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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
HOW Lieut.. HObsOn Was Received by
the Men in the Rifle Pits.

Richard Harding Davis in Scribner's.
On some DAYS we were told he was dead,
but at last we were assured he was awe.
Between his iron bars he could Watch our
men moving along the yellow trenches or
neerina toward him through field-glass
ana the sentries-those tall gaunt regulars
who had taken the hills with their DIood
and who were now creeping up on MIN Dy
night nearer and nearer, winning the
ground between him and themselves by
The sweat of their brows And. late one at-
tornoon in the sight of thousands of the
enemy and of his own countrymen' ne rue
ont a free man and into his inheritance
Few men. certainly very few young men,
have ever tasted such a triumph Inc
men who had made it possible Tor MN 10
leave his cell and to breathe Tree ar again
had waited for his coming 1or many
hours crouched by the hundreds along the
bioh hanks of the narrow trail through
which he must come. They were not Oh
his branch of the service, they were NOT
even brother officers, their atutude TOWARD
him was one of attention ana salute' they
1,are the men who had been gathered from
every point of the union to be drilled ana
hammered and fashioned into the thlhS
called a regular. They were without local
or nolitical friends or conditions, they had
no staff of artists and reporters at thelr
heels TO make them heroes in spite Oh
themselves but they were the backbone
If the war-the professional hghtlng-ma-
chimes the grumbling, selI-respectihs
Working regulars. Hobson rode down into
This mob in fresh white duck, pale with
he nallor of the prison, and touching his
cap with grave gratitude. And they dash
ed at him with a roar of ecstasy, with
Wild welcome of friendly cheers. AS brave
men they honored brave man; and this
sun-tanned, dirty, half-starved, fever
racxed mob of regulars, danced about the
educated, clever engineer as though the
moment was his, and forgot that at the
risk of their lives they had set him Iree
that the ground he rode over hdo peeii
splashed with their blood
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Prince Kropotl1in in the Atlantic.
The teacher of writing Ebert, who was a
German Jew was a real martyr
To be insolent with him was sort
Of chic amongst the pages. His poverty
alone must have been the reason why he
kept to his lessons in our corps. The old
hands, who had stayed for two or three
years in the fifth form without moving
higher up, treated HIN very badly; but by
some means or another he had made an
agreement with them: zone frolic during
each lesson, but no more, An agreement
which, I am afraid, was not always hon
esly kept on our side.
one day, one of the occupants of the
back forms soaked the blackboard sponge
with nix and chalk and flung it at the
cll.eTaphy martyr. Get it, EBERT! he
shouted, with a stupid smile. The sponge
touched Eberts shoulder, glanced into
his face and down on his white shirt, COW
ering both with ink and chalk.
All saw it, and were sure this time that
Ebert would leave the room and report
the fact TO the inspector. But taking out
his cotton handkerchief and wiping his
face he only exclaimed, Gentlemen, one
ffohc, no more to-day!" "All the shirt
is spoiled" he added In a subdued voice,
and continued to correct some one s
book
We looked stupefied and ashamed. Why,
i7stead of reporting, he had thought at
cnce of the agreement! All sympathies
turned in his favor. What you have done
IS stupid" we reproached our comrade.
He is a poor man and you have spoiled
his shirt! Shamer somebody added. The
mschief-maker went at once to make ex-
cuses. zone must learn" was all that
Ebert said in reply, with sadness in his
voice.
A1 became silent after that and at the
next lesson, as if We had settled it before
hand, many of US wrote in our best pos
BILE handwriting, and took our books to
Ebert, asking him to correct them. He
was radiant; he felt happy that day.
The face deeply impressed me, and was
never wiped out from my memory. To
this day I feel grateful to that remarka-
bic man for his lesson.
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deal Of disorder The workmen left their
shops, the doctor their patients, etc. l
preached there the following year and set
everything right"
A collection was made at the Academy
and there was a louis-d'or short. a mem
Der whose avarics was well known was
suspected of having withheld his contrl-
cution. The collector said: Il did not see
the gentleman put in, buu believe he did.
Fonteneile settled the question by remark
ing: 81 saw, but 1 don't believe"
A lady ninety years of age said to M.
de Fontenelle, who was So: Death has
forgotten us" "Hush!" replied Fonten-
ellie, putting his finger on his lips.
A conceited dolt interrupted a con5er-
sation by: Il have an Idea" wit re-
marked "Astonishingr'
A courier said. After the death of his
majesty there's nothing one can't believe"
NJ. de Fontenelle, then in his ninety-sev-
enth year, having just paid Nine. Helve-
thus a thousand pretty compliments, pass
ed her, on his way to the table, without
seeming to notice her. See" said Nine
Helvetius, what account 1 should take
of your gallantry! You went by without
looking at me-" Madame" said the OLD
gentleman, "if 1 had looked at you /
should not have passed by you"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
CURE FOR ASTHMA.
Public Test VIII be Made To-day
at Cubbedge's Drug store.

All day to-day free sample packages Of
the celebrated "Schiffmann's Asthma
Cure" will be given away at w. D. Cub
bedge's drug store. Ill Barnard street,
under Odd Fellows Hail.
The doctor wants each sufferer from
Asthma Hay Fever or Bronchitis in this
city TO call and get one. When asked re-
garding his reasons for giving his RENE
dy away in this manner he said People
are naturally skeptlcal about an asthma
remedy, and when you consider the num-
Der of so-called cures on the market you
can hardly blame them. Now I claim
that my cure CURES. 1t will instantly
relieve the most violent attack. II has
permanently cured thousands who had
been considered incurable. Ii l did not
believe il why should 1 be giving it away?
The sufferer who gets a sample package
can tell in two minutes whether it is as
I represent it, and it doesn't cost him a
cent. That is fair, isn't it?"
It certainly does not seem that any
thing could be fairer. Those living out of
town can get a free sample by writing
their name and address (only) on post
card addressed DR.. r. Schiffmann, Bio
Rosabel street, st. Paul Mimi, up to
Dec. Is, not later.
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From the Nineteenth Century.


On Feb. %, 1888, Lord Maidstone called
the attention of the House to speech
delivered by O'Connell a. a political dinner
in London. in which he asserted that the
Tory election committee of the day-or
the committee appointed by the House to
try election petitions, practice which has
since been abolished-had stopped to
foul perjury in order that their friends
might retain their seats. vote of cen
sure on O'Counell, which was moved by
Lord Maidstone, was carried by a ma
jority of nine.
few days later a curious scene was
witnessed in the House OConnell had to
stand up in his place in the crowded
chamber while the speaker, James Aber-
cromby, solemly reproved him for the
false and scandalous imputat.on' he had
cast upon "lhe honor and conduct of mem
hers of the House. 1t now only remains
said the speaker in conclusion, that in
obedience to The commands of the House,
l should reprimand you, now accordingly
do The reprimand, however, made no
impression on OConnell. Il have repent
ed of nothing, I have retracted nothing"
said he In the course of speech he de-
livered when the speaker resumed his
seat. and he concluded by moving for
committee before which to prove his
charges. He subsequently, described the
House of Commons-in speech delivered
outside-as six Hundred Ruffians."
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puNcTuRING THE SLAMS.

Evangelist UudiE<e objects to Puff
hng Ex-Drunkards in the Pulpit.
The services at the Christian Church are
growing in interest nightly. Evangelist
Updike has an unique way of presenting
the teachings of the gospel peculiar to
himself.
Those who hear Mr.. Updike once gen.
orally go again if in their power Thor
oughly honest himself. he has a sharp
sword with which to puncture the shams
Of the day. His scathlng denunciation OF
the maudlin sentimentalism that would
put a man who had been a drunkard and
a gambler into the pulpit and puff him to
the skies and ignore a clean man was en-
ioyed last night by all. He denominated
churchanity as joining a church an order
to obtain a respectable funeral. and that
it would be all such a man would get
The evangelist insisted that Christian
ity demanded that Christ must be SUI
preme, that his word must be law that
creeds must not usurp authority over his
word, but must give place 10 1T. He de-
nominated the spirit that would receive
the reformed rake back into society, pet
and honor him, and yet scorn the fallen
woman, who might be the victim of the
former, as utterly opposed to the teachings
of Christ, and satanic in its nature,
Mr.. Updike's subject for tomorrow
night will be 1.-The Six P's." Mr.. Eas-
tons solos are a source of great pleasure
to the people who attend these services.
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High Prices.
From Lippincotts.

I very often put myself in mind of the
Prodigal Son, and think how glad l should
be of the fruit that is left at your table
when the family are done with it. 1 have
had straw berries twice only, and I think
paid half a crown quart, with the stems
on Raspberries were quarter of a dol
lar a quart, and so bad that they made
me very sick. As for cherries 1 have eat
en- them once green. 1t Is unlucky that 1
should want fruit this summer-for the
first time in my life, 1 believe. However,
next sumner will make amends for all my
wants. We yesterday gave eleven pence
for two cucumbers, and till within few
days that has been the price of one only.
Cherries are sold by the pound; so are po-
tatoes when they first come. When we
bought first, the price was five-penny
bit What it was when they were first
brought to market I cannot say, but prob
ably higher than that. In short, living
here is dear beyond anything I could have
supposed, and we buy everything we make
use of except water Every grain Of sand
! buy, or I should not be able TO get any
I may be mistaken, but 1 hardly think
! am, In saying that it will be the Poop e's
own fault if they do not grow rich when
the government is removed to the Poto-
mac.-Letter of Mrs. Stoddert, 1799
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L. S. Bernard in Lippincott,s

l.. ). Bernard in LippincOttS.
Not. one look backward did he give, moi
one sign that he heard the angry cries
of his deserted wife. The distance widen
ed. The boat, slowly at first, then with
increasing speed, slipped away into the
dusk of the falling night and the shadows
of the river; and at its prov, motionless as
the flag pole beside him, the figure of jim.
The woman fairly raved. Her language
was so shocking, her rage so violent, that
even the creatur who had been her lover
shrank from her in disgust. Finally, gee
ing an old man in the gaping crowd who
seemed to take a knowing interest in what
was passing. she turned upon him.
Jake Rollins, you know about this.
What did Jim mean by goin' off like that?
What's he been up to? Whars he goin'
to? Answer me. you - - ~
oval, Mrs Parsons, you see it's this
way" he began. Il don't know whar
Jims a-goin' to- nor I don't know why
he's a-goin though maybe as how
kin guess. All I knows is that Jims
done sod all he's gothic house, an
the stable an the lot, an all the furni-
ture, an the cow, an he's got the money
with him. 1 knows that, fur 1 seen it.
An when I seen Jim a-standin' on the
boat thar, an the boat a-leavin'. 1 says
to myself, says 1, 'Jim's a-goin' away. "
During this recital the woman mad
grown deathly pale. Now she leaned
gasping against the door of the wharf
house. AN did Jim leave no word fur
me?" she painted.
oval, now, he did that" replied the
old fellow, with a touch of pity in his
voice. Jim says to me-. just afore the
boat come he says, says he, Jake, ef
my wife asks We what word leaves
her, ies' tell her l says l amt nobody S
fool >"
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Hnning in a Russian school.

Prince Kropotkin in the Atlantic.
We decided to put an end TO these night
watches, says Prince Kropotkin in the De-
cember Atlantic, and the upper forms were
consulted as to what was to be done. At
last the decision came: Refuse, all of
YOU. to keep the watch; and when they
begin 10 beat you, which they are sure to
do. 60 as many of you as you can, in a
block. and call in Girardot. He knows it
all, but then he win be bound to stop it,
The turn to keep the watch fell that
night to a Prince Sh---, an old hand and
to S.. q newcomer an extremely tim
boy. who even spoke in a girlish voice
Sho- was called upon first but refused
TO go. and was left alone Then two pages
de chambre went to the timid S., who
was in bed; and as he also refused to obey
thew began to fog him brutally with heavy
leather braces She woke up several com
rades who were near at hand and they
all ran to find Girardot
was in bed also when the two came
upou me, ordering me to take the watch.
I refused. Thereupon, Selling two pairs
of braces,-we always used to put our
dress in great order on a bench by the
bedside. braces uppermost, and the neckte
across them,-they began to fog me with
the braces Sitting in bed, 1 fenced with
nv hands, and had already got several
heavy blows when an appeal resounded,
-"The first form to the colonel The
fierce fighters became tame at once, and
hurriedly put my dress in order.
Don't say a word they whispered.
"Tbe necktie across, in good order" 1
said to them, while my shoulders and arms
burned from the blows
What Girardofs talk with the first form
was we did not know; but next day, as we
stood in the ranks before being marched
downstairs 20 the dining room he address
ed ms In a minor key saying how sad it
was that pages de chambre should have
fallen upon a boy who was right in his
refusal. And upon whom? newcomer
and SO timid boy as s. was. The
school were simply disguised at that Je-
suite speech.
No need to say that that was the end Of
the watch-keeping, and that it gave final
blow to the worrying" Of the newcomers;
II has never been renewed since.
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READ NOVELS, THEN ATE THEM.
Peculiar Taste of n Girl Cultivated
at Expense of the Books.
From the Baltimore Sun.

Lynn, Mass, Dec. 5.-Local physicians
are puzzled by the peculiar case Of 10
year-old girl Of this city. The girl is suf-
fering from chlorosis and has developed
an uncomfortable taste for unpalatable
things. She has eaten books, newspapers.
shoemakors' wax, starch and other things.
Yesterday she got hold Of pound Of cof-
fee. which she devoured. and is suffering
from caffeine poisoning.
The first signs Of the unusual develop
ment Of the disease came upon her while
she was reading. First she began tearing
corners off the pages, and gradually the
taste grew upon her until she began TO
tear entire pages from a book after she
had read H. and by the time she finished
the story lite but the covers were LEFT.
IT. 1--WE weeks she read twelve novels, and
ate every one Of them.
Her consumption Of laundry starch was
only limited By the supply she could OBJ
tain. Anyih.Dg, m fact, which would ar
ford her new or strange taste she would
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IN WASHINGTON AND WILKES.
Attempted Highway RObbery-Jail
DeIivcry-Other Matters.

ATTIC mpteu highway NODDGA
DeIivery-Other Matters.
Washington, Ga, Dec, IA negro high
wayman attempted to hold up Clarence
Corbin about two miles from Washington
on the Augusta road Saturday night Mr..
Corbin was on horseback. The negro
grasped the reins and demanded money.
Corbin made a dash and ran over the
would-be robber, who escaped
A jail delivery took place here Sunday
night. A negro charged with a minor Of
Tense twisted off the window bars and
made good his escape Two other prls-
oners were in jail, a negro and a white
man. Both refused to take advantage of
this opportunity, and were on hand when
the jailor came with breakfast Monday
morning
George Garrard, who was mustered out
of the Second Georgia Regiment at Camp
Atkinson, in Atlanta, was married to Miss
Waller upon his arrival home.
About A O'Clock Monday morning Night
Waterman f. T. Shubuek encountered a
suspicious-looking negro riding a mule. He
called to the negro to halt. He put his
mule on a run. Mr.. Shubuck shot at
him twice, but the darkeX got away. 1t
was found later that the mule was stolen
from w. B.. DunaWay.
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OPINION IN HAVANA.
Two Views Taken OF President Nc
KinIey's Message.

Two Views Taken of President Nc
KinIey's Message.
Havana, Dec. THE local press shows
a sharp division in the comments upon
President McKnley's message to Con
gress. ar
Ell Pals and La Lucia find an analogy
between the message and the joint resolu-
ton of April last, constituting in their
opinion proof that the United States gov
eminent is really determined to carry out
the promises solemnly contracted before
the world"
On the other hand, FL Diario de la Ma
rina, lie Union Advisador, Ell Comercia,
La Union Iberia and FL Espanol see in
The message a veied admission that the
Presidents policy is TO occupy the island
for an indefinite period, with a view of
ultimately annexing it. These papers
loudly denounce the passage in the mes
sage which urges cooperation and assist
ance in every possible form for the So
cial and moral reconstruction of the ISL
and in order TO enable the people of Cuba
90 govern themselves.
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ogARGEs TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Expert Accountants to Examine
senbOnrd Company Affairs.

Baltimore, Dec. 7.-Pursuant 70 reso-
luton passed at the directors meeting
OF the seaboard and Roanoke Railway
Company, Col. John A. Tompkins Of Bal
timore and Hamilton s. Corwin Of New
York, expert accountants, were to-day APP
pointed by the special committee Of stock
holders and directors, Of which DeCourcey
w. Thorn Is chairman, to examine into
the condition Of the company. Thomas
W. Ryan Of New York charged az the
stockholders meeting held in Portsmouth
on oct 4 that there were irregularities
ia the management Of The company. The
appointment OF the committee and ac-
countants Is made " investigate these
charges.
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New York, Dec. Trading IN dry goods
has been fairly active 50 far this week
Not a small part Of jobbing store opera
tons are those in Christmas goods. the
demand for which has shown good re-
suits. General departments IN tobblne
houses are without feature. There are
not many heavy buyers now IN the city
At first hands, the markets for both cot
tons and woolens have shown good results
Other cloths have been quiet for the last
two days. There are no heavy stocks, &C.
cording 10 the trustees. and all bids foI
cloths for late future deliveries have been
refused. Regular G's are SON quoted AZ
2b cents and other grades are on the same
bass. Prints showed no change OF mo.
ment. Wooden goods were the subject q
considerable injury in ali quarters.
New lines sold freely. prices being in
general satisfactory TO buyers. Dress
goods were IN fairly steady request.
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FROM THE MAGAZINES.
some Good Things From the Decem-
her Issues.
.OIonte CristO" OutdOne by Modern
MilliOnaires.
p. H. House in ST. Nicholas.


E. H House in st. Nicholas.
The Increase of wealth has been prodig-
tons since the time of our civil war, espe-
ciallv in America. When 1 was a boy any
one who had one hundred thousand dollars
10 his name was considered fairly rich;
hut at present people think little of a
triae like that Even in Europe. where
fortunes are gained much less rapidly than
with us, a property must now be many
times larger than in the first half of the
century. before it begins to dazzle society.
7 suppose some of you have read Monte
Cristo;" and you know that few things
we're too extravagant for the imagination
of Alexander Dumas. He meant that his
romantic hero should lead the whole world
in magnificence, and probably thought of
giving him the biggest bank-account ever
heard of. But Monte Cristo was worth
only a fraction of what several real men
now living can show. This was not the
sort of mistake you would have expected
from Dumas 1t would have cost him
only a stroke of the pen to multiply the
hoard in the Mediterranean island a hun
dred times; but although his novel was
written when he was 40 years old, he
could not foresee that his fiction would be
utterly distanced by solid facts before he
died.
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The Dream of the Toy.
From ST. Nicholas.

rom Cl. NlClOidS.
The sandman lost dream one night
A dream meant for a boy;
/ hoated round awhile, and then
1t settled on a Toy.
The Toy dreamed that it stood in class
With quite a row of boys;
J &c teacher raped upon his desk
And cried Less noise! less nOise!"
Then looking at the Toy, he scowled
And said, Next boy-fortell"
"Oh, please sir cried the little Toy,
Il don't know how to spell.
Indeed I don't know how it is,
I'm sure l am a toy,
Although l seem to be In class,
And dressed up like a boy
What's that? What's that?" the teachci
cried
In awful tones he spoke;
lie came with strides across the floor,
And then the Toy awoke.
There lay the nursery very stil,
he shelf above It's head;
The fire burned dimly on the hearth,
The children were in bed.
There lay the dolls and Noah's Ark.
Oh, dear me-" said the Toy,
just had such dreadful dream!
j dreamed l was a boy"
Katherine Pyle.
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Compositor's Error" Ruins n News
paper.
From the London Times.

From the DonuOn IIIIIts'
Our Constantinople correspondent
writes. under date of Nov. II: 1.-THE Turk
ish newspaper sabah was seized yesterday
and its publication suspended because it
contained the phrase that wicked Pa
5ishah - The editor explains that his Of
Tense is wholly due to an untoward ac-
cident. The intention had been TO say
majestic Padishah," but the letter lam
dropped out, and the compositor carelessly
pushed the two preceding letters up to
the final waw, thus Transforming the
word which means majestic" into that
wicked" 1t remains to be seen whether
this explanation will be found acceptable
in the eyes of the offended sovereign.