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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
The ncnents of Drainage.

The statement which the health officer
made in yesterdays Morning News. name
~. that the malarial fever. which pre-
vailed in the first part of September on the
western side of the city. gradually disap-
peared as the drains in the adjacent lands
were opened, should receive the thought
full consideration of every citizen. The
county commissioners, at the request of
the mayor and sanitary authorities, put
the chain-gang at work upon these drains
about the time that the yellow fever in
New Orleans and Mobile began to create
alarm.
The drainage that has been done around
Savannah has done a vast amount of
good. Fifteen or twenty years ago ma
larial fever was very common in the city
during the fall months. Now there is very
little of it, and what there is, is almost
entirely confined to the outskirts Drain
age has brought about this great change
for the better.
Then why not continue the drainage I'M
til all the swamps and lowlands close to
the city are drained? Judging from what
has already been accomplished there is
no doubt that malarial fever can be made
an almost unknown disease within the
citys limits.
We have persistently urged that the
nearby swamps should be drained before
drainage in the other parts of the county
was begun, because We believe that with
such drainage the chances of having seri-
Gus sickness in the city of any kind would
be greatly lessened and we are confident
that every physician and every other EFT
izen. who has given the matter careful
consideration, entertains the same view.
1t is TO be hoped therefore that seeing
what good a little drainage work on the
western side of the city has done this fall
the drainage of the nearby swamps and
lowlands will be begD, as soon as the
| chain-gang convicts have completed the
work mapped out by the city, and con
tinued until the territory Immediately
around Savannah is in irst-class sanitary
condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
Henry cIay's $50 kiss at a Fair.

She wasn't young. She admitted that
Of her own accord, but quietly utimated
that youth seemed to belle the statement
says the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
They were talking of kissing and church
fairs, and how easy it was to work a
good thing" for punch, grab bag, and
the other accessories which form the al
Turing features of the fairs generally.
He was as. cold-blooded as a box of
corn salve, and asked:
"Would'you kiss man at a fair in the
interest of charity, provided he took
chances in a rattle, bought a pound of tea,
or bought a lot of alleged love letters
would you kiss for charty?"
4 did once. 1t was some few years ago.
when Henry Clay was with us. l vas at
fair and had charge of a table. l want
ed to make our receipts larger than any
other, and used every effort to swell our
profits. Henry Clay came in and we
met"
And the Lady smiled a sad, sweet smile.
smOothed out the folds in her dress. and
in very ldtterishly shy manner went
on:
Somehow the talk turned on kissing,
and ] asked him how much he would give
to charity provided l let him kiss me
He bid $50 and ! kissed him and got his
money and We beat all the other tables
at the fair"
"A fool and his money soon parted, ="
quietly remarked the man with the icicle
for a heart, and the lady does not know
just how he meant the remark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
BIsIGHV BITS.

-Teaspout-"Why are YOU SO angry at
the doctor?" Mrs Tesspout-"When I told
him had a terrible tired feeling, he told
me to show him my tongue. Household
Words.
Here's a check indorsed j. R. Temp
kins'-who is Tom llins. a man or wo-
MANI" "A woman, Of course "Why of
course?" IT'S indorsed at the wrong end +"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Graham" spe king Of Mortimer. his
wife is considered quite a good judge of
music, isn't she?" Morgan-'I believe so.
IT any rate Mortimer never plays al
home. boston Transcript.
-She-What are these missing links we
hear so much about? He-Oh, they were
some golf links that We're located in a
certain western town before the cyclone
struck H.-Yonkers Statesman.
Mother dn horror)-O John! Don't you
see what baby is doing? He is sucking
all the paint off that monkey on the stick
Father deep in his paper)-Oh, that's all
right! 1t only cost two cents.-Puck.
Little Clarence (after thinking deeply
Pal
MT CdiltpelSN WedIilS)-Nell, my son
Little Clarence-Pa, why is il that two
headed girls are so scarce when two-faced
men are so common ?-Harper's Bazaar
Another on the String-"so she refused
you, did she?" ''WeH, no-simply cata-
logued me, and hung me on the line. -
Harpers Bazaar
Forrester-"Yo live in quiet part of
the town, do you not?" Lancaster-"Not
now" Observation-Disclosures Lancast er-
NO Got twins "-Tit-Bits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

Brooklyn is making an experiment IN
school reform which will no doubt be at
tended with good results. She is increas-
ing the salaries Of the teachers in the
primary departments. BY paying better
salaries, Brooklyn hopes TO get better
teachers, and there is little room for
doubling that she viii succeed The foun-
dalton OF an education. and often the foun-
dalton Of a character, is laid in the pri-
mary class room, hence it Is Of the great
est importance that the teachers in
charge Of those rooms should be well
trained and carefully selected. The pri-
mary department is not merely a factory
Tor the working up Of raw material for
the builders in the other departments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited 4 days, $3.50. Cabin, IN
limited, $20S0 Excursion. limited
months, 1872. Second class, limited days,
STATS.
TO N-Steamer-Cabin, limited
days, $24. Excursion, limited months. $40
Second class, limited days, 49,
TO WESTINGHOUSE and rail-
Cabin, unlimited SIG 20. Second class.
limited 5 days, S112O.
TO PHILADELPHIA-S and rail-
Cabin. unlimited $3.50. Excursion, lin
tied months, $500. Second class, limi-
ted 4 days, $3.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA-St eamer-Cabin
unlimited SIT. Second class limited
days, s11.5O
TO BALTIMORE-Cab s15. Excursion
limited months, S25. Second class. SO.
The steamships of this company are an
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti.
more as follows STANDARD time):
BERKSHIRE. Capt. Klrwan. sATITR-
DAY, Oct. g. at $50 p. m.
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Peters, WEDNEs-
DAY, Oct. Is, at 1880 p. m.
ITAsCA. Capt James, SATURDAY.
Oct 16, at 1000 D. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. J. CAROLAN. Agent,
w. F. TURNER, G. P. A..
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ
j. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

The penal island plan, it seems, is TO
be eliminated from the plans proposed for
caring for the convicts. The governor is
authority for the statement that the sea
island cotton planters are opposed to it,
because they feel certain that the convicts
would be utilized in the cultivation of sea
island cotton They don't want any more
sea island cotton produced than they can
produce themselves. The cultivation of
that kind of cotton by the whole of the
convict force would increase the supply
to such an extent that the price of it
would decline.
There was never much prospect of the
penal island plan being adopted, although
il possesses some attractive features. The
amount of sea island cotton they would
produce wouldn't be one-tenth of the
amount stated in our dispatches, and there
fore the convict cotton would not serious
ly affect the sea island cotton market.
But if the penal island plan is to be aban-
doned there Is no use in discussing it. II
would not be surprising if all the other
plans. except that of leasing the convcts,
should be abandoned. The leasing plan,
which is subject to so many and to such
horrible abuses, and TO which the people
are strongly opposed, is about the only one
which deos not require the expenditure
of a considerable amount of money by
the state. The legislators don't know
| how to get the money for carrying out
any plan which requires a large outlay.
There are only two ways of getting it.
one is by increasing the tax rate, and the
other is to issue the bonds of the state.
Neither of these ways would be popular
| The people don't want TO pay higher tax
es and they don't want the state debt in
| creased. The elimination of the penal is
land plan will have the effect of strength
ening those who are favoring another
| lease of the convicts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

1t is, of course, gratifying to know that
the United States are selling a great deal
more than they are buying; but there is
another matter to be considered in con-
nection with the increase in exports and
falling off in imports namely, the reve-
nles. The government derives no income
from exports, no matter how great they
may be. 1t must depend upon the imports
for a very large part of its funds Ever
since the enactment of the Dingley bill
the imports have been dwindling, and the
customs receipts have naturally been do
ing the same. Each month there has been
shown a loss of millions of dollars, as COM
pared with corresponding months of last
year. The deficiency for six weeks has
been something in the neighborhood of
100000. Increased exports will not wipe
that out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
Ready to Sacrifice His Bricks.

\ careless mason dropped a brick from
the second story of a building on which
he was at work. says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. Leaning over the wall and glanc-
ing downward he discovered a respecta-
bic citizen with his silk hat damned over
his eyes and ears. rising from a recum-
bent posture. The mason, in tones OF ap-
prehension, inquired: Did that brick hit
anyone down there?" The citizen, with
great difficulty, extricating himself from
the extinguisher into which his hat had
been converted, replied, with considerable
wrath: Yes, sir. 1t did. 1t hit me"
That's right" exclaimed the mason, in
tones Of admiration. noble man, I would
rather have wasted a thousand bricks
Than have You tell me a lie about it."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

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EASTERN OFFICE, o Park Row. New
York City. c. S. Faulkner, Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

Managers of some of the steam power
enterprises of the city seem to imagine
that it is necessary to awaken the whole
town with their abominable steam whis-
ties at half past o'clock In the mornings
in order that they may apprise their half
dozen or so employees that it is half an
hour of the time for work 10 start up
There are probably some thousands of per-
sons in this city whose avocations make it
necessary for them to be up a greater
part of the night or all night long; and
such persons must sleep in the mornings
if they sleep at all. The steam whistle
tiends, however, care nothing for the re-
pose of these tired workers; on the other
hand. they seem to take delight in ty-
ing down the levers of the whistles, to the
destruction of the nerves of the weary
night workers. There can be no objection
to the necessary noises incident to the
business of a great and progressive city
but the unnecessary noises should be sup
pressed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
Hnwniinn Annexntlon.
III " q IsII' III ~
From the New York World Dem.

According to Senator Lodge Hawaii is
to be annexed by trick and device.
The constitution provides that the
treaty of annexation must be ratified by
two-thirds Of the Senate before il can be-
come effective. But Senator Lodge sug-
gests that, if serious opposition arises the
job can be accomplished by passing a joint
resolution. already pending, which re-
quires only a majority vote
That is to say. the jobbers and specula-
tors who want to annex leprosy, igno-
rance and depravity propose TO set aside
the constitution itself in order TO do H.
Why should there be even a majority IN
congress willing to aid this iniquity2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
The wheat aud silver Argument.
The Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem).

A visiting populist orator, Congressman
Howard of Alabama. has been greatly edi-
flying his hearers in this state by point
ing out the pit which the silverites dug
for themselves when they got up that
elaborate wheat and silver comparison last
year and which some are sim foolish
enough to use this campaign I'VE pop
uists were never fools enough to say
that" declares Mr.. Howard with urban
ity and7 emphasis 1--WE let the silver
democrats do that, for we knew better"
Oh. Lord.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

1t Is declared by Chicago experts that the
very hest beer is brewed from corn; and
no. only is corn beer superior in quality,
10 o. can be produced at less cost than
IRON the ingredients heretofore commonly
'sed school for teaching the science OF
wing beer from corn has been establish
r. Chicago, and a number of pupils
'WGe'many are attending It. 1t is said
brew hin'' corn is the best variety for
H. thcpurposes. Should the use of corn
eraL orwtriss Of the world become gen
grain VOL common, the market for the
be vastly expanded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Masonic Temple Association.
Special Notices-Removal, J. c. Cornell,
Real Estate and Collecting Agent; Bids
Wanted for Painting, Etc, Exterior Work
of County Court House. Jas ". McIntire,
Clerk; Ship Notice, j. f. Minis & Co; Ship
Notice. Richardson & Barnard, Agents;
Notice Of An Intention to Apply for a Bill
TO Provide For Annual Salary For Deputy
sherifs and Bailiffs For the City Court
Of Savannah; OF Intention to Apply For
Jurisdiction of City Court in Misdemeanor
Cases: sherin's sale Of Cows. Horses, Etc. {;
Ship Notice, Strachan & CO.
Business Notces-Le Panic Cigars.
It's q Mystery-Falk Clothing Company.
Special Sale Of Boys Clothing-Leopold
Adler.
Give It Up-B. II. Levy & Bro.
A Surprise--B. H. Levy & Bro.
All That's New In Hats-Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Medical-Woman's Friend; Carlsbad
sprudal Salt; Cuucura Remedies; DR.. VIII
Hams Pink Pills; Ayers sarsapariIla;
Ponds Extract.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

In the midst of the rush &c the Klon-
dixie, TO the pearl rivers of Alabama and
Georgia, 10 the north pole, ana to-45ther
places where something may or may 80.
be discovered it is almost startling 70
learn that there are long-haired and easy
going people enough left TO hold a spirit
ualist convention. but the information is
that such convention is to assemble at
Anderson, Ind. shortly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

The following terse dispatch was hidden
away in an obscure corner in several
northern papers of Thursday last:
Urbana, o.. Oct. 6.-The grand jury re-
ported to-day no indictments against the
lynchers of Click Mitchell.
Only a few days ago the grand jury at
Versailles, Ind, reported no indictments
against the perpetrators of that Job
lot lynching of five suspected robbers.
We leave comment upon these facts to
our friends in Ohio and Indiana who have
been always ready to denounce the south
for lack of civilization for failure to
promptly convict and hang lynchers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

II Is said that the navy department will
shortly establish reserve supplies of gun
powder at various points on both coasts.
Is ''gunpowder'' the brand used by the
naval officers at their pink teas?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

From .h9 Mlfag yalagraph Oeml.

Senator Tillman of South Carolina has
declared his support of Henry George. If
ex-senator Irby viii now enlist under Van
Wyck's banner and if the two statesmen
can be brought to "jint 'spute" in
Cooper Union, Greater New Workers viii
experience a real sensation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

The Peruvian government has changed
it's monetary standard from silver to gold.
The question was debated in the chamber
of deputies for several days, and the gold
advocates won by one vote. The change
was a government proposition and was
advocated as the only possible solution of
the financial troubles which beset Peru
on every side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

The Washington Post comments thus:
when Hon. Dick Bland contemplates
Mr.. Bryan's juicy gate receipts these days
he doubtless thinks Of how near he came
10 that nomination" And the Hon. James
J. Corbett probably contemplates the
juicy gate receipts OF the Hon. Mr.. Fitz-
simmons with something akin to the same
feeling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

Two thousand miners in the Alabama
coal fields were the other day voluntarily
granted increases in wages ranging from
10 70 % per cent. This IS in striking con-
trast with the way wages are (noO raised
in the Pennsylvania coal fields.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

The theatrical profession viii probably
have to compete with Luetgert phono-
graphs after a while as well as with
Corbet-titzsimmon Microscopes. An en-
terprisins photograph man is trying to
get the accused sausage maker to talk
ten minutes into a cylinder and take his
pay in the way of a percentage of the
gate receipts taken in after the ma
chine is put on exhibition, but the sus-
Teeted murderer wants cash down. and
lot Of it, before he win talk into the
machine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

along, so that the correspondence and
events could be used as campaign material
IN Ohio this fall she would very greatly
oblige the administration at Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts is quot
ed as saying that Hawaii, in the event
Of annexation. win not be made into a
state. How does Senator Lodge know?
The destiny Of every territory of the
United States is to become a state at
some time. Alaska will become a state
when it has acquired sufficient population,
and If Hawaii were annexed, statehood
sooner or later would be its destiny also.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
when Doctors Disagree.

S. E. Kiser in Cleveland Leader.
He looked at my tongue and he shook his
his
This was Dr. Smart
He thumped on my chest, and then he
said
"Ah, there it is! Your heart!
You mustn't run-you mustn't hurry!
You mustn't worS-you mustn't worry!
Just sit down and take it cool;
You may live for years. l cannot say;
But. in the meantime. make it a rule
To take this medicine twice a day.
He loked at my tongue and he shook his
head
This was DR.. Wise
You're livers a total wreck he said,
You must take more exercise!
You mustn't eat sweets,
You mustn't eat meats,
You must walk and leap, you must also
run;
You mustn't sit down in the duh old
way;
Get out with the boys and have some fun
And take three doses of this a day!'
He loked at my tongue. and he shook his
head
This was DR.. Bright
I'm afraid your lungs are gone" he said.
And your kidney isn't right
A change of scene is what you need,
Your case is desperate, indeed,
And bread is a thing you mustn't eat
Too much starch-but, by the way,
You must henceforth live on only meat
And take six doses of this a day.
Perhaps they were right, and perhaps they
knew,
1t isn't for me to say;
Mayhap I erred when 1 madly threw
Their bitter stuff away;
But I'm living yet and I'm on my feet,
And grass isn't all that dare TO eat
And walk and I run and 1 worry, too,
But to save my life, 1 cannot see
What some of the able doctors would do
II there were no fools like you and me.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

Mr.. Henry George is an anu-boss can
didate; yet he wrote his own platform, is
to pick out the men 10 run with him, and
will manage his own campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

The prosperity wave has struck Mis-
souri,, and values are going up. A con-
temporary notes the fact that in that
state even husbands are selling at inn
proved figures. one Missouri woman the
other day got $1,000 for her husband. Good
times have come
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t~ ReIatiuc Value.
From the Wilmington On. CO Star Dem).

A Pennsylvania man who sued a church
for barring him out from fellowship was
allowed 500 damages for the fracture on
his spiritual life" If he hal had a fin
ger cut off by a railroad he might have
gotten a couple thousand dollars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

Broad Hint-Husband-"M friend
hardly recognized You to-day" Wife
That's strange, for 1 wore the same hat
you bought for me three years co.
Fliegende Blatter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
For BIufftOn and Beaufort, S. C,
FOR BLUFFTON AND BEAUFORT
LOVELY FLOWERS.

Beautiful designs. bouquets, plants and
cut flowers. Leave orders at office, 2226
Aoereorn street, at Nursery, or telephone
2lO. KIESLING. Take Belt Line Rail-
way for Nursery on White Bluff road, y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.

KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, sATUR-
DAY. oct. 9. p. m.
NACOOCHEE. Capt. Smith, MONDAY.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett.
TUESDAY, Oct - 6 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg.
WEDNESDAY, Oct 13, Il a. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE. Capt. Hanlon.
FRIDAY, Oct. Is, 7:30 p m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askins. SATUR-
DAY. Oct. 16. at s p m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY.
Oct. is. $3.50 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY.
oct. -, at 1:S0 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Can't. Dagse+t
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, at 2:30 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. capt. Burg
FRIDAY. Oct. %, at 4:00 o. m
LA GRANDB DUCHESSE. Capt. Han
lon, SATURDAY, Oct. %, at 800 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis MON
DAY, Oct. Il, p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt Savage, SAT-
URDAY, Oct. Is, p. m.
CHAT'rAHOOCHEE. Capt. Lewis,
THURSDAY, oct. q, 8 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, TUES
DAY. Oct. g. > p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Can't. Lewis. SAT-
URDAY. Oct. 80. 1890 D. m.
w. G. BREWER, Ticket Agent, 80 Bull
street, Savannah, Ga.
E. W. SMITH, Cont Frt. Agt., savan-
nah, Ga.
R. G. IRRELEVANT, Agent Savannah,
Ga.
2. II. HINTON, Traffic Manager.
JNO. NJ. EGAN, Vice President
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CURRENT COMMENT.
Suggestion of Reciprocity.
lie Springfield CMass.) Republican Qnd

If Henry George is willing TO drag silver
into the Greater New York campaign,
Bryan ought to be willing to add the sin
gle tax to his list of nostrums.
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80 MoRNING NEWs is publIshed

Registered at the postofce in Savannah