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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
Letters with queer Addresses.

at is wonderful how much confidence
people have in etter-carrier's ability to
deliver letters" said a letter-carrier to a
Washington Star reporter. Very often
we have letters to deliver with scarcely
any address at all, and even that imper-
feet. If they manage, however, to get the
number of the house and the street right
we can generally do the rest, 1t matters
not how the names are spelled, or even
II they have been left off altogether. In
other instances the names are all right,
but there is no address. In nine cases
out of ten such letters reach their desti-
nation, though they are often somewhat
delayed l had a letter a few days ago
which illustrates my idea. 1t was address
ed to public wagon stand, to be delivered
to the driver of a gray horse with COW
cred furniture wagon, the wagon being
painted green 1t was the last word that
secured the delivery, for it happens there
are three white horses which are usually
on that stand, but there was only one
ereen-painted wagon. The laughable part
of it was that the letter was marked i'm
mediate / visited that stand three times
during the day. and, though white horses
were in evidence each time I was there,
the green-painted wagon did not show up
until my last trip. Then the combination
was complete, and I delivered the letter.
IL was an oruer 4oE INC "iAFei :" "A'Fe
some furniture.
Another letter I once delivered was
equally blindly addressed. 1t was
addressed to Mr. VINO
owns two Spitz dogs, one
a yellow and the other a gray In note
on the back of the envelope, addressed ITO
the letter-carrier,' the information was
given that the name had slipped the mind
of the writer but that the man with the
two dogs was known to the carrier. 1t
happened that I did know the man, and
had often seen him with his dogs, but he
lived two miles from my route, though he
very frequently came through 1t, visiting
his son, who lived in my district. He got
his letter, though"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
Elastic Advertising Rates.

When the advertising agent Of one OF
the greatest shows on earth--for in the
circus business greatest" is not a su,
perlative term at all--visited a small town
in Kansas last summer he called upon
the editor of the local paper and inquired
the cost of double-column diL jlay adj
vertisement in the next two issues, says
the Chicago Tines-Herald.
Two hundred and eighty dollars" was
the reply, without seconds hesitation.
Great Scott! Are you craZy?" cried
the agent. What would you charge US
for a full pager"
Two hundred and eighty-just the
same?"
But how do you figure it?" expostu-
lated the circus man. Haven't you any
settled rate for space advertlsing?"
See here. mister" earnestly remarked
the editor. Il don't pay any attention TO
space In this deal, but l do know just
what an advertisement in this paper will
cost you. You may have a column, or a
page, or the whole blamed paper, just as
YOU like There's a mortgage for $3.50 on
this shop, and your circus has got to
help me out with 1t. If 1t doesn't. I'm
a goner, that's all. You may move right
In here and run the whole shooting
match for a couple of weeks TO suit your
self, but we've got TO ante up $3.50 before
next Saturday night Now, then, ore
you a friendly Indian or are you a hos
tile?"
All the dates" and extra posters used
last season by that show throughout tho
west were printed in a little one-horss
newspaper office In Kansas The paper Ia
still issued regularly, and its editor shows
every evidence that he Is at peace with
all the world and Is prospering.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
The bicycle and the Church.

The bicycle is so recent an addition TO
our conveniences, not to say necessities
Of life, that It has not as yet found recog-
milton in our architecture. No special
provision is made for the wheel In either
the pubic meeting place, the business
house or the home. It must be leaned
away in some unused corner or other out
of-the-way place. 1t is gratifying to note
that the church is taking the lead in rec
ognizing the bicycle as a legitimate vehi-
Gle and making special provision for II. 1t
is still more gratifying to note that Sa-
vannah church is to be the pioneer In
taking special cognizance of the bicycle
in plans for a new and splendid church
edifice There have heretofore been pro-
visions made in church buildings for the
care of bicycles during the services, but,
so far as we have information the Lawton
Memorial church will be the first in the
country built upon plans which take into
special consideration the wheels and their
riders.
This innovation, broad minded and pro-
gressive, Is one which would have COM
mended itself to the honored gentleman
in whose memory the building Is to be
erected He was catholic in his views,
believing that all things should be made
to work to the end of good, and for the
advancement of the race. In inventions
he saw the hand of divinity, and in pro-
gress the spirit of God. He was optimis-
tic, and helped others to take a similar
view of life. Hence, where some possibly
might have condemned the riding of bicy-
cles on Sunday as a dissertation of the
Sabbath, he would have said, why. ride
them to church,"
The bicycle has come to stay. 1t Is not
a fad, or a plaything. 1t Is a vehicle;
1.-The poor mans horse and buggy" As
the days go by 1t will become more and
more popular. These facts cannot be
successfully disputed. The proper thing
to be done, then, Is the very thing which
has been done in the case of the Lawton
Memorial church-recognize 1t as it de-
serves to be, and take steps to make IL
an agent in the service of the Master.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

The governor of New York during the
past week signed two acts of the legisla-
! ture which will conduce to the general
| good. Both We're in the line OF railway
legislation, broadly speaking. One was in
! prohibition Of ticket scalping." and the
| other was to provide the death penalty
for train wreckers who cause any loss
Of life.
The anti-scalping law forbids the sale
of passage tickets on railroads and YES
sells except by agents specially authorized.
and sales by authorized agents are re-
stricted. Unauthorized persons are for
hidden to sell certificates, receipts, etc,
for the purpose of procuring tickets, under
penalty of fine and Imprisonment. Offices
kept for the unlawful sale of passage tick
cts are declared to be disorderly houses,
and it Is made unlawful to "conspire to
sell passage tickets i'm violation of law"
Provision is made for the redemption by
the railroad companies of all wholly or
partly unused passage tickets and mileage
books. The law deals a direct and Sc
we're blow to the cut-rate brokers, or scalp
ers, and gives the railroads simple JUS
tice in that il provides that they and not
the spectators shall receive pay for the
services rendered by the railroads. A
similar law is needed in every state in the
union, and there is room for a national
statute covering the same subject as 1t
bears upon interstate traffic. A law of
this kind is pending in congress, and should
be passed. It is said that the ticket
scalpers of New York propose to disre-
gard the law and take test case to the
supreme court. 1t is to be hoped they viii
do 50. A high judicial decision to the eff
feet that the railroads cannot be robbed
Of their just dues with mpunity is needed.
The second act referred to deals with
train wrecking. 1t is hard to imagine a
more atroeious crime The train wrecker
is always murderer at heart, and very
often he is a wholesale murderer in fact
When he removes the rail or places the
obstruction upon the track, he knows full
well that the chances are shat many lives
will be lost as a result of the act. He has
a plenty of time to reflect upon the enorm-
ity of the deed. His crime IS not commit
ted in the heat of passion Indeed, there
is done In cold blood Yet, in more than
one instance Of late 1t has been discov-
cred that the laws provide no proper pun
ishment-that is to say hang'ng--for the
perpetrators of such atrocions crimes A
case in point is to be noted in the matter
of the disastrous railway wreck IN Ala
bama, near Birmingham, a short time
ago. Through the action of wreckers a
train was precipitated from nigh bridge
into a creek, and a number OF persons were
killed. Yet, owing to a shortcoming in
the law, the nngleader of the wreckers
could not be sentenced to death. 1t is a
pleasure to remark that Georgia has pro
vided the death penalty for railroad
bridge burners, and train wreckers where
death is caused.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
Aldermen and Street improvements.

Aldermen and Street improvements.
Several members of the board of alder
men are considering and advocating the
opening and hardening Of a few new
streets in the southern part of the city.
improvements along this line are much
needed, and 1t is not necessary that they
should be expensive The county COM
missioners have demonstrated that good
roadways can be constructed with mex
pensive material
The idea of the aldermen who are CIV
ing this matter their consideration seems
to be to open to the southern limits and
harden East Broad, West Broad and pos
sibly one or two other streets running
north and south, and to open and harden
several east and west streets south of
Anderson street, from the Ogeechee road
to the Waters road. With this plan car
ried out there would be steady up
building of the southern part of the city.
Cities, like persons, cannot stand still and
do WE'LL There must be constant evidences
of vitality in the municipal corporation.
if we would have the citizens ener-
getic and enterprising. If the city gov
eminent were to become ''poxy," the peo-
pie would soon show symptoms of the
same trouble.
The people Of Savannah are indebted to
ex-Aldeman Harmon for the rapid builo-
ing-up of the section from CASTOR street
south, because he gave them good streets.
Like credit is also due to ex-Alderman D.
r. Thomas, for the sidewalks which were
put down under his administration OF the
street and lane department The work
done by these gentlemen will remain as
monuments to them. There have been
a hundred or more aldermen since then
and some of them have won a brief repu-
tation for their opposition to all manner
of public improvements. These will soon
be forgotten; they were merely negative
forces. The opposite is wanted in Sa-
vannah. 1t Is to be hoped that the pres
ent board of aldermen will produce full
crop Of such public spirited workers as
were those aldermen who did so much to
give the city good streets. The times are
| favorable to the development of broad
minded and pubic spirited city fathers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
Like sparrovvs and Ravens.

There is a colony of fifty people out on
Eleventh street and Troost avenue
avenue known as the Gospel Union, says
the Kansas City Times. The head of the
colony is a Mr.. Perry, formerly cashier
of bank in Abilene Kan. The colony
lives on faith. That IS, they pray for
what they want and 1t always comes. Mr.
Perry said to the reporter:
I'VE really depend on the Lord for all
that we eat, drink and wear We never
know on one day just what we are going
to have on the next, but we do not worry,
for We are certain that He Will provide"
You have plenty to eat, then|
We not only have ali that we need to
sustain life, but we have a great many
little extras that make it pleasant. OF
course we live plainly. We should do that
even if we had plenty of money at our
command. Some time ago a report got
about that seemed TO convey the impress
sion that about all we have on our table
Is bread and apples. That is not true by
any means. Understand me, we should
not complain at all If we were compelled
to subsist on bread and apples, nor, ir-
deed, If we were left without food, The
only reason. therefore, that we have for
objecting to such statements Is that the
Lord has provided for US and we wish to
acknowledge it and give Him credit for II.
IAN your contributions are voluntary"
EnI1Te1y so. Iney all come from people
who believe we are doing the Lords work
and who are prompted by Him to help us.
We never take up any collections, nor ask
for any donations"
Does the money always come when you
need h?'
Yes, and what may seem strange to
you, it always comes in the amounts we
need. remember one doy. some time ago,
1 received $12. Our gas bill was due. That
was $885. l paid it and had $3.15 left.
our water bill was due on the same day,
but 1 did not know the amount of it. l
put the $3.15 in an envelope for the pur-
pose of paying at least part of the water
bill. When 1 went down to pay the water
blu, what do you suppose the amount of it
was? Exactly Sis. You see, we had re-
ceived exactly the money we needed for
that day and no more"
THAT was certainly an odd coincidence"
There was no coincidence about ii, !"
said Mr.. Perry; 1.-THE Lord knew how
much we needed even though did not,
and He sent it to us.
'At another time one of OUT missiona-
ries in a foreign country had spent every
thing he had with the exception of 8 cents
Dinner time came and he had nothing
with which to buy food. His faith re-
manned, however. Presently the letter
carrier came TO his house with a letter,
which he had neglected to deliver when
he had been to the house earlier in the
day. That letter contained the remittance
which the missionary so sadly needed"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

It looks as If the people of the world
were Joining a majority of those In the
United States in speaking out against the
iniquities of the Senate tariff bill New
protests against this and that feature of
It are coming almost daily from Germany,
Italy and Japan and now England is pro-
posing a duty on corn and foreign manu-
features. But it is a way the republican
party has of violating the will of every
body except the trusts. and 80 framing
its actions that they operate as a boom
erang upon the very people whose will
has been violated. Sooner or later the
people will learn the ways Of their enemy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

At midnight, in his guarded tent,
The Turk lay dreaming of the hour
When Greece, her knee in suppliance bent,
Should tremble at his power
But he didn't wake in fire and smoke,
and bayonet thrust and saber stroke, as
the poet has It; neither was his bright
dream his last" When that tough old
Turk, Edhem Pasha, awoke from his
dream, he pulled on his red fez. rubbed his
eyes and asked an aide If the Greeks had
stopped running yet, and if they hadn't,
if 1t would not be a good idea to send a
nag of truce and ask them not to run so
fast, as he was still all but out of breath
from sprinting so hard on the day before
in an effort to catch up with his Christian
friends from Athens
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
An interesting conversation.

Sir A. Sullivan went to see Rubensteln
at his hotel In London, says Answers. The
Russian composer asked him TO step out
on the balcony and smoke a cigarette.
They sat down. twisted their cigar
cites, and pulled the blue clouds into the
air. After a long pause Sir A. Sullivan
observed:
"You are a great admirer OF Beethoven,
/ presumc7"
Eyes" said iSubinsteia.
"And Wagner"
mo" was the reply.
Not another word was spoken. They
rocked themselves In their chairs ana
smoked away. After a very long time
Sullivan said:
II think Il Is time for me to be going. ."
Don't say So" said Rubinstein. stay
a bit longer. IL Is 80 nice TO talk TO you"
Sullivan stayed, ana went on rocking
himself into the small hours OF the morn
ing. when he got up and said.
II must be of now; I think we have
chatted long enough"
Rubinstoln drew out his watch.
"Half-past two" he said - aRe how
quick time nles in pleasant company
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Savannah Lodge No. 1888. B. P.
O. Elks.
Military Orders-Orders No. IA, Savan-
nah Volunteers Guards.
Special Notices-A Card to the Ladies
of Telfair Hospital, Mrs. George Schwarz;
st. PauTs Basket Picnic to Wilmington
Island. May q; When You Go Fishing, The
Southern Grocery Company; Bills for
knights of Pythias Entertainment, A. S.
Cohen, Secretary; Stocks and Bonds
Wanted. Guerard & Demere; Robinson
Printing House; Savannah Steam Laun-
dry; Have You Ever Examined 80 Co
Iurabia? T. A Bryson, Agent Columbia
Wheels: Belts, Etc, at Gardeners; Fine
Sweet Peas, Wolf & Co, Florists The
Heating Bicycle, Etc. r. d. & VIM. Lat
timore; Notice to City Court Jurors; An
nuai Picnic Of Trinity NJ. e. Sunday
school June 8; Arsenic Lithia Water, Gus
tave Fox.
The Hunter Wheels-Dan A. Tuberdy.
Hotel-South End Hotel, Tybee.
The Triple Alliance-Falk Clothing Com
pany
Pre-eminently the Peoples Store-Leo-
pold Adler.
Practical Economy-Charles Marks.
Great Wash Goods Sale-At Gutman's
WIN Put on Sale Next Week TO Keep
You Cool-Walsh & Meyer.
A Cool Hot Iron-Heated by Gas-Mu-
tual Gas Light Company.
NO 100 Congress-Schwarz'
-Biscayne Bay, L. S. Nor
rison. Publisher, Orange City, Fla.
Prompt. Straight Cash Premium-At
Eckstein's.
A Weak Price Weak-B. H. Levy & Bro
$500 in Boys Shirt Waists-Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Great Shirt Sale-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Two Dollar Shoes-At Byck's.
The Celebrated Auburn Wagon-The Sa-
vannah Carriage and Wagon Company.
Beef-Liebig's Extract Of Beef
Medical-Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound; Munyon's Remedies; Penny
royal Pills; Woman's Friend; Hoods Sar-
eaparllla; Cuticura Remedies; Erie Medi-
cal Company; Johann Hoffs Genuine Malt
Extract.
Cheap Column Advertlsements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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Transient advertisements, other than
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

The pluck Of the American syndicate
which has leased the Mexican volcano, Po-
pocatepetl, is to be commended for its dar-
ing, at least, II for nothing else. The va
siety Of products that It is proposed TO
deal In is equally interesting. as, 1t will
handle sulphur. ice. wood and tourists
who want. to see the crater. This Is
combination which will only be found on
this side OF that undiscovered country
from whose bourne no traveller returns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

Leading Pennsylvania democrats insist
that Senator Quay must go. They now
have the plans for his defeat all figured
out. and say that they will have one wing
Of the republican party in that state with
them. No wonder Mr.. Quay has been cry
ing loudly for harmony.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

&ct Che least interesting subject the ad-
rini.,auon has under consideration Just
nos De- enc appointment OF special am
hasehdor To represent the United states at
queen Nlctorla's approaching jubilee. and
fa Important question is as to whether
that tlne ahan De conferred upon Am
ta.sador iiay Tor the occasion. or
O. HNclH ambassador be appointed. II
BIAS Boon suggested by his friends that
Lr 'hauncor NJ pcpew is iust the man
o. eng lhe United States on chat oc.
cn md there y no doubt that DR..
'hauno'y wouid mako a brilliant repre-.
t..ntfc Tte United States has not
o'.1 accustomed 90 doing things half way.
ana ut ina ia a special occasion. there
MOULD seem 60 be no reason why "A 'spe.
aal ambaeaador' should not be sent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

Although Senator Call OF Florida was
defeated for reelection. a Washington
correspondent says he gets a good deal OF
satisfaction out OF the result. because Mr..
Chipley, his biterest enemy in the race.
failed TO reach the object OF his long am
bnion. According 90 all reports. this Is
not all the satisfaction ex-senator Gail
Eots out Of the situation. How about that
ffieen per cent. for collecting Florida's
NOLAN cla.mag
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

II h said the civil service commission Is
considering the advisability OF bringing t.
the attention OF President Mckinley the
oyasions and violations Of the law in sew
eral OF the departments. But the Presi-
dent will hardly object 20 postpone
ment OF the matter. lie Is doubtless glad
to see the boys being given a chance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

The Joint resolution providing for the
shipping Of grain to the famine sufferers
in India was called up in the Senate and
discussed for few minutes the other day
after which Il went over. But then this
takes place every few days. Unless the
Senate breaks It's record. the Indian fam
inc viii be over before the Joint resolution
N naasod
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COO thc poIphIn Rcndr.
Zion Id washIngton So nnd

II Is to be hoped that when Maj. Nc
Kinley was desired to accept the republi-
can nomination no representations were
made implying that he would enjoy a
sineeure. with tho tariff question. the
Cuban question, the sugar situation and
the Ohio political outlook all demanding
earnest thought at the same time. Il can
not be denied that he e. amply earning a
long vacation later in the season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

Members OF the Cuban junta say they
wil gct four effective warships out from
England as soon MS the hellirereucy Of the
Cubans IS recognized. II 81 hardly prob
able. however. that England VIII run the
risk OF any more Alabama claims with no
other return than Cuban bonds or some
cigar makers promise 10 pay.
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CURRENT COMMENT,
VIII Decline with Thanks.

VIII DecAAhe WIN Ihanks.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer (Dem).
President McKinley's international BIZ
metallist commissioners are 10 Paris wait
ing to present their credentials to the
French president ana win then go to Lon
don to repeat the formality there. Next.
we suppose they win visit the other cap
itals and so through the same ceremony
at each place. After that they will be
ready for business II the several govern
ments approached are disposed to do busl-
ness with them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

Brazil Is furnishing the popullstlc plat
form makers an admirable example of the
result OF one OF their favorite schemes.
The government has found out that It does
not pay to run the railroads and IL trying
TO get a bidder to take them or It's hands.
SO far It has been unable 20 fiud a bidder
az It's own figure so II is understood the
government Is getting ready to come down.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

It is quite an interesting little tea party
they are having over in Cuba! DR.. Con-
gosto, the Spanish representative. and
Gen. Lee breakfasted together. and then
went out with Mr.. Calhoun to make some
inquiries into the death Of DR.. Ruiz. II
Is doubtful II they ever find out just what
sort Of poison was administered to the
doctor. II looks very much like case OF
diplomacy