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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

complish such good results in house fur
nishing with very little money nowadays
1 suspect the country people don't always
like my things and would rather have
stuffed red plush parlor furniture than the
simple artistic things 1 send them, but
I've never had any trouble about it, and
1 look upon 1t as sort of artistic mis-
sion.
I'm going to depart from my rules,
though this week, and revel in gorgeous
Powered Brussels carpet and brocaded
plush furniture. I've had the incest letter
from an old man. He wrote fifteen pages
and told all about Emily and himself, be-
ginning with their courtship, and bringing
the story up to date. They've been mar
ried almost fifty years, and guess they've
seen some pretty hard times. but now he
has come into some money, and he hasn't
told Emily. She's going to Syracuse 10
visit her sister, and while she is gone he
is going to furnish the old house, spick
and span to surprise her. He says she's
been 'hankering after a Brussels carpet
with roses in 1t for the front room ever
since they were married, and he means she
shall have lace curtains at every window
except the kitchen and "a bureau with
glass big enough to see yourself all over
in There's a big rocking chair, and din
ing-room furniture, and a set of dishes
and real hair mattress, and all sorts Of
things, in that order. l declare I'm al
most as excited about ii as he is. We've
been carrying on a vigorous correspond
ence and every time my bell rings 1t gives
me start, for 1 feel sure Emily has come
before we are ready for her. Wouldn't
ii be awful if anything should happen to
either of those dear old souls before the
surprise comes off? I've a great notion
to go IN and settle the things into the
house It would be only a three hours
ride and I'd love to go.
Of course, most of my commissions are
prosaic enough, but it's astonishing what
an insight into the character and lives Of
the people 1 work for 1 do get. I've
heaps of photographs OF my customers.
Girls send them to me so that IN know
their style in buying hats and other thin -
for them; and brides with whom I've
grown chummy over trousseaus send me
pictures taken in the wedding gowns made
to order here and send them out; but ugu-
ally just buy the goods and tell how TO
make them up.
MY city trade has grown wonderfully
lately. So many women don't have time 10
spend days in trying to match sometime.
Or IL they have time. they don't want the
work and worry; SO they send for me
They are a good deal harder to suit than
my country customers; but the commits
sions are easier TO fill because they are
usually more definite. l have a good nanv
very wealthy patrons whose hobbies I
know; and. whenever run across sorne-
thing choice that I know would interest
cne of them. I go and tell her about II I
had funny order this winter. A woman
wrote me TO buy books enough to fn four
five-foot six-inch shelves. and bound suit
ably for a hbrcary furnished in greer. Tben
another woman wanted some SNOWY hook
pretty 10 lay on a center table and il 81
last month I got an order for a handsome
tokay of wax lowers under glass Some
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
Family Lines in Politics.

Former Congressman George TillAan
aspires to be the next Governor of SorNh
Carolina, writes the Washington corrS
spondent of the New York Tribune. I'D
is an elder brother of the senior senator
from that state. 1t would hardly be ac-
curate to describe him as diplomatic cdi"
ton of the senator, for downwrightedness,
rather than diplomacy, marks the Till
man nature. But he is less assertive, less
noisy, than his brother He was an in
f1uential figure in the politics of the state
when his brother was a planter without
thought of a public career. The younger
man at last came forward, and since then
has dominated his party at home. There
is suggestion that the younger mans
success has quickened the older mans
pulse, and brought him back into the po-
litical field. With one brother in the Gov
ernor's chair and another In the Senate
here, the Tillman> family would have
things pretty much their own way in lHe
Palmetto State.
The Blackburn family of Kentucky was
at one time represented by two brothers.
who welded great power in the affairs oR
that state. DR.. Luke Blackburn was Cow
ernor, while Joe Blackburn was a mem
Der of the House here and a prominent
candidate against Mr.. Randall for cpeaA-
two, and very popular man at home. II
Is related that friend of his dropped mo
his office at Frankfort on one occasion
and tried the powers of a joker
Governor" he said, Il was in WASH
ington last week and saw Joe and fea',
ly, l was surprised to find him dispose
to be a little critical about your admins
tratlon."
"Ah, indeed" replied the Governor .l! 3g
he go into details? Did he indicate pai
ularly the line of my failure?"
We'll, no; the conversation was eehgi ILL.,
and what he said was not at all ilI-ua'"t
ed. But l gathered from what he dil s3y
that matters here might be conducI@d ~
a more successful way"
1T was good Of Joe not to be sever
replied the Governor. 1T must nave -
him an effort to be conservative. 7i'"
you see Joe soon agaln?"
1T is probable. ] am in Washins'oH
cry now and then"
Wen, the next time you see Joe
to him for me that If hear anythlns ~
about his disapproval of my admin.
ton IN stop writing his speeches ioi I'M,
Aud so the effort 10 quiz the Ho's''
failed,
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AT LAW ABOUT \ $40 BILL.
Traders in Court Over a Histnken
Count of Money.

A Dossessory warrant for a small, sum,
tried before Justice Wickham yesterday.
shows peculiar deal between H. T. Will
Jams, farmer Of Stewart county, and
s. II. Zoucks, engaged in business at West
Broad and William streets.
A drove of hogs was brought TO the
city by Williams and sold for something
Ike 800. through Zoucks as agent Half
the money was counted down to Williams
by Zoucks, who then left, with the IN
teution of paying the remainder later Aft
er Zoucks left Williams counted over the
money and found there had been mis-
take, there being $40 short. He determin-
ed not to disturb II until Zoucks returned,
after which it was again counted, and TIE
mistake rectified by making good the
shortage. Williams was paid the money
due him and left.
Shortly after he was gone Zoucks cent
for him and asked permission TO again
count the roll. This was granted, and,
instead Of going over it, Zoucks plucked
out ten-spot and said he was right in
the first count, and did wrong in making
good the alleged shortage.
Williams obtained the possessory war
rant, and, after hearing the circumstances,
Justice Wickham decided in his favor and
assessed the costs. amounting TO 50. 80
against the defendant.
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ArtiIIerymen VIII Go TO SuIIivan's
Island Friday.

ArttlIerymen Will Go TO Sullivan's
Island Friday.
The Plant System has secured the move
ment of the battery of artillery that is
to be sent from St. Augustine to sulli-
vans Island, near Charleston The trans
fer of the troops will take place Friday.
All the men of the battery, the members
of a band and the freight of the battery
will be transported, There has been con-
siderable competition for this business,
and the Plant System is to be congrat-
ulated on having secured it after the tight
that was made.
Mr.. John SHELTON Williams, president of
the Georgia and Alabama, and a party of
friends aud relatives, was in the city yes
terday. They were en- route for Richmond
travelling in the private car of President
Williams, after a delightful two weeks
spent in a tour of Florida.
Mr.. II. s. Badger. travelling representa-
tive of the Southeastern Car Service As
ISOLATION. was among the visitors in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. ]. 7. Medlin has been appointed
general freight and passenger agent of the
Atlantic Valdosta and Western Railway
the new line in course of construction
and partially completed, between Valdosta
and Jacksonville. Mr.. Medlin has been
rendering the Plant System effective serv-
ice as a travelling auditor His promotion
will be pleasure to his many friends.
Mr.. ]. G. Halle, general passenger agent
Of the Central Railroad, and Mr.. II. c.
McFadden, assistant general passenger
agent of the Plant System, are In St. Au-
gustine attending a meeting of the con-
ference committee of the Southeastern
Passenger Association.
News was received at the offices of the
Plant System yesterday morning of the
death of j. s. Hackett division ticket
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a
brief mention of which appeared in the
Morning News. Mr.. and Mrs. Hackett had
been spending awhile at Hinesvile in Lib
erty county Mr.. Boyd, assistant general
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania, was
notified of the death of Mr.. Hackett. He
wired the officials of the Plant System to
do everything in their power to assist Mrs.
HaclSett in her bereavement.
Mr.. II. C. Prince, for years travelling au-
ditor of the Louisville and Nashville, has
been appointed acting controller of the
Plant System, with headquarters at Se-
vannah.
The express business of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad has been transferred from
the Adams to the Southern Express Com
pany This is doubtless due TO the l. c.
extending its lines so far into the South.
II will soon be at Nashville, Tenn, on its
way TO the Southeast.
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Echoes in Mammoth Cave.
From the Century.


Our guide asks us to keep silent; then,
lifting the heavy, broad paddle with
which he has been propelling our boat,
he strikes with all his strength the fiat
side on the surface of the water. In
stantly the subterranean thunders of this
under world are let loose. From all di-
rections come rolling waves of sound.
multiplied a thousanfold, receding. and
again returning with increasing volume,
lingering for many seconds, and finally
dying away in sweet, far-away melodies.
Then, when the last faint sounds have
ceased, he agitates the water with his
paddle, and asks us to listen. The reced-
ing waves. reaching cavities in the side
of the overhanging arches, break the still
ness with sweet. bell-like sounds. Some
notes. striking the key note of the rocks,
multiply the musical melody; some notes
are soft and low; others are loud, almost
with an alarming elangor. This music,
such as cannot be heard elsewhere on
earth, gradually dies away ia receding
echoes, coming over the waters from far
away hidden chambers. The echo is not
such as we hear above ground or in build
ings. but a succession of receding waves
of sound. lasting for about thirty seconds
and adding an Undesirable melody to all
sounds whether from shouting or from
Instrumental or vocal music.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
FORMER sAvANNAHIAN DEAD.
William Clay Wallace n Relative OF
the Clay Family.

william Clay Wallace. who was the
Oldest graduate of Princeton, died at his
home in Newark, N. j., this week. Mr.
Wallace was born in Savannah, July 4,
1904. His father came from Glasgow in
1857 and fought in the revolution, was cap
tured, and confined in a British naval
prison.
In 1919 young Wallace entered Princeton.
At that time there were only $50 students
at old Nassau, and had as a room mate
William A Washington, a nephew of
Gen. George Washington. In 1923 Wallace
received his diploma from DR.. Asbel
Greene, then president of the college He
graduated with the degree of A. b. val
lace survived all of his classmates and
all of the graduates of the years preced-
ing. At one time Mr.. Wallace owned
about one-third of the city of Newark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

of the things I have to goat shops whers
I have no arrangements fr commission.
the wax flowers, for instane-and in that
case l have my trouble fal nothing; but
it is all in the years work L
II used to get so tired thatI was nearly
dead when night came, andkhe response
bility wore on me, too; but III used to it
row, and while L do get awfuL- tired and
hate the whole thing at timesSI suppose
that is true OF almost every wsnan who
works for her living. There seens to he
mighty few easy ways of making money,
and, since I've been successful, oil my
self I've no right to grumble."
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LEAGUE About WOUND UP.
Cadets and Galatians Play the Last
Game But One Tonight.

IN
Game but One Tonight.
The indoor ball teams of the Cadets and
the Galatians will play at Guards hall to-
night. This will be the last game but one
in the Military League unless there should
be tie OF all the clubs.
The Chathams are now second in the
peonant race, while the Cadets are in last
place. II the Chathams win tonight. the
artilerymen Will be tied with the Guards
ana the deciding game viii be played next
week. II the Cadets should win tonight.
me Guards Will retain first place and the
Chathams will have to win next weeks
game to tie the Battalion boys.
Both the Cadets and the Chathams have
beer putting in hard work a. practice. and
they will go into the game with the inten-
lon to put UP the best they have in stock.
Hohenstein and Purse for the Cadets
and Garmany and Englerth for the Chat
hams, will be the batteries.
The game Will be called at 3 O'Clock, and
the teams will play as follows:
Chafhaus
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

His wife has been dead for many years.
He leaves one daughter and several
adopted daughters.
Mr.. Wallace was a member of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. He was a dih
tant relative of the Claws In Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
To Parents.

We want TO clothe your boy. We
don't think there is another place in
Savannah where you can get such
sterling values for so little money. We
recognize that the boy of to-day is the
man of the future. and want to start
him coming to our store when he is
young. We are to-day clothing chill
dren, whose parents started with us
with their first Trousers. That's why
we will sell you such an excellent All
Wool Suit at SIPS. Come and see it.
Also see those Jnnior Suits at S12O,
S2.98 and S4.95. We don't ask you to
buy-but will appreciate call of in
spection and think you will be glad
you came. Respectfully,
S f Bf55 55 '' Folk Clothing Co. ne E Ba55 55S 5
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

The interest in indoor base ball seems
70 nave been taken up by the younger
players, and they have a number of clubs
that play ball" creditably. Among those
junior clubs are the Charles Marks and
.he Dlxies," who played game Monday
low score Of TO G, in favor ~ ~
d1iNies' The same clubs play again
thursday afternoon at o'clock, at The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

Magistrate (who has lately taken to
himself a wig) think I've seen you here
before on a similar charge.
Disorderly Prisoner; No, yer wershup.
The last 6eak' l was up afore was bald
headed ola coYe.-Tit-Bits,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

Harris Nickel Plate Shows will be in
Savannah Friday and Saturday. The
tents will be pitched at Bolton and East
Broad streets, where two performances
viii be given daily. Harris shows have
visited Savannah before, and always
please. The management promises new
and novel features for the coming pro-
duction. The Yamamoto troupe of royal
Japanese and two handsome baby lions
are among the performers. The afternoon
performance win begin at O'Clock, and
the night performance at o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
LOCAL Personal.

Mr. c. f. Broughton left last night for
Brunswick.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
AT THE THEATER.
"a Night at the Circus" Comes


~ NIEHI ut TIC NIrcus" COme ;
Next.
"A Night at the Circus" by Rice's Com
edy Company, will be tomorrow nights
attraction. The play derives its title from
the fact that Electra" the star perform
er of "Bonanza's Great Imperial Circus, "
through the assistance of a twin sister,
who is very demure, induces several par
ties, ladies and gentlemen, to visit the cir
Gus in disguise TO meet Birdie" and the
situation arising from the fact that two
married couple are among those who avail
themselves of the invitation are the basis
Of the fun.
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SHOPPING is HER TRADE.
THERE is SOME ROMANCE IN 1T,
But NOT MUCH Fun.

Most of the Customers Are From Out
of Town, Though She Relieves
Bother of Shopping-Human Life
as Depicted in Some of Her Letters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

Mr.. John SHELTON Williams president of
the Georgia and Alabama, and a party of
friends and relatives. was in the city yes
terday. They were en- route for Richmond
travelling in the private car of President
Williams, after a delightful two weeks
spent in a tour of Florida,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23

The express business of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad has been transferred from
the Adams to the Southern Express Com
pany. This is doubtless due TO the l. c.
extending its lines so far into the South.
II will soon be at Nashville, Tenn on its
way 10 the Southeast
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16

tant one is, that the courts will sustain
the claim of the railway people that
they may properly include their debts
in their corporate capitalization, thus
apprOpriating the amount OF the annual
interest, which is about $3.50, 1000, 900,
out of the tolls received from the peo-
pie who use the roads. In other words,
the traffic must pay not only the owners
of the roads fair return not only on
their investment, but, also, the interest
on bonds belonging to people who do
not own the roads save as the mort
gagee owns the property mOrtgaged.
Suppose the case of a farmer who
would charge for his produce prices that
would afford him fair profits on the
value Of his place, but enough more to
pay interest on a debt fully equal to
the worth Of the farm? Would Justice
Harlan allow such a claim? Would any
Judge do 1t? Would a farmer think Of
setting up such a claim? And yet 1t
would be as just as this Of the railroad
companies.
The Importance Of the subject is the
only excuse for the length of this arti-
Gle.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16

sign said blank notes in the form pre-
scribed."
Section 6 Is the most interesting sec
tion in the law. 1t directs the Justices
Of the Supreme court and others to de-
termine the current prices and "the true
value Of every pound Of said notes." It
reads: THAT the Justices Of the Su-
preme court Of JudiCature, Court of AS
size and general gaol delivery or the
major part Of them, for the time being,
are hereby empowered and directed to
compute and determine, at their first
session every year, what are the current
prices Of the said articles of corn, beef,
Sleeps wool and sole leather, upon an
average through the State, and the sew
eral times of payment Of the aforesaid
notes herein mentioned; and also what
is the true value Of every pound of said
notes, In the then current money OF
the State; and shall certify the same to
the treasurer, and lodge a copy thereof
In the secretary's office, upon the first
day Of March every year, during che
term Of eight years; and the treasurer Is
thereupOn directed to pay the value OF
said notes, and the interest thereon re-
naming unpaid, as they become due,
accordingly; provided the interest Of the
notes, il demanded, be paid according to
the same rule and proportion annually"
II the Massachusetts idea had been
Incorporated in the bonds into which
our late war debt was funded, there
would be no money question" now.
Had the value OF dollars fallen as fast
al that OF corn, wheat cotton, wool,
beef and silver, there would have been
no Popullst party, no Bryan, no ma
tional debt, no bond sales to replenish
the gold reserve.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16
A Practical Idea Of Honest Money.

The natural function OF money ia to
eject exchanges Of the values Ot mar
lctable property. 1t Is the surplus Of
mems productions that they sell or dis
pose of In some way, and the object In
view Is to procure things that they need
things produced by other persons.
Trade In these surplus productions Ia
what makes the trade Of the world.
The values of the various articles en-
terlng the market are to be determined
by what they will exchange for Of other
articles. There Is no Other way OK ar
riving at value That is the natural
way. The farmer, the forester, the
miner, the manufacturer--all men that
produce things useful and desirable to
other people-take their surplus produc-
tions to the market place and there ex-
change them for others. That was the
way trade was carried on at the great
Fairs centuries ago,when caravans trav-
elled long distances to exchange produc-
tions with one another. Nothing then
had legal value. The law had mot
yet selected any one thing as nations
pet and gave 1t an arbitrary value that
all other nations and people must re-
spect. Everything found It's price level
In the common market.
Such Is the natural idea OF value, and
1t Is hard for people to understand why,
when they go to market, they must pit
their property against that of some
other person who has a value put on
his stuff by law. People developing a
new country have practical way OF
testing values. The American colonists
were ofttimes in need Of some medium
Of exchange, and when they were
thrown upon their own resources they
were emlnently practical. Each colony
had Its own way. In Pennsylvania
satisfactory plan was to issue a currency
to the people on land security. In Yir-
ginia tobacco was made legal tender,
and the more Western settlers used the
skins Of animals for money.
more elaborate plan, and with
keen sense Of natural justice, was that
Of Massachusetts, Bay, during the RevO-
lutionary war, in which four articles OF
common use as we'll as general produc-
ton among the people-corn, beef,
sleeps wool and sole leather--were
made the basis Of exchangeable values.
A copy Of the form OF note prescribed
under a law of that State in 1850, ON
which to raise public revenue, is printed
on this page.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16

Wheat figures by Secretary COburn:
In the year 1897 over 1000 cars Of wheat
were shipped out Of Rush county, each
averaging 700 bushels, and the total
amounts to 100000 bushels. Eighty
cents a bushel Is not too high an esti-
mate for the average price paid for II,
and this runs up to $1,120,O0O. The
population OF Rush county Is almost an
even 5000; 80 that the proceeds from
the sale OF this amount Of wheat may
be sai& TO represent 5000 per capita, or
$1,000 for every family averaging ave
each.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16

The House committee has voted
against reporting any river and harbor
bill this session.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-16
An HISTORIC SEA FIGHT.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HUASCAR'S
LAST STRUGGLE.

Cory Scenes on the Deck of the Peru
Wan Ironclad-What Shells Did
Twenty Years Ago.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-16
AN AUDUBON STATUE.

The ladies of New Orleans are en-
deavoring to raise ST. 900 for bronze
statue of j. l. Audubon, the natural
list, to be erected in Audubon Park, in
New Orleans. They hope the city will
present a pedestal for it. Audubon
was born on plantation at Mande-
vile, La.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-16

1t is true that every picture given
in the American Navy series has in
teresting descriptive texts with it.
You can prove it for 10 cents and a
coupon. Get Parts I and II, who are
now ready.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-16
HIS HANDS WERE TIED.

sour little boy broke out with &C.
zema. We were obliged to tie his
hands to keep him from scratching,
and he suffered everything. We began
giving him Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
in short time his face healed. He
took five or six bottles and has not
had sick day since" Olney Soucie,
Pioneerville, Idaho.