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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
Taking Advantage of Poverty.

Mister" whined the professional, can't
you spare a few pennies to help a pore
man along?"
My friend" replied the elderly Boston,
ian, according to the Chicago Chronicle.
pausing in his ieisurely walk and eyeing
hln from head to foot, you don't look like
a man who needs to beg for a living. On
the contrary, you have every appearance
OF being an indolent, worthless yagabond.
whose only ambition is to go through life
with as little work as possible. Is the
world any better, think YOU for your liv-
ing IN It? Do YOU entertain the idea that
your fellow men are under the slightest
obligation 10 bear the burden of your sup
port or any part of it? If you dc, my
Trend, you are making a serious mistake.
1 venture the assertion that YOU drink beer
enough every year of your life to swim in.
ana yet l will undertake to say that you
nave not had bath of any kind since the
Mexican war Men like you are a useless
burden on society. You are not worth the
atmosphere you dispIace. The oxygen you
consume is total waste. If you had one
moiecule of manhood in your composition
you would starve before you would resort
10 mendicancy. speak strongly. because
have deep convictions on this subject.
voluntary pauperism, sir, in the nine
leenth century, is one of the most discour
aging facts the latter-day optimist has 10
lace. 1t seems to me in itself the refuta-
ton OF the theory or postulate known as
the 'surviyalof the fittest. To encourage
vagabondage, therefore, by contributing
OF the fruits of legitimate industry to
keep &c alive Is to commit an offense
against society-considered in its larger
aspect-the undermine the foundations OF
ones own dwelling, and turn the guns of
the fortress of civilization against its own
citadel. Yet, as you have listened patient
ly to this exposition OF my personal convic-
tons concerning pauperism, I viii reward
your patience by a contribution, which
you may consider you have thereby fairly
earned"
The moldy pilgrim accepted the dime ex-
tended to him by the elderly Bostonian, in
spected 1t carefully, and put it in his peck
ct.
III take it, sir" he said, in an injured
tone, but it ain't enough, considerin'."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
Death of Gen. Jackson.

In the death of Gen. Henry r. Jack
son Savannah has lost one Of her Oldest
and most highly respected citizens, Geor-
gia one of her most distinguished sons
and the United States one of their most
prominent men. Gen. Jackson possessed
conspicuous ability in several directions.
He won distinction as lawyer, he was
known as a poet, as a soldier he attained
high rank, as a dip.omatist he filled two
important posts and in politics he made
his mark. He was a busy man all his
life. He always had a purpose and was
earnest, active and enthusiastic in accom-
plishing il. But he did moi permit his bus
mess pursuits or his profession to occupy
all of his time. He gave considerable
attention to literature. he studied art and
he found pleasure on the social side of
life.
He had a high sense of duty, a strong
desire to do what he thought to be right.
This characteristic may have given the
impression that he was a harsh man, but
he was not. He was kind hearted, and
those who had opportunities for knowing
him well admired him for many noble
qualities of heart and mind.
He was a courageous man. He never
hesitated to go where he thought duty
called him or to do what he believed he
ought to do At the breaking out of the
war with Mexico. although far from pos
sessing robust health, he was among the
volunteers. Those who knew him then
never expected that he would develop into
a strong man physically-that he would
have sufficient bodily strength to sustain
him through a long life and a notable ca
reer
Gen. Jackson won fame and fortune. He
was successful in whatever he undertook.
He was in the front rank in civil and mil
itary life. His achievements give him
place in the history of his country-a place
which vii. be permanent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24

The statement is made by naval experts
that the ships Of The Spanish squadron,
which Admiral Sampson has been, and Is
sin, trying to catch, are much swifter
then the ships OF his fleet The four ships
OF the Spanish squadron are highly pro-
tected cruisers. carrying guns of a large
calbre, and they are capable Of making at
least twenty knots an hour. We have
nothing like them in our navy. We have
much more powerful ships, and we have
swifter ships. but our powerful ships are
much slower than these cruisers of tho
Spanish squadron, while our swifter cruis-
ers are not nearly SO well protected and
their guns are smaller.
When we began building batGeships 1t
was said by the naval experts whose ad-
vice was followed. that we would never
have need for ships of the type of those
of the Spanish squadron. There is quite
a strong impression now that they were
mistaken. We cannot force the Spanish
squadron into a fight. 1t has the ability
to run away from Admiral Simpsons
fleet. We cannot risk sending our swift
est cruisers after it, because, as already
stated. our cruisers are not a match for
the Spanish cruisers. Our cruisers must
keep along with the battleships, and the
speed of our battleships. even when
doing their best, is considerably less
than that of the cruisers of the Spanish
squadron.
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley together may force the Spanish adj
miral into close quarters and compel him
to fight, but the chances of their doing
that are not the best. It would not be a
matter of wonder therefore if, on account
of the superior swiftness of the Spanish
ships, the Spanish admiral shoula succeed
in keeping out of the reach of the guns OF
our fleet.
1t would seem that If our gunners are
generally as superior to the Spanish gun
ners as those of Them at Manila proved
themselves 10 be We could risk sending
our swift cruisers after the Spanish squad
ron. Our cruisers at Manila are not pro-
tected, and yet they not only destroyed
the Spanish fleet at that port, but they
silenced the guns of the forts-some of the
guns being very large ones. They were
not injured at all. Their escape from in
jury was due almost wholly to the excel
lent craftsmanship of our gunners They
kept the Spanish ships under such storm
of shot and shell that the gunners OF those
ships were unable to handle their guns
with effect From this it would appear
that good gunners are of greater value in
defending a ship than armor
Our war with Spain thus far has dem
onstrated the very great value of good
gunners-aceurate gunnery. 1t has also
shown us that the defect in our navy is
the lack of swift cruisers of the highly
protected type carrying guns Of the larger
class.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
Fitzhugh's Handicap,

Gen. Lee has been handicapped by a
great name. 1t has stimulated his pride
and ambition, but it has not inspired any
vanity. When 1 asked him, says the Chap
Book, If this heritage helped or hindered
him, he said:
1T has been a heavy load. have had
the reputation of a lot of ancestors as
well as my own TO look after. Whatever
good 1 have done has been credited 20
them, and whatever of evil has been
charged to me and magnified, because peo-
pie said they had right to expect much
better things of a man of my blood and
breedings.
When l was running for Governor of
Virginia, John Wise said that if my name
had been Fitzhugh Smith, never would
have secured the nomination / replied
that l had known a good many good men
named Smith, and would have been as
proud of that name as of the one / wore
In that way l got the votes of all the
Smiths in Virginia, and a letter from a
man who told me never to forget Capt
John Smith, our first settler, who killed
Pocahontas.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
Hit in the Pocket

From all accounts the Paris shopkeepers
are making some very pointed and uncom-
plimentary comments on the Paris news
papers for saying that the sympathias of
the French people are with Spain. They
have heard about the feeling among
American women to spend no more money
with them, and they are unhappy on ac-
count of it, They know that Americans
are their best customeEs-the customers
from whom they get the largest profits
and they don't want to lose them. They
are afraid that if they should lose their
hold on them for a very little while they
would never get them back again.
There is another thing which is giving
the Paris shopkeepers trouble. and that is
the movement in this country to take no
part in the French exposition They know
that if the United States should not patro-
nize it Great Britain would not make
much of an effort to show the products
of her soil and factories Without exhibits
from the United States and Great Britain
their exposition would not amount to a
great deal. In fact, the exposition IS
largely dependent upon neutrality-suspicious.
countries for support. The Paris shop
keepers understand this, and therefore they
are condemning the Paris newspapers for
taking the side of Spain in the Spanish
American war.
The French people could not afford to
lose our trade. We buy from them a
great deal more than they buy from us;
besides, Americans are the mainstay OF
the hotels and dressmaking establishments
of Paris. 1t can be readily understood
therefore, why there is a steady growing
feeling among the French people thai
they have nothing TO gain and much &c
lose by showing their sympathy witt
Spain.
The claim is put forward that the Paris
papers which are attacking the United
States are not the best class of Frencf
newspapers, and that the people who ar,
outspoken in their sympathy with Spair
are those who own Spanish securities. L
! is noticeable. however, that this claim
was not made until the Paris shopkeeper,
and hotel keepers and the French manu-
facturers began TO understand tina
! Frances sympathy for Spain would cos
! them a great deal more than they are vii
ling to pay
The French government has not show
| any leaning towards Spain-at least no
such a leaning as TO excite comment. 1t il
rot probable, therefore, that we shall SUI
fer from any uufriendly acts on the par
of France during the war
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
PERSONAL,

The two Oldest German generals are
Mai. Gen. Lucas Won Cranach and General
Field Marshal Won Blumenthal. who have
been in service. respectively, seventy-cne
ana seventy years.
Capt Davis, who has been placed in
command of the Dixie. is a brother-in-law
of Senator Lodge. a son of the senator
has Obtained a commission as cadet mid
shipman, and will serve on the same YES
sci
Commodore Dewey, when he was a
schoolboy was such fighter that the pu-
pills and sehoolteachers in the old district
school al Montpelier, Vi, were afraid of
him, and his mild old father, a preacher
was constantly in hot water, for com
plants were fled with him daily about the
son who was continually in trouble Fin
ally the father, old DR.. John Dewey, be-
came impatient with the boy and he call
ed him into mis- study one day and said TO
him: If you must fight, I'll fix il so
that you will hereafter make fighting a
business Accordingly the boy was Sc
cured an appointment as a cadet at An
napOlis.
AT banquet given IN honor of Emperor
William on the flagship New York at the
time of the Kiel canal his majesty sur
prised his hosts by pushing aside all the
expensive dishes and calling for three
services of Smithheld ham. Turning to
Admiral Kirkland, he inquired where the
ham came from. The ~ lmiral referred him
to Fighting Bob" Evans, who said:
Your majesty, that ham was not cured
in Yorkshire, or Westphalia, but in the
country of North America from which you
have prohibited the importation of pork -
The Emperor laughed heartily and took
Ii as good joke on himself. He said he
would at once see that the royal harder
was supplied with Smithfeld hams. even
if they did come from the United States
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
A War story.

The following is given because of the
valuable suggestion it may contain for
the young soldier about ostart for the
war. 1t is the story of a clean shirt, and
how it gained one man a good wife, says
the Philadelphia Times.
During the civil war there was a. certain
young lady in Georgetown who found it in
her power to do a great deal for the Con-
federate soldiers confined in prison at
Washington. Young, beautiful cultured.
popular, of a wealthy and prominent fam
lily, she was frequently allowed admission
TO the prison. whittier she always took her
maid with a well-stocked basket of good
things for the poor boys behind the bars.
One day. as she was passing through a
group of men in the common prison, she
stopped and said to them:
IF there is anything that you would
like to have that / can bring you, won
YOU let me know? I shall be very glad"
One man stepped forward promptly.
Bowing most cOurteously, he said:
If you will be SO kind, l should IKE
very much to have a clean shirt"
He was a young lieutenant from Loui-
siana one of the handsomest and most
elegant men l ever met, and when that
young lady looked up into his brown eyes,
she found it in her heart to give him much
more than a clean shirt, for she married
him as soon as the war was over,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24

1t is 10 be hoped that Col. Gambler can
make arrangements 10 come to Savannah,
in response TO the desire of the local Cand-
Ter Club. -le colonel has large number
Of warm admirers in this city and vIcin-
ity who would dc all IN their power 10
make him feel good because of his visit
The people of Savannah and Chatham take
a deep interest in politics, and enjoy a
rafting and meaty political speech.
Messrs. Atkinson and Berner would also
be warmly welcomed if they could make it
convenient to come down this way and
make a speech.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
Cupid and Mars.

1t was before the order was issued clos
ing the navy yard TO visitors that two Off
GERS who were in the gun shop met with
an odd surprise, ,says the Washington Star.
They are talking over some technicalities
of warfare, and paused to lean against the
muzzle of one of the steel murder monsters
which awaited final touches of the mechan-
les skill. Into the midst of their CONVEX
sation f1oated the strange inquiry:
Does 90 love'ums?'
And the response came in a higher. but
just as tender key:
'Yumps." And does 90 love uzzins?"
The unintending auditors gazed about in
startled inquiry. Only the subject mat
ter prevented the impression that it was a
supernatural demonstration. No ghost ever
said anything like that. Their eyes
searched in vain for explanation of the
phenomenon. The men were all busy at
their lathes. There was no tableau in
sight which would serve a logical accom-
paniment of the dialogue.
Some ventriloquist is playing a trick on
us" said one of the naval men,
L don't believe any ventriloquist would
talk such idiocy," was the reply. Again
the tender murmur came floating upon the
air:
Does lovey want anuzzy bitey-wite of
candy?"
With a common impulse the two men
quilted the spot. 1t was more than war
riors and sea dogs could endure. AS they
moved away the breach of the gun came
into their range of vision A block of wood
made comfortable seat, and upon it were
bridal couple eating confectionery and
conjugating the verb ito love- wholly I'M
conscious that there is no better speaking
tube than a 13-inch gun. 1t was the old
story of the birds who built nest in the
lannon's mouth
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

John H. Vance, librarian Of the Uni
versity Of Michigan. has been connect ted
with the university since the early sos,
and has a wider acquaintance than any
other member of the institution.
The influence of vibration on cast iron
has been made the subject Of some impor-
tant investigation - by Alex R. Outer
bridge, the value of which has insured to
him special recognition by the Franklin
Institute, Philadelphia, says the New York
sun. Experiments with a number of test
bars cast from one pattern and one run
ner, some cleaned an the tumbiing barrel
ard others with a wire brush showed that
those which had been subjected to concus-
sion in the mill were from 10 to 10 per cent.
stronger than the others. The possibility
that this increase in strength might be due
to the mobility Of cast iron al ordinary
temperatures when subjected to repeated
shocks, led to the following unique test: A
number of newly cast test bars were sub
Jected to some 5000 taps from a hammer
upon one end, ana when these were com
pared as to strength with other untreated
bars from the same set they showed an
identically prOportionate increase in
strength as had been observed with the
bars cleaned in the tumbler. Numerous
other experiments made by Mr.. Outer
bridge on this line of inquiry confirmed the
interesting fact that substantial increase
OF strength, amounting in some cases to
as much as IS or 40 per cent, was exhibit
eddy specimens of cast iron when sub
Jected to preliminary repeated shocks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
The War and Tariff Rates.
From the Philadelphia Times Dem.

A foreign war with big government
deficit in revenues is likely 10 prove an
educational agency on the subject of pro-
hibitory tariffs. OF course the Dingleys
will not change their attitude, for they
belong to a class that cannot or will not
learn but the men who have to run the
government and provide the means for
doing so and those who must find new
markets for American goods in order TO
give remunerative employment TO Ameri-
can workmen will be forced to view the
subject from a practical rather than
partisan or sentimental standpoint, and
this means that the day of Diugleyism is
fast waning in the United States. Lower
rather than higher tariffs will become the
rule of the future. and the object lesson
furnished by the present combination ef
Spanish war and Ding.ey bill will prove
a more effective argument for lower duties
than any that can I've furnished by pro-
fessional low tariff advocates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24

1t is said that nine-tenths of the people
of Spain make no distinction between an
American and an Englishman. Every
person who speaks the English language
is an Englshman to them. 1t seems that
the Turkish government regards the two
nationalties as virtually one under certain
circumstances. For some reason the Turks
have quit issuing passports to travel in
Turkey to persons who speak the Eng
lish language. our minister at Constan-
tinople has protested. Somehow the fates
seem determined to make common cause
between the English speaking peoples.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24

4 case Of poisoning very similar to that
which occurred at Tybee on Sunday is re-
ported from Chilicothe. o. A party Of
prominent persons took dinner together,
and for desert had strawberry ice cream.
Shortly after eating the cream every mea,-
ter of the party was taken violently i'll.
and TWO or three Of them came nearly dy-
Ing. The doctors called it ptomane pois-
oning. They did not blame the strawber-
rios or the cream, as SUCH but said the
cream had probably been allowed to stand
fer some time before the berries were put
into il, and that the ptomalne had devel-
oped in the cream. Ptomaine is an aka
loid formed in the putrefaction of various
kinds of albuminous matter, and is known
az a cadaveric poison.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24

The dispatches from Tampa represent
the volunteers there and at Lakeland as
being extremely anxious to start for Cuba
and get through with the task of driving
the Spanards from the island as quickly
as possible. We have no doubt that these
dispatches state the feeling among the
volunteers c correctly. They believe that
they can do as effective fighting now as
they will be able to do after they have
been drilled, disciplined and seasoned.
They feel that they are invincible and that
if they were given chance at the Span
iards they would plant the Stars and
Stripes on Moro Castle in short order.
Their Impotence to begin the invasion
of Cuba at once. is natural. The most of
them have been accustomed to a life full
of interest of one kind and another Camp
life, therefore, with its routine duties and
monotonous drilling has become dreadful
ly irksome to them. Their minds being
very little occupied they cannot help
thinking of their relatives and friends at
home, and they find it hard to keep back
feeling of homesickness. If they were
in the enemy's country, expecting a battle
every Jay VI udNlu5 OcCdSlOldl ski IllSllcS
their condition would be much more toier-
able
Their feelings and wishes, however, will
have little or no weight with the com
handing general. He will do what he be-
ieves to be best for our cause, and he
will not sacrifice life unnecessarily, but
he VIII not miss an opportunity to gain
an important advantage because of the
probability that his army would suffer
heavy loss.
The volunteers are not supposed to know
anything of the conditions with which
they would have to contend In Cuba; nor
are many of them aware how important
it is that they shall be disciplined and sea-
soned. If they think they are as good sol
diers now as they will be later on, es-
pecally after they have been in two or
three engagements, they are greatly mis-
taken. They will have an opportunity to
find out that they are far behind the reg
ulars in everything; except courage, which
pertains to soldering.
They will not be sent to Cuba until they
| are in shape to do effective work. There
fore, they might as well be content with
| their lot and settle down TO the hard work
of becoming thorough soldiers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24

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Cavalry Song.

Our good steed snuffs the evening air.
Our pulses with their purpose tingle:
The foeman's fires are twinkling there:
He leaps to hear our sabers single;
Haiti
Each carbine sends its whizzing Sall:
Now, cling clang! forward all,
Into the fight!
Dash on beneath the smoking dome:
Through level lghtnings gallon nearer
One look to heaven! No thought of home
The guidons that we bear are dearer.
Charged
Cling! clang forward all,
Heaven help those whose horses fall
Cut left and right
They flee before our fierce attack
They fell! they spread in broken surges
Now, comrades, bear our wounded back
And leave the foeman to his dirges.
Wheel
The bugles sound the swift recall;
Gins! ciangl backward ali!
Home, and good night!
Edmund Clarence Stedman.