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The herald., 1898-02-27

gown, If 1 were you, with smart little
open jacket effect, so as to vary the
toilet easily by a variety of blouses.
Then, of course, you want skirt that
won't go out of fashion quickly. No
body can cut one in these lightning
change days; but the drop skirt with
full length overskirt will last as long
as anything, and, probably, cut over.
Would you have black braid trimming
or black and metal? You'll want a
small black 'Marquise' hat to corre-
spond; I'd have very pale La France
roses on it, with a large black bird"
''No; no Bird" the engaged girl shook
her head, blushingly. "Dick--I mean
Mr.. Spring Bridegroom-has made me
promise not to wear birds; he says fur,
feathers and beads remind him of Lo,
the poor Indian"
mo fur! No beads!" The little dress
maker, aghast, stopped ciphering.
Men who object to women's clothes
ought to understand that men make
the fashions"
The engaged girl had scrap of fine
white cloth, and was holding apple
green silk and Mandarin yellow against
| it alternately.
| "Oh," she said, absently; you mean
the great men dressmakers."
| mo" answered the little dressmak-
er; Il mean-the apple green goes bet
ter, don't you think? I mean small men
dressmakers, poor men-dressmakers
with no more money than I have to
carry out their ideas. Do you know
it's the rarest thing for a fashion to be
invented by a woman?"
| But" objected the engaged girl
puckering bit of black silk and laying
it beside the white and apple green;
IT thought that actresses"
mot bit of it," said the little Dress
maker. Men in Paris whom nobody
ever hears of spend their slack time OF
the year thinking out novelties. They
take their fashions to the great houses
the most striking ones are bought-fol
a few francs often and 'merci, mon
sieur,' for these small men dressmak.
ers live from hand to mouth-and there
you have a style. Models of these
models are sent to America; womer
dressmakers copy and adapt; other
women like, dislike. wear. Probably
every novelty we have looked at this
morning was mans fashion,
The engaged girl was comparing
small pieces of lace critically. "It does
seem queer" she admitted withou
much show of interest. "Anybody
would suppose, when women spend sc
much time on dress, they would orig.
mate their own fashions. There's sc
much talk now about money making
occupations"
There are a few women designers,
the little dressmaker conceded; "if wo-
men have any inventive talent it ought
to be splendid field. If it weren't fol-
Boy. Td--I think myself you'd better
settle on the string color"
IT think so, too" said the engaged
girl, Frightening.
"Now, as this dress is for really nice
wear, would have either the delicate
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cannot be more than sixteen or seven
teen. But trades unionism is born and
bred in these youngsters; indeed. it was
brought over from Lancashire by their
parents, many of whom came from the
great cotton spinning district of Eng
land. Most of the boys are well versed
In the arguments of the labor leaders,
and can reel them Off at an astonishing
rate. Here is what the secretary of the
Union. bright-eyed Englishman of
eighteen, gave as his idea of what that
organization will do for the boys:
1.-THE doffers and backboys have al
ways been put upon because the man
ayers and superintendents think it per-
fectly safe to dock or discharge one of
the boys. They look at 1t this way:
There are plenty of others to take
their places, as almost any strong boy
can do the work; so we can make them
crawl as much as we want to- But
when they find that we have a Union
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and that they believe the Union will
bring them many advantages.
The question that naturally rises on
hearing of this army of youngsters
among the factory operatives is: What
on earth do so many children find to do
in the mills? The answer is simple
enough to anybody who has seen them
in operation, for it is fact that large
part of the work of turning out the
millions of yards of cotton cloth that
are made in this country every year is
done by boys and girls. They are en-
ployed to assist the spinners who run
the mules and the weavers at the
looms. Some of them are carders, en-
ployed in the lighter work of almost
every department. A mule" remem-
ber, is the great frame. twenty feet or
more wide, on which the cotton fibre is
converted into thread, or yarn, as it is
called in the mills. 1t moves back
wards and forwards on an iron track,
The herald., 1898-02-27

There is one phase of the great strike
now going on in New England that has
30 far escaped attention. 1t is that the
boys and girls share in the contest.
OF the 10000 cotton mill workers in the
cities of New Bedford and Fall River,
where the strike is on in greatest force
at present, there are at least 10, 1000 un-
der twenty, and half that number are
mere children, not sixteen years of age.
These young workmen are as enthus-
iastic in the fight against reduction
of pay as are any of the older hands.
They were even more ready to go out
on strike; for being young and not hav-
ing outgrown fondness for holidays,
they did not object to the prospect Of
a rest from their unceasing round Of
toll.
The backboys have probably the
youngest Labor Union in the country,
for the average age Of its members
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and will all stand together, they will
be more careful what they say or do
to us. We don't suffer much from
fines, as some of the others do; our
wages are so low that If they took
much away in fines there wouldn't be
anything left. But with our Union we
shall be able to demand as good treat
ment as the other workmen receive,
and we sha'n't be discharged except
for some good cause. Besides. If we
can get an organization started with
money in the treasury, we can hold out
better when there is a strike or lock-
OUT
There are at present about two hun
dred members in the Backboys' Union,
but it is expected that when they get
started their membership will grow
rapidly. Whatever outsiders may think
of their association, it is certain that
the boys know what they are about
The herald., 1898-02-27

engaged two bushmen to pilot him
through the back blocks of Queens
land. They went out of their way in
search of water, which was finally
found in the early dusk of the evening
then they lined themselves back to-
wards their proper route by the caps
of the hills out beyond Yandil1a. These
went down in the night behind the
forests, and after wandering aimlessly
in the dark until long after midnight,
The herald., 1898-02-27
MOUNTA AIN BUILDERS
Drudicd Ants Erect Life BIGGEST Structure in
Proportion 10 Their Size Of Anu
Creature ON Earth.
COL. JOHN HOBBS DESCRIBES AN AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE.

Man looks at the pyramids of Egypt
OF the Eiffel Tower, then at himself,
and marvels at the massive proportions
of these works when compared with the
size of the builder. The druidical ants
of Australia are not so conceited. They
haven't time for conceit when at work
upon their gigantic mounds. Yet there
isn't a creature upon the earth which
constructs larger work in proportion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
BRIGHT BITS.

The Gratitude of a Thinker.-Your re-
Elections do you great credit, Mr.. Brandy"
Thank heavens!' sighed Brandy. 81
can get credit for something. All, my dear
friend, would you were grocer."-Judge.
The Quick Process.--"And you will
buckle on the sword?" The new woman
eyes flashed; her bosom heaved. "Buckle?"
she repeated, scornfully. "Pinl" That
was to say, there was no time to LOSE
Detroit Journal.
well" said Flooding Pete, gloomily
ode blow has fell, Dey're goin' to put a
tax of fifty cents barrel on beer wen"
replied Meanderlng Mike, taxes like dem
is shame. But while pertests agin 'em,
I'm goin'ty be too patriotic to try to dodge
'em. Washington Star.
He (desperately)-Tel me the turth. Is
it not my poverty that stands between
us? She (sadly)-Y=e-s He with a ray
of hope)-I admit that am poor, and so,
unfortunately, is my father; but l have
an aged uncle who is very rich, and a
bachelor. He is an invalid and cannot
long survive. She-How kind and thought
full you arel VIII you introduce me to
him New York Weekly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27

Who Of the Georgia delegation in Con-
gress was standing at the elbow of the
Secretary of War when the order was
made that the rendezvous of the Georgia
volunteers to be mustered into the service
of the United States should be Atlanta?
Why. we should like to know, was ATTAIN
Ia chosen as the rendezvous? Louisiana's
volunteers are to meet at New Orleans.
Florida's at Tampa, South Cardinals at
Charleston and Alabama's at Mobile. In
all of four states the volunteers are
ordered to the coast. Yet, in the case of
Georgia, the volunteers are 10 meet in. the
interior-at Atlanta. 1t seems to US that
under the circumstances we are justified
in asking what influence 1t was which in
duced Secretary Alger to order Georgia's
volunteers to meet in Atlanta.
If these volunteers are expected to go to
Cuba, either this summer or next fall,
they should get accustomed to the coast
climate; besides, the coast climate is real
~ more healthful at this season of the
year than that of the interior.
The rendezvous of the volunteers of this
state should be either Tybee. Thunderbolt
or Wilmington Island. 1t is true we are
not very apprehensive that the Spaniards
will make a raid upon Georgia's coast;
still, it is the unexpected which happens.
If there is any point in Georgia that is
liable to be attacked by the enemy 1t is on
the coast, not in the interior Therefore,
the rendezvous of the volunteers should
be at point on the coast Savannah be-
ing the most accessible point the rendez-
vous should be Savannah, or somewhere
near Savannah.
We are certain that the volunteers would
much rather be at Tybee than at Atlanta
during May, June and July And as far
as we can see there is no reason why they
shouldn't be there. Representative Lester
should call on the Secretary of War at
once in respect to it. Let the volunteers
be sent to a camp at Tybee as fast as
they are enlisted, and they will be better
prepared for the climate of Cuba when
they are wanted for service on that island
Another thing worth taking into ac-
count is that the chances are that Savan-
nah will furnish more volunteers from
her military organizations than will be
furnished by the military organizations of
Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
Little Knowledge.

Farmer Corntossel looked after the ell
derby gentleman who had passed him on
the street, and then turned to follow him,
says the Washington Star.
Excuse me, but amt you the profess
orr" he inquired when he had overtaken
him
That is the title by which am some
times addressed-why, how do you do? L
didn't recognize you at firstr
These here is my visitin' Clothes" was
the reply. I'm glad TO have run across We.
Do you remember when We was to our
house early last summer"
Very wellF'
"Ye had a way q tellin amusin' an in
structive things which eff anybody else had
told 'em would have caused him to be re-
garded with suspicion"
HAD ~"
Eyes. I'd of been willin' to reduce yer
board eff you'd of stayed longer to keep
folks interested. One thing you said struck
me right hard. You made the observation
that the great thing in these times was to
take science an give it practical appl-
cation, thereby savin' time. money an la
Dor"
Yes. That is the tendency of the Pc
ROD
And later you said somethIn' that de-
sire 10 ask you about most particular. You
sald that great many fruits was nearly ~
per cent. water"
yes; that's quite true"
Sure it wasn't milk you was thinkin'
off,"
Certainly
you mean plain water-same as comes
down in rainstcrm or hangs upon the
roses in the dewy hours of morn, as my
daughter says?"
Practically the same"
''Well. perfessor; I take yer word fur
it,"
Il don't see why you should have any
reluctance about it,"
man nature that's all. I hate to think of
how some folks will stand out fur small
things because they don't know no better.
| explained yer ideas plain an clear a the
dinner table, but when time fur dessert
come around you orter of seen how them
boarders kicked fur that other 10 per
cent?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
Personal.

Charles Dana Gibson, the great maya
zine artist, who has recently portrayed
London, had his first picture refused by
almost all the artistic establishments of
New York.
Lord George Hamilton, secretary of
state for India, is the latest member of
the British ministry TO succumb to the
bicycle. He has already attained consid-
cradle proficiency.
The Prince of Wales has taken to hav-
ing his prepared speeches written by a
typist on small sheets of paper, each con-
tanning 100 words, from which he reads at
a very rapid rate.
Speaker Reed is very partial to school
teachers and whenever delegations of that
profession visit Washington he is always
very attentive to them The reason of
this is said to be that the speaker once
taught a class In the Portland school him
self. This part of his career, however, is
not mentioned in the Congressional Direc-
tory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
HickenIooper Initiated Dundreary.

Gen. Andy Hickenlooper, of Cincinnati,
famous as chief of engineers in war days,
is made the victim of this story by the
Enquirer. Gen. Hickenlooper and his
family make the evening dinner a source
of mental as well as of physical nutrition,
in which exercises the general has usually
the best of 1t by presenting puzzling and
difficult problems. The other evening the
youngsters turned the tables upon him by
presenting the following legal PROPOSE
tlon
A French beggar died and left one child,
a son, and a considerable estate. The son,
in order to inherit the estate, was required
to prove a kinship TO the deceased. What
kinship did he prove?
The general promptly replied the kim
ship of father and son.
The children said the answer was wrong
the parent was a woman. This tickled
the general and he decided to pass it
along. so the next day while taking lunch
con with friend, die propounded the fol-
lowing:
A French beggar woman died and left a
son and an estate and the son in order
to inherit the property was required to
prove kinship. What was the kinship be-
tween them?
The friend promptly replied: Mother
and son."
''Well," said the general ''you guess
better than 1 did, for 1 answered father
instead of mother
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27

Paul Milliken, who is quite an expert in
The language of deaf mutes. says that one
morning last week he was coming down on
the Avondae car, when he became inter-
ested in a discussion between two mutes,
says the, Cincinnati Enquirer.
Say, l want your advice" said one of
them. using his hands as vocal organs.
81 shall be happy to oblige you," said
the other.
"Are you up on the tricks of women?"
inquired the first one.
The second man modestly admitted that
he knew something of the gentler sex, al
though he disclaimed being an oracle.
WELL" resumed the one who wanted adj
vice, you know, 1 am in love with Ma
bel That pretty little blonde, you know
At last made up my mind to propose to
her. Last night made the attempt"
and she turned you DOWN." eagerly in
CURED his friend, his hands trembling SO
with excitement that he suffered badly.
THAT is what am coming to-" said the
first. 81 don't know whether she did or
not. You see, was somewhat embarrassed
and the words seemed to stick on my
hands. And there she sat, as demure as a
dove Finally my fingers Glove together, and
and turned the gas down"
''WeH?"
''Well, what is bothering me is this. Did
she do that to encourage me and relieve
my embarrassment, or did she do it so
we could not see to talk in the dark and
so stop my proposal?'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
The Sentiment in Havana.

The cable report of the responses made
to the speech of Capt Gen. Blanco, when
il was announced in Havana that war had
begun between the United States and
Spain, was calculated to leave the impress
sion that the sentiment in that city was
solidly in favor of Spain. 1t seems that
such is not the case. The Ward line steam
err City of Washington, which reached
New York from Havana Sunday, brought
about ninety-ive Cuban refugees, the most
of them being Havana merchants and
their families. All of them are sympa-
thizers with the insurgents.
Capt Frank Stevens of the City of
Washington, said that the sentiment of the
people in Havana, SO far as the trouble
between the United States and Spain is
concerned, is about as follows: The work
ing people and the rahble symp6thise with
the insurgents but the weather. classes
and the merchants desire the annexation
of Cuba 10 the United States
Assuming that this statement is correct
Gen. Blanco will not receive much assist
ance from the people of Havana when the
attempt to capture it is made. 1t is doubt
full If he could even depend upon the
hearty cooperation of the volunteers. The
volunteers in Havana will doubtless be
greatly influenced by the feeling among
the people. If the feeling is against con-
tinuance of Spanish rule in the island they
will rot be very hearty In their effort in
behalf of a continuance of that rule.
1t is easy to understand why the mer-
chants favor annexation. They are anx-
ious for stable government because it
would insure theFafety of their property.
If the insurgents should get control of af-
fairs they might have such differences
among themselves as would make both life
and property on the island unsafe. With
the United States in control of the island,
there would be such feeling of security
that capital would flow into it, and 1t
would soon become more prosperous than
1t had been in any previous time in its his
tory
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
The Rcrenne Bill.

1t is already apparent that it is not go
ing to be an easy matter to get a hill
through Congress to provide the means of
carrying on the war with Spain. The bill,
which has been prepared by the Republi-
cans of the ways and means committee.
does not have the approval of the Demo-
Gratis. The Republicans made a mistake
in not permitting the Democrats to have
a voice in the framing of the bill. The
reason they did not consult the Democrats
was, probably, that the two parties could
not have agreed, and there would have
been two bills reported, one by the Re
publicans andthe other by the Democrats.
The Democrats. however. viii antagonlze
the bill which the Republicans have pre-
pared. They have already announced their
purpose to oppose the issuing of "coin@
bonds and to favor an income tax. Their
opposition to."coin" bonds means that they
will demand concessions for silver, snd
the proposition that incomes shall be TAX
ed win arouse the opposition of pretty
nearly all Of those who nave incomes
which exceed $1,000 year.
If these two questions namely, the sill
yer question and the income tax question,
should be brought to the front in connec-
ton with the bill to raise revenue for car
rying on the war, it is pretty certain that
Congress would be in session all summer
discussing financial matters.
If there is prospect of additional reve-
nue. being needed in the near future it
income tax question and the silver ques-
ton out of the war revenue bill and put
them in a separate measure. The advis-
ability of doing so is apparent. The House
would never consent to tax incomes or
to make concessions to silver, and if the
Senate should put those things hi the bill
there would be a deadlock. Even If Con-
gress should agree to levy tax on in
comes there il no certainty that the lSu-
preme Court would hold such tax 10 be
constitutional. 1t has not been very long
since the Supreme Court decided an in
come tax to be unconstitutional. Unless
it is certain, therefore, that the Supreme
Court has changed its mind in respect TO
the constitutonality of an income tax it
would be folly for Congress TO levy a YAK
on incomes. Still.i if il is desired to see now
the Supreme Court would now stand on
the income tax question a separate bill,
providing for such a tax. might be intro
duced into Congress 1t would hardly Je
advisable, from any point of view, TO
bring forward the silver and income tax
questions as atures of a war revenue bill
or TO bring them forward at all at the be-
ginning of a war. However much merit
these questions may have they would
arouse party feeling, and the two great
parties, instead of being harmonious as
they should be when the country is in
trouble, would become divided. With
a divided Congress, we should have a di-
vided people. Under such circumstances
the war would last longer and cost more
than if Congress were harmonious and the
people were united and enthusiastic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
A Contrast Exemplifed.

The Comte de Corbseres, minister of the
interior to Louis XVIII, while working in
the Kings cabinet one day, became alb
sorbed in his work, and so far forgot him
self as to place his snuff box on the King S
desk after taking snuff, says an exchange.
The King observed this unheard of ia
miliarity from the corner of his eye, but
said nothing. Presently the minister
whipped out his pocket handkerchief and
placed it beside the snuffbcx.
monster de Corbieres," remarked the
King at last. you appear to be empty
ing your pockets"
Perhaps so, sire was the calm re-
Spouse, but that is much better than fl
ing them
The King smiled at the clever hit at
the corruption of some of the minister
predecessors. Corbieres was noted for his
scrupulous integrity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
A Lucky Shot.

One of the stories that the late James
called an American duel, wherein two duel
lists, with one second, met within doors
and drew lots to decide which should shoot
himself, says the New York Tribune. A
was the unlucky man. and without a word
he retired into the next apartment to carry
out the purpose of self destruction. B and
the second, both very much moved by the
tragedy of the situation remained in lis
tening attitudes. At last the pistol was
heard: they shuddered with emotion and
remorse, when suddenly in rushed the sup
posed dead man, triumphantly exclaiming,
Missed, by heavenw
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
other cabinet Changes Probable


Among the rumors respecting the cabi-
net there Is one 10 the effect that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. Mr.. Gage, finds
that his duties are more burdensome TO
him than his health will permit. There
fore he may retire from the cabinet at an
early day.
During the winter there were rumors
that Mr.. Gage would not remain long in
the cabinet, not because of failing health,
however but because his aggressive poll
cy in favor of the gold standard was not
altogether pleasing to some of the Re-
publican leaders. II may be that the ru-
NOR now in circulation has more to do
with his views on the money question
than with his health.
Congress is about TO take up a bill to
provide additional revenue, made necessa-
ny by the war with Spain. In order to
get such legislation as is needed the Re
pubicans may have to make some conces-
sions. Naturally the treasury department
VIII have much to do with whatever finan-
cial measures come before Congress. The
Republican leaders see that they would
likely have trouble to get Secretary Gage
TO accept their views and favor such con-
cessions as might be necessary 10 secure
the required legislation. Therefore, it is
not improbable that the resignation of
Secretary Gage would be acceptable to
majority of the Republican leaders.
The health of neither Mr.. Alger, Sec
rotary of War; nor of Mr.. Long, Secretary
Of the Navy, is strong. There is no rumor
that either thinks of reslgning. Still, il
would not be surprising if one or both
should resign if the duties of the offices
they fill should become much more exact.
ing than they are now. Mr.. McKinley's
cabinet at the close of his administra-
ton may be very different from what it
was at the beginning.