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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

The Canadian government is evidently
determined 10 make something out of the
Klondike gold discovery. II is now said
70 be making arrangements to put GUS
toms officials on the border for the purpose
Of collecting duties on the supplies oar-
ried there from the United States by the
gold seekers. The next step viii no doubt
be to put an export duty on gold, and then
the region may be seized AS government
property The gold hunters had better
dig fast
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
The More Outrageous.
From the Atlanta Journal (Dem.)

The law-abiding people Of this state
should be aroused to the Importance of
observing the law and of furnishing the
criminals. but the murderers of DIR. Ryder
have committed an act even more danger
Gus to society than the outrageous muir
der committed by DR.. Ryder himself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

Another interesting duel has just taken
place near Paris. Author Catulle Men
des became Disguised and threw away his
sword because he had to pursue his ad-
versary around the field 20 get at him.
Consequently honor is stlI unsatisned
and there will likely be another tint The
French ought to have an arbitration COM
mittee for the purpose Of settling these
little affairs, with the power TO vaccinate
the party determined 20 be in the wrong.
The sight Of blood seems sufficient to
satisfy honor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

With an exceedingly short wheat crop
In Hungary aud other foreign countries,
Kansas, Nebraska and other western
wheat states have a little gold mine Of
their own on hand this year and there
will be few emigratlons from those states
TO the Klondike region. The chances are,
however. that there will be a large and
interesting exodus from the ranks of the
western populistic faction. There could
be no better season for It,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

A man was found frozen to death in
Colorado a few days ago as the result
of exposure in snow storm. If he had
only thought to go to Chicago he might
have had a much warmer termination of
his existence Out west 1t appears to be
all the same thing in the end
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

There will be no Simpsoniau investiga-
ton Of the sugar trust by a special COM
mittee from the House Of Representatives
Speaker Reed does not believe such an in
vestlgation would result in anything sub
remain where it was. pigeonholed with
the committee on judiciary Speaker Reed
is no doubt right An Investigation at
this time might bring to light too many Of
the hidden secrets of the sugar schedule
for the good Of certain congressman be-
longing to the majority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
Impcrfections Must BE Remed,ed.
From the Atlanta Constitution Oem)

Opposition to mob law should emphasize
the lmperfectlons of our criminal law sys-
TEN. so that by cultivating respect for
the law. and guaranteeing society that
crime will meet with deserved punishment
there will be less excuse for ignoring tho
law, and universal demand that il shall be
respected and obeyed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
A FnInt Hone.
From the New York Times tDem3.

The friends OF MIR. Mckinley and of de-
cency note with pleasure that July 2O-the
day on which the Tribune dispatches de-
clared that he would throw some 5000
places in the civil service open TO the
spoilsmen-has passed and he has done
nothing OF the kind. Let us hope that Il
has been indefinitely postponed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

Leading articles in northern papers an
nounce that a mammoth safe trust is now
IN process of formation in this country.
This is somewhat strange. Who in the
world ever heard Of a mammoth trust
that wasn't "safe?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

1t is now estimated that the total yield
of gold from the mines in the Klondike re-
gion of Alaska for 1897 viii be about $4,000
OOO Still it does not appear that gold is
getting any nearer to the point of being a
drug on the market
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

Alexander Jacobs, the original Of Mr.
1saacs in Marion Crawford's novel. has
a great reputation as prophet. and he
recently pronhesicd that Queen Victoria
win live until 1911. that the Prince OF
Wales will "a in 1917. ana that Sir Will
lam IiareOurA viii become prime minister
IN iS9s. fSc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
CURRENT COMMENT.
4 Great Farce.

From the Springfield Republican Qnd1.
Opinion is practically unanimous, how
ever, that the reciprocity provision in the
new tariff bin Is a great farce.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

Seven prisoners in the Kings county
penitentiary. New York. have been found
insane as the result of idleness. 1t is
exceedingly unfortunate that they have
no Buckhalter swamp in Kings county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
STOCKTON HOTEL,

DIRECTLY FACING THE OCEAN.
Unsurpassed for grandeur OF proper
tons and elegance Of appointments One
third Of mile Of spacious porch. suiles
with private bath. Booklets and rates on
application. HORACE NJ CAKE, Prop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

The North American Commercial Com
pany, the monopoly which controls the
Bering sea seal fisheries, it seems, owes
the United States government about 81
0O0OOO, which the company has neglected
to pay and for which suits are now in
progress in the courts. This money is due
on the contract for the rental of the ISL
ands where the seals are found And
yet this is the concern to protect whose
interests the United States have spent
and are spending hundreds of thousands
of dollars for special ambassadors and
other kinds of special officers. Vice
President D. O. Mills of the company, IA
ther-in-law of our Special Jubilee Ambas-
sador to England, says the suits should be
regarded in the nature of friendly ac-
ton to ascertain the respective rights of
the parties" 1t looks more like an effort
at repudiatng a just debt which the gov
eminent must oppose for its own protec-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
THE SWANNANoA HOTEL,
AsHEvILLE. N. c.

The oldest and most favorably known
moderate priced family and transient
hotel I'm the Carolina mountains. F@
weekly and family terms apply 70
II. II. RAWLS, Proprietor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

Evidence IS accommodating that even the
English subjects in British America are
slow. very slow. They have Just seen the
airship az Vancouver h. c.. some six
weeks or two months after its appearance
around Kansas and Chicago. This viii
never DO ~ they expect 20 keep pace with
the rest OF tho American continent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
SUMMER RESORTS AND HOTELS.
HOTEL ALEXANDER,

The hotel is still open for guests. We
have $50 feet of porches above and below
for walks in rainy weather We promise
excellent food and good beds, with COCA
attention Of servants. Rates the lowest
I'm the country, say SIS per month A5!
per week. Children and servants han
price. Write for circulars.
r. y. & j. n. VANCE. Propretors
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

senators cannot swerve Mckinley" a.
a resent headline upon an article renting
60 the Presidents much talked-of currency
message. Being In The plural the head
hne IN about right There Is only one
senator who can swerve McKlnlcy-the
junior senator from Ohio.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

II YOU WANT GOOD MATERlAs,
and work. order your autographed %.
printed stationery and blank books 10"
Norning News, Savannah. Ca.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23

Tho leading glucose manufacturers OF
the United States. IL is said have formed
trust with capital stock OF 100000.
With fostering republican congress In
control It Is a wonder that Il was not
formed months ago. A rise IN the price
OF low grade sweets may be looked Tor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
TARRYTOWN.Oy HUDSON, \. Y.

New York's most charming suburb.
minutes from Grand Central Depot scies.
family hoteli modern improvements MS
elevation. beautiful view OF the Hudso.
shaded lawns, broad piazza. For telu'
address MOTT HOUSE. Tarrytown, D.,
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28
WIN His CoIors On.

Col. Sandy Wickenton runs the post
Office over on Huckleberry Ridge. But
he took a few days off last week and
went over in Tennessee to see the big
show which the newspapers are tellin
about.
1t come to pass that met up with
Sandy over at the station that day when
he took the cars for Tennessee. From
his general appearments it would seem
like he had been maxim special prepara-
tions for the trip. He was considera-
bly, off considerable before he ever got
off on the trip, you understand. He
was talllin mighty loud with his mouth
and spittin cotton right and left. He
had United States flags and blue bun
tin and red streamers on till you
couldn't see his coat, and his face
looked like a Fourth O. July torch
light procession. On his back he
wore a piece of pasteboard as big as a
saddle blanket, with these words
printed there:
"If it don't get to Nashville inside of
three days please send it back to Huck-
leberry Ridge"
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

! Hot weather and hard times. That is
about the onlyest news you can here
| in this pleasant strip of country now
odays. The people talk some about the
| crops and the weather, the big meetins
and religious outpourins, but mostly
about the sweltry hot weather and
felonious hard times. Which that puts
me in mind of a story.
Did you ever hear tell of the time
when Jake Ballentine got struck and
killed by lightnin? That was years and
years ago down there in the Panther
creek settlement. One day Jake was
pIowin down in his new ground. A
thunderin big storm come up, and he
let loose and run under a tree TO keep
out of the rain. About that time a
streak Of Hghtnin struck the tree and
run down to the ground. l never did
hear anybody say whether il was a blue
streak or a greasy streak. But any
how, when the dust settled and the
smoke cleared away Jake Ballentine had
throwed his hand to the pack and went
the way of all human flesh. The news
spread fast and furious and the neigh
bors come pilin in to see the sad and
awful sight.
Now it come to pass in the main time
that old man Hiram Lucas was about
the first man on the grounds. He was
on his return back home from town. and
'tanked up" you understand, to about
- cents in the dollar. He stood there |
by the shattered remains Of Jake Bal
lentine, and saw the neighbors come |
and go.
One man would come up with a long.
sad face and solemncholy voice, and |
say:
Poor Jake! He's dead"
Then another would come along and
-aze at the dead body, and then bresh
away the tears and say:
Poor Jake! He's dead"
And another one would come up and
leave long, deep sigh, and shake his
lead and say:
Poor Jake! He's dead"
Well, things went on a bout thatwav for
like two hours, till finally AZ
asst old man Hiram got sick and tired of
learin the same thing over and over
nd over. By and by another man come
Up sighin and goblin and erwin like
e it bis heart would break. and re-.
marked IN conclusion tbat poor Jake {
vas dead. Aad that was jest a9out one 4
9o Raay lQg ih7 GID maaf "
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

Ain't it plum marvelsome what n
whole tremendous big lot some people
don't know in regards to the question
of free silver? Now as for me, don't
try to make out like l know anything
about it, and l have now come to the
conclusion that the common run of peo-
pie know as much about it as do, and
we all know as much about it as Andy
Lucas and Blev Scroggins know about
the Lords prayer, Blev and Andy got
into little red hot private disputation
on that pint oncst upon time.
You don't even know the lords
prayer, Bley," says Andy.
"Who, me?" says Blev. "Of course
know it. l learnt that at my mothers
knee when l was nothin but a kid"
bet you a dollar you cant say it off
hand" says Andy.
81 will take that bet and win on a
dead certainty" says Blev, and they
put the money up.
Nov go ahead, Blev, and let me hear
you say it, says Andy.
Then Blev he stared off with that
beautiful little trundle-bed racket:
Now lay me down to sleep,
pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep.
If should die before wake"
Hold on right there, Blev," says
Andy. Il give it up. The money in
yours and you can take it, but by gat-
Inns l had no idea you knowed it,"
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

1t has been estimated that an oak o.
average size, during the five months il
Is IN leaf every year, sucks from the
earth about 1913 tons of water.
The iridescence Of the soap bubble
arises from the fact that the bubble
being very thin, reflects light from both
the outer and inner surfaces of the film.
Crabs frequently fasten seaweeds on
their backs TO hide themselves and the
growths selected are always in perfect
harmony with the surroundings.
During DR.. Nansen's arctic Journey
MS ship, the Fran. remained for five
and half months. from October 1. 1895.
until March %, 1896. out Of sight of the
sun. This Dr.. H. r. Mil. the Eng.
Ash geographer, remarks, "was the
longest and darkest night ever expert.
elced by man"
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

They tell me there is now little
new grave at the old Liberty church
graveyard down there in the Flat
Woods, where they had soft singin and
Slow wal5in one day last week for Dick
Hausou's boy lobe. What was ailin
1obe, you reckon? lie didn't have the
fever, nor the brcaldn out, nor the
usual summer complaint. He didn't
have any rcglar human disease. He had
jest simply bit in and dug his own little
grave with his own teeth, as it were
On Sunday-which was likewise the
Fourth Of July-Dick Hanson come up
from the Flat Woods to see me and
bruug his boy Tobe along with HIM
The women folks put in they did and
fixed up a most salubrious good dinner.
Man, sir, there was kitchen physic on
the dinner table that day the very APP
pearments of which would put a razor
edge on your teeth and make the salt
water back up in your mouth. And
there was gracious plenty of it, Me
and Dick and the rest of us-exceptin
TCbe-all ct hearty and quit and felt
whole passel better. But my me my,
1t was sight aud a show to see that
boy wade in and clihch up around a few
sections Of plain American grub. He
was more than welcome to everything
in sight, but Yet still l wondered in
my soul how he would ever manage to
take it home With him.
Now presently after dinner the boy
Fobe curied up on the floor and went
to rolIin and gruntin considerable. And
by this time it was plain as daylight 10
me that the oulyest way to move all
that grub to the Flat Woods would be
for Dick to put it in his one-horse
wagon and haul it down there. They
had come up to pass the day ard night
with us, but under The general cir
conference of the calamity | lowed il
would suit me 4 whole lot better if
Dick would bolt the convention and
take the boy and the grub and go on
back to the Fiat Woods and hold a eau
Gus with the family doctor.
"You know ! wouldn't say it if
didn't think it, Dick, but your boy is a
gone goslin,' says !. He never can
come across with his load The dinner
which he got on the outside of to-day
would kill any liHn human in the Gre
atcd world. If You was to take the
grub which that boy ct and put it in a /
croker sack l have some ra!c serious
doubts if he could pick it up and put it |
on his back and tote il. He is tired now |
and sleepy too. l amt no doctor, and |
we are too scandalous busy with the
crops right now to have any funeral |
professions from our house. You bet
ter put that grub in your wagon. Dick,
and haul it down to the Flat Woods. !
The boy is bound to die"
So consequentially Dick took Tobc
and the grub in his wagon and returned |
1ack home, And then the next news we
got they had built a little pile of fresh
lirt over there at old Liberty grave
yard and sung a song:
Safe from the worlds temptations,
Safe from all doubts and tears"
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28
The zig Crop.

The fig crop is now in perfection and
Greenville housewives arc busy pre-
serving the delicious fruit for winter,
Figs arc scarcely appreciated at their
full value, probably because they are 50
common and such sure crop. 1t is ono
of the finest and most desirable of all
fruits, aud from June to November fur
nishes delightful addition to tho
breakfast table of those who know how
to appreciate it. In addition to its dol
icato and delicious flavor, it is a crop
which never fails, every year boing cer-
tain to produce an abundant supply. 1t
is perfectly hardy and has the great ad"
vantage OF withstnuding the overflow in
a remarkable manner, while peach and
apple trees arc invariably killed. L.
GreenVille Times
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28
WANTED AER MONEYS WORTH
Something Lacking from Her RE-
pair Kit

Anvone who had not seen the woman
WITH nm angry eye wobble just before she
| Gismounted from her wheel would hAIe
| talen her for an experienced rider nero
;nc of century runs. She strobe with ma
,"stic confidence through the store, ana so
In,nrossed another woman that she forgot
herself and let the newcomer be Wai'eu oh
first Ill .thot
| looked rather new at bicycling, ana you
thought that there wasn't very mueN use
of hothering about me, because wonluh
know the difference, anyhow
The clerk assured her to the contrary
and said he was sure there was some mlsul'
There Vas misunderstanding" she an
s,vered II understand that when ] bought
this repair kit | was getting all that a re-
pair kit ought to contain. 80 .. g.. ~
Certainly" he answered, isn't II all
"Didn't YOU expressly state that 1t con,
tanned everything that would be required
for repairs in an ordinary nccidentE
"Nes."
And | bought it with that implied guar
antee, didn't ~ ,,
"Undeniably, you did,
And il things didn't turn out just as YOU
represented them it's your business to make
good the deficiency"
II suppose So =,
"Ali right. There's your repair kit, You
can either put in paper Of pins and some
sticking plaster, or else give me back my
money. ."-WaShington Star,
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

Down at fuckers mill on the Fourth
of July we had a shootin match for beef,
and along with the rest old man Lige
Runucls was there.
IL never could tell how it was that
some people put me in mind of a lizard
till here last spring" says old man Ligc
TO me, between drinks, as it were. But
went to town one day and got drunk
You will meet many a man in the coun-
try that wouldn't tell you plain. dat
footed truth like that. But raley did
git drunk, Rufe-most hellatiously
drunk. And before | got home / fell
off my mule, and also fell asleep in a
jam of the fence over there in Ruther-
ford's lane. From the way in which the
sun swung around and went down on
me durin recess, it would seem like L
slept there about three hours. And
when at last ] woke up blamed old
buzzard was settin there on the fence
lookin at me powerful hongry and
familious like. | pinched myself to
find out for certain whether | was lead
or not, and about that time the buzzard
Topped his wings and flew off TO the
swamp.
Jest a little too durn smart, says l
to myself, but there are plenty of peo-
pie in the world as smart as that buz-
zard, if not some smarter"
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

Centerville, Wilkinson county, is max
ing rapid strides in the way OF improve
ments. The last issue of tho Center
vile Jefersonian prints list Of the
Improvements now being mado thera
and the aggregate shows the same to
amount to Sii, $50. Centervlle is situ-
ated in ono Of the finest vegetable sec.
tlons OF the State and large quantities
OF vegetables during the season are
daily shipped to foreign markots. That
section has been especially fortunate n
securing a fine class Of immigration.
and the good work in this resp CT goes
steadily on.
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

During the past week petition was
sent out for signers by Rev. J, T. Drake,
pastor of the Methodist Church, solicit
ing signers to have the Sunday law en-
forced to tho letter This petition was
carried about by a young man named
Albert Hcrrin. This morning notices
were found about town, anonymously
signed, asking the originator and his
co-worRer to desist in fostering their
project or suffer the penalty of tar and
feathers, etc. The sheriff had the
notices takon wn,-Bay St. Louis
Echo.
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28
"of course pore Jake is dead" says

"of course pore Jake is dead" says
old man Hiram. Amy blame fool
any native born idiot-could look at
him and see that, lie died a most tre-
meudious sad and orful death. lie Is
dead lie is very dead lie is jest as
dead as they ever make 'em, But who
IN the h-ll is disputin Of itw
And that's what makes me tell you
what do in regards to the hot weather
and hard times. We are more than
probable to have hot weather about this
time Of year, and we most in generally
always have some hot weather along in
the summer. But Nho in the thunder
is disputin of it?
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

Living on the reservation in the Salts
canyon, Oregon, is a tall, erect, bright
eyed and long-haired Indian who has
wonderful matrimonial history. He
is Chief Tanawasha, brother of Chief
Moses, and in appearance is typical
member of his race. Tanaw9sha is 73
years old, but shows no sign of break
ing down, although he claims TO have
had 20 wives, and his present spouse
is a woman Of but % Eears.
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

At Ellisville last week considerable
excitement was created by a runawar
team. The horses, hitched to a double.
seated buggy, we're driven by DR.. Hueh
Steadman and Hon. c. 5. Street. wna
we're preparing for an evenings drive
with some young ladies. Street had
bold Of the lines and was using every
effort to stop the frightened horses w hen
the lines broke, the horses dashed down
the street and Street was thf0Vn ont
Ills leg vas dlllc5alod 50 tho kHes. Tpa
wound ia very pala!al bar 10 10 say 49,
riouA pf Sieaiman vas n9l hsTt
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

Dave Bailey, hotel waiter, and Sornls
Frazier, dish washer, both colored, had
an alteration at Greenville last week.
Bailey drew small poker and made for
Frazier, when the latter drew pistol
and shot Bailey dead, Frazier was tried
before Justice Harry Smith and bound
over to the Circuit Court in a small
bond to await the action of the grand
jury.
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

Gov. Mount, of Indiana, intends to
give attention to the grave of Lincoln's
mother in that state as soon as possible.
81 have been at the grave" he says,
"and it was in very neglected condi-
tion-weeds growing over it and the
half acre in which it is situated having
weird, uninviting look"
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

Tho grand jury in session at Meri-
dian last week returned indictmenfa
against twenty-eight out OF thirty-tw3
fire insurance com paniss doing business
there, on the ground that they are NOM
bers Of an insurance combination o.
trust known as the Southern Tariff
Association, with headquarters at At
lanta Ga
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

The negro, Felix Sanders, who killed
James A. Houston on April 18th, was
arrested last week by j. S. Rollin@ Of
fernando, who turned him over to the
sheriff Of Tate county. Sanders Has
safely landed in tho Tate county tNil.
Sheriff Bray promptly paid to Mr.. ilol-
Inns the $3.50 reward Of which $50 was
offered by himself, $500 by Gov,
McLaurin and 500 statutory reward.
The Greenville times., 1897-07-28

The Hinds county grand jury ad.
journed last week after returning forty
indictments, most of them being for
Illicit retailing. Five of the hop joints
were indicted for violating the dram
shop chapter of the code. An expert
made an analysis of the hops sold, and
it is said he found the decoction to con-
tain 2, 80 per cent of alcohol.