The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20

A clever little story entitled "In Case of
War" has just appeared in the New Or
leans Picayune, as follows:
Scene-Mrs. Horizons pretty library. Mrs
Horton discovered among the sofa cush-
ions, in an attitude of profoundest melan-
choly. Enter Alicia Graham her dearest
friend.
Alicia (speaks from doorway)-You poor
dear, what is the matter?
Mrs. Horton (rising, casts herself on her
friends neck)-Oh, Alicia, what shall we
do9''
AHcia-Do? What do you mean?
Mrs. Horton-About the war with Spain
over that terrible Maine disaster.
Alicia-I don't know. I'm sure.
Mrs. Horton-I never quite understood
just how il all was until after last night
when some men were here to see Jack.
and they talked about it. I tell you. ALI
cia, it is just wonderful how men can I'M
derstand everything and know Just how
thing happened, whether they saw it
or not.
Alicia (excitedly)-What did they say?
Mrs. Horton (confidently)-Oh, they knew
all about it. Well, Jack said that It was
just an accident; that it was the dynamo
or the cotton batting, or the captains MIS-
get just which. But, anyway, il was
something that nobody could help, and it
was just like those terrible accidents that
happen when the papers say a man died
without the assistance of physician. and
nobody seems to be able to account for it.
Alicia thoroughly convinced)-Oh, of
course, Jack would know. He is so intelli-
gent.
Mrs Horton (continuing)-And Mr.. de
ia
us said that that was all nonsense. and
that the treacherous Spanish government
was at the bottom of it ALL He said we
should see what we should see.
Alicia (admiringly-Isn't it wonderful
how easy men see through these things?
Now, 1 hadn't the slightest idea how it
happened.
Mrs. Horton-Mr. Brown, who dropped
in, said that he didn't see how any man
with grain of sense in his head could
fail to see from the very first moment
that some of the Cuban insurgents were at
the bottom of it all. He said they we're
so willy, and deep. and INSCRIPTIONS
Alicia Gnterrupdng)-Of course Well for
my part 1 think the government is lust
| criminally careless sending those fine war
| ships, that cost ever so many millions
around where they can get hurt If thew
had kept them at home nothing could hap
never hear of ship that's in the docks
getting wrecked.
Mrs. Horton-And Mr.. Won Jones said
that he hadn't the slightest doubt that
! we'd find out some crazy crank did it all
and that nobody was to blame for it. aft
er all.
AliciaIWhy, how perfectly simple. ANY,
body can see that, and it's such a salts
factory way to settle il. Oh, Elise, how
rol,+
have to study these things out for our
selves like so many women do. but inst
| have men around handy who always know
It all and will tell us just what we ought
| to think
Mrs. Horton "a litte doubtfulIvo-
Yves, but, Alicia, it dose seem that wa
ought to do something, and that when orr
country is in danger we ought to make
some eacrifices to show our patriotism
1ou Know during the war, the women
wore homemade frocks and made lint
bandages and
Ahcia-But nobody needs bandages non,
MRS. HoTton-True-
Alicia with sudden inspiration)-F1i
we can give up eating Spanish onionsr
Mrs. Horton (rapturously) = You dor
thing! IL is an inspiration. don't like
| them, anyway inv
Alicia-Neither do l.
-+SA 'Sh w 1tu elI-SdtiSfactiOD-A
er all. 1t is the women who are he true
patriots of country. You can alwovs
depend on theml '"''
hleptomania Is a disease peculiar n t,o
Iemaie sex, and is one to which anv No
Inah IS susceptible" Such is the start
ing declaration of a German scientist
presumably learned, who has iust NH,
hshed a work on 'Kleptomania. Tts cas-
es ana Cure DR.. Frederick Won Kunitzz
OF Berlin is the daring man who he's nIt
tortn the statement that the majority oe
women have natural inclination' tow,r5
10 put It bluntly-thievery.
According to the author. all vor,a,
nave sown In their POOR weak moral ma
ture the seeds of theft. These pernic,ons
germs ne calmly maintains, win sprout
ana huorish like beanstalks unless rinN
PED IN the bud. DR.. Won Kunitz attrlbutes
much or the stealing eupnemisticaIIv
termed kleptomania, so prevalent among
women of wealth and fashion, to the en-.
persution that articles stolen from hotels
ana other public places will bring the Of
fender good luck. 1t is worthy of remark
in that connection that this was the of-
cuse shamefacedly offered by woman
VINO was discovered by her hostess NOS
long ago departing from Ixyo.,,.-a....-