized Cork for orders, are
as follows: Rosin, Is Cd; for barrels of SO
pounds and per cent. primage; spirits,
IS Sd; Genoa, rosin, IS 3dd3s Cd; Adriatic.
Is 6dQ2s Sd; South American, rosin, CSC
per barrel of 2S0 pounds. Coastwise-Steam
TO Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin,
soc on spirits; to New York, rosin, SIC
per 100 pounds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20
AGENTS WANTED.


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