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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12
BRIGHT BITS.

She: see they have now a Woman's
dictionary. Do you suppose that differs
from any other?
He: Runs into more words, 1 should say
Household Words.
In the Wrong Place.-Guest lin New
York Raines hoteD: Waiter. bring me
some water
Waiter: Great Roosevelt! What do you
take this fora bath-house ?-Cleveland
Leader.
True to Their Colors.-Mrs. Casey-Tn
wager you an Casey had good tonnes
when we was young fellys together
Gallagher-Faith we had, Mrs. Casey
Many's the tonne we painted the town
green.-PuolS an5u
A New Man.-'Sah, Mistah Johnsing,
rs done turned ober new leaf"
NO! Dem pay me dat hat dollah you
borrowed las yeah"
"Sh-h-h! l hain't de same man I wuzr'
-Harpers Weekly.
Said Bagsley Il hear that Newdule
sold himself to the rich girl there by his
side. Wonder how much he got?"
Said Jawkins, as the handsome heiress
moved away, II should say pretty good
figure Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Old Gent (to beggar, to whom he has
given halfpenny)-Now, my man, what
shall you do with that coin?
''Well, hardly know, guy nor whether
to purchase an annuity or invest in rail-
way stock. Which do you advise?"-Tit-
Bits.
"A Comprehensive Word.-"What's his
profession?" said the man with wide
range of taste.
Hes an artist
YES, but what kind? Does he dance,
paint pictures, or walk the tight roper
Washington Star.
- Serious Case-''NIrs. Newly, is it true
that your husband is so very absent
minded"
Perfectly. We've been married six
months and many an evening at II he gets
up, takes me by the hand, tells me what
a delightful time he has had, and would
leave if l did not remind him."-Detroit
Free Press.
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personal.

By washing the clothes at the under
takers the second wife of a Bangor
(Me) man is paying off the bill for the
burial OF her predecessor.
Mrs. Theodore Tilton has recently re-
covered her sight. after two years of blind
ness She has changed little in twenty
years. Her hair shows a few strands of
gray at the temple. that is all
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, NJ.
r.. has left London to join his steam
yacht Roma, in the Mediterranean. for a
cruise of couple Of months among the
Greek isles and in the Levant.
Kaiser WiIhelms jubilee cup. to be
raced for by British yachts next summer
on the occasion of his grandmother
reign of sixty years, is three feet high.
The course of the race will be from Dover
to Heligoland.
Perhaps as fine an autograph album
as exists is the visitors book at Hawar-
den, wherein the names of Gladstone's
guests are recorded. 1t contains entries
as far back as 1860 The most recent of
consequence is that of Ii Hung Chang.
The Prince of Wales, president of the
ST. John Ambulance Association, has
sanctioned a grand ambulance fete and
demonstration, to be held at the Crystal
palace in May or June next in COM
memoration of the queens long reign.
Henri Rochefort derives an income of
$4,000 yearly from TIntransigeant. The
Debats reproaches him with socialism
and with giving no benefit to his employees.
1t is believed, however, that NJ. Rochefort
is exceedingly generous to political re-
fugees, and he spends carelessly.
Baron Ferdinand Rothschild possesses
an old 'grandfather's clock that originally
cost over $4,000. The mechanism records
the day of the week, month of the year,
the phases of the moon and strikes each
hour. The quarters are chimed with a
different bell, and Ga rare thing with these
clocks) it has a second hand. The case
was made by Wertheimer, and stands
fourteen feet high. 1t was originally the
property of Louis XVI.
The most remarkable centenarian In
France is Nine. earlier of Lille, who in all
her life. in a nation of wine and coffee
drinkers, has never touched those bever-
ages. For ninety years she has not been
ILL., The venerable widow had an inter-
as Father Forty-two," because of the
visited Lille he sent for this prize parent
complimented him on his patriotism, and
exempted him from all tolls and taxes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12

Mrs. Francis, the wife of the Secretary
of the Interior. has given Washington a
shock from which it will hardly recover
during the few weeks remaining of Secre-
tary Francis official life. There is a very
large class of people in Washington who
make it a point to call on the wives of
high government officials They make it
a point to call on the wives of cabinet
ladies, and it is one of the social rules of
Washington that these calls must be re-
turned. Mrs. Francis, who went from St.
Louis to Washington, has been in the ma
tional capital only a little while, but in
that time she has received hundreds
of calls, chiefly on her reception days.
from ladies whom she does not know, and
probably doesn't care to know. They call
ed, not because they cared to see the wife
of the Secretary of the Interior, but to
have their calls returned. They wanted to
have the carriage of that official stop at
their doors while the officials wife her.
self left a card--they did not expect a
visitor sent it to the door by her foot
man. The stopping of the carriage of the
wife of cabinet officer at a house makes
the occupants of that house thrill with
pride, and causes them to be envied by
their neighbors. 1t is not to be wondered
at, therefore, that cabinet officers wife
receives calls from hundreds of people
with whose names she is not at all ac-
quainted.
Mrs. Francis was equal to the occasion.
She made a note of all the visits she re-
ceived from people unknown to her. and
one day last week she hired a messenger
boy for a day, gave him a basket filled
with her cards and a long list of peo-
pie together with their addresses, and
directed HIM to deliver a card at each of
the addresses.
There is a lot of very disappointed wo-
men in Washington. Their little scheme
for having it appear they were on visit
ing terms with the wife of the Secretary
of the Interior failed, and now they are
trying to devise some way Of getting even
with the cabinet lady who returned their
calls by means of a messenger boy.
It may be that Mrs. Francis has estab-
lished a precedent that will be followed
by other cabinet ladies'. Such a precedent
would knock the prop out of a great fea-
ture of Washington social life, but at the
same time It would put an end to a great
nuisance
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Unnecessary Hardship,

Experience" said the man who had
been telling tales of the sea, according to
the Washington Star. sis a great thing,
but it gets in the way sometimes. I'll
never forget the last shipwreck l was in
1T must be terrible" said the boy whom
he was entertaining, ito be adrift in the
ocean"
1T is rather trying to realize that land
is miles away, no matter whether you
measure sidewise or straight down. But
this shipwreck wasn't on the ocean,"
But you said you had sailed the Allan
tic"
Yves; that's where 1 got my experience:
but 1t was on Lake Superior that l found
myself with nothing to tie to except an
Old washstand 1t was three days before
l was picked up"
Weren't you almost dead?"
pretty near"
From hunger?"
Partly that. And I suffered some from
thirst. But the most of 1t was humilia-
ton. The first thing l asked for was a
drink of water. 1 had suffered agonies
My throat was parched, and my tongue
felt like a herring. One of the men in the
boat looked at me as if he thought 1 was
delirious, but when l repeated my request
he took a tin can, leaned over the side of
the boat and dipped me up a drink. Then
/ realized for the first time that / was on
fresh water instead Of salt, and that there
wasn't the least excuse for sane mans
going thirsty a minute. Experience is a
great thing, my boy. Never turn up your
nose at it, But remember that il is as
likely as not to run you into trouble IL you
haven't common sense as a compass to
steer by"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12
iADLX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetngs-Ancient Landmark Lodge,
No. 231, F. & A. NJ. Germania Club; Cath
Ollie Library Association; b. P. o. Elks.
Special Notices-Beautifu Large Figs,
A. NJ. & C. w. West; DR.. Krumm. German
Specialist; Stocks in Plenty. The Southern
Grocery Company of Georgia; Notice to
City Court Jurors: To Give You an Idea,
Jones Pharmacy.
Auction Sale-Bids for Plant of Georgia
Southern Lumber Company; The Schwarz
Sale of Furniture, by J. Mclaughlin &
Son.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors. Estate Mary A. Prendergast
Deceased.
Mineral Water-Apenta.
Financial-Report of the Condition of
the Citizens Bank of Savannah.
Fine Underwear at Cut Prices-B. H
Levy & Bro.
Collars-Cluett's Collars.
Legal Sale-Special Masters Sale of the
Cuyler and WOODBURY. Railroad.
Railroad Schedule-Georgia and Ala
bama Railway.
Cutting Into Them-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies; Hoods
Sarsaparlla Woman's Friend.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12

We fail to see anything in the appeal of
Mr.. George f. Washburn to the popuiists
of the United States, the fun text Of which
appeared in our dispatches yesterday
which afforded him a good reason for ap-
pearing in the public prints at this time.
1t is probable that he was anxious to at
tract attention to himself. and that that
was his motive for making the appeal
He said nothing that was new. lie sim
ply called attention to the position of The
populists on the money question, which
was well known. It was known through
out the campaign that they don't care par
ticularly for free silver coinage. They
advocate it because it promises to open the
way to what the populists regard as the
main issue, namely, the issuing of all
paper money by the government
1t is true, as MIR. Washburn says. that
the populsts forced the democrats 10
adopt the Chicago platform. Senator Jones
and other leaders thought that by de-
claring for such principles a s those of he
Chicago platform. the populsts would
unite with the democrats, and the two
parties would support the same ticket.
They did practically support the same
ticket, but the leaders of the combiua-
ton made a mistake IN their estimate Of
the strength of the forces that could he
arrayed against sound money. The sen
timent in favor of sound money was much
stronger than they thought it was.
Mr.. Washburn makes it clear that the
populists will not unite again with the
democrats in behalf of free silver coinage.
They will strive for government fiat
money and. as Mr.. Washburn hints, will
endeavor to force the democratic party
to help them carry the country on the
government paper money issue.
In this connection an interesting ques-
ton presents itself. 1t is this: VIII Sena-
tor Jones and other democratic leaders
of his way Of thinking urge the demo-
cratic party to adopt the greenback plank
of the populist platform three years
hence, in order to get the populist sup
port for the democratic ticket as they
urged. in order to get populist support
the adoption of free silver coinage and
other populist doctrines at Chicago last
year?
Mr.. Washburn says he speaks for the
populist leaders. and states very frankly
that the populists will have nothing to
do with the democrats in 1900. unless they
accept the government paper money doc
trine of the populists. Senator Jones can
see now. if he has not been able to see
before, that democrats in order TO get
help from the populists party must become
populists.
We are inclined to think Senator Jones
and the democratic leaders who are in
hearty sympathy with him, have led the
democratic party about as far in the di-
rection of populism as it is likely to GO
We have expressed the opinion that the
men who led the democratic party at Chi
cago would be deposed, and that under
different leaders the democratic party
would be found in 1900 UNFOLDING genuine
democratic doctrines, which include sound
money, and we have not yet seen any rea-
son to change. that opinion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12

DE biggest owl er de season, said In
Gle Moses as he held the saucer-eyed bird
to the gaze OF the interested spectators
according to the Chicago Times Herald.
Hits de very one OATS been a-killin' eT
my chickens ever sense de war; but he
won't kill no mol bet you! 1 ketched him
in de very ac'-des a-making fer my big
rooster an l rolled him over en- put end
ter him wild dis lightard-knot"'
1t was certainly a monster owl. meas
uring fully four feet from Tip TO tip, and
Uncle Moses black neighbors felt that
they had at last triumphed over a mutual
enemy.
Il gwine ter take him home" explained
Uncle Moses. zen skin him en- stuff him,
en- put him on de mantelpiece fer good en-
all-dats what l gwine do wild him! Oh,
yes" he said. addressing the slain victim,
as he let it fan at his feet, ''you's had yo'
day wild my chickens-you has. You likes
chicken meat don't you? Hits mighty
tender, amt it? Couse it is! But you ain t
gwine ter git no mo of it-dat you ain't!'
And so saying, Uncle Moses bore the
bird in triumph to his cabin. ''I'll des lay
you down heah, by de foot er de bed" he
said, still addressing the owl, tell after
supper, en- den I'll skin you alive"
He went out and attended to various du-
ties about the farm, and it was late when
Il reckon" he said, 'I'll leave de skin
min EN- stuf1n' er dat owl tell mawnin',
kase I'm all tired out"
Then he despatched his supper and re-
tired for the night.
He never knew what time it was. and,
indeed, he never stopped to inquire; but
certain it was that he was suddenly and
rudely aroused from his dreams by the
loud hoOting of an owl. so close to him
that it almost deafened him.
He sat bolt upright in the bed. ''Who-
who's you-o-o?" rang through the room
again. He stared about him, when 10!
perched on the foot of the bed was the
owl he had left for dead.
''Who-who-is you-o-o?" came once
more from the throat of the terrible bird!
There was no doubt about tit was i'm
possible that eyes and ears could deceive
him. There was the bird, flush with life
the wide eyes glaring at him like globes
of fire He sprang from the bed, shrieking;
"Oh. Lawd, have mussy! Help me ter git
out or heah, good Lawd! Oh, Master, help
me ter see daylight once modes one mo-
tmel"
His breeches were on the bed, in close
proximity to the screaming owl; but he did
not wait for them. He made one spring
for the door and bounded out into the
darkness.
A few neighbors who were up late saw
a white-robed figure speeding through the
night. and terrified sought their cabins,
crying: "Oh, Lawd, judgment come, en- de
dead raise upr'
Uncle Moses never returned to his dom
icile. DE debbil wuz in dat OWL he said
afterward, land 1 des give him deed ter
Ia tVbnIa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12

Investigations going on in Baltimore
give promise of showing that Richard
Cornelius, the veteran bank cashier and
several days ago, was. not only a de-
faulter at his bank, but also made way
with funds entrusted to him because of
his religious professions and activity. He
was treasurer of the Methodist Preach
ers' Aid Society. An examination into
the society's accounts is now being made,
and it is believed a shortage amounting
to a sum between $1,000 and $4,000 will
be found.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12
The Pacific RAILROAD Nil.

We have no doubt that the real reason
why the House refused yesterday to pass
! the Pacific railroad bill was the belief that
the Pacific railroad companies had not
been honest in their statements to con
/ gress as to the real physical and financial
condition of their respective roads. These
two roads, the Central Pacific and the In
ion Pacific, owe the government about
10000 900. If the roads had been honest
ly managed and their earnings had been
properly distributed, the debt due the gov
| eminent would have been paid long ago.
II is alleged, however, that those who
| controlled the companies in the earlier
days Of their history, not only absorbed
their earnings by building useless branch
lines, out of the building of which they
made great fortunes, but they burdened
the roads with enormous debts which
were eventually secured by first lien mort
cages on the properties. The men who
made their fortunes, put little or no money
into the roads. The government subsidy
and the land grants were sufficient to
build them. In other words, the roads
We're built with the peoples money.
Naturally. congress dislikes to see the
government lose the greater part of the
debt which the Pacific roads owe it, The
vote in the House might have been differ
ent if the Pacific railroads had shown just
what their gross receipts and their net
incomes are. The failure to furnish this
Information created the impression that
the roads could pay more than they were
Offering in the bill to pay.
The defeated bill provided for paying on
the debt. interest at the rate of per cent.
per annum, and enough of the principal
each year to extinguish the debt in ninety
years. The government is now
paying per cent. interest on
the bonds which represent the debt. If
therefore, the government should go on
paying per cent. more interest than it
| received, it wouldn't be any better off at
the end of ninety years than it is now.
The roads would be free of debt, but what
would the government have? If the roads
would agree to pay per cent interest
the debt could be funded probably at that
rate of interest, and the government
would get something from the roads.
The companies say they cannot pay 8
per cent. interest. If they cannot, why
don't they show that fact? There is an
impression that their net earnings are
more than sufficient to pay per cent. in
terest, but that they don't intend to pay
that interest unless they are compelled to
do so, to prevent the roads from passing
out of their possession. At least $4,000,
0O0 of the bonds win be due within very
few months. Hence, whatever is to be
done to prevent the government from los
ing all it's debt. ought to be done quickly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12
A Good OId Rule.

Good old Farmer Tomsey pulled his chair
closer to that of his wife after the rest of
the household had retired and addressed
her in a serious time, says the Detroit
Free Press.
"Marthy, I've been a good deal troubled
since Eta come back from gettin her
schoolin'. There's no denyin' she's smart
and can talk Eastern you and me put to-
gether, but I hain't sure whether her ideas
ring true. 1 never had much of a educa-
ton, but I've done power of readin' and
thinkin' since
Il don't quite understand, 'Lijah."
IT'S about her views on religion. She's
what they call liberal. 'Cordin' to her they
hain't no such he'll as was always preached
to us at home and at church. To be sure,
our sins bring us a good deal of punish
ment here on earth, but if us and all our
forefathers have been wrong about hell 1
don't just see how we can be sure about
heaven. Lookin' at it that way knocks
the bottom out of everything. 1t don't
leave nothin' to cling to. Don't you see
it don't, Marthy?"
Not quite That would be surrenderin'
our faith. I'm not smart enough to make
out all Eta says or to answer when l
don't just agree with her. But, if 1 dom I
mistake. the whole thing means that they
are givin' the Lord credit for little more
mercy than we used to do. They don
think they'll stir up His wrath by gettin'
closer to Him and bein' more like chill
dren to Him. But, 'Lijah, no matter
what way you look at it there is solid
ground for us to stand on. We will keep
right on tryin to live by the golden rule
and the commandments. If we do that
we are safe, no matter what the old teach
ers or the new may study out. There is
nothin' that calls on us to change our
course"
you always could see things clear,
Marthy. There's nothin' fer me to trouble
about"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12

It is understood that the iron mine own
ers of the Lake Superior district are pre-
pairing to ask a duty of $3.50 ton on iron
ore. The present duty is 40 cents a ton,
and under the Mckinley tariff 1t was Is
cents a ton. The appeal of this infant in
dustry is rather startling. The protection
theory is that infant industries ought to
be protected until they are able to stand
alone. If this iron industry cannot stand
alone after century of protection, when
will it be able to stand alone? Not only
is it asking for more protection, but it is
demanding double the amount of protec-
ton it had under the Mckinley bill. This
infant does not appear to be getting
stronger as it grows older. On the con-
trary, it appears to be getting weaker. de-
manding a steadily increasing amount of
protection.
The iron manufacturers of Alabama
however, do not seem to think any more
protection for iron is needed, They are
ready to compete in the markets of the
world. Sometime ago we called attention
to the fact that Birmingham, Ala, was
sending pig iron to England, to supply the
demand for cheap iron in that country
Two Birmingham firms have recently re-
ceived orders for $1,000 tons of pig iron.
If Birmingham can ship iron to England
at a profit it will be difficult to convince
congress that a duty on iron is necessary
to protect the iron producers of this coun-
try. A duty would enable the iron pro-
ducers to combine and make domestic con-
sumers pay much higher price than they
get abroad for their iron.
The republicans could not afford
to make a tariff bill that would
foster combinations for robbing the
people of this country. If it is
not the purpose of those iron manufactur-
ers who are demanding higher duty on
iron ore to work the home market for all
they can, then it is about impossible to
see what they want protective duty for.
They will have TO make a much better
showing than they have yet to prevent
iron from being put on the free list.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATE,

--~-~~~S@-C-~~~~~S~~--- ~%-@-@~~~~-~~~~~~.o~~
STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAl
COUNTY.-To the Superior Court of Sal
County: The petition of Nicholas Lang
b. II. Levy & Bro, Cell & Quint, Afra
S. Nichols, Falk Clothing Company JACK
son. Metzgar & Co., and others respect
fully shows:
/. That your petitioners for themsevs
and such others as may hereafter beeom
associated with them, desire to be ineOr
porated and made a body polite under th
name and style of Mutual Premium Com
pany.
2 That the particular business they pro
pose to carry on is to use and exerCs
certain devices, forms and checks or cOg
pons for the education of the public Al
against the credit system in the purchas
of goods; to encourage cash sales, to pro
mote the interest OF the stockholders AM
to facilitate their business generally
Offering special inducements to purchase
to use the cash system.
3. That the amount of capital to be en-
ployed by said corporation is five thou
sand dollars, divided into shares Of "a
dollars each; ten per cent.l of which hI
been paid in; with power to increase 4
same from time to time to any am0Il
not to exceed twenty-five thousand da1
lars, and to decrease the same TO an
amount not less than the original capi1
of five thousand dollars.
4. That the principal office of busnsl
will be in the city of Savannah, count
and state aforesaid
Wherefore your petitioners pray. t1
they and their associates may be lncSI
porated for the purposes aforesaid, WI
the powers aforesaid and with all ohd
rights, powers and privileges incident I
corporations created by the courts OF "
state, for the full term of twenty yea1
with the right of renewal; and that stoo1
holders who have paid their stock SUI
scriptions in full shall in no way be u
BILE for the debts of the corporation. Al
your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
SAUSSY & SAUSSY
Petitioners AttorneS
Filed in office this 18th day OF DeeenI
Der, 1896. JAMES X. P. CARE
Clerk S. c., C. c.. "