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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
A sHoPLIFTING EPIDE,sIC.

Respectable people of New York have
been shocked recently by the arrest of a
number of well-to-do women by the great
lifting In each case the articles taken
were of comparatively small value. Two
of the women arrested We're wives of min
listers, and one was the wife
of capitalist. The propr'e-
tors of the stores refused to
prosecute them after they had been ar
rested and taken before a magistrate, but
the women were compelled TO make writ
ten statements that they would not en-
deavor to get damages from the proprie-
tors of the stores for false imprisonment.
These statements amounted practically to
confessions of guilt.
1t is remarkable why women who have
comfortable homes win purloin articles of
very little value when shopping. We do
not, of course. refer to professional thieves.
1t is probable that the two wives of min
listers and the wife of the capitalist had
no intention of stealing anything when
they left their homes on the day on
which they were arrested. The impulse
to steal came suddenly after they reach
ed the store, and it was so strong that
they could not resist ii. No doubt they
regretted what they had done the moment
after the articles were in their possession
The detectives of the great department
stores do not think that all of the women
they catch stealing are thieves They re-
cognize the fact that the impulse some
women have to take things when shopping
is SO strong that they cannot resist it.
Hence, there is no prosecution except in
| cases where there is evidence that the ac-
! cused person is a professional thief.
Strange ass it may seem the great ma
| jority of the women caught stealing in the
| great retail stores are not of the poorest
class On the contrary, they are persons
! who are well-to-do, and some of them are
| even wealthy That shows that they do
! not steal from necessity, though in some
cases the temptation may come from the
fact that they do not have as large an al
/ sires.
The question is often asked, why are not
these women prosecuted as vigorously as
those who are known TO be thieves? The
/ reason undoubtedly is that there is doubt
as TO their guilty intention. In other
words, there is a doubt as to whether they
are not the victim Of some disease that is
not yet understood, and they are given tho
benefit Of the doubt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
Dean swift and John.

Look ye, man, why haven't you cleaned
and polished my boots?" asked Dean Swift
of his eccentric servant. John, at a tav-
ern where they had just passed the night.
whats the use of polishing such
things?' asked John, doggedly, as he held
up the boots, dlscolored and grimy.
VERY true said the Dean, and without
further protest he put them on. Then he
went to the office and gave orders that
John should have no breakfast He partook
of his own and directed the hostler to sad
die the horses and lead them to the door
"Mercyr cried John, when he found the
dean ready to start, II haven't had any
breakfast yet"
oh" replied Swift, ct can't see the use
of your breakfasdng; you would soon be
hungry again"
John could think of no answer to such
an unexpected application of his own So
phistry so he maintained a stOical silence
They mounted and rode on, the dean in
advance reading his prayerbook, and the
servant following at a respectful distance.
"Hark We, my man." said a stranger
whom they met after he had observed the
two closely, you and your master seem
to be an uncommonly sober pair may 1
ask who you are and where you are go
ing?"
I'VE are as near saints as we can be- -
replied John, solemnly, land we are going
to heaven, I hope. My masters praying,
and I'm doing the fasting"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
The Reading Terror.

Wordsworth was a terror to his friends,
says the Philistine. His pull was genteel,
but very dextrous. He could flash an MS
on you before you could say good morn
ing" He read all of the Excursion to
Lamb, and Hazlitt once wrote 10 Cole
ridge: Il tried TO escape Wordsworth be-
cause I knew he had a new poem with
him, but he finally cornered me-
In yesterdays with Authors James T.
Fields innocently tells of how Wordsworth
graciousIy read aloud to him poem, seem
ingly not aware that Wordsworth was al
ways lying in wait for his prey. Il am
blest with great bodily vigor," wrote Leigh
Hunt, 80 1 do not much object to having
Byron read to me from his MS"
So we see that the desire to read ones
productions to some one else is a classic
condition. 1 myself occasionally tax the
patience of a good woman, although
never, like John Jerome Rooney took a
lady out to lunch and read a play to her.
and then walked off, forgetting to order
anything to eat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
BRIGHT BITS.

A slight Hltch-"I see foot ball has
been introduced into Cuba" But
thought we were going to pacify the is
land."-Philadelphia North American.
in Bad Way-"They say his con-
science troubles him so he can't sleep
nights" Nights, man? Why, he can't
sleep in church!"-Detroit Journal.
-He-so Jack has made a century run.
He will have something to boast of now.
she-Yes, but he didn't require it. He
could boast just as vigorously of some
thing less important.-Truth.
-Tempted-A Moralizer-How weak one
is, and how easily one yields to tempta-
ton.
A Husband-I should say so. My wife
went to an auction last week to buy
stove and she bought refrigerator-Har-
per's Weekly.
"A small boy in an elementary school,
on being asked what were the races that
had dominated England since the inva-
sion of the Romans, replied: EPSON races,
Ascot races Newmarket races, and Don
caster es."-Tit-Bits.
Clara don't think Grace cares very
much for her husband.
-Jessie-Why?
Clara-Well, he was detained at his office
until s o'clock one evening last week, ana
if never occurred to her that he might be
killed or something.-Tn-Bits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
THERE ARE OTHERS.

Here and there paper. published in
towns which are euvious of savannah's
good fortune IN being selected as the port
Tor the embarkation of troops for Cuba,
has not hesitated to make more out OF the
fact that the Chester got aground on the
occasion of her first trip out Of Savannah's
haroor than the truth warranted. That
the Chester was forced ashore by an in
coming transport and a dredge has been
almost entirely iguored by these papers,
and they nave sought TO create the i'm
preston that the channel of Savannah's
haIbor is not sufficient 70 accommodate a
vessel drawing % feet of water. as the
Chester did. That mat vessel went 10
sea. however, without being llghtered,
showed beyond a doubt that Savannah's
har5or could accommodate vessels OF that
draft easily
But We do not mention the Chester in
cideut a this time for the purpose of Of
fcring explanations in respect to it, but to
point out that the very best harbOrs in
the country have their troubles. on Sat
urday the battleship Massachusetts went
aground in the harbor of New York. The
place where the trouble occurred was near
Governors Island. Not only did she go
aground, but she suffered such damage
that she had to be put into a dry dock
and viii not he ready for sea for a good
while.
A fact that must not be overlooked is
that the piiol says that the battleship
was right in the channel, the very chan
uel over which the battleship Oregon pass
ed when she started on her trip to Ma
Mia. The Oregon drew twenty-seven feet
of water. and the Massachusetts, only
twenty-six feet and two inches Why did
the battleship get aground? The reason
given by the pilot is that the tide was
abnormally low-fully four feet lower than
the normal. The cause of the low tide
was the strong westerly wind which had
been blowing for several days.
II will be recalled that when the Ches-
ter started for the sea 1t was noted by the
pilots that the westerly winds had brought
about a series of very low tides, but not
withslanding that fact the Chester would
have gone to sea without the least trou-
bic IL she had not met another big trans
port in a narrow part of the channel,
which was to some extent obstructed by
a dredge. 1t is, of course, 10 be profound
ly regretted that the Massachusetts
grounded in the channel of the harbor
of New York and suffered injuries, but
the grounding of that battleship shows
that accidents are liable to happen in the
best harbors of the country, and ought
TO convince those who are trying to injure
Savannah in the governments estimation,
by calling attention to the Chester acci-
dent, that they are not likely to meet with
success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
nIsApPnINrEn sCHEMERs.

There appear % be reasons for saying
that none Of the schemers who have sue
ceeded in getting concessions for Mica
ragua canal are likely TO profit much by
them. There are two companies holding
these concessions. both Of which hope, APP
pareutly. to make a big speculation by
selling out to the government. The re-
port is now abroad mat our government
will go direct TO the governments which
control the land along the route Of the pro-
iectea canal. and viii get such conces-
sions as it wants, without consulting the
parties who now claim to have all the
concessions which are necessary 10 the
building OF the canal. And it is said that
The canal will not be built by a company,
but by the government II this informa-
ton is correct there will be a good many
disappointed spectators who have been
figuring on making vast fortunes in dis
posing of canal concessions and in build
ing the canal with the money Of the gov
eminent
II has been asserted that England would
not consent TO the sole ownership of the
canal by our government-that there ex-
lists treaty which gives her a right to a
voice in the control Of any canal unit
ing the Atlandc and Pacific oceans
that we may undertake TO build. There is,
Of course no doubt about the existence of
a treaty, but ic seems to be pretty wen
understood that our government and that
of Great Britain would have no difficulty
in coming TO terms satisfactory to each.
Some of the English papers have taken
exception to the position Of the President,
in his message, In respect TO the canal,
but it is worthy of notice that those of
the English papers which are In touch
with their government have no criticism
to make on what the President said about
the canal This is taken to mean that
there exists an understanding between our
government and that of Great Britain in
regard to it. It is not improbable that
steps will be taken to build the canal be-
fore the end of this administration. That
is the feeling in Washington at present
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

Santa Claus has been again attacked.
Some Sunday school workers of Mllwau-
kee want him put out of the church; and
not only that, but think all consistent
church people ought to forbid him COM
ing into their houses. 1t is hard to con-
ceive of such rrow-mindedness. If all
of the myths, all Of the fairies. all of the
symbols were removed from our lives
the sum OF human happiness would be
decreased in enormous degree. If our lives
were Invested Of every harmless make-b
leve, We should have a rather dull exist
ence. II religion itself were shorn of its
symbolism. its ceremonies. its music, its
flowers Of rhetoric, its parallels, its image
ry, etc, it would prove much less attract
i've. Santa Claus Is most beneAcent
spirit lie teaches. indeed. the tenets Of
Chrlstanity-loye, faith hope and charity
he is the embodiment OF gonteuess. gem
crosby and good nature. lie Is dearly be-
loved oi children, ana the udult who has
not thf k,ndiiost feeling Tor him must
have a shrHoled heart
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
Shoulder straps Lacking.

A soldier who served in Cuba tells the
Boston Globe that one night after march,
it happened that few of the boys pitcned
their tents in close proximity to the tent
of an officer Of another company. The
boys were talking quite loud, as taps had
not been sounded.
Hush up out there!" shouted the officer,
angrily.
who are your" asked one of the boys.
I'm show you who l am if 1 come out
thereI" was the answer.
The talking continued, and soon out
came the officer. His anger was great,
and he threatened to report the men to
their colonel winding up with: Don't
you know enough to obey an officer?"
Yes" replied one of the boys, land we
should have obeyed you If you had had
shoulder-straps on your voice"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Ancient Landmark Lodge No.
231. F. & A. NJ; Catholic Library Asso-
citation.
Special Notices-ship Notices, strachan
e. Co. Consignees; Notice to Stockholders,
Southwestern Railroad Company; Christ
mas Candles, A. M. & c. w. West No
tice TO City Court Jurors.
Business Notices-Genuine Pepper Wits
Ky, Henry Solomon & Son, Sole Agents.
Amusements-Zancig' Palm Readers;
GAS We See It." at Savannah Opera
House Friday and Saturday Nights and
Saturday Matinee.
Auction Sales-Administrator Sale, by
C. H. Dorsett, Auctioner.
whitman's Military saddlery"-Leo
Frank.
Santa Claus Is Up-to-Date-At R. D. &
VIM. Lattimore's.
Pure Wines and Liquors-Lippman
Bros
Steamship Observation-Disclosures Steam
ship Company.
In Full Swlng-M S. Brown
Raisin seeders. Tool Chests, Etc-Ed-
ward Lovelrs Sons.
Mineral Water-Apollinaris.
Medical-Dr. Schiffmann's Asthma Cure;
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract Hoods Sar-
saparilla; Ayers Cherry Peetorai; Casio
ria; Worlds Dispensary Preparations; Gu
ticura Remedies; Erie Medical Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

Some Indiana white laborers have lately
gone to Louisiana to work in the sugar
cane fields. II Gov. Foster of that state
were TO follow the example OF Gov. Tan
ner Of Illinois, he would have the incom-
srs met with a force of men with VIM
chesters, and would give notice that other
laborers coming into the state without his
permission would be met at the border
and shot to pieces with eating guns
But the Southern Governor viii not do
any such thing. He respects the rights
of labor and the constitution of the
United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

The Chicago Tribune of a day or two
ago printed an important if true" dis
patch from Lincoln, Neb 1t is to the ef-
feet that when Col Bryan was at home
recently on sick leave, he consulted his
friends as to whether he should remain
in the service and try for brigadier gem
eralship, or should resign his commission
and take up the silver propaganda once
more. The former was decided upon as
the wisest course" the dispatch con-
cludes In connection with the statement
that there is no longer any talk at Col.
Bryan's home OF his resigning." and that
friends at Washington" had gone TO
work 90 secure the colonel's promotion. In
view Of recent developments. IL would
seem that IL thore was basis for the Tri-
bune.s story, circumstances have 90
changed as 20 produce % Numerically dlf-
ferent result from that predicted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

Used 10 be chap up country, says the
Lewiston Journal, whose knowledge of the
three RS was as limited as Jeb Lascar's.
In every other way he was bright as a
9S-cent on the third day of January, and
when he told FISH story he could make
a two-pound trout sound larger than the
wha.e that did the Biblical boarding house
act.
Whenever legal business made it neces-
sary to sign his name he rested his finger
on the end of the penholder while the
notary moved the point down and across
and made the iliterate's sign manual. Bill
had done this so often that he had come
TO regard the little cross as his own par
ticular property, and though he didn't
know from S he remembered the look
of the cross.
AT one time he was expecting an express
package. Bill was leary of displaying his
literary lack, so he decided not to seek
any assistance in identifying his property.
one of the first bundles rolled out was
box which had once he'd certain brand
of liquor and on the appended face was
the brand:
Bill studied it attentively for a moment
then seeing that the coast was clear, he
tucked the box under his arm and started
for the team.
The express agent saw him and got to
the team just as Bill was slowing away
the box in the back part of the wagon.
What are you doing with that box?"
he demanded.
"Takin' it home" said Bill. There
amt nothing due on it. Express was paid
on t'other end"
But that amt your property. That be-
longs to Jones & Mackie."
mot by a id sight" retorted Bill.
Cant you read? There's my name
pointing to the trio of Xs-"and slong s
they've put it on three times, 1 guess III
keep the goods. I've writ my name times
enough, so 1 know what it looks like, l
reckon"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
The Wan who GrowIed.

s. E. Klser in Cleveland Leader.
He cursed his luck from day 10 day
His neighbours fortune made him frown
He knew the fates were all in league
To hold him back and keep him down.
He cursed because he lost his job.
He whinod because his child fell al
lie came and went and slouched around.
And kept on sliding down the hill.
One day his uncle died and left
Him half the fortune he'd amassed.
Ard people thought the man who growIed
Had cause TO crack smile az last
Dut when they came Ia shake his hand
The man lct many murmur fan,
And fat around aud growled because
Ills uncle hadn't LEFT him an.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

1t appears from the cablegrams of yes
terday from Paris. that the United States
peace commissioners have agreed that
their government shall bear the expense
of repatriating the Spanish troops from
all the eA-colonies of Spain relinquished
or ceded to the United States. That will
are many thousands Of Spanish troops
still in the various islands. and it will
cost anywhere from SO TO SIS each to get
them back to Spain BY the time the ac-
counts are all made up, 1t win be found
that Spain got much more than $50, OO0 900
out Of US for our having whipped her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

Senatorial courtesy was invoked by Sem
ator Frye in Paris to prevent the publ
cation of the terms of peace. The people,
he thinks, should not know what has been
done in their name until the Senate has
bad a chance to say what it thinks of the
bargain. That is, the great American pub
lie may discuss the exact terms of the
treaty and make up its mind about the
matter after the Senate has ratified or re-
5ected the treaty but not before.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
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CURRENT COMMENT.

Col. Henry Watterson clings to free
trade. and sees a bright future for it,
Onr manufacturers need new markets.
They are calling for them now. Col
Watterson's paper, the Louisville Courier
Journal. says: The time may come when
they will be the loudest advocates OF free
trade. as they were in Great Britain prior
to the repeal Of the corn laws, in 1916"
CONGRESSMAN Baileys objection to Cen
Wheeler's holding his army commission
and his seat In the House at the same
time thus moves the Memphis CONNER
cial-Appeal: Gen. Wheeler might coun>
ter by raising the objection that man
ought to raise race horses and hi in the
House at the same time.
One obstacle in the way of the immedi-
ate building of the Nicaragua canal by
the United States, or the control of the
canal by this government is the Clayton
Bulwer treaty The treaty provides that
neither the United States nor Great Brit
ain shall ever obtain or maintain for
itself any exclusive control over the said
ship canal" and that both governments
shall "eXtend their protection by treaty
stipuations to any other practicable
. communications, Whether Dy cdudl ot
railway, across the isthmus which con-
meets North and South America" Dis
cussng the treaty and the canal the Chi
cago Times-Herald Qnd.) says: That the
President in his recent message fails to
take coguizance of the existence OF this
treaty does not destroy the fact that IL
will be a factor in determining che final
action of Congress with reference TO the
canal project Control of the canal by
this government can only be secured by
a modification of the Clayton Buiwer
treaty that vii, be acceptable 90 Great
Britain, which has larger commercial In
torests IN the West Indies than any other
nation except the United States. The
close and friendly relations that now eN-
ist between the two nations should make
b. "A very easy matter 90 arrive al an
amicable understanding that will conceae
the right OF the United states to con-
troll thls intcfoceanic waterway"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

At no time since the peace negotiations
have been under way have Paris and
France been al any pains whatever TO
conceal he fact that their sympathies were
all with Spain and against the United
States. Possibly France remembered now
IL felt when she was in the place of Spain
and Germany M the place Of the United
States. Meantime. France should not for
get that we can do without her much bet
ter than she can DO without us. She does
not cell us anything that we cannot du-
piicate or End o substitute for. and Ia
many distances the duplication or the SUBJ
htitute VIII be better than the original
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

Whether or not Lieut.. Col. VIfquains
recently conferred decoration from the
Chinese government carries with it the
right 20 wear a yellow jacket, it would
be safe to wager doughnut against a
string of cash" that the old soldier would
not swap his blue jacket for all of the
yellow ones in the Flowery Kingdom
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13
DiS1igured
For Life
Almost Entire Face a Solid Sore
Tried Everything for Weeks
But Kept Spreading Until
Thought There Was No Cure.
Tried Cuticura. In Few Days
Better. In Short Time Cured.

Our little girls humor commenced with
tiny sore on one nostril, BUTT kept on spread
ing till we thought she would never get it
cured. For several weeks we tried every
thing we could get for the blood, both exter-
nalIy and internally, but itl1ept getting larger
all the time, till both nostrilS, the upper lip, a
part ofthe lover lip, Gndup one side to the eye,
acre a solid sore. We thought there was no
cure. and that she would be dtsfgured for life.
Finally (as a last resort) we tried CUTICURA
REMEDIES. We used part of a bottle of the
CUrICURA REsoLvENT and nearly box Of
CUT1cURA (ointment), and followedthe direc-
tions infinitely. After few days it began to
look better, and in short time she was en-
tirely well, with no scar or trace of the humor
send you this testimonial, and you may use
any part of it that you wish.
Mrs. VIM. CHICHESTER,
Feb. X. 1898. Plainville, Conn.