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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
What is PA|NE'S CELERY C0MPOUND?'

Paines Celery Compound is the one rem
edy that can be trusted to make person
Well
1t stops the drain on the nervous system;
dispes harmful humors from the blood,
and increases its volume and its nourish-
ing capacity.
Its ability to relieve those ailments that
seem to be peculiarly the misfortune of
women is Overwhelmingly proved by the
many testimonials from women of the
highest standing in the communities
where they live.
Its regulating power does away with
that disheartened feeling"
The aggravated causes of disordered liv-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
MOROCCO FINIsHERs STRIKE.
Several Hundred Hands Out for
Iigher WAGES.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 12.-The latest
developments in the strike of the morocco
finishers to-day promise an interesting
situation. Costello. Cooey & Co., this
morning. in order to avoid strike, grant
ed an advance in the wages of their fin
ishers, while at the establishment of
Charles BoclIius sixteen workers, having
their demands refused, quit work. The
increase allowed by Costello, Cooey &
Co. is 80 cents per week, and the en-
ployes are confident that it will be raised
to 81 a week
Several hundred hands are now on strike
for higher pay, and they are endeavoring
to swell their ranks. The manufacturers
fear that the strikers will make trouble
for new hands. This has led them to ask
for police protection, and now nearly all
have been filled are guarded by police
men, VINO take the new finishers to their
homes nightly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
HER PIANO WAS HER BIER.
Singular Request of n COIored Music
Teacher Complied with.


Louisville. KY. Feb. Sop two DAYS a
piano at No. 652 Laurel street has been
used as bier and this
afternoon, at the conclusion of
brief funeral services. the body
in which life had been extinct since Sat
urday, was placed in coffin and taken 10
a cemetery for burial.
The central figures of this unusual Incl
dent. was until death came, Josie e. Gin
ton, colored music teacher She had been
III five months. The woman was a good
performer on the piano, and until her
health failed was teacher of music in
the schools of Somerset Ky. Just before
her death she told her mother that she
did not wish to be laid out in coffin, but
upon the plano, which she had owned for
ten years. In compliance with her dying
wish, the body was laid out upon the
piano. which was draped in white. There
10 remained until this Afternoon at the end
of the funeral services, when the remains
were transferred.
The unusual request of the young woman
attracted a large and curious crowd 10 the
ClintOn's home TODAY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13

great invigorator not only cures these dis
eases but by building up the system pre-
vents their gaining a lodgment in the
body.
When one hears It confidently declared
by so many well known and representa-
tive men and women everywhere that
Paine's Celery Compound positively and
permanently cures diseases that at first
glance seem so remote from each other as
chronic constipation, hysteria and nerv-
BUSINESS inquiry into these diseases shows
that their common origin is a rundown,
exhausted nervous system and Vitiated
blood, and Paine'S Celery Compound
builds up the one and purities and
strengthens the other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
WEDDING AZ DOUGLASS.
DIR. John NJ. Hail Marries Miss Alice
Phillips.

Douglas, Ga. Feb. 12.-Yesterday after
noon at o'clock Miss Alice Phillips was
united in marriage to DR.. John Nj. Hall,
Justice Gus l.. Brack officiating. The
bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs.
Eliza Phillips, properties of the Phillips
house and one of Coffee's fairest and love-
lest daughters. The groom is one Of
Douglas leading physicians, having grad
uated from the Southern Medical College
of Atlanta two years ago with first hon
ors After the ceremony the wedding party
repaired to the hosptabe mansion of Mrs
r. b. Hail. mother of the groom. who
served a tastefuly arranged supper
Rev. j. II. Millen Field. worker for the
state Sunday school association, lectured
to an appreciative audience at the Meth
odist church list night
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NEGRO RAIDS A BANK.
Secures $500 by Holding Up the Tel
Ter But Is Captured.

Salisbury, Pa, Feb. IA bold daylight
bank robbery occurred here to-day. About
las o'clock in the afternoon eolored
man entered the First National Bank.
and, covering Teller Klingensmth with
a revolver demanded the money lying
on the counter. The teller handed over
$500 and the man ran out of the bank
and through the town. He was followed
by posse and captured near the county
line A few shots were fired before the
man surrendered and gave up the money.
lie was taken TO the Indiana county jail.
The negro is unknown, but is thought to
he from pittSbllrg.
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Where Gen. AIbert 5. Johnston Fen.
From the New York sun.


Corinth, Miss. Jan. Al recently made
n visit to the battlefield upon which the
confederate commander Gen. Albert .Svd-
ney Johnston received his death wouod
thirty-hVe years ago. veteran who had
served as a captain I'm the Ninth Illinois
Regiment during the war had been at the
place for the purpose of raising memo-
rial, as he said, "over the men who had
stayed there" He says that Gen John
ston was shot about twenty PAGES In front
of the reglmental colors of the Ninth iii.
nois and died there among the killed and
wounded who fell before Company X.
which was at the extreme left 80. ," said
the veteran captain, II have become con-
WINGED. after all these years. thar II was
the fire OF my own company. the color
company of the regiment then command
cd by Lieut.. Col. Alexander G. HAYES,
that ended the career OF the confederate
commander, who was then regarded as
the best strategist and boldest general la
the service OF the confederacy."
A number OF confederate veterans who
were examining the battlefield when the
former captain OF the Ninth Illinois Regt-
ment was there, were agreed as 10 the
Identification Of the spot
1t will be remembered that, at the tin~
of the battle, the circumstance OF tho
death Of Gen. Johnston was concealed,
and his body was borne from the nclf
without the knowledge of the troops by
whom he had been slain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13

pot The tourist thus finds himself en-
abed TO go to Palatka. take the steamer
Whlch PHYS between Ialatka ana Silver
river and connect at Silver Springs for
Tampa and points further south by the
Plant system The new road was opened
in formal fashion the other day by Pres
ident II. l.. Anderson. who has worked
hard to secure this route. 1t is safe to
predict that this new line will induce many
tourists to take the river route at Palatka
for the west coast of Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
MEDICAL INSTITUTE BURNED.
A Doctor who Was a Patient Per.
fshcs in the Flames.

Columbus. O.. Feb. PA Press special
from Lancaster. o., says: THE Lancas-
ter Medical Institute was burned to-day.
DR.. Julius Simon OF Jackson. w. Va. a
patient. lost his life in the flames. and DR..
J. II, Bellerman, the proprietor, was bad
Is, though not fatally, burned"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13

or biggest books In the world" there
Is no end, but Il Is believed that the blank
book of greatest weight, size and bulk
belongs to an eccentric physician of Bal
timore, one DR.. Fahrney. IL was made in
Chicago In 1891. IL weighs exactly 2S0
pounds and ounces. and has leaves made
OF the very best rope MANILA. The cover
OF this giant Of books weighs 80 pounds,
and Is provided with two complicated pad
locks. The book cost the doctor So. !.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
ABBEvILLE AND wAYCROss LINE
The Road Now Being Extended To-
ward the Latter Town.

WIFI NHt FI"IItI IV""'
Abbevile, Ga, Feb. 12.-The Georgia
and Alabama Railway Company is ex.
tending the Abbeville and Waycross
branch of the road in the direction or
Waycross. Within the past week car
loads of material and implements have
passed through Abbevlle, and two days
ago the engineer crops OF the road COM
menced surveying. For the present the
road will only be extended to Oscilla. six
miles beyond Fitzgerald, but the work will
be resumed in the direction of deep water
AT the earliest practical moment.
j. r.. Monroe, principal owner and Dusl-
ness manager Of the Abbeville Chronicle,
will buy a new and complete outfit. and
will resume the publication Of the paper
al an early date
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nram DenIed q New mimi.

Boston. Mass, Feb. l2.-The second mo-
ton for a new trial for Thomas NJ Bran
the convicted murderer of Capt Nash Of
the barkentine Herbert Fuller was denied
by Judges Webb and Colt In the United
states circuit court to-day. The decision
says the alleged new evidence was only
cumulative.
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rate of Pearls sIayers in Doubt.

Louisville. Ky, Feb. 12.--The decision
of the court OF appeals overruling the
petition Of jackson and Wallng for a
re-heariug was not rendered to-day be-
cause OF the premature publication OF
the courts intention. ~.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
MUSICIAN SELF-MURDERED
Edwin AIer of Baltimore Found Dead
in His Room.

in His Room.
Baltimore, Md. Feb Edwin Aler, a
widely known musician and composer OF
this city, committed suicide last night by
swallowing quantity of laudanum. MIR.
Aler registered at the Hotel Stafford last
evening and Immediately retired to mis-
room. AT noon to-day the door was Fore
ed open and his lifeless body. found lying
on the bed. Besides holding lucrative po-
sitions as organst of the First Presby-
terrain church and the Har SIM temple.
Mar. Aler realized handsome income from
his compositions and a large class OF pu-
pills. NO cause for the suicide Is known.
rhe dead man was about 35 years OLD.
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An Editor in Contempt Of Court.

Columbus. o.. Feb. III. L. Patterson
editor OF the Portsmouth (OD Times, was
sentenced to Jail for three days and fined
500 by Judge Miner for publication Of a
contemptuous criticism OF the courts de.
cision.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
A BLAZE At CHICAGO.
Two Firms burned Ont on Madison
street at n Loss of 100000.

Chicago, H.. Feb 12.-Fire at an early
hour this morning caused a loss of 100000
I'm the building, i72 and IA Madison street.
The heaviest losers arc w. Ii. Schimpfer-
man e. Co. wholesale liquor dealers. and
G. T. Foster Sons a. Co. manufacturers
of uniforms. All the losses are we'll COW
.arnl ID. inanrannn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
ISAAC V. BARDIN DEAD.
ne was Prominent Naval stores
Merchant of Charleston

'arleston. S. c., Feb. Eek Alderman
sac V. Bardin for many years promi-
's"' naval stores merchant, died to-day.
.'e was North Carolinian. and served in
e mt 'qniederate army i'm the Twenty-sev-
eolh u, G. " lie had lived in South car
o ANA since 1868. lie was about 60 years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
To Cure n Cold IN one nav

Take Laxative Bromo ouinlne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money il It fails
20 cure. 25c.--ad, -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13

Il Tempera ture; sVelocity of Wind
j. NJ. Sherier,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
MEANS WORK FOR MANY MEN.
THE WAR BETWEEN THE STEEL
COMPANIES A GODSEND.

Wages Already Reduced by Some
Large Concerns But HunG-reds OF
Men Assured of Work at Some
Price where IdIeness Faced Them
BefOre-The Big Purchase of Print
Cloths Affects the Market Favor
ably,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-09
TOO DANGEROUS TO PRAY.
The Fervent Old Darky Thought His
Heels More Effective.

The Fervent Old Darby Thought His
Heels More Effective.
Uncle Duff, hearing then noise, began
to pray; Aunt Saluda Joined him fer
vently; Sam listened stupidity and in
suffocating terror.
Fifteen cannon Numbered together,
over beyond the bridge, and flight OF
shells in the air made prolonged whiS-
ring noise, followed presently by a
rapid spluttering of musketry IN tho
woods at the lower edge of the planta-
ton. The regiment went across the
field at double-quick step, knocking
over the fences as they game IL the
way
''Oh, good Lor', eff We kin spa de ole
man er feetle bit longer" began Uncle
Duff, but his prayer was interrupted
by an explosion ON both sides OF the
river, rival batteries laundering at one
another, and opposing lines of infantEy
exchanging long rolling volleys.
Mrs. Farrow saw the cavalry scurIy
away from their lurking place under
the river bank and disappear in the
| woods, while four or five, heavy field
guns, drawn by painting and over
worked horses, trundled rapidly along
the red clay road, the drivers whipping
/ and swearing.
! After a few rounGs there came a short
luIl in the bombardment, during which
a singular serenity pervaded the air and
! sky.
Oar, now, Lor', stop de wa right
heah, and lef' de ole darky"
But Uncle Duff sprang to his feet as
another awful cannonade began, and
q shell burst on the railroad track iii
! front of the door. He forgot his prayer
Hell an fury" he cried, ''dat's dan
gerous! Gil me my hat, for de Lor'
| sake. Is gwine outeu yer" And he
rushed through the back doorway and
across the garden to the woods, fol
lowed by Sam and Aunt Saluda.-Lip-
| pincott's Magazine.
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a LITTLE NONSENSE.

-She-..'I can sympathize with you.
/ was married once myself" He-"But
you weren't married to woman
London Tit-Bits.
-He-'.I love you better than my
life" She-"Considering the life you
lead. cannot say that am surprised
Indianapolis Journal.
Mr.. Windbag q think Miss
.Newoman is every inch lady" Mr.
Wiseacre-'Yes, indeed. She is a per-
feet gentleman. st. Paul Dispatch.
Frances Eyes, he is pursuing lit
erature.'' Gertrude = Indeed. And
is he very successful" Frances-''No.
1t is still long way ahead of him. =
Cleveland Leader.
,-Mamma- mo, Johnny; one piece
of pie is quite enough for you" Johnny
-"It's funny; you say you are anxious
that should learn to eat properly, and
yet you won't give me chance to prac-
tice."-St. Louis Journal.
Once upon time two Ordinary
Men went and sat through concert
of Good Music; not because they liked
it, but because it was the Right Thing
tc do. "Ah," suddenly, cried one of
these, in burst of emotion, '.love Is
both like and unlike symphony; it is
as inharmonious, but it doesn't last so
long" As for the other, he has no
part in this fable.-Detroit Journal.
Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, who
had very thrifty wife, was fond of tell
ing story of his bailiff, who had been
ordered by her ladyship to procure a
sow of particular description The
bailiff, one day, burst into the din
ing-room at Wimpole, then full of COM
pany, and proclaimed in high glee: Il
have been at Royston fair, my lady,
and 1 have got a SOW exactly of your
ladyship's size. "-Household Words.
Fully Prepared.-''So you wish to
leave to get married, Mary? l hope
you have given the matter serious con-
sideration?" "Oh, / have, sir" was the
earnest reply. I've been to two for
tune-tellers and a clairvOyant, and
looked in a sign-book, and dreamed on
| lock of his hair, and been to one of
those astrologers, and to meejum,
and they all tell me to go ahead, sir.
L amt one to marry reckless like, sir"
! Household Words.
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CHAPTER XXU.

HUGE GORDON AND TOM HILL CONFER.
When the Sunshine passed up to W:E
mington at IL o'clock on Monday, Her
bert Lathrop was aboard her, and the
eyes of Hugh Gordon were watching
the steamer depart.
Now to complete the snare" he said
to himself, as he followed a rice field
bank in the direction of Orion.
When he reached the upland, he pro-
ceeded through d grove and in the di-
rection of the chapel. which was some
miles from the residence.
Noticing that the doors were open,
he thought to glance at the interior,
and in moment more stood on the
threshold.
\ number of negroes were at work
festoOning the walls with moss and
wreaths of cypress, cedar and pine,
while such flowers as could be found in
October were transforming the altar
into a thing of beauty.
\ young man. who was evidently
supervising the arrangements, noticed
the newcomer and raised his hat.
Mr.. Gordon responded in similar
manner
Tom Hill-fcr it was he-wall<ed for
ward to the door and remarked:
You are Il stranger in this section.
sir, l think. Can give you any desired
information?"
Il think not said Gordon. II am, as
you say. a stranger here, and was at
tracted ashore. more with desire to
study the landscape than anything else,
as L am somewhat artisticaHS inclined.
Ny name is Hugh Gordon
Mine, Thomas Hill. at your service ;,
You seem, Mr.. Hill, to be decorating
for, some important event.
''One Important in the family of Hill.
for Tomorrow night. within this little
chapel, my brother will take unto hiri--
self a wife, and my sister Z; husband.
Why so, :. double weddng?'
Yes, indeed
r., 1T is to be hoped the marriages MAY
prove happy
"Oh, | have little doubt Of one, but
somehow for the other fear: but wnat
am | saying? You are stranger. quite. :
aIh'd SfdnSer 20 yOu.t YOU say.
Mr-IEiH, but / have an important mat
ter on which L desire to consult YOU:
so important, at least. that one member
of your family will have her whole life
ruined, unless. perhaps. yon listen ia
what have to say. and joinmcin an at
tempt to bring TO justice the murderer
of Banker Logd.''
'Of John Lloyd. Why. what ear we
do with that? He roams up and down
the coast at will, with 1lany thousand
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-09
CHAPTER NN.

BLACK BEARD VISITS THE WIDOW BRUCE.
At midnight on the Doth a boat in
which was seated seven men, six at the
CARS and one aStern, was fast approach
ing Smithville from the direction Of
the island Were it not SO dark the
figures might have been discerned by
the lookout or crew of any vessel thaI
might be passing in or cut OF the inlet
Che man in the stern who had hold
Of the tilleT ropes was the one who
mere the title of Black Beard-the man
who in four months had terrOriZed the
entire Atlantic coast and performed
deeds of daring far surprising those of
any bold buccaneer that ever trod the
quarter deck of a privateer on the At
iantie' coast or stretched hemp at a
YARD arm He neither wore black
heard now nor was he dressed in sea-
mans garb. but attired very much as
were the planters of the period.
- BIZ Gibbs, Sandy and four other
strong men held the oars, and as the
six blades dropped into the SETTLING
brine. and they swayed back with their
long. regular strokes, the boat shot for
ward as though propelled by more than
bone and sincw, her sh arp prov cutting
the water and causing the spray to fail
hack into the faces Of the buccaneers.
IN the salt marsh but u few hum
dred yards from the court house. they
pulled the boat ashore.
Nov, men, said the captain. 'forir
of YOU will come with. me Gibbs,
Sandy. Watson and Bullion-Staggs
aud the Croaker will remain with the
boat-if anyone approaches, pull off,
but if not. lie low: there's no one stir
ring now We will do one good deed,
and after that amend the laws delay,
and mete out justice 20 wretch who
else may battle it for all time to come,
and then. my lads. we turn our back
upon this coast forever. Truce men OF,
whose lives the law has heavy claims
should not be the ones TO prate of the
1nisdeeds of others, or amending the
laws delay in melting out justice. while
in our own cases we are IN no great
haste for it. But there are crimes for
which [ would hang member of my
crew st the yard arm, and for snch a
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This Is M .Lnka

Many Jokes hav1 been told about
trains being delayed by COWS on the
track and the difficulty experienced in
many eases in eluding these meddln-
some animals. The belief is popular
that the days of these occurrences are
past, but now comes tale of an hours
delay ola train on one of the best ra'l-
roads of the country caused by COW
on the track
This was a Wisconsin COW. and has
it's pasture about so miles from Chi
cago. No one knows why it wandered
into a culvert, but an engineer on fast
passenger train coming toward Chicago
saw it in time to save it's life. The en-
CINE stopped at the abutment of the
bridge, and hands were ont to get the
animal out of the path. Conductor
Mullen took the truart cow by the
horns and tried to lead it out. Tha
cow could not move, and. besides, 1t
wanted to be friendly with the ticket
puncher and licked his face and whisk-
crs with its rough tongue. thereby caua-
ing the conductor much annoyance.
Iaggageman StaEchf;cld twisted the
animals tail. but that did not help
matters. The engineer blew his whistle,
but the cow was used to the noise
Finally the crew lifted the cow out by
main strength and started it away to-
ward its pasture.-Chicago Chronicles.
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crime one man dies ere Black Beard
leaves this coast. Gomez
The five men proceeded through the
town, while the sleeping townsmen
little dreamed that Black Beard was
walking past their doors. At the gate
of the cottage of Margaret BRUCE they
halted. a moment more and the cap
tain had adjusted long black beard.
snow, Bill, the box"
A small box was handed him, and from
the way he handled it, it must have
been quite heavy.
Il won't keep you long, men," and
in a moment more he had knocked on the
door,
Presently voice asked: "Who wakes
Margot Bruce at this hoor of the NIGHT ?"
Zone, dame, that you must see, now or
never, OH matters of Importance to all
who are of the family of Angus Bruce"
angus Bruce! my ain August"
The door opened, and Black Beard
passed within. 1t closed, and for good
long hour did he remain there, and when
at length the door opened, and he
walked out. there were tears in his eyes,
and his voice quavered as he said:
''Good-by, now, and good-by forever;
don't forget
Black Beard joined his men, and they
FASTENED away. The little wooden boz;
had been left in the cottage.
When the gate had been closed, theE
it was that the widow sank upon her
knees.
Angus. Angus! my ain, ain son!"
Then she started to her feet. grasped
a shawl, threw it over her head and
started to the door, but suddenly halt
ed, pressed both hands to her head and
exclaimed:
& can ma doot! Ny God, can na
doot," and fell to the floor unconscious
where we will leave her and return to
Black Beard and his men.
They speedily reioined those who
had been left at the boat, and ere dawn
of day were quietly sleeping in their
safe retreat.