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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
BRIGHT BITS.

-Philosophy-Isaac Teller Rosen-
baum has failed, undt shtuck me five
hundertrs tollarsrYr Cohenstein-''vell,
dond't get excited! Peezness is peezness. .
Puck.
-"Of course, bicycling is very pleasant
on a summer evening"" she said, "but
don't you think it is rather formal?"
Thus it happened that they put in the
evening swinging in the hammock.-Chi-
cago Post.
-'Pncher seems to have troubles of his
own
Il guess you don't know Pitcher"
"Why not?"
He'd have EN- in his wife's name
Chicago Journal.
--One Advantageous. Kingsley-You
say you like colored servants better than
white because they are slower. How is
that?
Mrs. Bingo-It takes them longer to
leave.-Brooklyn Life.
Looks like rain" Observed the affable
stranger. fr
Excuse me-" said the other man, cold
ly; Il dislike to talk shop"
1t was ascertainedl later that he held a
position in the Weather bureau -Puck
The Secret of Wealth.-senator Rich
intoxicating economy: 1t isn't what a
man makes that makes him rich, you
know.
His Grandson: Oh. I know that grand
pats getting prohibitive tariff put
on it.-Puck.
Beat Sword and Cannon.-She-So you
are a war correspondent? He-Yes. She
What was the worst slaughter you ever
saw? He-The worst slaughter 1 ever saw
took place the night 1 turned my first
story in to the city editor.-Cleveland
Leader. bal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

The leading feature of the Turkish char
,acter is obstinacy, says Harper's Round
Table. There Is only one thing that will
induce Turk to do something he does
not want to-that is force. When that is
applied, or he sees It is going 10 be, he
will give in. If he, however thinks the
other side is not in earnest, he win hold
out and sometimes that brings him into
trouble. That is the secret of Turkish di-
plomacy, and ii IS that which gives other
countries so much trouble in dealing with
Turkey, A foreign dipIomatist once re-
marked that the right way to do business
with the Turk was to take him by the
throat, give him a good beating, and then
tell him to sit down and talk business.
This was, however rather a rough and
extreme way of putting 1t. An old resi-
dent in Turkey l met on the first occa-
sion l was in the country once gave me
the sum of his experience in his dealings
with them in the form of a story. / did
not think at the time that l should within
a few months have a practical Illustration
of its truth on my own account But that
is by the way. This is how the story goes:
An old Turk, whom we will call Hassan
Bahia, owed money which he had borrowed
from Abdullah, who had asked several
times for its return. AS both were Mus
sulmans, no interest was given or taken,
believers being forbidden by the Koran to
Hassan Bahia could never be induced to
pay back his debt, and at last Abdullah,
losing patience, had him up before the
cadi or judge.
you owe this money!" said the cadi.
1T is even so, Effendlm," replied the
debtor.
Then you must pay it back" exclaimed
the cadi, "or must sentence you"
BE it so, Efendim. 1 do not pay" said
the obstinate old man.
Then 1 sentence you to pay the money,
and if you continue in your refusal, oh,
Elassan Baba, I give you the choice wheth-
er you will take twenty-five strokes of the
bastinado. eat a whole string of onions,
or pay the money. In the name of the
Merciful One, l condemn you.
'iHshallah, Effendimi l will take the
twenty-five strokes of the bastinado'
Tie eXecutioner of the court and his as
sistants were called. and Hassan Bahia
having been thrown on the floor and his
feet fastened soles uppermost, to the pole
held by two men, the eSecutioner proceed
ed to lay on. But before the twenty-five
strokes had been administered old Hassan
Bahia cried out Justify.
I'm the name of the Most Merciful, oh,
cadi, give the orders 10 cease he ex-
claimed land I will eat the string of
onions"
So on the command of the cadi. he was
let down, and a man was sent out to the
market place for string of onions. When
he got back with them, Hassan Bahia set
manfully to work to eat the onions, but
before he had got to the end of them his
stomach refused to so any further, and he
cried out, Let it be as you say, oh, cadi!
1 will pay the money" Then undoing the
girdle which he had round his waist, he
produced the pieces, which he counted out
to Abdullah before the cadi.
That" said my friend. will give you a
better idea of the character of the Turk
than anything I can think of. He will
take the beating. he will eat the onions,
and he viii pay the money after ALL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
Cnnclnsixe nridence.

The citizens drainage investigating
committee is piling an Ossa of corrobor-
ative evidence upon the Pelion of facts
contained in the report OF the majority
of the grand jurys special committee, all
going to show beyond doubt or perad-
venture the bad condition of the canals
and drains contiguous to the city, and
the unsanitary condition of that area of
the county which the drainage works
were intended to make healthy and hab-
liable. 1t is therefore, to be hoped that
the board of commissioners will see to 1t
that a fun force of convicts is put at once
to work to reopen or complete the drains.
There is neither need nor obligation to
continue the work in the Barony of Buck
halter. In truth, not another man nor
dollar should be used there until the
promised plans and estimates for that
work have been submitted to and APPROX
ed by the board. 1t is an outrage upon
the common sense of the community to
continue wasting the convict labor and
the taxpayers money on Buckhalter
swamp in view of the plain statement Of
the facts as presented to the public.
Every available convict and dollar
should, without delay, be used in put
ting the country contiguous to the city
in the best possible sanitary condition.
VIII the county commissioners show that
they fully appreciate the obligations they
are under to their fellow citizens and act
as their unbiased judgment must dictate
and go to work in the right way?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
How He Won.

A western congressman says that out
in his district the populists are pretty
strong and very active, says the Phila-
depIa Inquirer's Washington CORE
spondent. They nominated a candidate
for congress last year. He started in on
his canvass, having good-sized audiences
almost everywhere and was received by
them with considerable enthusiasm. One
of the chief tenets of the populist party
is opposition TO the legal fraternity FL
naliy it was noised about among the
populists that their candidate for con-
gress was a lawyer This gradually dis
turbed them, and the leaders took coun-
sci together as TO what should be done
whether they should permit him to con-
time in the race or withdraw him and
nominate some one else who was not a
lawyer. Before they had arrived at a
decision a friend Of the candidate APP
peared on the scene and declared the
story that the candidate was a lawyer
TO be without foundation "Our candi-
date said he, was at one time a law
yer. He is not a lawyer any longer. He
has been debarred by the courts. -
This explanation seemed to satisfy the
populists," exclaimed the western con-
gresham, for, you see am here"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
al Lion nt one nound.

When Frederick Lemaitre, the famous
French comedian, made his first applica-
ton at French theater the director ask
ed him what especial roles he wished to
play.
"Oh, I'm not PARTICULAR was the cheer
full reply.
Very well, consider yourself engaged.
From to-day on you are member Of my
troupe, at a salary of 80 francs $50 a
month. Are you satisfied?'
Il should be hard to please If I were
not"
IN that case you may begin your work
on the day after tomorrow"
''BUt-my part2'
"Oh, it will not take long to learn that.
You have strong lungs? Jut shout a bit
to let me hear if you have"
Frederick Lemaitre gave a roar which
shook the windows in their easements.
"Splendidr' exclaimed the director en-
Enthusiastically. You will make magnifi-
cent lionv'
"A lion?" repeated the astonished appli-
cant.
why. yes, lion; predict certain sue
cess for you, considering how you can
roar"
Two days later the young artist, en-
veloped in a magnificent lion skin, made
his debut on all-fours in a pantomime of
"Pyramus and Thisbe."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-E. & w. Laundry; No
tice to Delinquent Water Takers, c. S.
Hardee. City Treasurer; Furniture and
General Merchandise Storage, District
Messenger and Delivery Company; Offices
to Rent; Ship Notice, strachan & Co;
Wanted at Once, Schwarz's Furniture and
Carpet Store; Notice to Superior Court Ju-
rors
Railroad schedules-CentraI of Georgia
Railway.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors Estate of Joseph NJ. Barron, De
ceased.
Fine Clothing cheap-B. H Levy &
Bro.
Steamship schedules-ocean Steamship
Company; American Line; Red Star Line;
Baltimore Steamship Company.
White Wash Goods Weaves-Leopold Adj
Ter.
Crash Hats-Falk Clothing Company.
Aedical-Worids Dispensary Prepara-
tons; Cuticura Remedies Hoods sarsa-
parilla; Womans Friend; Erie Medical
Company; Blood Botanical Balm; Casio
ria; Ayers Cathartic Pills; Abbo.
Cheap Column Adverusements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
Cor Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
Personal.

AIR. William Dean Howens has left
America TO spend the fan and possibly
the winter at Carlsbad, seeking remedies
for dyspepsia.
Bernard Bettmann of Cincinnati has
/ accept edstAe presid encyesse the saengerfest
Jubilee. which is to comm emorate the Goth
anniversary of the North American Saen.
gerbund, and to be held in Cincinnati in
1899 Mr. Bettmann is a prominent citi-
zen and man OF broad education.
Robert Barr, in discussing his literary
work, says: 4 have no industry, no reg
ular hours to work no average number Of
words, no sane methods, no anything that
reputable man should have. The mo-
ment l make a contract that moment
want to go off on my bicycle, and gem
orally 60"
Young Queen Wilhelmina of Holland
is said TO. possess dramatic talent to a
marked 1degreev 4Recently. at the Royal
Residence Theater in Amsterdam, she
played in French the leading part in each
of three one-act plays. 1t is scarcely nee
essary TO add that she was overwhelmed
with applause, but it is more interesting
to hear that she was really deserving of
at least part of 1t.
Miss Taylor, a young English woman
who recently returned from Thibet, and
is now gathering missionary recruits for
that mysterious country, says that men
and women who understand medicine will
be most successful in that field The
knowledge of drugs she adds, among the
natives is almost equal to that of the En-
glish themselves. The position of wo-
men, according to Miss Taylor is higher
in Thibet thsHo in any other country of
the orient, save perhaps in Mongolia. In
place of polygamy, so common among the
Mahometans, polyandry rules in Thibet.
a woman being married, as rule. to all
( the brothers of a family. In consequence
of the nomhdic charaotero Of the people.
usually one of the husbands is at home at
a time. the1 others being absent in more
or less distant parts, selling the products
of their lands. Women in Thibet, Miss
Taylor asserts, are never punished-a fact
to which she attributes the saving of her
life on sevefsh occasions
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

The decree Of Judge Nathan Con-, of the
United States circuit court, in the case
of the Southern Bell Telephone Company
VS.. the city of Richmond, is of general
Importance. and, should it be upheld by
the higher court. would be of far-reaching
effect. The court holds that the streets in
Richmond occupied by the telephone COM
pany are post roads and a part of the
mail system" and therefore come under
the jurisdiction of the United States
courts.
Il is difficult to see how any such decree
as that can possibly secure the approval
of the supreme court. 1t virtually abro-
gates local self government It leaves the
city of Richmond at the mercy of foreign
corporations which may be DESTROYS of
entering upon or using her streets for pur-
poses of their own. With the decree af-
frmed every city in the United States
would be in the power of the tele-
phone and telegraph companies. and
| foreign-owned street railway gas and
other corporations, in conjunction with
The federal courts, and the cities would
| have no source Of redress. If the federal
government having jurisdiction of post
roads, should assume jurisdiction over
/ city streets on the ground that they are
post roads, the very foundation of our sys-
tenn of municipal government would be I'M
dermined and municipal rights thrown to
the winds
| The basis of law is common sense, and
| there is no common sense in the assump-
ton that the streets of a city are post
roads" in a reasonable meaning of the
| term, and that therefore they
should be under the jurisdie-
ton Of the federal courts or the
federal government, to the end that
| they may be turned over to corporations
and monopolies. The government assumes
| authority over post roads"-public high
ways-for the purpose of keeping them
| open for the passage of mails and the ac-
| commodation of the mail system. The city
| of Richmond has not impeded the passage
of mails over her streets The Bell Tele-
phone Company is no part of the mail sys-
| tenn. There is, therefore, no reason why
the streets of Richmond should be seized
by the federal court for the benefit of the
telephone company 1t may be doubted if
| the federal government would have the
right to condemn the streets of Richmond
for its own uses, much less to seize
them for the uses of a corporation.
When the federal government condemns
property for its own uses. it must show
| that it would be for the public good. There
would be difficulty in making any such
showing in the case of the streets of a
! city
1t is not surprising, however that
Judge Golf should have handed down such
a decree. He is an ultra republican, a be-
| lever in Capitalization, in trusts and mon
| opolies and favoritism to the few at the
| expense of the many. So much of trust
J and corporation judge is he that last fall
| he was mentioned prominently as a candi-
date for vice president on the republican
! ticket.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
Did Not Mean to Hurt His Feelings

They are telling a good story on Digby
Bell says the Boston Herald. He was
starring last season in "A Midnight Bell. -
and at the same time rehearsing a new
play by Gus Thomas, entitled THE Hoos
Ter Doctor" Thomas Joined the company
to assist at the rehearsal and one evening
he witnessed Bells performance as the
Deacon" in "a Midnight Bell" from a
box. After 1t was all over he went back
into the stars dressing room.
TN tell you what IL is" he remarked
your Deacon is a creation, Digby. II is,
by jove. In my opinion it ranks with
well. with Jefferson's Rip Van Wrinkle"
Bell was very much affected by these
words OF praise. and his EYES filled with
tears as he turned to the playwright
do you mean that Gus?" he inquired
In a trembling voice.
mo, I don't" quickly responded Thorn
az. laying his hand on the actors Shout
der. i don't mean IL. old man. There.
feelings that way"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
sandv,s nccf r.

A doctor was once called to see poor
scotchman who was III, says an exchange
lie ordered him 20 take some beef tea.
but when he called the next time he
found his patient rather worse than bet
ter.
The doctor then asked the acotchman II
he had the beef tea which he had ordered
Yes" said Sandy, II have taken a lit.
tie. but Il Is awfuly nasty stun"
The doctor then went and tasted some
which the patient had not taken.
This Is not bad beef tea" said the doc.
tor.
ITS oil rght when you taste Il that
way" replied the ScOtchman, but lust
put some milk and sugar into Il, like /
did, and SEQ how you like II then"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

Those grave and reverend signtors,"
the curators of the Georgia Historical So
ciety, now that Judge Falligant has dis
posed of the case of the Society VS.. It.
self" should take up the matter of OPEN
ing the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sci
ences to the public. The plan suggested
by the Morning News, or one similar to
it, of permitting members of the Histori-
cal society to give free admission cards
to such persons as they may see proper
to compliment with a free visit,
would seem TO meet the requirements. In
der such plan, the members should dis
tribute the cards with liberal hand to
the young men and women of the city
who cannot afford the luxury of paying
membership dues to the society.
1t was the intention of the noble lady
who made the bequest, to advance the in
terest in arts and sciences among the
people of Savannah. and her intention
should be carried out on the broadest pos
sfble basis The curators of the histori-
cal society are men of erudition and abil-
ity, and in the affairs of life are up to
the full standard of public spirited citl-
zens; but it must be admitted that when
it comes to the management of the af-
fairs of the Telfair academy they seem
to be little at sea- 1t is not to be ex>
pected that they win. or would, make
the academy an exclusive affair. for the
benefit of a select few, as some persons
apparently desire it should be- but make
it an institution in which the high and
the lowly, the rich and the poor, may alike
be elevated and refined by becoming IA
miliar with art studies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
The HinsOn Verdict.

The verdict of murder returned by the
four colored members of the ooroner's jury
against VIII. Hinson, white. who, in fir
ing pistol at a target, hit and killed the
old black man Robert Jefferson, is simply
ridiculous. If Hinson had desired to kill
the old man he would not have shot at
him at long range, with an old pistol, and
openly
The verdict, however. is better for the
public than would have been one releasing
the pistol shooter, since it will present a
valuable lesson to those persons who are
always firing off pistols and guns at tar
gets or something else in places where
the bullets endanger life and limb If
every person who kills or mains another
through foolish penchant for discharging
firearms were hauled up by the law and
made to suffer arrest and Imprisonment,
even if nothing worse, there would speedi-
ly be a falling off in the reckless use of
such weapons.
Hinson is not guilty of murder. In fir
ing his pistol at a target where the bullet
might find Judgement in a human body,
he did only what others are doing every
day in the week, and for which nobody
is punished. Hinson killed the poor old
darkey through his failure to take the pre-
cautions which he should have taken. It
is dangerous to use far-carrying firearms
unless the marksman is absolutely certain
of his grounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

Even DR.. Chauneey M. Depew. who Is
Credited with having made pretty
nearly as much money as
he knows what to do with, is
after an interest In the Kondlke gold
fields. He has bought an interest 10 the
syndicate which has taken up the claims
Of W. J. Arkell, New York publisher. to
the greater portion Of the gold fields on
the ground Of FIRST discovery The new
syndicate is capitalized at 5000. 900. most
of which is as yet on paper The chances
are that there is where It will remain
since miners are now at work digging an
the gold they can get out Of the very Klon!
dixie lands TO which Arkell has SET up a
claim.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

The populist-republican legislature of
North Carolina has saddled upon that
state law which would put about half
its inhabitants in Jail If it should
be carried out to the strict
letter. 1t provides a penalty of
$500 fine or six months Imprisonment
in the county Jail for all those who have
failed to pay their taxes by specified
time. 1t goes into effect Sept. 1 before
the farmers OF the state have marketed
their crops, so that "A vast majority Of
them win be unable TO meet the demands
Of the sheriff. The chances are that
neither the judges of criminal courts nor
the sheriffs will dare to enforce the PEN
atty; and if they did the law would prove
a failure for want of jail room; so II may
be considered already practically a dead
letter,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

That Wisconsin man who wants the gov
eminent to appropriate half a million dol
Oars TO raise the sunken Monitor, which
defeated the confederate ram Merrimac,
would not himself make a bad curiosity
TO put on exhibition. If he would sug-
gest some plan for cutting down the PEN
sion list TO reasonable limits the govern
ment might have money enough 10 in
dulge in such little luxuries occasionally.
but even under such circumstances his
idea would hardly meet with popular APP
prevail
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
Prosperity In Georgia.
From the Macon Telegraph Dem).

The wave Of prosperity Is rolling an
over Georgia and ~ the fan shall bring
o. fair price fouopr eotton. which seems
probable. We VIII all have cause TO
celebrate next Thanksgiving day with
unusual rc1oicngs. The newspapers
which short time ago were crying "Woc.
woev have no longer the tcmerity 10 az
front the Intelligence Of tho people by con.
tinuing their walllngs. and they have been
forced 10 confess that prosperity has ar.
rived. Georgia. which produces such o
great variety Of commercial staples, will
profit Immensely during the next twelve
months, and one Of tho blessed results
VIII be thc winnowing out OF the politi-
clans whose principles and politics have
been dlscredltod.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26


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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

Mr. Bradley Martin OF New York is said
10 have decided that il is worth a good
deal Of money 70 be a grandfather. Ac-
cordingly, since he has achieved that
honor, It is reported that he viii pay or
the mortgages on the Earl of Cravon's
estates SO as to give the new heir a show
ing. u he wants the new heir to get any
thing Out of the estate, however. It might
be the best policy for him 20 hold the
mortgages himself so that the present
earl could not go 90 another pawn shop
with the property.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

The government has fined Faher. the
German pencil manufacturer, $4,000, as
the result OF an investigation which show
ed that Tor the last twenty years his
pencils have been coming into this coun-
Ivy at prices much lower than their real
value This IS one Of the heaviest tariff
fines ever assessed, and IL is expected
that indirectly IL win have some effect
on the price Of pencils. with an tho In
tricocics OF me new tariff law. % IS not
o. an unlikely that attempted Violations
will be quite frequent and II tho author
Sues are careful, numerous Zines may be
assessed.