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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20
when spectaeIes Were View.



In the days when speetacles were intro
duced the world was not all wise. Glasses
became so fashionable that people did not
adopt the new custom. Whether their eye
sight was bad or good, those who would
be stylish wore spectacles. In Spain they
formed part OF the costume of every we'll
dressed person.
The object Of the wearer in putting on
glasses was to increase the gravity of his
appearance and render himself more di-
rectly imposing. young monk who had
through the assistance of his family caus-
ed his order to succeed In an important
lawsuit, felt himself literally rewarded
when the prior, having embraced him
warmly testified his gratitude by saying.
Brother, put on spectacles."
The glasses Of spectacles were proper
toned Ia size, not to the eyes, but to the
rank OF the wearer those worn by tho
Spanish mobiles being as large as ones
hand. The Marquis of Astorga, Viceroy OF
Naples, after having had his bust sculp-
tured in marble, particularly enjoned the
artist not to forget his beautiful snecta-
cles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20
THE NEWS IN pOOLER.
Happenings Social ana Otherwise In
the Little Town.

Happenings Social and Otherwise In
the Little Town.
Mrs. J. q. Baggs and Mrs. c. B. Herb
were among the visitors to Pooler last
week. They were the guests of Capt. and
Mrs. F. II. Marshall
Mrs. c. Under. accompanied by her
daughters, Misses Carrie and Hattie Lin
der, of Savannah, were at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kennlckell last week.
Mr.. ]. r. Murdoch Is visiting In Pooler.
He was railroad agent at Pooer for some
Time but is now located in South Carolina.
Mrs. T. ]. Bourne and Mrs. w. 7. Glenn
ons have returned to Pooer after O. visit
with their parents In Screven county.
Maple Camp. Woodmen of the World,
win hold it's February meeting at the Free
Masons' hall Wednesday evening.
Mrs. w. r. Mcconnell Is visiting friends
in Savannah.
There will be the regular monthly SER
vices at the Episcopal Church to-day by
the pastor. Rev. w. r. Mcconnell.
Mr.. w. Tyson OF Tusculum, and Mr. M.
Bird of Brewer. were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Cartwright last week.
The houses owned by Mr. j. wilbur
and Mr.. Thomas Wickam on Norton street
were totally destroyed by fire Saturday
morning between and o'clock. The fire
was discovered In the house owned by Mr..
Wickam, which was unoccupied This
house was set on fire about two months
ago, but the blaze was discovered In time
and very little damage was done. The men
present at the fire formed themselves into
a bucket brigade, and succeeded in saw
ing the majority Of Mr.. Wllburn's furni-
ture, and also saved the adjoining house
occtpied by Mrs Terrell The loss on both
houses Is fully covered by insurance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20
TRUFFLE,S.
The Secret OF Their Origin Mt Last
Discovered by French Scientist.

The Secret OF Their Origin Mt Last
Discovered by n French Scientist.
From the New York Post.
The secret of the growth of trufiies, which
has so long been a mystery to botanists,
has at last been discovered by French
scientist, the Due de Lesparre. This deli
cacy, which has hitherto been a very ex-
penslve accompaniment of French cooking,
bids fair to be considerably cheapened in
future and TO be within the reach OF the
slenderest purses.
The discovery which concerns the germi-
nation of trunies was only made public last
night at a meeting of the Academy Of
Sciences, by its president, M. Chatin. The
question of how trudies grow has hitherto
escaped all research; in future their cult
walton will be possible. The trufiie may
thus become q condmont at least relatively
cheap, and, although IL h somewhat heavy
and indigestible, 1t possesses very savory
and nutritiVe properties, and its reproduce
ton In large quantities Is likely to have
considerable influence on cookery I'm
France and In every other country.
The author of the paper presented last
night Is the second son Of the late Due de
GrdmOhts IlS mas peSA SeNHy''.5 VIC ANN'
ton for many years, and finally came TO
the conclusion, already arrived at by NJ.
Chatin himself, that the truflle Is a mush-
room The next problem was to find how
II terminated. After several years Of obser-
walton and experiment he concludes that
the seed-cels, three or four In number are
enclosed in little bags. These must first
be opened, by insects or by decay, like the
pods Of plants. Then the seed-cells are
transported by insects, and deposited upon
the leaves of trees, which seems to be as
necessary for their growth as they are for
parasites, such as the mistletoe for in
stance.
on the leaves of certain trees the germi-
nation begins, the spores being male and
female, as in the stamens and pistils OF
plants The formulated spores then fall to
The ground, work their way under the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20
LOTS OF INDOOR GAMES.
SEVERAL Games Scheduled to BE
Played This Week.

several Games Scheduled to he
Played This Week.
Indoor base ball circles will be lively this
week So far three games are scheduled
and there are likely to be others played.
There will be the regular games in the
Association and the Military League and
a game between the Cadets and the c. L.
AS.
The game between the Cadets and the
Library team will be played Friday night
at the Young Mems Christian Association
Hail. The directors Of the Y. NJ. C. A. have
very kindly given the use of their gynnna-
SUM. and the proceeds of the game will be
donated to the fund which is being sub
scribed for the rebuilding of the Cathe-
dral. Both of these teams are popular
and this, with the noble cause for which the
game will be played, will doubtless bring
out the biggest crowd the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall
has ever held.
The Cadets and the Library team have
met several times in practive games. but
have never played an exhibition game. The
batteries will be Horrigan and Sullivan for
the Library and Hohenstein and Purse for
the Cadets. The Cadets have a strong team
and they ought to put up a good game
against the Library boys.
The regular game in the Association
League will be played Thursday night be-
tween the Y NJ. c. A. and the Y. M. n. A.
teams. Reserved seats for this game will
be placed on sale at the Y M. C. A. Hall
Wednesday morning. Thompson and Hip
kins for the Y. NJ. c. A., and Smith and
Kayton for the Y. NJ H. A. will do the
battery work
The following is the standing of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

Monday night, James Young IN
"David GarriclS."
Tuesday matinee, ''David GarrfcI; }"
night, Lady of Lyons"
Wednesday night, James Herne
ashore Acres"
Thursday night, Marie DressIer in
"COurted Into Court"
Friday matinee and night ''Innes
Bond"
Stuart Robson played 1.-THE Henrietta"
at a matinee yesterday and last night he
presented his new play, 1.-THE Jucklins, -
made by Augustus Thomas from Opie
Reads novel The story is of rugged pas
toral simplicity. 1t is American to the
core without a foreigner in it; without a
city society woman in it; without a
wicked woman in it. or a dude with an
eyeglass, or a cigarette-smokin male per-
son in it, The Jucklins are plain North
Carolina people, in a country town. Lem
uel Jucklin is a study of more than or
binary interest. He was the brightest
young man in the county could argue with
anybody, and was ready to fight anybody.
Once in a scrap with Gov. I4undsford,
when both were youngsters, he received
a blow on the head which affected him
strangely, and in after years when UNI
der mental excitement he always wanted
to fight, and he found that by INDUCING
In the fighting of two ROSTERS which he
kept for pastime, his mind became at ease
and natural again. Lemuel is the father
OF the boy ALT and the Girl Guinea. They
are involved in the love stories that soften
and sweeten the play. Alf is in love with
Mile the Governors daughter, and has
for a rival Dan Stuart, an INSCRIPTIONS
landowner, who is generally disliked. Dan
insults ALI and is challenged to fight. Re-
fusing such satisfaction and sneering at
him as the son of a crazy father, ALI
shoots him and, Is tried for murder, con-
victed and subsequently pardoned by the
Governor. Miss Guinea is loved and loves
Hawes the bashful and awkward farm
hand and schoolmaster who stands
around worshipping her and saying moth
ing until she thinks he does not care for
her, and then she promises to marry the
doctor. The Widow Patrick, sister of the
Governor, is fascinating. and simply per
mits both the judge and sheriff to make
love to her, and after taking the case
under adVisenent, decides in favor of the
Judge All these characters, some saying
bright things, and some doing lovely
acts, revolve around Lemuel a strang,
new character, which the genius of Stuart
Robson has given the stage. Mr. Rob
sons company Is an excellent one for the
play and it gave an excellent performance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

James Young is not a new actor In Sa-
Nannah. He gave one of the most finish
ed performances of Hamlet" last year
mat has recently been seen in Savannah.
His Hamlet and "Claude Melvotte"
were then acknowledged to
be his two masterpieces. This
season Athroughout the North
ne is credited with giving the cleverest in
depreciation of David Garrick" ever seen,
ana during his present Southern tour he
mas decided to make a speciality of the
Two last productions.
- Monday night, and at a special matinee
Auesday he viii give David GaTick," and
On tuesday night 'The Lady of Lyons"
Mr' Young's support is credited with be-
ing one of the strongest, and includes Miss
i.ua Louise Johnson, who so ably por-
uayed the difficult role of "Ophelia," in
,is production here, last year of Ham
Mr. William Bolxee, another mem
yer OF the company, has at various times
IIayed leading roles to Edwin Booth
"a "renee Barrett, Edwin Forrest, and
liner equally well known actors. Mr..
mas Pierson and MIR. Clarence Bellair
',th belong to the old school of actors, and
ably assist Mr.. Young.
according 60 the story of the play, which
; ;1r' loung heads with the line, Have no
IA, ,3on dealings with thine art" il appears
5llII the David Garrick,' he presents, has
Dseh revised from Thomas Robertson
o.lsihai play by Miss Rida Louise John
IN OF Mr.. Young's company. 1t tells OF
we love between Garrick, one OF the de-
spsea players" and Ada Ingot daughter
". member of the corporation Of London
TIlu director In the East India Company.
ansot wants his daughter to marry her
oousin' but she. having seen Garrick,
1a him' and Garriclx, having seen Miss
SIt, wants her. In accordance with
Merchant Ingots request. Garrlck tries to
urn her from him by pretending to be
~ a'oS C,d. The plan works, well awhile,
~ Sarr'ck's manly course not only wins
q, iaeher over to him, but gets the girl
i'S own terms, and Miss Ingots cous-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

sides Miss Dressler and Mr.. Rice are John
G.. Sparks Jacques Kruger, James r. Cal
lahan, Oscar L. Flgman, Damon Lyon,
John Frees. Harry Ertheiler Sally CO.
hen, May Duryea, Blanche r. Verona,
Glare Palma, Agnes Milton, Carrie Fran
els and Marion Brighton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

The cherche Midi prison in Paris.
where Dreyfus Gnd Esterhazy were con-
fined, was once the home Of Nine Reca-
mier. 1t was built ia the seventeenth cen
fury. 1t became a prison early IN this
century and II was In 1t that Victor Hugo
married his wife, who was the daughter
Of Eopcher. who lived there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

earth with the rains or by being trampled
upon, and there the trufiies develop at leis-
ure
The Due de Iesparre has demonstrated
that soil Is not necessary to this fecunda-
ton, and that with care the spores can be
cultivated above ground. He has also dis
covered q certain number Of species OF
trees on whose leaves the seed-cells can DO
propagated This Is doubtless the begin
ming of great industry for France, posi-
bly, as great as that of the cultivation Of
mushrooms. Epicures everywhere win well
come these discoveries and anxiously
await their general application.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

Miss Adelaide Hermann, sister of the
late Prof. Hermann. died in Paris few
weeks ago. Her death Is the second in the
family since the death of the magician.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper, whose mar
ital troubles with the Falstaffian "El Cap
itan" of Mr.. Sousa's opera, II is now pcs
itively announced will retire from her hus-
bands company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

A bill has been introduced in the New
York Legislature preventing the sale of
tickets in theaters after all the seats have
been taken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

New York's Italian theater has closed
its doors, owing to lack of support.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

The following is the standing of the
clubs in the Association League:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

Chicago is to Danish immoral perform
ances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

The Primrose & West Minstrels Will b.
sent to England this spring for pro
tracted engagement in London, to be fol
lowed by provincial tour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

Next season James A. Herne will add
to his repertoire THE Reverend Griffith
Davenport and an Irish drama.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

Mark Twain has written a comedy en-
titled rs He Dead?'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

New York imposes special taxes OF
foreign corporations doing business IL
that State. A big Western drug manu-.
featuring house sought to have the
taxes set aside and carried the case tc
the United States Supreme court. Jus,
tice Shiras, who delivered the opinion
OF the court, said that 1.-The law was set
tied that Il State might impose such con
ditions for permitting Il foreign corpora
ton to do business within its limits as II
might deem e~xpedient, and that it might
make the grant dependent upon the pay
ment of Il specific license tax or n sum
used within the State, and that this did
not constitute 4 discrimination against
the products of other States
Justices Brown and Harlan dissentcd,
They said III substance that the form
or decisions Of the court had been uni
form against State laws which favored
domestic firms, corporations or persons
as against those from other States, and
lldI IL tdcL Stdle SCI up Il System u
special taxes on these outside bodies,
then it would in the aggregate amount
to Il sort of protective tariff system, thus
doing away with the freedom of trade
within the United States"
Commenting on the decision. the
Charleston News and Courier we'll says:
For our part. We regard the reported
decision rs Il perfectly proper and right
one, for the reasons broadly stated by
Justice Shiras. Every State taxes the
domestic firms. corporations and persons
doing business within its limits, and it is
Il discrimination against them in effect
to allow foreign firms, corporations and
persons to compete with them without
being taxed, in some form, in equal
measure. 1t is bare justice, and rot ia
yoritism.' to the domestic traders % put
foreign traders on an equal footing with
them. and there is nc element Of the
protective tariff system III such prac-
tice, as it places the outsiders at no dis
advantage whatsoever as compared With
their local competitors. y citizen Of one
State cannot vote in another State until
he conforms to the conditions required of
the resident voters Of such StlTo. He
cannot hold property III another State
without paying the local taxes on It. Ie
should not be allowed to trade in anoth-
er State without paying such taxes Oh
trade. or conforming to such other regu-
lations as may be imposed to equalize the
conditions of his business with those of
the local Traders
This decision marks Il radical depar-
ture from the decisions that have uni
highest court. Under this decision, it
would seem that the Legislature has the
right to re-impose the old drummer's
and like taxes which were successfully
resisted when last contested.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06
The SECOND RI e MENI.

Col. ". II. S. Burgwyn. colonel of the
Second Regiment, returned home last
night. and the Second Regiment is now
Il thing of the past.
Raleigh parts with the popular officers
and clever privates with regret. There
was no regiment i'll the service that en-
braced men OF more soldierly bearing.
soldieriy qualities. and wherever the
companies went they Won the respect
OF the people and in the South they
were the recipients OF many cOurtcsies
and many compliments from people and
press.
Politics, separation of the regiment
into companies and the appointment OF
an Incompetent surgeon, worked to pre-
vent the regiment from having Il fair
chance, but in spite Of these things,
which the officers and men could not
prevent. the men go back to their homes
with the gratitude OF the people Of the
whole State for their prompt response
to their country's call. and their willing
ness to do and die in defense Of the flag.
They were greatly disappointed that
they were given no opportunity to serve
in actual fighting where they could have
distinguished themselves.
AS the efficient officers and men go
to their homes. they will be received with
JOY and with honor by their ~neighbors.
and remembered with grateful apprecia-
ton by the people of the whole State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06

We print to-day some interest
statistics compiled by the >gut....
Farm Magazine. OF Baltimore, with ..
gard to corn production IN the South.
States.
All the figures presented are iu>tl..
tive. but farmers and other people ..
South Carolina viii be- particularly gra.
fed to learn that the movement IT,.
the increased production of grain cr#-
in this State has been 50 far Succr~~tH.
that 1850. 600 bushels of corn werc lE..
duced in 1898. aS against l~J.3u~.tru
bushels III 1897. an increase OF 22h2.uft
or very nearly - per ccnt. The exhibit
Will be generally regarded. we are sure.
as all the more gratifying. becauN" ot
the fact that the increase Is rcportt.
to be due mainly to an increase an the
acreage planted rather than TO fayora
BILE seasons.
The increase for all the Southern
States was 14.0GO.0OO bushels, which
shows that the movement has been -
very general one Il decreased ylvd
being reported in the case of two STATE,
only-Georgia and Maryland. The iu-
crease for the whole country was only
24.O0O.O Geo. Il large decrease being shown
for the States outside of the South. lt
is also to be noted that the South pr.
duccd JS3. III, eco bushels or 4 total uI
1 @ .00O. q for the whole couutry ur
nearly onc-tllird. SO that in proportion
to area and population il produced
as much as the other sections of the
country.
We are very far, however. from hay.
ing done our best. OF all that we should
do. in our own interest. in this part of
the South. The Central Southern
States.'' extending from North CarolInl
to Louisiana. both inclusive. it is noted,
have in this big corn crop Just a htti"
more than caught up with the crop "i
1861 though their population has douo-
led in the interval. South Carolina, as
will be seen by referring TO the tables,
raised 1o.O65.G06 bushels in 1860, ar
against J.3OS, 900 in 1897, and 1000.
600 in 1898. The seven Central
Southern States raised 1~57,275,7Ni
bushels in 1860. and 1S9.937.0GO III ls"N,
a bare increase Of 32.GS1.214, or "A littI"
more than 20 per cent. while the poIu-
Iation has increased 100 per cent.
The tables show why we have had
to buy corn from the West during the
past thirty-three years, and why Nr
have not prospered better. We have
doubled our population, and trcbIcd our
cotton crop. while growing less grain
both corn and wheat-than We made at
the outset Of our post-bclluln poiicE.
When cotton failed. our main d~cpendcnr"
failed. We had not made even bread
and meat for ourselves. and the fear
fully narrow margin Of profit on the sue
ceSSive and excessive cotton crops all
went to pay for something to eat. lIG
urcs lie sometimes. but they appear 30
tell 4 plain, straight story III this m-
stance.
In commenting on its exhibits th"
Southern Farm Magazine remarks truly
that prior to 1860. under the system
then prevailing" planters realized the
Importance Of raising their own food
stuffs, and Their cotton was largely 81
surplus money crop" The sooner we re-
turn to their wise system the sooner w"
shall experience some Of the prosp"rli>
they enjoEcd.-Charleston News amt
Courier.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06
THE WHEAT CANIpAIGN.

There was an unusually large prodnf
ton OF wheat i'll Georgia this year. J.
view Of the low price Of cotton this WI.
most fortunate for the State. and 1t B..
probable that we shall see next NrI.
more whoa raised in his State thaI
ever before. 1t has been demonstrate.
often that wheat can be produced pro.
htably in nearly every part Of Georgia
There We're good wheat crops this yca
IN North. South. East and We.
Georgia.
Last Year the Hon. James NJ. Smit4
raised 10000 bushels of wheat on -.
acres IN Oglethorpc county. That wou..
have been a good wheat crop anywhcre.
and it paid Mr.. Smith handsomely.
The Macon Telegraph has done muc'l
10 encourage this good work. One OF it,
latest efforts to do 50 is made in I'll"
4orn Of premiums in gold amounting g..
500 for the best wheat crops in the
State.
1he press of Georgia is usually aIiy,
to thu interests Of Georgia. and if Shout.
10 Whatever it can to discourage th.
oVerproducti0n Of cotton and 10 encoHF.
Z i larger and more varied @productinu
OF food crops.
lhe wheat campaign deserves til. co--
dlal approval and active assistance a.
the daily and weekly press of the Stat"
Atlanta Constitution.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06
TIE CONF RENEE ANn CIGARETTES,

The impression has gone out that thu
Methodist Conference at Winston voted
that cigarettes were not evils. The COM
mlttee on Temperance presented Il report
embOdying Il resolution ~denouncing the
manufacture, sale and use of cigarettes.
to 60, but the following resolution.
adopted unanimously, shows that the
conference record against the use OF
cigarettes: I'VE recommend that orr
preachers and laymen should 1rndentIv
discourage the use Of tobacco in all IFS
iornhs' especially among our young pee
PIE. 1hat we do all we can to enforce
the laws OF the State against tho se]l;n,
of cigarettes to minors"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06

r>uai intelligence. industry aa. ...
Africans. The exploitation ar
SOURCES Of the SoIiIan viii ars...
low its restoration IL .An-1a-r
control. the communications
j IN WAY ~ the Nil. vH.
furcher improved. nd under The.
luS of British capitol ar6 .u..u.
may loci, for just that rlva...
Mr.. Townsend forecasts. FIR
past Egyptian cotton has been
into the United States u
quantities ana has had tho
in many mes OF manufactm #
Mill il be when the present fnI.t-.
advance for the CROP in Esyft.
picmentei ~ tl" c1ullg>> aa# ..
fertile teririD., ~ the J9H.
The south must uf.parc far r...
petition hy di>c>tahli~hin4 cot.u. g..
basis of lis industry. Il ca1a.-
down Soudanc>e competition tg.
selling Egyptian grades. for thar is
now and To no effect. the E-gI.. ..
ton being better than ours e..
handing Il higher price. Tin. -
must grow cotton Ia the eN,..-
il paws 10 grow it: il must turn ,>
CROPS and make ready FOR - laH.
more evil than the present. VIVA.
manufacture nj hom" there vii. a.
to money in. hut We cannot cola. ..
profit i'm raising 1.00u.uUo babes f
,.Al.-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06

The Mexican IN respect the
memory of their SireS. 1t is said they
use IN o. OF one color to plov in the
and Ii Of another color in the
afternoon. because that's the way their
fathers lid.